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The Regional District of Central Kootenay now expects renovations to the Nelson and District Aquatic Centre will last from April to December of next year. “We reviewed the renovations in public meetings for our recreation master plan this past spring, and I think those who attended could see that fixing this facility is crucial,” said Joe Chirico, community services manager for the RDCK. The pool will be closed during the work, but the adjoining arena, fitness centre, meeting rooms and offices will remain open. Facility pass holders who have already bought a pass that expires after April 1 will have the option to receive a pro-rated credit or refund. Fixes will include new mechanical systems, electrical panels and equipment, a relocated lifeguard station, new sauna, pool decks, tiles and water proofing membranes. The maximum borrowing for all renovations is $4.5 million. The regional district expects the investment to last at least 40 years. The building opened in 1975 and was renovated in 2005 when the Nelson and District Community Complex, which adjoins it, was built. It was closed for six months last year after some ceiling tiles collapsed. The entire ceiling was replaced at a cost of nearly $800,000. The regional district is in discussions with pool user groups to explore alternatives to the aquatic centre while renovations take place. One of them, the Nelson Neptunes swim club, has said it risks losing another competitive season unless the work is delayed until July, when they can begin swimming outdoors. However, Chirico said a quantity surveyor has estimated costs will go up one per cent for each month the project is delayed and the best tendering period for competitive bids is January and February. “The sooner we get started, the less we’ll spend on construction materials costs due to inflation, and the greater likelihood we’ll have of finding an excellent contractor to take this on,” Chirico said. “There’s no doubt that construction of any kind disrupts the community’s use of our recreation facilities,” said Ramona Faust, chair of the Nelson and district recreation commission. “Getting started on this project as soon as possible means we’re that much closer to enjoying a more reliable and functional aquatic centre for years to come.”
Joe Irving, a longtime iron worker, gets an enthusiastic hug from his wife Sylvia during his 103rd birthday party Greg Nesteroff photo last Friday. He said hard work and “not much money to spend” are the keys to his longevity.
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Celebrating 103 years GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star
Longtime iron worker Joe Irving celebrated his 103rd birthday last Friday at Jubilee Manor in Nelson. Born in Thrums in 1911, Irving grew up in Tarrys and Trail. Despite not finishing high school as a teen, he had a distinguished construction career all over BC, Alberta, Yukon and the US, building bridges, tunnels, dams, and power spans, usually as a foreman. He is the oldest member of Ironworkers Local 97.
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His retirement was equally noteworthy: he graduated from high school at 93 and published his autobiography at 95. Asked the secret to his longevity, he laughed “Hard work — and not much money to spend either.” Irving, a longtime Crescent Valley resident, moved to Nelson a few years ago. He lived at Mountain Lake seniors community until recently. “He never complains,” said Sylvia, his wife of 57 years. “Maybe that’s why he’s lived so long. He takes everything in stride and never worries.” “When I was first elected Mayor, I made a commitment to ensure that Nelson was open for business. Today we are recognized provincially for our business friendly environment, the number of business licenses, and the amount of entrepreneurship. The building of broadband will help strengthen our business climate, which in turn enhances the quality of life of all our citizens.”
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Two more people stepped forward to run for Slocan village council Tuesday after the nomination deadline was extended by a day. Incumbent councillor Patricia McGreal and newcomer Joel Pelletier both filed their papers, bringing the total number of council candidates to eight. Incumbent councillors Hillary Elliott and Jessica Lunn are both running for mayor while incumbent mayor Madeleine Perriere is running for council. The deadline was extended by ministerial order in the wake of the search for Peter DeGroot, who was alleged to have fired at police and fled into the woods. The village was at a standstill Thursday and Friday with residents told to stay indoors. DeGroot was killed Monday in circumstances that remain murky.
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Originally incumbent Sheri Walsh and newcomer Sharon Nazaroff both filed papers for the position. However, on Wednesday Walsh took her name out of the race in support of Nazaroff. “I have complete confidence in Sharon’s abilities to be an effective trustee for SD8 and to represent the communities of the Slocan Valley and Bonnington,” she said. “I filled a need on the school board for the past two years and am ready to return to working with the district parent advisory council while my daughter still attends high
- An Advocate for Business Did you know?
• John Dooley has run two successful businesses in the City of Nelson. • Nelson has been nominated twice in the last 5 years for provincial awards related to our business climate • Nelson won the provincial government’s Open for Business Award and placed in the top 10 in 2014. • John Dooley was fundamental in convincing CP Rail to remove the derelict diesel shop, paving the way for Railtown development and transfer of the CP station to the Chamber of Commerce
Mayor John Dooley Together, with John Dooley’s leadership, we can make Nelson an even better place to live and conduct business.
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school. “I have enjoyed my time as a trustee and hope that I have fairly represented the communities in the Slocan Valley and Bonnington and have helped the work of the school district in providing high quality public education in SD8.” Walsh won a November 2012 by-election after Barb Lindsay resigned to travel overseas. There will still be races in Nelson/ Bealby Point, East Shore/North Shore and rural Creston. In Nelson, incumbent Bill Maslechko faces Curtis Bendig and Bob Abrahams for the two available seats. Incumbent Lenora Trenaman faces a challenge from Reanne Gow to represent the North and East Shores of Kootenay Lake. There are also four candidates for two seats in rural Creston. Three other trustees have been elected by acclamation: past Nelson trustee Bob Wright for Salmo, Taghum, and Blewett, incumbent Dawn Lang for Kaslo, and Creston trustee Heather Suttie.
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With three mayoral and 12 council candidates running in Nelson, the 2014 municipal election is sure to be filled with lively debates, emotional issues and lots of debates. But where does the average person turn to learn more about local candidates and their platforms, all-candidates meetings and other election-related information? The Nelson Star, like all Black Press papers, has created a special elections section on our website at nelsonstar.com/municipalelection. Every story written so far about the coming election, along with candidate profiles, columns and editorials are together on this special section of the web. Whether it’s the race for mayor, councillor, school trustee, or regional director, you can find out what you need to know about the November 15th election. To access out news site, just visit nelsonstar.com and click on the election icon on the top right of the screen. It will take you to a long list of stories as well as a complete list of candidates. As the campaign continues and the election draws closer, more stories will be added.
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Kaslo residents celebrated the grand opening of their new emergency services building Saturday. The facility next to the arena is home to the fire department, search and rescue, and emergency social services. Space has also been left for BC Ambulance. “This is a great day. I’ve been waiting for this for 10 years,” rural Kaslo regional director Andy Shadrack told the large crowd of firefighters, dignitaries, and citizens. “It’s a wonderful facility for our needs,” said Kaslo fire chief Douglas Yee. He thanked the residents of Kaslo and Area D, who in May 2013 approved the borrowing of $1.2 million to build the facility, which will also serve Woodbury and Ainsworth. Construction began last November and moving day was in August. The old fire hall, built in 1971 adjacent to city hall, was meant to be a temporary structure. It was demolished last month. Former fire chief and current assistant chief Larry Badry said a 2009 operational audit found the greatest danger to Kaslo firefighters “was the fire hall itself.” Terri Laybourne, whose husband was a volunteer firefighter and whose daughter is a current junior firefighter, said it “hurt her heart” to see the old fire hall go, but that it was time for a new facility. “I want to thank the community for its trust, support, and most of all wisdom for investing in fire protection services, not only for them but for their children and grandchildren,”
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ABOVE: Kaslo fire chief Douglas Yee (right) addresses firefighters, dignitaries, and citizens Saturday at the Greg Nesteroff photos new emergency services centre. BELOW: They start firefighters young in Kaslo. said Regional District of Central Kootenay regional fire chief Terry Swan, who co-ordinated the project. Firefighter Eli Bukowski helped construct the building in which he will serve. “I’m really happy to be part of this,” he said. “This is what happens with co-operation,” said MP Alex Atamanenko. Federal monies were included in the construction. “We got ‘er done,” said Kaslo mayor Greg Lay, who sported a ball cap that said “Git-r-done.” RDCK vice chair Lawrence Chernoff said the collaboration between the village and regional district is “a success story.” The opening coincided with Fire Prevention Week in BC. Anybody looking to volunteer should call 250-353-2314 or email kaslofire@netidea.com.
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Three sets of commemorative stamps were unveiled this month as the Argenta post office turned 100. To mark the centennial of the remote Kootenay Lake community’s mail service, anyone who ever lived there was asked to submit images that represented Argenta. Ten were received, and a vote held for the top three. The favourites were a watercolor painting of the Argenta wharf by Phyllis Margolin, a hyper-realistic photo of Mount Willett by O. John Hawkins, and a photograph of the road into Argenta by Charles Valentine, taken in the fall of 1955. That made things slightly more challenging for organizer Deb Borsos, since all three residents have passed away. Borsos previously used her own artwork to create personalized stamps through a Canada Post program called Picture Postage, but in this case needed written permission from each estate. “Canada Post wrote to me because I forgot to check the box saying ’No, it’s not my work,’” she says. “They obviously have a file, because they wrote back saying ‘This doesn’t look like your artwork.’” Once permission was granted, she had 100 cards created with matching envelopes bearing the special stamps, and handed them out at a community celebration this week, where people filled them out and mailed them hither and yon. Framed sheets of the stamps were also made to display in the post office. The original Argenta post office opened in 1899, following a boom spurred by railway construction, but closed three years later. It reopened on October 1, 1914 and has had at least a dozen postmasters. The longest serving was Esther Coleman, from 1916 to 1948, but collectively the job
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TOP: The three most popular stamp designs, by Chuck Valentine, O. John Hawkins, and Phyllis Margolin, all late residents of Argenta. ABOVE: A display of philatelic memorabilia and equipment from Argenta. Greg Nesteroff photo has been in the Herbison family even longer. “My dad did it, my sister Kathy did it for umpteen years, my former wife Rachel did it, and I took over from her,” said David Herbison, who retired in March after about 15 years. “It was just by default. It was two to three days a week and close to home.” Herbison said he always thought per capita use of the Argenta post office was “fairly high.” “Certainly that was true in letter writing days. We had the Argenta Press and school here in days gone by. Now with people buying things online, it’s like Christmas everyday. Parcel volume is definitely up and a hand-written letter is a rarity indeed.” The mail comes three times a week by truck, but until the 1960s, it arrived by boat, first on CPR sternwheelers including the SS Moyie and later the tug Grant Hall. That finally changed when new roads were built as part of the Duncan dam’s construction.
