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Last Monday, the Arrow Lakes News asked its read-ers to submit a photo of the large snowfall. � e photo could be of anything, as long as it involved snow. � e response was terri� c.

From pets, to kids, buried cars and scenic shots, local photographers snapped away.

Crystal Rene Unger whose photo of her dog trying to get through the snow wins her a $25 gi� certi� cate to What’s Brewing on Broadway.

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Council Highlights: January 12, 2015

Ten Years of ServiceMayor Karen Hamling presented Rich-

ard Cann, Arena/Parks Assistant Manager with his ten year pin at the start of Monday’s council meeting. � ere was also a pin for Terry Warren, Fire Chief but he was unable to attend.

Water and Sewer BudgetMost of the meeting was comprised of a

presentation from Village Sta� concerning

the water and sewer costs, usage and in-frastructure from the last few years as well as projections for this year and into the fu-ture. � ere have been many changes in the legislation around sewage in recent years, handed down from the Ministry of the Environment and which have cost a lot to implement, in addition to the costs of gen-eral required upgrades and ongoing main-tenance/pipe replacement. � is increase in expenses has necessitated a price increase for all users of 2 per cent this year and 5 per cent long term. As far as usage goes, rates

are based on the type of usage — single family dwelling, o� ce, hotel, etc. — but ac-tual amount of water and sewage used. It is largely an honor system as the village still does not have plans to install water meter-ing for residential or commercial custom-ers, although provincial building code now requires all new builds to have it in place. Mayor Karen Hamling stated, “People really need to conserve the water. Watering a lawn for four or � ve hours is a thing of the past.”

Other news� e lease on the land for the Canadian

Mountain Holidays helicopter hangar was motioned to be renewed with a nominal in-crease for � ve more years.

� e Chamber of Commerce has ap-proached the Village for assistance with street banners placed high up, in the hopes that vehicles with the height capability be o� ered for use. Sta� will research the op-tions.

Council has been made aware of two available grants for funding: Build Canada fund and the Federal Gas Tax Strategic Pri-orities fund.

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� e RCMP continue to search for Slocan resident Victoria Aguilar who was re-ported missing on January 7.

� e search for Slocan res-ident Victoria Aguilar will continue until “all avenues of investigation have been exhausted.”

Aguilar, 63, was ini-tially reported missing last Wednesday. She was last seen walking near her Slo-can home on Harold Street, a short distance from her home.

“Members of the Slocan Lake and Nakusp RCMP de-tachments have been search-ing for Victoria Aguilar since receiving the report of her being missing on Janu-ary 7,” reads an RCMP press release.

“� e RCMP along with search and rescue, police dog services and the New Denver Fire and Rescue

boat, conducted searches of abandoned roads, trails, beach fronts, river shores, water areas, cabins and open � elds around Slocan. � ese searches continued for three days and have been unsuc-cessful in locating Victoria.”

RCMP have used social

media during the investi-gation, contacting family members in an attempt to garner information.

“A request has also been made for the RCMP heli-copter to conduct air search-es of the area. However, the weather has prevented this from commencing thus far.”

Further searches are planned, and will likely be based on the timing of the snow melt or whether au-thorities receive any new in-formation.

“� e investigation contin-ues and will remain open.”

Aguilar is 5’4”, medium build, with a shaved head, fair complexion, and freck-les. She was last seen wear-ing a long brown winter coat, a toque, and winter boots.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Victoria Aguilar is asked to contact the Nelson RCMP at 250-352-2156.

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A request has also been made for the RCMP helicopter to conduct air searches of the area.

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Humour and satire can be touchy subjects for some. Being the subject of a joke or prank some-times has an uncomfortable sting, especially when the target cannot laugh at themselves.

Mash journalism and humour together, throw in a dash of political or religious gun powder and you’ve got a recipe for disaster — at least in the case of Charlie Hebdo last week in Paris when masked gunmen stormed the o� ces of the newspaper and executed 12 people.

Being so convicted that one would don a mask and invade a quiet newspaper o� ce out of anger, guns strapped to their backs with full intention of causing harm, now that’s angry. All news � rms have editorial meetings. Charlie Hebdo is a news-paper with advertisers, reporters and cartoonists — features, editorials, stories and columns like any other printed paper in the world. � eir job was to be humourous about global events, politics and religion. A risky business, but not illegal.

It takes great courage to publicly state unpopular or controversial opinions. All journalists are soldiers in a way; their weapons are keyboards. Getting the stories and then sharing the facts, the opinions and the news for their readers, listeners and viewers – that is what a journalist does. Most of the stories told about this tragedy have been sure to indicate that the views of Charlie Hebdo were “satirical.” Does this suggest that there was something about their work which warranted the ambush? Because they were poking fun at one group or another, that the deaths are more “understandable” or “justi� ed.”

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� is week I thought I would share with you one of the most magical healing elixirs I have ever come across and the ingredients are most likely sitting in your cupboard right now: Honey and cinnamon. � e magic mix-ture of honey and cinnamon has been known for centuries for its miraculous curing pow-ers; so much so that the healing bene� ts of honey has been recorded in ancient texts and in holy books like the Bible and the Qur’an.

