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Nakusp Falcons Atoms pose on the ice after winning the Monashee Classic tournament in Lumby last weekend.
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Village receives first dividends from NACFOR JILLIAN TR AINOR Arrow Lakes News
The village of Nakusp has received its first dividend cheque from the Nakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR). The community forest began in 2008, and the village is the only shareholder in the company. The village was recently presented with a cheque representing the dividends from 2013, in the amount of $582,064. NACFOR and the village will be sitting down to discuss priorities for the village, and will determine how the money
will go out. “This money will be put in a legacy fund created by the village,” said mayor Karen Hamling. “It’s not going to little tiny projects, it will go to something that will help the community as a whole.” It took five years for NACFOR to present a cheque because the company wanted to build up a reserve fund. Once that fund was built up, the dividend was presented to the village. There was no dividend cheque in 2014, because the company’s costs exceeded its income. With the company, income can vary from year to year. One year, they might not do a lot of logging, but they still
have management and maintenance costs. “We logged a lot in 2013, so we made quite a bit of money, but in 2014, we had to do a lot of field work to replace the volume and we didn’t log as much, so we didn’t make as much,” said Kathy Smith, president of NACFOR. No decision has been made on what the funding will go toward, but the village is in the process of creating a strategic plan, with priorities on the next four years on where it would like to work within the community. The plan and priorities will be taken into consideration, along with a discussion with the board members of NACFOR to see if there are other priorities that can be offered up. Photo on page A12
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Caution urged after cougar sighted within town limits JILLIAN TR AINOR Arrow Lakes News
had seen the tracks in the backyard. A domestic cat, for a cougar, is a nice little easy meal.” Thorpe isn’t the only person to have seen cougar tracks in his yard. ScottieAnne Hoffman saw tracks in her yard a couple of weeks ago. Though there is debate as to whether the animal is a cougar or a bear, Hoffman is assuming it’s a cougar. “Us and our neighbours assume it was a cougar. One of the neighbours — their dog actually had the cougar treed that same night,” she said. “The dog had chased the cougar, or had scared the cougar, and it went up a tree, and it was sitting in the tree hissing at them.” Conservation officers have been called, but it is unsure if anyone has been able to come to the village to check the situation out. Cougar sightings in the winter are not uncommon in Nakusp, and Thorpe has a theory as to why. “We frequently have white-tailed deer in our yard all the time, so when their favourite prey is around, and within residential limits, they follow them around.” Conservation officials were unavailable for comment at the time of publication.
Nakusp residents are urged to take caution after sightings of a cougar within the village limits. It was first spotted shortly after the first snowfall of the season, and may be responsible for the disappearance of at least one family pet. BLACK PRESS Grant Thorpe saw the tracks in Includes ad sizes for the Nelson Star, Castlegar News, Arrow his yard, which wereLakes aboutNews, four Creston Valley Advance and Kootenay News Advertiser inches by four inches. After letting Charlie, the fam1/8 Page Vertical Ad ily cat, out in the early morning Option No. 2 – for ads with more text hours, he heard a cat’s screech, as 2.833” x 5” or 7.195cm x 12.7cm if it were in a cat fight. Typically, whenever he’s heard that screech, it’s accompanied by other screeches, which go on for about a minute REQUEST FOR or so, and then the cats go their separate ways. This was not the PROPOSALS case in this event. There was one Environmental sharp screech, and then nothing. Monitoring Program “We never thought anything of it because it’s not terribly unusual to hear that,” he said. “At three in the morning, you’re not exactly The Regional District of Central Kootenay thinking straight.” (RDCK) has issued three (3) Request for The family thought it was