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he first time you see Obsidian anchored just offshore in Kootenay Lake, it looks like an optical illusion. A comically small pirate schooner painted a dusty black and highlighted with gold ornamentation, it has two looming masts and a spray-painted skeleton figurehead that also happens to have a voluptuous female bust. Step aboard and you’ll see an authentic-looking treasure chest, a gloomy captain’s quarters full of nautical tools and crates overloaded with marauder’s booty. The boat looks like it belongs on the set of Pirates of the Caribbean, not anchored near Walmart in the gently lapping sum-

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people. I had a couple from Quebec who spent two or three days trying to find me because they wanted to spend the night on the pirate ship. I said that’d be fine, but I haven’t finished the inside so I don’t know where you would sleep,” he said. “I love how much people love it. It sank to the bottom of the lake a couple winters back and the whole town went mental,” said Ramsbottom. “They thought it was a goner. I was like ‘no big deal, I’ll just pull it up and dry it out’. Got a barge, a big crane and we pulled it back up.” He said the operation wouldn’t have been possible without financial contributions from boat owners in the nearby marina. The community has contributed and assisted him with the vessel in a number Continued on Page 8

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In many streams and creeks along Kootenay Lake’s East Shore, spawning kokanee salmon have disappeared completely in recent years, but a new society is aiming to change that. With the goal of remediating the tributaries that spill into Kootenay Lake, members of the East Shore Freshwater Habitat Society have been training this summer through the Pacific Streamkeepers Federation, which offers education and support to similar groups. “This is about stream stewardship, basically trying to take care of something you don’t own,” said Gerry Nellestijn, co-ordinator of the Salmo Watershed Streamkeepers Society, at a Riondel training session last week. “People are becoming aware of the need to help steward streams. It’s not a government responsibility, it’s a community responsibility.” The society has over 160 members, about 10 of whom are active in training sessions. A few grew up in the Riondel area, and have noticed the depletion of kokanee in East Shore streams, which used to be filled with spawning fish. “As kids, we were up in there,” said chair Mike Jeffery. “You could see the spawners.” Several factors have affected the kokanee population, such as the construction of the Libby and Duncan dams — resulting in unnatural fluctuations in lake levels — and the earlier introduction of the freshwater mysis shrimp in 1949, which created “a very productive kokanee fishery in the 1960s and 1970s,” according to syilx.org. But those benefits didn’t last. “They thought they would be beneficial to the kokanee, but it turned out they competed,” Jeffery said. And more recently, kokanee in a few Kootenay Lake spawning channels were found to be infected with the infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus with spawning numbers dropping to about 200,000 in 2013, the lowest since records began to be kept in the 1960s. “We’re concerned because kokanee are not only a sport fish, they’re a keystone spe-

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Members of the East Shore Freshwater Habitat Society during a two-day Pacific Streamkeepers Brian Lawrence photo Federation workshop. cies in the whole Kootenay Lake food web,” Ministry of Forests senior fisheries biologist Jeff Burrows told the Star in January. “So many animals rely on kokanee: bears, osprey, even mallard ducks eat the eggs. They’re important.” Research into the virus is ongoing, but it provides the society with a good reason to keep working toward its goal of restoring watershed to their natural state and start restocking the population. The group isn’t yet certified with Pacific Streamkeepers, but already has its sights set on Crawford Bay’s Crawford Creek and Tam O’Shanter Creek, five kilometres north of Riondel. In addition to restoring those creeks, the society also plans to do some extensive mapping and analysis of all waterways on the east side of Kootenay Lake, from Murphy Creek at the north end (just south of Johnsons Landing) to Sirdar in the south, and back up the west side to Drewry Point, across the lake between Boswell and Sanca. The active society members have already been hard at work this year, and their activiCE PLA RE O ESH HP LAK M

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ties have included a session with the Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee that showed how to identify things like zebra mussels, and last week’s two-day workshop with Nellestijn, who went through a few of the 12 modules in the Pacific Streamkeepers curriculum, which taught about the technical part of stream characteristics and offered insight into stream health. In coming weeks, the members will have a workshop with a biologist and another workshop on invasive aquatics. With training and certification backing them up, the society’s aim is to work with government ministries — mainly forestry, but also the Ministry of Transportation in cases where, for example, creeks may erode and undermine roadways — to make the area’s waterways sustainable in the future. “Communities have a lot of skill in them, and a lot of enthusiasm,” Nellestijn said. “They see a direct responsibility.” For more information on the Eastshore Freshwater Habitat Society, visit eastshorefreshwaterhabitatsociety.org.

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Charles Jeanes launches council run Second non-incumbent declares candidacy for November’s municipal election

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Charles Jeanes doesn’t expect to win a Nelson council seat in this year’s municipal election, but he’s running anyway. “I never run with the expectation of actually winning. I agreed fully with [former Star editor] Bob Hall. Years ago he wrote ‘Jeanes is the perennial dark horse candidate. He does not resonate with Nelson voters’. My ideas about what towns and cities should be doing now are simply too out there for most people,” he said. The 62-year-old teacher is the second non-incumbent to announce his candidacy, after Michael Dailly. Councillors Candace Batycki, Donna Macdonald and Paula Kiss have all announced they will be moving on, while Robin Cherbo and Bob Adams will run for re-election. Deb Kozak and mayor John Dooley have not yet shared their election plans with the Star. Jeanes has run and lost in six elections, and is known for refusing to spend money campaigning. He said he could bring a fresh perspective to council. “I start from a place of my understanding of where the world is right now. It’s not a good place. Too many threats, perils, crises facing us at a global level and every locality has its own special problems,” he said. Jeanes’ primary concern is development. “I’ve spent 30 years watching the standard version of progress unroll. The drumbeat of development has never stopped. It’s all the more puzzling in a community of people who write and speak constantly about visions of another way. And here we are doing what every other city has

Charles Jeanes is running for city council for a seventh time, but doesn’t expect Will Johnson photo to be any more successful than in previous attempts. done,” he said. He said his ideas, such as shutting down Baker Street to car traffic and converting it to a pedestrian thoroughfare, have met violent opposition, primarily from business owners. “You know what happens when you bring something up like that? They study it to death. They say let’s poll the important people, Baker Street business, and blah, blah, blah. It would take forever,” he said. “The constant refusal to make Baker Street a no-car zone, maybe two or three blocks of it, they’re very definite they don’t want that because they think business would suffer.”

However, he thinks the idea is a no-brainer that fits the spirit of Nelson. “How can you keep a sense of community in Nelson?” he asked. “I like to think I bring poles closer together. I don’t like polarized politics. When I got here I saw that leftright split and I don’t want any part of that.” He said he’s primarily reaching out to younger and disenfranchised voters who feel they’re not represented by the current council. “A lot of people don’t think this system is worth participating in. They’re not going to vote. You know who votes? People over 40. Look at

the ages of our councillors. They’re all old,” he said. Young politicians like Paula Kiss and Michelle Mungall don’t last long, he said, and he feels there is little representation for younger voters. “Young people vote with their feet. That’s a no-confidence vote. If younger people voted you’d probably see a very different council.” His message to those voters is that the situation isn’t hopeless. “There is real power and authority in city council. The government still accomplishes things and it accomplishes them through spending money. So it’s all about choosing where you spend that money and where you wouldn’t. I wouldn’t worry much about cars anymore,” he said. Jeanes, who characterized himself as a “gasoline addict,” said Nelsonites need to start thinking of ways to lessen their dependence on fossil fuels. “Anything that needs to be conserved and preserved, we need to spend money to make sure that happens. We need clean water, clean air.” He summarized his political motto thusly: “Politics in a time of twilight.” When asked what his final message to people considering casting a vote for him would be, Jeanes expressed humility. “I will need your help. First to get elected. Become for once in your life a voter. Be a voter. If you never thought local politics were important, if you think of them as corrupted, just hold your nose for once and vote for me,” he said. “And when I’m there, don’t stop taking an interest in what’s going on. Come to me with your ideas, with your practical suggestions. I’ve gotten very good at listening.”

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Nelson city council spent 20 minutes debating proposed changes to their compensation and ultimately sent the issue back to staff for further review on Monday evening. Both councillors Bob Adams and Robin Cherbo spoke out against the plan, while Paula Kiss expressed concern over how some of the phrasing could be interpreted. The primary point of contention was a change to their clothing and technology allowance that would see it drop from $1,000 per year — for a $4,000 total over council’s next term — to $1,500 for the first year only. Cherbo and Adams questioned whether such a cut was fair and hypothesized that it would make things more difficult for future councillors. “This is a huge cut,” said Adams, who added that quite often their travel allowance can’t cover the real costs of traveling. Cherbo echoed the sentiment.

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The life of an old maple tree is about to end but its wood may find a new life at the hands of an artisan. The tree, which was scheduled to be removed this week from 230 Chatham Street, straddles land owned by the City of Nelson and the private property of Francise Collier. Parks supervisor Karen MacDonald said an arborist assessed the tree as high risk as there are large dead limbs above a primary powerline, sidewalk and road. MacDonald contacted Doug Pickard of Nelson Hydro to request that the tree be cut in larger portions. “I’m very happy to hear that Karen MacDonald is trying to get the wood into the hands of an artisan rather than into a wood pile,” said Collier. The City of Nelson does have a tree management plan. MacDonald said the main reason for removal typically is interference with power lines, rot or when part of the tree dies. What happens to all the debris? Trees six inches in diameter or smaller are chipped. Surplus chips the city does not need are given to the community. Trees greater than six inches in diameter are given to woodworkers or cut into firewood and left on boulevards for the neighbourhood. The city has a list of woodworkers who use wood for art or fireplace hearths. (If you would like to be on the list of artisans

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Bad pruning practises in the past have also contributed to the problem, she added: “There have been some real butcher jobs.” People should not prune boulevard trees — City of Nelson bylaws state a person can be fined $500 per tree, up to $10,000. As oversized trees are removed over time, the management plan states two trees will be planted for every one taken out. “That’s a nice idea,” said MacDonald, “but may not be realistic.” Once trees are taken down, a stump grinder is taken to the base as there is too much damage trying to remove the stump. The city is now planting boulevards with columnar trees such as the Armstrong maple which has a green leaf that turns an orange red in the autumn. A variety of trees such as the Stewartia, perrotia, ash and purple beech will be planted to add interest and diversity so that should an illness hit one variety, the rest will remain.

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The Kootenay Lake school district is hosting an opening celebration next week with its partner groups — but teachers won’t be there. The all-day meeting Wednesday at the Prestige Lake Resort is meant to focus on meeting the needs of the Kootenay Lake students, yet the Nelson District Teachers Association will not attend, said president Paul Boscariol. It’s another casualty of the BC Teachers Federation and BC Public School Employees Association’s inability to come to a contract agreement. Local teachers will not attend the annual event due to on-going strike action and a partial lock-out. But then again, Boscariol said, if Nelson teachers were polled, you’d be hard pressed to find one who knew about this annual event. Looking at the email list of invites, Boscariol said maybe 10 teachers were addressed and of those, most provide special services, such as for the hearing impaired or a psychologist. He added the usual two weeks of prepa-

ration time teachers do in the classrooms setting up bulletin boards, writing name tags, setting up centres for Kindergarten and elementary classes, or preparing lesson plans for a new Grade 5/6 mixed class or woodworking class is all on their own time. “Woodworking teachers prepare course outlines and cut wood samples, math teachers work on lesson set up and science teachers do lab prep. What parents and teachers don’t see is all the preparation. Teachers don’t just show up to the first day of school and have everything ready for their students.” Superintendant Jeff Jones said the tone of the district’s opening meeting will largely be determined by whether the strike continues. “Regardless we plan to share our framework for our future orientation as we attempt to position the district to attend to student needs,” he said in an email. “A significant shift for education is the move from a focus on 21st century skills and competencies, which should now be an expected norm in all learning environments as this as been a focus for over 20 years. “We are now moving into a focus on global sustainability and the skills and competencies students and teachers will need to

prepare our students for what is essentially a new world view. Normally this meeting is a celebration of our district’s significant accomplishments and an opportunity to set the stage for the new year.” Meanwhile, in the face of continuing uncertainty about when school might start, the L.V. Rogers parent advisory council is hosting a meeting with Jones and principal Tim Huttemann next Thursday at 7 p.m. in the school library. The parents group wants to discuss contingency plans in case the strike continues into September, whether the school calendar will be changed to make up lost time, and if so, what changes the district will propose. “Although it is unclear when and how the strike will be resolved, the parent advisory council believes the district and school can still plan based on likely scenarios,” they said. Teachers began full strike action on June 17 which ran into the end of the school year two weeks later. Following a breakdown in talks between the BC Teachers Federation and BC Public School Employers Association, bargaining agents finally sat down again last Friday.