� e one sentence version of Mother Nature’s little story on this dynamic duo is the essential oils of real cinnamon (real as in Ceylon Cinnamon, which is light brown in color), and enzymes from raw honey, which produce hydrogen peroxide, together create and amazing chemical reaction and act as the ultimate anti-bacterial/anti-microbial agent. It has even been claimed that the com-bination will cure ANY disease. Note: Raw honey is honey that has not been heated, pasteurized or processed in any way. � e dif-ferences between raw and pasteurized honey are substantial. Raw honey is an alkaline-forming food that contains natural vitamins, enzymes, powerful antioxidants and other important nutrients. � ese are the very nu-trients destroyed during the heating and pasteurization process. In fact, pasteurized honey is equivalent to, and just as unhealthy as, eating re� ned sugar.

Since I’ve been using honey and cin-namon as a medicinal treatment, not a single member of my family has needed

to step foot into a doctor’s o� ce, let alone � ll a prescription. Everything from blad-der infections, toothaches, weight loss, ar-thritis, the common cold, acne, to eczema and ringworm — there is not an ailment that I’ve come across which cinnamon and honey can’t � x. � e combination also helps to prevent heart attacks, lowers cholesterol, strengthens the heart and respiratory system and can help in weight loss. It is also such a delicious combination that incorporating it into your daily diet isn’t too hard to “swal-low.” Here are just a few examples of how to start using this medicine immediately and remember to always add honey once boiled water cools down to ensure you don’t kill the active enzymes.

1. HEART DISEASE: Apply honey and cinna-mon powder on bread instead of using jam or butter and eat it regularly for breakfast. It is believed that in the long run, this can help prevent blockages in blood vessels, heart attacks and hypercholesterolemia.2. ARTHRITIS: Apply a paste made of equal parts of the two ingredients on the a� ected part of the body and massage slowly. Drink-ing tea with honey and cinnamon daily can also help relieve pain and sti� ness in the joints.3. HAIR LOSS: Massage into your scalp a paste made of 1Tbsp hot olive oil, 1 Tbsp honey and 1 tsp cinnamon. Leave it for 15

minutes and wash.4. BLADDER INFECTIONS: Mix 1 Tbsp cin-namon powder and 1 Tbsp honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink. � is can help destroy the bacteria in the urinary system.5. TOOTHACHE: Make a paste of 1 tsp cin-namon and 5 tsps. honey and apply to the aching tooth three times a day until the ache is gone6. SKIN INFECTIONS: Apply honey and cinna-mon powder in equal parts to cure eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.7. BAD BREATH: Gargling with 1 tsp of honey and cinnamon mixed in hot water � rst thing in the morning will keep the breath fresh all day.8. LONGEVITY: Regularly take tea made with honey and a little cinnamon powder to strengthen your immune system and protect your body from viral and bacterial attacks.9. PIMPLES: Mix honey with cinnamon pow-der and apply paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash away the next morning.10. WEIGHT LOSS: In the morning, one half hour before breakfast and on an empty stom-ach, and at night one hour before sleeping, drink 1 tsp honey and ½ tsp cinnamon in boiled water.

“Let food be thy medicine” valley friends, and please feel free to share with me how this magical elixir has changed your life as it sure has been a blessing to mine.

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1. HEART DISEASE: Apply honey and cinna-mon powder on bread instead of using jam or butter and eat it regularly for breakfast. It is believed that in the long run, this can help prevent blockages in blood vessels, heart attacks and hypercholesterolemia.2. ARTHRITIS: Apply a paste made of equal parts of the two ingredients on the a� ected part of the body and massage slowly. Drink-ing tea with honey and cinnamon daily can also help relieve pain and sti� ness in the joints.3. HAIR LOSS: Massage into your scalp a paste made of 1Tbsp hot olive oil, 1 Tbsp honey and 1 tsp cinnamon. Leave it for 15

minutes and wash.4. BLADDER INFECTIONS: Mix 1 Tbsp cin-namon powder and 1 Tbsp honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink. � is can help destroy the bacteria in the urinary system.5. TOOTHACHE: Make a paste of 1 tsp cin-namon and 5 tsps. honey and apply to the aching tooth three times a day until the ache is gone6. SKIN INFECTIONS: Apply honey and cinna-mon powder in equal parts to cure eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.7. BAD BREATH: Gargling with 1 tsp of honey and cinnamon mixed in hot water � rst thing in the morning will keep the breath fresh all day.8. LONGEVITY: Regularly take tea made with honey and a little cinnamon powder to strengthen your immune system and protect your body from viral and bacterial attacks.9. PIMPLES: Mix honey with cinnamon pow-der and apply paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash away the next morning.10. WEIGHT LOSS: In the morning, one half hour before breakfast and on an empty stom-ach, and at night one hour before sleeping, drink 1 tsp honey and ½ tsp cinnamon in boiled water.


