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A citizens’ committee will take a second look at how much Nelson’s mayor and councillors should be paid. Council decided Tuesday to ask the panel for another opinion after receiving a staff report suggesting the mayor should make about $44,000 per year, up from $35,500 currently, and each councillor $17,000, compared to $15,300 now. The committee recommended remuneration for both mayor and council remain unchanged and other perks be slightly reduced but reached that conclusion with some missing information. “This is always a difficult decision, because we’re seen as giving ourselves a raise,” said councillor Donna Macdonald, who made the motion to refer the matter back to the committee. “That’s why council set up a process to create a more independent review. Unfortunately, this round there was quite a bit of confusion about numbers and what was included.” Presently the total compensation paid to the mayor and six councillors is about $146,000 per year. The committee’s original recommendation would have reduced that to $140,000, while the staff proposal would increase it to $148,000, the median amount paid among eight other municipalities used for comparison. Both the committee and city staff proposed reducing a technology allowance that currently pays the mayor about $2,200 per year and councillors $1,100 to a onetime payment of $1,500 during the first year of office and an iPad for council business. Macdonald said council may ultimately adopt the staff recommendation, but she felt they owed the committee the courtesy of another crack at the issue. Councillor Bob Adams disagreed: “I don’t think the people on the committee are going to get upset.” Councillor Paula Kiss, however, argued the staff recommendation was “substantially different” than what the committee came up with. She said council candidates are “predominantly retirees” because of how difficult it is to hold down other employment at the same time. In her term on council, Kiss said she has always had another job, and if there was no compensation for lost wages, she wouldn’t be able to attend Continued on Page 4

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Nicholas Ioan Llewelyn-Smith died after a hiking accident on Slocan Lake. The incident happened last week, but police only issued a statement Wednesday. At about 1 a.m. Friday they responded to a report of a missing 30-year-old Argenta man at Bannock Point, about five kilometres south of Silverton. Police, BC Ambulance, New Denver fire and rescue, and Nelson Search and Rescue responded and learned Llewelyn-Smith fell while hiking in the dark near the edge of the bluff. Just after daylight, his body was found at the bottom of the bluff, indicating a fall of about 75 metres. “It was determined he and a group of friends were camping in the area, when the male, who was wearing a headlamp, decided to go hiking in the dark,” Sgt. Darryl Little said. Poor lighting, hazardous terrain, and alcohol appear to be Poor light, hazardous terrain, and alcohol are being fingered as factors in the factors, Little said. death of a hiker south of Silverton on Friday. This photo of Slocan Lake is Llewelyn-Smith was an Australian citizen but was living in Tamara Hynd photo Argenta. looking north from Centennial Park in New Denver.

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The victim of a fatal motorcycle accident on the Kootenay Pass last week has been identified as William Richard Wells, 57, of Medicine Hat, Alta. The BC Coroners Service has confirmed Wells was the operator William Wells of a westbound motorcycle which went out of control on a

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gradual curve and hit the ditch about 4 p.m. Friday on Highway 3, approximately four kilometres west of the Salmo-Creston summit. He was thrown from his vehicle and died at the scene. According to his obituary, Wells is survived by his wife, mother, mother-in-law, sister, son, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, and nieces and nephews. Alcohol and speed are not considered factors. The BC Coroners Service has also iden-

tified the passenger who died after a plane crash at Crawford Bay on Saturday. Jane Yvonne Lavallee, aged 48, of Edmonton, Alta died after the privately registered Cessna 172 she was riding in crashed into the trees near the sixth hole of Crawford Bay’s Kokanee Springs Golf Resort. The accident apparently occurred after the pilot attempted to land at the nearby Crawford Bay Airport, but aborted his landing at the last moment.

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Nelson Hydro’s tree pruning program will be temporarily suspended until city council can meet with the contractor to address community complaints. “There have been some concerns raised that the pruning is too severe, that perhaps it is not balanced,” acting mayor Deb Kozak said Tuesday. “People are disturbed about why it’s being done and about the health of the trees. Council is getting a report from staff about how it’s proceeding.” Over the summer, the city-owned utility has been removing every limb or branch within three meters — and some cases five meters — of its power lines, leaving behind many Y-shaped trees. When the plan was announced in March, line manager Doug Pickard told council he anticipated complaints. “People are going to be concerned about the amount of clearance

we’re going for, but it needs to be done. It’s industry standard,” he said, noting their goal was improved safety and reliability. Kozak agreed Nelson Hydro did explain it would be a “dramatic” change, but “I don’t think people were quite prepared.” She said council received a report from Nelson Hydro this week and will meet with the company doing the work as well as the city’s in-house arborists before the next council meeting. Although no date has been set, she expected it to happen within a week. In the meantime, some work around schools will be completed, but the rest will be on hold — at least within city limits. Kozak said the contractor will continue to work in outlying areas Nelson Hydro serves. “It’s not a big deal to stop for a little while,” she said. Last Thursday morning, city crews cut down an old silver maple at Lakeside Park after a huge limb broke off, but Kozak said it was unrelated to the hydro work. In that case, internal rot was blamed.

Kozak said she didn’t expect the tree trimming to become an election issue, but acknowledged the city has “been receiving a lot of communication [from the public] about tree pruning policy and practice.” Council’s decision quickly drew many responses on the Star’s Facebook page. “At least they’re finally listening,” commented Jane DiGiacomo. “But a little too late for the trees in front of my place. If they die, I [will] hold the city responsible.” “The trees around and in front of our home look like a joke after the pruning was done,” Susie Duncalfe Chapman wrote. “Very unbalanced and amateur looking job.” However, Dan Soukeroff suggested if home owners want trees trimmed to their liking away from power lines, they should hire an arborist themselves, otherwise leave the job to the city. “As a taxpayer I am not in favour of footing the bill for topiaries with the consultation of every home owner,” he stated.

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A Nelson city councillor wants electronic cigarettes banned from municipal property. Robin Cherbo introduced a notice of motion this week to curb the use of the devices in city-owned buildings. It followed a call from the World Health Organization last month for regulation of e-cigarettes as well as bans on their indoor use, advertising, and sales to minors. “It would mean nobody smoking e-cigarettes in the workplace or city buildings,” Cherbo told the Star. The city’s smoking regulation bylaw, adopted in 1989 and updated last year, prohibited Nelson has a number of smoke-free areas. Now a councillor wants to smoking within all city-owned ban the use of e-cigarettes on city property as well. File Photo premises and a clean air bylaw

adopted the following year further banned it in most public indoor areas. Cherbo now says he’d like ecigarettes included along with their tobacco equivalents. The products use a batterypowered cartridge that produces a nicotine-laced vapour, but because they are so new, the World Health Organization says there isn’t any long-term evidence demonstrating their safety or that they help users quit smoking. Council will consider Cherbo’s motion at its next regular meeting in October. In recent years, the city has also designated a number of smoke-free zones. In January, Interior Health approached the city about adding more.

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certain conferences. “It dissuades people with children from running. If we want a proper cross-section of the community, we need people with children and [other] jobs,” she said, adding that she hoped the citizens’ committee could look at what provisions exist in other places for childcare and working people. When the issue first came before council last month, Adams and councillor Robin Cherbo raised concerns about changes to the technology allowance, but both were prepared to adopt the revised compensation package this week without referring it back to the committee. “I think it’s fair and in line with other cities and councils,” Cherbo said. After the meeting, he explained that although the technology allowance still stands to be reduced, he is content that their overall compensation would remain about the same. Other municipalities used for comparison were Esquimalt, Squamish, North Cowichan, Salmon Arm, Dawson Creek, Courtenay, Port Alberni, and Williams Lake, where mayors’ wages range from $37,000 to $65,000 and councillors are paid $15,000 to $28,000. Any changes would take effect January 1, after a new council has been elected and sworn in.

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Nobody could have prepared us for the drama of the Tetons. On a road/bike trip south, we thought we had seen every jaw-dropping bit of scenery in Idaho and Wyoming, until we arrived in Jackson. How could those mountains shoot straight up from the flat valley floor? To thirteen thousand feet? With no foothills to mask their terrible verticality? We paid our respects to this band of giants the next morning, huddled together on the tailgate as the sun anointed the tallest peak with a crown of gold.

Grand Teton National Park and the town of Jackson Wyoming are linked by a paved cycle path, a purpose built track along the valley floor. The jagged peaks of the Tetons rise out of the valley floor to guard your flank. Spinning seems effortless on this flat section of Jackson’s 56 miles of trails. Perfect for a family ride, or for a quick morning blast before lunch. Hardcore riders will enjoy a more challenging ride known as the “Around the Block”: a 100 mile loop over Teton Pass, south on Pine Creek Pass and back around north through the Snake River Canyon.

