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INSIDE Teachers give test Grade 4 and Grade 7 students will get controversial test. PAGE 3

Fewer tourists Economic problems could result in fewer visitors to the Kootenays. PAGE 3

RDCK looks ahead Regional district starts planning for the long term. PAGE 6

Altar Boyz Rousing musical spoofs boy bands with a Christian spin at the Capitol. PAGE 7

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Utility taxes going up Staff and council say predictions for future utility rate increases are dependable by Chris Shepherd The latest utility rate increases come with a schedule of rate increases up to 2028, numbers staff and the mayor say taxpayers can believe in, unlike past ones that were mostly “guesswork.” City staff and Nelson’s mayor say they’ve given some long-term predictions on utility rates that residents can rely on. At council’s Monday, Feb. 9 meeting, city staff unveiled a 20-year plan for fixing Nelson’s infrastructure. It’s a plan that covers two decades of rate increases and Linda Tynan, the city’s director of corporate services, says residents can believe the numbers this time. “To be honest, in the past the numbers didn’t mean much past two years,” Tynan said in an interview with the Express. It’s common for staff to include long-term projections. When rates increased in 2008 they came with projections that covered rate increases up to 2017. Until this year, those projections generally involved tacking on inflation and putting that increase into the projections, Tynan said. Last year’s projected rate increase for sewer service was 13 per cent, almost half the 25 per cent increase council gave first three readings to last week. The water rate increase was one per cent higher than staff projected last year. This year, staff wanted to create more realistic numbers and they “spent a lot of time determining what a realistic scenario will be,” Tynan said. Mayor John Dooley

Water, sewer and hydro rates up by Chris Shepherd

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Allen Fillion, operations engineer for the City of Nelson’s public works department, holds a piece of rusted water pipe that used to be part of the city’s infrastructure. It was put in the ground in the 1960s and recently removed. Council looks likely to increase water rates nine per cent and sewer 25 per cent as part of a long-term plan to update Nelson’s infrastructure.

also said previous rate increase projections were “more guess work than anything else.” Dooley said proper planning like staff have now done lets them set realistic goals for fixing the city’s infrastructure. The long-term planning wasn’t done in the past because infrastructure isn’t “flashy.” “From a political perspective it’s difficult to get a lot of points for infrastructure,” said Dooley. Along with this year’s

25 per cent increase to the sewer service, staff now project a series of seven per cent increases each year from 2010 to 2014, when rate increases drop to five per cent. For water users, the nine per cent increase proposed for this year would be followed by yearly nine-per-cent increases until 2021. In 2022 the rate is scheduled to drop to a five per cent increase and go down from there. While not flashy, the mayor said the

rate increases and the improvements they allow will be an investment for the city. Dooley also noted the rates weren’t as high as they could have been. The city will also have to borrow money and apply for grants to get the water and sewer systems up to appropriate standards. “If we were to fund that to the level it should be funded at strictly by increasing the fees, the fees would be astronomical.”

Nelson taxpayers can expect another jump in their taxes this year as council prepares to approve a 25 per cent increase to sewer rates and a nine per cent increase in water rates. For a typical resident, that means $374 a year for sewer – up $75 – and $398 a year for water – up $33. Those numbers are before discounts available to taxpayers who pay early. The sewer rate increase will generate an additional $403,367 in revenue and the water rate increase will generate another $177,090. Councillors accepted the increases as necessary in light of the city’s aging infrastructure. Details of the state of Nelson’s water and sewer system were laid out for council at the start of their Monday, Feb. 9 meeting. Allan Fillion, operations engineer for the city’s public works department, lead the presentation that outlined an infrastructure that dates back to the 1920s in some areas and that was built with materials that wouldn’t be allowed under today’s building codes. There isn’t a question of whether the city’s water distribution system needs to be replaced, Fillion said. “It’s a matter of when we do it, not if we do it,” said Fillion. There wasn’t much discussion among councillors after Fillion’s presentation.

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A Factory outlet for the arts Artist-run studios open up store to feature unique clothes, jewellery and more for the community by Chris Shepherd When The Factory opened last year, its creators wanted to give artists affordable places to create. Now they’ve given them an affordable place to sell those creations. The Factory Store is at 301 Vernon St. – beside The Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences – and it opened its doors on Saturday, Feb. 7. The space is full, but not crowded, of a variety of unique items made by members of The Factory. The Factory is more than just a collection of studios, it is also a collection of artists in the broader community. Opening the store just made sense, says David Russell, a member of the The Factory and one of the founders of the group. With all those artists working – there are currently 30 artists using the 20 studios – giving them a space to sell their work was a logical step. In the store, shoppers will find jewellery, magnets, paintings, greeting cards, pillows, notebooks,

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Above, David Russell and Melissa Meretsky, both members of The Factory, in the new store featuring work from 15 of Nelson’s artists. In the photo at left and below are some of the many unique works available at the 301 Vernon St. store.

sketchbooks and clothing for men, women and children. The store is more than a store, however, it’s also a central space where questions get answered. The Factory was created to be a place where someone looking for an artist could come and find what they need. Over the year it’s been open the studios

have extended to cover several floors and there wasn’t always someone around to guide visitors, Russell says. “It’s a bit of a labyrinth. This gives us a core.” The store also has a comfortable seating area with portfolios of the The Factory’s members. The portfolios are there to give people a sense of

what’s possible in the halls of The Factory. It’s also the scene of their daily 3 p.m. tea when all business shuts down for an afternoon break. The store is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday. For more information call (250) 352-1310, email info@factorystudios. ca or visit www.factorystudios.ca.

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Teachers agree to controversial test Giving foundation skills assessment test is the law, says school board by Chris Shepherd Teachers have agreed to give students a controversial test this year, but they’re not happy about it. The decision came through a province-wide vote by the B.C. Teachers’ Federation on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Teachers were asked whether they should comply with a Labour Relations Board decision that giving the test is part of a teacher’s job. They voted 83 per cent in favour of giving the test, but added they were doing so under protest. In total, 10,276 voted yes and 2,097 voted no.

Most Grade 4 and Grade 7 teachers in Kootenay Lake School District 8 will give the foundation skills assessment test, said Tom Newell, president of the Nelson District Teachers’ Association. He said “most” because some teachers might decide to not give the test because they don’t agree with how it is used by the province and other organizations. “The way the data is used to compare and rank schools is not an appropriate measure of how valuable a school is,” Newell said. That ranking is done by The Fraser Institute,

an organization that studies the impact of markets and government action on individuals. The Fraser Institute uses results from the foundation skills assessment to rank schools. The annual report from The Fraser Institute is regularly attacked by the teachers’ union. Newell said that ranking is based on data that does not accurately reflect how much a student has learned. The test doesn’t add any knowledge of the student, Newell added. “It doesn’t add any guidance to the teacher in regards to working with the student. It’s information the teacher already

knows about the student.” The teachers are at odds with school districts around the province. At their Tuesday, Feb. 3 meeting, SD8’s board of directors directed teachers to deliver the test. That motion was needed because initially, teachers across the province had said they would not give the test. Bill Maslechko, chair of the school board, said it was difficult for the board members to direct teachers to give the test. “But it’s a legislated requirement and from the board’s standpoint we have to abide by the law.”

Fewer tourists expected Council, Chamber of Commerce talk about what that could mean for Nelson by Chris Shepherd A drop in tourist numbers in 2008 and this year’s economic crisis has the Chamber of Commerce and some city councillors thinking about what it all means for Nelson. Nelson’s Chamber of Commerce recorded almost 2,500 fewer visitors to the Nelson Visitor Centre in 2008 – 20,621 compared to 23,074 in 2007. High gas prices and a Canadian dollar worth more in the U.S. than it has in the past contributed to the decrease which was nearly 12 per cent, said Tom Thomson, executive director for the Nelson Chamber of Commerce.

Long-haul visitors, people coming from more than eight hours away, were the largest segment of visitors to drop, Thomson said. He expects that to continue in 2009 and the Chamber of Commerce will focus its marketing in the Okanagan Valley, Washington state and parts of Alberta. Thomson said any effect the economic slow down is having might be softened by cheaper gas prices and a Canadian dollar worth less in the U.S. “People still tend to take vacations,” Thomson said. “I think they’ll likely take shorter vacations and stay in one location.” The trick is to bring people to the Kootenays and

Love, literacy and oysters Saturday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m. at the Nelson District Rod and Gun Club, 801 Railway St. Love is in the air. Love of learning. Love of literacy. Love of libraries. And then there’s that mollusk of love, the oyster. They all come together in Oysters, Authors, and Ale, an event to whet an appetite for both the love of language and the language of love. Oysters, that famous aphrodisiac, are joined by local authors, fabulous musicians and a famous radio personality to raise funds for literacy initiatives. Host of CBC Radio’s BC Almanac, Mark Forsythe, is master of ceremonies, for Oysters, Authors, & Ale. Authors Luanne Armstrong, Vivien Bowers, Anne DeGrace, Rita Moir, Mark Nykanen, Eileen Delahanty Pearkes, and Cyndi Sand-Eveland read from their works. Paul Landsberg and Rob Johnson will ply their dulcet tones. Fabulous hors d’oeuvres, door prizes from the delightful to the amazing, surprise guests and more will be on hand. And, of course, the Oysterman (Brent Petkau) will be there, shucking those lovely bivalves for waiting lips. Tickets are $30, available at the Nelson Municipal Library and Otter Books. For more information call the Library at (250) 352-6333. – submitted

then keep them here. The issue of tourists came up during Thomson’s presentation to council at their Monday, Jan. 26 meeting. Councillor Margaret Stacey had asked for assurances the chamber was assessing the future of tourism. Stacey, along with Coun. Deb Kozak, has the tourism portfolio on council. “Tourism is obviously very important,” Stacey said. “We have so many things in our community that are attached to it.” Leah Best understands that more than most people. She’s the executive director for Touchstones Nelson, the art gallery and museum that receives annual funding from the

City of Nelson. The museum “relies heavily” on the tourist season, Best said, and the money raised in July and August supports the facility for the rest of the year. Thomson said part of the solution for the region could be a destination marketing organization. The organization would promote the region using money collected by the area’s accommodation providers. Discussions between hotel, motel and most B&B operators are underway and if enough accommodation providers agree, they would collect a two per cent tax from guests to fund the marketing organization.

Hydro up too …continued from p.1 Councillor Deb Kozak said the city was “staying the course,” referring to the previous council’s decision to hike utility rates in order to address the aging infrastructure problems. In 2008, water rates jumped 52 per cent and sewer rates increased 25 per cent. The city will hold a public presentation on the need for the rate increases on Thursday, March 12. The location had not been decided by press time. Nelson Hydro customers will see a four per cent increase in their rates this year, the result of price hikes from other companies that supply part of Nelson Hydro’s power and inflation. The City of Nelson-

owned utility doesn’t generate all of the power its customers need. In December last year the utility recorded a historic high in power consumption as people kept their homes dry, ran appliances and left lights on. “In a nutshell, we don’t generate all the electricity we use,” Mayor John Dooley said. He was speaking at council’s Monday, Feb. 9 meeting where council gave the rate increase its first three readings. To complicate matters BC Hydro has applied to increase its rates by seven per cent. Because of the business relationships between BC Hydro, FortisBC and Nelson Hydro, Nelson Hydro expects to see another 1.4 per cent increase in the rates it pays to FortisBC.

Briefly Board of directors risk management workshop

Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 717 Vernon St. Circle of Habondia Lending Society is offering a three-part series of workshops aimed at helping board members of local non-profit groups gain a better understanding of risk management and how their organization can develop an effective risk management strategy. This workshop series will be a learning and networking opportunity for any volunteer board member. The first workshop in the series, “Are You Covered: Risk Management 101?,” will begin by introducing the concept of risk management and discussing ways to identify, evaluate and control risk. Registration is required and can be done by contacting (250) 551-0671 or habondiaco@gmail.com.

The co-operative movement

Thursday, Feb. 26 at the NElson Municipal Library, 602 Stanley St. Zoe Creighton will speak at a free lunch-hour public lecture sponsored by The Nelson District Branch of the Canadian Federation of University Women and the

Nelson Municipal Library. Her topic is the co-operative movement as seen through a local lens. Creighton is the music director, programmer and the sponsorship producer at Kootenay Co-op Radio. She is also the coordinator of the Upper Columbia Cooperative Council and a member of the BC Cooperative Association Board of Directors. The coffee pot will be on. Bring a bag lunch.

Co-op radio wants feedback on name change

The board of directors at Kootenay Co-op Radio is wondering if the members think a name change is in order. As a co-op, the station is guided by Co-op Principles and Values, which espouse an egalitarian support of communities. Should the station be looking for a name that is inclusive of the many rather than exclusive to one? As a member-driven station, a forum has been created to gather members’ thoughts and allow healthy debate. Visit the website at www. kootenaycoopradio.com. Deadline for input is the end of February. (For a commentary from the Kootenay Co-op Radio on this issue, see page 5).

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Figure skating results The Nelson Figure Skating club had some good results at the Kootenay Regional Championships in Invermere in January. Here are the results: Pre-Elementary: Seoeun Lim (silver) Elementary:Sophie Borhi (bronze); Charly DeFouw (5th); Julia Burkart (7th) Pre-Preliminary: Christina Champlin (2nd); Stephanie Lynas (6th); Kyra Burkart (bronze) Preliminary (under 10): Rosalyn Carr (4th); Naomi Perkins (5th). Preliminary (10+): Erica Tolles (bronze); Lynnea Carr (7th) Intro-Elements: Rosalyn Carr (bronze); Naomi Perkins (10th); Christina Champlin (7th); Lynnea Carr (9th) Canskate Team Elements: Julia Burkart, Sophie Borhi and Charly DeFouw (gold) Pre-Prelim Team Elements: Christina Champlin, Stephanie Lynas and Kyra Burkart (gold) Prelim Team Elements: Rosalyn Carr, Lynnea Carrand Naomi Perkins (gold).

