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Local department pays tribute to SeverynSee Page 3

Theatre no closer to realityLooking forward to this year’s crop of

summer movies? You won’t be seeing them at the Civic Theatre

It will be fall at the earliest before movies are shown again in the old Civic Theatre.

The City of Nelson will seek new proposals for the closed facility after cancelling its agreement with the lease-holder.

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Jamie Hertz jogs up to the door of Fusion Bistro with a fresh batch of menus under one arm and a hectic couple of weeks ahead of him.

This month he’ll head to Vancouver to make the rounds on morning TV shows, fly to Toronto for another TV project he can’t disclose the details of, and launch a spring menu at his Baker Street bis-tro. And in the midst of all that, he’ll have to sit down in front of a TV set and watch himself battle 15 other chefs for Canadian culi-nary supremacy.

Top Chef Canada, which kicks off its inaugural season Monday at 10 p.m. on the Food Network, is a foodie take on the usual reality TV template. Based on the popular U.S. show of the same name, it features chefs from across the country competing in a series of cooking challenges meant to highlight both

technical skill and personal flair. One or more contestants are knocked off per week, and

the last chef standing picks up $100,000, a new kitchen from the show’s sponsors and some pretty decent bragging rights.

While Hertz isn’t allowed to tell any-one how far he made it in the competi-tion, simply being cast seems to have generated all the community interest he can handle.“I think the first day, between all con-

tacts — email, Facebook and phone calls — I got about 300 or so calls,” he says. “I was like, ‘what did I get myself into?’”

The flood of interest hasn’t stopped since. As Hertz chats with the Star, another well-wisher wanders in with a few more questions about his reality TV debut.

HAPPY TO SUCCUMB

When a group of friends came into Fusion last summer bearing the Top Chef Canada casting call, Hertz’s first response was less

than enthusiastic. He was too busy, not interested, and didn’t have the technical know-how

to make the required audition video anyway.

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Jamie Hertz gets down to work at Baker Street’s Fusion.

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GREG NESTEROFFNelson Star Reporter

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NewsChinatown Week in Nelson: May 9 to 15

Celebration that’s long overdueSix hundred red lanterns

will paper the downtown next month as part of a week-long celebration of Nelson’s Chinese community.

Claus Lao Schunke, who has been spearheading the event, says the lanterns will symbolically tie the event together.

“Lanterns are really big in China,” he says. “For thou-sands of years they have connected people with the heavens and with each other. Lanterns mean good luck and red is the colour of pro-tection and celebration.”

Schunke will be distribut-ing them among participat-ing businesses, along with a handout explaining their significance.

“You’ll walk into the bank and there will be lan-terns hanging. Hopefully if people are waiting in a long line they’ll wonder what the lanterns are for.”

Chinatown Week, which runs May 9 to 15, will cul-minate with the dedication of a stone monument at the northwest corner of Vernon and Hall streets, funded by the city and Columbia Ba-sin Trust.

The plaque will contain a few lines of a Chinese poem, some text in English giv-ing historical context, and a taijitu symbol. The area, which was once an entrance to Chinatown, will also be landscaped with bamboo.

Although the inscription for the monument has been finalized, the actual stone still needs to be picked out.

Schunke, who hosted a 16-part series on Kootenay Co-op Radio about Nelson’s Chinese, says they have nev-er officially been given their due. They were railway la-bourers, market gardeners, worked in service and retail, and were houseboys and cooks, doing jobs no one else was willing to.

“Without them, without their contribution, Nelson probably wouldn’t be what it is today,” he says.

“They were known to be dependable, didn’t drink, and only had to be paid half. The Chinese individually were praised by employers, but as a group, politically, they were dumped on all the time.”

Their contribution has been obscured and forgot-ten, he says, to the point that most people are unaware of it.

Nelson’s Chinatown was originally on Vernon Street, but was forced to relocate to Front Street — hence the monument’s location.

The inscribed poem, translated, reads: “Hard is the journey/Hard is the journey/So many turns/And now where am I,” which Schunke feels well captures the Chinese experience in Nelson.

“There was no basis in fact for the way they were treated,” he says. “[Nelson] needed these people, but didn’t want them.”

Schunke adds he’s trying to make the event as inclu-sive as possible, and so far over 30 stores, restaurants,

and organizations are will-ing to take part, although he’s leaving it up to them to decide individually how best to mark the week.

Poet Fred Wah will read from his book Diamond Grill, named after his family’s Nelson diner, and Schunke himself will give a talk about China at the Oxygen Art Gal-lery.

He laments that Nelson’s history is not taught in its schools, but is hoping to involve them in the celebra-tion, and says Trafalgar prin-cipal Geoff Burns has shown interest.

Schunke envisions Chi-natown Week as an annual event, which in subsequent years could include perfor-mances.

The celebration coincides with Asian Heritage Month in Canada.

Claus Lao Schunke stands at the future site of a tribute to Nelson’s Chinese community. Red lanterns will be symbols of next month’s weeklong celebration.


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News

Homegrown policingNelson Police Department Sgt. Pat Severyn Retires

The Nelson Police De-partment honoured one of its longest-serving members Wednesday as Sgt. Pat Sev-eryn began his final shift.

An honour guard of col-leagues surprised him out-side the police station to mark his retirement after 29 years with his hometown force.

“I’m not a real sentimen-tal guy, but this really hits to the heart when I know I’m not coming to work to-morrow,” Severyn, 55, said. “Leaving such a tight knit group of people is difficult.”

Severyn was a Nelson police officer like his father Marsh before him. A talent-ed junior and senior hockey player, he says he “always seemed to be the policeman” on the ice before he was ap-proached about becoming an auxiliary constable in 1982.

“It struck me one day: I grew up here. What an op-portunity to really, really, really call a place your own and help people.”

Severyn attended the po-lice academy and then re-turned home — something his wife Donna says was practically unheard of.

“Everybody said you can’t police your own city. It just doesn’t work. But he said ‘I know all the alleys. I know all the pathways in Gyro Park.’

“He had to prove that it

would work. He was the testing ground.”

Since then, she says, oth-er locals have joined the de-partment.

Recently retired chief Dan Maluta read a message from mayor John Dooley, who is overseas. He added Severyn brought great morale to the force: “He lifted our spirits whenever he walked in the door.”

Maluta said Severyn is probably the longest-serving originally sworn member of the department, “and that’s something we all cherish.”

One of Severyn’s recent highlights was working se-curity detail at the Vancou-

ver Olympics, where he be-came a media celebrity.

As deputy chief Henry Paivarinta put it, with his fuller brush mustache, Sev-eryn “exemplifies what you’d expect an old-fashioned cop to be.”

“I tried to be an ambassa-dor for policemen, not just the police department,” Sev-eryn says.

During the Games, he mentioned his impending retirement to a group of people who asked where he would move afterward.

A man from Austria he didn’t know piped up: “Have you ever been to Nelson? The man works and lives in

paradise. Why would you want to go anywhere else?”

Severyn agrees: “I don’t have to be told it’s a great place. I’ve always loved Nel-son and I’ll never leave.”

Paivarinta gave Severyn a framed copy of a police mag-azine that featured him on the cover, and Chief Wayne Holland presented him with a badge of retirement.

Holland called Severyn “the personification of what a truly dedicated police of-ficer should strive to be.”

Following the ceremony, Severyn was back on the beat: he worked until 1 a.m. Thursday to complete his shift.

Sgt. Pat Severyn (left) ended a 29-year career with the Nelson Police Department on Wednesday. Chief Wayne Holland presented him with a retirement badge as former chief Dan Maluta (extreme right) and an honour guard looked on.



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Nelson city council doesn’t appear to have much of an ap-petite for backyard chickens.

A motion by coun-cillor Kim Charles-worth to bring the issue of keeping hens within city limits back to the council table received some support from her col-leagues. However, the issue was eventually deemed less urgent

than others facing council in its last six months in office, and the hens were passed off to council’s next priority setting meet-ing, when they’ll be given a place on the to-do list.

Charlesworth said staff have already prepared all the research necessary to change the city’s animal control by-laws, and all that’s left is for council to take the final steps.

“What has to hap-pen now is a political decision on whether people want to see this move forward,” she said.

But mayor John Dooley and council-lor Robin Cherbo worried allowing chickens into the city would be more com-plicated than simply changing a bylaw.

Cherbo suggested the city would need to draft chicken coop

guidelines, set up a permitting system, or introduce other regulatory measures that would eat up city staffers’ time, and city money.

“We’re already paying $15,000 a year to capture skunks and raccoons, now we’re allowing some-thing that’s going to attract them,” he added. “I would like to know a ballpark cost, considering our budget and how tight it’s been.”

“What are the next steps here?” Dooley asked, adding the process for choosing a city-approved coop design alone could be complicated.

But councillor Donna Macdonald said other communi-ties have generalized hen keeping guide-lines Nelson could follow.

“I don’t think we have to get really prescriptive about it in order to have suc-cess,” she said.

Chicken issue on holdCouncil Puts Poultry on To-Do List

The Nelson Municipal Library is changing its name. After get-ting the official go ahead from city council Monday, it’s now the Nel-son Public Library.

The library board has been plan-ning a name change since a refer-

endum last fall. Residents from Area F and the southern portion of Area H voted to support the library through taxation, rather than pay membership fees.

The board says the new name provides a “more regionally inclu-sive perspective,” and brings the library’s name in line with most other facilities of its kind in B.C.

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Less Trust cash for NelsonA change in the way the

Regional District of Central Kootenay apportions Co-lumbia Basin Trust commu-nity funding will mean more money for some places and less for others, including Nelson and Castlegar.

In a narrow vote last week, directors approved a motion to dole out money beginning in 2012 based solely on pop-ulation instead of a formula combining population and assessment.

“I don’t know why we started doing it years ago the way we did, but I just feel it’s more about people than the value of their homes,” says Arrow Lakes director Paul Peterson, who introduced the motion, despite the fact his area actually stands to lose money. “I love to keep within the spirit of what the Trust is about.”

Peterson says they were the only regional district using the population plus assessment formula. Al-though they will still receive the same amount of money overall, the pie will be divid-ed a little differently begin-ning next year.

Nelson’s piece will drop by $6,400 — from about $133,000 to $126,000 — while Castlegar stands to lose over $8,000 — from $107,000 to $99,000. The biggest winner will be Cres-ton, both the town and rural area, which will each receive over $8,500 more.

In all, funding will in-crease for six areas, decrease for seven, and remain un-changed for seven others at the lowest end of the fund-ing scale.

Nelson mayor John Dool-ey and Castlegar mayor Law-rence Chernoff argued that as the largest municipalities and regional hubs, they have more demands on them, and receive the lion’s share of requests for funding from community groups.

“We tend to have most of the requests because a lot of groups servicing the region are working out of Nelson,” Dooley says.

Chernoff added it’s “dif-ficult and time-consuming” to evaluate funding requests as it is, which last year to-taled $407,000. They only had funds to satisfy a quar-ter of that amount.

Nakusp mayor Karen Hamling, however, respond-ed that the cities are able to draw from a much larger tax base to provide their ser-vices.

“If your cities continue to grow, you get more money,”

she said. “We may grow a bit, but

can never provide the same

level of services.”The motion passed with

11 directors in favour.

Regional District Changes Funding Formulas for Columbia Basin Trust Grants

A breakdown of how the new Columbia Basin Trust fund-ing formula will affect each municipality and rural area:

Area 2011 2012 ChangeA (East Shore) 38,439 30,000 -8,439B (Rural Creston) 55,638 64,179 +8,541C (Rural Creston) 30,000 30,000 NilD (Rural Kaslo) 22,579 20,828 -1,751E (Rural Nelson) 54,161 50,753 -3,408F (Rural Nelson) 52,742 50,944 -1,798G (Rural Salmo) 30,000 30,000 NilH (Slocan Valley) 53,224 58,989 +5,765I (Rural Castlegar) 30,000 32,984 +2,984J (Lower Arrow) 35,662 38,133 +2,471K (Arrow Lakes) 25,251 24,584 -667Castlegar 107,328 99,143 -8,185Creston 57,404 65,913 +8,509Kaslo 30,000 30,000 NilNakusp 18,401 20,815 +2,414Nelson 132,882 126,445 -6,437New Denver 30,000 30,000 NilSalmo 30,000 30,000 NilSlocan 30,000 30,000 NilSilverton 30,000 30,000 Nil

Arrow Lakes regional director Paul Peterson supported changing the way each area re-ceives Columbia Basin Trust funding — even though it meant a net loss for him.

NDP leadership candi-date Adrian Dix is propos-ing a rural acute care initia-tive that would restore some services to Kootenay Lake Hospital.

Dix says the $40 million plan willl provide onsite ac-

cess to a 24-hour CT scan-ner, general surgery, and a complement of critical care beds in Nelson. In turn, he says this would relieve pres-sure on the regional hospital in Trail, which would be able to invest the savings into more acute care services.

“The BC Liberal ap-proach to regional health

care service is based on a flawed assumption that cen-tralization to this degree is cost efficient and safe,” Dix said in a release.

“Their cutbacks left Koo-tenay Lake Hospital with the only emergency department in the province serving a population of 30,000 with-out access to general surgery

or intensive care. This has led to multiple documented instances of compromised patient safety and care, and increased pressure on health services in Trail.”

Dix would have a group of independent health pol-icy and service delivery ex-perts evaluate the program’s impact after three years.

Dix would restore services at KLHNelson Star Staff

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It’s a script worthy of Hollywood. There’s drama, suspense, a wee bit of comedy and of course horror. Call it the Nightmare on

Vernon Street or perhaps Indecent Business Proposal.

Well, it might not get off the ground with any studios down in tinsel town, but the Civic Theatre mess certainly has layers as darkly entertaining as Pulp Fiction.

Since September the projector at the old theatre has sat quiet while a partnership of Lower Mainland investors plodded along on their grand plans to change the facility into the Nelson Cinemax. As today’s front page story reveals, that partnership is in shambles and the project has been abandoned.

So where does that leave anxious movie lovers? Well, if they want to take in the upcoming slate of summer blockbusters, it means traveling down Highway 3A to Castle-gar. That hurts, and the lack of urgency for this project by city leaders is disappointing.

“Obviously one of the key criteria is making sure the proponents have the financial capac-ity to deliver on what they say. We’ll certainly do a little more scrutiny in that regard,” city manager Kevin Cormack told the Star this week.

