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It’s a big boat with a long history.� e SS Nasookin, which � rst kissed Kootenay Lake a century ago Tues-day, was the largest and

grandest sternwheeler ever to ply BC’s inland waters, although its heyday as � agship of the Cana-dian Paci� c Railway’s Lake and River Service lasted less than 20 years.

Later, it was converted to a car ferry and later still portions were used as a gi� shop, bathhouse, and � nally a private home. Telling the Nasookin’s entire story in a few hundred words isn’t easy, so we’ve divided it into two install-ments, beginning with its work-ing career.

QUEEN OF THE LAKE� e Nasookin was part of the

CPR’s plans to bolster tourism in West Kootenay. Unfortunately, the First World War derailed those plans, but already a magni� cent hotel had opened at Balfour and an equally magni� cent ship, the Bonnington, was sailing the Arrow Lakes.

� e Nasookin was very similar, but not identical to the Bonnington, and cost either $161,000 or $200,000 ($3.3 million to $4.1 million today), depending on con� ict-ing accounts.

An Ontario company won the contract to build the hull, which was assembled at the Fairview shipyards, based on a design by CPR superintendent Capt. John C. Gore. Local work-

ers built the wooden superstruc-ture under master builder James Bulger.

� e Na-sookin is instantly recognizable in photographs as the only Koote-

nay Lake sternwheeler with four decks. � e bottom level had a large freight area, galley, pantry, refrigerator, express room, and crew’s quarters. � e lower cabin deck included a men’s smoking room, carpeted ladies salon, and long dining room that seated 48.

� e upper cabin or balcony deck had men’s and women’s observation rooms, furnished in heavy oak and wicker respectively. Both had large plate glass windows. � e staterooms opened onto a balcony that overlooked the dining room.

� e Texas deck, one level higher, had more state-rooms, a narrow social hall,

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“Gliding gracefully and majestically into the waters of Kootenay Lake to

the accompaniment of a din of whistles which drowned the

cheering crowd of 2,000, the Nasookin was yesterday launched

at the Fairview shipyards.”- Nelson Daily News, May 1, 1913

First of Two Parts

GREG NESTEROFFNelson Star Reporter

The packed SS Nasookin on its maiden voyage on Kootenay Lake in May of 2013. photo courtesy Touchstones Nelson

Story continues to ‘Nasookin’ on Page 12

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UPROOTEDLongtime Nelson resident Yosh Tagami

remembers working for 25 cents an hour building internment shacks on the Popoff farm near Slocan City. He

was 17 and his family would soon move into one of those houses, which measured 14 x 25 feet.

“The first winter was cold with four feet of snow, and icicles formed inside so we put cardboard from boxes on the walls,” he says.

There was no insulation beyond paper and shiplap, and no indoor plumbing. Wooden bunk beds lay at either end of the house with a kitchen in the middle. They used a wood stove for cooking and heating.

“Rice was rationed and we made green tea from alfalfa leaves,” he says. “We had a garden and also

bought vegetables from the Douk-hobors who came in horse-driven wagons.”

Tagami, now 85, was born at Genoa Bay on Vancouver Island and raised at Paldi, a sawmill community near Duncan. He had four brothers and two sisters. Their father Jirosaku, a millwright, was injured in a fall and unable to work, so the sons began logging as teenagers.

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More than 65 years ago Japanese Canadians were forcibly removed from their homes on British Columbia’s coast and brought to internment camps in places like the Slocan Valley during the height of the Second World War.

Today those who lived through the ordeal tell stories of struggle, sadness, and forgiveness. Here’s one such tale...

GREG NESTEROFFNelson Star Reporter

ABOVE —Even before World War II, Japanese Canadians like Yosh Tagami were fingerprinted and photographed for identity cards when they turned 16. RIGHT — Thou-sands of internees were sent to Slocan City where they en-dured primitive living conditions. (Tak Toyota photo)

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NewsFirst Nelson-Creston Forum

Candidates square o� at PrestigeCandidates vying for the

opportunity to serve as Nel-son-Creston’s MLA packed the Prestige Lakeside Hotel Tuesday night for a forum hosted by the Nelson and District Chamber of Com-merce.

More than 175 people were on hand for the � rst candidate forum of this election putting NDP in-cumbent Michelle Mungall, Liberal’s Greg Garbula and Sjeng Derkx representing the Greens to the test.

With the audience getting a chance to question their candidates, the � rst query of the night had to do with legalization of marijuana to which Derkx took the most pro-pot stance. He noted growing up in Holland where youths smoke less pot and use fewer harder drugs due to a system that focuses on harm reduction rather than penalization.

“I think it’s a program that works,” he said.

The environment also played prominently among

the crowd who asked about oil and gas development and plans for the Jumbo Glacier resort. While both the NDP and Green party candidates pledged to keep “Jumbo Wild,” the Liberal’s Garbula was heckled as he responded to the hotbed issue. Saying the issue is too complex for a simple for-or-against stance, he did question how another resort would impact tourism with too much product and not enough people already a problem.

With regards to frack-ing, “we will stop all new development,” said Derkx coming out most opposed to the controversial drilling method. Mungall said frack-

ing would be subject to the environmental assessment process and added that the NDP is against the Enbridge pipeline.

The Chamber’s Tom Thomson moderated the evening that also featured several questions from a me-dia panel that included news director Glenn Hicks from 103.5 � e Bridge and Nelson Star editor Bob Hall.

Bringing his own style of questioning to the forum, Hicks amused as he put Gar-bula on the spot about his party’s claims the “sky will fall” should the NDP form the next government while his party isn’t � scally doing any better.

Garbula claimed his party has helped the province fare well despite a downturn in the global economy.

“� ey’ve managed the � -nances of the province quite well,” he said.

Derkx pointed to the NDP debt from the 1990s and sug-gested the province cannot keep heading in the same direction, “running de� cits like these two have done,” he said. Mungall dismissed the days of old claiming “when I meet people on the doorstep, they’re talking about today.”

Hall brought his history covering politics in Nelson to

KIRSTEN HILDEBRANDNelson Star Reporter

Nelson-Creston incumbent MLA Michelle Mungall from the NDP (right) joined Liberal candidate Greg Gar-bula (middle) and Green Party candidate Sjeng Derkx (left) at the Tuesday night forum. Bob Hall photo

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NewsContinued from Page 2

covering politics in Nelson to the table as he challenged Mungall asking her why she’d not stopped by Mayor John Dooley’s o� ce once in her term in o� ce. He wit-nessed former Mayor Gary Exner and MLA Corky Evans establish a solid relationship despite being politically opposite.

Mungall argued her letters of invitation to political � gures throughout the riding had only been accepted by RDCK director Ramona Faust. Derkx pointed out that it’s not su� cient to say “my door is open” and Garbula gave a who’s who of the leaders through-out the riding he’s met with since starting his political campaign.

“I didn’t mean to name drop,” he joked.

Hicks also took the candidates to task defending their party lead-er, saying the Greens in particular have a leader too quiet between elections.

Derkx pointed out Jane Sterk has 29 per cent popularity and said she issues press releases to the media but “mainstream press isn’t interested in what the Greens have to say between elections,” he said.

Hall asked the panel how they’d

handle adversity as the tough deci-sions don’t always make the public happy. � e last Liberal in power in Nelson-Creston, Blair Su� redine ran into trouble and took a “duck and cover” approach dealing with constituents, said Hall looking to the latest Liberal on the ballot for answers.

“Blair was in a bad position be-cause they were cleaning up from 10 years of bad government,” said Garbula. “Rural areas were put in a bad position.”

Mungall said she has never been one to “duck and cover,” in govern-ment as “you have to be able to face the music every day,” she said.

Derkx said, “if you make a de-cision and you are honest about it, people may not like it but they might understand.”

Health, education and the economy also � gured strongly among the folks lined up to ques-tion candidates. Concerns were raised about child poverty and young families struggling to earn a decent living.

Mungall said her party plans to target the top two per cent income earners to put money into creating better equality in the province. She also cited the NDP’s $210 million BC Families Bonus program as a way to � ght poverty.

Garbula said his government is working toward solutions, that the Liberal platform was “not going to solve all the problems, but it’s a strong plan,” he said.

Derkx said throwing around numbers in the millions isn’t the Green Party way.

“� rowing out promises just leads to more cynicism about politics,” he said.

� e forum is the � rst of several that will take place in Nelson lead-ing up to the May 14 election date. Next up is an education-focused event taking place on May 8 at Nelson Board O� ce on Johnstone Road.

“Throwing out promises just leads to more

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ABOVE — Tom Thomson from the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce moderated the Tuesday night forum at the Prestige. (Kirsten Hildebrand photo)BELOW — In total, candidates heard from 19 people who put forward questions on the night. (Bob Hall photo)

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Always a man to work alongside politicians, Sjeng

Derkx is ready to make a name for himself in a new arena. And it’s a name he’s spent his whole life ex-plaining.

Born in the south of Holland where Sjeng is a common title, Derkx is no stranger to questions he’s gotten since leaving his homeland.

“� e name is very com-mon in one town in Hol-land,” he says. “I am used to it. People will get used to it.”

It was in Holland that Derkx met his wife Ann Remnant who was there on a cultural exchange. � ey were married in 1982 and spent their � rst wed-ded years in Holland until Remnant felt drawn back to Canada.

“In the end it was a great move for both of us,” he said.

� ey landed in Van-couver close to Remnant’s family where they stayed for 10 years. Derkx worked as a general contractor leaving more than his home country behind. Close to � nishing a law degree in Holland, he decided he didn’t like the profession. It wasn’t for him, but working with his hands was.

“� ere is something very special about making something with your own hands,” said the contractor turned cabinetmaker. “Few things are as satisfying as that.”

Derkx and Remnant’s Vancouver home was on the east side and it proved rough for the couple who now had a young child. � ey looked for an ideal location to embrace family life.

“We found Nelson and fell in love. It’s a story that’s been heard a thousand times,” said Derkx. “What an amazing place to bring up a kid, honestly. � ere is everything for them. It’s safe and so supportive.”

� eir son Oscar thrived amid Nelson’s vibrant the-atre community becoming “much more famous than

me,” said Derkx. He’s now attending the University of Alberta in the elite Bach-elor of Fine Arts acting program.

Derkx and his wife joined the Green Party during the 2005 provincial election that saw the single transferrable vote referen-dum question on the ballot. � e proportional represen-tation issue hooked them.

“I’d never been a mem-ber of a political party. � rough the single trans-ferrable vote we started to learn more about the Green Party and like what we heard,” he said. “Before too long we were in the thick of it.”

Derkx is no stranger to elections, but his experi-ence as deputy district electoral o� cer for two elections was a far cry from the political arena in which he’s currently competing.

“It’s one of those jobs where you really have to stay away from politics,” he said. “You’re running democracy, organizing it and your objectivity and distance from day-to-day politics earns public trust in the process.”

For this reason, his new role as candidate means distancing himself from the district electoral o� cer, Rob Switzer, a friend and

former co-host of Kootenay Co-op Radio show By the People, a six-year endeavor that turned the tables.

“It was a show about local democracy,” he said.

“But our focus wasn’t on decision makers, it was on the people impacted by the decisions. We’d go out to people’s living rooms… it was a neat thing to do. It got us involved with real people, great people, passionate people. People really care. It’s great to be there and give them a voice.”

Derkx is well known for speaking his mind and he likes to hear from others doing the same. He doesn’t shy away from an “honest disagreement. If you listen, you can learn,” he said.

“I think that’s the only way to go. If you’re not saying what you think, not being sincere and honest in

your beliefs, you might as well say nothing,” he said.

� is kind of tenacity was channeled into securing rail lines throughout the West Kootenay and beyond, some of Derkx’s proudest achievements, says the man who co-founded the Nelson and Area Trails Society.

“We spent years lobby-ing, and pushing and mas-saging Victoria and in the end managed to convince them to purchase that property for multi-million dollars. � ey’re all pur-chased now and in public hands ready to be used not just as trails, but ready to be reused as rails when the day comes,” he says. “� ere is personal satisfaction to this. I put my heart and soul and volunteer e� ort into this.”

During this time he was one of the founders and became regional director for Trails BC and head of the Kootenay Boundary regional trails council.

Hitting the trails is something Derkx does in his spare time. Cycling, hiking and cross-country skiing get him out into the environment he’s pas-sionate about protecting. Indoors he’s an avid reader.

Derkx’s Nelson campaign headquarters is located at 621 Herridge Lane.

A passion for the environmentMeet the Nelson-Creston Candidates: Green Party’s Sjeng Derkx


Sjeng Derkx is a hands-on guy as displayed here at last weekend’s Green Party sign making event at Lakeside Park which saw volunteers recycle election signs for the campaign.

“We found Nelson and fell in love.

It’s a story that’s been heard a

thousand times.”Sjeng Derkx

Green Party Candidate

Kirsten Hildebrand photo

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Council takes Jumbo standNelson council wants the

Union of BC Municipalities to seek intervenor status for the BC supreme court judi-cial review of how Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality was created.

UBCM passed a resolu-tion last fall stating they do not support the concept of an un-elected body making land-use decisions for an area with no population. But the organization has a policy not to get involved in legal mat-ters until the appeal process.

At a meeting Monday, Nelson council unanimously supported a motion to write a letter encouraging the UBCM to make an exemp-tion for this case. A handful of other municipalities, in-cluding Invermere and New Denver, have already passed similar resolutions.

Councillors were careful

to note that the legal mat-ter concerns how the resort municipality was created — and is not about debating whether or not a the resort should be developed in the Jumbo Valley.

“� is is about democratic process. Whether or not we as individuals want to keep Jumbo wild is beside the point,” Councillor Deb Ko-zak said.

To create the Jumbo resort municipality, the province made signi� cant changes to the Local Government Act, including removing a re-quirement that a resort mu-

nicipality have residents and that the residents support the creation of the municipality. � ose changes were made without consultation with the UBCM.

Kozak compared the situ-ation to how the province in-troduced the HST without consultation.

“I think it’s important for local governments to stand up and say this isn’t right,” Kozak said.

If the UBCM can be per-suaded to become an inter-vener in the case, it would allow the organization to submit its own evidence in the case between the West Kootenay EcoSociety and the province.

EcoSociety executive di-rector David Reid said that could help their case.

“We’re a public interest group, while they represent the interests of municipali-ties. � ey may have their own information about how

it a� ects municipalities,” Reid said, noting that the UBCM has waived its policy and be-come involved in legal pro-ceedings in the past.

� e EcoSociety, with the help of West Coast Environ-mental Law, is alleging that various provincial statutes were violated in the forma-tion of the Jumbo resort mu-nicipality. � e province had until April 25 to respond.

Jumbo Glacier Resort Mu-nicipality was incorporated in November. Its appointed mayor and council held their � rst meeting in February. � e report municipality is located 55 km west of Invermere and is slated for the development of a massive year-round ski resort with 23 ski li� s, 5,500 bed-units and a 104-hectare resort base area.

� e EcoSociety and other environmental groups have been � ghting the develop-ment for more than two de-cades.

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SAM VAN SCHIENelson Star Reporter

A report of a suspicious male in Fair-view on Saturday night helped lead po-lice to an arrest of a Kaslo man who is believed to be responsible for recent break-ins.

Just before 11 p.m., Nelson Police Department members responded to a

call about the suspicious man. “� e male was suspected to have

committed a recent break and enter to a Fairview business and was diligently spotted by the business owner and re-ported,” a police release stated.

