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City beefs up business

licence bylawBILL METCALFE

Nelson StarNelson city council hopes changes to its business

licence bylaw will help to chip away at the legal am-biguity around marijuana dispensaries.

The bylaw, previously unaltered since 1990, will now require a licensed business to be in compliance with local, provincial and federal laws. Mayor Deb Kozak says this puts the city in a position to better enforce the bylaw when the federal government comes out with new legislation on marijuana in the near future. The bylaw passed third reading and is still to be adopted at a future meeting. Its full text is attached to the online version of this story at nelsonstar.com.

The new bylaw also adds new fines for operating without a business licence: $150 for a first offence, $300 for a second offence, and $500 for a third. The bylaw contains a provision that each new day of an offence after a ticket is issued is a considered a separate offence with a renewed fine.

The city’s legislative manager Frances Long says that those tickets will be dealt with like traffic tickets.

“They have to appeal the ticket within the first two weeks and then they see the screening officer and the screening officer makes a decision. If the person is not satisfied and there is no resolution, they can request an adjudicator to hear the dispute.”

An alternative punishment for not having a busi-ness licence would be a $10,000 fine that could only be levied through a complex and expensive court procedure and would only be used in a extreme cases.

Long says the city can’t shut a business down. Only a court can do that.

At least five dispensaries are operating in Nelson without business licences. Some have applied and been refused, Kozak says, because city hall wasn’t

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Blue Netherclift was 29 and in the midst of launching an adventure tourism business in Bella Coola when he discovered an opportunity to participate in some local one-on-one business counselling sessions.

“I’d been doing it mostly through trial and error until that point. There was a lot of learning on the job,” Netherclift told the Star. But once he got that support and guidance, he went from “pulling out his hair” to getting his ducks in a row.

“I was never one for school. Economics? I wasn’t interested. But to get that time with a mar-keter, or an accountant, or to find out about insurance … It was amazing. It’s easier now because you can Google everything, but there’s validation and support

that comes from having a cheer-leader. And it’s amazing to have those people to turn to when you don’t know what to do next.”

And that’s where he comes in. Along with the other counsellors involved in the 10-week Youth Means Business (YMB) program, for entrepreneurs ages 19 to 29, he’ll walk students step by step through the process of launching a business.

Originally established as a pilot project last year, YMB has now doubled in size for the next go-around, jumping from five available spots to 10.

“We’ve found there are a lot of local people who have never gone to business school, they’re not quite ready to launch, but they’re still really hungry to learn and want to be in business. Their idea may not be defined, but they want to learn and they’re ready to work.”

And the province is in need of skilled workers, he said.

“There’s a lot of interest in BC in getting skilled workers into the workplace, because we have so many people on the verge of retirement. We need people

working, so it seems like there’s a lot of funding available to get young people trained up.”

The goal is for each student to develop a workable business plan by the end of the 10 weeks. And if there’s some obstacle — lack of a market, financial considerations, etc. — they’ll have a clear sense of how to approach them.

“I already know some of the students will be ready to go, and some will have to address a few pieces or do a little more training, but they’ll be well on their way.”

And these aren’t empty prom-ises, either. Three students from the first round of YBY have al-ready realized their ambitions, successfully launching an edit-ing business, a graphic design business and a dip and spread business.

“One of our students is a sin-gle mother who has this amaz-ing food product but obviously not a huge amount of time. She’s doing things at the right pace for her, which is great, and now you can get her dip and spread at the Kootenay Co-op and markets all over the place.”

Support from the community

has been strong, with some local experts donating their time for a business panel recently: Shane Johnsen from Tribute, Chris Mansbridge from Castlegar Chiropractic and Amy Stewart from John Ward Coffee.

“We got coffee and goodies and we just threw questions at them. They were all so amazing and helpful.”

They also connected one of their students with local author Shelley Adams for a one-on-one mentorship session — just like the ones Netherclift went through when he was first start-ing his business.

Netherclift has also been or-ganizing networking “breakfast jams” and is brainstorming new ways to help local businesspeople connect, support each other, and ultimately run a successful and lucrative business.

Once accepted into the pro-gram, each student receives a living allowance. Netherclift quipped that “normally you have to pay for business school, but here we pay you!”

YMB is funded through until 2019.

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City holds the line on grantsNelson city council has de-

cided to stick with the status quo and give its six funded groups the same grants they got last year, citing potential pres-sures on the budget stemming from police and fire depart-ment wages.

The Nelson and District Arts Council will get $2,500, the same as last year. The group had requested $5,000.

Touchstones Nelson gets $223,000, after having request-ed $225,000.

The Chamber of Commerce visitor centre requested $76,000

and will receive that amount.The Cultural Development

Committee, which includes the heritage working group, will re-ceive $40,000. They requested $41,150.

The Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership and the Capitol Theatre received $100,000 and $67,500 respectively, as they did last year and as they re-quested this year.

The Nelson Regional Sports Council requested $75,000, but will get last year’s amount of $55,000.

The sports council is a spe-cial case, not just for its large

increase request, Mayor Deb Kozak told the Star, but be-cause “we are looking for some direction in [the Civic arena] and instead of giving them that grant we are looking to have a clearer vision of what is going to happen there, and what specific things need to be up-graded.”

Her comments refer to the sports council’s recent pub-lic statements about decreas-ing revenue and the age of the arena, which it runs. The city plans to conduct a planning process for the facility.

Kozak said the main reason for holding the line on grants

is the possibility of some large expenses this year related to fire and police collective agree-ments, both several years past due. So the possibility of wage increases including retroactive payments looms large.

Also in relation to the police, the provincial director of police services report on the stalemate over last year’s budget is expect-ed any day. That report will rule on how many police officers the city must budget for. If the police department gets what it requested, the city will have to spend another $310,000 on two additional police officers and an administration position.

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Bill Metcalfe photoTouchstones museum and gallery is one of six organizations that the city partially funds every year.

Credit card fraud reported in SalmoSalmo RCMP are investigating

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If you’ve been a victim of credit card fraud, report it both to your bank and police, Cpl. Riordan

Bellman said in a new release.“Financial institutions may

alert local police of current is-sues of fraud but do not divulge the names of those affected to police so it is incumbent on each individual to call local police and provide details,” he said.

To protect yourself, report a lost or stolen card as soon as you notice it is gone. Your card issuer will cancel your card and issue you a new one.

Choose a PIN that’s not easily guessed if your card is lost or sto-len — don’t use your birthdate or

address, never lend your card or disclose your PIN to anyone else.

Make it a habit to regularly check your transactions online or on your monthly statement. If there are any charges that you didn’t make, report them to your card issuer.

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Queens Bay recognized for being FireSmartQueens Bay is receiving national

recognition for its 2015 efforts to be FireSmart. FireSmart promotes community-wide participation in the use of practices that cut the potential for house fires and mini-mize the loss of life and property to wildfire, independent of firefight-ing efforts.

“This honour speaks to the in-credible commitment and hard work of Queen’s Bay residents to keep their community safe,” said Nora Hannon, local FireSmart rep-resentative and deputy chief of the Balfour-Harrop Fire Department.

“I would like to see all resi-dents throughout the region apply FireSmart principles to their homes.”

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convinced their activities are legal. She said legal medical marijuana has special procedures that some dispensaries aren’t following, including the requirement that it be delivered by mail.

Councillor Valerie Warmington comment-ed last week that some dispensaries may be legal businesses because medi-cal marijuana is legal, but are operating in an illegal manner.

The city is waiting to see what the rules and regulations for dispen-saries at the federal level

will be, according to Kozak, once the new gov-ernment follows through on its intention to legalize and regulate marijuana.

“The way we enact our bylaws,” she said, “is we educate first, then we enforce later. In this case, because of the uncertain-ty at the federal govern-ment level, if we did take the person to court, there is an expense, but we are unsure what the decision would be.”

She cited a recent court case (not in Nelson) in which a judge declined to shut an apparently il-legal marijuana business

down because the federal rules are so unclear.

Kozak said that for the time being the city sim-ply needs “assurance that businesses are operating in a safe fashion. The po-lice are monitoring pretty closely. We don’t want unregulated businesses selling to minors or op-erating near schools. The ones I am aware of are in the downtown core, visible, and easily moni-tored. Police are aware of the people who have opened them.”

Sgt. Nate Holt of the Nelson Police Department agrees and said they are awaiting direction from Health Canada.

“What does not go away is public safety. We

have talked with all the dispensary owners. There are many business mod-els there. Some work well and some don’t. We had one that was shut down because of neighbour complaints.”

Kozak said city coun-cil contains the full spec-trum of opinions on dis-pensaries.

“We have some coun-cillors who say we should close them all now, and others who say they know people who have benefited from medical marijuana. So we have had really intense dis-cussions about this. I am proud of council for working through this and we are urging the federal government to act on this sooner rather than later.”

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Nelson council lobbies province and feds

When federal and provincial govern-ments make decisions, municipal govern-ments often get stuck with more than their fair share of the work and expense.

Last week Nelson council decided to lobby senior governments for change on four such issues: capital funding for hos-pitals, income assistance service delivery, marijuana legislation, and marijuana rev-enues.

Capital funding for hospitals

Municipal taxation covers 40 per cent of provincial hospital funding and that cost is reflected in residents’ annual property tax bills. Council believes this is asking too much of municipalities, and its resolution asks the Union of BC Municipalities to peti-tion the provincial government to “acknowl-edge that property tax revenue is an unsuit-able avenue to fund hospital infrastructure renewal projects, and prioritize the urgent review of the historic cost sharing ratio with a recommendation to amend current policy accordingly.”

