� e Ministry of For-ests has denied Koo-tenay Heli-Ski Inc.’s tenure application to operate a daily heli-ski operation on 14,666 acres of crown land bordering portions of Kokanee Glacier Pro-vincial Park.

� e ministry’s ex-planation of why the application was disal-lowed listed a number of factors.

“� e strong public opposition received in response to the pro-posal, impact to the ski-touring and snowmo-biling tourism industry in the area and impact on environmental val-ues are the factors taken into consideration for the disallowance of the application,” wrote Sha-ron Daily, section head for Kootenay Boundary region land authoriza-tions, in a letter posted on the ministry website.

� e letter also con-tained some recom-mendations if Koote-nay Heli-Ski wants to reapply.

“Should the propo-nent wish to pursue a

guided adventure tour-ism activity in this area at a future date, they should engage with lo-cal communities and recreational clubs in the area by holding public meetings to understand the concerns and ad-dress the issues prior to making an applica-tion. Further mitigation measures on environ-mental values will also be required in a future application.”

� e ministry urged the proponent to hold a public meeting, but there wasn’t one.

“A public meeting was suggested to the proponent by minis-try sta� ,” the ministry told the Star. “With-out a meeting, public concerns went unad-dressed. � e result was that this application was not supported by the local community and recreationalists, which was one factor in the decision.”

According to minis-try sta� , the challenge with this proposal was determining the actual impact of the proposed application. Referrals

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“Canada’s rank on the environmental per-formance index is 24th out of 178, falling below Greece. � is is a consid-erable feat considering Greece’s recent economic troubles,” Grade 12 stu-

dent Petra Hartley told the Star.

“Our � rst goal is to get [Prime Minister Justin] Trudeau’s attention on both us and focused on the environment. Sec-ondly we would want to see action, whether that means protecting more of Canada’s wild-

life and wildlife habitats or stricter regulations around Canada’s carbon footprint.”

� eir correspondence to Trudeau includes 15 demands, including that the shi� to renewable en-ergy “begin now” with a goal of having a 100 per

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If you gaze through the win-dows of the upstairs gym of the Nelson and District Com-munity Complex, you can look down at an emptied pool full of rubble, where demolition crews have nearly completed preparing it for the next stage of construction.

“It’s a fairly complicated job and it’s going to get even more so with the co-ordination of all the trades coming in,” project manager Je� Phillips told the Star. “� ankfully we’ve got Unitech for construction, and they’re used to this type of work. � ey’ve got their hands

full.”At this point crews have

removed most of the aging equipment and emptied the facility’s basement. “We still have to maintain the existing facility, but basically we went in there and we were taking things apart, working around things, doing the mechanical, HVAC and electrical demo,” Phillips said.

“We had to make sure we didn’t cut in the wrong places, and there was quite a lot of cor-roded metal in there — which was the catalyst for the project in the � rst place. Everything is going to be upgraded and more energy e� cient.”

� irty-� ve per cent of the pool gutter has been removed and the resulting rubble will be gone within the next few days. � e rest will be � nished by Nov. 16. � e bulkhead has also been

removed.Phillips praised management

for making the facility last as long as it did. He was initially concerned about this stage of the process because “this is when the surprises come out” but so far they haven’t had many unforeseen complications.

“� is stu� was de� nitely on its last legs, and kudos to the people running this place for limping it through,” Phil-lips said. � ey’re hoping all the work will be done by local contractors. Tender drawings and documents have been re-leased, with the closing date set for Nov. 19. “So far all the work has gone local and we hope that continues,” Phillips said.

Recreation manager Mar-ty Benson couldn’t be more thrilled about the project. He said though it’s been an incon-venience for patrons, everyone

has been supportive and under-standing.

“It’s going to feel continu-ous, instead of like it’s been patched together over 40 years. I’m excited to have a properly-functioning facility people will be able to enjoy.”

He’s grateful for the commu-nity’s patience.

“Most people haven’t seen this type of work done before and we probably won’t see it again either. One of the biggest takeaways is how understand-ing everyone’s been, and they’re still keeping this place active.”

He’s looking forward to when it’s up and running. “� is means we can put the Band-Aids away and run this facility the way it’s meant to be run.”

� e pool closed on Sept. 19 for what is expected to be an 11-month shutdown. � e proj-ect is budgeted at $4.8 million.

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Crews are preparing for the next stage of

the ambitious project

Demolition crews have been hard at work at the Nelson & District Community Complex.

The Nelson and Dis-trict Chamber of Com-merce celebrated the near-completion of renovations to the city’s historic train station Sat-urday during its sold-out annual gala dinner at the Prestige Lakeside Resort.

“We now begin a new chapter that began with the acquisition of the old CPR station in 2010 and the belief great things can be accomplished with the support of local business,” president Ed Olthof told the crowd. “That belief has been realized through the last five years with the build-ing’s transformation from a derelict wreck to a beautiful regional asset.”

This month, the chamber moved its office from Hall St. to the his-toric building at the foot of Baker St., which will be converted to a new regional visitor gateway. It will also be home to Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism, the Nelson Star, and other businesses.

Olthof thanked man-ager Tom Thomson for overseeing the project and noted the cham-ber has 530 members, a greater number than any similar-sized city in BC. He said the “entre-preneurial spirit” in the Nelson area has been a constant since the cham-ber was incorporated in 1893 as the South Koote-nay Board of Trade.

Thomson joked the CPR station is a “two-story building. There’s a story at the beginning when they tell you how much it’s going to cost. Then there’s the story at the end when it actually comes in … It took five years to complete, but it’s an awesome building.”

Mayor Deb Kozak, a former chamber board member, recalled look-ing at a model of the train station years ago and thinking “‘One day this is going to become a reality’ — and it has.”

Kozak said the city and chamber worked together on the project,

and have also collabo-rated to improve by-laws. She pointed to the rescinding of the down-town dog ban earlier this year.

“I cannot believe how much controversy that one bylaw caused and am happy to say it’s [now] working well,” she said. “Thank you down-town businesses for do-ing your part. You’ve done everything from putting out doggie treats to handling out leashes to helping our bylaw en-forcement officers.”

Kozak acknowledged, however, that the city is now considering adopt-ing a panhandling bylaw,

another contentious is-sue, although the discus-sion has been postponed until April. She said she was counting on the business community for input and help to design a local solution.

“Those are the small things,” she insisted. “They cause a lot of up-roar in a community, but we’re frying bigger fish. We have our eye on the future in a bigger way.”

Kozak mentioned the renovation of Hall St. as another thing that “caused a lot of con-troversy and conversa-

tion, but the end result is something we can be proud of.” She thanked businesses directly af-fected for their patience over the summer.

She also said the avail-ability of broadband service provides op-portunities. “We have a wonderful place to live, we’re investing in tech-nology. Our business community is investing. We’re ready for whatever is coming.”

The gala is also the chamber’s biggest fun-draiser. The live auction alone raised $9,760.

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Top: Chamber manager Tom Thomson joked that the CPR station is a “two story building” — you get one story on the renovation cost before you start, and another afterward.Middle: The chamber gala, held at the Prestige Lake-side Resort, sells out every year.Right: Mayor Deb Kozak credited local businesses for their part in doing away with Nelson’s downtown dog ban, but acknowl-edged a proposed panhan-dling bylaw may be equally contentious.

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� e provincial director of police services has responded to the Nelson Police Board on the question of whether city council was wrong to refuse the Nelson Police Department’s 2015 budget request last fall. But the report’s contents are con� dential.

According to Mayor Deb Kozak, who is the chair of the police board which oversees the city-funded police depart-ment, the director sent his re-

port to both to city council and the board, but she couldn’t di-vulge its contents.

About a year ago, the police department asked the city for a $311,000 increase to cover the cost of two additional o� cers and an administrator, but the city refused. � e police board appealed to the provincial di-rector of police services, who has the power to investigate and declare the minimum number of o� cers required in Nelson.

Kozak says the newly-re-

ceived report contains recom-mendations and a request that both bodies respond by Nov. 17. She said the police board met a week ago Tuesday in a closed session to discuss the recommendations and city council will do the same soon.

� e director of police ser-vices has the power to make a decision or investigate further, and it appears he is consulting with city council and the police board before deciding.

It has taken a full year to get this far with the 2015 bud-

get, and the Nov. 30 legislated deadline for the police to pres-ent their 2016 provisional bud-get to council is fast approach-ing.

� e members of the Nel-son Police Board, in addition to Kozak, are Barb Henry, Bill Reid, Hilda Taylor, Robert Go-ertz, and Roger Higgins. � e police department’s o� cers and other sta� are city employees. Policing makes up 22 per cent of the city’s budget. Nelson is one of 11 cities in BC that em-ploy their own police force.

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� e application was � led in March by proponent Wendell Maki, who also owns Kootenay Valley Helicopters based at the Nelson airport, and was denied on Oct. 27.

Maki told the Star he intends to submit a revised application, adding he hasn’t had time to re-view the entire package he re-ceived from the ministry a week ago, which contains suggested changes to his initial applica-tion, and he probably won’t be able to until he is � nished a work assignment on the coast over the next few weeks.

