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The fire-damaged school buses that were found ablaze at Brent Kennedy Elementary early Friday morning did not have comprehensive insurance, according to Kootenay Lake School District operations manager Larry Brown. “This year we paid $42,488 in insurance for our buses,” he said. “If we had wanted comprehensive insurance we would’ve had to pay another $15,000 on top of that.” Brown said the choice to leave the buses without comprehensive insurance was a “conscious” cost-saving measure. Superintendent Jeff Jones said the arrangement is “fairly typical”. “One would question the amount we’d need to have to protect against these instances. It was decided that with all these past years with no instances like this, even if we have to pay we’d still come out ahead,” said Jones. Brown said buses will continue to run uninterrupted. “We don’t know what the exact cost is going to be at this time, but we’ve shuffled our buses to compensate and we have enough spares. Five buses that we ordered are now being expedited, so we’re okay for now.” Brown said the expense from the fire will come out of the repair budget, but they may potentially overspend. “It’s tough to tell. If we overspend, that’s a conversation I’ll have to have with the secretary-treasurer,” he said. Brown said they’ll either re-allocate funds from other budgets or under-spend to make sure the department doesn’t go over budget. There are also a number of contingency funds that could potentially be used to helped. “We should have an estimate before the end of the week, which will be followed by a discussion with the superintendent, probably on Monday,” he said. The decision on how to pay for the fire will be made at the senior leadership level, he said. The initial blaze was approximately 200 metres from the school. The fire resulted in significant damage to one 2008 model school bus and lesser damage to the other two, which are 2010 and 2013 models. The RCMP does not suspect arson or foul play. They have speculated the fire may have been caused by a mechanical problem.

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Ready to race Elly Foster was one of the skiers from across the Kootenays who converged at Whitewater on the weekend. The local ski hill played host to the annual Kootenay Zones for U12, U14, U16, U18, Masters, GS and Slalom racing. More than 100 skiers participated in the runs. See story on Page 18. Tamara Hynd photo

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Avalanche Awareness Day is set for January 18 and Whitewater Ski Resort is including it as part of its annual two-day Winter Carnival. Every year outdoor enthusiasts of various skill levels take part in activities that explore the backcountry. Many of them have some knowledge of avalanche safety precautions, ranging from novice to expert. But with an average of 10 avalanche-related deaths in BC every year, even the experts know there is always more to learn and that there is great value in practicing your avalanche rescue skills. Whitewater provides avalanche skills training and resources and this year’s theme is The Backcountry Starts Here, to help promote the fact that when you duck the rope at a ski hill, that is where the backcountry starts. The beacon basin is a place to review beacon use and probing skills and this free amenity is located in an open meadow close to the day lodge. There is also information at their Avalanche Centre located across from the customer service desk in the lodge, complete with up to date avalanche hazards and a sign in sheet for skiers and borders accessing the slack country from the ski hill. This weekend, as part of Winter Carnival, the resort will have a rescue demonstration by their Snow Safety team [ski patrol] at the Silver King Base at 1 p.m. and the Beacon Olympics at 2 p.m. Nelson Search and Rescue will have information stations at the base lodge and at back country access spots on the mountain. The Discovery Backcountry program is a new this year and is designed for intermediate to advanced skiers/snowboarders who are new to touring or new to the area. Both Whitewater and Summit Mountain Guides in Nelson offer avalanche skills training (AST) courses. AST level 1 is a two to three-day course and highly recommended for anyone interested in backcountry travel. The course is also a pre-requisite for the CAA level 1 avalanche course. The Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) provides up to date forecasts of avalanche hazards and risk across BC at avalanche.ca. Their forecast for the Kootenay Boundary area rates the hazard at moderate

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Avalanche deaths: A report prepared by the BC Coroner last spring said there are an average of 10 avalanche-related deaths per year in BC. More than 90 per cent of people killed are males at the average age of 36-years-old, with the majority of deaths occurring while snowmobiling and skiing in the Interior. Between January 1, 1996 and March 17, 2014, there were 192 avalanche-related deaths in BC. q The average age was 35.9 years q 90.6 per cent of decedents were male and 9.4 per cent were female q The majority of avalanche-related deaths occurred in the Interior (68.8 per cent) and Northern (21.4 per cent) regions q Snowmobiling was the most common activity (41.1 per cent), followed by skiing (33.9 per cent), heli-skiing (13.5 per cent), snowboarding (5.2 per cent), hiking/climbing (4.2 per cent), and occupational activities (2.1 per cent) q The majority of decedents were permanent residents of BC (39.6 per cent), Alberta (30.7 per cent), or Washington (4.7 per cent).

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The Kootenay Lake School Board heard a presentation from Dr. Todd Kettner on Tuesday, updating them on the multiyear initiative to train the Kootenay community about suicide intervention. “We’re trying to make a suicide safer community,” said Kettner. “It’s about building a knowledge base and an awareness base and a skill set. We want to have more individuals that can be turned to in times of need.” Kettner said troubled youth often turn to people other than teachers and parents, and that helping them will require a multi-agency community collaboration. This is all part of the Applied Suicide and Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) the district has been providing to staff members and community partners in Nelson, Slocan Valley and Creston. “We’re working towards assisting life. We want to help them come up with a good plan. It’s about first aid. It’s not about

Dr. Todd Kettner updated school board trustees on the multi-year initiative to train the community about suicide intervention. Will Johnson file photo therapy or about helping them through their depression, it’s suicide first aid.” Kettner noted that some in the room, including Superintendent Jeff Jones, had already taken the training. The training includes testimonies from police, individuals with lived experience and mental health professionals. Kettner said community organizations like Nelson Youth Soccer have also gotten involved. “They came back to us and

said ‘can we train all our coaches?’ We thought that was great,” he said, noting that coach Brett Adams will be receiving the training. “You’re going to hear the word ‘connectedness’. We’re trying to connect with each other and our outside partners,” Kettner said. As part of this, the East/West Kootenay Boundary Regional Community Threat Risk Assessment Protocol has been created, which involved both the Nel-

son Police Department and the RCMP. “This is something we’ve been working on through our Level 1 and 2 training. When a kid is a threat to himself or others, to ensure their safety and the safety of those around them we activate the process,” he said. Kettner said we’re in the midst of a critical time, after recent gun incidents in Slocan and Ottawa that were covered in the media. “It’s always a critical period after high profile events when there’s high profile media coverage. If they’re already at the tipping point and they see it, it might push them over.” Kettner said they’ve reviewed the files of 13 potentially suicidal students since they began this training. “All the kids are doing as good or significantly better. We’ve had no further threats in any of the cases, and we’ve been following up.” The third level of this training is taking place on January 20 and 21. Kettner invited all the trustees to attend.

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Nelson’s Knights of Columbus are seeking nominations for Citizen of the Year. The annual event, which was on the verge of being cancelled, has been revived thanks to a new partnership with the Nelson Star. The Knights and the newspaper have joined forces to organize the nomination process, selection committee and celebration. “After 50 years of offering the program we are very happy to have the Star assist, as the Knights have come across difficulties in processing the program,” said Bob Tremblay, Knights financial secretary.

The award recognizes an individual who has made all-around volunteer contributions to the community in recreation, civic service, youth work and/or religious activities. “Basically any volunteer activity that’s assisting fellow members of the community,” said Tremblay, “and the spirit that the person gives in their contribution.” Nelson Star publisher Karen Bennet said, “It’s important to recognize volunteers so we’ve stepped in to help ensure this important award continues.” Citizen of the Year nomination papers are located at the Nelson Star website contest

section and at the office (514 Hall Street) where they can also be submitted. Details and criteria for nominations are included as part of the nomination package. The deadline for nominations is at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 27. All nominations will be reviewed by a selection committee composed of five judges. For more information about the award, contact Bob Tremblay at 250-825-9204 or Karen Bennett at publisher@nelsonstar. com. In 2014, Peter Defeo, 56, was awarded the honour for his 38 years serving as an auxiliary firefighter with Nelson Fire Rescue.

