The Burton Community Learning Centre

(BCLC) now has a board, as of August 2012,

Isabelle Bergeron announced at the commu-

nity meeting held at the Burton School.

“Just because there are six of us on pa-

per, everyone is welcome to the meetings,”

she made clear, inviting the community to

be part of the changes taking place at the

school.

In a quick presentation, Bergeron outlined

the board’s vision, values and principles and

partnerships, the foundation of what would

keep the school open to the community.

Learning and wellness, fi tness, arts and

culture, knowledge and skills, and food se-

curity were the values of the board, and their

values focus on community ownership and

responsibility of the centre, an eye to main-

taining sustainable and affordable access to

creative programming while being environ-

mentally responsible.

School District 10 and the BCLC are

developing a shared use agreement for the

building, and programs like NSS’s Outdoor

Education are already making use of the

Burton School. The school district is re-

sponsible for all school-based programs, and

according to the agreement will have prior-

ity access to the building. Having SD10 as

a partner means there will be no alcohol or

smoking in or around the learning centre.

The community also has a variety of pro-

grams that use the building, including volley-

ball, basketball, movie nights (next one is on

Hallowe’en and looks appropriately spooky),

Parenting Teens and the Burton Reading

Centre (Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:30-8

p.m. and Saturdays 1-3 p.m.). More commu-

nity events – coordinated by the BCLC – are

coming up, in the form of art classes, and

“Just for the Health of it” classes. Tim Talbot

is responsible for booking the space, so any-

one in the community who is interested in a

booking can contact him at tim.woodever@

gmail.com or 250-265-9080.

The BCLC is also looking into partner-

ships with CBAL, WorkBC and Selkirk Col-

lege.

Funding has already begun, with BCLC

raising funds by catering SD10 events held

at the Burton School.

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NEW CHIEF, FOR A DAYPAGE 7

Grizzly slaughter highlights bear unawareness, CO service stretched thin

Conservation Offi cer Blair Thin is one of two offi -cers stationed in Castlegar responsible for bear-hu-man confl ict in an area that stretches from Salmo to Edgewood to Polson Summit. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NE

Howard Cann fi rst spotted the large

grizzly by the side of the highway that

runs along Summit Lake between Na-

kusp and New Denver.

“It was bleeding all over its right

side,” said Cann, who also saw the

huge animal fall over a couple of times

before it stumbled off. Cann, a hunter,

guessed that the animal had been shot,

but wasn’t about to go chasing after it

to fi nd out.

Instead, he called the Conservation

Offi cer Service around 10:30 in the

evening on Tuesday, October 23.

The large boar grizzly by Summit

Lake was fi fth in line for attention from

the Conservation Offi cers, however.

The previous day, Blair Thin had been

called to deal with a sow and three cubs

who had been ripping into ducks, tur-

keys and chickens in the Brouse Loop

area.

“They had hit at least three farms

in the area four or fi ve days prior to us

hearing about it,” said Blair Thin, one

of two COs for the area that includes

Nakusp. The Conservation Offi cers

are responsible for an area that spreads

from roughly Edgewood to Polson

Summit toward Grand Forks and out to

Salmo, which means their time is often

either spent working or travelling for

their work.

Unfortunately, the call came after

one farm owner had been charged by

the sow. The farmer shot and killed the

mother bear and one cub. Thin actively

trapped the two remaining cubs who

are being shipped to a bear rehab centre

near Smithers.

This family was not new to the area,

and in fact was well-known to COs.

The mother and three cubs had already

gone through Arrow Park and Burton,

killing a half dozen turkeys there and

wounding a dog.

Hoping winter would be coming

soon enough that the bears would stay

in their dens and not make their way

back for more fowl fast food, the en-

dangered bear family was placed on the

top of Blue Grouse Mountain.

But they weren’t quite ready for

bed, and had made their way back into

the Brouse Loop human population,

seeking out farmed fowl.

Once the orphan cubs were captured,

Thin transported them to Castlegar

where they were picked up by North-

ern Lights Wildlife Society and trans-

ported up north where they will be put

through a rehabilitation program. Bear

rehab with the society will take place

over the winter, and then the cubs will

be returned to their area of origin.

According to their website, the

Northern Lights Wildlife Society aim

to release bears who have not become

accustomed to people back into the

wild after rehab. Although the program

was initially greeted with mixed reac-

By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News

See BEAR page 4

Everyone is welcome to help build the Burton Community Learning CentreBy Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News

Liz Gillis, Shelley Bortnick, Tim Talbot, Jolyene Moroz, Dan Freeman and Isa-belle Bergeron are the BCLC board for the Burton Learning Centre. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS

Denise Perry Superintendent-Secretary

for SD10 told the group that schools are the

heart and soul of a community, and that the

district is keen to keep the Burton school

open as a learning centre. In that vein, Perry

said the district would look into courses that

could be held in the school and contribute to-

wards credits for graduation. At the moment,

there are plans in the works to hold an 80-

hour Level 1 Search and Rescue course for

students 16 and older at the learning centre.

More courses are to come.

COUNCILNOTESPAGE 3

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Tech career opportunities booming in B.C.

John Leech, Executive Direc-tor of the Applied Science Tech-nologists and Technicians of BC, explains that, “Every system we rely on – water, roads and trans-portation, telecommunications and Internet, hydro and natural gas, environment, health, forestry, and many more – utilizes engineering and applied science technology professionals working in the back-ground. BC’s telecom and IT, ani-mation and many other sectors pro-duce new careers every month.”

ASTTBC has more than 10,000 members currently working in thousands of careers available to graduates of two-year diploma programs available at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and other B.C. colleges and insti-tutes.

“Our members enjoy reward-ing, well-paid and often recession-proof careers in public service and the private sector alike,” Leech states.

“For huge numbers of young men and women, technology is the answer. In B.C. and across Canada, technology permeates every work-place and job. We need to get capa-ble students involved and engaged in applied sciences and head off workforce shortages by building a B.C. ‘Science and Technology

Culture’.”Leech calls on government for

renewed efforts to build student skills and confi dence in math and science programming.

