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Regional recreation officer Justin Dexter speaks about volunteer trail maintenance as NACTS chair Barb Chwachka (centre) and moderator Laurie Page (left) look on. Kyle Kusch/Arrow Lakes News

Old N&S railbed’s future up for discussion at packed meeting

A packed house of over 60 citi-zens attended a May 22 meeting at the Legion Hall in Nakusp regard-ing the Nakusp and Area Com-munity Trails Society’s (NACTS) plans to take over stewardship of the abandoned Nakusp & Slocan Railway bed between the Village of Nakusp and the top of Summit Hill.

Since its abandonment by the Canadian Pacific Railway in December 1988, the old railbed between Nakusp and Rosebery has been a popular recreational right-of-way for hikers, cyclists, ATVers, skiers, snowmobilers, birdwatchers, and horseback riders, among oth-ers. The railbed is currently Crown land with no group or government agency responsible for its mainte-nance. NACTS called the meeting in order to gain community input into how a proposed rail trail should be used were the society to obtain legal stewardship of the railbed.

Speaking at the meeting were NACTS chair Barb Chwachka and Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resources regional recre-ational officer Justin Dexter. Laurie Page served as the meeting’s mod-erator.

One of the hot topics among attendees before the meeting began was why NACTS only applied to take stewardship of the railbed up to Summit Hill and not all the

way to Summit Lake or Rosebery. Chwachka prefaced the meeting by explaining that when the process began two years ago, NACTS was advised by RDCK Area H director Walter Popoff that the RDCK was looking at creating a regional park out of the portion of the railbed that lies within Area H. NACTS therefore applied only for steward-ship of the Area K section. By the time the RDCK dropped the park plans, the application process was already under way. In recent weeks, the New Denver-based North Slo-can Trails Society has commenced the application process for gaining stewardship over the Summit Lake-Rosebery section.

Dexter then took the stage, explaining that the railbed has no current classification and is unman-aged. Theoretically, the land can still be expropriated, which is why it is important to act to ensure the future rail trail gains legal desig-nation. Dexter stated that it is up to the members of the community to arrange a consensus on how the trail will be used and that the Crown has no legal opinion one way or the other on the matter. Once the com-munity agrees on how to use the trail, a basic report has been assem-bled, and an adjudication process has been completed to ensure there is no legal conflict in establish-ing the trail, NACTS would then be authorised to maintain the trail under Section 56 of the Forest and

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Range Practices Act.At this point, Page opened the

floor to questions and statements from the audience in order to gauge what they did and did not like about the railbed in its current state, as well as to hear concerns about any proposed change in status to the railbed. Most of the statements and questions came from motorised

users of the trail. Early on during this section of the meeting, any debate over the issue of banning motorised vehicles outright from the trail was muted by an open audience vote in which no objec-tion was recorded to their pres-ence. Other aspects of the railbed attendees appreciated included the fact that it provides access to

other trails and recreation sites, its proximity to Nakusp allowing for affordable recreation (especially for youth and the physically chal-lenged), its width and flat grade that allows for multiple uses, and the ease in which volunteers would be able to maintain the rail trail.

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New principals in School District #10 (Arrow Lakes)

Changes at School District #10 (Arrow Lakes) are now offi-cial. The Board of Education and district staff have officially announced leadership appoint-ments and changes which will commence August 1, 2013 and be in place for the 2013-14 school year.

Susan Paterson will become the new principal at Edgewood Elementary School while Nata-sha Miles will replace her at principal at Nakusp Secondary School (NSS) and Nicol Suhr will take over the NSS vice-principal position.

At Nakusp Elementary School Susan Paterson will also be serving as principal, with Sally McLean as vice-principal.

Lucerne Elementary Secondary School will have a new-to-the-area principal, Drew Neilson.

“On behalf of the Board of Education and SD 10, we would like to welcome Mr. Drew Neil-son to the district,” said act-ing Superintendent Terry Tay-lor. “Mr. Neilson brings a wealth of principal experience from his service in Port McNeill to his new position at Lucerne.

“We would also like to con-gratulate Ms, Nicol Suhr, who has served so well for the past two years as President of the Arrow Lakes Teachers Associa-tion and will make a fine Vice-Principal at NSS,” she added.

Taylor also thanked the cur-rent principals and vice-princi-pals for their support and dedi-cation to the students, staff and parents of School District # 10

(Arrow Lakes), noting their tal-ent and dedication. The acting Superintendent also said that the Board and district are thrilled that Susan Paterson, Natasha Miles and Sally McLean will bring their leadership skills and talents to their new positions in the district.

By Terry Taylor, School District #10Special to the Arrow Lakes News

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Debate turned toward the issues of trail etiquette and maintenance. A continued refrain from attend-ees was a need for a formal Memo-randum of Understanding between NACTS and the various groups that use the trail in order to develop a coordinated plan for maintenance, signage, and trail rules and prevent a single user group from dominat-ing the trail. It was mentioned that some motorised users fail to slow down for walkers and cyclists, and that in turn it is generally difficult for motorised users to hear walkers and cyclists on the trail.

Ernie Knecht, a member of both NACTS and the Arrow Lakes ATV Club, presented a statement that alerted the audience to the exist-

ing ATVBC trail etiquette code for shared-use trails, and that there is potential interest in creating a cir-cle loop for ATV tourists using the railbed around Summit Lake and the Three Sisters. Jerry Van Immer-zeel presented a statement empha-sising the wide demographic of users the railbed currently attracts and that all users should respect one another. He suggested high-visibility vests for motorised users and also suggested that trail use should be restricted for safety pur-poses on special occasions such as the annual Summit Lake 5K walk or ATV rallies. Dexter noted that shared-use trails are generally held to a lower standard of maintenance than non-motorised trails, as vehi-cles tend to keep grass down and widen the path of impact.

