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Hall Street tender awarded to Maglio Installations BILL METCALFE Nelson Star
The City of Nelson has awarded the contract for the first phase of its Stores to Shores Project to Maglio Installations for just over $2.7 million.
Work will start in May and be completed by October, according to city manager Kevin Cormack. He said the contract price is within the budget the city had set for the project. This phase of the project includes the following work: • New landscaping in IODE Park.
• Landscaping, lighting improvements and street furniture for the entire three blocks. • Creation of a flexible plaza in the 500 block Hall that would sometimes be parking and sometimes a pedestrian area. • Bump-outs in the Hall-Vernon in-
tersection to improve pedestrian safety. • A new entrance to the community complex that lines up with Lake Street. • Renewal of sewer, water, hydro, paving, and sidewalk infrastructure throughout.
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Some members of city council don’t think an annual income of $55,000 signals a need for affordable housing, even though the developers of Nelson Commons and Nelson’s city staff think that in some situations it could. At Tuesday night’s council meeting, city planner Pam Mireau presented a package of variance requests from Nelson Commons to council. One of them asked that a previously-agreed-upon payment of $54,000 by the developer into the city’s affordable housing fund be waived. Instead, Nelson Commons proposed that it would offer three suites at 25% below market value permanently, as its contribution to affordable housing. The market values of the units offered are $249,000 (two one-bedroom units) and $369,000 (one two-bedroom unit). Reduced by 25 per cent, those units would sell for $199,000 and $276,000. Project developer Russell Precious said in an interview later that the total of the reductions in the three suites amounts to $240,000. He said Vancity Credit Union (one of the project’s financers) offered to supply half of that, and the other $120,000 is “money out the Co-op’s pocket.” Precious said that a person would have to have an income (perhaps the combined income of a couple) of $55,000 per year to afford those reduced units. “That is a significant income in Nelson,” said Councillor Michael Dailly at the council meeting. “We have a 2014 housing report that we paid good money for, and that report outlines Nelson’s housing affordability
issues. The ones who need help are young adults, low income seniors, people with disabilities, low income families, people with mental health issues and addiction issues, or people homeless or at risk of it.” Councillor Janice Morrison also criticized the proposal. “Even with these 25 per cent reductions,” she said, “this is still what I would consider market housing. I don’t consider $55,000 is a salary of someone who needs to have affordable housing.” She said the value of the 25 per cent reductions is “not realized money.” But Precious disagrees. “It gets three more people housed, who are presently renting. They are people who have not yet crossed the threshold which allows them to buy. We are lowering that threshold. That frees up three rental units” Precious said the Co-op and Vancity have together put together a set of eligibility criteria for the purchase of the reduced suites. “There are some people who could just meet the criteria on the high end—there might be a single mother and child, and we may say, ‘Wow, this person could really use this.’ Or seniors, we would be looking at seniors in need. These people would be at the top of the list. We are not just trying to create a freebie for somebody.” The variance request also asked that council waive connection fees of $9837 for the three reduced-price suites. “If we are going to contribute $240,000 to affordable housing,” Precious said, “and if the city cares about it, the least they can do is not charge hookup fees to the buyers for those three units.”
The developer also asked that council, in the event that the $54,000 is waived and the three reduced-price units created, assume responsibility for the administration of the three reduced suites after the Co-op sells them initially. Councillor Morrison said the costs of such activity over time are unknown. “This variance is being requested under the guise of affordable housing and drawing the city into the mix to legitimize this plan,” she said. “This is a private for profit enterprise and I believe the city should not be investing in it.” Precious said the Co-op will initially sell the suites and has created the criteria for future purchase of them, and there might not be any administration to do for many years, until such time as the units are sold and re-purchased. Council voted to send the issue of the waiver vs. the reduced-price suites, along with the connection fee and sales administration issues, back to management staff and its housing committee for more thought. Councillor Bob Adams voted against this. Several other parts of the variance request package passed, however. The amount of long-term secure bicycle parking will be reduced. The electric car charging stations will be wired in but not installed until such time as electric cars exist in Nelson. Landscape security will be in the form of a cheque that is renewed every 6 months rather than a letter of credit. And the consolidation of the several building lots into one large lot will happen before final inspection and occupancy rather than at an earlier stage.
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Contributed to the Nelson Star In preparation for the city’s Stores to Shores downtown revitalization project, the City of Nelson and the Star are presenting historical retrospectives of the important properties along Hall Street. Long before the Kootenay Co-Op Radio (KCR), one of the premier community/ campus radio stations in the nation, started broadcasting from 308A Hall Street, laundry bags from around the neighbourhood made their way to the building called Sing Chung Laundry. The building served the hotels on Vernon Street, sheets packed up and down the hill in a day when people didn’t do their own washing. Jim Sawada took over the building in the 1960’s. He spent his “single days” living with his parents who had the house next
door. The father and son carpenter team needed more space for storage and eyed up the location just as Chung was thinking of packing it in. Sing Chung Laundry turned into a warehouse. With shares raised by members, KCR purchased the building for $100,000 in 2005 and went to work removing the breezeway connecting the two properties. The huge volunteer effort extended beyond voices over airways as nearly 200 volunteers pitched in with an estimated 6,000 hours of donated work to get the building into the shape it has today. Manual labour-of love was the key to the stations success. “We must have been crazy,” recollects volunteer David Everest. With brothels and dens of questionable repute once nearby, it came as no surprise
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Bids were over budget TAMARA HYND Nelson Star
The Nelson and District Aquatic Centre will not be closing on May 1 as planned. On Wednesday, the Regional District of Central Kootenay made the announcement after it rejected two submitted tenders because both were over budget by at least $1.2 million. The regional district's CAO Stuart Horn said the high bids did “catch them off guard” because prior to going to tender, the RDCK consulted with an external design team and a quantity surveyor to estimate the cost of the project. “We don’t know where the gap was in the tenders as typically they are not itemized until a bid is accepted or are in the negotiations of acceptance,” said Horn. He said there will be a pool closure, but he doesn't know when. A regional district press release acknowledges that NDCC Aquatic Centre Renewal Project did include factors which could result in a higher bid such as project complexity, perceived level of risk, the one-of-kind nature of a project, and remoteness of location compared to other commercial construction projects out for tender. Horn said the lowest bid was from a Castlegar company. Over the next three weeks the regional district will meet with the design team and will report to the regional recreation
commission on April 27. Discussions will include how the regional district can "go back to tender and be a bit more solid with the numbers." Until then, the regional district does not expect to have any more information about a revised timeline for the project. Recreation commission chair Ramona Faust said the commission is committed to the project. “We also know everything in the scope
We know everything in the scope of the project is necessary, and we will do what it takes to ensure we have good value for our investment, Ramona Faust of the project is necessary, and we will do what it takes to ensure we have good value for our investment,” said Faust. Horn said they are working individually with the affected aquatic centre employees on what plans they had already made for May 1, trying to work around that as much as they can. Joe Chirico, the regional district's community services manager said, “Although this tender process did not produce a bid that was within budget
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it is important that taxpayers receive value for money and that the facility meets the needs of the community over the next 40 years.” In January, recreation commission and regional district board approved a $4.92 million budget with borrowing not to exceed $4.5 million for all renovations which the district called “critical upgrades”. The entire aquatic centre is expected to be closed for eight months once renovations begin. This includes the leisure, lap and teaching pools, steam room, whirlpool and sauna. The pool change rooms will be closed intermittently during the shutdown. The arena, fitness area, meeting rooms and offices will remain open.
