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WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star News of a fourth medical marijuana dispensary potentially moving to the downtown core of Nelson — joining three existing locations on Front St. — has spurred high-level dialogue about the controversial facilities, according to Mayor Deb Kozak, and exploratory conversations on the topic of legalization and regulation have already begun.

“We’re in a bit of a conundrum,” she told the Star. “There are conversations going on at the police board and on council, and the fact is pot dispensaries are not legal and contravene our bylaws. At this point we have not made a decision, but it will probably come up as council starts setting our priorities in October.”

Kozak’s comments came on the heels of community complaints surrounding a new dispensary potentially moving into the former location of the Coconut Lounge at 116 Vernon St. Landlord Dana Rothkop said the lease has not yet been signed, but neighbours have been informed the new facility could move in as soon as Oct. 1. Rothkop didn’t respond to additional questions.

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TAMARA HYND Nelson Star unners, walkers and cyclists gathered at Lakeside Park in Nelson Sunday morning raised more than $10,000 for cancer research during the 35th Terry Fox Run. This year 184 participants and volunteers warmed up for a variety of distances ranging from one to 10 km.

As of late Sunday, $10,313 had been raised with more funds expected this week. Volunteer June Spearman said it’s the most in the 10 years she has been involved.

Before the run Sarah Quayle, a three-time cancer survivor and Kootenay Rhythm Dragons paddler, addressed the crowd to share a bit of her cancer story which provided inspiration and hope.

Quayle’s first diagnosis was at age 30 when her son was just five.

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“If I had my other diagnosis back when I was 30, I don’t think I’d be here today because research has come such a long way since then. People are skeptical that the funds go to research,” she said but explained that a high percentage of fundraising for Canadian and international cancer societies goes directly to research.

And that’s what the annual event is all about: the Terry Fox Foundation has raised $700 million since 1981.

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Gaelen Schnare, 9, and his father John cycled the five kilometere route. John, a Grade 4/5 teacher at Rosemont Elementary said he and his son practiced a few warm ups at school. (Gaelen is in his dad’s class.)

This was Gaelen’s first time participating so they left a bit ahead of the group, resulting in them being the first to return, although the event is non-competitive and not timed.

As John reminisced about a certificate he has somewhere at home, which is covered with stickers for all the many times he participated in the run’s first 20 years, an organizer overheard the conversation and told them the stickers are still available to add to the collection or start a new one.

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“Right now these dispensaries have to decide whether they’re going to operate without a license. And there are fines associated with that,” she said.

Recently the city rejected a business license for the Cannaclinic on Front St., accepting their application but serving them with a $100 bylaw fine rather than approving it. City manager Kevin Cormack said there has never been a license purposely granted for a dispensary in Continued on page 12

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Railtown houses to be demolished

BILL METCALFE Nelson Star Four empty and run-down houses in the vicinity of Cottonwood Falls Park will make way for future development once the city develops a plan for Railtown over the next year.

The city bought the houses in 2012 and 2013 for a total of $495,000. They are all still unoccupied and boarded up.

Mayor Deb Kozak was a city councillor at the time of the purchase.

“The opportunity presented itself as we were looking at the future of Railtown and those properties were for sale,” she says. “We decided to hold them in reserve until the community came up with a plan for Railtown. I think it was a wise decision.”

Railtown consists of the area between the CPR station and Cottonwood Falls.

Two of the empty houses are on the 700 block of Railway St., and the other two are in the alley behind Cottonwood Autobody.

According to the city’s chief financial officer, Colin McClure, the money for the purchase came from the city’s building reserve fund. He said the province le-

The City of Nelson owns these four houses in the Cottonwood Park neighbourhood, purchased a few years ago. They are expected to be removed once the city has completed a plan for the Railtown area.

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gally requires municipalities to have such a fund.

Whenever a municipality sells real estate, the proceeds have to go into this fund, which must be used to purchase land or other capital assets and may not be used for the day-to-day operation of the city. The city currently has $225,000 in its building reserve fund.

The city owns more buildings that one might think.

“We have 38 buildings with a book value over $63 million, but the replacement value is much higher,” McClure said.

Kozak says she sees big potential for housing and commercial development in the neighbourhood of the four empty houses.

“If we have more people living down there, Cottonwood Park will become well used and better used,” she said. “I see another thriving neighbourhood there, with its own character.”

In Brief Cyclist struck RCMP say a cyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being knocked off a bicycle last week at the intersection of Highway 3A and Kokanee Creek Park.

Cst. Stathis Dimopolous said a driver and a cyclist, both in their 80s, were travelling in the same direction when the cyclist signalled a left-hand turn and was struck by the vehicle’s passenger-side mirror.

The cyclist was taken to hospital to be checked over.

The incident happened around 10:45 a.m. last Wednesday. No tickets or charges are expected.

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“Nelson is something of an artistic community with a surprising cache of Victorian, Queen Anne and Beaux Arts architecture. The town website claims more restaurants per capita than San Francisco. It also likely has more hippies per capita as the counterculture is bred by American draft dodgers during the Vietnam War and continues on today.”

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Nelson Star on the move in 2016

Nelson Star Staff The Nelson Star will become a major tenant of the city’s historic CPR station early next year.

“We’ve outgrown our present space,” said regional publisher Chuck Bennett.

The Star moved into its current office at the corner of Hall St. and Herridge Lane in October 2008, a few months after the paper launched.

Back then it had four employees. It now has ten, in addition to a creative team of five that works out of the Burns block on Baker St., providing services for Black Press publications throughout West Kootenay.

Bennett said all employees will relocate to the second floor of the train station, which is nearing completion after a multi-year renovation and restoration by the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce.

“It just made sense to go down to one location. It’s going to be a beautiful space. It’s a win-win for everyone.”

The creative team is expected to move early in the new year, while editorial, sales, and circulation staff will join them once the current Star office has been sublet.

The latter is also in a heritage building, erected by former mayor John J. Malone in several stages beginning in the 1910s. The 1,200 square foot space includes three parking spots. Inquiries can be directed to Bennett at chuckbennett@ blackpress.ca.

The CPR station, built in 1900, has about 9,600 square feet of useable space, chamber manager Tom Thomson said.

The chamber will take about half itself for a new visitor centre, community meeting space, and

The historic CPR station will be the new home of the Nelson Star as of early next year. offices.

The chamber expects to be in the building as of Nov. 1, culminating a process that began more than eight years ago.

“We wanted to fast track an opportunity for us and Black Press to move in,” Thomson said. “It’s nice to have a secure, community-minded tenant and it’s good for the Star to centralize operations that are now spread across two floors in two buildings.”

Thomson said the west end of the train station’s main floor isn’t yet finished and work will continue after occupancy.

The Star will take about 2,200 square feet on the west end of

the second floor.

Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism, which presently shares space with the chamber at 225 Hall St., will also move to the train station.

Tenants for two ground floor spaces of 1,450 and 1,100 square feet have yet to be announced.

“There has been some interesting discussion about what we could use those spaces for,” Thomson said. “One potential tenant would be a nice fit for the chamber, community, and Railtown area.”

Thomson said they hope to make those decisions over the next six months.

Acquiring the building was

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a germ of an idea when Thomson started with the chamber in February 2007. The organization came to terms with the CPR in July 2010 and work has proceeded in fits and starts ever since, based on funding availability.

The chamber has already sold its present building.

Thomson said the transition period will probably be a couple of days, and by the chamber’s gala dinner on Nov. 7 they should be well established in their new home.

A soft opening is expected this fall, but a grand opening will wait until the spring of 2016.

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Innovative format enlivens all-candidates meeting

BILL METCALFE Nelson Star At a recent federal all candidates meeting in Nelson, not only did the candidates have to answer questions, but they were also tasked with getting together as a group for 15 minutes and deciding what they would like to ask the audience.

The evening was sponsored

by Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace and the Citizen’s Climate Lobby, and was set up to specifically deal with climate change, peace, and security.

With Conservative MP David Wilks absent, the other candidates — Bill Green (Green Party), Don Johnston (Liberal), Wayne Stetski (NDP), and Christina Yahn (Libertarian) — put their heads together and came up with these questions for the audience: • What can we do to empower communities to invest in the green economy, and how should the government support local investment in green energy options?

• Carbon pricing: which way

Laura Sacks, left of the Citizen’s Climate Lobby and Randy Janzen, right of the Mir Centre for Peace were some of the organizers of the all candidates meeting on climate change, peace, and security.

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should we go? Should it be revenue neutral or is there a need for government to use the money to invest in the green economy?

• What do you want Canada to be known for?

• We know young people are really concerned about the environment and social justice, but how can how we involve them in politics?

Those were rhetorical questions — the audience didn’t actually have to answer them. But while the candidates were coming up with those questions, the

audience was divided into small groups, each of which came up with one question to be posed to the candidates.

In addition, for the first hour of the evening a more traditional format saw moderator David Boyd asking the candidates a pre-set list of questions.

“We really wanted to present a more engaging and less adversarial approach to democracy in how we designed the forum,” said the Mir Centre’s Jan Inglis. “Because we think it is important in addressing the

big issues.”

Inglis said the audience appreciated the time to talk to one another.

“The audience’s group questions were specific and well articulated,” she said, “not a rant on their own opinion. They read them very succinctly. It was a good example of public engagement in democracy.”

Laura Sacks of Citizen’s Climate Lobby said she was heartened by the discussions about climate change.

“It was nice to see that there is a consensus among the candidates, of taking climate change and peace and security seriously,” she said. “They were thinking deeply about it, not just giving us one-liners.”

Randy Janzen of the Mir Centre said the good turnout and the quality of the discussion means that for many people, “issues of climate change and peace and security are the primary concerns. They trump the economy as the major issues. It was a collaborative and solution-focussed discussion.”

Snelson gets 11 years for killing Jennifer Cusworth CAM ForTEMs Kamloops This Week Family and friends of a 19-year-old L.V. Rogers grad who was strangled and beaten to death in 1993 gasped inside the Kamloops courtroom last week as a BC Supreme Court Justice sentenced her killer to 11 years in jail.