Why is that only obvious now?In these trying economic times we need

locals spending as much cash in Nelson as possible. Instead of hitting a local restaurant and going to the show, those on a summer date will now take their cash to Castlegar. I’m sure Boston Pizza and the Greek Oven would like nothing more than to see the Civic The-atre never reopen.

Instead of an afterthought, getting the Civic back playing movies must become a priority for council. Instead of backyard chickens, they should be discussing what they can do to help make Nelson’s economy more vibrant.

It’s troubling that this drama has gone on so long. A normally vibrant section of Vernon Street that bursts with energy during the sum-mer with moviegoers of all ages enjoying a night out will sit silent. Council must do more to ensure this important facility does not be-come a sequel to the 1983 flop The Dead Zone.

Theatre must become priority

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It’s the most shopworn cliché of the B.C. Lib-eral government, one

that for years has induced eye-rolling in the legisla-ture press gallery.

The dark decade, the dismal decade, the decade of destruction, cabinet ministers have chanted since 2001. The 1990s, when investment, jobs and people packed up and headed for the B.C. border in response to the NDP governments of Mike Har-court and Glen Clark.

As the NDP leadership candidates near the end of their marathon run of debates around the prov-ince, the front-runners are fighting hard to turn that conventional wisdom around.

Vancouver-Kingsway MLA Adrian Dix makes a statistical case with his usu-al intensity: B.C.’s economic growth averaged around three per cent per year dur-ing the 1990s, and only two per cent during the suppos-edly prosperous decade of Gordon Campbell.

This mainly dem-onstrates what former premier Bill Bennett observed: B.C. is a small resource economy whose prosperity is largely at the mercy of world markets. Those northeast coal mines that Bennett’s gov-ernment nurtured are up and running again, with new ones held back only by a lack of port capacity.

All a B.C. government can do is create conditions that help or hinder eco-nomic growth. And there is little doubt that NDP governments of the 1990s hindered it, with taxes that caused miners to flee, choking forest regulations to appease urban environ-

mentalists, and infantile tantrums aimed at both the Canadian and U.S. governments.

Dix’s Vancouver Island rival John Horgan also wants to take back the 1990s. He claims a list of NDP accomplishments: the Agricultural Land Reserve, BC Transit, the Columbia Basin Trust, the BC Ambulance Service.

Alas, BC Transit is more properly attributed to B.C.’s greatest-ever social-ist, W.A.C. Bennett. The ALR and ambulance ser-vice were hurried projects of the Dave Barrett regime of the early 1970s, and the ambulance service stands today as a symbol of the hazards of unionized gov-ernment monopolies.

The Columbia Basin Trust was a Harcourt-era accomplishment, and it’s a worthwhile effort to share the benefits of the dams on the Columbia River with the region.

But the important question for B.C. voters

today is what would the next NDP government do? Would there be a Peace Basin Trust along with the Site C dam? Not that I’ve heard of.

Today’s NDP has no coherent energy policy, just pandering to knee-jerk opposition to Site C, recanted opposition to the carbon tax and some neo-Marxist claptrap that all power projects are evil unless they’re shackled to a unionized government monopoly.

The NDP candidates’ recent health care debate featured promises to roll back the contracted-out health care support jobs, reconstructing the small portion of the unionized health monopoly broken up by the Campbell gov-ernment.

NDP front-runner Mike Farnworth also scorned the “rethermed” hospital food that is part of the desperate effort to rein in health care costs.

Candidates mused

about bringing in fresh local food for hospital pa-tients, which sounds nice but can only add costs.

The health care crisis is bad and getting worse. If all the NDP can do is whine about “Tim Hor-tons medicine” and wave an organic carrot, I suspect Tommy Douglas wouldn’t be impressed.

As this column noted in January, the B.C. NDP constitution remains explicitly opposed to profit and explicitly in favour of a state-controlled com-mand economy.

Harcourt and Carole James both tried to ease the party out of that rut, as Tony Blair did with the UK Labour Party.

Both were dumped. Now the NDP strains to look ahead, but sees only the past.

Tom Fletcher is legisla-tive reporter and columnist for Black Press. He can be reached at [email protected]

Opinion - Tom Fletcher

NDP look back to the ‘90s

The NDP membership will make a decision on who will lead them on April 17.

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Japan fundraising effort surpasses goal

Fundraising efforts in Nelson for tsunami-stricken Onagawa, Japan have topped $13,000 fol-lowing several events over the weekend.

Sunday’s To Japan With Love community gathering at the Prestige Lakeside Resort raised $6,500, while Nelson firefight-ers brought in $2,130 on Sat-urday by collecting donations for origami cranes folded by Trafalgar Middle School stu-dents. Sales of crane pins have reached $1,740, and will con-tinue as long as there is a de-mand.

A nearly sold-out benefit concert Friday by local mu-sician Jude Davison made an estimated $3,000 after costs.

Combined with the city’s promise to match up to $10,000, the overall total is now at least $23,370. Exactly how the mon-ey will be spent has yet to be determined.

Sunday’s event “exceeded our expectations,” says orga-nizer Kim Osika. “We had a wonderful turnout and people had a really great time. They said there was a really good feeling in the room.”

The centerpiece was a wall of hope, comprised of newspa-per clippings about the earth-quake and tsunami, as well as

information on local efforts.“We had pictures of stu-

dents who have come here over the years and a flock of paper cranes migrating along the wall,” Osika says.

She adds they are going to condense the display and ex-hibit it at Touchstones in the coming weeks.l Nelson’s John Craig has

arrived in the city of Yana-gawa, where he met with the mayor and other officials, and presented them with Nelson pins.

Yanagawa has raised about $300,000 for disaster relief generally and is making 30 temporary housing units avail-able to Onagawa residents.

Craig gave a talk to about 100 people, with proceeds fur-ther earmarked for Onagawa. Yanagawa’s mayor also signed Craig’s book of hope.

Craig is chronicling his progress and has posted sev-eral videos at japanthropolo-gist.com.

In his last diary entry on Saturday, he was preparing to head up country by motorcy-cle. He’s determined to reach Onagawa to deliver his book, and is offering assistance as an interpreter for relief efforts.

Craig has lived most of his life in Japan, where he is an author and something of a media celebrity.

l The search for students who visited Nelson from On-agawa in 2009 is ongoing but slow, says homestay coordina-tor Wendy Lacroix.

It’s becoming more diffi-cult as people move. They are collecting pictures of the stu-dents and chaperones to post online, which should speed things up and help prevent confusion over people with similar names.

All of the students who came here last October survived, al-though many lost family.l Michael Luzia, the Ab-

botsford man who taught in Onagawa, has returned to B.C. following a two-week process to get home after losing his passport in the tsunami.

He’s been speaking to school groups, and wants to raise funds to aid children, includ-ing his own students, who were orphaned by the disaster.

His girlfriend, Hui Wen, has returned to China. The two will reunite in one of their home countries, depending on whose travel documents come through first. They hope to return to Japan before the end of April.

Luzia taught the students who came to Nelson last year and was the first to relay news of their survival.

— With files from VikkiHopes, Abbotsford News

Nelson Area Digs Deep


Local musician Jude Davison’s concert at the Capitol last weekend raised $3,000 for the effort.

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In the wake of the tragic fire that destroyed the historic Beaverdell Hotel last week, it was widely reported to have been the old-est operating hotel in B.C. But it was just one of several making that claim.

Much depends on the wording: B.C.’s oldest hotel, oldest operating hotel, and oldest continuously operating hotel are all

subtlety different. They can’t all be right, but it’s fun trying to sort out the contenders.

Here are five from West Kootenay Boundary alone. (A few others, such as Trail’s Crown Point and Arling-ton hotels and Nelson’s Hume, are of similar vintage but have not made such claims.)

Name: Beaverdell HotelBuilt: 1901?Claim: Oldest operating hotel in B.C., oldest con-

tinuously operated hotelComment: Although some sources date its con-

struction to 1897, newspaper ads have it opening in July 1901 as Smith’s Hotel under the proprietorship of D.W. (Trapper) Smith.

In recent years the hotel boasted a sign out front that said: “Beaverdell Hotel/built before 1900/is one of the oldest existing hotels in B.C.”

The last owner also claimed to have the oldest liquor license in the province. Whether that was true or not, it could not have been no older than March 1925, when the first licenses were issued following the repeal of prohibition.

Name: Windsor HotelBuilt: 1897Claim: Oldest hotel in B.C.Comment: Sometimes erroneously claimed to have

been established in 1892. Although she didn’t build it,

the indefatigable Alice Jowett was its longtime owner/operator — when she wasn’t prospecting in the hills.

She lived to 101, and it’s probably thanks to her me-ticulousness that the building is still standing. But any claim it had to being the longest continually operated anything ended two years ago with its closure. A great shame, for it’s one of the Lardeau’s finest landmarks.

Name: Hotel YmirBuilt: 1897 or earlierClaim: Oldest continuously run establishment in

the region, oldest hotel in continuous operation in B.C., oldest licensed establishment in B.C.

Comment: Operated by the Martin family of Hume Hotel fame in the 1950s and ‘60s. Later a biker-friendly hangout that famously received a cease-and-desist order from Harley Davidson over the hotel’s logo. Now restored and enlarged, and home to pro-prietor Hans Wilking’s extraordinary art collection, which is well worth a look.

Name: Rock Creek HotelBuilt: 1895?Claim: B.C.’s oldest operating hotelComment: The date of construction is murky. One

source says 1893. According to the Boundary Histori-cal Society’s 14th report, Albert Madge built it for Harry Pittendrigh (or Pittendreigh), who lived there with his family. Nightly rooms went for 50 cents to $1 in 1895, while monthly room and board cost $30. The adjoining Prospector Pub opened in 1985.

Name: Leland HotelBuilt: 1892Claim: B.C.’s oldest operating hotel, oldest wooden

frame hotel in B.C. continuously in operationComment: The Leland has the strongest claim of

any on this list. Not only is it the oldest hotel in West Kootenay, it is probably among the two or three oldest buildings of any stripe. Originally called the Rathwell House after its founder, it was “almost immediately leased by Messrs. Grant and Thorburn and Harry Phair who promptly renamed it the Leland Hotel,” according to Port of Nakusp.

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Continued from Page 1City manager Kevin Cormack

says council also rejected a revised proposal Monday from one of the former partners.

“Council decided it wasn’t strong enough to go ahead with and decided to put it back out to proposals,” Cormack says.

However, first an assessment will be done on the upgrades to date “so if we get a successful pro-ponent, they know what the state of the building is before they sign an agreement with us.”

The assessment is not expected to be completed before June, and combined with the proposal call, ensuing negotiations, and comple-tion of renovations, “I’d say likely it’s not going to [open] prior to the fall at the most optimistic.”

The consortium that took over the theatre last September from its longtime proprietors closed the facility for what was initially ex-pected to be two months.

They renamed it the Nelson Cinemax and planned extensive upgrades. But after removing the seats, ordering new ones, and gut-ting the lobby, the project stalled. The lease was breached in Janu-ary.

Cormack says a couple of other groups have since expressed inter-est, including one that toured the facility and felt it was actually an advantage that it’s now just a shell.

“The seats had to be replaced and some of the demolition has been done, so I think overall, that does make it easier for someone else,” he says.

Cormack adds the partners from the previous lease could try again, “but we weren’t comfortable with the current proposal… Obviously one of the key criteria is making sure the proponents have the fi-nancial capacity to deliver on what they say. We’ll certainly do a little more scrutiny in that regard.”

Cormack says although the city itself did not invest in the build-ing, there is some money owing. “We’re still sorting out where we stand on the pluses and minuses of the original agreement,” he says.

He believes the leaseholders “had every intention” of completing the project, but it just didn’t work out.

Nelson Cinemax was a partner-ship between Vancouver residents Kirk Nielsen, Noah Marion, and Juan Cano. In an interview, Cano explained they were neighbours and casual acquaintances before teaming up on the theatre project.

Nielsen had experience running several other theatres in B.C., al-though presently is only involved with one in Fort St. James, which his sister manages. Cano has busi-nesses in Mexico and Canada, but they are not theatre-related.

Cano says things soured in No-vember over financing. He and Marion were unhappy with the slow progress of the project and refused to invest any more money.

Subsequently, Marion received a notice the rent was not being paid, the partnership dissolved, and Cano brought a revised proposal to the city on his own — which was rejected Monday night.

Although he didn’t want to re-veal how much money he’s lost, Cano says he is not likely to pur-sue it any further.

“I’m done. I don’t want to waste my time. I stopped a few other projects trying to do this one and it didn’t go well. I won’t do another proposal.”

Cano says the stadium-style seats purchased for the theatre but not installed may revert to the city to help meet their outstanding ob-ligations.

“I don’t want to be sued by the city,” Cano says, although the for-mer partners may be headed to litigation between themselves. “It’s a complete mess for everybody.”

Nielsen was unavailable for comment Thursday.

Nelson city council won’t be allowing a new year-round cafe to go up on Baker Street until it can spend more time deciding how city side-walks should be used.

The Royal Bar and Grill has asked council for permission to install a year-round version of its summer patio as part of an exterior reno-vation.

The request was already before coun-cil once in December, when it was deferred until staff could cre-ate a sidewalk cafe policy for the down-town, which isn’t ready yet.

Councillor Don-na Macdonald said she still wants to see a report before she okays any new in-stallations on Baker Street’s sidewalks.

“Sidewalks are for people. If we start carving them off and

allowing businesses to use them, we can only do that if people come first,” she said, adding Baker Street already sees high volumes of traffic, and many of its sidewalks are fairly narrow.

“I’m sorry to hold up the Royal on what they want to do, but in all conscience I can’t agree to this... we can’t assume this is going to be the only application we get for the sidewalk.”

Nelson already has two permanent side-walk cafes in its downtown, one at John Ward Fine Coffee (formerly Jigsaws) and one on the Hume Hotel, but Macdonald said both those were approved because the sidewalks in those areas were wider than average.

Councillor Kim Charlesworth says she’d also like to see a sidewalk cafe policy lay down guide-lines for “heating the outdoors” — something she says at least one local businesses is doing at the moment, and which council shouldn’t sanc-tion.

Council agreed to pick up the Royal’s request once a cafe policy is finished. The Baker Street establishment still has a two year license with the city for its summer patio.

Theatre project in limbo

“Obviously one of the key criteria is making sure the proponents

have the financial capacity to deliver on what they say. We’ll

certainly do a little more scrutiny in that regard.”

