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January 6, 2010

Year in Review: January

January started off with a big bang. Literally. On New Year’s Eve 2008, Kootenay Sleds and Wheels at 708 Highway 3A exploded under suspicious circumstances. It took nearly 20 firefighters from around the region an hour to get the blaze under control. The Davies Street Park plans were unveiled in January with a pricetag of over $630,000. These specific plans were not adopted by council. Later in the year, council worked covenants into the city’s plans for the seven lots on Davies Street to ensure that some of the space would be used for higher density housing. This could include a duplex or a single-family home with secondary suite for example. The new buildings would be a step toward solving the housing concerns in Nelson. In January we met Michelle Mungall, who faced her first all-candidates forum in mid-January prior to the NDP nomination. All four of the candidates were women, and as we all know now, Mungall was elected in May to the Nelson-Creston riding. Pacific Insight had to cut costs the end of the month. The transportation electronics company was forced to lay off 18 people due to a decrease in orders. The economic hard times were largely to blame. And in order to keep jobs in place, SD8 board and staff members dissected the budget with a fine-tooth comb and found $270,000 to avoid a deficit, and managed to do it without job cuts.

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Kootenay Sleds & Wheels exploded in a ball of fire on New Year’s Eve. The cause of the fire was suspicious.

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Some brave individuals faced the icy water for the annual Polar Bear Dip on New Year’s Day 2009. The 2010 Dip raised money for the KLH CT scanner.

Year in Review: February

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In February, we were reading books, and also the snowpack. In February, the Pulpit Rock Trail got a huge $50,000 boost, allowing a six-car parking lot at the end of the trail to be built, as well as building a new trail to replace the existing one on private land. The Books Everywhere! Campaign, which is now a regular sight in Nelson’s coffee shops, kicked off in February. Joan Exley, Nelson’s literacy coordinator for the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, wanted the community to be known as the one with books everywhere. Now hundreds of people have taken a free book from the bin, and hopefully replaced it with one of their own favourites.

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Joan Exley, (middle, showcases one of the Books Everywhere! bins that Exley has distributed around Nelson.

The first annual Interior Body Paint Competition was held in the waning days of February. 13 competitors painted models who then showed off the artwork at the Spiritbar. Summer water supplies were in question even in the winter months. As a report in February forecasted short supplies in August were due to a five-year low of snowpack, which was at only 75 per cent of the average by February.

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The first body paint competition, organized by Wassibi Collective’s Melissa Meretsky, was such a huge success, a second show was organized in the fall.

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January 6, 2010

Year in Review: March

Remembering 2009 Some evidence exists to suggest that seniors can remember events of forty years ago more readily than things that happened forty minutes ago. While yours truly hasn’t hit that level of old-timers’ disease, it’s tough to quickly recall all of 2009’s highlights for review, but here’s a few. The crystal ball is a little foggy, but we will gaze into it in order to make some limited predictions. The announcement that Selkirk College received funding to renovate the dorms on the Tenth Street campus was good news. Not only will it utilize the buildings appropriately, but a residential campus adds an extra dimension to the educational experience. Rental accommodation for others will be somewhat more available. The Community First Health Co-op’s Lake Street Wellness Centre

Been Thinking About

George Millar

became financially selfsustaining. Two areas remain that can be developed for the right wellness practitioners. As well, the exterior facelift adds to the ambience of downtown. Watch for the announcement of the grand opening in 2010, and the initial steps taken toward their housing development on

adjacent property. Upgrades begun at Kootenay Lake Hospital are an encouraging indication that IHA hasn’t consigned KLH to planned obsolescence. Hopefully, IHA’s hiring of an internist for the local facility will occur in this year. The Nelson Leafs had a great run in ’08-’09. They finished first in the KIJHL’s regular season, won all their play-off series, and represented the KIJHL in the Cyclone Taylor Cup playoffs for best in BC bragging rights. They beat all three opponents in round-robin play, then lost a heart breaker in the championship game. But we were proud of their whole season. The current edition is in a tight race for the divisional title, but we expect they will go deep into the playoffs. Have a full and enjoyable 2010.

In March, money talked. The City of Nelson and Selkirk College put the finishing touches on their first application for funding to renovate the Selkirk dorm. Both the city and the college believed McCarthy Hall and St. Martin’s Hall were in a good position to receive some of the $2 billion grant money available from the federal government. The dorms were to serve as a model of green technology as well as provide 168 beds. Had all gone well, fundraising for half of the proposed $7 million project could have started by the end of April. Instead, we had to wait until November, when the renovation project received funding. Taxes went up in the Nelson, an average of $205 a year per homeowner. The increase came from separate property tax, a sewer rate increase and a Nelson Hydro increase. Also increasing were the costs of waste management and recycling, which prompted the RDCK to request an additional $429,000 from the city.

George Millar is a long-time resident of the West Kootenay. Been Thinking About is an exploration of events and organizations in the region, seen from a senior’s perspective.

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Members of Passmore and Crescent Valley volunteer firefighters got a rare chance to practice a fire drill. The owners allowed it to be burned before it was scheuled to be demolished.

Not so lively tree of life by Dan McLean and Tanya Foster In the Kootenays, we live in a very lush, forested valley. Most don’t think too much about what makes up that forest, and the many different types of trees a forest contains. Some trees are quite common, like the trembling aspen and Douglas fir and others quite rare like the yellow cedar. Although the yellow cedar is rare locally, it’s actually quite common on the west coast and is an ecologically, economically, and culturally noteworthy tree. The yellow cedar has great significance for NW native peoples, dating back at least 3,000 years. They made canoes, paddles, masks out of the wood, clothing, hats, blankets, from the inner bark, and roofing mate-

rial from the outer bark. Even roots were used to make baskets and cradles. It seems like nothing went to waste. They identified this tree as ‘the tree of life’. Yellow cedar has experienced a dramatic decline in Alaska and British Columbia but not due to insect or disease. The yellow cedar decline has coincided with the beginning of the current climatic warming after the 1850’s. It would appear that this tree is particularly vulnerable to climate change. This species evolved when snow cover was more consistent and early snow provided an insulating blanket for their roots before winter temperatures plummeted. Global warming seems to have produced winters in some areas with less snow and therefore little to

no blanket for the roots. When the winter cold comes, it causes freezing injury to the roots which affects the trees ability to survive. The decline of yellow cedar changes the health and productivity of forest ecosystems. Since we can’t stop global warming right away, forest managers are trying to be creative when replanting. The current guideline for managers is to plant yellow cedars at a higher elevation and on better drained soils. Both of these efforts are in an attempt to reduce the likelihood of freezing injury. Hopefully, these efforts will stave off the elimination of such a culturally important tree species but should still be seen as yet another band aid solution to the ever increasing effects of our footprint on the land.

Dan Mclean and Tanya Foster are second year Recreation, Fish and Wildlife students at Castlegar’s Selkirk College.

Opinions & Letters

January 6, 2010

Editorial Let 2010 be a year of solutions The beginning of a new year is the perfect opportunity to look forward and decide what you want to achieve in the next 12 months. At the Express, we have decided that 2010 will be a year to look forward, beyond the next year and into the next generation. Where will we be in

20 years, and how will we have solved some of the challenges that we are facing today? This new motivation is not ours alone. We have been inspired by several movements and ideas, including Transition Town, a project designed to look ahead to our future and imagine it without our dependence on

KLH is being pillaged Dear Editor, Irene Mock has always been one of my favorite writers of Letters-to-theEditor in Nelson. But she exceeded even her high standards of perception and reporting in her letter “Pillaging KLDH” (Express, 12.23.09), in which she captured the essense of the decline in healthcare here and the abominable and costly administration of the IHA and the Campbell government and illusrated it with a good case in point. I know too. I go to KLDH regularly to see the good doctor Maytom on the 4th floor. He treats my incipient glaucoma. And I remember KLDH from 1970, when it was a vibrant place of healthcare ... and compare it to

Fishheads to the person who knocked my side mirror off my vehicle while parked in a parking lot. The least you could have done was leave a note of apology! What happened to taking responsibility for your actions? - all taped up Fishheads to the sport coaches that

health care system and balancing our budgets during tough economic times are some of the concerns we will look at. We want to hear from you this year. Our community can find answers if we all participate. Together we can work towards a bright 2010, and a healthier, more sustainable 2030.

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turned three boys off from playing last year. Those tactics backfired and you never ended up winning a medal. I hope you have more integrity this year if you continue to coach. Remember, sports are for kids--not coach’s egos! – keep kids in sports Flowers Sun Flowers for every one at a local store. Thanks for the super customer service. – frequent Sunday shopper Fish Heads Fish heads to the person who kept driving when he saw me go off the road into the ditch – woman needing help

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Street Talk What are your hopes for the new year?