Prior to police arrival, the suspect managed to seek cover in a Fairview residence but the business owner was able to pinpoint his location. As a result,

o� cers e� ectively located and arrested the 29-year-old from Kaslo.

� e man was brought before a Justice of the Peace and eventually released on conditions to appear in Nelson Court next month, facing a charge of Break and Enter. � e man has also been re-cently charged with multiple the� s and possession of stolen property in separate and unrelated incidences.

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say this isn’t right.”Deb Kozak

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Nelson Star Staff

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Editor: Bob HallPublisher: Karen Bennett

Editorial

In so many ways, politics is a game. So when it comes to games, there is this in-nate urge to declare a winner.

In the race for the Nelson-Creston seat, the ultimate champion will be declared on May 14 when you have your say at the ballot box. Between now and then, however, there will be several games within the game that can be scored.

The all-candidates forum Tuesday night at the Prestige Inn was the first opportunity to get a handle on how the candidates are doing so far in the campaign.

Liberal contender Greg Garbula came out of the blocks looking a little nervous. Not sur-prising given his lack of political experience. Once the questions started flying, Garbula settled in and did a decent job answering. He went off script a few times and wasn’t afraid to give answers (Jumbo, fracking) he knew would be unpopular with the Nelson crowd.

In contrast to Garbula, Green Party can-didate Sjeng Derkx seemed comfortable. Derkx’s passion for what he believes in has prompted his candidacy and when you speak from your heart it’s that much easier. He attempted to spark more lively debate on a couple of occasions and though his rivals did not bite, it did provide at least some drama.

After four years in Victoria, NDP candidate Michelle Mungall can now be considered a veteran politician. The incumbent is smooth, confident and delivers her message very well. At times flipping through the NDP campaign booklet, Mungall was solid throughout the night.

So who won? Obviously the biggest win-ners were the 175-plus that crammed into the Prestige. But when it comes to the three vying for votes, the edge goes to Derkx.

The Green Party has nothing to lose in this election and Derkx knows it. He’s a passionate speaker who knows his party is not watching his every move. Though his party has com-fortably moved out of the political fringe, he’s allowed to take more risks than his opponents knowing — and even stating Tuesday night — that his party will not be running the show in Victoria after May 14. His answers were hon-est and drew the largest audience response.

Mungall knows she is in for a spirited fight over the next three weeks. The incumbent wrapped up her closing remarks by telling supporters: “Nelson-Creston has a three way race... now is not the time to take a break from the ballot box.” Amongst other messag-es, it was a nod to the strength of her competi-tors. Game on.

Scoring the first forum

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Twelve years ago, a few months after I started work at the

Nelson Daily News, there was a provincial election. I was new to the Nelson political scene. Having just moved from Alberta where it seems one party will dominate until the end of time, seeing four candidates on the ballot, I knew this was an election to get excited about.

It was 2001 (yes, I’ve been kicking around that long) and it was the year that Liberal Blair Suffre-dine defeated NDP MLA Corky Evans who’d been sitting in the legislature for 10 years. I don’t remember much about the ensuing excitement over the upset as I, new on the beat, covered the late Colleen McCrory who ran for the Greens, Unity Party Ste-phen Cox and the memo-rable Dan Loehndorf who ran for the Marijuana Party. This was the first year the Marijuana Party entered a candidate.

I remember then-man-aging editor Drew Ed-wards taking me to Mari-juana Party headquarters in the old Herridge Lane Holy Smoke location as the results were breaking. I was to interview the losing candidate. Edwards told the dreadlocked crew to “take it easy on her” — the Alberta farm girl still fresh on me. It’s a fond memory I have of the often gruff Edward’s softer side.

It was a fun night fu-eled by the adrenaline a reporter gets when things are happening.

So here I am again. This is my first election since returning to work after a bit of an extended mater-nity leave. And I am ex-cited. Last week, I tweeted asking who’s with me and was asked if I was being sarcastic. While I generally go for sarcasm, this time, I’m sincere.

I think this election has me going for no reason other than it’s happening. As a reporter, I’m fully engaged. When someone fully commits to an expe-rience, more comes from it as is true in all life experi-ences.

This election I get the privilege of sitting down with each candidate and chatting with them about their lives, their ideas and

their plans. I attended Tuesday night’s all-can-didate forum and will go to the others where I can see them under pressure, thinking on their feet and how that reflects on their character. These are things that anyone can do but not everyone does. In fact, when you consider the importance of electing a government far too few actually get engaged.

I am first to admit that when I took off my re-porter hat, strapped three kids to myself and became more concerned with soup than political process, I didn’t seek out the candi-dates for a one-on-one or head out after dinner to listen to debate. I voted, but with less enthusiasm

than I feel today.As I gather informa-

tion while covering this election, I’m fueling my ability to best make a decision. Not only am I excited about the cam-paign, I’m excited to vote. My decision will be utterly informed. How could it not be?

So “rah, rah, rah!”— get excited about the election. Be engaged. Because you want to. Because it could even be fun. Fun is what you make of it right? There are still three weeks to jump on the bandwagon. Space is available.

Kirsten Hildebrand is a reporter at the Nelson Star. She can be reached at [email protected]

Random Ramblings — Kirsten Hildebrand

Back on the political sidelines

Seeing democracy in action — like at the all-candidates forum on Tuesday night at the Prestige Inn — can be an exciting night out. What are you going to do in the coming weeks to get more informed about who you are going to be voting for on May 14? Kirsten Hildebrand photo


Letters to the Editor

A man wrote a letter to a small hotel in a Midwest town he planned to visit on his vacation.

He wrote: I would very much like to bring my dog with me. He is well groomed And very well behaved. Would you be willing to permit me to keep him in my

room with me at night?”An immediate reply came

from the hotel owner, who wrote: “Sir, I’ve been operat-ing this hotel for many years. In all that time, I’ve never had a dog steal towels, bed-clothes, silverware or pictures off the walls. I’ve never had to evict a dog in the middle of

the night for being drunk and disorderly. And I’ve never had a dog run out on a hotel bill. Yes, indeed, your dog is welcome at my hotel. And, if your dog will vouch for you, you’re welcome to stay here, too.”

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SLUGS. It would be special if those who leave their garbage and bags of doggie do at the bottom of the Pulpit Rock trail on Johnston Road, would show the residents and the rest of the responsible public the courtesy of disposing of it properly! Hugs to the ones that do.

HUGS. To the little girl who found our baseball as it was rolling down Davies Street on Sunday evening. Thanks for stopping it before it hit the highway and for coming back up the hill to return it to us. Very sweet.

HUGS. To the lady on the street last week who told me how nice I looked. You had impeccable timing that day!

SLUGS. To the lady who did not look down Latimer Street as she came up Josephine Street, I was ges-turing to you to continue through when you threw up your hands at me!

HUGS. They spun through town bringing fun and col-lecting food. Big hugs to the carnival for supporting barrier-free access to healthy food.

SLUGS. As I was walking up Stanley Street from Baker I witnessed a woman driving a newer model black truck the size of a locomotive going in the same direction at breakneck speed. Had you not been going at the speed of light through a school zone no less, I would have taken your licence num-ber, reported you and seen you in court. Your actions were completely unacceptable and I am afraid to say it, but you are a disgrace. Slow down or leave town whichever comes first.

SLUGS. To all the bad drivers in Nelson. Stop sign means stop! Stop. Crosswalks you must stop. Use your signal lights. If you see a car driving towards you and you are at a stop sign you must wait until the car passes. Not pull out in front of the car to cause the car to brake because you cut them off.

This happens every day here. Drive with consider-ation and care.

HUGS. In honour of Volunteer Appreciation Week I want to send giant hugs to all the fabulous volun-teers who donate their valuable time at the Capitol Theatre. You are greatly appreciated!

HUGS. Dear I-Ching Fairy, we love you too and send three big hugs right back. We love you all and that’s why we do what we do. Thank you so much, it’s wonderful and makes our day when we hear that our work is helpful.

SLUGS. To the man who cleaned my aging mother’s eavestroughs for $150 when it clearly didn’t need it. No trees, newer house, nothing to block the eaves... yet you took advantage. It’s called Karma and you should get ready for some of it in a bad way.

SLUGS. To all those that keep dumping their garbage off at S.H.A.R.E Nelson after hours. We are a non-profit organization that welcomes donations so we can help people in our community through Our Daily Bread. However, when we receive unsalable items, money that could help people, has to go to pay dump fees. Please do not drop off broken, soiled, unusable items after hours on our loading dock. Please bring your donations during store hours so we can deter-mine its value together, or call us for a free pick up.

HUGS. To the citizens of Nelson and surrounding area for tremendous support and bringing in all your sale-able donations. We could not help Our Daily Bread without you.

HUGS. To the folks that come out for trash to trea-sure day. It’s a great community event. Unfortunately my bike was mistaken for “trash” and was picked up at the corner of Third and Elwyn on Saturday. It’s a red Specialized Rockhopper that I do treasure. Would appreciate having it returned to 324 Fourth Street or call 250-509-0942. Thanks!

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The Nelson and District Aquatic Centre is set to open by mid-summer according to officials who say repairs are moving along as scheduled.

“We’ve received the final scope of work from the archi-tect and it shows we’re on track to have construction done in June,” said Joe Chirico, general manager of community servic-es. “Then once we clean and test our systems and refill the pool we can reopen to the pub-lic. Swimmers should be able to dive in just as the weather is heating up.”

The false ceiling that gave way at the end of January and forced the closure of the pool has now been torn down. Crews are sandblasting gird-ers to remove lead paint in accordance with WorksafeBC requirements.

A contractor bidding and selection process is underway and the successful contrac-

tor will begin construction in early May. New energy-efficient lighting, modern acoustical treatment for the pool ceiling and non-hazardous paint are on order.

The community has been se-riously affected by the closure, admited Chirico.

“This unexpected temporary closure of our facility has been hard on user groups, NDCC employees and our entire com-munity,” he said.

“The Nelson Neptunes sum-mer swim club has had to make

the very difficult decision to cancel their 2013 season. This highlights why we need to un-dertake a longer-term fix to modernize our aquatic centre.”

The Regional District of Central Kootenay will begin planning for the final phase of the repair and renovation proj-ect this fall when the commu-nity will be invited to provide input into the design options.

Ramona Faust, recreation

NDCC pool repair ‘on track’Regional District of Central Kootenay

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Fair runs smoothly� e Police Beat

� e Nelson Police Department is reporting no major incidences during the West Coast Amusement Fair this past weekend.

Based on a stabbing near the site last spring and an assault the year before, the local force put extra re-sources on and near the site over the weekend.

“� e event was not without some

police involvement as several li-quor related o� ences were observed and enforced,” a police press release stated.

A 37-year-old Langley resident was arrested for Intoxication in Public and lodged in downtown cells.

Several violation tickets were also issued under the Liquor Con-trol and Licensing Act for consum-ing liquor in public as well as mi-nors in possession of liquor.

Nelson Star Staff

Continued from Page 8commission chair and director

for Area E said while reopening the pool is the immediate goal, extend-ing the life of the facility into the coming decades is also a priority.

“We also need to be sure that any work we do now makes economic and practical sense given the fa-cility review, design and retro� t process that Bruce Carscadden and Iredale Group Architecture are undertaking for us.”

� e recreation commission and RDCK sta� are reviewing initial design concepts to modernize the

aquatic centre and improve the � ow of activities and human move-ment throughout the recreation complex.

“We’ll share design options with the public once we receive the full architectural report. It’s going to be interesting to hear what people think and to see their response to concepts for making our facility a more inviting and functional space,” said Faust.

Removal of the false ceiling has cost about $100,000 with an expect-ed total project cost of $600,000 for all repairs, and renovations.

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WATER MAIN FLUSHING PROGRAM

The City of Nelson Utilities Department will start the Water Main Flushing Program. The flushing will be done Monday to Friday from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, commencing immediately and continuing into the month of June.

Flushing water mains is carried out as part of an annual scheduled preventative maintenance program to remove sediment that gradually deposits in the pipes and to help maintain water quality in the water distribution system. The benefits include maintaining and potentially improving the water quality level in the mains. This method will also reduce bacteriological growth, restore disinfection residuals, improve colour, control corrosion and can help restore flow and pressures in the distribution system. As your area is flushed, your plumbing may experience a temporary reduction in water pressure and/or discoloration of the water. These conditions are normal during flushing activities and are only temporary. Please run your drinking, cooking and laundry water before using. To clear your water lines, turn on your cold water tap or outside hose bib and let it run until the water is clear for approximately 15 minutes. Residents on a dialysis machine should call us at the number listed below and the crews will work to accommodate the resident. Some larger facilities will be contacted prior to work being done in their area of town.

We apologize for any inconvenience this work may cause.

For more information, please contact:Phone: 250-352-8238email: [email protected]

COMMUNITY FIRST MEDICAL CLINIC WILL NOT BE CLOSING

Our most sincere apologies for all the stress and confusion our announcement of impending closure has made on the community and our patients.

We have reconsidered and WE WILL NOT BE CLOSING ON JUNE 1, 2013Dr. Andrew Murray will still relocate his practice to the Ancron Medical on 402 Baker Street as of June 1, where he will continue to see his family practise patience.

Dr. Joel Kailia will close his family practice effective June 1, 2013 as he shifts his focus to a more specialized area of medicine. Dr. Kailia will continue to see his chronic pain and addictions patients at the same location for the unforeseeable future.

Dr. Yasmin Garcia will be moving to Vancouver after August 15, 2013. She will continue to see her family practice patients at Community First Medical Clinic until her departure.

We continue to actively search for locum physicians to temporarily fill the void left by the closure of several family practices in Nelson and area.

We have, to date, been unable to recruit family physicians to take over Dr. Kailia’s and Dr. Garcia’s practices. There are various urgent recruitment initiatives currently taking place in Nelson and the Kootenays to attract more family physicians to our area.

Your medical records will be available for transfer to another physician upon your request, or you may stop by the clinic to request a summary of your records. Please feel free to come by the clinic and we will do our best to assist you and make this transition as easy as possible.

It remains an honour and a pleasure to serve this community.

To book an appointment after June 1, 2013 with Dr Murray please contact Ancron Medical at 250-352-9144.


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CalendarCommunity organizations

Cottonwood Community Garden Gathering on Saturday April 27, throughout the day, in Cottonwood park. Bring your garden tools to help grow or-ganic, nutritious and medicinal vegetables, herbs and flowers. All ages and levels of experience are welcomed.

Celebration of Peace Festival will be held at Nelson United Church (corner of Silica and Josephine Streets) on Saturday, April 27 from 2 to 7 p.m. Speak-ers will include Randy Janzen, Madelyn McKay, Maddy Mur-phy and Cheryl Grant and oth-ers, with David Boyd hosting. Musicians will include the Sil-ver King Choir, Marion Bergevin, Soniko Waira and others. There will be an open mic time to share thoughts, music or poetry. There is no charge and all are welcome.

All seniors welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, located at 717 Vernon Street. Meeting commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1. Tea and goodies will be served after the meeting. Some of the activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, whist, domi-nos, chess and snooker. For info, call 250-352-7078 weekday af-ternoons.