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What else was the Langham building in Kaslo home to in its early years besides a bottling works and rooming house? We’ve seen previously that the Bank of British North America was briefly located there and Charles J. Kapps ran his Slocan Bottling Works out of a since-demolished addition. According to Kaslo: The First 100 Years, published in 1993, “the first floor was used mainly for businesses like mining company and livery offices… As the boom times eased themselves across the threshold of the 20th century and into the inevitable recession … a long succession of short-term and long-term tenants took up residence … There was a wide variety of tenancies — the Hewbard & Waltz Lumbering office, the Goodenough Stables (a freight and livery company), and a myriad of promoters and general offices. Upstairs, the rooms and apartments were available to let by the week or month.” The book’s sources are unknown, although we know Arthur Goodenough bought the bottle works from Kapps. Maybe he had a livery company too. The lumber outfit was actually Howland & Waltz, a Minnesota pulp company that held large timber limits on Kootenay Lake. We know this because of a story in the Vancouver Daily World of March 28, 1923 and a classified ad in the Spokane Daily Chronicle of May 11, 1936, offering the company’s equipment for sale, “as it stands stored in the Langham block or in sheds at Kaslo.” Surveyor and mining engineer Howard D. Dawson had an office in the Langham in the 1920s. He might have taken over A.R. Hey-

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This is the only known photo of the Langham showing the neighbouring Victoria Hotel. The date is unknown, but it is 1913 or later. land’s practice but Dawson’s daughter, Isabel Ramsay, 96, of Nelson, isn’t sure. She vaguely remembers being in the Langham as a little girl. “It was a vast building with many rooms, mainly occupied by renters,” she says. “In the ’20, it was a busy place. Then it became downtrodden.” Kaslo: The First 100 Years says: “By the 1930s, the large uninsulated building was underutilized — at times totally abandoned. Early in that decade Jack Riddell, a master carpenter, moved his shop and lumber storeroom into the Langham, and remained until the early 1940s.” Alfred J. Curle, the benevolent man children called Unc Curle, bought the building with surveyor A.R. Heyland from its builder Charles J. Kapps, in 1910. They were still co-owners as of 1915, but by 1925 Curle was sole owner. As of 1940, he was behind in his taxes $107 on one lot at $156 on the other ($1,672 and $2,425 in today’s currency). Around that time, tailor Levi Hilts came to Kaslo from Trail with teenage sons Ralph and Leslie. They lived on the Langham’s second floor and looked after the building. Levi is listed in the Kaslo civic directory from 1940-42. Afterward, they returned to Trail. By the summer of 1942, all arrears on the Langham were paid up — likely by the BC

Security Commission, which leased the building to house Japanese Canadians forcibly displaced from the Lower Mainland. The Langham became home to about 80 people — six or eight to a room. (We’ll learn more about this period next week.) Peggy and John Strachan and their three children lived in the building in the late 1940s in a second-floor apartment on the rear west side. “I still remember climbing the stairs at the back,” says their niece, Barbara Bavington. “Uncle John and my uncle Jim Rouleau had an electronics and carpentry business out of the first floor. They never made any money at it because uncle John was so meticulous that it took forever to get anything made.” By the early 1950s, Tomio Baba acquired the building and used the ground floor to build fishing boats that were shipped by barge and rail to the coast. Noreen Halleran also gave children’s music lessons in what’s now the northwest gallery on the ground floor. Kaslo: The First 100 Years continues: “This breath of life for the Langham lasted until the early ’70s when Mr. Baba sold the Langham to Walter Schmidt, a Cape Cod resident who saw the building’s potential but could not afford even basic maintenance.” Next: The Langham in wartime

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A piece of land once earmarked for one of Nelson’s most controversial developments is back on the market but might yet be turned into commercial housing. Kutenai Landing, a residential complex, was supposed to be built next to the Chahko Mika mall, but slow sales combined with the developer’s financial problems effectively killed the project. Mike Rink’s New Future Group lost control of the site to Paradigm Financial of Kelowna. Although a promotional sign is still standing, an on-site sales office was removed in 2012. Paradigm hired New Town Services, a Kelowna development and consulting firm, to look at doing something with the land. “We’ve had discussions with them over the last year and a half,” city manager Kevin Cormack said Monday, although he added that those talks have been in fits and starts. “They have spent time with our staff to look at options. They would like to move forward with some type of project, likely quite a bit different from the original one.” The concept would probably be a mix of commercial and residential, Cormack added. Keith Funk of New Town told the Star the project has undergone two conceptual designs for mixed use projects. However, “In each case, the level of remediation needed on the land inflated the cost of development to the point where investors lost interest.” New Town is now seeking a new developer for the site who would be willing to buy the land from Paradigm. “Until that team is assembled, we are on hold,” Funk said. As of December 1, the 2.74 acre property at 110 Cedar Street was listed for “court ordered” sale by Syber Realty of Kelowna with an asking price of slightly less than $3.5 million. The latest assessed value is

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about $1.86 million, down from just over $2 million the previous year. The online listing states: “The vendor has undertaken extensive investigation with the assistance of a private planning firm with respect to alternate uses for the site including a combination of potential phased townhomes plus commercial/retail space. The city has participated in this process and has been generally supportive.” The former VSA lands were purchased by a local consortium, including former mayor Dave Elliott, in late 2001 for $1.1 million to prevent a standalone Walmart from being built there. The group then sold the land

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QUESTION

WebTalk Church break-ins

OF THE WEEK Do you agree with the decision not to have comprehensive insurance on School District #8 buses?

Aren’t churches to help the homeless? Penny Heighton

What should the church do? People are coming in without permission and treating the place like a frat house. They are also stealing from, littering in and generally disrespecting the church. Jessie Smit

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LAST WEEK, WE ASKED:

It sounds like the homeless were in the daycare where the children need to be kept safe. Deanna Franklin

As a homeowner, do you feel your 2015 property assessment is accurate?

I was under the impression that you could always take refuge in a church. Is that not true? Wendy Brown Kelly

You responded:

Regardless of what type of building it is, it is illegal to B&E. This speaks to the need for intervention for the poor and mentally ill. As a parent of a child in that care centre, I am glad they are taking steps to protect the children (as unsafe items could be left behind). Tracy Ashley

YES: 51 % NO: 49 %

Snow highs and snow woes

n the first morning after Nelson got snow-dumped, I put on my brand-new winter boots and two layers of gloves, wrapped myself luxuriously in a thick woollen scarf and a fur hat, then ventured outside with the hood of my snowboard jacket up. I’d been dreading this moment for months, west coast wuss that I am, but I was determined to rise to winter’s challenge. It only took me three steps to end up wiggling around on the ground like a turtle stuck on its back — I’d fallen down my own front steps. A woman walking by shushed her schoolbound child, telling him it’s rude to giggle at other’s misfortunes, but I didn’t blame him. The rest of the walk was no better. Crossing the street in front of Oso Negro I did one of those full-out, comedy-style flails, like I’d stepped on a banana peel in an ’80s cartoon. At the mouth of our alley the comically excaggerated slip was repeated once again, and by the time I tromped up into the Star’s edito-

rial room I was misted with a fine powder and heaving, pink-nosed and humiliated. But as winter-phobic and incompetent as I am, at least I successfully maneuvered my car out of a snowbank after two days. (But not after declining assistance from two friendly women who were obviously much better suited to the task.) My poor editor Kevin, however, has been contacted by a bylaw officer because he’s unable to move his iceencapsulated truck. “I’ve seen more snow in one year here in the Kootenays than I have in 30 years in Abbotsford,” he told me. “There was a bit of a weather culture shock to deal with.” I haven’t seen it, but apparently the plow buried his truck in chocolate milk-coloured snow chunks chest-high. When it rained the subsequent night the pile was turned into an icy trap designed to ensnare neglected vehicles. “I’ve never had a bylaw officer leave a card on my door asking me to move my vehicle before,” he