a little odd when Charlie didn’t Proposals regarding their Environmental return that morning, but nothing terribly unusual. Monitoring Program, as follows: “Later that day when he wasn’t back, I went back out and I 1. Request for Proposal - Analytical Laboratory Services 2. Request for Proposal - Water Quality Reporting 3. Request for Proposal - Water Quality JILLIAN TR AINOR have a wired connecSampling tion through the whole Arrow Lakes News school, with a wireRequest for Proposal documents can be found less option in the high on the RDCK’s website. Lucerne Connectivity school portion. There decision are still issues within Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 pm, After much dis- the decision to discuss, Thursday, January 7, 2016. cussion and debate, such as how to ensure a decision has finally Internet at the school Brittny Anderson been reached regard- is used responsibly, as Environmental Technologist ing Internet con- well as the possibility Phone: (250) 352-1523 nection at Lucerne of putting the system Elementary Secondary on a timed system, Email: banderson@rdck.bc.ca School. Trustees have which could turn off School, the school Web: www.rdck.ca voted for a dual sys- the connection during board office, and tem. This system will certain periods of the maintenance shops. The funding will help day. replace the district’s Royal Canadian Legion Br. #20 Nakusp Funding for School lighting system with more efficient fixtures District 10 The Minister of and bulbs, which will Education has ap- help reduce energy proved $339,400 in costs for the district. Meat draws are held every Saturday- 4PM, 5PM & 6PM funding for the re- Both this and the heatIn December, the Legion will be placement of the boiler ing upgrade grant for sponsoring the Meat draws on Saturdays and heating system at Lucerne will help to All members and guests welcome! Lucerne School. The provide much needed system is 24 years old, infrastructure for the and has been an area district. Also, SD 10 of concern for many will be receiving two B years, but because the new buses. There have I cost exceeded Annual been major issues this Facility Grant funding, year with bus breakN it wasn’t possible to downs, and rising with G replace it before now. cost of repairs, this is In addition, another welcomed news. $245,400 was approved O Cribbage will be held on Dec.6th at 1PM for the purpose of in- Growing Innovation stalling LED lighting Grant received School District 10 upgrades at Nakusp Did you know that you can purchase all your lottery tickets in the Legion? That includes 649, BC49, Lotto Max etc! Elementary School, has received fundOPEN at 3pm • Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday • 2pm on Saturday Nakusp Secondary ing from the Growing
The dog had chased the cougar, or had scared the cougar, and it went up a tree, and it was sitting in the tree hissing at them.
School Board meeting highlights: Nov. 24 New program in SD 10, Design Thinking: “Making” a Difference in the World, was awarded $2,000.
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Innovation in Rural sites of Learning through the Rural Education Advisory Council. The amount, $2,000, will go toward a new project called Design Thinking: “Making” a Difference in the World. This is a hands on project which involves 13 artists, artisans, makers and tradespeople in our communities who will work in classroom residencies of two days to two weeks with teachers and students across the district. Almost three quarters of the artists, artisans, and makers have graduated from schools in SD 10. Fauquier School Update The school board
will be holding a community meeting concerning the purchase of the property on Dec. 1. The board has also been in contact with BC Hydro and has been informed that BC Hydro is not able to provide hookups to any prospective lots in Fauquier. As a result, a Registered On site Waste Professional (ROWP) will be engaged to assess potential plot layout, based on septic regulations. Board office closures in December The school board office will be closed from Dec. 21 to Dec. 31, and will reopen on Jan. 4, corresponding with winter break. Next meeting dates Because December is a shorter month for the school board, both the Education Partnership Committee (EPC) meeting and regular board meeting will take place on December 8. The EPC meeting will take place at 6 p.m., and the regular board meeting will follow at 7 p.m.
