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Left to right: Marie Davidson, Laurie Page, Pat Dion, and David Pridgeon hopping into the lake for their New Year’s Day polar swim. The idea for the swim was originally thought up by Pridgeon Jillian Trainor photos as a joke. Cut-out: Laurie Page, Marie Davidson, Pat Dion, and David Pridgeon smile before the dip.
Chilly dip starts New Year off right JILLIAN TR AINOR Arrow Lakes News
It was a chill -7 C as locals, along with some from away, came to the to the lake to ring in the new year with a polar bear swim. Four people, Pat Dion, Marie Davidson, Laurie Page, and David Pridgeon, braved the icy waters as friends and family cheered them on. The event started with a song, sung to the tune of Adele’s “Hello,” written that morning by Sophie Pridgeon, David’s daughter.
This isn’t the first polar bear swim for Dion or Pridgeon. “In 2008, we were down in Tasmania, and we went for a polar bear swim,” said Dion. “Of course, it was 12 degrees. It’s summer there now.” The whole idea here originally started as a joke suggested by Pridgeon. “I heard on the radio there was one in Kaslo,” he said. “We just thought we would run with it, and the next thing you know, it happened But your water is very cold.” The quartet waded into the frigid waters, with many exclamations over the temperature. Once they got so far in, Page and Dion dove under for a full immersion.
There was an extra visitor to the event when an otter was spotted swimming near by. Towels and hot chocolate were on hand once the event was over. Along with the chattering of teeth, there was much laughter. Pridgeion noted some similarities to the swim here and the one back home. “We get the chill, and lots of wind, so the water wasn’t too bad, but my feet are really cold.” There is talk of possibly doing this again next year with the idea of using the swim as a fundraiser for something in the community.
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Plowing on Broadway draws criticism from residents JILLIAN TR AINOR Arrow Lakes News
We’re just about halfway through the winter season, and with the winter comes the snow. Snow that has to be plowed off the streets, though some residents feel it’s not happening quickly enough. A few residents have taken to social media to voice their ire at the rate snow is being plowed off of Broadway Street. They feel it’s not being done in a timely manner, and would like to see something done about it. However, this is easier said than done. “We’re doing our best,” said Laurie Taylor, chief administrative officer for the Village of Nakusp. “They were out early this morning, and it’s not as if we never go out. The guys are out on a regular basis, and they are keeping it passable.” Th village has a policy when it comes to snow removal. There must be at least four inches, or ten centimetres of snow in place before the plow crews go out. Taylor adds there also hasn’t been a big dump of snow since November. There have been comparisons between how the village plows its roads and how Yellowhead Road &
Bridge (YRB) plows the highways. Taylor acknowledges the difference between the two crews. “It’s not plowed as well as the YRB plows the highways, but then the YRB are working 24/7, and they have the money to do it,” she said. “We don’t keep it to the same standard as highways, because we don’t have the budget to do that.” Not everyone is complaining. “I drive a four wheel drive, so it doesn’t really bother me,” said Deborah Kennay “It hasn’t snowed enough for me to pay a lot of attention to it.” Maureen Paul agrees. “I haven’t really seen a lot of issues. We’re just getting started with winter, with the holidays and stuff, I don’t think it’s been a big deal.” Paul said she owns a smaller car, and was driving around during the holidays, and didn’t notice any issues with Broadway Street. “I was Christmas shopping, and I pulled up to the curb, and yes, there was snow and stuff, but I didn’t think it was a big deal.” When it comes down to it, snow just comes par for the course this season. “There’s going to be snow, and roads aren’t going to be completely bare as they are in the summertime,” said Taylor. “People just have to adjust for the season.”