Next Wild and Wacky Wednes-day at the Nelson Public Library is May 1 from 3:30 to 5 p.m., for 12-year-olds and up. Have you always been curious about Tae Kwon Do? Want to see a demo from the experts and try it out. Come to our free demonstration with experienced teens and their teachers and try out a beginner’s class. Local members of the Nel-son club will be presenting this fun session. Snacks and prizes as always. For information contact [email protected] or 250-505-5683.

Nelson Minor Hockey Asso-ciation AGM on May 1 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the banquet hall in the New Grand Hotel.

Friday, May 3 is International Women’s Motorcycle Riders Day and to celebrate, Mainjet Motor-sports (708 Hwy 3A) is hosting a complimentary event. At 11 a.m. gather at the store for a bar-becue, then a ride thru Nelson and beyond. Call Marg Hart 250-352-3191 to register your par-ticipation.

Nelson Covenant Church is hosting a multi-family garage sale in the church basement at 702 Stanley Street on Saturday, May 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. All proceeds from this sale will be directed to a “water/well project” in Africa.

Fifth Annual MS cut-a-thon in memory of Nina Arabia on Sunday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Waves on the Lake Hair Design. Minimum $20 dona-tion, walk-ins welcome. For an appointment call 250-352-9283.

The 12th annual Nelson Gar-den Festival is Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the 200-block of Baker Street. The festival brings you plants, trees, seeds, flowers, garden tools and furniture and more, from more than 50 local vendors — every-thing to make your garden beau-tiful. Rain or shine, come early, bring a wagon.

Sunday, May 12 is the annual Mother’s Day Breakfast at Pass-more Hall (3656 Passmore Old Road) from 9 a.m. to noon. Silent auction, draws and door prizes. All are welcome.

Nelson and District Arts Council annual general meeting on Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. in the Chamber of Commcerce board room (225 Hall Street, up-stairs).

Seniors aged 90+ or turning 90 this year are invited to the 11th Annual Strawberry Social and Birthday Party at Senior Citizen’s Association Nelson Branch #51 on Saturday, May 25 at 2 p.m. Call 250-352-6198 by May 10 to reserve a spot.

Nelson Grans to Grans will host a Kazuri Jewellery Sale Saturday, May 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hume Hotel. A buffet lunch will be served, and there will be a fashion show of Kazuri Jewellery with clothing from Sensations Dress Shoppe and Cottons. Tickets are $20, available from Cottons (390 Baker Street) and Sensations (534 Josephine Street).

MS Society Walk at Nelson’s Lakeside Park on Sunday, May 26 at 9 p.m. Walk lengths range from 1 km to 5 km. Register on-line at mswalks.ca or phone 250-352-3997.

WorkshopsEvery Friday, Community

Threads meets at Nelson and District Women’s Centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come learn to knit, crochet, spin, embroider and make rag rugs. On Wednes-days, Community Threads of-fers quilting lessons from 9 a.m. to noon at the same location. Women of all ages welcome. Call 250-551-4951 for info.

Two-day interior decorating workshop with Nest Building au-thor, Kate Bridger. Discover your inner interior designer, April 27 and 28 at Selkirk College in Castlegar. Call 250-365-1208 to register. Course information can be found at katebridger.ca.

The Creating Caring Commu-nities Committee second annual spring conference is scheduled for May 2 and 3 at Selkirk Col-lege in Castlegar. The theme for this year’s conference is “Keep-ing the Doors Open: New Be-ginnings for Creating Policy that Supports Marginalized Popula-tions,” featuring keynote speakers Carrielynn Lund, Eugene Osca-pella and Dr. Tessa Parkes. Cost for the conference is $85 includ-ing lunch, beverages and snacks. Students can pay a reduced fee of $30. For more information, call ANKORS at 250-505-5506.

Democracy Talks, a national outreach program to increase po-

litical engagement, comes to the Nelson Public Library on Thurs-day, May 9 in the evening. Join in a lively discussion facilitated by Nelson’s Bill Metcalfe and the BC Program Coordinator of De-mocracy Talks, Marissa Lawrence. Space is limited. Please email [email protected] by April 30 if you wish to attend.

The Local Intelligence Gather-ing will feature presentations by dozens of local experts on topics of leadership and innovation. The event goes Saturday, May 25 at Mary Hall, Selkirk College, 10th Street Campus, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Lunch and dinner includ-ed. Tickets are $59, bursaries are available. Registration is through the Kootenay School of the Arts or by calling 250-352-2821.

FundraisersBurger and beverage fund-

raiser at Finley’s on Friday, April 26 at 6 p.m. Proceeds go to the Nelson Christian Community School playground project. For $15 get a bacon cheese burger and a drink of your choice (beer, wine, highball or pop). There will be a live swing band performing. Come out and help the school build a playground!

Transitional Training students at Selkirk College in Nelson are hosting a huge garage sale on Saturday, May 4, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Silverking Campus (2001 Silverking Road). Many quality items will be available, including furniture, amazing clothing, top notch sporting goods, and even a boat! Proceeds from the sale will benefit further Adult Spe-cial Education student projects and activities that support the development of life skills.

Ongoing bottle drive in sup-port of BEAKS Wild Bird Re-habilitation. Bottles/cans can be dropped off at The Nelson Ani-mal Hospital on Ymir Road.

Investors Group will be at the Nelson Safeway from 2 to 6 p.m. on Monday, May 6 collecting

food and cash donations for Nel-son’s food banks and Our Daily Bread in recognition of Hunger Awareness Week. Please stop by and make a donation.

Sponsor a seat at the Nelson Civic Theatre for $250, which also gets your name on the do-nor wall. Donations by cheque made out to the City of Nelson earmarked for Nelson Civic The-atre Seat Sale are eligible for a tax receipt. For more information see civictheatre.ca.

Hume Elementary School is fundraising for our playground expansion. We are selling grocery cards for Save-on, Safeway and Kootenay Co-op in $50 and $100 dollar cards. Every $100 purchase gives you one ballet in a draw in late June for an Apple iPad. 2 for 1 Passport to the Kootenays Coupon books available for $45. Tax deductible receipts issued for all cash donations. Contact [email protected] or call Brenda at 250-352-4610.

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daunting — which is why the Ca-nadian Cancer Society is asking everyone to wear a daffodil on April 27 — Daffodil Day — to show their support of those living with cancer.

The Capitol Theatre Restora-tion Society will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the theatre’s 1988 restoration and reopening with an evening “thank you” event on May 16. If you have volunteered extensively or made donations and have not received an invitation, please email Mar-garet Stegman at [email protected].

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Tasers back in the ‘tool belt’Nelson Police Department Gets Weapons Back

Nelson Police Department re-certi� ed its o� cers to use Tasers earlier this month al-lowing them to carry the weap-on for the � rst time in years.

� e local department vol-untarily took the Tasers o� the street in 2007 as they awaited the results of a public inquiry prompted by the Ta-sering death of Polish immi-grant Robert Dziekanski at the Vancouver airport in October, 2007.

In summer 2009, the Braid-wood Inquiry came out with recommendations for the safe use of Tasers, including new training standards and sug-gestions that weapons only be used when other de-escalation techniques have failed and a person is threatening or has caused harm on another per-son or themselves. � e prov-ince mandated all municipal police departments follow the recommendations.

Nelson Police Department

Chief Wayne Holland said a specialized use-of-force team was brought in from Delta to train the local o� cers on when it’s appropriate to use their Taser.

“If they’ve tried to resolve the issue other ways — they’ve tried to talk and reason with the person — and there’s a threat of harm, then the Taser is a way for the o� cer to con-trol the person and constrain them in handcu� s,” Holland explained.

O� en an o� cer only needs to threaten to use the Taser, and not actually deploy it, to get a person to comply to their demands.

As was the case pre-2007, an incident report must be � led every time an o� cer takes the Taser out of its holster. � e reports are reviewed by the Police Oversight O� ce.

Holland noted the oversight o� ce has never once ques-tioned a Nelson o� cer’s use of a Taser. Still, he welcomes the new guidelines to ensure they’re being used safely.

“We strive throughout our careers in law enforcement to never have to use lethal force,” he said. “� e Taser is a less-than-lethal force and it’s one of many tools in the tool belt to help our o� cers do their job of protecting the public.”


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Nasookin changes with lake

Continued from Page 1and o� cers’ quarters. At the top of the ship was the wheel-house, some 50 feet above the water.

On April 30, 1913, thou-sands of people gathered on these decks as well as aboard special barges, and at every vantage point in the ship-yard to watch the new boat’s launch.

James Bulger’s daughter Bertha broke a bottle of champange, christening it Nasookin — supposedly a Ktunaxa word that meant “the high,” the great,” or “the lord chief. (“At least these were the interpretations given by A.D. Wheeler of Ain-sworth, who had suggested the name,” historian Michael Cone writes.)

“� at the Nasookin may have a long and prosperous career should be the wish of every resident of Nelson,” the Daily News editorial-ized. “Her success means much to this city as well as to Kootenay and the Boundary generally.”

� e Nasookin made its maiden voyage on May 24 to Kaslo, with a capacity load of 550 passengers. Along the way, the ship was “royally received” with gun salutes, whistle blasts, and � reworks.

Soon a� er, it settled down to its daily run: it departed Nelson at 6:30 a.m., reached Procter at 8 a.m., and Koo-tenay Landing at 10:30 a.m. � e return trip le� at 4:30

p.m. and arrived in Nelson at 8:30 p.m.

Over the years, the Na-sookin hosted such dignitar-ies as the Prince of Wales — the future King Edward — who led an hour-long singalong in the forward observation room. It also carried the men of the 54th Kootenay Battalion on their way to war and Japanese Canadians bound for intern-ment at Kaslo.

FERRY DAYSCompletion of the rail line

between Procter and Koote-nay Landing in 1930 made the Nasookin redundant for the CPR. But it was only out of service a few months before the provincial government leased it as a car ferry be-tween Fraser’s Landing (near Balfour) and Gray Creek. (For a short while it continued on to Boswell, until the road between Boswell and Gray Creek was completed.)

In 1933, the province bought the Nasookin and made extensive alterations, removing the Texas deck and most of the upper cabin deck. � e pilot house was lowered to the roof of the ladies’ forward observation room and the main deck cleared to make more room for vehicles.

Tom Lymbery, whose fam-ily ran the Gray Creek store, which served as an informal ferry depot, recalls the Na-sookin landed alongside the wharf and cars had to make

a sharp right when boarding and then jockey for space be-tween the boiler and engines.

In its later CPR days, the Nasookin increasingly car-ried vehicles, but its bow had to be remodeled to accom-modate buses. � e image of a Greyhound perched on its prow remains unforgettable.

Bus passengers had to get o� at the top of the wharf and walk onto the boat because the loading operation was considered too dangerous.

� e Nasookin’s days on the lake ended June 27, 1947 following the launch of the new MV Anscomb. Longtime captain Malcolm MacKin-non also retired. Curiously, MacKinnon had been the Nasookin’s master during the ship’s trial runs and inaugural trip, but never piloted it again until its ferry days.

� e Nasookin sat at the Nelson shipyard until it was sold to former mayor Nor-man Stibbs, who turned it over to the Navy League of Canada for use as a training ship by local sea cadets. � e following year, the Nasookin broke loose and dri� ed upstream. It was then re-an-chored in a di� erent position, but according to historian Cone, little care was taken in � nding a proper berth and during low water of 1949, the hull settled on a submerged concrete foundation from an old sawmill.

“At � rst she began to list dangerously to starboard, but as the water level contin-ued to recede and the strain became too great, the gallant steamer broke her back and sank in shallow water,” Cone wrote. “� e real tragedy was that the entire incident could so easily have been avoided.”

� e Nasookin then be-came the centre of a lawsuit between the Navy League and City of Nelson, which was settled out of court for $1,000. But the old ship faced an uncertain future.

Next week: � e Nasookin’s new home

Sources:“Two thousand see launching,” Nelson Daily News, May 1, 1913“Nasookin makes maiden voyage,” Nelson Daily News, May 26, 1913“Builders busy with Nasookin,” Nelson Daily News, July 25, 1933“Alberta man buys Nasookin” Nelson Daily News, July 25, 1950“SS Nasookin was Queen of interior waters,” Nelson Daily News, Michael Cone, August 31, 1981“Once proud ship came to ignominious end,” Nelson Daily News, Michael Cone, September 1, 1981100 Days, 100 Years: A Century of Nelson’s Top News Stories, Shawn Lamb, 1997

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Treasure hunt in Star for iPad mini prize

� e Nelson Star is inviting its readers to search the paper’s pages for a chance to win an iPad Mini.

� ere will be a hidden RE-VEAL Me button somewhere within the colour pages of Fri-day issues of the Star visible only to those who’ve down-loaded the app on their smart phones and tablets.

“� ey won’t see it without the app,” says Star publisher Karen Bennett. “� is is a fun

way to encourage people to try the new technology we are featuring in the Nelson Star.”

Along with other interactive

digital content found through-out the newspaper, readers will � nd a hidden REVEAL Me button saying “email to win.”

Click the button to enter.

Bennett says the Star can track the num-ber of users try-ing out the new augmented re-ality featured in the Nelson pa-per. She’d like to see more using the technology that has gener-ated so much buzz.

“I know lots of people are talking about it

but there are still people who haven’t tried it,” she says. “� is is their chance.”

REVEAL ME is an augment-

ed reality pilot project for Black Press (the Nelson Star parent company) and was developed by Nelsonite Gregory Mack-enzie.

Only one entry is allowed per day and a special subject line ensures that only those who’ve found the hidden but-ton are eligible. � e contest will run for several weeks before a winner is randomly chosen from the entries.

REVEAL Me is free and available for both Android and iPhone as well as tablets through iTunes or the Google Play Store.

Happy hunting.

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Once lost, now found on FacebookA Facebook site devoted

to images of this region from the 1950s to the ‘80s is proving wildly popular, with hundreds of photos and comments posted within weeks of its launch.

More than 300 pictures have so far been uploaded to Lost Kootenays, which describes itself as a “jour-ney in space and in time into the heart of the Koo-tenays.”

More than half have been shared by locals. A browse reveals shots from the 1972 Silver City Days parade in Trail; the Balfour ferry terminal, late 1950s; and the Kimberley Snow Fiesta 1958. The page’s flagship image is of the 200 block of Baker Street in Nelson in the 1960s lit up at night.

There are lots of pictures from earlier years too, in-cluding snapshots that have never been shared with a wider audience. Others are from vintage postcards.

Users are encouraged to contribute images, home movies, or advertising, particularly of scenery or buildings but also events like parades or carnivals.

The site has so far received more than 6,665 likes from Facebook users. (By comparison, the Nelson Star has 2,075 likes, Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism has 2,625, and Keep Nelson Weird has 970.)

As one commenter said: “Lost Kootenays is the fast-est growing site I’ve ever seen on Facebook! And who is the person that cre-ated this great site?”

Take a bow Zac Odin, a Creston writer and photog-rapher, who chatted to the Star via email.

How did you get the idea for Lost Kootenays?

I have been gathering various images I came across on the internet of things that interested me for quite a while now, spe-cifically of times that seem to have been lost.

For example, I have gathered a large number of Soviet-era snapshots, candid photos of normal people doing normal things

in what we were led to be-lieve was the Evil Empire.

I grew up in the Yu-kon and about a year ago

I found some old and very interesting images of Whitehorse while search-ing Google which I posted

on an old blog and Face-book page.