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thought of anyone. When I asked my colleague Greg about the snow, of course one of his first observations involved something that happened years ago. “This big dump was the most we’ve seen since we moved here five years ago. I remember in 2011 when the driving conditions were worse and the buses and cabs weren’t working. But that was because of the slick roads, not snow,” he said. He said it doesn’t especially bother him. Clearly he’s acclimatized to the Kootenays much better than I have, and even shovels his driveway and walk. (Imagine that!) “I can’t complain too much. When you get that kind of snow a few days in a row you get tired of it, though,” he said. Meanwhile, Tamara has been having the time of her life. She’s spent a bunch of time up at Whitewater Ski Resort, and said she saw most of the community there when she ventured up on January 5. “I’ll bet there were multiple shops with signs saying ‘closed until noon

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for a powder day’. It was epic. I was grinning ear to ear,” she said. Tamara, who used to be a certified conductor and locomotive engineer with CPR and fought forest fires for years, is a pretty much the opposite of winter-phobic. She’s obsessed. “I love it!” she yelled in the office, pumping her fists in the air. She said she’s yet to fall en route to work, but she has practiced “some pretty funky dance moves”. And the other day she saw a pedestrian drop to the ground right in front of her vehicle at a cross walk. When asked what the secret to surviving winter is, her answer was simple: “Merino wool long johns”. She also recommends down jackets and keeping a stash of toques by the door. But I suppose all you local people already know that. Also: “Shovel the snow right away. Otherwise it just gets heavier and heavier.” I may have failed to take that advice, but for the record: I’m not lazy. I’m just shovel-impaired.

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SLUGS: To staff who make work life stressful and toxic. Do you really not see you are a bully? It makes some not want to work in a place they love so much. HUGS: Huge hugs to the road crews for dealing with an insane amount of snow this past week. We watch them work every day at trying to clean this city up. We appreciate them and we applaud them. HUGS: To the wonderful bus driver that helped the two little old ladies on Wednesday. HUGS: To the lovely young lady who offered me help on the icy sidewalk down Stanley Street to the library/NPD building. I have chosen smarter foot wear the rest of the week. Your smile and kindness made my day. SLUGS: To all who have not bothered to shovel their sidewalks after the most recent snowfall. Big slugs to all who shovelled their car out and piled all of that snow directly on the sidewalk rendering them completely impassable! You live in a climate that gets a lot of snow sometimes. Choosing not to shovel is lazy, arrogant, unacceptable, and against the law! If you don’t want to pick up a shovel, pick up and move.

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Council talks food security, airport concerns and more

Keep geese off the runway GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star

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Several options are being explored to keep geese off the runway at the Nelson airport, according to city councillor Robin Cherbo. He says it follows a couple of collisions with planes, one involving a medevac flight and another with a private plane. The geese are attracted by the grass and become a problem when aircraft land. A sound system is used to scare the geese away, but Cherbo said once IL the birds become COUNC S used to it, they igBRIEstaFr.com nelson nore it. One possibility is adopting a system with more sound variations, which could potentially be controlled remotely by pilots. Another idea is to spray the grass with an organic substance geese don’t like. You can also buy artificial grass for airports, but Cherbo figures that would be “hugely expensive.” “The last resort would be getting permission from the Ministry of Environment and the game warden to shoot the geese, but nobody wants to go there,” he said,

adding that they are looking for the most practical and economical solution. Cherbo said geese have always been an issue at the airport, but there seem to be more of them than ever — compounded by the fact that some people feed them. Council to consider food security Nelson city council will consider a recent assessment on food security when it sets its priorities for 2015. Council unanimously agreed Monday to refer a food security asset mapping and gap analysis project to its priority setting session. Among other things, the report urges the city to lift bylaws that ban backyard chickens and bees, and recommends planting fruit and nut trees in parks. The study was a partnership between the city and Nelson Food Cupboard, with funding provided by several other groups. Macdonald appointed to library board She’s barely retired after serving 19 of the last 26 years on city council, but Donna Macdonald

has a new community gig: she’s been appointed to the library board for a two-year term ending in 2016. Hoda Ghamrawy was appointed to the library board for the remainder of 2015. The revamped cultural development committee will include Lynn Krauss, Slava Dorval, and Craig MACDONALD Korth, representing literature, dance, and music respectively. Each was named for one year. John Alton will serve one year term on the Nelson Housing Committee, and Mathew Nuttall and Jane Miller will each serve one year on the city’s advisory planning commission. Volunteers are still needed to sit on the Nelson & District Youth Advisory Committee.

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• "The Game’, Rail Jam Competition, downtown 10:00 am Saturday • Sonny Samuelson Bobsled Race on Spokane Street 9:30 am Saturday • Family Fun Night with free night skiing at Red Mountain Resort Saturday • Fat Bike events at Red Mountain Resort

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COMMUNITY EVENTS The grand opening of the Cube Climbing Gym is tonight from 7 – 9 p.m. It has taken almost three years, but the moment has arrived – Nelson has a new climbing gym at the Mary Hall Gymnasium, Selkirk College’s 10th Street Campus. Winter Carnival on Saturday, January 17 and Sunday January 18 at Whitewater Ski Resort. Avalanche Awareness Days on Sunday. The Ascension Lutheran Church welcomes all to a free spaghetti dinner on Wednesday, January 21 at the Rosemont School at 5:30 p.m. Storytimes are back at the Nelson Public Library! Preschool Storytime for 3 to 5-year olds starts on Wednesday, January 21, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Family Storytime on Saturday, January 24, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Preregister online at nelsonlibrary.ca or call 250-3526333. Join them for eight weeks in the Library Storytime room for a variety of exciting books, lively songs, loveable puppets and easy fingerplays. The Winter Locavores’ Feast and Six Slocan Valley Minutes on Saturday, January 24 at the Vallican Whole Community Centre for an evening of unparalleled sociability and fun. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner is at 6 p.m., SSVM starts around 7:30 p.m. Admission: 100 mile potluck item and donation. See VallicanWhole.com. Family Literacy Week, an extra special event at the Nelson Public Library on Friday, January 30, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Stories, songs, crafts and fun family literacy activities. For children 2 to 6 years old and parent/caregiver. Free with snacks and door prizes. Online registration at nelsonlibrary.ca or call Joanne FMI 250-505-5683. Exam Cram for teens at the Nelson Public Library. Ace those final exams. Study space, tutors with West Kootenay Teacher Education program, and food! Saturday, January 31, 1-5 p.m. Drop in or contact Joanne if you think you’ll attend. 250-505-5683 or jharris@ nelson.ca. WEEKLY MEETINGS The free flow Djembe drum circle every Monday night at The Old Church, 602 Kootenay and Victoria from 7 p.m. Nelson Choral Society’s spring session begins Tuesday, January 20, under the musical direction of Kathleen Neudorf. Newcomers welcome. Weekly rehearsals are Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. at the Bethel Christian Centre, 623 Gordon Road in Fairview. You are welcome to try them out for a couple of weeks before committing. They’ll be performing works by contemporary choral composers such as Bob

Chilcott (a jazz mass) and Ola Gjeilo. For more information, see nelsonchoralsociety.org. 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 Ultimate Frisbee Association hosts weekly drop in Ultimate Frisbee at Nelson’s indoor soccer facility, 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. 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 craftthemed 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. Join the Ymir Hotel’s country and bluegrass jam every Friday night. Things get started around 5 p.m. and wrap up around 9. 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: 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, noncompetitive, 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

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Al-Anon Family Group meets twice weekly. 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.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Learn Taoist Tai Chi over three months starting with a free open house, January 15 at 9 a.m. Weekly classes are held Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Shambhala Meditation Centre, 812 Stanley Street. Open to all ages and abilities. The goal is that you feel balanced, comfortable and have fun. Contact nelson.bc@taoist.org, 250-509-2499 or visit taoist.org.

