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FALCONS BRING HOME BANNERPAGE 8
West Kootenay Boundary MLA Katrine Conroy doesn’t see much good coming to the region from the Liberal budget. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
MLA Conroy sees Liberal budget as pre-election positioning
In her reaction to the B.C. Liberals’ budget that came
out last week, West Kootenay Boundary MLA Katrine
Conroy compared it to selling the house in order to pay the
bills. Characterizing the Liberals’ reign in offi ce as “year
after year of mismanagement,” she was disappointed that
there was very little for “local people” in the budget again,
something she said will have a big impact on places like
Nakusp.
“One of my concerns, especially for a community like
Nakusp which is quite forestry dependent, is the lack of
commitment to forestry in this budget,” said Conroy, who
noted there are in fact cuts planned to the forestry minis-
try.
“Last Thursday the Auditor General released a report on
the state of forestry in this province, and it was scathing...
Trees haven’t been planted, silviculture hasn’t been taken
care of, it hasn’t been properly managed. That’s a real con-
cern for our region.” She sees the Liberal budget as show-
ing a lack of commitment from fi nance minister to forestry
as an important industry here in the province.
Conroy also pointed to healthcare as another serious
area for concern. Citing the 176 recommendations for se-
niors healthcare contained in the B.C. Ombudsperson’s re-
port that was released earlier this month, she sees the Lib-
eral budget as missing the mark. The Ministry of Health
responded by saying that more studies and reviews needed
to be done, said Conroy, something that she sees as un-
necessary.
“This is a report that has been a long time in coming,”
Conroy said, “[It] has taken three years and the reviews
have been done.” Now is the time to act, she said, with
more than a renovation tax credit that will benefi t very few
people in these times of economic recession. Money would
be better spent, she believes, if it were set aside to help peo-
ple with the costs associated with home care which would
help families out and alleviate demands on the health care
By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News
Conroy, page 2
Arriving just in time to watch the close of the third pe-
riod of the West Kootenay Peewee playoffs on Sunday was
a real treat, the perfect way to come back home to Nakusp
after a few weeks away.
Nakusp was home to the league playoffs from Feb. 24-
26, which saw seven teams visiting our town: Nelson 1 and
2, Castlegar 1 and 2, Rossland/Trail 2 (the Wildcats, an
all-girl team), Beaver Valley, and Boundary. Unfortunately,
Rossland/Trail 1 decided to sit this one out.
Games were played starting Friday and ran until Sun-
day afternoon when the fi nal game decided who would take
home the West Kootenay banner.
The crowd’s excitement could be heard through the
walls even before my friend and I were inside the arena
doors on Sunday. It was Nelson 2 versus Nakusp in the
fi nals and it sounded like everyone was losing their heads
watching a really great game.
And it was a great game, pretty much as good as it gets.
The teams were well-matched in skills, and both teams had
a couple of taller players that had already started sprouting
up in the mix as well.
The players sped over the ice, fi ghting for the puck and
manoeuvering quickly around and sometimes over each
other to get to the goal. Even with good defence, both goal-
ies saved their fair share of shots.
With one eye on the ice and another looking through the
camera viewfi nder, and not much skill as a sports reporter,
I can’t tell you who did what exactly when. What I can
tell you was that Nakusp pulled ahead by one goal in the
second half of the third period to make the score 4-3, only
to have Nelson tie it up with 17 seconds remaining in the
game.
Five on fi ve overtime resulted in no change in score, so
on to the fi nal option: shoot out. Nakusp’s fi rst shot went
wide, but Nelson’s didn’t get in either. Both players who
were up next for the teams made their shots, but Nakusp
got a second one in and the Peewee Falcons erupted from
the bench.
Helmets and gloves and sticks rained down, and the
crowd supplied the thunder for the storm of excitement that
took place on the ice and in the stands. The feeling of pride
and accomplishment was overwhelming. Once the noise
died down, the announcement that the Falcons had won the
banner was offi cially made, and the team carried their hard-
won pennant around the rink in victory.
Congratulations to the Nakusp Peewee Falcons, and
thanks for such a great home game victory!
By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News
Nakusp takes West Kootenay Peewee House banner
Nakusp Peewee House team proved they’re ready to go in any weather this past weekend. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
2 ■ Arrow Lakes News ■ Wednesday, February 29, 2012 N E W S www.arrowlakesnews.com
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2 to
Apr
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for P
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ess
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stric
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of
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ply.
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arge
of 1
6 ce
nts
per k
m o
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stric
tions
app
lies,
plus
app
licab
le ta
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ufac
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can
be
used
in c
onju
nctio
n wi
th m
ost r
etail
con
sum
er o
ffers
mad
e av
ailab
le by
For
d of
Can
ada
at e
ither
the
time
of fa
ctor
y ord
er o
r deli
very,
but
not
bot
h. M
anuf
actu
rer R
ebat
es a
re n
ot c
ombi
nabl
e wi
th a
ny fl
eet c
onsu
mer
ince
ntive
s. Al
l pric
es a
re b
ased
on
Man
ufac
ture
r’s S
ugge
sted
Ret
ail P
rice.
†Fr
om F
eb. 1
, 201
2 to
Apr
. 2, 2
012,
rece
ive $
250/
$50
0/ $
750/
$1
,000
/ $1,
750/
$2,
000/
$2,
500/
$3,
000/
$3,
500/
$4,
000/
$4,
500/
$5,
000/
$5,
500/
$6,
500/
$7,
500/
in M
anuf
actu
rer R
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es w
ith th
e pu
rcha
se o
r lea
se o
f a n
ew 2
012
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s (e
xclu
ding
S)/
Flex S
E, E
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ies/ E
xplor
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Bas
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usion
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auru
s SE
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nsit
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exclu
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tang
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ader
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F-5
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bs/ E
dge
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lex (e
xclu
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SE)
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tang
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SE)
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nd B
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/ Esc
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and
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uper
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and
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er C
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F-4
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iesel
engi
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Cabs
). Al
l Rap
tor,
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OSS3
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nd M
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ed in
con
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tion
with
mos
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offe
rs m
ade
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able
by F
ord
of C
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eith
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fact
ory o
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or d
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Man
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cent
ives.
