Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Nelson Star

B r e a k i n g n e w s a t n e l s o n s t a r . c o mNELSON STARSlocan Valley institution

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Raiders of the Northbegin their adventureSee Page 20

Sweatman’s spirit honouredHundreds of emergency response workers gather for Sheilah Sweatman’s memorial;

family and friends paint picture of passionate, adventurous, and creative young woman

Michael Sweatman (in front of microphone) delivered an emotional eulogy in honour of his sister, Sheilah Sweatman, as other family looked on.Megan Cole photo

Search and rescue workers from around BC, along with the RCMP, BC ambulance attendants and oth-er emergency responders gathered with family and members of the public to pay respects to Sheilah Sweatman on Saturday.

The sound of bagpipes led the

way as a procession of approxi-mately 500 uniformed emergency service workers made their way down Lakeside Drive.

PEP Air, Nelson Search and Rescue, Castlegar Search and Res-cue and the Beasley Rescue Society were part of a fly-over and marine procession.

Pastor Jim Reimer began the memorial with a prayer, which

was followed by presentations by fire and emergency management commissioner Rebecca Denlinger, Regional District of Central Koot-enay board chair John Kettle, Nel-son Mayor John Dooley, RCMP Insp. Dennis Crowe, BC Search and Rescue Association president Don Bindon, Nelson Search and Rescue vice-president Darcy Fear, and Sweatman’s friend and search

colleague Callie Chatten. Crowe said Sweatman’s death is

a personal and painful reminder of “the price of our service.”

“Having your SAR pager go off is as likely as responding to your family, but it is a rewarding job,” he said.

MEGAN COLENelson Star Reporter

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NewsPower outage affects Nelson area, including Capitol performance

The show must go onPower outages are incon-

venient in even the best cir-cumstances, but on Thurs-day night when the power went out in Nelson, the cast and crew of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown turned a dark situation into some-thing the audience would never forget.

“It was opening night of the 23rd annual Capitol Theatre summer youth pro-gram and we were halfway through the first act. I think it was 8:05 p.m. and the power went down,” said Neil Harrower, executive director of the Capitol Theatre.

He said it was the second time in 10 years that the power has gone out during a sold-out Capitol show.

“My hope was that the power would just shoot back on,” said Harrower.

The cast and crew were taunted by the hope that the lights would come back on when the power flicked back on for a moment be-fore going dark again.

Harrower had left the the-atre to pick up supplies for the closing night party when the power went out.

“I zoomed back to the theatre, and there is Allison Girvan, the musical direc-tor for our show, and she’s called into the audience to see if there are any members of Corazon,” he said.

Corazon is a successful touring local youth choir directed by Girvan.

“The next thing you know the cast and some of the members of the audience are singing songs. Allison in her infinite wisdom tried to en-tertain a sold out audience with what she could pro-vide,” said Harrower.

The group sang four songs before he was forced to ask the audience, cast and crew to leave.

“We have 30 minutes of power on our emergency lights, and the hope is with-in those 30 minutes that the

power will come back on. I had a stopwatch and knew we only had a fixed amount of time, and when we had about 10 minutes left, I had to make the announcement that it looked like the power wasn’t going to come back on, and the audience would have to leave,” he said.

The Capitol Theatre is a non-profit organization and funds raised by productions like You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown are an im-portant part of the theatre’s income.

“It’s a fundraiser for the theatre, and is one of the

ways that we make any mon-ey at all, because we don’t have a lot of product. Our product is tickets and art,” said Harrower.

“In the end everyone got a show, and I think every-one would agree that it was a once in a lifetime kind of show, and it really was, it was just short.”

The audience of the open-ing night production was of-fered seats to the remaining shows, a gift certificate to be used at another production at the Capitol, or they can leave the money spent on a ticket as a donation to the Theatre.

“I’ve never been prouder than I was that night, stand-ing on the stage with the cast saying ‘we’ve done every-thing we can but now you have to go.’ It was as beautiful as it could be under the cir-cumstances we were given,” said Harrower.

The power was out in Nelson for over an hour, but outside of the city, residents were making breakfast on the barbecue Friday morn-ing.

Audrey Work, of Dutch Girl Peonies, who lives in South Slocan, said the pow-er was still out at 9 a.m.

“FortisBC said that there were too many more seri-ous problems, but I’m sure they’ll get to it,” she said.

FortisBC told the Star that only two houses were with-out power Friday morning.


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News

RDCK defends dump sitePacific Insight Unhappy

The Regional District of Central Kootenay says it could not have noti-fied Pacific Insight any sooner about plans to move the Nelson transfer sta-tion next to the company’s headquar-ters.

Environmental services manager Uli Wolf defends the process used in arriving at the proposed site, explain-ing negotiations for the 22-acre parcel had to be conducted privately until they could agree on a price.

“The day we signed the agreement with the property owner for a poten-tial purchase, we told Pacific Insight,” he says. “That was as fast as we could reasonably release the information.”

However, Tom Mamic, the compa-ny’s director of finance, calls that “non-sense,” arguing they could and should have been brought into the picture much sooner.

“We sign non-disclosure agree-ments with the biggest companies in the world like Ford and GM,” he says. “When the regional district says ‘We can’t trust you guys,’ we totally dis-agree. They didn’t take the concerns of the biggest party impacted into ac-count.”

Wolf stresses the agreement is not a done deal — they have an option to buy at a guaranteed price, subject to public feedback. However, Mamic fears it’s a foregone conclusion.

“We would like to think the public process will allow them to accept in-put and modify their decision accord-ingly, but I think the reality is the deci-sion has already been made,” he says. “We don’t see a lot of opportunity to have [the location] changed.”

Pacific Insight has a variety of con-cerns, including additional traffic that will be generated past their door and the effect being next to a transfer sta-tion may have on their image.

“There are a number of negative conditions associated with the trans-fer station. Those are being felt on the waterfront right now and they’re be-ing transferred to us,” Mamic says.

But Wolf responds that the new transfer station will not look like the old: “It is a new, clean facility. It has

limited activity on site. There’s abso-lutely no disposal. Everything is con-tained.”

He adds it will not be visible from Pacific Insight’s property, and while there will be an impact on traffic, “we need to understand it is a public road and there is a major highway in front of Pacific Insight.”

Wolf says the site was selected after an extensive process of seeking and evaluating potential properties. Mov-ing the transfer station off the water-front was identified as a priority in the regional district’s resource recovery plan, completed last year.

“We looked at expanding at [the ex-isting] site but are limited because of occupied railway land not available to us other than in a relatively expensive lease,” Wolf says.

Regional director Ramona Faust, whose area includes Pacific Insight and the proposed new transfer station, says she regrets the company wasn’t notified sooner.

“I feel very badly,” she says. “They certainly are very important to Area E and the regional district as a whole. I don’t want them to take it as a slight. It’s the way the process unfolds of looking at land.”

Faust feels the proposed location “is a good site,” but there hasn’t been an opportunity to work through the company’s fears.

“It’s going to be a much improved transfer station with current standards in mind. There are a lot of options, so discussion needs to take place,” she says.

A public meeting on the plan was scheduled last night, past the Star’s deadline.

Regional district staff will compile feedback into a report for the board, which will make the final decision. The move, including property acquisi-tion, is expected to cost $3.3 million.

GREG NESTEROFFNelson Star Reporter

Pacific Insight (above) and the Nelson transfer station could become neigh-bours, much to the company’s dismay. The Regional District of Central Koot-enay, however, stands by its site selection process. Greg Nesteroff photo

Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall got mar-ried Saturday.

She and Zak Matieschyn tied the knot in Kokanee Creek Provincial Park.

“We served up a 100-mile wedding feast with as much regional food and

drink as we could find,” she says. “The meal was deli-cious and was a memorable contribution to our won-derful day.”

Meanwhile, Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy has been acclaimed as the NDP candidate in the next provincial election.

Conroy was elected in

2005 and reelected in 2009, both by large margins.

Party leader Adrian Dix attended the nomination meeting this month.

Constituency association president Duff Sutherland said their executive was “ecstatic” Conroy was willing to run again in a possible fall election.

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News

Kaslo arena dispute resolvedRegional District of Central Kootenay

All sides involved in a controversy over the finances of the Kaslo and District Arena Association say they’re relieved the matter has been resolved and want to move on.

The dispute threat-ened to hold up the release of funds by the Regional District of Central Kootenay and consequently delay the arena’s

opening this year.It followed a

request in May by Kaslo mayor Greg Lay and rural direc-tor Andy Shadrack for a professional audit of the society’s statements, which was expected to cost around $5,000.

“We were told there were some anonymous com-plaints,” says Kul Nijjar, the associa-tion’s treasurer. “But they wouldn’t tell us what the concerns were. To date,

nobody has said why they were concerned with the books.”

The arena asso-ciation only learned about the audit from a local newspaper.

In a letter to the regional district, the association called the request “unprec-edented,” and said it implied “misman-agement of funds [which] has caused personal and pro-fessional injury to each volunteer arena board member.”

At stake was about $42,000 in an annual operating grant.

In the end, howev-er, the motion for the audit was rescinded Thursday and the money released upon receipt of a statement from a third party that all was in order.

Local resident Pam Walker, who is not an accountant but has financial experi-ence, did a pro bono review of the arena’s 2010-11 statements and “found no errors or omissions. I have found the books to be balanced to the best of my knowledge.”

Nijjar says they’re relieved to put the matter to rest, and can now focus on completing repairs to the arena before this fall’s opening.

“It’s been very stressful, but we are looking forward to putting it behind us,” she says, adding she

doesn’t anticipate any further difficulties with the directors involved.

“We’re committed to making it work. Mostly I’m just glad it’s over and we can move forward.”

Nijjar credits regional district chair John Kettle for helping broker the resolution.

Kettle attributed the problem to “a ter-rible lack of commu-nication ... Everyone could have handled this a little better, but I think the conclu-sion was excellent. The arena association did what they needed to make this go away and everybody is back on track.”

Kettle says the dispute also revealed a weakness in policy, which the board plans to fix. In future, all societies that receive annual fund-ing from the regional district will also get a written outline of what sort of report-ing they need to provide.

Although the new policy hasn’t been drafted yet, Kettle anticipates different requirements based on funding levels: “You can’t swat a fly with a shotgun. If you’re getting $10,000 and it costs $5,000 for an audited statement, we’re not going to ask for that.”

However, groups receiving $50,000 or more may be required to provide audited statements every three years.

“Some good will come out of this,” he says. “We should have had a policy. Sometimes it takes a punch in the nose to wake you up.”

Shadrack was also glad the matter was resolved.

“I believe directors have a responsibil-ity and a right to ask questions about public funds,” he says. “But at times I felt very awkward in the process, because it was never my inten-tion to impugn any-body’s reputation.

“I felt I was in a situation where some questions had been raised that I didn’t have the skills to an-swer ... Maybe other people would have handled it differently, but I felt this had to be handled quite formally.”

Lay refused com-ment, except to say: “The goal is to get the arena operating.”


The regional district and the volunteer association that runs the Kaslo arena (above) have agreed to let bygones be bygones after resolving a dispute that threatened to delay the facility’s opening this year.

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Poll to help answer Slocan Valley dog control question

Property owners in the Slocan Val-ley will be surveyed by mail on a dog control bylaw.

Regional director Walter Popoff says the mail-in ballot will provide him with guidance on whether his constituents are willing to foot the bill for the service — estimated at $5.70 per $100,000 of assessed value annu-ally. It would cover the entire valley except the villages of Slocan, Silver-ton, and New Denver.

Popoff explains the poll was one of five options presented to him by staff last week. The others were to provide a letter of consent to create the service, send it to counterpetition, hold a ref-erendum, or take no further action.

He believes the poll “is a fairer way of doing it. When you do a referen-dum, not every property owner goes to vote. This will be a far better cross section of the people.”