Another point of concern was the recent land grant to the Ktunaxa Nation opposite Box Lake directly above the railbed, with some stat-ing worries about rumoured indus-trial development on the land and potential effects on both the railbed and Box Lake itself. Both Dex-ter and Nakusp councillor Tom Zeleznik, who was in the audience, replied that they had no informa-tion as to Ktunaxa intentions for the land and that more informa-tion was needed before any further comment.

When Zeleznik asked if the Min-istry of Forests would be inspect-ing the trail, Dexter responded that there are engineered struc-tures along the trail such as culverts and bridges which would need to be mapped and surveyed in order

NACTS seeks approval for shared-use trail on old railbed

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Slocan Valley group asks for local cell tower policy

The Regional District of Central Kootenay has endorsed several non-contentious Telus cell phone towers around the region but heard Thurs-day from residents concerned about a proposed tower in Winlaw.

Clare Kelly and Allison Lang of the Slocan Valley Citizens for Safe Technology appeared before the board asking for a local protocol on public consultation for antenna sit-ing. The board has already endorsed a policy developed by the Federa-tion of Canadian Municipalities but the citizens group suggested several changes and additions.

“This happens in several munic-ipalities in Canada and it can cer-tainly happen here,” Kelly said. “We feel local goverment is the right place for this to happen. It really just takes political will.”

Lang explained a key request is for public consultation to happen sooner. Currently, it occurs after the proponent has already invested time and money on a particular site, but the citizens group feels it should come when the proponent first noti-fies a municipality or regional dis-trict of plans to build an antenna.

She said a 60-day public input period should precede site develop-

ment so the proponent can consider that feedback when choosing a loca-tion.

“Telus has proposed to put their antenna very close to one of our schools,” Lang said. “And we don’t want it very close to our school. Had they received that information from the beginning, they might not have chosen that site.”

Lang said once a specific site is determined, nearby residents — as well as schools, daycares, and seniors homes — should be notified by mail or hand-delivered notice, followed by a second 60-day consul-tation period.

“So the 120-day public consulta-tion is divided into two parts: one to take input before they develop the proposal, and then afterward to see if what they’ve come up with is acceptable.”

Telus has put its Winlaw tower on hold based on public opposition and agreed to investigate other potential sites, but hasn’t promised the tower won’t end up in the controversial location off Wishloff Road.

The tower is part of Telus’ agree-ment with the provincial government to extend wireless coverage to over 1,700 kilometers of main and sec-

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The Nakusp & Area Community Trails Society is creating a committee to develop trail standards for the old railbed between Nakusp and Summit Hill. Nakusp and Area Community Trails Society

to determine which ones could safely be maintained by volunteers and which ones would need professional mainte-nance in case of damage. When asked how funding for maintenance of engi-neered structures would be provided, Dexter stated that “there are avenues for applying for funding’ and that ‘each case is unique.”

The most contentious debate was over the separation of the Area K and Area H sections of the railbed and whether this may lead to differing regu-lations for each section that would cause inconveniences to users. Kevin Carter suggested that Area K residents should have some amount of input in further development of the Area H section, and vice versa, in order to ensure consistent, unrestrained access across the entire corridor. Dexter noted that “absolutely nothing has been formally discussed

regarding non-motorised use beyond Area K.” Also noted was that portions of the railbed near Wilson Lake Road are used by Box Lake Lumber to trans-port logs and equipment and that losing access to the railbed would adversely affect their business. Chwachka responded that the issue would have to be worked out between NACTS and Box Lake Lumber ownership.

The meeting lasted just over 90 min-utes and was characterised by Page as rather tame compared to some of the livelier meetings she’s facilitated. As for NACTS, they will continue to complete the legal establishment of a shared-use trail on their allotted section of railbed, and will form a committee with users of all types to develop trail standards. The society is also working to renovate their website, www.nakusptrails.ca .

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This mudslide covered a portion of Highway 6 just south of Burton late Tuesday evening. The road remains opens to single-lane traffic only. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

Mudslide at Burton causes highway closureA massive windstorm swept

through the Southern Interior on the evening of Tuesday, May 21, causing widespread power out-ages and helping to trigger a mudslide that has led to nearly a week’s worth of delays on High-way 6 south of Burton.

After a week of heavy rains put an end to the near-record temperatures experienced in the Arrow Lakes over the first two weeks of May, chaotic weather conditions ramped up Tuesday afternoon as a prolonged wind-storm blew down numerous trees throughout the valley, resulting in power lines being knocked down by trees in multiple locations.

Edgewood lost power at approx-imately 4:24 pm, with the rest of the Arrow Lakes progressively going dark over the following 90 minutes. Electricity was restored to the village of Nakusp at 9 p.m. and Edgewood proper around 10 p.m., but some parts of Burton and the upper Lardeau did not get their power back until Wednes-day afternoon. In New Denver and Silverton, power was lost at 6 p.m. Tuesday and returned around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Additional smaller outages were recorded through the region on May 22 and May 24, again due to trees falling on power lines.

The wind and rain also over-

saturated the hillside south of Burton, producing an overnight mudslide that covered a 100 metre-long portion of Highway 6 just south of Reveller Road. While the highway was closed for a large portion of Wednesday, the road was reopened to single-lane traffic later that evening. As of press time, the highway continues to be open to single-lane alternat-ing traffic guided by pilot car as crews works to repair the road. For real-time updates on the sit-uation at Burton, check the Min-istry of Transportation and Infra-sture’s www.drivebc.ca website.