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If you live in Nelson and have a Facebook account, there’s a good chance you’ve seen John Paolozzi’s work. The former CBC Radio 3 web producer, who moved to the Kootenays two years ago with his wife and kids, is the administrator for both the unofficial Nelson, BC and Keep Nelson Weird Facebook pages. On August 28, Paolozzi went one step further in his community involvement and announced his candidacy for city council in the upcoming municipal election. “What it comes down to is Nelson is a great place. It’s basically, in my view, the best place to live in Canada. Me and my wife both knew when we were moving here we wanted to get involved,” he said. Paolozzi is the third non-incumbent to declare intentions of running, after Charles Jeanes and Michael Dailly announced earlier this summer. Donna Macdonald, Candace Batycki and Paula Kiss have all decided not to run again, while Mayor John Dooley and councillor Deb Kozak have yet to share their election plans with the Star. There have yet to be any female candidates for city council this year. Paolozzi first took over the Nelson Facebook page after he noticed the current administrator was no longer posting. He said it was a natural transition after his work with the CBC. This has given Paolozzi the opportunity to connect with and support a variety of local initiatives, whether or not he’s technically involved. “It means even though I’m not involved with Kootenay Pride, I can promote their events and support them. Or Nelson SPCA. Or you name it.” Paolozzi has been a part of the City of Nelson’s cultural development committee, the advisory planning commission, as well as the marketing committee for the Civic Theatre and the communications committee for Kootenay Co-op Radio. But he said it’s still not enough. “It’s fun to be involved. I’ve been dabbling in a lot of things. It’s kind of snowballing,”

John Paolozzi is the third non-incumbent to declare his candidacy for city council in this year’s municipal election. Will Johnson photo he said. Paolozzi said his primary concerns going into this election are affordable housing, the local economy, sustainable development and community engagement. But affordable housing trumps all others, he said. “Nelson thinks that’s the most pressing issue right now. That’s a simple survey. Most people call affordable housing the biggest issue we’re facing,” he said. And though he doesn’t claim to have any easy answers, he has some ideas for exploration. “There’s options we need to examine that haven’t been examined. There’s a model that’s being used in places like Whistler, Canmore, Ucluelet called perpetual housing affordability. Essentially a new developer will have to build a certain amount of this sort of housing, where the house is not going to go up in price according to the market. It will go up according to an equation,” he said. Paolozzi said he’s not entirely sure whether an approach like this would be able to

ameliorate the issue but the city should at least be trying to find alternatives to the current system. “You have to examine every barrier we throw up in the way of people developing these things,” he said. Paolozzi noted that he took a significant pay cut to move to the Kootenays, which added economic hardship to their move. He feels he’s not alone in this respect. “Affordable housing is not just a homelessness problem. It reaches right up into the middle class,” he said. “Everything here is about a hundred grand more expensive than it should be.” Paolozzi said community engagement is important to him, as less than 35 per cent of the population participated in the last municipal election. “We’ve developed such a cynicism about politics. People disengage. If you’re feeling cynical, that’s when you should be getting involved in politics. Try to step up and get involved. I’d like to increase engagement and involve more people in the conversation of governance,” he said. Ultimately, he would like to retain the essential culture of the town he’s come to love. “Nelson is weird. And by weird I mean extremely unusual, and I like that aspect. I like that can-do attitude that seems to prevail here. I think that’s what keeps us afloat with every single economic challenge, like the closing of the mine or the mill,” he said. And though Paolozzi said some may feel uncomfortable with the idea of celebrating the weirdness of Nelson, he feels its important. “The arts community here is so strong, which is important to me. Now that I have small kids I’m pretty much a homebody, so I don’t go to many shows. But I could, and that’s great,” he said. “People are down on hipsters. But hipsters and artists are a good bellwether for measuring the health of a community. If you’ve got them, it means you probably have some good bars, good cafes, there’s something going on that’s making it an appealing place. And Nelson is no exception.”

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Tree trimming I’m sure we all agree that the trees need pruning near the powerlines but this year it was so severe that it wasn’t clear whether this was an arborist’s doing or just a guy with a chainsaw. Janet Watson Williamson

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Well... just bury those damn power lines. Jeremie Gurvan

LAST WEEK, WE ASKED:

Do you feel that rural community post offices should be open on Saturdays?

Yes, maybe they should wait a year and see if the trees they pruned will survive the winter snow loads. Some of them look like they will fall over in a stiff breeze! Eva Myers-McKimm I think the tree pruning has been done in an excellent manner... unfortunately this should have been done years ago in order for it to have not got to this extreme. Hopefully people will understand why this is being done, especially if they experience any power outages as a result of line interference. Ann Popoff

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YES: 51 % NO: 49 %

Our kids deserve a lot better On Tuesday, September 2, I was reading my Facebook news feed, keeping up with the daily posts from many of those whom I represent. Several posts were from parents talking about how that day was supposed to be the first day of school for their children. One parent posted the photo that should have been the annual memory for heading back to class. Her daughter was wearing her backpack, new school clothes and a big smile. The only thing missing was a classroom to step into. The next day, the headlines in most of BC’s local and provincial news focused on parents taking action to support teachers. In Maple Ridge, parents wanted to speak with their MLA, but were locked out of the office. Similar scenes took place across the province at Liberal MLA offices. Meanwhile, the Premier has posted four tweets and one Facebook messages about the dispute this week.

No official statement to media, no statement to parents and teachers. Nothing to the 500,000 kids who are missing out on their education. Such absence is ridiculous and irresponsible. The minister of education has shown that he cannot be trusted at the bargaining table, failing to respect the basic premises of fair bargaining and the agreed-upon rules to hammer out a deal. Meanwhile, the premier and her Liberal MLAs are MIA. The public deserves more than this. The public deserves more than a government that took six weeks to respond to the teachers’ request for mediation over the summer, then saying they’d meet for only one day. Our kids deserve classrooms with the resources they need to succeed. Two months ago, I wrote in the Nelson Star about how kids are missing out because teachers are overstretched and under-resourced in classrooms with too many kids, more of whom require

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Who lost out by this decision? Our kids. Today, teachers continue to press for those resources. At the top of the list of resources they need to do the best job they can is their time and attention for each student. If all the research and pedagogical analysis isn’t good enough to persuade Christy Clark that class size and composition are critical issues for the success of our students, I suggest she use some common sense. Kids do better when they can ask their questions, seek one-on-one help, talk out their ideas and challenges, and feel understood by the person instructing them. Smaller class sizes allow for that to happen. Enough educational assistants facilitate the one-on-one time needed for all kids, especially children with special needs. These resources are essential, and our 500,000 kids in the public system deserve them. The Liberal government’s suggestion that they

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don’t by originally stripping these provisions from teachers’ contracts and now fighting in the courts to keep them away is simply 19th century thinking. A good education should not be the reserve of the rich. Teachers and parents who want an excellent education for our kids, I’m with you. So is every New Democrat MLA and our leader, John Horgan. For months, we’ve been calling on Christy Clark to stop tweeting and start meeting; to put class size and composition on the table and get a deal for our kids. With the first day of school come and gone without students enlivening school halls, let’s hope we can get to the table soon, negotiate in good faith and get a deal for the future kids deserve. — Michelle Mungall is MLA for Nelson-Creston. Her column appears monthly.

