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Mammography at Kootenay Lake hospital or bust TAMARA HYND Nelson Star Two months ago Nelson resident Rocco Mastrobuono was walking at Lakeside Park when he learned a friend had been diagnosed with breast cancer. To add to the bad news, the woman informed him she would have to travel to Trail for medical treatment. Interior Health announced earlier this year that mammography equipment at the Kootenay Lake Hospital will not be replaced and screening will no longer be available at the Nelson hospital as of April 30. Women will have access to initial mammogram screenings locally through the mobile unit approximately two to four times per year, including a visit this week. This means any secondary screening and ongoing follow up required by breast cancer patients will require travelling to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail. Many residents have voiced their concerns about the added travel time, especially for seniors and residents north of Nelson. Windy winter roads and lost wages to take time off work may further deter women from accessing a prompt diagnosis, they suggest. Cancer survivor Mary Walters wrote to the Star to share her concerns with the decision, and took issue with the notion it will only affect some women. “Many women will not go to Trail due to distance, lack of transportation, winter driving conditions, travel costs and loss of wages and the waiting list,” she wrote. Mayor Deb Kozak said she has discussed issues around transportation, transparency and the decision-making process with Interior Health since February and will continue to. Mastrobuono has helped raise money for the hospital foundation, including a piece of ancillary equipment for the mammography unit. He’s trying to get people together to challenge Interior Health to reverse its position. He also suggested the community might be willing to raise money for a replacement machine if the health authority gave the green light. Continued on Page 16

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Nelson optometrist J.O. Patenaude has been immortalized in puppet form, much to the excitement of AFKO’s Lyne Chartier (foreground) and assistant Alex Pilon (right). They were joined by poet Vincent Deslauriers. Will Johnson photo

Nelson welcomes pioneer puppet

WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star he massive, top-heavy puppet version of early Nelson optometrist J.O. Patenaude currently on display at Touchstones Nelson is intricately detailed, with a bristled moustache and a large pair of wrap-around glasses. And though it’s already a stunning feat of artistry, Kaslo artist Rose-Blanche Hudon still isn’t quite satisfied with how the glasses look. So she’s currently building a whole second pair. And it’s that sort of attention to detail and perfectionism that thrills Association des francophones des Kootenays Ouest (AFKO) director Lyne Chartier, who oversaw the project. “He is a lot more beautiful than I was expecting — the costume, the detail of the face, the glasses. Some things are missing, like he was a Knight of Columbus so he’s going to have a badge, and an old

watch you put in your pocket.” The puppet is the second in a planned series of three intended to honour francophone settlers. The first completed was Crescent Valley pioneer Joseph Bourgeois. On Wednesday the Star met with Chartier, as well as her assistant Alex Pilon and francophone poet Vincent Deslauriers, to hear what the pioneer meant to them. Chartier said Kootenay residents don’t always realize the contributions made by francophones. “Sometimes people think francophones come from history in the book, or they’re just tree-planters, but there’s a lot of in-between where they had a lot of influence and nobody knows. Now we can look say yes, this is a part of my history.” She said Patenaude’s influence is still felt in Nelson. “Every time I speak with older people they say they never met him, but knew of him. He was a very generous man. You go to the

Catholic church and he was always there to help. He had a good relationship with them.” She noted Patenaude Hall at the Tenth Street campus of Selkirk College is named after him. “He gave a lot to students. He never had kids but he adopted some, and paid for tuition, and was so generous they named a hall after him.” Pilon said it’s been fascinating to learn about Patenaude, who he wasn’t familiar with before. He said he felt honoured to be involved in the project, which included spending 16 hours getting the skin colour and details of the face right. Deslauriers, who recently wrote a poem to commemorate the completion of the first puppet in the project, said the puppets transcend cultural divides. “Like I say in my poem, before a question of language it’s a question of values. Hard work,

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Crawford Bay principal moving to Kaslo Popular school administrator Dan Rude shifts to the west shore of Kootenay Lake

WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star During his nine-year tenure as a principal and teacher at Crawford Bay school, Dan Rude made it his personal mission to get students outside the school walls, engaging with the community as much as possible. Introducing ambitious projects, such as a community mentorship program that pairs students with community members, he helped move learning from the classroom into the larger world. “I really like the idea of looking at students as the learning leaders and having more of a conversation about where each student wants to go,” said Rude, 41, who will soon be moving to J.V. Humphries and Jewett schools in Kaslo and Meadow Creek to take over from Dan Miles, who is heading overseas. “It’s about observing them and seeing where they want to go. What really excites me is those students who are intent on creating their own world. I’ve got one kid who wants to spend a year in Germany. He’s 14 or 15, and he’s just going for it.” Rude said when the youngster started a crowd-sourcing campaign on his own, he was amazed by how behind-the-times he felt. “I would’ve never thought to do that. These kids have access to technologies and ideas we couldn’t even dream up.” Another example: some of his charges are currently attempting to launch a highaltitude balloon into space, a project that appears nowhere on the curriculum. As a principal he said he tries to “navigate between prescribed learning and exploratory learning.” “That’s something I saw in this TedX talk a few years ago, that we have to try things that might not work. Some go nowhere, some spend millions on research and development and go broke while others spend nothing and end up somewhere phenomenal.” He said he trusts his students’ judgment. “We have some really serious problems to solve and it’s not going to be done by doing what’s always been done. And it’s not going to get done by telling kids what to do. They have strong passions and their world is going to be challenging. We need to listen to them.”

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Rude is going to take this passion to his new gig, which starts April 15. And though they haven’t yet found his replacement, he’s been participating in the hiring process. He plans to move to Kaslo in the summer. The new job will feature less teaching — Rude currently teaches math, science and outdoor ed — which will give him more time to focus on administration. “Dan [Miles] and I have done a lot of traveling, looking at other schools, and part of what I’m excited about is taking ideas that work somewhere and trying them somewhere else. Dan has started a lot of neat shifts around students as learning leaders and getting the community involved. My goal is to keep it vibrant.”

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Save-On-Foods named Nelson Business of the Year WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star Before proceeding with the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce’s Business of Excellence Awards on Wednesday evening, executive director Tom Thomson took a moment to recognize Norm and Joyce Mackie, the owners of Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort, who recently ended their multi-decade stint by selling the Kootenay Lake holiday spot to the Lower Kootenay Band. And while many businesses present during the ceremony have similarly long histories in the area, he also acknowledged fledgling ones like the zipline company plan1 ning to launch in the area of Kokanee Creek Provincial Park. Then handing over the mic to president Jus3 tin Pelant and the two judges for the awards, Barry Auliffe and Garry Kalinski, the five winners were announced. The Star caught up with the judges beforehand to hear about 2015’s winners. Auliffe selected Main Jet Motorsports for the large retailer of the year. “Main Jet Motorsports is just over the bridge and their slogan is: big city selection, small town service,” he said. “When you drive into their lot you immediately realize it’s true, they do have big-city selection, but what you’re seeing is only what’s seasonal. Around back there’s even more.” He was impressed by their commitment to honesty, respect and integrity. “I believe they’re very serious about that. And they’re the biggest motorsports retailer between the Okanagan and Calgary,” he said. Kalinski selected Vince DeVito Footwear and Orthotics as the small retailer of the year. “This company has been doing shoemaking in the Kootenays for 89 years, through four generations. And they still do shoe repair, which is almost unheard of.” Kalinski said he was impressed by their prioritizing of comfort and quality. “They only deal with quality footwear, so comfort and quality are their number one focus. Until your feet are happy, Vince isn’t happy.” Auliffe chose Mandala Homes as the winner of the Professional Service Excellence Award. “Mandala Homes is a business established in 2000. They had to rebuild after

the 2008 crash, and they’ve repositioned themselves as an up-market green technology homes company,” he said. “The word ‘mandala’, and I didn’t know this, means

the interdependence of all things. And the owners Lars and Rachel, when I interviewed them, said they follow a triple bottom line: environmental, social and financial.” He was also impressed by their work environment, where customers routinely do yoga and meditation as part of their day. One of the most surprising choices of the evening was the winner of the Hospitality Tourism Excellence Award, which went to Dianna Ducs of Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism. Auliffe said he understands the surprise, especially because the competition included local landmarks such as the Hume Hotel, the Prestige and Ainsworth Hot Springs. But they had more nominations for Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism than for any other award. “Like any business, it has a product, which is tourism in the Nelson, Balfour and Kaslo area. It has customers, it has 100 partners it serves, and it’s dependent on sales for success.” Auliffe said Ducs was too modest to take credit for the local increase in tourism, but

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many others praised her during the nomination process. The Business of the Year award went to Save-on-Foods, which recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of forerunner Overwaitea, and the 90th anniversary of its original store opening in Nelson. “They’ve been a front contender for the award four years running and they could’ve won any of those four years. They’re a great community citizen, they employ somewhere around 130 people at any given time, and they are constantly putting back into the community,” said 2 Auliffe. “They fundraise on an ongoing basis. Anyone who walks through the door at SaveOn gets held from the community, not to mention they’ve been in their current location 35 years. They’re an absolutely fabulous organization and it shows in the loyalty of the staff.” He noted the Children’s Hospital golf tournament every year is a huge success, and he admires how much money they’ve been able to raise in the community.

