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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Vol. 6 • Issue 85Free See story on: Page 19 See story on: Page 23

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‘Egg’-cited about Easter

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More than 1,000 parents, kids and other community members came to Nelson’s Lakeside Park on Saturday morn-ing to take part in the second annual Easter Egg Hunt. Hosted by the Nelson and District Community Complex, the event featured face painting, crafts, photos with the Easter Bunny and the egg hunt. Children collected eggs and then turned them in for a goody bag of treats. Save-On-Foods donated more than 1,000 treat bags to the event. Other sponsors included 103.5 The Bridge, Fair Realty and the Nelson Rotary Daybreak volunteers who hosted a hot dog barbecue. All funds raised went to the Nelson Food Cupboard.

STAFF WRITERNelson Star

� e BC Coroners Service hasn’t yet con� rmed whether a woman’s body pulled from the Columbia River near the Trail airport is that of a missing Slocan Park woman.

RCMP with the help of search and rescue recovered the body just before 7 p.m. Friday but were awaiting positive identi� cation. A vehicle was recovered nearby on land. Foul play is not suspected.

Elena Popo� , 64, of Slocan Park hasn’t been seen or heard from since a week ago Tuesday. She was last con� rmed to be in the Trail area.

“She had some appointments there but never returned,” said Cst. Alan Van Hussen of the Slocan Lake RCMP. “� is is not typical of her as she regularly stays in contact with friends and family.”

Popo� was driving a gray Nissan path� nder with BC license plate 210 TMD. She stands about 5'5" and weights 135 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes and wears glasses.

Meanwhile, a man reported missing to Nelson RCMP last week has since turned up. Tyler Sheri� , 28, was last seen April 16 at the Playmor Junction, hitchhiking to Nelson.

Police issued a notice � ursday that they were look-ing for him. He was located the following evening, although they didn’t say where they found him or where he had been.

In a third recent missing person case, a celebration of life is now planned for Jade Giesen on Saturday, May 17 at 2 p.m. at Sunshine Bay Regional Park.

Giesen’s body was discovered on April 11 near the Burlington Northern railbed on the way to Troup Beach. She had been missing � ve days.

Police yet to ID body found in river

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Seen & Heard

� e second annual Easter Egg Hunt in Nelson’s Lakeside Park attracted more than 1,000 people

on Saturday. Kids were scrambling to collect eggs and turn them in for some tasty treats.� e Easter Bunny was on hand to pose for photos and there was also cra� tables, face

painting, and balloons for the kids. All proceeds from the event went to the Nelson

Food Cupboard

Photos by Kevin Mills

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Cowan’s protests RDCK contractGREG NESTEROFFNelson Star Reporter

A local o� ce supply store is crying foul a� er the Regional Dis-trict of Central Kootenay awarded a Vancouver Island company a contract to supply new furniture.

� e $182,000 decision is part of an overall $662,000 budget before taxes that the board has approved for its Nelson o� ce renovation.

Dan Maglio Contracting of Nelson, which had the low bid of $302,176, will handle several aspects of the project. � ree other contractors from Nelson, Ross-land, and Castlegar also submit-ted bids.

Maglio will be paid $182,770 for base renovations including interior wall recon� gurations plus $79,743 to install more ef-� cient lighting, and $17,775 for upgrades to allow the board room to be used as an emergency opera-tions centre.

Meanwhile, Graphic O� ce Interiors Ltd., the Vancouver Is-land company that produced the regional district’s space plan, was awarded the contract to supply new o� ce furniture at a cost of $182,088.

Graphic O� ce’s bid was actu-ally second-highest out of four but had the best evaluation score, slightly ahead of Cowan O� ce Supply of Nelson and Total Of-� ce of Kelowna, who bid $161,716 and $168,945 respectively.

It’s not clear from a sta� report where the lower bidders lost out. � e proposals were analyzed by a three-member sta� team using a scoring system that awarded up to 500 points for price, 450

for speci� cations and technical requirements, 250 for contractor performance and services, and 50 for value added. � e total spread between Graphic O� ce, Total Of-� ce, and Cowan’s was ten points. Graphic O� ce was also awarded the contract for a new � le storage, reception area, and copy room for $91,545.

Rural Nelson regional director Ramona Faust asked at � ursday’s board meeting why preference wasn’t given to a local bidder.

“Sta� did a very good job of the evaluation, but I wonder if we have any community conversa-tion around the fact there is no local vendor in the purchase of equipment,” she said. “I know I will hear about the fact Graphic O� ce is the major supplier and wonder if there is any room in the future for locals.”

Administrator Brian Car-ruthers replied that the regional

district’s purchasing policy doesn’t have any provisions to give local vendors special consideration. Chair John Kettle also said he met with Cowan’s before the tender was awarded.

However, in a letter to the re-gional district, carbon copied to the Star, Andy and Paul Cowan of Cowan O� ce Supplies said they were “shocked, disappointed, and confused” to discover they lost the contract despite having the low bid by $20,000.

They acknowledged price wasn’t the only criteria but said the ten point di� erence between their bid and Graphic O� ce was “a virtual tie.”

“Considering this, the real di� erence between bids comes down to $20,000 or 11.1 per cent di� erence in pricing. As taxpay-ers and business owners we have to [ask] how is this justi� ed? … [A] $20,000 savings to taxpay-

ers should be enough reason for RDCK directors to reconsider their decision and award the contract to Cowan’s.”

� e Cowans said they found the regional district’s procure-ment process confusing and be-lieve Graphic had a competitive advantage because they devel-oped the space plan.

“By writing the speci� cations for the project, Graphic could tailor all work to favour them-selves, and in some cases lock out competitors from bidding,” the Cowans wrote. � ey also said no consideration was given to Canadian-made products or environmental impact, which further favoured their bid.

� ey further asked why they didn’t have a chance to bid on oth-er parts of the project, including the reception area, boardroom upgrades, and � ling system.

In addition to the above items, directors approved the purchase of a new board room table and sta� seating at a cost of $36,273 and budgeted $22,225 for a new keyless entry system to improve security, although the contract hasn’t yet been awarded. � ey also approved up to $50,000 for workstation accessories, includ-ing monitor arms, trays, and extra storage.

Rural Nelson director Ron Mickel said one of his constitu-ents objected to the price of the table: “He thought the [existing] table was perfect as is.”

Nelson mayor John Dooley asked if they would be kept up to date on the costs. “We all know

Local bid was almost $20,000 less than eventual winner

Courtesy RDCKA rendering of the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s new board table and seating, expected to cost over $36,000.

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Teachers across the province began work-to-rule strike action today — the � rst of three phases in a plan to show their dissatisfaction with ongoing contract negotiations.

In this phase, teachers will re-fuse communication with school managers, arriving no more than an hour before and leaving an hour a� er school, and refusing supervi-sion of students outside class time.

“We will still be teaching our classes, contacting parents and do-ing report cards,” explained Nelson and District Teachers Association president Paul Boscariol.

� is phase also does not a� ect pre-arranged voluntary activities such as coaching. Boscariol said the aim is have little impact on students while still sending a message to the school and district administration.

Kootenay Lake school district superintendent Je� Jones said in a media release that “during this phase of strike action, administra-tors will be performing some of the duties that teachers will withdraw.”

He went on to ask for patience from parents during the course of

the strike: “workloads will be in-creased substantially and adminis-trators will be less able to respond to your requests.”

� e BC Teachers Federation and BC Public School Employers’ Asso-ciation have been at the bargaining table since February 2013 trying to agree on terms for a new 10-year collective agreement for teachers.

In March, union members voted 89 per cent in favour of a three-stage strike plan. � e necessary 72-hour notice for the strike to begin was given this past � ursday by BCTF president Jim Iker.

� e strike will remain in Phase 1 as long as there continues to be progress at the bargaining table. But if talks break down, teachers could move into Phase 2, which involves rotating one-day walkouts in dis-tricts around the province.

� e third phase of the plan is a full-scale strike. But Boscariol said, “I remain optimistic that this will all be resolved before it comes to that.”

� e BCTF rejected the govern-ment’s o� er for a 10-year agree-ment with pay increases totalling 6.5 per cent over the � rst six years

and additional wage increases to be negotiated for the � nal four years.

“Compared what the province has negotiated with it’s other public sector unions, what they’re o� ered for teachers is much too low,” Bos-cariol said.

BCTF negotiators countered with a three-year proposal with three per cent plus a cost-of-living increase in each year. With com-pounding and current estimates of in� ation, BCPSEA calculates that could amount to 13.5 per cent over three years.

� e union and employers are also at odds over class size and composition requirements being included in the collective agree-ment negotiations.