On the surface of snow

After a great snowfall the edges of the natural world are smooth; whips of alder stoop flattened to the ground and sharp boulders sit tucked beneath the new landscape. It is difficult to imagine, within all this stillness, that life continues beyond the surface of snow. The layer of snow that is pressed closest to the earth is referred to as the pukak. The pukak is the loose and moist layer of snow crystals that create a warm(ish) environment for small mammals to tunnel and navigate their way to food. Hanging close beneath the snow’s surface is also a cozy way to evade the clutches of fox, owls

Nature Notes

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and weasels that would otherwise prey upon these vulnerable mice and voles. While gliding through a snow-scape, keep in mind also of the life that might be forming or persisting atop the surface. Ice worms, snow fleas, snow crane flies, snow scorpion flies, ice insects and winter stoneflies are all cold weather bugs that like to chill out on the snow, literally. In order to survive winter, several of these insects fill their bodies with the natural antifreeze glycerol. Ben Gadd’s Handbook of the Canadian Rockies describes the differences between these insects in greater detail. As the snowpack begins

to melt and the likelihood of snowfall lessens, you may encounter patches of red snow while perusing the higher reaches of Kokanee Glacier Park. This is the infamous watermelon snow (Chlamydomonas nivalis), a concentration of green algae found in alpine regions. I have never tried it, but I have heard its taste has a faint semblance to watermelon, hence the nickname. Obviously not meant for humans, the algae is preferred by snow worms. If you are interested in reading more about snow, check out Jamie Bastedo’s book Falling for Snow: A Naturalist’s Journey into the World of Winter.

The Land Conservancy is a non-profit, charitable land trust working throughout British Columbia to protect important habitat. If you would like more information contact Emily Nilsen, the terrestrial stewardship advisor, at enilsen@conservancy.bc.ca or 354-7345.

Avalanche Invitational Gymnastics Competition results Results from the Glacier Gymnastic Club’s Avalanche Invitational Gymnastics Competition on Saturday, Feb. 7.

Women’s categories

Provincial Level 1 Argo (ages 7-9) Alix Renwick: gold, vault - gold, bars, bronze - beam, bronze, floor gold all-around Kylee Dyck: bronze vault, gold - beam, silver - all-around Reece Hunt: gold beam, bronze - all-around Victoria Jeffrey: gold - floor Seoeun Lim: silver -

bars Bryn Walsh: silver vault, bronze - bars Provincial Level 1 Tyro/Novice (ages 10-13) Emma Castelein: bronze - vault, silver bars, gold - beam, silver - floor, silver - all-around Provincial Level 2 Argo/Tyro (ages 7 - 9) Jasmine Schacher: gold-vault, gold - bars, gold - beam, gold - floor, gold - all-around Hazel Nichol: silver-vault, silver - beam, bronze - floor, silver - allaround Chultim O’Neill: bronze - vault Ella Keelan: silver -

bars Provincial Level 2 Novice/Open (ages 12 & up) Danielle Cousens: gold - vault, gold - bars, gold - beam, silver - floor, gold - all-around Mackenzie Carlstrom: silver-vault, bronze - bars, silver - beam, gold - floor, silver - all-around Leanne Kalmikoff: bronze - beam Provincial Level 3 Tyro (ages 10-11) Abbie Bourchier Willans: gold-vault, goldbars, gold-beam, goldfloor, gold - all-around Annie Plant: gold vault, gold - bars, bronze

- beam, gold - floor, gold - all-around

Men’s categories

Provincial Level 1 (under 13) Quinn Barron: silver floor, bronze - pommel, gold-rings,vault,parallel bars, silver-high bar, silver - all-around Rhyse Dintheer: goldrings, silver-parallel bars,high bar, bronzefloor, pommel, vault silver - all-around Provincial Level 3 (under 13)

Daniel Wood: goldrings, silver-vault, parallel bars, high bar, bronzefloor, pommels silver - all-around Sol Butler: gold-rings, vault, high bar, silverfloor, silver-pommel, bronze-parallel bars silver - all-around Provincial Level 3 (13 & up) Sam Butler: gold-vault, silver-floor, rings, high bar, bronze-pommel, parallel bars silver - allaround Liam Sharelove: goldrings, parallel, high bar,

silver-floor, vault, bronzepommel silver - allaround Lewis Seagram: goldvault, silver-floor, pommel, rings, parallel bars, bronze -high barsilver all-around

Team award

First place - Glacier Gymnastics Club Nelson Second place - Trail Gymnastics Club Third place - Selkirk Challengers - Castlegar – submitted

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Rate hikes not high enough There isn’t a typo in the headline for this editorial. We think the rates Nelsonites pay for their utilities should be higher and for good reason. First, we congratulate council on their stance on utility rates. This is the second year in a row that council has raised the rates and it’s necessary. We applaud staff’s long-term planning though we admit there are many unknowns in their plan, which extends all the way to 2028. The rate of inflation and new technologies for repairing pipes are just two variables that spring to mind, but regardless, we’re glad staff and council are taking the big picture into consideration. Our city’s infrastructure is aging and needs to be replaced. Nothing lasts forever. Unfortunately, past councils did not see fit, or understand, the need to take on this task, one that is bound to be unpopular with some voters. Because of that past inaction, Nelson taxpayers have had a free ride, enjoying artificially low rates while the pipes that bring our water and take away our waste rust, crumble and clog up. We’re at a point where we have to act. Aging pipes are breaking, leading city workers to one emergency and another and untold amounts of treated water must be leaking into the ground before it even reaches our taps. By raising utility rates, our council has started down the road to fixing this situation and their long-term plans call for rates that provide the City of Nelson with enough money to replace the old pipes as needed. But what is also needed is a fund set aside to deal with major projects. The city should raise tax rates higher to create this fund. It would be cheaper to set the money aside now rather than borrow it in the future and have to pay back interest. Mayor John Dooley said infrastructure isn’t flashy and isn’t likely to win a politician many points. He’s right. Neither is raising taxes, but it’s necessary.

Fish Heads & Flowers Flowers - I wish to gratefully acknowledge the wonderful, caring homecare nurses, chemo ward nurses and doctors and the generous, anonymous gift basket lady. You all make the world a better and kinder place to live. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. - Stonger every day! Fish heads - to the restaurant that ruins my morning walks with their disgusting, rotting, unacceptably filthy trash bins. I can smell the nastiness from two streets away. - Nose plugger Fish heads - to the driver who passed my vehicle on the slushy gravel strewn road and then turned off just a kilometer ahead. You gained several seconds on your

way to your destination and I have a bill to repair my windshield. Flowers - a bouquet to the doctor and nurse, for all their wonderful compassionate care for me and my family at a time of deep grief. - Almost parents Fish heads - to residents of Nelson who use our narrow, steep streets as parking lots for their RVs, trailers or extra vehicles! Put your junk in your own yard! - Aggravated tax-paying resident Fish heads - to those who whine about snowblowers, may you live a long life without injury. Has it occured to you that some of us are no longer physically able to shovel snow? - Ignorance is bliss

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Alon Gelcer – on behalf of the Kootenay Co-op Radio board of directors The Kootenay Co-op Radio is looking for your input. If you go to the radio station’s website (www.kootenaycoopradio.com) you will see that the Board of Directors has published a “position paper” regarding the name of our station. About a year ago, a process began to clarify the station’s branding. It all started with an attempt to whittle down the four names that were interchangeably being used for the station: Kootenay Coop Radio, Coop Radio, KCR and CJLY. As the process unfolded, however, the station learned of a couple of cultural issues in connection with the use of the name “Kootenay.” One issue has to do with the ongoing First Nations land claims process and that the station has inadvertently aligned its name with one particular tribe. The other issue more generally has to do with ensuring that we live by our guiding co-operatives values. Those

values guide us to provide support to all of our communities in an egalitarian way. If we had named ourselves Doukhobor Co-op Radio, that name would seem exclusive and particularly supportive of the one rather than egalitarian and inclusive of the many. But why should the radio station consider removing Kootenay from it’s name when so many other businesses also use the name? The simple answer is that we opened the door to examine our name and we can not deny what we’ve learned. This is just one of the many sides of this issue and although the Board has stated it’s opinion on the station’s website, we would like to hear the opinions of others. As a member-driven station, we encourage listeners and members to weigh in on the healthy debate at www. kootenaycoopradio.com. Deadline for input is by the end February.

In favour of third party spending limits in B.C. Dear editor, I support the third party spending limits and take offence at the manipulation of the facts by the recent union advertising. I have raised on several occasions concern with my union as to how my union dues are being directed (just like those ads) after repeated ques-

tioning there is no democratic input into who unions support politically its pretty much the pot calling the kettle black. Do we as citizens want to see, like the USA more money being spent by third parties than the political parties themselves? My union executive have their own agenda

and I pay for it with my $80 per month dues. I only wish we had been given the opportunity to vote on spending my money to boost my pension fund rather than their choice of political newspaper ads. Bryan Edgren, Nelson

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Street Talk What do the Olympics mean to you?

Fun. I remember what Expo 86 was like as a child and I think that’s what the Olympics will be like for families. Shawna Jameson, Nelson

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The spirit of athleticism and the integrity of sport. Darren Hinton, Nelson

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I think the Olympics are a distraction from everything else that is going on. There are other things happening but the Olympics get covered to much. Alex Cormier, Nelson

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RDCK peers into the future New committee to report on what services should look like by Chris Shepherd The regional district has started looking into the hazy future to decide what kind of services it will provide and what kind of staff it needs to get the job done. To guide that process, the Regional District of Central Kootenay appointed a select committee of two rural and two municipal directors to report back to the board this summer. A preliminary report is due in June and is expected to cover the types of services the regional district currently offers and a prediction of what services the RDCK might need to provide in the future. The committee has a $5,000 budget to do its work. Gary Wright, chair of the RDCK board and mayor of New Denver, says the committee is meant to help the regional district decide

It became evident after a short period of time that the quickest and easiest way to deal with this. . . would be to have a smaller group weed through the lowerlevel stuff. Mayor John Dooley, explaining the new committee how to plan future staffing, building and capital projects. That board is made up of a mix of rural, municipal, new and experienced directors, says Wright. Appointed were John Dooley, mayor of Nelson; Garry Jackman, elected in last November’s elec-

tion to Area A, on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake; Karen Hamling, mayor of Nakusp; and Gord Zaitsoff, director for Area J, Lower Arrow Lakes-Columbia. Dooley said the board had a lengthy discussion about looking at changes, shifts in direction and staffs’ ability to work out the regional district’s existing building on Lakeside Drive. “It became evident after a short period of time that the quickest and easiest way to deal with this, to at least get a preliminary document on the table for the board’s consideration, would be to have a smaller group weed through the lowerlevel stuff.” Wright says the intent of the committee’s makeup is to have it come forward with recommendations “that will more than likely be representative of those items the board is looking for.”

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Lorne Nicolson, right, received the Stanley Jenkinson Memorial Plaque from Chuck Clarkson, manager and director of the Nelson Duplicate Bridge Club. The plaque is awarded each year to the Nelson Bridge Club member who, during the year has won the most rating points. Nicolson has won the award for the third consecutive year and has this year raised the bar for future winners by posting an overall score of 2,914 raring points. The three players at the top of the standings for 2008 were; Lorne Nicolson, Rogier DeWeaver and Hugh Auld. Nicolson has formed a partnership with Rogier DeWeaver and Hugh’s new partner is Ric Baker. Both pairs have become formidable opponents. Lorne this year also reached the rank of Life Master, the much coveted milestone of most duplicate bridge players. The club continues to grow and this past year the welcomed Hannahli and Tom Dool from Ontario. They have taken up residence and are now regular members of the club. Irene and Bernie VanHooft have, since moving into Nelson, again become regular members.

More youth scholarships from CBT Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is increasing the number of youth scholarships from 20 to 45 awards this year. Each CBT Youth Community Service Award is valued at $2,000 and is based on volunteer community service rather than academic standing. Students can use the award for post-secondary education or training. “We are particularly proud to be able to present these awards to

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youth who have shown a commitment to volunteering in their communities,” said Neil Muth, CBT president and CEO. “I would encourage their younger peers in Grades 8 and 9 to look for volunteer opportunities in their community and to see how they can make a difference with just a few hours a week.” Awards totalling $90,000 will be distributed to communities in the Columbia Basin based on

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the number of graduating students. All basin students graduating from a basin high school, alternate school or other institution that grants graduation diplomas recognized by the Ministry of Education are eligible for the award. The deadline to submit an application is Friday, April 10. Applications are available at local high schools and online at www.cbt.org. For more information on the award or application process, contact a CBT Community Liaison at 1-800-505-8998. – submitted

