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Nelson Landing will begin pre-selling eight units in its rst phase this fall, with a view to starting construction in the spring if enough units sell.

e units will start at $529,000 for two-bedroom units, accord-ing to Allard Ockeloen of Storm Mountain Developments, the propertys owner and developer. is is a 25 per cent increase over the selling prices announced a year ago.

e reason for the increase, Ockeloen says, is a rise in build-ing construction costs in Nelson as well as an increase in the size of the units as a result of an interior re-design.

Nelson Landing is a mixed commercial-residential develop-ment of 265 housing units pro-posed to be build by the Storm Mountain Development Corpo-ration on the old Kootenay For-est Products site on the shore of Kootenay Lake. e development will be phased in over ten years,

and if 40 housing units have been built by then, the phase-in period will be extended to 20 years.

Waterfront path and Red Sands

Storm Mountain has gained some points with the public and city council for its contribution of land to allow Nelsons waterfront pathway to continue through to Red Sands Beach, and the

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In September there was more water owing into the Nelson reservoir from its Five Mile Creek source than in August, and residents used less water. at sounds like good news. So why are we still under Level 4 water restrictions?

e citys public works director, Colin Innes, says people are initially surprised by the persistence of water restrictions, but when they think of the lack of rain lately it all makes sense to them.

Nelsons main water source is Five Mile Creek, located in West Arm Provincial Park, which feeds

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L.V. Rogers drama student Ingrid Love (left) participated in an improvi-sation exercise called Impulse River, during a visit Wednesday from travel-ling act James and Jamesy, who are played by Aaron Malkin and Alastair Knowles (right). The pair will perform their show James and Jamesy In the Dark at the Capitol Theatre on Oct. 14 and 15. The entire class proceeded to squawk, hip-swivel, dance and roar along with their instructor Robyn Sheppard. For full story and more photos see Pages 12 and 13.

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A groundbreaking envi-ronmental sustainabil-ity day at Mount Senti-nel Secondary in South Slocan Tuesday is being hailed by the school district superintendent as a great example of the direc-tion contemporary education is heading in the Kootenays.

The ambitious, multi-facet-ed community collaboration involved local mentors, envi-ronmentalists and the schools neighbour, Mount Sentinel Farms.

Were challenging traditional paradigms by engaging students in deep inquiry into topics that really matter to them, and were helping them be thoughtful about how theyll contribute and become leaders in the global community, superintendent Jeff Jones told the Star during a break from the festivities. Weve taken our students right out of the traditional timetable and gotten them outside their

classroom walls.Principal Glen Campbell

said one of the primary pur-poses of the day was to engage the community.

Were trying to make learn-ing relevant, and were connect-ing to the kids own families and friends, he said. Were trying to show them that learning isnt just happening between the pages of a book.

He said theyre asking stu-dents to consider the implica-tions of climate change on their lives.

Were asking them ques-tions that relate specifically to their lives, and were trying to be realistic about what they can currently do. If youre trying to change something, where do you begin? We tell them Lets break it down to baby steps.

It starts with your voice

The morning began with a raucous gymnasium rally that

included speeches from local environmentalists such as Mon-tana Burgess, who encouraged the kids to educate themselves on environmental issues and prepare themselves to vote for the future they want. Campbell said the energy in the room was electric.

Montana, being younger and close to the students age, I think she really connected with the kids. She got them revved up and chanting. Shes an example to them, and shes showing the kids they can make change happen. It starts with your voice, and being visible, and saying look at us, look at our message.

That message: Were con-cerned about climate change.

Students then broke into groups, attending workshops and conversation cafes with top-ics such as water stewardship, waste management, sustainable food production and the local wolf cull. The latter was led by Toni Appleby.

We have some caribou ant-lers and hide here, plus a moun-tain lion hide and a wolf hide. Theyre here for the kids to see and feel and touch, and to bring

the presence of these animals into the room.

Appleby said the tactile ex-perience of the pelts will teach students much more than just describing them.

I try to focus on experiential education. Its not about me go-ing blah, blah, blah at the front. Its about them having an ex-perience they might not have otherwise.

Community mentors, local experts

Community mentors who participated in sustainability day included Greg Osadchuk, Lauren Andres, Baden Wilton, Shauna Fidler, long-time teacher Joe Moreira, climate scientist Mel Reasoner and representa-tives from various community groups.

When the Star caught up with Taress Alexis, the daughter of former Sinixt spokeswoman Marilyn James, she was chat-ting with students about, among other things, indigenous stew-ardship of land.

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Mount Sentinel students participated in a variety of workshops and activities during sustainability day on Tuesday. Sam Fisher, Ryan Pearce and Noah Mcbriar (left) got the chance to feel a mountain lion pelt while Mikayla Peters, Elizabeth Lack and Kira Stoochnoff (right) created crafts the commemorate endangered species. Will Johnson photos

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Continued from page 2The kids really came to-

gether and had some good dis-cussions about climate change, sustainability and how it affects them, Alexis said.

