Friday, November 11, 2011 The 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 m

Vol. 4 • Issue 38

NELSON STARFREE Friday, November 11 • 2011

Candidate forums infuse spirit into election

See Page 3 & 9

New life for St. Saviour’s wartime roll call See Page 14

It was an early morn-ing on the North Atlantic and the HMCS Guelph was being lashed by yet another storm. Th e ship was on escort duty, helping to protect merchant

freighters sailing between New-foundland and Londonderry, Northern Ireland from German U-boat attacks.

Th e sea was notoriously rough.

As huge waves crashed against the ship, someone yelled: “We’ve got a man over!”

Nelson’s Harry (Red) Wassick didn’t see it happen, but was close by on deck and dropped every-thing to help.

He discovered he knew the crewmate in distress, who had been stationed on the pom pom gun, which could fi re both across and at aircraft . Two men were always on watch at that position in case a U-boat showed up.

Th e water was too choppy to launch a lifeboat, but at least it was light enough to see, and a

rescue net was tossed over the side.

As the ship maneuvered to locate his lost comrade, Wassick spotted him on top of the waves, trying to get closer. He wore a life preserver — a Mae West, they called it, aft er the busty movie

star — but Wassick could tell his crewmate was getting tired.

“I’ve got to do something,” he thought. And the best thing, he decided, was to jump in.

Not yet out of his teens, Was-sick was in excellent shape — he’d played junior hockey in Trail and was a strong swimmer from sum-mers in Kootenay Lake — but he was not tethered to anything as he plunged into the ocean.

Ignoring the risk he was tak-ing, Wassick latched on to his

Lessons learned on the high seas

Nelson’s Harry (Red) Wassick during his days in the Royal Canadian Navy (inset) and telling stories about it today at his Fairview home.

Like many teenage boys of his era, when the Second World War broke out, Harry (Red) Wassick put his life of hockey and hanging with friends on hold to serve his country during a fragile time. Th is is his story...

GREG NESTEROFFNelson Star Reporter “It wasn’t the U-boats

that did the damage. It was Mother Nature.”

Red WassickWorld War II Veteran

Story continues to ‘Germans’ on Page 16

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NewsCreek Street Development

Council goes out with spirited debate

A new development at 2102 Creek Street created a lot of tension at Monday’s Nelson city council meeting.

Th e residential housing project which would in-clude 15 multi-family units has been in the works for many years.

Frustrations emerged af-ter councillor Kim Charles-worth voiced her opposition to the development.

“Th at’s not where we want to be,” said Charlesworth, referring to development in Abbotsford.

“Th at’s not how we want to be building. It doesn’t fi t with our 2040 sustainability plan or our Active Trans-portation Plan. I don’t think we’re that desperate for housing for this now.”

Mayor John Dooley re-sponded by saying “I wish we’d told this guy this months ago.”

Monday was the third reading of two bylaw amendments that would see the development move for-ward.

“I disagree with that to-tally,” said Dooley. “We’re going to tell him now at this stage that we don’t want this project. We’re talking about people’s livelihood. Th ere are carpenters and real es-tate agents that need this work.”

Councillor Marg Stacey echoed Dooley’s statement by saying the lot is already zoned for people to live on.

“Th e only plots left on this city are vertical. He’s looking for vertical plots to play with,” said Stacey.

“We have to experiment with the small vertical house and the hillside stuff because, hello, we have hills. Everytime something comes up that they don’t like they say ‘traffi c.’ It’s okay to live in that area and providing the walkways.”

Councillor Robin Cher-bo voiced his opposition to the development by stating his concerned about the in-creased traffi c the new de-velopment would bring to the neighbourhood.

Dooley continued to be frustrated with some coun-

cillors’ comments.“We need to draw a line

on the map now of how far we are going to let people go. Where in Fairview and Houston Street? Are you kidding me? My God,” he said in frustration.

Councillor Deb Kozak joined Cherbo and Charles-worth in their opposition to the development by stat-ing her concern for safety in connection to traffi c and cars parked on the road during the winter.

Th e property has R1 zon-ing which means the maxi-mum density is 18 units, and city planner David Wahn said that would require a full road.

According to back-ground from city staff , the subdivision bylaw requires construction of sidewalks as part of approval of subdi-vision where none currently exist.

Because of the terrain and past development practices, the approving offi cer said sidewalks likely weren’t fea-sible.

It was decided Monday that a contribution towards the Active Transportation Plan would serve as an alternative to providing a sidewalk.

Many units will also be ready to accommodate a secondary suite to fi t with the city’s aff ordable housing policy.

The residential housing project proposed at 2102 Creek Street would include 15 multi-family units has been in the works for many years.

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News

Candidates talk environmentWednesday Night Forum

Candidates for the city’s upcoming municipal elec-tion tackled issues of sustain-ability on Wednesday night at an all-candidates forum at the United Church.

Th e only candidate who did not attend was mayoral hopeful George Mercredi.

Th e two-hour forum be-gan with two minute intro-ductions from all those in attendance.

Th e time limit seemed to be a struggle for most as they rushed through their prepared speeches as quick-ly as possible.

Many of the incumbents addressed plans and policies already introduced at coun-cil, such as the Sustainable Downtown and Waterfront Master Plan and the Low Carbon Path to 2040.

Councillor Deb Kozak mentioned parks planning in her introduction which has become a theme since the recent upgrades to Li-ons Park emerged.

Chickens, transit and the streetcar were issues ad-dressed by councillor Robin Cherbo.

Mayoral candidate Rich-ard Rowberry, who origi-nally decided to run in the election as theatrical tribute to John Houston (Nelson’s fi rst mayor), said he’s now taking the election more seriously aft er members of the community approached him and said they would

vote for him.In the question period,

candidates responded to questions around sustainable growth and development, transit, farmers markets and backyard chickens and bees.

Transit has become a con-troversial topic since coun-cil made changes to local service including the can-cellation of Sunday buses.

Mayor John Dooley said the most eff ective way to improve transit is to have more frequent trips, which means route changes.

“I think transit is trying to be too many things to too many people,” said Dooley.

Even though which can-didate answered each ques-tion was decided at random, Charles Jeanes, who has been campaigning by pro-moting no growth, ended up answering most of the questions related to devel-opment and growth.

“I don’t think any growth is sustainable,” said Jeanes in response to a question about the Downtown and Waterfront Master Plan. “Hell no, we won’t grow.”

Rowberry provided mo-ments of comic relief through-out the forum.

He was selected to answer a question about addressing light pollution and waste.

“What’s wrong with be-ing in the spotlight?” said Rowberry.

All candidates were given the opportunity to answer a question about whether bees and chickens should be allowed in Nelson back-yards.

Th e candidates voted with a show of hands.

Th e only ones who voted no to allowing them were Dooley, Rowberry, Bob Ad-ams and Jeanes.

Adams said it wasn’t fair to answer the question in

that way because he wants to see a report from city staff fi rst.

Candidates Dooley and Paula Kiss were given the opportunity to answer a question on how to encour-age people to drive less.

Dooley told moderator Chris Shepherd of In the Koots that it wasn’t the great-est question in the world, and said that according to some studies people are ac-tually driving more.

Kiss, who has attempted to lead by example by walk-ing everywhere, said, “We need to make walking cool or riding the bus popular.”

She said it’s all about mar-keting.

Th e next all candidates fo-rum will be next Tuesday at the Prestige Lakeside Resort starting at 7 p.m. Th ere will also be a forum Wednesday at Central School at 7 p.m.

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Candidates on stage at the United Church on Wednesday night prepare for questions.

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News

My name is John Dooley. It has been an honour to serve as

mayor of this wonderful com-munity for the past six years and I am seeking your support for a third term. Th e following phrases describe me:

• A proud Canadian, I emi-grated to Canada from Ireland in 1967.

• Educated as a tradesper-son.

• Married to Pat: We have three children and two grand-children.

• A citizen of Nelson for 36 years.

• A city councillor for six years and your mayor for six years.

• A member of the Nelson Daybreak Rotary Club.

• An elected member to the board of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

• Appointed to the Regional District of Central Kootenay board.

• Hobbies include golf, fi sh-ing, hunting, and skiing.

What is motivating me to

seek a third term as mayor?I enjoy being mayor of

Nelson. I am motivated by the confi dence the people of Nelson place in me. Th ere is lots left to do and I believe that having continuity in the mayor’s chair is important at this time. Worldwide, we are seeing economic and social challenges. I believe we have positioned ourselves well to move cautiously but confi -dently through these uncertain times, it is important to stay the course and see many of the

projects we have undertaken come to fruition and to tackle new things that appear on our horizon.

Being mayor is not only my way of giving back to my com-munity and Canada. Th e may-or is the steward of assets that set us apart as a community, assets such as our quality water system, protective services, Nelson Hydro, our many parks, and other assets developed by forward thinking, inspiring politicians. I want to continue to build on this legacy.

I have lived in or around Nelson since 1980 and for the past 14 years have

created summer youth, school, and community theatre pro-gramming through Th e Nelson History Th eatre Society while providing employment and training opportunities for local artists and young people seek-ing a career in the arts.

I wanted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of John Houston’s death with a theatre

project and wondered how his vision and leadership qualities would relate to Nelson today. It soon became apparent that Houston’s drive to make Nel-son a prosperous and growing community through develop-ing our local resources was as much needed today as during his years as our fi rst mayor.

I decided to actually run for offi ce to experience the process and apply Houston’s principles to our community’s

current issues — a stagnating local economy, the need for an expanding tax base, hous-ing and employment for young families, services for seniors, and adequate health care.

Since announcing my can-didacy, I have received many expressions of support from voters who have become dis-satisfi ed with what they con-sider a lack of leadership and vision during John Dooley’s

tenure in offi ce. Th ey feel that a change is warranted and that city council as a whole would benefi t from someone willing to provide energy and leader-ship to their initiatives rather than to follow reluctantly behind.

As a theatre entrepreneur, I am frugal beyond belief and very good at asking other people to get involved — for the good of the community and just for the fun of it.

Dooley says consistency a key motivator

Richard Rowberry brings promise of change

At any given point there are many issues that arise. At this point the overall economic downturn could be one, the realignment of transit service could be one, and the loss of revenues from other levels of government could be another. Th is is by no means a full list. Th ere will always be challenges

and areas that need attention. In my view we need to be constructive about how issues are tackled. Th ere are some concepts and approaches that are key to tackling issues in a way which builds confi dence and gets results.

#1. Good planning and solid deci-sion making. Using the four pillars of sustainability — cultural, economic, social and environmental.

#2. Building relationships and partnerships that enhance our quality of life.

#3. Ethical leadership. I believe that is vitally important to bring a style to leadership by being trustworthy, bringing core values to the table, and thinking of the greater good.

While many decisions impact a group of people, it is important to

consider the overall impact of any deci-sion on all citizens, both current and future.

Th e mayor is one voice at the council table and I believe that my role is to facilitate the way issues are considered, using information provided by staff and through thoughtful listening. I believe that the approach outlined above is what good government is all about.

#1. Community sustainability. John Houston dedicated his career to making Nelson a growing and prosperous com-munity based on development of our resources. We no longer look to mining and lumber, but now have the potential to become a signifi cant cultural and wil-derness recreation tourism destination through our arts and heritage commu-nity and stunning all-seasons environ-ment. Th ere are many local businesses dependant on a steady fl ow of visitors.

We also have many entrepreneurs who came for the lifestyle but work in the wider world via the Internet. We need to make Nelson even more at-tractive to them through the support of

youth and cultural services. Also, seniors living here or retiring here

need assurance of good health services, transit, and reasonable property taxes.

Community sustainability means housing for young families, care for seniors, employment opportunities, restrained spending, as well as envi-ronmental practices which will make Nelson a model for small communities across the province.

#2. A Citizens’ Forum. Nelson enjoys a wide variety of opinions about how “they” should do things. A vocal few have the mobility, the time and willingness to express those opinions; many rarely get engaged — either through apathy or a sense that it won’t do any good; and others like things as they are, vote every

three years and let it go at that. Th ey all have valid points of view — all need a forum in which to express them. I would like to get together with wiser heads than mine to develop a series of mechanisms to facilitate communication and consul-tation among council, city administra-tion, issue stakeholders, community experts, and those who would appreciate the perspectives of others. I envision a combination of public meetings, on-line discussion groups, social media sites, all co-ordinated through the city’s website.

Important issues for discussion: hous-ing, health care, spending priorities, greening our city, and…..

#3. Earning a Living. We have no big industrial tax base. Nelson Hydro is its biggest money maker (started by John

Houston, by the way!) and the White Building brings in a tidy sum too — an accomplishment of the Elliott adminis-tration and opposed by then-councillor Dooley. Our local resources are arts, cul-ture, heritage, and wilderness recreation. Th e city needs to take an entrepreneurial approach to developing them in consulta-tion with stakeholders. We need sus-tained promotion and the co-ordination of activities through the highly under-used and grossly underfunded Cultural Development Commission eventually leading to a series of festivals featuring artisans, performing and fi ne artists and wilderness experiences. If developed by the city it would lead to direct revenue on top of income for our businesses. Th is will generate tax revenue which will in turn take the burden off property owners.

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MAYOR From now until election day on November 19, the Nelson Star continues to introduce the candidates in the upcoming municipal election. We’ve asked the candidates in the races for Nelson city council, Regional District of Central Kootenay and Kootenay Lake school board to introduce

themselves and provide us with what they feel are the top three issues in the campaign. We continue today with the race for Nelson’s mayor. Incumbent John Dooley is being challenged by

Richard Rowberry and George Mercredi (the latter did not respond to our questions)...


News

TRUSTEE Th ere are three candidates vying for two Nelson trustee positions at the Kootenay Lake School District

board table. Curtis Bendig is taking on incumbents Bill Maslechko and Bob Wright (see profi le on Page 8)

Trained as a teacher, Curtis Bendig is hoping to bring

a fresh voice and new perspective to the school board. Bendig is commit-ted to encouraging inno-vation within the school

district and supports the continued expansion and integration of alternative methods of teaching and learning.

“Th e challenges students face today are very dif-ferent from a generation ago,” Bendig says. “It is important that the public education system is open to change.”

