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WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star osemont resident Barry Nelson hasn’t owned a car for the last 15 years, but has no trouble getting around. The busy transportation and social justice advocate has been involved in so many Kootenay initiatives that he’s been named Nelson’s 2014 Citizen of the Year by the Knights of Columbus. “We feel so lucky to live here. This is a real honour,” said Nelson, who sat down with the Star this week with his wife Wendy and their chihuahuas Stitch and Carmel. Behind him on the wall was an array of photographs displaying his four children and 12 grandchildren, many of whom live within shouting distance. Having worked as a banker and restaurateur in a variety of other communities, it wasn’t until he moved to Nelson that he felt like he was home. And ever since he’s been trying to make it a better place. Nelson said he would love to see the community move away from car culture, embrace public transit and think about reducing our global footprint. As a current member and longtime coordinator of the Kootenay Carshare, he’s spent years appearing before city council and researching local transportation issues. “We’ve determined that for each person that joins the car co-op it actually takes the mileage for eight people off the road. Also, people get healthier because they use other modes of transportation — such as their two legs — or biking and things of that nature. Not to mention use of the transit system, which is actually quite good and has improved over the years.” Nelson said he believes moving towards a less car-centric city will have a number of economic and environmental benefits, including an increase in local purchasing, and that’s why he’s helped establish car

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BILL METCALFE Nelson Star Staff Nelson city council backed off just a little this week in its attempt to fast track some changes in how regional recreation is funded. At its meeting Monday it decided that rather than getting the recreation commission to reimburse its annual payment of $184,000, that money will be held in abeyance until the city and the rest of the Regional District of Central Kootenay come to new arrangements regarding recreational funding. Afterward, Area F regional director Tom Newell, who asked the city to reconsider its stance, conceded this represented a softening of the city’s approach, but said he is still “very disappointed.” “I remain very concerned that the negotiations city council seems to think we are going to enter into are beginning with a hammer hanging over my head.” Mayor Deb Kozak says the decision was a step forward. “Council is taking a measured approach,” she said in an interview. “I think this is healthy. Let’s all come to the table and have the full conversation and understand each other’s positions and move forward. The usage patterns and the population have changed over time. We need to look at a real regional approach.” This week’s decision by council must also be approved by the regional district board. The key question is how much rural residents should pay to support

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Rosemont resident Barry Nelson, seen here with wife Wendy, has been named 2014’s Citizen of the Year by the Knights of Columbus. He founded the Kootenay Carshare Co-op. Will Johnson photo

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WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star When the Lifesaving Society invited local hero Chris O’Gorman to Vancouver to be recognized for his daring Kootenay River rescue last June, he assumed he would attend the swanky gala wearing the Davy Crockett-style buckskin shirt he was wearing that day. “I thought I should wear my buckskin shirt because I think it’s really beautiful and it was part of the story. But they kind of impressed on me, repeatedly, how formal the event was going to be,” he said, noting that he might look out of place amidst the dignitaries and bagpipeplayers. O’Gorman, who works as a cab driver locally, surveyed his

friends of comparable size and build to see if he could rustle up something appropriate, but was unable to come up with anything. Undeterred, he drove into Nelson and bought his first ever business suit from Baker Street Menswear. “It feels pretty different, but I like it,” O’Gorman said. “I think I look pretty good.” (The Star has requested photographic evidence of this makeover.) Now, along with three friends, O’Gorman be looking dapper during the awards ceremony in Vancouver on March 28. Hosted in the Hotel Vancouver, the ceremony will be held in the ball room and will feature an appearance by BC’s Lieutenant Governor, Judith Guichon.

O’Gorman was featured on the front page of the Star last summer after he interrupted a morning walk with his Russian mountain dog Boris to rescue an 84-year-old Glade resident from an overturned boat in Slocan Pool. Using his own canoe, stashed at the nearby trailhead, O’Gorman navigated using a makeshift paddle. He returned the man to safety before emergency personnel arrived. The award from the Lifesaving Society is meant to honour civilian rescuers. O’Gorman said it feels good to be recognized, though he continues to maintain the rescue was a “stroke of luck.” “I feel good to have had the opportunity to be in the right place at the right time and to

help someone. For sure I feel good about it, because I was helping a dude in serious trouble. Someone might pull me from that same river someday,” he said. O’Gorman attended the 85th birthday of the man he rescued, and presented him with the paddle he used. “He’s a pretty quiet, reserved, traditional Doukhobor guy. I haven’t bothered him too much since, but it was a real nice evening because I was introduced to his whole family from the Okanagan and the coast.” When O’Gorman handed over his present, the man declared that he was going to mount it above his patio. “I think that’s awesome,” said O’Gorman.

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WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star Sometime after The Royal on Baker closed Monday night and before it opened the next morning, it appears someone donkey-kicked the door to their kitchen open, stole their recording equipment and made off with approximately $800 in cash. “This couldn’t have happened at a worse time,” said proprietor Dale Arsenault, who has been trying to rejuvenate the formerly thriving venue as a community service after an ugly legal battle hobbled the venue and stripped it of its liquor license. “They got both floats, the tills, all our fives and tens and change. Luckily I’d just paid the staff with all the 20s, but he still got away with about 800 in cash.” The robber also made off with their DVR recording equipment, which would have caught the crime on camera. Arsenault believes the person was familiar with their establishment and may have even been on staff at some point. “The Nelson police came and took pictures, the RCMP came did their thing too. We’ve got some good footprints, but if he’s wise he’ll just get rid of his footwear.” The crime appears to be the work of a large, strong individual. The door was busted off its hinges by the repeated kicks and was still hanging from its frame when the Star visited Tuesday. “It just looks like one set of prints, from one strong person and he just gave it over and over,” Arsenault said. “He also tore out some drywall, right by the liquor room. He got cash out of there too, though he didn’t take any liquor, I noticed.”

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Nelson praised for work with local co-ops, social justice Continued from Page 1 Nelson has also been deeply involved in his church, the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate, where he organizes a monthly sale for Fair Trade coffee and serves as a minister. Nelson is also passionate about social justice issues, working with ecumenical group Ten Days for Social Justice, which later became Kairos. During that time he also worked with youth at Dutch Harbour youth summer camp. “He worked closely with our parish youth group, bringing issues of Water for All to the forefront,” said youth leader Kathi Knapik. “His encouragement empowered a few young people to work for bottled water bans

Recent Citizens of the Year 2013: Peter Defeo 2012: Lois Arnesen 2011: Bruce Halstead 2010: Bill McDonnell in their schools and lives. He also connected students to the importance of the political process.” Mayor Deb Kozak congratulated Nelson on his honour, and expressed her gratitude for the work the Knights of Columbus do. She received the same honour in 1989. “It really is an honour to be chosen and to receive this award. It demonstrates that the community appreciates

people who volunteer and take time to be part of the community,” she said. “I extend my sincere congratulations.” A banquet in Nelson’s honour will be held Friday, April 10 at St. Joseph’s School at 6 p.m. Tickets will be available at the Nelson Star office. The Knights of Columbus have been presenting the Citizen of the Year award for over 50 years, recognizing individuals who have made all-round volunteer contributions to the community in recreation, civic service, youth work and/or religious activities. The annual event was on the verge of being cancelled this year, but was revived thanks to a new partnership with the Star.

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Continued from Page 1 recreational facilities in Nelson, and how a fair apportionment of those expenses should be decided. In some rural areas, residents are taxed for those services (such as the pool, the ice rink, and the playing fields) through their property taxes, and in other areas they are not, even though their residents access and use those services. The areas that contribute through taxation are Area F (the North Shore from Kokanee Park to Bonnington), the west part of Area E (Blewett), and Nelson. Those who do not contribute include the Slocan Valley, Ymir, Tarrys/Pass Creek, the south shore of the lake, and the North Shore from Kokanee Park to Queens Bay. In addition to the taxes Nelson residents pay toward recreation, the city has been paying $184,000 per year to the recreation commission since 2006 following the expansion of its boundaries to include the Kootenay River dams so it could tax them. Those funds were allocated to the community complex in exchange for rural areas E and F supporting the referendum to build the new arena and upgrade the fitness and aquatic centre at that time. The annual payment was written into a regional district bylaw. There was also an agreement in 2001 that all rural areas would actively seek ways to more fairly share the costs of a number of other city services such as the library, the youth centre, the museum, playing fields, and the Civic Centre. The recreation commission is an RDCK

body that oversees regional recreation including the community complex. Its members in addition to Newell are Area E representative Ramona Faust (chair), Nelson mayor Deb Kozak, and Nelson councillors Valerie Warmington and Janice Morrison. Last fall, in the face of large upcoming costs to renovate the aquatic centre, the recreation commission decided the recreation commission should reimburse the $184,000 to the city, and that the rural areas and Nelson would raise taxes to come up with that money instead. The City of Nelson majority on the commission initiated this as a condition of the city’s contributing to the upcoming aquatic centre renovations. Another condition was that discussions get started on re-apportioning the cost of recreation more fairly among the rural areas that use the services. Newell and Faust were not happy with the outcome and also objected to the process. They said the city majority on the recreation commission forced this on them, rather than negotiating it with them. (Faust expands on her thoughts in a column today on page 7). Earlier this month, Newell asked city council to reconsider its decision about the $184,000. In response, council directed its staff to come up with creative solutions. The proposed motion, which passed Monday, states that the City of Nelson will ask that the Nelson and District Community Complex service hold $184,000 in a reserve to be paid to the city in the event a full review on a new funding model for recreation isn’t realized by Sept. 30, 2016.