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Performance by the Arrow Lakes Drumming Group Top left: Members of Scouts Canada smile as they sit at their table at the PALS Christmas Fair. The group was raising funds for supplies, trip costs, and gear replacement. From left to right: Jacob Watt, Morgan Flesaker, Riley Baron, Finn Watt, and Horatio Kostuck. Bottom left: Proof that cats and dogs can get along. Members of PALS dress up as animals. Right: The cat house being raffled off. Jillian Trainor photos
Getting in the Christmas spirit with PALS JILLIAN TR AINOR Arrow Lakes News
The Nakusp auditorium was packed on Nov. 28, as people came to shop at the PALS Christmas Fair. With 44 tables of vendors, almost anything shoppers wanted was there, from home made Christmas ornaments, jams and jellies, hand knitted scarves, mitts, and slippers, blankets, food, and a hoard of other times. Because of overflow, three tables had to be set up outside the auditorium. Entering the auditorium, people paid a $2 admission fee, and were offered the chance to buy ballots for a draw of either locally made pottery, or a little cat palace, which looked like a small wooden house. Two members of PALS were walking around the fair, one dressed as a dog, the other as a cat. The kitchen was open, and people could buy food, drinks, and sweets. Tables were set up to give people a chance to sit down and have a rest before getting back to their shopping. A large projector screen was on one of the far walls, featuring information about PALS, ways you can volunteer for the organization, fun facts
about PALS, and animals that have been adopted through PALS. This is one of two major fundraisers for the organization. The cost of the table rentals covers the cost of renting the hall, which then allows for all the proceeds from the event to go to PALS. “The money we raise from the craft fair goes toward our expenses for animal rescue, adoption, lost and found animals,” said Kathy Smith, a member of PALS. “We have animals that have been found and turned in to us. There are a lot of medical bills associated with it.” Vendors also had a good time at the event. “I love the atmosphere,” said Pamela Oneil of Sweet Pea Creations. “I love the amount of crafters — the different styles. I find it very festive, a nice start to Christmas.” Oneil has had a table at the fair for the last three years, and said she sees about two to three new vendors every year. She said it’s a great way for people to come together to support a good cause. “I think it’s a major boost for them, especially just bringing awareness to the animals in need, but sort of broadening and allowing new artists in the Kootenays, all coming together for a good cause.”
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Better a needle than a cough
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With the winter season upon us, so is the season for influenza. Often called by its shortened term, the flu, it is an infection of the upper airway, caused by an influenza virus. Symptoms can include fever, headache, muscle pain, runny nose, sore throat, extreme tiredness, and cough. Children can also experience nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. Infections from other viruses can have similar symptoms, but those caused by influenza tend to be worse. “To protect ourselves and the people around us that might be even more vulnerable, it’s a good idea to make sure we are immunized, to make sure that when we are sick we stay home, and we make sure that we wash our hands frequently to reduce the risks of transmission of disease.” said Dr. Karman Golmohammadi, a medical health officer at Interior Health. Golmohammadi said the disease is spread through respiratory droplets, and our hands can potentially transmit those droplets from person to person. An infected person can spread the virus before they even start feeling sick. Adults can spread the virus from one day before, to five days after symptoms start. Children may be able to spread the virus for a longer period of time. One way to protect yourself and others from potentially catching the flu is to get the influenza vaccine. “A flu shot is free for those who are at high risk for
disease in British Columbia,” said Golmohammadi. “The high risk people are those who are extreme of age, meaning the young children, and older adults, as well as those
To protect ourselves and the people around us that might be even more vulnerable, it’s a good idea to make sure we are immunized. who have chronic diseases and illnesses, such as chronic bronchitis, asthma, heart disease, and so forth.” Golmohammadi does not currently have numbers for the amount of people in Nakusp who have received the vaccine, but said for the interior region, about 60 per cent of people aged 65 and up have received the vaccine last
year. Almost anyone from the age of six months and up can get the vaccine. However, some people are unable to get immunized, such as those who have a compromised immune system. One myth about influenza is that it’s not a serious illness. This is not true. In years when the virus is widespread in B.C., hundreds of people may die from it, or from complications, like pneumonia. It can also lead to serious illness in seniors over the age of 65, and other high risks groups. “We know that the severe cases are more common in high risk populations, but sometimes, for not a clear reason, we see middle aged people, that are fairly healthy, that have a severe disease.” said Golmohammadi. Another myth is getting the vaccine can cause severe reactions. This is not so. Most people who get the flu shot will only have redness, soreness, or swelling where the vaccine was given. Some people, especially if they’ve received the vaccine for the first time, may have a headache, muscle aches, or tiredness. In the age of the Internet, there is a lot of false information online, but we shouldn’t believe everything we read. “It is important to make sure that we look into credible sources of information. Those are HealthLink BC, Health Canada, and also the BC Centre for Disease Control. These are centres that are summarizing and sharing the information based on the up-to-date evidence, the scientific evidence that can be backed up with data and robust research,” Golmohammadi concluded.