“� e application requires some changes and then we’re going to reapply,” Maki said. “When we do resubmit we’ll be addressing all of the concerns that FrontCounter BC had for our application — one of the concerns a� er the fact, because they wanted us to consult with

the public or whomever the con-cerned groups were.

“It’s interesting that another cat skiing operation tenure application was made in the nearby Slocan Valley but no-body seemed to know about that,” he said, explaining that application was denied for en-vironmental reasons, although it faced nowhere near the same public backlash.

Maki also said the ministry never formally required a public meeting.

“At no point during our ini-tial application process was that brought up. We did absolutely everything that was asked of us. We’re burning fossil fuels for recreation, and in Nelson, from what I’ve gathered, the opposition wasn’t going to be swayed by a public forum. If I didn’t have to, there was no rea-son for me to go and stand up there and get yelled at for burn-ing gas for fun. If there was no requirement for me to do that

from FrontCounter BC, which there never was, then there was no reason for me to go through that. No one else has ever had to do that.”

Maki said the whole process is subjective.

“I’m just a businessman and I want to provide a little bit of service,” he said.

� e public was able to voice their opinion by submitting comments to FrontCounter BC until May 2. A freedom of information request by the Star for submissions received between March 28 and July 3 resulted in 383 pages containing 258 separate comments regard-ing the application, which were nearly unanimous in rejecting the idea. All but three opposed or strongly opposed the tenure being awarded. One asked for careful evaluation and two were in favour, citing economic ben-e� ts.

Most of those opposed took issue with the location border-

ing a provincial park close to Nelson, rather than the idea of heli-skiing. Common concerns included helicopter noise over residences, disturbing park animals, and taking away the backcountry feel from a popular recreation area.

In June, the Regional Dis-trict of Central Kootenay asked FrontCounter BC for a public meeting with the proponent as did the Kootenay Mountaineer-ing Club in a letter dated May 1 through the public submissions process.

In August, the ministry told the Star a regional land o� cer urged the proponent to hold a public meeting as requested by stakeholders.

� e proponent planned to start the heli-skiing operation based out of Nelson this Decem-ber, projecting 320 client days for the 2015-16 season. � e management report estimated its full capacity would be 1,300 client days by 2019.

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Proponent intends to reapplyKootenay Heli-Ski Inc.’s tenure application to operate a daily heli-skiing operation in the Selkirk Mountains on crown land that borders Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, has been denied. The company is owned by Wendell Maki who also owns Kootenay Valley Helicopters in Nelson. Pictured: Heli-skiing in the Purcell Mountains. Tamara Hynd photo

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Nelson Hydro’s plans for a solar garden in Nelson have moved along, and a pre-sale period will begin Nov. 17 at a public information session.

“We have 350 people on the interest list,” Hydro’s Carmen Proctor told city council recent-ly. “Last week I got a phone call: ‘When can I sign on the dotted line?’ So there is a lot of inter-est.”

The solar garden will con-sist of an array of solar panels owned by Nelson Hydro on which residents can rent space for a 25-year period and be credited annually on their bill. The credit would go up as the price of power increases. For the planned 50kW array, which is approximately 200 panels, it’s es-timated the system could gener-ate about 61,440 kWh per year. It would be the solar energy pro-duction from the panels that the customer would be purchasing, not the panels themselves.

Nelson Hydro has chosen to locate the panels on its property near its Bonnington generating station.

Equipment is still being cho-

sen according to price and to criteria in the Solar Score Card run by the Silicon Valley Tox-ics Coalition, which has col-lected data on solar technology since 2009. Solar companies are ranked on the scorecard, and Nelson Hydro has decided to only accept bids from compa-nies that score more than 70 out of 100. The average score of all companies ranked in the scorecard is 31.

The score card criteria in-clude sustainability and social justice benchmarks such as emissions transparency, chemi-cal reduction plan, workplace health and rights, supply chains, conflict materials, module tox-

icity, high value recycling, pris-on labour, biodiversity, water, energy and greenhouse gases.

Trina Solar, a multinational company based in China, has topped the Solar Score Card for the past three years with a score this year of 92. In second place is the American company SunPower.

The pre-sale period will last four weeks. Proctor said 75 per cent of total capacity, or about 150 panels, must be sold in the pre-sale period or the project will be put on hold for two years.

“If we sell more than [150 panels] in the four week pre-sale phase then the project will be larger and per-panel costs will

be lower,” Proctor said.The minimum purchase is

one panel, and the maximum is ten until the last week of the pre-selling phase, after which there will be no maximum. Pay-ment can be made up front or by an on-bill financing plan with Nelson Hydro. A $500 per panel deposit will be collected during the pre-selling phase.

The cost per panel is still being set, and depends on the project getting additional fund-ing and on customer demand. The cost will be known prior to the information session and Proctor says it will not exceed $924 per panel.

Sales will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. “I expect a quick sell-out,” Proctor says. “You won’t want to miss it.”

The Nov. 17 information session will be held at the Best Western: doors at 6:30, presen-tation at 7, with pre-sales to follow.

Proctor says this project has caught the attention of other communities, other utilities, and the media, and she gets many requests for information and advice.

“Nelson is the envy of others,” she said.

“I seem to be using the word beautiful a lot,” Shirley Hale comment-ed in the middle of her interview with the Star on Friday.

Hale is the secretary-manager at Nelson’s Royal Canadian Legion, and in fact she did use that word several times in her outline of the events for Wednesday’s Remembrance Day cer-emonies.

The first event of the day, Hale says, will be a ceremony at the cem-etery at 7:45 a.m.

“People place poppies on the graves of veter-ans. There are many sol-diers laid to rest there that have no families any more. There are graves that never get said hello to again, but we do it every Remem-brance Day. They get visited once a year. I find that amazing. The flag is lowered to half mast, and a bugler plays the Last Post. It’s beauti-ful.”

At 10:25 the parade begins to form outside the Legion on Victoria St. At 10:40 it will pro-ceed to the cenotaph.

“The parade mar-shall, Doug Wood, forms the parade,” Hale said. “The veter-ans are front and cen-tre. Their families join in, of course. The ones who carry the flag have to be Legion members. Legion members hon-ouring our vets — that is what we stand for.

Sometimes there are kids, a veteran’s grand-kids or just kids whose family has taught them about Remembrance Day.

“At the cenotaph, Jeffrey Donnelly of St. Saviour’s church says a prayer and there are other speakers. There is a flyby, then Doug

Wood will call out the laying of the wreath, and we have two cadets this year laying it. Other people choose to lay wreaths as well.

“The flyby makes me cry. I cry watching the elderly veterans sit be-cause they are so well taken care of because it is always cold. That

makes me proud, as a Canadian, that they are being tended to like that.

“At 11:40 the parade returns to the Legion and the rest of the day there. Michelle Bennett makes the most amaz-ing Remembrance Day cake to honour the vet-erans. It is worth com-ing to the Legion just to view it. Last year’s was so detailed, with the crosses of Flanders Fields. She does a beau-tiful job of honouring the veterans with that cake. The ladies’ auxil-iary makes sandwiches and squares and there is a piano and singing. It is joyful, people gathered in the spirit of honour-ing the veterans. There is a lot of laughter and camaraderie, lots of emotion. It is not a som-bre day.”

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New system discourages recycling

Re: “Abandoned blue bags clutter RDCK transfer station,” Nov. 6

“� e regional district’s Mike Mor-rison says the abandonment of blue bags at the recycle bins will taper o� once the public understands the new system.”

Seriously? Well I apparently have a much higher opinion of the public’s intelligence than Mr. Morrison. I and everyone I’ve talked to about this fully understand the new system. But we are simply not going to stand there for 10 to 15 minutes shoving little bits one at a time or in hand-fuls through the hole. Period. And as evidenced in the photos and my recent visit you can’t put anything through the hole when all the bins are over� owing.

� e best laugher was when I called and spoke to Mr. Morrison about what he thought I should do with my bag of shredded documents. His response was to empty the bag into additional blue bags so that the bags were small enough to � t through the hole. So instead of the one blue bag there would now be maybe six! And me with confetti all over the house. Right, more unrealistic and useless orders from on high.

As has been pointed out in the comments to the article and known for years, if you make the process too di� cult then people just won’t recycle.

� e claim that the system works well in the other areas of the RDCK where it has been previously imple-mented is missing a key fact that I suspect makes that claim dishonest: what happened to the total volume of recycling a� er implementation?

I asked this question of our chair of the resource recovery commit-tee and he didn’t know the answer, never thought to ask sta� . Claiming that the system is working when it’s probably responsible for increasing the amount of recyclable material going to the land� ll doesn’t seem like success to me.

Kevin LePapeRural Nelson

Recycling shouldn’t be endurance test

Are the new transfer station re-cycle bins a safety test? Or an en-durance test? While people work out a system that works, the bins

raise issues. One is a safety issue around hav-

ing to handle sharp objects like can lids. Because only very small parcels of recycle materials � t through bin openings, people are pushing parcels or hand-feeding items from their blue bags. It is natural to want to do this quickly, opening the door for an accidental injury from something sharp.

� e question of convenience and lifestyle accommodation is also a

concern. � e former open bin style allowed us to line a full-sized gar-bage container at home, � ll it, and conveniently recycle. For me that was once in three weeks. One trip, one minute, simple.

