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• He has a criminal record. • He was not motivated by greed but by addiction. • He pled guilty, sparing the courts and the victims a long trial. • He has a supportive family and has some possibility of rehabilitation. • His remorse is genuine. In her sentencing submission, Patola outlined her reasons why Stevenson should not be sentenced leniently, stating that he: • used a loaded gun (a sawed-off shotgun) in some robberies, • led police on a dangerous highspeed chase through downtown Nelson in the middle of the day, • pointed a firearm at a police officer, • discharged a firearm during one of the robberies, • robbed two banks during customer hours, putting the general public at risk, • created anxiety, flashbacks, and

WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star The owners of local medical marijuana dispensaries would welcome dialogue from all levels of government, according to one dispensary director, and they’re proud of the role they’re serving in the Nelson community. And following news that the police and city council are adopting a “wait and see” strategy towards the three existing locations in the downtown core, they are encouraging residents to educate themselves on cannabis. “It’s really important for all parts of society to understand fully the science behind the medical use of cannabis and, more importantly, to see the people in their community who are benefitting from it,” said the Kootenays Medicine Tree’s Jim Leslie, who opened his Nelson location in June. “We need to be the shining light to guide people through these times before we get better regulation.” Marijuana activist and Sensible BC organizer Herb Couch agreed, and praised both deputy police chief Paul Burkart and Mayor Deb Kozak for adopting a “wait and see” strategy towards the controversial operations. “I think this is a situation that’s happening in many places across the country,” Couch said. “I think they’re doing the right thing in waiting until after the federal election before they make a decision. I think they have good reasons, including pending court cases, to wait and see how the situation develops.” In the meantime, Couch said the dispensaries are compensating for a woefully inadequate federal system, even though

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BILL METCALFE Nelson Star Admitted bank robber Andrew Stevenson was sentenced to 10 years in jail Wednesday in Nelson provincial court for his spate of armed robberies in the West Kootenay in the spring of 2014. The time Stevenson, 35, has already spent in custody will be taken into account, leaving him eight years and four months to serve. Earlier this year, Stevenson pled guilty to eight robbery and weapons charges after armed hold-ups at the Nelson and District Credit Union and Kootenay Currency Exchange, in Castlegar at Kootenay Savings, in Robson at Johnny’s Grocery, and break-ins at two Castlegar pharmacies. The Nelson credit union robbery led to a dramatic car chase and ap-

prehension by the Nelson Police Department. In their sentencing submissions on Tuesday, crown prosecutor Sunday Patola asked for 11 years and defence lawyer Ken Wyllie advocated for eight. In his reasons for judgement yesterday, Judge Richard Hewson enumerated the factors that most affected his decision. • Stevenson’s crimes were premeditated. • He disguised himself with a balaclava and a hoodie. • There were multiple robberies in multiple locations over a period of 49 days. • The victims were bank employees and bystanders, and this was a violation of public security. • He used imitation and prohibited weapons.

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BILL METCALFE Nelson Star The Regional District of Central Kootenay board has agreed to step up its lobbying of BC’s environment minister, asking her to enforce a provincial recycling law. That law requires companies that produce paper and packaging to pay Multi Material BC to recycle paper products when they enter the waste cycle. But many companies have not signed on, even though the program has been in place for two years. According to RDCK staff, this means its residents pay twice to have their paper and packaging recycled: first when they buy the products (whose prices have been increased to pay for recycling) and second through taxation to have the RDCK process their recycling. The RDCK would like to hand over its recycling to MMBC rather than doing it itself at a cost to local taxpayers of nearly $1 million per year But MMBC, which provides recycling for many municipalities and regional districts across the province, says it cannot take on more because it can’t afford to, because many businesses that produce paper products in the province have not signed on.

Regional politicians are frustrated with the provincial government’s recyling program. “For us to expand we need additional businesses joining,” MMBC’s Allen Langdon told the board at their meeting last week. “There are hundreds of businesses not meeting their regulated obligations.” MMBC provides recycling services for several local communities, including Nelson, although their presence is not obvious here because they contract curbside collection back to the city. The RDCK board passed a resolution earlier this year to send a bill to MMBC for reimbursement of its recycling costs but did not follow up.

At the recent meeting, it was suggested the bill should be sent instead to the government because it doesn’t enforce the requirement that all paper producers join MMBC. However the board ultimately decided that sending a bill to either party was too confrontational and that it should lobby the minister instead. “If we slap a bill on them it will create a huge rift that we cannot repair,” said RDCK chair and Nakusp mayor Karen Hamling. “It would be better to push them to start fining these companies, and then ask them to reimburse us.” RDCK members attending

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the annual Union of BC Municipalities conference this week met with environment minister Mary Polak about this. RDCK manager Stuart Horn told the Star Thursday that “we definitely felt heard.” He said the minister appears to take the government’s enforcement responsibility seriously, but that she prefers to negotiate with delinquent producers rather than force them. Also at the conference a resolution was brought to the floor by the Town of Comox asking the UBCM to urge the government to start fining companies that don’t join MMBC.

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to sports tourism. “There was a summer soccer tournament just after the beginning of July. When sports tourism comes to the area, whether it’s rainy, cloudy or smoky, it still pulls in visitors, such as the work being done by Nelson Youth Soccer. And the numbers reflected that positively.” Hume Hotel owner Ryan Martin said though August was discouraging, both July and September have been unusually busy. “August is always very busy with weddings, and we were on path for a 90 to 100 per cent occupancy but then the bottom fell

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Will Johnson Nelson Star The Kootenay Lake school district will hire a director of information technology to address the “band-aids and workarounds” currently necessitated by SD8’s existing systems, and to help them prepare for innovations in the future. However, rather than offering applicants the typical three-to-five-year contract, the board has decided to limit it to one year. “Originally there was no term attached to the posting, and I’m in the process of notifying the applicants of the board’s decision to limit the contract to one-year renewable,” Superintendent Jeff Jones told the Star. “I suspended the search right now until we hear back from those that applied. I’m looking at a different annual cycle for that position, because it doesn’t make sense to hire them at the beginning of the school year.” The shorter term throws a wrench in his plans. “I would have envisioned someone being able to support us with our information security and relate to us what we can and can’t be doing with technology and the sharing of information. And it goes well beyond computers. The position includes working with the telephones, photocopiers, anything that connects with each other, the internet and other information,” he said. “I wanted someone with a vision for the future and an understanding of what’s coming down the line, because we want someone to lead us so we’re well-positioned for what’s coming and won’t always be having to play catch-up.” Jones commended the work

Jones warns of data breach Kootenay Lake schools superintendent Jeff Jones circulated a letter to the SD8 community this week warning of a “potential data breach” at the Ministry of Education. “An unencrypted external hard drive which contains student data cannot be found,” he wrote. “Ministry staff are continuing their efforts to locate the missing hard drive.” Jones assured parents that the protection of personal information and privacy is of the utmost importance “and a top priority of school districts and the provincial government.” The government announced the breach “out of an abundance of caution.” For more information, Jones encouraged parents to contact Service BC. — Will Johnson

Kootenay Lake superintendent Jeff Jones says the district is still moving ahead with hiring a new information technology director, but only on a short-term contract. Will Johnson photo of the current technology team — there are four of them — but said it’s an overwhelming task and they would benefit from engaging with an employee from another sector. “The intent of this is to free up teacher time to work with students,” Jones said. “In every school we’ve got people with incredible backgrounds in technology, but their time is being sucked up trying to make the systems we have work.” This includes the provincially mandated MyEdBC, which recently malfunctioned and led to

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other “extreme victim impact” for the employees of the places he robbed, many of them requiring counselling. In Stevenson’s defence, Wyllie explained his client contracted rheumatoid arthritis as a child and this eventually led to a hip replacement and a lifetime of physical pain, leading to an addiction to alcohol and black market prescription drugs including Oxycodone and morphine. He said Stevenson stopped drinking several years ago and has been weaned off of prescription drugs during his time in prison. He said Stevenson has a Grade 10 education and is qualified only for manual labour, which he was successful at for a time but then went on disability because of his arthritis. At the time of his arrest in Court heard this week that Andrew Stevenson turned to robbing banks to 2014, Wyllie said Stevenson was satisfy a $300 per day habit for black market morphine. Will Johnson photo the sole supporter of his two children who now live with their the penalties for several of the further than that.” mother. He said the separation offences would run concurAs court was being adjourned from his children has been pain- rently. at the sentencing hearing, Steful for Stevenson, as has the feelWhen Wyllie finished his venson stood up in the prisoner’s ing that he has brought shame sentencing submission, Hew- box where he sat handcuffed and on his family. son asked him how his state- attentive throughout the proWyllie said a psychiatric as- ments about Stevenson’s remorse ceeding and asked if he could sessment contained in a pre- could be squared with the fact say something. sentence report states Stevenson that Stevenson attempted to esStevenson told the court that is at high risk to re-offend if he cape from custody at the Nelson when he attempted to escape does not deal with his addic- courthouse in September 2014. he was still on Oxycontin pretions. But his client is confident Wyllie replied: “It was im- scribed by his doctor, and that he he can stay off drugs once he pulsive. He bolted, because he was not thinking clearly. Since is released, Wyllie said, and he wanted to see his children.” then he has stopped taking all “demonstrates a credible insight “But he says he accepts re- prescription drugs. into the impact on his victims.” sponsibility for his actions,” Asked by the judge if he wantIn his reasons for judgement, Hewson said. “How is his con- ed to say anything else, StevenHewson pointed out that the leg- duct [attempting to escape] con- son said, “I want to apologize islated minimum penalties for sistent with that?” to the victims. I pray for their all of the eight counts against “I can’t respond to that,” Wyl- mental and emotional recovery.” Stevenson would logically lead lie said. “He has paid for that After sentencing, Patola told to a jail sentence of 19 years, with his sentence. It was not the media she thought the senwhich would have been exces- inherently contradictory to his tence was appropriate and that sive, he said, so he specified that remorse. I can’t add anything it will help the victims.

“Reading the victim impact statements, I think their sense of safety in the community has been damaged by these events.” An employee of one of the workplaces Stevenson robbed also spoke to the media after attending the sentencing hearing. “For me, coming to the proceedings was actually a really healing thing, to see Mr. Stevenson as a person instead as the demon that he appeared to be on the day he came in,” she said. “The sentence was definitely appropriate and I hope he avails himself of counselling for his addictions and I hope he makes better choices in the future. “A lot of us are still affected by his actions,” she continued. “It changed my feeling of safety in Nelson for long time. I am starting to recover that, but there are still definitely moments where it will all come back and there are physical reactions and anxiety, but that said, it has given me the opportunity to deal with those things and improve myself. So there is a balance.” Wyllie, following the sentencing, told the media that Stevenson will not be appeal the decision because that would delay his access to addictions treatment and other programs in prison. “I think it was a fair and just disposition,” Wyllie said. “I think he is deeply remorseful, and the judge accepted that. I don’t think he in any way appreciated the impact that his conduct had until he [read] the victim impact statements.” Krista Kalmikoff, Stevenson’s co-accused in the robberies, has pled not guilty and a trial date has been set for the last two weeks of November and first week of December.

