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The Regional District of Central Kootenay has decided to change its new recycling bins in rural Nelson by making the openings larger and by joining the hole and slot to allow for the insertion of awkwardly shaped items. This decision at Wednesday’s waste recovery committee meeting follows the introduction a month ago of new closed bins with small holes and slots for insertion of recycling items. Those replaced open bins into which residents put full blue bags of recycling. “The transition has been problematic,” resource recovery manager Mike Morrison told regional directors at the
meeting. “We saw a lot of dumping of blue bags, although this has subsided somewhat. We have received negative comments from residents having trouble adjusting.” Morrison said his staff recently surveyed 438 rural residents about the new recycling system and found that 11 per cent are satisfied, 39 per cent are neutral, 20 per cent don’t like it, two per cent said they are no longer going to recycle, and 19 per cent had no comment. Enlarging the holes in the bins will cost the regional district about $5,000. It was revealed at the meeting that the sizes of the holes are not consistent among bins at different locations, making some more inconvenient for the
public than others. A staff memo presented at the meeting presented the pros and cons of increasing the sizes of the bin openings: Pros: • Perceived convenience • Larger items can be disposed of without breaking them down • May reduce time taken to dispose of recylables. Cons: • It may allow more uncompacted material so bins fill up quicker will less material, raising costs • Increased probability of contamination which can result in garbage, dirty materials, excess moisture, and hazardous waste which in turn lead to materials being rejected at the pro-
cessing facility and loads being taken to the landfill • Attraction of wildlife to the bins. • Cost to the RDCK to modify the bins. The recent bin changes have taken place in the rural areas around Salmo, Nelson, and Kaslo. Other areas in the regional district — the Creston Valley, East Shore, Slocan Valley, Arrow Lakes, and rural Castlegar — have used closed bins with small openings since 2011. Some directors from those other areas seemed puzzled by the problem. Directors Larry Binks (rural Creston) and Andy Davidoff (rural Castlegar) said when their area switched to closed bins in 2011 there were few complaints. CONTINUED ON A12
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Nelson city council agreed Monday to pay $12,000 to Cover Architecture, a Nelson company, to develop a plan for a new Cottonwood Market and to tear down the existing structure this month so new buildings may be in place by the next market season. The $12,000 would come from the city’s consulting fees budget, and the cost of the buildings (upwards of $100,000) would be raised by the West Kootenay EcoSociety, which runs the market in the city-owned structures. It was reported at council a local business intends to contribute significantly to building the new structures, but no other details were given. These plans will proceed a few steps ahead of the overall planning process for Railtown, which includes the market. But the Railtown plan will not be finished until May. This week’s staff recommendations to council stated that a design for a market “can be completed that does not impact the larger Railtown revitalization planning work.” The proposal by Cover Architecture, which is attached to the online version of this story at nelsonstar.com and which does not yet have actual drawings, includes the following features: • Approximately 2,000 square feet (186 square meters) of covered area for vendors and pedestrian circulation. • Two durable washrooms with the potential for use beyond market hours. • A lockable facilities maintenance room and storage area for management use. • A covered bandshell that includes electrical services and a
The Cottonwood Market stalls will be taken down Monday. Plans are underway to have new structures Jesse Woodward in place for next spring’s market season. lockable storage area. • Audience seating incorporated into the landscape that may or may not be covered. • A play area. Additional considerations: • Potential protective fencing along Cottonwood Creek. • Space for additional formal (paying) market vendors in proximity to the covered market stalls. • Space for informal (non-paying) market vendors in proximity to the covered market stalls. • Pedestrian and vehicular circulation on and around the site. • Pedestrian and vehicular connections between the market site and the remainder of Nelson. • Relationships between the new market and surrounding properties, including Cottonwood Park and other city properties. The Cover Architecture proposal adds that future expansion could include additional covered and uncovered vending spots, future parking needs, and storage capacity for vendors. Councillor Anna Purcell asked a question never asked at
previous council discussions of the current market structures: “Exactly how are they dangerous?” Mayor Deb Kozak responded that city public works staff had declared the structures dangerous. City manager Kevin Cormack said there is a liability issue and the only other option is to “board them up so they don’t fall down on people.” He said the EcoSociety agrees the structures are dangerous. Councillor Robin Cherbo asked if the new structures could be made of wood. Cormack responded that would be an option and that the unnamed business that has stepped forward “deals in wood.” Councillor Michael Dailly said he is worried about taking down the structures before funding is in place to rebuild. He wondered if the city is considering contributing more, since it owns the property and buildings. And councillor Bob Adams wondered if the city should pay the full amount. “It is our building,” he said. “Why are we not paying for the
whole thing? It is our building if it falls down and hurts somebody. Why are we waiting for someone else to fundraise for it?” Cormack responded that the EcoSociety intends to raise money through grants and that the unnamed business contribution would be significant. He added that the contract would be with the city and it is public land, so ultimately council will have to approve the project design. EcoSociety executive director David Reid, interviewed by the Star after the meeting, confirmed the EcoSociety will take on fundraising for the construction and expects to be successful because “the market is an important institution in the community, and many people want to see it succeed.” The contract with Cover Architecture is small enough that it did not have to go to tender, according to city policies, Cormack told the Star. He said Cover’s proposal was reviewed by the EcoSociety and city management before it was brought to council.
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Customer Appreciation Day comes to Nelson Over 40 businesses are participating in the annual buylocal event on Nov. 28, which has a brand new website and Facebook WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star
Nelson’s annual Customer Appreciation Day returns Nov. 28, a grassroots event that has grown beyond Baker St. to include businesses you might not expect. “This year we’ve taken it up a notch,” said organizer Mike Borch. “Traditionally this has been a retail event for downtown. It grew from the 400 block of Baker about ten years ago, and now it’s expanded to the side streets and down
Mike Borch of Baker Street Menswear. Submitted photo the Hall St. corridor. “The vendors do whatever they want. It’s not so much a promotion as a community event where businesses have a chance to thank their customers.” That means while some locations may offer discounts, sales or special items, others will find idiosyncratic ways to show their gratitude. “A lot of them will do giveaways and give out gift certificates. There’s also draws. The range of
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businesses is extremely diverse, and so is what they offer.” One new business participating this year is the Kootenay Carshare on Josephine St. Borch is thrilled to have them on board. “Then down Hall St. we’ve got Sears participating this year, as well as Kootenai Moon,” Borch said, adding he was unsuccessful in expanding into Railtown this time but hopes the event will include the
area next year. “We have a lot of the spas involved now, and they never used to be. Plus we just had the Moon Monsters Secret Cave on Baker sign up for the first time.” Borch has hired a local designer to brand the event. They now have a bright orange logo — two hands shaking in the shape of an ice cream cone — and all the information about the event exist on their website for potential customers to peruse. “Our community that supports us here is the reason we’re all in business. This is our raison d’être.” Borch said they currently have over 40 businesses participating, and it’s not too late to sign up. For more information visit customerday. ca or Nelson Customer Appreciation Day on Facebook.
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elson thespian Lucas Myers is thrilled Stephen Harper is no longer prime minister of Canada, and as host of Oxygen Art Centre’s upcoming twonight fundraiser cabaret, he plans to thumb his nose at the outgoing regime. “It was like waking up and all our dreams came true,” said Myers, who will host the extravaganza as his flamboyant fashionista character Stephen the Art Star. “I’m an NDP guy, but there’s something about the energy of it, and him — Justin Trudeau — that just seems like the diametric opposite of what we had before. Suddenly the government likes the arts! They’re open, they’re talking to us!” That wasn’t the case before. “This is a reclamation. The Conservatives didn’t seem that into culture, they didn’t want to support it that much, so this is us thumbing our nose at them, using Harper’s term —‘barbaric cultural practices.’ You think culture is barbaric? And if not barbaric, at least you don’t like it? Well, we’re here to say it’s necessary.” Put another way: “We’re going to practice our barbaric
Lucas Myers will host Oxygen Art Centre’s upcoming Barbaric Cultural Practices cabaret on Nov. 27 and 28. Will Johnson photo cultural practices whenever we want.” And the double-night cabaret will involve plenty of Kootenay talent, including fresh faces like L.V. Rogers students Morgan Beck, Hayden Wasylyk, Alex D. McMahon, Tyler James and Graham Lingard. “Hayden and Alex will be doing a very funny satirical piece about a non-profit group that is highly immoral,” Myers said, noting the pair wrote and directed the skit themselves. “They will be joined by the usual suspects: Bessie Wapp and Hiromoto Ida will be doing an excerpt from Jorinda, we’ll have Julie Johnson-Murray doing a fun song and Lindsay Clague will be presenting something for the first time.” Myers hinted that Clague will be involved in an exciting cast-
ing announcement in the near future. Filling out the evening will be magician Lisa Menna, as well as Eva McKimm and Laurie Jarvis. Myers’ wife Krista Lynch will perform a satirical piece in which she explores Trudeaumania. “Oxygen fulfills a niche,” Myers said. “They give opportunities to artists who are emerging, they provide education for people who want to see what the arts are about, and they’re completely accessible. The idea is normal people can be involved and have it be a routine part of their everyday lifestyle.” Myers said the annual cabaret is always a blast. “We can push the boundaries and have fun and try stuff we wouldn’t be able to try in a more … Conservative …envi-
ronment.” Executive director Miriam Needoba said Oxygen is one of the only rural artist collectives of its type, and it’s coming up on its 10th anniversary in the space. “Former students are becoming teachers, our children are becoming artists. The idea behind artist-run culture is that the producers are also curating and programming and educating, plus bringing in the new talent.” Myers said there will be a joyful absurdity to the evening. “This is a great avenue, and we’re so grateful that these performers are donating so much time and energy,” he said. This year’s cabaret is being held in conjunction with Blue Night, but is a ticketed event. It begins at 8 p.m. on Nov. 27 and 28.