Beginner Tai Chi Classes every Sunday at 10 a.m. The one hour class of Yang 24 form is by donation. At the Moving Centre – 533A Baker Street until March 29 with Odo (Chris) MacMillan who has been practicing Tai Chi since 1991. MONTHLY MEETINGS The Regular General Meeting of the Canadian Federation of University Women Nelson & District is Saturday, January 17, 10 a.m. at the Banquet Room of the Adventure Hotel (616 Vernon Street). Topic for this meeting is the culture of peace presented by Madelyn Mackay. New members are invited to attend and join our club. Visit our website: sites.google.com/site/nelsoncfuw or Facebook page: CFUWNelsonandDistrict. La Leche League Nelson provides breastfeeding information and support to moms and soon-to-be-moms. They meet at 1 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at The Family Place, 312 Silica St. Their next meeting is on January 19. More information: 352-3583. Nelson Dances of Universal Peace with live music. Do dances and walks with singing, representing spiritual traditions from the world over. At the Old Church Hall on Sunday, January 25 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Victoria and Kootenay Street, 602 Kootenay. No experience necessary. For information call Candace, 250-354-4288. Nelson People in Pain Network Support Group is meeting on February 4, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Shambala Meditation Centre, 812 Stanley Street. Do you have persistent pain? Then this support group is for you. This peer led support group could help you to selfmanage your pain, provide education, reduce the isolation that many people with persistent pain find themselves facing. Help you find meaning and purpose in your life again. For more details visit their website or call their toll free 1-844-747-7246. WORKSHOPS Ellison’s Market offers a free workshop every Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. with new weekly topic at Ellison’s on 523 Front Street. On January 17 it’s Super-food Snacks and Lunches. A new grab and go approach. Come and learn simple nutrient-dense healthy snacks and lunches that will keep

Nelson and District 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 250-352-6008. Community First Health Co-op (healthco-op.ca) is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization operating the Wellness and Education Centre at 518 Lake St., Nelson. Volunteers are available Monday to Friday, 1-4 p.m. to provide free prevention information and links to support services for Nelson and area individuals and families dealing with chronic health, seniors’ care and low-income dental issues. 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, big-screen television for sports, 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. Hall rentals available. Info: rclbr51@telus.net or 250352-7727/250-352-6464. FUNDRAISERS The Lions Club Variety Show is coming January 28. The show, suitable for children of all ages is at the Civic Theatre. Proceeds support the local Lions Club that suports various community projects, such as youth sport, cultural and educational youth activities.

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SPECIAL EVENTS Auditions for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Jeff Forst, are now open. As part of the seventh annual Bard in the Bush festival, the play has about 30 roles available. At least three-quarters of the roles are open for youth. The show will be performed at the Capitol from June 4 to 6. For more information about the project and to register for auditions, contact jeff@ forstmedia.ca. Oxygen Art Centre is hosting its first annual youth arts festival, which will premiere with a talent slam at the Capitol Theatre on February 14 at 8 p.m. Anyone aged 15-29 and performing in any discipline is welcome to audition for a part in this showcase of the Kootenay’s best young artists. Auditions will take place on Sunday, January 18 between 10 a.m and 2 p.m. at the Civic Theatre. There are a limited number of spots available. Selected acts will receive one-on-one mentorship with Lucas Myers or Bessie Wapp. Register online at oxygenartcentre.org.

Monster Theatre’s The Little Prince shows at the Capitol Theatre on Sunday, January 18 at 2 p.m. Kaslo artist Eliza Fry’s show Water Sustains Us, Water Defines Us incorporates an old blueprint of surveyed lots near Queen’s Bay that she found in the Langham storeroom that was “tattered and torn and lent itself very well to being repurposed.” The show is now up at the Nelson Public Library and will continue through the end of February.

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Mater Familias, a sculptural installation by ceramic artist Kathi Hofman is now open. Exhibition runs till February 7. The show features a variety of ceramic-based assemblages that combine hand-built ceramic work with other materials and found objects. The gallery is open from 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. For more information visit oxygenartcentre.org

Yuk Yuks comedy night returns to Spiritbar on Thursday, January 29 at 8 p.m. January features renowned funny-man Scott Dumas, and emcee Chris Yorke will warm the audience up starting at 9 p.m. Advance tickets are $10 and are available at the Hume Hotel.

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Kristian Nairn (Game of Thrones’ Hodor) will throw an epic Spiritbar dance party called Rave of Thrones on Wednesday, April 1 at 9 p.m. Long before he was portraying Bran Stark’s guardian on the HBO series, he was throwing parties worldwide as a house DJ. Fans of the books/TV show don’t want to miss this event. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are now available at the Hume Hotel.

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Allegro Dance Theatre and LVR Dance Academy is teaming up for a rousing night of dance that will include The Pied Piper on Saturday, January 17. The evening will begin at 7:30. Tickets are now available through the Capitol Theatre box office. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students.

FILM Nelson United Church is holding a screening of the documentary The Wisdom to Survive at 7 p.m. on January 22. The film explores what is keeping humans from action on climate change and urges immediate steps. Thought leaders and activists in the realms of science, economics and spirituality discuss how we can evolve and take action in the face of climate disruption. The film will be followed by a community conversation. For more information visit ecosociety.ca.

Theatre Monster Theatre’s The Little Prince shows at the Capitol Theatre 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, openheartedness and the beauty of imagination. Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at 250-352-6363. The Capitol Season Series presents Monster Theatre’s Who Killed Gertude Crump? on Sunday, January 18 at 8 p.m. A plot-twist-a minute puppet caper written and directed by Monster Theatre’s Ryan Gladstone and performed by Tara Travis who performed at the Capitol Theatre last season with Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at 250 352-6363. 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. Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at 250-352-6363. The first ever theatrical performance at Shambhala Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, will show on February 12 to 14, 19 to 21 and 26 to 28 at 7:30 p.m. Starring Nelson cultural ambassador Bessie Wapp with back up from Sydney Black, Darren Mahe and three students from the Selkirk music program: piano player Amanda Cawley, drummer Leonard Pallerstein and guitarist Brennan Buglioni. Tickets are available through the Capitol Theatre, and are $25 for adults and $20 for students. For more info visit capitoltheatre. bc.ca.

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Ol’ Goats will play a Spiritbar show on January 17 at 9 p.m. The night will be a mid-winter evening of bluegrass and shenanigans. Special guest TBA. Advance tickets are $10 and are available from the Hume Hotel. El Papachango, a Latin/World Bass Don, has made countless appearances at Shambhala Music Festival and returns to the Kootenays for a Spiritbar show on Friday, January 23 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information visit humehotel.com. Vancouver’s best unsigned band, The Boom Booms, are returning to Nelson on Friday, January 30. Every show is an explosive display of world, funk, and rock by this masterful fivepiece band. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets $12 in advance at the Hume Hotel, or $15 at the door. For more information visit humehotel. com. A Pete Seeger memorial concert is being held on Saturday, January 31 at the Junction Church at 2840 Eden Road (former location of the Playmor Dance Hall). Featuring tributes from local musicians Kenny Conrad, Olin McKay, Dan Perrault, Holly Hyatt, John Burden, Catherine McGrath, Sugar and Spice and Roxanne. Tickets are $40. Only 150 are available.