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Editor: Kevin Mills Publisher: Karen Bennett

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OF THE WEEK Do you like the new fire danger rating sign at the Ministry of Forests office on the North Shore?

At the core, Shambhala is about getting totally blotto. The mainstream biz community now accepts it since it brings mmmmmmoney to the area, or at least keeps their mouths shut about it. If this festival brought in no money for the area, or if it didn’t pay off various institutions to keep everyone off it’s back, there would be floods and torrents of criticism towards it. Josué Oapata

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LAST WEEK, WE ASKED:

But the same could be said for most things. If they provided no benefits, but created problems, more people would complain. Shambhala generates some problems, but it also generates benefits, which generally cancels out the negatives. John Paolozzi

Do you support Pastor Jim Reimer’s idea to establish a permanent campground for the homeless?

Shambhala is obviously not for everybody. The people that attend love it. People will do whatever they want, whether you like it or is actually your problem. If getting “blotto” is what they want to do and as long is it isn’t bothering anyone else, who cares? It’s only been going on since music festivals began at Woodstock over 40 years ago. Don’t like it ... don’t go. It’s as simple as that. Keith Klughart

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What happened to Toad Mountain’s native son?

Greg Nesteroff Uncommon Knowledge

First of two parts ’ve long wondered what became of two children with intimate ties to the Silver King mine, Nelson’s original reason for being. One was born there. The other was named after it. I was reminded of the pair recently while looking into how Fredericton, the mine’s townsite, got its name. Thanks to online genealogy and digitized newspaper sites, I was finally able to learn their fates, although neither story has a happy ending.

John William Frederick (Fred) Morice was born November 23, 1892 to Elizabeth and David Morice at Fredericton — the only birth I’m aware of there — where his father ran the Toad Mountain Hotel. The following March, David “took a run down” to Nelson and according to The Miner, reported “the only native born inhabitant of Toad Mountain as thriving.” On that visit, David registered his son’s birth, erroneously giving the year as 1893. He listed the “accoucheur” — a fancy word for midwife — as Mrs. Foster. This was Alice (Mother) Foster, also known as the Midnight Nurse. She came to Nelson in 1888 from Revelstoke and ran a laundry near the corner of Baker and Josephine. Her newspaper ads claimed “None but white help employed” which was typical of the day — yet incredible, for Mother Foster herself was black. She died in Nelson on July 28, 1894 having, as her death registration put it, “suffered the alcoholism.” She was about 60. David Morice returned to Nelson from Fredericton in October — one gets the impression such visits were infrequent — where he was “look-

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ing around for a house in which to keep his family during the winter.” It’s unknown if he found one. In June 1895, David staked a northwest extension of the Grand View mining claim, which he named the Freddie Morice after his son. In the fall of 1899, perhaps fed up with living on Toad Mountain, Elizabeth Morice hired the local architectural firm of Ewart and Carrie to design her a home in Nelson on Lake Street, between Cedar and

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Park. John Toye and William Gardiner were awarded the $2,000 construction contract. It’s unclear whether David also lived in this house — he continued to run the hotel at Fredericton, despite the best efforts of Silver King officials to have his license stripped. Their exact dispute wasn’t well explained in the newspapers. On June 2, 1902, David died of tuberculosis, age 45, survived by his wife and seven-year-old son.

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Elizabeth, Fred, and David Morice sometime in the 1890s.

(My jaw dropped this week when I checked findagrave.com to see if David was buried in Nelson — he was — and discovered the family photo that appears with this column.) Elizabeth then began renting out rooms in her home. Young Fred’s name appeared in the Nelson Tribune once in late 1903, when he was promoted to Grade 2. We lose track of mother and son for the next few years, but around 1910, they moved to Oak Bay, where they lived at 1665 Fell Street. Elizabeth ran a grocery store at the same address, while Fred was a carpenter and later a chauffeur. Unfortunately, he contracted pneumonia, and following a twoweek fight, died on March 11, 1920. He was 27, although his obituary, death registration, and tombstone all said 26 — perhaps the result of the error his father made registering his birth. Fred was buried at Victoria’s Ross Bay cemetery. His epitaph reads: “Think of him still as the same/I say he is not dead — he is just away/Mother.” His mother only outlived him by three years. Next: A boy named Silver King

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Re: Cyswog’n’fun triathlon Huge shout out to the race organizers and all the volunteers on this course. In the running/triathlon world, there’s been a few blog posts gone viral lately about races dropping the ball taking care of later finishers. Many races even run out of water, or don’t man aid stations, even within cut off times. Late finishers often cross a finish line with minimal acknowledgement while it’s being taken down. This was not the case at all at Cyswog. As a less fast triathlete already, I had a mechanical issue on the bike that left me carrying my bike with three km left to go. There was an awesome volunteer (Vince) who actually traded bikes with me and carried my bike the remaining km to the transition zone while I rode his in. I then completed the run as the third last finisher. I have done over a dozen triathlons, and at least as many stand alone running races. I have never before received such an awesome

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Castlegar’s Deb Johnson, seen at right, says despite lagging behind in the Eli Geddis photo Cyswog, she was treated the same as everyone else. level of support at every aid station. When I know I am a late finisher, I am always mentally prepared to feel alone on a course. I can’t say how much it meant that I instead heard cheers, had water

sprayed, and never got the sense that the volunteers were annoyed at those of us that were still on the course so late. Thank you. I’ll be back next year. Deb Johnson Castlegar

System ‘heartless and costly’ to society and human dignity

Every week we see a news item about the homeless — here in our own town, in Vancouver and, well, just about everywhere. A couple of weeks ago the Vancouver Sun ran a letter to their editors from a distinguished doctor, researcher and former cabinet minister, Dr. Pat McGeer, and his wife. His point was that much of the homelessness was caused by inadequate care and supervision of some mentally ill who took to the streets (and often illicit street drugs) brought about by the closing of traditional mental health hospitals. I agree, and I feel that situation has its roots in two issues which, like many new social initiatives, began in the US where “studies” postulated that with the development of psychotropic drugs and the provision of community care such as mental health boarding homes and the supervision of care by local mental health clinics care could better be taken rather than in huge mental institutions such as Essondale near Coquitlam. A third part of the program was the establishment of psychiatric facilities in community hospitals — such as the Eric Martin Institute (attached to the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, and the special wing at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail.) In addition, facilities were maintained in Riverview for patients too seriously ill to get by in the community, the criminally insane and what were termed psychogeriatric patients (mostly with senile dementia or Alzheimer’s).

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Fundamental to these programs was the appropriate administration of psychotropic drugs. It doesn’t take a genius to see that the key governmental motive was to save most of the capital sunk into asylums such as Essondale as well as their huge operating costs. Millions would be saved!

“It is clear that the present system is not working because patients have been cast out by their programs or their own actions.” But there were several flies in the ointment: first, the community facilities such as mental health boarding homes were either inadequate to the task and the whole program was underfunded once the large institutions were closed. Second the patients often did not take the prescribed medications. Third, failing adequate medication and supervision they often took to the street where they were prime prey to drug pushers of a different kind with a different, illegal motive. Some of these people could not tolerate the prescribed medica-

tions, others refused to take them. I personally know one man with a bipolar condition, now deceased, who did not take his medication because he liked being in a high where he felt omnipotent! While mental health patients are not the only homeless persons (some others like being on the street) I think it is time to rethink and go back in part to some of the old ideas that asylums were just that: they were places where mental health patients could find a safe asylum from people who did not care for them, who often connived to commit family for financial and other motives, and least of all “treatment” as it then existed. Perhaps we could find a way for those facilities to be used without the prison-like regime and the shame that they and their families felt for being branded as insane or lunatics. It is clear that the present system is not working because, in effect, the patients have been cast out either by their government’s programs or their own actions. It is time for government and the experts to come up with a plan that isn’t just about “saving money.” The present system is even more heartless and costly to society, human dignity and the patients. Their problem is not just homelessness, but not being adequately cared for. Maurice A. Rhodes Nelson • Hugs and Slugs, Page 9

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Owner and captain Gary Ramsbottom enlisted his son Lucas to help raise Obsidian’s sails on Sunday evening. The pair took approximately half an hour to raise the pirate ship’s two masts, which was damaged in the wind. Ramsbottom is currently looking for two trolling motors to help maneuver the vessel.

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Continued from Page 1 of ways over the years, and he’s grateful for their support of his wacky hobby. “Nelson is full of pirates and rebels and all kinds of people who go against the status quo, so the pirate theme is perfect,” said Ramsbottom’s son Lucas, who helps his father decorate and maintain the near-derelict vessel. “It’s nice to have that conversation starter, people get to town and they’re always like ‘cool, let’s go see the pirate ship’.” On Sunday evening the pair invited the Star to accompany them as they raised Obsidian’s main sails. For the past few months the masts have been resting prone against the deck, making the vessel look half-scuttled and sad. Ramsbottom removed the upper portions to repair them. “I had to rebuild the top sections because they got just thrashed in the wind over winter,” he said. Renovations are ongoing on the popular landmark. The ship has become a perpetual make-work project, but that’s not something Ramsbottom is complaining about. “I hate to say it, but I don’t think I’ll ever get it finished. I’m an artist, right? And the fun thing for me is doing all these ornamentations. This is just a crappy piece of wood, but if I put it on a pirate ship it looks

great,” he said. Ramsbottom said he takes pride in owning such a recognizable community asset. “Kids love it because it’s pirate-y. Adults like it because it’s sort of like something from their childhood, and it brings the child out of them. And then there’s other people who are just pirates,” he said. Ramsbottom includes himself in those ranks, though he was quick to specify that he doesn’t truck with murderers or criminals. “I concluded, after much thought and many years, that I am a pirate. But I’m a nice pirate. I mean, one day I got a beer off a guy with a fake gun at a party, but that’s about the extent of my pillaging. Well, other than thrift stores and yard sales,” he said. Ramsbottom originally obtained Obsidian after seeing it on the side of the road. “The pirate ship was originally from an old wooden single-masted sail boat, I think from the 1920s, and it’s got a beautiful hull that’s shaped like a whale. I was driving down the highway going to Starbelly Jam and there’s this boat, upside down, for sale. About a week later I woke up, straight out of bed, and went ‘pirate ship’. It was all downhill from there,” he said. Ramsbottom is currently looking to obtain two trolling motors that will allow him

to manoeuvre the ship more effectively. “Whoever helps me get those gets to go for a ride in the pirate ship,” said Ramsbottom. He said he appreciates how much residents love the ship but at times that enthusiasm manifests in peculiar ways. “Little while back I was down in the parking lot there and this whole rugby team, all these guys, were diving into the lake naked and swimming out there, right? I could see ‘em jumping on and off, like some sort of initiation or whatever. They broke some stuff and I waited for them, but I couldn’t be too mad. I mean, I get it,” he said. The damage caused by tourists is evened out by the donations and contributions he receives from friends and strangers alike, he said. It took him and Lucas approximately half an hour to raise the two sails on Sunday evening, and then Ramsbottom retired to a friend’s speedboat, which was idling nearby. “Look at her,” he said, admiringly. He pointed out the flags, which have “Obsidian” hand-scrawled with Wite-Out pen. “Isn’t she a beauty? That’s what makes this all worth it is seeing her floating there proud. Makes me happy.” For more information about Obsidian, or to donate to its ongoing repair efforts, email garyramsbottom@yahoo.ca

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West Kootenay Glacier Challenge

The MS Ride West Kootenay Glacier Challenge will see cyclists depart New Denver to ride 222 km on Saturday and Sunday. The loop route has riders cycling from through the Slocan Valley to Nelson, north to Kaslo, returning to New Denver for the finish. Photos courtesy MS Society of BC

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Cyclists and MS fundraisers are saddling up to ride 222 km for West Kootenay Glacier Challenge this weekend as a fundraiser for multiple sclerosis. Eighty-two cyclists and eight teams begin in New Denver and will

ride south 105 km south the first day through the scenic Slocan Valley to Nelson. On the second day riders will pedal north with a stop in Balfour before continuing on to Kaslo. Training is what will get the eager cyclists back to New Denver to their grand finish.