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The post office itself has moved several times: it used to operate out of the postmaster’s home, but since about 1980 has been adjacent to the present community hall. It was the first thing rebuilt following a fire that consumed the school and a shed next door that then served as the post office. Herbison told those gathered this month he was concerned Canada Post might use his retirement as an excuse to close the office, but is heartened it continues to operate under Julie Davies. He said the post office remains a critical part of the community and being postmaster is more than just a job. “You see your neighbours in ones and twos so you can actually talk to people and see how they’re doing,” he said. “Not only as postmaster, but as a longtime resident, it’s nice to be connected to multiple generations as well as newer individuals who come to town. I looked at it as a unique and wonderful position.”
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Chief Constable’s Commendations go to court liaison, brave officers
Police recognize heroism
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Six people received the Chief Constable’s Commendation during the Nelson Police Department’s commendations ceremony at the Hume Hotel last week. “We’re here to do what we so rarely do: draw attention to and formally recognize those members that have exceeded all expectations we’ve placed on them and have time and time again been stars. In other words, they’ve stood tall among the rest,” said police chief Wayne Holland. Court liaison officer Jamie Zalys, constables David Laing, Brian Weber, Shawn Zukowski, Sgt. Paul Bayes and Det.-Cst. Nathaniel Holt all received the award in front of a packed house that included the mayor, city council and a variety of Kootenay dignitaries. Holland presented the first commendation to Zalys, who he described as having exceptional “skill, judgment, dedication and integrity.” “Specifically, she has developed several procedural methods that have vastly enhanced efficiencies within her own offices, efficiencies that have significantly and positively affected the overall court operations of the department as a whole,” said Holland. Zalys developed a new system for officers submitting legal reports and information to Crown counsel, which was just one example of the many duties she performed, said Holland. “Jamie, on her own volition, has designed a procedure that demands and facilitates complete accountability for members when answering such queries and ensures the submission of the requested information is accomplished in a timely fashion.” Holland said this has “streamlined the Crown counsel report process immensely.” The remainder of the commendations went to officers involved in recent attempted suicide cases. The first went to Laing, for “courageous and humanitarian conduct during two incidents of attempted suicide.” Laing’s first incident occurred on June 3, 2011 when a combative male attempted to jump off the Prestige Inn boat dock. Laing intervened, injuring his knee in the process, and resolved the matter without back-up. “David, you’d be the first to say you’re doing what you’re paid to do. But on these two occasions for a significant amount of time, you were it,” said Holland. During the second incident on September 14, 2013, other officers arrived after Laing attempted to intervene in the attempted suicide of a young woman. “But not before you were required to hang perilously off the side of the big orange bridge for a significant period of time so you could support the entire weight of a combative individual,” said Holland.
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Once again, Laing suffered a knee injury. Holland called his courageous acts of humanitarianism “inspirational”. The next award went to Sgt. Paul Bayes and constables Brian Weber and Shawn Zukowski, for two incidents, the first of which occurred on October 22, 2012. A pajama-clad woman was reported walking onto the big orange bridge in the midst of rainy weather. “In the three minutes it took them to respond from the opposite side of their jurisdiction, two more 911 calls were received saying the woman was now clinging to the outside of the bridge,” said Holland. Attempts to negotiate her from the edge were unsuccessful, and ultimately the two officers grabbed ahold of her. Two male bystanders also assisted. “It required the strength of four fullgrown men,” said Holland, who noted the well-known woman has a history of at least eight suicide attempts. She also mutilated her wrist and ankle during the incident. During a second attempt by the same woman, Weber was able to successfully disarm the woman and take her safely into custody. “This is not the first time one or all three of you have performed such a feat,” said Holland. The final Chief Constable’s Commendation went to Det.-Cst. Nathaniel Holt. Holt was working on Father’s Day, June
16, 2013, when reports came in of a combative, seriously injured male who had announced plans to take his own life in a local business. Holt came across the man sitting in the street. “You observed him to be sitting in the street, still despondent and obviously bleeding. You had no idea if he was still in possession of the butcher knife,” said Holland. When Holt approached the man, he was attacked and became involved in a violent confrontation. He ultimately used a taser to subdue the man, suffering some injuries in the process. “The incident well could have escalated to one where lethal force was required,” said Holland, noting that Holt’s exemplary physical fitness, risk management strategies, skill and valour “saved that man’s life.” Holland was effusive about all the award recipients, calling their work “heroic.” “No scientific theory can fully explain it. It’s an illogical response or impulse. It flies in the face of biology, psychology, actuarial statistics and common sense. But heroism is indeed what is being displayed by our officers,” said Holland. This is the first part of the Star’s coverage of the Nelson Police Department Commendations Ceremony. Parts two and three, which cover the Deputy Chief Constable’s Commendations and the Nelson Police Board Commendation, will be published in subsequent issues.
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Bummer. My family uses the pool three or four times a week. But if it has to happen, it has to happen. Tammy Everts “8 months” really means “at least a year, if not more.” Kevin Armstrong
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The building of the arena was a scam because the state of the aquatic centre was not taken into consideration. Even the repairs to the roof and boilers immediately after the rec centre was built were not taken into consideration when the cost was calculated. Anthony Hill
LAST WEEK, WE ASKED:
Do you support the proposed construction of a new Ancron Medical Clinic?
I cannot help but think that the only thing more dangerous then the deep end of the pool is the shortsightedness of the directors of the RDCK. This is just another example of their inability to grasp the concept of fiscal responsibility. Chris Dawson
You responded:
YES: 74 % NO: 26 %
Did the roof fall down again? Kayla Wickens
This is what a mental health crisis looks like W hen I first moved to the Kootenays six months ago I made a point of introducing myself to Wayne Holland, Nelson’s chief of police. I spent an hour in his Stanley Street office scarfing mini-chocolate bars, admiring his impressive collection of police hats and checking out photos of a trip he took to Thailand a few years back. Holland has the broad-shouldered swagger of a career cop, a droll sense of humour and a disarming approachability. We got along well. We talked about a number of different things that day. Marijuana came up, of course, as did the Shambhala Music Festival (and the resulting “Shambhala Zombies”). Holland told me the police department hasn’t added a new officer since the ‘90s, has budget issues and is dealing with a recent increase in violent crime and robbery. But the most urgent thing he wanted to let me know about was the rise in mental health crises, and the lack of resources to deal with them. Holland used to work on the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, where they introduced a successful
program called Car 87 that pairs mental health workers with police. He advocated for the program to be introduced here, as many of his charges were spending entire shifts dealing with the same troubled individuals over and over again, in increasingly problematic situations they weren’t trained for. Ultimately the program would save the department money, Holland believes. Unfortunately, it wasn’t approved. Holland told me Nelson police officers respond to approximately 1,000 mental illness calls per year. Some individuals get picked up multiple times a week. Anybody who has spent any amount of time on Baker Street can attest to routinely seeing marginalized people in distress, some residents and others obviously transient or homeless. Inevitably we all decide, day by day, who we think deserves our help and who doesn’t. The police, on the other hand, don’t have that same luxury. They’re obliged to care, or at least act, often under close scrutiny from the community. And at the police commen-
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One of the first to receive his award, Cst. David Laing, was involved in two suicide attempts in two years. Both times he seriously injured his knee in the process, first grappling with a suicidal man on the Prestige Inn boat dock and then later wrapping his arms around a woman who was attempting to throw herself off the big orange bridge. He was nearly hauled over the side with her. It’s one thing to talk about “mental health crises.” It’s another thing to, as Holland put it, “hang perilously over the side of the big orange bridge for a significant period of time so you could support the entire weight of a combative suicidal female.” Anyone who has ever seen an action movie already knows exactly what that looks like, but on September 14, 2013 this was real life. Holland also gave a commendation to Det.-Cst. Nathaniel Holt, whose young daughter was sitting in the audience. It was Father’s Day last year when he was thrown into a nightmarish scenario straight out of a horror movie: a butcher knife wielding man running through downtown
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vowing to end his life. I want you to picture for a moment the scene that Holt came upon that day. By the time he caught up to the troubled man, who had initially made a scene in a downtown business before charging out hysterically, he was sitting despondent in a pool of blood. Holt didn’t know whether the man still had the knife, or what kind of condition he was in. My reaction in this situation would be a sprintpaced retreat. Holt, instead, attempted to reason with the man as he drew closer. But then he was tackled without warning, and found himself wrestling with the man in the street. He used a taser to subdue the individual. The incident could have easily devolved to the point where lethal force was required, but Holt’s decisionmaking on the spot saved the man’s life. This was an example of the best possible outcome in these situations. Recently, we’ve had an example of the worst possible outcome. I started writing this column before the Continued on Page 10
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give it plenty of room. Witch Hazels produce a delightful spicy scent and birds will love snacking on the seed. Although not really hazels they are probably called ‘hazel’ because of the leaf shape, which resembles that of true hazels and ‘witch’ comes from the use of its branches as divining rods.! A leaf and bark extract of the Witch Hazel is used for its astringent and soothing properties. Case Grypma from Georama Growers
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Community Events Watch the wonders of the night sky through the Starry Night Astronomy program’s astronomical telescopes today and on Friday, October 24 at Taghum Hall. There will be a partial eclipse of the Sun on Thursday, October 23 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Watch it happen safely through two solar filtered telescopes at Taghum Hall. All events are weather permitting. For more information, contact Wayne at 354-1586.