It’s also a cheaper option, expected to cost $5,500, compared to a stand-alone referendum ($12,000) or refer-endum held in conjunction with No-

vember’s municipal elections ($6,000).Popoff says households will receive

a letter explaining the costs of dog control, along with a sample bylaw, ballot, and stamped return envelope.

Although there is no fixed timeline, he expects ballots to start going out in 30 to 60 days.

Interpreting the results will ulti-

mately be up to him.“If I get a considerable majority,

that gives me the go ahead for the by-law. If it’s close, it will be my call if we go forward,” he says.

The issue came to a head after a couple of separate incidents recently in Winlaw, in which a dog attacked and killed an alpaca, and a man suf-fered over 35 puncture wounds when his pet got in a scrap with a neigh-bour’s animals. RCMP said the lack of a bylaw tied their hands.

South Slocan residents previously looked at a localized dog control ser-vice but rejected it as too costly.

Animal control is provided in other parts of the regional district, includ-ing rural areas around Nelson, which helped staff estimate how much a Slo-can Valley service would cost.

They predict it would be $40,000 per year overall, at a base rate of $2,000 per month for the first 16 calls, and $125 for each call thereafter. About 20 calls per month are expected.

There are additional costs for pick-up, impoundments, and putting ani-mals down. The estimate also includes a 10 per cent contingency.

Area H Director Seeking Public Input


Walter Popoff

Man dies geocaching on Highway 3A

RCMP say a 75-year-old Idaho man died Wednesday after falling down a steep embankment along Highway 3A at Akokli Creek while geocaching.

Cpl. Dan Moskaluk says around 2:20 p.m., Creston RCMP, the BC Am-bulance Service, and Nelson Search and Rescue were dispatched to a pull out area where the man’s group had stopped.

Despite the efforts his family and another group of motorists who pro-vided first aid and CPR, the man died at the scene from injuries sustained in the fall of 80 feet (24 m).

“Geocaching is a very popular rec-reational activity where people use GPS devices to locate hidden items,” Moskaluk said in a news release.

“We do caution people to consider the terrain at these sites, to ensure that it is safe to attempt to retrieve the item. If it’s in rough terrain, simply skip it.”

The man and his family were all from Moyie Springs and were vacationing in BC.

Witnesses say the group stopped

and had just begun locating the GPS bearings of the geocache when the man stepped over the roadside barri-ers, lost his footing and fell.

RCMP and the coroner have com-pleted their investigation and con-cluded the death was accidental.

Victim services workers have pro-vided support to the family.

Oddly, the man, whose name has not been released, is the second Moyie Springs resident killed on that stretch of road in the last year.

Peter Small, 64, died last fall when his motorcycle crashed south of Craw-ford Bay.

No charges for skipping bar bill

Five young Spokane men who “jumped over the balcony” at a local bar without paying their bill won’t be charged, according to Nelson police.

They received the call around 2 a.m. Friday and located the men in a near-by hotel.

All were 19 and spent several hours in the bar before trying to leave with-out paying.

“Staff identified the males who con-

fessed to their transgression,” says Act-ing Sgt. David Laing.

“Public interest in this [case] was best served by allowing the males to settle the tab versus criminal charges.”

Noise complaint leads to drug bust

No charges are being laid either af-ter a Fairview drug bust.

Around 4 a.m. Saturday, police re-sponded to a noise complaint, and while speaking to a man in his garage, smelled fresh marijuana and heard a fan.

A resident admitted 25 plants were being grown in the basement and the air was being vented into the garage. The plants and grow-op material were seized.

Lack of helmet leads to drug bust

Police busted a 38-year-old man for trafficking pot after spotting him riding his bicycle without a helmet or light around 9:30 p.m. Friday.

Laing says the man, from outside city limits, is facing other drug traffick-ing charges.

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Editor: Bob HallPublisher: Chuck Bennett

Editorial

If any good came from last week’s death of a bald eagle that struck a power line at Taghum, it was highlighting the dedicated

work of BEAKS, the Bird Emergency and Kare Society in Castlegar, whose always tenu-ous existence deserves our support.

Essentially it is a one-woman show: Carol Pettigrew is relied upon for her expertise in caring for injured, sick, and baby birds. Al-though there isn’t always a happy outcome, by her count Pettigrew has returned hundreds of birds to the wild over the years.

Despite her own health challenges, she readily accepted the injured eagle, stayed up all night tending to it, and provided it with medicine paid for out of her own pocket.

Ask Pettigrew about it and she demurs: “I just did my normal stabilizing.”

However, according to neighbours who tried to save the bird, Pettigrew was nothing short of a godsend.

“I want to make sure that woman gets acknowledged,” one said. “People are not aware of this woman’s skills, knowledge, love, her 24/7 care of these birds. What she did was amazing ... She did everything possible. She told us what to do.”

“Carol is an amazing woman,” another agreed. “She’s excellent at caring for birds. She’s intelligent, thorough, careful, and was very willing to take this eagle knowing it needed care right away. She spent four hours with us and did her best to keep this beautiful bird alive.”

However, her efforts rely on volunteers and donations, both of which are in short supply.

For two years, Pettigrew kept things going with an inheritance from her mother’s estate. Now she’s trying to make ends meet using a line of credit. “It’s pretty serious,” she said.

Indeed, BEAKS — a charitable non-profit — could use more help. In addition to cash, the website at beaks.kics.bc.ca provides a long list of supplies that would be useful.

A boost for BEAKS would ensure the bald eagle — which neighbours and Nelson Hydro crews tried so hard to rescue and save — did not die in vain.

In praise of BEAKS

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is vendors who use carts or trucks to sell food to customers. Typically you see this in big cities like Calgary and Vancouver, and most of the time it’s hot dogs being peddled to pedestrians.

I’ll be honest with you, I’ve always loved street food, even what my friends in Vancouver and I called “street meat.” I have a weakness for hot sauce soaked shawarma, and seaweed topped Japa dogs. But I was exposed to a whole new world of street food when I crossed the border by train and made my way to Portland.

I’m sure people are now getting sick of hearing of all the great and wonder-ful things that are going on in Portland, but street food is something that city has embraced in a big way. There are trucks (similar to the truck that Bite uses) parked on street corners and parking lots through-out the city. But they aren’t just selling Oscar Meyer wieners, they are selling tacos, schnitzelwich (a breaded pork-cutlet with homemade horserad-ish and a paprika spread served on a soft roll), stuffed pita called Burek and good ol’ Texas barbe-cue.

As a foodie and a cook, there is something re-markable to me about creating a simple and delicious dish that can be eaten either with your hands or minimal cutlery. The reality TV show Top Chef often challenges its contestants to create street food, and many fail miser-

ably because they can’t strip down their gourmet ways and simplify. Some-times simpler food doesn’t necessarily mean easier food.

Street food isn’t really a new concept. Through out Southeast Asia and Mexico, street food is where people meet for lunch or grab a bite on the way home from a night out with friends.

When I was living in Victoria last year, food carts became a hot topic. Cities like Portland have created multiple page policies to help properly implement the use of food carts. The City of Victoria needed to become creative in addressing the late night issues that arise when hordes of people pour out of nightclubs and pubs at closing time. Street food became part of the

solution.What typically happens

in Victoria is that after people leave the clubs they make their way to a 99 cent pizza joint, order a big pile of greasy pizza, and then loiter outside with their friends, and 50 to 60 other people until the police clear the crowd. There are often fights and things get pretty loud.

In the interest of dis-persing the crowds, it was suggested that food carts be spread throughout the downtown core to move people always from the typical hotspots.

Victoria’s Red Fish, Blue Fish has even appeared on the Food Network’s Eat Street.

Now, imagine how thrilled I was when on the first day I pulled in to Nelson and I saw Bite, and then recently heard about

Bean Here Now, which operates out of a trailer on Josephine. There are food carts right here in Nelson.

Food carts (and cof-fee carts) are about more than settling a growling tummy, it’s about commu-nity. Once you place your order, and you’re standing waiting with other hun-gry customers, there is an opportunity to start a conversation. Often, if you become a return customer, you’ll notice other return customers, and there will be a little lunch club start-ing.

Next time you’re out and about, in Nelson or even in Vancouver, Kel-owna, Calgary or beyond, and you smell the salty fra-grance of hot dogs wafting down the road, don’t recoil in horror; give in and give street food, and maybe even street meat a chance.

Musings – Megan Cole

Good things come in small packages


EditorialCommitted to better communication

Re: Independent review of decision making processes

The board and administra-tion of School District 8 agree that it is important to ensure our processes and programs are meeting the changing needs of our students and our community.

Although the board has elected not to pursue an inde-pendent review of decision making processes, as suggest-ed by the Trafalgar Middle School parent advisory com-mittee, we are committed to improving our communica-tion and engagement with the communities we serve.

We are undertaking several initiatives that will help us in this regard.

As an example, we have extended invitations to each of the municipalities we serve to meet with their elected representatives. As well, we are in the process of reaching out to service groups, busi-nesses, educational institu-

tions, and other organizations that have a vested interest in the education of our children and youth.

Furthermore, we are in the process of developing com-munity engagement com-mittees within each family of schools in our district.

Each committee will be comprised of members who are involved such as trustees, principals, teachers, support staff, parents and students. Each committee will be responsible for organizing community engagement pro-cesses relevant to the unique context of each community.

The topics for discus-sion that will take place can include one suggested in the Trafalgar PAC’s letter, which was “an opportunity to identify two or three past efforts to work with their school, district staff, and/or the board of education which they feel were either success-ful or unsuccessful in engag-

ing parents and the broader community to address key education issues.”

Through these processes, communities can provide input regarding expectations for students, requests for spe-cial programming, and con-tribute to the conversation about the changing needs of our students.

Each committee will also be responsible for reporting to the board on an annual ba-sis regarding the outcomes of their engagement processes.

We believe these will be excellent conversations throughout our unique and large geographic district that will not only enable us to connect with our communi-ties but also make sure that the community’s voice is heard and acknowledged in our education system.

Mel JoyChair, Board of

Education, Kootenay Lake School District

I hope that people came out to the open house last night for the new trans-fer station and supported the idea of having a reuse area as well as compost-ing.

Possibly these ideas are already in the plans as reuse of materials and com-posting would go a long way to divert-ing useful stuff from the landfill and re-ducing greenhouse gases. Now that the RDCK has a 22 acre site there should be room to do some new projects.

Many transfer stations such as Trail, Grand Forks, and others have reuse fa-cilities which are well used by the pub-lic to both drop off and collect useable building materials and furniture, etc.

Composting even the waste just from the big box food stores alone would help divert tons of food from the land-fill not to mention saving the trucking to Salmo.

This is your chance to have a say.John AltonEcoSociety

Re: City adopts heron sculpture

When I heard the City of Nelson acquired a 25 foot sculpture from an Okanagan artist I dropped my hammer and chisel in dismay. Had it been known a major piece of

public art was on the City’s shopping list the local arts community would be abuzz with creative energy — en-ergy inspired by Nelson’s sur-rounding landscape, history, etc.

Opportunities to showcase

an artist’s work on this scale are few, so those with confi-dence and competence look forward to competing for such a prize.

A tad dismayed,Cam Douglas

Nelson

Re: “Redistribution system works,” Trevor Giles, July 20

I don’t believe Mr. Giles’ assertions. Canada has one of the lowest corporate tax

rates in the western world. While trickle-down theory may say this is good and necessary, other countries with higher corporate taxes such as Sweden (and with more social programs to boot) are doing better in terms of income equality.

Mr. Giles cites Statistics Canada data only for income taxes from 2005. The Canadian Cen-ter for Policy Alternatives (based on Statistics Canada data from 2005) says:

“The wealthiest 10 per cent of family units in Canada held 53 per cent of the personal wealth, and the top 50 percent controlled an almost unbelievable 94.4 per cent of the wealth. That left only 5.6 per cent to be shared among the bottom 50 per cent.”