With time served and credit given at a two-for-one ratio while awaiting trial, Neil Snelson has one year and nine months left on his sentence.

He was found guilty in June by a jury in Kamloops of manslaughter in the death of Jennifer Cusworth, whose body was found in a ditch outside Kelowna in October 1993.

Justice Dev Dley said the Crown had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Cusworth was sexually assaulted by Snelson before she died. Without

that factor, a sentence in the range of 10 to 12 years was in order, he said.

“He was found guilty in two trials and gets a year?” Jennifer’s father, Terry, told reporters outside the courtroom.

Jennifer’s mother, Jean, who was an administrator in Nelson schools, related in a victimimpact statement in court last week that an attorney general once told the couple it was their duty to keep the case alive while police sought Jennifer’s killer.

They appeared regularly in newspapers and on television, asking for help in the investigation while they grieved their daughter’s death.

“We don’t have a justice system,” Jean told reporters after the sentencing. “We have a legal system and it’s badly flawed.”

In 2008, RCMP focused on Snelson, who was at the same

house party Cusworth attended.

Police obtained his DNA, which matched semen found in Cusworth’s body.

Snelson was charged with first-degree murder, but found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter by a jury in 2011.

The BC Court of Appeal ordered a retrial after it found the Crown could not enter as evidence a question put to Snelson by police about whether he was going to plead guilty or innocent.

Snelson’s second trial took place in Kamloops after he requested a change of venue last year.

Crown prosecutor Iain Currie asked for at least 15 years prison, the same sentence given after the first trial in 2011, while defence lawyer Richard Fowler argued for 10 to 12 years.

Dley said Snelson suffered while in jail and spent time in

a psychiatric hospital as a result.

He is estranged from three of his four children and his wife left him following the first conviction. He continues to deny responsibility.

His lawyer presented letters from members of Snelson’s church in Kelowna attesting to his character.

“They did not, and do not, appreciate the dark side of Mr. Snelson,” Dley said, calling it “a savage and violent attack on a victim who did not or could not defend herself.”

Cusworth was so impaired at the party that her friends intended to keep watch on her.

But, she disappeared from the house in the early hours of the morning and her body was found in the ditch 27 hours later.

Snelson has two previous convictions for indecent exposure.

In Brief Decision on hospital laundry still pending Interior Health says it’s taking longer than expected to make a decision on privatizing laundry services at hospitals including the one in Nelson.

In a statement, Alan Davies, regional director of support services, said the health authority is still exploring options of having

a private company provide laundry services to its facilities, but they haven’t finished reviewing submissions and talking with proponents.

“We had expected to have a decision this month; unfortunately, it has taken us more time than expected,” Davies said. “We now anticipate a decision later this fall.”

Davies said providing hospital laundry services is “highly complex” and the health

authority is “taking additional time” to make the best decision.

“We know this has been a difficult time for our employees and I thank them for their continued patience,” he said.

The move has been roundly criticized.

In May, MLA Michelle Mungall presented a 12,000 signature to the health minister calling on him to kibosh the plan. It has also been opposed by Nelson city council.

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his week, Nelson city council is in Vancouver at the annual Union of British Columbia Municipalities meeting where the goal is to create a strong, unified local government voice to spur provincial and federal action on issues of importance to BC municipalities and regional districts.

The issues that move forward will be decided by elected officials voting on a range of proposed resolutions. In reviewing this year’s long list of options, many appear relevant and important.

There is a strong environmental theme to this year’s resolutions and many Nelson residents are urging support for an environmental bill of rights. The proposed bill recognizes people’s right to a healthy environment including clean air, water and food; public access to environmental information, a voice in related decision-making and justice when environmental rights are breached.

A separate resolution speaks to the call for clean food by proposing mandatory labeling of genetically modified organisms and a moratorium on additional GMO products in BC. Several key resolutions aim to strengthen local control over communityimportant watersheds. Another envisions a mandatory “health impact assessment” as part of the BC Environmental Impact Assessment Act. Some resolutions recognize the dangers of fossil fuel combustion to human and environmental health. One proposes warning labels on gas pumps; another asks that the province divest of fossil-fuel-related municipal pension investments.

Several address the “deeply flawed and undemocratic” expansion of oil and gas pipelines, call for a stop to further expansion of tanker traffic off coastal BC, and seek enhanced spill preparedness and response capacity.

Another energy-related resolu-

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tion acknowledges the improving feasibility of solar and wind power generation and calls for provincial incentives for residential “grid-interactive renewable generation systems.”

Another theme is the provincial infrastructure deficit and in particular the consequences of downloading responsibility to municipalities without increased funding.

Poor investment in transportation infrastructure is recognized as leaving many rural residents without adequate public transit. One resolution calls for, at minimum, lifting the current funding freeze and reinstating originally-projected funding increases.

Another seeks remedy to the funding ratio for transportation infrastructure that disproportionately burdens smaller communities. Several resolutions call for additional revenues for infrastructure as an alternative to further increasing municipal property taxes.

The high cost of operating facilities such as pools and arenas sparked a proposal that the provincial government require Fortis and BC Hydro to reduce electricity rates for recreational facilities to avoid the loss of these important amenities in municipalities with populations under 20,000.

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A separate resolution requests that parks infrastructure beyond basic sewer, water and roads be made eligible for provincial funding.

Poverty, homelessness and mental health are also prevalent topics this year with renewed calls for a provincial poverty reduction strategy and plan to end homelessness. Notably, the elimination of tax incentives for investment in rental housing has reduced unit availability resulting in high rental rates and rising homelessness. Capital cost allowances to stimulate investment in affordable rental properties and higher rates for shelter assistance are called for.

There are also requests that the provincial government provide additional resources for mental health and addictions through improved integration of health and psychiatric care, criminal justice reform and adequate access to affordable housing.

Related resolutions seek to ensure that criminal offenders are charged and sentenced but also supported by programs effectively addressing underlying addiction or mental health problems as recommended by the blue ribbon panel on crime reduction.

There many more interesting, important and progressive resolutions on a wide spectrum of topics to be considered this week. Wildfire prevention, emergency preparedness, public education, violence against women, rail safety, electronic voting, and the addition of unpaid bylaw fines to property tax bills serve to illustrate the breadth of issues covered. But for time and space limitations I would share more.

Instead, I will continue to research and consider where my votes will be best placed to move forward those resolutions that are most relevant, urgent and likely to succeed.

Nelson city councillor Valerie Warmington shares this space with her council colleagues each week.

Forestry road closures alienate public Re: “Reopen Sitkum Creek Forest Service Road,” Letters, Sept. 18 I agree with Paul Moreau concerning the unnecessary closing of another one of our roads that we need, want, and use on a regular basis. Have the management, or should I say lack of management, at forestry decided that we do not need public input and discussion before they take it upon themselves to decide what’s best for us?

This is exactly the type of attitude that alienates the public from any form of trust in government bureaucracy. They should stop doing this immediately!

These are our roads, not theirs.

They hide behind the catch words of liability, danger, etc., etc. Well, post a sign at the start of these roads that absolves them and all of their fearful associates of any responsibility and let us enjoy our roads.

I feel it is long past time that we as public taxpayers and users take affirmative action to halt this continued road destruction madness. We have witnessed so many roads being deactivated by these moronic rules that it sickens us. Many of us who work all week long do not possess the time or possibly the physical stamina to plan week-long hikes through the forest to show our children and relatives the sights that were revealed by our ancestors constructing the roads in the first place.

Stop this insanity and talk to the owners of the roads before any more of this foolishness!

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Federal Conservatives not so fiscally conservative When I hear people say that Conservatives are fiscally responsible I can’t help but wonder specifically which Conservatives?

The Harper Conservatives, currently represented here by David Wilks, wanted to buy the F35 fighter jet stating the price tag at $14.7 billion. A review by the parliamentary budget officer put the cost at closer to $29 billion. Not only were they $14.3 billion off the mark, they didn’t follow business rule No. 1 — put the contract up for tender to get the best product at the most competitive price.

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tary review, the Harper Conservatives refused. They were taken to court, lost the case (taxpayer funded, of course) but incredibly continued stonewalling and were found in contempt of parliament! So much for transparency and accountability for the taxpayer purse.

During the 2009 global financial crisis the Conservatives were patting themselves on the back for Canada’s stable economy. However many experts attributed the weathering of that storm to pre-Harper policies instituted by the Paul Martin Liberals. No matter, Stephen Harper smugly took credit.

Now the smugness is gone as Harper’s one-trick pony economics have collapsed into recession — part of his “long-term plan,” I suppose. Their worst long-term fiscal decision was eliminating the mandatory long form census. Both the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and Canadian Chamber of Commerce advised against this simply because good fiscal planning requires accurate information. Obviously the Harper Conservatives aren’t interested in good fiscal planning.

If you want transparency and accountability for your tax dollar, you’ll have to vote for someone other than the local Harper Conservative.

Erik Treijs Blewett

Vote with peace sign

My reason for writing is to put forward an idea to all area lovers of peace.

An election ballot provides the voter with a nice neat white circle in which to place his or her mark. Most use an X to mark that ballot, but any mark is acceptable. I have found that a peace sign fits nicely into that circle. Unfortunately there isn’t one on my keyboard … too bad.

By voting with a peace sign all of us peaceniks could let whoever wins know where we stand, even if we vote for a certain party because of some other issue. For example, just because some of us trust the Conservatives most to run the economy doesn’t mean we are in favour of using our military to attack people on the other side of the world.

Don’t get me wrong, I am not a Tory.

Perhaps if enough of us voted with a peace sign, we could convince some party to have their scrutineers keep track of that tally as well.

Hope springs eternal. I gotta say a peace sign looks mighty fine on a federal ballot.

