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The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is looking for volunteers in Electoral Area ‘B’  interested in joining their local Advisory Planning Commission (APC).

APC members work together in making recommendations to the CSRD Board and Staff on planning and land use related matters (community planning, zoning bylaw amendments, Agricultural Land Reserve applica-tions, Development Variance Permits etc.) within the Electoral Area. The APC typically meets once a month, or less, depending on the number of referrals they receive.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the APC for a four term be-ginning in May 2015, with the opportunity to apply for successive terms. Training will be provided and all expenses  incurred by members will be reimbursed.

Individuals who best demonstrate the following will be recommended for appointment:

• an interest and passion for balanced community development;

• a desire to share knowledge and experience in a range of sub-jects relevant to planning and development (e.g. housing, agricul-ture, construction, parks, environment, youth, seniors, business, geography, engineering, education, arts and culture etc.).

Expressions of Interest forms are available at the CSRD of� ce or by visiting our website: www.csrd.bc.ca

(click “Volunteer Opportunities” under the “Quicklinks” heading) Please � ll out the on-line form or return completed forms by mail,

fax or in person by 4:00 pm April 3rd, 2015 to:Jan Thingsted, Planner

Columbia Shuswap Regional District781 Marine Park Drive NE

PO Box 978, Salmon Arm BC V1E [email protected]

Phone: (250) 833-5918 or (Toll Free) 1-888-248-2773Fax: (250) 832-3375

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Cidery coming to BurtonConstruction is underway at a

former residence on Highway 6 and Lakeview Park Road in Bur-ton.

� e building is being converted into a Cidery — a brewery to pro-duce apple cider.

Owners Barbara and Alan Ross are prepping the location for Burton’s latest entrepreneurial endeavor. Barbara Ross explained that she thinks Burton is a good

location with highway frontage around the corner from a camp-ground with a small local market for the cider.

Having a cider mill has long been a dream of Barbara Ross’s and it is � nally about to happen.

“If the stars all align, we will start production in May,” she said. “My kids said to me, ‘mom you’ve been talking about it for eight years’ and they � nally said put up or shut up so here it is.”

In preparation for the endeav-our, orchard fencing went up last

summer and timber framed en-trances are now visible along the front. Two hundred and � � y apple trees are being planted which are slated to mature and bear fruit in about � ve years but until then, the Rosses have plans to use apples from their other Burton property supplemented by Okanagan fruit.

� e name Pomona Cider Mill takes inspiration from Pomona, the Roman Goddess of fruit trees and orchards.

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TRISHA SHANKSArrow Lakes News

Barbara and Alan Ross, owners of the new cidery being built in Burton. The Ross’s have been making cider as a hobby and are ready to go commercial. Photo by Trisha Shanks

Council HighlightsSu� erfest Delegation

Janis Neufeld pre-sented to council about the events that Su� erfest is involved with organiz-ing in 2015. Beginning with the kids’ sports camp for the second week of March break, the non-pro� t organiza-tion is applying to the village for use of various outdoor areas as well as

some indoor space in case of inclement weath-er. Other events include the Nakusp Road Bike Weekend, the Idaho Peak Mountain Marathon, � e Amazing Burton Triath-lon and Relay Race, cul-minating with the Koo-tenay Su� erfest over the Labour Day weekend, September 5-7.

Chickens or no chickens?To date, and despite

the topic having been

raised in the past, Coun-cil has not created a by-law speci� cally to deal with non-domesticated animals. Chickens and other livestock are cur-rently permitted within all areas of the village, rural or not. Com-plaints regarding goats, chickens or other non-domesticated animals are dealt with using the good neighbour bylaw. Sta� was instructed to begin preparing the dra�

of an animal bylaw.

Odds and EndsDiscussion took place

around how to support the Medieval Society’s request for � nancial assis-tance with sewage waste generated by the campers at the event this summer.

Tim Palmer, former Revelstoke CAO will be joining the sta� on a temporary basis to re-place the outgoing CAO Linda Tynan.

TRISHA SHANKSArrow Lakes News

History Comes Alive

Friday March 20th at 7pm

History

Arrow Lakes Historical Society Presents a Slide Show:

A 90 minute presentation featuring over 100 of the top images collected by the archives over the past year.