Seniors’ Column According to a member of the Fire Chiefs Association of BC, an unacceptable percentage of residences, which caught fire in recent years, were reported as lacking the safety benefits of a working smoke alarm. Various public education campaigns, studies and individuals’ efforts on their own accord, aimed at bringing to the forefront the fact that numerous lives can be saved every year when a properly chosen and installed smoke detector is recognized as being of great importance. This includes seniors as well as others of all ages and circumstances. High risk members of society are most likely to experience a fire in the home, and
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facturers (Kidde Canada) has created an informative website which outlines details concerning various units available to consumers, including what is referred to as a “photoelectric smoke alarm” designed to detect fast-flaming fires, which typically start in the kitchen. This form of alarm best detects fastflaming fires which begin in the cooking area of the home, although it is pointed out that units should not be installed right within the kitchen itself, but rather nearby in order to reduce nuisance alarms caused by the actual cooking. Make certain your smoke alarm operates with the use of a “hush” button which
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yet are frequently known to be without a properly working unit. It is recommended that all smoke alarms should be replaced after a 10-year period, while batteries should be changed annually. Since hearing loss often does occur amongst the elderly, it is of interest to note that one of Canada’s leading alarm manu-
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New pilot project aims to help keep seniors in their homes JILLIAN TR AINOR Arrow Lakes News
As seniors get older, many still want to keep their independence. For many, part of that independence is the ability to continue living in their own home. Unfortunately, living at home can be difficult for some. Doing things like going down to the store for groceries, or to the hospital for medical appointments might not be possible if they don’t have a car. Even doing certain things around the home, such as housework may be a little difficult. This is where Better at Home comes in. The organization aims to help seniors stay in their homes for as long as possible by offering services that help seniors with day to day tasks. The program is funded by the British Columbia government, and managed by the United Way of the lower mainland. Nakusp had approached Better at Home about a year ago, but didn’t qualify at the time. A few months later, the village was contacted and was asked if it would be interested in being part of a pilot project. Nakusp is one of six
rural and remote communities picked for the pilot program for Better at Home. Services for each community will vary. “At this time, we offer
It’s pretty wonderful to think that we have these facilities if we need them.
light housekeeping, we have a contractor who will be doing light home repairs, maintenance and various jobs,” said Rosalyn Lindgren, project coordinator for Better at Home in Nakusp. “We have volunteer snow removal, and we’re still working on getting volunteers to take people to medical appointments in town, or for grocery shopping and things like that.” Many people, including the mayor, are very
happy this program has come to Nakusp. “It’s really, really hard to keep people at home, and the last thing we want is for people to end up in residential care if they don’t have to,” said mayor Karen Hamling. “It’s really wonderful that we’re able to take advantage of this program.” Response from the community has been very positive. “People are tuned in in this community,” said Tim Payne, the Educational Director at Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services. “You don’t pull the wool over someone’s eyes in this community, because they ask questions. People are interested.” He said he appreciates the input from community members. “There’s so much good energy in this community of people working together, people coming together for good causes.” Seniors in the village in particular are very happy the program has come to Nakusp. “I don’t have words to describe how happy I am. It’s pretty wonderful to think that we have these facilities if we need them,” said Donna Parsons.
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Parsons recently celebrated her 80th birthday, and is still living in her own home. “I’m independent at the moment, but I don’t know if I’m going to be independent forever, and I could sure use services to help. I know so many people that it would help. It’s wonderful.”