Environmentalist Laura Sacks discussed water with her charg-es. Were talking about conser-vation, outdoor water use, ways to reuse water and how to deal with flooding. Im really excited. I think theyre listening, theyre engaged in the issue and its a great opportunity.

Down the hallway teachers Danny Leeming and Heather Shippit guided students through the process of making iMovie trailers that theyre going to

broadcast on their in-school TV station.

The spots will encourage stu-dents to be conscientious about their transportation decisions.

I hope this is the start of something cool, Leeming said.

Good neighbours, global citizens

The days success was great-ly aided by the cooperation of Mount Sentinels neighbouring farm, and its leader Isaac Daw-son. Its a relationship that has grown closer recently and one Campbell wants to cultivate. The school currently operates on a barter system with the farm, al-

lowing them occasional use of their fields and facilities.

In terms of sustainability, what a terrific opportunity for us! said Campbell. If we want to talk about sustainable farm-ing and food production, theyre right next door to us. Weve tried to be a really good neighbour to them and theyve reciprocated.

Jones also praised the bur-geoning relationship.

One of the most important aspects of this whole day was the inclusion of people throughout our community whove come together to support our students. This is a great example of how schools and communities can work together.

Jones loved the performance by a Doukhobor choir and spoke effusively about the borscht pre-pared by the Grade 9/10 cooking class with parents and grand-parents.

During her speech, Mon-tana told the crowd she believes Mount Sentinel is leading the way in focusing on the environ-ment and tackling the issue of climate change. This is the first and only school in our district to hold a day like this, and its the kick-off to a broad year-long project.

The school will collaborate on an environmental action plan, and begin to do their small part to contribute to sustainability.

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The BC Wildfire Service, in con-junction with BC Timber Sales and the Kaslo and District Com-munity Forest Society, is conduct-ing two prescribed burns in the

Kootenay Lake area.Burning began Thursday and

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The burn occurring near Keen Creek, eight kilometres west of Kaslo, will cover 16.5 hectares and smoke will be visible from Kaslo,

South Fork and Highway 31A. The BC Wildfire Service fire crews will monitor the area at all times.

The second burn, located near Hope Creek along Highway 31, 30 km north of Meadow Creek, will also cover 16.5 hectares. Smoke will be visible from Highway 31.

Phase 1 of Nelson Landing, which will consist of eight units, will be built on the old Kootenay Forest Products site, seen here. The lower area on the left with the orange fencing will become part of the waterfront pathway.

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Continued from page 1contribution of the beach itself as a city park.

It is also contributing $500 per unit to the citys affordable hous-ing fund. That amount was raised from $250 recently after Nelson CARES executive director Jenny Robinson spoke at a public hearing and asked the developer to raise the contribution to $1,000 on the grounds that Nelson is in an af-fordable housing crisis.

Jenny Robinson, speaking at the public hearing in August reminded me that we had not stepped up high enough in rela-tion to our affordable housing contribution, Ockeloen told the Star by email.

This was the most significant single concern I took away from that council meeting. I called her after the meeting and confirmed that we would double our contri-bution to $500 per unit.

Robinson says she told Ock-eloen the community can never raise enough money for housing through such contributions but the pot helps us leverage money from other non-profits or from BC Housing. I am grateful that this de-veloper is open to the community and listening to us.

The amount a developer con-tributes to the affordable housing fund is negotiated between them and the city.

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Continued from page 1 into the main reservoir on Mountain Station Rd.

The city also gets relatively minor amounts of water from Anderson Creek in Fairview and Selous Creek at Ymir Rd.

The available creek flow in July was 13.6 megalitres (Ml) per day, in August 6.2, and in September 7.2. So its gone up since August.

But to put things in perspec-tive, Innes says the usual flow into the reservoir in September is about 25 Ml per day.

The amount used by city resi-dents, businesses and institutions in July was 12.6 Ml in July, eight in August following the imposi-tion of water restrictions, and 5.1 in September.

Water use is down in Septem-ber for some understandable rea-sons, says Innes.

People have taken the restric-tions to heart, but also the use for watering is down. With all the leaves turning yellow, they dont water their gardens.

Nelsons main water source is Five Mile Creek, located in West Arm Provincial Park, which feeds into the main reservoir on Moun-tain Station Rd. The city also gets relatively minor amounts of water from Anderson Creek in Fairview and Selous Creek at Ymir Rd.

Innes says the city needs to

look for another source of water.That opinion echoes the rec-

ommendations of the citys wa-ter master plan, written in 2006, which emphatically states that dependence on Five Mile Creek is not an option over the long term.