Looking for strength in numbers, council will take resolutions on that issue, and the three discussed below, to the annual meeting of the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Governments to be held in Kimberley April 27 to 29. If passed there, the resolu-tions will be taken to the annual meeting of the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM). If it adopts them, the UBCM will lobby the provincial and federal governments.

The full text of the resolutions and some background information on each can be found attached to the online version of this story at nelsonstar.com.

Income service deliveryRecently the Ministry of Social

Development and Social Innovation has been delivering social assistance services

remotely by centralized phone lines and online. Council thinks these changes create barriers for the people being served.

Their resolution asks the UBCM to lobby the provincial government to “ensure that people requiring help to access income as-sistance receive such help appropriate to their needs and abilities (in-person where required) in a timely manner, and in a way that does not place additional economic burden on that person (e.g. repeatedly using pay as you go cell phone minutes waiting on hold for excessive lengths of time, pay-ing for computer/Internet usage, travelling long distances to ministry offices from sur-rounding areas due to local office closures, etc.) and further, in a manner that does not download the responsibility for this assis-tance to other service providers without compensation for such additional work.”

Councillor Valerie Warmington support-ed the proposed resolution by pointing out that wait times in social services offices can be more than 70 minutes. Councillor Robin Cherbo said the new procedures discrimi-nate against people who don’t have, or don’t know how to use, computers.

Marijuana legislationRecognizing that the federal government

intends to legalize marijuana, municipal governments are unclear about what their

regulatory role will be. (See related story, page 1.)

In its resolution, council asks the gov-ernment to commit to “consultations with provincial and municipal governments, and adopt a coordinated approach when intro-ducing regulation of marijuana by provid-ing provincial and municipal governments adequate time to align and integrate regional and local regulations and practices with new federal laws when they are enacted.”

Marijuana revenuesRecognizing there will be tax revenues

from legalized marijuana and that policing costs are likely to decline, council’s resolu-tion asks the UBCM to lobby the federal government “to share a portion of revenues realized from the legalization and regula-tion of marijuana together with a share of savings realized from reduced enforcement costs with provincial and municipal gov-ernments given the marked impact that marijuana sales and distribution will have upon Canadian communities and the need for direct investments to youth engagement initiatives not limited to recreation, employ-ment, community and cultural programs.”

Council supported Cherbo’s suggestion that the wording of this resolution should “include health programs, because people will still have addiction problems.”

Changes requested in hospital funding, social services, and marijuana

regulations

City council will be asking the provincial and federal governments for action on four issues that affect the city but which it has no power over.

BILL METCALFENelson Star

Investigation into shooting still unfinishedLast month marked the one

year anniversary of the police shooting in Castlegar that re-sulted in the death of of Waylon Jesse Edey of Yahk.

Castlegar RCMP and West Kootenay Traffic Services were acting on a complaint regard-ing an impaired driver in the Castlegar area on the evening of Jan. 29, 2015 when the incident occurred.

Police eventually located the alleged impaired driver on the Kinnaird Bridge. At the time, police only said that during the traffic stop matters escalated and an officer shot and killed Edey.

The incident was turned over to the Independent Investigations Office, whose mandeate is to in-vestigate whether any offences may have been committed by

the police officers involved. A year later, that investigation is still underway. According to the IIO website, about 80 per cent of the tasks related to the case are complete.

“We are pretty much in the final stages of that investiga-tion,” said Marten Youssef, the IIO’s manager of strategic com-munications said, noting they are still waiting on third-party reports, which can include such things as lab exams, and expert reports on blood splatter and use of force. “We do not have a lab ourselves, so we rely on national and local labs to provide us with these results.”

Once the investigation is com-pleted, it will be reviewed by the chief of investigations of the IIO, and then reviewed by the chief civilian director of the IIO, who will make a decision on whether

to exonerate the officer or refer the case to Crown counsel.

If the chief civilian director finds an officer may have com-mitted an offence, the Police Act requires him to refer the case to Crown counsel. If he can in-dependently clear the officer, he will issue a public report detailing the case, the evidence examined and the witnesses in-terviewed.

When asked about the ex-tended length of time it is taking to complete the investigation, Youssef said “The timeliness of our investigations has suffered recently, in large part, as the re-sult of a rash of officer-involved shootings and police-involved fatalities throughout the prov-ince that began in September of 2014 and continued for the better part of a year (a total of 20 shootings and fatalities in a

period of 12 months).“These incidents require

the expenditure of enormous resources. That workload, in conjunction with the fact that the IIO is still a new organiza-tion (with significant turnover and training responsibilities) has made it impossible to keep up with our timeliness goals. There is a light at the end of the tun-nel, however, as we have 10 new investigators starting at the IIO next month.”

Also still outstanding is an investigation into the shoot-ing death of Peter De Groot of Slocan in October 2014. That case, the third oldest among the IIO’s open investigations, is about 70 per cent complete, according to a chart on the or-ganization’s website. Overall, the IIO has 40 open investigations dating back to April 2014.

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Last year, our two-person household spent $45 per week on phones and Internet.

We also spent about $45 per week on municipal taxes and fees. Paying for telecommunications bought us two cell phones, a land line, and a bunch of cat videos. The $45 to the City of Nelson got us:

• Sidewalks• Maintained roads• Safe drinking water• Clean streets• Maintained water/sewer system

• Community and cultural events• Garbage and recycling pick up• Parks and paths• Sports facilities• Firefighters keeping us

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• Bylaw officers• A regional library• A youth centreI could go on …Taxes are pooled money to get

stuff — stuff that none of us could afford individually. I don’t fret over paying $45 a week for phones and Internet, and remembering this at tax time makes me feel better about spending a similar amount for a long list of services and benefits that help make this town worth living and doing business in.

I recently chatted with Christina Benty, the former mayor of Golden, a consultant and strong proponent of cities taking seriously their re-sponsibility to maintain infrastruc-ture. Her tagline is, “If you take care of important things, the urgent things don’t show up as often. The opposite is never true.”

I asked her why cities across the country are mired in crumbling infrastructure. The answer was complex. While it’s true the fed-eral government used to contribute more to capital projects than in re-cent decades, it’s also true that cities have more infrastructure now than they used to. She noted that his-torically, cities acquired assets and built infrastructure without really taking depletion, depreciation and amortization into account.

“It doesn’t help,” she added, “that we elect people for four-year terms to maintain 100-year-old infra-structure.” The cost of asset main-tenance is so high, and so much of the workings of a city are so low-profile, that politicians, wanting to be re-elected, don’t want to pour money unglamorously into the ground. They certainly don’t want to raise taxes to do it.

Our previous mayor and council recognized Nelson’s serious infra-structure deficit and to their credit created a bold plan to rectify mat-ters. (You may remember our water and sewer rates jumped consider-ably.) Today we’re literally miles

ahead of other municipalities in our pipe repair, and as a result of finding and fixing leaks, we now use about 20 per cent less water than we did ten years ago, which is good for the environment, and our pocketbook — that was water we were paying to filter and purify, folks!

Our sidewalks, roads and city-owned buildings are another story, and this deficit is something we’re working to understand. I suspect there won’t be many easy or cheap solutions.

Municipalities currently receive about eight cents for every tax dol-lar the public pays. The rest goes to the provincial and federal govern-ments. While they receive the lion’s share of tax revenue, the services, grants and programs from these levels of government have been steadily cut, especially in certain departments. This puts more pres-sure on cities to use municipal tax dollars, which, unlike income tax, were never intended to level the economic, cultural and social playing field, to increasingly oper-ate in areas outside the municipal-ity’s control, like health and social

services.Solutions to tax distribution and

downloading of services need to come from other levels of govern-ment. We as a local government can advocate, and we as citizens can make our needs and preferences known in our upcoming provincial election.

Yes, it’s budget season at city hall. We’re pouring over sheets crammed with numbers, trying to squeeze value out of each penny. One reason you elected us is to look after our common capital assets. If we fail to even cover inflationary cost in-creases, we’ll be failing to meet the stewardship obligation that munici-pal leadership is about. Something to mull over …

If you’d like to know more, why not come to our budget open house on Feb. 18? City staff and council will be there to answer questions and listen to your ideas. Check our website, nelson.ca, for time and place.

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Council Comment

Animal cruelty case is failure of system

Re: “Winlaw man charged with animal cru-elty,” Feb. 5

The story about 29 animals being seized from a habitual animal abuser is a failure of our system for protecting animals. We failed those dead horses, goats, cattle and the 29 remaining abused animals. This is the fourth such charge against the abuser. He has violated court orders not to possess animals four times.

The SPCA is left to pick up the pieces. They are fundraising, trying to care for the animals, and recommended the latest charges. BC has a terrible track record regarding animal abuse.

I hope the accused faces a jail sentence if convicted and is forced to compensate the SPCA for their efforts.

Tony HollandNelson

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure is the saying. Considering that preven-tion is the middle name of the BC SPCA one would hope they particularly believe this. But the recent raid and arrest of Joao Vieira in Winlaw does not support this at all.

With three convictions and four breaches dating back to 2006 it is utterly absurd to think

that any further conviction and sentencing of Vieira will prevent this horrific situation, the months of pain, fear and starvation, from happening again. The only way to stop this repeated animal torture is for proper monitor-ing and enforcement of the ban on ownership of animals imposed by the court.