“It’s hard to believe the govern-ment when they say they don’t have money to spend on eduction when they’ve spent so much on litigation and having their negotiators bar-gaining with us for more than a year,” Boscariol said. “Everybody knows there needs to be give and take when you’re negotiating. So far we haven’t seen a reasonable o� er come to the table.”

— With � les from Tom Fletcher

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these things can escalate, and in my opinion there are a few areas where there may possibly be additional costs,” he said.

Carruthers said he wasn’t wor-ried about overruns because it is a “� nite” project but if something was missed, it would be brought back to the board. “I’m very con� dent with the design work.”

� e money will come out of a building reserve which sits at nearly $800,000, meaning there will be no impact on taxation. � e total cost of the project is more than the $400,000 to $600,000 originally projected but contains several extras.

Surplus o� ce furniture will � rst be o� ered to other regional district services, such as � re halls, satellite o� ces, and recreation centres, then

to member municipalities, and � -nally sold or auctioned.

� e regional district pushed ahead with the renovation to its current o� ce a� er rejecting a pro-posal from the City of Nelson to share space in the White Building.

� e work, which should be com-pleted this summer, is expected to provide space for up to eight more sta� and last � ve to ten years.

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Police seek bike used in robberyThe Nelson Police Department is

asking for your help with locating the bicycle used in the recent armed robbery at Kootenay Currency Ex-change.

The NPD has determined the bi-cycle used by the suspect to arrive at and depart from the scene was stolen prior to the robbery.

The bicycle is unique and de-scribed as a Kona brand “Jake the Snake” model cyclocross or road style bike. The bike is primarily green with a white stripe on the

down tube area. The bike has drop racing style

handlebars as well and could be de-scribed as newer and higher end in terms of quality and condition.

If you’ve found this bicycle please contact the Nelson Police Depart-ment at 250-354-3919. However, police say you shouldn’t approach or chase anyone associated with the bike.

All information regarding the crime can be forwarded to police or Crime Stoppers.

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This photo showing the Trafalgar graduating class of 1932 was provided by educational assistant Cynthia St. Thomas, whose grandfather Henry Stevenson is sitting in the front row, second from left. He’s now 98.

School has colourful historyGREG NESTEROFFNelson Star Reporter

With the Trafalgar parent advisory committee pushing to rebuild the school, we look back on some

of its lesser-known history.

1) Trafalgar was originally conceived as an elementary school in 1923, to re-

lieve stress on Hume and Central schools, both bursting at the seams. The Nelson school district, then recently consolidated with Fairview, adopted a bylaw to build a new, enlarged Hume school as well as a new elementary in Uphill.

2) The land was leased to the school dis-trict for $1. The terms stated as long

as a school was on the property, the school district was responsible for the building. If it was ever not a school, the land would revert to the original owner — presumably the City of Nelson. The school district now owns the school and land.

3) The name paid tribute to Lord Admi-ral Nelson, who died in the battle of

Trafalgar. However, this later created con-fusion over the city’s name, which is after former Lt.-Gov. Hugh Nelson.

4) Local architect Alex Carrie designed Trafalgar as a two-story, eight-room

school that measured 70 x 38 with a base-ment.

5) Trafalgar’s cornerstone was laid on July 15, 1924 by local MLA and Ma-

sonic Lodge grandmaster James H. Scho-field. Inside is a casket with a copy of that day’s Nelson Daily News, lists of the school board trustees, staffs of local schools, and mayor and aldermen, plus five, 10, 25, and 50-cent coins.

6) By the time the brickwork was finished and roof complete, the board was out

of money. It became a moot point, however, when to their embarrassment, trustees dis-covered a 20 per cent decline in enrollment at Hume and Central — they hadn’t taken into account the low birth rate during World War I. Consequently, no new classrooms were needed.

7) Trafalgar sat empty for the next four years. During that time, the board

tried unsuccessfully to convince the pro-vincial government to use it as a teacher training school.

Finally, it was converted into a junior high school, requiring the addition of an auditorium, gym (which is now the cafete-ria), and four more classrooms for home economics and manual training.

8) In December 1928, the first 259 stu-dents moved in and Trafalgar finally

had its grand opening on February 14, 1929. The headlines read: “Enlarged Trafalgar

is palatial home of junior high school” and “Nelson’s newest educational workshop is splendidly built and splendidly equipped.”

But soon after, water from neighborhood septic systems accumulated in the basement, cancelling classes. Later, an absent-minded wood worker left glue on a hot plate, filling the school with smoke.

9) The north wing, including the elevator shaft, was added in 1950-51. By then

the school had Grades 8 to 10.

10) On June 13, 1975, arson de-stroyed the school auditorium

— a $275,000 loss (about $1.2 million in today’s currency). The flooring and seats were removed and the room rebuilt into the present fine arts centre.

11) In 1980, the school was closed for six months during a major renova-

tion. Trafalgar students attended L.V. Rog-ers on a split schedule until the work was completed in the spring.

12) In the late 1980s, Trafalgar became a Grade 7 to 9 school. Since 2008,

it’s been a middle school with Grades 6 to 8.

Sources: Trafalgar principal Carol-Ann Leidloff; Pioneers of Nelson Audio Tape Tour; Nelson Daily News, July 16,

1924 and February 14, 1929

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Earth Day 2014 will likely go down in BC history as less exciting than last year’s event.

� at was the day when, in the heat of the election campaign, NDP leader Adrian Dix announced in Kamloops that he doesn’t sup-port the expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline to its Burnaby terminal, because Vancouver shouldn’t become a “major oil port.”

As of this Earth Day, it has been an oil port for exactly a century, since Imperial Oil began work on BC’s � rst re� nery in 1914, in what is now Port Moody.

� ere were no pipelines then, so crude was moved by rail or tanker.

For 60 years, Trans Mountain has sup-plied the Chevron re� nery in Burnaby that is southern BC’s last source of fuel.

Some of the Alberta crude is piped south to be re� ned into fuels and some of that product is barged back up to BC to keep our tra� c moving.

Today the proposal to expand and upgrade that pipeline, and to build new oil and natu-ral gas pipelines across the north, dominate BC’s political scene.

In keeping with the educational aspect of Earth Day, here are some things you may not

know about energy and the environment.• A recent National Geographic report

summarizes the main sources of oil in the oceans around North America. Media cov-erage focuses on tanker and pipeline spills, but they only account for eight per cent of the total.

Fully 60 per cent of the oil load in North American waters is from natural seeps, where oil leaks from sea� oor rock.

One of the world’s largest is o� Santa Barbara, California, where 20 to 25 tons � ows out each day. It’s mostly consumed by oil-eating bacteria that have adapted and proliferated.

� e next biggest source is leakage from cars and trucks, which collects on pavement and is � ushed to sea when it rains.

• Earth Day is now preceded by Earth Hour, during which we are encouraged to turn out our lights to join a world-wide ges-ture of conservation. Many people use the occasion for a candlelight dinner.

Given that BC’s power is nearly all from renewable hydroelectric sources, and that the para� n used to make candles is derived from petroleum or coal, this feel-good rit-ual produces an increase in greenhouse gas

emissions.David Suzuki is now promoting the idea of

Earth Month, an expansion of the symbolic e� ort designed to “raise awareness.”

� is is a popular notion in the climate change industry, which to date consists mostly of government o� cials and activists � ying around the world to conferences in exotic locations to sign agreements that lead

to, well, not much so far.• Unlike Earth Hour, BC’s carbon tax on

fuels actually appears to be helping to reduce emissions.

An update to provincial data is due this year, but what we have shows a 5.7 per cent decrease in carbon dioxide and other green-house gases between 2007 and 2011.

Environment ministers have conceded that some of this is due to the recession that struck in 2008-09.

But since the economy has recovered and begun to grow again, emissions have contin-ued to decline.

• � ere are simple things anyone can do, without gimmicks or government programs. One would be to stop protesting increased housing density in your community.

By far the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in B.C., not to mention old-fashioned pollution, is transportation.

By living closer to where we work, shop and play, we can exercise our legs instead of just our gas pedal foot to get around.

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Ten points — that appears to be the basis for spending $20,000 extra and awarding a Vancouver Island-based company the contract to supply o� ce furniture to the soon to be renovated Regional District of Central Kootenay, rather than going with a cheaper, local supplier.

Both Cowan O� ce Supply of Nelson and Total O� ce of Kelowna submitted bids that were between $13,000 and $20,000 cheaper than the eventual win-ner, Graphic O� ce Interiors Ltd.

But the RDCK decided to go with the more expensive bid, which scored 10 points higher on an evaluation scale out of a total of 1,250 points.