And, “Canada’s richest one per cent are tak-ing more of the gains from economic growth than ever before in recorded history.”

Josh WappNelson

Richest one per cent taking more of the pie

Missed opportunity for local artists

Transfer station needs reuse area

Fat Tire Festival 2011

August 26-28Friday, August 26, 2011

Group Rides! Kick off the Fat Tire Fest at Jackson’s Hole

Saturday, August 27, 2011Rosemont Bike Park as we celebrate the kids of the Fat Tire Festival and watch the spectacular Dirt Jump Jam Bike. Parade and Criterium Ride downtown.

Sunday, August 28, 2011This year Morning Mountain will be the site of both the cross-country and downhill races.

For more information, please visit www.nelsoncyclingclub.org

CITY OF NELSONNOTICE

SIDEWALK/PATHWAY IMPROVEMENTSPlease be advised that the City of Nelson will be proceeding with the Public Works projects in the zero block of Baker Street below the Highway along Railway Street and the 100 block of Silica Street to Cottonwood Falls. Th e work has been scheduled to begin the week of July 25, 2011 and will continue through until October 31, 2011.

Th e project will include sidewalk construction, paving and the creation of amenity areas. Traffi c disruption will be minimal.

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Bus riders take a stand for transitCity Council

Nelson bus riders came out to Monday’s council meeting in support of transit services facing cuts.

The gallery was full of concerned residents asking the

city to reconsider changes.

Karen Rymal spoke to council and pre-sented a petition with 847 signatures in favour of preserving service to the West Richards, Selkirk College and Chahko Mika Mall stops.

Rymal lives in Cedar Grove Estates and said many of the building’s resi-dents rely on transit services.

“One resident is legally blind, many have chronic pain and there is another resident with nerve

damage,” she said.Rymal made some

suggestions to coun-cil as alternatives to the proposed cuts, such as selling the new bigger buses and replacing them with smaller ones, and promoting bus use with residents who don’t normally use transit.

She said she has spoken with seniors who rely on transit and will lose their independence with-out it.

John O’Neill chal-lenged council to put their cars away for a year and ride the bus.

“Or have your car taken away, because you’re taking away my bus,” he said.

City manager Kev-in Cormack respond-

ed by saying that council approached BC Transit to review its routes; something that hadn’t been done in some time.

He said the city is looking at imple-menting more direct routes instead of the circuitous routes that currently exist.

The city is collect-ing data on ridership numbers for the West Richards route before cuts are made.

The elimination of Sunday service was also questioned.

Cormack said ridership for Sunday service was the low-est.

“If we build more effective runs and increase the rider-ship, we could look at bringing back Sunday service,” he said.

Councillor Deb Kozak said council did question the need for larger buses and asked BC Transit to look at the availabil-ity of smaller buses.

BC Transit said the smaller buses are not available for up to two years.

“We understand that’s not good enough,” said Kozak. “It’s important that we hear from the public about any de-cisions we make.”

Cormack said many changes to transit are part of an effort to regionalize services.

Starting August 1, busses will no longer run on Sunday, sav-ing the city $13,000 this year and $31,000 annually. The elimi-nation of service on Perrier Road will save up to $4,500 this year and up to $14,000 annually.

For a copy of the transit review visit the City of Nelson website at nelson.ca or contact city hall for a hard copy.


“If we build more

effective runs and increase the ridership, we could look

at bringing back Sunday

service.”Kevin Cormack

City Manager


Arts

Creativity struts its stuffArtWalk 2011

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Art lovers poured into Nelson’s downtown core on Friday night to take in the sights and sounds of the 23rd ArtWalk. There were venues up and down Baker Street including The Royal, Craft Connection and John Ward Fine Coffee. Chalk artists, sand sculptors and the Oxygen Orkestar were also out and about. photos by Megan Cole

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Aug. 19th - Humans w/Ricco & Vinnie the SquidAug. 26th - Figure & The KillabitsSep. 15th - OpiuoSep. 16th - Ed SoloSep. 20th - PS I Love You with Balkans

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Announcements EventsMARKETFESTJuly’s MarketFest is shaping up to be a great event. There will be 100 vendors, two stages, live music, dancers and more. The July Market-Fest will feature performances by Mr. Something Something, Gisto and the Reggae All Stars, The Tuques, Sunshine Drive, Lint, Dope Cat!, the Moving Mosaic Samba Band, DJ Papa Roots and DJ Rhap-sody and more. MarketFest will be on Baker street on the 200 to 300 block. The event will start on July 29 at 6 p.m. and wrap up around 10:30 p.m. For more information on MarketFest and the weekly mar-kets visit ecosociety.ca

KRISTY GORDON ART WORKSHOPInternationally acclaimed artist and Nelson native Kristy Gordon will be teaching a three day portrait painting workshop. The class is geared towards painters of all skill levels, and is a great opportu-nity to learn the process of painting with oils. Each day will include a painting demonstration, discussion and individual instruction at the easel. The workshop will take place August 11 to 13. To register for the workshop, or for further information, please contact Bev Gordon by email at [email protected].

72 HOUR ART SLAMNelson’s AIDS Network Kootenay Outreach and Support Society are organizing an a 72 hour art slam to address social issues and stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS in the community, while celebrating artists and art in the community. Participants can submit a film, poetry, theatre, song, painting, sculpture, dance and any other type of artist expression. The competition will be held between August 19 and 22, with a showcase event on the 26th for the general public to attend. For more information contact Please contact Carmen or Brahm at [email protected] or 250-505-5506

BLISS IN THE BLOSSOMSCome and see some of the beautiful artwork and sculptures on dis-play. Summer garden metal art with Nathan Smith’s leaf swings; metal sconces for the patio by Carter Balzer; unique bird houses by Brian Mally; recycled metal archway by James Harris; and more. Craft Connection and Gallery 378 is open Monday to Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

ARTWALK 2011Nelson’s premier arts festival is back for its 23rd year. Running for six weeks until September 2, Nelson’s ArtWalk offers area artists the opportunity to have their work viewed by more than a thousand art-lovers. It gives downtown businesses a doorway into creative culture; and it’s a veritable feast for the ArtWalking public. For a list of venues visit the Nelson and District Arts Council website at ndac.ca.

KOOTENAY CO-OP FALL COOKING SCHOOLRegistration for the Kootenay Co-op’s fall cooking school has begun. Learn canning and jamming, Moroccan cooking, microbiotics and more. To register visit the customer service desk at the co-op or call 250-354-4077. For a list of the available classes visit the co-op website at kootenay.coop.

BC DAY AT KOKANEE CREEK PARKCelebrate BC Day at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park on July 31 with a day of special family activities. The events start in the morning with the long-standing and ever popular Jerry’s Rangers program which will feature a special BC Day adventure for kids in the Kokanee Creek forest. Meet at the Visitors’ Centre at 10 a.m. A sandcastle contest will take place at 1 p.m. at the day area beach on the east side of the park. The celebration wraps up with family folk dancing on the lawn near the playground. Heavy Shtetl, a five-piece eastern Euro-pean roots band, will provide the music while folk-fusion performer and dancer instructor Slava Doval leads the group through the steps. And for that extra energy needed for all that dancing, birthday cake will be served!

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27Keep the Beat is a youth organization in Nelson. Every summer weorganize a 10-hour concert in Lakeside Park as a fundraiser for WarChild Canada. In the last five years we have raised over $60,000 in support of children affected by war. It is a free event, with a silentauction, merchandise, tent, all day music, and all day performancesfrom local and BC wide musicians, speakers as well as a perfor-mance by Nelson’s very own Gypsy Folk Fusion dancers. This is a family friendly event. Keep the Beat will take place at Lakeside Park. For more information visit warchild.ca.

Do your kids love making art? Do they love camping? Are you plan-ning day-trips or holidays close to home? If your kids are betweenfive and 12 years old, join Kokanee Park art instructors for regularor drop-in art classes at the Visitor’s Centre. Classes run from 1 to 3 p.m. every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday until Labour Day. The two hour class fee is $10 including materials. Seven to 12-year-olds may be dropped off, and five to six-year-olds are welcome toattend accompanied by an adult. For more information email [email protected].

The Nelson library is offering another great teen summer program.Wii for you! This week, play Wii games. There will be prizes, snacks. Call Joanne for more information at 352-8259 or [email protected]

FRIDAY, JULY 29Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival is an intimate, world-class, family-friendly festival has been host to big names and newly discovered gems of the entertainment business since 1991. This year’s line up includes Van-couver’s Dan Mangan, Delhi 2 Dublin, David Gogo and The Night Crawlers. Jazz may be in the festival’s name but it doesn’t end there. The venue’s unique location provides festival patrons with natu-ral amphitheater surrounded by pristine wilderness to enjoy whilewatching the performances on the floating stage nestled on the shoreline of Kootenay Lake. For more information visit kaslo-jazzfest.com

SATURDAY, JULY 30Celebrate BC Day at Touchstones Nelson! Fun family crafts and ac-tivities all weekend. Explore the gallery’s newest exhibits Masters of BC Art and Nelson Through the Lens. Activities include: hand-tintingphoto postcards; BC themed crafts; a group mural and many morefun family activities. Children are FREE when accompanied by an adult.

Every Saturday this summer, Touchstones Nelson will be offeringfree guided tours of the permanent museum exhibit with paid ad-mission! Tours will run from July 16 to August 20 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Our experienced docents are available for information inqui-ries as well as informative tours that cater to all age groups! With a friendly and knowledgeable docent you can see the museum like you’ve never seen it before!

Come out and enjoy fresh local produce, crafts and more at the Cot-tonwood Falls Market. The market runs 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SUNDAY, JULY 31St. Saviour’s Anglican Church is building on the success of its in-augural summer public tours launched last year by again throwing open its doors. The church, located at the corner of Silica and Ward Streets, will again be open during the months of July and Augustwith volunteer tour guides in attendance to answer questions. Al-ternately, visitors can pick up an informational pamphlet for a selfguided tour or just enjoy a quiet contemplative time. The church is open for tours, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Saturday inclusive, dur-ing the months of July and August. Tours are free, though donationsare accepted and books detailing the church’s history are available.


Entertainment listingsFinley’s Irish Pub705 Vernon St.

Monday, August 1

A BC Day celebration means Finley’s is upgrading and reusing the Blues Festival out-door stage for a performance of world-class jazz, funk and world musicians billed as East Meets West. Comprised of master musician and educator Kai Eckhardt from Garaj Mahal on the bass, Michael Paulo who has been a mainstay in award winning jazz vocal-ist Al Jarreau’s band on sax, Mike Miller known as a ‘guitarist’s guitarist’ and one of the most sought-after and respected players in Los Angeles having played with Chick Corea, Yellowjackets, George Duke, Bette Midler’s all-star band in Las Vegas, and Paul Peress who has toured with Regina Belle, Moby and the B-52’s to name a few and was hailed as “a must see artist and master drummer” by the Los Angeles Times on the kit. These spe-cial shows are priced to celebrate the weekend. Paypal tickets and more info can be found at mountainthunderpresents.com. Tickets are $10 and the show starts at 4 p.m.

The B.O.A.T.Kootenay Lakeview Lodge, Balfour

August 20Come and witness the greatest Beatles show on Earth! Live at the Kootenay Lakeview Lodge, REVOLVER, will be playing all of your favorite Beatles hits while putting on a show you will never forget. This two act performance will take you through all the decades of the Beatles unforgettable career. All the way from their beginnings at the Ed Sullivan Show to their last live performance together, atop Apple Records on Abbey Road. Don’t miss this once in a lifetime concert in the heart of the Kootenays! General admission tickets are $35, for reserved steak and prawn dinner tickets $85 and for the Skybox experience which accommodates four people it’s $500. Tickets are available in Nelson at Eddy’s Music, in Castlegar at Andre’s Audiotronic, at many businesses in Balfour, at McQ’s Restaurant and Kootenay Lakeview Lodge and by phone at 1-877-229-4141.