Rod Retzlaff Glade

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Letters ‘Proven leadership’ an empty slogan

The robotic responses of our current prime minister to reporters’ questions about the Mike Duffy affair, and now his preference for a military solution to the refugee crisis — these are images that would seem in sharp contrast to the Conservative campaign ad notion of leadership.

So let’s take a look at Stephen Harper’s claim of proven leadership. Some credible examples of proven leadership: Peter Lougheed, Frank McKenna, Ed Schreyer, Roy Romanow, none of whom rammed legislation through just because they could — they led; also, Lester Pearson, who passed very consequential legislation without a majority — he led.

These leaders were widely respected, and widely supported. Please, where is the evidence for Harper’s proven leadership? Judging purely from the polls, it seems 30 per cent of Canadians follow his lead. Maybe 10 per cent are undecided. But at least 60 per cent of Canadians do not.

So then consider Harper on the world stage. The US could hardly be said to be following Harper’s lead — need I mention Keystone? And with notable exceptions such as the prime minister of Israel, not only do other world leaders not follow his lead, but because of Mr. Harper’s pugilistic approach to international issues, Canada lost a position at the UN it normally would have gotten. Even fewer followers there. So, a catchy slogan, proven leadership, but like much Harper rhetoric, it feels like an empty one.

Or is proven leadership all about who can raise the most money? Who can deny that Harper excels there?

Each and every piece of legislation seems all, and only, about creating a reason to ask the base for more money.

Each and every policy seems to be framed to stoke the fires of discontent with the other guy, the opposition, rather than with finding common cause, again in aid of asking the base for money to fight the “enemy”.

Each and every pronouncement seems all about harvesting and storing up more money to run the endless campaign. And, then, once every four years, oh-my-gosh, the Harper government lifts its head, sniffs the air for potential voters, the rest of Canada becomes visible, so with promises of a tax credit here, a tax credit there, everywhere a tax credit, we are promised the use of our taxpayer dollars to buy our votes. But, with another majority, experience suggests — strongly — that most of us would again become invisible to the Harper Conservatives. So, is governing, between elections, to be undertaken purely in aid of raising money to run the next election? An upside-down approach if I ever saw one!

And the opposition has been forced to follow suit after Harper gutted what was seen internationally as a very good system of financing free and fair elections. Now we have, instead, endless tub-thumping from each party in a race to see who can raise the most money. Endless requests for $5, $10, more. So each quarterly cycle is a rising crescendo of pleading for more money to fight

‘I find myself simply alarmed’

Last week I missed dinner with my family to attend an emergency meeting at L.V. Rogers Secondary School called to address the dire situation for students in every grade level. They are unable to attend desired electives or more importantly to complete their educational goals for core academics because their classes are full and there is no additional staff to handle the courses.

My son, who is supposed to be in Grade 10, cannot attend any core academics in his grade. That’s correct: a Grade 10 student, age appropriate, cannot attend Grade 10. He cannot and most likely will not be able to get into an English 10 course this fall that is required to graduate.

I would find this ridiculous under different circumstances.

I mean, what government can claim to provide a publicly-funded education but cannot provide the mandated publicly-funded courses to fulfill the requirements of that mandate? Do we or do we not have a publicly funded education system in this province?

So I find myself simply alarmed at this stage. Alarmed that the hard-working administration and staff at L.V. likely spent more than 13 hours at school to meet with us and share information about the incredible effort they are taking to make this “gridlock” work.

I am alarmed that PAC representatives had to miss their evening with their families to facilitate an emergency meeting of this nature.

I am alarmed that many students took time out of their homework schedule, out of their evening with family to show up at a meeting exploring a crisis that they aren’t even responsible for.

I am alarmed that three trustees had to put their evening on hold to attend a meeting where the only answer they could provide was a noncommittal statement that they heard our concerns but were powerless to say anything else.

The thing I find most alarming, however, is that the superintendent, the treasurer, and other district staff members were curiously not in attendance. I couldn’t help but think I abandoned my dinner at the other guy.

This feels like a race to the bottom that soon very few will feel good about. It promises more of divisive uber-partisanship and politicians laser-focused on financial supporters rather than on diverse citizens’ needs — US-style politics, anyone?

More importantly, it feels altogether too much like forsaking Canadian values about the common good. I don’t want Canada to “stay the course” under Harper’s proven leadership on replacing “peace, order and good government” with his fundraising model of governing in Canada. Do you? Do you really, really, want four more years of this?

Merriene Duncan Nelson

School trustees Curtis Bendig, Lenora Trenaman, and Bill Maslechko are seen at an emergency meeting at L.V. Rogers last week. Will Johnson photo the last minute to attend this meeting and the directors for School District 8 didn’t miss their dinner to be with me. They likely stayed home, maybe even watched a show, spent time with their families and otherwise avoided the troubling inconvenience of having to deal this school year and the mess it is turning into.

I don’t know yet who is responsible for this fiasco. Maybe it is the Liberal government? Maybe some gross incompetence on the part of SD8? Maybe it’s L.V. Rogers staff underestimating their enrollment?

Maybe it’s my fault for not realizing that this system was in trouble and simply going about my business enrolling my son in high school like a normal parent expects to do?

What I do know, however, is that my son is not responsible for this mess. Nor should he have to handle the feelings of being pushed out of his school, or that this school system is failing him. Yet he sat through the entire hour and a half meeting doing just this while listening to his opportunities in this education climate whittle away.

All while trustees remained vague about funding questions except to confirm offhandedly that the SD8 has a contingency and a surplus. (Which begs the question why the heck was I at a meeting about this crisis in the first place if our money is still sitting in an account somewhere?)

My son sat through the meeting as a counsellor insinuated partial

Candidates’ co-operation inspires hopeful vision I recently had a vision that was so damn hope-inducing I can’t get it out of my mind. I was at last week’s all-candidates meeting at the United Church and Bill Green from the Green Party, Wayne Stetski from the NDP, and Don Johnston from the Liberal Party were all there, talking about peace, security and climate change (David Wilks, the Conservative, declined the invitation, and Christina Yahn, of the Libertarian Party couldn’t make it.)

I didn’t attend in order to decide who to vote for; I decided that a very long time ago. I went to hear what they had to say and find out who

blame on students for not choosing their classes the year before. Even though my son chose all his courses back in June after being strongly dissuaded from doing his age appropriate Grade 10 curriculum.

He sat and listened to the mindnumbing statistics and minutiae of school funding, staffing numbers and class composition that he shouldn’t even have to concern himself with at this stage in his life.

He did all of this without viewing a single individual from the directorial staff for SD8 in that room. Not one person who could answer the questions we all had.

The directors who have to some degree the power to change this, or at the very least can offer a real answer that would be satisfactory to us. Answers like why he can’t take the courses he wants, let alone the ones he needs to graduate.

We walked out into the night frustrated that we sacrificed our dinner with his mother and brother for a lack of answers or solutions but only ended up with more questions and more frustrations.

As we finally sat down to eat dinner at 9 p.m. my son says to me in so many words, “This is supposed to be education for my generation right? Then why does some older generation get to make these decisions for us and they don’t even have to show up to explain it?” Just like the meeting we just sat through I didn’t have an answer for him.

Jerry Arsenault Nelson they all were, and I was amazed, really, by how many intelligent, articulate, compassionate, wonderful things they had to say — all of them.

I was especially impressed with Don Johnston, whom I’d never met before. But my guy was very good too, as was the other guy. All other things being equal, it might be a hard decision.

But here’s the special thing that happened: at one point it was Don’s turn to speak and in a moment of trivial confusion, just as he picked up his mic, Bill, who was sitting to Don’s left, offered him his mic, and one of them quipped, “We’re cooperating!

How ‘bout that?” And everybody laughed and clapped. Loud.

Then Wayne, sitting to the other

side of Don, offered Don his mic too, and without missing a beat, Don said, “What about a tripartite system? What if we were the government?” At that, the audience roared with approval, giving a huge cheerlaugh and thunderous applause. We were, all of us in that room, on the same page.

In that moment I felt a surge of something almost electric, a huge collective “aha” moment, like a burst of sunshine and surprise, as if we’d all suddenly felt, viscerally, how great it could actually be to have reasonable, smart, caring, honest, responsible, progressive people of different political stripes all together in parliament, showing a willingness to listen to each other, to debate the merits of different approaches respectfully, and to collaborate — none of them so far apart that they can’t get along, but each genuinely distinct on some issues. Pipe dream? Maybe.

But I really believe our best chance at having such a thing will come when we have proportional representation (and greater diversity as well!). And our worst chance at having such a thing will come if youknow-who gets back in. I’d take any of these three guys in a New York minute over the alternative, but I’m going with the one who is most likely to be able to make that hopeful vision a reality, and to open the door to every vote making a difference from now on — because he believes in that vision too, and because he alone, of these three, really has a chance of winning our riding. That’s Wayne.

So I beg and beseech all my Liberal and Green-minded friends to see this as a long game, and to recognize that sometimes you can’t get where you want to go in one move.

Wayne himself acknowledges this, and, to his credit, is not trying to bring traditional Liberal or Green supporters over to his side. Instead, he has wisely promised them “Vote NDP this time, and you will never have to vote strategically again.” That sits well with me. (Alternatively, consider vote swapping with someone in another riding — see voteswap. ca — if it will better satisfy your conscience. Sure, it’s gaming the game, but the fact that we have to toy with it is yet another symptom that the game, or the system, is broken.)

Please do whatever it takes, if you love this country — or what it could, someday, be.

Jennie Barron Nelson

Junkyard not the area’s desired image

Re: “Why the fuss over Blewett junkyard?” Letters, Sept. 11 Does this individual not realize this is not the Kootenay image we are trying to portray? Homeowners who take pride in their homes do not want to live beside a junkyard, which also attracts unwanted animals.

We live in such a beautiful area.

Why do some people feel it is okay to junk it up with garbage and old vehicles? My question is: do some people feel it is a status symbol to have junk on their properties? “Kootenay image,” I think not.