“We especially need to interest young students in science and how things work,” Leech says. “Young students use technology every day – smart phones, iPads and comput-ers. They play video games, even build robots.”

Leech lauds the recent “Year of Science” program that encouraged students toward so-called “STEM” subjects – science, technology, en-gineering and math. Citing the re-cent $6 million B.C. campaign to encourage careers in trades, Leech urges a similar effort to build awareness of engineering technol-ogy education and careers.

BC Technology Industries As-sociation employers like Telus and BC Hydro and many smaller technology-rich companies say the single most important position they now struggle to fi ll is Specialty Technician/Technologist. Even the Canadian Council of Chief Execu-tives expressed concern that only 37 per cent of 16- to 18-year-olds were interested in taking even one post-secondary course in sciences, according to a recent Angus Reid survey.

Leech says the opportunities for those seeking work in the technol-ogy fi eld are considerable given a wave of retirements of present-generation B.C. technology profes-sionals that is already underway.

“Half of our membership is now middle-aged at 45-plus, and 22 per cent are over age 55!” he says.

“Every region of B.C. shows growing demand,” Leech con-cludes. “New two-year technology diploma programs are still needed in the north and central B.C. How-ever, young people are investing to travel so they can earn the neces-sary tech qualifi cations.”

It would appear their invest-

ment is a smart move, as it will result in a broad range of career opportunities. Industries in all re-gions of B.C. support programs for local trainees to fi ll engineering and applied science technologist, technician and technical specialist positions.

Two recent ASTTBC technology award recipients: Heather is Supervisor, Transportation Engineering for the City of Prince George, overseeing major construction projects. Paul works in the FortisBC Electricity Calibration Lab in Penticton.

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Council notes from Oct. 22: ‘Gator Al’ Cox retires

Al Cox accepts a gift certifi cate from Mayor Karen Hamling who told Cox his excellent work in the Village has been appreciated. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS

‘GATOR AL’ RETIRES

Al Cox, who has worked in the Vil-lage in many capacities since 2003, has retired.

“We all know around town the pride you’ve taken in your work, and how well you’ve kept the downtown,” mayor Karen Hamling told Cox, “We’ve received lots of compliments about that through the years.”

Hamling mentioned that Cox has the nickname “Gator Al.”

“Do you know where that came from,” said Cox, who explained that it didn’t come from driving the Ga-tor: “From the hot springs years ago when I took lots of kids up there and was under the water more than I was above it.”

“We always appreciated, Al, how good you were with the tourists and how friendly you were,” said Ham-ling. “It makes a huge difference in our community when our staff promote our community the way you do.”

WATER RATES FOR EVERYONE

Councillor Joseph Hughes asked for clarifi cation whether property owners pay sewer and water rates even if they aren’t connected to the system.

“Typically how it works, if you’re in a service area, then you pay for the water connection regardless of wheth-er you’re hooked up or not because you’re paying for the infrastructure, not the use,” explained CAO Linda Tynan. “If you were on a metered

you’d still pay for the infrastructure, [but] you wouldn’t pay for the use.”

FINANCIAL OPEN HOUSEThe Financial Open House will

have displays and staff available to an-swer questions and explain the visual presentations as well as receive feed-back about services provided to the Village. The meeting will take place November 13 between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m.

HOT TOURIST MONTHS AT SPRINGS

Hot Springs was hot in Septem-ber with the number of visitors for that month being higher than all other months.

CLEARING UP ANY PO-TENTIAL CONFUSION

The Village is applying for tenure of the riverbank area where the foot bridge will be constructed up at the Nakusp Hot Springs. Council and staff wanted to ensure that there was no confusion when the legally-required advertisement hits the newspapers.

“We’re required by the Ministry to apply for tenure for the bridge for the hot springs because of the riverbank [which is under provincial jurisdic-tion],” Tynan said. It is just the creek bed that doesn’t belong to the Village, not the entire Nakusp Hot Springs property, she clarifi ed.

WEDDING PROPOSALIt’s a little more unusual than some

as it’s for a reception and a ceremony on the greenspace by the pathway in

front of the Leland Hotel. Staff is looking into it to see if can work logistically to have the wedding but ensure the walkway stays open as well as other details. If the wedding is approved to take place, it will be happening in Au-gust of next year.

FIREWORKS RE-QUEST NEEDS MORE WORK

The Nakusp General Store has requested a change to Bylaw 366,1988 (the Fireworks bylaw) so fi reworks could be sold in compliance with Southeast Fire Restrictions, but year round, or at least for Christmas and New Year events in addition to Hallowe’en. The matter was referred back to staff to look into further.

FCM PROPOSAL FOR CONTINUED FEDERAL FUNDING

A motion was passed to sup-port a resolution endorsing the Federation of Canadian Munici-palities campaign to urge the Fed-eral government to launch a new long-term plan for municipal in-frastructure funding.

A current plan, the Building Canada Plan, is to expire in March 2014. The resolution points out that federal investments have helped slow the decline in com-munities, and that a “seamless transition” is required to ensure that municipalities can continue planning capital spending effec-tively.

The FCM’s resolution asks that a new plan be in place before the expiration of the Building Canada Plan in March 2014.

TRANSIT COMMITTEE WINS AWARD FOR WORK

The City of Nelson, Kootenay

Boundary and Central Kootenay Regional Districts have won a partnership award from UBCM for their work integrating the West Kootenay Transit services, mayor Hamling informed council.

“It’s been a great commit-tee,” she told them, “Everybody’s worked together to improve the bus system, making it more effi -cient and not cost more.”

DUCHAINE TAKES WORK HOME

Councillor Guy Duchaine told the council that he’d like to learn more about how NACFOR works, particularly how contracts are awarded, how the wood is sold, and what happens to the profi ts and losses.

“It’s not that there are any red fl ags,” Duchaine assured, “I just have three weeks with nothing to do.”