††O
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from
Feb
ruar
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201
2 to
Apr
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201
2 (th
e “P
rogr
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e a
max
imum
of [
$500
]/ [$
1000
] wor
th o
f sele
cted
For
d cu
stom
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ory
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alled
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ions,
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Prog
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Per
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plied
to th
e El
igib
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. The
Elig
ible
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cle m
ust b
e de
liver
ed o
r fac
tory
ord
ered
dur
ing
the
Prog
ram
Per
iod. T
axes
pay
able
on th
e to
tal p
rice
of th
e El
igib
le Ve
hicle
(inc
ludi
ng a
cces
sorie
s and
fact
ory o
ption
s), b
efor
e th
e Of
fer v
alue
is de
duct
ed. T
his O
ffer i
s sub
ject t
o ve
hicle
, acc
esso
ry, a
nd fa
ctor
y ins
talle
d op
tion
avail
abilit
y. On
ly on
e (1
) Offe
r may
be
appl
ied to
ward
the
purc
hase
or l
ease
of e
ach
Elig
ible
Vehi
cle. T
his O
ffer c
an b
e us
ed in
con
junc
tion
with
mos
t ret
ail c
onsu
mer
offe
rs m
ade
avail
able
by F
ord
of C
anad
a at
the
time
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When asked about the Centre for Canadian
Policy Alternatives analysis that the Liberal
government is “deliberately underestimating
the amount of money the government has to
work with” in order to reduce the defi cit in
the upcoming year, Conroy’s answer is clear:
“There’s an election coming up in a year.”
She also sees this budget as part of an effort
to make the Liberals look good before British
Columbians head to the polls.
In fact, Conroy said the province intends
to sell off assets to try to make their budget
balance so it looks better for the election next
year.
When asked what the proposed sale items
were, she replied, “We don’t know. We only
know of a very few of them because they
won’t release the list.”
“Where is the transparent and open gov-
ernment they had said they were going to be
many moons ago?” Conroy asked.
Students aren’t going to see money for col-
lege, something that concerns both the MLA
and local colleges. Conroy mentioned that
she was meeting with the president of Selkirk
College the next day to discuss the budget’s
effects on post-secondary education, both in
terms of student enrolment and the future of a
skilled labour force in British Columbia.
Conroy says the NDP are also hard at
work getting their platform ready for the up-
coming election, and are looking at ways to
save money that she says will be better for the
province. Hiring nurse practitioners to work
in rural areas is one idea, as is an increase in
corporate taxes, but all details will come out
as part of the NDP platform.
What, me worry?
When asked about MLA wages and pen-
sions, Conroy responded that they were an
easy target for people, noted that provincial
pensions aren’t as rich as the more controver-
sial federal counterparts.
“I’m not complaining, but there’s long
hours and lots of work. I enjoy it,” Conroy
said, and was clear that she wouldn’t be do-
ing her job if she didn’t. She also recalled that
there was an independent audit three years
ago that looked at the work versus the wages
for MLAs in B.C.
Conroy con’t from page 1
Arrow Lakes News ■ Wednesday, February 29, 2012 ■ 3N E W Swww.arrowlakesnews.com
MINTO HOUSEACTIVITIES
(Located at the Arrow Lakes Hospital)
Monday: Bingo 10:30 am History Reading with Social Day Program 1pm-3pm Tuesday: Piano Playing, Nail & Hair Day 10am Hairdresser 3:30pm Wednesday: Coffee Seniors Hall 10-12pm Crafts & Ice Cream Party 1pm-3pm Thursday: Walking 9am, Church 10am Class/ Cards 1:30pm
Every 3rd Thursday of the monthis Pub Night at 6:30pm
FROZEN MEALSavailable at Community Services.16 professionally prepared meals for $100.
Orders are to be taken on the1st & 3rd Monday by 10 am.
Pickup is 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. SEVERAL MENU CHOICES!
Meals must be prepaid. Call 265-3674.
HALCYON HOUSE ACTIVITIES(Elaine Davis 250-265-3692)SPECIAL EVENTS
AT HALCYON HOUSEAll Seniors in the community
welcome to attend all Activities Any questions Call Judy at 265-3056 (eve.) or 265-3692
Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services NEW HORIZONS
ROTARY VILLA LOUNGE Monday: BINGO 7:00 pm at the New Lounge Thursday: Soup & Bun Day 12:00 Noon at the New Lounge
MEALS ON WHEELSavailable through Halcyon House.
Meals On Wheels provides tasty, nutritious hot meals thatare delivered to your home by volunteers between
12 noon and 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The cost for this service is $7.00 per meal.
To arrange for Meals On Wheels please callAnne at Community Services
250-265-3674 ext. 213 between 8:30am & 4:30pm Tuesday: 2:00pm: ExercisesWednesday: Adult Day Program 10am - 3pmContact: Karolina Moskul 250-265-369211:00am: Tai Chi with BarbEvery other Weds: 2:00pm: Social Time with KarenEvery Last Weds: 6:30pm: Pub NightThursday: 1:00pm: CardsFriday: 2:00pm: Time Wise with SimonEvery other Friday: 10:30am: Bingo
Nakusp man dies in logging accident
A Nakusp man is dead following a logging incident south of Revelstoke Tuesday morning.
RCMP was notifi ed of the inci-dent on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at around 11:30 a.m., Sgt. Kim Hall of the Revelstoke RCMP said.
The incident happened on Eagle Bay Forest Service Road, about 55 kilometres south of Revelstoke.
Hall did not have details but did say the man got caught between two pieces of machinery. The name of the man is not being released by the RCMP at this time.
WCB Communications Offi cer Megan Johnston confi rmed that Na-
kusp Logging Ltd. was the man’s employer at the time of his death.
Johnston was unable to give infor-mation as to the presence of witness-es or how or when the fatal injury occurred, but she did say that inves-tigators have now been assigned to determine exactly what happened on the morning of Tuesday Feb. 21.
“An investigation can take sever-al months,” Johnston told the Arrow Lakes News.
Investigators will look at equip-ment, talk to witnesses and the em-ployer, as well as examine the work site in order to determine if there was an issue with the work site set up or faultiness with equipment or the way it was being operated, she said.
Black Press
Burton group explores Community Learning Centre option
In October 2010, Burton residents cel-
ebrated the Burton school by watching a
play and sitting down to a community din-
ner together. Last week, some local Burto-
nians reconvened at the school to discuss its
possible future as an expanded learning fa-
cility as well as a public school, something
called a Neighbourhood Learning Centre.
According to their website, the NLC
program is dedicated to making schools
“inviting places where people of all ages
can access education, community services,
recreation and culture seven days a week,
twelve months a year – places that promote
the well-being of children, families and the
entire community.”