Yesterday, I did my � rst planned, small bundle dump a� er the initial shock of having to hand-feed doz-ens of blue bag contents and remain conscious of sharps, into the new bin. � is is like a science puzzle.

One upside is that we now can

re-use all those retail shopping bags — they can be recycled — � ll them, put them in a lined garbage container at home, bring to the recycle site, and hand feed numerous small bags into the bin. Not ideal but better than stu� ng a blue bag in and completely blocking one of the only two holes.

I discovered yesterday, the round hole accommodates little other than individual glass items. But what really gets me is the rectangular shaped hole. I mean, who makes rectangu-

lar shaped garbage bins, liners or shopping bags that one can � ll up and slide through that hole meant for cardboard?

C. BoydNelson

Jumbo Wilders seek small wilderness pocket

“Today the pattern of human population growth is more bacte-rial than primate with the human biomass being more than a hundred times greater than any other large animal species that has ever existed on Earth.” — E.O. Wilson, biologist.

All’s quiet in the Jumbo Valley area and it may remain so for a while longer according to the mountain resorts branch of the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations. It is to the branch that the proponent of the scaled-back version of a Jumbo Glacier Resort would turn to avoid another environmental as-sessment. At the time of this writing there has been no formal submission for a reduced sized resort (fewer than 2,000 beds) under the auspices of the all seasons resort policy.

But the proponent has made inqui-ries into the extensive requirements of the policy and has submitted three points indicating that an application is their future intent.

� e Valemont Resort presently requires the full attention of its de-veloper proponent which happens to be the same proponent for Jumbo Glacier Resort.

“Building the resort is about not losing to the protestors,” said Grant Costello in Jumbo Wild, the movie. Grant has been a major player for many years supporting the Jumbo proposal.

“For one species to radically alter the entire natural world is unprec-edented in all of Earth’s 4.5 billion year history, and while creating our human environment we’ve subdued over 75 per cent of land surface into which we’ve embedded a very small fraction of the natural world as pre-served pockets we call wilderness.” — Diane Akerman, author of � e Human Age: � e World Shaped By Us.

Be what it may for Mr. Costello’s ilk, all we Jumbo Wilders are endeav-oring to achieve the embedding of another small pocket of wilderness.

Rowena EloiseWest Kootenay Coalition for

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Now that cooler tempera-tures have arrived along with some rainfall, it may

surprise residents that the City of Nelson continues to operate with Level 4 water restrictions in e� ect.

� ese restrictions prohibit any use of running water outdoors including car washing, exterior house or window washing. � e restrictions also call on residents to conserve such that indoor water usage is decreased by at least 20 per cent.

� e city has yet to impose pen-alties for non-compliance with water restrictions and is hopeful that conservation goals will be achieved and sustained without doing so. To raise awareness and assist residents in implementing water conservation the city has of-fered free shower timers and toilet tank banks that reduce water use per � ush but there are many other simple and creative ways for people to reduce water usage.

Because Nelson is situated on a lake which in turn is part of a larger water system, some residents express confusion about the water restrictions. Few people are aware that at the end of August, � ows in area creeks dropped to as low as 20 per cent of normal making this year’s discharges the lowest on record (2003 was previous low record).

Annual precipitation has also been well below average and long-range forecasts suggest lower than usual precipitation through fall and winter. Low precipitation and low creek discharge caused city res-ervoir levels to steadily decrease during the summer. By the end of October, Nelson’s reservoirs were

at 25 per cent of capacity even though serious leaks in the system had been � xed as part of the City’s ongoing infrastructure upgrades.

While current reservoir levels are su� cient to meet water demand in Nelson if we receive enough pre-cipitation to sustain natural water discharges at current or higher lev-els over the next few months, we cannot know the future and so have planned for a less-than-optimal outcome.

� e city has a contingency plan to augment municipal water sup-plies should it become necessary and is looking at longer-term op-tions to capture more water during spring freshet to meet demand at drier times of the year.

Options are being considered whereby some uses are shi� ed from the existing municipal system to draw from the lake or from ground-water supplies. Most available op-tions are expensive and some, in

particular shi� ing to groundwater sources, may prove less viable than anticipated as there are suggestions that groundwater use in our region is already unsustainable.

� is summer, some RDCK residential water license holders received letters from the province advising them of exceptionally low water levels, calling for 30 per cent reductions in water usage and the identi� cation of alternative sources of drinking water in case of further water decline.

At several conferences this year, municipal o� cials and scientists discussed altered precipitation pat-terns and changing natural wa-ter � ows in the context of global warming. Experts now suggest that beyond mitigating climate change by moving quickly to a renewable, non-carbon based energy economy, we must also quickly rise to the task of adapting to the practical realities of an already changing climate.

While elected o� cials struggle with questions of infrastructure to deal with these realities, it is critical that citizens do their part, not just as conserving individuals, but also as visible members of a movement for change. One such opportunity is coming up.

At 1 p.m. on Nov. 29, I urge you to join others at the foot of Baker St. to “Walk with the World” as a way of sending a message of sup-port and urgency to global leaders reopening discussions on climate change in Paris the following day. For more information go to walk-withtheworld.ca

Nelson city councillor Valerie Warmington shares this space weekly with her council colleagues.

Water issues still challenge Nelson

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When you purchase a gorgeous painting, locally made jewellery or a handmade mug, not only do you support the artists in our community who produced those items, but you also support everything from archival services to family craft afternoons at the local museum and gallery.Since 2006, the gift shop at Touchstones Nelson has provided a selection of books, crafts and work from local artists. The shop does several call outs a year for local producers to come in and sell their wares. Cindy Fillion, the visitor services manager, is always on the lookout for products that refl ect local culture, are produced by regional artists or have local relevance. The Shawn Lamb Archives also provide a wealth of material for reproduction. Historical fruit labels and images decorate tea towels or become the basis of prints and cards. This year’s big hits have included locally written books, including Nelson’s newest cookbook, Pairings, decorative tea towels, and locally created pottery. The work in the shop is always evolving – new artists move to the area, and some move away. The Shop continues to sell Nelson’s favourite artists, and are willing to try new ones. The Touchstones gift shop is open Wednesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursdays. Tuesdays and Sundays, the shop opens from 11 to 4 p.m.

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Today we will observe Re-membrance Day, stand-ing at the cenotaph and

honouring those who fought and sometimes died in war.

Last year was the 100th anniver-sary of the beginning of the First World War. � is year has some signi� cant dates as well. It is 75 years since the Battle of Britain and the beginning of the Blitz, and it has been given little recognition.

Yet if we had lost the Battle of Britain or caved in to the sustained, nightly bombing of the Blitz, the war would have been lost, and our world today would be a di� erent place.

A� er France fell in June 1940, Britain and the Commonwealth (or Empire, as we called it then), stood alone, separated from the might of the victorious German army by 20 miles of the English Channel.

� e British Expeditionary Force had lost almost all their equipment and many men in France, although Dunkirk managed to get as many troops to safety as possible.

� e only intact force in Eng-land were the Canadians. When the Lu� wa� e started the air on-slaught they thought it would be a piece of cake, over in no time, a brief prelude to the invasion.

� ey did not bargain for the

few, the brave � ghter pilots of the RAF, including many Canadians, as well as boys from countries al-ready overrun by the Germans.

� e Battle of Britain was the � rst time the Germans lost a battle since they started the war, and it was the battle that saved us. We stood outside in the summer sun and watched the fury being fought out over our heads.

We cheered when a German got shot down and the Hurricane or Spit� re did the victory roll. We kept track of the numbers of losses. We even had our own � ghter ace:

local Richmond boy Paddy Finu-cane shot down 21 German planes before his 21st birthday. He did not live to see his 22nd.

When the Germans started the terror bombing of London, every night from September 1940 to May 1941, we were supposed to surren-der, but not so. I was a schoolgirl. I never missed a day of school!

We spent every night in the air raid shelter, listening to the scream of falling bombs, o� en the days as well. � e rule was if we were closer to school than to home when the air raid siren sounded we went to school. It seems to me we always were closer to school. I remem-ber the day when our headmis-tress stood at assembly and told us three of our schoolmates and their mother had been killed the night before. � e same incident cost us all our windows and le� our front door halfway up the stairs. And we were outside London, not in the thick of it!

So just give a thought to the thousands of civilians, including many women and children, also war dead, but with no cenotaph to commemorate their sacri� ce.

Joan Reichardt came to Cana-da from England as a war bride in 1945. She has lived in Nelson since 1968.

Don’t forget civilians killed in war

JOANREICHARDT

Community Comment

Abandoned blue bags clutter transfer station

� e old system was perfectly � ne and a model of e� ciency for those of us who choose to recycle. One huge bin as opposed to many small ones. If it ain’t broke ... don’t � x it. People will cease to recycle. Boo! — Al Brind’Amour

It’s a huge hassle unloading all blue bags through the small pie openings, dealing with sharp metal cans etc. Tough to get cardboard in too. Come up with a better solu-tion. — Janet Lohmann

We used to recycle without the blue bags so it shouldn’t be brain surgery to go back to that. Besides, it’s my understanding we are sav-ing about $200K per year doing it this way. Change ... get used to it.