At the new archives office92-6th Ave NW

Admission by donation

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As many of us are already aware, the overall social safety net in this country is designed to interweave various forms of gov-ernmental programs and services in con-junction with numer-ous other resources.

Members of the gen-eral population ben-efit through a highly complex system of computerized records which have developed over the years.

The factor used to determine an individ-ual’s eligibility to ben-efit from the services and programs which we are entitled to, is based primarily on the

information contained within one’s completed income tax return, es-pecially our level of income for the year we are filing for.

It is possible that in certain cases, a spe-cific retroactive ben-efit may be claimed for a period of up to ten years, in case it was missed initially. This is a very good reason in itself to file your Can-ada Revenue Agency, (CRA) tax return packages, even those you did not complete for the past few years, believing that because you don’t owe taxes, that filing your return wouldn’t be necessary.

Once your income details are registered in your CRA file, it can be quickly determined whether you are eligi-bile for such benefits as old age pension and

a seniors’ supplement.Also, for example,

you may be eligible for what is referred to as an adjusted net in-come subsidy when it comes to applying for Medical Services Plan of BC regular premi-um assistance.

Now entering its thirteenth year of ser-vice to residents of our region, the Commu-nity Volunteer Income Tax Program, (CVITP) team of volunteers has completed the manda-tory digitally-based training program made possible by CRA.

The following indi-viduals are members of the team and in-clude Heather David-son, Dianne Zeuch, Debi Bleakney, Ve-ronica Pellowski and myself as the local co-ordinator.

The training pro-

gram which equipped us to process the digi-tal returns began early last month. Our team members are now ready to respond to requests for assistance made not just by se-niors, but also for oth-ers within our com-munities including the disabled and all-aged adults.

This is a free and confidential service and no charge what-soever is levied. Team members are happy to provide the level of assistance required including digital or paper-forms upon re-quest to those having a simple and straight-forward return, as well as a low to moderate income level.

The CVITP team makes it a point to make personal con-tact with applicants

including those who are housebound or re-siding in special needs residences, if this is requested and no one receives any form of remuneration for de-livering the service.

Our goal is to help ensure that financial or service benefits which applicants are entitled to receive, do arrive on time and without a disruption.

If further informa-tion is required, con-tact any of the team members directly, email me at [email protected], or leave a tele-phone message at 250-265-0075.

Having a pet not only provides com-panionship but gives us opportunities for exercise. � e elderly pet owner, who might otherwise be inactive, has a reason to get out of the house every day. To our bene� t, I think it is true that many of us even put our pet’s needs before our own when it comes to exercise and adventure.

� ose who are more active, even ath-letic, also enjoy the companionship of a hiking or running buddy. � ese pet own-ers o� en look speci� cally for a larger more active breed or breed cross. Local senior Gene Nagy enjoys strenuous bike rides with his standard poodle “R’lene” and the dog, who is also experiencing a bit of “middle age spread” bene� ts from the ex-

ercise as well.But just as we need to prevent injuries

and protect our joint health in ourselves when taking on an exercise program, the needs of our pets also must be taken into consideration.

Runners know to avoid exercise on hard surfaces to prevent shock to the feet and legs. Likewise, we should try to run our pets on so� er surfaces such as gravel or grass.

Repeated motion like a prolonged trot is hard on developing joints; puppies should avoid any distance running and, in fact, even overly long walks until they are completely mature to prevent injuries to growth plates and joints. Too much ex-ercise before 12 months in medium dogs and as long as 18 months in large dogs can cause permanent damage. My rule of thumb: puppies play to exercise, they do not run or walk long distances. Puppy ex-ercise can be fetch, exploration and gam-boling, that cute back and forth combina-tion of walking and play that puppies do so well. For this reason hiking is ideal for im-

mature dogs. Uneven ground, exploring, checking on you are all ways that the legs and feet get a work out without repeated motion. But keep in mind, a tired puppy may need to be carried home if the hike is too long.

Just like us, dogs need to be kept hy-drated. Many hikers and runners carry water bottles with pet clip-cups on them so that dogs can also drink from their own bottles.