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The Old Nakusp Fire Hall is getting new life as a community building. So far, the only section open is the farmer’s market. After the grand opening, there will be two community kitchens, a walk-in cooler for postJillian Trainor photo harvest storage, meeting spaces, and gathering spaces.
Old fire hall gets fresh start JILLIAN TR AINOR Arrow Lakes News
The old fire hall behind the K2 Rotor Lodge is getting a fresh start on Dec. 4. The building was originally used by the local volunteer fire department as their operations base, but in 2011, they moved to a new building, their current location, and the old building fell into disuse. The Old Fire Hall Collective Society (OFHCS) stepped in, re-purposing the building for community use. “People saw the vision of the place,” said Rosemary Hughes, president of the OFHCS. “We did a process, and accomplished it.” In order to re-purpose the building, it had to be brought up to code. With a bit of help from a WorkBC Job Creation Partnership, along with Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), this was made possible. “It was initially $90,000, and they actually wound up coming up a bit short because the commercial
kitchen part of it required some additional equipment.” said Wayne Lundeberg of CBT. Lundeberg said re-purposing the building was a great way to support members in the community. “It’s a great way to re-purpose an old building that may have been sort of derelict and potentially even a drain on the village.” The farmer’s market section of the fire hall has been open for some time, but that’s been about it so far. The community will get a chance to see other parts of the fire hall on Dec. 4. “There are two community kitchens, there will be education around preserving and there is a walk-in cooler for post-harvest storage. There are meeting spaces, and there are gathering spaces.” said Hughes. Along with the ribbon cutting ceremony, the farmer’s market will be open, and there will be speakers throughout the day. Door prizes will be given out, and coffee and goodies will be served as well.
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Grand Opening of The Old Firehall Collective Building (Local Crafters & Artisans) Free Skate with Santa at Arena. (Hosted by Nakusp Minor Hockey) Parade line up at Arena Parade Float Judging Parade Starts UGLY sweater contest Child, Youth and Adult PRIZES! Mythmaker Fire Dancers Live music at the Leland ‘23 North’
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A SPORTING GOOD TIME AT THE NSS GYM Left: Lesley Hawe gets ready to strike at the shuttle during badminton at the NSS gym. Top right: Gerome Goodman and Kathy Smith prepare to begin a match. Bottom right: Gord Marshall and Lee-Anne Marshal play during a rousing match. Drop in badminJillian Trainor photos ton takes place every Tuesday and Thursday at the NSS gym from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR December 3 Mother Goose @ Nakusp Public Library. Free drop-in for ages 0-3 and their parents/ caregivers. Songs, Rhymes, and snacks. 10 to 11 a.m. December 3 Strong Start @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6. December 3 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to 11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353. December 3 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 to 5 p.m. December 3 Bingo @ Nakusp Legion. 6:30 to 10 p.m. December 3 Darts Night @ Nakusp Legion. 7 to 10 p.m. December 3 African Drumming Group @ Move on the Kusp at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drummers welcome. December 3 Drop-in Badminton for adults and NSS Students @ NSS Gym. Every Tuesday & Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. Bring your own racket and non-marking inside shoes. Beginners welcome! $3.00 drop in fee. For more information contact Lee-Anne @ 265-3326. December 4 Nakusp Celebration of Light! Look for schedule of events on page 6. December 4 Strong Start @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6 December 4 Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 to 2 p.m. December 4 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 2 to 5 p.m. December 4 Farmer’s Market @ Old Fire Hall Collective, Nakusp. 1 to 6 p.m.