This MS Ride is unique in its length and difficulty. Of the six MS rides in BC and 28 across Canada, this is one of the longest and one of the more difficult making it a draw for riders from Calgary, northern BC and Vancouver, as cyclists are looking for a two day ride. However, 70 per cent of

the riders are from the Kootenay. Nelson’s Dr. Jim Noiles has been the top fundraiser three years in a row and has raised $10,380 this year alone. The main reason Noiles does the ride is to raise money for the local MS chapter. “It’s a great cause that I really

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believes in,” he said. As a family doctor working for 33 years, he noted one in 500 people have MS so he has had many patients. His firsthand experience with them over the years is part of his driving force behind this cause. “In the not-so-distant future we are actually going to find a cure. There is so much good research,” he said. Last year’s ride raised $81,000 and this year’s goal is set at $86,000 with $55,000 raised to date. As for the ride itself, he said, “It’s outstanding. I love it all but especially Cape Horn in the Slocan Valley and the Coffee Creek bluffs above Kootenay Lake are spectacular.” Noi l e s s a i d t h e toughest part of the two day ride is “not eating too much.” The food provided on the ride has a reputation for being fabulous with Winlaw’s Sleep is for Sissies, Save-on-Foods in Nelson and the Bluebelle Bistro in Kaslo providing meals. He said the hill climbs to Silverton, 49 Creek hill to Blewett, Coffee Creek, Woodbury Creek and the Kaslo hill are the challenges. “It’s work,” he said, “but it’s a real sense of accomplishment.” Noiles has been riding for decades. In the 1970s he cycled from Vancouver to Montreal before cycling was popular. He said this route is right up there with the top rides, calling it “breathtaking, challenging and rewarding. And

Family physician Jim Noiles during the 2013 MS Ride. Noiles has been the top fundraiser since the West Kootenay Glacier Challenge inception three years ago. it’s a great incentive to train.” He works full time but typically rides 150 to 200 km on the weekends for a couple of months to prepare for the two-day ride. How does Noiles manage to raise so much money every year? “I’m not afraid to ask a lot of people as I really believe in this cause,” he said. He also invites people to ride: “Consider joining it next year.” Bike tour coordinator Leona Dimock echoed the reasons behind the ride. “We have riders living with MS, so it’s so meaningful that they can still do this,” she said. “We have riders who have family members who live with MS and they want to feel they can contribute. There is a close connection with the riders to MS.”

A dinner Saturday night at Lakeside Park is a good time to get together as the cyclists will have been riding all day and will continue to ride all of the next day too. As they cross the finish line, emotions tend to come out. Of course, there is the refreshing Slocan Lake to dip in to soothe tired muscles. “We would like to thank all the donors, participants, sponsors and volunteers that make it as fabulous as it is,” said Dimock. “We couldn’t do this without them.” According to the MS Society of Canada, multiple sclerosis is thought to be an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord). The disease attacks myelin, the protective covering of the nerves, causing inflammation and often damaging the myelin. Myelin is necessary for the transmission of nerve impulses through nerve fibres. MS can cause symptoms such as extreme fatigue, lack of coordination, weakness, tingling, impaired sensation, vision pro bl e ms , bl a d d e r problems, cognitive impairment and mood changes. All money raised by this event goes to the MS Society, West Kootenay Chapter to fund local programs and services for people affected by MS, as well as to support critical research for improved treatments and to find a cure. To donate visit westkootenay glacierchallenge.ca

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Ten West Kootenay/Boundary buildings are in the running in the Architecture Foundation of BC’s 100 Best Buildings contest. The foundation says the contest’s purpose is to “recognize the impact and influence that buildings have had over the past 100 years.” The nomination period closed August 4, and now online voting is taking place. You’re allowed to cast one vote for each of four regions — Vancouver Mainland/South Coast, BC Interior, Islands, and Northern BC. Nominees could be of any age, purpose, or material. At the end of the voting on September 28, the top 25 in each region will be submitted to a judging panel, who will choose the top three from each region. The winning buildings will receive award plaques. Local buildings in the running include: • The Langham Cultural Centre in Kaslo, built as an hotel in 1897, converted into an internment centre for Japanese Canadians during the Second World War, and nearly demolished in the 1970s before a group saw its inherent potential, bought and began restoring the building. Today it houses a museum, gallery, performance space, and artist studios. • Kootenay Lake Village glass house near Procter, which began life as a pre-fab greenhouse, which residents erected in a barn-raiser weekend. It includes a pop-up kitchen, bar, living-room style seating, rugs and plants to “create a cozy nurturing ambience for us to gather and enjoy the changing seasons and skies without opaque structure separating us from the outdoors.” • St. Saviour’s Anglican Cathedral in Nelson, built in 1899. This building was nominated by two people separately, one of whom wrote: “I love this building for its spirituality, as evidenced by the beautiful stone construction, lofty ceilings, stained glass windows, and woodwork detail as well as timeless music from the stunning pipe organ inside.” • Nelson’s old Scandinavian Church, built in 1933 and later used as a Mexican restaurant and performance space. Now it’s home to Kevin Smith’s dentist office and “has seen some huge improvements both inside and out which have honoured the building it is.” • Gerick’s Cycle and Ski in Nelson. “It has great character and an awesome paint job,” says the nomination. It was recognized as Nelson’s heritage building of the year a few years ago. • The distinctive Nelson Chrysler building. The nomination says the car dealership’s owners have “obviously put a lot of care and attention into maintaining its original nature.” To vote, go to architecturefoundationbc.ca/bestbuildings-entries-for-voting.

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Community Events The Nelson Rod and Gun Club is holding the Heritage Match this Saturday, August 16, at the Barrett Creek outdoor shooting range. This event is mainly for the Lee Enfield .303 rifles that the Canadian Army used for so many years. The awards are beautiful old trophies that were unearthed in various barns around Nelson and were originally competed for in the early 1900s. Contact Gerry Vliet at 250-357-9309 for more info.

Getting ready for school? Kindergarten booster clinics on August 19 and 26. Please call the Nelson Health Unit to book an appointment at 250-505-7200.

The Keep Jumbo Wild campaign is holding a Send Off Rally on Tuesday, August 19 at 5 p.m. in front of Nelson City Hall, to show support for the volunteers heading up the Jumbo Valley to help prevent construction of a ski resort. Campers are heading out on August 20. There will be music, fun and a special grizzly surprise! For more information on the Jumbo Wild Camp and Jumbo developments see the West Kootenay EcoSociety website at ecosociety.ca.

The Riondel Poker Paddle is Saturday, August 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Riondel Park 7 Campground (1709 Eastman Avenue). This event is open to anyone with a non-motorized craft. Anyone under 18 needs the signature of a guardian to enter. Bring your kayak, canoe, rowboat, or whatever. There will be five stations on a predetermined route where contestants will pick up playing cards; the average paddler takes an hour to complete the course. The best poker hand wins. After a little healthy exercise, join in the potluck picnic. For more visit campriondel. ca or call 250-225-3268.

The third annual Red Fish Festival at the Kokanee Creek Park Visitors Centre on Sunday, August 24, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Kokanee Creek Park. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn more about Kokanee Salmon while having a fun afternoon with the family. Good food, music, guided fish tours and kids activities. Rain or shine, it’s free! See schedule at ecosociety.ca.

Living Garden open house on Sunday, August 31 in Balfour at 7741 Upper Balfour Road (Balfour Covenant Church).Celebrate their grand opening from 3 to 5 p.m. with ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. Live music and games. Food and refreshments provided. Facebook: The Living Garden. For info: Linda 250-229-2298 or email at jrdickieson@shaw.ca

Weekly meetings Non-structured, free flow Djembe circle every Monday night at Lakeside Park near the Greenhouse, 7 to 8 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums and other instruments that complement the rhythm. No experience necessary.

times. Nelson Trail Runners is an open, noncompetitive, all abilities trail running group with over 104 members. 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 a.m. 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 celebrations 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.). Call for upcoming jam sessions. Hall rentals available. Info: rclbr51@telus.net or 250-3527727 or 250-352-6464. 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. MARKETS The final MarketFest in downtown Nelson will be on Friday, August 22. The fun at MarketFest runs from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. A $5 donation for admission is kindly requested for anyone over 18. Everyone is welcome, donation or not.

Cottonwood Community Market open every Saturday at Cottonwood Falls Park, features live music and over 30 vendors sell fresh produce and juice, eggs, honey, local natural meats, home-brewed root beer, and prepared savoury and sweet foods. Unique products include jewelry, artwork and body wear products. Open 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with live music from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Winlaw Sunday Market this August 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Farm fresh eggs, honey, imports, and hand-crafted items. Live music by Roxanne Hall 10 a.m. to noon. Open stage

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from noon to 2 p.m. Nelson downtown local market every 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. Salmo Valley farmers market every Thursday, 4 to 7 p.m., 311 Railway Avenue until September 18. Enjoy the beautiful Salmo Valley with local food, great music and kids entertainment all in one venue. More vendors welcome. Please contact Gabrielle at 250-3570032 or email salmovalleyfarmersmarket@ gmail.com.

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Workshops Peace/art-Making open studio Saturdays at Kutenai Art Therapy Institute on August 16, 23, 30: 1 to 4 p.m. Use their studio space and supplies to create peace-themed art to display at their upcoming Peace Art Show on September 18. Located at 191 Baker street or visit kutenaiarttherapy.com.

West Kootenay Parks are having their second fundraiser at Kokanee Creek Park Visitors Centre on Saturday, August 23, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, August 24, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 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 research. Announcements Call for submissions! Are you a painter, poet, photographer, musician? Are you a filmmaker, fabric artist, or prose writer? If you are and have some work inspired by the nature of the Slocan Valley (or want to create one). Be part of the upcoming group exhibition in September. “Inspired by Nature: The Slocan Valley” is the title of the show and its theme. Please contact silvertongallery@ gmail.com or call Carla at 250-358-7198 weekdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kootenay Lake Art Connections runs until September 2 from Wynndel to Kootenay Bay and Riondel. There are 28 venues and 35 artists. Brochures available at the Touchstones Nelson as well as the ferry and all venues. Get 12 initials from 12 venues and enter to win two $200 draws for art created by one of their members in one of their venues. The next draw is September 2. Ellison’s Heritage Fair runs August 23 from 2 to 6 p.m. A fundraiser barbecue for mothers and babies in Haiti with local vendors, a petting zoo, horse carriage rides and antique cars on display, and kid’s activities. Live music starts at 2:30 p.m. with Jenny and the Jets. Square dancing with Mountain Station and Bob Dean. Dress up in 1930s farmer era costume and win a prize!

Nelson and District Youth Centre hosts Community Yoga on Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This fun evening practice is suitable for all levels, focusing on fluidity empowerment. Admission is by donation ($5 recommended). Yoga for Girls is also offered Wednesdays from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. for ages 12 to 18 for a $2 fee.

St. Saviour’s Anglican Church is open for summer tours 11 a.m. to 3 p.m, Tuesday to Saturday in August. The heritage church built in 1898 is at the corner of Silica and Ward Streets. Volunteer tour guides will be in attendance to answer questions. Tours are free, though donations are accepted.

Fundraisers MS Bike West Kootenay Glacier Challenge starting in New Denver on August 16 and continuing on Aug. 17. To participate or donate visit westkootenayglacierchallenge.ca

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theatre Elizabeth Barrett and Sarah Jane Hicks, graduates of the Nelson youth theatre scene, will be showing off their acting talents in playwright Daniel McIvor’s Governor General Award-winning play A Beautiful View at TNT Playhouse from August 15 to 17 and 21 to 23. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets are available at Eddy Music. $15 for adults, $10 for students. The Outskirts Theatre Festival’s opening gala will be held at the Royal on August 20. Live music by Julie Johnson-Murray will start at 7 p.m. At 7:30, local funny-man Lucas Myers will introduce this year’s performers, who will show short excerpts of their upcoming work. The headlining event is the two-person circus act “The Heart” presented by Break/ Contemporary Circus. The festival will continue until August 23 in separate venues. Tickets to the gala are $18 in advance and $20 at the door. Attendance at the gala earns you a festival visa, which otherwise costs $5. For more information visit outskirtstheatre.com

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As part of the Outskirts Theatre Festival, Nelson Youth Theatre presents the foolish Shakespearean comedy 12th Night on Friday, August 22 in the quarry below Gyro Park. The cast of local actors aged eight to sixteen have been rehearsing since early August. Showtime is 2 p.m. Admission is by donation.

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Kootenay author Angie Abdou will host a literary discussion at Oxygen Art Centre at 7:30 p.m. on October 9. Abdou recently released a new novel titled Between. Suggested donation is $5. For more information, visit oxygenartcentre.org.

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Visual arts The Langham Gallery presents two exciting new exhibitions. New work by local artist Angelika Werth entitled Attach-able/ Detach-able Collars will be in the Main Gallery. The community gallery has an overview of the past, present and future of the Langham Cultural Society celebrating their 40th anniversary. The opening event will be held on Friday, August 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information visit thelangham.ca. Oxygen Art Centre presents new work by Megan Dickie. SPIN OFF is a sculpture and video installation. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. The installation is video game-themed, with the artist acting as a character. The gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, visit oxygenartcentre.org. Kootenay Gallery presents an exhibition of work by Kaslo-based artist Brent Bukowski. The exhibition, titled Call and Response, will include selected pieces from two bodies of work. The opening reception will be held on Friday at 7 p.m. For more information visit kootenaygallery.com.

