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Shara Bakos, the driver who collided head-on with Nelson singer Pat Henman’s car in June 2013, was scheduled to be sentenced in Cranbrook court on December 8. But after seven hours of proceedings, the judge delayed sentencing until December 24. The accident, which critically injured both Henman and her daughter Maia Vezina, took place when an SUV piloted by Bakos crossed the centre line. The resulting crash nearly killed both of them. Bakos plead guilty to charges of impaired driving caus-

ing bodily harm and driving without a license on September 8. Henman was in attendance for the sentencing, along with her husband Larry Vezina and daughter Zoe. Two witnesses to the crash were also present to show their support. It was the first time Henman had seen Bakos in person, and she was given the opportunity to read both her and her daughter Maia Vezina’s victim impact statements. Maia wanted to attend, but had school responsibilities to attend to. “It was very surreal, like it wasn’t real. The day was in dream form for me,” Henman told the Star. She

said reading her victim statement to the court was emotionally exhausting. “She (Bakos) was about nine feet away from me when I read the statements. I was thoroughly aware that she was there, because I was always feeling the left side of me and that’s where she was. But I didn’t actually look at her face-on until the end of the day.” Henman said she’s glad she made the trip. “There was fear and there was apprehension when I walked in that room. Like ‘oh my god, what am I Continued on Page 3

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The 14th annual Christmas on Baker was in full swing with a live nativity scene and music on Friday evening with the help of emcee Joe Ringrose. Actors portrayed Mary and Joseph with the baby Jesus in a manger, while musicians and several school groups performed on stage. The coral with two alpacas, a tiny horse and two peppy goats were popular. “It’s a celebration of Christmas and to celebrate it with the local community,” said event organizer Jan Van Caeseele. She and her husband Paul were the key organizers this year with the support of the Nelson Ministerial Association which holds the event every year, and 200 volunteers. Kelle Wardle started the entertainment followed by the Nelson Covenant Church youth group, the Nelson Christian Community School, St. Joseph Catholic School, the Kootenay Christian Fellowship band and the Barber Shop Quartet. Hot chocolate, cookies and apple cider were served at a food tent thanks to ministerial donations.

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School Board approves $767,547 in funding

Surplus funds allocated Will Johnson Nelson Star

The Kootenay Lake School Board allocated $767,547 of surplus funds at last week’s meeting, with the lion’s share going towards direct services for students and technology and Internet upgrades. “After soliciting ideas for the allocation of the surplus, we’re pleased the committee passed on to the board and then the board approved an allocation that attends to student needs,” said secretary-treasurer Kim Morris. Earlier in the afternoon, an amendment was discussed that would’ve put $42,000 towards fields and grounds maintenance. The issue received plentiful feedback and discussion before being defeated. “The reason it was defeated was that the surplus should be used for one-time things and we recognize the fields need more work than that,” said Morris, noting that the money could be built into their renewal budget. The largest allocation of $308,000 comes from the 20 per cent strike savings the district retained before the summer and will go to direct services for students. “We know the strike impacted students so we want to give 100 per cent of that 20 per cent back to schools so they can provide direct services to the students,” said Morris. The next largest was $200,547 allocated for Next Generation Network (NGN) readiness, which will allow the school district to take ad-

SURPLUS FUNDS BREAKDOWN • $100,000 - Evergreen • $40,000 - Purchasing Coordinator • $308,000 - 20 per cent Strike Savings to Schools • $50,000 - My Education BC • $10,000 - Tire Balancer • $15,000 - Distributed Learning Third Party Review • $10,000 - Kindergarten Class Early Learning • $24,000 - Laserfiche licenses at all sites • $200,547 - NGN Readiness • $10,000 - Board Consultation process TOTAL - $767,547 vantage of connectivity upgrades. “With video streaming and the ubiquity of mobile devices, and with the move towards online learning, the ministry recognizes that our current pipe is too small,” she said. The Ministry of Education has asked each district to assess their current connections to ascertain what type of hardware and network upgrades are necessary. “The sooner we can be networkready, they sooner they’ll move us up the chain with the provincial network upgrade,” she said. The board also approved a $100,000 chunk for Evergreen, which is a five-year technology renewal process. Though they are

currently in the second year of the cycle, these additional funds will jump the district forward a year. “This item adds $100,000 to the $200,000 already in the budget. This will enable us to turn our five-year replacement cycle to a four-year cycle,” she said. This will mean that L.V Rogers Secondary, Adam Robertson Elementary School and South Nelson and South Nelson Elementary School will receive their allocation in 2014-15 rather than 2015-16. The new five-year cycle will begin in 2017-18. Morris said one of the most exciting expenditures is for a purchasing coordinator who could ultimately save the district large amounts of money. Morris said they’re already saving $150,000 a year after finding significant savings involving their paper, photocopier, audit and telephone services. The new position, which is a $40,000 investment for the board, is designed to pay for itself with the savings the coordinator finds. Part of the position will be used to support the IT department. “They should be able to pay their salary. If for whatever reason they can’t, we’ll either terminate or lay off,” she said. They are hoping to hire someone for the position by early 2015. Twenty participants took part in the decision-making process. The group was made up of trustees, principals and vice-principals, stakeholders and senior leadership.

‘Reliving the event’ Continued from Page 6 going to feel when I see her?’ or ‘what happens if we look at each other?’ You just don’t know anything,” she said. And though the day was draining, it was also cathartic for her. “It’s like you’re reliving the event, but you have to remember I can’t remember the actual event. I’m remembering everything from the moment I woke up in the hospital and the stories I’ve been told. My victim impact statement was about how I’m living now. It’s about me surviving and how my family is surviving. We’re the new Pat and Maia,” she said. The prosecution is seeking a maximum sentence of three and a half years jail time, with 10 years of driving prohibition. The defence, meanwhile, is asking for one-year of jail time. The new sentencing will be held on December 24. Henman plans to be in attendance along with her husband Larry as well as Maia and her other children Zoe and Liam.

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Flares, not dynamite It was an interesting week for the Nelson Police Department. On December 12, police received a call for service to a local charitable organization that had received a donation of a tool box containing what appeared to be several sticks of dynamite. The Nelson Police Department attended and confirmed the sticks were old road flares and did not pose any danger to the public. Police would like to kindly remind those who donate materials to ensure that no potential threats are included in their donation to avoid future incidents. n On December 14, police were detaining a male in the area of Vernon and Hendryx streets for the theft of a baby stroller. During the interaction, the

male became irate and resisted arrest while being detained. The male fled from police and after a foot pursuit was apprehended. It was determined that the male is known to police and suffers from several mental health issues. The male was released from custody and charges are being considered.

n The department also received several alcohol-related calls for service over the weekend involving unruly behavior and public intoxication. The police would like to remind those who participate in holiday festivities to plan ahead for celebrations and ensure they have a safe method of arriving at their destinations.

CounterAttack campaign ongoing The Nelson Police Department is actively participating in the December CounterAttack Campaign. Officers will be on streets of Nelson working hard to eliminate the dangers of impaired drivers. Impaired drivers are those who chose to drive while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is affected by alcohol, illicit drugs and medicines. People found to be driving while impaired face possible immediate road side driving prohibitions of up to 90 days, having the vehicle they were driving impounded up to 30 days along with having to pay all of the associated costs. Drivers could also be facing Criminal Code charges of impaired driving. The men and women of the Nelson Police Department are asking those who choose to partake over the holiday season to refrain from driving. Take a taxi, call a friend, use transit, walk or make other

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Search and rescue’s Chris Armstrong tells lost skier’s tale

‘He’s a tough bugger’ to survive but nothing that would sustain a person for three days.