Professionally, Bendig has worked to improve the education system, pri-oritizing the needs of both teachers and learners as a councillor of the Saskatch-ewan Teachers Federation. Teaching has led him to

new experiences in Japan and Ottawa where Bendig had the opportunity to learn fi rsthand about the strengths and weaknesses of diff erent approaches to education.

Curtis’ experiences are not limited to education. Working in the retail, busi-ness and fi nancial services industries have given him an in-depth understand-ing of the workforce young graduates are entering. An active community member, Bendig currently sits on the board of directors of the Kootenay Carshare Co-op, runs his own business,

SeaBend Health Products, and works as the branch ambassador at the local CIBC.

In 2007, Curtis and his fi -ancé Tessa moved to Nelson and quickly fell in love with the Kootenays. Th e amazing opportunities for outdoor recreation and unique sense of community make Nelson home. Th ey are now look-ing to the future, and plan-ning a Kootenay wedding next summer.

Bendig aims to harness his passion for education to make a positive impact on current and future genera-tions of students.

Once again I write to ask for your sup-port to continue

as your representative on the board of education of

School District #8. While many of you I

know, for those who don’t know me, I want to give a quick overview of who I am. I am Bill Maslechko. My family and I have been residents of Nelson since 1977. Our children are all graduates of L.V. Rog-ers and presently we have three grandchildren in the system in Nelson in grades 4, 9, and 11 and a daughter who teaches at Rosemont.

Prior to our retirement, my wife Lecia taught in the district completing her career at Mt. Sentinel and

I was superintendent of schools from 1977 through 1994. My career covered the full spectrum: teacher, vice-principal, principal and superintendent.

We are a family of the community, a family closely tied to the world of education and know that a good education is the key to opening the door of op-portunity for every child. Th at is why equality of opportunity for every child to acquire this education is critical and needs to be our focus.

I believe that my back-

ground in teaching, school administration and being at the board table for 20 years as superintendent of schools has prepared me well to be your trustee. As well, I have just completed my second term in that ca-pacity. I have been involved in a variety of decisions that I believe are taking the district in a positive direc-tion.

I hope that that is your belief as well and that I will have your support on November 19.

Maslechko’s Issues on Page 9

Bendig brings fresh approach

Maslechko’s lifetime of learning

#1. Innovation. Education needs to evolve, to continue to meet the changing needs of our students. In order to evolve, it needs to be open to and infused with new ideas. Ben-dig supports the continued expan-sion and integration of alternative methods teaching and learning. Th e world is changing at an incredible rate, and the expectations and chal-lenges that students face when they leave school are changing just as fast. No one student learns in the same way as another; each has a distinct learning style and distinct needs, and the “four walls and a chalkboard” method is not for everyone. Koo-tenay Lake School District already has some amazing programs and

initiatives including the Distance Education School of the Kootenays (DESK), the Atlas Program and Wildfl ower School. Th ese programs are great examples of schools evolv-ing to meet the needs of students, Curtis would like to see these and other equally innovative programs encouraged and supported.

#2. Sustainability. Th e school district needs to remain both fi scally and environmentally sustainable. Building a sustainable future will be one of the greatest challenges for the current generation of students. Bendig supports a public education system that both exhibits and promotes re-sponsible environmental stewardship. He believes in a fi scally responsible public education system that meets the needs of today’s learners while

anticipating the needs of those to come. Th e school district must make fi scally responsible decisions that do not compromise future budgets in the name of current spending.

#3. Community. Curtis believes that communities should be involved in shaping the direction of public education in their area. Th e Koote-nays are home to many talented and creative people with vast reserves of knowledge and diverse opinions. Bendig plans to work with families to improve public education for their children. A strong public education system is incredibly important to the economic and cultural well being of a community. Curtis will push for better funding for public education from all levels of government to keep our city economically and culturally vibrant.

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Editorial

Anew chapter in the Occupy Nelson camp is about to be written, but it’s still unclear what tone it will take.

Since the local movement to support the massive occupation of Wall Street began in Nelson on October 15, those at the core of the camp have remained committed. For the last month the signs and blue tarps in front of City Hall have become part of the autumn landscape.

All sides are to be commended for the way the last month has played out. For the most part, the campers have been respectful to public property and those who use the White Building. Th e city has been accommodating and kept the dialogue open while this move-ment runs its course. Th e police have been professional and patient with the people, even when the odd hint of trouble has arisen.

When you look around the province and the world at similar encampments, we should be thankful for the tone at the Nelson occupa-tion.

Th at said, it’s time for the occupation to end. Mayor John Dooley was right when he said the eff ort in front of City Hall has lost its focus. If the camp resumes aft er the Remem-brance Day ceremony, there will be nothing to gain. In fact, there might be much to lose.

If the goal of the occupation movement worldwide is to shine the spotlight on how bad the banking system in the United States has failed the masses and how corporate greed needs to be bought in check, the message has sunk in. Not many would argue that the direc-tion we were headed has horrible fl aws.

Th e large majority understand it and a con-tinued presence is not required to hammer the point home. If the camp returns, occupi-ers run the risk that those they have converted will get tired of the message and annoyed by the scene.

It’s time for those at the core of the move-ment to take their fi ght within the system. Real change comes from getting involved in local boards, local organizations and local politics. Fight the good fi ght and change will happen. It may not be immediate, but it will happen. Tarps and tents will not make the world a better place in the long run.

Time to end the occupation

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We will not build two (nu-clear) bombs in the face of (America’s) 20,000,”

said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in response to an International Atomic Energy Agency report this week that accuses Iran of doing just that. He called Yukiya Amano, the head of the IAEA, a US puppet, saying: “Th is person does not publish a report about America and its allies’ nuclear arsenals.”

Well, that’s true, actually. Amano will never publish a report about America’s nuclear weapons (only 5,133 of them now, actually). He hasn’t said anything about Israel’s, Britain’s and France’s weapons of mass destruction either. And his re-port is largely based on information fed to him by Western intelligence agencies.

But apart from that, Amano is as impartial and free from US infl uence as you would expect a career Japa-nese diplomat to be. Only cynical people will see any resemblance to Colin Powell’s performance at the United Nations in 2003, when the US defense secretary held up a test tube and assured us all that Iraq re-ally was working on germ warfare.

Iraq was allegedly working on nuclear weapons, too: former Presi-dent George Bush’s famous “smoking gun,” which also subsequently went missing. And on the basis of this “in-telligence” about Iraq’s “weapons of mass destruction,” the United States and its more gullible allies invaded the country. Hundreds of thousands died, no weapons were found, and nothing was learned. Here we go again.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Th e same intelligence agencies are producing the same sort of reports about Iran that we heard eight years ago about Iraq’s nuclear ambitions, and inter-preting the information in the same highly prejudiced way.

Many people in the West realize that they are being hustled into yet another attack on a Middle Eastern country, but they don’t really worry about it too much. Aft er all, it will

only be air strikes, and we all know that an air-only war is practically casualty-free for the side with air su-periority. Look at Libya, for example.

But how many citizens of the United States or Britain know that Iran has ten times as many people as Libya? Maybe one in ten, maybe one in 20. How many know that Iran is a partially democratic, technologically profi cient state with no history of attacking its neighbours, not a tinpot dictatorship run by a vicious loon? About the same number. How many realize that the war would not end with a few days of air strikes? Practi-cally none.

Th e interesting exception to all this is Israel, where people do know those things, and where there is a vigorous debate about whether attacking Iran is a good idea. A lot think it is not, and that also goes for both of Israel’s intelligence agencies, Mossad and Shin Bet. Meir Dagan, the recently retired head of Mossad, said last January that an attack on Iran was “the stupidest idea” he had ever heard.

So Israeli Prime Minister Bin-yamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak, who do both want to attack Iran (or rather, have the United States do it for them), have gone public. If the Western powers don’t act at once, they warn, then Iran will get nuclear weapons and Armageddon will be just around the corner.

Th ere are two things wrong with this proposition. One is the evi-dence. If you believe it all, it shows that Iran wants the knowledge and equipment that would let it build a nuclear weapon very quickly if necessary: an Israeli nuclear threat, a military coup in nuclear-armed

Pakistan that brings young Shia-hating offi cers to power, whatever.

Th e evidence does NOT show that Iran is actually building a nuclear weapon now, or has any present intention of doing so. And having the knowledge and equipment that would let you do so fast in an emer-gency is entirely legal under IAEA rules.

Th e other problem with the ac-cusations against Iran is the logic behind them. Building a nuclear weapon now would be extremely costly for Iran in terms of economic sanctions, global diplomatic isola-tion and the like if it became known. But it would be completely pointless from a deterrence point of view if it remained secret.

Deterrence is the only logical reason that Iran would ever want nuclear weapons, since it would be suicidal for it to attack anybody with them. As Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pointed out (above), it would have at the most a few nuclear warheads. Th e United States has thousands of them, Israel has hundreds of them, and even Pakistan has dozens.

If Iran’s leaders were completely logical in their thinking, they wouldn’t waste a minute thinking about nuclear deterrence. Th ey’d just rely on the fact that their military can completely shut the Gulf to oil traffi c and bring the global economy to its knees if anybody attacks them. How-ever, they are still a lot more rational than their Western counterparts — or at least than their Western counter-parts can aff ord to seem in public.

You heard about that recent exchange between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US President Barack Obama that went out on an open microphone? Sarko said “I can’t stand (Netanyahu) any more. He’s a liar.” And Obama replied: “YOU’RE sick of him? I have to deal with him every day.” What about? One gets you ten that it’s about bombing Iran.

Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries

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Letters to the Editor

I read with interest the top three issues spelled out by the eight candidates running for Nelson city council in the up-coming municipal election. While they all have issues which warrant merit, not a single one of the candidates mentioned local business. Now, this is not at all sur-prising to those of us who run local businesses and/or own commercial property in Nelson. We are a perpetual aft erthought so distant that we don’t even register on the radar screen at City Hall.

For the record, local busi-nesses employ your sons and daughters and provide them with training and support during their fi rst real jobs. We sponsor every youth and adult sports team in town. Each and every charity and community group which walk through our doors come away with gift certifi cates, swag or cash donations. Who steps up whenever a fundraiser needs support? Local business, that’s who. And what support do we get

from City Hall? We get to pay disproportionately high property taxes and hydro rates. And the water and sewer rates charged to the business sector border on

highway robbery. Why, you ask? It’s simple. Local busi-ness doesn’t have any repre-sentation at City Hall.

So, here we are heading into another election and not a single candidate deems it worthy to consider the needs of local business. Local busi-ness is so far down the list of importance for these candi-dates that beautiful covered walkways and community composting are priorities where local business doesn’t

even warrant a mention. Who do these candidates

think is going to pay for their grandiose plans? Local busi-ness, of course. I trust the current crop of candidates don’t consider local busi-ness to be a bottomless pit of cash to be endlessly mined, because if so, they are sadly mistaken. If you continue to bleed dry the business sector, then those Occupy Nelson folks in front of City Hall better move over because they are going to have lots of company from local business owners and their employees.

Th ese are challenging eco-nomic times. Nelson needs a local government which will foster economic development in all sectors of the economy including community and social issues, real estate, arts and culture, sports, and busi-ness. Which candidate(s) will step up and champion local business for the benefi t of the entire Nelson community now and in the future?

Paul OsakNelson

“Who do these candidates think is

going to pay for their grandiose plans?

Local business, of course”

HUGS. To our awesome dedicated bus drivers. Thanks for all the safe driving. We, as transit users, want you to know that we appreciate all of you.

SLUGS. To people who have no patience and then hurt someone because of it. If you hit a parked car, you are at fault!

SLUGS. To the people who dump their garage sale left-overs at our community mailboxes and leave the junk there for someone else to take to the landfi ll. Putting it at the bottom of YOUR OWN driveway is fi ne, but the broken toilet crossed the line! Let’s keep Blewett beautiful!

HUGS. To our Baker Street businesses. I spent a lovely, sunny Saturday afternoon

shopping with my daughter on Baker Street — visiting some great shops, drinking great coffee and sampling yummy treats. We are truly fortunate to have such a vibrant downtown. Thank you for such an enjoyable experience.

HUGS. To the guy in the green coat rid-ing his bike and using his hand signals... this driver loves being able to see you and where you are going!

SLUGS. To those shoppers who use local business to ‘test out’ the purchases they plan to make out of town.

HUGS. To my boss who has to put up with all of our fl akey would-be employees. No more Buddy Holly look-alikes.

If you have a Hug or a Slug... we’d like to hear it. Simply email us at [email protected] with your short quips, compliments or complaints. We will print the anonymous submissions for all to see. Be honest, but all we ask is you keep it tasteful.

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Candidates fail businesses

I believe John Vanden Heuvel’s confusion comes from his use of his overall tax bill (“Smienk’s numbers don’t add up,” November 4).

Th is includes school tax, provincial rural property tax, police tax, etc. and may change annually depending on assessment changes, and

many other factors. All of my numbers clearly

focus on the Regional District of Central Kootenay overall annual total requisition for all of Area E, starting in 2008 which is the last year I as the previous director voted on. Th is clearly shows an aver-age 38 per cent increase over

2008. I believe this number would be even higher if the depletion of reserve funds were included.

Th e source of the numbers I used are provided directly from the chief fi nancial of-fi cer of the RDCK.

Josh SmienkArea E Candidate

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I moved to Nelson in 1967 at the age of 10. Attended Hume School, Trafalgar

and graduated from L.V. Rogers in 1976. Achieved a diploma in forestry from Selkirk College.

Aft er graduating from Selkirk College I started a reforestation fi rm which ran through the 1980s employing many locals.

In 1988 I took a full time job with Slocan Forest Prod-ucts. Aft er leaving the forest sector in 2002 I started a tourism business.

Currently employed by Kootenay Career Develop-ment Society charged with their targeted wage subsidy program.

More important than my work career is my volunteer career and commitment to this community. Dating back to my high school days coach-ing Nancy Green Ski Racers I learned that if you want things to happen you need to get involved. In the ‘80s I helped with Nelson’s Sno-Fest for two years. One of its legacies is the murals on Vernon Street.

Aft er Sno-Fest and being a director on the Chamber of

Commerce for a short time I got involved with Communi-ty Futures in the early 1990s (currently sit as chair).