Festivals Advance tickets are now available for the first annual Kootenay Spirit Festival, which will host yoga-centric events 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. The second annual Kaslo Guitar Festival continues until August 16. Guitarists Daniel Boyshow, Marc Teicholz, Rita Deane, Stephanie Judy and David Stewart make up the faculty. Classes and workshops run from

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MUSIC Up-and-coming Vancouver rock band Mindil Beach are playing at Spiritbar tonight at 9 p.m. with Hot Knox. Tickets are $10 and are available from the Hume Hotel. Doors at 9 p.m. Show starts at 10 p.m. Urban funk act Big Sam’s Funky Nation will play Spiritbar at 10 p.m. on Saturday, August 16 with guests Lint. Touring in support of their newest album Evolution, the band is led by trombone powerhouse Big Sam Williams. Tickets are $20 and are available from the Hume Hotel. Doors open at 9 p.m. Five-piece metal band Scimitar will play an all-ages show at Kootenay Co-op Radio on Wednesday, August 20 at 8 p.m. as part of their 13-date Shadows of the West Tour Tickets are $10. Angello Sammartino will perform a solo concert at the Big Blue House at 503 Fourth Street on Saturday, August 16 at 7:30 p.m. He will perform original compositions as well as classical guitar pieces. Suggested donation: $5 to$15. Folk duo Ash & Bloom will be performing at a Nelson and District Hospice Society fundraiser at Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill on August 28 at 6 p.m. The pair recently released their debut album Let The Storm Come. For more information visit ashandbloom.com. Compassion Gorilla brings a unique combination of world beat, Latin folk, dub and psychedelic music to Kayu’s Cafe in Winlaw on Saturday. The band will cast a spell of magic and melody with racy horn lines, brazen guitar harmonies and full-bodied vocal harmonies. For more information or for reservations, please contact 250-226-7374. Course In Miracle gathering

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Nelson’s own DJ Volpix will play electronic dance music in the back room of Spiritbar from 12 to 2 a.m. on Saturday, August 23. The Royal will is hosting a number of free music events. On Sundays a country jam starts at 2 p.m. and is hosted by local musician Bill Woikin. Sundays evenings will feature jazz. Monday evenings start with Max Hawk and friends at 7 and continues with a blues jam at 9. On Tuesdays Heather Ives will be playing the baby grand piano starting at 7 p.m. and on Thursdays Articulus will do the same.

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Wednesdays feature the Sunshine Drive Band at 8 p.m. Fridays start with Michael Fredrick on piano at 6:30, with an open mic hosted by Marty Carter afterwards. On Saturdays Spiritwood will play at 7 p.m. For more information, visit The Royal on Baker’s Facebook page. 25 or 6 to 4 is a new 12-piece Chicago tribute band. Four powerful horns drive this group playing hits from Chicago’s gloried past. Playing for two nights at the newly air conditioned Civic Theatre on August 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. All tickets $30 on sale at Otter Books and online at civictheatre.ca.

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lizabeth Barrett and Sarah Jane Hicks have been appearing onstage together for nearly a decade in the Nelson theatre scene, singing in vocal ensemble Corazon, performing in Christmas pantomimes and summer productions at the Capitol Theatre. But their twohander A Beautiful View, which opens tonight, is the first time the pair have tackled such challenging roles without a large cast for backup. “You’re not adding anything, really,” said Hicks, who will play the lead role of Liz. “It’s just a real story. You’re not sending it up with music or adding extra dancing or drama where there isn’t any drama. It’s a real story and you have to use the real raw emotion rather than extra elements like a huge set, a soundtrack, lots of people on stage.” “I’ve been very challenged by this play,” said Barrett, who stars as Mitch. “I wasn’t expecting how hard it is to memorize modern dialogue. It feels like you can improvise it, but you

really do need to stick to what’s scripted.” The pair were hand-selected by director Jane Sinclair for their roles in the TNT Playhouse production, which will run tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday and again August 21-23 at the old Anglican Church hall at the corner of Ward and Carbonate streets. The Governor General’s Award-winning script was written by Canadian actor, director and playwright Daniel McIvor. “His play is extremely multilayered and you just keep finding things out as it progresses,” said Barrett. “It took us about four readthroughs to even understand some of the huge concepts. I just think it’s really exciting because there’s so much subtlety and he really beautiful portrays this relationship.” The show follows the intense friendship of Liz and Mitch from their early 20s into their mid-30s. The actresses said the roles spoke to them personally. “My character is very flaky and unable to commit to anything in her life,” said Barrett.

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“She’s just a very believable character, and I haven’t played a lot of those in the past. It’s so nice to tackle a character I could picture existing in my own life.” Hicks said her character has a complex backstory. “I think she’s been hurt a lot in her past and she’s really practical. The way she defines that is by not giving labels to relationships. I think she’s quite vulnerable. “Not a lot of things are explicitly laid out in the play. You learn things through the characters’ relationships and discover things they haven’t necessarily told you. I find it really interesting because of that,” she said. For this reason, audience members should consider seeing the show multiple times, said Barrett. “I think you’ll enjoy it after just once. But if you were to read it, then watch it you’ll realize ‘oh wow, there’s even more going on.’ You can’t just sit there as an audience member. You have to be engaged intellectually in his writing. It’s very cerebral,” said Barrett.

The pair said their similar career trajectories have made their collaboration easier, and by working on this play they’ve grown together as friends. “I think because in the ways that matter we’re similar, with our background work ethic, values, morals, but then at the same time we’re very different. Elizabeth can play her character in a way that’s entirely different than how I would do mine,” said Hicks. “It can cause that little bit of tension that makes for interesting theatre.” Barrett echoed the sentiment. “We both have an intellectual approach to how we address our characters, and that’s nice. We like to talk about them a lot,” she said. Both actresses will be studying acting at post-secondary institutes in Vancouver come September, Hicks at UBC and Barrett at Studio 58. They’re even planning to live together. “That way we can compare notes,” said Barrett. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at Eddy’s Music on Baker Street.

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wo years ago, if you told Ryan Oakley he was going to be in charge of an artistic project that required him to routinely introduce himself to, converse with and photograph strangers, he wouldn’t have believed you. “I’m a bit of an introvert,” said the Nelson engineer, who created Humans of Nelson on his lunch breaks after a friend sent him a link to the popular Humans of New York Facebook page. “I like to be in my shell. I don’t talk to people, really. I’ve got my friends and family but I’ve never really valued a wider network of acquaintances. I always thought that would be a lot of work.” That may seem like a strange comment coming from someone best known for creating touching portraits of random people, but the good news is somehow Oakley overcame his social hesitance and the Nelson community has benefited. His Facebook page now boasts over 6,000 followers, he recently launched a campaign to convert his vision into a hardcover book using a Kickstarter campaign, and his website includes over 220 portraits. But it hasn’t been easy. “At first I met a lot of resistance to do it internally. There were so many reasons not to do it. Like time and kids and rejection. I was just like ‘Why would you put yourself through that?’ But the nice thing about seeing Humans of New York is I saw the potential early. You don’t have to convince people to look at it. It’s not like abstract art. The appeal is very obvious,” he said. Oakley said the simplicity of the idea made it easy to incorporate into a discipline. “I’ve seen the results of showing up and doing the work. I’ve tried to talk myself out of it a thousands times. You know, ‘everyone should just go to the New York one because it’s better’ or ‘I’m not good enough’. Maybe it’s too hot, too rainy. There’s a lot of reasons why I shouldn’t do it, but once you do you never know who you’re going to meet or what you’re going to hear. I’ll find a guy or a girl and I’ll be lifted. I’ll be like I’m so glad I got to hear their story and get a chance to share it.” That being said, he’s not particularly interested in idle chatter. “What I love is deep, one-onone conversations. That way you skip all the small talk. You skip right to ‘what’re you struggling with?’ ‘What’s going on?’, you know? The real stuff.” Oakley has a number of preprepared questions he uses to try to

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RIGHT: The actual photo Oakley took. He posted it with the caption: “What is the happiest moment of your life?” “My kid’s birth. Even though he was screaming his head off, as soon as they put him on my chest, he just curled up and calmed down. He knew he was with his mom and my heart melted for him. I felt so happy in that moment.” inspire a unique response from his subjects, but at times it’s difficult. “The worst is when someone hesitantly says yes. So I take their photo but the interview won’t go well because they’re not open. They don’t know what’s going on. They want to understand why it’s okay to trust this stranger with a camera,” he said. He’s also faced a number of rejections. “There are so many interesting people I’ve asked and then they hear the word Facebook and go ‘no, no, no’,” he said, with a shrug. “It sucks because I look at them and go ‘I want to know what your story is’.” One of Oakley’s favourite portraits was of Dougie Bear Wears in December 2013. The Nelson local is well known for his flamboyant dressing style, which includes multicoloured pieces of fabric he’s sewn together. “We started talking and he told me he’d been super sad and depressed. He got this inclination to start sewing and he felt he was expressing his grief and sadness over his sister’s death through this clothing. Now he wears this stuff with pride, which is so cool. I mean, he’s wearing the rainbow. What’s not to love?” Oakley said. “Now whenever I see him in the street we high five, I ask him how business is.” Oakley said he can never guess which portraits will resonate, and which will fly under the radar. “I had this smiling happy

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utskirts Theatre Festival is throwing an opening gala at The Royal on August 20, and audience-members can expect fresh food, live music and a headlining performance from genre-busting circus extraordinaire Cameron Fraser of Break/Contemporary Circus, who will be performing his brand new piece The Heart. “This is the story of a couple of strangers who fall in love. It analyzes significant moments throughout their relationship that impact them irrevocably,” said Fraser. He was inspired by the recent death of his uncle Colin. “He’d just become a grandfather. All my life I’d been terrified of him, but when he had grandkids it totally changed. He was smiling, happy. He shared stories from his childhood. It was that change in him that really piqued my curiosity, and I started to look at how significant events change our lives so drastically,” he said. Fraser’s process included discussing with friends and family moments that impacted them, and then trying to translate that into physical theatre pieces that could embody the appropriate emotional heft. “I distilled it all down into choreography and music, then looked for tracks that fit that feeling.” He originally envisioned the piece as a 12-person ensemble, but it eventually involved into a two-hander featuring his dance partner Leah Litwack, who will spend a lot of time twirling above his head.

“Leah’s a brilliant dancer. She started her training in circus and we met because we were handbalancing partners,” he said. The pair reunited for this show, which recently debuted at the Gabriola Theatre Festival. “One of the things I try to do in my work is break the box, think outside it. We look at breaking the conventions of how we tell stories, but in a distinctly west coast fashion.” Fraser was born and raised on the west coast. “I love using the environment to tell stories. We think differently out here than they do in the rest of Canada. We’re telling stories from a radically different perspective. One of the most challenging aspects of the show involves Fraser balancing and spinning a four-foot metal cube. “I manipulate it around my body, bounce it off my face. The biggest challenge is doing it in such a small space, because both Gabriola and Nelson are a little smaller than we’re used to,” he said. “I have to navigate the audience and the room and myself without dropping it. It weighs about six pounds, with a thin aluminum frame, but once it gets spinning it weighs a lot more and has to be on balance at all times,” he said. Fraser said he was thrilled to be chosen as the headliner for the brand new Outskirts Festival. “We’re really hoping to give it a name and knock it out of the park,” he said. To learn more about Break/ Contemporary Circus visit facebook.com/BCCircus

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In its inaugural year, Outskirts Theatre Festival presents four plays nightly, in two separate venues, from August 21 to 23. The opening gala on August 20 will feature an appetizer buffet at 6:30 p.m. and music by Julie Johnson-Murray starting at 7 p.m. All gala guests receive a festival visa, which is required for entry to all festival events. At 7:30 local funnyman Lucas Myers will introduce this year’s performers, who will all present a short selection from their work. The festival will include solo performers Lisel Forst and Kevin Armstrong, both of Nelson, and Devon More of Vancouver, as well as Chimeron Theatre Company of Kamloops. Local favourites Nelson Youth Theatre will preview their Shakespeare play Twelfth Night Night. After the gala wraps up, stick around at The Royal for their regular Wednesday night entertainment by Nelson band Sunshine Drive, who will be playing until midnight. The Royal is a licensed, all ages restaurant. Food and drink service will be available during the gala, in addition to the appetizer buffet provided. Tickets to the gala are $18 in advance at The Royal or $20 at the door. A $5 visa is required to attend the festival shows. Each performance is $10 at the door, with all proceeds going to the performers. For more information about the festival see outskirtstheatre.com. — Will Johnson

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Specializing in Greek cuisine, fresh Mediterranean Style Roast La mb served nightly. Come try our world fa mous fish‘n’chips, a Nelson icon for over 25 years. Gourmet burgers, wraps and sandwiches. We offer a wide selection of vegetarian dishes. Join us for every occasion. Open Daily 11am • 616 Baker Street 354-4848

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Entertainment

Big Sam’s Funky Nation comes to the Kootenays

WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star

Funk rocker Big Sam Williams’ favourite thing to sing about is women. “I like to sing about woman, man. How beautiful she is. How she makes you feel, feel good, feel sad, you know? Things you may’ve done to make her feel a certain way, or maybe she made you feel a certain way, but at the end of the day you need each other,” he said. “Other than that, I like to have a good time. Have some drinks, have a party vibe going on. Who knows what the night holds?” The larger-than-life frontman of Big Sam’s Funky Nation, whose image was immortalized in HBO’s New Orleans drama Treme, recently released a new album called Evolution. And he’s excited to bring it to the Hume Hotel on August 16. “Man, it’s a great time every time we come through. Love Nelson. This time round we got the chance to bring out some new songs, plus I got a new guitar player

and a new bass player. We’re funkier, but we bring a rocky edge too.” Williams said he recently tweaked his musical style after completing a tour with Elvis Costello, because he realized audiences want to be able to hear the songs and sing along. He believes his new work is more accessible. “I wanted to keep the funk, keep the party rolling. But I figured out how to write songs like that talking about how I feel, you know? I think that shows growth,” he said.