Weather right now is gorgeous and how glorious is it to get out for a walk with your pet in the sunshine? As summer comes though, overheating can be a hazard. Just like humans, dogs should not be exercis-ing in the full heat of the day. � e sign of an overheated dog? Panting with a full cheek-to-cheek grin. Time to cool down and cool down quickly with cool water on the belly from a hose or a dunk in the lake or a wading pool. Too much heat can be deadly, so when it is hot, let your “running buddy” take it easy and save the exercise for morning and evenings when the day cools down.

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It is with sadness that we share the passing of Douglas Gardner on February 2, 2015. Doug was born in Rossland BC to Bert and Winnie Gardner on June 24, 1940. � ey moved to Nakusp when Doug was three when his father went overseas and he lived here for most of his life. He married Nola (Bjarnason) in 1961. He will be missed by his loving wife Nola and three sons – Craig (Diana), Guy and Jay; 8 grandchildren; his sister, June; brother, Wayne; sisters-in-law Carolyn and Ruby; nephews and nieces and step brother Brian Rattray (Maurice). � ank you to � e Arrow Lakes Hospital, emergency response and the doctors and nurses who cared for him over the past few years. Donations in Doug’s memory may be made to the Arrow Lakes Hospital Foundation.

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B.C.’s new seniors’ advocate has issued her second report, and the media mostly ignored it.

When this new o� ce was promised by a campaigning Premier Christy Clark two years ago, I suggested that B.C. already has 85 seniors’ advocates. � ey’re called MLAs, and inquiries go to their local of-� ces.

Much to the chagrin of the opposition, Seniors’ Advocate Isobel Mackenzie’s mandate is not to pursue individual cases, and so she won’t be serving up a fresh as-sortment of horror stories to embarrass the government.

Instead, it is to look for “systemic chal-lenges” and recommend ways to deal with them. � e latest report is based on a sur-vey of more than 500 seniors from around the province, and the key � nding was not what she expected.

“We were surprised to learn of the lack of awareness among seniors, particularly low-income seniors, of government pro-grams and the subsidies available to assist them,” Mackenzie said.

� e survey found that 60 per cent of seniors living on $30,000 or less annual income didn’t know they are eligible for discounts on Medical Services Plan pre-miums. For income less than $22,000, the

entire $864 cost of individual MSP premi-ums is waived.

Other frequently overlooked programs are a monthly rent subsidy called Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER), grants for disability modi� cations called Home Adaptations for Independence, drug cost assistance called Fair Pharmacare, property tax deferment and the federal Guaranteed Income Supplement program. � ose older than 75 with income of less than $30,000 reported the lowest awareness of assistance designed speci� cally for them. But you don’t get these bene� ts unless you apply and show that your income quali� es.

� e survey also found that the biggest fear of low-income seniors is that they won’t be able to a� ord to stay in their homes. See home adaptation, property tax and rent subsidy programs above.

Awareness and usage of the SAFER program was lowest in the north and highest in urban areas, perhaps not sur-prising since the B.C. government exists more in theory than in fact in many re-mote places.

So what should the government do about this? Well, it could advertise these programs. � e government does lots of advertising, but not about old news like the SAFER program, which dates back to the 1970s.

Clark’s government did a whack of

advertising in the election year, 2013. Much of it was about the B.C. Jobs Plan, heavy on the hardhats and blueprint-style graphics and arc welding and stu� like that.

� en last year the government’s big ad campaign was around the teachers’ strike, and the payments to parents to help with child care while teachers demanded twice as big a raise as all the other unions.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender is still bragging about the response rate for $40-a-day parental strike pay, which was snapped up by almost 100 per cent of eligible parents. � is demonstrates that the government can indeed give away money with great e� ciency, just by tell-ing people how to get it.

� e NDP’s version of seniors’ advocacy is to � nd the most tragic problems from complaints coming into constituency of-� ces, and use those to ambush the gov-ernment.

A popular choice is an elderly couple who have to be separated because their medical needs are too di� erent to keep them in the same facility. TV news loves that one. People cry on camera and de-nounce politicians for being heartless, as if the health minister stayed up late plot-ting how to break their granny’s heart.