The BC SPCA should have been monitor-ing Vieira for years and it’s not a complicated or difficult action: a simple drive-by once per month would probably suffice because any sighting of any animal is enough to arrest him. If this was done properly then there would be a

maximum of 30 days from any time he moved.If the BC SPCA lost track of him then they

should have brought the RCMP in, again no more than 30 days from the last known where-abouts. And these days it’s not that hard for the RCMP to find someone (Vieira no doubt had to open an electronic account, I think he has a vehicle, if he purchased property it’s publicly registered, etc.) in a few weeks. If the RCMP declined to make it a priority then the court should be advised (the court does not like being ignored).

A proper log showing known addresses and dates of visits as well as documented proce-dure for reporting and tracking are the very least that should be kept by the BC SPCA for court-ordered bans. How onerous could this be? It should be a much bigger job but the reality is that ownership bans are rare. I expect that Vieira is the only one for the BC SPCA to manage in this area.

The raid on Vieira and the death and torture of 33 or more animals all happened because organizations and people with responsibility dropped the ball. Worse, the questions I asked were met with denial and deflection. This tells me that this awful situation will be repeated in the future.

Kevin LePapeRural Nelson

Rainforest may need new name

I was very happy to hear that a deal has been reached to protect the Great Bear Rainforest, though I am sure the integrity of the Great Forest has likely been somewhat compromised in the 20 years it took to get it done.

I haven’t been there, but it still seems we definitely have enough wilderness left to be worth protecting. From the photographs, it does look like a beautiful place.

You know, I hate to disappoint our premier, who has labeled all British Columbians who don’t agree with her as chronic nay-sayers, but if she has her way and manages to convince Petronas to build a liquified natural gas facility at the mouth of the Skeena (the biggest salmon producing river in the Great Bear Rainforest), and then to bulldog or bribe the deal down the gullets of the people, there is a good chance that the Great Bear Rainforest may have to be renamed. Lucky for us, all we need to do is switch a couple of letters … not much of a change at all, really.

Still the “Great Bare Rainforest” just doesn’t seem to have the same ring to it.

Rod RetzlaffGlade

This was one of 29 animals rescued from a Winlaw property last month. A man faces animal cruelty charges. Courtesy BC SPCA

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Motorcycles not the only noisy enginesI am grateful that existing

noise control laws are going to be honoured now that enough complaints have been voiced. Motorcycles are not the only noisy engines of concern. Although the airport in Nelson is great, occasionally (especially re-cently), there is one helicopter in particular that makes this small town sound and feel like we are living in a war zone. The whap-pap-pap from this helicopter downtown actually rattles items on shelves, vibrating buildings.

Plenty of other helicopters come and go without being so invasive. Is something wrong

with this particular helicopter, does it need maintenance? Is it a different kind of helicopter? If so, should it be flying over residences, repeatedly disrupt-ing the peace ?

Sascha GaltNelson

Chiropractor supports food bank

The other morning my daughter tweaked her neck and couldn’t move her head or shoul-ders. My regular chiropractor (who is excellent) was closed that day and I called around and happened to get lucky and get her into another clinic later that morning.

They gave her excellent treat-ment and I am happy to say that she is up to her regular active self. What I feel compelled to write about is the fact that after our appointment, the chiroprac-tor told us that his clinic offers Chiropractic Kids Day, every second Monday of the month.

On this day, his clinic offers free chiropractic care to children in return for a food donation for the local food bank. Dr. Shane Taylor and his clinic have found this creative way to give a double whammy of generosity back to our community. Not only are they supporting those families that cannot afford chiropractic care, but they are also giving bags of food to the local food

bank every month, assisting even more families that deserve our support.

We can all do the math and figure out the amount of money they are giving up every month in order to give back to the fami-lies in Nelson, and we all know how much the food bank needs our support. I was inspired and decided I too need to do more for my neighbors. I write this in hopes that Shane Taylor’s clinic will inspire all of us to give back, give generously, give of our time, our money if we can, but most of all, just give. Thanks for the reminder, Shane.

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— Ezra Adair

Nelson seems to have no way to expand infra-structure properly or any way to improve traffic flow. It’s getting crowded. — Dustin Stroh

Too many cars for a small town. Does ev-eryone own two cars? — Sherriann Bella

Great! More condos, more jobs, more parking in parkades, and more everything! Maybe use the air strip for high risk condo development and a waterfront blacktop path where we can rollerblade! — Cat Stevens

Safety is paramount in

flyingI appreciate this ar-

ticle and the article that also gave more detail than I have seen before. Personally, I am okay with a pilot calling it based on safety. If I have no leeway in getting somewhere, November to March, I fly out of (or into) Cranbrook or Kelowna. If I have a day to monkey around it with it — I go with Castlegar. Appreciate the information! — Kendall McPherson

As a former fire chief at the Castlegar Airport I agree 110 per cent with Capt. Shears’ comments. I have seen a few results of “pushing the safety limit” and the results did not fair well for all

concerned. Safety is paramount in avaition so please do not be so fast to blame the airlines for any missed flights. — Bernie Van Rassel

I agree with your com-ments. There are many people that forget safety and think the airline should fly in no matter what passengers say when they put their own needs and wants ahead of the safety of others involved. — Dirk Jonker

So when it’s sunny out and the plane doesn’t land, then what is with that? At least Trail diverts their planes to Cranbrook. This is the most useless airport and it was put in an inappropriate place.— Syhr Davies-Gerow

Glade residents concerned

about loggingKalesnikoff Lumber,

like all of the current ac-tive forest companies in the valley, are very social and environmentally re-sponsible, using profes-sional staff to develop their plans and prescrip-tions. I hope they con-tinue to keep providing high paying jobs while practicing good forest stewardship long into the future. Wood is the greenest building material used. Lets keep support-ing this green economy while protecting our com-munities from wildfire.— Joe Forester

Whether logging com-panies are “green” or not remains to be debated. But like the article said, we realize that forestry brings economics to the

Kootenays. What we don’t want is our only water source being affected by logging in our watershed. The water that comes out of our taps relies on that forest maintaining its natural balance, and logging will definitely upset that balance, regard-less of how their experts tell them that the “dam-age can be mitigated.” — Heather Brian

Spiked drinks on the rise in Nelson,

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ple you trust! — Meghan Rae

I think it is of value to note that you do not need to be drinking alcohol to be dosed. I know of young-sters that have had their water dosed at parties. — Liz Babcock

It’s not the bar’s fault. It’s the person who’s doing it. People need to come forward to the police, ANKORS, or at very least the location it happened after the fact.— Melanie Larocque

I used to be a smoker, and was uncomfortable with leaving my drink on a random table to go for a dart. Allowing smokers to keep their drinks would help a lot. — John Hordijk

Gender neutral bathroom

coming to L.V. Rogers

Good intentions and perhaps the baby step some people need to tran-sition to a accept a differ-ent lifestyle. Ultimately it’s

our attitudes that need the change. Good to see youth making a statement. — Cheryl Bonderoff

Once someone goes in a stall the rest of us don’t see what sex they are, so why does it matter? — Brian Kersey

It’s a great idea, but isn’t a single occupancy bathroom open to any person already? Seems a little redundant. — Rich Perlstrom

Kids these days are too afraid to go out of their comfort zone or realize the simple facts in life. You’re either a woman or a man. You pee standing up (and use the men’s bathroom) or sitting down (use the women’s). End of conversation. Seems pretty simple. — Chris Baumann

It’s seems you know little about “kids these days.” A conversation doesn’t end with your understanding. It’s healthy to discuss issues you know nothing about. That’s how you learn. — Avrell Fox

Kootenay festivals

struggle with low dollar, huge

workloadsMy sense is there is a

perception that the arts and festivals are fun and people will do it for free so we don’t really need to throw money at it. Then workers and vol-unteers burn out, the festival doesn’t happen, and the restaurants, hotels and shops miss out on a whole lot of business (tens

of thousands of dollars, hundereds of thousands?) when probably a small grant might have kept the festival afloat. The low dollar is not neces-sarily a disadvantage. Hire more Canadian acts (or anyone who will take $CAN) and advertize the festival in the US for tourists to come up. — Peter Schramm

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Community Events Carnaval D’Hiver / Winter Carnaval

presented by Canadian Parents for French, Feb. 12, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Trafalgar School. Admission $2, family $5. Music, winter games, bonhomme la tire/maple sugar treats. More info: 250-551-5871.

Valentine Coffee Party, Nelson United Church, 602 Silica St., Feb. 12, 10 a.m. to noon, $4. Bake table, used books, jewellery, crafts, refreshments and fun.

Valentine’s Art Market, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 13 and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m Feb. 14 at 507 Vernon Street (back alley entrance). A ro-mantic evening of art, music, love, and treats. More info: 604-379-1212.

West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group, Kiro Wellness Centre, 1500 Columbia Ave. Trail, Feb. 15, 2 to 4 p.m., free. More info: 250-368-9827.

Elder Abuse in the LGBT Community, town hall meeting presented by ANKORS and Interior Health, Feb. 16, 1 to 3 p.m. at the Best Western. Videos, fact sheets, discus-sion, refreshments. Registration required at [email protected].

Glade Community Meeting regarding pro-posed logging in Glade Creek community watershed, at Glade Hall, Feb. 17, 6 to 9 p.m.

