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Queens, Kings and Knights, oh my! Nakusp goes medieval
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The Princess of Tir Righ, Chiara La Fiamma, arrives on the battle field followed by her army. The prince of Tir Righ, Olen Medvedovich Ovanov, can be seen battleready in the blue and white tunic following the princess. Photo by Ryan Willman
Nakusp cougar threat neutralized by conservation officer RYAN WILLMAN Arrow Lakes News
Social media has been buzzing for the last two weeks as community members in the Nakusp area posted sightings and warnings about a cougar that had taken up residency in the area. The neighborhood watch method of information
sharing helped keep residents safe as the aggressive cougar preyed on local cats, dogs and livestock. Castelgar Conservation officer, Tobe Sprado also encouraged the public to call the Report a Poacher Polluter (RAPP) Call Center to report any “human wildlife conflict situations that they might find themselves in.” On Aug. 1, RAPP received a report of two slaughtered
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lambs in a rural area just south of the village of Nakusp, and Sprado arrived on site later that day. Using one of the lamb carcasses as bait, a foot hold trap was set to catch the cougar. “Later that night a large adult female cougar was caught in the foot hold trap,” Sprado reported. The cougar was euthanized and removed from the area.
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The great barrier grief RYAN WILLMAN Arrow Lakes News
Concrete barriers have been installed on the wrap around trail in Nakusp which has been enjoyed by users for 20 years. Photo by Ryan Willman
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On July 30 concrete barriers appeared across sections of a trail that circumnavigates the village of Nakusp. The trail known as the wrap around trail and has been advertised in a 2003 brochure for the Nakusp Chamber of Commerce as a “four-season trail [that] circles the picturesque village of Nakusp providing a 5 kilometer circuit for strolling, dog walking, jogging or biking with portions also accessible to wheelchairs, rollerblades and baby carriages.” The trail was established in 1996 and has enjoyed almost 20 years of public use. The barriers were abruptly put in place in response to a number of complaints the Village of Nakusp had been receiving regarding motorized use, and when the second incident of a near miss involving a child was reported, Mayor Karen Hamling had “no option but to put them up.” “I understand that we didn’t give much notice,” Hamling commented regarding the public backlash to the unexpected barriers, “but when it is a safety issue like that and the situation is escalating we had to do something. We have tried to talk to some of the kids who have been misbehaving and they won’t listen, and there have been near misses on the highways when the riders are coming off the trail and onto the roads. If someone had gotten hurt during the time while we were putting out notices about the barriers, then there would have been a lot of unhappiness. Safety is paramount.” The village has two bylaws on the books that prohibit motorized vehicles on the wrap-around trail; bylaws 242 and 466 restrict vehicle use to designated roads within the village. These bylaws were supported in 2008 when an 18-month community consultation as part of an Official Community Plan (OCP) resulted in the majority of the public expressing a desire for the trail to be primarily for pedestrian use. However, the mayor concedes that motorized vehicles have
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been using the trail system in the past without incident. “We have not enforced the bylaw because up until the last little while it has not become an issue. The village enforces bylaws by complaint and now it has become a safety issue,” Hamling said. Groups of community members who are opposed to the presence of the barriers have been very outspoken on the issue and have begun a petition to amend the bylaw and permit motorized vehicles on the wrap-around trail. Jacqui Cawthorn has headed up this public initiative after reading the public reactions on the Nakusp Communicator Facebook page. “The general consensus was that a petition needed to be started, but no one was stepping forward,” Cawthorn explained, “so I began a petition on Change.org which has 244 supporters. But the mayor is saying that she will not accept an online petition and that it has to be a paper copy. So we have brought the petition to several businesses around town and the deadline the village has given us is September 9.” Cawthorn and her supporters are confident that they will get the required 10 per cent of community members to sign the petition; they plan to make a presentation at the next council meeting after the September deadline. “My goal,” Cawthorn clarifies, “is to try and find a solution that is going to work for everybody. I understand that every user group has their own issues with the trail, but hopefully we can get some input from the public on what they would like to see and try and make everybody happy. I feel it is important because we live in a village were this has been a way of life for many, many years. A lot of people use the trail to get to work, walk their dog, and ride their horses. The trail is used for a variety of purposes, but the only way to keep dirt bikes off the trail is to block it off to pretty much everybody, including people with strollers, people with horses [who] can no longer get through. People with bicycles have a tough time going through especially if they aren’t able to lift their bike over the barricade. I just want everyone to be able to use it.”
