Arrow Lakes News, April 21, 2016

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Michele Hildebrand and her daughter Brielle Hildebrand spend some time with friends Sparrow Moore and Danyea Simon at the Family Fun Day. The two families were among many who came out to enjoy the fun event and beautiful weather.

2016 Capital budget passed but taxes to increase 5%JILLIAN TRAINOR

Arrow Lakes News

The 2016 budget for the village of Nakusp was passed at the council meeting on April 11. This is the third time the budget has been presented to the village.

Because the Village of Nakusp’s fiscal year runs the same as the calendar year, January to December, the first presentation was back in December so the village could have some guidelines on what they can operate on and know going into the coming year what they are able to spend. Once the preliminary bud-

get is introduced, a capital budget is prepared so the village has a preview of the final budget.

Unlike a federal budget, the municipal budget bylaw must be balanced.

“We have no choice, we have to do a bal-anced budget,” said Laurie Taylor, chief ad-ministrative officer for the Village of Nakusp. “Either we have to raise the taxes to meet our expenditures, or we have to cut back on our expenditures.”

This year, there will be an increase in taxes of five per cent. Water and sewer rates had to go up as well, but for a different reason.

The village needed to increase rates be-

cause it hasn’t been able to put any money into reserves for doing capital projects like replacing water mains, some of which are somewhere between 30 and 40 years old, or with the issue of reclaimed water at the sewer plant.

“We have to have the money to do capital upgrades. Prior to this, we didn’t have any reserve funds to do that, so we have to start putting money into reserves to do that kind of thing for capital.” said Taylor

The village will also be applying for grants to help with other projects.

“We are purchasing some new equipment,

and we have applied for a grant for the re-placement of the arena roof,” said Taylor.” We’re going to finish the chalet roofs up at the hot springs, and there is going to be some work on the sand filters at the sewer treatment plant, and then for the water, we’re looking at doing some water main replacement.”

The cost of operations is pretty much the same except for the normal increases in things like utilities.

“We’re just like a person in that our utilities go up, the cost of our materials that we use go up, the cost of our fuel for vehicles goes up, so we have to pay that as well.”

FUN AND GAMES FOR FAMILIES

Shon Neufeld cuts the rib-bon at the grand opening of Shon’s Bike and Ski Shop as his wife Janis cheers in celebration. The shop recently opened on Broadway Street, and many people came by to take part in the celebra-tion.

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Congratulations to the Nakusp and Area Bike Society on receiving funding from the Community Initiatives Grant and being able to move forward with planning the Mt. Abriel Mt. Bike Trail Network!

The Village will commence its annual Community Pride Week yard debris pick up on May 4th, 2015. Have your leaves, dead plants, grass, clippings and boulevard gravel ready on the boulevard or adjacent to the laneway by May 4th, 7 am. Small branches should be cut and bundled where possible & limbs should not exceed 8’ in length. The collection of debris will be done in a systematic way, so that the entire town is covered once to avoid backtracking; therefore, all debris must be ready for pick up on the boulevard or beside the alley by 7 am on May 4th. There is no need to call to schedule a pick up and there is no charge for the service.

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A new year and a new location for Shon’s Bike and Ski Shop

JILLIAN TRAINORArrow Lakes News

Saturday was a busy day for Shon and Janis Neufeld.The couple were hosting the grand opening of the

new location for Shon’s Bike and Ski Shop, now on Broadway Street.

Before the ribbon cutting ceremony, people were invited to come in and look around. Along the back wall near the office are sections of the original wall hanging up, which date back to when the building was an opera house. There are scrawls on the wood with the dates and titles of three plays which took place over the years. The oldest dates back to 1911.

The store is about double the size of its previous location. The walls were four different clours, red, black, grey, and green. Music played in the background, and prices were up on the wall for things like tune ups, gear readjustments, and more.

This project has been in the works for seven years.“It wasn’t my intention to open on Broadway,” said

Shon. “The building just opened itself up to the op-portunity, and we took it.”

Along with the grand opening, there was also a barbeque fundraiser for the Nakusp and Area Bike Society, of which the Neufelds are members.

While they’re thankful for the overwhelming sup-port they’ve received, villagers are equally as happy with the shop.

“It’s great to see something in this town for young people,” said Ieneke Van Houten. “It’s been great for old people, but there’s too many of us, and we are in desperate need of something for the younger crowd.”

Megan Jamison agrees.“I feel like in this town, there is quite a bit going on

in terms of different music and art, things for families, but there’s less for people in their 20s and 30s.”

Janis said the day was about celebrating not only what has become a reality, but celebrating change as well.

“It’s a sign of the change that is happening. Changes are coming to Nakusp, let’s celebrate that this is a sym-bol of vitality and rebirth and excitement of something great to come.”

Eric Viera smiles as he helps set things up for the grand opening of Shon’s Bike and Ski Shop on Broadway Street. The shop had it grand opening on April 16, with many people in attendance. Jillian Trainor photo

School District reveals new student scholarshipJILLIAN TRAINOR

Arrow Lakes News

Members of the SD 10 school board revealed the new Trustee Mission Statement Award during the Education Partnership Committee meeting of April 12.

