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Kootenay Kids thinks bigLocal non-pro� t society buys large Stanley Street heritage home, plans to o� er programming there

A piece of prime Nelson real estate is o� the market with a local non-pro� t organization purchasing to bene� t chil-dren and families.

Paul and Megan Osak’s house at 804 Stanley Street now belongs to Koote-nay Kids who own and run the nearby Family Place just down the alley at 312 Silica Street.

Executive director Valerie Warm-ington said the over 2,000 clients served by Kootenay Kids every year will feel at home in the “very comfort-able, very home-like” space that’s been “beautifully renovated” by the Osaks.

“We’re really thrilled,” she said. “� ere will be many, many families who will get to enjoy this lovely space.”

Taking possession on Tuesday, Koo-tenay Kids ends their search for the perfect house ongoing since 2007 when they realized they needed more space.

Kootenay Kids will hang onto the Family Place, just down the alley. � e new building will replace three other rented facilities allowing the 22-plus person sta� to collaborate better being in close proximity to each other.

“� ere are a lot of synergies between the programs and even though Nel-son is small, the distance still keeps us working in our little towers rather than working together and integrating our work,” she said.

Kootenay Kids plans on moving into their new digs around October 15 and will have programs up and running by November. Much of the organiza-tion’s current programming such as Life A� er Birth, parenting classes and partnership o� erings such as La Leche League will continue to run out of the Family Place. � e new building and outside yard, ready for play, will now

house physio and occupational therapy programs for special needs children as well as the child care resource and referral services including the popular toy lending library.

� e prime location will allow a more visual presence for Kootenay Kids along with making services more ac-cessible to all who use them with only an alley to travel between facilities.

“A lot of our clients use more than one of our services and with everything so close, it’s going to be very easy for them to take advantage of what we of-fer,” said Warmington. “I can’t stress

how important it is for a pregnant mom with a stroller and toddler in hand who’s got to go to this facility and then across town to another, how much easier it will be for her.”

Such a large, well-kept home came with a he� y price tag for the “cash poor” non-pro� t agency but Warm-ington explained careful � nancing al-lowed them to use equity built up in the Family Place, purchased in 1995, to a� ord a new property.

“We’re keeping our mortgage pay-ments such that none of our program costs will go up. � at was a huge crite-

ria,” she said. “Everyone was concerned about adding a � nancial burden to the programs we run given the increasing demand we’re seeing for our services in the community in recent years.”

Generosity on behalf of the Osaks also helped manage the purchase price.

“� ey really went above and beyond in coming to an agreement on price that allowed us to keep our program expenses the same,” Warmington said.

KIRSTEN HILDEBRANDNelson Star Reporter

Story continues to ‘Both’ on Page 7

Kootenay Kids is celebrating the purchase of a new home to enhance to the services they offer in Nelson. Gathered outside the former home of Paul and Megan Osak are the Osaks and Kootenay Kids’ staff and clients. Kirsten Hildebrand photo

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News

Pictographs desecratedKootenay Lake Heritage Site

RCMP are investigating a� er a piece of local history was vandalized over the sum-mer.

Local resident Alistair Fraser noticed damage to some cli� -side pictographs on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake, which oc-curred sometime between June 22 and Sep-tember 9. He posted before-and-a� er photos at http://blog.kootenay-lake.ca/?p=8862.

� e pictographs are now covered in light blue splotches that were likely � red by a paintball gun.

“I am distraught,” Fraser wrote on his blog. “Our pictographs are certainly the cultural heritage of First Nations, but be-yond that, they are a signpost for us all. � ey speak to our collective deep ancestry.

“Alas, this archaeological artifact has been damaged to the point of obscuring the storyline. Not only does the blue (paint splatter?) dis� gure, the dark seeping stain from it further obscures. Someone appears to have cavalierly dis� gured thousands of years of history.”

Another man commented on the blog: “As a former tournament paintball player, this makes me annoyed because it makes the local paintball community look bad when it is most likely some punk who doesn’t even play the game.”

Judging from the photos, the paint ap-pears to be oil-based, unlike tournament paint which is much brighter and water based, he added.

� e pictographs just west of Nelson are only accessible by boat. Cpl. Michael Stefani said they are looking for any information on the culprits, but have no suspects. “I am hoping the [publicity] will generate some discussion and an awareness to help prevent this in the future,” he said.

In a news release, Stefani quoted the Parks Canada website Forgotten Dreams: “For millennia, aboriginal people in what is now western Canada le� traces of their cultural history recorded on stone in the form of pictographs, or rock paintings. O� en, pictographs were made to record signi� cant events — a battle, a treaty, or even a long journey.”

� e damage has also been reported to provincial authorities.

BC’s Heritage Conservation Act includes penalties of up to two years in prison and � nes of $1 million for destroying or disturb-ing archaeological sites, although it wasn’t immediately clear if any program exists to clean or restore damaged sites.

Nor is it clear to what degree the blotches are water-soluble. Some commenters on Fraser’s blog suggested they should rinse o� , while others said they’ve seen paintball stains last a number of years. � ere were also o� ers to help remove them.

GREG NESTEROFFNelson Star Reporter

Sometime this summer a set of pictographs on Kootenay Lake were desecrated, likely with a paintball gun. Police are asking for your help in � nding the culprits. The above photos, taken September 24 (top) and June 22 (bottom), show only a portion of the complete pictograph, but it is the central element. Alistair Fraser photos

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Business

A new tenant has been found to operate The Royal, building owner Luke Menkes confirmed Friday.

The popular Baker Street music venue hasn’t been open regular hours since the previous tenants, Paul Hinrichs and How-ie Ross, cleared out this past April when their lease-to-own arrangement expired and they were unable to come up with the money to purchase the venue.

Menkes, who lives in Kelowna, ultimate-ly hopes to sell The Royal and has worked out a deal with the new tenant similar to the one with Hinrichs and Ross. After a period of leasing the property, the tenant has the option to take it over completely.

“We have made good progress with the necessary paperwork and other actions required to get the liquor licence reinstated, and there is still work to be done on that front,” Menkes explained.

No firm date has been set for when the new tenant will open the doors.

“We have begun planning to renovate and repair broken equipment. This work will be starting in earnest within the next two weeks,” added Menkes.

He said the new tenant is moving here from Langley and a formal announce-ment to introduce him will be made in due course.

Menkes operated The Royal as a liquor primary establishment from 2009 to 2011 and said the new tenant plans to carry on that tradition.

“It will be open for lunch, dinner, con-certs, relaxing and socializing; everything the room is perfect for,” Menkes said. “The

new tenant is experienced and well funded, loves what we’ve created starting in 2009, and has committed to carrying on the tra-dition.”

New operator found for The Royal

Nelson Music Venue

sam van schieNelson Star Reporter

Kevin Mills named new Star editorThe Nelson Star will soon be welcoming

a new member to its team.Kevin Mills has been named editor of

the award-winning newspaper. He will re-place former editor Bob Hall who left the paper last month to take a position with Selkirk College.

Mills, 49, is a vet-eran journalist with 24 years experience in the community newspaper industry.

Currently a re-porter and assistant editor at the Abbots-ford News, Mills will begin his new posi-tion in Nelson on October 21.

Mills admitted leaving the Fraser Val-ley will be difficult: “I’ve spent more than two decades covering the issues there and made many friends and contacts. How-ever, coming to a community as beauti-ful, interesting and diverse as Nelson will make the transition much easier.”

Mills is a graduate of Simon Fraser University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in English. He started his journalism career working at the Mission City Record in 1989 and then moved on to the Abbotsford News.

During his time there, Mills has served as reporter, entertainment editor, sports editor, special sections coordinator and business editor.

He has worked for Black Press his en-tire career.

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A new tenant from Langley will soon take over operations of The Royal. Sam Van Schie photo

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most recent season.Agenda includes a series of reports, followed by the

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Literacy

Working together to make a differenceNext Wednesday, buy the Nelson Star

from a volunteer on the street and your donation goes directly to a literacy program in your community.

Join the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy and Black Press to promote, cel-ebrate and support literacy initiatives in your community.

The Columbia Basin Alliance for Lit-eracy is respected locally and beyond for our leadership in community-based literacy programs, but this success could not have been possible without the partnerships that exist across the region. Partnerships are essential to the work we do and the most effective have been a result of a few key ingredients.

First, an issue or challenge drives com-munities to seek solutions and participa-tion from traditional and non-traditional partners. Second, a working relationship based on mutual respect, collaboration and open communication must be established among partners.

Third, the acknowledgement of a shared goal and the steps to achieve that goal must be identified. These ingredients become the beliefs and values of the partnership and create a forward path to change. Across the region, partnerships are working to support literacy initiatives. Regionally, Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy partners with Selkirk College, College of the Rockies,

Okanagan College and College of New Caledonia to support adult literacy initia-tives. As a result, more adults are able to participate in learning opportunities in non-traditional settings. These programs support the development of parenting, life, workplace and academic skills.

Locally, Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy programs are partnering daily to deliver programs. Not only does the alli-ance partner with colleges, but we partner with school districts, libraries and other community organizations. Visit cbal.org to see what is happening in your community.

One of the greatest partnerships that have developed from the communities is the community literacy planning commit-tee. These committees focus on identifying challenges and issues concerning literacy,

share resources and information and focus efforts on creating a healthy learning com-munity. These committees demonstrate that working together is essential in achieving what we cannot do alone.

You can make a difference in your lo-cal community. Participate in the Reach a Reader campaign by purchasing a paper on October 9, volunteering to sell papers, or simply spreading the word as a campaign champion.

To get involved, contact the Nelson Star or the community literacy coordinator in your community. Nelson: Joan Exley at [email protected] 250-352-3218. Balfour/Kaslo: Barb Szuta at [email protected] 250-353-2289. Salmo: Laurie Macdonald at [email protected] 250-357-2874. Slocan Valley: Alison Salo at [email protected] 250-359-6887.

Reach a Reader Campaign

Nelson Star Staff

Introducing the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy team in the Kootenay Boundary.

3RD ANNUAL REACH A READER EVENT

Wednesday, October 9The Nelson Star and the

Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy are partnering on the 3rd annual Reach a Reader event for Nelson.

Buy a Paper & Make a Di� erenceThe Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) and The Nelson Star are raising funds to support literacy programs. Buy a paper from one of our

volunteers on October 9th to make a di� erence in our community. All funds raised will go to support local literacy programs.

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Difference

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Publisher: Karen Bennett Letters

Bob Hall photo

The Nelson Star is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the BC Press

Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to the BC Press Council, 201 Selby Street, Nanaimo, V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to bcpresscouncil.org

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Karen BennettPublisher

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Luree GouldSales Associate

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250.352.1890

We are concerned citizens of Pass Creek, Robson and Raspberry who have united in a campaign to protect Pass Creek watersheds from the negative effects of road building and logging, and to preserve our scenic and wildlife corridor.

The Rialto Creek/Ladybird mountain area provides domestic drinking and agricultural water to approximately 2,000 users along the base of the mountain. We are worried that water quality for these users is in jeopardy because of proposed cut blocks, self- regulatory logging practices and increased access of recreational vehicles. Furthermore, citizens of Robson have spent approximately $2 million upgrading their water systems in order to meet govern-ment standards, and do not want their water put in jeopardy by self regulatory logging practices — a situation that residents in Laird Creek are dealing with.

As citizens of BC we have a right to the sustainable use of for-ests outlined in the Forest Practice Code of BC Act.

Recently citizens participated in an onsite field review with Kale-snikoff Lumber to understand the impacts of the proposed logging over the next four to six years. While the field visit provided additional information on road building and cut blocks, it did not adequately address citizen’s concerns for watershed protection. A request by the company and individual citizens for a gate was denied by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Operations even though gates are regularly used in the province to protect watersheds.

We understand that logging takes place in all of our valleys but we believe citizens have the right to be consulted and included in decisions that affect our water-sheds and our environments.