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Those infrastructure changes, which will account for about two-thirds of the project budget, would have had to be
done soon in any event, Cormack said. The other third will come from a combination of an annual payment of $400,000 in federal government gas tax revenue that the city has been
saving for a few years, and the income from rental of offices in the city hall building on Ward Street. Cormack said the steep hill on the 300 block Hall will remain two-way, and that the
peripheral traffic flow changes that made the news during the planning stages may be implemented temporarily on an experimental basis when the project needs detours during construction.
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Nelson B.C goes on record for having the least respect for preventing damage to steering parts on the vehicles that local taxpayers own and owners of vehicles that visit the city. There are large unrepaired potholes at the following locations: Vernon Street opposite the parkade, opposite the Prestige Hotel on the drive to the shopping mall, on High street above High Street Place, on Lakeside, and opposite and near Napa auto sales. Why are there no repair crews out repairing these steering killers? Bob and Barb Johnson Nelson
Calling for Climate Justice
If we do not seriously reduce greenhouse gas emissions and get to a zero-carbon economy soon, our Canadian landscape—from coast to coast to coast—will be entirely different than we experience today. (For a greater exploration of the data presented in this letter, please consult Acting on Climate Change: Solutions from Canadian Scholars.) On a per capita basis, only 25.7% of our energy usage comes from lowcarbon sources; the world average is 18.3%. Sweden’s per capita use of low-carbon energy is 68%! We can do better than 25%! On a per capita basis, our average energy consumption is higher than the developed world; we consume twice the average of Europeans. In other words, we Canadians contribute to greenhouse gas levels at a greater proportion per capita than the rest of the developed world. It is time to get serious about moving to a zero-carbon economy. BC and Québec have put a price on carbon, and Ontario will very soon. As BC has proven, putting a price on carbon will NOT kill the economy in spite of what Prime Minister Harper asserts. FYI, clean technology jobs numbered 23,700 (and growing) versus the tar sands jobs numbering 22,340. Canada committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 17% below 2005 levels by 2020, but that target is not achievable. Canada also set a goal of holding global warming to less than 2 degrees C, but the
federal government does not have a strategy for achieving this. We need a national strategy with respect to a price on carbon. We need the elimination of subsidies to fossil fuel companies and increase of subsidies to alternate energy initiatives and research. The clean energy sector needs a level playing field so that it can grow even more in our move to a zero-carbon future. Our provinces’ premiers are meeting in Québec City on April 14th to talk climate. Mr. Harper has refused to create meaningful climate justice strategies; it is therefore incumbent upon our premiers to set the direction for pricing carbon and for implementing a carbon fee and dividend program together. Send your provincial premier a strong message to act! Signatories: David Boyd, Laura Sacks, Andromeda Drake, Mike Geisler, Shirley Moon, Judith Fearing, Elizabeth Ellis, Gerda Lang, Evan McKenzie, Matt Schmidt, Marylee Banyard, Irene McIlwaine, Cynthia Quinn-Young, Louise Benner, Bryan Reid, Ron Robinson, Lisa Bramson.
Re: “On the trail of Nelson’s stone circles” Yes, Malcolm, the Stone Circles Man is still around—lucky for us in Nelson. Here is a man, tempered by an outdoor, active and spiritual life, living close to the earth, focussed on bringing benefits to us, the people. One way he offers this is through the making of stone circles, which is a real labour of love. Anyone who has seen one of his stone circles, or better yet, sat in one, can feel the energy of his creations. Beyond the stone circles, this is a man who is articulate, bright, compassionate, humorous and always has the time for a conversation for any who choose to stop and chat. Those who do will come away feeling the better for it—lighter in mind and spirit. Thank you Malcolm, I am grateful for what you do and who you are. Rose Andrews Nelson
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It could happen to anyone As I stood underneath Kootenay Joe Ridge with Johnson’s Landing survivor Mandy Bath on Sunday afternoon, it struck me that this was one of the first environmental disasters I’d ever seen up close. Though of course I paid attention to the media coverage of Toronto’s recent ice storm, Calgary’s devastating flood and the epic destruction of Hurricane Sandy, I was still experiencing Earth’s occasionally deadly tantrums from the opposite side of a screen. But here I could actually lean over and touch the jagged chunks of broken rock and the slope-swept detritus left by the landslide. I knew somewhere below my feet were three unrecovered bodies. “What happened in Johnson’s Landing is unprecedented in modern times,” Bath told me. “It was a combination of extreme weather in June 2012, mixed with a heatwave of over 30 degrees centigrade, while meanwhile we had 125 per cent of the normal snowpack.” One would think there would have been a system in place to read these warning signs, or some plan in case disaster struck. But Johnson’s Landing had neither. “We were all in denial,” she said. PAYING ATTENTION While we chatted about her memoir Disaster in Paradise, which recounts her experiences in the Johnson’s Landing slide, I asked Bath whether she’d heard of the recently released book Waking the Frog by entrepreneur Tom Rand.