Alex Atamenenko, MP for BC Southern Interior Christmas has come early for the executives of Canada’s chartered banks, while some of their consumers are being left with nothing more than a lump of coal in their stockings. An article in the December 10 edition of the Globe and Mail reported that “bonuses at the country’s six largest banks will reach a record $8.3 billion for fiscal 2009, an increase of 18 per cent from last year and about 4 per cent higher than 2007.” Some banks, including the Royal Bank of Canada and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, have also reported 2009 fourthquarter profits that show gains in net income of between 10 and 48 per cent, compared to the same period last year. Earnings from Canadian consumer lending was one of the factors that drove the record increases. These inflated payouts and profits come at a time when the recession has hit families and individuals right where it hurts most: in their pocketbooks. One of the choices people make to get them through thin times is to rely more on personal loans, charge cards and lines of credit. That choice comes with a cost attached, the service charges and interest rates that we all pay in order to do business with the banks. The United States government has already stepped in to put controls on executive compensation while their corpora-

tions are receiving public help. And recently the British government introduced a one-time, 50-per cent tax on all bankers’ bonuses above 25,000 pounds ($42,790). NDP Industry Critic Brian Masse has criticized the payouts. “Now is the time to reign in executive bonuses that have received public assistance from hardworking Canadians,” he said. “Governments in the United States and the UK have already stepped up and brought in restrictions on this type of compensation. Now the Harper Conservatives need to do the same.” Just what has the Canadian government proposed in order to put a lid on executive bonuses? Nothing apparently, and to make matters worse, although much has been made of the huge bailouts that American banks received following the credit crunch in the fall of 2008, there have not been many headlines pointing to the Harper Conservatives’ $75 billion bank bailout program for Canada’s banks. In October and November 2008, the government allocated $75 million to purchase bankheld mortgages through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). However, Prime Minister Harper stated that “this is not a bailout . . . it will cost the government nothing” (CBC News, October 10, 2008), while Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said

that “This program is an efficient, cost-effective and safe way to support lending in Canada that comes at no fiscal cost to taxpayers.” (CBC News, October 10, 2008). Really? While the Canadian bailout procedures differ from those of the U.S. Treasury, they essentially serve the same purpose. Both programs contribute to bank centralization and the concentration of financial wealth. But unlike the American bank bailout, which was the object of debate and legislation in the Congress, the granting of $75 billion to Canada’s chartered banks was implemented at the height of an election campaign, without duly informing the Canadian public. The bailout money was used by Canadian banks to consolidate their position as well as finance the acquisition of several “troubled” financial institutions in the U.S. The federal deficit for 2008–09, which has come in at a whopping $463.7 billion, has financed the bank bailout, while consumers continue to pay double duty: fees, interest and service charges to feed the banks, and taxes to cover government fiscal mismanagement. The Harper government’s policies clearly favour the big guys, and leave us little folks in the dust.

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Commentary Bank execs take home record bonuses

what I see today, a badly stripped down remnant of its former rather glorious self, struggling to deal with the issues Ms. Mock raises so eloquently and so fervently and so precisely, with impeccable authority. And I am deeply angered and ashamed this has happened and I wish we could turn the clock back, knowing that we can’t. The good people of Nelson and environs deserve so much better than this ... pillaging. Thank you, Irene, for shining a good bright light on this terribly egregious situation.

Fish Heads & Flowers Flowers to the good samaritan who drove 40 miles out of his way to take four people home who were stranded in Nelson on a snowing Monday evening right after Christmas because the buses weren’t running. – stranded and grateful

fossil fuels. Here at the Express, we are going to look beyond the oil challenge, and consider all of the issues we are facing these days, and try to participate in being a part of the solution. Affordable housing, getting and staying fit and healthy, finding answers to the questions surrounding our

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To get back home! My plane has been delayed. But I hope to come back to do more cat-skiing. Orest Yereniuk, Edmonton

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Year in Review: April

January 6, 2010

April showers... Baker Street saw stores popping up like wildflowers in April, including Blue Sky Clothing, Elephant Mountain Gallery, Kokanee Camera Company and Nelson Sewing Solutions. The Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce’s new tourism project, the Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) was passed with a vote from local hotel and motel operators. The vote allows an extra two per cent hotel tax, money which is to go towards building a focused, specific marketing campaign to target visitors from outside the area. Nelson adopted a sister this month, the town of Baie-Saint Paul, QC. The town is a distinguished and recognized arts and cultural gem. Baie-Saint Paul joins Izushi, Japan to become a family of three.

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It was in April that the now familiar CT Scanner campaign was kicked off at Kootenay Lake Hospital. KLH set out to raise $1.5 million. This is a small portion of the $15.3 million renovation, the remainder of which will be paid for by the province. The deadline for raising the $1.5 million is mid-2010, when the renovations are expected to be complete. While most people in the community were, and are, excited to see the new technology along with renovations to KLH, the announcement also raised issues such as the staffing shortages including ER doctors and specialists.

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In sports, the Nelson Leafs ended their season with a second place finish at the provincial championships in Richmond, BC. They had just finished a 12-game winning streak at the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League championships. Their regular season record was 43 wins, nine losses.

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This is time for mind over matter. Your thoughts are powerful enough to direct desire outcomes. You are able to use rational deduction to perceive the truth of the situation. You have an ability to shine light into dark places dispelling any illusions or mysteries about the situation.

Gemini May 21 - June 20

This is a favourable time to lend a sympathetic ear to others. Your compassion and understanding will bring you closer to people around you. All they may need is for someone to listen to their story without judgment or fear of gossiping hens. You depth of emotional capacity will be appreciated.

Cancer June 21 - July 22

You may be drawn to experiencing earthly pleasures this week. Your complete satisfaction may be filled through the security of finding a job that allows you to fulfill your heart’s desire. If you are still waiting for your opportunity to arrive, try not to wait passively. Action is needed now.

Leo July 23 - August 22

Scorpio Oct 24 - Nov 21

By remaining impartial this week you will be able to offer an unbiased solution. It is important to sift through the facts to find the truth of the situation. Imparting an analytical eye will help you. By identifying and eliminating the obstacles you will get to the heart of the matter.

Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21

This is a good time to get crafty or use your hands to construct a creative project or solution. Whatever your skill may be, practice can bring professionalism, reward, and recognition to your trade. Follow your creative instincts and combine them with practical applications. Organization is key.

Capricorn

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 7 pm at the Nelson Municipal Library Certified Financial Planner Peggy DeVries has teamed up with the Nelson Municipal Library to offer a series of free seminars towards financial literacy, beginning January 20. The 90-minute seminars take place on select Wednesdays from January through April in the Library basement. They include: a financial workshop for women (Jan 20), and another for all individuals (Feb 3); solving your retirement puzzle (Feb 17); how to raise a money-smart child (Mar 3); parenting your parents (Apr 14); and estate planning (Apr 28). Peggy DeVries is a Certified Financial Planner with 25 years experience. She brings a wealth of information to assist people, regardless of income, towards greater financial literacy.

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The Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation began their CT Scanner Campaign in a April. The foundation erected this thermometer later in the year in front of City Hall so the community can easily track how much the foundation has raised.

Dec 22 - Jan 19

Platonic friendships may heat up this week as you strengthen your emotional ties over a bonding experience. If you are married or in a relationship you can expect fulfillment of secret desires from your partner. Your appreciation for beauty and love is enhanced as you explore deeper into your relationship.

Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18

This can be a time of broken agreements or promises. It is important then to learn from your mistakes and Enthusiasm and joy may warm your heart this week. By assess your limitations. Wallowing in vain regret will only exacerbate your disillusion. By accepting disap- carefully assessing all aspects of your life and identifying which area needs improvement you will be able to pointment you will be able to move on. direct you next moves with clarity and the lightness of freedom. Listening or making music can help. You may be inspired to your true calling.

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April showers started growing a new type of lawn, which sprung out of the Edible Nelson project. Lawns across the city were turned from grass into gardens, prompting people to learn more about gardening and increase the amount of local food ending up on Nelson’s tables.

Pisces

This is a great week to undertake learning something new or trying something for the first time. This will enhance your knowledge and you may discover a mentor and friend along the way. Perhaps you will It is important to try to be balanced and healthy in your find counsel in a trusted friend this week who may mind and body. Be aware of your self righteous attitude offer you some good advice. Take it. as this will not be helpful or appreciated right now. You may have to undertake a challenge. Your enduring strength and self discipline will be needed.

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Sundays cont.

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SUNDAY MORNING WORHSIP, Community Church, Passmore Hall, 11 a.m. 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. Everyone welcome. NELSON AA - Sunday Morning 10 a.m. The Cellar. 717A Vernon St. NELSON UNITED CHURCH service, 10 a.m. 602 Silica St. All are welcome. DROP IN ULTIMATE frisbee $7. SoccerQuest indoor field. 308 Cedar St., 4:30 - 6 p.m. ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH Service 10:15 a.m. 1805 Silverking Rd. You are welcome. 352-2515

Wednesdays

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Everyone welcome to 4 p.m. worship 21 Silica St. 354-3308

NEED INEXPENSIVE BIRTH CONTROL? Options for Sexual Health drop-in clinic. 333 Victoria St. 5:30-8 p.m.

SAHAJ MARG group meditationplease phone: Eleanor 352-3366 or Sarah 354- 9496

PROBLEM WITH EATING and weight? OA suppor t group 5-6 p.m., Nelson Hospital cafeteria. 250-352-7717/1-800-611-5788. www.endoftrail.ca/OANelson.htm THE NELSON SCRABBLE CLUB meets Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Info 250352-6936 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Harrop Hall, Harrop 5:30 p.m. DOES SOMEONE’S DRINKING TROUBLE YOU? Al-Anon meeting noon The Cellar. 717A Vernon St. 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, 611-5th St. Nelson. Dorothy 352-7199 or Joey 352-3393

PUBLIC MEDITATION 12 - 1 p.m. All welcome. Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre 444 Baker St. www.nelsonbuddha.com SAHAJ MARG group meditation please phone: Eleanor 352-3366 or Sarah 354- 9496 SHOTOKAN KARATE 5-7p.m. St. Joseph’s school gym 523 Mill Street. NELSON TABLE TENNIS CLUB. 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Blewett Elementary School when school is in session. 352-9547 or 352-5739 BAHA’I COMMUNITY of Nelson. Please join us for an introduction to Baha’i Faith. 7 p.m. 354-0944 WALKING CLUB MEETING Under Orange Bridge Nelson, 10 a.m. Proximately 2 hours walk 250.352.3517 libaz@shaw.ca CHOIR AT NDYC 3:30-5:30. Call 352-5656 for details

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. Everyone welcome.

Mondays

Wed. Jan. 6 OPEN MIC NIGHT with Estevan @ The Royal. Featuring Ben Fox. Starts 8pm.

Thurs. Jan. 7 WHITEY W/ LEMMING Dynasty @ The Royal 8 p.m.

REDFISH BADMINTON Ages 15 to 90 Mon Thurs 6:30 p.m. $3 drop in. Call 229-4346 or 229-4343 for more details.