We request the following:• sufficient buffer zones along

creeks and property boundaries to protect water sources from blow downs,

• a gate to limit access from rec-reational vehicles to ensure water quality and protection of wildlife and habitats,

• accurate and approved maps, • environmentally sound log-

ging practices, • limited changes to view scape,

and • on-going consultation.As citizens of Pass Creek,

Robson and Raspberry we believe we have rights and responsibilities to protect everyone’s water now and for future generations. Our requests are not unreasonable and are consistent with other groups and practices across the province.

Please join our efforts to protect Pass Creek watersheds for all residents. For more informa-tion visit protectpasscreekwa-tersheds.blogspot.com or email [email protected] or [email protected].

Jim Kilby, Melissa Cline, John Voykin, Rachel Schmidt,

Amber Austin, Mike Privé, Bert Franks, and Steve Drew

Stop logging old growth, Duncan defenders sayAfter writing to Blue Ridge

Land and Timber Management Ltd. head honcho Brent Pettrick and sending a copy of said letter to Garth Wiggill, district manager of Kootenay Lake Forest district, regarding the proposed logging of the small stand of old growth cedars at 58 km on the Duncan River Forest Service road we de-cided to begin an online petition with change.org to gauge public opinion.

To date we have over 300 signa-tures and the reasons for signing are from around the world. The

petition starts “BC Timber Sales stop logging old growth.” It is also on our Facebook page under “Duncan defenders” There will also be hard copies available in Nelson (if it’s not already) and we could use more volunteers to help collect signatures in smaller com-munities. Contact: duncandefend-ers @gmail.com.

Recently we received word from Russ Laroche who is BCTS woodlands manager. He claimed we were barking up the wrong tree and that BCTS had nothing to do with this area of the Duncan.

I thought that they approved or denied the cutting permits being applied for. Please correct me if I’m wrong. We are also interested in preserving the old growth left at 59 km, on the other side of the river. These two stands of ancient trees provide the last old growth connective corridor left to the many animals that use it. I was informed that the trees at 59 km which also hold a heritage trail, would be on the logging hit list in 10 years or so. We want it pro-tected forever today. It is a magical forest to walk in.

If you care about our ancient forests or want to help us save them please sign our petition or get in touch with us. There are roughly 1,000 trees in these combined stands. They are vital to the wildlife that inhabit them. but it seems that the industry couldn’t care less. The Duncan has already been decimated by the dam. Can’t we save even a little bit?

Gabriela GrabowskyGlacier Creek

Another Granite Manor resident speaks out

Re: “Granite Manor residents decry lost bus stop,” September 25

Again we have a lack of democ-racy in Nelson. People who sit in offices have no respect for and do not understand the needs of seniors.

Taken away is an established bus stop from in front of the Gran-ite Manor seniors apartments. It’s time someone in the transporta-tion system gave their head a shake and stopped using computer generated information and/or some stupid bottom-line approach before action is taken to limit or remove services that are needed by seniors, many of whom can no longer operate vehicles but still need the transportation services.

The buses travel right past the apartment building, so what’s the big deal in having a stop to pick up some elderly person who is a pioneer in the community? They don’t even teach this stuff in stupid school.

R.E. JohnsonNelson

Old shelf spurs thoughts on China and CanadaSometime between now and

Monday morning I will haul the old bookshelf to the dump.

It’s made of particle board lami-nated with melamine aka Chinese milk, after those dairymen who mixed it with water and added it to the stuff that is pumped from contented cows into Chinese

babies who died. The enterprising dairymen were executed by the benevolent state.

China is truly a busy place, which is why they need us to dredge our oil sands out of land that is good for no one but the people who have hunted its forests for thousands of years and fished its thousands of streams where herons stand patient as the pines that need to be ripped out of the way by grapple yarders and left to rot beside the rainbow hues of oil-slicked water that flows into those streams from the tread marks of the house-sized trucks that will join our far-flung patchwork of provinces into one unified chain of leaky steel tubes, snaking over hills and dales, between parallel lines of chainlink fences, to carry the toxic sludge of primeval forests to Chinese tanker ships that will arrive at either end of this glori-ous Dominion, the true north that once was strong and free, that once was beautiful.

Doug WiltonNelson

United States should look in the mirror

In our “civilized” society, every nation arms itself for war. When war does occur, bombing of civilians, use of cluster bombs, flame throwers, drones, torturing prisoners and starving your enemy are all permitted. It appears that the use of chemicals is not. That’s why America considered punish-ing Syria militarily.

How ironic! America, which has bombed 27 countries since the end of the Second World War, has itself used chemical weapons in Vietnam, supported Iraq’s use of chemical weapons in the Iraq-Iran war of the 1980s, used white phosphorus in Fallujah, used 400 tonnes of depleted uranium in the weapons used in Iraq, and is the only nation in the world to drop atomic weapons thereby elimi-nating two cities in Japan, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians.

No nation has ever complained about that. They are too scared to take on the bully of the world.

Bob AbrahamsNelson

Local logging concerns rural residents


News

Prior to the construction of hydroelectric dams, and human encroachment before that, the Columbia River was one of the most abundant salmon rivers in the world.

An estimated 10 to 15 million (or more) coursed up the river each year, some journeying past Revelstoke, around the Big Bend, and all the way to the Columbia headwaters near Invermere. To-day, about 2.5 million salmon make the abbreviated journey; many are hatchery fish.

The construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in the 1930s and ‘40s ended the migration north of that point. Today, the Chief Joseph Dam, just downstream of the Grand Coulee in central Washington state, is the end of the line for salmon migrating up the Columbia.

But a new initiative plans to eventually return the migrating chinook, sockeye and steelhead back to the North Columbia.

Two “salmon ambassadors” are touring local schools to pitch the idea and plant a seed with the generation who could see the idea through.

Salmo resident Gerry Nell-estijn, trained in cultural anthro-pology and environmental man-agement, is deeply involved in several fish-related organizations, including the Salmo Watershed Streamkeepers’ Society, Colum-bia River Round Table, Upper Co-lumbia White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative and more.

He’s joined by Nevada Nicho-las, a lands and resources stew-ardship assistant for the Ktunaxa Nation.

Their goal is to create systems, programs and technological so-

lutions that will allow salmon to bypass the dams. Fish ladders are used around the world, but the massive dams of the Columbia, are a daunting challenge.

Solutions could include lad-ders, mechanical bucketing sys-tems, vacuum systems, trucking or new technologies.

“I hear all about the things that we can’t do,” Nellestijn said. “This is not just about salmon; this is about healthy ecosystems.”

He points to the cascading en-vironmental impacts created by the loss of salmon in the Upper Columbia River, which used to see millions of 50-pounders die in the river and on its shores after mating. The epic migration fuelled the regional ecosystem. After they disappeared, “the whole system started to crash,” Nellestijn said.

He points to the Deschutes Passage project in Oregon, which opened in 2009. The $135-mil-lion project by Portland General

Electric saw the construction of an 83-metre underwater tower and ramp above the Round Butte Dam, allowing for the collection and transfer of fish downstream.

Nellestijn says it’s an example of a technology-enabled solution (and in fact, the Deschutes Pas-sage replaces a failed salmon by-pass system originally installed in the dam when completed in 1964.)

Who’s going to pay for it? The idea is to link into the Columbia River Treaty renegotiation.

Nellestijn explains that First Nations, cooperating through the Canadian Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fisheries Commission, are making the return of salmon a key treaty issue. Nellestijn also said businesses and organizations that “profit from their use of environ-mental resources” could help pay.

“This is the single most im-portant opportunity to have an ecological difference in the Upper Columbia River Basin,” Nellestijn said in an interview.

The essential ingredient of a successful reintroduction pro-gram, he said, is integrated, collaborative, watershed-based strategic planning that shares lo-cal, First Nations and technical knowledge, all backed up by a 10-year, guaranteed implementation strategy.

Nicholas and Nellestijn under-scored First Nations intentions to act on the idea, saying they’re put-ting together experiments already, although they wouldn’t elaborate. They said salmon are the key to many things in the Upper Co-lumbia, including ecological bio-diversity and the restoration of traditional cultural and economic practices based on the salmon mi-gration.

Is there political will? “The First Nations are not going to wait,” Nellestijn said.

Campaign underway to bring salmon back to Columbia River

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“We were so close and I said ‘I just can’t do it... We just can’t af-ford to spend one more cent.’ Our real-estate agents made a lovely donation.”

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Granite Manor residents up-set about the elimination of the bus stop in front of their Morgan Street apartment block presented a 157-signature petition to Nelson council Monday evening in hopes of having the service restored.

The Fairview bus — which used to travel along Morgan and Doug-las streets between downtown and major stops at L.V. Rogers and Selkirk College — was re-routed along Lakeside Drive to provide better service to the Chahko Mika Mall. The change was a surprise to many seniors at Granite Manor.

Lorna Marsh, who’s lived in the building for 30 years, told council that she once sat at the bus stop for at least half an hour before a passerby informed her of the route change. She had to borrow a phone to call for a taxi.

The nearest place for her to catch the bus is at Kootenay Lake hospital, which is serviced by the Uphill bus route. If she wanted to board a Fairview bus, she’d have to walk over to Cottonwood Street. Neither option is any use to a se-nior with mobility challenges.

“I’ve been taking a lot of taxis and the cost adds up fast,” she said. It costs about $8 to take a cab downtown from Granite Manor, while bus fair is only $2.”

There is one special bus route that still runs along Morgan Street once in the morning and twice in the afternoon on school days to bring students to LVR, but it runs

directly from downtown to the school without stopping.

Diana Cole asked council if it would be possible allow seniors to board that bus.

“Often seniors need to go downtown to see their doctors as many as three times per week,” Cole explained. “Even if they could ride the bus one way and arrange their own ride back, it would help a lot. “

Cole added that her neighbours who tried to book BC Transit’s Handy Dart to pick them up found it to be over crowded or incon-venient.

Councillor Donna Macdonald, who represents the city on the West Kootenay Transit Commit-tee, assured the residents that BC Transit is working on a solution for them, but said it won’t involve bringing the regular Fairview bus route back to Morgan Street — at least not immediately.

Nelson’s three bus routes and the inter-city routes are designed

to connect with each other down-town and a change to one route would impact the connectivity of the entire systems, Macdonald explained.

“We want to give all these new routes a chance for at least a year before we consider tweaking them.”

Instead BC Transit plans to add a few weekly “subscription trips” between Granite Manor and downtown to its regular Handy Dart schedule.

A representative from BC Tran-sit is coming to Nelson this week to talk to the seniors who live in the apartment building and find out when best to offer those trips.

“Hopefully having some regu-larity with the Handy Dart would allow you to book doctor appoint-ments and other errands around that service,” Macdonald told the seniors.

She also said she would ask BC Transit about allowing seniors to board the bus going to LVR.

Granite Manor residents lobby council to restore bus

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Man sentenced in sex abuse case

Outdoor SkateparkGrand opening delayed until spring

A Creston man received an 18-month conditional sentence in Nelson court last month after plead-ing guilty to indecent assault in a case dating back to the 1970s.

The man, who cannot be named to protect his victim, was originally charged in February 2012 with ad-ditional counts of incest, gross inde-cency, and sex with a minor. He pled not guilty to all the alleged crimes but later admitted to indecent assault. At sentencing, the Crown stayed the remaining charges.

The crimes were alleged to have occurred in Nakusp between 1972 and 1979.

In addition to the conditional sentence, Judge Lisa Mrozinski pro-hibited the man from having contact with children for two years, ordered

him to provide a DNA sample, and imposed a 10-year firearms ban.

Jury trial slatedA rare jury trial is scheduled next

month in Nelson for a man accused of break and enter and assault causing bodily harm.

