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Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 Vol. 4, No. 40

Express digs into Election 2014

Get to know the candidates in our special section

See our special Election Q & A section see page 2-20

In order to give voters a better sense of who theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re voting for in the upcoming municipal election, the Express News Update is presenting five weeks of special pre-election question and answer pages. We began last

week and will keep on right up to our November 14 issue. Each week, we ask the candidates some questions and give them up to 450 words for their response, in alphabetical order by candidate. We also include contact

information, as provided by the candidates, so readers can follow up with anything they want to know more about from a candidate. We hope you find this special election suppliment useful in your voting decisions.

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Introducing the 2014 Municipal Election candidates In order to give voters a better sense of who they’re voting for in the upcoming municipal election, the Express News Update is presenting five weeks of special pre-election question and answer pages.in our Friday, October 17, 24, 31, November

7 and 14 issues. Each week, we’ll ask the candidates some questions and give them up to 450 words for their response, in alphabetical order by candidate. If the responses run over, we will truncate. All five weeks will include contact information,

(website, email, phone number) as provided by the candidates, so readers can follow up with anything they want to know more about from a candidate. We hope you find this special election suppliment useful in your voting decisions.

This week’s questions to the candidates: Business and Development What are your priorities for economic development and what do you see the government’s role in developing and/ or supporting that? The City of Nelson does not have a major industry like Castlegar and Trail.

We are, in many ways, dependent upon the optimism of new residents. What would you do to promote or create a better economic climate? What if any, currently, are the biggest deterrents to a better

economic climate? Are we lacking any business sectors? Which sectors and why? How will we acquire those sectors? What is the ideal population of Nelson? And why?

And the candidates are...(in alphabetical order) For Nelson Mayor

John Dooley Debra Kozak Pat Severyn For Nelson City Councillor

Bob Adams Robin Cherbo Michael Dailly Charles Jeanes Janice Morrison

John Paolozzi Jason Peil Justin Pelant Anna Purcell Jeff Shecter Brian Shields Valerie Warmington For RDCK Area E

Ramona Faust Rick Marken

For RDCK Area F

Kevin LePape Tom Newell School District 8 Trustees

Bob Abrahams Curtis Bendig William Maslechko (no questions asked School Trustee Candidates this week, but look for future questions)

Last week’s questions to the candidates asked them to introduce themselves, tell us why they were running for office and some of the things they hope to accomplish if elected.

To view our Oct. 17 issue responses click here

Next week: Quality of life: Arts and heritage, Sports, Leisure Activities, Environment

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Nelson Mayoral Candidate John Dooley tomayorjohn@gmail.com, (250) 352-9175, (250) 354-9615

What are your priorities for economic development and what do you see as the government’s role in developing and/or supporting that? What would you do to promote or create a better economic climate? What, if any, are currently the biggest deterrents to a better economic climate? I have owned two businesses in the City of Nelson and this has given me an understanding of both the opportunities and challenges faced by business owners. Nelson is an exciting and vibrant community in which to shop and do business, and I continue to be impressed by what we have to offer. When I first became Mayor, I committed to being an advocate for business and to support business retention and expansion. I ascribe to the concept of continuous improvement, which

starts with a clear understanding of where you are and where you want to go. In terms of where we are currently, I am proud of several things which speak to the health of our business climate, including: -Nelson has been nominated twice for provincial awards related to our business-friendly climate. -Nelson won the provincial Open for Business Award. -We have one of the highest numbers of business licenses per capita in the province. -There are numerous entrepreneurs in our community, and a growing interest in working from Nelson to enjoy our unique quality of life. This summer I talked to a number of business owners who indicated that this had been one of their best summers ever. Last winter, I spoke to several business owners who have seen increased traffic as a result of our winter activities. While tourists are important, all citizens in the City contribute to our economic climate and one of the best ways to enhance our economic climate is to shop local. This is easy to do when you take time to see what Nelson has to offer. Moving forward, we can build on this strong foundation and enhance economic growth by: -continuing to support our Chamber of Commerce, Economic

Development Partnership, Invest Kootenay, and the Destination Marketing initiative. Through these organizations we get feedback that helps us understand the needs of business.continuing to build our broadband and assist local entrepreneurs in using broadband to grow their businesses. -continuing to work with our regional partners to improve the Castlegar airport and get more reliable air transport into our region. -continuing to support initiatives such as Marketfest, Flightfest, and other events which get citizens and tourists out and about. -completing the Hall Street corridor “Shores to Stores” initiative which will connect our lakeshore to the downtown core. -growing Nelson as a yearround place to visit. As mayor, I spend a lot of time communicating with individual business owners and the organizations in place to support this sector. I want entrepreneurs to know that we want to hear from them and that Nelson is “Open for Business”. In terms of ideal size, Nelson recently moved past the 10 000 mark with its population. I don’t have an opinion on the ideal size for our City, but I certainly like its current vibrancy and tone!

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Nelson Mayoral Candidate Deb Kozak thekozaks@telus.net, 250-352-9383 https://www.facebook.com/debkozak.politician Some of these improvements include: -Four-hour parking areas downtown -Broadband initiative Succession planning for retiring business owners -Public washrooms soon to be installed on Hall Street.

What are your priorities for economic development and what do you see the government’s role in developing and/or supporting that? I’ve been a member of the Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership (NAEDP) for nine years and I believe firmly in its mandate. This model breaks down silos by bringing all the key players to the table: the City, area Directors, the Chamber, Community Futures, and business owners. The NAEDP has two important approaches. First, we hold the big picture vision of Nelson as a fertile business environment that nurtures growth for both existing and new businesses. Second, we attend to the basics by making visible, on the ground improvements.

Further improvements that I’d like to prioritize: -A vibrant gathering space in front of City Hall. -Wayfinding signs for both pedestrians and drivers. -Resolve the question of dogs on Baker Street. It’s time to have this difficult conversation, and move forward. -Engage property owners in the conversation. It’s their job to maintain the vitality of the buildings on Baker Street. -Working with the Intelligent Communities Forum to maximize broadband potential. How would you improve the economic climate? So often when we talk about improving the economy, we look to major industry or retailers. Let’s broaden this view. Let’s not forget the consulting firms, tourism specialists, small enterprises and technology businesses that are here already, or would like to be here. That’s where our potential is. The City issues 1300 business

licenses a year – these are people who live and work here now and make strong contributions to the economy. Let’s get rid the roadblocks in City processes that stall business growth. We’ve been working on streamlining licenses and permitting requirements for business, and as Mayor, I would like to see this initiative fast tracked. When a business owner walks into City Hall with an application, whether it’s for a business license, a building permit or a sandwich board, they need us to be efficient, so that they can get back to the business of growing our local economy. Biggest economic deterrents: Business owners tell me the biggest deterrent is unreliable transportation – both by road and by air. We need regional cooperation to tackle this one. Anyone who knows me knows I’m an advocate for regional strength. As Mayor, I will use my experience as a regional team-builder to see some real movement on air and road transportation challenges. If nine years on Council have taught me one thing, it’s this: community issues are complex and there is no silver bullet. But when we work together and break down silos, we do make progress.

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Nelson Mayoral Candidate Pat Severyn pdseveryn@shaw.ca, (250) 354-7117, (250) 352-2935

My priorities surrounding economic development consist of procuring clean sustainable development. We have to reach out to find new ideas and new business that will provide stimulus to our economy. An example could be the technical sector with our city’s broadband offered. the new council has to be proactive in attracting clean green development. In addition we also have to streamline bureaucracy for new business at the local government level. In promoting or creating a better economic climate I believe we have to get as many citizens involved in our local issues and taking an ownership in our community at all levels. When we all participate in planning and solving problems we become

more engaged and tend to invest in our city. This in turn has a positive outcome and creates a community feel that leads to more support for each other and a pride in Nelson creating more localized spending. That builds a stronger economic climate. Deterrents to better economic climate can be as simple as a lack of consumer confidence in local business. I feel strongly this is not the case in Nelson as we have a strong business community that is a vital part and the heart of the city. It is a large sector of our total economy. We have to maintain that vitality by supporting all local business, and buying into the local economy. If we don’t actively maintain this local spirit we will deter our economic climate. When dealing with sectors in our economy the number of sectors is as diverse as Nelson itself. If anything we lack in a true technology sector. In the past the infrastructure was not present but establishing a broadband network enables our city to go out and attract that sector to our community to stimulate additional financial growth and maintain it. The ideal population of Nelson is a difficult question to answer. Geographically we don’t have a lot of space for expanding our population. There also has to be a consideration as to what our infrastructure can

handle. Recent local discussion seems to have our population at 10,200+ an increase of approximately 10% over previous years. We are a hub city and on most days and evenings support a population of nearing 16,000 people a number of which don’t live in the city. So a strong look at those two factors would probably allow us to define a comfortable population.