A three-member sta� team used a scoring system of up to 500 points for price, 450 for speci� cations and tech-nical requirements, 250 for contractor performance and services, and 50 for value added for a total 1,250.

If you scale that down to a percent-age, the di� erence in scoring between

the winning bid and two lower bids was less than one per cent (0.8 to be precise). For that, the RDCK said no to a local company and yes to spending an extra $20,000?

Is a 0.8 per cent improvement in quality and service really worth an extra $20,000 considering the original projected cost of the renovations was between $400,000 to $600,000 and the bill has already grown to $662,000 be-fore taxes? (� at new price includes some extras not originally planned, but is still within the amount sitting in a building reserve.)

It’s hard to say: the detailed scor-ing summary hasn’t been made public and so far the regional district hasn’t explained why a higher bidder was its preferred option. Nor did directors ask many questions about it at their board meeting last week.

Maybe there are reasons to award the contract to Graphic O� ce, but so far no one is explaining them.

Our View Reader Photo:SpringIs Here

This photo comes from Jennifer De Guglielmo Hayes who posted it on Facebook. It’s called The Heron Returns. Every Wednesday, the Nelson Star will publish a reader’s photo based on a weekly theme. All you have to do is snap a photo and post it to Instagram (#nsreaderphotos) or post it on the Nelson Star Facebook site under the reader photo challenge posting. Next week’s theme is “Weather” so whether it’s sunshine, rain or still snow, snap us a pic.

BC Views — Tom Fletcher

Inconvenient truths for Earth Day“Fully 60 per cent of the oil load in North

American waters is from natural seeps, where

oil leaks from sea� oor rock... � e next biggest source is leakage from

cars and trucks.”


Opinion

Threat to environmentMy name is David Black. I am the majority owner

of Black Press, the company that owns this newspa-per. This is the first of two columns addressing what I see as the greatest threat to the BC environment in our lifetime.

I am a reasonably sensible and conservative busi-nessman, not an alarmist. All of the information in this column can be confirmed from public sources.

The oil industry wants to export Alberta bitumen to Asia via tankers. Under no circumstances should we allow that to happen. A bitumen spill at sea could destroy our coastline, together with the fish and wild-life that depend on it, for hundreds of years.

Bitumen, even if it is diluted, does not float in sea water if there is sediment present. This has been proven many times, most recently in a thorough En-vironment Canada study published on November 30.

Page 51 of the study provides graphic evidence of sunken bitumen. Given that there is an abundance of sediment along the BC coast, the bitumen will sink rapidly and there will be little chance of recovering any of it if there is a spill. By Northern Gateway’s own admission the likelihood of a bitumen spill at sea is over 10 per cent over the next 50 years. Others say that it is much higher. We are in agreement with the position taken by the Coastal First Nations that even the slightest risk of a spill of bitumen at sea is unacceptable.

The grounding of the Exxon Valdez in Alaska in 1989 is often held up as an example of how bad an oil spill at sea can be, however, a spill of bitumen at sea would be much worse. The Exxon Valdez car-ried light crude and lost 250,000 barrels, one eighth of a tanker load. The light oil floated and could be removed from the beaches. Even so, after four years of work with up to 11,000 workers and 1,400 boats involved, less than 10 per cent of it was recovered.

Roughly 200,000 birds and many kinds of other wildlife were killed. Approximately 1,300 miles of shoreline were affected and the fishery has yet to fully recover.

Bitumen is very different.It would harden up on shore and much of it would

sink to the bottom, making it unrecoverable and kill-ing virtually everything with which it came in contact. Imagine if we lost a full tanker load.

Some say that, with GPS-based navigation and double hulls, spills such as Exxon Valdez are not possible today. They are wrong.

Double hulls do not prevent hull fracture if there is a collision at speed, only if there is a gentle scrape. As for the GPS claim, most marine accidents are caused by human inattention, not by a lack of knowledge about position.

All ships carried systems to indicate their location before GPS came along. The Exxon Valdez crew could have glanced at their instruments to determine their location but they didn’t, neither did the crew on the Queen of the North. Marine disasters regularly occur and a quick search of the internet shows human error is most often the problem.

Undoubtedly there will be many more marine ac-cidents in future. Our grandchildren will not thank

us if we willingly risk the destruction of the BC coast on our watch.

Fortunately there is a solution that is beneficial for all concerned: all we have to do is build a refinery at Kitimat. The refinery will convert the bitumen to gasoline, diesel and jet fuel which float and evaporate if they are spilled. Often little or no spill remediation is required. These refined fuels simply do not cause the habitat destruction of conventional or synthetic crude oil, or anywhere near the devastation caused by bitumen.

The second part of this OPED will run in the next issue. It will discuss the enormous value-add benefits and environmental advantages of a modern green refinery. The pipeline from Alberta and the tanker fleet to export the refined fuels will also be considered.

Let me declare my biases. I am for creating thou-sands of good permanent jobs in BC. I am for creating billions of new tax dollars for government coffers. I am for reducing the planet’s greenhouse gas emis-sions. I am for building an oil pipeline that will never leak. I am for building a modern tanker fleet that carries only refined fuels that float and evaporate if spilled. I am against shipping bitumen in tankers.

If you agree that we should not put bitumen in tankers please contact your local MP and say so. The Canadian government makes a decision on this next month.

— David Black

Bitumen should not be transported on tankers

Black Press photo

David Black is the majority owner of Black Press, the company that owns the Nelson Star.

Volunteers deserve thanksNational Volunteer Week took

place April 6 to 12, and I would like to send a heartfelt thank you to everyone who volunteers in our community.

Volunteers provide an out-standing example of selflessness that others can look up to, and are the foundation of the strength in our community.

They are the people who we turn to in a time in need; they are neighbours who support us, and the courageous that fight for us.

This is a time to celebrate those dedicated volunteers who give to make this the kind and supportive community we know it to be.

I especially would like to thank those I work directly with at the

Canadian Cancer Society.You are among our most valu-

able ambassadors and assets, and continue to be at the heart of the Canadian Cancer Society.

Jacqueline SalvinoVolunteer Engagement

Coordinator CanadianCancer Society

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Interested in supporting Nel-son’s downtown vitality? Join the Nelson Business Association every Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Kootenay Coop meeting room above Hipperson’s Hardware.

Michelle Mungall is hosting an open house at her new Nel-son-Creston community office on Thursday, April 24 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The office is located at 433 Josephine Street, next to Nature’s Health.

The Starry Night Astronomy Program invites you to look at Mars, Jupiter and other wonders of the night sky, through two as-tronomy telescopes, at Taghum Hall, on Friday, April 25, weath-er permitting. For more info contact Wayne at 250-354-1586.

Trash to Treasure day returns on Saturday, April 26. This one-day event is your chance to help reduce waste by giving away your used household items or claiming old treasures from your neighbours. To participate, sim-ply place unwanted items on the curb with a sign identifying them as part of Trash to Treasure. Then go treasure hunting around your neighbourhood. All unclaimed items should be removed from the curb by 4 p.m.

North Shore community ga-rage sale goes Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 12 Mile Storage (4691 Highway 3A). Stop by and discover some great bar-gains, free breakfast snacks and drinks.

An Earth Day Shoreline Res-toration event goes on April 26 at the dog walk park (adjacent to the Prestige Hotel at 701 Lake-side Drive) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Anyone interested in tak-ing part should bring a pair of work gloves and shovel (if you can). Other tools will be sup-plied. There will also be outreach booths set up by local environ-mental groups as well as free chili, cupcakes and refreshments.

Salmo Friends of the Library hosts Sweet Taste of Spring, a fundraising evening of delectable desserts and succulent sweets, on Saturday, April 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. The cost is $5 per plate. All

proceeds go to the Salmo Public Library.

The Knights of Columbus will host a formal banquet to hon-our Citizen of the Year Peter Defeo on April 26 at 6 p.m. at the Catholic Community Cen-tre (523 Mill Street). Tickets are $30, available at Baker Street Menswear.

“Adopt A Pot” of organic veg-etables from SEEDS, at Lakeside Park greenhouse on Sunday, April 27 at 10 a.m. SEEDS will be selling five-gallon pots of lus-cious organic greens that you take home and grow on your patio, balcony or in your yard. For details call 250-352-3870.

BC Tax Forum featuring key-note speaker Seth Klein of the Canadian Centre for Policy Al-ternatives goes Sunday, April 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Nelson United Church. Admission is by dona-tion ($10 recommended). For information call 250-229-4223 or 250-352-9871.