Homelessness Action Week celebration tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at Expressions Café, 554 Ward St. Doors open: 6:30 p.m. Admission by donation. Come for an evening of entertainment of refreshments, door prizes and fun quizzes! Singer Bessie Wapp, a special guest actor, Mary Audia and Ann Macdonald, Jenny Robinson, and Mr. Aadvark will entertain. Sponsored by Expressions Café and the Nelson Committee on Homelessness. Info: 352-6011 x19 or ncoh@ nelsoncares.ca or Facebook.
The Nelson Curling Centre is holding a family fun day and open house on Saturday, October 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is your chance to try curling. Bring the whole family to try out a fun, affordable, social winter sport. Admission is free and open to all ages. Instructors will be on the ice to teach the basics. Bring clean indoor shoes and a warm sweater or jacket. Kids 10 and under should have a helmet. Everything else is provided.
St. Rita’s Tea and Bazaar on Saturday, October 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. at St. Rita’s Church Hall, 513 7th Ave. Admission is $3.
You are invited to the second Annual Kootenay Lake Summit on October 18 in Kaslo. Amazing presentations, live music, and free lunch! The event is free but registration is required. Go to www.friendsofkootenylake.ca or call 250-777-2955 to register today.
Slocan Fall Fair on Saturday, October 18, 12 to 8 p.m. at W.E. Graham Community School. Join in the market, trade fair, and top chef competition. Free workshops, talks, and skill shares, games, music and art and community potluck and feast. Contact Tyson Cormack at fallfoodfair.slocan@gmail. com or call 250-355-2696.
The Nelson and District Women’s Centre is hosting an open house on October 22, from 2:30-5:30 p.m. Join in the unveiling of the brand new renovated kitchen and informational tours of the centre. There will be art making upstairs, textile arts demonstrations, as well as musical entertainment by Sofiella Watt. Delicious snacks and refreshments will be served. The free event is open to people of all genders and is located at 420 Mill Street.
Jubilee Manor Auxiliary Fall Tea Thursday, October 23 at Jubilee Manor. Bake table and tea served from 2 to 3 p.m. Join them and bring a friend.
Ron Robinson: Mask Anthology at the big brown house at 511 Nelson Avenue on October 25 and 26 from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. Opening reception October 25 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.. Twenty percent from all sales will be donated to the Nelson and District Arts
Council Contact Ron at 250-352-9898. Cafe Langham Inspired ideas speaker series on Thursday, October 30 will be ‘The Day of the Dead Celebrations in Mexico’ and other death practices around the world. Talk starts at 7 p.m. at the Langham in Kaslo. Modest donation accepted. Blewett School’s 2014 Spooktacular Halloween event on Thursday, October 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. includes a haunted maze, chili, hot dogs, beverages and fireworks. Every year the Blewett School, at 2665 Blewett Road, hosts an amazing halloween event which is their biggest fundraiser of the year. More volunteers are needed. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The haunted maze is $2 and fireworks start at 8 p.m. sharp. Entrance is free. Balfour Church Guild Harvest Coffee Party, Art and Artisan show and sale on Saturday, November 8. Coffee party is from 10 a.m. to noon with the art show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Located at the Balfour Hall on Busk Road with admission $3. The Church Guild, now in its 103rd year, has donated money from these events to such things as the hospital foundation, Balfour playground, Nelson Food Cupboard, and disaster relief. The Kootenay Artisan Fair is on November 21-23 at the Nelson Prestige Lakeside Resort. 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. It’s an open, non-competitive, all abilities trail running group with over 100 members.
Free flow Djembe drum circle every Monday night at The Old Church, 602 Kootenay at Victoria from 7 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums and other instruments to complement the rhythm. A small fee to cover hall rental will be collected. The Nelson Choral Society practices every Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bethel Christian Centre, 623 Gordon Road. All are welcome, no audition required. For further information, see nelsonchoralsociety.org. Preschool Storytime at Nelson Public Library for three to five year olds every Wednesday until October 29. Family Storytime Saturdays, until November 1. Both programs begin at 10:15 a.m. Register online at nelsonlibrary. ca or call 250-352-6333. 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. A fun evening practice at 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up and stretch. For all ages: teens and 19+. Expect an upbeat practice complete with deep relaxation, all accompanied by awesome tunes. Expect to leave feeling awesome and a lightness of heart. Pay what you can. Contact Ursula at ursulatwiss@gmail.com.
The Nelson Knitting Co-op have an ongoing knitting group every week on Thursdays from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson
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and District Community Centre general purpose room($2 drop-in). Community Threads every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Women’s Centre, 420 Mill Street. A fibre craft themed project hosted by the Nelson and District Women’s Centre. Knit a sock, crochet a cap, sew a hem, spin some yarn, knit a scarf, hook a rug, and make a friend. For more information call Tira at 250-505-0698 or email tirab@uniserve.com. Join the Ymir Hotel’s country and bluegrass jam every Friday night. Things get started around 5 p.m. and wrap up around 9 p.m.
Nelson Chess Club Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson Seniors Association (next to the Civic Centre), 717 Vernon Street. All ages and levels welcome and it’s free. 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. MONTHLY MEETINGS La Leche League Nelson provides breastfeeding information and support to moms and soon-to-be-moms. The next meeting is on October 20. Meet at 1 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at The Family Place, 312 Silica Street. More information: 250-352-3583.
The next regular general meeting of the Canadian Federation of University Women is Saturday, October 25, 10 a.m., at the banquet room of The Adventure Hotel (616 Vernon Street, Nelson). Advocacy, support, and friendship – if these themes appeal to you, then perhaps you may want to join the club, you may do so by joining them at a general meeting or visiting their website: sites.google.com/site/nelsoncfuw. Guest speaker Gail Hunnieset will discuss US income taxes for Canadians who spend winters in the US. The West Kootenay Family Historians Society meets on Monday, October 27 at 6:45 p.m. in the lower level of the Castlegar Library. The program for the meeting will focus on ways to learn more about United Empire Loyalist ancestors who came to Canada after the American Revolution. For further information, contactwkfhs@shaw.ca. Workshops Ellison’s Market free Saturday community workshops are from 10 a.m to 11 a.m. Canning 101 on October 18. Join Bev from Ellison’s Market as she unveils how easy and simple this fabulous and tasty way of food preserving is. On October 25, 10-11a.m. Alkaline Water: Learn about the amazing health benefits of alkaline water with Steve from Riva Alkaline Water. Bring your questions and taste the difference. For more information, contact Ellison’s at 250-352-3181. FUNDRAISERS Children in Gaza fundraising benefit on Sunday, October 19, begins at 6 p.m at the Nelson United Church. A traditional Palestinian dinner and cultural event as well as a silent auction. All proceeds go towards emergency care, medical relief
and supplies for injured children in Gaza. Tickets are $35 adults and $20 children at Otter Books, Mana’eesh Restaurant or at the door at 5:30 p.m. Benefit partners include the Nelson United Church, Amnesty International (Nelson Chapter) KAIROS and NEON. For further information contact Catherine undervolcano@yahoo. com or Hannah 250-352-3609. Musical Extravaganza, a benefit for the renewal of Ward Street Place takes place on November 18. The Musical Extravaganza will feature Bo Conlan, Aryn Sheriff, Bessie Wapp, Sydney Black, Laura Landsberg, and Melody Diachun with Clinton Swanson and his six piece band, plus a silent auction. Tickets available at the Capitol Theatre box office and Eclectic Circus. For all ages, $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Performance begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact nelsoncares.ca. Announcements Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors one-stop for information and referrals on community resources and services. Open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please call 250-352-6008 for information regarding the home help program, volunteer income tax service, and low income dental program, or for help with pension and subsidy forms.
Friends of the Library need your book donations now for the October 24 and 25 book sale. Bring your kindly used books to the Nelson Library Please leave donations with library staff. For information nelsonlibraryfriends@gmail. com or Catherine at 250-352-5975. Is your child between four and six years old or starting Kindergarten? Book an appointment for immunizations at the Nelson Health Unit 250-505-7200. 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 250352-7727 or 250-352-6464. Members and guests are invited to the Nelson Royal Canadian Legion Branch 51 remberance dinner and Honors and Awards ceremony on Saturday, November 8, where 15 year and up lapel pins will be presented. Comradeship starts at 5 p.m., Honours and awards at 5:30, dinner at 6:30. Tickets for the dinner are $15. 402 Victoria Street, Nelson. 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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literature The Nelson Public Library presents author and CBC radio host Grant Lawrence on October 21 at 7 p.m. as he reads from his latest book The Lonely End of the Rink: Confessions of a Reluctant Goalie. Along for the trip is his wife, award-winning jazz vocalist Jill Barber. For more information visit grantlawrence.ca.
Movies On October 22 and 23 at 7 p.m., watch National Theatre Live’s thrilling broadcast of Frankenstein at Nelson Civic Theatre. Directed by Danny Boyle and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller, who alternate roles as Victor Frankenstein and his creation. For more information visit civic theatre.ca. The Civic Theatre presents the latest from Studio Ghibli and winner of the Audience Award at Austin’s 2014 Fantastic Fest. The Tale of Princess Kaguya tells the story of an aging bamboo cutter who happens upon a glowing stalk with opens to reveal a tiny nymph. The show will play at 7 p.m. on October 24. For more information visit civictheatre.ca. On October 29, The Civic Theatre will present Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students. In July 1986, as part of the Magic tour (the last to feature Freddy Mercury) Queen played Hungary for the first time. With three years to go before the fall of the Berlin Wall, this was the largest concert ever stage in a stadium behind the Iron Curtain. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.