Maybe this seniors’ advocate wasn’t such a bad idea a� er all.

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A former Edgewood doctor has passed away. For over two years, 1951-1953, the Red Cross Out-

post Hospital at Edgewood had a resident doctor, Dr. Stevens T. Norvell Jr.

He died in St. Johns, NL, on Feb. 7 of this year, four days short of his 92nd birthday.

Dr. Norvell came to the Arrow Lakes in 1950 with his wife, Dorothy, soon a� er completing his medical training in the USA.

� e young American couple felt that war was the greatest evil of human-kind and wished to live in a country that promoted peace.

� ey were enthusiastically welcomed by the com-munity of Edgewood where there was an outpost hos-pital needing a doctor. His patients came to the out-post hospital from Edgewood, the Inonoaklin Valley, Fauquier, and Needles, though o� en Dr. Norvell drove to see them. � e roads were all narrow gravel tracks, only one or two telephones in each community, and no electricity before hydroelectricity was connected to most households during the mid 50s. Very few people even had � ush toilets.

A� er experiencing the very limiting challenges of the remote rural setting, Dr. Norvell le� a� er two-and-a-half years for a residency in surgery at the University of Alberta. From there, he moved to England for two years and then on to Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia in 1961.

� ere he taught surgery until his retirement train-ing hundreds of surgeons now scattered across Can-ada.

He created the Examination for Residents of the Canadian Association of General Surgeons.

� e Norvell Prizes are still awarded each year to the top performers in each year of training in all 17 Cana-dian medical schools.

In his � nal years, Dr. Norvell lived with his son and family in St. John’s, NL, where his son, � eodore Nor-vell, is a Professor of Computer Engineering at Memo-rial University.

Besides his son, Dr. Norvell is survived by his daughter, Dr. Cynthia Norvell. She is a family physi-cian in Laytonville, CA.

Our View

CorrectionIn the March 5 edition of the Arrow

Lakes News, regarding the cover photo of Crystal and Janet Spicer, the credit was given to John Osborn. In fact, the photo was taken by Molly Bell.

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Seniors’ advocate not such a bad idea a� er allTOM FLETCHER

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$5 million to Twenty-four B.C. school districtsTwenty-four B.C.

school districts are sharing $5 million for energy projects like lighting upgrades, boiler replacements, solar panels and elec-tric vehicles under the Carbon Neutral Capi-tal Program (CNCP).

In the Arrow Lakes school district (SD 10), a new solar en-ergy system will be installed at Lucerne Elementary/Second-ary and Nakusp Ele-mentary. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the dis-trict has said students will be involved in both the installa-tion and

monitoring of the sys-tem to enhance their education experience.

All school districts were asked to submit proposals to the min-istry in November.

These were then evaluated on green-house gas emission reductions and op-erational cost sav-ings, along with the level of contributions available for the proj-ect from the district and energy ser-vice partners. Overall, 25 projects

were given the green light to move forward.

Since the program began in 2012, school districts now achieve annual savings of more than $1.2 million in school and vehicle operating costs as well as a reduction of 4,000 tonnes in carbon diox-ide emissions

as a direct result of the projects.

“Bringing a new so-lar energy system or an electric vehicle to a school district can not only save energy, but can also spark oppor-tunities for students to learn about new technology,” said Peter

Fassbender, Minister of Education.

Tax phishing scams

During this tax time of the year, the Trail & Greater Dis-trict RCMP Crime Prevention

Office wants to advise the com-munity to be on the watch for tax-related phishing scams.

Never open or download attachments included with messages claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

Typically, these messages advise the recipient that they have qualified for a tax refund and need to click on a link to enter their information.

The link takes the person to

a bogus website and requires the visitor to enter personal identification. CRA will not contact you via email.

Watch out for identity theft. If you’re doing your taxes on your own online, don’t use a public wireless connection. Even using the latest wireless security encryption standards can be risky, so use a wired connection when dealing with sensitive financial and person-al information.

Letter to the EditorMedia stories over the past week about people

waiting too long for hip replacement surgeries remind us that we need to shorten wait times for some procedures.