By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News

The Nakusp Village council were caught in conversation with Premier Christy Clark and Minister Pat Bell at this year’s UBCM., burnishing Nakusp’s golden reputation within the province’s halls of power. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE VILLAGE OF NAKUSP

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tions, the B.C. government did

sign an agreement with the shelter

for a grizzly rehabilitation pilot proj-

ect in the spring of 2007. Their rehab

for bears includes remote feeding, so

contact with humans is next to none,

and their enclosure has denning sites

that mimic a natural setting. Bears are

released during the fi rst berry crop of

the year, so there is an abundance of

natural food and human attractants

(including garbage and chickens)

seem less appealing. Next spring will

see how successful rehab truly was

for the two cubs, who will be fi tted

with GPS collars and tags to track

their progress.

“All we can do is give it a try,” said

Conservation Offi cer Sergeant Arnold

deBoon. “Our hearts say give it a try.”

DeBoon noted that there has been an

increase in confl ict between humans

and grizzlies in the area; there have

been seven bears relocated this year

alone.

“This is their last chance,” said Thin

about the cubs, who will be released

back into their old stomping grounds

next spring. Like any CO, he hopes

the bears stay in the bush and don’t

backslide into chicken-snatching be-

haviour that will get them killed.

“The reason Blair is up there is

because we are concerned,” said de-

Boon, emphasizing no one wants the

great bears to hurt or get hurt.

Grizzly numbers and activity in the

valley bottoms where people choose

to live is linked to berry crops. If food

sources, particularly huckleberries

with their high sugar content, are very

generous, sows have increased num-

bers of cubs. Like everything, berry

crops fl uctuate, and the many cubs

born one season can become a chal-

lenge to feed in another, which can

lead bears to approach human settle-

ments.

Late Tuesday night, after feeding

the two orphaned cubs, Thin received

the message from dispatch about the

large grizzly boar that Howard Cann

had seen by Summit Lake. Because

the message had said that the bear

was mobile, Thin decided to wait un-

til daylight to try tracking it down.

The next morning when Thin talk-

ed with Cann on the phone, he got a

different picture of the situation than

the one he’d received via dispatch.

The hulking grizzly hadn’t been very

mobile at all, according to Cann, and

had been falling down and having a

hard time moving.

Searching the surrounding area,

Thin quickly found the enormous

creature, dead and already being

made into a meal by scavengers who

followed the bullet’s path into the

bear.

“It looks like he was shot,” said

Thin over the phone from the side of

the dead bear, “probably within a half

a kilometre of where Howard Cann

saw him. He was probably shot for

self-defence; that’s my gut instinct.”

The grizzly boar, somewhere in

the neighbourhood of 600 pounds in

weight, was lying in the brush across

the highway from the O’Brien’s tow-

ing satellite dish sign. With no broken

ribs or limbs, and able to see the inter-

nal bleeding through the ribs stripped

bare by scavengers, Thin appraised

the death as a shooting.

The fi rst thing Thin (who is rela-

tively new to the area) checked was

to see if there were any limited entry

hunting tags allowed in the area. If

no tags, then the killing was probably

an unlawful harvest or an unreported

self-defence. Even if the shooting was

done in self-defence, which is legiti-

mate, any killing of wildlife must be

reported. Thin now had an investiga-

tion on his hands.

His inquiry was shorter than most

crime scene investigations; the shoot-

er stopped by in his truck and asked

Thin what was happening. Soon the

whole story was out.

“He was very receptive and apolo-

getic,” Thin said about the man who

admitted to shooting the grizzly.

Because he was co-operative, Thin

handed him a $115 fi ne for not report-

ing the shooting, rather than putting

it through the courts. Judges can cal-

culate the life of a grizzly at a much

higher cost and can hand out larger

fi nes, said Blair who said the

economic value of the bear alone

was in the order of $25,000.

The value of a grizzly is more

than just economic, stressed the

CO, who said people don’t often

realize the efforts gone through

to protect both bears and people.

But when the chips are down,

Thin’s mandate is to protect peo-

ple.

Much of that protecting could

be done, he pointed out, by resi-

dents taking preventive mea-

sures. Putting up electric fencing

around bear attractants such as

garbage or livestock is a good

deterrent, with few animals will-

ing to go through the shocking

barrier.

“The effort has to be made,”

said Blair, who said people should

call the Conservation Service if

they need advice about problem

wildlife. Blair understands that

people take it upon themselves

because they feel they’re not get-

ting service, and he said he will

take care of problem bears, but

there are many steps between

having chickens and shooting a

bear.

The Bear Aware program has

been actively embraced in New

Denver, said Thin, where last

year neglected fruit trees had

attracted bears again and again,

which then had to be shot for the

safety of residents.

When asked what should

people do if they have a hard

time getting a hold of busy COs,

Thin said they are welcome to

complain to the Ministry or their

MLA.

Nakusp mayor Karen Ham-

ling told the Arrow Lakes News

that there is no Bear Aware pro-

gram in the village, due to a lack

of interest and resources.

“I looked into it a few years

ago and it needs someone to

spearhead it as well as funding,”

she said.

When the chicken bylaw – a

bylaw to allow people within

the village to keep chickens – is

examined in the future, bear con-

siderations will be taken into ac-

count.

“I am concerned about the

bear issue and chickens. I am not

sure that a bear aware program is

going to keep bears from com-

ing into a community if there

are chickens present. We need

to have more info on that,” the

mayor commented.

For now, the chicken bylaw

remains a low priority and has

not reached the council table yet.

Nakusp is not the only com-

munity in the area that does not

have a Bear Aware program, de-

spite the increase in human-bear

interactions.

“To my knowledge there isn’t

a Bear Aware program in Area

K,” said Area K Director Paul

Peterson, who said it would take

overcoming indifference and ap-

athy. There have been a number

of bear incidents in recent years,

but so far no program has been

instigated.

Anyone who does have a

problem with bears or other

wildlife in the area are encour-

aged to call 1-877-952-7277 and

report them.