Ron Snyder Nelson

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Local singer hosts homecoming concert at The Royal Former Mount Sentinel teacher Sarah Calvert will share stories and songs tomorrow night

Will Johnson Nelson Star Kootenay musician and former Mount Sentinel teacher Sarah Calvert was being interviewed on Indian television years ago when the host asked her a somewhat uncomfortable questions.

“I was in India and teaching yoga there, performing and playing gigs. I got way more press than I ever got in Toronto,” said Calvert. “This woman interviewing me saw me as an anomaly — a single woman travelling by herself, and we started talking about it.”

Calvert had prepared for questions on her musical influences and ambitions, but instead found herself being interrogated about her love life.

“Suddenly it was like she was channeling my Jewish grandmother: ‘Why aren’t you married!’ She said ‘why are you not with a man?’ ‘Don’t you want to fall in love?’”

Calvert was taken aback.

“I said ‘yes, of course I’m open to that but it hasn’t happened yet and it’s not my goal in life to meet a fella and settle down.’ I said ‘you were just praising what I’m doing with my life, being a world traveller while performing and teaching yoga. If I had a husband and children that wouldn’t be possible.”

That’s when she had a realization: “My life is like a cake, and I need the man in my life to be the frosting.”

That’s one of the songs on her latest album, an upbeat piece that strays

from her typical ballad route. But she had to translate the sentiment to get it across in India.

“I told her it’s like the gulab jamun without the sauce. The dough is amazing on its own, and the guy is like the sweet, caramely sauce. At the end she got it.”

She eventually grew to empathize with her host’s position: “At first I was feeling a bit judged, but I think what I thought was judgey-ness was more like ‘I didn’t get a chance to do that!’”

The songs on Calvert’s album — she used to go by the pseudonym Que Sera — are mainly autobiographical, and her accompanying book Masala: Memories and Melodies, tells the story behind them. “You can listen to the song first, then read about the story that inspired it.”

Calvert said she’s thrilled to have moved back to Nelson after being overseas for seven years.

“This town really helped me touch base with the musical side of me. I’ve been in the pantomime and the musicals, and it’s just such an amazing place to be.”

Her homecoming concert will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. at The Royal on Baker. Tickets are $10, and both books and CDs will be available for purchase. Ebook versions are available.

“I will also be giving out a free download for one of my tunes that’s coming out with my album next year,” she said.

Sarah Calvert will shares her stories and songs with audiences at the Royal on Baker on Thursday. Visit her website at sarahcalvert.ca.

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Entertainment special event Shot live on location at the Shambhala Hall, the first episode of the new Internet show The Lineup will air on Friday at 8 p.m. Hosted

by Jenna Raider, it will feature appearances

by Jenna Arpita, Jimmy Bundschuh, Lucas Myers and The Showcats. To be in the studio audience tickets will be $10 at the door, or you can watch the show live 8 to 10 p.m. at thelineup.tv.

Movies The latest in the Civic Theatre’s Wednesday biweekly documentary series is The Wolfpack.

Cello and Song concert fundraiser for the

Kootenay Refugee Coalition Friday, September 25th, 7:30 pm St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, 701 Ward Street, Nelson. Tickets $20 at Otter Books or at the door.

Info: 350-352-9871

Nelson Etsy:

Made in Canada Pop-up Shop September 26th 10am - 7pm September 27th 10am - 5pm Sea of Wolves Design Studio and Shop Corner of Ward St and Herridge Lane Discover unique Etsy sellers in Nelson BC, Torchlight Brewing will be sampling bevies.

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Locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Angulo brothers learn about the outside world through the films that they watch. It will show tonight at 7:30 p.m. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

A special Babes in Arms screening of Jimmy’s Hall will be held this morning at the Nelson Civic Theatre at 11 a.m. During the Depression, Jimmy Gralton returns home to Ireland after ten years of exile in America. Seeing the levels of poverty and oppression, the activist in him reawakens and he looks to re-open the dance hall that led to his deportation. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

The Nelson Civic Theatre presents Court on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. A sewerage worker’s dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An aging folk singer is tried in court on charges of abetment of suicide. He is accused of performing an inflammatory song which might have incited the worker to commit the act. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials will show at the Civic on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7 p.m., as well as 4 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. on Sept. 27. After having escaped the Maze, the Gladers now face a new set of challenges on the open roads of a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

p.m. This is the first concert in their annual series. Tickets are available at Otter Books and at the door for $15. For more information visit Selkirk Pro Musica on Facebook.

On Thursday at 8 p.m. Australian reggae band Sticky Fingers will throw a concert at Spiritbar. If the Clash, Pink Floyd and Arctic Monkeys are three beads of sweat that meet rolling down your back, Sticky Fingers are there licking it up. Advance tickets are $10 and are available from the Hume Hotel. Special guests Port Juvee will open the show. Doors open at 8 p.m. Show begins are 9 p.m.

Music On Thursday, Bloom Nightclub presents the Nelson debut of Sinistarr from Detroit along with local act Mooves. Doors are at 10 p.m.

Tickets are $5 before 11 p.m., $8 after. Powered

by PK Sound, this is a 19+ performance. For more information visit Bloom Nightclub on Facebook.

Selkirk Pro Musica presents Kelowna-based brass quintet Fish on Five at St. Saviour’s Pro Cathedral in Nelson on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7:30

SPARKS (5-6 years) 4:30 PM TO 5:30 PM AT THE SCOUT HALL on Cedar St. Starting SEPTEMBER 28TH

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West Kootenay Naturalists present Doug McBride, talking about his circumnavigation of South Africa in a motorhome, 7 p.m. Sept 28, Selkirk Rosemont campus, free. More info: john-sue@telus.net.

Sept 24th - Sticky Fingers - w Port Juvee

Sept 25th - Ron Sexsmith - w Kevin Hearn Sept 26th - Ben Fox w 4 MAT

Oct 3rd - All You Can Swallow Funk - Subspace + Lint

Oct 6th - D.O.A w guests - On Sale Soon!

Oct 9th - Sugar Coated Killers (Hair Metal Tribute)

Oct 16th - Desert Dwellers and Kalya Scintilla On Sale Soon!

Oct 17th - RA The Rugged Man w Dope Sounds Entertainment

Oct 23rd - Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers w Dirt Floor Oct 31st - Hallowe’en with Shred Kelly + guest

Nov 2nd - Hawksley Workman w guests

Nov 4th - Big Sugar w guests- On Sale Soon!

Nov 6th - Buckman Coe Band

w Adham Shaikh + Nog (Moontricks)

Nov 23rd - Born Ruffians - w Young Rival Nov 27th - The Funk Hunters w guests - On Sale Soon!

Nov 28th - Craig Cardiff w guests- On Sale Soon!

Dec 4th - Stickybuds w guests- On Sale Soon!

Dec 6th - Current Swell w guests- On Sale Soon!

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Kootenay Quilters Show The Art of Quilting Oct. 2 and 3, noon to 8 p.m., featuring quilters Dorothea Housworth and Janet Jones.

Quilt displays, merchant mall and quilt raffle.

For more: 250-825-9241.

The Breastfeeding Challenge takes place at the Civic Theatre in Nelson, 11 a.m. Oct. 3, registration at 10:30, followed by the film Milk. More info: 250-352-7600 or judith.fearing@gmail.com. (www.babyfriendly.com) The B.C. Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, wants to hear from seniors and their family members on what is working and not working for seniors in Nelson, 2 to 4 p.m. Oct 6, at the Best Western, 153 Baker. 1 877-9523181 or info@seniorsadvocatebc.ca.

Jubilee Manor Tea and Bake Sale, 2-3:30 p.m. Oct 22, 500 Beasley St. W. , $4.00. More info: ericflo2@gmail.com.

Friends of the Nelson Library book sale, 5-8 p.m. Oct 23 and 10 to 2 p.m. Oct 24, Old Church Hall, 602 Kootenay St., gently used adult, youth & children’s books, music, games and puzzles. Book donations accepted until Oct 17.

Monthly Meetings

Nelson Hospice Grief Support Series, Thursdays 6 p.m. starting Sept. 10, 402 West Richards St. For anyone who is experiencing grief due to the death of someone they love.

Hosted by trained Nelson Hospice volunteers.

For more: 250-352-2337.

Fundraisers

Crawford Bay shoreline clean-up Take action against shoreline garbage, 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 3, Crawford Bay Beach. For more info: 250-777-2955. Photo shows volunteers from last year’s clean-up.

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day) of each month at the Seniors Coordinating office 719 Vernon St., 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

For more: 250-352-6008.

Nelson Public Library wants youth 12 and up to help plan programs, put on events and make suggestions for books, movies and more. Make things happen for youth and create an even better library. First meeting Sept.

23 at 3:30 p.m. with snacks. More info: 250-505-5683 or jharris@nelson.ca.

Workshops

Living with Stroke, a free eight-week facilitated program to help those who have had a stroke, and their caregivers. Oct. 2 to Nov. 13, 10 a.m. to noon Fridays. Learn to work through everyday challenges and reduce risk of another stroke. To register: 1-888-4734636.

Alzheimer Society family caregiver series, 9:30 to noon, Oct 6-7, Community First Health Co-op. $10. For family and friends helping to support a person with dementia.

More info: 1-855-301-6742

Cello and Song concert fundraiser for the Kootenay Refugee Coalition with Noemi Kiss, Mary Audia, Emma Chart, Jeff Farrager, Michael Marsland, Tibo Kölmel, and more. Sept.

25, 7:30 p.m., St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, 701 Ward. Info: 350-352-9871

Raising Smart Kids, workshop discussion with Barb Szuta, at the Winlaw school 10 a.m. to noon Oct 1. Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy. Childcare with snacks proivded.

250-226-7605 to pre-register.

Announcements

Weekly events

Low cost dental applications will be accepted Sept. 14 and 28 (the second and fourth Mon-

Alcoholics Anonymous holds early morning, noon hour and evening meetings on specific

days at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs). For a schedule: 250-352-3391.