On August 6, the Nakusp RCMP executed a search warrant for a residence at a mobile home in Nakusp and subsequently made two arrests for property crime related offences.
The 35 year old female Nakusp resident was released for the offence of possession of property obtained by crime. The 35 year old male Nakusp resident was released for the offence of possession of property obtained by crime and break and enter.
Area Commander, Jason Burndred, stated that the arrests for “break and enter stems from an investigation that started on July 25 in the Nakusp area.” Charges have been laid and both individuals are slated to appear in Nakusp Provincial court on October 29.
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Interior Health is seeing an increase in pertussis cases, also known as whooping cough, and would like to remind parents about the importance of making sure their children’s immunizations are up to date. Pertussis activity is being seen across the region with the majority of cases currently in the Central Okanagan. “Infants under one year of age are most at risk for serious complications from pertussis,” said Dr. Kamran Golmohammadi, Medical Health Officer with Interior Health. “Pertussis starts with similar symptoms to a common cold (runny nose, sore throat, and mild fever) and then progresses to a cough. The cough can become severe, with or without a classic whooping sound and may be accompanied by gasping, gagging, shortness of breathing and vomiting. In serious cases it can lead to pneumonia, seizures, brain damage or even death.” Immunization is the best way to prevent the spread of this disease. The pertussis vaccine is part of the routine childhood vaccinations that are given at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and 18 months old, and again at age 4 to 6 years (before Kindergarten). A pertussis vaccine is also given to
teens at 14 to 16 years of age (Grade 9) in British Columbia.
We are strongly advising all parents to ensure their children are immunized “We are strongly advising all parents to ensure their children are immunized so they are not at risk,” adds Dr. Golmohammadi. “The pertussis vaccine is very safe and effective in preventing the spread of this disease.”
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As part of B.C.’s 10-year transportation plan, B.C. on the Move, the renewal of the inland ferry fleet has been identified as a priority and new ferries are planned for Adams Lake, Glade, Harrop and Arrow Park. The Arrow Park Cable Ferry sails across the junction of Upper and Lower Arrow Lakes at Arrow Park connecting recreation opportunities as well as residential and business sites. The current ferry at Arrow Park was built in 1949 and no longer meets Transport Canada standards. The Ministry of Transportation has announced a call for qualified bidders and after five weeks of applications the ministry will shortlist up to the respondents for the
second stage, the Request for Proposals. It is expected that work on the new vessels will begin in 2016 and be ready for service by the end of 2018. The total cost of all four ferries will be announced once a final proponent is chosen and the formal procurement process is completed, the ministry said. The ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure manages 14 inland ferry routes throughout the province. Private contactors operate the ferries and the routes cross interior lakes and rivers. Waterbridge Ferries Inc. operates the Arrow Park Ferry. Last year, B.C.’s inland ferries carried approximately 1.5 million vehicles and 2.2 million passengers.
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Parents are advised to check their child’s immunization record and make sure they are up to date. Information about accessing immunization records can be found at ImmunizeBC. To discuss pertussis immunization for children or to book an appointment contact your local public health centre. Adults who have not been immunized for pertussis can contact their local pharmacy to inquire about getting the vaccine. For more information on whooping cough and immunization: • HealthLink BC (http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthfiles/hfile15c.stm). • ImmunizeBC (http://immunizebc.ca/diseases-vaccinations/pertussis). • Call your local public health centre. To find a health centre near you, use our online search tool http://www.interiorhealth.ca/FindUs/_layouts/FindUs/ By.aspx?type=Location. Health centres are also listed under Health Authorities in the blue pages of your telephone directory.