MUSIC Clinton Swanson and Friends will play Finley’s Irish Bar & Grill tonight. Featuring Doug Stephenson, Rob Fahie, Melody Diachun and Marvin Walker. Showtime is 6:30 p.m. Suggested donation at the door is $10. Toronto-based rock quartet Sloan are coming to Nelson is support of their newest album Commonwealth tonight at Spiritbar. The band
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John Reischman & the Jaybirds will play the Capitol Theatre tonight at 8 p.m. This top-flying band of five outstanding musicians delivers a truly fresh blend of original songs, instrumentals, old-time heritage and bluegrass. Tickets are $20 for adults and $16 for students. Buy tickets online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363. Vancouver-based blues duo The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer play Spiritbar on Saturday, October 18 with Nelson expat Miss Quincy & The Showdown. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door or $10 in advance at the Hume Hotel front desk or online at ticketweb.ca (search “Hume Hotel”).
Nelson Overture Concerts Society presents the internationally celebrated soprano Noemi Kiss with pianist Csinszka Redai in concert at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, October 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $24 for adults and $14 for students. Students from schools participating in the NOCS School Outreach program can access tickets for free. Juno-nominated band The Bills will play at the Capitol on Friday, October 24 at 8 p.m. This extraordinary quintet is renowned amongst fans of all ages for their instrumental virtuosity, lush vocal arrangements and exuberant live performances. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for students. Buy tickets online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363. San Francisco psychedelic rock band New Riders of the Purple Sage play Nelson’s Capitol Theatre on Friday, November 21. Tickets are available now at the Capitol Theatre box office (421 Victoria Street), online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca, and by phone at 250-352 6363. Tickets also available at Eclectic Circus (460 Ward Street).
Theatre Jeff and Lisel Forst star in Cop Shop / Grow Op, an encore performance of the award-winning play on October 25 at 8 p.m. The comedy follows a pot grower who falls in love with policeman who lives next door. Based on a true story that happened in Prince George. Tickets are $15. For more information visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca or call 250-352-6363. A new comedy by James and Jamesy, High Tea, will play at the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, October 22 and Thursday October 23 at 7:30 p.m. When the world is flooded in tea, England’s well-loved comedy duo cling to their friendship and spectacular imagination to keep them afloat. Tickets are $16 for adults and $12 for students. For more information visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca or call 250-352-6363.
On October 29, The Civic Theatre will present Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students. In July 1986, as part of the Magic tour (the last to feature Freddy Mercury) Queen played Hungary for the first time. With three years to go before the fall of the Berlin Wall, this was the largest concert ever stage in a stadium behind the Iron Curtain. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.
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The public is welcome to attend and enjoy a delicious local harvest dinner celebrating simple but nutritious cooking. Several community members who took the Chew on This challenge will share their stories October 23 6pm at the Nelson United Church
SATURDAY OCT 25 2014 6PM11PM Eagles Hall- 641 Baker St. Nelson 6PM7:30PM Potluck Dinner 7:30PM11:00PM Milonga (dance) Masquerade theme with Guest DJ “El Viejo” FEES WEEKEND PASSES Includes 5 lessons + Milonga +Performance + Practica Early Bird - $120. Regular - $140 OR $25/lesson. $15/Milonga + performance. $10 Practica PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED Heather: 250-505-0109 2hvgrant@gmail.com Beth: 250-352-5081 eliz63@gmail.com
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The Nelson Committee on Homelessness works with the community all year long to address poverty and homelessness issues and find solutions. Once each year they organize Homelessness Action week, raising the awareness of all of us. This year seniors-at-risk is their focus. Most of us do not see senior citizens as part of the homeless population; we think more of transient youth, street people, folks with substance abuse issues — but older people are not immune. Homelessness is a problem for seniors. The lack of enough income and affordable, supportive housing options are two main factors creating homelessness. Someone who has had periods of being hard to house because of various challenges does not suddenly become not hard to house on their 65th birthday. If these seniors have the ability to access information on how to apply for their pensions, at least they will have some money, we hope! But to apply for OAS (old age security) you need a mailing address; if you want GIS (guaranteed income subsidy) you must file an income tax return every year. Some folks fall through this crack. If you apply for OAS the
Joan Reichardt is the honourary chair of Homelessness Action Week 2014. amount is pro-rated depending on how long you have lived in Canada, and the maximum is $564 per month — which doesn’t go far. The guaranteed income supplement ranges from $507 to $764. If you can get into subsidized housing your rent is geared to income, but wait lists are long and slow moving. In the private sector the average advertised one-bedroom unit in 2013 was $772 per month, which is about 58 per cent of a basic OAS/GIS income — 28 per cent more than
the 30 per cent you should spend on housing. When anyone pays 50 per cent or more for a roof over their head, what is left has to cover everything else, including food, transportation costs, medications not covered by Pharmacare, clothing and so on. Anyone living on the basic pensions is not exactly rolling in cash. Our Daily Bread and our local Food Cupboard see the result of this. One in five food recipients are now seniors, and that number is reported to be growing. The group that concerns me as much, however, is those who are victims of creeping homelessness. These are seniors living in their own homes, getting along well. Then the partner dies, the income is drastically reduced, maybe there is now no driver, or the car is too expensive to run, and doing the odd jobs around the house becomes a real challenge. These are the seniors, mostly elderly women, who become isolated, upset because they can no longer manage the chores of daily living, and don’t know where to turn. All too often their condition deteriorates, something happens (maybe a fall) and they end up in an acute care bed in the hospi-
tal because there is no place for them. Waiting lists for residential care beds are long, especially subsidized beds, so we have seniors in acute care beds for weeks and sometimes months, at more than $1,000 per day. Part of the solution is providing help upstream before folks get to the point of no return. Getting some help into the home is much cheaper than acute care (which they don’t necessarily need), and what most seniors would prefer. It’s the same principle as supporting people with mental health issues to stabilize their health and housing situation, avoiding costly crises interventions. We have a BC seniors ombudsperson named Kim Carter, who strongly urges this approach for seniors. We need to work on these at-risk-of-homelessness situations. I invite you to take this opportunity during Homelessness Action Week to come out to an event and inform yourself a bit more. Together we can try to make a difference. — Joan Reichardt is the honourary chair of Homelessness Action Week 2014, and chair of the Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society
Wouldn’t want to trade places with the ERT team Continued from Page 6 recent incident in Slocan, which (as most of you already know) ended tragically and provides an example of the stakes involved in these crises. Details are still sketchy, and it will be some time before we have a clear idea of what happened, but I’d like to second what we wrote in our Wednesday editorial, in response to negative online comments directed at the police: “Had the suspect escaped, or hid inside a house and harmed an innocent bystander, we believe [commenters] would be complaining that the police didn’t do enough.” No matter how that scenario turned out, people were going to complain. And that’s fine. But I’ll make something really clear: I wouldn’t want to trade places with the ERT team responsible for finding Peter DeGroot. I’m glad I don’t have to make the excruciating, life-and-death decisions involved in attempting
to bring him into custody. I’m thankful someone hired them to do exactly that while I stay safely at home, watching Facebook for updates. So while it’s fairly easy to mud-sling, accuse and rant on social media, I’d like to encourage everyone to keep in mind both the positive and the negative outcomes of these recent events, and also the extreme amount of pressure these heroic cops are operating under. Here’s a question: If that suicidal woman had been successful in dragging Cst. Laing off the bridge, or if Cst. Holt had found himself on the receiving end of a slashing butcher knife, do you think the purse-string honchos would be more or less likely to approve extra funds for mental health training and programs like Car 87? Would the Nelson Police Department finally get a new officer? What, exactly, is it going to take?
Police chief Wayne Holland (left) presented Det.-Cst. Nathaniel Holt with a Chief Constable’s Commendation at an awards ceremony last Tuesday for his courageous conduct. Will Johnson photo
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�rts and Entertainment Sloan plays their cards right Will Johnson Toronto-based quartet Sloan are coming to Spiritbar to play a two-set performance tonight to promote their latest album Commonwealth. “I think that perhaps we are one of the few bands that could make an LP like this,” said Jay Ferguson, who along with Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland and Andrew Scott, contributes compositions to each record. The four have equal say over their creative output. “The only act that comes to mind with equally recognizable/ regarded members, who all write and are capable of taking the lead vocals, would have been the Beastie Boys, but alas,” said Murphy. Commonwealth is Sloan’s 10th album, and the members feel this latest LP is a diversion from their regular work. “It would be pointless to just make another 12 or 13 song Sloan record at this point,” said Scott. Instead, the band came up with an innovative four-sided structure that allows each member to express their personal identity. Each quarter has a French playing card suit. Ferguson’s Diamond side showcases his knack for symphonic pop. Pentland’s Shamrock section drives forward with loud, fast psych rock marked by “noise,
Toronto-based quartet Sloan are coming to Spiritbar tonight to play from their latest album Commonwealth. Submitted photo ambient keys and the general sense of the unwell”. Murphy’s Heart section features wit and eclectic energy, and the final quarter, Forty Eight Portraits, is an 18-minute pop suite complete with a children’s choir that encompasses the entirety of Scott’s closing Spade side. “No matter how disparate sounding our songs can sound at times, the one thing that balances and forces unity is the harmonies in each other’s songs,” said
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John Reischman and the Jaybirds are coming to the Capitol Theatre this Friday for a night of high-flying bluegrass. “There are a lot of bands in town, and a great music culture, so we usually get a pretty energetic response from the Nelson crowd. We’ve been coming there since the beginning,” said Reischman. “The Capitol is one of our favourite venues, so we’re pretty excited.” He will take the stage alongside Jim Nunally on guitar, Greg Spatz on fiddle, Trisha Gagnon on bass and Nick Hornbuckle on banjo. He originally met the ensemble while living in California, and brought them together. “It’s going on 15 years, and it still feels good and fresh whenever we get together,” said Reischman. Their latest album, a seasonal collection, is called On a Winter’s Night. It won’t be available until December, but they will be playing selections from it during the show. Reischman said their sound strays away from bluegrass at times. “We’re more or less bluegrass, and we play the instruments associated. But we’ve got a folkier side, too. Some of it has a strong element of old-time music threads, gospel music covers,” he said. The Jaybirds have been touring Europe and North America for years, releasing five acclaimed albums and picking up nominations for Juno and Canadian Folk Music Awards. Reischman said it’s important to him to pay homage to the founding fathers of bluegrass, but he’s also interested in innovation
John Reischman and the Jaybirds are playing at the Capitol Theatre tonight. Submitted photo
and experimentation. He said Bill Munroe, who is often credited with created bluegrass in the 1940s, is one of his inspirations. “There are bands working to give a more progressive treatment to their sounds, and others who stick strictly to the way it was laid out by Flatt and Scruggs, Bill Monroe and the Stanley brothers,” he said. “I really love the traditional sound but we–the band–are contributing our own take on it by our own originals. They’re not influenced by rock and roll so much, but they’re original and new. Reischman plays the mandolin. “The mandolin is there because Bill Monroe was a mandolin player,” he said. “It’s a great lead instrument because it’s tuned like a fiddle so it play all the fiddle
tunes very easily. Monroe really developed a whole rhythmic side to it — playing on beats two and four in four-four time, so the bass would play and one and three and the mandolin plays between those. That’s the essential rhythm of bluegrass — and the banjo adds to it with the eighth notes and the fiddle does. “But the rhythmic drive that the mandolin can provide is really something. There are players like Sam Bush whose one of my favourite players — he’s developed it even more, to have more of a rock sensibility. It’s a great instrument, for bluegrass, obviously, but for other kinds of music.” The show is $20 for adults or $16 for students. Buy tickets online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363.