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important national issue is climate change and carbon policy, and he thinks the solution lies in changes to the taxation system. “Let’s reduce taxes on good things and increase taxes on harmful things. Income is a good thing, employment is a good thing, so let’s reduce those taxes and offset them with taxes on harmful things like carbon emissions, and achieve revenue neutrality through balancing those off.” Green says the current government has got it wrong when it comes to collective security. “The massive changes in climate, and climate-induced migration are huge threats to our collective security, a more compel-

“Of course I approach it from a Green Party perspective. We don’t want more cars, we want other solutions.” Bill Green ling security issue than some of the things the current government is talking about.” Green wants Canada to get back to being an international peacekeeper. “The only Canadian who ever won the Nobel Peace Prize was Lester Pearson who fought for peacekeeping in the Suez and in humanitarian missions. That is when Canada had a strong and effective role in the world and focussed on peacekeeping and humanitarian support. Now instead of what we are doing in Iraq and Syria we should be providing humanitarian support. There is tremendous dislocation of citizens in those countries. Bombing is not engendering more support for Canada. It is engendering hatred.” As for the economy and jobs, Green would push for green development. “I think we do have a green economy now — we have people working in FSC certified forest harvesting and management, we have people working in mine reclamation, reclamation of reservoirs. But there is much that can be done to strengthen that, through tax policies and carbon policies. That is a key piece and the federal government has a role.” He says the infrastructure deficit in Canada could also be dealt with according to green principles. “ We have throughout this riding old cities formed in the mining boom with decaying infrastructure,

and that need green investment. Let’s repair our leaking water systems, reduce the amount of water that needs to be treated, thereby reduce costs and create green jobs.” Green places great importance on reconciliation with First Nations. “That is a 150-year-old issue we have not come to grips with. We have court cases telling us we need to talk, need to negotiate solutions, and yes there are treaty negotiations but that is not the only table. It has to be between communities, and it is for First Nations to find their own solutions but also shared solutions with other municipalities.” Locally the major First Nations issue for Green is salmon restoration. “First Nations tell me that this loss, this cultural loss, is equivalent to the impact of residential schools and the creation of reserves. We have a willing partner on the US side. Let’s move it forward.” Locally, Green thinks the TransCanada Highway between Revelstoke and Golden needs to be twinned, but he calls it a short-term necessity. “Of course I approach it from a Green Party perspective. We don’t want more cars, we want other solutions. The long-term solution is twinning the railway through Rogers Pass so that much more of the commodities go on the rail system and we get the trucks off the highway. “That is long term, but we have to deal with this short-term situation. The Green Party has no position on this but my view is we have to twin the highway and take the longer-term steps at the same time so we don’t have to look at another highway expansion 20 years from now.” Green says he is very familiar with all parts of the riding and doesn’t think people in Nelson should be concerned that none of the federal election candidates are from this side of the Purcell mountains. “It is a very big riding and whoever the representative is, they have to be from somewhere, and that means they will not be from somewhere else.” Green says the 2012 boundary changes could benefit the Green Party because of the party’s strength in Nelson. He says locating the Green Party headquarters in Nelson, “reflects the fact that there are a lot of deeply committed party activists in the West Kootenay.”

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Editorial Think seven generations ahead

We’ve had a new addition to our family — a new granddaughter. We are overjoyed but at the same time, sick and fearful about what she may face living on this planet in 20 years from now. What I see happening in our own community here in Nelson does not do much to alleviate these fears. Walking by South Nelson School at dismissal time there were no less than four cars idling. Now, people, the temperature was 10 degrees — there was no need for this. The information is out there — nobody can claim ignorance. It makes me sick to know that these people cannot think beyond their own life spans and shut off their cars. Do this not for your own sake but for the sake of your children and for their children. We need to think beyond our own lifespans. I saw somebody using a gas powered lawn mower and weed wacker/edger. For heaven’s sake, put it away. Humm … what’s more important? A clean edge round your sidewalks and gardens or a healthy planet for our young generation (already having to pay for more than their share of our generation’s dirty habits) and their children? Think beyond your own lifespan. People were out washing their cars in their driveways over the weekend. We’d better face it — due to ground water depletion, a warmer climate, and less rainfall we are definitely (not maybe) looking at water shortages in the near future. Jeez, put the hoses down. Go to your local car wash instead. Shut off the sprinklers and deep water once a week. Don’t bother watering lawns. They aren’t as important as making sure future generations also have clean, available water. We need to think beyond our own lifespans. We need to do better but the sad, sad fact is that people don’t want to change things if it means inconveniencing themselves. For the 50-plus aged people like myself, it’s hard to bear these inconveniences knowing that we may not see results by the time

we die. But there is another generation following us, and another generation after that (hopefully). Start today. Someone said to me “well look at all the diesel other countries use.” So what? Let’s make inconvenient changes that start at home, in our own community, then flaunt these changes so that others can follow our lead. H. Jenkins Nelson

No way to avoid tactical voting Before moving to Nelson five years ago, I lived in Cobourg, Ont., about midway between Kingston and Toronto. There I always voted Liberal, despite a lack of enthusiasm for some of its policies. However, it was the only realistic alternative to the Conservatives. The other parties, the NDP and the Greens, were not serious contenders. Here the circumstances are very different — aside from the fact that the Conservatives hold the newly-configured riding. The Liberals are virtually irrelevant, and, without divine intervention, the Greens cannot gain enough support to take this riding. Only the NDP has a fighting chance. People may decry the firstpast-the-post electoral system, but it’s what we have, and it’s not going to change in the foreseeable future. This (however regrettable) is a fact of life. One current political reality, unfortunately, is that the Greens in many parts of Canada are a godsend to Stephen Harper. Virtually no prospective Green voter anywhere would vote Conservative, whereas many would consider voting NDP or Liberal, but might not — just what Harper wants. He knows how to play the game. In Elizabeth May’s riding and a few others, it may make sense to vote Green. But not in most places. One way to support the Conservatives is to vote for them directly. Another is to vote for a party that has no hope of winning the riding in which that voter happens to live. Bob Malcolmson Nelson

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Regional relationships are worth working for A

s we enter the last few weeks of budget preparation in local government it is time to evaluate our relationships. The buzz words in government circles are regional collaboration, cooperation, and partnerships. During the past six years Regional District of Central Kootenay Areas E and F have contributed to a shared economic development service with Nelson, contributed to the cost and maintenance of Lakeside playing fields, held a library referendum, grant funded hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Nelson and District Community Complex, Kootenay Lake Hospital and Nelson-based initiatives. Professionally I have experience developing and working within cooperatives, societies, associations and interdependent government ministries. I have never had the experience where partners who were working towards a goal decided to stop just before the goal was to be achieved, change the agenda and put conditions on the relationship until the aquatic centre repair. Partners asked to alter at least three agreements before proceeding with a repair to a shared building that prior to the election no partner had wanted to postpone. The RDCK had already approved the borrowing bylaw. Nelson council sent no written reason or record of council decision nor could staff at the RDCK be prepared with information to answer concerns raised. As chair of the commission I was surprised. In the 1970s, when RDCK recreation commission boundaries were designed, Nelson, Area F and part of Area E were deemed to be part of Recreation Commission No. 5. You could walk or drive 20 minutes in any direction from outside or inside of Nelson and be at the aquatic centre and therefore the boundaries were logical. The Slocan Valley, Harrop-Procter-Balfour, and Salmo-Ymir are 30 to

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Director’s Dialogue 45 minutes away and each have their own recreation commissions. Area E east has 14 facilities maintained by volunteers without direct taxation. There is need to review the boundaries of the recreation service given modern commuter patterns. The larger recreation centers have ice and aquatic opportunities not available in smaller communities and people use them. How and when the review was to take place was under discussion by the NDCC recreation commission with planning also taking place in other communities. There was no need to impose force. I was further taken aback when it was suggested I could bring a portion of Area E into the service without democratic assent. Nelson’s population and households exceed those of current Area E and F taxpayers into the NDCC by approximately 40 per cent so Nelson pays more. If all of Area E, F and parts of Area G and H were to contribute, Nelson would still have a slightly higher population in the service. As the largest municipality in the RDCK, Nelson is a regional center where people shop, access professionals and other services. It’s a double edged sword. In our second meeting, after RDCK staff provided information and options for wider taxation participation in the RDCK recreation

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complex, it became clear Nelson was not going to vote in favor of the repairs without conditions attached. One of the conditions was that Nelson be relieved of the $184,200 that it agreed to pay into the NDCC at the time of the referendum for the new rink and under an arrangement by a provincial order-in-council signed in September 2003 when the province approved a Nelson boundary expansion into Areas E, F and H to take in the dams and receive taxes from them. Nelson has benefitted from that expansion. This request was made at the end of the meeting and knowing Nelson councillors’ time to meet was limited, the director for Area F had made a prior appointment. Because the RDCK needed to retain or dismiss our consultants, Nelson councillors and I decided to continue to meet. As chair I had to navigate decision making to allow the repair of the aquatic center to proceed on schedule or abandon $500,000 of consultants’ work and years of RDCK staff person hours for an unidentified period of time. On behalf of the facility users, condition of the building and RDCK expenditures I agreed to three of Nelson’s requests. The funds not paid into the NDCC by the dam this year will have to be taxed to the citizens of Nelson, Area F and defined Area E. It is little wonder my colleague Tom Newell of Area F is unhappy with constituents being taxed these extra funds. The citizens who have been contributing taxes are being penalized and the trust needed for collaboration within the commission is tenuous. Cooperation, collaboration and democracy are messy. It is my hope we can work in partnership and mutual discussion in the future because positive relationships are worth cultivating. Ramona Faust is director of Area E of the Regional District of Central Kootenay.