Barring any last-minute changes, jurors will be chosen November 4 for the trial of Joshua Mason, 23, which is expected to last two to 2½ days.

According to court records, the alleged offences occurred in Blewett on January 27.

Nelson Star Staff

The already much-delayed Nelson outdoor skatepark project is facing one final delay. But this time it can’t be blamed on any political dithering: it’s purely Mother Nature’s fault.

While the facility at Art Gibbon Park in Rosemont was expected to hold its ribbon cutting on October 12,

due to recent heavy rain, the ground is too saturated with water for crews to complete the project by then.

“Piling a few hundred people in there would give us a great Wood-stock kind of vibe though,” the skate-park society’s Chad Hansen joked.

Opening day has been postponed until spring, though an exact date hasn’t been set.

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COMMUNITY EVENTSAll seniors welcome to the

monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, located at 717 Vernon Street. Meeting commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oc-tober 2. Tea and goodies will be served a� er the meeting. Some of the activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, whist, dominos, chess and snooker. For further informa-tion, call 250-352-7078 weekday a� ernoons.

Celebrate the harvest season in style with a locavore mixer! Delicious appies and treats from some of Nelson’s � nest restau-rants will be complemented with live jazz, local beer, and BC wine. Jon Steinman will be on hand to give a teaser of his upcoming television show Deconstructing Dinner. � is free event happens on � urs-day, October 3 at the Anglican Church Hall from 5 to 8 p.m.

Kootenay Quilters’ Guild “Quilted Treasures” show is at the Prestige Lakeside Resort, Friday, October 4 from noon to 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 5 from 9 to 4 p.m. � e ra� e draw is at 4 p.m.

Nelson-area residents can bring household hazardous waste to Nelson Leafs Bottle Depot on Saturday, October 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Accepted items include poisonous, � am-mable and corrosive items, as well as lights (bulbs and tubes) and alarms (smoke and carbon monoxide). For a complete list of accepted items, see rdck.bc.ca or call 1-800-268-7325.

� e Capitol � eatre is hold-ing its Annual General Meet-ing on October 9, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Capitol � eatre (421 Victoria Street). Memberships available at the Box O� ce.

Seniors Economic Environ-ment Development Society (SEEDS) will have its � rst annu-

al general meeting on � ursday, October 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Kalein Hospice Centre (402 West Richards Street). For info contact [email protected].

� e AGM for the Nelson and District Hospice Society has been postponed to Tuesday, October 22 at 7 p.m. at the Ka-lein Hospice Centre (402 West Richards Street).

� e Nelson Nordic Ski Club hosts its preseason membership drive from � ursday, October 31 to Sunday at Chakho Mika Mall. On Saturday, November 2 they host their AGM and ski swap at the Rod and Gun Club. AGM goes at 9 a.m. with doors opening on ski swap at 10 a.m. For more upcoming events and dates, and membership and kids program forms, see the websitenelsonnordicski.ca.

WEEKLY MEETINGSWild and Wacky Wednesdays

returns to the Nelson Public Li-brary. Our � rst Wednesday of the month program is for youth ages 12 and up. Bring a friend to our � rst program on October 2 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Go RETRO with board and card games. Bring your own games and we have some too. Do homework, hangout and snack, of course! PRIZES. FREE. DROP IN. FMI Joanne at [email protected] or call 250-505-5683.

Free iPad for Seniors group every Wednesday at 3 p.m. to explore your iPad and learn new tips and tricks. All levels wel-come! Located in the Learning Place (lower level of City Hall). Call Joan for more information at 250-352-3218.

St. Saviour’s Contemplative Group meets every second Monday, beginning October 7, for a centring prayer from 5 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church (corner of Ward and Silica Streets, lower level door).

Drop in table tennis at the Blewett Elementary School ev-ery Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. when school is in session. Please bring clean gym shoes, no street shoes allowed. A drop in fee of $2 will be collected.

� e Nelson Technology Club hosts a Hackerspace Wednes-days, 6 to 8 p.m., in the annex building at Selkirk College Tenth Street campus. Hacker-space is a place to talk about technology with people who understand what you are talk-ing about.

Al-anon meetings are held Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon Street, and on Fridays from 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street in the basement. For more informa-tion about the Cellar meetings contact Norma at 250-352-3747 and for the Front Street meet-ings contact Sharon at 250-352-7333.

Nelson Knitting Co-op meets every � ursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and Dis-trict Community Complex. � e meeting is open to anyone interested in sharing their proj-ects, learning new techniques and socializing with other � bre enthusiasts.

� e St. Saviour’s Anglican Church Food Pantry is open every Friday 9 to 11 a.m. at 701 Ward Street (Silica Street side entrance) to all those in need. Barrier free, everyone welcome.

Nelson Indoor RC Flying Club meets every Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the gym at the Central School on Ward Street, small drop-in fee for gym rental. Bring your own helicopter/plane/quadricopter or “borrow” for trial � ight. All ages welcome. Contact [email protected] for more info.

Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A

Vernon Street (in the “Cellar” downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and eve-ning meetings on speci� c days. For a schedule please call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar during meeting times.

WORKSHOPSLearn simple, powerful en-

ergy medicine technique to enhance your health and well-being. Eden energy medicine 101 includes a Five Minute Daily Routine to keep your en-ergies humming every day. � e workshop o� ers seven hours of instruction over two evenings, October 2 and 9. Contact [email protected] to register.

Simplicity Parenting Work-shops, facilitated by certi� ed Simplicity Parenting leader and creativity coach Kathy Stowell, begin October 7. Choose from either seven � ursday morn-ings 10 a.m. to noon; or Mon-day evenings 7 to 9 p.m. Please contact Kathy at 250-352-6757 to sign up and receive more in-formation.

A global “Bars” class will be hosted in Nelson on October 10. Bars is a dynamic process where you lightly touch and hold 32 points on the head that when held dissipate and release stress, limitations and judge-ments. � e class will be live-streamed around the world. For details about the Nelson event call Sheelagh at 250-352-1812.

In conjunction with the Un-derwritten exhibit at Touch-stones Nelson, Lynn Dragone will also o� er a “Moving with the Big Brush: Calligraphy and Movement” workshop, on Sat-urday, October 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Shambhala Medita-tion Center (444 Baker Street) � e fee is $50 or $35 for mem-bers. Register through [email protected].

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Entertainment listingsFilmAbsinthe Films Presents their 2013 snowboard film release, Dopamine, at the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $11.

This week’s movies at Civic Theatre will surely renew you appreciation of freedom. Blackfish (screening Thursday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m.) shows us Tilicum, a Sea World killer whale, who is responsible for three deaths during his captivity since 1983, including the head trainer. In Prisoners (Friday to Sunday, October 4 to 6, and Tuesday, October 8 at 7 p.m. nightly) two sets of parents become frantic when a police investigation does not solve the disappearance of their children.

Sherpas Cinema’s newest feature film Into The Mind is screening at the Nelson Civic Theatre on Monday, October 7 at 6:30 and 9 p.m. From the creators of All.I.Can, this ski film takes you into the mind of a common skier as he attempts to climb and ski the ulti-mate mountain. Tickets are $12, available in advance at Gerick’s. Children under 14 may attend the 6:30 p.m. show free with an adult. The 9 p.m. screening is licensed (no minors).

Gold Fever, an award-winning documentary film about the race for resource extraction in Guatemala is screening at the Civic Theatre on Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $9. There will be a discussion following the film.

TheaTre Vancouver actor-playwright TJ Dawe brings his one-man show Medicine to the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, October 5. In Medicine, he tells of his experiences at a retreat led by author, doctor and activist Gabor Mate in which the participants ingest the Peruvian shamanic psychotropic plant brew ayahuasca. There will be a Q and A session after the performance. Tickets are $20, available at the Capitol Theatre box office and online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

Redfish Elementary and Missoula Children's Theatre are proud to present a musical adaptation of The Secret Garden, performed by the students of Redfish on Friday, October 11 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, October 12 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door.

British comedians James Brown and Jamesy Evans will also be performing their award-winning production of 2 for Tea at the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults or $12 for students/seniors, available in advance at the Capitol Theatre box office and online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

The Capitol Theatre presents the ultimate theatre comedy show starring four exceptional acts. Headliner Roman Danylo is accompanied by sketch comedy group Titmouse; the cast of Vancouver’s Urban Improv; and Mirage — touted as The World’s Greatest Improvised Rock ‘n’ Roll Band. Come experience this life changing act on Friday, October 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults or $20 for students and Capitol Season subscribers. Advance tickets are available at the Capitol Theatre box office and online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

Jeff and Lisel Forst co-star in the world premiere of Cop Shop/Grow Op, an original play written by Jeff, on Saturday, October 28 at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are available for $15 at the Capitol Theatre box office and online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

liTeraTureKelowna author Corinna Chong will be reading from her highly praised debut novel Belinda’s Rings at Oxygen Art Centre on Friday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m. The reading, part of Oxygen’s Presentation Series, is free ($5 donation appreciated) and open to the public.

musicOn Friday, October 4 the after work dance party will feature vocalist Aryn Sheriff with Clinton Swanson and Friends at Finley’s Irish Pub. Backing saxophonist Clinton Swanson will be Colin Spence on keys, Doug Stephenson on bass, and Rob Funk on drums. Show time is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cover is by donation. Put on your dancing shoes.

Jpod the Beat Chef will be spinning at Spiritbar on Friday, October 4 with B-Ron. Doors open at 10 p.m.

Little Miss Higgins and the Winnipeg Five play Spiritbar on Saturday, October 5. This is an early show, beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10, available in advance at the Hume Hotel or on ticketweb.ca by searching “Hume Hotel.”

The late show at Spiritbar on Saturday, October 5 will feature Nelson DJs Cedar and Billy Bangers.

The fifth annual History of Country Music concert is at the Capitol Theatre on Sunday, October 6 at 2 p.m. Hosted by Jim van Horn, this fundraiser for Kootenay Co-op Radio will feature good ol’ down home, foot stompin’, finger pickin’ music by The Old Time Country Band, The June Apples, The Irish Old Time Country Band, and many more. Tickets are $16.

La Cafamore presents Celebrated Trios, a night of classical music. Two famous piano trios will be performed: Haydn’s "Gypsy" and Beethoven’s “Archduke” on Sunday, October 6 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Nelson United Church. Tickets are $15 for adults or $12 for students/seniors. Children under 12 are free.

Canadian folk music legend Ron Sexsmith is coming to Spiritbar on Tuesday, October 8 with Halifax darling Jenn Grant. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25, on sale now at the Hume Hotel or on ticketweb.ca search “Hume Hotel.”

B.A. Johnston will play a public house concert at The Special (810 Silica Street) on Tuesday, October 8 with guest Bag Boi. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Cover is $10.

Declan O’Donovan, Ryan McNally, and Steve Brockley play a live-to-air show in the basement of the Kootenay Co-op Radio on Wednesday, October 9. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.

Thursday, October 10 is dancehall night at Spiritbar. Doors open at 10 p.m. No cover.

On Friday, October 11, a seven-member edition of the Alberta-based Front Porch Roots Revue will take to the Capitol Theatre stage and rock the house with over two dozen cherry-picked selections from the songbook of The Band. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25, available in advance at the Capitol Theatre box office and online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

UK jungle and drum and bass DJ/producer Aphrodite will be at Spiritbar on Friday, October 11. Ticket info at the Hume Hotel.

Spiritbar hosts a night of twerking and teasing as Samantha Blondtron Mathews and Sweet Soul Burlesque team up to bring a show for the eyes and the dancefloor. Doors open at 9 p.m. First 100 tickets are $15, available in advance at the Hume Hotel.

Ornament & Crime, Dusty Bones, and Law of Signs play a public house concert at The Special (810 Silica Street) on Tuesday, October 15. Tickets are $10.