Also chair of the Nelson and Area Economic Devel-opment Partnership and past chair of the Provincial Association of Community Futures

Th e highlight of my life though is my family. Teresa and twins Tia and Tyler. It is my children and their friends that brought me into public life and the school board.

Recently graduated, both have gone on to further edu-cation. Seeing them through the public school system and seeing the kids that are strug-gling with education is what is motivating me to run for a third term as school trustee.

Bob Wright’s community involvement runs deep

#1. Replacement of Trafalgar. Trafalgar is an old outdated facility that is high on the replacement list with the provincial govern-ment. Th e school board along with the city need to ensure that it stays front and center on the governments list of projects that need to be completed.

#2. Advocate for the children and families that fall through the cracks in our society

while ensuring that we continue to be not only a provincial leader but a world leader in all aspects of education. Our school district with many thanks to all the staff that work hard has made this one of the top education centers in the province and the world. It is with this dedicated staff and partners that we will ensure that all children have the opportu-nity to reach there highest potential in life.

#3. Continue responsible fi scal manage-ment. Since I was elected we have had a balanced budget every year.

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Municipal election candidates got their feet wet Tuesday at the fi rst all-candidates forum but the format was a little diff erent than usual.

Members of the community had the opportunity to sit down one-on-one across from 10 candidates for three minutes as part of Speed Candi-dating.

“I was a little bit nervous but as soon as the fi rst person sat across from me I was like ‘Oh no, this is going to be great,’” said candidate Candice Baty-cki. “It’s actually way better than dat-ing, I think.”

Th is is Batycki’s fi rst municipal elec-tion and she’s hoping to win a seat at the council table.

“It’s diff erent from the typical all-candidates forum because there is a bit more onus on the person sitting down across from you as well to ask good questions,” she said.

“I talked to two people about tran-sit, another man educated me about Red Sands and area I. All of these are issues that I’m aware of and are im-portant to me but it was good to have some face time with the people who were advocating for these really im-portant issues.”

Members of the public were given three minutes to sit down with the

candidates and ask questions, raise is-sues and just connect with the candi-date on a more personal level.

“I’m going away and I’m voting to-morrow in the early polls and I wanted to hear what the candidates had to say about their platform for the next term on council if they get elected,” said Danna Grevy who came to the Candi-dating. It was the fi rst time that Grevy had participated in an all-candidates forum and said she came away feeling more equipped to vote.

“I like being one-on-one and they can talk to me like a person instead of just being in a crowd at council meet-ings, instead of watching what they do at council meetings,” she said.

Candi-dating event well received

#1. When asked to identify three key issues that the board is or will be facing I fi nd identifying the fi rst one easy. It just stands out for me. It is the budget. I need to say out-right, and I’ve said it before, that I believe that the education system is underfunded. And, the underfund-ing leads to many of the other issues that the district faces. A second part of the budget issue is that of predict-ability — we are never really quite sure of the funding we are going to receive as we build for the coming year. While the variance may not be that great, when you are working on an extremely tight budget any downward movement is major. As a board member I make the budget a major focus. I am one of the voices for detail and clarity of spending and

was a proponent for our open budget building process now in place. While I believe that we are underfunded I also believe in proper management of the funds we have.

#2. My second issue might be best described as a need to complete a process that was begun some time ago. Th is item aff ects Nelson and the Nelson catchment area specifi cally. As many of you are aware some time ago the board, because of declining enrolment commenced on a process of school closures and school recon-fi gurations. One of the key steps in this undertaking was a new Trafalgar Elementary Middle School which is yet to happen. Th is, to me, is an item that requires our continued atten-tion.

#3. Last but not least I want to identify two other very critical areas that need immediate review. Th is

year we experienced an unexpected increase in the number of students wishing to enrol in the French im-mersion program. Our process for determining entry into the program came under serious question. Th is needs attention. As well a process for entry at the Grade 7 level for students moving up from the early French immersion program needs to be put in place.

We are also in a stage now of what I would call a stalled process in contract negotiations between our teachers and the board’s agency. Th is is going to require care, attention and support.

Th ere are many issues and I could go on and on but the most important things are the students in our schools and the staff that deliver the variety of services that make their educa-tional experience a success. Th at requires our continued focus. Issues will always be there.

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Announcements EventsSTUDENT ART ON DISPLAYTh e art of eight Grade 12 students from L.V. Rogers high school will be on display at the Nelson Public Library. Come in to the TeenScene section and have a look at these fabulous artists work. Th ese pieces will be up till December.

KARAOKE FUNDRAISERA great treat is in store when Alison Girvan, Pat Henman, Michael Calladine, Aspen Switzer and Bessie Wapp will all take the mic (at a price) at the karaoke fun(d) raiser event for the Nelson Refugee Com-mittee. Th e event will be at Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill on November 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. A $10 ticket gets you a burger, beer and entertain-ment. Tickets will be available at Otter Books and at the door.

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFEA live radio play of the Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life will be performed in the Slocan Valley. A stellar New Denver cast directed by Judith Ceroli will perform the classic on Sunday, November 27 at 2 p.m. at Vallican Whole. Proceeds go to Stephen Lewis Founda-tion and Grassroots Grammas. Admission by donation will be a $10 minimum.

REEL YOUTH FILM FESTIVALTh e international Reel Youth Film Festival comes to Rossland on Saturday, November 26, featuring some of the best in international youth fi lm-making, along with submissions from the talented youth of the West Kootenay. Admission is $3. Th e 2011 Reel Youth Film Festival is a collection of compelling and entertaining short youth fi lms: animations, dramas, documentaries, comedies and a musical. Th e deadline for local youth to submit a fi lm is November 4 and all fi lms must be received in Vancouver on or before this date. It is free to submit a fi lm and forms can be found on the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture website at rosslandcac.com. Th ere will be cash prizes for two local fi lms: People’s Choice and Best of the Fest. For more info on the Reel Youth Film Festival and for fi lm submission information visit ReelYouth.ca or rosslandcac.com.

BORSCHT AND BAKINGNelson Eagles ladies auxiliary is holding their annual borscht lunch and bake sale. Th e lunch and bake sale will take place at the Eagles Hall at 641 Baker Street on Saturday, November 19 from 11 to 2 p.m. Th ere will be borscht, bread, apple pie and ice cream and a beverage for $7. If you really like the borscht you can by a litre for $8. All pro-ceeds will go to the West Kootenay Women’s Association, the Nelson Community Services Centre and the Nelson Food Cupboard.

LAST CHANCE FOR LUCAS MYERS’ DECKLucas Myers will be presenting his one person show DECK: How I Instigated then Overcame an Existential Crisis Th rough Home Improve-ment at the Silverton Art Gallery on Friday, November 18 and at the Ymir Hall on November 26. All show times are 7:30 p.m. and tickets are available in advance for $10 in Silverton at the Cup and Saucer, and for the Ymir show at the Ymir Store and Eddy Music in Nelson. Th is will be the last opportunity to see this darkly hilarious take on the semi-urban small town milieu in the Kootenays before Lucas takes it on the road in the new year. WARNING: PHYSICS, PARTIAL NUDITY, POWER TOOLS. For more details go to pilotcopilot.com.

RESPECT HUMAN LIFE WEEKTh is week is Respect Human Life Week, chosen to coincide with Re-membrance Day, when we remember those who lost their lives in war for a free and just society. We also remember the Holocaust, and the misery and injustice that results when a sector of society is de-prived of their human rights, when we make discriminatory distinc-tions. As part of Respect Human Life Week, a candlelight vigil will be held at the Nelson cemetery on Sunday, November 13 at 7 p.m., in memory of all the children whose lives were ended by abortion or miscarriage.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11Max and Irma’s restaurant will now have live music Fridays and Sat-urdays between 6 and 9 p.m. featuring Rylan Kewen and Nikko Fors-berg.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12Th e Nelson Chapter of the Council of Canadians will hold its month-ly meeting at 10:30 a.m. in the basement of the Labour Centre Build-ing at 101 Baker Street. Please use the Baker Street entrance. All arewelcome.

Anne DeGrace will be at Otter Books from 1 to 3 p.m. signing cop-ies of her latest book. Flying With Amelia chronicles the dreams andstruggles of a cast of unforgettable characters through more thanhundred years of Canadian history.

Since a little over a year ago, Robert Hargreaves and Tobias Jennyhave met each Monday aft ernoon to play music together in a perfor-mance titled Keys and Pipes in Concert. All donations will be dedi-cated to the fund towards a new concert piano at St. Saviour’s. Th eperformance will start at 7 p.m.

Market season isn’t over, it just moved indoors. Every Wednesdayand Saturday until the end of November, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at theNelson Trading Company on Baker and Stanley streets you can fi ndfresh produce, handmade items, jewelry, music, on-site massage,food, handmade products for body and home and more. If you’reinterested in being a vendor at the market contact 250-551-6911.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14Put on your dancing shoes. Every Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Centralschool gym (use Mill Street entrance) Scottish dancers meet. Begin-ners are welcome. For more information contact Kathy at 250-359-7545, June at 250-352-1836, or Beverly at 250-352-7850.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15Chen tai chi, chi gong and broad sword classes every Tuesday andTh ursday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Central School Gym. Formore information contact Chris Gibson at 250-505-4562.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16Interested in playing table tennis? Every Wednesday at Blewett el-ementary school players meet for fun and competitive matches.Th ings get going at 5 p.m. and wrap up at 7. Th e drop-in fee is $2. Formore information call K. Rosenberg at 250-352-5739.

Market season isn’t over, it just moved indoors. Every Wednesdayand Saturday until the end of November, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at theNelson Trading Company on Baker and Stanley streets you can fi ndfresh produce, handmade items, jewelry, music, on-site massage,food, handmade products for body and home and more. If you’reinterested in being a vendor at the market contact 250-551-6911.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17Looking for a way to stay in shape and have fun this winter? JoinNelson’s fi rst indoor ultimate frisbee league. If you would like a tasteof the game before signing up, head down to Lakeside fi elds whereco-ed drop in games are held every Th ursday evening from 6 p.m. tilldark or Sunday aft ernoons from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18Join the First Baptist Church for the 18th annual wild ‘n’ tame dinnerat First Baptist Church, 611 Fift h Street. Th is evening is hosted by themen’s group and the proceeds go to various outreach initiatives. Forthose with less adventurous tastes there will be turkey and salmon onthe menu in addition to the wild game. Tickets are $12 per personor $35 per family and are available at the church. Dinner is served at5:31 p.m.

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Entertainment listingsThe Capitol Theatre421 Victoria Street — tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca

Capitol Season Series PresentsMOVE: The Company AllemandeSaturday, November 19 at 8 p.m.

Capitol Kids Series PresentsAlex ZerbeProfessional ZaniacSunday, February 26

Capitol Season Series PresentsBallet Jörgen CanadaAnastasiaSaturday, February 4 at 8 p.m.

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Saturday, November 12

Five Alarm Funk is a horn powered, percussion fuelled sonic and visual assault. For more than six years the band has brought their relentless and unforgettable live show to clubs and major festivals across Canada and the United States. Th e band on stage is an unstoppable orgy of energy. Ten musicians perform intricate and airtight arrangements with delirious dance moves and full on headbanging. Choreographed arm movements coincide with melodic climaxes while the four percussionists cre-ate a true spectacle. Th e opening band is Nelson’s Richard Rabnett’s latest project, Lint. Th e fi rst 100 tickets are $20. Doors open at 10 p.m. and ticket information is available at the Hume Hotel.

Wednesday, November 16

Kris Lawrence Parker, better known by his stage name KRS-One, is an American MC and producer. Over his career, he has been known by several pseudonyms in-cluding Kris Parker, Th e Blastmaster, Th e Teacha and Th e Philosopher. At the 2008 BET Awards, KRS-One was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for all his work and eff ort towards the Stop the Violence Movement as well as the overall pioneering of hip-hop music and culture. He is oft en referred to as one of the greatest MCs of all time. Doors open at 10 p.m. For ticket information contact the Hume Hotel.

The Royal330 Baker Street

Saturday, November 12

Join Th e Royal for a CD release party. Evolutionary Re-gression, Datura’s latest album is out and we are celebrat-ing with a heavy night of music. Datura are the West Kootenay’s groove metal band. Formed in 2002 in the small town of Riondel the founding members began by covering a vast repertoire in the likes of Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Slayer, Death, and even Opeth. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Sunday, November 13As part of our live At the Capitol Th eatre series, we are proud to an-nounce that the incredibly talent-ed Judy Collins will be coming to Nelson. Th is will be an very spe-cial show with a genuine folk icon. Judy Collins is a Grammy winning artist, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Showtime is at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 and are available through the Capitol Th eatre box offi ce or by phone at 250-352-6363.

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Sunday, November 13Rockers, divas, and wailers unite. Come down to Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill every Wednesday and Sunday for the Karaoke experience of a life time. We have a huge list of classics, top 40, country, rock, and hairband legends to choose from.

Tuesday, November 15Calling all musicians to Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill for open mic jam nights. Amps, guitars and drums are pro-vided. Th e music gets going at 9 p.m.

Back Alley Studioacross from Oxygen Art Centre

Friday, November 11Th e Nelson Arts and Heritage Festival and Runaway Moon Th eatre Company present Dream: An adult play for actors and puppets, based on a Mexican folk tale. Dream was created and will be performed by Cathy Stubbington and Zompopo Flores who pre-sented last years Th e World Is Upside Down at the TNT Playhouse. Tickets are $12 foradults and $5 for students at the door. Th e play starts at 8 p.m.

Ellison’s Market and Cafe523 Front Street

Saturday, November 12Opening this week’s Unplugged Sessions at noon is a new singer/songwriter to the stage. Brynn Forsey is 16, she’s been singing for three years and accompanies herself on gui-tar. She names her infl uences as Th e Be Good Tanyas, Coeur de Pirate, Bon Iver, Iron and Wine and Horse Feathers. Up next is Marty Carter, who’s been performing across western Canada as a founding member in an original art rock, reggae, blues band origi-nally called Moon Shadow and now called New Moon. Carter will perform some jazz standards some funky blues and classical pieces that will put a shuffl e in your step and a smile on your face. Closing act is Bessie Wapp and Ben Johnson, of Tek Düet, perform sensuous songs and rhythms from Eastern Europe including Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia and Greece.