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• This Week in History •January 16, 1925

A great many of our readers will be surprised to know that the helm of the Steamer Minto is now in the hands of Captain Fitzsimmons, an order having been posted for the superannuation of the veteran Captain Forslund, who has been continuously in the service of the CPR for 35 years and who has sailed these lakes for the major part of that time.

January 17, 1935 Mrs. Wm. Funcke sustained severe

cuts around the head Monday when she was thrown through the windshield of a car. � e latter collided with Buerge’s truck just this side of the blu� . � e bumper and front axle of the car were damaged.

January 18, 1945 For the second time within a week

the � re siren disturbed the early morn-ing hours of Nakusp. � e second � re broke out in the boiler room of the Big Bend Lumber Company mill at 6:15. It was � rst discovered by the night watch-man who could not sound the whistle as there was not enough steam. He ran to the CPR engine nearby and gave three

faint toots on the whistle. � e siren in town was soon sounded. By this time the � ames were well advanced and the whole building was framed in � re. Volunteers rushed to the scene and with two streams of water pouring into the building the � ames quickly subsided although it was still some time before the � re could be considered out. � e building, which was of wood construction with sheet metal roo� ng was gutted badly at the rear of the building, but the damage was not exten-sive. As a result of the � re the manage-ment has decided to shut down the mill until spring.

January 20, 1955 Children of Nakusp have much less

tooth decay than average because of the natural � uorides present in the commu-nity water supply, according to a survey carried out in 1953 and 1954. Among the children in the 6-8 year age group, 14 of every 100 in Nakusp was free from tooth decay, compared to only 4 in Parksville. In the 9-11 age group, eight out of every 100 Nakusp children had no tooth de-cay. In Parksville, no children in this age

group were found to be free of decay.January 21, 1965

Enumerators Mrs. N. Butt and Mrs. S. Bryant have completed a count of the population within the Village of Nakusp limits. � e total count is 1,222. � is, add-ed to the Glenbank and Brouse popula-tions, will be well over the 1,500 � gure and probably near 2,000.

January 22, 1975 A public referendum will be held by

the Village of Nakusp to get approval to borrow money to complete the Broadway street project this year. � e Department of Highways has applied for funds for 50 per cent of the costs of the project in this year’s budget.

January 16, 1985 � e Village of Nakusp plans to sell or

lease the Nakusp Hot Springs to a private operator. For the past months Council has been reviewing the operations of the Hot Springs to determine its future.

January 18. 1995 Slocan Forest Products’ (SFP) share-

holders will have until January 24 to as-sess Canfor Corporation’s revised take-

over bid. On January 10, the Supreme Court of British Columbia granted SFP’s petition to declare that “no binding agreement would be formed by accep-tance of Canfor’s existing o� er.” � e B.C. Securities Commission, in compliance with the court ruling, ordered an exten-sion of the new o� er until January 24. � e extension gives Slocan shareholders a chance to study a new proposal, which has been altered signi� cantly.

January 19, 2005 A joint investigation is underway be-

tween Nakusp and the BC Coroner’s Ser-vice from Nelson into the death of a 33-year old man from Revelstoke near Trout Lake. Revelstoke RCMP received a call at about 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 13 and were told that a man had been buried in an ava-lanche while snow boarding in the Trout Lake area. Canadian Mountain Holidays, a local heli-skiing company, responded to the emergency with a guide and two physicians shortly a� er the incident. � e victim was rescued and taken to Queen Victoria Hospital in Revelstoke where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

� e annual Community Vol-unteer Income Tax Program (CVITP), serving low to modest-level residents as a free assist in completing and � ling one’s annual return will spring into action once again before the end of February.

In existence locally for the past twelve years, our volunteer team consists at this time, of at least three highly experienced indi-viduals who donate their time and e� ort without any charge or remuneration being levied.

Trained in the use of Canada Revenue-approved and supplied so� ware, our Nakusp-region team of volunteers stand ready to pro-vide assistance to persons of any age (not just seniors, although a majority of applicants needing help are older individuals who reside within our district). � ere are some stipulations however, and these should be noted: Tax returns must be simple (no busi-ness, bankruptcy or estate returns can be handled). No returns as-sociated with the recent death of an individual can be dealt with, as these returns frequently are associ-ated with legal and estate matters. Our volunteers are not quali� ed to handle these types of requests

although they can refer an appli-cant to the appropriate Canada Revenue sta� person who will be ready to provide information and referrals when necessary.

Once an income tax return is digitally � led, Canada Revenue sta� update personal and con� -dential records then use the data contained. � is then serves as proof of your income level and eligibility for numerous � nancial or service bene� ts which in many cases, must be applied for if this is the initial application as in the case of certain pensions, allowances or supplements one can be eligible to receive.

Up until recently, paper � led tax packages have been a standard ve-hicle through which your income tax package is used. However, for the past couple of years, our volunteer team has been trained by Canada Revenue and kept up-dated on the recommended digital method.

Canada Revenue requests that we all become aware that paper form packages will soon be a thing of the past. We recognize that not everyone has the convenient use or access to a computer himself or herself, however we do. � is

is one of the primary reasons why the CVITP plays a successful role throughout our region and in the case of many other program vol-unteers in communities located across the country.