SpiritbarBelow the Hume Hotel

Thursday, July 28

From coast to coast, mountains to sea, out of the gut-ters and from beneath the rubble of the heavy metal un-derground comes Sanktuary. This trio pumps out old school, beer crackin’, horn throwin’ heavy metal rock and roll that is sure to get your pants tight and hair flying. One member of this trio is a member of Nelson’s Hume family. Originally off the mean streets of Whitehorse, Sanktuary now calls the east coast of Nova Scotia home and they are here to rock. So put on your best denims and leathers and come give a heavy metal salute to some of the fin-est thrash the underground has to offer! Opening band is Nelson’s very own Datura. Tickets are $5 at the door.

Friday, July 29Cedar has been a DJ superhero since his humble begin-nings living in mud huts and throwing parties all around the Kootenays. Now he fills dancefloors routinely and has played alongside some of the best. He will be joining forces with B-Ron of Area One Events. Tickets are $5 at the door.

The Royal330 Baker Street

Thursday July 28A true student of music, the Gabriel Palatchi Band is an extremely skilled pianist with years of musical study un-der his belt. With deep roots in Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz, he has fused together an original sound and style of music that includes tango, flamenco, salsa, funk and rock. His music’s nods to past tradition with a modern and re-freshing twist. The show starts at 9:30 p.m. and tickets are $10 and are available at Royal Espresso and liveattheroyal.com.

Friday, July 29

A little something for the body, a little something for the mind; your soundtrack to a joyful revolution, this is Mr. Something Something. With their fourth album, the To-ronto band continues to gain international recognition for their unique blend of Afrobeat, jazz and pop. Their irresistible rhythms and interactive live shows have long served as a vehicle for social justice and environmental activism, and in 2009, the band has taken audience par-ticipation to new levels with its SoundCycle — Canada’s first bicycle powered sound system. Power to the people, by the people! Don’t miss local opening band LINT who will surely get you warmed up for this post-MarketFest celebration. The show starts at 9:30 p.m. and tickets are $15 at Royal Espresso, Eddy Music and liveattheroyal.com.

Saturday, July 30Local Reggae afi-cionado Gisto’s Reggae All Star Band sure knows how to assemble a great vibe, and for the last Saturday in July, he is bringing is warm dancehall, reggae party back to The Royal. Frontman from the Wassabi Collective, Gisto can play many roles, and when he combines himself with the reggae forces, this is a funky reggae party you won’t want to miss. The show starts at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.

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Police seek missing man

The Nelson Police Department is looking for a man who hasn’t been seen since April.

They gave few details, but according to a Facebook group started in late June, Olivier Howard, 38, was last spotted in Silverton. He left all of his belongings in his vehicle.

His family, including mother Helene How-ard and aunt Louise Howard, want to hear from anyone who may have seen him or know his whereabouts.

“His family wish to find him or find out what happened to him,” the Facebook group says.

Police didn’t release a description of How-ard, nor did they explain why it has taken until now for him to be declared missing.

However, they said a full media release will be issued in the next week.

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would be to increase the value of your home; however, the big picture

doesn’t stop there. The other benefi ts include having a mortgage helper. A rental suite could allow you to stay in your home once you’re on a fi xed income. Secondary suites also allow families to stay together by providing a home for a family member, and keeping family connected. At times a legal rental suite can help you to meet the criteria needed to qualify for a mortgage.

Based on “A Guide for Local Governments,” put out by the Ministry of Community and Aboriginal Women (revised in 2005), they studied several B.C. communities, including The City of Nelson. Due to Nelson’s geographical constraints for development, low rental vacancy rates and the fact that Nelson is a College Town, the City of Nelson encourages Secondary Suite Development. Having Secondary Suites enables our town to meet housing needs while preserving the character of our community.In summary, if you’d like to explore these options further, don’t hesitate to contact me and I’d be happy to assist you with exploring the options most suitable for your needs. If you want to investigate further, head on down to talk with your local City Planning Department representative, or if you’d like to purchase an existing property that has a suite, come and talk to me, I’d be happy to assist you in your search.

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These days more and more Canadians are becoming homeowners on their own. Whether they are content singletons, or have been there, done that and are content to do it on their

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The Nelson Choral Society pre-sented the cast and crew of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown with a donation of $1,000. Dave St. Denis, president of the choral society, said the choir voted to have the pro-ceeds of their spring concert go to-ward the youth production. He said the musical, which wrapped up Sunday, was a community effort.

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Sculpture stirs controversyThe feathers of local artists

were ruffled after the City of Nelson announced that it had acquired an orphaned sculp-ture, Heron’s Landing, by an Okanagan-based sculptor.

“Had it been known a ma-jor piece of public art was on the City’s shopping list the lo-cal arts community would be abuzz with creative energy — energy inspired by Nelson’s surrounding landscape, his-tory, etc.,” said Cam Douglas, a local sculptor, in a letter to the Star (see page 7).

Douglas’ bronze cast sculp-tures appear throughout West-ern Canada, including the Al-berta Foundation for the Arts, the Calgary Civic Centre, and one sculpture was presented to Governor General Ray Hnaty-shyn by the City of Calgary during a royal visit.

“Opportunities to showcase an artist’s work on this scale are few, so those with confidence and competence look forward to competing for such a prize,” said Douglas.

Nelson’s cultural ambassa-dor Anne DeGrace said the decision by council may have been unexpected by local art-ists.

“It’s important that we ex-hibit the work of other art-ists just as our artists exhibit elsewhere, and it’s important that opportunities are open to all, so I expect there was some surprise at this announce-ment,” she said.

DeGrace said acquiring art is never a bad thing, but the

sculpture’s adoption happened fast.

“Having a solid process in place and using it is impor-tant, and this happened very quickly,” she said.

“The city embraced this gift enthusiastically, wanting to enhance the city with pub-lic art, and essentially that’s a good thing. I’m sure that the Cultural Development Com-mission will work with the city to strengthen the process and find the best possible lo-cation for this acquisition,” she said.

City councillor Donna Mac-donald is among supporters of adopting Heron’s Landing.

During the July 11 meeting where council passed a resolu-tion to acquire the sculpture,

Macdonald said it fits well with the city’s Art in Public Places policy.

“Generally speaking, our focus is on local and regional artists, but not exclusively,” she said.

Macdonald said the policy also suggests contacting pro-vincial, national and interna-tional artists to participate in the program.

“Did we take a little bit of a risk because we don’t know absolutely everything right now? Yeah, but sometimes you weigh the risk and the benefit, and council found the benefit of acquiring this piece of art from this internation-ally re-known artists is worth a little bit of risk,” she said.

Macdonald doubted Nelson would ever have the funds to commission a $200,000 piece of art, which is what the city is getting.

“What we don’t know right now is what the installation costs will be. It could be in-stalled in a private develop-ment, in which case the devel-oper would cover that cost, or it could be in a public place,” she said.

Macdonald said staff has found funds that could possi-bly be used for the installation of Heron’s Landing.

“We certainly aren’t using any of the Cultural Develop-ment Commission’s money to do this,” she said.

The city recently put a call out to local artists to submit proposals for artwork to dec-orate the Cottonwood Creek bridge. The total budget for the project is $30,000.

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Heron’s Landing

Charges likely in Kokanee pile-up

Several people were injured in a three-vehicle collision on Highway 3A near Kokanee Marina on Sunday afternoon.

RCMP Cpl. Dave Barnhart of West Kootenay Traffic Ser-vices says sometime before 3 p.m. a pick-up truck travel-ling east toward Balfour failed to slow down for a flagging crew working with a contractor stringing new lines for Shaw.

“The pickup truck didn’t see the stopped traffic and skidded into the rear end of two vehicles,” Barnhart says.

After the truck rear ended the first vehicle, it shot over into the westbound lane and hit the second vehicle.

The highway was closed for at least an hour and 20 min-utes.

Barnhart wasn’t sure ex-actly how many people were hurt, but none of the injuries was life-threatening.

He says the crash remains under investigation, but charg-es of driving without due care and attention are likely.

He adds the crash had noth-ing to do with the ongoing pav-ing work on the North Shore.

“Being Sunday the pavers

were not working, although there were flaggers because the paving crew occupies a lane.”

Barnhart also noted the West Kootenay has being do-ing well so far this summer in avoiding fatal crashes com-pared to the East Kootenay, where there have been several deaths, including a family of four from California struck by a semi-trailer on Highway 93 in Kootenay National Park last Friday.

Witnesses say the trailer unit crossed the centre line and jack-knifed into the path of the family’s van, which then caught fire.

Nelson Star Staff


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Stage set for Kaslo jazz festivalThe Kaslo Jazz

Etc. Festival is at a new stage in its life — literally.

The festival, which runs Friday through Sunday, is marking its 20th year by de-buting a new floating stage.

“It’s brand new, and it’s a beauty,” says executive director Jim Holland. “That was a major project for us to undertake.”

The stage on the water has always been a unique extra touch for the festival, but Holland says the old one simply wore out.

“It was built on graciousness using volunteer labour and materials. It served its time, and after 20 years, it’s done. The new stage sets us up for another 20 years.”

The stage has the same footprint as the old one, but Holland says it looks “much cleaner and more unified, whereas before it was hobbled together a bit. It’s one solid structure now.”

Nelson contrac-tor Nelcon Marine built it. The finishing touches were still be-ing put on it Monday.

“This is a project

we’ve been work-ing on for about five years,” Holland says. “We saved money toward this, and this year we got some healthy grants to sup-port and complete it.”

They’re still paying for it, and will be do-ing some additional fundraising activities.

As for the festival itself, Holland says they are targeting a younger demo-graphic, in a bid to appeal to a broader audience.

“The whole sum-mer festival expe-rience in BC has become much more competitive,” he says. Overall numbers have been down like most festivals, although ticket sales

remain strong, and the Friday night con-cert may be close to a sell-out.

“It’s looking re-ally good, but it’s not back to the heyday of the Blue Rodeo show with 2,000 people attending — which is a bit crowded for the community anyway,” Holland says.

Friday night will feature younger artists who have come to prominence through CBC Radio 3, including Dan Mangan, Dehli 2 Dublin, and The Crackling.

That same feel will be sprinkled through the whole weekend, with up and coming bands that should appeal to typical jazz

audiences, Holland says.

Saturday’s high-lights include Mr. Something Some-thing, Australian songstress Toby Beard, and Van-couver blues player David Gogo.

Sunday will have a strong blues feel, with harpist Mark Hummel and the Blues Survivors, plus the Jim Byrnes Band.

Holland says their programming strat-egy has remained the same for many years running: 50 per cent jazz, and the rest blues and Latin.

“It’s going to be a really upbeat festival,” he says. “A little more high energy than usual, but not in your

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For its 20th year, the Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival has a new stage to replace the one seen here.

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Marmalade (above) and Dusty Melo, of Vancouver-based hip hop collective Sweatshop Union, took the stage as Pigeon Hole to get the crowd moving before Sweatshop Union performed last Friday night at the Spiritbar.

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The Art in Storefront Windows project unveiled its latest masterpiece on Friday. A historical photograph of Baker Street was mounted in the window of what used to be the Redfish Grill. City councillor Marg Sta-cey, Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce manager Tom Thom-son, councillor Deb Kozak, Deborah Loxam-Kohl, city manager Kevin Cormack, Nelson and District Credit Union marketing and relationship development manager Tom Atkins, Cultural Development Commission chair Stephanie Fischer and cultural development officer Joy Barrett were present for the completion of the newest project. Art in Storefront Windows has been made possible by many community partners in-cluding the City of Nelson, Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce, Nelson Economic Development Partnership, Nelson/Kootenay Lake Tourism Association, Nelson and District Credit Union and the Nelson Business Association.

The Redfish Grill gets an historic makeover

Calling all artists

The City of Nelson’s Cultural Development Commission is on the hunt for art to line the Cottonwood Creek bridge.

