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� e Ministry of Transportation is exploring the idea of moving the Bal-four ferry terminal.

A spokesman this week con� rmed the ministry “is looking into the fea-sibility of relocating the ferry terminal from Balfour to an alternate location. � is is early in the process. No alternate locations have been determined and no decisions about relocation have been made.”

� e ministry said it is doing a tech-nical review to see if a shorter crossing between the west side of Kootenay Lake and Kootenay Bay is feasible.

� e minutes of last month’s meeting of the area’s advisory planning commis-sion included an item entitled “Balfour ferry terminal move to Queens Bay.”

It read: “As this is a persistent ru-mor with signi� cant land use issues if it moves forward, a request was made of director [Ramona] Faust that she meet with the manager for Ministry of Transportation to request clarity on if plans are being considered and if so, what public consultation the ministry is planning on this issue.”

Faust hasn’t yet had that meeting, but said if the terminal is moved to Queens Bay, it would be “impactful to both communities.”

Balfour has been home to the Koo-tenay Lake ferry’s western terminus since 1947, when the MV Anscomb was launched. Prior to that, the ferry landing was slightly to the west at Fras-ers Landing.

� e Osprey 2000 makes 10 round trips daily to Kootenay Bay between

6:30 a.m. and 10:20 p.m., while the MV Balfour makes � ve additional runs each day between June and September. � e 35-minute trip, billed as the world’s longest free ferry ride, departs Balfour every 50 minutes in the summer and every hour and 40 minutes the rest of the year.

� e Osprey was launched 14 years ago to replace the Anscomb, while the Balfour turns 60 this year, making it the longest-serving vessel in Kootenay Lake’s history.

Capt. Elgin McKillop, marine super-intendent of Western Paci� c Marine, which operates the ferry, said so far they haven’t been directly involved in any discussions.

“� e ministry haven’t spoken to us about it but they have indicated there is some interest in moving the terminal

to Queens Bay,” he said. “I suspect it would shorten the run and provide for a nice hourly service.”

However, he added it is a “major project” and has “a ways to go yet.” McKillop said moving the terminal has been talked about for at least 10 years, although lately it appears to be gaining momentum.

Janice Cooper of the Balfour and District Business and Historic Asso-ciation said she has also heard rumors about a possible move for the last de-cade, but wasn’t aware it was o� cially under consideration until contacted by the Star this week.

“� e board’s position is that the fer-ry and its economic bene� ts are good for Balfour,” she said. “� ey would want to be involved in any discussion about moving the landing away.”

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Balfour has been the western terminal of the Kootenay Lake ferry for more than 65 years. The Ministry of Transportation is the early stages of looking at a new location.

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Self-proclaimed Nelson computer geek Evan Brynne always knew he wanted to work with computers.

“Even when I was a kid my parents were really involved with computers, so I was always playing around with desktops and laptops. I’d play with them in my free time, try installing Windows, write little web-sites,” said the 24-year-old Kootenay tech engineer, who is now working at Twitter, one of the biggest tech companies in the world.

“I always found it really enabling to be able to build something other people can play with. You have so much agency.”

Brynne was thrilled to land the job at Twitter, and said he’s excited to go to work every day.

“It’s amazing. I come in to work and I play with problems. I work on Twitter for business products. One of my team’s projects is the tweet activity dashboard, which displays statistics on organic and promoted tweet activity. It’s how users can learn from the success of their tweets to be more effective tweeters. My team builds all of that,” he said.

“By and large it’s a whole bunch of logic puzzles. You have these complex tools that interact with each other in well-defined ways, and I need to find the most effective way to combine them,” he said.

“There are always environmental com-plexities you have to learn to work around. You have to learn to work around. You have all these tools and you have to use them to create an optimal solution,” he said.

Brynne said he finds his work fulfilling.“I’m interested in the global candid

conversation it offers. Anything I want to learn about, it’s my go-to tool for gathering public perception of something. In a kind of abstract sense Twitter creates this com-munity where you can converse on every topic. Even as a passive user, you always have access to amazing content about things you care about that are happening in the world,” he said.

“We’re living in an ever-more inter-con-

nected world and I’ve always been a strong proponent of online socialization,” he said.

When he was in elementary school, Brynne started a club called Geek Club. Along with a number of friends, he created a text-based fantasy world where they could exist and interact.

“We built this little world. We just sat on computers and hung out in this world we built, and we could program our own objects, houses,” he said.

And if this sounds like a science fiction movie to you, or if you don’t understand how exactly his job works, then you’re not alone.

“A lot of my family and friends have no idea what I do. They can’t even understand the concept of Twitter. They just say ‘oh, he works for one of those tech companies’,” he said. “But they’re proud of me, of course.”

Brynne credited two of his teachers,

Cathy Spears and Brian Simpson, for fos-tering his love of technology and encour-aging him to pursue his dreams. He said they encouraged him and supported him in invaluable ways.

That’s given him the opportunity to par-ticipate in a technology that is drastically improving worldwide communication and the dissemination of knowledge.

“Twitter as a platform is designed around and brings forth a discourse that’s immedi-ate, global and isn’t offered anywhere else. We’ll start seeing more and more imme-diacy in the global accumulation of knowl-edge. For instance, if something happens in a politically hot place, the whole world will know about it right away,” he said.

“I have a direct hand it that. It’s very empowering.”

You can follow Evan on Twitter @evan-brynne.

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Everybody out of the waterGREG NESTEROFFNelson Star

A Nelson swim club could lose a second competitive season due to renovations at the aquatic centre.

� e local recreation commission wants to begin work on the pool in April, despite a request from the Neptunes to wait until July, when they can begin swimming outdoors.

“Unfortunately it means us missing our competitive season next summer,” said club president Paul Cowan. “We lost our season two years ago and it just about killed the club. We brought it back this year only to be devastated again.”

The project, for which the Regional District of Central Kootenay will bor-row up to $4.5 million over five years, is intended to fix numerous structural and mechanical deficiencies in the nearly 40-year old building.

� ey were identi� ed even before a sec-tion of ceiling tiles collapsed last year, re-sulting in a six-month closure of the facility, which wiped out the Neptunes’ season.

“We really value all the user groups, but

if you’re talking about delaying a building project of that size, you may put yourself in a predicament,” rec commission chair Ramona Faust said.

Faust previously indicated the next round of renos would be done over the summer of 2015 to avoid interfering with swim pro-grams. However, she now says that could jeopardize their ability to hire a contractor.

“If we wait to engage someone until June, we lose three months of the building cycle and reduce the chances of � nding a prime contractor,” she said. “All that said, there may be a way for the contractor to leave the pool intact a little longer a� er we tender the project.”

A quantity surveyor suggested the project faces a one per cent increase in cost for every month it is put o� . Faust said a request for proposals will likely go out over the winter so that a contractor is in place by April.

� e Neptunes’ Cowan said the decision is “disheartening” a� er his board put in “so much blood, sweat and tears” to revive the club.

He said they are exploring other op-

tions, including swimming at the outdoor pool in Salmo, which is partly funded by the regional district, or using the Castlegar aquatic centre, which is already home to the Aquanauts swim team.

� e Neptunes’ membership stood at 70 to 80, ages � ve to 18, before the previous aquatic centre closure but was down to about 50 this year. � e club’s competitive season runs from the beginning of May until mid-August.

Kids are only allowed to swim a maxi-mum of two hours per week from Septem-ber until May in what is known as “mainte-nance” season. Although that would be able to continue, Cowan said without a com-petitive season to train for, most members wouldn’t see the point of practicing.

Faust said the majority of the facility’s swim revenue comes from pass holders and drop-ins, but Cowan said as the aquatic cen-tre’s “biggest single customer, that doesn’t hold a lot of water for us. We were clicking along so well this year and have fabulous coaches who want to come back. It’s frus-trating.”

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Wade Roulette and Krissy Bal-four are doubly surprised by the early arrival of their baby girl, Skye — who was born 15 weeks early — and the outpouring of support they have received ever since. Born at 25 weeks gestation, Skye will require four months in the Royal Colum-bia Hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) until her original birth date of December 17.

Due to complications with se-vere pre-eclampsia, Balfour was air lifted from Grand Forks and taken to Royal Columbia Hospital where Skye was born on September 7, weighing one pound, two ounces.

Balfour has recovered from her pre-eclampsia and emergency C-section. Skye is currently in an incu-bator, on a ventilator and is receiv-ing phototherapy and IV nutrition.

Wade’s sister, Erin Thompson, is a proud new auntie to Skye and has started a fundraising for her niece aka “Baby Ninja”. Balfour and Wade had just moved back to Nelson and, a week before Skye was born, Wade was able to feel the baby’s movement which he said felt like a ninja kick.

Thompson’s online fundraiser has raised $6,560 of the $10,000 goal to help Skye’s parents with mount-ing expenses and an unexpected early maternity leave.

The couple have been living in Vancouver to be close to their baby girl. Thompson said it is common

for premature babies to need follow up appointments with specialists too, adding that the new parents “were in shock at first but their baby has made it through the first week. Now they are totally amazed by people’s donations from people they don’t know, from other prov-inces and countries.”

“It will get paid forward,” said Thompson, who is a maternity nurse herself and is expecting a baby two weeks away from Skye’s original due date. She explained that at this point Skye is tolerating small amounts of breast milk everyday and she just received her fifth blood transfusion to replenish the blood taken for samples.

“Preemie babies don’t replenish their red blood cells as quickly as a full term baby,” said Thompson.

“At 25 weeks the organs are formed but not mature. [The incubator] is basically mimicking a fake womb.”

She said it is expected that Skye’s parents will be able to hold her at the three to four week range as right now Skye’s skin is too fragile and the risk of infection is high.

Balfour will remain in Vancouver and Wade is returning to work in Nelson this week. He will fly back to Vancouver to visit his daughter and partner during the weekends until they can bring Skye home.

Thompson has started a Face-book page for a silent auction which is open for donations and anyone can bid on items until October 15. An online fundraiser for cash dona-tions runs until December 31 and you can follow Skye’s story and up-dates at youcaring.com/BabyNinja.

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Tree pruning resumesGREG NESTEROFFNelson Star

Nelson Hydro’s tree-pruning program will resume within city limits following a two-week hiatus but with greater emphasis on consulting homeowners before contrac-tors begin removing limbs that encroach on power lines.

It comes after a meeting between city council, Nelson Hydro, the city arborist, public works, and the contractor who has been carrying out the work, in response to complaints from the public that the trim-ming has been too drastic.

Over the summer, a three-meter swath has been cut around the utility’s lines — up to five meters around higher-voltage ones — to improve safety and reliability, but it has left many Y-shaped trees.

Based on negative feedback to date, coun-cil agreed this month to put further trim-ming on hold until it could meet with the contractor to address the complaints. (How-ever, the work continued around schools and in Nelson Hydro’s service area that is outside the city.)

Councillor Deb Kozak said the meet-ing went well and she now feels “far more comfortable” with the plan. “I think there was a willingness to work together. I was very impressed by how Nelson Hydro and public works is proposing to look after our urban forests.”

Kozak said crews would pay more atten-tion to ensuring residents are notified of their intentions before they start cutting: “Sometimes that step was missed, so council asked that neighbourhoods be informed of what trees were being pruned or removed. I think Nelson Hydro heard clearly the de-sires of council and the community. Nobody

wants to damage our trees.”A summary of the discussion in a staff

report acknowledged directional pruning minimizes the risk of fire or electrical haz-ards but “may result in an uneven shape.” “In general, trees growing near power lines will never have the opportunity to exist with a natural shape,” it said.

Although directionally pruned trees can split under snow loads, the work has been done to avoid that. However, some heavily-pruned trees may slowly decline and face being removed and replaced with new trees in different locations.

Concerns were also raised about dead limbs being left on trees. A public works review of trees trimmed this summer found

a number that could benefit from further pruning, as well as some that should be re-moved. Public works will do the work at a cost of $77,000 although it’s unclear how it will be paid for.

Twenty-five trees in Uphill and Fairview have been identified for removal under cri-teria laid out in the city’s tree management plan, adopted in 2012.

“Although application of this methodol-ogy is believed to be the best approach, it is acknowledged that the removal of trees can be contentious,” the staff report says.

Another concern was incomplete clean-up by crews, who are required to tidy branches and sawdust after pruning. Resi-dents can report any messes left behind.

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GREG NESTEROFFNelson Star

The director for Area E (Rural Nelson) of the Regional District of Central Kootenay will seek a third term in November’s civic election. But Ramona Faust said it wasn’t an easy decision since the term length is increasing from three years to four.

“Truthfully, it gets in the way of accepting other employment,” she said. “It’s so many daytime meetings as opposed to evening ones.”

Faust is one of a handful of directors to hold down an ad-ditional job on top of regional district duties. During her first

term, she worked as adminis-trator for North Kootenay Lake Community Services, although she left the position in 2011. She continues to run a small

consulting practice.

Faust said she believed that she, the board, and r e g i o n a l district staff have “done some good work” over

the last three years, pointing to Morning Mountain becoming a mountain biking and hiking

destination, the extension of the Taghum Beach, and transit improvements.

She also noted several proj-ects about to begin, including a management plan for Balfour Beach, and further renovations to the Nelson aquatic centre.

“This particular contingent of directors has gotten a lot done and I’ve enjoyed working with everyone and I’ll be sad to see some people go,” she said.

Faust said she hasn’t heard if anyone will run against her.

She joins fellow incumbents Garry Jackman (East Shore), Larry Binks (Rural Creston), Hans Cunningham (Rural Sal-

mo), Walter Popoff (Slocan Val-ley), and Paul Peterson (Arrow Lakes) in seeking re-election.

Rural Nelson director Ron Mickel and Rural Kaslo director Andy Shadrack are both retir-ing. Tom Newell is seeking to replace Mickel, while Shadrack’s alternate, Aimee Watson, hopes to fill his shoes.

Chair John Kettle (Rural Creston), Andy Davidoff (Ru-ral Castlegar), and Gord Zait-soff (Lower Arrow-Columbia) haven’t announced their plans.

In addition to the 11 rural directors, the board has nine municipal positions appointed by their respective councils.