For information on how to be-come a quali� ed member of our local tax program team and for any other related subjects such as obtaining your program license and validity of team participation, you are welcome to contact me (Marilyn Boxwell, local volunteer coordinator since 2003).

Note that under new legislation for security purposes, it is neces-sary for anyone handling the con-� dential records belonging to an applicant to undergo an RCMP check prior to being accepted as a team member. All existing team members have already followed through or are in the process of doing so regarding this mandatory procedure.

Details of just when the local CVITP opens its doors to receiving requests for assistance will be an-nounced prior to the end of February, if not before. I will carry this informa-tion in one of the weekly Seniors’ Col-umns published in the Arrow Lakes News. Call Marilyn, 250-265-0075.

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January 15 Mother Goose @ Nakusp Public Library 10 to 11 a.m. Parents and babies welcome.

January 15 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.

January 15 Strong Start a school based early learning program for ages 0-6 years. @ Fauquier Communication Centre. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.@ Edgewood Elementary School. 12:15 to 3:15 p.m.@ Nakusp Strong Start Building at NES. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

January 15 Public Skating @ Nakusp Arena. 11:30 to 1 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m.

January 15 Bingo @ Nakusp Legion. 6 p.m.

January 15 Nerd Night @ Nakusp Youth Centre. Dun-geons and Dragons. 7 to 10 p.m. For more information contact Cassia @ 265-2000.

January 15 Badminton @ NSS Gym (Use gym door) for NSS students and adults. $3 drop in rate or $30/year + $15/yr insurance membership fee. Beginners welcome. Bring racquet and non-marking indoor shoes. For more information call 265-3326.

January 15 African Drumming Group @ NaCoMo at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drummers welcome.

January 16 Pro D-Day. School District #10 Closed.

January 16 Strong Start @ Strong Start Building at NES. A school based early learning program for ages 0-6 years. 9 to 12 p.m.

January 16-19 Public Skating @ Nakusp Arena. 3:30 to 5 p.m.

January 16 Drop-In @ Nakusp Youth Centre. We will be meeting at the Youth Centre at 7 p.m. and heading to the arena for ice skating from 8:30-9:30 p.m. Bring your own skates, otherwise just come to socialize. Hot chocolate and treats will be provided for all attendees.

January 17-18 Annual Gord Roberts Memorial Blue Knuckle Derby. Local band 23 North playing at the Legion Saturday night at 9 p.m.

January 18 Nakusp & Area Youth Society AGM @ Nakusp Youth Centre. Opens for BBQ lunch at 1 p.m. Meeting at 2 p.m.

January 18 AA Meeting 5 to 6 p.m @ the Terra Pon-dera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-2279.

January 19 Strong Start @ Strong Start Building at NES. A school based early learning program for ages 0-6 years. 9 to 12 p.m.

January 19 Bridge @ Nakusp Senior’s Centre, every Monday 1:15 to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $2.50, and beginners welcome.


January 20 Badminton @ NSS Gym (Use gym door) for NSS students and adults. $3 drop in rate or $30/year + $15/yr insurance membership fee. Beginners welcome. Bring racquet and non marking indoor shoes. For more information call 265-3326.

January 20 Drop-in @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. For more information contact Cassia @ 265-2000.

January 21 Workshop Wednesday is a FREE ongoing series of employment focused workshops designed to help you gain the skills and knowledge you need to get a job. The New Year is a great time to start fresh, set goals

and get organized. This week is : Health Enhancement. 9:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Pre-registration is required. To register, or if you have questions, call WorkBC @ 265-3318.

January 21 Strong Start is a school based early learning program for ages 0-6 years. @ Edgewood Elementary School. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m @ Nakusp Strong Start Building at NES 9 to 12 p.m.@Burton Learning Centre 12:15 to 3:15 p.m.

January 21 Coffee and goodies @ the Senior Centre in Nakusp. Every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m.

January 21 Community Choir practice @ Saddleback Church. 7 to 8:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your fi rst practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.

January 21 Drop in @ Nakusp Youth Centre from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information contact Cassia @ 265-2000.

January 21 Poker Night @ the Leland Hotel. It’s free and beginners are welcome. 7 p.m. start. For more in-formation contact Dan @ 265-3314.

January 21 Nakusp Elementary School PAC Meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. @ NES Library.

January 21 AA Meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-2279.

January 22 Curbside Recycling Day. 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

January 22 Mother Goose @ Nakusp Public Library 10 to 11 a.m. Parents and babies welcome.

January 22 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.

January 22 Strong Start a school based early learning program for ages 0-6 years. @ Fauquier Communication Centre. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.@ Edgewood Elementary School. 12:15 to 3:15 p.m.@ Nakusp Strong Start Building at NES. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.


January 22 Bingo @ Nakusp Legion. 6 p.m.

January 22 Nerd Night @ Nakusp Youth Centre. Trading Card Games. 7 to 10 p.m. For more information contact Cassia @ 265-2000.