Six cell towers approved by RDCK, Slocan towers still up for debate

ondary highways. It expects to build up to 14 towers on High-way 6 from Nelson to Salmo and South Slocan to Vernon.

However, the citizens group worries about health risks from electromagnetic radiation and says it could harm Winlaw’s reputation as an “environmen-tally healthful and pastoral des-tination.”

After the presentation, the board passed a motion asking their staff to consider the infor-mation from both residents and Telus and come up with a policy around public consultation.

Chair John Kettle called the presentation “excellent ... I thought they were reason-able, which I like.” However, he wasn’t sure how much the board could do: “In this case, probably not much.”

As a land-use authority, the regional district has a say in the site consultation process, but the towers themselves are regu-

lated by Industry Canada.Despite the ongoing contro-

versy over the Winlaw tower and another in the Salmo val-ley, the board gave its blessing Thursday to six towers where there has been little or no pub-lic feedback: two east of Cres-ton, one in Fauquier, two others along the Arrow Lakes, and one near Cottonwood Lake.

Kettle said cell coverage is “critically” needed on the high-way between Creston and Cran-brook due to a high incidence of crashes and difficulty in calling for help.

However, he apologized to the Slocan Valley citizens group for a motion passed last month to expedite the approvals pro-cess based on a request from Telus. He said they would have preferred to hear from the citi-zens first, but believed the entire project faced being delayed a year.”

“As a result, those of us who need cell towers for life, limb, and property moved forward to try to get those in our area,

respecting the fact that people in the Slocan and [rural Salmo] may want to look at this fur-ther,” Kettle said.

Slocan Valley director Wal-ter Popoff, however, said his understanding was the non-con-tentious towers would proceed while the company took another look at the Winlaw site.

“The Telus letter could have possibly been misinterpreted as ‘everything’s on hold.’ As far as I know the process is continu-ing. Telus is moving forward with the towers where there was no feedback, but the ones that are contentious they’re going to revisit.”

Popoff said although he was among rural politicians who urged better cell coverage on rural highways, he shares resi-dents’ concerns about the Win-law tower placement.

The tower isn’t the only con-troversy in the area involving wireless technology: parents at Winlaw Elementary success-fully lobbied the school district to have Wi-Fi turned off.

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Candidate Joseph thankful for electoral

Dear Editor;

To the free citizens of Kootenay West, I owe you thanks. From family and friends to the thousands who made their voice clear on the election ballot, thank you. I chose to step forward to rep-resent you and the support I received was amazing. The calls, e-mails and talks on the street were so empowering. This com-munity has a fantastic trait; that is the support for neighbours that aspire. Nothing makes a community stronger than the desire to see each other reach goals and dreams. I am so honoured by the words of support before and after the election. Through this rollercoaster adventure, it was those words that helped my fam-ily rise again from the challenging lows.

To those who contributed money – Wow. I have never con-sidered sending money to someone looking for election. To be given hard earned money to go forward and fight for our rights and representation against such odds is again such an honour. I hope I earned your support.

The task was insurmountable and I truly would not have attempted it if it wasn’t for the support I felt this community had. My wife Carlee did more in the last month than I knew a person could, and my children we along the whole way.

Janet and Crystal Spicer – few know of your commitment to this community. Through your passion for the Columbia River I have gained an understanding of the incredible change this val-ley has endured. We all owe you thanks for the work you give to this valley and surely will in time to come.

‘Lush, full of diverse life and bountiful,’ words that once described this valley. Few can remember the potential that was sacrificed for energy. In the 1960s the voices of the people were not listened to, since then the valley has received pittance for what was sacrificed. This process is beginning again, and soon it will be 2024. I truly feel water, not power will be the primary interest in this debate. Show the government how we have grown since the ‘60s and that we need to look to the future with the knowledge of how vulnerable our environment is. Because we live here it is our fight. If not us then who?

Please do not forget what these elections mean for all of us. We are asked once every four years who shall represent our voices. I challenge us all be more involved in government actions that concern us. If we all gave a fraction of our time to issues that speak loudly to us, we could start creating the changes we want to see. Be conscious of the consequences of what we buy. Look out your window and ask yourself if this valley is worth speak-ing up for, if our province is sustainable and if our country is the nation you wish it to be. Though the election has ended the momentum has not, and the conversation must not.

Sincerely,Joseph Hughes

Local MP frustrated with SenateEditor,Over the past week I have

heard from constituents voic-ing disgust and displeasure with recent events that have occurred in Ottawa, specifically, the issues revolving around Senators Duffy, Wallin, Brazeau and Harb.

I can tell you unequivocally that I am equally upset over the entire set of events. I do not con-done nor tolerate any form of ille-gal activity whether criminal or civil in nature.

I am frustrated by a set of leg-islative rules that do not allow us to remove someone from public office for a breach of trust. Fur-thermore, if a criminal act has been committed and enough evi-dence is gathered then it should be brought before the courts for judgement.

The Senate is enshrined in

the Constitution. That is why we have asked the Supreme Court of Canada whether the reforms we have proposed can be accom-plished by Parliament alone. We have also asked the Court to rule on options for abolishing the Sen-ate completely.