Most of these were postcards from the 1950s and 1960s showing a rather incongruous time – tech-nological utopianism in the middle of nowhere. Not long afterwards I started following Vintage Los An-geles for similar reason.

Recently I came across a lot of great images of the Kootenays. Naturally, I found these fascinating and thought others would as well and so I started a page following the model of Vintage LA.

How would you sum up the goal of the site?

Lost Kootenays Plumbs Local Nostalgia

GreG NesteroffNelson Star Reporter

The Lost Kootenays Facebook page (above) has scored tremendous success in a very short time as those who like the page are able to travel back in time and share. The page is the handiwork of Creston writer and photographer Zac Odin (below) who is surprised by its early success.

Zac Odin is behind the incredibly popular Lost Kootenays, a Face-book tribute to bygone eras.


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NewsContinued from Page 14

� e original goal was to show a time in the Kootenays that was some-what neglected – the 1950s through the 1970s.

I was born in the early 1970s and the ‘50s and ‘60s are, to me, a sort of golden age. Post-WWII a� uence and then Cold War optimism in the face of the contradiction of nuclear destruction. A strange time when everything appeared to be new and people believed in the promises of the Space Age. Which is what appealed to me about pages like Lost San Fran-cisco and Vintage Los Angeles to a large degree.

However a� er the participation of many people, the page’s focus has de� nitely changed, becoming more of a historical archive. But an archive of the people, not the elite. Free to add to and free to visit any time you like.

Where do you � nd the images that aren’t otherwise credited?

To begin with, Lost Kootenays is for entertainment and education. Nobody makes any money o� it. Many of the images I posted in the early days of the site were found on Google, much like those on the other ‘lost’ sites, and as such are hard to source. Some of these � rst images are old postcards.

We have a disclaimer on Lost Kootenays to the e� ect that we will take down anything that anyone has a problem with; because we can-not control what page followers are posting any copyright infringement is unintentional and will either be credited or deleted.

For the photos uploaded by users, when we sort them into albums we al-ways credit the original uploader. � is is stated clearly on the front page. If anyone does not want their photos added to the albums they need to let us know.

When did the site launch and how did you initially advertise it?

I started this site on March 22,

uploaded some photos, etc. but didn’t do any promotion until the following Monday. I liked various local pages and then I believe the I Love Creston page was one of the � rst to reshare an image of downtown Creston.

On top of that some people I knew here were spreading the word. A� er that it just exploded, peaking with a mention on Global Morning News Vancouver’s Trending Now segment.

Are you surprised at the site’s popularity?

Yes. I thought I might get some interest for the same reasons that there are other pages like this one but I did not expect that there would be so much.

Why do you think it’s touched such a nerve?

I think there are a number of rea-sons. � e obvious one is nostalgia and

people remembering shared times and places. However, there is also the appeal of a vanished time, and I think this is what draws many younger people to the page, some of whom are still in high school.

Many of these images are archetyp-al like, for example, the Peebles Motor Inn in Nelson. It is almost perfect technological utopianism — textured concrete, shiny surfaces, bright lights, etc. and now it is gone, and can never be replaced. One gets a feeling of deep longing for places like that. And sometimes it’s good to know that they simply just existed once.

� ey are representatives of a Gold-en Age, whether that age was actually golden or not. � ere is obviously a his-torical appeal to this page as well that goes beyond memories. People simply just want to know the way things were and this deepens their experience of the area in which they live.

(Above) Nelson’s downtown c. 1950s. (Bottom left) Trail’s Cominco Arena c. 1950s. (Bottom right) Peeble’s Motor Inn in downtown Nelson. For more photos head to Lost Kootenays.

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History plays huge in a number of local businesses includ-

ing Kootenay Motors which is now embracing its earliest days with a rebranding that brings yesteryear to today.

� ere’s been a mechani-cal shop at the west end of Baker Street since the 1930s when Kootenay Motors was founded. In the 1950s it be-came known as Bill DeFoe’s Super Service and ironically two Bill’s took over a few years later — Bill Openshaw and Bill Apostoliuk. Sticking with the name Bill, they ran it as a Datsun dealership and mechanic shop called Bills’ Motor In.

When Ray Ellis pur-chased the business in 2007, he continued operating the well-known repair shop now serving all makes of vehicle. � is year, he’s decided to take the name back to the busi-ness’ roots.

“Kootenay Motors is a way for me to have the business re� ect where it’s at currently, under my ownership,” says Ellis.

“It needs to be a re� ection of me, my sta� , our expertise and current technology. It’s important in a small town because customers want and need to know who they are dealing with. It creates per-sonal relationships with them and that’s what keeps custom-ers returning.”

� e new name comes along with new building signage and promotional products consistent with their heritage theme.

“A new brand will help Kootenay Motors create a relationship with Nelsonites. Nelson as a community, sup-ports local business and the roots and history of the city,” says Melissa Hambalek who helped Ellis with his transi-tion. “A new brand will make the business more memorable and give it personality.”

Using the slogan “Tradi-tional Values, Modern Tech-nology,” says worlds about how they view their brand.

“We want customers to feel comfortable when they deal with us, and really know that they can trust us — hence, traditional values,” says Ellis. “At the same time, we want them to know that while we

are going back to our roots, we have the absolute latest equipment and technology.”

And that new technology includes bringing Kootenay Motors online at kootenay-motors.com. � ey have also embraced Facebook and Twitter.

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Continued from Page 16one thing in common: ink.

Cats has worked hard over his many years in business to change the way tattooing is viewed in Western culture focusing on safety, serenity and a lost healing art. According to a feature in Route 3’s Spring 2013 issue out now, tattoos are no longer reserved for “bikers and marines.”

“I want to change the way tattooing is looked upon,” Cats told Skin Deep author Amy Robillard. “I think that we as a Western culture don’t mark rights of passage like the an-cient tribal cultures do… I believe that everyone who gets a tattoo is healing something within them-selves.”

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� e “variety” maga-zine features short articles written by readers, lots of

pictures and no advertising.“I am just trying to build

a better mousetrap,” he said. “Our objective is to become the most interest-ing magazine in Canada.”

� e former advertiser has always had “the bug” for writing but it was pushed aside as he got busy making money. Putting content � rst on this project will be a challenge.

Without advertising to fund his publication, he’ll need about 10,000 subscriptions at $60 each which Chesney knows will take a while to build up.

� e publisher of the former Kootenay Times gave this Spring issue a peace theme because “most of us are hippies and we’re all anti-war and we want to keep that message going,” said Chesney.

As he travels promot-

ing Comment, plans to gather stories for two books the politically vocal man would like to see published: Homeland Insecurity and What would you do if you were the leader of Canada?

Publishing is a new chal-lenge for Chesney and he sees his inexperience as an asset.

“Because I don’t know anything I am not going by any rules. I’ll probably end up getting into trouble somehow but at the same time, we have a magazine that’s totally unique be-cause of that,” he says. “I am like one of those crazy scientists trying to � gure this out.”

If you have an item you would like to see appear in the in � e Biz Buzz, email Kirsten at [email protected]

Wood Gundy Helps Open Up Sport to KidsCIBC Wood Gundy investment advisor Simon Wheeldon (middle right) recently provided Nelson KidSport coordinator Bill McDonnell (middle left) with a $1,000 cheque. Wheeldon and McDonnell were joined by the rest of the crew from the downtown Wood Gundy of� ce. The cheque came from the CIBC Children’s Foundation which is funded through proceeds from CIBC Miracle Day, an annual event when CIBC’s wholesale banking sales and trading staff and Wood Gundy investment advisors donate their fees and commissions to support hundreds of children’s charities across Canada.

Comment magazine is the creation of Nelson’s Michael Chesney who is hoping to get 10,000 subscribers signed up.

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Music helping music

Kootenay Music Awards will soon be more than just an an-nual contest that recognizes great music being made it the area — it will also be a foun-dation with grant money to distribute to new artists.

� e pro� ts from this year’s awards will go into a bank ac-count and later this year there will be a call for applications from artists who could use a couple hundred dollars to help in their musical pursuits.

“� ere’s not a huge amount of money to dole out, but if anyone can stretch a dollar, it’s a struggling musician,” said Kootenay Music Awards presi-dent Chad Hansen.

He expects to have at least $2,000 to distribute, which will be divided into a handful of $300 to $500 grants. Any mu-sician living in the Kootenays will be eligible to apply.

“It could be used for record-ing time, to buy an instru-ment, or for gas money for a tour — anything that goes towards helping that musician ful� ll their dream,” Hansen ex-plained.

He expects the founda-tion will put out a call for ap-plications in the early fall. A panel will be established to si� through the requests and choose who to cut the cheques to.

Hansen said the foundation wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t for all the businesses who paid to sponsor the awards. � ose sponsorship dollars paid the cost of hosting the awards with money le� over to put into the foundation.

“� is is something really positive and great to come out of these awards,” Hansen said. “Hopefully it will become cy-clical, so kids that get money from the foundation might turn around and win awards down the road.”

To vote for your favourite artists in the Kootenay Music Awards go to kootenaymu-sicawards.com and click the “vote for your favourite group here!” icon just below the ban-ner on the right side of the page. Register for an account and start casting your ballots. Voting closes April 30.

� e winners will be an-nounced at an awards event at Spirtbar on May 10.

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To finish up the last of the winter season activi-ties the Nelson Figure

Skating Club will take you on a journey “Around the World” when it performs the finale to the 2012-13 season on Satur-day, May 4. The family show-case event will consist of group performances with internation-al music and choreography. The event is open to the public for free admission from 2 to 3 p.m. at the NDCC arena.

The Glacier Gymnastics Club is hosting its annual Kootenay Zone Champion-ships competition on Saturday

May 4, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at their Civic Centre venue. This event features local and visiting athletes from Trail, Kimberly, Castlegar, Cranbrook and Golden. Boys and girls aged 6 to 18 will be competing at recreational performance, competitive and provincial levels.

The first league soccer balls were kicked around at Lake-side Park this week with much excitement. For those living in the Balfour/Harrop area a Tot Soccer program will start in May at Redfish school. Hosted

by the Kootenay Lake Family Network the 45 minute to 1 hour sessions run Saturdays, May 4 to June 30 at 10 a.m. for 3 to 4-year-olds and 5 to 6-year-old groups, fee is $25. Parent participation is re-quired, but fun is guaranteed. To register email Kim at [email protected] or call 250-229-5646.

Getting out on the lake, the Nelson Rowing Club will be offering three programs this season for novice and experi-enced rowers.

The Learn to Row (LTR) program is for all ages (13+)

and teaches the fundamentals of the sport. It includes six les-sons over two weeks for $180. If participants wish to join the club thereafter, there is a $70 upgrade fee to full member-ship.

The juniors program (ages 13-18) is for youth who have completed the LTR course and wish to continue to row, focus-ing on teamwork, building strength and balance, and pre-paring to race. Junior’s season runs from May until August and finishes with the Nelson Sprints Regatta on August 10. Total cost is $180 LTR + $70 upgrade fee + $240 coaching

fees = $490 (May to August)The masters rowing pro-

gram is for adults 18-plus who have prior experience rowing and wish to get back on the water. This program includes mentoring from other ex-perienced rowers as well as available drop-in times with a coach boat for those looking to gain more confidence in their balance and skill. Total cost is $250 for the season (April-October)

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Sports

Skaters embraced the spirit of disco earlier this month as they participated in the Nelson Fig-ure Skating Club’s annual skate-a-thon at the NDCC arena.

This year’s theme inspired a number of afros as well as handle-bar moustaches, flare pants, knee high socks and glit-ter eye shadow.

Held every April, skaters gather pledges to skate as many laps as possible on one hour.

The annual award ceremony followed the skate-a-thon. The club handed out awards to in-dividual skaters ranging from most improved to most Skate Canada test levels passed, to best costume.

Incoming club president Christine DeFouw said the skate-a-thon was highly suc-cessful, raising nearly $1,800.

“The kids love the dress-up component, and everyone

enjoys the music. The skate-a-thon is a great team building event for our club,” DeFouw said.

“The costumes have been so successful. The club is looking to encourage the parents to dress up next year as well.”

The club’s 2012/13 season wraps up on Saturday, May 4

with the Family Showcase, a program of performances by all club members with the theme “Around The World.” The show runs from 2 to 3 p.m. at the NDCC arena.

For more info and to see photos and video from the skate-a-thon, visit nelsonfig-ureskatingclub.ca

Nelson Figure Skating Club members and coaches Yoshie Measures (far left) and Sarah Gower (far right) had a serious case of disco fever as they got set to begin the club’s annual skate-a-thon fundrasier held on April 14.

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The Nelson Youth Soccer Association house league season got underway this week. In the U14 Girls Division, CTI Accounting took on Abacus on Wednesday afternoon at Lakeside pitch. There is a full slate of U12 and under games sched-ule for this Saturday at the park.

Nelson Minor Hockey Association AGM on May 1 from 7-8 p.m at the

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In a previous lifetime I wrote a filler piece for ARTiculate magazine

that went viral (ish). It was called “10 Things You Can Do To Embrace Local Cul-ture,” and you can get the full list at wkartscouncil.com.

Number 7 reads:Sing. Learn a song com-

posed by a local musician and sing it: in the shower, in the car, walking down the street. Drive your co-workers crazy. It doesn’t matter that you sound like a wombat in heat. When you go to sleep, dream about it. Now, teach it to someone else.

Okay, so, another confes-sion (isn’t that what these columns are for?):

I sing in the car. I sing, lungs full of air, mouth full of notes, windows rolled up. I sing along to favourite CDs, and as long as the volume is loud enough, I sound great. By the time I get to work at the library, I’m in a pretty good mood. I DO NOT sing in the library because it is, well, a library, and I just might sound like a wombat in heat.

Music is therapy, never mind fun. It can be a liveli-hood, and it can be a call-ing. It’s inspiring to those who create it, and those who enjoy it. And I’m hap-py to report that the library has acquired some great materials to keep players playing and singers sing-ing. Thanks to a 2012 CBT Community Initiatives grant, the Nelson Library is now better positioned than ever to embrace — and encourage — local culture and art-making.

The project, which we called, “Inspiration at Your Library” set out to be exactly that. We of-fered workshops last year in music appreciation and

drawing graphic novels, and we bought great new materials to get your creative juices flowing, or find your inner wombat, whichever.

Choirs take note! We now have the full 20-CD set of teaching discs

to complement the perennial favourite group singing songbook Rise up Singing (782.42 RIS). Take them home and learn songs about freedom or hard times, travelling songs and lullabies, sea shanties and songs of hope. There

are songs by John Prine and John Lennon, Carol Johnson and Carole King, a couple of Guthries and about 300 others.

Voice is the first instru-ment, but even wombats like a little accompani-ment. We now have a great complement of Homespun instructional DVDs to help you keep the beat or tickle the ivories. Check out DVDs on bluegrass banjo, honky tonk piano, flatpick-ing, and slow jam. Learn fiddle with Natalie McMas-ter or take a Groove Work-shop with Victor Wooten. Check out the “new” shelf and learn something new.

Books include The Future of the Music Business: How to Succeed with the New Digital Technologies (780.68 GOR) — in case sheer enjoyment isn’t enough — and the 2012 Songwriter’s

Market (782.42 TWO). Just to round things

out, we also acquired great books on visual arts, including printmaking, fibre arts, art movements, and others to round out our collection. In the children’s department, new books on all things creative are now on the shelves, from Nature in Art (J704.943 BAU) to So you want to be a Rock Star (E VER).