January 22 Badminton @ NSS Gym (Use gym door) for NSS students and adults. $3 drop in rate or $30/year + $15/yr insurance membership fee. Beginners welcome. Bring racquet and non-marking indoor shoes. For more information call 265-3326.

January 22 African Drumming Group @ NaCoMo at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drummers welcome.

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Milton Parent was born and raised in Nakusp and during his lifetime was very keen on preserving the ar-ea’s history for future generations. It was in Nakusp that he met his wife Rosemary, who moved here when she was nine, and even though they spent many years at the coast, Mil-ton made it his life’s work to gather and procure photos and stories of the local area and its people.

“He loved taping things,” Rose-marie Parent said. “Talking to all the pioneers. He would go all over the place to speak to them and ended up

with close to 500 tapes.” He also took photos of their pho-

tos with the names of all of the sub-jects before these details were lost forever. His life’s work has since become the foundation for the Ar-row Lakes Historical Society whose thirtieth anniversary was this past December. Due to the many events during the holiday season, the cel-ebration was delayed to January 24 and will be held at the Archives, which is accessed on the side of the library building on Sixth Ave. It will be held in an open house style from 1 to 4 p.m. where a continuous slide-show will be playing and cake and refreshments will be served.

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Nakusp property values remain largely unchanged



According to BC Assessment, a crown corporation reporting to the Gov-ernment of BC, owners of more than 12,000 properties in Nakusp, New Denver, Silverton, and the surrounding rural areas should be receiving their 2015 assessment notices in the mail. $6.8 billion in property taxes each year are raised based on these values, the revenue from which funds the many community services provided by local governments around the province, including the public school system.

“Properties in the Nakusp and Upper Slocan Valley area have remained relatively stable in value compared to last year’s assessment roll,” said Den-nis Hickson, Deputy Assessor. “Most home owners in Nakusp, New Denver, Silverton and the surrounding rural areas are seeing changes in the -10 per cent to +5 per cent range.”

Overall, the Villages of Nakusp’s 2015 Assessment Roll remain unchanged at $232 million. � e surrounding rural areas’ assessments decreased from $1 billion last year to $973 million this year. In addition, owners of commer-cial and industrial properties in Nakusp, New Denver, and Silverton will see changes ranging from -5 per cent to +5 per cent.

Any property owner whose information is incorrect or who chooses to dispute the assessed value, which is a re� ection of the market value as of July 1, 2014, should contact BC Assessment as soon as possible. Over 98 per cent of property owners accept the evaluations as assessed.

“If a property owner is still concerned about their assessment a� er speak-ing to one of our appraisers, they may submit a Notice of Complaint (Ap-peal) by February 2, for an independent review by a Property Assessment Review Panel,” added Hickson.

� e Property Assessment Review Panels, independent of BC Assessment, are appointed annually by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, and typically meet between Feb. 1 and March 15 to hear for-mal complaints. � e Nelson/Trail Assessment O� ce is located at Suite 176 – 333 Victoria Street in Nelson. During the month of January, o� ce hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

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Launching a boat to spend a day or two � sh-ing might not be every-one’s cup of tea for the middle of January but it’s the ideal time of year to catch a � sh. Winter � shing has long been a well-kept secret of those in the know, for size and number of � sh but also because there are no summer tourists to compete with.

For four years, orga-nizer Tracy Roberts has been holding the Gord Roberts Memorial Blue Knuckle Fishing Derby on the Arrow Lakes in honor of her husband who lost his life a� er a short illness in 2011. Gord was an avid � sher-man — they used to run the tackle shop together. � e busy summer tour-ist season le� precious little time to get out on the lake and then they discovered that winter-time was the best � sh-ing on the Arrow Lakes.

Roberts started the Blue Knuckle Derby with the slogan, “� ink you’re tough enough?” Always a baseball fan, he kept the blue theme in ev-erything he did, named a� er his favourite team, the Blue Jays a� er they won the World Series in 1992.

It is hard to overlook the fact that the marina and boat launch that BC Hydro is legally re-quired to provide all communities impacted by their dam system is woefully inadequate to use during low water, and this has organizers frustrated. Were it not for the kindness of lo-cal residents and busi-ness owners Isaque and Carla Vieira o� ering up their own residential water access, it’s hard to say how participants would be able to access the water. Interfor will again provide the wharf which is 150 feet by 7 feet and brought in by tugboat.

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wouldn’t even be able to launch a boat into the lake from there,” Tracy Roberts’ father Joe Wil-liams said. “� at’s just dangerous and irre-sponsible.”

“I don’t want this to fail because of a boat launch issue. I am just glad that we can help out,” Carla Vieira said.

124 people from as far away as Alberta � ood Nakusp for the weekend, boats in tow for fun and comrad-ery plus a chance at the prizes for the three big-gest � sh. Another huge draw is the entertain-ment — 23 North is scheduled to play at the Legion for the mid-way celebration starting at 9:00 p.m. All are wel-come, whether partici-pating in the derby or not.