The purpose of the $500 schol-arship is to acknowledge the Grade 12 student who best exemplifies the attributes of the District Mission Statement.

Candidates must be Grade 12 students who are graduating from a secondary school in SD 10. They must be able to graduate in June, pro-vide the scholarship committee with a transcript of courses taken in Grades 11 and 12, and must have achieved a grade point average of at least a C (60 per cent) in Grades 11 and 12.

Candidates must submit the ap-plication form, a resume, and tran-scripts to the School Board Office on or before April 30.

The award recipient will be noti-fied at the graduation ceremonies.

Water TestingAs per a provincial mandate, all

local schools have been recently tested for water quality. The results were excellent for all schools.

The results at the Fauquier School indicate following the advice of Interior Health, which is to run the water for five minutes at the start of the day before drinking water from the fountains.

New buses on their wayThe district is about to receive two

new buses which were approved in the fall. One is a 26 passenger bus for the Edgewood Elementary School run, the other is a 72 passenger bus for the Central Zone. For the 2016 school year, the school board is ap-plying for the replacement of a 53-63 passenger bus to work in the Eastern Zone/Lucerne School bus run.

Several more buses will have to be replaced in the next four years as they reach the 12 year replacement age.

Sharing Aboriginal Learner SuccessOn April 6, the superintendent

and director of learning were in-vited to attend a meeting with the Ministry of Education staff regard-ing the success rates for Aboriginal

learners. The Ministry is meeting with eight districts who have either significantly improved their success rates for Aboriginal learners, or have had strong success over many years.

SD 10 is recognized because for over 10 years, the graduation rates/six year completion rates for students who claim Aboriginal identity have been between 90 per cent and 100 per cent. The provincial average for completion/graduation within six years of Grade 8 is 63 per cent.

SD 10 selected for provincial research

The district is one of 10 to 12 dis-tricts participating in provincial re-search with Dr. Ken Leithwood from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), at the University of Toronto. Nlsga , Saanich, Abbotsford, Kelowna, Kamloops, and Cowichan are among the other districts cho-sen for interviews to assess practices around district leadership. Leithwood has contributed to the research litera-ture around school district practises in Ontario and Alberta. This is his first time he’s done this kind of re-search in British Columbia.


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Nice weather no excuse to speed, RCMP sayGREG NESTEROFF

Arrow Lakes News

Local traffic police are urging motorists to resist the urge to speed in spring weather after catching more than a dozen vehicles in the last week going at least 40 km/h over the limit.

“We all are enjoying the early spring and the roads are very clean and clear, but this does not mean you should increase your speed,” said RCMP Sgt. John Ferguson, the officer in charge of West Kootenay Traffic Services. “We still have wildlife, bicyclists, pedestrians and tourists using our roads.”

Ferguson said police stopped and seized 13 vehicles for excessive speeding — including one driver doing 145 km/h in an 80 zone and another going 167 km/h in a 100 zone. Each vehicle was impounded for seven days. The incidents occurred in the morning, early afternoon, and evening, and in several locations, including between Nelson and Castlegar, Castlegar and Trail, and on the Blueberry Paulson.

“It’s more than we usually see at this time of year,” Ferguson said, attributing it largely to the nice weather. “Looking at the forecast, it’s not going to change dramatically, so we’re getting a little nervous. We haven’t even started tourist season.”

If you’re caught travelling more than 40 km/h over the posted limit, you can be charged with excessive speeding and fined $368 plus penalty points. If you’re more than 60 km/h over the limit, the fine goes up to $483. On top of the fine, your car will be seized for seven days, costing you a storage and tow bill. Cause a crash and, depending on the circumstances, you might also see higher insurance rates.

Ferguson said typical excuses include “I was trying to get someplace,” “I didn’t realize I was doing it” and “I just passed a slow moving vehicle.”

“We are out there watching and no tolerance will be allowed for excessive speed,” Ferguson said. “We want the Kootenay Boundary area to be the safest in the province [in terms of crashes and fatalities] and so far we are.”

Greg Nesteroff photoRCMP Sgt. John Ferguson is urging drivers not to take the nice weather as a license to speed.

Victims of Trout Lake plane crash identified

STAFF WRITERRevelstoke Times Review

The victims of a plane crash near Trout Lake have been identified.

Lynndon Wayne Delisle, 58, and his wife Heather Lynn Delisle, 54, died after their plane went down in the mountains southeast of Revelstoke on Monday, April. 11.

The crash was discov-ered by a helicopter pilot with the CMH Galena heliskiing lodge, wrote lodge manager Mike Welch in an e-mail.

The Joint Rescue Communication Centre in Victoria received a re-port of the crash around 12 p.m. and dispatched a CC 115 Buffalo aircraft and a Cormorant heli-

copter from the air force base in Comox.

CMH’s pilot was asked to assist with the search since his smaller helicopter could fly lower into the valley. “He then grabbed two guides from the lodge, who were the first to re-spond on the ground,” wrote Welch.

They found the wreckage of the Rockwell 112B plane. Both passengers were found without vital signs, RCMP said.