The call for artists was posted on July 15, but became a topic of conversation at Mon-day’s council meeting when Stephanie Fischer, chair of the Cultural Development Commis-sion, and Joy Barrett, the city’s cultural devel-opment officer, made a presentation about the plan for the 100 block of Baker Street.

“We installed the skeleton, and the artists will install the art,” said Fischer about the project.

The Cottonwood Creek bridge will be based on a similar project in Gyro Park.

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The Vallican Whole turns 40Slocan Valley Community Centre’s Birthday Party

First in a three-part series

Forty years ago this summer, a big ben-efit dance took place on the

floor of what’s now the Vallican Whole commu-nity centre.

There were no walls then — for there was no money left to raise them once the foundation was completed. Consequently, some wag dubbed it the Vallican Hole.

But proponents were not so easily discouraged.

“The community felt the need for the building and also it was a face saving thing because people were deter-mined to build it,” recalls Moe Lyons. “It’s just that we had a bit of a snag. So they had the raise-the-walls benefit on the naked dance floor.”

To mark the anniversary of that dance, which helped the Hole eventually become the Whole, a celebration is planned from August 26 to 28. It’s expected to draw for-mer Slocan Valley residents from far and wide.

Festivities begin on the Fri-day with a Cafe Voltaire-style coffee house and meet and greet. Poets Tom Wayman, Lynn Lidstone, and Geordi Campos will provide the words and jazz singer Laura Landsberg the music.

The following day, there’s more music from noon on-ward, primarily geared at the under 30 crowd, and an arts and crafts market that will be run like an artists’ collective.

“We’ll have a wide range of people that might not come if they had to perch at their table,” says Lyons, one of the organizers. “It’s a very arts-oriented event, largely because there will be so many people coming from all over the place and we want them to have something to take away from this event.”

In the evening, it’s the an-nual 100 mile meal, aka loca-vore’s feast. While normally a pure potluck, due to all those from out of town, this time it’s a combination potluck and paid meal.

There’s also a 50-50 auc-tion, with Corky Evans doing the honours with the gavel.

Among the high-end items up for grabs: one of artist Pamela Nagley Stevenson’s famous dragons, an Ann Swanson Gross oil painting, and a trip on New Denver mayor Gary Wright’s sloop. But the pièce de résistance, Ly-ons says, is a cake by mother and daughter Glynis Wilson and Sabbian Clover.

“It could well be the last time we have one of these amazing cakes offered at the Whole. They have been offered at benefits over the years and have been a source of tremendous excitement.”

That night there’s a dance by Brain Child — featur-ing Bing Jensen and Helen Davidson, formerly of Brain Damage, the valley’s premier band in the Whole’s early days.

“Brain Child doesn’t want to be known as Brain Dam-age any more,” Lyons says. “They’re quite adamant about this. But as far as most people are concerned, that’s the draw.”

Sunday will be a family day with kids activities and performances, a big birthday

cake, and a classically-orient-ed concert.

Throughout the weekend, sand sculptor Peter Vogelaar and crew will be on site, while Evelyn Kirkaldy will lead peo-ple in painting a bus that will become part of the Whole’s new sculpture park (more on that later in this series).

Some events are free, oth-ers have admission charges. The full weekend is $50, which not only gets you ac-cess to everything, but a lim-ited edition Max the Jeweller medallion, based on a Bob Inwood design represent-ing “looking back, looking forward.”

The Whole has thrown birthday parties before — in-cluding for its 20th, 25th, and 30th — but Lyons says this is probably “the big one.”

“For the crowd that began the building, we’re still able to party all night long,” she says.

“We have this beautiful building and magnificent culture we’ve developed. It’s really important that those of us who were here from the beginning pass it on to the next generation and keep it going and growing.”

Tamara Smith, the Whole’s administrator since 2003, who is part of that younger generation, agrees: “It’s not just a reunion. It’s to engage people into part of the living myth and encourage them to come out and make this their community centre.”

Friday: A new exhibit at the Kootenay Gallery chronicles the Whole’s whole history.

ABOVE: Looking good for 40: Former Slocan Valley residents are ex-pected to return in late August for the Vallican Whole community cen-tre’s three-day birthday celebration. BELOW RIGHT: Share certificate designed by underground comics artist George Metzger, who may be coming to the anniversary.

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Register Online! www.2011bcseniorsgames.org Pick up a registration form at: Nelson Recreation Complex Castlegar Community Complex Trail Aquatic Center

Contact us! 250-365-2211 [email protected] Sign up to Volunteer!

Can you help out? Your family? Your team?Your service club? Your organization?

Join our Team!

Phyllis DogopolAs a youth, Phyllis did not play ten-nis. However when she moved to Castlegar in 1972, a friend took her to a tennis court and she has been hooked ever since. As Phyllis says “tennis is a lifelong sport and you can

play it forever.” Weather permitting Phyllis and her group, play every day. Up to 16 people gather at the court at a given time and they just make the teams and play. Participants range is age from 50 to 85.

One of the advantages of tennis is the cost effectiveness of the courts. They are there and anyone can use them. Once you have your racket, the cost is minimal so anyone can play! As a bonus, a per-son can have a great workout in a short time.

Phyllis’s fi rst introduction to tennis at the Senior Games level was in Rich-mond 2 years ago. Interestingly when she went to the Games and saw the draw, she was very taken aback as she saw that her very fi rst game in Seniors competition was against the year’s previous Gold Medal winner. While Phyllis played valiantly she was not victorious in her fi rst match, but to her signifi cant credit did come home with a Bronze Medal in her division.

Perhaps more importantly, the friend-ship she has struck with the Gold Medal winner has become even more solid as the BC Champion will be staying with Phyllis when she comes to Castlegar to compete this year.

This year, with Pat Audet, Phyllis is co-chairing tennis for the Seniors Games. Along with this commitment, Phyllis is also the Zone 6 coordinator for tennis at the Games. A busy sum-mer is in store for her.

Phyllis explained that her greatest tennis accomplishment was the great feeling that she belonged on the ten-nis court and could compete with anybody. The Bronze Medal was the icing on the cake.

Good luck as a participant and with your commitments to the Games, Phyllis.

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Sports

Adventure race underway

Fit and excited adventur-ers headed out into the woods and mountains

of the West Kootenay on Sat-urday as the Raid the North Extreme race began.

The starting point was a mystery until late Friday afternoon, kept secret to maintain the sense of adven-ture about the race.

The streets of Nelson were full of racers in colourful spandex as they got ready to begin.

Registration for the six-day expedition-style adventure race started at 10 a.m. in Lakeside Park.

There are 30 teams from all over Canada, the U.S. and even a few adventurers from overseas.

“We know what we’re in for, except for the mountains,” said Pete Cameron, a mem-ber of Atmosphere Momar, a team from the Toronto-Ottawa area.

Cameron said the team came to the West Kootenay for the race after their team-mate, Jean-Yves Dionne, told them how beautiful it is.

“For us with the biking, we are looking forward to the climbing and the descents. The challenging part will be making good route decisions through the mountains. In the mountains it’s a different game than flatland Ontario,” said Cameron.

Atmosphere Momar is a group of experienced adven-

ture racers.“This is what we do when

we aren’t working. We are all just really active people. It’s more of a lifestyle than any-thing else,” said Cameron.

Team members have been competing in adventure races for between six and 12 years. Racing has allowed them to travel to Patagonia, Ecuador, Portugal, Spain and all over North America.

The team that wins Raid the North will gain a spot in the world series race in Tas-mania, although two mem-

bers of Atmosphere Momar are already competing in that race.

As of Tuesday morning, WildernessTraverse.com, a team from Ontario and New Zealand, was first as they completed the seventh check-point.

Atmosphere Momar was in fifth place.

Nelson-based team Koo-tenay Kaos was in 11th place having just completed the fifth checkpoint.

For up-to-date results visit raidthenorth.com

Raid the North Extreme


Clockwise from top: Pete Cameron, Leanne Mueller, Jean-YvesDionne and James Galipeau, who are team Atmosphere Momar,are competing in Raid the North Extreme. Competitors had to present and test all their gear at registration at Lakeside Park.

Megan Cole photos

4 Weeks Until the Kootenays hosts the B.C. Senior Games!

To volunteer check out our website at http://2011bcseniorsgames.org/ You can also pick up Volunteer registration forms at the Recreation Complexes in Trail, Castlegar and Nelson

Do you know these ladies? They are (from left to right) Grace Baines, Hilkka Vesterback and Ruth Hufty.

Together with the other members of the Nelson Chapter of the Kootenay Lake Hospital Auxiliary, they have donated the fi nal $7,000 required towards the Hospital Foundation’s fundraising goal for the purchase of an External Fetal Monitor. Over the years this chapter of the Auxiliary has raised $383,324 for our hospital!

Our heartfelt thanks and best wishes go out to the Auxiliary for their ongoing support.

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Big strokes in Castlegar and Kimberley

Sports

Nelson Neptune Swim Club

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After a seven week break, the ice crew is back in action at the Nelson and District Community Complex. Crews put the ice back in last Thursday and it was ready for play on Monday morning at 6:30 a.m. The ice was taken out just after the May long weekend, but a heavy demand for August has the Zamboni back in the loop. There will be a total of nine camps and tournaments — including the BC Seniors Games — between now and the start of September. On Thursday the regular ice crew (L-R) Ed Gregorich, Joe Richichi and operations supervisor Jason Craig took the opportunity to test their work by taking the first strides of the new season.

First Skate of the SummerBob Hall photo

The Nelson Neptunes have been busy competing at swim meets throughout the Kootenays. On July 16 and 17 the swimmers were in Castlegar and last weekend they competed in Kimberley.

Kimberley swim meet results:

Medals:Division 1 boys: Jakob Brager: SilverDivision 3 boys: Samuel Matthew: SilverDivision 6 girls: Kiandra McLaren: SilverDivision 7 girls: Rebecca Afford: Bronze Melissa Afford: Gold

Castlegar swim meet results:

Meet records:Jordan Andrusak “O” category 1 girls:50 breast stroke old: 42.84, new: 41.02100 freestyle old: 1:11.30, new: 1:08.9850 freestyle old: 33.00, new: 31.68100 I.M. old 1:3.30, new 1:18.67

Niallan Collier “O” category 2 boys100 breast stroke old: 1:15.30, new: 1:10.25100 butterfly old: 1:05.40, new: 1:05.40200 I.M. old: 2:19.43, new: 2:25.40

Medals:Division 3 girls: Kourtney Brager: BronzeDivision 3 boys: Samuel Matthew: Gold“O” category 1 girls: Kelsey Andrusak: Bronze“O” category 1 girls: Jordan Andrusak: GoldDivision 6 girls: Kiandra McLaren: SilverDivision 7 girls: Melissa Afford: Silver“O” category 2 boys: Niallan Collier: Gold

Team Standings:7. Creston: 1466. Kimberley: 2965. Colville: 3254. Grand Forks: 3493. Nelson: 3592. Trail: 5551. Castlegar: 740

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Youth learn about leadershipThe 34th annual Rotary

Youth Leadership Award camp was another successful and meaningful event for 46 young people (ages 18 to 25) from Idaho, Washington and BC.

In addition to the young people, 16 staff were in at-tendance eight Rotarians and eight former campers) to facilitate the program. All staff donate their time and only submit expenses for materials purchased for the program.

As the name, Rotary Youth Leadership Award implies, the campers were introduced to

33 aspects of leadership; for example awareness of self and others, critical thinking, ethics, a variety of communication skills, leadership, goal setting, etc.

As ethics is a focus for Rotary International the topic was interwoven with most of the presentations and the youth were challenged to begin developing their 10 ethical commandments of leadership during the camp.