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Editor: Greg Nesteroff Publisher: Chuck Bennett Published Wednesdays and Fridays by Black Press Ltd. at 514 Hall St., Nelson BC facebook.com/nelsonstarnews • Twitter: @nelsonstarnews
Silvery Slocan rush started with the Payne
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First of two parts ext year marks the 125th anniversary of the start of the Silvery Slocan mining rush, which gave birth to Slocan, Silverton, and New Denver and buoyed the fortunes of West Kootenay generally. I’m indebted to Chris McNamara of Retallack Lodge for pointing this out. He’s thinking of ways to commemorate the occasion and has already put in a few months researching the original strike that set things in motion. This story has been told many times, but here’s an overview: on Sept. 9, 1891, after several days of fruitless prospecting, Eli Carpenter and Jack Seaton staked the Payne claim. When they registered it with mining recorder T.H. Giffin 13 days later, they gave its location as “About 25 miles west of Kootenay Lake in the headwaters of Slocan Creek.” (Oddly, while the name Slocan now applies to a valley, village, river, lake, and mountain range among other geographic features, there is no longer a Slocan Creek.) Despite its spelling, the Payne was supposedly named after Thomas Paine, the American philosopher and Founding Father. What inspired Carpenter and Seaton to choose that name is a mystery, but there were other Tom Payne mines in Oregon and
New Mexico. In any event, the pair returned to Ainsworth where they had the claim assayed. According to Seaton, Carpenter deceived him about the results. “My partner brought me the returns and they were only $26 [worth of silver per ton] or so,” Seaton told the Spokane Review in an account which has never been reprinted until now. “Thinking there was nothing in the find I went back to work in a mine on the east shore of the lake near the Bluebell [mine]. In the meantime my partner, who had thrown off on me, got G.B. Wright to send him in by way of the Slocan river to stake out the whole country. The Hennessey boys got on to it and came over to see me about it. Just to satisfy myself I took a sample over to the assayer and got a return of $600 to the ton.” I’m not sure I buy Seaton’s story for Carpenter was otherwise highly regarded by the local mining fraternity (but then again, so was Seaton). Carpenter said when they reached Ainsworth “Jack swore he would never return and he determined to return alone.” By any measure, they had a falling out. Carpenter headed back to the Payne via the Slocan River with a new partner, Ernest Bielenberg, hoping to stake additional claims, while Seaton teamed up with Bill and Jack Hennessey, Frank Flint, and Jack McGuigan and went back by way of Kaslo. The Noble Five, as they called themselves and one of their claims, reached the Payne first on Sept. 25, laying claim to all the best ground. Bill Hennessey and Flint jointly located the Mountain Chief, Jack McGuigan staked the Two Jacks, and Jack Hennessey the Maid of Erin. All three were adjacent to the Payne. Hundreds more were staked by others in the coming days, weeks, and months. Neither Seaton nor
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The Kaslo and Slocan Railway, which connected Kaslo, Sandon, and Denver Siding, was built in 1895 as a result of the Silvery Slocan rush that began four years earlier. This photo by R.H. Trueman is possibly the most famous ever taken in West Greg Nesteroff collection Kootenay. Carpenter became especially wealthy due to the Payne: within two months, Seaton sold his half-interest to Stephen Samuel Bailey for $500 while Carpenter made $500 or $1,000 on his share, which later fell into Bailey’s hands as well. Bailey also paid the Noble Five $10,000 to acquire the Mountain Chief, Maid of Erin, Two Jacks, and Last Chance. On March 17, 1893, Bailey, Scott McDonald, Alfred W. McCune, and William L. Hodge obtained a crown grant for the Payne, while Bailey received in his name alone the crown grant on the Two Jacks, Mountain Chief, and Maid of Erin. These formed the Payne group. The Payne shipped small amounts of ore in 1893 and 1895, but didn’t become a going concern until 1898 under the Payne Mining Company of BC Ltd. and then the Payne Consolidated Mining Co. The bulk of the mine’s production ended in 1906, but additional shipments continued until 1939. The Payne has been poked and prodded ever since, as recently as 2008 when Klondike Silver Corp. took soil samples, and completed geo-
logical mapping, surveying, and trenching. In all, the mine shipped 110,604 tons of ore, from which 116,386,525 grams of silver was extracted (worth $58.5 million at today’s prices), along with 17,376,637 kg of lead, and 1,024,416 kg of zinc. Its best year in terms of tonnage was 1905 (36,986 tons of ore shipped), and its best year in terms of silver content was 1900 (25,969,014 grams). Between 1897 and 1904, the mine paid dividends of $1.4 million. What of the Payne’s discoverers? Jack Seaton drank himself to death in Spokane in 1893. Eli Carpenter continued prospecting in BC, the Yukon, and Australia, with only modest success. He died in 1917 and is buried in an unmarked grave in Salmon Arm. Seaton and Carpenter are, however, both remembered in namesake creeks in the Slocan — Carpenter’s passes through Sandon and New Denver. Next time we’ll look at how the centennial of the Payne’s discovery was marked, and some ideas McNamara has to mark the 125th anniversary.
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Offer help to all those in need A flurry of letters and Facebook posts demanding we stop the Syrian refugee immigration and take care of our homeless and vets before refugees got us thinking. We have donated to two school Christmas funds, the Nelson Food Cupboard, the Calgary Food Bank, the Calgary Mustard Seed, the Poppy Fund, the Canadian Red Cross, UNICEF, UNHCR, the Nelson SPCA, Nelson CARES and a small congregation in Strathmore. We are blessed to be able to afford a bit of modest help to those in need. I would suggest that those so eager to post support for the “homeless and vets versus Islamic refugee” rhetoric realize that the two are not mutually exclusive. It seems an obvious fact that ISIS is no more representative of Islam than the KKK is representative of Christianity. I hope they would be eager to offer their help to all those in need. In the meantime does anyone know of a reputable organization directly dealing with Syrian refugees coming to Canada I can assist? Ryan Lengsfeld Nelson
Nelson headaches not unique Re: “Nelson is killing my wife,” Letters, Nov. 18 Thank you to Andrew McMonagle for sharing in his letter his wife’s problem with migraines since coming to Nelson. I myself have developed a similar situation since moving here from Victoria. I now have a constant headache — feels like my head has been “pressurized” and
it never goes away. I can only get a bit of relief from taking Tylenol with codeine by double and triple doses every day. Thought I was out of my mind! Thank you for sharing your experience. I too am moving in the new year back to the island. Good luck and god bless you and your family. D. Locke Nelson
Act to ensure children’s future This is it. The earth’s warming is set to breach the one degree Celsius threshold in 2015. This frightening statement comes to us from the UK’s Meteorological Office. The world would then be halfway towards two degrees C, the gateway to dangerous warming. Fourteen of the last 15 years have been the hottest in recorded history, and 2015 is not just breaking records, but smashing them. The new data is certain to add urgency to political negotiations in Paris later this month aimed at securing a new global climate treaty. So far 150 nations have pledged to “do something” about climate change. It won’t be easy. Limiting warming to two degrees Celsius, to avoid the most dangerous effect of climate change, will require big changes on multiple fronts: a meaningful price on carbon pollution, greater efficiency in use, faster growth of renewables, reduction in deforestation, and improvements in land use. The moment is upon us, we must act, every one of us to ensure a future for our children. Dona GraceCampbell Kaslo
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Movies The next installmant of the Hunger Games, Mockingay continues to play tonight and tomorrow at 6:45 and 9:30 p.m. On Sunday it will play at 2 and 6:45 p.m., then it will play nightly at 7 p.m. until Nov. 26. After being symbolized as the “Mockingjay,” Katniss Everdeen and District 13 engage in an all-out revolution against the autocratic Capitol. The latest James Bond film, Spectre, comes to the Nelson Civic Theatre on Nov. 27 at 7 p.m.. Pre-purchasing your tickets makes you eligible for a prize package. A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia, the beautiful and forbidden widow
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Jordan Welbourne band is Saskatoon-based. Working towards his debut solo release titled “Reach Out”. Jordan’s style has been describIed as “blending the soulful melodies of blues with the attack and attitude of the guitar heroes of the ‘70s and 80s”. Coupled with his vigorous stage presence and powerful voice, Jordan Welbourne delivers a show full of improvisation and homages to the blues, hard rock and southern rock. 10pm $5
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FACEBOOK FEEDBACK Council balks at Wi-Fi in parks How can members of city council dictate to people on where they can use their cell phones, laptops or tablets in a park? So what?!? Wouldn’t it be nice for people that do work from a laptop or a student studying from their tablet can go out to one of our beautiful parks and do their work from there on a beautiful day versus staying indoors? Wi-Fi is going to be everywhere, whether city council likes it or not. — Dirk Jonker Commercial access points in areas zoned as park are a slippery slope. In commercial zones, no loitering is allowed; in residential zones, prowling is prohibited. Parks are places where citizens are allowed some common space to enjoy. Part of the discussion is about whether being coerced into a commercial contract to fully enjoy these public spaces. I support free access to the Internet via Wi-Fi in parks, but not the significant restrictions and inequitable access as proposed. That already exists as 3G. — Devin Lindsay
city is hesitating? Shaw never gives anything away and I have a $70 a month Internet bill to prove it. Just gratefully accept the offer city council, it’s even non-exclusive. — Anthony Hill I would appreciate it if council would not attempt to dictate how people live their lives. Rather than point to some bizarre dystopia where people are glued to their laptops “plinking away” throughout the park like a scene from Hitchcock’s The Birds, imagine all the young, professional families with kids who need to remain connected to email for work but are now free to take their kids down to the park! — Trevor Jenkinson Perhaps council should ask the people if this is something they want. I think this kind of service would help benefit tourism and the locals. Ask the people, council. — Chuck Wigenbach If Wi-Fi in the park helps get people outdoors, I have trouble seeing the downside. — Kenneth Spencer