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‘Supernatural Waters’ to solve our problems

Tuesday, Sept. 15: a very successful hour or two shopping on Baker St. For a most reasonable fee, a software check and computer at Phoenix Computers. A free extra pair of prescription reading glasses at l’Optique unexpectedly offered as compensation for an extra week’s wait for those I ordered. A knit Patagonia vest for half the regular price A hardcover book in mint condition — a title that I wanted — from the Booksmyth, at 40 per cent of the new price. All within two blocks. This tiny number of mostly locally-owned retailers, selling a wide range of products and services is one of the attractions of Nelson. In contrast, little or nothing that council does adds anything to the habitability of Nelson — other than routine maintenance, and this is typically done at twice the cost that other municipalities incur. Council seems unable to do anything more than to pose, preen, play and pretend. They are always posing for pictures. They preen and congratulate themselves on what busy hardworking public servants they are. They take the position that they, and never the citizens have any meaningful role in decision making. Half their meetings, where decisions are made, are closed to the public. They play with purposeless projects, costing us hundreds of thousands of dollars and with the requisite but coy names such as “Railtown” or “Stores to Shores.” These add virtually nothing to the habitability of the town. And all of this is being done while the city may be slowly running out of water. Climatologists are predicting another short, warm, dry winter for us. Last year the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California was less than 10 per cent of normal. If anything approaching this happens in the southern Selkirks, Nelson may be the first city in Canada to run out of water. Reporters from across Canada, perhaps across the world, will have a field day asking how a city on BC’s third largest lake could possibly have run out water. Of course, they will stay in Castlegar. But, wait, worry not. Anna Purcell has told us that our infrastructure is not only “ahead” of all other municipalities, but “light years ahead.” The oracle has shown magical insight,

French public school gets own bus

French school Les Sentiers Alpin has finally acquired their own contract with reliable A1 Bus Ltd. and now offers transportation from Glade to Nelson round-trip for their students. The Conseil scolaire francophone (SD 93) is a system that affords to all children the possibility of continuing their education in French and having a positive impact on their future. A big thanks to Kelly Grittner, CSF transportation consultant, for making this possible. It is amazing to feel the commitment of the CSF and to recognize the quality of its services and academic excellence. As a Francophone parent, I am confident that I have made the judicious choice on behalf of my child. Mee-len Dickie Winlaw

available only to members of council. All that they need to do is to conjure up a water supply equivalent to “Railtown” and council will have solved the problem. After all, reality resides in the words and in the imagination. We can then flush our toilets with “Supernatural Waters,” thanks to a preternatural city council. This has been written not by a right winger but a social democrat. David Clark Nelson

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Re: “Disgraced cop must go,” Sept.

Firstly, as a 38-year-old local woman from this town, I want to applaud the Nelson Star for condemning our local police for retaining a proven woman assaulter on the force. This is absolutely appalling. In a small town, we are all worried that our faces will be tied to our names at the next road block, and that standing up to authority will result in an extra thorough check somewhere down the line. So thank you to the Nelson Star for being brave in that matter (and a nod to the police in advance for not abusing their power in this way). The police have a hard job there

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If you are interested in defeating Stephen Harper this election, recent polling indicates it is very close in Kootenay Columbia between New Democrat Wayne Stetski and Conservative David Wilks with the Liberal candidate far behind. If people are thinking of voting Liberal, it will be a wasted vote and if they wish to defeat the Conservatives it would be in their best interests to vote NDP. Kevin McBride Gray Creek

Women are hidden victims of climate change

The Francophone school which operates out of the former A.I. Collinson school on the North Shore now has a dedicated bus. Submitted photo is no doubt. And it is very true that there needs to be more thank yous for the good work that they do. But when a court-proven women abuser is allowed to remain on the job, it completely discredits any moral authority they have as a whole, which really blows for the good police. I and all of my female friends frequent the nightlife scene in this town where police vehicles roam around. We will not feel safe until this person is removed from their job, at the very least, and hopefully takes a hint and moves. And if he would like to have a little chat about how to respect women he can come and find me. In the daylight. Off-duty. And the encounter will be filmed. Trisha L. Elliott Nelson

Ad libitum and Canadian politics When replying to a request for proposals, the proponent submits a very clear declaration of how they would deliver all the elements described. Currently, in a political context, the people are not organized enough to develop the details of an RFP for the purpose of managing their country. For that purpose, they are willing to adopt the model of ad libitum — at

one’s pleasure, where the proponent is free to state and revise any and all deliverables in response to the offerings from other proponents. What would happen if the public was able to organize enough to develop an RFP and accepted only sealed tenders from all proponents? Once the tenders were opened, the public could compare applications and determine who would be hired. There would have to be another process by which the public could engage in the development of an RFP. It happens in business; why not in the business of managing the country? Ron Robinson Nelson

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Though climate change affects all of us, its burden falls most severely upon the backs of women. The UN’s fact sheet on women, gender equality and climate change states “women constitute the majority of the world’s poor who are dependent on natural resources that are threatened by climate change.” The report found “Women face social, economic and political barriers that limit their coping capacity. Together with unequal access to resources and to decision-making processes, women are disproportionately affected by climate change”. In addition, ACTIONAID, a human rights NGO, found that environmental degradation puts pressure on girls to do more work at an earlier age. As environmental conditions deteriorate, girls do the hardest work; have the least say and suffer the lowest educational opportunities. Priority must be given to safeguarding the lives of women and girls most adversely affected by climate change. Carole Summer Kaslo

Ever wonder why people are so cynical towards our national government? The Harper Conservativecontrolled senate approved Stephen Harper’s bill C-377 which requires labour unions to publicly report any and all expenditures over $5,000 with an exact itemization of what the money was spent on. This bill was passed by a senate full of patronage, mismanagement, corruption, and RCMP investigation of at least 39 senators. The hypocrisy of it all! Bob Abrahams Nelson

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SLUGS: To inconsiderate drivers who are unaware of their actions, stopping on crosswalks or parking too close to a crosswalk. Other drivers cannot see if a child is crossing the road. HUGS: To the two ‘50s girls who danced with me and my friend at the rooftop party. You were a hoot! Wish we could have exchanged contact information, I just know we would have been fast friends :) SLUGS: To the unscrupulous political party who are trying to buy votes in the upcoming Federal election by offering “if they are re-elected” to match pledges from the recent 35th Terry Fox Run. Shameful to say the least. Terry Fox is among the greatest Canadian heros and his legacy has no place for politics. HUGS: To the thoughtful person on the Big Orange Bridge who found my new runner in the middle of the road. You picked it up, no doubt taking your life in your hands, and placed it on the sidewalk for me to find later during my frantic search. So greatly appreciated! HUGS: Huge hugs to the early bird lifeguards. Thank you for being there especially the last week when you were aware the pool was closing on the 19th. You still greeted us at the door at 6 a.m. With smiles despite the fact you were going to become unemployed. See you in 11 months or sooner! Thank you. – Early Bird Swimmers HUGS: To the owner of the two golden retrievers that came running toward my dog barking aggressively. If I didn’t have my kids with me, I would have been able to calm the situation better. Instead I yelled at you to get your dogs away, which did not help calm

HUGS: Big hugs to the organizers of the annual car show! It is always such an excellent family event, and likely the largest event Nelson sees for both attendance and economic benefit. It is amazing to see the downtown core so full of people –both locals, and all those who travel from near and far to attend the show. Thanks and keep up the good work! SLUGS: To the young man wearing a t-shirt that had the word WIFE in large acronym letters then continued to read to Washing, Ironing, F—, Etc. There is no excuse for such sexism, even for humour. As a husband and real man, I would never treat my wife with such contempt and am proud to do the washing and ironing for my family. Hugs to the woman who told that man she found his t-shirt offensive. Sadly, combating woman-hating needs to happen every day. Thank you for taking that on. My young nieces admire you. SLUGS: To all the lazy dog owners out there! Slugs to the dog owner that left dog poop outside Mountain Hound at the base of a tree during the carshow. I just bought a new pair of shoes and spent the afternoon cleaning one of them with a toothbrush … YUCK. Why was the no dogs on Baker St. bylaw rescinded anyhow? I guess I’ll shop at the mall which is full of empty retail space but at least I’ll have clean shoes. Also adding to my disgust, the dog walk along the waterfront is stinky and contaminated with doggy doodoo! Did we expect the owners to rummage around in the bushes to pick up dog feces? Come on Nelson! Like really? – Annoyed, Stinky Shoes and Waterfront Runner

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The Capitol Theatre presents on Friday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. the award-winning show 6 Guitars performed by Chase Padgett — a pitch perfect blend of music, comedy and unforgettable characters. Chase delivers a virtuosic performance as he becomes six different guitar players — each with their own distinct voice, views and musical style. Tickets are $20 for adults and $16 for students. Buy online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250 352-6363.

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Movies The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials will show at the Civic tonight 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. The Capitol Theatre Performance on Screen from the Globe Theatre presents The Duchess of Malfi on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. featuring Gemma Arterton, and performed entirely by candlelight. The widowed Duchess of Malfi

longs to marry her lover, the steward Antonio. But her rancorous brothers, Ferdinand and the Cardinal, are implacably opposed to the match. When their spy, Bosola, discovers that the Duchess has secretly married and carries Antonio’s child, they exact a terrible and horrific revenge. Tickets are $15. Buy online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at 250-352-6363.