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Former cultural ambassador explores identity in workshops

Bohigian engages youth

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Amy Bohigian’s community video installation Wide Shot / Close Up has been on display at Touchstones since November, and now last year’s cultural ambassador is offering workshops to engage youth on the identity issues explored in the piece. “We didn’t create the show for youth per se, but because it’s about identity and exploring your place in the community it seemed like a natural fit for this project to have youth first come experience the show, and then there will be activities and exercises,” said Bohigian. The installation features five stations, all playing pre-recorded interviews with 24 Nelson locals. The subjects speak about the weather, about their loved ones and about how they perceive themselves, among other topics. “As a facilitator, Amy is skilled at creating a sense of acceptance and trust, which allows people to explore issues and make connections with one another,” said Demers. “Participants in the interviews can attest to the transformational power of the project.” One of the subjects said the following about the project: “Wide Shot / Close Up has helped me to claim my self and my uniqueness…and to realize that I’m not alone, that other people

struggle with similar things and have the same kinds of feelings I do.” Another said “it’s fundamentally about community-building because it softens your heart and inspires new connections.” Bohigian said the experience will help teens learn self-reflection. “They’ll talk about their first impressions, about how we perceive each other and how to be vulnerable and honest in our relationships. And then they’ll take a good look at themselves too, so you’re not only seeing your own reflection but also how you perceive yourself within a social system as well,” she said. “We’ll have a mix of reflective and conversational and participatory activities.” Bohigian will be facilitating the workshops with the support of Touchstones’ curator and programming coordinator Jessica Demers. “We’re also inviting other teachers and mentors to come in and take a role as a participant. We’re looking for any number or type of groups. It would be really good for theatre students to explore different character or themselves. It would also be great for social studies classes looking at how we’ve treated groups of people and individuals over the course of history,” she said.

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BOHIGIAN The workshops will be available for the last week of January and the first took weeks of February. They can handle groups of as many as 40 people. “And if you come in with a particular set of issues we can explore and we can customize,” said Bohigian. Bohigian recently completed her year as Nelson’s cultural ambassador, and is anticipating the premier of her Kootenay documentary Dreamers & Dissidents in approximately May. The film, which details the region’s history, will have its world premiere at the Nelson Civic Theatre. “That’s the next big release in my life, and I just continue to work on community-related projects.” The Touchstones workshops will cost $3 per participant and are open to youth aged 13-18. Dates available to be booked are Jan. 28, 29 and Feb. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 or 13. To register email jessica@ touchstonesnelson.ca or call Jessica Demers at 250-352-9813 ext. 275. Registration deadline is January 26.

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Carpentier (Carpenter) and an Irishman J.L. “Jack” Seaton, arrived on foot in the remote wilderness of the Slocan. They were pursuing tales of rich deposits of galena (silver-lead) ore. After months of unsuccessful searching, the two men struggled to the top of Payne Mountain, to the north of present-day Sandon. It was there that they finally discovered the sparkle of galena ore. By 1897, everyone knew Carpenter as an explorer and adventurer. He surprised many by crossing a tightrope stretched between third-floor balconies at Lakeview and Arlington, on Slocan City’s main street. To honor his contribution to the Kootenays, AFKO created a giant puppet of him and will bring him along at many Winter Carnaval. www.afko.ca for the complete list of events!

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Nelson has no shortage of talented youngsters, and Oxygen Art Centre is looking to celebrate that with the first annual youth arts festival. “We want everyone. Any talent you have that’s unusual, bizarre, weird, sweet, whatever you want. You could have a mixture of talents. If you’re hula-hooping on roller blades while juggling, for instance—I’m sure we would be into that,” said youth coordinator Galen Boulanger, who will MC the event with Dunavan Morris-Janzen. “We’ll know most of the people who are going to audition, so we’ll be able to bust out some good jokes, for sure,” said Morris-Janzen. Successful auditioners will receive one-on-one mentorships from current and former Nelson cultural ambassadors Bessie Wapp and Lucas Myers. “We wanted to create an event where youth can showcase their stuff, but we thought ‘wouldn’t it be great if we could give them help and feedback too’. So everyone that’s in the show, we’ll give them some feedback to try to bring out the best of what they’ve got going on,” said Wapp. When asked what advice she has for artists just starting out in their careers, Wapp was effusive. “You go! You are so great! Keep doing it!” she said. Myers agreed. “This gives them an opportunity to be surrounded by peers, and it’s an opportunity to have their own personal expression. I think that’s really important and empowering,” he said. Auditions for the talent slam will take place at the Civic Theatre on Sunday, January 18 between 10 a.m and 2 p.m. The festival will also be a mentored work experience opportunity for the youth coordinators involved in producing the festival. To audition, you can pre-register online at oxygenartcentre.org or go to the Civic on Sunday.

Galen Boulanger and Dunavan Morris-Janzen (top) will be the MCs for Oxygen Art Centre’s first annual youth talent slam, while current and former Nelson cultural ambassadors Bessie Wapp and Lucas Myers are offering mentorships for successful auditioners. Will Johnson photo

Kootenay Literary Competition nears deadline Will Johnson Nelson Star

Today is the last day you can submit fiction, non-fiction or poetry to the annual Kootenay Literary Competition. “The clock is ticking, Kootenay writers! Time to put the

final spit shine on those stories or poems and send them in. Remember, the deadline is today at 5 p.m., late entries will not be accepted,” the KLC wrote in a Facebook status on Wednesday. This year’s theme is Velocity. Writers are encouraged to

interpret the theme in any way they like and through any of the genre categories. The competition is open to anyone in the Kootenays 18 years and older. Cash prizes will be awarded to first and second place finish-

ers in each category. Entries are due by 6 p.m. This year the judges are Tara Cunningham (Non-fiction), Jane Byers (Poetry) and Verna Relkoff (Fiction). For more information visit kootenayliterarycomp.com.

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A showcase of Kaslo artist Eliza Fry’s work is now on display at the Nelson Public Library. She is the great-granddaughter of English artist Robert Fry. Will Johnson photo