How is anybody coerced into a commercial contract to use a Wi-Fi service? For coercion to occur, threats or force is involved. Nobody is making you sign up to use the free Wi-Fi. Either you want to give somebody your email address, or check out some ads for the service, or you don’t. — John Paolozzi
I think this is short-sighted. When I visited Spokane last summer, there was a similar free Wi-Fi set up in the park. People were still partaking in all the usual recreational activities. As a tourist I found it a useful service as I searched for for the location of various local businesses that I went on to spend money at. — Shawna Cummings
People can still use devices in parks without WiFi and I’m sure they do. Here comes a moneysaving offer from Shaw and the
Do you mean that people cannot function without an Internet connection 24/7? Very sad! — Janis Hoffmann
Without the Internet, we wouldn’t be here having this debate now would we? Are you saying the Internet is a bad thing now too? I think it has helped make the world a smaller place and shed light on many subjects that otherwise would just be swept under the rug. — Bradley Higham I think the notion of people who can’t survive without 24/7 Internet is a bit of an overly dramatic straw man argument. The issue isn’t about survival, it’s about convenience and cost. Free public Wi-Fi benefits people who otherwise can’t afford Internet access. It benefits travellers who rely on bandwidth-heavy tools like Google Maps and Yelp. It benefits parents (like myself) who can take their kids to parks, beaches, and the pool so their kids can run around outdoors with their friends while the parents get work done on their laptop. You might not be one of the people who would benefit from this service, but why deny it to those who could? — Tammy Everts So glad that city council is taking the time to gather information and give due consideration to this issue. Very few people actually understand the ramifications of the new technology we’re using and each municipality should have the power to investigate and be an active part in deciding what the current exposure levels are to the radiation emitted in the area of their city limits. It should not be up to a corporation to decide what we’ll all be exposed to, and with these frequencies every bit does matter. Shaw is in no way obligated to protect our safety and wellbeing. — Shonna Hayes
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Taekwondo martial artists from Nelson, Castlegar, Swift Current, Sask. and Turner Valley, Alta. gathered at the Nelson Covenant Church this month to endure various levels of black belt testing. Eighteen athletes, ranging in age from 11 to mid-50s, endured a four-hour testing regime before a regional testing board which consisted of Grand Masters Michael Twyman of Florida, Nelson’s Dean Siminoff, and locals Dave Laramee, Kathy McBride, and Pat Wong. When the board gave the entire group five thumbs up, a collective sigh mixed with other sounds of relief and accomplishment rose from the exhausted group, and Twyman shared sage words. “This is just the beginning of your practise,” he said. In taekwondo there are nine levels of black belt called Dans. Students and instructors were being tested from first to third Dan. “It’s a big day, even for people going for their second or third degree — they’re just as nervous as the beginners,” said Siminoff. “The coloured belts have been training for four years. “There is a bit of mysticism around the exam,” he said. “They have never been in on an exam be-
Top photo: Athletes sparring two-on-one during their black belt testing. Bottom photo: Martial artists pictured with their testing panel. fore so they don’t know what’s coming up.” Siminoff, who holds a fifth degree black belt, brought Twyman, who is a six Dan, from Florida for the testing for two reasons: “So I’m not testing my own students,
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four hours, the athletes’ finale is a fitness test when they are at their weakest and at risk of dehydration, which can lead to muscle cramping. Tywman coached them through the timed situps, push-ups and mixed
calisthenics. “Don’t forget to breathe,” he said. As the athletes sparred in front of the panel, Siminoff pointed to Evan Howard, winner of the Yes I Can award for the BC interior (for schoolaged children with intensive supports), who was testing to become a third-degree black belt instructor and another athlete who has Multiple Sclerosis. “Everyone has some sort of challenge when they get here,” said Siminoff. Twyman was clear with the group that when athletes come before a panel, there are no guarantees they will pass the test, especially if they come unprepared. But that was not the case with this group. “Everyone was well prepared and this reflects on your instructors,” said Twyman to the group. “Ultimately it all comes down to you. It’s your choice. I feel you gave 110 per cent, which makes it easier for the regional testing board.” The testing, which saw the first graduates from Kootenay Christian Martial Arts’ Castlegar school, was followed by other seminars over the weekend at Trafalgar school and a banquet at the Hume. Kootenay Christian Martial Arts also has dojangs in Nelson, Playmor Junction, and Redfish School.
Leafs drop second straight to Grand Forks NELSON STAR STAFF The Grand Forks Border Bruins are on fire. Yes, you read that right. The team that invariably sits last in the KIJHL’s Neil Murdoch Division is now on a six-game winning streak after defeating the Nelson Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night.
The Bruins were up 1-0 after the first period and 2-0 in the second when Levi Hulston scored for the Leafs with 6½ minutes remaining to cut the score to 2-1. The Leafs then tied the game a few minutes into the third on a power play goal by Austin Anselmo. But Grand Forks then scored three unanswered goals, two of
them on the power play, to put the game away. Tyler Fyfe led the way with a goal and two assists. The Leafs outshot the Border Bruins 42-27 but were stymied by the goaltending of Anthony Gaillart. Joseph Barton took the loss in net for the Leafs. It was Nelson’s second straight loss to Grand Forks —
they fell 2-1 at home Saturday — and it ties the Border Bruins with the Leafs for third in the division with 24 points, although Nelson has two games in hand. The win also improved Grand Forks’ record to .500: 11-11-0-2. The Bruins and the Summerland Steam, also winners of six straight, are now the hottest teams in the league.
Nelson’s Titouan Chopin (centre) with the ball during the bronze medal game. Martin Bazyl photo
Kootenay athletes win bronze with UBC men’s soccer SUBMIT TED Black Press
Nelson’s Jules Chopin and Kaslo’s Titouan Chopin were an integral part of the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds defeating Universite du Quebec a Montreal Citadins by a score of 2-0 to win the bronze medal at the 2015 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) men’s soccer national championship at York Stadium in Toronto. The Canada West champion Thunderbirds finished the season with a 14-1-2 overall record and added an 18th CIS medal (13-4-1) in 19 tournament appearances to the program’s long history of success. “The semi-final loss was a heartbreaker, but now our boys can keep their heads high knowing that we have a medal to show for all of our hard work,” said UBC head coach Mike Mosher in response to the win. Early in the first half, Jules opened the scoring off a fantastic free kick from 35 yards out that dipped over the UQAM wall and sailed directly into the net. The goal gave the Thunderbirds a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute. The Citadins picked up the intensity shortly after and found themselves in multiple scoring positions. Armel Dagrou and Sebastien Duquette almost found the much-needed equalizing goal for their team, but the Thunderbirds did well to keep the ball away from danger. The Thunderbirds had numerous opportunities to extend the lead and put the game to rest in the first half alone. Titouan forced a brilliant stop from the goalkeeper, Justin Wallace of Kamloops hit the post and Sean Einarsson of Surrey just missed the target from a rising ball that lifted above the frame. To start the second half super sub Kerman Pannu of Surrey, instantly made an impact for his team with an insurance goal that increased the Thunderbirds’ lead to 2-0 less than one minute after play began. After Chis Serban of Calgary crossed the ball in from a wide position, Pannu came flying in to the penalty spot to strike through the ball off of a volley and crash the back of the net. Midway through the half the Citadins’ Mohamed Saidi of Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, nearly narrowed the score after twisting and turning in the box and hitting a volley that just went wide of the net. With the lack of time remaining on the clock, the Citadins couldn’t find the goals they needed to equalize and had to accept a fourth-place finish for the second year in a row. Titouan Chopin was named UBC’s player of the game.
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f you’re looking for something to play between summer and winter sports, try squash. Once you do, you’ll realize you can, and will want to play year round. A variety of membership options are available and the newly renovated space is worth checking out. Enter off Baker (330 above The Royal) during business hours, visit their website at nelsonsquashclub.com or call
Two wonderful opportunities in Nordic skiing are coming to the Kootenays: an introductory adaptive cross country course for anyone 10 and older with a sensory or physical disability who wants to experience the joys of Nordic skiing and a NCCP coaching course for those interested in coaching an athlete with a disability (coaches must first have completed the ICC). Tony Chin, the Paralympic coordinator, is coming to our area to offer these courses. The goal is to find some Kootenay athletes under 35 who are interested in participating in the 2016 Winter Games. For more information or to sign up, contact Katie Weir at katieweir1@gmail. com. Today is Jersey Day! It’s the
national day to show your love and support for sport by wearing a jersey, team or club uniform to school, work, or play. If you need more information or don’t feel confident putting on a Canucks jersey, check it out at sportsday. cbc.ca/event/598347. If you aren’t able to find your sport, a contact name or number, send us an email at nrsc@telus. net and we’ll try our best to help you out. If you’re waiting for the snow to fall, take a walk and shop local. Here’s a shout out to Baker St. stores such as Snowpack and Vogue for having signs on their storefront stating “Dogs welcome.” Nelson rocks! Nancy Quackenbush is a director of the Nelson Regional Sports Council and Nelson Tennis Club, and co-president of the Nelson Nordic Ski Club. Game On appears here every other week.