Kevin CormackNelson City Manager

City Council

Year-round sidewalk cafes

still on holdANDREA KLASSENNelson Star Reporter

Councillor Donna Mac-donald wants more infor-mation before deciding on year-round patios.

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Announcements EventsNAME THAT TUNE, SUPPORT THE RHYTHM ROPERSParents of the Nelson Rhythm Ropers have partnered with Tanya and Brent at Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill for the Ropers’ sixth annual theme night. Name That Tune runs Friday, April 8, starting at 6 p.m. Spaghetti with meat or veggie sauce, bun and side salad with your choice of beer, wine, cider, pop, coffee or tea are on the menu, all for just $10. Great prizes to be won.

VALLICAN OPEN STAGEThe Vallican Whole Community Centre’s open stage is back tomor-row at 7:30 p.m. and continues on the first Thursday of the month. Hosted by Tom Smith and friends and free by donation, The Whole Open Stage is for all ages and types of performers, and is intended to give performers the opportunity to practice their art, dance, music, presentation or performance in front of a live audience. For more information contact Tom at 250-226-7796 or email [email protected].

NELSON LIBRARY NEWSTales for Twos at the Nelson Public Library starts Saturday, April 9 at 10:15 and 11:15 a.m. The program is filled with age-appropriate stories, songs, rhymes, puppetry and much more, and runs until the end of May. Preregister at 250-352-8283 or 250-352-6333.

TeenScene at the Nelson library is now exhibiting the work of local artist and Mount Sentinel student Ryan Knott. Ryan has been ac-cepted to the Emily Carr University of Art and Design for Septem-ber. His work is on display until the end of April.

FORUM THEATRE PROJECT SEEKS WOMENHooked, a forum theatre project for women, invites any women who have experience with addiction (past or present, in their own lives or lives close to them), to take part in this exciting six week project starting in April. Contact Chloe Sage at ANKORS for more infor-mation or to apply at 250-505-5506 or [email protected].

STEWARDSHIP OF LIFE FOR LENT-ASCENSION Mid-week soup and buns suppers at 6 p.m. in the basement at As-cension Lutheran Church (1805 Silverking Road) are followed by presentations on the following:April 13: What’s so special about fairly traded coffee?—and why not buy cheaper tinned coffee?

VENDORS WANTEDVendors and non-profit groups wanted for the Castlegar Garden and Nature Fest, May 14. Focus: garden items (wild and cultivated), nature, wildlife, farming, and growing. Space free for nonprofits. Contact [email protected] or phone 250-399-4439.

DRUM CIRCLE AT BIGBY PLACECommunity drum circle, Bigby Place, 509 Front Street, every Tues-day night 7 till 9 p.m. Drop in fee $5. A fun, relaxing, healing experi-ence. We are all beginners. For more info call 250-352-5616.

AT THE LEGIONAt the Nelson Legion: Tuesday and Friday evenings – free movies; Wednesday evening – darts; Saturday afternoon – meat draws with karaoke in the evening; Sunday afternoon – crib tournament; last Sunday of every month – Texas Hold ‘em Charity poker (open to the public); month-end birthday bash; occasional fundraiser barbecues, ribs. etc.; snooker; pool; shuffleboard; darts; 10’ big-screen TV for sports and movie nights; beverage room with a welcoming, friendly atmosphere. Info 250-352-7727 or e-mail [email protected]. Mem-bers and guests welcome.

NELSON AND AREA ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTREOpen Wednesdays from 12 to 2 p.m. at 719 Vernon Street. Phone 250-352-6008 or visit nelsonelderabuseprevention.org

FRIDAY, APRIL 8Spring into action and get out to an art show at Abacus Beads (505 Kootenay Street) from 6 to 8 p.m. New collage pieces by Sally John-ston. Also appearing is Laura Spear of Smashed Glass Mosaics.

Emergency preparation seminar focusing on 72-hour survival kits.Why should I have one? What do I need? Where do I get it? 7 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 222 West Richards Street. Free admission. SATURDAY, APRIL 9Third annual West Kootenay Springtime Faire. Featuring local arti-sans, crafters, designers and businesses. Runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Best Western Baker Street Inn. Not just for families or children, this faire will have something for everyone.

MONDAY, APRIL 11The Path of Inward Love: how spiritual practices help us grow as be-ings of love. Group discussion and practice of a spiritual discipline at the United Church.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12Nelson-West Kootenay chapter of the Council of Canadians will be holding its monthly meeting at 10:30 a.m. in the board room of the Labour Union Building at 101 Baker Street. All are welcome. For further information contact 250-352-5274.

The Oneness Phenomenon, 7 to 10 p.m. at the United Church, 602 Silica Street. Three visiting speakers in high states of awareness. Limited seating, tickets by donation at door or at Gaia Rising. This is not a United Church sponsored event.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13The Nelson SPCA hosts its ninth annual Eat For Pete fundraiser. Eat out at one of the participating restaurants who have generous-ly agreed to donate a portion of their night’s receipts to the SPCA. Participating this year are: Bogustown, Dominion Cafe, Itza, Main Street Diner, General Store (Hume Hotel), Baker Street Grill (Best Western), BiBO, KC Restaurant, Fusion Bistro, BITE, Kootenay Bakery Cafe, Ric’s Lounge and Grill (Prestige), All Seasons Cafe, Rosewood Cafe and Amanda’s.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16Cornerstone Children’s Centre is having a kids swap at 611 5th Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Cornerstone Children’s Centre is a local non-profit centre that is hoping to fundraise for much needed equipment for the kids. Vendors wanted: There are still a few tables available if you are interested in selling your personal or business items ($10-15). Contact 250-352-5955 to reserve your table.

The Nelson chapter of The Canadian Federation of University Wom-en meets at the New Grand Hotel. Our guest speaker is Abra Brynne who will speak on food citizenship and food sustainability. Jeannette Mergens, CFUW regional director, will also be in attendance. For further information phone Frances Welwood at 250-825-4743.

SUNDAY, APRIL 17The Capitol Theatre is holding auditions for its summer youth pro-gram production, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. Auditions run from 10 am. to 4 p.m. and are open to youth ages 12 to 18. Please have a song prepared. The program runs June 30 through July 23. with performances July 21 through July 23. Program fee is $275 plus HST. To book your audition time call the Capitol at 250-352-6363. Come and enjoy the Wisdom Vespers for Gregorian Chant. You are invited to sing along, ponder the ancient texts of wisdom literature or simply enjoy the sound within the beautiful setting of St. Saviour’s Church. Performance runs about 45 minutes, and begins at 7 p.m.

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Entertainment listingsEllison’s Market & Cafe523 Front Street

Saturday, April 9

Opening the Unplugged Sessions at noon is Tyler Toews, a multi-talented singer, alternative-folk songwriter, musi-cian, and recording engineer who lives in Nelson. Recent-ly back from a six week European tour with fellow Nel-sonite Miss Quincy, Tyler will be playing original acoustic guitar and banjo songs as well as some fun cover tunes. He may or may not be picking up musicians to play with on the way to the Ellisons show, but bring an instrument if you want to play along.Next up for a special two-hour session is Dandelion and the Ditchweeds, a folk/mountaingrass/dirt band from Rossland consisting of Alissa Arnason on lead vocals and guitar, Buzz Reed on mandolin, Jordan Barca on the ban-jo and fiddler Andrew Bennett. This band evolved from a bake swap and a sunny rooftop jam into a contemporary take on the bluegrass genre featuring Alissa’s original ma-terial. She’s been described as a good musician and sto-ryteller who speaks from the heart about her experience. Hailing from Saskatchewan originally, she can’t help but throw in the odd yodel and stomp her boots.

St. Andrew’s ChurchKaslo

Wednesday, April 13Kaslo Concert Society presents classical guitarist Lynn McGrath. While studying Spanish in Mexico, McGrath bought a guitar and asked a visiting professor to give her “a few lessons.” McGrath combines sensitive musician-ship with her love of Spanish literature in a unique per-formance of Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Platero y yo in which she is both guitarist and narrator. Tickets available at Fig-ments in Kaslo or at the door $22. Show starts 7:30 p.m.

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Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9Chairs: a Parable, a savagely funny absurdist comedy. from Vancouver’s Itsazoo. Tickets $10 students, $15 adults at Eddy Music. Show starts at 8 p.m.

The Royal330 Baker Street

Sunday, April 10

Royal Wood has spent years perfecting his craft of bal-ladry and pop music. His new album, The Waiting, appro-priately begins with a song entitled “You Can’t Go Back.” And why would he, when with each new release Royal Wood delivers another collection of heartrending and honest tales of love, loss and life more impressive than the last? Whether he is performing on the piano or acoustic guitar — his lyrics are a collection of old meets new with a depth that makes him a true Canadian gem. Admission $10 at the door, show starts at 9 p.m.

SpiritbarBelow the Hume Hotel

Saturday, April 9Propa Tingz has become one of the hottest DJs/produc-ers in the glitch hop and dubstep circuit, touring around the world with his thunderous bass-heavy sound. We also have two exclusive opening sets: a booty bass and g funk set by Fluxo, and an exclusive drum and bass set by DJ Dubconscious! Admission $10 at the door, no advance tickets.

Tuesday, April 12 and Wednesday, April 13Combining deep funk, high-energy punk, and frantic ska, Fishbone was one of the most distinctive and eclectic al-ternative rock bands of the late ‘80s. With their hyperac-tive, self-conscious diversity, goofy sense of humor, and sharp social commentary, the group gained a sizable cult following. The first night will feature a screening of their highly acclaimed documentary Every Day Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone. The second night, a band who has been influenced greatly by Fishbone: Funkarelli.

Thursday, April 14After ten years of presentations, meetings and demon-strations Nelson’s outdoor skatepark finally has a site. To mark this momentous occasion KLOSPS and Shambhala Music Festival Ltd. are hosting a celebration. DJ Rippel, Lokal Motif and Cypha.Nex will be hyping the crowd until Abstract Rude, Awol One and 2Mex headline the night. Doors at 10 p.m. $10 minimum donation.

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The Element 292 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar

Friday, April 8DJs Synthesis, Billy Bangers and Breaker. Doors at 10 p.m. $5 cover before 11 p.m., $7 after.

Monday, April 21 DJs Tom Nemesis and Bass Skidz. From melodic to raw and dirty, Nemesis is renowned for his emotion and energy charged brand of house music with sets that unwind like a high octane rollercoaster through the sounds of grinding electro house, indie electro, breaks, and progressive. Synthesis is a true crowd pleaser and has earned his way in the underground music community. Admission $5.

Rod and Gun Club801 Railway Street

Saturday, April 9YEY Productions is proud to present STOMP, a night of fashion and dance. Returning to Nelson is the fabulous Miss Varya Krupskya Lutjen, former proprietor of Varya’s Mad Hemlines. She is excited to be showcasing her latest fashion creations. As well, there will be sexy new styles hitting the runway by Catherine Gaudreault, Christina Newcomb, Edward Deary, DeeLovin’ Lightning, Natalie Raiche, Ananda Barrett and Michelle Lynn Johnson. Music makers of the night include Jasmine Savard, Buck Lee, Lady AK, Zum One, Rheo, and Geo. Doors open at 8 p.m., show starts at 8:30. Tickets $20 on sale at The Fairies Pyjamas

The Capitol Theatre421 Victoria Street — tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca

Sunday, April 10The Capitol Kids Series presents the last performance of the season at 2 p.m. with The Velveteen Rabbit as told by acclaimed actor/singer Kathryn Popham. With inspired per-formances, appealing music, and a unique mix of story and song, The Velveteen Rabbit recently won a Parents’ Choice Recommended Award. This modern children’s classic is the beautiful tale by Margery Williams is in which a stuffed toy rabbit learns what it means to be real. This splendid dramatic adaptation portrays a young child’s world of special toys. This presentation, with its lovely masks, puppets and props is an excellent introduction to the world of theatre. All tickets are priced at $12.50.

The Symphony of the Kootenays in A Dvorak Celebration with cellist Jeff Faragher. The program is all Dvorak, a Czech composer of the Romantic era whose works are rich and powerful, full of beautiful melodies and catchy rhythms. The cello concerto is both commanding and rich and while it is a huge undertaking for the soloist, it is also a sym-phonic masterpiece in its own right. Dvorak’s Eighth Symphony makes up the rest of the dramatic program. Nelson’s very own Jeff Faragher steps forward as the soloist for theconcerto alongside conductor and music director Bruce Dunn. The full orchestra com-prises 42 musicians, 29 of whom live and work in the region. Show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Dandelion and the Ditchweeds Royal Wood

Symphony of the Kootenays

SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 20117:30 pm

CAPITOL THEATRE Tickets: Capitol at 250-352-6363

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Adults $20 Students $15

Bruce Dunn, Music Directorfeaturing Jeff Faragher, cello

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Arts

What Brahms and Zappa have in common

The Penderecki String Quartet, which performs at the Capitol Theatre next week in the latest of the Nelson Overture Concerts Society series, has become one of the most celebrated chamber ensembles of its generation.

These four musicians — Jeremy Bell, violin; Jacob Braun, cello; Jerzy Ka-planek, violin; and Chris-tine Vlajk, viola — are from Poland, Canada, and the U.S., and bring their varied yet collective experience to create performances that The Globe and Mail says demonstrate “remark-able range of technical excellence and emotional sweep.”

The Quartet’s perform-ing schedule takes them annually to the great concert stages of North and South America, Europe

and the Far East. Recent appearances include New York, Madrid, Amsterdam, Prague, St. Petersburg, Rome, Belgrade, Zagreb, and Paris.

The Quartet also appears

extensively in Canada, giving numerous perfor-mances from coast to coast and participating in this country’s foremost concert series.

Founded in Poland in

1986 at the urging of pre-eminent Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki, the fruit of their association includes Penderecki’s complete works for string quartet on CD.

The Quartet is a de-voted champion of the music of our time, and has performed a wide range of styles from Bach to Brahms, Bartók to Ligeti, Frank Zappa to John Os-wald, as well as premiering over 100 new works from numerous composers.

Described by Fanfare Magazine as “an ensemble of formidable power and keen musical sensitivity,” the Penderecki Quartet’s large discography includes over 25 recordings.

They will be perform-ing the works of Mozart, Schuloff, and Dvorak at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $24 for adults and $14 for students.

The Penderecki String Quartet Comes to Nelson

The Penderecki String Quartet comes to town next week as part of the Nelson Overture Concerts Society series.