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Spring Equinox Labyrinth Walk on Saturday, March 21, 1 p.m. at the Lakeside Labyrinth in Rotary Lakeside Park to celebrate the advent of spring. Free event sponsored by the Nelson Community Labyrinth Group. Info at 250352-9630 or labyrinth.kics.bc.ca.

Community Events

Contact Joanne at jharris@nelson.ca or call 250-505-5683.

March 22, from 12 to 3 p.m. at Touchstones Nelson, 502 Vernon Street. The event will open with a Grass Dance by Nemia Darwal at 12:15 p.m. The gallery spaces, archives and museum will all be open and filled with hands-on art activities, animated Inuit legends will be screened in the mini theatre and so much more.

Weekly Meetings

Join the Spring Family Fair on Sunday,

Enjoy a family campout in the Nelson Library on Monday, March 23 at 6:30 p.m. Bring sheets, pillows, blankets and flashlights to make a fort to read in together. Don’t forget your stuffies. Stories around the campfire and s’mores will be part of this evening event. Register online at nelsonlibrary.ca or call 250-3528283 or 352-6333. Audacity for Teens at the Nelson Library on March 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. for ages 15 to 19. It’s free but limited spaces available. Online registration at nelsonlibrary.ca.

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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. Coed Ultimate is a great way to stay in shape and meet new people during the winter months. All levels welcome. Beginner basics and throwing clinics available. Check out nelsonultimate.ca or contact nelsonultimatefrisbee@ gmail.com.

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Community Threads holds a fibre craft-themed project every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nelson and District Women’s Centre, 420 Mill Street. Knit a sock, crochet a cap, sew a hem, spin some yarn, knit a scarf, hook a rug, and make a friend. For more information call Tira at 250-505-0698 or tirab@uniserve. com.

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 Chief Henry Speck (Kwakwaka’wakw), Sea Monster – Ya-gish, unlimited edition,1963. Silkscreen on paper, rental will be 62.2 x 48.2 cm. Collection of the Kamloops Art Gallery collected. on display at Touchstones Nelson. At the Balfour Seniors hall every Monday from 9 a.m. to 12 Nelson Chess Club Saturdays, 9 a.m. p.m., join artists as artists try their to 1 p.m. Nelson Seniors Association skills. Every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to (next to the Civic Centre), 717 Vernon 4 p.m. quilters, crocheting, knitters, Street. All ages and levels welcome get together. Both gatherings cost $2 and it’s free. per day. Nelson Trail Runners: drop-in trail Join community yoga at the youth runs, Sundays at 7:30 a.m., and centre every Wednesday. Afternoon weekdays at 6:30 a.m. Meet at practice for girls and women will be Mountain Station rail trail parking held at 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. All levels lot. Check them out on Facebook welcome. A fun evening practice at at Nelson Trailrunners or email 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up nelsontrailrunnerz@gmail.com to and stretch. For all ages: teens and confirm times. It’s an open, non19-plus. Pay what you can. Contact competitive, all abilities trail running Ursula at ursulatwiss@gmail.com. group with over 100 members. 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).

Monthly Meetings

Nelson Dances of Universal Peace with live music. Join in the dances and walks with singing, representing spiritual traditions from the world over. No experience necessary.

Canadian Federation of University Women Nelson & District Members and new members are welcome to join the regular general meeting on Saturday, March 21, 10 a.m., at the Adventure Hotel, 616 Vernon St. An opportunity to participate in a roundtable discussion addressing CFUW’s National Proposed Resolutions. Topics for discussion will be scholarship fundraising event and federal election. For more information on resolutions, visit sites.google.com/site/ nelsoncfuw/news.

At the Old Church Hall on March 22 from 3 to 5 p.m. (Victoria and Kootenay St, 602 Kootenay St). For information call Candace at 250354-4288. 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, April 1. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. Activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, dominos, chess, euchre and snooker. For more information, call 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons.

Fundraisers

Perry Ridge Water Users Association and Sinixt Nation invite the public to a fundraising dinner and showing of Blue Gold – World Water Wars. The celebration will be held at the Seniors Hall in Nelson on World Water Day on March 22 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for dinner and video to follow. Dandy Snow Lion Events will be hosting the second annual SPCA Fundraiser Masquerade Party on Friday March 27 at the Spirit Bar. This event will feature great music and people to dress in costumes and masks. Tickets are available at the Hume Hotel and online at Ticketweb. ca. Early Bird tickets are $10 and $15 thereafter. Farm Food Fork is Raising The Steaks on Friday, March 27 at the Hume Hotel. STEAKholder Forum AM plus STEAKeater Feast PM both offer info packed programing plus meaty meals to enjoy! Learn more and get tix farmfoodfork.com.

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yourself and the earth; spiritual herbalism for practical people free, two hour workshops. In Kaslo on Saturday, March 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Kaslo Morning Star, 415 Front Street. In Argenta on Wednesday, March 25 from 1 to 3 p.m. In Nelson, Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m. RSVP Garliq at Kootenay School of Herbal Medicine.com.

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The West Kootenay Gun and Antique Show on Saturday, March 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, March 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open to the public, to promote shooting sport safety awareness and a fundraiser for club conservation projects. Adults $5; children under 12, with an adult are free. Concession available. For info 250-357-9309. The Nelson Public Library needs gently used board, chapter and picture books, children’s nonfiction, CD’s, DVD’s and BluRays (no magazines, encyclopaedias or VHS). The Friends’ Kid-Sized book sale will be held at the Library on Saturday, April 11 from 10 to 2 p.m. Bring donations to the library. Contact nelsonlibraryfriends@gmail.com or call Catherine at 250-352-5975. Kid-Sized Book Sale downstairs at the Nelson Public Library on Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Books, puzzles, games, movies and music for kids aged zero to 12. All by donation. Monies raised will help to build a comfy new reading nook in the Children’s area. Questions? nelsonlibraryfriends@ gmail.com or call Catherine at 250352-5975. The Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society offers a volunteer income tax service. If your income is less than $30,000 (single) or $35,000 (couple), volunteers at the NDSCS can help prepare your tax forms. Please call 250-352-6008 for an appointment (no drop-ins).

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In our Wednesday, March 18 story “Land’s End Duo at St. Saviour’s” we erroneously spelled Nicola Everton’s name. Also, musician Jesse Lee will no longer be playing at the concert on March 28.

visual arts Kaslo artist Rielle Oswald’s show at the Nelson Public Library nearly jumps off the wall with abstract paintings. Oswald describes her artistic process as “para-conscious flow of found materials in random moments of free time”. The exhibition, entitled Simple Pleasures, will continue to the end of April.

MUSIC On Saturday March 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions will feature all Selkirk College music students as their year end showcases are coming up. Yellow Jack duo is composed of Travis Flello and Nicki Wray. They will be followed by a new trio—Simon Stockner, Amber Leake and Charlie Hoffman. Laela Heidt will round out the afternoon with Simon. Fernie-based stoke folk band Shred Kelly returns to Spiritbar on Saturday, March 21 with Brian Rosen and The WhatNow and Rafferty Funksmith. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door and are available at the Hume Hotel. Beth Root-Sandvoss and Susanne RubergGordon of Calgary’s Land’s End Ensemble are coming to Nelson for a Selkirk Pro Musica concert on Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. The duo will be joined by some of Nelson’s most versatile musicians, including singer Melody Diachun, clarinetist Nicola Everton, double bassist Rob Fahie and saxophonist Clinton Swanswon. Tickets are $15 and are available at Otter Books and at the door. Juno Award winning singer-songwriter, and banjo player Old Man Luedecke returns to Spiritbar on Wednesday, March 25. Doors open at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $15, and are available at the Hume Hotel.

2014 Kootenay Music Awards winner Lisa Nicole will perform live at Spiritbar on Saturday, April 25 Kaslo Concert Society presents QuintEssence on Wednesday, March 25 at St. Andrew’s United Church at 7 p.m. Featuring internationally renowned vocalists Robyn Driedger-Klassen, Barb Towell, Frédérik Robert and Peter Alexander, with celebrated pianist Tina Chang, the five members of QuintEssence offer a fresh and innovative concert experience for lovers of classical music of all styles. Tickets are $22 and are available at the door. School age children admitted free when accompanied by an adult patron. Further information 250-353-7600. Nelson cellist Jeff Faragher will be playing Memorial Hall in Silverton on Wednesday, March 25 and at Cedar Hall, Overtone Studios in Nelson on Thursday, March 26. He will appear live with Aurora Smith for a fusion of folk, celtic classical and more. Doors at 7:30 p.m.. Admission is by donation.

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MOVIES In the second installment of the Divergent series, playing at the Civic starting Friday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m., Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart with the help from others on her side. It will play Saturday at 7:30, Sunday at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. For more information visit civictheatre.ca. Back by popular demand after a onescreening pre-Oscar taste test, The Song of the Sea (rated G) plays a run of matinees for the rest of the spring school break. Saoirse is a child who is the last of the selkies, women in Irish and Scottish legends who transform

Music Student Showcases

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The Nelson Civic Theatre is partnering with the Royal Theatre to bring Goodbye to Language 3D to Trail on Sunday, March 22 at 4:30 p.m.. This experimental 3D film by the legendary Jean-Luc Godard covers a broad range of topics and visual motifs; but in the end it’s all in the pursuit of a simple story. A couple falls in love at the wrong time, time passes, and the world passes around them. Organizers are arranging transportation to take Nelsonites to Trail for the screening. Contact jason@ civictheatre.ca to be added to the list. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

THEATRE On Friday, March 27, there will be a repeat performance of the touring show Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring Bessie Wapp and Sydney Black. The production is a collaboration between Selkirk College and Black Productions. Darren Mahe and three Selkirk music students— Amanda Cawley, Leonard Pallerstein and Brennan Buglioni—play Hedwig’s band The Angry Inch. Tickets are $26.50 for adults and $21.50 for students. For more information visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca. The Capitol presents Grim and Fischer on Thursday, April 9 at 8 p.m. The Grim Reaper meets his match in Mrs. Fischer, a stubborn senior whose will to live is a force to be reckoned with. Equal parts hilarious and touching, this award winning physical comedy by mask imagineers the Wonderheads is the story of a tenacious granny who comes face to face with the Grim Reaper himself. Tickets are $30 and are available from the Capitol at 250-352-6363. On The Road Productions and the Hume Hotel present 2014 Kootenay Music Awards winner Lisa Nicole live at Spiritbar on Saturday, April 25, playing two full sets of her original country-rock music along with some popular country covers. Advance tickets are $10 and are available from the Hume Hotel.