“Last year, the lake was pretty foggy and a lot of guys lost gear be-cause of poor visibility,” Roberts said in a tele-phone interview from Quesnel, where she lives

now.Fish stocks in the Ar-

row Lakes are said to be low but catching the biggest is not the only reason to join in.

“Whether you knew Gord or you didn’t, it’s a great weekend,” Roberts said. “If you catch a � sh, that’s a bonus. As long as I hear that people had fun, that’s the best part.”

To enter, register at Nakusp General Store at 302 Broadway. En-tries are $20 per person and weigh-in for � sh over 10 lb. takes place at the Nakusp Marina on the waterfront both Saturday and Sunday at 4:00 p.m. Boats can be launched � rst thing Saturday morning and a map to the location o� 13 Ave. is available upon registration.

What colour are your knuckles?Annual Blue Knuckle Fishing Derby honours former tackle shop owner


This weekend the Arrow Lakes will host the annual Blue Knuckle Fishing Derby, originated by Nakusp resident Gord Roberts who died in 2011 after a short illness. Photo by Tracy Roberts

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Music teacher Patrick Mac-Gibbon assembled a group of his friends and colleagues for an acoustic jazz rendition of the songs of West Side Story Saturday night at the Bonning-ton Arts Centre. MacGibbon in-troduced each of the musicians before hanging up the mic and counting the ensemble into the first number of the evening: Jet Song.

“Jazz is very much like watching a poet standing up in the middle of a supermarket improvising poetry. It doesn’t mean that he doesn’t have years of practice and that guy doesn’t know about all of these conven-tions and things like metaphors and similes and studied that and he knows that but when it re-ally comes down to it what you hear is improvised. It’s some-times messy and it doesn’t al-ways have that polished feeling that something has when you’ve gone away and put everything together and you come in and you’re just performing it. It has a special quality that you only get due to the fact that much of it is improvised,” said MacGibbon.

MacGibbon was responsible

for all of the musical arrange-ment. Arrow Lakes Arts Coun-cil’s Marilyn Massey comment-ed, “That is amazing. He really should be recognized for that.”

Between each song, MacGib-bon brought insight and infor-mation to the audience to help people understand where the songs fit into the story; an ad-aptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet set in 1950’s Brook-lyn. Despite the lack of vocals,

MacGibbon’s humorous expla-nations helped even those not familiar with the production to understand what was going on in each song.

The band featured musi-cians from Nelson, Revelstoke, Kelowna and parts in between. Craig Thompson, on saxophone, Bob Rogers on trombone, Rick Lingard on alto sax, Edgewood’s Cyrus Galloway (also in grade 11 at Nakusp Secondary School),

Steven Parrish on drums, Doug Stevenson on bass and Neville Bowman on piano.

MacGibbon also took the opportunity to explain that Lin-gard would be replacing him for about a month because he was “Leaving for a month to go and support my wife while she has a baby and then be a new dad for a little while before I come back,” which received a roomful of applause.

Music teacher Patrick MacGibbon and friends performed the songs of West Side Story Saturday night at the Bonnington Arts Centre. The concert was part of the Arrow Lakes Arts Council concert series. Photo by Trisha Shanks

Teacher organizes jazz performanceArranges and performs songs of West Side Story

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Robertson Memorial United Church was the setting of Saturday’s Soup and Bun lunch, a regular event put on completely by volunteers. Bowls of a variety of homemade soups are served by donation with a but-tered bun and a variety of sweets for dessert. The program was initiated to encourage community, feed the hungry and collect funds for the church’s community outreach projects. Featured are the ladies who were working hard to put the event on (L-R): Dawna Dinning, Ruth Smith, Judy Ambrock, Ruth Wethal, June Brown, Shirley Kosiancic, and Evelyn Hurry. Photo by Trisha Shanks

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� ere is a term in show busi-ness reserved for those whose talent is superseded by a certain quality of character hard to � nd anymore — a class act. When ma-gician James Hanson set o� for a drive to Nakusp from Vancouver on January 3, there was no telling how his day would end up. A� er an uneventful trip from the coast and only half an hour from his destination, Nakusp, he caught sight of an owl in a tree. Moments later, it swooped across his wind-shield and suddenly his vehicle was careening o� a cli� , rolling repeatedly before coming to a stop 70 feet below the road. Be-fore the night was over, he would receive four stitches and go on to perform the magic show for the families of Nakusp, only one hour later than scheduled.

“It really puts things into per-spective. Tying up those loose ends — things you think there is nothing I can do about. Put aside your pride,” Hanson said in a phone interview from his home in Vancouver. “Tell the people you love that you love them and do it o� en.” He believes that everything happens for a reason so if he had

to come close to death to stop tak-ing his relationships for granted,

“then I am glad it happened.”Hanson thinks that his 2007

Chevy Aveo rolled at least three times before � nally coming to a stop. He was able to scramble back up the hill, where passersby Ken and Denise Douglas of Fau-quier had noticed the fresh tire tracks in the snow going o� the road and decided to turn around to check for a possible wreck down below. � ey drove the in-jured magician to the hospital, where he was reunited with his

friend Chris White whose fam-ily owns the Arrow Lakes � eatre and Video, where Hanson was booked to perform a family magic show that evening.

