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Hendryx Street was alive with the sound of crunching metal and snapping timbers as a demolition crew set to work tearing down the old Extra Foods building on Wednesday afternoon. “We’re at the demolition phase,” said Deirdrie Lang, general manager of the Nelson Commons project. “We’re taking it down a little slower than we would otherwise, though, because we’re hoping to repurpose the glulam beams. They’re very useful and expensive, and they’ve been holding up the roof since 1966.” She said the beams have character, and could be used to support an outer awning area, which will be used as an arcade. “The building hasn’t been in use since 2012, so we’ve done all the gas and hydro, getting everything decommissioned,” she said. “Now it’s just one thing

after another.” Nelson Commons plans to release a detailed timeline for the project within the next couple of weeks. During the day the crew discovered an air conditioning unit they hadn’t realized was there, and had to remove it before continuing with the destruction. Otherwise everything was going according to plan. The crews will also be required to tear down one wall by hand, as it connects to the New China Restaurant on Vernon Street and they could risk damaging the neighbouring property with their machinery. The entire demolition process is slated to take approximately two weeks, which will be followed by excavation. Kootenay Co-op has now set up a webcam at nelsoncommons.ca so that interested parties who would like to follow the construction have the chance. “Some of our buyers are out of town, and they want to see what’s going on. And we want to see what’s going on, of course,” said Lang.

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Dave Harasym of DHC Communication said the webcam was installed on the roof of Nelson Chrysler, and is storing a saved photo every day for the duration of the project. Visitors to the website will be able to see a new photo every five minutes between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. “Once the project is completed we’re going to assemble a time lapse, so you’ll be able to watch the old building come down and the new one go up in a span of a few minutes,” said Harasym. The webcam is similar to the one DHC installed at the top of the Glory Ridge Chair at Whitewater Ski Resort. Lang said they’ve pre-sold 36 of the units at Nelson Commons, with 18 remaining for sale. All the units will be available in the summer of 2016. The next stage of construction will involve excavating the space that will ultimately become underground parking and the foundation of the building.

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o date this series on the early years of Kaslo’s Langham Cultural Centre has looked at when it was built (1896-97), who built it (Charles J. Kapps), what became of him (married twice, moved to Spokane, ran an investment company), who he sold it to (surveyor A.R. Heyland and land agent A.J. Curle), what it was used for (bank, bottling works, rooming house, offices), and its role in the Japanese Canadian internment (home to about 80 people). These things can be pinned down with a fair degree of certainly. But other bits — folklore, really — might never be satisfactorily resolved. 1. Was the Langham ever a brothel? According to Kaslo: The First 100 Years, published in 1993, “the upper floors were rumored to have been bases of operation for ladies of easy virtue.” It’s hard to verify or debunk this statement, which seems like sort of thing that could be said of any old building to spice up its history. In his book Ladies of Easy Virtue of West Kootenay, the late Ken Morrow said the rumor the Langham was once a brothel is untrue, but didn’t explain how he reached that conclusion. Kaslo’s red light district was centered around Third Street and A Avenue, two blocks from the Langham. It was also on A Avenue that the Theatre Comique stood, a combination variety theatre and bar where waitresses known as box rustlers preyed on thirsty miners. They may or may not have been prostitutes, but their morality was certainly questioned. One longtime Kaslo madame, Maggie Clifton, was mentioned in the Nelson Tribune of June 19, 1897 as laying a complaint of abusive language against Alice Merchant, who was fined $20 “for the too free use of her tongue.” Clifton turns up in the 1901 census as a “lodging house keeper,” although the exact location of her brothel is unknown. Her staff included Jennie St. Clair, musician; Marjorie Adams and Clara Johnson, dressmakers, and Dorothy Stewart, chambermaid. These professions might have been euphemisms, or they could have been ways the women

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supplemented their incomes. Nearby, another lodging house keeper, Nellie Howard, lived with dressmaker Helen DeVille. There was less prevarication on the 1911 census, which listed prostitutes as “inmates.” At this time Clifton’s brothel was home to Mary Cooper, Rose Billington, May Jennings, Ollie Abbott, Mary Kamuri, and Martha Tighe. Nearby was the brothel of Molly Brown. Jean Brown, possibly her sister, was the only other woman working there. A walking tour on the Kaslo Chamber of Commerce’s website suggests Molly built the house at 312 Third Street, “the last remaining of the original bawdy houses located in this area.” Molly also had a brothel in Sandon, which has been restored. No prostitutes are obvious in Kaslo on the 1921 census, although Morrow’s book says Brown lived there until her death in 1948.

The BC vital events index has no record of her passing, although that may not have been her real name. 2. Was the Langham once home to the longest bar in the area and/or world? According to Heritage Homes and Buildings of Kaslo, published in 1992: “The Langham was purported to have one of the longest bars in the area and it stretched from the front of the building right down to the back ... between 80 and 90 feet!” Similar statements appears on the websites of the Langham and Kaslo Chamber of Commerce, and in the Kaslo Visitors Guide: “The longest bar in the area ran from the front of the building to the back and never stopped serving.” Where does this notion come from? The earliest reference yet found is in the Nelson Continued on Page 8

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Nelson’s oldest resident has died at the grand age of 106. Melitta Brewster passed away January 19 at Jubilee Manor, where she lived for seven years. She was three months shy of her 107th birthday. Brewster was born Melitta Ida Tauba on March 25, 1908 in the Silesian area of Germany just north of the Riesen Gebirge Mountains on the Czechoslovakian border (now Poland). Her father was a farmer and veterinarian. She grew up in the shadow of a 900-yearold monastery and cathedral complex at Grizow, now a United Nations World Heritage site, built by the same artisans that created the great cathedrals of Prague and Vienna. In a community where social, sacred and natural worlds were integrated, she developed what her daughter calls “a joyous, open-hearted Catholicism and deep appreciation of art, music and dancing.” She had a great talent for remembering lengthy poems and songs. At 16, Melitta decided she didn’t want to work in the noisy linen mills nearby as her sisters did, but went to Berlin to work as a housemaid. There was a deep depression at the time and unemployed homeless men were everywhere. Gangs of Nazi brownshirts had begun their intimidation attacks. When Melitta heard about Canada, she saw a way out and a hopeful future. In October 1927, at age 19, she sailed from Bremen, landed in Quebec City, and arrived on a small farm in northern Alberta. The winter was very cold and long, and the work hard for a petite girl, so in the spring she moved to Edmonton where she lived and worked in the CPR’s MacDonald Hotel. Her room was steam-heated and high up under the copper roof looking out over the city. She “felt like a princess.” The skating rink below fascinated her. She learned to skate and took English language classes in her spare time. When she had earned her first block of holidays, she took the train to Vancouver and loved it so much she never went back to Edmonton. Curious and adventurous, she changed jobs a number of times, spending a couple of years in Portland and Trail, where she brought her younger brother, Ernest, to his first job in Canada.

Melitta Brewster Melitta married Norman Brewster in Vancouver in 1937. In 1940 Norman got his first steady job as a CPR telegraph-operator in Glacier (Rogers Pass) six days a week. Their three children were born in the next four years, learning to ski almost as soon as they could walk. During the post-war years Melitta sent many large packages of food and clothing to her surviving relatives in Germany who were refugees. In 1948 the family moved to Invermere and two years later to South Slocan. In the summer of 1950, Melitta brought the children to South Slocan to join her husband, who was to be the CPR agent there for the next 25 years. Melitta and Norman were both very active in community affairs there. Norman helped organize the creation and maintenance of the water system and served as school trustee for many years. They both gave special support to many newly-arrived immigrant families. Melitta was an active member of the Women’s Institute, the congregation of the Sacred Heart Church, and the Catholic Women’s League. Providing flowers for the church was one of her many labours of love. Melitta gradually turned the rocky and trash-filled area surrounding their house near the CPR station in South Slocan into a lovely park-like garden. Many passersby would detour to spend a few refreshing minutes relaxing there, getting

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a cool drink or a handful of raspberries, while admiring the dazzling array of blooms and enjoying the heady scent of lilacs or phlox while chatting with Melitta. She read voraciously and particularly enjoyed Canadian business news, politics, geography and history. During election times Melitta made it her mission to encourage people who had never done so to register and vote. After the children had graduated from Mount Sentinel high school and left home, Norman and Melitta began to make regular holiday trips to the Napa Valley area of California. Norman continued to serve on many local committees and boards including as a Regional District of Central Kootenay director. Melitta continued to expand her garden and horticultural skills, taking several courses and acquiring rare plants from the professional gardener at the Blaylock estate. Norman retired in 1974 and the couple began spending more time with daughter Ann in White Rock. In 1980 they moved to White Rock where they lived for the next 25 years. During that time, she made two trips to Germany and a trip to Hawaii with Ann, and joined a church group for a memorable lengthy pilgrimage to churches and cathedrals in eastern Canada. Melitta continued gardening until she was 90. Norman died in White Rock in April 2003. By 2004 Melitta had undergone a series of eye operations and lost sight in her left eye. Her recent memories were fading, but her memories of her years in the Kootenays remained strong, so her family brought her back to Nelson. She spent two years in Mountains Lakes and seven years in Jubilee Manor, where she passed away peacefully. Asked the secret to her mother’s longevity, daughter Ann Irving said “curiosity was a big part. She was a very cheerful, open, adventurous person. Moderate diet and regular habits also helped — also her spirit. She loved the natural world.” Melitta is survived by her three children: Ann, Stephen, and Michael, five grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews in Canada and Germany. A funeral mass was held Saturday with interment at Nelson Memorial Park.