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Summer’s end has arrived, but oh what a magnificent fall we are enjoying. I admit to being smug when I read weather reports of snow in other parts of the country. I am more than ready to wait for ski season to begin.

With fall comes a burst of activity as everyone gets back into routine and that is what your city council is doing as well.

September 16, 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Columbia River Treaty. While there were significant benefits to both the US and Canada, there were also substantial sacrifices made by residents during the creation of the dams and reservoirs.

These impacts continue in com-munities to this day. The Local Gov-ernments Committee is encourag-ing people to take a few minutes to reflect on this historic date.

As well, the Local Governments Committee is continuing to work with the province to address out-standing domestic issues resulting

from the treaty. The inaugural meet-ing of the Columbia Basin Regional advisory committee was held last week in Nelson. This committee will work with the province and BC Hydro to enhance communications on dam operations.

This is significant because this cross-sectoral group from across the basin is the first of its kind in BC. When there is a broader under-standing of issues from both sides, progress is possible. We have high hopes for this group and appreci-ate their willingness to volunteer their time.

I’ve chaired the Local Govern-ments Committee since its incep-tion almost three years ago. This work has been some of the most rewarding I’ve done in my tenure as a city councillor.

It is rare that a local politician has the opportunity to be a part of issues that have provincial and na-tional significance and I’m grateful to have been in the right place at the right time.

This summer the committee was recognized for its work by being nominated for the Premier’s award for collaboration.

Although we didn’t win first place, it was an honour to be rec-ognized.

All nominees will be invited to an event later this fall and I’m looking forward to meeting the others.

Our ongoing conversations with

Alp-S, the climate change institute in Austria, have resulted in plans to visit the institute in Innsbruck. Alp-S will subsidize travel for a small group to come and learn more about alternative energy systems and other ways to mitigate and adapt to our changing climate.

Both groups are very interested in partnering on a project in future and this opportunity for staff to meet and learn is an exciting first step. Nelson Hydro will play an im-portant role in identifying projects that will be considered. I’m looking very forward to this trip and will keep you informed about its out-come. It so happens that the mayor will be in Europe this month and plans to make a side trip to the in-stitute himself.

The Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership (NAEDP) met last week to chart its course for the next couple of years. If you read my last article on broadband you’ll recall that I recommended that Nel-son become a part of the Intelligent

Communities Forum to connect us with others who are making the most of technology.

The NAEDP will be pursuing this partnership. As well, there is a commitment to updating the busi-ness retention and expansion data to bring it in line with recent surveys done in surrounding communities.

And, the NAEDP will be taking the next steps on implementing some of the ideas presented in the Roger Brooks webinars in creating and sustaining successful down-towns.

This fall will be particularly busy with civic elections. I will be making an announcement soon regarding my plans and I am encouraging people to run and be a part of the work we do in the community. If you or someone you know is think-ing about it, do it.

— Deb Kozak is a councillor for the City of Nelson. She shares this space with her fellow council

members.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

LAST WEEK, WE ASKED:

Should the City of Nelson spend $5,000 to help create a study on

developing a homeless camp?

Do you support a judge’s decision to deny bail to accused armed robber

Andrew Stevenson?

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YES: 98 % NO: 2 %

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Small tiny housing units would be more appropriate than a campground. Campgrounds belong on outskirts of

towns (not within).Lorean Campbell Siller

That is ridiculous waste of money. I totally back trying to find solutions to the homeless problem in our area but to me it sounds like we would be promoting it. Not a solu-

tion but helping create a bigger problem.Kevin Arcuri

That’s about the most ridiculous idea ever. Has this man thought this through? I hope the chief of the Nelson

police explains to council about the increases in drunk-enness, thefts etc. that will most likely happen if this idea

goes through.Mike Lindsay

Thank you Jim Reimer for making an effort to eradicate this sad situation. People can talk and talk about all of the nega-tives of homelessness. Talk is cheap. Opening our hearts and

minds to a possible solution needs to be the goal.Pam Armstrong-Hall

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SLUGS: To the road company that is destroying our highways with that mower it has destroyed some beautiful vegetation along our roads. It is one thing to do clean up but that is a little excessive.

SLUGS: To the local newspaper delivery person who throws the newspaper at the end of our driveways only to be scattered for blocks by the wind. Quit being so lazy and have some pride in your job and community.

SLUGS: To those people who put out boxes or piles of junk on boulevards and just leave them there. After a few days, pick it up and take it to the dump.... where it probably should have gone in the first place! SLUGS: Double smelly slugs to those people who put their boxes or piles of junk on someone else’s boulevard and just leave them there! You are a disgrace!

SLUGS: Double slugs to the person who came into our yard in Uphill and stole our hammock. As if stealing a hammock wasn’t enough you took it by cutting it out of our tree with scissors and ruining the zap straps it was hung with rather than simply untieing it. We miss our hammock a lot and now to re hang a new one we have also to buy new zap staps. If you were the culprit we would love if it would come back to us.

HUGS: To all of the organizers, volunteers, and sponsors of the Kootenay Spirit Festival. You made the weekend so special with all of your work to bring

all of these phenomenal presenters and musicians to Nelson. It was a life-changing experience. Thank you so much for bringing this to our region.

SLUGS: To all those awesome, dedicated, hardcore runners in the area, who never do the Terry Fox Run! You’re going to go for a run anyway, why not support a good cause?

HUGS: To the individuals and businesses that donated to an orphanage in Russia this summer. They were overjoyed with the generosity from our community. You help make the world a better place. May you be abundantly blessed for your kindness.

HUGS: Big squishy hugs to all my lovely co-workers. You’ve made the last almost three years so wonderful! Thanks for enabling my shoe habit and putting up with my quirks.

SLUGS: To the person or persons who litter all along Sproule Creek Road by throwing their empty beer cans, booze bottles and fast food containers and wrappers out their vehicle windows! Shame on you. Take your garbage home!

HUGS: To the kind chap who donated a difficult-to-find cable when you overheard I was missing one for my new backup drive. I’m happily backing up now and grateful for your kindness – your company is lucky to have you as an employee!

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The road to a 2015 global warming agreement in Paris passes through New York City on September 23 at the UN Climate Summit.

The steep cuts needed on greenhouse gas emis-sions will require a steadily-rising fee on carbon, which is possible if we give revenue from that fee back to the people.

In 2010, Canada and the US signed the weak and non-binding Copenhagen Accord to reduce green-house gas emissions. Currently, Canada is not on track to meet this international commitment.

A 2013 Canada 2020 climate poll revealed that 76 per cent of Canadians believe Canada should sign an international climate change agreement, even if it means doing so before China and the US.

In lieu of an effective and binding global agree-ment, Canada most certainly can lead by example and also provide the incentive for other nations to follow our lead.

We don’t need to use cap and trade with offsets.There is a simpler approach: implementing a

steadily-rising fee on carbon-based fuels that returns revenue to households. By including border tariffs on goods from nations that lack an equivalent price on carbon, we provide a strong economic incentive for other nations to follow that lead, including our biggest trading partner the US.

The message to other nations would be loud and clear: If your businesses wish to compete in lucrative Canadian markets, you must put a price on carbon.

As of today, PM Stephen Harper has indicated he is not going to the Climate Summit.

I ask everyone reading this who wants to live in a safe and healthy world to write, email, or telephone our PM to inform him that you want Canada to take action on carbon pollution and institute a carbon fee and dividend program.

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“When we eject a party from office for bad policy...should the new governing party

use its new power to go back and reverse all the

actions?”

Here’s a question about our democracy: When we eject a party from office for bad policy, destructive acts, and/or corrupt government practice, should the new governing party use its new power to go back and reverse all the actions the rejected govern-ment has been guilty of?

If the answer is yes, then what-ever party replaces Harper’s Con-servatives next year must reverse many of his horrid acts of legisla-tion and policy.

Such as: An end to his fierce gutting of essential fact-finding institutions like our census forms, the CBC, and environmental sci-ences’ research staffing and fund-ing.

A return to our more-balanced foreign policy, pulling back from Harper’s uncritical loyalty to the US and NATO, and his harmony with Israel’s aggressive agenda against its neighbours, and from bombastic preaching to Iran and Russia.

Cuts his military spending, and restore more support and respect for the UN. A less hostile attitude toward prostitution and cannabis, more funding for provincial health plans, and raising taxes on corpo-rate profit, with less-permissive latitude in trade pacts with China or Europe.

All these would be reversed, if the opposition truly meant their words of condemnation against these polices when they were try-ing to stop Harper passing his bills. Harper has had a majority and has rammed his agenda ahead. His base loves him for it.

But the answer is no.Government is not bound to

reverse the course of its predeces-sor’s actions. It is very rare that such paths are followed in Cana-dian political history in the last few decades.

I might say the new party in power should reverse all Harper’s

directions, but that is a moral judgement that applies in private life between friends or colleagues, while in politics a different moral-ity is in effect.

I would want a friend, or rela-tive, or workmate, to reverse course if he or she was shown that their acts were rejected by family, friends and colleagues.

That would be acting with in-

tegrity and appropriate ethical concern. But, I cannot expect poli-ticians to reverse all the actions of the government from which they take power.

Too bad.Yet in recent BC history, one

party has replaced another in government and used its power decisively to reverse a course set by the outgoing government.

The NDP was positively-in-clined toward teachers at the end of the 1990s, and contracts with the BCTF allowed teachers to ne-gotiate class size and composition.

During the 2001 BC election campaign, Liberal leader Gordon Campbell said he would honour contracts signed by the NDP. But once in power, he and his Educa-tion Minister Christy Clark did

indeed rip up teacher contracts with class size and composition clauses.

They reversed an NDP action vigorously and decisively.

BCTF appealed this abrogation of the sanctity of contract and won in the courts. The Liberals today still refuse to accept the courts’ decision, and are appealing. The Liberals are arguing that the NDP’s teacher contracts were a funda-mental policy error and that gov-ernment cannot shirk its fiduciary duty to manage the public purse.

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But a contract is a contract. The precedent of BC tearing up con-tracts with its employees is not one that BC wants to set.

I, among others, doubt the Liberals’ sincerity. But, I like their sheer nerve in reversing their political foes’ actions. I do wish passionately that when Harper is defeated, Justin Trudeau turns our course 180 degrees around and retracts substantial chunks of the Harperite agenda.

I want the Canada I knew be-fore Harper. If truth be told, I want the Canada before Mulroney and Free Trade, before Maggie Thatch-er, and before I got old.

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Free ride with donation Tamara Hynd Nelson Star

The Nelson Electric Tramway Society, operators of Streetcar 23 and Birney Car 400, are asking people to help fill the Birney car during their food drive on Sep-tember 27.

The volunteer society has orga-nized the drive in an effort to raise “much needed non-perishable food items as well as cash dona-tions to help the less fortunate to cope with day to day challenges” said society member Chris Hol-land.

The food drive has been named “Fill the Birney car” and each do-nation would permit the donor to unlimited free Streetcar 23 rides, as well as an admission into their newly constructed museum.

The society pledges that 100 per cent of all donations of food and/or cash will be given to The Salva-tion Army, Our Daily Bread, The Food Cupboard, and The Food Pantry.

“Each agency will determine the best allocation of the dona-tions,” said Holland. “As we ap-proach the fall harvest time of the year and Thanksgiving, we would

like to share our blessings with others.

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Dr. Dale Dergousoff has set up his new practice, taking over Dr. R.P. Daniels Optometrist.

While Dr. Dergousoff may be new to the Nelson of� ce, there will still be plenty of familiar faces as most of the the wonderful staff, including Dr. Daniels, will be staying on.

Dr. Dergousoff has already built up an impressive resume. Born in Grand Forks, the local man eventually went to Simon Fraser University to study.

He later moved to New Zealand where he played professional basketball. While there, he met the love of his life and eventually married her. Dale and his wife Tracy have three children and two grandchildren.

Earning his Optometric Doctorate from Paci� c University in Oregon, Dale moved to New Hampshire in 1998 to start his career in Optometry. He then moved to Nelson in 2001 where he practiced with Dr. Eric Beaucham. In 2003 he moved to Prince George.

He has a practice in Prince George where he has practiced for the past 11 years and has owned it for the last eight years. While in Prince George, he also became the assistant coach for the Northern Timberwolves, the men’s basketball at UNBC.

He has also been a board member of the College of Optometrist BC for the past nine years and the College Chair for the last four years.

Despite his success, the draw to Nelson remained strong. Both his parents and his brother live in the community and Dale decided it was time to return to his family.

Dr. Dergousoff is looking forward to providing high quality eye care to the community. He understands the importance of compassion, good communication, and education to his patients. His mission is to provide an excellent eye exam, ensuring the health of his patient’s eyes and tailoring to their visual needs in order to improve their quality of life.

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STEVE HUBRECHTInvermere Valley Echo

Nelson-Creston’s Michelle Mungall had the high-est constituency expenses of the four Kootenay-area MLAs in the second quarter of this year, but the lowest travel expenses.

Compensation reports posted online as part of the legislature’s expanded disclosure on individual MLA expenses show that between April and June, Mungall had constituency office costs of $35,553 compared to Columbia River-Revelstoke’s Norm Macdonald at

$29,540, Kootenay West’s Katrine Conroy at $28,210, and East Kootenay’s Bill Bennett at $26,811.

However, Mungall had the lowest travel expens-es at $9,715, versus Macdonald’s $11,689, Conroy’s $13,245, and Bennett’s $35,553.

Mungall, Conroy, and Macdonald are all NDP opposition MLAs and each made the basic salary of $25,395 for the quarter, while Bennett, a Liberal cabinet minister, made $35,553.

The full reports are available at leg.bc.ca/account-ability/index.htm.

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Magpie Ulysses delivered what she called her “mayoral platform” to Nelson city council on Monday night. The spoken word-artist was the latest performer to appear at a committee of the whole meeting at the invitation of the city’s Cultural Development Committee. The theme of her poem/campaign speech was “When housing becomes affordable.” She’s not actually running for mayor but does appear tonight at the Old Church Hall on Victoria Street with Pauline and James Lamb as part of the Kootenay Storytelling Festival.

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Seeks more engagementWill JohnsonNelson Star

Anna Purcell is the first female candidate to announce her intention of running in this year’s municipal election. The Maplerose store employee and Nelson Civic Theatre volunteer coordinator, who has been living in Nelson for the last six years, told the Star on Wednesday she’s ready for “a heightened sense of engagement in the community.”