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Taavi Wickman graduated from L.V. Rogers Secondary school last June and will be en route to the Yukon this fall and then to Indonesia with Canada World Youth in the new year. Rather than have a gap year or go to university, the 18-year-old decided to apply as a volunteer for the Canada World Youth in a health and environment program, which he heard about through friends in June. He leaves for Whitehorse in October for three months where he will stay until January 3. Then he departs for Indonesia staying on the island of Pulau Pramuka until the end of March 2015. “I’m looking forward to the culture shock that would be quite immediate,” he said. Once he arrives in Whitehorse, he will be assigned a counterpart from Indonesia. They will stay with the same host family and go through the program training and education together. He said the program is intended to foster intercitizenship and helps to immerse both people into each others culture. “It will also help to learn each others languages, as it could be very hard to learn, especially English,” said Wickman. He will learn to speak Indonesian, the native language spoken by 23 million people and 140 million people as a second language, and his Indonesian counterpart will learn English. Once he has settled into his host family, Wickman will begin volunteer work for approximately 21-28 hours per week. While in Canada, volunteers are placed with local organizations that provide a service to the community. In the overseas phase, youth often volunteer to directly support a local development project run by CWY’s partner organization, which for Wickman will be the state Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs, specifically the Deputy of Youth Empowerment. Youth are allowed to volunteer

Taavi Wickman is participating in Canada World Youth this winter. He is holding a fundraiser at the Civic Theatre on Sept. 17 to help raise money for the program. Tamara Hynd photo more hours in the evenings or weekends to support community activities, to create their own community activities, or to support an organization or initiative of their choice. After the exchange, thanks to his mother’s Swedish citizenship he would like to study political science in Sweden for free, which he said “is very convenient” considering the average university graduate incurs an average debt of $35,000. He wants to go into politics eventually. While the majority of his costs are covered by CWY, Wickman does need to contribute $3,200. Wickman is holding a fundraiser at the Capitol Theatre. Ten dollars will get you in the door to view the movie The Act of Killing on Wednesday, September 17 at 7:30 p.m. The award winning 2012 documentary film by Dutch director Joshua Oppenheimer about the

mass killings that took place in Indonesia in the 1960s. Fair trade coffee will also be on the evening beverage menu. Finn Elliott of Nelson will also be taking part in the CWY program that will take him to the East African country of Tanzania for six months to do volunteer work related to reforestation. Founded in 1971 Canada World Youth is a world leader in developing international educational programs for young people aged 15 to 35. A non-profit organization, CWY is dedicated to enriching the lives of young people that have a desire to become informed and active global citizens. CWY programs are designed to help youth experience the world for themselves, learn about other cultures and diverse Canadian communities while developing leadership and communication skills.

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Opponents of the Jumbo Glacier Resort project have established a watchdog camp in Jumbo Creek, as Glacier Resorts Ltd. presses ahead with its most significant physical infrastructure developments yet. Glacier Resorts Ltd. and Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality are undertaking work to put in three bridges — a temporary metal bridge spanning Leo Creek on the Jumbo Creek forest service road, another temporary bridge, and a permanent bridge at kilometre 15.8 on the same road. The permanent bridge is being paid for by the municipality; the temporary bridges by Glacier Resorts Ltd. “It’s surreal,” said Glacier Resorts Ltd. vice president Grant Costello on how it feels to be on the verge of starting construction of a project that was first proposed more than two decades ago. The developer’s environmental assessment certificate is set to expire this October if the project is not substantially

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Some Nelson-based Jumbo Wild supporters have gone as far as to paint Will Johnson photo their vehicles to show their support. started. Costello said although “substantially started” is a subjective term, the temporary bridges won’t qualify since they are merely for access. But, he explained, Glacier Resorts Ltd. has plenty more development work lined up once the bridges are in (all three will likely be in place this month), including surveying of a lift line, starting construction of the resort’s first chair lift, surveying a building site for a day lodge and pouring the first foundation for the lift. “[We’ll] survey it, clear it,

clear the lift line, and build the bottom foundation — put the concrete in the ground for the base, where the lift terminal and engine and everything sits. We may do some footings on the lift towers going up depending on the timeframe,” said Costello. “And we’re going to build the foundation of the day lodge.” The developers may also begin work on surveying and clearing an internal main access road running from the beginning to the end of the resort

within the site, he said. The watchdog camp was established August 20 by several people including Jim Galloway, Pat Morrow, Bob Campsall and Nolan Rad. Although most are members of local environmental group Wildsight, Wildsight spokesperson Robyn Duncan said the group was supporting the camp, but not officially organizing it. The West Kootenay Ecosociety invited people to the camp, but executive director David Reid also said that although the Ecosociety is supporting the camp, it is not running it. “The provincial Environmental Assessment Office can’t keep people on the ground all the time, so that’s when the public has to step in,” Reid had said before the camp was set. “For the most part, I think it [the camp] will be a lot of talking to people coming by, taking photos and documenting what goes on so that everybody can be sure that the resort proponents are complying with the 195 conditions they made as part of their environmental assessment certificate.”

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Sep 5th - Moontricks w/ Vespers Sep 6th - Road Kings Rooftop Dance w/ Eddy & The Stingrays Sept 6th - Wylder At Heart Fundraiser Sep 12th - Sonny Rhodes Sep 13th - Desert Dwellers Presented by AreaOne Events & SpiritFest Sept 16th - Zeus w/ The Elwins & Astral Swans Sep 19th - eMC feat. Masta Ace, Stricklin, Wordsworth & Punchline Sep 20th - Ryan Wells w/ Yard Sale Sep 24th - Beach House w/ guests Sep 25th - YukYuk’s Comedy Sep 26th - The Wooden Sky w/ High Ends Oct 1st - Deconstructing Dinner Film and Oyster Fest Oct 4th - Mat The Alien Oct 7th - DubFX - presented by AreaOne Events Oct 11th - Minnesota - presented by BassBizzNiz Oct 14th & 15th - Maceo Parker Oct 16th - Zion I w/ Aileron & VS. Oct 18th - Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer early show w/ Miss Quincy Oct 18th - Cass Rhapsody - Late show Oct 25th - Electro Swing Club’s Dirty Gramophones Oct 31st - Vinyl Richie Hallowe’en Spooktacular w/ Cass Rhapsody Nov 4th - The Smalls - Reunion Tour Nov 10th - Buck 65 w/ guests Nov 17th -Tokyo Police Club, Said The Whale & The Pack A.D. Nov 21st - The Crooked Brothers w/ James Lamb - early show Dec 12th - Stickybuds w/ guests Dec 19th - Val Kilmer & The New Coke

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Community Events The 12th annual Nelson Road Kings Queens City Cruise and car show is September 5 and 6. Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre grand opening weekend, September 5 to 7 at 812 Stanley Street. Open house on Friday, September 5 at 6:30 p.m. with tours of new centre. At 7:30 p.m. there will be a talk by Acharya Jenny Warwick “Let it Shine-Shambhala in our Community.” Everyone is welcome. Witness the creation of a sand mandala as Lama Losang Samtem works on a compassion sand mandala from Monday, September 8 to 14. Check nelson.shambhala.org. Pugapalooza will be held at the Frog Peak Cafe at 1418 Highway 6 in Crescent Valley on September 6 at 1 p.m. Calling all pug lovers and friends of the pug, you do not have to own a pug to come and enjoy in the fun! Costumes are welcome for pugs and owners, there will be prizes for all! Library Family Campout celebrate International Literacy Day Monday, September 8 and camp out in the Nelson Public Library with the whole family. Bring blankets, sheets, pillows and flash light to build your own fort to read in together. Stories around the campfire and walking “smores” will all be part of the fun starting at 6:30 p.m. Register required at nelsonlibrary.ca or contact nradonich@ nelson.ca or 250-352-6333/250352-8283. The Kootenay Spirit Festival has a free community event on Saturday, September 13 at Lakeside Park from 3:30 to 9 p.m. with family-friendly yoga, a hula hooping workshop and concerts by John de Kadt, Sparrow Grace and Buckman Coe. The 12th annual Harrop Harvest Festival on Sunday, September 14. Food and music for all ages from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Harrop Hall, 6066 McConnell Road. The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE), Ko-

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kanee Chapter in Nelson is 100 years old this year and are having a party to celebrate. Come in for a visit on Wednesday, September 17 after 10 a.m. for a piece of cake at 670 Baker St. Storytimes are back at the Nelson Public Library. Preschool Storytime for 2 – 3 yr. olds starts Wednesday September 17 – October 29. Family Storytime Saturdays, beginning September 20 to November 1. Both programs begin at 10:15 a.m. Register online at www. nelsonlibrary.ca or call 250352-6333.

La Leche League Nelson provides breastfeeding information and support to moms and soon-to-bemoms. The next meeting is on September 15. Meet at 1 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at The Family Place, 312 Silica St. More information: 352-3583.

Twilight Labyrinth WalkJoin the Nelson Community Labyrinth Group on Sunday, Sept 21 at 6:30 p.m. for the annual Autumn Equinox Walk. Held at the Lakeside Labyrinth in Rotary Lakeside Park this is a celebration of the change of season on this the day of equal light and darkness. All welcome. www.labyrinth.kics .bc.ca.

Workshops Community yoga at the Youth Centre every Wednesday. Afternoon practice for girls and women at 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. All levels welcome. Yoga’s about touching your heart, not your toes. Expect an upbeat practice complete with deep relaxation, all accompanied by awesome tunes. Also a fun evening practice at 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up, stretch it out, get bent. Expect to leave feeling awesome and a lightness of heart. For all ages: teens and 19+. Pay what you can. Contact Ursula at ursulatwiss@gmail. com or 250-777-1298.