Most, if not all pundits, agree that the latter is not likely due to a constitutional challenge. Most amendments can be passed only if identical resolutions are adopted by the House of Com-mons, the Senate and a two-thirds majority of the provincial legis-lative assemblies representing at least 50 per cent of the national population. This formula, which is outlined in section 38 of the Constitution Act, 1982, is some-times referred to as the “general amendment procedure” and is known more colloquially as the

“7+50. In simple terms, it is not likely to happen.

There is no room for igno-rance of law or procedure when you sit at the highest level of gov-ernment. We have at our disposal countless legal authorities to give us advice and guidance. If you choose not to accept that advice or guidance then, in my opinion, you live with the consequences.

Any person who holds a public office position, either elected or appointed, should not only with-stand public scrutiny, but stand before the public to explain any short comings.

If you can do neither, you should do the honourable thing and quit the position.

David Wilks, M.P.Kootenay–Columbia

We have seen a fair amount of coverage in the news lately on First Nations’ issues. In this first installment on the First Nations, I think it might be helpful to put this into an historical context.

The situation of Métis, Inuit, and First Nations peoples is one of the most complex and persis-tent challenges for the Federal Government.

Successive Liberal and Con-servative Governments have failed to establish an agreement on the place of Indigenous peo-ples in the Canadian federation, and their average living con-ditions remain far below other Canadians.

Aboriginal issues capture mainstream public interest in a cyclical way, when a crisis emerges. The IdleNoMore move-ment (INM) arose as a protest against changes to the Naviga-

ble Waters Protection Act, which were part of the Conservative’s 2012 budget implementation bill, but quickly became a nation-wide peaceful protest movement that has galvanized Aboriginal and non-aboriginal Canadians to demand change.

Popular pressure and a hun-ger strike prompted a high-level meeting with the Prime Minister and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) in January, after which the Prime Minister agreed to pro-vide oversight of the file. AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo’s decision to attend the meeting on the Prime Minister’s terms was controversial among First Nations, and revealed a divide between First Nations leader-ship and a grassroots movement increasingly frustrated with the status quo.

The Aboriginal population rep-

resents approximately 4 per cent of Canada’s overall population. According to Statistics Canada’s 2006 Census, there are approx-imately 1.7 million people who identify as having some First Nations, Inuit or Métis heritage in Canada, among whom almost 1.2 million report an “Aborigi-nal Identity”, marking a stron-ger attachment to that heritage. Of this number, almost 400,000 are Métis, 50,000 are Inuit and the others (700,000) have “North American Indian” background.

Half of Aboriginal peoples in Canada are under the age of 25, and the population is growing at 2.5 times the rate of the rest of the country. This makes Aboriginal peoples the youngest and fastest growing population segment in the country, which will increase

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Clark wants budget passed this summer

Premier Christy Clark says the B.C. leg-islature will be recalled this summer to pass the government’s pre-election budget, which promises to balance the books after four years of deficits.

Clark spoke to a gathering of B.C. Lib-eral candidates at a Vancouver hotel Thurs-

day, including those who didn’t join the 50-member caucus. Thanking the unsuc-cessful ones, she reminded them that she too lost her bid to win a seat in Vancouver-Point Grey.

Clark indicated earlier that the legisla-ture would not be recalled until she has a seat, which would require a by-election. She has said several B.C. Liberal MLAs have offered to step aside to give her a seat,

but the decision won’t be made until the final vote tally is in for all 85 constituen-cies at the end of May.

Preliminary results of the May 14 elec-tion have the B.C. Liberals with 50 seats, the NDP 33 and the Green Party one. Delta South independent Vicki Huntington was also re-elected.

Clark renewed her campaign promises to press for the development of liquefied

MP Moore calls for Duffy to quit Senate

The senior federal Conservative cabinet minister from B.C. is calling on Senator Mike Duffy to resign in the wake of a growing scandal over improper repayment of expenses.

Heritage Minister James Moore, the MP for Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, told CTV Tuesday Duffy should resign altogether.

Duffy has already quit the Con-servative caucus in the Senate after the disclosure that Nigel Wright, chief of staff for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, gave the embat-tled senator a cheque for $90,000 to repay expenses that may have been improperly claimed.

Wright has since resigned his post.

Under pressure to provide a pub-

lic explanation of what happened, Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke to his caucus Tuesday morn-ing in front of the media, who weren’t permitted to ask questions.

Harper said he was “not happy” and “very upset” about the conduct of some parliamentarians and of his own office, before leaving for South America on a trade mission.

“Anyone who wants to use public office for their own benefit should make other plans or better yet leave this room,” Harper said.

He said he didn’t get into politics to defend the Senate, a reference to his long-standing position it should be reformed as an elected body.

The NDP Opposition have called for an RCMP investigation and the federal ethics commissioner is investigating.

The Senate’s conflict of interest

code forbids senators from accept-ing any gift or benefit “that could reasonably be considered to relate to the senator’s position.”

The Parliament of Canada Act specifies that senators may not receive compensation “for services rendered .. . in relation to any bill, proceeding, contract, claim, con-troversy, charge, accusation, arrest or other matter before the Senate or the House of Commons.” Those who offer such compensation may be lia-ble to imprisonment for up to a year.

Two other senators have also quit the Conservative caucus amid ongo-ing expense audits.

Criticism of the ethical failures of Duffy and Wright have ruffled Conservative ranks across Canada, including in B.C., where the party holds 21 seats.

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Premier Christy Clark needs to run in a by-election before she can return to the B.C. legislature with her newly re-elected government. Black Press files

natural gas in northern B.C., to restrict government spending and “find labour peace in our classrooms” while beginning to pay down the growing provin-cial debt.