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Kaleum Smith (foreground) scrapes a pair of skis (top left photo), with dad Kurstun Smith, teammate Felix Barron, and coach Matt Nuttall in the background. Track Attack skier (right) Felix Barron, 12, carefully irons in wax to a customer’s bases. Oscar Willems, 9, and Solange Machado, 12, put the final touches on a customer’s skis (bottom left). Karen Redfern photos
Track Attack raises funds for new uniforms SUBMIT TED Black Press
Cooler temperatures and the first hints of that long-awaited white fluffy stuff have prompted Kootenay skiers to start scheming and prepping for a new season of outdoor fun and fitness. Earlier this month, Nelson Nordic Ski Club’s Track Attack group held a fundraiser at the club’s
annual ski swap to raise money to buy new and much-needed team uniforms — tops, tights, hats, warm-up pants and jackets. The athletes, ranging in age from 9 to 14, held a bake sale and set up a waxing station where they cleaned, waxed, scraped and brushed club members’ skis for a reasonable fee. It was
a win-win for all concerned, said parent Erik Leslie. “It offered a practical benefit for busy adults, getting one more thing off their to-do lists, while also honing the kids’ knowledge and skills at taking care of their own equipment,” he said. Over a period of three hours, 15 kids and almost as many parents
took part, and waxed dozens of pairs of skis. Together with the proceeds from the bake sale and donations, the group raised $499.35. It was so successful that the group now plans to make it annual event. The young skiers are excited to hit the trails. It’s just a matter of what will arrive first: new racing digs or snow?
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The Regional District of Central Kootenay will make changes to its new recycling system in the central subregion to address some of the complaints it has received. Nelson Star file photo
A book under ev very tree!
This year, the Nelson Public Library, Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, and the Nelson Star have teamed up to help provide books for the Nelson Food Cupboard’s Holiday Hampers.
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Change in recycling volumes hard to determine
CONTINUED FROM A1 “I use the Ootischenia site all the time,” Davidoff said. “There are no open bins. I have never heard a complaint about it. I make a point of asking.” Leaving the bins open was another option considered, and quickly rejected, by the committee on Wednesday. Binks said they tried that in his area. “We left a couple containers open to see what would happen and we had containers full of wet recycling and garbage. We never have them open now and we don’t
hear any complaints.” Does switching to closed bins discourage people from recycling? Do they send more waste to the landfill as a result? It is not an easy comparison to make, regional district CAO Stuart Horn told the Star in an email, because businesses, industry and institutions used the open bins for their recycling. But with closed bins they don’t, because their high recycling volumes make it too time consuming. “Our system was not designed to accept large volumes of commercial recycling, and the smaller
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bins now make it more challenging for these users to access our system,” Horn wrote. “While the commercial sector is welcome to continue using our bins, we know that many businesses will find it more convenient to contract with third parties for their recycling services, as is the normal practice in most of BC. “We will see a reduction in volume as a result of the commercial sector no longer using our system. This factor makes any volume change from residents difficult to determine.”
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We were wearing double wet suits, and taken by skiff to a little island in Yes Bay. The water was 40 degrees and we lasted about 40 minutes before getting back into the skiff and being greeted by hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps We did not see a lot as the water was cloudy from rain...saw a few fish, a star fish, mussels and a mink on the shore. In Misty Fjords National Park...we took a "polar plunge" just swim suit and life jacket and again greeted with hot chocolate with Baileys and then quickly into the hot tub. Such fun!!
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Dan Mangan: ‘It takes a village to raise a fool’ WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star
Oil spouts from a lush forest floor, Canadian geese sing in harmony and George Washington gazes at a smart phone in the subversive new music video for Dan Mangan’s latest single “Vessel” from his album Club Meds — which also features a fictional cereal called Coloni-Os and a golden calf melting as children shout happily on a rollercoaster. “I’ve always been a fairly politically opinionated person but I never wanted to write about it and I didn’t know how to put in into my songs without it seeming like a soapbox,” Mangan, who will perform at the Civic Theatre on Nov. 30, told the Star. “But with this record there’s a lot more of the political cynic coming out, just unabashed social criticism.” “Stop,” Mangan sings during the chorus of “Vessel,” a shouting mob backing him up. “It takes a village to raise a fool.” “Obviously it’s a play on ‘it takes a village to raise a child.’ Basically we’re all fools to some degree, and we’re all at fault for the other fools in the world. With a lot of my lyrics I like to take
Dan Mangan is touring in Meds. entrenched assumptions from the world that come through standard linguistic phrases like this and alter their meaning.” The music video, created by Ben Clarkson, is layered with visual puns and complex images. Mangan said watching Clarkson work was amazing. “About once a week he would call me and say ‘Dan, this is getting really weird. Tell me if you want me to reel it in.’ And I would say don’t reel in a thing, do what’s in your gut. He’s a very subversive artist, politically minded, and with this video it’s cool because if you just want to see eye candy it’s crazy and funny and awesome
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but then once you read into it, it’s also funny and angry and dark. That’s why it’s so magical.” In “Vessel,” Mangan was trying to express his frustration at society’s blindness. “It’s the inherent nature of human beings to look at the past and think ‘isn’t that horrible, and isn’t it good we don’t do that now?’ but while the right hand is doing that the left hand is doing something horrible in the here and now. We separate ourselves from things like the Second World War and the Holocaust, and then we ignore what’s going on around us, like right now on this planet someone’s being turned into a sex
slave.” He hopes to draw listeners’ attention to that fact. “It’s easy to be numb and apathetic. But being united in apathy and willful blindness is not being united at all — it just means there’s scads of lonely, alone people.” Because he will be touring without his backup band Blacksmith, many of the songs will be stripped down to their most basic, giving Mangan a chance to showcase his vocals more prominently. “It’s always been my opinion that if a song can’t be brought down to its simplest guitar and vocal, then it’s probably not a very good song.” Mangan was most recently in the Kootenays when he performed at the Kaslo Jazz Etc Festival this past summer. “I always love coming back to Nelson. It’s an unusual small town in that it’s got a big-city mentality but it’s nestled in this beautiful spot in the Kootenays.” The concert is for all ages. Doors open at 7 p.m., with showtime at approximately 7:30 p.m. Astral Swans will open the show.
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The City of Nelson’s 20% Water Conservation Strategy
The City of Nelson’s 20% Water Conservation Strategy
‘This is a call to action’
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With the world’s weather changing, City rolls out permanent 20% water reduction strategy
ith the rain and snow of a traditional late autumn falling on Nelson and the West Kootenay’s mountains as of late, it may seem a somewhat unusual request. But the message is urgent. And its cause undeniable. The world’s weather is changing. And with it, water supplies are being impacted — including our own, right here in Nelson. “This month’s precipitation has been extremely important,” says Mayor Deb Kozak, “but after the hot, dry summer and early autumn we endured, we had only a quarter of the water we usually have in our creek sources. We’re very lucky to have received 22 percent of 2015’s total annual precipitation in just the last 18 days.” “Regardless of the fortunate wet weather, both myself and the City’s councillors are entirely convinced that Nelson residents absolutely need to believe this — each and every one of us must start conserving water. Now, tomorrow and into the future.” Following a summer of extreme drought across the province and a warmer and drierthan-usual early fall, the City of Nelson has been developing a comprehensive water conservation strategy aimed at reducing water use by 20 percent, permanently. “Our water water levels are always lowest in fall and winter,” says the Mayor, “and with interior British Columbia’s long range forecast calling for as much as 40 percent less precipitation than usual, it will be even more important to conserve water right now and in the months ahead, despite the rain and early season snow we’ve received.” “This is a call to action,” says the Mayor. “Council, City staff, business owners, residents — we need to be proactive and resilient. We simply don’t have the luxury to sit back and hope it rains or snows enough to meet our needs.” The City’s Public Works and Utilities Department believes that to create the continuous buffer the City will need now and into the foreseeable future, particularly in the face of the sort of drought we’ve seen this year, the community needs to permanently reduce water use both indoor and out in order to address changing climates, growth, firefighting capacities and impacts on City taxpayers. “So many municipalities across North America and elsewhere in the world are water-wise,” says Public Works and Utilities Director Colin Innes. “Nelson can be too, with a number of easy-to-follow steps”. Shorter showers, the installation of water
Check all faucets, pipes and toilets for leaks.
Install water saving showerheads and ultra-low-flush toilets.
Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you'll save up to 150 gallons per month
Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
saving appliances like toilet tank bags (see page 18) and faucet aerators, wiser lawn and garden watering — there are many ways to reduce household water consumption (see ’Know Your Flow’). The City and its Water Ambassador are available now to work with residents and businesses to reduce their usage. The City has made numerous efforts to ensure a 20 percent water reduction target is promptly met and maintained. Those efforts include: • The adoption of new bylaws aimed at water conservation and enforcement. • The on-going upgrade/ re-lining of water infrastructure to reduce leakage (even with new development Nelson’s water usage has been dropping.) • Implementing cost-effective infrastructure upgrades/line replacement like the Stores To Shores project — two-thirds of which was necessary due to aging infrastructure. • Council’s implementation of a water metering program which is gathering data on residential, commercial and institutional water use. With one primary source of water — Five Mile Creek — and two much smaller secondary sources — Anderson and Selous Creeks — Innes says the City is looking at a wide variety of alternative water source options should extreme drought set in later in the winter or again next spring, summer or fall. Five Mile is a tremendous source of water. Even with this year’s drought conditions, it produced enough water to serve the city. “But it’s prudent to identify and develop other potential secondary sources as weather patterns become more unpredictable,” Innes adds. “We could lose Five Mile in the event of a major wildfire or landslide.” The Public Works Director also notes that despite its obvious proximity and size, pumping the entire City’s water supply directly out of Kootenay Lake is neither practical or financially wise. Pointing out that much of the world has already been dealing with increasing drought and depleting water resources, some regions for decades, Mayor Kozak assures Nelson residents that the City has contingency and emergency plans in place to deal with all climate-related events, with highly-trained, well-experienced staff at all levels and in all positions, whenever they’re needed. “We’re planning now to manage severe conditions down the road, and ensuring we’re prepared for a future where water sources, wind, snow, rain and heat will pose challenges like we’ve never seen before,” says the Mayor. “This is soon going to be the new normal.” Water your lawn and garden in the morning or evening when temperatures are cooler to minimize evaporation.