Only weeks before Nelson city council had re-arranged their meeting to see Rand speak, and I was halfway through a copy that had been loaned to me by a community member. She hadn’t read it, but was in agreement with the gist of Rand’s climate disruption message: like the potwarmed frog in the classic story, human beings are not cluing in to the increasing warning signs that our Earth is in trouble. According to both Rand and Bath, if we don’t do something soon we may end up amidst the rubble, just like her, wondering how we got there. She noted that since the disaster there have been some encouraging developments, such as the Regional District of Central Kootenay distributing information pamphlets to assist rural residents in recognizing environmental warning signs. Positive steps like this will continue, she hopes. But there’s still a long way to go. In her book she quotes John Kettle: “In my opinion we can and must do better than this. Additionally, with the apparent climate change, this may very well be just the beginning of adverse weather related events throughout the province. God helps us if we don’t learn and adapt from the Johnson’s Landing disaster.” Kettle later argued for new provincial legislation to establish a BC Disaster Relief Fund, which has yet to come to fruition. A COMMUNITY RECORD As I read through Disaster in Paradise, I routinely busted out my highlighter whenever I reached a name I recognized. My predecessor at the Star, Meghan Cole, makes an appearance. So does former city councillor Donna Macdonald, Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall and reporter Bob Keating. And it’s this immediacy that made the narrative so gut-level compelling. You’re not reading about strangers, but people who live in your midst. And you’re not reading about a faraway place, like tsunami-ravaged Thailand, but a little community only an hour’s drive away. Though the lion’s share of the narrative is given over to Bath’s recollections, she has also made plentiful space within the book for others to
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share their story. In this way the book approaches a universality it might have lacked otherwise, showing the event from multiple points of view. In two chapters, “Those Who Were There” and “Those Who Came”, she generously gives over the page to her subjects, letting them recount their experiences in their own words. The fact that she was capable of doing this massive amount of work—all the while relocating to Kaslo and going through her own, unique emotional upheaval—is inspiring. Illustrated with 24 pages of fullcolour photos, Paradise does an excellent job of establishing the spirit of Johnson’s Landing and is a moving tribute to the four people who lost their lives there: Petra Frehse, Valentine Webber and his daughters Rachel and Diana. But perhaps the most powerful thing Bath’s book does is allow you to watch, step-by-step, as she reconstructs her life from a moment of complete hopelessness. We see the community come together to help, donating emergency supplies and working tirelessly to help out. She takes us through her experiences in counselling, walking us through the steps of trauma, and shares the struggles of those around her. Essentially this is a book that invites the reader to imagine what it would be like to lose everything. Because as she reminds us, it could happen to anyone. NELSON BOOK LAUNCH Bath will launch her book at Touchstones Nelson at 7:30 p.m on April 30.
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Zipline tours coming to Kokanee Creek TAMARA HYND Nelson Star Adrenaline junkies take heed. If your idea of fun includes zooming through the air with a forest canopy below you and a view of Kootenay Lake in the distance, you’re in luck. The first commercial zipline in the West Kootenay will begin construction today as Kokanee Mountain Zipline breaks ground near Kokanee Creek Provincial Park, 20 kilometres north of Nelson. Owners and brothers Jay and Todd Manton are building the tourist attraction on 44 hectares of land located up Kokanee Creek Forest Service Road. They plan to offer fully guided tours starting July 1 through a series of six zip lines with a mixture of short hikes in between. The longest zipline is a whopping 609 metres (2300 feet) and its velocity can reach 100 kilometres per hour. Jay is a construction engineer who said his brother “knows ziplining cold”. Todd has extensive experience in the zip line industry, having built ziplines in Penticton and New Zealand. For six years he also provided rope expertise at Easter Seals Camps. The pair has hired FP Design and Construction of Rossland, whose specialty is building ziplines such as those in Oyama and Revelstoke. The venture has been in the making since 2013, and Jay said the Nelson Chamber of Commerce has been a “huge help” making connections to source local resources and materials.
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Jay said they chose the Nelson area for its “atmosphere of adventure” and the need for more family attractions. And it helps that the closest competitor is a four hour drive away. He said Kokanee Creek Provincial Park is “a huge draw”, with a large number of people coming through, specifically 38,000 over-night visits and 225,000 day-users annually. Beyond that, he said there are 170 campsites and 700 serviced campsites within a 45 minute drive. “Most are full and only getting more popular,” he said, adding there is an influx of American tourists due to the US dollar. A parking area 2.2 kilometres up the forest service road will serve as a place for safety orientation before the 1.5 kilometer shuttle up the road to the first of six ziplines. Each group will have a guide in the lead braking and tying-in guests. A second guide will bring up the tail of the group. Jay described the first two ziplines as short and a good way for people to get comfortable with the feeling
and the heights. After that, the ziplines get more adventurous varying from 200 to 300 feet in the air and above the trees, while crossing Kokanee Creek and its canyons with a view up and down the valley to Kootenay Lake. Some of the zip lines have short hikes between them, the longest being a half kilometre. For those wondering about safety, Jay asures us that people are secured in a body harness. “It’s set up to be ‘hands free, to do as you please,’” said Jay. There are weight limits even though the harnesses and gear have a 5000 pound rating. The minimum weight limit is 50 pounds and a maximum of 275 pounds. While it’s fun for all ages of adults, their target audience is eight to 14-year-olds. “They really enjoy the adrenaline,” says Jay. They plan to open seven days per week until October, with next year being operational beginning in May. The company’s website is at zipkokanee.com. The tours will explore the West Arm demonstration forest which Jay said has a “ diverse tree ecosystem” and a view of the different forestry practises from back in the day. “It’s a beautiful forest and peaceful,” said Jay. “There are five giant Ponderosas that are four to five feet in diameter that surround one staging area.” “Really it’s about being in an ecofriendly sustainable industry,” said Jay.
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this weekend Kid-Sized Book Sale 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? Email nelsonlibraryfriends@gmail.com or call Catherine at 250-352-5975.
Nelson Grans to Grans are hosting a bedazzling Spring Bling women’s vintage accessory sale on Saturday, 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.
Community Events
Enjoy a tour of the night sky through two astronomical telescopes, tonight at Taghum Hall. Viewing starts at 8:30 p.m., weather permitting. For more information, contact Wayne at 250354-1586 or sumfun@telus.net. Spring Kids Carnival at St. Joseph School on Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 523 Mill St. (Mill Street and Josephine Street). An exciting event filled with carnival games. Kids of all ages welcome. Concession is available and game tickets are 50 cents each. Volunteers are needed-please email twocampers@shaw.ca. All funds raised support the PSG and St. Joseph School programs.
pm. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums. A fee of $5 for the evening. Join community yoga at the youth centre every Wednesday. Afternoon practice for girls and women will be held at 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. All levels welcome. A fun evening practice at 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up and stretch.
hem, spin some yarn, knit a scarf, hook a rug, and make a friend. Call Tira at 250-505-0698 or email tirab@uniserve.com. Nelson Chess Club Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson Seniors Association (next to the Civic Centre), 717 Vernon Street. All ages and levels welcome and it’s free.