— Tony Gower

If you make something less con-venient for people to do, more and

more of them simply will not do it. � is is a fact of the human con-dition. Can someone now please explain to me exactly why those holes have to be so small? Reason-able answers only please. “Stopping dumpster diving” and “un� attened boxes” are stupid answers and will be rejected. — Trevor Jenkinson

We have had this system on the East Shore for some years and it has few problems.We keep the ones near our Gray Creek Store tidy — easy to use once you get used to it. � ere is a resonable space to pour your bags in. Our Kootenay Lake Lions Club has a close-by bin for any deposit-carrying cans and bottles. — Tom Lymbery

Been using the same set up in Crescent Valley for a couple years. No problems with it all.

— Adam Baker

You know why this works in other areas? Because people in-

stead put the recycling into the garbage. And that will happen here and they will think it’s working. For me, this is the end of recycling. I don’t have the time or interest when it’s cold and raining or snow-ing to do that. And it really bugs me that this is only an issue for people who live outside the city. Because we are not as important as people in the city.

— Christine Witt

� is is not only an issue for those that live outside the city. People in the city also drive to the transfer station because the city only picks up garbage once every two weeks. As well, people living in the city pay HUGE taxes. I would hope my recycling gets picked up!!

— Yvette Koehle Shukin

� ese comments are hilarious! It only takes a few seconds more to empty the bag. Be responsible. You bought the package, now deal with it! — Eek West

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COMMUNITY EVENTSSlocan Valley Seniors Housing Society open house on latest plans for seniors housing Nov. 12, 5:30, WE Graham School. More info: 250–359-7984.

Nelson Dances of Universal Peace, with live music, no experience necessary. Dances and walks with singing, from spiritual traditions from the world over, Nov. 13, 7:30 to 9:30, Nov. 22, 3 to 5 p.m. More info: 250-354-4288.

Nelson United Church Annual Christmas Bazaar, Nov. 14, 602 Silica St. Coffee & muf-fins 10 a.m. to noon, $5.00. High tea 12:30 to 2 p.m. $5.00. Bake shop, crafts, collectibles, books, mystery gifts. More info: rjelliot@shaw.ca.

West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group Nov. 16 at Kiro Wellness Center, Trail, 2 p.m. For more info: 250-368-9827.

KAIROS White Poppy Campaign Remem-brance Day booth at the Kootenay Co-op 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 30. White poppies are intended to remember all victims of war, to call for dialogue and to show commitment for building a culture of peace. More info: 250-352-9871.

The Council of Canadians regular monthly meeting 10 a.m. Nov. 14, 101 Baker Street (downstairs). More info: 250:352-9871.

Canadian Federation of University Women annual general meeting, Nov. 21, 10 a.m., Adventure Hotel, new members invited. Guest speaker Gerry Sobie on restorative justice. More Info: cathyleugner@gmail.com.

Osprey Foundation presents Commu-nity Tribute to Retired Fire Chief Simon Grypma, Prestige Lakeside Resort Dec. 2, 7 p.m. Tributes, music, special guests, food, cash bar, auction. Tickets $10 at Otter Books, Stuart’s News, Nelson Fire Hall and at osprey-communityfoundation.ca.

ANNOUNCEMENTSNelson Lions Community Grant Program is open for applications until Nov. 30. Applica-tions are accepted from the area approxi-mately defined as the City of Nelson, North Shore, Harrop, Proctor, Balfour, Taghum and Beasley. Organizations with charitable status only. Application forms at eclubhouse.org. More info: 250-551-2342.

Big Brothers Big Sisters school mentoring program will be piloted this year at Rosemont Elementary. This program matches a child

with a screened volunteer to spend an hour a week with during school hours, on school grounds to do whatever engaging activity the mentor and child choose to do. More info: 250-489-3111.

Canadian Red Cross needs volunteers for one 4-hour shift per week, 614 Front St, Nelson. More info: 1-855-995-3529.

WORKSHOPSBasin Business Advisors program presents Me Inc., a workshop on starting your own business. Nelson Nov 24, 6:30 to 8 at Com-munity Futures. More info: 1-855-510-2227.

Living Oils for Stress Relief at home and work with Reagan Jewitt and Clancy Fitzger-ald Nov.14, Ellison’s Market, 11 a.m., free.

Nelson at its Best presents the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition Roadshow provincial tour. Trish Garner on strategizing for how we can work together to make systemic change in tackling poverty. Nov. 13, 9 a.m. to noon at 201-514 Vernon. Free. More info: (250) 352-3504 Ext. 223.

MONTHLY EVENTSPeople in Pain Support Group, Shambhala Meditation Centre 812 Stanley St., 1:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. More info: dick@pipain.com.

Low Cost Dental applications accepted the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at Seniors Coordinating Society, 719 Vernon St, 7 a.m. to noon. For more info: 250-352-6008.

Parkinson Support Group meets every third Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Christie Lee Hall In Kiwanis Villa, Gordon Road. No meeting in December. More info: ecartlidge@shaw.ca.

La Leche League Nelson provides breast-feeding information and support to moms and soon-to-be-moms at 1:00 on the third Monday of each month at The Family Place, 312 Silica St. More info: 250-352-3583.

WEEKLY EVENTSTaoist Tai Chi Arts Classes Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at Nelson District Rod and Gun Club,

801 Railway St. By donation. Free introduc-tory class, join any time. More info: 250-509-2499.

Heritage Harmony Barbershop Chorus invites men of all ages to sing harmoniously. Weekly practice at Kiwanis Christie-Lees Hall on Radio Ave. Wednesdays 7:00 to 9:30 p.m.More info: 250-352-7025.

Essentrics Express, new women’s stretch and strength class, first class is free, Mon-days, Wednesdays, and Fridays, drop in any time, 533 Baker. More info: 250-505-3437.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #51 invites guests to enjoy billiards, snooker, shuffle-board, big-screen television for sports,barbecues, monthly celebrations, beverage room, darts (Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.), meat draws and karaoke (Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.) and cribbage (Sundays 1 p.m.). More info: rclbr51@telus.net or 250-352-7727.

Nelson Chess Club, Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson Seniors Association 717 Vernon St. All ages and levels are welcome.

The Healing Meditation, gentle, guided meditation infused with the power of Conscious Co-Creation through spiritually realigning your thoughts and letting go of conditions. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., 507 Vernon, back door, by donation. More info: 250-229-2253.

Nelson Hospice Grief Support Series,Thursdays 6 p.m. 402 West Richards St. For anyone who is experiencing grief due to the death of someone they love. Hosted by trained Nelson Hospice volunteers. More info: 250-352-2337.Alcoholics Anonymous holds early morning, noon hour and evening meetings on specific days at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs). More info: 250-352-3391.

Al-Anon Family Group meets twice weekly. Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon St. and Friday 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front St. at the side basement. The only re-quirement is that you have a relative or friend with alcoholism. More info: 250-352-3747 for Wednesday, 250-352-7333 for Friday.

Djembe drum circle every third Monday night at The Old Church, 602 Kootenay, 7 p.m. $5. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #51 invites guests to enjoy billiards, snooker, shuffle-board, big-screen television for sports,barbecues, monthly celebrations, beverage room, darts (Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.), meat draws and karaoke (Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.).

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cent clean economy by 2050.

“The time for energy democracy has come: wherever possible, com-munities should collec-tively control new energy systems,” the students wrote.

“Indigenous peoples and others on the front-lines of polluting indus-trial activity should be the first to receive pub-lic support for their own clean energy projects.”

The demands also call “austerity” a “fossilized form of thinking that has

become a threat to life on Earth.”

“The money we need to pay for this great transformation is avail-able — we just need the right policies to release it.”

Hartley believes with the proper support they can make a real differ-ence in the growing cli-mate crisis.

“We want the educa-tion and the resources that would enable us to take action and make change.”

To demonstrate their

commitment to these issues, Mount Sentinel students have created a large tapestry in support of the Leap Manifesto, a “call for a Canada based on caring for the Earth and one another”.

“I was part of the Leap Tapestry project,” said Grade 9 student Aliyah Brosgart. “If we all work together, we can make a change.”

Grade 10 student Uri-el Milligan was moved by the plight of grizzly bears during Sustain-ability Day, and hopes

more people will sign a circulating petition to protect biodiversity.

“I want to raise aware-ness that these animals, like grizzly bears and whales, are at risk of ex-tinction because their habitats are threatened.”

And Grade 12 student Alexandra Ostrikoff be-lieves everyone should be pitching in.

“We are all living on this planet; therefore, we all have a right to breath clean air, drink clean water and consume safe food,” she said.

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Students hope to inspire schools across Canada to join in environmental pledge

Mount Sentinel school has joined the #WeAreReady cam-paign and are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ‘take the leap for our Earth and our future.’

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Community Con-nect Day is coming up on Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Central School Gym (811 Stanley St.) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Nelson Committee on Homelessness hosts this marketplace of free resources, activities and goods for all those struggling to make ends meet in our community — a day that recognizes

we can take a communi-ty approach to help take care of one another in Nelson.