Celebrate Heritage Week at Expressions Cafe at 7 p.m. Feb. 18, with three presenta-tions on local history by Peter Bartl, Nicole Tremblay, and Greg Scott. By donation, presented by the heritage working group, a subcommittee of the Cultural Development Committee.

EcoSociety Winter Market at Hart Hall, 501 Carbonate, Feb. 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Locally grown baked and hand-made goods with over twenty vendors, admission $2.00. More info: 250 354-1909.

Pink T-Shirt Day, wear pink to show that you will not tolerate bullying anywhere, Feb. 24 everywhere. More info: [email protected].

Nelson Climate Teach-in Post-Paris, 7 p.m. at Nelson United Church, 602 Silica St., Feb. 18, free. Join local experts to discuss how Canada can reach our climate targets. Sponsors: West Kootenay EcoSociety, Kairos, Council of Canadians, Citizens Climate Lobby, Kootenays for a Pipeline-Free BC and Nelson United Church. More info: 250-352-0002.

Slopes for Hope presented by Whitewater Ski Resort and Nelson Nordic Ski Club, a fam-ily friendly ski-a-thon in which participants attempt to ski or board the vertical height of Mount Everest in one day (29,029 feet) in sup-port of the Canadian Cancer Society, March 5. Register at slopesforhope.ca. More info: 250-364-0403.

SIP Talks (Stories Inspire Passion) fundraiser for the Canadian Federation of University Women and scholarships for young women. Dynamic women of the Kootenays will share their stories about what excites them, at Mary Hall on the 10th Street campus, March 5 at 3 p.m. More info: [email protected].

Weekly eventsGlacier Harmonies Women’s Chorus at 7

p.m. Wednesdays, First Baptist Church, 611 Fifth St., newcomers welcome. More info: 250-825-0027.

Breastfeeding Drop-in Support by a public health nurse Tuesdays 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Nelson Health Centre, 2-333 Victoria St. More info: 250-505-7200.

Taoist Tai Chi Arts Classes, Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at Nelson District Rod and Gun Club, 801 Railway St. By donation with free introductory class, join any time. More info: 250-509-2499.

Seniors Co-ordinating Society Income Tax Program for low income and seniors at the Civic Centre on Vernon St. Tuesdays 9:30 to noon. More info: 250-352-6008.

Heritage Harmony Barbershop Chorus invites men of all ages to sing harmoniously. Weekly practice at Kiwanis Christie Lees Hall on Radio Ave. Mondays, 7 to 9:30 p.m. More info: 250-352-7025.

Nelson Healing Rooms, a place for confi-dential prayer, Wednesdays 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 711 10th Street, free. More info: [email protected].

Alcoholics Anonymous holds early morn-ing, noon hour and evening meetings on spe-cific days at 717A Vernon St. (in the Cellar downstairs). More info: 250-352-3391.

Al-Anon Family Group meets twice week-ly. Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon St. and Friday 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front St. at the side basement. The only re-quirement is that you have a relative or friend with alcoholism. More info: 250-352-3747 for Wednesday, 250-352-7333 for Friday.

Nelson Hospice Drop-in Grief Support Series, Saturdays at 1 p.m., 402 West Richards St. For anyone who is experiencing grief due to the death of someone they love. Hosted by trained Nelson Hospice volunteers. More info: 250-352-2337.

The Healing Meditation, gentle, guid-ed meditation infused with the power of Conscious Co-Creation through spiritu-ally realigning your thoughts and letting go of conditions. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., 507 Vernon, back door, by donation. More info: 250-229-2253.

Nelson Chess Club, Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson Seniors Association 717 Vernon St. All ages and levels are welcome.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #51 invites guests to enjoy billiards, snooker, shuffleboard, big-screen television for sports, barbecues, monthly celebrations, beverage room, darts (Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.), meat draws and karaoke (Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.) and cribbage (Sundays 1 p.m.). More info: [email protected] or 250-352-7727.

Parkinson Support Group meets every third Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Christie Lees Hall In Kiwanis Villa, Gordon Road. No meeting in December. More info: [email protected].

Djembe drum circle every third Monday night at The Old Church, 602 Kootenay, 7 p.m. $5. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums.

Heartfulness Meditation, Sundays 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Vitality Clinic, 206 Victoria St. Wednesdays 7:30 to 9 p.m. at 411 Kootenay Street, office 103. Free. More info: 250-354-9496.

AnnouncementsNelson Grans are calling for donations

of gently used fine & costume jewelry and summer fashion accessories for April’s Spring Bling fundraiser event with all proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Drop off until March 15 at SK Electronics, 902 Front St. free parking, 8 a.m to 5 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m Saturdays. More info: [email protected].

Nelson Friends of the Family now takes donations online at nelsonfriendsofthefamily.com to support families who need to travel to receive emergency or necessary medical treatment for their children. More info: 250-354-4670.

Low Cost Dental applications accepted the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at Seniors Coordinating Society, 719 Vernon St, 7 a.m. to noon. For more info: 250-352-6008.

Canadian Red Cross needs volunteers for one four-hour shift per week, 614 Front St., Nelson. More info: 1-855-995-3529.

Osprey Community Foundation 2016 Community Grants now inviting applica-tions, as well as Arts Legacy Grants (this year for dance projects). Applicants require a CRA charitable registration number. Deadline is March 31. More info: ospreycommunityfoun-dation.ca.

Monthly EventsPeople in Pain Support Group, Shambhala

Meditation Centre 812 Stanley St., 1:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month. More info: [email protected].

Nelson Fresh Tracks Toastmasters meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 266 Baker. Improve your speaking, listening and thinking skills and increase self-confidence. Guests welcome. More info: nelson.toastmastersclubs.org.

La Leche League Nelson provides breast-feeding information and support to moms and soon-to-be-moms at 1 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at The Family Place, 312 Silica St. More info: 250-352-3583.

Nelson Breast Cancer Support Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month, September-June, noon to 1 p.m. at the Community First Health Co-op, 518 Lake St. More info: [email protected].

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Experience living French with Carnaval D’HiverThis Friday, warm your winter

evening by experiencing Canada’s second language in an authentic celebratory way at Nelson’s eighth annual Carnaval D’Hiver.

Although Carnaval began in Europe, colonists started the tra-dition in Quebec City in 1894. Carnaval has been held in Quebec City annually, uninterrupted, since 1955. The Bonhomme, the mascot of the festival, made its way to Nelson in 2008, delighting children and adults alike at this family friendly outdoor event.

Event organizer Karen Belland has partnered with classes at both

L’ecole des Sentiers-alpins (the French school on the North Shore) and Trafalgar Middle School to add some new features to the event. Trish Dehnel, former president of the Canadian Parents for French and the originator of the event in Nelson says “parents organize this event for their children and the community so that they can have an experience of living French.”

Participants can expect cabane a sucre – maple taffy in the snow and a number of other delicious food treats, activities and prizes. Music is in French both prerecorded and live from the Association Francophone Kootenay Ouest (AFKO) choir.

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warmly but expect to dance, sing and participate.

This event is organized by Nelson Chapter of the Canadian Parents for French (CPF). Canadian Parents for French is a non-profit organization that has worked since 1978 to pro-vide French-second Language learn-ing opportunities. All of their events are friendly to English only speakers. For example, several families from the area attend French family camps around the Province where English and French speakers alike enjoy af-fordable outdoor activities. Visit cpf.bc.ca for more information.

The Carnaval happens from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday at Trafalgar Middle School.


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SportsLeafs finally break through against Rebels

Levi Hulston thought he was going to watch Friday’s game from the stands.

The Nelson Leafs forward was handed a five-game sus-pension after the Jan. 29 brawl against the Castlegar Rebels that ended with six players ejected. His teammates, Rayce Miller and Matt Sokol, were also pre-paring to put on suits instead of uniforms as the Leafs and Rebels faced off in a rematch.

That changed just hours prior to the game when all three suspensions were overturned. Suddenly Hulston could play, and when the game began he came out firing.

Hulston scored less than two minutes into Friday’s game as the Leafs beat the Rebels 5-3 to earn a measure of revenge after last week’s loss.

“I couldn’t have been more fired up for today and I think all the boys were ready to take it to those guys,” said Hulston. “We owed them one, for sure.”

Miller echoed Hulston in more than just attitude. He scored twice Friday, his first goal nearly identical to Hulston’s, and looked possessed on the ice.

“It didn’t help that we thought we were suspended all week,” said Miller. “Once we got the green light today it was like … we were definitely ready to come out in this game and win it.”

Brendan Smith and Blair Andrews also scored for the Leafs, who previously lost four in a row and their last two straight to the Rebels. Patrick Ostermann meanwhile put it another tremendous perfor-mance with a 36-save night.

Ed Lindsay scored twice and Tayden Woods had one of his own for the Rebels, and net-minder Paul Broadbent turned aside 28 shots.

The good vibes were short-lived for Nelson. The Leafs fell the next day on the road 4-3 to the lowly Spokane Braves, an unfortunate misstep for a team trying to keep pace with third-place Grand Forks in the Neil Murdoch Division.

Anyone hoping for fire-works in Friday’s rematch left disappointed. All the crowd of 560 at the Nelson and District Community Complex got to see was one of the Leafs’ best games of the season, an offensive ef-fort that didn’t let up through all three periods.

Nelson has struggled to find their step in first periods throughout the season. To help, Leafs head coach Mario DiBella had a psychologist speak with the team during the week about being mentally prepared to play.