Run your clothes washer and dishwasher only when they are full. You can save up to 1,000 gallons a month.
Adjust your lawn mower to a higher setting. A taller lawn shades roots and holds soil moisture better than if closely clipped.
Know Your Flow 2. How does it get to Nelson?
1. Where’s our water come from? All of the City’s of Nelson’s water supply comes from rainfall and snowpack melt. None of it is glacial runoff, nor is it pumped from aquifers, Kootenay Lake or any other reserve source. In fact, the presence of algae and other nutrients in the lake’s water makes it unhealthy to drink without costly treatment, and very expensive equipment, water main and 24-hour-a-day fuel requirements. Check all faucets, pipes and toilets for leaks.
Water your lawn and garden in the morning or evening when temperatures are cooler to minimize evaporation.
Adjust your lawn mower to a higher setting. A taller lawn shades roots and holds soil moisture better than if closely clipped.
Install water saving showerheads and ultra-low-flush toilets.
Water your plants deeply but less frequently to encourage deep root growth and drought tolerance.
Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you'll save up to 150 gallons per month
Use a bucket instead of a hose to wash your car.
Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Use a broom instead of a hose to clean your driveway and sidewalk and save water every time.
Run your clothes washer and dishwasher only when they are full. You can save up to 1,000 gallons a month.
Water your plants deeply but less frequently to encourage deep root growth and drought tolerance.
The City’s primary source of water is Five Mile Creek which has a watershed of almost 50 km2. Five Mile provides roughly 73 mega litres per day (ML/d) and as much as 400 ML/d during peak run off in May and June. On average Nelson uses about five ML/d of water for indoor use; but in the summer that has historically risen to nearly 14 ML/D. The City’s secondary water sources are Selous Creek and Anderson Creek — which supply additional water during the summer. However, both Selous and Anderson dry up in the fall.
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Need help reducing your home or business’s water consumption by 20 percent? Reach the City’s Water Smart Ambassador, Avery Deboer-Smith, at watersmart@ nelson.ca
Plant drought-tolerant or low water-use plants and grasses. Use a rain barrel or drip irrigation system
Can you reduce your water use by 20%? You bet! It’s easier than you think!
Use a bucket instead of a hose to wash your car.
Use a broom instead of a hose to clean your driveway and sidewalk and save water every time.
Plant drought-tolerant or low water-use plants and grasses. Use a rain barrel or drip irrigation system
Install water saving showerheads and ultra-low-flush toilets. Check all faucets, pipes and toilets for leaks. Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you’ll save up to 150 gallons per month. Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving. Run your clothes washer and dishwasher only when they are full. You can save up to 1,000 gallons a month. Plant drought-tolerant or low water-use plants and grasses. Use a rain barrel or drip irrigation system.
4. What’s the City do to conserve water? 3. How does water get to your home or business? Water from Five Mile Creek is stored in the Mountain Station Reservoir, Anderson Creek’s water is collected in the Anderson Intake above Fairview, and Selous Creek’s water is directed to the City’s water mains via the Selous Creek Transmission Line, above Uphill. From there, water is distributed throughout the City’s four water zones through 91 kms of water line. Check all faucets, pipes and toilets for leaks.
Install water saving showerheads and ultra-low-flush toilets.
Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you'll save up to 150 gallons per month
Turn off
Water your lawn and garden in the morning or evening when temperatures are cooler to minimize evaporation.
Adjust your lawn mower to a higher setting. A taller lawn shades roots and holds soil moisture better than if closely clipped.
Water your plants deeply but less frequently to encourage deep root growth and drought tolerance.
Use a bucket instead of a hose to wash your car.
Water main leakage is the City’s biggest source of water loss. That’s why, over the past ten years, the City has focused on replacing or re-lining its most troublesome water mains. There’s more. The City also reduces water system demand by irrigating Lakeside Park and the soccer fields with lake water. The Cemetery is also watered by a ground water well. The City’s flush truck and street cleaners are also sourced from the lake. Even with Nelson’s development and growth, the infrastructure replacement program and irrigation switching has reduced water usage by 25 percent from 2003.
Use a broom instead of a hose to clean your driveway and sidewalk and save water every time.
5. Where do we use the most water? Toilets account for approximately roughly 30 percent of indoor water use, while showers/baths account for approximately 22 percent; a further 20 percent of our indoor water use goes down clothes washer drains. Kitchen and bathroom faucets account for another 17 percent. Check out the water saving wheel to the right for ideas on how to reduce indoor water use. As for outdoor water use, during the warm weather months, lawn watering, gardens, driveway and vehicle cleaning accounts for 39 percent of Nelson’s water consumption.
Use a bucket instead of a hose to wash your car. Water your plants deeply but less frequently to encourage deep root growth and drought tolerance.
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The City of Nelson’s 20% Water Conservation Strategy
The City of Nelson’s 20% Water Conservation Strategy
‘This is a call to action’
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With the world’s weather changing, City rolls out permanent 20% water reduction strategy
ith the rain and snow of a traditional late autumn falling on Nelson and the West Kootenay’s mountains as of late, it may seem a somewhat unusual request. But the message is urgent. And its cause undeniable. The world’s weather is changing. And with it, water supplies are being impacted — including our own, right here in Nelson. “This month’s precipitation has been extremely important,” says Mayor Deb Kozak, “but after the hot, dry summer and early autumn we endured, we had only a quarter of the water we usually have in our creek sources. We’re very lucky to have received 22 percent of 2015’s total annual precipitation in just the last 18 days.” “Regardless of the fortunate wet weather, both myself and the City’s councillors are entirely convinced that Nelson residents absolutely need to believe this — each and every one of us must start conserving water. Now, tomorrow and into the future.” Following a summer of extreme drought across the province and a warmer and drierthan-usual early fall, the City of Nelson has been developing a comprehensive water conservation strategy aimed at reducing water use by 20 percent, permanently. “Our water water levels are always lowest in fall and winter,” says the Mayor, “and with interior British Columbia’s long range forecast calling for as much as 40 percent less precipitation than usual, it will be even more important to conserve water right now and in the months ahead, despite the rain and early season snow we’ve received.” “This is a call to action,” says the Mayor. “Council, City staff, business owners, residents — we need to be proactive and resilient. We simply don’t have the luxury to sit back and hope it rains or snows enough to meet our needs.” The City’s Public Works and Utilities Department believes that to create the continuous buffer the City will need now and into the foreseeable future, particularly in the face of the sort of drought we’ve seen this year, the community needs to permanently reduce water use both indoor and out in order to address changing climates, growth, firefighting capacities and impacts on City taxpayers. “So many municipalities across North America and elsewhere in the world are water-wise,” says Public Works and Utilities Director Colin Innes. “Nelson can be too, with a number of easy-to-follow steps”. Shorter showers, the installation of water
Check all faucets, pipes and toilets for leaks.
Install water saving showerheads and ultra-low-flush toilets.
Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you'll save up to 150 gallons per month
Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
saving appliances like toilet tank bags (see page 18) and faucet aerators, wiser lawn and garden watering — there are many ways to reduce household water consumption (see ’Know Your Flow’). The City and its Water Ambassador are available now to work with residents and businesses to reduce their usage. The City has made numerous efforts to ensure a 20 percent water reduction target is promptly met and maintained. Those efforts include: • The adoption of new bylaws aimed at water conservation and enforcement. • The on-going upgrade/ re-lining of water infrastructure to reduce leakage (even with new development Nelson’s water usage has been dropping.) • Implementing cost-effective infrastructure upgrades/line replacement like the Stores To Shores project — two-thirds of which was necessary due to aging infrastructure. • Council’s implementation of a water metering program which is gathering data on residential, commercial and institutional water use. With one primary source of water — Five Mile Creek — and two much smaller secondary sources — Anderson and Selous Creeks — Innes says the City is looking at a wide variety of alternative water source options should extreme drought set in later in the winter or again next spring, summer or fall. Five Mile is a tremendous source of water. Even with this year’s drought conditions, it produced enough water to serve the city. “But it’s prudent to identify and develop other potential secondary sources as weather patterns become more unpredictable,” Innes adds. “We could lose Five Mile in the event of a major wildfire or landslide.” The Public Works Director also notes that despite its obvious proximity and size, pumping the entire City’s water supply directly out of Kootenay Lake is neither practical or financially wise. Pointing out that much of the world has already been dealing with increasing drought and depleting water resources, some regions for decades, Mayor Kozak assures Nelson residents that the City has contingency and emergency plans in place to deal with all climate-related events, with highly-trained, well-experienced staff at all levels and in all positions, whenever they’re needed. “We’re planning now to manage severe conditions down the road, and ensuring we’re prepared for a future where water sources, wind, snow, rain and heat will pose challenges like we’ve never seen before,” says the Mayor. “This is soon going to be the new normal.” Water your lawn and garden in the morning or evening when temperatures are cooler to minimize evaporation.