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Iconic radio personality Grant Lawrence’s first experience of hockey wasn’t a positive one. “Basically at a young age I was a puny kid with glasses and knee braces and I was sort of pushed out of the game. I loved it, but I just wasn’t physically able to keep up,” said the author, who is coming to the Nelson Public Library at 7 p.m. on October 21 to read from his new book The Lonely End of the Rink: Confessions of a Reluctant Goalie. “I ended up discovering a league in Toronto which was essentially for people like me, guys who felt pushed out of Canada’s national winter pastime and are now getting back into it,” he said, noting that he shared the ice with fellow musicians Blue Rodeo and the Barenaked Ladies. “That was a portal for me to get back into hockey. It opened up this whole world.” Lawrence said he was touring with his band The Smugglers when indie punk bands starting writing songs about hockey, which made him reconsider his relationship to the sport. “I really didn’t think music and hockey would intertwine and then I heard these artists writing about hockey and I thought why are they writing about this sport full of bullies?” he said. “The Rheostatics, The Hanson Brothers, these bands basically sung about the folklore of the game, be it pugilistic, hockey heroes, whatever. Up until that time the only piece of hockey music I knew was Stomping Tom,” said Lawrence. “These are guys who are wimps like me but they’ve figured out how to appreciate the game.” Lawrence now plays hockey for
Author and CBC Radio host Grant Lawrence will be at the Nelson Public Library on October 21. Submitted photo the Vancouver Flying Vees, another experience covered in his book. “I love that I can play this game and not get the shit kicked out of me,” said Lawrence. “The moral would be that I’m playing our national pastime on my own terms.” The Lonely End of the Rink comes after Lawrence’s memoir Adventures in Solitude won Book of the Year at the BC Book Prizes, made its way on to its bestseller list and increased the profile of the already popular radio host. His reading at the Nelson Public Library will also include a slide show, question and answer period and a musical performance from his wife Jill Barber. She will also be shar-
ing her newly published children’s book Music is for Everyone. She recently released her sixth studio album Fool’s Gold. Barber, though she’s known primarily as a jazz musician, also experiments with traditional country, Motown, and rarely ties itself to a particular genre. She wrote Fool’s Gold while living in Vancouver with Lawrence and their newborn son Joshua. “Both my wife Jill and I love reconnected with Nelson and we’re really looking forward to sharing our stories and our songs,” he said. For more information about the event, visit grantlawrence.ca or jillbarber.com.
The smalls reuniting after 14 years Will Johnson Nelson Star
According to legendary metal act the smalls, reuniting with your band is as bittersweet as having an affair with your ex. “But the sex is really fun in the meantime,” said bassist Corb Lund, who hasn’t played with singer Mike Caldwell, guitarist Doug Bevans and drummer Terry Johnson since they split up after the Goodbye Forever Tour of 2001. “We called it Goodbye Forever, but here we are again. I guess we learned from our mistake. We’re a little more reluctant to say `never’ these days,” said Bevans. The smalls had gone through a tumultuous period before their breakup, losing their master tapes when their record label went out of business and making a new album on their own. They considered moving to Austin, Texas together, but not everybody was on board. Meanwhile, Lund’s country career was starting to take off. “In the smalls we always worked on everything and hashed it out together,” said Caldwell. “It was a drawn out process, but that’s the way we did it. We each had specific talents, and I think it helped all of us to put each other’s ideas into the music.”
Bevans agreed. “It was based on us all coming together collectively and just playing together and feeding off each other. We felt that this strength of ours would not be present is one of us wasn’t there.” But with a number of local bands pestering them to reunite, they finally relented this year. “We’ve been inundated the last five years with bands relentlessly begging for us to do this thing, and the timing is right. It helps that there’s been this interest from festivals to get the ball rolling,” said Bevans. Their upcoming show at Spiritbar on November 4 is already sold out, which speaks to the passionate fan base the smalls have here in the Kootenays. “We were one of the first bands to ever go into the interior of B.C. We made a point of it. And Nelson was definitely was one of those places that became a hotspot for us,” said Bevans, who has already begun the tour. He said getting back on stage after all these years was surprisingly easy. “I was a little bit insecure about stepping up there, but as soon I switched my amp on and saw the token person, front-row, wearing a smalls T-shirt, I knew it was go time.” For more information visit humehotel.com/spiritbar.
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Arts Concert society opens season The Nelson Overture Concert Society is pleased to open its season with A Woman’s Love and Life featuring soprano Noémi Kiss in recital with Csinszka Rédai on piano on Saturday, October 18, at the Capitol Theatre at 8 p.m. Noémi was born in Hungary, trained at the Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England. She has performed in many European festivals and concert halls and had successful collaborations with orchestras such as the Budapest Festival Orchestra and The Academy of Ancient Music among others. She also appears on a number of early music recordings. She moved to Canada in 2008 and now resides in the Kootenays and is an integral part of Nelson’s music scene. Her home base is Argenta and she teaches voice in Nelson. She brings a wealth of experience and presence to her singing that connects directly to her audiences. The central piece of this program will be the song cycle Freuenli-
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Noémi Kiss ebe und Leben (A woman’s love and life) by Robert Schumann. This song cycle reflects upon themes common to all women around love, surrender and loss. The concert will begin with a sacred baroque motet by Vivaldi. The journey continues with one of the greatest English composers, Henry Purcell. This leads up to the centrepiece song cycle by Robert Schumann. As the show moves into the 20th century, the avant-garde settings written by William Walton of selected poems by Edith Sitwell. This contrasts with three
songs by French Impressionist composers, including Claude Debussy, Renaldo Hahn and Francis Poulenc’s Les Chemin d’amour a torch song composed near the end of the Second World War for one of Paris’ famous night club singers. The concert will finish with a selection of Hungarian folk songs, to connect Kiss and the audience with her roots, her language and homeland. “Singing - since childhood – has always been a safe place where I could express my feelings freely, and find hope and comfort for dealing with life’s challenges. Singing is where I could allow myself to be connected to something Greater whether singing in praise of God or in praise of Life and Love,” said Kiss. Students from those schools that participated in the NOCS School Outreach program this past year are granted free admission. This includes Blewitt Elementary, Hume Elementary, L V Rogers Secondary, Nelson Waldorf, Self Design High, South Nelson Elementary and Trafalgar Junior Secondary.
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When Eleanor Stacey was growing up in Nelson, her mother was the general manager of the Capitol Theatre for 18 years. During that time she gained experience as a volunteer, designer and director. Having recently returned to the Kootenays after an illustrious career that’s taken her to New York, Germany and the British West Indies, among other places, she will now be following in her mother’s footsteps by taking on the role of executive director of the Nelson Civic Theatre. “It is a tremendous pleasure to join the Civic Theatre at this pivotal moment in its development as a cultural entity and community service. I look forward to working with the board, staff, membership and great local community to continue to grow and shape this unique organization,” said Stacey. The Civic’s board president Marilyn Mint said they are thrilled by Stacey’s appointment. “We are very pleased that Eleanor is joining our team. We are indeed fortunate to have found someone with her experience and capabilities. Eleanor is ideally suited to lead us towards our goal of converting the Civic into a state-of-the-art multi-screen, multi-purpose community, facility,” she said. Stacey holds an MFA in Performing Arts Administration from Brooklyn College, and as a student she gained professional experience with Leandestheater Tuebingen (Germany), New York City Opera and The Roundabout Theatre. She founded the Apple Summer Youth Theatre Program in Anguilla, British West Indies, which she administered from 1999 to 2003, and then again in
Eleanor Stacey has been appointed as the new executive director of the Nelson Civic Theatre Society. the summer of 2008. While working in New York, Stacey held the position of development associate the Theatre Communications group, North America’s largest professional theatre association and the producer of American Theatre magazine. She was also the director of development for Classic Stage Company. In 2005 she returned to BC and joined The Cultch, where she managed a multi-faceted fun raising program. Most recently, Stacey was the executive director of the Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance. She returned to Nelson over a year ago, hoping to find professional opportunities while she raises her young family here.
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The L.V. Rogers girls field hockey team finished the short regular season with three wins, and one loss. The team won its final two games this week, a 2-0 victory over Trails’s J.L. Crowe on Tuesday and a 1-0 win against Castlegar’s Stanley Humphries on Wednesday. The victories earned the locals a spot in the Kootenay zone finals next week. Coach Val Gibson commented on Wednesday’s game against Castlegar. “[It was a] very close game with many penalty corners and very wet conditions,” she said. “Two of our international students, Yu Takahashi and Svenja Rennecke (who have never played before) had chances at goals and were very excited.” The single goal was scored, unassisted, by Grade 10 midfielder Noa Butterfield. Gibson said there was a solid defence by Kyra Burkart and Emma Gregorich as well as Heather Potkins and Lauren Walgren. First time goalkeeper Jena Wheeldon earned the shutout, making some impressive saves in the process.