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BILL METCALFE Nelson Star aynab Mohammed will write you a poem about anything you want, on the spot, on her manual typewriter, without hesitation. She is Baker Street’s busking poet, seated at a table on the sidewalk beside a sign that reads “Poet on Commission. Inspire me.” She writes poems as she waits for someone to approach her. Then, for their donations, she will either give them one she has just written or she’ll write one to order. “It is unique, it is different,” she says. “People don’t usually write you poems. Maybe a lover or family member, but it is really rare. “Poetry has always been there for me,” she says. “But the physical act of writing it just started a few years ago. It is a kind of dance, just the way you move and interact, that is what poetry is. Then writing it down is defining it or putting meaning to things, capturing moments that are felt

and then gone.” Asked about the experience of busking, Zaynab says, “It is stimulating and sometimes nerve-wracking and challenging.” If it’s nerve-wracking, she doesn’t show it. She approaches her instant street poetry with an air of quiet confidence. “For the most part people are really nice and if I am not in a good mood it puts me in a good mood because I am doing what I love doing and I am able to share it, right away, it is not in my notebook at home. My favourite thing in life is sharing. As for her manual typewriter, “I love it. You can’t go back. You can’t make mistakes.” Zaynab has lived in Nelson since October. She also performs her poetry at events

like the poetry slam. “Spoken word is bringing the poem to life, it takes its own form, and does its own thing. The poem comes through you and when you perform it, it has its own presence and its own energy, and it is magical. I feel like I disappear and the poem appears, doing what it wants to do. It is an awesome feeling.” The Nelson Star commissioned a poem from Zaynab about the experience of being interviewed by a reporter, which is pictured here. “I think it is awesome to remind each other of the things we easily forget,” she says. “This is one way of doing it, that I get to participate in.”

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Paul Hinrichs named artistic director of Kaslo Jazz Festival Busy Nelson promoter and Shred Kelly manager adds another line to his resume as talent booker for world-class weekend

WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star elson music promoter Paul Hinrichs wears a number of different hats. He ran The Royal on Baker for years before moving to Spiritbar, he’s the manager of Kootenay stoke folk act Shred Kelly and the founder of On the Road Management. He books ambitious large scale events year-round and has been actively campaigning to bring a music festival to Nelson. As if that wasn’t enough, this week the 34-year-old Hinrichs added another line to his CV: artistic director of this year’s 24th annual Kaslo Jazz Etc Festival. The Star sat down with the Selkirk College alumnus this week to hear about his vision for the festival and his continued work in Nelson’s music community.

A new direction

Though the Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival is one year away from its quarter-century anniversary, attendance has declined slightly in past years and organizers were looking for new ways to capitalize on their world-class venue. “Jazz music is currently at an all-time low, and it’s just not what most people want to see,” said Hinrichs. He noted jazz is currently the least popular genre of music in North America, which may have something to do with the festival’s dwindling revenues. “That’s where I fit in,” said Hinrichs, who aggressively recruited acts like Dan Mangan + Blacksmith to spice up the lineup for the August long weekend event. “It is the Kaslo Jazz Etc. festival, and there is that et cetera in there. It’s often not given enough attention. My job is to bring more et cetera.” Hinrichs emphasized there will still be jazz, and purists will come away from the festival pleased, but there will also be some variety. “There will be 26 acts over the weekend. I’m happy with where we’ve landed. We’ve got a lot of name recognition, lots of acts people know.” These include Quebec’s The Lost Fingers, Toronto’s Elliott Brood, Seattle’s Polyrhythmics and Vancouver’s Kenny Blues Boss Wayne. Hinrichs is also pleased to have a number of local acts. “We’ve got Sofiella Watt and the Huckleberry Bandits from Nelson, Red Eyed Soul out of Kaslo with Sean Rodman. Then Lint, with Jesse Lee and Clinton Swanson.” The festival will be free on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, while the evening programming will be a ticketed event. Hinrichs is excited new liquor laws allow festival-goers to drink

Paul Hinrichs booked the bands for this year’s Kaslo Jazz Festival. Will Johnson photo

outside fenced-in areas, a change implemented last year. “It changes the whole feel when you can have a beer and sit with your family in front of the stage,” he said. And the stage, which floats in Kaslo Bay, is a huge draw. Hinrichs said the breathtaking view alone is worth the ticket price. “It’s a picturesque British Columbian festival. The natural lush amphitheatre wraps around Kaslo Bay, and gives the audience a beach to sit and dance on with the infamous floating stage. The mountainous backdrop behind the stage really creates this otherworldly experience. It’s a truly stunning festival venue.”

A passion for collaboration

It was while working at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto that Hinrichs first started to learn about what it takes to throw successful concerts and to cultivate a thriving music scene. Having studied music at Selkirk College, but not feeling especially proud of his own musicianship, he decided instead to throw himself into the management game. “I’ve never been a great musician. I feel like more of an enabler,” he said. Hinrichs said his gig at The Royal came about through synchronicity. He had been working sound at a variety of venues around town, and one night he discovered they were missing a talent buyer. “I was there one night when they needed a replacement. I said I think I could get Cuff the Duke. Then we sold 150 tickets, a few months later we brought in Sarah Harmer and after that it opened all the doors.” Hinrichs is still disappointed his time at the Royal ended in April 2013. “The biggest lesson I learned is that you have to be really careful about the label you put on yourself. What we did essentially was a build

up a brand that I lost control of.” Hinrichs created On the Road Management out of necessity, because he had already booked Ziggy Marley to come to town when the Royal closed its doors. “I started it with Ty West. We sat down and said ‘how are we going to carry on?’ I’m not going to go back to pumping gas.” And he didn’t.

Looking to the future

Hinrichs said he couldn’t be more thankful for having an appreciative music community to serve and a supportive family to help him build his business. He currently lives near Ainsworth with his wife Nancy and his son Elwood. “I’ve always had partners. It’s never just one person. It’s always way bigger than just me,” he said, noting that local businessman Howie Ross was instrumental in getting his career off the ground. And though he’s involved in many local music initiatives, such as booking all the talent for MarketFests, he said the real credit for the thriving music scene goes to the fans who come out. “There’s this role that needed to be filled in the community, there was nobody regularly booking live music headliners and when we started doing it we became a magnet for that,” he said. He said Nelson is still primarily an electronic town, but it’s becoming better at supporting indie music acts. At this point he’s walked away from his attempts to bring a music festival to Nelson, but he’s hoping the city of Nelson will use his submitted proposal to launch one at some point in the future. If that happens, he would be more than happy to be involved. “I want to see people recognize the Kootenays and recognize the beautiful area we have here. If I’m making people happy through music, what more could I ask for?”

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West Kootenay families mark World Down Syndrome Day Submitted to the Nelson Star World Down Syndrome Day is a day to raise awareness about Down Syndrome, a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome. In the West Kootenay, there are eight families who have children with Down Syndrome, many of them born in the past four years. Come and join the families in support of World Down Syndrome day at the Savoy Lanes in Nelson from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Parents are asked to bring something to share that shows that children with Down Syndrome are just like any other children. If you cannot make the event, wearing mismatched socks or socks of many colours on World Down Syndrome Day is a way

of showing your support. When someone asks why you are wearing mismatched socks, tell them a bit about Down Syndrome. The West Kootenay families of children with Down Syndrome get together monthly so the children can play together and parents can chat and share stories. They are adorable, fun, loving children and an asset to their families and the communities in which they live. Although they have Down Syndrome, they are all unique individuals with their own personalities. Down Syndrome can come with health challenges, but all the children are thriving and doing well. Awareness and understanding is the key in creating a better future for individuals with Down Syndrome.

Cecile Larochelle in concert Monday Submitted to the Nelson Star Cecile Larochelle is coming to Nelson’s Shambhala Music and Performance Hall on Monday. Larochelle is the owner/operator of LaRochelle Vocal Studios, where, as a member of the International Voice Teachers of Mix, she teaches the vocal method known as Mix. She’s been in the music business her entire life, as a singer, writer, arranger, performer and teacher. Larochelle is currently focused on studying the voice as an instrument and enjoys annual conferences with the experts of the world, in-

cluding speech therapists, speech pathologists and other teachers of Mix. “To say the human voice is a fascinating instrument is a huge understatement,” Larochelle says. “It is a marvelous instrument and I’ve spent my life studying it. I continue to practice and learn. I find teaching the science of the voice keeps me focused on the learning. I am continually learning and practicing, and still loving every aspect of it.” Larochelle will be working with the vocal students from Selkirk College in the morning and then offer-

ing a general clinic in the theatre in the afternoon at 1:30. “We are thrilled to have a music educator and vocalist of this calibre come and work with our students and faculty,” says Selkirk College voice instructor Laura Landsberg. Larochelle has worked with many prominent artists such as Bryan Adams, George Benson, David Foster, Shari Ulrich, Kenny Rogers, Sheena Easton and many more. Tickets are $15 and $5 for students at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert is at 7:30.