Kaslo artist has three pieces on display at library

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Eliza Fry grew up surrounded by the paintings of English artist Roger Fry, who was both her great-grandfather and the man who famously coined the term “post-impressionist.” “He basically discovered Picasso and brought his work to England. He was into ‘different art’, stuff that wasn’t mainstream. So I think he would approve of my work,” said the 57-year-old artist, whose work is currently on display at the Nelson Public Library. Fry said she resisted her artistic impulses when she was younger. “I fought against it because I was pushed. I resisted for a long time. I’ve always done art but I wasn’t going to do it professionally. I went to art school for one year but I’m not very good at finishing things,” she said. Instead she moved to the Kootenays in 1986 and has been working at her art very since. And though her ambitions may seem a little odd to some, she relishes the unorthodox elements of her work and thinks her great-grandfather would approve. “Right now I’m making huge

sculptures that are very fragile, too big for people’s houses and they can’t even go outside. But I do them anyways,” she said. The work she selected for display at the library primarily consists of maps and wheels. “I always liked maps and I spent my childhood traveling back and forth across the country. I don’t really know why I started playing with them. I had this little photograph of myself at five on a tricycle and I started taking maps and putting her on them,” she said. She successfully sold a number of this pieces, and then decided to start experimenting with deconstructing the maps even further. “I’m more of a map-unmaker,” she said. For instance, the piece titled Poem consists of a map of B.C. and a map of Vancouver cut into strips and woven together. “I just cut them into strips, I don’t measure or anything, and I weave them together. When people walk up to look at it takes them a little while to figure out what’s going on,” she said. The show also features an old blueprint of proposed home sites in Queen’s Bay. She used a tattered

old piece of paper she discovered at the Langham Gallery. The piece is now called Water Sustains Us, Water Defines Us. “Because it was ripped in places I drastically altered the shoreline, so it’s not real but it looks like it could be,” she said. The third piece is a diptych called World Traveler 2X, which combines a map of the USSR with stencils made from a drawing of a bicycle. Fry said the piece “alludes to the travels I have never done.” Fry noted she also currently has a sculpture on display in Kaslo. “It’s got nothing to do with maps. It’s mostly bones and tissue paper. It’s called Calling the Ancestors and the Voices of Their Dead.” She encourages her audience to not spend too much time trying to figure out what the artist was trying to accomplish. “I think people should look at art entirely form their own experience. They shouldn’t be thinking about what the artist is trying to say, they should figure out what they’re hearing.” The librar y show will be on display until the end of Februar y.

Winter Carnival at Whitewater

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Whitewater is ready to host the 6th annual Whitewater Winter Carnival this weekend, January 17 and 18. There will be winter activities such as snow sculpting demonstration and a competition open to anyone, plus a fire pit with marshmallow roasting. The Association des Francophones des Kootenays Ouest will have maple taffy tasting, music and giant marionettes at the base at noon. The Snow Ball Après Feast will be served by the Fresh Tracks Cafe. The buffet dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. and tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children under 10. There’s a lively line up of live music starting at 3:30 p.m. with Sofiella Watt and the Huckleberry Bandits followed by the Good Ol’ Goats.

A torch light parade will brighten the slopes and fireworks will end the evening. There is a free afternoon/evening shuttle from Nelson to the hill leaving at 5 p.m. and returning at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday avalanche awareness days will be in the forefront with the Beacon Olympics sponsored by backcountryskiingcananda.com, Nelson Search and Rescue information booth, an avalanche rescue demonstration at 1 p.m., and perhaps a visit from Whitewater’s Avalanche Rescue Dog in Training, Exie. The fourth annual Gerick’s Summit Cup has a new location this year on Upper Jackpot to Upper Silver Ledge making it a great spectators sport for those not competing in this skier/boarder dual slalom race, a course with berms, pro jumps and small table tops. For more details visit skiwhitewater.com.

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Auditions for William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Jeff Forst, began this week. The 16th century comedy portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens and is one of the Bard’s most popular plays. Part of the seventh annual Bard in the Bush Shakespeare festival, the play has approximately 30 roles for actors of all ages. Forst told the Star at least three quarters of the roles will be reserved for youth. A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be performed at the Capitol Theatre from June 4 to 6. Time commitments vary by role. For more information or to register for auditions, contact jeff@ forstmedia.ca.

Director Jeff Forst is currently auditioning for a production of Shakespeare’s A MidsumWill Johnson photo mer Night’s Dream at the Capitol Theatre.

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Ski teams from around the Kootenay were at Whitewater Ski Resort last weekend for the Kootenay Zones for U12, U14, U16, U18, Masters GS and Slalom Races. More than 100 skiers from 10 to 72-years-old raced in conditions that Whitewater ski team coach Dylan Henderson said were great for racing. Cold temperatures made for hard snow, which makes for “fair races due to a consistent track.” Whitewater general manager Kirk Jensen started the races off by pre-running each course. “You won’t see a general manger start off a race anywhere else,” said Henderson. On Saturday the U12 and U14s were challenged by the tight gates at the bottom section of the second course set on Bonanza and as a result many racers did not finish. Several racers were demonstrating their cross-blocking techniques as they rounded the gates. Others refused to give up when they missed a gate, choosing to hike up to re-navigate the post to avoid disqualification. Henderson said there are a couple of Whitewater Freeride Team athletes on the Whitewater Ski Team this year. “It is becoming well known that a good alpine ski racer makes for a strong Freeride athlete,” said Henderson. “Whitewater is known for its big mountain culture of powder skiers but there is a certain level of ski race culture starting to build. The whitewater ski team did borrow some Freeride Big Mountain culture and were successful this weekend due in part to their pre-run power stance where they were breathing in the power of the mountains and breathing out the butterflies.” “We have a very strong field of racers in our Kootenay Zone that will go on to Provincial series races this weekend for U16 at Red Mountain and for U14 at Silver Star in February.” Ski teams from Kimberley, Fernie, Trail, Rossland, Golden and two skiers from Lake Louise participated. The next Kootenay Zone race will be a Giant Slalom in Kimberley January 31 and February 1.

More than 100 skiers, ranging in age from 10 to 72 and representing teams from across the Kootenay, were in Whitewater on the weekend. They were on hand to compete in the Kootenay zones. Cooler temperatures made for some great skiing conditions during the event.

Race highlights for the Whitewater Ski Team: U12 — Liam Lazier was the top male U12 skier with two sixth place finishes and a seventh, while Sophie Hickerson led the U12 females with a second place finish and two third place finishes. U14 — Yael Oosthuizen had first and second place finishes on Saturday and sixth and seventh on Sunday. Kiley Waterfield placed fifth, 12th, 14th and 15th in the female division. U16/Masters — This category saw Bobby Swan take two second place finishes, followed by Noah Gaffran and Liegh Brousson. In the female division, Oso Punchard placed second on both days.

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Barry Kenneth Henderson

On January 9, 2015, Barry passed away peacefully, after a lengthy battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), with his daughter at his side. Barry was an avid history buff and always enjoyed talking about it. In his earlier life he was a member of the RCMP and later worked in Alberta with an oil company and a pipeline company. Barry moved back to Salmo, his childhood home, in the early 1990s. He will be missed by his children; daughter Deanna (Shawn), son Rob and daughter Franci (Karl). He will also be missed by his nine grandchildren, sister Ann ( Jim) and his special friend Grace. He was predeceased by his father Ken, mother Fran and his ex-wife Brenda. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation has taken place. The Henderson family would like to give their utmost thanks and appreciation for the special care that Barry received at Poplar Ridge. We will never forget the extra attention that he received when he was so sick.