Music Ron Sexsmith plays Spiritbar tonight with Kevin Hearn of the Barenaked Ladies and the Rheostatics. Doors open at 7 p.m. Showtime is 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $25 and are available from the Hume Hotel. Maria Muldaur received several Grammy nominations. In her 50-year career she has recorded 40 solo albums, focused primarily on the blues. Maria has worked with Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Allen Toussaint, Garth Brooks, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez and others. Her concert will be at the Royal on Baker Saturday 9 p.m. For more information royalgrillnelson.com. DJ Volpix will headline a concert on Thursday, Oct. 1 at Bloom Nightclub. He promises a night full of awesome rhythms, beats and vibes. Doors open at 10 p.m. For information

The Slocan Community Library presents mystery author Deryn Collier on Sunday from 1 to 2 p.m. Deryn will introduce the second novel in her Bern Fortin crime fiction series. These suspenseful novels feature protagonist Coroner Bern Fortin, who retires to Kootenay Landing in search of the tranquility of small town life, but interactions with his neighbours and the town folk lead pretty quickly to riveting, page-turning intrigue.This is the first in a series of readings that will also include Ernest Hekannen and Tom Wayman. All readings at the library are free. Tom Wayman will present his new collection of short fiction The Shadows We Mistake for Love, at the Nelson Public Library at 7 p.m. on Oct. 22. Set in the Kootenays, the stories include tales of grow ops, Slocan Valley characters and homesteaders in a beautiful portrait of rural BC life. Wayman will give a reading an answer questions, and copies of the book will be for sale.

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this weekend Roadrunners Motorcycle Riding Group and the West Kootenay Invasive Species Society present the second annual Reclamation Ride for the Environment, Sept 27, 10 a.m., 1.5 kilometres up Granite Rd. Plant trees and shrubs to restore degraded wetland. Bring boots and work gloves, tools provided. More info: bthors@telus.net.

Preschool Storytime at the Nelson Library for children 3 to 5 years old, Wednesdays from 10:15 to 11a.m. until November 18 (except Nov. 11). Family Storytime for all ages Saturdays 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. until November 28. More info: 352-8283.

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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. Kootenay Seniors Fair on National Seniors Day Oct 1, noon to 3 p.m., Nelson Community Complex, a project of Nelson Cares’ age-friendly community initiative. Interactive and informative information tables and displays. More info: 250-354-4357. 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.

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The Brady Enslen Tour playing with his band the music embodies the nostalgic simplicity of growing up in rural setting with lyrics that are honest and meaningful. $10 show at 9pm

Crawford Bay shoreline cleanup. Take action against shoreline garbage, 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 3, Crawford Bay Beach. More info: 250-7772955. 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. Locovores Feast (100 mile potluck) Thanksgiving dinner. Bring a generous potluck item sourced from as many local ingredients as possible, and connect with all your friends and neighbours. Vallican Whole, Oct 10, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. More info: 250-226-0097 Jubilee Manor Tea and Bake Sale, 2 to 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 to 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.

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Children’s services librarian Nancy Radonich has seen a lot of children who came to storytimes become lifelong readers. “It’s so important for small children to play with stories, poems, songs, rhymes, and rhythms in developing literacy,” she says. “It’s also just plain fun for kids and their adults to get together.” Photo courtesy Nelson Public Library

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Low cost dental applications will be accepted Sept. 14 and 28 (the second and fourth Monday) of each month at the Seniors Coordinating office 719 Vernon St., 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more: 250-352-6008.

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 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 provided. 250-226-7605 to pre-register.

Weekly events

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. 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. 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.

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or fun, I made a list of the places of birth and death of Nelson’s mayors. Since the city’s incorporation in 1897, there have been 33 of them and 42 changes of mayor. Seven mayors served non-consecutive terms. In some ways they are a pretty homogenous bunch, which is immediately apparent by glancing at the portraits of past councils lining a corridor at city hall. When first elected, all but four mayors were white, middle-aged men. Their average age at taking office was 48. The oldest was John Bell, 64 in 1925. I always thought Gerald Rotering was the youngest at 33 when elected in 1985, but was surprised to discover the title actually belongs to Dr. William O. Rose, 31 when he became mayor in 1903. The shortest serving mayor was Mungo McQuarrie, elected in 1918. Ten months after being sworn in, he became the first and only Nelson mayor to die in office. He passed away days after Nelson celebrated the armistice of the First World War — and soon after learning his son was killed in that war. The longest serving was Louis Maglio — 14 years over three separate stints between 1966 and 1985. Maglio also had the distinction of being the first mayor born in Nelson. The second was Bill Ramsden, elected in 1990. Ramsden and Maglio are actually the only two mayors born in BC. The remaining birthplaces break down as follows: Ontario (10), England (5), Saskatchewan (4), New Brunswick (2), Alberta, Prince Edward Island, Newfound-

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land, Nova Scotia, Quebec, North Dakota, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and the Netherlands (1). Manitoba is the only province that has not produced a Nelson mayor. Rotering was born in Amsterdam. Joe Kary, who served 1952-57, was the first and only Americanborn mayor; he was also the first mayor born in the 20th century. Norman Stibbs, who served 193846 and 1950-51, was the last mayor born in the 19th century. Stibbs held the record for most consecutive years as mayor (nine), a mark tied last fall by John Dooley. Mac McAdams, who served in 1978-79, is unique as the only Nelson mayor whose son was also on council. Gord McAdams served from 1999-2008 and ran for mayor himself. Twenty-seven mayors are deceased; six are alive (Rotering, Ramsden, Dooley, Gary Exner, Dave Elliott, and Deb Kozak). Kary had by far the longest life;

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he died in 2008 at age 97. William Gillett, elected mayor in 1906 at age 35, had the shortest life; he died in 1917, age 46, of a pulmonary hemorrhage following a bout with tuberculosis. (Gillett is also noteworthy as founding mayor of Prince George.) The average lifespan among the deceased mayors was 73. Eighteen mayors died in Nelson and 18 are buried here, although those two lists are not quite identical. Seven mayors died elsewhere in BC and two in the United States. Founding mayor John Houston holds multiple distinctions: the first to be born (1850), the first to die (1910), and the first to resign from office. (Ramsden is the only other mayor to resign mid-term.) Frank Fletcher, Nelson’s muchmaligned fourth mayor, who served in 1901-02, was the first Europeanborn mayor. He hailed from Kent, England, although the year of his birth is given variously as 1855, 1858, and 1861. Fletcher is perhaps the most enigmatic mayor. His obituary in the Nelson Daily News was brief and his grave remained unmarked until 2011, when Don Tonsaker, who owns the magnificent home at 306 Silica St. that Fletcher built, rectified the situation. “When he died in 1913 he was broken and alone,” Tonsaker said. “We just figured he needed some recognition.” Present mayor Deb Kozak, of course, stands out as the first and only woman to hold the job. Nelson Star editor Greg Nesteroff writes here whenever inspiration strikes — which is about every other week.

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they’re operating in a sometimes stressful legal grey area. Currently three dispensaries are operating in Nelson, with an additional one expected to open, that the Star is aware of. Last year a dispensary was evicted twice from the downtown core, and one of its locations was in the same block as the current three. “This is a wonderful conversation,” said Leslie. “And we welcome it.”

Sensible BC and the federal election Couch said the local marijuana industry is eagerly awaiting the results of this federal election, and soon Sensible BC will publicly endorse one of the candidates. It’s their hope the elected representative would then work towards legalization and regulation. “We have three parties — Green, Liberal and NDP — that are all fairly progressive, whereas the Conservatives are hardcore prohibitionists. I think change will come depending on what happens with this election,” he said. “People from around here are all very nervous about the outcome.” He said ultimately they will make their endorsement based on two criteria: the candidate’s stance on marijuana, and their chance at defeating MP David Wilks. “We haven’t decided yet. We’re waiting to see which way the wind blows, but we’ll advocate for and endorse any candidate who can get David Wilks out of office. We desperately need a change.”

Community education Leslie’s operation began in Grand Forks, where his dispensary was temporarily shut down amidst community controversy.

And though many thought it was now shuttered, Leslie said it’s continuing to go strong. “The complaint from the public was resolved, the file was closed and we’ve been doing just fine.” Now he’s returned his attention back to his patients, and he said the results have been amazing. “Our industry has grown, over the past 17 years, increasingly more professional. And while there is still a legal risk, we hold our heads high. We have a virtual army of patients and people behind us who have benefited from our services and our living healthy lives.” Leslie acknowledged that the current situation is “imperfect,” but he’s motivated to continue by the results he’s seen. “We had one little boy who was sent home on palliative care with kidney cancer to die, over a year ago. They had tried everything conventional and it all failed. The doctors told him he didn’t have long to live.” That’s when they began administering a CBD-rich oil, a derivative of cannabis. “Within five to six months he no longer had any cancer or tumours in his kidneys. That was coming straight from the physician. That’s incredible.” Leslie is interested in educating seniors on cannabis. “We have seniors who are crippled with osteoarthritis and neuropathic pain, wracked with the effects of aging and the side effects from these drugs. We get them on an oral or suppository dosing, and we’ve found many have been able to reduce their use of Oxycontin and hydro-morphine.” Leslie was involved in organizing three upcoming Learn in Retirement presentations on Oct. 9, 20 and 27 at the Silver King Campus of Selkirk College. The hour and a half sessions will cover a variety of

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topics on the history and science of cannabis. “It makes my skin stand up. To take something and refine it to the point that it’s safe and effective and can actually reduce an epileptic episode? That’s amazing.”

Compassion response The Nelson Compassion Club’s Philip McMillan was pleased to hear about the “wait and see” strategy adopted by council, but feels Burkart’s fears about cannabis are unfounded. “Only thing I’m wondering is about all these cannabis edible deaths out of the States. I haven’t heard anything. People also need to figure out the difference between overdosing and a panic attack.” And though he would like to see a more progressive attitude towards his work, he will continue to operate either way — as he has since the club was founded in 1999. “I believe a not-for-profit organization has the right to do business anywhere in the province. If I am right, my regulations would have to come from the province, not a municipality,” he said. The Cannaclinic, the third dispensary operating in the city, declined to be interviewed for this story.

Update from UBCM Mayor Deb Kozak, reached while attending the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver, said “though it’s not in my nature to be indefinite,” the “wait and see” approach is the best course for now. Councillor Val Warmington, attended a session on marijuana legalization and the implications. “I’m very much looking forward to hearing what she reports back,” Kozak said.

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Submitted to the Nelson Star Kootenay Quilt Guild members have been honing their artistic skills for the past two years and will present a spectacular quilt show on Friday, Oct. 2 from noon until 8 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Prestige Lakeside Resort in Nelson. The draw for the raffle quilt Garden Labyrinth will take place at 4 p.m. on Oct. 3. This quilt has elicited great public support and all proceeds from the raffle will go to the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation. A quilt boutique will feature the works of guild members and a vendor mall will also be on site. Two highly skilled quilters will serve as feature quilters. Janet Jones has quilted for 30 years. She takes special pride in a quilt that took first place in an Alberta competition and was subsequently purchased by Canada Packers. The quilt is now part of the textile collection at the University of Alberta. Jones joined Kootenay Quilters in 2013 and she enjoys the companionship and friendship of

Feature quilters Dorothea Housworth (left) and Janet Jones (right) are seen working on one of the quilts that the Kootenay Quilt Guild made for the Rock Creek fire victims. The guild’s show is next week at the Prestige. Submitted photo

like-minded quilters. Dorothea Housworth expresses her artistic side through quilting. She studied textiles at St. Francis Xavier University and

art through outreach courses from Emily Carr. Housworth quilts so that each of her children will have a piece of her that can flow through the genera-

tions. She considers quilting her meditation and contemplates life and the person that the quilt is for with every fine stitch she takes.