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F and G: Sailboats were already on the deep blue waters of Kootenay Lake in February, never mind March. Tamara Hynd photos

A: One crocus tentatively unfurls its petals to welcome spring while another shields itself. Will Johnson photo

D: A walk along the dog park showed how low the water was, but the sun brought out the various hues. Kamala Melzack photo

H: With beautiful sunsets adorning our skies, the evenings are getting longer and hopefully warmer. Kamala Melzack photo

B: A relaxing, sun-filled morning at Lakeside Park. The greenery, vivid blue water, and warm sunshine made the day. Kamala Melzack photo

E: Louise Aikens’ son snapped this photo of a squirrel living in the field next to their home on Granite Road. “We don’t have a groundhog, so we look for the squirrel,” she says.

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The Selkirk Saints have won an unprecedented third consecutive college hockey championship. Photos submitted

Submitted to the Nelson Star The Selkirk College Saints won their third consecutive BC Intercollegiate Hockey League championship Saturday night at the Castlegar Recreation Complex after defeating Simon Fraser University 4-2. The Saints swept the best-ofthree series following a 3-1 win Friday. The title extends an unprecedented run of success atop the BCIHL, as the Saints are the first team in league history to record a championship three-peat. “It’s a really satisfying feeling to see the guys finish the season this way after all the work they put in,” says Selkirk head coach Alex Evin. “We played a really committed, disciplined style tonight and all through playoffs and we were rewarded for that. We kept shifts short, we were smart with the puck and we didn’t give up anything easy on the defensive side.” Third-year forward Thomas Hardy opened the scoring just 3:34 into the first period on a Selkirk powerplay when he skated the puck through the slot and roofed a backhand shot past SFU goaltender Jordan Liem. It marked the only goal during a fast, back-and-forth 20 minutes that saw the Saints outshoot their visitors by a 13-10 margin. The Clan regrouped at intermission and came close on a

number of opportunities early in the second period before Jared Eng evened the score with 16:06 on the clock. The blueliner took advantage of some scrambly play in the Selkirk zone and fired a wrist shot through a crowd and past James Prigione. The game remained tied until late in the period when the Saints took advantage of two SFU mistakes deep in their own zone. First, Selkirk defenceman Lucas Hildebrand lifted a Clan stick to force a turnover and found rookie forward Jamie Vlanich alone in the slot, where he fired home from short range to restore the lead. And just 90 seconds later, Darnell Dyck capitalized on a failed clearing attempt by an opposition defender and fed Ryan Edwards for a tap-in at the side of the SFU net. “It was an unlucky play by their player and the puck hopped off his stick,” says Dyck, who was the Saints’ top scorer during the regular season and added four more points during playoffs. “I had a lot of space and I was thinking shot, but I saw Eddy and moved it over to him. He’s a great player and he scored so many big goals for us, so I knew he was going to finish it off.” Edward’s goal put the nearcapacity crowd of over 900 into a frenzy. But they would have to sit through a tense third period in

which the Saints frustrated SFU by plugging up the neutral zone and chewing time off the clock with disciplined, puck-possession play in the offensive zone. Saints fans were finally able to exhale and relax with 46 seconds remaining in regulation when Ryan Procyshyn pounced on a loose puck and sent it into an empty net to push the score to 4-1.

“Playing in front of 800 fans last night and 900 tonight, it’s unbelievable” Darnell Dyck SFU would score a late goal from Adam Callegari with 20 seconds left, but the celebration was already well underway in the stands with the end result beyond doubt. As the seconds ticked down and the final horn blew, Selkirk players erupted off the bench to celebrate a remarkable end to their season. “Playing in front of 800 fans last night and 900 tonight, it’s unbelievable,” Dyck says. “We have the best fans in the league and you always know it’s going to be loud when SFU comes to town. The whole team feeds off of that and it gives us a ton of confidence, knowing we have that support.”

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The final shots on goal were 28-15 in favour of the Saints, who held SFU to just six shots in the third period as they pressed to get back in the game. But that didn’t mean that it was a slow night for Prigione, who came up big when needed with some outstanding saves in the second period and limited Clan second chances throughout the series. “SFU pushed back really hard after the first period and gave us a good run in the second,” says the Saints netminder. “But the boys played great in front of me and worked hard around the net to block shots and let me see the ones that got through. And in the third we didn’t give them much.” Prigione watched from the bench last season as all-Star starter Chris Hurry led Selkirk to their second BCIHL championship. This time around he thrived as the go-to guy, parlaying an outstanding regular season into a playoff run that saw him win all four starts while allowing just seven goals. “It was a lot different feeling getting to be in there and make a difference,” he says. “Alex [Evin] showed a lot of confidence in me this season and that was big. I felt really good the second half of the season and just ran with it. It’s an unbelievable feeling to win with such an awesome group of guys.” The Saints appeared far from

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championship contention early in the season, as injuries and a spotty road record held the team close to the bottom of the league standings. But the squad finished off the fall semester on a high when they won their first-ever game against CIS competition at the University of Lethbridge and went on to earn home-ice advantage in the playoffs with a strong second half. “We had a group that came together when it mattered most and really rose to the occasion,” says Evin. “Tonight we got great games from Jamie Vlanich and Ryan Procyshyn, and Ryan Edwards showed why he was our MVP over the last three months. James Prigione was rock solid and very consistent, which you need that when you’re playing close games in the playoffs.” The championship win was the third in as many years for a core of key players that included team captain Logan Proulx as well as forwards Thomas Hardy and Mason Spear and blueliner Lucas Hildebrand. It also marked the second title in as many tries for forward Darnell Dyck, defencemen Stefan Gonzales, Tanner Lenting, Ryan Procyshyn, Stefan Virtanen and Arie Postmus, plus goaltender James Prigione. Saturday’s win marked the final time that many in that group will suit up in a Saints uniform. They couldn’t have asked for a better send-off.

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Saturday, March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day, Please join us in celebrating our loved ones, recognize their achievements and raise awareness of Down Syndrome.

WHERE: Savoy Lanes, 520 Falls St. Nelson BC. WHEN: Saturday, March 21, 2015 from 1pm-3pm

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The foundational truth of the Christian faith is that Jesus Christ not only died on the cross as payment for mankind’s sin but He rose from death to prove that he is indeed God. There are many who would dispute this fact. They would presume that Jesus was a good teacher or a prophet or merely a good man. However, none of His claims regarding Himself, or none of the 48 major prophesies of the Old Testament pointing to the Messiah allow us to come to any other conclusion than that Jesus the Christ was anything less than God incarnate. So I have to ask, if the the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is so clear on who and what Jesus is; why is there so much misinformation and misunderstanding, not only, in the world but among Christians as well? I can understand why those who do not claim to be Christian would think this way. What puzzles me is those who would call themselves Christians, take on identification with Christ, and at the same time reject His divinity; reject His words such as in John 14:6 - “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” And in John 14:9 – “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.” Of course there are many other verses where Jesus tells He is God. GATHERING THIS SUNDAY There seems to be a rejection of the exclusivity of JeMARCH 22ND 10AM sus. I mentioned this in a previous article a few months 2402 PERRIER LANE Bring food to share at our ago. The Bible’s insistence that Jesus is the Son of God potluck brunch. All welcome. Nelson Christian Science Society and is the only means by Displaced rhythms? A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA Come experience ours! which people Sunday Service in Balfour Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send are saved from 9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. www.nelsonvineyard.com sin stands in For information 250-229-5237 Look for us on Facebook direct opposition to the Love Never Fails Nelson Seventh-Day Gathering on: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. view, which is Adventist Church 3308 Silver King Rd. 250-352-5007 so prevalent, How to pray for your Family, that all paths Sabbath (Saturday) Services Please 10 am Bible study/discussion lead to God. Community and Nation join 11 am Worship Service us at As we apConference coming April 10-11, 2015 1502 12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon proach Easter Granite Doctor Bradley Stewart, Road International Teacher we need to “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heauy laden, Cost: $30 examine the and I vill giue you rest” Matthew 11:28 H.O.P.E. Church Pastoral couple Jeff & Marilyn Zak www.hopenelson.ca www.nelsonadventist.ca Pastor Leo 250-687-1777 reason and the truth of the Anglican Church of Canada Gospel story. St. Saviour's Pro Cathedral Ward & Silica, Nelson Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am Every human Family Service & Eucharist Children’s Sunday School Minister: David Boyd All are Welcome is born sepaSunday Service 10:30 a.m rated from Lent 5 St. Saviour’s Food Pantry is open every Friday 9-11 a.m. God. We call Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples St. Michael & All Angels this sin or Service of Holy Communion Busk Road, Balfour All children welcome for Sunday School original sin. Sunday Service 11:30 a.m. and Nursery Room available Jesus came Office: 9 am - 1 pm Tue - Thurs • 250.352.5711 Corner of Josephine and Silica Streets www.kokanee-parish.com and died to Ph: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca ALL ARE WELCOME! pay our penalty for sin and The Salvation Army bridge the gap Nelson Community Church between God and mankind. Sunday Worship Service He defeated at 11:00 am death to prove Everyone is Welcome that He is God Your Pastors: and His grace Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows and forgive250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level) ness is available to all. Rides available!