SUBMITTEDSpecial to the Nelson Star

Fashion and music combine

Local designers and musicians are plan-ning to stomp their way to spring tomorrow at the Rod and Gun Club.

Former Nelsonite Varya Krupskya Lutjen, who ran a store featuring locally designed fashions, will exhibit more than 30 pieces of wearable art she’s created since moving to the Okanagan. She’ll be joined on stage by seven other area fashionistas.

Organizer Julie Stuppiello says the audience can expect to see “everything from bathing suits to overcoats” — in fact, that’s the sum of designer DeeLovin’s submission for the show.

“There’s Michelle Lynn Johnson who designs clothes and has them made fair trade in Nepal — and she just opened up a store called the Fairies Pyjamas,” adds Suppiello. “We’ve got Natalie Raiche out of Ymir who’s really excited. Generally her lady friends wear her clothes, but she showed up with this huge tub of just amazing cute, quirky deigns.”

Also on offer will be Christina Newcomb’s corsets and work by Catherine Gaudreault and Edward Deary.

Stomp, a Night of Fashion and Dance, starts at 8 p.m. at the Rod and Gun club-house. Tickets are $20 at the Fairies Pyjamas.

ANDREA KLASSENNelson Star Reporter

THE NELSON OVERTURE CONCERTS SOCIETY PRESENTS...

APR. 16 at 8:00PM AT THE CAPITOL THEATREThe Penderecki String Quartet, approaching the third decade of an extraordinary career, has become one of the most celebrated chamber ensembles of their generation. These four musicians from Poland, Canada, and the USA bring their varied yet collective experience to create performances that demonstrate their “remarkable range of technical excellence and emotional sweep” (Toronto, Globe and Mail).

SINGLE TICKET:ADULTS $24

STUDENT* $14*Students from schools participating

in the NOCS School Outreach Program are granted FREE admission.

Tickets available at

the CAPITOL THEATRE421 Victoria St.,

Nelson BC250-352-6363

www.capitoltheatre.bc.ca

P E N D E R E C K IS t r i n g Q u a r t e t

Thank you to Richard Paul Concert Artists


Seen & Heard

SCIENCEcaptivated by

As part of the province’s Year of Science activities, Science World British Columbia brought its roadshow to Nelson last week. After visiting schools throughout the week, a grand finale celebration

of science was held at the Tenth Street Campus in Fairview. Hundreds of kids of all ages came out for hands-on fun...

photos by Andrea Klassen & Bob Hall

In the last year, have you:

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above you are among a majority of British Columbians who gamble.

In fact, 87% of B.C. adults have played a BCLC game in the past 12 months.

This isn’t surprising, since gambling has become a mainstream form of entertainment worldwide.

While most people gamble responsibly, studies indicate that about 4.6% of adults in B.C. exhibit signs of problem gambling – a figure which has remained constant over the last decade.

At BCLC, we are committed to encouraging the responsible use of our products, and raising awareness about the resources available for problem gamblers.

Bought 50/50 tickets at a sporting event?

Purchased a lottery ticket?

Traded penny stocks online?

Played poker at a friend’s house?

Visited a casino for a night out?


Seen & Heardtwo tickets to the

GUNSHOWOutdoor aficionados from around the

region gathered at the Nelson and District Rod and Gun clubhouse last weekend for a gun and antique show

photos by Andrea Klassen

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NewsCompassion club members won’t be charged

Slocan Lake RCMP say they won’t press drug charges against two residents of a Rose-bery home who were members of a compassion club.

Last Tuesday, conservation officers were investigating wildlife offences, and went to a home on DeRosa Drive to speak with a resident.

The officers learned the home had a marijuana grow operation, but the resident

told them he had a compas-sion club card and therefore believed it was authorized.

Conservation reported the incident to RCMP, who in-quired with Health Canada and determined that neither the property nor its occupant was authorized to produce or possess marijuana.

Police visited the home the same day, seized 14 imma-ture plants, and arrested two people.

“While speaking with one of the occupants, it was

learned the individual was suffering from chronic illness and pain,” says Cst. Shaun Fo-ley. “The subject also genuine-ly believed that their compas-sion club card authorized their possession of marijuana.”

Foley says as a result, police used their discretion and decid-ed not to proceed with charges. They did tell the pair that only Health Canada can authorize production and possession of medicinal marijuana, and pro-vided them with information on the application process.

Fired Up to Support JapanStudents from Trafalgar Middle School teamed up with the Nelson Fire Service to raise funds for Onagawa, Japan last weekend. Stu-dents folded about 1,500 cranes over the course of a week, which firefighters distributed Saturday in exchange for donations. To-gether, the two groups raised more than $2,100 for disaster relief. Trafalgar principal Geoff Burns (far right, back) says his students—who hosted the last delegation of school children from Onagawa in October 2010 — are also looking for other ways to raise money for the tsunami-ravaged city.

Andrea Klassen photo

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Reality atmosphere trying at timesCont. from Page 1

His friends weren’t buying it.

“Every excuse I came up with, they had a counter. They pre-planned it, I guess,” he says.

They offered him a camera and another friend agreed to do the required video editing.

“Then I was like, what about my dogs? They say you have to go away for a month and a half, and another girl was like, ‘I’ll take your dogs.’”

Two weeks after submitting the video, he got his first audi-tion call back.

“Being in a small town and not exactly knowing where I stand or what people think outside of Nelson, it was pretty shocking,” he admits. “I was super excited, actually.”

After two more rounds of auditions and weeks of wait-ing by the phone, he was on the final cast list, and headed to Toronto for up to a month and a half of filming.

“It was in many ways the most amaz-ing experience of my life, and in many ways it was very frustrating and very stressful,” he says. “I was honoured to actually have the op-portunity to do it, but it was very stressful.”

THE RESTAURANT

RAT RACE

While Hertz is one of the only

chefs representing a small town, going up against heavy-hitters

from Toronto, Van-couver and Mon-treal didn’t faze him. Raised in Toronto and schooled in Van-couver, Hertz main-tains a been there, done that attitude.

“I worked in all these nice restau-rants, fancy restau-rants that a lot of these guys work for,” he says.

“And I’d decided I didn’t like a lot of the pretentious attitudes that came along with the fine dining res-taurants. I didn’t like the top-down type of brigade where it’s ‘yes chef, no chef.’ It’s not what I’m into cook-ing for.”

Moving to Nelson, where he opened Fusion six years ago, was about getting out of the restaurant rat race. Like so many big city expats, he says Nelson helped him find a work-life balance and gave him the time to enjoy the outdoors and see his friends.

“In Vancouver it was working six days a week from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. You’d get home, barely have

enough energy to shower and then pass out. Get up, go back to the restaurant, get your ass kicked by all the other chefs,” he remembers.

“It just becomes this repetitive cycle where you end up losing focus on your main goal. It just becomes this big whirlwind of stuff.”

The rest of the Top Chef cast, however, didn’t necessarily share his disdain for the big city grind.

“It kind of made me sick to see a lot of them, the way they would talk about their staff or viewed food,” he says. “For me it’s about lifestyle and food. It’s not about bossing people around.”

Hertz remembers the Top Chef tap-ing as equal parts frustrating and fun. While bunking in a hotel with more than a dozen competi-tors made for a lack of privacy, “they did a really creative job of getting person-alities that actually matched,” he says.

“There was 16

chefs who had never met each other and they put you in a room and everyone’s in tears laughing and joking around.”

Being stuck on set with few breaks and even fewer distrac-tions the entire time he was filming was, however, less enjoy-able.

“They took all of our electronics, phones, iPhones, iPads, laptops, music, anything to do with any electronics. They confiscated ID, mon-ey, bank cards, credit cards, gift certifi-cates... and then they put you in a hotel room with a bunch of other chefs,” he says. “They completely cage you up.”

While his main goals were to stay in the competition past its first episode, and not fall into any of the usual reality TV personas (“like the instigator, or the funny guy”), Hertz says he’s not sure what he’ll look like once the footage is edited and on the air.

“I kind of want to hide out. You know

when you listen to yourself on an answering machine and you’re like, oh my god, is that what I sound like?’ It’s the same thing, but now you’re watching yourself and listen-ing.”

But, when the show airs, Hertz ad-mits with a laugh that the same friends who got him on the air likely won’t let him look away from the finished product.

“I don’t think I have a choice.”

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Better water for Balfour residentsLocal residents joined with Re-

gional District of Central Kootenay directors and staff on Friday to cele-brate the grand opening of Balfour’s improved drinking water system.

The project included construc-tion of a water treatment plant and upgrades to existing distribution infrastructure. The Balfour water system was converted to an RDCK service in January.

In a short ceremony, regional di-rector Ramona Faust, RDCK board chair John Kettle, and the former chair of the recently-dissolved Bal-four Improvement District, Ted

Steacy, thanked all involved for their contributions to the successful completion of the upgrades. Attend-ees then toured the water treatment plant and spoke with staff about the new infrastructure.

The improvements ensure the availability of clean, safe drinking water for the residents of Balfour into the future. The new plant’s state-of-the-art-water treatment processes include media and microfiltration followed by both ultra violet and chlorine disinfection.

Along with the installation of the plant, the Interior Health Authority is expected to remove a boil water notice that has been in place for the Balfour system for over a decade.

The withdrawal of this order will also remove barriers to future de-velopment in the community, as a moratorium on new water system connections was implemented along with the boil water notice in 2000.

“We are so pleased that the RDCK, the Balfour Improvement District, and our funding partners were able to work together to achieve such a significant benefit for the communi-ty,” stated director Faust, who dedi-cated $200,000 in grant funding to the project.

“The Balfour water system upgrade is one of a number of projects that the RDCK has supported in an effort to improve water quality in our region,” said RDCK chair John Kettle.

Regional District of Central Kootenay

Ramona Faust, director for electoral area E, and Ted Steacy, former chair of the Balfour Improvement Dis-trict, cut a ribbon to signify the formal opening of Bal-four’s new water treatment plant.


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Celebrating adult learning initiative

April 2 to 9 is International Adult Learners Week. UNESCO started this annual event in 2000 as a way to cel-ebrate adult learners and lifelong learn-ing. Here in Nelson, there is a lot to celebrate.

Joan Exley is the Columbia Basin Al-liance for Literacy’s community literacy coordinator in Nelson.

“The Learning Place is relocating and will be open again soon, offering drop in times, programs and access to resources,” she says.

“The Learning Place is just one of several programs we offer adult learn-

ers who are seeking ways to improve the skills that will allow them to navi-gate our changing world. We also offer weekly sessions for adults with English as a second language, seniors’ comput-er classes, and one-to one-tutoring.

The Alliance trains volunteer tutors each year and currently has 15 dedicat-ed volunteers working with learners on a one-to-one basis.

“We couldn’t do any of this without our community partners, who include Kootenay Career Development Society, Selkirk College, the Nelson Municipal Library and School District 8. We also have wonderful support from the Co-lumbia Basin Trust, Nelson Rotary and the Osprey Community Foundation.”

Across the Selkirk College region, the Alliance serves approximately 400 core learners each year, and an addi-tional 250 drop-in learners, who access help for a specific need, such as get-ting a driver’s license, upgrading skills to go to college or developing English language skills to access a job and com-municate with others. The Alliance is a registered non-profit society whose purpose is to promote literacy and life-long learning in 17 communities in the Boundary, West and East Kootenays.

All of the programs the Alliance of-fers are free. For more information about the adult literacy programs in Nelson contact Joan Exley at 250-352-3218 at [email protected]

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Whitewater Ski Team makes its mark in 2011The Whitewa-

ter Ski Team race season wrapped up in the last weekend of March with the Teck Kootenay K Zone Finals hosted at Whitewater Ski Resort.

One hundred

athletes from Fernie, Invermere, Kimber-ley, Red Mountain, Salmo, Nakusp and Whitewater compet-ed over the weekend in Giant Slalom and Slalom races.

Sunday proved challenging when a late winter storm blew in forcing the athletes to race in almost whi-

teout conditions. Whitewater racers

posted outstanding results with a number of skiers taking the podium and finishing in the top 10.

E2 girls results include: Hayley Mitchell 1st, 2nd, and 3rd; Oso Punchard 7th, 8th, 9th; E2 boys Jesse Thurston 5th, 6th, 7th; Ian Corrie 6th and 7th; and Isaac Grey 8th. K1 boys posted the following results: Harper Henderson 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th; Reece Walsh 1st, 4th and 5th; Liam Osak 8th, 9th and 9th; Ka-lob Jensen 10th; and K1 girls finished with

Linnea Sharelove 3rd, 3rd, 6th and 8th; and Savannah Leishman 10th. Madison Smith posted a 4th and 5th in K2 girls and Shan-non Osak finished 3rd and 4th in her J races.

Head coach Dylan Henderson was thrilled with the team’s excellent results.

“The kids really laid it all out and I am proud of the success and improve-

ment each racer has achieved,” he said.

“For the first time in our team’s history, our athletes qualified for Whistler Cup, which is the World Cup of ski racing for this age group. Harper Henderson, Reece Walsh and Linnea Sharelove will compete against elite ski racers from 24 countries at this year’s event and it is a testament to the hard work and commit-ment that each of these athletes has put in this year.”

These strong results bode well for the future as the outstanding growth

of the Whitewater Ski Team continues.

“Many of our high level E2 athletes will be making the jump to K racing next year,” said team president Paul Osak. “Athletes and coaches from around the province have taken note of Whitewater’s growth and success, and the fact that our athletes are now competing at Whistler Cup with the very best in the world speaks to the commitment of our athletes and coaches, and to the strength of our program. We will field a highly competitive team for years to come.”

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Whitewater’s Reece Walsh took a gold medal at the K Zone Finals.


Taylor’s streak ends

Lauren Taylor’s ride atop the Big Sky Confer-ence leaderboard ended this week, but her Port-land State University Vikings team still man-aged to capture the Wyoming Cowgirl Classicin Arizona.

Granite Pointe-raised Taylor came into this week’s stop on the women’s NCAA Division I schedule as the winner of the last two events. Taylor, who is a freshman with the Vikings,finished tied for 23rd in the 121-golfer field af-ter shooting 79-75-74 in the three-round event played at the Ocotillo Golf Resort in Chandler,Arizona.

In easily the finest tournament performance in Portland State’s history, the Vikings deci-mated the field and won the 54-hole event by 28 shots.