DiBella also appealed the suspensions during his team’s week off. He called the last-minute decision to overturn the suspensions by BC Hockey’s referee-in-chief Sean Raphael

a relief.“Full credit to the league for

taking the appeal and review-ing it and seeing it the way it was rather than the way it was called,” said DiBella.

The Leafs showed off their offensive intent as the crowd were still settling into their seats. Hulston snapped a slick shot over Broadbent’s shoulder into the top corner on just the second shot of the game for a 1-0 lead.

Nelson’s momentum was temporarily stifled six min-utes later. The Rebels had just gone on the power play when Woods fired through the crowd on a point shot that Ostermann initially looked to have but squeaked through anyway.

But the Leafs answered soon after to retake the lead when Smith beat Broadbent on a sharp-angle shot that surprised both sides.

The Leafs appeared to find Broadbent’s weak point on their third goal of the period. Miller took the same route as Hulston and fired the same shots, al-though his went short side over the Rebels’ goalie’s shoulder.

The period very nearly ended

4-1 after Davie was sprung loose on a breakaway, but Broadbent made a great pad save to keep his side in the game.

Castlegar tried to reassert itself in the second. Lindsay scored on a big rebound four minutes into the period to cut Nelson’s lead to one and put some doubt in the home crowd.

Less than two minutes later the Leafs got a fortunate re-bound of their own as Miller tucked his second of the game past Broadbent.

Nelson continued to press and was rewarded with a beauty of a goal. Andrews, typically one of the Leafs’ blue-collar players, gave Broadbent cross-eyes with a beautiful deke for a 5-2 lead on what Hulston said is the team’s goal of the year thus far.

Andrews ended up on the ice behind the Rebels’ net when he was mobbed by his teammates with the kind of celebration usually reserved for overtime dramatics and not second-pe-riod goals.

“Obviously sportsman-ship is key against a team like [Castlegar],” said Hulston. “It’s hard not to get involved in the rivalry and want to throw it in their face.”

The Rebels thought they had pulled one back in the dying minutes of the second. All five players began to celebrate, thinking the puck had crossed the line, but no light flashed and the Leafs took advantage of the confusion by taking possession and racing back up the ice.

Castlegar did end up getting a goal although its players had to wait a while for it to hap-pen. Lindsay capitalized on a rebound during a power play with five minutes left in regula-tion to cut the Rebels’ deficit to two goals.

The comeback, however, never happened, and the Leafs left the ice with two points and plenty of satisfaction.

TYLER HARPERNelson Star

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Nelson curling sweeps away the past

Fred Thomson was there 10 years ago when Nelson curling had its last great moment.

Thomson, and fellow Nelson native Rob Nobert, were on the ice for the last day of the 2005 Brier round robin playing for a Trail rink that also included Castlegar’s Deane Horning. They felt like rock stars.

“It was just crazy. The crowd was going nuts because all play-ers from both teams were curling over 90 per cent. We were trading body blows and the crowd was just going crazy and our game against Quebec was on national TV,” said Thomson.

“The excitement was unbeliev-able. I don’t know what an NHL player feels like out there playing in front of people every night but it was just amazing.”

The rink finished just outside a playoff berth. In the years since, Nelson curling has seen the de-mise of its premier tournament and a dwindling membership at the once-vibrant club. The sport had its heyday, but that was a long time ago.

Nelson’s curling community hopes that is about to change. The 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championship opens today, giving Nelson its biggest curling event in years. Sixteen rinks will compete through Sunday’s final for the chance to rep-resent BC at the Brier next month in Ottawa.

It’s a return to the spotlight Thomson, who will be on hand at the tournament as a spare, believes is overdue for Nelson.

“We have a long rich history with curling in the Kootenays,” said Thomson. “We’ve hosted other events in the past, but to host the men’s provincial championship where the winner goes to the Brier is a very big scoop.”

The concept of a provincial championship being played in Nelson wasn’t always so far-fetched.

Nelson opened its first curling club in 1898 and began hosting the Midsummer Bonspiel in 1945. It was a major annual draw for curl-ers, attracting more than 200 rinks at its peak. But the event, and the sport itself, began to fade — the Midsummer Bonspiel was held for the last time in 2008.

Brent Pihowich, the club’s vice president, chairman of the provin-cial championship and a tourna-ment spare, said completion of the Nelson and District Community Complex in 2005 — and the loss of campground land next to the curling club — marked the end of the bonspiel.

“Curlers really enjoyed coming here and this was their holiday,” said Pihowich. “Curling was sec-ondary. They set up their tents and their campers, they had space right there. They’d walk across, go for a game of golf, come back and curl a game and go down to the beach. That was their holiday.”

Gordon Wiess’s term as presi-dent of the Nelson Curling Club began last fall. He moved to the city in 2004 and witnessed the death of the bonspiel, which Wiess attrib-uted to the rise of competing bon-spiels in other locations, changes to liquor laws and volunteer fatigue.

But it was public perception about the club, he said, that truly hurt the sport in a place with plenty of athletic alternatives.

“The curling club had this great image and reputation of being party central and a fun sport,” said Wiess. “However, if you want peo-ple who aren’t interested in curling to respect what curling brings to a community, and if you are looking for public funds going toward any-thing, you need to have an image within the community of more than just a party.

“You need to have an image of sport development, and that’s where the youth come in.”

Youth curling is something

Wiess admits the club neglected for a long time and is still strug-gling to rebuild. The club currently has a youth league and hosts school groups, but there is no drop-in night that might encourage fami-lies to try the sport.

Tracey Mozel, the club’s direc-tor of youth programs, said fewer parents are playing curling nation-wide, which in turn means kids aren’t being exposed to the sport.

“So we’ve lost that continuity overall across Canada,” said Mozel. “We’ve gone from a society where virtually everybody curled or knew somebody who curled, especially in smaller towns, and we’ve arrived at a point where virtually nobody does. It’s kind of a sport that’s been pushed out into the fringes.”

It doesn’t help that the city-owned Nelson Curling Club has seen better days. Wiess said the structure of the current building, which began operating in 1973, is still sound even if it lacks aesthetic appeal. He also conceded parking space is a nightmare for the build-ing, which is tucked in behind the NDCC.

Visitors to the club might also find the indoor temperature a little chilly — the furnace has been bro-ken since last April.

Wiess said a group has begun to hold preliminary meetings to talk about the building’s future.

“Every old building always needs a bit of paint here and there but there’s nothing about the build-ing that says it’s ready to be torn down. It’s still functional,” he said.

Two days prior to the champi-onship there was plenty of prepara-tion going on at the club. Over 100 volunteers will chip in at the event, which Wiess hopes is successful enough to spark a revitalization for Nelson curling.

“It’s a matter of how much en-ergy, how much time we here in Nelson want to put in,” said Wiess. “If we want to see Nelson become a curling centre, [I believe] it’s possible.

“It just means we have to work at it.”

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The largest event on the resort’s event calen-dar, this weekend cel-ebrates the Kootenay’s passion for powder with something for everyone to enjoy. Offering over 25 various clinics from the industry’s best, four different on-mountain competitions includ-ing the crowning of the King and Queen of Coldsmoke, and evening socials to entertain into the evening, there is no excuse not to join the celebration of the winter.

The weekend kicks off on Friday, Feb. 19 with clinics both in and out of the ski area boundary. Many clinics are back by popular demand such as the Love the Board with Kendra Star, Whitewater Tour, and Freeskiing Kootenay Style taught by the same coaches that has Whitewater’s Freeride Team on the podium at the Freeride World Junior Championships in Andorra.

Clinics are not only for skiers and snow-boarders but also tele-markers, splitboarders and all those that enjoy sliding through the snow that the Kootenay is so well known for. Make sure to check out the Coldsmoke Monty packages to save yourself some money.

If you are more inter-ested in competitions, not to worry. There will be a lot of that going around too. Register in the ROAM randonee, the Village Ski Hut powderkeg slopestyle, the North Face back-country olympics, or the poker run — where there is always top of the line prizing for best costume. Think that you could come out on top com-peting in all of these on mountain competitions?

Then register in all four and try for your spot as King or Queen of Coldsmoke. Not only do you walk away with bragging rights but also a full outfit from the North Face, a season pass for Whitewater for next year, and a locally sculpted trophy for your mantle. Not enticing enough? New this year, Stellar Heliskiing will provide both the King and Queen with a day of heliskiing.

All the fun doesn’t happen on the slopes — there is a lot happening off the snow too. Join the celebrations both Friday and Saturday night in Nelson. Friday night’s

social, the Coldsmoke opener Mountain Culture Elixir, will show-case some of the region’s best photographers and filmmakers as well as a few laughs followed by great prizes.

New this year the Saturday night social has shifted to Nelson’s Hume Hotel where the Spirit Bar will kick the night off with the Mountain Mingler reception with great appetizers and complimentary tasting from Nelson Brewing Company, Kootenay Distillery, and Todd Creek Cider.

Once you are done mingling, join the after party with live music from local talent Red Eyed Soul and Elliott Brood. Make sure to take time to visit the Coldsmoke Village throughout the weekend for one of the industry’s largest public demo vil-lages offering over 25 dif-ferent brands of product.

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Mehain ready for Romanian trailsQuiet, kind, humble,

unassuming, diligent, polite and considerate. That’s basically Hannah Mehain until race time.

Then her game face surfaces. You won’t get any stereotypical Canadian “Sorry, so sorry” from the Nelson-raised Mehain when the gun goes off at the cross country ski starting line. Oh, and don’t get in her way.

