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GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star A Nelson lawyer is threatening to sue the city over three tickets he received for walking his dog downtown, but the mayor suggests it may soon be a moot point. David Aaron claims the bylaw under which he was ticketed Monday is unconstitutional, “totalitarian,” “overkill,” and a “farce.” He also believes he is being harassed because the city didn’t give him a chance to challenge similar citations dating back to 2012. Aaron said he was walking Abi, his four-year-old labradoodle, this week from Central Bark on Ward Street, where his dog had a wash, to his office in the Medical Arts building on Baker Street when a bylaw officer ticketed him. “Put simply, we love Abi,” Aaron told the Star in an email. “My 11-year-old son has the same kind of emotional relationship towards Abi that one would have to a sibling. This dog is so much a part of my daily routine, which integrates all the members of my family. I could not imagine leaving her at home.” Aaron, a mayoral candidate in 2008, said in he was previously ticketed walking out of the post office, where staff dispense biscuits each time his dog visits. Abi is similarly received at the Nelson court registry. In August 2012, Aaron tried

to dispute his ticket on the grounds the bylaw violated his charter rights, and was “arbitrary, discriminatory and not consistently enforced.” But he says the city didn’t reply. In May 2013, he received a second ticket, which he also disputed. However, police informed him the dog bylaw didn’t fall within the city’s adjudication process and until that changed, there was no way to appeal the fine. Aaron said without providing him with a hearing, the city was violating his presumption of innocence. In a letter to the mayor and police chief this week, Aaron wrote: “I have some serious civil liberties concerns where the city continues to effect the coercive force of a bylaw that is shielded from constitutional challenge by the city’s refusal to follow through with enforcement proceedings.” He said unless the matter “is rectified to my satisfaction” by May 1, he will “seek a judicial remedy in relation to what I assert to be an abuse of process.” He wants an order quashing the three citations, each with an unpaid $70 fine, and another prohibiting the city from issuing further citations under the bylaw until his constitutional challenge is heard. It’s possible, however, that the bylaw will be rescinded first. Continued on Page 4

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Sharing forestry information Tamara Hynd Nelson Star

The North Shore Hall was filled with approximately 100 people as Kalesnikoff Lumber Company held a public meeting on Wednesday evening to share information regarding their forest management within the Duhamel Creek watershed. Tyler Hodgkinson, a registered professional forester (RPF) and the woodlands manager for Kalesnikoff led the meeting and presented a historical review of previous logging up to present day in the Duhamel Creek drainage to which the company now holds the licence to log. The point of the meeting was an information session said Hodgkinson. “It’s not to debate whether or not we should be logging in a watershed,” he said, adding that the government made that decision already. “I want people to know we’re not a bunch of barbarians, we are professionals.” Kim Green of Apex Geoscience presented her hydrogeomorphic risk assessment [watershed assessment] for Duhamel Creek. Green’s conclusion is that the frequency of damaging flooding events is not because of logging, but due to high temperatures and rain. Green’s review did include assessing the cribbing in the lower reaches of the creek. She said the dredging of the two channels that were cribbed back in the ’70s have essentially filled in since then and the cribbing itself is aging. RDCK area F director Tom Newell later said that there is an evacuation plan in place and he will be speaking with the Ministry of Highways and Transportation and said

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Jenson added that the DWS wants to see creek water monitoring to understand the effects of both natural events and possible effects of logging and logging roads in the watershed. “At the meeting Kalesnikoff ’s professional lost the opportunity to raise cohesion between themselves and the community because their professional used up most of the allotted time going over very technical data and information leaving limited time for interpretation of the science, discussion and questions. When one of our hired professionals tried to speak he was shut down. That was extremely counterproductive.”

Youth mental health series begins The West Kootenay Advertiser begins a seven-part series this week on child and youth mental health issues. Dr. David Smith, an Okanagan psychiatrist, has written seven columns, each dealing with a different topic, including anxiety, depression, substance abuse,

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increase the number of children, youth, and families receiving timely access to mental health services. The collaborative is jointly funded by the Doctors of BC and provincial government. The series, to appear weekly through early March, will be

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In the early 1990s I was administering the Langham. A procession of Japanese-Canadian visitors and the thencurrent “fight for redress” by the Japanese-Canadian community made me acutely aware that dark, dramatic and historic episodes of Canadian wartime history had played out in Kaslo and within the Langham itself. We were able to scare up some funding and a dedicated crew. The Japanese-Canadian museum and archival display was born, to commemorate these times and their lessons. While hardly a Canadian family was immune to the horrors of the Second World War, few groups suffered greater disruption than the JapaneseCanadian s. Twenty-two thousand Canadians of Japanese ancestry, the majority Canadian-born, were forcibly removed from the West Coast in the months after Pearl Harbor. Basic civil rights and freedoms, assumed by most of us to be “constitutionally enshrined,” were denied to persons of Japanese racial background from 1942 through 1949. All had their homes, businesses and possessions confiscated. Most of these displaced persons were interned in ghost towns or instant communities in Kaslo, New Denver, Slocan City, Greenwood, Lemon Creek, Popoff, Sandon or Rosebery. Kaslo became home to some 1,200 internees. Over 80 of these internees were housed in the old Langham. Kaslo in 1942 was severely depressed with a population of less than 500, predominantly elderly and children. Most of “fighting age” were serving the war effort overseas or in the cities. Many Kaslo buildings were totally derelict, the result of the Great Depression, a metals market that hadn’t been hot since World War I, and a local economy that had been stagnant for over 20 years.

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Playground crew of Langham Boys in 1943. Photo courtesy of Sus Tabata (pictured at left) and Ian Fraser. Townsfolk were extremely impressed when an advance party of some 20 skilled Japanese tradesmen upgraded the town’s largest derelict buildings in short order. Then, through the summer and fall of 1942 sternwheelers and buses disgorged waves of disoriented Japanese-Canadians. These quiet, courteous, distressed folk were generally elderly, women and children and bore no resemblance to the Japanese ogres of wartime propaganda. Most proved model citizens rather than threatening aliens and Kaslo changed overnight. The Langham was one of the first large buildings in town to be upgraded. A new roof, new stoves, window and door repairs, closely set double bunks filling all the sleeping rooms of the second the third floors, a kitchen in the rear of the ground floor and an ofuro or Japanese bath in a lean-to at the rear of the building – all were completed in short order. Residents were generally mothers and children, with two bunks to the room and communal cooking facilities where the Langham

Theatre is today. Suddenly, for the first time in decades, there was no room at the inn. The diversity of the Langham group ranged from isolated upcoast fisher families to young and cultured Vancouver hepcats. The sleeping rooms were just that, with no room to hang about during the day. On the ground floor was the small office of United Church minister Kosaburo Shimizu, a spiritual advisor and counselor and liaison to the Security Commission authorities. With the assistance of the churches and commission, the internees quickly developed educational, recreational, health and social programs. Also on the Langham ground floor lived a group of teenage boys who formed a playground maintenance and landscaping crew when not in school. With the closing of the Kaslo internment centre in 1945 this chapter in Langham and Japanese-Canadian history ended. Although life there was a series of trials for many, the Langham days are vividly and at times fondly remembered by

many of the internees, whose descendants continue to flock to the museum. The Japanese-Canadian museum and Archival display remains at the Langham Cultural Centre. Open year-round from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. with admission by donation, it poignantly documents these times when two-thirds of Kaslo’s population was Japanese-Canadian and the Langham was home to 80 reluctant guests. The themes are racism and adaptation. Stories of the internees are told in authentic voice from interviews and extracts from newspapers of the day. An eight by 12-foot sleeping room has been replicated to approximate its condition in 1943, when it was home to a mother and her six children. The museum is financed by the Langham Cultural Society and private donations with no ongoing funding from any level of government. Your tax-deductible donations are welcomed c/o the Langham at Box 1000, Kaslo, V0G 1M0. Next: Legends of the Langham, revisited

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Staff to propose changes Continued from Page 1 ‘Time for sober reflection’ Mayor Deb Kozak, who has previously spoken out in favour of lifting the ban imposed 20 years ago, said staff are expected to propose changes to the bylaw within the next couple of months. During the election campaign last fall, many or most candidates supported revisiting the issue. City manager Kevin Cormack said if the bylaw is rescinded, it will be up to council to decide whether outstanding tickets will be quashed. “At this point people would be in violation of the bylaw and could be ticketed,” he said. “We would expect those that have tickets to pay them.” Police chief Wayne Holland said he has spoken with Aaron on several occasions and acknowledged the bylaw’s contentiousness. “He’s always been polite and professional in bringing to our attention that he won’t stand for it,” Holland said. “I don’t think this bylaw has ever served citizens well. I believe it has shone light on Nelson in many negative ways that were unanticipated when it was created, despite the justification that may have been present.”

Abi, a four-year-old labradoodle, belongs to Nelson lawyer David Aaron, who has been ticketed three times for having her downtown, in violation of a city bylaw that he claims is unconstitutional. Submitted photo Holland suggested it was “time for a sober reflection” of whether to continue the bylaw, which has only resulted in a few dozen tickets over the last few years. He was happy to hear council appears willing to reexamine the issue. The police department supported relaxing the ban for a six-month trial, but the previous council wasn’t interested.