The plan enumerates a num-ber of shortcomings of Five Mile Creek as the primary source, in-cluding:

It can supply an upper limit of 16.8 Ml per day (not much more than the 13.6 m per day it supplied in July);

The creeks yield in the win-

ter was already falling short of demand in 2006;

The supply line to the city from the reservoir will take a maximum of 11.4 Ml per day, hardly more than the 11.2 con-sumed in July.

In addition, the plan also cites the risk of forest fire retardant contaminating the water in the event of a wildfire, the effects of climate change, and the risk of landslides.

The plan names some pos-sible secondary sources, namely Kootenay Lake, Grohman Creek

and Clearwater Creek and rec-ommends further costing and analysis go into those.

Innes says that hasnt been done, nor has the city moved very far on the plans recommenda-tion that the city institute water metering. But he says the city has made progress in one important area, and it is related to those ubiquitous street excavations Nelson residents are so accus-tomed to for much of the year.

One piece that has been acted on, he says, is the underground infrastructure. Had we not made repairs since 2006 we would al-ready be running out of water.

He says addressing those leaks has increased the efficiency of Nelsons water supply by about 25 per cent.

Level 4 water restrictions, in effect now within the City of Nelson state:

No watering of lawns and boulevards;

No vehicle washing except at commercial car washes;

No washing of buildings, driveways, exterior windows or parking lots;

No filling of pools or hot tubs;

Trees, shrubs, vegetables and flowers may be watered with a hand-held container or a hose with a shut-off nozzle, micro-irrigation or drip line, daily, from 4 to 10 a.m. and from 7 to 10 p.m.


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Water from Five Mile Creek enters the Nelson reservoir on Mountain Station Road. Bill Metcalfe photo

City needs new water source: 2006 report

Lower Kootenay Band acquires Burdens Cut

Members of the Lower Koo-tenay Band have unanimously approved a land swap that gives them direct access to Kootenay Lake.

This decision is of great significance, chief Jason Louie said. It was a rollercoaster of emotions last night when the results came in. Were talking about 100 years at least of our people not having a presence on Kootenay Lake.

After years of discussion and negotiation between the band and Regional District of Central Kootenay, a tentative agreement that would allow the RDCK to acquire land adjacent to its Lister landfill site was reached earlier this year.

The deal includes $300,000 in cash, determined by an in-

dependent evaluation, and an additional $300,000 for a joint economic development initiative.

Additionally, the province of-fered 474 acres at Burdens Cut and LaFrance Creek on Kootenay Lake through an incremental treaty agreement. The band will hold the property in fee simple until a treaty is settled with the Ktunaxa Nation, at which point the parcel becomes Ktunaxa land.

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Interior Health names new CEO

Interior Health has an-nounced Chris Mazurkewich (pictured above right) will be-come its new president and chief executive officer as of Oct. 26.

Mazurkewich rejoins the

health authority after spending four years at Alberta Health Ser-vices, most recently as executive vice president and chief oper-ating officer for the provincial agency.

Prior to that, Mazurkewich was chief operating officer, stra-tegic and corporate services, for Interior Health from its incep-tion in 2002 until 2009.

He will replace Dr. Robert Halpenny, who announced his

resignation to pursue other op-portunities this summer.

Burglars hit Salmo Curling Club

Thieves broke into the Salmo Curling Club sometime between 2 and 9:30 a.m. Sunday and stole about $200 worth of liquor.

RCMP say theft was discov-ered at 10 a.m. The burglars got in through the front by smashing a small window and reaching in and opening the door.

They then went through all the kitchen cupboards, locating the keys for the pop machine, and smashed the locks on three doors, one of which led upstairs to where they found the booze. They left through the bank door.

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A radio report a couple weeks back caught my atten-tion. CBC Radio aired an interview with Kootenay Lake school dis-trict superintendent Je Jones about the reported chaos being experienced at L.V. Rogers Sec-ondary School in Nelson, where a parents meeting had been called to deal with the frustrations stu-dents were having with sched-uling and getting the elective courses they wanted.

e story itself wasnt par-ticularly di erent from what we typically hear from high schools each September. Its always a mad scramble, especially when it comes to enrolment numbers.

Its all good when projections made by principals earlier in the year turn out to be accurate, be-cause thats what the Sept. 1 sta -ing level is based on. If the num-ber of students is higher than anticipated, they get crammed into classrooms until sta can be added. Projections that turn out to be low mean that newly hired teachers live for a month or more holding their breath layo s are coming.

is year, though, high schools across the province were also us-ing a new, provincially mandated scheduling system and Jones ex-pressed frustration that glitches were causing headaches for sta , students and parents.

What really caught my at-tention was Jones suggestion to address the problems in Nelson and Creston (he brought Prince Charles Secondary School into the conversation himself no big uprising was occurring there). e principals will have to spend their way out of the prob-lem, he said, by hiring more sta and exceeding their budgets.