The Delisles were on their way home to Wynard, Saskatchewan, from Kelowna.

The crash is being investigated by the BC Coroners Services and RCMP. The cause of the crash is not yet known.

Paving to begin in Burton and Fauquier


Paving is set to begin soon along Highway 6 in Burton and Fauquier.

It won’t just be the highway itself getting resurfaced, all of the side roads in Burton will be resurfaced, along with some of the side roads in Fauquier.

The resurfacing has been a long time com-ing. The highway was first put on the list to be resurfaced in 1997.

“I got it pushed up the list when I first got here as an area manager,” said Bart Chenuz, area roads manager for the Ministry of Transportation. “I wanted to have it done. There are a lot of spots where the pavement has

sunk in, and the pave-ment is due for resurfac-ing.”

Selkirk Paving crews are currently building up supplies at Stony Creek Pit, so resurfacing will begin in early May.

There will be delays because of paving and residents of Burton and Fauquier are asked to be patient during that time.

There will also be delays in getting to the Needles ferry.

“They’re going to do one lane first and then the other lane, so you’ll have single alternating traffic,” said Chenuz. “It’s going to go on for a while.”

Chenuz isn’t sure when paving will be done, but Selkirk Paving has until October to complete the job.

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Drive safe this spring


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A large group of people posing on sidewalk and balcony of the Kootenay Hotel, ca. 1890s-1900s. Built in 1898 down on the Burton waterfront, the hotel was moved up to the highway by the Williams family in 1942 to take advantage of burgeoning auto traffic and was renamed the Burton Hotel. As with much of old Burton, the hotel was torched at the time of the Keenleyside Dam flooding.

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In excess of 40,000 tons of scrap tires are collected annu-ally in BC for the purpose of recycling into fuel supplements and other innovative and useful products.

The scrap tires, which are recouped for this purpose are the basis of manufactured crumb rubber playground equipment, landscaping mulch as well as colourful, re-silient flooring which is commonly found in use within recreational facilities.

Tire Stewardship BC is a non-profit registered society which has been formed to manage and promote a primary tire recycling program. The program collects an advance dis-posal fee which is commonly referred to as an “eco fee” which is levied on the sale of every new tire which is purchased.

These fees are used to pay for transporting and recycling BC generated scrap tires and in turn we are assured that the tires are disposed of in an environmentally responsible way, instead of simply ending up in the landfill.

We are all being urged to do our part in keeping BC’s environment free of scrap tires. The following locations are open to the public, inviting consumers to drop off their unwanted tires for recycling purposes locally: Wilf Hewat Tire Shop, 720-10th Avenue NW (265-4438); Kal Tire, 95-6th Avenue NW (265-4155); Crescent Bay Construction, 1002

Highway 6 south, (265-3747) and North Nakusp Automotive Service, 1350-13 Street NW (265-4406).

Tire Stewardship BC is a environmentally responsible community service. Note that it is not necessary to drop off your unwanted tires at the place where you originally may have purchased them.

For additional information regarding the recycling of tires as well as initiatives including the recycling of bicycle tires or others, call 1-866-759-0488 (Victoria) or visit the website at www.tsbc.ca

We are reminded once again that Revenue Canada re-quests that our annual income tax information be filed by the deadline of April 30. The following trained community

volunteers are available upon request to provide help to those (of any age) who need assistance on a free, confidential basis: Heather Davidson (265-3372), Debi Bleakney (269-7570 Faquier/Edgewood/Arrow Park) , Dianne Zeuch (265-4298).

Revenue Canada reminds us that it will be necessary to file your preferably computerized and simple income tax data by the deadline date in order to ensure having a social security or pension cheque which you may be counting on to arrive on time. This applies to everyone, even if you would not be required to pay income tax.

If you miss the deadline, it is likely that your income tax information will be added by Revenue Canada to a grow-ing pile of late-comers, risking facing the problem of an individual not being able to cover the costs of foods, meds, shelter or other living expenses. In cases such as these, your income tax confirmation may be processed by RC at a later date than you would have expected otherwise.

Based on what the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) team sees happening each year, choosing to be late on the part of those who do not take the warning seriously, might turn out to be a considerable inconvenience, especially on the part of those who live on a low income or who would have difficulty in accessing needed funds.

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April 23, 1926• The old fountain at the CPR station is no more. The bowl has been covered with earth and transformed into a flower bed, and while the old landmark was in a way quite attractive, it is hoped that the converted spot will be more so. The fountain has been running for 16 years, erected by wharf man Andy Alcock, who was killed in the war, while on vacation in his native country of Austria. He also planted the cot-tonwood trees which are now of considerable height.• A very pleasant concert took place in the Nakusp Opera House on Thursday night under the joint auspices of the Nakusp Brass Band, the Boy Scouts and St. Mark’s Ladies Guild. Net receipts were $117, well worth the effort put forth. The Nakusp brass band opened the event with a lively march, followed by a voice solo by Mrs. F. Rushton. The “Bobbed Haired Bandit” by Misses Dilley, Stanley, Harvey, Hascarl, and Leveque met with prolonged applause. The scouts staged a series of exercises with a stick. They looked fine in their white trousers and khaki shirts and did their parts well. Dr. Emerson gave an instructive talk and lantern show. This was followed by another selection by the band and a shadow pic-ture show by the scouts. Mrs. G. P. Horsley rendered a beautiful piano solo and E.E. Lamerton gave a beautiful coronet solo. Voice solos were also given by Miss Muriel Stanley and Miss Hildred Gardner which greatly pleased the audience. A difficult piano solo by Miss How was greeted with loud applause. Dancing followed the formal entertainment.