He agreed that there doesn’t appear to be any recourse for someone who receives a ticket to challenge its constitutionality. Aaron said if the bylaw is set for review and the city won’t address long-standing questions about its constitutional legitimacy, it should tell its by-law officers to stop issuing tickets.

Police arrest suspected pharmacy robber The Nelson Police Department arrested the 26-year-old female they believe to be responsible for a January 18 pharmacy robbery, but they have yet to recover the stolen narcotics. “The investigation is ongoing, but in the interim the public should be aware that these drugs, admin-

istered by a person other than a qualified physician, could cause serious harm or death to an individual,” said Sgt. Dino Falcone. The woman was released on a promise to appear and is scheduled to attend court on March 3. She is facing a charge of breaking and entering.

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The 2014 holiday season was made very special for many individuals and families thanks to the amazing generosity of the people of our community. The staff and Board of Nelson Community Services Centre (NCSC) wish to express their sincere and heartfelt gratitude to the many groups and individuals who donated cash, gifts, and food hampers throughout the month of December. These gifts went directly to our children and family programs, our Cicada Place Youth Program, and our Aimee Beaulieu Transition House Program. The care and thought put into handmade items, the carefully selected gifts and toys, the over flowing baskets and hampers, plus the incredible amount of gift cards and money all went to families, youth, seniors, and children in our area who, without your donations, would not have had much of a holiday celebration at all. NCSC provides a range of counseling, support, outreach, and housing services primarily through funding contracts with the provincial government. These funds cover the basics of our service provision, but this year we were able to add that extra special sparkle to many people’s lives because of your generosity. Know that your gestures no matter how big or small - mean the world to someone. May your hearts be full and your year ahead be filled with the happiness of sharing and giving.

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New CBT funding target GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star

Nelson will try to divvy its Columbia Basin Trust funding equally this year between the four “pillars” of its sustainability strategy. Council has agreed to set a “soft target” of allocating 25 per cent to projects in each of the categories of environment, social, culture, and economy, as set out in its Path to 2040 document. The city has about $126,000 to give out in annual community initiative funding. For the last few years, 35 per cent has been set aside for the cultural sector, with applications adjudicated by the Cultural Development Committee and recommendations passed on to council. Now the intention is to split the funding evenly four ways, with culture’s share slightly reduced. “This is an excellent move,” said council-

lor Janice Morrison. “It’s never going to be [exactly] 25-25-25-25, but I can definitely support it.” City manager Kevin Cormack said last year the cultural sector’s share was “far in excess” of 35 per cent. “When we went through the process, some on council actually allocated more to the cultural sector because they became quite strong applicants.” He said the new targets are intended to encourage applications in all four areas, but council shouldn’t approve weak proposals simply to fill a quota. He also acknowledged some applicants might fit more than one category. “Some would probably tick a couple categories, and it would be great if they ticked all four.” A staff report suggests the process is an “ideal opportunity” to keep some of the city’s planning initiatives alive and encourage the community to become familiar with

those documents and work toward the goals and recommendations set out in them. The application form asks applicants to “demonstrate alignment” between their projects and the city’s sustainability strategy. Councillor Anna Purcell said while the planning documents were all communitydriven, she’s nervous about favouring projects based on their ties to municipal priorities. “Whatever comes into our amazing citizens’ creative noodles should be taken seriously, without having to buy into what we’re doing,” she said. At Purcell’s suggestion, the city will look at striking a committee to review the noncultural applications and make recommendations to council. However, if adopted that won’t take effect until next year. The deadline for applications is March 2. Council normally decides on grant recipients in April.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8 (KOOTENAY LAKE) BUDGET STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING @ 1:30 P.M., FINANCE & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING @ 2:30 P.M. BOARD MEETING @ 5:00 P.M. (times are PST) Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Board Office, 570 Johnstone Road, Nelson BC Video Conferencing to Creston at: Creston Education Centre, 617-11th Ave., S., Creston Public Welcome

Nelson utility rates rise GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star

Nelson’s utility rates are going up, but not as much as expected. City council has approved a three per cent increase in water rates and two per cent hike in sewer rates for 2015. For a single family home, it amounts to another $15 per year for water and $9 per year for sewer, bringing the combined total to $957. It follows a request from mayor Deb Kozak to city staff to look at spreading out infrastructure upgrades over a longer term to reduce the burden on

taxpayers. Originally water rates were slated to increase four per cent each year from 2015 to 2019 and sewer rates were to go up three per cent annually from 2015 to 2019. Another option presented to council was to keep the water rate increase to two per cent and the sewer rate to 1.5 per cent. Before council decided, they wanted to make sure the city could keep on target with its capital upgrades and maintain enough in its reserves. The city has been averaging 1.8 km in annual water line replacement

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8 (KOOTENAY LAKE) SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8 (KOOTENAY LAKE) LATE FRENCH IMMERSION PROGRAM PROGRAM LATE FRENCH IMMERSION

Information SessionSession – January–28, 2015 Information January 28, 2015 School District 8 (Kootenay Lake) is very pleased to be able to offer a School District 8 (Kootenay is very pleased tograde be able to offer a Late French Immersion Program forLake) up to sixty students entering Immersion Program for up to sixty students entering grade 6Late in theFrench 2015-2016 school year. The Program is located at Trafalgar 6 in the 2015-2016 The at Trafalgar Middle School for gradesschool 6-8, andyear. continues forProgram grades 9-12isatlocated L.V. Rogers School. MiddleSecondary School for grades 6-8, and continues for grades 9-12 at L.V.

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The Late French Immersion Program is an “educational program in which a child whose first language is not French studies in The Late French Immersion Program is–an “educational program in French.” (Dimitry Morales, Canadian Parents for French website)

which a child whose first language is not French – studies in French.” (Dimitry Morales, Canadian Parents for French website) Parents, guardians and students who may be interested in pursuing a French Immersion educational program are invited to an Information Parents,The guardians students may information be interested Session. purpose ofand this meeting will who be to share aboutin pursuing a French Immersion educational program are invited to an Information the program and the application process.

and 2.5 km in annual sewer line replacement, and has been able to reduce costs by doing the work in-house. “We kept the rates as low as we could possibly keep them,” councillor Bob Adams said. “It means a $2 increase per month for each single family dwelling, which I think is reasonable and

affordable.” Councillor Janice Morrison said the city needs to be careful about setting its rates because it does need to pay for infrastructure upgrades, but she supported the reduction with the rest of council. Secondary suites will continue to receive a 50 per cent discount.

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information session. Up-to-date information will be available on our Because the Late French Immersion Program is limited to sixty websitea(www.sd8.bc.ca) January 2015. Details students, process of applicationafter for the program 29, is necessary. regarding the application process for the Late French Immersion Program willthe be made the Information Session is on limited January to sixty Because Late available FrenchatImmersion Program 28, 2015 – and posted onof theapplication District Website students, a process forthereafter. the program is necessary. Details

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Friday, January 23, 2015 Nelson Star

Editorial

Editor: Kevin Mills Publisher: Karen Bennett

QUESTION

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OF THE WEEK Should the city of Nelson rescind its downtown dog ban bylaw?

Dog bylaw opposed Good for you . This bylaw does nothing to enhance Nelson’s reputation. Donna Bontje At the very least redefine the boundaries to just Baker Street. Dogs on Vernon, Victoria in the laneways. This in the spirit of compromise. I personally think end the ban. Keep the sidewalks clean and safe. Brenton Raby

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LAST WEEK, WE ASKED:

I have owned dogs my whole life but I wouldn’t take them in the downtown core and leave them tied up outside a store. That just isn’t fair to the dog and not safe for people. Karen Logan

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

The night Nelson City Council voted this bylaw in, I walked downtown with my two well behaved dogs and sat on a bench by the side door of the old City Hall and waited for them to exit knowing full well the group of Councillors would enact this bylaw... As a dog lover, this bylaw and others like it were in part why I sold my home in Nelson and moved out. Jim Ross

You responded:

YES: 39 % NO: 61 %

Rippin’ it while serving martinis

hen I first got word that there was space for me at the KEEN Rippin Chix Steeps Ski Camp taught by world champion freeskier Alison Gannett and Telmark champion Karen Reader last weekend, I could only commit to the second day of the two-day camp due to my work schedule. After receiving the following message from Gannett, who resides in Colorado, I was ready to plead for a change to my schedule. “I highly recommend joining us on Saturday, as that is when I teach all my strange skills, such as ‘squeezing the thong’, ‘serving martinis’, ‘stabbing the frog’ and ‘shining the flashlight’,” she wrote. On Sunday we were going to put those new skills together and start to tackle harder terrain, while also going over line choice and how to put the skills together in each type of yucky object, like the steep and dicey entrances commonly found at the top of double black diamond (expert level) runs. I was pretty sure serving marti-

nis was going to be similar to the “carrying a tray of hot chocolate” technique (which gets your arms out ahead of you to keep your weight forward) and that “stabbing the frog” was about planting my poles ahead of my skis. But I wasn’t sure if she was referring to footwear when it came to “squeezing the thong”. The thing is, getting solid instruction from a world freeride champion for a sport I’ve done since I was three just makes sense. Was I nervous? A little. But more than anything, I was revved up to learn more as I only recall taking one official ski lesson in my life about seven years ago, and in one hour I learned a ton. Frankly, after writing about ski star Leah Evans and her Girls Do Ski camps in Route 3 magazine, as well the Cooke kids competing in Europe, I wanted to participate. I want to ski the slopes, not battle them. And that’s what one lady who travelled from Haines Junction to Nelson for the clinic thought too after watching the all-female ski movie Pretty Faces. “I want to ski like that,

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like the pros,” she said. I soon learned that Gannett, a world champion free skier, and Reader, a two time US telemark winner, both love to ski. Reader instructed the entire weekend in her telemark gear, which most of us forgot about until we saw her heel lift when she was directly in front of us. She’s won titles for a reason and instructs clinics because she can. Not everyone can

Wolf cull

Killing one animal to save another is a dilemma. When the government endorsed the conservation of the endangered Mountain Caribou in 2007,

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teach what they know. These women were a blast to follow down the mountain, even if my legs were burning into lumps of lactic acid. They showed me what I can do. All with smile on our faces and that really is what skiing through the trees on a mountain is all about. The joy and the challenge. I had visions of being surrounded by ski pros. What I found were two pro teachers and eight rocking women who love to ski and simply want to do it better. In amongst all the highly visual technique descriptions one of the simplest and effective tip was to look up, look ahead and pick a focal point; you should not be able to see your skis. Each one of us had an aha moment. A cue to break bad habits of intermediate and advanced skiers alike. Mission accomplished.

