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ALL SMILES In celebration of spring break

Friends from near and far on the playground during March break. The Pikes were back in town from Alberta and reunited with old friends before returning home Monday. Back row, from left Kiara Pike, James Pike, Benjamin Pike. Front grow, from left Brenyn Groenhuysen, Nylah Kennay, Layla Tulak, Aurora Pike and Eve Pavan. Photo by Trisha Shanks

Work has begun at the McDonald Creek boat ramp and will continue until the � rst week of May. For boaters wish-ing to use the ramp this season, there is good news. BC Hydro has begun work on improvements. � ey intend to

complete the construction of the ramp to the design el-evation of 426 metres and complete the scour protection around the existing ramp section and the extension, to 426 metres. In addition to this work, BC Hydro will remove a potential tripping hazard on the turnaround and bury the concrete anchor blocks that are part of the breakwater.

In an email to the Arrow Lakes News, Stakeholder En-

gagement Advisor, Mary Anne Coules wrote, “� is year, BC Hydro has made signi� cant process on a number of the Arrow Lakes Reservoir boat ramps, including Anderson Point, Burton, Edgewood, McDonald Creek Park, Nakusp, and Syringa. � ese projects are intended to improve recre-ational opportunities on Arrow Lakes Reservoir.”

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McDonald Creek boat ramp getting an upgrade• Continued from page 1

Signed in 2004, the Columbia River Water Use Plan (WUP) de-fines how BC Hydro operates its facilities in relation to all known water use interests on the Columbia River such as fish, wildlife, ecosystems, archaeo-

logical sites, power generation, and boat-ing. There is a stipula-tion that each commu-nity be provided with recreational water use access and these con-tinue to be improved on for use in all sea-sons.

“The feedback we’ve received from the boat

ramp users is that they are pleased with the re-sults. We are grateful to the community for their continued sup-port as these improve-ments are completed, and thank our partner, Columbia Power, for their work on the An-derson Point, Edge-wood and Nakusp boat

ramps,” Coules said.According to the

WUP, water levels are required to be higher and more stable in the summer but in in lieu of that, safe recre-ational boat access, to and from the reservoir is acceptable for in-creased accessibility for water-based recreation.

Survey feedback needed from seniors“Please complete your Se-

niors’ Housing Survey!”That’s the message the board

of The Slocan Valley Seniors’ Housing Society wants to get out to residents of Area H and Slocan, New Denver and Silver-ton this month, and to seniors who used to live in the Valley.

The Society is undertaking a survey of people 50 years and older to help them assess the need and demand for a seniors’ affordable housing project in Slocan.

“We’ve had a good response so far,” said Rita Moir, President of the Society. “We’ve had direct feedback from over 175 people so far at meetings we’ve held through this development pro-cess from New Denver to Cres-

cent Valley,” added Moir, “but the more surveys turned in the better the picture we can get of current and future housing and support needs and references.”

The meeting held on St. Pat-rick’s day in Slocan drew the highest interest, with over 60 people in attendance to hear about the study, view the pre-liminary designs and give their feedback on the housing proj-ect.

The survey was distributed to every household in the valley as an insert, and is available at some businesses throughout the Valley to pick up and drop off. It can also be filled out on-line by going to www.slocanvalley.com/news and following the links to the survey, or contacting the

Society to be emailed a copy at [email protected] or by phoning 250-226-7136.

“We need to hear from peo-ple,” said Moir. “It will help tell us what this project could look like and if we should go ahead with it. Many seniors have had to move away from valley com-munities they helped build, be-cause there was no appropriate housing available. We would like to hear from them. Valley residents may also have parents that they want to contact with the survey, to see if they want to come back to the valley and closer to their children.”

For more information con-tact Rita Moir at 250-226-7759 or Slocan Valley Seniors’ Hous-ing Society at 250-226-7136.

