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GREG NESTEROFFNelson Star

Nelson could use another 110 to 180 housing units to meet the demands of various groups struggling to fi nd af-fordable places to live, according to a consultant’s report.

Th e update to a 2010 housing needs assessment, which incorporates new demographic and economic data, was presented to council Monday along with a separate document outlining 20 steps the city can take.

Th e reports, which relied on census data, rental list-ings, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation statistics, and interviews with a variety of local agencies, identifi ed six groups facing the greatest challenges fi nd-ing housing: at-risk youth and young adults; low-income seniors and seniors in rural areas; low-income families; people with mental health and additions issues; people with disabilities; and the homeless and those at risk of homelessness.

Th e greatest demand was found among low-income seniors and seniors in rural areas, where 20 to 35 private-market rental units and ten to 15 aff ordable family units are needed. Up to 130 additional units are required to satisfy the combined demand from the other groups.

Th e study found that in the last fi ve years, rental rates in Nelson have increased to $550 per year for a bachelor suite, $840 for a one-bedroom apartment, and nearly $1,000 for a two-bedroom apartment.

However, the vacancy rate has “alleviated to a small degree” since 2009, when it was below 1.5 per cent. As of April, it stood at 4.3 per cent for bachelor units, 2.3 per cent for one-bedrooms, and 2.4 per cent for two-bedrooms. Th e overall rate is 2.6 per cent. (A market is considered balanced at three per cent.)

Compared to the provincial average, Nelson’s housing stock is substantially older and more in need of repair. Th e city also has a higher percentage of renters compared to the rest of BC.

Th e report recommends adopting a policy around infi ll housing — a term that describes new homes in established neighborhoods. Infi ll is already permitted by the city’s zoning bylaw, but senior planner Megan Squires explained a policy would help clarify the requirements.

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GreG NesteroffNelson Star

Salmo’s new mayor says he “just tried to be open with the people.”

Stephen White was elected Saturday with 245 votes over Henry Huser, who had 196, and Dennis McLean with 56. Incumbent Ann Henderson did not seek re-election.

“I tried to ensure people had a document that outlined specifics of what I thought needed to be done and I shared my work experience in similar roles,” White said Wednesday after the results were certified as official.

“People really seemed to appreciate that I went door to door. It was important for me to actually visit people and listen to their concerns. People agreed that all the se-crecy was hurting the community and they wanted it to end. They wanted the divisions in the community to end and they voted in record numbers for a mayor and council that they thought could best do that.”

White will be joined by councillors-elect Ken Anderson, Cathy Paton, Steve Dimock, and Dan Danforth — all newcomers. The new council will be sworn in December 2.

q One person unsurprised by the out-come of the referendum on upgrading

Riondel’s community centre is commission of management member Danielle Linn.

She said she has “huge health concerns which are being ignored by the RDCK de-spite the many reports outlining the build-ing’s hazards. There are no laws protecting us from this contaminated building which is full of mould, poor ventilation and many other problems.”

The referendum, which asked residents if they were willing to borrow $1.2 million to renovate the building, was resoundingly de-feated, 116 to 31, with a two-thirds turnout. That was despite a straw poll over the sum-mer that found it was the favoured option.

Linn said a petition has so far gathered 58 signatures asking for health standards to be adhered to and for no more money to be spent on the building. “The referendum results speak loudly yet our health concerns are not being addressed,” she said. “This building needs to be closed. The most valu-able asset in life is health.”

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Watch out for scamsIn the Friday, November 14 story

Lest we forget, it was stated that Nel-son resident Chuck Clarkson “fought” overseas from 1942 to 1945. Clarkson clarified that he only saw active com-bat during one of those years. Also, we erroneously spelled retired warrant of-ficer Lionel Binette’s last name wrong.

q In the Friday, November 14 story Fairview feud escalates, it was stated that the disputed baseball fence along first base will ultimately be 25 feet high. The proposed fence will actu-ally be four feet high.

q In the Wednesday, November 12 issue it was erroneously stated that “all library staff ” can assist interested parties in learning about computer navigation, internet search and so-cial media platforms. In fact, com-puter help at the Nelson Library is courtesy of the Community Access Program (CAP). Anyone can book an appointment with CAP intern Winter Calcagno.

FOR THE RECORD

The Nelson Police Department is advising residents and businesses about a telephone scam that has been reported.

Businesses are contacted and advised that the caller is from a local hydro company and that their power is about to be cut off.

To make sure this doesn’t happen, the caller advises that a “Pay Power Reload Pack” is required and it can be obtained from one of the grocery stores in town.

The caller will instruct the person to at-tend the grocery store and buy one of the Pay Power Reload cards then call back at a number given to provide a serial number on the back of the card. The card is similar to a prepaid credit card.

Nelson Police want to take this opportunity to warn residents and businesses of this scam, and to advise that if you receive a call similar to this, to check the validity of it by hanging up and calling the local business named to ensure there is some credence to the call.

If you are still not satisfied that it is valid, please call Nelson Police.

Nelson Hydro has also received concerns from Nelson restaurant owners with regards to a similar scam where fraudsters pose as BC Hydro employees.

According to reports, the fraudulent calls appear to be coming from a 1-800 phone number. The customer’s call display may show BC Hydro or display a legitimate BC Hydro phone number. This is done through “spoofing.”

Like the residential scam, the caller de-mands immediate payment to avoid discon-nection and suggests the customer purchase a pay power reload packs.

Keep in mind that these calls are coming from people claiming to be representing BC Hydro and not Nelson Hydro. There have been no complaints with regards to callers posing as Nelson Hydro employees.

Nelson Hydro would like to remind cus-tomers that it does not collect credit card or bank account information over the telephone and Nelson Hydro does not take payment from cash gift cards.

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Report reveals ferry location optionsGreG NesteroffNelson Star

A 2012 consultant’s report suggested a site on the north side of Queens Bay as the best bet for a new Kootenay Lake ferry terminal.

The study, completed by WorleyParsons Canada of Burnaby for the Ministry of Transportation, was obtained by the Star through a Freedom of Information request.

Recently, the ministry confirmed it con-tinues to explore the idea of moving the western terminal before it commits to major capital investments to the Balfour dock. However, it’s expected to take years to be-come reality if it ever does.

“There [would be] a potential increase in service levels, a reduction in operating costs, and improvement in overall risk pro-file for the Kootenay Lake ferry service if the terminal on the west side is relocated from Balfour to Queens Bay,” the relocation study’s summary reads.

The study looked at four potential lo-cations at Queens Bay, two on the north side and two on the south. While all were considered viable, a site on Crown land half a kilometer south of McEwan Point and adjacent to Highway 31A was identified as the most promising spot.

A new terminal would have a similar layout to the existing one at Balfour. It would have a new access trestle and abutments. Other existing marine infrastructure would be barged and towed to the new site, forcing the ferry service to shut down for what the report estimates as 60 hours.

At a minimum, a new terminal would have enough space for 160 cars and a build-ing with washrooms, a waiting area, and storage and maintenance space. Tourist facilities including retail, concession, and green space were deemed desirable but not essential, and their inclusion would depend on available land, the report says.

Building a new access road was consid-ered the “greatest technical challenge and risk to the project.” Although the highway is near the shore, it is “significantly” above lake level. The intersection between the new road and highway would require a sharp turn.

“The provision of sufficient space for

trucks to safely complete the turn would require a large amount of grading and/or retaining walls,” the report says. It might also mean cutting into the bank and par-tially filling in the shoreline.

Cost estimates unclearWhy move the terminal at all?The study says it could reduce the cross-

ing time by 20 minutes, and moreover, the Balfour landing is “not ideal” due to a va-riety of reasons:

• The present, diagonal route is longer than a straight crossing between Koote-nay Bay and Queens Bay. The ferries make U-turns when approaching and departing Balfour, increasing the travel time and the risk of accidents.

• Due to the narrow channel and con-gestion of the West Arm, the ferries have to slow down considerably before entering.

• The currents are strong, so if a ferry loses power on approach, a collision or grounding is more likely. During low wa-ter, propeller damage or grounding is also possible.

• The ferries’ wake affects nearby private pleasure boats, which “generates negative feedback.”

• The ferry dock area is popular with anglers and the resulting congestion is a safety risk.

The study didn’t use geotechnical or weather data and noted that while exposure to wind and wave hasn’t been determined, it could cause significant operational, main-tenance, and safety issues.

Nor did the study look at the social or economic impacts of moving the ferry ter-minal. Although cost estimates were in-cluded, they were blanked out in the copy provided to the Star.

The alternative sites were considered less desirable for reasons that included low-lying elevations, unfavorable access, and potential impact on wetlands and private properties. The southern sites would also only reduce the crossing time by ten minutes.

Sites in central Queens Bay were consid-ered too expensive.

The study noted that during the 1990s, the idea of moving either or both the Bal-four and Kootenay Bay terminals was “ex-tensively studied” before it was decided to upgrade existing facilities to accommodate the new MV Osprey 2000. Balfour has been home to the ferry terminal since 1947. The full report can be found at bit.ly/1EI9qDO.

North side of Queen’s Bay considered most promising spot

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“A lot of people find infill can be complicated and contentious when dealing with small lots,” she said. “A policy would provide some guidance and avoid those challenges.”

Another recommen-dation is a standards of maintenance bylaw. The report notes the updated official community plan supports minimum levels of upkeep on rental proper-ties, including water, light, heat, and ventilation, but a bylaw has not yet been written.

“Observations from the community revealed oc-currences of substandard rental housing in Nelson,” the report says, pointing to mould, bed bugs, lack of heating, faulty plumbing and overcrowding. “Equally of concern in the community is the potential for ‘renovic-tions,’ whereby older housing stock in need of major repair is improved and, as a result, rent prices increase and become un-affordable.”

Other recommendations con-cerned increased density, alternate forms of housing and construction techniques, and even an addic-tions treatment facility with dedi-cated detox beds.

Squires said immediate steps might include advocating for ad-ditional rent supplements and partnering with non-profits and developers.

PROGRESS MADEThe report also highlighted

achievements since 2010, such as the establishment of a housing committee and reserve fund, and incorporation of new policies into the updated official community p l a n

that encourage infill housing, secondary suites, and laneway housing.

“The city has done a lot to cre-ate opportunities for market hous-ing,” Squires said. Although she felt it’s too soon to tell if some of the new policies are having their desired effect, she suggested they may be partly responsible for an increase in apartments.

Outgoing city councillor Donna Macdonald, who sits on the housing committee, said the reports provide a “very compre-

hensive and fulsome” look at the local housing picture. She was also happy to learn the estimated num-ber of required units, which she

called a “concrete target.”“You hear the criticism

‘Why don’t you just build something instead of wast-ing money on more stud-ies?’” Macdonald said. “But I would suggest it would be foolish for us to tackle affordable housing in Nel-son without a good basis for our actions. That’s what these reports have provided.”