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that included all that has come with it since then like forgoing economic ventures by banning logging and recreation in specific areas, including the South Selkirks where the wolf cull is currently underway. The project also included relocating Mountain Caribou from northern BC. Researching the project for the article, on the link provided by the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, there is a video showing the netting of caribou from a helicopter in the Dease Lake area, which were then transplanted in the Purcells. I lived in that area for six summers, when the population was 400 people. I came across my first of many herds of caribou while hiking above the tree line in the desolate wilderness or sometimes they simply crossed the gravel highway. Watching those caribou being removed from their northern habitat to re-establish the herd in another part of the province was difficult to watch. Recovering a species at risk is a dire situation.

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Opinion

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SLUGS: To the local consumers and businesses that talk the “local” talk but don’t walk the walk. Obtaining products and services from outside the Kootenay area only to bring them into our community and pass them off as “local” is not what it is all about. If you want to support local, you will. HUGS: Biggest hugs to a local business man for his great job and huge muscles. He and his crew keep my lot plowed and allow the less mobile Nelsonites to get around easily. HUGS: Big hugs to the person who sent me the Slugs for running my gas powered snowblower at 4:45 a.m. Nelson City Noise Bylaw states “ no excessive noise 24/7 365 “except for snow removal.” Thanks again for the Slugs! HUGS: To the kind soul who turned in our little Siamese kitten to the SPCA on January the 15th. Thank you.

SLUGS: To lazy people. It would be interesting to know if it is the same people who are too lazy to remove snow from their car are the same people who don’t use their turn signals and don’t even bother to pick up after their dog! HUGS: To the two people down by the mall who stayed with my boy when I was inside. It doesn’t matter what my reasons were, it was unacceptable. You were right. I also apologize for my reaction when I was confronted. I do not teach my son to behave that way and I am truly sorry. I am so ashamed. I had a good talk with my son about it tonight, and I told him how wrong I was. Thank you for showing me the error of my ways. This will truly never happen again...I hope you can forgive me. SLUGS: To the weather! I know this is probably normal for Nelson, but as a newcomer to the community, I find all the snow, especially the packed down snow that has turned into an ice sheet, to be depressing.

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Friday, January 23, 2015 Nelson Star

Opinion

Canadian painter famous for his vividly coloured portraits of the Yukon

Remembering artist Ted Harrison

Will Johnson @KootenayGoon

hen my Grandpa Walt passed away a few years ago, he left me a pair of beloved poetry books he owned by Robert Service — The Cremation of Sam McGee and The Shooting of Dan McGrew. Both of the books had been gorgeously, vividly illustrated by Yukon painter Ted Harrison and bore his signature. They are now two of my most prized possessions. Service died decades before Harrison started the collaboration, but there was something magical about their pairing. Alongside Service’s tales of comically bleak winters and the overwhelming desolation of the Yukon, Harrison was re-inventing the landscapes in sunbursts of orange, red and pink. It was like he lit the snow on fire. Years later, when I traveled up to the Yukon for the first time to work at the Whitehorse Star, I went to an exhibition of Harrison’s work. I took his picture, shook his hand, and had the opportunity to gush

briefly about how much I loved his paintings before his onslaught of fans overwhelmed me. At that point he was living on Vancouver Island and had recently moved into a seniors’ facility. He was a pleasant, joke-cracking moustachioed gentleman, and he told me though he missed the Yukon desperately he was quite enjoying moving on to new subjects, like the ocean. And though people were openly praising him, calling him a Canadian treasure and an artistic genius, he waved this flattery off. “I don’t have a choice. I just love to paint,” he said. Amazingly, by the last few years of his life Harrison had taken to splashing his artwork up on the walls of his house in Victoria, BC. He worked through his homesickness by creating epic northern backdrops, and started taking inspiration from the west coast as well. Pretty soon his house, completely nondescript from the outside, was filled with purple mountain landscapes and the deep blues of the Pacific Ocean. I was living on Vancouver Island at the time, and when Harrison moved into a seniors’ facility at the age of 81, I read about the local art conservators who spent a huge amount of money carefully removing his walls for posterity, painstakingly removing each nail and screw to be replaced later. Here was a man so overflowing with beauty he couldn’t help but surround himself with it. Here was someone so enraptured with his surroundings that he invited us all to

Yukon artist Ted Harrison made a name for himself with magical paintings such as Walking Alone (above) and with his illustrations of poet Robert Service’s poetry books (right). He passed away on January 16. join in the love-fest, to gawk with childlike wonder at the magic surrounding us daily. On January 16, Harrison passed away peacefully in his sleep. In a statement posted to his website it reads that he “lived a full life and brightened countless lives. His art will continue to make the world a better place.” And I couldn’t agree more with this part: “His distinctive style of painting is both colourful and so-

phisticated, yet retains an innocent charm and appeals to both young and old alike.” If I’ve done my job correctly with this column, you’ll be inspired to turn to Google once you’re finished reading. If you do, I highly recommend you search for his images of west coast killer whales, and you check out his hilarious depiction of Sam McGee. To learn more about Harrison’s work, visit tedharrison.com.

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Calendar

Community Events Storytimes are back at the Nelson Public Library. Preschool Storytime for three to five-year-olds starts today, 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 250-352-6333. Join them for eight weeks in the Library Storytime room for a variety of exciting books, lively songs, loveable puppets and easy fingerplays. The students of Redfish Elementary School, with the help of the Missoula Children’s Theatre, are performing the play Blackbeard the Pirate on Saturday, January 24 at 1 p.m. Enjoy an afternoon of adorableness, acting and song for all the family at the elementary school at 265 Bryan Road. Entry is $5 or $20 for families of five or more. 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.

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.

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monthly meetings 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.

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.

All seniors welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, at 717 Vernon Street. Meeting commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. Activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, dominos, chess, euchre and snooker. For further information, call 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons.

WEEKly Meetings Free flowing 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. A small fee to cover hall rental will be collected. Nelson Choral Society’s spring session has begun 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. 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

The Lions Club 5th Annual Move-a-thon is February 14 from 10 a.m.-noon. Skate or walk to raise funds for the group/charity of your choice and the Lions (50/50 split). Pledge forms available at the Complex or call Joanne 250-365-3884. Announcements Habondia Special Meeting to determine their fututre on Saturday, January 24, 1:30 p.m. at Community First Health Co-op Wellness Centre, 518 Lake Street. Interested in tracing your Family Tree? The West Kootenay Family Historians Society presents the third annual Family Tree Learning on Family Day open house on Monday, February 9, from 1-4 p.m. at the Community Forum at 101 - 445 13th Avenue in Castlegar (next to the Columbia Basin Trust building). The public is invited to attend this free, come-and-go event that includes exhibits, online research demonstrations, and one-on-one consultation with experienced genealogists. For more information, contact wkfhs@shaw.ca.

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 two to six 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.

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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, 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 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. 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)

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 self-manage your pain, provide education, reduce the isolation that many people with persistent pain find themselves facing. For more details visit their website or call toll free 1-844-747-7246. Balfour Seniors Branch 120 monthly meeting will be held Thursday, February 5, 2 p.m. at the Balfour Seniors’ Hall. Social time to follow. All members and newcomers welcome. Nelson Snow-Goers Snowmobile Club is meeting on February 12. They meet the second Thursday of each month, October through April, at 7 p.m. at Selkirk College, Rosemont Campus. For more information, go to NelsonSno-Goers.ca. 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 24, 10 a.m.-11a.m. Post Christmas Cleansing and New Year’s Nurture Whole Food Talk with Cedar de Bryun. Come and restart your diet and goals for a great new year in mind and body care. Presented by whole foods expert Cedar de Bryun. On January 31 is Colon Hydrotherapy and Beyond .This year having more energy, balancing your weight, changing your diet and lifestyle does not need to be complicated, time-consuming and costly. Learn what colon-hydrotherapy has to offer with Ulla Devine from DevineHealth as she

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 250-352-7727/250352-6464. 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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Friday, January 23, 2015 Nelson Star

Entertainment listings

SPECIAL EVENTS Mr. Lahey and Randy of the Trailer Park Boys come to Spiritbar at 9 p.m. on February 20. Joined by local legends Randy from Creston (Lucas Myers) and punk group Drunk on Purpose, the night will feature prizes for best redneck costume. Tickets are $20 plus tax and are available from the Hume Hotel.