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We are always asked: “Where can I buy your history books? Do you still have copies?” The answer is we have all of the books at the new archives office in Nakusp in the addition at the back of the Centennial Building which houses the museum and the library. We also sell them at Otter Books in Nelson, Grizzly Books in Revelstoke, the museum in Revelstoke, and at the Chamber’s tourist booth in Nakusp. We have been showing photos in slide shows at the archives — Our Coloured Past and Ichii100 — which will be put onto DVDs in time for the Pals Creative Hands fair at the end of November. We will sell them at the archives when they are available as well. We have extensive archive material for anyone looking for information on businesses and pioneers and we have almost 20,000 photos that are being digitized in categories for easy retrieval. If you haven’t come to see us yet, please do. We would be happy to see you and to help you out with any requests. Rosemarie Parent Nakusp, BC
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This week’s column focuses on the growth and development of Nakusp and surrounding area from the year 1892. This was when the area launched into an era of progressive construction including the birth of retail stores, a lumber mill and several hotels operating like the Leland Hotel located downtown and overlooking the waterfront. Some fortunate members of the population were able to have their water supply piped directly into their private residences; however, those who were unwilling to pay for the service remained reliant on traditional sturdy buckets for that purpose. This was the time when modern com-
munications equipment began to arrive. It was in 1905 when the village installed a grounded system of five instruments in order to help keep locals in touch with one another. Huge orchards were planted in 1906 followed by new settlers who began to filter into the valley in order to work in the thriving forestry and agricultural industries. It was in 1908 that the first cottage hospital was opened and staffed by resident Dr. Rossman, and Matron Kennedy. All seemed destined to remain on the road to growth and prosperity but as it turned out, this was not to be. The mill and also several of the area hotels caught fire and burned down. Along with the start of World War I the economic decline of the area began to set in. Mines closed down and the economy slowed primarily due to the success of the Okanagan valley orchards, which gained a pricing advantage over the local growers. The first Nakusp and area Agricultural
Fair which highlighted examples of fruit and vegetables grown in Nakusp, as well as baking and floral displays, equipment and by-products used at the time, took place in 1910 and, other than during the war years, continued on until the present day. The final straw was to come in 1968. This was when BC Hydro placed the Keenleyside Dam in a location just outside of Castlegar. The result was the flooding out of many of the local farms and orchards. All-in-all, around 50 square miles of fertile valley bottom was lost and along with this, numerous communities and resource-rich homesteads sank underwater or had to be moved back or repositioned as a result of the raised lake level. It is a sad part in the history of this magnificent community. Information concerning the above historical notes was supplied courtesy of the Nakusp and District Chamber of Commerce. The local Visitor Centre, operated by the Chamber, is located in the building adjacent to the public library.
BC Views: Sorting out federal election issues TOM FLETCHER Black Press
The first, and perhaps the only complete English-language debate in this long federal election campaign has helped define the issues, and the non-issues. I’m not going to try to tell you who “won” or “came out swinging,” because this is not a sporting event. If you’re paying attention in August, bless you, and you probably have a favourite already. First, let’s deal with Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s diabolical scheme to extend the length of the formal election period. This, according to national pundits, is an extension of his evil plot to attract more financial supporters than the other parties, and spend the money. In other words, it’s a non-issue and any opponent who dwells on it looks like a whiner. This is the first election in modern Canadian history to follow a four-year schedule. National pundits spent months telling us
Harper was going to use a loophole in his own election law to call a spring vote before the economy tanked. Didn’t happen, and now the Conservatives are rightly under scrutiny about their economic management. Incumbent manipulation of election timing is over, and that’s good. Scheduled elections by their nature create longer campaigns, as demonstrated in B.C. and the United States. So they should be conducted under formal campaign rules, which limit the noise of public sector unions and other special interests. Another non-issue is the non-existent deficit and recession that supposedly grips Canada. On actual results, there is a slim surplus, and if — a big if — Saudi Arabia continues to depress world oil prices, there may be a modest deficit by next spring. The Bank of Canada’s recent move to devalue the dollar has already produced a rebound in exports and tourism, which any government would appreciate. Have you tried to find parking at the mall lately?