Pictured above 1) Nelson Chamber of Commerce president Justin Pelant presents footwear specialist Vince DeVito with the small retailer of the year award at the Business Excellence Awards on Wednesday evening. 2) Pelant presents Dianna Ducs of Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism with the Hospitality Tourism Excellence Award. 3) On the heels of its 100th birthday party, Save-On-Foods was named Business of the Year. Will Johnson photos

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Nelson medical clinic proposal going to public hearing in May BILL METCALFE Nelson Star An application to rezone three residential lots on View St. across from the emergency ward to accommodate Ancron Medical Centre will come before a public hearing May 4. The city has created a new zoning category (“mixed medical”) to fit the project. Ancron Medical Clinic wants to build a 15,000-square foot twostorey building at 10 View St. that would include medical offices, a walk-in clinic, aesthetics clinic, dispensing pharmacy, and small cafe. The facility would replace Ancron’s current offices in the Nelson Trading Company on Baker St. The zoning change passed first and second reading last year by a slim margin, with councillor Robin Cherbo and former councillor Donna Macdonald voting against it because they disagreed with putting a commercial venture in a residential area. It was also opposed by several of its closest neighbours for similar reasons and because they said

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the scale of the development and its resulting traffic would change the character of the neighbourhood. The City of Nelson and Dr. Andre Kirsten, Ancron’s owner, held a public open house on March 19, attended by about 35 people. One concern of the neighbours, Kirsten said in an interview, is privacy and noise, and he intends to mitigate that with green space and fencing, and by minimizing noise from the ventilation systems. He said the building will take up only 40 per cent of the property. Kirsten said another concern was traffic and pedestrian flow, but a traffic study he commissioned last year shows traffic increases would not be significant. He said he intends to build a sidewalk along View St. in front of the

building and ask the city to put a pedestrian crosswalk between the clinic and emergency ward. City planner Pam Mierau, reflecting on the meeting, said Kirsten was “open to hearing these concerns and was proactive in solving them. In general, I think people were still concerned, but tentatively optimistic their concerns were heard and they might actually have a workable solution.” The city has scheduled a special committee of the whole meeting on April 7 so Kirsten can familiarize the new council with the project. (At committee of the whole meetings, council hears from the public but doesn’t make decisions.) After the May 4 public hearing, the bylaw will come before council again for a final vote.

Grand opening planned for Slocan clinic TAMARA HYND Nelson Star The Slocan Wellness Centre is reopening thanks to the arrival of nurse practitioner Donna Gibbons. To celebrate, the village is hosting a grand opening on Saturday, April 11 at 10 a.m. Residents are invited to drop in to see the clinic space and possibly make an appointment. Mayor Jessica Lunn said the reopening of the clinic with a nurse practitioner is important for the community as a lot of people do not have a family doctor. This will be an opportunity for the public to meet Gibbons, as well as acupuncturist Leslie Jordan and psychologist Dr. Sarah Sherrard.

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Gibbons, who has been working in New Denver since December, will be at the Slocan clinic one day per week, but with her first two days already fully booked, she suspects she will be at the Slocan clinic more often. Gibbons has been setting the clinic up and said she’s very happy to be able to serve the Slocan Valley. As a nurse practitioner she can perform many functions of a family physician. Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have additional education and nursing experience. They can diagnose and treat illnesses, order tests and prescribe most medications. Gibbons started her health care

career as a midwife, apprenticing under two midwives in Edmonton, and completed a masters’ degree in nursing (advanced practical obstetrics) at the University of Alberta. After many years as a midwife, she took nurse practitioner training and worked at the maternal fetal medicine Clinic at the Lois Hole Hospital for Women, and then in the family practise program. From Edmonton originally, she and her husband purchased land in Kaslo two decades ago. They were finally able to move permanently to the West Kootenay when the New Denver position came up last year.

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What would Nelson at its best look like? Group looks at developing poverty reduction strategy, focusing on the positives

BILL METCALFE Nelson Star A group of Nelson citizens thinks the extensive talk over the past few years about poverty and homelessness has done a good job of raising awareness. But they say poverty is still increasing and it’s time to start strategizing — with a positive spin. Hence the project’s name: Nelson At Its Best. Organizer Helen Lutz calls this a “different marketing angle,” and she hopes to have a draft poverty reduction strategy by the end of May. “We know from research across the country,” says Lutz, “that communities that take the time to develop a strategy are more likely to have success.” The project’s steering committee has members from the City of Nelson, Columbia Basin Trust, Nelson Business Association, Interior Health Authority, Kootenay Career Development Society, Kootenay Coop Store, Nelson CARES, ANKORS, Nelson Chamber of Commerce, Nelson Committee on Homelessness, Nelson Community Services Centre, School District 8, and the Social Planning Ac-

tion Network. In other words, says Lutz, “it’s more than the usual people,” and she adds it’s not the steering committee that will develop the strategy, but the community as a whole. “I have trained over 30 different people to host community conversations,” she says. “These will gather the thoughts and ideas and recommendations that all residents would have toward this strategy. So it is community driven.” Lutz says there have been about ten conversations so far, ranging from a get-together at someone’s house to a downtown meeting over coffee to a workplace meeting at lunchtime. There will also be a public conversation on April 15 at the Vienna Café. All gathered info will be brought back to the steering committee, which will then distil it into themes and present it at a Prosperity Summit to be held May 21. The draft strategy will be available by the end of May, says Lutz, but “for reducing poverty we are looking at a ten-year window.” Lutz presented this concept

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selkirk.ca/tesol The Nelson At Its Best presentation to city council this month was accompanied by photographs (including this one) from Ryan Oakley’s Humans of Nelson. The group wants to develop an poverty reduction strategy with a positive spin. to Nelson city council this month and asked the mayor to volunteer to be part of a group of community champions for the initiative. Deb Kozak immediately agreed. Lutz’s presentation to council addressed the question “What would Nelson At Its Best look like?” with a series of indicators including better health, safe and affordable housing, no people

going hungry, healthy children, stronger local businesses, more productive workforce, less crime, and educated residents. The presentation also gave statistics about poverty in Nelson and information about who is most at risk in the city. So far Nelson at its Best has had short-term funding from the Columbia Basin Trust and BC Healthy Communities.

Drunk man chased by police, citizens Nelson Star Staff A 30-year-old-man is banned from downtown after he was arrested Saturday for harassing and threatening customers at a business. At 3 p.m. staff at a store on the corner of Ward and Baker streets called the Nelson Police Department to complain about

him. The drunk man ran away before police arrived, only to return once the authorities left. This time he was seen hitting cars as they passed by and yelling at drivers. He again ran away when police approached for the second time and was chased down by several pedestrians and police. He was ar-

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rested without incident nearby. The man was held until he sobered up and released pending a court appearance on charges of causing a disturbance and resisting arrest. He is forbidden from consuming liquor and going downtown until he appears in court.

FOR THE RECORD A story Wednesday (“Slocan Valley housing society seeks feedback from seniors”) incorrectly stated that Lydia Kania was the only one to complete a 236 km fundraising walk for the Passmore Lodge. In fact, others finished it as well.

Above & Beyond The selection committee is looking for nominations for the monthly Above and Beyond volunteer to be featured in the Nelson Star. To be nominated the volunteer must be a long serving volunteer in a role that is not associated with their professional life Please send your nominee’s name, a description of their volunteer work and why you feel they should be nominated to:

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Climate change as biggest security threat Re: “Wilks ‘needs to do some work’ in Nelson,” March 13 I read with dismay in this article how MP David Wilks echoes the Conservative platform of fear with regard to ISIS and national security, yet he disregards the huge challenges that lie ahead in making substantial national progress on climate change — which scares the heck out of me. Under Stephen Harper’s leadership, Canada committed in 2009 to relatively weak reductions in greenhouse gas emissions of 17 per cent below 2005 levels by 2020; yet we are nowhere near meeting that goal mostly due to expansion of the oil sands. The Harper government has refused to discuss national carbon pricing, continuing the weary and dismissive “job killing carbon tax” rhetoric. Instead, they prefer a “sector by sector” regulatory approach — even though Harper himself recently called the idea of regulating the oil and gas industry “crazy.” I would ask Mr. Wilks to please consider climate change through the lens of his own words about national security: “I personally would rather err on the side of caution and ensure we do our utmost to protect Canadians than to look back and say we should have done something.” Last November, I had a very cordial meeting with Mr. Wilks in Ottawa with fellow Citizen Climate lobbyists. At that meeting we discussed our proposal for carbon fee-and-dividend, as a means to rapidly reduce carbon emissions while growing the economy — a perfect plan for the Conservatives to endorse. He expressed interest in the idea, and even offered to bring the idea forward to the Conservative party leadership. We thank him for taking that initiative, and look forward to a follow up meeting in the near future. Laura Sacks Group leader of Nelson chapter Citizens Climate Lobby Upper Glade

Citizen of the Year Barry Nelson is well known as a public transportation advocate, but he and wife Wendy also belong to the local bluegrass society.