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Kootenay Lake school board speech pathologists Lianne Johnson and Lisa Tremblay were at Tuesday night’s meeting, championing the use of ultrasound in speech therapy by demonstrating on secretarytreasurer Kim Morris and superintendent Jeff Jones. “It’s a very low level ultrasound, so it’s not the same kind of sound waves you’re getting if you’re having a medical ultrasound,” said Johnson, who noted they’ve had the machine in District 8 since 2011. The machine allows children to make vocal noises, then see how that moves their tongue from a vantage point previously impossible. “It’s almost like a bio-feed-

Kootenay Lake school district speech pathologists Lisa Tremblay (left) and Lianne Johnson demonstrated the use of ultrasound technology for speech therapy on Superintendent Jeff Jones. Will Johnson photo back. For the kids, it’s so they can see their tongue and watch what it’s doing. I can tell a child

I want them to retract their tongue, or to pull it all the way back in their mouth,” she said.

The child can then watch to see whether or not they’ve been successful in following the instruction, test-driving their tongue muscles and watching how they move onscreen. Currently the entire district shares the unit between several speech pathologists, and so far it’s been a popular and successful tool. Johnson said they would love to purchase a second one, so that the technology can be accessible to more students. “Originally we got trained on it because of Lisa’s connection to UBC. We had someone come out and train us, and the unit cost about $5,000. But it used to be $10,000, $15,000 for a standalone unit. The technology has gotten much smaller and less expensive.” Continued on Page 5

Cooke rocking it in Austria approach. “I charged a cliff out of the start gate, did a big 360, and as I came around I landed perfectly on a rock covered by a small amount of snow and took a tumble.” He still finished with a score because as he did not go down the disqualified area, nor did he lose a ski. Although he is a little bit frustrated because of how hard he has worked to get there, he has decided to take the whole day as a learning day for competing. “No negatives or bad vibes,” he wrote. “I learned that despite being told not to go into an area that might have a less shallow snowpack due to earlier riders, is actually the wrong thing to tell a competitor, and for a competitor to do... especially in a visual inspection type competition.

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Snow conditions continue to be a challenge for Trace Cooke and other competitors in the Freeride World Qualifiers in Europe. After a number of race postponements mostly due to low snow pack on the big mountain race courses, the 19-yearold Nelson native took a run at Hochfügen, Austria on Monday, January 26 after his fourth place finish in Verbier, Switzerland the previous week. Cooke wrote that he had picked out a “pretty nice line” and with the bib number 23 had to wait his turn but after the first five riders dropped in, the judges radioed up to the starting gate to say there was a small slide in the middle of the face. Cooke wrote, “Almost all the snow was gone (the area with

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Nelson Hydro says a lack of power outages following heavy snowfalls before and after Christmas was partly due to its controversial tree trimming program carried out last year. Line manager Doug Pickard also told city council Monday that no tree branches broke under the weight of snow, as some residents feared. “We didn’t have any collapsed limbs and we didn’t have any outages in the city, which I’m rather proud of,” he said. (There were, however, outages on the North Shore, where trimming has not been done.) The tree-trimming program initiated last spring imposed a three-to-five meter clearance around power lines. Nelson Hydro anticipated complaints — and got them — once residents saw the Y-shaped trees left behind. However, the company said the trimming was necessary to improve safety and reliability, and that the work was done to an industry standard. While some residents worried the pruned trees wouldn’t withstand heavy snow, Pickard said so far that has not been the case. About 62 per cent of the trees identified for trimming were completed last year, with the rest slated for this year. Afterward, the program will move on to the north and south shores of Kootenay Lake.

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Nelson Hydro’s tree trimming program incensed some residents last year, but the utility said it paid off in preventing outages during recent snowstorms. Will Johnson file photo A request for proposals to do the next round of work has already closed. Six bids have come in and work is expected to begin in spring. Eventually, the company plans to keep its vegetation management on two or four year cycles. “It’s designed so we get to trees before they become a hazard, even if it means cutting them every two years,” Pickard said. “But the standard for most urban settings is a three to four year cycle, and I think we can manage four years.” POLE POSITION In addition to continuing with tree management, Nelson Hydro plans to replace

85 poles this year. Although the company bought some time by reinforcing poles with steel supports, Pickard said they can put it off no longer. “If you keep band-aiding it, it all comes back to bite you down the road,” he said. That number of pole replacements represents a small fraction of the total — usually there is a pole every 150 feet (46 m) within city limits, either a primary or secondary support. Some are joint use poles, which the city owns and rents to other utilities. Pickard said the replacement work will probably be accomplished through a few different contracts.

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She said the district felt vindicated recently to learn that the American Speech Language Association started to pay attention to the technology. “They’ve been putting out a lot of press about it. We feel like we’ve been fairly cutting edge, because we’ve already had it for a while.” Johnson said the technology isn’t always necessary during their work, and often only needs to be used for a couple of minutes at a time. Speech pathologists in the district deal with a variety of vocal issues, ranging from articulation, sound substitutions, fluency and stuttering.

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“It’s a huge umbrella, and our case loads are very high. And in some schools it’s tricky to get everyone in.” The speech pathologists start evaluation with the kindergarten intake each year, and track speech and language development over the course of the child’s entire education. “We keep checking on them through the years.” Johnson said the school board seemed enthusiastic about their presentation. “I think our district likes anything that’s innovative, or outside the box.” Board chair Lenora Trenaman said she was pleasantly surprised

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BC wolf cull Wolf cull is archaic! A more balanced approach, including limiting human winter recreational access (especially snowmobiles), would be a much better approach. Cindy Silverwolf King

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If anyone thinks this is the wrong approach, they should read the book The Real Wolf by Ted B. Lyon & Will N. Graves before commenting anymore. Wolves bring in parasites that are and can be passed onto pet dogs and then humans. Diana Harfman Lockwood

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

Why blame just the wolves. As if bears, mountain lions and other predators don’t kill to survive. What to do? My opinion is to leave the Eco system alone. Humans are the destructive force and the ones to blame. Just like they destroy salmon habitat with their pollution of the waterways, and polluted fish farms, all to make a buck. I am not in support of my tax dollars going to fund culls of anything. Darlene Voigt

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lmost two years after I first wrote about the lost Cody cemetery, I’m no closer to finding it. But I have learned more about three of the six people buried there and the loved ones they left behind. The cemetery was only used for a few years until nearby Sandon was incorporated in 1898 and a new and better burial ground was established to serve both communities. The Cody cemetery appears to have been abandoned afterward. The late Gene Petersen alluded to it in his posthumously-published autobiography, and might have known its exact location, but if so he took it to his own grave. The first burial, and only one known to have been marked, was that of William Tonkin, struck by lightning while prospecting on June 13, 1892. Because no cemetery yet existed in the area and it was difficult to remove his body, he was interred along the trail to the Freddie Lee mine. Then on January 4, 1893, miners Martin Flaherty and Frank Switzer were caught in an avalanche at the

Freddie Lee. When their bodies were finally recovered seven months later, they were laid to rest alongside Tonkin — although I didn’t realize that until I came across this critical mention in the Grand Forks Miner of January 9, 1897: “The cemetery at Cody, which serves for Sandon also, contains but three graves, those of two men who perished by a snowslide, and one who was killed by lightning.” The next burial was not until August of that year, when Jacky Lilly of Sandon died. The cause was not reported, although the Mining Review noted that “the poor little fellow had been a sufferer for a long time.” His body was taken to Cody by train and buried the next day. I have since discovered that Jacky was born Albert Edward John Lilly in New Westminster on October 5, 1892 — so he was not yet five when he died. He was the son of William Henry Lilly and Catherine Amelia McGrath, born in Port Stanley and Demorestville, Ont., in 1849 and 1861 respectively. Although it’s unclear when they married or what brought them west, by 1887 William was a justice of the peace and ‘retail trader’ at Donald, a railway town between Revelstoke and Golden. In 1897, he was station agent

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for the Kaslo and Slocan Railway and subsequently Sandon’s city clerk, coroner, police and stipendiary magistrate, a school trustee, and secretary of the local Masonic Lodge. Jacky had two sisters, Stella Andrie, born somewhere in BC in 1890, and Jessie Irene, born in Sandon after his death. In August 1902, William went missing. Or at least he left Sandon, and his “whereabouts are unknown to the officials of the government.” Before he departed, he collected $143 owed to two parties in small debts court, but

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only paid $60 to one of the plaintiffs. I’m not sure if he was actually accused of absconding with the money, but the following month, his appointments as magistrate and coroner were rescinded. Soon after, the provincial government settled up with the aggrieved parties. By 1904, the family was in Northport, Wash. where William was by turns a deputy marshal, telegraph operator, and storekeeper for the smelter. He died there in 1912, age 63. Jessie attended Pullman college and Stella apparently went to Washington State University. Both taught at Lincoln high school in Tacoma. Neither ever married. When Stella retired in 1952, the sisters moved into Tacoma’s historic Elliot Hall apartments. One of Stella’s former students became a co-owner of the building and renamed it the Lilly Hall apartments in their honour. (It has since reverted to its original name.) Jessie died in 1973, age 73. Cheryl Schliemann, who with husband John owned the building from 1988 to 2006, told me Stella “used to sit on the back porch and drink her tea and often fall asleep.” Stella hoped to live out her remaining days there but

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was moved to a nursing home in 1986. She died three days later, age 96. An estate sale was held in her former apartment. “They just went through and put a price on everything,” Cheryl says. “Very sad. Everything Stella had was antique. My husband and I had been in her apartment a few times deciding if we wanted to buy the building. It was like stepping back in time.” From 1937 to 1939, Stella apparently toured Asia, as she collected a box of maps, tourist pamphlets, magazines, books and other literature on Japan, Shanghai, and China, which are now in the University of Puget Sound archives. A fellow tenant bought Stella’s family photos along with a 1920 college yearbook. When the tenant moved out, she gave them to Cheryl, who in 2006 tracked down a couple of Jessie and Stella’s cousins somewhere in the midwest. She sent them the photos, but no longer has their address. However, she says most of the pictures were of the Seattle-Tacoma area. One showed the sisters with their parents, but none depicted Jacky. Cheryl never knew they had a brother. Next: Who was Mrs. L.N. Remillard?