April 26, 1936• The provincial government has been giving serious consideration to the advisability of taking over and administering the entire educational system of the province, Hon. G.M. Weir, minister of education told the legislature Friday.• A new power grader is now employed on the local roads. It is for use in the Kaslo-Slocan district wherever needed, to supplement other equipment. W.B. Johnstone reports the roads from Nakusp to Nelson are now graded and in fairly good shape.

April 25, 1946• Burton honored returning soldiers with a Welcome Home banquet and dance in the dancing of the Burton Hotel. The chairman C.A. Marshall wel-comed the boys and girls of the services and asked for two minutes of silence in respect to those who will never return. After the banquet R. Harding MLA took over as toastmaster and proposed a toast to the King. Mrs. F. Rushton of Nakusp then proposed a toast to the boys and girls of the district who

had served in the armed forces. Glen McMullen responded to the toast for the boys and Miss Betty Sundstrom for the girls. Alphonse Guidon proposed a toast to the mothers, wives and sweethearts and Mrs. A. Guidon responded. George Walton pro-posed a toast to the veterans of World War I and to the Canadian Legion. Frank Rushton responded. Robert Baker proposed a toast to the ladies of the community and this was responded to by Mrs. J. Porter. At 12 o’clock the crowd was called to order for the dedication of the wreath of honour of our two local boys who paid supreme sacrifice…John Hall and Frank Green. Alphonse Guidon dedicated the wreath on behalf of the community. The wreath was placed beneath a beautiful roll of honour that had been especially made by Fred Mamchur.

April 19, 1956• At a general assembly at Nakusp High School, Toshi Uchyama was presented with an honorary testimonial from the Royal Canadian Humane Society of Canada. Constable. J. Hennebury made the presentation in the presence of Toshi’s school-mates. The award was made in recognition of the part Toshi played in saving the life of foster father, Paul Henke, when the latter was attacked by a bull. Toshi drove off the maddened animal with a pitch-fork and so allowed Mr. Henke to reach safety.

April 28, 1966• The former Beau Vista motel on Bay Street will be moved to a site being prepared on Broadway and will be renovated into a six unit single bedroom apartment building. This project is being under-taken by B.C. Hydro to ease the building needs of the community. Stan Fellows is under contract for them to complete the project. The Beau Vista was built by J.H. Clark in 1957 as a ten unit motel.

April 21, 1976• Captain Frank Sutherland died April 13 in Trail Regional Hospital. At the age of 19 he was a pilot on the S.S. Bonnington. He worked as a skipper on the boats in the Okanagan, Kootenay, Slocan and Arrow Lakes.

April 23, 1986• Shortly before 1 p.m. on Monday, Nakusp was inundated. The Mica Dam burst overnight and within nine and half hours the community had to be evacuated and everyone moved to safety. The whole disaster was an exercise by the Provincial Emergency Program to test the Mica Emergency Preparedness Plan.

• This Week in History •

NAKUSP JUNIOR SQUASH CLUB BAKES THEIR WAY TO REVELSTOKE


Members of the Nakusp Junior Squash Club held a bake sale at the Old Fire Hall farmer’s market on April 15. The club was raising money for a trip to the squash courts in Revelstoke. Most of the goodies were made by the team, and they were able to raise about $300 for the trip. From left to right: Jadyn Jansen, Tegan Abbott. Saphryn Blattnig, Emily McCardle, Elias Lampimaki, John Zuidhof and Kane Zuidhof.


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Community concert brings local artists togetherSubmitted by Andreea MyhalSunday was certainly a busy day for the sunny community of

Nakusp.The Arrow Lakes Arts Council’s (ALAC) held its Community

Artists’ Concert at the Bonnington Centre, a fundraising event meant to offset some of the operating costs of the ALAC’s concert activities, gave our fellow Nakuspians an opportunity for a cultural respite, running in parallel with the afternoon part of the CBT Initiatives proposals at the Arena.

The event was skillfully presided with Larry Parkes as the master of ceremonies.

The program consisted of a delightful blend of the seven arts. The Senior Serenaders proved that indeed some people — like wine — are better with age, with their endearing version of Zena Zena Zena and The Happy Wanderer, complete with kazoos.

Cassia Parent’s intermediate ballet class graced the first part of the show, with her intermediate hip hop group providing a dance intermezzo in the second part. The Fauq Singers brought the Lower Arrow Lakes’ talent to the forefront with their version of California Dreamin’ and Maid of Amsterdam, while Shirley Weatherhead and Eric Faulks, two of this community’s strongest soloists, moved the audience with their respective performances.