Run your clothes washer and dishwasher only when they are full. You can save up to 1,000 gallons a month.
Adjust your lawn mower to a higher setting. A taller lawn shades roots and holds soil moisture better than if closely clipped.
Know Your Flow 2. How does it get to Nelson?
1. Where’s our water come from? All of the City’s of Nelson’s water supply comes from rainfall and snowpack melt. None of it is glacial runoff, nor is it pumped from aquifers, Kootenay Lake or any other reserve source. In fact, the presence of algae and other nutrients in the lake’s water makes it unhealthy to drink without costly treatment, and very expensive equipment, water main and 24-hour-a-day fuel requirements. Check all faucets, pipes and toilets for leaks.
Water your lawn and garden in the morning or evening when temperatures are cooler to minimize evaporation.
Adjust your lawn mower to a higher setting. A taller lawn shades roots and holds soil moisture better than if closely clipped.
Install water saving showerheads and ultra-low-flush toilets.
Water your plants deeply but less frequently to encourage deep root growth and drought tolerance.
Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you'll save up to 150 gallons per month
Use a bucket instead of a hose to wash your car.
Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Use a broom instead of a hose to clean your driveway and sidewalk and save water every time.
Run your clothes washer and dishwasher only when they are full. You can save up to 1,000 gallons a month.
Water your plants deeply but less frequently to encourage deep root growth and drought tolerance.
The City’s primary source of water is Five Mile Creek which has a watershed of almost 50 km2. Five Mile provides roughly 73 mega litres per day (ML/d) and as much as 400 ML/d during peak run off in May and June. On average Nelson uses about five ML/d of water for indoor use; but in the summer that has historically risen to nearly 14 ML/D. The City’s secondary water sources are Selous Creek and Anderson Creek — which supply additional water during the summer. However, both Selous and Anderson dry up in the fall.
Avery Deboer-Smith
Need help reducing your home or business’s water consumption by 20 percent? Reach the City’s Water Smart Ambassador, Avery Deboer-Smith, at watersmart@ nelson.ca
Plant drought-tolerant or low water-use plants and grasses. Use a rain barrel or drip irrigation system
Can you reduce your water use by 20%? You bet! It’s easier than you think!
Use a bucket instead of a hose to wash your car.
Use a broom instead of a hose to clean your driveway and sidewalk and save water every time.
Plant drought-tolerant or low water-use plants and grasses. Use a rain barrel or drip irrigation system
Install water saving showerheads and ultra-low-flush toilets. Check all faucets, pipes and toilets for leaks. Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you’ll save up to 150 gallons per month. Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving. Run your clothes washer and dishwasher only when they are full. You can save up to 1,000 gallons a month. Plant drought-tolerant or low water-use plants and grasses. Use a rain barrel or drip irrigation system.
4. What’s the City do to conserve water? 3. How does water get to your home or business? Water from Five Mile Creek is stored in the Mountain Station Reservoir, Anderson Creek’s water is collected in the Anderson Intake above Fairview, and Selous Creek’s water is directed to the City’s water mains via the Selous Creek Transmission Line, above Uphill. From there, water is distributed throughout the City’s four water zones through 91 kms of water line. Check all faucets, pipes and toilets for leaks.
Install water saving showerheads and ultra-low-flush toilets.
Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you'll save up to 150 gallons per month
Turn off
Water your lawn and garden in the morning or evening when temperatures are cooler to minimize evaporation.
Adjust your lawn mower to a higher setting. A taller lawn shades roots and holds soil moisture better than if closely clipped.
Water your plants deeply but less frequently to encourage deep root growth and drought tolerance.
Use a bucket instead of a hose to wash your car.
Water main leakage is the City’s biggest source of water loss. That’s why, over the past ten years, the City has focused on replacing or re-lining its most troublesome water mains. There’s more. The City also reduces water system demand by irrigating Lakeside Park and the soccer fields with lake water. The Cemetery is also watered by a ground water well. The City’s flush truck and street cleaners are also sourced from the lake. Even with Nelson’s development and growth, the infrastructure replacement program and irrigation switching has reduced water usage by 25 percent from 2003.
Use a broom instead of a hose to clean your driveway and sidewalk and save water every time.
5. Where do we use the most water? Toilets account for approximately roughly 30 percent of indoor water use, while showers/baths account for approximately 22 percent; a further 20 percent of our indoor water use goes down clothes washer drains. Kitchen and bathroom faucets account for another 17 percent. Check out the water saving wheel to the right for ideas on how to reduce indoor water use. As for outdoor water use, during the warm weather months, lawn watering, gardens, driveway and vehicle cleaning accounts for 39 percent of Nelson’s water consumption.
Use a bucket instead of a hose to wash your car. Water your plants deeply but less frequently to encourage deep root growth and drought tolerance.
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The City of Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20% Water Conservation Strategy
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Contest is open to City of Nelson residents and businesses only. Photo entry must include at least one Toilet Tank Bag and at least one person. Each photo uploaded is considered one entry. Maximum of one entry per residential household and one entry per business/organization. Visit www.nelson.ca to upload photo via the City of Nelson website. Contest ends on Tuesday, December 15th at 12:00pm PST (Noon). The winning entries will be drawn by Nelson City Council on Monday, December 21st at 7:00pm PST.
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avigation has changed: where once we hauled out the road map (and later, tried to refold it), now we tell our smart phone where we want to go and she tells us how to get there. For those of us who are navigationally challenged, it’s a bit of a miracle. In Canada’s literary landscape we’re celebrating our new navigational devices. Enter literary mapping, an online resource that’s complementary to our welloiled readerly imaginations. Literary mapping makes it possible to actually go to the place where writers wrote or novels were set and see for ourselves — and develop a great reading list to boot. Literary maps tell us where the landmarks are: the places where writers burned the midnight oil, or their characters lived: think Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock (Orillia), or St. Urbain’s Horseman by Mordechai Richler (St. Urbain street in Montreal). Or the
fictionalized versions of real places, such as Manawaka in Margaret Lawrence’s The Diviners (Neepawa, Manitoba). How cool is it to raise a glass in the pub where, in the ’60s and ’70s, Canada’s first poet laureate George Bowering raised his own glass with poets Susan Musgrave, Stan Persky, and Brian Fawcett? While Library and Archives Canada has literary maps that date back as far as 1936, the online literary maps of today are much more interactive. Each pin on the map offers a thumbnail of the author/book associated with that spot, with more information with a further click of the mouse: history, images, and even the chance to check out the book from your library. Take a virtual walk, meet your authors, and build your reading list. The Vancouver Public Library Literary Landmarks site (vpl.ca/ literarylandmarks) does just that. To get the ball rolling, librarian Sandra Sing of VPL reached out to BC Bookworld publisher Alan Twigg, who in 1986 wrote Vancouver & its Writers: A Guide to Vancouver’s Literary Landmarks. As keeper of the database abcbookworld.com — home to information on more than 11,000 BC writers — Twigg was the perfect partner to recreate that
project for the Internet age 20 years later. Vancouver’s online literary landmarks map is live, and it’s growing. Should you decide to take the physical tour (plug the address into your smart phone or find your own way Voyageurstyle) there are now 26 plaques to read once you get there, with more to come. Wayson Choy’s plaque is on East Pender near his childhood home; Malcolm Lowry’s plaque celebrates the site where Under the Volcano was written. Who knew Margaret Atwood wrote Lady Oracle in Vancouver? Literary tourism isn’t new. When visiting England a few years ago I had lunch at — be still, my beating heart! — the Eagle and Child pub in Oxford, where The Inklings met regularly to raise a glass and stoke imaginations: these were J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and others. I drank my stout and absorbed it all, happy as a literary clam. Now, online literary
tourism offers unprecedented breadth, scope, and cause for celebration. Since partnering with Vancouver Public Library, Twigg has begun working on a BC-wide map, seeking regional partners and aiming to bring British Columbia writers and their books into the spotlight in this new, comprehensive, and friendly way. The launch date for the site is still a few months away, but oh, what roads await us! What trails ahead! We have the navigation system; now, we just need to plan all of the places we want to go. Our online literary explorers will chart new territory, mining the depths of the Interior for literary luminaries. When we get there, we’ll have the best sort of map in our virtual back pocket — no refolding necessary. Anne DeGrace is the adult services coordinator at the Nelson Public Library. Check This Out runs every other week. For more information go to nelsonlibrary.ca.
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Slocan Valley projects get $250,000 boost SUBMIT TED
By supporting the growth of a local food economy, we will strengthen the overall economy of our valley. Leah Main
Black Press
The Slocan Valley Economic Development Commission has chosen four organizations to receive a combined $251,000 over two years from the Slocan Valley Community Directed Fund. The fund is a partnership between the Regional District of Central Kootenay and Columbia Basin Trust, who provided the money. “We believe that fund-
ing these organizations will result in long term and widespread benefits to the Slocan Valley community,” said Leah Main, chair of the commission. “The commission engaged with the community extensively to determine how valley
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residents wanted this funding used for their economic, social, cultural and environmental well-being.” The commission allocated $40,000 to the seniors’ housing society project which plans to build long-term housing for elders in Slocan City. The society’s committee will share its knowledge and designs with other groups that may wish to develop similar housing
projects in other parts of the valley. The W.E. Graham Community Services Society will receive $46,000 to purchase a youth/community bus. The bus will fill a need for specialized transportation in the valley for day trips, evening events and other activities that occur outside of the times and locales served by regional transit. This transportation option will enable youth and other community members to more fully participate in wide ranging events without having to own their own vehicles. The remaining funds are directed at two
food security/food hub projects; both the West Kootenay Permaculture Co-op Association in the south valley and the Healthy Community Society of the north valley foster and advance food production, storage and distribution as well as access to locally/regionally grown foods in our communities. These two organizations have agreed to collaborate on their projects. “The Slocan Valley Economic Development Commission believes that by supporting the growth of a local food economy, we will strengthen the overall economy of our valley,” explained Main.