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Daily News of May 12, 1971: “Many historic sites greet you as you enter [Kaslo]. One of many is the Langham Hotel (not in operation), at one time boasting the world’s longest bar.” Yet for such a long bar, the Langham may never have had a liquor license. Historian Ron Greene, who maintains a database of historic BC hotels, has no record of the Langham ever applying for one in its early years. Although there are gaps in his information, he does have listings for many other Kaslo hotels. Greene says it would have been unusual for a rooming house to be granted a license — which is what the Langham really was, although it’s sometimes referred to as an hotel. Charles Kapps, who ran the Slocan Bottling Works, did sell wholesale liquor, however. If the Langham actually had an exceptionally long bar, what became of it? According to Michael Guthrie, who spearheaded the building’s restoration in the 1970s, “There was a bar/counter in the Langham when we took over. It’s now the counter at the Bluebelle Bistro. We kept it in the main gallery room for several years, then at some point the board at that time decided they didn’t want it. “Photographer Gordon Brown purchased what’s now the Bistro building and got the old bar/counter from the Langham and put it there. You can see how one end is just cut off, so who knows?” Quite a few places now claim the “longest bar in the world” title. But the one recognized by Guinness World Records is the Beer Barrel Saloon of Put-in-Bay, Ohio: 405 feet, 10 inches (123.7 m). The bar is fitted with 56 beer taps and has 160 stools. The longest bar in Canada is a 100-foot (33 m) former teller <<

counter at the Great Banking Hall in Toronto. The Heritage Homes book contains another unverifiable statement: “Upstairs the rooms rented for $1 a night ... bring your own bedding and furniture!” Although rates were never given, ads for the Langham in 1897-98 refer to it as “finely furnished.” 3. Is the Langham haunted? Like its London counterpart, the Langham is said to have a resident ghost. How or when this story originated is unclear, but it’s mentioned in the Weekender of March 22, 2002 in an article headlined “Legends of the Langham.” The details also appear on several websites, which paraphrase each other closely. This version is from waymarking.com and begins by noting the Langham housed Japanese Canadians interned in Kaslo during the Second World War. “It was during this time that one of the little Japanese Canadian children, a 10-year-old girl, died while living in the Langham Hotel. “It is believed that the little girl died after a fall down the stairs. She was chasing a ball, tripped and fell to her death. It is reported that her ghost is friendly in nature and no one seems to be frightened by her. She is, however, known to be a little trickster at times. “People have heard footsteps, lights go on and off at odd times, and the sound of a ball bouncing down the stairs has also been heard.” Even if you believe in ghosts, the Langham’s spectre must belong to someone else, for the above appears based on an actual incident that occurred at a different building. The only Japanese Canadian child who died in Kaslo during the internment was Masuye Kitagawa, whose age was reported variously as three, four,

or five. The New Canadian, a JapaneseCanadian newspaper whose operations would soon move to Kaslo, reported on September 9, 1942: “Kaslo — In a recent tragic accident here, the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Katahenra [sic], formerly of Timberland Mill, New Westminster, fell from the third floor of one of the buildings being used to house Japanese evacuees. The little tot died in the Kaslo Hospital a short time later.” The paper carried a more detailed account three days later: “Four-yearold Masuye Kitagawa died September 1 at the Kaslo Hospital, where she had been taken on Saturday afternoon, August 29, suffering from injuries received when she accidentally fell from the third story window of the Kaslo Hotel. She suffered a broken left leg, cuts and bruises and internal injuries which proved fatal. “At the time of the accident she was peering at workers fixing the dormitories below. Since the first accident which occurred in this same building, the windows had been barred to the half-way mark but for some reason only one bar had been placed in this particular room. Leaning too far over, the little girl fell head first, striking the second story and landing on a pile of lumber.” It’s unclear what happened in the first accident referred to. Today’s Kaslo Hotel is on the same site, but was not the same building. According to her death registration, Masuye was born to Sotojiro and Kikuye (Kimira) Kitagawa in New Westminster on June 12, 1937, which would have made her five. Dr. George Gibson indicated the cause of death was meningitis, and that she fell 80 feet (24 m). She was cremated in Spokane. Next: Michael Guthrie’s Langham memories

Mustang, Nepal: The Lost Kingdom by Kathleen McGuinness >>

Five weeks trekking in Nepal is nothing to shake a prayer scarf at. All it took was some basic equipment, an affordable amount of rupees, a few “Flagpole” hikes for conditioning, a healthy dose of willpower (especially to survive Kathmandu), and, among other new friends, a bunch of guys named Dave to walk beside. The Upper Mustang is a land of contradiction – beautiful in its bleakness. The harsh landscape is tempered by the smiles and openness of the people. The warm t-shirt days are followed by frost covered nights. The washed earthy colours of the dust covered landscape are set against the deep azure blue of the sky. My first glimpse of the Himalayas made my knees weak, as did my first swallow of Tungba, a fermented millet drink, not for the faint of heart. The quiet clank of the pack horse bells as the train passed us daily, urged on by the “che-che” call of the driver, became as familiar as the sound of my boots on the trail. Italian opera accompanied me over one 4200 metre pass, while Nepali voices singing “Resham Viriri”, a traditional trekking melody, sang my slow, intentional footsteps back up the next pass.

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Community Events For Family Literacy Week, there’s an extra special event at the Nelson Public Library today, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Stories, songs, crafts and fun family literacy activities. For children two to six years old and parent/caregiver. Free with snacks and door prizes. Online registration at nelsonlibrary.ca or call Joanne for more information at 250-505-5683. Exam Cram for teens at the Nelson Public Library. Ace those final exams. Study space, tutors with West Kootenay Teacher Education program, and food on Saturday, January 31, 1-5 p.m. Drop in or contact Joanne if you think you’ll attend. Call 250-505-5683 or email jharris@nelson.ca. It’s Ymir Snowfest on Saturday, February 21. A full day of winter events on First Avenue including beer can biathalon, sugar shack, hockey, broom ball, beacon training, obstacle course for the titles of king and queen, snow sculptures, igloo making, scavenger hunt and much more. Prizes for all ages. Followed up with an evening show, hosted by Kootenay Country Craft Distillery, with bands Sonic Fuse, DJ JoaQadizzle, The Lost Boys and The Show Cats Burlesque. Night show is $10 advanced $15 at the door. For more info, check out the Ymir SnowFest Facebook page. WEEKly Meetings 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. Nelson Trail Runners: drop-in trail runs, Sundays at 7:30 a.m., and weekdays at 6:30 a.m. Meet at Mountain Station rail trail parking lot. Check them out on Facebook at Nelson Trailrunners or email nelsontrailrunnerz@gmail.com to confirm times. It’s an open, non-competitive, all abilities trail running group with over 100 members. Join community yoga at the youth centre every Wednesday. Afternoon practice for girls and women will be held at 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. All levels welcome. A fun evening practice at 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up and stretch. For all ages: teens and 19-plus. Pay what you can. Contact Ursula at ursulatwiss@ gmail.com. The Nelson Ultimate Frisbee Association hosts weekly drop in Ultimate Frisbee at Nelson’s indoor soccer facility, 308 Cedar Street, every Monday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The drop in fee is $10. Co-ed Ultimate is a great way to stay in shape and meet new people during the winter months. All levels welcome. beginner basics and throwing clinics available. Check out nelsonultimate.ca or contact nelsonultimatefrisbee@gmail.com.

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The Nelson Knitting Co-op has an ongoing knitting group every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Centre general purpose room ($2 drop-in). Top Spin Thursday as Savoy Lanes hosts a weekly ping pong night every Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. Drop-in fee is $5. All levels are welcome. Paddles and balls are provided. For more information, email topspinthursday@ gmail.com. Community Threads holds a fibre craftthemed project every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nelson and District Women’s Centre, 420 Mill Street. Knit a sock, crochet a cap, sew a hem, spin some yarn, knit a scarf, hook a rug, and make a friend. For more information call Tira at 250-505-0698 or email tirab@uniserve.com.

5 at the Winlaw StrongStart Centre from 10 a.m.-noon. Free, with childminding and snacks provided. Please call to register: Alison 250-359-6887 or Penny 250-226-7605. monthly meetings All seniors are welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, at 717 Vernon Street. Meeting commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. Activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, dominos, chess, euchre and snooker. For further information, call 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons.

Join the Ymir Hotel’s country and bluegrass jam every Friday night. Things get started around 5 p.m. and wrap up around 9.

Nelson People in Pain Network Support Group is meeting on February 4, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Shambala Meditation Centre, 812 Stanley Street. This peer led support group could help to self-manage your pain, provide education, reduce the isolation that many people with persistent pain find themselves facing. For more details visit their website or call toll free 1-844-747-7246.

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.

Balfour Seniors Branch 120 monthly meeting will be held Thursday, February 5, 2 p.m. at the Balfour Seniors’ Hall. Social time to follow. All members and newcomers welcome.

Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. For a schedule please call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar.