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Once again there’s no shortage of West Kootenay content in the latest issue of British Columbia Magazine. The cover story on BC’s best hot springs includes Nakusp, Ainsworth, Halfway, and St. Leon (although oddly, it omits Halcyon). Authors Glenn and David Woodsworth write of Nakusp: “Of the half-dozen commercial hot springs in British Columbia, this is one of our favourites. Nakusp is a small and friendly spot, with good, uncrowded soaking.” Elsewhere in the same issue, there’s a full-page photo of the Rossland Winter Carnival in a roundup of winter festivals. (This year’s carnival is Jan. 29 to 31.) There are also brief shout-outs to the Cody Caves, Whitewater’s bike rentals, the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival, and Nelson’s Otter
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Olivia is the most popular name for baby girls born in B.C. for the third straight year. The province issued its annual list of top baby names chosen in 2014. Ethan was the top name for boys, edging out Liam, the previous year’s top choice. It’s been a long run of popularity for Ethan, which has been number one or two every year since 2002. Emma, Sophia, Emily and Chloe rounded out the top five names for girls in 2014, while the other top boys’ names were Liam, Lucas,
Oliver and Mason. “Not surprisingly Terry was not the most popular boys’ name in British Columbia in 2014,” said Health Minister Terry Lake said. Final statistics for 2015’s names won’t be available until later in 2016, but so far Olivia appears to be extending her streak, while Oliver was edging ahead of Liam and Ethan for top choice on the boys’ side as of Dec. 1. The Vital Statistics Agency reported 44,500 babies born in BC in 2014 — 22,957 boys and 21,543 girls.
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The presents have all been unwrapped, the tree has been taken down and put away, and all the turkey has been eaten. Now that Christmas is over, shops can relax a little bit and reflect on what the season was like for them. One thing vendors are noticing is people seem to be making an effort to shop locally, which is important when living in a small village like Nakusp. “I think the community realizes that if they don’t shop local, there’s not going to be any local stores to shop at, so they try to support the locals when they can,” said Val Hill, co-owner of Bon Marche. Ron Balske of Touch of Fashion is noticing the trend as well. “There are a number of people that are making a point of saying they’d like to support local, which is great,” he said. “It certainly makes everything go around here locally for sure.” While many people try to shop locally as much as they can, sometimes, it’s just not possible. There are some things which are hard to come by in a smaller village. A wide selection of clothing is one example. “Our business, before we took over from my parents, used to have children’s wear, and the sales went way down once the big box stores got closer to Nakusp,” said Hill. Because smaller businesses can’t order larger quantities of clothing, the cost of the clothing becomes more expensive, which can be a turn off for customers who are looking for the best value for their dollar. It’s not just clothes either. Val Scott, of the Nakusp General Store has noticed people will go to larger cities in search of a better deal on bigger items as well. “Sometimes people think they’re paying more here, so they won’t pay that price, they’ll go out of town, and they might get it cheaper out of town.”
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Scott says when it comes down to it, shopping locally is very important for a community. “I think it’s important for people to shop local, because if they don’t shop local, the businesses couldn’t afford to stay open, and then we couldn’t get anything here, we would have to go out of town for everything.”
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NOTICE OF BY-ELECTION BY VOTING PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the School District #10(Arrow Lakes) that an election by voting is necessary to elect one School Trustee Central Attendance Zone (including and North of 2900 Block of Highway 6 South, including the Village of Nakusp, Highway 23 North to Galena Bay and Junction of Highway 23 and Highway 31 to and including Trout Lake, and all areas in between, including and North of 4100 Block of Mole Road on Highway 6 West) and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are: Central Attendance Zone – One (1) to be elected
5 tips for parents with teens in the new year
Canada’s most common New Year’s Resolution this year — for teens and for adults — was to lose weight. While setting health-related goals can be positive, framing them negatively and setting unrealistic goals can set us up for failure. New Years is a time for self-reflection and renewal, but too often for teens in Canada this can turn into a spiral of negative thoughts and
emotions, often related to their bodies. Some teens may have made resolutions that they may not be able to keep, and others may not have the necessary tools or resources to start boosting their own self-esteem. Good body image and selfesteem starts at home, and at Kids Help Phone we know that by helping their children recognize their inner qualities and
focusing on their accomplishments, parents help to teach kids that what is really important about them has nothing to do with their size, shape or weight. Parents can create an environment that promotes self-acceptance and positive self-esteem and help young people feel comfortable in their own skin, positively affecting their confidence, thoughts and behaviours.