“Co-captain Allie Zondervan was amazing with strong passes and great leadership,” added Gibson. Coach Bruce Walgren said there has been a great team effort this year and their hard work is being rewarded. “[There have been] great performances by the back line of Lauren Walgren, Emma Gregorich, Kyra Burkhart, and Heather Potkins,” he said. “Veteran goalie Tara Yowek earned the shutout against arch rivals Trail and there has been outstanding work in the midfield by Abbie Willans, Hailee Gerun, Noa Butterfield and Naomi Perkins. “Up front the speed of Allie Zondervan and Hanna Quinn caused all kinds of trouble for the Trail and Castlegar defence. International students Svenja Rennecke, Yu Takahasi, and Katarina Merckle all have played really well in league games and in the Oliver tournament held in late September.” The team will now gear up for the Kootenay zone finals on Thursday, October 23 at the Pass Creek field near Castlegar and the right to go to Provincials in Oliver, November 6 to 8.
The L.V. Rogers girls field hockey team will play in the regional finals next week thanks to their win against Castlegar’s Stanley Humphries on Wednesday. A win at the regionals on October 23 will take them to the Provincials in Oliver, November 6 to 8. The team consists of (back row, left to right) Heather Potkins, Noa Butterfield, Emma Gregorich, Kyra Burkart, Lauren Walgren, Ava Strautman, Yu Takahashi, Svenja Rennecke, coach Bruce Walgren, (middle row) Hanna Quinn, Allie Zondervan, Katrina Merckle, Sydney Ednie, (front row) Abbie Bourchier-Willans and goalkeeper Jena Wheeldon. Photo courtesy of Val Gibson
Boxer prepares for Rumble in the Rockies Tamara Hynd Nelson Star
Boxer Jacob Rudkoski, 25, will represent the Nelson Boxing Club as he competes in the Rumble in the Rockies in Cranbrook next weekend. Weighing in at 225 pounds, this will be Rudkoski’s debut Boxing BC bout as he competes in the heavyweight division in a match against Tyler Crew from Calgary’s Southpaw club on October 25. Rudkoski, a long time West Kootenay resident currently living in Castlegar, has years of mixed martial arts training and competition but he only began boxing in May.
“I’m super excited,” he said. “There is always nervous energy but [it’s good] as long as you channel it correctly. You spend all this time refining your game; now the hard work is done and the exciting part comes.” This two-part event will feature amateur boxers “rumbling” in 11 scheduled matches in the first half of the evening. Six boxing clubs will come together for the rumble at the Fraternal Eagles Hall, including clubs from Salmon Arm, Lethbridge and Edmonton. Nelson Boxing Club coach Jesse Pineiro has revived the local club
with aspirations to raise the boxers’ skill level over time. “We don’t have anyone on a provincial level yet,” said Pineiro. “[As a club] we just started. But that is what the kids are working towards, the possibility of one day representing the province at the Nationals or the country at the Olympics.” The second half of the night is the Charity Challenge fundraiser for needy families in the area. This event will feature local “blue collar, white collar” boxers stepping into the ring. Local celebrities from business communities will be stepping into the ring for three one-minute
rounds complete with gloves, head gear, and mouth guards as it’s full contact boxing. “Some might be truck drivers and another might be from a car dealership,” said Eagles Boxing Club coach Bill Watson. The challenge event was a sellout last year with over 300 people attending, leaving standing room only. Over $20,000 was raised and organizers expect another sellout this year. Tickets are $35 and can be reserved by calling Bill Watson at 250919-7181. In 2013, Boxing BC embarked on a development program in an
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effort to build a competitive edge as they prepare athletes for completion in the Canadian Nationals, which is the road to the Olympics. Team BC won nine out of 10 titles as well as the award for Best Female Boxer at the 2014 Western Championships. At the end of October, Boxing BC will represent Western Canada with athletes in 10 weight divisions (out of a total of 13 divisions) at the Canadian Olympic Amateur boxing championships (nationals) in Mississauga, Ont. with what Boxing BC is calling “the best senior elite team BC has put together in years.”
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Jesus told a story in Luke 10 that we have come to recognize as the parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus told the story because he was asked by one of the religious elite of the day a question that was intended to trip Jesus up. Jesus was asked “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus turned the question back on him by asking what the law stated. He answered Jesus correctly by saying ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ However, this answer was not good enough and he wanted to press further and Jesus responded by telling an illustrative story about a man traveling who meets some thieves, gets beat up and left for Nelson Christian Science Society dead on the road. We know what happens as one by one important people walk by and ignore the poor guy’s situation except this one fellow from the A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA hated province of Samaria. This fellow looks after the poor beat up and Sunday Service in Balfour broken man when no one else would. 9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. On the surface we see the obvious point Jesus was getting across. We need For information 250-229-5237 to look after others, we need to care for others, we need to show mercy on others. Great, so we understand all that. Come Help Change The World We get that. Now Nelson Seventh-Day Gathering on: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. what? How do you Adventist Church 3308 Silver King Rd. 250-352-5007 and I actually put that into practice Rides OUR MISSION Sabbath (Saturday) Services available! in our community? We are committed to living in biblical Covenamt, Please 10 am Bible study/discussion On our streets? join where we lay down our lives for one another 11 am Worship Service In our neighbourus at encouraging each person and family practically 1502 hood? 12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon and spiritually to become all we are called to be Granite Also available: “It Is Written" CTV 11 am Saturdays We can drop a few as Christ followers. Road coins off to a busker “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heauy laden, H.O.P.E. Church Pastoral couple Jeff & Marilyn Zak on the street or slip and I vill giue you rest” Matthew 11:28 http://hope.strikingly.com www.nelsonadventist.ca a few bucks to a Pastor Leo 250-687-1777 homeless person. Make a donation to a local charity. But, is that really what GATHERING THIS SUNDAY CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE Jesus was teaching OCTOBER 19TH 10AM 813 Ward Street 352-7131 – a mindless, im2402 PERRIER LANE personal donation Bring food to share at our to help ease our potluck brunch. Sunday Mass Times: All welcome. guilt? I don’t believe • Saturday 7:00pm so. The Good Sa• Sunday 8:30 am Displaced rhythms? and 10:30 am maritan was more Come experience ours! hands on than that. Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send He got involved in www.nelsonvineyard.com Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon the man’s life. He rccathedral@shaw.ca • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca Look for us on Facebook took time to get to know him, to really Anglican Church of Canada understand his situSt. Saviour's Pro Cathedral ation. He did for Ward & Silica, Nelson him what he would Family Service & Eucharist have wanted others Children’s Sunday School Sunday Service 10:30 a.m to do for himself Annual Tea on Sat. Nov. 1 – Jesus taught this Coffee Party 10-11:30 am $5 High Tea 2-3:30 pm $6 else where. Topic: “Is it true that God is good” Heavenly Bake Table Our commuSt. Michael & All Angels nity has groups 717 Vernon St. Busk Road, Balfour that reach out and Sunday Service 11:00 a.m. Sunday at 11 a.m. Office: 9 am - 1 pm Tue - Thurs • 250.352.5711 touch other people’s stsaviours@netidea.com lives. My challenge Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394 ALL ARE WELCOME! to you, the reader of this, during this week of Homeless Awareness, is to volunteer at The Nelson Community Church Salvation Army, Our Daily Bread, Sunday Worship Service The Food Cupat 11:00 am board. Get to know and understand and Everyone is Welcome help a real person Your Pastors: this week. Put yourMajors Robin and Yvonne Borrows self in their shoes and understand 250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level) what Jesus was really trying to teach us. Make a real difference to someone A Friendly Bible this week. If not Centre Church Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am you, then who? If not now, when? Minister: David Boyd _____________________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ _____________________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______
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Lua Gerun (left) and Shiloh Perkins were the recipients of the first annual Walter Denhel Memorial Award for Nelson Youth Soccer Volunteer of the Year. Submitted photo
Soccer association honours volunteers Lua Gerun and Shiloh Perkins are the first recipients of the inaugural Walter Denhel Memorial Award. The award will be presented each year by the Nelson Youth Soccer Association to its Volunteer of the Year. The Award was donated to NYS by Justin Pelant of Ted Allen’s Jewelry in memory of Walter Denhel who was a long-time volunteer in the association. Gerun and Perkins have been in charge of Nelson Youth Soccer’s rep program and have been volunteering as NYS board members since 2008.
Nov. RE-ELECT 15th Ramona Faust
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• Commitment to your vision of your community • Advocacy for your needs and concerns • Responsibility for your hard-earned tax dollars and the environment • Engagement on important decisions
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Corner of Josephine and Silica Streets Ph: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca
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Information Member of local International Development Organization leaving for Africa. Looking for a donation of a gently used laptop to take to Zambia. Laptop will support students in our EDUCATION PROGRAMME. Leaving Nelson October 18/14 Charitable receipt avai 250 551-4052 kimbohartzell@yahoo.com Michael Smith, Dr. TCM, FMC has moved his practice to 385 Baker St. and is accepting new patients. Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Nutritional and Functional Medicine. 17 years experience with a focus on digestive problems and Autoimmune diseases. Call 250 352-0459 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
Lost & Found FOUND: Digital Camera at Cottonwood Market 352-5922 Found: Paddle, mid July. Slocan Park Bridge. 250 339-4253 Lost: Yellow sit on top kayak at 1 Mile but could be anywhere. Brand name is Ocean Kayak, Model is Venus 11. Call 352 - 9812
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Local Logging Co. looking to hire a yarder operator & hook tender, experienced preferred Contact 250-226-7337 after 6 pm
Obituaries
Obituaries
In Memoriam Adele Perdue (nee Zanon) It with great sadness we announce the passing of Adele Perdue. Born in Natel/Michele, Adele was the oldest child of Joseph and Lina Zanon. Adele spent her childhood in the communities of Natel/Michele before moving to Nelson. Adele often spoke fondly of her time working on the family farm with her two younger brothers Robert and Io. Adele was musical, creative and spoke multiple languages. Before marriage she travelled throughout Europe. On returning from her travels Adele married her high school sweetheart John, the two celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 7, 2014. Adele was a doting mother to her children Mark, Sandra and Chris. Before starting her family Adele worked as a Teller at the CIBC. While raising her family she was well known and loved for her work as a hostess at Momma Rosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restaurant. Family was most important to Adele who was a devoted wife, sister, mother, grandmother. She will be greatly missed and fondly remembered. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Canadian Diabetic Association.