SLOW-PITCH ACOUSTIC Bluegrass Music Jam, Bigby Place, 509 Front St. 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Info: 250-352-2704

MT. SENTINEL SCHOOL South Slocan Badminton Mon Wed 7:30 p.m. 359-7610

Fri. Jan. 8

OPEN HOUSE, Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre. Meditation instruction and practice 7 p.m; talk and discussion 8 p.m; tea 9 p.m. 444 Baker St. www.nelsonbuddha.com BAHA’I COMMUNITY for prayers and an 7 p.m 354-0944

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DJ DEXTER and Ryan Wells @ The Royal 9 p.m.. PHILTH KIDS @ SpiritBar

Sat. Jan. 9 WILL BAILEY @ SpiritBar COUNTRY & WESTERN Jam @ The Royal. 2-6 p.m. CHAOS LOGIC w/ Pestilent After Shock @ The Royal 9 p.m.

DIAPER FREE BABY / ELIMINATION Communication Support Circle, 4th Monday of each month 10 - 12 a.m. at The Family Place 312 Silica St. HERITAGE HARMONY Barbershop Chorus. Welcoming anyone! Tim 250825-9694 or John 250-352-6892 NELSON SCOTTISH COUNTRY Dancing 7-9 p.m. Central School gym. Beginners welcome, first class free. SHOTOKAN KARATE 5-7p.m. St. Joseph’s school gym 523 Mill Street NELSON BADMINTON CLUB meets at Mary Hall Gymnasium, 7 - 9 p.m. Everyone welcome. Anne 250-352-7536 Guy 250-352-6330 DROP IN GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP. 7-9 p.m. at Broader Horizons, 905 Gordon Road, back door. ADULT BADMINTON @ Redfish School, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. $20. Bring racquet and indoor footwear. For info call 229-4346 229-4343 229-4485

Tuesdays SUFFER FROM AN Eating Disorder? Need Support?, 352-9598 after 6 p.m. or mcsuzzie@hotmail.com for more info. ACUPUNCTURE for ADDICTIONS Free drop-in clinic, 1:30 p.m. Located at 333 Victoria St, 2nd Floor. 505-7248 YOUNG FELLOWS OFF BOOZE AA Meeting 8 p.m. Vernon St.

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SIGNING CHOIR (sign language) 3:30 p.m. at NDYC, 608 Lake St. www.ndyc.com

SARVA SHAKTI SADHANA An ancient siddhar yoga practice 7-8 p.m., ManiStone Centre, # 209-507 Baker St, 505-7832.

REDFISH BADMINTON Ages 15 to 90 Mon Thurs 6:30 p.m. $3 drop in. Call 229-4346 or 229-4343 for more details.

NELSON COMMUNITY BAND Rehearsals, 7:30-9:00, First Baptist Church, 611 5th St, New members welcome. 352-6119

PUBLIC MEDITATION 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. All welcome. Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre, 444 Baker St. www.nelsonbuddha.com

COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE with Kim Masse, North Shore Hall 7:15pm kimmasse@shaw.ca 505-2684.

KOOTENAY DANCEBEAT Dance Junction Church, Playmor. Latin,Swing Ballroom taped music, All welcome. 7:30 - 11 p.m. MICHEAL FREDERICK UNPLUGGED at Ellison’s Natural Food Cafe, noon to 3:00 and more t.b.a.

Sun. Jan. 10 NOTHIN’ BUT THE Blues. Join QCity Blues Band @ The Royal 7-11p. m.

Tues. Jan. 12 TUESDAY IS BLUESDAY With host band “The Jones Brothers Jam Band” @ Finlaey’s. ALL AGES OPEN MIC every Tuesday at the CocoaNut Lounge. 610pm Hosted by Rob Funk. TOONIE TUESDAYS with DJ Synthesis @ The Royal

Wed. Jan. 13 OPEN MIC NIGHT w/ Estevan @ The Royal 8 p.m.

Thurs. Jan. 14 ASPEN SWITZER & Kenny Conrad @ The Royal 8 p.m.

Fri. Jan 15 YOU SAY PARTY We Say Die @ SpiritBar

Sat. Jan 16 SKRATCH BASTID @ SpiritBar

NELSON WOMEN’S CENTRE noon - 4 for recycled bag sewing project. 250 352 9916 PARENT & CHILD TIME at the Harrop Hall. 10 a.m. - 12 noon Information: Lesley 825-0140 NELSON BADMINTON CLUB meets at Mary Hall Gymnasium, 7 - 9 p.m. Everyone welcome. Anne 250-352-7536 Guy 250-352-6330. ADULT BADMINTON @ Redfish School, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. $20. Bring racquet and indoor footwear. For info call 229-4346 229-4343 229-4485 TOASTMASTERS 2ND AND 4TH Thursday (each month): Improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. http://kokanee. freetoasthost.ws ENJOY DRAWING PEOPLE? 7-9 pm, Until Feb 11. $60. KSA drawing studio. Ph 352-7646.

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.

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 250-352-6936. NELSON CHESS CLUB every Saturday morning, all welcome. Seniors Hall, 777 Vernon St. CHILDREN’S ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS Ages 4-7 at The Moving Centre. Call The Dance Path, Marguerite Wood, 359-2926. WALK IN PEACE: at Lakeside Park, 1st Saturfay monthly. 10:30 a.m.

Sundays WILDERNESS SURVIVAL, HERBALISM and Stone Age Skills classes! Ongoing program. Children, teen, adult classes. 357-2822. PUBLIC MEDITATION 9 a.m. -- 12 p.m Mid-morning refreshments; come and go as you wish. Shambhala Meditation Centre 444 Baker St. 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.

special events. Wed. Jan. 6

SENIOR CITIZENS’ BR.#51, monthly meeting 1:30pm, 717 Vernon St. All Seniors Welcome

Thurs. Jan. 7

CREATE YOUR HIGHEST future creative writing and collage workshop. Contact (250)352-2139 or info@kcds.ca for information/registration

Sun. Jan. 10

ZAHIRA’S EGYPTIAN BELLYDANCE CLASSES! Star ting January 13th, 8 weeks. Must pre-register: 250-353-7117 or shakeshimmyroll@yahoo.co.uk NELSON POETRY SLAM presents: The DEAD POET SLAM at the Cocoa-Nut Lounge. Sign-up at 6:30. XMAS TREE DISPOSAL, The Nelson Lions Club and the Air Cadets will pick up Christmas trees in Uphill, Fairview, Rosemont and Gryro neighbourhoods. Leave tree and suggested donation of $4 (in an envelope) at the front of driveway by 9 a.m.

Thurs. Jan. 14 MINGLE-INC, COCKTAIL LOUNGE evening @ Louie’s Lounge, business networking 5 - 7p.m.

Fri. Jan. 15 EXHIBITION OPENING: “CAST-OUT.” Max Liboiron (NY-Winlaw) mixed-media installation. 7pm. Oxygen Art Centre. 320 Vernon. oxygenartcentre.org

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Olympian Anne Marie DeZwigler posed with the torch after speaking to a group of students at Trafalgar School this past winter. The torch will be passing through Nelson on January 23.

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Year in Review: May

M is for May and Mungall and Memories The first case of H1N1, the notorious swine flu, was confirmed in BC in May. The 55 houses on the water system in South Slocan finally found a solution to their water problem. The RDCK board voted to use reserves, provincial tax funds and borrowed money to fix the E. Coli-ridden water system that has kept South Slocan on a boil water advisory since 1992. The funds ensured that residents’ water costs wouldn’t skyrocket, which was one of the major concerns surrounding upgrades to the system. Cicada House, Nelson’s youth housing project, celebrated 10 years this month. The 11-unit building has helped over 100 teens who could not live at home, providing them with a drug- and alcohol-free place to live where they can get help developing skills to eventually live on their own. The province went to the polls in May and the Nelson-Creston riding elected NDP representative Michelle Mungall. The province went Liberal, making Mungall a part of the opposition party. Mungall received 54.44 per cent of the votes. Her closest competition, Liberal representative Josh Smienk, took 31.82 per cent. Just in time for the Central Education Centre’s centennial celebration, a 101-year old time capsule was unearthed and put on display. The capsule was a surprise and almost didn’t see the light of day, but a newspaper from 1908 featuring an article about the sealing of the capsule was found. The cornerstone it was sealed in was a structural component of the building and only after careful extraction was the capsule opened by Touchstones archivist Shawn Lamb, and its contents (coins, stamps, fair guides, etc.) examined and put on display.

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Michelle Mungall won the NDP leadership for Nelson-Creston. She later went on to win the riding, �� beating Liberal candidate Josh Smienk.

Turquoise is the new black It’s official: Pantone Nest Building has announced that turquoise is the 2010 Colour of the Year. Until recently, I was unaware that such an �� honour was annually bestowed upon a colour. �� Apparently, we have just �� emerged from a Pantone Kate Bridger 14-0848 year—yellow �� mimosa. It was a colour that supposedly repre�� sented hope and assur- depressed around a colour ance during uncertain that seems to show up in �� times. happy places: ocean reefs, Turquoise—Pantone gemstones, paintings, 15-5519—is a healing aboriginal and contemcolour and a hue that porary garments and, of transports us to exotic course, interior décor. tropical places, in our As a decorating colour minds if not in reality. It or accent, it is difficult is the colour of escape to think of a colour turand relaxation. quoise doesn’t get along It is difficult to feel with. Pair it with red for

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�� TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Village of Slocan THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF SLOCAN PUBLIC NOTICE OF BYLAW AMENDMENT

on January 11th, 2010 will be reviewing adoption of the following bylaw amendment: �� Official Community Plan By-Law No. 392 amendment to incorporate multifamily residential development permit areas. �� A copy of the amending bylaw may be inspected at the Village Office, 503 �� Slocan Street, Slocan, BC during regular office hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed between 12 noon and 1:00 p.m.) Monday to Thursday, excluding holidays, from the date of this notice until January 11th, 2010.