Al-Anon Family Group meets twice weekly.

Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon St. and Friday 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front St. at the side basement. The only requirement is that you have a relative or friend with alcoholism. For more: 250-352-3747 for Wednesday, 250-352-7333 for Friday.

Oldies soccer every Tuesday. Join in a fun soccer scrimmage for everybody over 55.

Come kick the ball around every Tuesday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Mount Sentinel school. Contact Jerome at 250-226-6927.

Nelson Chess Club Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson Seniors Association (next to the Civic Centre), 717 Vernon St. All ages and levels are welcome. It’s free.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #51 invites guests to 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.). Info: rclbr51@telus.net or 250-352-7727.

Djembe drum circle every Monday night at The Old Church, 602 Kootenay, 7 pm. $5.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums.

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TAMARA HYND and WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star The Nelson Leafs picked up their second win of the young KIJHL season Sunday, 2-1 over the Grand Forks Border Bruins on the road.

Following the Leafs’ 4-1 win against the Spokane Braves on Friday, breaking their two-game losing streak, they now boast a 2-and-2 record, and have moved up to the middle of the Neil Murdoch Division.

Veteran defenceman Brendan Smith scored the first goal against Grand Forks with less than 15 seconds left in the first period.

The Bruins’ Shayne Pluto tied the score to 1-1 in the second period but the Leafs forged ahead again in the third on a goal by Jordan Davie, his fourth of the season, making him the top Leafs goal scorer thus far.

On Friday evening at home the Leafs took an early lead against the Spokane Braves when Davie blew past the American team’s defence and scored at the 12:35 mark.

It was the second goal scored by the 5'11" Kaslo native, and it gave his teammates the momentum to eventually beat the Braves 4-1.

Davie told the Star it was a hard-fought battle.

“Classic third ‘n’ fourth line grinders, all in the corner and banging bodies, the puck pops out in front of the net and I’m in the right place at the right time doing the right things,” said the humble forward, who played for the Leafs as a 16-year-old before spending three years with the Victoria Cougars.

“Give ‘em praise all you want, we shot the puck at them a lot, and we need to get that many shots every game. Whether it’s 10-0 or 1-0, we’re going to take

The Nelson Leafs were two for two on the weekend, with wins against the Spokane Braves (above) and the Grand Forks Border Bruins.

Will Johnson photo the win.”

After Davie’s initial goal, it was scoreless until the third period. Though the second period was uneventful, Davie believes their “relentless” strategy eventually wore down their southern opponents.

“They were obviously worn out and tired. We’re a hard team to play against.”

Davie praised captain Rayce Miller, a three-year veteran who scored in the third period.

“Rayce is an unbelievable guy, on and off the ice. He had a great shot from the sidelines from an unbelievable pass, and then the other Miller, Eamonn Miller, this was his first goal so there’s an obvious excitement for him.

It’s really about the teammates

doing the right thing to get the puck to you.”

Davie then teamed up with Rayce Miller to score the final goal of the game, into an empty net.

“I have very high expectations for this team,” said Davie.

“I think we have all the pieces we need. We have a lot to learn but with the potential that’s there and the coaching we have, I think this team can go far and really do something in the playoffs.

Dave [McLelland] is a really good coach. This is one of the tightest teams I’ve ever been on already, and we’re only in week one, so we can only go uphill from here.”

Davie said he’s thrilled to be back on a Kootenay team.

“I was going into my final year of hockey, and I know what this team means to the community and its fans. I saw this coming and I wanted to hop on board.

It doesn’t get much better than this.”

During the chaotic third period, Spokane’s Paxton Malone got a double minor for highsticking, an incident that resulted in a blood-soaked towel being left crumpled by the Leafs locker room after the game.

This weekend the Leafs head westward to play the Princeton Posse Friday and Osoyoos Coyotes on Saturday.

Their next home game is Friday, Oct. 2 in the Nelson and District Community Centre against the Beaver Valley Nitehawks.

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Wanted: Nelson Selects U12 boys and U15 girls Your

earn silver at Sandpoint and Revelstoke Submitted to the Nelson Star Nelson Selects U12 Boys completed a very successful season by earning a silver medal in the Pend Oreille Cup, held in Sandpoint, Idaho this month.

Coach Eric Sollid said the team played possession soccer, and did not resort to a kick-andrun style of play.

“We did an excellent job of being aware of support and using supporting players to pass the ball,” said Sollid. “The team passing and player movement off the ball frustrated their opponents.”

Players adjusted well to the 11-on-11 soccer format, where previously this year they have played eight-on-eight soccer.

Brett Adams, Whitecaps regional head coach, provided the team with some very timely instruction on how to adapt and be successful in the days before the tournament.

The team’s depth made it difficult to identify a standout but the coaches recognized tournament team captain Matthew Erickson for his leadership and consistent play.

An extra challenge for the team was competing against players who were one year older.

They finished 3-0 in round robin play with 13 goals for and three goals against.

In the gold medal game they played the Missoula Strikers Black, the No. 1 ranked U13 team in Montana. Nelson went up 1-0 early, with the game being close at 3-2 for Missoula for some time. Two goals in the last part of the game resulted in the final score 5-2 for Missoula.

“The team represented Nelson very well,” said Sollid, “and earned much respect from the other teams in this tournament.”

Revelstoke Little Bear tournament The Nelson Select U15 girls travelled to Revelstoke the same weekend to play in the Little Bear tournament and came away with a silver medal.

Nelson opened against the host Revelstoke U16 squad as they played a year up in the seven-team U16 division.

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Submitted photos scoring nine goals in the first half and coming away with a 9-0 win.

“The girls produced a lot of scoring opportunities and took advantage with some great finishing,” said coach Paul Burkart.

Shianne Michalchuk led the scoring with four goals, Mattea Lorenzo-Langevin and Shaen Panko-Dool each picked up two and Abby Beauchamp added one.

Nelson played their second match against a strong Calgary Azzurri team. Although Calgary dominated much of the play in the middle and offensive thirds of the pitch, the Nelson squad played a strong defensive match.

“In my six years of coaching rep soccer, I have never seen a gutsier performance than I did in this game,” said Burkart. “The girls were absolutely exhausted as it was nearing 30 degrees and we didn’t have a bench to support them. Every single player left everything they had on the field.”

In the end, the Nelson squad earned a very hard-fought 0-0

draw. All the players played a great game, with two standouts, keeper Hanna Quinn and central defender Julia Burkart, who turned back a number of Calgary breakaways.

Heading into Sunday’s play, Calgary Azzurri and the Nelson U15s had identical records. As a result, a shootout was required to determine which team went on to the gold medal game and which would play for the bronze.

After losing the coin toss, Nelson was first to shoot with Jodi Surina’s strong shot being stopped by the Calgary keeper.

Calgary’s first shooter missed the net to keep the tally even.

The final four Nelson shooters, Shianne Michalchuk, Grace Dehnel, Emily Taylor and Abby Beauchamp, and the next three Calgary shooters all scored, leaving the final Calgary player to shoot. Keeper Hanna Quinn turned away the final shot earning the Nelson squad a trip to the gold medal game against a second

Calgary team, the Blizzard.

In the championship game, Nelson controlled much of the early action but was unable to find the back of the net. The Blizzard began to create some of their own scoring opportunities and late in the first half were able to beat Quinn with a strong drive from outside the penalty area.

After the half-time break, Nelson was awarded a corner kick and midfielder Emily Taylor lofted a beautiful kick through the penalty area onto the foot of Shaen Panko-Dool whose welltimed volley beat the Calgary keeper and evened the score.

Although both teams had a number of scoring opportunities in the final quarter of the game, it was not until the final eight minutes before a Calgary striker was able to get past the Nelson defence to beat an outstretched Nelson keeper. The game ended in a 2-1 win for the Blizzard, leaving the Nelson girls to collect a well-deserved silver medal.

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Continued from page 1 Nelson, but some may have inadvertently flown under the radar in years past.

“In some cases they will say ‘we’re Pacific Apparel Society’ or something like that, and they’ll give no indication that what they’re actually selling doesn’t correspond with what they told us.”

Cormack said though Kimberley recently began approving business licenses to dispensaries, and Kozak has been liaising with the mayor and council there, he would not recommend granting a business license unless the current bylaw is rewritten.

“As staff we’re obligated to work within the bylaws passed by council, and it’s council’s role to grant a business license. All communities are being challenged with this, and ultimately it’s going to be the federal government or the courts that make decisions on this.

The laws in place are being challenged and there have been early decisions creating uncertainty.”

Safety concerns Nelson deputy police chief Paul Burkart said they have been in close contact with both the Nelson Compassion Club, formed in 1999 and recently moved to Front St., as well as the newly arrived Cannaclinic directly across the street from it.

Burkart, Cormack, and Kozak didn’t mention the Kootenays Medicine Tree at 601 Front St., a dispensary with another location in Grand Forks that was recently shuttered.

“We will continue to look at the dispensaries as they come in, or when we get complaints,” he said.

Burkart feels ambivalent about how things are developing, but is willing to do whatever’s necessary to ensure the community is “safe and happy.”

“I’m not thrilled,” said Burkart. “I understand the need for some people to use different products, but one concern is coming up from the States where it’s legal and now they’re getting overdoses and related deaths coming from nonsmoking products like edibles.”

He said pot users often brag that there have been no deaths related to smoking weed, but “we’re not smoking it anymore, we’re taking it as these derivatives and our concern is if that continues.”

Burkart said they’re more concerned

about fentanyl, though, which has been causing a number of deaths and overdoses.

“Our wish is for the federal government to set some regulations that will keep us happy and safe. That’s what we want.”

Burkart said the current pot-dispensing operations have not necessitated the type of intervention police displayed last year in working with insurance companies to evict entrepreneur Kyle Lindroos from two locations.

Burkart said citizens concerned about unsavoury characters and unlawful activity in the area around these dispensaries needn’t worry.