Vancouver’s new wave synth trio, Terrace, bring their original sound to Spiritbar on Thursday, October 17 with Justin Pleasure, who will be performing a future house DJ set. Doors open at 10 p.m. Cover is $5.

Lee Harvey Osmond and Gordie Johnson co-headline at Spiritbar on Friday, October 18. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $25, available in advance at the Hume Hotel.

Symphony of the Kootenays presents New Beginnings at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, October 19. The program will featuring works by Copland, Smetana and Felix Mendelssohn. Tickets are $29.50 for adults or $21 for students, available in advance at the Capitol Theatre box office.

Mat the Alien returns to Spiritbar on Saturday, October 19 with Deeps. Doors open at 10 p.m. First 100 tickets are $15 at the Hume Hotel or search “Hume Hotel” on ticketweb.ca.

Invasives and War Baby play a live-to-air show in the basement of the Kootenay Co-op Radio on Saturday, October 19. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.

Multiple Juno Award winning Toronto band The Sadies play Spiritbar on Tuesday, October 22. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20. Advance tickets are available at the Hume Hotel or at ticketweb.ca by searching “Hume Hotel”

Nelson Overture Concerts Society presents The Gryphon Trio on October 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $24 for adults or $14 for students. A series pass is also available for $75 and includes admission to see this and three other concerts in the 2013-14 series, including Borealis String Quartet on November 17, pianist Jane Coop on February 2, and Galena Trio on April 19. All concerts at the Capitol Theatre, Nelson. Tickets available now at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

Russian DJ Lady Waks will be spinning at Spiritbar on Friday, October 25 with Stylis Maximus. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $5.

Ron Sexsmith, one of Canada’s most prolific songwriters, is playing Spiritbar this Tuesday, October 8.

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Sea Cadet Kaden El-lis from Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Hamp-ton Gray VC in Nelson was recently awarded the Army, Navy and Air-force Veterans Medal of Merit as the top cadet in a six-week sail instruc-tor course at HMCS Quadra’s cadet summer training centre in Co-mox.

The medal of merit is awarded to the top cadet in each senior course at cadet summer training centres across Canada. Ellis was selected based on his overall achieve-ment on the course, lead-ership qualities, instruc-tional abilities, dress and deportment, motivation, and cooperation with others.

Ellis, 16, spent six weeks in Comox at HMCS Quadra learning advanced sailing skills, instructional techniques, and participating in nu-merous regattas through-

out the summer. He is part of only the second ever CanSail class of cer-tified coaches in the new sea cadet programme.

“Sea cadets has not only taught me to be a leader, but also to be a good follower and lis-tener. This summer at Quadra, I was able to be part of a great team

of talented and skilled sailors and make friends with Cadets from all across Canada,” said the young sailor.

Royal Canadian Sea Cadets is a national youth program spon-sored by the Department of National Defence and the Navy League of Canada. The program is

offered to all youth in Canada aged 12 to 18 and is provided at zero cost to families. Adults interested in volunteer-ing or youth interested in joining, are encour-aged to contact RCSCC Hampton Gray VC’s commanding officer, Lt. (N) Michelle Harris at [email protected]

Cadet Kaden Ellis (centre-right) receives the Army, Navy and Airforce Veterals Medal of Merit from Victoria ANAVETS President Ed Emerick (left), her Honour Judith Guichon, and sail course officer Lt. (N) Tim Pichaloff.

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Dr. Daniels family run business is known for its integrity and honesty. Patients know that they are not going to be sold something they don’t need, or doesn’t suit them, just in order to make a sale. Dr. Daniels and his sta� have an excellent record of maintaining patients and families for years.

October is here and that means it is time for the Annual Frame Show & Fundraiser. On Saturday October 5 between 8am-5pm you can see the absolute latest in frames and sunglasses. A representative from a frame company will be on hand to help choose the perfect frame and show o� hundreds of new looks. The festive day will feature fantastic sales, prizes and contests.

The Annual Frame Show is also part fundraiser, as a portion of all sales that day will go to the Nelson Civic Theatre Society, and there will be a donation box available. The Nelson Civic Theatre will be on site from 10am to 2pm to take donations, as well as receive memberships and seat sponsorships. Dr. Daniels and his sta� encourage everyone to bring in their old glasses to be donated to third world countries, and receive a coupon for 25% o� a pair of non-prescription sunglasses.

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Nelson RCMP say a motorcycle was stolen some-time between 4:30 p.m. Thursday and 6 p.m. Friday near the five-kilometre mark of Giveout Creek forest service road.

It’s a green and silver 2001 Kawasaki enduro.The bike was in good condition but had mechani-

cal problems and wouldn’t start. Police say it might have been removed by a vehicle.

Anyone with information is asked to call Cst. Dar-rell Van Horne at 250-352-2156 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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Man still missingArrow Lakes News Staff

RCMP and Arrow Lakes Search and Rescue are still on the lookout for Kyung Chun, 71, a Burnaby resident who went missing while picking mushrooms with a partner in the Fosthall area.

Campers in the area alerted RCMP on September 12 to a van that appeared to be stuck and hadn’t moved for about five days. The van, full of pine mush-rooms, was in a spot about an hour drive into the bush and away from a base camp.

Chun’s mushroom-picking partner contacted his family and told them Chun left the van to pick mush-rooms but hadn’t returned.

The partner waited by the van, and eventually made his way north, hitching a ride to Revelstoke. It was only after he arrived back in the Lower Mainland that police were notified of Chun’s disappearance.

RCMP have now spoken to Chun’s mushroom-picking partner, but no new information was dis-covered. Foul play is not suspected.

A search began September 19, and has been on-going since. Arrow Lakes and Castlegar Search and Rescue also searched for Chun over the weekend.

“Unfortunately, chances of survival slim at this point,” said RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little, noting that Chun would have spent two weeks in the bush in cold, wet weather.

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Unions rally for locked out FortisBC workers

Area union workers gathered in downtown Trail to show their sup-port for locked out Fortis BC workers and their families last week.

The march and rally to the power company’s building included mem-bers of Local 480 Steelworkers and other local unions backing members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 who have been locked out since June.

However, the rally may be the last action necessary in the labour clash.

After three months of lockout, nu-merous applications to the Labour Relations Board and one failed at-tempt at mediation, the company and union representatives are once again in Vancouver meeting with mediator Vince Ready.

While the two sides seek com-mon ground at the table in the Lower Mainland, support is growing for the 230 employees who work in power generation, transmission, and dis-tribution of electricity in the West Kootenay and Okanagan.

“We just want to show that we’re supportive of their cause to try to bargain a fair collective agreement,”

said Armindo deMedeiros, president of Local 480. “Fortis locked them out and walked away from mediation the first time. They seem to be dragging their feet in this. The IBEW have been out for a long time and they want to settle this. We’re standing behind them.”

Speaking from Vancouver, Rod Russell, IBEW business manager, expressed limited optimism in re-turning to mediation but said he felt it was necessary if any progress was to be made in the lengthy lockout.

“We made a proposal to the com-pany to go back to mediation,” he said. “To be fair to the members we had to try to get talking again.”

Russell said he understood the toll the lockout is having on workers.

“They’ve been without a pay-cheque for three months and the guys are feeling it,” Russell said. “It’s got to be affecting communities with members not out spending money.”

From FortisBC’s standpoint, the return to mediation is a positive sign.

“We’re very glad to return to nego-tiations,” said Joyce Wagenaar, direc-tor of communications for FortisBC. “We hope to come to an agreement that meets the needs of our customers and our employees.”

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The Shambhala Music Festival nabbed four awards last month during the International Festival and Events Association’s annual convention and expo in Pittsburgh.

The festival, which takes place on the Salmo River Ranch each August, took honours in the following categ-gories:

• Bronze in Best Miscelleneous Me-dia, for the On the Road to Shambhala promotional video edited by Ricardo Hubbbs with music by Clyphs.

• Silver in Best Event Photograph for The Village Stage by Novus Pho-tography.

• Gold in Best Miscellaneous Decor for The Night Owl by Copper Chris, Wendy Watkin, Cassia Barrett and the Farm Dec team.

• Gold in Best Hat for Shambhala 2013 hat by Grassroots California.

Sponsored by industry leader Haas & Wilkerson Insurance, the profes-sional competition draws entries from among the world’s top festivals and events. Awards were handed out in 68 different categories.

Other winning entries came from organizations as diverse as the Ken-tucky Derby Festival, Memphis in May International Festival, and Indianapo-lis 500 Festival.

International contenders included organizations such as the Seoul Lan-tern Festival, Signapore World Gour-met Summit, and Grolsch Artboom Festival of Krakow, Poland.

The association also recognized Shambhala executive director Corinne Zawaduk, a graduate of the certified festival and event executive program, which recognizes professionals in the festivals and events industry who have attained the highest level of compe-tency in their field.

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Shambhala took several awards at an industry expo in Pittsburgh last month, and executive producer Corinne Zawaduk earned personal recognition.

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Although there are staples of Thanksgiving dinner, many low-calorie foods can be included to make the meal healthier. The following are a few healthy substitutions or alterations holiday hosts can make when preparing their Thanksgiving feasts.

* Trim down the turkey. Play up the main course with aromatic seasonings or unexpected flavors. Use garlic, olive oil and basil to add a boost of flavor to turkey without having to rely on butter or salt. Marinate the bird with lemon juice and citrus marmalade for a sweet, yet pungent flavor. Consider omitting the bread stuffing and making a stew of roasted root vegetables instead.

* Opt for turkey breast. White meat of a turkey tends to have less fat and calories than the darker cuts. Serve turkey breasts only, which will not only cut down on calories, but also on the amount of time needed to cook the meal.

* Make homemade cranberry sauce. Taking the time to make your own cranberry sauce means you can control the ingredients. Cut down on the amount of sugar used in the recipe or substitute it with honey or molasses.

* Reduce the number of courses. Thanksgiving dinner often features multiple courses. Extra courses can be expensive, but such massive spreads also lead many people to overeat. Stick to two or three courses, and chances are guests will not miss the extra food.

* Choose whole-grain breads. Sliced whole-grain breads or rolls paired with an olive tapenade will be flavorful and such breads are healthier than white bread and butter.

* Flavor vegetables with herbs. Vegetables grilled or sauteed with fresh herbs may be so flavorful they will not need added dressings that tend to be rich or cream- or butter-based. Have a wide variety of vegetable side dishes available so guests can fill up on healthier fare rather than more calorie-dense items.

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* Include other activities. Do not make the meal the centerpiece of the celebration. Plan activities, such as a game of football in the yard or a walk around the neighborhood. This places a smaller emphasis on eating while giving guests the opportunity to burn off some of their meal.

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Regional District of Central Kootenay chair John Kettle and Attorney General Suzanne Anton. The RDCK is now partici-pating in a system to resolve bylaw disputes outside court.

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The Regional District of Central Kootenay is the latest local govern-ment to join a bylaw ad-judication system where minor infractions can be disputed before an inde-pendent adjudicator in-stead of taken to court.

The bylaw adjudica-tion system is offered through the Ministry of Justice and is intended to save local governments time and money and make more efficient use of court resources.

Each jurisdiction de-termines which bylaws it would like included in the process. The RDCK plans to use the system to enforce noise complaints, animal control, unsightly premises, building, some zoning and other similar bylaw disputes.

“The Regional Dis-trict of Central Koote-nay is looking forward to implementing the bylaw dispute adjudica-tion system, which we anticipate will save and help recover costs relat-ed to bylaw infractions,” chair John Kettle said in a news release. “Ultimate-

ly, our taxpayers will be the beneficiaries of this program.”

“Taking a matter to court can be a lengthy process. This system saves people time and helps reduce pressure on the courts without increasing costs to tax-payers,” Attorney Gen-eral and Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said in the same release. With the addition of the Re-gional District of Central Kootenay, 65 local gov-ernments are now using or developing the bylaw adjudication system, she said.