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There was a happy ending to the search for missing Ymir skier Edward Perello on Thursday, as he was located by search and rescue crews in the Qua Basin near Whitewater. It’s was a happy ending to a search for Ymir resident Edward Perello who was found by search and rescue in the Qua Basin near Whitewater on Thursday. The 47 year-old man was found alive and mostly well when SAR crews in a helicopter spotted him waving his ski in the Qua basin. As for finding Perello alive after three nights in the mountains, Nelson Search and Rescue (NSAR) manager Chris Armstrong said Perello has “amazing power in him.” “He was in dire straits: cold and hungry with no sleep for three days, but in good spirits to be found. He’s a tough bugger.” NSAR and several other teams from the region began their search for the Armstrong man when he was reported missing on Tuesday (December 9) afternoon. He did not return home after leaving to go skiing near the Whitewater Ski Resort last Monday. Armstrong said Perello had already gone skiing a dozen or more times in the area this year. On Wednesday evening a witness came forward after reading media reports about the missing skier. Armstrong said the witness and another skier talked to Perello in the Whitewater parking lot on Monday morning. They all ski toured up the Summit side via the cat track but Perello travelled faster so he was soon ahead and out of sight. They finally caught sight of him near the top of the Summit ridge where Perello was changing and going in a different direction. The same skiers came back the next day noticing that no one else had been there since their

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Ymir resident Ed Perello was rescued on Thursday after search and rescue crews spotted him in the Qua basin near Whitewater. File photo

ski tracks remained uncovered. This information led SAR to focus the search along Summit Ridge bordering Qua Basin by helicopter, which the weather had prevented the previous day. They found one set of ski tracks matching the direction provided by the witnesses. One SAR crew was deposited in Qua Basin intending to follow the tracks. Armstrong sent a second crew in case they needed assistance and if the weather suddenly changed limiting helicopter use. It was during that second flight into the basin, that Perello was spotted. Armstrong said the zig zag pattern of the Qua valley could be confusing in the fog. By late Monday afternoon, the temperature had risen and Perello couldn’t see the ridge tops or gauge where he was in the terrain due to fog. He kept going looking for landmarks like a chairlift or the road. Soon it was dark and raining so he hunkered down for the night. Perello managed to have a fire the first night but the soaking conditions ended that option by the next day. “If you don’t have a way to keep the lighter dry, once the flint is wet, it’s not going to work,” said Armstrong. Perello was dressed lighter

for alpine touring with a Gortex jacket and pants. “He would have been better off in minus 10 to minus 15 degrees because it’s a dry cold. The moisture crystallizes at that point. It’s the wet cold that kills people. As soon as your core gets wet, it wicks the temperature away from you.” “He constantly moved to keep warm,” said Armstrong. “He covered himself in spruce bows and put them underneath him.” Conditions changed overnight due to the heavy rain, essentially trapping Perello in a valley that Armstrong said is “passable in high snow falls but not in early season. Qua and Whitewater creeks Perello swelled into rivers making them uncrossable and Perello couldn’t walk back up as the snow had consolidated over the slide alder in a tight drainage.” He did however, hear a helicopter on Wednesday so he decided to hunker down near an old avalanche path where he thought he could be seen by air. As for food, he had an afternoon snack

Getting out after three days: Once the crews connected with Perello, they gave him food and hot drinks while an area was cleared for the helicopter to land. Armstrong marvelled how Perello still had the physical capability to hike up the steep and strenuous 400 metres, over alder and a creek to reach the landing site. “People like that, it’s a mental attitude — the will to survive. It’s sheer tenacity. Amazing power in him.” “A positive search is always good. When you can land a helicopter with a big group of family to greet a loved one, it’s good.” Armstrong said it wasn’t a matter of someone skiing out of bounds. “The ski hill was closed so at that point, it’s just a mountain.” The ski hill is closed mid-week due to early season conditions. Nine different SAR teams assisted as the snow conditions required them to bring expert skiers as far away as Sparwood and Elkford. Armstrong said NSAR has had 17 body recoveries this year which is unusually high and it is difficult for the crew who are all volunteers. On average they recover five to six bodies a year. The big message: “If you’re going out skiing on your own, besides having a shovel, probe and beacon, always tell someone where you are going. If he had told anyone where he was going, it narrows the search area. One half of a ski hill with three different drainages was a pretty big search area,” said Armstrong. As to the question of why SAR does not charge or bill for their services, it is part of the organization’s mandate to provide a free rescue service. “We don’t want to delay a rescue,” said Armstrong. “We want them to call. If people wait, they can escalate a situation. We would not want people waiting because they can’t afford a helicopter. Whether you have a heart attack on Baker Street or on a mountain, you should have access to help. Accidents do happen.”

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Nelson Star

Editorial

Editor: Kevin Mills Publisher: Karen Bennett

Our View

Letter of the day

Hail to the rescuers Worthy of recognition, support The Kootenay is famous for the opportunities to explore nature and enjoy the great outdoors — all year long. From hiking and biking, to skiing and snowshoeing and sailing to swimming, we have it all. But along with those great opportunities also comes dangers. As with any recreational activity, there are some risks involved. Injuries can occur, as can more serious troubles including becoming lost or stranded. Sometimes these situations end with fatalities. Last week, a skier went missing in the Whitewater area in Nelson. Despite Search and Rescue efforts, there was no sign of the man. After three nights in the cold many thought the rescue mission would soon change into a recovery. But this search eventually had a happy ending. Although he was alone, in the wilderness for three nights, rescuers found the skier, alive and mostly unharmed.

It’s a tale of survival that has to be admired. (See page 5 for more details) It also highlights the great work that search and rescue volunteers do throughout the Kootenay. It’s a job that can be thankless at times. The volunteers that make up the various search and rescue teams in the area are on call and always answer the bell when someone is lost. They leave their homes and their families to help others reunite with theirs. It’s not an easy job and there is no pay. All they get is the satisfaction that they’ve helped someone survive. Sometimes, they don’t even get that. The happy ending in Nelson is not always the case. Many times these rescuers are called on to retrieve the bodies of those who could not be found in time. A far more sobering task. While police and firefighters often receive praise, search and rescue personnel perform important missions, for no pay. They deserve our thanks.

I am a disabled senior of 66 years. During my life I worked in the core area of Winnipeg with Metis youth and in the south side of Chicago with international ecumenical group begun by the world council of churches. And sang in a choir in a congregations of 2,200. During my life I was always on the lookout for any person or persons who manifested the goodness, the compassion, action and the love that the story of Jesus meant to me. And then at last, two years ago, I met them for the first time. Yvonne and Robin Burrows, Val Sherriff and Simone Pelland, all working at the Salvation Army in Nelson. Their constant and tireless Robin Burrows and others at the Nelson Salva- giving of themselves to all of tion Army deserve to be supported. File photo us left me gobsmacked and

so deeply touched by their good humour, grace and innovation in ever new ways to be of significant service, For instance, have you heard of their Adopt a Family option for families with to help those without? We in BC have the highest child poverty rate in Canada. These four people do so much to make a difference. They should be named, thanked and helped. They see themselves as God’s arms and legs in the world and from what I have experienced, they have restored my hope for the role of the church in the world. Please help them during this critical time of hunger and need.