Not everyone gets to be a rock star. Some closet rock stars are really librarians with wombat alter-egos. But the world is a better place for art, and we do well to embrace it — starting at your Library.

Anne DeGrace is the Adult Services Coordinator at the Nelson Public Library. Her column runs every other Friday

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University women ‘go boldly’

Delegates from Canadi-an Federation of University Women (CFUW) will gather in Nelson this weekend for an annual conference.

� e Nelson District club is hosting the BC council con-ference from April 26 to 28. Called Go Boldly! Frontiers in Technology, Networking and Careers will take special emphasis on the topic: child poverty.

President of the Nelson District CFUW Dorothy Fra-ser says about 90 women are expected to attend from young working professionals to re-tired community volunteers. � ey are writers, artists, mu-sicians and scientists. Among them is a special camaraderie.

“The conference enables like-minded women who have worked/volunteered in BC Communities and on BC resolutions to examine the re-sults of their e� orts and advo-

cacy,” she says. “� ey come to study the challenges of today and enjoy each others compa-ny together in one of the BC communities. � is time it is in Nelson.”

� e CFUW aims to help raise the status of women and children provincially, nation-ally and internationally — es-pecially through promoting education and training.

“It is a huge mandate,” says Fraser. “We do what we can.”

Nelson’s CFUW supports a bursary and scholarships for Selkirk and L.V. Rogers, while most of their fees go to national and international causes. � ey also work toward alleviating the e� ects of poverty. Fraser says BC has the second highest rate in child poverty in Canada.

“We support, as we can with our donations, several � ne lo-cal programs that help women and children — such as the Sal-vation Army,” she says.

� e BC Council 2013 con-ference is the 25th anniversary and the third time the local

club has hosted. � e confer-ence and AGM featured speak-ers include Dr. Esta Porter, counseling psychologist; car-penter, author and academic Dr. Marcia Braundy; Cynthia Fraser, a Network Safety Spe-cialist; and Joanne Schroeder, the deputy director of early learning partnership on child poverty initiatives.

� ere is also a hands-on computer workshop being held in the Community Futures lab as well as a silent auction with proceeds going to the CFUW charitable trust for scholarships and fellowships.

Fraser is looking forward to the conference that further connects the group of women she meets with in Nelson.

“CFUW is a � ne group of women who, once a month, meet to learn, share, contribute, and simply enjoy life together,” she says. “� e BC Council is looking forward to coming to heritage Nelson to learn at the conference and also explore the area.”

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A 20-year-old Creston man became a menace early Wednesday morning.

Just before 2:30 a.m., Nelson Police Department o� cers ob-served a � ght in progress while on a routine patrol in the 800 block of Vernon Street.

Upon police arrival, they found the male suspect sub-dued and detained by bar sta� . Two young Nelson residents

were allegedly assaulted by the male prior to being detained and sustained signi� cant facial injuries.

� e man was arrested for two counts of Assault Causing Bodily Harm.

During the exchange with bar sta� , the male suspect also sustained signi� cant injury to his leg and was transported to Kootenay Lake Hospital upon arrest. He was later released at hospital on documents to ap-pear in Nelson Court in May.

Shortly a� er release, hospital sta� contacted the police de-partment to report the male had departed the hospital in a stolen wheelchair.

� e male eventually returned to the Vernon Street area and allegedly uttered threats to per-sons in the area, before � eeing the scene on a bicycle.

� e local department’s in-vestigation continues and they will seek a warrant of arrest for the male in relation to � e� and Uttering � reats charges.

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Georama’s Plant of the WeekGeorama’s

Common name: Giant RedwoodBotanical Name: Sequoiadendon giganteum

“In the beginning there was nothing except water and darkness. � en the creator thought the world into existence. At the centre of the world stood the First Redwood Tree, beneath which were visible the tracks of all animals, which the creator thought into existence.”

So begins the creation myth of the Tolawa people of the Paci� c coast, of which the Redwood forests were home. Giant Redwoods and their close ancestors have been on the earth for at least 200 million years!� e oldest and largest known tree is the General Sherman in California which contains an estimated 50,000 cu. � . of wood. In recent years many Giant Redwoods have been planted around the world including Nelson and surrounding areas. Some large, locally growing examples, can be found on the corner of Gordon Road and

Seventh Street in Nelson as well as our own tree planted on Georama nursery ‘s old homestead property - which is an impressive 70 feet tall, being planted from a cutting grown by my brother George about 25 years ago.� e Giant Redwood has cinnamon-coloured bark, which may become a massive 18 inches thick. � e giant’s trunk is conical in shape and has been known to reach over 12 meters across at the base and over 200 feet high! - although in the nursery they are sold as six foot high specimens. Hardy enough to thrive in the Kootenays, the Giant Redwood, when planted in deep, rich soil, will make a fascinating addition to your garden – just make sure you have enough room!

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Mary or MarthaMajor Yvonne Borrows - � e Salvation Army, NelsonHave you heard the story of Mary and Martha. (Luke 10:38—42) � ey were sisters in the

New Testament of the Bible. Jesus was coming to visit and the ladies were doing what women have been doing for centuries, getting the house ready for company. When Jesus arrived, Martha was busy, bustling about the kitchen, � nalizing and fussing over the details of the meal, making sure everything was perfect. Mary, on the other hand was sitting visiting with Jesus, sipping tea and listening to His stories. Martha was annoyed, annoyed because her ‘lazy’ sister (Mary) was just sitting around being waited upon and enjoying the company while

Martha was hard at work. Who had it right here?

Well, we who are Christians will say, why of course it was Mary, she was taking the time to get to know Jesus, which of course is scriptural. Isaiah 26:3 reminds us that perfect peace comes to us when our minds are focused on God. How can we possibly get to know our Lord and Saviour if we are not spending time with Him. When you make a new friend, how does that friendship grow? It grows when you spend time getting to know one another. So it is, in our relationship with God. We get to know who He is and what He can do in our lives when we spend time in His company. � at means we are spending time in the word of God, the Bible, we are spending time with believers, Christians who are growing in their relationship with God and we are exploring all that God has done in the lives of those around us. Martha was fussing with the externals, those things in the great scheme of things really don’t matter. Matthew 6:27 says “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life.” Mary was spending her time building a lasting relationship, one that would see her through eternity.

So which are you? Martha, so busy with the fussing’s of life that you have missed out on what is important, building lasting relationships with those around you and ultimately with God? Or are you Mary, taking the time to enjoy and build the relationships you have including your relationship with God?

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Sunday Worship Serviceat 11:00 am

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Nelson702 Stanley St. • 352.9613Sundays at 10:00 amPastor Arden GustafsonPastor Chris Wiens

Balfour7741 Upper Balfour Rd. • 229.2301Sundays at 9:30 amPastor Jason Ashley

Playmor Junction2840 Eden Rd. • 359.5065Sundays at 10:00 amPastor Jesse Lerch

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A Friendly Bible Centre Church

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

Easter 5Town Hall discussion to follow serviceSunday School(Ages 4 and up)Nursery Room Available

Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am MINISTER – David Boyd

Unity Centre of the Kootenays

905 Gordon Rd (IHA Bldg., back door)

starts at 11amDale Jukes, Spiritual Director of the

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Sunday @ 10:30AMCentral School Gym

Corner of Ward and Mill, Nelson

• Developing Relationships• Music that will move you• Helping people - Help people

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Nelson Christian Science SocietyA Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA

Sunday Service in Balfour9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd.

For information 250-229-5237

St. Saviour's ProCathedralWard & Silica, NelsonFamily Service & EucharistSunday 10:30 am

St. Matthew'sVillage Road, South SlocanSunday Service Suspended

St. Michael & All AngelsBusk Road BalfourSunday service 11 AM

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813 Ward Street 352-7131

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

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

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Discover how an understanding of God as infinite good and ever-present Love brings healing.

International speaker Christine Driessen is a pracititioner and teacher of Christian Science healing and is co-author of the book, “Soul of Medicine: Spiritual Perspectives and Clinical Practice” from the Harvard Medical School.

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Nelson Star Friday, April 26, 2013 www.nelsonstar.com A23

Aurora Shelby Ann Wright, born December 15, 1994, passed away suddenly

on Saturday April 20, 2013. A funeral service will be held for Aurora on Saturday April 27,

2013 at 10:30 a.m. at the Pentecostal New Life Assembly Church at 602 7th Street, Castlegar

BC. Castlegar Funeral Chapel in care of arrangements.

Aurora Wright

Funeral Notice for

1937-2013With great sadness that we announce the passing of

Kathleen (Katy) Dmytruk (nee Beaulieu) who died unexpectedly

while vacationing in the Bahamas. She is predeceased by her loving husband

Joe Dmytruk. Katy is survived by son Mike, daughters Debbie (Maurice) and Jocelyn (Archie), grandchildren Lisa (Kevin), Th eresa (Chris), Andrea (Steven), Daniel, Nicole, and great grandchildren Zoey, Jordanna, Camdyn, Layla, Taylor, Abigail and Tyler.Katy was born September 4, 1937 in Timmins Ontario and moved to BC with Joe and family in 1965. She lived in Castlegar, Vancouver and Nelson. Katy worked for Sears Canada until her retirement. Katy was an avid cross country skier and hiker. Katy also enjoyed traveling and recently completed a bus tour of Europe and visited the ancient sights of Egypt. She devoted her life to her family and rarely missed special occasions such as weddings, graduations and birthdays. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.In lieu of fl owers memorial contributions can be made in Katy’s name to the charity of your choice.

Kathleen Dmytruk

Sandy AustinFebruary 12,1972 –

April 7, 2013Lynn May (Leena)

Evdokimoff was born on Feb 12, 1972 in Nelson, B.C. She spent the early years of her life in the Kootenays. In the course of her life she attended Winlaw Elementary, MacLean

School in Rossland and KJ in Castlegar. In the 1980’s she moved to Whitecourt, Alberta where she continued her education at the high school there.

She returned to the Kootenays where in 1994 she met Kevin Austin. Together they moved to Port Coquitlam and then on to Surrey. They married on May 19, 1995 and Lynn decided to change her name to Sandy Austin.

Throughout her life in the Kootenays and in the Lower Mainland, Sandy worked at various jobs, but her passion was always writing. She had a varied and extensive vocabulary; she loved paradoxes, and incorporated a twist of fate into many of her stories. For some time she wrote articles for a number of children’s magazines using a pseudonym.

With Sandy’s health deteriorating, she and Kevin made the move to the Okanagan. In 2008, their marriage ended. It was in Kelowna that she met her current husband and the love of her life, Paul Halonen. It was also during these years that she became an avid seamstress, sewing many beautiful things for her family.

Sandy passed away at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver on Sunday, April 7th, 2013 from complications associated with Cystic Fibrosis with Paul by her side.

Sandy was predeceased by her brother Chadwick Ryan Evdokimoff, and by her paternal grandparents, Paul and Tina Evdokimoff.

Sandy will always be lovingly remembered by her maternal grandparents Eli and Alice Popoff, her Auntie Lorraine Popoff, her father Ely Evdokimoff, her mother Bernice (Mike) Henrich, her second father Rick (Gail) Skinner, her siblings Scott (Melissa) Skinner, Corey (Kristy) Skinner, Richard (Revecah) Skinner, her uncle Harold Evdokimoff, her aunts, Luby Malakoff, and Margaret Maljevic, her many nieces and nephews, and of course, by her husband, Paul.

May you always run through fields of daisies.

Ryan William Woikin

1972 – 2013RYAN was born on May 27, 1972 in Nelson and passed away April 8, 2013, in Nelson, with his parents at his side.

In his life Ryan only knew FRIENDS. And everyone was a friend. Dad was his Best Friend. His buddies at Bigby Place were his important friends. His workers were

his appreciated friends. Ryan started making friends when he first went to elementary school at South Nelson, and continued through Trafalgar and LV Rogers, from which he proudly graduated.

Ryan’s many friend connections were not only with Bigby Place, but also with the Blue Grass Society, and Kootenay Co op Radio, and his Dad’s band allowing music to be a constant in his life. The Nelson Maple Leafs had Ryan as a proud fan. He was thrilled and so very happy to be allowed to attend an afternoon game not long ago, even though he was hospitalized, and had to take his wheelchair. He loved every minute. And, at the Nelson Royal Canadian Legion, Ryan was able to share his love of the game of snooker.

About 20 years ago Ryan discovered Nelson Special Olympics and the friends that were involved in that. He also discovered that he enjoyed bowling, cross country skiing, soccer, hiking, and SWIMMING. Ryan met with success at many Special Olympics Swim Meets from Abbotsford to London, Ontario (his trip of a lifetime), bringing home gold, silver and bronze medals.

Ryan’s memory will be treasured by his parents, Bill and Joan, his sister Tricia, with Dwayne, and Jack and Lily, his nephew and niece. Gramma Jacura, as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends will also keep him in their hearts.

Ryan’s family would like to express sincere appreciation for all the friendships and companionships that were offered to Ryan through his life in Nelson. To the ‘kids’ at Bigby place, all the workers that have guided Ryan through the years, and most recently, the fabulous Health Care Professionals at the Nelson Hospital, thank you all.

Our gratitude also to the Legion Ladies who hosted Ryan’s Celebration of Life, the ‘Bigby Band’, and all those who attended.

There have been so many ‘acts of kindness’ towards Ryan and the family recently and through the years; please know that they are appreciated and remembered. Thank you all for being such a big part of Ryan’s life.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your thoughtfulness in sending food,

fl owers, cards and donations. All of your generosity and support during this diffi cult time is greatly

appreciated. Our Mother Elena Maida was a very special person and will be missed by all.

Th ank you from the bottom of our hearts. Virginia, Gioconda, Tina and Rick Maida

and Families

Thank YouI would like to thank all my clients for their continued support throughout these many years. I have enjoyed and cherish the friendships we have built. I am going to miss you all.

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Cards of ThanksThank you for the care given to Roy Deans during his short stay in the KLH. Special thanks to Dr. Janz, Dr. Simms Dr. Murray, Dr. Tuvel & the nurses who cared for Roy in ER & on 3rd fl oor. Thank you also to friends and relatives for the words of comfort, cards, fl owers & food. From Joan, Maureen, Marv & family.

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Van Kam’s Group of Compa-nies requires Owner Ops. for our Castlegar based terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving exp. / training.

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Temporary Operations Coordinator

Reference No. 1305

The Operations Coordinator role provides the common interface between the Operations Department and various stakeholders integral to ensuring the operation and maintenance of Joint Venture operating assets is effective and efficient. Stakehold-ers could be internal, operational or regulatory. The Operations Coordinator role is a key team member of the Operations Depart-ment as this position is expected to coordinate and facilitate all projects, investigations and programs that the department is responsible for. This temporary position under the direction of the Director, Operations ends October 2014.

Qualifications: Post Secondary degree in Commerce or Business Administration with a technical aptitude At least five years experience in an operations role and keen interest in Hydro Power operations A questioning nature that will assess reports and submissions from a variety of perspectives Proven ability to analyze and interpret financial reports and financial data Experience in developing, implementing and maintaining business processes and/or management systems Progressive training on the use of Office and industrial com-puter applications including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HMI. WMS and other software programs Ability to work collaboratively and effectively as a team member at all levels of the organization Eager to learn, and ability to grow with the role Ability to communicate both orally and in writing with attention to detail and to a high standard of excellence Self starter, with initiative and willingness to take on additional Operations tasks

To apply for this position, email your cover letter and resume to: [email protected] with the reference number in the subject line.