Nelson Snow-Goers Snowmobile Club is meeting on February 12. They meet the second Thursday of each month, October through April, at 7 p.m. at Selkirk College, Rosemont Campus. For more information, go to NelsonSno-Goers.ca.

Al-Anon Family Group meets twice weekly. Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at The Cellar, 717 Vernon Street and Friday 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street at the side basement. The only requirement for membership is that there may be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. For more information call Norma 250-352-3747 for Wednesday and Sharon 250352-7333 for Friday. Beginner Tai Chi Classes every Sunday at 10 a.m. The one hour class of Yang 24 form is by donation. At the Moving Centre – 533A Baker Street until March 29 with Odo (Chris) MacMillan who has been practicing Tai Chi since 1991. Workshops Ellison’s Market offers a free workshop every Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. with a new weekly topic at 523 Front Street. January 31 is Colon Hydrotherapy and Beyond.Learn what colon-hydrotherapy has to offer with Ulla Devine from DevineHealth as she offers simple strategies for regular cleansing and detoxification. Let’s Eat Together presentation with Myrna Lindblom, public health nurse, for families with young children on Thursday, February

Nelson Dances of Universal Peace do dances and walks with live music and singing, representing spiritual traditions from the world over. No experience necessary. The Old Church Hall, Friday, February 13, 7:30-9:30 p.m., and Sunday February 22nd, 3:00-5:00 p.m. At Victoria and Kootenay St, 602 Kootenay. For information call Candace, 250-354-4288. The Nelson Chapter of the Council of Canadians will have its monthly meeting on Saturday, February 14 at 10 a.m. at 101 Baker Street (downstairs). Info: 250-352-9871. All welcome. Announcements The West Kootenay Family Historians Society presents the third annual Family Tree Learning on Family Day open house on Monday, February 9, from 1-4 p.m. at the Community Forum at 101 - 445 13th Avenue in Castlegar. The public is invited to attend this free, come-and-go event that includes exhibits, online research demonstrations, and one-on-one consultation with experienced genealogists. For more information, contact wkfhs@shaw.ca. Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors one-stop for information

and referrals on community resources and services: income tax service, low income dental program, or for help with pension and subsidy forms. Open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information call 250-352-6008. Community First Health Co-op (healthco-op.ca) is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization operating the Wellness and Education Centre at 518 Lake St., Nelson. Volunteers are available Monday to Friday, 1-4 p.m. to provide free prevention information and links to support services for Nelson and area individuals and families dealing with chronic health, seniors’ care and low-income dental issues. The Royal Canadian Legion (Nelson Branch #51) is a non-profit organization aiding veterans and providing charitable funding to local non-profit groups and high schools. Membership is available to the public. Members and their guests enjoy billiards, snooker, shuffleboard, big-screen television for sports, barbecues, monthly celebrations, beverage room, darts (Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.), meat draws and karaoke (Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.) and cribbage (Sundays 1 p.m.). Call for upcoming jam sessions. Hall rentals available. Info: rclbr51@telus.net or 250-352-7727/250352-6464. Attention all Canadian artists, galleries and art groups: The community of Salt Spring Island, British Columbia and the Salt Spring Arts Council is proud to present the first Salt Spring National art prize or SSNAP. This exciting biannual event, scheduled at Salt Spring Island’s historic Mahon Hall from September 25 to October 26, is offering 2D and 3D artists the opportunity to compete for over $24,000 in prize money. All Canadian artists over the age of 19 are eligible to compete, with the winners presented at the awards night, on October 24. The call for submissions is from now to May 31, 2015, with details and entry forms on the website. Please visit: www. saltspringartprize.ca or call 250-931-1144. fundraisers The Lions Club 5th Annual Move-a-thon is February 14 from 10 a.m. to noon. Skate or walk to raise funds for the group/charity of your choice and the Lions (50/50 split). Pledge forms available at the complex or call Joanne 250-365-3884.

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by an adult. For more information call 250353-7600. The Capitol Theatre Kids Series presents Infinitus with From Handel to Hip Hop on Sunday, February 22 at 2:00pm. This critically acclaimed beat box string trio engages every audience member with music ranging from familiar classics to classic rock, and from TV theme songs to hip-hop beatboxing. Tickets are $12.50 at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone 250.352-6363.

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

Theatre The first ever theatrical performance at Shambhala Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, will show on February 12 to 14, 19 to 21 and 26 to 28 at 7:30 p.m. Starring Nelson cultural ambassador Bessie Wapp with back up from Sydney Black, Darren Mahe and three students from the Selkirk music program: piano player Amanda Cawley, guitarist Leonard Pallerstein and drummer Brennan Buglioni. Tickets are available through the Capitol Theatre, and are $25 for adults and $20 for students. For more info visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca. Oxygen Art Centre is hosting its first annual youth arts festival, which will premiere with a talent slam at the Capitol Theatre on February 14 at 8 p.m. Anyone aged 15-29 and performing in any discipline was free to audition, and the show will feature many familiar community faces. Kristian Nairn (Game of Thrones’ Hodor) will throw an epic Spiritbar dance party called Rave of Thrones on Wednesday, April 1 at 9 p.m. Long before he was portraying Bran Stark’s guardian on the HBO series, he was throwing parties worldwide as a house DJ. Fans of the books/TV show don’t want to miss this event. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are now available at the Hume Hotel. The Capitol Theatre presents Chris Gibbs performing Like Father, Like Son? Sorry on Saturday, February 7 at 8:00pm. British-born comedian Gibbs promises to keep audience members in stitches. This dapper and genial English pixie is one of the funniest comics on the Canadian fringe circuit with an enthusiastic following. His act leaves audiences convulsed with laughter as he pyramids joke upon joke. Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250.352-6363. The Capitol Theatre presents Ballet Jorgen Canada with Cinderella, on Wednesday, February 11 at 8:00pm. Bengt Jorgen, the Artistic Director and Producer, offers an innovative take on this classic fairly tale. A classical ballet in three acts. Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250.352-6363.

On January 30 at 7 p.m. the Nelson Civic Theatre will be showing Selma, the unforgettable true story chronicling the tumultuous three-month period in 1965 when Dr. Martin Luther King led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The film will also show on January 31 at 9:30 p.m. and February 1 and 3 at 7 p.m. For more information visit

civictheatre.ca. Inherent Vice, the first ever adaptation of novelist Thomas Pynchon’s work, debuts on January 30 at 9:30 p.m. During the psychedelic 60s and 70s Larry “Doc” Sportello is surprised by his former girlfriend and her plot for her billionaire boyfriend, his wife and her boyfriend. Starring Jaoquin Phoenix and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it will also show on January 31 at 6:45 P.M. and February 1 at 7 p.m. and Feburary 3 at 9:30 p.m. For more information visit civictheatre.ca. Amnesty International Nelson presents Reel Awareness, the 15th annual Human Rights Film Festival on Friday, February 6 and Saturday, February 7 at the Shambhala Music and Performance Hall at Selkirk College. Tickets for the 7 p.m. evening presentations are $10 and are available at Otter Books or the door. There will be a free presentation on Saturday at 1 p.m. For more information contact George Chandler at 250-352-7600 or visit Nelson BC International Film Fest 2015 on Facebook.

MUSIC Vancouver’s best unsigned band, The Boom Booms, are returning to Nelson on Friday, January 30. Every show is an explosive display of world, funk, and rock by this masterful fivepiece band. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets $12 in advance at the Hume Hotel, or $15 at the door. For more information visit humehotel. com. Ensemble Vivant comes to the Capitol Theatre on Friday, January 30 at 8 p.m. The night will be genre-diverse, with chamber, jazz, Latin and classical music being played. Tickets are $24 for adults and $14 for students. For more information visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca or call 250-352-6363. A Pete Seeger memorial concert is being held on Saturday, January 31 at the Junction Church at 2840 Eden Road (former location of the Playmor Dance Hall). Featuring tributes from local musicians Kenny Conrad, Olin McKay, Dan Perrault, Holly Hyatt, John

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Burden, Catherine McGrath, Sugar and Spice and Roxanne. Tickets are $40. For more information or to get tickets contact justiceatthejunction@telus.net. Nelson’s Gilles Parenteau, music instructor at Selkirk College, plays a one-man symphony at 7:30 p.m. on February 2 at the Shambhala Music & Performance Hall as part of the Selkirk Pro-Musica Series. He will be performing a wide repertoire, including everything John Williams’ theme for Star Wars to classics by composers such as Bach. Tickets are $15 and are available at Otter Books. Guitar legends Eric Johnson and Mike Stern bring their award-winning rock style to the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, February 4 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $39.50 plus taxes and fees. Book online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at (250) 352-6363. On Saturday, February 7, DJ Volpix will be playing a set of original compositions, as well as club favourites, at the Royal on Baker. The show will begin at 9 p.m. Kaslo Concert Society is hosting a concert at St. Andrew’s United Church in Kaslo on Friday, February 13 at 7 p.m. featuring soprano Noémi Kiss and classical guitarist Rita Dean in a recital of love songs from across the centuries, including works from Dowland, Sor, Giuliani, Rodrigo, Sieber,VillaLobos, Britten, and others. Tickets for this preValentines Day concert are $22 and available at the door. Children are free if accompanied

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

dance The Capitol Theatre presents Atlantic Ballet Canada performing PIAF on Friday, February 27 at 8:00pm in a tour de force of music and song. Piaf ’s music and life is beautifully interpreted through the power of dance. Tickets are selling fast! Buy your ticket NOW at at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250.3526363.