Con’t from page 1

Arrow Lakes area lacks bear awareness program

CO Blair Thin quickly found the grizzly that had been shot but not reported, an off ense that is not only illegal but avoid-able, says Thin. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS

Peter Gunn, secretary of Star of the West Masonic Lodge #61, gives Rosemarie Parent a cheque for $3,000 toward the addition to the Centennial Building. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS

One step closer to being inside

Arrow Lakes News ■ Wednesday, October 31, 2012 ■ 5C O M M U N I T Ywww.arrowlakesnews.com

The Village of Nakusp is seeking a quali ed, energetic person to ll in as a Casual Equipment Operator in the Public Works department. The Casual Equipment Operator is a fully experienced working position, responsible for performing a variety of general and speci c duties: operating machinery and equipment (backhoes, loaders, dump trucks, garbage truck, snow plows, tractors, etc); assists in the service, maintenance and installation of the water and sewer distribution system, and the maintenance of streets and sidewalks (snow removal, sanding); garbage collection; and other duties that may be assigned from time to time. Physical work (i.e. digging, lifting of heavy items, heavy equipment maintenance, etc.) is also required.

Candidates must have the following:

• High School graduation (or equivalent);• Valid Operators Drivers License, Class 5, with air endorsement;• A minimum of two (2) years experience in the operation of related • equipment – preferably in a municipal setting;• Occupational First Aid and CPR C Certi cation • Ability to understand and carry out written and verbal instruction;• WHMIS

Other recommended requirements include:

• Traf c control certi cation;• General welding, fabricating and/or carpentry skills with a mechanical • aptitude;• Familiarity with water and waste water distribution and treatment;• Experience in a municipal public works environment.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

This is a fully experienced working level position, working on a casual, as needed basis. Some overtime may be required on an infrequent basis; and occasional early morning shifts are also part of the work schedule. A complete classi cation speci cation is available to interested candidates at the Village of ce.

A Criminal Records Search will be conducted on the background of the successful candidate.

NOTE: The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has been certi ed as the bargaining agent for the employees of the Village of Nakusp. The successful candidate would be required to become a member of CUPE Local 2450.

WAGE: $17.74 per hour

Interested applicants should submit their resume, listing experience, quali cations and references, to:

Chief Administrative Of cerVillage of Nakusp, Box 280, Nakusp, B.C., V0G 1R0 CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 4:30 PM NOVEMBER 16, 2012

VILLAGE OF NAKUSPEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Spavor turns trials into some inspired cycling

You’ve probably seen him cy-cling out on the north road. One of Julius Spavor’s favourite rides is the stretch between Galena Bay and Nakusp, a good 50-plus kilometres of beautiful highway on a bike.

“I log every ride on my work-out calendar with some of my best months being 500 km. Rid-ing is my passion,” he said.

Spavor rides year-round, on a road bike in the summer months and getting his mountain bike out for the winter weather. For the most part, he’s out there racking up the two-wheeled mileage, but there have been times when he’s had to turn around.

One time I went out on a win-ter ride, said Spavor, because I was feeling lazy and needed some exercise. It was minus fi ve in town, so I put a nice warm toque on. Well, by the time I got to the top of the Cape Horn Bluff, I was chilled to the core.” Spavor fi gures he had fi rst degree hypo-thermia by the time he fi nally ar-rived back home.

Even in more moderate rides, the dedicated cyclist has had to turn around due to icy condi-tions. Although he is more cau-tious now, his love for winter rides hasn’t been diminished, un-daunted by the prospect of water freezing in the bottle.

“I love riding in the winter when it’s snowing. You get good traction,” the bike enthusiast told the Arrow Lakes News.

The May Days ride from Summit Lake to New Denver is another favourite biking event for him, and next year he’ll be adding another riding challenge for more than just the fun of it.

In the year 2000, Julius began to notice he was struggling for air when biking up hills, and he also became aware that his voice began to trail off in the middle of sentences and he would have to fi ght for oxygen. If he overexert-ed himself at work, Julius’ throat would swell, affecting his breath-ing and causing dizzy spells.

“I should have gone to a doc-tor a lot sooner,” he recalled, “but I was stubborn.”

In 2002, Spavor fi nally got the symptoms checked out, and was referred to a specialist in Kelow-na who discovered a tumour on his vocal cords.

Cancer wasn’t new in the Na-kusp man’s life, unfortunately. His mother had died from the disease in 1998, and now Spavor was facing his own battle with it.

Later in 2002, the Spavors made the trip to Vancouver to visit another specialist and con-sult with a surgeon about getting the tumour removed. Like many people from smaller rural cen-tres, the trip was a logistical and fi nancial trial for the family, one they had to repeat for the surgery itself.

“A trip like that defi nitely adds up in expenses,” he commented.

The travelling wasn’t to be the hardest part of the process to endure. Spavor’s surgery went sideways, leaving the tumour in place and him in bad shape.

“My surgery lasted 20 min-utes. It was a complete night-mare,” the Nakusp native related, “I woke up two hours later with a [tube] in my throat and a col-lapsed lung. I was hooked up to life support.” What had hap-pened was that Spavor’s throat had swelled shut as the surgeon was attempting to remove the tu-mour, collapsing his lung.

After this close brush with death, it was diffi cult for the pa-tient to trust that another attempt at the surgery would go any bet-ter, but ten days later Spavor went under the knife again. This time, the tumour was removed.

The battleground then moved to Kelowna, where Julius stayed for a month in the Cancer Lodge while he underwent radiation therapy.

The toll on the Spavor fam-ily was more than just physical and emotional, it was fi nancial as well. The costs of travelling and staying in hotels during sur-gery and treatments added up, and Julius was off work for six months from Overwaitea. His benefi t plan helped with the debt, but there were still many costs the Spavors had to cover them-selves. And the struggle wasn’t over yet.

In 2007 Julius began to experi-ence severe chest pains with any physical activity. One night, Spa-vor sneezed: “I literally thought it was going to be the death of me,” he remembered. The sneeze didn’t kill him, but it did fracture a rib.