The Secrets of Nelson’s Un-derground scavenger hunt goes Sunday, April 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. Teams of up to five people will be given a series of clues, challenges and riddles that will lead them on an adventure throughout Nelson. Registration for the event is closed.

The RDCK is hosting four community open houses to get feedback on its parks and recre-ation master plan. They will take place on Monday, April 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Complex arena concourse; Tuesday, April 29 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Senior Citizens Association (717 Vernon Street in Nelson) and from 7 to 9 p.m. at Balfour Hall; and Wednesday, April 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mount Senti-nel Secondary School. For more information call 250-354-4FUN or visit rdck.ca/masterplan.

Wild and Wacky Wednesdays for teens turns old books into art. Come and Alter a Book on Wednesday, April 30. Create and decorate. For youth 12 and up, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Prizes and snacks. FMI Joanne at [email protected] or call 250-505-5683.

Winlaw Water Day Festival goes Saturday, May 3 at Kayu’s Café (5709 Highway 6 in Win-law). This is a fun, family event to celebrate water. Live music all day, Kids Zone activities, parade at 2 p.m., information booths, and artisanal vendors.

Nelson Royal Canadian Le-gion is hosting its monthly jam session on Saturday, May 3, im-mediately following the regular meat draw. Appetizers will be served. Members and guests are invited to join in the fun and music. Membership is available to the public. For info contact [email protected] or 250-352-7727.

All seniors welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, at 717 Vernon Street. Meet-ing commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7. Refresh-ments will be served after the meeting. Activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, dominos, chess, euchre and snooker. For further informa-tion, call 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons.

The 13th annual Nelson Garden Festival goes Saturday, May 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the 200 block of Baker Street. Come on down and experience the more than 50 vendors and community groups that will be on hand with perennials, annu-als, vegetable starts, trees, fur-niture, flowers, and just about everything else a gardener needs.

WorkshopsEllison’s hosts free work-

shops every Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. The topic on April 26 is Fertilizer 101. Learn how to grow healthy vibrant garden plants, that in turn help you stay healthy with wholesome nutrition! Learn about specific powerful and cleansing fertil-izers like fulvic acid, humic acid and zeolite.

The Kootenay Co-op is of-fering complimentary compost classes with Dr. Compost, aka Christoph Martens, on April 27 and 28 from 2 to 6 p.m. Drop by anytime. Come and learn all about building and operating various composting systems,

including how to build a worm composter, a bokashi compost-ing system and how to make compost tea. You can also enter to win some a new composter.

Alzheimer Society of BC’s family caregivers series presents a one day workshop for family members who are caring for a person with dementia. Learn about dementia, practical cop-ing strategies and early plan-ning. The workshop is Monday, April 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Selkirk College, Silver Kind Campus. The cost is $10. To register, call 1-855-301-6742.

Success coach Shelley Tome-lin and Peggy Ness are offering a free presentation to entre-preneurs, business owners and wanna-be businesses on Friday May 2, 8:45 to 10 a.m. at the Nelson Chamber of Commerce. They will demonstrate an un-usual mind/body technique that is now drastically shifting entrepreneurs from their inner doubts to accessing their full power and leading them to the income they deserve.

An intensive one-day work-shop on Nonviolent Direct Action will take place on Sat-urday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Oxygen Arts Centre. Instructors are former Parlia-mentary Page Brigette DePape, Leila Darwish, Organizer with the British Columbia-Yukon Organizing Office of the Coun-cil of Canadians; and Randy Janzen, instructor in the Peace Studies program at Selkirk Col-lege and former Director of the MIR Centre. To register con-tact [email protected]. The cost is $10 to $25, suggested donation. Space is limited, so register soon.

Online Trading Academy graduate and presenter Cal Reeks offers a workshop on the topic of online stock trading on Tuesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at the Nelson Public Library. This two-hour introduction to the basics of stock market chart analysis includes how to find and choose the best stocks, interpret data, recognize buy and sell signals, and find online trading plat-forms to place your own trades from home, at your own pace.

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Max Ulis & SabotaMay 2nd - Neon SteveMay 3rd - HornographyMay 9th - Kootenay Music AwardsMay 10th - The Funk Hunters 4 Turntable A/V Show with

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Entertainment listingsTheaTre Nelson Youth Theatre presents Greaze: A Live Tribute to the Hit Movie on Thursday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre. This show will have you singing and dancing in your seat, with the T-birds, Pink Ladies and old Rydell. Zoe Burrell and Evan Forst star as the unlikely couple Sandy and Danny. They’re accompanied by past NYT actors, such as Zooey Bingham, Zorn Rose, Tate Whitman, Maddy Reilly, Tucker Bingham and more. There will also be some new faces among the NYT gang. Tickets are $11 for adults or $6 for students and seniors available at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phoning 250-352-6363.

LiTeraTureRegina poet Bruce Rice and Winlaw poet Tom Wayman will launch three books between them on Friday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Oxygen Art Centre. Rice will be launching The Trouble With Beauty and Wayman will be launching The Order in Which We Do Things and Built to Take It: Selected Poems 1996-2013. Admission is by donation ($5 recommended).

Karen Rivers, a children’s author from Victoria, is touring libraries throughout the Kootenays with her book The Encyclopedia of Me, which has been nominated for this year’s Red Cedar Book Award. She’ll be at the Nelson Public Library on Tuesday, April 29 from 10 to 11 a.m. Her presentation is suitable for ages 10 and up. If you are interest in attending, please contact [email protected] or Nancy at 250-352-8283.

FiLmWest Kootenay EcoSociety and Nelson Hydro’s EcoSave Program present the film Deep Green at the Nelson Civic Theatre on Wednesday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. This thought provoking movie highlights innovative solutions to our growing climate and energy crises, and provides steps you can take to join the green energy revolution. Tickets are $5.

The Thursday night movie at the Nelson Civic Theatre on April 24 at 7:30 p.m. is The Lunchbox, about a mistaken delivery in Mumbai’s famously efficient lunchbox delivery system that connects a young housewife and an older man who build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox.

SelfDesign High’s WildEarth Outdoor Program is bringing a second round of films from the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival to the Nelson Civic Theatre on Monday, April 28 at 7 p.m. The films will feature more women protagonists, mountains, wild rivers, crazy Brits and much more. Tickets are $15 with accompanied children, under 12, free. Advance tickets are available at Gerick Cycle and Ski or the office of Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism (225 Hall Street).

The Nelson Food Cupboard and SEEDS are joining forces to bring the documentary film Ingredients: The Local Food Movement Takes Root to the Nelson Civic Theatre on May 5 at 7 p.m. The film follows journey of the people behind the movement bringing good food back to the table and health back to our communities. Tickets are $10 for adults or $8 for students and seniors. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the screening, come early to take part in a silent auction and 50/50 raffle.

VisuaL arTsArt Show and Live music at Cantina Del Centro Saturday April 26 with local professional artist Nicole Hobbs and music by Dj Mama Sa, 7 p.m. to midnight. Nicole is amazingly prolific and inspired with many new painting in this show. All are invited to drop by for an evening of art, great food and drinks.

musicToronto’s multi-instrumental duo Sunparlour Players play Spiritbar on Thursday, April 24 with local songstress Rhoneil. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca (search “Hume Hotel”).

Three DJs from Vancouver — The Librarian, Max Ulis and Sobata — will be spinning at Spiritbar on Saturday, April 26. They’re here to promote the upcoming Bass Coast Music Festival. Doors open at 10 p.m. and Tickets are $15 in advance at the Hume Hotel.

Victoria punk legends Dayglo Abortions play the basement of the Kootenay Co-op Radio Station on Sunday, April 27 with Hippiecritz and Drunk on Purpose. Doors open at 8 p.m. Cover is $10. The show will broadcast live-to-air at 93.5FM and stream on the web at kootenaycoopradio.com.

Selkirk Pro-Musica presents Trio Voyage — featuring Don MacDonald (violin/composition) Paul Landsberg (guitar) and Doug Stephenson (guitar/bass) with special guest Laura Landsberg (vocals) — on Monday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral (Silica and Ward). Tickets are $15 available at Otter Books and at the door.

Ladyhawk plays the basement of the Kootenay Co-op Radio Station on Tuesday, April 29 with Shotgun Jimmie. Doors open at 8 p.m. Cover is $15 (no advance tickets). The show will broadcast live-to-air at 93.5FM and stream on the web at kootenaycoopradio.com.

Winnipeg singer-songwriter Ruth Moody of the Wailin’ Jennys plays an all ages concert at the Nelson Civic Theatre on Wednesday, April 30. Local troubadour James Lamb will open the show. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show will start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance at The Music Store or $20 at the door. Tickets are also available online at ontheroadmanagement.com (click “buy tickets” at the top of the page).