The closing date for this position is April 29, 2013.

Career Opportunity

Director, Human Resources &Corporate Services

Reference Number 1306 The Director, Human Resources & Corporate Services is respon-sible for developing HR strategies, policies, processes, practices and programs to support the organization’s activities including: recruitment and selection, performance management, learning and development, succession planning, pension and benefits, payroll, compensation, and employee relations. The Director is accountable to the President and Chief Executive Officer and works closely with the executive team providing advice and expertise on HR related items. The Director is also accountable to the Board on executive hiring and compensation related items ensuring that the organization is compliant with the Public Sector Employers’ Council policies and guidelines. This role is also responsible for providing leadership and oversight of corporate services activities. Qualifications:

A University degree in Human Resources Management or equivalent with 10+ years of senior Human Resources leader-ship experienceProven accountability for developing and implementing strategic initiatives and leading all aspects of HR ManagementEffective verbal and written communications skills with the ability to influence at an executive level, up to and including the Board of DirectorsSolid understanding of business and financial management including budgets, cost controls and financial systemsSound decision maker and problem solver; is willing to make difficult decisions for the betterment of the organizationConsiderable experience with the technical aspects of the Public Sector Employers’ Council would be desirable

Columbia Power is a Crown Corporation located in Castlegar, BC in the southern interior of British Columbia. The Castlegar area offers a moderate climate, outstanding indoor/outdoor recreational opportunities, reasonably priced housing, good access to medical care and excellent educational facilities. Columbia Power offers an attractive compensation and benefit package including relocation assistance. To apply for this position, email your cover letter and resume to [email protected] with the reference number in the subject line.

The closing date for this position is , 2013.

ANKORS is ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for an AIDS WALK COORDINATOR

The AIDS WALK Coordinator will coordinate, develop and organize aspects of the 2013 AIDS Walk for Life in Nelson. The AIDS WALK is the premier fundraising event of the year to support people living with HIV/AIDS in the region. The job includes the organization of volunteers, event site, media and entertainment; recruitment of walkers, teams and speakers; donations of food, prizes and silent auction items.

Experience with event planning, media communications and fundraising are an asset.

32hrs/wk at $14/hr. Start date: May 13 pending receipt of funding. End date: August 30th.

This job opportunity is supported by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. In order to qualify for this job position, you must have been registered as a full-time student this past academic year and you must intend to return to school in September. People from 17-30 years old are eligible to apply for this position.

Aboriginal students and students with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Please send resumes by May 3 to:AIDS Walk c/o ANKORS

101 Baker St.Nelson, BC

V1L 4H1Fax# 505-5507

Email: [email protected] more information, please contact Cheryl or Karen @ 505-5506

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Chinese bank backs Kitimat refinery

The Industrial and Commer-cial Bank of China, the country’s largest bank, has agreed to take part in financing a large-scale oil refinery proposed for Kitimat.

Kitimat Clean Ltd., a compa-ny owned by Black Press chair-man David Black (who owns the Nelson Star), announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding earlier this month. The agreement commits the bank to “be the Chinese fi-nancial advisor to Kitimat Clean and cooperate in the financing of the proposed Kitimat refin-ery and associated pipelines and other elements,” Black said in a statement.

“Chinese companies will be involved in the engineering and construction of the refinery,” Black said. “Up to 100 per cent of the output from the refinery is planned to be sold to Asian markets, including China and India.”

He added that majority con-

trol of the businesses will re-main in Canada.

Liu Yanping, deputy head of corporate banking, and Huang Jifa, deputy head of investment banking at the Chinese bank, said in the statement: “We are very pleased to be working to-ward a comprehensive agree-ment to finance a refinery in Canada, which is planning to export refined fuels to China

and other Asian countries in the future.”

Black released a Mustel Group poll in February that found three out of four BC resi-dents support the idea to refine crude oil in Kitimat rather than export the raw product, diluted bitumen from the Alberta oil sands, by tanker.

The same poll found that 57 per cent respondents opposed the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project.

Black has suggested his proj-ect may grow to include an al-ternative pipeline proposal, or oil shipped by the CN Rail line that already connects the Ed-monton area with the North Coast.

Back in March, Premier Christy Clark endorsed the heavy oil refinery in a stat-ment in the BC Legislature. Clark emphasized that the project would be subject to the five conditions about environ-mental safety and aboriginal consultation that she has de-manded for heavy oil pipelines.

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39 Inventeur’s list44 U.K. lexicological

work45 Many a Tony

winner47 Unglossy finishes48 See 56-Across

51 Jewelry resin52 Pet adoption org.53 Printer paper

holder54 Final bio?55 Detective Wolfe57 Largest of the

Inner Hebrides58 Wiggly

swimmers59 On-base pct., e.g.62 Have a meal63 66, notably: Abbr.

Monday’s Puzzle SolvedBy Amy Johnson 4/30/13

(c)2013 Tribune Media Services, Inc. 4/30/13

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6 7

The Nelson Star is running new crossword puzzles! The answer for Wednesday’s paper will be printed in Friday’s paper while the Friday answers will be published in Wednesday’s paper.

Just play, have fun and enjoy the games! Best of luck!

Wednesday’s Puzzle Solved

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

FOR RELEASE APRIL 27, 2013

ACROSS1 Protocol7 Dupe

14 Where seals aretheir leastgraceful

15 Script used totranscribe foreignwords intoJapanese

16 Low-techcalculator

17 Modeling job?18 Drop shots, in

badminton19 Nearsighted one20 Was into21 Low22 “Daniel Deronda”

(1876) was herlast novel

24 Regatta racer26 Osiris’ sis28 Speculate30 Choir section31 Wielding absolute

power33 Legal extremes?35 He plays Andy

Bernard on “TheOffice”

36 Tool that’s swung40 Letters in a

prof’s emailaddress

41 City where thefirst koalasanctuaryopened

42 Term paper abbr.45 Wild outing47 14-time A.L. All-

Star48 Collection of

plates50 Isn’t industrious52 Tag for some as-

is mdse.53 Legend site54 Get one’s goat,

e.g.56 It was once called

Mission SanAntonio deValero

58 Underwaterescapemechanism

60 Stories on stands61 Enhances62 Slim and trim63 Ritual

candelabrum64 Cutie pies

DOWN1 Farm stand spot2 Neutral3 Flatter in a

cajoling way4 Pool convenience5 Taken6 Some

investments,briefly

7 Writer who said“All literature isgossip”

8 Perched on9 Campaign hot

button10 Word with jack or

box11 Settled12 Cancels13 Part of some

golfers’ pre-shotroutines

15 It has an all-whitescale

19 They show a lotof leg

23 Chem testpaper?

25 Fruit named for aTurkish town

27 Maker of smallsuits

29 A pitcher mayappear in it

32 Unlike springchickens

34 Porter’s “__ Girls”36 Stationery shade37 Algebraic

uncertainty38 Unfathomable size39 Wooer’s buy41 Tolerates42 Penn movie with

a Seussian title43 Cubism pioneer

Georges

44 Call into question46 Statue base49 Straphanger51 21-gun salute,

e.g.55 Actress Merrill of

“OperationPetticoat”

57 Bank security59 Bit of blogger

shorthand60 It may be tapped

off

Friday’s Puzzle SolvedBy Brad Wilber 4/27/13

(c)2013 Tribune Media Services, Inc. 4/27/13

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Publication: Nelson Star (BCNG)Size: 5.8125” x 83 linesInsertion date(s): April 26, 2012

Publication: Trail Daily Times (BCNG)Size: 5.8125” x 83 linesInsertion date(s): April 26, 2012

* This ad to be billed at the ‘ANGUS local rate’

Release a Juvenile White stuRgeonDate: Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Place: Beaver Creek Park, Trail

This is your chance to help an endangered species!

Join the Upper Columbia White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative (UCWSRI) for their annual juvenile sturgeon release events. Come and release your very own sturgeon, learn more about these amazing fish and touch these “ancients of the deep” that have remained largely unchanged for 175 million years.

This event is hosted by the UCWSRI with funding support from BC Hydro, FortisBC, Teck and the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (a partnership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C. and Fisheries and Oceans Canada).

For more information, please call the BC Hydro Castlegar office at 250 356 4550 and visit uppercolumbiasturgeon.org.

Date: Thursday, May 2, 2013

Time: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Place: Hugh Keenleyside Dam, Castlegar


News

Waldorf students celebrate outdoors in mural project

Students at Waldorf School were hard at work last Friday, paint brushes in hand, putting � nishing touches on a com-memorative mural.

With their school just out-side Nelson on Silver King Ski Hill Road celebrating their 30-year anniversary, the Grade 5 and 6 class timed a mural proj-ect featuring outdoor activities that was � nished on Earth Day.

Outdoor education is an im-portant curricular component in all Waldorf schools but the Nelson school had a little bit of an extra advantage consid-ering their ideal location, says teacher Tanya � ayer.

“Because of where we are, in the Kootenays — this school is on 35 acres of forest. We’re in nature all of the time so to not use what we’re in would be a shame,” she says.

Younger students start their education by simply being in nature and observing. As they advance in grades, the children become more interactive with the wild world around them. � eir mural shows that pro-gression.

“It shows all the outdoor education things that we do starting from those daily walks in kindergarten,” � ayer says.

From children perched upon a log surrounded by a � eld of � owers to students decked out for camping to cycling and skiing, the mural encapsulates fond memories. Even iconic

Argenta farmer Vince McIntyre who impressed students with his use of horse and cart is fea-tured.

� e project has brought per-spective to students as some reminisce on good experiences had and others delight in what they have to look forward to.

“If you’re an eighth grade student in the school you know the whole gamut of the curricu-lum. But for others, whatever age you’re at, you only know where they’re at. � is has really broadened the perspective of what our whole school does,” � ayer says. “� is stretches their understanding of past, present and future.”

While she started planning work on the project in Octo-ber, students began work on this mural with classroom sketches in February and then chose “which ones really show best what our school program is,” says � ayer.

Local artist Ron Mulvey came on board to lend his ex-pertise. He’s helped make the scenes � ow through the sea-sons and grades — on site to guide but the impetus has come from the kids.

“I’ve given them a few ideas, set them on a path,” he says. “� ese kids are great to work with. � ey’re artistically devel-oped with staying power.”

� e students were excited to see their project near comple-tion on Friday a� ernoon.

“It looks really good,” says Grade 5 student Emily Raynor. “We started with just dabbing colours on. Now, we’re doing the � nishing touches. When it’s done, it’s just going to look awesome.”

� e project bene� tted from ArtStart BC funding as well as donations from outdoor enthu-siasts Whitewater Ski Resort, Valhalla Pure Out� tters and Boomtown Sports Emporium.

Earth Day and Beyond

Waldorf students were hard at work last Friday putting the � nishing touches on their commemorative mural that celebrates outdoor living in and around Nelson. Kirsten Hildebrand photo


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Grizzlies to have freedom on trail

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The Regional Dis-trict of Central Koo-tenay will be closing a portion of the Nelson-Salmo Great Northern Trail to guard against human-bear encoun-ters.

In consultation with BC Conservation Of-ficer Service, regional bear biologists and the Ministry of For-est Land and Natural Resource Operations, the RDCK is initiat-ing its annual spring closure for a portion of the popular recre-ation trail. The annual closure will include the trail south of Cot-tonwood Lake parking area to Hall Siding.

The closure will be-gin on May 1 and con-tinue until June 15 with signs posted accord-ingly at trail entrances.

Collared bear data has shown the area from Cottonwood Lake to Hall Siding — particularly the areas of Apex and Camp Busk — are heavily used by grizzly bears in the spring. The bears use this area because of its high-valued forage habitat.

In most cases the bears move on to higher elevations by the middle of June. It is felt that an annual closure will help en-sure public safety and benefit the local bear population from over exposure.

Black bear and grizzly bear activity is common in the spring and early summer, but bears may be present on the trail system throughout the year so please remember to always:

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Too busy, don’t care, or don’t feel you can make a difference? For some people, words like democracy and politics don’t mean a whole lot. So what would it take to feel engaged?

Samara Canada and the Nelson Public Li-brary have teamed up to bring Democracy Talks to Nelson on Thursday, May 9th. Nelson and area citizens — in particular youth aged 18 to 25 and newcomers to Canada — are invited to register for a lively evening of discussion. It’s an opportunity to listen, compare notes, and speak out about democratic process.

Democracy Talks is a national outreach pro-gram designed to increase political engagement in Canada. The event explores the idea of healthy democracy and provides a chance to learn how to take political action. By discussing everyday experiences in politics, the event aims to break down barriers to political participation.

Comprised of two discussion groups of 8 to 10 people, the evening is limited to participants pre-registered by April 30 at 5 p.m. Email Law-rence at [email protected] for more information or to register. For more information on Samara and Democracy Talks go to samaracanada.com.

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CITY OF NELSONMailing address: Suite 101, 310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC V1L 5S4

Email: [email protected] • Phone: (250) 352-5511 • Fax: (250) 352-2131website: http://www.nelson.ca

NELSON HYDRO EMERGENCY CONTACT:To report a power outage, electrical hazard, damage to Nelson Hydro

equipment or for outage updates, call 1-877-32HYDRO (1-877-324-9376).

Hello Nelson Star readers, and welcome to your City of Nelson April newsletter. We hope everyone took note of last month’s City Budget 2013 page, a departure from our usual newsletter format…and we trust you found it informative and worth the read.With winter having moved on, there are a heap of City happenings to tell you about. Here goes…

Big Plans: Your Downtown and Waterfront are changing. For the better. Thirty years ago our downtown went through a substantial heritage

revitalization plan that beautifully transformed the city. Well, now, Council and the community have decided it’s time to reinvest in our downtown and the waterfront once again. The Sustainable Waterfront and Downtown Master Plan (SWDMP) spells out a 30-year vision for the downtown and waterfront, starting in the heart of our community. This spring and summer, you’ll see a lot of exciting changes, beginning with the enhancement of Baker Street’s amenity areas. They’re being redeveloped into inviting and active spaces, with the addition of sculptures, improved seating, more room for outdoor restaurant patios and ample space for all sorts of street entertainment. There’ll also be new City banners welcoming visitors to both Baker Street and the new Railtown area. The Ward Street bus stop will also be redesigned and improved, and further planning for the Hall Street and Railtown areas will continue through the spring.

The bus just got better too…On the public transit front…Nelson City Council is a key partner with both the Regional Districts of Central Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary in making improvements to transit all across the West Kootenay. A new integrated transit approach has resulted in a number of improvements:• Increased regional service, adding two more trips to the Nelson and Castlegar corridor, equaling

the same service offered between Trail and Castlegar• Improvements to health connection service in Kaslo and Salmo• Improvements in conventional service in Nelson and Castlegar• New fare zones and products• A new Single Riders Guide that provides information on the alignment of routes and service

options• Introduction of new, smaller community busses to Nelson’s public transit fl eetThe new services will begin on July 2nd. More info? Click on www.busonline.ca/transitfuture. It’s worth noting too that all the West Kootenay transit improvements made so far have been managed within existing budgets!