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Nelson Councillor Candidate Bob Adams bladams@telus.net, (250) 352-9526, (250) 505-7565

My priorities for economic development in Nelson are to ensure that businesses do not have to close their doors due to lack of sales. We need a strong Shop Local Program which will help all of our current and future business owners. The Chamber of Commerce, Discover Nelson and the West Kootenay Lake Tourist Association do a great job in this area with their webpages where you can find out everything you want to know about Nelson The cities role in supporting this plan is to keep tax increases and business fees as low as possible. I have always supported minimal tax increases and have requested that staff look at ways to do their work more efficiently and less costly. An example

would be a reduced business licence fee to a new business owner for a short period of time. We also need to maintain the parking spaces in the downtown core for everyone that is doing business in our City. Although we do not have a major industry like Castlegar and Trail, we do have Nelson Hydro. They support the city with an annual contribution of $3,000,000 to the Cities General Revenue Account, this helps keep our tax rate down. The City of Nelson has one the lowest electrical rate in Canada, helping to create an economic benefit for both businesses and homeowners. Nelson does not have a lot of vacant property which is a deterrent to future development. In my opinion Nelson does not lack any business sectors. Home based business is a growing sector that compliments the Nelson business community. It is important to do what we can to help all of our local businesses prosper and remain open. Remember Shop Local. The population of Nelson is limited by both the lack of area to grow and infrastructure limitations. I can see the population of Nelson being in the 12,000 range. Any larger would mean major upgrades to both our Water Supply and the Sewage Treatment Plant. Both of these expansions would be

very expensive. We would have to increase our water and sewer fees making Nelson less attractive for residents and business owners.

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Nelson Councillor Candidate Robin Cherbo rcherbo@telus.net, www.facebook.com/RobinCherbo (250) 354-4819, (250) 354-3403

Although Nelson does not have a major industry, the Nelson Hydroelectric plant and distribution system is the crown jewel of the City. Nelson Hydro puts in over two million dollars into the City budget each year. Although Nelson has many investors and small business, the biggest deterrent to their success, is probably the world economy. Nelson Hydro works hard through the City of Nelson to promote green developments. A recent example is the upgrade to Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus Dorms in Fairview area, where Nelson Hydro oversaw the installation of the geothermal ground heating and cooling

system. As well Nelson Hydro, along with the City Nelson, was able to install ‘broadband’ in the downtown core as part of electrical upgrades. With broadband available in the downtown core, a number of hotels and small businesses have or will be connecting to improve their computer internet access. Hopefully we can attract ‘green’ industries similar to ‘Pacific Insight’ which provides jobs, with being just a few kilometers out of town. Although there has been a reduction in government employment, Nelson still has, along with City employees, a number of livable wage jobs with federal and provincial employees. Nelson has the Nelson & Area Economic Development Partnership; “NAEDP is a partnership between the City of Nelson, Community Futures Central Kootenay, the Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce and RDCK Areas E and F. The partnership’s goal is to take a unified approach to community economic development initiatives for the city and region”. City of Nelson is also a supporter of ‘Invest Kootenay’ and ‘Community Futures’. All these organizations are doing a successful job to assist the retention of business and to promote the area to bring investment into the City.

The largest deterrent to attracting ‘green industries’ is the lack of available land within the City limits, which is why we have lost some industries in the past, such as ‘Finning Tractor’. As well, there is the transportation access which is challenging in the winter for the City of Castlegar Airport along with highway access through high mountain passes. Nelson has presently a population of over 10,000, which appears to be good for a number of reasons, including increasing the ability to obtain monetary grants. The greatest success for Nelson is that people want to come, live and invest in a safe, friendly and diverse community. Another bonus is Nelson has been listed in the top ten of clean air cities. While Nelson still has room to improve in a lot of areas, these are great successes to build on.

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Nelson Councillor Candidate Michael Dailly michaeldailly58@gmail.com, (250) 352-1746 www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Dailly-For-Nelson-CityCouncil/647826675295212

Growing our local economy is about connecting, listening and working with the many small and medium size businesses that are currently operating in the Nelson area. An important job of local government is to determine what the business sector needs in order to expand and remain competitive. A good example of this is the City’s investment in broadband (fiber- optics). This city initiative will allow Nelson based businesses to have the same digital capacity as companies located in large urban centers. City Council must also ensure we are doing everything we can to promote economic development. City Council needs to build good relationships and work closely with our

business associations such as: Nelson Business Association, Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce, Nelson and District Development Partnership, and Community Futures Development Corporation. City regulations, by-laws and bureaucracy must support economic development not impede its progress. In a recent meeting with Tom Thomson the Executive Director of Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce he shared that we have hundreds of people who commute to work in industries located outside our city limits. In many ways Nelson is interconnected with our neighbouring communities. There is reason to be optimistic. My research indicates that “within the past five years, there have been 30 confirmed investments in Invest Kootenay listed opportunities, representing $6M in direct investment to the region. Seven of these investments have occurred since January 2014.”On any given day Nelson has up to six thousand non- resident people who are in our city to work, shop, do business, attend classes, receive treatments, attend events, dine, bank, visit our parks, or just have a coffee . Nelson’s, arts, music, recreation, education and retail sectors are economic drivers.

I believe that there are many opportunities for economic growth in Nelson. From back to basics local market farming, green building, alternative natural health care, medical marijuana, music festivals to high tech industry, precision production or the service and tourism industry Nelson has a broad range of economic sectors. One area of job creation in Nelson will be in the health and home care service sector as our population ages. The population of Nelson is growing. As long as jobs and affordable housing for people at all income levels is created to accommodate this growth then we will have a balanced and diverse community that works. It is difficult to quantify what would be an ideal population for Nelson and even more difficult to control that growth. With new construction design, some multilevel residential development, residential second suite incentives, laneway and small house construction, the population of Nelson could grow beyond eleven thousand over the next five years and still retain a small town feel.

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Nelson Councillor Candidate Charles Jeanes chjeanes@hotmail.com, (250) 352-6416

I moved to Nelson in 1987. I have a daughter and two grandchildren living in the area; my daughter operates a small business with her partner. Since coming here I have been engaged in many nonprofits, for causes from the environment [KCSF] and poverty [NAPAG] to cultural and educational promotion [DTCS and NUC]. I have sat on the Arts Council, the Library Board, and the Co-op Radio Board of Directors. I put myself forward because there are perspectives on local issues that seem never to be offered by other candidates. To sum up, other candidates

offer a picture of the future that is “business as usual, life as usual.” I do not share that point of view. What differentiates me is my expectation of a very difficult time ahead for all of us -less so for those living in a rich nation like Canada, but very troubled on the global scale. We really must act like tomorrow will not be like recent times. The combined effect of climate change, and catastrophes due to unprecedented volatile weather events, with economic failures such as we witnessed in 2008, will challenge governments. There is a limit to what local government can do, of course. Yet City Hall has money and personnel at its disposal, and can apply them to intelligent goals. I believe we should be preparing for emergencies, by ensuring all citizens are ready for extended power outages, the possibility of food supplies not being delivered by conventional transportation, and drastic failure of our normal economy. We can ready ourselves for the post-capitalist world that will come. City Hall can help. We can stop spending money on the old economy; for example, stop all old-model development as it has been practiced since WWII,

and cease to serve the automobile: make building permits and variances extremely hard to obtain; stop paving city streets other than a few arterial routes. Prepare for more poverty in Nelson; help the wealthy to help the poor. Projects I would be proud of -- anything that promotes de-growth: the refusal of new development, the neglect of the needs of cars and trucks, e.g. closing streets to cars so that pedestrians and bicycles can enjoy them. I would seek to be on the Advisory Planning Commission and whatever committee dealing with questions of disparity of wealth and the ills accompanying a low-wage, high-rent economy. So, my basic political platform is: end conventional policies of “normal.” Stop growth of population and building. Nothing that challenges Nelson will be better managed by additional population and service demands.