Really? Budgets that are really the ultimate responsibility of ad-ministrative sta and the school board are now to be ignored by the very people who arent sup-posed to ignore them?

is sounded more like Jones was throwing his principals un-der a bus than a helpful sugges-

tion or solution. e next week, back from sev-

eral days in Calgary, I thought I would check on the Creston situation.

It took a few hours, but Jones gave Prince Charles principal Scott Cobbe the okay to talk to me and o I went to the high school. By that time I knew that the school board had averted a possible problem for Jones and the principals by approving the addition of teaching positions in both L.V. Rogers and Prince Charles.

I met with Cobbe and assistant principal Mike Nelson in an of- ce whose walls are covered with masses of sticky notes. Much of the scheduling for classes falls to Nelson and its something hes probably very good at, with cal-culus being one of his specialties.

Undoubtedly its a challenge in a smallish school to satisfy the wants and needs of students when it comes to electives, try-ing to balance demand with the need, Jones comments aside, to work within a budget.

I was pleased to learn than neither Cobbe or Nelson thought that this September was all that more challenging than previous years. e problems with the scheduling system were minor, they said. And Cobbe took full responsibility for his projected enrolment, which looks like it

will fall short by about 20 stu-dents. In other words, Prince Charles has about 20 more stu-dents than it was ready to ac-commodate.

To his credit, Cobbe said that he works hard to make his pro-jections as accurate as possible and refuses to be overly optimis-tic. An optimistic projection can lead to the need to lay o teachers in October, a er the nal enrol-ment numbers are set, and thats not something he wants to build into his planning model, Cobbe said.

As we talked, it occurred to me that the di erence between Nelson and Creston school chal-lenges this fall might be more cultural than anything.

Is it possible, I wondered, that Creston residents are simply less demanding than our Nel-son counterparts? Cobbe didnt deny that possibility, but added fuel to my theory by saying that he had only had to deal with one upset parent in September, noth-ing like the outcry that had come out of Nelson and put the story out across the province.

e theory isnt intended to be judgmental. Nelson is known for its activism and probably has a larger base of parents who are also professionals who have high expectations for their kids. In Creston, we have one of the lowest family income levels in the province and we tend to make do in every aspect of our lives.

Perhaps we are more under-standing when we see others, Cobbe and Nelson and the Prince Charles sta in this instance, do-ing their utmost to provide stu-dents with what they need. We live our lives doing the best we can with what we have, so why would we blame others when things dont go exactly the way we would like?

We ask others to do their best with what they have to work with, just as so many of us have done to adapt to life in this wonderful Creston Valley.

Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

Making do with what you have

LORNEECKERSLEYThis is the Life

Electing NDP would mean fairer election system

With the two front runner candi-dates, Wayne Stetski and David Wilks, currently locked at 37 per cent in the local polls, those voters planning to vote either Green or Liberal need to know that their votes will only serve to help Wilks get re-elected. Only if those of us who want the Harper Con-servatives gone, vote together, will we have a chance to rid ourselves of the most undemocratic regime in Canadas history.

is is the unfortunate reality with our current rst-past-the-post election system. Right now voters in Kootenay-Columbia who want to see change in Ottawa number 63 per cent but if we divvy those votes between the three other candidates, the probable outcome is we will not see any change.

When the NDP forms the next gov-ernment, they have committed to bring in proportional representation for the next federal election. Under this much fairer election system, every party gets a say in Parliament based on the overall percentage of their national vote. We wouldnt have a repeat of the last four years where the Harper Conservatives, who got only 39 per cent of the over-all national vote, have dictated to the majority opposition with 61 per cent of the votes.

For Kootenay-Columbia voters, this is clearly an opportunity to supersize your vote!

Gary WerkCranbrook

Stephen Harper right out of a dystopian novel

Only two women have refused to remove their niqab and show their faces for citizenship ceremonies since 2011.

is is like Stephen Harper lying that many people had refused or complained about the compulsory long form census, when there was no evidence of any complaints; this to create an excuse for his taking apart the only source of reliable real data about the state of the nation, just as he has systematically been tearing apart the capacity and role of science to inform us.

Our media has failed to maintain an informed citizenry. Harper, et al are right out of a dystopian novel of the fu-ture with well managed disinformation supporting their ideological dogma.

is election campaign is a horrifying joke using fear, since the economy has not been doing well enough to count

entirely on greed, as well documented in Susan Delacourts book Shopping for Votes, where promising (a loss leader special like Walmart does) a last-minute special tax incentive or equivalent little perk to a targeted swing vote sub-group based on polling data, wins the election in our completely undemocratic rst-past-the post electoral system.