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ArtsNelson Marks Canada Music Week with Festival

Celebrating Canadian musicIt is that time of year again,

that time in November when we celebrate Canadian music.

Canada Music Week was initiated in 1960 to commem-orate the 25th anniversary of the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Asso-ciation. It was decided that Canada Music Week would be observed the last full week of November to coincide with the feast of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music.

Th e aims of Canada Music Week are:

• To bring to the attention of the public, through various means, the importance of Canadian music.

• To support composers and performers of Canadian music.

• To introduce contempo-rary music to young Cana-dians and stimulate a keener appreciation and understand-ing of this music.

• To encourage music

educators to widen their knowledge and experience of Canadian works.

Th ousands of Canadians experience Canada Music Week festivities each year in their communities. Th is year the Nelson Branch of the

Registered Music Teachers have a full day planned for November 19. Th e day will begin with a mini festival of Canadian music to be facili-tated by Arne Sahlén.

Sahlén is a pianist, teacher and clinician, and has adjudi-cated piano and composition since 1982. He performs and teaches internationally, and has appeared in character as

composer Johannes Brahms. He was co-director of Victo-ria Piano Summer School for 26 years, where he developed a major jazz and ragtime fes-tival. Sahlén has served since 1992 as a visiting professor at Cambodia’s Royal University of Fine Arts. He promotes Canadian music in Canada and abroad, writes regularly for music magazines, and composes in classical, rag-time and other styles.

Nelson’s Canada Music Week activities will take place at the Evangelical Covenant Church. Th e mini festival will run from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In the aft ernoon Sahlen will lead a workshop in jazz, ragtime and blues for teach-ers and interested students at 2:30 p.m. Th e fi nal event of the day will be an evening concert with performers cho-sen from the morning festi-val. Th e audience will also be treated to a performance by Arne Sahlen. Th e concert will begin at 7 p.m. and admission is by donation.

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Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for a License of Occupation - Leading to a Crown Grant. The application is related to a mixed-use residential development partially over Provincial Crown land near Nelson, BC (point of reference: 117º 16’ 11” W, 49º 30’ 40” N). The MFLNRO File # is 4405157, Project Name: Nelson Landing Area 1-2.

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Arts

A Move worth taking in at the CapitolMove: the compa-

ny recently premiered its newest work, Al-lemande at New York

City’s Joyce Soho theatre. Allemande is presented by the Capitol Season Series on Saturday, November 19 at 8 p.m.

Th e following review is from Back-stage writer Lisa Jo Sagolla, one of NYC’s leading performing arts online publica-tions.

“Josh Beamish is a Canadian dance artist whose work deserves much greater and more widespread recogni-tion in the US than it has yet received. Not only is Beamish an inspired choreogra-pher, but he founded and directs a sterling seven-member com-pany with which he performs — brilliant-ly! — also using it to

present new works by other outstand-ing Canadian dance makers.

“In Allemande, one of the most gratify-ing evenings of dance presented on New York’s downtown arts scene this season, Beamish’s Western

Cana-da–based troupe, Move: Th e Com-pany, performed American premieres of pieces by Simone Orlando, Lara Bar-clay, and Matjash Mrozewski and the world premiere of Beamish’s enthralling sextet Allemande.

“Constructed largely of duets, which shift in mood and design as a third party assertively enters the space and prompts the exit of one of the original two dancers, Al-lemande is a brisk,

busy work built of small, precise ballet-based actions, seasoned with a sharp contemporary aesthetic. Beamish’s choreographic talent lies in how he is able to make

series of fast, dis-parate isola-tions fl ow to-gether into logical-ly con-

nected phrases that add up to larger and pro-foundly expres-

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movement state-ments.

“And while in other contexts this sleek, technical style of contemporary

dance is oft en executed with a

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to one another in an almost haughty man-ner, lending an inter-esting emotionality to an already intrigu-ing dance. Th e work’s most emotionally captivating interpret-er is Cai Glover, who also brings astute sensitivity to his per-formance in Caught Excerpt, Barclay’s intricate, touching depiction of a couple struggling with how best to unite their individual energies

and impulses.“Set to a poignant

assemblage of Johnny Cash recordings, Orlando’s Studies of Cash employs heart-rending video footage (by Lynne Spencer), a comic karaoke scene that leavens the sad-ness, and a marvelous choreographic fusion of raw athleticism, folk-dance elements, and classical lyricism to portray the grim sentiments associated with Cash’s music

and life.” Tickets are $20 and

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Remembrance Day

Stories of the honour roll

Among the most intriguing items in the recently-opened

Anglican church hall time capsule was an honour roll listing 222 church members who enlisted in World War I.

Entitled Whose Debtors We Are, the small card gives sur-names and fi rst initials, along with red crosses next to those who were killed, and nota-tions for those who received military medals and crosses.

Church historian Greg Scott sent the names to Sylvia Crooks, chronicler of Nel-son’s wartime history, who created mini-biographies of each.

Although she came up blank on 28 of them, she found at least basic informa-tion on the rest.

In 2005, Crooks published Homefront and Battlefront: Nelson BC in World War II, which profi led every local man killed in that war.

For the local archives she also compiled two loose-leaf binders detailing those who died in World War I — in all, some 400 pages — and referred to that information.

“Some of it I had at my fi n-gertips,” she says. “Certainly any of the men who were killed in the war, because I’d already done those volumes for the archives. Some of the others I didn’t go far afi eld. Th ere’s a lot more I could fi nd, I’m sure, if I went aft er it.”

Among those on the list:

Capt. Cyril E. (Buster) Armbrister, who received the Military Medal for “conspicu-ous gallantry and devotion to duty in operations.” Just be-fore the war ended, “with the greatest courage [he] rushed across the front in full view of the enemy guns, [and] gained

a small bank from which he bombed the enemy’s only means of escape.” Aft er the war, he became a Hollywood radio and fi lm writer and director.

Pte. Percival Charles Bland of the 27th Battalion CEF, an accountant at the Hudson Bay Company, who was reported missing at the Somme in 1916. His com-manding offi cer wrote: “He was loved by all the offi cers of his platoon, and all men thought so much of him throughout his regiment.”

Capt. William Garland Foster, former editor and manager of the Nelson Daily News. He already had mili-tary training in Ottawa and went overseas as quarter-master of the 54th Battalion. Shortly before the war ended, he was injured in the Battle of Cambrai and later died, age 39. His wife, Annie Garland Foster — profi led in Frances Welwood’s new book, Passing Th rough Missing Pages — served overseas as a nurse, but had returned to Canada by the time of his death.

James Hurst, a Boer War veteran who worked as a deckhand and purser on the Kootenay Lake sternwheelers. Captured aft er a gas attack at Ypres in 1915, he spent the rest of the war in a German prison camp. He returned home to Crawford Bay and his job on the steamers. He was also an organist and choirmaster for the church, leading Christmas carolers around town.

Th ree nursing sisters, including Jessie Robina Gil-christ, who enlisted with the army medical corps in 1917.

Lots of prominent Koo-tenay family names are also on the list, including Attree, Grizzelle, Horswill, and Mawdsley.

Crooks says she gathered the information simply be-cause she thought the church might like a more detailed re-cord of the people and stories attached to each name.

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William Garland Foster is among the soldiers on the list.

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Remembrance Day

From high school to the battlefi eld

A pre-Remembrance Day ceremony at L.V. Rogers Second-

ary yesterday included the unveiling of a piece of art-work listing every Nelson high school student killed in the two World Wars.

Th e framed poster, cre-ated by a Grade 12 student and sponsored by the grad class of 1954, contains 47 names — 11 from the First World War and 36 from the Second — and will hang on the school’s Wall of Fame.

Its genesis began a few years ago when historian Sylvia Crooks — a member of the class of ‘54 — noticed a plaque in the school that honoured former students killed at war contained many errors and omissions.

She sent the school a complete list based on her own research, and they invited her to take part in their November 11 cer-emonies by reading out the names and meeting with a couple of classes.

She further suggested an

updated memorial be cre-ated by a student — at their 50th year reunion, Crooks’ grad class donated money to the school to update its Wall of Fame, which recog-nizes distinguished alumni.

Th e project fi nally came together early this year.

“I went to my art teacher and said ‘I need a kid who’s brilliant, talented, inter-ested in something like this,

and here are the param-eters,’” says vice-principal Tim Mushumanksi. “Luba Hall said instantly ‘I know exactly who.’”

Melissa Th ompson, 17, was tapped because she had already created some mili-tary-themed artwork. Her father’s uncle Eric fought in World War II, and although she didn’t know him, she knew about his exploits

as a medic.Th ompson created a

rough sketch, with pop-pies in one corner and portraits of some of the students-turned-soldiers in another, as depicted in Crooks’ book, Homefront and Battlefront: Nelson, BC in World War II.

Th en she started on the real thing, using liquid acrylic for the imagery and a calligraphic pen for the names.

“It took three weeks to do, probably a couple of hours a night,” Th omp-son says. “I didn’t think it would be that big a project when I started.”

She’s happy how it turned out. Th e names appear under the title Th e Fallen Heroes of L.V. Rogers Secondary School (although technically it was still Nel-son High School when they attended).

Crooks is delighted with the outcome.

“I’m pleased the high school’s gone ahead with the new memorial plaque and the job this young stu-dent has done,” she says.

L.V. Rogers Unveils New Memorial in School’s Walk of Fame

Grade 12 L.V. Rogers student Melissa Thompson has cre-ated an updated memorial to Nelson high school students killed in the two World Wars.

Continued from Page 14“I got interested in some of the men

who were in the war but survived,” she says. “I thought I’d like to try to get a picture of all those who went off , not just the ones who were killed.”

Greg Scott says he’s amazed at how much Crooks came up with in a short time: “I was looking at doing it down the line, but thought it would be a lot of work.”

He’s looking forward to writing his

own story within the next year to ap-pear on the 54th Battalion website. In the meantime, many of those named are pictured on the site, at 54thbattal-ioncef.ca. Th e card itself is currently on display at Touchstones.


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Continued from Page 1fellow sailor, only for the ship to lurch and pull them both down. Th e other man — a “big, powerful guy” — resur-faced and got one hand on the net, while Wassick held him from the other side.

By now, another crew member joined them in the water and together they hauled the exhausted man to safety.

Refl ecting on the dra-matic rescue today, Wassick chuckles that once the fellow recovered, they worked side-by-side in the ship’s galley.

“It worked out pretty good,” he says. “We had another cook aboard, but he ended up with some problem. I needed somebody, so the skipper said well, you brought this guy out, so he’s going to work with you. I said good deal!”

Th e man’s name was Wil-liams and he was from Port Arthur, Ontario, but Wassick can’t remember his fi rst name and doesn’t know what hap-pened to him aft er the war.

While that incident had a happy ending, not all of Was-sick’s shipmates were as lucky — others were swept over-board never to be seen again.

In fact, he says, the weather

was far more formidable dur-ing his Navy service than the enemy, which he never saw fi rsthand.

“It wasn’t the U-boats that did damage,” he says. “It was Mother Nature.”

Once, the night watch told him, a torpedo was fi red at them, “but I guess we were lucky. Th ere was not much more said about it.”

‘I’M IN THE NAVY NOW’

Wassick enlisted in 1942 when he was 17.

Th e Hall Siding native spent the previous summer as a mucker at the Bayonne mine, near the top of the present Kootenay Pass, where his father knew the foreman.

“It did me good. It was a good physical trade for getting in shape and playing hockey,” he says.

He returned to school for a bit, then moved to the coast, where he stayed with a friend’s family.

“I bunked with them and worked for a while pulling grain out of cars from the Prairies. Th en I got my army call.”

Wassick went for his physi-cal, but realized he’d rather be a sailor than a soldier, so

went to the HMSC Discovery, moored at Stanley Park, to sign up. A few weeks later, he heard back from the army, “but I said ‘It’s too late, I’m in the Navy now.’”

Although he hadn’t fi n-ished high school, he felt he and his friends had the bless-ing of principal L.V. Rogers: “He thought we might be better off if we went into the service and helped.”

Th e Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters, on the other hand, wanted him for another season and tried to fi nd a job for him in the smelter, “but I said no, I’m in the Navy. Once I come back I’ll get into sports again.” (One of his Trail teammates, Jack Gallicano, also joined the Navy and was later best man at his wedding.)

Following training, Was-sick headed east and was assigned to the Guelph. Soon, they were sailing the Atlantic under veteran naval offi cer Skinny Hayes — although at a speed of only three or four knots, the crossing took 16 to 18 days.

Th ey would tie up for a short while and enjoy the old country, then escort another group of ships back the same way. Sometimes they would stop at US ports before re-turning to Newfoundland to pick up another set of freight-ers and do it all again.

Wassick packed his skates, and on April 15, 1945 played in an exhibition hockey game in Halifax against the crew of the minesweeper HMCS Esquimalt.

“A fun game. Recreation for us. Next day they were on sailing orders in the morning and they got torpedoed just off Halifax. It was a big loss. Some of us were hit pretty hard. Th ey had no time or chance to get any word out.”

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Wassick was pressured to stay out of the service by the Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters where he was one of the key players on the hockey team, but stuck to the Navy. Greg Nesteroff photo


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Continued from Page 16Forty-four men died in the attack

or from subsequent exposure.Wassick says it showed just how far

afi eld the U-boats operated.

“Th ey were around Newfoundland and even up the St. Lawrence River. When we were doing escort work, taking all these freighters over with supplies, there was debris fl oating by all the time... We dropped depth charges when they found something happening.”

Once, in the Irish Sea, they detected a U-boat and began dropping charges, which brought oil to the surface — but this was a common decoy tactic.

“Eventually three English destroy-ers came out and told us we better move on and they would take over. But we got mentioned in despatches for initiating the attack.”

In addition to his duties as a cook, Wassick’s main action station was on a magazine right on the ship’s keel.

COMING OF AGE AT SEA

In all, he spent three years at war, including time aboard the mine-sweeper Fort Frances. In the fi nal

days, they brought a damaged subma-rine back to be refi tted.

“Th ings were getting pretty close to the end. We ended up in Philadelphia and spent a day or two there, then went back to Halifax and on our way, Hitler called it quits. We gave up and just had a good time.”