Williams profile has risen in the past few years, due to both his recurring cameos on Treme and the character, played by Wendell Pearce, who is based on him. “I love The Wire, man. Wendell came to me and he was wearing the hat, the blazer. He said to me ‘I’m gonna wear stuff like you, you know, be you,’ and I couldn’t believe it. He did a great job,” he said. Tickets are $20 and are available from the Hume Hotel. For more information, visit Big Sam’s Funky Nation on Facebook.

Scimitar promises violent moshing

Metal tunes explore historical narratives, supernatural themes WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star

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Metal band Scimitar has a reputation for hosting the most violent mosh pits in Victoria and now they want to wreak similar havoc here in the Kootenays. “We really encourage the crowd to get amped, run around, head bang,” said lead guitarist Noel Anstey, who will be playing in Nelson next Wednesday at Kootenay Co-op Radio as part of the Crank it to 6 concert series. “We’re coming for you.” The live-to-broadcast concert will be the first Scimitar has played in Nelson, but Anstey said they already have a communicative fan base. “Nelson’s only one stop on an 11-city tour we’re doing, but we’ve already had lots of people messaging us about that show in particular. We’re pretty stoked.” Scimitar released their first album, Black Waters, in 2010. The bandmates all spent the last few years working on other opportunities and pursuing post-secondary education, but now the band is swinging back into full gear with a crowd-funding campaign that will give fans an opportunity to pre-order their next record Shadow of Man. Their latest single, Wandering at the Moon, will be released on Saturday. The most recent one, To Cultivate with Spears was about, of all things, the violent rise of the Zulu nation. It featured lyrics like the following: “Zalwa qu Quazulu Nathal a leader of the plains Shaka Zulu, was his name/An incestuous son of Senzanagakona/To the tribe his existence was wreathed in shame.”

Needless to say, the son returns to make bloody battle with those who wronged him. Anstey said Scimitar’s lyrical content separates them from some of their metal peers. “It’s kind of interesting. You listen to most metal lyrics and they’re pretty boring, cookiecutter. Our bassist Angus Lennox is our main vocalist, bassist and main lyricist. And he’s a history major, so there’s lots of epic battles, all that.” According to Lennox, Scimitar’s lyrics are “largely based in historical narrative, with rare digressions into philosophy and the supernatural”. But whether or not audience members will be able to appreciate these lyrical nuances, they’re sure to have a raucous time, said Anstey. “Pretty much you’re getting twice as much Scimitar,” he said. “We’re going to be playing our first album front to back, and then the second set will be all new material.” Scimitar will be playing with special guests Breaking Affliction. Tickets are $10. Doors at 8 p.m.

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It is estimated that 1 in 133 persons in Canada are affected by celiac disease and require a gluten free diet, even more people choose to eat gluten free for a variety of health reasons. As awareness grows, so does the availabilty of gluten free products and menu items.

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What is gluten?

Gluten, from Latin gluten, “glue”, is a protein composite found in foods processed from wheat and related grain species. Buddhist monks, who were vegetarians, discovered gluten in the 7th century. They were trying to find a substitute for meat and discovered that when they submerged dough in water, the starch washed off and all that was left was a meat-like, textured, gummy mass. Today, worldwide, gluten is a source of protein, both in foods prepared directly from sources containing it, and as an additive to foods otherwise low in protein. Today about 1 in 133 people have reactions to gluten, some of which can be severe enough to be life-threatening. Gluten has an adverse effect on the body for those who have celiac disease or wheat allergies. But today, it is not only people who have allergies who are following a gluten free diet. Many people feel better without consuming gluten. Many famous stars are now completely gluten-free and not just for the hype, but because they feel healthier. We see that many stores now carry a variety of products that are labeled gluten free, and most have a gluten free section. Here are a few tips to following a healthy diet plan: • Wheat Free doesn’t always mean Gluten Free • Look for Gluten Free or GF labels • When eating out, choose somewhere that offers a gluten free menu. If they don’t have it on the menu, see if they can prepare it GF. • Avoid grains that include wheat, barley, rye and oats (some oats are now GF) • Great grains that are allowed include quinoa, tapioca, corn, millet, wild or brown rice, bean flours and nut flours. • Do some research: look online for questions or for general knowledge

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At Cantina del Centro all our tacos and tostadas are made with corn tortillas which are a good gluten-free option. We use fresh, unprocessed ingredients for the fillings and toppings to offer a healthy option both for vegetarian and and meat lovers!

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Sports Hockey

Hiller rejoins Red Wings

Nelson Star Staff

Nelson Minor Hockey alumnus Jim Hiller has been named an assistant coach with the Detroit Red Wings. Hiller returns to the NHL for the first time since the 1993-94 season. He played for the Red Wings briefly and has spent most of the last decade coaching in the Western Hockey League. “There’s always challenges when you’re a coach. I did play in the NHL, so I kind of understand the mentality of what it’s like to be an NHL player and the type of feedback those players want and need,” Hiller (pictured above) told the Detroit Free Press. Hiller, 45, grew up in Nelson where he played minor hockey until the midget level. He moved to Saskatchewan in 1987 to play Junior A hockey. He also played at the

college level with Northern Michigan University and was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1989. His NHL career only lasted 63 games, but he found professional success during six seasons in Germany and Italy. He said he will focus on the team’s offence, including stars Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk. Hiller replaces Tom Renney, another coach with Kootenay connections, who left to become the president of Hockey Canada.

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Skate Nelson Summer Camp

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Skate Nelson’s figure skating summer camp blasted off last week with skaters from Nelson and the West Kootenay hitting the ice last Tuesday for an intensive three week camp. “The camp includes on-ice techniques in all the disciplines — free skate, dance, and skills — to set the skaters up for the 2014-15 season,” explains Yoshie Measures, director of STARSkate and co-director of Jr. Academy with Skate Nelson (Nelson Figure Skating Club). As well as two and a half hours of on-ice group and private lessons, skaters warmup with a yoga class, and then follow skating with alternating dance and functional movement classes. “Based on the success of last year’s camp, we decided to follow the same model of a complete package for skaters to get the most out of their camp experience,” Measures said. “We also aim to have a lot of fun, with weekly theme days where skaters and coaches dress up, creative expression exercises and performances by the skaters,” adds Sarah Gower, codirector of Jr. Academy.

Skaters strike a wacky pose for Wacky Hair/Colour Clash Day during Skate Nelson summer camp. Back row from left: Claire Sibbald, Mackenzie Walts, Brenna Paulsen, Breanna Tomilin, Morgan Sabo, Angelica Ross, Christina Champlin, Charly DeFouw, Courtney Shrieves, Isabella Kroker-Kimber. Middle row from left: Lila McKechnie, Helena Keating, Brianne Morris. Front row from left: Naomi Lee, Katie Comeau. The Skate Nelson regular season will start in October, with a full slate of programs including the newly re-vamped

CANSkate, Skate Canada’s learn to skate program. Registration for CANSkate will open in September.

Contact Jane Macleod at 250-352-6510 for registration details, or visit the club website: nelsonfigureskatingclub.ca.

Volunteerism

Community members make a difference in youth sport

MALCOLM MCCUTCHEON Nelson Star

First of three parts t is a selfless job, giving up a weekend to man a stopwatch at a swim meet, spending hours coaching a little league baseball team, or helping out at the concession stand at soccer games. For every volunteer the reasons they give their time to a sports organization vary, but there is one constant amongst them: they do it not for the recognition but because they love it. As Gayla LeMaire once said, “Volunteers are paid in six figures ... S-M-I-L-E-S.” This series will highlight three

major sporting organizations in Nelson who have massive volunteer bases giving their time for the love of sport. The first part will focus on the Nelson Youth Soccer Association followed by the Nelson Minor Baseball Association and the Neptunes Swim Club. Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Nelson, with over 950 children playing on teams anywhere from U6 to U18. It takes a massive amount of volunteers to make the Nelson Youth Soccer Association run smoothly. “This area has so many people willing to give up their time for

nothing and all they’re trying to do is make the community better. They really do give hours upon hours, not only for their children but to make the community better as whole,” said Kootenay Regional Whitecaps Academy head coach Brett Adams. Volunteer roles in Nelson Youth Soccer range from manning the concession stand on Saturdays, coaching a team, organizing practices, to managing a team. For the past eight years the duo of Lua Gerun and Shiloh Perkins have taken on the roles of Nelson rep soccer co-coordinators. Putting in anywhere from three to ten plus hours a week during

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peak season the duo is responsible for working with all of the coaches and team managers, ordering uniforms and equipment needed for the rep program, organizing the Terry Walgren Tournament, and anything to do with getting players registered with BC Soccer. Gerun became involved because her daughter plays soccer and she wanted to be involved in the sport her daughter was taking part of so often. “I think at the end of the day it’s seeing the smiles on the kids faces and to see them enjoying the program I helped develop for them. It’s Continued on Page 25

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Main reward is children’s smiles

Continued from Page 24 all about the kids, we just want to make sure they will be active for the rest of their lives,” said Gerun. For the kids, seeing their parents volunteering their time for Nelson Youth Soccer instills something special in them. “Children here are coming up through a process where they have been given the right molding and right things and that’s down to the volunteers. We’ve got some great volunteers who portray their morals and ethics,” said Adams. The groups of volunteers who make soccer in Nelson run so smoothly are part of a team, each person depends on one another to share the workload. “You want to see that it’s important for these programs to run with volunteer parents. Most sports don’t have the funding so they depend on volunteers,” said Gerun. The hours taken to plan, organize, and prepare for each week’s practices and games are all made worthwhile when the tireless volunteers see the kids enjoy soccer. “Certainly you can tell when you’re down at the field, you can see it in the kids eyes when they look at a coach or volunteer — they respect them. You can tell they are respected for what they are doing,” said Adams. Although there are different reasons each volunteer puts in the time they do everyone does it for a love of soccer. “I felt comfortable in promoting volunteering with these kids because I love soccer,” said Gerun. Nelson is truly a unique place and the community that supports the sport of soccer plays one of the largest volunteer roles of all. “I just think there is a mentality here that’s different than anywhere else. People want to make a difference they want to give up their time to make that difference. They sacrifice their time to make sure the kids are being led in the right direction,” said Adams.

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Churches of Nelson

Bringing to you our weekly words.