Storytimes are back at the Nelson Public Library. Family storytime from Saturday, April 18 to May 30, 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Preschool storytime for three to five year olds from Wednesday, April 22 to May 27, 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Preregister online at www.nelsonlibrary.ca or call 250-352-6333 to join seven weeks in the library storytime room for a variety of exciting books, lively songs, loveable puppets and easy fingerplays.
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Register now for the upcoming cooking workshop at the Nelson and District Women’s Centre on Wednesday, April 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Laura Ong a workshop on Lentils: the Convenience Food of Legumes. Learn how to cook different lentils, why they are so good for us, and how quick and easy they are to prepare. Participants will share a delicious meal together and leave with nutrition information and easy recipes. The cost of the workshop is $5 and registration is required. Email karoline@nelsonwomenscentre.com or call 250-352-9949.
Fundraisers SEEDS Adopt-a-Pot fundraiser is happening now. Come down to the the Lakeside Park Greenhouse every Saturday morning between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. until their leafy green pots have been adopted. Pictured: Pots from last autumn. Tamara Hynd photo
For all ages: teens and 19-plus. Pay what you can. Contact Ursula at ursulatwiss@gmail.com. The Nelson Knitting Co-op has an ongoing knitting group every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Centre general purpose room ($2 drop-in). 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
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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 complete meeting list at the Cellar.
Monthly Meetings
The Council of Canadians (Nelson Chapter) will have its regular monthly meeting on Saturday, April 11 at 10 a.m. at 1010 Baker Street,
SEEDS Adopt-a-Pot fundraiser is happening now. Come down to the the Lakeside Park Greenhouse every Saturday morning between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.until their lovely gorgeous pots have been adopted. These five gallon pots are full of delicious organic cold loving greens like arugala, spinach, rainbow chard, kale, lettuce varieties etc. Pots can go outside but they will need protection from frosts. Link to event at www.seedsnelson.org/events or Facebook.
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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 250352-6008 for an appointment (no drop-ins).
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Max Hawk + Mich St.Denis with Johnny Magick 6-8 Friday Night Live Open Jam 8:30-12
All Woodman 6-8pm Deep Valley 8-10pm Party on High St - 10-12 High Energy Acoustic Funk
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Yellow Jack 8-10pm Open Stage with Travis 10-12
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The Canadian Federation of University Women Nelson & District general meeting is Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m. at the banquet room of the Adventure Hotel in Nelson. Yvonne Shewfelt and Christie Heuston are presenting at 11 a.m. the topic of representation agreements. The presentation is to educate and empower adults to make informed decisions with autonomy when health care issues and competence collide. Living wills are not legal; a properly executed Representation Agreement is.
Workshops
The Nelson Women’s Centre Library is having a sale of used books on Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 717 Vernon Street (Senior Citizens’ Association Branch #51). Most books will go for a dollar, or fill up a book bag for $5 or less. Info: 250-352-9916 or 250-352-9871. Join the Passport to Wellness Health Fair on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community First Health Co-op, 518 Lake Street. The free event will have sessions offered for all ages on a variety of topics. Door prizes and healthy snacks. Door open at 9:45 a.m for sessions. See schedule of events in Nelson Star in April 15 edition.
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Cafe explores new approaches to death, grief, and loss Contributed to the Nelson Star Kalein Hospice Centre is delighted to announce the return of its popular “Death Cafe.” Beginning this spring, a series of three cafes are scheduled for April 23rd, May 28th and June 25th . Anyone is welcome to attend one, two, or all three. “Death Café” (www.deathcafe.com) is part of an international movement started in 2011. There are now over 500 registered cafes around the world. As the founder saw it, “Western society has long outsourced discussions about death to doctors, nurses, priests and undertakers. The result is that we have lost control of one of the most significant events we ever have to face.” Shayla Wright and Sandi Leatherman, who cofacilitated the Death Cafes at Kalein last fall, are excited to welcome a third facilitator to the cafes this spring. Rosalyn Grady is a local counsellor and funeral celebrant who has been exploring multicultural approaches to being with death, grief and loss. In describing her experiences, Rosalyn comments that, “Looking into the face of death can breathe more meaning into life, and our heart’s ability to expand in peace.” “We knew there was a hunger in the community for the opportunity to have a meaningful conversation about death, but we were still amazed at how quickly the cafes filled up,” says Sandi. “We expect that the spring series will, likewise, fill quickly.” In describing what participants can expect at the cafe, Shayla says, “These cafes are a warm and re-
spectful space, in which we can explore the many dimensions of what death is for each of us. I have been deeply moved to see and hear what people have discovered, and by what they have given to each other, in this living conversation. Sandi adds, “That by slowing down and inviting a deeper listening, we open ourselves to uncharted territory. In this space we can support one another to find the courage to stay present to the tenderness, heartbreak, deep love, fear and gratitude, which are all part of this mystery of life and death. When asked about their time together at last fall’s Death Cafes, some of the participant comments included: “I learned that listening is an “art.” “I think by sitting with people who are willing and interested in exploring death, our culture can begin to change in humble ways.” “The setting and facilitation allowed for people to really open up. I was so surprised that people were so willing to share so deeply.” “If I have trouble describing an experience to myself and instead have nothing but small floods of joy, of thoughtfulness, of wanting to actually grow more courage to take a closer look...well, Death Cafe did that. Loved it. I’m coming back.” The Death Cafes are limited to 35 participants. Participation is by donation, however, advance registration is required. To register or receive more information on Kalein’s spring Death Cafe series, please contact: info@kaleinhospice.org or call 250.352.3331
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hen I returned to work last week after my weekend, I had a message that a young free skier had dropped by the office to speak with me. I had reported on his progress throughout the winter as he pushed his way through a second season of hucking himself down the cliffs and mountain faces in Europe at world famous ski resorts in France, Italy, Austria and Switzerland. Trace Cooke was back in town and I wanted to know what he had to share. With two deadline days back to back, for two days I resisted the urge to call because I already had many news stories to cover. I had interviewed Trace and his sister Haley last fall about their upcoming travels to compete in Europe. Sixteen-year-old Haley had made the cut to complete at the Junior Freeride Tour in Grandvalira, Andorra. Her 19-year-old brother Trace was embarking on his second year skiing on the Freeride World Qualifiers. His goal, he told me, was to make the Freeride World Tour by being one of the top three skiers in the North American region. This would give him the invite-only entry to compete in the 2016 Freeride World Tour.