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Be sure to vote, Green or otherwise

is above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, ou canst not then be false to any man. (Polonius to Laertes, Hamlet Act 1, scene 3, 7882)

Since the outset of the federal election campaign, Bill Greens canvass results have consistently shown that over 30 per cent of voters have been considering him for their MP. A er the writ was dropped I noticed a shi to Green at the Creston Fall Fair. at expanded to include most of the East Kootenay a er Bills brochure was delivered to every household across Kootenay-Columbia. And then, just like the EKOS and Nanos pollsters have found in BC, I noticed a further uptick in support for Bill when the Green Party launched its Vote Pledge campaign this past weekend.

In this election I have never talked to so many former Conservative voters who are looking for a new home, and to so many New Democrats who want to support Elizabeth May because she is the best Canadian political leader in decades. So I have only one observation to make to the voters of Nelson and the surrounding rural area: make sure, when you vote at the advance poll or on election day, that you remain true to yourselves.

You have a choice to make about what kind of Canada you want, what kind of MP you want to represent you, and what role you want Elizabeth May and the Green Party to play in your future. If you have not done so, check out Vision Green, the party platform, and the balanced budget on Bills web-site, as our children and grandchildren deserve the best. And then you choose how to vote.

No one, but no one, has the right to tell you how to cast your ballot, because it is your future and your country you are voting for. I have already voted Green, by special ballot. Please join me, and we can build a better future together.

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LettersClean energy future

leaving Canada behind According to an article in Forbes

magazine, Japans lost nuclear out-put since Fukushima has been half displaced by e ciency, frugality, and renewables. Renewables pro-vide 13 per cent of Americas ener-gy, 33 per cent of Italys, 46 per cent of Spains, 50 per cent of Scotlands, over 50 per cent of Denmarks, and 64 per cent of Portugals. Germa-nys fossil-fueled generation hit a 35-year low; renewables were its biggest power source.

And what is Canada doing?Over half the worlds renewable

installations and investments last year were in developing countries. China cuts its energy intensity four to ve per cent a year, burning less total coal. China added more solar capacity in 2013 than the US added since inventing it 61 years ago. In-dia did the same for the past two years, has quadrupled its renewable

targets, and aims to build a world-class solar industry.

National policy in Canada usu-ally undercuts renewables, despite contrary rhetoric. As much of the world moves forward to a sustain-able future, why is Canada lagging?

Vote climate.Dona Grace-Campbell

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Conservatives have shortchanged veterans

It seems to me that many Con-servatives are supportive of the military. Not the Harper Conser-vatives. ey have underfunded Veteran A airs, closed nine o ces across the country, eliminated in-jured veteran pensions, and cut 900 Veteran A air jobs.

Over an eight-year period, they Scrooged $1.13 billion from vets and returned it to general revenue. Shameful. How bad is it? ey spent $750,000 of taxpayer money

to battle vets in court and lost with Judge Robert Barnes concluding the clawbacks create a particularly harsh e ect on the most seriously disabled Canadian Forces mem-bers and I reject it universally. No mincing words there.

ose same clawbacks must be where they found the $28 mil-lion to commemorate the War of 1812 bicentennial. ey love the pomp and ceremony but not the vets. Funding for the World War I centenary you ask? Simple. ey demanded that Heritage Canada, Veteran A airs and the National Defence Department, all under-funded, pay for the various events and commemorations out of their existing budgets. It looks like the Harper Conservatives care about the photo ops, but not the vets themselves. If you are an actual military supporter, remember that when youre voting on Oct. 19.

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Glacier Resorts has begun the process of amending its master plan for the Jumbo Glacier Re-sort project, scaling back the scope of the project to make it less than the 2,000-bed threshold that triggers a provincial en-vironmental assessment process.

Jumbo Glacier Moun-tain Resort Municipal-ity has received copies of two letters between Phedias Project Man-agement Corp. presi-dent Oberto Oberti and Ministry of Forests senior project manager Bill Hunter, the second of which contains revised drawings of the proposed Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort village along with statistics outlining 1,997 bed units built through three stages.

Neither letter was ad-dressed to Jumbo coun-cil; the municipality sim-ply received copies for information purposes.

Theres no actual proposal as a result of these correspondences, and in the meantime we [council] are waiting the outcome of negotiations between the province and the proponent, said Jumbo mayor Greg Deck.

The first of the two let-ters was sent by Hunter to Oberti on Aug. 12 and, in it, Hunter says that in response to a Glacier Resort Ltd. inquiry fol-lowing the expiration of its environmental assess-ment certificate for the Jumbo Glacier Resort project, the ministry has reviewed the Jumbo Glacier resort master development agreement and has determined the proponent can submit a modified resort master plan to the ministry for review.

We will require a preliminary overview of the new proposal in order to determine spe-cific master plan infor-mation requirements and the procedural steps of

our review, including consultation require-ments with other agen-cies and First Nations, going forward, Hunter wrote, adding that such an overview would need to include balanced re-sort capacity; number of bed units; a phasing schedule; a spatial lay-out; an updated business plan reflecting the new reduced balanced resort capacity and reduced bed units; and updated data on projected skier visits and other market-based

assumptions.The other letter, dated

Sept. 4, was sent from Oberti to Hunter and contained the revised drawings and bed unit count. In it, Oberti wrote that this correspondence addressed three of the points (bed units, phas-ing schedule and spatial layout) mentioned by Hunter in his Aug. 12 letter.