Vancouver folk trio The Wooden Horsemen play John Ward Fine Coffee on Friday, April 30 at 7 p.m. Admission is $10.

Ontario singer-songwriter Brock Zeman will play a concert at the Valley View Golf Course in Winlaw on Friday, May 2 with Blair Hogan and Dylan Roberts. The music goes from 7 to 10 p.m.

Victoria DJ/producer Neon Steve returns to Spiritbar on Friday, May 2 with Nelson’s Ben Fox and a local hip hop showcase featuring six different MCs. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $15, available in advance at the Hume Hotel.

Hornography returns to Spiritbar on Thursday, May 3. DJ Rafferty Funksmith will set the groove at 10 p.m. and Clinton Swanson and an incredible line-up of musicians take the stage at 11:30 p.m. with special guests, The Hornography Dancers! Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance at the Hume Hotel and online at ticketweb.ca (search “Hume Hotel”).

Regina roots/folk duo Brass Buttons will perform at John Ward Fine Coffee on Saturday, May 10 at 1 p.m.

Vancouver EDM duo The Funk Hunters (with Smoothie on sax) return to Spiritbar on Saturday, May 10. There will be an opening set by local party rocker Ben Fox. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $20, available in advance at the Hume Hotel front desk.

Corb Lund and the Hurtin’ Albertans are returning to Nelson as part of their cross country Spring Thaw 2014 tour on Tuesday, May 13 at the Capitol Theatre. Harlan Pepper will open the show. Doors open at 7 p.m. and music starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $37 at the Capitol Theatre box office, online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at 250-352-6363.

Canadian dark rockers Big John Bates return to Spiritbar on Friday, May 16 with locals Mrs. Strange and The Other Wayne King opening the show. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10, available at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca (search “Hume Hotel”)

Mat The Alien and Yan Zombie will be spinning at Spiritbar on Saturday, May 17. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are

British electronic music maker Bonobo will have a DJ Set at Spiritbar on Thursday, May 22 with an opening set by Mooves. Tickets are $30 at the Hume Hotel front desk or at ticketweb.ca.

Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra and Fish & Bird shared a stage at Spiritbar on Friday, May 23. Doors open at 9 p.m. and the music starts around 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the Hume Hotel or ticket web.ca.

La Cafamore returns to Nelson United Church on Sunday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. to perform string trios of Beethoven, Kodaly and Dvorak. Carolyn Cameron (violin), Angela Snyder (violin) and Alexis More (viola) bring to life works inspired by German, Bohemian and Hungarian folk tunes. Admission is $15 for adults or $12 for students and seniors.

Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne plays the early show at Spritibar on Friday, May 30. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the music starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance ($20 at the door), available at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca.

aT The pubFinley’s Irish Bar and Grill hosts a rock ‘n’ roll jam night Tuesdays from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill hosts Karaoke on Wednesday and Sunday nights from 9 p.m. to close.

Spiritbar hosts Top Spin Thursdays, a free weekly ping pong tournament with prizes each week. Doors open at 7 p.m. for registration and the tournaments begin at 7:30 p.m. sharp. All skill levels welcome. Details at facebook.com/topspinthursdays.

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When Tommy Douglas intro-duced Medicare in Saskatchewan over 50 years ago, he had to battle against insurance companies and some doctors who believed that health was a way for them to make money. He won.

� e doctors who are dedicated to their profession more than their bank accounts won and eventually, all Canadians won. Our health care system became part of our birth-right as Canadians and it created an important distinction between us and our American neighbours.

Unfortunately, health care in this country is under increasing attack. � e Harper government has not renewed the Health Accord that expired on March 31, and as such, the provinces are faced with huge � nancial cuts that will impact our ability to access quality and univer-sal health care.

At the same time, there is a court challenge waged by Dr. Brian Day of Vancouver to change health care in BC.

Dr. Day runs a for-pro� t clinic in Vancouver and prefers the Ameri-can style of health care that allows doctors to charge what they want and wealthier citizens to access what they can a� ord to pay for, leav-ing the rest of us and our public system hurting.

� at isn’t how he would describe his case. He would say that he is try-ing “to strike down draconian laws, the likes of which do not exist in any other country on earth” (taken from a Vancouver newspaper interview).

Draconian for who? People who can a� ord to pay but must wait for opportunities like the rest of us?

� ere is no doubt that our pub-lic health care system has been squeezed by funding cuts for years but that is a political act that is being deliberately perpetrated by a federal government that prefers pro� ts over people.

A legal challenge will not change those priorities, only the electorate can. Legal challenges to our health acts will not provide required

health care access to Kaslo or citi-zens around Castlegar a� er 8 p.m. Legal challenges have the potential to strike down the very legislation and public policy that allows our healthcare system to function, as beaten up as it currently is.

Most people had no idea that a 10-year health agreement quietly died on March 31 and that is the way government likes it. We won’t notice the impact until we require hospital care but by then, the nurs-es, doctors, technicians and equip-ment will disappear due to lack of funding.

Line ups will become longer and more frustrating or, if the legal challenge prevails, the human and technical resources will disappear into private holdings and those who have the funds to pay will get what they can a� ord.

Tommy Douglas didn’t know we would have to � ght this battle all over again.

Cindy McCallum Miller� rums

� e committee for J.A. Cochran School Reunion 2014 cordially invites all former students, teachers and support sta� who attended this school from 1953 through 1972 in Riondel to join us for this memorable event on August 22 and 23.

All information about this reunion and updates can be found on the Facebook page “J.A. Cochran School Reunion 2014.”

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Riondel school reunion seeks grads

MON, APRIL 28 5 - 7 PM Nelson & District Community Complex, Arena Concourse

TUES, APRIL 29 9:30 - 11:30 AM Seniors Citizens Association, 717 Vernon Street, Nelson

TUES, APRIL 29 7 - 9 PM Balfour Hall

WED, APRIL 30 6 - 8 PM Mount Sentinel Secondary School

Come and ask questions. The RDCK and the Nelson and District Recreation Commission would like to hear from you.

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Is this progress?Letters

Our society is based on constant growth, bigger is better, and the need to increase profits from year to year.

This concept of continuous growth must find new sources of wealth among corporations. Although we are told that we live in an economic society which thrives on competition, in truth, compe-tition leads to large corporations buying out smaller companies, thus creating a monopolistic situation in which the large corporations control prices, wages and the level of employment.

Not wanting any government inter-vention, these companies exploit and pollute our society for the sake of profits.

Today, our society is facing deple-tion of resources, lead, arsenic, mercury, sulfur, chromium, and various dioxides are in our water and in the air.

This has created health problems such as increasing cancer rates, other

diseases, and increasing number of deaths among the population.

Chemical spills, oil spills, run-off of chemicals used by farmers affect mil-lions of people world wide. In addition, this “progress” has led to deforestation, erosion of plant species and the destruc-tion of bird and animal habitats.

It has also led to current climate change which our federal government either ignores or denies.

While the one percent elite bask in their millions of dollars of income, and fend off any attempt the government may wish to intervene (supporting our federal government’s view of environ-mentalists as eco-terrorists), our society, health, resources, animal and human life are put at risk.

Can one really call this progress?Bob Abrahams

Nelson

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Nominations soughtThe Nelson Rotary Daybreak Club is

calling for nominations of Nelson and area adults for recognition through its Community Service Award.

The Daybreak Club wishes to hon-our young adults, ages 25 to 40, who are showing leadership and participa-tion in making Nelson and area a better

community.The chosen recipients will be hon-

oured at a Rotary Daybreak meeting.Please send your nomination by May

22, containing full contact informa-tion for the nominee and description of community service, to [email protected].

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Nelson Rotary Club Noon Hour president Ed Edmondson presents the Rotary Award of Merit to Brenda Reid and Nancy Ferguson of the Nelson Rhythm Ropers skipping team. The award was presented to honour the women’s long-term service to the community.

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H o w t o i m p r o v e y o u r l a n d s c a p e b e f o r e s e l l i n gSelling a house is seldom easy, and homeowners are often willing to do whatever it

takes to make their home more attractive to prospective buyers. One of the areas sellers typically focus on is the home’s landscaping. A well-maintained lawn and garden increases a property’s curb appeal considerably, increasing the chances a buyer will have a strong first impression of the home.

But homeowners don’t need to have a green thumb to ensure their lawn improves curb appeal. The following are a few tricks of the trade savvy sellers can employ to make their home an instant hit when buyers pull up to the curb.