Of particular interest to B.C. voters is the contest between NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and Green Party leader Elizabeth May. May used what may be her only national debate appearance to press Mulcair to oppose the TransMountain pipeline expansion project before hearings are complete. Mindful of Adrian Dix’s disastrous 2013 decision to do the same in B.C., Mulcair insisted he would wait for the federal review, even though he considers it to be inadequate. This is, of course, all theatre. Based on their actions, the NDP, Green Party and Liberals are all opposed not just to oil pipelines but export gas pipelines as well. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau wants to cancel capital cost allowances for liquefied natural gas investment that have been granted by B.C. and Ottawa, which could be a deal-breaker for LNG. B.C. NDP leader John Horgan formalized his opposition to the TransMountain expansion last week, in a letter filed with the National Energy Board. But we’re expected to
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believe that Mulcair has a different position, for now. Harper was forced to admit that his long effort to persuade U.S. President Barack Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline has failed, and the project will have to wait until Obama leaves office next year. The debate also confirmed positions on Canada’s modest role in bombing Islamic State terrorist positions in Iraq and Syria. The Conservatives are for it, and the Liberals, NDP and Greens are against it. Trudeau set the stage for the contest in Quebec, which B.C. voters can only watch from afar to see if it once again decides the shape of their federal government. Trudeau pushed Mulcair on his cynical bid to court the separatist voters who suddenly swung to Jack Layton’s NDP in 2011. Like petroleum prices, it’s beyond our control. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca.
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Overwhelmed by abundance, those three words describe how I’m feeling this week. Don’t get me wrong abundance is a good thing and I don’t mean to sound ungrateful, I’m referring to the abundance of crops ready simultaneously this year. The early heat wave in June seemed to catapult us straight into midsummer and everything is about three weeks early. So if you plan your holidays around your garden like I did this year, you might be feeling the crunch too. There’s now an urgency to my garlic harvesting which is normally a relaxing way to recover from the annual family camping trip. I’ve just been informed that the freestone peaches are in full swing and won’t last till the end of August when I
had planned on picking them up. This causes me concern as I usually spend the first week when the kids go back to school canning peaches and tomatoes/ Now I’m going to have to squeeze it into the next week or two. The plums and apples are in a race to begin falling from the trees and I’m trying my best to catch up in time. It might sound a bit crazy to some people that these are the things that keep me up at night, but preserving the bounty that surrounds us is my labour of love. I look forward to these seasonal chores, they’ve become routine over the years. I guess I just hate to feel rushed through summer and the activities I usually savour...and that being said, I better get out to the garlic patch and “get ‘er done!” so I can move on to the peaches.
• This Week in History • August 14, 1925 The support, which has been so freely given by the residents of Nakusp to it’s Fire Brigade, was more than justified in the early hours Tuesday morning. The fire alarm hardly rung out its warning when down the street at full speed was seen coming the hose reel with some of its sturdy guardians. Connections were soon made with the hydrant at the rear of the Somers’ residence and a strong stream of water soon eliminated all the danger. August 15, 1935 Cabin rent at the Nakusp Hot Springs is 25 cents per person, per night. For longer stays the caretaker will make it as reasonable as possible.