Leading citizen’s musical side Re: “Citizen of the Year,” March

Thank you for the story on Barry Nelson, Citizen of the Year … it’s all true! He’s most-deserving. And, if there was such a thing as co-citizen of the year, that would be Barry’s wife Wendy. Both of them have provided years of leadership to the bi-weekly bluegrass jam we hold at Bigby Place; I don’t know how we’d manage without them. They are charter members of

the West Kootenay Bluegrass Society, now starting its 16th year. Barry also does a regular gig at Jubilee Manor and Wendy has a harmonica show on Kootenay Coop Radio. Not only are they great citizens of our city; they are happy, guitar-picking great citizens. We’ll overlook the Chihuahuas … nobody’s perfect. Ralph Friesen Secretary, West Kootenay Bluegrass Society

I have some concerns with some statements made by Conservative candidate David Wilks, who says he is going to act conservatively in regard to security. I’m curious why he wouldn’t also act conservatively with regard to global warming and its ensuing climate change. He says we should be pursuing oil sands and coal, two of the highest greenhouse gas sources of energy on the planet. Any money put into fossil fuel infrastructure (which he proposes), locks us into producing more greenhouse gasses for years. We now need to be decreasing, not increasing, our greenhouse gas production, or we will head the planet towards more extreme droughts, deluges, heat and cold, super-storms, and movement of eco-zones. At this point in global warming and its ensuing climate change, the lower elevation West Kootenay is destined to become like Southern Idaho between 2050 and 2080. Skiing (as we knew it last year) will be long since gone by 2050.

This winter was a good example of where weather patterns are heading. Talk to a skier, or some snowed-in-all-winter person on the East Coast, or the rest of the world with record high winter temperatures. All of these extreme weather events point to the possibility of the destructive forces of nature destroying lives and infrastructure faster than we can rebuild them. Security as a threat is not even in the ballpark compared to global warming and climate change as a threat to Canadians. If Wilks is willing to take a chance with this issue even though scientists tell us that we are guaranteed to suffer climate calamities, then he has lost my vote. In renewable energy there is money, jobs (way more than in fossil fuels per dollar invested), and a safe future. It seems that the Greens are the only party willing to address this issue with policies that it warrants. That’s where my vote goes, unless Wilks changes his policies. Gusti Callis Nelson

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Transportation task force sought S pring has arrived early and with it I’ve noticed more people on the move. Cyclists, walkers, skateboarders, cars and busses make for a busy city. Transportation has been on my mind a lot lately. The topic has come up at the city council, regional district and the West Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Board tables. I was pleased to learn Barry Nelson was named this year’s Citizen of the Year. Barry has been one of the strongest leaders to appear and not only advocate for, but be part of the change to bring better bussing services to Nelson and the broader region. One of those changes was the purchase of smaller busses to serve in off peak hours. Members of council travelled in one this week to tour city services. We all can travel free on Earth Day on April 22. If you’re looking for more information, riders can get Twitter and e-mail alerts by visiting twitter. com/NelsonTransit and bctransit.com/ west-kootenay/schedules/alerts. Two of your councillors are working hard on a variety of transportation issues with our regional district leaders. Val Warmington, lead and Michael Dailly, alternate, are participating on the West Kootenay Transit Committee. The news from the province that there will be no new funding for BC Transit makes it even more critical that all players come to the table to create and sustain good transit services for people. Interior Health is also a part of this conversation and will participate in creating solutions for people who need reliable transport to medical services. Transportation in rural BC is much different than in large urban centers. It’s a message that has been taken forward to the province and will be a conversation at the local government regional conference later in April. There is a possibility to initiate a Basin-wide look at how we move. I’ve suggested that we consider striking a task force to look at transportation in the broader spectrum. The complex web of transit options from land, air

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Council Comment and water deserve a closer look and a broader strategy. Our residents, business leaders and service providers could be part of building a future plan that strengthens connectivity and makes a difference in our environment. I reflected on Tom Rand’s remarks (tomrand.net) about embracing the new economy and investing in clean energy systems. We could be on the cutting edge of making that wheel turn and those changes begin with how we invest in modes of transportation. Earlier this week the province announced it is continuing financial incentives for individuals and companies to purchase clean energy vehicles (cleanenergycanada.org). These incentives play a part in changing patterns and ways of thinking and contribute to larger plans for change. I know that we have a long way to go, but there are people who are working hard to understand and come to solutions. With spring there comes an urgency to move, to do things that are new. It’s good that some of this energy is turning toward how we physically move in this amazing part of the world that we call home. Nelson mayor Deb Kozak shares this space weekly with her council colleagues.

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HUGS: Great big hug to the people who protest trophy hunting. HUGS: Big time hugs to all the folks who help the challenged with their taxes. Seniors rock! HUGS: Thank you to the person who left a bag of Good Mood Laugh tea and a lovely bar of halvah at my back door. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated! HUGS: To all the people who use the skateboard park. It is such a treat to see them enjoying themselves, being helpful to each other and sharing smiles with those of us who just enjoy watching and marvelling at their prowess. SLUGS: To all the people living on lakes who have their docks constructed with styrofoam. You should walk the beaches that are riddled with millions of pieces of the stuff. Can’t imagine what happens to any wildlife that ingests this nasty pollutant. You should change your building materials. HUGS: To all the restaurant staff and their employers in Nelson. My cousins from Brooklyn visited and said “You’ve got great restaurants here.” Wow! We’re really lucky. I can’t imagine living here without you. I’ve had so many memorable meals. You work so darn

hard and I truly thank all of you for it. SLUGS: To those who are so busy with I, I, me, me/ Your focus is so direct you actually can’t see/That there’s a world beyond your nose and all your highs and lows/Take some time to look around/at all that’s above and all on and under the ground/Spend extra time becoming aware/That everything and everyone needs your care. SLUGS: To people who do not pick up after their dogs on the dog walk. Even bigger slugs to people who tie bags to the fence because they do not like the mess. There are five dispensers along that trail. Tying bags to the fence is littering and makes the fence line look like the stuff that belongs in the bags. You are not getting any poop picked up. Please go have your temper tantrum somewhere else and stop littering. HUGS: To the people who are so worked up about the Baker St. dog issue. My goodness, let it rest, both sides. It’s not as if hundreds of dogs can be found anywhere close to downtown; it’s not as if all dog owners are villains leaving dog poop behind everywhere; it’s not as if dog leashes have become an obstacle course. Go out and live a little. Have some fun. Life is too short for all the griping. Spring is here and there are good things happening everywhere. Smile, Smile, SMILE!

If you have a Hug or a Slug... we’d like to hear it. Simply email us at editor@nelsonstar.com with your short quips, compliments or complaints. Keep it tasteful and anonymous — no names of individuals, businesses, or places please. You can also drop by a written submission to our offices at 514 Hall Street.

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Common name: Clematis sp. Botanical Names: Clematis The word clematis comes from ancient Greece and translated means ‘climbing plant’ – a pretty obvious choice to say the least. There are now over 250 known species and cultivars of this most astounding vine. Such a large variety enable the gardener to have masses of blooms from late winter to late fall, by simply planting varieties with different bloom times. Two of my all time favorites are ‘Jackmanii’ with extra large purple blooms and ‘Nellie Moser’ with a star of lavender on white! Both are vigorous and easy to grow and can be

completely pruned to the ground in late fall – making clean up a snap. At our nursery we have dozens of truly unique cultivars to select from, most are scented, although no clematis is strongly perfumed. Clematis fall into 5 rather specific pruning types, and you will need to look at the lable to find the correct method for your selection. They love full sun, but you should plant the roots in deep, rich, moist soil – shading the roots will really make them happy. A light trellis is all they need to grow on and display their incredibly beautiful blooms.

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Tuesday Workshop with Live Electronic/Fusion starting at 9pm. Wednesday – Yellow Jack performs from 8-10pm followed by an Open Stage. Thursdays alternate with Anna Katarina and Dylann Heidi McPherson from 6-8pm with a Dance Party to follow.