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23Nakusp to host government conference

April 22-24 will see an influx of more than 200 visitors to town. Most of the hotel rooms and B&Bs will be full to capacity with area politicians attend-ing the annual Association of Koote-nay and Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG), being held this year in Na-kusp. The conference is a chance for politicians at the municipal and regional levels to meet, socialize, learn and col-laborate. Nakusp last hosted the annual nomadic event in 2002.

Coordinator Veronica Sargeant who has lived in Nakusp full- time for three years, has a background in conference planning namely for the Alberta Re-gional Consortia which focuses on pro-fessional development for educators.

Sargeant said, “This is my wheel-house. I have done a lot of event plan-ning, thousands in my day. Nakusp has it’s unique challenges being a smaller centre. We have to be creative because we don’t have big venues, but that’s the beauty of a small village. We want to spread the business around among dif-ferent establishments so that many ben-efit economically.”

Hamling added, “We came at it from the purpose of trying to do something positive for the village. We want to

showcase the community, so everything that the planning committee has done has been done with that in mind. We’ve approached all of the restaurants in town with a meal voucher program,” describ-ing the creative way that they have come up with to feed the masses and share the business among many Nakusp eateries.

“Normally the welcome reception for AKBLG is held at the hall but it’s been moved to the Legion, where there will be a casino night and karaoke for the par-ticipants. Veronica has been very good at making sure that the community is involved,” said the Mayor.

Some of the conference highlights will be the planned tours — various par-ticipants will be visiting some of the lo-cations that have been made possible by the “phenomenal amount of grants that Nakusp has received,” said Hamling, “It’s going to be showcasing our various proj-ects that we have received funding for over the years. People will be able to see the grant money in action.”

Delegates will choose between a dip in the hot springs with a tour of some of the energy-saving measures or to see some of the new, ‘green’ infrastructure such as the micro-hydro power generat-ing plant which earns the village more than $30,000. a year in income by selling power to BC Hydro.

“This has given me a wonderful op-portunity to see what innovative things

have been done, to see how willingly people get on board. The micro hydro plant, the beautiful bridge that was built (at the Hot Springs), it’s great to have a deeper understanding of some of Na-kusp’s successes,” said Sargeant.

“We are really excited in case you haven’t noticed,” added Hamling. “I’m really looking forward to Deborah Gray coming. I’ve seen her twice before, and I always said, ‘if I ever have a chance, I am going to get her as a speaker.’ She is wonderful!”

Gray, the keynote speaker, was Can-ada’s first-ever female Leader of the Of-ficial Opposition and is known for her quick wit, humour and compassion.

“We are dependent on the sponsors and a ton of volunteers. Everything comes at a cost, and having financial support from local businesses is invalu-able. Also, any local folks with a few hours or a few days to lend a hand will be needed,” said Sargeant.

One thing that the organizers still need are volunteers. Help is required with decorating, event set up, registration, hosting, monitoring, driving, and event take-down. Bene� ts include meeting new people, working on a team, getting cre-ative, representing the village of Nakusp and helping to make this a fantastic re-gional event. To get involved, drop by or phone the village office at 250-265-3689 or visit www.akblg.ca/2015conference.


AKBLG back in town after a 13 year absence

I often reflect on the rich and fasci-nating culture that continues to grow and develop over the years throughout the Nakusp region.

This is, of course, due in part to the admirable level of support and dedi-cation received or made possible by members, volunteers and organizers associated with the Arrow Lakes Arts Council, a registered non-profit volun-teer based organization founded locally well over thirty years ago.

The arts council is dedicated to orga-

nizing and presenting amongst others, the annual professional performing art-ist concert series, and also the commu-nity artist concert presentations which are led by the well known music teach-er, choir director and overall enthusiast with boundless energy, Marilyn Massey.

Owing to Marilyn’s extensive experi-ence in the field of music in many styles and categories, the Nakusp regional population as well as visitors continue to benefit throughout the concert artist season in particular.