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Nelson Councillor Candidate Janice Morrison

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We live in a beautiful city with rich heritage and an international reputation as a great place to live. Those of us fortunate enough to live here have a responsibility to protect and enhance this asset for future generations. We need to find creative ways to expand the tax base, and we need to support and enhance current business while encouraging new businesses to set up in Nelson. Economic development is based on several factors. At a core level we need to ensure an adequate housing stock. This means the City must ensure that the infrastructure - water, sewer, utilities, roads and protection

services â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is in place and can support the population growth that comes with economic growth. We need to work with our partners in the Regional District to ensure shared infrastructure is maintained, including improvements to the regional airport in Castlegar, our local Kootenay Lake Hospital, and other Nelson-based services and cultural /leisure activities. Nelson draws people with its small -town yet cosmopolitan feel that comes, in part, from the strong entrepreneurial culture that exists here. Small business is a key driver of our local economy. Nelson, thankfully, is not a single sector employer. Are there business sectors that are not in Nelson? The answer is yes. Do we want all sectors? I do not think that any one favours a return to heavy industry on our waterfront. I believe there is great opportunity to expand our technological sector with further development of the broad band infrastructure. This can be accomplished by continuing to work with key stakeholders like the Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership (NAEDP). Nelson is well positioned to capitalize on green job initiatives.

We have many older buildings and homes requiring efficiency retrofits. Construction jobs pay living wages and employers have an opportunity to join with Selkirk College trade programs (education sector) to offer apprenticeships for our young people. Ultimately, retrofitted businesses and homes are more energy efficient, cost less to operate and reduce green house gases. It may sound clichĂŠ, but we live in a global economy where political, ideological and environmental changes globally affect our economy locally. Economic diversification can help ensure that we continue to thrive in the face of international pressures. What is the ideal population of Nelson? It is all about balance, something that I, as a Physiotherapist, work on daily with my patients. As Nelson grows we need a variety of employment opportunities that pay a living wage, adequate housing, cultural and recreational opportunities and updated infrastructure. As a community filled with engaged citizens, we can create a vision of continued sustainability for Nelson, whatever the number might be.

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Nelson Councillor Candidate John Paolozzi votepaolozzi@gmail.com, johnpaolozzi.com, facebook.com/john.paolozzi, (250) 551-4344 as rising energy costs, climate change and the increasing role of technology in our lives. And we need to make sure that no matter how much we grow, we’re always the ideal size.

Nelson’s economy has taken some major hits. As a result, our median income is lower than the provincial average, and the number of people receiving income assistance is nearly double that of the rest of the province. Compounding this, we are far from large urban centres, not located on major transportation corridors, cope with dodgy airport service, and the cost of living and real estate is high. Still, Nelson has proven irrepressible. Our downtown has few vacant storefronts, we are recognized for fostering a healthy business climate, and with approximately 1300 business licenses issued, we are a community of entrepreneurs. Moving forward, Nelson needs to build an economy that is both stable and resilient in the face of global changes such

Here’s what we can do: Launch a startup incubator This is an institution designed to give promising tech and green businesses a place to develop their product. With vacant space in the White Building, and gigabyte broadband, we already have two of the major components in place. Grow our community of remote workers These are people who live here but work someplace else (often online). Nelson already has a considerable number of remote workers. I’m one myself. We bring our incomes with us, and because we made a conscious choice to live here, many of us are community minded, with a strong focus on buying local. Create a strong buy-local campaign We need to go beyond informing the public of the benefits of spending locally. We must work with local businesses to improve service in order to better compete with outside/online retailers and fostering development of more locally owned businesses that make Nelson such a

unique place to live. Bring a university or satellite campus back to Nelson This has considerable potential for direct and indirect job creation. More support for the arts and tourism Arts are a major economic driver for this community. You won’t find a single article about Nelson that doesn’t mention the arts in some way. These are the articles that inspire people to visit and move here. We need to recognize how the arts serve our community and support them accordingly. Likewise, our tourism sector has room for growth in all seasons, but especially spring and fall. We need to improve and promote our amenities to ensure rooms are booked throughout the whole year. And during shoulder seasons, we should market ourselves to attract conferences.

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Nelson Councillor Candidate Jason Peil

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My priority for increasing business in Nelson is to initiate re-investment in Nelson’s economic engine. The downtown core is beginning to show signs of a loss of direction and a viable solution is to consult local business and ASK what they need to re-invest, to help them to form a cohesive plan to invest in themselves. After touring downtown and talking with many business owners, I found they listed panhandlers as the most serious deterrent to their business, potentially costing hundreds of thousands in combined lost revenues as people decline to shop in our town. The dog ban also affects business and dampers the tourist economy. The lack of parking on Baker and the short time

on the meters is also a concern for businesses. We might consider lengthening the time allowed and increasing meter costs to encourage shorter stays, which would allow parking long enough to tour downtown without being “illegal,” raising revenue without giving tickets. Increasing parking spaces would require innovation in our traffic patterns which could be a long process. We should ASK locals their opinion using public consultation (rather than expensive studies, and “experts” from outside). Nelson has a strong and vibrant business community which includes our downtown core, the hotels, and tourism industry, contractors, and services, etc. We do not have a “heavy” industry in town (perhaps CPR is an exception), and with the exception of Pacific Insight we haven’t got any large manufacturers in town either. Ideally we would have a mix of industries and I think if we clean up our main streets, foster a renewed energy and enthusiasm for business in our town, we’ll naturally attract more investment. Larger employers consider everything from taxation, to cost of housing, to a vibrant service sector, before they build in a community. Nelson has many of the components but could

polish up our downtown gem to help entice bigger employers back into town. I don’t think we want to see a big polluter in town, but businesses offering decent wages and benefits that respect our clean and green image, should be welcomed with open arms. Nelson’s growth is inevitable, as we are a very desirable neighbourhood to live in. Development and housing issues play a key role in helping make sure growth reflects actual economics. Currently it could be better for smaller scale housing, and provide more stock in low and lower middle income brackets because we lack affordable housing. Population growth is positive, but it comes with challenges to infrastructure (storm sewer geysers on rainy days etc.). We can overcome challenges with innovation ensuring housing is ready to accommodate both, the residents we have, and those we want to attract.

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Nelson Councillor Candidate Justin Pelant

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Unlike Trail which has Cominco and Castlegar with Celgar, Nelson has no major industries. What it does have, remarkably, are over 1300 widely diverse small businesses. In a city of 10,000, this means there is a business for every 7.7 person or put another way, every 7th person in Nelson is a business owner. This fact, in part, accounts for the vitality of Nelson and its unique character. It also means that this must be factored into any discussion about the economic climate and development of the city.

When looking at the economics, the first question has to be: how can the city support these small enterprises and keep them thriving? a) Keeping the infrastructure healthy: Making sure customers can get to and from businesses by insuring roads, sidewalks, transportation, snow removal etc. are taken care of and conversely insuring that business owners have the power, sewer, water, and security they need to operate. b) Encouraging growth. Currently, the Nelson business community is inhibited by the lack of technology in our area. More and more people are shopping and searching for services online. Nelson cannot compete in this arena without broadband. Online sales and marketing requires higher technology than we have. If we want to build our local businesses and put them in competition in the larger market, we need the tools to make this possible. If we want to attract new businesses, we need to be technologically up to date. c) Recognizing the broad spectrum of businesses in Nelson. Too often the word “business” conjures up Baker Street

and the Mall. Nelson’s business community includes all sectors of our population from retail stores, to massage therapists, painters and writers, dentists, chocolate makers, consultants, contractors and organic farmers. It is a wide diverse community. And all of these enterprises need to be recognized as partners in the development and/or growth of Nelson. d) Developing with caution Nelson is a small city built on a mountainside. It has geographical limitations. There isn’t a lot of room for expansion. Currently the static population is 10,000 but the daily population—people driving in to work, tourists, shoppers and so forth—is around 16,000 and steadily growing. So the city of Nelson is already servicing a much larger population than census or tax base would indicate. The only way the city can grow significantly in population is to densify. This will require careful thought and close utilization of the spaces, and buildings that we already have. The city can also help support local businesses by assisting organizations with “shop local campaigns”.