Arrow Lakes Branch of the Canadian Legion, together with the Ladies Auxiliary, has decided to hold a service, parade, and burn the mortgage Celebration and Dance on August 16. Service conducted by Rev. Gilbert and Rev. Dovey at 7 p.m. in the Legion Hall; Parade-Fall in, in front of the Legion Hall immediately following the service, lead by the Nakusp Bugle Band. Everyone please take part; Dance in the Legion Hall, 10 p.m. Everyone is invited (age restrictions are rescinded).
August 11, 1955 Mr. Harter of the Harter Lumber Company of Spokane, Washington, recently purchased from Howell Jordan of Nakusp, 40 acres of the 80 acre August 16, 1945 section known as “The Point” THE WAR HAS ENDED! at Nakusp. Mr. Harter had Announcement of Ar- purchased the lake frontage From: mistice wasHugh madeL. at 4 p.m. portion Lockkeeper, Keenleyside Dam with a view to set up Tuesday, 14, 1945. The a pulp mill, stud mill, saw and Phone: 250August 365-3115
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shingle mills. He had previously purchased 16 timber limits at Pingston Creek and had hoped to acquire the timber at the back of these limits. Mr. Harter left here to go to Victoria to try to get this timber behind that which he owned two days before the announcement of the granting of the Forest Management License to Celgar on July 21. It is not known what Mr. Harter will do now. August 12, 1965 A Nakusp girl, Yvette Houdayer, will be one of more than 300 delegates from across Canada to attend a joint meeting of the National Council of Kairos and the National Anglican Youth Conference in Saskatoon from August 16 to 23. August 13, 1975 The last survivor of one of Nakusp’s early settlers, Willow Ledger died in Vancouver August 6, aged 83.
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Coloured pencils don’t exactly have the most star-studded legacy in the world of art. Oils and acrylics have a succession of famous names to their credit, but coloured pencils are perceived first and foremost as the things kids use to make blue bushes and red trees. Donna Marko seeks to change that perception. Born and raised in Alberta, Donna moved to Nakusp to retire and focus on her true passion — art. She’s done work of many kinds, including the aforementioned oils, but her favourite medium is coloured pencils on Stonehenge paper. “A lot of people just seem to dismiss it at first,” she says. “They think that it’s just for kids. It doesn’t have such a rich history... it hasn’t been around nearly as long as the classical forms of art. I want to prove the potential that coloured pencils have.” Anyone who sees her work, which is being displayed at Selkirk College until
Aug. 15, would be hard-pressed to deny that potential. Whether it be a tranquil landscape or a painstakingly detailed portrait, her art is almost as realistic as a photograph — but with a little extra artistic oomph. The colours themselves are the stars of each piece, from the bright green of a tree frog highlighted against the nighttime jungle to the harsh whites and blues of winter snow. Whether they are vibrant, but not garish or subdued, but not dull, they bring the subject to life in a way that’s impossible to ignore. Also impossible to ignore is Donna herself. Far from an aloof artist, she’s eager to guide visitors around the exhibit — as well as her creative process. “Sometimes I base them off of pictures I take; sometimes I just take an inspiration and run with it. I am inspired by so many different things, but especially by other artists. I look at another artist’s work and see how they do things, and that inspires me to make something of my own.” Each piece can take anywhere from 20
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to 40 hours to complete, depending on the complexity of the subject. “I try not to spend too much time on one picture — I have so many ideas; if I keep working on the same thing for too long, I get distracted and start thinking of what other things I can do.” Donna started creating art in earnest around 15 years ago, but found that work all too often got in the way. She affirms it’s never too late to start doing something you love; she’s wanted to be an artist ever since she was a child. “The key is persistence. Persistence to keep with what inspires you, and persistence to finish what you start. Don’t give up.” As for artistic conventions and ingrained traditions, Donna says, “When people tell you that you’re doing it wrong, that you can’t do this or can’t do that... sometimes you just have to let it go and do your own thing.” Donna has certainly done her own thing. As it turns out, it was the right thing to do. The Nakusp & District Museum held their annual Fundraiser Garage Sale on Saturday to raise money to help top up the employed students wages to enhance the minimum standard, and to pay for their mercks. Nakusp & District Museum chairperson and volunteer Sharon Montgomery said, “This is our only fundraiser of the year and we are really happy with the results. We raised $1016 which is enough to cover the costs that were needed. We are very grateful to the community for all of the items that were donated to us to make the fundraiser such a success.”