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Horgan on LNG, climate and farmland

Tom Fletcher BC Views

Following are highlights from Tom Fletcher’s year-end interview with NDP leader John Horgan. For an extended version, see the Opinion section at nelsonstar.com. TF: The BC Liberal government has given every indication they’re going to proceed with the Site C dam on the Peace River. What do

you think? JH: I’ve always maintained that it’s a good project, but it’s a question of when to add another $8-9-10-12 billion onto the backs of ratepayers. First of all, go to the BC Utilities Commission and find out if this is the power you need and if this is the time to build it. The government refuses to do that, and I think that’s just an Achilles heel in this process. TF: You voted for the liquefied natural gas income tax to provide certainty, and then you immediately said you would work to increase the LNG tax in 2017, before any major project could be started. How is that certainty? JH: I thought it was important that the investment community in this sector knew there was bipartisan support for LNG in British Columbia. But we went from a seven per cent [tax] to a 3.5 per cent because of a softening market. If there is a decline in return to the province because of a softening market, then surely over a 25-year

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period – not just between now and 2017, but if the market conditions change and prices go up – I think British Columbians would want their government to make sure they

were getting a fair share of that benefit. TF: Why did you vote against the LNG environmental legislation? JH: They said prior to the elec-

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tion that LNG would be the greenest in the world. And then when they tabled legislation they left out 70 per cent of the emissions from upstream activity. TF: Gordon Campbell’s great goal for greenhouse gases, 33 per cent reduction by 2020, can that be reached assuming a substantial LNG development? JH: I find it difficult to believe that they’re going to achieve those results. [Environment Minister] Mary Polak has a different point of view, and our job as opposition is to hold them accountable to the numbers that they passed into law, and we’re going to do that. One of the three sectors, housing, energy and transportation, where emission profiles can be managed downward is transportation. And the government has wasted 18 months talking about a referendum on [Metro Vancouver transit.] TF: What’s your top priority for 2015? Continued on Page 7

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Creating a smaller footprint It has been a very long haul since my partner Gail and I took the plunge on June 30 and paid for our solar equipment, manufactured in China, to be transported across the US border into Canada. Free trade has really destroyed our own manufacturing economy, but that is a whole other conversation. Sometime on December 5 electricity from six of the eight solar panels that are now hooked up to our batteries began feeding energy to our fridge, and to some of the circuits in our house. We have a gizmo (I am the last person who should be explaining technical things to people) in the kitchen that we have figured out (thanks to a friend with a solar system) tells us that we burn 130 watts when the fridge is running and about 17 watts when it is not. I can see my spouse making a list of things she wants to get out of the fridge, so she opens it less. This is a woman who stores the water from her hot water bottle in a glass jar so she can reuse it and save water. More for the fish, she says. David Hughes asked what the capacity of our panels were: 300 watts each, so that is 2,400 for eight. We still have not worked out the capacity of our batteries, but I can tell you that yesterday our batteries (sealed silicon salt) went from a quarter charged to fully charged in approximately three hours of winter sunlight. As I write this, I have determined that when the fridge is on, I think we drain 4.6 amps from our batteries. We are still waiting for one more set of cables to hook up the last two panels, and for the electrical inspector to approve the electrician’s work. Then FortisBC can move the meter base from our house to the solar shed on the lot line and hook the whole system in so we can net meter. The electrician has explained that we cannot wire the electric stove, and possibly the hot water heater, into our system as it would be too much for the inverter. However we hope to hook in the rest of the household circuits, and hopefully try with the hot water heater as well. The way I want the system to work is so that our house will draw down the batteries, which in turn will be re-charged from the solar panels, only drawing from the grid when

more power is being consumed than created. I am hoping we can restrict when we draw power off the grid to the night time and thus ensure that our use of grid electricity helps shave the usual consumption peak load time. We are even planning to buy a solar barbecue to lessen use of the stove and will consider other ways to cook our food that does not include the stove. The electrician has a concern that there will be times when the volume of power required will exceed what the inverter and storage batteries can handle, hence the debate over whether to plug in the hot water heater to the system. At some point my partner, Gail, and I will have to look at the manuals to make sure we understand how all the components work. Fortunately a next-door neighbour recently cut down an old fir, which we expect will now allow us to maximize winter sunlight. But the experiment to see how much household electricity we can generate on our own lot in Kaslo has begun. This experiment is not for the faint-hearted financially, but the costs below are better than the $70,000 we were originally quoted a decade ago. In total it cost $21,661.15 for equipment, tax, electrician, building supplies and other expenses. My spouse and I estimate that we have now spent in excess of $26,000 since 2007 retrofitting our house so we would consume less electricity, energy, from the grid. When I suggest to Gail that we will not see a financial payback from this investment in our lifetime (I am 64 and my spouse 57), she retorts that this was never about financial payback, but always about seeing how much smaller a footprint we could create for ourselves. If you take into account the amount of energy that was used to have our solar equipment made and transported, this is where I get angry about Free Trade, and we have not even begun to talk about the ecological destruction that took place to extract the resources that went in to making our solar equipment. I am simply not sure about the ecological balance either. Believe it or not, Locke, Rousseau, Adam Smith and Rosa Luxembourg all talk about these environmental factors in their writings on society and economy,

but it is social theorists and economists like Ricardo and Lenin who ignore the ecological environment. However, if everybody in BC cut their consumption of household energy in half, as Gail and I gradually did between 2006 and 2012, then we could bolster our argument against Site C. Gail and I live in the “belly of the beast”, in that 44 per cent of the electricity generated in BC comes out of the Kootenays via, primarily, the Columbia River Treaty hydro dams, and we have lived with knowing that since we first met at Notre Dame University in Nelson in the 1970s. In October we attended the fourth cross-border conference on the Columbia River Basin sponsored by the Columbia Basin Trust and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council in Spokane, and it is very clear that there are many individuals, families and organizations who want to restore the Columbia River ecosystem, from the headwaters to the mouth of the river in Oregon. My friend and colleague, Bill Green, for example, has spent 20 years of his working life dedicated to collaborating with First Nations trying to restore the salmon run that our building of the hydro-electric dams destroyed on the KootenayColumbia. We have a renewed run crossing the border at Osoyoos and have technically determined that it is feasible to bring salmon across the border on the main stem of the Columbia and Kootenay. A goal of 2030 has been set to establish this new run. That is what the goal that Gail and I have set, of moving to energy self-sufficiency, is all about: creating space for salmon to come up the Columbia again. In the big scheme of things our reducing our personal consumption by 2,105 kWh each year is very, very minuscule. But a local electrician tells me that he is backed up five systems trying to get to people who want to install solar systems at their homes. Likewise, at least three of our neighbours want to know about and are observing how our system works, before they take the plunge too. As Malcom Gladwell points out in The Tipping Point “little things can make a big difference”. Andy Shadrack Kaslo

Q&A with BC NDP leader Continued from Page 6

JH: I think the public is going to increasingly find affordability issues to be the challenge. We didn’t spend as much time as I had hoped to on hydro rate increases, ICBC. When the government balanced the budget, they did it by selling assets, and by increasing costs at their Crown corporations and then pulling that revenue in for budget purposes. We’re going to have to use new technologies and means of communication to better explain to people what the government’s doing to them. TF: What should happen with the agricultural land reserve?