Spearheading this new option is Vice
Principal Sally McLean who recently
learned of the NLC program in B.C. Ex-
ploring what the program offered, McLean
felt that Burton School is in the perfect
position to become a community school.
It has the advantage, for example, of be-
ing completely wheelchair accessible, she
pointed out.
“We just haven’t taken the bull by the
horns,” she said as the reason it hasn’t hap-
pened already.
What does it take to make it a communi-
ty school, was the fi rst question she asked at
the meeting last Thursday afternoon. Look-
ing down the list of ideas that came out of
the October 2010 meeting, it was easy to
see that the school would make a great spot
for the community to come together and
continue to learn.
At the moment, Burton School teeters on
the brink of closure. With less than a dozen
kids enrolled, the school’s survival as an
educational institution is precarious.
“Every time there’s a potential school
closure, the gym is packed,” said Liz Gillis,
as evidence of the town’s deep concern.
McLean agreed, and noted that people
were getting tired of coming to meetings
and feeling like they were living on the
edge. This program would give the com-
munity a new and positive focus, a positive
project to put their efforts into, rather than
just reacting to bad news.
“The safety of the children is top pri-
ority,” said vice-principal McLean, who
also said that although becoming an NLC
wouldn’t keep the school open, it would
have to be taken into consideration before
the building could be closed.
One participant voiced the idea that cre-
ating an NLC might be part of creating at-
tractants to families who wanted to move to
a rural community like Burton.
Another mentioned that the building was
already ideally situated for keeping people
healthy and fi t by offering them a space
where they could walk in the winter, free of
the risk of slipping on ice and snow.
Ready to move on to the next step,
McLean asked if there were a couple of
people who would be willing to go on a
fi eld trip to Revelstoke to check out their
NLC and see how the idea might translate
into something workable in Burton.
By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News
A lively group met to discuss using Burton School as a centre for community learning of all kinds. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
Taxing times for B.C. governmentBefore this
week’s budget debate is drowned out by the shouting over the teachers’ dispute, here’s a look at the main points and the arguments unfolding around them.
The setting for Fi-nance Minister Kevin Falcon’s fi rst budget is what he dreaded when Premier Christy
Clark handed him the job. Recovery is painfully slow, with mining and petroleum growing and for-est products struggling to hold and build on gains made in Asia. This and the $3 billion dismantling of the harmonized sales tax moved Falcon to limit over-all spending growth to an average of two per cent for the next three years. That means little or no increase to all areas except health care, education and social assistance.
Despite holding the line on public service pay and not replacing 2,000 positions over the next three years, Clark and Falcon had to postpone the elimina-tion of the 2.5-per-cent small business income tax to get to a balanced budget by 2013. And Falcon has again dangled the prospect of raising general corpo-rate income tax from 10 to 11 per cent, but not until 2014.
Business experts applauded the hard line on spend-
ing, noting the contrast with Alberta’s big spending and Ontario’s big spending hangover.
NDP fi nance critic Bruce Ralston says Falcon’s two-per-cent spending target is “unrealistic,” and the whole program is motivated mostly by two by-elections this year and a general election next year. He said the proposal to raise general business taxes is a repeat of his effort to save the HST, and it won’t happen if the B.C. Liberals win in 2013.
B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins made the bizarre claim that it’s an NDP-style “tax and spend” budget, and inaccurately accused Falcon of raising taxes on small business. He also joined the NDP chorus of outrage over ICBC, BC Hydro and medical premium increases.
Some other hot topics in the budget:• Selling assets. The big one here is B.C.’s liquor
wholesaling monopoly, run out of warehouses in Kamloops and Vancouver. Falcon insists the private sector does this kind of work more effi ciently, and union contracts will be protected in a bidding process. The NDP argues that selling off a monopoly puts this government cash cow at risk, and points to private retail stores with higher prices and lower wages.
The proposed sale of 100 surplus Crown proper-ties has raised cries of “selling the silverware to buy groceries.” But land sales are nothing new for gov-ernments, and Falcon prefers that to raising taxes.
• Carbon tax. The last scheduled increase goes ahead in July, adding another penny on a litre of gas-oline, followed by a freeze and review of the whole climate program. Ralston says the climate plan is “in
tatters,” along with dozens of other policy areas that are also under review after 11 years of B.C. Liberal rule.
NDP leader Adrian Dix vows to keep the carbon tax and its offsetting personal income tax cuts, direct car-bon tax revenues to transit and rural energy-saving retrofi ts, and hike the general corporate tax rate from 10 to 12 per cent to pay for it.
• HST. Asked what he would have done as fi nance minister, Ralston sug-
gested getting rid of the HST sooner. Dix continues to misrepresent the HST as solely a transfer to big business, ignoring the small and medium-sized businesses that have a year left to take advantage of input tax credits.
Simon Fraser University economist Jon Kesselman has estimated that poor people will be worse off when the HST ends, while the rest of us will see a very small net benefi t.
Tom FletcherB.C. Views
4 ■ Arrow Lakes News ■ Wednesday, February 29, 2012 C O M M U N I T Y
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Ploughing article appreciatedEditor,I wish to thank you for your article regarding your adventure to Castlegar.Our road staff operates equipment in adverse conditions and to read your
article is a great morale boost for all employee’s during a challenging winter.It is great for all our staff to be pleasantly surprised with your well written
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SATURDAY, MARCH 3RUN FURTHER 10 KM RUNNING CLINIC Saturdays at 9 a.m., meeting in front of the Nakusp
Arena. Cost: $100; includes BC Athletics member-
ship and clinic gift. Register at Stepping Stones
Daycare (Nancy Bone), Strong Start (Rhonda
Palmer), or Little Mountain Outdoor Gear.
NAKUSP ROD & GUN CLUB AWARDS NIGHT Everyone welcome at the Nakusp Legion 7-11 p.m.
Tickets $10 available at Cutrite Meats, the General
Store and at the door. Awesome raffle and door
prizes, and 50/50 draw.
NORTH VALLEY MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL Come watch the films and hear the stories at Bosun
Hall. Doors at 6:30 p.m., films at 7 p.m. Tickets
available at Rutabaga’s in New Denver and Silverton
Building Supplies: $5-15 sliding scale; kids under
10 free. Snacks available too.