Weekly meetings Nelson Trail Runners: drop-in trail runs, Sundays at 7:30 a.m., and weekdays at 6:30 a.m. Meet at Mountain Station rail trail parking lot. Check them out on Facebook at Nelson Trailrunners or email nelsontrailrunnerz@gmail.com to confirm times. Its an open, non-competitive, all abilities trail running group with over 104 members.

The BC Alzheimer Society is offering Grief and Loss workshops on Sept 10 and 17 from 7 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. at the Community Health Co-op, 518 Lake Street. Learn how grief and loss can impact caregivers as well as people with dementia and explore coping strategies. By donation. Preregistration required. Call 250-301-6742 or email jlefferlaar@alzheimerbc. org.

MONTHLY MEETINGS The Alzheimer Society Caregiver Support Group meets the second Wednesday of the month, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. Families and individuals can meet with a support and education coordinator in person, by phone and email, to offer support and information for every stage of dementia. Printed information, a strong website and newsletters are available and services are free. Contact Gail Russell at 250-352-7444, gailandnelson@gmail.com.

The Nelson Public Library is hosting a series of Lunchtime Talks with Dr. Remi Champagne. Presentations will look at childhood ailments including ear infections, ADHD, colds and flus, and asthma. The first of these free talks—Understanding Ear Infections-is Tuesday, September 16, noon to 1 p.m. in the library storytelling room. More information available at nelsonlibrary.ca and sparklinglife.ca.

On Saturday, September 13 at 10 a.m. at 101 Baker Street (downstairs) the Council of Canadians will have their regular monthly meeting. All welcome. Info: 250-352-9871

Fundraisers Wyld at Heart, a fundraiser for Wylder Doerkson, is on Saturday, September 6, 8 p.m. at the Spirit Bar in Nelson Performers will include James Lamb, Brooke Riome, Rabs,

Laura Landsberg quartet, Mooves, Rafferty Funksmith, and many more. Minimum donation is $10. The Parkinsons SuperWalk is on September 7. No cape? No problem! You can be an everyday hero to Canadians living with Parkinson’s. Register now for the event, which takes place at Rotary Lakeside Park from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and raise critical funds for support services, education and research. For info: parkinson.bc.ca Announcements The West Kootenay Family Historians Society meets on Monday, September 8, at 6:45 p.m. in the lower level of the Castlegar Public Library, including a presentation by guest Sylvia Crooks on her new book Names on a Cenotaph: Kootenay Lake Men in World War I. All are welcome to attend. For further information, contact wkfhs@ shaw.ca.

The Nelson Choral Society begins its fall session September 9. Practices will be Tuesdays 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bethel Christian Centre, 623 Gordon Road. All are welcome, no audition required. Prospective choir members are encouraged to try out the choir for a week or two. For further information, see nelsonchoralsociety.org Casting call for A Christmas Carol deadline Sept. 12; to be staged in Slocan December 6. Director and technicians also needed. Contact Rick at 778800-9821 or hikerdude48@ gmail.com. Auditions, casting and get acquainted barbecue September 13. Proceeds to the food bank. This page is for community, charity or fundraising events that are free (or nearly free). Submissions will be run at the discretion of the editor. Dated events take priority. If you have previously posted an event and want it to run again, provide an up-to-date version with contact details to reporter3@nelsonstar. com. Thank you.

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Walk to Fight Animal Cruelty Sunday, September 7th, Lakeside Park $25 registrations, free for youth under 18! Includes, t-shirt, gift bag, and complimentary coffee, juice, snacks, and crueltyfree BBQ. Thousands of dollars in prizes for top fundraisers in youth, adult, and team categories! Live entertainment, family fun, and doggy games! All proceeds to the Nelson branch of the BC SPCA. Registration opens at 9:30, walk begins at 11.

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On Saturday, September 6 Circle the Wagons and Wantmonster will be playing reunion sets along with Taberf**ks and Tar Holes as part of the Crank it to 6 series at Kootenay Co-op Radio. Doors at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. Invasives and War Baby play Kootenay Coop Radio on Thursday, September 11. Doors at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit the Crank it to 6 concert series on Facebook. Singer songwriter Nir Blue will play a combination of blues, jazz, rock and folk at Sleep is for Sissies in Winlaw on Friday, September 12 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10. Sh*t Talkers and Dealer will perform on Saturday, September 13 at Kootenay Co-op Radio. Doors at 8. Tickets are $10. Zeus will play with The Elwins and Astral Swans at Spiritbar on Tuesday, September 16 in

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Kalle Mattson, along with James Lamb & The Winning Numbers, plays a live broadcast concert at Kootenay Co-op Radio on Saturday, September 20. Doors at 8. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit the Crank it to 6 concert series on Facebook. The Faps, Tara Holloway and Amber McClean will play Kootenay Co-op Radio on Friday, September 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit the Crank it to 6 concert series on Facebook. Kootenay band Moontricks will play Spiritbar at 10 p.m. on September 5. Their music blurs the lines of analog and digital, acoustic and electronic, beautiful and dirty. Vespers will be the opening act. Tickets are $10 at the door.

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Beach House will play Spiritbar on September 24 as part of their Northern Exposure tour. Their special guests are TBA. Tickets are $25 and are available from the Hume Hotel. Toronto rockers The Wooden Sky are playing at Spiritbar on Friday, September 26 at 9 p.m. to promote their new album Let’s Be Ready. High ends will play an opener set. Tickets are $15 and are available from the Hume Hotel.

Festivals

The Kootenay Storytelling Festival presents a weekend of storytelling at the Capitol Theatre and the Old Church Hall. A beloved Procter event since 1999, the show moved to Nelson in 2012. With headliner Ivan E. Coyote and Nelson performer Magpie Ulysses. The festi-

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Tickets are now available for the first annual Kootenay Spirit Festival, which will host yogacentric 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 third annual Deconstructing Dinner Film Festival returns to Nelson with 11 food documentary films at three venues over the course of four days, October 1 to 4. The festival will feature an opening night oyster bar and closing night local chocolate maker showcase. There will also be an all-new 100-mile pizza bar and BITE truck poutine bar. Info and tickets at deconstructingdinner.com

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Judith Plant, the co-founder and publisher of New Society Publishers will share her story at the Civic Theatre on October 8 at 7 p.m. New Society Publishers is a BC small business success story that publishes books on community building, environment, natural building and more. Otter Books will manage an NSP book sale. Tickets are $10 and can be found at deconstructingdinner.com 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.

Visual arts

The Langham Gallery is currently hosting 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 gallery is open Thursday through Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. For more information visit thelangham.ca.

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The 12th annual Queen City Cruise runs tonight and tomorrow. Over 10,000 people are expected to attend the Saturday car showcase on Baker Street. Other events include a new casino night on Friday and a parkade concert on Saturday night featuring Eddy and the Stingrays. For more information email info@nelsonroadkings.com

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The Capitol Theatre presents Singalong Westside Story on Saturday, September 13 at 7:30 p.m., hosted by Mary Defeo. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students. Come as you are or come dressed as a Jet or Shark. For more information visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca

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The Capitol Theatre is currently holding open auditions for the 27th Christmas Pantomime. This year will feature Pantomime Bedtime Rhymes by Nelson playwright Lisel Forst, and directed by her husband Jeff. Auditions will take place on Sunday, September 14 at 421 Victoria Street. The auditions will take place in large group format. Parents of children 13-and-under should arrive at 10 a.m. Older children should arrive at 11 a.m. For more information call the box office at 250-352-6363.

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Oxygen Art Centre is currently showing 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 is now featuring 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 gallery, located across from the Castlegar Airport adjacent to the Doukhobor Discovery Centre, is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 to 5 p.m. For more information visit kootenaygallery.com.