Getting to zero waste a challenge for markets Submitted to the Nelson Star With market season waning, the West Kootenay EcoSociety is taking stock of a new policy to drastically reduce market waste by requiring vendors to use compostable or washable dishware. “Nelson has a great waste reduction culture, but if there was not someone staffing our waste stations at the markets, every bag would still end up being contaminated and have to go to the landfill,” says Earth Matters program coordinator Bruce Edson. “Working with people at the moment they need to dispose of something is a great opportunity to help build good habits, share knowledge on recycling and composting, and work at building a zero waste culture.” After each market event (including MarketFest), waste reduction educator Lauren Andres bikes a mobile waste station down to the basement at Ellison’s Market where compostables are consolidated and go out to the Nelson Co-Housing Co-op at Six Mile for a composting process.

Earth Matters coordinator Bruce Edson says keeping waste out of landfills after local markets is a bigger job than you might realize. Tamara Hynd photo Out at Six Mile, veteran composter and past Earth Matters educator Heather Keczan has been composting market waste for two years. “I have a big squash plant growing from the compostable waste from last year,” says Keczan. “Well-sorted compostable dishware breaks down quite

slowly — it’s not an ideal solution.” Todd Veri, who composts organic waste from local festivals, has been able to achieve faster decomposition with a shredder and the anaerobic bokashi composting process. Andres feels the waste stations make a difference, but that

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the real difference will come when people’s habits change. “We can invent all kinds of ways to manage waste in more responsible ways, but ultimately, it is still energy, labour and resource intensive,” she says. “If we can change our habits and remember to bring our own cup/plate/bag whenever we leave the house, we could drastically reduce daily waste around town. At home, setting up simple composting systems diverts tons of waste from our landfills. More than 30 per cent of landfill waste is kitchen scraps. It’s simply a habit change, then it will be normal — just a few years ago recycling was a chore, now it’s just something we do.” Andres has been randomly rewarding people she sees at local markets using their own dishware with ten dollars in EcoSociety Market Bucks. “Farmers markets are incredible community events that highlight the incredible skills of our area,” says Andres. “It will be great when we can get together as a community without generating waste.”

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Ming Kit Kwan (left) presents a cheque to Cheryl Dowden and Jamie MacBeth of ANKORS, one of many organizations benefitting from the Kootenay Qigong Wellness Centre Society. Submitted photo

Qigong society donates $58,000 Submitted to the Nelson Star Since its inception in 2005, the Kootenay Qigong Wellness Centre Society with master Ming Kit Kwan has been offering qigong classes in Nelson. The ultimate goal of the organization was to build a Qigong Wellness Centre in Nelson to promote Qigong as a valuable complement to other forms of health care through workshops, classes and courses. However, the society has, with the consent of the broader mem-

bership, decided not to go ahead with those plans. Consequently, the society has decided to dissolve and donate $58,000 to local charities. The recipients are the Nelson CARES Society, ANKORS Foundation Fund, Nelson Food Cupboard, Our Daily Bread, Aimee Beaulieu Transition House, Salvation Army, and Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society. Although the society is dissolving, classes will continue with

Kwan and others. They take place from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Mondays at the Seniors Centre at 701 Vernon St. and Thursdays at the United Church 602 Silica St. (Fairview Room). Admission is $2.50. For over 20 years, Kwan has been teaching qigong in the Kootenays and many other locations in Canada and the US. Qigong is for everyone. People of all ages and medical conditions are welcome. The exercises are easy, non-strenuous and help reduce stress and tension.

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Jason Scott brings the music of Neil Diamond to life in an elaborate stage show at the Royal Canadian Legion in Nelson early next month. Submitted photo

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Neil Diamond tribute coming Oct. 3 Submitted to the Nelson Star From Tin Pan Alley to Hollywood, through the turbulence of the 1960s and on into the 21st century, the songs of Neil Diamond continue to attract new fans to go along with the legions of old. Jason Scott’s Diamond Forever: A Celebration of Neil Diamond is an entertaining recognition of the music and talent of this legendary singer-songwriter. Scott performs in the dance hall at the Royal Canadian Legion in Nelson on Saturday, Oct. 3. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and showtime is at 7. Tickets are available from the

Legion by calling 250-352-7727. “Neil Diamond has recorded his music so many times, and changed it so much, that interpreting that music can in itself be an art,” says Scott, creator and performance artist for the one-man live stage extravaganza. “When you look at Neil Diamond’s history and career of six decades, you realize the music and the possibilities of that music are unlimited.” Scott’s show is enhanced by background stories, humour, authentic costuming, studio recorded audio tracks and realistic vocals.

This audience interactive show creates a sight and sound experience that transports Neil Diamond fans, old and young, down memory lane. Scott began attending the Toronto Conservatory of Music at age five, achieving first degree honours by age 15. In his 20s, he toured extensively with nightclub and concert bands and in his 30s he was a recording artist, writer and performer. In 2005 in Las Vegas, Scott was the first Canadian performer to win the Be a Legend celebrity tribute artist competition at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino.

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t helps to have a facility for jigsaw puzzles when it comes to putting a book together. I look for puzzles with a lot of colour and character, and then I start by sorting out the edge pieces and building the frame. The Nelson Public Library’s new book Pairings: inspired words, inspired recipes — a compendium of beloved recipes and books from the chefs of Nelson was a lot like that in the making. With 21 restaurants, 27 chefs, 73 mouth-watering dishes, and 30 recommended books, it’s chock full of colour and character. We wanted to build on the success of our 2010 book Seasonings: a year of local flavor in words and recipes, which was created in partnership with the Kootenay Co-op, and which raised funds for library expansion and collections. We wanted to build on what we’d learned,

Photographer David Gluns samples some of the delicacies that he photographed for the new library cookbook Pairings. David R. Gluns photo

by Helen Keller left an indelible mark on Main Street Diner chef Nancy Diamond’s own life; Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck was the first novel Busaba Chef Rangsi Klinsutho read in English; and The Butterfly’s Burden by Mahmoud Darwish shares Mana’eesh chef Rania Kassem’s Middle Eastern roots. Other book recommendations drew from childhood, from Kootenay Baker chef Levi Nicoll’s choice Redwall by Brian Jacques to The Big Brag by Dr. Seuss, recommended by Oso Negro’s Crystal Langford. And so, putting the pieces

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Hearty Mushroom Soup Chef Levi Nicoll, Kootenay Bakery Café Co-op Chef Levi Nicoll began working at Kootenay Bakery — a cooperative started by his father Len and aunt Deborah — as a young lad. He graduated from dishwasher to baker to chef, and although he enjoyed a few

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stints in other restaurants along the way to broaden his experience, he ultimately returned home. “I’m a lifer,” he laughs. “It’s been a long, happy blur of kale salad and quinoa.” He fondly remembers the first recipe he created, a southwest rice salad. When positive comments flowed back and he experienced the satisfaction of making

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into place began. Dave spent a day with each restaurant, later uploading hundreds of images of the dishes and the chefs into the Dropbox project folder. Recipes needed to be formatted and chefs interviewed for their bios and their books. As things started to roll in Steven began the design and produced the first mockups while our volunteer proofreaders proofed, and proofed, and proofed. You know about jigsaw puzzles: at first, they seem impossible, and then all at once the pieces nearly leap into place. And that’s what happened. But not without a little hair-pulling, tooth-gnashing, and long days and late nights to get to that point. After one late-night emailing session with Dave, who was finishing up a shoot of chilli peppers, I awoke to find new photos in our Dropbox folder. There is an element of hilarity that creeps into every project at zero-hour that just puts everything into perspective. I’m still laughing. Pairings is now at the printers and the chillies are back where they should be. We’ll launch the book on Tuesday, Oct. 27 during the library’s 95th birthday party — and I hope you’ll be there. Because you, the readers, are the very last piece of the puzzle. Anne DeGrace is the adult services coordinator at the Nelson Public Library. Check This Out runs every other week.

1 cup each celery, carrot, and onion diced 1 ½ cups diced asparagus 2 cloves garlic, diced 5 cups mushroom stock Mushroom Stock In a large pot, sauté the mushrooms, onion and garlic in butter and oil at medium high heat until you see caramelization. Add water and bay leaves, then bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer for at least three hours. Let the stock cool and keep in fridge until you need it. Once cool you can skim off any extra fat if you wish (I leave

people happy with the food he created, Levi was hooked. As a child, Levi was hooked as a reader when he read Redwall by Brian Jacques. Set in a fantastic world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, this multibook series celebrates the courage of the smallest. Martin the Warrior, a woodland mouse, must defend Redwall Abbey against

the fat in the stock). This should make at least five cups of stock. Soup Preparation In a medium pot, bring spelt grain and water to a boil. Boil for 35 to 40 minutes. At this time the grain should be cooked and a bit chewy. Strain and rinse with water, then reserve until needed. In a large pot at medium heat, sauté the celery, carrots and onion in the oil. Once half cooked, add asparagus. Sauté for about a minute, then add the 5 cups of mushroom stock and cooked spelt grain. Simmer for at least half an hour and serve.

rats and weasels in feats of astonishing courage in a wholly imagined and complex alternate world. “The book sparked my imagination,” says Levi. “It allowed me to really visualize. It was inspiring — that’s something I’ve carried into my life, and that carries over into cooking. You don’t ever want to lose that.”

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and create another gorgeous book to celebrate our community, our foodie culture, and our book-loving culture. We asked Nelson chefs for their best-loved recipes, and we asked them for the title of a book they’ve loved. Almost all of the restaurants we pitched agreed to participate, and then puzzle-piecing began. The project was framed with the creative talents of David Gluns (photographer, perfectionist) and Steven Cretney (inspired designer). Both will tell you that great content made the job fun, if challenging: because once the recipes began rolling in to yours truly (editor and jigsawaficionado) the mammoth task of finding the right place for the pieces began. Chefs enthusiastically supplied favourite recipes — so enthusiastically that we added an additional 16 pages just to accommodate. Coconut cardamon panna cotta with saffron pear compote from All Season’s Café chef Amanda Skidmore; beef short ribs braised with wine, cocoa, and coffee from Max and Irma’s chef Steve Kirby; panko avocado and smoked salmon taco from Cantina Del Centro chef Mike Hesla; and spicy beef kebabs from Baba’s chefs Christopher and Anjali Matthias are just a few. When it came to recommending favourite books, some chefs could hardly wait to tell me about them. The Story of My Life

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$485,000 Well maintained 5 bedroom 3 bath home on 2.5 acres that overlooks the Kootenay River valley and located just outside of Nelson. Home offers 3 fire places, grand living room, vaulted ceiling, games room, sundeck and more.