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TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Village of Slocan will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on the amendment to the Official Community Plan at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 11th , 2010 in the Council Chambers, Village Offices, 503 Slocan Street, Slocan, B.C. at which time and place all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw changes shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaw that is the subject of the hearing. Dated at Slocan, BC this 15th day of December, 2009. Shana Paivarinta Chief Administrative Officer

a vibrant, energetic presentation; with yellow to mimic summer days and sunshine; with beige neutrals to wake them up and give them a bit of punch; or with lime green to immediately bring in light and a sense of well being. Turquoise happens to be my all time favourite jewel tone colour. It has �� been my colour of choice � �� since I was a teen and allowed to paint my bed�� room myself. Today, I have a bold turquoise wall in�� my�� living room. It is a colour that is as kind to my rustic furnishings as it is to my contemporary pieces and artwork. I don’t know much about its healing properties, or its role as a talisman to ward off evil spirits; nor do I consciously recognise its purported ability to help combat loneliness and inspire clarity, inner reflection and creativity. All I know for sure is that it makes me smile. Happy New Year, everyone—splash a little turquoise in �� your life!

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The potential Greyhound bus line cuts were announced. Greyhound wanted to cut one of its two daily Kelowna to Alberta trips, which runs through Nelson, �� Castlegar and Salmo. The cuts would have to be approved by the BC Passenger �� Transportation Board, but it definitely didn’t have the support of local government, who voted unanimously to write a letter opposing the cuts.

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The city was given a reminder of how to stay safe on the water during the summer months. In June a mother and her nine-year old son spent 11 hours on a cliff in Grohman Narrows after their canoe capsized. Both mother and son suffered minor hyporthermia but there were no serious injuries. Neither were wearing life jackets and were not experienced canoers.

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One of the cars in the Kootenay Lake Vintage Car Club Show ‘n’ Shine.

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The Capitol Theatre started selling performance tickets online, the Kootenay Lake Vintage Car Club put on their annual Show ‘n’ Shine and as per tradition, Nelson’s graduating students paraded through town, ball-gowned and tuxedoed. While cars and trucks were the transportation of choice for the glittering grads, there were a large number of bikes, including one built for two.

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The graduates partook in the annual cavalcade this summer.

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The community reached out in July. It was in July that the community learned about Raven, a homeless woman suffering from mental illness who was left outside Kootenay Lake Hospital for a week during the scorching hot summer. Citing the Mental Health Act, KLH workers were unable to force the woman in for treatment, and although the hospital’s hands were tied, the community rallied to bring the woman blankets and water and to take care of her as much as possible while she was outside. She received treatment at KLH on July 2.

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In entertainment news: the festival season was in full swing in July with Littlefest, the one-day “alternative mountain music” festival at Little Slocan Lodge. Marketfest was again a big success, and the Starbelly Jam rocked Crawford Bay. Ritchie Havens (above) played at the Kaslo Jazz fest.

Briefly Identity: Printing Your Personality

Sunday, Jan. 10, 1 pm to 3 pm at Touchstones Nelson, 502 Vernon St. Through a variety of printmaking techniques children will be encouraged to create a unique flag as an expression of their identity. Natasha Smith is a well known local printmaker, painter, collage artist and a fantastic instructor. This workshop compliments the exhibit Becoming Canadian: A Flag Story which children will tour at the beginning of the day. To participate in this two hour workshop contact Touchstones at 250352-9813 as early as possible because spaces fill up quickly. The fee to participate in this workshop is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Adults accompanying minors participate free of charge.

Max Liboiron Artist Talk

Friday, Jan. 8, 7:30 pm at Oxygen Art Centre, 3-320 Vernon St. Open studios Jan 9 & 10, 12pm – 5pm Max Liboiron is a mixed media artist and scholar from Winlaw and New York. Using trash and waste materials, Max creates miniature dioramas and installations where viewers are invited to interact with the pieces. Max’s work has been shown in the Canada, Ireland, and the US. For more images and information about Max and her work see: http:// www.maxliboiron.com/

Why Oppose the 2010 Olympic Games?

Saturday, Jan. 16, 2 pm at Seniors Branch 51, 717

Vernon St. The Council of Canadians invites everyone welcoming activists from Vancouver who will speak about the impacts of the Olympic Games. Come out and learn more about why opposition to the Games is growing and how you can participate in and support the resistance. For further information contact 250-352-5274.

Philthkids

Friday, January 8 at SpiritBar, 422 Vernon St. The Philthkids are a Nelson Based DJ/ Production team that began in 2007 with the convergence of three key characters: BenFresh, Dfrag and Rapscalion. This team of dirty bass mongers are determined to provide their audience with the latest and greatest in electronic sounds. Promoting unique shows out of Nelson they have thrown some of the biggest nights in 2009 and in the past have shared stages with likes of Egyptrixx, Hatchmatik, Hive, ShyFX, EdRush Optical, Excision, Datsik and others.

Whitey w/ Lemming Dynasty

Thursday, Jan. 7, 8 pm-1:30 am The Royal, 330 Baker St. Delivering the goods in BC since February of 2001, Whitey has been charging dance floors and festivals across the country since 2005. With an EP, a full length, and a documentary/live DVD in their library, as well as a new full length on the way, this group from Chilliwack/Vancouver BC is well experienced. Their style, incorporating everything from Funk to Latin to Blues, offers something for everyone in an extremely energetic live show.

Michael Frederick Unplugged

Friday, Jan. 9, Noon-3 pm at Ellison’s Natural Food Cafe, 523 Front St. For the first time in Kootenays, on piano and guitar, Frederick, who is an accomplished songwriter and musician, brings songs from the heart with social awareness. He includes an eclectic mix of roots, folk and blues. There will be more musicians on this day to be announced.

Dexter & Ryan Wells

Friday, Jan. 8, 10 pm at The Royal on Baker, 330 Baker St. Come on out to the new Royal on Baker this Friday and dance off those extra holiday pounds to the music of djs Dexter & Ryan Wells. Combining the sweet soul of all eras with hard hitting beats, these local favorites have proven to know what it takes to get the dance floor going and always rock the party in unique, interesting ways.

Chaos Logic Live

Saturday, Jan. 9, 9 pm - 1:30 am The New Royal, 330 Baker St. The four piece melodic Death metal band “Chaos Logic” takes their spacey, dark passages, and their groovy, progressive sound to the stage with intensity and precision. Their non stop barrage of thunderous riffs and explosive drums takes influences from bands such as Death, Opeth, and Necrophagist.

James Lamb and David Newberry play the Ymir Schoolhouse

Monday, Jan. 12, 8 pm at the Ymir Schoolhouse James Lamb has been featured on CBC’s Canada Live and North by Northwest, and was winner of the 2009 ArtsWells Festival Songwriting Competition. He comes from a large family and long lineage of folk musicians based out of the Kootenay Mountains. David Newberry sings folk songs with rock sensibilities . His simple songs capture insights into the complex contemporary social world. The two musicians who met this past summer in Wells, BC at a songwriter workshop led by three time Juno Award Winner David Francey are touring this January. As an experiment in sustainability, the pair are completing their entire tour by using the available network of buses and trains in the province. Both artists will be touring with pre-release copies of their forthcoming records, to be officially released in March, 2010.

Circo do Teatro Live

Saurday, Jan. 16, 8 pm at the Capitol Theatre, 421 Victoria St. Jude Davison and his 10-piece band will perform live in a CT Scanner fundraiser. Performances include Bessie Wapp, Craig Korth, Syndney Galbraith, Mark Speilman, Steven Parish, Darren Make, Keith Todd, Rick Lingard and Tim Brillen. Tickets are $20 at the Capitol box office, and $15 for students. You can also get tickets online at the Capitol Theatre’s website.

The RDCK was rattled when Castlegar’s Celgar pulp mill refused to pay its 2009 property taxes, and in a chain reaction, the City of Castlegar held back money that was supposed to be put into the regional district. Celgar’s property taxes contributed about 40 per cent of Castlegar’s total taxes collected, and without the money, the city didn’t have $375,000 due to the loss of taxes. The RDCK hoped that the shortfall could be covered without hurting public services such as transit. Later in the summer there was talk of closing the Castlegar Community Complex to make up a majority of the shorted funds, but by September the city decided to dip into its reserves instead of cutting services.

New art shows at the library

Now thru February at the Nelson Library, 602 Stanley St. One artist new to the library and one returning artist grace the walls of the adult and teen sections respectively, in displays that promise to brighten things up this winter. John Stegman has been drawing since he was knee-high to a pencil. In recent years, John started working with colour, which led to painting with acrylics, and subjects that include people, architecture, landscape, and still life. From macro to micro, John plays with such subjects as landscapes to intimate, painterly tributes

to the shoes that take us places. A college instructor in math and computer technology, John says he does it because he finds it endlessly challenging; it uses the opposite side of his brain than what he normally uses. Exhibiting work in the teen section is popular young artist Tobin Eberle, who wowed Artwalkers last summer. An enthusiastic artist who has worked with mentors Ron Mulvey and Fiona Brown, the Trafalgar student is as interested in the process as the result. Both exhibits continue until the end of February.