MOVIES

The Civic Theatre presents The HundredFoot Journey, starring Helen Mirren and directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Hassan Kadam is a culinary ingénue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. When Hassan and his family, led by Papa, move to a quaint village in the South of France with the grand plan of opening an Indian restaurant in the picturesque countryside, they are undeterred by the fact that only 100 feet opposite stands a Michelin starred classical French eatery. The movie will play September 6, 7 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. there will also be a 2 p.m. matinee screening on September 7. For more information visit civictheatre.ca. West Kootenay EcoSociety and Borderline Boaters invite you to a special screening of the documentary film Damnation that reveals how dams have shaped our lives, and what can happen when a tame river is set free. With stunning scenery and inspiring interviews, learn how we can re-imagine wild rivers. Don’t miss this award-winning film on September 10 at 7:30pm at Nelson Civic Theatre. Tickets are $12 general admission. Members of EcoSociety, Borderline Boaters, students, and seniors enjoy a $2 discount. Learn more at ecosociety.ca

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“The thing I love about the act of storytelling is that you are not in isolation when you’re on stage. For me as a performer my creation doesn’t stop when I finish writing or memorizing it. My process is still changing with people in the room and it changes all the time,” she said. “People experience different things about your work. You have places where you go off or you stop mid-sentence or somebody needs to pee. It’s an interactive activity. It’s not a passive ‘let’s go watch this thing’ and people want that now, I think.” Continued on Page 13

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Magpie Ulysses wants to take you hostage with her storytelling. “Sometimes we don’t realize we want to be told a story until we’re listening and our feet curl up under our asses and we pull our arms around our knees and have a moment of absolute presence in a room full of people,” said the Nelson storyteller, who will be performing with a diverse lineup at this year’s Kootenay Storytelling Festival from September 19 to 21.

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Ulysses will be performing her show “Past Presence; Pleiotropy & the impossible cycle of being” on Friday, September 20 at the Old Church Hall at 602 Victoria St. The piece is about her experiences hitchhiking over 25,000 kms across North America. “I’ve always been interested in othering. I was bullied in high school. I’ve always been fascinated with outlaws and outcasting. It’s always been present in my work but it’s really just starting to become a bit more present, and in some strange places.” Ulysses set out to recount her experiences, and had a number of academic ideas for how to approach her work, but ultimately she found her experiences dictated the story she’s ended up telling. “Everything shifted and now most of it is about how we engage with strangers, and strangers’ stories that they told me,” she said. Ulysses will be joining veteran performers like headliner Ivan E. Coyote and children’s performer Anne Glover. Ulysses, who has previously focused on spoken word and performance poetry,

said transitioning into the storytelling scene has been a challenge at times. “Last year I was part of the festival and I felt really overwhelmed by it. I mean, those are big shoes. Ivan’s shoes are Ivan’s shoes. There’s no one else. Ivan is one of the most powerful storytellers I’ve ever experienced,” she said. Ulysses said she values the way Coyote forces people into self-reflection. “Any time you have a powerful trans person on stage, you’re going to have that experience. But Ivan has this way of taking their particular experience in the world and making it yours too,” she said. (Coyote chooses not to self-identify with traditional pronouns such as “he” or “she” in favour of “they” and “them”.) Ulysses said she’s also thrilled to see Anne Glover. “Anne is possibly one of the best children’s entertainers I’ve ever experienced, with meaning,” she said. But though she admires Glover’s work, Ulysses warns that her subject matter isn’t intended for a younger audience. “I’m talking about big ideas about big things and if people want to talk to their children

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about that, it’s fine with me. But it’s not up to me to choose that for them,” she said. Ulysses said many are under the mistaken assumption that storytelling is exclusively for children, but she said she has observed people during her performances who are hungry for the sort of communal, interactive experiences that storytelling performances offer. “People always associate it with children, but I’ve watched adults in audiences get completely lost in the show. There’s a softening, a reckoning there,” she said. Ulysses said one tragic event that’s on her mind leading up to the festival is the recent death of Blackfoot spoken word performer Zaccheus Jackson, who she called a “superhero” of the storytelling community. “He was an incredibly powerful person and this is a huge loss on so many levels,” she said. “Here I find the aboriginal voice doesn’t get showcased very much. We don’t have many powerful aboriginal voices. His work will continue through people like us, people who remember him and the people who are doing this work as well.” For more information about the Kootenay Storytelling Festival, visit kootenaystory.ca. To learn more about Magpie Ulysses and her work visit her Facebook page, magpieulysses. ca or follow her on Twitter @ magpieulysses.

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Free talks at the library Thanks to the interest of a local professional, the Nelson Public Library is hosting a series of presentations aimed at parents of small children. Lunchtime Talks with Dr. Remi Champagne will look at childhood ailments including ear infections, ADHD, colds and flus, and asthma. The first of these free talks — Understanding Ear Infections — happens Tuesday, September 16 from noon to 1p.m. in the storytelling room at the library. Champagne is a family wellness chiropractor specializing in the care of babies, children, and pregnant mothers. He comes from a large family of chiropractors — 32 over two generations! After studying in Georgia, Champagne worked at one of the busiest practices there before coming back to his home country of Canada and settling in Nelson, where he has practiced for five years. “I love getting out in the community and sharing my knowledge about how to achieve better health and get better function out of our bodies,” says Champagne. “I want to inspire and empower people to take control of their own health with the right tools and actions.” Champagne’s first talk examines what causes ear infections, discusses why antibiotics may not be the best answer, and suggests some effective, natural solutions to not only take care of your child’s ear infections, but also to enhance overall health.

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Clinton Swanson clearly remembers being in Grade 11, sitting in the midst of a 70-piece wind ensemble, practicing the same piece over and over, when suddenly he felt lifted. “It was a spine-tingling moment, like I was elevated. I said ‘I think I can do this for the rest of my life’,” said the Nelson saxophone player, who eventually made good on the plan. He has since become a household name in the Kootenays, performing in a variety of different bands and ensembles. Swanson is preparing to release new music through his company Big Fur Records in late 2014, and continuing into 2015. “I’ve produced an archive close to 30, 40 songs. I’m going to release that through CD Baby, it will be distributed through iTunes and I’ll do some videos on YouTube,” he said. But Nelson residents don’t have to wait for him to release the tracks, because he will be performing them live at multiple concerts in the coming months. In September Swanson will be playing the rooftop party as part of the Queen City Cruise on September 5. He also has an after work dance party at Finley’s Irish Bar & Grill on September 26, a fundraiser concert for Nelson CARES on Friday, November 14 and a Christmas party at Spiritbar on December 13. But the show he’s currently most thrilled about is the upcoming concert at the Charles Bailey Theatre in Trail, along with his good friend Kelly Fawcett. “I started playing with Kelly in the late 80s, and we’ve been playing together on and off since. We love making music together,” he said. Swanson is not only sharing his love of music with his audiences, he also teaches saxophone. “To me, it’s a super personal instrument strictly because it’s very physical when you play it, you have to blow through it, it’s inside your mouth,” he said. “I tell my students all the time, it amplifies what you’re doing with your body. It sends out how you’re feeling because you’re so connected to that instrument.” Swanson spent years studying the saxophone in Vancouver under Stan Karp. He lived there for 17 years, but ultimately returned with his wife, novelist Antonio Banyard. “We had enough with Vancouver. Now I look back and wonder how I made it through that many years,” he said. Swanson is currently participating in between five to ten musical projects, including three bands where he serves as the frontman: Hornography,

Bessie & the Back Eddies and Below the Belt. Swanson plays both live music and cover songs, though he specifies that he doesn’t typically do note-for-note adaptations, choosing rather to give each tune an individual flair. “I used to play to be in a band, we played Steely Dan pretty much note for note. But these days I take a tune and I remake it,” he said. But he’s moving away from covers to work on his original compositions. He’s written all original music for Hornography, and even invented a character named Bari the Booty. “He’s a character I invented, a baritone sax player. He’s kind of like Prince meets Weird Al Yankovic,” he said. “The great thing about Nelson is that there’s a lot of musicians here who want to play music and there’s a lot of people who want to listen. It’s a great combination. I always feel honoured and privileged to be a musician in this town and to make it work,” he said. For more information, visit Clinton Swanson Live on Facebook.