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B.C. with her new CD, Friday, Feb. 27 and Saturday, Humble But Bearing No Apology, Aspen Switzer Feb. 28 at Studio 80, at and Thistledowne are playthe Tenth Street Campus, ing a fundraiser for Selkirk Selkirk College (at the top College’s Guatemala nursAltar Boyz spoofs boy bands in this off-Broadway musical of Elwin Street) ing project. Gilles Parenteau virtual Saturday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m. The show is a fundraiser symphony is a 21st Century for a group of third-year at the Capitol Theatre, orchestral instrument that nursing students from 421 Victoria St. honours its ancestor, the Selkirk College who are Tickets are $30 for a pipe organ. travelling to Guatemala regular adult, $24 for a With multiple keyboards in May. Twelve third-year student and foot pedals, each note nursing students from Altar Boyz tells is played with two hands Selkirk College will travel the story of five boys and two feet, without the to Guatemala for three (Matthew, Mark, Luke, help of recording or an weeks to participate in an Juan and Abraham automation device. international nursing prac�� “the gelfite fish out of �� Parenteau will play an tice experience. water”) �� who want to orchestra, classical, jazz, They bring medical supsave souls and raise �� funk and blues. plies, knowledge of health spirits with their music The first half of the practices, a willingness �� as they tour their show show will be performed to listen and learn, and a �� Raise the Praise Tour. by Danielle Stack, the first desire to share what they The story sends up �� post-secondary gradu- learn upon return. boy bands with outra�� ate in modern organ at Tickets are $15 in geous dancing and songs Selkirk College. Allison advance, $20 at the door �� like “Girl, You Make Girvan and Lisa Nelson and are available at Eddy �� Me Wanna Wait.” will also perform as a spe- Music in Nelson or online – submitted cial guests. at Switzer’s website, www. �� aspenswitzer.com. Stephen Fearing�� Tuesday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m. at The Waiting Room �� Studio 80, at the corner of Friday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m. at the Tenth & Elwin in Nelson Capitol Theatre, 421 Victoria �� Stephen Fearing is, St. SUBMITTED without a doubt;�� a force �� A group of 18 stuto be reckoned with in dents from Mt. Sentinel All Good Funk Alliance plies and a teacher for the turing the talents of Lyle the arena of great original Secondary School in South Neighbour and many more. His own school. Hopkins, Marc-André performers; and not just Slocan will be heading off Friday, Feb. 20, 10 p.m. at the record label Homebreakin Tickets for the event Hamelin, Lee Campese in Canada, but speaking to Cuba this spring break. Spiritbar, 422 Vernon St. is in the crates of DJs across can be purchased at Eddie and Glenn Mithell, Lyle’s internationally. Due to his They are going to help Neighbour, (Matt the globe. Music. Elektric Band will perform now extremely busy sched- local communities rebuild Dauncey) has made more trans-dimensional composi- ule (with the great success after devastating hurritracks at the age of 25 than tions by such Fusion greats of Yellowjacket; his latest canes tore through Cuba HammerHead and most producers will make Celebrate Africa as Chick Corea, Return to amazing endeavour), it’s last year. in their lives. His deep roots fundraise Lyle’s Elektric Band These students are all Forever, Billy Cobham and been difficult getting him in dubby disco funk have Saturday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m. at the back to Selkirk College’s part of Inspiring Youth for Friday, Feb. 20 at The Royal on much more. helped him to pave a new Studio 80 for one of his Change and this is the sixth $7 at the door. Nelson United Church, 602 Baker, 330 Baker St. road of funk drenched intimate concerts. year that the group has HammerHead, a band Silica St. music that some critics misPerforming mostly solo; travelled to Latin America composed of half Nelson, Students from L.V. Drive If You Must take as disco re-edits. and along with some of to do service projects. Rogers Secondary School’s half Whitehorse musicians In reality Dauncey is so the finest Selkirk students This year, local actor Celebrate Africa Group will will play original, progres- with the Moving musically inclined at every host an event at the Nelson sive funk rock music as well on several of his songs; Lucas Myers has teamed Fearing will entertain with up with the service group instrument that his produc- United Church. The event choice covers from the likes Mosaic Samba Band his amazing guitar prow- to write and direct a hilarition sounds like beefed up will showcase students and of Deep Purple, Rush and Saturday, Feb. 21 at the ess, golden throat, and ous, yet deadly serious play versions of music created other youth from the com- the Edgar Winter Group. Spiritbar, 422 Vernon St. songs that, quite simply, about a crew in a waiting by an impossibly good disco munity. DIYM is back, with 10 After two years of playing make the heart melt. band. fresh new tracks recorded room at a border crossing The talent offered music festivals, clubs, bars Admission is $5 for stu- in Guatemala. His new stage show includes singing, spoken and doing studio recordings, here in the Kootenays this involves live synths, guitars word pieces and guitar and HammerHead is getting air- winter. Augmented by the dents, $10 for everyone All proceeds will go and vocals. If you haven’t piano playing. towards international play in the Kootenays and sexy Brazilian rhythms of else. heard him already, his sound the Moving Mosaic Samba relief efforts. Donations of Celebrate Africa is a the Yukon/ is a mixture of house, breaks, group of teachers and stumedical supplies and musiFrom Beyond the 7th Band, the quartet of Rich Aspen Switzer and disco, funk and bass driven dents who have supported a galaxy, transcending time, Rabnett, Sarah McGlynn, cal instruments would be grooves. With countless community in Sierra Leone space and imagination, Lyle Jeff Steel, and Kiyo Elkuf Thistledowne greatly appreciated. chart topping releases in the for the past four years. For more information, Hopkins brings to you his will bounce the room by Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 pm past two years, Neighbour’s contact (250) 359-7219 or Funds raised have been Elektric Band of interga- bouncing around instru- Nelson United Church, 602 rise to fame has been quick. used to build a well and a lactic musicians. Space ments and genres in their Silica St. the Capitol Theatre for Just back from touring tickets. He has remixed Fort Knox, school, and paid for sup- odyssey fusion jazz fea- truly original fashion.

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Charlie Brown, has been held over. Friday, Feb. 20 at Finley’s Director and musical Irish Bar and Grill, 705 Wednesday, Feb. 18 at The director of the show are Tortoise Forfeits new album a joy and more Outer Clove, 536 Stanley St. Vernon St. Lisel Forst and Robyn The rock/funk music Lamb, who collaborated In a rare performance, before coming back to by Kyle Wells Nelson’s own ‘70s jam/ of Stone Iris can best in the hit show, ##Les the original riff. To use rockers, Heddy Acclaim, be described as a hybrid Ms.## Brittany Meierhofer such simple music so The pair also play are performing an blend of old school Led is local and proud of it. effectively, and then to unplugged show. Acoustic Zeppelin with a new Alice lead roles in the producUp front in her list of illustrate the power of guitars with soft percus- In Chains feel. They are tion (Forst as a hilarious thank yous is “fate for simplicity with the song exceptionally diverse and and energetic Snoopy sion. landing me in the warm, itself, is impressive. Hear all your favourite captivating live having and Lamb as the crabby musical incubator that Meierhofer’s voice is tunes and sing-a-longs. recently shared the stage Lucy). is Nelson, BC.” This is as enjoyable and sur“We’ve come together Lots of fun as Heddy with bands such as Ten a lovely footnote for a prising as her music. Acclaim aims to please Second Epic, Pride Tiger as a cast really well,” says lovely album. She has a wonderful their audiences in large or (multiple dates), and Lamb. “The singing is Nelson will surely be innocent crisp cleanHelix (multiple dates) as very tight and I think we small venues. thanking her for this have only listened to a ness to her voice, but Phone �� (250) 354-1667 well as having upcoming have really managed to enjoyable and invigorat- couple of times. That says throw in some electric �� dates with Default. catch the gentle, thoughtfor seats. ing first release. something. instruments, like on �� They too have been ful pace of the Peanuts Her band is called And then, upon fur- “Feartopia,” or play a comic strip. We’re all havquick selected to showcase �� The Tortoise Forfeits ther enjoyment, one real- forlorn, lushly arranged Whole �� School’s ing a lot of fun.” during Canadian Music and their new self-titled izes just how effective and song like “Ashes” and �� Advance tickets ($15 Week and have already �� 10th annual Blue album is a great one. It is well crafted these decep- you hear its range. At been selected for numer- adults and $10 for chilof the kind of songs tively hooky tunes are. times haunting, at othMoon Coffee House ous radio interviews dur- dren 12 and under) are full �� that creep up on you, “Out of My Mind” starts ers sweet, Meierhofer’s �� Saturday, �� Feb. 21, 6 p.m. to songs that are enjoyable with the most basic of voice is a highlight. ing their cross-Canada available at Eddy Music 11 p.m. at the Appledale and Reo’s Video. Tickets from the start but given guitar riffs possible, along tour. The Tortoise Forfeits Community�� Hall, 6841 time and further lis- with Meierhofer singing will be hosting a CD Heddy Acclaim opens are $18 and $12 at the door. Highway 6, five minutes tens become something about being unable to release party at the the night. north of Winlaw more. For starters, you find the right combina- Legion on Saturday, Tickets are $10 at the This will be an evening door. will find them stuck in tion of words to express. March 21. The album Contra dance �� of fun for the whole famiyour head. You’ll won- From this the song chang- is available at Phat Friday, Feb. 20 7 p.m. to 10 ly. There will be an Indian der how you know this es tempo completely �� and Angel, Otter Books p.m. at the Scout Hall, 310 food dinner, decadent des- Charlie Brown catchy song you’re hum- breaks into a hand clap and Packrat Annie’s or Cedar St. serts, local artisans silent held over ��online at www.thetorming and then realize driven “la la la” singContra dancing instrucauction, �� children’s play Thursday, Feb. 19 to it’s from this album you along worthy midsection, toiseforfeits.com. tion will go from 7 p.m. to space and�� a stage featurSaturday, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. and the dance ing many talented musiexpression through �� move- batic yoga. The essence of and Sunday, Feb. 22, 2:30 will go from 7:30 p.m. to Emotive cians. ment in themes through what she teaches and per10 p.m. Bring indoor Admission is $5 per p.m. at The TNT Playhouse, Movements dance improvisation. forms comes from years The band this month at the corner of Ward and adult. The music is a mix of of listening to electronica. will be Genie Sittig on class Musicians interested in Carbonate Streets electronica from global, There will be a second fiddle, Anneke Rosch The family musical, playing can call Bevan at Thursdays, starting Feb. 26 downtempo, experimental series for dancers who are on accordion, Catherine You’re A Good Man (250) 359-6654. and breaks genres. interested in performing McGrath on mandolin at the Moving Centre, 553A Pamela Lyness has this style of performance and Dmitro Woychuk on Baker St. This foundation series studied dance such as art in the summer starting upright bass. David Feldman is the includes hatha yoga to butoh, contact, improvisa- in May. warm up, body awareness tion, choreography, global Pre-registration is $60, caller. For more information, exercises and technique, dances and martial arts $12 drop in. Contact Lyness at (250) 352-1795 contact For more infor- as well as a focus on for the past 12 years. Her teacher train- or vibrationartisan@gmail. mation call Catherine enlarging one’s movement McGrath at (250) ˜352- vocabulary. The class will ing have been in yoga, com for more informabegin to explore emotional sound healing and acro- tion. 1917.

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Escape winter with Slocan Valley storytelling Sunday, Feb. 22, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Passmore Lodge, on the Old Passmore Road which parallels Hwy. 6 in Passmore. Approx. 15

km north of the Hwy. 3A junction and two km north of Slocan Park. Watch for signs This year’s Word of

Mouth 8 covers a magical mix of tall tale, true life and all points in between Storytelling has become a part of the fabric of the West Kootenays in recent years and this midwinter escape promises to take everyone on a flight of fancy to somewhere familiar, yet uniquely different. Here’s a breakdown of those who will be sharing their stories: Hank Hastings – a true tale of sailing on Slocan Lake. Bessie Wapp – a wild tale called Jesus Christ Superstore. Gary Burns – a story of prospecting in the Slocan Valley. Moe Lyons – talks about her time with The Arrow, a left-leaning

newspaper that ran out of Castlegar. Anne DeGrace – tells the story of a side-of-theroad diner and the characters that pass through it. Wendy Voykin – will talk about why 8,000 Doukhobors came to the Kootenays Admission is $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the Slocan Valley Recreation office and at the Silver King Campus of Selkirk College. Seating is limited. Phone (250) 226-0008 for more information. This event is supported by the Slocan Valley Arts Council, Selkirk College and the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy. – submitted

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NEED INEXPENSIVE BIRTH CONTROL? Options for Sexual Health drop-in clinic. 333 Victoria St. 5:30-8 p.m. PROBLEM WITH EATING and weight? OA support group 5 - 6 p.m., Nelson Hospital cafeteria (basement). No dues or fees. 250-352-7717 or 1-800-6115788. www.endoftrail.ca/ OANelson.htm DROP IN GREIF SUPPORT GROUP. 7-9 p.m. at Broader Horizons, 905 Gordon Road, back door . THE NELSON SCRABBLE CLUB meets Wednesdays at 1p.m. Info 250-505-5583 WOMEN’S HOCKEY SCRIMMAGE at the old rink 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. $10 drop-in fee. Full equipment required. Info 250-359-7036 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Harrop Hall, Harrop 5:30 p.m. DOES SOMEONE’S DRINKING TROUBLE YOU? Al-Anon meeting noon The Cellar. 717A Vernon St. HABLAS ESPANOL? Spanish Conversation group meeting every 2nd and 4th Wed of Month 5 - 6 p.m. Vienna Cafe. Donations. Contact Biodan@gmail.com NUTRIENT-RICH COOKING classes every Wed/Sun. Many topics to choose from. Contact Lorraine at lorraine@earthlobby. com or 250-352-3860. GLACIER HARMONIES Women’s Barbershop Chorus. All welcome at 7 p.m. to Baptist Church, 6115th St. Nelson. Dorothy 3527199 or Joey 352-3393

WILDERNESS SURVIVAL, HERBALISM and Stone Age Skills classes! Ongoing program. Children, teen, adult classes. 357-2822. SHAMBHALA CENTRE NYINTHUN: Join us for sitting meditation 9 a.m. to noon. Break for refreshments mid-morning. . Everyone is welcome, come and go as you please. 444 Baker St. 352-5560 www.nelsonbuddha.com WORSHIP SERVICES JOY BAPTIST CHURCH, 10 a.m., 11 a.m, 6:30 p.m., 560 Baker St, Suite #3, 825-4095. QUAKER MEETING 723 Ward, upstairs, 9:45. 354-3859. SUNDAY MORNING WORHSIP, Community Church, Passmore Hall, 11 a.m. All welcome. SUNDAY WORSHIP, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Slocan, 2 p.m. UNITY CENTRE of the Kootenays, 905 Gordon Rd. Broader Horizons. Back door, 11 a.m. NELSON AA - Sunday Morning 10 a.m. The Cellar. 717A Vernon St. NELSON UNITED CHURCH service, 10 a.m. 602 Silica St. ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH Ser vice 10:15 a.m. 1805 Silverking Rd. 352-2515 ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH fternoon worship 4pm, 21 Silica St. 354-3308 THE 10 KOOTENAY MINUTE MASSAGE For only a twoonie at the Cocoa-Nut Lounge, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Info Karen Logan 250-505-9748

Thursdays IS ALCOHOL A PROBLEM IN YOUR LIFE? AA Meetings, Lunch Bunch at Noon. Into Action Big Book Study at 8:00 p.m. The Cellar. 717A Vernon St. ACUPUNCTURE for ADDICTIONS Free drop-in clinic, 1:30 p.m. Located at 333 Victoria Street, 2nd Floor. 505-7248 BIBLE STUDY JOY BAPTIST CHURCH, 6:30 p.m. 560 Baker St., Suite #3. SIGNING CHOIR (sign language) 3:30 p.m. at NDYC, 608 Lake St. www.ndyc.com NELSON BADMINTON CLUB 7-9 p.m. at the Mary Hall Gym. For information call Anne at 3527536 or Guy at 352-6330. REDFISH BADMINTON Ages 15 to 90. 6:30 p.m. $3 drop in. 229-4346 or 229-4343 INTUITIVE FREESTYLE DANCE for Children including Pranic Breathing. Ages 7-10 jumpforjoy@netidea. com/352 3263 PLAY WITH CIRCUS TOYS drop in from 7:30 to 9:30p. m. at Central School Gym. $6 jumpforjoy@netidea.com WALK-IN PRAYER CLINIC 1 - 3 p.m. & 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. At the ministry of Eleos Centre, 711 10th St., Nelson. No appointment necessary. 250-352-0300 SPACE TO SPIN poi, hoop, staff, unicycle or juggling pins etc at the Central School Gym. All ages welcome. $6 with a discount for families with kids. Email jumpforjoy@netidea.com or call 352 3263 for info.