“I’m running for council because I’m interested in doing the work. I went to council in the spring kind of hoping it would be boring, so I could dismiss the whole idea, because it is a lot of work. But I found it surprisingly engaging,” said the 42-year-old, who owns a home with her partner.

“Three people are leaving council. It’s a good opportunity for anyone to run.”

Purcell is the fourth non-incumbent to declare intentions of running for council, after Michael Dailly, Charles Jeanes and John Paolozzi. Donna Macdonald, Candace Batycki and Paula Kiss have all decided not to run again, while Mayor John Dooley and councillor Deb Kozak have yet to share their election plans with the Star.

Purcell, who has was born in Nova Scotia, holds degrees in theatre and women’s studies. She spent some time in the professional theatre scene in Toronto before heading west. She’s proud of her alma mater, the Toronto Waldorf School, and made a point of designating herself as a “Waldorf child”.

When asked what her election platform is, Purcell’s answer was succinct: “uplifted pragmatism”.

“Traditionally people have seen the city purview as being water, sewer, taxes and, in our case, police. And those things are important, for sure. But a more modern approach, which we’ve already been adopting, is that even though we don’t run the hospital or social programs, we can have a real hand in supporting those and other endeavours. We can have an ear for well-researched, well-planned initiatives that come out of the community and advocate for them,” she said.

“People live in Nelson because they love it. It’s already a great place. The challenge is to make it even better.”

Purcell said she’s passionate about innovation and multi-sectoral collaboration, noting that the Nelson Civic Theatre provides a perfect example of how a community can come together for the greater good.

“It might be easier to see interesting collaborations within the realm of the arts, but you don’t have to look far afield to find amazing collaborations in other

realms as well,” she said. For example, Purcell told a story

about Saint John, New Brunswick. A group of business owners there in the 1990s collaborated in unique ways to address homelessness and poverty.

“They thought about it and approached it in such a wonderfully business-minded way. Really not the way, at least at that point, that social services sector people were looking at it. They actually hired Deloitte and Touche to do a poverty audit neighbourhood to neighbourhood. They identified five or seven key points, and they rolled up their sleeves and started chipping away at those key points in their own particular fashion to try to destabilize inter-generational cycles of poverty.”

Purcell said they came up with exciting ideas, and ultimately reduced poverty in their city by 40 per cent. She said examples like this of thinking outside the box, of innovation, are what excite her about being involved in municipal politics. But she also likes the idea of following other communities’ positive examples.

“It can be really easy to be an insular thinker, but if you look even closer to home in Revelstoke, they’ve been doing some really interesting things around poverty,” she said. “There’s a lot we can learn from each other and I’m a total research bug. I’m excited to find amazing

solutions to issues we have.”Purcell is also passionate

about vulnerable populations, and making sure their voices are heard at the municipal level. She said Enrique Penalosa, former mayor of Bogota, Colombia, and champion of an NGO called 8-80, summed up her feelings about communities best.

“He basically said ‘we need to walk like birds need to fly, we need to be around other people, we need beauty, we need contact with nature and most importantly we need to not feel excluded, and have a sense of equality’,” she said.

She said the 8-80 campaign, which aims to improve living conditions for children and the elderly, is a good example of how Nelson could broaden the spectrum of people it serves.

“What does it say about our respect for human dignity that one in five people at our local food bank is a child? Or an old person? That on any given night 50 people sleep outside? Way more people are homeless, crashing on people’s couches. That’s what I mean by vulnerable people, and when I talk about uplifted pragmatism it’s about looking at infrastructure from a different point of view, approaching these similarly intractable issues from a fresh perspective.”

For more information, visit Anna Purcell’s Facebook page.

Purcell will run on platform of ‘uplifted pragmatism’

Will Johnson photo

Anna Purcell has announced her intentions to run for a seat on Nelson council.

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ANKORS West Kootenay/Boundary AIDS walk for Life on Saturday, September 20. Meet at Hall and Baker Street. Registration is at 10 a.m. and the walk begins at 12 p.m. Barbecue and entertainment to follow at Lakesiede Park around 1 p.m. For more info 250-505-5506 or [email protected].

The Nelson Legion is hosting free live music September 20, 6 p.m. featuring Cras Donum with Peter and his wife. Peter was formerly with the Austrian Boys, Peter and Harry, which performed at the Royal Hotel 20 years ago.Members and guests welcome (membership available to the public). Info: 250-352-6464 or 352-7727.

Twilight Labyrinth Walk: Join the Nelson Community Labyrinth Group on Sunday, September 21 at 6:30 p.m. for the annual autumn equinox walk. Held at the Lakeside labyrinth in Rotary Lakeside Park this is a celebration of the change of season on this day of equal light and darkness. All welcome. See labyrinth.kics.bc.ca.

Kootenay People’s Climate March on Sunday September 21, 4:30 p.m. Rally at Nelson City Hall, march to Nelson United Church, 602 Silica Street, for a potluck din-ner at 5:30 p.m. and film Disruption at 7 p.m.

Dance the tango to rock and roll with the Mental Health Band (Rob Moore on guitar) at the Slocan Hall on Friday nights September 19, 26, and October 3 8 p.m., $5 and on Sundays jam sessions 2 to 6 p.m. Camping at the Springer Creek RV Park and Campground.

An open house for all branches of the Girl Guides of Canada on Monday, September 22, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. This includes Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, and Rangers. The open house will be at the Girl Guide Boy Scout hall, 310 Cedar St.

Kaslo’s Cafe Langham Inspired Ideas speakers series continues with Keeping Arts and Culture Sustainable in Rural Commu-nities on Thursday, September 25, 7 to 9 p.m. A panel discussion with local Basin residents Joy Barrett (Nelson), Helen Sebe-lius (Slocan Valley), Sarah Lawless (Kaslo), and Deb Borsos (Argenta). Explore ideas of sustainability for the arts, culture and heri-tage in rural communities. The panel will explore methods of engaging community in a larger context; how to keep culture and heritage and the arts alive and how to stay current in rural communities.

With harvest season here again, it is time to get ready for the seventh annual Fall Fair

on Saturday, September 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cottonwood Community Mar-ket at Cottonwood Falls Park in Nelson. Contests for best locally grown fruits and vegetables, home preserves, home baked pies and more. Live music by Morien Jones and Brian Rosen.

Nelson Legion’s Jam Session returns Sep-tember 27. Come join the fun at 6 p.m. Members and guest welcome (membership available to the public). Info: 250-352-6464 or 250-352-7727.

On October 1, the Argenta post office will celebrate 100 years of postal service with the unveiling of three commemora-tive stamps at 2 p.m. Envelopes stamped with the new images will be available. Info: [email protected].

WEEkly mEEtingsAlways wanted to learn how to make lace?

Women of all ages come together to share a love of fibre arts at the Nelson & District Women’s Centre every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn to knit, sew, crochet, em-broider, make a rug, spin wool and more. Beginners welcome, experts too! Share your skills and get inspired by others. Tea and cof-fee provided, donations welcome. Contact [email protected] or call 250-551-5509 for more in formation.

Join the Ymir Hotel’s country and blue-grass jam every Friday night. Things get started around 5 p.m. and wrap up around 9 p.m.

Scottish Country Dancing every Mon-day, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the D.E.S.K. School Gym, 811 Stanley St., Nelson. Come have fun and learn to Scottish country dance. No experience or partner required. For more info call June 250-352-1836 or Kathy 250-359-7545.

The Nelson Choral Society practices every Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bethel Christian Centre, 623 Gordon Road. All are welcome, no audition required. Prospective choir members are encouraged to try out the choir for a week or two. For further information, see nelsonchoralsociety.org.

Glacier Harmonies, a singing group for women - barbershop style - invites ladies who like to sing and have fun, to Wednesday evening practices at the First Baptist Church, 611 Fifth St., Nelson at 7 p.m. They are also available to perform at events such as birthdays, weddings, Christmas parties, community events. Please contact Dorothy 352-7199, or Joey 352-3393, for more info.

Storytimes are back at the Nelson Pub-lic Library. Preschool Storytime for two to three year olds every Wednesday until October 29. Family Storytime Saturdays, beginning September 20 to November 1. Both programs begin at 10:15 a.m. Register online at nelsonlibrary.ca or call 250-352-6333.

The Nelson Knitting Co-op have an ongoing knitting group, every week on Thursdays 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Centre general purpose room($2 drop-in). The October 2 meeting is an open house to show people

what they are up to and who they are.

Nelson Trail Runners: drop-in trail runs, Sundays at 7:30 a.m., and weekdays at 6:30 a.m. Meet at Mountain Station rail trail parking lot. Check them out on Facebook at Nelson Trailrunners or email [email protected] to confirm times. It’s an open, non-competitive, all abilities trail running group with over 100 members.

Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. For a schedule please call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar.

Nelson Chess Club Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson Seniors Association (next to the Civic Centre), 717 Vernon Street. All ages and levels welcome and it’s free.

Non-structured, free flow Djembe circle every Monday night at Lakeside Park near the greenhouse, 7 to 8 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums and other instruments that complement the rhythm. No experience necessary.

montHly mEEtingsThe Alzheimer Society Caregiver

Support Group meets the second Wednesday of the month, October 8, at 7 p.m. Families and individuals can meet with a support and education coordinator in person, by phone and email, to offer support and information for every stage of dementia. Printed information, a strong website and newsletters are available and services are free. Contact Gail Russell at 250-352-7444, [email protected].

On Saturday, October 11 at 10 a.m. at 101 Baker Street (downstairs) the Council of Canadians will have their regular monthly meeting. All welcome. Info: 250-352-9871

La Leche League Nelson provides breastfeeding information and support to moms and soon-to-be-moms. The next meeting is on October 20. Meet at 1 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at The Family Place, 312 Silica Street. More information: 352-3583.

WorksHopsAccess The BARS workshop September

20, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. A nurturing and relaxing body process that unlocks limitations the body and the subconscious are holding and have solidified. www.accessconsciousness.

com. If interested call Sheelagh 250-352-1812 [email protected].

Kids learn to draw anime/manga workshop on September 28, 1 to 3 p.m at the Slocan Park Hall for ages 10 and up. Taught by Freya Emery. $10 per person.

Community yoga at the Youth Centre every Wednesday. Afternoon practice for girls and women at 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. All levels welcome. Yoga’s about touching your heart, not your toes. Expect an upbeat practice complete with deep relaxation, all accompanied by awesome tunes. Also a fun evening practice at 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up, stretch it out, get bent. Expect to leave feeling awesome and a lightness of heart. For all ages: teens and 19+. Pay what you can. Contact Ursula at [email protected].

Nelson Hospice Society Grief Support series starts Thursday, October 2, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Kalein Hospice Centre. This four-week series is open to anyone who is experiencing grief due to the death of someone they love. Hosted by trained Nelson Hospice volunteers. Free but preregistration required. 250-352-2337 or [email protected].

AnnounCEmEnts Friends of the Library need your book

donations now for the October 24 and 25 book sale. Bring your kindly used books to the Nelson Library Please leave donations with library staff. For information [email protected] or Catherine at 250-352-5975.

Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors one-stop for information and referrals on community resources and services. Open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please call 250-352-6008 for information regarding the home help program, volunteer income tax service, and low income dental program, or for help with pension and subsidy forms.

The Royal Canadian Legion (Nelson Branch #51) is a non-profit organization aiding veterans and providing charitable funding to local non-profit groups and high schools. Membership is available to the public. Members and their guests enjoy billiards, snooker, shuffleboard, big-screen television for sports, barbecues, monthly celebrations beverage room, darts (Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.), euchre (Thursdays 7 p.m.), meat draws and karaoke (Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.) and cribbage (Sundays 1 p.m.). Call for upcoming jam sessions. Hall rentals available. Info: [email protected] or 250-352-7727 or 250-352-6464.

FundrAisErs Beer and burger fundraiser Saturday,

September 20, 6 to 9 p.m. at Finley’s bar, $15. In January, Shauna Posnikoff will re-turn to Jinotega, Nicaragua as part of a Ca-nadian group, to participate in building a house. Come for a burger, silent auction, door prizes and 50/50!

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Entertainment listings

Visual artsSlocan Lake Gallery Society presents a

group art exhibition Inspired by Nature: The Slocan Valley at the Hidden Garden Gallery in New Denver, until September 21. With over 25 of the area’s finest local artists and crafts people collaborating to make this an energy-filled, exciting exhibition. The natural environment is sacred to many of the artists, who are inspired by its wonders. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. until noon and 2 to 4 p.m. every day until September 21. For more information visit silvertongallery.ca.

Nelson’s art and business community pres-ents Blue Night, a multi-artist, multi-venue art showcase that opens on Friday, September 19. Artists will be in attendance from 7 to 9 during the opening evening. For more infor-mation visit Blue Light Nelson on Facebook.

On Friday, September 26, art exhibit Let Them Run will open at the Kootenay Gal-lery of Art in Castlegar. The work is by 21 Columbia Basin residents who were invited to take part in a weekend of learning in beautiful Hidden Creek in the Salmo River Watershed. Each artist then created a piece in their own medium based on their experience. The ex-hibition will run until November 8.

Susan Parr’s art show Here and There will be showing at Cowan Office Supplies at 517 Victoria Street for the month of September. Featured are painting inspired by recent trips to Hawaii, France and the U.S., as well as im-ages of the Kootenays.

theatreThe Capitol Theatre presents a tour-de-force

performance from Toronto artist Evalyn Parry on Friday, September 26 at 8 p.m. Spin celebrates the bicycle as muse, musical instrument and agent of social change as inspired by the true story of Annie “Londonderry” Cohen Kopchovsky, the first woman to ride around the world on a bicycle in 1894. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for students. Buy your tickets online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or call 250-352-6363.

Pilotcopilot Theatre presents the 10th anniversary performance of Dress, a multimedia one-man show written and performed by Lucas Myers. The show starts at the Capitol Theatre at 8 p.m. on October 3 and 4. Tickets are $20 for adult, $15 for students. For more information visit capitoltheatre.ca.