“Back on the road: I headed to Kelowna to see more specialists

about why this happened,” relat-ed Spavor, “After some MRIs it was revealed that I had a couple of tumors on my ribs which made them very weak and strikingly painful.” After a consultation with cancer specialists, a course of stem-cell transplant treatment followed by chemotherapy was decided.

Once again the whole fi ve-member family packed up and was off to Vancouver for what Spavor calls “a long four weeks” of cancer therapies. The bills for the expensive stem-cell treat-ment and attendant costs quickly piled up. With help from his fa-ther, Spavor was able to afford the treatments.

“When I fi nally returned home I was exhausted and weak. I was emotionally scarred; I stayed in most of the time rarely leav-ing the house until my hair grew back,” he revealed. But his spirit was still unbroken: “With every-thing going on through my re-covery I still participated in our local May long weekend 30 km bike ride.”

Just as he began to believe his battle with cancer was nearly over, more bad news arrived in 2010 in the form of tumours on Spavor’s lower ribs. This time, the treatment was relatively quick and took place in Kelowna, only a three-hour drive from his home in Nakusp.

This year, the cyclist is strik-ing back, taking part of a fund raising ride for cancer research. Along with cycling buddies Didace Wilcott and David Du-rocher, Spavor is joining the Brainiacs cycling team and tak-ing part in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer. Because cancer has struck close to Spavor again recently, affecting a good friend of his who went through a dou-ble breast implant, he is donating all his funds to breast cancer re-search.

“I’m not worried about the kilometres on a bike, I’m more worried about raising money,” he disclosed. Spavor has pledged to raise $2,500 by Father’s Day next year. The ride itself takes two days, starting in Cloverdale and ending in Seattle, Washing-ton.

If you are interested in donat-ing, visit www.conquercancer.ca or track Julius down in town.

Didace Wilcott and Julius Spavor will be riding to raise money to battle cancer. Spavor has had his own extended battle with the disease. PHOTO COURTESY OF RIDE FOR THE CURE

By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News

In the October 10 issue of the ALN: Overlooked in the blur of data, but not in our hearts were 2012 Kaslo Sufferfest partici-pants in the 10 km event: 17 Kristin KIPKIE, Hills 51:05; 32 NATASHA MILES, New Den-ver 55:34; 38 Scott GRAHAM,

Burton 57:52.Also to be corrected:In the October 24 issue of

ALN: Photo credit of the Sinbad

rehearsal goes rightly to Anji Jones.

On page 12, the photo is cour-

tesy of Gary Davidson and the cutline was: “The Keel-billed Toucan is one of the wonderful birds found throughout tropical regions in Central and South America,” not “cutline.”

Suffer the corrections

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Nakusp area painters Barbara Maye, Sharon Bamber (above), and Betty Fahlman are three of the artists taking part in a show at the Kootenay Gallery in Castlegar. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE KOOTENAY GALLERY

Feast your eyes and feed your soul with locally shown art

From November 7 to the 11, the Kootenay Gallery at 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar (across from the air-port, just past the Doukhobor Dis-covery Centre) will be presenting “Close to Home – the Hundred Mile Painting.” Come have a drink at the opening reception for the show on Wednesday, Nov. 7 from 7 to 9 p.m.: the art will be refreshing, and so will the beverages and snacks.

Twenty-one members of the West Kootenay Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists have teamed up for a tribute to the Kootenays with a juried show of forty-seven paintings spanning images from the artists’ in-ner heart and soul to the landscape

that stretches from their home town to the mountains, lakes, rivers, and sky.

A variety of mediums have been used to create the work: graphite, watercolour, acrylic, coloured pencil, pastel, oil, textile dyes, and mixed media.

“We decided to use the theme based on the concept of the Hundred Mile Diet,” says WKCFCA Exhibit Chair, Sandra Donohue, “to celebrate the area that we live in.

“The benefi ts of using food pro-duced in our area are healthy for the body, soul and economy,” Donohue said. “Art is food for the soul. We don’t have to travel far for nourish-ment for our body and soul, and we know what a treasure trove of artists we have in our area.”

Contributed by Sandra Donohue

Join Holly and Jon for ‘1929’

Local musicians Holly and Jon from Winlaw/Lemon Creek bring expert guitar and superb vocals to traditional and origi-nal blues compositions. The duo have opened for the legendary Leon Russell and blues sensation Jimmy Bowskill. They’ve also rocked the house at Silverton’s Winter Blues Boogie.

Holly performed at the Lio-nel Hampton International Jazz Festival and opened for jazz/blues virtuoso Carlos Del Junco.

She’s been called one of the most promising young female emerg-ing blues singers on the scene today.

Jon has performed with blues icons Sonny Rhodes and Rita Chiarelli.

Holly and Jon are actually a daughter and father duo who play a blend of music from swampy, southern blues, swing with ele-ments of jazz, folk and more.

Their current CD release “1929” is inspired by the acous-tic blues of the Deep South. The CD’s cover track “Back to1929”

offers a small glance at the his-tory of the blues, taking the lis-tener through fi eld hollers, to smoky roadhouses and fi nally to see the Queen of the blues, Bes-sie Smith.

Their soulful vocals, rocking guitar and solid bass playing pro-vide a power full combination for an inspirational night of mu-sic you won’t want to miss.

Six bucks will get you a night of great music. Doors open at 7:30 at the Silverton Gallery on Nov. 10, and the show starts at 8:00 p.m.

Contributed by Carla Nemiroff, Silverton

Join Holly and Jon for a night of soulful blues at the Silverton Gallery. PHOTO COURTESY OF CARLA NEMIROFF

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We would like the public to know some vital information associated with the poppy funds being collected at this time. Poppy funds are public funds, held in trust by the Legion, kept in a separate trust account, until spent in the following ways. First and foremost, the Poppy funds provide fi nancial assistance to needy Canadian ex- service personnel, and their dependants. Poppy funds may be used for bursaries to children and grandchildren of ex-service personnel. These funds may also be used for the following with prior approval of the Provincial Command offi ce:

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It was like the suit was made for him: Quinn Scambler was made Fire Chief for the day, and got a tour around town in the truck. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS

Quinn Scambler Fire Chief for the day

The Red Hats aka the Red Hat Mamas swapped jokes and more during their meeting at Caff e Lago. If you’re a woman over the age of 50, like red and purple and have some good jokes, the Red Hats may be just the thing for you. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS

Chief for a day Quinn Scam-bler won the title from a random draw of NES students that hand-ed in their completed fi re safety plan.