Knowing God’s will

During the July 1 celebrations in the Rotary Lakeside Park, we set up a tent and offered dream interpretations, spiritual readings and destiny words. It is our belief that God is very much interested in speaking to people through dreams, words of wisdom, supernatural knowledge and words of encouragement for their future. Destiny words were by far the most popular request. We want to know our future. Is it reasonable to ask God to reveal our future? The truth is that it may not be in our best interest to know everything that will happen. If I knew of the challenges and difficulties we had to overcome prior to doing our KCF church plant, we might not have had the courage to proceed. God has promised us enough strength for the day. And when we tackle each day without worrying about the Nelson Christian Science Society “tomorrows” we can handle almost any difficulty given us. Knowing our A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA future may not be healthy, but knowing God’s will can give us hope and Sunday Service in Balfour strength to carry on. Knowing our future and knowing God’s will for 9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. our lives are not the same. God has a divine purpose for each one of For information 250-229-5237 us. There are no rejects in God’s universe. Each one of us has a specific calling that no one else can fulfill. Nelson Seventh-Day “For we are God’s workmanship, Adventist Church created in Christ Rides Sabbath (Saturday) Services available! Dreams are a Source of Truth Jesus to do good Please works, which God 10 am Bible study/discussion Eckankar Worship Service join prepared in ad11 am Worship Service us at Saturday July 26th 11am 1502 vance for us to do.” 12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon Granite Also available: “It Is Written" CTV 11 am Saturdays Road Crescent Valley Community Hall Ephesians 2:10 It is when we “know “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heauy laden, (just north of the junction) and I vill giue you rest” Matthew 11:28 the will of God” Everyone Welcome www.nelsonadventist.ca Pastor Leo 250-687-1777 for our lives and function in that place God has prepared for us, Join us for an evening, will we find fulfillCATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE potluck BBQ at Lakeside Park. ment and peace. 813 Ward Street 352-7131 Sunday, August 17 at 5pm Some peoBring something to grill for yourself ple never find and a side dish to share with others. Sunday Mass Times: BBQ, plates and cutlery provided • Saturday 7:00pm it. Some people • Sunday 8:30 am never look for it. Displaced rhythms? and 10:30 am Come experience ours! Some people don’t Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send believe it. But for www.nelsonvineyard.com Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon those who will rccathedral@shaw.ca • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca Look for us on Facebook look to God and seek his will for Anglican Church of Canada their lives, they St. Saviour's Pro Cathedral will in fact come Ward & Silica, Nelson into their special Family Service & Eucharist place where life Sunday Service 10:30 a.m Speaker Bill Almolky has meaning and 2014 Heritage Church Tours July & August Topic: “Illustrating the One-ness is fulfilling. Tues. – Sat. 11 am-3 pm This Sunday, I of Mankind through Poetry” St. Michael & All Angels will be giving a Busk Road, Balfour 717 Vernon St. Sunday Service 11:00 a.m. clear and concise Sunday at 11 a.m. Office: 9 am - 1 pm Tue - Thurs (office hours may vary in summertime) address on how to 250.352.5711 • stsaviours@netidea.com Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394 “know God’s will ALL ARE WELCOME! for your life.” If you find this to be of interest to you, feel free to visit Nelson Community Church us this Sunday. At KCF you can atSunday Worship Service tend without feelat 11:00 am ing you need to Everyone is Welcome adhere or commit to the doctrines Your Pastors: of the church. We Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows have an open and inclusive approach 250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level) towards our guests and visitors. We meet on Sundays A Friendly Bible at 10:30am at 520 Centre Church Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am Falls Street. _____________________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ _____________________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______

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CATHOLIC CHURCH

Unity Centre of the Kootenays

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Nelson United Church Minister: David Boyd

Ace in the hole Debbie Makasoff notched a hole in one at Granite Pointe last week. Unlike the fall of 2013, the last few months have not seen many aces. Makasoff’s was just the second this year and the first on business ladies night. Courtesy Granite Pointe

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All are Welcome

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

Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am

“Missions Report from Russia and Scotland” 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)

Jim Reimer of Kootenay Christian Fellowship

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Coming Events

Help Wanted

Cottonwood Community Market Saturdays 9:30 - 3:00 May 17 to Oct 25 Cottonwood Falls Park Downtown Nelson Local Market Wed 9:30 - 3:00 June 11 to Sept 24 400 Block Baker St. MarketFest 6:00 - 10:30 June 27 * July 25 * Aug 22 200 & 300 Blocks Baker St. Nelson For more information ecosociety.ca

Information 8497 Hwy 22A, Waneta. Garage/Estate Sale. Oriental rugs, antique & carved furniture & decor. Lots of cool funky stuff! Sat-Sun Aug 16-17, 9am-4pm

We are looking to ﬁll the position for a Mechanical Designer Technologist with 1-5 years of experience. The position will focus on signiﬁcant 2D & 3D drafting, drawing detailing and design work. A detailed description for the position can by accessed at: http://www.iodesign.ca/designer.html To apply, please submit your resume to jobs@iodesign.ca. This job posting closes on August 19, 2014 An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)7235051.

Business Opportunities The Butcher Block Meat and Deli In Christina Lake is for sale. Great business with reasonable lease. Owners retiring. $49,900 Call 250-447-9559 Evening 250-447-9323

Employment Agencies/Resumes 10 Participants Wanted for 10wk Job Search Program

Announcements

Employment

Help Wanted

Obituaries

Automotive

Classiﬁed Ads for items under $200 cost just $2!

In Memoriam

Valerie Jean Logan

Please submit letter of application and resume by mail, fax or email by Friday, August 29, 2014 to: Rona Park, Executive Director Nelson Community Services Centre #201 - 518 Lake St, Nelson, BC, V1L 4C6 Fax: (250) 352-3750 Email: rpark@nelsoncommunityservices.ca

ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS? Relief is only a call away! Call Shelley Cameron Estate Administrator at 877-797-4357 today, to set up your FREE consultation in Nelson. Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP 33 years experience. BDO Canada Limited. Trustee in Bankruptcy. 200-1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna , BC V1Y 9X1

It is with great sadness that the family of Walter Dehnel announce his sudden passing on August 12, 2014. Service arrangements are being determined by family as they gather at this time. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

Tracy Diane Wicklum of Salmo BC

Gone but not forgotten, Forever in our prayers, Love You Mike & Linda Makasoff & family Laura Booth & Family

Obituaries

Mary Mildred Skidmore

March 6th, 1965 - August 6th, 2014 Tracy bravely fought a long battle and after years of illness peacefully passed away with loved ones by her side at Kootenay Lake Hospital. Momma Dukes to many, daughter of Kenneth Dukart predeceased December 12th, 1999. She is survived by her husband James Wicklum, mother Patricia Morley (Dukart), children Dustin Dukart, Marcus Dukart and Jaylene Lynch, brothers Duane and David, sister Brenda, grandmother to Haeden Lynch and Kaeleb Lynch. Tracy also had many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, grandparents and other family and friends. Tracy is now a free spirit shining beautifully as she always has soaring with the dragonflies and watching over us with her strong loving nature. Never forgotten and always close in our hearts Tracy’s name will continue to better our lives. With open arms and a big heart Tracy made a huge impact in many lives for the better. We are holding an open celebration of life on Saturday August 30th 11 am - 4 pm at the Rod and Gun Club near the falls in Nelson, BC. This will be a potluck service so we ask if you could please bring an item of food and/or non-alcoholic beverage.

Automotive

STEP UP If you seek a career, not just a job, step up and apply to Castlegar Hyundai.

Mary was born to Cecil and Elsie Sisson in beautiful Peterborough, Ontario, where she grew up and worked at Westclox Time Co and JJ Turners, a manufacturer and retailer of quality leather and canvas goods. Widowed in 1982 after 39 years as a devoted wife to the late Donald Menzies of Peterborough, she is now dearly missed by her husband of the last 29 years, Arthur Skidmore of Rice Lake, Ontario. Mary and Art moved to Nelson in 2002. She will be forever missed by her daughter Ann (Eric) Sargent of Nelson, her beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren - Paul (Keely) Sargent with their daughter Brynne of Calgary and Lori Sargent (Beau) with their children Oscar and Lili of Errington, BC, and her dear sister Wilma Willshaw and niece Barbara (Mark) Johnston, all of Peterborough. Mary is also fondly remembered by her many cousins, extended family, and cherished friends. She passed away surrounded by the love of family after a brief stay at Kootenay Lake Hospital. Special thanks to Dr. Keith Bridger and Melissa for their care and compassion, along with 3rd floor staff at KLH. A memorial service is tentatively set for 1:00pm on 22 August at St. Saviour’s Church, Ward Street, Nelson. Any changes to the service schedule will be announced. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, 4 – 1551 Sutherland Ave, Kelowna V1Y 9M9 or St. Saviour’s Memorial Fund, 723 Ward Street V1L 1T3. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca. Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd., Nelson.

If you have good communication skills, confidence, enjoy helping people and have a strong interest in automobiles, then maybe this career opportunity is for you. Castlegar Toyota is a leading automobile dealership with a thirteen-year reputation for honesty, integrity and outstanding customer service. With some of the most popular vehicles in the market and a reputation for excellence, we’re looking for a capable, hard-working Product Advisor to help expand our growth while providing exceptional service to our existing customers.

Email: craig@castlegar.toyota.ca

Automotive

December 6, 1919 – August 4, 2014

Imagine yourself being a representative of one of the world’s best-known and most-dependable automotive brands. Imagine making a good income by conversing with people who value your insights and offers of uncompromising service. Imagine getting to know a vehicle product line that is desirable, technologically advanced, affordable and effectively the gold standard in automotive retail. If you can imagine all this, you can make it happen.

Craig Kalawsky Castlegar Toyota 1530 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 1H9 Fax: (250) 365-2752

Sandra Dukart Three long years have past and the things I feel most deeply are the hardest things to say Dearest mom, I loved you in a very special way. If I could have one lifetime wish one dream that could come true I’d pray to god with all my heart for yesterday and you.

Toyota Product Advisor

If you’re currently a professional in automotive sales, or if you’re serious about a career change, then we would like to talk to you. Send your cover letter and resume to:

Forever loved & missed by the family

Help Wanted

http://nelsoncommunityservices.ca

April 19, 1936 – August 12, 2014

Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed, and very dear.

Aug 18th-Oct 24th Learn how to find the best possible job in the shortest period of time. Program has a job hunter, some financial support available. Eligibility requirements: 18yrs or older, unemployed and has no IE claims over last 3yrs Contact Job Options BC West Kootenays 250 352-8108

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR LIVE-IN CARETAKER Nelson Community Services Centre in beautiful Nelson, BC is seeking a live in caretaker (suitable to an individual or couple) for their 10-unit youth housing program. For details about the job qualifications, general duties and compensation provided, see our website at

Notice of Passing Walter Dehnel

July 10, 1960 - August 18, 2013

Lost & Found

Employment

Announcements

FIVE Full Time, Permanent Housekeeping Room Attendants required by 611017 BC Ltd DBA Holiday Inn Express in Golden-Kicking Horse, BC Compensation: $14.00 hourly, 40 hours per week Education: High School Experience in related field an asset; Job Duties: Make beds, clean/disinfect bathroom/fixtures, Stock linen closet and supplies area, Vacuum carpets and mop floors. Wash windows, pick up debris and remove trash from units, Provide information on facilities and handle complaints. Location: Mail- PO Box 1462, 1120 14th St, Golden, BC V0A 1HO E-mail: gm@hiexgolden.com Fax: 1-250-344-4665

In Memoriam

Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resources Centre Drop in Wed. 12-2 pm at 719 Vernon St., Nelson For info: 250 352-6008; preventeldRabuse@sbdemail.com or visit www.nelsonelderabuseprevention.org

FOUND: Gadget Crescent Valley Recycling around the beginning of July call 250 399-4253 to ID NELSON: Older black wallet Wed Aug 13th on Baker Street between 9-9:30 am 365-6540 Reward!

Employment

Service & Parts Assistant: Support our staff, technicians and customers in this key role. Product Advisor: Listen to customers, ask questions and help them select the right vehicle. Build your own business with unlimited potential in this sales position. Step into a career position with continuous training, beneÀts, e[cellent pay for a job well done, the opportunity to advance and supportive managers. :e want people who wake up each day e[cited to work hard and achieve their goals. A track record of success in your work, education or other pursuits is an asset. Take that Àrst step and apply today. Contact Keith Kalawsky keith@castlegarhyundai.com.