Fridays GENDER OUTLAWS, a support & social group for trans & gender variants. 354-5362. Nelson AA - F-Troop meeting at The Cellar 717A Vernon St 8 p.m. DOES SOMEONE’S DRINKING TROUBLE YOU? Al-Anon meeting 8 pm at 601 Front St. GERMAN FAMILIES meet to sing and play at the Family Place. Contact: Irina at 250-354-0292

Saturdays WILDERNESS SURVIVAL, HERBALISM and Stone Age Skills classes! Ongoing program. Children, teen, adult classes. 357-2822. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Noon meeting at The Cellar. 717A Vernon St. THE NELSON SCRABBLE CLUB meets Saturday at 1 p.m. For further info. please call 250505-5583

Mondays NELSON TABLE TENNIS CLUB. 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Blewett Elem. School when in session. 352-9547 or 352-5739 SHAMBHALA CENTRE OPEN HOUSE: 7 p.m. meditation instruction and practice; 8 p.m. talk and discussion; 9 p.m. tea. 444 Baker Street, 352-5560. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS open meeting. 7 p.m. Passmore Hall, 3656 Old Passmore Road. F-Troop Meeting 8 p.m. The Cellar. 717A Vernon St. REDFISH BADMINTON Ages 15 to 90. 6:30 p.m. $3 drop in. Call 229-4346 or 229-4343 MT. SENTINEL SCHOOL South Slocan Badminton 7:30 p.m. 359-7610 NELSON BADMINTON CLUB 7-9 p.m. at the Mary Hall Gym. For information call Anne at 3527536 or Guy at 352-6330. DIAPER FREE BABY / ELIMINATION Communication Support Circle 4th Monday of each month 1-3 p.m. at The Family Place 312 Silica St. HERITAGE HARMONY Barbershop Chorus. Welcoming anyone! Tim 250-825-9694 or John 250-352-6892

Tuesdays PARENT & CHILD TIME at the Harrop Hall. 10 a.m. - 12 noon Information: Lesley 825-0140 ACUPUNCTURE for ADDICTIONS Free drop-in clinic, 1:30 p.m. Located at 333 Victoria St, 2nd Floor. 505-7248 DOES SOMEONE’S DRINKING� TROUBLE YOU? Al-Anon Meetings: Lunch Bunch at Noon and open meeing at 6 p.m. The Cellar. 717A Vernon St. YOUNG FELLOWS OFF BOOZE AA Meeting 8 p.m. The Cellar. 717A Vernon St. AA TARRY ENG- RUSSIAN GROUP Brent Kennedy School, 7 p.m. Slocan Junction. ‘DRUMMING FROM THE HEART’ Community Drum Circle with Kim Massé. North Shore Hall 7:15 - 8:45 p.m. $7 kimmasse@shaw. ca 505-2684 DOES SOMEONE YOU LOVE suffer from an Eating Disorder? Need Support? Last Monday of the month 7-9 p.m. 352-9598 after 6 p.m. or mcsuzzie@hotmail.com for more info.

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Thursday Feb 19

Monday Feb 23

YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, Charlie Brown Feb 19 - 22 at the TNT Playhouse - Ward and Carbonate 7:30 p.m. Tickets at Eddy Music, Reo’s Video.

LEATHER MASKMAKING JOURNEY Learn the ancient art of the Mask, 3 day workshop, Feb 23, 25, 26 $222. www.mythmaker.ca

Friday Feb 20

AROUND TOWN

Wed. Feb 18

Sat. Feb 21

OPEN JAM WITH ESTEVAN bring your instruments, voice and poetry to the Royal on Baker. Sign up early, doors open at 9:30 p.m.

ROB FUNK, ONE EYED Dave & more unplugged at Ellisons Natural Food Cafe, 523 Front St. 12 - 3 p.m. INCOMPARABLE HUME Quartet every 2nd and 4th Saturday) at The Librar y Lounge, located in the historic Hume Hotel. JUDE DAVIDSON SINGS classic songs & originals, 6-9 p.m. at Max & Irma’s Restaurant. Good food and music. CELEBRATE AFRICA, local musicians make music to support a community in Sierra Leone. 8 p.m. Nelson United Church, tix $12/adult, $10/ youth at Eddy Music. DRIVE IF YOU MUST w/ Nelson Samba Squad at the Spiritbar. DATURA WITH HAMMERHEAD & Skullhammer, Nelson’s ownwith Kelowna heavy rock/metal bands $10 at the door at the Royal on Baker.

NIKKO plays live music at Fusion 301 Baker St. PAUL LANDSBERG & BERT PETERS, jazz guitar duo, Library Lounge, Hume Hotel, 6-10 p.m. KARAOKE Amy Poznikof f putting on the Ritz and Wild Women Wednesdays at Finleys Irish Bar. RYLAN PLAYS AT MAX & IRMA’S Solo finger syle guitar 6-9 p.m. Tasty tones, great food, good times! HEDDY ACCLAIM unplugged at The Outer Clove 536 Stanley St. no charge. 250-354-1667. STONE IRIS - opening ‘Heddy Acclaim’ at Finley’s Irish Bar. Advance tix $8 at Eddy Music & Finley’s Pub. $10 at the door 9 p.m. show starts at 10 p.m.

Thurs. Feb 19

Sun. Feb 22

DAM UNPLUGGED ACOUSTIC Open Stage, Thursdays, 9 p.m. hosted by Estevan, Dam Inn, South Slocan.

SARAH AND RICH Per form soulful jazz standards in a pleasant lounge setting. 7:30 p.m., Redfish Grill at 479 Baker St. NIKKO PLAYS EVENINGS at The Library Lounge, in the Hume Hotel. Blues Jam at the Royal on Baker 7 - 11 p.m.

DJ BRYX AND FRIENDS Bryx has been doing his thing for over 11 years now, perfecting the art of mashup and turntablism. Doors at 10 p.m. at Spiritbar. NIKKO plays eclectic jazz 6 - 9 p.m. at Max & Irma’s.

Mon. Feb 23

OPEN STAGE at the Balfour Beach Inn 8 - 11 p.m.

SARAH McGLYNN & RICH RABNETT live at The Library Lounge, located in the historic Hume Hotel. 6-10 p.m. HEART TO HEART Free Community Meal 5 - 6 p.m. at the Mary Hall.

ONE-MAN PHENOMENON, Shane Philip plays the Royal on Baker. His newest CD, “Live at Baker Studios” will be available for the first time at this show. For details call (250) 352-1269 or visit www.shanephilip.com

Fri. Feb 20 RYLAN PLAYS SOLO FINGER syle guitar 6-9 p.m at Max & Irma’s. HEDDY ACCLAIM perform live at Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. NEIGHBOUR, ultra funky original music from Matt Dauncey. Spiritbar $10 at the door. 250-352-5331 HAMMERHEAD and Lyle’s Elektric band at the Royal on Baker, great live bands, $7 door.

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HYPNOSIS AND BEYOND, a show with Steve Taubman 8 p.m. at LVRogers. Advance tickets $10 at Eddy Music or Pack Rat Annie’s. AVALANCHE SKILLS Training Level II with Laura Adams, Feb 20 - 23. $398 solsticemountain@mac. com 250-509-2288. CONTRA DANCING from 7 - 10 p.m. at the Scout Hall, 310 Cedar St. Live music and caller. YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, Charlie Brown see Thurs for details.

Saturday Feb 21 EXPLORE THE SLOCAN VALLEY Rail Trail. Walk, ski, or snowshoe. Gather at the gazebo on the beach for hot dogs and hot chocolate noon - 3 p.m. 3552355 KOOTENAY RHYTHM DRAGONS membership openhouse 9 a.m.noon at the Community First Health Co-op Building 518 Lake St. www.kootenayrhythmdragons.ca YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, Charlie Brown see Thurs for details.

Sunday Feb 22 ALIGN FOR LIFE Workshop, journey to Rolf Structural Integration. Self-directed method of re-aligning; releasing old and acute chronic tension and pain. Workhop 1 - 10 held monthly at Shanti Yoga. Registration call Anna 250-352-1853. Info: www. gravitytherapy.com YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, Charlie Brown matinee 2:30 p.m. see Thursday for show info.

Tuesday Feb 24 BICYCLE MAINTENANCE CLASSES by Darryl Secret, session starting on Feb. 24 & 28. All levels welcome. Pre-registration 250352-2168, bykanark@telus.net ARE YOU COVERED? Risk Management 101, the first of 3 workshops to help board members of local non-profit groups gain a better understanding of risk management offered by Circle of Habondia Lend Society. 6 - 9 p.m. 717 Vernon St. 250-551-0671, Email: habondiaco@gmail.com

Thursday Feb 26 EMOTIVE MOVEMENTS DANCE Foundation Series. Six Week Session starts. $60 pre-registration preferred. $12 drop in. 5 - 6:30 p.m. at The Moving Centre. Contact: Pamela vibrationar tisan@gmail.com, 352-1795 THE CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT as seen through a local lens. Zoe Creighton will speak at a Free Lunch Hour Public Lecture at The Nelson Municipal Library. Bring your lunch.

Friday Feb 27 GILLES PARENTEAU VIRTUAL Symphony, opening night at Studio 80. Tix $15/$8 at Eddy Music. THE WAITING ROOM at the Capitol Theatre 8 p.m. Fundraiser for Project Help, donations of medical supplies and musical instruments would be greatly appreciated! Contact (250) 359 7219 - Mt. Sentinel School or Capitol Theatre for tickets. Written and directed by Lucas Myers

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Tues. Feb 24 LIVE OPEN STAGE at Finley’s Irish Pub, everyone welcome. LISTEN TO THE SWEET SOUNDS of Nikko ever y Tuesday at Fusion on Baker Street. 7-10 p.m. STEPHEN FEARING, Juno Winning Songwriter live in concert, 8 p.m. doors open at 7:30 p.m at Studio 80, corner of Tenth & Elwin In Nelson. Tix at the door $10 or $5 for students. 250-505-1332 JOHNNY DON’T, Indie rock band from Saskatoon $5 at the door 9 p.m.

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Chinese medicine and the common cold and flu This is the time of year when everyone battles against sinus infections, common colds and flu’s with sore throats, itchy throats, fevers, chills, body aches, congestion, runny noses, nausea, vomiting and many other unwelcome symptoms of the season. It is an important time to take care of oneself by boosting the immune system. Daily doses of vitamin C (generally up to 1,000 miligrams), homeopathics, herbal teas or tinctures, restful sleep, frequent handwashing, Chinese medicinals and dressing warmly are a few good ways to get a headstart. One must consult a Chinese medicine practitioner, herbalist or a doc-

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tor of Chinese medicine for Chinese herbal prescriptions. If you are having frequent loose stools or diarrhea you may be overdoing your daily dose of vitamin C – in which case you should lower the dose and consult your health care practitioner. At the first signs of a cold or flu acupuncture can be a useful way to help rid the

Kate Butt is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She treats a variety of conditions and has special interests in women’s health, peri-natal care, chronic pain, and sports injuries. The information used in the Exploring Health column is for education only. It is important to consult a health care provider about your specific health concerns. For questions or information please contact truebalance.kate@gmail.com or call (250) 551 5283.

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body of unwelcome toxins and shorten the duration and severity of what may be coming up. It can also be one of the most effective tools for draining sinus congestion and dealing with many symptoms such as headaches, body aches, coughing and nausea. When you are sick (or on the edge) it’s important to avoid excessive refined sugar, caffeine, or alcohol, as these substances can stress the immune system. Also avoid rich, greasy, spicy foods (which can irritate a sore throat), excessive dairy products or refined foods (which can contribute to excess phlegm). Enjoy nourishing soups and simple well-cooked easily digestable foods. Ginger is excellent for nausea and can be added to food or tea.

A DIRECTORY OF HEALTH & HEALING IN THE KOOTENAYS TO LIST YOUR SERVICE, CALL 354-3910

Acupuncture

Kate Butt, Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine ......... 551-5283 Sandra Mason, RAC ....................................................551-0110 Michael Smith, Dr. TCM, 10 years experience.........352-0459 Marion Starr, Dr. TCM ............................................... 352-9890 Paul Gaucher, RAC at Back In Motion...................... 352-0075 Ben Brown RAC, Winlaw ............................................ 226-7166

Art Therapy

Clearwater Art Therapy ............................................ 505-1100

Bodywork

Integrated Healing Touch, Biodynamic Craniosacral,Esalen® Massage; www.potentialswellness.com Madelene 352-0084 DeepTissue, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Bliss, Certified - Niko...... 551-2577 Rolf Structural Integration, Nelson Medical Clinic............352-6611

Breathwork

Blanche Tanner, BP, Family Constellation .................. 227-6877

Registration Deadline: one week prior to Pro-D Day. Fri Feb 27 Your activity leader will take the group through a day packed with entertainment! You’ll start off the day skating, then do a craft or play some games, and then hit the pool for a splashing good time!