“She’s not nasty on the track, but if you want to pass her, you have to push hard,” laughed Darren Derochie, head coach at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre. “She is the sweetest and kindest girl out there, but you put a bib on her and she is so competitive and deter-mined to win. She works super hard and has the willingness to push her-self in training.”

Mehain leaves Friday for the World Junior Cross Country Championships in Rasnov, Romania after placing fourth overall in the Haywood Nor-Am World Junior/U23 Trials last month in Thunder Bay. She will spend six days in Seefeld, Austria at an acclimatization camp before travelling to Romania.

Derochie, 50, spent 10 years with the national team and sees some of himself in Mehain.

“I asked her a few years ago about motiva-tion and she said she likes to push herself, see where she can go. Any athlete on the international stage has to have that attitude and that’s what makes her tick. You either want it or you don’t.”

One of four girls representing Canada in Romania, Mehain quali-fied by taking third in the

skate sprint time trial in behind Marie Corriveau and Sadie White.

On the same day, dur-ing the afternoon heats, Mehain just missed the A final and ended up eighth.

On the second day of racing, she placed first in the junior girls 5 km clas-sic to earn a combined times fourth. The last race of the trials, the 10 km pursuit, was cancelled due to cold weather.

“Qualifying for the worlds felt awesome be-cause it’s so competitive,” said Mehain, a Grade 12 student at W.L. Seaton Secondary in Vernon and a member of the SnowSports Academy. “In the sprint, I expected to get into the A final, but in the semifinals, I was a little conservative and a girl got me at the finish.

“In the classic, I was conservative for three quarters of the race and then I really went for it in the last kilometre.”

Mehain tried Nordic skiing as a tyke in Nelson and mom, Mae, was Hannah’s first coach. Sisters Heather and Sarah also took up the sport. (Sarah, a former Nelson Neptunes swimmer, did well at the London Paralympics and is cur-rently preparing for Rio.)

“Those kids grew up in an active family and they got their hard-work attitude from Mae,” said Derochie.

Hannah spent four years swimming with the Vernon Kokanee and rowed in the BC Summer Games two years ago. She was a breaststroke spe-cialist in the pool.

“I did two nationals

in swimming before I did one in skiing,” said Mehain, who plays the violin and enjoys paint-ing and drawing. “My strengths [in Nordic] are a strong focus. I’m intense. I have an ulti-mate focus when I’m in my zone and I love train-ing hard.”

In her first Nordic nationals, at Whistler, Mehain was 14 and while she didn’t reach the podium, she was “very competitive chasing the top girls.”

The family moved to Vernon when Hannah was eight and she im-mediately got involved with the world-class Sovereign Lake facility and programs.

“Hannah started cross country skiing when she was three and she was a natural from the very get go,” said Mae. “I never taught her; she just cop-ied. What I remember most about Hannah from when she was very young is that she had incredible balance, whether it was on cross country skis, ice skates or downhill.

“When she was four, she used to alpine ski with her dad [John] and go over the moguls with the uphill ski right off the snow. We always built a backyard rink when the kids were growing up and Hannah would spend hours out there after school, spinning and jumping and loving every minute of it. Hannah has always loved every sport.”

Mehain has great en-durance and used it to strike silver in the senior girls 3,000-metre race at the Battle of the Border track and field meet in Kamloops last spring.

Mehain, who turns 18 in May, is in year two with the provincial junior girls team

“She’s one of four

girls from Canada going to the worlds and not many 17-year-olds crack that nut,” said Derochie. “Whenever I’m giving my pre-workout talk, she’s al-ways chomping at the bit. She’s like, ‘Enough talk, let’s get skiing.’”

Derochie said Nordic numbers are on the rise. He was expecting 300 athletes at a BC Cup race in Kamloops this weekend. That number would have been 50 a few years ago.

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player of the monthMoose Jaw Warriors star Dryden Hunt

had nine goals and 15 assists in 14 games during January, earning him the Western Hockey League’s player of the month honour.

Hunt, a six-foot, 201-pound forward and Nelson native, has 35 goals and 44 assists in 54 games during his fifth season. His 79 points put him second in league scoring as of Monday, two points back of Regina’s Adam Brooks.

Julien Locke wins second career NorAm event

Nelson’s Julien Locke earned a timely

victory ahead of the upcoming under-23 cross country world championships.

Locke, who competes for Rossland’s Black Jack Ski Team, finished first at the Eastern Canadian Championships on Friday near Ottawa.

Locke won the 1.5-kilometre sprint in three minutes, 12.40 seconds after qualify-ing fifth.

He’ll compete in the U23 world cham-pionships in Rasnov, Romania, which runs Feb. 22-28.

Faraguna to represent BCMatteo Faraguna has taken another step

in his fledgling soccer career.The Nelson native has been selected to

represent the province as part of the under-13 BC Soccer High Performance Program.

Faraguna joined the Thompson Okanagan Football Club to compete in the BC Soccer Premier League last year.

Kootenay Ice lose againJordan Guiney scored a hat trick as the

South Island Royals beat the Kootenay Ice 7-4 in the BC Hockey Major Midget League on Sunday.

Joe Stafford-Veale, Jake Wilhelm, Jack Kendall and Matt Berryman also scored for the Royals (15-15-6).

Shawn Campbell, Brendan Makay, Hunter Floris and Bradley Ross replied for the last-place Ice (4-28-2).

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Avez-vous déjà rêvé de vivre dans une ville qui est digne d’une reine? Moi je l’ai trouvée ma ville royale. Je vis à Queen City. Aujourd’hui, je vais vous parler d’une belle petite ville qui s’appelle Nelson. Je vais vous décrire son histoire, ce qui s’y passe et ce que j’aime de cette ville.

Nelson est une municipalité canadienne de la Colombie-Bri-tannique. Elle est située au sud-est de la province dans les monts Selkirk le long du bras ouest du lac Kootenay.

Ses mines sont la principale raison de l’existence de cette communauté. Par la suite, elle s’est transformée en une région touristique avec moins d’in-dustries. Elle est officiellement devenue une ville en 1897. En 2011, Nelson comptait 10 230

habitants. Nelson est aussi connue sous le nom “Queen City” et est reconnue pour son impression-nante collection de bâtiments restaurés.

À Nelson, il existe une communauté francophone qui s’appelle l’AFKO. L’AFKO organise plusieurs événements tout le long de l’année et compte près de 600 membres.

L’hiver dernier, l’AFKO a fabriqué deux marionnettes géantes de 12 pieds de haut représentant les pionniers fran-cophones des Kootenays. Elles ont paradé dans les marchés et les carnavals. On peut faire plusieurs choses à Nelson. Premièrement, le centre-ville de Nelson est rempli de bons restaurants, de cafés, de belles petites boutiques chaleu-reuses et de galeries d’art.

À chaque mercredi, sur la rue Baker, il y a un petit marché com-munautaire. Le marché vend des breuvages, de la nourriture et les artisans vendent leurs produits. Il y a aussi le fameux “Market Fest” chaque dernier vendredi des mois d’été, où les gens peuvent profiter de rafraîchissements, de musiciens et de projets d’art dans le cen-tre-ville.

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activité de plein air. À 20 minutes au sud de la ville, il y a le centre de ski Whitewater qui permet un domaine skiable de niveau débutant à avancé. En plus, Whitewater est le 3e centre de ski avec le plus de neige poudreuse en Colombie-Britannique.

Moi, ce que j’aime de Nelson est la communauté parce que la plupart des gens sont aimables. Même s’ils ne te connaissent pas ils te disent salut ou te font signe de la main. Il y a beaucoup d’événements communautaires et beaucoup de nature en ville. Moi j’aime la gentillesse de Nelson. Je vous ai partagé mon secret, mais ça reste entre nous. Vous êtes les bienvenus de visiter, mais ne vantez pas trop notre petite ville.

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Ookpictou, un brave petit Esquimau, partit un jour pour chasser le phoque sur les banquises flottantes des côtes de l’arctique. Il était armé d’une lance, d’un arc et une flèche qui avait servi à la chasse au caribou l’automne précédent. Avant de partir en expédition, Ookpictou avait consulté le corbeau qui lui avait dit justement de se procurer ces armes. Il faut dire ici que le corbeau savait que toute arme qui avait servi à chasser le gibier à sang chaud ne devait pas servir à chasser le gibier à sang froid à moins d’avoir été purifié par le feu au préalable. Mais, il ne chuchota pas un seul mot au petit chasseur à cet effet. Non satisfait d’avoir ainsi déçu l’enfant, le corbeau avait ajouté : « Mais, pour chasser le phoque, il faut aller vers le Nord. Or, au nord, il n’y a pas de banquises flottantes ; il n’y a que des glaciers permanents. C’était un vilain tour à jouer à un jeune

chasseur qui avait tout à apprendre. Heureusement, Ookpictou

rencontra chemin faisant, un harfang des neiges qui s’informa aussitôt des intentions de notre jeune aventurier. Il avait pressenti qu’un si jeune enfant se trouvait à un endroit où il ne devait pas être.

-- Où vas-tu ? demanda-t-il au chasseur armé jusqu’aux dents.

-- Je m’en vais à la chasse aux phoques, répondit fièrement Ookpictou.

-- Mais, il n’y a pas de phoques là où tu te diriges. Il n’y a que les glaciers et le pergélisol. Tu reviendrais les mains vides… (si tu revenais en tout ) pensa en lui-même le harfang soucieux.