December 4 Games Night @ Nakusp Legion. Come play Wii, darts, pool, or bring a game from home. Bring a friend or two along. 7 to 10 p.m. December 5 PHOTOS WITH SANTA @ Nakusp Home Hardware. 10 to 4 p.m. December 5 Farmer’s Market @ Old Fire Hall Collective, Nakusp. 10 to 2 p.m. December 5 Nakusp Novice Falcons Secrimmage 11:1511:45 a.m. followed by the annual Teddy Bear Toss at 11:45 a.m. Bring a new toy to toss! Donations go to Nakusp Food Bank. December 5 Nakusp PeeWee Falcons vs Nelson @ Nakusp Arena. 12 to 1:30 p.m. December 5 Community Choir practice @ Saddleback Church. 1 to 2:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your first practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087. December 6 Nakusp PeeWee Falcons vs Castlegar @ Nakusp Arena. 12 to 1:30 p.m. December 6 Edgewood Christmas Market @ Edgewood Community Hall. 12 to 3 p.m. December 6 AA Meeting 5 to 6 p.m @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216. December 7 Strong Start @ Edgewood Elementary School. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6. December 7 Strong Start @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6. December 7 Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 to 2 p.m. December 7 Strong Start @ Burton Learning Centre. 12:15 to 3:15 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6.
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This year’s Celebration of Light aims to be better than ever JILLIAN TR AINOR Arrow Lakes News
Nakusp’s annual Celebration of Light will take place on Dec. 4. The event kicks off at 1 p.m., with the grand opening of the Old Fire Hall Collective Building. At 3 p.m., there’s a free skate with Santa at the Nakusp Arena, hosted by Nakusp Minor Hockey. There are all day activities as well. Stuff the Bus, a donation gathering for the local food bank, is taking place again, which is put on by Overwaitea and the Nakusp Food Bank. Shops are also having a Downtown Merchant Moonlight Madness from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The event was put together by Aubin Coulthard. This is Coulthard’s first time planning the event. She said a lot goes into pulling off the celebration. “It’s mostly coordination of volunteers, insurance, licensing, permissions, all that kind of stuff,” she said. “I had to ask the Department of Highways if we could close the street down for that night. I had to get permission from the village to close the sidewalk down.” Another thing that goes into planning the
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One hundred and fourth in an alphabetical series on West Kootenay/Boundary place names In addition to being a fish and a popular beer, kokanee is the name of 14 geographic features in BC: a settlement, bay, creek, two provincial parks, glacier, recreation area, lake, landing, narrows, pass, peak, point, and range. As a result, it’s probably this area’s most widely used indigenous word. Kokanee is derived from kekeni, the Sinixt term for the landlocked salmon once plentiful in this region. (There’s no need to capitalize kokanee when referring to the fish, although many people do anyway.) However, when Europeans first adopted the word, they didn’t know its definition. The earliest reference in the Nelson Miner of June 15, 1895 said: “The jagged ridge visible from Nelson away up the lake to the North-East is Ko-ko-nee, of the meaning of which we are sorry to say, we are ignorant.” The present spelling was adopted the following year when the Columbia and Kootenay Steam Navigation Co. launched the SS Kokanee on Kootenay Lake. The Trail Creek News of March 21, 1896 explained the name was “after the range of mountains near Nelson.” Kokanee Creek, also known as Yuill Creek, was so named by October 1896 and a townsite called Kokanee was laid out at its head, adjoining the Molly Gibson mine. The Sandon Paystreak of Aug. 14, 1897 kidded that “its inhabitants, when they become numerous enough to need a name, will be called the Kokakanucks.” Kokanee Glacier was first called by that name in The Ledge of June 17, 1897. After climbing the glacier in the fall of 1898, mining promoter Ernest Mansfield renamed it after Lord Kitchener, but following his departure from the area in 1901, it reverted to Kokanee. Near the spot that the creek emptied into the lake was Kokanee Landing, first mentioned in the Nelson Tribune of April 9, 1899. The earliest known reference to kokanee meaning the fish was in a promotional booklet produced in late 1899 or early 1900 called Health and Wealth: Kaslo, BC: “During