Sunday, March 4
SEEDY SUNDAY WITH SLOCAN VALLEY REC seed exchange at the Slocan Park Rec Hall from 1–4
p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7PIANO DUO BAX AND CHUNG Come and join us
for an evening of ‘Dance’ Piano Music at the Bonnington
Arts Centre. Tickets
are available at the Bon Marche Dollar Store until 2:00
p.m. Wednesday, then at the door, which will be open at
7:00 p.m. For this concert, ticket prices are as follows:
Adults: $20; Seniors: $15; and Students: $10.
SUNDAY, MARCH 10FIREWORKS FUNDRAISER HOCKEY GAME Watch the Pee Wees take on the Nakusp Volunteer
Fire Fighters. All money raised will go toward the
Canada Day fireworks.
CHICKEN DAY at the Vallican Whole. Hosted by
Judi Morton. Learn from experienced poultry produc-
ers about raising chickens and the issues they face.
9-3 p.m. By donation.
FUN CURLING 32 spots for curling at 1 p.m., 60
people for the roast beef dinner at 6:30 p.m., and
Karaoke with Shirley starts at 8 p.m. Get your ticket
by March 5 at the Legion: $15 singles and $25 per
couple for dinner and curling.
MONDAY, MARCH 12
EXPLORE THE WORLD OF BIRDS With interna-
tional birding expert Gary Davidson. Illustrated lectures
at Heart’s Rest Retreat Center, 7-8.30 pm on March 12,
April 2 & 23, May 14, June 4 &25. In addition, two fi eld
trips will be arranged with the group. Cost is $75 for
6 lectures and 2 fi eld trips, payable the fi rst evening.
Or you may pay $10 per evening and $20 per fi eld trip.
Donations for use of the retreat center space are sug-
gested. For information and to register, please call Kay
at 358 7991 or email [email protected].
FRIDAY, MARCH 16WOMEN CELEBRATING WOMEN at the Silverton
Memorial Hall. Musical event. $10 donation. 7:30 p.m.
MARCH 16-18NAKUSP MARCH MADNESS FISHING DERBY Calling all the kootenay fishermen/women: the first
annual March Madness derby in Nakusp, will take
place from daybreak March 16 to 3 p.m. March
18. The heaviest Dolly or Rainbow takes first! It is
being hosted by the Nakusp Esso, and it is going to
be BIG. There are lots of prizes from our sponsors,
loads of door prizes, an earlybird draw for a custom-
made set planner boards valued at $150 for those
that buy their tickets by February 25th. Watch for an
upcoming facebook page on the event. Derby tickets
are $35 per person; get your tickets now and have a
chance at those planner boards!
SUNDAY, MARCH 18LEARN TO RUN 5 KM RUN/WALK CLINIC Mondays at 5:30 p.m., meet in front of Nakusp
Arena. Cost: $82; includes BC Athletics membership
and clinic gift. Register at Stepping Stones Daycare
(Nancy Bone), Strong Start (Rhonda Palmer), or
Little Mountain Outdoor Gear.
MARCH 18-25PROVINCIAL TIER 4 HOCKEY TOURNAMENT Six teams from across the province converge in Na-
kusp to see who will skate away with Minor Hockey
honours in B.C.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21SCRABBLE CLUB Got a bunch of obscure three-
letter words with the letters “k” and “x”? Put them
to high-scoring use 1 p.m. at the Nakusp Library.
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Big B-Day plans started
Over 20 people showed up at the Nakusp’s 120th birthday celebration meeting to brainstorm for the upcom-ing celebrations which will be held on the July 1 weekend. A lot of energy and great ideas were discussed with attendees representing different com-munity organizations and those just interested in making the celebrations special and having a great time.
What we do know for sure is that there will be the July 1 parade spon-sored by the Chamber of Commerce, the pancake breakfast and fi reworks put on by our fi remen. Forty antique cars will be arriving to take part in our parade, and we hope to have a view-ing area downtown for the cars.
The rest of the weekend depends on who will volunteer and what roles they will take on.
There were a lot of really great ideas brought forward. Here are a few of them:
• Children’s races and events on July 1st. A variety of ethnic food ven-dors for the park.
• An over 45 ball tournament for the Saturday and Sunday which will be billed as a fun tournament.
• A hiking event that would entail possibly two trails; kayak races; an “art attack” on the beach.
• Closing off part of Broadway and
having music, possibly allowing busk-ers at different stations throughout the day on the Saturday. It would be nice to have local talent doing the busking. Merchants would also be encouraged to have tables outside their business with birthday specials.
• Races on Broadway: a waiters’ race was given as one example. A pet contest; parkour demonstration.
• A street dance for all ages on the Saturday night with a live band.
• A town crier to announce events throughout the day. The group would like to see the use of the old fash-ioned costumes that are stored at the arena; pictures of the past in the vari-ous store front windows to bring the 120th theme into place.
• Sale of event buttons to cover expenses of parade and events. If you don’t have a button, you will go to jail which will be on the grounds. Hope-fully a logging truck load of fi rewood raffl e to also help cover costs.
A lot of other great ideas came for-ward as well and are being looked into. It would be nice to see these events happen. We will be having a meet-ing April 11 for the various groups to report back as to what they will take on. If you are interested in giving in-put and particularly in lending a hand, even for one hour during the celebra-tions, go to ‘Nakusp’s 120th Birthday Celebrations’ on Facebook.
By Mayor Karen HamlingSpecial to the Arrow Lakes News
Gail McMartin spotted this beautiful old house on Brouse Loop during a quiet snowy winter day. Gail McMartin Photography
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The Regional District of Central Kootenay is updating parcel tax rolls for the following service areas:
South Siocan Water Service Parcel Tax Duhamel Water Service Parcel Tax Ymir Water Service Frontage Tax Lucas Road Water Service Parcel Tax Voykin Street Lighting Service Parcel Tax Sanca Park Water Service Parcel Tax Riondel Water Service Frontage Tax McDonald Creek Water Service Parcel Tax Balfour Water Service Parcel Tax Woodland Water Service Parcel Tax West Robson Water Service Parcel Tax Burton Water Service Parcel Tax Edgewood Water Service Parcel Tax Fauquier Water Service Parcel Tax
New commencing for taxation year 2012
Grandview Properties Water Service Parcel Tax Woodbury Water Service Parcel Tax
Owners of property located in these parcel tax areas may request that the roll be amended, in relation to their own property, on one or more of the following grounds:
The parcel tax rolls are available for inspection, at the Regional District of Central Kootenay offi ce in Nelson during regular offi ce hours.