* Color the landscape. The plants outside a home shouldn’t stick out like a sore thumb, but a few splashes of color can make a home more appealing. For the cost of some annuals, which are typically inexpensive, homeowners can turn a drab flower bed into a colorful spot bound to catch a buyer’s eye.

* Lay down new layers of mulch. Mulch is not only good for plants, helping them to retain moisture while inhibiting weed germination and growth, but a fresh layer of mulch also adds to a yard’s aesthetic appeal. Mulch made of wood or bark chips is also slow to decay, so apply a new batch right before the “For Sale” sign is erected and you might not have to apply another batch before selling the home.

* Prune trees and shrubs. Pruning trees and shrubs is one of the easiest and most effective ways to improve a landscape. Dead branches in shrubs and trees might suggest to buyers that the homeowners weren’t terribly preoccupied with maintenance, and this might cause them to think twice about making an offer. Stay on top of pruning regardless of what season it is, and be sure to remove any fallen branches from the yard on a regular basis.

* Clean bird baths and other water features. Water features create a peaceful atmosphere around a property if they’re well maintained. If not, buyers won’t see the yard as a sanctuary but rather a place where mosquitoes congregate and odors emanate from algae-filled water. Remove any debris from water features, including leaves and algae, and clean the filters so water is always clear.

* Invest in a power washer. Buying a power washer might be a tad over the top, but homeowners whose yards are filled with grimy surfaces might find a power washer can work wonders at restoring a home’s external appeal. If plants are in pots that are covered in years-old dirt and grime, a power washer can restore the pot’s luster in a matter of minutes. Spray down walkways and even home siding that has fallen victim to dirt and grime over the years.

* If planting trees, don’t go too big. Especially large trees are not always attractive to prospective buyers, who likely won’t want sight lines obstructed or won’t want to worry about a tree falling and destroying their home during a storm.

* Address issues with weeds. A prevalent problem with weeds around the property is another situation that some buyers might feel is indicative of neglect. Weeds are a pretty simple problem to remedy, so buyers might be correct to assume weeds around the property are there because the homeowner was not concerned with maintenance. Lay mulch around

flower beds and gardens to reduce weed growth, and pull any weeds from sidewalks and the driveway. Once weeds are pulled, spray areas that were infested with a weed-treatment product to ensure weeds don’t grow back.

A well-maintained landscape is a great way for men and women hoping to sell their homes to make a strong first impression.


The Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Council, Friends of Kootenay Lake, and the City of Nelson are teaming up to host an Earth Day Shore-line Restoration Event on

April 26 in Nelson.This will be an excit-

ing opportunity for com-munity members to do something positive for Kootenay Lake on Earth Day.

The event will include the removal of the inva-sive plant, common tan-sy, and restoration of the site with native willow and red-osier dogwood. By reducing the amount of invasive plants along the shores of Kootenay Lake, the public can help to protect the lakes im-mense values.

Interested in help-ing? People are invited

to come down to the dog walk park (adjacent to the Prestige Hotel 701 Lakeside Dr.) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 26.

Bring a pair of work gloves and shovel (if you can) and the rest of the tools will be sup-plied. There will also be outreach booths set up by local environmental groups as well as free

chili, cupcakes and re-freshments.

The Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Commit-tee is a non-profit society comprised of concerned local citizens, land man-agers, government and non-government agen-cies who are working to improve the way we manage non-native inva-sive species in the Cen-tral Kootenay region.

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Saturday, May 3 marks the 11th annual Water Day celebration in Winlaw.

Started by the Winlaw Watershed Com-mittee, this highly colourful event is a cel-ebration of all things water, and the im-portance of water and all its sources in the Slocan Valley.

It takes place at and around the newly renovated Kayu’s Café and the Cedar Creek Gardens green space in downtown Winlaw.

Running from noon to midnight, the day features a diverse blend of area musi-cians, children’s crafts, a variety of com-munity information booths, interactive aquatics displays, artisan vendors, and of course, the Water Day Parade which begins at 2 p.m.

Lead by the Samba Band, those in the parade will walk, sing, and dance their way down to the Slocan River for more celebra-

tions. As this is a well-attended event, it is asked that those attending be respectful of the community when parking. Everyone is asked to use caution whether attending or passing through the area.

If attending please be prepared for any type of weather.

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Events planned around Hunger Awareness WeekThe Nelson Food Cupboard has an ex-

citing month coming up. On April 29 it will host its annual general meeting at 7 p.m. in the Fairview Room of the Nelson United Church.

The public can attend and hear about the incredible support the group received from the community in 2013 and its plans for an expanded Harvest Rescue in 2014.

“Hunger Awareness Week is from May 5 to 10 and is a great opportunity to show the community how they can help,” said food cupboard coordinator Kim Charlesworth.

The Nelson Food Cupboard and SEEDS are joining forces to bring the documentary Ingredients: The Local Food Movement Takes Root to Nelson. A one night only special screening of this movie highlights the rising local food movement, whose proponents are shrinking the gap between farmland and dinner table.

The film plays at the Civic Theatre on May 5, doors open at 6:30 p.m. for a cel-ebration of the forces revitalizing the con-nection between local food, community and our health.

Also during Hunger Awareness Week, on May 8, “We will be sharing a table with our colleagues from the Salvation Army, Our Daily Bread and St. Saviour’s Anglican Church Food Pantry who all help to deal with the effects of poverty in our commu-nity,” said Charlesworth.

Check out the spring campaign “Buy a Row/Grow a Row” and help support local gardeners and farmers to raise nutritious, fresh, local food for Nelson Food Cupboard customers. For more visit foodcupboard.org.

Support forCyswog’n’Fun

The crew at CIBC Wood Gundy continued their annual tradition of supporting the Cyswog’n’Fun Triathlon. Pictured here are CIBC Wood Gundy staff (from left to right) Ed Mannings, Simon Wheeldon, Robert Trickey, Douglas Turner, Matt Peschke, Deb deTremaudan and Gary Whitfield handing off the cheque to Cyswog’n’Fun race director Larry Bickerton (centre). This year’s race goes Sunday, August 3. For more information see trinelson.com or facebook.com/cyswognfun.

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The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is accepting applications for an onsite campground host for Glacier Creek Regional Park located on Duncan Lake north of Meadow Creek BC. The Glacier Creek Regional Park Host will be responsible for providing a safe, sanitary, socially acceptable, environmentally responsible, rustic public recreation opportunity. The host will help recover operational costs through the collection of camp fees. The host will be required to provide personal onsite accommodation and will report to the RDCK Parks Operation Supervisor while maintaining open communication with the Glacier Creek Regional Parks Commission (GCRPC). This position will run from May 15th 2014 through September 15th 2014. The host will be paid $2,675/month for a total of $10,700. The host will also have an opportunity to sell firewood within the campground, for profit, if desired. A copy of the Call for Proposals is available on the RDCK website www.rdck.ca Administration/Bids & Tenders and/or at RDCK reception. Proposals must be clearly marked “Call for Proposals – Glacier Creek Regional Park Host” and must be received by mail, e-mail or hand delivered to the office of the Regional District of Central Kootenay, 202 Lakeside Drive, Box 590, Nelson, B.C. V1L 5R4, no later than 2:00 pm (local time) on Friday, May 2, 2014.

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Juno award winner Bill Bourne will be playing on May 3 at 8 p.m. at Kaslo’s Langham Cultural Centre.

Known for his electrifying solo performances, Bourne has also participated in some great collabora-tions with Alan MacLeod, Lester Quitzau, and others. A veteran of the international blues and roots music scene, life on the road is reflected in Bourne’s music — powerful rhythms and soulful songs, steeped in blues,

world beat, cajun, celtic latin, funk, poetry and more. Opening for Bill is Nelson resident Alan Kirk, who

has played numerous venues and festivals in BC and beyond, and also performs with local band Lift. Kirk will be joined by Hal Rezansoff on standup bass.

Don’t miss this great evening of live, acoustic mu-sic, up close and personal at The Langham. Tickets are $20, and available at Sunnyside Naturals in Kaslo.

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Staff WriterNelson Star

A Nelson climber was not involved in the deadliest-ever avalanche on Mount Everest early Friday but says “a lot of soul searching” is going on.

Tim Rippel of Peak Freaks Expeditions wrote on his blog that all their staff and mem-bers are fine and none were involved in the slide on the world’s highest peak which claimed the lives of at least 13 Nepalese guides.

Rippel, who has made nearly 50 Himalayan expe-ditions and finally reached Everest’s summit on his eighth attempt in 2008, is at the base camp.

“Everyone is shaken here,” he said. “Some climbers are packing up and calling it quits. They want nothing to do with this. Reality has set in.”