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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

Unity Centre of the Kootenays Speaker – Luke Taylor

Topic: “The Power of Telekinesis” 717 Vernon St. Sunday at 11 a.m. Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394

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Jeff Noerenberg Due to an unexpected tragedy, Jeff Noerenberg passed away on March 4, 2015 at the age of 36. Jeff leaves behind a loving family and a multitude of friends. Anyone who knew Jeff, loved Jeff! He appreciated the many customers of his business, Kootenay Euroshop, and his automotive expertise will be greatly missed. Jeff’s mother, Virginia Stout, has established a memorial fund that will benefit his three young children, at Kootenay Savings. If you would like to make a donation in his memory, please direct your donation to “Jeff Noerenberg’s Children’s Fund.”

Donald Richard Plant

Donald Richard Plant was born December 1, 1933. He lived in Grand Forks with his parents Frank and Molly Plant on a farm until his teenage years when he went to work on the railway. He later met and married Jacqueline Souster and over the next 60 years the two lived in Prince George, Quesnel and Nelson. After moving to Nelson in 1972, Don worked for BC Tel until his retirement in 1993. Don loved to learn new things and enjoyed to garden, square dance, and travel. As one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Don had a strong belief in the Bible including the promise that in the future “death will be no more”. Don was predeceased by his parents and his brother Barry and his sister Dorothy. He is survived by his wife Jackie, his children David (Dawn) Plant, Cheryl Clarke, Louise Picton and Michelle (Tim) McMaster and by his grandchildren Kara, Alexis, Carly, Jonathon, Jesse, Chantelle, Ryan, Ian and Andrew and by many great grandchildren. Don passed away peacefully on March 4, 2015, at Mountain Lake Seniors Community with his family by his side.

Wilfo rd E lroy S an d Sept.15, 1930 - Feb. 27, 2015

“A man of few words, but when he spoke his words were always worth listening to.” Dad passed peacefully, surrounded by his family, at his home in Mountain Lakes Seniors Community in Nelson BC. He was the oldest of three children born to Bill and Elsie Sand (nee Bird) of Kyle, Sask. He was predeceased by his parents and his wife Lori (2012). He is survived by his brother Lyle Sand (Liz), sister Shirley Schotanus (Dale), and his four children: Garnett, Sharrie, Cyndi (Todd), Jackie (Bob) and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Dad forged many wonderful friendships throughout his work and life, and he deeply loved his family and friends. We will all miss him dearly. A fishing trip in his memory will take place at a later date. The family would like to thank all of the care providers and activity staff of Castlewood Village and Mountain Lakes Seniors Community as well as Mary Macleod of Heart to Hand Senior Care, Rod Zavaduk for getting dad out fishing and Penny Lynn Chapman and Zola for their loving support. We would also like to thank Dr. K. Merritt for his home visits and excellent medical care over many years. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the SPCA.

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Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resources Centre Drop in Wed. 12-2 pm at 719 Vernon St., Nelson For info: 250 352-6008; preventeldRabuse@sbdemail.com or visit www.nelsonelderabuseprevention.org

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On Saturday March 14th, 2015 at the age of 74, Garnet Michael Pearce passed peacefully into the arms of his Heavenly Father. Garnet is missed by his devoted wife Etta (Abbotsford, BC), and loving children: Michael Pearce (ON), Ron (Jennifer) Pearce (BC), and Bethany (Don) Oates and grandchildren Cassy and Trever Oates (NB), step-children Karri Geist (BC), Jonathon and wife Alycia (BC), Benjamin, Christopher, and Jeremy (all of Ohio), as well as many step-grandchildren whom he loved. He was predeceased by his father, C.S.M William Pearce who gave his life in service to our country (Hong Kong 1942), his mother Mary (Hall) Pearce, his brother Richard, and eldest brother Leslie who served as a paratrooper in Korea with the Princess Patriciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CLI. He is survived by his cherished sister Claudette Hope (BC) and many nieces and nephews in Ontario and BC whom he treasured. He was born in Toronto (1940) and attended Perth Avenue, and Jesse Ketchum schools. In 1973 he moved to British Columbia where he worked as a land surveyor on the Castlegar and Revelstoke Dams and many other projects. He was a Toronto Blue Jays, and NFL football fan, and an avid golfer who loved travelling to play his favorite courses. In his later years, Garnet devoted much time to the study of scripture and developing a personal relationship with his Lord Jesus Christ. His cheerful sense of humor, lively storytelling and ornery character will be greatly missed. Garnet will be laid to rest in Salmo, BC with his late wife Velda (Yarndley) Pearce. His life will be celebrated privately by the family and no public funeral service will be held.

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Auto Mechanic Partner Ok Tire and Automotive, Terrace BC is seeking a licensed auto mechanic partner for an OK tire franchise. E-mail: momack@citywest.ca

Information Are You Interested in Better Health? Join the 14th Annual Health Challenge. Cleanse your body, lose weight , get in shape while learning about Nutrition, Functional Medicine and how your body works. This 8 week program starts March 25th. Investment $297.00 Available Online. Call 250 352-0459 Bring the Fish back The Grande Coulee took the salmon from the Salmo and Slocan rivers. The Duncan and the Libby took the Fish from Kootenay lake. What will dredging Groham Narrows do? Nobody knows. Stop the dredging of Grohman Narrows

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Further information regarding this position can be found on the City of Nelson web site at www.nelson.ca. Resumes must be submitted no later than April 7, 2015 at 8:00 am to:

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School District #8 requires a regular Information Technology Technician. The successful applicant will be required to join the CUPE Local 748 Union and have a Criminal Records Check. Desired training and experience: t Completion of a two (2) year post secondary technical diploma, recognized industry certification or equivalent combination of training and experience working in the information technology field. t Significant experience in current Microsoft server and workstation operating systems; network design and components; and supporting a variety of technology devices, including tablets, netbooks, workstations, smartphones, among others t Microsoft Certification (MCSE) preferred t Windows based software including spreadsheets, word processing, database, etc. t Minimum 3 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience t Electronic experience would be an asset t Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license

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Human Resources City of Nelson #101 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 5S4 Fax: 250-352-2131 Email: hr@nelson.ca We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however; only those under consideration will be contacted.

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On March 8th, 2015, the world exhaled as a great source of positive energy and light left it behind. We bid â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farewellâ&#x20AC;? to Ryan Randell Tapp following a tragic fire. Though physically at rest, we are confident that Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adventurous spirit is busy touching and tasting every corner of the universe! Wildly ambitious, Ryan was a talented and accomplished musician and composer, and founded, owned, and operated multiple businesses including Clearwater Seasonal Services and the soon to be launched social network SOCO5. Born in Kimberley, BC on October 17, 1986, Ryan was raised on the ski hill, and immersed in every social activity available. His great joys included music, traveling, feeling wind in his face, the smell of earth after the rain, mountain views, meeting new people, and connecting with his family. Well loved by most everyone he met, Ryan will be fondly remembered and sorely missed by his immediate family Randy Tapp and Kim Bombardier and their children Jesse and James Bombardier, Cheryl and George Henry and their children Cailen (Scott), Michael (Erin) and Stephanie (Paul), Sharai and Rob Cook, Niki Tapp and children Veruca and Milo Smith, Edith Tapp and Elmer Becker, as well as step-family, aunts, uncles, cousins, close friends, and all who knew him, especially within the community of Nelson BC where he made his home. There will be a Celebration of Life service in Nelson, BC on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the Capitol Theater from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. An evening of music and tribute will follow at Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spirit Bar from 8:00 pm until closing. Further information will be available at http://basscoast. ca/thelifeofryan. In recognition of his kind and compassionate nature, the family asks everyone wishing to memorialize him to please perform an act of kindness in Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory. Ryan lived fully, embracing opportunity and experience wherever possible. He truly embodied his favourite saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carpe Diemâ&#x20AC;?. Without him, so much life will go un-seized. Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service. Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com

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UBC Faculty of Education West Kootenay Teacher Education Program (WKTEP) Part-time Administrative Coordinator UBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West Kootenay Teacher Education Program (WKTEP) requires a part-time (50%) Administrative Coordinator beginning April 2015. WKTEP is currently located in Castlegar but will be moving to a location near Nelson or Castlegar. WKTEPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus is rural education, place-based learning, and community connections. This position involves coordinating the day to day operations of the office, acting as primary contact for the program and liaising with UBCVancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Teacher Education Office and departments. To view the full job description and submit your application, please visit http:// www.hr.ubc.ca/careers/ and contact Rhea Ravanera at rhea.ravanera@ubc.ca with any questions. UBC hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We especially welcome applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Working together to be the best for our communities, our environmentâ&#x20AC;Śour future! Zellstoff Celgar operates a World Class1,500 tonne/day modern bleach kraft pulp mill located in Castlegar BC. We are committed to working together to be the best we can be for our communities, environment and customers. Presently we are seeking applicants for the position of Crew Scheduler. Reporting to the Assistant Production Manager you are responsible for ensuring that our 24/7 operation is staffed efficiently with the necessary expertise to ensure company quality, efficiency and production objectives are achieved and sustained by constant changing schedules. You will have a minimum of 7 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience working in a fast-paced environment utilizing a variety of systems and tools to keep you organized and aware of the impact one change can create when adjusting work schedules. In this role you understand the complexity of working within collective agreements and ensuring that all documentation is up to date and in the system so you can accurately schedule the production crews and supervisors while administering time off policies and programs. As our Crew Scheduler you are: â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

Comfortable with ambiguity and obsessed with precision â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we are counting on you! Work with all but â&#x20AC;&#x153;ownâ&#x20AC;? the schedule â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if there is a problem we want to know! Excellent communication skills â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you are pro-active and naturally inquisitive! Computer savvy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you can work that spreadsheet! Early adopter of new systems and programs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you see the benefits!