summer months in many streams emptying into Kootenay Lake, spearing a peculiar red fish of the trout species, called by the Indians ‘Kokanee’ is quite an amusement. Long strings of these are frequently seen.” Somewhere along the West Arm of Kootenay Lake — probably at Lasca Creek, directly opposite Kokanee Creek — was what the Sinixt called Yaksakukeni: place of many kokanee. However, it was many more years before kokanee was commonly used by European settlers to refer to the fish. Two Kokanee post offices existed, the first apparently at the townsite, from 1902-11, and another at the landing, from 1911-15. But what made kokanee a household word beyond West Kootenay was a conversation between
The SS Kokanee, launched on Kootenay Lake in 1896, solidified the present spelling of the name. Greg Nesteroff collection
Nelson mayor Tom Shorthouse and H.F. Puder of Interior Breweries in 1959 about the company’s recent move from Nelson to Creston. Shorthouse pointed to the potential of Kokanee Glacier Park — created in 1922 — as a tourist attraction and suggested the company name a beer brand Kokanee. “This thought really stuck,” Puder told Shorthouse a year later, “and the more the name ‘Kokanee’ was considered, the better we liked it … To you goes full credit for originating the idea and you may be assured that you will be among the first to sample the product.” Kokanee pilsner beer first appeared in the spring of 1960 with a label featuring a painting of the glacier by Vancouver designer George McLachlan. While the artwork has changed over the years, it continues to use a glacier motif and remains one of BC’s best-selling brands. The name has since spread far and wide. Lots of businesses adopted the name — including Kokanee Springs golf resort. There’s a Kokanee Bay in the Cariboo; a Kokanee elementary school near Seattle; and streets named Kokanee in Nelson, Cranbrook, Vancouver, Whitehorse, Ontario, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Colorado, California, and New Mexico. Most of these were presumably taken out of atlases and don’t have anything to do with our area, but there’s a Kokanee Bend fishing area in Montana.
The Nakusp Falcons Atoms undefeated! SUBMIT TED The Nakusp Falcons Atom hockey team travelled to Lumby to participate in the Monashee Classic hockey tournament facing teams from Vernon, Kelowna, Langley, Kamloops, and Lumby. Their first game was against the Vernon Hornets winning 8-4, their second game started just two hours later against the Kelowna Outlaws, with Nakusp coming out on top 12-3 and
getting a by to the semi-finals. Going into Sunday’s games they knew their competition would be at the top of the pack, with a noon game against the Langley Cobras, which proved just that. It was a heated battle with Nakusp coming out on top 7-4. The championship game started at 3:30 p.m. against the Lumby Stars. This would be their biggest challenge as the Lumby team was undefeated this season. When the puck dropped, the intensity was fierce with both
teams giving their all. In the third period Nakusp was up by two goals, 5-3, when Lumby scored with two minutes left narrowing the margin to one. They pulled their goalie shortly after and Nakusp was able to get an empty netter. With a final score of 6-4 the Falcons brought home the Monashee Classic trophy. The Atom Falcons are now undefeated 12-0 in the season. Congratulations to the team and coaches on an outstanding performance.
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Community MAYOR RECEIVES CHEQUE FROM NACFOR Kathy Smith, President of Nakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR) presents Village of Nakusp Mayor Karen Hamling with a cheque for $582,064, representing NACFOR’s 2013 Dividend. The Village of Nakusp has established a NACFOR Legacy Fund (Bylaw #653, 2014) to hold the funds and earn interest until a policy is developed for deciding how these funds and NACFOR’s future dividends can best be used to benefit Nakusp and RDCK Area K. This presentation represents the significant success of the Community Forest under the guidance of the board of directors and the management by True North Forestry Consulting Ltd. of Nakusp. Pictured above are (back row L-R) Directors Tom Zeleznik, John Cann, Lee-Anne Marshall, (front row L-R) Laura Latter, President Kathy Smith, Frank Poirier, Mayor Karen Hamling and Hugh Watt of True North Forestry Consulting Ltd. Missing from the photo are directors Bill Tobey and Cam Leitch. Photo submitted courtesy of NACFOR
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