“We will follow up with these dispensaries to ensure they’re not doing anything outside of what the courts are allowing them to do. Anything outside those parameters we’ll be enforcing.”

Long-term strategy Kozak said a longer term strategy for addressing these dispensaries is in the works, but will have to wait until after the federal election.

“We’re in a bit of a bind. There are some people in the community who are very in favour of dispensaries, and that reflects the diversity of opinions in our community. As with anything, in times of change legislation is often way behind social movements, and it takes time for these things to move forward,” she said.

“The police will be coming forward with a proposal — they’re in the same situation council is — and we’re all waiting to hear what the federal government says.”

Burkart said anyone concerned doesn’t have to worry because the current dispensaries are operating at a much more professional level than Lindroos’ operation and police are well aware of the situation.

“Right now they’ve tightened up, to be honest, and the courts are requiring some caution. So for the moment we’re sitting on our hands.”

But anyone with complaints should call them right away.

“Any violations we’ll be investigating and enforcing.”

The Nelson Compassion Club didn’t return a message, the Kootenays Medicine Tree could not be reached before deadline, and Cannaclinic declined to be interviewed on the record.

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Ananta coming to the Capitol Saturday

Submitted to the Nelson Star Ananta, the trio comprised of local singers Noémi Kiss, Kathleen Neudorf and Allison Girvan, are gearing up for their weekend performance at the Capitol Theatre.

With a cross-section of repertoire including some Wailin’ Jennys, a piece by Eric Whitacre, and two Rajaton songs as well as repertoire from Hungary, Ireland, Africa, France and Bulgaria, there is sure to be something for everyone on Saturday night.

The three sopranos and friends admit their rehearsals are split evenly between laughing and singing but claim this helps to build the abdominal muscles and diaphragmatic control required to sustain long phrases.

When asked about the concert title, On Third Thought, the women said, “Well, at first we were going to call it Mouth Music, since it is a genre well represented in the program.

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Guest artists for the evening will include two longtime members and now mentors in the Corazón Vocal Ensemble,

Graham Lingard and Tyler Isaacs Dejong alongside Selkirk College’s Don Macdonald who has written an original piece for Ananta to sing at this concert. Rounding out the guests will be pianist Christoph Martens.

The show is Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $20, available by visiting the Capitol Theatre in person, calling the box office at 250352-6363 or purchasing online at capitoltheatre. bc.ca.

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Submitted to the Nelson Star Nelson churches and faith groups have teamed up with the West Kootenay EcoSociety to launch a seven-week study of the Pope’s recent encyclical on climate action beginning Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate.

The Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic Parish, St. Saviour’s Anglican Pro-Cathedral, Ascension Lutheran Church, Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre, Nelson United Church and Yasodhara Ashram have been working together to organize this community-based event: Sacred Earth, Sacred Trust: An Interfaith Study and Conversation on Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si on care for our common home.

This first evening will start with a reception with refreshments, followed by a screening of Pope Francis’ address to the UN in New York from earlier that day on the need for climate action. The evening will conclude with a discussion.

The other six evenings will be on Wednesdays, from Sept. 30 to Nov. 4, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., hosted by various churches and faith groups and rotating among their places of worship.

The discussion and action group will study the six-chapter encyclical, which was released in June, one chapter per week. The group is open to people of all traditions interested in the encyclical and taking action in our community to prevent the climate crisis.

The community is invited to attend one or all sessions.

“Part of what we are celebrating in this discussion of the Pope’s encyclical is that we are a community, and not just a human community but a community of all living things,” said David Boyd, Nelson United Church Minister. “As we celebrate our community, we seek to choose life in all its biodiversity.”

“The climate crisis has awakened the need to recognize our interdependence and to work collaboratively for regionwide and global solutions,” said Swami

“Buddhism teaches that there is no separate self; all beings and the earth itself are completely interdependent” Candace Batycki

Lalitananda, president of Yasodhara Ashram. “What can happen if all of us, no matter what our spiritual tradition, speak with one voice and act together on the unifying principle of concern for the Earth and future generations?

Let’s try.”

“Climate change threatens the survival of humans and all creatures on planet Earth,” said Julia Roberts, from the St. Saviour’s Anglican ProCathedral. “This challenge requires a moral and spiritual response, as well as practical action. I’m heartened to see our faith communities come together to pray, meditate, and study this issue.”

“Buddhism teaches that there is no separate self; all beings and the earth itself are completely interdependent,” said the Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre’s environmental action coordinator, Candace Batycki.

“In this pivotal year for our climate, the Shambhala Centre is delighted to engage with communities of faith to explore the moral dimensions of the climate crisis, and take action together,” Further sessions will be held Sept.

30 at Cathedral of Mary Immaculate, Oct. 7 at St. Saviours Pro-Cathedral, Oct. 14 hosted by Yasodhara Ashram, at the Old Church Hall, 602 Kootenay St.; Oct. 21 at Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre, 812 Stanley St.; Oct. 28 at Nelson United Church, 602 Silica St.; Nov. 4, hosted by Ascension Lutheran Church, location to be determined.

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Ron Sexsmith: ‘I feel like a survivor’ CAMPGROUND Canadian singer-songwriter will return to Nelson for a Spiritbar concert featuring songs from his latest album Carousel One

Will Johnson Nelson Star It was over 20 years ago that Ron Sexsmith first performed at Nelson’s Hume Hotel — he opened for Ani DiFranco in the mid-1990s. Now the 51-yearold singer, songwriter and author returns on Friday to share his album Carousel One with a Kootenay audience.

“I feel like a survivor,” Sexsmith told the Star. “The industry’s been through so many changes, I’ve gone through so many labels, and for someone who hasn’t sold that many records it’s pretty amazing to have such a loyal fanbase.

“For me it all started when I was opening for Robyn Hitchcock. I learned so much from him. I remember thinking even though he wasn’t hugely successful he could pack these clubs with people who knew his songs, and I thought ‘I could have a career like that.’

I never intended to be playing hockey arenas.”

The way he figures it, “there are different levels of success.”

And though the music industry has moved away from “album artists,” that’s what he still considers himself.

“It’s still a viable format for me. Some say ‘the album is dead’, but people still make them, people still listen to them. They can tell a story, or document a certain period of your life. All the songs are meant to be together, and careful thought is put into the sequence.”

That’s true of Carousel One, the main source of the songs he’ll be performing on Friday.

“I always listen to albums. I never do a random shuffle. For me it’s like a movie or a book, if you’re in a certain mood you want to put on a certain record.

I’ve always tried to make records that weren’t just 10 singles mashed together.”

And now Sexsmith is looking to branch out — recently writing a fairy tale-themed novel that he’s shopping to Toronto publishers.

“It’s inspired by Dickens, because he was always my favourite, how he had these characters whose names describe their personality, and it was all very humorous.”

But the process of writing it was alien.

“With music you have the luxury of a melody to help you along. You’re trying to make it a perfect marriage between lyric and song, and with a book you want the language to sing as well.”

Sexsmith’s most recent visit to Nelson was in 2013, and he said he’s looking forward to seeing it again.

“It’s great to play Nelson twice in a matter of years.”

The concert will be at Spiritbar on Friday at 7 p.m.

Sex smith will be joined by special guest Kevin Hearn of the Barenaked Ladies and Rheostatics.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Showtime is 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $25 and are available from the Hume Hotel.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Nelson Star

Alan Neil Brown Alan Neil Brown of Slocan, British Columbia, passed away peacefully on August 27th at the Slocan Community Health Center in New Denver, B.C.

When someone you love becomes a memory. . . that memory becomes a treasure.

Nancy Hamilton Erzinger (nee Parker) Nancy was born in Winnipeg, MB on Sept 8, 1919 and passed on Sept 16, 2015 at the age of 96.

Nancy was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Henry Alexander Erzinger, in 2012, and infant son, Timothy. She was also predeceased by brothers, Edmund and William Parker, sisters Margaret Prest and Katherine McKay. She is survived by sister Eleanor Hodgson of Winnipeg, MB, sons Edmund (Colleen) of Peachland, BC, Stephen (Debbie) of Regina, SK, Jon (Jess) of Surrey, BC, 9 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Nancy had a degree in Home Economics and worked in Montreal Children’s Hospital. After WWII, she returned to Winnipeg where she met and married Henry in 1949. They spent time in northern Canada teaching in a mission and spent several years living in Western Canada before settling in Castlegar, BC where they enjoyed life in a small community for several decades. Nancy attended Castlegar Baptist Church.

Recently she moved to West Kelowna and began attending Lakeview Baptist Church.

Nancy enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, often hosting large meals as a way to gather her loved ones together. She would keep in touch with friends and family through handwritten letters. When her grandchildren did come to visit, they could often find her walking through her garden or sitting on the deck overlooking her beautiful backyard. When her grandchildren could coax her out of the kitchen, she was always ready to play a board game in the living room. Her deep love for others was founded in her close relationship with God, which she has lovingly passed on to her three sons.

She loved well, was well loved, and her memory will be cherished by those who loved her for many years to come.

The family would like to thank the staff of The Heritage in West Kelowna, Dr. Johan Wannenburg, the nursing staff of Kelowna General Hospital and C.A.T. Clinic in West Kelowna, for the care of their mother.

A celebration of Nancy’s life will be held May long weekend 2016 in Fruitvale, BC. Details will follow.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Bible Society or the Alzheimer Society.

To honor your loved one in the Nelson Star, please contact us at 250-352-1890 or by email: classifieds@nelsonstar.com

Born in Nelson, B.C., on February 22, 1959, Alan grew up in the small valley community of Winlaw.

Alan worked at the West Kootenay Eco Society in Nelson on a part time basis as an office clerk. In his hometown of Slocan, Alan was an avid volunteer at the local food bank, the Community Library, and at the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Alan loved to cook and especially to bake; he created and published over 50 recipes online at allrecipes.com, where he gained a supportive following. His other hobbies included gardening, walking, playing scrabble, and connecting with others on social media sites such as Facebook. Alan also loved animals, and was devoted to his beloved cat named Christopher.