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Capitol Theatre raises curtain on a new season The CapitolTheater has launched its 27th Season on September 2nd—an opportunity for lovers of theatre, dance, comedy and music to renew or subscribe to the 2014-2015 season packages for great discounts and best prices on all shows! After a tremendously successful last season, we are proud to again present an affordable, well-rounded series of professional touring performances spanning a wide range of artistic genres. Through a partnership with the CIVICTheatre, we’re very happy to also bring you a series of screenings of Live Performances on Screen and Exhibitions. “This year, we welcome back familiar companies, as well as new and exciting contemporary shows in theatre and dance,” says Executive Director Stephanie Fischer. “We have expanded this Season Series by adding three more theatre performances to our usual eight shows adds Bessie Wapp, Board Chair of the Capitol Theatre Restoration Society, “as well as two more kids shows bringing the Kids Series up to six excellent shows including theatre, mask theatre, circus and music! Kids’ shows are $12.50 each, or six for $60. We encourages you to check out the new and exciting artists such as the season opening performer Evalyn Parry with SPIN, an award-winning theatrical and musical journey inspired by the incredible true tale of the first woman to ride around the world on a bicycle in 1895 and the bicycle as muse, musical instrument and agent for social change. Make sure not to miss Atlantic Ballet Canada with the breathtaking performance PIAF featuring Edith Piaf’s inimitable voice and music in iconic songs like “La Vie en rose” and “Non, je ne regrette rein. BOOM! performed by Rick Miller will take you on what Miller describes as almost a Wikipedia-like tour of the period from 1945 - “From the boom of Hiroshima that ended World WarTwo” - through to 1969 - “All the way to the boom of Apollo II that launched Neil Armstrong and company to the moon”. In the BOOM! generation politics and culture merged like never before-and perhaps never again! BOOM takes us through 25 turbulent years and gives voice to over 100 influential politicians, activists and musicians - a mind blowing experience for audiences of all generations. If you missed DETOUR by Nelson’s own Ichigo-Ichieh New Theatre in the spring, you have another chance to see this stellar dance theatre in January.

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Award-winning Ballet Jörgen Canada is back, presenting Cinderella, Bengt Jörgen’s innovative take on the classic fairy tale. Tara Travis is back with a Monster Theatre production and so are The Bills and John Reischman & the Jaybirds! British comedian Chris Gibbs will entertain you with a comedy show about the worries of being a father and the absolute terror of being a good one, and Christopher Hunt brings us to the year 1650 when the Puritans have closed the theatres and old Jack Rice, who once was a famous actor is down on his luck - an award-winning show that sees Hunt perform 25 characters! And last but not least enjoy a performance by the multi-award winning The Wonderheads where death meets his match in Mrs. Fischer, a tenacious granny not ready to breath her last. Grim and Fischer will take you on a profound journey that is at turns both hilarious and heart-breaking.

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The Capitol’s commitment to offer professional shows at an affordable price means that all shows in the evening program are priced between $20-$35 for adults, with discounts for students. A season pass includes tickets for six or more shows at a 20% discount!! We also offer a half season with a 15% discount. The Capitol currently has many season subscribers, about a quarter of the theatre’s 426-seat capacity. “Last year we sold out many of our shows and expect the same this year, so we recommend that people buy tickets in advance,” says Fischer. “and remember.... the beauty of live theatre is unique and one of a kind! All shows are one night only; no pause and playback, no PVR. Just unforgettable experiences you’ll only get by being there.”

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A group of Nelson firefighters turned their talents with poles, axes, and hoses into top honours at the region’s inaugural Firefighter Games at Pass Creek park over the long weekend. Hosted by the Robson fire department, the fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy tested firefighters’ teamwork, strength, endurance, and skill with the tools of their trade in nine different events. Nelson’s team, made up of Bob Patton, Scott Jeffery, Leo Grypma, and Chris Thast, squared off against 13 others including Castlegar, Robson, Pass Creek, Tarrys, Balfour-Harrop, Beasley, Riondel, Creston, and Sparwood. “It was a fun-filled, fantastic weekend,” Patton said. “I went in 2009 to the World Police and Fire Games, but something like this hasn’t been put on in our area for quite some time.” After earning the most points in the competition, Nelson’s team took home a set of helmets inscribed “Firefighter Games 2014 Champions.” “We were fortunate to win,” Patton said. “It was competitive but fun. The top five teams were all very close and we were lucky to come out on top.” Chief organizer Dustin LePage, a Robson Nelson firefighter took top honours in the inaugural Firefighter Games at Pass Creek park over the firefighter and the department’s Muscular long weekend. Simon Grypma photo

Dystrophy Canada chair, said as the lone professional team, Nelson “did have more pressure on them to win. That’s what they do.” The competition mostly featured unique events specially designed for spectators, including a hose roll relay, window rescue, beer barrel attack, hoisting challenge, axe throw, pike pole javelin, chin up square off, and sledgehammer slam. “We came up with stuff that was entirely new,” LePage said. “We looked at various facets of the fire service industry and designed events around rescue, ladders, hoses, tools, ropes, knots and hoisting. We don’t normally throw pike poles or axes, but we do use them.” The finale, called Mayday Mayday Mayhem, involved an obstacle course with a foam pit, confined spaces, and live fire. Events involved two to four team members and up to four teams at a time. Between participants, volunteers, and spectators, over 1,000 people attended the two-day competition. LePage didn’t yet have the final total raised through donations, liquor sales, a barbecue and raffle, but expected it to be in the “tens of thousands” of dollars. Despite the eight months it took to plan the event, he said it would “definitely” be back next year, and thanked the community and sponsors for their support.

Players impress coach in first exhibition game, play at home Saturday

Leafs battle Nitehawks to 4-4 draw Kevin Mills Nelson Star

Nelson Leafs coach David McLellan had his first chance to see his team in game action on Wednesday night. And he liked what he saw. The Nelson Leafs hockey squad traveled to Beaver Valley to battle the Nitehawks and earned a hard fought 4-4 tie with their rivals in the first exhibition game of the new season. “It was a good exhibition game, we got a lot of our young guys playing,” said the coach. “Our veteran players played in the third period and they looked like veteran players.” He called it a typical first game, filled

with sloppy play from many of the youngsters who made “young player mistakes.” However the coach said he expected that from the newcomers. “Our older guys though, looked very good to me overall. They started off slow but really picked it up.” Goaltenders Jesse Gillis and Jason Mailhoit were solid in the nets for Nelson. McLellan said his defensive veterans were really “noticeable” on the ice and played a strong game. He singled out Robson Cramer and Darnel St. Pierre for their play. Of the youngsters on the ice, Nelson’s Sam Weber had an impressive performance in his first game action. “We had a really good contribution from

a young player, Weber, who played well as a forward.” The coach has three more chances to see his team gel as the Leafs play on three consecutive nights beginning tonight in Creston Valley. The Leafs play Creston again on Saturday, this time at the Nelson and District Community Complex. On Sunday the Leafs host Beaver Valley. Both games start at 7 p.m. The coach is glad to be playing so many games. “You get to a stage as a coach that you want to start working with your core group. By the fourth game, we should have that.” The regular season begins September 12 when the Leafs host the Nitehawks.

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Kilometre 37 — ‘The suffering has set in’

Suffer Fest: One runner’s perspective It’s a breezy Kaslo morning, August 30, a few minutes past sunrise, and as I look downward toward my shuffling feet, strapped into a pair of Vibram toe shoes, I take a moment to wonder what the morning has in store for me. It’s the beginning of the Kootenay Suffer Fest, the tongue-in-cheek(mostly)-named outdoors event that has taken place in Kaslo and the surrounding area for the past five years. For a few days, hundreds of participants will gather, muster up their stores of will power, and partake in various trail running, mountain biking, and community-based events. Today I’ve chosen to throw myself into the 50-km trail race. It’s been my goal for the past two years to enter this event, and now, with a few road marathons under my run belt, I finally feel that I’m ready. There are 20 of us at the starting line. Most of us are laughing. Some of us are stretching. I’m excited and terrified. There’s a quick countdown, and then we’re off. Kilometre 3: Now I’ve never been a sporty or competitive person, nor do I have a

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typical runner’s physique, but somewhere along the line I figured out that I was stubborn enough to move for a long time without stopping. Running has never felt like a battle, but like a constant negotiation between mind and body. The first three kilometres pass smoothly, winding along the river and coming back through town. Then the route rises straight up the mountain at the north end of Kaslo. With one determined holler, I begin to climb. Kilometre 9: At this height, 1,100 vertical feet, I can see the tiny town of Kaslo far below me. I’m always amazed at the

amount of community support that this event generates. For a few days, the town enters Suﬀer Fest mode, with the majority of the population either volunteering, participating in or sponsoring the festival. Just this year, the event has expanded to include New Denver and Nakusp, with new races in each respective location. There’s even a mountain marathon up Idaho Peak happening on Sunday out of New Denver. A few of my fellow racers mention that today is their warm up for that run. My jaw drops.

Kilometre 20: The route is beautiful. The course has been following an old wagon trail and, after descending the ridge that I had climbed, I’m feeling pretty good. My calves are beginning to hurt, there’s a tightness in my hips, but my spirits are high. When I discovered trail running two years ago after moving to Nelson, I knew there was no going back to the pavement. The monotony of road running is nowhere to be found on the trail; there are changing terrain features, rises and falls, new routes to discover. A volunteer at an aid station tells me I look like I could go all day. I

laugh and say, “We’ll see about that.”