Mayor-elect Deb Ko-zak agreed: “With com-plex issues and prob-lems, it’s important to understand all the ele-ments before you spend a lot of time, energy, and money on them. We have taken too long to address this issue, but this [report] has better defined the state of affordability and outlines some

next steps.”CitySpaces Consulting of Vic-

toria, which also produced the 2010 affordable housing strategy, was hired in May to update the document, and worked with city planners and the housing com-mittee. The twin studies, which cost about $20,000, were jointly funded by the Columbia Basin Trust and the city. They can be found, along with Squires’ sum-mary, at bit.ly/1zF4k8t

Council candidates often cited affordable housing as a key issue in the recent election campaign.

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The housing needs and strategies update talks a bit about the effect of “regulation changes” on marijuana — an apparent reference to the federal government’s intention to phase-out small-scale me-dicinal growers — and suggests Nelson’s “informal economies … could be in jeopardy.”

The report says that while large-scale growers could potentially be attracted to Nelson, providing employment and an economic boost, “the small-

scale operations could be compromised, and as a result, reduce household income and directly impact their ability to afford housing.

“A major community concern is that Nelson could experience a wave of households that, at one point were financially independent and secure because of their marijuana-related income, potentially in need of affordable housing and other social services.”

— Greg Nesteroff

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Meet the next mayorWILL JOHNSONNelson Star

Just before 9 p.m. on November 15, Nel-sonites received the news that Deb Kozak would serve for the next four years as the community’s fi rst female mayor. Having served on council since 2005, Kozak de-feated both incumbent John Dooley and challenger Pat Severyn with a fi nal tally of 1,756 votes.

Th e Star sat down with Kozak on Tuesday aft ernoon to debrief on her historic achieve-ment, and to hear about her plans for the next four years.

WHO IS DEB KOZAK?Debra Eddy was born in Rosetown,

Saskatchewan. She grew up in small towns across the prairies, along with her siblings Darren, Pam, Heather and Randy. Th eir father was a bank manager, and along with their mother Cathleen they lived in a variety of prairie communities.

“I don’t remember ever not knowing how to swim. I grew up around swimming pools, went to the lake in the summer time. We were always camping,” she said. “It’s funny, people think when you grow up in the prairies it’s a dry, windy place. People in BC especially are a bit skeptical about how idyllic it is.”

Th ough her brother Randy was killed at 21 in a car accident, she had a fairly routine upbringing and eventually found work as a swim instructor. When she graduated from high school she headed to the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon.

“Th at was before they had education counsellors. I thought ‘gee, a bachelor of arts isn’t going to get me much’ so I fl ipped over to the Kelsey Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences.”

Th at’s where she would meet her future husband Peter Kozak, who was in the same recreation program. Within a few years they were dating seriously.

“We laugh a lot together. We’re very dif-ferent in our personalities in a lot of ways, but we have a lot of respect. And we love each other.”

Th e pair were married in 1977. Aft er two children and a few moves, they ended up in Nelson in 1983.

“Laura was about two months old when we moved to BC We’d packed up Terry, he was about two and a half, and we’ve been here ever since.”

While she was raising her kids, Kozak took on a variety of paid and volunteer roles in the community. She was the business manager for Ward Street Place, she worked with Nelson CARES, sat on boards and up-graded her education, all while continuing to immerse herself in the community.

She ran once for council unsuccessfully before getting elected in 2005.

When she decided to take a run for the mayoral spot, she asked her family for their input.

“I talked to Pete and he said ̀ I believe you have the capacity to do it’ and when I told him the community expects more from the mayor and it will take more time, he said ̀ I think you’ll be a great mayor. I support you whatever you want to do’.”

Her daughter Laura, who recently gave birth to Kozak’s grandchild Aizlinn, had this

to say about her mother’s campaign: “Good for you, Mom! Go for it!”

A NEW ERA OF COLLABORATIONDuring the election, Kozak claimed Nel-

son is ready for a “new era of collabora-tion”. She campaigned on her ability to host diffi cult conversations, and to listen to the myriad voices of the community.

“I’ve seen ideas never make it to the table for full discussion, like the proposal by Nelson business owners to lift the dog bylaw for a trial period, or whether or not to allow backyard chickens,” she wrote on her campaign website.

Kozak said now she’s at the helm, these issues will get the attention they deserve. And since council has unanimously agreed that it’s time to lift the dog ban during a recent forum, she thinks it should be lift ed temporarily by early in 2015.

“What I’d like to see is, with the support of the business community, if we can tem-porarily lift the ban and see how it works. Th e business community has been ready to go for years,” she said.

One of the most controversial large-scale endeavours she will be commandeering is the ambitious Stores to Shores project,

which is intended to create a pedestrian-friendly corridor from Kootenay Lake up to Baker Street.

Th ough the project will be costly, she considers it worthwhile and important.

“As you look into the future with what’s going on with Nelson Commons, with the revitalization of the Civic Th eatre, things are going on in that area that are fantastic. If we can get that corridor up, and have people enjoy that walk while also doing our needed infrastructure changes, everyone wins.”

Th e revitalization will also include fi xing the “hairy” intersection at the entrance to the Nelson & District Community Complex and looking at pedestrian safety at intersec-tion of Hall and Vernon.

“You have to be nimble in Nelson,” she said.

Kozak plans to be fl exible about how exactly Stores to Shores progresses, and on what timeline. Th e recent delay has given council and staff additional time to consider feedback, including concerns about how the project will aff ect traffi c fl ow in the area.

“It’s a concept, and with a concept people have the opportunity to turn it around, look at it in diff erent ways,” she said. “We want

Nelson’s fi rst female mayor looks to the future

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Mayor-elect Deb Kozak envisions a new era of collaboration for Nelson during her upcoming four year term. She feels energized to tackle large-scale endeavours such as the Stores to Shores corridor project and the revitalization of Railtown.

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Editorial

� e saddest manifestation of British Columbia’s modern democ-racy has produced its judgment, with the election of school trustees for the next four years.

� ere are still independent, com-munity-minded trustees, but mostly “boards of education” have become the neglected, exploited stepchild of BC politics.

Teacher union locals and CUPE-dominated “labour councils” or-ganize candidate forums and ask most of the questions, o� en to for-mer teachers holding and seeking school board seats. Unions � nance the campaigns of those who pledge to act as a bullhorn for constant de-mands for more provincial money, and instruct their members to vote for what should be called the Con-� ict of Interest slate.

� is has been going on for so long in BC it is seen as normal. Trustees who most loudly plump for their union masters tend to win, thanks to low turnout.

� e public mostly doesn’t give

a damn, since school property tax authority was centralized in Victoria many years ago, largely because of this special interest pressure.

� e classic case is in Coquitlam, where one could almost hear the theme from � e Godfather as local CUPE boss Dave Ginter appeared before the board of education in February.

He informed the elected trust-ees that their collective � nancial acumen wasn’t up to his standards and some of them would have to go this fall.

“Obviously, the chore I have is to � nd new trustees,” Ginter clari� ed in an interview with the Tri-City News as the union’s candidate selec-tion machine stirred to life.

Ginter seems to have made them an o� er they couldn’t refuse on Sat-urday, with formerly union-blessed trustees turfed out in favour of a new group.

� en there’s Vancouver Island, where the 1970s survived, at least until Saturday night.

Cowichan school board got itself � red by the province in 2012 for re-fusing to submit a balanced budget. Two of the trustees who think the job is to � out the balanced budget rule and instead demand a “needs budget” ran again.

� ey were joined on a slate by two others who apparently still be-lieve the answer to every problem

is to shout for “more government funding.”

� ey didn’t get in, as voters ap-pear to have been unimpressed by seeing their school board replaced by a provincially-appointed man-ager for two years.

� at brings up a modest propos-al. How about an appointed trustee for each of the 60 school districts? School boards have lost authority over taxation, curriculum (another area of constant union social engi-neering pressure) and now labour relations. Do we really need them any more?

A� er the 2013 BC election, the Christy Clark government wasted no time taking control of union bargaining on behalf of school dis-tricts. Trustees were pushed out of the bargaining agency, no longer trusted to represent taxpayers for that duty either.

� e puppet role of some school trustees was evident in the recent teacher strike. When the province opted to pay parents for the disrup-

tion, there was a chorus of protest from those supposedly elected to represent the interests of parents and taxpayers.

School tax rates are now set by cabinet order, and the BC Liberal government is considering a move to regulate local industrial taxes. (� is would presumably be to keep union-in� uenced municipalities from trying to get too many golden eggs from those lique� ed natural gas plants.)

Would Education Minister Peter Fassbender and his team continue their remake by amalgamating or eliminating school boards? Not likely.

With a rare teacher settlement in place, trustees will have less incen-tive to grandstand. And their meet-ings may become something more than union beef sessions.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

LAST WEEK, WE ASKED:

Do you agree with a study thatindicates Nelson needs up to

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Queen Elizabeth Park?

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Congratulations Deb and to the people of Nelson. You will be great, it is time for a change.

So happy for you.Dave Cushway

Big pat on the back for John Dooley for all the work he has done to make Nelson a great little city.

Shannon Halme

Less than half of the eligible voters cast their ballots. Is this all the participation we can expect?

Congratulations Mayor Kozak! Looking forward to a new way.

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A million congratulations, Deb! � anks to John for his service, and his grace in defeat. Interesting Council,

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HUGS: A huge hug to the entire community of Rosemont for their patience while the local safety patrol learns the ropes. These dedicated students are thrilled to be taking part in this program and to be helping out their fellow students.

HUGS: To all the people who send in slugs. I hope you have a better day!

SLUGS: To the adults who brings have their children in gymnastics who go out for a smoke and bring the stench of cigarettes back in with them. The viewing area smells of cigarette smoke so badly it has come to the point I cannot sit and watch my kid.

SLUGS: Big slugs to the person who is disposing of their compostables over their back fence. You are throwing your bear attractants into a school yard. Do you want to increase the chances of our local children encountering bears? Shame on you!

HUGS: To all those who ran in the Nelson civic election. Nelson is very fortunate for the quality of candidates that we have in our small city. And to the challengers who were not elected, you brought good ideas and new energy to the forefront, and I hope you continue to contribute to the well being of our town.

HUGS: To whoever found items forgotten in our shop-ping cart in the grocery store parking lot and took it to the service counter in the store.

HUGS: To the man who tried to grab my peace plac-ard at the cenotaph on Remembrance Day. You need something to defuse your temper. A hug?

HUGS: To the woman who led the angry man away from me. To the police of� cer who shook my hand. With all the police there.