Clark told reporters after the speech that the elec-tion result gives her a mandate to pursue a 10-year agreement with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, with contract talks with the school districts’ bargaining agent set to resume next week.

“There will be calls to spend money,” Clark said. “For the next little while, our answer to most of those questions has to be no, not now.”

With several municipal council members elected as B.C. Liberal MLAs, Clark said they have the option to take unpaid leave from their council duties rather than resign and trigger local by-elections.

Slocan Lake RCMP say a Trail area man is presumed drowned in Little Wil-son Lake near Rosebery after his canoe capsized.

Police say they got the call Saturday evening. They spoke with two men from Trail who had been camping with the victim, one of whom was fishing with him in a canoe.

The canoe capsized and both men entered the water. One was able to swim to shore while the other is pre-

sumed drowned. Neither was wearing a lifejacket, nor did they have any safety equipment.

The two other men drove down the road from their campsite and told a local resident who contacted police.

RCMP Cpl. Ryan Fehler told the Star they don’t know why the canoe cap-sized, but alcohol is believed to have been a factor.

A search began Saturday evening and continued all day Sunday with the help of an RCMP dive team. Search and res-

cue did a perimeter search and a police helicopter is being deployed on May 27 to fly over the lake.

“It’s not a big lake but it’s deep,” Fehler said. “The man who was in the boat with [the victim] identified the general area. They’ve brought him back up today to try and narrow it down for the dive team.”

The victim’s name and age is being withheld until he’s located.

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RDCK report recommends restrictions on further Johnsons Landing development

A new report on the Johnsons Landing landslide recommends restrictions on further development in the community and that residents who choose to still live there under-stand the risk.

The Regional District of Central Kootenay commissioned the risk assessment report, released to the public yesterday, to understand what

caused the massive landslide in July 2012, how likely such an event is to occur again and what can be done to reduce risk to residents.

Geotechnical analysis of the landslide site revealed that record rainfall and the late snowmelt last spring had saturated soils on the slope above the community and triggered the landslide. An event of similar size has not occurred in the area since the glaciers receded some 12,000 years ago.

The landslide killed four peo-ple and destroyed � ve homes. One other home was damaged.

In assessing the ongoing risk to residents, the report considers the likelihood of death from future land-slides. The probabilities assume that a resident is in their home when the event occurs.

For the people living at four prop-erties in the moderate hazard zone, there is a 1:1,000 to 1:10,000 per year chance of dying in a landslide. In other words, they’re more likely to die in a landslide this year than in a car accident, which is considered a 1:11,000 risk per year according to Statistics Canada.

In the high hazard area of John-sons Landing, where there are nine homes, the risk is 1:100 to 1:1,000 per year, meaning occupants in

those homes would be more likely to die in a landslide than all other causes combined (Statistics Canada puts the risk of death by any cause —health, accident, etc. at 1:1,000 per year for people over the age of 30).

Finally, there are � ve properties in the very high hazard area where the chance of dying in a landslide is 1:10 to 1:100.

“The quantitative risk analysis indicates the risk to some individu-als living on the Johnsons Landing bench is unacceptable (higher than typical published acceptability cri-teria),” the report says, noting typi-cally anything higher than 1:10,000 is considered unacceptable.

Constructing a berm along the edge of the creek may help reduce the risk, as could landslide monitor-

ing programs and teaching residents to recognize the early warning signs of slope instability.

The report made eight recom-mendations (see right).

In a statement to media, RDCK general manager of corporate administration Dawn Attorp said people living in the highest hazard zones have been informed of that fact.

“They understand the level of risk to their particular properties and

to themselves,” she said.There are currently still 16 res-

idents whose houses were either damaged beyond use, have no access to their house, or are still under evacuation order.

“It’s going to take some time for the RDCK to fully review all recom-mendations and to develop any pos-sible land-use restrictions based on results from the report,” she said. “We still have a considerable pro-cess ahead of us before we can lift the evacuation order for the land-slide area and take the next steps in supporting the community in its recovery.”

An open house will be held in Argenta to share the report � ndings with Johnsons Landing residents.

One of the maps showing the risk level for residents of Johnsons Landing. RD of Central Kootenay

SAM VAN SCHIEBlack Press

the signi� cance of this demographic over time.

In 1969, the Trudeau Government published a white paper on “Indian policy” that recommended scrapping the Indian Act, abolishing the Indian Affairs Department’s special pro-grams, and transferring Indian lands to Indian people and away from own-ership by reserves.

Aboriginal leaders denounced the white paper as a recipe for assimila-tion. They said it rejected their spe-cial standing in Canada as the origi-nal occupiers of the land. The Federal NDP joined them in this position.

Trudeau relented and in 1982, exist-ing Aboriginal and treaty rights were recognized and af� rmed in Section 35 of the Constitution. Despite several Government policy moves towards recognizing self-government, succes-sive Liberal and Conservative Govern-ments have failed to make progress on establishing a true “nation-to-nation” relationship.

Following the 1990 Oka Crisis, the Federal Government created a Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP). In 1996, RCAP made over 400 recommendations including that the Indian Act be replaced by a third

order of government for Indigenous peoples within Canada. This was wel-comed by a majority of Indigenous peoples as well as the Federal NDP. Progress on implementing the recom-mendations has been very slow, and most is left undone.

In 2005, just as they were head-ing to certain defeat after a decade in power, the Martin Government put forward the Kelowna Accord. In the Accord they pledged a $5.1-billion budget plan to address the low stan-dard of living of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada so that it would be equal to that of all other Canadians.