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Local food security takes another step forward SUBMIT TED Black Press
The Ko otenay and Boundary Food Producers Co-op is moving ahead with its plans to build resiliency in our region by supporting food producers. They have just received a technical assistance grant from Vancity Community Investment for board development and organizational guidance. “The timing is great,” says Kim Charlesworth, chair of the steering committee, “as we are holding our first annual general meeting on Nov. 25. Our first elected board will be ushered in and new board members will have professional help moving forward. This kind of support is critical to the success of new organizations.” The producers co-op incorporated in March and has already completed a pilot delivery and marketing project. This service will be expanded next year, and
Willow Springs Farm in Nelway belongs to the Kootenay and Boundary Food Producers Co-op. Submitted photo
a new project started which will see a storage facility leased in Salmo to offer co-op members safe winter storage for crops such as squash, carrots, potatoes and onions. The producers coop’s mandate includes increasing food security in the region while assisting farmers and secondary processors to access new markets and to
grow, process and store more food for local consumption. “The pilot was a huge success,” says Willy Fuder, a member farmer who participated this year. The co-op hopes to also promote an even greater appreciation among consumers for local, sustainably produced crops, meat and other edible products.
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When someone you love becomes a memory. . . that memory becomes a treasure. Roshinsky, Edward (Ed) It is with tremendous sadness we announce the passing of Ed Roshinsky. Ed passed away on November 14 ,2015 at the Trail Hospital at the age of 81 years young. Born in Viscount Saskatchewan he was the eldest of 10 brothers and sisters. Ed moved to Kelowna in 1954. A longtime resident of Kelowna , Ed owned and operated BEK excavating as well operated cranes for Emil Anderson Construction. Some of his more noticeable crane jobs were installing 40 foot Fred at Bedrock City on the corner of McCurdy Rd as well as installing the steeple on the renovated Benvoulin Heritage Church .Ed was also an accomplished musician and played accordion in his band “The OK Ramblers” at many functions up and down the Okanagan Valley. Above all, Family was everything to Ed and he also made sure he stayed in touch with everyone he knew along his walk of life. Ed and his wife Del of 59 years of marriage , set out on a new adventure in 1992 and moved to the Slocan Valley where they built a little piece of heaven and enjoyed hosting their kid’s grandkids and great grandkids creating forever fond memories for all. Ed was predeceased by his mother and father Joe and Cecelia , his brothers- Ron and Clarence( Lorraine) sisters Vivian and Nataline, Forever remembered by his loving wife Idella, his kidsCheryl, Bernie (Shelly), Michele (Brent) Keith (Alice). 15 grandchildren- Ryan (Jamie), Tyler (Niki), Derek (Deb), Christina (Robin), Angela (Nick), Mathew (Jamie), Joe, Quentin, Noel (Megan), Riley (Darcy), Cam (Shayla), Cody, Kayla (Trevor), Desmond, Zach (Josie). 9 Great Grandchildren- Alexandra, Morgan, Carter, Ariana, Addison, Cash, Lottie, Odin, Mya and his siblings Alf (Theresa deceased), Neen (Len), Wilma, Wil (Diane), Merv (Sharon), sister in law Joy and numerous nieces and nephews. Ed was much younger than his years read, he gave unconditional love to his family. His bond with his grandkids and great grandkids was incredible. He could fix anything and was content puttering around his little castle in Slocan or just having coffee with friends and family. Funeral Services will be held at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, 750 N Rutland Road, Kelowna on Saturday, November 21st, 2015 at 11:00 AM with Father David John as Celebrant. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to Heart and Stroke Foundation in memory of Ed. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.firstmemorialfuneralkelowna.com. Arrangements entrusted with First Memorial Funeral Services, Kelowna, BC 250-762-2299
Notice Of Passing Marjorie Violet Watson 1918-2015
A service will be held early next week at Cathedral of Mary Immaculate.
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Notice of Passing
Atillio “Tilly” Mores It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of ATILLIO “TILLY” MORES on Saturday, November 14, 2015. We are asking Tilly’s friends to join us on Sunday, November 29th from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm at the Eagles Hall at 641 Baker St. in Nelson for an informal gathering. Internment has already taken place. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation, Canadian Diabetes Association or the Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC.
Robson, BC – M.A. White (Anne) December 16, 1942 November 14, 2015 Anne passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. She is lovingly remembered by her many friends and family members; her children Ian (Aoibhinn) and Robin (Adrian); and grandchildren Rosanna, Odin, and Declan. Anne was a well-known and respected Public Health Nurse in Williams Lake, Victoria, and the Kootenays. She had many passions in life and Anne devoted her energy to a variety of causes, which helped and supported the community that she lived in. She was an avid gardener, entertainer, and had an incredible love for life, family, and friendship. She made everyone feel like family...and she could rock some seriously hot shades. A celebration of life will be held at the Robson Community Hall at 5:00PM Saturday, November 28th, 2015. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the YouCaring webpage called “Anne White Memorial Bench” for a bench in her honour, which will be located at the future dog park in Castlegar.
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Storm knocks out power NELSON STAR STAFF
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Nearly 5,000 FortisBC customers were left in the dark after Tuesday’s big storm. Winds brought down a number of trees, knocking out power in Crawford Bay, Kaslo, Salmo, Ymir, Nelson, and the Slocan Valley as well as portions of Trail, Rossland, Warfield, Castlegar, Creston, and Fruitvale. “FortisBC’s first priority is to maintain the safety of the public and our crews as we respond to these outages,” the company said in a prepared statement. “Crews worked through the night to restore service and brought customers in Ymir, Warfield, Salmo and parts of Fruitvale back online.” Two transmission lines serving Kaslo and Crawford Bay were heav-
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ily damaged. As of Thursday morning, one line had been repaired and was providing power to the area until the second transmission line was fixed. The company’s website said 1,355 Kaslo customers had their power back as 5:30 p.m. Wednesday while 300 Crawford Bay customers were still without as of Thursday morning, but repairs were expected to be completed later that day. About 60 homes in the Slocan Valley were also expected to have their electricity back on Thursday. Power was restored to 1,293 customers in Salmo as of 4:30 a.m. Wednesday and 50 customers around Nelway as of 4 a.m. Power also remained out to 330 customers in Rossland Thursday.
SUBMIT TED The West Kootenay Community TEETH Clinic Society is one of five finalists in the Pacific Blue Cross Share the Care campaign that could result in a donation of up to $50,000. Until Dec. 6, Pacific Blue Cross is asking you to vote online for organizations improving health and wellbeing in British Columbia. Pacific Blue Cross asked members of its health foundation to vote from a list of non-profit organizations who have received past funding. The vote led to five
finalists being chosen for a video storytelling campaign. In each video, a volunteer shares a personal connection to their organization. Pacific Blue Cross has promised each organization a $5,000 donation for participating. British Columbians are now invited to Share the Care and encourage voting for their favourite videos. The two videos with the most votes at the end of the campaign will have their donations increased to $50,000 and $10,000 respectively. Winners will be announced in early January.
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Southern Interior Beetle Action Coalition Executive Director Position
City hall flies Métis flag Flying in front of Nelson city hall for a week are two Métis flags after Louis Riel Day on Monday. It was 130 years ago that the Métis leader was hanged in Regina following the 1885 rebellion that he led. Pictured are Harold Horsfall, city councillor Bob Adams, Gordon McGregor, and Bud Beauchamp.
The Executive Director is responsible for the leadership and management of the Southern Interior Beetle Action Coalition according to the strategic direction set by the Board of Directors. Salary range for this position is $90,000-$120,000. Location: Home office (B.C.), based in the SIBAC Region Application: For position details, please visit the SIBAC website at: www.sibacs.com Closing Date: Before 4:00 pm December 15, 2015 Address to: Rhona Martin, SIBAC Chair Please send your response electronically to: Email: admin@sibacs.com We thank all candidates for applying, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Coming Events ECHO IS MOVING. Still Eagleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Boutique across the street moves down the street to a bigger location in December. Big moving sale on now on our finest fair and Canadian eco-fashions. Half the store is half the price. Including our awesome indigenous line. 471 Baker. GET COZY WITH A CONSCIENCE. Still Eagle has you covered with sustainable warmth: toasty socks, local toques, organicalpaca scarves, scrumptious sheepskins and elegant sweaters. 476 Baker. Kootenay Artisan Fair at Prestige Lake Side Resort, 53 Juried Artisans Vendors & Live Music Friday Nov 20th 12-7 Saturday Nov 21st 10-6 & Sunday Nov 22nd 11-4. $3 at the door, Find us on Facebook. STILL EAGLEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 24TH ANNIVERSARY SALE: This weekend, get 24% off storewide at Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first and best eco-store. Sat and Sunday Nov 21st, 22nd.. And enter to win a $240 gift basket. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re open 10 - 7 both days. 476 Baker.