Featured internationally renowned vocalists, sensational pianist Tina Chang and other members of the gifted company known as QuintEssence will present in concert, their dazzling ex-amples of vocal pyrotechnics and musi-cal gems by celebrated songwriters on Thursday, March 26 at the Bonnington

Arts Centre.Seniors wishing to attend need only

ask for assistance in selecting an appro-priate and accessible seat that is an ap-preciated bonus for those experiencing mobility challenges. In addition, all are in for a special treat during the conces-sion break that highlights an assort-ment of delicious home baking, avail-able at a modest price.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert begins at 7.30 p.m. All funds raised will be used to help offset the expenses of future concert performances, with door admission set at a seniors’ rate of $15.

For further information and details concerning the volunteer opportuni-ties in aid of the Arts Council and its myriad of programs and services that benefit our community, call Gail Ponto at 250-265-4526.

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Editorial

I wish to alter the interpretation of what I stated to the reporter Trisha after the Saturday rally against Bill C-51.

“If people continue to follow blindly and silently the questionable mandates of those in power they, the people, will be complicit in the events that follow.”

Ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand; some people do.

Lemmings do not follow each other blindly over a cliff; some people do.

Work for change,Walter Pasieka

Nakusp

Letter to the Editor

CorrectionIn the March 19 edition of the Arrow Lakes News, the historical photo collage on page A5 should have been credited to the Arrow Lakes Historical Society.

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Top: The MV Lardeau ferry pulls into Nakusp March 1960. Before the completion of the highway to Galena Bay a decade later, the ferry had to come from Arrowhead all the way down to the Nakusp waterfront.

Bottom: This month’s washout at Needles is just the latest in a long line of slides along Highway 6 over the years. This slide from 1984 blocked the highway south of Burton. Unsurprisingly, it was at the same location where High-way 6 was washed out in 2013. Photos courtesy of the Arrow Lakes Historical Society

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Friday, March 27, 1925Passengers on the

way home Monday were surprised and pleased to see that the CPR had inau-gurated its summer service on the branch from Rosebery over to Nakusp. The traf-fic certainly has been heavy for the past few weeks.

Thursday, March 25, 1935At the annual

meeting of the Na-kusp Golf Club, Ralph Islip was elect-ed president with Walter Maxwell Vice and J.W. Butlin sec-retary. Ground com-mittee is Dr. Tyre-man, P. Young, Wm. Morgan and Hunter Gardner.

Thursday, March 31, 1955A midnight blaze

Saturday destroyed one of Nakusp’s larger sawmills at

Wilson Lake owned by M. DuMont and Sons. The fire, when discovered by one of the Quaedveleig brothers living near-by, was so well estab-lished that nothing could be done and the result was a total loss. Nearby lumber was not damaged. The sawmill was not covered by insurance. About nine men are normally employed in the mill. The own-ers have declared their intention to re-build at once.

Wednesday, April 2, 1975Alderman of the

Village of Nakusp, Harry Mayson, this week outlined the improvements to Broadway which will be made upon approval of the electors of Bylaw 145. There will be the beginning of

storm sewer system, which will eliminate the small “Lakes” which now appear on Broadway. Over-head wiring will be eliminated and there will be funds for the reconstruction (re-moving the crown) and repaving of Broadway.

Wednesday, March 27, 1985The Village of Na-

kusp has rejected all proposals for the sale or lease of the Na-kusp Hot Springs. At the regular council meetings on Monday, Mayor Stan Fellows reported that council had received three proposals. One was for a lease agreement, and two were for pur-chase of the springs. However, he report-ed, none included the 10 per cent bid bond of $75,000 and all three were rejected.

Wednesday, March 29, 1995Gerald Lewis still

recalls the foreign men and their sur-veying equipment, who made their way up and down the val-ley during the Sec-ond World War. The American officials were recording ini-tial data for a project that would change life on the Arrow Lakes forever — the Columbia River Treaty. It would be 20 years later, in the fall of 1964, when Lewis would again notice strangers along the Arrow Lakes. But this time they weren’t car-rying any surveying equipment. Instead, they were armed with negotiation papers and lots of promises, “We were just get-ting started,” Lew-is remembers, “I didn’t want to leave the valley.”