with me about his struggles and solutions to how he wrangled a spot on the tour, all with merit. Trace will be working in the bush this summer planting trees for a living and when he comes home, he has a trainer lined up to “work every skiing muscle so I’m 100 per cent ready for the 2016 world tour”. And then I reflect on the recent stories I have written about the current Whitewater Freeride Team, thanks to their coaches keeping me in the loop. Coaches like Peter Velisek who referred to Trace as the team’s “first alumni”. Velisek, by the way, is currently coaching adult clinics and exploring the fjords of Norway. His love for skiing was apparent when I interviewed him as a ski movie star for Route 3 Magazine. Coach Dano Slater saying the highlight of last weekends Junior freeski competition was skiing the course with the entire team in a rat pack [after the comp], airing the jumps with back flips, which they couldn’t do in the comp without being disqualified. These athletes love to ski and it shows. The places that skiing can take you. Over this ridge, down that valley, across an ocean, to the top of the world and right back into yourself.
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That is, making it into the world of professional skiing. The pros. While I didn’t find it too lofty, I did wonder how likely it would be. Not because he wasn’t a good skier, but because I had spent the previous winter following and reporting on the only Canadian snowboarder, Jamie Rizzuto, as he battled for second place in the Freeride World Tour. He was 36 and he was there mostly on his own dime. He told me one of his strengths was his experience. Competing against Europeans with far lower rankings but full sponsorship, enough to be boarding in New Zealand through the summer season training for the next season on snow, was the reality North Americans face, especially under-sponsored Canadians Jamie would return to Fernie to work construction, saving every penny, and when it came to thanking his biggest sponsor, it was his father. And he wasn’t speaking metaphorically. He finished second in the world last year and seventh this season. When I called Trace, he told me he had made it to the world tour. This was big news. He is the only Canadian skier in the men’s division to make the cut and he is still a teenager. There is more that he shared
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K.L. Kivi comes from a family of Estonian refugees, so quite often her work explores themes of exile and belonging. In her debut collection of poetry Unknown Hum, she brings those two concepts together. “Some of these poems hearken to the experience of exile while others talk about what it is to really arrive somewhere,” said Kivi, whose book cover features an illustrated cluster of tree roots intermingling underground by local artist Tanya Pixie Johnson. “I think what’s in this book that hasn’t been explored in my non-fiction as much is a really strong sense of spiritual rootedness and love. It’s kind of hippy thing to use the word ‘love’ when you’re talking about the environment, but we need to bond deeply with this place if we’re going to protect it and thrive as a species.” Kivi will launch her book at Oxygen Art Centre on Friday evening along with Calgary author Katherine Fawcett. She said some of the poems will draw from her experiences with the Jumbo Wild campaign. “I very much talk about what it’s like to be sitting in a protest camp, waiting, then not waiting, for the excavators and the cops to come.”
Kivi said it was important to her to acknowledge the First Nations history of the area. “I realized after I finished there’s one only phrase in Estonian, but there’s a whole bunch in the language of the Sinixt,” she said. “In order to keep going with the work I do, I really need to ground myself in my love for the place. For me that’s what poetry is about, is regrounding myself with my deepest values.” Kivi said she will endeavour to make the reading lively, and there will be plenty of opportunities for dialogue. Before Kivi reads, Fawcett will take the stage with her collection Little Washer of Sorrows. Fawcett said she’s thrilled to share her unusual tales with a Nelson audience. In one short piece, she narrates from the perspective of Homer’s Sirens. “I like to take mythological characters and situations, but then make them more real. So in that one I’ve got this family of three sisters, and there’s all kinds of issues of birth order and jealousy. One of them wants to get off the Greek Island and go to Broadway. Then there’s a skinny one who likes having sex with the sailors but doesn’t want to kill anyone.” Her wacky narratives are comparable to the work of George Saunders or Karen
Russell. She said a big part of her influence was growing up reading Stephen King. “I like hooking together the mundane and ordinary with something a little twisted, a little odd.” The event will be held on April 10 at 7 p.m. at Oxygen Art Centre. Admission is a recommended $5 donation at the door.
Kootenay activist and author K.L. Kivi will be reading alongside Calgary author Katherine Fawcett at Oxygen Art Centre on Friday evening.
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On Kootenay trombonist Gordon Wolfe’s debut album Reflections, there is a 15-minute commissioned piece called “Concertino” in which a cherub and an imp engage in a classic battle for supremacy. The musical manifestation of this duel consists of Wolfe’s angry trombone-playing paired with Vanessa May-Lok Lee’s ethereal, lilting piano. “The main theory behind that track is you have a battle between the angel and the devil, each trying to get their own way. It’s written so a lot of the angel music is lyrical and beautiful, patient and slow. The piano provides soft chords,” said the 43-year-old L.V Rogers alumnus, who is currently the principal trombonist for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The song, composed by Ian McDougall, then uses an ugly tri-tone to capture the devil’s voice. “That interval is quite ugly, and it’s often called the devil in the music. Ian wrote this interval into the devil’s sections, so you have this ugly interval but somehow you need to make it work.” The resulting piece is one of his favourites on Reflections, which is now available on iTunes. Wolfe said by the end of the song, the audience is left to decide for themselves which side emerged victorious. “We just premiered this piece live at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and we really left it so the listener doesn’t know whether the devil won or not.” At times, he said, the devil can be quite convincing. “You see this sweet side of the devil, the slimy,
smarmy care salesman kind of side, where he’s trying to convince you he’s not all that bad. But then he has these outbursts,” he said. Wolfe said he was thrilled to work on Macdougall’s piece because it was written perfectly for the trombone. McDougall happens to be the father of Nelson singer Laura Landsberg. “Because Ian is a trombonist, and a very good one,” Wolfe said, “you know everything he wrote he also played first. It’s a beautiful piece.” And it’s only one song in an album that features a wide variety of compelling compositions. Wolfe said he would have never reached the music world heights he was were it not for the support of the Nelson community and of L.V. Rogers music teacher David Glackin, who passed away in 2014. “He was an amazing man and an amazing teacher. When I was in Grade 9 I wanted to become just like him and become a band teacher. Well, that didn’t work out, but I did go all the way through UVic to become a band teacher before I changed my mind.” Hunter continually checked in on Wolfe’s career until he passed away, and Wolfe’s last experience with him was a congratulatory phone call. “I was able to thank him for everything he’d done to lead me,” he said. Wolfe spent some time teaching at Mount Sentinel with fellow Kootenay musician Rick Lingard in the 90s, a memory he’s fond of. And though it’s been some time since he visited last, he said the community still figures prominently in his mental landscape. For more information on Wolfe’s music, visit gordwolfe.com
Nelson trombonist Gordon Wolfe recently released his debut album Reflections. He is now the principal trombonist in the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Submitted photo
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here’s a thing that happens in poetry readings—besides the poetry, of course. It’s the collective sigh/murmur that happens at the end of a poem. It becomes, in a way, a soft punctuation, a breathy honouring of an inspired choice of words and pauses. It’s not unlike the sound you make when you bite into something particularly delicious, or set down your fork when it’s finished. It’s like the sigh that escapes after that first sip of Sunday morning coffee has reached your lips, or your moan of pleasure when the chocolate cheesecake is everything you hoped it would be. April is National Poetry Month, and this year the Poets League of Canada has declared a theme of
collections and found a surprising number of references to food, kitchens and cooking.