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. 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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MUSIC 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.

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Nelson’s Gilles Parenteau, music instructor at Selkirk College, plays a concert at 7:30 p.m. on February 2 at the Shambhala Music & Performance Hall as part of the Selkirk Pro-Musica Series. Tickets are $15 and are available at Otter Books. Guitar legends Eric Johnson and Mike Stern bring their award-winning rock style to the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $39.50 plus taxes and fees. Book online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at (250) 352-6363.

visual arts 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. Ensemble Vivant comes to the Capitol Theatre on Friday, January 30 at 8 p.m. The night will be genre-diverse, with chamber, jazz, Latin and classical music being played. Tickets are $24 for adults and $14 for students. For more information visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca or call 250-352-6363. 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.

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 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.

Theatre 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, guitarist Leonard Pallerstein and drummer 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.

movies Starting tonight, Friday, January 23, the Civic will be showing the Reese Witherspoonstarring drama Wild, based on the book by Cheryl Strayed. It plays at 7:30 on January 23, 24, 25 and 27. It will play at 4 p.m. on January 25 and at 12 p.m. on January 28. The film tells the story of a woman making an epic 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

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Nelson’s Gilles Parenteau, music instructor at Selkirk College, will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. on February 2 at the Shambhala Music & Performance Hall as part of the Selkirk Pro-Musica Series.

Johnny Magick will be performing card tricks at the Royal weekly on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Rip N’ Dale and DJ Rippel will be on percussion Tuesdays from 9 p.m. to midnight. Tonight is an open mic night hosted by Marty Carter, Patrick Bonin and Jimmy Lewis from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Johnny McCuaig Band plays Saturday, January 24 from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. On Monday, January 26 Jimmy Lewis will be planning piano, guitar and vocals from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information visit royalgrillnelson.com.

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Public invited to Stores to Shores meeting After a final round of public input and a volunteer-assisted, three-year planning process, the city of Nelson is preparing to go to tender with the Stores to Shores downtown revitalization project — but not before residents and business owners have a final look at amended design plans. On Monday night (January 26) the city is holding an update session on the project, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Adventure Hotel. “Since rolling the preliminary plan out last year, we’ve had a lot of terrific feedback on the Stores to Shores project, and some great suggestions,” said Nelson Mayor Deb Kozak. “We’ve listened. And we’ve addressed that additional input.” The updated design plans include new parking and traffic flow options impacting the intersection of Hall Street and Vernon. Phase one of the Stores to Shores project will run from IODE Park to Lake Street. Work is slated to begin in Spring 2015 and estimated to end in Winter 2015.

City Manager Kevin Cormack added that the benefits of the revitalization are two-fold. Roughly two-thirds of the work to be undertaken on Hall Street is already required as part of Nelson’s ongoing commitment to providing reliable water, sewer and electrical infrastructure, as well as the upkeep of safe roads, sidewalks and stairways. “And this is work that would soon be on the books,” said Cormack. “It’s work that we need to do — on one of the oldest streets in the city’s downtown. Plus, this project addresses many of issues Nelson residents identified as priorities in our Sustainable Waterfront and Downtown Master Plan.” The following is a list of the improvements that will be in place after phase one is completed: • Timely upgrades to the city’s underground utilities • Better pedestrian and vehicular safety at the Vernon/Hall Street interchange • Improved access to the Nelson

and District Community Complex • Reconfigured and enhanced parking • A new public plaza area adjacent to IODE Park • A host of public amenities including new sidewalks and street lighting, sidewalk furniture, opportunities for public art, bike parking, and pre-servicing the site for a future public washroom. This past fall, in anticipation of the Stores to Shores project start up, city crews prepared the intersection of Cedar and Front Street for the addition of opposing left-turn bays, slated to go in this spring. Cedar Street will then be re-signed, along with an overhaul of the five-way Cedar/Vernon/ High Street intersection. There are a number of ways for the public to access more information on the Stores To Shores project. Visit facebook.com/storestoshores or nelson.ca/storestoshores or email pmierau@nelson. ca or call 250-352-8217 and ask for Pam Mierau.

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Nelson cultural ambassador Bessie Wapp was poised patiently in a Selkirk College classroom on Sunday night, sitting still while Hedwig and the Angry Inch director Pat Henman and her team carefully prepared her character’s look for the first time. Their aim was to transform the 48-year-old woman into the titular rockstar, an East German survivor of a botched sex change surgery. While they tinkered with the wigs, perfected the pancaked ’80sstyle glam makeup and tested out the fit of various costume items, including a pair of gaudy gold earrings and an old-school denim vest, the Star sat down with Wapp to find out what the rehearsal process has been like so far. “Vith the accent, it is hard to find the right amount. Not too little und not too much. I vant people to understand the vords, so it can’t be too strong,” said Wapp, in character. Nelson cultural ambassador Bessie Wapp (left) is in rehearsal for the upcoming show Hedwig and the Angry “Ven I am singing my songs they must understand the vords.” Inch. Director Pat Henman helped prepare her costume for a photo shoot on Sunday evening. Will Johnson photo

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Wapp recently cut off her lengthy hair, a move necessary to complete her transformation. Throughout most of the show she will be wearing giant blond wigs. “You are now seeing me put on the wig for the first time, or that’s not quite true. This is the first time you’re seeing one that’s acceptable. The other one was hideous.” When asked whether she would like her photograph taken, Wapp swept her hair back triumphantly. “Please do. I vould like zat.” And when, moments later, she was given a mirror to see the resulting look for the first time, Wapp gasped. “Oh my God, wow. See, this is how I always feel, whenever I put on makeup,” she said, with a laugh. “Wunderbar!” Wapp is now two weeks into the rehearsal process for the show, which was written by John Cameron Mitchell. The award-winning musical, which has toured Broadway multiple times, has attracted actors such as Ally Sheedy, Michael C. Hall and Neil Patrick Harris to the role. Wapp will share the stage with Sydney Black as her Croatian husband Yitzhak. The production is a collaboration between Selkirk College and Black Productions. Darren Mahe and three Selkirk music students — piano player Amanda Cawley, guitarist Leonard Pallerstein and drummer Brennan Buglioni — will play Hedwig’s band The Angry Inch. “The musicians are fantastic and the partnership is a wonderful idea. A theatre company partnering with Selkirk, with the wonderful Darren Mahe being band leader and mentor? That’s great. It’s professional experience for them and believe me, I vill use them!” The six-person show will be the first ever theatrical performance at the Shambhala Music & Performance Hall and will run for three weekends in February. “I’m really looking forward to sharing what I think is a brilliant script with audiences and having them be as moved by it as I am. It’s so layered. We were talking in rehearsal about how so many comedians are born out of terrible trauma, and they learn how to talk about it in a way that makes you laugh and cry almost at the same time. This show is kind of like that. It’s so rich.” Wapp said the musical rewards close attention. “There are a lot of images in the show that resonate and surface and relate to each other in different contexts throughout the play. There’s a lot of lines where

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Her transformation now complete, performer Bessie Wapp poses as Hedwig. Will Johnson photo I’ll stumble over it, because on the surface it means one thing, and then you realize this relates to that, and it has a way deeper meaning.” Wapp said working with Henman has been a pleasure. “Well, Bessie would say it’s okay, but Hedvig would have some complaints about her,” she said. And when asked if all this recognition has gone too her head, Wapp lost interest in the conversation and gazed lovingly at herself in the mirror. “Sorry, did you say something?” she asked. Hedwig and the Angry Inch will play on February 12 to 14, 19 to 21 and 26 to 28 at 7:30 p.m. It will then tour to Trail, where it will play at the Charles Bailey Theatre on March 6. Next up will be a show in Cranbrook, where it will play at the Key City Theatre on March 7. Nelson tickets are available through the Capitol Theatre, and are $25 for adults and $20 for students. The shows start at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices vary for Cranbrook and Trail. Tickets are available at the door. For more information visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

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Nelson thespian Hiromoto Ida was a professionally trained Japanese actor, living and working in downtown Tokyo, when he started to feel dissatisfied with the city. Sitting in smoky bars after long rehearsals, he found himself daydreaming about a different type of life. “I always like mountains, even when I’m acting. I had dilemma because theatre culture is in town, Tokyo, but my mind goes off by myself in the mountains,” said the 53-year-old dancer. Eventually he decided to move to Canada to become a mountain guide, and he’s never returned. This ambitious life detour is the subject of his latest work. “I was wondering recently, if I didn’t come to Canada and just stayed in Tokyo, got some job and became a businessman, then probably I’d be standing on a platform with all the people everywhere. I’d be standing there looking at the train tracks thinking ‘25 years ago, what if I left and went to Canada? What would my life be like now?’” said Ida. That thought led Ida to create a 15-minute outdoor theatre piece featuring a Japanese businessman that was performed in Castlegar. Eventually he decided he wanted to explore the character further, and now he makes an appearance in Ida’s contemporary dance piece Detour, which is showing at the Capitol Theatre on January 24. Ida said the performance is a deeply personal piece, inspired by his immigration experiences. “I feel like I was losing something, where I come from, which is good because it doesn’t feel like