SPECIAL EVENTS Mr. Lahey and Randy of the Trailer Park Boys come to Spiritbar at 9 p.m. on February 20. Joined by local legends Randy from Creston (Lucas Myers) and punk group Drunk on Purpose, the night will feature prizes for best redneck costume. Tickets are $20 and are available from the Hume Hotel. The creator and star of the wildly popular television sitcom Corner Gas is coming to Nelson. Brett Butt will make a stop at at the Capitol Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on May 13. Tickets for the event, with special guest Jamie Hutchinson, go on sale Friday, January 30. For tickets call 250-352-6363 or order online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca. All seats are reserved and priced at $42.50.

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Gilles Parenteau uses futuristic instrument

One-man symphony

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Selkirk music instructor Gilles Parenteau’s organ doesn’t look like it belongs in a traditional church. Instead it resembles a science fiction era robot with multiple moving appendages, and while he plays audiences could be forgiven for mistaking the 53-year-old musician for some sort of futuristic cyborg. With five moving keyboards, a pedal board and the equivalent of 7000 pipes’ worth of musical capability, all emanating from his small laptop, his musical instrument digital interface machine is quite literally a “virtual symphony”, capable of emulating a huge range of instruments and effects. “The organ is a 2,000-year-old concept. You’ve got two hands and two feet and you play as much as you can. But I see something in the future of this instrument. I can’t say I built it, but it’s certainly custom-designed,” said the 53-yearold musician. Parenteau described the organ as being similar to the motorcycle used by New Zealander Burt Munro, who set the land-speed record in 1967. “Here was the world’s fastest machine, but it had been cobbled together with Velcro and duct tape. That’s like my organ. It looks like I just mashed a bunch of things together, but it’s actually the ultimate orchestral instrument.” Parenteau will be showing off his musical abilities during a concert at Shambhala Hall on February 2 at 7:30 p.m. And though it may seem like he’s taking advantage of automa-

Selkirk music professor Gilles Parenteau is playing a one-man symphony concert at Shambhala Hall on February 2 at 7:30 p.m. He will be joined by Amy Lynn Poznikoff. Submitted photo tion, the truth is he’s producing every sound the audience hears. “That’s the key thing that fights against today’s trend. That’s where I put the stop. There’s no automation, no DJ, no pressing a button, no loop play. Every sounds needs to come from a finger or a foot, 100 per cent live. I believe the biggest detriment to music today is automation. It’s killing us.” Parenteau has been working on this one-man symphony project since the 90s. He plans to play a broad repertoire at the concert. “I’ll be doing symphonic stuff, like John Williams’ Star Wars, and then I’ll do the theme to Mission Impossible, then Led Zeppelin, Bach, of course. It’s huge, stylistically speaking,” he said. He believes the capabilities of the organ give it the potential to

be a great instrument going into the future. “I would like to see a new chapter opened in the history of the organ,” he said. “To me the concept of the organ is an orchestral instrument that is played with two hands and two feet and it’s live. That is what I want to see survive, more so than how it’s built or what it does.” Parenteau will be joined that evening by guest singer Amy Lynn Poznikoff. “She has a beautiful voice, and she’ll be doing a couple pieces of country music. People who know Mary Chaplin Carpenter, Amy’s voice is just like that,” he said. Tickets for the show are $15 and are available from Otter Books in Nelson. To find out more about the Selkirk music program visit selkirk.ca/program/music.

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Guitar legends Mike Stern and Eric Johnson were both at the top of their respective genres—jazz and rock—before they even decided to team up. But now that they have, recently releasing their album Eclectic, the duo has created a scintillating musical fusion that is sure to have Nelsonites rocking out in the aisles when they come to the Capitol on February 4. “I think that’s what music oughta do. I love when beautiful things meld together. Categories don’t really matter to me,” Stern told the Star, noting that his own compositions have a variety of influences. “I’ve got one tune that sounds African. We use stereo sound, and we’re getting big sound off the guitars. But then sometimes we go soft and dynamic. Sometimes we’re playing stuff where we’ve got more of a jazzy feeling, a jamming kind of thing, then we stretch out,” he said. Stern said he jumped at the chance to collaborate with Johnson, who scored a worldwide hit and a Grammy award for his 1992 song Cliffs of Dover, when he was first given the chance years ago. The feeling was mutual. “I’ve been aware of Mike for years and I was familiar with some of his playing,” said Johnson. “But I wasn’t as deeply familiar with his songwriting. As we began working together, I started going through all his songs and I was just blown away by some of the ballads. His tunes Wishing Well and Sometimes are beautiful. And his tune Wherever You Go is one of my favourites on the record.”

Guitar legends Eric Johnson and Mike Stern will play the Capitol on February 4. Stern said the album has a spontaneous element to it. “This whole record, even though we did it in the studio, was really recorded live. A couple of things were fixed but there was that spontaneous quality which is what we were looking for and I definitely think that’s what we got. I really dig the way this record came out. It has a lot of energy and a lot of musicality,” he said. One of their most buzz worthy songs is a cover of Red House by Jimi Hendrix, which they trade back and forth vocally. “It was my singing debut,” says Stern. “I sang the first verse and Eric sang the second verse, then he sings the first two lines of the third verse and I sing the last two lines of the third verse.” Stern said he’s thrilled to play alongside

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Johnson. “The way this cat plays! I’m just beginning to figure out what the hell he’s doing. He does these pedal steel kind of licks on guitar and such beautiful orchestration. He picks some notes with his right hand using his fingers and pick together. He plays a lot with his fingers and pick, and some of the runs that he uses...the lines that he plays are very harmonically sophisticated.” Stern said they’re looking forward to the Capitol show, which is happening in the midst of their West Coast tour. “It’s going to be fun for us to stretch out a lot on the gig, jam. We can’t wait to get to Nelson.” Tickets are $39.50 plus tax and are available online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at 250-352-6363.

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Eli Geddis and Liam Long hosting 18th annual event

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When the 18th annual Big Lip Sync Contest returns to the Capitol Theatre on March 7, literally anyone in the community could potentially end up onstage, and that’s the whole point. “You don’t have to be Mariah Carey or Barbara Streisand or William Hung. All you have to be able to do is move your mouth,” said Eli Geddis, who will co-host the evening with Liam Long. The pair said the event, which is returning after a multi-year hiatus, is a great event and a fabulous opportunity to fundraise for the theatre. “When someone has a really put together skit, I think it’s the funniest thing. I wanted to host it while it was still running, but the year I went to sign up they stopped doing it,” said Long. Long and Geddis are currently looking for community members to audition. They’re hoping to include 20 acts total, for a running time of about two hours. “We’re going to keep things snappy, keep things running quick. It will be fun.” Both Long and Geddis have long histories with the Capitol, having appeared in multiple productions. When they found out the lip sync was returning, they “begged” executive director Stephanie Fischer to give them the gig. Long had hosted other talent shows, and after being the voice of L.V. Rogers’ morning announcements, he knew the event would be a blast. “For me the Capitol’s so huge in Nelson history, and it’s had a

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Nelsonites Liam Long (left) and Eli Geddis are hosting the 18th annual lip sync contest at the Capitol Theatre on March 7. Registration for auditions are open until Friday, February 13. Will Johnson photo big impact on my life. I’ve learned it’s something I’m going to go to school for, is acting.” Long is applying to both UVic and Studio 58. Geddis said he’s similarly thrilled. Most recently he appeared as Mother Goose in the annual pantomime, and he said having the ability to express his creativity and take on different identities onstage is a big deal to him. “The Capitol is just a fantastic place to let everything else go. You can be a different person here,” he said. As for the event, he said audiences won’t be disappointed.

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“It’s going to be big. We’ve got super secret stuff prepared. We’re basically the Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett of Nelson,” said Geddis. But which one is which? “You’ll have to come to the show to find out.” There will be categories for youth solo, youth group, adult solo, and adult/family group. There will be cash prizes for first, second and third. Tickets for the March 7 event will cost $15 for adults, $45 for a family (of four) and $10 for youth up to the age of 16. To register, call 250-352-6363 or visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

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Business Excellence Awards Nominations

his award recognize businesses and business leaders in Nelson and Area that have achieved excellence in the community through their efforts and initiatives. The recipients are business people that display a sustained commitment to positive business development, economic growth, as well as community support initiatives. Judges for the NDCC Business Excellence Awards are established or former established members of the business community who will not benefit in any manner based on who is selected. Identities of the judges will be kept confidential. Voting will take place through promotional inserts in the Nelson Star as well as through the Chamber of Commerce membership, and online at Discover Nelson. Winners will be invited to, and announced at the NDCC Annual General Meeting Thursday, March 26, 2015.

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Retailer Excellence Award A Nelson and Area business that is proactive to market trends. Carries a variety of products, and is willing to stand behind those products. The business will have established a strong relationship with its customers and staff, and provides exceptional customer service. • Must have been in business for at least two years • Must demonstrate a passion for their business

Professional Service Excellence Award A Nelson and Area business that provides services to its clients. The recipient demonstrates a consistent adherence to the highest quality service and support for their clients • Must have been in business at least two years • Must demonstrate an exemplary level of professional service • Must demonstrate a strong and consistent client base • Ex: lawyers, doctors, dentists, Realtors, business consultants, hairdressers etc.

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The Get Fit Challenge is now officially up and running for the next 6 weeks. Meet the participants and read their stories on why they wanted to join the Get Fit Challenge. Every Wednesday we will print weekly updates from the participants and trainers on the Get Fit Challenge. The Get Fit Challenge has begun as four individuals pair up with fitness trainers to reach their goals for the next six weeks. The Nelson Star will follow these local participants on their six-week journey to better health by printing weekly updates from the participants and the trainers. Below is an introduction to the 2015 participants. Find out why they joined and what they are striving for in the 2015 Get Fit Challenge. To help fuel their common goal of a healthier lifestyle, local organic produce supplier Endless Harvest is supplying the athletes with a box of organic fruits and vegetables on the 2nd and 4th week of the challenge! Thanks to everyone who entered to be chosen for the challenge. Keep checking the Nelson Star for updates on our four competitors and good luck to all.