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Tip a glass for a good causeWhen it comes time

for a terminally ill per-son to depart this earth, there is a term for “be-ing kept comfortable” — palliating. While their pain is being man-aged by medications, care of their emotional and spiritual needs is referred to as hospice. Having access to com-passionate and sup-portive hospice during the palliative process is priceless. For many, it is a gi� to be able to access volunteer hospice visits when the time comes. Hospice care in this sense is essentially pro-

viding company — not medical care or coun-selling of any type, but just being with a sick and dying person so that they are not alone. Making sure that there are enough trained, willing volunteers in the Arrow Lakes is the responsibility of Cindy Geeraert.

As the Nakusp Hos-pice Society Coordina-tor, Geeraert is tasked with recruiting and training volunteers for this important role. A� er volunteers are screened, they must complete a thirty hour training course. Geer-aert needs to generate the funds to be able

to o� er the course to new volunteers. In the interest of creating public awareness and fundraising, Geeraert is holding an evening event on March 27.

She is hoping for a great turnout for the Nakusp Hospice So-ciety’s first wine and cheese gala. Partygo-ers can expect a fun evening with enter-tainment and a silent auction while they sample British Colum-bia wines with artisanal cheese.

“We’ll have a variety of BC wines donated from Wine Mates and three to four micro brewed beers. Halcyon

Hot Springs is helping to purchase the cheese and Overwaitea is do-nating bread and crack-ers,” Geeraert said. � e silent auction features donations from a vari-ety of local artists and businesses.

“Some have just come in and donated their work for the cause (without being asked),” Geeraert said.

Tickets are $40 and are available through Carson’s Corner, the Treasure Trove and Hospice members. � e event is being held at the Senior’s Hall on March 27 from 6-9 p.m. For further informa-tion, call 250-265-7179.


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ARROW RESERVOIR FORECAST

The following forecast information is provided to federal, provincial and municipal officials, media and others who have expressed interest in receiving this information. Forecast information is subject to change at any time if there are significant changes in the projected weather patterns in the Columbia basin, load requirements, Columbia River Treaty provisions and other variables during this period.

ACTUAL ELEVATION

March 21, 2015

PROJECT ELEVATIONMarch 28, 2015

Projected 7-day TREND

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From:Lockkeeper, Hugh L. Keenleyside DamPhone: 250 365-3115Email: [email protected]

ARROW RESERVOIR FORECAST

The following forecast information is provided to federal, provincial and municipal officials, media and others who have expressed interest in receiving this information. Forecast information is subject to change at any time if there are significant changes in the projected weather patterns in the Columbia basin, load requirements, Columbia River Treaty provisions and other variables during this period.

ACTUAL ELEVATION

March 21, 2015

PROJECT ELEVATIONMarch 28, 2015

Projected 7-day TREND

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March 26 dedicated to EpilepsyMarch 26 might not have

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Purple Day is an internation-al grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide. People in countries around the world are invited to wear purple and host events in support of epilepsy awareness. Last year, people in dozens of countries on all con-tinents including Antarctica participated in Purple Day.

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Nakusp co-hosts ski and snowboarding race provincials

It has been a big year for Nakusp in terms of stepping up to the plate and taking on the challenging task of host-ing high school provincial competi-tions. The season started off with 16 soccer teams descending on the mud infused fields of Nakusp to do battle in the single A provincial soccer tourna-ment. Then, riding on the wave of suc-cess, the village of Nakusp put away their muddy cleats and donned their ski and snowboard boots as they switched athlet-ic gears and embarked on a monumen-tal journey of co-hosting the 2015 BC Alpine Ski and Snowboard Provincials.

Host venues were decided three years in advance during the AGMs that take place at each provincial tournament and when Chris Stromgren from the Salmon Arm school district bravely vol-unteered to take on the 2015 race, Na-kusp coaches were quick to throw their hats into the ring and offer to help out as co-hosts. As both Salmon Arm and Arrow Lake school districts lack the ski hill infrastructure to accommodate the magnitude of a provincial race, Revelstoke Mountain was selected as an obvious geographical compro-mise. The decision was greeted with excitement by the high school racing community as the relatively new Rev-elstoke Mountain Resort has been on the “to ski” list of many of the provin-cial teams.