Requests for amendments must be made in writing to the Regional District of Central Kootenay, Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC V1L 5R4 on or before March 13, 2012 @ 4:00 p.m. If requests are received, a Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will meet at 4:00 p.m. on March 15, 2012 in the ROCK Board Room in Nelson.
Grant Roeland, Chief Financial Offi cer/Appointed Collector
there is an error or omission respecting a name or address on the assessment roll;there is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel;there is an error or omission respecting the taxable frontage of a parcel (for water or sewer service areas that use frontage for taxation); andan exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed.
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Plunging down a fi fteen-foot waterfall into the roiling rapids of a Kootenay creek is paddler and videographer Carl Jacks’ idea of a great time, and it shows. In fact, it’s showing in New Denver as part of the North Valley Mountain Film Festival.
“Deep Runs the Canyon,” 34-year-old Jack’s latest documentary fi lm, mixes artistic visionary elements with stories of local whitewater kayaking adventure. Filmed throughout the West Kootenays, the fi lm follows the Endangered Creeks Expedi-
tion, a collective of area paddlers concerned about the offsets of Run-of-River hydroelectric projects.
“Much of the footage is from around Nakusp,” Jacks told the Arrow Lakes News over the phone last week, “The Kuskanax is a hidden gem in the area.”
Having grown up in the South Slocan area, Jacks has always been familiar with Kootenay terrain.
“As a kid we came up here for the hot springs, but paddling really opened it up for me, said Jacks, “I’m a big paddler and the mountains are what I know.”
The mountains, creeks and rapids keep calling him back even though he currently resides in the Okanagan.
“My mind is in the Kootenays but my stuff is in Vernon,” he revealed, and it looks like he won’t be
moving out here any time soon, with his new baby and girlfriend settled in Vernon.
Still, the call is undeniable, and Jacks is fortu-nate enough to be able to work at the Arrow Lakes Hospital and spend some time paddling in the creeks around Nakusp. He’s not alone in enjoying the local waterways. The creeks and rivers are pop-ular with paddlers interested in fi nding a dynamic “creeking” challenge in the mountains.
“The most popular paddles are just about from the Hot Springs all the way down to the highway, depending on what the fl ows are like,” Jacks ex-plained.
It was through paddling that he got to know the area, and continues to be “blown away” by the beauty and variety of creeks and falls.
“Visually it’s very compelling,” he said, “The colour of water in contrast to the mountains and rock. I’ve always got the camera out when I’m pad-dling.”
Using creative and complex camera angles with documentary style story telling, this 23 minute fi lm is bound to impress anyone who has ever been curi-ous of the paddler’s view from deep in the canyon.
“We set up a cable cam on St. Leon creek that provided some really crazy camera angles,” the fi lmmaker and avid paddler said.
But the fi lm isn’t all that you’ll be getting. Jacks also promises to tell a story about the fi lm that al-most killed him and his paddling partner, Endless Adventure operator Chris Ryman. “You’ll see it in the fi lm,” he said, and you could hear a grin in his voice when he said it. Well, actually you’ll see what happens just before the screen goes black. Fortu-nately, everything turned out fi ne, the worst that happened was the kayakers had to hike rather than paddle out.
“This is not the fi rst fi lm of mine to feature whitewater kayaking in this region,” Jacks in-formed the Arrow Lakes News. “In 2009, a similar self produced fi lm titled ‘Symbiosis’ was screened at numerous international fi lm festivals.”
“Symbiosis” featured extensive footage of creeks in the Burton area which at the time were be-ing threatened by several Run-of-River hydroelec-tric proposals. To watch this video on line, visit: http://vimeo.com/33498129.
If you don’t make it to the March 3 screening at the Bosun Hall (doors 6:30, fi lms at 7 p.m.), “Deep Runs the Canyon” will also be available on Vimeo once it’s gone to festivals in Fernie and Tennessee.
See how Deep Runs the CanyonIt takes a special kind of person
to climb and ski two million vertical feet in 266 days. Revelstoke-based ski mountaineer Greg Hill drops by as a special guest presenter at the 6th annual North Valley Mountain Film Festival on Saturday, March 3 in New Denver.
One of the world’s most accom-plished ski-touring endurance ath-letes, Hill shares his tale about this ultimate achievement in 2010. In addition, the Festival promises an-other amazing lineup of mostly lo-cal films and photography that will inspire and awe the audience.
The Festival audience will find local flavour in films such as Crossing Over: The Art of Jeremy Down. This beautiful film by Mike Bernard is a remarkable account of a local artist’s near drowning ex-perience on Slocan Lake and how it changed his perspective on his art and life. Local youth and up-and-coming videographers Yoan Shandro-Gosselin (Young and at ‘Er’) and Quade Nicholson-Chodat (Snow Daze) will debut their ski films.
A couple of alumni presenters return this year, including kayak-ing film guru Carl Jacks with the
world premier of Deep Runs the Canyon, the culmination of his ef-forts to document our local canyons to prevent them from becoming hydroelectric projects. Audience members can also look forward to two wildlife photography presen-tations: one by Festival favourite, Jim Lawrence returning with Koo-tenay Wild II, and a second by lo-cal presenter Jesse Schpakowski.
Mountain biking is well-rep-resented in the lineup this year as New Denver resident Gary Park-strom presents Songlines, a film that highlights the riding of lo-cal Councillor Nadine Raynolds through Idaho, Oregon and Wash-ington. Jesse Schpakowski brings us a second slideshow featuring the talents of New Denver mountain bikers Atli and Rylan Bokstrom, Max Bonazo and another local Councillor, Dave Hodsall.
Three more diverse films in-clude: Surge Freerun by Liam Barnes, a high-energy tour through Rossland featuring two parkour athletes; Mt Assiniboine a moun-tain heritage film by Juerg Martig; and Our Bus by Burton resident Jo Anne Alaric, a funny yet poignant look at living in a remote mountain community.
NVMFF announces diverse 2012 lineupContributed by Theresa Tremaine, NVMFF
By Craig Jacks and Claire ParadisSpecial to the Arrow Lakes News
Craig Jacks used a variety of camera techniques and angles to capture the beauty and excitement of paddling in local creeks as part of his current fi lm showing at the North Valley Mountain Film Festival. PHOTO COURTESY OF CRAIG JACKS
Getting ready to go exploring the Kootenay waterways. PHOTO COURTESY OF CRAIG JACKS
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Bax and Chung concert features one piano, four hands, and two heartsThe real life marriage of two great
concert pianists, Lucille Chung and Alessio Bax, has led to one of the best piano duos of their generation.