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Nelson Councillor Candidate Anna Purcell voteannapurcell@gmail.com, facebook.com/annajpurcell, voteannapurcell.com

Of course it’s important to attract new business and clean, light industry to our city. It’s also interesting that most new job creation in Nelson is from existing businesses expanding, rather than from new ones opening. I’m really impressed with organizations like Community Futures, Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism, our Chamber of Commerce, Invest Kootenay, and the Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership. The city must continue to partner with and support their initiatives as they already have strong systems in place to attract and develop business. I think one barrier to growing our economy is forgetting that education, local food production, social services, arts, culture and outdoor recreation are all “business” in that they

generate jobs and revenue like other commercial businesses or industry do. In fact, the education and health sectors are two of the top employers in our city. Are we supporting the growth of those institutions? What about the arts? What about the trend to more local food production and distribution? What about festivals and tournaments? Another barrier, according to a business expansion and retention study done a few years ago, is that many Nelson businesses have no succession plan for soon-to-retire owners. This is worrying when the growth of existing business is responsible for most gains in employment. Let’s link entrepreneurs looking for businesses with those getting ready to pass the torch. Some barriers are physical – our isolation, the lack of land and high cost of what land we do have, ‘Cancelgar’ airport, and until recently the absence of broadband internet. BC Stats reports that there are 29% more people employed in BC’s high tech sector than employed in mining, forestry and oil and gas combined. Nelson is rolling out super high-speed broadband, which allows mobile, tech-based businesses and jobs to locate here and serve the world. Think global – work local. We live in a beautiful city with a diverse economy – this

is strength. We need to pay attention to all of it: business, light industry, social development, public institutions, arts and culture, outdoor recreation and tourism. To grow business, we need to capitalize on our assets – our greatest being the attractiveness of living here. Our day to day lives are other people’s holidays. Let’s build on what we have. P.S. I wish someone would open a Vietnamese noodle house.

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Election2014 Q&A

Nelson Councillor Candidate Jeff Schecter shecky@shaw.ca, (250) 352-6472

What are your priorities for economic development and what do you see the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in developing and/or supporting that? Governments role is to provide a climate, a spirit, that says we welcome all businesses and individuals who seek opportunity within the regulatory confines of the City of Nelson. The City of Nelson does not have a major industry like Castelgar and Trail. We are, in many ways, dependent upon the optimism of new residents. What would you do to promote or create a better economic climate? We need to provide more land for businesses to grow their dreams. At present the majority of businesses in the city are in c class buildings and no new modern business buildings have been built in the city since the very early 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. I would lobby my fellow councillors to look at repurposing the old waste transfer station to commercial land, if it is land that we control. Secondly, if BC Hydro goes ahead with dredging Grohman Narrows, I think it is a no-brainer that we have them pump all that gravel to Nelson so that we can infill below the existing CPR lands west of Cottownwood Creek. This would give expand our land base immeasurably. What if any, currently, are the biggest deterrents to a better economic climate?

Nelson has a vibrant small or micro business community. The challenge is and always has been for people to see a greater possibility to grow their business beyond a one-person operation that may or may not operate seasonally. If many are located in residences and require more room to expand, their is really no modern place to do it. I also think that transportation corridors into the city have to be improved. I am not sure what can be done as of yet, but the speed limit from Nelson to Castlegar is probably one of the slowest highway corridors there is in the province. We also would have to lobby senior levels of government to reduce the number of slow to 20 switchbacks there is from here to Vancouver. This would immeasurably help the efficient delivery of products for our retailers and manufacturers at a lower cost. Are we lacking any business sectors? Which sectors and why? How will we acquire those sectors? If current residents in and around the City, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see an opportunity to provide a service or product either locally or beyond, there is nothing that I as a councillor can do to make someone do it. A council can say that it will give unabashed support to anyone that wants to expand or grow whatever opportunity someone believes in.

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Election2014 Q&A

Nelson Councillor Candidate Brian Shields bbs1@shaw.ca, (250) 551-3733

Economic development for Nelson should build on our strengths. Natural Beauty, an educated workforce, higher learning institutions, a clean water supply and a friendly, welcoming population are just some of our strengths. Nelson could benefit greatly from dedicated economic development programs which include destination marketing. It is my belief that local government has a role to get the word out that we are open for business, sell the benefits of setting up business in Nelson and provide set-up assistance to navigate the bylaws of Nelson. Through the economic development programs recommendations for short term incentives to relo-

cate or locate a business in Nelson should be explored. I disagree with the premise of this question as I do not believe that we are dependent on the optimism of new residents. Sitting back and being â&#x20AC;&#x153;dependentâ&#x20AC;? is not a premise that I believe in. Economic development does not just happen it requires a commitment and being proactive. We have some challenges to economic development such; as the cost and size of available land, difficult transportation connections and a reputation for being difficult to work with for people trying to do something new. The impression that Nelson is a closed town does exist. Changes can be made to reduce or eliminate the impact of these challenges. The population of Nelson does have some natural restrictions based on land mass. The population number is not the critical thing for me. The critical issue for me is that City of Nelson services reflect the size of the population, the ability of residents to pay taxes and that the local government recognizes that Nelson cannot afford the some services as a larger community with an industrial tax base.

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Election2014 Q&A

Nelson Councillor Candidate Valerie Warmington

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I believe growth is necessary if Nelson is to continue as a vibrant, well-serviced community. In particular I believe that an amount of growth sufficient for young people to remain here,build careers and raise families is necessary. To this end, municipal government has an important role to play in supporting economic development in our community. My priorities in this regard center on bringing clean energy innovation to the city; building on our reputation as a vibrant arts, culture and heritage centre; and

fully capitalizing on the City’s existing assets. Clean energy innovation is one of the leading economic sectors in Canada today and Nelson could benefit greatly by pursuing growth in this sector. There are many examples of other communities that are benefitting in this way. Additionally, the City’s reputation as an arts and culture hub serves us well and should be strengthened and better marketed. The downtown needs revitalizing to further enhance the beautiful heritage character of the City and the waterfront needs to be developed to invite its enjoyment by residents and tourists. I also think that we should pursue companies that market themselves in association with our outdoor environment to establish operations in Nelson and that we widely market the expanded accessibility offered by the City’s broadband. All of these ideas offer good potential to achieve the growth we need and I’m sure as I continue to talk about these issues with Nelson residents many additional ideas will come to light. Attracting and keeping new residents will also require better collaboration and coordination between various Nelson City Council, other

city councils and the Regional District. Ongoing challenges in the areas of transportation, access to hospital service and the slow erosion of a wide range of other services deter people from settling and staying in Nelson but cannot be solved independently. The specific ideas proposed in this week’s questions from the Express such as a city square in front of City Hall, wireless citywide wifi paid by taxpayers, and the closing of Baker Street to motorized vehicles are quite new to me. At a quick glance all offer potential benefits but they are also not without their economic and other trade-offs. As with any proposals, I would need time to research the specific objectives of the action in relation to the Path to 2040 that the City has already invested heavily in; find out what outcomes are intended as well as identify any potentially adverse impacts; and to consult as to the potential benefits and costs to various stakeholders in the community. I am encouraged and excited by the forwardthinking ideas I am hearing from Nelson’s residents and I look forward to hearing much more in future.

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Election2014 Q&A

RDCK Director Area E Candidate Ramona Faust

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Currently Area E supports the business communities in Balfour and the greater Nelson area through contributions to the Nelson and Area Economic Partnership and the Balfour Area Business and Historic Association. Advocating with the provincial government to recognize the unique recreational and tourism opportunities in Area E has also been a focus of my Union of BC Municipalities meetings with various Ministers. I think local government should enable business, advocate for them and hear their concerns. Local government itself is a business and supports millions of dollars into the local and regional economies. The RDCK rural areas

provide thousands of dollars in grant funds to communities for water system development, community building upgrades and programming all which creates economic activity. Leveraging outside grant funds into the community is also a role of local government. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about sharing, not shrinking. My priorities for economic development are 1. To strengthen existing small businesses through a variety of tools such as staff training and retention, assistance with technology and energy savings, marketing the Kootenay Area as a whole, problem solving rural business issues and acting as a conduit for information. 2. Recognize and value our large industries instead of saying we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any. Pacific Regeneration Technologies, Whitewater Ski Hill and Pacific Insight are large employers in Area E as is the Balfour Golf Course and our two schools. 3. Attract new businesses. Business attraction needs to be focused. If we want to be a center for technology, food production, green construction, light manufacturing and the arts then we need to highlight the businesses we have and put the word out that we want more.