Last year over 300 guests visited the school, making it the largest attendance ever. Over 29 booths with over 70 commu-nity and professional service providers, plus over 40 other volunteers all pitched in to provide

health, information, clothing, food and ser-vices to individuals and families in the Nelson area that were finding it hard to make ends meet.

If you would like to volunteer, call 250-352-6011, ext. 19 or email ncoh@nelsoncares.ca. Registered or certified body workers are still needed too.

Last year over 300 guests visited the 29 booths and 70 community and professional service providers during Community Connect Day. Tamara Hynd photo

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The Nelson Leafs are back on track a� er winning in Spokane

Sunday.Despite the Braves leading

in the � rst on a goal by Mason Jones, the Leafs took the game 4-1 and outshot their southern opponents 46 to 19.

“� e team started slow,” said assistant coach Greg Andrusak. He was � lling in for head coach David McLellan who was away at a league meeting. “But the boys rebounded and took took over in the second, which was evident with the shots on goal.”

Leaf Andy Fitzpatrick brought the score to a 1-1 tie less than a minute into the sec-ond. It wasn’t until the third period that Aigne McGeady-Bruce put the Leafs ahead 2-1. Eamonn Miller added another goal on a power play and Jor-dan Davie scored the fourth goal into the Braves’ empty net with 11 seconds le� .

Andrusak said there was

good e� ort by Austin Anselmo on defense while Fitzpatrick, Levi Hulston and Blair An-drews were the best line of the night. Andrusak credited Leaf goalie Joe Barton as well.

“Barton was solid. He only let one goal in the � rst and it

wasn’t his fault,” said Andru-sak. “� ere was a bad defensive breakdown.”

� e Leafs sit in the middle of the Neil Murdoch division with 24 points, three points behind the Castlegar Rebels. � e Bea-ver Valley Nitehawks continue

to rule the division roost with 29 points.

� e Leafs hit the road again Friday to play the Creston Val-ley � under Cats before head-ing back to home ice to face o� the Grand Forks Border Bruins.

� e Trafalgar � un-der volleyball teams continue to roll through tournaments in the re-gion. � ey played in Trail last Wednesday, facing two teams from Mount Sentinel and two from Trail’s J.L. Crowe, with all teams playing each other twice. � e Trafalgar A team lost one match to

Trail’s J.L. Crowe out of a total of eight games. � e B team lost three games out of eight.

“Poor service recep-tion and lack of com-munication contributed to the loss,” wrote coach Staci Proctor to the Star. Trafalgar hosts a tourna-ment on Nov. 18.

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NEIL MURDOCH DIVISIONTEAM GP W L T OTL PBeaver Valley 19 14 4 1 0 29Castlegar 20 13 6 1 0 27Nelson 19 12 7 0 0 24Grand Forks 21 8 11 0 2 18Spokane 22 3 15 0 4 10

DIVISION GAMESNov. 6 Castlegar 1 Osoyoos 4Nov. 7 Princeton 6 Spokane 4Nov. 7 Castlegar 0 Summerland 3Nov. 7 Grand Forks 3 Beaver Valley 2Nov. 8 Nelson 4 Spokane 1

LEAF LEADERSPLAYERS GP G A PBrendan Smith 13 5 8 13Jordan Davie 16 10 1 11Eamonn Miller 15 7 4 11Austin Lindsay 13 1 10 11Maximilian Daerendinger 17 1 10 11Andy Fitzpatrick 19 5 5 10Austin Anselmo 12 2 8 10Tyler Garcia 16 6 3 9

GOALTENDERS GP W L T AVG SV%Patrick Ostermann 6 5 0 0 2.10 .915Joseph Barton 11 6 5 0 2.71 .906

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The Nelson Leafs won against the Spokane Braves in the US on Sunday afternoon. Pictured: The Nelson Leafs celebrating a goal against the Spokane Braves earlier in the season in Nelson. Will Johnson photo

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It was all things wedding at Mountain Waters Spa and Wellness on Sunday. Brides-to-be mingled among the array of wedding services on display with entourages of family and friends. Vendor displays ranged from menswear to music, poetry, photographers, place settings, lingerie and spa pampering. Tamara Hynd photos.

You can still call her Izzy, but Nelson’s 14-year-old Baker St. cat used to go by the Trail-er Park Boys-inspired moniker Steve French, according to former owner Tony Holland.

“While visiting the UK two weeks ago my wife contacted me,” Holland told the Star. “She told me my former cat was in the paper, yet again.”

His old pet has ap-peared in multiple news-paper stories over the last several years, includ-ing a recent Star profile, and was featured in lo-cal photographer Ryan Oakley’s book Humans of Nelson. But there’s still more to be told about her, said Holland.

“Steve French forced her way into my life one spring evening in the Slocan Valley. I found her in the middle of no-where on the highway north of Slocan Park while attending a call as a member of the RCMP,” he said.

“She was nearly hit by vehicles going by. I threw her in my police vehicle and to make a long story short I reluctantly ad-opted her. After several

life-changing events I found myself and Steve French moving to down-town Nelson.”

Izzy didn’t like her new home.

“She constantly ran away due to the renova-tion noise and lack of solitude at home. I used posters to find her, but

she would bolt out the door anytime she could.”

Finally, after a long absence, he learned she was living at Cot-ton Creek Clothing with Noreen Lynas and seemed to be happy there.

“I want to give a huge thank you to Noreen

and her staff for taking Izzy in. She is quite the character and I’m always amazed when I see her.”

Izzy can still be found in and around the 300 and 400 blocks of Baker St., where she routinely visits establishments such as Otter Books and Phoenix Computers.

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The congregation of As-cension Lutheran Church has been temporarily worshipping in Rosemont Elementary while their new location is being con-structed. In the meantime new pastor Katrina Vigen routinely meets her parishioners in un-orthodox locations, including the shopping mall food court.

“I’ve been having some office hours in my home, and some out in the community. For me it’s important to spend time out in the community and be acces-sible to my parishioners,” Vigen told the Star.

She said anyone in her con-gregation can make an appoint-ment to “drop in and hang out,” and to talk about how best to serve the needs of the commu-nity.

“Our congregation is pas-sionate about caring for our neighbours in Rosemont and we hope within the next six months to be in our building and offer-ing quite a few more services.”

That means they’ll have wom-en and men’s showers, laundry facilities and community meals.

“We hope to be a space where

we can provide for more people in our community and take part in more activities. Part of my role is shepherding that, en-couraging people to share their gifts with their neighbours and finding more ways to serve our city and our world. That means we’re literally clothing, feeding and loving our neighbours as best we can.”

Vigen’s roots with the Lu-theran church go back genera-tions and she comes from a line of ministers. She grew up with

her missionary parents in Mada-gascar.

“When you grow up in one of the poorest countries in the world, you get a real sense of how much responsibility we have, especially those of us who have more privileges and are rich in so many ways people in Madagascar are not.”

She knew growing up she wanted to be part of the solu-tion, after witnessing people still suffering from the plague and leprosy. And now that she’s seen

the power Christianity can have in places like China, she feels she has a responsibility to do her part here in Canada.

“Even though Christianity is a minority religion in China, if you look you’ll see the church provides most of the social ser-vices the government doesn’t provide.”

Vigen, who has previously worked in the United States, said she’s been impressed with the resolve shown by Ascension’s members and feels welcomed by the community. She recently joined the congregation with her husband Ryan Smart and four-year-old son Emil.

“It speaks to how passionate they are about that kind of min-istry. It shows that a church isn’t a building. That’s been proved for the last three years, because we’ve continued to play a large role in the community.”

They’ve looked into how they can help with the Syrian refu-gee crisis, they’re participating in Nelson’s Gay Pride events and they’ve been working with the street population.

“We believe the church is for all people,” Vigen said.

Ascension Lutheran’s new pastor Katrina Vigen (centre) recently moved to Nelson with her husband Ryan Smart and four-year-old son Emil.

Ascension Lutheran welcomes Katrina Vigen

This year the Nel-son Police Department restorative justice pro-gram celebrates Restor-ative Justice Week by hosting a free, educa-tional, interactive event at the Nelson Public Li-brary on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Correction Services Canada’s restorative jus-tice division proclaims the third week in No-vember to focus on the important work being done by restorative jus-tice programs in com-munities across Canada.

A non-adversarial, non-retributive ap-proach to justice that views crime and conflict as harm done to people and relationships, re-storative justice is a philosophy that empha-sizes healing in victims, accountability of offend-ers, and the involvement of citizens.

Upon taking up his position in 2011, Nel-son Police Chief Wayne Holland made the estab-

lishment of a restorative justice program a top priority. Gerry Sobie, a volunteer restorative justice consultant and trainer, along with Nel-son Police Department’s community policing of-ficer, Sgt. Dino Falcone, worked to make that vision a reality, and the Nelson Police Depart-ment restorative justice program was launched in April 2014.

After four months of training, volunteers have taken on files involving such crimes as theft, assault, mischief, and break and enter. They are acquiring and refin-ing the skills required to handle complex files and emotionally challenging situations. At present, 15 trained volunteers from a cross-section of the community, with backgrounds in educa-tion, technology, trades and business, have suc-cessfully completed 22 files, with three files in progress.