PSU won the 23-team tournament for thesecond time in as many weeks. The Vikings captured the Anteater Invitational last week insouthern California, the tournament in which Taylor claimed top medalist honours.

— With files from Mike Lund/Portland State

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Blueliners set to break the iceThe 16th International Ice-

breaker tournament goes this weekend with eight female teams taking part in the ac-tion.

This Nelson Blueliner-host-ed tournament is the oldest women’s advanced-interme-diate female event still going in the Kootenays.

Blueliners have invited Spo-kane Women’s Hockey, White-fish Wailers, Fernie Hustlers, Trail Chix with Sticks, Nelson Thorman Drillers, Vernon Vixens, and Kelowna IceDrag-ons.

The Blueliners are defend-ing champions, but Trail and Fernie are previous winners and the rest of the field are strong contenders.

The Blueliners are re-turning from successfully defending their champion-

ship at the Vernon Check-er’s tourney late last month with decisive victories over teams from Calgary, Prince

George and Kamloops. Attendance to the Ice-

breaker is free. The consola-tion final goes Sunday at 1

p.m. at the Nelson and Dis-trict Community Complex and the final is slated for 2:45 p.m.

SportsWomen’s Hockey at the NDCC

Coming off a tournament victory in Vernon, the Blueliners are looking to defend at the Icebreaker. The Blueliners are: (back row L-R) Loreli Dawson, Jessie Tovey, Deb Mor-ris, Chelsea Mathiessen, Cat Gracey, Kathleen Dempster, Justine Thielker, Shannon Sar-gent, coach Rob Wright; (front row L-R) Frances Maika, Magali Holt-Lachance, Genevieve Lachance, Gerri Stillwell, Yannick Holt-Lachance, Branwen Hainsworth, Rachel Holt.


Handing Out the Hockey HardwareBob Hall photo

Nelson Minor Hockey held its annual awards banquet Wednesday night at Mary Hall. Major award winners (top) were presented with reminders of a season well played and team medalists (bottom) were chosen based on most improved, most sportsmanlike and most dedicated.

The largest roller derby league in Canada is skating into its first official season with a double-header in Ross-land April 16.

The West Kootenay Women’s Roll-er Derby League presents “The Quads Must Be Crazy,” featuring a bout be-tween Salmo’s Babes of Brutality and Rossland’s Gnarlie’s Angels.

The entertainment will once again be turned up during the fan-favou-rite bout, which will be accompanied by a first-time appearance for the two new Nelson teams, the Killjoys and the Lumber Jackies.

“Women haven’t had an empow-ering sport in a very long time,” said Shelly Grice-Gold from the Babes of Brutality. “Full contact sport is usually made for men and then adjusted for women to play. Roller derby was made for women and mountain women are strong, we can handle it.”

Doors open at 6 p.m. at the Rossland arena, with bout time at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance at Phat Angel, $15 at the door. Last year’s bout sold out quickly so those looking to cheer on the derby girls should act fast.

For more information on bouts or to volunteer, contact the league at [email protected].

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CommunitySPCA fundraiser makes a great night out

The Nelson branch of the BC SPCA would like to invite you to eat out in sup-port of a good cause. On Wednesday, April 13, they will be hold-ing their ninth annu-al Eat For Pete’s Sake fundraiser. Fifteen local restaurants have

generously agreed to donate a portion of their night’s income directly to the Nelson adoption centre.

This year’s res-taurants include: Bogustown, Do-minion Cafe, Itza, Main Street Diner, General Store (Hume Hotel), Baker Street Grill (Best Western), BiBO, KC Restaurant,

Fusion Bistro, BITE, Kootenay Bakery Cafe, Ric’s Lounge and Grill (Prestige), All Seasons Cafe, Rosewood Cafe, and Amanda’s.

The Nelson adop-tion centre not only adopts animals to loving homes, they create a compas-sionate community in many different

ways. Through the centre, they provide humane education programs such as summer camps and school visits, reunite lost pets with their homes, provide low income spay/neu-ters, and respond to cruelty complaints to make sure that all animals have a voice.

Julie Fletcher, the Nelson branch supervisor, says the BC SPCA receives no government funding, so events like this are incredibly important to their ability to achieve these goals.

“We encourage everyone to try a lo-cal restaurant they’ve never tried before,

or patronize an old favourite — either way, you will be sup-porting the welfare of local animals,” Fletcher says.

Eat For Pete was originally created with a cute puppy from the Nelson branch named Pete as its poster child. Pete has long since found a loving home, but this fundraising event is not just for Pete’s sake, but for all of the animals.

For further infor-mation, contact Julie or Rob at 250-352-7178, [email protected], or drop by the adoption centre at 520-C Falls Street (above the Savoy bowling lanes).


ERNEST (Ernie) COLMANJune 8, 1922 – February 17, 2011It is with profound sadness and a deep sense of loss, that we announce the passing of our much

loved Dad, Grandpa and Great Grandpa, Ernie Colman on

February 17, 2011.

Predeceased in May 2009 by his loving wife Fran, Ernie is survived by 9 children: June Stevens (Dick), Phyllis Liscumb (Doug) , Dianne Barker (Ed), Spencer (MaryEllen), Marilyn Ewert (George), Donna Spelay (Ted), Kevin, Linda Bymoen (Murray), Murray (Re-nee); 18 grandchildren Becky Stevens (Dave Laing); Scott (Amanda) and Adam Barker , Kirk and Kim Colman; Jordan & Mike Ewert (Sidney Mitchell), Jenna Larson (Rob), Kristi, Ashleigh and Colman Spelay, Jessica and Travis Colman, Nathan, Mitchell and Josh Bymoen, Taylor and Tyson Colman; and 6 great grandchildren: Jaida, Levi, Ruben and Ezra Barker, and Connor & McKenna Laing.

Also survived by his sister Dorothy (Red) Wassick of Nelson, Fran’s brothers and sisters, Josephine & George Mathieu, Graham and Diana McMullin, Merv & Elma McMullin, many nieces and nephews and a world of friends.

Ernie was predeceased by his sisters Sybil Stephenson and Joyce Gardiner and by his younger brother Dennis.

Ernie was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 8, 1922 and moved with his family to Nelson as a young man. Following service as a navigator in WW II, Ernie obtained a Bachelor of Physical Education from UBC. He married Fran in 1947 and began his teaching career in Salmo. In 1955 the family moved to Riondel where Ernie was principal of JA Cochran School until 1966. For 16 years, Ernie was Director of Instruction of the North Th ompson School District. He formally retired from his education profession in l982 and began his next career as a volunteer in the sports community in Kamloops. Dad’s volunteer service spanned over 25 years and included positions as President of the Kamloops & District Ladies’ Softball Association, President of the Kamloops Track & Field Club, President of the Kamloops Golf Club and the Kamloops Curling Club Seniors’ League; and as a member of the Kamloops Sports Council. Ernie was recognized by the Kamloops Sports Council as Sports Person of the Year in 1986 and during the 1988 Olympic Torch relay was acknowledged as a consummate community sports volunteer. In 1993 Ernie was honored and humbled to be inducted into the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame as a Builder. Th at same year he received a City of Kamloops Centennial medal for volunteerism. He received a Life Membership in the Kamloops Seniors’ Curling League in 2001. Th e ‘organization’ of sports brought great satisfaction to Dad and resulted in a huge network of friends for Dad and Mom through these volunteer activities.

Ernie persevered through 46 years of heart disease. For many years he volunteered with the Heart and Stroke Foundation organizing their curl-a-thon fundraising bonspiel. Ernie continued to golf and curl until 2 years ago when he began the battle with Alzheimers disease. We are comforted to know that he is now free from that debilitating illness.

He will forever be remembered by his family as a loving, caring Dad who was always there when you needed him and who displayed an incredible willingness to help others and to persevere against the health issues that challenged him.

Ernie will be remembered by his many friends for the warmth with which he and Fran welcomed people into their home and into their lives.

A celebration of Ernie’s life will be held on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 1PM in the Sahara Room at Desert Gardens, 540 Seymour Street, Kamloops.

In lieu of fl owers, donations to the BC and Yukon Heart & Stoke Association or your charity of choice

would be appreciated by the family.

Condolences may be expressed at www.schoenings.com

Esther was born in Foston, Saskatchewan on October 30,

1918, one of 7 children. She took her schooling in Rose Valley

and worked as an egg candler. She married Frank Forrister in 1945 and

farmed until 1960. Th ey moved to Ymir, B.C. where they operated a dairy farm and delivered daily products to surrounding areas until 1974. Th ey moved to the town of Ymir and operated a corner store and garage until retiring. Mom moved to Campbell River October 2007 to live with daughter Donna. Esther was predeceased by her parents Martin and Mathilda Holo, brother Harry, sisters Gladys and Evelyn, her loving husband Frank, daughters Deanna and Caroline, sons-in-law Arnold Hurd and Glenn Kmiecik and 4 sisters-in-law, 3brothers-in-law and spouses. She is survived by Sandy (Ted) Tull of Elkford, B.C., Donna Hurd of Campbell River, B.C., Dennis (Chris) Forrester of Spruce Grove, Alberta, Les (Deb) Forrester of Courtenay, B.C., Glenn (Jen) Elikford, B.C., Janice (Ken) Spiers of Fort McMurray, Ab., Brenda (Chris) Carne of Fort McMurray Ab., 22 grandchildren and 22 great grand children. Also survived by sisters Myrtle (Alex) Milne of Langhan, Saskatchewan, Joyce McGillerary of Manitou, Manitoba, brother Roy Holo of Rose Valley, Saskatchewan, and surviving sister-in-law Ruth Forrister of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed by her loving family and friends. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and aunt. In her leisure time she enjoyed gardening, crafts, knitting, crocheting, bingo, cards, casino and was also known for decorating many wedding cakes, baking and meals. If friends so wish donations in Her memory made to the Ymir Fife Department. Arrangements entrusted to Island Funeral Services (250) 287-3366.

Esther was born in Foston,

Esther Forrister

Nancy ChernoffNancy Chernoff

In loving memory of our wonderful mother, grandma & baba, Nancy Chernoff, who passed away April 20th, 2010....Mom, your lovely geranium was in full blossom on

your birthday, February 18th, reminiscent of your unconditional love and care. We miss you and

our hearts ache for your presence, but just knowing you are with Jesus gives us

peace. Lovingly remembered by Fred Lovingly remembered by Fred & Steffa Nagy, Debra Huculak, & Steffa Nagy, Debra Huculak,

Karen, Rachel, Karen, Rachel, Nathan, Sarah Nathan, Sarah & Isaiah & Isaiah

HarrisHarris

On Sunday April 3, 2011 Nina Jane (Popoff ) Arabia passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Nina was predeceased be her father Nicholas Peter Popoff and her faithful companion

Malcolm.

Nina leaves behind her loving husband and soul mate of 24 years, Frank, her wonderful

Daughter Kristin (Stuart) Linnen, cherished grandchildren and lights of her life Ruby 8, Lily 6,

Cash 3 and Jett Boomer 2yrs, mother Mary, sisters Marcella (Mark), Debbie, brother Collin (Joanne), Nieces Laura and Kelley,

nephews Russell and Ian.

Nina was born in Penticton B.C. on October 18th 1953. She graduated from Pen High and continued on to Vancouver Vocational Institute. She then moved to Victoria, accepting a position as a Hairstylist under the supervision of Master Stylists from London England. In 1978 Nina moved to Nelson starting her 30 year hairdressing career at various salons, as well as teaching at Selkirk College. Her “Best Ever Job” she would say was at Waves on the Lake, owner Sheryl Prisciak was not only her boss but part of her family along with Kat Zaworonok and the “girls” at Waves.

Nina was a creative, driven and intuitive person. She was well known in the community for her willingness to help and be involved. Nina never turned down a opportunity to help others, in 1994 Nina was diagnosed with MS, she embraced the challenge and became a strong advocate for the local MS Society. Nina loved creating mosaics, gardening, fl oating on the lake and Saturday morning garage sales, most of all Nina enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, family and friends.

Nina will be sadly missed by her many, many friends and family who have been touched by her strength, kindness, courage and love.

A Celebration of Life will take place on Sunday, April 10th between 2:30- 5:00pm at St. Joseph’s School Auditorium. In lieu of fl owers donations can be made to the MS Society or the Canadian Cancer Society.

Nina Jane (Popoff ) Arabia

nelsonstar.com 25Nelson Star Friday, April 8, 2011

Churches of NelsonTh e Gospel this Sunday focuses on the story of Lazarus ( John 11). Jesus is preaching in Galilee when word of his friend’s illness reaches him. Lazarus’ home is in dangerous territory; the leaders in nearby Jerusalem are already seeking to stone Jesus. Jesus waits two days, then, over his disciples concerns, chooses to go to Bethany, arriving after Lazarus’ death. Martha, Lazarus’ sister, hearing Jesus is near, goes to meet him outside the village, expressing her grief and her faith that, even now, God will grant whatever Jesus will ask of God. In response to his questions, she makes an astounding profession of belief in Him, that He is Messiah and the Son of God. Mary, too, seeks him out on the way, weeping in her grief and her conviction that if Jesus had been there her brother would not have died. Jesus “greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved” by their grief, weeps, and asks where Lazarus has been laid. Th e two sisters lead him to the tomb followed by many of the mourners who had followed Mary from the house. Despite the four days he has been in the tomb, Jesus asks that the stone be removed, that they might see the glory of God. Th en, expressing his thanks to the Father who always hears him, he cries out, “Lazarus come

out.” To the amazement of all, the dead man emerges, fully restored, and Jesus commands those around,

“Unbind him, and let him go.”Th is event challenges us to explore our own faith in Jesus. Lazarus’ resurrection prefi gures Jesus own resurrection. Lazarus is raised but will die again. Jesus’ death, the result of his choice to live out the vision of the Father, is blessed by his Father, raising him to a life that has no end, a life of great glory. It is this same life that Jesus promises each of us. He calls each of us out of our spiritual death into new life, asks us to unbind each other and free each other to live this new way of selfl ess love, to follow him for the greater glory of God. Like the mourners who witnessed the raising of Lazarus, we have a choice. We can follow Jesus on the path of love that seeks to bring light and peace and freedom into the hearts of all around us and indeed into the whole human family or we can betray him by our lack of justice and compassion. As we walk these fi nal Lenten steps towards the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus what will be our choice?Nancy Hurren, cnd, Cathedral of Mary Immaculate and Shalom House

“Unbind Him, Let him Go!”