4. Ensure there are amenities that attract and maintain residents in the rural areas. The seasonal nature of our tourism and resource industries make it appealing for employees to go north and work on mega projects. We need to focus on the off seasons and attract stable all season businesses to complement our great summer tourism businesses. We also need to package the area by calling on all businesses to collaborate to provide an excellent visitor experience. Housing availability and costs are also a discouragement as is not being able to meet the needs of those living in poverty to be job ready. Food. Clothes, dental and medical concerns take the focus off of fully engaging in society. Our economy would be far more robust if we could cultivate all of our social and human capital and provide employees needed by our business. Sometimes extending a hand up comes back three-fold in productivity. I think we need to coordinate all of our economic development activity around those things that will make a difference in solidifying our current businesses and attracting gaps. Solutions after studies needs to be a constant mantra.

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Election2014 Q&A

RDCK Director Area E Candidate Rick Marken r.marken@shaw.ca, (250) 352-0086

Government does not seem to be in the business of economic development. Government should participate, support, guide and co-operate with business development. This would lead to viable economic opportunities. Government should be helping local business development. Special consideration should be given to local buying and hiring and we need to focus on keeping our tax dollars in the community. There are many viable existing businesses in our area. We first need to focus on keeping the businesses we have. We have light industrial, vibrant retail areas, a renewed interest in producing food from our small farms, lumber and value added wood products, nurser-

ies, hotels and tourism, excellent recreational facilities, many home based businessesâ&#x20AC;Ś the list goes on. However, there can be disconnects between local government bureaucracies and the co-operation necessary to keep business developing in a timely and affordable fashion. This disconnect may be the most pressing deterrent to keeping existing businesses in the area and encouraging new business development. The Nelson district Chamber of Commerce (as other Chambers of Commerceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) does an excellent job of representing business and promoting our communities. It would be important to ensure the Chamber continues to be engaged with government on issues involving economic development. With our population of approximately 20,000 and slow but steady growth in Nelson and the local rural areas, a variety of small businesses would support a resilient community. We should promote everything from light industrial, to housing, to arts, to farming, to adventure tourism, and much more to keep our area vibrant and resilient. Environmentally sound

business development is important to the entire community. Businesses improve the tax base, provide goods and services and meet the communities need for wellness, recreation and affordable and seniors housing. Communities should expect government co-operation. I will make this one of my goals.

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Election2014 Q&A

RDCK Director Area F Candidate Kevin LePape sensibleRDCK.com, (250) 509-2454

Area F will continue to support the Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership which is best qualified, does a good job and provides good value. New programs and strategies through this partnership will be considered as it is the current vehicle for regional business development and there is no need for anything additional at this time. Attracting “clean” and “green” businesses is the goal and leveraging Nelson’s broadband availability over the coming years is the strategy. That said the best thing that the RDCK can do is keep tax rates as low as possible in order to not only ensure the region is an attractive destination for new business but to also retain the businesses we ALREADY have.

Enabling and promoting the success of our present businesses is the surest way to attract more businesses. Business is increasingly mobile and if it cannot afford to be here it will move elsewhere. If that happens the negative message conveyed to the business community will be devastating and take years to overcome. The next best thing the RDCK can do is provide maximum support for local businesses through its spending of OUR tax dollars. It must place more importance on purchasing goods and services regionally in order to ensure the health and viability of our local economy, to support continued and new employment. Recently the RDCK chose to spend over $800,000 outside of our local economy, choosing suppliers that were as much as 25% more expensive than local suppliers! Over $300,000 in furniture and nearly $500,000 for project management fees for the NDCC pool renovation. These project fees are especially noteworthy because ALL of that money could have stayed right here in the Nelson area: it translates into as many as 6 new, long-term hires for our local architecture and engineering firms. These would be good, skilled positions that would

have brought families here, living, contributing to our community, shopping and buying housing. Maybe, just maybe… even buying units in the Nelson Commons and helping to ensure the success of that project! Why can’t the RDCK Directors and the RDCK staff understand how important it is to support local business, how much it benefits us all? In conclusion, there isn’t a whole lot more that the RDCK can do to attract new business. But there IS a whole lot more it could do to support local business, ensure the survival and growth of the businesses we actually have, strengthen the foundation of our current economy. We certainly all need to work together and that needs to start with the RDCK.

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Election2014 Q&A

RDCK Director Area F Candidate Tom Newell tomnewell@shaw.ca, (250) 509-1277

Last week I provided a detailed personal profile. In this edition I will describe my philosophy on an economy and where government fits into the economy. From this description you will gain an understanding of how I will represent Area F and the RDCK as a director. Economy is the cumulative impact of all actions of people in a particular area. Within that definition local governments play a vital role. Below I will provide brief examples: 1. Redistributing money through taxation collection and grants and programs development e.g. establishing parks, funding libraries, providing tran-

sit, developing waste management systems; 2. Seeking out various granting agencies (CBT) and connecting them with those with ideas for creating jobs and activities; 3. Regulating activities of people and organizations including managing growth e.g. establishing zoning bylaws and enforcement of them; 4. Building and maintaining essential services e.g. Beasley and North Shore Fires services 5. Acquiring, building, and maintaining local amenities e.g. regional parks (17 in the RDCK); 6. Co-ordinating the roles and activities of the various regulatory bodies e.g. IHA, Highways and RDCK in regard to land development; 7. Defining and supporting specific needs for certain locales e.g. acquiring high speed internet for rural and remote areas within the RDCK. Within the scope of this definition of an economy I see government as powerful tool both within the economy and as an agent of creating the structures to foster others to be economically active. It is important to note that the RDCK is, in and of itself, a huge supplier of quality jobs in our area and as I will show below,

this has not resulted in taxation increases in “real dollars”. A brief analysis of our rural taxes during the past 23 years (from our home) shows: 1991 rural taxes - $1180 on a property value of $80,000 2014 rural taxes - $2600 on a property value of $400,000 Using the cost of living index for BC: $1180 in 1991 = $2,047 in 2014 And $80,000 in 1991= $140,000 in 2014 My summary of these data is that, despite statements by some that the RDCK is growing out of control and our taxes are too high, my real figures show the opposite – even though the property value as increased by 5 times the rural taxes have just over doubled. I want to keep the RDCK as the powerful economic tool that it has proven to be; leveraging tax and grant dollars into services and asset acquisitions to improve the quality of life for our residents. I will pressure senior governments to stop downloading their costs onto local governments. Their tax cuts often result in our local governments’ increase expense.

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Kick-Off Event: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. at the Nelson Public Library The largest writing event in the world happens each November, when National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) participants around the globe hit their keyboards. In Nelson, there will be a free Kickoff at the Nelson Library where participants—or the simply curious—can find out what NaNoWriMo is all about, pick up their NaNoWriMo Fun Pack, get writing tips, learn about writing groups, and maybe even find a writing buddy. http://nanowrimo.org

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On Thursday, October 16, 2014, credit unions from around the world celebrated International Credit Union Day. “Local Service. Global Good.” was the theme for this year’s celebration and was a perfect complement for the staff and members of Nelson & District Credit Union (NDCU) who also spent the day recognizing World Food Day The three community branches collectively raised over 800 pounds of food and collected $1682 in donations from members for Kootenay food agencies in Nelson, Rossland and the East Shore.Included in that total isa $1500 cheque from NDCU’s Community Investment Program, presented to the Nelson Food Cupboard Society. www.nelsoncu.com

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Unique forestry experiment

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A unique tree-planting experiment by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations started late this summer at Idaho Peak in the Kokanee Range of the Selkirk Mountains near New Denver. Nearly 1,000 Whitebark pine seedlings were hand-planted by a sixperson crew in the subalpine near the old wildfire lookout, high above Slocan Lake at an elevation of almost 2,300 metres. The Whitebark pine is an endangered high-mountain tree. But the seedlings planted at Idaho Peak may be resistant to the destructive white pine blister rust disease, which has killed or infected most Whitebark pines in the Selkirk Mountains. Survivorship will be monitored over the next several years. Those seedlings that thrive will indicate a natural resistance to the disease, and the original parent trees will be targeted for future seed collection and restoration efforts in the region. http://www.newsroom.gov. bc.ca/2014/10/whitebark-pine-