SLUGS: Two years ago I voiced my frustration with the lack of not-for-pro� t Christmas cards in Nelson. For a city that prides itself on being on the cutting edge it would be nice to have a opportunity to sup-port groups during this annual time of giving. Not for pro� t cards can be more expensive, but usually more attractive and the extra cost go to a good cause. I expected more from our community.

SLUGS: To the older kids who use the leisure pool as though it were their own private pool. Some consid-eration for babies and toddlers who are too small to use the bigger pools as well, would be nice.

HUGS: To whomever decided to have curbside voting for persons with mobility issues! My senior parents were very pleased to be able to cast their votes in the comfort and warmth of my vehicle. The last time they voted was very stressful for them both, having no parking close by, and then having to walk (using canes) and stand in line. We thank you very much.

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Kozak ready to work‘I’m feeling quite energized’

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to hear all the voices in the com-munity.”

That goes for the revitalization of Railtown as well. She welcomes everyone in the community to contribute ideas for how to de-velop the area.

“There are people who come into this work with a single issue, and as soon as you enter the world of municipal government you real-ize how much you’re responsible for,” said Kozak. “There’s a work load that would kill a horse.”

But she doesn’t feel daunted by that.

“I’m feeling quite energized. I’m anticipating the work and feeling good about it.”

Collaboration also means in-creased communication with the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK), neighbouring communities, and other levels of government.

Kozak said this was one of Dooley’s strengths, and she plans to follow in his footsteps, which will include working closely with the Federation of Canadian Mu-nicipalities and other granting agencies.

“I’ve developed many of those same relationships, and I think I can maneuver that quite well. Though we have issues like af-fordability to deal with, I don’t think they’re insurmountable. We will overcome those. We’re going to tackle big issues like cli-mate change, social issues, in the best way local government can to grease the wheels and look for-ward to the future.”

SENSIBLE BCIn recent days there has been

speculation about the impact of Sensible BC’s endorsement of Kozak. She told the Star she was happy for the support, but has little relationship with the initiative otherwise.

However, she does support moving towards legalization and encouraging police officers to de-prioritize marijuana arrests.

“When I think about our emer-gency personnel and our police, and how we want their valuable services used, that’s not how I want them used. We want to fund the investigation of real crime,” she said.

Kozak will now sit on the Nel-son Police Board.

“I know that we have laws of the land and we need to uphold them, but I also know police of-ficers and energy personnel are given latitude and discretion in how it’s applied,” she said.

She said she doesn’t want to be remembered as the “pot mayor”.

“That’s not who I am,” she said.

SOCIAL JUSTICEAND TAXESKozak said the driving impe-

tus behind her political career has been social justice.

“I think it’s important for us to look after each other in the com-munity. I believe in the whole com-munity. I don’t think we should be split up into sectors. When I’ve seen things hum and change is when all that energy comes to-gether to create something new and wonderful.”

A perfect example is the Nelson

Civic Theatre, which Kozak trea-sures. She said she can facilitate this cross-sectoral relationships, including on the newly revamped cultural development committee.

“I’m a connector,” she said.But she does have her mind

on the bottom line as well, and is aware of the hardship taxes are putting on Nelson residents.

“Every council I’ve worked on, that’s been a number one prior-ity. We look at the level of services we’re providing and then look for efficiencies or other revenue streams we can access. Unfortu-nately, we’re very limited…We need taxation reform on a broader level in this country.”

She plans to actively investigate ways to relieve the burden, and said she was horrified by a recent Basin report about the low average income in the area.

“I’m totally aware of the hard-ship and alarmed,” she said.

Throughout the campaign, Kozak also called attention to the need for affordable housing. She pledged her support in finding creative ways to provide residents with safe, reliable shelter and to encourage homeowners to in-stall suites. She plans to explore offering tax breaks, incentives or special perks for those willing to contribute in a positive way.

She invites any curious resi-dents to introduce themselves. She’s planning to start hosting community lunches to increase her accessibility.

“I’ll be spending a lot of time with people talking, getting to know them. I am so excited to be your mayor.”

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The Starry Night Astronomy Program in-vites you to have a look through an astronomy telescope at a galaxy millions of light years away along with many other deep space won-ders tonight, at Taghum Hall, weather permit-ting. The program is free and viewing starts at 6 p.m. For more information, contact Wayne at 250-354-1586.

The Kootenay Artisan Fair is on Novem-ber 21 to 23 at the Nelson Prestige Lakeside Resort.

The Nelson Police Department restorative justice program will be manning an informa-tion table on November 21 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Chahka Mika Mall. The public is invited to visit the table to find out about this alternative to the criminal justice system which will be implemented in Nelson.

Candlelight vigil on Friday, November 21, 5 p.m. outside of Nelson City Hall. On No-vember 16, 1989, six Jesuit priests, a cook and her 16 year old daughter were killed at the University of Central America in San Salvador. Their names will be read out on Friday, on the 25th anniversary of the UCA massacre. Sponsored by KAIROS. For further informa-tion, call 250-352-9871.

Balfour Hall’s Christmas Craft Faire, Satur-day, November 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Door prizes and free admission. Accepting Aimee Beaulieu Transition House Food Donations info 250 229-5265.

Canada Music Week Recitals on Saturday, November 22 featuring local piano students playing Canadian music at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Nelson United Church.

Ascension Lutheran Free Day on Saturday, November 22, 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nelson Senior Centre, 719 Vernon St. This charitable event is free with warm clothing and bedding for all in need. For more info, call 250-354-8265.

Canada Music Week Recitals on Saturday, November 22 featuring local piano students playing Canadian music at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Nelson United Church.

Borscht luncheon on November 22 at the Eagles Hall at 641 Baker Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sponsored by the Nelson Eagle Ladies Auxillary. Borscht, bread, apple pie and ice cream, coffee and tea for $8. Litres of borscht may be pre-ordered for purchase. Proceeds go to Nelson and District Women’s Centre.

Community Connect Day on Saturday, No-vember 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Central School Gym, 811 Stanley St. Connect Day is a free marketplace of goods, services and ac-tivities for anyone in our community finding it difficult to make ends meet. Free haircuts, dental, hearing and medical check-ups. Door prizes. A free cafe, music, food and wellness package giveaways, and free coats and cloth-ing. Free body work, kids activities and child minding. Support services and information for all ages to help with housing and health, government forms, employment and much much more. For info: 250-352-6011 x19 or [email protected].

Slocan Community Library Christmas Book Sale on Sunday, November 23, 10 a.m. to 3

p.m. at the library-510 Harold Street, Slocan City. Jenny Ash, formerly of Jenny’s Garden bookstore, has generously donated her left-over stock of new books. Come look buy your Christmas gifts.

A community thank you to Donna Macdon-ald to honour her years of dedication to the community on Monday, November 24, 7 to 9 p.m. at The Adventure Hotel. Tributes, music, entertainment and special guests including Corazon, Lucas Myers, Anne deGrace, Bes-sie Wapp, Clinton Swanson, Bob Hall, Kevin Cormack, Marty Horswil and Jocelyn Carver as emcee. This is also a fundraiser for Os-prey Community Foundation. Admission is free. RSVP so organizers know how many to expect: 250-352-3643 or [email protected].

Family event at St. Savior’s Anglican Church on November 26, 5 to 7 p.m. Join them for Messy Church with crafts, games, Eucharist and supper. Located at Ward and Silica Street, Nelson. All are welcome.

Cafe Langham Inspired Ideas speaker series

on Thursday, November 27 with John Pollack at the Langham Cultural Centre in Kaslo at 7 p.m. Don’t miss John Pollack of South Slocan, who is a member of the Institute of Nauti-cal Archaeology, the National Speleological Society, and the Royal Geographical Society has participated in scientific expeditions for over forty years. It will be a visual, cultural and technological tour of his recent projects in the Yukon, Laos, Borneo and Vietnam. He will describe how “extreme surveying” has allowed him to participate in three National Geographic expeditions to document some of the largest caves in the world, map a Klondike Gold Rush era shipwreck in Lake Laberge, Yukon, and search for the lost Mongol inva-sion fleet along the coast of Vietnam.

The Balfour Seniors Branch #120 is host-ing a Balfour Elder Appreciation free lunch ages 55+ on November 29, at the Balfour Recreation Hall at noon. Please RSVP to 250-352-6635 or email: [email protected] to ensure your place.

Advent Lessons and Carols Service. A candlelight service to usher in the season of waiting for Christmas on Sunday, November 30, 7 p.m. at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, Ward and Silica Streets. All are welcome.

Holiday cake tales at the Nelson Public LI-brary - a special preschool storytime on Wednesday, December 3 at 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. For children between the ages of 3 to 5 join in cake tales, stories, songs, finger-plays and crafts. Yummy cake and juice will be served. Preregister your child online at www.nelsonlibrary.ca or call 352-6333.

The EcoSociety’s 2015 Winter Craft Fair on December 6 at the Central School Gym from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This one day event offers 30 hand-picked local vendors selling hand-crafted artisanal products from clothing to body care, jewellery to preserves, and much more. Info at ecosociety.ca

WEEkly mEEtingsNelson Trail Runners: drop-in trail runs,

Sundays at 7:30 a.m., and weekdays at 6:30 a.m. Meet at Mountain Station rail trail parking lot. Check them out on Facebook at Nelson Trailrunners or email nelsontrail-

[email protected] to confirm times. It’s an open, non-competitive, all abilities trail run-ning group with over 100 members.

Free flow Djembe drum circle every Monday night at The Old Church, 602 Kootenay at Victoria from 7 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums and other instruments to complement the rhythm. A small fee to cover hall rental will be collected.

Join community yoga at the youth centre every Wednesday. Afternoon practice for girls and women will be held at 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. All levels welcome. A fun evening practice at 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up and stretch. For all ages: teens and 19-plus. Pay what you can. Contact Ursula at [email protected].

The Nelson Knitting Co-op has an ongoing knitting group every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Centre general purpose room($2 drop-in).

Top Spin Thursday as Savoy Lanes hosts a weekly ping pong night every Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. Drop-in fee is $5. All levels are welcome. Paddles and balls are provided. For more information, email [email protected].

Community Threads holds a fibre craft themed project every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Women’s Centre, 420 Mill Street. Knit a sock, crochet a cap, sew a hem, spin some yarn, knit a scarf, hook a rug, and make a friend. Hosted by the Nelson and District Women’s Centre. For more information call Tira at 250-505-0698 or email [email protected].

Join the Ymir Hotel’s country and blue-grass jam every Friday night. Things get started around 5 p.m. and wrap up around 9 p.m.

Nelson Chess Club Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson Seniors Association (next to the Civic Centre), 717 Vernon Street. All ages and levels welcome and it’s free.

Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. For a schedule please call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar.