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ast week a Kootenay woman called the Star office with an unusual request. After careful consideration she decided to share the story of her husband’s suicide, with the hope something good would come of it. Though tentative, I told her I was willing to listen. She arrived on a weekday afternoon, just after we’d put the paper to bed. I pulled out a pair of computer chairs for her and the iPhone-consumed child attached to her hip, then invited her to share. Having covered the intensifying mental health crisis in the area for months now, I had a theoretical understanding of the conflict, but this was my first face-to-face with someone from the front lines. She looked emotionally exhausted, still reeling, and at first I didn’t know how to broach the topic. She began by describing the trajectory of her 13-year marriage, which deteriorated in the last half-decade due to her spouse’s alcoholism, depressive thought patterns and mental health struggles. “We were both activists and we tried to walk our talk and live our values. We were both free spirits, hippies, and we travelled around in a van for years. We were soulmates,” she said. “He was genius, highly skilled at what he did. He devoted himself to his work and his customers. He was a gentle person, a quiet guy, and very intelligent with a photographic memory. He was a good provider for many years, and he had really good intentions. Those are the good things I remember. That’s the person I’m always going to love.” The pair travelled throughout their adult years, living overseas for a time, before moving back to the Kootenays to be close to home. They settled off-grid, and her spouse found work in a different community. That’s when familial strain and stress started to take its toll. Bills started to pile up. Childcare was overwhelming. As they struggled, he started to drink more. “Alcohol is a solvent,” she said. “It dissolves things like trust.” She was horrified by her hus-

A Kootenay crocus unfurls its petals in downtown Nelson. band’s transformation, and found her own mental health crumbling. “When you’re with an alcoholic you start going insane. In some ways you’re more insane than they are because you believe their crazy talk. You want to believe the lies they tell, and I think alcoholics believe themselves too.” When she realized her husband recklessly put one of their children in danger while intoxicated, she tried to leave him. This was a painful, soul-scorching experience. “There had been many straws, but what happens is, when you don’t do anything about it, the event becomes a past event. That softens the impact of what it really was, and makes it easier to disregard.” She stayed longer than she would have imagined. “There were a lot of ultimatums and threats. ‘I’m going to leave,’ pleading. I thought my actions would have an impact and he would stop drinking, but alcohol is a disease. Nothing I said or did seemed to make a difference.” She said it was painful to realize the most “loving thing to do would be to leave.” Eventually, after her departure, her spouse took his own life. And though she was initially plagued by guilt and regret, she knows she made the right decision. “I found out I’m powerless over it, so all I can do is focus on myself and my actions. I have to take the focus off the alcoholic and put it on myself, which takes away that dance of blame where it’s always someone else’s fault.” She said she feels fortunate that she escaped with her life, primarily because she’s devoted to her children. And though the emotional trauma is intense and at times she felt like there’s no hope, she was adamant it’s there, no matter how bleak things seem. “If people think there’s nobody there, they should know there is. There are people waiting to help.

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Let go of that rock in the raging river that you’re clinging to,” she said. “For someone who’s with an alcoholic: no matter how much pain you’re in or how much fear you have, if you go to Al-Anon or one of these organizations you’ll find a whole room of people who’ve been where you’ve been. There’s always something who cares. You’d be surprised.” Sitting and listening to this, reflecting on some of my own experiences surrounding mental health and substance abuse, I was struck by this woman’s bravery. She credited her current health to the hard-working mental health workers in the Kootenays, repeating over and over that resources exist for those who need them. Her testimony was interrupted a few times by her child, who was hoping to purchase a new iPhone app, and eventually she shook my hand, thanked me, and continued with her day. As I watched her walk down the Hall St. hill I couldn’t help but wonder how I may have fared in her circumstances. She was already back in full-Mom mode, her life continuing relentlessly amidst the grief, and it amazed me. During our talk, she praised local clinician Peter Ellis, who has supported her throughout the years. When I called him at her suggestion, I found he couldn’t speak to me for confidentiality reasons. But before I got in touch, I listened to his unique voicemail recording. After assuring listeners he’ll return their call promptly, he offers a heartening message. I thought it would be a good note to end on. “I would very much like you to remember that love is the most tremendous and the most mysterious of cosmic forces,” Ellis says. “May this force be with you and embrace you as you open your heart to yourself just a little more.”

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this weekend 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. at the Nelson District Rod and Gun Club, 801 Railway. 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 more information, call 250-357-9309.

Farm Food Fork is Raising The Steaks on Friday, March 27 at the Hume Hotel. STEAKholder Forum a.m. plus STEAKeater Feast p.m. Both offer info packed programing plus meaty meals to enjoy. Learn more and get tix farmfoodfork.com.

Community Events

The 4th Annual Smith Junior Freeski at Whitewater Ski Resort is March 27, 28 and 29.

Nelson Seniors Association (next to the Civic Centre), 717 Vernon Street. All ages and levels welcome and it’s free.

Wild and Wacky Wednesdays at the Nelson Public Library on April 1. For youth age 12 and up. Wild ways to make poems – bookspine, magnetic, mod podge and more. Friends, snacks and prizes. 3:30 pm. FMI: jharris@ nelson.ca or 505-5683.

Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. For a schedule please call 250352-3391 or pick up a meeting list at the Cellar.

Activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, dominos, chess, euchre and snook more information, call 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons. Nelson People in Pain Network Support Group meeting is Wednesday, April 1, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Shambala Meditation Centre, 812 Stanley Street. This peer led support group could help to self-manage your pain, pro-

Join West Kootenay EcoSociety for a fun social hour featuring a variety of sustainable fair trade chocolates, live music, and more on April 2 at Expressions Cafe at 7 p.m.

Nelson Grans to Grans are hosting a bedazzling Spring Bling women’s vintage accessory sale on April 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Nelson United Church Hall, 602 Silica Street. Strutters is providing a wee fashion show and refreshments will be available. All proceeds donated to the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers Campaign.

The Slocan Valley Outriders Association is presenting Family Day with Equine Awareness Safety Education to promote safe practices and respect between vehicle drivers, industrial traffic, horses and riders. Join them Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Arlington Rd, Slocan. For more information, contact Pamela Stevenson at 250-226-7747. Submitted photo

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The Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support group will be meeting April 1 at the Lake St. Community Health Co-op in the main floor Community Resources Room at 7 p.m. First time attendees please call Gail at 250-352-7444 for more information.

Nelson Chess Club Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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.

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 fee of $5 for the evening.

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Fundraisers

Dandy Snow Lion Events will be hosting the second annual SPCA Fundraiser Masquerade Party on Friday, March 27 at the Spirit Bar. Features great music and a chance for people to dress in costumes and masks. Tickets $15, available at Hume Hotel and online at Ticketweb.ca.

The Nelson and District Women’s Centre and the Circle of Habondia invites all self-identified women to join a five session financial literacy course beginning Monday, April 13, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Nelson and District Women’s Centre, 420 Mill St. Suggested $5 donation per session. No woman will be turned away because they can’t pay. Contact Leah to register - leah@nelsonwomenscentre.com. Limited spaces so register early.

Announcements

Osprey Community Foundation’s deadline for applications for 2015 community grants as well as Arts Legacy Grants (this year for music projects) is March 31. Applicants must have a charitable registration number. For more information and granting guidelines, please visit ospreycommunityfoundation.ca. 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 250-352-5975.

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How to use local herbs to heal yourself and the earth; spiritual herbalism for practical people. Free two-hour workshops in Winlaw on Saturday, March 28 at 10 a.m.and Salmo on April 1 at 7 p.m. RSVP Garliq at Kootenay School of Herbal Medicine.com.

Parent Education Series: Ages and Stages of Child Development on Thursday, April 2 in Winlaw with infant development consultant Sherry Tolman, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Winlaw School StrongStart Centre. Childminding and snacks provided. Call Penny 250-226-7605 or Alison 250-359-6887 to sign up.

The churches of Nelson are having a Sunrise Service on Easter Sunday, April 5, from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at Lakeside Park with some music presented by Kootenay Christian Fellowship, and a short message from John Thwaites, pastor of the First Baptist Church.

Spring Awaking Market on Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hart Hall. A community market featuring local health and wellness practitioners showcasing fresh juices, local chai and raw foods. All day mini workshops include yoga, bellyfit, Chinese medicine, coaching, juicing, meditation, massage and NIA. Admission $3 to 5. This is a fundraiser for the Kootenay Spirit Festival.

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Dance Slava Doval’s DanceFusion presents it’s 4th Annual Showcase on April 18th at the Capitol Theatre. Come be inspired by over one hundred and thirty-five students taking to the stage to perform dances inspired by contemporary, urban street styles, folk, belly dance, breakdance, Bollywood, jazz and more. Enjoy original choreography as well as costumes that are made locally and ethically.