The program’s volun-teer restorative justice practitioners bring to-

gether those who have been affected by crime, those who are respon-sible for the harm, their respective supporters and other stakehold-ers into a conference designed to empower all participants to share their experience and explore ways to repair the harm. A resolution agreement is carefully drafted based on the collaborative efforts of all participants.

Through restorative justice, a unique under-standing about harm and its effects is reached between the responsible person and the affect-ed person. Where the criminal justice system promotes a win-lose outcome with charges, pleas and court, the re-storative justice model promotes win-win out-comes with those in-volved making decisions about how the harm can be repaired.

The evening will be a valuable experience for people with any level of knowledge. Refresh-ments will be provided.

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Her presentation is about the 2012 land-slides, two natural disas-

ters that devastated the community and made national headlines. Bath’s house was flattened by the first slide, and what remained of it was com-pletely buried by the second.

Disaster in Paradise is the story of trauma and healing, but also of

a community mourning and gradually rebuilding after the landslides that killed four people and destroyed six homes. Bath moved to Johnsons Landing from England in 1993. Please come out to welcome this author to the Slocan Valley as she shares her story.

It’s time to start think-ing Christmas and the importance of support-ing local business during the holiday season.

The Nelson Star is once again promoting its annual Christmas Shopping Spree to re-ward residents for shop-ping local. Participating businesses in Nelson will have entry boxes avail-able for shoppers to en-

ter into the promotion. One local shopper will win $2,015 to spend in 2,015 seconds on Satur-day, Dec. 19.

“This is such a fun promotion for the Star. Each year I shop with the winner and pay for their purchases as we go,” says publisher Karen Ben-nett. “We ask that they browse the stores prior to the spree to select their purchases so that

we stay within the time allotment of just under 34 minutes.”

The winner also spends their winnings around the business community, as there is a maximum $400 spend per store.

Entry boxes will ap-pear and advertising of the participating busi-nesses will start Nov. 18, so keep your eyes open for them.

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April 3, 1955 October 25, 2015

Jim left this world at home surrounded by his wife of eighteen years

and close friends, after living with Cancer for over four years.

Jim is survived by wife, Shirley, mother Fay, daughter Alexis (Vivian, Derek, grandson Jacob), brother David, stepdaughters Anastasia (Rob grand daughters Isadora, Georgina), Morgan (Ben).

Jim is predeceased by his father, Martin.

Born and raised in Calgary, Jim earned a Bachelors Degree in Social Work University of Calgary, in 1977 received award for top of class. He also worked on air at the University’s radio station. Jim’s love of all music genres carried on throughout his life. Jim worked as a social worker in various capacities, including as a Public Guardian Representative where he touched many lives. Jim and Shirley, moved to Procter B.C in 2000.

Jim will forever be remembered for sharing with all, his varied talents, passions, and interests.

Jim’s last years were enhanced by the wonderful, thoughtful care he received from doctors Malpass and McKechnie at Kootenay Lake Hospital, Chemo Unit nurses, and Home Care nurses.

Celebration of Life will take place Saturday November 14 at 11am Procter Community Hall.

In lieu of fl owers a donation may be made to the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation or a charity of your choice.

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April 3, 1955

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The L.V. Rogers Amnesty International group will pres-ent the Harry Potter gala fun-draiser at the Civic Theatre on Nov. 21 in support of refugees.

Dress as your favourite Hogwarts character for a chance to win prizes.

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The event begins at 3 p.m. The film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone starts at 4 p.m.

Take part in a Baker St. silent auction hosted at par-ticipating businesses from now until Saturday, Nov. 21. Look for the “We support LVR’s Am-nesty Group 2015 Fundraiser” signs in storefront windows.

Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door.

Advanced tickets may be purchased at Otter Books, L.V. Rogers, Mount Sentinel, Tra-falgar, and Wildflower Middle School.

This year, the LVR Amnesty student group’s main objectives are to create better understand-ing about refugee situations worldwide and to support

current refugees through two United Nations initiatives: the UN World Food Programme and the UN Refugee Agency. The group meets regularly to write letters of support for Am-nesty campaigns.

“The UN World Food Pro-gram is running out of funds due to the Syrian Refugee crisis and there are many refugees in a variety of countries that need immediate support,” says Ari-anna Murphy–Steed, LVR Am-nesty group coordinator. “We thought that the Harry Potter gala could be a fun community event that also provides an op-portunity to assist families and

youth in need.”In advance of the gala, stu-

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An evening of dialogue at the Capitol Theatre

The Selkirk College Mir Centre for Peace welcomed former Israeli Defence Force helicopter pilot Yonatan Shapira to the Capitol Theatre last week for a Mir Lecture Series event. The Israeli citizen spoke about his transition to a peace activist in one of the most violent regions of the world. He told the crowd it will take a grassroots movement from people around the world to put an end to the turmoil in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Nelson’s 2015 cultural ambassador Bessie Wapp took the stage a couple times during the evening to provide a musical break.

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SEEDS’ annual general meeting held recently at the Seniors’ Centre Branch 51 was filled with generosity and good news. Past president Tina Shields highlighted the year of tran-sition the organization experienced.

“We said farewell to our founder Lee Reid, whose vision and bound-less energy established SEEDS. Eva Hernandez took over the reins as our executive director and Nette Lack as our garden and greenhouse manager. These two soon had us whipped into share with fresh ideas and innovative plans.

“The greenhouse was on the cusp of producing 30 pounds of fresh or-ganic greens weekly when disaster struck on June 29. After the shock

wore off and we were relieved no one was in the greenhouse when the tree fell on it, we decided to set up a table at Lakeside Park for the Canada Day celebrations which, thanks to the city workers, was not postponed. It was there that the out-pouring of love, condolences and offers of help made us realize that we have become vital to our com-munity.”

This was evidenced at the AGM by a little boy named Henry who came to speak to the SEEDS mem-bers. He carried a big jar filled with bills and coins. His class went to the greenhouse frequently over the spring and early summer to learn how to grow food. They were quite upset that the greenhouse had been

destroyed in that storm so they de-cided to fundraise to rebuild the greenhouse. They dried fruit from the harvest rescue program and packaged it to sell at the Kootenay Co-op where they asked for dona-tions. One homeless man donated $5 and declined the bag of fruit ask-ing the children to give it to another. $354.25 was in that jar. Generosity in action.

Paul Edney continued that theme with his inspirational talk. Receiv-ing is a part of giving when both persons or groups can open their hearts on this two-way street, he said. The giver and the receiver ex-perience the generosity.

The good news is it looks like the City of Nelson is going to rebuild the

greenhouse. SEEDS received a let-ter from councillor Michael Dailly, its liaison with the city and it looks

promising. They are still working on the final budget and design and should have a final decision soon.

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(250) 352-5135www.activebalancechiro.ca

Satellite clinics in New Denver & Nakusp

What is concussion baseline testing composed of?

Recent advancements in concussion management have resulted in the widespread use of computer-based neurocognitive

testing protocols. Evidence now shows that concussed athletes demonstrate subtle cognitive deficits that may persist beyond symptom resolution, emphasizing the fact that return to play once “symptom-free” is no longer an accurate measure of readiness.

For this reason, we employ computerized neurocognitive testing as part of all baseline and post-injury assessment protocols. This type of testing provides us with a snapshot of how your brain is functioning both pre and post injury by measuring things like reaction time, processing speed, memory, and attention/concentration. These cognitive processes are often affected by concussive injury, and so this type of testing provides us with important information when managing your recovery.

It is well known that neurocognitive performance may be impacted following a concussion, but other aspects of physical performance such as balance and visual coordination skills may be reduced as well. An objective computerized balanced test is also performed. A visual examination is completed and if needed, a referral to an optometrist specializing in binocular vision assessment and therapy is provided.

For more info on concussion management call us at 250-352-5135.

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COLETTE VENIER

Registered Massage � erapist

There are two experiences from surgery that can be helped by CST and VM. One

being the scar tissue and the other being the affects of the anesthesia. In the surgery, scar tissue and adhesions are created along the line of entry and between the organs involved. VM is a gentle and precise manipulation of the these adhesions allowing the organs their freedom, increasing general mobility and vitality. VM can only be applied 6 weeks after surgery to allow the tissues to heal. What can be dealt with immediately with CST, is the affects of the anesthesia and shock. Many people experience fogginess, dizziness or forgetfulness. Sometimes they feel “fine”, or even “great”. This is usually due to the shock in the nervous system which, as with anesthesia, is designed to alter our perception of our body so as to not feel pain. Through awareness and the gentle CST contact, this altered perception is brought into the present moment and integrated into our wholeness. Clients usually comment that they “finally feel normal” after CST.

How can Craniosacral Therapy (CST) and Visceral Manipulation (VM) be helpful after surgery?

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Derek DienerMortgageBroker

Of� ce (250) 229-5711Cell (250) 505-5850 Fax (888) 628-2867

derek@derekdiener.comwww.derekdiener.com

Another one of my lenders has moved to collateral charge mortgages so it is becoming increasingly important to understand the di� erences

between a collateral and standard charge mortgage. Which is better for you....? It all depends on your preferences and future needs.