There were 282 registered racers for the 2015 BC School Sports provincial alpine racing event.

Working in cooperation with region-al sales manager for Revelstoke Moun-tain Resort, Dan Sculnick, and Rob Sidjak from the Revelstoke Ski Club, Nakusp and Salmon Arm managed to pull off a seemingly seamless three days of racing despite all of the usual chal-lenges.

“It was fun to watch the Revelstoke, Salmon Arm and Nakusp communi-ties come together to host this event,” Sculnick commented. “The success of the event was built on the cooperation of the extremely dedicated organizers, the Revelstoke Ski Club and the resort. Having the BC Provincial Champion-ships here at Revelstoke Mountain Re-sort gave us a chance to continue to participate in sport, assist in developing character through competition and in-vite people from all over the province to expose them to this incredible asset. I hope we will have a chance to once again host the event.”

Snow conditions were a dominant factor in this year’s planning as the spring-like weather kept driving the lo-cation of the race further up the moun-tain. A last minute move secured the race on Hollywood, a blue-level run that

links up with the Stoke Chair on upper mountain were Sidjak and his team of Revelstoke Ski Club members set the racecourse. In the face of adversity, this year’s provincial race defied convention by hosting the entire event on one run; past practice has been to utilize at least two ski runs and construct the snow features of a terrain GS course several days prior to the start of the event. Rev-elstoke Mountain Resort and the Rev-elstoke Ski Club pulled off a huge win for the mountain by constructing snow features for a terrain course entirely overnight; a feat never before seen by the high school racing community.

“We hope we can do it again in the future” Sidjak remarked, “it was great to see the remarkable talent and enthusiasm brought by the record number of athletes attending this year from all over BC.”

“Once again, Nakusp was well rep-resented by a strong team of racers, coaches and volunteers at the BCSS Alpine provincial event,” remarked ski coach and race organizer Frances Swan.

Drawing strength from numbers alongside on-hill technical support of coaches Matt Mckee, Alex Throp and Barb Lewis, the Nakusp Secondary School (NSS) ski and snowboard racers shredded their way into the top rank-ings of the province.

In snowboarding, Thorpe and McKee

continued to foster the development of a technically strong team, and muscled their way onto the podium with a com-bined girl/boy third place team finish. The boys also stood tall with combined finish of third in a competitive pool of 12 teams with outstanding race times by Colton Peterson, Broden McLean, Tim Barisoff, Taryn Watson, Taylor Grand-bois and Pato Morfin.

In skiing, Lewis and Swan coached a team of talented young racers through the brightly colored world of alpine rac-ing and carved out an impressive third placing with a combined girl/boy team result. Nakusp also found individual success as senior student and veteran racer Taylor Aeichele earned a gold medal for best individual time through the terrain GS racecourse.

The NSS ski and snowboard team were supported by local organizations including Little Mountain Outdoor Gear, Summit Lake Ski Hill, CMH, Co-lumbia Basin Trust, Shon’s Bike and Ski Shop, the Arrow Lakes Teachers Asso-ciation, the local Parent Advisory Com-mittee as well as a dedicated group of local volunteers.

“It was a huge effort to not only take four teams but also co-host the pro-vincial event.” Swan said. “We couldn’t have done it without an incredible team of helpers and volunteers.”

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Top photo: The Nakusp Ski and Snowboard Team make their way to Revel-stoke to compete in the 2015 BC Alpine Race provincials.Bottom left: Lindsay Cann, Angus Jackson and Taylor Aeichele stay calm cool and collected in the race corral.Bottom right: Volunteer Adam Fox arrives on the scene for the 2015 BC Alpine Race Provincials. Photos by Beth McLeod


March 26 Mother Goose @ Nakusp Public Li-brary 10 to 11 a.m. Parents and babies welcome.

March 26 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.