Raven Meets the Monkey King will play as part of the Capitol Theatre Kids series on Sunday, October 5 at 2 p.m. J, an inquisitive 11-year-old, dreams of becoming a rich and famous treasure hunter and hits the jackpot when she buys a mysterious box from a garage sale. Once she gets home the box magically opens. For more information visit capitolthe-atre.bc.ca or call 250-352-6363.

The Capitol Theatre presents Georges Bi-zet’s Carmen, performed at the Royal Opera House, as part of the Civic Theatre Live Per-formance on Screen on Wednesday, October 8 at 7:00 p.m. Spanish heat and gypsy passion are brought to the stage in Francesca Zam-bello’s vivid production of Bizet’s opera. Don José is a young soldier in the army in Seville. He intends to marry Micaëla, a girl from his home village, but when he meets the sensual and high-spirited Carmen, his head is soon turned. For more information visit capitol-theatre.bc.ca or call 250-352-6363.

MusiCTonight BiBO is participating in Blue

Night, featuring Branda Avis. DJ Mullin will play from 7 p.m. onwards. For reservations call 250-352-2744.

Acclaimed Edinburgh-based performing artist Simon Kempston will perform his first ever concert in Canada on Saturday, Septem-ber 20 at the Silverton Memorial Hall. This beautiful concert hall is on the main street in Silverton at the north end of the Slocan Valley. This event is facilitated by the Slocan Lake Gallery Society and the BC Arts Council. Admission $12 at the door. For more informa-

tion visit silvertongallery.ca.

Kalle Mattson, along with James Lamb & The Winning Numbers, plays a live broadcast concert at Kootenay Co-op Radio on Saturday, September 20. Doors at 8. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit the Crank it to 6 concert series on Facebook.

Beach House will play Spiritbar on Sep-tember 24 as part of their Northern Exposure tour. Their special guests are TBA. Tickets are $25 and are available from the Hume Hotel.

Toronto rockers The Wooden Sky are play-ing at Spiritbar on Friday, September 26 at 9 p.m. to promote their new album Let’s Be Ready. High ends will play an opener set. Tickets are $15 and are available from the Hume Hotel.

On Friday, September 26, the After Work Dance Party with Clinton Swanson and friends at Finley’s Irish Bar & Grill will start up again. The night features Kelly Fawcett on vocals and guitar, Hawaaian musician Milly Mendoza on bass and Marvin Walker on drums, while Swanson plays saxophone. Showtime is 7 to 10 p.m. Suggested donation at the door is $10.

The Smalls, beloved punk band of the 90s, have reunited. They will play in Nelson at Spir-itbar on Tuesday, November 4. Tickets are $30. Doors at 8 p.m. Show at 9 p.m. Special guest opener TBA.

FestiValsThe third annual Deconstructing Dinner

Film Festival returns to Nelson with 11 food documentary films at three venues over the course of four days, October 1 to 4. The festival will feature an opening night oyster bar and closing night local chocolate maker showcase. There will also be an all-new 100-mile pizza bar and BITE truck poutine bar. Info and tickets at deconstructingdinner.com

literary artsThe Kootenay Book Weekend will feature

author Deryn Collier as the guest author. She will speak on Sunday, September 21 at 11 a.m. at the Best Western Hotel on Baker Street. Tickets are $10 and are available at Booksmyth, Otter Books and at the door. For more information visit kootenaybookweek-end.ca.

The Nelson Public Library celebrates its new history book with a special launch on Thursday, October 2 at 7 p.m. The Story of the Nelson Public Library, 1986 – 2013, writ-ten by Eileen Holland, takes readers through the history of the Nelson institution. Frances Welwood will appear as Mrs. A.J. McCulloch, secretary of the Nelson Library Association

in 1899. Lisel Forst is preparing a comedy sketch for the event, and of course, the author herself will be on hand. Everyone is welcome.

Judith Plant, the co-founder and publisher of New Society Publishers will share her story at the Civic Theatre on October 8 at 7 p.m. New Society Publishers is a BC small busi-ness success story that publishes books on community building, environment, natural building and more. Otter Books will manage an NSP book sale. Tickets are $10 and can be found at deconstructingdinner.com

Kootenay author Angie Abdou will host a literary discussion at Oxygen Art Centre at 7:30 p.m. on October 9. Abdou recently released a new novel titled Between. Suggested donation is $5. For more information, visit oxygenartcentre.org.

MOVies

The Civic Theatre presents Finding Fela!, a documentary about Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s life, music and political importance. His influence helped bring a change towards democracy in Nigeria and promoted Pan Africanist politics to the world. The film will play tonight at 7:00 p.m. For more in-formation visit civictheatre.ca.

On September 24, at 7 p.m. the Civic The-atre present Manet: Portraying Life, an exhi-bition on screen. This eagerly awaited exhibi-tion at the Royal Academy of Arts was the first ever retrospective devoted to the portraiture of Edouard Manet. Spanning the controversial artist’s entire career Manet: Portraying Life brought together works from across Europe, Asia and the USA. For more information visit civictheatre.ca

Pierce Brosnan stars as an ex-CIA operative on a very personal mission, pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game in The Novem-ber Man, which plays tonight at 9:30 p.m. at the Civic Theatre. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

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DID YOU know a bicycle can be played like a musical instrument? Do you wonder what that would look like?

The Capitol Theatre is looking to satisfy your curiosity with the virtuoso performance of Spin, an ode to humanity’s favourite two-wheeled mode of transportation starting on September 26.

“The bike, interestingly enough, seems to be enjoying a new renaissance,” said Toron-to performer Evalyn Parry, who wrote and created the show. “With the environmental movement it’s become associated with green and conscious living, urban revitalization. I think we’re starting to think about transporta-tion, how we live locally and make conscious choices about burning fossil fuels.”

However, the bike hasn’t always been as-sociated with environmentalism, and has been symbolic of a variety of human social trends. Parry spent years researching the history of the bicycle and came up with some fascinat-ing content. But nothing caught her atten-tion more intensely than the story of Annie Londonderry, who lived from 1870 to 1947.

“I came across her story and I was very ex-cited, I was struck by her fascinating character. She completed a feat that even today would be a difficult thing to do, but there she was doing

it in a corset, full-length skirt and a one-speed bicycle,” she said.

Londonderry was famously the first woman to ride a bicycle around the world, but there are other aspects of her character that are similarly revolutionary. For instance, Londonderry was one of the first people to rent out ad-vertising space on her body and bike to fund her en-deavours.

“She waslike a mobile bill-board,” said Parry.

Par-ry will spend most of the show center-stage, performing songs and introducing the multimedia component and video elements of the program. Meanwhile, her partner

Celebrating the bicycleCapitol hosts experimental ode to two-wheeled transportation

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Go for a SpinBrad Hart will play the bicycle as a sort of “avante garde drum kit”.

“We’ve been playing music together for the better part of a decade. When we were conceiving this idea of this show, I said ‘what do you think about using a bike as percussion?’ We hadn’t figured out yet about amplifying it,” she said.

After months of experimentation, they ultimately came up with a system of contact microphones that pick up vibrations. They then connected it to a sound board with effect pedals, and plugged it into a sound system to “see what it sounds like”.

“The spring reverb kind of sounds like a bass drum,” said Parry. “A few spokes on the front wheel are tuned. The sounds of the fender is different than the wheels spinning, so basically we have all the different sounds a bike could make, especially if you have a rusty bike you’ll know what I’m talking about, and we’re trying to audio-amplify them, to use it as a sort of accompaniment.”

Parry said the show has a strong feminist component.“Bicycles in the late 19th century became a symbol of

the women’s suffrage movement. The bike represented the freedom of the new liberated woman, who could literally have freedom of mobility and move under her own steam. At that point in time it was a really revo-lutionary piece of technology, for everybody,” she said.

The bicycle ultimately had major effects in some unexpected arenas, including the world of fashion. Parry believes it helped bring about the death of the corset.

“It precipitated the move towards pants,” she said.Since she began performing the show, Parry has been

contacted by Londonderry’s surviving relatives and has learned more about her muse. She said the light this shone on her understanding drastically altered the show.

“I got a letter from her granddaughter Mary, a very loving letter,” she said. “It totally changed the way I end the show. I decided how could I not include this?”

For information visit evalynparry.com. Buy your tick-ets online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or call 250-352-6363.

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Toronto performer Evalyn Parry will perform Spin, a cel-ebration of the bicycle, at the Capitol Theatre starting on Friday, September 26.

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Nelson author Deryn Collier doesn’t just write about mur-ders—she’s actually witnessed one. � e mystery scribbler, who is headlining the upcoming Koo-tenay Book Weekend (KBW), promises she will go into much more detail when she takes the stage on Sunday, September 21 at the Best Western on Baker Street.

“My plan is to entertain and shock the audience,” said Collier, who was enlisted a� er author Helen Humphreys dropped out due to illness. Her most recent books are the Arthur Ellis-nom-inated Con� ned Space and her most recent release, Open Secret, which came out in the spring.

“I’m a huge fan of Helen Humphreys, so it’s a real hon-our to be asked to take her place. I was really looking forward to hearing her speak, so it’s unfor-tunate she couldn’t come,” she said.

� at being said, Collier is

thrilled to be a part of the book club event. She said book clubs are where many of the most in-teresting developments in litera-ture are happening today.

“Book clubs are where excit-ing things are happening with readers. � ey keep things going and get people excited about publishing. While bookstores are going under, book clubs are where things are getting really interesting,” she said.

� e books under discussion during the weekend are 419 by Will Ferguson, � e Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad, A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki and � e Reinvention of Love by Humphreys.

� e Kootenay Book Weekend has grown from 37 participants in 2004 to 60 people in 2013. Or-ganizers are expecting even more participants in this year’s event.

Tickets are $10 and are avail-able at Booksmyth, Otter Books and at the door. For more in-formation, visit kootenaybook-weekend.ca.

Plans to entertain, shockCollier headlining Kootenay Book weekend

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Mystery author Deryn Collier is speaking at the Kootenay Book Weekend on Sun-day. She promises to tell a story about a real-life murder.


� e seventh installation of Blue Night begins tonight, with 18 venues hosting work by 40 local artists, and local organizer Brian Kalb� eisch is thrilled to introduce his lineup to the community.

“Blue night is a little more open,” said Kalb� eisch, comparing it to other comparable events.

“In our case, the venues decide which artist they want to exhibit. � at’s up to them. I think that opened up the door for some artists who maybe haven’t been ready to apply for something like Artwalk or haven’t been able to meet the criteria.”

Kalb� eisch said the event is more casual and a� ord-

able. � is year the work consists primarily of visual arts, and he said attendees can expect to “� nd watercolours, acrylics, oils, photography, mixed media, some felting and pen and ink, digital art and a large installation at Oxygen.”

Kalb� eisch said organizers were “playing” with the idea of art openings, and trying to demonstrate to the community how accessible art can be.

� e opening night runs from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight, and will be held simultaneously at all 18 venues, which include BiBO, Cotton Creek Clothing, � e Royal, Rel-ish Bistro, Bella� ora and a number of other locations.

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Beach House plays NelsonWill JohnsonNelson Star

Baltimore dream pop duo Beach House are coming to Nel-son for the first time as part of their Northern Exposure tour. They will take the Spiritbar stage on September 24.

“We’ve never ventured any-where in British Columbia before,” said guitarist Alex Scally, who performs with vocalist Victoria Legrand.

“We haven’t put out an album in a while, and when you do there’s a lot of pressure to do all the big cities. This time between tours is the perfect time to do some small-er venues, go to places we’ve never been.”

The band’s most recent album, Bloom, was released in 2012. Scally said since then they’ve been ex-perimenting with their sound and their set lists. They hope to share the results with a Kootenay audi-ence.

“We toured so much after our last record, it became predictable in a way we didn’t like. We weren’t being spontaneous. Now we’re trying to write and ex-plore and let whatever happens happen.”

Legrand is the chief lyric writer, and Scally said he feels privileged to work alongside her.

“One lucky thing is I don’t think I’ve ever heard a lyric of hers I didn’t like,” he said. “But what the music means and why it makes you feel the way it makes you feel is utterly mysterious.”

He said their collaboration involves building on each other’s

strengths and developing a piece until it invokes the

appropriate emotional response.

“It starts with something so small, a couple chords, one little melody. Some-times it’s just a

feeling. Then we try to keep that feeling

alive and make it grow. What that feeling is a mystery.

It’s something so deep inside your soul,” he said.

Scally wasn’t sure how to de-

scribe their musical genre.“We love so many things it’s

kind of endless. You have no idea. We’re somewhere between hip hop, new age, classic rock, cham-ber music, glam rock, classical.”

The band also recently released a short film, Forever Still, directed by the band and Max Goldman. It was inspired by Pink Floyd’s Live at Pompeii. The film features the band playing at various sites around Tornillo, Texas, where the album was recorded. The video is available on Facebook.

Tickets are $25 and are available from July 18. For more informa-tion, check out the Beach House Facebook page.

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In the spring of this year 21 artists who live and work in the Columbia Basin were invited to take part in a weekend of learn-ing at beautiful Hidden Creek in the Salmo River Watershed.

� e intention was to provide outdoor, interactive experiences to get them think-ing like a watershed and the possibility of a future with salmon returning to our rivers.

� ey learned how important the salmon were spiritually, culturally, socially and eco-nomically to many Columbia Basin First Nations Peoples before the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in the 1940s resulted in the complete loss of salmon stocks in the Canadian Columbia Basin.

� e exhibition, Let them Run, � e Salmon Century, opening at the Kootenay Gallery is the result of combining a passion for the environmental stewardship of an important river system with the recognition that art has the power to inspire, inform and ulti-mately facilitate change.

� e participating artists have interpreted their experience during the weekend of learning in many forms, from audio and photography to painting and sculpture.

As Gerry Nellestijn, the coordinator of the artist weekend and the founding mem-ber of the Salmo Watershed Streamkeepers Society states, “through this exhibition we will be able to learn their (the salmon’s) ways and their in� uence on place and people and perhaps, move toward inspir-ing creative insights to contribute to their reintroduction”.

� e exhibition opens on Friday, Septem-ber 26 at 7 p.m. and runs until November 8. � e opening reception will include a per-formance by musician and composer Marty Carter and several of the artists included in the exhibition will be in attendance.