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CWL Tea and Bazaar Saturday, Oct. 25, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at St. Joseph School Gym, 523 Mill St. The Catholic Parish in Nelson is holding their Annual Fall Tea and Bazaar in the Catholic Centre (St. Joseph School Gym) on Saturday, October 25 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Come and have tea and shop at the Bake, Craft, Bottle, Harvest and Candy Tables, or have fun buying Surprise Boxes for all ages. For more information, contact 250-352-9925 or 250-352-5478

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Child and youth mental health The new KB Searchlight website for the Kootenay Boundary (KB) region is the first local web resource to link all child and youth mental health care services in one place. Opening with a welcoming illustrated map of the region, site visitors can click to find the most appropriate local services, resources and apps for a range of problems, inc luding anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harming, substance use and more. Communities served by the new website include Nelson, Salmo, Kalso, Slocan Valley, Castlegar, Trail, Rossland, Grand Forks, and Midway. Services are listed community by community to help families locate the help they need, and include detailed information on agency contacts and hours, program type, specific services, wait times, and referral protocols. Community agencies, physiciansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offices, schools and library websites in Kootenay Boundary will be linked to the site. www.kootenayfamilyplace.org/ kbsearchlight

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Sunday, Oct. 26, 1-4 p.m. at the Slocan Valley Threads Guild, 7112 Perryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Back Road and HWY 6 Everyone is invited to visit with members and watch demonstrations of basket weaving, felting, spinning, knitting, quilting plus more. Coffee & tea and sweet treats to nibble while you look at the show of memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work, ask questions, maybe sign up to be a member which is $10 a year. A few members will have their work for sale. At 4:00pm the draw for the winning ticket of the Slocan Valley Threads Guild fund raiser quilt raffle â&#x20AC;&#x153;DENIM AND LACEâ&#x20AC;?...tickets will be selling until 4 p.m. For information call Sharon 250 226-7703. slocanvalleythreadsguild. wordpress.com

A number leading groups in the Kootenays have converged to host a significant forum called â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is What Sustainability Looks Likeâ&#x20AC;? The event is framed to educate communities to imminent climatic changes and the alternative measures people can take to thrive and adapt in more ecologically sustainable ways. Keynote speaker, Dr. Richard Hebda, University of Victoria Eat Local Support Local Gala (Biology, Earth and Ocean Sciences), will speak about local and global Saturday, Oct. 25, 5:30 p.m. Cocktails climatic changes and impacts to our and Hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;orderves, 6 p.m. Dinner at building community since 1988 environment, economy and lifestyles Selkirk College Mary Hall Candi-dating at Library Our Daily Bread will be hostwhile Herb Hammond will introing the Eat Local Support Local Thursday, Oct. 30, 7-9 p.m. at the duce Ecosystem-based Conservation Gala Dinner featuring fine food Nelson Public Library buildingResponse community since Planning: An Important to 1988 produced by the Resort and Hotel Come out and meet your elec- Climate Change so that local people Management & Culinary Program at tion candidates. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun and informa- can successfully build more self-sufSelkirk College made from entirely tive--and you just might find your ficient Eco based communities. local products. Ticket are $80 ($40 For more information contact: Municipal match. Nelson City Council tax receipt available.) nadia@netidea.com 250-825-4517 and Mayoral candidates and school www.facebook.com/ or sandra@netidea.com 250-352-9871 trustees on hand. events/695744467162383/ www.kruna.org/home.html http://nelson.bclibrary.ca

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What’sOn this week Nelson & Area: Fri. Oct. 24 - Sun. Nov. 2 Fri. Oct. 24 live music The Capitol Theatre presents THE BILLS with Yes Please. An extraordinary virtuous quintet. 8 p.m. Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca Chrissy Murderbot w/ Stupid Beach, Ghostwhip, Yan Zombie at Spiritbar Request DJ. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill, 9 p.m. Live DJ at Wait's News, 10:30 p.m. - 3 a.m. Michael Frederick play at 6 with Open Mic to follow hosted by Marty Carter from Ymir. at the Royal.

special eveents “The Real Inspector Hound” at Central School actors ages 14-19 directed by Paul Prappas 7 p.m.. Friends of the Library Booksale at the Old Church Hall at Kootenay & Victoria Streets 6-8 p.m A Nelson Pop.Up Restaurant: Come to the Curling Rink for creative food in an usual setting. 6-9 p.m.

ongoing events Games Night at Expressions Night Café , open 6 p.m. 554 Ward St. Coffee. cupcakes Movie: The Tale of Princess Kaguya 7 p.m., Borgman 9:40 p.m. at Civic Theatre Gender Outlaws, a support and social group for trans and gender diverse folks. Trans Connect 250-354-5362. Food Pantry at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, 701 Ward Street (Silica Street entrance) 9-11am. Everyone welcome. NDYC Ball hockey (11 years and younger) 4-6 pm, Battle at the youth centre (skateboarding) 7-8 pm 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.

Sat. Oct 25 live music Electro Swing Club at Spiritbar Cam Penner, Carolyn Mark & New Best Friends, Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions Season Opener, 1-3 Nelson’s favourite power pop trio Lift is at the Royal! Unplugged at 7, plugged at 9. no cover Live DJ at Wait's News, 10:30 p.m. - 3 a.m. Live DJ free cover, top 40 playing the 70snow. Finley's

special events “The Real Inspector Hound” at Central School actors ages 14-19 directed by Paul Prappas at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friends of the Library Booksale at the Olld Church Hall at Kootenay & Victoria Streets 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eat Local Support Local Gala at Selkirk College Mary Hall 5:30 p.m. Cocktails and H’orderves, 6 p.m. Dinner Nelson Leafs vs Golden 7 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Complex “Cop Shop/Grow Op” - original play - Lisel & Jeff Forst @ Capitol Theatre, 8 p.m. - PG13 www.capitoltheatre.bc.ca #250-352-6363 forstmedia.ca Nelson Zombie Walk led by a Zombie New Orleans Funeral Jazz band 2 p.m. - Civic theatre start point (Zombie make-up artists in lobby from noon till 2:00) Free classic Zombie Film (Presented by Starlight Cinema) 4 p.m. at the Civic Theatre Catholic Women’s League Tea and Bazaar 1:30-3:30 in the St. Joseph School Gym

ongoing events Expressions Night Café , open 6 p.m. 554 Ward St. Coffee. cupcakes General Meeting of the Canadian Federation of University Women at the Banquet Room of the Adventure Hotel 10 a.m. Guest Speaker: Gail Hunnieset: U.S. income taxes ie. Canadians who spend winters in the U.S. FINAL Cottonwood Market of the season 9:30 am to 3 pm at Cottonwood Falls Park in Nelson. Family Storytime at the Nelson Public Library 10:15 a.m. Pre-resgister 250-352-6333 or online http://nelsonpubliclibraryevents.wordpress.com/ Movie: Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead 7 p.m., Zombie (Directed by Lucio Fulci) 9 p.m. at Civic Theatre Nelson Chess Club meets: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Nelson’s Senior Association, 717 Vernon St. All ages welcome Meat Draws and Karaoke at Nelson Legion lounge (Membership available to public). 3:30 pm (250)352-7727

NDYC Youth BBQ 3-5 pm, Poolshark (pool) 7-9 pm 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.

religious services Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Mass, Nelson at 7 p.m. Sacred Heart Mass, Kaslo at 4 p.m.

Sun. Oct. 26 live music Nikko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6-10 p.m. Karaoke at Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill 9 p.m. Country jam 2-4, bluegrass 4-6, Jazz fusion 6-8 then rock jam 8-11 at the Royal

special events The Nelson Festival of Lights group needs volunteers to put up lights and decorations. Meet outside the CIBC Bank at 1 p.m. weather permitting.