March 26 Strong Start — A school based early learning program for ages 0-6 years.8:30 to 11:30 a.m. @ Fauquier Communication Centre. 12:15 to 3:15 pm. @ Edgewood Elementary School. p.m. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. @ Nakusp Strong Start Building at NES.

March 26 Bingo @ Nakusp Legion. 6 p.m.

March 26 Nerd Night @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 6 to 10 p.m. For more information contact Leah @ 265-2000.

March 26 Badminton @ NSS Gym (Use gym door) for NSS students and adults. $3 drop in rate or $30/year + $15/yr insurance member-ship fee. Beginners welcome. Bring racquet and non-marking indoor shoes. For more information call 265-3326.

March 26 African Drumming Group @ NaCoMo at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drum-mers welcome.

March 27 Fundraiser Beard Shaving and BBQ @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 5 - 7 p.m.

March 28 Community Choir practice @ Saddle-back Church. 1 to 2:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your � rst practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.

March 29 Drop-In Floor hockey @ Burton Learn-ing Center. 1 to 3 p.m. Cost $2 and a waiver must be signed before play. For ages 16 and up, or younger depending on ability.

March 29 Jam Night @ Leland Hotel. Starts at 5:00 p.m.

March 29 Nakusp Hospice Drop-In Bingo @ Nakusp Legion.

March 29 AA Meeting 5 to 6 p.m @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more informa-tion call 265-4216.

March 30 Bridge @ Nakusp Senior’s Centre, every Monday 1:15 to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $2.50, and beginners welcome.

March 30 NSS PAC Meeting @ NSS Library at 5:15 p.m.

March 31 Badminton @ NSS Gym (Use gym door) for NSS students and adults. $3 drop in rate or $30/year + $15/yr insurance member-ship fee. Beginners welcome. Bring racquet and non marking indoor shoes. For more information call 265-3326.

April 1 Strong Start is a school based early learn-ing program for ages 0-6 years. @Edgewood Elementary School. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m@ Nakusp Strong Start Building at NES 9 to 12 p.m.@Burton Learning Centre 12:15 to 3:15 p.m. April 1 Coffee and goodies @ the Senior Centre in Nakusp. Every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m.

April 1 Easter Crafts and Egg Decorating @ Nakusp Library with Donna and Cindy. Ages 8+ FREE but limited to 10 spots, registration required. 3-4 p.m. Call 250-265-3363.

April 1 Community Choir practice @ Saddleback Church. 7 to 8:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your � rst practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.April 1 Drop in @ Nakusp Youth Centre from 7 to 9p.m. For more information contact Leah @ 265-2000.

April 1 Poker Night @ the Leland Hotel. It’s free and beginners are welcome. 7 p.m. start. For more information contact Dan @ 265-3314.

April 1 AA Meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more informa-tion call 265-4216.

April 2 Recycling Day in Nakusp. Leave your recycling in blue bags out on your curb before 7:30 a.m. pick up.

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Forest Moon Festival set to rock May long

Electronic Dance Music (EDM) is coming to Nakusp in the form of a festival be-ing held over the May long weekend. EDM is electroni-cally produced music, which gained popularity in the 2000s and is played by DJs on mixing boards using com-puter technology. It encom-passes a range of styles from dubstep to trance and house. Fans tend to follow particu-lar DJs to the clubs and fes-tivals at which they perform because they like their par-ticular style of mixing, and the Forest Moon Festival is no exception.

“We think each of the DJs will bring a portion of their following along with them and it’s a way of introducing more young people to the area,” said Gordon. The fes-tival will feature an array of DJs who ‘spin’ EDM and Go-dron has already confirmed 17 artists for the festival to include Calgary’s Box Mas-ter, Vancouver’s Longwalk-shortdock and Kelowna’s Blontron and Waspy.

The first event being held at Sun Lodge Farms is the brainchild of Cameron Gor-don, president of Lone Tree

Events. The event manage-ment company was founded to support the efforts of the community being created on the large plot of land, which spans between Highway 23 and the Hot Springs Road, formerly the old Coates farm. It is landmarked by the giant solitary tree, which stands on an otherwise flat plain when viewed from the Hot Springs Road.