Grade 2 student Scambler got his very own fi re suit and a tour of the fi re fi ghting areas in the Emergency Services Building on October 27. He also got to ride in the fi re truck and blow the horn.

Nakusp Fire Chief Terry War-ren, retired for the day, showed

Quinn the Fire Chief ropes. Mom Stef Scambler said

Quinn has always wanted to be a fi re fi ghter ever since he was a little kid.

Quinn is planning to be a zom-bie fi re fi ghter for Hallowe’en this year.

By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News

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Nakusp earns third place, few penalties

The Nakusp Peewee House Fal-cons were at the Castlegar Tourna-ment this past weekend. On Friday night they played the Kelowna Fly-ers, with the fi nal score being 2-2. Saturday morning they played the Castlegar Renegades to a 6-6 tie. Nakusp won 7-0 against the Greater Trail Hawks.

Their scores put them in third place, and Nakusp played Sunday

morning in the semi fi nals. Unfortu-nately they lost in the semi fi nals to Kelowna Predators in a game with a fi nal score of 3-2. Out of ten teams, Nakusp placed third overall.

Goalies for the weekend were Brayden Reardon and Alex Roberts, and both were awesome in goal, said Crystal Volansky.

Nakusp also earned the distinc-tion of being the team with the least amount of penalty minutes of the tournament.

By Crystal VolanskySpecial to the Arrow Lakes News

The PeeWee House Falcons showed their stuff on the ice early in the season, earning third at the Castlegar Tournament. PHOTO COURTESY OF CRYSTAL VOLANSKY

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Former New Denver mayor publishes memoir

At 14, Gary Wright made a

list of personal goals. Among

them: become mayor of a

small town, record an album,

and write a book.

The fi rst he achieved in

spades, leading New Denver

village council for over 22

years. The second he accom-

plished as a sideman. And on

Saturday October 27, he will

have fulfi lled the third with

the launch of Unrepentant:

The Story of an Era, a series

of vignettes that chronicle his

journey from exiled American

to distinguished Canadian.

“One year you’re stateless

and wanted by the FBI, another

year you get the Queen’s Jubi-

lee Medal for public service,”

he mused in an interview this

week. “Life is like that: strange

and wonderful. My personal

philosophy has been ‘Be your-

self and chaos is bound to fol-

low.’”

Wright, 65, was born in

Montana to what he describes

as a “right wing, Republican

family,” who taught him the

value of principles — which

he followed, much to their

chagrin.

Although his father was

in the army, and he grew up

in military bases around the

United States, Wright rebelled

and became involved with Stu-

dents for a Democratic Soci-

ety, a radical anti-war group.

He also volunteered to take

medical supplies to Vietnam,

raising the ire of the American

government.

He fi rst came to Canada

in 1967, but “was thrown out

because the people at immi-

gration decided I would never

make a good Canadian.”

Undeterred, he tried again

the following year. By then,

he’d been placed on internal

exile by the US State Depart-

ment and had his passport

revoked. Trying to leave the

country could have resulted

in a lengthy prison sentence if

caught.

But he took the chance any-

way, and later renounced his

American citizenship. His draft

number had by that time come

up, giving him extra incentive

to stay in Canada. (Although

he could have registered as a

conscientious objector at one

point, Wright says that didn’t

much appeal to him.)

He did a variety of jobs, in-

cluding psychological research

for the University of Western

Ontario, supervisor at a trou-

bled kids centre, and marriage

counsellor. The latter didn’t

last long because after a couple

of meetings, he recommended

his fi rst clients divorce. (“They

didn’t want to hear that.”)

Wright became a natural-

ized citizen in 1974, but his

attendance at the ceremony in

Vancouver was “necessarily

brief” because he was a cab-

bie at the time, and “double-

parked the cab in order to run

into the courthouse to pick up

my papers — but it was still

memorable.”

The year after he and his

fi rst wife moved to New Den-

ver. They’d visited friends in

nearby Hills and concluded it

would be a good place to raise

a family. Wright was on the

road a lot, however, playing

guitar in rock bands and later,

once he “couldn’t turn som-

ersaults on stage anymore,”

country and western groups.

His fi rst taste of local gov-

ernment came in the mid-

1980s on the local recreation

commission, and then in 1989

he was tapped by mayor Ken

Casley to fi ll a vacancy on

council, minutes before the

nomination deadline. A few

months later Casley resigned

for health reasons and Wright

took his place, remaining un-

til retirement last year. Soon

after he began working on the

book.

Wright has contributed to

magazines and newspapers

before and authored a book

about New Denver’s Appletree

sandwich shop, but says writ-

ing about himself was different

and fun.

“I’ve been thinking about

this for a lifetime so once I

stopped writing memos and

got into a different style that’s

fairly natural to me, it just

came. You don’t have to work

a lot on plot.”

The book includes a chap-

ter by Corky Evans, another

American emigre to the Slo-

can Valley who made it big in

Canadian politics, providing

what Wright calls a “stereoscopic look at a couple

of people the United States spit out who did not too

badly up here.”

Readings and signings are scheduled for Satur-

day, November 10 at 3 p.m. at the Vallican Whole;

Sunday, November 25 at 1 p.m. at the Slocan li-

brary; and Saturday, December 1 at the Nakusp li-

brary.

Copies are already available in Nelson at Otter

and Coles books and it’s available for download

as a Kindle ebook. Wright has further produced a

limited edition with a soundtrack CD, consisting of

songs he and wife DJ recorded that fi t the book’s

storyline.