Kilometre 25: Halfway. As I reach this point, I think of my mom, who has come here from Fernie to run the 25-km race. Last year, after introducing her to trail running for the first time, she just took oﬀ with the sport, as if she had been born doing it. Her run, which starts at 9 a.m., is just about to begin. This is a family-centric, very social event. You don’t wear headphones, you talk to your fellow runners. You bring your family, you have fun. Kilometre 37: The suﬀering has set in. My whole body hurts and I can’t think. My legs feel like they’re going to break like spindles beneath me. The entirety of my being has come down to the simple, excruciating task of moving forward, despite everything else my body wants me to do. I begin to talk to myself aloud, almost deliriously, appealing to the misplaced logical side of my brain. I tell myself that I can do it. That it’s no big deal. I’m not sure I believe myself. But I keep going. Continued on Page 21

Eli Geddis completed the Suffer Fest in just over six hours.

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Surviving the course Continued from Page 19

Kilometre 45-50: I’ve emerged from the slump, a wash of euphoric, endorphin-fueled energy flowing through me. The pain in my legs has subsided, turned to easy numbness, and any barriers in my mind are broken down. I’m embarrassingly near tears, and I’m so grateful for the race volunteer marshals for sitting out in the woods all day to direct and encourage tired runners, for my mom for coming to Kaslo with me to participate in this madness, for all the goodness that is in my life. I’m so happy to be alive. And before I realize it, I’ve run further than I ever have. I cross the finish line with a cheesy dance move and hug Janis Neufeld, the race organizer, who is at the finish line to congratulate everybody who passes. I embrace my partner, Sam, who has been my biggest cheerleader, and together we watch and wait to cheer on my mom as she finishes. She crosses the line, strong and smiling. Somehow, though we started and finished in the same place, we’ve traveled so much further than the mileage on the course map would suggest. I look down at my feet, now tense, dirty, and sore, and feel like it was six hours and 10 minutes well spent. — Eli Geddis is a Nelson-based educator, writer, and now, apparently, ultra-marathoner. He blogs at eligeddis.com.

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Over the next 4 weeks I want to explain as simply as I can the GOOD NEWS that has been given to us as humanity. Please follow along each We are committed to living in biblical Covenamt, where we lay down our week to hear the whole story. lives for one another encouraging each person and family practically and Therefore, no one will be declared right before God by observing the spiritually to become all we are called to be as Christ followers. Law or doing good things. (Romans 3:20 Paraphrased) We are not accepted as we stand before Him if we trust and rely on the good things we do. As good as we think we are the bible says this isn’t enough to be H.O.P.E. Church found right before God. Pastoral couple Jeff & Marilyn Zak Rather, the Law and our own morals make us aware of our separation http://hope.strikingly.com from God. (Romans 3:20 Paraphrased) The Law Nelson Christian Science Society Nelson Seventh-Day wasn’t given to us Service in Balfour Adventist Church so that we could be made right before Rides Sunday Service at 9:30 am at the Sabbath (Saturday) Services available! God by obeying it. Please 10 am Bible study/discussion Anglican Church on Busk Rd. join The Law was given 11 am Worship Service us at to be a mirror, to 1502 12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon Granite We are a Branch of the Mother Church show us simply Also available: “It Is Written" CTV 11 am Saturdays Road our own inability in Boston Massachusetts. “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heauy laden, to make ourselves and I vill giue you rest” Matthew 11:28 www.nelsonadventist.ca Pastor Leo 250-687-1777 For information call 250-229-5237 right before God. We cannot keep the Law perfectly. We need help. But now apart GATHERING THIS SUNDAY CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE from the Law and SEPTEMBER 7TH 10AM 813 Ward Street 352-7131 2402 PERRIER LANE doing the right Bring food to share at our things, a way to potluck brunch. Sunday Mass Times: be declared right All welcome. • Saturday 7:00pm before God has • Sunday 8:30 am Displaced rhythms? been made known. and 10:30 am Come experience ours! (Romans 3:21 Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send www.nelsonvineyard.com Paraphrased) The Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon rccathedral@shaw.ca • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca Look for us on Facebook way to be declared right before God has been promised Anglican Church of Canada since the beginSt. Saviour's Pro Cathedral ning of time, but Ward & Silica, Nelson Family Service & Eucharist has now been fulSunday Service 10:30 a.m September 7th service will be held filled. at the Lakeside Park Picnic Shelter beginning at 10am. Potluck luncheon You see, while to follow. Beverages provided. Please bring your own plates, cutlery, cup we were powerless along with your food item to share. Topic: “SOUL SEEING STORYTELLING” to make ourselves St. Michael & All Angels Busk Road, Balfour right before God, 717 Vernon St. Sunday Service 11:00 a.m. Office: 9 am - 1 pm Tue - Thurs (office hours may vary in summertime) He demonstrates Sunday at 11 a.m. 250.352.5711 • stsaviours@netidea.com His own love for us Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394 ALL ARE WELCOME! by coming and dying for us. (Romans 5:6,8 Paraphrased) God made a way Nelson Community Church where it was impossible for us. His Sunday Worship Service desire is that we at 11:00 am would all be able to stand before Him Everyone is Welcome without anything Your Pastors: that would cause Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows separation. 250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level) Our longing is be able to stand right before God, but on our own, we simply A Friendly Bible cannot do it. The Centre Church Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am good news is this: Minister: David Boyd there is another All are Welcome Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am way! To understand “Renewing our passison for God” “Worship in the Park” how God dying Meet at Lakeside at 10:00 am 623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6 for us makes us Pot-luck lunch to follow the service Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber right before Him, Corner of Josephine and Silica Streets Refreshments are served after the service be sure to read part (Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada) Ph: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca two next week.

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Tyler Ballam teaches in both in both the English Language Program (ELP) and the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Program (TESOL) at Selkirk College. He is one of the organizers of the upcoming BC TEAL conference which will take place at Nelson’s Tenth Street Campus. Selkirk College photo

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Language conference set It’s one of the most important foundations of a shrinking world. Teaching English as an additional language is vital to commerce, community and creating conversations between cultures. This October, BC Teachers of an Additional Language (BC TEAL) will hold its 2014 Interior Regional Conference at the Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus. More than 100 teachers, administrators and community leaders will take in the one-day event at Mary Hall. “People are always going to want to learn English. That’s the bottom line,” said Tyler Ballam, the Selkirk College instructor who is heading up the organization of the conference. “How that’s delivered is where there is the dialogue.” The theme for the conference is “Interior Designs: Building Teaching and Learning Communities.” The idea of building connections throughout communities is central to the conference concept considering most in attendance work in areas far removed from the Lower Mainland. Though immigration is more pronounced in the larger urban centres, Ballam says his colleagues face similar challenges and put forward similar goals. “You are not just a teacher,” he said. “For many of these students you are their first point of contact when they come to Canada.

“You are representing Canada and the place you live because they are dealing with culture shock. That adds to the stress because you are not just teaching a language, you are important to their lives, their success and their happiness.”

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Ballam knows what it feels like to experience culture shock. When he graduated from the University of Victoria, he headed to Asia where he took a job teaching English to elementary school students near Seoul, South Korea. “It’s a culture shock going from Victoria to Seoul in a matter of weeks,” he said. “There is no intermediary period where you are eased into it. It’s night and day.” Armed with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree and no specialized training in how to actually teach English as a second language, Ballam says it was a struggle. “I walked into class and there were 12 little Korean kids looking at me,” he says. “I thought: what I am going to do? In retrospect, I didn’t really know what I was doing… I was pretending to be a teacher. But I survived and learned.” Ballam adapted and ended up spending 10 years in South Korea, eventually taking a job teaching at a university and in his spare time earning a Master’s degree in Teaching English as a Second Language. Looking to return to Canada, four years

ago Ballam accepted a job at Okanagan College teaching English to a cohort of Saudi Arabian students. He started in the Selkirk College International Department almost three years ago and currently teaches in both the English Language Program (ELP) and the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Program (TESOL). “There were points when I was in South Korea where it was just too much, it was overwhelming at times,” says Ballam. “That’s why I like being part of the TESOL Program so I can advise these future instructors on what they are getting themselves into. Every situation is different, but you have to be prepared.”