Not that he thought his days at sea were over just yet: he signed up for duty in Japan, but surrender came while he was still on leave. Since he’d been gone, he’d grown from a teen-ager into a young man.

Th e following year he married Dorothy, a Nelson girl, at St. Saviour’s church. Th ey celebrated their 65th anniversary this past July. Th ey have fi ve children, 10 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren.

Wassick and his brother took over the Occidental Hotel from their father and changed its name to the Civic (it’s now Finley’s). Red then ran a hotel at Athalmer in East Kootenay for a year and a half before coming back to Nel-son and going to work in forestry.

He also resumed his athletic pursuits, patrolling the blueline for a few seasons with the Nelson Maple Leafs and playing senior baseball and lacrosse.

Now 86, Wassick has outlived most of his Naval buddies except one in Kitchener, Ont. who he still keeps in touch with.

Although he doesn’t have many mementos of his military service, he attends the Remembrance Day cer-emony in Nelson every year and will be among the veterans there today.

NDP Leadership Race

Another federal NDP leadership hopeful is com-ing to Nelson on Monday.

Four-term Skeena-Bulk-ley Valley MP Nathan Cul-len will be in town as part of a two-day West Kootenay visit and a prolonged tour of BC.

“One of the things I like most about British Co-lumbia is it’s so far from Ottawa,” Cullen said. “It’s a place where new ideas and new politics emerge.”

He’ll be at the Nelson Trading Company from noon to 2 p.m. for a brown bag lunch session, and then be in the Benwell Lounge of the Hume Hotel for drinks

from 7 to 10 p.m.He’s in Trail and Castle-

gar the following day.Cullen, 39, boasts of be-

ing the longest serving MP to run for the leadership and the only one of the nine candidates to have defeated a Conservative MP.

Fellow contender Brian Topp also visited Nelson this month.

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Today’s Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph outside City Hall begins at 10:45 a.m., but

you’re asked to show up about half an hour early. The moment of silence is at 11 a.m. A procession will then move up Ward Street to

the Royal Canadian Legion.

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Many pro-fessional musicians

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Even though he didn’t choose music as his career until he was older, it played a major role in his life from a young age.

“It was pretty cool to grow up with musical parents, because at fi rst when you’re young it’s super exciting when your parents are

having people on the weekends and they’re having kitchen party sort of things,” Wil says.

His parents would be in the kitchen with Jim Reeves or Simon and Garfunkel on the record player. His dad would be singing and his mom would oft en join in.

“Th ey’d have their friends over and they’d be running beers and darts and just going for it. I’d be thinking ‘this is the coolest thing,’” he says.

His family couldn’t aff ord to go skiing, so they did their best to create their own fun.

“We played Scrab-ble and just played music. It was hard not to take some-thing from that even though I was an il-lustrator, painter, and just an artist period, the music was always there but I never re-ally thought of pursu-ing it,” he says.

It was the kitchen party experience he found when he started playing music in bars and pubs.

“Th e inception of music as a career was sort of the realization that ‘Man, I can play

a bar and sing other people’s songs and get paid like $75 and drink and have fun,’” Will says. “It was like I could have that

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Continued from Page 18kitchen party but with strangers and have that same enjoyment. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. But I never thought of that as a career, I just thought of it as something I could do.”

Unlike many other bar and pub performers, Wil wasn’t playing the bar classics: he was playing what he wanted to play and songs that he liked.

“I didn’t do Th e Beatles, and those guys that do those songs in bars and pubs are fun as all hell and people love it because they know those tunes but I was doing stuff that I liked like Urge Over-kill’s version of Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon from Pulp Fiction,” he says.

But aft er playing other people’s songs Wil realized as a creative person he needed more out of the experience.

“I thought ‘maybe I’ll try writing a song.’ Now holy shit I can barely remember any of the 140 covers that I used to do. It’s so weird. It’s like I’m reprogrammed now and I can only sing the way I sing which is the way I sing,” he says.

Like many new musicians, Wil faced the same trials aft er making his fi rst record, going on tour, making no money and playing to empty rooms.

“I was like, ‘this is going to be my career disappointment and no income and just driv-ing 15 hours a day and eating Tim Hortons chili,’” he says with a laugh.

Despite fooling around

with his dad’s guitar as a kid, Wil didn’t really start playing the guitar until 1990.

“I was a bit of a late bloom-er when it came to being a musician and writing my own stuff . I was in my early 20s at this time. I wasn’t one of these protégées who’d be do-ing it since birth,” he says.

“I created the way that I need to play guitar and com-municate. I’m not an amazing guitar player [but] I’m a very passionate guitar player and I can hammer those chords pretty hard and put meaning into it.”

Wil wrote his fi rst album Both Hands in 2001 and sold over 6,000 copies off stage.

He toured with artists like Colin James, Matthew Good, Joel Plaskett Emergency and Xavier Rudd and earned four nominations at the West Coast Music Awards in 2005.

“I think what I’ve learned from the years of touring with amazing people, is so many ways of how to tour better and be better at it by seeing people who do it well,” Wil says.

“When we toured with a band called Gomez in the States, bands like that that I’m a fan of, there’s nothing better than standing on the side stage and watching one of your favourite bands standing six feet away from you play-ing to a thousand people.”

Wil would rather spend his time out on the road play-ing live instead of recording albums. As a musician he’s looking to capture the spon-taneity.

“I think to be honest I approach making an album like I want to get it done. I don’t like recording,” he says. “I love being live and organic and making mistakes and then pulling it off . I love the spontaneity of it all, like the improvisation of a stand up guy. I love that in the moment thing and to record some-thing and try to capture it is really, really diffi cult.”

Wil’s latest album Heart of Mine was recorded with his friend Jason Cook and even though he feels it comes close to capturing the live experi-ence he said the next one will be even more raw.

Wil’s music has been de-scribed as roots rock but he said that his sound just came from being a fan of music.

“I didn’t pick and choose a genre only to be proud of and everything else sucks. I listened to everything openly and my parents taught me to do that a long time ago,” he says.

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Donovan Carter case adjournsTh e Donovan Carter hearing ad-

journed Wednesday amid discussions between lawyers and the judge over whether a peace bond is really neces-sary to keep Carter away from Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall.

Aft er the court heard additional testimony from two Crown witnesses, Carter’s lawyer Blair Suff redine sug-gested there is not enough evidence to show Carter poses a threat or that a reasonable person would fear him.

Th e Crown is seeking a peace bond against Carter, a former Nelson resi-dent, who is free on conditions to keep his distance from Mungall.

Suff redine said all that had been

demonstrated by the Crown was that certain statements Carter made in a se-ries of voicemails were misinterpreted.

Provincial Court Judge Ron Webb, however, said he wasn’t prepared to rule there was no evidence of a reasonable fear, given voicemails that contained sexual innuendo, including references to cleavage.

Carter is expected to testify in his own defence, but that won’t happen for some time. A continuance date will be fi xed on December 6.

In the interim, the judge asked if Carter’s present conditions actu-ally posed any hardship given that he has moved to Vancouver Island, and whether there was a public interest in proceeding with the peace bond appli-cation.

He also suggested Carter’s return to Nelson to continue the case actually makes him more likely to encounter Mungall.

Suff redine noted Carter’s doctor and Mungall have their offi ces in the same building in Nelson, although this is addressed in an exception to his bail conditions.

Crown prosecutor Sunday Patola said Mungall’s fear of Carter is “real and continuing,” and that she takes comfort from the conditions he is under. With-out them, Patola said, Mungall isn’t confi dent Carter will respect boundar-ies between them.

However, she added she would dis-cuss the matter with Mungall.

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Continued from Page 20Th e maximum term for a peace bond

is one year. Court heard there have been no incidents between Mungall and Carter since a trade forum in February where he held up a sign in front of her that read “Mi-chelle, less boob tube, more Crown land.”

Th e judge not-ed if further in-cidents did arise, the Crown could apply again for a peace bond or lay charges.

Suff redine has argued that while Carter is under conditions, he is unable to dem-onstrate he pos-es no threat to Mungall and that the peace bond is unnecessary.

Earlier in the aft ernoon, MP Alex Atamanenko’s constituency assistant Laurel Walton testifi ed about receiv-ing anonymous voicemails in January concerning Mungall, which she erased, but believed were from Carter. Walton says she told Mungall about them the night of the trade forum.

Further messages were left at their of-fi ce, Walton said, in which Carter iden-tifi ed himself, encouraged Atamanenko to distance himself from Mungall, and made a reference to “boobs.”

She described them as “hit-and-run” messages with a “really negative tone.”

Walton said she contacted Mungall’s offi ce and the RCMP about them.

Under cross-examination, Walton said it was not unusual to receive an-gry voice mails, but they weren’t nor-mally about another politician.

Walton also told the judge she has never otherwise called police about the contents of a voicemail in the 5½ years she has worked for Atamanenko.

David Reid of the West Kootenay

Ecosociety testifi ed that he too re-ceived a series of voicemails from someone leading up to the trade fo-rum, but didn’t listen to them all.

He said the gist of their contents was that Mungall wasn’t a good MLA, “revealed her cleavage too much and acted like a cheerleader.”

“My impression was of someone with an axe to grind,” Reid said. He didn’t save the messages, but said he told Mungall about them during the forum.

Th e judge apologized to Carter that the matter couldn’t be completed this week, calling it an “unfortunate” con-sequence of a backlogged court sys-tem.

Th e case began Monday with testi-mony from Mungall, who said she re-mains afraid of Carter.

A series of voicemails he left for her were played for the court, in which he called her a “brain-dead politician” who said “dumbass things” and accused her of “fl aunting your perky cleavage.”

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Respectful dialogue goes a long way to-

wards peace, whether that’s in our commu-nities or in the big, wide world.

Freedom of speech and freedom of as-sembly are among the freedoms Cana-dian soldiers have fought for in wars past, and it was respectful dialogue that resulted in the Occupy Nelson folks agreeing to clear the grounds at the cenotaph for the Remembrance Day ceremony. Th ere is a give and take there that bodes well for

our society.We do well to

mark and remember the things that have gone before, the bet-ter to solve problems peacefully in all levels of society. I’m glad that things went the way they did when it comes to today’s solemn observance.

Th ere are plenty of things to consider when it comes to rights, responsibili-ties — and some-times, the law. I recently had a chat about this with Janet Freeman, who is the community outreach co-ordinator for Courthouse Libraries

of BC. It’s Janet who administers the Law-Matters grants that annually infuse our library with new, up-dated law resources.

LawMatters grants have given us the ability to purchase es-sential books on top-ics such as aboriginal law and environmen-tal law. We are able to annually update our Criminal Code refer-ence and the Youth Criminal Justice Act. We have great legal counsel handbooks that answer ques-tions on the legal system, individual rights, employment rights, and others. And we have all sorts of brass-tacks books about wills and estates, marriage and divorce, property agreements and cus-tody arrangements, and the ever-popular Th e Arrest Handbook: A Guide to Your Rights (345.710527 EBY).

Th ere’s also a great resource in case you’re in the thick of things and need a quick answer on your iPhone (or home computer). Th e team at Courthouse Libraries, with assis-tance from a couple of dozen affi liate or-ganizations, maintain a free database aimed at providing accessi-ble legal information and education called ClickLaw. Click re-fers to the click of the mouse, of course, the better to avoid the click of the handcuff s for those who may come to fi sticuff s over points of law.

While discussing

the legal informa-tion needs of this particular region, I explained to Janet about the Kootenay’s healthy history of protest — our com-

munities seldom take things lying down, I told her, unless it’s in front of a logging truck — and asked about an easy re-source for rights and responsibilities when it comes to taking a stand. She pointed me to the ClickLaw link to the Protesters’ Guide to the Law of Civil Disobedience in BC, updated for 2011, at clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/2512 #PLEI.

Th e guide informs protesters of their rights when dealing with the police at public demonstra-tions; it’s designed to help an individual exercise his or her right to engage in nonviolent civil dis-obedience, and avoid committing criminal off ence. It is also designed to assist a protester in the event of arrest.

ClickLaw features legal information and education, but it’s not a site of laws. For BC law — useful when preparing your de-fence (or just because you want to know) — QP Legaleze is a great

resource, accessible through our web-site at nelsonlibrary.ca. Because of our licensing agreement, it is only accessible on site at the library. ClickLaw off ers ac-cess to current and historical BC legisla-tion, and links to the Legislative Assembly, federal legislation and laws of other provinces and terri-tories, among others.

For more on the Occupy movement across North Ameri-ca, watch our shelves for Th is Changes Ev-erything: Occupy Wall Street and the 99% Movement, edited by Sarah van Gelder and the staff of YES! Magazine, due to be released next week and on order for the library.

Moving forward into a future in which we engage freely, im-prove society through fair public process, uphold rights, and even change the law means being in-formed, about both history and the issues of the day, and your library is a great place to start. I’m glad that when we gather at the cenotaph today — a recent site of public demonstration — we will remember those who have fought for freedom as we stand together peacefully and respectfully, fac-ing an ever-evolving future.

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Leafs lose top scorer to BCHLPatrick Martens’ off en-

sive impact in the month of October was felt beyond the borders of the Kootenay In-ternational Junior Hockey League and the speedy Nel-son Junior Leafs forward has grabbed an opportunity to move on.

Fresh off KIJHL player-of-the-month honours, on Tuesday the Leafs’ leading scorer was signed by the Lan-gley Rivermen of the British Columbia Hockey League.

“I’m very happy for Pat-rick,” Leafs coach Frank Maida told the Star. “He has worked hard this year, he has bought into our program and the results have shown. Th at’s what this league is for — to move kids on.”

Martens had a stellar Oc-tober that saw the 18-year-old score 16 goals and add 10 assists. Playing on the Leafs’ top scoring line with Colton Schell and Matthew Naka, Martens led the league in scoring for stretches during the month and aft er this past weekend’s action sat second with 29 points.

Th e Rivermen currently sit last in the BCHL’s Coastal Conference with a 6-11-0-0 record. Coaching staff of the Lower Mainland squad told Maida that Martens will fi t well into the team’s top three lines.

Martens grew up in Maple Ridge and was in his second season with the Leafs. In an interview earlier this season with the Star, Martens said he loved Nelson and couldn’t imagine playing Junior B in another community. He added that Junior A was his goal and had hoped to crack a roster next season.