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JOB POSTING SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY LIVING PROGRAM MANAGER Job Share Position to December 31, 2014 Full time permanent position January 1, 2015 The Services for Community Living Residential Program Manager is responsible for the overall planning, coordination, and management of the residential and supported employment program. The incumbent will have experience working from a client-centred perspective, managing in a unionized work setting, and have a working knowledge of the Community Living sector. The SCL Manager is an integral member of the NCARES senior management team and reports to the Executive Director. QualiďŹ cations, skills, and abilities: â&#x20AC;˘ Undergraduate degree in human services or related ďŹ eld plus minimum of 3-5 years management/supervisory experience in a non-proďŹ t setting, or equivalent education and experience. â&#x20AC;˘ Experience in disability services and/or health care sector. â&#x20AC;˘ Working knowledge of the Interior Health Authority license facility requirements. Start Date: Hours: Hours: Remuneration: Application Deadline:
â&#x20AC;˘ Demonstrated skill in labour relations and human resources management. â&#x20AC;˘ Experience with best practices, legislation, and government policy in the sector. â&#x20AC;˘ Supportive and collaborative management style. â&#x20AC;˘ Excellent written and oral communication skills; excellent critical analysis skills; proďŹ ciency with computer and various software programs.
November 15, 2014 Job Share: 20 hrs per week (to December 31, 2014) Full Time: 34 hours per week (January 1, 2015) $24.95 to $29.30/hour plus comprehensive beneďŹ t package October 29, 2014
Please forward application letter and updated resume to: Jenny Robinson, Executive Director 521 Vernon Street, Nelson BC V1L 4E9, Nelson CARES Society Phone: 250-352-6011, ext 13 Email: jrobinson@nelsoncares.ca. Nelson CARES Society is an equal opportunity employer. All internal applicants will be contacted as to the status of their applications.
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Career Opportunity Advertising Sales Representative Grand Forks Gazette The Grand Forks Gazette has an opening for a full-time Advertising Sales Representative. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic and fun, but results-oriented team, and will be able to meet and exceed sales targets by deepening relationships with existing clients, while at the same time developing new business for the newspaper. The ability to work independently in an extremely fast paced environment while adhering to deadlines is a must. Candidates considered for the position will be results oriented, strong communicators, and be willing to learn and adapt in an ever-changing business environment. The successful candidate will also be an active member of the community and be willing to get behind community initiatives and events with a positive and helpful attitude. A vehicle and a valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license is required. We offer a great working environment with a better than average compensation plan, along with a strong beneďŹ t package. Black Press has over 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless. Please submit your resume with a cover letter to Chuck Bennett at chuckbennett@blackpress.ca.
ADMINISTRATIVE/ PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Well established accounting business is seeking an enthusiastic personality to join our team in our office in Nelson BC. This position is full time, Monday to Friday with some overtime required. You will be responsible for assisting with telephone calls, clients & visitors, scanning and filing of income tax supporting documents, tracking in house production, occasional minor bookkeeping, administration support to staff and managers, and other administrative duties as required. Qualifications were looking for: â&#x20AC;˘ High School diploma â&#x20AC;˘ Experience in administration/clerical or reception role is an asset â&#x20AC;˘ Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite of products â&#x20AC;˘ Knowledge of multi line phone system, office equipment such as printers, copiers, postage meters etc â&#x20AC;˘ Excellent organizational and collaboration skills â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to work in a face paced environment with prioritizing work and multi-tasking being the norm â&#x20AC;˘ Must be self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision â&#x20AC;˘ Proven written and verbal communication skills â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to learn new tasks quickly â&#x20AC;˘ Outgoing personality with pleasant demeanor â&#x20AC;˘ Exceptional customer service skills â&#x20AC;˘ High level of integrity with focus on confidentiality Application Deadline: October 31, 2014 Start Date: As soon as possible Phone calls and walk ins will not be accepted. Interested candidates should forward resume with references and cover letter by email to cathy_2251@hotmail.com Reference must be provided on request. We are committed to employment equity and we thank everyone for their interest and application, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Nelson Waldorf School seeking applications for two Teaching Assistant positions: $14-$14.50/hour. One part-time job begins immediately. Oct-June, 2015. 12 hours/week. Days/hours to be determined. The other position is approximately 30 hours week, beginning January-June 2015. Required: Experience and/or training specific to working with Special Needs children and in a Waldorf school environment/willingness to learn about Waldorf education. Submit letter of interest and resume and references to Diana Finley, Student Support Coordinator at: dianafinley@nelsonwaldorf.org Only applicants to be interviewed will be contacted.
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CASUAL LABOURER Posting #14CU30 The City of Nelson is recruiting for casual labourers to work on an intermittent basis, on-call as required primarily in the Operations Department. This position requires a valid class 3 driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license with air brake endorsement, WHMIS and successful completion of grade 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; please provide documentation with your application. For more information, please visit www.nelson.ca. This CUPE position offers $27.15/hour plus 12% in lieu of benefits. Resumes should be sent to: Human Resources 101 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 310 Ward Street Nelson, BC, V1L 5S4 Fax: 250-352-2131 e-mail: hr@nelson.ca Closing date: October 20th, 2014 at 4:30 pm Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The City of Nelson is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified persons to apply.
Career Opportunity The Grand Forks Gazette and Boundary Creek Times in the beautiful Boundary region of B.C. have an immediate opening for the position of Publisher. These two community papers are published weekly and have an extensive distribution network throughout the Boundary region. Both papers are the No.1 news source in the Boundary and have been committed to serving its communities with in-depth local news, sports, entertainment, events and happenings for many years. This is a management and sales position. We are looking for a community-minded and communityactive individual who is a self-starter and can lead our team both in print and digital platforms. Ideally, you should have a good understanding of all facets of newspaper operations with emphasis on sales and marketing. As publisher, you will be instrumental in developing a multi platform strategy for the newspaper and its online initiatives, as it continues to serve a rapidly expanding and diverse marketplace. If you are a critical thinker, customer driven and possess strong entrepreneurial skills, Black Press wants to hear from you. Both papers are part of Black Press, Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest private, independent newspaper company, with over 150 community, daily and urban newspapers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii. Please send your resume, with cover letter to Chuck Bennett, at chuckbennett@blackpress.ca.
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2 bdrm house for rent near Nelson Bridge. Avail immed N/S Small dog considered $950/m + utilities References required 250-352-9136
Looking for Magical Bright Home, Nature Connection, (Back yard &/or Deck) Beautiful Views, could be walking distance to downtown. 2 bdrms & parking would be ideal. Nov 1st I’m a conscious, quiet responsible mature women N/S, 250 352-1696
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DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN Application #: NELSON HYDRO ROW PMP 2014 Applicant: Nelson Hydro, 80 Lakeside Drive, Nelson BC V1L 6B9 Agent: SMC Consulting, 1582 Lawrence Avenue, Penticton BC V2A 3C1 Tel/Fax: (250) 492-6193 e-mail: smcconsulting@shaw.ca The purpose of the proposed Pest Management Plan (PMP) is to manage problem vegetation and noxious weeds on right-of-way transmission corridors, distribution networks, and their access roads within the Nelson Hydro service area. The PMP applies to areas located within the Central Kootenay Regional District. The PMP applies to areas located within the vicinity of the communities of Nelson, Blewett, Taghum, North Shore, Harrop, Procter, Balfour and Queen’s Bay. The pest management methods proposed for use include manual, mechanical, cultural, and biological control, and the use of herbicides within the area to which the PMP applies. The common name and examples of the trade names of the herbicides proposed for use under this plan include: dicamba (Vanquish), glyphosate (Vantage Plus Max), and triclopyr (Garlon XRT). Selective application methods include: wick/wipe-on, injection, squirt bottle, cut surface, and foliar applications using backpack or handgun (power hose and nozzle). The proposed duration of the PMP is from January 15, 2015 to January 15, 2020.
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A draft copy of the proposed PMP and maps of the proposed treatment areas may be examined in detail at: Nelson Hydro, 80 Lakeside Drive, Nelson BC V1L 6B9, by contacting the Agent listed above, or online at http://www.nelson.ca/EN/main/services/electrical-services/vegetation-management.html
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Members of the Nelson Leafs hockey team swung by to play a game of ball hockey with the Trafalgar Hockey Academy last week. Students at Trafalgar seemed to have a great time testing their skills against the KIJHL squad.
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The Nelson Star is pleased to continue this column to recognize the many volunteers in our community who go above and beyond to help others. The individuals we profile are selected by a committee outside the newspaper based on set criteria. For example, the person must be volunteering over the long term, and mustn’t be paid for the work. If you’d like to nominate somebody for consideration by the Above and Beyond committee email their name and why they deserve recognition to: publisher@nelsonstar.com.