Five things you can do as a parent of a teen 1. Communicate with your children. Explicitly tell them that you’re open to talking about what’s happening in their lives – both the good and the bad - while respecting that they may not want to disclose everything. 2. Normalize and celebrate diversity. Help your child to understand that it can take time to adjust to the changes in their body and that people come in all shapes and sizes. Encourage them to accept themselves and others the way they are. 3. Be mindful of how you talk. The way you talk about body image and food can make a lasting impact on your children. Think about the messages that your children are learning from you related to body image and self-acceptance. When you are more accepting of your own body, you make it easier for your children to accept themselves and their own bodies as well. Taking the ‘No Year’s Resolution’ challenge together can be a step in the right direction! 4. Educate. Television, magazines, music videos, movies, and marketing all influence our perceptions and standards of physical beauty, even though many of the images they portray are unrealistic. Encourage your child to learn about the ways that the images they see can be digitally manipulated and airbrushed. Encourage your child not to compare themselves to the pictures they see in the media. 5. Tell them about Kids Help Phone. Kids Help Phone’s professional counsellors are always here for young people ages five to 20 struggling with problems, big or small. If a young person in your life needs to talk, they can call 1-800-668-6868 or visit www.kidshelpphone.ca.
Boat launch closure Nakusp
Access to the Nakusp boat launch on the Arrow Lakes Reservoir will be closed from Monday, November 30, 2015 to Saturday, January 30, 2016. This closure is necessary to ensure public and worker safety while BC Hydro makes improvements to the boat launch. The planned work will extend the ramp to an elevation of 420.5 metres (1379.7 feet). We regret any inconvenience this closure may cause and thank you for your support as this work is being completed. For more information, contact Carly Moran at 250 814 6645.
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GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to qualified electors of the School District No. 10(Arrow Lakes), on Saturday, January 16, 2016 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following location: Nakusp Elementary School 619A 4th Street NW, Nakusp, BC A SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITY will be available to qualified electors who are residents, patients or staff of the following locations at the time of voting as follows: Saturday, January 16, 2016 Halcyon Community Home Society 83 8th Ave NW, Nakusp, BC 9:00 am to 10:00 am Arrow Lakes Hospital 97 1st Ave NE, Nakusp, BC 10:00 am to 11:00 am Elector Registration If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place. To register you must meet the following qualifications: 18 years of age or older Canadian citizen resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day resident of OR registered owner of real property in the School District 10 (Arrow Lakes) for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day, and not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law. To register, resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. To register, non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from other property owners. MAIL BALLOT VOTING Qualified electors may vote by mail if they: have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity, OR live in the area of 5600 Block of Highway 23 North to Galena Bay, Junction of Highway 23 and Highway 31 to and including Trout Lake, and all areas in between. Expect to be absent from the Central Attendance Zone on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities. REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE: Before 3 PM on January 11, 2016 you must submit the following information to the School District 10(Arrow Lakes) Board Office in by mail (PO Box 340, Nakusp BC V0G 1R0), telephone :( 250-265-3638 ext 3301), fax :( 250-265-3701) or email: ( rhonda.bouillet@sd10.bc.ca): Full name, Residential address, Address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors), Method of delivery of your mail ballot package: pick up at School District 10(Arrow Lakes) Board Office, OR regular letter mail through Canada Post to residential address, OR regular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when requesting the ballot package, If you are not on the list of electors, to ensure you receive the correct registration application form in your package, you must indicate whether you are going to be registering as a resident or non-resident property elector. The SD 10 Board Office will send out mail ballot packages commencing on or about December 29, 2015. To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 5:30 PM on Friday, January 15, 2016. Rhonda Bouillet Chief Election Officer
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Avid skiers and snow boarders get ready to go on the lift at the Summit Lake Ski Hill. Summit recently opened for its winter season, and Jillian Trainor photos things have been pretty busy at the hill all week.
Skiers and snowboarder rejoice as the Summit Lake Ski Hill is once again open for the season. This year marks the hill’s 55th year in operation. Due to weather, the ski hill had a later opening than originally planned. “We didn’t have enough snow. We packed it with the groomer several times, because if you don’t have the snow packed, it will just fly off,” said Dan Paul, a member of the ski hill’s board of directors. Paul said this isn’t the first time the ski hill has had issues because of snow. “We’ve had some late openings, this is one of the later ones, and we’ve had to shut down early because of the lack of snow.” There was fresh powder on Saturday, Jan. 2, which brought out many people. Along with line ups for the lift, the lodge was packed, and there is a variety of things to do, from skiing and snowboarding, to tubing, snow shoeing, and much more. Lessons are available as well. One thing people appreciate about Summit Lake is the fact that it’s affordable. “We had people that live in Kaslo, and they were actually coming here, because they didn’t want to go to Whitewater, because it was very expensive,” said Elizabeth Wolfer, the manager of the ski hill. “They were constantly monitoring their children. Everybody looks out for each other here.”