The City of Nelson has been using a bylaw adjudication process for more than two years. In that time, only three cases have proceeded to actual adjudication hear-ings, with the city win-ning each time.

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Nelson actors star in locally-written pot playTheatre

Lisel and Jeff Forst co-star in the new, original play Cop Shop/Grow Op, written by Jeff.

What happens when a pot grower who lives beside a police station falls in love with the of-ficer that busts her?

An original new play by theatre artist Jeff Forst, Cop Shop/Grow Op premieres on Satur-day, October 26 at the Capitol Theatre. Star-ring local celebrity Lisel Forst, Cop Shop/Grow Op celebrates the chaos that

results when two worlds on either side of the law — and the backyard fence — collide.

Cop Shop/Grow Op’s experienced pair of actors each play two parts in this full-length expansion of Jeff ’s prize-winning dra-matic monologue, that was recognized in the University of Victoria’s 50 Anniversary Contest with The Malahat Review. The past play Jeff wrote and produced onstage was Fore-play, his golf team-

up with Lisel, that packed the Capitol full of laughs for its entire run.

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urday, October 26. Tick-ets are $15 at the Capitol Theatre box office and at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

Prizes will be given to the most imaginative cannabis and cop-related costumes.

This play is rated PG-13 for its swear-words; marijuana content; unof-ficial legalese; and risque double-entendres.

Do the star-crossed lovers beat the odds, or will they get locked up in the slammer?


QCan people undergo re� exology treatments in any state of health condition?

Jackie JonkheidRRTRegisteredRefl exology Therapist

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AYes, reflexology is a safe therapeutic method of relieving pain and other health issues anywhere in the

body by stimulating pressure points on the feet. Pressure points are reputed to connect directly through the nervous system and affect the bodily organs and glands. By means of this touching therapy, any part of the body that is the source of pain, illness, or potential debility can be strengthened through the application of pressure at the respective foot location. Treatments promote healing by stimulating the nerves in the body and encouraging the flow of blood. In the process, reflexology not only quells the sensation of pain, but relieves the source of the pain as well.

Many physicians consider reflexology a good supplementary healing along with conventional treatments. This natural healing method often speeds up recovery processes. Reflexology treatments are for people of all ages, from the newborn to the elderly. It is often applied to terminally ill clients as well, mostly to ease pain and side effects of conventional medicine.

People book appointments for relieving symptoms, a general tune-up, relaxation, or for treatments to improve the state of their body. The therapeutic intervention in a session is focused on working the reflexes and assessing a tender reflex.

To celebrate World Reflexology Week, Jackie will give free 20 minute sessions on Thursday October 3rd 9 am to 5 pm at Nelson’s Health and Wellness Collective, 350 Baker Street, Nelson. Questions? Call me: 250-354-8152.

A Step in the right direction

AUnfortunately, there’s no easy or definitive answer. It all depends on your particular circumstances,

plus factors related to economic conditions and developments in the financial markets.

To help you determine what might be right for you, here are some issues to consider.

Interest rates – How much will you save by paying down the mortgage? You might find historically low interest rates to be a factor in favour of investing in an RRSP. That’s because paying off a low-rate mortgage doesn’t offer the same level of savings as paying off a higher-rate mortgage. But remember that as rates move up, mortgage savings could take on renewed importance. Higher rates mean higher interest costs, which means you’ll probably save more by reducing or eliminating your mortgage principal.

Investment returns – How much can you earn on your investments? Remember, an RRSP boosts returns by allowing your investments to grow within a tax-deferred environment. And don’t forget the immediate tax break your annual RRSP contribution provides. You need to determine whether the returns from a lump sum put into your RRSP will be greater than the amount saved by paying down the mortgage. This decision needs to be shaped by a long-term view, looking at both interest rates and

investment returns. Other debt – If you have high-

interest debt such as credit card balances, it usually makes sense to pay that off before focusing on your mortgage or RRSP.

Your age – Remember that contributions to an RRSP at an early age can make a big difference in helping you reach your long-term financial goals. The earlier you get money into a retirement plan, the longer it will have to grow in a tax-deferred manner.

Other retirement income – If you have a workplace pension that will help finance retirement, or other sources of future income, it may make more sense to pay down the mortgage. Once the mortgage is paid off, you can concentrate on your RRSP.

Missed RRSP contributions – RRSP rules allow you to make up for missed contributions. If you have unused contribution room from past years, that’s another consideration to take into account.

Also remember that the mortgage-versus-RRSP decision does not have to be “either-or.” The best scenario for many people is contributing to an RRSP as well as paying down the mortgage. For example, you could make your RRSP contribution each year, and then pay down a portion of the mortgage principal using the tax refund generated by your RRSP contribution.

Q It’s a common dilemma for many Canadians – should you pay down your mortgage or contribute to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) instead?

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QCan I really change my posture and help decrease pain in my body by doing a CHEK postural assessment? Even if I have been this way for years?

AYES! I have seen positive results from corrective exercises, stretches and postural awareness for ages up to 70 years old.

Granted, the longer we have been dealing with postural tendencies and pain then the longer it may take for the body to change. So there is no better time to start than now. I believe that there is always room for improvement to move and function better so that we can get more out of life. We want a quality of life that allows us to be living independently with the freedom to do the things we want to do.

A simple test that looks at how easy (or di� cult) it is for you to sit down on the � oor and get back up may predict how long you are going to live, a new Brazilian study shows. Depending on how much assistance you need ie. hands or knees to get up, the more likely you would die within six years. While the most important factor controlling the ease of getting down and then up is the ratio of muscle power to body weight there are “other very relevant issues including body � exibility, balance and motor coordination,” says Claudio Gil Soares de Araujo, a professor working on the study.

Ultimately the test gives a quick snap shot into a patient’s ability to function from day to day.So make it a regular routine in your life to do some � exibility stretches and exercises to work on balance and coordination. If you are not sure where to start then call me at 250 551-1370. � e Body Tune up is $175 (regular $200) until the end of October.

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QWhat does Wabi Sabi mean?

AAt lunchtime I was flipping through some reading lists and random pages and came across the phrase Wabi-Sabi. What a great phrase!

Thinking back to movies such as “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, it would be the perfect phrase to say before flying through the air to land a most perfect round house kick, whilst balanced on a bamboo stick 40 feet in the air. Or maybe it is an exotic delicious, divine sushi I have never heard of ! I love sushi, thus a Wabi-Sabi must be a new lovely roll filled with rice, perhaps some Ahi Tuna, hopefully it has avocado as they are nectar from the gods, with a delicious dollop of Wasabi rolled up into it. I wonder what else is in it?So I did a little digging, once I got over my initial shock that it wasn’t a delicious new sushi roll that I could make; I giggled with delight when I started reading what the phrase meant. It was perfect and fun and delightful.Pared down its barest essence, Wabi-Sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay and death. It’s simple, slow and uncluttered and reveres authenticity above all. It celebrates cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time, weather and loving use leave behind. Through Wabi-Sabi, we learn to embrace liver spots, rust, and frayed edges, and things maybe not being or playing out as we think they should. Wabi-Sabi is underplayed and modest, the kind of quiet, undeclared beauty that waits patiently to be discovered. It’s a fragmentary glimpse: the branch representing the entire tree, shoji screens filtering the sun, the moon 90 percent obscured behind a ribbon of cloud. It’s a richly mellow beauty that’s striking but not obvious, that you can imagine having around you for a long, long time-Katherine Hepburn versus Marilyn Monroe. For the Japanese, it’s the difference between kirei-merely “pretty”-and omoshiroi, the interestingness that kicks something into the realm of beautiful.How delicious is that?To come to a place whether in relationship, work, writing, creating, taking a photo, trying a new sport – instead of being fixated on what is not perfect, we embrace the imperfect and see the beauty in it.So I wish you all Wabi-Sabi!

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QWhat is TECH NECK?

ATech neck is a new term coming online that is associated with neck pain and posture problems related to using cell phones and

other electronics. Look at your kids or a passerby on the street who is using their cell phone. Their head is hanging down, their shoulders are slumped forward and if they are seated there is a good chance they are slouching in their low back too.

Why is posture important? The average head weighs 10 lbs, roughly the weight of a 10 pin bowling ball, and every inch that your head goes forward relative to your shoulder puts 10 extra pounds of pressure on your neck and upper back muscles. If your ear is 3 inches forward that is 30 extra lbs of pressure you are placing on your spine. This kind of pressure over a period of time can lead to neck and upper back pain, arm pain, shoulder pain, numbness and tingling in your arms and even decreased muscle strength. Studies have shown that texting while walking alters your sense of positioning, gait cycle and even your memory. We help people with their posture by working on core stability, proper neck positioning and strengthening of neck and back muscles. This is especially important for our kids who are spending hours every day on their phones with little regard for their posture, all during a critical time while their spines and nervous systems are developing. For a free postural consultation for you and your children you can contact our office at 352-5135 and refer to this article.

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Overture Concert Series brings big names to Capitol Theatre

EntertainmentClassical Music

Pianist Jane Coop is one of the Nelson Overture Concerts Soci-ety’s series performers.

Nelson will be treated to four world-class concerts between October and April thanks to the Nelson Over-ture Concerts Society.

For their 58th season, well‐known local symphony performer Wendy Herbison, is back in the role of program director for the society and has managed to bring to the Capitol Theatre remarkable talent from both far and near.

Based out of Toronto, The Gryphon Trio will kick off the series on Thursday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m., on piano, vi-olin and cello. This trio was awarded the 2013 Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts. Ad-ministered by the Canada Council for the Arts, this award recognizes the highest level of artistic excellence and distinguished career achieve-ment by a Canadian profes-sional artist in music, theatre or dance.

Founded in Vancouver in 2000, and having toured world‐wide, the Borealis String Quartet will bring their dynamic, fiery ensemble to town on Sunday, November 17 at 2 p.m. These musicians will undoubtedly brighten a November day: “They take the audience on an unforget-table ride” claimed a reviewer from the Winnipeg News.

Pianist Jane Coop, a 2012 Order of Canada recipient, will take the stage on Sunday, February 2 at 2 p.m. Coop is

considered one of Canada’s premier Mozart interpreters, praised for her sensitivity and spirit of the music. As The New Yorker magazine put it: “She showed herself to be a cultivated and intelligent mu-sician.”

The Galena Trio will wrap up the series on Saturday, April 19 at 8 p.m. This trio came together in 2011 while on faculty of the Valhalla Summer School of Music. They are known for their pas-sion for the art of chamber

music and the audience will recognize Nelson-based clari-netist, Nicola Everton.

Series tickets are $75 for adults or $42 for students. Individual tickets are $24 for adults and $14 for stu-dents. Students from schools participating in the NOCS School Outreach program are granted free admission. All concerts are at the Capitol Theatre.

Series and single tickets are available now at capitolthe-atre.bc.ca.


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Based on “A Guide for Local Governments,” put out by the Ministry of Community and Aboriginal Women (revised in 2005), they studied several B.C. communities, including The City of Nelson. Due to Nelson’s geographical constraints for development, low rental vacancy rates and the fact that Nelson is a College Town, the City of Nelson encourages Secondary Suite Development. Having Secondary Suites enables our town to meet housing needs, while preserving the character of our community.

In summary, if you’d like to explore these options further, don’t hesitate contacting me, and I’d be happy to assist you with exploring the options most suitable for your needs. If you want to investigate further; head on down to talk with your local City Planning Department representative, or if you’d like to purchase an existing property that has a suite, come and talk to me, I’d be happy to assist you in your search.

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time, will serve to help evolve your home practice as well.

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• A Safe Space- Practicing in a class with a consistent group of students can help foster a sense of community. Groups like this o� er the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with like-minded individuals. Being in a group of familiar students may create an environment of comfort and support by having a ‘safe space’ to sink into their practice as well as stay present to any di� cult emotions that may arise on the mat.