We are working on the response to all the other points of your letter but we would like to share with you our approach as we move forward to fa-cilitate your review and to prepare the responses to other points in your letter, starting with a re-sort village plan that is in the right direction, wrote Oberti.

Neither Hunter nor Oberti mentioned the review process that the scaled-back proposal would be subject to by name, but ministry spokesperson Greig Bethel previously indi-

cated to The Pioneer that it would be the all season resort policy.

The bed unit statistics for the three phases of the resort included 551 beds in the first stage, 917 in the next stage, and then a further 529 in the final of the three stages.

Among the 1,997 to-tal beds are 24 bed and breakfast beds; 819 con-dominium beds; 180 duplex beds; 180 hotel beds; and 450 single-family chalet beds. The statistics also include 298 employee bed units. Several other buildings are also outlined in the plans, including various sorts of service and utility buildings, amenities such as a place of worship, a firehall, a convention centre, a society building, an interpretive centre, at least four daylodges and a teahouse on top of one of the resorts glaciers.

No decision on petition

Deck asked if there was any update on the West Kootenay EcoSo-cietys petition against the provinces decision to create Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Munic-ipality, which was heard in the BC Supreme Court in July.

Jumbo chief adminis-trator Mark Read replied hes heard nothing yet and theres little else to do on the matter except wait for judge Grace Choi to make her decision.


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Jumbo proponents proceed with scaled-back plan

Glacier Resorts Ltd. has begun correspondence with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources on submitting a 1,997-bed version of Jumbo Glacier Resort. Columbia Valley Pioneer file photo

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Tonight the Boston criminal Whitey Bulg-ers dramatic biopic Black Mass plays at 9:30 p.m. at the Civic Theatre, starring Johnny Depp. Directed by Scott Cooper and di-rected 14A, the film tells the true story of the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf. It will screen at 7 p.m. Oct. 10, 6:45 on Oct. 11 and 11 a.m. on Oct. 14. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

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The documentary adaptation of Naomi Kleins This Changes Everything will screen at the Civic Theatre on Oct. 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years,This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change.The film presents seven powerful portraits of communities on the frontlines, from Montanas Powder River Basin to the Al-berta Tar Sands, from the coast of South India to Beijing and beyond. For more in-formation visit civictheatre.ca.

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Nelson Youth Theatres world premiere of Murder on the Canadian, an adaptation of the popular 1976 childrens murder mystery by Eric Wilson, will run at the Capitol from Oct. 22 to 24 at 8 p.m. The production will star youth actors Tucker Bingham and Evan Forst in the lead roles. This comedic thriller is intended for the whole family. Tickets are $26 for adults and $21 for students and seniors. For more information visit capi-toltheatre.bc.ca.

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Dateline: Oct. 19, 1915When the announcement that

J.A. Erickson, of the Grand Cen-tral Hotel in Nelson, has o ered to give Koots, the black bear mascot of the 54th Kootenay Battalion, a home while his masters are away at the front, it is expected that a unanimous sigh of relief will rise from the camp at Vernon.

It is stated on reliable authority that when the news was imparted to the little fellow that he was to be le behind, two large tears welled up in his amber eyes, over owed and ran down his nose.

With the assurance that his friends in Nelson would surely take care of him, the tears ceased and he seems easier in his mind.

e date has not yet been set for him to take leave of his many friends in the Battalion and make his journey to Nelson but Mr. Er-ickson states that when he arrives he will nd a nice quiet yard to live in with a patch of sunlight in which to bask and dream of what might have been if things had not trans-pired to make them what they are.

Dateline: Oct. 21, 1915It is a long cry from the shell

torn elds of northern France and Belgium to Nelson, but the display of war relics in the windows of the

Hudsons Bay store brings those distant battle elds very close to the spectator. Forty souvenirs are on view, strange objects to the eyes of the uninitiated, but all too familiar to the Canadian boys in the trenches.

Perhaps the most gruesomely signi cant is the bullet pierced German helmet, on the inside of which, it is said, the Teuton blood stains may be clearly seen.

e huge .42 centimeter shells are the only things that were not actually used in the con ict, being exact models of these gigantic mis-siles used by the German artillery. In addition, a number of photographs taken from the actual scenes of operation are shown.

Dateline: Oct. 30, 1915 ere was no lack of enthusiasm

in the greetings accorded each of the artists who took part in the concert, which preceded the dance

given by Clan Johnstone in aid of the Patriotic Fund in Eagle Hall last night. Fourteen carefully selected numbers made up the program of the concert which was opened to the skirl o the pipes wielded by Past Chief W. McLeary, whose performance on the national instru-ment of the clansmen was much appreciated.