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Nelson & Area: Fri. Oct. 24 - Sun. Nov. 2 Sun. Oct. 26 cont’dUnity Centre of the

Kootenays Seniors 51 – 717 Vernon St. 11 a.m. Contact – 250-354-5394 Ascension Lutheran Church service 10:15a. m. Rosemont Elementary. All are welcome. 250-352-2515. Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Mass, Nelson at 8:30 a.m and 10:30 a.m. Sacred Heart Mass, Proctor 2nd and 4th Sunday at 1 p.m. Nelson Vineyard Church: 10 a.m., 2402 Perrier Lane. Bring something to share at our potluck brunch. Guests and children always welcome. CONTACT: 250-509-0151 or nexvine@telus.net Bethel Christian Centre. 623 Gordon Road, Nelson BC. Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m. For more information please call 250.352.9322

Mon. Oct. 27ve music live music Sarah & Rich at the Library Lounge. 6 p.m. to 10p.m. Live blues open mic, jam. 8:30-11:30 p.m. at the Royal

special events Learn To Curl League starts at 7:00 at the Nelson Curling Club. Newcomers welcome. Civic Theatre Member Monday, Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Restoration, 7:30 p.m.

ongoing events Qi Gong at the Nelson Seniors Centre 726 Vernon 10:30 a.m. $3 drop-in Nelson Food Cupboard 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson United Church at 602 Silica Street Need low cost dental care? Assessment for WKC TEETH Clinic Monday’s 10-noon. Call SCS 250-352-6008 NDYC Ladies skateboarding 7-10 pm 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.

Tues. Oct 28i live music Melody & Doug 6 p.m. The Library Lounge

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ongoing events Movie. The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Subtitled) 7 p.m. and Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead 9:40 p.m. at Civic Theatre Rotary Club of Nelson Daybreak meet every week at 7 a.m. at the Hume Nelson & District Women’s Centre drop-in services for women, Noon-4 p.m. 420 Mill St

Wed. Oct. 29 live music Open mic night at Expressions Night Café , 554 Ward st. 6 - 10 p.m. Coffee,tea, gourmet hot chocolate. 250-354-3910 Paul Landsberg at the Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.

ongoing events Preschool Storytime at the Nelson Public Library 10:15 a.m. Pre-resgister 250-352-6333 or online http://nelsonpubliclibraryevents.wordpress.com/ Wild & Wacky Wednesdays at the Nelson Public Library Halloween Special, 3:30 p.m. for youth 12 and up. Movie: Bohemian Rhapsody: Queen, Live in Budapest 7 p.m. at the Civic Theatre Nelson Food Cupboard 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson United Church at 602 Silica Street Nelson Duplicate Bridge Club meets 7 p.m. in The Nelson Senior Citizens Building, 717 Vernon St Nelson Tech Club: for electronic hobbyists and Arduino enthusiasts to meet and work on projects. every Wednesday 6pm -Annex, Selkirk `10th St Campus. New members welcome. small facility fee, first visit free.http://www. nelson-tech-club.info/ email info@nelson- techclub.info Overeaters Anonymous meeting: Community First Health Co-op, 518 Lake St. Rm. 104, 12-1 p.m. 250-825-4105 NDYC Air hockey (11 yrs and younger) 3:305:30, 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656. Darts at Nelson Legion lounge (Legion membership available to public) 7:30 pm (250)352-7727 Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resource Centre. Wednesdays from 12 - 2pm 726 Vernon St. Phone 250-352-6008.www.nelsonelderabuseprevention.org

Nelson & District Women’s Centre drop-in services for women, Noon-4 p.m. 420 Mill St

Thurs. Oct. 30i live music Kiyo & Guests at the Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10 p.m. Live DJ at Finley’s Irish Bar & Grill, 9 p.m.

special events Spooktacular Halloween for ages 6-8 at the Nelson Public Library 3:30 p.m. Pre-resgister 250-352-6333 or online http://nelsonpubliclibraryevents.wordpress.com Yuk Yuk’s Monthly Comedy Night - October: John Beuhler and Garrett Quinton at Spiritbar Candi-dating election forum at the Nelson Public Library 7-9 p.m. Ping pong night at Savoy Lanes, from 6-10 pm. Drop-in fee is $5.

ongoing events Expressions Night Café , open 6 p.m. 554 Ward St. Coffee, cupcakes Movie:. Borgman 7:30 p.m.at Civic Theatre Qi Gong at the United Church 10.30a.m. $3 drop in fee Ladies Target Shooting. No experience needed. Contact Angela onthetarget@hotmail.com for more info & to book a space Euchre at Nelson Legion lounge (Legion membership available to public). 7:00 pm (250) 352-7727 NDYC Skate lessons 4-6 pm, Sewing Club 6:30-8:30 pm, Movie night 8-10 pm. 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656. Nelson & District Women’s Centre drop-in services for women, Noon-4 p.m. 420 Mill St

Fri. Oct. 31 live music Vinyl Ritchie w/ Cass Rhapsody - Hallowe’en Spook-tacular at Spiritbar Request DJ. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill, 9 p.m. Live DJ at Wait's News, 10:30 p.m. - 3 a.m. Open mic night. 7-12 p.m. at the Royal

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What’sOn this week Nelson & Area: Fri. Oct. 24 - Sun. Nov. 2

Fri. Oct. 31 cont’d Movie: Gone Girl at Civic Theatre Gender Outlaws, a support and social group for trans and gender diverse folks. Trans Connect 250-354-5362. Food Pantry at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, 701 Ward Street (Silica Street entrance) 9-11am. Everyone welcome. NDYC Ball hockey (11 years and younger) 4-6 pm, Battle at the youth centre (skateboarding) 7-8 pm 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.

Sat. Nov. 01 live music Live DJ at Wait's News, 10:30 p.m. - 3 a.m. Live DJ free cover, top 40 playing the 70snow. Finley's

special events Nelson Leafs vs Columbia Valley at the Nelson Community Complex 7 p.m. Nelson-Creston Green Party Constituency Association Annual General Meeting at Creston And District Community Complex 3 p.m.

ongoing events Expressions Night Café , open 6 p.m. 554 Ward St. Coffee. cupcakes Family Storytime at the Nelson Public Library 10:15 a.m. Pre-resgister 250-352-6333 or online http://nelsonpubliclibraryevents.wordpress.com/ Movie: Gone Girl at Civic Theatre Nelson Chess Club meets: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Nelson’s Senior Association, 717 Vernon St. All ages welcome Meat Draws and Karaoke at Nelson Legion lounge (Membership available to public). 3:30 pm (250)352-7727 NDYC Youth BBQ 3-5 pm, Poolshark (pool) 7-9 pm 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.

religious services Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Mass, Nelson at 7 p.m. Sacred Heart Mass, Kaslo at 4 p.m.

Sun. Nov. 02 live music Nikko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.

Karaoke at Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill 9 p.m. Country jam 2-4, bluegrass 4-6, Jazz fusion 6-8 then rock jam 8-11 at the Royal

special events Ray McGinnis leads a Journalling Workshop on Grief and Loss 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Trail United Church on Pine Ave.

ongoing events Movie: Gone Girl at Civic Theatre Cribbage in Nelson Legion lounge 1:00 pm. Membership available to the public. 250-352-7727 or 250-352-6464

religious services Oneness Blessings - meditation and divine energy transfer 9:30 a.m., Manistone Healing Centre, 2nd Floor, 507 Baker St. Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre Open Public Sitting Hours 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 812 Stanley First Baptist Church, 611 - 5th St., Nelson. A Family Friendly Service at10 a.m.Interim Pastor: Rev. George Sears Kootenay Christian Fellowship at 10:30 a.m. 520 Falls Street. Phone 1-888-761-3301. Divine purpose, serving community developing relationships St. Saviour’s Anglican Service: 10:30 am. All Welcome. Ward & Silica, 250-352-5711 St. John’s Lutheran Church service. Everyone welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 Silica St. 250354-3308. Nelson United Church service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 Silica St. 250-352-2822. Unity Centre of the Kootenays Seniors 51 – 717 Vernon St. 11 a.m. Contact – 250-354-5394 Ascension Lutheran Church service 10:15a.m. RosemontElementary. All are welcome. 250352-2515. Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Mass, Nelson at 8:30 a.m and 10:30 a.m. Nelson Vineyard Church: 10 a.m., 2402 Perrier Lane. Bring something to share at our potluck brunch. Guests and children always welcome. CONTACT: 250-509-0151 or nexvine@telus.net Bethel Christian Centre. 623 Gordon Road, Nelson BC. Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m. For more information please call 250.352.9322