Zellstoff Celgar is just minutes from Castlegar, BC in the West Kootenay region. To apply for this position, please Email your CV to: jo-anne.shea@celgar.com (Apologies in advance; only those considered for an interview will be contacted)

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St. Joseph School Invites applications at this time for the following positions: • 1 full time CEA, with training in autism and/ or FASD is preferred. • 1 part-time Special Education Coordinator. Start Date: as soon as possible Application Deadline: until position is filled Positions will continue for the upcoming 2015-16 school year. Please view the diocesan school website www.cisnd.ca for posting details, application documents and process.

Relief is only a call away! Call Shelley Cameron Estate Administrator at 877-797-4357 today, to set up your FREE consultation in Nelson. Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP 33 years experience BDO Canada Limited Trustee in Bankruptcy 200-1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9X1

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Boundary Creek Times Greenwood, B.C. The Boundary Creek Times, a weekly community newspaper in B.C.’s Southern Interior, has an opening for a full-time, multi-media journalist. Candidates will have diverse writing abilities; photography prowess and social media best practices are an asset. Candidates must be willing to be flexible with working hours, and willing to work weekends. Qualifications: The successful applicant for this position will be a key contributor to the print and online product. You should have a diploma / degree in journalism, and / or related experience. Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop is a must; experience with InDesign is an asset. Valid driver’s licence and reliable vehicle are required. Deadline: April 17, 2015 Send resume to: Della Mallette editor@grandforksgazette.ca The Boundary Creek Times is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest private, independent newspaper company, with more than 150 community, daily and urban newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii.

Regional Manager Position – Kootenay Division, BC CIMS Limited Partnership is a 100% Canadian owned company. CIMS provides unionized, heavy industrial mechanical services for large plant maintenance shutdowns and complex capital industrial projects. We are active in the Oil & Gas, Pulp & Paper, Mining & Smelting, Petro-Chemical and Renewable Energy sectors across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. We are looking for an experienced and talented Regional Manager at our Kootenay BC Division, based in Rossland, BC. The Regional Manager reports directly to the Regional Vice President, BC. The ideal candidate will have: • A university degree (e.g. P Eng.) OR Technical School Certification OR Trade Certification such as Pipefitter, Boilermaker or Ironworker. • 10+ years of progressive management experience associated with Heavy Industry, Turnaround Maintenance and Project Work. • Strong Management, Leadership, Project Management and Team Building skills. If you are interested in joining the CIMS Team, please send your cover letter and resume to gjurkowski@cimsltd.com.

Reference Number 1502 Reporting to the Director, Major Projects, the Project Manager has overall responsibility in the development of projects including initiation, identification, definition, and implementation. This role involves planning, organizing and executing the successful completion of projects, and has the overall responsibility for overseeing the development of budgets, schedules and reports. The Project Manager has responsibility for the management and coordination of project staff, external consultants and stakeholders to ensure safe, cost-effective, efficient and timely completion of projects in order to meet and/or exceed the objectives. The successful candidate will have an Undergraduate or Graduate Degree in Engineering, with (or eligible for) a Professional Engineering Designation and certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) with a minimum of 8 years’ experience in engineering within the energy industry including at least 5 years’ experience in construction management or contract administration. Experience in preparing and coordinating capital construction contracts in the energy sector is essential. Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to visit the Careers section of columbiapower.org for the detailed job description. Closing date for this position is April 7, 2015.

Professional/ Management LOAD Planner needed for busy trucking company- based in Salmo BC the Load Planner supervises company operations and strategizes effective utilization of company equipment and quality customer service with the dispatch team. Preferred candidate has verifiable success in the field of logistics management or relative industry related leadership roles. Sutco appreciates all applicants however only those qualified will be contacted. Apply online at Sutco.ca or fax resume to 250-357-2009.

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Temporary Data Entry Clerk (Dispatch) School Board Office School District #8 is seeking a Data Entry Clerk (Dispatch) This is a term position at the School Board Office until June 26, 2015. The awarded applicant will be required to join the CUPE Local 748 Union. Wages will be as per the current Collective Agreement. A Criminal Records Check will be required. This temporary position will provide dispatch duties for both teachers and CUPE staff, and data entry functions in the Accounting, Payroll and Human Resource Services departments. Job Requirements: t Training in Payroll accounting with the completion of three (3) core Accounting/Business Administration courses from an accredited post-secondary organization or completion of the Payroll Compliance Legislation, Payroll Fundamentals I and Introduction to Accounting from the Canadian Payroll Association or completion of first (1st) year studies in a CGA/CMA program. t Excellent data entry skills. t Proficient in Excel spreadsheets. t Required to dispatch employees, both teaching and nonteaching t Required to enter payroll data for casual teachers and CUPE employees. t Excellent communication skills. t Ability to work with minimum supervision, with strong organizational skills. t Ability to maintain strict confidentiality. t Perform other job related duties as may be assigned. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Please submit your application with an updated resume via Make A Future – www.makeafuture.ca Job Posting #912471

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Temporary Youth & Family Worker School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) is looking for a qualified candidate to fill this position that’s due to the resignation of an employee covering a long term leave. This position is assigned to the school based team to provide support for students with behavioural, emotional and social disorders, through individual, family and group work as directed by the Principal. This position will also provide counselling services, both in a one to one and group setting, to elementary students ranging in age from 5 to 12 years old. Required Qualifications: University graduation or a minimum of a College Diploma in the Behavioural Sciences field. Two (2) years post-secondary education is required. The SPEDA/ Selkirk College one (1) year program in human services may count as one (1) year, but additional university training (i.e. psychology, sociology, interviewing, youth studies, counselling theory) is required along with a demonstration of supervised experience in childcare counselling. The awarded applicant(s) will be required to join the CUPE Union. A criminal records check will be required. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Please submit your application with an updated resume via Make A Future – www.makeafuture.ca Job Posting# 912494

For Sale By Owner Double Wide Mobile Home located in beautiful Kootenay Cove Mobile Home Park, 1440 sq’. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, Den, 6 appliances, open concept kitchen, living & dining room, full length covered deck & carport, underground watering, out buildings $164,9000 250 551-2049

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TRAIL, GLENMERRY Twnhse 3Bd., newer floor, windows, paint. $900. 1-250-551-1106

Want to Rent 24 yr old Single male seeking affordable housing in/around Nelson, on the bus route. Can manage $550/m all inclu. Good ref avail. Quiet, clean & responsible. LM Jeremy 250 352-9876

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Transgender issues take centre stage Local production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch lets audience ask questions after the show

Christopher Moore and Ojas Cats (left and centre), along with producer Sydney Black, did Q&A sessions with the audience after each performance of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Bill Metcalfe photo

BILL METCALFE Nelson Star edwig and the Angry Inch covers unusual theatrical territory. The producer of the play’s recent run in Nelson, Sydney Black, says “It’s the story of a gender-diverse internationally ignored song stylist from East Berlin who is touring the world. Hedwig is a survivor of botched sexual reassignment surgery.” Black Productions and Selkirk College ran the piece for nine nights at the Shambhala Theatre in February and will have a final run at the Capitol Theatre on March 27. The musical, directed by Pat Henman, features local singer and actress Bessie Wapp as Hedwig — in a locally-acclaimed performance — with Black as Hedwig’s husband. After each performance, Black and one of several members of Nelson’s transgender community, including Christopher Moore and Ojas Cats, took questions from the audience. The Nelson Star sat down with Moore and Cats to talk about what it was like to do the onstage Q&A. They were joined for the interview by Sydney Black.

Nelson Star: What was it like to get up on stage and talk about transgender issues? Ojas: I was nervous at first, because you are putting yourself out there. I am pretty out in the community already because of being a business person, but it was still unnerving to get up there. I went up with a photo of myself at age 14 and that was unnerving to show people what I was at birth as opposed to now. But it was also freeing. To be able to say that out loud and for people to be able to hear it and accept it, that was really cool. Christopher: I was nervous, way more nervous than I have ever been. I do Trans 101 workshops all over the East and West Kootenays through a program I run, Trans Connect, sponsored by the Columbia Basin Trust and ANKORS. So I talk about this stuff all the time and I have done them in my own town — police, health care workers, service providers, educators. Somehow getting on stage in my own

community was very nerve-wracking, but Bessie and Sydney made it very easy, and as soon as I got there I was very comfortable. I am out everywhere, from the work I do, and there are some places where I am not. I do things in the community where people have no idea. I like it that way sometimes — I don’t have to tell people I am trans if I don’t need to. It is an intimate thing. Sydney: I felt really confident that anyone in the audience who had anything negative to say would have left far before the Q&A. Ojas: I could say to the audience now I am passable, and the in-between stages were harder in the community. Being well known, it is always harder when you are in that in-between stage. You get a lot of people pointing and questioning. Christopher: That makes it stand out and uncomfortable for others. Those are the ones that get beat up, that might lose their jobs and homes. That happens right here. I work with a lot of people and I know what is going on here. Ojas: Yeah, the violence happens. When I was in between, I was attacked here. Nelson Star: What did you think or feel while watching the show? Christopher: I saw the first show but I was not speaking at that one, and I saw each show after that. I was very incredibly moved by the community and that we were showing it here, and that people were doing this play, and wanting to be very inclusive with us, and I am still touched that we live here. Ojas: I saw it five times, and I think every time I was brought to tears. There were parts of the show that really spoke to me and really made me feel happy that this was getting out there, but sad too — sad that it had to come out in that sort of way. Nelson Star: What kinds of questions did people ask? Christopher: Lots of language questions. We were asked about the definition of “queer,” what the definition of being transgender is. We got asked if we had any trouble at the shows with any of the patrons. Ojas: I got asked how I know I am trans.