By Greg NesteroffBlack Press

Gary Wright will be bringing his memoir to the Nakusp Public Library on Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. GREG NESTEROFF/BLACK PRESS

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CELEBRATIONInvitation to Family and Friends

in Celebration of

Andy & Eve Desaunoy’sMilestone Birthdays

Saturday, November 10th, 20121:00 to 3:00pm

Nakusp Senior Citizens Centre

(nee Herridge and formerly Ward)

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Hazel Fellows on October 17th, 2012 in Vernon, B.C. at the age of 87 years. She leaves behind many family members who will mourn her death. She was preceded in death by her rst husband, Wallace W. Ward; her second husband, Stan Fellows; and her son, Norm Ward.

Hazel was born in Nakusp, B.C. on October 22nd, 1924 and touched many lives during her years there as she was well known to many in town. Her strong spirit, sense of humor and enduring devo on to her community will be missed by those who knew her well. Hazel loved to reminisce over a ernoon tea about her adventures with friends growing up in Nakusp, her many voyages on the into, and the wonderful rela onships she made throughout her life me. She loved the color purple, found oy in collec ng li le pigs , and took pleasure in admiring the view of Sadleback Mountain from her rocking chair in her home on the waterfront.

As per Hazel’s request, she was cremated and there will be no funeral service held. When taking some me to remember Hazel, wear something purple, sit and have a rela ing cup of tea with a friend and en oy the momentAs an e pression of sympathy, those who wish to do so may send dona ons in memory of Hazel to the Nakusp Historical Society.

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Van-Kam Freightways’ Group of Companies requires Owner Operators for runs out of our Prince George Terminal. W ff ll t t Wi t / M t i

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Van Kam Freightways Ltd has envisioned and strived for transportation excellence since 1947. Our successful and long standing relationship with our customers and our status as a major transporter enables us to continue expansion and to provide an infrastructure that ensures a punctual and dependable service capability.

As a result we require a

Based in the Kootenays this position will focus on developing new and maintaining existing business. The successful candidate should be goal oriented, a team player, possess personal successes in his/her life, be punctual and organized, and have the ability to work in a competitive environment as well as independently. Your territory will be split 50/50 with the East and West Kootenays. You should have a sales background with demonstrable sales achievements and preference will be given to those with a knowledge of the transportation industry. This position requires ongoing computer based reporting. A competitive salary, bonus and employee benefit plans are provided.Apply to: careers@vankam.com or fax 604-587-9889“Committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.”

We thank you for your application,however only those of interestwill be contacted.

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by the Village of Nakusp, PO Box 280, Nakusp BC V0G 1R0, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for a License of Occupation (Community and Institutional) for the purpose of installing a footbridge and water line over Kuskanax Creek situated on Provincial Crown land near Nakusp and containing 0.30 hectares more or less.

The MFLNRO File Number that has been established for this application is 4405277.

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Comments will be received by FrontCounter BC until November 29, 2012. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please refer to our website: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp→Search→Search by File Number: insert Lands File Number for more information. These applications will be available for viewing at the Service BC Center in Nakusp BC.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations in Cranbrook.

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Mid Island Forest Operation is a continuous harvest operation (6x3 shift) harvesting 1.1 MM M3 annually and building 140 km of road. Working as part of a team of supervisors, this position will have direct responsibility for woods operations and union crews. The successful candidate will value the team-oriented approach, have a good working knowledge of applicable occupational safety regulations, first-hand knowledge and experience in a unionized environment, and will be responsible for planning, supervision of hourly personnel, safe work performance and the achievement of departmental goals.

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MEAT MANAGER, Jasper Su-per A. Jasper Super A is look-ing for an experienced Retail Meat Manager. As Meat Man-ager you will be responsible for all aspects of the manag-ing the department, including cutting meat. You must have working knowledge of gross margins, expense controls and human resources manage-ment. The successful candi-date must have Grade 12 (or equivalent) and be able to provide a “clear” security clearance. If you have the skills and abilities please for-ward your resume to our Head Offi ce, The Grocery People Ltd. (TGP) in confi dence to: Human Resources Offi cer, The Grocery People Ltd., 14505 Yellowhead Trail, Ed-monton, AB, T5L 3C4. Fax 780-447-5781. Email: humanresources@tgp.ca

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Required for an Alberta Truck-ing Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780-725-4430

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HINO CENTRAL Fraser Valley is seeking a Commercial Vehicle Technician (Senior Apprentice or Journeyman) to add to our growing team in Langley. We offer a com-petitive salary and full benefi ts in a fully-equipped ultra-modern facility. Visit www.hinocentral.com Apply to: hr@hinocentral.com; fax: 780-638-4867.

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PetsGolden Retriever Puppies

Vet checked, 1st shots, de-wormed. $550. Call 250-265-3320

Merchandise for Sale

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The Kootenay means snow, sleds and ... fi ne wine?

Winemaking is complex. Grapes

must be picked, crushed and pressed,

each step having a million variations

for a million different types of wine.

There are, also, a million types of

things that can go wrong. The wine

could be too sweet, or too dry. It could

come out hazy.

It could smell of wet dog, or, ap-

parently, nail polish remover. Even

wine-making giants still have prob-

lems from time to time, which is why

Jody Scott’s operation, “The Vine

House” is so impressive.

Sunset Ridge Bed and Breakfast

sits at the end of a long driveway at

the end of a long road. Tall trees line

both, rendering it rather somber and

dark. The property itself is open, al-

lowing you to gaze at the impressive

mountains the Kootenays are known

for. It is here, in the cold and the wet,

that Jodi Scott makes wine.

Usually, when thinking of vine-

yards, the warm, rolling hills of Italy

and France come to mind, complete

with mustachioed men in silly hats

shaking their heads disapprovingly

and uttering curses under their breath.

What you don’t think of is the Koote-

nays, known mostly for winter activi-

ties such as skiing, snowmobiling or

staying inside because you can’t do

either.

Nonetheless, The Vine House has

been producing wine since 2007, with

the help of his family and members of

the Arrow Lakes Grape Growers So-

ciety (ALGGS).