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August featured our changing alleyways. Graffiti artists in the community were suddenly thrust into the spotlight when a somewhat-heated debate was sparked over the “artistry” of graffiti on Nelson’s walls, specifically on Herridge Lane. Rotary Daybreak, who has spent years whitewashing over the graffiti, began developing the idea of turning the blank walls into murals. The hope was that vandals would respect the artwork and not deface it as they were with blank walls. Also facing a beautification from local artists are the grey utility boxes that will be installed on some city streets by Nelson Hydro to upgrade the city’s power system. Another story to be uncovered in Nelson’s old alleys was the scheduled removal of the old, outdated power poles that run down Herridge Lane. The poles in question were installed in the 1960’s and have a 40-year lifespan, which puts them well past their best before date. However, City Councillor Donna Macdonald wanted some of the poles to be preserved in an effort to value the past, as part of Nelson’s heritage. The Kootenai Landing developers received a two-year extension in August, due to a stalled real estate and construction market. The New Future Building Group, the investors behind the less than well-received waterfront housing project, now has until Octover 2012 to finish phase one of the project. Back in June a number of Search and Rescue groups in the province, including Nelson SAR, had to temporarily suspend services instead of risk getting sued. The move was necessary whenn Golden SAR was sued by Gilles Blackburn after he and his wife spent 10 days lost in the backcountry. Blackburn’s wife died from the ordeal. The lawsuit alarmed SAR agencies and prompted them to seek provincial funding and legal coverage. By then end of August, Nelson SAR had reached a deal, although it was only a one-year deal, and next year the issue will have to be revisited.

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the health pages. Get your vitamins and minerals through lots of nutrient-enriched foods Good nutrition can help boost your immune system and help you ward off colds and the flu. Many vitamins and minerals play a role in the body’s immune response, so eating a varied nutritious diet can be a good line of defense against getting sick. But what should you eat if you have the flu? Most of the time, people’s appetite lessens when they have a flu, especially if they experience fever and nausea. This may be where the expression

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Tara Stark

“feed a cold and starve a fever” came from. According to the researchers at Dietitians

of Canada, starving a fever isn’t the best advice. There is no evidence that “starving a fever” by reducing the amount of food eaten will reduce a fever. A fever is produced by our own immune system in order to fight off a viral infection. The immune system needs vitamins and minerals to work its best. If we stop eating, the immune system doesn’t work as well. Try eating smaller meals and snacks more often when you are down

with a flu. Things like broth based soups, whole grain toast and smoothies can be soothing and provide some good nutrients. Fluids are also important, especially if the body is heating up with a fever. Try some one hundred percent juice mixed with soda water or a small amount of ginger ale. Drink plenty of herbal teas, hot water with lemon or plain water.

body & soul. to list your service call 354-3910

Acupuncture

Kate Butt, Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine ......... 551-5283 Michael Smith, Dr. TCM, 10 years experience.........352-0459 Marion Starr, Dr. TCM ............................................... 352-9890 Shauna Robertson, Reg. Acupuncturist ..................... 352-2167

Art Therapy

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

Breathwork

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

Bodywork

Integrated Healing Touch, Biodynamic Craniosacral,Esalen® DeepTissue, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Bliss, Certified - Niko...... 551-2577 Rolf Structural Integration, www.gravitytherapy.com......352-6611

Chiropractic

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

Homeopathy Barbara Gosney CCH RS Hom Cdn 12 yrs. exp......354-1180

Hypnotherapy

Sharon Best, Certified Adv. Hypnotherapist .......... 354-7750 Irene Mock, Reg. www.kootenayhypnotherapy.com352-7035

Massage Services

A Touch Of Aloha, Lomi, Cranio, Reflexology .................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 Gabriel Keczan, Neuro Somatic Therapy..........................777-1159

Nutritionists

Coaching

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

Colonics

Pilates

Richard Klein, Stress Reduction Coach .................... 352-3280 Shayla Wright certified coach/mentor .................... 352-7908 Hydrotherpy, Detoxification, Nutrition. U. Devine...............352-6419

Counselling & Consultation

Sally Shamai, MEd, RCC, individuals & couples .... 1-877-688-5565 Dienna Raye, MA., Counsellor and Life Coach............352-1220 Gail Novack, MEd. Counselling, Grief & Loss .............505-3781 Jenie Taylor, BCST & Somatic Trauma Therapy ...... 551-4022

Feldenkrais Method

Feldenkrais Works! Susan Grimble, 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

Holistic Health

Aura Defence & Pranashakty Canada. Power, Beauty, Healing. www.auradefence.com pranashakty.org nelsonpranashakty@gmail.com................................505-7832 Syama Sylvie heals with Hawaiian Lomilomi, Thai, Qi-Gong Flower Essences. I Teach The Secret and Mayan..........777-1077 Jennifer Keirstead Reg. Holistic Nutritionist .......509-1417

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Pharmacy

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

Kootenai Pilates 540 Baker St. ............................... 352-1600

Reflexology

Mountain Waters Spa, 205 Victoria St ..........................352-3280

Registered Massage

D Voykin RMT, 30 Yrs. Exp. $50/hr Pkgs ..............509-0345 Dennis Keithley RMT since 1983, BSc Kinesiology available evenings weekends and holidays ............................354-8406

Shiatsu

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For more information on this topic visit www.wholefoodsnutrition.ca or call 505-9854. Tara Stark is a Registered Dietitian who specializes in helping people optimize their nutritional wellness and prevent diet related chronic disease.

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

Spas

Mountain Waters Spa, 205 Victoria St ...........................352-3280 Nelson’s Aveda Concept SalonSpa ...........................354-4487 Shalimar Health Spa, Voted Nelson’s Best Spa ..... 354-4408

Tai Chi

Daphne Fields, MEd., Valhalla-Tai-Chi ..............................355-2854

Yoga

Om Yoga 3067 Heddle Rd.,6-Mile, omyogasixmile.com.......... 825-0011

NATURAL, ORGANIC FOODS & PRODUCTS SINCE 1975 Open 8:00 - 7:00 Mon. to Sat. 295 Baker Street, Nelson 354-4077 www.kootenay.coop

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We d n e s d a y s SHANTI YOGA STUDIO 12 - 1:30 p.m. Invigorating Yoga, Elissa 5:30 - 7 p.m. Rejuvanitive Soma Yoga, Shayla 7:30 - 9 p.m. - Invigorating Yoga, Lindsay TRANSCENDENDENT COMBAT SPORTS 6 p.m. Kickboxing. 7 p.m. Submission Grappling. 250-509-1606, Summit Health & Fitness. BELLYFIT FUSION FITNESS 5 - 6 p.m. at the Moving Centre. Call Heather, 354-0492 KOOTENAY AKIDO 5 - 6 p.m. Kids Class, ages 7-12 6:30 - 8 p.m. Adult Class, 213C Baker St. 250-352-3935 OM YOGA STUDIO 10 - 11:30 a.m.Yoga/Pilates Core, Linsey Rose 5:30 - 7 p.m. Quantum Yoga, Alison 6 Mile, 3067 Heddle Rd, 250-825-0011, www.omyogasixmile.com BAHA’I COMMUNITY OF NELSON 7 p.m. 1920 Falls St. 354-0944 Join us for an introduction to the Baha’i Faith.

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SHANTI YOGA STUDIO 10-11:30 Gentle Yoga, Maureen/Sharon 12 -1:30 Invigorating Yoga, Sharon 5 :30- 7 p.m. Invigorating Yoga, Elissa 7:15 - 8:45 p.m. Deeply Restorative Yoga, Yasmin FELDENKRAIS 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Healing Your Back Neck and Shoulders, Feldenkrais Centre 206 Victoria St., 352-3449 susangrimble@telus.net. NELSON BREAST FEEDING CLINIC 9:30 - 11:30 a.. Free drop-in Nelson Health Unit, 2nd ﬂoor Kutenai Building, 333 Victoria Street, more info 250-505-7200. KOOTENAY AKIDO 4 - 5 p.m. Akido Fun, ages 4-6 5 -6 p.m. Kids Class, ages 7-12 6:30 - 8 p.m. Adult Class213C Baker St 250-352-3935. TRANSCENDENDENT COMBAT SPORTS 6 p.m. Combat cardio, 250-509-1061. Summit Health and Fitnes

10 - 11:30 a.m. Rejuvanitive Soma Yoga, Shayla 12 - 1:30 p.m. Hatha Flow, Cindy

Sundays

SHANTI YOGA STUDIO 10-11:30 a.m. Prenatal Yoga, Laurie 12 - 1:30 p.m. Invigorating Yoga, Elissa OM YOGA STUDIO 3:30 - 5 p.m. Yoga ReBalance/Align Linsey Rose

Mondays SHANTI YOGA STUDIO 12 - 1:30 p.m. Invigorating Yoga, Sharon 1:45 - 2:45 p.m. Feldenkrais, Hilary 5:30 -7:00 Invigorating Yoga, Elissa TRANSCENDENDENT COMBAT SPORTS 6 p.m. Kickboxing, 7 p.m. Submissions Grappling. 250-509-1606. Summit Health & Fitness KOOTENAY AKIDO 6:30 - 8 p.m. Adult Class, 213C Baker St 250-352-3935. CONTACT IMPROVISATION DANCE JAM 7:30 - 9 p.m. all levels and live musicians welcome. The Moving Centre, 533A Baker St. Info 250-352-3319 Judy. OM YOGA STUDIO 5 - 7:30 p.m. Quantum Yoga, Alison 6 Mile, 3067 Heddle Rd, 250-825-0011 www.omyogasixmile.com. KYOKUSHIN KARATE 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. Kids 6 - 7 p.m. Adults Blewette Elementary School, Keith Clughart, 551-3345. RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS 2:15-3:30 p.m. Beg/Inter ages 6 & up 3:30-4:14 p.m. Intro ages 4-5 Redﬁsh, Rhythmic Dimensions 505-1812. BELLYFIT FUSION FITNESS 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. at the Moving Centre. Call Heather, 354-0492