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Left photo: Armored youth do battle with weapons made of rattan, which is a species of bamboo that does not shatter when broken. Right photo: The Prince and Princess of Tir Righ addresses the Royal Court offering thanks and recognition to their honored subjects. Photos by Ryan Willman
Nakusp goes Medieval RYAN WILLMAN Arrow Lakes News
Cresting the hill leading from the parking lot to the festival grounds was like walking through a portal into another time and place. Like a reverse sunrise, the tops of the tents adorned with flags snapping in the breeze ushered the start of a visual unveiling of the sprawling field of medieval fanfare and excitement that drifted in and out of the rolling fields and far off into the distance. More than 325 Society of Creative Anachronism (SCA) members set up camp on the festival grounds and over the course of two days shared their knowledge in all things medieval. Sun Lodge Farms field just outside of Nakusp along the Nakusp Hot Springs Road was an ideal venue for the medieval event. Good natured, friendly and learned at a scholarly level, the members of the Society of Creative Anachronism (SCA) did more than stage exciting performances and demonstrations, they invited festival guests to be part of the world they recreated. There were lots of hands-on opportunities for festival guests who were willing to engage with the learning experiences and the brave were rewarded with knowledge and inspiration. SCA events take place almost every weekend throughout the year, but this event
was unique, being the first time the SCA has partnered with a local society and the first festival open to the public as traditionally SCA events are closed to the public save for the occasional isolated demonstration. The festival and its success is largely attributed to the joint efforts of local Nakusp Medieval Society member Daniel Abraham and SCA event chatelaine for the Principality of Tir Righ, Kimberly Stratford. Both were impressed with the success of the festival. “I think it went pretty good. Everything that I have heard has been pretty good. The feedback I have gotten from the guest experience has been really positive, so for a first year event, I am really happy” Abraham said. “We really enjoyed our time in Nakusp,” Stratford commented, “and were thrilled by the welcome we received from the village.” The conversation about a follow-up event has already begun with the SCA expressing interest in returning to Nakusp next year. “The SCA wants to come back in much larger numbers,” Abraham explains, “but that is a lot of planning; I am looking forward to it, but it is a little bit intimidating; I think it is going to be much bigger and much better next year.” The Nakusp Medieval Society is not a member of the SCA, and there is no SCA
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work with. If the Nakusp Medieval Society retains it presence on the planning side and we had a local chapter of SCA, that would be the ideal scenario.” As for the result of the war for the unclaimed land of Nakusp, the Principality of Tir Righ could not fend off the onslaught of the newly created Kingdom of Avacal. Calculated through the awarding of “war points” for the heavy battle, equestrian, youth armored combat, rapier and archery events, Avacal won four out of five. Tir Righ took the rapier point.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR August 13-16 Bee Cee Beemers Rally @ Nakusp Municipal Campgound. August 13 Yoga in the Park with Dylan @ Gazebo. 9:30 to 11 a.m. Weather permitting, otherwise it’s at the K2 Tenderfoot Lodge. All levels welcome and it is by donation. August 13 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353. August 13 Jewelry Making With Kathryn @ Nakusp Public Library at 1 p.m. Please call the library to let them know if you will be attending the event. 265-3363. August 13 Nerd night @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 6 to 10 p.m. Park Games 6 to 11 p.m. August 13 African Drumming Group @ NaCoMo at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drummers welcome. August 14 Book discussion group @ Nakusp Public Library. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Open to everyone! Present your current favourite book to the group. Library is not open during this event, so knock for entry. August 14 Softball at Kathy Pederson Park with Nakusp Youth Centre. 6 to 11 p.m. August 15 WILD DAYS: The Slocan Lake Stewardship Society is hosting family-oriented nature walks led by local naturalists and scientists. Join us for a FREE Creekside Walk in Slocan from 9 am to 12 noon to explore creek and riparian habitat. Meet at the gazebo at Expo Park in Slocan. Children’s activities and a chance to win an exciting draw prize. For further information, contact 250-358-7714. August 15 Nakusp Farmer’s Market between KSCU and What’s Brewing. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. August 15 Yoga in the Park with Dylan @ Gazebo. 9:30 to 11 a.m. Weather permitting, otherwise it’s at the K2 Tenderfoot Lodge. All levels welcome and it is by donation. August 15 Community Choir practice @ Saddleback Church. 1 to 2:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your first practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087. August 16 Burton Farmers’ Market in McCormack Park. 10 to 1 p.m.