Al-Anon Family Group meets twice

weekly. Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at The Cellar, 717 Vernon Street and Friday 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street at the side basement. The only requirement for membership is that there may be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. For more information call Norma 250-352-3747 for Wednesday and Sharon 250-352-7333 for Friday.

montHly mEEtings.All seniors welcome to the monthly meet-

ing of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, at 717 Vernon Street. Meet-ing commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. Activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, dominos, chess, euchre and snooker. For further informa-

tion, call 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons.

WorksHopsAt Ellison’s Market, free workshop on

Saturday, November 22, 10 to 11 a.m. Intro-duction to Bio-Feedback presented by Brian McArthur. An introduction to this method of identifying and understanding our bodies and how to discover balance.

KIDS at the Langham Wiinter Fun Work-shop on Saturday, November 29, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. at the Langham Cultural Centre, Kaslo, Community Gallery. Hands on holiday arts and crafts for free. Bring your parents and friends. Make snowflakes and cards for the holiday season. Children must be accompa-nied by an adult. Anything made this day can be shown at All In A Winter’s Night Community Holiday Exhibition opening December 5 to 21. Contact Maggie Tchir at [email protected] or 250-353-2661.

FundraisErsLight up the hospital during Pledge Day

on Saturday, December 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Chahko Mika Mall. Enjoy Christmas music from local school choirs, buy a ticket for the diamond necklace raffle, or drop off a donation. Visit klhf.org or call 250-354-2334.

announCEmEnts Teens! Enter the Nelson Public Library

poster contest. Design a poster of your favourite teen book. Open to youth ages 12 to 18. Pick up a poster board from Joanne at the library to get started. Contest ends December 6. Bookstore gift certificates and movie passes for prizes! FMI [email protected] or call 250-505-5683.

Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors one-stop for information and referrals on community resources and services: income tax service, low income dental program, or for help with pension and subsidy forms. Open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information call 250-352-6008.

Kutenai Art Therapy Institute welcomes families and individuals on Saturday afternoons to explore art making in a supported environment. Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m. now until December 13. Drop in free or by donation . Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, 191 Baker Street, Nelson. Call 250-352-2264.

The Royal Canadian Legion (Nelson Branch #51) is a non-profit organization aiding veterans and providing charitable funding to local non-profit groups and high schools. Membership is available to the public. Members and their guests enjoy billiards, snooker, shuffleboard, big-screen television for sports, barbecues, monthly celebrations beverage room, darts (Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.), euchre (Thursdays 7 p.m.), meat draws and karaoke (Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.) and cribbage (Sundays 1 p.m.). Call for upcoming jam sessions. Hall rentals available. Info: [email protected] or 250-352-7727 or 250-352-6464.

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special events

The Oxygen Art Centre Cabaret Fund-raiser, All or Nothing, will be held on Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 22, at 8 p.m. Featuring visual artists, dancers, singers and a magician. Local artists include host Lucas Myers, as well as Lisel Forst, Sydney Black, Bessie Wapp, Krista Lynch, Thomas Loh, Lisa Menna, Craig Korth, Hiromoto Ida, Brian Kalbfleisch and July Johnson-Murray. Tickets at the door or at Eddy Music. For more information visit oxygenartcentre.org.

The Capitol Theatre presents its 27th Christmas Panto on December 4, 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. and December 6 and 7 at 2 p.m. This year’s panto, Bedtime Rhymes Pantomime, is written by Lisel Forst and directed by Jeff Forst. The panto is a mainstay of local theatre featuring community members of all ages. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students, or $45 for a family of four. Buy tickets at capitol-theatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363.

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San Francisco psychedelic rock band The New Riders of the Purple Sage play Nelson’s Capitol Theatre on Friday, November 21 and Saturday, November 22. Doors open at 8 p.m. New Riders will play two sets. Tickets are $39.50 at the Capitol Theatre box office (421 Victoria Street), online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca, and by phone at 250-352-6363.

The Crooked Brothers and James Lamb will host an after party at Spiritbar (following the Capitol’s concert for the New Riders of the Purple Sage) on November 21 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available from the Hume Hotel.

Tonight the Royal on Baker will host The Michaels from 6 to 8 p.m., which will be fol-lowed by an open mic dance jam. Saturday af-ternoon their will be an afternoon jam hosted by Vince Curely from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Then the Vince Curley Band will play 9 p.m. until mid-night. We are now open Sundays for Dance Brunch starting at 11am. Monday night will be Max Hawk and The Raptors at 6 p.m. and Tuesday will be Andrew Bourcet on guitar and vocals with DJs to follow.

Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions continue on Saturday, November 22 with a performance by Katrina Kadoski, who will perform stories and songs on guitar and banjo. Next up is Brian Rosen & The What Now with Jesse Lee on upright bass, Ness Popoff on drums and special guest James Lamb on lead guitar. The show runs from 1 to 3 p.m. with a blend of reggae, funk and folk.

Nelson Overture Concerts Society presents Canada’s legendary piano duo Anagnoson & Kinton at the Capitol Theatre on Sunday,

November 23 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $24 for adults and $14 for students. (Students from schools participating in the school outreach

program can access tickets for free.)

Alissa Arnason returns to Ellison’s Cafe Unplugged Sessions on Saturday, November 29 at 1 p.m. Her music is instantly familiar and comforting. At 2 p.m. The Kitchen Players, made up of four Nelsonites brought together by their love of acoustic music, will plan a set featuring ukelele, mandolin, harmonica and banjo.

visUal arts

Former Nelson cultural ambassador Amy Bohigian’s exhibition Wide Shot/Close Up, a video installation that explores identity and diversity within our community, is up at Touchstones Nelson. After placing a cast-ing call for “real people” she asked 25 Nelson residents from various walks of life the same five questions on camera. The installation fea-tures five stations. For more information call 250-352-9813.

Three conceptual artists, Erica Konrad, Martha Stokoe and Ron Robinson, will host a show and sale of contemporary art work at 511 Nelson Ave on November 21 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Movies

The third movie in the Hunger Games tril-ogy, Mockingjay: Part I is playing at the Civic Theatre starting tonight at 7:30 p.m. Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is faced with a decision that could sway the fate of a nation. In the wake of the Quarter Quell, the Hunger Games have been changed forever, and Katniss ends up in District 13. Her courage having inspired a nation, the brave young heroine heeds the advice of her friends, and sets out to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson). Meanwhile, Katniss’ fragile alliance with President Coin (Julianne Moore) could lead to disaster. The film will play at 7:30 on November 22, 23 and 24, 25, 26 and 27. There will be 4 p.m. matinee show on November 23. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels star in Dumb and Dumber To, which opens at the Civic Theatre on November 28 at 7:30 p.m. The

sequel brings the pair together for another round of hilarious hijinks. Directed by the Farrelly brothers. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

literatUre

The Nelson Public Library presents the book launch for Selkirks Spectacular, a pho-tographic book showcasing more than 300 images that celebrate the international Selkirk Loop. Photographers Tim Cady and Jerry Pa-via teamed up with local author Ross Klatte for the project. The event will be held on Thursday, November 27 at 7 p.m.

Avi Silberstein brings his novel Human Solutions to the Nelson Public Library on Tuesday, December 2 at 7 p.m. Set in Chile in 1988, the book features a three-person detec-tive team working together to engineer social situations that help their clients achieve goals,

The New Riders of the Purple Sage, an outlaw rocker band founded by Jerry Garcia as a Grateful Dead side project, are donating proceeds from their two-night appearance in Nelson to supporting Kootenay Co-op Radio. They’re playing the Capitol on November 21 and 22.

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When posters and promotional material started circulating for Oxygen Art Centre’s upcoming two-night cabaret fundraiser, guerrilla artiste Steven noticed a glaring typo: the graphic designer had spelled his name with a “ph” rather than a “v”.

Despite this humiliating slight, Steven, a character created by Nelson funny-man Lucas Myers, has decided to donate his time and efforts to raising money for the artist-run institution.

“They misspelled my name on the post-er. Story of my life,” the eccentric, blond-wigged performer whined.

“My life is mutable! Changeable! I will go as the graphic designer has directed, I suppose.”

Steven told the Star he’ll soldier on de-spite his bruised ego, because he respects the work that Oxygen does in the community.

“Because Oxygen! What do we need to live? Oxygen, oxygen! It’s the truth of life.

We need art to live and I try in my own, small, humble way to embody that.”

The theme of the evening is All or Noth-ing. It will features a variety of performers in different genres, including a magician.

“Skydney and Sleazal will be performing, doing god only knows what,” said Steven, with a dismissive flip of his hand.

“Bessie Wapp will be performing some-thing which is a delicate balance between complete ridiculosity and deeply felt truth. Krista Lynch will be doing something ab-surd and fantastical. Craig Korth will be doing amazing things with his banjo.”

And how does he feel about sharing the stage with them?

“I have trouble sharing the stage, but when I pressed I will have to give over the stage to the amazing array…”

At this point in the interview, a flustered Steven devolved into a stuttering mess, re-peating the word “the” for thirty seconds before proclaiming: “the best of the best! This is the creme de la creme of Nelson.”

The show will also feature work from Brian Kalbfleisch, Julie Johnson-Murray and Hiromoto Ida , Lisa Menna and Thomas Loh and Lindsay Clague.

Steven said, depending on how the night goes, he may be offering massages at the fundraiser, which will be held on November 21 and 22 at 8 p.m.

“Miriam Neeboda, executive director of Oxygen, said the cabaret is a celebration of their multi-disciplinary mandate.

“Our mandate is to be interdisciplinary, contemporary art. That’s why all these per-formers have come out in the name of artist-run culture,” she said. “This one will be a great cabaret variety one, and it celebrates Oxygen’s theatre aspect.”

The annual event has become something of a tradition in the area, she said. All the proceeds will go towards “keeping our doors open” and funding various future projects, such as this year’s Imaginarium exhibit.

Tickets are $20 and are available at the door or in advance from Eddy Music.

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Guerilla artiste Steven (played by local funny man Lucas Myers) is hosting the two-night cabaret fundraiser All Or Nothing for Oxygen Art Centre on November 21-22.

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Kaslo memoirist Anna Käll-ström has spent over a decade trav-eling to some of the most remote camps in North America, where she spent over a decade work-ing as a camp cook. Recently she decided to sit down and recount her experiences, and the resulting book Have Pots, Will Travel is now available.

“It’s based on diaries I wrote over the years while I was working as a camp cook,” said Källström. “At times I felt like I was in a Gold Rush town of the 1800s. I had my son with me, he was about 13 at the time I first set out.”

She said the decision to aban-don her lifestyle and retreat into the wilderness with “the kid” is one she’s never regretted.

“I made a decision to jump headfirst into an unknown and very different way of life. And there have been no regrets, no looking back. Since that one day, I have been living my dream,” she said.