A musical love story, this power-ful pair have appeared in the United Kingdom, Europe, China, Korea, Central America, USA, and Cana-da.
Connecting with audiences as a powerful onstage duo and couple, Bax and Chung are a perfectly bal-anced combination of unity and in-dividual personalities.
On Wednesday, March 7, Bax and Chung will be presenting a unique form of music in Nakusp: dance piano on one piano with four hands, commonly known as piano duets.
The show starts at the Bonning-ton Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m., the fi fth concert presented by the Arrow Lakes Arts Council as part of their 2011-12 season.
Bax and Chung have put to-
gether a delightful program of mu-sic inspired by dance that they will be performing in concert on the piano. Highlights include Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances, Stravinsky’s Pe-trouchka, Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite, and Tangos by Piazzolla, which the pair will waltz through on the black and white keys for the pleasure of the audience.
The Arrow Lakes Arts Council would like to thank True North for co-sponsoring this concert, and is also grateful to the the Selkirk Inn for hosting the performers.
Come and join us for an evening of ‘Dance’ Piano Music at the Bon-nington Arts Centre.
Tickets are available at the Bon Marche Dollar Store until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, then at the door, which will be open at 7:00 p.m. For this concert, ticket prices are as follows: Adults: $20; Seniors: $15; and Stu-dents: $10.
Contributed by Marilyn Massey, ALAC
Bax and Chung will waltz together over ebony and ivory March 7th at the Bonnington. PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDREW KWAN ARTISTS
Local kids selected for Canucks First Strides program
Six year old Brody Wanstall and Dakoda Fiz-zard, also age 6, put their names in at the Canucks Centre for BC Hockey in hopes to be part of the First Strides program for kids in January. The pro-gram invited 72 randomly drawn kids between 6-8 years who are registered in BC hockey to attend a special Canucks hockey camp at Rogers Arena.
It was pretty much forgotten by the two boys by Feb, 10 when they received news they were chosen to be part of the Canucks camp. Dakoda and Brody were very excited to attend this together, being both big Canucks fans and lifelong friends. It was like a dream come true. There was no sleeping after hear-ing this!
Unfortunately Brody didn’t make it to the rink,
due to a vehicle accident on his way to the program, but thankfully everybody was OK. His friend Da-koda did attend the program, which included on and off ice drills with Canucks training staff, and a players workshop emphasizing the importance of teamwork and fairplay. He had a great time meet-ing new friends and interacting with professional development coaches and NHL players. The trip in-cluded swag, namely a Canucks jersey, water bottle and autographed pictures with Dale Weise, Bryon Bitz and the Canucks Mascot, Fin.
Dakoda wasn’t the only one to benefi t from up close and personal exposure to NHL expertise. The program also included a parent’s seminar and mi-nor hockey coaching skills development as well, so Dakoda’s mom and aunt got to have a great time taking part too.
By Darryl FizzardSpecial to the Arrow Lakes News
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All for the love of Darwin
It was like a really big family dinner in Bur-ton’s living room.
Eighty-fi ve people turned out to give love and support to Darwin and Wanda Buerge on Satur-day, February 17 in the Burton Hall. Darwin is fi ghting cancer. We all turned out to help with the battle.
It was a benefi t, so donations were made at the door to help pay for the expenses involved when that darned disease changes your life and makes you feel like you just want to wake up from a bad dream.
Darwin’s friends brought a nice big easy chair so that he could sit comfortably, eat dinner and visit with his family and community of friends that really care about him. It’s not just the patient that needs a lot of TLC. Wanda, his wife and their kids Brandon, Devin and Amanda could use some hugs and encouragement in this scary time too.
To say that there was a lot of great food would be an understatement of delicious propor-tions. There were enough delectable dishes for three times the crowd. Turkeys, hams, fresh made rolls and a variety of other dishes as well as a huge table of deserts were brought by the folks who came to cheer them up and it sure seemed to work.
After all the dishes were done, leftovers par-celled out (there was enough for the 408th squad-ron), and the hall put back to rights, a circle of chairs formed. Darwin, mostly family and some of us locals sat and talked a laughed a lot. A circle of people telling stories about days in the past, and what’s going on with the Survivor cast, and anything else to
lighten the load for a while, is healing and nor-mal. That’s what friends are for.
Darwin and Wanda are now waiting to see if he qualifi es for stem-cell therapy, so pray or keep your fi ngers crossed, or whatever you do to send good, healing thoughts their way.
By Suzanne StorySpecial to the Arrow Lakes News
Chicken Day at Vallican Whole in the Slocan Valley
After a successful fi rst year operating the area’s only licensed poultry abattoir, owner Judi Morton is beginning the new season with an edu-cational event.
“Chicken Day” will be held March 10 at the Vallican Whole Community Centre. It will fea-ture an introductory session for beginners as well as sessions for experienced poultry producers and planning for group orders of chicks and feed.
Morton is expecting a busy second season for
her abattoir.“We have a great crew who take pride in our
convenient and humane service,” she said. “We have updated our website with tips for com-mercial producers and backyard hobbyists alike (passmorepluckers.ca).”
The site also has the schedule, booking in-structions and prices.
Locally raised poultry is popular and profi t-able. Morton hopes her abattoir will support growth of sustainable farming in the area. Chick-
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en that has been processed in a licenced facility can be sold legally to a wholesaler or direct to retailers, restaurants or consumers. Every bird in Morton’s abattoir is examined by a Canadian Food Inspection Agency in-spector.
“Our CFIA inspector was really impressed with the quality of poultry raised in this area,” Morton said.
The abattoir is located in the Slocan Valley so poultry travel less than two hours from anywhere in the West Kootenay. Considerate treatment of the birds is important for Morton.
“Short travel distances are best for the birds,” she said. “Most go from the producer’s farm to the customer’s fridge or freezer in the same day. We help producers plan their delivery to get the optimum value from the birds and create a safe delicious product.”
Chicken Day will be held at the Vallican Whole from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday March 10. Admission by donation. For directions see Vallican-Whole.com.
Judi Morton and one of her hens in front of the area’s only licensed poultry abattoir - awaiting the coming of spring. PHOTO COURTESY OF JUDI MORTON
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Falcons secure West Kootenay BannerThe Nakusp Midget Rep Falcons will
proudly be hanging one more banner at the Nakusp and District Sports Com-plex.
For the second year in a row, the tal-ented Tier 4 team has proven to be the best in the Tier 3, West Kootenay League. Nakusp completed their final two league games earlier this month when they played host to Grand Forks.