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Friday, September 25, 2015 Nelson Star

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Green, green kind of home On Tuesday, the third annual Nelson Green Home and Energy Show took over the Prestige ballroom. Sponsored by the City of Nelson’s Ecosave Program, the West Kootenay EcoSociety and the Columbia Basin Trust, the event boasted dozens of displays, showcases and demonstrations of everything green and energy-efficient.

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Top: Andrew Chewter shows one Nelson’s fully electric vehicles. Bottom: Tiny house built by Nelson Tiny Houses: 200 square feet, off the grid, solar. Bill Metcalfe photos

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9 am to 1 pm to Thursday November 2ndMonday to November 27th Monday to 1 pm. Aprilto1stFriday to May9am 8th, 2014 Nelson Community Services Centre (NCSC) in partnership with Kootenay Career Development Society (KCDS) For more information and registration contact: Roger Luscombe, NCSC 250-352-3504 ext 231 Ness Benamran, KCDS 250-352-6200 ext 223.

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Friday, September 25, 2015 Nelson Star

History

Georama’s

1965: Pearson vs. Diefenbaker Dateline Sept. 1, 1965

Common name: Winged Burning Bush Botanical Names: Euonymus alatus As we approach the end of summer weather and look forward (some of us anyway) to fall in the Kootenays, we anticipate the changing of the colours in our landscapes. Most of our native deciduous trees and shrubs in the West Kootenays turn shades of yellow with perhaps a touch of orange. For those that have moved here from eastern Canada, the bright red colours seem to be missing, so what to do? Well, let’s plant some great trees and shrubs! Over the next few weeks I will introduce some fantastic fall colour, shrubs and trees that are perfectly at home here in the Kootenays. The Burning Bush is a familiar shrub to most gardeners, with a dense, rounded shape. Easily transplanted and tolerant of many growing

conditions, it will grow in full sun or light shade to about 8’. Newer cultivars have been developed for smaller landscapes and will remain more dwarf and compact while retaining or even improving upon the intense fall colour. Of course the most outstanding feature of the Burning Bush is it’s excellent flame-red fall coloration. The intense red colour starts to show in Mid September and is fairly long lasting – depending on the weather, colder, dry weather seems to be what it likes best. If your burning bush at home does not turn red, you may need to move it to a spot in your landscape with full sun. The soil should be on the alkaline (sweet) side so adding dolomite lime will improve its red colour.

Dateline Sept. 7, 1965

UNIQUE LOCAL HOMES FEATURED CURRENT DECORATING TRENDS OUTDOORS • FEATURES

WEST KOOTENAY

HOUSE & HOME F a l l

The city’s first father, John Houston, whose edified memory stands truculently at the corner of Vernon and Ward streets, still awaits the pleasure of the Department of Highways crewmen, who are supposed to remove the memorial to the north side of city hall fronting Vernon St. Queried by the city prior to council’s resolution turning the landmark’s relocation over to government hands, local contractors showed a conspicuous reluctance to take on the tricky responsibility, since the move includes attending horse-trough and drinking fountain. Since Vernon is designated as an arterial highway, the Department of Highways has agreed to shift the landmark at no expense to the city. But the first city father is still awaiting his new niche beside city hall.

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Crisp-throated drums and wailing pipes sang a special serenade to the city over the weekend as the 23rd annual Highland Games attracted the largest entry in the history of the popular event. In almost tailor-made weather, 150 Nelson and District “Kiltie” competitors invaded the Civic Centre and spilled over the baseball grounds to test the clan colors in 51 contests of bagpipe and bounce. Highlight of the two-day test of tartans was the tingling five-band parade which formed at the Civic Centre and marched down Baker St. to the blare of Scottish Airs.

Dateline Sept. 8, 1965

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Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson threw down the gauntlet for a federal general election Monday, Nov. 8, with a broadcast plea for a majority government. His long-forecast announcement was immediately attacked by opposition leader John Diefenbaker as “cynical disregard” of the voter’s rights and as an improper challenge” against which Canadians should stand united. The leaders of the three minority parties added their voices to the outcry, launching the nation’s fifth federal election campaign in eight years. T.C. Douglas said that there is a “very real danger” that many Canadians have become so disenchanted with politicians that they will not vote in the election.

his unseemly decision, and let the municipal situation return to the enviable position of mutual trust that has prevailed through the years. If he does not, Democracy may indeed cease to exist in Nelson city hall.

Dateline Sept. 30, 1965

GREG

SCOTT

Touchstones of Nelson From the files of the Nelson Daily News

Dateline Sept. 8, 1965

A wall of censorship has been thrown around the operations of the City of Nelson by the policy imposed by Mayor Gene Bodard that forbids all municipal employees to discuss activities of their departments with the public and the press. In adopting this policy, Mr. Bodard seems to have lost track of the fact that the operation of the City of Nelson is the business of every resident and of the local press, and that each citizen, and the press, should be entitled at any time to request and receive information pertaining to the municipal operation, not only from Mr. Bodard, the other members of council, and the city administrator, but from all employees. Mayor Bodard would be well advised to reconsider

An alert businessman who became suspicious when two boys sought to convert some small coins into bills gave police a lead that led to solving of the rash of breakings and entering that plagued them over the weekend. Two Trail boys, 12 and 13, were charged with breaking and entering that saw a trail of vandalism spread through a number of homes, a resort lodge, boathouses and boats and disappearance of about $425. Police say the boys led them to a cache of loot and to more in a hotel room in which they had stayed. Included were watches, coins, jewelry, knives, glasses, binoculars, transistor radio and rifles. Both city police and RCMP worked on the break-ins as some of them occurred outside the city, on the North Shore. The caption on the photo below from the Nelson Daily News of Sept. 7, 1965 read: “Expert exponents of the Highland Fling are four ‘wee lassies,’ above from Calgary, who came all the way to Nelson to compete in the annual Highland Games … The cute classmates are from left Robbin McKenzie, Anne Owens (hidden behind Robbin), Donna Ashley, and Brenda Owens.”

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Sports

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The Nelson U15 boys, who won the Castlegar tournament last weeked are, back row from left: coach Kerry Dyck, Thomas Baxter, Ernesto Archambault, Liam Jones, Jacob Erickson, Blake Markin-Hellekson, Keanu Tromans, and keeper Bradey Sookero; front row from left, Ezra Foy, Jesse Thurston, Jahmal Truth-Verville, Aidan Mushumanski, Josh Yasek, and Jaden Dyck. Submitted photo

U15 boys win gold in Castlegar Submitted to the Nelson Star The Nelson Selects U15 boys took part in Kootenay South’s inaugural Eye of the Storm soccer tournament this past weekend in Castlegar, capturing gold playing up in the U16 age division. “It was a very challenging weekend for us,” said coach Kerry Dyck, “due to the number of players that we had missing with injuries or other commitments. “We were definitely undermanned most of the way. At one point, we had to put a player, Grayson Hill, with a badly pulled quadricep, and who couldn’t run, onto the field for an entire game, just to get to 11 men and not be shorthanded. “It was very courteous effort from him. And it wasn’t just diminished numbers that adversely affected us. Some of the players we were missing were very important, key members of the team, that we sorely missed.” As a result, the team struggled in the early stages of the tourna-

ment, just doing enough to qualify for Sunday’s final. However, the boys saved their best for last, bolstered by the return to the lineup of three important players (Ezra Foy, Josh Yasek and Blake Markin-Hellekson) for the gold medal game. In the final, against their Nelson Selects U16 counterparts, the boys stepped up their game, winning 5-3. “I was really pleased, not only with the result, but the way we played. After a lull of not playing a good possession style in the past few weeks, the boys rediscovered their form that had made them successful in the spring. We played a nice passing, build up style of soccer, and that led us to success,” added Dyck. “Also, it was great having our starting keeper, Bradey Sookero, back in the net, after missing him last weekend. He was especially strong in the final, earning the player of the game nod from the other team.” Other player of the game

awards, as selected by the other team, went to Jaden Dyck and Aidan Mushumanski, who the coaches noted both led the team with strong tournaments. Goal scorers in the tournament for the U15 boys were Thomas Baxter, Jaden Dyck, Blake MarkinHellekson and Josh Yasek. “And, as usual, the unsung heroes, often overlooked, are the defense, Jacob Erickson and Liam Jones at fullback, led by Jesse Thurston and Jahmal Truth-Verville at center back,” said Dyck. “Even though it was a small tournament, with only local teams, I was very proud of the effort and result, given the adversity the boys had to overcome to achieve it, and that we were playing up an age. “In fact, this was the third tournament this season where we had to play up at U16, and in those three events we came away with one silver medal and two golds. I think the boys can be very proud of that. All in all, it was a great way to end the season.”

Nelson Skating Club hosts open house Submitted to the Nelson Star Nelson Skating Club hosted its first open house Saturday, with a skate swap, CANSkate demonstration and fun for all ages. The open house was an invitation to anyone in the community to come try out Skate Canada’s learn to skate program, CANSkate, for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of free skating time. “We had a nice surprise for the CANSkate demonstration, in that a large number of foreign exchange students came to participate, as

well as some younger children,” said coach Sarah Gower. “Even though the CANSkate program is geared for primary school-aged skaters, these teenagers had a lot of fun and learned some skills in the 30 minutes of instruction they received.” CANSkate for new and developing skaters will be offered starting Monday, Oct. 5. CANSkate runs on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4 p.m. in the complex, with classes running October to March. The classes are suitable for

skaters ages four and up, with no previous on-ice experience necessary. Parents do not come on the ice with the skaters, as the Club uses trained volunteers to get the little ones skating. Go to nelsonfigureskatingclub.ca to download a registration form for CANSkate. The Nelson Skating Club is a non-profit society run by volunteers, dedicated to developing skaters for every sport including hockey, ringette, speed skating and figure skating. See photos at nelsonstar.com.

Servicing Crawford Bay to Castlegar

Re/max Hall of Fame member

Former Nelson Leafs standout Jamie Vlanich will be returning to the Nelson and District Community Complex this weekend for a BCIHL exhibition series against the University of Victoria Vikes. He will be bringing some friends in linemates Ryan Edwards and Dallas Calvin who are also familiar names for local hockey fans.