The good news is, we know how. Across B.C, and Canada, dozens of innovative projects have resulted in dramatic improvements to wait times.

For example, the Alberta Bone and Joint In-stitute reduced wait times for hip and knee sur-gery from 11 months to nine weeks.

B.C. needs to act on innovations proven to re-duce wait times and improve health outcomes, and apply their successes and efficiencies across the health care system.

The result will ensure everyone can get time-ly, quality care when they need it.

The same can’t be said about one B.C. for-

profit clinic owner’s plan to make it possible for doctors to charge patients whatever they want for necessary care — and to choose to refuse pa-tients who can’t afford to pay.

Dr. Brian Day’s constitutional challenge to health care law, which goes to trial this year, would result in more doctors being siphoned out of the public system and into for-profit clinics — making wait times longer for almost everyone.

Innovation in the public system will improve timely care for Canadians. Day’s proposal would only beef up profits for private insurance com-panies and for-profit facility owners like him-self, all at the expense of the health — and wal-lets — of Canadians.

Rick TurnerBC Health Coalition co-chair

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night was held on February 28 at the Le-gion. � e dinner and awards ceremony was a great success both as a fundraiser and a community builder for the club.

“We were very happy with the turnout. It was excellent. We had over 100 people and we are grateful for that,” said Vice President Shawn Coates.

� e night’s big winner was Bryce Frie-denberger who brought home two trophies: he was chosen as this year’s recipient of the Fred Piggott Memorial Award and the oth-er was for his white-tail deer. Other high-lights were Chad Gustafson for the biggest elk, Sara Hogaboam for her mule deer and Glen Olson who won in the � sh category for a bull trout weighing ten-and-a-half pounds.

Master of ceremonies and president Hank Scown recapped some of the high-lights of 2014 including the improvements to the ri� e and archery range, and feedback provided on elk, deer and predator man-agement in the West Kootenays. He men-tioned the protection of access to crown land and that the club stayed active in the struggle over the Wildlife Allocation Policy which, “is another example of government

short changing resident hunters.” Scown talked about plans for the upcoming year — the work being done to hold an archery instruction day, and the long-awaited re-moval of the � sh-obstructing culvert in Fauquier at Heart Creek. Finally, he made mention of the abysmal adherence to the Provincial Fishing and Boating Safety Reg-ulations during the recent Gord Roberts Memorial Blue Knuckle Derby — accord-ing to Conservation O� cers who attended the January meeting, there was a non-com-pliance rate of 80 per cent.

Additional prizes were awarded to Dan-ielle Hascarl, winner of the ri� e ra� e who took home a Sako Finnlight-Burris Optics Ri� e package provided in partnership with Sako and Valley Fire Arms in Trail (value over $2500) and Wayne Allard, winner of the Stihl Chainsaw package provided in partnership with Marvin’s Small Motor Re-pairs in Nakusp (over $300 value).

“� e event helps bring awareness to some of the causes and topics that local out-doorspeople are and should be concerned with,” Coates said.

� e club’s o� cial website states, “Our main focus lately has been the maintenance and development of the Ri� e/Pistol/Archery Range. We also help sponsor some � sh derbies and recognize members hunting and � shing accomplishments on an annual basis.”

Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. in low-er Nakusp Senior Citizens Hall on the last Wednesday of the month. � e Rod and Gun Club also provides a liaison with the Ministry of Natural Resource Operations Fish, Wildlife and Habitat divisions. Mem-berships are available for purchase year-round from the club or the General Store. For further information on the Rod and Gun Club, visit www.nakusprodandgun-club.com

PRIZES:Moose Northern: Gordon Dore 168 3/8Moose Region 4: Ian Seaton 143 2/8Black Bear: Brad Dupuis 17 6/8White-tail Deer: Rod Dupuis 114 3/8Mule Deer: Sara Hogaboam 119 1/8Typical Elk: Chad Gustafson 328 2/8Non-Typical Elk: Reiner Krissler 290 7/8

JuniorsBlack Bear: Cameron Olson 16 4/8White-tail Deer: Bryce Friedenberger 103

Senior Archery AwardElk: Brad Dupuis 290

Junior Archery AwardWhite-tail Deer: Cameron Olson 79 7/8Bull Trout: Glen Olson 10 lb 8 oz.