Tuesdays

SHANTI YOGA STUDIO 10 - 11:30 a.m. Gentle Yoga, Maureen 5:30 - 7 p.m. Hatha Flow Yoga, Karuna 7:30 - 9:00 New to Yoga, Sharon New Class APPLIED COMBAT MARTIAL ARTS 6:30 - 8 p.m. Adult Class 525 Josephine St. Information call 250-352-0459. OM YOGA STUDIO 10 - 11:30 a.m. Quantum Yoga, Alison 5:30 - 7 p.m. Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga, Jenna Arpita 6 Mile, 3067 Heddle Rd, 250-825-0011 www.omyogasixmile.com. KUNDALINI YOGA with Catherine Leighland 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Shambhala Meditation Centre, 444 Baker St., upstairs 352-6132. FELDENKRAIS CLASSES 7 - 8 p.m. Heal your back. Selkirk College Judy Katz, 250-352-3319, somatikatz@gmail.com. RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS 3:15-4:00 p.m. Introductory ages 4-5 4:00-5:30 p.m. Intermediate ages 8 & up 5:30-6:30Inter/adv extra class S. Nelson, Rhythmic Dimensions 505-1812. QI-GONG & CHEN TAI CHI 7 - 8 p.m. at the Central School Gym. Info 505-4562 Chris Gibson. SARVA SHAKTI SADHANA CIRCLE 7 - 8 p.m. An ancient siddhar yoga practice #209-ManiStone Centre, 507 Baker St, 505-7832

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SHANTI YOGA STUDIO 10 - 11:30 a.m Prenatal Yoga, Anna 5:30 - 7 p.m. - Hatha Flow Yoga, Karuna 7:15 - 8:15 p.m. Feldenkrais, Hilary APPLIED COMBAT MARTIAL ARTS 6:30 - 8 pm. Adult class 525 Josephine Street, Information call 250-352-0459 EMOTIVE MOVEMENTS 5 - 6:30 p.m. Dance Foundations, All Levels Moving Centre, Pamela 352-1795, vibrationartisan@gmail.com OM YOGA STUDIO 10 - 11:30 a.m. Quantum Yoga, Alison 1 - 2 p.m. Feldenkrais, Hilary 5:30 - 7 p.m. Hatha Vinyasa Yoga, Jenna 6 Mile, 3067 Heddle Rd, 250-825-0011 www.omyogasixmile.com KYOKUSHIN KARATE 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. Kids, 6 - 7 p.m. Adults Blewette Elementary School, Keith Clughart, 551-3345 FELDENKRAIS CLASSES 7:15 - 8:15 p.m. Reduce your stress, Curves, 512 Fall St. Judy Katz 352-3319, somatikatz@gmail.com, First class free. MOM AND CHILDREN DANCE SPACE 10:30 a.m - noon Ages 0-7 & prenatal Studio Alive, 1209 Falls St. Slava, 352-0047 GYPSY SKIRT DANCE FOLK FUSION 6 - 7:30 p.m. Studio Alive, 1209 Falls St. Slava 352-0047. RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS 3-4:00 p.m. Beginner ages 6 & up 4-5:30 p.m. Performance Group ages 8 & up S.Nelson, Rhythmic Dimensions 505-1812. QI-GONG & CHEN TAI CHI 7 - 8 p.m. at the Central School Gym. Info 250-505-4562 Chris Gibson.

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ALPINE & NORDIC Ski, & Snowboard service NOW AT SECRETSERVICECYCLES! Also reconditioned bikes; Gift Certificates. Appointments welcome. 518 Herridge Lane; 250-509-3333. 25

GRACO BABY SWING, automatic 6 speed with music and mobile $40. Nursing Pillow $5 250-352-3226 WANTED: SINGLE CHARIOT with XC Ski attachment. Ph 352 5496 WE ARE LOOKING for a waldorf grade 7/8 student/ Waldorf alumni who loves art and children to come to our house and do art with our 3yr old one hour/week. Parent will be at home (this is not a babysitting job). Flexible to your schedule. willing to pay a small, fair wage. Jennie and Larkspur 354-7812

TWO AWESOME CUDDLY beautiful well trained adult male cats. Children allergic.Short or long care option.3520571 FREE BUDGIE BIRD seed to give away to senior. 352-3419 EGG CARTONS NEEDED! Time to clear out your sheds/attics/garage! Phone for pick up! (250)354-8048 NEED AN ELECTRICIAN? CALL or e-mail us to receive your FREE informative brochure including great money saving tips. Call 250-3520081 E-mail joe@redtruckelectric. com

GREY FELTPACKS LEFT at the bottom of the Hall Creek (Hall Siding), call 354-0292 please. FOUND BOOTS AT Hall Creek Dec 29. Call to describe 250-352-5248 FOUND IN JULY. Mountain bike. Call 352-9556 to describe. LOST ON OR around Baker: flower earring with turquoise middle call Dez was mom’s 250-505-0180 LOST: BLACK “OR” Mitten Liner (right-hand). REWARD: a cold high 5 and/or a warm hug. Sonja 5090957

HOME PHONE RECONNECT Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Package Specials!Ê Referral Program! Don’t be without a home phone. Call to Connect NOW! 1-866-287-1348 DECORATIVE STONE PANELS ÒEasyROCKÓ - The Beauty of stone without the mason: Easy Installation: Light Weight: R-4.5 Value: Built Green: A-1 Fire rating: 604-248-2062: www.jmcomprock.com .AT LAST! AN iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/ U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, sulfur, smell, manganese from well water. Since 1957. Phone 1-800-BIGIRON; www.bigirondrilling.com. REMINDER - FLAG DAY Feb. 15. Quality outdoor flags. 3 X 5 ft. knitted polyester with Grommet attach points. Sale price $16.95 with free shipping. Website order form: www. pacificdirecttrading.com.

TRUMPET. BACH TR300. Excellent student instrument. Well maintained & tuned. $325obo. 352-1794.

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTIC WINTER PROGRAMS! Jan 4th-March 4th. Monday @ Redfish; Tuesday & Thursday @ S.Nelson; Wednesday @ Brent Kennedy. Girls ages 4 & up. NEW ... Teen class starting! Contact Rhythmic Dimensions for Info 5051812, rhythmics@telus.net. DID YOU WIN A BACKPACK AT BACKYARD BOOTY? Were two old jackets inside? Please return to KMC DENIM WINTER SAND Bags $4. Fundraiser for Kitchen Table Arts at the WIN Thrift Store

Art INVESTORS WELCOMED TO work with unique artist. odymer@hotmail. com

Business Ops. LEADERS WANTED. PASSIONATE, LIKE minded leaders to create cooperative businesses in wellness community. Training included. Great 2nd income for health practitioners. Entrepreneurial spirit, leadership & people skills, passion for health/helping people. Email resume to rob. a.sinclair@gmail.com, first interview by phone. ATTN: WANT TO Earn More Than Your Boss? Yes! Be your own boss! Learn to operate a Mini-office outlet from home. Free online training! Go to: www.123phd.com. FUN, PROFIT, SUCCESS. Great Canadian Dollar Store, a dollar store leader since 1993 has new franchise opportunities coast to coast. Call today 1-877-388-0123 ext 229; www. dollarstores.com DEALERSHIP FOR FABRIC covered buildings available in your area. Must have sales experience, highly organized, personable. Join our exciting, growing North American Team; andrew@pavilionstructures.com. 780-460-1726.

Career Training MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION RATED #2 for At-Home Jobs. Achieve your goal. Work from home! Start your Medical Transcription training today. Contact CanScribe at 1-800466-1535, www.canscribe.com, info@canscribe.com.

Computers LOT OF OLDER PC parts, offers, 250-608-3548, South Castlegar NEW HP QUAD 2.4 CORE PC, 3.0gbs ram, vista COMES 22” Samsung screen. maxfierro223@hotmail.com 352-3305 INTEL 2.53 GHZ 512 MB RAM 200 GB HD DVDRW 17” Moniotor $140 (250)352-2078 17” ADC COMPUTER monitor, Spectrum 7 Vlr, works well, good color, $20.00 250-825-4111 IBM COMPUTER SYSTEM,C/W scanner, good condition. $95. 352-5067

LOOKING FOR FULL time nanny from June to September for my 2y.o. daughter. Nelson. 250-505-4094.

WHITE LEATHER SOFA. excellent condition $150.00 Ph.250-229-4644 BUNK BED - metal frame, blue, single size top, 3/4 size bottom. excellent Condition $100.00 250-359-7731 50 YR/OLD WARDROBE $295, snowshoes $75, new rebounder $40, recumbent bike $75, technics/speakers $50, 250-359-7756 4 BLACK WINDSOR Chairs (Crate & Barrel $250 ea.) Selling for $100 ea. Antique buffet $250. 250-354-4271.

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TUTOR AVAILABLE. MULTIPLE subject areas, elementary through university level. I have an interdisciplinary M.A. and M.Ed. Specializing in education, ESL, writing and composition, study skills and more. (250)226-7116 TRAIN TO BE an Apartment/ Condominium Manager from home. Jobs registered across Canada! Thousands of grads working. Government registered. 29 years of success. Information: www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.

DR. MICHAEL SMITH (TCM) is now accepting new patients. Offering services in Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nutritional and Functional Medicine. Experienced and compassionate health care. Individually designed healing programs. Please call 250-352-0459.

Financial Services If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS will lend you money: ItÕs That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161. DEBT CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM. Helping Canadians repay debts, reduce or eliminate interest, regardless of your credit. Steady Income? You may qualify for instant help. Considering Bankruptcy? Call 1-877-220-3328 FREE Consultation Government Approved, BBB Member.$500 LOAN SERVICE, by phone, no credit refused, quick and easy, payable over 6 or 12 installments. Toll Free: 1-877776-1660 www.moneyprovider.com.

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FREE-2 MID-1970S PIONEER chainsaws. 1-mod.#11-30 and 1mod.#1200A. Parts are interchangeable. Phone 359-7610.