On Feb. 11, Grandforks opened the scoring early in the first period, but Nakusp tied the game with a goal from Jacob Balske assisted by defencemen Damin Devlin and Levi Cordingley.
Late in the first, Grand Forks got the go ahead goal, but 30 seconds later Ryan Bateman tied the game, with the assists going to Nathyn McInnes and Zach Frie-denberger. Grand Forks again got the lead goal, and the first period ended with the Falcons being behind 3-2.
The second period saw both goalten-ders being tough, but with 44 seconds left in the second period, Jacob Balske tied the game up 3-3, putting his second puck in the net with the assists going to
Dylan Hascarl and Max McCoy. The Falcons took total control of the
third period, scoring five goals.: Cord-ingley (unassisted), McCoy (Cording-ley, Devlin), Devlin (McInnes, Balske), Hascarl (McInnes) and Hascarl (Devlin, Cordingley).
Late in the third, Grand Forks man-aged to slip one more past goaltender Josh Rivers. Falcons won the game 8-4 to secure two more league points.
On Sunday, the two teams hit the ice again. Grand Forks again opened the scoring, but Nakusp soon gained the lead with two quick goals, thanks to Frie-denberger (Connor Reimer) and McCoy (Devlin, Cordingley). Grand Forks re-turned to tie the game late in the second.
Early in the third, team captain Ryan Bateman got the go-ahead goal assisted by Balske and Hascarl. Falcons followed that up with three more goals: Hascarl (unassisted), Friedenberger (McInnes, Reimer), Bateman (Devlin, Cordingley).
Falcons tallied two more points to fin-ish one point ahead of the Nelson Leafs and win the West Kootenay Banner.
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After putting in a lot of hard work on the ice, the Nakusp Falcons received the West Kootenay Midget Rep banner. TERESA ZANIER/ARROW LAKES NEWS
West Kootenay Minor Hockey League Champions 2011-2012
The Nakusp Midget Rep Falcons accepted the Zone Banner from Minor Hockey League President Rusty Re-imer at the Nakusp Arena on February 21 just before prac-tice. The team earned this Zone Championship Banner by fi nishing fi rst overall in the West Kootenay League with nine wins, two losses and one tie. A combined effort of 19 points. The team has had incredible success both home and on the road, and were un-defeated in Chase and Cran-brook to take the tournament’s fi rst place and a second place fi nish in Kelowna.
With only four weeks to prepare for the BC Tier 4 Championships here in Na-kusp, March 1 –24, the team is focusing on being healthy and getting injured players ready to be on the ice. With six visiting
teams from all over the prov-ince and from as far away as Whitehorse, there is going to be some great hockey to catch during March break!
Through hard work and dedication to hockey, Head Coach Ryan Struck and Assis-tant Coaches Kalum Stevens and Travis Rebman along with Team Trainer Doug McPher-son have created a family atmosphere for the Midgets. With 19 players on the team, it will be even more diffi cult for this family to part at the end of this season as nine mem-bers will be leaving the team, moving on in life, graduating from high school and spread-ing their wings.
When asked about the team this season, Coach Ryan Struck had some very heart-felt words: “There are kids in bigger centres that will never have the opportunity and the experience that these kids
By Teresa ZanierSpecial to the Arrow Lakes News
have had.” Good luck Falcons and congratulations to the nine graduat-
ing members – may you be successful in everything you do and always keep hockey close to your hearts!
Hot action on the ice saw Nakusp score back to back goals against Castlegar Saturday evening. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News
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Colourful southern cousins make for a birding treatMarie and I are currently
enjoying some sunshine and warmth in Costa Rica. We are renting a condo that sits on top of a hill and backs onto the forest. Every morn-ing at about 6:30, we take our coffee outside and sit on the patio for an hour or two and wait for the birds to come to us.
So far we have seen 40 species right outside our
door. Some of the more exotic ones are Magnifi cent Frigatebird, Orange-fronted Parakeet, White-fronted Parrot, Squirrel Cuckoo, Canivet’s Emerald, (a hum-mingbird), Black-headed Trogon, White-throated Mag-pie-Jay, Turquoise-browed Motmot, and Stripe-headed Sparrow.
The area where we are staying is on the north Pa-cifi c coast. Unlike most of the country, it is very dry here, particularly at this time of year. Any time we fi nd ourselves near a river, there are defi nitely more birds around. Unfortunately, most of the smaller creeks and streams are dry at the moment.
Birding is not easy, especially after 9:00 a.m. when it starts it get too warm. We try to get early starts but that still doesn’t leave a lot of time. The best birding day we’ve had so far was at a location we discovered by accident. We were planning on driving to Diria National Park.
As we were driving along the highway we noticed that our GPS was showing a swath of green paralleling the highway. We found a side road that led us to it. There we discovered a road running along the top of a dyke be-side the Rio Tempisque, so we parked and walked along the road.
The proximity of the river produced a very lush strip of vegetation that attracted many birds. Before we were even out of the car we had identifi ed Indigo Bunting, Painted Bunting and White-collared Seed-eater. In the space of a couple of hours we were able to see about 35 species.
The birding was so good there that we returned a few days later, but this time at six in the morning. The early start made a big difference and in three hours we had 55 species.
One of the fi rst truly tropical species that we saw in Costa Rica was a Black-headed Trogon. This striking bird has a bright green back, an equally bright yellow belly with a complete black head and a long black tail which is boldly marked with broad white bands. Since then, we have seen two other species of trogon, one very similar and one with bright red replacing the yellow.
Another equally striking bird is the Turquoise-browed Motmot. The colours in this bird are so varied and in-tricate that only a picture can convey the image. The undersides are similar in colour to the back, but with a black throat patch bordered with blue.
One of the most delightful birds around the patio area is the Rufous-naped Wren. There are two in the area and they are building a nest in one of the small palms beside the pool. For several days we have been watching them as the tear apart an old nest, and use the material to build a new one! They continually chatter as they work and once in a while the male bursts forth into song. They are fairly tame and often land on the railings of the condo. They got quite upset yesterday when a pair of Great Kiskadees (members of the fl ycatcher family), began stealing material from their brand-new nest. Wrens can be quite feisty at times, and they seem to have dissuaded the Kiskadees from any further pilfering.
This weekend we are going to head inland and into the central mountains. Here the climate will be much
Gary DavidsonBirds of Nakusp
different - tropical rainforest. Different climate, different habitat, dif-ferent birds. Next time I’ll let you know what we found there.