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Full Time-Permanent Cook needed for Kootenay Cantina Del Centro Inc Cantina del Centro. Business Address Location of work 561 Baker St, Nelson BC V1L 4J1. Main Duties include: Prepare and cook complete meals or individual dishes and foods, plan menus, determine size of food portions. Estimate food requirements and cost, and monitor and order supplies, inspect kitchens and food service areas, train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food, order supplies and equipment. Maintain inventory and records of food, supplies and equipments, clean kitchen and work areas. EDUCATION: completion of secondary school EXPERIENCE: At least 3 years experience OR if candidate does not have 3 years of experience a cooking post-secondary certificate is required. SALARY: $13.00 to $16.00 hourly, 40 hours per week. Shift: flexibility in scheduling, required, evening or weekend hours as needed (shifts 9AM-5PM, 5PM-1AM). BENEFITS: Uniforms, discount on meals. Apply by email to: cantinadelcentro@gmail.com MAIL: 561 Baker St Nelson BC V1L 4J1
HELP WANTED CDA CertiďŹ ed Dental Assistant required for permanent P/T or F/T position in well established, high quality, professional setting in Nelson. Seeking confident, self motivated, multi-tasker, with a passion for dentistry. Call or fax (250)-352-2711 or email resume to
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PURCHASING AGENT One of the largest building supply retailers in the Kootenay area is now accepting applications for the position of Purchasing Agent. This position reports directly to the store Manager and is responsible for purchasing regular stock items, special order products and investigating new product lines. Applicants must have computer POS knowledge and the ability to work in an active and co-operative environment. Applicants must have excellent communication skills and be comfortable working with the public as well converse with multiple vendors on a daily basis. 3 years related building supply experience or purchasing experience required.
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Nelson Community Services Centre (NCSC) is seeking a suitable candidate to fill its Youth Outreach Worker position. The worker will provide outreach support to youth (12-19) identified by schools, individuals, and community agencies as being at-risk or potentially atrisk. See NCSCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website for full job description www.nelsoncommunityservices.ca. Qualifications: x Minimum of a diploma in human services or the equivalent combination of education and experience working with youth x Knowledge of theory, principles, and practices in the field of at-risk youth. x Class IV Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License; have access to a reliable vehicle with appropriate insurance This part-time position (28 hours/week) begins immediately. Union membership with BCGEU is required. The wage is consistent with Wage Grid 11 [$17.44 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 20.32] of the Collective Agreement. This position is open to male and female applicants. Only those short-listed will be contacted. Please submit letter of interest and resume no later than 12 Noon on Friday, December 4, 2015 to: Rona Park, NCSC Executive Director Mail to: 201 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 518 Lake Street, Nelson, BC V1L 4C6 Email to: rpark@nelsoncommunityservices.ca Fax to: (250) 352-3750
Pharmasave Nelson is Hiring!!!!! Opportunity for an experienced Front Store Manager to be part of our community focused traditional Pharmasave store. Our store is located at 685 Baker Street. The successful candidate must have experience in managing the overall front store retail operations of a large business. Other abilities include, strong communication and leadership skills, scheduling, managing all front store activities, ability to set strategic goals and experience in inventory management, while demonstrating superior customer service to all customers. A competitive wage is offered based on experience and skills, plus benefits. Deadline for applications, December 15th, 2015. Please email your resume to clyhne@forewest.ca
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Nelson SPCA holds gala fundraiser SUBMIT TED Black Press
On Saturday, Nov. 28 the Nelson branch of the BC SPCA will be holding its seventh annual Spayghetti and No Balls gala fundraising dinner at the Prestige Lakeside resort. In addition to a gourmet four course served meal with local cruelty-free meat and vegetarian options, guests will be treated to some fantastic live music. Guests are encouraged to come early to bid on some silent auction and
live auction items. “There are items of all sizes so you could easily do all of your Christmas shopping at the event,” says Rob Andrew, the Nelson branch manager. Among the prizes available will be a kayak, an Okanagan getaway, electronic items, and multiple spa and bed and breakfast packages. There will also be many gift certificates and smaller items for the budget conscious. The dinner was originally conceived in 2009 to jumpstart the branch’s
low-income spay/neuter program, Catsnip/ Dogsnip. That program is well underway and a big success, but the branch still needs help to maintain it and to pay for their ever rising spay and neuter bill. “We spent over $40,000 on spay and neuter expenses last year,” says Andrew. “In addition to controlling pet overpopulation, spaying and neutering can help solve certain health and behavioural problems which makes pets less adoptable.”
The Nelson adoption centre not only adopts animals to loving homes, they create a compassionate community in many different ways. Through the centre, they provide humane education programs such as a summer camps and school visits, reunite lost pets back to their homes, provide low income spay/neuters, and respond to cruelty complaints to make sure that all animals have a voice. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for cocktails and
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Lola and Cheech, two senior chihuahuas up for adoption, are just two of the beneficiaries of the Nelson SPCA’s gala dinner next weekend. the silent auction, while dinner begins at 7. The dress code is casual.
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Perspectives on Faith and Culture “Nous sommes unis.” “We are one!”
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There were a number of heroic acts in Beirut and in Paris. One Beirut citizen tackled a suicide bomber and caused the bomb to detonate. This young man, Adel Termos, was killed along with his daughter. Sadly, media coverage of the bombing in Beirut was virtually non-existent. A bomb also went off in Baghdad last week and received virtually no coverage. The spiritual path that I follow leads me to hope for dialogue and conversation rather than retaliation and vengeance. I am follower of Jesus of Nazareth who taught that we are to love our enemies and seek reconciliation. As a practitioner of non-violence, I join with people around the world to engage in dialogue about the challenges we face in the world. When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in opposition, he proposed that Canada join with other nations in a determination of root causes of ISIS terrorist activities. Then Prime Minister Harper derided the idea but then went ahead quietly and commissioned the investigation. Root causes point to poverty, disenfranchisement, centuries of colonialism, patriarchy, sectarianism, a lack of education, poor health care and many other determinants.
Person to person peace-making and an acknowledgement that we are all part of the human family is a place to begin to find a non-violent future together. David Boyd
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
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Against violence and with the people of the world, it is important for people of goodwill and peace to affirm, “We are one.” We stand in solidarity with the people of France and Lebanon; the ISIS terrorist attack in Beirut killed 43 and wounded 239.
Terrorism does not create new life. Love, hope, equality, freedom, peace with justice and compassion lead us to a new way of being together. My Christian path leads me to reach out to join hands with others. It is no easy thing to open one’s heart to others and to seek a path of love and compassion. This takes hard work and a willingness to engage person to person.
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Unity Centre of the Kootenays Speaker – Lorraine Ballantine Topic - “More on Remote Influencing” 717 Vernon St. Sunday at 11 a.m. Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394
Nelson United Church Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am Minister: David Boyd All are Welcome Reign of Christ Sunday All children welcome for Sunday School and Nursery Room available
Corner of Josephine and Silica Streets Ph: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca
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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
St. Saviour's Anglican Church 701 Ward St. at Silica St., Nelson Eucharist and Children's Program
Every Sunday 10:30 a.m. St. Saviour’s Food Pantry Open Every Friday 9 - 11 a.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
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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
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Mungall praises new power plan to create jobs and save money SUBMIT TED Black Press
Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall says she’s “thrilled” about a new vision for BC’s energy future. BC New Democrat leader John Horgan this week launched PowerBC, a sweeping energy plan that creates jobs in every community in B.C. while protecting families and businesses from runaway Hydro bills. “In communities across our region, I hear from parents who have to leave their families for weeks at a time to work a camp job, and from seniors struggling with sky rocketing hydro costs,” says Mungall. “People also tell me they want to see a forwardthinking green energy plan. This week, New Democrats are delivering that. Power BC is a plan to create goodpaying, long-lasting local jobs, reduce energy consumption and help save on power costs here in the Kootenays and across BC.” PowerBC will launch an accelerated program of energy efficiency retrofits to public buildings
like schools and hospitals, as well as industrial and commercial buildings and private homes. The plan would upgrade BC Hydro’s existing
Revelstoke Dam and other facilities, and free BC Hydro to pursue BC’s clean energy potential in wind, solar and emerging technologies in partner-
ship with First Nations and clean energy providers. The plan will guarantee BC jobs and training opportunities through local procurement and
local hiring. “Instead of flooding a valley and destroying productive farmland, we want to invest in our existing infrastructure,
invest in green technologies, and invest in training our young people,” says Mungall. “We can reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and
strengthen our local economies at the same time. That’s the kind of thinking and planning we need to meet the realities of the 21st century.”
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The fun part of science Science World’s Jess Sashaw kept the kids asking and answering questions during presentations this week at Hume, Rosemont, and Redfish elementary schools. At left, Grade 4 Hume student Kaleb Johnson is focused on a science trick about states of matter. Is this water solid, liquid, or vapour? Bill Metcalfe photos
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Poetry of Objects opens tonight Touchstones Nelson hosts Leah Weinstein exhibition SUBMIT TED Black Press
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dress covered in spoons, an arc of lampshades … The Poetry of Objects is a new exhibition by Leah Weinstein that invites you to discover the
extraordinary in the everyday. The opening reception is tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at Touchstones Nelson, with an artist talk scheduled for tomorrow at 1 p.m. Using new and repurposed materials and forms, Weinstein creates assemblages that use the familiar in surprising ways, blurring the lines between the ordinary and the profound. A former student of the textile studio
at Kootenay Studio Arts in Nelson, she is now based in Vancouver. The artist will be at the opening, and will share more about her genre-bending
practice during her artist talk on Saturday. The Poetry of Objects runs until Feb. 14. Admission to the opening reception is by
donation, while the artist talk is free with admission to Touchstones Nelson. Members of Touchstones Nelson are admitted free.
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