During the week 10 out-standing presenters visited the camp and made presenta-tions on some of the topics in the program. All presenters traveled to the camp at their

own expense and waived their speaking fees as they believe very strongly in the program and what it means to the youth in attendance This was the 16th consecutive visit made by one of the speakers.

During the week the youth

learned about Rotary and the work Rotarians do locally and throughout the world. They were introduced to programs and scholarships provided by Rotary Clubs, our district and Rotary International.

We are fortunate to have

many of the supplies necessary to operate the camp donated by supportive businesses located in our district.

Businesses who may be interested in supporting this program can contact Bob Grif-fith, chair of the district RYLA committee, at 250-352-5810.

Work is already underway in planning next year’s camp. De-tails will be distributed to Ro-tary Clubs in the early spring of 2012. The camp is open to youth between 18 and 24 who have leadership potential.

Applications need to be made through local Rotary clubs, who are responsible for granting the awards.

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Black Press, publisher of the Nelson Star and other Kootenay papers, has bought the Cranbrook Daily Towns-man and the Kimberley Daily Bulletin from Don Kendall.

The two dailies, published Monday to Friday, have a combined circulation of 5,000 and are the only dailies serv-ing the East Kootenay. The deal will close at the end of August.

Kendall bought the papers last year from Glacier Media.

“Don has done an excellent job of improving both publications during the past year and we are really pleased with being able to acquire these titles,”

said Rick O’Connor, chief operating officer of Black Press.

“They will continue to run under their current business plan and we an-ticipate few changes.”

Black Press also owns the regional weekly publication, The Kootenay Ad-vertiser, also based in Cranbrook.

“We will also continue to operate our existing title under its current business plan as the two main publica-tions serve different markets and au-diences, O’Connor said.

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Nelson Public Library reaches into Slocan Valley

CommunityNew Service Will Deliver Materials to Heritage Credit Union


It’s not quite take-out, but it’s close. Slocan Valley residents can now request books, DVDs, audiobooks and CDs from the library stacks and have them delivered just a little closer to home.

Public consultations leading to the development of a new five-year plan told the Nelson library that distances can be an issue for some residents. The Slocan Valley library delivery service hopes to

address that by delivering pre-ordered library materials to the Heritage Credit Union (Slocan Valley branch) for pick-up.

Library members with a wish-list in mind are asked to peruse the online catalogue, then place holds on materi-als that are in the library and reserves on items currently checked out. When the requested items are available, patrons will be notified.

At that point, a patron simply has to request delivery. For those who prefer

the telephone, the library is happy to oblige.

Each Thursday, requested materials are sent to the Heritage Credit Union in sealed, confidential pouches. Picture ID and library card must be shown at the time of pick-up. Books checked out through the Slocan Valley library deliv-ery service have an extended loan pe-riod, allowing extra time for return.

A secure book drop located out-side the Heritage Credit Union accepts returns, which will be picked up on

Wednesdays.Says chief librarian June Stockdale:

“We’re grateful to the Heritage Credit Union for their enthusiasm in partner-ing with us, and we’re delighted to be of-fering this service. Regardless of weath-er, distance, and road conditions, for Slocan Valley patrons, access to library materials just got a whole lot easier.”

The Heritage Credit Union is located at 3014 Highway 6 in Slocan Park. For more information contact the library at 250-352-6333 or go to nelsonlibrary.ca.

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Community

Local dinner to benefit children’s library in Mexico

The Friends of the Argenta Library are inviting you to din-ner on Saturday, August 13.

Attendees will be providing ongoing funding for a children’s library in San Agustin Atenango, a small isolated village in north-west Oaxaca State, Mexico.

We are offering a unique meal and entertainment for all who join us at the community

hall in beautiful downtown Ar-genta.

Dinner will be a third world format. This is where the same percentage of attendees eat a basic meal of beans and rice as there are impoverished people in the area under consideration, in this case Oaxaca State.

Everyone attending puts their name in a jar and a few names are drawn to eat a traditional Mexican middle class meal.”

Everyone gets fed, and the

proceeds will go to an excellent cause.

There will be an auction (si-lent, loud, and in between) of intriguing items, musical enter-tainment, and the spoken word (with a Latin flavour). Oaxacan crafts will be drawn for as door prizes. A book sale will also be offered. Dinner is $15 a person.

If your mind is blank on what to cook for dinner that night — or, if you plan on com-ing to the Lardeau Valley for

the Columbia Basin Culture Tour — what better plan than to stay for the dinner and event (beginning at 5:30) and know that you will also be supporting libraries in Mexico far into the future. For project information: librosparapueblos.com.

For info on the dinner or to donate an item for the silent auction call 250-366-4409 or 250-366-0022 or see the Events and projects page at lardeauval-ley.com.

Friends of the Argenta Library


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NELSON GARAGE SALES

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612 INNES STREET GARAGE SALE

Sat. July 30th 8am-1pm

Antique sewing machine, hide-a-bed, canning jars, tools, snow

blower, misc items.

2 3310 BEDFORD ROAD GARAGE SALE

Sat. July 30th 7am-2:30pm

Restored Theater Seats (4 3 seaters, call to view sooner 354-9662), Upholstery Fabrics, Chairs, Desks, Older Double Oven, Nice Clothes, Sewing/Craft

Supplies, Toys & More!

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nelsonstar.com 27Nelson Star Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Jana Horkoff, daughter of Bob and Liana Horkoff, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of British Columbia, May 31, 2011. Jana has relocated to Terrace where she is employed with Shopper’s Drug Mart. Congratulations

and best wishes on a job well done!

Congratulations Jana

BOX & LUMBERSINCE 1913

Contact: [email protected] Colin Parsons: 250-402-3734

We have streamlined and consolidated our operations to create the NEW Wynndel

Box & Lumber, and we will continue to provide the Specialty Forest Products and solid employment people have come to expect for the last 98 years.

This person would demonstrate strong communication skills as networking and collaborating with colleagues would form the basis of this position.

Experience in log purchasing and/or log sales is required.

Knowledge of interior log species and interior log grades is also required.

Professional designation not required but considered a strong attribute.

Responsibilities would include liaising with local log suppliers, Mills, Ministry of Forest Staff etc. to procure and secure log supply for our milling operations.

Required to perform other forestry related activities as required by the company.

The person would work closely with the Woodlands Manager.

The successful candidate would report directly to Chief Operations Officer.

Salary commensurate with Experience.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (Closing date: August 12, 2011)As Wynndel Box & Lumber has grown tremendously over the last number of years, our fibre demands have also grown. We have a very sound marketing strategy providing products of the highest quality that are shipped around the world. Our sales have outgrown our ability to source fibre under our present structure. We are, therefore looking to hire a: Log Purchasing Manager

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Announcements

Obituaries

DOLMAN, June Isabell (nee Watson)

It is with heavy hearts weannounce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grand-mother and sister who slipped away peacefully in her sleep on July 22, 2011. This ex-traordinary woman will live forever in the hearts of her loving family; husband Gordon, children Barb, Cathy, Geoff, Alison, Rob and their signifi cant others, grandchil-dren Ryan, Ashley, Justin,Jill, Madison, Erica, Sydney, Landri, Grant, Liam , sister Joyce, nieces and nephews. Her beauty, generosity and loving spirit will live on in the lives of those she touched. The family would like to say a special thank you to the doctors, nurses and caregivers for their tender and compassionate care; she so appreciated your kindness. A Celebration of her life will be held Friday July 29 (2 p.m.) at Trinity Memorial United Church, 33737 George Fergu-son Way, Abbotsford, BC. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made in June’s memory to the BC Cancer Foundation.

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Lost & Found$100 reward for return of 2 inch stone carving of medieval monk slapping his face. Please call 250-226-7918, thank you.

LOST: Navy & Black “Phil & Ted” Jogging Stroller, by the Nelson Public Library on Mon.July 18th Pls call250-352-0104

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Business Opportunities

BE YOUR Own boss with Great Canadian Dollar Store. New franchise opportunities in your area. Call 1-877-388-0123 ext. 229 or visit our web-site: www.dollarstores.com to-day.

COKE & CANDY Vending Route. Local Hi-Traffi c Loca-tions. Earn $40+ per year. Fast & Safe Investment Re-turn. Secure Your Future- Be the Boss! Factory Direct Pric-ing. 1-888-579-0892. Must Sell!

GRAVEL TRUCKING Compa-ny for sale. Trucks, loaders, hoe, crusher, seven pits, two yards, 3-bay shop, offi ce. Seri-ous inquiries. Call Larry 780-333-4726, Swan Hills, Alber-ta.

Employment

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

Linehaul Owner Operators (Castlegar)

Van Kam Freightways Group of Companies requires Own-er Operators for runs out of our Castlegar Terminal. We offer excellent rates - Winter/Mountain experience is required.Email current resume and abstract and details of truck to: [email protected] or fax 604-587-9878 or drop off at our Terminal - 1360 For-est Road, Castlegar BC. or call Bev at 1-800-663-0900.Committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.We thank you for your inter-est in Van Kam, however only those of interest will be contacted.

Education/Trade Schools

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Driver Training • Mountain & CityFinancial Aid Available (OAC)

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ADMIN ASSISTANT Trainees needed! Large & small fi rms seeking certifi ed A & P staff now. No Experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1-888-512-7116.

AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA ap-proved program. Financial aid if qualifi ed- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783.

MEDICAL OFFICE Trainees needed! Hospitals & Dr.’s need medical offi ce & medical admin staff. No experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1-888-748-4126.

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Celebrations

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Education/Trade Schools

Basic Chainsaw Operator Training- 2011.

The BC Forest Safety Council’s basic chainsaw op-erator course provides hands-on training to everyone from new to experienced chainsaw operators. Learn how to safely maintain and handle a chain-saw for most non-falling appli-cations. Key topics covered in-clude creating a personal safety plan, chain sharpening, identifying tension and binds and how to safely make your cuts. This two-day course is endorsed by the BC Forest Safety Council and provides participants with training and competency evaluation in a form acceptable to WorkSa-feBC. Numerous sessions of chain-saw training are scheduled around the province starting in August, 2011. To learn more and to obtain an enrollment form, visit our website atwww.bcforestsafe.org or call toll free 1-877-741-1060, Mon-day to Friday, 8am – 5pm.TWO, TWO, Two years in one. New Heavy Equipment Certifi -cate program at GPRC, Fair-view campus. Receive 1st and 2nd year HET Apprenticeship technical training. Intense hands-on shop experience, Fairview, AB. Affordable resi-dences. 1-888-999-7882.

Help WantedARCTIC CO-OPERATIVESLimited provides management expertise and business sup-port to 31 member-owned Co-ops in Nunavut and Northwest Territories. We are currently recruiting for the following po-sitions: General Managers - Assistant Managers - Relief Managers - Hotel Cooks. Please forward your resume to: [email protected], or fax to: 1-204-632-8575. Please visit www.arcticco-op.com and www.innsnorth.com for more information.Bella Cabello Salon is seeking an experienced stylist to take over chair rental & full clientele base. Great opportunity, guar-anteed income. 250-505-4625

Children’s World Daycare is seeking an energetic,

responsible adult for their Out of School Care program.

This position is Mon to Fri from 2:30-5:30. Must enjoy

working with children. Please email resumes to

[email protected] Kootenay Band in Creston is looking for Director of Finance and a Counselor, Alcohol & Drug. See our web-site: www.lowerkootenay.com

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Employment

Help WantedCLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL is seeking individuals to join our team. Responsibilities: Water and soil sample collection and fi eld analysis, drilling waste sampling, analysis, disposal supervision. Pre and post site assessments. Qualifi cations: Post secondary degree or di-ploma. Oilfi eld experience is an asset. Required equipment is a reliable 4X4, lap top com-puter, GPS, camera. Send re-sume to: [email protected] refer-encing contract Environmental Field Technicians in the sub-ject line.CONCRETE FINISHERS. Ed-monton-based company seeks experienced concrete fi nishers for work in and out of town. Subsistence and accommoda-tions provided. Phone 780-660-8130. Fax 780-444-4258; [email protected] Interior Faller to work in East Kootenay, perma-nent work with full benefi ts. Capable of climbing & topping trees. Also run excavator & skidder. Call (250)349-5415 or fax (250)-349-7522JOURNEYMAN MECHANICrequired immediately, Grande Prairie, (NW) Alberta. Heavy Duty position, Caterpillar expe-rience, competitive wages, benefi t plan. More info: www.ritchiebr.com. Fax 780-351-3764. Email: [email protected].