According to Jody, it started as a

small landscaping thing, with a few

vines planted here and there. In 2008

he decided to get serious and plant

a lot more; additional varieties have

been planted every year, and in June

2013, he and the society plan to plant

a new crop in Burton.

It’s nice to know that there isn’t

just snow business going on in the

Kootenays.

Surprisingly, the number one prob-

lem with growing grapes here is not

the weather. Jodi says that the main

problem for him is how time-con-

suming wine making can be; it can

be tough to keep up when you have

a regular job.

Of course, that is something that

ALGGS helps with, and he says he’s

very grateful for that.

While the weather is a factor, he

says it would be a cop-out answer,

as that is a problem even in the more

moderate climes.

Cop-out or not, it is more of a fac-

tor here than in Italy or France, so it

deserves a mention. After all, Italy

isn’t known for its fantastic skiing lo-

cations, is it?

“Weather” or not this place is what

fi rst comes to mind when someone

mentions wine, it’s still a cool thing

to have. In fact, The Vine House is

all the more interesting because of its

seeming incongruity.

A vineyard in the Kootenays is

like an orchard in the arctic, and that’s

cool. There more unique and interest-

ing things we have here, the better.

So while he may not be selling

wine yet (you can buy vine clippings

and juice on The Vine House blog),

best of luck to him, his family and

ALGGS in their endeavor to bring lo-

cal alcohol to the Kootenays. If you

think about it, it fi ts our culture quite

well.

Getting inspired to harvest grapes, workers are reminded of the rewards with a taste of wine courtesy of Jody Scott (in tan cap). Below left, Jerry Botti gets clipping; right, the fruits of their labour. You can fi nd details about The Vine House at http://houseofvines.blogspot.ca/, or contact Jody via e-mail at thevinehouse@hotmail.com. CLAIRE PARADIS, ANGUS SCHROFF/ARROW LAKES NEWS

By Angus SchroffSpecial to the Arrow Lakes News

NSS Open House an educational eye opener

Driving down the road in a

chunky green one-ton known to

the world as Gump, I reach the

school zone, I smile knowing that

it’s after fi ve o’clock, and I don’t

have to slow down to 30 km/hr

but can continue my cruise down

the road at a zippy 50 km/h. Of

course, I have to slow down to

turn into the school, but I can’t

decide if I should be happy that

there is lots of parking or disap-

pointed that the open house at the

high school isn’t busier. I’m a lit-

tle bit early, but as I pull around

the corner to what has become

‘my spot,’ I notice that the other

parking area is fi lled, and most of

the other parking spots in front of

the school are fi lled. Upon enter-

ing the school at promptly 5:30

p.m. I can’t help but notice stu-

dents with their parents wander-

ing the halls, showing them each

of their classes, and letting them

meet their teachers.

Weaving between people no-

ticing a station for coffee and

cream, I poke my head in various

classrooms observing a variety

of setups until I reach Mrs. Fle-

saker’s science room. Outside,

posters that her Biology 11 class

has researched and constructed

are hung on the wall. Upon en-

tering the room, I see more biol-

ogy projects: plant collections.

Everyone’s plant collection is

set up on the tables so visitors

can fl ip through and learn a little

bit about our area. Each package

contains about forty plants native

to our area. Deeper into the room,

I inspect skulls and peer into the

jars of the preserved creatures

on display. Nakusp Secondary

School has a variety of critters,

including a butterfl y, half a taran-

tula and alligators.

Shortly after 5:30 p.m., food

appears and hot dogs are served

by grade 12 Foods students. The

hotdogs available can be topped

with the usual ketchup and mus-

tard as well as chili and cheese.

Punch is obtainable too, and it

takes seconds after the food is of-

fered for that one piece of miss-

ing cake to turn into a whole

missing cake.

About 15 minutes after the

food is served, Mrs. Barisoff

pokes her head into the hallway

to remind everyone that the salad

making is beginning soon. Be-

hind the counter Dugan McInnes

and Adam Webster are prepared

for action. Mrs. Barisoff hands

out the Harvest Salad recipe

so we can all see what is going

into the salad as well take the

recipe home. Before the seminar

begins, Mrs. Barisoff explains

some of the health benefi ts of a

few of the seventeen ingredients.

Some students are called up to

put the ingredients into the bowl

while Dugan mixes the salad and

homemade dressing is added.

Spoons and samples are set out

to try. I place a small portion on

my tongue and chew the twist-

ing new fl avors. It’s fantastic!

The sunfl ower seeds give it a

little crunch and all the different

vegetables and quinoa create the

perfect salad.

I wander a few more classes

still munching on my salad look-

ing at the fall themed decora-

tions before high tailing it to

the band performance. They are

already playing without fault un-

der the direction of their conduc-

tor and teacher Mr. MacGibbon.

All dressed in formal black and

white, they look professional and

well put together. Some classical

pieces as well as some sequences

that the audience can immediately

recognize such as the Pirates of the

Caribbean theme song are played for

everyone’s enjoyment.

On the side of the gymnasium op-

posite the band, the outdoor education

class has targets set up, along with

dummy guns and bow sets. The bows

are an array of colours and are pre-

sented well beside the shelter build-

ing tools.

In the wood shop, Mr. Barisoff has

a presentation about wood routing be-

fore the musical theatre class wraps

up the night. Ms. Wiseman leads the

drama class; the pieces they sing in-

clude “Grant Us Peace” and “Doo Ah

Diddy Diddy.”

By the time everyone leaves the

school it is considerably darker than

when we all arrived. However, every-

one leaves with a little extra knowl-

edge about what goes on during their

classes. We listened to the music and

drama class show their talents for the

fi rst time this year, as well as learned a

few healthy salad tricks and a little bit

about our technology centre. Parents

met and interacted with the teachers

that see us, the students, every day

and help teach us what we will need

to know in our future.

Salad making 101 was part of the NSS Open House. Here, Adam Webster and Dugan McInnes prepare a salad under the watchful eye of Mrs. Barisoff .

Photo courtesy of Kathleen Fox

By Kathleen FoxSpecial to the Arrow Lakes News