Selkirk Saints bring road show to Nelson Submitted to the Nelson Star The Selkirk College Saints will showcase British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League-calibre action in Nelson this weekend when they host the University of Victoria Vikes in a special two-game exhibition set. The defending BCIHL champions are based out of the Castlegar and District Community Complex and are looking forward to the pair of games at the Nelson and District Community Complex. “Selkirk is a regional college and we are a regional team,” says Selkirk College athletics director Kim Verigin. “Logistically we have to base the team out of Castlegar, but we want hockey fans in the area to get a look at the great hockey that is played in this league. The players are really looking forward to playing a couple games in Nelson.” The Saints are preparing to challenge for their fourth straight BCIHL title in the 2015-16 season. A mix of talent from Junior A and Junior B leagues throughout Western Canada, the Selkirk College team has established itself as a powerhouse in the college ranks. This weekend’s series against the University of Victoria is a rematch of last year’s BCIHL semi-final which saw the Saints triumph in a two-game sweep. It will also be a homecoming for UVIC head coach Harry Schamhart who grew up in Nelson and has guided the Vikes to past BCIHL titles. The UVIC roster also includes former Nelson Minor Hockey Association

and Nelson Leafs standouts Linden Horswill and Carsen Willans. Both players are entering their second year of hockey at the post-secondary level. Austin Seaman, a graduate of the Leafs program last season after two years in Nelson, is also a member of this year’s edition of the Vikes. Other than the connection on the UVIC side of the ice, the Saints roster will provide some familiarity for Nelson hockey fans. In the 2013-14 KIJHL campaign, Saints forward Jamie Vlanich was a member of the Nelson Junior Leafs where he led the league in scoring with 97 points. That was also the season that Ryan Edwards and Dallas Calvin — both now members of the Saints — played for the eventual league champion Beaver Valley Nitehawks. All three players grew up playing minor hockey in Trail. “Both Jamie and Ryan were key members of our championship last season,” says Heaven. “Adding Dallas to the roster this season gives us three of the most talented offensive players to come out of this region in recent memory. We have been experimenting with them as a line and it’s fun to watch.” The puck drops at 7 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Complex at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night. The Saints’ regular season gets underway Oct. 2 at the Castlegar and District Community Complex where there will be a special pregame ceremony to raise the team’s third straight banner to the rafters.

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Friday, September 25, 2015 Nelson Star

Sports

New programs added to indoor soccer offerings Nelson Youth Soccer revamps schedule to offer additional opportunities for all age levels

TAMARA HYND Nelson Star With autumn upon us, Nelson Youth Soccer will soon begin the indoor soccer season. The early bird registration deadline of Sept. 30 is fast approaching and executive director Sveta Tisma wants to let people know about a couple new programs that will run alongside regular league favourites. “The programs are designed to cater to every age and skill so there is something for everyone to enjoy,”

said Tisma. With 18 different programs offered by Nelson Youth Soccer, Tisma highlighted three new programs.

Youth leagues Youth player development has been revised to cater to house players ages 9, 10, and 11 who want to improve their skills to play rep soccer. Previously known as rep development, it is now open to a wider range of children — as long as they

want to improve their skills and are committed to its 20 sessions. The first 10-week session runs Oct. 13 to Dec. 22. The second 10week session starts up again in the new year from Jan. 4 to March 13, ending in time for spring break. The program runs Fridays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. for U11 girls and 5:30 to 7 p.m. for U11 boys. There are extensive opportunities for youth from 4 to 14. (All ages are based on 2016.) For the wee ones there are the 4-5 and 6-7 minis on Saturday morning, which have a maximum size of 24 children per session. During the week, youth house leagues are offered for kids aged

8-9, 10-11, 12-13, and 14-15, mixed gender. Sessions run at a maximum of 72 children per session. Tisma said it’s optional for youth to sign up for the fall or winter session but it’s more economical to sign up for both at once.

Adult leagues Another new program is co-ed open drop-in soccer every Sunday night from 6 to 7 p.m. Open to all the players turning 16 and up, this is the opportunity for youth to play. (If you’re turning 16 in 2016, then you can play.) As a league, they are looking to fill spaces of six 12-person teams.

Churches of Nelson

Bringing to you our weekly words.

Breaking Free I mentioned in last week’s article that our youth group would be working through Romans this fall. I love the book of Romans and how the issues Paul addresses and his encouragement to the believers in Rome applies so well to what we often encounter on our own faith journey today. This week I have been studying Romans 12:1-2 and the talk we had at youth was about the choices we make and who or what influences those decisions. I believe that while we may feel like we are making our own choice, what I discovered while thinking on this week’s passage is that my decisions can, in a way, be made for me. If you stop to think about every choice you make in a day such as the clothes we wear, how we spend our money, who we associate with and ask yourself why exactly you made those decisions, it is a great way to take stock of the influences in your life. Romans 12:1-2 (NIV) reads, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” I found myself challenged this week when I thought through my day to day decisions: Am I conforming to the pattern of this world? I think that conforming means letting the ways of this world influence what I do every day and ultimately lead me away from God. The biggest danger zone, that is applicable to all ages, is money: do we let money (the desire for more or the fear of not having enough) make our decisions for us? What about politics? With the big election coming, do we let our political views and the parties we support influence what we do? When I asked our youth what renewing their mind meant I did not have eager hands raised with answers. It’s a phrase that makes us stop and want to dig into it to find the full meaning. My challenge to the youth (and myself) this week has been to take inventory of our influences both good and bad. I hope to go through my days more aware of the decisions I just make without even really thinking such as how I spend my money, how I speak to others, what I wear, and what I think of others. Renewing my mind to me is to take stock of what influences are in my life and then purge the negative influences. If the music I listen to affects me in ways I am not happy with, then I need to renew that part of my life and steer towards something that gets me where I want to go. Ultimately the greatest influence we can have is our Lord and the truth found in His Word. In all decisions we make (even the small, seemingly insignificant ones), God needs to be the deciding influence. Only when we break away from the patterns and influences of this world and transform ourselves by finding our greatest influence in God’s Word can we truly offer up our bodies as living sacrifices in worship. Blair Lewis Nelson Covenant Church

Nelson Christian Science Society A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA

Sunday Service in Balfour

9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. For information 250-229-5237

“It’s a fun, mellow league,” Tisma said. “If you want to bring family members — siblings, father, mother — we’re welcoming everyone regardless of skill. If you want to play with your family, it’s great.” New also well is co-ed masters drop-in on Sunday nights from 7 to 8 p.m., which is for women turning 30 and men turning 35 or older in 2016. Pre-register to save money at a cost $105 (GST included) or $10 for drop-in. Registered athletes have priority over drop-in players. To learn more or register online, visit nys.ca or drop by the Nelson Indoor Soccer facility Monday to Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. at 308 Cedar St.

H.O.P.E. Church Celebration 10:30 am Plan to stay for lunch! “Forward Forever. Backwards Never”

Gathering on Sunday September 27 at 10:30am 3308 Silver King road • 250-352-5007

H.O.P.E. Church Pastoral couple Jeff & Marilyn Zak www.hopenelson.ca

CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

Gifts of the Light and Sound of God Eckankar Worship Service Saturday, September 26 at 11am

Wharfhouse Business Services 601 Front Street, Suite 108 (down stairs)

Everyone Welcome

The Salvation Army Nelson Community Church

Sunday Worship Service at 11:00 am Everyone is Welcome Your Pastors:

Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows 250 551 4986

Sunday Gatherings @ 10am The Front Room Event Centre 910 Front Street Come as you are! www.nelsonvineyardchurch.com 250.509.1118 or 250.509.0151

601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)

St. Saviour's Anglican Church 701 Ward St. at Silica St., Nelson Eucharist & Children's Program Every Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Sun. Oct. 4 Kokanee Parish St. Francis Celebration and Blessing of Animals at St. Francis-In-The-Woods, Queen’s Bay, 1:30 p.m.

St. Michael & All Angels Sunday Service 11:30 a.m. 8551 Busk Road, Balfour

The Rev. Jeff Donnelly • kokanee-parish.com Office: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tue. - Thu. • 250.352.5711

ALL ARE WELCOME!

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

Season of Creation

“Journey in the Company of Others” All children welcome for Sunday School and Nursery Room available

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

Kootenay Christian Fellowship Join us for our Worship Celebration Sundays @ 10:30am • Developing Relationships • Music that will move you • Helping People ~ Help People Pastor Jim Reimer

520 Falls Street (Just off Baker Street) Parking available behind the building www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com • 1.888.761.3301

Unity Centre of the Kootenays

Speaker - Holly Biggar Topic - “Reiki” 717 Vernon St. Sunday at 11 a.m. Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394

Nelson Star Friday, September 25, 2015

Election 2015

with the candidates

DON JOHNSTON

Liberal Party 1. Staffing seasonal industries and ensuring younger workers secure dependable employment are both nationwide concerns. We need to address both. Conservative mismanagement led to temporary foreign worker program entrants increasing from 141,000 in 2005 to 338,000 in 2012 and abuses of this program drive down wages and displaces Canadian workers. Liberals believe those who want to work in Canada should have a pathway to citizenship. We will return the temporary foreign worker program to its original purpose: filling jobs when qualified Canadians cannot be found and then complementing it with employment programs. We will increase the Labour Market Development Agreement by $500 million annually to support regional job retention, waive employers’ EI premiums when they hire 18 to 24-year-olds, support college co-op jobs, expand pre-apprenticeship training, and create a three-year $300 million youth employment strategy aimed at creating 40,000 jobs each year. Combining temporary foreign worker program benefits with other employment strategies has longer term value.

2. Canadians want immediate leadership on the environment and that’s our promise. Our commitment to bring all premiers to the 2015 Paris Environmental Conference and invest $6 billion more in green infrastructure in our first four years is step one. If you’re asking what I can do locally to mitigate problems, it could range from water level negotiations for the Columbia Basin Treaty, reinstating the federal Kootenay Lake fishery office, or supporting wildfire programs. Climate change itself requires comprehensive environment policies and are one of the strongest reasons to choose a Liberal candidate. Our RealChange.ca website details plans to invest in green infrastructure projects like local water and wastewater facilities, climate resilient infrastructure, and energy efficient buildings. Liberals will provide support for community-scale re-

Christina Yahn Libertarian Party

Bill Green Green Party

Wayne Stetski New Democratic Party

Don Johnston Liberal Party

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David Wilks Conservative Party

Every Friday until the Oct. 19 federal election, the Nelson Star will bring you responses to a series of questions posed to the five candidates in the Kootenay-Columbia riding as compiled by Black Press editors throughout the riding. Today’s questions are:

1. What, if any, changes to the temporary foreign worker program will you advocate for in order to help support tourism in the region? Or what is alternative solution to businesses in our region that cannot find the staff they need to operate at full capacity? 2. Given the Kootenay-Columbia is a lake and river-filled region with extreme weather events, how will you be an environmental steward and address the uncertainties of climate change? newable energy projects, and work with the provinces to develop a Canadian energy strategy that brings cleaner, renewable energy — like solar and wind — onto the electricity grid.