JH: I don’t think there was a groundswell of opposition to the ALR, quite the opposite in fact, and the commission has in my opinion, infinite flexibility to meet the demands of development in northern areas as well as urban centres. I’m going to make sure that [agriculture critic] Lana Popham, who as you know is fearless on this issue, is let loose on [Agriculture Minister] Norm Letnick, and we’re going to dog this issue up to the next election. — Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Community Events Old fashioned Christmas program on December 20, 11 a.m to 12 p.m. at Nelson Adventist Church, 1502 Granite Road. The story of Christmas, under the title, “What is Christmas?” with carol singing accompanied by pump organ, piano, flute and baritone horn. There is no charge. It’s time for the Vallican Whole Community Choir’s annual Seasonal Sing-along on Sunday, December 21. From 3 to 5 p.m., join friends and neighbours singing the songs that have warmed up cold winter days for generations. Admission by donation, potluck treats welcomed, mulled cider provided. At the Vallican Whole Community Centre, 3762 Little Slocan River Road: VallicanWhole.com. Share Hanukkah lore, light candles, join in song and dance (with a live band) and a festive vegetarian potluck on Sunday, December 21. From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bigby Place, 509 Front St., Nelson. Cost is $15 for adults, $5 for children six and up. All are welcome. Join ANKORS holiday open house on Monday, December 22. Come enjoy some treats and holiday merriment from 2 to 4 p.m. at 101 Baker Street. Call 250-505-5506. Like the Dickens, a dramatic reading of The Christmas Carol on December 22, at Nelson United Church - 602 Silica Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation Proceeds go to the Nelson Food Cupboard. Weekly EVENTS 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 Ultimate Frisbee Association hosts weekly drop in Ultimate Frisbee at Nelson’s

Tell us about your upcoming event, email: reporter3@nelsonstar.com indoor soccer faciltiy, 308 Cedar Street, every Monday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The drop in fee is $10. Co-ed Ultimate is a great way to stay in shape and meet new people during the winter months. All levels welcome. Beginner basics and throwing clinics available. Check out nelsonultimate.ca or contact nelsonultimatefrisbee@gmail. com. Join community yoga at the youth centre every Wednesday. Afternoon practice for girls and women will be held at 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. All levels welcome. A fun evening practice at 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up and stretch. For all ages: teens and 19-plus. Pay what you can. Contact Ursula at ursulatwiss@gmail. com. The Nelson Knitting Co-op has an ongoing knitting group every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Centre general purpose room ($2 drop-in). Top Spin Thursday as Savoy Lanes hosts a weekly ping pong night every Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. Drop-in fee is $5. All levels are welcome. Paddles and balls are provided. For more information, email topspinthursday@gmail.com. Community Threads holds a fibre craft themed project every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nelson and District Women’s Centre, 420 Mill Street. 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. 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. Nelson Trail Runners: dropin 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. Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. For a schedule please call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar. Al-Anon Family Group me ets twice we ek ly. Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at The Cellar, 717 Vernon Street and Friday 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street at the side basement. The only requirement for membership is that there may be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. For more information call Norma 250-352-3747 for Wednesday and Sharon 250352-7333 for Friday. Workshops Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is hosting a free tax seminar covering medical, disability and similar tax topics presented by Kris Witt, member of CMA and member of CPA. This seminar is directed at seniors and their support persons who are taxable (so pay income tax). The seminar will be held at the Seniors Center Branch 51, 717 Vernon Street, Nelson at 10:30 a.m January 13. Space is limited. To reserve a space, call 250-352-6008. Announcements Nelson and District Hospice Society will host its annual Tree of Remembrance at the Chahko Mika Mall until December 18. Place a dove on the tree for a lost loved one. Resources available to help the bereaved work with their grief through the holiday period. For more information, call Nelson Hospice at 250352-2337 or email info@ nelsonhospice.org. Nelson

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Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors one-stop for information and referrals on community resources and services: income tax service, low income dental program, or for help with pension and subsidy forms. Open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information call 250352-6008. Nelson Hospice Holiday Grief Support Group Drop-in on December 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. at 402 W. Richards Street. NDHS’s trained facilitators offer a confidential and nurturing environment providing support for those grieving the loss of loved ones. The groups will include time for sharing, and for learning about some basic coping skills for the holiday time and all times. The Nelson Royal Canadian Legion Branch #51 is hosting a New Year’s Eve party on December 31, at 402 Victoria Street, 8 p.m., for their members and guests (membership available to the public). Live music with Earl and the Girl, a pot-luck dinner, and party favourites. Tickets are $20. For information, please email rclbr51@telus. net or phone 250-352-7727 or 250-352-6464. The Royal Canadian Legion (Nelson Branch #51) offers members and guests billiards, snooker, shuffleboard, bigscreen television, barbecues, monthly celebrations, beverage room, darts (Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.), meat draws and karaoke (Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.) and cribbage (Sundays 1 p.m.). Call for upcoming jam sessions. Info rclbr51@telus. net or 250-352-7727 or 250352-6464. 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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Special event Mr. Lahey and trailer park sidekick Randy are taking the Spiritbar stage on Friday, February 20 at 9 p.m. They’ll be joined by local legends Randy from Creston (Lucas Myers), punk rock act Drunk on Purpose and DJ Cass Rhapsody. Tickets are $20 plus taxes and fees, and were available starting December 16 through the Hume Hotel. Participants are encouraged to arrive in their best Trailer Park Boys costume. For more information call (250) 352-5331.

Theatre The Capitol Season Series presents Christopher Hunt: When that I Was on Saturday, January 10 at 8 p.m. An award-winning one-man play in two acts, co-written by Edward Atienza and John Mortimer, the show sees Hunt perform over 25 characters, moving seamlessly between Rice, Will Shakespeare and even Queen Elizabeth among many others. It’s for all ages, it’s Canadian and it’s universal too. Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at (250) 352-6363. The Capitol Kids Series presents Monster Theatre’s The Little Prince on Sunday, January 18 at 2 p.m. Meet talking roses and foxes! Venture out on interplanetary travel! Learn about true love and loyalty! Join The Little Prince on a spectacular adventure as he celebrates open-mindedness, open-heartedness and the beauty of imagination. With puppets, masks, original music and a little theatre magic, they bring Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s cherished novella to life. Tickets at capitoltheatre. bc.ca or by phone at (250) 352-6363.

In the third instalment of Peter Jackon’s epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and his company are forced into a war against the terrifying Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch). The film screens at the Civic starting on December 17.

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The Civic is hosting a screening of St. Vincent at 2 p.m. for parents of small children as part of a series called Babes in Arms. Not so dark, not so loud, with stroller parking in the lobby and no funny looks guaranThe Capitol Season Series pres- teed when your baby cries. St. Vincent stars ents Monster Theatre’s Who Killed Ger- Bill Murray as a misanthropic war veteran tude Crump? on Sunday January 18, 2015 who befriends a neighbourhood boy. Also at 8 p.m. A plot-twist-a minute puppet starring Kathy Bates, Naomi Watts and caper written and directed by Monster Melissa McCarthy. For more information Theatre’s Ryan Gladstone and performed visit civictheatre.ca. by Tara Travis who performed at the Capitol Theatre last season with Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. A spectacular tour-de-force murder mystery of silly fun puppetry! It’s New Year’s Eve 1899. Famous murder mystery author Gertrude Register Now for classes with Crump has been murdered, mysteriously! All of the guests at the isolated Monkswell Manor are suspects, and there’s no escape for anyone until they get to the bottom of Jazz/Ballet/Tap/Hip Hop her suspicious death. Tickets at capitoltheAll ages and levels atre.bc.ca or by phone at (250) 352-6363.

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The Capitol Season Series presents Detour by Ichigo-Ichieh New Theatre on Saturday, January 24 at 8 p.m. Hiromoto Ida’s performance is the story of a man and woman from the “Walkman” era. Drawing from the minimalist tradition of Japanese Noh theatre, it contains no spoken words, and relies instead on exaggerated physical movements and subtle variations in costume, set and sound design to tell its tale of a couple who used to go the record store to buy music on cassette tapes. But modern technology is taking over; flashy gadgets and the newest contraptions are around every corner. Tickets at capitoltheatre. bc.ca or by phone at (250) 352-6363.