Hazel Leona Fournier (Spencer)

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Hazel Leona Fournier (Spencer). She passed peacefully in her sleep, Friday January 9th 2015, after a brief illness. There is great solace in knowing Hazel lived a long and wonderful life. She was born in the Lee Valley in 1916, the youngest child of Malcolm and Lena Spencer(Horne) Hazel was predeceased by her parents, older brother Errol, older sisters Gertrude, Murial, Dorothy and Hilda, husband Henri Fournier, youngest daughter Lynne Fournier, son-in-law Richard Flis and numerous beloved aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Hazel was raised on the farm and those roots gave her great pride for the rest of her days. She had a great love for horses and birds and a generous welcoming nature that won the hearts of all she met. Her house was a gathering place for friends and family and she often reminisced about all of the children who happily spent time there. Hazel was a dutiful caretaker and nursed her parents, husband and youngest daughter to their end with great compassion and strength. She left Espanola ON to caretake her eldest daughter, moving to Edmonton AB in 2008 and subsequently to picturesque Nelson BC in December 2011, where she was close to her grandson and great- grandchildren. She is survived by her daughter Arlene Flis, grandson Jason Flis (Marika), great-granddaughter Naomei(17) (mother Jessica Rucker), great-grandsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Syren(13), Ryze(9), great-granddaughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ember(5),Elora(3) and Eadyn(7 months) and many other beloved friends and relatives, fondly thought of, but too numerous to mention. The family extends much gratitude to the staff at Lakeview Village, where her and Arlene resided until June of this year and also to the staff at Mountain Lakes, who kept her comfortable during her last days. A small service was held on Monday, January 12th, with cremation taking place afterwards. A celebration of Hazelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life and the burial of her remains will occur in Lee Valley (Espanola), this coming fall, with details to be announced at a later date. Condolences can be extended to the family at (250)359-6956 or by mailing 2815 Sorokin Rd, Krestova BC, V0G 1H2. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a charity dear to Hazelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart, the CNIB. During her last days Hazel announced that she was climbing the ladder rung by rung and that the only way to go was up. She was brave and beautiful right to the end, with a gracious smile at the sound of her great-granddaughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s song. She is held in our hearts and will forever be thought of when the birds fly by. Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

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Teresa Maria Miros Bater January 9, 1963 - January 6, 2015 It is with great sorrow and sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Teresa at Victoria Hospice. Teresa was born in Trail B.C. on January 9, 1963 to the late Maria (Mitzi) and Johnny Miros. She graduated from Castlegarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stanley Humphries Senior Secondary School in 1981. Teresaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schooling and work took her various places including Toronto and Guelph University, Calgary with Loomis, Vancouver with the B.C. Housing Commission, Castlegarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Selkirk College. Teresa was living in Victoria these past years with her husband John and worked at Camosun College.

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Teresa enjoyed taking long walks, gardening, adult education courses, a carefree round of golf and the occasional short â&#x20AC;&#x153;road tripâ&#x20AC;? in her red car. Teresaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wonderful golden retriever Murphy was at her side during her illness. Teresa leaves many loving memories for her husband John and step children Jennifer and Stephen. Big brothers Matt and Steven (Eliane), and her cherished nephews Francois and Jean. Teresa left us far too early in life after two battles with cancer, but she left us with a lesson of courage that we are very proud of. Teresa will live on in us. The family wishes to thank the staďŹ&#x20AC; at BC Cancer Agency (Vancouver Island Centre), Royal Jubilee Hospital and Victoria Hospice for the wonderful care Teresa received throughout her journey; Dr. Vanessa Bernstein, Oncologist and Dr. Zilber-Shlensky GP for their management of Teresaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illness over these past years. At Teresaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request, no service will be held. To send a message of condolence or to sign the online memorial guestbook please visit http://www. earthsoption.com/ In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, memorial contributions may be made to Victoria Hospice in the memory of Teresa Miros.

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Have you ever seriously considered a career in the automotive retail industry? We have an opening that can completely change your income and lifestyle. If you have good business skills, see yourself working in a modern, professional environment, and have a deep interest in vehicles and can explain their features and beneﬁts, then this career can be very interesting and rewarding. Most important, if you’re able to listen to people so you can really help them, then you can begin to create the best experience for them. The days of pushing vehicles on customers are long gone. To learn more or apply, please inquire or send your cover letter and resume to: Chad Bullock, Sales Manager Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC 1700 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 2W4 Email: chad@kalawsky.com Fax: (250) 365-3949

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Thinking of a Career Change? Due to maternity leaves, our Nelson Branch is looking for a Auto Customer Service Representative. Preference will be given to those candidates that possess a Level 1 Insurance Brokers Licence; however, we are willing to train the right applicant. The right candidate will posses the following skills: • Excellent Customer Focused Attitude • Experience in Customer Service or Office Administration • Reliable Transportation & Drivers Licence ( Possible Mobile Road Service to Local Auto Dealers) • Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel • Excellent Oral and Written skills RHC Insurance Brokers have been in business for over 100 years in the West Kootenay Region. Through our 8 locations we provide a full range of Insurance Brokerage Services. For more details please visit our web site at www.rhcinsurance.com. RHC Insurance Brokers offers a competitive Salary and Employee Benefits package. Please forward resumes to: Tracy Mace Email: tmace@rhcinsurance.com

The Court Bailiff will offer for sale by sealed tender, the interest of the judgment debtor Kayu’s Café Inc., in the following goods and chattels, which are purported to be as follows: All equipment is approx 10 - 20 years old. DISPLAY CASE 4’ PRODIGL ICE MACHINE 2-DOOR BEER FRIDGE TRUE 2 SPIGOT BEER TAP FRIDGE SM BAR FRIDGE SM BEVERAGE AIRE BAR FRIDGE FRIGIDAIRE HOUSEHOLD FRIDGE 4’ TURBO AIRE SANDWICH TABLE 4’ SILVERKING SALAD TABLE 4’ MKE SANDWICH TABLE FRYMASTER DEEP FRYER - 2 BSKT TOASTMASTER GRIDDLE AMERICAN PROPANE RANGE - 6 BRNR CHAR BROILER BLODGETT CONVECTION OVEN ROBOTCOUPE FOOD PROCESSOR FRENCH FRY CUTTER BUNN DRIP COFFEE MACHINE 3-HEAD ESPRESSO MACHINE 3 COFFEE GRINDERS HALO POS SYSTEM 8FT STAINLESS STEEL TABLE 3 4FT STAINLESS STEEL TABLES

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Sealed offers marked “7945” will be received at the Court Bailiffs’ Office at 3120 – 30th Avenue, Vernon, B.C. up to and including 11:00am January 23, 2015. Sold on an “As Is, Where Is” basis. The highest or any offer not necessarily accepted.

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Some years ago I met a young man who had been arrested and charged with attempted murder. A bouncer at a bar was bothering his friends and this was not the first time. In the fog of drugs and alcohol, Paul [ not his real name] lost his temper, walked home, got a gun and came back to shoot the man. He then shot the bouncer from underneath a barroom table, and by God’s grace, I believe [ or a poor shot] he hit the man in the belt buckle, with minimal injury except to the buckle! He told me he had been smoking marijuana since he was ten years old, was without a father, and lived a street life. His mother was a believer in Jesus Christ, and led him in that way until he turned away. Now, while in Remand at a Maximum Security facility, he had time to think over his life choices. He described how his mind and memory slowly recovered and he began to read a New TestaOver his months in remand custody he changed radically in his Nelson Christian Science Society ment. thinking and especially in his heart. He began encouraging other men A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA there that they could begin a new life, with God’s help, as well.. Over a period of time his charges were reduced to discharging a gun Sunday Service in Balfour in a public place and he was eventually released. He gave God all the 9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. credit.

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Nelson Seventh-Day Adventist Church Members of the Kootenay Swim Club achieved AA and AA qualifying times at a competition in Kamloops. Kevin Mills file photo

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The Kootenay Swim Club recently returned from the MJB Law Classic in Kamloops with 55 personal best times. “Almost all the swimmers achieved a best time both in prelims and then again in the finals,” said coach Chris Wright. Kesley Adrusak was the overall points leader with 63 points accrued over the weekend. She achieved her first Age Group National qualifying time in the 50 Breast. “This total would have been more had she been able to stay for Sunday finals,” said Wright. Ohia Wintraub, a former summer swimmer who made the jump to full-season competition this year, made an impression by making two AAA times in the 100 and 50 Fly, as well as picking up personal best times in every other event. Sam Matthew achieved 16 best times at the meet, posting solid performances in both prelims and finals. “Sydney Wetter and Ella Korth battled it out for three days, racing with heart and determination,” said Wright. “Ella took the most time off in a single event at the meet with an impressive performance in her 200 breaststroke, taking over 16 seconds off her previous best time, but coming a close second was Stevie McClulloch taking a total of 15 seconds off overall in all of his events combined.” Wright was particularly thrilled to welcome KSC’s 10 and unders to compete for the first time. “Morgan Roberston-Weir and Riley Adrusak… raced their hearts out in every event and took home best times in all of their swims,” he said. The swimmers are next heading to Kelowna on January 23 for the KAJ Snowfest. “This will be the swimmers’ last chance to get tuned up for AA and AA provincials, which are in Chilliwack and Surrey respectively,” he said. For more information visit thekootenayswimclub.com.