BILL GREEN

Green Party 1. The temporary foreign worker program was established to address short-term problems, but there is no quick fix to most of our labour shortages. The Green Party’s labour market strategy focuses on long-term solutions: • education and skills training. • a guaranteed livable income to provide everyone with an income above the poverty line. • bringing in foreign workers as future Canadians — not as temporary, vulnerable employees. We will remove financial barriers to education, apprenticeships and skills training by eliminating tuition fees and capping student debt. A guaranteed income will allow people to live and work in their home communities, even on minimum-wage jobs, which will ease staff shortages in tourism and service sectors. Finally, Canada needs immigrants and their families who become permanent, valued contributors to Canadian society. The immigration process must be tailored to meet our labour needs. 2. The best way to address the uncertainties of climate change is to avoid causing more climate change. Canadian governments have so far

failed to meet this challenge. The Green Party’s bold climate action plan starts with goals informed by science. To avoid catastrophic climate change, we must begin to reduce greenhouse gas emissions dramatically, starting now. Our plan to achieve this is built around carbon pricing — a predictable carbon price levied on industry at the point of extraction. All carbon fee revenue will be redistributed as a dividend, rewarding those who strive toward a low-carbon footprint. Leading international energy companies are urging governments to establish carbon pricing systems. The Globe and Mail ranked the Green plan as the most economically efficient. We are experiencing the effects of climate change even now and more severe effects are unavoidable. We must be prepared. The Green Party will invest $6.4 billion per year in green municipal infrastructure to support community resilience in the face of extreme weather events.

CHRISTINA YAHN

Libertarian Party 1. I would like to see a streamlined process so that foreign workers are able to take part in programs such as the foreign worker program. It’s a common issue for employers to access reliable workers and I think we should be doing whatever we can to aid in allowing the process of applicants to be as simple as possible. 2. With climate change humans need to develop the

ability to adapt in a way that works with nature’s shifting and evolving cycles as opposed to fighting against it. There are many things we can do on an international and national level to reduce pollution through green incentives and holding polluters accountable by removing policy that protects them and sending them through the judicial system. However on a local level I would implement permaculture and agriforestry practices to harmonize with changes to climate and ecology. Planting along the lakes and rivers reduces erosion, planting diversity in the forests reduces the monoculture of pine trees to reduce issues like pine beetle damage. When you have a variety of flora and fauna, pests are far less of an issue. Working in partnership with biologists, entomologists, and other specialists to develop plans and programs to create sustainable systems in our ecosystem. Food security will become a pressing issue with climate changes and we seriously need to work hard to create a local food system. I see this through supporting our farmers, making land available to our young farmers who are the next generation of food security. The average age of our farmers is 65 and we have a surge of youth who are interested but do not have the land. I would work to build greenhouses, community gardens, green spaces and food forests with communities.

WAYNE STETSKI

New Democratic Party 1. In typical Stephen Harper fashion, the Conservative

“fix” to the problem with the temporary foreign worker program did little to address the real issue. While we experienced serious issues with abuses of some foreign workers right here in the Kootenays, overall, the “solution” to the problem has made it very difficult for businesses in the area to get the workers they need, and didn’t actually protect the foreign workers that are here. I have spoken with numerous small business owners who are now struggling to get enough workers to keep their businesses open. We clearly need a new approach that meets the needs of both those seeking employment in Canada and the businesses that want to hire them. 2. As the former regional manager for the Kootenays responsible for fish and wildlife, ecosystems and BC parks, I know the importance of healthy lakes and rivers to our environment, and our quality of life. The Harper Conservatives have gutted environmental legislation 50 years in the making, and that is why internationally recognized environmental scientists like Dr. David Schindler are speaking out, asking voters to vote together to protect the environment. Tom Mulcair is a recognized leader in the development of environmental legislation. As minister of environment in Quebec, he brought in the most progressive environmental legislation anywhere in North America. That’s the kind of environmental record I am happy to support.

DAVID WILKS

Conservative Party 1. New measures under the low-skilled worker program were implemented in 2014 after abuses to the system were identified. These new rules are meant to ensure that Canadians have jobs first. These changes did, however, have a significant effect on communities in Kootenay-Columbia who are tourism-based and cannot find enough local workers to fill the jobs. I will continue to meet with the minister to express the concerns of local businesses and work toward a solution. 2. Our government will continue to work with other countries around the world to establish a fair and effective international climate agreement that includes meaningful and transparent commitments from all major emitters. Within Canada we have implemented a sector-bysector approach and to date have regulated the transportation and electricity sectors. We have taken action to limit the growth of emissions on hydrofluorocarbons. We have implemented strict new rules on emissions for coal-fired electricity plants and are the first country in the world to ban construction of traditional coal plants. I will work with local and regional partners such as the Columbia Basin Trust and support their environment strategic plan which includes five goals: water, ecosystems, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, environmental education and stewardship and environmental capacity building to strengthen communities.

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Nelson Squash Club AGM Friday, October 2, 2015 6:00 pm Nelson Squash Club Lounge 330 Baker St, 2nd Floor

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SAWMILL SUPERVISOR Permanent, F/T required for Porcupine Wood Products located in Salmo, BC which boasts an abundance of outdoor activities including: fishing, hiking, hunting and skiing. If you have 3 years of relevant supervisory experience and are interested in a challenging career with a strong growing organization please apply. Send cover letter and resume to: johnt@ porcupinewood.com www.porcupinewood.com

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JOB POSTING Manager of Finance and Operations The Skills Centre/Inside Job Consulting Ltd. The Greater Trail Community Skills Centre is seeking an energetic and results oriented person with sound business and financial management skills for the role of Manager of Finance and Operations. As a member of the senior leadership team, this position is responsible for the financial and operations management of The Skills Centre, a charitable organization, and its subsidiary company, Inside Job Consulting Ltd. This full time position offers the opportunity to work with a team-oriented organization, to live and work in a friendly community with great lifestyle opportunities and a competitive wage and benefit package. Principal responsibilities: Overall financial management of both organizations including administration of payroll, benefits and personnel records as well as management of facilities and information technology. The role includes supervision of support and information technology staff. Preferred qualifications: An undergraduate degree in business and/or financial management with certification in Payroll Administration and 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10 years of related experience. Competent with business software including Sage 50 Quantum Accounting System (Simply Accounting) and MS Office Suite. For a more detailed job description and an overview of the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strategic priorities, contact jobs@communityskillscentre.com. For more information about The Skills Centre, go to our website at www.communityskillscentre.com and for more information about the community as whole, go to www.workwestkootenay.ca. Submit your resume by October 2, 2015: Executive Director The Skills Centre #123-1290 Esplanade Trail, B.C. V1R 4T2 jobs@communityskillscentre.com

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Nelson maternity centre unique in rural Canada BILL METCALFE Nelson Star About a dozen pregnant women check their own blood pressures and weights and record the results as they arrive at Apple Tree Maternity in Nelson for a group session. They greet each other, chat with childbirth educator Anna Colin, and settle on chairs and couches in a big circle. Some of them know each other, some have a male partner with them, one has a toddler, and a visiting former member of the group brings her three-month-old, a handsome young man who immediately upon arrival becomes the centre of attention . The subject this evening is the stages of labour. In small groups and one large one, they talk about what they expect will happen in labour, and Colin discusses, clarifies, and teaches. Like the atmosphere of the maternity centre itself, Colin’s approach is both homey and professional. The group discussion is relaxed and focussed. Before the class, and part way into it, individual women leave the group and go into an office with midwife Ilene Bell for their “belly check.” This is part of the personal care they have all been getting at Apple Tree since early in their pregnancy. Bell, one of the founders of Apple Tree, has been delivering babies in the Kootenays and advocating for midwifery here since the early 1980s. “We check on how she is doing in general,” Bell says. “We ask if there are any concerns she has about herself or the baby, we check the growth of the baby, listen to the fetal heart, check on any testing or medications she might need. If there is a major concern we would schedule her a longer visit in the office in the next couple of days.” Bell says sometimes if a woman has a concern that might be of general interest, the question is taken out to the group and answered there, creating a unique mix of individual and group learning.

“Naturally enough, it usually turns out that others have been wondering about the same thing,” says Bell. Sometimes the concern might be about a decision the woman has to make about the pregnancy or birth, and discussions about that in the larger group can be powerful, says Bell. “It is a decision made in community, rather than being left alone with it. We think that is really important.” The person doing the individual consultations that night was a midwife, but on another day it might be one of Apple Tree’s two doctors. Also under the same roof are childbirth educators, doulas, breastfeeding experts, and counsellors. “Having it integrated like this is comforting for the family when issues arise,” says Bell. “All of us know you, we can take care of you right here, and we have the information we need right here. It is seamless care.” At Apple Tree, pregnant women may choose to receive prenatal and postpartum care in a one-onone and/or group setting. In the first 20 weeks of pregnancy all women will attend individual visits with a care provider (midwife and/or doctor) and then they can also choose to come to the group sessions as well. They also have access to other support programs including breastfeeding support. They remain in care for six weeks after the birth, including a home visit from their doctor or midwife after the birth of the baby. Bell says this kind of integrated maternity care clinic is the first in rural Canada. And she says Apple Tree has progressed to the point where it provides care for two-thirds of the approximately 300 births in Nelson per year. The relationship between doctors and midwives has not always worked well in rural areas even though midwives have been government- licenced

From left: Apple Tree Maternity midwives Annabelle Sproule, Ilene Bell, Michelle Cameron, and Tanya Momtazian. Submitted. and formally trained in Canada for 17 years. Bell says doctors and midwives tend to have different perspectives. “For example, midwives have a background in offering choice of birthplace and we have been doing home births in this area for decades, whereas the physicians have not, it is not part of their training. It is only very recently that they have been allowed to attend home deliveries, so now they are allowed to but they have no training. “So our doctors have been working with us to develop a level of comfort with that. We are training them. “On the other hand, they have a wealth of expertise in areas that are peripheral but important, because women have issues sometimes that are not specifically obstetrical.” Dr. Jeanette Boyd works at Apple Tree in addition to having her own family practice in Nelson. She says there is no hierarchy at the maternity centre. “We (midwives and doctors) work collaboratively, we share care, we are peers. We all have the same philosophy of care. That is an unusual thing for a rural area. It may be a relevant question in other communities, but here it is the norm, and we are very fortunate for that. I have learned so much from working with the midwives, I am inspired by their

dedication in terms of natural birth and support. “What is different about this,” Boyd adds, “is the shared prenatal care, where we care for the same group of women in the same way.” Collaboration between doctors and midwives comes in many forms, says Bell. “For example, people with thyroid issues must be monitored closely during pregnancy,” she said. “Midwives don’t prescribe for thyroid issues but doctors do, but being able to do it within the group is better for the woman because she can have everything in one place.” And she says that in cases of premature births, where the woman has already been in the group, having a doctor’s advice and care while she is still in the group is very helpful. And when they come to the group with their babies, as has happened several times, “it is marvellous for the other participants — inspiring, exciting, educational — lots of appreciation and support from the group.” “Team based care is where we need to go in terms of sustainable health care in rural communities,” says Boyd. “The old fashioned concept of the well-rounded family physician who would be available 24/7 is not possible given the complexities of our health care system. Our capacity and knowledge base has expanded so much in the past 20 or 30 years that it is not physically possible to do that. So I feel I am able to give that individualized attention because I am working in a collaborative team.” She says the women in Apple Tree’s care recognize the benefits of it. “They love the communication and the robust team working for them,” she says. Apple Tree Maternity is having an open house on Friday at 4:30. It’s for past and present families, the centre’s professional colleagues, and the public, to celebrate Apple Tree’s first year.