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The Nelson Civic Theatre presents a party for real-life princes and princesses on Saturday, Humans, the live indie electronic pop act consisting of Nelsonite Robbie Slade and Peter Ricq, is coming to Spiritbar on April 10 to promote their April 4 at 2 p.m. Featuring a special visit by latest album Noontide. two fairy tale princesses, the afternoon will feature a screening of Disney’s latest version of Vancouver’s Childsplay is coming to the Nelson Public Library nearly jumps off the Cinderella. Tickets are $13 for singles and $48 Nelson & District Youth Centre on Tuesday, wall with abstract paintings. Oswald describes Join for a family of four. Pre-purchased tickets can March 31 as part of their Next Generation her artistic process as “para-conscious flow of the 119 year be taken to Mountain Baby and Sanderella’s for Tour. Local band All Canadian Back Bacon found materials in random moments of free old hotel ymir exciting party-themed offers. will open the event, which will also include a time”. The exhibition, entitled Simple Pleasures, skateboarding contest and booths highlighting will continue to the end of April. monday - Sunday On Thursday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. the Nelson music industry opportunities for you. The open 3pm-9pm, will stay open Civic Theatre will present Red Army, a feature event starts at 6 p.m. THEATRE later for parties! documentary about the Soviet Union and the over 20 musical instruments to most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Humans, the live indie electronic pop act On Friday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m., there will choose from to play anytime Army hockey team. Told from the perspective consisting of Nelsonite Robbie Slade and Peter be a repeat performance of the touring show Every Friday join us for of captain Slava Fetisov, the film examines how Ricq, is coming to Spiritbar on April 10 to Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring Bessie the Country & Bluegrass Jam sports mirror social and cultural movements. promote their latest album Noontide. With Wapp and Sydney Black. The production is STAY THE NIGHT! For more information visit civictheatre.ca. opening act Mooves, and more acts T.B.A. a collaboration between Selkirk College and Advance tickets are $10 and are available from Black Productions. Darren Mahe and three Nelson’s first ever youth film festival will be the Hume Hotel. Selkirk music students—Amanda Cawley, held at the Civic on April 15 and 16. With a 2.5 Leonard Pallerstein and Brennan Buglioni— presentation that showcases the artistry of hour program of youth shorts on Wednesday On Saturday March 28 from 1 to 3 p.m., play Hedwig’s band The Angry Inch. Tickets dance and the wizardry of a magician, the show evening, the festival will also include workshops Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions are $26.50 for adults and $21.50 for students. promotes the values of courage, compassion and with professionals such as local filmmakers Amy presents Dave Bitner on guitar, harmonica, For more information visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca. curiosity. Tickets are $12.50 at capitoltheatre. Bohigian and Anundi Brownstein. That will banjo and dulcimer with Fred Richer bc.ca or by phone at 250-352-6363. be followed by a Thursday night screening of on fiddle and Mark Oshun on mandola. The Capitol Theatre Kids Series presents the Toronto International Film Festival’s top They will be followed by FolkSounds (Eric Kamikaze Fireflies performing Acrobatics, literary arts students shorts. For more information visit and Jill Faulks) with guitars, cello, fiddle, Juggling and more on Sunday, March 29 at civictheatre.ca. miscellaneous percussion and a bit of very 2:00pm. Vivid imagination that that will have Johnson’s Landing survivor Amanda Bath rare throat singing. you roaring with laughter. This Los Angeles will launch her new book Disaster in Paradise MUSIC based two person vaudeville smack down will on April 30 at 7:30 p.m. The Touchstones Nelson Nelson choir Corazón will be performing show spinning gigantic metal cubes, juggling, event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Admission Beth Root-Sandvoss and Susanne Ruberg- at Touchstones Nelson on Saturday, April stilt walking and performing daring stunts. A is free, and the event will include a reading, Gordon of Calgary’s Land’s End Ensemble are 11. The 25-minute program will consist of highly interactive comedy stunt for the whole presentation and book signing. coming to Nelson for a Selkirk Pro Musica four pieces, with the singers lined along the family. Tickets $12.50 at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or concert on Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. gallery walls will audience members stand in phone 250-352-6363. Special event The duo will be joined by some of Nelson’s the middle of the room. Tickets for the show most versatile musicians, including singer are $10 and are available from Touchstones The Capitol presents Grim and Fischer on The Capitol Theatre is thrilled to be hosting Melody Diachun, clarinetist Nicola Everton, Nelson at (250) 352-9813. Thursday, April 9 at 8 p.m. The Grim Reaper the 27th annual Summer Youth Program. This double bassist Rob Fahie and saxophonist meets his match in Mrs. Fischer, a stubborn year’s Mary Poppins auditions will take place Clinton Swanson. Tickets are $15 and are On The Road Productions and the Hume senior whose will to live is a force to be reckoned on Sunday, April 12 . In preparation for the available at Otter Books and at the door. Hotel present 2014 Kootenay Music Awards with. Equal parts hilarious and touching, this auditions please have a song ready to sing for the winner Lisa Nicole live at Spiritbar on Saturday, award winning physical comedy by mask directors so that they can hear your vocal range. Gypsy circus act Blackberry Wood is April 25, playing two full sets of her original imagineers the Wonderheads is the story of a This year’s creative team are Geoff Burns, Allison coming to Spiritbar on March 28 to promote country-rock music along with some popular tenacious granny who comes face to face with Girvan and Lynette Lightfoot. The program runs their latest album. The party will be zebra- country covers. Advance tickets are $10 and are the Grim Reaper himself. Tickets are $30 and daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from June 29 to July 26. themed, and attendees are encouraged to wear available from the Hume Hotel. are available from the Capitol at 250-352-6363. Five performances will take place July 23, 24, 25 black and white. Doors open at 9 p.m. Show & 26 at 7:30 p.m and July 26 at 2:00pm. Those at 10 p.m. Advance tickets are $10 and are visual arts The Capitol Theatre Kids Series presents interested in auditioning, please contact Eva at available at the Hume Hotel. The Purple Pirate with Message in a Bottle the Capitol Theatre at 250-352-6363. For more Kaslo artist Rielle Oswald’s show at the on Sunday, April 19 at 2 p.m. A theatrical information visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

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Youth centre showcases music industry opportunities Tuesday’s bash will include performances by Vancouver’s Childsplay, as well as local band All Canadian Back Bacon

Keegan Schuh and his band All Canadian Back Bacon will be opening for Vancouver’s Childsplay at a Nelson and District Youth Centre concert and employment event on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Submitted photos

WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star Keegan Schuh is at that point in his musical career where he’s still experimenting with band names, seeing which one will stick. At this point his Nelson trio is called All Canadian Back Bacon — formerly they were the East Coast Bottom Shakers — and after a few local performances at events like the Red Fish Festival they’re starting to gather some creative momentum. Recently, All Canadian Back Bacon landed one of their biggest gigs yet: opening for Vancouver’s Childsplay at the Nelson and District Youth Centre on Tuesday. “We’re going to be playing kind of a mix. I have a bit of this acoustic rock thing I’ll do at the beginning, then we’ll move into some more interesting prog-rock kind of stuff, but we’re also going to do some old-school rock covers,” said Schuh. Youth centre facilitator Marty Clemens invited Schuh and his bandmates to perform as part of the Next Generation Tour, an event intended to showcase youth opportunities in the music industry. “It’s designed to inspire youth across Canada and provide them with the knowledge and connections 10 ft

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WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star Nelson artist Dan Farden was meandering along a Vancouver Island highway years ago, thumb up-thrust, when a pair of vandwelling hippies pulled over to give him a ride. Later that night, as they camped on a secluded Cowichan Lake beach, the pair demonstrated for him the delicate art of glass-blowing. “I remember thinking it’s like welding, but with glass. I fell in love with the flame right there. The heat. I knew it was something I wanted to do.” Farden, the long-time face of Ourglass Studio & Gallery on Ward St., was sitting down with the Star to reminisce about his 14 years running the business, which also acted as a social and cultural hub for a number of aspiring and professional Kootenay artists. Recently Farden decided the studio, which started out as a six-person cooperative, was no longer viable. But nobody’s more disappointed at its recent closure than him. “It was amazing, man. I was formative. It made me into the person I am today,” he said, demonstrating the point by showing off his fused-glass belt buckle. During his tenure at Ourglass, Farden moved from his initial interest — crafting pipes — and began experimenting with more ambitious projects. He created cups, wine goblets, perfume vessels, pendants and earrings, to name only a few items he sold. “The sky was the limit. I made so many things, like little salmon and unicorns and women. The list goes on.” But the aspect of the job that enlivened him most was working with other artists and fostering interest in aspiring glass blowers. Jesse Evans, a local glass blower, said he owes his career and livelihood to Ourglass. As a teenager he started hanging around the store, and within a few years he was one of Farden’s best employees. “I don’t know what I’d be doing right now without him,” said Evans. “He basically gave me a whole career, a whole way of life.” Hourglass was also known for its elabo-