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On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter plays tonight, December 17, at 8 p.m. When On Any Sunday premiered in 1971, it wasn’t just any movie. Directed by Bruce Brown – who also helmed surfing classic The Endless Summer, this insider look at motorcycle racing reached a wide audience. Four decades later, On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter shows that the passion for riding motorcycles is as strong as ever. Bruce’s son, acclaimed filmmaker Dana Brown, directs this modern take on the original, capturing what it means to ride

in the United States and globally. For more information visit civictheatre.ca. In the third instalment of Peter Jackon’s epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and his company are forced into a war against an armed flock of combatants and the terrifying Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch) to stop them from acquiring a kingdom of treasure and obliterating all of Middle Earth. The first screening of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is on December 17, 19 and 20 at 10 p.m. It will play at 7 p.m. on December 18, 19 and 20. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

25 or 6 to 4, a local 12-piece Chicago tribute band, plays Spiritbar on December 27. Doors open at 8 p.m. and music starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20, available in advance at the Hume Hotel front desk or ticketweb.ca (search “Hume Hotel”).

The Hume Hotel is hosting a New Year’s Eve Party on December 31 from 10 p.m. until 3 a.m. DJ Soup will rock the party in Spiritbar from 12 p.m. to 3 a.m. Earlier there will be performances from Wallis and Cass Rhapsody in the Benwell Lounge from 10 to 12 p.m. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are on sale now through the Hume Hotel.

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On Saturday, December 20 from 1 to 3 p.m., Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions hosts Evan Amies-Galonski from Haida Gwaii followed by seasonal tunes from local favorites Craig Korth and Julie Kerr. For more information call (250) 3523181 or visit ellisonsmarket.com.

Oxygen Art Centre will hold the exhibition Mater Familias, a sculptural installation by ceramic artist Kathi Hofman, on January 9. An opening reception will take place between 7 and 9 p.m. The artist will give a talk about her work on Saturday, January 10 from 10 to 4 p.m. The exhibition will run until February 7, 2015. The gallery is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

Val Kilmer and the New Coke is playing a show at Spiritbar on December 19 at 10 p.m. They’re ready to turn up and turn out the best of the 80s, with new tunes and prizes for the best dancers. Concert-goers are encouraged to wear costumes. Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information call (250) 352-5331. The 6th annual Christmas Crankoff with Nelson, BC legends BC/DC will team up with Immune 2 Cobras for a Spiritbar show on December 20 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 ($20 at the door) and are from the Hume Hotel. For more information call (250) 3525331.

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Donations at 50 per cent There are just a few days remaining in the Nelson Salvation Army’s annual Christmas Cheer Campaign and Major Robin Borrows said so far only 50 per cent of the targeted cash donations have been raised. “There are some very generous people in this community who are very supportive of what we do and we thank them for all they do to help us meet our donation objective,” said Borrows. Funds raised during this season are needed to provide Christmas hampers to about 350 local families and individuals. In addition to this, the Salvation Army provides help to people throughout the year. “Currently, we are serving about 900 free hot breakfasts and another 460 food bank hampers and school lunches that feed around 1,100 individual men, women and children each month. In addition we are also providing free laundry and shower facilities. These numbers are staggering in a community of this size. This represents 10 per cent of Nelson’s population,” said Borrows. The Salvation Army handles more than just food concerns. “There is also the spiritual and emotional care that is given to people in some very difficult situations in life. Every day people need someone who will listen to their story and really care about where they are at in life. I have seen our staff and volunteers weep with others as some terrible situations in people’s lives are revealed. It is truly heart-wrenching to hear some of the stories people share with us.

Major Robin Borrows (right) and Salvation Army volunteer Brooks Russell accept donations on Baker Street. Kevin Mills photo “Sometimes we can provide practical help other times it’s just enough to know someone really cares and listens. This time of year those problems become even more evident as families struggle to not just provide the little extras for Christmas but the very daily necessities of life”. All funds raised by the Salvation Army stay in this community to help local people. “Likewise, what we don’t raise means an adjustment to the services we can provide.”

You can help by making a tax deductible donation either at 601 Vernon Street, at one of the familiar Christmas Kettles or by mail. “Traditionally we are quiet about what we do. It’s just the way we are and people are very surprised when they hear how much help the Salvation Army provides in the community. We have been in Nelson since 1896 helping others and giving hope for 118 years. This time of year we need the community’s help to help those in need.”

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James Hughes (centre) had his decade old dreadlocks cut with help from Doug Leitch (left) and Bob Armstrong (right) at the Nelson Friendship Outreach Clubhouse to raise funds for Al Williamson’s chemotherapy treatment. Tamara Hynd photo

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A merry Rosemont holiday Last week, the Nelson Star asked Rosemont elementary school to prepare some letters to Santa and artwork for the special Christmas greeting section. They delivered and the Nelson Star is pleased to present their work and more on the following pages. All the little girls and boys who contributed their work should easily make Santa’s nice list.

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$10,000 donation to food cupboard Instead of hosting a traditional Christmas party this holiday season, Maglio Installations’ owners and staff have opted to donate $10,000 to the Nelson Food Cupboard. “We are grateful for our good fortune, especially at this time of year when we know so many people struggle just to provide a Christmas meal. Forgoing our Christmas party is our small way of giving back to our community and makes us feel that we can all make a difference,” said Denise Maglio. When her husband, Terry, proposed to his staff that they have a simple lunch party this year and make this donation instead, Maglio’s employees quickly agreed. That was the first $5,000, and then Terry and Denise agreed to match it with a donation of their own. They also hope to inspire other local business owners to follow their lead. “We encourage all business owners, big or small, to do random acts of kindness during this holiday season and throughout the year,” added Denise Maglio. This large donation, along with many other generous donations from community members, will help Nelson Food Cupboard customers over Christmas and throughout the winter

with access to healthy food. “We are able to provide nutritious food year round and amazing Holiday Hampers in December because of generous support from our community,” commented Tim Powell, Nelson Food Cupboard Board Chair. “Our Board, staff and customers would like to thank our donors for the many thoughtful ways they contribute to our organization.” Nelson Food Cupboard staff and volunteers are currently organizing to give out 175 hampers that will give 500 people healthy foods to make into holiday meals. There is still time to take part in the Nelson Food Cupboard’s Holiday Hamper program. Financial donations go toward food for the hampers, food donations stock the shelves for January, and people interested in putting a hamper together themselves can be matched with an anonymous family. If you would like to contribute, please send donations to the Nelson Food Cupboard at 602 Silica Street, Nelson, V1L 4N1 or donate online through their website, www.foodcupboard.org. Charity receipts will be issued.

Rockstar raffle returns It’s going to be another record breaking year for tickets sales according to Whitewater Ski Team president Tracy Punchard. The annual Whitewater Rockstar Raffle offers a first prize of a free seasons pass to Whitewater and a front-row parking spot reserved until 12:30 p.m. every single day. If the winner already has a season pass, no problem; they will be refunded the full price of the pass. Second prize is a pair of Atomic Automatic 102 skis sized to fit from the Village Ski Hut. The third prize winner will enjoy a night’s stay in a deluxe room at any Prestige Hotel. “We broke the record for ticket sales

last year,” says Punchard, “and we want to do so again this year because we have also broken our enrolment record.” The team has over 100 racers ready to rip it up. Whitewater is defying the declining enrollments that other ski teams are facing. This means there are a lot more kids in the area who will benefit from the raffle. All proceeds go to the Whitewater Ski Team to support training and avalanche awareness programs. Tickets are available at the Whitewater Resort or from one of the many ski team families. The draw date is Sunday, December 21st and tickets are $10. For information contact the presidentwh2oskiteam@gmail.com.