“Of course it’s going to leave a void. He’s the top scorer on our team and sec-ond in the league,” Maida said. “But it’s an opportunity and that is what I told the players last night [Wednes-day]. Now somebody can step up and fi ll that void.”

Off ence has not been a huge concern for the Leafs so far this season. Schell, Matti Jmaeff , Nik Newman and Brett Norman have also shown they have an ability to both set up and convert on chances.

“Our scoring has been spread out so I’m not con-cerned about that aspect of our game,” said Maida.

Th e coach did add that the team’s recent fi ve-game losing streak — that ended with a win in Osoyoos on Sunday af-ternoon — could be partially blamed on his forwards try-ing too hard to move up in the scoring leaders.

“I think the boys realized that we were getting away

from the team concept and the team systems,” Maida said of the recent rough patch. “We might have been focusing a little too much on individual stats and holding the stick a little tighter. On Sunday we got back to play-ing system hockey and it was a total team eff ort.”

Th e Leafs travelled to Fer-nie to take on the Ghostriders on Th ursday night (past Star deadline) and are back at the Nelson District Community Complex on Saturday for a tilt against the Grand Forks Border Bruins.

Th e departure of Martens coincided with the arrival of two new defenceman earlier this week. In a cash deal trade with the Kelowna Chiefs, the Leafs acquired Eric Spring. Th en on Tuesday they signed J.J Beitel who spent the fi rst part of the season with the Trail Smoke Eaters and spent last year in the Alberta Midget AAA League with the Calgary Buff aloes.

“Th ey are going to bring some bigger presence to our back end and now we have some more experience,” said Maida. “Each one will bring a diff erent part to the game.”

Maida describes Beitel as a puck moving defenceman while Spring is expected to add a little more of a physical aspect to the Leafs blueline.

Currently the Leafs are dealing with three key inju-ries to defenceman — cap-tain Tyler Parfeniuk, Blake Arcuri and Riley Henderson are all out of the line-up.

As for moving his top sniper onto Junior A, Maida is sincere about his com-mitment to making sure his players’ development is fos-tered correctly.

“Our philosophy has al-ways been to move kids on,” he said. “Th is is a develop-ment league and that is what we are here to do. I’m hop-ing we can move more play-ers on before the end of the year.”

Patrick Martens’ Solid Play Earns Junior A Roster Spot

Tell us how your team is doing, email: [email protected]

SportsLeague Standings

Neil Murdoch DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PBeaver Valley 19 14 5 0 0 28Nelson 22 13 8 0 1 27Castlegar 19 12 5 0 2 26Spokane 19 6 13 0 0 12Grand Forks 16 0 16 0 0 0

Eddie Mountain DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PFernie 19 14 4 0 1 29Kimberley 17 12 4 0 1 25Creston Valley 18 9 8 0 1 19Golden 16 7 8 0 1 15Columbia Val. 21 1 19 0 1 3

Okanagan DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL POsoyoos 20 12 8 0 0 24Penticton 16 10 4 0 2 22Princeton 17 10 6 0 1 21Kelowna 18 8 10 0 0 16Summerland 20 7 13 0 0 14

Doug Birks DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PKamloops 20 17 1 0 2 36N. Okanagan 19 13 5 0 1 27Revelstoke 17 12 4 0 1 25Sicamous 18 7 11 0 0 14Chase 19 1 18 0 0 2

Upcoming GamesFriday, November 11

Beaver Valley at PentictonCastlegar at Princeton

Kamloops at ChaseOsoyoos at Kelowna

Revelstoke at North OkanaganSpokane at SummerlandSaturday, November 12

Grand Forks at Nelson NDCC, 7 p.m.Sicamous at Kamloops

Beaver Valley at PrincetonCastlegar at Penticton

Summerland at KelownaCreston Valley at Fernie

Kimberley at GoldenSpokane at Osoyoos

Sunday, November 13Grand Forks at SpokaneRevelstoke at Kamloops

Nelson Leafs LeadersPLAYER Position GP G A PPatrick Martens Forward 21 22 17 39Colton Schell Forward 21 11 16 27Brett Norman Forward 16 11 13 24Nik Newman Forward 19 12 11 23Matti Jmaeff Forward 18 5 17 22Colton Malmsten Forward 20 8 8 16Dallon Stoddart Forward 20 7 9 16Max Mois Forward 19 8 7 15James Sorey Forward 22 7 8 15Carson Willians Forward 22 4 11 15Matthew Naka Forward 22 1 13 14Riley Henderson Defence 13 3 9 12Walker Sidoni Defence 16 1 8 9

KIJHL StatsBOB HALLNelson Star Editor

Patrick Martens blazed out to an impressive start to the 2011-12 campaign and his hard work has been rewarded by the Langley Rivermen who signed him to a BCHL card this week. Megan Cole photo

LEAFS HOCKEYCan’t get to the game? Listen on the webcast at www.nelsonleafs.ca

HomeSat. Nov. 12 7:00 PM

vs.Grand Forks Border Bruins

HomeSat. Nov. 19 7:00 PM

vs.Penticton Lakers

AwaySun. Nov. 20 6:00 PM

vs.Beaver Valley Nitehawks


Sports

Reps take OsoyoosTh e Nelson Bantam Reps came

away with their fi rst tournament title of the season this past week-end in Osoyoos aft er a thrilling 4-3 gold medal game against Sur-rey’s Semiahmoo.

“Semiahmoo had the size and they were defi nitely a more physi-cal team,” said Nelson captain No-lan Percival.

“Our team showed a lot of skill and determination and everyone on the team contributed by play-ing their positions and giving 100 per cent.”

Th e bantams had a relatively easy time making it to the fi nals with three one-sided wins.

In the tournament’s fi rst game against Penticton it was Percival who got his team on the board under a minute into the game.

Nelson didn’t let their foot off the gas for the rest of game, scor-ing six more times with markers by Jayden Maida (2), Sawyer Hunt, Ja-cob Shukin, Matthew Brind’Amour and Aigne McGeady-Bruce. Greg

Markholm was between the pipes in the 7-2 victory.

Nelson followed up the fi rst win by disposing of Mission 5-1 and Abbotsford 7-0 which paved the locals way to the fi nal against Semiahmoo.

Unlike their fi rst three com-petitors, the Surrey squad was not going to surrender easily.

Semiahmoo scored early in the game with Nelson answering late in the fi rst period with a goal by Hunt. Nelson took a 2-1 edge into the dressing room when defense-man Austin Tambellini scored.

Semiahmoo tied the game early in the second period, but shortly aft er Tambellini restored the lead.

In the third period Hunt gave his team a 4-2 lead with his sec-ond of the game.

Midway through the fi nal peri-od Semiahmoo closed the gap, but fi rst year rep goalie Jesse Beauvais made some stellar saves the fi -nal 10 minutes of the game that turned into an intense battle.

In West Kootenay league play, the Nelson team has come out strong with a 3-0 record so far.

Nelson Minor Hockey

The fi rst snow fl urry always makes it easier to lace up the skates

and play inside or to dust off the outdoor gear ready for the trails and slopes.

Th inking ahead is the volunteer Whitewater Ski Club. Th ey held their ski and snowboard swap last week-end and are now fundraising with their great Rock Star Parking raffl e. If you want front row parking space at Whitewater you might want to buy a ticket for the chance. Th e tickets are $10 and while there’s no restriction on quan-tity of tickets purchased, they are only available for WH20 season pass holders. Th ey can be purchased at the Whitewa-ter offi ce.

Th e draw date is Saturday, December 10, 3:45 p.m. at the Whitewater lodge.

Whitewater Ski Resort is off ering some awesome

programs for the upcoming season.

New for 2012 is the White-water Freeride Groms pro-gram. Groms is apparently (a new hip word to me) the freestyle/freeride program for skiers and snowboarders aged 7 to 11 that are looking to get into freestyle/freeride.

Skiers will use the nation-wide RBC Jumps and Bumps curriculum and snowboard-ers will have a similar pro-gression based program de-veloped by new head coach of snowboarding for the freeride snowboard team.

Th e Whitewater Freeride Team is back for its second season for both skiers and riders with an extended training schedule. Aimed at 12 to 17 year olds wishing to push their limits and compete in freestyle/freeride events around the province and right here at Whitewater. Full de-tails can be found at skiwhite-

water.com or call 250-354 -4944. Freeride Groms begin January 7 or 8. Registrations open until December 31. Fre-eride Team begins December 10 or 11. Registration open until December 31.

Th e NDCC has a few drop-in on ice activities at the NDCC. Laid back adult hock-ey is ideal for a lunchtime fun activity on Th ursdays from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Full gear re-quired, full skill not so much. Just a willingness to have fun and pick up a few more skills and friends required. Check out the leisure guide for more detail.

Last but not least, the year round sport club Glacier Gymnastics is holding its annual general meeting on Sunday, November 20 from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce meeting room. All club members and general public welcome.

Game On – Kim Palfenier

Winter sports take holdNelson Star Staff

Th e Board of Directors of the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following businesses, organizations, and individuals who contributed to the 2011 Chamber of Commerce Gala Dinner and Auction. Th is year was one of our best, thanks to the support of our generous business community. Funds raised will be going back into the community as part

of our Shop Nelson and Area marketing campaign, and other important economic development initiatives the Chamber is involved in. When you are out shopping, please take the time to thank these businesses for their ongoing support of this and other community events.

2011 Auction Donor ListAcademy of Classical Oriental SciencesAinsworth Hot Springs ResortAlpine Motel & SuitesAl DawsonApex Raft Company - RevelstokeAries Wellness ResortAstral Radio EZ RockBalfour RepairBCAABerg Naqvi Lehmann - Chartered AccountantsBest Western PlusBig Cranium DesignBill Reid ConsultingBiteBlaylock’s MansionBogustown Pub Boomtown Sports Inc.Capitol TheatreCaptain Erik’s WatertoysCarmichael Toews Irving Inc. – Certifi ed General AccountantsCastlegar HyundaiCentury 21 Mountainview Realty Ltd.Chillers City of NelsonCivic Auto RepairColdwell Banker Rosling Real EstateColor Your WorldColumbia Basin TrustComishin & Astle Inc.Community Futures of Central KootenaysCommunity Osprey Foundation Cottonwood KitchensCulinary ConspiracyDancing Bear InnDeVito’s Shoe RepairDock ‘N’ Duck Dutch Girl PeoniesEllenwood Homes

Ellison’s MarketEmo’s Restaurant RevelstokeEvening Ridge DesignsFinley’s Irish Bar & GrillFound Spa & SalonGeorama GrowersGerick Cycle and SkiGlass House OpticalGlacier House Hotel & Resort RevelstokeGranite Point Golf ClubGravity TherapyH&R BlockHabitsHall PrintingHanson DeckingHellman Canoe & KayakHouse of Rose VineyardsHume HotelInland AllcareJackson’ HoleJB Offi ceKastlerock Bed & BreakfastKokanee CameraKokanee Peaks Interiors Inc.Kokanee PhysiotherapyKoocanusa PublicationsKootenai Moon FurnitureKootenay Bakery Co-opKootenay Country Co-opKootenay Lakeview LodgeKootenay Medical AestheticsKootenay Quick ShotLakeview Motel - OsoyoosLang Business SystemsLasca Natural Trading CompanyLillie & CohoeLonnie’s for Her and HimMaglio Building Centre NelsonMain Street DinerMax & Irma’sMidas

Mint AgencyMistiso’s PlaceMountain SenseMountain TrekMountain Waters SpaNelson & District Community ComplexNelson & District Credit UnionNelson Box Offi ce & Copy Centre Ltd.Nelson Brewing CompanyNelson Car WashNelson ChryslerNelson Curling ClubNelson Ford SalesNelson Home Building CentreNelson Leafs Recycling CentreNelson Nordic Ski ClubNelson Pilots AssociationNelson Professional Fire Fighters Assoc.Local 1343Nelson Realty Ltd.Nelson Road KingsNelson StarNelson ToyotaNelson Whitewater Rafting Co.New Grand HotelNorth Shore InnOK TireOkanagan Seasons ResortOtter BooksPackrat Annie’s PanagoPennywisePenticton Lakeside ResortPharmasavePhoenix ComputersPrefi x MediaPrestige Lakeside ResortQi Tai Chi Quizinos SubRaven CreationsRe-Max

Remedy’s Pharmacy Reo’s VideosRevelstoke - Enchanted ForestRevelstoke Golf ClubRic’s GrillRoyal Bank of CanadaSafeway Save on FoodsSearsSelkirk EyecareSelkirk Vet HospitalSensations Dress ShoppeShambhala Music FestivalShoes for the Soul SK ElectronicsSkinBliss & Laser & Body ClinicSky Trek Adventure Park - RevelstokeSnowpack Outdoor ExperienceSpeedpro SignsSt. Eugene - Golf Resort & CasinoStephen Hunter - Acupuncture & SupervisionStreetclothes Named DesireSummit Mountain GuidesSuperior Lighting & BathTaylor-Wilton Nelson Ltd.Tea Garden Salon & SpaTed Allen’s JewelleryThe Baker Street GrillThe Bridge - 103.5 FMThe Golf DoctorThe Royal Anne Hotel - Kelowna, BCThe Villa MotelThor’s PizzaTouchstones Museum NelsonTwo Hills TeaVal Walsh & Terry Dunk Van Houtte CaféVisitors Choice PublicationsWaste ManagementWaves on the Lake Hair DesignWhitewater Ski Resort

Visitors Choice PublicationsWaste ManagementWaves on the Lake Hair DesignWhitewater Ski Resort


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CommunityTrust welcomes new advisory members

NELSON — Columbia Basin Trust has add-ed 11 new members to its three advisory com-mittees in its core areas of social, economic and environment. One way the Trust remains ac-countable to Basin residents is through the use of these committees, which provide advice on how the Trust delivers benefi ts to the region.

“In order to help provide a lasting legacy of social, economic and environmental well-being, the Trust needs to be aware of current issues and concerns in Basin communities,” said president Neil Muth. “Our advisory com-mittees are one way to receive this input, plus we benefi t from the members’ individual areas of expertise.”

Th e committees play an important role in providing community perspectives, sectoral ex-pertise and strategic advice on the Trust’s activi-ties and priorities.