That dream, at times, involved putting herself in extreme dan-ger. During one expedition she was crossing a mountain range in the Northwest Territories on horseback and decided she couldn’t do it.

“It was quite a ways down and if you were to fall you’d be gone. The guys said this was probably as steep as you’d ever want to ride. I refused. I walked. They told me ‘look, the horses have four feet, so if one goes they still have three. But you only have two’ but I didn’t buy into that. I walked, and it was frightening.”

She also had encounters with wildlife.

“This was prime grizzly coun-try and up there they were quite aggressive,” she said. “Especially being alone in camp, which I was a lot of time, it was very frightening.”

She said the experiences intrin-sically changed her.

“I learned my place in nature and my place in the big scheme of things. As I say in the book, I’m just another animal. Nothing more and nothing less. Just like the ants,

the bears, everything around me,” she said, noting that self-sufficien-cy is one of the most important gifts she’s gleaned.

And though she hopes every-one enjoys the book, she was quick to say she realizes camp cooking isn’t for everybody. So though they may enjoy reading it, and imagining her experiences, they won’t necessarily be following in her footsteps.

“Even people who like the book might not want to do the same thing, because they’re so into their lives here and its not easy. You’re wet, you’re cold, you’re lonely, you’re miserable but you have to keep going,” she said.

So what made it all worthwhile?“It was phenomenal to see that

kind of country, true wilderness. Most people will never see that, and I was fortunate. I was in north-ern BC most of the time, but at one point I was on Baffin Island and that’s not one of the places you travel to. I had the opportunity to see some wonderful places,” she said.

Now that Källström lives in Kaslo, she said she appreciates her surroundings but they’re nothing compared to some of the places she’s seen. But she’s excited about embarking on her new career as a writer at the age of 66.

“It’s exciting. It’s a new learning situation,” she said.

She encourages everyone she meets, if they’re unhappy with their lives, to embrace risk and try something new.

“I knew I wanted a change and I took the opportunity and did it. I hope that people struggling with that will take a chance.”

Kaslo author’s book covers 13 years

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Memoirist Anna Källstrom recently published her book Have Pots, Will Travel, which recounts over a decade of her experiences traveling to some of the most remote places in Canada.

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When outlaw rockers New Riders of the Purple Sage (NRPS) arrive in Nelson for two back-to-back concerts this weekend, they’ll deliver more than just hours of live music. � e band will also leave behind a Rex Foundation grant for Kootenay Co-op Radio (KCR).

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For their Nelson concerts, NRPS will do-nate $1.50 from every ticket sold to Rex. � ere will also be a silent auction featuring Grateful Dead memorabilia. � e items will be available to bid on for an hour before each show, and full proceeds from items sold with be added to their donation.

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NRPS are playing live at the Capitol on November 21 and 22. Doors at 7 p.m. � e band will play two sets, beginning at 8 p.m.

� is is an all ages, general admission con-cert. Tickets are $39.50 plus fees. For more information visit capitol theatre.bc.ca.

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Outlaw rockers New Riders of the Purple Sage are donating proceeds from their two-night Nelson appearance to Kootenay Co-op Radio.

NRPS donatingproceeds to KCR


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Nelson musician James Lamb was standing in a bank lineup re-cently when a fan approached him to ask when and where he would be playing next. He told them he would be performing with Winni-peg roots act the Crooked Broth-ers this weekend.

“She asked me to describe them, because she hadn’t heard of them before, and I kind of blanked for a moment. Then I said well, they have a banjo.”

That was all the answer she needed.

“For some people that’s a deal-breaker, but she heard banjo and was like `I’m sold’,” said Lamb, who will be opening for the band at Spiritbar tonight (Friday, No-vember 21).

The Crooked Brothers consists of three heavily bearded siblings: Darwin, Jesse and Matt.

On their Facebook page they

describe themselves thusly: “A good dance, a good cry, it’s all here. Music full of hips and heart. Slinky throbbing bass lines and growling melodies, or a heartache stripped and unadorned. The di-versity in instrumentation and vo-cal arrangements are the vanguard of The Crooked Brothers’ art.”

Their approach has been de-scribed as blending Canada-strong folk music with a looser alt-country vibe.

Lamb called it “folk-noir”.“The lead guy has this gruff

voice, with that Tom Waits ele-ment. They’re pretty driving, really good roots music.”

The band recently released an album called Thank You I’m Sorry. They’ll be sharing the new tunes during the show.

During the opening act, Lamb will be playing alongside Jesse Lee on bass, Brian Kalbfleisch on key-boards and Brian Rosen on drums. He’ll primarily be playing songs

from his album Imagineering, but also some newer numbers.

“Nelson’s a tricky one because there’s usually somebody there who’s already heard whatever I’m playing, but I’ve got some new un-released stuff I’m hoping to record early next year,” he said.

Though he’s been primarily performing as a solo act, he said he’s excited about being part of a band again.

“I’m testing it out,” he said.The show is scheduled to coin-

cide with the ending of the New Riders of the Purple Sage show at the Capitol, giving audiences a full night of music to experience.

“I think it will be a funny com-bination. We’ll have people getting into their night and people well into it. It’s going to be a fun night,” he said.

Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are available at the Hume Ho-tel. For more information visit crookedbrothers.com.

Minding their mannersCrooked Brothers set to perform

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The Crooked Brothers are playing a show at Spiritbar on November 21, along with local musician James Lamb, to help promote their recent album Thank You I’m Sorry.

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Leafs dominate Border BruinsKevin MillsNelson Star

The Nelson Leafs now have a three point lead over the Castlegar Rebels in the fight for first place in the Neil Murdoch division.

The local squad increased its lead thanks to a 4-1 victory over the grand Forks Border bruins on Wednesday night.

After allowing an early first pe-riod goal, Nelson turned up the heat and dominated the rest of the game.

When the final whistle blew, the Leafs had outshot their opponents 38-13 and earned their second win in a row.

Rayce Miller was a key factor in the win, scoring three goals to pace the Nelson offence.

“There were some good passes from my teammates. (Dylan) Wil-liamson and (Darnel) St. Pierre gave me two real good ones and the empty net one was pretty easy,” said a humble Miller.

The hattrick gives Miller 28 points so far this season, tying him for the team lead.

“I’m just trying to play hard, get the puck to the net. We stress that alot. Just throw the puck on net. It’s just working out for me,” he explained.

A mid-week game is rare for the Leafs and Miller said preparing for the contest was unusual.

“It was kind of weird. The middle of the week games are always kind of weird. But, with points on the line, we just come ready every night.”

In the early going it seemed that the Wednesday night game caught the Leafs napping.

“They got the first one, but (Adam) Maida battled back and so did we so it worked out good in the end. So it was perfect,” said Miller.

The Border Bruins opened the scoring in the first two minutes of the game when Michael Rand put the puck past Adam Maida.

It would be the only goal the visi-tors would get.

Later in the opening frame, Mill-er scored his first goal to tie the game at 1-1.

In the second period, the Leafs increased the lead to 2-1 when Matt

MacDonald beat Bruins netminder Jacob Mullen.

Miller scored his second of the night before the end of the middle frame.

Despite many chances, the Leafs did not score in the third period un-til Miller popped one into the empty net as time was running out.

Maida picked up another win, stopping 12 of 13 shots he faced while Mullen stopped 35 of 38 shots in a losing cause.

After the game, Leafs head coach Dave McLellan said his squad domi-nated play for much of the game.

“We played down I think a little bit in the first, but then carried the play throughout the rest of the game. I don’t know how may scor-ing chances we had that we didn’t capitalize on,” said the coach.

But he also saw some bad habits on the ice during Wednesday’s game.

“We get a little too fancy trying to make plays we don’t normally make because we think we have more time and space.”

November has been an important month for the Nelson squad as many of the games have been against di-visional opponents.

“I identified November as a really important month at the beginning of the season. If we are above .700 it would be really good in this month. We probably would make the sepa-ration from some of the teams in our division so we’re on track,” said McLellan.

The divisional battle continue on Saturday when the Nelson Leafs play host to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks.

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Leafs goaltender Adam Maida gets a little help from his defenceman during a third period scramble in front of the net.

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The Mt. Sentinel Wildcats of South Slocan have won the Kootenay single “A” girls regional volleyball championships after the school hosted a tournament at Selkirk College in Castlegar last weekend.

“Mt. Sentinel was undefeated in the tournament,” said Mount Sentinel coach Joe Moreira. “We defeated Fernie in the final 25-13, 25-13, 25-17.”

That win has paved their way to the provincials in Kelowna, November 27 to 29.

In spite of their high ranking, Moreira said, “We were a little disappointed. We have been playing very well against many of the top teams in the province (in all four tiers). Although we achieved our goal of advancing to the provincials, our confidence was at times lacking.”

They are currently ranked third in the province (out of 16) after they lost 2-1 (15-12 in the 3rd) to Langley Christian, which is ranked second. They have yet to play Kelowna’s Immaculata who is ranked

number one and is hosting this year’s tournament. “We finished fifth last year with all of last year’s

players who have returned for 2014,” said Moreira. “We have had a great season, now it’s time to prove it and find out just how good we are.”

The Wildcats boys volleyball team is also compet-ing at the 2014 Boys ‘A’ Volleyball Provincial Cham-pionships in Abbotsford this week.

The South Slocan high school team travelled with their coach and school principal Glenn Campbell for the tournament that will see them on the court from November 20 to 22. The team was scheduled to play against teams from Chemanius, Fernie and Kelowna on Thursday.

They are scheduled to play Bulkley Valley Chris-tian School (Smithers) and Fraser Valley Credo Christian School today (Friday). The finals will be on Saturday.

The Abbotsford Christian School is hosting the games with 12 teams competing from across the province.

Wildcats head to BC’sGirls and boys volleyball squads highly ranked

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The Mt. Sentinel Wildcats girls volleyball team are off to the provincials. The team consists of (back row, left to right) Maya Mierau, Malin Chernoff, Allison Perepelkin, Lauren Spurge, Lexi Tarasoff (front row, left to right) Madia Rehwald, Kyra Makortoff, Teya Makortoff, Victoria Peebles and coach Joe Moreira.

The Wildcats boys volleyball team is competing at the 2014 Boys ‘A’ Volleyball Provincial Championships in Ab-botsford this week

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Donations welcome for annual driveTamara HyndNelson Star

If you’re cleaning out your coat closet this month, you can bring your warm coats to Valhalla Pure Out-fitters as a donation to the Coats for the Koots, a coat drive for local people in need.

Owner Sam Baio said af-ter 17 years in business, he and Valhalla staff decided to start a local coat drive last year.

They collected 180 coats using the “large customer base as a way to give back to the community.”

“I couldn’t find 180 coats on my own,” he said.