• NOON HOUR HOCKEY ______________ 12-1 at the NDCC $8.50 drop-in Thursdays

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Pharmacy Remedy’s RX Custom Compound 737 Baker St. ..... 352-6928

Registered Massage Therapists

Richard Klein, Stress Reduction Coach .................... 352-3280 Holistic Health, www.brendawiseman.com .............. 505-7555

Colonics

Hydrotherapy, Detoxification, Nutrition, U.Devine .. 352-6419

Feldenkrais Method

• PRO D FUN DAY ___________________

Tara Stark, RD, Nutrition Counselling......................505-9854

Coaching

Carmen Carter, MEd, RCC, Play & Art Therapy ........354-4485 Sally Shamai, MEd, RCC, EMDR and more ...... 1-877-688-5565

Make sure your little one is safe in the water Morning and evening classes available!

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Pilates

Counselling & Consultation

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A Touch Of Aloha, Lomi, Cranio, Struct’l, Sports ..............229-4424 Ginger Joy Rivest, Neuro Somatic Therapy ..............505-4284 Palliative Massage Course, July 3-10, 2009 ...........1-800-611-5788 Power Essentials, True Aromatherapy & Massage...........505-4144 RUBITIN, Mobile/Studio, Deep T., Neuro, Sports ....... 352-6804 Galena-DeepT,Swedish,Lomi,structl Shalimar ...................354-4408 BodyMind Union, Chronic Pain, Deep Tissue....................505-9945 RebalancingTouch, deeptissue, energywork. Nathalie......352-2250

Chiropractic

McKenzie Community Chiropractic ........................... 352-1322

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Massage Services

Susan Grimble, Classes/Sessions 30 yrs exp. ........ 352-3449 Physical Problems & Nothing has worked? Give me call and let’s get moving! Call Hilary ......................................354-7616

Hair Care

Front St. Hair Studio, The Key to Beauty ............... 354-1202

Homeopathy

Barbara Gosney CCH RSHom Cdn 2102 Creek St..354-1180 Margo MacLaren DHom ............................................. 354-7072

Hypnotherapy

Sharon Best, Certified Adv. Hypnotherapist ............ 354-7750 Irene Mock, CHt, RHt, Free Initial Consultation ............352-7035

Kootenai Pilates 540 Baker St. ................................ 352-1600 Daniel Voykin, RMT 523 Josephine ...c509-0345 o352-0459 Jennifer Johnston RMT 101-518 Lake St. ................551-1197

Reflexology Mountain Waters Spa, 205 Victoria St............................352-3280 Craniosacral Reflexology, A Touch of Aloha................... 229-4424

Shiatsu Kimberly Davitsky, RST at Shalimar Spa ............... 354-4408

Social Work Val Amies, BSW, RSW, Counselor .............................505-8044

Spas Mountain Waters Spa, 205 Victoria St............................352-3280 Shalimar Spa, located at the Prestige Inn ............. 354-4408 Nelson’s Aveda Concept SalonSpa Spa Oasis, 448 Baker St..........................................354-4487

Yoga

Shanti Yoga Studio, Baker at Josephine, upstairs 352-7703

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More beans for a healthy heart The Heart and stroke foundation of Canada have designated February “Heart Month”. Stay posted for a healthy heart tip each week in February. Dried beans, peas and lentils are great sources of soluble fibre. Soluble fibre helps lower cholesterol, which is a risk factor for heart disease. Soluble fibre binds LDL cholesterol in the small intestine. The cholesterol is then eliminated in the stool rather than entering the blood stream. Other good sources of soluble fibre include ground flax seed, oats and oat bran, pot barley and fruits and vegetables.

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Tara Stark is a registered dietitian who specializes in helping people optimize their nutritional wellness and prevent diet related chronic diseases. For more information email tara.stark@gmail.com or phone (250) 505-9854.

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Align for Life workshop

Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Shanti Yoga Studio, 466 Josephine St. Journey to Structural Integration is one of 10 monthly workshops in the Align for Life series. It is described as a selfdirected method of realigning and releasing old, acute, and chronic tension and pain. Participants will learn how to: do self-assessment techniques to help release into optimal alignment; do self-bodywork to release tension and promote alignment; do structural awareness exercises and yoga poses to create new patterns; use breathing to renew energy, release tension, expand body and awareness; learn to apply proven techniques for preventing strain-injuries from repetitive tasks; use body dialogue to process present and historical tension, pain and trauma. Workshop space is limited. Register at Shanti Yoga

Studio or call Anna at (250) 352-1853. Drop-in fees are $20, five workshops for $90,10 workshops $180. For more information, contact Anna at (250) 3521853.

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Saturday, Feb. 28, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Prestige Lakeside Resort and Convention Centre, 701 Lakeside Dr. Everyone carries within them the gifts, strengths and challenges and sometimes, even the fate of their ancestors, says Blanche Tanner, one of the organizers of this workshop. She says family constellation work provides insights and resolution to many difficult personal and family problems that may have roots far back in a person’s ancestry. Registration is $75. For more information, contact Blanche or Harreson Tanner at (250) 227-6877, lifeshift@bluebell. ca or online at www.lifeshiftseminars.com.

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HOUSING URGENTLY NEEDED! Clean, safe, low-cost accommodations needed to house local low income citizens. For more information please contact Bev at Nelson Cares at : 250-551-3015 The Kootenay Association for Science & Technology (KAST) & the Nelson Chamber of Commerce invites the business community to our Business After Business networking session featuring SpoonBender/The Factory, a graphic design company aimed at solving your business problems visually. Come see their unique space located at the old Factory , 301 Vernon Street, Nelson. Tuesday Feb 24, 2009 5-7pm. More info at www. kast.com.

WINNERS KOOTENAY KIDS RAFFLE- Kootenay Kids Society announcement of the winners of the Second Annual Raffle: 1. Belinda Hook 2. Nicole Charlwood 3. Ian Johnston 4. Duncan MacDonald 5. Ross Lake 6. Cheryl Foote 7. Scott Grimshaw 8. Brian Stewart Kootenay Kids would like to thank all businesses, donors and ticket buyers who, through their support, turned this raffle into a great fundraising success for the organization THANK YOU Annieís Boutique, Araya Day Spa, Artist Pauline Dupas, Feelings with Flowers, Floyd’s Electronic World, Frisco’s Restaurant, Hemp and Company, Maglio Building Centre Ltd., Mallards Source for Sports, Nelson and District Community Complex, Nelson Chocofeller, Nelson Daily News, Nelson Leafs, Otter Books, Pharmasave, Prestige Lakeside Resort & Convention Centre, Sage Tapas & Wine Bar, Shanti Yoga Studio, Sonjaís China Cabinet Ltd., St. Eugene Golf Resort Casino in Cranbrook, Summit Health and Fitness, The Hume Hotel. The Raffle raised $2,650 for Kootenay Kids. Your donations will support areas of critical need.

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CREATIVITY CURES the BLUES! Register now for upcoming Oxygen Art Centre courses. Choose from an inspiring selection of writing, visual art, and performance classes. Words! Colour! Images! Sculpture! Voice! Theatre! oxygenartcentre.org. LES WEISBRICH ARTIST proof prints, small crafts, Aboriginal carvings, masks, pottery, drums. 1-800287-1477 or 1-877 494-8588.

Business Opportunities A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO OWN a pet food business - High quality cat/ dog food. Excellent returns, exclusive territories. Information Call Riplees Ranch Toll-Free 1-877-738-3287 Ext. 217, www.ripleesranch.com. REACH YOUR TARGET MARKET. Community Classifieds are printed in over 600 newspapers across Canada each week. Book now! Buy 3 ads get the 4th free offer ends Feb 23. ads@bccommunitynews.com or 1866-669-9222. MONEY MAKER - Local route, no selling on your part. For more info call 1-866-978-2569.

Career Training TRAIN FOR A NEW CAREER in Medical Transcription. Learn from Home! Earn from home! Contact CanScribe today for a FREE information package. 1-800-466-1535 www. canscribe.com, info@canscribe.com. PUT POWER into your career! As a Fairview Power Engineer. Excellent wages. Clean work. Regular shifts. Great for women as well as men. Oncampus boiler lab. Affordable residences. Fairview Campus (formerly Fairview College) 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview; Fairview, Alberta.

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FULL TIME CHILDCARE available in Longbeach area. 14 years experience. Warm, Safe, Fun home. References available. 250-229-4238.

THE WISDOM OF Our Ancestors “A One Day Introduction to Family Constellation Work” Sat., Feb. 28th Prestige Lakeside Nelson,cost $75 prergistered. for more info or to register Blanche or Harreson Tanner 250-227-6877, lifeshift@bluebell.ca, www.lifeshiftseminaes.com ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL Annual SnoTim Tea, St. Joseph School Gym, 523 Mill Street, Nelson. Saturday Feb. 28th 1:30 to 3:30 pm. $3 entrance fee includes tea and goodies. Bake Table, Door Prizes, Raffles and Entertainment! FIDDLERS, ACCORDIONISTS, MUSIC lovers alert! Concert, contradance, workshops, Riondel Community Centre, March 6/7. Call Anne 250-227-9692 for Fiddle Roots Project info or email fiddlerootsprojec t@hotmail.com CELEBRATE AFRICA MUSIC event. Come out to enjoy the music of young talented Nelsonites in support of a community in Sierra Leone. Sat., Feb. 21st. 8 p.m., Nelson United Church. Tickets $10/youth, $12/adult at Eddy Music

MICROWAVE $20, TABLE $25, SOFA $280, Sofa-bed & Chair set $100, Shaw digital TV box $90. 250352-9562 SLOCAN VALLEY THREADS Guild collecting material, notions, yarns, craft tools for Yard ’n Yardage Sale. 250-226-7703 Sharon

FOR SALE 1 baby highchair and exersaucer for prewalkers $10 each! 250-225-3565 SHERPANI RUMBA CHILD Carrier, Blue, Used Twice. Reg $300 Asking $200 250-304-9849 CRIB FOR SALE $25. Wooden; cream coloured. Good condition. Mattress not included. Call 352 1191. CRIB FOR SALE: great shape, wooden, converts to daybed. $100 OBO. 352-2025 FISHERPRICE AQUARIUM CRADLE Swing $70, Evenflo Excersaucer Deluxe Activity center $50, all excellent shape. 250-352-0955. BASSINET: Excellent condition. On stand, vibrates & plays music, $45. Tel. 352-9784 WANTED: CHARIOT X-COUNTRY ski attachment. Juliet 352-2251. LOOKING FOR RIDING toy, books and educational toys for my 18 month old. Thanks! 250-352-3440 WANTED: MONKEY PACK or Ergo carrier. Done with yours? 352-2025

Computers 17” CRT MONITOR, excellent condition, $15. 250-608-3548 HC-S (HOME COMPUTING Solutions) Offering reliable and competitively priced PC Support & Computer skills training. From Hardware to Network we come to you.”No Solution NO FEE” 250-5054940 E-mail hc-s@live.ca

Education THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL of the Kootenays is now SelfDesignISK. Free high school courses, both required and great electives, are available as online learning groups or in seminar-style workshops. Classes �� start February 9. Enroll today at www. iskhighschool.org ��

Free FOR YOUR FREE Regal Catalogue call Gail @ 250-352-4620 DVD PLAYER THAT mostly likes new discs. Got a new one. Call before 8pm 505-2070 DOUBLE MATTRESS+ BOXSPRING, very good shape, 250-365-5608

Furniture COMPUTER DESK/ HUTCH, good quality $50. Bookshelves $25 & $35, dresser $20 and more available. 250352-2722 TWIN BED, 2 drawer storage, with mattress in excellent, clean condition. Tel 250 359 5040 GE TV (1995 20”w/remote)& black TV stand (2 shelves,glass doors,wheels) $60 together. (250)825-4553 msg. CHILD’S DESK ($150) and entertainment unit ($250), both solid oak and good condition. 352-1765. COMFORTABLE SECTIONAL SOFA, muted colours $99 Antique engraved mirror $75 Both great condition 250352-3226

Health & Fitness Use REIKI To balance & treat body, mind, emotions Certified REIKI Practitioner Call 250-509-0905 for appointment KAREN ELLIOTT, REGISTERED Acupuncturist, is now taking appointments. Please call 505-4960 to book in for massage and/or acupuncture.