rate art showcases, akin to ArtWalk or Blue And Farden believes even though the Night. Farden said the shindigs were a great store no longer exists, the creative infraopportunity for artists to engage with each structure will remain. other’s work and celebrate artistry. “It’s an accomplishment I definitely feel “I remember early on we realized the good about. And just because it’s not viwalls were bare. It seemed like a no-brainer able at this point doesn’t mean it might not to me to put up art and start making money evolve again. I could see that happening.” selling paintings. Then we said ‘why don’t He said he won’t be leaving Nelson anywe throw an art opening?’” time soon. That was the beginning of a tradition that “I grew up in Saskatchewan and my lasted over a decade. Artist Richie McBeath blood family lives there, but my real famsaid he personally hung most of the pieces ily, of artists, my community, lives here. You over his 13 years there. walk down the street and people know your Having run the studio with Farden and name and you know them. I other members of the cooperative for years, chose this place because he spent plenty of time glass-blowing in I fell in love with it.” front of curious sidewalk passersby. “I may have complained about it at the time, but I really liked working in front of a window. Sometimes you would get distracted, but I liked that people got to see the work up close. Not many people get to see that.” McBeath said the store was hugely beneficial to the community. “It really built up an inclusive glass-blowing community where we all supported each other,” he said. Local visual artist Ian Johnston said Ourglass was unique in Nelson. “Dan operated halfway between a business and something like Oxygen or Touchstones. He created an atmosphere and a space where emerging artists Dan Farden, the long-time face of Ourglass Studio & Gallery could show their on Ward Street, recently closed the business after 14 years. He work. And he went continues to blow glass, and will remain in the Nelson area. that extra mile on his own. That was Will Johnson photo really valuable.”

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Civic throws party for princes and princesses Submitted to the Nelson Star The Civic Theatre is pleased to announce a gala event for children of all ages, Once Upon A Time: A Party for Princes and Princesses on Saturday, April 4 at 2 p.m. As many a fairy tale might dictate, all the princes and princesses in the Kingdom are encouraged to attend. Guests will be treated to a screening of Disney’s new live-action film Cinderella (rated G), followed by a one-hour celebration of royal play, including games, crafts,

prizes courtesy of Mountain Baby, and cupcakes courtesy of Sanderella’s Boutique and StarBird Teahouse. The Civic Theatre will also welcome two special guests: with a little help from their respective fairy godmothers, Princess Aroha and Princess Oksana of the Kingdom of Fairytale Imagination will grace us with their royal presence at the party, and will be available for the usual fairytale princess tasks of hand-waving, smiling, and posing for pictures (before turning into pumpkins

at midnight, only to return to their usual day to day as students and key team members of our concession staff ). Tickets are $13 for guests of all ages and $48 for a family of four, and are available online at civictheatre.ca. Advance purchase is recommended, and ticket holders are encouraged to visit Mountain Baby and Sanderella’s Boutique and StarBird Bakehouse before the big event to receive special pricing on costumes and a special gift with Fairy Tale Tea Parties.

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Spring Leisure Guide Online: www.rdck.ca Register: Mon Mar 9 www.rdck.ca WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star Nelson filmmaker James Tucker graduated high school last year, and already he’s been picking up gigs around town filming for SEEDS, various artistic initiatives and productions like Detour and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. And now that he’s involved in organizing the Kootenays’ first youth film festival, he’s hoping others can have the same opportunity. “I got my start through similar initiatives to what we’re doing here,” said Tucker, who is soliciting submissions until April 1. “Amy Bohigian was my first mentor. I did some projects and some workshops with her. She’s been a really great resource and she’ll be here as a workshop facilitator, so hopefully she can be to other kids in the community what she is to me.” The festival consists of two days of programming, and was made possible by a Columbia Basin Trust grant. The selected films will be screened at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15.

“We’ve gotten eight or nine submissions. Some are still pending. We got three from Haida Gwaii, which is exciting,” said co-organizer Anundi Brownstein, noting one film is in a foreign language. “We also have this Chinese Canadian filmmaker in Vancouver who filmed her brother coming out to her straight Christian parents, so that’s powerful. And a submission from a local Tributesponsored snowboard collective.” The films will range in length from two to 30 minutes. “We have filmmakers coming from Golden, New Denver, Nakusp. It’s pretty exciting,” said Brownstein. Prizes will be awarded to the entrants, including tuition for film at the Gulf Islands Film and Television School. “Animation, action, direction, cinematography — anything to do with film, they offer that and they want to bring youth from the Kootenays to their school,” said Brownstein. The next day there will be workshops and classes offered

with local professionals, which will be followed by a screening of the Toronto Film Festival’s Top 10 Canadian shorts. “This is only the beginning,” said Tucker. “We’d really like to see the festival grow bigger, and ultimately our objective is to not only enhance the Kootenays artistically but also create a forum for local youth — youth being 13 to 30, so there’s a broad range — and give them an opportunity to share their piece with the community.” Tucker said having the opportunity to share his work with the Nelson community has been “invaluable” and being awarded a $400 Osprey Foundation grant to support his learning was a huge moment for him. “I thought ‘wow, as a student it’s so amazing to receive that support’, so I’d like local youth to be able to experience that. I wonder what extra work and freedom they could have, and it’s amazing we’re giving them a chance to screen their work publicly.” For more information visit youthfilmfestival.com.

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Continued from Page 1 terested in forming a group for “I would like the mammogra- an action plan can contact Masphy equipment to be replaced by trobuono at 250-505-4563. Interior Health and not eliminated in whichever way possible,” he Health authority said. “I would like to wake up the defends decision consciousness of the community. Diagnostic imaging director Stop the bleeding of our hospital.” Thalia Vesterback said the health Mastrobuono said it’s a trend authority made the “difficult dethat began in the 1980s and has- cision” not to replace the Nelson tened in 2002 following the cre- mammography machine in part ation of the health authority. due to decreasing numbers of di“We lost the orthopaedic sur- agnostic mammograms being pergeons, then urologist specialists. formed in Kootenay Lake Hospital IHA is chipping away slowly. So as many were being done through what’s next, shut the hospital the mobile van which comes to down? Nelson, Kaslo, Balfour, Crawford “Piece by piece the Nelson Bay, New Denver and Slocan. hospital is being dismanShe added the van will tled. We need to wise up: be converted to digital we’re going to wind up mammography over the an emergency service.” next year. He doesn’t blame Vesterback exTrail, though. “They’re plained in a written doing what’s good for statement to the Star Trail and we’ve been nice why the digital mafor too long,” he said. chine was “If this happened placed in Trail we’d have in the nothing less than a civil war.” Rocco Mastrobuono5.125” x 8” Anyone in-

regional hospital in Trail rather than in Nelson: “More diagnostic mammograms are performed at that site (approximately double and closer to triple this fiscal year), and the machine there supports the regional breast surgical program.” She added that as the number of mammograms decreased at Kootenay Lake Hospital, it was difficult to meet new federal safety code regulations and standards regarding radiation protection and exam requirements for technologists and radiologists. “Concentrating diagnostic mammography in Trail will allow us to meet these requirements moving forward,” she wrote, adding more exams can be performed per hour with the digital equipment, so wait times for diagnostic mammography will not change. Interior Health has heard concerns from the community. “We realize this requires Nelson and area patients requiring a diagnostic mammogram to travel to Trail and apologize for the difficulties this may create.” Interior Health does not oversee

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Continued from Page 1 perseverance, that is something that goes across the language border.” AFKO plans to continue parading the puppets at a variety of community events. The final figure to be completed will be Slocan prospector Eli Carpenter (Carpentier), although plans have changed slightly for that puppet. “There’s not going to be a third giant puppet. Eli Carpentier will be a huge mask, and he’s going to be dressed as a miner, and he’s going to be on stilts,” she said. AFKO is aiming to complete the full project by summer. “It shows something really powerful about art. This is also a cultural mediation project, by the fact we use art to create a place where angolophones and francophones can exchange ideas and come together,” said Deslauriers. “It’s very cool to see the community is open to that.”

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public transportation, but Vesterback said they financially support the local Health Connections bus as well as the West Kootenay volunteer driver program through Castlegar and District Community Services Society, which has drivers in Nelson. “Our diagnostic imaging department will work with Nelson patients so their appointments in Trail work with the bus schedule or timing of other transportation they are using,” she wrote. Vesterback said some services are better located at the regional hospital if they require other supports that the regional hospital has in place. “Some services like the regional ophthalmology services — such as cataract surgery and treatment for wet acquired macular degeneration — are provided at Kootenay Lake Hospital to take advantage of visiting eye specialists and the equipment available at the Nelson site. Regional bone density testing (primarily an imaging service for women who are at greater risk of osteoporosis) for the Kootenay Boundary is also based in Nelson.”