Hiromoto Ida stars in contemporary dance piece Detour at the Capitol Theatre this Saturday, January 24. Will Johnson photo I’m belonging anywhere. No attachments,” he said. Ida eventually created a Canadian character as well, an incompetent lumberjack who can’t properly operate a chainsaw. “My chainsaw never works. It never starts, I even bought a new one and I start it, chop 4, 5 trees, and then I come back and that’s it,” he said. The experience inspired him. “I felt so bad. You know that feeling. I’m feeling so bad, I’m tired and sitting in the forest by myself and I don’t want to show anybody. Maybe it’s just me, because I’m Japanese I cannot start. But this is middleaged thing. Not just sexual, but everything. Before you have energy, your whole life is in front of you, but now you are with tree but your chainsaw doesn’t start and you are very tired of it.” Ida saw a connection between these two characters. “I love these two different images, to connect them, make a story. Japanese guy on busy platform and

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Women who signed up for the Keen Rippin Chix Steeps ski camp last weekend instructed by World Freeskiing Champion Alison Gannett and two time US Telemark Champion Karen Reader, discovered there is more than one way to conquer a cliff. “Be prepared to learn ‘stab the frogs’, ‘shine the flashlight’, ‘serving martinis’, and ‘squeeze the thong’,” said Gannett. “It may not be PC [politically correct] but you won’t find yourself forgetting your new ways to master the steeps.” Skiing on double black diamond [expert] runs such as Sproulers and Terra Ratta, ladies learned how to do an airplane turn off a 10-foot high rock bluff alongside teenage boys who just happened to be launching themselves while their Go-Pros filmed their antics. Progressions were taught with non-intimidating baby-step methods – how to catch air five different ways, ski faster, make bigger turns and/or to straight-line, hop turn in tight places and power slide and scrub speed in others, save energy, and tackle those yucky double-black entrances. Gannett has a large presence on the mountain slopes, and one almost doesn’t notice her petite form standing at 5’3. Her transition from competitive skier to instructor began while training for the World Freeskiing Championships years ago. “When I was training to win the World Freeskiing Championships in Whistler, I got very frustrated when asking the men technique tips for straight lining and catching air,” she said. “So I observed them and created my own progressions. Since I was a fat dorky math geek and overcame my biggest fears and insecurities, I wanted to share that joy with other gals.” Rossland resident Karen Reader has skied and worked with Colorado resident Gannett for almost 15 years. Gannett began skiing and

World Freeskiing Champion Alison Gannett (not pictured) and two time US Telemark Champion Karen Reader teach more than one way to conquer a cliff during their ladies only KEEN Rippin Chix Steeps skills camp at Whitewater last weekend. Alison Gannett photo teaching camps at Whitewater three years ago but has been doing the same at Rossland since 1999. How did this dynamic duo meet? “Karen was competing in the telemark extreme championships and slaying everyone,” said Gannett. “We love skiing together, pushing to do harder lines and bigger airs, and also are like-minded in our coaching backgrounds combined with extreme competitions, and love watching gals become rippin’ chix so fast! We’ve created a very unconventional teaching lingo and rapid baby step progression that is super effective and hard to forget! It’s a magic combo that is hard to find.” Reader will admit she’s the PC and less X-rated Canadian side of the team. She is a playful skier and she teaches with a similar enthusiasm. Teaching for over 15 years, she is fully certified in Telemark in the US and Canada and also holds Alpine and Adaptive certifications in both countries. She has twice earned podium finishes at the US National Telemark Freeskiing Championships and is two-time champion of the infamous

Al Johnson Uphill-Downhill Telemark Race. She has also coached the Rossland Freeride Team for eight years, is currently a course conductor for CANSI, coordinates skier development at Black Jack Ski Club, travels to teach ski clinics in the US and Canada, and is one of the organizers for the Coldsmoke Powder Festival at Whitewater. In addition to Gannett’s title of world champion big mountain freeskier, she is also founder of The Save Our Snow Foundation, champion endurance mountain biker, and an award-winning global cooling advocate. But why would Gannett travel from Colorado to teach ski camps? “I love the area so much that I plan my own personal ski vacation at both places every year, and every season think about moving,” she said. “Whitewater and Red Mountain are two of my favourite resorts worldwide. Whitewater tends to have more powder/bowls and Red Mountain has more steep trees, pillows and chutes. Rossland and Nel-

son are two quintessential charming ski towns.” Gannett wasn’t the only person who travelled far. Women came from California, Colorado, and Haines Junction, Yukon for this ladies-only, intermediate to advanced ski camp. The only local was a woman from Vermont who is living in Ymir with her young family for the winter with the goal to ski everyday. For many it was specifically Alison Gannett’s reputation that brought them here. Amethyst Robinson from California said, “I wanted to learn from her [Gannett], a professional. I’m here to work and learn. I’m getting very specific tips and what I can do to improve. And where I live, there isn’t a group a women who I can ski with at this level.” Originally from Australia, Bria Gibson traveled from the Bay area of San Francisco, with her snowboarding husband in tow. At the end of two days she said, “I knew I needed better form but I had no idea how bad my form was and how much better it could be.” Jasmin Dobson drove from Squamish for the technical skills training and to push herself. After taking a

Tawyna Hewitt from Revelstoke conquers the cliff drop on the double black diamond run Sproulers Tamara Hynd photo

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HOME FRI. JAN. 23rd 7:00 PM vs. Creston Valley Thunder Cats

AWAY SAT. JAN. 24th 7:00 PM vs. Spokane Braves

camp with Garnett last year, Dobson knew she would get what she was looking for. “I wanted a camp that pushes yourself, not crazy girl power and fluffy,” said Dobson. “I don’t want a high-five after a crappy run. I want feedback.” “Their instruction is very consistent so you can tell they have spent many years working together. We have exposure to two different instructors. It’s a mix of skiing and instruction in terrain we need to be in. Everyone had something that they wanted to work on. Everyone had an a-ha moment this weekend.” For Sarah Chisholm from Haines Junction was inspired to ski like the pros after watching the all-women pro-skier film Pretty Faces. “I watched that film and I thought, ’I want to ski like that, I want to ski like the pros.’” Gannett and Reader are holding a second Rippin Chix camp this weekend at Red Mountain. At the Coldsmoke Festival in February, there are one-day clinics with either instructor on February 21 and 22. Another all-ladies ski camp called Girls Do Ski will be available at Whitewater in March.

HOME WED. JAN. 28th 7:00 PM vs. Beaver Valley Nitehawks

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The last column we focused on powder skiing and this week we will focus on efficient skiing. Seriously now, do you want to get more out of your ski day? The sport of Alpine Ski Racing is working continuously using the latest technology to engineer new skis that will make a more efficient turn. As these new skis become available the coaches work continuously with the individual athletes on their technique to capitalize on the technological advances.

So, what does this have to do with you when you are basking in the alpine glow while skiing down concentrator? You can ski more efficiently which can add performance to your skiing and allow you to ski more in your day without getting tired or sore. I will start by telling you that for the most part the new ski technology has made for simpler skiing technique. When I work with adults I find myself removing movements that were neces-

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sary with older more challenging equipment rather than adding technical movements. Three important body position factors for efficient skiing are level shoulders, parallel legs, and leg angulation that will get your skis on edge. Three skiing technique factors for efficient skiing are start your turn with your feet by simply putting skis on edge, get low in the middle of the turn with lots of edge, and add pressure and get tall at the end of the turn.

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We often complicate things by trying to turn our skis by pushing the tails of the ski around, or by rotating the upper body. These things actually take away from what the ski is engineered to do as they cause the ski to skid rather than carve. It would be like trying to steer your car down the Whitewater road by pulling the emergency brake when you get to a corner. I have tried this and it works but you bounce off the snow banks once in a while and it lacks the efficiency that your vehicle is designed for. Your skis are designed to carve right from one turn to the next without any drifting, as soon as you drift you are letting go of any built up energy that was stored from the last turn. Save the skidding for when you power spray your friends when they stop to chat. So, if you roll your skis on to edge from turn to turn and you add some energy towards the end of the turn by pushing on your outside ski and standing up tall at the pole plant then you will be skiing efficiently and getting the most out of your well-engineered skis. I will give you a very simple drill. Stand at the top of a wide, uncrowded, moderate slope. Point your skis straight down the slope and push off. Go straight for a few meters until you have enough speed to make a turn and then simply roll both skis up on to edge and leave them on edge until they bring you in a nice arc around until you are going back up the hill and come to a stop. There should not have been any sliding during this big turn. Have a look and see if your tracks look like two pencil lines rather than one smeared track. If you see pencil lines then you are skiing efficiently. Dylan Henderson is the head coach for the Whitewater ski team. He is a certified Development Level coach with the Canadian Ski Coaches Federation and a Level 1 ski instructor with the Canadian Ski Instructors Association. dylanhen@hotmail. com

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Coming Events Call to Kootenay Dancers KootsMove Festival of Dance is looking for dancers and movers of all levels and style, instructors and volunteers to participate in the Kootenay’s 1st dance festival on April 25th 2015 in Nelson BC. This full day event will include student performances, workshops, information kiosks and an evening professional show. Registration deadline Feb 15th. For info & registration contact rhythmics@telus.net

Information Nelson & District Seniors Coordinating Society 2015 AGM 1 pm, Tues, Feb 3rd at 719 Vernon St (the old Civic Centre) All members welcome. Regular Board meeting to follow.