Rippel met with his Sherpa crew and told them all to go home and call it a season if they wanted, with full pay.

However, all wanted to stay — even a couple who came close to being victims them-selves. The pair dropped their

loads and retreated to the base camp just minutes be-fore the slide. Two other Peak Freak guides were above the

avalanche and just starting to make their way down. They were briefly trapped and had to remake the route and fix ladders to get down, Rippel wrote.

“They are brave and wise men and I have an enormous amount of responsibility to them and their families,” he said.

Contrary to news reports, Rippel said the route had already been fixed and the Sherpas were starting to haul equipment up to stock camps when the slide hit.

Rippel said he supports the Sherpas, who made a series of demands of the Nepalese government, which profits from the expeditions. “They are our family, our brothers and sisters and the muscle on Everest. We follow their lead. We are guests here.”

As a professional member

of the Canadian Avalanche Association, Rippel said he is also concerned the moun-tain has been “deteriorating rapidly’ in the last three years due to global warming. Each day they hear the “groaning and crashing” of the glacier.

“Political grievances aside, we are not here to kill people,” he said. “Everyone agrees Everest 2014 is shap-ing up to be the worst season in history for complications and for deaths it’s already surpassed previous records in one event.”

In an earlier blog posting, Rippel’s wife Becky explained that Tim instructed his mem-bers and Sherpas to call home to tell their families they were okay. She was talking to Tim on the phone when the slide happened.

“Everyone is rattled by this tragic event,” she wrote.

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L.V. Rogers baseball squad finishes second at four-team tournament

Kevin MillsNelson Star

Strong pitching helped the L.V. Rogers Bombers baseball squad take second spot during a holiday weekend tournament held in Nelson.

The local squad hosted teams from Kelowna (Mt. Boucherie), Kimberley (Selkirk) and Cran-brook (Mt. Baker) in a four-team, two-day round robin format.

Each team played the other once and the squad with the best overall record was declared the winner.

The Bombers crushed Selkirk 12-1 in their opening game on Friday and followed that up with a 5-3 victory over Mt. Boucherie on Saturday.

That set up a final game be-tween the undefeated Bombers and the undefeated Mt. Baker squad.

In the end, the visiting squad kept Nelson’s batters quiet, de-feating the Bombers 4-0.

While the loss relegated the local squad to second place, coach Kyle Mace said overall, the boys had a solid weekend of play.

“We played pretty well. We are doing better as a team. Of course we still have to cut out making multiple mistakes in one inning,” said Mace.

One of the highlights of the weekend was the strong play of

the local squad’s pitching rota-tion.

“Our pitchers threw really well in all three games. Our starters went the distance in each game. We’ve got three pret-ty good Grade 11 kids to pitch.”

Hano Southam, Braden Zarikoff and Austin Tambellini all pitched complete games,

without the need to call on the Bombers bullpen. It’s a luxury any coach would love to have.

Mace, who has been at the helm of the Bombers for several years, said his squad has played about 20 games this season. Lo-cal fans may not have noticed, because the team plays most of its games on the road.

“We head down to Spokane a lot, we play south a lot.”

But the players don’t mind all the travel because the experi-ence prepares them for the next level.

“The kids are all gearing up for the American Legion try-outs this upcoming weekend in Trail,” explained Mace.

The squad also travels be-cause most of the American squads do not come up to Nel-son to play and local competi-tion is almost non-existent.

“There aren’t any other high school teams in BC except for the ones we had here this week-end. Alberta does have a high school league, but we can’t get into that, because it would be too hard,” said Mace.

With no league, or standings to play for, the local squad is de-signed to work on skills and let the players enjoy the sport.

“We are just trying to give our kids innings in so when they go to the American Legion level, they are ready to play.”

But most of all, the program is about giving kids a chance to play.

“We like to have a lot of fun. A lot of those kids, it’s their first time playing baseball. They get to high school, they haven’t played baseball since T-ball and they all of a sudden want to play again. We give them the opportunity.”

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The L.V. Rogers Bombers baseball squad hosted a four-team round robin tournament in Nelson on the weekend. The locals finished with a record of 2-1 to take second place in the event.

Hano Southam of the L.V. Rogers Bombers baseball squad, pitched a complete one-run game in the local squad’s opening match.

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The Nelson Selects U14 girls soccer squad shook off the winter rust at the annual Kelowna Ice-breaker tournament over the Eas-ter weekend and brought home a silver medal.

The Selects put together a 2-1 record in the round robin to earn a spot in the gold medal final where they lost 2-1 in a heartbreaker to Okanagan Mission No. 2.

“The teams we played in this tournament have been practic-ing together as a unit for several months and were from much larger associations,” said U14 coach Paul Burkart. “Though most of our girls have spent the winter honing their skills indoors, we have not had much time to work together as a team. I’m very proud of the effort and pleased with the outcome in Kelowna.”

Nelson came out of the blocks strong on Friday in their open-ing contest against the Edmon-ton West Raiders. Jodi Surina and Shaen Panko-Dool scored in the first half to give the Selects a 2-0 lead. Midway through the second half, Mattea Lorenzo Langevin salted away a Panko-Dool re-bound to give Nelson a 3-0 win.

Keeper Hannah Quinn and defenders Emily Taylor, Julia Burkart, Allison Bendis, Bella Guderyan, Ashley Hall and Anna Milde did an excellent job of controlling the backfield allow-ing Quinn to come away with the shutout.

“That was a pretty great start, but more impressive than the score was the possession game the girls played,” said Burkart. “That is the style of game we will continue to work on over the season.”

The Selects carried the mo-mentum into their Saturday morning game against Okana-gan Mission No. 1, when Surina scored five minutes into the first half thanks to a pretty pass from Shianne Michalchuk. The opposi-tion got that one back before the end of the half on a penalty kick.

Missing two of their key play-ers due to illness, Nelson fought hard in the second half and goal-keeper Guderyan came up with some big saves to preserve the tie. The format of the tournament re-quired immediate penalty kicks to determine a winner so the game went into a shootout. All five Se-lects shooters scored — Taylor, Grace Dehnel, Sophia Arcuri, Michalchuk and Surina — and Guderyan made the shootout’s

only save to secure the victory.In the team’s second game

of the day against the Kelowna Eagles, Nelson again jumped out to an early lead when Panko-Dool converted a nice pass from Haley Slomba. Before the end of the half Kelowna tied the game and it would stay that way until the end of regulation. In their second shootout of the day, Nel-son did not come away with the same result and had to swallow the 2-1 loss.

In the gold medal game Nelson continued its streak of scoring first when Surina notched her third goal of the tournament pouncing on a penalty kick rebound off the foot of Taylor. The lead would last only a few minutes as Okanagan Mission No. 2 scored on a scram-

ble to tie the game 1-1.Midway through the second

half, a foul just outside the 18-yard box provided Okanagan Mission No. 2 with the chance they needed in an extremely tight contest. The free kick sailed over the head of an outstretched Quinn to give the eventual champions the 2-1 lead, which they would hold despite a spirited push by Nelson late in the half.

“We found ourselves in some foul trouble at various times dur-ing our games that cost us some key goals. The girls were disap-pointed to lose, but this weekend was about learning, and to earn a hard fought silver medal was a great way to start what I am pre-dicting to be a great season,” said Burkart.

Silver medal for Nelson SelectsU14 girls soccer squad shines at Kelowna Icebreaker tourney

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Nelson Selects U14 Girls winger Jodi Surina thunders down the side during the Kelowna Icebreaker tourna-ment over the Easter weekend. The Selects won silver at the season opening tournament.

With spring in the air it’s not hard to imagine why we’re ready for love. That is, 15-love or 30-love and deuce etc.

Yes, the three lit tennis courts at Granite Point Golf and Country Club are ready for action. The local, friendly Nelson Tennis Club is always welcoming new members. Full use of the club facilities, free lessons for beginner and novice players and a free six-week junior program are all part of membership benefits.

Chris Parenteau is the tennis pro again this year. Tournament dates are to be deter-mined. Membership fees are; single $150, couple $250 and family $300. For more information please contact Chris at 250-825-2203 or Linda at 250-352-4659 or go to nelsontennisclub.com

q The Kootenay Christian Martial Arts club is once again breaking boards in aid of human rights.

The Breaking Boards — Breaking Chains for IJM Canada is becoming a regular event

for the club and invites you to support them by watching their fantastic TKD demonstra-tions April 26 at the Chahko Mika mall from noon to 3 p.m. For more info go to facebook.com/breakingboardsbreaking chains or ijm.ca

q This spring has also seen an abundance of visiting sports teams to Nelson for various tournaments.