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QHow can I shorten the life of my Mortgage?

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AFor many Canadians, a mortgage is the biggest debt they’ll ever take on. What people may not realize is just how big

a dent they can put in their mortgage by making prepayments. A mortgage pre-payment is an investment into the equity in your home. Making extra payments or larger payments early on can add up to significant interest savings and shorten the life of the mortgage, leaving more money available for RRSPs and other investments, as well as changing lifestyle needs. Here are some strategies for making prepayments: Add a bit to your monthly paymentMost of us can find an extra $50 per month by cutting out a restaurant meal. Add that money to your mortgage and you’re saving a lot on interest down the road. Make a yearly pre-payment Paying an extra one or two thousand on your mortgage once per year on the anniversary date of the mortgage could yield significant savings over the life of the loan. For many borrowers, the money for such a prepayment comes from a tax return. Make a larger prepayment early in the mortgage Note that lump-sum mortgage prepayments have a much greater impact on the total amount of interest you’ll pay if they are made earlier. Almost all of my clients have unique situations where we work to customize their mortgage financing needs to match their situation. I have an extensive and diverse background to consult you on the biggest investment of your life. Contact me today for your FREE consultation; I would love to work on your behalf!

QWhat does Wabi Sabi mean?

AAt lunchtime I was flipping through some reading lists and random pages and came across the phrase Wabi-Sabi. What a great phrase!

Thinking back to movies such as “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, it would be the perfect phrase to say before flying through the air to land a most perfect round house kick, whilst balanced on a bamboo stick 40 feet in the air. Or maybe it is an exotic delicious, divine sushi I have never heard of ! I love sushi, thus a Wabi-Sabi must be a new lovely roll filled with rice, perhaps some Ahi Tuna, hopefully it has avocado as they are nectar from the gods, with a delicious dollop of Wasabi rolled up into it. I wonder what else is in it?So I did a little digging, once I got over my initial shock that it wasn’t a delicious new sushi roll that I could make; I giggled with delight when I started reading what the phrase meant. It was perfect and fun and delightful.Pared down its barest essence, Wabi-Sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay and death. It’s simple, slow and uncluttered and reveres authenticity above all. It celebrates cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time, weather and loving use leave behind. Through Wabi-Sabi, we learn to embrace liver spots, rust, and frayed edges, and things maybe not being or playing out as we think they should. Wabi-Sabi is underplayed and modest, the kind of quiet, undeclared beauty that waits patiently to be discovered. It’s a fragmentary glimpse: the branch representing the entire tree, shoji screens filtering the sun, the moon 90 percent obscured behind a ribbon of cloud. It’s a richly mellow beauty that’s striking but not obvious, that you can imagine having around you for a long, long time-Katherine Hepburn versus Marilyn Monroe. For the Japanese, it’s the difference between kirei-merely “pretty”-and omoshiroi, the interestingness that kicks something into the realm of beautiful.How delicious is that?To come to a place whether in relationship, work, writing, creating, taking a photo, trying a new sport – instead of being fixated on what is not perfect, we embrace the imperfect and see the beauty in it.So I wish you all Wabi-Sabi!

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QWhat is TECH NECK?

ATech neck is a new term coming online that is associated with neck pain and posture problems related to using cell phones and

other electronics. Look at your kids or a passerby on the street who is using their cell phone. Their head is hanging down, their shoulders are slumped forward and if they are seated there is a good chance they are slouching in their low back too.

Why is posture important? The average head weighs 10 lbs, roughly the weight of a 10 pin bowling ball, and every inch that your head goes forward relative to your shoulder puts 10 extra pounds of pressure on your neck and upper back muscles. If your ear is 3 inches forward that is 30 extra lbs of pressure you are placing on your spine. This kind of pressure over a period of time can lead to neck and upper back pain, arm pain, shoulder pain, numbness and tingling in your arms and even decreased muscle strength. Studies have shown that texting while walking alters your sense of positioning, gait cycle and even your memory. We help people with their posture by working on core stability, proper neck positioning and strengthening of neck and back muscles. This is especially important for our kids who are spending hours every day on their phones with little regard for their posture, all during a critical time while their spines and nervous systems are developing. For a free postural consultation for you and your children you can contact our office at 352-5135 and refer to this article.





QSchool is starting, how do I keep my child healthy?

AIt’s that time of year again...the kids are back in school! They are bringing home tons of homework, friends and of course the runny nose, the hacking

cough and sneezes that spread all those little germs all over your house! Next time I will talk about adults, but this week I would like to focus on ways that you can support your child’s immune system during the fall and winter months.#1 The Usual Suspects. There is no substitute for a diet consisting of fresh, whole unprocessed foods and good physical conditioning through aerobic exercise, passive stretching, proper hydration, adequate sleep, rest, and relaxation. #2 Good Quality Probiotic. The Journal of American Academy of Pediatrics in 2009 published a study that concluded that daily dietary probiotic supplementation for 6 months was a safe effective way to reduce fever, runny nose, cough incidence and duration, along with antibiotic prescription incidence, as well as the number of missed school days attributable to illness. It was also determined that a 2-strain probiotic was more effective that a 1-strain probiotic. Probiotics come in an easy to chew tablet or in capsules that can be put into smoothies.#3 Fish Oil. Not only have fatty acids (fish oils) been shown to improve brain function in children but they are also known to be an anti-inflammatory which helps your immune system to function better. They come in small chewable gels (my 2 yr old takes them) or in a fruity liquid.#4 Vitamin D3. Many studies are showing the beneficial roles that Vitamin D and calcium play in helping to support the immune system. Our natural Vitamin D3 production is reduced with decreased sun exposure during the fall and winter. Vitamin D3 is available in liquid drops that are easy for kids to take.We have high quality immune support packages available at a discounted price until November 30. Always contact your healthcare provider for proper dosing of supplements.


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Forwards (pick 1)__ Datsyuk, P (DET)__ Sedin, H (VAN)__ Spezza, J (OTT)__ Tavares, J (NYI)__ Zetterberg, H (DET)

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Forwards (pick 1)__ Couture, L (SJ)__ Duchene, M (COL)__ Kadri, N (TOR)__ Kopitar, A (LA)__ Stepan, D (NYR)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Kunitz, C (PIT)__ Ladd, A (WPG)__ Lupul, J (TOR)__ Semin, A (CAR)__ Vanek, T (BUF)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Backstrom, N (WAS)__ Eriksson, L (BOS)__ Lecavalier, V (PHI)__ Ribeiro, M (PHO)__ Thornton, J (SJ)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Eberle, J (EDM)__ Moulson, M (NYI)__ Pacioretty, M (MTL)__ Voracek, J (PHI)__ Wheeler, B (WPG)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Hossa, M (CHI)__ Iginla, J (BOS)__ Neal, J (PIT)__ Parise, Z (MIN)__ Whitney, R (DAL)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Benn, J (DAL)__ Kesler, R (VAN)__ Marchand, B (BOS)__ Nugent-Hopkins, R (EDM)__ Parenteau, P (COL)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Gagner, S (EDM) __ Hodgson, C (BUF)__ Kane, E (WPG)__ Krejci, D (BOS)__ Purcell, T (TB)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Bergeron, P (BOS)__ Koivu, M (MIN)__ O'Reilly, R (COL)__ Pavelski, J (SJ)__ Plekanec, T (MTL)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Elias, P (NJ)__ Franzen, J (DET)__ Gaborik, M (CBJ)__ Pominville, J (MIN)__ Sharp, P (CHI)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Cammalleri, M (CGY)__ Jagr, J (NJ)__ Little, B (WPG)__ Richards, M (LA)__ van Riemsdyk, J (TOR)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Callahan, R (NYR)__ Ryan, B (OTT)__ Seguin, T (DAL)__ Simmonds, W (PHI)__ Yakupov, N (EDM)

Defencemen (pick 1)__ Karlsson, E (OTT)__ Letang, K (PIT)__ Streit, M (PHI)__ Subban, P (MTL)__ Weber, S (NAS)

Defencemen (pick 1)__ Byfuglien, D (WPG)__ Green, M (WAS)__ Keith, D (CHI)__ Suter, R (MIN)__ Yandle, K (PHO)

Defencemen (pick 1)__ Edler, A (VAN)__ Kronwall, N (DET)__ Markov, A (MTL)__ Phaneuf, D (TOR)__ Schultz, J (EDM)

Goalies (pick 1)__ Crawford, C (CHI)__ Howard, J (DET)__ Lundqvist, H (NYR)__ Quick, J (LA)__ Rask, T (BOS)

Goalies (pick 1)__ Backstrom, N (MIN)__ Luongo, R (VAN)__ Niemi, A (SJ)__ Pavelec, O (WPG)__ Price, C (MTL)

Goalies (pick 1)__ Anderson, C (OTT)__ Bobrovsky, S (CBJ)__ Holtby, B (WAS)__ Rinne, P (NAS)__ Smith, M (PHO)

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Forwards (pick 1)__ Crosby, S (PIT)__ Malkin, E (PIT)__ Ovechkin, A (WAS)__ St. Louis, M (TB)__ Stamkos, S (TB)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Getzlaf, R (ANA)__ Giroux, C (PHI)__ Kane, P (CHI)__ Staal, E (CAR)__ Toews, J (CHI)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Datsyuk, P (DET)__ Sedin, H (VAN)__ Spezza, J (OTT)__ Tavares, J (NYI)__ Zetterberg, H (DET)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Hall, T (EDM)__ Kessel, P (TOR)__ Nash, R (NYR)__ Perry, C (ANA)__ Sedin, D (VAN)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Couture, L (SJ)__ Duchene, M (COL)__ Kadri, N (TOR)__ Kopitar, A (LA)__ Stepan, D (NYR)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Kunitz, C (PIT)__ Ladd, A (WPG)__ Lupul, J (TOR)__ Semin, A (CAR)__ Vanek, T (BUF)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Backstrom, N (WAS)__ Eriksson, L (BOS)__ Lecavalier, V (PHI)__ Ribeiro, M (PHO)__ Thornton, J (SJ)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Eberle, J (EDM)__ Moulson, M (NYI)__ Pacioretty, M (MTL)__ Voracek, J (PHI)__ Wheeler, B (WPG)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Hossa, M (CHI)__ Iginla, J (BOS)__ Neal, J (PIT)__ Parise, Z (MIN)__ Whitney, R (DAL)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Benn, J (DAL)__ Kesler, R (VAN)__ Marchand, B (BOS)__ Nugent-Hopkins, R (EDM)__ Parenteau, P (COL)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Gagner, S (EDM) __ Hodgson, C (BUF)__ Kane, E (WPG)__ Krejci, D (BOS)__ Purcell, T (TB)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Bergeron, P (BOS)__ Koivu, M (MIN)__ O'Reilly, R (COL)__ Pavelski, J (SJ)__ Plekanec, T (MTL)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Elias, P (NJ)__ Franzen, J (DET)__ Gaborik, M (CBJ)__ Pominville, J (MIN)__ Sharp, P (CHI)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Cammalleri, M (CGY)__ Jagr, J (NJ)__ Little, B (WPG)__ Richards, M (LA)__ van Riemsdyk, J (TOR)

Forwards (pick 1)__ Callahan, R (NYR)__ Ryan, B (OTT)__ Seguin, T (DAL)__ Simmonds, W (PHI)__ Yakupov, N (EDM)

Defencemen (pick 1)__ Karlsson, E (OTT)__ Letang, K (PIT)__ Streit, M (PHI)__ Subban, P (MTL)__ Weber, S (NAS)

Defencemen (pick 1)__ Byfuglien, D (WPG)__ Green, M (WAS)__ Keith, D (CHI)__ Suter, R (MIN)__ Yandle, K (PHO)

Defencemen (pick 1)__ Edler, A (VAN)__ Kronwall, N (DET)__ Markov, A (MTL)__ Phaneuf, D (TOR)__ Schultz, J (EDM)