Gordon put up a website and Facebook page to gauge interest in the event which he named the Forest Moon Festival, inspired by Endor, the forest moon of Star Wars fame. This got the rumour mill going before he had a chance to explain the hows and whys of the event.

“I needed to see if there was interest before deciding to hold the festival and the news got out before I had a chance to explain it really in depth,” Gordon said. He un-derstands that people are in-clined to draw a comparison between this and another famous area festival. “We are not Shambala. People don’t have to lock their doors or worry about their personal security. We are forbidding drugs and alcohol. This is a dance party.”

On site, Lone Tree will have a strong security pres-

ence whose instructions are to confiscate and dispose of any drugs and alcohol they discover. Lone Tree will be looking to the community for event volunteers, arti-sans interested in having booths at the on-site mar-

ket, and Food Vendors who are registered and practicing Food Safe standards. For further information, see www.lonetreeevents.com, on Twitter @forestmoon-fest or on Facebook: Forest Moon Festival.


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During the month of April, PALS will be work-ing with the support of the Nakusp Veterinary Clinic to o� er a Spay/neuter Awareness Campaign for Cats. Our regular low income spay/neuter as-sistance program is available ongoing, but for the month of April, through this program, we are of-fering cat spays and neuters at a 75 per cent dis-count.

We believe that it is important to end the cruel cycle of unwanted and uncared-for cats in our area, and that every cat deserves a safe, loving and responsible forever home.

As part of our awareness campaign, PALS is of-fering free tattoos to all pets being spayed or neu-tered at the Nakusp Veterinary Clinic during the month of April. Tattoos are the best way to quickly identify and help reunite you with your lost pet.

For more information on our campaign or to book your appointment, please call PALS at 250-265-3792.

Vancouver DJ Longwalkshortdock is one of the con� rmed acts for the Forest Moon Festival being held over the May Long Weekend at Sun Lodge Farms on Highway 23 just north of the village. Photo credit Lord Loxely


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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of

Ernest William Roberts

March 16th, 2015 at Minto House in Nakusp, B.C. Ernie was 88 years old. He

will be greatly missed by his wife of 67 years Ollie, his children, Larry(Bette), Ron (Kelly), Marvin (Cathie), Jan (Don) and daughter-in-law Tracey, (predeseased by son Gord), many grandchildren and great grandchildren, siblings, nieces and nephews, other family members and friends.

Ernie was a well loved and respected man, a hero to many, who enjoyed being in the great outdoors hunting, fi shing, four wheeling and spending time with his family.

� e Roberts family would like to extend our deepest thank you to all the medical staff at the Arrow Lakes Hospital and Minto House for the awesome care given to Ernie (husband, dad, brother, grandfather, uncle and friend).

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of

Ernest William Roberts

Huw Russell George, age 55, passed away peacefully at home

on March 14, 2015 (π day)

Huw is survived by his wife of 32 years, Bev, daughters Dr. Ashley

George (Sheldon) of Redmond Washington and Hannah of Nelson B.C. Sister Lynne of Fort St. James and brother David of Trail B.C, nieces Jamie and Maggie and nephew Ben. Father Mike George and partner Eileen Townsend of Nakusp. He also has many in-laws and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his Mother, Mimi.

Huw was born on December 20th 1959 in Winnipeg Manitoba. He grew up in the East Kootenays and Nakusp and attended the University of Victoria where he received a BSc in Chemistry in the Co-op program. He worked at a number of mining and industrial plants and settled at Teck in 1982 where he worked in a number of positions but found his home in Analytical Services.