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Help Wanted

CONTROLLERA well established Kelowna based, underground utilities /road contractor has an im-mediate requirement for a controller. The successful applicant will have over fi ve years of experience in the construction fi eld after com-pletion of their accounting designation, CA, CGA. They will be required to perform all aspects of accounting cycle up to and including fi nancial statements. We are an ag-gressive company and re-quire a strong aggressive person that is ready to take on new challenges and grow with the company. Remu-neration complete with bene-fi t package will be consum-mate with experience. Please reply to the Adminis-trator by fax at 250-765-9603, or phone 250-765-9601.

EXPERIENCED PARTS Per-son required for progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wag-es, full benefi ts and RRSP bo-nuses plus moving allowanc-es. Our 26,000 sq.ft. store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Ed-monton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRe-gion.com. Send Resumes to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: [email protected].


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Help WantedINDUSTRIAL PAINTER: Re-quired Immediately! Do AllMetal Fabricating-Estevan SK.Seeking an applicant to paintin an industrial setting. Qualifi -cations & Duties:-Must haveknowledge of how to run/main-tain an airless painter,enameland epoxy products, workingknowledge with Endura paint(sprayed preferably)We offerCompetitive Wages, Benefi ts& RRSP programs. Apply byemail [email protected] or fax 1-306-634-8389.

KOOTENAY KIDS SOCIETY is seeking

CCRR LIBRARY ASSISTANT to be responsible for

maintaining toy library and providing support to caregivers and parents. For detailed job

posting please visit www.kootenaykids.ca

Posting closes August 2, 2011

KOOTENAY KIDS SOCIETY is seeking CCRR

OUTREACH CONSULTANT to be responsible for

implementing child care resource, referral and support

services for caregivers and families. For detailed job

posting please visit www.kootenaykids.ca. Posting

closes August 2nd, 2011.

Millwright/Welder/Fabricatorposition available at NorthOkanagan Sawmill. The rightindividual is offered competi-tive wages and comprehen-sive benefi t pkg. Fax resumeto 250-838-9637


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JOIN THE AXIS TEAM IN NELSON!

If you are passionate about working with youth at risk and want to make a difference in their lives, consider joining our team in the following positions:

Full time Residence Worker or Casual Residence Worker

The successful applicants must be positive role models and mentors who support youth in making healthy choices and in being as independent as possible. Shifts are 24 hour live in. For further information refer to our website under job opportunities. Resumes with cover letters can be faxed or emailed to Bev Munro (250) 851-2977 or [email protected]. Only those shortlisted will be contacted.

We are looking for a knowledgeable friendly person to work our

CONTRACTOR/CUSTOMER DESK

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101 McDonald Drive, Nelson250-352-1919

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8 (KOOTENAY LAKE)SECRETARY-TREASURER

School District 8 (Kootenay Lake) is seeking a Secretary Treasurer to join our team in the service of our students and public education. School District #8 (Kootenay Lake) encompasses a vast geographical area and serves numerous communities within the East and West Kootenay region of British Columbia. The District Organizational Model includes six Families of Schools with a K-12 trajectory, an Independent Learning Services Portfolio, Human Capital Development, Governance and Business/Operations.

Each Family of Schools exists within a unique community but generally serves many communities: Crawford Bay, a small community on the east shore of Kootenay Lake Kaslo, comprised of Ainsworth, Kaslo and areas north Salmo, a small town south of Nelson Slocan Valley, comprised of the communities of South Slocan, Slocan and Winlaw Creston Valley up to Yahk Nelson

The School District serves over 5000 students and has an operating budget of about $52,000,000. The Secretary Treasurer reports to the Superintendent, and supervises the Director of Operations and the Assistant Secretary Treasurer.

There are 24 schools in the district, organized in a variety of con gurations, including: 14 elementary schools 1 middle school 1 K-10 school 4 secondary schools 2 K-12 schools Homelinks, a supported Home Learning Program currently serving three sites (Creston, Nelson and Kaslo) Distance Education School of the Kootenays (DESK)

The Position The Secretary Treasurer is the Chief Financial Of cer and member of the senior executive team. The Secretary Treasurer is responsible for the nancial, legal, facilities and business activities of the District. The Secretary Treasurer oversees a team of highly quali ed leaders in the business and operations functions of the District. We expect the selected candidate to present exceptional nancial planning and management skills, along with communication, analytical, problem-solving and dynamic leadership abilities to ensure success in this role. A demonstrated commitment to aligning business and operations functions to support the success of each student we serve is required.

Required Quali cations Demonstrated leadership in the public sector at a senior management level Proven ability to work effectively in a senior management team environment A professional accounting designation – CA, CGA or CMA Experience with provincial legislation compliance requirements Experience with support of Board Governance

Desired Quali cations Management level experience in facilities and human resources, preferably in the K-12 education system At least ve years management level experience in nance and business operations including transportation and facilities Familiarity with school district accounting requirements and provincial ministry expectations Demonstrated skills in the administration of collective agreements and labour relations matters within a unionized environment Superior organizational, management, leadership, and problem solving skills Demonstrated success in establishing and maintaining effective relationships within and beyond a complex organization Demonstrated superior communication skills – both written and oral presentation skills Demonstrated successful experience in managing change Pro ciency with computer applications and relevant technology Ability to balance a number of tasks while completing a variety of diverse projects and assignments in a timely manner

ApplicationsApplications with a complete resume and a list of professional references should be forwarded to arriveon or before August 5, 2011 to: Mr. Jeff Jones

Superintendent of SchoolsSchool District 8 (Kootenay Lake)

570 Johnstone RoadNelson, BC V1L 6J2

Ph: 250-505-7037Email: [email protected]

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted

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Employment

Help WantedT-MAR INDUSTRIES located in Campbell River is hiring for the position of Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. Posi-tion comes with a competitive benefi t package and applicant must possess a valid driver’s license. Contact Joe Fornari. Mail: 5791 Duncan Bay Road, Campbell River BC V9H 1N6 Fax: 250-286-9502 Email: [email protected]

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Employment

Help WantedWe are still hiring Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfi eld con-struction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have construct-ed oilfi eld roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.

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RAINBOW CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP LTD.

Prince Rupert, BC has an immediate opening for a Journeyman Technician

Chrysler experience preferred, will consider 3rd or 4th year apprentice. Top

wages and relocation bonus to the right candidate.

Apply by email: [email protected],

FAX (250)624-3214 Attn Service Manager,

or by mail 1105 Chamberlin Ave,

Prince Rupert, BC , V8J 4J5DL#24707

Help Wanted

Employment

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

NELSON K.C. Restaurant hir-ing 2 Chinese Cooks. 2 to 3 years Chinese cook experi-ence. Cook Cert. asset, $17/h, 40h/W. Email CV to [email protected] or Fax 250-352-7389

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Health ProductsBERGAMONTE- THE Natural Way To Improve Your Glu-cose, Cholesterol & Cardio-vascular Health! Call today to fi nd out how to get a free bot-tle with your order! 1-888-470-5390.If You Don’t Have Your Health You Can’t Enjoy Your Wealth! Herbalife for life 250-352-3651

Financial ServicesGET 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.comIF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits will lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.MoneyProvider.com. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Re-fused. Fast, Easy, 100% Se-cure. 1-877-776-1660.

Merchandise for Sale

Computer Equipment

Dell Desktop Computer withprinter, scanner, monitor, key-board & mouse $110/OBO, 2 drawer metal fi le cabinet $25call 250-352-6804

Garage Sales739 HWY 3A: Sunnyside trail-er park. Downsizing! Aug 30& 31. 10-4pm. No early birdsGARAGE sale! 8AM - 2PM SundayJuly 31. No early birds! Mostly elec-tronics. 903 Fifth Street, Nelson.

Misc. for SaleA FREE Telephone service -Get your fi rst month free. Badcredit, don’t sweat it. No de-posits. No credit checks. CallFreedom Phone Lines todayToll-Free 1-866-884-7464.GET FREE Vending ma-chines. Customers play themlike Legal VLT’s. Can earn in-come of $100,000.00 plus.100% Canadian Owned. De-tails at www.tcvend.com OrCALL 1-866-668-6629HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS.Best price. Best quality. Allshapes & colours available.1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?LIKE NEW! 6’X9’ bamboorugs, entry rug, sm. vacuum,market tent, sm. African stool,closet doors, lamp. 352-0811RED ENVELOPE - Unique &Personalized Gifts for All YourFriends & Family! Starting at$19.95. Visit:www.redenvelope.com/Jewelfor an extra 20% off or Call 1-888-473-5407.SAWMILLS FROM only$3997 - Make money & savemoney with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. Instock ready to ship. Free Info& DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

Misc. WantedCANNING JARS WANTED all sizes, call 250-505-4595I Buy old Coins, Collections,

Silver, Gold, Olympic sets etc.Chad: 250-863-3082 (Local)

Sporting GoodsWomen’s Hockey Equipmentfull set $350 call 250-352-6804

Real Estate

Acreage for Sale20 ACRE Ranch ForeclosuresNear Booming El Paso, TexasWas $16,900, Now $12,900,$0 Down, take over payments,$99/mo. Beautiful views, own-er fi nancing, FREE map/pic-tures 800-755-8953.TEXAS LAND Foreclosures!20/40 acre tracts. Near grow-ing El Paso- Was $16,900(USD) now $12,900 (USD) $0down, take over payments,$99/mo (USD) Beautiful views,owner fi nancing, free map/pic-tures. 866-484-0857 (US)

Duplex/4 PlexNELSON: 1201 Davies St.new 2bdrm, 2.5 bath duplex.Half sold, high quality, ener-guide 80, great views, great lo-cation, $349,000 incl. HST,226-7809. propertyguys.comID#196677

Kootenays4 Houses on 5 Acres withShop just outside Nelson CityLimits. $890,000 call 354-7949

Waterfront, Bonaventure Park #34. 3 bdrm, 2 bath & shed.

Million dollar views without million dollar price tags! Call Lil 250-825-3476 or

250-509-0538. Open houses for two weeks:

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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, BC is one of the world’s largest and most efficient integrated zinc and lead smelters.

Trail Operations is seeking a qualified Technician(s) for casual employment. Applicants should be experienced graduates in Chemical Technology from a recognized technical institution and will require a demonstrated mechanical aptitude. Job specific training will be provided.Applicants must be able to work effectively in a team environment using good interpersonal, verbal and written skills. These are unionized positions.Teck Metals Ltd. is committed to employment equity and offers competitive compensation and an attractive benefits package. Qualified individuals are encouraged to forward their resume by August 6, 2011 to [email protected] wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Your application to this posting is deemed to be your consent to the collection, use and necessary disclosure of personal information for the purposes of recruitment. Teck respects the privacy of all applicants and the confidentiality of personal information.Email: [email protected] Web: www.teck.com

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Rentals

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Commercial/Industrial

Beautiful downtown profes-sional /offi ce building for lease, 601 Kootenay St. 825-9932Nelson, Victoria St. Ground level retail/offi ce space. 1000+ sq ft. To view call 825-9334PROFESSIONAL offi ce space located in 500 block of Vernon St. Includes 3 offi ces and open area workspaces, conference room space, and fi ling storage. 1,300 sq ft, parking available, fi ber into the building, modern HVAC system. Contact 250 354-1213 or email at [email protected]

Homes for RentNELSON- 2 bdrm executive waterfront home, 6 mile Nel-son, partially furnished. NS/NP. Refs req’d. $1700+ utils. (250)825-4471 or 250-354-9434.