-- Monsieur le corbeau ma pourtant dit…

-- Ha ! Monsieur le corbeau ne dit pas toujours la vérité. Il faut s’en méfier.

Le harfang fit une courte pause et ajouta :

-- Je vois que ta lance est tachée de sang. N’as-tu pas purifié ton arme avant de partir ?

-- Purifié mon ar… -- Mais oui, mon ami,

interrompit la chouette blanche. Cela ne porte pas chance d’utiliser une arme qui a servi à abattre un animal terrestre.

-- Ha ! Ça alors. Le corbeau va me payer cher le sale tour qu’il a voulu me jouer.

-- Rien ne sert de blâmer Monsieur le corbeau. Il fallait d’abord t’informer avant de partir. Tes parents savent toutes ces choses. Ha ! Mais je comprends, dit le harfang d’un ton rassurant. Tu as voulu leur prouver que tu es brave et que tu pouvais toi aussi chasser le phoque. Retourne chez toi et dis à ton papa que tu es assez grand pour faire partie d’une expédition de chasse. Il sera fier de toi et à coup sûr, il t’amènera sur les banquises là, où l’ours polaire chasse le phoque lui aussi tout comme les braves Inuits.

Ookpictou remercia le harfang des neiges de ses bons conseils. Celui-ci s’éleva en battant des ailes et disparut dans le blanc arctique.

Le petit esquimau, le corbeau et le harfang des neigespar Aurélien Dupuis

Nelson par Aube Jolicoeur

Avez-vous déjà rêvé de vivre dans une ville qui est digne d’une

Photo par Alex Pilon

Photo Sentiers-alpins

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Sports

Spring is in the air and on the water

Spring is in the air. Or at least it has been for the past couple weeks. We have been enjoy-

ing some unusual warmer weather lately and have managed to get out on the water for a few good days. Here’s the latest:

Kootenay LakeThe coldest the water usually

gets is at this time of year. And that means you should slow down your presentation. The fish are still feed-ing, but not as regularly as usual. We have had some good days on the lake with 10 to 15 fish coming to the boat. And we have had some slower days with only a few fish. They seem to be on a pattern of feeding heavily for a couple days, and then taking a break for a few days. So, if you’re lucky enough to pick the feeding days, you will be rewarded with lots of action. Pretty normal for this time of year.

Rainbows between two and five pounds are being caught regularly, and bull trout between two and 10 pounds have been caught recently as well. Typically at this time of year, we see some of our slower fishing, but some of our biggest fish are caught. So it’s always worth the trip.

Some of the better fishing has been occurring at the extreme south and north ends of the lake. Must be something in the water. So, if you get a chance to experiment, try heading either way to see if this pattern continues throughout the winter. We’ll be on the water week-

ly and will try to keep everybody up to date with our reports either on our Facebook page or on our website. Stay tuned …

Columbia RiverWith some milder weather, our

guides have managed to get out a few times on the river lately as well. The rainbows are packing on some weight. This is the time of year when we might see the odd fish over 10 pounds. Not bad for river fishing. But, mostly we have been catching the usual Columbia River rainbow. They range from two to five pounds and all seem to be in great shape. Lots of fun on the light gear.

Our better days on the river have been while drifting or bot-tom bouncing with bait. The usual three-way bottom rig has been working well, as well as my favourite technique of centerpin drifting with a tiny jig or bait. The fish seem to be keying in on bait lately. That’s normal for this time of year. We will continue to use these techniques for the next month or so, until the fish switch over to eating bugs.

Although, in saying that, we have been catching some nice fish still on the the fly rods. Sinking lines with streamers or wooly bug-gers are still working. Makes for a great battle on the fly rod when you can hook into them. Either way, we are geared for whatever the fish will want this spring.

Hard water fishing (a.k.a. ice fishing)

With the mild weather and rain, we have had some sloppy days on the ice. Most of the lakes are still safe, but there has been a fair bit of slush on the surface to make your feet a bit uncomfortable. The cooler weather coming this week should improve ice conditions and make this a bit more solid to stand on.

We have had a few days on the ice though. And all lakes are pro-ducing fish. Summit Lake near Nakusp was good for lots of ac-tion and some nicer fish. A bit of

a drive, but always worth it. Plus you can head to the hot springs to warm up when you’re done.

Rosebud Lake near Salmo saw not as much action, but produced some bigger fish. A bit of a trade off. One or two fish in the couple pound range still makes it worth the trek.

And our closest little lake which we fished lately saw some good ac-tion for smaller fish. Cottonwood Lake produced a lot of action. Fish were mostly between eight and 12 inches, but still lots of fun. A great place to take the kids.

Well, that sums up the latest reports from us. Hope this helps you plan your next outing.

What are they biting on?

On the main body of Kootenay Lake, we have been catching most of our fish on the bucktails once again. Favourite colors of grey/white, black/white, purple/white have been working again. Lucky Nos. 210, 215, 228, 234 have all been good. I’ve also heard reports from the south end of the lake that the darker flies have been produc-ing. No. 208 in particular has been hot. So, give it a try. We’re also get-ting a few bull trout using the usual flasher/hoochie or some of our four-inch plugs down deep lately.

On the river I pretty much summed it up in the above report. But, the usual bottom bouncer with worm or maggots is work-ing, as well as drifting with a float and similar bait. Wooly buggers, streamers, and nymphs have been working on the fly rods as well.

And through the ice we have been using a mix of worms, mag-gots, or shrimp. Mostly on a free hanging bait hook. Although some colourful jigs and spoons have at-tracted a few fish as well.

As we roll into spring, I expect to see more people enjoying the nice weather and hopefully hear of more and more positive reports from the surrounding waters.

Tight lines everyone …Kerry Reed runs Reel Adventures

sport Fishing Charters. He writes here monthly.

Jen Holmes of Grand Forks shows off her colourful rainbow trout. Kerry Reed photo


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Kootenay LakeLocal Conservation Fund (KLLCF)

Request for ProposalsThe Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) and Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) are seeking proposals for projects that will benefi t conservation in the rural areas around Kootenay Lake, specifi cally electoral areas A, D, and E within the RDCK.

The purpose of the Fund is to provide local fi nancial support for important projects that will contribute to the conservation of our valuable natural areas. Kootenay Lake Local Conservation Fund (KLLCF) funding is available for conservation projects that result in the reduction to a known threat to biodiversity. The themes for the Fund are water conservation, wildlife and habitat conservation, and open space conservation.

Projects that are technically sound and effective, and provide value for money through partnerships with other funders will be given priority. Proponents must be a registered not-for-profi t organization, First Nations band, or local government. Unqualifi ed groups or organizations may partner with a qualifi ed organization. A Technical Review Committee will review project proposals and make recommendations to the RDCK for fi nal funding approval.

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History

1916: Yale-Cariboo MP injured as parliament buildings burn

Dateline: Feb. 4, 1916

The Canadian parlia-ment buildings are in ruins. Fire which broke out at 9 o’clock last night in the commons read-ing room swept with tremendous fury down the corridors and leaped into the galleries and in the space of three minutes had filled the whole wing with an impenetrable vol-ume of smoke.

Two people are known to be dead and four men

are reported buried in the ruins, but the fierce-ness of the fire has so far prevented search for the bodies. They were buried by a falling wall. Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Martin Burrell, MP for Yale-Cariboo and former mayor of Grand Forks, was severely burned about the face and hand when escaping from his office.

Priceless documents have been lost with the damage placed at $3.5 million ($61.5 million in 2015 dollars). At 2:45 a.m. it was reported that the fire was under con-trol and firemen believe that they will be able to prevent it spreading to the east or west blocks. The library will likely be saved, but the senate side of the building is now burning.

The origin of the fire is a mystery and it may never be known. There were suspicions last night of incedeniarism, possi-bly by a German agent,

but as policemen were on guard at both doors of the room where the fire started and others in the room itself, it would have been difficult for anyone to deliberately set the fire without being detected.

Dateline: Feb. 5, 1916

With her hull encased in ice and her upper decks almost to the pilot house similarly armored, the steamer Kokanee limped into port on Friday night, a little worse for wear., but still in the ring, after hav-ing bumped up against the worst blow that has ever been seen on this lake by the most grizzled and bewhiskered veteran of the inland service.

While the wind was noted in town that night as being particularly husky, no particular at-tention was said to it beyond the oft-repeated expression “that I’m mighty thankful I don’t have to be out in such a

storm as this.”During the trip the

steamer bumped up and down like a cork; water poured into the very low hull and began to flood the stoker’s pit, the en-gines and fill up the hold, while the festive waves came right over onto the next deck and the spray flew over the pilot house.

As the water in the hull continued to increase, the nose of the steamer was run up on the beach at Pilot Bay, a stay of 20 minutes being made to pump out the water. The steamer was unable to stop at Ainsworth but the rest of the trip to Kaslo was uneventful except with considerable roll-ing and tossing.

Dateline: Feb. 12, 1916The final game in

the British Columbia Championship hock-ey at the Rossland Carnival was played to-night between Nelson

and Rossland, the latter winning 4-1. Intense in-terest was shown by all the home hockey fans as shown by the large crowd at the rink, over 1,400 being present.

Trail also came up in force to see the final struggle. Both teams played with all the pep they could muster and anyone at the Carnival who has seen any of the games here this year cer-tainly has no kick coming about them.