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Internationally acclaimed au-thor Padma Viswanathan, who earlier this year released her novel � e Ever A� er of Ashwin Rao and came through Nelson to do a read-ing, has been long-listed for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

“It is a wonderful and wonder-fully unexpected list, with many writers — even lauded ones — relatively early in their careers. A person could do worse than munching through this diverse and intriguing list for the next few months! And, of course, I’m very honoured to be included this com-pany,” Viswanathan told the Star.

� e announcement came along with other exciting news: the prize money has been doubled this year.

“When we started this prize 21 years ago with the assistance of Mordecai Richler, David Staines and Alice Munro, the intent was to high-light and reward Canadian � ction authors,” said Jack Rabinovitch, in a press release dated September 16.

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� e prize purse will double to $140,000, with $100,000 going to the winner and $10,000 to each � nalist, which makes the Scotia-bank Giller Prize the richest � c-tion prize in Canada.

Viswanathan’s novel follows Ashwin Rao, an Indian psycholo-gist trained in Canada, as he at-tempts to complete a study of comparative grief by interview-ing people who lost a loved one to the Air India terrorist attacks of 1985.

It takes place in a � ctional Nel-son called Lohikarma, complete with local landmarks such as the man-sized grotesque on Front Street and the big orange bridge.

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Padma Viswanathan’s book was recently long-listed for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Will Johnson photo

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Denise Uhrynuk competed in the ITU World Triathlon in Edmonton in early September. She completed the sprint distance in 1:17.25 in the female age group of 45-49. Representing Team Canada she placed 14th out of 59 athletes in her category.

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Triathlete represents CanadaTamara HyndNelson Star

Nelson resident Denise Uhrynuk competed in the ITU World Triathlon in Edmonton finishing the sprint distance event with a time of 1:17.25.

Representing Team Canada she placed 14th out of 59 ath-letes in the female 45-49 age category.

The Edmonton race in Haw-relak Park had its challenges for the approximately 4,000 triath-letes. The swim start was on a platform rather than a mass shoreline start as it was in a res-ervoir that had been dredged for debris and then chlorinated.

Uhrynuk said, “I didn’t feel I got into the groove of the swim until 300 metres in, which is ba-sically half way through.”

There were cross winds dur-ing the bike ride so she focused on not getting pushed off her bike, and a head wind was an additional challenge.

The 300-400 metres in the transition area was longer than the typical 100 metres. (The sprint distance is a 750 metre swim, 20 kilometre bike, and a five kilometre run. The Olympic course is double the distance.)

Nonetheless, she had the fourth fastest time in her run. “I guess I was doing better than I thought.”

Competing at the World’s for triathlon doesn’t happen over-night and for Uhrynuk it started when she was in her 20s. She completed an Ironman (3.86 km swim, 180.25 km bike ride and a 42.2 km run) in 1994 but took a break once her children were born.

Her kids got her back into triathlon through their own interest in the sport when they were eight and 11.

She first represented Team Canada by racing the Olympic distance at the 2012 World’s triathlon in Auckland, New Zealand.

A hip injury from a bike crash two years ago caused Uhrynuk to make the change

from the Olympic distance to the sprint. During a triathlon, a cyclist fell in front of her; she braked on the slippery pave-ment, crashing onto the road and damaging her hip.

Once she recovered, she tried a sprint triathlon and did well. She also found the race recov-ery to be “so much faster with sprints”. Unfortunately she fell directly on the same hip while trail running this July. This meant she was not training for the upcoming triathlon with running. She only ran during races itself. She said any speed work bugs her hip and “she feels her hip injury all the time.”

Interestingly, the switch from Olympic to sprint distance triathlon has resulted in more

top podium times for her, quali-fying her for the world triath-lon 2014. Her time at a race in Kelowna this summer has quali-fied her to be on Team Canada in 2015 as well.

At the provincials in Pentic-ton she finished first in her age class and second overall. She said she is moving up to the 50-54 aged group next year.

How does she race so well with an injury?

“I honestly don’t feel it in the race as I’m focused on the race.”

When she signed up with Team Canada there were 853 athletes, which is more than usual as the competition was in Canada. Athletes can’t make it to the Worlds unless they make Team Canada but they

still need to cover their costs. The $400 team registration fee gives athletes access to online coaching and support during the last three months and a team uniform. It also gave her a chance for a formal course familiarization five days before the race. There is an additional $400 race entry fee.

Uhrynuk is humble about her podium finishes even though her age group has two ex pro triathletes and is known as one of the two most competitive age categories in the sport of triathlon.

“In my mind it’s all who at-tends the race,” she said. “People come from all over the world and some people cannot attend due to travel costs.

“I don’t do my races to get in the top 10; I do it for my-self. I don’t have time goals as each course is different. I just do my own thing, I don’t know if I could regimentally follow a coach’s schedule but maybe things would change too if I had a coach.”

As a physiotherapist she also goes to professionals for massage and physiotherapy to heal her injury. She said in the off season she might try water running and she usually can be found cross-country skiing. If she decides to go to the World’s next year, she will swim all win-ter, two to three times per week at the pool and get into the lake at least once a week.

“I like being fit so it gives me a goal to be in shape. I thrive and enjoy the competition.”

It’s also the people she meets and the friendships she has made that keep her in triathlon.

“It’s like family,” she said. “You go from race to race and you get to know and see these people.”

Aside from her a career as a physiotherapist, Uhrynuk coaches for the Rocky Moun-tain Spirit Tri Club in Nelson.

“They are so supportive of me when I go to these races,” she said.

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Soccer has returned to Lakeside Park fields as squads from the Nelson Youth Soccer Association were back in action last week. In U14 boys action (top photo) the Nelson Fire Fighters (dark jerseys) and the EZ Rock squad played to a 2-2 tie. In U14 girls action, Vogue (black jerseys) lost to Natural Pharmacy 9-3.

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Fish are starting to wake upWe’re back from the West Coast! And

this year was an unusual year on the ocean.With all the predictions from fisheries

hailing this as the biggest run of salmon ever, we certainly didn’t see anything spec-tacular compared to most years.

The last couple weeks of July saw some tough days of fishing. The bait wasn’t hang-ing around and so the salmon weren’t stick-ing around for long either. We spent a lot of time chasing fish. One day they were in one spot, and the next day they moved 10 miles and we had to move also.

But, when the bait finally arrived, we started to have some of the great days that we expected. August saw some really good days with limits of Chinook and Coho salm-on, as well as our halibut limits fairly easy.

This year we found some great halibut spots and were rewarded with consistent fish from 40 to 70 pounds.

We did have some of the days that we are accustomed to though. A few days with over 40 fish to the boat made it exciting.

Chinooks up to 30 pounds this year and Coho up to 17 pounds were caught.

All in all, it was a good year, and I’d like to thank everyone who joined us on the coast this year. Looking forward to what next year has to offer.

And now back to our local reports:

Kootenay Lake:The hot summer also made for some the

warmest water temperatures we have had in years. This warm water also affected our fishing. July was still pretty good on the lake for Rainbows up to 10 pounds and Bull Trout up to 12 pounds.

Early August saw some good mornings of fishing for Kokanee and small Rainbows. And then by mid-August, the fishing did slow down, but we still managed a few fish each day.

Now that September is here and the nights are cooler, our water temperatures are dropping fast. This is starting to wake the fish up. We have had some good days with more than 10 fish to the boat lately.

Rainbows up to 12 pounds have been caught and should continue as the water cools. Our favorite time is coming up. As the water cools, the fish will become more active and begin to feed heavily. October, No-vember, December are our favorite months of fishing. So, let’s get ready for another fantastic fall!

Columbia River: The river came alive in July and August

and continues to be great fishing so far in

September. Once the hatches started, the dry fly fishing was phenomenal. Fly-fishing re-mained great throughout the summer. And still the past couple weeks have produced some nice fish.

September is usually a good month not only for Rainbows, but also for Walleye on the River. Looking forward to the next month of fishing out there. Spin casting , fly fishing, or trolling can be very rewarding at this time of year.

What are they biting on?

The lake is beginning to produce some

decent fish. We have been using Bucktail flies on the choppy days. And on the calm days, we have had good success on our Ly-man plugs and Apex Lures.

Colour choice for flies right now are: Grey and white, Brown and White, and Green and white. Lucky numbers for the bucktails are: 210, 221, 226, 227.

Our Lyman plugs that have been produc-ing so far are: Black and White, Green and White, Blue and white. Lucky numbers have been 10, 16, 69, and 98, 101.

The river has been producing on our fa-vorite fly patterns. Late August and so far early September has seem some great days using hopper patterns or stimulator for dry fly fishing.

Nymphing has been productive also us-ing floating line and indicators.

Also, spin casting with spoons or spin-ners has been working well. And the usual three-way rig on the bottom with a worm is producing as well.

That should bring us up to date with the local fishing. Hope this helps increase ev-erybody’s chances. Good luck out there.

The next couple months are our favorite. So, let’s get out there!

Tight lines.

— Kerry Reed is from Reel Adventures Sportfishing. Contact him

at 250-505-4963 or online at reeladventuresfishing.com.

As the water cools, fish will become more active

Reel Adventure photoNelson resident Jayden Maida with a nice 24 pound Chinook Salmon.

Kerry ReedThe Fishing Report

Nelson’s Wayne Naka is the new president of the BC Senior Games Society.

And one of his initial duties was to oversee the re-naming of the annual games.

The BC Seniors Games Soci-ety will be rebranding its annual multi-sport event as the 55+ BC Games starting in 2015 with the North Vancouver Games.

“The new 55+ BC Games will strive to maintain its leadership as the premier multi-sport event

and become widely recognized among all 55+ British Columbi-ans as being friendly, welcom-ing, supportive and transforma-tive,” said Naka.

Fort Langley-Aldergrove MLA Rich Coleman made the announcement at the Closing Ceremony for the Langley 2014 BC Seniors Games.

“As we have seen over the last few days, the spirit and vital-ity of older British Columbians is nothing short of inspiring.

This new branding aptly reflects BC’s culture of active, engaged citizens of all ages and back-grounds,” said Coleman.

“We have been doing a lot of strategic planning about our past and vision for the future. Since their beginning in 1987 the BC Seniors Games have be-come a very successful multi-sport event in British Columbia. However, looking forward to the next five years we learned that for the first time in history a ma-jority of BC citizens will be aged 55 and older,” said June Parsons, BC Seniors Games Society Past President.

New name, new logo, new president

2nd Annual General MeetingSeniors Centre Branch #51

717 Vernon Street

Thursday, October 9, 20146:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.

SEEDS will be highlighted in a colourful slide presentation.

Members are encouraged to attend.

Everyone is welcome. Memberships will be available.

Light refreshments served.Door Prizes!

Need help getting back into the work force?

Job Options BC West Kootenays is now recruiting participants

for their next session.

September 29 – December 5, 2014, Nelson

For more information, call Kathy

250-352-8108 or 250-509-1286

[email protected]

There are 7 BILLION people. There are only 200 ocelots left on our planet.plannetetet..

Help by recycling & reducing waste.


Sports

Big win for local NHL prospect

Facebook photo

Nelson defenceman Isaac MacLeod (back row to the captain’s right) and the rest of the Columbus Blue Jackets prospects squad, celebrate after winning the annual NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan. MacLeod was one of four Nelsonites at the event. Joining him at the competition were forward Dryden Hunt (Carolina Hurricanes) and coaches Jim Hiller (Detroit Red Wings ) and Brad Larsen (Columbus). The tournament featured NHL prospects squads from Columbus, Detroit, Columbus, Minnesota Wild, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars and New York Rangers.

Photo by Avia Moore

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Community

History book launchedIt takes a dedicated

soul to spend hundreds of hours poking in boxes, staring google-eyed at endless microfilm reels, and interviewing mov-ers and shakers past and present, but Nelson Public Library board member Eileen Holland wanted to update the his-tory of this long-serving institution, and do it right.

“You’d think that research into the his-tory of a library might be dry, but I found it fascinat ing,” said Holland, a former teacher, magazine edi-tor, journalist and freelance writer.

“There’s more going on behind the scenes than you might think.”

The Nelson Public Li-brary celebrates its new history book with a spe-cial launch — complete with special guests and a touch of comedy — on Thursday, October 2 at 7 p.m.

The Story of the Nel-son Public Library, 1986

– 2013, picks up where the previous history left off. Written by histo-rian, author, and former Library Board member Frances Welwood, Nel-son’s Library, 1895 – 1985 covered the early years of the library in back rooms and basements and to its 50-year “temporary” home in the Nelson Civic

Centre — fi-nally declared undersized and inaccessible.

Ho l l a n d ’s full colour history book takes readers through six chief librarians, three referenda, and a move.

It follows operations from analog systems and into the digital age. And it of-fers a scope of programs and initiatives, with an-ecdotes and sidebars il-lustrating the Library’s — ahem — storied past.

Chief librarian June Stockdale is thrilled with the completion of the history to date.

“Eileen has done a fabulous job. The his-

tory is well-written and engaging. It’s so impor-tant that our history is recorded, and wonder-ful to be able to read it in such a pleasing format.”

Former chief librari-

ans, board members, and staff have been invited to attend the event.

Frances Welwood will appear as Mrs. A.J. Mc-Culloch, secretary of the Nelson Library Associa-

tion in 1899; Holland has threatened to dress up in 1980s attire.

Notorious Nelson ac-tress Lisel Forst is pre-paring a comedy sketch for the launch.

Holland fascinated by Nelson Library’s history

Holland

A new funding initiative in the Slocan Valley will host a series of community meetings and an online survey during September and October.

Valley residents and organizations are welcome to contribute their ideas on what valley-wide projects would benefit the area the most.

With support from Columbia Basin Trust, the Slocan Valley Economic Development Commission (a body of the RDCK) is launching the Slocan Valley Directed Fund. The CBT initiative helps sub-regions (a group of communities from a recognized area) to come together to plan, set priorities and allocate funds for the long-term betterment of the area as whole. The funds are to benefit the entire area, not individual local community projects.

The Slocan Valley, through the Economic Develop-ment Commission will receive $300,000 in the first three years with the hope that the funding continues.