Collateral charge is ideal if you want to be able to access your equity for debt consolidation, renovations or to invest in property or other investments easily and cost e� ectively. Your mortgage is registered for the same or more than the property value: 100% at Tangerine, 125% at TD Bank, which gives you easy access to your equity at minimal cost. � e downside is at renewal this type of mortgage is harder to move to another lender without incuring legal and appraisal cost’s. In addition the lender may be able to seize equity to cover other debts.

O� ered by the majority of lenders, a standard charge is ideal if you won’t need to re� nance your mortgage during your term, and if you want to have the ability to easily and cost e� ectively move from lender to lender at renewal. If you have a standard charge and need to borrow more, you have the option of a second mortgage or a line of credit. Some lenders o� er both – standard charge mortgages and HELOC’s, which are o� en a collateral charge.

If your main focus is to pay down your mortgage and to receive the best rates throughout the life of your mortgage a standard charge is for you. If easy access to equity in the future is in your cards a collateral mortgage would be best suited.

Whether you’re buying your � rst or next home, getting ready for renewal, taking out some equity for debt consolidation, renovations or investing let me help you get the right mortgage type (collateral or standard charge) with the rate and features matched to your needs.

What is the di� erence between a collateral and standard charge mortgage?

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Carmen ProctorEcoSave Program Coordinator

Nelson Hydro’s EcoSave Program has developed a way to offer solar energy to its customers.

A community solar garden is a centralized solar array installation where Nelson Hydro customers can choose to purchase the solar generation on a per panel basis, and would then receive a solar credit on their electricity bill in proportion to their investment.

There will be a Pre-sales Kick Off Event on November 17th, at the Best Western, starting at 7pm. You can learn where the project will be built, per panel costs, buy-in options, energy production estimates and solar credit rates. First come first serve, you won’t want to miss this opportunity.

You can access alternative energy by participating in this solar project, and you can save energy through our EcoSave Energy Retrofits Program. By registering, you can access rebates and low interest financing for energy upgrades. Almost 500 homeowners have registered for the program to date, call today!

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Carmen ProctorEcoSave Program Coordinator250.509.2021cproctor@nelson.cawww.nelson.ca/ecosave

Q What is the Nelson Community Solar Garden?

Year of transition for SEEDSSubmitted to the Nelson Star

Nelson’s Wildflower class is seen with Tina Shields of SEEDS when she went to thank them for their contribution recently.

In October, I took my six-year-old daughter to the Civic � e-atre’s screening of the Royal Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet. We le� dad and little brother at home, and le� for the theatre together, very aware that there was something out of the ordinary about this girls’ night out. A� er all, she’s six, so leaving the house for the evening to be somewhere at 7 p.m. is a bit unusual.

On the way there, we talked about Romeo and Juliet. She knew a bit about the love story, having seen the animated Gno-meo and Juliet, but was surprised to hear that in the original version, the young couple dies. “� at’s really sad, Mum,” she said. I told her that some stories are sad, but it doesn’t make them bad stories.

� e Royal Ballet and Royal Opera � lms open with an intro-duction to the venue, interviews with performers, and some behind-the-scenes footage. We saw the dancer playing Juliet developing a piece, as well as a rehearsal featuring some pretty exciting stage sword � ghting between Tybalt and Mercutio.

� en the scene changed to a view of the velvet curtain on the stage of the Royal � eatre, complete with the royal cypher. My daughter asked me why the letters “ER” were on the curtain. I told her that “E” is for Elizabeth and “R” is for Regina, which means “queen.” She said that she thought it was really cool that the queen had her signature on the curtains.

We only lasted through the � rst intermission, when her eyes started to close. We had seen Capulets and Montagues bite their thumbs at one another, and watched Romeo and Juliet fall in love, and that was enough. But since then, we have talked about that � rst act o� en, especially the costumes and the pointe shoes. It looks like we’ll be going to the next art on screen production at � e Civic, which will be � e Marriage of Figaro on Nov. 18, and leading up to that we’ll be joining grandma to see Nelson Community Opera’s production of Jorinda at the Capitol � eatre.

So I think it’s great that my six-year-old is into trying opera

and classical ballet, but that wasn’t what I loved most about our Romeo and Juliet outing. Like most parents I know, our daily grind is a busy one, and while we try to make sure that we eat together most nights, read stories with our kids, and do things as a family, the truth is that many of our daily activities hinge on get-ting to school or getting to bed in some way or another. While we were

at the theatre, we didn’t talk about eating vegetables or cleaning up art supplies. We took some time to just enjoy something together in a new way, and it made it really special for both of us.

A few years ago, Metro Vancouver came out with a holiday slogan, geared towards increasing awareness of how much waste gi� -giving produced. � e motto was “Make Memories, Not Garbage” and I think they are still using it these days. It really stuck with me, not only for the environmental implications, but also for the quality of life values it promoted.

At � e Civic, we’re planning a few ways to make memories this winter, with the return of our Home for the Holidays open house, our all-ages New Year’s Eve Pajama Party, and more performance on screen, � ursday night � lms and Hollywood fare as well. I know it’s still a bit early to be talking about Christmas, really, but there is never a bad time to think about making memories with the people we care about most.

Eleanor Stacey is the executive director at the Civic � eatre.

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If you are interested in participating in our next edition of Ask the Professionals contact Adam or Kiomi at 250-352-1890

Refi nancing your mortgage may be your best solution!

Dreaming of that kitchen reno... New bathroom... New furnace, roof or garage???

If you’ve built up some equity in your home, refi nancing your mortgage may be the best home improvement solution. Interest rates are attractive at the moment and by refi nancing, you may be able to fund your home improvement and reduce your ownership costs at the same time! If your mortgage hasn’t completed it’s term, your lender may still let you renegotiate a new mortgage; particularly if the term for the new mortgage is a longer one. Believe me... they want your business!

If your mortgage is already at an attractive, low rate, you may not need to renegotiate. In a situation like this, it may be in your best interest to take out either a home improve-ment loan or arrange a line of credit, secured against the value in your property.

Typically, either option will provide funds at a far lower interest rate than unsecured loans or credit card purchases. Want to know more about solutions for your real estate needs? Give me a call and we can sit down and discuss your options.

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QHow do I stay injury free when getting back into sports this fall?

Lori Anne DonaldPhysiotherapistCertificate in Anatomical AcupunctureMScPT, CAFCI

AAs the temperature changes outside, our physical activities do as well. Some take up indoor running sports, hit the ice or

prepare to get back on the slopes. Whatever you do, in transition months like November, staying active without overloading your body is key. Our tissues have a remarkable ability to adapt to new physical stresses, as long as it is done gradually.

Be sure to do at least a five-minute warm up to get blood flowing through your muscles. Next take your joints through the full range of motion they will need for your activity - gently rotate through your back, circle your arms and bend up your legs. Start off your new activity gradually. Take two to three weeks to progress the demands you place on your body. If you will be running indoors, allow your muscles and bones to adapt to a new surface by starting off with some time running and some time cross training with the stationary bike. Sport specific training with increasing intensity is vital to gain strength and coordination to prevent injury. Above all, listen to your body. It will often let you know if it is being overloaded. If you are dealing with an injury or would like to get stronger to stay injury free this winter, book an assessment with a Physiotherapist today. We will guide you through a safe transition into winter, whatever your winter activity.

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Water - Wind - Smoke - Odour Damage.

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Water - Wind - Smoke - Odour Damage.

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Serving our community one neighbour at a time

How can I minimize � ood risk anddamage ?

1. Review your insurance policy for coverage and

deductible. It might be time to upgrade if you do not have enough coverage.

2. Maintenance. Clean gutters, check waterlines and hot water tank for leaks regularly.

3. Basement: Does it have a � oor drain ? Is it obstructed ? Store items in plastic containers.

4. Hot Water Tank Warranty: It is your responsibility to replace the tank before the warranty expires, otherwise you may not be covered by insurance if the tank leaks and causes water damage.

5. House unoccupied ? Turn o� the main water line before you leave, and have your home checked daily while you are away.

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Making memories at the Civic

ELEANORSTACEY

Large Popcorn, Extra Butter

Christmas songbook to

feature recipes� is year’s regional Christmas songbook will

feature beloved holiday recipes along with carols and Black Press is hoping you have a favourite dish to share.

Whether it’s eggnog, apple cruller or gingerbread you’re most excited about, we’re hoping you’ll share your passion and your family’s secret recipes.

Last published in 2012, the songbook will fea-ture old Christmas favourites such as “Away in a Manger” and “Deck the Halls,” with both music and lyrics printed for carollers to use year a� er year.

To contribute to this year’s Christmas songbook please send your recipes, including photos if you have them, to Jennifer Cowan at operations@west-kootenayadvertiser.com.

Ashley and Kay welcome you to NELSON!We have a FREE package for you full of gifts and gift certificates from local businesses and community information and resources.PICK UP LOCATION AVAILABLEnelsonwelcomewagon@gmail.com

Ashley 250-777-3991Kay 250-551-7711

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Automotive Service Technician Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC is looking for

Exceptional Automotive Technicians.

We respect our automotive technicians for their knowledge, work ethic and drive to stay current with the latest vehicle technology and tools. We are seeking a technician to join our busy and productive team. You will be supported with a large parts inventory, paid training, and management determined to provide the best customer care. We believe in promoting and rewarding excellence, so we are seeking technicians who are equally motivated to grow professionally and help us deliver high-level service.