A Turquoise-browed Motmot captured on fi lm in balmy Costa Rica. PHOTO COURTESY OF GARY DAVIDSON
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This Week in HistoryThis Week in HistoryThis Week in History features a selection of stories from the Arrow Lakes News archives
Highways Closed to Save DamageMARCH 3, 1932
To save the highways from damage by traffic during the spring break-up, the public works department has decided to take the step of closing those of them that are in the worst shape. The Trail-Castlegar section will be closed. The highway from South Slocan to Nakusp will be closed also from Nakusp to Edgewood. Bus and truck concerns have been consulted re-garding closing the roads during the beak-up and have agreed to move.
Housing for NakuspFEBRUARY 28, 1952
Nakusp, in common with most communities in the Prov-ince, could have used a dozen new houses at any time in the past three or four years. There just hasn’t been enough houses available in the province. Now, as soon as Celgar gets its Tim-ber Management Licence and progress begins to take shape here, there will be a great and urgent need for housing. It is predicted that as many as 400 houses are needed. Even if the figure is exaggerated, it is staggering.
Byline BurpyMARCH 1, 1972
The social calendar of Nakusp seems to get terribly busy at
this time of year. It seems we always have a rush of events in February and early March. I understand the Nakusp Conser-vation Association has moved its annual fish and game banquet ahead about a month to get out of the crowded social calendar.
Province Must Have Courage to Change says SuffredineFEBRUARY 28, 2002
British Columbia must have the cour-age to change if the province is to experi-ence economic prosperity and renew so-cial services. Suffredine underlines how steps being taken by the government are aimed at ensuring students and patients are the top priority. He stressed that the Public Education Flexibility and Choice Act combined with lifting the tuition freeze will provide more opportunities for students in the Kootenays.
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Kenneth GordonPender
Mr. Kenneth Gordon Pender died suddenly at Shelter Bay, B.C. on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at the age of 64 years.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at the Nakusp Auditorium on Saturday, March 3rd at 1 p.m.
In lieu of owers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lower Arrow Lakes Conservation Association, P.O. Box 97, Edgewood, B.C. V0G 1J0 or to the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #203, Edgewood, B.C., V0G 1J0 in memory of Ken.
Ken was born in Nakusp, B.C. on January 22, 1948 and lived most of his life in the Nakusp area. He loved his work and was well respected as an equipment operator. Ken loved socializing and befriended all he met. He enjoyed being in the outdoors and especially loved his time hunting and shing. He also enjoyed camping and boating and
was very fond of mushroom picking.
Ken was predeceased by his father Johnny in 1999. He is survived by his wife, Vivian of Nakusp; three daughters: Pauline Pender of Calgary, Nancy (Jeremy) Bone of Nakusp and Vickie (Mike) Dickson of Salmon Arm; ten grandchildren: Chris, Caitlyn, Oliver, Brooklyn, Charlene, Sydney, Dawson, Molly, Wyatt and Carter; mother, Margaret Pender of Nakusp; mother-in-law, Jean Williamson of Armstrong; one sister, Sharon (Bob) Baker of Edgewood; sister-in-law Barb (Jack) Bauer of Armstrong; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of good friends.
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Shirley Ellen Parent
On February 19, 2012, after a lengthy illness, Shirley Ellen Parent (nee Coates) passed away peacefully with her family by her side at her home in Armstrong, BC.
Shirley was born in Nakusp on November 15, 1932 and lived there through her school years. On July 22, 1950 Len and Shirley married and have been together for over 62 years. Celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary was a very special occasion which brought together a large gathering of family and friends. During their married life they lived in Toronto, Whitehorse, Edmonton, Vancouver and Armstrong. Shirley enjoyed raising a family balanced with pursuing her career in retail merchandising. After working at various locations she eventually became store manager at Shoppers Drug Mart in Tsawwassen. When Len retired in 1978, they moved to Armstrong where Shirley ful lled her dream of opening her own retail store. Yards and Cards’ doors were open for 15 years before Shirley decided to retire and devote her time to her family and volunteering. Shirley developed a love for curling in Whitehorse and she and Len enjoyed many bonspiels and she continued the sport for many years. Shirley served as president of the Legion Ladies Auxilliary and for a time spearheaded the Legion Ladies Catering Services. Up until her illness, she was an active volunteer at the Armstrong Kindale Thrift Store. She made many cherished friends during that time and looked forward each workday to spending time with co-workers and customers who meant so much to her.
For many, Shirley will be remembered for her beautiful ower and vegetable gardens. Every year she raised over two thousand bedding plants and nurtured them until she and Len transplanted them into their gardens. Visitors to their home commented on how colourful the owerbeds were and how lush their vegetable and fruit garden was each year. She loved watching the birds that visited their back garden throughout the year. She always made sure the bird feeders and bird baths provided a welcome stop along the way for a variety of species each season.
Shirley is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Leonard Eugene Parent, her four children Janice (Rod) Payson, David Parent (Joni Murray), Shirley Della Parent (Dave Wilson) and Raymond Parent; grandchildren Jennifer Payson (Jim Swingle), Jessica Austin ( AJ Martin), Julia Payson ( Jason Queck), Susan Austin (Winford Rader), Leone Payson, Lisa (Nick) Larkin, Daniel Parent and Rory Parent; great-grandchildren, Malcolm Swingle, Anthony Martin, Alexzander Martin and Hazel Payson; brothers Ollie (Shirley) Coates, Crossley (Sandi) Coates , Donald (Ellen) Coates, Gar eld (Pat) Coates and sister Grace (Leno) Zanier; sisters-in-law Doreen Desrochers (Tony Bobicki) and Sister Judy Parent, O.P. and brother-in-law Milton (Rosemarie) Parent. Shirley was predeceased by her parents, Agnes and Frank, brothers, Jimmy, Pete, Bliss (Tubby) and sisters, Dorothy Jones and Lou Hakeman.
The family would like to recognize and thank Judy Parent for her kind and loving care of Shirley during the last 6 weeks of Mom’s life. Thank you as well to Catherine Huculak from Kamloops, B.C. who assisted Judy on weekends. We also wish to thank Dr. Rankin, the Home and Community Care nurses, RT and Home Care workers, who made it possible for Shirley to remain in the home she loved with her family by her side. Finally, we wish to thank all of our extended family and the many friends that provided us with love and support through Shirley’s illness. Shirley will be cremated and a reception in recognition of her life will be held at a later date.
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