Although 50 minutes late get-ting on stage, Hanson was told that nobody had le� a� er being informed that the magician had been involved in an accident and would still be going on.

“� anks to the generosity and hospitality of the Whites, things weren’t too bad from there,” Han-son said. “Chris’ little daughter Jayme was very concerned with nursing me back to health.”

Now back in Vancouver and,thanks to a roadside pack-age on his insurance, Hanson has received a rental vehicle to get around while his claim is sorted out. � ough he is sti� and his right ankle is sore, he feels lucky to be alive and will continue to make a living performing magic.

Hanson had performed at the Nakusp Music Festival for several years and has earned the achieve-ments of both Vancouver Stage Magician of the Year and Chil-dren’s Magician of the year in 2012 as well as Gold in Close up Magic in an American competi-tion. More about James can be seen at www.hansonmagic.com.


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Cut- Hours after totalling his car along Highway 6 near Burton, Magician James Hanson per-formed a solo magic show for the families of Nakusp on Jan. 3. Photo by Chris White

The show must go onMagician rolls car, walks away and puts on scheduled show

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JUNIOR NOVICE2015

MINOR HockeyNAKUSP

Back row: Coaches Zac Wethal, Jarrod Teindl, Ryan Fehler

Middle row: Cole Hashimoto, Ethan Suhr, Kayden Wanstall, Maddex Sanders, Paityn Sanders, Mya Fehler, Kurtis Steenhoff

Front row: Zoe Balske, Kaitlyn Teindl, Noah Wethal, Raiya Abbott, Timothy Roberts, Tatum Dieterman, Jonah Fizzard

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ATOMS2015

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COACHES: Head Coach: Mike Smith,Assistant Coach: Ryan Fehler

BACK ROW: Lucas Robins, Thomas Steenoff, Jake Bjarnason, Julie Faucher, Dakoda Fizzard, Jake Flamand

FRONT ROW: Evan Fehler, Jordis Smith, Michael Driedger, Quinn Scambler, Brody Wanstall, Addyson Robins, Tegan Abbott

MISSING: Trainer: Matt Robins, Manager: Kristy Robins, Westin Coulthard, Maddex Sanders

The Kaslo Winterhawks made their fi rst appearance in Nakusp last Saturday. Both associations have worked well with each other over the years as enrollment drops in both communities. Both teams have small rosters but the Kaslo team proved to be a little quicker.

Kaslo opened up the scoring in the fi rst and followed up with another. Falcons battled back and Devon Coates put the Falcons on the scoreboard just 20 seconds into the second period with the assist going to Ewan Carter and Lucas Robins. Kaslo answered right back and the score remained 3-1 for

Kaslo at the fl ood. In the third period, Kaslo scored again but Coates would follow that up with his second of the game assisted by Parker Coulthard and Noah Fizzard. Coates would score his hat trick goal near the end of the period with the assists going to Trinity Didier and Hunter Guidon. The buzzer went and Kaslo secured the 6-3 win.

The Pee Wee Falcons are nearing the end of their regular season. They have one more league game to play in Kaslo and will be hosting their annual tournament in Nakusp on Feb. 13-15. Team stats: 1 win, 6 losses and 3 ties.

Submitted by: Kristy Robins

The Nakusp Atom Falcons team had a big win on Saturday to end their regular season.

Nakusp played Kaslo in an exciting game on Saturday to a great home crowd. They were down through the fi rst and second period and then came alive and won the game with the fi nal score of 13-6.

Dakoda Fizzard and Lucas Robins both scored four goals, Evan Fehler got a

hat trick and Jake Flamand and Maddex Sanders each scored a goal.

The Atoms had 12 regular season games this year with 11 teams being in the Atom West Kootenay Division. The fi nal tally for the season is six wins and six losses.

Coaches Mike Smith and Ryan Fehler will be taking the team to a tournament in Castlegar at the end of this month, and then off to playoffs in Kaslo on Feb. 20-22.

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BACK ROW: Lisa Bateman (Manager), Wayne Hascarl (Head Coach), Hunter Guidon, Bailey Wallace, Kimberly Roberts, Darian Smith, Ewan Carter, Robert Coates (Asst. Coach), Kyle Grenier (Assistant Coach). FRONT ROW: Trinity Didier, Isaac Flamand, Noah Fizzard, Devon Coates, Aidan Hascarl MISSING: Parker Coulthard, Avery Coulthard

Back row: (L-R) Jo Davie (Coach), Cole Bendis (Assistant Coach), Brendan McIntyre, Jordan McKinney, Kaylen Jones, Ben Gardner, Cole Lythgoe, Brayden Reardon, Carlene Command (Manager), Jeff Davie (Assistant Coach) Front Row: (L-R) Eric Vieira, Allison Bendis, Alex Roberts, Ember Hartland, Harley Command

(L-R) Jo Davie (Coach), Cole Bendis

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HOCKEY

Hockey was bigger than ever in 1910. Sports have always been a popular activity in Depression times, whether one was watching the game or participating. Two great skating rinks, a legacy of the Mining Paterni-ty, kept both Ferguson and Trout Lake people involved in skating, curling and hockey in the long winter months. Proof of the zeal which fans and players alike showed for hockey, is revealed in this famous picture of the Fer-guson Flyers on February 14, 1910, when they became the Lardeau District Champs. Uniforms, taped sticks, gloves and the cup itself give testimony to the serious consideration allotted to the game at the time.