We’re a family-owned and operated General Motors dealership with over 20 years of experience providing uncompromising service to our customers, and we’re looking for someone who shares our philosophy and work ethic. Come be a part of our team. General Motors experience is considered an asset, but is not essential.

Please submit your cover letter and resume to:

Jeff Konkin, Service ManagerKalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC1700 Columbia AvenueCastlegar, BC V1N 2W4Fax: (250) 365-3949Email: jeff@kalawsky.com

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Full Time-Permanent Cook needed for Kootenay

Cantina Del Centro Inc Cantina del Centro.Business Address

Location of work 561 Baker St, Nelson BC V1L 4J1.Main Duties include:

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and foods, plan menus,determine size of foodportions. Estimate food

requirements and cost, and monitor and order supplies,inspect kitchens and foodservice areas, train staff in preparation, cooking andhandling of food, order

supplies and equipment.Maintain inventory and

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SALARY: $13.00 to $16.00 hourly, 40 hours per week.

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evening or weekend hours as needed (shifts 9AM-5PM,

5PM-1AM). BENEFITS:Uniforms, discount on

meals. Apply by email to:cantinadelcentro@gmail.com MAIL: 561 Baker St Nelson

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The Jubilee Manor Place Foundation mandate is toenhance the lives of theresidence of the facility. Many thanks have been done in the past thanks to the generous donations made by manysupporters. The next project we are planning is painting and improving the look of the hallways and common areas. This will give a happier,pleasanter, more upliftingenvironment. We are asking for help with this by donating to this project. Donations can be made to:Jubilee Manor PlaceFoundation500 W. Beasley St.Nelson, BC V1L 6G9

15th Annual Baker Street Christmas Craft Faire,

@ Best Western Nelson. Fri Nov 13th,10am - 8pm, Sat Nov 14th 10am - 5pmSun Nov 15th 10am - 3pm

Admission $2.00Featuring over 40 vendors.

Balfour Hall’s 20th Annual Christmas Craft FaireSaturday, Dec 5th, 9 to 3Calling for Vendors 229-5265

Kootenay Artisan Fair at Prestige Lake Side Resort, 53 Juried Artisans Vendors & Live

Music Friday Nov 20th 12-7 Saturday Nov 21st 10-6 &

Sunday Nov 22nd 11-4. $3 at the door, Find us on

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Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resources Centre Drop in Wed. 12-2 pm at 719 Vernon St., Nelson For info:

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PARTS PERSON WANTED- must have some experience in marine or motorcycle repair. Please send resumes to Box 305 c/o The Campbell River Mirror, #104 250 Dogwood Street, Campbell River, BC, V9W 2X9.

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HELP WANTED CDACertifi ed Dental Assistantrequired for permanent P/T

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Commercial / Retail Space for Lease

The Nelson Star is moving and our current office space will be available for lease. It will be available in early 2016. The space is 1200 square feet and includes three parking spots. This would make a great location for any number of business, including as a professional office or retail boutique store. It is located on the corner of Hall Street and Herridge Lane. This is a very busy location in the downtown core, especially now that the Hall Street construction has been completed.

For more information please contact Chuck Bennett atchuckbennett@blackpress.ca

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Private Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Olympic Gold &Silver Coins, Estates Jewelry+Chad 250-499-0251 Local.

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Two business’s for one price. Priced to sell.

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OPERATIONAL BEEF Ranch with meat processing facility north of Kamloops BC for sale or joint venture, river frontage. Call 250-674-1514.

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U n e c l a s s e p o u r l e s 4 a n s Le conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique souhaite débuter un projet pilote, la classe des 4 ans, en septembre 2016. La classe des 4 ans est un programme à temps plein qui suit un curriculum développé par le ministère de l’Éducation. Si votre enfant est pour avoir 4 ans avant le 31 décembre 2016 et que vous êtes intéressé.e par ce projet, veuillez communiquer avec l’école Sentiers-alpins au 250-825-4020.

Kokanee taken by école Sentiers-alpins.

Excursion au parc Kokanee Glacierpar Carole Massé, Directrice

Les 6-8 octobre dernier, 15 élèves de la classe de 7e/8e année de l’école Sentiers-alpins sont partis en excursion au parc Kokanee Glacier. Ils ont marché 33 kilomètres sous un beau soleil et ils ont eu la chance de se rendre au glacier Kokanee. La température était des plus clémentes. Le groupe a couché deux nuits au superbe chalet Kokanee Glacier. Quelle belle aventure inoubliable!

Une classe pour les 4 ans

Bourses pour activités francophonesPar Lyne Chartier, Directrice générale, AFKO

Considérant le nombre décroissant de visiteurs lors des tournées du bibliobus, ces bourses visent essentiellement à permettre aux francophones et francophiles des Kootenays Ouest de tenir des activités en français dans leur communauté en dehors du temps de visite du bibliobus, maintenant réduit à deux visites/année. Un  total de 1000$ sera distribué en bourses d’ici mars 2016. Vous voulez offrir un French café dans votre secteur? Vous voulez monter une petite pièce de théâtre pour enfants bilingue? Vous avez besoin de louer une salle pour y tenir un événement francophone (cabane, fête de Noël...)? Notez bien: pour appli-quer, il faut être membre à jour. Les bourses ne peuvent couvrir les frais d’achat de nourriture. Le formulaire, tout simple est maintenant disponible. Nous pouvons vous le faire parvenir par courriel sur demande: direction_afko@telus.net. Profitez-en!

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CITY OF NELSON

Womaginarium gets bigger and betterNelson’s women’s centre is the oldest

in rural Canada — it’s been going strong for 42 years — and you can help contrib-ute to that legacy by attending the annual Womaginarium fundraiser at the Prestige on Friday evening. The night will feature carnival-style fun, enthusiastic performers and plenty of feminine energy. And it’s all for a good cause.

“I am getting really excited about the performances, with stellar local talent including acrobatics, hoop dancers, mu-sic and burlesque,” co-ordinator Jennifer Gawne told the Star. “We have even man-aged to the get the Circus Act Insomniacs to perform!”

She said they’ve decided to stick with the carnival theme to “honour all the freaky cool performers and artisans we have in this area.” Those will include, among others, dance troupes The Show-cats and The Martinis.

“We have a lot of dance this year, but we’ve been very careful to honour all per-spectives,” said Gawne. “Online there was a bit of a conversation started around this, and whether burlesque and cabaret were appropriate for this event, but we’re com-ing from a place of supporting women’s power.”

She said their intent is to “let their freak flag fly,” a freedom they might not have had in the past.

“I think this is an exciting and empow-ering time to be alive,” said Gawne. “With the gender-equal cabinet that was recently introduced, and the way things have been going in Canada over the last month, it re-ally feels we’ve had a voice for women and for men. This night is going to highlight that movement and that energy.”

When she was first sat down to inter-view for the women’s centre position, Gwane was asked what feminism means to her. She believes her generation has been uniquely positioned to demand the respect and opportunities they deserve.

“We’ve grown up in a time where we can access what we want, and ask for it. Any thing boys can do, girls can do.”

Eighty per cent of the local performers are women, said Gwane, something that speaks more to the overabundance of tal-ent in the area and less to their selection process. One of them will be hoola-hooper Amy Farrish, also known as “Her Royal Purpleness.”

“There will be a cool art installation and a whole variety of things to feast your eyes on.”

If you’re interested in having your body live-painted, Kootenay artist Alexis Staf-ford will be offering her services by dona-tion. Meanwhile Lotus Thai Massage will be offering foot massages all evening. Tarot reader Shonna Hayes will have a mystic tent open for her third year in a row.

Gwane said some in the community think of the women’s centre exclusively as a place for those in crisis, but their mandate is larger than that.

“It’s more like a community centre, with this beautiful remodelled kitchen where any woman can come to bake cookies. There’s art and cooking classes, and a garden any woman can come work on. Then there’s the people who just drop in, have tea, chat.”

There will also be a silent auction that includes tickets to the 2016 Shambhala Music Festival, day passes to Whitewater Ski Resort, body work services and holi-day gifts.

All proceeds from the night will go to-wards maintaining the operation of the Nelson Women’s Centre. According to their website, their “objectives have not changed from 1972 to today.”

The women’s centre aims to work to-wards the “creation of a world free of op-pression”, provides support and resourc-es for women and girls to advance their gender equality, and provides a safe place where women can organize around their needs and access a feminist library. It is located at 420 Mill St.

Womaginarium begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at the Prestige Hotel.

The Martinis will perform during the Womaginarium fundraiser at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

The 42-year-old Nelson’s Women Centre is the oldest rural one in Canada. Here hoola hooper Amy Farrish poses with the Showcats’ Erin Thomson and Sherry Perry.

Photos by Rod Mclean, WindStone Photgraphy.

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Our kids are our future, but some need a bit of cash to realize their potential. Osprey and LVR established the L.V. Rogers Lega-cy Fund last year to support vulnerable and financially disadvan-taged students. Osprey also funds scholarships and bursaries for local high school graduates, classical music students, promising

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