Nikki Cole and her Puppets on the Move performed with some support from a few willing audience members, and Leroy joined Danny Wiebe on stage for an extraordinary appearance in this set-ting. Leah Holden and Marilyn Massey graced the stage a few times, as part of The Arrow Lakes String Ensemble for a duet of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 24 for Violin and Piano, and as part of the Arrow Lakes Community Choir. The latter group performed a four song spring medley that can be heard again at the Senior Centre’s event on April 29 for those that could not make it out for Sunday’s concert.

The afternoon ended with a rousing rendition of Ty Klassen’s proposed anthem for Nakusp’s 125th anniversary in 2017 “Nakusp Is

a Great Place to Be” performed by the blended voices of the musical groups, followed by the 50/50 and the raffle draws, won by Jackie Phillipson, and Bob and Elaine Bauman, respectively.

The raffle prize was a wonderful piece by local metal artist and welder Kate Tupper. It was raffled off in support of another piece to go at the Galena Bay Ferry Terminal. That the name and con-tact information of the artists’ very own parents should have been extracted from amongst the raffle tickets makes for a fitting end to the journey of this piece through the cultural realm of Nakusp.

Overall, this event made for and with Arrow Lakes residents of all ages brought forward a lovely variety of acts, and the organizers were extremely pleased with the support of the community, especially given the other events competing for everyone’s time on a weekend at this time of the year.

Nikki Cole of Puppets on the Move performs on stage with some help from members of the audience. Cole was one of several from the area to perform at the concert. Andreea Myhal photo

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The Arrow Lakes Community Choir hold a dress rehearsal before the Community Artists’ Concert. This was one of two big events taking place in the village on April 17. The other event was the Community Initiatives Program vote, created by Columbia Basin Trust.

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B.C. wildlife management overhaul comingThe B.C. government is consider-

ing putting revenues from hunting li-cences and tags into a dedicated fund for wildlife management, Forests Minister Steve Thomson says.

A similar shift was made with fishing licence revenue last year to boost the budget for the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. by $3 mil-lion a year for its lake stocking pro-gram. The province is in discussions with the B.C. Wildlife Federation and others to do something simi-lar, Thomson told Black Press in an interview.

The ministry has expanded its multi-year study of declining moose populations into a broader modern-ization of wildlife management, with the funding increase on the table.

“We have Al Gorley, the former chair of the Forest Practices Board, engaged with the groups currently, both on a moose population en-hancement program but also en-gaging in discussion around mod-ernizing wildlife management going forward,” Thomson said. “[That] includes a discussion around how we would potentially see those li-censing revenues move to a model where they would have more active say and management in the use of

those resources.”Thomson revealed the plan after

Kootenay West NDP MLA Katrine Conroy called for more support for wildlife management in the B.C. legislature last week. She presented a private member’s bill calling for a special purpose account to support wildlife management.

“I’ve been talking to First Nations, resident hunters, guide outfitters, trappers, people who just recreate with wildlife, and everybody has ex-pressed concern about the habitat of fish and wildlife in this province,” Conroy said.

“Hunters who have been out there, they know for instance the mule deer in the Kootenays is disappearing,

whereas they’re told it’s not. Up north it’s moose in some areas.”

Thomson acknowledged more needs to be done. He said an ad-ditional $12 million in his ministry budget this year is to support wildlife inventory and habitat improvement.

He said provincial hunting advi-sory teams are in place, and it is not necessary to legislate a permanent wildlife roundtable as suggested in Conroy’s bill.

Hunting has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years. Moose are the most popular big-game target for resident hunters, and some areas have restricted moose tags through regional lotteries used for less abun-dant species such as elk.

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Homestay information night at Nakusp Secondary JILLIAN TRAINOR

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The international education program for School District 10 re-cently held a homestay information night at the Nakusp Secondary School library.

The international program for SD 10 is still quite new as it only started last year.

There are currently five international stu-dents in the district and they all attend Nakusp Secondary School (NSS).

“We have available Lucerne Elementary Secondary School, as well as Nakusp Elementary and Nakusp Secondary,” said Ryoko Kobayashi, part of the international program. “If you are an elementary school stu-dent, the rule is you must come with a parent.”

Kobayashi said living with a homestay family is the best way to learn English and immerse in Canadian culture.

In order to help offset having another person join the family, home-stay families receive $800 a month. This is slightly higher than other dis-tricts, because the pro-gram takes into account the need to go farther for things like shopping or hockey. If the family is ac-

tive, the student goes ev-erywhere with the family.

Two people who showed up for the in-formation session were Warren and Stephanie Fulmore.

The Fulmores are currently the homestay parents to one of the international students, but it’s not the first time the couple have taken part in something like this. When they lived in Saskatchewan, they hosted several homestay students, including stu-dents from Finland and Cameroon.

“We like learning

about other cultures, the different foods, and dif-ferent things like that.” said Stephanie.

“For us, it’s enjoyable, and we try to be a little creative, and have fun,” said Warren. “They have fun, and they grow, and we grow, and experience life.”