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New Year: New Career GM Sales Representative

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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GLACIER HONDA EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY GLACIER HONDA in Castlegar, B.C. is looking for a highly motivated and driven individual to join our sales team. Honesty, integrity,sincerity, along with respect for our customers is essential for success in the automotive industry. This person will help our customers make solid decisions for their automotive needs. We sell a full line of new HONDA cars and trucks as well as all makes and models of preowned . Compensation is only limited by the successful candidates ability. We offer a full beneﬁt package after a probation period, and a great working environment. If you are looking for an exciting opportunity with great rewards, please submit your resume to: 1602 Columbia Ave Castlegar BC V1N 1H9 Phone: 250-365-4845 Fax: 250-365-4865 Toll Free: 1-866-365-4845 Att. Ron Cutler or Via email to glacierhonda@telus.net

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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 We would like to thank all the candidates that apply; however, we will only contact those who will receive an interview. Closing Date: January 30, 2015 for all applications

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OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Maglio Installations (MI) is seeking an Office Administrator for its Castlegar Office. MI is an active construction company with diverse contracts for Municipal and Industrial infrastructure and Commercial Construction. Duties: Administrative support and reception. Assist with Scheduling, Accounting, WorksafeBC, Bid Tender preparation, and Dispatch notices. Interaction with superintendents, employees, and clients. Employee support, hiring packages and HR documents. Filing systems and Records. Computer skills: MS Office - Word and Excel, Project Management software Sage 300, Email, computer network and filing. This is a high functioning position that requires motivation, integrity, a mature process, and a variety of skills. Please send your resume and references to info@ maglioinstallations.com

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Our centre practices a system of Primary Care; (38 hours/week within a 4 day work week). After the 3 month probationary period all employee can expect a wage increase as well as beneﬁts.

The City of Nelson is currently seeking to fill the position of Manager, IT & Fiber. This position reports to the Director of Corporate Services and plays a key role by providing input and influencing key decisions relating to all aspects of managing Information Technology and Fiber initiatives for the City of Nelson.

Teamwork and strong interpersonal skills with all ages is mandatory. Our centre values open honest communication in a supportive, positive working environment.

Further information regarding this position can be found on the City of Nelson website at www.nelson.ca.

CLOSING: February 6, 2015

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This is a full time position commencing February 23, 2015 with a starting wage of $17. The successful candidate will be familiar with the Early Learning Framework and be open to learning about and facilitating a Reggio Inspired Practice.

Please send a cover letter & resume to: The School House ECLC Attn: Veronica O’Connor 1623 Falls Street Nelson, BC V1L 1J7

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Tolko Industries Ltd. is a private, Canadian-owned forest products company based in Vernon, BC which manufactures and markets forest products to world Since its beginnings in 1956, Tolko has grown from a small sawmill to become a company diversiﬁed by geography and products, with over 3,000 employees in operations across Western Canada. Tolko’s manufacturing operations produce lumber, unbleached speciality kraft papers, panel products, co-products, biomass power and a number of specialty wood products. For more information, please visit our website at www.tolko.com. Tolko is interested in seeking individual proposals for a non-replaceable Log Hauling Contract with an annual volume of up to 300,000 tonnes. The work will be based out of Vernon, BC with the majority of the work taking place within the Southern Interior of BC. Prior to obtaining a Request for Proposal (RFP) package, contractors must provide a prospectus with the following information: 1. Company name and contact information, including a phone number and an email address. 2. Brief description of your company and services offered. 3. Previous work history with dates that would pertain to this RFP. Once we have received your prospectus, a package will be sent to you with instructions on how to submit a complete proposal. Tolko reserves the right to reject in whole or in part, any or all proposals for any reason. Completed proposals must be submitted by 5:00pm (PST) on Friday, January 30th.

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Until a formal purchase order or other contractual document is ﬁnalized, signed and accepted by Tolko, Tolko does not intend to create any contractual relationship (either express or implied) with any entity submitting a proposal or other response to the Tolko request for quotation. As a result, those who submit a proposal are free to modify or withdraw their proposal as they deem appropriate. The successful recipient will be considered an independent contractor. Company Prospectus and Contractor Proposal(s) can be faxed or emailed to: Attn: Travis Kiel Fax: 250 547 1274 Email: travis.kiel@tolko.com All proposals will be kept conﬁdential.

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1995 ALSO 1999 (185kkm) Volkswagen Golf, 4 door hatchback, 4 cyl, 4 sp auto, 270km, cruise control, PS, AC, color black, snow tires, excellent condition, $2,700. Also 1998 NEW Beattle, 164km, very good condition, auto, PW, $4,500obo. 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 6cyl, auto, 260km, excellent condition, options, $4,800. My daughters 2002 Nissan Altima, 4cy, auto, 4 dr, 189kkm, excellent condition, $3,900. 250-442-0122 / 250-493-1807. 2007 Pontiac G5 2 Dr Coupe 4 cyl. 5-spd, one owner, 56000 km Priced for quick sale $4250 Ph: 250 551-4806

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Obituaries YAWORSKI, Albine (Albert) Francis Feb 22, 1922 - Dec 27, 2014

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father Albert Yaworski on December 27, 2014. He was born on the homestead near Bruno, SK, on 2-22-22. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Margaret and 7 siblings. An 8th sibling passed away on Dec 31, 2014. After serving with the Edmonton Fusiliers during WWII, he went to work with the CPR. He spent his entire working career with railway construction. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion and the FO Eagles. He is survived by his children Diane (Gary) Mussell of Swift Current, Bernadette (Doug) McMullin of Balfour, Clarence (Alexia) of Sparwood, Linda (Dan) O’Grady of Kitchener, and David (Tisha) of Fernie. He is also survived by his step-children Ron (Rose) Schaufert of Abbotsford, Gary (Tecia) Schaufert of Abbotsford and Dennis Schaufert of Mission. He is also left with one surviving sister Alvina Zwarych of Rose Valley, SK. He leaves behind many grand, great and great-great grand children. We would like to thank Dr. Scaman and Dr. Galbraith for their personal care, as his family doctor and his doctor at the Cancer Agency. As per Dad’s request, there will be no service.

Vivian Iris Perrier

December 4, 1930 – January 12, 2015

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Hello out there, A prodigal according to Webster’s dictionary, is ’recklessly extravagant’ … wasted is another expression of it. Some people express waking up feeling wasted. A young man Jesus described in His famous Prodigal son story, demanded his part of the inheritance from his farming father. That would be a tough loss on any family farm, relationally and financially. The son received his money, and left for what seemed a more exciting life, ‘ wine women and song,’ we say. He blew his money, was abandoned by ’friends’ and ended up back on a farm again, but not dad’s and feeding pigs. You can’t fly with the eagles if you settle for hanging with turkeys. He came to a fresh insight that he had blown it. Fortunately, he knew how to get back to the nest. He went home. Dad had looked out for him day after day from the house, and when he finally saw his son walking down the road, he didn’t just walk out to greet him… he ran. The young man told his dad he had messed up, repenting toward him and God. The dad was thrilled his boy had come home. It was party time. This happens to sons a daughters who enter into a time of ‘reckless extravagance,’ or at least a sharp departure from their home life and faith in Jesus. Things may be fun and exciting for a time, but we can end up in a place we call wasted.You can’t always go back to our family, perhaps, but you can turn Nelson Christian Science Society might back to Father God. He is waiting and ready like the dad in the story. Father God A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA will receive you and restore you, heart and soul. As a young man, long ago now, I was there. Sunday Service in Balfour So are you walking in faith in Jesus today? To a confused ship all winds are con9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. trary and maybe your ship feels a bit out of control. “ I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who included you in the For information 250-229-5237 grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel-not that there is another one” Galatians 1:6. Have you have gone Love Never Fails off course, and you Nelson Seventh-Day Gathering on: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. don’t follow Jesus anyAdventist Church 3308 Silver King Rd. 250-352-5007 more ? Are you following a god of your Rides own persuasion [ even Sabbath (Saturday) Services available! “AMEN” study by Angus Buchan, clips from "Faith yourself ], or a higher Please 10 am Bible study/discussion like Potatoes" & teaching session from Angus power of some kind, join 11 am Worship Service us at Begins Feb 3, six sessions, Tuesday’s, 7- 8:30 pm but it’s not the real Je1502 sus Christ? 12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon Granite Maybe you are not Join us Sunday’s 10:30 a.m. for our Celebration & Also available: “It Is Written" CTV 11 am Saturdays Road sure if you even believe for lunch afterwards “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heauy laden, in God at all. H.O.P.E. Church Pastoral couple Jeff & Marilyn Zak Sometimes waves of and I vill giue you rest” Matthew 11:28 disappointment get www.nelsonadventist.ca www.hopenelson.ca Pastor Leo 250-687-1777 the better of us. Sometimes it’s bitterness. It takes root and it’s A Friendly Bible a compass that leads Vine Event this Saturday us astray. People hurt Centre Church Family BBQ at 5pm us or abandon us, but God is still love no 2402 Perrier Lane matter what. He really Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am Bring your own meat and side does make the world dish/dessert to share round. “ I will never No Sunday morning Gathering “What Does God Want From Me?” go leave you nor forsake Displaced rhythms? you…’ and He won’t. 623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6 He will heal our Come experience ours! Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber hearts when we turn Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send them over to Him. Jewww.nelsonvineyard.com Refreshments are served after the service sus’s death on he cross Look for us on Facebook (Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada) for or sin, the power of His resurrection over Anglican Church of Canada death and His forgiveness provides our healSt. Saviour's Pro Cathedral ing. Ward & Silica, Nelson Mark Twain once Family Service & Eucharist said the two most Children’s Sunday School powerful words in the Sunday Service 10:30 a.m English language were ’Not guilty’. When St. Michael & All Angels we give ourselves to Busk Road, Balfour Christ He says in efSunday Service 11:00 a.m. fect, not guilty. He St. Saviour’s Food Pantry is open every Friday 9 – 11 a.m. 717 Vernon St. doesn’t remember our Office: 9 am - 1 pm Tue - Thurs • 250.352.5711 sin or where have fallSunday at 11 a.m. www.kokanee-parish.com en short in life. We are Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394 set free into a new life. EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Jesus put His life on the line when he identified Himself as God’s Son, because in saying so ” He made Himself Nelson Community Church equal with God”. He was arrested and led to the cross to die. He described Himself alone as the way to come to know God, John 14:6. Everyone is Welcome Paul put it in simple terms’ If you confess Your Pastors: with your mouth that Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows Jesus is lord, and believe in your heart that 250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level) God raised him from the dead you will be saved”. _____________________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ _____________________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______