According to Leah Main, chair of the commission, “It’s a good news story, but not without a challenge. The good news is we get $100,000 a year for three years from CBT, and get to create our priorities and the process to use the money. Doing that, of course, is also the challenge.”

There will be 10 meetings held in the valley, some open community sessions, where all ideas for projects will be discussed and some with a specific theme.

Meeting dates and an online survey may be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/slocanvalley and paper versions may be obtained through Village offices and the Economic Development Commission at (250) 226-0064.

Slocan Valley Directed Fund

CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NELSON2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

NOTICE OF NOMINATION

Public Notice is given to the electors of the City of Nelson and School District No. 8, Electoral Area 1 that nomination for the offices of:

One Position for MAYORSix Positions for COUNCILLOR

Two Positions for SCHOOL TRUSTEEwill be received by the Chief Election Officer as follows:

By hand, mail or other delivery service to Chief Elections Officer, City Hall, 2nd Floor, 310 Ward Street, Nelson BC

By fax to: (250) 253-22131

By email to: [email protected]

Candidates shall be nominated in writing by two duly qualified electors of the City of Nelson or for School Trustee of Electoral Area 1 of School District No. 8. The nominations documents shall be subscribed to by the Candidate. At the time of filing the nomination documents, the Candidate shall also file with the Chief Election Officer a written disclosure as required under the Financial Disclosure Act.

Nomination forms containing all the relevant forms are available from the Chief Elections Officer, City of Nelson

2nd Floor, 310 Ward Street, Nelson BC during regular office hours (8:30 am to 4:30 pm) Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays until the close of the nomination period:

4:00 pm on October 10, 2014

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE

A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local govern-ment if they meet the following criteria: Canadian citizen; 18 years of age or older on general voting day [insert date of general voting day]; resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on these matters, the following persons may be contacted:Frances Long, Chief Election Officer at (250) 352-8254

Joanne Caldecott, Deputy Chief Election Officer at (250) 352-8285

Frances LongChief Election Officer

From 9:00 am on September 30, 2014 To 4:00 pm on October 10, 2014 Excluding statutory holidays and weekends

From 9:00 am on September 30, 2014 To 4:00 pm on October 10, 2014 Excluding statutory holidays and weekends

Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than4:00 pm on October 17, 2014

New to Town?Emily Tucker and Megan Moore …

Welcome you to NELSON!We have a FREE package for you full

of gifts and gift certificates from local businesses and

community information and resources.

PICK UP LOCATION AVAILABLE @

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For those who have lost someone through death, the cycle of loss through detachment, despair and anger cab be difficult. Recovery can be a lonely, fright-ening and overwhelming experience, even when family and friends are trying to support us.

A grief support group provides a safe, supportive environment where the bereaved can learn that the way they are experiencing their grief is normal and very individual.

Grief is a healthy response to loss that needs to be acknowledged and expressed before we can move on. Working through feelings about losses and sharing them with others who are also grieving decreases our isolation and loneliness while helping us learn how to experience and work through our pain.

Nelson & District Hospice Society is offering a free grief support series for anyone grieving the loss of someone through death. The group will run for four weeks starting Thursday, October 2 until October 23 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Pre-registration is required but attendance is free. For more information and/or to register, please call Nelson Hospice at 250-352-2337 or email [email protected].

All calls are confidential. Donations gratefully accepted.

Climate march set for Sunday

Community

Dealing with grief

People concerned about climate change and a clean energy future can join in local events for the global action, the People’s Climate March, on Sunday, September 21.

Organizers will be will be rallying at Nelson City Hall at 4:30 p.m. for speeches. Then the group will march to Nelson United Church which is hosting a potluck dinner. Following the dinner there will be a showing of the documentary film Disruption about this giant global climate action.

“People in the Kootenays are actively working to move to a clean energy future. We naturally want to participate in this world-wide mobilization to show it’s time to get serious about climate change,” said David Reid, executive director of the West Kootenay EcoSociety.

People’s Climate Marches will be taking place around the planet in cities like Delhi, Jakarta, Lon-don, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, Berlin and Paris. A huge coalition of over 1,000 environmental orga-nizations, faith groups, unions and others has come together world-wide to create the movement.

A huge rally is being organized in New York. A historic Climate Summit hosted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will take place in NYC just a few days later.

“Fossil fuel generated climate change is the big-gest threat facing humanity,” said Keith Wiley of Kootenays for a Pipeline-Free BC. “Only a massive public movement will push governments to cut back on oil, gas and coal and move to a life-sustaining clean energy future. This global action helps us get going,” he said.

More information can be found at ecosociety.ca and Facebook: Kootenays For a Pipeline-Free BC.

FINANCE & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING @ 2:00 P.M.BOARD MEETING @ 5:00 P.M. (times are PST)

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Board Offi ce, 570 Johnstone Road, Nelson BC

Video Conferencing to Creston at: Creston Education Centre, 617-11th Ave., S., Creston

Public Welcome

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8 (KOOTENAY LAKE)

Road to a New Life – 3 of 4Joseph Russell – YWAM Nelson

� is week I want to expand on the one requirement necessary to receive this free and undeserved gift God is o� ering us. People are counted as right before God, not because of their work, but

because of their faith in God who paid the penalty for their wrongdo-ings. (Romans 4:5 Paraphrased) Again I want to highlight that there is nothing we can do to stand right before God in and of ourselves. � e only way, is to receive this gift by faith. So what is faith? Faith is being sure

of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see. (Hebrews 11:1) Our hope is that at the end of our lives we will stand right before God, not be-cause of what we have done, but be-cause of what He has already done for us. Faith is the ability to be certain that even now, in this moment, we can stand right before God and en-ter into a relation-ship with Him. It is written: � e

person in right standing before God lives by faith. (Romans 1:17 Para-phrased) When we believe in what He has done for us it changes the way we think and act. No longer do we strive for acceptance before God, no more do we have to be afraid of being separated from Him. We walk by faith, being con-� dent that we stand right before God, knowing that we can come before Him and experience His love for us. Our po-sition before God is secure. What a privi-lege, what a miracle, what a gift! Do you believe in

this gift God of-fers? Or are you still trying to earn your right standing before God? To � nish up next

week I want to share about calling on God and living in His gift.

Unity Centre of the Kootenays

Speaker – Dania KalTaraTopic: “Heart Songs from India”

717 Vernon St.Sunday at 11 a.m.

Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394

The Salvation ArmyNelson Community Church

Sunday Worship Serviceat 11:00 am

Everyone is WelcomeYour Pastors:

Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)

Churches of NelsonBringing to you our weekly words.

GATHERING THIS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21ST 10AM

2402 PERRIER LANEBring food to share at our

potluck brunch.All welcome.

Displaced rhythms? Come experience ours!

Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send

Look for us on Facebook

www.nelsonvineyard.com

St. Saviour's Pro CathedralAnglican Church of Canada

Of� ce: 9 am - 1 pm Tue - Thurs • [email protected]

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Ward & Silica, Nelson Family Service & Eucharist

Children’s Sunday SchoolSunday Service 10:30 a.m

Of� ce: 9 am - 1 pm Tue - Thurs •

St. Michael & All Angels Busk Road, Balfour

Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.

Nelson United Church

Corner of Josephine and Silica StreetsPh: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

“Reclaiming Creation”All are Welcome

All children welcome for Sunday School and Nursery Room available

Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 amMinister: David Boyd

CATHOLIC CHURCHCATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE

813 Ward Street 352-7131

Sunday Mass Times: • Saturday 7:00pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am

Parish of� ce open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon [email protected] • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca

A Friendly Bible Centre Church

623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber

Refreshments are served a� er the service(A� liated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)

“Renewing Our Passion For Godly Things”

Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am

Sabbath (Saturday) Services

10 am Bible study/discussion

11 am Worship Service

12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon

Also available: “It Is Written" CTV 11 am Saturdays

Please join

us at 1502

Granite Road

Pastor Leo 250-687-1777 www.nelsonadventist.ca

Nelson Seventh-Day Adventist Church

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“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heauy laden, and I vill giue you rest” Matthew 11:28

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Rides available!

H.O.P.E. Church Pastoral couple Jeff & Marilyn Zakhttp://hope.strikingly.com

Come Help Change The World Gathering on: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. 3308 Silver King Rd. 250-352-5007

OUR MISSIONWe are committed to living in biblical Covenamt, where we lay down our lives for one another encouraging each person and family practically and spiritually to become all we are called to be as Christ followers.

Nelson Christian Science SocietyA Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA

Sunday Service in Balfour9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd.

For information 250-229-5237

Past Lives, Present OpportunitiesEckankar Worship Service

Saturday September 27th 11amCrescent Valley Community Hall

(just north of the junction)Everyone Welcome

Nelson Star Friday, September 19, 2014 www.nelsonstar.com A27

Bonnie Jean Maximick born in Whitehorse, Yukon on November 24th, 1951 passed away on September 3rd, 2014 in Edmonton AB.Despite many challenges thru out her life Bonny

always had an upbeat and positive attitude.Bonny was predeceased by her parents Frank and

Jean and her sister Barb.Bonny is loved and missed by her brother Jim (Val),

sisters Debbie (Mike) and Sue. She is also survived by her niece Bronwyn and nephews Jaimy(Ri), Tyler (LIsa), Kody, Tristan and Levi and one great nephew Dallas.In Bonny’s memory donations to the Canadian

Diabetes Association are greatly appreciated.

Bonnie Jean Maximick

It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of Hilda Kathleen McMullin, we will miss her. Hilda died on the 27th of June after a heart attack. She was 95 years old and quite active for her age. Hilda was predeceased by her father Albert 1932, mother Ida 1955 and siblings Ruth (Don) Anderson, Gordon McMillan, Reg (Marg) McMullin, Luella (Walter) Martin, Rita (Red) Bland.She is survived by two sons Karl (Rita) Stafford,

Gerrit Stafford and a very loving neice Yvonne and her husband Ted Yeates, also grandchildren Julie and Michael Stafford and not least her very good friend Mary Lou OswaldAll moms friends and acquaintances are invited to

a memorial at 913 Hall Street on Sunday September 28th at 1:30 till 4 pm.

Hilda Kathleen McMullin Born March 24, 1918, Died June 27, 2014

HYUNDAICASTLEGAR

STEP UPIf you seek a career, not just a job, step up and

apply to Castlegar Hyundai.

Product AdvisorListen to customers, ask questions and help them select the right vehicle. Become familiar with one of the world s most e citing automotive lineups. Build your own business with unlimited potential in this sales position.

Step into a career position with continuous training, bene ts, e cellent pay for a job well done, the opportunity to advance and a supportive team.

e want people who wake up each day e cited to work hard and achieve their goals. A track record of success in your work, education or other pursuits is an asset.

Take that st step and apply today.

Contact Keith Kalawsky [email protected].

Service AdvisorKalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC seeks an energetic, customer-focused and professional service advisor. Duties include scheduling maintenance and repair work, providing estimates, selling service and parts, coordinating technicians and embracing administrative tasks. Strong communication and multitasking skills required.

Our standards are high because our customers deserve the best treatment when entrusting their vehicles to us. We offer excellent benefi ts, bonuses and a positive working environment. This is a full-time position. If you have sales or service experience outside the auto sector, we will also seriously consider your application.

Please send your resume with cover letter to:

Mitch Rinas, ControllerKalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC1700 Columbia AvenueCastlegar, BC V1N 2M8Fax: (250) 365-3949Email: [email protected]

1700 Columbia Avenue Castlegar | (250)365-2155

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Homestay coordinator – International Student Program SD#8, Kootenay Lake

The successful candidate will provide contracted services to the school district programThe Kootenay Lake School District focuses on excellence for all learners in a nurturing environment. We serve a diverse range of communities in an inspiring geographic setting, with access to an active outdoor lifestyle and rich cultural opportunities. More than 100 students from Korea, Mexico, and Brazil participate in our well-regarded international program.

Reporting to the Administrator, International Student Programs, the Homestay Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the ongoing placement and support of assigned international students for the district’s full and part time International Student Program. This includes maintaining a registry of potential homestay families, monitoring homestay and student applications, and ensuring appropriate student placements and ongoing follow-up. The full job description for this position can be accessed here. Location of work: Home Office:

Title of Immediate supervisor: Administrator, International Student Programs

Summary: Reporting to the Administrator, International Student Programs, the Homestay coordinator is responsible for overseeing the ongoing placement, and support of assigned inter-national students for the district’s full and part time International Student Programs as outlined in the service agreement.

Duties and Responsibilities: Maintains a registry of potential homestay families through ongoing recruitment of new host families, respite, short and long-term placement. Reviews interview reports, and accepts or rejects applicants based on home visits, criminal record checks, questionnaire responses, and adherence to established homestay handbook criteria. Monitors student applications and strategically places student with host family consultation.

Arranging transportation to/from airport for arriving/departing students in consultation with ISP Administrator and relevant host parents. Monitors quality and success of homestay by providing assistance and advice on sensitive problems, responds to emergency calls, relocates students as required and calculates any additional fess to be paid or eimbursed and recommends compensation for damages to homes.

Conduct monthly face to face meetings with students to ensure comfort and satis faction with the homestay placement and submit a report to capture the important points of the interview.

Conduct monthly phone interviews with the homestay family to ensure satisfaction and support for the family. Compose, prepare, and issue correspondence, confirmation placement letters, new student profiles and homestay profiles and guidelines to homestay families, and arrive and departure instruction to the agents. Maintains a home office with a computer, scanner, file system, photocopier and or printer.Required Qualifications and Experience: - 1 or 2 years of post-secondary education at an accredited university or college Valid BC driver’s license - Computer literate - Good interpersonal and oral communication skills - Ability to work with other cultures and demonstrate an intercultural mindset - Ability to meet deadlines and work with minimal supervision - Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with parents, students and homestay.

Working knowledge of office procedures and standard office equipment

Desirably qualities: Ability to speak a second or third language preferably Japanese and or Chinese Knowledge of the BC public school system

The duties and responsibilities of this position may require the Homestay Coordinator to work outside “regular” hours, including evenings, holidays, and weekends.