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Dr. Scott Douglas — a University of British Columbia instructor and author — will be the plenary speaker at the BC TEAL conference in Nelson. There will also be a number of other presentations and group discussions involved during the day-long event. Ballam says it’s important to bring together a group of people who are working towards the same goal of helping improve communication across borders and cultures. The conference takes place on October 4 at Nelson’s Tenth Street Campus. Registration is now open at bcteal.org.

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Nate Gurley of Moontricks likes to pair incongruous sounds to see what will happen. “The primary factor of our music is always guitar and live instrumentation on top of the music we’re producing digitally. That’s what Moontricks is all about, is bringing together organic sounds and sounds that people know from the past with sounds that have just been created in the last few years,” said Gurley, who will share the Spiritbar stage with fellow Kootenay musician Robin Mercy. “We take our influence from such a broad range of music. From bluegrass to blues to dub

step to hip hop,” he said. “We want to bring all those types of music together.” The pair will play Spiritbar tonight at 10 p.m., along with opening act Vespers. “Vespers does live electronic music too. He plays sax on the tunes he’s writing and does live looping with that,” he said. “We met him through music and he’s already doing a similar thing. We’ve written tunes together, and we can easily jam on top of tunes. It will be great.” The pair will mostly be playing from their recent EP, Robo-Acoustics, but will also be introducing some new songs. Gurley said they had a productive and busy summer, including

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“We think we are really going to enjoy Nelson Commons…being in the middle of it all, it’s just an easier lifestyle.” Peter and Doris Laktin spoke of the same benefits and conveniences that many buyers of Nelson Commons’ units have voiced. They now live up the lake at 9 mile and are looking forward to a move downtown to be closer to everything, including their kids who work in town—one of their daughters owns Vibe, the other owns Shoes for the Soul. The Laktins were sold on the downtown experience in Waikiki, Hawaii where they spend time each year. The ability to avoid “getting in the car for every little thing” is going to make a big difference for them. Though they are keen to participate in many downtown activities—for example, Doris and Peter play bridge just across the street from where their new home will be—the distance they now have to drive is discouraging. Doris explained it: “once you’re at home, you’re at home.” With the Capital Theatre, the Civic, bars, restaurants (and their bridge club) so close, the Laktins look forward to doing more and taking advantage of their new energized neighbourhood. They are also excited to see how the Hall Street revitalization will make this part of downtown Nelson even better. With the Kootenay Co-op just downstairs from the Nelson Commons condos, Peter is looking forward to “shopping a little bit every day—buying fresh.” This will be different for them—no more shopping for the week, piling groceries into the car and heading home. Over the 34 years they’ve lived in Nelson, Peter and Doris have been on Nelson Ave, at 6 mile and 9 mile. Living at the ‘Commons, they look forward to being a short walk away from all they need and enjoy. To learn how you can make your new home in downtown Nelson. Visit our showroom at 621 Vernon Street, Wednesday – Saturday, 12:00 – 5:00 or visit www.nelsoncommons.com. There are still plenty of units to choose from. For you, or your business.

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Nelson punk band Wontmonster (L-R Joe Mitchell, Harlen Dresen, Rob Radcliffe, Sam Inkster, plus lead singer Jordan Will Johnson photo Dunsmuir, not pictured) will play a reunion show at Kootenay Co-op Radio on Saturday.

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Nelson punk group Wontmonster has been banned from playing at local Nelson venues twice, and that’s something they’re proud of. “The first time we were banned, they didn’t know how loud we were. And they tried to ban moshing. That didn’t go over too well,” said drummer Rob Radcliffe, who is one of the reuniting members of the Nelson band, which will be playing at Kootenay Co-op Radio on Saturday, September 6. “It was a shit-show, but it was awesome. Probably one of the best shows I’ve ever played in town,” said Radcliffe. The band, whose members now live elsewhere and haven’t played together for some time, are reuniting for a show that they hope will be similarly epic. The band consists of Jordan Dunsmuir, Harlen Dresen, Joe Mitchell, Sam Inskter and Radcliffe. They’re playing alongside Circle the Wagons, Tar Holes and Taberf**ks. “We’ve been friends with Circle the Wagons and Taberf**ks for the entirety of our musical career.

Circle the Wagons is a legendary Nelson punk band. They’ve had three of the biggest drummers in Nelson in their band,” he said. The quintet is particularly stoked to be sharing the stage with DOA members Mike Palm and Paddy Duddy, who recently returned from touring in Germany and are also members of the Circle the Wagons. “We’re all pretty similar, musically,” said Radcliffe. “The style is pretty crusty thrash punk. Highly moshable. Call it thrash-punk, kick-you-in-the-facecore, power-violence. You can pretty much add ‘core’ to the end of any musical genre and that’s what we are. Open-heart-surgery-core,” he said, with a deep rumbling laugh. “People are going to see Jordan screaming in their face and rolling around on the floor” Radcliffe said. The members all agree that Dunsmuir is the primary creative force behind their music. “We just kind of put our trust in him.” Doors will open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. For more information visit the Crank it to 6 Concert Series on Facebook.

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Nelson Road Kings event includes casino night, dance

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The Queen City Cruise is one of Nelson’s most popular events, and as it continues to grow organizers are expanding their mandate to include those who may have no interest in automobiles. “This is not just a car show,” said Nelson Road Kings director Ron Cutler. “I think the whole idea is to make a more fulfilled weekend. Saturday is always great, the rooftop dance is fantastic and sells out every year, but other than the cruise on Friday night there’s not an awful lot to do.” To address this issue, this year they’re introducing a cruise night charity casino at the Adventure Hotel, which is happening tonight at 7 p.m. “What it is, we’ve got true casino games. roulette, horse racing, black jack, poker, red dog, ca-

sino war, 3-card poker and sic bo. Twenty dollars gets you in the doors, and we supply appies with that. It also gets you $500 of poker chips.” The three people with the most chips at the end of the night will be eligible for a trio of prizes with an approximate value of $500. The funds raised during the casino night will go towards a number of charities and will provide two $500 bursaries to L.V. Rogers Secondary school graduates planning to pursue an education from a post-secondary trades program. The rooftop dance on Saturday, which will feature musical performances from Eddy and the Stingrays, Clinton Swanson, Sydney Leigh Black and others. Organizers are expecting over 10,000 people to attend the event. The main event is the car show on Saturday after-

noon, which Road Kings president Stan Brost described as stretching from the Chrysler dealership on Baker all the way to Kootenay Co-op grocery store. “On average, the visitors on Baker Street average close to 10,000,” he said, noting the number matches Nelson’s current population. For more information email info@ nelsonroadkings.com.

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2-bed, 1-bath home nestled on 2.5 acres. This home has undergone substantial renovations including foundation work, plumbing and electrical upgrades, new windows, new bathroom and more. Affordability never looked this good.

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Here is a short story about Bonnie. I got her when she was 4 weeks old. She almost died when she was poisoned around 6 months of age. After a three-day battle in a pet hospital, she recovered and grew healthy and happy with my family. At the age of four she had a litter of 12 puppies and I almost lost her again. She was a wonderful mom. Taking care of the pups was her priority and as a result she became very weak after two weeks and I was the one that saved her, spending hours and hours with her and feeding her by bottle. She survived. We kept two of her puppies, Toby and Tasha and they have been together since then. Toby and Tasha, as well as my grandkids, are wondering where Bonnie is. I know that you are aware that I been looking for her. So I beg you please show mercy and let Bonnie be with her family.

She’s a 3 year old spayed Rotti-Retriever, looking for an active loving family, where she will have lots of play and fun, with dog-savvy experienced owners.

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Lev Zaytsoff

250.354.8443

$345,000

4-bed, 2-bath home 20 mins from Nelson. Features include detached work shop, new roof, spacious room sizes, wraparound deck, great water supply and loads of sun. Call today

lev@valhallapathrealty.com

Country BLiss

Steven Skolka

250-354-3031

$259,000

Impressive 4-bedroom house on 1.9 sunny acres in the Valhalla Mountains near river, lake, beaches and trails. Covered porch, fenced garden, large green house and gravity-fed water from Gem Springs Creek make this perfect for the hobby gardener. Spacious floor plan. One bedroom with separate entrance that could become an office or home-based business. Wood and gas stove and large garage for tools and toys.

steven@valhallapathrealty.com

Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society

www.kaap.ca • 250.551.1053

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

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Kristina Little

250-509-2550

$229,900

Private 5+ acres that offers usable flat land as well as ravine and river views. Mobile home has had an addition and boasts 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, and wrap around deck. Large shop and garage as well.

kristina@valhallapathrealty.com

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