August 16 Camaros in the Village of Nakusp. Over 50 5th generation Camaros will be in town! They will be arriving in Nakusp around 1 p.m. from Revelstoke. They will then drive up the Hwy 6 S bypass, down Government Rd and Nelson Ave, and along Broadway Street to end up at the park. August 16 AA Meeting 5 to 6 p.m @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216. August 17 Wrap up of Arts and Crafts @ Nakusp Public Library. Beat the heat and kick back while enjoying munchies, games and maybe even a quick show. 12 p.m.
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August 19 Workshop Wednesday is an ongoing series of free workshops designed to help you gain the skills and knowledge to get a job. This week is: Job Search and Exploring the Hidden Job Market. 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. @ ASLCS Building. For more information or to register please call 265-3318. August 19 New Denver Hike @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. August 19 MUSIC IN THE PARK presents: Deep Fried strings 6:30 to 8 p.m. @ Nakusp Gazebo. Everyone Welcome! Bring a lawn chair. Bad weather- if not at gazebo, it will be held at the arena. Next week: Aug. 26th Dirty Laundry.
August 19 Poker Night @ the Leland Hotel. It’s free and beginners are welcome. 7 p.m. start. For more information contact Dan @ 265-3314.
August 19 AA Meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216.
August 20 Recycling Day in Nakusp! Leave your recycling on the curb in clear blue bags, for 7 a.m. pick-up.
August 20-23 Horizons Unlimited Rally @ Nakusp Municipal Campground.
August 23 Hike to Kimbol Lake with the Nakusp Trails Society. Meet at Nakusp Arena at 9 a.m. Hike: 8kms/5 hrs. return. Drive: 15 minutes.
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Dawson Bone and Zoe Zinselmeyer collected bottles from Nakusp residents for the Japan Ambassador Program. The program was started by Nakusp Secondary School vice-principal Ryoko Kobayashi, and the group plans to travel to Japan next spring break. Photo by Ryan Willman
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Some signs say Johnson’s Landing, others say Johnsons. The latter is the official form, due to an arbitrary decision in 1897. Greg Nesteroff photos
The postmark read Johnsons Landing (no apostrophe).