Petula Perry (foreground) enjoys a ride down the hill at the Summit Lake Ski Hill. Perry and her family have been coming to the hill for a number of years. Jillian Trainor photo Along with some older parts of the lodge, which were built in the mid 1960s, there are new parts as well. There is a rental room which offers everything from skis and snowboards to boots and helmets. There is also a full first aid area downstairs occupying two rooms. One room is for minor injuries, the other, which has two beds, is for more serious injuries. The rooms are divided by a curtain, which offers a bit of privacy. Skiers and snow boarders both new and experienced always seem to have a great time on the hill. “For beginners, it’s the best place you can find, I think. Affordable prices, knowledgeable people, the slopes themselves are
excellent for beginners,” said Aviad Bar, who came from Winlow to enjoy the slopes. “I like it here.” While many came to ski, others came simply to supervise. “My daughter Petula, and my son Moss came here because they wanted to ski and snowboard, and I get to wait at the bottom with Sapphire,” said Julie Perry. Perry has been skiing at Summit Lake for about 20 years. Like Bar, Perry also had a bit of a drive to get here, but it’s worth it. “It’s nice and close, because we live in Silverton, and it’s a very friendly hill. The snow is usually pretty good, and it’s small, so I can keep track of the kids. They can ski on their own, which is nice.”
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SATURDAY, January 9th at 1:00 pm at the Youth Centre We will be starting with a BBQ and then a discussion of ideas for the year ahead for Nakusp Youth and the Nakusp and Area Youth Society. Anyone interested, especially those interested in being on the board, please attend. Email any questions to board@nays.ca or coordinator@nays.ca
Main: The Deep Fried String Band perform at the New Year’s Eve Gala, hosted by Deb Guest. The band played a variety of music, from The Beatles, to Neil Young, The Animals, The Band, and the Eurythmics. Top right: Arlene and Jerry Parnell hit the dance floor as the clocks draws closer and closer to the midnight Jillian Trainor photos hour. Bottom right: Doreen Desrochers and Tony Bobicki enjoy a spin on the dance floor.
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If you were looking for a fun time on New Year’s Eve, all you had to do was head down to the Nakusp Senior’s Centre, where local caterer Deb Guest was hosting a New Year’s Eve gala. The din of conversation could be heard before you even stepped through the doors, and the centre was packed. Guest wanted to host the event because she wanted to do something for the community. “There’s nothing ever going on in Nakusp on New Year’s,” she said. “I’m a caterer, and my husband has a band, and I decided to put together a fun party for the people of Nakusp.” Those hoping to snag any tickets last minute would be disappointed, the event was sold out. “I had over 20 people call today for more tickets,” said Guest. “Maybe next year, we’ll do it at the Legion or something, somewhere with a bigger venue where we can have those people.” Some did think ahead, purchasing tickets as far back as November. “We bought our tickets early, and we thought ‘What if something else comes up?’ because it’s nice to have choice,”said Arlene Parnell. “Nothing else came up, so we’re really glad we got our tickets early. Even if something else had come up, I don’t think we could have made a better choice.” The gala offered people a chance to dress up and go out. A five course meal was served, and the food was amazing. The starter was a warm appetizer of shrimp, scallops, and salmon, each garnished in a different way. This was followed by a lobster bisque, salad with a pomegranate vinaigrette, and the main course,
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Above: Lisa Huisman holds up a giant party cracker at the New Year’s Eve Gala, held at the Nakusp Senior’s Centre. Each table had a cracker, which were filled with masks, horns, hats, confetti and more to help ring in the new year. Right: The main dish of the five Jillian Trainor photo course dinner. chicken supreme, stuffed with sun dried tomato and olive tapenade. Dessert was a sinfully delicious creme brulee. The bar was off to the side, near the kitchen, and drink tickets were $3 each. Guest put a lot of thought into meal. “I looked through books, and recipe cards and stuff like that. I went with a chicken because not everybody eats beef, and a lot of people don’t eat too much fish.” Music could be heard over the chatter of the people, a variety of artists, which surprisingly included Metallica and their song “Enter Sandman”. There was a giant party cracker at each table, filled with hats, horns, confetti and more for guests to enjoy, and enjoy themselves they did. “The idea of getting out, getting out with your husband on New Year’s Eve is kind of spe-