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Drop in to see our beautiful new classroom at Hume School and learn about our wonderful Montessori Program for children 2.5 to 5 (Pre-K) years of age. Now offering extended hours – let us know how we can meet your needs! Accepting registrations for the 2015-2016 school year. EVERYONE WELCOME!

For more information contact Tina at 250-354-8603.

Captured Power launches at Touchstones Submitted to the Nelson Star Touchstones Nelson is pleased to announce the launch of its newest online exhibit Captured Power: Hydroelectric Projects from the Stevens Studio Collection. Captured Power features over 300 never-before-seen black and white and colour photographs of dams in the Columbia Basin. The images depict the construction, opening ceremonies, and ongoing operations of various West Kootenay power plants and hydroelectric dams, including the Duncan Dam, the West Kootenay Power Plant, the Corra Lynn Dam, and the Keenleyside Dam. The Stevens Studio Collection is made up of thousands of photographs in various formats

including black and white and colour negatives, prints, slides, and film. Photographs selected for this project are related to the dams in the West Kootenay region during a period of significant development of hydroelectric infrastructures. The creation of the site was funded in part by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia, British Columbia History Digitization Program. The exhibit is available the day of the launch at touchstonesnelson.ca/exhibitions/ captured. Join the launch party on Saturday at 1 p.m. to view the digitized images and mark another successful milestone in Touchstones Nelson’s photo digitization efforts.

Lower Bonnington Dam, General Contracting, February 1964. From the Touchstones Nelson Stevens Studio Collection

Help feed Kootenay Kids Submitted to the Nelson Star Kootenay Kids Society board chair Janet Leahy and executive director Valerie Warmington happily accept a cheque for $5,000 from Scotiabank Nelson branch manager Sharlene McKie at the society’s AGM this month. This cheque presentation was the grand finale to a very successful fundraising partnership with Scotiabank Nelson’s staff and Kootenay Kids Society volunteers. Four lemonade stand and bake sale events were held over the summer on

Baker St. in front of Scotiabank Nelson. Thanks to the generosity of locals and visitors along with generous donations from the business community, Kootenay Kids Society raised just over $5,000 which was then matched by Scotiabank Nelson as part of their Bright Futures program. The money raised will help to support and maintain the many support programs Kootenay Kids Society offers in our communities with most likely to be spent on food to help feed children and

their parents. Kootenay Kids Society has been in our communities for over 30 years and is a charitable, community-based, multi-service, nonprofit organization serving the needs of children, families, and caregivers in Nelson and beyond. Its goal is to help families achieve their best potential through a variety of programs and supports. Its services are available to all and with the exception of the early care and

learning centre, is offered at no cost to individuals and families. Learn more about

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In Brief

Atamanenko bids constituents goodbye

Retiring BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko and his staff are closing their Castlegar and Oliver constituency offices in anticipation of the Oct. 19 election. The final day for drop-in services

at both locations will be Sept. 30. “It has been an honour to serve the constituents of BC Southern Interior over the past nine years,” Atamanenko said in a prepared statement. “My staff and I have enjoyed dealing with constituents on a daily basis, as we have endeavoured to assist

them with matters concerning the federal government.” Atamanenko’s Castlegar constituency assistant, Gail Hunnisett, said in spite of challenges in recent years, working with people in the area has been “immensely satisfying.” “Whether simply providing information, helping individuals navi-

gate the intricacies of various federal agencies or liaising with other levels of government to retain and improve services in our BC Southern Interior communities, it has been my pleasure to assist constituents.” “If I can help a person feel better or more informed at the end the day, I’ve done my job,” says Castlegar

constituency assistant Margaret Tessman. “Sometimes that just involves listening, sometimes I can make a phone call and sometimes a referral is necessary.” The riding Atamanenko held is being split up between Kootenay Columbia and the newly-created South Okanagan-West Kootenay.

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The Balfour transfer station will reopen with full services at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. Upgrades to the transfer station were part of the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s 2010 resource recovery plan. Construction began Aug. 3 and is anticipated to be completed Oct. 2. Balfour will then be open for regular winter operating hours of Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Construction involved installation of a weigh scale and new waste bins. The new bins are part of an efficient compacting waste transfer system, which will reduce the costs and greenhouse gas emissions associated with RDCK resource recovery services. With the addition of the scale, attendants will be able to weigh the materials instead of estimating volumes. This will allow residents to deposit their waste much faster, reducing wait times and ensuring consistent pricing. “We are pleased these upgrades have gone so smoothly and that the transfer station will be more convenient and efficient for residents,” said Tom Newell, chair of the central subregion resource recovery committee.

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Business

Endless Harvest closes its doors

Submitted to the Nelson Star After 17 years in business, Endless Harvest, the Kootenay’s organic food home delivery service, has closed. “The time has come for me to do something new,” says Velvet Kavanagh, the owner of Endless Harvest. “I’ve been at this for quite a while, and I’m looking forward to a change in my life.” Endless Harvest served customers throughout the West Kootenay from their Ymir location. Over the years, End-

less Harvest has been a key supporter of many local organic farmers and suppliers. Kavanagh has seen how the interest in local and organic food has developed over the years, as well as how local farmers have grown to fill that demand. “It’s been great working with all our local and BC farmers, and how supportive of them our customers are,“ she says. “The quality and variety of locally sourced food has increased tremendously since we started up. The local food indus-

try has grown so much. “The connections we’ve made with our suppliers and customers has been so wonderful, and is one of the hardest parts

of saying good bye.” Endless Harvest is available to buy for anyone who’d like to continue the business. “Our customers are

very dedicated, and many have been quite sad by our closing. I know they would be ready to support someone taking over,” Kavanagh says.

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Lincoln Theodore Samuel Nicholas Lincoln Theodore Samuel Nicholas passed away peacefully on September 20, 2015 at the age of 58. Lincoln was born and raised in Nelson and remained here his entire live. It was love at first sight when he met his wife Maureen (McCrae/ Thomson) in1986 and they shared a beautiful amazing journey together. Lincoln worked in the forest industry from a young age logging, planting over a million trees throughout BC. In the more recent years of his life he found his niche at the Balfour Golf Course, which he loved, working with an incredible team. He is survived by his wife Maureen Nicholas, his step-son and granddaughter Gerald McCrae and Brandi Gail Draycott, brother Tony Nicholas(Debra), sisters Shirley Houle(Ted), Georgia Santucci(Bruno), Margi Nicholas(Andy) Mary Nicholas, Michelle Fenn(Frank), Danielle Nicholas (Jason), Nanci Springetti(Daren), brother Adam Nicholas(Tiffany) and many nieces and nephews. He is pre-deceased by his father Chuck Nicholas(Kerry), mother Zora Anderson brother Joe Nicholas and sister Sharron Nicholas. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2015, 2:00-8:00 pm at the Balfour Senior Hall, Busk Road, Balfour BC. Sharing of words and memories will be from 3:30-5 pm. Kindly asking anyone to bring a potluck dish to share in our celebration. Everyone welcome and we look forward to seeing you. Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

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Beau & Harley

Beau & Harley are a couple of chubby 5 year old neutered males. Both have been “indoor only” cats. They were adopted together as kittens from KAAP and now, through no fault of their own, need to ﬁnd a new loving home, together. They are friendly & love being brushed. Beau has recently been shaved & looks like a lion & Harley is next. Both are currently on a diet in their foster home. They have lived with a small dog & got on ﬁne. To meet them or for more info, please call KAAP at 250-551-1053.

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Nelson-area Grade 5 students learned about forest science and firefighting on Tuesday at Kokanee Creek Park. Submitted photo

Students help celebrate Forestry Day

Submitted to the Nelson Star On Tuesday under brilliant sunshine in co-operation with Kalesnikoff Lumber, 287 Grade 5 students from Nelson area schools participated in a fun-filled Forestry Day at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park, organized by Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations staff from the Kootenay Lake Forestry Centre with help from other staff in Nelson. The students participate in a variety of stations including: • Bugs, bark, and art, which involved forest professionals and scientists explaining the cycle of mountain pine beetle, digging in bucked up green attack pine for beetle, counting tree rings and painting pictures on small tree

cookies. • Wildfire, which involved an equipment demo from the initial attack crew and putting out a fire started with a drip torch. A cuddle or wrestle with Smoky the Bear was a popular activity at this station. • Wildlife, which included looking at various real hooves of local ungulates, differentiating various antlers and animal skulls, a slide show and discussion on caribou as well as a discussion around species at risk. • A scavenger hunt that required students to break into small groups and look through the forest for various plants and trees, identifying them as they went. A trivia contest finished this station where the prizes were treats for the kids.

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• A Kalesnikoff Lumber presentation focusing on the final wood product, safety discussion and history of a multi-generational forestry family business that has deep community roots. Kalesnikoff hosted the lunch, providing hot dogs and veggie snacks to all the students, teachers and helpers, where Ken Kalesnikoff personally barbecued 600 hot dogs. The actual day was preceded by classroom visits where ministry staff talked about the upcoming field trip and what to expect. The kids all went home with seedlings courtesy of PRT-Harrop Nursery and a better understanding of the forest that surrounds them. For more photos, see nelsonstar. com.