You, me and the OCPIt’s been a long three-year road, but City Council plans to adopt Nelson’s updated Offi cial Community Plan (OCP) next month. The OCP is the guiding document that shapes development throughout Nelson. The community had a big hand in refi ning the OCP, adding considerable input and much appreciated volunteer time over the past 36 months.

April 26, 2013NEWS

Spring is here, and so is the wind and water…With springtime’s beautiful albeit somewhat unpredictable weather here, the City’s Operation’s Department has a number of important reminders for you…Trees and wind: Make sure to take precautions for falling branches in City Parks during windy weather and storms.Water main fl ushing program: The City’s water main fl ushing will continue Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. through May and into June. This is done every year to remove sediment in the City’s pipes and to help maintain water quality.

Before you build—do you need a permit for that? It’s construction season! Did you know that a Building Permit is required for any structure over 10 sq.m. (approx.107 sq.ft.)? This includes garden sheds, carports, garages, decks, etc. Another reminder: temporary structures like portable garages aren’t permitted within 4.5 metres of your front property line. All structures must be located fully on private property and meet the zoning setback requirements. The Development Services & Sustainability webpages at Nelson.ca have information on what structures require a permit, property setbacks, building heights, other permits you may need and how to apply. More info? 250-352-8260, or stop by the 1st fl oor of City Hall between 8:30 am and noon.Get your garden growin’, then dig into the Kootenay’s best booksSpring has sprung at the Nelson Library – your one-stop-shop for info to get your garden growing! Check out the library’s very own Home Improvement Reference Centre on-line for how-to on all your spring projects. Go to www.nelsonlibrary.ca and click on e-library…And now, drum roll please… Announcing this year’s One Book, One Kootenay shortlist! The fi nalist’s are: Confi ned Space by Deryn Collier. Small-town coroner Bern Fortin investigates a murder in a brewery. The Dolphin’s Tooth: a Decade in Search of Adventure by Bruce Kirkby. Discover the world’s edgier places. Never Going Back by Antonia Banyard. A group of friends, a 10-year memorial, and a secret. Join us for an evening with Nelson author Deryn Collier, Thursday, May 23 at 7:30 pm. Read. Vote. Celebrate. More info? Click on www.obok.ca

Emergency Preparedness Week: Are you prepared?Emergency Preparedness Week is May 5th-11th. In many rural and forested areas, May 5th is also Wildfi re Preparedness Day. In both cases, we all need to take inventory! Are you ready for a multi-day power outage? What if Nelson is evacuated due to forest fi res? Make the preparations now, as if going for a three-day campout, so that you’ll know where the gear, food and emergency information is when (hopefully if) you need it. For more ideas, see embc.gov.bc.ca or search at our city website: nelson.ca

Nelson’s Dog Bylaw 101As spring is upon us, the Nelson bylaw department would like to remind everyone about a few things regarding Animal Control Bylaw # 2333: Dogs are still NOT permitted in the downtown core, in Lakeside Park or on the Lakeside Fields. They are however permitted to be walked on a leash along the pathway. The fi ne for being in these restricted areas — $70. Did you know all dogs in the city need to have a current City of Nelson dog license? It’s a $65 fi ne for not having man’s/woman’s best friend registered. Dogs aren’t permitted to be tied to a post, tree or sign in a public place. The fi ne for failing to pick up after your pooch? $60. One more tip…Please try to keep the dog barking to a minimum, as it can be unsettling to many residents, day or night. More info on animal bylaw? Visit the City of Nelson website or call Nelson Bylaw Control at 250-505-5676

Enjoy your Victoria Day long weekend!Don’t forget about the upcoming Victoria Day Long weekend. City Hall, Nelson Hydro, the Operations Department and Nelson Public Library will be closed Victoria Day – that’s Monday, May 20th. Nelson Transit doesn’t offer transit service on statutory holidays either. For Operations emergency service, call 250-352-3103.

Avoid the shock: Protect your home and business from spring power surging and lightning It’s that time of year…Nelson Hydro is reminding customers that during the spring and summer months there is a greater possibility of lightning and power surges on the City’s electrical distribution system.Did you know?— Nelson Hydro customers are required to supply, install and maintain their own surge and lightning protection equipment to protect against these possibly troublesome conditions.City of Nelson/Nelson Hydro Bylaw #3196 states that the utility doesn’t guarantee uninterrupted power supply, nor does it guarantee the constancy of its voltage or frequency. The bylaw also says that “Nelson Hydro shall not be responsible for any loss or damage due to defect in service arising from any cause whatsoever.” Please make sure the electrical system in your home or business is adequately protected. If you’re not sure, simply call an electrical contractor, and make whatever upgrades are required. Thanks!

COUNCIL UPDATES

CITY BULLETIN BOARD

NELSON HYDRO NEWS

OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT NEWS

As an area is fl ushed, water pressure may drop and/or the water may be discoloured. If you turn on a cold water tap and let it run a few minutes, your tap water will clear.Spring runoff: Use your common sense around rising creeks and drain courses. Keep a very close eye on children playing anywhere near fast-fl owing water ways, and please don’t hesitate to report blockages due to branches and other debris to Public WorksSpeaking of water. We’ll all be using more as the weather warms up…here are some quick Water Smart tips:• Residents at odd-numbered addresses are asked to water on odd-numbered days, and folks with even-numbered addresses on even-numbered calendar days• Want to save water? Did you know? More than 50% of the water applied to lawns and gardens is lost due to evaporation, or run-off because of over-watering. Most lawns and gardens require just 2.5 cms of water per week. Water early in the morning, after the dew dries. It’s important to know that watering off-peak helps keeps Nelson’s vital water reservoir levels and water pressure adequate, for possible fi re emergencies. More water saving advice? www.nelson.ca

And fi nally, a few more tips for the things we do in spring (or shouldn’t)…Feeding pigeons is prohibited by Section 12(2) of the Environmental Management Act, and you may have to pay a $115 fi ne…in regards to alley obstructions, the City’s hard working trash pick up personnel ask that you please make sure utility trailers, holiday trailers and other obstructions are removed to allow for clear, safe and effi cient access for garbage removal.

Friday, April 26, 2013 Volume 2 Issue 12

LVR grad making a name for herself in the UKPage 2

B.TraitsStash Tracks Music guru says

goodbye to NelsonPage 4

2 n e l s o n s t a r . c o m [�ee�s] F r i d a y, A p r i l 2 6 , 2 0 1 3 [ v u r � ]

Editor: Sam Van [email protected]

B. TraitsSam Van Schie{vurb} editor

Growing up in Nelson, Brianna Price was the kid with turntables in her bedroom who ob-

sessively practised beat matching. She knew at age 16 she wanted to be a DJ, and now 10 years later she's living in England with her own BBC radio show and a debut single that made it to number eight on the UK dance music charts.

Better known by the name B.Traits, she may well be the most successful artist to come out of the local electronic music scene. She was spinning in Vancouver nightclubs before she was old enough to legally enter them and played her � rst stadium with the World of Drum & Bass tour before her 20th birthday.

She was signed to the UK label Digital Soundboy in 2007 (becoming their � rst "Sound Girl") and moved overseas to work with her label-mates and start producing her own music. Then came the surprise success of her � rst single. And that offer to host her own show on the BBC.

When {vurb} caught up with B. earlier this week, she was in Nelson visiting with family and in the middle of a mini tour of Western Cana-da (including a show at Spiritbar this Sat-urday, her � rst time playing there since Halloween 2010).

"I'm so excited to play in my hometown — it's been way too long," she says.

B. hightailed it out of Nel-son the day she graduated from L.V. Rogers secondary school. She moved to Van-couver and immersed herself in the music scene there, go-ing out to shows four or � ve nights per week ("I had really good fake ID," she laughs). Her � rst club gig was at the Tuesday night drum and bass night at the Lotus in Vancou-ver when she was 18.

A year later, she was pro-moting her own UK dance music night in Whistler, where she regularly played an open-ing set for touring international DJs. It was there she met DJ SS, from England, who asked her to open for him for a few nights in Europe.

"I had to quickly get a passport because I'd never travelled before," B. recalls.

After that, SS invited her on the World of Drum & Bass tour with him and a ton of other DJs, including Shy FX who owns the label she would later sign to.

"Because we were on the tour bus together, Shy and I had lots of time to talk," B. says. "I told him my vision and how I wanted to become an artist more than just a DJ — and a few weeks later, after the tour was done, he called me up and offered me a spot on his label Digital Soundboy."

She says in her � rst year living in the UK, she spent every day watching her label-mates in the studio and every night working on her own stuff. She � gures she must have made 1,000 tracks, and out of that came the "Fever" single.

"For me, it was my � rst single. I really didn't think it was anything fancy," she says.

She was shocked when it started getting radio play and climbing the charts. It was a Top 40 single in the UK last April.

About the same time she was contacted by the BBC about a pilot she'd sent them. They invited her to join the month-ly rotation of DJs who guest host "In New DJs We Trust."

After two times hosting that show, the BBC called with the opportunity to host her own

weekly show. "When the BBC asks you to do a

show like that, you don't say no — it's such a wicked opportunity —

I said yes right away."She has held down the Mon-day morn-ing, 2 to 4

a.m., time slot since September, where she

plays all brand new music. Initial-

ly she had to spend hours scouring the

Internet for material, but now she has a loyal

following of listeners who email her their new material.

"I've discovered tons of new people on the show that have gone on to sign with labels — it's such a nice feeling to help new artists out," she says.

Her set at Spirtbar this Saturday night (April 27) will be a lot like her radio show — she'll be spin-ning loads of new, underground music, as well as some stuff on the Digital Soundboy label, including of course some of the tracks she's been working on for them.

Opening for B.Traits is fellow Nelsononite Lady AK. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10, available in advance at the Hume Hotel.

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May 2nd - Cauldron w/ Sack Grabbath May 3rd - Smalltown DJs

May 4th - Braden Early with Breakfluid

May 10th - Kootenay Music Awards with Shred Kelly

May 11th - The Gaff w/ Rich Rabnett DJ set

May 17th - Daega Sound Presented by Yan Zombie

May 24th - Kastle (Live)

May 25th - Elliott Brood

May 30th - Striker and Savage Blade

May 31st - Tantrum Desire w/ Deeps, Dirty Tactix vs. L-Nix

June 1st - Lars Moston Berlin House

June 14th - The Automation

June 15th - Electro Swing Club

June 21st - Vinyl Richie & DJ Hoola Hoop

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Dawn Rodman, author, illustrator and song writer, is launching her first chil-dren’s story, Hideous Horrible Bart, with a reading at the Nelson Library on Saturday, May 4 at 1 p.m.

This is a family event, suitable for pre-school and elementary school aged children. Rodman is looking forward to teaching the “Hideous Horrible Bart” song to the kids. Af-terwards, her dear friend, Lenora Trenaman, will be providing one of her amazing cake creations — the kind you hate to cut into, but they taste too good not to. Rodman will be happy to sign books, and share her experiences. The book is be-ing sold at The Looking Glass, Ot-ter’s Books and Coles in Nelson.

The story, which includes the “Hid-eous Horrible Bart” musical score, is written in rhyming verse with colour-ful illustrations done in pencil crayon and ink. It features the adventures of a young knight, Sir Randolph, and his faithful horse companion, Prancelot, as they set out to rescue the townsfolk of Castlebridge from the evil giant, Hid-eous Horrible Bart.

Rodman explains the similarity of her fantasy town of Castlebridge to Nelson, “I love the medieval-style stone masonry buildings in Nelson, and I thought it would be fun for children and parents to recognize some of these beautiful heri-tage buildings in my fairy tale --although the Court House has been somewhat razed by the fiendish Bart.”

Rodman’s love for nature and the Koo-tenay Mountains are also evident in her story. Rodman keeps a few horses, al-though none are named Prancelot nor, unfortunately, are as well-behaved. “I like to believe I share some charac-ter traits with Randolph, not that I’ve fought off any swamp slugs, but a cou-ple of large spiders come to mind.....”

“I literally dance about the house, when I get a verse or an illustration just so. I really strive for expression in my characters, including Prancelot. At one point, Randolph and Prancelot are slogging through muck, and Randolph is trying to be upbeat, ‘It could be worse’ and Prancelot is clearly not buying it.

That’s one of my favourite illustrations. I suspect some of the double entendre and humour in the story might be be-yond the average child, but books are more entertaining when parents can elaborate on the ideas. I envision par-ent and child reading this story snuggled on the couch or at bedtime, sharing the Indiana Jones- style adventure, humour, suspense, and great insightful lessons.”

Rodman is a graduate of Simon Fra-ser University with Communications and English degrees. She, her husband, and four children have made Nelson their home for the last 17 years. Before that, they lived in North Vancouver for 10 years.

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Forget the provincial legislature, the Cromoli brothers have their sights set higher than the other political hopefuls whose names are popping up on lawn signs for this election season.

The pair are campaigning to be-come SUPREME LEADER of the entire world. As their campaign stops at Nelson’s Scout Hall tonight and tomorrow evening, they will reveal their platform and discuss, with the help of a ukulele and vari-ous other small hand-held instru-ments, what makes them the right choice to bring our entire world into a more peaceful, happier, and brighter future with less human suf-fering and cholesterol.

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formed by Nelson cultural ambas-sador Lucas Myers and friends, were last seen in these parts dur-ing the hight of the US presiden-tial campaign (unfortunately for the Cromoli brothers it was also Thanksgiving weekend, which may have impacted their audience num-bers at the Capitol Theatre). Ever hopeful for your vote, the pair is back in Nelson — and rumour has it you’ll be able to finally meet Has-bro, the brother who was some-what elusive the last time they were here.

“Hasbro always seems to be miss-ing, but I can confirm he will actu-ally show up,” says Myers who’s managed to fall into the role of press secretary for his candidates.

He says the Cromoli brothers have made some adjustments to

their campaign platform since their last time in Nelson. They have a new “No Assholes, Please” policy and have clarified their stance on a few other things.

But supporters will be glad to note they still have a “What Would David Bowie Do” policy for how they deal with conflict. And they aren’t afraid to address the tough issues like the economy.

“They do address real issues and are offering an option — I don’t know if it’s a viable option — but they’re offering an option for how things could be run.”

The CROMOLI 4 SUPREME LEADER campaign stops at Nel-son’s Scout Hall on Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door or in advance at The Music Store.

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It reads like a name you might find on a beer can, but this is a chamber music event that show-cases the lighter side of Nelson’s Cottonwood Singers. The concert is slated for Sunday, April 28, in the exceptional acoustic environment of St. Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral.

Director Kathleen Neudorf has selected an accessible program, mostly in English and com-posed or arranged since 1970, that includes ev-erything from Canadian work songs to three fabulous arrangements of familiar children’s rhymes.

“Cottonwood is full of people that like to laugh and I wanted to bring this out a little.” Kathleen adds, “Of course, we still take the music serious-ly, but the tone is lighter, and we’re having fun”.

Also appearing, the Nelson Saxophone Quartet will make their performance debut with works by Mozart, Bach and Vivaldi, along with a little jazz — and even funk. The line-up includes Rick Lingard on soprano sax, Ian Hartline on alto, Kristen Elder on tenor, and Kiyo Elkuf on bari-tone.

This Sunday concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at St. Saviour’s (at the corner of Ward and Silica streets). Admission is by donation, but plan to ar-rive early. Cottonwood’s November performance sold out, with the venue full to overflowing well before the scheduled start time.