Huw was a great family man and a loving father. He married Bev Profi li in 1982 and they spent a year backpacking around the world. � ey had 2 girls together and continued to haul them off on family adventures to foreign lands for many years. Huw was deeply involved in the community, including Union work (USWA 9705) and various social causes for the majority of his life. He was very proud of his Welsh heritage. He was very active and enjoyed all outdoor sports including slow pitch, curling, hockey, soccer, skiing, hiking, cycling but the love of his life was golf. Huw kept track of all courses played, scores and handicap. � e highlight of his golfi ng days was playing the Kapalua Course on Maui in 2010. His family and friends will always remember him as a kind, compassionate person who tried to always be fair and make everyone feel that they mattered.

No service will be held by request. A celebration of life will be held later this summer. If you wish to attend please send your request to [email protected]. � e family would like to thank Dr. T Cheng of the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary for her expertise, Dr. Norm Lea in Nakusp for care over the past summer and Dr. Keith Merritt for his years of compassionate care and home visits. Also to the Home Care Nurses who were patient, kind and always available. In Lieu of fl owers, donations can be made in Huw’s name to Castlegar Friends of Parks and Trails: P.O Box 3212 Castlegar B.C. V1N 3H5

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Ten years ago the village considered a name change

Ten years ago this month, the mayor of the time and several other Nakuspians were in support of changing the village’s name formally by adding the words Hot Springs to the word Nakusp. Obviously, it didn’t hap-pen, but at the time it was their belief that with the Olympics being hosted in Vancou-ver in 2010, the name change might have improved the village’s economy. Nakusp Hot Springs was thought to have a better “curb appeal” and might lead to more visitors spending tourism dollars possibly even at-tracting people to relocate to the area, which was beginning to experience an economic downturn. Other locations named in this way include Fairmont Hot Springs, Harrison Hot Springs and Radium Hot Springs.

A petition containing 123 signatures was prepared and presented at the February 10, 2005 village Council meeting to o� cially change the name of Nakusp to Nakusp Hot Springs. Tad Derbyshire, former owner of the Kuskanax Lodge (now the K2 Rotor Lodge) attended as a delegate for the change.

A� er heated debate for and against the idea, Councillor Karen Hamling insisted on a referendum to be held in conjunction with the municipal election in November of that

year to evaluate how many of the eligible voters were for and against the name change. � e results were not in favour: 607 against and a measly 87 for the change.

“We advertise the hot springs as it is and I think we do a pretty good job of it. My fam-ily goes back six generations over 110 years, and it has always been known as Nakusp,” said Janis Dahlen, who was a village coun-cillor at the time.

Stefan Klopp wrote in a letter to the Ar-row Lakes News, “Rather than wasting its time (and money) on changing its name the village should develop a solid market-ing plan for the future, especially if it wants to cash in on the Olympics. Come 2010 you are going to see an in� ux of tourism into BC, and I can guarantee you that the towns and villages that have a well thought out and ex-ecuted marketing campaign will far outper-form those with fancy names.”

Hamling herself was relieved that the vil-lage listened to its citizens.

“Ironically, due to some concerns raised by the Health Department, we had to close the hot springs for eight months following that election. As a brand new council and with me as a new mayor, that was a huge decision.”

It seems that things did work out for the best — for a town being renamed Nakusp

Hot Springs not to have a hot springs for such a long period of time directly a� er the name change would have indeed been un-fortunate.


Cartoon drawn by Teresa Weath-erhead for the Arrow Lakes News depicts Mayor Karen Hamling ex-pressing her relief that she did not get elected to a town about to undergo a name change. The motion to of-� cially change Nakusp to Nakusp Hot Springs was defeated during a referendum held on the same day that Hamling was elected Mayor.(The original cartoon ran in the Arrow Lakes News in Jan 2006) Photo by Karen Hamling

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Merchandise for Sale

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Real Estate

LakeshoreHouse for Sale by owner Choice waterfront on 85’ x 195’ lot @ 910 Broad-way St NW in Nakusp. 1144 Sq Ft with large covered 378 Sq Ft deck, full walkout base-ment suite & large attached double carport. $375,000 swimming & boating out your door. 250-265-3243 or [email protected]

Rentals

Cottages / Cabins1 BRM CABIN, utilities not included, Available April 1st, $550 mth, damage deposit required

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