Misc. for Sale DENALI TT SKI boots For Sale. Barely used, size 306mm, 26.0. $300 obo. 505-2615 CANADIAN DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT set, Size6. Appraised $3,000; $1,200, firm. Paperwork, gift boxes available. 352-1378 attitudegratude@gmail.com MEN’S SOFT SHELL Gortex ski jacket. Peak Performance R&D, size M, high tech. Orange with grey lining, black collar. Brand new. Tags still on, priced at $650. Asking $300. 250352-1140 DIGITAL CAMERAS - Nikon Cool Pix $50 & Panasonic Lumix $100 250-226-7838 ESTATE WASHER AND Dryer - $225 Obo Large capacity. Washer: 2 speed 5 cycles. Dryer: 3 cycles. 250-3522820 GROLSCH BEER BOTTLES phone for price 352-9245

2010 IS THE Year of Glorious Health! MEDICINE MEALS is a total-wellness service offering healthful gourmet and speciality diet chef services, healthy-meal tutorials, and step-bystep- pantry overhauls. Call today for more information, and start 2010 off GLOWING! 250-226-7116

BRAND NEW 3IN1 Flooring nailer Mastercraft $150 Generator 2700W OHV 120AC/12DC $250 Phone 250509-0169

COMPASSIONATE CONNECTION THROUGH pain and suffering. Local mobile service. Sliding scale. Gail Novack, M.Ed. Counselling. 250-5053781

TRUMPET. BACH TR300. Excellent student instrument. Well maintained & tuned. $325obo. 352-1794.

Help Wanted

YALE 6,000 LB Forklift, dual wheels, propane, Model KG51Al. $6,000 Nelson Electric Tramway Society, 352-5466 / 352-2780.

SNOWBLOWER 28”, 10HP Tecumseh, good condition $550, before 8pm, 229-4372 WASHER & DRYER good condition $400, single stainless sink & faucet, vanity, countertop & faucet, Panasonic microwave 229-4544

Misc. Wanted CLAWFOOT TUB- DECENT to good condition 352-7998 WANTED SKI BOOTS - ladies size 9, 352 9784 WOODEN BAR STOOLS Approx 30” high call 250-352-7976 WOODEN BAR STOOLS APPROX. 30 INCHES HIGH PHONE 250-3522696 YEW WOOD FOR longbows 604344-0546 DELL COMPUTER WANTED for parts. June 250-505-2456. WANTED; USED PORTABLE sewing machine. Forward, reverse, zigzag. 250-226-7748 LOOKING FOR INEXPENSIVE electric treadmill, please call Scott at 250-551-5969

TASCAM 2488 DIGITAL portastudio with road case $600. B-52 AT212 100w, 2 channel amp, $700.3651080 VOICE AND PIANO lessons with Robyn Lamb, all ages, any style, always fun! 250-352-9117

Pets & Livestock BEAGLE NEEDS LOVING home. Likes kids and other dogs. Neutered, shots. $100.00 250 825 4526 ADORABLE YORKY/CHIHUAHUA 2 males, 1 female, 5-10 lbs. Ready to go now. Asking $500.oo. 352-9694

Personals #1 PARDON SERVICE - We can remove your criminal record in 6 months! Receive FREE pardon or waiver evaluation. We guarantee it - Ask for details! Call Toll-Free 1-800298-5520, www.canadianpardons.ca DATING SERVICE. Long-Term/ShortTerm Relationships, FREE CALLS.1877-297-9883. 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+).

Psychic Readings TAROT READINGS AND intuitive counseling with Ashala every Wednesday at Gaia Rising, 356 Baker St. 250-354-4471

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WANTED: ALTO HORN (mini tuba, EXPERIENCED, LOVING IN-HOME not saxophone)to buy or borrow. Anneke 352-2705 Care-Provider for Elderly, Disabled, or Anyone Needing Extra Support to TRIBAL BELLY DANCE Basics classes with Penny Allard begin Maintain Independence. CPR, FirstJanuary 11th, Mondays at the Moving Aid, References. Available Days, Centre, Nelson, 7:00 to 8:00 pm, Nights, and 24hr Shifts. For more 6 classes - $72. call 825-4232 to information- 250-226-7116. �� register

NEED SNOWBLOWER OPERATOR IN NELSON. I’m in a wheelchair. Need my paved driveway cleared PARTING OUT 1992 Toyota P.U., of snow. I have the snowblower. �� Maytag dryer, vita mix blender, Dell Dependable please. please email � �� monitor; 250 551-2627 asparagus@telus.net �� TELESCOPE: SKY-WATCHER 8” � ��Dobsonian w/accessories, Brand �� New, $450 obo, 250-352-2442 �� DOWNTOWN, �� FOUND: DEC. 1: Jr. CAMERAPHONE TELUS �� 20” wheeled full suspension bicycle; MOTOROLA V265 $50 250-354 Lower Dec. 24: adult full 8406 ��Fairview, �� suspension bicycle with lock. Call A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE 250-509-3333 to claim. - Get Your First Month Free. Bad FOUND:14FT, GREEN ROWBOAT, Credit, DonÕt Sweat It. No Deposits. �� No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Kootenay Lake near Nelson, owner Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866to claim, call Transport Canada - 604884-7464. 775-8867

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27” PANASONIC, EVERYTHING works, $40obo, 3” brass shut-off, $30.-, Mens 11 riding boots, $20.2267880

FLAMENCO FUSION DANCE classes with Penny Allard begin January 11th, Mondays at the Moving Centre, Nelson, 8:00 to 9:00 pm, 6 classes - $72. call 825-4232 to register

Come join the people who support your community

Balfour Harrop Fire Department • 250-229-4316 | 250-354-2957

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Forever loved and missed. Mom, Dad, Sister Becky, Paul & Avery

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Year in Review: September Classsifieds

September quickly got into full swing.

Services

24/7 SNOWPLOWING SERVICE. This year: sand/salt unit, shovelers. Nelson to 12 Mile, experienced, good equipment. ph: 250-505-3877 FIREWOOD FOR SALE. Birch, split, dry, larch. $180/load . 250-354-9033, 250-432-5404, 1-800-287-1477 HOUSE CLEANING: QUICK, THROUGH and reliable with 12 years experience, $20/hr, references upon request. Amber at 250-359-7026 DEEP CLEAN HOUSEKEEPING EFFICIENT, Immaculate, Reliable EcoFriendly Products Competitive Rates Great References auri.verve@gmail. com niomistarspires@gmail.com Cell 505-4745

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ORCA TRUCK FOR HIRE. Will do dump runs, moving, etc. Patrick 5050612. SNOW PLOW SERVICE Nelson & area, 12 noon - 8p.m. daily. Limited bookings. Free estimates. 250-3547140 STONEWORK, BRICKLAYING AND tile setting. Certified, experienced mason accepting business in the West Kootenays. Qualified for any project; from fireplaces to floors with any material; from stone to tile. Please call 505-1178 or 551-3245 for more information.

The proposed plans for the addition to the Granite Pointe golf course.

In another housing development, the Granite Pointe board of directors unveiled a plan in September to add up to 300 new residences on the golf course area. The housing plan is an attempt to entice 250 new members to the indebted golf course. It was running $300,000 below sustainable levels. Although the board hoped that 30 to 40 per cent of the homebuyers would also become Granite Pointe membership holders, the housing expansion wouldn’t cater exclusively to golfers. The provincial Liberals came down hard with cuts to the arts this fall, leaving many groups, such as the Nelson District Arts Council, without 15 to 20 per cent of their funding. Later in the year the cuts were felt deeply at the NDAC when they had to shut the doors of their office and lay off their administrator, which will greatly impact beloved art shows in the community such as ArtWalk and the Kootenay Artisans Market.

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This makeshift memorial was taped to the side of a building after Raven’s death.

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The story of Linda Raven Leach, or Raven to those who knew her, came to a tragic end in September when �� attention �� she fell to her death off the Victoria Street bridge in Trail. Since attracting public in July after spending a week outside Kootenay Lake Hospital, Raven spent time in a psychiatric ward in Trail. Her death brought up questions of the quality of care for the mentally ill and raised concerns that too people like Raven were �� many �� falling through society’s cracks. The hot issue of putting a surveillance camera at the Ward Street bus stop was introduced this month. Nelson Police Chief Dan Maluta wanted the camera to help reduce instances of crime at the corner, which receives 10 times more reported offenses that any other area of the city. The Police Board had concerns that the problems of aggressive panhandling, fights, loitering and drug trafficking will just move elsewhere, outside of the camera’s view. There are reports that support both sides of the argument, and the public replied vocally, mostly with strong opposition. Businesses however, supported the idea. The final vote would be visited in December.

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Ghosts, goblins and grains were out in full force in October. In October, Homelessness Action Week featured a number of demonstrations, workshops and forums to discuss the housing problems in Nelson. In an effort to create more affordable housing, city council started looking at amending the Land Use Regulations bylaw which would allow secondary suites and duplexes to be added to properties larger than 278 square feet. The current bylaw states there needs to be 463 square feet before a secondary suite is added, so under the new bylaw people with smaller homes would be able to add a suite. Many sports teams and organizations in Nelson joined the many arts organizations who were feeling the pinch after massive provincial grant cuts extended to the sporting world. Some teams had to shorten their season and others had to go without new equipment. The Kootenay Grain Community Supported Agriculture project delivered about 20 per cent of its goods via sailboat this year in order to cut down on fuel emissions. The Grain CSA, which enlisted Creston area farmers to grow staples such as grains and lentils, grew substantially since 2008 and the organizers are confident they will use sailboats to bring over even more grain. In entertainment news: the Kootenay Artisans Market provided a great place to start Chrismtas shopping and get great local pieces, the second body paint competition in a year was held at the Velvet Underground and the SpiritBar, and Nelson got a taste of the Fringe Festival when Bessie Wapp and Susanna Hamnett brought some shows to town. Halloween brought ghosts and goblins to the streets of Nelson and a variety of entertainment to liven up the spooky night. The Ignite the Boogeyman lantern and costume parade adorned the streets with handpainted lanterns, the cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show was shown at the Capitol, and bands including Arthur Funkarelli, Heavy Shtetl and Pitch Black rocked the bars. The live, multi-media theatre event Suckers debuted at the Factory, telling a tale of vampires, age-old love and heroism.