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Wow! Sometimes you just never know what the universe is going to hand you. Last week on Wednesday I received a phone call telling me the 400th episode of Electric Wednesdays Open Stage had been cancelled due to a sudden closure of the Royal. In an effort to present the show regardless, I went to see Ryan Martin at the Hume Hotel and after some discussion he agreed to book me into the Spiritbar that very evening. Thanks to the Hume and staff for helping me manifest this particular show as I would have had some disappointed fans who were planning to be at this event.

Jenny from Jenny and the Jets captivated the audience at Spiritbar with several of her original tunes which she sang accompanying herself on the acoustic guitar. Mike Tompkins also presented a varied set involving a few of his fellow students from the Selkirk Music Program.

Britta Wolfert, who is here from Ontario and recently played Ellison’s Cafe, played some clas-

sic rock tunes and allowed Malik Mourah and myself to back her up on drums and bass. Brian Rosen and Rob Funk from the local band What Now also put together a lively presentation.

At the Dam Inn, Motes and Oats showed up to promote their show with Heartsong at the Dam Inn on Saturday, April 27. Cecil Foley was also there to showcase a number of newer tunes he has been working on. He is broadening out from his usual Neil Young set, which he performs very well.

Balfour Beach Inn was quieter than usual but it was great to have a reunion of Rick Klassen, Linda Zloty and Boris Faraguna who used to perform together several years ago.

We are blessed to have so much musical talent in this part of the world and it is always great to have many of these folks participating in the Open Stages. Electric Wednesdays will continue at Spiritbar for the month of May staring on the May 8.

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“I do a lot of stupid things, but my heart’s in the right place” — I repeat that line over and over to myself to in an effort to feel better about some of the decisions I’ve made/make. Decisions like buying yogurt that’s expired, memorizing every line to Anchorman in the hopes that girls would find it attractive (they don’t), or deciding to ride a bicycle across Canada this spring.

Although, riding a bike across the great white north is something I’ve wanted to do for a while now, there’s a few points that could ultimately make this decision a bit idiotic. See, I’m not a cyclist by any means. Hell, I don’t even know how to change a flat (yet). I haven’t trained at all, and I’m not in the best bicycling shape. The only “muscles” I have are my glamour muscles — they look like muscles, but are just for show.

I’m also quitting my job at 103.5 The Bridge, and taking out a life insurance policy to fund the trip, which admittedly sounds like a bad idea. The only things I have going for me is an appetite for adventure that can’t be quelled (unless I’m playing a video-game) and a terrible stubbornness that I don’t quite understand myself.

This decision of course, means that I’m leaving Nelson. At the risk of sounding all sappy and sentimental, leaving is going to be terribly hard for me because I’ve come to love this town. I mean, who doesn’t after coming here? So, here’s a list of songs that will forever remind me of Nelson.

Band of Horses – “Weed Party” Because... it’s obvious. The green stuff keeps Nelson on the map and is even mentioned on its Wikipedia page.

Great Lake Swimmers – “Easy Come, Easy Go” This was the first band I ever interviewed live on the radio. They played this song. A listener called in and said “good job,” regarding the interview and song. It felt like I was in touch with Nelson, and thus began my love for it.

Wilco – “Outta Mind (Outta Site)” Usually bars play crap music. They just set their speakers to some satellite radio station that plays Top 40 tunes. This doesn’t happen in Nelson. The first time I had a drink at Mike’s Place Pub, this song came on. Since this is my favourite Wilco song, I knew that Mike’s would be my watering hole. Also, whoever hand picks the music at that bar, great job. Let’s hang out.

Phantogram – “Mouthful of Diamonds” My first concert in Nelson was Phantogram. This would be the start of the height of my concert watching experiences. I’ve seen more great shows here than I would living in a major city. Nelson always has its finger on the pulse with live music, and that will never change.

Pink Mountaintops – “Tourist In Your Town” If there’s one thing I’ll remember about Nelson, it’s the gorgeous women that roam here. I mean that in the sincerest way possible. Nelson seems to draw them in. This song was playing the moment I realized that.

The Beatles – “Tomorrow Never Knows” The line, “Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream” should be written on Nelson’s welcome sign. It just fits.

LCD Soundsystem – “Dance Yrself Clean” This song always makes you want to dance and on New Years Eve, I think it was played at least four times. Dance I did — all the way up Silverking Road to my house with some friends. I also recall others falling into the snowbank which had absolutely no bearing on what was consumed that night.

The Band – “Up On Cripple Creek” Sometimes I’m a man of routine. Whenever I come home from work, I throw this on the record player, crack a beer and start cooking dinner. Since I live up on a mountain (the top of Silverking Road may as well be a mountain, if you walk up it every day like I do) the line “When I get off of this mountain, you know where I want to go,” is especially taken to heart.

There’re countless songs and memories that will always remind of Nelson. All the words I can say about this place are probably cliche. It’s a warm and open community — unless you’re a parent who participates with their children at the annual soapbox race down Kootenay Street. My ears are still ringing from being one of the officiators last year. Soapbox derbies apparently bring out the worst in people. The other 364 days of the year, Nelson rocks. If I’ve met you, or if you’ve heard me on the radio, or if you’ve read this column — thanks for everything. I’ll see you soon.

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I never expected my favourite magic realism novel of the last few years to come out of Kamloops, by way of a publishing house in Vancouver (Arse-nal Pulp), but here it is. Thomson River University Professor Ashok Mathur’s most recent novel, A Little Distillery in Nowgong is a sprawling conglomeration of mythology, reality, impossibility, and cultural and figurative displacement.

If you’re scratching your head, let me explain. Magic realism is a literary style that originated in Latin America in the early to mid 20th century that incorpo-rated fantastical elements into an oth-erwise mundane or banal real world. Mythological pieces seep into “tradition-al” Western Literature, undermining its dominion on the “real world.” So there! No more head scratching necessary… *cough*

A Little Distillery in Nowgong is a novel that traces through three genera-tions of an Indian Parsi family, from rural India to metropolitan Canada and back again, narrated by the family’s yet-to-be-born grandchild. As the story progresses, the narrator grandchild begins to appear to his ancestors, planting seeds of ideas that he hopes will one day lead to his own birth.

Mathur never settles in one place for long. New plot devices rise and fall within the course of chapters, main

characters switch at a moment’s notice, characters die suddenly, only to appear later as vengeful phantoms. The con-necting thread is the unborn narrator, who comes across as both omnipotent and tragically helpless in his quest to reach the real world.

All this would be good enough, but Mathur completes his novel with a lit-erary masterstroke of a final chapter. The result is a poignant conveyance of tragedy, confusion, and finality.

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On a recent dreary grey day a box was delivered to my of-

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As I drove home later that day with the box on the seat beside me, I thought back to my � rst experience with a wine club, probably about 20 years ago. The concept was a relatively new idea and being able to get wine delivered to the door seemed like a magical concept.

My � rst delivery from Sumac Ridge Winery — this was back in the day when it was still owned independently by the legendary Harry McWatters — contained a dozen bottles in a wooden case. Along side was a box containing six etched wine glasses with the Sumac Ridge name, and a waiter’s corkscrew. I still have the box, the distinctively-shaped glasses and the opener.

The box delivered to my of� ce last week came from Serendipity Winery, one of my favourite small producers, located on the Naramata Bench. It’s the only wine club I belong to at the mo-ment, primarily because we buy most of our wine on visits to wineries when I go out to do interviews and tastings for this column and Wine Trails magazine assignments. But Serendipity is a small

producer and I don’t want to chance missing out on a release because my Okanagan visits don’t always take me to Naramata.

Inside the box were three reds, a rosé and two white wines. Tasting notes for each were included, as was a personal letter from owner Judy Kingston. The letter explained her selections, included comments from her daughter, Katie, ac-knowledged our meeting at a Calgary tasting last month and thanked me for the stories I have written about the winery.

In a random survey, conducted by going into the web sites of wineries that popped into my head, I found that about two-thirds have wine clubs. I can’t think of a good excuse for those who don’t. Having commitments ahead of time, with credit card use permission, is money in the bank. Just as importantly, it allows wineries to maintain an on-going relationship with customers.

Serendipity Winery offers three lev-els of membership in its wine club. The � rst is really just a free subscription to an emailed newsletter and the opportu-nity to buy special releases. The second ships six bottles twice a year and the third tier ships six bottles three times a year. Membership to in the second and third tiers also includes an invitation to a summer barrel tasting and barbecue and the option of spending a day in the vine-yard, learning to prune or pick grapes along a row named for the member.

In my informal survey, I found that most wine club memberships offer dis-

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Many years ago, on our � rst visit to Sumac Ridge, we were told that people who visit the winery and make purchas-es are the ones who enable a winery to expand and offer better experiences for visitors. Why? Because other than taxes, all the money from those purchas-es stays in the winery’s pockets. There are no sales commissions, shipping fees or wholesale discounts. Other than the shipping costs, wine club memberships offer the same bene� t to the winery, with the added level of security that comes with the pre-ordering of products.

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TheaTreNelson Youth Theatre presents Alice: Adventures in Wonderland at the Capitol Theatre on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7.30 for students and seniors or $19.30 for adults, available online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363. Prizes for best Wonderland costumes.

In conjunction with the provincial election, the CROMOLI BROTHERS are returning to Nelson with their campaign to become supreme leaders of the world. They will reveal their platform and discuss what makes them the RIGHT CHOICE to bring our ENTIRE WORLD into a more peaceful, happier and brighter future with less human suffering and cholesterol. Check out the campaign at votecromoli.com. CROMOLI 4 SUPREME LEADER, written and performed by Lucas Myers and special guests, will be at the Scout Hall on Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available in advance at Eddy Music and at the door.

Youth from the Gender Action Project present two original plays —Famn Dam-ily and Point of No Return — at SelfDe-sign High on Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. These plays don’t have simple resolu-tions, but instead usually end in a cri-sis. The audience is asked to change the outcomes by offering alternatives for the characters to act out. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for youth.

LiTeraTureSaanichton author Myrtle Siebert will be signing copies of her book Fjords to Floathouse at Otter Books on Saturday, April 27 from 3 to 5 p.m.

VisuaL arTsTouchstones Nelson is showing artwork by students graduating from Selkirk College’s Kootenay Studio Arts pro-gram in Gallery B. Clay, fibre, jewelery and metalwork are on display. There will be an opening reception for the show on April 26 from 7 to 9 p.m.Katya Coad’s gorgeous and incredibly realistic paintings of garden scenes are showing until the end of April at the Craft Connection/Gallery 378.

Graham Gillmore artist talk at Touch-stones Nelson on Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. Admission by donation.

FiLmShift Change, a new documentary that reveals seldom-told stories of dignified jobs in democratic worker-owned co-operatives around the world, will have its Kootenay premiere Friday, April 26, 7 p.m. at Expressions. Admission is free.

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Michelle Mungall’s re-election fundraiser/retro dance party with DJ Terrantino in the back room of Spiritbar on Friday, April 26 at 9 p.m. Auctions, photo booth, prizes for best “retro movie star” costume and more. Cover is $10 to $20, sliding scale. (Note the above event taking place in the front room means you can attend both events for the price of one!)

Join the Ymir Hotel’s country and bluegrass jam every Friday night from about 5 to 9 p.m.

The Nelson Registered Music Teachers present Paul Williamson, winner of the BC Registered Music Teachers Piano Competition. This talented 16-year-old will perform at the United Church on Saturday, April 27, at 7 p.m. Tickets $15 and $10, available at Otter Books and The Music Store.

Local DJ B. Traits will be at Spiritbar on Saturday, April 27. Lady AK will open the show. Advance tickets are $10 at The Hume Hotel. Doors open at 10 p.m.

Nelson’s Cottonwood Singers, directed by Kathleen Neudorf, bring their chamber music to St. Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral on Sunday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donation. Arrive early to avoid disappointment, Cottonwood’s November concert sold out.

Bessie and the Black Eddies play Finley’s Irish Pub on Sunday, April 28 from 6 to 10 p.m. A special dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 with dinner or $20 without, available at the door or in advance at Urban Legends.

Vancouver singer-songwriter Christa Couture is playing a public house concert in Nelson on Monday, April 29. Email [email protected] for reservations and directions.

Toronto heavy metal band Cauldron play Spiritbar with Sack Grabbath on May 2. Doors at 10 p.m. Tickets $10.

University of Alberta's 69th Annual Spring Tour Concert is at the Nelson United Church on Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. Come out to enjoy the choir's repertoire of choral works ranging from the Baroque to Broadway. The Faculty of Handbell Ringers will also play one of the largest collections of handbells and chimes in Canada. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students. Children under five are free.

Smalltown DJs at Spiritbar on Friday, May 3. Doors at 10 p.m. Ticket info at the Hume Hotel.

All ages hip-hop night at The Royal on Saturday, May 4, featuring a lineup of local talent including, Dope Sounds, Lokal Motif, Soulemnity, Evade Beatz, and more. Doors at 10 p.m. Admission by donation at the door.

Branden Early is at Spiritbar on May 4 with Breakfluid. Doors at 10 p.m. Ticket Information at the Hume Hotel.

Nelson Choral Society presents its spring concert: LUX (Light) with musical director Kathleen Neudorf. Special guest: Castlegar’s Twin Rivers Chorale Society under the direction of Christina Nolan. Sunday, May 5 at 4 p.m. at Bethel Christian Centre (623 Gordon Road). Admission by donation.

Electric Wednesday open stage at Spiritbar on Wednesday, May 8. Take your turn in the spotlight, or enjoy the music of those who do, at one of the Kootenay’s best open stages. Talk to Estevan to sign up for a timeslot during the night.

Kootenay Music Awards at Spiritbar on Friday, May 10. Featuring music by Shred Kelly, The Automation, Shambhala Showcase, Melody Diachrun, The Shyness of Strangers, Immune 2 Cobras and Lucas Myers. Awards sound and visuals by Joel West and Sijay James. Doors open at 7:30 p.m and the awards start at 8:30 p.m. sharp. Nelson Brewing Company tastings from 8 to 8:30 p.m. Cover is $15 or $10 for Kootenay Co-op Radio members.

The Gaff will be at Spiritbar on Saturday, May 11 with DJ Rich Rabnett. Doors open at 10 p.m. Ticket information at the Hume Hotel.

concerT announcemenTZiggy Marley live at the Capitol Theatre on Friday, June 21. Tickets are $55 at the Capitol Theatre box office, online at capi-toltheatre.bc.ca or order by phone, 250-352-6363.

Nelson Registered

Music Teacherspresent Paul Williamson

Winner BC Young Artist Competition

Saturday, April 277 pm at the

Nelson United ChurchTickets, avail. at Otter books & The

Music Store, are $15 & $10 for students & seniors.

Nelson Registered

Music Teacherspresent Paul Williamson

Winner BC Young Artist Competition

Saturday, April 277 pm at the

Nelson United Church7 pm at the

Nelson United Church7 pm at the

Tickets, avail. at Otter books & The Music Store, are $15 & $10 for

students & seniors.

DANCE UMBRELLA SPRING SHOWCASE

May 9th, 10th and 11thTickets at the Capitol Theatre

$11.00 eachShows at 7pm plus a 2pm

matinee on Saturday

Join the 170 year

old hotel ymirmonday - Sunday

open 3pm-9pm, will stay open later for parties!

over 20 musical instruments to choose from to play anytime

Every Friday join us for the Country & Bluegrass Jam

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Nelson Star, April 26, 2013