Goalies (pick 1)__ Crawford, C (CHI)__ Howard, J (DET)__ Lundqvist, H (NYR)__ Quick, J (LA)__ Rask, T (BOS)

Goalies (pick 1)__ Backstrom, N (MIN)__ Luongo, R (VAN)__ Niemi, A (SJ)__ Pavelec, O (WPG)__ Price, C (MTL)

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Box 1 (pick 1)__ Alex Ovechkin (WAS)__ Corey Perry (ANA)__ Daniel Sedin (VAN)__ Evgeni Malkin (PIT)__ Steven Stamkos (TB)

Box 2 (pick 1)__ Claude Giroux (PHI)__ Henrik Sedin (VAN)__ Henrik Zetterberg (DET)__ Martin St. Louis (TB)__ Ryan Getzlaf (ANA)

Box 3 (pick 1)__ Anze Kopitar (LA)__ Eric Staal (CAR)__ Jonathan Toews (CHI)__ Loui Eriksson (DAL)__ Sidney Crosby (PIT)

Box 4 (pick 1)__ Brad Richards (NYR)__ Ilya Kovalchuk (NJ)__ Nicklas Backstrom (WAS)__ Patrick Kane (CHI)__ Rick Nash (CBJ)

Box 5 (pick 1)__ Bobby Ryan (ANA)__ Joe Thornton (SJ)__ John Tavares (NYI)__ Matt Duchene (COL)__ Mike Richards (LA)

Box 6 (pick 1)__ David Krejci (BOS)__ Jarome Iginla (CGY)__ Jeff Carter (CBJ)__ Joe Pavelski (SJ)__ Phil Kessel (TOR)

Box 7 (pick 1)__ Dany Heatley (MIN)__ Martin Havlat (SJ)__ Pavel Datsyuk (DET)__ Ryan Kesler (VAN) __ Zach Parise (NJ)

Box 8 (pick 1)__ Alex Tanguay (CGY)__ Jeff Skinner (CAR)__ Mikko Koivu (MIN)__ Patrick Marleau (SJ)__ Thomas Vanek (BUF)

Box 9 (pick 1)__ Clarke MacArthur (TOR)__ David Backes (STL)__ Mike Ribeiro (DAL)__ Milan Lucic (BOS)__ Patrick Sharp (CHI)

Box 10 (pick 1)__ Alexander Semin (WAS)__ Chris Stewart (STL)__ Jason Spezza (OTT)__ Patrice Bergeron (BOS)__ Vincent Lecavalier (TB)

Box 11 (pick 1)__ Danny Briere (PHI)__ Jamie Benn (DAL)__ Paul Stastny (COL)__ Ryane Clowe (SJ)__ Shane Doan (PHO)

Box 12 (pick 1)__ Ales Hemsky (EDM)__ Derek Roy (BUF)__ Jaromir Jagr (PHI)__ Marian Gaborik (NYR)__ Marian Hossa (CHI)

Box 13 (pick 1)__ Drew Stafford (BUF)__ Dustin Brown (LA)__ Johan Franzen (DET)__ Mikhail Grabovski (TOR)__ Tomas Plekanec (MTL)

Box 14 (pick 1)__ Andy McDonald (STL)__ Michael Grabner (NYI)__ Rene Bourque (CGY)__ Ryan Callahan (NYR)__ Taylor Hall (EDM)

Box 15 (pick 1)__ Alexandre Burrows (VAN)__ Jordan Eberle (EDM)__ Jussi Jokinen (CAR)__ Logan Couture (SJ)__ Michael Cammalleri (MTL)

Box 16 (pick 1)__ Dustin Byfuglien (WPG)__ P.K. Subban (MTL)__ Keith Yandle (PHO)__ Lubomir Visnovsky (ANA)__ Nicklas Lidstrom (DET)

Box 17 (pick 1)__ Dion Phaneuf (TOR)__ Erik Karlsson (OTT)__ Kevin Bieksa (VAN)__ Mark Giordano (CGY)__ Ryan Whitney (EDM)

Box 18 (pick 1)__ Drew Doughty (LA) __ Duncan Keith (CHI)__ Kris Letang (PIT)__ Shea Weber (NAS)__ Zdeno Chara (BOS)

Box 19 (pick 1)__ Carey Price (MTL)__ Marc-Andre Fleury (PIT)__ Pekka Rinne (NAS)__ Roberto Luongo (VAN)__ Tim Thomas (BOS)

Box 20 (pick 1)__ Henrik Lundqvist (NYR)__ Ilya Bryzgalov (PHI)__ Jonathan Quick (LA)__ Martin Brodeur (NJ)__ Ryan Miller (BUF)

Box 21 (pick 1)__ Cam Ward (CAR)__ James Reimer (TOR)__ Jaroslav Halak (STL)__ Jimmy Howard (DET)__ Miikka Kiprusoff (CGY)

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Leafs win fifth straightAnother good weekend for the Nelson

Junior Leafs. The team added two more wins to their success streak — now five games into regular season action, they’ve yet to lose.

On Friday night, the Leafs travelled to Spokane to meet the Braves.

The guys in green dominated the first pe-riod with two unanswered goals by Travis Wellman and Alec Wilkinson. Wellman got another through the pipes during a power play early in the second period to bring the score to 3-0.

The Braves found their way past Leafs goalie Adam Maida for the first time midway through the second and tapped another one in the last minute of that period.

In the final frame, the Braves evened the score on a power play but the Leafs Jamie Vlanich was able to find an opportunity, during another power play, to get the team back into the lead before the buzzer. The final score was 4-3.

On Saturday the Leafs were back home at the Nelson and District Community Complex taking on the Grand Forks Bor-der Bruins.

The home team again racked up two un-answered goals in the first period, thanks

to Tyler Garcia and Wellman. In the second period Wellman found the net twice more to make it a hat trick.

Going into the third period 4-0, the Leafs Jamie Vlanich added one more to the home team’s tally. Grand Forks got their first goal of the night past Tyler Moffatt midway through the final frame. The final score was 5-1 for the Leafs.

Coach Frank Maida says his team keeps getting better as the season advances.

“Our last game we played a solid 60 min-utes so it’s coming together,” he said.

Despite their fantastic start, the Leafs are only tied for first in the Neil Murdoch divi-sion with Beaver Valley, which has also won its first five. The two teams will meet October 11 in Nelson.

The next Nelson Leafs home game is Fri-day against the Columbia Valley Rockies. On Saturday the Leafs host Kimberley. Both games are 7 p.m. starts.

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Nelson City Soccer PlayoffsJackson’s Hole Men’s Masters

September 22: Real Nelson 5 Ted Allen’s 4September 22: Bia Boro 2 Red Dog 1September 29: Club Inter 5 Bia Boro 6

September 29: Jackson’s Hole 0 Real Nelson 1October 6: Real Nelson vs. Bia Boro, 3:45 p.m.

FInleY’s laDIes rec leaGUeSeptember 22: Fire Balls 10 Goal Diggers 0

September 22: Red Dog 3 Dirty Dozen 1September 29: Lily Whites 3 Red Dog 1

September 29: Selkirk Eyecare 4 Fire Balls 1October 6: Lily Whites vs. Selkirk Eyecare 2:15 p.m.

leo’s Men’s oPenSeptember 21: Old Dogs FC 0 Innkeepers 3

September 21: Kootenay Co-op 3 U17 Nelson Selects 0September 28: Old Dogs FC 0 Kootenay Co-op 6

September 28: Innkeepers 3 U17 Nelson Selects 0October 5: Innkeepers vs. Kootenay Co-op 3:45 p.m.

Nelson Youth Soccer PlayoffsU12 BoYs

September 26: NDCU 4 A3 Plumbing 1 (Quarter)September 26: Mistiso’s Place 3 Whitewater 0 (Quarter)

September 28: Nelson Ford 4 NDCU 0 (Semi)September 28: Maglio’s 3 Mistiso’s Place 0 (Semi)

October 5: NDCU vs. Mistiso’s Place, 11 a.m. (Final)October 5: Nelson Ford vs. Maglio’s, 12 p.m. (Final)

U12 GIrls

September 24: Investors Group 1 Pacific Insight 2 (Quarter)September 24: Mariners 6 Nelson Rotary 0 (Quarter)

September 28: Save-On-Foods 3 Pacific Insight 2 (Semi)September 28: Jackson’s Hole 5 Marinters 1 (Semi)October 5: Pacific Insight vs. Mariners, 9 a.m. (Final)

October 5: Save-On-Foods vs. Jackson’s Hole, 10 a.m. (Final)

U14 BoYsSeptember 25: Nelson Firefighters 6 Tri-City Pump 5 (Quarter)September 25: JY Contracting 9 Re/Max RHC 0 (Quarter)September 28: Mallard’s 4 Nelson Firefighters 3 (Semi)September 28: Kootenay Lake Electric 1 JY Contracting 4 (Semi)October 5: Mallard’s vs. JY Contracting, 11:30 a.m. (Final)

October 5: Nelson Firefighters vs. Kootenay Lake Electric, 11:30 a.m. (Final)

U14 GIrlsToday: CTI Accountants vs. Nelson Star, 4 p.m. (Semi)

Today: Sensation Dress Shop vs. Abacus, 4 p.m. (Semi)Saturday, October 5: TBA, 10 a.m. (Final)Saturday October 5: TBA, 10 a.m. (Final)

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Sports

Grand Forks forward and KIJHL scoring leader Jackson Purvis lunges after Leaf Travis Wellman Saturday night. Wellman scored three times to bring his own league-leading total to 11.

sAM VAN sCHIENelson Star Reporter

Saints win in Nelson as pre-season endsBC Intercollegiate Hockey League

The Selkirk Saints scored four unanswered goals Friday night at the Nelson and District Community Complex en route to a 4-0 victory over the Trinity Western Spartans in a hard hitting pre-season affair.

The Spartans managed to hold the BC Intercol-legiate Hockey League defending champs off the scoresheet for the 40 minutes, but three minutes into the final period Mason Spear got the home side on the board.

Former Nelson Junior Leaf Connor McLaughlin tallied seven minutes later when he scored on a deflec-tion to give the Castlegar-based Saints the 2-0 lead.

With five minutes left in the period, Darnell Dyck gave his team a 3-0 cushion when he made good on a breakaway. Jackson Garrett completed the scoring with 30 second left in the game.

On Saturday night the action switched to Castlegar where the Saints topped the Spartans 5-1.

The BCIHL regular season starts this weekend. The Saints host Eastern Washington at the Castlegar rec complex.

Special to the Nelson Star

Former Nelson Junior Leafs sniper Connor McLaughlin takes off on a breakaway in Friday’s game between the Selkirk Saints and Trinity Western Spartans at the NDCC.

Bob Hall photo

Sam Van Schie photo

LEAFS HOCKEY

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SportsBattle For The Finals

ABOVE: Bia Boro (striped shirts) will move on to the final round of Men’s Masters League playoffs after defeating Real Nelson 6-5 Sunday. RIGHT: Jackson’s Hole (dark shirts) was also knocked out of competition by Real Nelson after a 1-0 win. The final match of the season, between Bia Boro and Real Nelson, goes Sunday at 3:45 p.m. at the Lakeside soccer fields. In other adult soccer action over the weekend, the four remaining Men’s Open League teams battled it out Saturday. The Inn-keepers shut out the U17 Nelson Selects 3-0, and the Kootenay Co-op beat Old Dogs FC 6-0. The final match between the Innkeepers and Kootenay Co-op is Saturday at 3:45 p.m. In the Ladies Rec League, the Lily Whites defeated Red Dog 3-1 and Selkirk Eyecare beat the Fire Balls 4-1. The Lily Whites will challenge Selkirk Eyecare on Sunday at 2:15 p.m.