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St. Saviour's Pro Cathedral Ward & Silica, Nelson Family Service & Eucharist Children’s Sunday School Sunday Service 10:30 a.m

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I met him about 5 year later ’by chance’ near the place he had been incarcerated. He was still going strong in his faith and new life. We are told by Jesus that any time a sinner repents and turns to God there is rejoicing in heaven by the angels. Jesus said that unless when we are born again, or born from above, will will not see or enter the Kingdom of God. He was explaining that to Nicodemus, a man who knew the scriptures well but was very challenged by what Jesus said. { John 3:1-7}. Street life or scholarly life, we all can be challenged and turn away from Christ. or we can choose to be thankful and trust what Jesus says. He is alive by His Spirit. We can be forgiven for what we have done wrong and start a new life with a clean slate, because He forgives and forgets. That is the heart of Jesus on the cross for us, and He offers us what only He can give and no man can ever take a way. … a new start , a new life and destiny, and eternity with Him. His love is unfailing for rich and poor alike. God Bless you with His peace in this New Year.

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At the age of 92, Walt Laurie is still volunteering. Reflecting on his years of volunteerism — from Second World War veteran to a “bookie in an old folks home”, Laurie rarely seems to lose his quick wit. “My labour energy is limited but I can still talk,” he said, claiming “a gift of the gab”. Laurie is currently the president of the Nelson Electric Tramway Society, which he has been a part of since he was talked into it by his neighbour Archie McKen 14 years ago. “Within a year I was the president,” Laurie said. His stint as the president lasted for 10 years before he took a break but he is back in the seat again. “The very active committee does most of the work,” he said. “I chair the meetings and sign the cheques,” he said with a chuckle. In his earlier days with the society he was also a driver. “To drive a street car, to meet people from all over the world, I feel privileged to have been able to do it.” He’s a great believer that history is part of Nelson’s character and the tram adds to that draw for many tourists. He also volunteers his time speaking on the history of the Nelson streetcar to the likes of the Nelson Gyro Club and the Lions. “I’ve always enjoyed getting involved in the community.” He’s been involved in politics and as a father of five children he helped out with minor hockey and soccer back in the day. “My two girls and three boys were quite active in the community and sports,” he said. And it was their involvement with Scouts that had Laurie as part of the Scout movement at the North Shore Hall for a number of years. He was on the parents committee and even the chairman of the air cadets as well. Laurie is also a member of the Nelson Rotary Club and over the years has volunteered hundreds of hours towards their charitable work. He joined Rotary when he first moved to Nelson in 1968 to work for Canadian Pacific Railway as the director

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Walt Laurie, 92, is the president of the Nelson Electric Tramway Society and a long time member of the Nelson Rotary Club. Tamara Hynd photo of marketing and sales for the Kootenay. “My bosses in Vancouver recommended it. And I found out it was a good place to have lunch,” he joked. Laurie went on to serve as president in 1979-80, was a director several times, and chaired the committee that built the Rotary shelter at Lakeside Park. He continued on with it after his retirement in 1983 because he likes the organizations involvement with social programs and he likes to keep involved. Over the decades he said he has been the treasurer for the Baptist Church, Rotary and the street car society. Laurie now lives at Lake View Village seniors’ home. He still drives and he continues to pass his medical exam. This keeps him on the move and helping out. He collects funds and picks up lottery tickets for other residents. “We gotta dream,” he said. Then he winked, “I’m a bookie in an old folks home.” And if you want to go way back, he was 18 when he volunteered in the army which took him overseas during the Second World War.

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Nelson’s Rebecca Bracewell travelled down to the island in the summer with a button accordion and a bit of hope and returned from the Victoria Accordion Festival with first prize trophies in two major categories. It was another step in her determination to master an instrument that can hold a concert hall, a fusion lounge or a backstreet café. In February Bracewell leaves for Victoria again, this time to study with her teacher Jelena Milojevic, one of the world’s foremost concert accordionists. To mark her departure Bracewell will be giving a concert at Booksmyth Underground. “For me this move is really exciting. I’ve learned so much from Jelena but we’ve done most of our work through Skype,” said Bracewell. “To get to the highest level we realized I needed to be there in Victoria”. Bracewell will be taking on not just accordion studies but a new school, moving from LVR to Reynolds Secondary, where she will complete grades 11 and 12. From there she plans to pursue tertiary studies in music with accordion performance and composition her focus. “It’s funny how things progress. Nelson was the place where I got to love the accordion. Part of what inspired me was hearing two Nelson piano accordionists, Catherine McGrath and Bessie Wapp. Catherine was my first teacher. Later on I heard a program on CBC radio with Jelena, who was playing chromatic accordion, which is all buttons. What you can do with a button accordion is amazing! So I got in contact with her and over time I moved to that.” Bracewell’s performance includes popular, classical, tango and jazz pieces. Her friend Janae Gauthier will be guest pianist. The concert takes place on Friday, January 16 at 7 p.m. at Booksmyth Underground, 338 Baker Street. Entry is by donation and proceeds will go toward a new accordion. Refreshments will be provided.

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I’m a pretty unilingual person. A smattering of French, perhaps, but otherwise I know how to say “beer” in several languages (and later “washroom”), and that’s about it. But even travelling abroad I could usually guess what a word meant in another language as long as the context was there. Last summer in Germany I left the autobahn by taking the ausfahrt without spending too much time thinking about it. But looking at letter constructs I don’t recognize — Greek, Arabic, Japanese — and it’s a whole ‘nother ball game. For folks who, like me, learned at a tender age to read the English alphabet, looking at these unfamiliar letter shapes makes us throw up our hands and give up. But what if we had no choice but were required to navigate in this unintelligible world? For people who have difficulty reading, navigation in your own neighbourhood can be a lot like that, every letter shape an unfamiliar symbol. Not helpful if you need to find that exit off the highway, for example. Which is where organizations like Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) comes in. CBAL gives adult learners — and newcomers to the English language — skills to better navigate this world of words. There are plenty of good ways to encourage literacy, but perhaps the very best is family literacy, encouraging literacy — reading, counting — from babyhood. That’s where programs like storytimes for young children come in. And that’s what Family Literacy Week (January 24 to 31) celebrates. Since 1999 ABC Life Literacy

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Canada (abclifeliteracy.ca) has encouraged family literacy activities during this week, especially on Family Literacy Day, January 27. There are some compelling statistics that illustrate why early literacy is important to both individuals and our society, such as the National Center for Family Literacy’s long-term research program, which showed that literacy intervention (such as family literacy programs) reduced participants’ full dependence on public assistance from 67 per cent 11 per cent. ABC Life Literacy suggests some easy 15-minute activities that are just plain fun. Take the challenge! Here are five to get you started. 1. Create a story with your family: Take turns writing one sentence at a time, then read the whole story aloud when you’re done. 2. Organize a book swap at your school or with your friends. 3. Count how many steps it takes to get from your bedroom to your kitchen. Find out who in your family has the most steps to a snack! 4. Read a “wake up” story in the morning (in addition to last night’s

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