The next spectator friendly event is being hosted by the local Rhythm Ropers skip-ping club. The BC Provincial Jump Rope Competition will be held at the L.V. Rogers Secondary gymnasium April 25 to 27. If you enjoy watching high energy skills in action (that you wish you could do) make a date for this weekend.

q The Nelson Kayak and Canoe Club is in the midst of a change up. Operating for over 20 years or so through Chris Kölmel’s home and shop, it has come time that Chris takes a well deserved break. Many thanks

go to Chris for his years of dedication to local paddlers.

His efforts are greatly appreciated. Membership fees and boat use and stor-age arrangements are changing and will be operated in part with local partners such as NDCC (a punch pass) and the Nelson rowing club and perhaps the sports council. More details will follow when confirmed, so watch this space. In the meantime contact Laurie and Dave Knox at [email protected] for more information.

q The Nelson Leafs having just finished the past season with the Cyclone Taylor cup event are already heading toward next season with the onset of the 2014 spring training camp on May 9 to 11 at the Nelson and District Community Complex.

The application form can be found at nel-sonleafs.ca and must be completed and sub-mitted with the registration fee of $125. Fax forms to 250-352-1903 or email to fmaida @shaw.ca.

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a local fi lm company.Please send an example of your work to:203 - 602 Josephine StNelson, BC, V1L 1W7Attention: Phil M

Sales

INSIDE SALESGuillevin International Co. is seeking an ambitious/cus-tomer focused individual with a minimum Grade 12 educa-tion and preferably 1-2 yrs experience in a similar In-side Sales Role. Preference will be given to candidates that have some electrical products experience. Responsibilities will include: customer service in person and over the telephone by processing orders, providing price and delivery informa-tion, co-coordinating project requirements, and answer-ing various product inquiries. You should be highly moti-vated, a strong team player with demonstrated learning abilities. We offer an attrac-tive benefi ts program, which includes profi t sharing.

Please forward your resume to:

Peter YoungblutGuillevin International Co.

609-13th StreetCastlegar BC V1N 2K6

[email protected]

We thank all candidates, but only those short-listed will be contacted.

Trades, TechnicalCONCRETE FINISHERS & Form Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experi-enced concrete fi nishers and form setters for work in Ed-monton and Northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommoda-tions provided for out of town work; Jobs@RaidersConcrete .com. Fax 780-444-9165.

HEAVY DUTYMECHANIC WANTEDYRB Yellowhead Road & Bridge

Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Kootenay) Ltd. is looking

for a Mechanic for our New Denver facility.

Applicants will need to hold a valid TQ for Heavy Duty or Commercial Transport, class

three driver’s licence andMotor Vehicle Inspection

licence would be an asset.

Resumes can be faxed to 250-352-2172 or

e-mailed to [email protected]

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Services

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Landscaping

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Merchandise for Sale

Garage Sales2 Family Garage Sale April 26 9am - 3 pm, Lee Rd in Balfour. Desks, Misc small furniture, Misc household goods 250-229-5339

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April 26th noon - 6pm,April 27th & 28th 8am - 3pm.

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Real Estate

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Real Estate

Houses For SaleFRUITVALE, 3.5 usable acres with 3 bdrm. house. Owner built. 250-367-6331

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Recreational

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Call Adrienne (Royal Lepage Parkside Realty) at

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Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentClean, Quiet, 2 brd on lake

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HousesittingHOUSESITTER WANTED for May 1 - June 1. Small open plan cottage. No pets. No Smoking. Small garden responsibility. 15 minutes from town. 1.250.352.2003

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Suites, Lower1 Bedroom Apartment Cov-ered parking, shared laundry, ns, np, $700/month including utilities. 250-352-3827.BASEMENT suite, 1 bdrm, single occupancy 1/2 mile North Shore Nelson. W/D, utilities, Satellite in-cluded. N/S, no pets, N/P. $750./mth references required. text or call 250-551-4008

North Castlegar Sunny 2 Bdrm suite on bus route

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Auto Financing

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Community

Student’s skills shine throughAmber Beckjord put an ex-

clamation mark on her bright future last week when the 17-year-old Selkirk College student captured a gold medal at the BC Skills Competition in Hairdressing.

Cutting and styling against 30 of the most talented hairdress-ing students in the province, Beckjord turned enough heads in Vancouver to bring home the top prize.

“I was confident, but I was still surprised when they called my name,” says Beckjord. “But it was a good surprise.”

The annual Skills BC Compe-tition is part of the Skills Canada program, a proactive non-profit organization that partners with government, educators, private industry and labour to promote and celebrate the skilled trades and technologies as first choice career opportunities for young people across the province.

The competition features contests in dozens of disciplines from 3D computer animation to electrical wiring to car painting.

In the hairdressing competi-tion, Beckjord was tasked with coming up with three different styles — day style, night style and men’s progressive — in what was a grueling eight-hour day.

In the end, the Winlaw resi-dent was recognized for her cre-ativity, technique and polished final product.

“I’ve had lots of students win at the skills competition and I would say she is the best of the best,” says Bonnie Piderman, a Selkirk College hairdressing instructor for the last 29 years.

“It’s about dedication and passion… she has both of those and I am very proud of her.”

Further adding to Beckjord’s impressive result is that she’s the youngest member of the class of 2014.

Beckjord is one of several Selkirk students in a variety of trades programs capitalizing on the ACE IT program which al-lows high students to take the first level of technical training that gives them dual credit for high school courses and college programs.

“Hairdressing has been something that I have wanted to do for a while,” says Beckjord. “I

have always taken classes above my grade, so I thought it was a great opportunity. If I was going to do it anyways… who gets to go to college when they’re still in high school?”

This week Beckjord will join the rest of the Selkirk College Class of 2014 at the annual grad-uation ceremony in Castlegar. In June she will join her Mount Sentinel Secondary classmates for her high school graduation.

“I’ve always been intrigued with hairdressing,” she says. “I’ve always been really into art and theatre, but was never re-ally sure what my focal point was. Once I came into the class I was still not totally sure, but I love it now.”

With Beckjord’s hairdressing pedigree, her success and future potential hasn’t come totally out of the blue. Her uncle is Antho-ny Crosfield, one of Canada’s most celebrated hairstylists and a Selkirk College hairdressing program graduate in 1985. The co-owner and creative director of Union Salon in Vancouver, Crosfield won the Slice Net-work’s Superstar Hair Challenge (season two) and has established an international reputation in the fashion industry.

For the last two summers, Beckjord worked in her uncle’s

salon “sweeping floors and keeping my eye on what is go-ing on.”

In preparation for the BC Skills Competition, she spent two weeks in Vancouver at Union Salon doing her program practicum and further develop-ing her budding skills.

“He told me it was a great a program and it definitely is,” Beckjord says of her uncle’s guidance. “A lot of good words have been said about this pro-gram and I am going to continue to pass that on.”

Beckjord hasn’t coasted on raw talent. Though the second semester of the Selkirk College hairdressing program is heavy on practical experience, the first semester is primarily classroom and book learning. Throughout

it all, the young student has maintained a perfect grade-point-average.

“I think studying is impor-tant no matter what program you are in,” she says. “It’s a lot of hard work… you can’t expect to go far in anything if you are not willing to put the work in. I spent hours and hours practic-ing for that competition, it’s the same way with anything you do. It really helps if you are enjoying what you are doing and I enjoy doing this.”

The pace of Beckjord’s world isn’t set to slow down anytime soon. After Selkirk College graduation, she will finish off her studies at the Silver King Campus in Nelson. After that it’s off to Vancouver to work at Union Salon in preparation for the Skills Canada competition in Toronto where Beckjord will represent BC in June.

If she manages to score a victory at that competition, Beckjord will earn a spot in the WorldSkills International Com-petition which takes place in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

“I’ve told myself that gold is the only option,” she says with a smile.

With the talent Beckjord pos-sesses, a trip to South America might just be in the cards.

Beckjord earns gold medal for hairdressing

Selkirk College photo

Amber Beckjord has a new addition to her mirror at the Selkirk College hairdressing program salon on the Silver King Campus in Nelson — her gold medal from last week’s BC Skills Competition in Vancouver.

“I’ve always been really into art

and theatre, but was never really

sure what my focal point was.”

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NELSON’S 2013 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

The Nelson Knights of Columbus are pleased to announce that

Peter Defeo is the NELSON’S CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

He will be honored with Presentations and an Italian Banquet at the

Catholic Center (523 Mill Street) Saturday, 6:00 p.m. April 26, 2014

TICKETS: $30.00 571 Baker Street Menswear


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Nelson Star, April 23, 2014