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This dragon was part of the Halloween festivities at the Ignite the Boogeyman celebration.

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3 BEDROOM HOUSE in Salmo, level fenced yard, N/S, pets negot. $800/month + utilities Rentals@NelsonRealty.ca 250-5052067 QUAINT, PRIVATE 2 bdrm waterfront cottage close to Nelson; partially furnished; WD/NP/NS; Long-term; 250505-2190. 3 BEDROOM HOME Uphill. Bright, clean, quiet. W/D, N/S, N/Dogs. Beautifully renovated. Wood floors. $1375+utilities. 250-226-7050. BATCHELOR SUITE ON main floor, private riverfront house in Slocan Park. N/S N/P $650/month + utilities Rentals@NelsonRealty.ca 250-5052067 1 BEDROOM LOWER suite of private riverfront house in Slocan Park. N/S N/P $700/month + utilities Rentals@NelsonRealty.ca 250-5052067 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath family home steps from Lakeside Park. N/ S N/P $1300/month + utilities Rentals@NelsonRealty.ca 505-2067 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath half duplex with views in Rosemont. 5 Appliances. NS, pets negot. March 1st. $1300/ month + utilities 250-505-2067 BEAUTIFUL 1 BEDROOM + den Amber Bay Condo. W/D, F/S, DW. NS NP $1150/month includes heat 505-2067

ONE BEDROOM SUITE, January 1st/15th. Big, bright, clean, W/D, laminate floors, covered parking. No smoking, no dogs. Suits couple or single person. Lease and references required. 250-226-7050 3 BEDROOM HOME Uphill. January 1st/15th (until September). Beautifully renovated, bright, clean, quiet. W/D, dishwasher. No smoking, no dogs. Lease, references required. $1375 + utilities. 250-226-7050 2 BEDROOM DAYLIGHT basement suite w/d,n/p,n/s, $950 inclusive, available for Jan.15 or Feb.1 250505-3563 or 250-551-3663 1 BEDROOM UPPER floor suite, recent renovations, close to downtown. N/S, pets negot. $700/month + utilities 250-505-2067 2 BEDROOM MAIN floor suite, heritage charm, recent updates, steps from downtown. Long term tenants preferred, N/S N/P $790/month + utilities 250-505-2067 2 BEDROOM CORNER apartment with lakeview deck, Upper Fairview. N/S, pets negot. Feb. 1st, $850/ month + utilities 250-505-2067 3 BEDROOM, 3 BATH house in Upper Fairview. N/S, no dogs, $1400/month + utilities. Rentals@NelsonRealty.ca 250-505-2067

SEPERATE DAYLIGHT WALK-OUT basement suite available now,2 bedrooms,$900/mth,shared utilities,NS NP ND,for clean quiet couple 250352-7545 2 BEDROOM RECENTLY reno’d, 5 mins Baker St, view, laundry, storage, hardwood floors, pet ok $1000+ Feb.1 354-7065 BRIGHT, SPACIOUS, 3 bedroom upper floor, Granite Road acre, view, parking, dishwasher, private entry, landlord downstairs, quiet mature tenants $1000. +1/2 utilities 551-4160 BRIGHT, SPACIOUS 1 bedroom, Carbonate character home. W/D, dishwasher, private entry, $725. + utilities January 15th 352-6132 2 BEDROOM TRAILER with addition,12’x54’ shop, guest cabin all on private acre 1/2, $1300 a month 357-2466 FURNISHED BSMT STUDIO near gyro park. n/s, n/p. $650/mth including utilities. available immediately. 354-0160

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Rentals Wanted EMPLOYED COUPLE/ EXPERIENCED RENTERS seek home for selves and behaved dogs. January 1st. kaorbet@gmail. com (250)551-5433 HOUSING DEARLY NEEDED, $45 Max. I also do handiwork. Please call 250-352-9876. Ask for Rick. MOVING TO NELSON. Room or bachelor apartment wanted before, or by January. Currently in Vancouver. 604-240-7691 WANTED TO RENT, FEB 1st, pet friendly house or cabin or trailer in $450-$600 range 250-304-0702 QUIET RESPONSIBLE MATURE woman with cat seeks affordable, environmentally friendly housing options. call Bev, 352-9876.

ROOM RENTAL LONG/SHORT term. Wireless, utilities, washer/dryer, phone included. Share vegetarian kitchen. Earth-friendly. call 250-3541490. ROOMS AVAILABLE IN lower Fairview home for gentle people with past shared accommodation experience 352-6779

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November

November was a month for milestones. IMTV, the part late-night, part variety show which kicked off with its first live taping in September, was back for another laugh- and talent-filled night at the taping of the second episode at the SpiritBar. Jenna Raider kept audiences laughing through interviews with Lucas Myers, sculpturist Marcelle Millaert and local favourite Cyphanex. The next episode is scheduled to tape in January. The much-anticipated renovations on the McCarthy Hall and St. Martin’s dormitories at Selkirk finally got the good news they were hoping for when the provincial and federal governments announced they would each donate $3.45 million to the project. With another $100,000 from Columbia Basin Trust and land, buildings and $5,000 from the city, the project has $7 million to transform the old dorms into ecofriendly homes for Selkirk students. The project has an end-date of March 2011. There were many milestones celebrated in November, including the Express turning 21, Mountain Baby turning 15, and the Legion celebrating its centennial. Shawn Lamb, archivist/museum manager at Touchstones reached a milestone when she retired after 25 years with the museum. The new Whole School and BC Wine Guys opened their doors, and we all said goodbye to a true force in the community, Sandy Korman.

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Kootenay Co-Op Supports Community Inclusion! Not only do they offer a fully accessible location, support programs that employ persons with disabilities, and are an equal-opportunity employer, but they also donate produce to KSCL - Bigby Place every week! The donation of food provides an opportunity to teach food preparation and cooking skills, which are used for making the community dinners there twice a week!

In entertainment news: The Santaland Diaries, presented by the TNT Playhouse (above), highlighted a different type of Christmas tale, Bassnectar and Fort Knox Five rocked the SpiritBar, and the Amazing Kreskin shocked and awed the minds of kids and adults alike with his performace at the Capitol Theatre.

Michelle Beneteau from the Kootenay Coop comments, “At the Kootenay Co-op we live the seventh cooperative principle, Concern for Community, by supporting and including the rich diversity of people in our community. Community Inclusion is natural to us: it’s just the way we do business!” ��

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The community was eager for Christmas holidays. Restructuring of staff at the Trail and Nelson hospitals was announced in December. The moves are to make room for more residential patients, who require a different type of treatment than the typical acute patients. The changes are to take place in January. The beloved pantomime at the Capitol was a huge success again this year as the cast performed a hilarious adaptation of the Emperor’s New Clothes. The panto kicked off a lively Christmas season in Nelson, filled with performances of all kinds, including the CP Holiday Train, a visit from Santa and a live nativity. Nelson received a visit from Olympian rower Anne-Marie DeZwager as part of the GamesTown 2010 initiative. Through the initiatve, Nelson was poised to win $100,000 and the honour of being GamesTown 2010. Nelson will also be a hub of sporting action in 2011, after winning a bid to host the 2011 BC Seniors Games. Nelson CARES embarked on their next venture with the opening of the Nelson CARES Eco Store. The store will sell eco-friendly products such as water filters and cleaning supplies. The store plans to grow in the future and carry products like shampoo and conditioner, as well as a larger gardening centre. SD8 came under fire from CUPE members when the board proposed to allow students to be transported to and from extra-curricular activities in 15-passenger vans. These vehicles have created a stir after a growing number of fatal accidents were reported. Three provinces have banned the use of the vehicles, but only a handful of school boards in the province have outlawed their use. Instead, they have imposed strict restrictions on their use as student transportation, which is the route that D8 plans to take. The decision will be made in late January.

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The CP Holiday Train rolled through Lakeside Park and entertatined hundreds of cold, snowy audience members with a performance by the Odds. Lots off money and food was raised for the Salvaition Army food cupboard and the Kiwanis volunteers served toasty hot chocolate to the cold crowd.

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Saturday, Jan. 16 at SpiritBar, 422 Vernon St. Having rocked the bar many times, Skratch Bastid is now ready to raise it. The Bastid has become one of Canada’s most in-demand DJs and respected producers. But it didn’t happen overnight. After pumping out mixtapes and earning a loyal following in his hometown of Halifax, Skratch began making an international name for himself through DJ competitions like the DMC, ITF and Cincinnati’s Scribble Jam, which he won three times. From there, the redhead went viral. Seriously, Youtube that shit. This Bastid works hard. Only someone who does could maintain residencies in multiple Canadian cities. Only

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The kids were excited to visit with Santa when he stopped by at the beginning of December.

SENIORS: Wondering if Lake View Village is right for you? Just ask Dick and Elsie Wallin!

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Friday, Jan. 15 at the SpiritBar, 422 Vernon St. British Columbia’s You Say Party! We Say Die! are back! Having reinvented themselves with their spirited style of New-Wave, and a new depth of material, the band is excited to announce the details of their much-anticipated third release. After years of touring, hundreds of shows worldwide, and countless van hours together, patience has become a virtue to lead singer Becky Ninkovic, bassist Stephen O’Shea, keyboardist Krista Loewen, guitarist Derek Adam and drummer Devon Clifford. In late 2007, during a sixteen-week fall/winter

tour of Canada and Europe, the band had reached a breaking point. It happened during a physical confrontation at the legendary “Rock and Roll Herberge” in Berlin, ending with Ninkovic being thrown into the street by two beefy German punk rockers. Members began paying attention to their personal lives again, pursuing artistic endeavors and meaningful employment. They provided supportive care for adults living with disabilities, aid to the poor in developing countries, and services for the homeless in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side and the message was put forth that “the loving is the everything.”

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February 6th from 10-3 Everyone welcome!

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