The coats go to various agencies in Nelson. The coats are given to clients in need rather than finding their way into organization’s thrift stores.

Baio welcomes any do-nations of clean and gen-

tly used warm coats of any size, kid’s too, to be brought down to the store during the entire month of November.

As an incentive for coat donations, donator’s names are entered into a draw to win a Marmot down jacket and a $25 discount on any new jacket purchased at their store.

Valhalla will be at the Community Connect Day at Central school on No-vember 22.

They were there last year and Baio said people were able to find proper fitting jackets from their racks.

“It felt good to liter-ally put jackets on people’s back,” said Baio.

Other jackets collected also went to different ave-nues in Trail, Castlegar and Salmo last year.

“It just feels really good for all of us on staff,” said Baio.

Fourth Coats for the Koots fundraiser

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Coats for the Koots is collecting warm coats for the month of November thanks to Valhalla Pure Outfitter owner Sam Baio and employees who have organized the coat drive for the second year in a row.

Calling all elves, come to Baker Calling all elves, calling all elves. Santa is

arriving on Baker Street on November 29 and everyone is welcome to join the party.

You can meet the senior elves who will be handing out glow sticks for all children.

Wear your elf hat with pride and join in the fun.

The event features hot cider and lots of goodies so everyone is welcome to attend.

The event starts at 5.30 p.m. and Santa arrives at 6:30 p.m. The evening is put on by the Nelson Festival of Lights committee. DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND FACILITIES PLANNING

TOWN HALL MEETINGS

November 17 Mount Sentinel School

November 19 Winlaw Elementary School

November 24 PCSS Auditorium

November 26 Salmo Secondary School

December 1 Trafalgar Middle School

December 2 J.V. Humphries School

December 8 Crawford Bay School

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Dr. Patrick Corkery was born in Newcastle West, Limerick, Ireland on March 21st, 1926. He was the eldest son of Josephine and Cornelius Corkery. His younger siblings were Dennis, Margaret & Nell. Patrick was schooled locally and attended University College Cork, graduating in 1949 with a degree in medicine. He moved to England and worked at the Providence Hospital in St. Helen’s, Lancashire. In 1957 he met and married Barbara Mary Litherland, a physiotherapist, and resided in Warrington, Lancashire where both of his children, John & Bridget, were born. In 1961 the family moved to Bradford, Yorkshire where he entered general practice. In January 1966 the family immigrated to Canada arriving in Lloydminster, Alberta. In June 1966 the family moved to Edmonton where Patrick started a three year program in General Anesthetics at the University of Alberta. In 1969 he began a fourteen year tenure at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. In 1983 he and Barbara moved to Saint John, New Brunswick where he worked as an anesthesiologist at St. Joseph’s Hospital until retiring in 1994. He and Barbara moved to Nelson in 2007 to be closer to their children, who had remained in the west, and their grandchildren. Barbara Corkery died on the 13th of December in 2011 in Nelson. Bridget Grace, his daughter, died on the 22nd of May 2013. He is survived by his sister, Nell O’Mahony, of Cork, Ireland, his brother Dennis Corkery of Liverpool, England, his son John of Calgary, his son in law Michael Grace of Nelson, grandsons Adam and Neil Grace, also of Nelson and Gavin of Revelstoke, BC. Patrick Corkery was a good athlete in his youth and played golf very well throughout his life. He enjoyed fishing and was a keen if imperfect musician. He was an avid jazz fan and had attended many concerts given the jazz greats whenever the opportunity arose. He died on November 11th, 2014 of natural causes having suffered from pulmonary fibrosis over the last two years. He will be sorely missed. A service was held on Saturday, November 15th at the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate with father Conrado officiating. He was then interred at the Nelson Memorial Park Cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

Dr. Patrick Corkery1921 – 2014

Mother passed away peacefully in the Trail hospital at 5 pm with family at her side. She was born in Arran Saskatchewan on the correction line. Her parents Dora and Wasil Konkin have long been deceased, along with brothers Fred, Andrew, Bill, Alex and sister Ann also deceased are sons Peter, Karl and grandson Peter Jr. Mother’s first husband Andrew passed in 1981 and second husband Jim in 2012. She is survived by her brother John (92 years), son Rudy (Louise) Bowolin, son Nick (Harriet) Bowolin, daughter Margret (Sterling) Simpson, daughter Diane (Paul) Cooper, daughter Kathy (Gary) McIntyre, son Joe Bowolin, and daughter Janet Bowolin. There are also many grand, great grand, and great great grand children (25 plus). Mother was always sewing, knitting, and crocheting. Every member of her family has a quilt built by the hands of Ethel. There are hundreds of crocheted doilies and hand knit socks and scarves given as gifts to family and friends. She worked in many restaurants in Nelson and was well-known for her very friendly personality. She was a proud member of the Nelson Ladies Doukhobor Choir, they sang for the Queen at the Worlds Fair in Vancouver and made a couple of records. Mother learned to golf and bowl so as to be with Jim. Together they made trips to Scotland to see Jim’s family and to Holland to see Janet, her daughter, and also went to Morocco to ride on camel back. Mom and Jim always had an immaculate yard loaded with flowers and trimmed to a tee. In later years mother’s great love was to be with the gang at Broader Horizons. She loved to go on the bus trips and enjoyed the lunch and bingo on Fridays. She always spoke highly of the bus drivers and the activity coordinators on how much care and attention they gave her. Hugs to the staff at Broader Horizons! We miss you mom and until we meet again may your journey be full of rest and peace without pain. P.S. The crows are outside calling for you.

Cremation has taken place November 17, 2014. There are plans to have a family gathering and a celebration of Ethel’s life at a later date. Maybe August 2015. The family would like to thank all for their friendship, kind wishes, prayers, food, and assistance in our time of sorrow and grieving. Love and hugs to all.

On-line condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.caFuneral arrangements are under the direction of

Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

Ethel Kathleen Bowolin / Carmichael

March 25, 1927 - November 11, 2014 (87 years)

In Memory of Julia Mabel SalikenMarch 12th, 1930 – November 24th, 2012

Devoted Wife, Beloved Mother, Cherished GrandmotherYour sparkling eyes, your sweet gentle grace,

The beautiful smile upon your face,Your encouraging words, your loving embrace,

We forever hold you in our hearts!Your giving nature, your thoughtful kind deeds,

Sharing your time to help with our needs,Providing us wisdom by planting the seeds,

We forever hold you in our hearts!We look at your pictures, we whisper your name,

We shed many tears, without you life’s not the same,Until our journeys’ are over and we see you again,

We forever hold you in our hearts!Extremely Missed, Forever LovedAlex, William, Lori, Lorna, Verna

Francesca, Derek, John, Maria, Ashley

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANWell established accounting business is seeking an

enthusiastic personality to join our team in our office in

Nelson BC. This position is flexible and can be full or part

time, Monday to Friday. Accounting designation not

mandatory but public practice experience is an asset.

You will be responsible for preparation of T1 personal

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Financial Statements and related documents.

To be considered you should have experience in:

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• Application Deadline: November 30, 2014

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Phone calls and walk ins will not be accepted. Interested

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In Loving Memory Of WALLACE ADKINS

Passed Away November 7, 2014Age 65 years

Residence Riondel, BCCelebration of Life GatheringSaturday, November 22, 2014

From 1:00 – 7:00 p.m.At Wallace’s residence

1404 Campbell Ave. Riondel, BC

(Potluck dinner)

Craft FairsBalfour Hall’s Christmas Craft Faire Saturday Nov 22 9 to 3, Door Prizes! Free Admission! Accepting Aimee Beaulieu Transition House Food Donations. info. 229-5265

Karel Peeters Potterywill be participating in the

Ecosociety Craft Fair Central School Gym, Nelson

Saturday Dec 6th 10-4Large selection of seconds

Kootenay Artisan Fair Nov 21-23. Fri 21, 12-7 Sat 22,

10-6 Sun 23, 11-4 atPrestige Lakeside Resort in Nelson. $3 entrance fee 12 & under free. Come support your local artisans & enter

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

250 352-6008; [email protected] or visit www.nelsonelderabusepre-

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Lost & FoundFOUND: Raleigh road bike. Can be retrieved at the NDCCLOST: Keys (14) on Fram Oil Change key Chain. One key is Dodge Symbol, gray top and there is some small ones for locks call Alyssa @250-608-1864LOST: Shoe Insoles, black custom made orthotics left in Salomon Pilot Cross country ski boots, size 8 sold at Nel-son Ski Swap 250 505-2050

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RE: Estate of Rolf Bernece Webb, also known as Rolf Webb, and Rolf Bernice Webb formerly of 412 Main Street, Salmo, British Columbia V0G 1Z0

Creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Administrator at 301 - 1665 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 2B3, on or before December 19, 2014, after which date the Administrator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it having regard to claims of which the Administrator then has notice.

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On Friday November 28, the public can dress up and step right up to Womaginarium, A Carnival of Wonders and Curiosities.

The Nelson & District Women’s Centre fourth annual fundraiser is back at the Prestige Lakeside Resort.

“We’re excited to bring the carnival theme back this year with even more pizzazz” said coordinator, Jade Gregg, “and we’re curious to see your wonders too, so slap on some suspenders and come on down to see what’s up our sleeves.”

Travel into the fascinating and mysterious world of performance art with some of the Kootenay’s fin-est; Oxygen Orkestar, The Show Cats, Sadie Spins, Slava Doval, Krista Lynch, Lisel Forst, Soniko, and more.

Doors open at 7 p.m. with Nelson’s very own cultural ambassador Amy Bohigian and a spec-tacular silent auction.

Tickets are $20 at Otter Books, Mountain Baby and the Women’s Centre, 420 Mill St, and $25 at the door. All proceeds benefit the Nelson & District Women’s Centre.

Karoline Kemp, co-director of the women’s cen-tre, said “this is our fourth annual fundraiser, an event that we rely on to make sure that we can continue providing the services that we’ve been able to offer in the community for over 40 years. That we are the oldest running rural women’s cen-tre in Canada is a testament both to how much our services are needed in Nelson, but also to the incredible amount of support we’ve had from community members to make sure that we can keep our doors open.”

The women’s centre receives roughly 3,000 visits each year, and provides resources, referrals and support for women to become empowered in their own lives and engaged in their community.

Without on-going, reliable funding, the women’s centre relies on events like the Womaginarium to sustain its’ programming.

Welcome to Womaginarium

Annual fundraiser

Community

Piano recitals set for Saturday

It’s almost Canada Music Week!This tradition began in 1960 to commemorate

the Silver Jubilee of the formation of the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Association (CFMTA).

Since then, Canada Music Week has been an an-nual nationwide celebration of Canadian music.

Each year during the third week of November, music teacher associations in every province organize events that showcase music by Canadian compos-ers. (Why the third week of November? Because it contains the feast day of St. Cecelia, the patron saint of music!)