It’s not just the fami-lies and the international students that are getting something out of this. The students at NSS are having a positive experi-ence as well.

“At the Educational Partnership Committee meetings, we have stu-

dent representatives who come from each school,” said Heather Dennill, also part of the international program. “The student representatives who come from NSS said ‘It isn’t just the international students that are getting a benefit out of this, we are too. We had no idea about these cultures, and we’re learn-ing so much about what it’s like out in the world, and not just in Nakusp.’

“They had nothing but positive things to say about the experience of having kids from all over the world come and join them in their studies.”

One hundred twenty-second in an alphabetical series on West Kootenay/Boundary place names

Many theories exist about how Midway got its name.

To begin with, Midway was previously known as Eholt’s, Boundary City, and Boundary Creek. The first of these was in honour of Louis Eholt (1840-1911), who pre-empted the future townsite around 1884 and for whom a Boundary railway junction was later named.

Eholt’s was first mentioned in a letter from land surveyor J.P. Burnyeat to the commissioner of lands and works dated December 1891 and quoted in Grand Forks: The First 100 Years: “A wagon road exists from Eholt’s to Grande Prairie, 25 miles, but on American territory … there is a deep gulch and, in my opinion, affords a good pass for a wagon road, connecting Eholt’s and Osoyoos with Grande Prairie on the Canadian side …”

A post office application was filed on Sept. 7, 1893 as Boundary City, but when the office opened on Jan. 1, 1894, it was called Boundary Creek.

In 1893, Capt. Robert C. Adams of Montreal purchased the property and had a townsite laid out. By some accounts, it was called Midway from the get-go while others say it was Boundary City first and renamed Midway the following year.

In any case, Adams’ rationale for the name was explained in the Boundary Creek Times of Dec. 26, 1896, but only re-discovered a few years ago by Al Donnelly of the Boundary Historical Society:

“Capt. Adams … says he puzzled for days thinking of a name that would be both suitable and catching. What he wanted was a name easy to pronounce and easy to remember, but to name a town is not so easy a task after all. Those who know Capt. Adams, however, also know that even in a matter of this kind he would employ original methods — and he certainly did. He went straight through Webster’s Unabridged till he came to the letter M — how long it took him he does not say — and Midway im-mediately struck his fancy.

“It was short and had a pleasing sound; moreover it expressed distinctly two ideas topographically and geographically cor-rect; The town is exactly in the centre of the whole district, and is also the midway point between the Rocky and the Selkirk ranges. So the town was called Midway accordingly.”

(This doesn’t make sense, however — Midway is to the west of both the Rockies and the Selkirks.)

A petition was submitted to postal authorities on April 4, 1894 requesting the post office be renamed Midway. The change took effect on Nov. 1.

Subsequently, others found additional

reasons why Midway was an appropriate name. In a 1905 letter to the Geographic Survey of Canada, postmaster Edward A. Hain suggested Midway was named “on account being about as nearly possible halfway, or midway, between the then-nearest point of railway communication, namely Marcus on US side, and Penticton on Canadian side, where early prospec-tors had to get their supplies.”

R.A. Brown in a separate letter to the Geographic Survey suggested it was “named on account of it being halfway between Grand Forks and Osoyoos Lake.”

The Midway Advance of Dec. 11, 1899 wrote: “The town was named Boundary City but because of Boundary Falls a new name was required. Capt. Adams eventually decided upon Midway, as the town is approximately midway between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.”

The BC Centennial Directory of 1967 suggested: “Being at about the halfway mark on the Dewdney trail passing through it, Boundary City soon was gen-erally referred to as Midway. Eventually the name stuck simply because it avoided confusion with the other smelter town of Boundary Falls …”

According to the 2001 Boundary Visitors Guide: “Generally accepted is the theory that the village lies midway between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. The other is that it’s midway between heaven and hell!”

There’s also the notion that Capt. Adams was influenced by Midway Plaisance, the Chicago park at the centre of amusements during the 1893 World’s Fair, which resulted in midway becoming a byword for fairs and carnivals. While this sounds plausible, it did not appear in print until 1945 in Rupert W. Haggen’s Origin of Place Names in Boundary District manuscript.

Midway incorporated as a village in 1967.


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2016 Midway between what and what?

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Midway was named in 1893 by Capt. Robert C. Adams, but even he seemed a bit confused about its origin.

April 21 Mother Goose @ Nakusp Public Library. Free drop-in for ages 0-3 and their parents/caregiv-ers. Songs, rhymes, and snacks. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

April 21 Strong Start @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning pro-gram for children age 0-6.

April 21 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.

April 21 Nerd Night (Video Games) @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

April 21 Bingo @ Nakusp Legion. 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

April 21 Darts Night @ Nakusp Legion. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

April 21 African Drumming Group @ Move on the Kusp at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drummers welcome.

April 21 Drop-in Badminton for adults and NSS Students @ NSS Gym. Every Tuesday & Thursday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bring your own racket and non-marking inside shoes. Beginners welcome! $3 drop in fee. For more information con-tact Lee-Anne @ 265-3326.

April 22 Strong Start @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6.