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2014 Getfit Challenge Armando Porco is working with trainer Ali Popoff at Power by You Armando was active in his mid 20s and 30s working out at the gym, playing fastball or slo-pitch in the summer and skiing and bowling in the winter and considered himself to be in good shape. “Since then, I have let my fitness level decline and although I continue to play slo-pitch, I am finding it more difficult as I am getting older.” He said every year he makes a commitment to go to the gym to get in shape but it never seems to happen. Armando is turning 65 this year and would like to participate in the BC Seniors slo-pitch games this season. “I believe this program will motivate me to accomplish this goal as well as help me continue with a fitness regime for a healthier future.” Ali said she’s looking forward to getting Armando strong and flexible for the BC Seniors slow pitch during his interval training at Power by You.

Joanne Caldecott is working with Brittanya Beddington at Wild Woods Yoga & Wellness Joanne is a self professed single mom who works full time and joined the 50’s club last year. She said entering the menopause phase of life has been tough and quite a shock to her system. “For the most part I feel great and optimistic but I have gained a lot of weight and have lost the desire to work at fitness.” Five years ago she weighed 155 pounds, ran 10 kilometres every other day (as well as visiting the gym regularly to work out / swim). “Now I am not fit at all-even the walk to work seems a challenge these days! I find my energy levels, available time and diet have changed considerably and I’m now weighing over 200 lbs. I notice how sluggish my body feels when I exert myself and it drives me crazy to feel this way. My hope for the challenge is that it will provide the start I need to gain momentum to not only lose weight, but get fit again or at least feel more alive and healthy! Brittanya said she’s “excited” to start working with Joanne to boost her energy levels, create some balance in her life, and get her rolling toward her fitness and weight loss goals. “We are formulating a plan for her that includes the physical yoga practice, as well as some aspects that will help her deal with her busy schedule and menopause, like nutrition and relaxation techniques. Go Joanne!”

Christine Hunter is working with Megan Little at VO2 Performance Training. Christine said a decade of working in front of a computer and organizing festivals, she found herself “overweight, not healthy and really on the inside just not happy. When working in festival season/mode I would generally eat anything in front of me.” This spurred her on a lifestyle change last October that included exercise and diet changes, losing 35 pounds and 21inches. She’s half way to her weight loss goal and has heard that the next few months will be there hardest. Her goals are “to fully and completely feel great on the inside and out and to learn about strength and core. “I know this experience would get me onto the last leg of this overall of lifestyle change into the healthy: mind, body and soul.” She thinks Megan at V02 is a good fit for her. “Megan’s got her “plan of attack” and has already told me what to eliminate. She sounds like she’s a pretty extreme trainer (unless all trainers are that way) and will also be my meal planner for six weeks and V02 s only two blocks away.” Megan said, “we plan to get her started in three classes a week initially, building up to five a week. We also plan to start her on a full nutritional program to help her sustain energy, and build lean muscle mass while burning fat.”

Laurie Langille will be working with trainer Jesse Piniero at the Nelson Boxing Club: Laurie is 41-years old and her fitness goal is to increase her strength and flexibility in order to bounce back more easily from day to day stresses and challenges. In the past she had jobs that were physically active until six years ago. Now she is often sitting at her desk for six or seven hours a day which she said has taken a huge toll on her fitness level and posture. “I want to get fit to counteract the effects of my desk job, so that I am able to avoid injury when I am physically active. Losing a few pounds would be icing on the (low-calorie) cake.” She was “mildly terrified” when first found out she was training with the Nelson Boxing Club but is now “really excited because I’ll be learning a skill as well as getting really good exercise.” Photo Credit Louis Bockner

Trainer Jessie Peniero said, “I’m always excited to show what boxing is all about to new people. Her fitness goals are achievable and we can help with that.”

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Matthew Brind’Amour of the Nelson Leafs chases after a loose puck in front of Beaver Valley Nitehawks goaltender Drake Poirier. Nelson lost 6-5 on Wednesday night. Kevin Mills photo

Suddenly, the Nelson Leafs are in fourth place. The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has issued a penalty to the local organization for using an illegible player. According to Bill Sheard, vicepresident of the Neil Murdoch Division, the Leafs used an illegible player for nine games. Therefore, any points earned in those games have been taken away. “They have to forfeit the points they won for using a player that wasn’t on the Hockey Canada registry,” he said. Leafs head coach Dave McLellan would not comment on the league ruling. It has been rumoured that the Nelson squad may appeal, but Sheard said that isn’t an option. “It’s right in the regulations. The coach has a copy of it and we have a copy of it,” said Sheard. The Leafs had to default a game earlier this season. The squad now has six disqualifications, more than any other team in the league. The disciplinary move leaves Nelson in fourth place, five points behind the third place Spokane Chiefs. On Wednesday night, the Leafs,

minus McLellan who was not behind the bench, took on the first place Beaver Valley Nitehawks. It was a fast-paced, high-scoring affair which saw the Leafs come out on the wrong end of a 6-5 decision. Assistant coach Sean Dooley said it was a good, but inconsistent effort by his squad. “From a fan’s perspective it was back and forth, a lot of goals and it was exciting,” said Dooley. “We till need to play a consistent 60-minutes of hockey, that’s what it comes down to.” The assistant coach said his squad had a good push back, late in the game. “We made a good comeback but it has to start from the puck drop. It’s got to be 20 minutes each period. A full 60 minutes of hockey.” Nelson’s Rayce Miller scored the opening goal for the home squad. After Beaver Valley tied it up, Drew Carter scored to give the Leafs the lead one more. Beaver Valley notched another goal to tie it at 2-2 after one period. In the second, Darnel St. Pierre and Miller scored, but the Nitehawks answered, taking a 5-4 lead after two. After making it 6-4 in the third, Nelson’s Dylan Williamson closed the gap to one goal, but was all the scoring they could muster.

Whitewater ski team dominates West Kootenay Zones Tamara Hynd Nelson Star

The Whitewater Nancy Greene ski team made a strong showing as they hosted their second and last local race of the season on Sunday with 180 athletes from five West Kootenay teams. Whitewater and Red Mountain were the top teams in the U6 to U10 ages where 15 teams of mixed ages competed. Teams from Salmo, Summit Lake in Nakusp and Phoenix Mountain near Grand Forks were in attendance. Whitewater boys and girls covered all the podium places in the new competitive U12 category. In the regular U12 category, Red Mountain racers dominated. Whitewater coach Dylan Henderson

said it’s the kids’ training and travelling to races that’s bringing them to the top of a “vibrant” ski racing zone. “In my biased opinion, it’s one of the best in Canada,” he said. He attributes it to the fact that West Kootenay teams travel to other hills in the zone with their coaches for races, when Nancy Greene racers don’t typically travel. Usually Nancy Greene racers train once a week but the Whitewater team is training up to four days per week and have high level coaches. “With dry land training and five days on snow at the Legacy Training Centre at Red Mountain in November, they were fast by December 1 and they’ve just improved from there.”

“The hard working athletes are starting to catch the natural athletes. As a coach it’s good to see because they are working hard.” Henderson said Nancy Greene is more about training, becoming a good technical skier, and rewarding the process rather than race results. “It’s not about chasing the podium,” he said. “It’s about personal goals and skill development. These races, we use them to measure that but we don’t put a lot of weight on that.” The next Nancy Greene race will be at Phoenix Mountain on February 7 and 8. Nancy Greene is an entry level ski racing program for children across Whitewater Nancy Green U8 racer Henry Lundquist at the West Kootenay Zones hosted by Whitewater last Sunday. Leslie Chisholm photo Canada.

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Community First Medical is seeking a pain & addictions social worker. BSW or MSW. Must be registered and experience is an asset. Part time to Full time hours. Please e-mail resume or questions to Sharon@firstmedical.ca Vernon Service Company requires F/T Journeyman Plumber/Gasfitter. $36/hr. Call 250-549-4444 or email: pres@aslanservices.ca

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Health & Wellness Connection PRE-OWNED SALES MANAGER REQUIRED Glacier Honda would like to add a dynamic, motivated, and driven individual to take our pre-owned car, truck & SUV department to the next level. We have a proven track record built up over the last 25 years that must be maintained with honesty, integrity, and full disclosure. Experience in auto dealerships is preferred but we may consider a standout applicant from the business world. Compensation for the right individual will be salary based with guarantee and full benefit package after trial period. Our dealership is located centrally in the West Kootenay and has a large trading area from Creston to Grand Forks, Trail to Nakusp.