Kicking off the evening is a Nelson slam poetry regular, spoken word poet Damian John. I love performance poetry—which is spoken rather than read—and love the journey I find myself on whenever I become immersed in that particular poetic stew. I’m looking forward to Damian’s poetic take on poetry.
Poetry is as accessible as an apple, no matter what you may have been lead to believe about poetic hifalutin-ness. Think of poetry as mindful literary consumption (because you know you’re going to really taste that apple if you slow down and pay attention). Poetry brings out the flavor of words.
There will be food, of course— we always have good munchies at literary readings—and there will be food for thought. Come out and see if you don’t find yourself joining into that collective murmur-sigh at the conclusion of each new offering of sweet or savoury words.
Your Library loves poetry— in April and all year ’round—and we celebrate it in myriad ways. Last week, teens got together at the Library to play with words, and you can too all month by making book spine poetry. Find our display near the new books and rearrange the spines with an eye to poetic pithiness. The intent is not to trivialize the craft, but rather to demonstrate poetic accessibility. Just as reading poetry feeds us, writing it—from scratch, or as “found poetry” such as this—is nourishing. So give it a try (at the library or at home), take a photo, email it to us (library@ nelson.ca). We’ll print them and put them up, and you might win a prize. Across from our circulation desk you’ll find a jam-packed display
for Read Local BC, including a healthy selection of local poets. And of course 811.54 is your place to go for the full smorg of poetry collections. We’re celebrating, too, with a special event. On Tuesday, April 21 at 7pm join us for an evening of poetry with Ontario poet Ellen S. Jaffe and Nelson poet Jane Byers,
who appear thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts and the League of Canadian Poets. Ellen’s newest book, Skinny Dipping with the Muse, was published by Guernica Editions, and Jane’s book, Steeling Effects, was published by Caitlin Press, both books in 2014. Interestingly, both poets took a look at their
So why that post-poem sound? Maybe it’s because folks who go to poetry readings (which I hope is about to become you, too, if you are among the uninitiated) know that clapping after each poem would be an unforgivably jarring thing. Instead, the murmur is how we say: wow. Or perhaps: delicious. In fact, if you listen, the sound is a whole lot like mmmmmm.
Anne DeGrace is the Adult Services Coordinator at the Nelson Public Library. Check This Out runs every other week. For more information go to www.nelsonlibrary.ca.
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Kootenay martial artists will be taking a stand for social justice on April 18 the Civic Theatre event Breaking Boards, Breaking Chains. The event aims to raise awareness about global slavery. “There’s a lot of different reasons why we’re doing what we’re doing. We want to be global citizens and champions of freedom,” said Dean Siminoff, who has spent the past three years working with IJM on this initiative. “When I say there’s 36 million people in slavery, it just sounds like a bunch of words. What that really means is that there are 36 million people being bullied and oppressed. They can’t function on a day to day basis as free people.” He said that reality motivates his students to contribute how-
ever they can. Last year they were able to raise over $60,000. “There’s victims out there, 36 million of them, waiting for someone to get them. My students get so excited and motivated, it makes me wonder why wouldn’t every martial arts school do this?” There are currently seven schools participating in the initiative, with more interest building. Siminoff said the event will include karate experts of all ages, and they will break boards for the audience in a variety of manners. “We’ve got the whole stage and there will be chops, elbows, flying kicks, jumping front kicks and even spin back kicks,” he said. The event will begin at 1:30, which will be followed by a screening of the 2010 version of the Karate Kid, starring Jaden Smith at approximately 2:30. For more information visit martialartsforjustice.org. Thinkstock/Getty Images photo
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Canadians hold the line in 1915 battle despite German gas attack GREG
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Dateline: April 13, 1915 The Bank of Montreal has required before advancing the City $30,000, or some such amount for civic work, that all taxes due this year be paid into it and that the City hold a tax sale this year. Members of the Council decided to consent to this although they would rather not hold a tax sale. It was pointed out, however, that land sold for taxes in arrears could be redeemed within one year after sale. The taxes due this year amount to $84,000. Unless the City consents to this, it was said, to borrow money would be difficult. North and South Vancouver had to meet this requirement. In spite of this, Bylaw No. 274, to borrow $35,000 from the Bank of Montreal passed committee and was given its third reading. Dateline: April 20, 1915 Some public holidays are celebrated with fireworks but Nelson’s Arbor Day left a huge pall of smoke overhanging the town as a sign that citizens were not loath to join in the big clean-up. How much rubbish was burned is not known but over 80 loads
were taken to the city dump. Besides scores of householders, 30 city employees with seven teams made the rounds of streets and alleys to empty rubbish from barrels, boxes, sacks and other improvised containers. Most places of business were closed in the afternoon half-holiday and more citizens joined in the big city house-cleaning. Dateline: April 26, 1915 Under the caption “Avenging Canadians” a newspaper correspondent describing Friday’s engagement, says this battle is unequaled, it being the first great event of its kind in Canadian history for the Canadian troops can claim it as their own and the glory of it. They were holding the extreme left of the British line. Preparing ground by means of their poison bombs, the Germans forced a passage through French forces who, despite valiant efforts fighting in stupefying gas fumes, gave way. Pouring their masses to the left, the Germans attacked the Canadians in the rear. The Canadians, fighting both ways, fought like lions, for it was bayonet work now, and the hardy colonials fought back to back and were battling for their lives but they held the line. The Canadians saved the day and their story of their glorious achievement will run through the Empire, giving fresh stimulus to our patriotic
sons across the sea. (Ed note2nd Battle of Ypres, first use of poison gas) Dateline: April 30, 1915 The last spike was driven at Princeton BC on the Kettle Valley railway last Friday, thus connecting with the Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern at Princeton station. This final spike binds the Canadian Pacific railway and the Great Northern together as the Kettle Valley railway entering Princeton
joins the Great Northern and links Nelson with Vancouver. It is stated that service can begin on May 31. Dateline: April 30, 1915 Forty-six post cards have been received by the Nelson and District Veteran’s Association from men of Kootenay and Boundary now in France thanking the veterans for their gifts of tobacco. By reading them closer realization of how it pleases the soldiers to know they are
not forgotten may be gained. Writes Private D. Malacid. “I have much pleasure in thanking you for your gift of tobacco which came to hand today and like my brother in law, the Hon. Thomas Atkins, I am saying “Arf a mo’, Kaiser, wait until I have a smoke!” May the Kootenay veterans keep up the good work; we need ‘em to help us fight the Hun. Yours for the Empire and the good old flag.”