Help Wanted REMOVE YOUR RECORD: A CRIMINAL Record can follow you for life. Only PARDON SERVICES CANADA has 20 years experience. Guaranteeing record removal. Call: 18-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366). www.RemoveYourRecord.com. CRUISE SHIP JOBS. Earn $500$3000/week, Free Room/Board, All Expenses Paid Lifestyle, World Travel On Luxury Cruise Ships. Apply today cooljobs@rogers.com. SOUTH ROCK LTD. is seeking Asphalt Paving Foremen, Superintendents, and skilled workers for the 2009 season in Alberta. Accommodations supplied, competitive pay, benefits packages, and a respectful work environment! Visit www.southrock.ca for information. Fax 403-568-1327. Email: edbom@southrock.ca. SKILLED WORKERS will always be in demand. Our pre-trade programs include heavy equipment or automotive mechanic, outdoor power equipment or turf equipment technician, motorcycle mechanic, welder, machinist or millwright. 12 weeks of theory plus 4 week work placement - you write the first year apprenticeship exam. Be ready for high paying in demand trades jobs. Fairview Campus (formerly Fairview College). 58 years of experience. 1-888-9997882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview; Fairview, Alberta. WCB RECIPIENT? Heavy Equipment Operator Training. Earn $60K to $120K per year; www.heavymetaltraining.com. 1-866-963-4766. CHEAP PHONE RECONNECT! Connect now for a Great Deal! Calling features, long distance & save $$ on High Speed Internet! Phone Factory Reconnect 1-877-336-2274 www.phonefactory.ca.

rian Michael Everest passed away at Lady Minto Hospital on Salt Spring Island on January 12, 2009. He was 45 years old. Brian was diagnosed with acute leukemia in August, 2008. He �� lived his illness with characteristic courage and grace, both of which deepened NURTURING, HOME-BASED �� CASH PRIZES! 14TH Annual Big as he journeyed. CHILDCARE at 4 Mile has spaces Lip-Sync Contest - March 7th, Capitol coming available. They fill fast, call �� Brian was born on February 6, 1963, in Theater. Registration begins Feb 10th now! 250-825-4577/250-505-5984 Edmonton, Alberta. He was a mas- 25, $8/person. All ages and abili�� WANTED: CHARIOT STROLLER ter woodworker, cabinet maker and ties welcome. Info: 250-505-5406, MOUNT-ON-BAR CORKSCREW. �� hickscanada@hotmail.com and change table. 367-7482 carpenter. He loved his work and he left FOR commercial or home use. the world with an incredible amount of (250)352-6458 (no messages). chuckleberry@telus.net. Was $250. beauty and soul. Those he worked with $60 obo ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT were treasured friends, colleagues, and mentors. So important to WOODEN ROCKING CHAIR, $20. him were Lake O’Hara Lodge in the Rockies, Cam Mathieson in NelEmployment opportunity for an Administrative Tel. 352-9784 PART-TIME MANAGER/ son, and Hans Hazenboom on Salt Spring Island. Brian leaves, as DARK CHERRYWOOD ANTIQUE Assistant with excellent secretarial skills in a CARETAKER FOR 49 unit apartgifts to the world, four children: Hannah, Coleman, Louis and Sef, all Dining Room Table & 4 Chairs. ment building in Nelson. Must live of whom share in his kindness and artistry, his intelligence and wit. high volume professional office in Nelson, BC. Round with leaf.Good Condition. on-site, have resident manageBrian’s own father Wayne died in 1991. However, he leaves a large $400 352-3526 Minimum five (5) years office experience. You ment experience, be able to do family to miss and remember him: his mother Louise, his stepfather 36” TOSHIBA TELEVISION. Good heavier chores. Email resumes to must be proficient in transcription, Microsoft Jim, siblings Allan, Dwight, Wendy, Charlie and Terri-Lou, and all condition, great picture. asking $300 info@alpinelakesuites.com. No calls their families. He loved you all. 250-365-8342 Office and Outlook. Candidate must be accepted. References required. Brian had a deep and long lasting love for Nelson and the KooBEAUTIFUL, NEW CHERRY wood Nelson & District Community self motivated and able to work under time tenay’s. In the late 80’s he attended Selkirk College and studied buffet and hutch for sale ($600). Ph. Complex is inviting applications for 354-1434 woodworking with John Barton. He lived with his growing family in constraints. Candidate needs to work well �� Group Exercise Instructors. This is QUEEN MATTRESS BOX Spring Kaslo and Nelson for many years and contributed to many building with others in a team environment. Excellent a casual position. Hours of work �� Sear-Opedic Good Shape $150. projects in the Nelson area. may include morning, afternoon, eveSectional Couch, shows wear really communications and organizational skills are During Brian’s illness, the invaluable love that came from the people ning and or weekend shifts. Please �� comfortable $100. 250-509-1759 of Nelson with each card, note or gift, moved him to tears. He was required. resume attention Shauna Leduc TWIN BLUE METAL Frame Bunkbeds �� with one good matress.$150 ph. send truly thankful. sladuc@rdck.bc.ca or call 354-4386 Submit resumes in confidence with At the centre of generosity is Cam Mathieson, whose support has �� 250.354.0207 ex 5109 been extraordinary and his friendship a precious jewel. references to Fairbank �� Architects Ltd. 404 �� A memorial celebration was held at the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga These ads appear in approximately 100 Vernon Street, Nelson V1L 4E5 or email: community newspapers in B.C.and Yukon on January 16, 2009. Many thanks to the Centre community. It has and reach more than 3 million readers. forpast accuracy fax or email with any changes or an approval. fairarch@telus.net by February 16, 2009. �� been an honour to walk in thePlease world withproof Brian these 23 years, then phone, To place an ad call The Express at 354-3910 and a supreme blessing to lovePhone: and be loved by him. �� We appreciate all responses, only those 250.354.3910 • Fax: 250.352.5075 • Email: express@expressnews.bc.ca for 25 words $ 9 each -Joanne Thorvaldson

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Nelson & District Community Complex is actively seeking Aquafit Instructors to teach on weekdays and weekends. Please send your resume attention Angela Lund alund@rdck.bc.ca or call 354-4386 ext. 5112 † QUALITY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS needed. Childcare Resource and Referral can assist you in starting your License Not Required Childcare business. Call 250-352-0407 for information. NO WORK, NO wheels? Let us help you find a job. Try our new E-Services at www.kcds.ca MOTEL MANAGER WANTED. Charming, family, lakefront resort in Penticton, BC - 29 units, outdoor pool. Front desk duties, light maintenance, and other hands on operational duties required. Year-round, experience preferred. Competitive salary, live-in accommodation. 250-487-8050 NELSON & DISTRICT Community Complex is looking for a Spring Break and Summer Fun Camp Coordinator and Instructors. Please send resume to Tammy Wisener at twisener@rdck. bc.ca or call 250-354-4386 ex. 5107

NOTICE OF APPLICATION for Water License (Section 10) I, Anthony Vandenbornof 514 Foster Place, Nelson BC V1L 7A9 have applied for a water license to use water out of Fortynine Creek which flows Northwest and discharges into Kootenay River and give notice of my application to all persons affected, including downstream water licensees and private landowners whose land is crossed by the existing shared water line. The point of diversion will be located at PD26824 Fortynine Creek, approx. 1 km Southeast from the end of Shasheen Rd. The quantity of water to be diverted or stored is 500 gallons/day. The purpose for which the water will be used is domestic. The land on which the water will be used is L A DL 6306 KD PI NEP66959. Anyone having concerns or comments with regard to the above proposal, please contact me at the above address in order that we may discuss the issues and arrive at a mutually acceptable arrangement. Objections to this application may be filed with the Assistant Regional Water Manager, c/o FrontCounter BC at 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook, BC V1C 7G1, within 30 days of the date of the publication of this notice.

GREEN TOQUE/GOGGLES FOUND Jan 28. Left in truck by hitch hiker from White Water. 250.352.7081. LOST WHITE GOLD chain with 2 dolphins 1 silver 1 gold connected reward sentimental. 250-354-8379

LARGE UPRIGHT SHOP compressor. 7.5horse / 3 cylinder / single stage. Like new. $900/OBO 250.505.4285 18 CUBIC FOOT white self clean fridge/freezer. Clean, good condition. $125 or best offer. 250-352-2367 CARPETED MULTI LEVEL kitty tower with top perch. Like new. $100. 5052190. CLAWFOOT TUB WITH feet $225 obo. New Bay Window $550 firm. Dry Firewood $180/cord 250-505-2028. NINTENDO DS WITH 8 games, $50; fullsize hotwater tank, $50. 229-4069 NEW 5.0 AMP Orbital Action Jigsaw. Incl: 10 bonus blades. 250-354-1130 MASSAGE TABLE FOR sale. Head rest and carrying case included. $200. 250-352-9601 HAVE A TV, stereo, turn table, dvd player, works well. Few other things. All for $50. 229-4055 FOR TWO RETURN ticket TrailVancouver Pacific Coastal Airline actual price $1,104 selling $600 tax inlcuded. 250-354-7484 PENTIUM 4 COMPUTER: 500 gb SATA2 Hard Drive, LG-DVD burner, 1 gb DDR-Ram, Samsung LCD monitor, mouse, keyboard 1-250-488-8768 BROTHER SEWING MACHINE for sale new, barely used $100 call 250551-2504 TWILIGHT & NEW MOON, the first 2 books in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series. $10 each or both for $15. 250352-5090 or 250-352-5766 TWO LOCALLY MADE satin dresses, worn once. one is white w spaghetti straps and a plunge back, full skirt, $150; the other has a cream strapless top with a six color paneled skirt, $200. Either would be fantastic as a grad dress. they were made for me and will sit someone of similar dimensions, 5’1”, 110lbs, chest 32”. Jennie 354-7812 ARC-TERYX BETA, MENS Medium (Shorter cut). Dark green/grey. 2 seasons used, $500 new, asking $200 obo. 354-3854 RCA 50” REAR Projection TV & 26” Samsung TV. Both good condition. Cheap! 250-352-2814 EXCERCISE BIKE, NEW Condition. $30. 250-359-8103 SMALL CHILD’S IKEA bed. Like new, needs foam or mattress. $45. 229-4069 WIRELESS Router-G Broadband. Linksys $70 new 2 years ago. Sell for $20. Bob 352-6317 SET OF TWIN size pine bunk beds. Includes one clean mattress. $150 250-354-3922. HONDA SNOW BLOWER W/ RUBBER Tracks, Excellent Condition. Used 100hrs. $4000 New, asking $2500 FIRM. 250-354-7140 SOLAR PANEL-CDN TIRE Motormaster Eliminator 5.5W - charges 12Volt still in package $70 new-sell $35 352.3014 RETRO 60’S KITCHEN stool, two pullout steps, $75; electric shoebuffing machine, $10 (250) 825-4111 QUEEN WATERBED COMPLETE $100 Admiral counter top range 4 burner $150 Both good condition Ken 250-352-0136 HARDWOOD FLOORING NAILER. Pneumatic. Bostitch clone. Shoots nails/cleats or staples. Used one project. 250-352-3545. 3 NICE BAMBOO venetian blinds. Paid $65 each, sell $20 each, or all three $50. 250-505-6600. VINTAGE RECORD PLAYER. 1940’s Grundig Fleetwood model. $200. 250359-7942 XBOX WITH CONTROLLERS, wireless controller, dvd movie kit, headphone communicator, and 12 games. 250-352-2051 WATERFALL DRESSER $125, drum carding machine $125, rocking chair $125, eight-track stereo & tapes $50. 359-7756

Home & Garden SNOW-BLOWER ARIENS 5HP 22 Clearing Width, tured up and ready to blow. Mary 505-5581.

House Sitting HOUSE SITTER / pet sitter available. Responsible, clean, professional, single, non-smoking female. References available. 250-352-7933 x23. EXPERIENCED, MATURE, HOUSE, Pet & Garden Sitter available early April/09. I have excellent local references. 250-352-9389

Lost & Found STILL HAVEN’T FOUND owner of cell phone. Call 352-9388 to id & claim LOST: ADULT BLACK OVER-MITTS (nylon pack cloth) around Jan. 30/09 in Nelson, reward (250) 352-3420. TAKEN FROM ICE Rink. My boy’s Boomtown red helmet, Scott gloves (Xmas present). 250-354-4268 ROME ANTHEM SNOWBOARD taken from Whitewater on January 29th Possible mistake. No questions asked if returned. 352-7826 LOST... GLASS TUBE earring, goldcolored. Baker Street, West Arm Plaza or Mall. Call Lonnie 229-4115

Misc. for Sale A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE - Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866884-7464. SAWMILLS from only $3,495.00 Convert your logs to valuable lumber with your own Norwood portable band sawmill. Log skidders also available. www.norwoodsawmills.ca/400T Free Information: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. H & H TRAILER SALE. Bow Valley Ford, Canmore, Alberta. Discounts to $4,100. Cargos/flatbeds/car haulers/goosenecks and more! 1-800-403-0084 ext. 257 or alan_ way@bowvalleyford.com. Selling fast, don’t delay! ADD AND SAVE on home phone reconnection. Bad credit - no problem! Up to $30. off for new customers, plus lower monthly rates! Call Tembo 1-877-266-6398 or sign up online www.tembo.ca. IPOD NANO $80 OBO, baby stroller with car seat $170 OBO, telescope $55 OBO. 250-352-1806 NEW 32 INCH, LCD, HD ready television. Hardly used, great picture and sound. 250-399-4161 KENMORE DRYER $50, older food dehydrator $15, clothes iron $15, 2 aquariums. 250-352-3176 BRAND NEW GENERATOR 5000 watt gas powered “PowerMate” Call: 250-225-3549 you won’t be sorry!

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Cars

Tires/Parts/Other

APPROVED Auto Financing www. credit-queen.ca. Challenged/no credit?New, used, all makes vehicles at Canada’s most reputable dealership. Low rates, online approvals 24/7. Joanne,1-866-602-3743. DL5231. EAGLE AUTO LOANS. Easy financing. Good credit, poor credit, divorced, first time buyers, self employed, bankrupt. We finance in-house OAC. Call our credit specialist 1-800-916-1723. www.secondchancefinance.ca. $500 CASH BACK. Come to the right place to buy a new/used vehicle. What ever your credit, we finance the future not the past. Delivery B.C./ Alberta. www.drivehomenow.com or 1-888-501-1148. AUTO LOANS GUARANTEED! After bankruptcy loan approval! BC’s best auto finance company 1,000’s with credit problems have bought vehicles and Re-established credit. no payments for 90 days, ‘0’ down. Free delivery anywhere. www.firstchoiceautofinance.com 1.866.635.3024. #1 IN CREDIT REBUILDING. Need a car, truck, van or SUV? Auto Credit Fast. Bad credit! No credit! Bankruptcy, Repossession! No problem. Call today and drive away. Call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599. Free delivery anywhere - www.autocreditfast.ca.

2 DIESEL VOLKSWAGEN cars for parts or repair many good parts tires etc offers 354-1272 1992 240SX five-speed leather only two previous owners 140 000km two sets tires $7500 352-9686 1995 NISSAN 200sx-se,2dr, 5 speed standard, red/black interior 170,000km, new clutch, $3500 obo for more info or showings call Clay at 250-354-0490 2000 HONDA CIVIC DX. 5 spd. EXCELLENT COND. 123000 km. Winter tires on rims. Timing belt replaced. Pioneer stereo. $7600. 352-5666 1998 FORD VAN with 2 sets of tires 170Km. Good shape $3200 call 250509-0384

2 SNOW TIRES p155-80R13 $50 for both. 2 snow tires P235-75-15 like new $100 for both. 1 LT245-16 Wrangler $75. 250-226-7990 SET OF 4 lock nuts w/key & washers (12x1.5mm), 1/2” deep, excellent condition, $10, Castlegar, 250-608-3548

Auto Parts $$$ WE BUY SCRAP BATTERIES from cars & trucks. $2.00 each. Free P/U anywhere in B.C. Any quantity. Toll Free 1-877-334-2288. Ask for Brad. ADVANCE ENGINE SUPPLY. Fully stocked with automotive diesel & gas engines. Ask about our special on our Dodge Magnums & Vortecs! Edmonton toll free 1-877-465-2702.