As the successful candidate, you will have a minimum one-year post-secondary education at an accredited institution, with excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills. You will be culturally aware, with a demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with parents, students, homestay parents, school district taff, and the general public. Knowledge and/or work experience in the BC public school system, as well as the ability to speak a language in addition to fluent English would be helpful. A valid BC driver’s license is arequirement. As you will be providing contracted services to the school district through a Service Agreement, you will have a fully operable and equipped home office.Interested applicants should submit a detailed resume outlining your qualifications

and experience no later September 26, 2014, to:

The interest of all applicants is greatly appreciated; however, acknowledgement will only be made to those selected for an interview.

Sandy Prentice Email: [email protected]

GLACIER HONDAEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

GLACIER HONDA in Castlegar, B.C. is looking for a highly motivated and driven individual to join our sales team.Honesty, integrity,sincerity, along with respect for our customers is essential for success in the automotive industry.This person will help our customers make solid decisions for their automotive needs.

We sell a full line of new HONDA cars and trucks as well as all makes and models of preowned .Compensation is only limited by the successful candidates ability.We offer a full benefit package after a probation period, and a great working environment.

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity with great rewards, please submit your resume to:

1602 Columbia AveCastlegar BC V1N 1H9Phone: 250-365-4845

Fax: 250-365-4865Toll Free: 1-866-365-4845

Att. Ron Cutler or Via email to

[email protected]

Announcements

Cards of Thanks

Margaret Zimmerman’sfamily would like to THANK everyone for their prayers,

those who sent cards,fl owers, visited and called to

see how she was doing.A special THANK YOU to the 3rd fl oor Nurses and

Doctors at Kootenay Lake Hospital. THANK YOU

InformationNelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resources Centre Drop in Wed. 12-2 pm at 719 Vernon St., Nelson For info:

250 352-6008; [email protected] or visit www.nelsonelderabusepre-

vention.org

We invite family& friends for the

Celebration of Life for Bill & Gaie Waite onSaturday, October 4th. A

graveside Memorial will be held for immediate family at

the Nelson Cemetery at 11:00 am. Followed by a

Celebration of Life for family and friends at the Eagles Hall, 641 Baker Street,

Nelson, BC at 12:00 Noon.In lieu of fl owers donations

may be made to Penticton & District Hospice Society at

the following website: www.pentictonhospice.com

and click on ‘How I Can Help’ button then -

Donate Now.

Lost & FoundFOUND: Set of Keys between Blaylock & Six Mile Tues. Sept 2nd call 1 604 612-1999

Obituaries

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A28 www.nelsonstar.com Friday, September 19, 2014 Nelson Star

Boundary Electric

Boundary Electric, a top 50 business in the Kootenays based in Grand Forks, BC, is looking for a Project Manager. Boundary Electric has a strong commitment to quality achieved through its ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System. The Project Manager will manage and coordinate projects, work with vendors to source equipment and assist clients in the design and supply of product. Also, he/she will be specifying and designing electrical equipment based on clients needs. Some skills required are:• Technical certifications as either a Journeyman Electrician,

Associated Science Technologist (ASCT-Electrical) or Electrical Engineer.

• Ability to work and adapt in a fast paced environment.• Experience with the installation and/or design of industrial

electrical equipment.• Take direction and work well in a team environment while being

a creative and solution based thinker.

Wage based on experience and include benefits and Pension Plan.Willing to train the ideal candidate.Send emails to [email protected] by September 20, 2014. NO PHONE CALLS

PROJECT MANAGER Job description: To lead, inspire, organize and keep safe a small group of preschool children. The program involves regular outdoor activities, indoor structured and unstructured time, creative art ideas and story telling. The position is part time. Wage is $15/ hr to start.

Job requirements: Up to date: ECE certifi cation, criminal record check, infant child fi rst aid and CPR, a record of immunizations. A minimum of one year experience working with preschool aged children, some experience in leading a group, an understanding and agreement to support the Lakeside Early Learning Centre philosophy, a love of the outdoors.

To Apply: Email your resume to [email protected] Subject: Job Application

Certifi ed Early Childhood Educator at Lakeside Early Learning Centre.

REQUIRED

Unit Price TENDERS INVITED by AM FORD SALES LTD from bone fide Contractors to construct:

PARKING LOT AND RETAINING WALL

At AM Ford Plus located on Highway 3B at Waneta Mall on:Lot 1, Plan EPP12291, DL 4598, KD

Work consists of:

1. Excavation and removal of approximatelya. 900 cubic meters topsoilb. 6,300 cubic meters of subsurface soil

2. Supply and installation of approximately 202 Concrete Block Retaining Wall

Tender documents and instructions to tender may be obtained from the Project Manager:

Elmer Verigin, BE., P.Eng.,E Verigin Consultants (EVC)145 – 4200 Grandview DriveCastlegar, B.C. V1N 4X6(250) 304 2801 (O) (250) 608 2215 (Cell)[email protected]

Tenders close at the offices of EVC at 1:00 P.M., September 30, 2014. The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted.

All Contractors must schedule a site visit with the Project Manager.

Community Access program Youth Intern

Full job description and eligibility requirements at: http://nelson.bclibrary.ca/

Resumes and cover letters to:

June Stockdale, Chief LibrarianNelson Public [email protected]

35 hrs/week @ $12/hr October 6 – March 28, 2015

Application Deadline September 30, 2014 4:30pm

You will design and deliver internet and computer training sessions to the public. Excellent people skills and knowledge of computers and software applications required. Open to eligible

youth aged 15 – 30. Full job description

Client Services CoordinatorCastlegar, BC

Independent Respiratory Services is a BC-owned and operated full service respiratory company that has been providing sleep apnea and home oxygen therapy to British Columbians since 1996. We are currently looking for a highly motivated individual to join our Castlegar Team.

The successful candidate must be:• Committed to Customer Service• Comfortable in a dynamic team environment• Meticulous and detail oriented• Organized, Efficient• Confident, Outgoing, Independent• Professional in Approach and Appearance• Skillful in all forms of Communication

Education and Background:• Strong computer skills• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office applications• Certificate in Business Administration• 1 to 2 years of general office experience

Our company offers competitive remuneration and benefits. To launch an exciting career with Indepen-dent Respiratory Services today, forward your resume in confidence to [email protected]. Closing date is October 4, 2014.

We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

For more information about our company, please visit: www.irscanada.ca

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Employment

Help Wanted

ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS?

Relief is only a call away! Call Shelley Cameron Estate Administrator

at 877-797-4357 today, to set up your FREE

consultation in Nelson. Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP

33 years experience. BDO Canada Limited.Trustee in Bankruptcy.

200-1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna , BC V1Y 9X1

Full Times SalesRepresentative.

Andre’s Electronic Experts in Castlegar is looking

to grow their sales force. Looking for individuals with

sales experience and knowledge of cellular/

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Employment

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Would consider 2nd or 3rd year apprentice

We are offering a very competitive pay rate and

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Household ServicesA-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning. Complete Fur-nace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-565-0355 (Free estimates)

Merchandise for Sale

Food Products

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Hormone FreeGrass Fed/Grain Finished

Freezer Packages AvailableQuarters/Halves

$4.10/lb Hanging WeightExtra Lean Ground

Beef Available TARZWELL FARMS

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Fruit & VegetablesFaraman Farm

New location!3111 Hwy 3 Erickson, BC

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Visit us for applesStarting approx. Mid. Sept.-

Gala, MacEnd of Sept.- Honeycrisp, Sweet 16, Priam, Blushing

Susan & ElstarBeginning Oct. - Liberty,

Spartan, Jonagold, Creston, Golden Delicious

Mid Oct.- Ambrosia & OrinWe also have squash, pota-toes, carrots & apple juice

Bulk orders welcomeClosed Sundays

Garage Sales1303 Granite Road,Sept 20th 9 am. tools,plumbing supplies, ladders, cacti electronics display case

1421 Front St (behindSafeway) Sat & Sun Sept 20th & 21st 8 am - 12 noon, tons of stuff, NEW ITEMS SUNDAY!

2814 Hwy 3A Sat. Sept 20th8 am - 2 pm Lots of great stuff!

2 Family Garage Sale!1547 Hwy 3A Sat Sept 20th8 am - 3 pm Misc. household, furniture, appl, sporting goods, bike, treadmill & more Rain or Shine!

2 Family Garage Sale!1821 Falls Street (1 block above Lion’s Park)Sat Sept 20th 7:30 am

2 Family Garage Sale#42 & 43 1554 Granite Road(Chateau Village Mobile Park)Sat Sept 20th 8 am - 12 noon,household, China, tools & lots of good stuff

Help Wanted


Garage Sales2 Family Sale! 7617 & 7621 Ross Road, Procter Sat & Sun Sept 20th & 21st 9 am - 2 pm Household, tools, golf clubs, baby clothes, Misc.

500 Block between Innes & Houston (back Alley)Sat Sept 20th 8 am children’s books, furniture. light fi xtures, misc.

60 Years of Stuff813 Cottonwood Ave. (Salmo) Sat & Sun Sept 20th & 21st

9am-4pm

Garage Sale1020 Gore St, 8am, Sat Sept 20th, kids stuff, house ware,

Lots more

GARAGE Sale Saturday, Sept 20th 8am-1pm - 111 Cotton-wood Road (driveway just over bridge, fi rst road past Nelson Toyota). Variety of items.

Large Multi Family Garage Sale, 306 Robson St, Sept 20th & 21st 8:30 am Tools,Vitamix, no plastic kids toys

Moving sale, Sat Sept 20th, 421 Carbonate. 10am-4pm Chest freezer, furniture, bunk-beds, double stroller, kids clothes, & more

Multi Family!79 Government Road (next to Andex) Sat Sept 20th 8-4 Something for everyone!

Multi Family Garage Sale!1104 Selby St, Sat Sept 20th8 am - 3 pm

Multi Family Yard Sale!1303 Granite Road (Follow the Signs) Sun ONLY Sept 21st 9am-3pm No Early Birds. Lots of great stuff incl: Collectables, Ski/snowboard gear, Mountain bike gear & parts, Dirt bike & Motorcycle parts, camera equipment, Housewares,Furniture, Climbing gear, & much more!

Robin from Birch n’ Burlap is having a garage sale

723 Nelson Ave.Sat & Sun Sept 20th & 21st 9 am-4pm Furniture, vintage fi nds, home decor, homeaccessories, kids stuff & so much more. No early shoppers as gates will be closed

Salmo, Sat - Sept 20th 9 - noon, Cancel if raining

608 Cottonwood Ave

Misc. for SaleA- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all

sizes in stock. SPECIAL

Trades are welcome.40’ Containers under $2500! DMG 40’ containers under

$2,000 each.Also JD 544 &644 wheel

Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size

hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108

Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Dynamic is having a Clearance Sale, misc wood products,excess landscape

material, tools, sawmill equipment, large trucks forklifts & much more

we are located in Castlegar 1839 Brilliant Rd. Sale starts Sept 15th runs to Oct 15th

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Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

Topsoil, Sand, Road Gravel Fill with delivery call

for prices 250.359.7188

c:250.304.8158Rubber Tire

Backhoe, MiniExcavator & dump

truck service

Misc. Wanted

Cash Paid for old guns, signs, tins, toys, military

medals, swords, coincollections, cowboy,

railroad & mining items, Bottles, license plates,

estates. Larry1 250 545-7140

[email protected]

Collector Buying Coin Collec-tions, Native Art, Estates,Gold, Silver + 250-499-0251

Musical InstrumentsMusical Instruments

Guitars, Amplifi ers, Drums, Keyboards, P.A., Music books

and AccessoriesBAY AVENUE MUSIC DOWNTOWN TRAIL

250-368-8878

Real Estate

Apt/Condos for SaleNEW LISTING! Fantastic

unobstructed view over the golf course 2 brdm + den,

2 bath, $315,000 354-0149

Rentals

Homes for RentMobile Home in Thrums

2 brms, addition, deck, F/S W/D, small 15 unit park

small pet ok, 250-304-9273

Salmo 3 brdm home on large lot, great location,

large garage/shop, workingmature adults only N/S, N/P $800/m + util, avail Nov 1st

250 [email protected]

Rooms for Rent1 Bdrm kitchen suites

at 6 mile. Avail Immediately Fully furnished, inc all utilities

wifi , cable & onsite laundry $825/mth utilities included

Call: 250-825-9421Email: [email protected]

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Shared Accommodation

Uphill: Room in house suitable for student N/S $450/m 250 551-0242

TownhousesGLENMERRY 3Bd., laminate fl oor on top & main, fenced yard, N/S.$900. 250-551-1106

Want to RentActive Single male 35 req fur-nished room within Nelson city limits. Fully employed, clean, quiet & reliable. Up to $500/m all incl. Kerry @ 352-9876 or [email protected] or Nelson: Two single men, 50’s, salesman & bookbinder seeking quietaffordable housing for Oct 1st. Can help with maintenance, snow removal etc. Good refs avail. Both clean, quiet & con-siderate. Allan 250 354-4858

Looking for Magical Bright Home with Lovely Spiritual

Energy, A Nature Connection, (Back yard &/or Deck)Beautiful View, could be

walking distance to the new Co-op or to the Water. 2 bdrm & parking would be ideal. For Oct 1st I’m a conscious, quietresponsible women N/S, love

all life but have no pets250 352-1696

Male, 30 yrs req housingbetween Balfour & Castlegar, near public transit. Can afford $400/m. Easygoing, respon-sible & hardworking. Good Ref avail. Dave 250 921-4502Responsible 30 yr old man req housing in Nelson to reach F/T employment. Own or shared considered. Pet friend-ly, can garden & prefer raw food/veg, organic environ-ment. Can afford $500-550/m & has good refs. [email protected] or call 352-9876

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Community

Rhythm Dragons shine in finalTwo Kootenay

Rhythm Dragons (KRD) teams finished strong at the Penticton Dragon Boat Festival on Skaha Lake in Penticton Sep-tember 6 and 7. The event hosted 73 teams from BC and Alberta in women’s and mixed divi-sions.

The KRD Sisters in Sync paddled strong to first place finishes in the initial two races. This placed them in the Plati-num division with strong competition in the semi-final race, but the man-aged a third place finish. The team posted their best ever time of 2:22.29. They were joined by four members of the KRD Recreational team to bring their success.