On Saturday, November 22, the Nelson branch of the BC Registered Music Teachers’ Association will present two piano recitals, featuring local students of all ages performing contemporary Canadian works.

The recitals, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and take place at the Nelson United Church.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

“God is Merciful”When people experience mercy, it can translate into a powerful motive to soften hardened hearts and ul-timately cause people to change their behaviour toward others from seeking revenge to showing kindness. ‘Mercy’ can be understood by: ‘not receiving what I deserve’. ‘Grace’, on the other hand is, ‘receiving what I don’t deserve’. Mercy is aptly illustrated by the following:A mother once approached Napoleon seeking a pardon for her son. � e emperor replied that the young man had committed a certain o ense twice and justice demanded death.“But I don’t ask for justice,” the mother explained. “I plead for mercy.”“But your son does not deserve mercy,” Napoleon replied.“Sir,” the woman cried, “it would not be mercy if he deserved it, and mercy is all I ask for.”“Well, then,” the emperor said, “I will have mercy.” And he spared the woman’s son.We don’t know how the man who received mercy turned out but I am willing to bet that he was a changed

man: no longer committing the o ense as well as repairing any damage that occurred from his previous o enses.In Luke 6:36 there is an interesting statement that Jesus makes: “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.” While there is much that can be said about this statement, what I would like to point out is the simple fact that God our Father is

merciful. We are called to show mercy. Why? Because we are to emulate, or mirror who God is. He is merci-ful, therefore we are to show mercy to others.Has someone wronged you? Do you feel like getting even, ...or get-ting revenge? Show mercy and see how it may change that person, and possibly your r e l a t i o n s h i p with that per-son as well.Additionally, we have all turned our backs on God. Did God get even with us? Did He show revenge? NO! He gave us His only Son as a gift. He did this so we can receive the gift of His Son into our lives there-by experiencing His abundant life.God is merciful!

Pastor Glen Stewart, Kaslo Christian As-sembly

Unity Centre of the Kootenays

Speaker – Richard ZimmermanTopic: “Alchemy”

717 Vernon St.Sunday at 11 a.m.

Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394

The Salvation ArmyNelson Community Church

Sunday Worship Serviceat 11:00 am

Everyone is WelcomeYour Pastors:

Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)

Churches of NelsonBringing to you our weekly words.

GATHERING THIS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23rd 10AM

2402 PERRIER LANEBring food to share at our

potluck brunch.All welcome.

Displaced rhythms? Come experience ours!

Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send

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St. Saviour's Pro CathedralAnglican Church of Canada

Of� ce: 9 am - 1 pm Tue - Thurs • [email protected] • www.kokanee-parish.com

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Ward & Silica, Nelson Family Service & Eucharist

Children’s Sunday SchoolSunday Service 10:30 a.m

Of� ce: 9 am - 1 pm Tue - Thurs •

St. Michael & All Angels Busk Road, Balfour

Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.

Messy Church Wed. Nov. 26 from 5-7 pm

Advent Lessons & Carols Service Sun. Nov. 30 at 7 pm

All are welcome!

Nelson United Church

Corner of Josephine and Silica StreetsPh: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

Reign of Christ SundayNew Year’s Eve

Pot-luck lunch to follow the service

All are Welcome

All children welcome for Sunday School and Nursery Room available

Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 amMinister: David Boyd

CATHOLIC CHURCHCATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE

813 Ward Street 352-7131

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

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

A Friendly Bible Centre Church

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

Refreshments are served a� er the service(A� liated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)

Sermon: “The Spiritual Stronghold Of The Godly”

Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am

Sabbath (Saturday) Services

10 am Bible study/discussion

11 am Worship Service

12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon

Also available: “It Is Written" CTV 11 am Saturdays

Please join

us at 1502

Granite Road

Pastor Leo 250-687-1777 www.nelsonadventist.ca

Nelson Seventh-Day Adventist Church

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“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heauy laden, and I vill giue you rest” Matthew 11:28

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Rides available!

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


Community

Reeling in the big one

Filming Dimestore FishermanCourtesy of The Dime Store Fishermen

Balfour businessman Kerry Reed being filmed by D’Arcy Vandergucht of The Dimestore Fisherman.

Tamara Hynd Nelson Star

Reel Adventures Fishing Charters’ Kerry Reed is launching into prime fishing season with television host and fisherman Jim Hoey. Earlier this month they filmed an episode of The Dimestore Fishermen here in the Kootenays.

They cast into the waters of Kootenay Lake in search of the giant Gerrard rainbow trout and Bull trout. Reed said the giant trout are unique to the area and can range from 12 to 20 pounds.

This time of year the rainbows will be surfacing to feed so the fishermen were trolling the waters.

Hoey wasn’t on his own.He brought two people from Calgary who won

the trip as a result of a silent auction fundraiser for Trout Unlimited.

Regardless of the weather, Reed said they were go-ing to have a blast. While Reed also does river tours, he said Kootenay Lake is the “bread and butter” of his 16-year-old Balfour business. This time of year, he focuses on Kootenay Lake so his clients can relax in a heated boat.

Hoey is no stranger to Nelson as he filmed an episode catching the large trout with Reed three years ago. Hoey said he is thrilled to be back in Nelson.

“We had such fantastic memories,” said Hoey. “I have a real love for the area as people are welcom-ing. It’s a special place and really good fishing for the rainbow trout that inhabit Kootenay Lake.”

He explained that the show focuses 60 per cent on the community and its history and 40 per cent on fishing and fishing tips.

“The point is to capture the spirit of our adven-tures,” he said.

“I have a lot of experience with outfitters and Kerry would never say this about himself but he is looked to by other guides and he is a high level person.”

From a tourism perspective Dianna Ducs, execu-tive director Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism said a rough tally of a couple thousand people participating annually in seven larger fishing derbies is a strong indicator on the significance fishing has on Nelson’s tourism industry. She estimates it is 50/50 locals and visitors.

“Each derby has their own draw but for instance the Rainbow Derby put on by Gill & Gift in Balfour hosts about 100 (fishermen); Woodbury hosts 300; Kaslo Hotel another 300; and Creston’s Canadian Training Resource (attracts) about 420.”

The episode will air in April 2015 on NTV, CTV-CITL, Shaw local cable in Alberta and Hoey hopes to see it on WILD TV syndicate.

Reasons to Think Local First1. Put Your Money Where Your Heart IsSupport your friends, neighbours and yourself. Invest in our community; help to create a stronger and healthier Nelson by keeping our money here.

2. What Goes Around Comes AroundTwo or three times as much money spent stays in the local economy when you buy goods and services from locally-owned businesses.

3. Community SustainabilityLocal stores help sustain vibrant, compact and walk-able downtown centres – which in turn are essential to reducing sprawl, vehicle use, habitat loss and pollution.

4. Keep Our Community UniqueOne-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of Nelson

5. Create Collective ProsperityLocally-owned businesses invest more in local labour, pay more local taxes, spend more time on community-based decisions and create local events. In doing so, they create more opportunity for all of us here in our community.

6. Local Owners Care about NelsonLocal business owners live in and love Nelson and area. They are less likely to leave and are more invested in the future of our whole community.

7. Give Back and Take CareLocal business owners make more local purchases themselves. Locally-owned companies and employees are more likely to give to local charities.

THINK LOCAL FIRSTLIVE. SHOP. PLAY

NELSON AND AREA

Customer Appreciation Holiday EventNovember 28th from 10:00 - 7:00

November 29th 10:00 - 6:00


Flu and cold season is upon us. Time to stock up on Kleenex and vitamin C, oil of oregano or hot lemon or whatever your cure —and books. But not just any books: books to cure what-ever ails you!

The Novel Cure: An A-Z of Literary Remedies by Ella Ber-thoud and Susan Elderkin is a self-proclaimed “medical hand-book with a difference.” This compendium of biblio-cures doesn’t discriminate between the physical and emotional: whether you have a broken heart or a broken leg, there’s a book for that.

From sections on Abandon-ment (Plainsong, by Kent Ha-ruf) to Zestlessness (Ragtime, by E.L. Doctorow), The Novel Cure explains the logic behind every literary prescription.

For flu, the explanation for prescribing The Murder of Rog-er Ackroyd by Agatha Christie is specific to Christie herself: “something that no medi-cal doctor or scientific re-searcher has yet studied, or even noticed, is the following strange coinci-dence: the mo-ment a flu patient begins to read an Agatha Christie novel marks the c om m e n c e m e nt of their recovery,” suggesting that “our innate curiosity to find out whodunit is stronger than the urge to wallow in our fluey misery.”

Alphabetically ar-ranged, ailments such as Constipation (Shan-taram, by Gregory Da-vid Roberts) share a page with Control Freak, Being a (The Way of all Flesh, by Samuel Butler).

There’s Cold, Common, which comes with a Ten Best Novels For When You’ve Got a Cold list (from The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd to Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier).

There are 10 best lists for

those afflicted with Flying, Fear of, or for Carsickness (“if you suffer from carsickness, hop out and take the train instead” the authors tell you. This makes sense for the many of us who tend to feel car sick when we are reading).

Take a dose of The Fit by Philip Hensher for Hiccups, or Downriver

by Iain Sinclair for Hemorrhoids.

It’s simply a matter of “take two books and call me in the morning”— or not, if the cure is successful. And if it’s not, you still had a great excuse to settle in for a good read.

That this book has now been published is a bit of a disap-

pointment for me, but only be-cause I wish I’d written it. We all have our comfort books — those books we’ve loved and go back to whenever life gets tough (and indeed, the authors suggest this cure, as well).

My comfort book has always been Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger, a book I’ve read on the plane more than once when travelling to funerals. In fact, all of Salinger’s stories have comforted me at one time or another.

But how brilliant to write a book of literary prescriptions! Who knew that, rather than go-ing out and making life’s irrevo-cable mistakes, I could simply have followed the prescribed novels for Love, Looking For, or Love, Falling Head Over Heels In or Love, Falling Out Of or that oh-so -painful condition Love, Unrequited?

Every cold and flu season I have a sheep-ish tendency to start with the naturopathic stuff and then slide into pharmaceuti-cals, yet as my father always said “if you treat a cold it’ll be gone in seven days, but if you don’t it’ll take a week.” Might as well read The Devil Wears Prada while it runs its course.

As for those emotional mala-dies, I’ve been known to treat Demons, Fac-ing Your with ( i r o n i c a l l y ) a good shot of Scotch, or K n a c ke re d , Being with a hot bath.

But now, I have a Novel Cure. And it’s sure to keep me in the pink — or at least provide diversion — no matter what ails me.

— Anne DeGrace is the Adult Services Coordinator at

the Nelson Public Library. Check This Out runs every

other week. For information visit nelsonlibrary.ca.