Sleds/Bikes 1978 SUZUKI GS 750, Runs nice, needs tlc, cheap commuter! Asking $1000.00 call 250 359-6700 1991 POLARIS INDY 500 1.5 inch new track, well maintained stock condition. With manual 354-4284

Tires/Parts/Other CLEAR TAIL LIGHT, Fits 1997-2002 Subaru Impreza. Unit Includes Brake Reverse and Signal Lights. $150/Pair. 250-509-1759 4, 15” FORD/RIMS 2/with good winter/tires $180 4-14” Honda rims/with new/tires $400 Ph 509-0382

Trucks/SUVs/Vans 2005 DODGE GRAND Caravan. Stow-n-go, cd player, air conditioning, 2 sets of tires, seats 7, 108,000kms, great condition, $8500, 250-352-0910 1952 IHC L150 truck, with spare cab and 1942 IHC K series front clip $ 500 229-4474 1992 PATHFINDER: STANDARD 4-wheel drive, newish Michelin allseason radials. CD player $2200. 229-4782 (Ainsworth) 98 GMC SAFARI AWD. Excellent condition, must sell. $5500 OBO. 250-325-6662 1984 VW VANAGON. Great for ski hill. Moving must sell. $2500 obo Call 250.505.2015 1998 FORD E350 Clubwagon 15 passenger van. 7.3L diesel. 203000km. $4000. motivated seller. 250-352-7488 ‘88 FORD RANGER 4X4. Black w/canopy, Nokians, High KM’s, rebuilt engine, runs well. $600. 250-505-3081.

Recreational LAKE-FRONT RV SITES and homes 20 minutes north. 17 available for spring 2009. terracana@shaw.ca or 1-800-661-8199

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Misc. Wanted WANTED GOOD QUALITY wet tile saw call 250-354-8030 Wanted childs/ twin bed in good condition. 250 352 5337 Thanks!

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Services

GLASS JARS WANTED. Junior baby food jars and gallon jars. Please call 505-9897. Thank you. Free TV and coffee table wanted. Please call Khy 250-352-0327 APPRECIATED ... Refundable bottles & cans by 7yo Boy who has donated $500 to KLHospital 825-9536 LEFTOVER TILE FOR small bathroom floor. Blue or brown prefered. Turn scrap to treasure. ph.250.354.0207 FOR OUR NEW HOME - couch and dresser for a good price or loan. Call Fern 250-352-3811. CLEANING YOUR FREEZER? I’ll take what ever you are throwing out. Meat,Veggies whatever! 226-6796 ARTIST ISO VENDING machine (wall hung type preferred) for project. Can pick up. Please call 250-353-2439

ORCA TRUCK FOR HIRE. Will do dump runs, moving, etc. Patrick 5050612. NOUVEAU CONSTRUCTION & Cabinets we do rock walls, laneways, shallow servicing, bush clearing, septic, weeping tile, reno’s, new construction, cabinets, counter tops. Phone Al, 250-306-7502; www.nouveaugroup.ca. DEBT STRESS? Consolidate & lower payments by 30-40%. End those phone calls & the worry. Avoid bankruptcy. Contact us for a no-cost consultation. Online: www.mydebtsolution.com or toll-free 1-877-556-3500. $500$ LOAN SERVICE, by phone, no credit refused, quick and easy, payable over 6 or 12 installments. Toll Free: 1-877-776-1660. NEED AN EDITOR? Extensive experience. MFA Writing/BA English. No project too big or small. 250-355-2978 LEARN THE EXCITING sport of KITEBOARDING. Excel quickly on snow & progress to water. 551-KITE kitesports.ca ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! Quality Handyman. 20+ Years Experience. Household Repairs, Maintenance and Reno’s. Honest, Reliable & Efficient. Available Days, Nights, Weekends. Mike: 250-359-5918. RENOVATIONS, REPAIRS, ALL phases of construction. 17+ years experience. Excellent quality and reliability. Call (250)825-4321. NEED AN ELECTRICIAN? Call THAYER’S. Prompt, reliable and old fashioned good service. p:250-2294482. c:250-551-0382. MONUMENTAL STONE WORKS NELSON and areas only on-site Monument and Headstone company since 2002. “Please allow me to create a lastine tribute to your loved one(s)” Monumental Stone Works Lake Street beside TuDor Lock 1-250-354-0988 e-mail: monumentalstone@netidea.com WILL PICK UP your recyclables; popcans, beer bottles, glass, rice/ almond-milk cartons, tin, and plastic. No paper or garbage. Call 250-5055452 or 250-505-9287. ROCK BOTTOM BOBCAT SERVICES: Site Preparation. Landscaping. Backfilling. Cleanup & Removal. Call for an estimate. 250354-1020 ABACUS BOOKKEEPING & PAYROLL SERVICES Count on us for all your small business needs. 250-352-3440 LOREN MAZEREEUW fine woodworking mazwoodworking.Com (250) 509-1106 Custom: Stairs, Mantels, Cabinetry, Built-ins

Music & Dance FOR SALE: Bach student trumpet with mute $250 359-7163 LOCAL ORIGINAL ARTIST/BAND seeking manager. Music industry & business experience preferred. Musts... computer, phone, & gumption (250)505-0120 ROCK KEYBOARD/GUITARIST WANTED for original music group energetic and reliable. Performances and recording. 250-365-1080 CD & DVD DUPLICATION, direct to disc printing and graphic design located in Nelson: www.shortyburns. com 352-BURN(2876) YAMAHA QM19117 GREEN bass guitar crate b20xl amp, case, tuner, lessons book+cds. $300 like new, 250-365-5608 SEMI BEGINNERS DRUM Set with extras. Excellent condition. Paid $1000 asking $450. Please call 399-4890

Other HAND ANALYSIS/PALMISTRY PALMISTRY is fun, amazing and profound. My many years of experience in reading, as well as my background in meditation and healing bring strong skill and insight to this ancient practice. Bookings call Andrea at 250-5511078 or go to Natural Way Home on Baker St. Nelson. WANTED: NON-PROFIT SOCIETY SERVING individuals with disabilities in need of a four wheel drive truck and reliable passenger van. Must be in good working order. Able to supply a tax receipt for donation which can significantly reduce both corporate and personal taxable income. Please call Nelson CARES Society 250-352-6011 NELSON & District Women’s Centre, 420 Mill St, Sewers, fabric and machines Wanted! Join us in sewing bags and other products out of recycled and reclaimed material. Sewers receive 70% of each item sold. Thursdays 12 to 4:pm or Call Kathleen 352-9916 NELSON & DISTRICT Women’s Centre Volunteer Training-support the community and build your skills! Join Us! Wednesdays February 18 to April 15 9:15am to 11:30am 420 Mill St.

Pets & Livestock FROG PEAK PET RESORT New Facility - 5 indoor/outdoor kennels 2 Acre Fenced Adventure Park On Leash Excursions Owner Experienced Vet Assistant 250-226-7660 frogpeak petresort@columbiawirless.ca SALTWATER FISH/REEF ENTHUSIASTS: interested in sharing experiences, frags, possible club? Email: saltyfish@shaw.ca, 250-3043535. RAT CAGE LIKE new. 104X2cm. $75. 354-4296.

Personals ARE YOU LOSING a loved one to substance abuse? Our program has the highest success rate. Help is only one phone call away! 1-877-7827409; www.narconon.ca. DATING SERVICE. Long-Term/ShortTerm Relationships, FREE CALLS. 1-877-297-9883. Exchange voice messages, voice mailboxes.1-888534-6984. Live adult casual conversations-1on1, 1-866-311-9640, Meet on chat-lines. Local Single Ladies.1877-804-5381(18+).

Sports Equip. PAINTBALL MARKER - Proto Matrix 05 with extras $400 obo well taken care of. 250-304-8846 BIKE FOR SALE!!!DARK blue and yellow in good condition $10 obo call 505-5251 ask for Lily 169 K2PUBLIC ENEMY skis/ bindings/ poles/ size12 head boots, good condition $300 obo call (250)-551-1586 WAYNE gretzky one only midget rep hockey card under glass paid $1000 take $500 250-352-6931 GIRLS ATOMIC ‘TUESDAY’ Snowboard for sale, 139cm, great shape, Lamar bindings included, $250. 250-352-6707 AWESOME SIMS BINDINGS $50. Hardly worn pair of women’s size 6 Reichle snowboard boots $50 or both for $75, Jennie 354-7812 Rowing machine R760Pro Tunturi 6 monitors. $3000 new, asking $999 obo 354-4779 WANTED: CROSS COUNTRY skis and boots in good condition for 6yr old. 352-0920

Travel ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGES - Book Online at www.canadatravels.com and save more on your vacations. Use code NCA74327 for discount or call us toll-free at 1-800-563-5722. RIVERBOAT CRUISING 3 - 6 nights St. Lawrence Seaway, Ottawa River. World class cruising at home. Get full value for your Canadian dollar. Toll-Free 1(800)267-7868. www. StLawrenceCruiseLines.com.

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Home is a ‘state of being’

Rotarians looking for adventurers The Nelson Rotary Club is looking for applicants to the Adventure in Citizenship Program. The program provides an opportunity for participants to meet their peers from every part of Canada and to discuss and debate with them issues facing Canada today. It also gives participants the opportunity to see “behind-the-scenes” at many of Canada’s national institutions, an opportunity that is usually not available to either visitors or residents of the National Capital Region. A unique component of the program is the billeting of participants with host families. The participants can expect to return home tired, thrilled by the experience, with many new friends, and often with their assumptions about Canada significantly changed. Selected students must be

between the ages of 16 and 19 years of age on Friday, May 1, 2009, enrolled in and attending school (Grade 11 or 12), and be maintaining acceptable grade standards. Preferably, the student should be considering a career in the applicable program. To enable the selection committee to assess the candidate’s interest and capabilities, a written outline on why the candidate wishes to attend the conference, is required to be submitted by 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3. The program includes billets for the out of town students and local transportation. Travel arrangements and expenses are provided by the Nelson Rotary Club. For more information and application forms, contact Chris Fairbank at (250) 352-5371, (work days). – submitted

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Home is a state of “being,” not a state of “having.” As such, nest building is a pursuit open to all, regardless of age, gender or socio-economic circumstance. Creating your nest can begin anywhere at anytime. The skills you develop will follow you from nursery, to school dormitory, to your first house and all the way to your last one. The physical accoutrements gathered for our homes should support and enhance our sense of well-being, but not be expected to create it. If we believe that “things,” more things and different things will complete us, we will remain unsettled. Stuff, in and of itself, does not a home make. By consistently thinking of home as something in your future, something you are working towards, or something you

Real Estate

Rentals

Rentals Wanted

CHARMING SALMO HOME in quiet neighbourhood close to schools and shopping. Many recent upgrades $184,900 Call Trevor@NelsonRealty. ca 250-354-8409 THIS 2-BEDROOM MOBILE home is in a beautiful adult park offering a short stroll to the lake and private dock. Comes with a storage shed and deck; all in great condition. Owner is moving to be with family. $119,500. Leave a message at 250-229-2158 2 BEDROOM BUNGALOW, lower Fairview, open concept, woodstove, many recent improvements, detached workshop. $250,000. 250-352-4680 Karl CHARMING AFFORDABLE HOMESTEAD near Nelson: 3 private, quiet, treed acres in friendly community $198,000 250-359-6669. PARK LIKE SETTING 1 acre just outside of Salmo. Older 2 bedroom mobile and 22 x 40 shop. $189,900 Call Trevor@NelsonRealty.ca 250354-8409

WELL-MAINTAINED, RECENTLYRENOVATED 3-BEDROOM, 2-bathroom house in beautiful Balfour. Mere steps from public beach, quiet neighborhood. Two water-hookups, four municipal lots, downstairs suite potential. Valued-priced $309,000. Phone: (250)229-2202 Email: beautifulbalfour@gmail.com website: http://beautifulbalfour.blogspot.com/ NELSON HOME HOSPITAL Area, 4bed., 2.5 bath, potential basement suite, big lot, garden, shed, wood floor, new detached garage, $350, 250. 352.7635

2 BEDROOM SUITE, uphill, w/d, fenced yard, $950/month inclusive, 250-352-2297 or 250-551-3663 ROSEMONT, UPSTAIRS SUITE, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, spacious living room, dining room, large kitchen, deck with yard access. $1100 + utilities. 250-354-4035 RESPONSIBLE Offgrid Sitemate to co-organize children’s camps and training programs - compassionate childcare, gardening, earth shelter, wilderness skills. 250-226-7311 OFFGRID WILDERNESS CABINS to sublet for March/April. Work trade negotiable, near Slocan City. 250226-7371, 250-505-1716 NEW FURNISHED 2 1/2 bedroom house on lake at Sunshine Bay available April - October (250) 229-2352 12’ X 54’ building, may be used for shop or storage $350 a month 357-2466

QUIET SEMI-RETIRED WOMAN looking for reasonable rent , non smoking no pets quiet and responsible. 353-2999 2BDRM APT OR mobile home. Reasonable rent please. Call 250352-1621 no co-oping ty. RESPONSIBLE PERSON LOOKING for a room to rent in Nelson $400$500 a month. Email me at sean. ouellette@gmail.com

LOG TYPE HOUSE, large, 100X120 lot, 3BDR 1&1/2 baths, full basement on subdividable corner lot. Lots of potential! $450,000. 620 Gore St., 250-825-2205 1 ACRE PARK-LIKE setting just North of Salmo. Older 2 bedroom mobile with 22 x 40 shop. A mustsee! $189,900 Trevor@NelsonRealty. ca 250-354-8409 WATERFRONT LOT FULLYSERVICED WITH spectacular views of Kootney Lake/Mountains. 5min to downtown. Call Brent 604-715-9181.