The final game of the International Series of Hockey between Nelson and the home team was won by Rossland 3-2 and Rossland made it a clean sweep over Nelson by winning the girls hockey match 2-0.

Dateline: Feb. 25, 1916A financial statement

of the receipts and expen-ditures of the Nelson and District Patriotic Fund showed that since the organization of the local fund early in the war, up to Jan. 31 of the present year, $12,264.76 had been received and $15,926 ($279,810 in 2015 dol-lars) had been distrib-uted among dependants in the district while the expenses of the work had been but $107.74 used principally for stationery, postage and war stamps. Twelve names of depen-dants of men who have recently enlisted form Nelson were added to the list.

The centre block of Canada’s parliament is seen the morning after the fire of Feb. 3, 1916. Wikipedia/New York Times photo

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Touchstones of NelsonFrom the � les of the Nelson Daily News


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Arts

A passion for spiralsNelson artist Neil Whiteoak has

an overwhelming impulse to cre-ate vibrant, spiral-based works of abstract art— so much so that he doesn’t even require a canvas.

“As you can see, Neil feels very passionate about art because he came right into your office and got to work,” Whiteoak’s support worker Vivienne Prather told the Star, while talking about his lat-est exhibit at the Nelson Public Library.

During the interview Whiteoak, who is non-verbal, worked intently to create a new composition on a back-issue of the newspaper.

“He picks out different colours and makes these beautiful, vibrant pieces of art. He produces at least one or two a day,” said another one of his workers, Jess Grant. “Neil’s painting don’t have names, but the main thing he likes to draw is spirals.”

And they end up everywhere.“We all have them on the hoods

of our cars! He’s even drawn them on us,” Grant laughed.

This is the 29-year-old L.V. Rogers grad’s second exhibition in town, after one a few years ago at Oxygen Art Centre. He was en-couraged by the library’s Joanne Harris.

“The fact he was so passion-

ate and producing so much, we thought ‘why not get it on dis-play?’ He’s been giving out his art as presents to people he knows too. The people at the library were so excited,” said Grant.

According to his artist state-ment, Whiteoak loves nature and draws inspiration from the earth and being outdoors. He’s been moved by the community support he’s received, and during a recent trip to the library was thrilled to see his work on the walls.

“We take him to look at the ex-hibit and he seems to really enjoy the attention,” said Grant.

Whiteoak’s work will be on dis-play until Feb. 28.


Will Johnson photo

Local artist Neil Whiteoak (centre) has an exhibit currently hanging at the Nelson Public Library. He is seen here with his support workers Jess Grant (left), Anshulee Jamwal (right) and Vivienne Prather (not pictured).


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Oxygen Art Centre project wins new media prizeThe collaborative project High Muck a

Muck: Playing Chinese, developed through Oxygen Art Centre’s artist in residence pro-gram, has won the UK-based New Media Writing Prize.

High Muck a Muck: Playing Chinese is an interactive website (highmuckamuck.ca) and installation exploring Chinese immigration and settlement in British Columbia. The project was created by a team of Nelson and Vancouver artists including former Oxygen director Nicola Harwood, former parliamen-tary poet laureate of Canada Fred Wah, artist/performers Bessie Wapp and Thomas Loh and composer Jin Zhang.

Significant artistic contributions also came from Nelson performer Hiromoto Ida,

Vancouver artists and programmers Tomoyo Ihaya and Phillip Djwa. As well, many commu-nity members contributed oral histories and

stories, including Cameron Mah and Lawrence Mar, both of Nelson.

Jim Pope of Bournemouth University, or-ganizer of the New Media Writing Prize pre-sented the award, revealing the judges were looking for an “innovative use of digital media” that was both easy and satisfying to use.

Using their varied skillset, the collective married hand-painted graphics with interac-tive poems and presented on a map interface that the judges described as “beautiful and visually coherent work.” The digital narrative was one of over the 500 individual entries that have been submitted since the event’s incep-tion in 2010.

Presenting the award was Chris Meade, the mastermind behind the if:book think tank based in New York and London and a key sponsor for the New Media Writing Prize.

Accepting the award via Skype, Zhang, Wah and Harwood shared their excitement and thanks with the audience: “Buildings dis-appear, stories disappear and racism goes underground shaping continued and subtle patterns of exclusion. Our hope is that High Muck a Muck: Playing Chinese, unearths some of these layers that make up our shared his-tory of place.”

The process of building High Muck a Muck mirrored the content rather uncannily because the creation of this piece was also a process of immigration. None of the artists working on it had ever attempted a new media project before.

“We literally created our way toward the outcome of this project not exactly knowing where we were going or what we would find when we landed. Landing here tonight, our immigration story has a very happy ending.”


The Oxygen Art Centre installation High Muck a Muck: Playing Chinese has been praised as a “beautiful and visually coherent work.”

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of the EcoSociety Winter Market’s on Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hart Hall (501 Carbonate St.). There will be two more Winter Markets after this one on March 19 and April 16. All the products on offer are hand-made or lo-cally grown so you know you are strengthening the local economy when you shop at these markets

EcoSociety markets and events director Jesse Woodward said “the first Winter Market in January was wonderful, fun and well-attended and I think it goes to show that people love markets all year around which is so great.” He also said “knowing that you are supporting

your neighbors at these markets really makes the whole shopping experience a wonderful and fulfill-ing event.”

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The Kootenay Home Educators pres-ent their ninth annual musical theatre performance, the Beat by Beat produc-tion of Tut Tut, during the second week of March.

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On Th ursday January 21st, 2016 Mr. Wallace Eugene Fleming originally of Nelson, BC passed away peacefully at Villa Caritas Health Facility in Edmonton, Alberta at the age of 92 years. At the service, a Colour Guard of the Royal Canadian Legion honoured his service with the RCAF.He spent 3 years in the Royal Canadian Airforce doing bombing runs over Europe. Curiously by diff erent routes Arthur, his twin, and he ended up as navigators on heavy Mitchell and Lancaster Bombers, stationed at diff erent air bases in Yorkshire, England. Wallace had to parachute out after his aircraft was hit, was then captured and spent 4 months as a POW in Germany. Once liberated he had to walk back to Allied Command. He initially worked for Esso at the Edmonton Refi nery after the war, and then started his own business at the beginning of the television era, renting and installing TV sets in Edmonton. He worked often with his twin brother Arthur doing mineral surveying in Canada. His main hobby was handicapping the Th oroughbreds and was an expert at playing Cribbage. Wallace is survived by his children: David (Elnora) and Leonard (Susan), grandchildren; Robyn (Mike), Brett, Shannon (Bill), Tiff any, Brittany, and Rebekah, great grandchildren; Cory, Justin (Leslie), and Victoria and great great grandchildren; Haylie and Maria. He leaves behind his sister Rosemary and brother Gordon, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.He was predeceased by his wife Fern; daughter Anne; brothers: Arthur, Robert, Clive, Donald and sister Gladys.

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‘My job is to tell the story of the people’

While travelling through south-ern Alberta on tour, Nelson musi-cian Charlie Jacobsen was repeatedly faced with the destruction wrought by floodwaters. He met displaced, traumatized, struggling people. And it’s the community’s pain that in-spired his blues debut Alberta Flood.

“I saw the effects of the flooding firsthand. Highways were closed, fences were floating down the fields, cows were displaced. People’s homes were flooded. I had a bunch of fam-ily and friends affected by that,” the 23-year-old Selkirk College grad told the Star.

“I figure my job is to tell the story of the people.”

So it’s those stories of Alberta’s pain and resilience he’s been taking back and forth across the country, sharing them with audiences from Vancouver Island to Ontario, as he tours three weeks on and two weeks off.

It’s a life he’s always aspired to, and one he’s worked hard to cre-ate since graduating from Selkirk in 2012, where he studied under Glenn

Mitchell.“Glenn’s been very influential in

my music and my life,” he said.And it’s thanks to people like

Mitchell, and Jacobsen’s promotor

Pete Davies, that his career’s where it’s at. He told the Star his leap to full-time musician was partially made possible by community support: his friends and promoters fundraised to

buy him a camper van, and routinely pack his local concerts.

Now he’s celebrating by hosting a blues dance on Feb. 20 at the Front Room, a new venue that recently

opened for community events on Front St. It’s the first in a series of Kootenay Blues Society events he hopes will becomes monthly with the help of local dance instructor Stelio Calagias.

“It’s going to be a high-flying, toe-tapping affair. Everyone will be looking sharp. We want to do a lot more of these blues-dancing events, with ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll.”

Calagias is also the frontman of the Baker Street Blues, who will open for Jacobsen.

The night will include all original material from Alberta Flood, which was influenced by artists such as Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters. Lately Jacobsen’s been touring with American piano player Kenny Blues Boss Wayne, and together the pair are cutting a record. And Wayne’s agreed to perform at their next event.

All of this momentum has left Jacobsen feeling grateful, and he gives a lot of credit for his creative development to Nelson.

“I’m so grateful for what Selkirk College and this whole city has done for me. I think it’s a beautiful tem-plate for people to flourish in.”

However, his interest in the area wasn’t exclusively academic.

“Well, I fell in love with Nelson, and then I fell in love with the girl.”

And there’s nothing to feel blue about there.


Charlie Jacobsen will host blues event at the Front Room on Feb. 20

Nelson musician Charlie Jacobsen hopes to create a blues dance scene in Nelson. He will play songs from his latest album, Alberta Flood, at the Front Room on Feb. 20. Will Johnson photo


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