April 22 Fringe Friday Market @ Old Fire Hall Collective, Nakusp. 1 p.m. to 6 p.m

April 22 Outside Activity/Drop In @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

April 22 Games Night @ Nakusp Legion. Come play Wii, darts, pool, or bring a game from home. Bring a friend or two along. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

April 22 Loose your Muse – Coffee House @ Old Fire Hall Collective, Nakusp. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday Night Coffee House Open mic: Play an instrument, sing, tell a joke, recite a poem, or have a good rant. Bring your guitar; keyboard supplied. Hang out, discuss and interact.

April 23 Farmer’s Market @ Old Fire Hall Collective, Nakusp. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

April 23 Community Choir prac-tice @ Saddleback Church. 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your first practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.

April 23 Dungeons & Dragons @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

April 24 Artist’s Trading Cards Trading Session @ Broadway Deli. 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information contact Don Mabie @ 265-3673.

April 24 AA Meeting 5 p.m. to 6 p.m @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216.

April 25 Strong Start @ Edgewood Elementary School. 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6.


April 25 Strong Start @ Burton Learning Centre. 12:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6.

April 25 BC Transit Bus to Nakusp Hot Springs.The bus leaves Overwaitea at 1:15 p.m. and arrives back in Nakusp at 3:55 p.m. Cost is $1.25 one way, or $2.50 round trip.

April 25 Bridge @ Nakusp Senior’s Centre, every Monday 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $2.50, and beginners welcome.

April 25 Village Council Meeting @ Nakusp Village Office at 6:30 p.m. Public is welcome to attend.

April 26 Pitter Patter Play Group @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. A drop-in group for parents/caregiv-ers and children ages 0 - 2 ½.

April 26 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 a.m. to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.

April 26 Strong Start @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning pro-gram for children age 0-6.

April 26 Drop-in Badminton for adults and NSS Students @ NSS

Gym. Every Tuesday & Thursday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bring your own racket and non-marking inside shoes. Beginners welcome! $3 drop in fee. For more information con-tact Lee-Anne @ 265-3326.

April 26 The Articulators Toastmasters Meeting @ Nakusp Selkirk College at 7 p.m. Meetings include introductions, speeches, evaluations, jokes, timing and re-freshments. Public is welcome to attend.

April 27 Strong Start @ Fauquier Communication Centre. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6.


April 27 Workshop Wednesday is an ongoing series of free work-shops designed to help you gain the skills and knowledge to get a job. This week is: Communication in the Workplace from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Are you a good lis-tener? From 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. @ ASLCS Building. Complimentary lunch provided for those at-tending both workshops. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register please call 265-3318.

April 27 Coffee @ Nakusp Senior’s Centre. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

April 27 Strong Start @ Edgewood Elementary School. 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6.

April 27 Puppets on the Move @ Bonnington Arts Centre. 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Play with pup-pets, build creative stories, expand your imagination, play interactive games, brainstorm new ideas for upcoming events, and simply be entertained. Open to all ages.

April 27 Poker Night @ the Leland Hotel. It’s free and beginners are welcome. 7 p.m. start. For more in-formation contact Dan @ 265-3314.

April 27 AA Meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216.

April 28 Recycling Day in Nakusp! Leave your recycling on the curb in clear blue bags, for 7 a.m. pick-up.

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Joyce Lorraine Borho (nee Nesbitt) was born in New Denver, BC on September 21, 1947, second daughter to

Fredrick and Wilhelmina Nesbitt. Joyce as a child was an outgoing, adventurous, fun loving young girl who loved to write poetry and to skip school whenever possible!

She married Maurice Borho on July. 3, 1965 in Edgewood, B.C. Together they made a beautiful life which included their three wonderful girls, Kari, Renee and Tracey. Aside from a few short years lived in Vernon, B.C., Joyce and Maurice made their home in Edgewood.

Joyce worked as an Education Assistant for many years at the Edgewood Elementary School at which she was truly remarkable. She had a way with stu-dents and her humour and fun loving nature made the kids feel at ease with her.

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Joyce relocated from Edgewood to Revelstoke in October 2012. This was a difficult transition for her having lived in Edgewood most of her life. Her children were very proud of how well she adjust-ed. Her amazing personality and love to socialize quickly made her a group of wonderful friends over the last 4 years. Joyce was the best friend any-one could ask for! Loyal! Compassionate! Kind! Generous! From doing errands for people to just stopping in to say ”hi” or proudly delivering her outstanding homemade buns, nothing that was too much for Joyce.

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Joyce was predeceased by her parents, Fredrick and Wilhelmina Nesbitt and sister Darlene Wurz (nee Nesbitt).

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New Denver native creates film for SD 10JILLIAN TRAINOR

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Residents of the Arrow Lakes Valley and people around the world recently got a chance to see what life of is like for students of School District 10.

A video was recently released highlighting life for students in the local

area. The theme of the film is world class learning in a rural environment. It features beautiful shots of the scenery in Nakusp and New Denver, along with clips of student life, both in the classroom and out.