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have lost, you run the risk of never arriving. Home, the physical structure, may be a cardboard box, or a palace; equally, it may be the recognition of a particular purpose in life. Home means different things to different people. For example, you may feel

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3/2 HOUSE FOR sale, Historic Riondel, BC. $189,500.00. Best Deal On Eastshore! 1-830-990-4433, 1830-997-2612.

Contact 250-505-2606 Lorne at: Lorne@rhcrealty.com

Kate Bridger

Kate is an artist and designer offering in-home consultations to help clients create optimal living and working spaces. If you have design questions, you may contact Kate directly at kbridger@telus.net or 352-4653.

HERITAGE IN THE HEART OF TOWN! Spacious 4 bedroom home on an easy care lot. A must see! $299,900 Call Trevor@NelsonRealty. ca at 250-354-8409

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most at home in the midst of a busy household surrounded by lots of noisy children. Home to your neighbour, however, might be a night camped out alone beneath the stars. If you look beyond walls and roofs, windows and porches, home, in its purest form, is a sense of belonging. Have you ever heard yourself say, “I feel right at home here”? What you are saying at that moment, and in that place or situation, is that you feel comfortable, safe and happy. It means you have arrived at a place where your inside is accurately reflected in the external world and where the external world is seamlessly nurturing your inner world. It may be a fleeting moment or, if you are very fortunate, it can last a lifetime.

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Growing business in a high profile hwy. frontage location in Nelson. Well deserved great reputation for food and atmosphere with continuing growth in business. Live the dream in Nelson!

$110,000

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Uphill 3-Bedroom house, 1-bath, garage, basement, beautiful view, close to school and park. Mar 1. 250505-2175/354-3118 LUXURIOUS 3 BEDROOM, 2.5 bathroom townhome available May 15. $2200/mo + utilities. email: liveinnelson@hotmail.com DESIRABLE LAKEFRONT 4 RENT: SEPARATE walk-out suite RESTAURANT for lease, in Penticton, avail. March 1st. $850 inclusive. BC, across from Okanagan Lake, Phone/internet separate. 2 bedincredible lake and mountain views. rooms.shared laundry. NS/NP/ND Well equipped, seats 80 plus 60 on 352-7545 patio, liquor license, high traffic, sea2�� BDRM SUITE, 15 minutes from sonal or year-round operation. Call town on bus route, wood/electric �� 250-487-8050 or 250-492-4092 ext 0. heat,no smoking/pets references, DOWNTOWN Healing/massage �� $750/mth/utilities 352-3862 Room available. $50 per day, $150 AVAILABLE MARCH 1, newly reno�� per week, $400 per month. Pamela vated 1 bdrm Blaylock condo - washvibrationartisan@gmail.com, 250er, dryer, fridge, stove, dishwasher. 352-1795 �� Private verandah, covered parking, storage and snow removal. n/smok�� ing, n/pets, n/kids. Partially furnished. �� $650 plus utilities, single tenant only MATURE GENTLEMAN REQUIRES please. Call 604 - 888 - 9661. affordable accommodation on bus FOR RENT - One or two bedroom route. Renovation skills. Respectful, refnear new apartment, bright, great erences available. Terry 250-551-3995 views, large bathroom and kitchen, WEEKEND DAD, 40’s, needs affordlower Fairview, off-street parking, able Nelson accommodation. Can w/d, n/s, $1,100 including utilities, assist with yard, house, and car maintenance, dependable. John 250available March. Phone 352-6994 or 505-2888. 352-9876.

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Rentals Wanted

Shared Accom. CASTLEGAR FURNISHED BDR plus tv room. Separate entrance. All utilities and laundry inc. 250-304-7806 MASTER LOFT BDRM avail immed. Large home, 8acres. Dogs & cats. Longbeach. Vehicle/employed a must. $450/month+ (250)505-4285 SHARE HOUSE WITH Rasta, no alcohol/tobacco, nice view downtown, 375/mo.inclusive, 505-1170 1 BEDROOM NEAR hospital, includes utilities, private bathroom, W/D, N/S, N/P. Quiet, mature, helpful lodger sought. 250-352-3400 LARGE BASEMENT SUITE. Separate Kitchen/entrance. Wireless. Close to Selkirk College. Available Mar. 1. $495/mo. including utilities. n/p n/s. 250-352-6832 FURNISHED BEDROOM WITH private bathroom in large shared house available for clean, responsible person. 250-352-1693 SHARE 3-BEDROOM LARGE yard, storage, garden space, w/d, hydro, phone, cable $450 inclusive. 3598189

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COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY

Fully rented commercial building with highway access and off-street parking located in downtown Nelson is an excellent investment or development opportunity.

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Panoramic views from this 4th. floor 1 bed.+den condo with west exposure in lower Fairview area of Nelson. Air cond., hardwood floors, granite counter tops, tile etc. Detailed and impeccable!

$395,000

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HOMES & GARDENS The causes and fixes for frozen pipes The main water line into my house is frozen again. This has happened three times in the last 10 years. I can’t figure out why this happens some years and not others. Any comments or suggestions? The most common reason for an exterior, below grade water line to freeze is that it is not buried deep enough to protect it under all weather conditions. If you look back to the times your water line has frozen it is probably directly related to a severe winter cold snap. During these times ground frost penetrates much deeper into the soil than we often anticipate. In most areas of the Kootenays, water pipes should be buried at least three to four feet below grade. Even this can be insufficient if your water line travels under a road driven on by vehicles. For instance, frost can often penetrate six to seven feet or more under roads that carry heavy volumes of car and commercial vehicle traffic. Most often our domestic water lines are not exposed to this type of risk. However, even foot traffic such as a walk-

Avoid the deep freeze

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• In the Kootenays, water pipes should be buried at least three to four feet below grade. • If your water pipes go under a road your water pipes might have to go deeper.

Bill Lynch, Paul Muntak & Dale Olinyk

ing path to your garden shed or compost box will drive frost deeper into the ground than directly beside the footpath. If that path inadvertently crosses over your water line then this is a good place to start looking for the frozen water line. One trick for thawing your line is to force hot water under pressure through the pipe until the ice melts or digging the overburden off the pipe and thawing it with propane or acetylene heat. If your water line is buried with insufficient overburden in one or more locations or in spots

• One trick for thawing a frozen water pipes is to force hot water through the pipe until the ice melts or digging it out and thawing it with propane or acetylene heat. • If your water line goes under a driveway or sidewalk, try installing two-foot wide strips of high density ridged Styrofoam over the pipes

where it travels under a driveway, sidewalk or footpath and you can’t bury it deeper, install twofoot wide strips of high density ridged Styrofoam over the pipe in these locations. This will help deflect the frost as it travels

towards your piping. After you have thawed the pipe be sure to check it for leaks with a pressure test between the street and interior shutoff valves so you can rest assured that the previously frozen pipe is not damaged and leaking.

Bill, Paul and Dale are building consultants with Lynch Building Inspection Services Ltd. of Nelson. Send questions to editor@expressnews.bc.ca. Archived copies of Home Front can be found at www.lynchinspection.com.

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Briefly Selkirk College presents career fair

Tuesday, Feb. 24, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Selkirk College’s main campus, 301 Frank Beinder Way, Castlegar Selkirk College and Kootenay Business Magazine are teaming up once again to host the 3rd Annual Career and Job Fair. “It’s definitely growing,” said Amy Kinakin, the Educational Recruitment Co-ordinator at Selkirk College. “Given that it was a huge success over the last two years, we have be able to build on that success with more businesses participating and more students and people attending.” “We have a pretty wide selection,” she said. “Selkirk College offers an array of programs: everything from tourism and hospitality, renewable resources, business and aviation to industry trades and training, and fine arts through (Kootenay School of the Arts) KSA.”

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CITY OF NELSON NEWS • FEBRUARY 18, 2009 Phone: 352-5511 • Fax: 352-2131 • website: www.nelson.ca

Mailing Address: Suite 101, 310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC V1L 5S4 • email: info@nelson.ca

FIRE HYDRANTS

THE RECYCLING BLUES Please remember to keep garbage out of your recycling bags. When contaminants are put into blue bags, they must be removed at the recycling facility before the recyclable items can be made into new products. This process is time consuming, costly and can cause complications to the machinery at the recycling facility. Additionally, contaminants such as syringes, adhesives, chemicals, food scraps, dirty diapers, and glass, electrical and metal items can pose a health risk to workers. Please! Be green and keep it clean.

DRINKING DRIVING HITS YOU IN THE WALLET As of February 1st, 2009, if you are convicted of impaired driving or you receive multiple 24 hour or Administrative Driving Prohibitions in BC, you will be required to have an ignition interlock installed in your vehicle and you will be required to attend the Responsible Driver Program – ALL AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE The Responsible Driver Program (cost to you: $880 per year) • Either 8 hours of education or 16 hours of counselling (over a 3-month period). • In the counselling stream, there is a 6-month period between the initial screening and follow-up assessment to give you time to prove you have made changes in your life. • Simply showing up does not get your driving privileges back. Ignition Interlock (cost to you: $1,560 per year) • An in-car breath screening device will be installed in your vehicle for at least one year – at your expense. • Before you drive, you must blow into the device. • If alcohol is present in your system, it prevents your vehicle from starting. • The information is recorded and every 2 months you have to attend an interlock installation centre to have the information downloaded. • If you have had alcohol in your system when you have provided a breath sample, your time with the Ignition Interlock could be extended.

If you drive a different vehicle for work, the Ignition Interlock is installed in that vehicle – again at your expense. Total Cost to You: About $2,500 per year.

Is It Worth It?

As snowbanks grow, fire hydrants become difficult to locate. As you may well imagine, this can literally become a matter of life and death in an emergency situation. Public Works staff do their best to keep the hydrants clear of snow, but if the hydrants are completely buried after a heavy snowfall, locating them can be difficult. Most hydrants in town have a post or locator attached to their tops to make this important task easier. Please do not remove these locators from the hydrants. Those who do may be endangering their own wellbeing by increasing the amount of time it takes firefighters to connect to a hydrant. Considering a fire doubles in size every minute, this act of vandalism may have dire consequences. If you see anyone remove these locators, call the police as soon as possible. If you know of a hydrant covered in deep snow and missing a locator, please contact Public Works, Nelson Fire and Rescue Services thanks you for your assistance.

NELSON & DISTRICT YOUTH CENTRE Beginner skate lessons start on February 18. Six lessons for $50. Beginner BMX lessons start on February 19 from 4-5:30. Six lessons for $50. Come visit NDYC and see all the new things we have to offer! We have a fully equipped Jam Room, a freshly stocked Art Room, and a brand new lounge area complete with a 32” flat screen TV, a DVD player, a Nintendo Wii with tons of games, and a book lending library. Everyone is welcome, so come down and check it out! Girls Night in the Lounge! February 24 at 7pm. Snacks, chats and FUN! YERC Presents … So you Wanna travel Canada for free with the Katimavik program? Come down to YERC on Wednesday March 4th at 4pm for a special presentation by our own Katimaviker and the team’s experiences so far, how to apply and what you can expect from this volunteer program for youth aged 17-21. For more information or to register for a course, call 352-5656 or www.yerc.ca.

THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NELSON Review of Permissive Tax Exemption Policy Nelson City Council is reviewing its Permissive Tax Exemption policy and application form. Council invites the public to comment on the proposed changes. The proposed policy and form are available on the City’s website at www.nelson.ca and are also available at the Administration Office, City Hall, 2nd Floor, 310 Ward Street, Nelson. Please email, fax or mail your feedback by February 20th to Permissive Tax Exemption Policy Comments City of Nelson 101 – 310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC V1L 5S4 Fax: (250) 352-2131; email: awinje@nelson.ca

A message from Nelson Police & the BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation.

DON’T GET BURNED The Corporation of the City of Nelson City Council thanks everyone who submitted an application to serve on a committee. We appreciate your interest and commitment to our community.

February 1 to 7, 2009 was Burn Awareness Week. Students are invited to enter the annual Burn Awareness Week Poster Contest, which closes on March 31, 2009. Every entrant wins a participation prize and 50 students can win money for their elementary school or BC Ministry of Education sanctioned distance education facility. There are seven regional prizes to be awarded, including a $1,000 grand prize and six $500 regional prizes. Visit www.burnfund.org to learn more about the contest and how to reduce burn injuries. British Columbia Burn Facts • Fire kills someone in BC every 10 days. • Every second day someone is injured by fire in BC. • 37% of persons burned in fires are between 20 to 44 years of age. • Persons aged 1 to 14 years have the second highest incident of burn injuries from fire. • 47% of burn injuries in BC are caused by fires. • 75% of all children treated for burn injuries in Canadian hospitals received their injuries from scalding by hot liquids such as tea, coffee, soup and hot tap water. • 39% of burn injuries in BC are caused by hot liquids or vapours. • Every 95 minutes a damage-causing fire occurs in BC. • Fire causes approximately $1.1 million in damage each day in BC. • The majority of fire injuries occur in private dwellings. • The ignition of flammable liquids and substances such as cooking fats and gasoline are major causes of burn injuries from fire. Nelson Fire & Rescue Services reminds you that having a working smoke alarm in your home cuts your risk of dying in a fire by half.

The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy and the Nelson Municipal Library, in association with Selkirk College Library and in celebration of Freedom to Read Week present:

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Nelson Rod & Gun Club With CBC Radio’s Mark Forsythe Featuring Cortez Island Oysters Music by Paul Landsberg and Rob Johnson Authors Luanne Armstrong, Vivien Bowers, Anne DeGrace, Rita Moir, Mark Nykanen, Eileen Delahanty Pearkes, Cyndi Sand-Eveland Fabulous Door prizes Special guest Nelson Brewing Company Chance to win: 5 dozen oysters and Brent the Oyster Man, live and in your own home! Tickets $30 at Otter Books or the Nelson Library

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