Th is advice may be particular to the commit-tee’s core or program area, or more general in regard to the Trust’s overall direction. Th e com-mittee’s advice is sought according to the vision and principles outlined in the Columbia Basin management plan.

“Joining the Trust’s social advisory commit-tee means being part of a team of dedicated people working together to making the Basin a better place to live,” said new member Keri Rinehart, Kimberley. “Th e Trust’s approach of bringing people together to gain perspec-tive and seek feedback while striving to move forward is very inclusive and inspiring. I’m ex-cited to be a part of this process.”

Th e Trust would like to acknowledge and welcome the following new members:

• Social advisory committee: Mary DeVan, Lynn Mace, Susie Mayson, Dee McEachern and Keri Rinehart;

• Economic advisory committee: Mike Can-tle

• Environment advisory committee: Th eresa Ehman, Jayme Hadikin, James Maitre, Daniel Schneider and Ian Wiles.

pond hockey from Page 24

If we are really honest we will admit there is something wrong. We may not be able to fully understand what it is but we sense deep down a deep “wrongness.” Th e thing is, we don’t go there because we do actually experience much of the good; community life, friendships, teaching, programs, and music, each of which play essential parts in life’s repertoire. So, the “wrongness” sits, lurking beneath the blanket of routine and demand. We carry on.

We are currently living in what has been called a “post-Christendom era.” Many have seen what the church has to off er and they have found it lacking. In an age of heightened spirituality and sensitivity, the institutional church has become increasingly more irrelevant. Particularly, in the West, the church functions from the margins. Paradoxically, Jesus and the Good News remains and will always be, as relevant as ever. Th e tension exists, then, between our call as Jesus people to missionally engage and see our world transformed, and the Western church as it is becoming… increasingly irrelevant.

If the institutional church with her services and programs become the primary place for people to hear about Jesus and encounter and experience God, is it any wonder our churches are struggling to be relevant. Are we to be surprised that pre-Christians view us and our church services and programs with increasing skepticism and distrust?

Yet, there is something gnawing at the only reality we may know, something like a scream waiting to be heard… what if the way we have always done things really is falling far short? What if all we are really doing is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic? Perhaps the way church currently looks only resembles the way it was suppose to look. We are then faced head on with that deep, underlying “wrongness” that can no longer be ignored. Our attractional models are full of artifi cial boundaries that create magnifi cent sets of criteria for who are in and who are out. Rather than spaces of love and belonging, we have created communities that require people to behave

“right” and believe “right” before they belong. Th e current reality of the state of the

institutional church is grim. Missionally, we have lost our way. We are lost in our attempts to clearly present the powerful, magnifi cent, and relevant Jesus to our friends, neighbours, and the nations. However, the unsettling tension that exists beneath the surface bust

be embraced. Th is often excruciating paradox can be good if it forces us to break out of that which we have always known and begin to ask the hard questions and allow the scream to be heard.

Churches of NelsonOn Mission - Part 1By Daniel ZnellNelson Vneyard Church

The Salvation ArmyNelson Community Church

Sunday Worship Serviceat 11:00 am

Everyone is WelcomeYour Pastors:

Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows(New to Nelson)

250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)

First Baptist Church611 Fifth Street 250-352-3212

Worship Service: 10:00 amPastor: Rev. Scott Simpson

First Baptist Church

fbcnelson.caPart-time childcare available at

Cornerstone Children’s Centre 250-352-9910

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

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

St. Michael & All AngelsBusk Road BalfourSunday 11 AM

Office: 8am - 1pm Tue - Fri

[email protected]

www.stsavioursnelson.org

Loving Jesus, Loving People, Transforming Lives

• Nelson-702 Stanley St. • 352.9613Sundays at 10:00 amPastor Arden GustafsonPastor Chris Wiens

www.ecov.org

• Balfour-7741 Upper Balfour Rd. • 229.2301Sundays at 9:30 amPastor Jason Ashley

• Playmor Junction-2840 Eden Rd. • 359.5065Sundays at 10:00 amPastor Jesse Lerch

CATHOLIC CHURCHCATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE

813 Ward Street 352-7131

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

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

A Friendly Bible Centre Church

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

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

Sermon Title this week is “Temple of God”6:30 pm DVD “The Case for Creation” by Lee Strobel

Unity Centre of the Kootenays

905 Gordon Rd (IHA Bldg., back door)

Sunday 11:00 amRev. Dale Jukes“Loving the Wolf”

NelsonUnitedChurch

Nelson United Church

602 Silica Street, Nelson BC V1L 4N1Ph: 250.352.2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

Minister: David BoydSunday Worship Gathering: 10:00 am

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Service of Peace and Remembrance

All are welcomeSunday School ages 4 and upNursery Room Available

Eastern Regional Pond Hockey Championships

February 3-5, 2012 Lake Windermere, Invermere, B.C.

4-on-4 hockey, no goalie, no icings, no off-sides!

Register a team by January 14, 2011

Get your team of 4 together and register to be a part

of the tournament

Adopt a teamGet your business involved and sponsor

a team. Show them a good time in Invermere and promote

your company!

Visit www.bcpondhockey.com for more information, to register or to

adopt a team!

Nelson Star Friday, November 11, 2011 www.nelsonstar.com A27

Full Time Receptionist/Offi ce Assistant must be a skilled multi-tasker with exceptional organizational skills, a passion for the highest level of customer service and a professional appearance.Requires strong computer skills.Previous esthetic/medical spa experience an asset. No phone calls please.

Send/deliver resume to: 202-402 Baker Street, Nelson V1L 4H8

Short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Help Wanted

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Announcements

Coming Events

A Shepherd’s Evensongfor Gregorian Chant, Alpenhorn, Organ and Tibetan Singing BowlsSunday, October 16th 7PMSt Saviour’s Anglican Church on Ward & SilicaFor information visit www.studiocantilena.com

Balfour Anglican Church Guild Christmas Coffee Party

Sat. Nov.19th from 10am-12Noon. Balfour Recreation

Hall. Crafts, baking, deli, recy-cling, & prizes. Admission $3.00.Join us for visiting, shopping & refreshments.

Kootenay Kiltie Pipe Band Annual General Meeting

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 7pm Nelson Legion Hall. All Members Welcome!

Nelson District University Women

will host the traditional “All Candidates Forum” for the upcoming municipal elections. Wednesday, November 16 at the Central Education

Centre Gym starting at 7pm The public is invited to meet and question candidates for

Mayor, City Councillors & School Trustees

Lost & FoundLOST: from 1123 Front St. Very friendly, large, short hair cat, orange striped w/white tip on tail, answers to Booby, $50 reward. Call Denise 352-9169

LOST:I gave you a door and 2 windows from the alley of Observatory & Kootenay St.

These are my storm windows and I gave them

away by accident! Please bring them back.

Thank you!!

LOST: Wednesday, October 26th @ Superstore Gas Bar: Ladies black purse / wallet w/ small strap. Please return ID & purse to the Post Offi ce or the Nelson Star. Thank you.

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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.com ID#196677

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Shadrack unhappy with Fletcher Creek plans

Th e regional director for rural Kaslo is expressing his “utmost concern” about Meadow Creek Ce-dar’s plans for the Fletcher Creek area.

In a letter to the Kootenay Lake Forest District manager, Andy Shadrack says the company is plan-ning and laying out cutblocks in a watershed that is the source of do-mestic water for about 65 residents and property owners.

“Please can I have an explana-tion forthwith as to why this com-pany is being allowed to continue operations given the seriousness of the allegations made against it, and assurances that absolutely no harm will come to this domestic watershed in my jurisdiction,” he writes.

Shadrack says it is being alleged to him that the company is logging the “easiest and best sites,” without being held accountable to failures to restock cutblocks.

“How much longer is it the in-tent of the provincial Crown to al-

low this company to continue op-erations, when only the guts and feathers are left for a future tenure holder?” he asked.

Ministry spokeswoman Chee-kwan Ho said in an email that Meadow Creek Cedar has not yet applied for a cutting permit.

Ho said the company has indi-cated to Ministry staff that they are working with water license holders and “following strategies relating to community watersheds as outlined in the Forest Stewardship Plan.”

Th at includes seeking a hydro-logical assessment by a qualifi ed professional.

“Staff will also be closely moni-toring Meadow Creek Cedar’s ac-tivities to ensure they continue to comply with requirements,” Ho said.

A wide-ranging Forest Practic-es Board report on the company’s general operations is expected to be released in four to six weeks.

MLA Michelle Mungall and the NDP’s forest critics are also meet-ing with Forests Minister Steve Th omson on November 17 to dis-cuss the company.

Meadow Creek Cedar


A Nelson tradition continues

No Marijuana Party or levi-tator candidates this time, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any excitement at this year’s all-candidates meeting where the public will be treated to Richard Rowberry running as the ghost of John Houston, a colourful indi-vidual who was mayor of Nelson in the late 1890s to early 1900s.

Sponsored by the Nelson and District Canadian Federation of University Women in partnership with the Nelson Star and Nelson District Teachers’ Association, the forum will be held Wednesday, November 16, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Central School gymnasium, 811 Stanley Street.

Th e Canadian Federation of University Women became involved over 30 years ago when they were invited to co-sponsor the event with a group then-president Elizabeth Wallach was associated with.

Th e forum evolved into its present agenda and tri-spon-sorship very soon aft er. Nelson’s Federation of University Women chapter had a visible and practi-cal involvement with schools and

education, so the trustee candi-dates’ participation was and still is very important. Th e organization had also sponsored workshops on literacy and child care. More cur-rent club interests have focused on women’s health and social welfare issues.

Central School gym has been the venue for many years. Eliza-beth Wallach was the moderator. She had a distinguished career as a teacher and librarian at L.V. Rogers high school and had been a city councillor herself.

Mrs. Wallach ran a very tight ship and meeting. Many candi-dates, as well as questioners in the audience who had attended LVR as teenagers, admitted to being somewhat intimidated by Mrs. Wallach’s presence at the podium. Th ey did not speak out of turn or disrespectfully of fellow candi-dates under her watch.

A variety of candidates have vied for mayor, councillor and school trustee at the all-candi-dates meeting: Th ose who started their speeches “I was born in Nelson and so was my grandfa-ther”; single-issue candidates; candidates running for the third or fourth time; and that levitator, well … he didn’t levitate aft er all!


Blessed with 84 years of life, Molly Minnaert, our beloved mother,

Baba, relative and friend passed peacefully on September 28th, 2011.

Her “heart of Gold” radiated warmth, sincerity and acceptance of all who had the

privilege of knowing her. “Look for the Good in Everyone” was among her favourite mottos.

Molly was born on July 22, 1927 in Grand Forks to parents Sergei (Charles) and Nastia (Jane) Esouloff . She was the youngest of fi ve siblings.Times were diffi cult during the Great Depression but the importance of Family set the philosophy mom/Baba followed throughout her life.Molly married Gus Minnaert on February 26, 1944 and moved to Winlaw, where they raised their children and were instrumental in the care of Gus’s Aunt for 11 years. Later, Mom felt it an honor,to be the primary care-giver for her father for two years.Molly was proud of the home..which she and Gus designed/built and where she continued to live until two years ago when she moved in with her daughter, Linda in Nelson.Mom/Baba worked hard all her life. Devoted to family, tending to huge vegetable and fl ower gardens, cows, chickens and household responsibilities.She preserved large quantities of vegetables, fruit, jams, and pickles.Molly was an active Community member in the Slocan Valley assisting with weddings, funerals, children’s Doukhobor Sunday schools and supporting fund-raising ventures.Embroidering, crocheting, reading, dancing were some of her leisure passions. She always took the time to marvel about Nature.In recent years, she was a fan of Hockey (Go Canucks,) plus Game and Dance shows,Her greatest joy, however, was her family and friends. Her hospitality and “open door policy” is legendary, not only for delicious meals but for unconditional love and acceptance of people of all ages and backgrounds. She delighted in the accomplishments/milestones of family and friends alike, sharing in both the joys and sorrows of their lives. She off ered “words of wisdom” but then said:“It’s up to you to be yourself ...to do what’s best for you.”.Following the death of husband Gus in 1972, Molly opened a new chapter in her life with partner of 20 years, Fred Hlookoff . Prior to his passing in 1999, they enjoyed gardening, rides up mountains & wood-carving projects. Molly was also predeceased by her parents, sister in infancy, in-laws Gustave and Maggie Minnaert, and other family membersLeft to mourn her loss and Celebrate her life are:Family of son John (Anne) Minnaert; Juanita (Roger) Barrie and daughters Kimberly and Melissa; Crystal Minnaert Baba was very proud to be part of 5 Generations with the birth of Skyler Borody, son of Kim.Family of daughter Corinne (Peter) Postnikoff ; Ben (Elana) Chloe; Jennifer (Travis) Tagg, Ken Postnikoff , Christina Postnikoff .Family of daughter Linda Harfman. Rob(Suzanne)Chiveldave and son Ryan. Hailey (Jarvis) Cederholm and daughters Kennedy and Taylor.Also survived by Sister Polly Chutskoff , sister-in-law Nellie, extended family including nieces, nephews, cousins and many, many friends and all those who fondly referred to her as Baba.Traditional Doukhobor Services were held at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel on October 3rd. and at the Appledale Community Hall on October 4th. with burial in the Perry Siding Cemetery.Heartfelt thanks to all who assisted Mom with her care, and off ered words of comfort, hugs, cards of sympathy, food, fl oral tributes and other “acts of kindness” to her family. We appreciate Sid Malakoff for conducting the service, the singers, cooks, grave-diggers..and all who attended the services.Mom/Baba – Dance Th e Tennessee Waltz a few times before you Rest in Peace. Your reassuring words “Everything will be Alright” are helping us through our grief.

Your Legacy Lives On

Blessed with 84 years of life, Molly Minnaert, our beloved mother,

Minnaert MollyIn Loving Memory of:

Minnaert1927-2011

Walter James Osachoff

“Wally O”Walter Osachoff was born on May 7, 1958 in Vancouver BC and

was adopted by Nick and Nellie Osachoff soon after. Th ree years later

they adopted Teresa May (Tessie), a sister for Walter.