Created by Isaac Carter of ICandyFilms, it’s not the first film the com-

pany has created for SD 10, but it is a special one for Carter as he grew up in New Denver, attend-ing Lucerne Elementary Secondary School.

Filming took about two years to complete, and the process was sometimes difficult, especially when it came to earning the trust of students and teachers, something Carter said is a fundamental part of film making.

“As soon as you have a camera in your face, it’s awkward,” he said. “Half of it is hiding, and half of it is breaking that barrier and saying ‘Hey, I’m one of you.’ It’s inside looking out.”

Another difficult thing was accidentally filming students who don’t have parental releases to be on film, or students not want-ing to appear on film.

“You want to see how

many of them there are, you want to see the groups,” said Carter, “You want to see how they’re interacting with things, but if there is one there that says ‘I don’t want to be in it’, you cut it out, and you can’t use that shot.”

Having the students be in the right place at the right time, without the pressure of having the camera in front of them was important as well. Over the two years of filming, students and staff got used being in front of the camera.

Editing the video took some time. It’s about three and a half minutes long, but between working on other projects and wait-ing to hear back on clear-ances and release forms, it took about six months to complete.

When speaking about the project, it’s clear that

Carter is very proud of the time spent working on the short film, and his love for the area shines through-out the conversation.

“This is the best place to have your kids go to school,” he said. “We’re one of the last bastions that is still not completely ingrained in technology and academics. It’s ‘Yeah, put them out there and learn about life and school and the environment.’”

Though filming was completed long ago, Carter wishes he could have continued.

“There are infinite things these kids are doing and learning ev-eryday,” he said. “I wish I could be with them every single adventure they have, in the classroom and out. There is so much that they get to do, but I can’t work on it forever. I wish I could.”

One thing he would like to do is continue film-ing in the school district, creating a new video every six months or so as a way to keep people updated with what’s happening in the schools and with the students.

In the process of mak-ing the film, Carter came

to see how special and important the area truly is for him.

“Being able to see the district, and my school, and seeing how it is all encompassing, and they’re so related and yet so different. They are what make this place so great,” he said. “It’s wonderful.”

Isaac Carter of ICandy Films. ICandy Films was chosen by School District 10 for its promotional video. The theme was ‘World class learning in a rural environment.’


Nakuspians cast their vote for the CBT Community Initiatives Program


Nakusp residents came out in the hundreds to vote in the annual Community Initiatives Program, created by Columbia Basin Trust.

This is the 19th year the vote has taken place, and coincidentally, this year there were 19 proj-ects taking part in the vote.

A total of $184,407 in funding is available. Of that number, $140,407 will go to large projects, and $44,000 will go to

smaller projects.Being able to take part

in the vote is important.“With a lot of com-

munities, the councils or directors decide where the funding goes,” said Karen Hamling, mayor of Nakusp. “In this com-munity, we’ve always felt they (residents) should have a say.”

Voting took place in the auditorium of the Nakusp Arena. Organizations and com-mittees had tables around the outer walls of the auditorium, and people were able to walk around,

ask questions, and get information about what each group wanted and why they were applying for funding.

Voters choose five big projects, and five small projects. The projects that get the most votes will re-ceive funding. Last year, over 500 people voted.

One of the organiza-tions applying for funding was Puppets on the Move, created by Nikki Cole.

Cole feels there is a need in the community to build connections and express ourselves freely without the fear of being

judged.“By putting a puppet

on, or bringing your-self into a place where you don’t have to think, you’re just there, all of a sudden you can express yourself freely, you can be recognized for those gifts, and people around start going, ‘I want to try that,’ because they can feel it, the energy starts building and it’s a great experience.” she said.

Cole was asking for $5,000 to go toward a portable puppet theatre, along with materials and rental fees.

Voting ends at 4 p.m. After that, the votes are tabulated by hand, with one table counting the small projects, and one table counting the large ones. Because it’s done by hand, getting the re-sults of the vote can take a couple of hours.

This year, 581 people voted, one of whom was Brendalee Morgan.

“It’s super important, it does so much for the community,” she said. “It’s amazing that any-one who wants to can try and enhance the community, and we have a part in it.”

For the small projects, funding will go toward the following:1. The Nakusp Child Care

Society for maintenance upgrades.2. Kootenay Sufferfest Society for trail upgrades and route maintenance.3. Nakusp Rail Committee for the caboose and plow donation project.4. The Old Firehall Collective Society for the root and branch harvest.5. The Nakusp Centennial Gold Club for lighting and electrical upgrades.6. Bayview Residents’ Association for fire pro-tection equipment.7. Arrow Lakes Historical Society to help publish a book on the SS Minto.

For large projects, fund-ing will go toward the following:1. Rotary Club of Nakusp for the waterfront lighting project.2. Arrow Senior Citizens Society for phase five of the Arrowtarian Rotary Village.3. Nakusp and Area Bike Society for Mt. Abriel mountain bike trail net-work development.4. Halcyon Assisted Living for automatic door openers for the main entry.5. Nakusp Elementary School for a playground gazebo/outdoor learning space.6. Nakusp Medieval Society for Medieval Days 2016.

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Arrow Lakes News, April 21, 2016