Offi ce/RetailDESIRABLE OFFICE space for rent: 406 sq ft w/ skylights, avail Aug. 1, 700 sq ft store front w/ washrooms and stor-age area, avail Sept. 1, 406 sq ft, lower level w/ window, avail Sept. 1. Front Street Empori-um. 601 Front St., Nelson. For more info call Gord at 250-304-4554 or preferably email: [email protected]

Suites, LowerNelson: spacious 1 bdrm suite available Aug 1. $900/mo. NS/NP/WD/FS. 250-352-6975

Suites, UpperNELSON. AVAILABLE imme-diately bachelor suite for ONE, mature & responsible tenant. Close to Nelson. Semi furnished. Private entrance/ex-it, kitchenette, shower. W/d, satellite tv included. Utilities extra. ns, np. References required. $735/month. Long term preferred. [email protected] or 354.8143.

TownhousesNelson,Lower 6 Mile Rd. Avail Aug 15th, spacious, clean 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath. Close to bus stop. $950/mo. 250-825-9401

Want to RentNELSON or CASTLEGAR: Clean, quiet & reliable 68 year old gentleman urgently re-quires affordable accommoda-tions. Must be close to servic-es or on public transit route. Please leave detailed mes-sage for Dennis @ 250-352-9876

Transportation

Cars - Domestic1998 Ford Escort Sedan, Win-ter Tires Incl. $2950 Excellent Condition 250-352-6804

Motorcycles1989 KAWASAKI

DIRT BIKE 2/stroke 125cc Rebuilt Engine

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Trucks & Vans1990 GMC SIERRA 4x4

lifted, standard shift, new parts

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Utility TrailersWeberlane Enclosed Tandem Utility Trailer. 18’x7’x6.5’ Like New! $5500 250-352-9116

Boats

For Sale:A Cabin on the LakeThe Kootenay Queen

• 1976 30ft cabin cruiser with a 185 merc

• Full galley (fridge, stove, sink, furnace, toilet)

• Fold down table for a queen sized bed

• Fold up bunk beds• VHF radio• Hull is sound, galley is

dated.• Low draft• 200 hrs on new engine• A great boat that needs

some TLC.$12,000.00 invested, will take offers starting at $9KCall 250-358-7794 or email [email protected] for more information

OCEAN GOING Sailboat. The ideal vessel to cruise local wa-ters this winter, a warm com-fortable closed wheelhouse cutter, 50 feet on deck. One owner last 40 years, vessel is well taken care of, right down to meticulous housekeeping and spares kits. Painted, var-nished and clean. No rust. Beautifully fi tted galley, built-in freezer and sep. fridge. Roller furling jib, staysail. main and storm sails, most about two years old and immaculate. All rigging stainless. Engine room to eat from, new Kubota 67hp diesel gives 6 knots at about 1600 revs. Wagner autopilot: the best steersman on board. Radar. Bunks for eight; luxury for two. One electric head. Two ninety-gallon stainless water tanks and a 65 gallon utility tank. Ready to sail with complete charts and GPS, fuel in tanks, and the best moor-age in West Vancouver. This is one of the ferro boats worth seeing. Photos on-line through Harbour Yachts, Fisherman’s Cove, West Van. Comes with dinghies etc., new life jackets, too much to mention. Was $140, now $90. Talk to Dan about the “Talofa Lee”, 604-921-7428

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Dr. Eric Louis Beauchamp Dr. Eric Louis Mark Beauchamp passed away May 8th, 2011, at the age of 63 in Kelowna B.C. after a short but very brave fi ght with cancer. He is survived by his loving wife Emily (Ringheim) of Nelson B.C., two sons, Gray of Denver, Colorado, and Tye, his partner Loula Fouad and grandson Adden Louis Beauchamp of Burnaby B.C., sister Terry Greenen (Ron) of Van-couver Washington, brothers, Dr. Rick Beauchamp (Dorothy) of Vancouver B.C. and Dr. Chris Beauchamp ( Judy) of Scottsdale Arizona. Eric was loved by the Ringheim Family, Mother in Law Olwyn, brothers in law Henry (and Sharon) Ringheim of Invermere and Danny (and Donna) Ringheim of Golden B.C. He is survived and loved by many nieces and nephews. Th eir visits to the Queens Bay Cabin were always fun and always involved the barbeque, renovations, water fi ghts, more renovations and laughter around the campfi re!

Eric was predeceased by his father Dr. Art Beauchamp in 1980 and mother Sheila in 1994, and Father in Law, Myles Lee Ringheim in 2007.

Eric was born on April 19, 1948 in Nelson B.C. His education included St Joseph Elementary, Trafalgar Jr. High , LVR Sr. High, Notre Dame University in Nelson and the University of Victoria. He graduated from Pacifi c University, For-est Grove, Oregon in 1976 with his Doctorate of Optometry, and practiced Op-tometry in Nelson until the January of 2009. He was involved in the New Grand Hotel (previously Th e Lord Nelson) with many partners up until the time of his death. Eric sold his optometry practice 5 years ago, practiced part time for awhile then began his love of retirement! Hence, Arizona and new beginnings! Eric had a gift of making immediate and long lasting friendships, not to forget his devilish sense of humor and outlandish practical jokes…and this continued in Arizona!

Th e family would like to thank Dr. Paul Walker, Dr. Kevin McKechnie, Dr. Phil Malpass and the wonderful nurses in the chemo infusion in Nelson. Eric received such good care in Nelson, Trail and by the Th orasic Team in Kelowna headed by Dr. Mike Humer and Dr. McCauley. Th ank you all so much for everything you did for Eric and the family. What a wonderful team! We can’t express how much we appreciate your care of Eric.Everyone that “talked to him” at caringbridge.org/visit/ericbeauchamp, well, what can one say! Eric read this everyday until May 6th – this site gave him many needed smiles.

In lieu of fl owers please consider a gift to the Kootenay Lake Hospital Founda-tion www.klhf.org/page203.htm or to Nelson Friends of the Family, a group that Emily helped to found in 1998www.nelsonfriendsofthefamily.com/donate.php

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DIFFERENCE ONE LIFE MADE

Giovanna ( Jeana) DeGirolamo1917 - 2011Jeana DeGirolamo 94, passed away peacefully at Mountain Lake Seniors Community on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011.A celebration of her long life will be held on Friday,

July 29 at 10:30 am at the Cathedral of Mary Im-maculate, 813 Ward Street, Nelson, BC. Inurnment to follow at the Nelson Memorial Park Cemetery. Cremation has taken place and arrangements are under the direction of Th ompson Funeral Service Ltd.. As an expression of sympathy, family & friends may make memorial donations to the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation, 3 View StreetNelson, BC, V1L 2V1On-line condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

Wanda LapkeBorn on Sept. 18th, 1922 in Kaupichken-Wilkowishken, Lithuania, Wanda Lapke passed away peacefully at Mountain Lake Seniors home in Nelson, BC

on April 25th, 2011. Wanda will be cherished and

remembered by her boyfriend of 15 years, Peter Planiden, and his loving family; her daughter Brigitte Lapke of Germany; four grandchildren Christopher, Jacy, Elena and Sabina; and seven great grandchildren. Wanda was predeceased by her husband Johannes Lapke, and daughters Rosemarie Demes and Lisa Schindel.

A sweet “Oma”, mother, sister, wife and girlfriend, Wanda immigrated to Canada from Germany in the early 1980’s. She made a warm and welcoming home for her friends and family in Nelson and was an active member of the senior’s community there. She was always a gracious friend and skilled hostess to her guests. Th e family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Mountain Lake for their loving care of Wanda.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Th ompson Funeral Services Ltd. On-line condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca


Community

While we often think of leaders as wise elders, in Bonnington it is the youth who are leading the community to become greener.

The Bonnington Youth Green Team is a first summer work experience for 11 youth ages 12 to 14. They have re-searched local environmental issues, including forest fire interface, invasive plants, water use, human/wildlife con-flicts, composting and public transpor-tation.

“I have learned there are lots of issues in my community,” explained participant Tyler Lacroche, 13. “But there are lots of solutions and ways we can work together

to make our community greener.” The next step is for the Green Team

to share their new knowledge with lo-cal residents by going door-to-door and through a website they have made, bon-ningtonyouthgreenteam.yolasite.com.

Bonnington residents who use the website to learn about the issues and an-swer some simple questions will be en-tered into a draw for prizes. There will also be some major prizes given out in late September to Bonnington residents who take up the challenge of using the information to decrease their impacts on the local environment.

The youth are organizing a number of community events, including pulling invasive weeds from the local park on August 20, which will be followed by an

ice cream sundae making party. Every-one is welcome to participate.

The Green Team will also be creat-ing a movie about where the commu-nity’s water comes from and how the water system operates. The movie will be shown at an upcoming community event on August 27 at Bonnington Re-gional Park where the Green Team will have information tables set up so they can answer questions.

“Lots of people want to do the right thing, but they may not know how,” said 13 year old Micah May. “We are trying to provide our neighbours with the in-formation they need to make a differ-ence.”

Parents of each youth are volunteering their time to mentor the Green Team so

they learn what it is expected from em-ployees and build their skills. The youth are also being supported by community organizations — such as Bear Aware, the Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee, Nelson Car Share Co-op, and Earth Matters — local profession-als and industries, including Columbia Power Corporation and FortisBC.

The program has been sponsored by the Bonnington Regional Park Society, which is providing funding for the priz-es. On completion of the program, the youth will receive a letter of recommen-dation plus a cash honorarium, courtesy of regional district Area F director Ron Mickel, who administers Columbia Ba-sin Trust funding for community proj-ects in his area.

Defending the environment with the Green TeamBonnington Youth Green Team


Obituaries


Search volunteer’s strength rememberedNews

Continued from Page 1Fear said Sweatman was happiest on

the front line and her attitude was an in-spiration.

“Sheilah was the strongest woman I’ve ever known. She gave the best bear hugs, had a mischievous smile, and big brown eyes that could convey anything,” said Chatten.

Sheilah’s brother, Michael Sweat-man, and her parents, Teddi and Wynn Sweatman, who lovingly called Sheilah “Sheesh,” gave emotional eulogies.

Michael’s eulogy wove together meta-phors and lyrics by musicians like Bob Dylan and Lynard Skynyrd.

“Our root and our morning star, where there is darkness let there be light, for once you’re gone you can never come back. But we will meet again, and we will be together forever. Gone and not forgotten, now but not forever,” he said.

Framed by two paintings by Sheilah, her parents painted a portrait of their daughter.

“As you know, Sheilah was an artist. We’d like to paint a picture for you,” said Teddi.

“Sheilah was always a work in prog-ress, emerging and evolving from one beautiful stage and moving on to the next,” said Wynn.

“Sheilah took the chair lift to the top of the ski run, and from there, where most skiers and boarders look for a good trail down maybe a safe trail, Sheilah looked up, at how much more mountain there was available. The top of the chair lift

was the beginning of her climb and not the run down.”

Her parents shared Sheilah’s passion, sense of adventure and creativity.

They spoke of how close she was to her family, calling her parents every day, and texting her mom to say good night.

Sheilah, 29, who was originally from Manitoba, died in the line of duty at the end of June.

She was also training her puppy, Freya, to join the Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association as a search dog.

Bob Hall photo

Clockwise from top: The procession of approximately 500 emergency responders

made their way down Lakeside Drive. Callie Chatten honoured her friend and colleague.

Flag bearers carried British Columbia, Canada, and U.S. flags at the memorial. Wynn

(left) and Teddi Sweatman were presented Sheilah’s SAR helmet and gear. For more photos see our gallery at nelsonstar.com

Megan Cole photo Megan Cole photo

Megan Cole photoBob Hall photo

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