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Slocan commits to Springer Creek micro hydro power project The Village of Slocan has applied for a tenure on crown land and funding grants
The Village of Slocan council has renewed its commitment to the development of the Springer Creek micro hydro power project, with estimated costs of $3.4 million. At its February meeting, council authorized the required work for successful development of the project based on environmental, engineering and economic studies which have been developed since 2010. Mayor Jessica Lunn said the project will create a revenue stream to help fund community development. “Council sees the project an alternative revenue source to replace the 60 per cent loss in industrial tax revenue base with the closure of the mill in 2011,” said Lunn. While she conceded that the revenue is small, it could help fund future planning for economic development and diversification. The mill in downtown Slocan was demolished in 2014. The project will involve a small weir structure on the creek and will not store water. A portion of a stream’s flow will be diverted into a pipe from Springer Creek in the upper canyon above the upper falls and will be returned to the creek before the lower falls near the campground. The drop in elevation of the diverted water will spin a turbine and generate electricity. An open house presentation last fall indicated a revised power line route and the water flow amounts are still subject to permitting approvals. The village expects the project to be generating as a revenue source beginning in 2016 and will be holding another public presentation about the project this spring. Patricia Dehnel, chief administrative officer for the Village of Slocan said the annual net revenue from the hydro project is projected to be $50,000. “Energy produced by the project will be sold to BC Hydro under the Standing Offer Program,” said Dehnel, who added that any employment opportunities will come in the construction stage and management/ operations stage. The micro hydro project costs are estimated to be $3.4 million. A new Building Funding application would be for 2/3 fund-
ing and the remaining 1/3 funds must be committed to and include identification of the source of the proponent’s share of the projects cost. Dehnel recently wrote a report for council reporting that the town is in “healthy financial situation” and has been saving for this project for a number of years. “The Village does not have much debt,” the report read. “As interest rates are low at this time, it may be a good time to borrow money,” adding that a referendum is required for a short term five year borrowing period of over $650,000. Council also committed to use a portion of its reserve fund and to apply for grants from other funders including Columbia Ba-
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“We are grieved to by the peaceful passing of Janice Baff and her mom, Lucy Moxley. A memorial will be held at 11 am on Tuesday the 14th of April 2015 at the LDS chapel at 222 West Richards. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada.
All Christians around the world have just finished celebrating Easter. There is no greater day in human history, because on that first Easter morning, Jesus Christ rose from the dead conquering sin and death. Did it really happen the way the Bible says it did? Consider for a moment the first Apostles of Jesus. They were the ones who knew what really happened. They were there to see Jesus open blind eyes, cause the lame to walk, feed thousands with only a few loaves of bread and a small handful of fish. They saw Him calm storms with His spoken word, and walk on water as though it were dry land. They saw miracle after miracle, and they became convinced that He was the Son of God. But all of that would mean nothing if His life ended on the cross. They would have gone back to their old lives discouraged and disillusioned. I am glad to say that is not what happened. You see they not only saw Him die, they saw Him resurrected. There was no Nelson Christian Science Society doubt from that Saturday april 18th 11 aM first Easter mornA Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA at the Anglican Church 8551 Busk Road Balfour ing through the Sunday Service in Balfour “Curing the inCurable” rest of their lives, 9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. by international speaker that Jesus Christ For information 250-229-5237 was and is the Elise Moore • 25 years in Christian Healing Ministry Son of God, the • Has spoken in 16 countries, 300 cities Savior of all who • Chaplin for homeless agency CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE will trust in Him. • Participates in interfaith conferences 813 Ward Street 352-7131 • Teaches classes in Christian Science How do I draw that conclusion? I www.elisemoore.com Sunday Mass Times: draw it from the Covering healings of: • Saturday 7:00 pm fact that all of the • Sunday 8:30 am • rheumatoid arthritis • anorexia and 10:30 am • cancer • fear original apostles, A Bible based lecture sponsored by the Christian Science except John, were Society Nelson/Balfour. 250-229-4789 Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon put to death for everyone is welcome | no admission fee rccathedral@shaw.ca • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca their faith and for testimony The Salvation Army their concerning Jesus GATHERING THIS SUNDAY Nelson Community Church Christ. They knew APRIL 12TH 10AM truth, they 2402 PERRIER LANE Sunday Worship Service the Bring food to share at our stood on the truth, potluck brunch. at 11:00 am and they proAll welcome. claimed the truth Everyone is Welcome Displaced rhythms? that Jesus Christ Come experience ours! Your Pastors: Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send is the risen Son of Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows www.nelsonvineyard.com God. Look for us on Facebook 250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level) Knowing that Jesus Christ is ’I WILL POUR MY SPIRIT ON YOUR CHILDREN ...” ISA 44:3 alive leaves every Nelson Seventh-Day Gathering on: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. one of us with a 3308 Silver King Rd. 250-352-5007 Adventist Church choice. Will we Rides Sabbath (Saturday) Services available! How to pray for your Family, accept Him into Please 10 am Bible study/discussion Community and Nation our hearts and live join 11 am Worship Service us at Conference coming April 10-11, 2015 our lives for Him? 1502 12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon Doctor Bradley Stewart, Granite Or, will we reAlso available: “It Is Written" CTV 11 am Saturdays International Teacher Road ject Him and live 711 10th Street, Nelson BC “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heauy laden, only for ourselves? and I vill giue you rest” Matthew 11:28 Cost: $30 H.O.P.E. Church Pastoral couple Jeff & Marilyn Zak www.hopenelson.ca www.nelsonadventist.ca Pastor Leo 250-687-1777 Friends, Jesus Christ loves you St. Saviour's Anglican Church so much that He 701 Ward St. at Silica St., Nelson died for you, and Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am Family Service & Eucharist rose again so that Every Sunday 10:30 a.m. Minister: David Boyd All are Welcome you might have St. Saviour’s Food Pantry Open Every Friday 9 - 11 a.m. life. Won’t you Second Sunday of Easter “The Power of open your heart to St. Michael & All Angels Shared Experience” Him today? Sunday Service 11:30 a.m.