With the exception, perhaps of one of the selections that dri ed far from the bonny Dee side, when one quartet sang Hawaiian Love Song, most of the selections served to keep up the heiland atmosphere by extolling the praises of the bonny land o haggis and heather.

A er the musical portion of the evening was over, the chairs were quickly moved into the galleries and the oor cleared for dancing a er which refreshments were served.

Dateline: Oct. 30, 1915An appreciative audience was

most delightfully entertained at the Hudsons Bay Companys store yesterday a ernoon when Mrs. Mc-Michael, Canadian representative of the H.W. Gossard Co. Chicago, gave a talk on Scienti c Corsetry and an exhibition of the beautiful Gossard Corsets on several living models.

Mrs. McMichael explained in a most logical manner, how women can protect their health and improve their appearance by the use of a proper corset.

She lays much stress upon correct poise and the supporting corset which induces this, and shows in a most convincing manner how the Gossard Corsets procures for women these bene cial results in health and comfort, and at the same time gives the utmost in style.

Tea was served at the close of the lecture and all present voted the a ernoon a pleasant and most pro table one. A further lecture will be held this a ernoon which will include advice to mothers on corseting of young girls.


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Grand Central Hotel adopts 54th Battalions mascot

Gossard corsets were all the rage a century ago. This ad appeared in the Nelson Daily News of Oct. 29, 1915.

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Free Thanksgiving Dinner - October 12, 5pm At KCF 520 Falls Street, Nelson

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The community is invited to a FREE Thanksgiving Dnner. Our Annual Thanksgiving dinner is in support of awareness around Homelessness Action Week, this years theme is Women Leaving Violence and Family Homelessness. If you would like to sponsor this dinner and help feed and care for the hungry, homeless, hurting people in Nelson, mail or bring your gift to Kootenay Christian Fellowship. $50.00 helps 10 people $100.00 helps 20 people $150.00 helps 30 people $500.00 provides 100 meals! Please make your cheque payable to Our Daily Bread:

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Some might think that li-braries are casualties of the digital age, gone the way of telephone booths and fax machines. And yet, while its getting harder to nd a phone booth, its getting easier to nd a library. Oc-tober is Canadian Library Month, a good time to re ect on the place of libraries in society.

When I look in the library mir-ror, what I see is adaptability and innovation. I see libraries that have embraced the digital age, expand-ing their repertoire to include informational and educational databases, eBooks, and audio in addition to physical holdings.

As for libraries themselves, our days as simply warehouses for books are long gone. We are the social hub of the community, where kids come to storytimes, teens get tutored, grandparents get computer training and people of all kinds come to meet, learn, and enjoy.

e de nition of library has ex-panded, but lovers of traditional books continue to nd more ways to share them. A recent Macleans magazine article describes the ef-forts humans go to in order to do just that, with libraries popping up in airports, hotels, and subway stations. It describes a library in Burundi lled with giant, locally-made hammocks to read in. And it lauds the unstoppable librarians who deliver books in the Gobi Desert by camel or in Laos via an elephant named Boom-Boom.

Little Free Libraries have sprung up everywhere there are several in the Nelson area and more than 40 now in Vancouver with their

take-a-book-leave-a-book philoso-phy. Sometimes the book you pick up will come with an anonymous note; I picked one up at a tiny, per-fect library just o Commercial Drive with a note that read: this book changed my life.

Whichever way you get your book o the shelf or online books indeed have that ability. In our new cookbook Pairings: a compendium of beloved recipes and books from the chefs of Nelson (to be launched at our 95th birthday party on Oct. 27) our local kitchen wizards told us about the book that changed their lives. Chances are, you have one too.

To celebrate Library Month, wed like you to share the name of a book youve loved; one that picked you up when you were down, taught you the thing you needed to know, inspired you, made you think, changed your life. Write it down with a bit about why you chose it, drop your entry in the box across from the circulation desk, and well

draw for a copy of our gorgeous new cookbook.

And well make up a reading list (keeping your comments anony-mous) to inspire readers through the year great books you can read any which way you choose.

In England, British Telecom launched an adopt-a-kiosk pro-gram a few years ago, o ering communities a chance to buy de-funct telephone booths for about two bucks apiece. ose classic red telephone boxes became all sorts of good things including libraries. Making it harder to nd a phone, but easier yet to nd a library. When you nd one, you can use your smartphone to call your mom to tell her about it (on which you can also read a book, by the way).

Where will you nd the book that will change your life?

Anne DeGrace is the adult ser-vices coordinator at the Nelson Public Library.


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Books by Boom-Boom, and other library innovationsother library innovations

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Check This Out

In this Little Free Library in Vancouver, the note on the book A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry attested to its life-changing properties. Submitted photo

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When audience members arrive at the Capitol Theatre next week for the two-night run of James and Jamesy In the Dark, they may be surprised to learn that the shows only illumination comes from the stars themselves.