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A few years ago, we met a young man from China. James was a tall, athletic man whose father was a police sergeant in China. James had been in the army recently but was now a college exchange student. One evening, he joined us for an open discussion on the life of Jesus Christ. The evening topic was on Jesus and His Spirit. He spoke up and asked “Who is the Holy Spirit?” In part we explained how, before Jesus died, He said He would not leave the disciples as orphans after His death, resurrection and going to be with with the Father [ John 14:18 ]. Jesus would send the Helper, the one who would walk alongside us, giving His power for living. Jesus Spirit would literally reside in the believer’s. “… He dwells with you and will be in you” Jesus said [ John 14:17] . He does the same today. [ John 14:17]. He is also called the Spirit of Christ and the Spirit of God [ Rom 8:9 ] and He guides us into all truth [ John 14:7]. He is not just a power, although He is all powerful. He is is a gentle Spirit who does not force His way into our lives. We come to Him by faith. He offers forgiveness, new life as we are born from above, a purpose, destiny and vision for our lives that the world can’t give.Truth is a Person. Jesus said ’I am the truth…” [ John 14:6]. Days later we took James to see “The Passion” at the theatre, a film largely depicting Jesus Christ’s unjust and horrible death. After the film James stood in the parking lot and wept openly. He talked about the love of Jesus and His suffering for his sins and for the sins of the world. He prayed to God for forgiveness, thanking Jesus for dying for Him and asking the Holy Spirt to come into His life. James saw that Jesus was a living hope. No matter what our denomination, tradition or church affiliation, if we are not careful we A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA can find ourselves ignoring the Holy Spirit. Yet Jesus said without Me, you can do nothing [ John 15:5]… I believe He meant nothing of eternal significance. He can be grieved, despised and rejected, yet as a Christian, He is our 9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. source for living, our life. How do we overcome sin? Pride, anger, lust, revenge and struggles that are the common huFor information 250-229-5237 man experience? Fears and trauma?How do we resolve marriage problems, struggles nurturing our youth and teens in life, or conquer the Love Never Fails myriad of financial and Gathering on: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. other personal challenges 3308 Silver King Rd. 250-352-5007 we will face successfully? Let’s be honest, we know Rides the statistics tell us we in Sabbath (Saturday) Services available! “AMEN” study by Angus Buchan, clips from "Faith the ‘church’ are not doing Please 10 am Bible study/discussion like Potatoes" & teaching session from Angus as well in many of these join 11 am Worship Service us at Begins Feb 3, six sessions, Tuesday’s, 7- 8:30 pm areas. 1502 We can’t understand 12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon Granite and follow God’s will for Join us Sunday’s 10:30 a.m. for our Celebration & Also available: “It Is Written" CTV 11 am Saturdays Road lives and families by igfor lunch afterwards “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heauy laden, noring His ways. We can’t H.O.P.E. Church Pastoral couple Jeff & Marilyn Zak live and share the gospel and I vill giue you rest” Matthew 11:28 without obeying the Holy www.nelsonadventist.ca www.hopenelson.ca Pastor Leo 250-687-1777 Spirit who empowers us to do it. Part of God’s plan is to A Friendly Bible guide us by His Spirit GATHERING THIS SUNDAY so we join Him in sharCentre Church FEBRUARY 1ST 10AM ing His love for all the peoples on planet earth. 2402 PERRIER LANE The world needs what we Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am Bring food to share at our all desire, love and God is potluck brunch. love. He also accepts us All welcome. just as we are, if we are Displaced rhythms? willing to follow Him. 623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6 Come experience ours! “Come follow Me “ JePhone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber sus said. Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send A loving relationship www.nelsonvineyard.com Refreshments are served after the service with and through His Look for us on Facebook (Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada) Spirit is what Jesus pri-

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Kurt Stahl

was born on August 2, 1928 in Hattingen, Germany and passed away on January 25, 2015 in Trail. There will be an interment in the spring at the Salmo Cemetery.

Harry Mittelstadt

March 4th, 1934 – January 26th, 2015

Nelson Seventh-Day Adventist Church

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Dear Husband, Dad, Opa and Gross Opa Let our love be your wings. Let them fly you high. They will bring you safely to Hardy. While in our hearts, we will cry our goodbyes. Christa Mittelstadt; Jenny McDiarmid and James Symons; Sam (Ellen) and Murray Cone; Cherry Johnson; Viola Mittelstadt and Randy Craik; Carol Mittelstadt; Christa McDiarmid; Jamie and Ray Rowe; Adele and Steve Yofonoff; Larissa Johnson and Travis Rodrigues; Tegwen (Sunshine) Mittelstadt Craik; Casey Yofonoff; Sydney Rodrigues. A Celebration of Life will take place when the spring days warm our memories. Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

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Anglican Church of Canada

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

Annual Vestry Meeting Sun. Feb. 8 following the service

St. Michael & All Angels Busk Road, Balfour

Hanni Otterbein Peterson July 28, 1947 - January 12, 2015

Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.

Office: 9 am - 1 pm Tue - Thurs • 250.352.5711 www.kokanee-parish.com

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Unity Centre of the Kootenays Speaker – Ananda Topic: “Brain Gym and Living in the Heart” 717 Vernon St. Sunday at 11 a.m. Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394

The Salvation Army Nelson Community Church

Sunday Worship Service at 11:00 am Born in Steyr, Austria to parents Lore and Karl Otterbein. Hanni moved with her parents to Grand Forks, B.C. in 1951 later joined by her paternal Oma Katharina and Opa Jacob in 1952. Sister Arlene Leni was born in 1952. Hanni lived in Grand Forks until leaving to attend UBC in Vancouver where she obtained her degree in education. There she met Dennis (Denny) Peterson while he was attending law school. They were married in 1969. Hanni and Denny made their home in Vancouver where they raised their two sons, Erik and Kevin. Hanni taught in the Coquitlam School District until her retirement in 2006. Hanni was a dedicated mother, teacher, mentor, cook and hostess. She was a consummate traveler and organizer who set up numerous European trips for groups of friends. She was an avid bridge player. Tennis was a main theme throughout her life. She was active in the ladies city tennis league, volunteered at national events and served several terms as chair of the Arbutus Club tennis committee. Most of all, Hanni was a dedicated wife, companion, mother and dear friend. She filled the lives of all who knew her with joy and unbound experience. She is survived by her husband Denny, sons Erik (Nikki) and Kevin of Vancouver. Also by her sister, Arlene Leni (Michael) McMillin of Nelson B.C. A Celebration of Life will be held in Vancouver at the Arbutus Club on February 6th, 2015. For condolences, please visit www.vancouvercrematorium.com.

Everyone is Welcome Your Pastors:

Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows 250 551 4986

601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)

CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

Service of Holy Communion Carol Prochaska presiding All children welcome for Sunday School and Nursery Room available

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

marily came to share. We can call God our Father, and more accurately, ’daddy’, due to that gift of intimacy [ Rom 5:5,Rom 8:15]. That is an intimacy we won’t find in an empty, powerless belief, even if it is called Christian. I think People of the Holy Spirit is a description of what Jesus intended His sons and daughter’s to be. His Spirit living in our ’earth suit ’, our bodies. Giving us new hearts is His will [ John 1:12]. This is a mystery disclosed in the Bible. Not long after after the film I met with James. On his own initiative he had bought a cross to wear around his neck. He also cut off his old wrist charms from a former belief tat was now empty. He expressed how free he felt inside. He was baptized and soon flew back to China. When we had first met, I had asked him what his last name meant in english and he said ‘Maple Leaf ’. I asked if they had Maple leaf trees in China, or in the area where he was from, near Russia. He said ’ No’ … That was smaller in importance, yet another mystery. God Bless you with His wisdom, by His Spirit today. Jeff Zak, pastor, H.O.P.E. Church

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Sports

Slopes for Hope

Ski fundraiser

Slopes For Hope recently launched its fundraising ski-a-thon at Whitewater Ski Resort. The family friendly “Everest-style” ski-a-thon was designed by local residents in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. The event takes place on Saturday, March 7, at the reSlopes For Hope recently kicked off at Whitewater. On hand for the start was, back sort, where individuals and row, left to right: David Brackett, Noreen Clayton and George Kilpatrick. Front teams attempt to ski the verrow: Rebeckah Hornung, three young ski fans and Bryan Reid. Phil Best photo tical height of Mt. Everest

(29,029 feet) in one day. All participants raising $100 will be able to purchase half price lift tickets. There will be activities throughout the day and many prizes. The number of new cancer cases and deaths continues to rise in Canada as our population grows and ages. Help the Canadian Cancer Society fight back, go to slopesforhope.ca and to register your team.

Freeski delayed The Junior Freeski competition that was scheduled at Whitewater Ski Resort this weekend has been postponed until March. Recently experienced mild temperatures have created spring melt/freeze conditions and unseasonably firm snow surfaces on all aspects and elevations of the resort. Since the weather forecast is calling for slight cooling into the competition weekend, it is unlikely that the venues will soften much. With less than ideal conditions for competitors in the forecast and safety being the biggest priority at Whitewater, the resort felt postponing the competition was the best decision that will ultimately result in a more positive experience for all involved. The new Smith Optics Jr. Freeski Open date is scheduled to be held on March 27 for inspection, with March 28 - 29 being the competition days. Anyone not able to compete on the new dates, contact Whitewater before March 21. Call 250-3544944, email info@skiwhitewater.com or in person at 602 Lake Street to receive a refund.

NOW OPEN SATURDAY’S 9AM - 1PM

KAAP has

Kitties! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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

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Beautiful late-Victorian home cleverly developed into 3 stunning living spaces. The main floor has two 1-bdrm suites and the upstairs has a two-storey suite. Features include wood floors, 3 fireplaces and high ceilings. Incredible location on a corner lot, close to downtown. An amazing home, easy to own with rental income or just as an investment.

wayne@valhallapathrealty.com 602 JOsephine

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

Sarah

Well maintained multi-tenanted commercial building located in the downtown core of Nelson, BC. Zoned C-1 and sitting on a 42 x 120 foot corner lot, this building offers over 5,000 square feet of retail space on 2 levels.