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Thanks to all who supported our 2014 Christmas raffle. The winners were: Kenworth tractor & trailer - Bruce Morrison Painting - Bob Patton Child’s quilt - Cam McFadyen Gift Basket - Ruth Hufty Scratch tickets - Matthew Matteson Special Thanks go out to: Derek Pollard Dot Doyle Elsie Gates Caroline Hopwood

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CAUGHT SHOPLIFTING? NOW WHAT? How embarrassing – stopped by a security employee as you leave the store and accused of shoplifting! You’re taken to a back room to wait while the police are called. And now you’re looking at going to the station to be photographed and finger printed and appearing in court to face the music. If this has happened to you, you’re far from alone. Shoplifting is perhaps the most common criminal offence in Canada. And despite popular belief, it’s not only the young or desperately poor who do it – people from all walks of life get caught shoplifting. Young people may sometimes do it on a dare. For adults, it may be just a sudden impulse or even sheer forgetfulness. But no matter, taking store property with intent to deprive the owner amounts to stealing. Even if it’s only a chocolate bar, it constitutes “theft under $5,000” under the Criminal Code. If convicted, the potential penalties for “theft under” are a fine of up to $2,000 and a jail term of up to 6 months. And you’d end up with a criminal record. Some of the consequences are restrictions on travel – you may not be able to enter the U. S., for example – and employment difficulties, both with your current boss and potential future employers. And since theft is seen as a crime of dishonesty, there’s a certain stigma attached to it – and a conviction may disqualify you from certain jobs altogether. But depending on the circumstances, there may well be things that a good criminal defence lawyer can do to minimize the nasty consequences of a shoplifting charge. Particularly if it’s a first offence, she may be able to persuade the Crown prosecutor that “diversion” (sometimes called “alternative measures”) would be appropriate. The prosecutor is in a position to “divert” the case out of the criminal justice court process altogether and substitute alternative measures. This may happen if you acknowledge you’re sorry for what you did and agree to make amends – the alternative measures could mean returning or paying for the stolen property, counselling, making a gift to charity and/or spending time doing community service. If the prosecutor agrees to divert the case, there’s no court hearing, no conviction and no criminal record. But beware – even if obtained, it’s a one-time-only pass. Or your lawyer may be able to improve the outcome of a shoplifting charge, even if it goes to court. Maybe, for example, you can get an absolute discharge or a conditional discharge and probation. In this case, so long as you fulfil the conditions of probation, there’s no conviction and no criminal record. Separate rules apply to young offenders, so if your child or teenager is caught up in such a situation, seek good legal help right away too. If you find yourself accused of shoplifting, don’t try to go it alone. Remember you have the right to remain silent – you don’t have to say anything to the store personnel or police that could incriminate you. And remember you also have the right to ask to talk to a lawyer – make use of that right, and follow the advice you’re given.

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Neil Murdoch Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Nelson 33 19 8 2 3 43 Castlegar 34 19 11 1 3 42 Beaver Valley 31 18 8 1 4 41 Spokane 34 18 13 0 3 39 Grand Forks 34 7 23 1 3 18

Eddie Mountain Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Fernie 30 23 4 1 2 49 Golden 35 18 12 0 5 41 Creston Valley 31 16 11 1 3 36 Kimberley 32 16 12 1 3 36 Columbia Valley 33 5 23 0 5 15

Okanagan/Shuswap Conference

Doug Birks Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Kamloops 33 22 9 0 2 46 Sicamous 33 17 14 1 1 36 100 Mile House 31 16 13 0 2 34 Chase 34 13 14 2 5 33 Revelstoke 32 11 15 2 4 28

Okanagan Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Osoyoos 33 26 6 0 1 53 Summerland 30 20 9 0 1 41 Princeton 30 14 12 2 2 32 Kelowna 33 13 16 2 1 29 N. Okanagan 34 5 26 1 2 13

Leaf Leaders

PLAYERS Robson Cramer Matt MacDonald Rayce Miller Aaron Dunlap Austin Lindsay Darnel St. Pierre Michael Rand Nolan Percival Patrick Croome Dylan Williamson Branden Chow Samuel Weber Aaron Brewer Timothy Nichols Austin Seaman Drew Carter Joel Huber Blair Andrews

GP 32 32 33 31 30 29 28 33 25 12 32 32 31 19 33 29 27 12

G 15 12 19 13 11 8 14 7 5 7 6 5 4 2 1 5 1 1

A 23 24 14 19 14 17 9 12 11 7 5 5 6 8 9 3 6 4

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Leafs offence: Feast or famine Kevin Mills Nelson Star

Some nights everything just clicks. Other nights you can’t find the back of the net no matter how many chances you get. That sums up the weekend for the Nelson Leafs who travelled to Grand Forks on Friday and pounded the Border Bruins 10-1 then returned home Saturday to drop a 2-1 decision to the Spokane Braves. The two games are an example of how this years has gone for the Leafs so far. Goals have been hard to come by on some nights, while other games the offence looks unstoppable. Friday’s contest wasn’t even close. Nelson dominated the Border Bruins from the puck drop. Sam Weber notched two goals in the first period while the Border Bruins Jay Sidhu scored the only goal of the game for Grand Forks to make it 2-1 after one period. The Leafs’ offence then lit up the scoreboard like a Christmas tree for the rest on the night. Goals seemed to come in pairs for Nelson as Matt MacDonald scored two in the second to make it 4-1 after 40 minutes. In the third, Branden Chow scored two in a row to increase the lead to 6-1. Later, MacDonald scored his third of the game with singles going to Nolan Percival, Robson Cramer and Darnel St. Pierre. Adam Maida earned the victory in the Leafs’ net, stopping 32 of 33 shots he faced. Brandon Locket was in goal for all 10 goals against Grand Forks. Less than 24 hours later, the offence dried up against Spokane. The Nelson Leafs had a hard time finding the back of the net. The Nelson squad got a first period goal from Aaron Dunlap, but couldn’t score again for the rest of the night. It appeared that the Leafs took a 2-0 lead, but the officials waved the goal off.

Nelson Leafs forward Matt MacDonald battles in the corner with a Spokane Braves defender Kevin Mills photo during Saturday night’s 2-1 loss. Spokane scored two in the second and then “It’s frustrating. It really set us back and held on in the third to record the win. made us mad when we scored the second goal Maida stopped 21 of 23 shots in a losing there in the first period and they called it off. cause. That kind of got us down. Then we couldn’t After the game, Leafs captain Aaron Dun- score on the powerplay so we got frustrated. lap said the squad was frustrated by the lack I think our emotions go the best of us,” said of offence. Dunlap. “I guess we just ran into a hot goalie. I mean He added that the squad didn’t play poorly, we are so short of guys it just gets tiring for they just didn’t capitalize. us,” he said. “I think if we keep doing what we’re doNelson has had to deal with several recent ing and we get our guys back, we’ll be pretty injuries, leaving the squad short-handed. hard to beat.” The didn’t stop the Leafs from controlling Forward Branden Chow said emotions much of the play and getting plenty of scoring were running high on the ice. opportunities. They just didn’t cross the red line. “All the boys were pretty emotional, but we just did our best and it is what it is,” he said. “The puck just wasn’t bouncing our way. We gave it our all but it just wouldn’t go in the net,” said Chow. Despite the loss, Nelson is still in first place in the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. Chow said the squad knows what they are capable of and will put the loss behind them and get ready for the next game. “We stick to our game plan. All the boys know what we’re doing. It was just a tough game. It just wasn’t going our way.” The Leafs play one more game before the Christmas break when the Grand Forks Border Bruins come to town on December 19. Puck drops at 7 p.m. Despite a strong effort, the Nelson Leafs fell 2-1 to Spokane. Kevin Mills photo

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In memory of John Smiley January 28th, 1948 - December 26th, 2011

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Start Date: December 1st, 2014. Photos uploaded by noon January 5th will be viewed by a panel of judges. The project with the top vote count will win a prize package. Winner will be announced in January 7th issue.