Start something that lasts

Sales Representative Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC is looking for a capable, personable and motivated sales representative to join our staff and demonstrate our exciting lineup of trucks and other vehicles to our customers. If you have a deep interest in vehicles and enjoy sharing your passion with others in a genuinely helpful manner, then maybe this position is for you. We provide the kind of training and support to help you succeed, and our compensation and benefits packages rank among the best anywhere. Sales experience is helpful but not necessary. Good communication and computer skills along with a willingness to learn and constantly improve are far better indicators of potential success. Please send your cover letter and resume to: Neil Kalawsky, President & General Manager Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC 1700 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 2W4 Fax: (250) 365-3949 Email: neil@kalawsky.com

CASTLEGAR

HYUNDAI

CHEVROLET BUICK GMC

1700 Columbia Avenue Castlegar | (250)365-2155

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Employment

Career Opportunities

Help Wanted

The City of Nelson

The Nelson & District Youth Center and the City of Nelson are currently recruiting for

YOUTH PROGRAM WORKERS & RELIEF YOUTH CENTRE WORKERS Detailed information regarding both of these positions can be found on the City of Nelson Website at www.nelson.ca Applications are to be submitted no later than August 27, 2014 to: Fitzpatrick McGoey, Program Coordinator Nelson & District Youth Centre 608 Lake Street Nelson, BC V1L 4C8 Email: ndycactivities@netidea.com

Butchers Wanted TARZWELL FARMS IN CRESTON, BC Looking for butchers to harvest animals in a government inspected red meat facility. Experience slaughtering and valid FAC required. E-mail tarzwell@shaw.ca or phone 250 428-4316 for more information or to submit resume.

Local Nelson Plumbing Heating and Gas fitting company accepting resumes for SERVICE JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER/GASFITTER OR HVAC TECH W/GAS TICKET Please forward resumes addressed to Luigi, Suite 601 - 622 Front St, Nelson, BC, V1L 4B7 Considered applicants will be contacted for an interview

AdvoCare Health Services at Mountain Lake Seniors Community in Nelson is actively recruiting LPN’s, Multi Service Workers & Registered Care Aides for permanent and casual positions. We offer staff friendly work schedules, competitive wages, attractive benefit package, and pension plan in keeping with the collective agreement. “$600 bonus for new hires” conditions apply. To apply for these positions, please email Charlene.wehrmann@AdvoCareHealth.com or fax 250-861-3112

Boundary Electric

ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE Automotive

Automotive

WE’RE GROWING AGAIN! AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIANS WANTED $ $

• Great Work Environment • Dealer Paid Training Programs • Fantastic Benefits Package • Industry-Leading Pay Plan with Incentive Bonuses • World-Class Equipment

Castlegar Toyota is looking for apprentice and Licensed Technicians. We are committed to having the best on-going training available. Toyota is the world’s largest auto company and is one of the most respected brands. Join the team at Castlegar Toyota and start having the career you have always wanted. Contact: Daryl Zibin Fixed Operations Manager zib@castlegar.toyota.ca 250-365-7241

Start something that lasts

Service Advisor

Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC seeks an energetic, customer-focused and professional service advisor. Duties include scheduling maintenance and repair work, providing estimates, selling service and parts, coordinating technicians and embracing administrative tasks. Strong communication and multitasking skills required. Our standards are high because our customers deserve the best treatment when entrusting their vehicles to us. We offer excellent beneﬁts, bonuses and a positive working environment. This is a full-time position. If you have sales or service experience outside the auto sector, we will also seriously consider your application.

(BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT)

Boundary Electric (BEL) is looking for a skilled sales professional to join our Grand Forks sales team. Skills: • Strong attention to detail and organization. • Previous experience in a sales position. Preferably in the electrical industry but not mandatory. • Customer oriented and ability to find creative solutions for customers. • Ability to work in a fast paced, quickly changing environment. • Ability to work in a team environment. • Continuous learning as you grow with our company. • Comfortable cold calling potential customers and clients. • Strong computer skills. Email and Office suite. - Benefit package including extended health, dental and pension plan. - Base starting salary at $20.00 per hour. Apply to reception@boundaryelectric.com by August 24 , 2014. NO PHONE CALLS

Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Retail

Garage Sales

Houses For Sale

POSITIVE APPAREL is hiring. Looking for candidate who have been on EI in last 3 years or Maternity in last 5 years. Interviews will be held Aug 11 – 15. Please apply in person at 721 Front st Nelson.

Balfour: Sat. August 16th 9am-5pm 6270 Wightwick Rd. No Early Birds HUGE YARD SALE TO BENEFIT ANGEL ZEABIN (BLIND) 523 Second St Till end of Sept furniture, tools, riding saddle, 24x8’ RV Trailer & lots more. Proceeds to purchase stuffes 352-7873

Employment

Services

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 LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Nutrition/Diet Certiﬁed Gluten Gliadin Consultant. Are you concerned that Gluten intolerance or other food sensitivities may be affecting your health? Michael Smith, Dr. TCM, FMC, has over 17 years experience focusing on digestive problems and autoimmune diseases. Call:352-0459

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

Misc Services CARE GIVERS Kootenay Care Givers

NOW HIRING

for the 2014/2015

winter season!

We are looking for the best and brightest to help us deliver another fantastic season! Send your application to amanda.igs@skiwhitewater.com or come by our office at 602 Lake St. in Nelson. www.skiwhitewater.com 250-354-4944

Supporting clients to live their lives as fully and independently as they can dream. We provide a range of distinctive, personalized support services for a variety of needs. Whether driving clients to their appointments, reminding them to take medication, assisting with personal care, or accompanying them on dining and socializing adventures within their community-Kootenay Care Givers meets clients with a sincere desire to improve their quality of life. Please call or visit or website 250-777-1169 www.kootenaycaregivers.ca

Merchandise for Sale

Food Products BC INSPECTED GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished Freezer Packages Available Quarters/Halves $3.40/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Ground Beef Available TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston

Misc. for Sale Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent 20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014 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! DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com Green Works Electric Lawn Mower, 2 yrs old, ShopVac, Patio Set 4 chairs glass top table 825-4569 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

Misc. Wanted Collector Buying Coin Collections, Native Art, Estates, Gold, Silver + 250-499-0251

Real Estate Acreage for Sale Residential Acreage $363,000 Own the privacy of two 5.4 acres. Good gravity water & new septic systems, Power/Phone. Park like, 250 years, plus some old growth forest. South & West sun exposure with low frost climate for gardening. Views of the Valhalla Mountains. Six miles from Slocan Lake beach & Silverton. Pictures & information: http://comfree.com/218671 1-877-888-3131, Owner 1-250-358-2364

For Sale By Owner

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 t.laboucan.avirom@gmail.com

Oops, sorry Piggy!

Private Sale; 4 bdrm, 2 bath, finished bsmt, double lot, landscaped & fenced. 16x32 inground pool, central AC, underground sprinklers, 1 car garage, on a flat street in West Trail with no parking issues. Appraised at $270,000. Open to offers or possible trade. Empty nesting, need to downsize. Call Greg 250-231-1006

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

Modest 2 bdrm apartment 5 min out of town $690/m + utilities N/S N/P 354-4381 Avail Aug 15th or Sept 1st W.TRAIL, 2Bdrm. in 4-plex., enclosed parking. $575./mo. 250-551-1106

Commercial/ Industrial Large 2 room Ofﬁce/Studio @ 577 Baker St, Nelson $325/m + GST incl heat 352-2427

Homes for Rent

2 bdrm house for rent near North Shore hall. Avail immed N/S N/P $1050/m + utilities References required 250-352-9136 912B Stanley St Beautifully designed, spacious, new throughout, energy efficient, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 9 ft. ceilings, designer kitchen w/ stainless steel appliances, W/D, 2 br, large master br with en suite & deck. Easy living, close to everything, walk to Baker St. . Underground parking optional. $1800/mo + utilities. Tel: 604 617 6560 or nelson.rentals@hotmail.com Fairview 3Bd 1Bth Home, Garden, $1250/m + util.F/S, W/D, N/S Ref req, Avail Now. 5fairviewrental@gmail.com LOOKING for respectable, responsible single parent or couple to rent my Edgewood acreage. 2 beds, both with en suites. Carport. Must be handy, keep large yard/have own tools/ equipment. Ref/credit check/DD required. Min 6/mo lease. Pets Neg. N/S $800/mo. Available Sept 1. 250-309-0949 Rent: 4bdrm home at 4 Mile, Nelson. Lrg home, yard, garden, chicken coop, new kitchen, wood stove. Ref req. Pets considered. $1750/m + util 250-777-1176

TREATMENT ROOMS FOR RENT: In a new Integrative Medicine Clinic. Come and join a team of respected, experienced and committed health care professionals. Call Michael Smith, Dr. TCM, FMC at 250-352-0459 We are opening mid Sept. We can build the rooms to suit your needs

Rooms for Rent

Rent:1 Bd kitchen suites at 6 mile. Avail Sept 1st. Fully furnished, inc all utillities, wifi, cable & onsite laundry. Call 250 825-9421 All util Inc. Avail Sept Call: 250-825-9421 Email: kgresort@shaw.ca

Suites, Lower

1 Bdrm Spacious, bright, 4 Mile NS/NP. Yard and garden. Avail Sept 1st or sooner. $800/mo plus $100/mo util. Ref. 825-4348 Big Bright Beautiful 3 bdrm suite on quiet spacious 4 acre property, in great community in Beasley W/D NS/ND $965/mo 250 359-6669 Cosy 2 bdrm suite, spacious, acreage, great neighbours, Sunny Beasley. W/D N/P N/D $735/m 250 359-6669

Mitch Rinas, Controller Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC 1700 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 2M8 Fax: (250) 365-3949 Email: mitch@kalawsky.com

BUICK

Priced to Sell! This lovely revenue property is priced for a quick sell! 1000 sq ft, 4 bdrms, 1.5 baths, carport, work shop, garden, sm lot, steps from the Kettle River. Call for an appointment 604-910-8443

Ofﬁce/Retail

Please send your resume with cover letter to:

CHEVROLET

Grand Forks: $92,000!

GMC

1700 Columbia Avenue Castlegar | (250)365-2155

Paper routes available, call the Nelson Star at 250-352-1890

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Rentals Want to Rent

Transportation

Auto Financing

Cars - Domestic

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

YOU’RE APPROVED Call Holly for Pre-Approval

holly@amford.com

1-844-364-FORD (3673)

2006 Chrysler Sebring Touring, 195000 km, 4dr, full set of winter & summer tires both only used one season. $2000 OBO. Text 250 505-2639 or email lizsimm@yahoo.ca for more info

Book Your Classiﬁed Ad Now

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WHERE DO YOU TURN

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TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?

NELSON: 26 yrs old Male seeks accom near downtown. Up to $500-$600/m for good light & air. Clean & Responsible, refs avail. Gabriel 250 505-0919 NELSON: Single working male 47 yrs req rental for Sept 1st. In $450 range. Non Smoker, quiet lifestyle. Good Refs avail Ray 352-9876 or rayangus16@yahoo.ca

Transportation

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Local business owner, Single father with two children & older pets looking for a rental home, Three bdrm required. Fenced yard would be nice. Sept 1st occupancy is preferred. Please call Chris 354-8322

Transportation • YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED •

Fully employed 28 yrs old male req affordable housing in Nelson. Willing to share or rent on own. Can afford $400500/m. Quiet non partier, clean & sober. Refs avail. Andy 352-9876

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Boats 1-800-222-TIPS

Garage Sales

YOUR NEWSPAPER:

Garage Sales

1996 Dodge Caravan good condition, Auto, 825-4569

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

Garage Sales

Cars - Domestic

The link to your community

World’s Finest FISHING BOATS

Garage Sales

NOTICE OF EXCLUSION APPLICATION REGARDING LAND IN THE AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE I Laara Banner of 117 Niven Drive, Yellowknife, NWT and I Neall Banner of 506 – 53 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB intend on making an application pursuant to Section 30(1) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act to exclude from the Agricultural Land Reserve a 1.02 hectare portion of the following property, which is legally described as, Lot A, DL 1489, KD, Plan NEP2027 Except Plans R90 and NEP798653.and located at 15077 Highway 3A Any person wishing to express an interest in the application may do so by forwarding their comments in writing to, The Regional District of Central Kootenay, 310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 5S4. BY: Laara Banner & Neall Banner

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Get your Garage Sale on the Map! $25

Get your sale plotted on the map, 5 Signs &10 balloons.