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Left photo: Nakusp’s Rod and Gun Club Awards’ big winner of the evening was Bryce Friedenberger, shown here with his trophy for white tail and being presented with the Fred Piggott Memorial Award by Sheila Seaton.Right photo: Rod and Gun Club President Hank Scown with Danielle Hascarl who won the grand prize of a Sako Finn-light-Burris Optics Ri� e package. Photo by Andrea Coates

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of focus for the Nakusp and District Chamber of Commerce which held its monthly meeting on March 5. Presi-dent Peter Welkering sat down with the Arrow Lakes News to discuss current events. The Chamber has recently hired Wanda Olsen-Saunders as its event co-ordinator after the departure of Craig Savage last year.

“She is very enthusiastic and has a lot of good ideas, and is planning on the first event to be Easter,” said Welkerling.

Olsen-Saunders brings more than 15 years of event experience and has plans to enhance some of the existing events as well as to create a new spring event focusing on Easter and working in con-junction with the Overwaitea egg hunt tradition. She hopes to garner merchant support for a golden ticket event and will be approaching businesses with the

idea and a survey this week.

Easter HappeningsOlsen-Saunders explained the idea

is that for a week before Easter, “Cus-tomers purchasing from a participat-ing store would get an egg containing a chocolate, and a ticket. The ticket hold-ers would then exchange their ticket for a prize at the gazebo on Easter Sunday during the annual egg hunt.”

Other activities to go along with the egg hunt will be best Easter basket di-vided into two age categories for kids up to 12. This basket would be used to collect their eggs during the hunt and must be made from recyclable objects. Olsen-Saunders also plans a contest for the best homemade Easter bonnet with the kids’ hats judged by the public in a secret ballot.

Trade show in CalgaryA delegation representing the new

tourism venture “West Koot Route” is

preparing to head to Calgary for the March 21-22 Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show to promote tourism in the area. Attending the event are Willie Janke and Barbara Ross from Nakusp, Kaslo’s John Addison, and Mike Koolen from the Slocan Valley.

Welkerling discussed the plan for the trade show table set-up. “There will be three tables (all in a row) — Revelstoke, West Koot Route, and then Nelson so if people go by (a table) they come into our region. If people are interested in Revelstoke, they can go along and dis-cover us too.”

The booth will have a screen show-ing events and attractions from the region featuring the Nakusp Chamber of Commerce video, a slideshow from Kaslo and the new Slocan Valley video. They are taking a display rack with bro-chures from local businesses, will be handing out a postcard designed for the show and possibly having a door prize depending on the budget.

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Protecting Animal Life Society (PALS) mascot, Sylvester the cat was on hand to present John Vanderkroft and all of the other winners with their prizes at the Legion Meat Draw on Saturday. Proceeds from raffle ticket sales go to support their work of caring for unwanted and abandoned animals in the Arrow Lakes and to assist with the low income spay/neuter program offered to all area pet owners. PALS will be the recipient every Saturday in March. Photo by Trisha Shanks

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March 12 Mother Goose @ Nakusp Public Library 10 to 11 a.m. Parents and babies welcome.

March 12 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.

March 12 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.

March 12 Public Skating @ Nakusp Arena. 11:30 to 1 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m.

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March 12 Nerd Night @ Nakusp Youth Cen-tre. 6 to 10 p.m. For more information contact Leah @ 265-2000.

March 12 Badminton @ NSS Gym (Use gym door) for NSS students and adults. $3 drop in rate or $30/year + $15/yr insurance member-ship fee. Beginners welcome. Bring racquet and non-marking indoor shoes. 7:30 p.m. For more information call 265-3326.

March 12 African Drumming Group @ Na-CoMo at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drummers welcome.

March 13 Drop-In @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 7 to 10 p.m.

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March 14 Nakusp Legion Meat Draws to bene� t PALS throughout March. Draws held at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. Tickets $1.00 each to win a choice of steak, chicken or pork.

March 14 SOUP & BUN at Robertson Memo-rial United Church 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. By donation. Proceeds to Community Outreach.