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Henrietta (Reta) MacDonald 1916 ~ 2014

Henrietta Hutton (Reta) MacDonald passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Mountain Lakes Seniors Community at the age of 98. Reta was born in Edinburgh Scotland on November 27, 1916 to George Kellie and Margaret Johnstone Kellie (McCulloch). Prior to World War II Reta was a member of the Scottish Fitness League which travelled all over Scotland putting on fitness demonstrations and stage shows. The Fitness League was disbanded during the second world war as most of the members, including Reta, joined the W.R.N.S. (Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Royal Naval Service). While serving in the W. R. N. S. Reta met Canadian serviceman William David MacDonald, and they were married on June 6, 1944 in Edinburgh. IN 1946, Reta travelled to Halifax and then on to Nelson BC to rejoin her husband. Always full of energy, Reta loved baking treats and bowling with her friends, and she also enjoyed camping and fishing trips with Dave. Reta also took particular joy from her many dogs over the years. Reta spent many years living in Bonnington, BC where Dave was employed by West Kootenay Power and Light. In her later years, she was a cheerful and active member of the Mountain Lakes Community where she could often be found participating in the daily activities such as singing and exercise class. Surviving are her sister, Jessie Sadler of Trail, BC, niece Dianne Laronde, of Galiano Island, BC, Brothers-inlaw Gordon (Buz) MacDonald of Castlegar, BC, Allan MacDonald (Mary) of Nelson, BC, and sister-in-law Betty Ridge of Nelson BC as well as numerous nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents and by her husband, Dave MacDonald, as well as by her brothers James, William Alexander (Sandy), George (Dod), and Edward, and by sisters Margaret, Anne, May and Jean. There will be no funeral by request. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

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Cards of Thanks Evelyn Cartlidge and family would like to THANK the community for the outpouring of Love for our dear husband, father and grandfather after his terrible accident and death. Thank you to the E.R. staff, 3rd floor staff, especially Nicky, Carla, Catherine and Wendy. Thompson’s Funeral Home, Pastor Jason Ashley of the Balfour Covenant church, Pauline (Group) and all who brought flowers, and goodies to the celebration, and house, especially Christine and Alan Brown. The Nelson Leafs Hockey, many friends who came to say goodbye in there own way, the lovely lady at the E.R. Nov 28th who gave up her spot for my dear husband, you are an angel (please contact me), to the best doctor ever Dr. Jim Noiles for his love and care of all of us. We feel so loved to live in Nelson. THANK YOU all The Cartlidge Family St. Jude Novena May the Sacred Heart Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserves throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us. St. Jude. Help of the Hopeless. pray for us. Say this prayer, nine times a day, for nine days. It has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised. Thank you St. Jude GL

Information Moslems Christians and Jews Each loudly proclaims that God is creator of all but are silent as we destroy God’s creation. Support local control of our forest watershed by watershed. 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

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Rev, Dr. Thomas Loudon Leadbeater 1915 - 2014

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In loving memory of our dear father, grandfather and great grandfather who passed away December 13th, 2014 at the Mountain Lake Seniors Community in Nelson, BC. Born August 16, 1915 in South Shields, England, he was the second oldest child in a family of 5 children. He was a choirboy, an avid reader and was very active in the scouting movement. He came to Canada at 18 years of age to fulfil his dream of becoming an Anglican minister. He attended and later taught at St. Chad’s College in Regina, SK where he met and married our mother, Betsy Reierson in 1944. They later moved to Pittsburg Pennsylvania where he completed his Master’s of Education in Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburg and was also an assistant at the Church of Ascension. In 1945 they returned to Canada and went to the Cathedral in Victoria, BC. He was called to St. Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral in Nelson BC in 1948 and was also in charge of St. Andrew’s Church along the North Shore of Kootenay Lake. Those were the days before there was a bridge across the lake and it was often a struggle to catch the ferry and be on time for the various Sunday services. In November 1956, dad was called to go to St. Barnabas Church in Calgary, AB. This was a hard decision as Nelson was a beloved spot for our family as both Betsy Anne and Graeme were born here. Through the years we continued to travel back to Nelson almost every summer. After much deliberation again, dad agreed to accept a calling to Holy Trinity Church in Edmonton in February 1959. Dad became involved with many community activities, the building of a much needed senior’s home - Trinity Hall, Council of Churches, Chaplaincy of Legion groups and the Veteran’s home, involvement with the University of Alberta including six years on the Senate, and National Church Synod committees. A great love of his was teaching and he was involved with the establishment of Tempo School in the church basement. He was always an advocate for the less fortunate in our community and worked tirelessly to be able to help with assistance of food and shelter when needed. He was a firm believer in the importance of preaching. He spent hours working on sermons and delivered them effortlessly. We often would greet him at the door after church and give him a critique. That was great dad or maybe not so long next time!!! He humoured us and even started placing his watch down on the pulpit to keep a better eye on the time!! He retired in 1981 but still kept commitments with the Veteran’s home. In 2005 they moved to Red Deer to be near Graeme. Dad’s celebrated his 70 years of ordination in the Pine Lake Anglican Church where he occasionally took services. On his return to Nelson the Primate made a presentation in honor of his 75 years of ordained ministry. A clergyman never truly retires. Dad continued to perform countless baptisms, weddings, funerals and cared for the spiritual well-being of family, friends and acquaintances for years. He never tired of friendly debate on any subject you could come up with. In June 2012 they took up residency at Mountain Lakes Senior’s Community in Nelson, BC – a place that was like coming home. Tom is survived by his three children: David, Graeme (Shannon) and Betsy Anne (Lee) DeClercq, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. His funeral service will be held at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church Nelson, BC at 11:00 am on Saturday December 20th, with burial to follow at the Nelson Memorial Park Cemetery. A reception will be held at 12:30 pm immediately following the service. The family wishes to thank the very caring staff at Mountain Lake, especially those in Lombardy Cottage and of course Dr. Trevor Janz. In lieu of flowers a donation may be sent to St. Saviour’s ProCathedral Anglican Church Together in Mission Fund, 701 Ward Street, Nelson, BC V1L 1T3 Dad’s spirit, faithfulness and intellect has touched us all. He will always be remembered, cherished and missed. Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

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Regional Editor Black Press in the West Kootenay region is seeking a regional Editor to oversee both the Nelson Star and the Castlegar News. The successful candidate will have Editor experience in the community newspaper industry. They will have a keen eye for layout, have an extensive photography resume, be an aggressive user of social media, understand the latest trends in digital media and be able to lead two newsrooms both from a print and digital perspective. This successful candidate will also be part of the senior team for the West Kootenay and will be part of setting the overall vision and goals for these newspapers and websites. This position includes active news and community coverage, engaging editorial and opinion writing, as well as understanding and leading change in our print products and on our websites. This position will be based out of Nelson, B.C. The West Kootenay is often considered one of the best places in B.C. to live and this position would suit any outdoor enthusiast, with spectacular skiing, mountain biking and hiking just outside your door. It is truly a wonderful place to live and to be involved in the community newspaper industry. This position offers a better than average compensation package, that also includes a strong benefits package. If this sounds like the right position for you please send your resume, a cover letter, references and some examples of your work to Karen Bennett at publisher@nelsonstar.com. Please no phone calls.