Bombers suffer first lossL.V. Rogers lost its first girls

field hockey game of the season to Oliver over the weekend, but still finished the Castlegar tournament with a winning record.

In LVR’s opener, a 5-1 junior di-vision match win against Rossland, Emma Bohri had a hat trick, which is exceptionally rare in the sport. (Jena Wheeldon and Andi Stinson were the last LVR players to do it.) Emma Wheeldon contributed the other two goals.

The second game, a senior division match against Stanley Humphries, ended in a 2-2 draw. Sarah Wade scored both Nel-son goals, both assisted by Allie Zondervan.

It was the first time LVR goal-keeper Tara Yowek let in more than one goal.

Then, against Oliver, LVR fell 3-1 to suffer their first loss of the year. Naomi Perkins had the lone Bombers goal. “This amazing young Grade 10 player can go far in any sport,” co-coach Val Gibson said.

LVR bounced back the next day with a 5-0 win over the Oliver ju-niors. Bohri added two more goals with singles from Perkins, Ava Strautman, and Chiara Chirico.

Due to what Gibson described as “horrible and unsafe weather,” tournament directors cancelled the last game between Nelson and Trail.

The teams will meet again Thursday in West Kootenay league play at Pass Creek park.

Traditionally, the Rossland Royals have been the team to beat, Gibson said, but this year with the loss of senior grades in Rossland, the team has regrouped under the J.L. Crowe Hawks banner.

Senior coach Donna Hebert has had to adjust to the change. Rookie coach and Calgary Dinos alumna Claire Hewson has been added to the Crowe staff.

“The league is more competitive than ever,” Gibson said. “This is an

exciting year for girls field hockey.”The winner of the Kootenay fi-

nal on October 23 advances to the provincials in West Vancouver in November.

LVR has no Grade 12 players this year, but lots of young tal-ent, including McKenna Bennett, Noa Butterfield, Marley Reynold, Emma Wheeldon, and Taylor Zimmer.

The captains are goalkeeper Yowek, defender Lauren Walgren, and forward Jena Wheeldon.

The team practices twice per week and has two dry land con-ditioning sessions on top of that.

The coaches are Gibson, Bruce Walgren, and Sydney Zondervan, a recent grad who captained the team in 2012.

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The L.V. Rogers girls field hockey team huddles at their weekend tournament in Castlegar, where they went 2-1-1. Submitted photo

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Thank you!The family of the late Bob Ludlow would like to take

this opportunity to thank all our wonderful friends, and relatives, for the support offered us through your cards, emails, phone calls, food, flowers, online condolences, offers of help, and donations to charities in Bob’s name.

You have been such a blessing to us with your compassion, kindness, and understanding, and you’re gentle loving care, You all have helped us get through the most difficult time in our lives.

We were overwhelmed at the outpouring of love and praise for Bob at his Memorial Service. Your beautiful tributes to him were a glowing testament to the kind of man Bob was, gentle soul who everybody respected and loved. Your support at this time was so greatly appreciated and a great source of comfort for all of us.

So we thank you over, and over again. All of you have left an imprint in ours lives, we shall not forget. What a gift you all are to us.

We love you Bob, Papa and will always hold you lovingly and closely to our hearts. We shall miss you forever....

A special thank you to: Wayne Neilson The M.C, Joe Richichi, Bartender, Alan McLeod, Nelson Brewing Company, Pat Thast, for the Tables and Chairs, Ashley and Jeremy Laurie, the hostesses, Paul Prappas, the musician, and all the ladies that baked treats, one of Bob’s favourite forbidden indulgences.

Also a big thank you to the Beasley First Responders, especially Rebecca Scown, whose compassion and caring, was such a comfort to me. The Nelson Paramedics, your services are invaluable, and to Donna Hollman for the lovely poem for Bob.

With much Love and GratitudeSandra, Kelli, Ron, Shannon, Roger, Jade, Chase and Sweetie.

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Eager JournalistsThe Castlegar News wants to hear from you.This Black Press publication has an opening for a reporter/photographer with a digital aptitude.

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Nelson Community Services Centre is seeking a live-in caretaker (individual, couple, or small family) for their youth housing program - Cicada Place.

QUALIFICATIONS• Building maintenance/custodial experience• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills• Skills and experience working with youth an asset• Good organizational and problem-solving skills• A criminal record check will be required• A valid BC Driver’s License and a reliable vehicle

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ELECTRICIANTolko Industries Ltd. is currently seeking a Certifi ed Electrician to join our team at our Lavington Planer Division in the Okanagan Region of BC.

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MILLWRIGHTTolko Industries Ltd. currently seeks Certifi ed Millwright to join our teams located in the Okanagan region of BC.

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PLUMBERS / GAS FITTERS: M and K Plumbing and Heat-ing is the largest Mechanical Contracting and Service fi rm in the East Kootenay region. Es-tablished more than two decades ago, our reputation of customer service and quality product has allowed us to grow consistently every year, expanding our markets, and taking on larger and more challenging projects. We are currently in need of CON-STRUCTION AND SERVICE PLUMBERS AND GAS FIT-TERS - BOTH JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES - to pro-vide expertise and technical skill to our service customers, and assist in the successful completion of our construction projects. Additional experience in refrigeration, sheet metal, fi re sprinkler installation, or fur-nace repair would be an asset, as well as any additional gas or electrical tickets. WEBSITE: w w w . m k p l u m b i n g . c a EMAIL:[email protected]

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Climb on board the haunted heritage tour

The Nelson Paranormal League is back and excited to announce the return of the Haunted Heritage Tour but this time it takes place on the historical Streetcar 23. On Sat-urday, October 5 and Sunday, Oc-tober 6 at 5 p.m. people are invited to enjoy a one-hour guided tour of Nelson’s paranormal side from the safety of the Nelson Electric Tramway Society’s 108-year-old Streetcar 23.

The paranormal league was founded back in 2004, with the mission to investigate and educate people about paranormal activities and the unknown. They launched the league with a Haunted Heri-tage Tour of Nelson and in 2006 filmed a documentary of their findings at a local Hotel, Haunt at the Hume.

It was when the league started to uncover significant paranormal evidence that they realized they needed to be careful with their findings. Over time the league found many allies and contacts to help them with their paranormal adventures and they are excited to be back and ready to launch a new era of investigations and tours in Nelson.

This year they are piloting a project with the help of the Nelson Electric Tramway Society which has been running Streetcar 23 for over 20 years with the strength of volunteers. To help the society in return, 50 per cent of all ticket sales will go directly to their effort of

keeping the trolley system running and developing their new museum project.

The Haunted Heritage Tour 2013 Streetcar 23 will take peo-ple on an hour-long adventure on Nelson’s waterfront filled with stories about paranormal inves-tigations, tales of intrigue, and a look into the haunted history of the Kootenays. The tour begins in Lakeside Park with an introduc-tion to the world of the paranor-mal and why Nelson is a hotbed for ghostly activity. You will then be treated to a variety of stories and first-hand adventures with paranormal league founder and trolley motorman Chris Holland.

“The Haunted Heritage Tour is an excellent combination of

entertaining facts about the un-known and the interesting stories of Nelson’s past,” says Holland. “It is a historical educational journey that tantalizes the imagination and leaves you wondering and wanting to learn more.”

The Haunted Heritage Tour 2013 Streetcar 23 will only have two runs. Admission is $8 per person and the tour begins at the Lakeside park station. Tickets are available at the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce and will sell out quickly. For more informa-tion or to purchase tickets drop by the chamber office at 225 Hall Street or call 250-352-3433. You can also check out NelsonStreet-Car.org or NelsonParanormal-League.blogspot.ca for updates.

Streetcar 23


Streetcar 23 on the 400 Block Josephine Street, outside the Ark second hand store, ca. 1940s? Courtesy Nelson Electric Tramway Society archives

It might be a record for annual general meeting attendance in Nelson. The Nelson Civic The-atre Society’s first AGM drew 290 members to the theatre last week to enjoy a pre-meeting social fol-lowed by the meeting and a free movie.

“There were some who didn’t think we could do it,” said out-going president Anne DeGrace, who explained that 10 per cent of the membership was required to make a quorum. “That meant we needed 212 members to show up in order to change the bylaws for the future. Really, we’re victims of our own success. Having more than 2,000 members is a happy problem.”

At the AGM, DeGrace reported on the society’s accomplishments, from city approval to occupation of the partly gutted space and sub-sequent clean-up, installation of seats, and reopening.

She noted the successful cam-paign that raised more than $180,000 for digital projection and sound, and the hiring of two project managers and a theatre manager, as well as support staff.

Financials were presented by treasurer Rick Dietrich, with fun-draising covered by project man-ager Roger Ley. Volunteer coordi-nator Anna Purcell described the thousands of volunteer hours put in to date. Programming challeng-es and triumphs were reported by theatre manager Jason Asbell, who announced free monthly movie Mondays for members.

Two motions regarding chang-es to the bylaws were passed after some friendly amendments from the floor.

Board members were appointed by acclamation and introduced by vice president Marilyn Mint. They are (continuing): John Brand, Rick Dietrich, Marilyn Mint, Dar-ryl Santano, Ken Spencer, and (new): Don Johnston, Graeme Leadbeater, Mary Prothro, and Mark Stevens.

“We have a strong board with a range of expertise,” said Mint, who acknowledged that there was still much work to be done to achieve a three-screen multi-purpose the-atre. “We’re in a great position go-ing forward.”

More information about the Nelson Civic Theatre Society can be found at civictheatre.ca.


Civic Theatre AGM draws 290New Board Acclaimed

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Local potter needs your vote

Arts

Winlaw potter and educa-tor Robin DuPont has been nominated for the 2013 RBC Emerging Artist People’s Choice Award. This annual award, pre-sented by the Gardiner Museum in Toronto, recognizes five out-standing artists from across Canada who work in ceramics. The award will go to the artist who receives the most votes from the participating public.

DuPont lives in the Slocan Valley with his family and operates a studio year-round. He specializes in hand-thrown pieces intended for day-to-day use: a favourite coffee mug, drinking glass, platters and sizable dinner plates, tea pots, pitchers and vases.

His work is fired in a wood-fired kiln, a large brick struc-ture located out-of-doors, surrounded by the coniferous forest of DuPont’s property.

The process of firing with wood is both time and labour intensive: collecting and split-ting wood, bring the kiln up to temperature and monitoring it through its firing cycle, often late into the night. The wood provides not only the source of heat but imparts a unique sur-face finish to the work through

ash deposits and heat flashing that occur during firing.

Of the five artists nomin-ated, DuPont stands alone in being the only artist working in functional ceramics (the other

nominees work in sculpture and conceptual installation), the only resident of Western Can-ada, and the only artist living/working in a rural setting.

DuPont was nominated by

Katrina Chaytor of the ceramics faculty at the Alberta College of Art and Design where he did his undergraduate studies, between studying at Kootenay School of the Arts in Nelson (where he is now faculty) and completing a graduate degree at Utah State University.

An exhibition featuring the work of the award nominees is currently on display at the Gar-diner Museum until October 13. Members of the public have until then to cast their vote for their favourite artist. The winner of the People’s Choice Award will be announced at an awards reception on October 15.

DuPont’s piece for the exhib-ition furthers his intent that the work take on a life of its own, beyond the context of the gal-lery, by inviting visitors to han-dle and interact with the items on display much as they would in daily life, and share the mo-ment via an on-site camera that uploads images to social media. Follow the process at: twitpic.com/photos/Robin_DuPont.

To view the nominees and cast your vote, visit: gardiner-museum.on.ca/pages/2013-rbc-emerging-artist-peoples-choice-award-voting. Voting closes October 13.

DuPont’s artist’s statement can be found at robindupont.com.

2013 RBC Emerging Artist People’s Choice Award


Winlaw-based potter and educator Robin DuPont. Eden DuPont photo

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