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Nelson’s Sam Kuch, 17, shared a first-place tie with Jackson Bathgate from Whistler in the male 15-18 category. Kuch said he was was happy to share the podium with his buddy Jackson and fellow Whitewater teammates Nigel Zeigler and Sam Howard. Submitted photo

The local Special Olympics chapter hosted a regional bowling tournament recently with teams from Trail, Cranbrook, Castlegar and Nelson. Pictured is the gold winning team from Nelson. Submitted photo

Whitewater Freeride team competes in Whistler TAMARA HYND Nelson Star The long road trip to the Whistler Surprise national event paid off for the Whitewater Freeeride team last weekend. Seventeen athletes arrived in time for the storm of the season which made for prime conditions and big scores. Going into the finals, the Nelson team was ranked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the men’s 15-18 category. Nelson’s Sam Kuch, 17, shared a first-place tie with Jackson Bathgate from Whistler in the male 15-18 category. Kuch said he was happy to be a joint winner with his buddy Jackson and fellow Whitewater teammates Sam Howard and Nigel Zeigler. He said skiing at Whistler opened his eyes to big mountain skiing in Canada. He was also noticed during the qualifiers and gained new sponsorship with Ski Logic. For the final and winning run Kuch said coach Dano Slater helped him choose a line which was a bit more technical. The landmarks they picked proved crucial when the weather suddenly socked in. Kuch was able to pull off his run as planned with two 360s. The venue was held near the Peak Chair at 2,284 metres (Whitewater’s elevation tops out at 2,003 metres at the top of the Glory Chair). During the inspections and qualifiers Slater said the bad light was “as flat as it gets,” but snowing. With 90 km/h winds and almost zero visibility on March 19 the team did its best to prepare for the competition. On the day of the finals there was 17 cm of fresh snow and it broke blue, inspiring some skiers to jump the biggest cliffs in their lives. “It was the day of the year for most of us,” said Slater.

“The vibe was super high, the kids were jumping big airs and jumping the bomb tram.” Savannah Leishman straight lined the Coffin, a well known 500-foot (152 m) chute. Slater said as much fun as the athletes are having, the kids are really there to compete. “These kids aren’t competing for second, they’re all trying for first,” said Slater. “It’s great see the kids pushing out of their comfort zone in extremely large terrain. Whistler is a circus.” Their efforts were rewarded as most of the top level athletes have made the first round cut to the invite only finals for the Nor-Am Junior Championships to be held in Grand Targhee, Wyoming in April. Next up for the team is the Smith Optics Junior Freeride Open, a regional event at Whitewater Ski Resort this weekend.

Whitewater team results for Whistler Surprise national event MALE 12-14 Elias Lutz: 2nd Jesse Thurston: 11th FEMALE 15-18 Savannah Leishman: 2nd Haley Cooke: 11th Andi Belland: 15th MALE 15-18 Sam Kuch: 1st Nigel Zeigler: 4th

Sam Howard: 5th Brendan Kelly: 8th Sam Woodward: 11th Jeff Ashton: 16th Liam Kelly: 18th Jona Caney: 22nd Sol Butler: 23rd Loki Wickman-Ratthe: 29th Ben Woodward: 36th Dale Cushway: 40th

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Locke finishes second

Nelson Star Staff Nelson’s Julien Locke placed second in the senior men’s classic 1.6 km sprint as the top U23 skier at the 2015 Haywood Nationals Championships last week.

Locke trains with Rossland’s Black Jack team as does Colin Ferrie, Scott Fraser and David Palmer, who also competed at the nationals. The championships were held at the Lappe Nordic Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont.

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The L.V.Rogers Girls soccer team will be hosting a soccer day camp for kids ages 7-12 on Monday April 13th, 2015. The camp will run from 9am-4pm at the Nelson youth soccer indoor facility and will costs $40 per child. Pizza lunch and juice box will be provided for all participants and all proceeds will go to the LVR Girls team.

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To please: e-mailteam admin@nys.ca or call Theregister L.V.Rogers Girls soccer will be hosting a 250-551-6974 soccer day camp for kids ages 7-12

on Monday April 13th, 2015. The camp will run from 9am-4pm at the Nelson youth soccer indoor facility and will costs $40 per child. Pizza lunch and juice box will be provided for all participants and all proceeds will go to the LVR Girls team.

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300 see Tom Rand speak in Nelson BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko (left) and Nelson Mayor Deb Kozak (right) were at the Capitol Theatre this month to introduce and welcome Tom Rand (centre). Rand — a clean tech investor, author, speaker, and entrepreneur — gave a presentation exploring why the human brain is ignoring climate change, which he considers the greatest threat to human civilization. He advocated solutions such as a revenue-neutral carbon tax, a cap and trade initiative, and a change to the rules of how resource extraction companies do business. A panel of local citizens engaged in a lively discussion with Rand after his talk, agreeing there are many things individuals can do with the most important being to talk about the issue with relatives and friends. The event was planned by the Citizens’ Climate Lobby and supported by a host of community organizations and businesses. It drew an audience of 300 people, 100 of whom received a free copy of Rand’s latest book Waking the Frog: Solutions for Our Climate Change Paralysis. The local Citizens’ Climate Lobby chapter holds its next meeting Saturday, April 4. Email sacks.laura@gmail.com or call 250-399-4313 for more information. Submitted photo

Slocan Valley Outriders present family fun day Submitted to the Nelson Star The Slocan Valley Outriders Association is a local horse club committed to enjoying our equine friends safely while sharing the trails and roads with all other users. They are proud to invite the public to their riding grounds and equestrian facility on Arlington Rd. in Slocan on Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a free Family Fun Day with E.A.S.E. E.A.S.E is more than equine awareness safety education. The riding club is hosting this event to promote safe practices and respect between vehicle drivers, industrial traffic, horses, riders and equine conveyances. The theme is safety education and the motto is “Be seen to be safe.” The Ministry of Transportation encourages us all to “Share The Road.” The Slocan Valley Outriders appreciates all efforts made by vehicle drivers on our road ways to pass our horses slow and wide. Through education, drivers and riders increase their understanding and respect for the unpredictable and timid nature of the horse. Examples of hazardous

An equestrian event focusing on safe riding is planned for Saturday, April 18 in Slocan from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Submitted photo situations may be: blind corners, narrow roadways, vehicles with loud engines, heavy equipment or sudden congested situations in traffic. Riders are committed to increasing their visibility and use correct signals to communicate with motor vehicles. Slocan Valley Outriders Association members have been busy making reflective safety gear for both horses and people which will be for sale at the event, along with prizes, raffles, free gifts and

educational materials. A concession booth will be open offering light refreshments and a $5 lunch. Special activities are planned for children as well as lots of opportunities to meet our horses and our members. There will be demonstrations of equestrian road safety with a ride around Slocan from the riding grounds at 2 p.m. For more information, please contact Pamela Stevenson at 250226-7747.

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Obituaries & Memorials Notice of Passing

JOSEPH MOYLS

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August 28th, 1951– February 26th, 2015 It is with heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of Joseph Moyls on Thursday, February 26th, 2015 in Nelson. A Funeral Service will be held at the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Service, 613 Ward Street, Nelson, BC on Friday, March 27th, 2015 at 11:00 AM. Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd. Online condolences may be expressed at www. thompsonfs.ca

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• Saturday 7:00pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am

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From his Wife and Children: Jeff was a gentle soul, loved hunting and had an afﬁnity for the West. A gifted mechanic on European vehicles, he took his skills to a master level working in the USA, NZ and Canada. He realized a dream when we started Kootenay Euroshop in Castlegar, BC. Jeff took pride and satisfaction in serving customers and solving complicated problems. Born in Illinois; growing up in Virginia Beach, Jeff loved surﬁng, the ocean, baseball and time with his grandfather. When he married in Colorado on a mountaintop, Jeff had long hair, loved old VW’s, bluegrass, traveling in our Vanagon. Jeff had a beautiful smile I will never forget. Sharing 13 years and bringing 3 children into the world, we had mutual ideals and dreams and a rebel nature that bonded us. Jeff was an intelligent man, with a photographic memory. He had good intentions and provided for us for years. He loved his family, parents and Aunt. Jeff struggled with alcohol and likely depression for years. As a family, we also struggled to help him the best we could while maintaining sanity. When he took his own life we were ripped to the core. We hoped for the possibilities that existed in Jeff, but have now been extinguished forever .. Deep gratitude to Alanon and AA, and soulful professionals who helped along the way. Alcohol is a solvent, it dissolves things...we were and remain, powerless.. Jeff, you are in a place of knowing, light and love. I will take care of our children like a mother bear. We will survive. Your journey in the material world is done. We look for you in the mountains, forest and Zephyr breeze as well as images in our dreams. Peace, and an eternal embrace to a life cut too short. Love, Amie, Jackson, Violet, and Raven. Any donation to the surviving wife and children can be directed to The Heritage Credit Union in Slocan Park, BC under the title “the Jeff Noerenberg Family memorial fund”

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Gathering on: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. 3308 Silver King Rd. 250-352-5007

How to pray for your Family, Community and Nation Conference coming April 10-11, 2015 Doctor Bradley Stewart, International Teacher Cost: $30 H.O.P.E. Church Pastoral couple Jeff & Marilyn Zak www.hopenelson.ca

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Family Service & Eucharist Every Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Good Friday Service 10:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. Easter Day 10:30 a.m.