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upper Fairview duplex

The Salvation Army Major Robin Borrows, from The Salvation Army in Nelson, would like to thank all those who helped to bring a little hope and happiness to over 400 households this past Christmas through the food and toy hamper drive. There were many volunteers, community groups and individuals who donated their time and resources to make this effort a success. Borrows states “The need was a lot higher this year than was expected. Although cash donations were down significantly from last year, we are confident that our supporters will be there to help us throughout this coming year to ensure that our many programs and services continue. We are constantly evaluating and re-evaluating what we do and how we help with those resources entrusted to us. It needs to be stressed that all donations given to The Salvation Army in Nelson stay here to help local people”. The Salvation Army raises funds at Christmas to supply Christmas food and toy hampers and operate their year ‘round programs of a free breakfast, Food Bank, School Lunch Program, free laundry and showers, Drop In Program, life skills, and much more to those in need. “Donations are gladly received throughout the year. We also would invite anyone who would like to volunteer or simply to come in and see what we do, to please contact us. Again, a heart felt thank you to all who helped us this past Christmas and to those who continue to believe in our mission and support our efforts.” says Borrows.

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Just a block away from the College, this unique property is a must to view for investors and home seekers alike. Each unit offers 2-4 bdrms and 2 baths, beamed ceilings and many recent improvements. The lot has Anderson Creek bordering its south boundary, and a completely private back yard. Available for immediate occupancy. .

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Jelly

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

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OppOrtunity is KnOcKing

A unique opportunity, this property offers a 3-bed, one-bath mobile and a secondary building which was previously used as a medical clinic equipped with separate power and water. Call today. Lev Zaytsoff

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renOvated & ready!

Newly renovated sunny 4-bedroom 2-bath home on private acreage with rental suite! Bordering rail trails and short country walk to private beach and swimming on the beautiful Slocan River. Private yard includes many outbuildings and garden space. Steven Skolka

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

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Mittens

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

Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society

www.kaap.ca • 250.551.1053

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

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NEWS January 30, 2015 COUNCIL UPDATES

CITY BULLETIN BOARD

STORES TO SHORES UPDATE SESSION A SUCCESS

Over 100 people turned up for Monday’s Stores To Shores Downtown Revitalization Update Session, held at The Adventure Hotel. The event provided local residents, home and business owners with details on revised plans for Phase One of the project, which is slated to begin this Spring. The revitalization is aimed at attracting new development and investment throughout the Heritage City’s downtown core, and along its remarkable waterfront. The Stores to Shores’ ﬁrst phase will be the revitalization of one of the city’s most historically important thoroughfares — Hall Street. Phase One will include IODE Park to Lake Street, with work slated to begin in Spring 2015 and estimated to end in Winter 2015. Feedback from Monday’s Info Session will be tabulated and presented to Nelson City Council in two weeks time. Need more info? Click on nelson.ca/storestoshores.

GOT A PROJECT IN NEED OF FUNDING?

It’s that time of year again – the 2015 Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives Program has opened for applications. The program, administered by the Regional District of Central Kootenay, is designed to provide funding support for projects and activities that individual CBT communities deem important — those that are supported by the community that might otherwise not have been undertaken. Need more info? Visit www.rdck.ca/EN/main/administration/grants/columbia-basintrust-cip-aap.html Thank you to all the volunteers who’ve offered their time over the upcoming year to serve on the City of Nelson’s numerous commissions and committees. The boards for all of them have been named. Those include the Advisory Planning Commission, Cultural Development Committee, Nelson and District Youth Advisory Committee, Nelson Housing Committee and Nelson Public Library Board.

FINANCE UPDATE

LIBRARY

A Fun February at the Nelson Public Library

We have a beautiful new mural in the Children’s Library! Thanks to the Friends of the Library and to artist Nichola Lytle. Coming up: • For adults: Secrets of Self-Publishing, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m.

• For teens: (12 and up): Wild and Wacky Wednesday, Feb. 4, 3:30 – 5 p.m

• For tweens: (9-12): Celebrate Chinese New Year Thursday, Feb. 19 3:30 – 4:30

• For kids: Preschool and family story times! Call the library at 352-6333 or register at www.nelsonlibrary.ca

• And for everybody! Pink Words: Writers Against Bullying takes a stand Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. Performance poetry and more. And don’t forget… You can enjoy our digital library 24/7….also, we’ll be closed for BC Family Day, Monday, Feb. 9.

NELSON FIRE RESCUE Where Are You?

Our thanks to those homeowners who have ensured the numbers on their houses are clear and easy to see at night. Easy-to-read numbers can make a big difference when you are experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency, a carbon monoxide leak, a smell of natural gas, a blaring smoke alarm, or otherwise require assistance or extrication. Nelson Fire Rescue will be trying to ﬁnd you, and if you have ensured the sightlines from the street to your home’s numbers are clear, you’ll be helping those who are trying to help you!

NELSON POLICE DEPARTMENT

Restoring The Spirit of ‘69

PAYMENTS, MADE EASY — ON-LINE!

For folks who like to take care of business on-line…there’s a helpful new City of Nelson payment service being offered this year, through the City’s website, www.nelson.ca. You’ll be able to pay a number of your City bills, starting with Business Licenses. You’ll soon be able to take care of water/sewer bills and property taxes too. Water/sewer invoices will be coming out in the next few weeks and property taxes are sent in May. Keep an eye on your mailbox, as more info regarding on-line payments will be sent out in upcoming invoice mailings.

OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT UPDATE GET TO KNOW YOUR SNOW, TRASH AND TRANSIT… Snow Removal

After the last big snowfall, City Operations folks fielded a number of calls from residents wanting to know what the City’s snow clearing protocal was. Here’s how it works: The priority is to clear and sand emergency and bus routes, and the downtown area first. For those in residential areas, a friendly reminder that vehicles parked in residential zones must be parked on the odd-numbered side of the street on odd-numbered dates, and parked on the even-numbered side of the street on even-numbered dates. High traffic sidewalks will be plowed by the City. It’s up to all business owners and residents to remove snow and ice on their sidewalks. And please, when streets are narrowed by snow, don’t park across from another vehicle. Thanks! Need more info on City’s Snow Plowing Program? www.nelson.ca.

Here’s a quick round of oft-asked questions regarding garbage pick-up. When is my pick time? Anytime between 7 a.m and 3 p.m. Where do I find a 2015 Collection Calendar? www.nelson.ca — click on the ‘City Services’ tab, then ‘Operations’, then ‘Waste’, then on the ‘PDF’ link. What can be placed in a blue bag? We’re part of the Multi-Material BC Program. Accepted items can be obtained from the City’s website – www.nelson.ca — click on ‘City Services’ tab, then ‘Operations’, then ‘Recycling’ and scroll down the page to ‘Link to what can be recycled in BC.’ Why wasn’t my blue bag taken? Usually because materials not allowed were visible, such as: styrofoam, plastic shopping bags, glass or used paper towels. Who operates the dump? The Transfer Station, located above Pacific Insight, is operated by the Regional District of Central Kootenay. Questions? Call BC Recycling Hotline at 1-800-667-4321. Didjaknow? Nelson Transit is now on Twitter and can e-mail ‘Rider Alerts’ by allowing a) Twitter notifications from @NelsonTransit in your mobile device or, b) an e-mailed Rider Alert which can be set up by clicking on bctransit.com/west-kootenay/home..

There’s a great project underway thanks to the Nelson Police Department, the Nelson Police Foundation and the crew at LV Rogers High School. Constable Brian Weber had a vision to enlist the teachers and students of LVR for the complete restoration of a 1969 Plymouth Satellite — the exact make and model of police car used here in Nelson in ‘69. Constable Weber has purchased the car (which he found in Twisp, Washington, for a paltry $350 — his own money). The empowerment of LV Rogers’ youth and Constable Weber’s encouragement to them to make this worthwhile project a reality is exactly what the Foundation, established in 2013, is all about. Thanks to the local businesses who are donating their time, materials and expertise: Kootenay Auto Glass, OK Tire, Taylor Wilton and Cottonwood Auto Repair.

NELSON AND DISTRICT YOUTH CENTRE New lounge, new programs, and a clinic too!

Speaking of youth…There are some exciting changes and programming additions at the Nelson and District Youth Centre this month. We’ve added a quiet lounge upstairs for parents and older teens to enjoy a private and comfortable space. There’s a computer with Internet, leather couches, tea station, and a small children’s play area. On the programming front: Gap Theatre, Girls Hip Hop/Fitness Class, and our own private walk-in clinic have been added to our weekly schedule. You can ﬁnd all the info on our hours and schedule at www.ndyc.ca or on our Facebook page NDYC Activities.

NELSON HYDRO NEWS AN URGE TO AVOID THE SURGE: DOES YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS HAVE POWER SURGE PROTECTION?

While spring and summer months are more likely times of year for power surges on the electrical distribution system — due to storms and lightning — those surges can occur in wintertime too. Any time of year in fact. Nelson Hydro wants to remind local residents that the utility doesn’t guarantee entirely uninterrupted power supply, or protection from surges. Therefore, Nelson Hydro strongly suggests customers install and maintain their own surge and lightning protection equipment at their electrical service entrance and/or distribution system, to protect against these possibly adverse conditions. If you’re unsure if your home or business is adequately protected, or want to install service entrance protection, simply call an electrical contractor to inspect your power system, and make upgrades to your home or business as required. Thanks, from Nelson Hydro!

Statutory Holidays – Family Day, Monday, Feb. 9 Office Closures and After Hours Emergency Service

City Hall, Nelson Hydro, the Operations Department and the Nelson Public Library will all be closed for Family Day. For Operations emergency service, please call 250-352-3103. To report a power outage, electrical hazard, damage to Nelson Hydro equipment or for outage updates, call 1-877-32HYDRO (1-877-324-9376). Nelson Transit Service Buses do not run on stat holidays. To you and your family — enjoy the day together!