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New Fire Chief for the City of Nelson as Grypma retires The City of Nelson has found the man to fill some very big boots at Nelson’s famously historic Fire Hall. Calgarian Len MacCharles will be at the helm of Nelson Fire and Rescue, as of November 17. He’ll be taking over from retiring Chief Simon Grypma, who’s been with the department 36 years, since finding his career niche in life at the age of 19 after his first visit to the department (and a spur-of-the-moment slide down the hall’s brass pole.) The 57-year-old has been the chief since 2008. With nearly 35 years experience, MacCharles has worked with the Calgary Fire Department since 1981. Following 13 years in the Operations Department as a firefighter, he progressed through numerous positions with the Calgary Fire Department

including Legal Resource Officer, Deputy Chief Community Services, Acting Fire Chief/Director Emergency Management, Executive Officer, Deputy Chief Operations, Deputy Chief Emergency Management and most recently Deputy Chief Operations, Effectiveness, Efficiency and Evaluation, where he was responsible for 1,300 fire fighters. In addition to his hands-on experience, MacCharles has a Masters Certificate in Municipal Leadership, a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Society and Certified Emergency Manager Designation. photo submitted “We’re very fortunate to have New Chief of Nelson Fire and Rescue Len found such a highly qualified indi- MacCharles vidual to fill the very big shoes of ing that Grypma will be working with our retiring chief,” Nelson City MacCharles on the transition. submitted by the City of Nelson Manager Kevin Cormack says, add-

On Tuesday, Oct 21 at 3:14 p.m. the Nelson Fire Department responded to a report of a fire alarm sounding at the Nelson Tramway Car Barn. The duty crew was enroute to an elevator rescue at the time and the resources were divided to allow a response to both locations. When the officer arrived on scene with the engine and reported that there was smoke in the building four additional members were dispatched from home.

The first arriving officer reported a large amount of smoke and was able to do an interior investigation to determine the location of the fire when an additional member arrived on scene. An interior attack on the fire was initiated when the seat of the fire was located. The fire appears to have originated in an area below the floor that the tram cars are stored on. In all, seven firefighters responded

to the incident with two fire engines, one tender truck, and two utility vehicles. No injuries were reported as a result of this incident. Damage is estimated at under $500 although the potential for a large fire in the old building was significant. The cause of the fire is still under investigation but appears to have possibly been caused by some welding work that was being done earlier in the day. submitted by Nelson Fire Rescue

In the last week, several dozen election signs have been stolen, while others have been damaged or marred with graffiti. With only a few weeks left before the municipal election, the Nelson Police are asking the public to keep an eye out for the culprits stealing and defacing signs, and to report them to the Nelson Police Department. Vandalizing Political signs is no laughing matter and in

fact is a crime that could lead to a criminal record. Those caught vandalizing or removing election signs can face stiff fines and/or jail time. A person could be charged with mischief which carries a fine of up to $5,000 or two years in prison. Nelson Police have had several calls for bears in the City over the past weekend. Areas include the Uphill area, Rosemont and Fairview.

The police are asking residents to be aware that this is the time of year for bears to be looking for food and to be diligent in keeping garbage and compost clear. If you see a bear in your area you can call NPD and also call the RAPP line at 1-877-952-7277 or online at www.rapp.bc.ca. They will prioritize aggressive or persistent bears. submitted by the Nelson Police Department

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Opinion&Editorial My Opinion

by Spencer Pollard

The Media and Scare Tactics

Something I’ve always found somewhat amusing is how the media often advertises the next major health crisis or all of the violence in the world. Many of you, however, may not be aware that, despite all of the hysteria in the news today, many of the stories regarding these subjects aren’t indicative of the world at large. One fact that I would like to start out with is that despite all of the coverage of crime, crime has been at a constant decline for years now. Even in Canada we hit an all-time low for homi-

cides in 2013. Another good example would be the swine flu epidemic from a few years back. Although it was a public health hazard, you were far more at risk to succumb to regular influenza virus then swine flu. So why do the media blow these incidents out of proportion? I don’t know of a definite answer, outside of a boost in ratings, honestly. But then again, who really even enjoys hearing about these kind of stories? Sure, it’s nice to know what’s going on in the world, but scaring everyone just for some ratings is a bit silly.

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To win : every row, column and 3 by 3 square must each contain the digits 1 to 9. Solution on page 31

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Survey&Editorial

This Week’s Survey Question Our local economy has many important contributing industries, all of which are valuable. Which of them do you think are most important for us to develop further? (choose your top three)

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/economy_priorities Watch for this week’s survey question in the Sat-Tues Minis. If you are not a subscriber to the Mini you can join our mailing list here. Results and comments will be posted in Friday’s Express News Update.

Last Week’s Survey Question Have you already made your voting decisions? If not, how will you get more information to make your decision?

Yes, I know exactly who I am going to vote for. 21%

Submit your Fish Heads and Flowers at

I think I know who I am going to vote for. 17% I don’t know yet, but I will make up my mind by election day. 50% I am not eligible to vote (too young, not a citizen etc.) 8% I am choosing not to vote. 4%

Comments

It’s time for a change

i live 5 minutes outside of town so can’t vote for nelson candidates. i do not agree with this - nelson is my town too

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TheSurvey

Last Weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Survey Question If you are planning to vote, but have not yet made your voting decisions, will you get more information by: (choose as many as apply)

Attending one or more of the All Candidates meetings 75% Getting in touch directly with the candidate. 35% Reading their opinions on issues in the Express News Update and other media sources 75% Use an Ouija board. 10% Flip a coin. 5% Other 15% Please Specify

Call in the Spirits of the North

candidates who make the time to get in touch with me where I am already (eg. door to door visiting, at church)

i have read all of the candidates statements and asked ?? and know who i would vote for if I could

Check road conditions before traveling

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Rise and Shine! by Barbara Olson Across 1. ___ above (better than)

5. Bagpipe blowers, often 10. Start to a Christmas tale

14. Comme ci comme ﾃｧa

15. Granby greeting

18 21 25

27 32

19. 5-Across's early language

20. One at ___

21. Charged atom

16. Padlock latch 17. Beginning of W.C. Fields's advice

36 40

47 53

25. Hops dryer

22. Timberlake's boy band 23. Are too chicken

27. More of W.C. Fields's advice

32. Bank jobs

36. Frequently, to Frost 37. Start to broil 38. Texas shrine, with "the" 39. Quiet requests

67. Estonia and Belarus, pre1991: Abbr.

Down

31. Boats like Noah's 32. Masters of melodrama 33. Hume School, e.g.: Abbr.

40. Lurk secretively

1. Equally blue

41. Same, in Sept-ﾃ四es

2. Terra ___ (clay)

42. Canada's "Sex Lady" Johanson

3. Old plane co., to the south

43. To-dos

5. Kaslo-to-Creston dir.

40. Hockey family from Viking, Alberta

44. More of W.C. Fields's advice

6. Deep subject?

42. Robert Service's McGee

7. Butter alternative

43. Price to pay

8. Come-ons they're not

45. Put down the hatch

9. Hog's hangout

46. Lemon tree orchards

47. Souvlaki morsel 48. Keyed in again 53. Sired, Biblically 56. Shakespearean title word 58. ___ living (make ends meet) 59. Portuguese man-___ (jellyfish kin) 60. End of W.C. Fields's advice 62. Nelson's Shanti ___ Works 63. More liable to blush 64. Orange covering 65. Trick-taking game with 32 cards 66. Smart set

4. Jazz singer Mel

34. "___ Said" (Neil Diamond) 35. Suspect foul play 39. Bask on the beach

10. Hayseed's milieu

49. Harsh cries

11. Cautious

50. Uses a crowbar

12. Pt. of BCAA

51. "Do Not ___" (antisocial alert)

13. On ___ (without commitment)

52. Writer Roald and others

18. Care for

53. School door sign

22. Australian state: Abbr.

54. "Star Wars" critter

24. Western defense grp.

55. Baby talk

26. Sailor's rear end

57. Take out, in a way

28. Was wowed

60. Colloquial suffix

29. Conclusion introduction

61. Special time

30. Hearty partner

Solution on page 31

For more crosswords by Barbara Olson and Dave Macleod, check out their books, O Canada Crosswords, vols. 8, 9 and 10, available at Otter Books and Coles.