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This weekend the Christian Church celebrates Palm Sunday. Jesus was never more popular than when He entered Jerusalem just before Passover. Nor was he ever more hated and feared. He was at the top of everybody’s list. The crowds welcomed Him as the leader who would defeat Rome and bring in a new kingdom. They cheered and hailed Him as the long awaited Messiah. The rulers and religious leaders feared Him for the same reason. They feared their power would slip away and they plotted to ensure that did not happen. Everyone had Jesus figured out in their own mind – He was both a promise and a threat. However, Jesus popularity began to change quite rapidly during that last week before His death. He began to say Nelson Community Church and do things that conthe people’s image Sunday Worship Service fused of a conquering king. at 11:00 am They witnessed Him go crazy in the Temple Everyone is Welcome and trash the place and declare that “this was a Your Pastors: house of prayer”…. He Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows spoke in terms of the 250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level) end of the age, destruction of the Temple. He cursed a fig tree, taught Nelson Seventh-Day in parables and spoke Adventist Church openly against the religious leaders. Worst of Rides Sabbath (Saturday) Services available! all no armies appeared Please 10 am Bible study/discussion to free them from Rome join as the people had hoped 11 am Worship Service us at 1502 for. 12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon Granite It soon turns ugly as Also available: “It Is Written" CTV 11 am Saturdays Road the plot to discredit Je“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heauy laden, sus thickens. Even one and I vill giue you rest” Matthew 11:28 of His own closest folwww.nelsonadventist.ca Pastor Leo 250-687-1777 lowers ends up taking a bribe to bring Jesus down. In just a few days went from hero to Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am Jesus zero because He did not Minister: David Boyd All are Welcome live up to the people’s Lent 6 expectations. Palm Passion Sunday All too often we equate Service of Holy Communion faith and prosperity. The Carol Prochaska Presiding people on Palm SunAll children welcome for Sunday School day were really not that and Nursery Room available much different than us Corner of Josephine and Silica Streets today. Like the people Ph: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca of Jerusalem we become disappointed and feel disillusioned when God doesn’t respond the way we want. Our expectations are that God will cure all our problems and attend to all our wants. The truth is Jesus did not come to pave the way to prosperity He came to pay the penalty for our sin. He came to expose our sin for what it is – separation from God which is our single biggest problem. He came to offer us what we really need - salvaSpeaker – Jonathon Taylor tion.

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Dateline March 1, 1965 Slippery streets proved too much for many city drivers Saturday and police reported a rash of motor accidents and one minor injury. Stanley St. between Baker and Silica was littered with damaged cars after three accidents, involving eight cars, occurred within minutes of each other. Police were called to Victoria and Stanley after a car struck a parked car. While investigating the mishap police witnessed another car come down Stanley, strike the already damaged car and end up in collision with a third car. The third vehicle failed to stop and was found abandoned on Vernon St. moments later. Minutes after, at the same scene, a car went out of control and was in collision with another vehicle whose passenger was thrown into the street by the impact, but not injured. The car finally came to a stop against a coffee shop on Stanley St. As police were sorting out drivers and cars, another car went out of control and struck another parked car. Dateline March 15, 1965 A page of Nelson history has fallen before the onslaught of wrecking crews which last week demolished the famous Doukhobor Market on Front Street to make way for a new $50,000 Modern Car Care Centre.

The farmers’ market has been a feature of Nelson life for more than 50 years, dating back to the time when the open market was held on Vernon St. The Doukhobors began by selling strawberries door-to-door, then other produce and eventually the first market was established. The demolished market was built for them by the city about 12 years ago. The city is already considering a new site for the market and in the meantime, cubicles below the ramp at the Civic Centre have tentatively been chosen. Dateline March 19, 1965 Detailed plans for a $3 million development of the Nelson waterfront were revealed by Mayor E.T. Bodard as he announced that the initial stage of the huge industrial, commercial, recreational complex is nearing completion. The huge, multi-purpose complex, designed for construction over a 15-to-20-year period, will include an industrial park, marinas, motel accommodation, camping facilities, botanical gardens and zoo, theatres, craft building, miniature golf course, baseball diamond, tennis courts and bowling green. The complex will also include a modern airport with a 4,000 foot runway. Included in the overall development will be the city’s Centennial ’67 project which includes the floating band shell and a shore side amphitheatre, marina development and tourist camping facilities. The project will be located at Lakeside Park. The initial stages of the development and much of the later stages will be accomplished by employing sanitary land fill methods of garbage disposal. The

present airstrip was developed by these means and is at present being extended east of Cedar St. by the same means. Dateline March 23, 1965 Not one all-star, but a team of all-stars, the Nelson Maple Leafs captured British Columbia’s senior hockey crown, the Savage Cup, and the Western International Hockey League Athletic Round Table award as they blasted the Kimberley Dynamiters 6-2 in the deciding game Monday night. Winger Murray Owens led Bobby Kromm’s kids to the victory with three goals while singles were added by Howie Hornby, Buck Crawford and Mike Laughton. Walt Peacosh collected the Kimberley pair, both in the second period. The win entitles the Leafs to meet the Alberta champs in the Allan Cup semi-final beginning March 26 in Nelson. Dateline March 30, 1965 The Canada Pension Plan was approved by the Commons 159 to 12 Monday night after 26 days of acrimonious debate. The complex 125-clause bill now goes to the Senate, which resumes sittings tonight after a brief recess. Compulsory contributions to the plan are expected to begin Jan. 1, 1966, for most members of the labour force. A provincial plan with similar scales of contributions and benefits is due to be introduced by the Quebec government at the current session of the legislature. The pension plan was the major plank in the Liberal Party platforms for the last two elections with the original version introduced in the Commons in 1963 and revamped twice.

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magine your Library. Now, imagine the walls dissolving. You can walk right through: everything your library has to offer is available any time you want it. Even in the middle of the night. No, you’re not hallucinating (616.8) and this has nothing to do with psychedelic forest funghi (579.6). You might have an over-active imagination (153.35) but you’re not ready for Bedlam (F Hol). Libraries, which have been breaking down barriers for centuries, have lost their walls. But not their minds! Thoughtful, egalitarian collectors of information and connectors of people and knowledge, libraries are more expansively mindful than ever. The Nelson Public Library has been available for 24/7 through our website for a number of years. Now, our new website breaks down walls even further. In addition to accessibility to databases, downloadable books, and your own account at any time of the day or night — should it occur to you to renew your books or brush up on your Spanish at some 3 a.m. insomniac moment — the site offers connections to a global

community of bookworms, learners, and searchers through our Bibliocommons catalogue. As before, you can read newspapers and magazines while the owl hoots outside your window. You can figure out how to fix your Toyota or plan your dream trip to Thailand. There are 35 databases to cruise — including Career Cruising, in case your middle-ofthe-night epiphany dictates a new direction. And best of all, it’s all still there in the morning, when you’re ready to reach for the socket wrench. Need some soothing music to put you under? Our new Naxos Music Library allows you to stream Mozart in daylight or moonlight. Downloading eBooks and audiobooks to your device can happen any time, so there’s no reason why you can’t be read to — or read yourself — to sleep no matter where you are, even if you’re sleeping under the stars with nary a wall in sight. And with our new website, you can now download ebooks directly from our catalogue. New with Bibliocommons (accessible via our catalogue) is the ability to connect with booklovers anywhere in the Bibliocommons world in any time zone by reading and posting book reviews and reading lists, the better to find the next epic page-turner to keep you up at night. The library’s reaching out past its own walls in other ways. By follow-

ing us on Facebook you can get the heads-up on events or the latest bit of brilliance from your info-trolling librarians, who find cool libraryand-book-related sites and ideas to share. By following our Twitter feed, you can get that brilliance in 140 characters or less, because hey — we know you’re busy, but know you want to be in the know. Just because our walls have dissolved doesn’t mean your physical library isn’t the best

place to connect with your flesh-and-blood neighbours and librarians. While not open 24/7 (flesh-and-blood librarians must sleep sometime!), the library is a going concern, full of families and individuals of all sizes and stripes checking out hard copies of books, audiobooks, DVDs and CDs and enjoying library programming from Storytimes to Wild & Wacky Wednesdays for teens to adult events from book launches to info-

sessions. If walls are your thing, we’ll still show you how to build one. You can check out a book about wall construction (house: 643, or stone: 693.1) during open hours, or you can build that wall for your sheep to jump over by accessing our Home Improvement database — anywhere, any time. Anne DeGrace is the adult services coordinator at the Nelson Public Library. Check This Out runs every other week.

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

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