March 14 St. Patricks Annual Bazaar @ Le-gion Hall 2-3:30 p.m. Hosted by Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.

March 15 Drop-In Floor hockey @ Burton Learning Center. 1 to 3 p.m. Cost $2.00 and a waiver must be signed before play. For ages 16 and up, or younger depending on ability.

March 15 Jam Night @ Leland Hotel. Starts at 5:00 p.m.

March 15 Nakusp Hospice Drop-In Bingo @ Nakusp Legion.

March 15 AA Meeting 5 to 6 p.m @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216.

March 16 Bridge @ Nakusp Senior’s Centre, every Monday 1:15 to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $2.50, and beginners welcome. March 17 Public Skating @ Nakusp Arena. 11:30 to 1 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m..

March 17 St. Patrick’s Day Potluck at the

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March 18 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.

March 18 Workshop Wednesday is an on-going series of free workshops designed to help you gain the skills and knowledge to get a job. This week is: MBTI. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment is the best-known and most trusted personality assessment tool available today.9:15 to 11:30 a.m. @ ASLCS Building. For more information or to register please call 265-3318. March 18 Coffee and goodies @ the Senior Centre in Nakusp. Every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m.

March 18 Community Choir practice @ Sad-dleback Church. 7 to 8:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your � rst practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.

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March 18 Poker Night @ the Leland Hotel. It’s free and beginners are welcome. 7 p.m. start. For more information contact Dan @ 265-3314.

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Local skier Kolibri Drobish, #204 from Valhalla Hills Nordic Ski Club, charges a hill to take � fth place in the 3.5 kilometre classic technique race. She also took 3rd place the next day with a time of 17:38 in the 5.4 km skate technique race at the Teck BC Championships in cross-county skiing near Kelowna. The event was attended by 598 racers from Alberta, Washington and all areas of B.C., Feb. 19-22. The following weekend, Valhalla Hills Nordic raced 12 skiers at the Blackjack Loppet in Rossland and � ve skiers at the Kootenay Cup Finale in Nelson, ages four to 55 years old. For full results go to www.zone4.ca. Photos by Trisha Shanks

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“She seduced fruit trees as this valley has seduced us,” Ross said.

As Calgarians, the couple was de-lighted that so many different things grow in this climate and their Bur-ton residence has several mature apple trees bearing fruit annually.

“What to do with all these apples — they seem like a good idea when you plant them. So I started making cider for our own consumption,” she said.

That took them to England to take a cider making course at The Cider and Perry Academy with world-renowned cider expert Peter Mitchell.

The Ross’s who commute be-tween Calgary and Burton for Alan’s

job, bought the Burton property in May 2014.

After several months of planning, construction started last month building on extensions. They intend to have a production area and a tast-ing room and potentially one day will also host events such as dinners and weddings.

“We’re urban city slickers; every step has been a new adventure,” says Barbara of her foray into a new busi-ness in an industry she is just get-ting familiar with.

Their goal is for Barbara to work part time but also to hire people, creating a few jobs in Burton. Cur-rently they have two people clearing land for the new orchard.

There will be planting, seasonal help on production, bottling, mar-keting — it takes a community to build things.

“I like the idea of working togeth-er on that,” she said.

“It’s nice to have another little business in Burton,” RDCK Area Director Paul Peterson said. “I can’t wait to have a sip. I really hope this takes off and does great.”

Barbara has been working on the legalities of producing an al-coholic beverage and dealing with the liquor board which can add to the timeframe between making and selling Pomona Mill Cider. She is hoping to be able to start a batch in May and have some ready for Au-gust/September.

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The project team is closely monitoring water levels to plan the next phase of the ramp construction. Based on current conditions, BC Hydro forecasts the Arrow Lakes Reservoir water level to continue to drop and reach its lowest level toward the end of March 2015. Based on this forecast, the project contractor is currently scheduled to return to site the week of March 16, 2015 to resume ramp construction. The boat ramp will be closed for public access until this year’s work is completed.

BC Hydro and Columbia Power are committed to complete the boat ramp to the lowest water levels allow for this year. We will continue to provide updates as the project progresses. For more information, please contact:

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