BACK ROW: (L-R) J. Schnell (Centre), Edwards (Spare), Andy Daney (Manager). MIDDLE ROW: (L-R) C.Garrett (Mascot), S. Baskett (Rover), R. Lindsay (Spare), Eli Edward Garrett (Cap-tain Point). G. Hawkins (Rover), R. Shannon (Counter Point) FRONT ROW: (L-R) Dr. Read (Right-Wing), James Callaghen (Goalie), J.Dunn (Left-Wing).

Article and photo submitted by the Arrow Lakes Historical Society

PeeWee Falcon Ewan Carter #19.

A little bit of history

Hockey: It’s a family affairSubmitted by: Chantelle Carter

Honestly, I had my reser-vations of letting my son join the PeeWee Falcons team this past fall. There were a couple of reasons for my hesitance, fi rst off, being that we were a family of skiers, and secondly, hockey was way too expensive. Well I found that both excuses were huge misconceptions.

Playing on a team was the best thing that could’ve hap-pened for my son, which out-weighs the slight lack of time on the slopes. Secondly, I got funding through Kidsport (www.kidsportcanada.com) which covered the entire cost of reg-istration and for the hockey equipment there is enough do-nated new and used equipment to outfi t almost every kid in Mi-

nor Hockey with gear. The only item of equipment I purchased was by choice, not by necessi-ty.

Now that hockey season is coming to the end, I am fi nding that I am already excited for next year. All that time spent in the bleachers with your hock-ey family cheering on all “your” kids is time very well spent. Go Falcons Go!


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Do you want to become a con-� dent public speaker and strong leader? Would feeling comfort-able speaking in front of others help you in your work or per-sonal life? � en come check out Toastmasters.

� e Nakusp club invites you to attend an open house on Tues-day, January 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Selkirk College (311 Broadway Street). Come for the entire meet-ing, or drop in when you can. People with all levels of speaking experience are welcome.

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“I started attending meetings in spring 2014,” said member Galadriel Watson, “and the at-mosphere immediately made me feel welcome. You’re eased into public speaking — you can be in front of the room for as little as one minute — and only tack-le larger speeches when you’re ready. You always proceed at your own pace.”

Called the Articulators, the Nakusp club has been serving people in the West Kootenay since 1982. Members meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Sel-kirk College. If you can’t make it to the open house on January 27, please feel free to drop into any other meeting.

For more information about Toastmasters, visit www.toast-masters.org. For information about the Nakusp club and open house, contact President Reta de Wit at 250-265-4263 or [email protected].

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January 11 marked the � rst Nancy Green racers practice at Summit Lake Ski Hill for 28 registered racers and their coaches. � e young athletes prac-ticed in small groups based on age and skill and worked on develop-ing the necessary skills to challenge themselves in Slalom and Giant Slalom style races.

Nancy Green is a club model through which the Naksup team, Summit Lake Racers, practice ev-ery Sunday to prepare for their season of travel to other satellite ski hills to participate in club races.

� is year’s racing groups will be coached by returning veterans of the organization, Darryl Katchen, Kristy Camer-on, Colman Mackintosh and Troy Clark. Also stepping up to coach are three high school students (and former Summit Lake Racer

participants) who have gone out of their way to complete the neces-sary training to coach young athletes. Angus Jackson, Taylor Aeichele and Lindsay Cann each completed their Level 1 coach course and are now certi� ed through the Canadian Ski Coaches Federation. � e addition of the young coaches al-lowed the Nancy Green club to organize smaller teams with more focused instruction which also translated into more time on the snow during their � rst practice.

Summit Lake Racer organizer and coach, Troy Clark, is excited to see young racers return to volunteer and give a little back to the organi-zation.

“It is simply amaz-ing,” Clark explained. “� ankfully some of our former racers really came through for us and � lled the coaching gap allow-ing us to meet the need for coaches this year and

we can continue to o� er the same high level train-ing for all of our athletes.”

� e Summit Lake Rac-ers is a volunteer driven club that relies on parent involvement to maintain the existence of ski club racing at Summit Lake Ski Hill.

“� e more involved I became with the club” Clark re� ects, “the more I realized how many dedi-

cated volunteers it takes to run our program and how many families over the years have commit-ted countless hours to keep our club going and progress the program to the level it is today.”

� e � rst competition for the Summit Lake Ski Racers will take place January 18 at Whitewa-ter ski hill, just outside of Nelson.

Snow skiing like race skiingRYAN WILLMAN

Arrow Lakes News

Little speed racer making his way downhill. Photo by Ryan Willman

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Arrow Lakes News, January 15, 2015