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR January 7 Recycling Day in Nakusp! Leave your recycling on the curb in clear blue bags, for 7 a.m. pick-up. January 7 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. January 7 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. January 7 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to 11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353. January 7 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 to 5 p.m. January 7 Bingo @ Nakusp Legion. 6:30 to 10 p.m. January 7 Darts Night @ Nakusp Legion. 7 to 10 p.m. January 7 African Drumming Group @ Move on the Kusp at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drummers welcome. January 7 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. January 8 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. January 8 Book discussion group @ Nakusp Public Library. 10 to 12 p.m. Open to everyone! Present your current favourite book to the group. Please note, the Library is not open during this event, so knock for entry. January 8 Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 to 2 p.m. January 8 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 2 to 5 p.m. January 8 Farmer’s Market @ Old Fire Hall Collective, Nakusp. 1 to 6 p.m. January 8 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. January 9 Farmer’s Market @ Old Fire Hall Collective, Nakusp. 10 to 2 p.m. January 9 Soup & Bun Lunch @ Nakusp United Church 11:30 to 1 p.m. Lunch by donation, proceeds go to outreach in the community. January 9 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
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Over $1 million for environmental education Columbia Basin Trust renews support to two environmental education initiatives SUBMIT TED Columbia Basin children and communities will continue to receive opportunities to learn about, appreciate and care for the natural world around them, through Columbia Basin Trust’s $1-million commitment to two environmental education initiatives. These are the Know Your Watershed program and the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network. These initiatives have proven successful, and we’re pleased we can commit additional funding to help them become more sustainable, plan into the future and grow, said Tim Hicks, Columbia Basin Trust Manager, Water and Environment. Through these initiatives basin students will continue to have hands on opportunities to increase their understanding of the natural environment, which Basin residents have told us is a priority. The Know Your Watershed program will be receiving $540,500 over three years. Working with environmental educators in the Basin, the Trust developed this program in 2010 to help Grade 8 students understand where their water comes from, how it is used and where it goes after it is used. The program is delivered to schools by local educators around the Basin working with Wildsight. Learn more at wildsight.ca/program/knowyour-watershed. “Wildsight is thrilled to continue working with the Trust to deliver Know Your Watershed,” said Monica Nissen, Manager for Wildsightís education programs. “We hear from teachers and students across
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Birds of Nakusp Gary Davidson The period from December 14 to January 5 is Christmas Bird Count season. Each year over 2000 counts are conducted across North America, Central America, the Caribbean and parts of South America. In our region there were three counts: in Fauquier, Nakusp and New Denver. This was Nakusp’s 38th annual count, and with the early morning temperatures at almost -10º, it was one of our coldest. This year’s participants were Pictured here is a male Pine Grosbeak, which are quite numerous this Kathy Smith, Julia Burger, Richard winter likely due to the excellent Mountain Ash berry crop. Johnson, Rob Ochsendorf, Linda Gary Davidson photo Norman, Carol Weiss, Paul Prappas, Results for the Nakusp count: Carolee Colter, Megan Jamison, Molly Bell, and Gary Davidson. In Mallard 30, Common Goldeneye 2, Barrow’s Goldeneye 12, Ruffed addition, a number of people assistGrouse 1, Pied-billed Grebe 1, Horned Grebe 13, Bald Eagle 7, ed by keeping a close watch on their Red-tailed Hawk 1, Herring Gull 2, Eurasian Collared Dove 25, bird feeders during the day. The Downy Woodpecker 5, Hairy Woodpecker 3, Northern Flicker 53, results this year were about average. Pileated Woodpecker 6, Gray Jay 2, Steller’s Jay 45, American We saw only 41 species; our long Crow 33, Common Raven 304, Black-capped Chickadee 70, term average of 40.4. The total numChestnut-backed Chickadee 29, Red-breasted Nuthatch 20, ber of individuals was down slightBrown Creeper 2, Pacific Wren 5, American Dipper 1, Goldenly; we saw 1321 birds compared to crowned Kinglet 25, Townsend’s Solitaire 2, American Robin 7, the average of 1432. Highlight of the Varied Thrush 18, Gray Catbird 1, European Starling 20, Bohemian day was a Gray Catbird. While this Waxwing 134, American Tree Sparrow 2, Song Sparrow 21, Darkspecies occurs regularly in the sumeyed Junco 18, Red-winged Blackbird 18, Pine Grosbeak 116, mer, it is very rare anywhere in BC House Finch 1, Common Redpoll 50, Pine Siskin 22, American during winter. Goldfinch 67, Evening Grosbeak 121.