To see your place of worship on the Churches of Nelson Page.

Contact Jennifer at the Nelson Star 250.352.1890

CATHOLIC CHURCHCATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE

813 Ward Street 352-7131

Sunday Mass Times:

Parish office open weekday [email protected] www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca

The Salvation ArmyNelson Community Church

Sunday Worship Serviceat 11:00 am

Everyone is WelcomeYour Pastors:

Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows(New to Nelson)

250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)

Anglican Church of CanadaSt. Saviour's ProCathedralWard & Silica, NelsonFamily Service & EucharistSunday 10:30 AM

St. Matthew'sVillage Road, South SlocanSunday 9:30 AM(No service third Sunday)

St. Michael & All AngelsBusk Road BalfourSunday 11 AM

Office: 8am - 1pm Tue - Fri

[email protected]

www.stsavioursnelson.org

Unity Centre of the Kootenays

905 Gordon Rd (IHA Bldg., back door)

Sunday 11:00 amThis week:

A new Spiritual Cinema DVD will be shown

Everyone Welcome!

A Friendly Bible Centre Church

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

Refreshments are served after the service(Affi liated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)

You are invited to join us Sunday Mornings at 10:00am.

10:00am Service: “Passion For Holiness”

Nelson Seventh-day Adventist Church

1502 Granite Rd., Tel (250) 352-6102 – nelsonadventistchurch.org

Saturdays:

10:00am Family Bible Study11:00am Worship Service12:30pm Fellowship Lunch (vegetarian)1:30pm Prayer Ministry

“Come now, and let us reason together, says the LORD.”Isaiah 1:18

Join us each Sabbath for Bible study, prayer and Christ-centred worship in a spirit of true Christian fellowship.

Loving Jesus, Loving People, Transforming Lives

Saturdays at 6:30 pm Sundays at 9:30 am Pastor Arden Gustafson Pastor Chris Wiens

Sundays at 9:30 am Pastor Jason Ashley

Sundays at 10:00 am Pastor Jesse Lerch

www.ecov.org

First Baptist Church

611 Fifth Street 250-352-3212Worship Service: 10:00 amPastor: Rev. Scott SimpsonKids Swap Meet - April 16th

Check out our new website:

First Baptist Church

fbcnelson.ca

NelsonUnitedChurch

All are welcomeNursery Room AvailableSunday School (ages 4 and up)

Nelson United Church

602 Silica Street, Nelson BC V1L 4N1

Ph: 250.352.2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

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Ministers: David Boyd, Christine Dudley

Sunday Worship Gathering: 11:00 am

This Week:Lent 5: “Breath of Hope”Rev. Carol Prochaska presiding

Monday, April 11, 7:00 pm ($5 admission)“The Path of Inward Love: How Spritual Practices

Help us Grow as Beings of Love”

Ruurdtje (Ruth) PolJune 26, 1920 – March 31, 2011

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear mother, grandmother, great and great-great grandmother. Mum came to Nelson from Holland with Dad and their 4 children in 1958. Because

Dad was a farmer, we moved around a lot, but Mum always

made the best of it, and never complained. Th ey moved away to the coast in 1966 but moved back home to Nelson in 1983. Mum always loved the mountains, and she said the people of Nelson were always the friendliest. She always considered Nelson her “hometown”.

Mum was predeceased by her oldest daughter Ann (May 1977) and by our dad – her husband of 56 years, Berend (Bernie) – in December 1997. She was also predeceased by 1 brother, 2 sisters and 2 granddaughters.

Mum leaves to grieve her son Meindert (Suzanne), daughter Fran (Walt) of Nelson, and son Pieter of Alberta. Mum had 16 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. She also leaves behind 2 brothers and 4 sisters and many many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Th ere will be no funeral and Mum’s ashes will be put with our Dad’s, as per Mum’s request.

Special thanks go to all the care aids and nurses at Mountain Lakes, and to her granddaughter

Stacey, who was always there for her.

Th ompson Funeral Home has taken care of the cremation.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY

DAVID!65!

The Granite Pointe Golf & Recreation Society NOTICE OF ANNUAL SPRING MEETING

DATE: Wednesday April 20, 2011 at 7:00 pmLOCATION: Granite Pointe Clubhouse 1123 W. Richards Street, Nelson, B.C.AGENDA: 2010 Results, 2011Golf Course Status ReportNotice is hereby given of the Annual Spring Meeting of the Granite Pointe Golf & Recreation Society to be held at the Granite Pointe Clubhouse on Wednesday April 20th, 2011 at 7:00 P.M. It is hoped that all Members will make a special effort to attend this Meeting.

TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESJOURNEYMAN TRADE PERSONSFOR MAINTENANCE SHUTDOWN

Located in the West Kootenay region of South Eastern BC, 400 employees ofZellstoff Celgar produce over 1400 tonnes of Bleached Kraft pulp/day. Our mill isa World Class state of the art facility & we continue to make capital investments tomaintain that standing! We are 1 of 3 Pulp mills owned by Mercer International. Weare Castlegar’s leading employer & are committed to maintaining our responsibleposition within the community & being our customers’ preferred supplier of choice.

Zellstoff Celgar Limited has a scheduled maintenance shutdown from June 6 to June 13, 2011. During thisshutdown, the following certified trades persons will be required:

MillwrightsPipefitters

Pressure Welders (pressure certification required)Electricians

Instrument MechanicsA copy of the trades certification is required with the application.

To apply for this opportunity, please submit your resume to:Employment & Benefits Coordinator

Zellstoff Celgar LimitedP.O. Box 1000

Castlegar, BC V1N 3H9Phone No: (250)365-4267 Fax No: (250)365-2652

e-mail: [email protected]

We thank all applicants; only those whose candidacy best suits our needs will be contacted.

Working together to be the best for our communities, our environment & our future!

Help Wanted:F/T Post Secondary Student available for the summer at the Craft Connection.378 Baker Street, Nelson, BC V1L 4H5 250-352-3006

Skills Required:Mature, outgoing, team worker. Previous Retail Experience. Artistic background an asset. Computer literate and cash handling experience. Good communication and organizational skills required.Flexible hours and some evenings.

Please apply in person at the store or email your resume to [email protected] Date ~ May 6, 2011

DENTAL RECEPTIONIST

F/T or P/T Experienced Dental Receptionist required for fast-paced, energetic offi ce. Seeking an enthusi-astic, professional, team player w/ exceptional com-munication & interpersonal skills; a demonstrated ability to provide high quality care essential. Fax 250-352-5503 or email [email protected]

Nelson Toyota

Product Advisor Nelson Toyota is now accepting applications

for the position of Product Advisor. Prior

automotive sales experience a plus but not

required. We are anxious to meet personable,

professional candidates to serve our walk in,

telephone and internet customers. Work with

our team in a comfortable environment with

excellent compensation and benefits. If you

are a results oriented, optimistic, energetic,

outgoing, dependable performer, and strive

to do your best, we want to meet you. We

promote a workplace of integrity and respect

and optimum customer service.

Please send your resume and letter of

introduction to:

Nelson Toyota, Box 570, Nelson, BC V1L 5R3

Att. Gerry Cesa

Nelson Toyota, Serving the West Kootenay’s since 1969

Celebrations

Coming Events

Sunday, Apr. 17, 7pm

CAPITOL THEATRE AUDITIONSSummer Youth Program Production “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Revised)” Auditions SUNDAY, APRIL 17 10 AM - 4 PM Youth ages 12 - 18. Please have a song prepared. Program runs June 30 through July 23. Performances Thursday July 21 through Saturday July 23Program fee $275 plus HST $308To book your audition time call the Capital at 250-352-6363www.capitoltheatre.bc.ca

InformationJapanese Earthquake

Relief FundThe New Denver Kyowakai Society & the New Denver Buddhist Church, both or-

ganizations with close ties to our community & Japan, have

established a “Japanese Earthquake Relief Trust Fund” at the New Denver Kootenay

Savings Credit Union to which each organization has gener-

ously donated $1,000.00. Donations to the fund will be disbursed to assist with the

provision of relief & emergen-cy services to victims of the

earthquake & tsunami. Those persons wishing to make a

donation to the relief fund may do so at the New Denver Kootenay Savings Credit

Union, Masterplan Account no. 2478-6. Tax receipts are

available upon request to the New Denver Kyowakai Society

Celebrations

Information

Osprey Community Foundation

invites applications for:1. 2011 community grants

as well as 2. Arts Legacy Fund grantsfor Theatre Arts Projects.

Application forms and guidelines at www.osprey-communityfoundation.caDeadline April 29, 2011

Lost & FoundFound ladies watch on Jose-phine between Baker and Ver-non - phone 505-5440 or 354-9414

Found: Mountain bike in in-tersection of Kokanee Ave & Third St on Tuesday Mar 29th. Call to identify 250-354-1069

FOUND: Prescription eye glasses, burgundy frame w/ speckled arms, magnivision April 5 at bridge entrance to dog park. 352-2814 to claim.

Employment

Career Opportunities

Traffi c Controller (fl agger)2 Day Training Classes

Road Safety TSCKamloops - April 12th, 13th & 30th & May 1st. Kelowna -April

9th, 10th & May 14th, 15th New $224.00 Renew $140.00

www.roadsafetytcs.com or Call 1-866-737-2389

Information

Employment

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

Drivers Wanted: Terrifi c career opportunity outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Experience Needed! Extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 weeks vacation & benefi ts pkg. Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time Valid License High School Diploma or GED. Apply at www.sperryrail.com under careers, keyword Driver. DO NOT FILL IN CITY OR STATE

Education/Trade Schools

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOLLocations in Alberta & BC. Hands on real world training. Full sized equip. Job place-ment assist. Funding Avail. www.iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

Help Wanted

Looking for a fast, fun & rewarding work environment?

Trendy, high-traffic location, industryleading wages, paid medical/dental benefits, RRSP, service commissions/bonuses, education travel perks, flexible hours & more!

APPLY NOW!Bring resume to Nelson Chatters

Fax: [email protected]


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Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, metallurgical coal, zinc and energy. The operation at Trail, British Columbia, is one of the world’s largest and most efficient integrated zinc and lead smelters. Further information about Teck can be found at www.teck.com.

Teck Metals Ltd. is seeking an HR Information Systems Coordinator with a minimum of 2 to 5 years of progressive comprehensive payroll and benefit administration experience. The candidate must have a strong HR Information Systems background with emphasis on systems administration and development. Experience in a unionized setting and an understanding of both JDEdwards and VIP systems would be preferred. The position will also require experience in a variety of other Human Resource functions such as dispute resolution, job evaluation, employee relations and recruitment. We are interested in individuals with strong HR systems management background, an aptitude for streamlining processes and excellent negotiation and facilitation skills.

Teck Metals Ltd. is committed to employment equity and all qualified individuals are encouraged to forward their resume including copies of transcripts by April 15, 2011 to [email protected].

HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEMS COORDINATOR

Pacifi c Insight Electronics (PI) is a world-class designer, manufacturer and supplier of electronic solutions for the automotive, specialty and commercial vehicle sectors. To support our ambitious growth targets and further increase shareholder value, PI is recruiting for the following positions at our Nelson, BC operation:

Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Machine Operator –

2 available positions – Reference #1109

This position is responsible for operating PI’s Surface Mount Technology (SMT) equipment for automated assembly of printed circuit boards. The successful candidate must be available to work a continental shift pattern consisting of 12 hour shift rotations alternating monthly between day and night shifts.

For more information on Pacifi c Insight please visit our website:

www.pacifi cinsight.com

Resumes can be emailed directly to: joinus@pacifi cinsight.com

Please quote job reference ID #1109

Temp Carriers Wanted For Friday, April 22nd (Good Friday)Please contact Selina 250-352-1890

We can help!

Need some extra cash for a new bike?

Saving for summer holidays?REWARDING NURSING OPPORTUNITY

RN needed to provide nursing respite for toddler in Nelson BC

Casual day/short call shifts

Wages according to Collective Agreement

Please Contact: Joanne Francis RN

Resource Ability1-250-612-1664

[email protected]

SAVING money for a road trip?

We can help...We can help...Currently has routes available in

Fairview and Uphill areas.

EARN UP TO $12.00 AN HOUR!These positions are for Wednesday and

Friday a few hours each day.Interested applicants should stop by the

offi ce for more information or call 250-551-3563

We’re on the net at www.bcclassifi ed.We’re on the net at www.bcclassifi ed.comcom

Employment

Help WantedMEDICAL OFFICE Trainees Needed! Hospitals & Dr’s Need Medical Offi ce & Medical Admin staff! No Experience? Need Training? Local Career Training & Job Placement also Available! 1-888-778-0459Part-Time Cook for hopping pub. Evenings & weekends. Drop resume off at Chillers Pub, 2723 Greenwood Road.P/T Fish Technician Help Rquired for Summer period -$15/hr. First Aid, BackpackElectrofi shing and SwiftwaterRescue certifi cations (or proofof current enrolment). Assets:snorkelling, boating, fi sh ID,detailed, local, remote andnight work OK. Email resume:[email protected] ed individuals only.Stylist, full or part-time want-ed at Renaissance Hair Co. in Nelson. Chair rental option available. Call Diana 505-3098

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

NELSON, K.C. Restaurant hir-ing 2 Chinese Cooks. 3 to 5 years Chinese cook experi-ence. Cook Cert. asset, $17/h, 40h/W. Email CV to [email protected] or Fax 250-352-7564

Trades, TechnicalEXPERIENCED TWO-WAYRADIO TECHNICIAN WANT-ED! knowledge of radio, re-peaters, & boosters. Full Time, great benefi ts. Slave Lake, Al-berta www.snipercom.com callEvan (780) 849-2777 [email protected]

Services

Financial ServicesDEBT CONSOLIDATION

PROGRAM Helping Canadians repay debts, reduce or eliminate interest, regardless of your credit. Steady Income? You may qualify for instant help. Considering Bankruptcy?

Call 1-877-220-3328 FREE Consultation Government Approved, BBB Member

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.

www.pioneerwest.com

Legal ServicesICBC, MVA’S, SLIP & FALL

or Any Injury? MARCO D. CEDRONE Making The

Difference in Personal Injury Claims! 24hrs.1-866-913-3110

Cascade Law Corporation

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

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Services

Painting & Decorating

PEDERSEN PAINTINGCommercial and Residential. Free Estimates. Excellent ref-erences. Ph 250-354-3059

Pets & Livestock

LivestockALPACAS FOR SALE. Packages of 3 starting at $750 Call 250-354-8590.