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Is it Johnson’s or Johnsons Landing? Greg nesteroff Arrow Lakes News
Ninety-fourth in an alphabetical series on West Kootenay/Boundary place names Johnsons Landing presents us with an opportunity to address a vexing subject: the lack of apostrophes in Canadian place names. In British Columbia Place Names, G.P.V. and Helen Akrigg explain that in 1890 the United States set up its Board of Geographic Names, “charged with regularizing, recording, and making official the country’s geographic names. One of the arbitrary rules that the Americans set for themselves was that geographical names must not contain apostrophes. In 1897 the Geographic Board of Canada came into being and proceeded to make official for Canadian names the no-apostrophe rule.” So while you’ll frequently see it written Johnson’s Landing — that’s the form used by the Johnson’s Landing Retreat Center and in Mandy Bath’s recent book Disaster in Paradise — officially, it’s Johnsons Landing, as though there was more than one Johnson. In fact, the Kootenay Lake community was named for just one man, Algot Johnson (18751963). In Where the Lardeau River Flows, Jim McNichol recalled: “Algot was a miner. He came from Sweden to Colorado and from Colorado … he came north in the gold rush about 1895 to Kaslo. He was fishing in a rowboat and got caught in a storm and stayed down at the mouth of Kootenay Joe Creek. While he was waiting for the storm he walked up and saw this beautiful flat. He started to save money to buy a piece.” The earliest mention of Johnsons (or Johnson’s) Landing yet discovered is in The Kootenaian of April 27, 1911: “A gang of men went up Monday night to Johnson’s Landing to start work on the new government wagon road there.” Algot Johnson is also mentioned as living there on the 1911 census, along with Robert McKinney. However, The Kootenaian of May 4, 1911 referred to Johnson as “the pioneer Fry Creek rancher,” and the Nelson Daily News of April 30, 1912 and Jan. 9, 1913 also said he lived at Fry Creek — then regarded as a separate place. The Kootenaian of Oct. 16, 1913 reported Fry Creek would seek a post office, but it never opened. The creek was named for pioneer prospector/ trapper Richard (Dick) Fry (1838-98) and is first mentioned in a mining notice in the Ainsworth Hot Springs News of Oct. 31, 1891. Johnsons Landing is one of few survivors of what used to be a long list of Kootenay Lake landing names. A couple of others in the same area were included on the 1911 census, but have since vanished: McIntyre’s Landing, which became Birchdale
in 1926; and Gardner’s Landing, named for Walter James Gardner (1873-1938), who bought 200 acres sometime before 1909. It was an official steamer stop on the CPR timetable by 1913. Algot Johnson died in Kaslo at 87. He never married. His death registration reveals he was born in Karlstorp, a tiny town in southern Sweden, to John Frederick Gustafson and Johanna Christina Danielson (Swedish naming conventions saw sons incorporate their father’s first names in their surnames). The Johnsons Landing post office opened in 1917 and closed in 1970. Another Johnsons Landing existed in the New Westminster area in the 1890s. JERSEY The Jersey townsite, about 11 km southeast of Salmo, was born in 1947 when Canadian Exploration Ltd. examined lead-zinc showings on the claim of the same name. The claim was staked before 1916 although the name’s origin is unknown. It could be after the island in the English Channel or any number of places in the United States. The Jersey was one of several ore bodies — the Emerald was the key one — that kept Canex humming for more than 25 years, as recounted in Larry Jacobson’s Jewel of the Kootenays. The Jersey townsite had over 120 homes, a school (Harold Lakes Elementary, named for the mine manager) and an Olympic-size swimming pool. The buildings and equipment were auctioned off in 1973 when the mine closed. While the name is no longer in use, there is a Jersey Creek, and until 2007, the Telus phone book included the notation “Jersey – See Salmo.”
JUBILEE POINT This spot on the west side of Duncan Lake’s upper arm was first mentioned in The Ledge of June 23, 1898 as a polling station — in the provincial election the following month, 35 people voted there. It was the BC head office of the Gold Hills Exploration and Development Co. of Toronto, which owned 12 groups of claims in the Upper Duncan River country. The company’s president was James D. Edgar, speaker of the House of Commons from 1896-99. Other directors included Prince Edward Island premier Donald Farquharson and the Mohawk physician Oronhyatekha. The Nelson Tribune of Oct. 10, 1900 said: “At the head office on Jubilee Point the company has comfortable buildings, including a complete assay outfit which is kept busy on specimens from the company’s many properties.” Jubilee was the one of the company’s claims. Nothing was heard from them after 1901.
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