When the Harper Government came to power, it promised to meet the targets of the Accord, but has failed to do so.

In 2008, the Federal Government issued an Of� cial Apology to the Survivors of Residential Schools. In his speech, Prime Minister Stephen Harper acknowledged the important role NDP Leader Jack Layton had played in pushing for the apology to take place.

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Paula Rogers a library Super TrusteeOn May 11 at the annual BC

Library Conference in Rich-mond, B.C. it was announced that Nakusp resident and commu-nity volunteer Paula Rogers was super. Not just any kind of super, but super in a library trustee kind of way.

Paula Rogers has won the Brit-ish Columbia Trustees Associa-tion Super Trustee Award which recognizes members of public library boards who have contrib-uted outstanding service in the development of their libraries.

“Paula Rogers shepherded the Nakusp Public Library through profound changes during her eight years of service on the board and as chair since 2007,” said Barbara MacPherson, current board chair.

“Under her leadership,” Eve-lyn Goodell, former head librar-ian, added, “the library tripled its space from a crowded 1,000 square feet to 3,000 square feet, welcomed new furniture and installed shelving made almost entirely by local carpenters using local materials. The project came in under budget and the library never had to close for even one

day!”Another of Paula’s major

accomplishments was the for-mation of Friends of the Library, whose members donated over 1,200 volunteer hours to the library in 2012.

As Paula wrote in her Report from the Chair in 2011: “…over the last year many patrons, in and outside our community, have said with great enthusiasm how charming, restful and stimulating our public library has become. It seems it is not just a repository of knowledge but a therapeutic part of our community.”

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Paula Rogers (left) and Barb MacPherson pose with Rogers’ BC Libraries Trustee Association Super Trustee award. Nakusp Public Library

Bok ChoyNutritional Benefit: 100 grams

(3.5 ounces) of bok choy con-tains 265 mg of vitamin A, 37 mg of vitamin C, 140 mg of calcium and 50 mg of phosphorous. It also contains iron, magnesium, potas-sium and vitamin B.

Most similar in taste to: swiss chard, celery, mild cabbage

History: Bok choy seeds were found in a recent archaeological excavation of an ancient Chinese village and believed to be more than 6,000 years old. The Ancient Chinese often praised the veg-etable through poetry and other

writing as it was also consid-ered to be not just tasty but also a nutritious vegetable and pos-sessing medicinal qualities. Even in modern China, the vegetable is believed to help with battling fever, inflammation, infections and sore throat.

I have to admit, other than some take-out Chinese food in the city, I haven’t had much expo-sure to this leafy, green distant cousin to the turnip. Also known as Chinese Cabbage, it seems for-ever fated to be relegated to Chi-nese dishes such as stir-fries and soups.

Bok Choy is the more com-mon of two varieties of Chinese leaf vegetables from the Bras-sica Rapa family, which also con-tains mizuna, napa cabbage, and is related to field mustard and canola.

For some reason (perhaps as simple as its non-English sound-ing name) bok choy has rarely branched out from Asian dishes despite being a healthy, hearty growing and tasty vegetable. In

Chinese medicine it is thought to contain a slightly Yin energy that helps to balance the energy of the lungs, stomach, gall blad-der, brain and kidneys as well as improving metabolism and healthy urination.

Armed with a huge, fresh head of Bok Choy from the Henschke farm, I searched the internet for some ideas to use it, other than in a stirfry. What I ended up doing with half of my fresh, delicious greens was chopping it up and sauteing it with some fresh gar-lic, fresh lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. I served it along-side a baked potato and marinated steak and it was a hit! The other half went into two other meals: mixed with fresh carrots, poppy seeds and coleslaw dressing for a salad and added to a chilly-day vegetable soup.

I recommend you take another look at bok choy when in season and sitting on the grocery store shelf; it’s not just for stir fries anymore.

Easy Steamed Bok Choy (recipe from SteamyKitchen.com)

Servings: 4 Ingredients:500 grams or 1 1/2 pounds bok choy or baby bok choy1 1/2 tablespoons canola, vegetable or peanut oil1-2 cloves garlic, finely minced1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger3 tablespoons broth or water (or 2 tablespoons broth/water + 1 tablespoon

wine)salt to taste1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

Bok choy: It’s not just for stir-fries anymore

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Directions:1. Start by trimming the stem

off - don’t trim too much - just the end. Cutting the thick stem off will ensure that the bok choy cooks evenly. Separate out the leaves, keep the tender center intact and clean under running water. Drain.

2. Finely mince garlic and grate fresh ginger with a microplane grater if you have one. Grating the ginger helps break up the tough fibers!

3. Place wok or frying pan on your stove and pour in the cooking

oil. Add the garlic and ginger. Turn the heat to medium-high. Let the ginger and garlic gently sizzle in the oil. When the aromatics become fragrant and light golden brown, add the bok choy leaves. Toss very well to coat each leaf with the garlicky, gingery oil for 15 sec-onds. Pour in broth, water or wine. Immediately cover and let cook for 1 minute. Season with salt and driz-zle a bit of sesame oil on top.

BeasleyBeasley, the Kootenay River

community between Taghum and Bonnington, is named for Harry Exeter Beasley (1863-1943), in the 1890s the superintendent of the CPR’s Kootenay branches, and by 1904 the company’s Vancouver superintendent.

When the infamous Bill Miner robbed a train at Mission in 1904, Beasley was part of the investiga-tion and manhunt. His 6,000 square foot mansion in Victoria, designed by Samuel Maclure and built in 1912, still stands.