Merchandise for Sale

Antiques / VintageSouth Okanagan Silver BuyerTop Payouts for silver coins, bars and bullion. Also Buying scrap sterling and gold. Visit my website for current payoutswww.sosbuyer.ca778-931-0558

Appliances

FRIDGE FOR SALE3 years old,

Stainless Steel, Frigidaire,

30w x 32d x 66h$375

Call: 250.354.1197

Food Products

BUTCHER SHOPBC INSPECTED

GRADED AA OR BETTERLOCALLY GROWNNATURAL BEEF

Hormone FreeGrass Fed/Grain Finished$100 Packages Available

Quarters/Halves$2.10/lb Hanging WeightExtra Lean Hamburger

$3.50/lbTARZWELL FARMS

250-428-4316 Creston

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING Containers/BridgesSuper sale on now

New/Used/Damaged.BEST PRICES

20’24’40’45’48’53’ insulated reefer containers 20’40’48’53’ CHEAP 40’ Farmers Specials all under $2,200! Semi Trailers for hi way & storage. We are overstocked. Delivery BC & AB. 1-866-528-7108 Call 24 hours www.rtcontainer.com

Misc. for SaleANTLER BUYER. Cash paid! Sheds, racks, brown, white, taxidermy mounts, ivorys, etc. ANTIQUES: snowshoes, wooden skis, fi shing tackle, chaps, beadwork, oil paintings, etc. Call (250)426-6993 or email [email protected]

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Merchandise for Sale

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

NINTENDO Wii Game system w/2 controllers/games & “Wii Wheel”. Games: Super Smash Bros Brawl, Zelda: Twi-light princess, Wii Bowling, Ping-Pong, Mario Kart, Lego Bat-man. $200. 250-354-4579

Misc. WantedCoin Collector Buying

Old coins, silver, collectionsPlease call 250-863-3082

Real Estate

Houses For SalePassmore Bridge Rd (3749): 2bdrm house w/ 1/2 acre. Overlooking Slocan River. $240,000. 359-5906/505-9784

Sundance Custom HomesProudly Presents

The Kettleson Road Properties

Nestled at the base of Mount Nelson on a grassy

meadow lie two new incredible acreage

homesteads. Shannon Creek babbles in the

backyard of these warm and sunny retreat like properties.

Whether working, retired, artistic, adventurous or just

looking to relax these homes have it all... and a

Private Mountain Park!$995,000

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Real Estate

Mobile Homes & Parks

WHOLESALE FACTORY DIRECT. Manufactured, Modular & Park models. Tremendous savings. Luxuri-ous 1512 sq. ft home including delivery and installation only $ 109,950. Many other plans available. The Home Boys 877-976-3737 509-481-9830 or www.hbmodular.com

MortgagesMortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi -nances, immediate debt con-solidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.

Call 1888-711-8818www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

RV Sites

OKANAGAN SIMILKIMEEN

Year round recrea-tional lots for RV’s and park models. Joyce Geering, Sut-ton Power 1 Realty, 1-877-536-9590

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentNELSON: Accepting Applications for a 2 bdrm Apt in Quiet Building. N/S, N/P.$645 + Utilities 250-352-0118

Nelson: Fairview. Clean, quiet, 2 bdrm apt. Adult orient-ed. NS/NP. Ref required. $750/mo + util. Call 352-3965

NELSON: Gyro Park Sunny 1 or 2 bdrm apt

Private entrance, clawfoot tub, cork/wood fl oors, new kitchen, shared laundry, internet & Garden space. NS/NP $1100 inclusive

Avail. May1st 250-352-0776

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Apartment Furnished

NELSON: Furnished 2 bdrm bsmt suite, newly renovated, W/D,N/S pets ok, Uphill on bus route, Available April 15th or May 1st $870. plus utilities 250-352-1191

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Rentals

Commercial/Industrial

Beautiful esthetics/massage room within Renaissance Hair Co. Includes phone, heat/AC, hydro, reception, laundry. Contact Diana at 505-3098

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Rentals

Modular HomesUS Homes by Award winningCanadian Dealer - Best prices!Worry Free Purchase! FOBFactory or complete turnkeyinstall. Call 1-800-921-2166 orvisit us at www.ColumbiaRiverHomes.ca

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Your key to the Kootenays®433 Josephine St.Nelson, BC V1L 1W4

Ph. 250.352.2100 Fax 250.352.6888To view these and other listings

please go to:www.nelsonrealty.caBurke Jones

250.354.8515John Knox

250.505.6645Dave Gentles250.354.8225

LEMON CREEK. 7.5 level acres. Treed privacy. 2 storey home. Barn & more. $399,900. Call Burke Jones.

BODARD RD. Unique 3 bd, den. Decks with Lake views. .43 ac. $598,500. Call John Knox.

SALMO RURAL renovated 4 bd starter home. .41 ac Level/fenced/gardens. Workshop Quick Possession. $189,000. Call Burke Jones.

YMIR - 4 bd 2 bt home on spacious lot. Many upgrades. Ready to move into! $299,000. Call Burke Jones.

UPHILL 1.5 storey home. Lots of improvements Corner Lot. In-law suite. $300,000. Call Burke Jones.

HERITAGE LODGE. circa 1920. Majestic 8 bd 6 bt, w/ suite. Maintained Heritage thru-out. Lake views. Treed & private 3.43 Ac. $995,000. David Gentles.

UP & DOWN DUPLEX Each unit is 1000 sf. A 3 bd & a 2 bd. Easy to rent. Close to downtown. $329,000. Call David Gentles.

NEW 1/2 duplex. Quality construction, open concept 3 bd 3 bt. Full basement. $329,000 ea. HST incl. Call John Knox.

VIEW RIDGE 0.60 Acre building lot. Services @ lot line. Treed. $139,000. No HST. Call David Gentles.

ACROSS FROM TENTH STREET CAMPUS. Great investment location. 4 bdrm 2 bth & in-law suite. $379,000. Call David Gentles

UPPER KASLO Beautifully expanded spacious open 3+ bd home. Garage, deck & bonus room. $320,000. Call David Gentles.

UPHILL RANCHER 3 bd 2 bt. Level lot. Fenced. Bachelor suite potential. $349,000. Call David Gentles.

KRESTOVA 7.9 Acres. Level/fenced. Private treed setting. 3 bd 1 bt home. $365,000. Call Burke Jones.

HEDDLE ROAD Executive quality & style. Open design. 5 bd 3 bt. 2yr old. Garage & shop to buy for. 1.26 level acres. $725,000. Call Burke Jones.

UPHILL Charming 5 bd 2 bt home with Heritage features & many upgrades. View deck. $359,900. Call John Knox.

MIRROR LAKE Gambrel style 3 bd 2 bt. Great views. .86 ac. $360,000. Call David Gentles.

LONGBEACH 4-level split. Spacious 4 bd, deck, gardens, garage. Private 1/2 ac. $389,000. Call David Gentles.

KAYS RD. 2,012 sf 3bd 2bt Rancher on 2.46 private acres. Separate Shop. $424,900. Call David Gentles.

POPOU RD 4.96 private ac. 3bd 3bt. Elevator, Shop, Garage. 2bd Mobile. $425,000. Call Burke Jones.

BUILDING LOT Hutcheson Avenue in Salmo. Level lot, ready to build. $49,900. Call Burke Jones.

UPHILL Pride of ownership!! Classic decor. 3bd 3bt walk-up. Quick possession. Suite potential. $449,000. Call David Gentles.

FORT SHEPPARD Unique frame & log design. Upgraded 4bd 3bt. 3 levels. Views. Huge decks. $549,000. Call David Gentles.

VIEW RIDGE Elegant timber frame. Detailed with consideration to style & beauty thru-out. 2 1/2 storey open design. + Full bsmnt. 2+ private acres. $919,000. Call David Gentles.

FAIRVIEW Two bdrm starter home on 60 x 110 corner lot. Potential!! $249,000. Call David Gentles.

CLASSIC CHARACTER HOME 5bd 3bt 2 storey. Uphill. Legal 1 bd suite. Dble corner view lot. $579,000. Call John Knox.

WATERFRONT. 55’ level beach, 2 storey home, foreshore lease & marina. $599,000. Vacant adjoining lot with 52’ of waterfront available for $374, 900. Call Burke Jones.

KENIRIS RD. Straw Bale on 3.29 acres. Custom features thru-out. $599,900. Call John Knox.

BALFOUR 5.91 wooded ac. 1500 sf private home. Huge 30x60 shop. $679,000. Call Burke Jones.

HIGH STREET Unique location. Solid 2 bdrm starter home. $259,000. Call David Gentles.

SLOCAN RIVER FRONT @ PASSMORECustom 2100 sf Rancher. Level 1.48 ac. 1600 sf garage. All in-floor heat. Wheelchair access. $649,900. Call David Gentles.

KOOTENAY LAKE BEST BUY Waterfront @ 17 mile. Spacious bungalow, in-door pool. .80 ac w/ 125 ft sandy beach & new deep water dock. $649,000. Call John Knox.

SLOCAN RIVER RD. Pristine 83 acres @ Cougar Bluffs. Private wilderness. $324,900. Call Burke Jones.

COMMERCIAL SITE @ six-mile. Income Producing. 2 buildings. fenced compound. $499,000. Call Burke Jones.

COMMERCIAL LAND & BUILDING. 1.78 acres. 11,750 sq.ft. well- maintainedbuilding. $749,000. Call David Gentles.

12 BUILDING LOTS: Full City services. UG power. Street lamps. Paved streets. Priced from $70,000 plus tax. Many options for building plans. Call David Gentles.

BOSUN’S RANCH. Pristine 240 acres w/ Slocan Lake Front, a private lake & caretakers cottage. $3,980,000. John Knox.

BONNINGTON 1.58 acres on Brown Rd. Treed, South facing.Close to Park. $149,900. Call David Gentles.

SALMO 3.57 level ac a stone’s throw from the Salmo River. RV & outbuildings. $175,000. No HST. Call David Gentles.

WATERFRONT. Captivating custom designed 1 1/2 storey home. Multiple decks. 1.64 acres. Foreshore lease & dock. $1,599,000. Call Burke Jones

ERIE CREEK FRONT. 4 bdrm 2800 sqft home. 1900 sqft basement. Covered enclosed porch. dble carport. Great price @ $375,000. Call David Gentles

SPROULE CREEK/TAGHUM 4 bd 3 bt, full basement. Suite potential. .83 ac. $434,900. Call David Gentles.

NORTH SHORE Lake view .47 ac building lot. UG services. Great Value. $110,000. No HST. Call David Gentles.

SLOCAN PARK 5 mostly level acres. 4bd home, 1bd suite, large shop. Central location. $399,900. Call Burke Jones.

TURN KEY BUSINESS Outstanding opportunity to own a successful & well established SEARS outlet in Castlegar. Call John Knox.

HERITAGE UPHILL Quality Craftsman 4 bd Home. Wood accents, floors, French doors, leaded glass. 77 x 120 lot. $574,900. Call John Knox.

WATERFRONT. Amazing 1.15 level acres, 116’ of sandy beach, 2 homes, beach cottage, boat storage, greenhouse, garage, trees for privacy & you have a full waterfront package. $799,000 Call David Gentles.

MOBILE @ 6-MILE. Well kept 14 x 70. 3 bdrm. Upgraded. $49,000. Burke Jones.

BUILDING LOT @ Taghum. Sunset Drive. 1/2 acre. Great location. $215,000. No HST. Burke Jones.

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Homes for RentCastlegar Oostischenia, Bright clean 2 Bdrm House on an acreage, W/D, F/S, pets negotiable Call Mike 250- 608-5960 or 866-417-7471 Blue Sky Realty [email protected]

In THRUMS Mobile Home, 2 bdrm, F/S, W/D, deck with addition, no dogs 250-359-

7178 or 250-304-9273Lower Rossland 3 bedroom house with carport. . Large yard & deck. Available April 1st. 250.362.2105. Long term tenant.

Shared Accommodation

Nelson, Fairview: Quiet per-son, NS, NP, util included. Avail April 1. 250-505-4248

Suites, LowerNELSON: Fairview. 1bdrm w/ den, walkout bsmnt suite. Out-door area, 4 pc bath, W/D, NS, will consider pets. Avail May 1. $1,100. Call 250-354-8500

NELSON: North Shore. Bright & spacious 1 bdrm suite. No pets please. 250-352-9974

Suites, UpperNelson: Beasley. Spacious 2 bdrm suite, wood fl oor throughout, 24ft covered sun-deck, fi replace, W/D. Sorry,no dogs. $825/mo. 250-359-6669

NELSON: Central & quiet. Beautiful, new, clean, 2 bdrm. Stunning views, W/D, DW, walk-in closet, off street park-ing, deck, private entrance. Walking distance to downtown & Lakeside Park. Ref required. Avail May 1. $1,025/mo + [email protected]

TownhousesNELSON: 6 Mile Available May 1st Spacious, clean, 3 bdrm 2bath townhouse. Close to bus stop. $975/month phone 250-825-9401

Houses For Sale

Transportation

Auto Financing

Cars - Domestic1993 OLDSMOBILE 88 Royal, in good condition $1,000. 250-777-1055.

Houses For Sale

Transportation

Cars - Domestic1991 Ford Grand Marquis Very clean, good running condition. $1,200 OBO call 250-551-3295

1998 Audi A4 quattro, V6, 5spd, $3300 obo. 250-307-1215.

2002 Chevy Impala, 102,000 kms, 80 point in-spection completed. Dark blue,small V6, reliable &

economical. Asking $4450. Call 354-5585

Cars - Sports & Imports

2006 Honda Pilot EX-L

One owner, black with grey in-terior, 130,000kms, eight pas-

senger, trailer package in-stalled, winter and all-season tires included. Meticulously

maintained. Located in Nelson B.C. Call 250-825-3458 for

more information

MotorcyclesMOTORCYCLE SWAP Meet & BBQ, April 30, 10am to 3pm, Mayhem Motorcycle Co., Golden, BC, 250-344-3675 to book table.

Scrap Car RemovalSCRAP BATTERIES WANTED

We buy scrap batteries fromcars & trucks & heavy equipment.