The KRD LOL team raced hard to achieve second place finishes in their two initial races. This placed them in the Diamond Division. They paddled strong in the semi-final race to finish in 4th place against very strong competition. It was an exciting first time achievement in the Dia-mond Division.

KRD’s amazing steer-sperson Diane Tulloch was able to steer for both teams with the exception of the second race when the two KRD teams raced each other.

A wonderful steer-sperson Ken B, from the Vernon Extreme Cur-rents, tilled for the LOL team. A thrilling race ended with KRD teams finishing in first and sec-ond place.

In the Sunday Breast Cancer Survivor Cup Challenge, Kootenay Rhythm Dragons sur-vivors Maureen Hen-dry, Jeanette McCarvell, Sarah Quayle and Mary Walters joined the Koo-tenay Robusters of Chris-tina Lake.

As the winds blew up an exciting start and wavy race finished with the emotional carna-tion ceremony honour-ing those fighting breast cancer and those who

have died, with the Garth Brooks song The River.

As the winds in-creased, a decision by the organizers to cancel the final races upheld

the safety concerns for all paddlers.

This meant the final results were based on the times of the semifi-nal races. The KRD SIS

team placed second in the Women’s Platinum B Division and the LOL Team seventh in the Women’s Diamond B Division.

As the season clos-es for 2014, Kootenay Rhythm Dragons contin-ue to support members Sarah Quayle and Mary Walters who will be pad-dling in the International Breast Cancer Challenge in Sarasota, Florida, Oc-tober 24 to 26.

They will be joining the Vernon Buoyant Buddies survivor team. A fun-fundraising event will be held on Thurs-day, September 25 at Finley’s Irish Pub to support these ladies and the KRD paddler assis-tance fund. Everyone is welcome to join the fun.

2014 season comes to an end for local paddlers

Submitted photo

Members of the Kootenay Rhythm Dragons finished strong at the Penticton Dragon Boat Festival on Skaha Lake in Penticton.

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WHAT A DAY!

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Community

IODE celebrates a century of service

Greg Nesteroff photo

The Kokanee Chapter of the IODE celebrated its centennial Wednesday. Mayor John Dooley dropped by the organization’s Baker Street thrift shop to help cut the cake. The � rst meeting to organize the local chapter was held in September 1914 and since then, the women’s charity has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local and national causes.

Henry is a 2 year old stripped cat. He is a neautered, slender and long cat with long hair, a bushy and thick tail and is under 10 pounds.He is golden brown and black and has fairly even stripes along his whole body. He does not have any white fur at all. He has a very narrow and tiny face. He is a cuddly cat, sleeps with us and is very friendly. He usually will come if you shake a bag of temptations or food. He is an indoor outdoor cat and we let him outside in the summer during the day with our other 2 cats. We still have the other 2 cats and one is his birth sister, Nora from the same litter. They are always in for dinner before dark to avoid predators. Henry has been missing since the end of August.We have hand distributed 160 colour flyers in Rosemont trying to locate him with no luck. If you would like a copy of our flyer or additional pictures to identify him please email us at [email protected] or call us at 250-352-0450. A safe drop has been arranged with the Nelson Branch of the SPCA. You can drop him off there no questions asked. If you have taken Henry in Thank You for looking after him but can we have him back please? He is loved very much and we miss him. We would like to Thank all our neighbours, and everyone in Rosemont and some local businesses for your help looking for him and keeping the flyers up and calling on any sightings. We follow up on every lead. We have met some truly wonderful people who also want the best for Henry and we appreciate your love and support.

HENRY IS MISSING FROM 2014 CHOQUETTE AVEBY THE GOLF COURSE IN ROSEMONT

$750.00 REWARD FOR HIS SAFE RETURN PLEASE CALL LISA DOSENBERGER OR VICTOR MAKORTOFF AND

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Community

Healthy breakfasts servedIt may be true that there are no free

lunches, but the Kootenay Co-op is prov-ing that there are free breakfasts!

Healthy Breakfasts, the Co-op’s fall com-munity initiative, combines a free commu-nity breakfast with ideas and information about how to make sure the most important meal of the day get the attention it deserves.

They have been serving breakfasts in the Co-op’s covered patio and offering recipes and information to inspire healthy, deli-cious breakfasts with their Healthy Breakfast Guide.

“We know, and multiple scientific stud-

ies confirm, that people who go without a nutritious breakfast will end up consuming more empty calories and fewer vegetables and fruits over the course of the day,” said wellness manager Michelle Beneteau.

“Over the long-term, this can mean poorer health outcomes. For example, a study of 6,000 students showed that those who ate breakfast had improved cognitive function, memory, eye-hand coordination and got better grades.”

While the benefits of breakfast may seem obvious, the outreach manager Jocelyn Carver says the initiative is as necessary

as it is simple.“Estimates are that about 40 per cent of

the public don’t eat breakfast. We designed the Healthy Breakfast initiative to offer a free breakfast both to help our community start the day right in a tangible and tasty way and to create an opportunity to get together and share a meal”.

So far, more than 400 people have at-tended the Healthy Breakfast events. The final event is on Monday, September 22. Everyone is welcome. The Healthy Breakfast Guide is available at the Co-op’s Customer Service desk.

Final Co-op event set for September 22

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Healthy Breakfasts, the Co-op’s fall community initiative has helped hundreds of people enjoy a nutritious meal to start the day.

www.spca.bc.ca/nelson • 250.352.7178520 C Falls Street Nelson (Above Savoy Bowling Lanes)

Open Tues - Sat.: 12:00 - 5:00pm

www.kaap.ca • 250.551.1053Wondering how to donate to help KAAP pets? The Kootenay

Co-op store in Nelson has a KAAP “Till Card”. When you pay for your purchases, just ask to swipe the KAAP till card,

and $2 will be gratefully received. Thank you!

250.352.78612124 Ymir Road

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Supports for childcare and transportation are available.

Info Session: March 31, 1-3pm

If you have experienced violence, neglect or abuse and you are interested in exploring your recovery, personal growth, life & career planning join us!

For more information contact: Laurie Holton: 250-608-2254

Group Session runs April 28—June 18, 2014

Bridges is a joint project of Castlegar & District Community Services and Kootenay Career Development Society The Bridges Program is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia

Bridges for Women Breaking the Cycle & Building the Future

Supports for childcare and transportation are available.

Info Session: March 31, 1-3pm

If you have experienced violence, neglect or abuse and you are interested in exploring your recovery, personal growth, life & career planning join us!

For more information contact: Laurie Holton: 250-608-2254

Group Session runs April 28—June 18, 2014

Bridges is a joint project of Castlegar & District Community Services and Kootenay Career Development Society The Bridges Program is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia

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601 Baker Street, Nelson BC 250.352.7252 www.rhcrealty.com100% Locally Owned & Independently Operated

Central ly located between Nelson & Cast legar, 4 bedroom, 3 bath spl i t level , open lay out, bamboo f loors, main level laundry, basement has sui te potent ia l , on 0.34 of an acre stunning v iew of Kootenay r iver and gold is land below. MLS 2399310

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Riondel North Rd. Lease Lot with a Rustic Cabin. 121.42

feet of pebble beach by 300 feet in depth. Treed, sloping lot

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Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $79,000

waterfront lot

Mi l l i o n do l l a r v i ews w i t h o u t t h e p r i c e t a g ! Th i s 3 b ed r oom 1 .5 ba t h home i s p e r c he d t o t a k e i n b r e a t h t a k i n g Koo t ena y L ake v i ews f r o m e ve r y w i ndo w a nd t h e c o ve r ed deck s on each l e v e l . 1 A c r e t r e e d p r o pe r t y p r o v i d e s y ou r own p r i v a t e a c ces s r o a d t o t h e R DCK Wa t e r f r o n t p a r k and t h e beach be yond . MLS 2396995David Gentles 250.354.8225 $599,000

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Beautiful furnished home. New kitchen cabinets & countertops, 2 bathrooms totally redone, 5 bedrooms. All new carpet and tile. Oak floors, all recently painted. 0.58 Level Ac. Fruit trees & Lush Lawn, 75 ft. Sandy Beach, Boat Dock & dry land Boat House. MLS 2395862

Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $569,900

HarroP waterfront

Well-built home has quality finishings throughout. 3

bed, 2 1/2 bath home with large bonus room above the

two car garage. A perfect home for a family hobby farm!

MLS 2397630

Barbie Wheaton 250.509.0654 $399,900

a Beautiful Home

Well built & spacious home situated in a quiet area of Uphill, on a fantastic lot, close to the Rail Trail with beautiful views down the river and up the lake. Open living area, 4 bedrooms,2 baths, family room, & summer kitchen.MLS 2396409

Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $370,000

solid Value!

One bedroom and den corner unit with lake view. Storage locker, secure parking, covered deck, wheel chair accessible, and all within a few minute walk to Baker Street, Safeway and the mall. MLS 2400767

Dave Buss 250.354.9459 $255,000

HigH street Place

Just a few miles out the North Shore…9.6 acres with the finest sandy beach across the hwy. Classic 3 bedroom summer residence plus cabin. Pretty grounds & incredible views across the lake from this former orchard land.MLS 2398337

rare acreage witH waterfront

Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $1,025,000

Large 3 Bdrm & 2 Bthrm home filled with sunlight and spectacular lake views. 3 levels of living space with spacious decks. NEW ROOF, Gorgeous Landscaped .34 acres nestled into the hillside 4 miles from Nelson. Carport and dock with boat slip also make this property much desirable. North Shore Gem! MLS 2396714

Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $349,000

almost waterfront

SOLID and Well Maintained 2 full floors w/ spacious rooms plus newly refinished 1 bdrm in-law suite. This home offers a total 4 bdrms, 3 baths, and 2 kitchens, plenty of storage & attached carport. Wheel chair accessibility, fenced yard, public transit and schools close by! MLS 2400750

Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $329,000

suite House!

This land is 2 parcels, 2.28 acres total. Level heavily treed, also a huge storage building 32X64 with 200 Amp Electric panel. Close to Golf course & excellent fishing and recreation. Water is from Balfour Irrigation District.MLS 2396787

Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $194,900

uPPer Balfour rd

2536 Boyer Road

Lovely Large timber frame home on 3.43 acres 5

bedrooms, 4 bathrooms…Including a legal suite!

MLS 2399765

Barbie Wheaton 250.509.0654 $559,000

legal suite

Nearly New 3 Bdrm & 3 Bthrm, 2 storey home still covered under Home Warranty. This spacious house offers hardwood flooring throughout the main, gourmet kitchen, skylights, full basement w/ roughed in plumbing and a new landscaped custom designed backyard with very private patio. Entertainer’s Delight. Close to schools, parks and bus routes. MLS 2398562

Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $419,000

exquisite Home

5.6 acres at Passmore. Peaceful setting with mountain views. Less than 1/2 hour to Nelson or Castlegar. 3 bedroom home and double garage/shop. Home is solid but dated.MLS 2399398Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $269,000

slocan Valley acreage

Original homestead and newer 2 bedroom

home, several outbuildings on near-level

property in Queen’s Bay townsite. Tranquility,

yet close to amenities. MLS 2398173

Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $475,000

10 acre HoBBy farm - queens Bay

Cute 2 bedroom charac te r home in Uph i l l w i th p r i va te back ya rd & rear deck on a 63’x120’ l o t . We lcoming la rge f ron t porch en t r y. Roomy l i v ing room fea tu res a bay f ron t w indow & br ick f i rep lace . The bedrooms are on a l te rna te corners o f the house fo r added pr i vacy. Come v iew th i s home today ! MLS 2400862David Gentles 250.354.8225 $299,900

Just listed!

Very well kept, bright and cozy Log home on a quiet location in Slocan City. Walking distance to clean, pristine Slocan lake!! 3 bedroom, two bathrooms. Perfect home for those who enjoy quiet, cozy and homey! MLS 2395609Barbie Wheaton 250.509.0654 $209,500

Priced to sell!!

C ra f t s mans h i p abounds i n t h i s l i g h t f i l l e d 3 bed /2 ba t h t imbe r f r ame w / c a t hed r a l b eamed ce i l i n g s . 2 . 7 Ac r e s , g o r geous y a r d , p a t i o s , d e ck s & ga r dens . Huge de t a ched ga r age w / bonus r o om . Cen t r a l t o Ne l s on & Cas t l e ga r.MLS 2399490David Gentles 250.354.8225 $599,500

timBerframe Beauty

3 bedrooms, 2 ful l bathrooms, spacious l iv ing & dining room, gas f i replace, beaut i fu l ly updated ki tchen, hardwood f loors, high cei l ings. Backyard is ful ly fenced and has a s ingle car garage located on a low maintenance lot within walking distance to downtown. MLS 2399794

Laura Salmon 250.551.8877 $319,777

loVely Victorian Home!

3 bedroom home with outstanding view, front & rear decks and a great garden area. 60 x 179 lot on newly paved no-thru-road. Near bus route. Great starter.MLS 2398608Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $249,600

rosemont - great lot - leVel entry

3 bedrooms al l located on the main level , Br ight k i tchen, v iew of Elephant Mountain. Upstairs could be 4th bed, art studio/playroom. On a double lot , gardeners dream with apple trees, pear, cherr ies, plum, grapes. MLS 2400319

Laura Salmon 250.551.8877 $278,777

Perfect family Home!

Hobby farm, subdivision potential, or create an extreme sports playground in your own back yard!!! Clean and upgraded home offers 3 bedrooms, nice living areas & partially finished basement. Incredible Property!MLS 2396421

Prime Beasley acreage

Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $359,500

One bedroom, third floor condo with a great view of Kootenay Lake at Silver Bay. Huge covered deck, secure underground parking in a great walking location. Available for quick possession too!MLS 2400501

Dave Buss 250.354.9459 $269,000

laKe View condo

This 4 bed, 2 bath heritage Nelson home is located on

a triple lot and zoned for a 4plex. It is in a very central

location, close to schools, transit and amenities.

MLS 2396392

Christine Pearson 250.505.8015 $299,950

inVestors alert!

Centrally located Nelson 2 bedroom plus den home with new paint, plumbing, electrical and more! Many improvements, fabulous walking distance to amenities and zoned for a duplex. Off street parking for 2+ vehiclesMLS 2398760Christine Pearson 250.505.8015 $235,000

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