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Kuskonook’s name full of intrigue One-hundred and seventh in a semi-alphabetical series on West Kootenay/Boundary place names The naming of Kuskonook (or Kuskanook) is intriguing on so many levels that we’ll devote a few installments to it. The town near the south end of Kootenay Lake came to life during railway construction in 1898. It was previously — and for a while, simultaneously — known as Goat River Landing, Armstrong’s Landing, and Kalama. It’s hard to know which name came first. The earliest mention of Armstrong’s Landing was in the Nelson Miner of Jan. 8, 1898: “The CPR is opening a route to Fort Steele by the new wagon road from Armstrong’s landing on Kootenay river.” Goat River Landing and Kalama were both first mentioned four days later in the Kaslo Kootenaian. Armstrong’s Landing was named for Vancouver railway contractor William Henry Armstrong (1857-1922), as it was his headquarters during construction of the CPR’s Crowsnest Pass line. The name was only used through mid-February 1898, although a few subsequent references explained it as Kuskonook’s former name. While the name Kalama was short-lived, it nevertheless had a presumably apocryphal story attached to its origin, related in the Nelson Economist of Feb. 2, 1898 by fictional correspondent Larry Finn: “I had a letter from Tom Carey the other day, Tim. He has a job on the railway that they’re building up [by] Goat River, an’ he tells me that there’s a big town springing up at the landing. They calls it Kalama. That’s a quare name, but Carey tells me it was an Italian what gave it to it. A few ov the boys he says, got a bottle of whiskey into the camp, an’ it was so bad that they were all giving it the worst name they could think of …
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This rare photo of Kuskonook in 1898 was only identified last Courtesy Kootenay Lake Archives, Kaslo year. “An Italian dropt in, an’ Carey axed him to have a drop of calamity water. The Italian went back to his camp an’ towld all his friends about the drink ov — he couldn’t think ov calamity-water an’ called it Kalama-water. They went looking for the Kalama-water, an’ when they found it at the landing they called the place Kalama, an’ the name stuck to it.” Kaslo’s British Columbia News of Jan. 28, 1898 complained: “Goat River Landing, Armstrong’s Landing, Kalama, and perhaps more to follow! Will the new town be named to death? That is what the people of the bustling burg at the south end of Kootenay Lake want to
know. They do not like the name of Kalama that some non-original person fasted upon it, probably in memory of the old town across the line … and are willing to take almost any other old thing rather than that.” That “old town across the line” was Kalama, Wash., in the southwestern part of the state, which has three possible etymologies. The first says it was named after the Kalama River which in turn took its name from a native Hawaiian named John Kalama (fl. 1837-70). Alternatively, Gen. J.W. Sprague of the Northern Pacific Railroad named the town in 1871 for a Native American word calama, meaning “pretty maiden.” And in 1811, Gabriel Franchere wrote of a village at the mouth of the Kalama River called Thlakamah. Kalama also resembles Kalamaka, a lake and railway point south of Vernon, apparently named after an Okanagan chief named Tanamalka. The Kalamalka Hotel opened in Vernon in the early 1890s but the lake didn’t share the name until the 1910s. Kalama, BC was last mentioned in February 1898. Goat River Landing held on a little while longer; there are references until November of that year and the name later applied to a different spot. Why so much fuss over the name? Competing railways. The Great Northern’s Kaslo and Slocan Railway, which owned the townsite property, planned to use it as the terminus of their Bedlington and Nelson line, and certainly wouldn’t accept the name of a rival company’s contractor. They weren’t big on Kalama either, though a post office application had apparently been filed under that name. When president Daniel J. Munn and chief engineer John Hamilton Gray moved in to lay out the townsite, they chose yet another name. Next: Kuskonook vs. Kuskanook
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