$4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288

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Sport Utility Vehicle‘99 Yukon: 448,000km hwy miles, all service records, runs well. $3000/obo 250-354-9541

Trucks & Vans1992 Dodge Dakota

2x4, 3.9 Liters V-6 Automatic Parts truck, New Winter Tires New drum brakes still in box, Body in good condition,Motor

runs, Kenwood Stereo 236,000 km’s $500 OBS

Phone 250-357-2402

1996 Ford Windstar Body in good cond. runs well. $1,700 OBO Call 250-551-3295

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Community

DatelineApril 4, 1938

Leaping flames fed by high test gasoline, oils, lubricating grease and 200 rubber tires completely

destroyed the warehouse of Imperial Oil Ltd., and damaged the warehouse of Shell Oil Co on the CPR flats early Sunday morning giving the Nelson Fire Department an eight hour fight before the fire was extinguished.

Three big gasoline tanks of about 13,000 gallons capacity, more than half full, standing within 20 feet of the flaming east wall of the ware-house, were threatened repeat-edly, but were kept intact as firemen washed them down and cooled them off at intervals.

Billowing flames cast their red glow over the entire west end of the city, bits of charcoal tossed skyward by repeated explosions drifted down upon the business section and other streets adjacent, and small pieces of burning wood were tossed high in the air. For six hours after the flames were under control firemen continued to pour water on the stubborn fire.


Combined forces of City and Provincial Police, numbering 16, swooped down on four

cigar stores on Baker Street, Saturday night, and arrested four operators and 26 players in games of chance, poker and panquine.

The operators were each charged with “keeping and maintaining a common gaming house” while the 26 players were charged with participat-ing. Thirty-three other men, onlook-

ers at the games, were charged with being “found without lawful excuse in a gaming house.”

All chips, cards and money of the players was confiscated by police and two trucks later took all play-ing tables from the gaming rooms and placed them in the City Hall. On Friday night police raided the Hel-lenic Colonization Association Club in Trail where 26 men were arrested and alleged gambling paraphernalia, record books, four slot machines, three punch boards, chairs and tables were seized.


Greater Germany today gave Adolph Hitler more than 99 per cent approval of his an-

nexation of Austria in unofficial com-plete plebiscite returns of 48,799,269 to 452,180.

Voters of expanded Germany marched to the polls Sunday to reg-ister their overwhelming support of Austro-German union and to elect a new Hitler-picked Reichstag. Austria herself gave the Fuehrer the vote most nearly unanimous, a majority of 99.75 per cent.

The vote, less than a month after Hitler marched behind his armed forces into Austria, culminated in an intense Nazi campaign to win a popular demonstration of support for German expansion.


Trail Smoke Eaters won the Al-lan Cup by defeating Cornwall Flyers 3-1 tonight in Calgary

in the fourth game of the best of five series.

The speedy smelter town crew brought the symbol of senior hockey supremacy in Canada back to British Columbia’s Kootenay League after last year’s stay in the east.

Bouncing back from a 2-1 defeat in the third game, Smoke Eaters out-played the eastern Canada champions in a game that ended with one fight and numerous near battles that sent a flock of players to the penalty box in the last half of the third period.


National Trust Company Ltd today sought leave in Su-preme Court in Vancouver

to start foreclosure action on 22,000 acres of Doukhobor lands in British Columbia and Saskatchewan.

The council for the trust company said the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood Ltd., Doukho-bor sect, had mortgaged the land to secure $350,000 in bonds.

The bonds were hypothecated to the Canadian Bank of Commerce as security for a loan which he said now stands at $145,000 for principal and about $16,000 for interest.

Council for the Doukhobors contended there was no debt owing to National Trust Company, which he said was a trustee for the bondhold-ers. He declared the only indebted-ness was to the bank and nothing was owing the latter in interest.

Greg Scott’s Touchstones of Nelson column appears every second Friday in the Nelson Star

Touchstones of Nelson – Greg Scott

Police go on cigar store sting

cash for college Youth Community Service Award Columbia Basin Trust is offering up to 45 Basin graduates $2,000 each. This award is based on community volunteer service, not on academic achievement, and is designed to assist students with post-secondary education or training.

All Basin students who will graduate with a Ministry of Education recognized graduation diploma are eligible for the award.

Applications can be picked up at local high schools or downloaded from www.cbt.org/ycsa.

Applications must be postmarked no later than April 15, 2011, to be considered.

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Capitol Theatre, NelsonThursday, May 19 | 8:00pm250.352.6363www.capitoltheatre.bc.ca

WALMART CORRECTION NOTICE For our flyer effective Apr. 1 - 7/11. Page 1: Nescafe Dolce Gusto by T-Fal (#1532660) does not include cappuccino cup and saucer and latte glass and it is not exactly as shown. Page 5: Glade Scented Oil Candle Value Pack #1361225 will be available at a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

EAGLE HOMES CASTLEGARNext to The Brick in CastlegarToll free: 1-877-632-4536Phone: 250-365-2121Fax: [email protected]

Special Recognitionfor Wayne Postnikoff

Wayne made our Champions Clubfor the month of March for sales excellenceand providing exceptional customer service.

For the benefit of Kootenay Lake area residents, the following lake levels are provided by FortisBC as a public service. Queen’s Bay: Present level: 1740.96 ft 7 day forecast: Up 4 to 5 inches. 2010 peak: 1748.68 ft./2009 peak: 1747.89 ft. Nelson: present level: 1740.07 ft. 7 day forecast: Up 4 to 5 inches. Levels can change unexpectedly due to weather or other conditions. For more information or to sign-up for unusual lake levels notifications by phone or email, visit www.fortisbc.com or call 1-866-436-7847.

Kootenay Lake Levels April 6, 2011

It’s time to place your ad!

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Community

Well, spring break is over sadly,

and we’re in the final stretch before the end of school and the wonderful summer sun. We’re all getting back into the flow of school though,

and the third term is almost over. The days and weeks are going by really fast now, and it’s almost scary how close some of us are getting to the end of our high school years.

Come one, come

all to purchase your own Georama plants at LVR, which will be pre-selling a variety of perennials, herbs, and veggies. There will also be pre-selling of colourful hanging baskets available for pick-up on May 14 at

the Garden Market in the LVR courtyard between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Baked goods and coffee will be on site as well. So if you want to liven up your garden, front porch, or start on a new diet, stop by and

check it out! Copies for order forms are at the main office. The dance program is sponsoring this event and all proceeds will go to them to help offset production costs, master classes, festival entries, artistic residencies and much more.

The next Grad Bottle Drive is coming up tomor-row, so if you’d like to donate to the grad class, don’t take your bottles in, let us take them for you! Students will be com-ing around all day to collect.

Also, there is the option of donating all year at the Nelson Leafs Bottle Depot — just let them know that you’re donat-ing to the LVR 2011 Grad Class.

The rugby boys just got back from an amazing tour of Ireland over spring

break, where they won their first game and sadly lost the last two to some very skilled and trained teams. Now they’re back training for the upcoming season with hopes to return to provincials to compete with the best in the province. There are lots of pho-tos up on the LVR website, sd8.bc.ca, or on the Facebook page. Photos are courtesy of teacher and coach Mike Joyce.

The LVR Grad Talent Show is com-ing up on Tuesday, April 19 at 7 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre Tickets are only $10 each, and there will be door prizes from local businesses, not to mention all of the incredible talent our school has to offer. It’s always an amazing show, and it is helping to raise money for the grad

class weekend. Come to the show and enjoy!

Finally, LVR is presenting ReachOut, a program which edu-cates young people and parents about psychosis. It’s a fun and interactive envi-ronment that reduces misconceptions about mental illness.

This is a show about music, life, and how to spot and stop psychosis early. ReachOut is devel-oped and managed by the BC Schizophrenia Society. The fund-ing for the project was provided by BC Mental Health and Addiction Services.

It will be hosted in the LVR gym on Thursday, April 14, from 8:40 to 10 a.m.

I’ve seen the show twice and it is such a wonderful and touch-ing performance, which gave me and so many others a new understanding.

What’s Happening at L.V. Rogers – Kaitlyn Foot

The home stretch begins

A CAPITOL SERIES PRESENTATION

Friday April 15 8pm

Tickets $25 / 20 Charge by Phone 250.352.6363

Buy online www.capitoltheatre.bc.ca

Temp Carriers Wanted For Friday, April 22nd (Good Friday)Please contact Selina 250-352-1890

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Everyone needs protein

Community

Protein is well known as an impor-tant part of a healthy diet, but the cost of fresh, protein-rich foods is often prohib-itive for people living in poverty.

The Nelson Food Cupboard recognizes this, and therefore aims to offer people in need of emergency food access to fresh protein at least once a week, in addition to the peanut butter, canned beans and tuna that are regular shelf items.

This is possible due to the ongoing sup-port of the Kootenay Coop Grocery Store, MAZON Canada, the Nelson United Church, Silver- king Soya Foods and generous individuals in the community. Through the direct food donations or grant funding to buy the foods, the Nelson Food Cupboard of-fers farm fresh eggs and fresh tofu every week to its custom-ers, and fresh meat an additional time every month.

The Kootenay Coop Grocery Store recently donated one per cent of a day’s sales to the Nelson Food Cupboard which resulted in a

entire grocery cart filled with cheese, nuts, seeds and dried bean products.

Regular and inci-dental customers are always very happy to be able to pick up these healthy foods to feed themselves and their families.

An alarming one quarter of the food bank’s customers are children, and their parents voice over and over again their thanks for this service.

If you would like to donate healthy food or money to pur-chase healthy food to the Nelson Food Cupboard, please call 354-1633 or visit foodcupboard.org.

Nelson Food Cupboard

With help from Anneke Rausch from the Kootenay Coop, Marya Skrypiczajko from the Nelson Food Cupboard stocks up on protein rich groceries.


PASSMORE — Kids are invited to a special pre-Easter event coming up in the Slocan Val-ley. On Sunday, April 17, Slocan Valley Recre-ation and the Grade 12 grad class from Mount Sentinel School will be hosting the eighth an-nual Easter Bunny Hop at the Passmore Lodge. There’ll be a variety of Easter bunnies leading games, Easter crafts, a bunny snack and of course, the Easter egg hunt.

The Mount Sentinel students will be run-ning all the activities during the afternoon with the help of a senior or two. Kids of all ages are welcome to come join in the fun, so parents bring the young ones and grandpar-ents grab the grandkids, because we want you all there.

The event begins at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $5 per child with proceeds going to the Grade 12 grad class. To help event organizers, please let us know you’re coming before April 13. Call 250-226-0008 if you’re planning to attend.

Easter Bunny coming

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Dakota and Raven are 12-week old, Lab / Malamute cross sisters: smart,

athletic and pure puppy cute. The girls have been vet-checked, and had thier fi rst shots and

deworming. Visit our website for

more information, call a KAAP volunteer at 250-551-1053, or come meet Dakota & Raven at this Sunday’s Adoption Clinic, from 1-3pm at Streetclothes Named Desire in Nelson, corner of Baker and Ward St.

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View our current animals available for adoption and check out the new Lost & Found section on our website!www.spca.bc.ca/nelson

250.352.78612124 Ymir Road

We Love Your Pets & They love Us!www.nelsonvet.com

Second Chance Animal ShelterSecond Chance Animal Shelter250.352.2228

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2 little boys, wild and crazy as can be

Kootenay Animal Assistance Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society (KAAP)Program Society (KAAP)

Pets Available for AdoptionCall 250-551-1053 for information or visit: www.homesforanimals.com

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crazy as can be

Mickey & FinnMickey & Finn

WINNIE, HANK

& BITSY

MAGGIE & MURPHYMAGGIE & MURPHY

TylerTyler

EMERSONEMERSON

IZZY & NIBBSIZZY & NIBBS

BOOTSBOOTSSuch a nice boy, very adaptable

Young sister and brother team

Personality plus! 2 years old

Pretty 2-year old Torti

Affectionate mousers,

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sweet orange kitten

Fixed kittens ready to go!

DAKOTA & RAVENDAKOTA & RAVEN

Valhalla Path Realty

280 Baker St., Nelson, BC(250)354-4089

[email protected]

www.valhallapathrealty.com

Yara Chard250.354.3382

[email protected]

James Loeppky250.509.0804

[email protected]

Robert Goertz250.354.8500

[email protected]

Lev Zaytsoff250.354.8443

[email protected]

Norm Zaytsoff250.354.8584

[email protected]

Wayne Germaine250.354.2814

[email protected]

BUILT IN 1919 Heritage home in Uphill with great views of Kootenay Lake and neighbouring mountains. Lots of character and ready for your renovation ideas, invest in this home and recreate the grandeur of days gone by. Call Robert

$284,900

CHEAP ACREAGE WITH HOUSE A good value for 7.43 acres just south of Ymir. The property has been used as a rock yard. Excellent highway exposure, level access and lots of frontage. There is a deregistered 1970 mobile home with a permit approved addition from 1992. The electrical has recently been upgraded with a new electrical approval #37750. Also a large shop approx. 2400 sq. ft. Call Wayne

$149,900

AINSWORTH GEM Elegant log home, 5 mins from Ainsworth Hotsprings and approx 5 kms from Loon Lake recreation area. Enjoy the ease of open concept design from the gourmet kitchen or outdoor cooking area, to getting cozy by the beautiful rock fireplace in the living room, or relaxing in the hot tub on the 950 sq. ft. deck overlooking Kootenay Lake and the Selkirk Mountains. Tucked away on 2.64 private acres, this property is a must-see. Call Yara or visit www.NelsonLocal.com

STYLISH FAMILY HOME Offered far below assessed value, this five-year-old home offers a unique design, a great floor plan and stunning lake views all within 10 min of Nelson. The home is thoughtfully constructed with a family in mind, from a large living room and kitchen to a floor plan which will work for any family. This will not last long. Call Lev or Norm

$399,900

THE BEST IN THE KOOTENAYS This spacious 5 bedroom, 3 bath executive home sits on 1.79 acres minutes from Nelson. Immaculately maintained, there is nothing left to do but enjoy the hot tub on the covered deck and take in the view. Oak cabinets in the kitchen, and a full sized double garage with workshop area make this a great value. You’ll not find a better value per sq. ft. currently listed for sale in the Kootenays. Call James

$569,000

$669,500

A LOT TO THINK ABOUT On just over an acre this fully serviced lot is located on a no through road in Crescent Valley. The lot is mostly forested and very private and adjoins crown land. Water comes from a community system and a functioning septic system is ready to go. Bring your dreams and build your future.Call Norm or Lev $98,900


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