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Speaker – Michael Pratt Topic: “The Future of Spirituality “ - Continued

It is with great sadness that the family announces Vivian passed away peacefully at Jubilee Manor. Vivian was born in Innisfail Alberta and moved to Nelson at age 16, where she met Joseph Perrier and they married on June 23rd 1953. After 61 years of a loving marriage, Joe mourns the loss of his dear wife. Vivian is also survived by her 5 children, 8 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Bryan (Gloria), Chris (Amanda) & Justin; Dianne, Peter (Sue) Mikaela & Kona, Braden (Laura) Kai & Teo; Carol (Rob) Samantha & Matthew; Brad (Dee) and Ken (Andrea) Connor & Will. She was predeceased by three brothers, Gordon, John and Clifford MacGillivray. Vivian is also survived by two sister-in-laws, Cecilia MacGillivray of Surrey BC and Lil MacGillivray of Prince George BC as well as many nieces and nephews. Vivian was a great skater; she met Joe on the rink during a touch tag ball game, where they skated together 5 times. Joe was hooked. He didn’t see her again for 3 years due to work commitments. When he returned to Nelson Vivian was the first person he saw on the street. They married the following June. Vivian was an ardent square dancer with the Nelson club for 32 years and was always travelling to jamborees throughout BC, Alberta and the northern United States. She was a kind and gentle soul with a lovely smile who loved to spend time with her children and especially her grandchildren. Vivian loved people; was lively, gracious and always fun to be around. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Jubilee Manor for the kind and compassionate care they provided to Vivian during the 5 years she resided there. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, April 18th, 2015, 11:00 AM, at the Nelson United Church, 602 Silica St, Nelson, BC. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

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CATHOLIC CHURCH

CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE 813 Ward Street 352-7131 Sunday Mass Times: • Saturday 7:00pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon rccathedral@shaw.ca • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca

Nelson United Church

Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am Minister: David Boyd All are Welcome

Carol Prochaska Presiding All children welcome for Sunday School and Nursery Room available

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

Love never fails and Jesus will not fail you if you will trust Him with all your heart today. Jeff Zak, pastor, H.O.P.E. Church

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Snow removal diﬃculties January 4, 1965

The School House early care and learning centre

Open House Friday, January 23rd 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Our motto for 2015 “I am Amazing” Come and experience ‘a day in the life of a child’ at the School House Early Care & Learning Centre Help us celebrate our 2nd birthday & meet our Amazing Educators. ‘WISDOM BEGINS WITH WONDER’ - SOCRATES For more information 1623 Falls St. Nelson, BC Ph. 250-352-0315 e: theschoolhouseeclc@gmail.com www.theschoolhouseeclc.com

“Were trying to do our best to keep pace with it,” Mayor E.T. Bodard said when asked about the city snow removal progress. He added that snow removal crews and equipment were “going day and night” in an effort to keep ahead of the continuous snowfall, and that plows were busy all day Saturday at the height of one of the heaviest storms. The buildup of snow on the roof contributed to the collapse of a storage barn at the Rosemont transmitter site of radio CKLN. A total of 17 ½ inches of snow fell over the weekend bringing the total to 79.2 inches since the beginning of the 1964-65 winter season.

January 6, 1965

Nelson Police Tuesday credited a German shepherd dog with what might have been one of Nelson’s most successful robberies. Constable Ted Chayeski was on his regular night street patrol with his dog “Brett” shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday morning when the robbery was discovered at Emory’s Men’s Wear. The oﬃcer noted that the glass had been broken out of the front door and with the dog in the lead entered the store, flushing the robber. With the dog on the leash, he chased the robber

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finally capturing and arresting him in front of the Post Oﬃce. An inventory revealed that $691 in clothing was taken. A 22 year old Nelson man who also admitted to six previous charges appeared in Magistrates Court later in the day and was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.

January 11, 1965

The side of a mountain plunged down on a highway near Hope B.C. on the weekend, killing four persons and smashing two trucks and a car. Volunteer searchers who found two bodies Sunday, worked

under constant danger from minor slides that could tumble down on top of a massive mountain of rubble that covered the HopePrinceton section of the Southern Trans-Provincial Highway, 10 miles from this community 100 miles east of Vancouver. The slide, virtually half a mountain, smashed down on a halfmile-wide valley Saturday morning, rushed 1,000 feet up the other side of the valley after wiping out a small lake, then plunged back down again in two branches. Apparently it was the backlash that smashed the two trucks. Wreckage was found 150 feet above the highway level. Among the two bodies not recovered and presumed dead, is Mary Kalmakoff, 21, of Shoreacres who was working in Penticton.

January 25, 1965

Long defied death came Sunday morning to Sir Winston Churchill, whose life formed a soaring arc of courage and triumph in British history. The Queen ordered a state funeral for the beloved “Winston”. The Warrior-Statesman who called Britain to her finest hour died just before 8 a.m. at 90 years, 54 days of age. Continued on Page 23

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Rock blasting Continued from Page 22 Britain and the world quickly pressed in with expressions of tribute and thanks amounting to awe for the man who made history and wrote it even before reaching his pinnacle of glory as Hitler’s nemesis. Education Minister Leslie Brothers has announced that all public schools in British Columbia will be closed Friday after holding a special memorial service for Sir Winston Churchill.

January 30, 1965

Three attempts to blast a threatening rock ledge above Morgan Street met with failure Friday afternoon. Some five sticks of dynamite were expended in a vain effort to collapse the craggy face of a rock hanging precariously above the closed off street. A blanket of old rubber tires had been laid over the blast area as protection against the rain of rock that failed to materialize. Undertaken by the public works department, which has been allocated up to $1,000 by council to scale the rock surface following a slide two weeks ago, blasting operations are being carried out by a local rock expert, B.R. Golac.

Locavores’ Feast Cabin fever? What better cure for this seasonal malady than the Winter Locavores’ Feast and Six Slocan Valley Minutes? On Saturday, January 24, come to the Vallican Whole Community Centre for an evening of sociability and fun. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner is at 6 p.m and the show starts at 7:30. The Locavores’ Feast is the 100 Mile Potluck, a celebration of local food and community. The winter event features Six Slocan Valley Minutes, where anyone in the community can show off skills and talents be they chainsaw repair, yodeling, or whatever. The kicker is you have only six minutes to do it in or you get “the hook.” Arguably “the hook” is the most

popular act. Local thespian Martina Avis will emcee and infuse the event with her own brand of charm. The evening will also host the Red Roof fundraiser and a silent auction of local services and goods. The building is undergoing a complete energy refit, thanks to the RDCK’s Community Works fund and the CBT, but more money is needed for red shingles on the roof to bring back the 1970s vibrancy. The Heritage Credit Union has donated $2,500 towards the roof fundraiser. The Vallican Whole is at 3762 Little Slocan River Road. Admission to this celebration of local food and community is by potluck item and a donation.

CANADIAN PACIFIC (CP)

CP is one of Canada’s most iconic companies. We move the goods that keep the world turning, and we’re on our way to doing it better than anyone else. To get there, CP is looking for some adaptable, hard-working, safety-conscious, and results-driven people to join our force of conductors. You don’t need: Railroading experience Connections You do need: Great Attitude Willingness to learn To work in and around Fort Steele Competition closes on April 1, 2015

executive home with lake access

Wayne Germaine

250.354.2814

$639,900

Shannon Point Place - exclusive lakefront subdivision 4 miles from Nelson. Nonwaterfront lot with private boat slip, 4-bdrm, 3.5-bath custom home. Modern kitchen open to dining room and family room, plus separate living room on main. Upstairs: master suite, 2 bedrooms, full bath & laundry. Finished basement has family room, bedroom, full bath, roughed-in kitchen. Attached double garage.