Call or come into the 1elson Star 2fÀce 514 Hall Street 250-352-1890

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Saturday August 16th 8:00am - 1:00pm

241 High Street

707 Cottonwood St

Baby items, Art, Home goods, Free Box

Lots of Miscellaneous

Saturday August 16th 8:00am - 2:00pm

Saturday August 16th 7:00am - 12:00pm

4041 Brown Road (Bonnington)

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Saturday August 16th 8:00am - 1:00pm

965 HWY 3A

324 Houston Street

Multi Family Sale

Downsizing Yard Sale

Saturday August 16th 9:00am - 2:00pm

Cancelled if it Rains

Saturday August 16th 8:00am - 1:00pm

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Community EcoSociety

Final MarketFest set for next Friday

Submitted to the Star

MarketFest is once again, and for the last time this year, back on Baker Street in Nelson on Friday, August 22 starting at 6 p.m. and going until 10:30 p.m. This is a rain or shine event but with luck the weather will be beautiful, the sun will shine, and the music will fill the streets. The August MarketFest musical line-up will include such luminaries as Gabriel Palatchi Band, Brian Rosen & The What Now, Buckman Coe and many more. West Kootenay EcoSociety markets director Jesse R. Woodward is once again working with vendors, business owners, and city agencies to ensure that the final MarketFest of the year is a big success. “The July MarketFest event was a huge hit and was one of the biggest and best attended MarketFest celebrations in all of eight years that MarketFest has been running” he said. “Thousands and thousands of people come out every summer to take in and enjoy these street parties which I think really strengthens and supports the community here in the Kootenays.” MarketFest attendees will have a fantastic variety of products choose Type to to enter text from including hand-made hats, locally

made clothing and jewelry, and an array of body and home decor products and, of course, lots and lots of different and delicious foods. MarketFest will once again have a food court area on and around Kootenay Street which makes it very easy for festival goers to find and choose from the wide selection of ready to eat foods that will be on hand. What better way to spend a warm summer evening than eating scrumptious fresh foods, shopping for locally made goods and listening to wonderful live music? The West Kootenay EcoSociety operates MarketFest as a project to promote a relocalization of the economy and to create a meeting place for arts, culture and community networking. The EcoSociety is able to put on MarketFest due to generous funding and support from the Columbia Basin Trust, the City of Nelson, the Chamber of Commerce, Nelson and District Credit Union as well as help from numerous other local businesses including 103.5 Juice FM, the Nelson Brewing Company, and the Kootenay Co-op. The EcoSociety also runs the Saturday Cottonwood Community Market at Cottonwood Falls Park and the Wednesday Nelson downtown local market on the 400 block of Baker Street.

Last month’s MarketFest was one of the biggest and best-attended to date. The third and final event of the summer goes next Friday from 6 to 10:30 p.m. on Baker Street. Kevin Mills photo

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This will not all be based on just weight loss . It is about your determination, commitment to our program and your willingness to change your habits! Days/times: Hot Yoga - Choose any 2 classes off the schedule Days/times: Fitness Classes - Tuesdays/Thursday 5:30AM OR 6:30PM Start date: September 1st. Cost: $290.00 including tax

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Enjoy an evening of three decades of Elvis at the coolest outdoor venue in the Kootenays. From the black leather through to white jumpsuit - all your favourites will come to life on our stage. Book a dinner seat and enjoy the best seat in the house, with VIP parking. Our dinner menu will be a selection of of chef’s favourite salads, with our famous roasted chicken, pasta with two sauces and a light dessert. Or of course treat yourself to the full experience and book a SKYBOX room to watch from the privacy of your balcony, and spend the night.

BCDC WILL ROCK THE B.O.A.T. BACJED UP BY TWO GREAT LOCAL BANDS For those about to rock...we bring you BCDC, Sack Grabbath - bringing you the best of Black Sabbath, and Val Kilmer and the New Coke - rocking the 80s back to life. This Hot August Night will rock!!! Book a table of 8 in the beer garden for only $300 and get two large pizzas brought right to your table with VIP parking of course.

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Community

Finding the next big thrill(er)

Friendly. Healthy. Community owned.

The Co-op’s Summer Recipe Contest for Members is ON! What’s your favourite recipe? Let us know how you ‘liked’ one of our website recipes, OR submit one of your own recipes via our website for a chance to..

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e love to be scared, especially when fear is vicariously enjoyed, an antidote to the mundanity of the day-to-day. Enter the thriller, where the mundane is absent and the author’s intent is to scare the pants off you. Mark Nykanen has just such intent. Our resident thriller-writer comes by his stories honestly: the four-time Emmy-winning journalist once covered heinous crimes for NBC News. Now he is the acclaimed author of tense psychological thrillers written under his own name and the pen name James Jaros. One reviewer described Mark Nykanen as “a master of knowing what scares us deep down.” All of his seven novels — including The Bone Parade, Search Angel, and Primitive — attest to this. As James Jaros, Mark explores the apocalyptic potential of climate change. Yikes. I asked Mark for his scare-thepants-off-you fiction suggestions — and he emailed them to me in the middle of the night. Mark suggests Children of Men by P.D. James (mysteries and thrillers tend to cross over). “Her wonderfully subtle yet harrowing dystopian novel still resonates for me about twenty years after I read it,” he says. He recommends Christine Falls by Benjamin Black. “I’ve really enjoyed John Banville’s forays into crime fiction under his pen name Black. To be frank, though, nothing of his gripped me as much as The Sea, written under his own name, which I consumed on a single rainy Sunday.”

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As well, books by Richard Price are “gripping, complex fiction with strong narrative drive and social over — and under — tones.” I reached out to our library’s thriller readers, who always surprise me by their calm demeanours; I somehow expect their hair to be standing on end. “Jeffery Archer never disappoints his fans, and his new novel Be Careful What You Wish For continues the Clifton family saga of power, romance, betrayal and intrigue that will have you reading late into the night,” says Cheryl Elliott. Cheryl also recommends Vince Flynn as “a master at writing thrillers. Political intrigue and international black ops missions have his CIA operative Mitch Rapp solving problems all over the world. There are 14 novels and if you haven’t read any of them start at the beginning — and I envy you!” Cheryl describes thrillers by John Lescroart, Jeffrey Deaver, and Catherine Coulter as unputdownable. Alan Rayment suggests J.A.

Nance as a thriller-writer who doesn’t disappoint. “Turbulence is about a rotten airline and dangers in a flight — all fiction but with an uncomfortable similarity to the real world of airlines,” he says, a good edge-of-your seat story along with Pandora’s Box, “about suspected disease on a plane that no country wants to have land.” With the current Ebola scare, could Nance have been prescient? That’s the thing about thrillers — the scariest ones feel like they could really happen. Sandra, who wanted just her first name used (thrillers do tend to make you look over your shoulder) suggests John Sandford’s Stolen Prey and John Grisham’s The Firm as serious page-turners, as well as “what at times can be a rather dark series by James Lee Burke with his Dave Robicheaux character that takes place in Louisiana.” Janet McGuire describes a classic thriller-reader’s scenario. “The first Lee Child book I read was called Worth Dying For. Three days later, I was sitting out front of the Nelson library at 9:45 a.m. waiting for it to open so I could get my hands on another Jack Reacher thriller!” If you get started on this series, says Janet, “be prepared to stay up all night.” And with this reading list, you just might. Remember that with downloadable eBooks, you can borrow books 24/7 — and you may never sleep again. Anne DeGrace is the adult services coordinator at the Nelson Public Library. Check This Out runs every other week.

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Nelson author Jennifer Craig is no stranger to the alchemy of humour, irony, and good storytelling. Recently she got her creative cauldron bubbling again, and the result is Mary Lou’s Brew, a novel that takes a poke at academia in a decidedly witchy way. Craig launches her satiric new novel on Tuesday, August 26 at 7 p.m. at the Nelson Public Library. When Mary Lou stirs up her brew, she spells trouble for the Dean of the Academy of Sophists: just one more problem when the future of the Academy is in jeopardy, faculty members vanish, an assistant causes a unique traffic jam, lab creatures escape, and a disenchanted junior professor tries to alter the

Nelson’s Jennifer Craig launches Mary Lou’s Brew on August 26. Dean’s Gravity Quotient. A humorous academic and social commentary, Craig is clear that her novel — for adults of all ages — is not to be taken seriously. “It’s not difficult to poke fun at academic institutions, but it’s so

much fun to poke at it with a character like Mary Lou,” says Craig, who comes by her irreverence honestly: she holds a bachelor’s degree

in nursing, a masters in education, and a Ph.D. in medical education. Craig is the author of the bestselling memoir Yes Sister, No Sister: My Life as a Trainee Nurse in the 1950s. Published by Ebury Press in 2010, it sold over 160,000 copies and spend 17 weeks on the London Times bestseller list. A nonfiction book, Jabs, Jenner and Juggernauts: a Look at Vaccination, was published by Impact Investigative Media Productions in 2009. Mary Lou’s Brew is the first of several fictional projects currently in development to reach the printed page. The library plans to brew up some special refreshments to help celebrate, and Otter Books will be on hand with copies.

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There’s nothing quite like the flavour of freshly harvested vegetables — and if you’ve grown them yourself, taking a bite might even bring a tear to your eye. “The other night I had a meal that almost made me cry,” said Jessie King, co-owner of Crawford Bay’s Dirty Beds Produce. “It was so infinitely delicious.” Her dinner included a salad of her own tomatoes, garlic, basil and cucumbers, with some feta added, as well as grilled patty pan and crookneck squashes. That’s just a small sampling of what she and coowner Elisa Rose grow, with peas, tomatoes, potatoes, beans, carrots, beets, kohlrabi, onions, rutabagas, herbs, kale, collards and brussels sprouts taking root this summer. Rather than dealing with one large garden, their produce is grown in five beds in and around Crawford Bay. “Part of it is because land is so expensive that young people can’t afford it,” said King, who added that setting up a garden isn’t cheap, either; on this scale, extensive irrigations systems and many square meters of weed-reducing black plastic are vital. Their operation is reminiscent of SPIN (small plot intensive) gardening, with the notable difference that some of their gardening isn’t that intense. SPIN gardens are usually devoted to produce with a high turnover rate, such as lettuce, whereas Dirty Beds grows things like squash, which require space and a longer growing season. It’s well suited to one of their gardens, which uses concentric circles (with a few spirals) instead of rows, allowing for better companion planting and more space. “Squash can ramble and take over — which it’s doing quite well at,” said King. Although growing vegetables on this scale is new to King, gardening itself isn’t — she grew up in Fernie and Salmon Arm, and had a small garden in her backyard as a teenager. But it was a solo cycling trip through the Slocan Valley six years ago that started her on the course that led to Dirty Beds. “I thought, ‘This place really resonates with me,’” said King, who was living in Victoria at the time. One of the Dirty Beds’ gardens is located at the Crawford Bay elementary secondary school, which buys some of its produce for its kitchen. This being King and Rose’s first year in the gardening business, they’re still absorbing all they can about it, networking with other farmers at the Nelson downtown local market on Wednesdays, and making good use of other contacts. “The farmers I’ve worked with in the past have been wonderful mentors,” said King. “They’re so excited that I’ve taken this on.” “We’re not following any predetermined or learned structure of doing this; both of us have really been winging it from the start,” said Rose. “We don’t have a lot of gardening education, so we are learning as we go and making things up as we go along, so the process is very organic (just like the food).” Customers on the East Shore are enjoying the produce they offer at the Crawford Bay Sunday Market — with things like carrots selling out within 10 minutes — as well as on the menus of Boccalino and Black Salt Café. “I have this really strong passion for social and environmental justice, and I feel like more of us as a society need to get our hands in the dirt,” said King.

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Here they come again! It’s time to celebrate the annual return of the kokanee salmon at Kokanee Creek Park on Sunday, August 24. Get ready for channel spawning tours, dance, food and fun along, with a local art exhibit from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the visitors centre on Kootenay Lake. This is the third annual Redfish Festival presented by the West Kootenay EcoSociety. Guided channel tours run hourly throughout the day. Residents and campers can learn more about these wonderful fish who return year after year, how they are the key to the web of life, and what we can do to protect them. A plant walk with Eileen Delahanty Pearkes is new this year. And, rain or shine, it’s all free! It wouldn’t be a festival without music, dance, bubbles, kids activities and good food. Local food vendors will be on hand all day for a meal or a treat. “We were blown away by the response last year,” said the centre’s director Mel Reasoner. “We could see that many folks really want to learn more about these landlocked salmon as well as enjoy a Sunday in the park with family and friends.” Reasoner says people and fish aren’t the only ones attending the event. The occasional bear shows up as well. “So please, leave the dogs at home,” he cautions. The 2014 festival will feature a special art exhibit in the centre’s

ABOVE: Kids like Myra Reasoner and Ginger Oseki love the salmon and all the festivities. RIGHT: Naturalist Ursula Lowrey conducts a channel tour of the spawning salmon. theatre presented by the Nelson and District Arts Council to benefit the Friends of West Kootenay Parks. Entertainers Bessie Wapp and Friends join Slava Dorvall’s Fusion Dance and Bryce and the West Arm Bottom Bouncers throughout the day for a round of rousing dance and music. The festival enjoys wide sup-

port from its sponsors, BC Parks, Friends of West Kootenay Parks, the Columbia Basin Trust, RDCK Areas E and F, Nelson Star, 103.5 Juice FM and Kootenay Co-op Radio. For more details, as well as a schedule of weekly events at the center is available at ecosociety.ca or search Facebook for Kokanee Creek Visitors Centre.

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