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Declaring a holidayNovember 4, 1964

December 26 a holiday! The Provincial Govern-ment has proclaimed Saturday December 26 as a public holiday in British Columbia. A cabinet order Tuesday established the day as a holiday under the Provincial Factories Act.

November 12, 1964Horse troughs may be outdated, but they’re not for-

gotten – at least not by city council, which continued to be nagged by the weighty problem of whether the equestrian drinking fountain adjacent to the Houston Memorial should be moved along with the first Mayor of Nelson. It was noted that “it had tremendous his-torical value” and the prospect of separating it from its familiar niche beside the memorial was deplored. There was some suggestion that it would make a good flower box. This discussion was precipitated by Mayor Bodard’s disclosure of the approval of the Department of Highways for the cost-free relocation of the Houston Memorial. As an ideal locale for the memorial was thought to be in front of the city hall building, a resolution was passed to this effect.

November 12, 1964Amid the promise of sun and the threat of rain,

Nelson paid reverent tribute to the fallen of two world wars in annual Remembrance Day ceremo-nies Wednesday morning. Bagpipes blaring and kilts flaring, swinging smartly to the Highland call of pipes, the Kootenay Kilties Pipe Band led off the parade from Legion headquarters to the cenotaph. “Let us all remember this day,” Mayor Bodard told the assemblage commending them for turning out for the occasion despite the inclement weather. Em-phasizing the Legion’s role in helping the younger generation understand “the horrors of war,” and that “the upcoming generation knows nothing about the principals we stood for in the war,” and that it was the responsibility of veterans “forging ahead” to help bridge this gap.

November 14, 1964The Kiwanis Club’s $104,000 modern 12-unit

Senior Citizens Villa will be officially opened this afternoon at a special ribbon cutting ceremony at-tended by civic and provincial dignitaries including Hon. W.D. Black, Provincial Secretary.

Begun last May with a special sod-turning ob-servance, the attractively designed, self-contained low-rental units feature such domestic refinements as kitchenette, living room, bedroom and bathroom. The spacious 10 x 12 foot living rooms have wall-to-wall carpeting as well as drapes. Equipped with refrigera-tor and range facilities, the partially furnished units are gas heated. A total of 10 single persons and two couples will be housed in the twelve units at a monthly rental of $42, including heat and water. Included in today’s ceremonial festivities is expected to be a performance by the City Band. A banquet is to be held in the evening.

Greg ScottTouchstones of Nelson

November 23, 1964Roulette wheels rattled, barkers roared

and dance hall girls enticed, but it wasn’t a scene from frontier iniquity. The games of chance were manned by members of the Nelson Maple Leafs, the seductive hostesses were Notre Dame University students and the Riverboat atmosphere was the inspira-tion of the Nelson Kinsmen Club, sponsors of the city’s first “Klondyke Nights” held at the Civic Centre Friday and Saturday. The name of the game was charity and to this end, some 2,000 residents turned up for the two evenings of friendly frolicking. Something like $1,000 was raised towards Kinsmen charities.

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Post & Beam 3 bed and den home with Mountain and

Lake v iews in Balfour. Close to Ferry, Hot Spr ings,

World Class Golf ing, Boat ing, Hiking and more!! MLS 2400336

Christine Pearson 250.505.8015 $309,999

Get away or starter home

Very charming 2 bdrm & 1 bth home a few blocks up from Baker Street. This sweet, bright home has had many modern updates, private backyard with cedar deck, clean, bright unfinished basement holds lots of storage. Low maintenance home, move right in. MLS 2401415Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $249,000

sweet charminG home

I n c r e d i b l e c i t y & mo un t a i n v i ew s f r om t h i s n ew e r 2 bd rm /2ba t h w / o pe n l i v i n g . D en / m ed i a r o om , home w i r e d f o r s o und , d r e a m k i t c hen & c ab i n e t s , s t a i n l e s s a pp l i a n ce s , ma s t e r s u i t e w / w a l k - i n & j e t t e d t ub . C u l - de - sa c w i t h r e c r e a t i o n & pa r k s nea r b y. MLS 2401888Dave Gentles 250.354.8225 $499,000

contemporary desiGn

Centrally located Nelson 2 bedroom plus den home with new paint, plumbing, electrical and more! Many improvements, fabulous walking distance to amenities and zoned for a duplex. Off street parking for 2+ vehicles. MLS 2398760Christine Pearson 250.505.8015 $235,000

cheaper than rent!

Large family home, 4 bed, 3 bath split level, open layout, stunning bamboo floors, spacious mudroom, electric/wood furnace, attached double garage, ideal location between Nelson & Castlegar, 0.34 acre lot., near amenities.MLS 2399310Laura Salmon 250.551.8877 $384,777

maGnificent view!

Comfortable living in this 3 bedroom, 1 bath home with outstanding view, large rear deck, plus a wrap-around front & side covered deck/entryway. Older home with storage shed on lot. MLS 2398608Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $249,600

family home

Grand Nelson home converted to a 4-Plex (2 units on the main, 1 upstairs, and 1 downstairs) plus has extra space in the basement incl. laundry facilities. Covered verandah, pleasant landscaping, garage and centrally located. MLS 2393650Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $699,000

classic victorian 4-plex

3 bdrm 3-level split home with recent updates on 1.31 private acres. Roomy kitchen/dining, French doors to 2 decks, lots of windows & sun & mountain views. Reno’d bath w/soaker tub, huge 22x23 living rm w/fireplace. Outbuildings & fenced yard areas. Just a quick 10 minutes from Nelson. MLS 2401281

roomy family starter

David Gentles 250.354.8225 $299,000

This 19 unit motel on 2.8 lake view acres features 17 self-contained one bedroom suites and 2 two bedroom suites as well as a separate office/breakfast room/managers quarters. This consistent earner has been well maintained with recent renovations making it a well-cared for investment. MLS 2401683David Gentles 250.354.8225 $1,375,000

business & investment opportunity

A well maintained home. 1164 square feet, 2 bdrm and 1 1/2 baths. Large covered decks and sunny patios. Below is a family room, an office or den, a small workshop and a cold store room. Very nice landscaped corner lot in prestigious Lakeshore Place Park. MLS 2399313 Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $99,000

priced to sell

Beautiful furnished home with many recent improvements, including new kitchen cabinets & countertops, 2 bathrooms totally redone, 5 bedrooms. All new carpet & tile & oak floors, all recently painted. 0.58 Level Ac. Fruit Trees & Lush Lawn, 75 ft. Sandy Beach, Boat Dock & dry land boat house. MLS 2395862Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $569,900

harrop waterfront dream

Three bedroom home situated on the bus route in Uphill has three bedrooms, nice & large open living area, and a full unfinished basement that has potential for a basement suite. Fenced yard, attached carport and separate garage accessed from the lane. MLS 2397678Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $299,900

suite potential

SOLID and very well maintained 2 full floors w/ spacious rooms plus newly refinished bright 1 bdrm in-law suite. This home offers a total of 4 bdrms, 3 baths, and 2 kitchens, plenty of storage & attached carport. Wheel chair accessibility, fenced yard, public transit and

schools close by! MLS 2400750Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $319,000

suite house

In Salmo Village limits. This is a very solid built 2 bedroom and den 1898 square foot home. A double sided fire place in living room and dining room. 14.02 acres, treed and private setting with a fantastic valley viewMLS 2395596Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $349,000

country residential estate

Large 3 bdrm & 2 bth Bright home w/ striking lake views. 3 levels of living space with spacious decks. Gorgeous landscaped .34 acres nestled into the hillside @ 4 mile. Carport, dock slip & close to public beach. North Shore Gem! MLS 2396714Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $339,000

almost waterfront!

End o f the road loca t ion o f fe r ing a wonder fu l Koo tenay Lake v iew f rom bo th f l oo rs o f the house and the spac ious deck . The 3 bedroom, 2 ba th home i s on l y 5 km f rom Ne lson and o f fe rs beach access , a boa t dock and basement su i te poss ib i l i t i es .MLS 2396318Dave Buss 250.354.9459 $359,000

minutes from town

Retail space in high traffic area with off street parking. Separate leased space in building is 1,500 sq. ft. with loading dock, warehouse and office.MLS 2401614Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $425,500

commercial opportunity

You r c ho i c e o f 2 a c r eages i n S l o can Va l l e y. 1 i s o v e r 18 a c r e s l o c a t ed i n t h e L i t t l e S l o c an Va l l e y. MLS 2394630 $330 ,000 . O r, c heck ou t 1 2 + ac r e s i n t h e no r t h p a r t o f t h e S l o can Va l l e y, b e tween h i ghway & r a i l t r a i l . MLS 2401290 $179 ,000 .

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choice of 2 acreaGes

This lovely custom bui l t post and beam family home is s i tuated on 1.59 acres in Bonnington. Open concept k i tchen, dining and l iv ing room. Custom cabinets, windows, and so much more. The part ia l ly f in ished walkout basement has potent ia l for a sui te. MLS 2401721Barbie Wheaton 250.509.0654 $529,900

new listinG!

Priced below recent appraisal and BC Assessment. Beautiful, level 8.35 acres in rural Salmo location. 3 bedroom, 3 bath home with vaulted ceiling, family room, fireplaces, huge covered deck, double carport and much more. MLS 2400976Dave Buss 250.354.9459 $291,500

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Enjoy this newer & comfortable 3 bedroom home si tuated on quiet Corra Linn Road, just 10 minutes west of Nelson. Ful l unf in ished basement, spacious attached double garage, and pr ivate yard. Great locat ion. MLS 2400235 Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $339,000

lower bonninGton

3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath home boasts marble & hardwood flooring and a master en-suite. Large bonus room above the two car garage makes a terrific play room for the kids, or guest room for the in-laws. 6.08 flat acres is cross fenced for horses with a new 3 stall barn with tack room. MLS 2397630

lookinG for offers

Barbie Wheaton 250.509.0654 $399,900

Well maintained 3 bed, 2 bath home on a double lot, near Lions Park with mountain views. New high efficiency furnace, hot water tank and 200 amp service plus a detached garage!MLS 2401223Christine Pearson 250.505.8015 $335,000

suite potential

Large timber frame home on 3.43 acres, only 10 minute drive from Nelson. Custom designs throughout. Open concept kitchen, dining and family room. 4 bdrm, 3 baths on upper levels, and a 1 bdrm 1 bath, walkout suite in the lower level. MLS 2399765Barbie Wheaton 250.509.0654 $559,000

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On a quiet secondary street in the 6 Mile area, about 10 minutes from Nelson. 3 bedroom, 3 bath home with full, finished basement also features a gas fireplace in the living room, a family room in the walk out basement, workshop and more. MLS 2390103Dave Buss 250.354.9459 $279,900

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