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Joyce: ‘I love the sport’ Tamara Hynd
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or rugby coach Mike Joyce it’s all about the journey of watching a player grow from an unsure 12-year-old into an athlete. Joyce is an art teacher at LV Rogers high school but volunteers as the rugby coach at both LVR and Trafalgar Middle school. “Teachers volunteers hundreds of hours a year towards a sports team and get paid nothing for doing it, all in the interest of enriching students lives,” said LVR teacher Jeremy McComb, who nominated Joyce. “I don’t think the public fully understands that school sports are all on volunteer time including many weekends away from families. “Mike trains many hours a week through the playing season and also volunteers to coach a BC regional select team out of the Okanagan. He spends most weekends traveling with his team during the season and has taken LVR teams to provincial championships and even to Europe a few times. “To raise money for the team, he also organizes and conducts many fundraisers to bring costs down for these kids,” said McComb. Joyce has been coaching for six years at LVR and three years at Trafalgar. It’s no coincidence that the LVR Sr. boy’s have won the BC Secondary Union Kootenay Champions six years running.
Rugby coach Mike Joyce practises rugby with two-year-old Atticus Telfer. Submitted photo
“I love the sport,” said Joyce. “The physicality of the sport, being together. It is highly demanding physically; you know that at some point you are going to reach that limit where you’re going to hurt. It’s 80 minutes without stopping and there are 15 people together in it with you in concert. There are eight people working together in a scrum.” While Joyce does teach rugby at LVR in the fall as part of the schedule, the rest of his coaching is entirely volunteer. In the fall, he coaches seven to 24 students at Trafalgar too.
“It’s a good way to get them into the game.” Joyce couldn’t say how many hours he spends volunteering but he said he is on the field most days after school and then there are games during the weekend. “The on field stuff is the fun part for me so I don’t even keep track of it,” he said. “When we go on tour, it’s huge. The planning to take them overseas is epic. Whenever some thing needs to be done, I just do it.” The Grade 10 to 12 boys are going to Argentina during the 2015 spring break for a two
week tour. A contact Joyce made at the last provincials will match them up with schools. There will be on field sessions with Argentine coaches during spring break and will it will be a mixture of billeting and hotels. Two years before that, Joyce headed the trip to Ireland and Wales. All this travel and competition means a lot of fundraising which is also led by Joyce even though he is the first to point out that he has a lot of help from other coaches and the school secretary. The Nelson Grizzlies men’s team put on a youth rugby auction every year that receives a “great out pouring of donations. And the kids do bare a lot of the costs.” The big logistics, for example, is getting all three teams of 7580 students on buses for the rugby Fest in Kamloops. The best part for Joyce is “watching a kid from Grade 7, unsure of the world, grow to playing with some of the best players in the province, competing to playing premiere level on the coast. Kids playing at UVic, at a university level and seeing their journey.” He said on Saturdays he usually gets 10 to 15 texts from rugby athletes he formally coached updating him on teams and positions they’re are playing. “My phone goes ding, ding, all day,” he said. “I text back, ‘Are you prepared, etc.’” “For a little town, we are competitive.”
SOCIAL WORKERS ENRICH OUR COMMUNITIES Social workers support clients in complex life transitions. They provide services in our communities, not-for-profit and government agencies, hospitals, schools, prisons and through private practice. They connect their clients to services and resources in the community. Those registered with the BC College of Social Workers are the only ones who can use the title Registered Social Worker.
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Community
Dinner Family fall fair for Gaza Touchstones hosts annual event
A local charity is holding a traditional Palestinian family dinner and cultural event in the Nelson United Church on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. The evening, which will include a silent auction, will raise funds to provide emergency medical care and medical supplies for children in Gaza, to be administered through the Department of Services to Palestinian Refugees–Gaza Area Committee. Advance tickets are available at Otter Books and Mana’eesh Restaurant, $35 for adults and $20 for children 13 and under. Tickets will also be available at the door starting at 5:30 pm. Event partners include NEON, KAIROS, Amnesty International (Nelson Chapter), the Nelson United Church, and sponsor Kootenay Co-op Radio. The Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees-Gaza provides emergency health care for the most vulnerable communities in Gaza. Staff and volunteers live in and work with the everyday reality of the current humanitarian crisis facing Palestinians. Proceeds from the event will assist highly skilled local, and international, doctors and emergency health care workers in the treatment of these children. For further information contact Catherine at undervolcano@yahoo.com or 250-352-3434.
Benefit for Ward Street Place Nelson CARES will be holding a benefit concert for the renewal of Ward Street Place, hosted by the one and only Lucas Myers. The musical extravaganza on Friday, November 14 features Bo Conlan, Aryn Sheriff, Bessie Wapp, Sydney Black, Laura Landsberg, and Melody Diachun with Clinton Swanson and his six piece band. Tickets are available at the Capitol Theatre box office and Eclectic Circus: $20 advance, $25 at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., performance at 7:30. There will be a silent auction too.
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Families and creative folks of all ages are invited to Touchstones Nelson’s annual Fall Family Fair on October 19 from noon to 4 p.m. There will be an abundance of creative arts and learning activities throughout the museum, gallery spaces and archives. One of the most exciting highlights will be the shadow puppet theatre room. Make a puppet and collaborate with others to play your own musical accompaniment!
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At 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Ric Bivar will deliver workshops in indigenous food harvesting techniques using stone and bone tools and plant materials. Craft activities will feature embossed tin decorations and cozy felt leaves. Visitors can come in from the cold and enjoy hot apple cider and treats in the lobby. There is something for everyone at the Fall Family Fair. Admission is by donation and half of the proceeds will go to the IODE. They are 7 and 8 years old, and are a bonded pair. They must be adopted together, and KAAP will give a fee discount to help them on their way. They are Chihuahuas, very sweet, and will make their person feel very special. KAAP will have them fully vetted and do any dental work needed before adoption. They love to go for walkies. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053.
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$359,900
Fairview home on nicely landscaped lot. Main with oak floors, living room with a gas fireplace, 3 bedrooms and full bathroom. Full basement has separate entrance with bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, large living room, also laundry and utility room. Private backyard with covered patio, lawn and room for a garden. 26’ x 28’ insulated garage.
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outeR cLove This profitable restaurant has been a Nelson favourite for over 17 years. Many recent kitchen upgrades including over $20,000 in capital improvements. An outstanding opportunity to be your own boss. Robert Goertz
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Norm Zaytsoff
250.354.8584
$539,900
Here is an awesome opportunity to own a 5-bdrm, 4-bath home on 3.5 stunning acres on the North Shore just 10 minutes from town. 4 gas fireplaces, hardwood floors and rich natural wood tones throughout. This amazing site offers complete privacy, fantastic year round sun, a big shop and great water. Just reduced by $30,000.
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La Petite Maison
Lev Zaytsoff
250.354.8443
$255,000
This compact 2-bdrm, 1-bath home in Uphill has more charm than the Duchess of Cambridge. It features a spanking new kitchen and completely remodeled bath and looks out onto a peaceful English garden setting. The corner lot and wooded environment guarantee your privacy for evermore. Just listed for the first time.
This adorable kitten is almost ready for adoption. Next week she is 8 weeks old, and will see the vet with her mama to be checked over and vaccinated. She is litter trained, playful, a little cautious with new people for a few minutes, but if you have a great toy she is all over you! Call KAAP at 250-551-1053 for an application and visit.
NEED YOUR CAT FIXED?
The Osprey Community Foundation has generously given a grant to KAAP to help “low income pet owners” in Nelson, and Areas E and F. We are taking applications now. Please email contact@kaap.ca or call 250-352-2008. Did you know your female cat can be pregnant within 2 weeks of weaning her litter? Get on it! Let’s stop littering!
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Renovated & Ready! Newly renovated sunny 4-bedroom 2-bath home on private acreage with rental suite! Bordering rail trails and short country walk to private beach and swimming on the beautiful Slocan River. Private yard includes many outbuildings and garden space.
$50K COMMUNITY CHALLENGE
Steven Skolka
250-354-3031
$269,000
Help us take advantage of this opportunity. Here’s how it works. (1) Our community rallies round to raise $50K for our Community Fund by Dec 31st. (2) A donor will contribute an additional $25K. (3) In total, we’ll have $75K more in our nest egg generating grants for local charities. For good. Forever.
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!
BeautifuL acReage WitH MoBiLe
Kristina Little
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$219,900
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.
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Community
over food STEPfor ONE Find out how much you would have left over for food if you were earning minimum wage or on social assistance: The Nelson Food Cupboard is hosting a unique and exciting community Do the Math at foodcupboard.org/chew-on-this ance:
event called “Chew on This…” to coincide with Homelessness Action and Day: October toWeek Dinner at World NelsonFood United Church Hall 16. Chew on This… is a challenge m local rd to the community to discover what it is like to have a food budget Thursday October 23 This… similar to somebody living in poverty. It is designed to highlight the 602 Silica St Doors open at 6pm inadequacies of current Provincial allowances for social assistance, Entrance by donation disability pensions and minimum wage and raise awareness around what it is like to have to rely on food banks and other social agencies rd for food. STEP TWO We are challenging community leaders to survive for one week on ONLY what they receive from local food banks. Come hear their stories at our Chew on This… Community Celebration & Wrap Up
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The Wrap Up and Community Awareness Celebration will be October 23 6pm at the Nelson United Church. The public is welcome to attend and enjoy a delicious local harvest dinner celebrating simple but nutritious cooking – the kind that could be enjoyed with ingredients from the Food Cupboard. Several community members who took the challenge will share their stories, and there will be a discussion about how to help our community reduce poverty. Entrance by donation.
Dinner at Nelson United Church Hall Thursday October 23rd 602 Silica St Doors open at 6pm Entrance by donation
Autumn colours Autumn colours are beginning to sweep across the landscape surrounding Kokanee Lake as temperatures drop leading into winter. This weekend’s forecast is calling for a mix of sun and clouds. Will Johnson photo
Pre-construction pricing ending soon! We’ve met our pre-sale requirement. With 34 of 54 units already sold, many people are excited about making the move to downtown Nelson. And we’re excited too! If you’d like to take advantage of pre-construction pricing, visit our showroom and sales office at 621 Vernon Street. We’re open 12:00 – 5:00, Wednesday to Saturday or call 250 352 5847 to make an appointment.
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Right in the heart of downtown Nelson 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units still available Only 5 top floor view units remaining Only 5 spacious terrace level units remaining
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