I had questions about washrooms and sometimes I get questions about genitals. I mentioned to people in the audience that I would never ask anyone in the audience what their genitals look like, so why would that matter with a trans person you are talking to? Christopher: They asked about pronoun use. There seemed to be lots of interest from the audience in that. The pronoun the trans community has been going with is “they” in the singular form, “they, their, them.” Hopefully that will in my lifetime change to everybody’s language. Many languages in the world do not use pronouns that are gendered. There was also talk about other forms of oppression. The play is very multi-layered and there are lots forms of oppression in it — violence, immigration laws, prostitution, cycles of abuse, religion, copyright violation ... They were not all questions, some people would just get up and comment about what they saw in the play, and [sometimes it was about] the other forms of oppression. It was very intimate and because of the way Bessie and Sydney did it, it was inclusive; everyone felt comfortable. People asked Sydney and Bessie how it was for them playing their parts and their relationship in the play. Sydney: The audiences were always very receptive. There was not one evening where there was silence or people felt uncomfortable because that is what stops people from asking questions: their own fears. Ojas: They asked if Hedwig would have transitioned. Sydney: Bessie spoke a lot about the masks she wears as a performer and how that can relate to the masks we are forced to wear or that we choose to wear. As far as I am concerned this is the most progressive production of Hedwig in the world. There are no other groups having this dialogue after the show. We had a large group of doctors come to our Trail show and they all left with the pamphlets. [I heard that the next day] there was a huge conversation at the hospital. Other productions refer to Hedwig as a trangender woman and use the pronoun “she” and that creates the assumption Hedwig identifies as a trans woman. In our production, Hedwig identifies as a gender diverse individual. We challenge our community to try to drop the pronouns. We said “Go home and see if you can do it.” Christopher: And that is a good point because that is about self-identification. Just because I might see someone walking down the street looking a particular way, I might say, “Oh, they might be trans” but I would not say that out loud. It is up to them to decide how to define themselves, so we can not really define Hedwig. Ojas: I have had people stop me on the street. They recognized me, and said, “Hey, you did the Q&A, can you answer another question?” So it has got the dialogue going in town for sure. What I have found is a lot of people’s confusion over the word “trans.” They automatically think it is just female to male or male to female but that does not cover all the terms underneath that. Trans is a very umbrella term so it could be anyone from male to female, female to male, queer, sissyboy, butch, drag queen, two-spirited, cross dresser, you know, many that don’t fit the gender binary. Continued on Page 22

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Common name: Witch Hazel Botanical Names: Hamamelis intermedia This week’s subject is a rather interesting large shrub that blooms in late winter or very early spring. In our nursery they often bloom in mid February! Depending on the variety, they bloom with unique yellow, gold, orange or red flowers. As fall approaches, the dark green leaves turn yellow with hints of purple and red. Witch Hazels make outstanding landscape plants that grow in the sun or even part shade, and once established require

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Audience wonders about pronouns Continued from Page 21 Christopher: We talked about the binary system. It is not just a trans issue. In terms of seven billion people on the planet, more people are saying “I don’t really fit in that box.” It doesn’t mean trans, but it just means that “I just don’t want to narrow myself into that box.” I have had people come to me and say, “This is the first time I have ever had an opportunity to say no, I don’t really fit in that. I don’t really need to fit in that male box. I am not anywhere on the spectrum under the umbrella but I can look at that as an option for me, not fitting into that binary system.” Several people have talked to me about that since the show, just talking about their relationship to their gender. Masculinity in this culture is very rigid and defined and hard, and still the Marlboro man. In some other cultures masculinity is soft and soft is strong, and here it is hard is strong or tough. And there are so many people that don’t fit into that, regardless of how they identify. Ojas: They asked about bathrooms. We put signs up in the theatre bathrooms too, neutral signs on the bathroom doors to get people to think about that, because a lot of people don’t think about that when they go into the bathroom. It is automatic. But when you are transitioning it doesn’t matter which bathroom you go into, it’s going to be trouble. You have to pick the lesser of two evils. Christopher: The Vancouver school board has come up with a very inclusive policy. If a child wants to be called another name, that has to be supported in the school, bathrooms have to be supported in the school, and they have to get everybody on board in terms of using whatever pronoun they want. I do some of that work here, with teachers, PAC groups and students. Students are the ones that are definitely really on board and some are using “they their them” for everyone and not just trans people. These are kids that don’t identify as trans, so they are way ahead of the game and there

needs to be some catching up. Sydney: We had students come to the show that said they were starting to use gender neutral pronouns and we had two teens who were neutral themselves who got up and spoke during the Q&A period too, which was awesome that they feel so supported in the community and the space. Christopher: What I got out of the Q&A as an educator is how we need to have more community forums for everyone, not just service providers. It was a mix. I was looking around the first night going, wow, there are drag queens beside me and little old ladies with silver hair and pearls, and all over the map, and they don’t come from a social service background. Ojas: A young person got up and said, “I don’t fit the binary but am more toward the male side of things,” but people are always asking them, “Well if you are a boy, why don’t you have a penis?” and so they were having a hard time trying to explain that to the other kids. I explained to them that it doesn’t matter what is in the pants, it is what is in the heart and in the soul. That is what matters. Christopher: And it is a small percentage of transgender people that transition medically and with hormones from one gender to the other. That is a small number of people within the whole transgender umbrella. Getting familiar not only with the term but letting people self-identify. If someone says they are trans or gender queer, you can ask them what it means to them: “So, what does that mean to you? I have not heard that word before, tell me more about it.” Ojas: My mother, when I said to her “gender queer,” was taken aback because she said in her generation “queer” was a bad word, derogatory, but now it has been reclaimed as a good word, so I have had to explain that to a few people. Christopher: There is a lot of intersecting between groups, in terms of race. It is hard to have the conversation around trans stuff and not talk about race. In our society, in our streets, trans

women of colour are the ones getting beat up, murdered, used for prostitution. They are on the fringe and as a white man that is read as male it is hard to try and talk about that or explain it because it is only in my white terms, but there is a day that is honoured all over the world, and we do it in Nelson, called Trans Day of Remembrance, a day for trans people who have been murdered, and when I look at the list, it is 99 per cent women of colour. Sydney: We talked about Hedwig’s gender identity. It was not a choice necessarily. Christopher: They only way Hedwig defined themselves was as a girlyboy, and so I can not label them in any way other than what they say they are. People who are girlyboys should be able to live in our world and celebrate it and be the best they can be like everyone else, and if they want to do some form of medical transition or need to, then that too, but we did not get that story from the play. Nelson Star: Sydney, putting this production together must have made you and the rest of the cast think seriously about these issues. Sydney: A hundred percent. It makes you question everything. These lines that have been so hard drawn for you your entire life, and to even look at my child — I have a three-and-a-half year old son who I have not set up consciously any sort of gender norms for, and to see how he defines himself and to think about anyone not allowing my baby to express himself how he wants to, and not love him for who he wants to be, I cannot even imagine. So it is such an important thing for everyone to get on board with, because it is all about community, love, and loving people for being people, no matter what gender identity, sexuality, race. We are all of the same cloth. It is like this video that just was shown all over the Internet with the skeletons embracing and then they step out from behind. It is all different kinds of people and you are like, “Whoa …”

Christopher Moore and Ojas Cats (left and right), say their experience with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, produced by Sydney Black (centre) was positive. Bill Metcalfe photo

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How to get the most out of spring skiing

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he last column we focused on getting forward and this week we will focus on the getting the most out of your spring skiing. This has been a winter that has challenged us physically by forcing us to improve our technical skiing, but more than that it has fundamentally challenged our personal relationship with skiing. Skiing powder feels effortless and doesn’t require an investment of energy to become motivated, and for many locals this has shaped their relationship with skiing over the years. Are you a powder snob? While I could spend the rest of this white space preaching the benefits of solid technique to help you enjoy all conditions, I won’t. I just want to remind you of how fun spring skiing is and give you some tools to make it feel as effortless as possible. Spring skiing brings sunshine and dumps of fresh light snow on top of a firm base on the north slopes and softens to mushy corn snow on the south aspects. While

this is beautiful, it can be tough to ski off the groomers. The tools that I am going to give you may surprise you as they go against everything that I have told you so far this season. I want to bring out your inner hotdogger! Tools: 1. Start with your feet as close together as you can. This looks super style and keeps your skis from over performing. 2. Pole plant! Aim for a high spot and plant right on top. Plant your pole with your shoulder and put your whole body weight on it. If you can throw in some extra flair by pointing your pole up in the air just before you plant like a French ski instructor and you will get extra hot dog points. 3. Unweight your skis and initiate the turn in the air, called the airplane turn. This gets your skis out of the heavy snow, above the chicken heads, and makes you look super rad especially if you are wearing your ‘80s one piece. 4. Finish your turn by sliding the tails of the skis around as far as you can until your skis are pointing across the hill. If you can create a cloud of powder that you can ski through like a rock star walking on to the stage; then you are well on your way to being the king/queen of spring skiing steaze. This pivot turn controls your speed while keeping you in the fall line. Drill: Start with simple speiss. This is done with-

out any actual sliding. On a fairly steep slope stand with skis across the hill and plant your pole directly below your boot. Then, put your weight on the pole and move your body out over your pole while doing a little hop and in the air, turn your skis 180 degrees, landing just below your planted pole. Now, try doing this just lifting the tails of your skis and slide sideways down the hill when you land. Progress to linking these quickly and you are doing

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