The earliest appearance of Beas-ley as a place name was in the Nel-son Tribune of November 14, 1900, which described the location of a mining claim as “opposite Beasley Siding.”

It was still called Beasley Siding or Beasley’s Siding through 1908, but appeared in its abridged form

the following year in the Minister of Mines report: “In the immediate vicinity of Nelson, the Queen Vic-toria mine, at Beasley, has been the center of great interest.”

Beaver FallsAccording to the Nelson Daily

News of January 28, 1939, the Con-solidating Mining and Smelting Co. established Beaver Falls southwest of Fruitvale in 1938 as a commu-nity for its employees.

Writing in Beaver Valley & Pend d’Oreille, Margaret Wood credited Boyd C. Affleck, who built the first house there some years earlier, with choosing the name.

Anna Reeves added in Tracks of the Beaver Valley & Pend’Oreille: “The name Beaver was first applied to this area because of the large population of beavers found in the district when the first people came through. Long-time residents can remember beavers building dams to such an extent that they caused the creek to overflow and flood the road.”

The Beaver Falls post office opened on May 2, 1949 but moved to the recently-established commu-nity of Montrose on October 30, 1953. (A rare Beaver Falls post-mark sold last year for over $100.)

The falls themselves are 56 feet (17 meters) high and have a train bridge running over them. Period-ically passenger trains have been offered to the falls on special occa-sions.

BelleviewBelleview, also spelled Bel-

levue, was on the top end of a nar-rows on the west side of the Colum-bia River between the upper end of Lower Arrow Lake and lower end of Upper Arrow Lake.

Clark Marshall explained that Belleview was “about three quar-ters of a mile” north of the old Bur-ton townsite, on the opposite side of the river.

Kate Johnson in Pioneer Days of Nakusp & Arrow Lakes claimed the community got its name in the early 1920s when a school opened there.

However, an earlier reference can be found in the Trail Creek News of June 8, 1912: “All along the riverfront from Belleview to West Demars the same sign of pros-perity exists …”

Belleview was lost in the flood-ing of the Arrow Lakes.

James Teit recorded a Sinixt name for this place, snexai’tsEtsEm, but provided no translation.

Beasley’s namesake helped search for Bill MinerGREG NESTEROFFBlack Press

Beasley, named for CPR superintendent H.E. Beasley, has its own fire department. Greg Nesteroff/Black Press

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May is peak migration month in southern B.C., and migration generally brings the most inter-esting birding of the year. With millions of birds moving around the continent at the same time, birders know to expect the unex-pected. And the unexpected is exactly what we’ve had in the valley recently. It began on May 21 when Jeremy, a friend of mine from the coast, saw a Lark Bunting near Edgewood. This is a prairie bird that can sometimes be quite numerous in southern Alberta and Saskatch-ewan, but it is very rare west of the Rockies; there are only 2 previous records for the West

Kootenay region. This sparrow-like bird is entirely black with bold white wing patches.

Two days later we witnessed more of the “unexpected”. On the lake near the mouth of the Kuskanax I saw a flock of about 100 gulls well out in the mid-dle of the lake. Even with my scope they were quite distant and identification was difficult. I could see that they had black heads which almost certainly meant they would be Bonapar-te’s Gulls. But after watching them for a while I discovered they were Sabine’s Gulls. This small gull breeds in the Arctic and winters at sea off the coast of Central America. Except for nesting purposes, it avoids land almost entirely. Their migration route is westward from the nest-ing grounds, around the perim-eter of Alaska, and then south-ward across the Pacific, thus avoiding any overland flights. They return along a similar path. Each year, however, a few wanderers are reported in inte-rior BC; generally just one or two at a time. As far as I can

determine, a flock of this size has never before been reported over the BC mainland!

As I was watching the gulls and wishing they would get close enough for photos, a small group of sandpipers were run-ning around on the sandy shore of the lake. We do not see a lot of this family in our valley and normally I would have been anxious to get to them and have a look, but the gulls took pri-ority this time. When I eventu-ally did track them down the, I found that they were Sander-lings. This is another rare bird in the interior. Personally I have seen them just three times in this valley, only once before in the spring.

While I was enjoying the action in Nakusp, Jeremy was back in Edgewood. On this day he saw a Northern Mocking-bird, yet another rarity! This visitor from the south has been reported in the West Kootenay region just four or five times previously. I have seen a couple in BC over the years, but none in our region. That same after-

noon, I decided to return to the mouth of the Kuskanax, just in case the Sabine’s Gulls had moved any closer to shore. I saw no sign of them. But I did notice a small dark bird sitting on a floating piece of wood. Again distance was against me and even with the scope, identifica-tion was difficult. But when the bird took to the air, its character-istic flight pattern made it easy – it was a Black Tern. This is yet another rare bird for the region; I have seen only two in this val-ley in the last 38 years.

Finding four quite rare birds on the same day is quite extraor-dinary! It is well known in the birding community, that bad weather during migration is good for birders, (perhaps not for the birds!) Birds much pre-fer to fly in good weather, so the rain and low cloud on the 22nd and 23rd no doubt contrib-uted to our good fortune. The 24th was much drier and partly clear, and although Jeremy and I were both out birding that day, we saw nothing of significance. Bring on the storms!

Gary DavidsonBirds of Nakusp

Sanderlings like this one near the mouth of Kuskanax Creek breed in the Arctic, migrat-ing to South America in the winter. Gary Davidson/Arrow Lakes News

Get batty about bestsellers

If you feel like being enter-tained, come along to the Library on Friday May 31 at 7 p.m., where you will meet the internationally acclaimed writer Jennifer Craig. She will be reading from her book,”Yes Sister, No Sister” which reached number two on the Sun-day Times (UK) Bestseller List in 2010, and was shortlisted for the “One Book, One Kootenay pro-gram in 2012.