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Mike grew up in Smithers and Nelson. He attended Mt. Sentinel High School, Selkirk College, and Thompson Rivers University where he graduated in 2006 with a BSc in Computer Science. Latterly, he made his home in Victoria where he worked for the provincial government in the Information Management Branch. Mike grew up outside, both on the water and in the mountains with his family. He was a well-spoken, funloving, athletic young man in the prime of his life. He was an expert skier, soccer player and loved riding his motorcycles or hiking the coastal trails around Vancouver Island. Above all, Mike had a special knack of making and keeping friends, a deep and infectious laugh, and a wonderful sense of humour. He was stricken at work on March 18 with a massive aortic dissection and stroke. Despite the heroic efforts of his co-workers, staff at the Victoria General and Royal Jubilee hospitals, he died March 23. Eleven years ago Mike registered as an organ donor. This decision and his resulting gift went on to save or improve the lives of thirteen people. Mike was predeceased by his mother Maureen, and is survived by his father John, brother Ian, stepmother Kathy, grandparents Rick and Betty Askew, uncle and aunt Bruce and Betty Lou Askew, and his girlfriend Damaris Walters. A memorial will be held at 11 AM on Thursday April 16 at the United Church in Nelson, followed by an internment service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests friends consider registering with BC’s organ donor program at www.transplant.bc.ca
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Speaker – Jonathan Taylor Topic: “Good Life, Good Death --- Good Grief!!!!” 717 Vernon St. Sunday at 11 a.m. Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394
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Kitten season is coming! A small residential fire caused by a backhoe striking a power line was quickly extinguished by the Nelson Fire Department on Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Will Johnson
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A small basement fire in the 800 block of Victoria Street was quickly extinguished by the Nelson Fire Department on Tuesday morning just after 11:30 a.m. “It appears a backhoe struck a power line, pulled it off the house and caused the breaker panel to get really hot,” said Rick Maida, at the scene. The breaker then burst into flames. Upon arrival at the scene, firefighters saw smoke coming from the basement as well as from downed electrical lines in the yard. Their first priority was to shut off power. Nelson Hydro was able to quickly oblige, allowing the firefighters to enter the building and extinguish the blaze. All the house’s occupants were able to safely flee the building after the fire alarm alerted them to the danger. “There were a number of household items up against there that caught fire, electrical wires. The fire was really quick and they knocked it down. But this is an older home without a lot of fire separation, and with a delay this could have easily spread throughout the rest of the home very quickly,” said Maida. Due to the proximity of nearby homes, the fire could have spread to neighbouring properties. Maida said the event was a potential crisis averted. All on-duty firefighters arrived at the scene, and were joined by four off-duty members who responded from home. Chief Len MacCharles said he’s pleased with the outcome. “The first arriving crew made an aggressive attack, preventing the fire from going beyond the area it began. They did a great job," he said. The Nelson Fire Department, BC Safety Authority Electrical Branch and Worksafe BC are all invesat rinfigre. tigating Appeathe
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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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And we still have some lovely young cats who have been in foster homes for way too long! They are all spayed, vaccinated, healthy, and deserving of great forever homes. Adopting one (or two) of these kitties will save two lives -- the cat adopted, and the cat/kitten that takes its place in the foster home. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053 for more information. Visit kaap.ca/adopt for more information about each cat.
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Canoe expert Sanford Osler celebrates an iconic and historic vessel— the canoe—in his new book Canoe Crossings: Understanding the Craft that Helped Shape British Columbia, published by Heritage House.
Author celebrates the canoe in Nelson Library presentation CONTRIBUTED The craft that transported Canada’s earliest peoples and later carried European explorers is beloved today as a means to experience the great outdoors. Canoe expert Sanford Osler celebrates this iconic vessel in his book Canoe Crossings: Understanding the Craft that Helped Shape British Columbia. Osler offers a colourful look at the cultural history of the
canoe in a free talk and slideshow at the Nelson Library on Thursday, May 7th at 7pm. Released in 2014 by Heritage House, Canoe Crossings contains a foreword by Shelagh Rogers and more than 50 colour photographs. Osler traces the influence of various types of canoes (including kayaks and dragon boats) through its uses in exploration, hunting and fishing, racing, war, and even healing. He explores the work of innovators and designers,
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it is anywhere else in the country.” Nelson has a long history with the canoe, from our First Nations people to our growing legion of recreational paddling enthusiasts. Nelson’s own canoe maker, Hellman Canoe & Kayak, has a spot in Osler’s book. Anyone who has ever dipped a paddle—or thought about it— will enjoy this presentation, which is sponsored by the Kootenay Library Federation and the Nelson Public Library.
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and celebrates the beauty of the craft and the waterways it travels. “Canada is a nation of rivers and therefore a nation of canoes, or so the saying goes,” says Dr. James Raffan, author and Director of Development at The Canadian Canoe Museum. “But Sanford Osler reminds us that Canada is also a coastal nation and that canoe culture is as rich, or richer, in British Columbia, particularly with the resurgence of tribal journeys, as
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