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Employment Help Wanted Warehouse Manager Busy Building Supply is looking to fill a Lumberyard Warehouse Manager Position. We are a busy lumberyard and applicants must posses strong organizational and people skills, be able to organize warehouses & yard stock, assign daily tasks for staff, and monitor stock. Applicants must be able to work cohesively with other staff and be able to communicate and provide exceptional customer service. Construction knowledge, ability to operate power tools, forklift ticket, first aid cert. and POS experience is an asset. A copy of a valid Driver’s License and Driver’s Abstract is required. Please submit resumes to: Attn: Skip Burgoyne By email: skip@maglio.ca Attn: Dominic Maglio By email: dom@maglio.ca By Mail: PO Box Nelson, BC V1L 5P7

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Nelson Star

News

Michelle Mungall, MLA

is Hosting a

Regional District of Central Kootenay inauguration held

New board sworn in

Community Holiday Lunch Our Daily Bread

Tamara Hynd

520 Falls St, Nelson

Nelson Star

Friday Dec 19th All Welcome to Join

in the Festive Spirit 11am Open House

12 pm Lunch

A Strong Voice Standing Up For You www.michellemungall.ca 1-877-388-4498 toll-free The new Regional District of the Central Kootenay board was Tamara Hynd photo sworn in on Thursday, December 11.

THINK LOCAL FIRST Michelle Mungall, MLA

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Holiday Lunch

Electoral Area Directors

Our Daily Bread

Reasons to Think Friday Dec 19th Local First At

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Area A (East Shore) — Garry Jackman Area B (Rural Creston) — Tanya Wall Area C (Rural Creston) — Larry Binks Area D (Rural Kaslo) — Aimee Watson Area E (Rural Nelson) — Ramona Faust Area F (Rural Nelson) — Tom Newell Area G (Rural Salmo) — Hans Cunningham Area H (Slocan Valley) — Walter Popoff Area I (Rural Castlegar) — Andy Davidoff Area J (Rural Castlegar) — Rick Smith Area K (Arrow Lakes) — Paul Peterson

Join Your A Strong 1.All PutWelcome Your MoneytoWhere Heart IsVoice Support your friends, neighbours and yourself. Invest Up For Youin our in the Festive Spirit Standing community; help to create a stronger and healthier Nelson by keeping www.michellemungall.ca our money here. House 11am Open 1-877-388-4498 toll-free

2. What Goes Comes Around 12 Around pm Lunch Two or three times as much money spent stays in the local economy when you buy goods and services from locally-owned businesses.

Municipal Directors:

3. Community Sustainability Local stores help sustain vibrant, compact and walk-able downtown centres – which in turn are essential to reducing sprawl, vehicle use, habitat loss and pollution.

City of Castlegar — Lawrence Chernoff Town of Creston — Ron Toyota Village of Kaslo — Suzan Hewat Village of Nakusp — Karen Hamling City of Nelson — Deb Kozak Village of New Denver — Ann Bunka Village of Salmo — Stephen White Village of Silverton — Leah Main Village of Slocan — Jessica Lunn

4. Keep Our Community Unique One-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of Nelson 5. Create Collective Prosperity Locally-owned businesses invest more in local labour, pay more local taxes, spend more time on community-based decisions and create local events. In doing so, they create more opportunity for all of us here in our community.

The new board of the Regional District of the Central Kootenay was sworn in during the inaugural meeting last week at the Nelson boardroom. Judge Richard Hewson presided over the ceremony, which had 20 electoral area and municipal directors taking their oath of office as a group, each person with a Bible to swear upon. Judge Hewson addressed the new board. “As a citizen of Nelson I would like to thank you for your engagement in politics of the region. “We couldn’t live in a place as nice as we have if we didn’t have people like you that are willing to step forward to put your name up for election and, following the election, agree to serve the rest of the community. “I really appreciate what you do, each every one of you, for the entire region.” Once the board had taken their oaths, their first point of business was to elect a new board chair and vice-chair. In a secret ballot, Nakusp municipal director Karen Hamling was elected as the first female chair in the 49 years of the board’s history. Castlegar municipal director Lawrence Chernoff was re-elected for another term as vice chair.

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6. Local Owners Care about Nelson Local business owners live in and love Nelson and area. They are less likely to leave and are more invested in the future of our whole community. 7. Give Back and Take Care Local business owners make more local purchases themselves. Locally-owned companies and employees are more likely to give to local charities.

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Take a step back in time!

Spend this NYE in our waterfront restaurant where we’ll be reviving the Roaring Twenties . LIVE BAND “MELODY DIACHUM & THE SWING BASTARDS” Grand Buffet Dinner • Party Favours

Midnight Champagne Toast Tickets $69pp STAY AND PLAY $134pp

(one night stay and event ticket)

Inside the Nelson Prestige Lakeside Resort

COSTUMES ENCOURAGED

DOORS: 8pm-1pm Reserve your tickets today. Contact at 778-463-2236

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Helicopter Ride for Christmas GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE

The ultimate gift. Call today for reservations.

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2 colour New Office is located 2 km west of Nelson, towards Castlegar, 1675 Highway 3A/6 West.

KOOTENAY MEDICAL AESTHETICS FIND OUT

HOW GOOD YOU CAN FEEL!

Diagnostic testing from independent labs for: • Hormone & thyroid evaluation • Digestive & metabolic evaluation • Allergy testing “NEW” PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) treatments Used to treat joint, ligament, tendon & muscle pain Plus rejuvenation of skin & hair restoration

A generous gift The staff at Nelson’s RHC Insurance Brokers donated $500 to the Nelson Food Cupboard last week. On Fridays, the local office donates money into a fund so that staff can wear jeans. That money, along with the proceeds from a staff Christmas party raffle, were combined and RHC Insurance Brokers matched the funds to create the $500 donation.

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Dr. Andre Kirsten MD, MBChB, CCFP ABAARM, FAARFM

HOW GOOD YOU CAN LOOK!

Botox & filler (Juvederm, Restylane, Voluma, Volbella) Laser treatments to reduce wrinkles, age spots, scars, stretch marks Treatment for acne, melasma, rosacea, moles

We would like to thank all our clients for their loyal & valued patronage Wishing you & your family a happy & healthy Holiday Season from all the staff at KMA

www.eternallyyoung.ca

Suite 202 402 Baker St

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KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

VERNON

200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 542-3000

PENTICTON

CO M M U N IT Y

1881 Harvey Avenue (250) 860-1975

ANDRES WIRELESS

101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd. (250) 493-3800 BU YI NG

ANDRES CAR AUDIO WEST KELOWNA

VERNON

WEST KELOWNA

KAMLOOPS

101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd. 200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 493-3800 (250) 542-3000

#200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

Villiage Green Mall (250) 542-1496

PENTICTON

ANDRES WIRELESS Cherry Lane Mall (250) 493-4566

KELOWNA

#200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

WEST KELOWNA #200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

745 Notre Dame Drive (250) 851-8700

VERNON

200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 542-3000

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KAMLOOPS ANDRES WIRELESS ANDRES WIRELESS ANDRES B USINESS ANDRES CAR AUDIO P R IC E

SE TI R PE EX

745 Notre Dame Drive (250) 851-8700

WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!

CASTLEGAR

Aberdeen Mall (250) 377-8880

CRANBROOK

215 - 450 Lansdowne Mall (250) 377-8007

200-1965 Columbia Ave. 101 Kootenay St. North (250) 365-6455 (250) 426-8927

TELUS KIOSK

NELSON

Chahko Mika Mall (250) 352-7258

300 St. Paul Str. (250) 377-3773

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

154 Victoria Str (250) 314-9944

WEST KELOWNA #200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600