The book tells the story, some-times laugh out loud funny, some-times misty eyed sad, of the life and times of a student nurse in York-shire, England in the 50s. These intrepid, yet naive young women who had grown up in postwar Brit-

ain, had to come to grips with some tough situations, and a life of self-less hard work. Yet, despite all that, they still had fun and managed to enjoy the camaraderie of young girls, all doing the same job. This lends the book lightness and gives it warmth and that feel good feel-ing.

This is a not to be missed visit which I am sure we will all enjoy, so hope to see you there.

And now for something com-pletely different, yet just as enter-taining, if you crave to know more about those fascinating creatures...bats.

Jennifer’s daughter, Juliet Craig, will be presenting some facts about bats, at the library on Saturday, June 1 at 8 p.m. (note time).

Juliet is the Coordinator of the

Kootenay Community Bat Project, with goals of identifying local bat populations and promoting con-servation of both the bats and their habitat. She will let us in on some bat myths and secrets, facts about bat houses, and how to evict them if they become unwelcome guests in buildings.

When it becomes dark enough,we can all head outside with Juliet and her echolocator to find and observe the bats in the area.

Whether you are nuts about bats or just simply want to know more about them, this promises to be one of the more unusual and intriguing Saturday nights out in Nakusp.

As always, both these events are free, and everyone in welcome to attend.

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Clarify, Cancer. Make certain you are understood on all accounts this week. Leave nothing to chance. A friend drops by with an unusual request.

Bickering rarely solves anything, so put a stop to the madness the first chance you get, Leo. You will get nothing done if you don’t.

A loved one has a meltdown, and you’re left to pick up the pieces. You can do it, Virgo, and you will do it well. A new do lifts spirits in more ways than one.

Clam up, Libra, and you will regret it. Prepare to present your idea and watch the sparks fly. The to-do list nears completion with an addition.

A change in attitude picks up the pace, and the team finishes well ahead of schedule. Bravo, Scorpio. Your efforts won’t go unnoticed.

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Aries, you may feel like you need to move faster to get ahead, but the opposite is true this week. Slow down and focus on the details and you will bene� t.

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Cancer, you can’t get enough of a certain thing, but you may need to pace yourself. Otherwise your interest may start to wane. A surprise situation arises on Thursday.

Leo, there are things you need to say to a particular person in your life. But you do not know how to express your opinions in a way that’s easy to understand. Speak from the heart.

You may be feeling a bit under the weather this week, Virgo. It’s likely due to you pushing your schedule to the limits. Schedule some recovery time for yourself.

Libra, you need to rely on someone this week for a big project, but you don’t know who to choose. Make a list of your best prospects, and then you can narrow it down from there.

You can use a break from the daily grind, Scorpio. It might be time to plan a getaway. You may want to make this a solo trip so you can fully recharge.

The truth can sometimes hurt a bit, Sagittarius. But a dose of honesty this week provides the reality check you have been needing. Make some changes.

Capricorn, an event this week gets you � red up and excited. It could be the news you have been waiting to hear from work or from a signi� cant other.

Aquarius, knowing when to keep quiet can be dif� cult, especially when you suspect something is off-kilter. This week you will be put to the test.

Pisces, the week may begin somewhat aimlessly, but things will all come together by the middle of the week. You’ll be feeling on top of the world, so make hay while the sun shines.





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Participants of BC Bat Count. Volunteer to count bats during the annual BC Bat Count. Juliet Craig/Kootenay Communit Bat Project

Got bats?Did you know that bats are the only mammals

that can truly fly? Or that half the bat species in BC are listed as vulnerable or threatened? Join biologist Juliet Craig from the Kootenay Com-munity Bat Project to learn more about bats this Saturday, June 1 at 8 p.m. at the Nakusp Public Library. This free event will include an indoor presentation followed by stepping outside to eavesdrop on bat echolocation calls using bat detectors.

Funded by the Columbia Basin Trust, the successful Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP) was initiated in 2004 to raise awareness about bats and their conservation and to assist land owners with bat issues in their buildings.

“This community-based project is driven by the support and enthusiasm of local residents,” says Juliet Craig, Coordinating Biologist for the project. “We have visited hundreds of proper-ties to identify bats, learn about bat habitat, and assist landowners struggling with bat issues.

Residents with bats in their buildings are encouraged to report their colony to the Koo-tenay Community Bat Project so that biologists can set-up a visit.

“Some people don’t mind having bats in their buildings, while others are looking for methods to remove them,” explains Craig. “We provide people with information and ideas for addressing their issues, whether that means leaving the bats where they are, or removing them from the roost site with as little impact as possible.”

One of the focuses this year is on the BC Bat Count where residents are encouraged to count bats leaving a roost site on their property for four nights this year.

“We are looking for participants for the BC Bat Count this year” adds Craig. “This infor-mation is very valuable, since there is very lit-tle known about local bat species and their pop-ulation numbers. Also, many of the colonies in buildings are the little brown myotis which have been assessed as an endangered species in Can-ada.”

If you have bats living in your buildings, would like to join the BC Bat Count, or need information on how to build a bat-house, visit the Kootenay Community Bat Project website at www.kootenaybats.com or contact 1-855-9BC-BATS.

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A large colony of yuma bats occupy the at-tic of this local house. Juliet Craig/Kootenay Communit Bat Project

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