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KAAP has

Kitties! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Let’s work together to ﬁnd loving, safe families for all our homeless critters! All KAAP pets are spayed/neutered and vaccinated. Call Daryl at 250-551-1053 for more information on these kitties. kaap.ca/ adopt for application and adoption fees. The nicest young girl; she came to us with her kittens, that have now all been adopted. Gemma is friendly and affectionate, good for most families. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053. Being fostered near Nelson.

She’s a very friendly 8 month old longhair kitty. She and her sister Sage have come into KAAP care, and will be spayed and vaccinated before adoption. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053. Fostered in Nelson.

Sarah

Great family home steps from Lions Park. 3-bed, 2-bath home on 50x120 level lot. Recent upgrades include: new furnace, on demand hot water, roof, windows and spray foam insulation in the basement. Priced to sell. Robert Goertz

250.354.8500

$324,900

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horse heaven

Norm Zaytsoff

250.354.8584

$465,900

Bordering the Slocan River and rail trail, this picture perfect farmstead property is entirely fenced, suitable for horses and livestock. Riding arenas, a substantial barn, great sunshine and water supply are a few of the perks. 3-4 bedroom home offers a modern farmhouse feel suitable for any size family. 30 mins to both Nelson and Castlegar.

Teeny

Jelly

Bonded 6 month old brother and sister, all dressed up and no place to go! These sweet ones are a little shy initially, but lots of loving when they know you. Being fostered near Nelson. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053.

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For additional information on Canadian Pacific and this career opportunity, visit us online at www.cpr.ca. Only those candidates contacted will be considered. All communication will be directed to the email address you use on your online application form. The journey has begun but is far from over.

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Lev Zaytsoff

250.354.8443

$358,900

4-bed, 2-bath home in a forested setting within walking distance to the Slocan River and Rail Trail. Features include: gourmet kitchen, open plan, spacious bedrooms, fully finished basement and more. Only 20 mins to both Nelson and Castlegar. Call Today!

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clean & spacious

2-bdrm, 2-bathroom manufactured home located very close to Nelson along Granite Rd in the Chateau Village Mobile Home Park. Enjoy the views of your corner lot from your covered timber frame decks. New metal skirting, roof paint and decks. Steven Skolka

250-354-3031

$49,900

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6-mile lot

Wonderful location for this .4-acre lot at 6-Mile. Private setting with a short drive into Nelson, best of both worlds!

Kristina Little

250-509-2550

$69,900

Graycie

Mittens

Bonded sisters, almost 4 months old. Needing a quiet home, to bring out the best of their affectionate and playful natures. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053. Being fostered in Nelson.

Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society

www.kaap.ca • 250.551.1053

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

www.spca.bc.ca/nelson • 250.352.7178

520 C Falls Street Nelson (Above Savoy Bowling Lanes) Open Tues - Sat.: 12:00 - 5:00pm kristina@valhallapathrealty.com

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Live the country life, and be close to all amenities at the same time. 4 bdrm, 2 bath rancher offers one level living, bright kitchen, open concept floor plan and living room with slider that opens onto lovely patio. MLS 2399647 Barbie Wheaton 250.509.0654 $274,900

Nicely-situated view lot located near Selkirk College in Rosemont. Prepaid water & sewer, mountain and glacier views, and in a quiet location. Generous size (measures 72’ x 120’) allows for creative home (& suite) and garage design. MLS 2401889 Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $139,900

Immaculate 1999 24X44 Moduline Ind. Landmark Series. 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths on a corner pad. 5 appliances, new roof on home & shed, new covered deck. Pride of ownership is evident. MLS 2402300 $ Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 109,900

A great view lot in Rosemont, with a comfortable 3 bedroom home with decks front & rear. Quiet area, newly paved street on a no-thruroad, very close to bus route and walking distance to downtown Nelson. MLS 2402312 Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $249,800

2 Bedroom in Lower Uphill, private rear deck & yard on 63’x120’ lot. Covered porch, roomy LR features bay window & fireplace. Nice floorplan for quiet bedroom spaces. Cute older home in easy-access location. MLS 2400862 David Gentles 250.354.8225 $289,900

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Neat, Tidy, Affordable 3 bdrm, 1bath mobile with large addition at the end of Georama Rd. Spacious pad has its own private walkway with scenic river views & plenty of room to develop your yard. Pets allowed. MLS 2390795 $ Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 46,000

3 Bdrm 2 bath home with certified wood stove, newer flooring, large windows, jack and jill bathroom on the main and a large covered deck. Quiet location, in-law suite in the basement, on private 1.44 flat acres. MLS 2400069 Barbie Wheaton 250.509.0654 $249,900

Lovely 2 bedroom potential to be 3, open layout, beautiful views of the river & surrounding mountains. Partially finished daylight basement with wood burning stove. On 2.23 picturesque acres with 26x30 shop. MLS 2402462 Laura Salmon 250.551.8877 $325,000

A well maintained home. 1164 square ft., 2 bdrm and 1.5 baths. Front kitchen with a southerly view. Below is a family room, an office or den, a small workshop and a cold room. Large covered decks on landscaped corner lot. MLS 2399313 $ Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 99,000

Three bedroom home situated on the bus route, in Uphill, with large open living & kitchen area plus full unfinished basement with potential for a suite. Fenced yard, attached carport and separate garage accessed from rear lane. MLS 2397678 Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $288,500

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2 parcels, 2.28 acres total. Level and heavily treed, huge storage building 32x64 ft. Lots of potential, located in Balfour close to golf course & excellent fishing & recreation. Water & power to the building. MLS 2396787 $ Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 179,000

Solid and very well maintained 2 full floors w/ spacious rooms plus newly refinished bright 1 bdrm in-law suite. Home offers a total of 4 bdrms, 3 baths, 2 kitchens, plenty of storage & attached carport. MLS 2400750 $ Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 319,000

A cozy 1 bedroom home on 0.24 acres with a separate 400 sq. ft. studio or hobby room, a walk-in cooler and a wood shed. Fruit tree, great sun exposure and room for a large garden. MLS 2402524 $ Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 160,000

Compact 2 bedroom home with carport, deck and outstanding view. Large property (75 x 120) with excellent privacy. Plenty of room for addition, if desired. TLC needed. Rosemont neighbourhood. Bus route nearby. MLS 2401115 Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $229,500

Enjoy the coming summer months with your own piece of Kootenay Lake. More than 80’ of waterfront less than 10 minutes to town. 3-4 bedroom home across the highway has 2 baths, fireplace, family room and shop. MLS 2401890 $ Dave Buss 250.354.9459 399,000

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VACANT POSSESSION NOW! 3 bdrms up + 2 bdrm rental suite down on 0.54 acres. Newer roof, electrical & drywall. 0.54 Acres located just outside city limits. Lower suite rents for $900/month. MLS 2401161 David Gentles 250.354.8225 $289,900

Enjoy this comfortable 3 bedroom home situated on quiet Corra Linn Road, just 10 minutes west of Nelson. Full unfinished basement, spacious attached double garage, and private yard. Great location. MLS 2400235 Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $339,000

Beautiful 3 bdrm & 2bth log home with expansive lake views w 140’ waterfront. Large windows, open kitchen, vaulted ceilings, loft area, full basement, workshop & garage. Private & Peaceful!MLS 2402233 $ Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 549,000

Three bedroom, two bath townhome in walking distance to Selkirk College, Rosemont Elementary School and the Nelson Skate Park. Non-strata unit includes off-street parking at the front and a garage out back. MLS 2398454 $ Dave Buss 250.354.9459 199,900

3 Bdrm, 2 bath family home located on 2.49 acres in Thrums. Open concept floor plan. Unfinished walkout bsmt with many options. Build a suite, rec room, or more bdrms. Fruit trees, barn and root cellar on property. MLS 2399927 Barbie Wheaton 250.509.0654 $210,000

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3 Bdrm split level, renovated kitchen & bath. Large kitchen/dining & huge LR with fireplace. Southern exposure, lots of light, mountain views, sundecks. 1.31 Acres, outbuildings, fenced areas, great privacy. 10 Min from Nelson. MLS 2402246 David Gentles 250.354.8225 $299,000

Outstanding view lot in Grandview Subdivision, North Shore. Community water & sewage. Neighbourhood of wonderful homes. Shared wharf and beach access across highway. 20 minutes to Nelson. MLS 2402336 Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $129,000

Tidy 4 bedroom, 2 bath home in the 6 Mile area with updated kitchen and main bathroom, 2 fireplaces, family room, deck set on a level .55 acre property. 30’ x 40’ shop with 14 x 14 ft. door is perfect for work or play. MLS 2402410 $ Dave Buss 250.354.9459 350,000

1981, 24x40 Double Wide, Moduline Industries Chancellor Mobile located in lovely quiet mobile park, on lower 6 Mile Rd. 3 bdrms, 1 bath, dining room has a built in hutch. Attached single carport. Pad rent is $316/month. MLS 2402600 $ Barbie Wheaton 250.509.0654 70,000

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This 4+ bedroom family home has a terrific view and easy access to the rails to trails network. Attached double garage, great family neighbourhood and walking distance to schools. MLS 2402585 Ali Watt 250.551.5235

445,000