Alan is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Sharon and Jean-Marie of Rossland; his nieces Andrea Hill of Grandforks, B.C., Danielle Lussier of Rossland, B.C., and Lauren Osis of Victoria, B.C.; and by his brother-in-law Edward Osis, of Victoria, B.C. He is predeceased by his parents, Edna and Joseph Brown of Winlaw, and his sister Joanne Osis of Victoria.

The Family would like to thank Dr. Malpass and the team at the Chemotherapy-IV infusion Clinic at Kootenay Lake Hospital, all Care Aids who provided home support, and all staff at the Pavillion, in the Slocan Community Health Center, for their care and support over the past months. Also, a special thanks to Alan’s friends and neighbours for their support and prayers.

Anyone wishing to make a donation in Alan’s name can do so at : St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 327, Slocan, B.C. V0G-2C0 or at the Slocan Community Library, Box 135 Slocan, B.C. V0G-2C0 Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

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In Brief No Emmys for Schreiber brothers

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All work will be in compliance with Brothers Liev and Pablo Schreiber Nelson’s community wildfire protecboth went home from the Emmy tion plan.

Awards Sunday night empty-handed.

The city is selling a large number Pablo, 37, who was born in a com- of the 60-to-80-year-old logs to Kalemune near Ymir and raised snikoff Lumber. You may in Winlaw, was nominated as notice large skidders and Outstanding Guest Actor in logging trucks working in a Drama Series for his role as the area of Choquette Ave. George (Pornstache) Mendez throughout the week. in Orange is the New Black, The picnic area, skate but lost to Reg E. Cathey of park, and bike skills park will House of Cards. remain open, but everyone Liev, 47, who also spent is required to stay out of the part of his childhood in the forested area of the park so Slocan Valley, was nomicrews can work with chainPablo Schreiber nated as Outstanding Lead saws and large machinery.

Actor in a Drama Series for his role as “Nelson Fire Rescue and Nelson the lead character in Ray Donovan, but public works thanks everyone for their lost to Jon Hamm of Mad Men. patience in respecting this temporary closure,” MacCharles said.

Trees being cleared from Art Gibbon Park

SelfDesign moves downtown

This week the City of Nelson is completing the work of clearing storm fallen trees from Art Gibbons park in Rosemont.

The windstorm of June 29 brought down dozens of trees on the western border of the park in an area that had previously undergone fuel mitigation treatment.

The removal of the downed and danger trees is necessary for public safety

SelfDesign Learning Community is moving its Nelson office.

Formerly housed at Kalein Hospice Centre, the office is now located at 405 Baker St. (above the Royal Bank).

SelfDesign families and the public are invited to an open house Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m., or to call 1-877-353-3374 for further information. SelfDesign is in its 13th year as a province-wide, independent distributed learning school.

Rick Askew It is with great sadness we announce Rick Askew climbed his highest and final mountain on Sept 16, 2015.

Born Eric James Askew on July 6, 1921 in Bootle, England, he was predeceased by parents Robert & Ellen, brothers Robert and Douglas, daughter Maureen, daughter- in- law Lorraine Askew, grandchildren Dawn & Tara-Leigh Askew and Michael Pollack.

Rick is survived by his loving wife Betty, brother Cyril, son Bruce (Bette-Lou), son-in-law John Pollack (Kathy), grandchildren Ian, Karrie & Nicole, 7 great grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Rick first came to Canada in 1941 to train with the RAF. He fell in love with the Kootenays when Clyde & Vera Emory provided him with R&R. Rick served in India and Burma as a Fitter as well as Tail Gunner.

It was on Rick’s return to Nelson in 1947 he met Betty Emory. They married June 4, 1949 making their home in South Slocan with memorable summers spent at the cottage at 4 mile. In 2000 they moved to 4 mile permanently. Rick requiring more care, moved to Mountain Lakes in 2012. He was always such a tease with the grandchildren. We all admired his youthfulness and ability to remain physically active into his nineties.

Rick was a true outdoorsman and the first to ascend some of BC’s mountains. He had great passion for climbing, hiking, ski touring, skiing, sailing, windsurfing, cycling, golfing and mentored many. Rick worked at West Kootenay Power for 31 years retaining many friendships from there, young and old! He was a true inspiration to all.

We would like to thank the staff at Mountain Lakes Seniors home for their care and compassion.

A service of remembrance will be held at the Nelson United Church, 1:30 pm Saturday, Sept 26/15 In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation at www.klhf.org.

Arrangements are under the direction of Thompsons Funeral Service. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

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Fred Rosenberg exhibits photos of the 1960s and ‘70s

Submitted to the Nelson Star Fred Rosenberg is a familiar figure in Nelson, shutter clicking at Remembrance Day ceremonies, Baker St. parades and other gatherings.

He’s been the man behind the beautiful blackand-white photographs that chronicle transformations, from the growth of our public radio station to the death of a friend. In 2010, Touchstones Nelson hosted a retrospective of Rosenberg’s work from 1999 to 2008.

Now, photographs from the 1960s and ‘70s are on display for the first time at the Nelson Public Library in September and October.

“It’s unsettling working with old material,” says Rosenberg. “They’re all familiar, but missing attachment. I still remember the experiences I had when taking them; they still strike a yes response, and I don’t know why. A typical response to seeing them anew is: how could I have done this? How did I know this? How do I look

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The negatives had always caught his eye, and yet he has never printed or shown them before. As for the technology, in this age of digital photography, Rosenberg still loves the darkroom best.

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Rosenberg has drawn praise for an insightful eye for subject and composition in street photography and in portraiture.

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opportunity to see the early part of the story of Rosenberg’s development as an artist, and to live the nostalgia of the photographs alongside the photographer.

Cold weather winter donation drive underway

Submitted to the Nelson Star Stepping Stones, the Nelsonbased homeless shelter servicing the West Kootenay, is holding a winter donation drive.

Between now and Nov. 2, the Nelson-based shelter is requesting donations of socks, rain gear, sweatshirts, sweaters, sleeping bags, blankets, tents and tarps, winter coats, toques, gloves, mittens, scarves and winter boots.

Now that the winter months are approaching, those who are without housing will be turning to Stepping Stones for temporary

shelter.

However, with only 17 beds, there are a lot of times when the shelter is forced to turn people away and for many, sleeping on the street is their only option. With your help, the shelter can keep them warm by giving out warm clothing, footwear, blankets and sleeping bags.

If you have new or slightly used abovementioned items and would like to donate, please drop off at 816 Vernon St. All donations will be greatly appreciated. Please do not bring sheets, pillows, pillow

cases, towels or other clothing as we have enough of these items for the time being.

Stepping Stones is a program of the Nelson CARES Society and has been in operation in Nelson since December 2004 with funding from BC Housing’s Emergency Shelter Program. Over the past ten years, the shelter has provided temporary housing to over 3,500 people.

For more information contact Stepping Stones by phoning 250352-9876 or by emailing steppingstones@nelsoncares.ca.

Bear with us Bruce Coyle spotted this bear at the bottom of Vancouver St. in Nelson on Monday around 5 p.m. You’re urged to keep your garbage and compost safely secured and to pick any fruit from trees to prevent bears from becoming habituated to human food and overstaying their welcome.

Bruce Coyle photo

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TAX SALE PURSUANT to Section 403 of the Local Government Act, on the 28th of September 2015 in the Council Chambers of the City of Nelson at the hour of 10:00 in the morning, the Collector shall offer for sale by Public Auction each and every parcel of real property upon which any of the taxes are delinquent.

The following real property shall be offered for sale, subject to prior payment of delinquent taxes: Roll #

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$13,808.35

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Lot 5&6 Block 49 Plan NEP349

410 Houston St

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Lot 5 Plan NEP13164 Lot 14 Plan NEP85506 Lot 56 NEP2305 Lot A Plan 8018

010-750-550 010-750-592 010-750-606 010-750-614 012-181-382 012-181-404 011-287-888 027-328-597 015-326-853

2019 Fort Sheppard Dr $12,370.35 2442 Perrier Lane $18,227.33 104 Perrier Rd $5,177.87 #23-900 West Gore St $686.32

Any person upon being declared the successful bidder must immediately pay by cash, certified cheque or bank draft, a minimum of not less than the upset price. Failure to pay this amount will result in the property being offered for sale again. Any balance must be paid by cash, certified cheque or bank draft by 3:00 p.m., the same day. Failure to pay the balance will result in the property being offered for sale again at 10:00 a.m. on the following day.

The City of Nelson makes no representation express or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties being for sale. Prospective purchasers are urged to research the properties and make all necessary inquires to municipal and other government departments, and in the case of strata lots to the strata corporation, to determine the existence of any bylaws, restrictions, charges or other conditions which may affect the value or suitability of the property.

The purchase of a tax sale property is subject to tax under the Property Purchase Tax Act on the fair market value of the property.

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Santa comes early The West Kootenay Toy Run Association held their 28th annual toy run this month. The motorcyclists left from Nelson heading to Salmo then round by Fruitvale to Trail, ending up in Castlegar at the recreation centre. The toys collected were divided between the Trail Salvation Army Community Services, Castlegar Community Harvest Services, and Nelson Salvation Army Community Services to be put into this year’s Christmas hampers distributed to those families in the communities in need of assistance. Representatives from the three organizations were on hand to receive the toys from bikers.

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Celebrate BC Rivers Day on Sunday Submitted to the Nelson Star On Sunday the community will celebrate the Slocan and Kootenay Rivers with a luncheon, educational presentation and a field trip to the newly formed regional park by the Slocan River in Crescent Valley. The event will take place at the Crescent Valley Community Hall from noon to 4 p.m.

A luncheon will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., with a suggested donation of $10.

From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Lesley Anderton will present The Geological History of the Slocan and Kootenay River Basins. Anderton is well known from her 35 years of instruction at Selkirk College and

her continued education courses in the community.