Walter grew up in a loving family in Vallican BC. Being brought up in a Doukhobour family, he learned the Russian language, the heritage and the many traditions. He also took much pride in singing in the Slocan Valley Doukhobour Youth Choir. He had a passion for driving and had many vehicles, with a special love for his ‘74 Cuda. As a teenager, Walter did get into his fare share of trouble, but with his ‘gift of gab’, he could talk himself out of anything! He enjoyed school and always excelled in all of his studies, graduating from Mount Sentinel Secondary in 1976.

Walter met Natalie Jmaiff when he was 17 years old and they were married for nineteen years. Th ey were blessed with a daughter Jodi and three years later, a son Scott. As a family they enjoyed many trips camping and fi shing. Walter had a passion for country music, which he passed onto his children.

Fourteen years ago, Walter was reunited with his birthmother, Shirley Milne. He learned that he had a half-brother Raymond, a half-sister Cathy, as well as nieces, nephews and extended family. He was surprised to learn that for all those years, they had been living just down the road from one another. Living so close allowed them to become part of each other’s family.

Walter knew EVERYONE! No matter where he went, he would always run into someone he knew. A quick run to the store was never “quick”. Walter was always involved in the community and when he started a project he made sure to see it through to the end. Back in his younger days, he helped his Dad at the Slocan Valley Co-op. Every Fall, for many years, Walter with the help of his Dad and friends, delivered coal to families throughout the community. He enjoyed the years he spent on the Slocan Valley Ropebusters team, winning many competitions. Walter was an active member of the Slocan Valley Rec Commission and the Winlaw Regional and Nature Park. He ran the Queen City Christmas Craft Fair for 18 years and volunteered his time to help the graduating classes of Mount Sentinel Secondary School for 11 years. Most recently, Walter proudly volunteered his time with the Castlegar Girls Softball Association, the Special Olympics and the Castlegar Rebels.

For many years, Walter worked in the forest industry in the Slocan Valley. While working for Slocan Forest Products, he had the opportunity to branch out and work for the Alternate Harvesting Crew as well as obtain his Class 1, drive gravel truck and run grader. In later years, Walter started his own company, in which he had the opportunity to work with his son. He earned his nickname “the asphalt cowboy” when driving truck for his brother-in-law Rob. Last year Walter ventured up North for work, running heavy equipment.

While up North, Walter was diagnosed with stage-4 brain cancer. Th rough his 14-month Cancer journey, there were always people by his side. If it wasn’t his Dad, his kids or close family, it was his countless friends he had made throughout his entire life. Walter was a warrior. Cancer had taken away his body, but it never took away his incredible memory, his sense of humor, nor his one-of-a-kind disposition and charming vocabulary.

On October 24th, Walter passed away peacefully at Mountain Lakes, with family and friends by his side. He was 53 years old.

Walter will be deeply missed, forever loved and never forgotten. He joins his mother Nellie Osachoff and sister Teresa Kanigan who passed away before him. Walter is survived by his children - Jodi (Keelan) Lightfoot and Scott Osachoff , father - Nick Osachoff , as well as his extended family - Shirley (Brian) Milne, Cathy (Rob) Niminiken, Raymond (Luc Guevremont) Milne, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and many wonderful friends.

Th e family greatly appreciates the kindness and support given to Walter throughout his journey. We thank the Kelowna Cancer Lodge, the staff at Kootenay Lake District Hospital and all of the staff at Mountain Lake Seniors Community.

Th e services were held at Brilliant Cultural Centre on Tuesday November 1, 2011 followed by burial at Slocan Park Cemetery. Th e family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the Castlegar Funeral Chapel, offi ciant Leonard Voykin, the Slocan Park Ladies Cooking Group and Men’s Digging Group, as well as for the many kind words of sympathy, food, cards, fl owers and donations that were given.

Memorial donations may be made in Walter’s honor to the Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada (www.braintumor.ca / 620 Colborne St, suite 301, London Ontario, N6B 3R9), so that one day there may be a cure.

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Obituaries


Community

DatelineNovember 2, 1938

Extensive dam-age to groceries and woodwork

was done by fi re and water at the Queen City grocery, oper-ated by Karl Lykeg-ard, in the Houston Block on Baker Street about 6:30 Tuesday evening. Fire started apparently in a cup-

board full of counter check books, fi les and rolls of paper behind a partition separating the back and front of the store. Th ough a considerable part of the north wall and ceiling was burned, the main damage was done by water. Dense clouds of smoke fi lled business and profes-sional offi ces upstairs,

and the Imperial Bank of Canada im-mediately adjoining, and the basement, but no damage was done to these.


Three hun-dred trees of the Maglio

plum, developed by Carminio Maglio

of Nelson, are to go to England this year including fi ve trees to Kew Gardens in Lon-don. Th e new plum was developed by Mr. Maglio in Nelson. He learned the secret of crossing fruit 68 years ago from his aged grandfather at his home near Naples Italy. First of Maglio plum trees was grown

17 years ago, but aft er the death of his wife Mr. Maglio lost inter-est in the tree and it died. Later friends encouraged him to try again, and this year had trees which produced fruit dou-ble the size of an or-dinary plum. Maglio plums are described as of fi ne texture and are said to keep in

excellent condition for an unusual period in storage.


Provincial Police offi cers scoured the hills in

the Salmo-Ymir-Nelson area over the weekend in search of a gunman who shot Hugh Arm-strong of Nelson and robbed him of $1,000 Saturday morning on the road to the Ymir-Yankee Girl mine near Ymir. All roads in the district were blocked within a few minutes of the robbery and have been continuously guarded since, but the gunman is appar-ently still in the hills. Offi cers are trying to trace him down in a country traversed only by prospectors’ trails and logging and mining roads, the lat-ter few and scattered. Armstrong was shot without warning and the gunman spoke only a few words; “I want your money”; and “You keep go-ing, keep going.” Th e money was the property of Godfrey’s Limited, Nelson clothing store. It has been the practice of the fi rm to send a salesman to the mine to take orders, and for them to carry a large sum of money for the convenience of miners wishing to cash their cheques. Other Nelson fi rms have performed a similar service.

Police believe the man was familiar with the practice and carefully planned the robbery, preparing a hideout and escaping to it.


Hundreds of Nelson and district wom-

en are going back to school next week. It won’t be a little red schoolhouse either, but the beautiful Civic theatre. It will be a school for little girls grown up and school days will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Th ursday when Mrs. Madeline Day conducts Th e Parade of the Foods, her fa-mous cooking school program featuring Canadian Cookery. It will be the biggest parade of its kind ever held in Nelson. Th e stage of the Civic will be transformed into a modern and up-to-date kitchen for the occasion and among the many in-teresting and instruc-tive features will be the presentation of generous sized food hampers, all dishes prepared by Mrs. Day on the stage, as well as many attractive gift s. Th e Parade of Foods is heralded as more than a cooking school program but as “a congenial con-ference of Canadian housewives.” General admission is 10 cents with a number of reserved seats at 15 cents.

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Valley says no to dog controlA poll of Slocan

Valley residents has found more than two-thirds of those surveyed don’t want a dog control service.

Th e Regional District of Central Kootenay conducted the mail-out ques-tionnaire over the last month or so. With 37.5 per cent of the responses in, 69.2 per cent say they are not in favour of animal control.

“It’s very obvious I will not be imple-menting [the ser-vice],” area director Walter Popoff says. “But this does not make dog confl icts go away.”

Each property owner received a bal-lot asking if they were willing to pay $5.70 per $100,000 of as-sessed value annually toward a service to cover the entire val-ley except the villages of Slocan, Silverton, and New Denver.

Th e majority of survey responses did not include com-

ments, but Popoff says the ones that did indicated they weren’t happy with the sample bylaw, suggesting it required amendments.

Others weren’t prepared to pay the tax increase, and still others simply didn’t want the service. Responses weren’t broken down by spe-cifi c community.

Popoff says he’ll talk to the valley’s recreation commis-sions about putting on classes in the spring dealing with responsible dog own-ership.

He also plans to suggest doing something similar in elementary schools.

“To be eff ective, responsible dog own-ership should start at an early age,” he says. “It’s the schools we have to look at, if the trustees are willing to pursue it.”

Th e issue of animal control came to a head aft er two incidents in Win-law this year. In the fi rst, a dog attacked and killed an alpaca,

and in the other, a man suff ered over 35 puncture wounds when his dog got in a fi ght with his neigh-bour’s pets.

RCMP said the lack of a bylaw tied their hands.

Previously, South Slocan residents looked at a localized dog control service

but rejected it as too costly. Animal control is provided in other parts of the regional district, including rural areas around Nelson.

Th e regional district board will offi cially receive the poll results at their next meeting on November 24.

NewsRegional District of Central Kootenay


Walter Popoff

Fines for Food Day at the library

NELSON — In a bid to turn tardiness into tastiness, the Nelson Public Library had declared that all fi nes collected on Saturday, November 19 will be donated to the Nelson Food Cupboard.

Late book-returners are invited to wait until that day to pay up and benefi t the food cupboard; penalties for lost or damaged items are not included.

“People from all walks of life use the library,” says chief librarian June Stockdale. “We’re an important part of the community — and so is the Nelson Food Cupboard. By working together we can fi ll both bellies and spirits.”

Th e Nelson Food Cupboard Society is a non-profi t organization concerned with pro-viding healthy food for those in need.

Th e organization also off ers education around nutritional health and community awareness of poverty issues.

Th e library will also accept additional cash donations for the Nelson Food Cupboard on November 19. www.homesforanimals.com

STILL DOING TIME

250.352.7178520 C Falls Street

Nelson, BC Above Savoy

Bowling Lanes

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

View our current animals available for adoption and

check out the new Lost & Found section on our website!www.spca.bc.ca/nelson

250.352.78612124 Ymir Road

We Love Your Pets & They love Us!

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Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society (KAAP)

Pets Available for AdoptionCall 250-551-1053 for information

or visit: www.homesforanimals.com

Super PET ADOPTION CLINIC this Sunday, November

13th, from 1-4 pm at DOGGIE STYLES, 638 Front St

in the West Arm Plaza. Come and meet our adoptable

rescue kittens, cats, dogs, and puppies. We can’t do

it without you!

Absolutely stunning 1 1/2 year old Siamese neutered male. Gets along with all

Coco15 month old Italian Greyhound – Toy Manchester Terrier. Neutered, gets along with everybody. Needs a ton of exercise and a fully fenced yard.

Maxwell

Tildie Truffl eVery young, spayed, tux kitty. Such a wonderful, affectionate personality. Great family pet.

Tux Manx (no tail) kitten, 10 weeks old. Healthy and happy, quite the wonderful personality.

Tuxie

She’s a special needs kitten and needs a fabulous home. Tuxie is a “wobbly” kitten; she has some type of neurological disorder that makes her back legs weak. But it sure doesn’t slow her down! She will need to be a 100% inside kitty for life.

PuppiesOne female and two males, Shepherd/Lab, 10 weeks old. Happy, healthy, well socialized.

Check out these and other adoptables (we have new

Collie-Shep-Lab pups in any day) on our web site

(www.homes4animals.com) and KAAP’s Facebook

page. Hope to see you on Sunday!

Valhalla Path Realty

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

[email protected]

www.valhallapathrealty.com

Wayne Germaine250.354.2814

[email protected]$329,000

Robert Goertz250.354.8500

[email protected]

$579,900

RURAL ELEGANCE Hidden on a no through road this house offers more than just a nice view. Every inch of this home has been carefully thought out from its grand master bedroom to the luxurious living area this house aims to please. In-laws, friends or income this house has you covered with a self contained basement suite. This is a must see to appreciate.

Call Lev or NormLev Zaytsoff

[email protected]

Norm Zaytsoff250.354.8584

[email protected]

PRICE REDUCEDA brilliantly renovated classic that maintains its warmth and charm, this home features a new kitchen complete with period appropriate replica appliances. Call Robert

½ ACRE CREEK SIDE, NEAR TOWN.49 acre creekside property just outside city limits! This very well cared for 4 bed, 2 bath home features new woodstove and a 465 sq. ft. deck. Custom glass doors throughout let in lots of light. Enjoy being close to town, close to the Waldorf School and close to nature.Call James

MOTIVATEDThis North Shore home is situated on a very private, lush 1/2 acre fenced lot. With an open fl oor plan, gourmet kitchen, sunken living areas, large bedrooms, and a huge workshop, there is something for everyone. A must see.Call Yara or visit www.NelsonLocal.com

James Loeppky250.509.0804

[email protected]

Yara Chard250.354.3382

[email protected]

$373,000

$539,900

QUICK POSSESSION

$239,900

$464,900

PUTTING THE V IN VALUEThis 2008 2 bed 2 bath mobile offers stainless steel appliances, A/C and the comfort of owning a home only 4 years old. The mobile sits on just under 2 sun soaked acres with lovingly maintained gardens and fruit trees. Within 30 min to Nelson and Castlegar this will not last long. Call Norm or Lev

QUICK POSSESSIONThis is the perfect family home in sunny Bonnington with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Spacious room sizes and an open fl oor plan. The home needs a spruce-up but well worth it. Roomy deck and stone patio overlooking the private back yard. Numerous fruit trees and perennials, a great yard for kids. A short walk to Bonnington Regional Park.Call Wayne


CONTACT:WEST CREEK DEVELOPMENTS250.505.4820 [email protected]*For approved buyers, contact developer for details

www.WestCreekVillage.caBreathtaking Interior Design by Kootenai Moon Furniture

Two Bedroom Des ignFROM $395 Bi-weekly

Two Bedroom • 3 piece Bath Maple Kitchen - Stainless Steel Appliances • Over 850 sq ft • Built in Fireplace Designer Lighting • 9ft ceilings • 2yr/5yr/10yr Home

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Four Room Des ignFROM $485 Bi-weekly

Two Bedroom - Plus spacious Den with Studio off Master Bedroom • Custom Built-in

Entertainment Centre • 3 piece Main Bath and 3 piece Ensuite • Built in Fireplace • Solid Maple

Kitchen Custom Staircase • Vaulted Ceiling Over 1500 sq ft • Walk in Closet

$279,000NET OF CASHBACK

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NOW SELLING!NEW CONSTRUCTION PRE-SALES MOVE IN READY SOON!

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