There will be a silent auction from 2:30 to 3 p.m., and the field trip will take place from 3 to 4 p.m.

Thousands of British Columbians celebrate BC Rivers Day on the last Sunday in September each year, making it Canada’s largest river appreciation event.

BC Rivers Day generates public awareness about British Columbia’s waterways. Recreational clubs, conservation organizations, community groups, schools, and local governments host events across the province. BC Rivers Day celebrations have grown exponentially over the past 30 years, which can be

attributed to British Columbians’ growing concern for the state of local waterways.

BC Rivers Day provides a positive opportunity for diverse groups to show why BC waterways are important. Both BC Rivers Day and World Rivers Day highlight the many values of rivers and strives to increase public awareness and encourages the improved stewardship of rivers around the world.

The jet fuel spill into Lemon Creek in 2013 heightened residents’ awareness of how much they love and appreciate these two rivers and how concerned they are for the health of our local waterways, said organizer Marilyn Burgoon.

Program gives hope to stroke survivors Submitted to the Nelson Star While moving forward after a stroke is a challenge, Ramon Montecillo believes surviving a stroke is a personal blessing. Montecillo had a stroke at 55 and says it was a tremendous challenge to recover physically and emotionally.

Two years later, he has learned to accept his “new normal” and has found his life purpose.

“Volunteering drives me onwards. Spiritual awareness enhances hope,” he says. “Family and friends provides stability. There is life after a stroke.”

Now, Nelson stroke survivors

have a new place to go for help and hope: the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Living with Stroke program, designed to help stroke survivors and their families improve their quality of life, cope with challenges and connect with others.

Lead by volunteer facilitators and provided free in several BC communities, the program is comprised of eight weekly, two-hour sessions. Weekly topics include: impact of stroke, physical changes and keeping active; dealing with emotions and relationships; reducing future risk and nutrition.

All stroke survivors and their families are welcome to join. The Living with Stroke program takes place on eight consecutive Fridays from Oct. 2 to Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon at Kalein Centre, 402 West Richards St. To register, call 1-888-473-4636.

For more information on stroke resources and the program, see: heartandstroke.bc.ca/livingwithstroke.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s mission is to prevent disease, save lives and promote recovery. Its vision is healthy lives, free of heart disease and stroke.

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Rotary exchange: ‘Meet kids from all over the world’ Will Johnson Nelson Star Students from Nelson have travelled to far-off countries such as Brazil, Italy and the Netherlands as part of the Rotary Youth Exchange in recent years, and if you or your child are interested in learning more there will be an information night held at L.V. Rogers at 7 p.m. tomorrow.

“Rotary has come up with an incredible way to recruit new members called New Generations, where we’ve combined Interact, which is for high school kids, with the next level Rotaract, for college and university students,” said Rotary’s Wendy Lacroix. “And then there’s membership in the regular clubs, and our youth

leadership program.”

Which means there are plenty of opportunities for Kootenay residents of all ages to engage with Rotary, which Lacroix describes as an “incredible network.”

The overseas trips are both an educational opportunity and a cultural one, said Lacroix. “The change of food is one thing, the dress is different, it really challenges them and shows them there’s a whole other world out there.”

Recently SD8’s Maya Provencal (pictured at right) and Max Eberle traveled to Switzerland and the Netherlands respectively, and both returned changed.

“They come home and give talks

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“They were so excited because they’ve learned something new. They’ve visited museums, seen the master artists in Holland, experienced things they’ve couldn’t have imagined. In most cases their expectations are exceeded.”

And the cross-country relationships created are often long-lasting.

“Max brought home the student he was hosted by, and he got to see what Canada was all about. They went hiking up Kokanee Glacier to the Idaho Lookout, and he couldn’t believe it.”

There are both short-term and long-term exchanges available. Any student between 15 and 18 can apply.

“You can meet kids from all over the world,” Lacroix said.

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The Nelson Star is moving and our current office space will be available for lease. It will be available in early 2016. The space is 1200 square feet and includes three parking spots.

This would make a great location for any number of business, including as a professional office or retail boutique store. It is located on the corner of Hall Street and Herridge Lane.

This is a very busy location in the downtown core, especially now that the Hall Street construction has been completed. c For more information F please contact Chuck Bennett at p chuckbennett@blackpress.ca. ch

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Touchstones hosts Family Fair and Fruit Festival Submitted to the Nelson Star Come celebrate art, history and the harvest season at Touchstones Nelson on Sunday from noon until 3 p.m.

Inspired by the exhibition Lost Orchards: A History of Fruit Farming in the West Kootenay, this year’s Family Fair will revel in all things fruit.

Pies and preserves will be for sale. The Nelson Food Cupboard will be stationed in the laneway between Touchstones Nelson and the post office, making juice from local apples picked by volunteers from the Harvest Rescue program.

The Kootenay Local Agriculture Society will also be on site and live music will add to the festive atmosphere.

As always, children’s art activities will be offered throughout the gallery and museum spaces. Children will make mixed media col-

This fruit label is from the collection of Touchstones Nelson, which is holding a Fruit Festival on Sunday.

Submitted image lages inspired by the new exhibition Pendulum/ Pendula by John Hall and Alexandra Haeseker.

The event is by dona-

tion, and is sponsored by the Kootenay Co-op. Half of the donations will go to support the food cupboard. Feel free to bring

your own jar if you would like to buy fresh juice. For more information call Touchstones Nelson at 250-352-9813.

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All contest categories at Saturday’s Fall Fair in Nelson focus on locally produced and prepared food.

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Fall Fair returning Saturday to Cottonwood Market

Submitted to the Nelson Star With harvest season here again, it is time to get ready for the eighth annual Fall Fair on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cottonwood Community Market in Nelson.

In the spirit of an agricultural fair, there will be a contest for best locally grown fruits and vegetables, home preserves, home baked pies and more. Additionally, there will be live music provided by Fist After the Fire and Motes & Oats.

From the early 20th century through 1966, Nelson hosted a big and busy fall fair every year. Longtime Nelson residents remember the event with fondness and

some still have their prize ribbons stashed away in their basements.

After a 40-plus year hiatus, the EcoSociety decided to revive the fall fair in 2008.

Since the benefits of locallyproduced food are now commonly understood and since there are so many excellent products grown here in the West Kootenay, it was decided all the contest categories would focus on locally produced and prepped food.

This means that for the home preserves and home baking categories, contestants will be asked to use as many locally produced ingredients as possible and include

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an ingredient list with each entry.

For specific information on that Fall Fair rules and categories, visit ecosociety.ca/markets/ fall-fair.

There is no entry fee and no limit to the number of categories you can enter. All entries must be dropped off between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Judging will take place late morning and the prizes will be awarded at noon.

Even if you don’t think you’ll be entering anything in the Fall Fair please still come on down to Cottonwood Market and enjoy everything that this wonderful weekly event has to offer.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Nelson Star

Literacy skills are essential

Submitted to the Nelson Star More than half a million British Columbians face significant challenges because of limited literacy skills, whether it’s an inability to read this newspaper, or a lack of understanding of important financial or health documents.

Literacy skills are vital to all British Columbians because they are a necessary part of everyday life and impact everything from healthcare to employment and economic status.

Literacy is no longer just the ability to read or write, but encompasses a much wider scope of daily activities — including using technology, doing calculations, communicating verbally and in writing, and problem-solving.

This month, Black Press, Kootenay Savings Credit Union and the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy are joining forces to raise funds and awareness about the importance of literacy with the fifth annual Reach a Reader campaign.

The campaign will culminate with community leaders and volunteers hitting the streets across the Columbia Basin and Boundary to distribute special editions of local papers and collect donations in support of community-based literacy programs.

The Reach a Reader campaign coincides with Decoda Literacy Solutions’ Literacy is Life Campaign, a province-wide fundraising and awareness campaign designed to put a human face on literacy and shed light on how low literacy affects children and adults, aboriginal and immigrant communities, those in the workforce, and the economy

Help make a difference and donate to literacy programs in our community. as a whole.

“Literacy skills are essential for a vibrant BC economy, so addressing limited levels benefits everyone,” says Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy executive director Ali Wassing.

“We would encourage anyone who is affected by literacy issues to tap into the many resources and literacy programs available in their community.”

The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy is a not-for-profit organization that develops, promotes and delivers literacy and essential skills services for people of all ages in the Columbia Basin and Boundary regions of British Columbia.

Its 16 community literacy coordinators provide services in 77 communities, work-

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ing with local literacy advisory committees to develop effective literacy programs and resources in the communities they serve.

To find out more about literacy in Nelson, Kaslo, Salmo or the Slocan Valley, visit cbal.org.

Decoda Literacy Solutions is the only province-wide literacy organization in BC. As a non-profit organization, Decoda provides resources, training and funds to support community-based literacy programs and initiatives in over 400 communities across the province.

Decoda’s work supports children and families, adult learners, and aboriginal and immigrant communities in an effort to build strong individuals, strong families and strong communities.

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The importance of literacy: Talking points Literacy matters for the economy • A one per cent increase in literacy levels would raise Canada’s productivity by 2.5 per cent, or an estimated $32 billion boost to our annual GDP. Literacy matters for health • Thirty per cent of those with high literacy say they have excellent health, compared to 19 per cent of those with low literacy.

• Researchers estimate that three to five per cent of total health care costs are due to limited understanding about health information. This translates into $680 million each year in BC. Literacy matters for seniors • Literacy skills may decline with age due to health problems and lack of use. Over 70 per cent of seniors have low literacy.

• Seniors with low literacy may have problems filling out pension forms or understanding medical information.

Literacy matters for immigration • By 2030, immigration is expected to provide 100 per cent of new labour force growth.

• Sixty per cent of immigrants with a first language other than English have literacy levels below a high school graduate.

• Over one quarter of BC’s population was born outside of Canada.

Literacy matters for aboriginal people • School completion rates for aboriginal people remain below 50 per cent, compared with 79 per cent for the general student population.