These are two characters who are, in some respects, lights, Aar-on Malkin, otherwise known as James, told the Star. And whatever theyre looking at is illuminated, We dynamically light the show as we perform it.

That means that rather than focusing on the actors, the audi-ences attention will be drawn in the direction of whatever the pair happens to be looking at.

These are two characters who independently believe theyre alone in their existence, so what theyve experienced is limited. But when they arrive in the space together theyre exposed to the other and they realize there are these parts of themselves theyve never ac-knowledged.

The conceit grew from the pairs desire to create a show appropri-ate for an outdoor festival. They experimented with it at live venues and were thrilled with the results.

We knew we had to have some sort of lights with us, so we incor-porated them into the costumes. The first weekend we performed was an amazing experience be-cause we could create theatrical environments wherever we went, said Alastair Knowles, who plays Jamesy.

At one point a whole group gathered on a hilltop and they were a chorus, singing. We werent even directing them. One person stepped in as the conductor while we lit them, and the people started to take on these roles. And then

we galloped off like horses leav-ing them thinking what just hap-pened?

The show has a philosophical bent, said Knowles, and is a cel-ebration of discovery.

Were embodiments of discov-ery. The literal discovery of another person, or the discovery that we have a back that creates a whole world of physical bewilderment. It gets fast-paced and really funny, this amazing experience of dis-covering all the possibilities out there and what to do with those possibilities when you realize you have no idea whats out there.

Step by step, they figure it out.We move from ourselves on

the stage into realizing that beyond the stage is an audience.

That moment is huge for the characters, who then joyously tear down the fourth wall and pull the audiences into the creation process.

We realize they react to us! And we react to them! And then we create moments with the audi-ence that are discoveries for us, dis-coveries for the audience, and we have that joy of shared creation, said Jamesy.

Weve finessed all weve learned from touring over the course of the summer and we believe weve created a piece that is intellectu-ally stimulating and has a core of joyous celebration of being.

James and Jamesy In the Dark will play on Oct. 14 and 15 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $23 for adults and $15 for students and children.

For more information visit capi-toltheatre.bc.ca

Alastair Knowles and Aaron Malkin star (above) in James and Jamesy In the Dark, which will be performed at the Capitol Theatre on Oct. 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. Submitted photo


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Comedic duo illuminate the CapitolAaron Malkin and Alaistair

Knowles mount their third

production, James and Jamesy

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I associate them with joyL.V. Rogers drama class works with thespians James

and Jamesy


Morgan Beck, Lily Miller and Victoria Hayes have been attending James and Jamseys improvi-sation and physical comedy workshops for three years now, and every time the L.V. Rogers students discover something new about themselves and the creative process.

When they do anything, they do it completely and totally. And even if its weird theyre not hold-ing back at all, Beck told the Star. I really love the exercise Impulse River, which is every-one basically going crazy and doing improv and feeding off each other.

The kids also participated in a dialogue exercise in which the only line the students were al-lowed to speak back and forth was I am the real Dracula, discussed body language and status, and experimented with the things they learned.

And though those unfamil-iar with drama education might have been startled by the his-trionic, animal-like displays during the class on Wednesday evenings, the three girls believe the exercises are cathartic.

You have to surrender your-self completely to the other per-son and expect the same from them in return, said Miller. During the first year I couldnt do it and I found it really scary, because you have to give all your emotion, but by the second year I knew what was happening. Its been fun to grow with them.

Hayes agreed. Shes attended six of James and Jamesys work-shops.

At first I barely said a word but now my throats so raw from screaming because Im invested in doing these exercises, and Im getting so much more from them every time I do it.

For her, the most thrilling part is knowing theyre success-ful working artists.

Theyre very interesting characters themselves. Theyre inspiring to watch because theyve figured this out. Theyre

doing something with theatre and making money doing it, she said. I associate them with joy.

Teacher Robyn Sheppard said she was thrilled to host the pair.

I love having James and Jamesy in my classroom because they remind the kids how vi-tal it is to be open to creative expression. In the creative arts its so vital to listen to our cre-ative impulses, the what ifs and

they remind all of us, myself in-cluded, to engage in play. And through that it creates powerful connections.

Sheppard had a blast during the class.

This year the out-of-timetable drama class has a number of projects. In the coming months they will mount a half-hour ver-sion of Dracula, an adaptation of Antony and Cleopatra and

they will tour to Summerland, and their main production The Miracle Worker, which they will perform at the Capitol Theatre in May.

Having the students able to work side-by-side with profes-sional artists is amazing. They can see the commitment to these exercises manifested in brilliant works of art. Its a wonderful ex-perience for those kids.

Victoria Hayes and Quinn Barron (top) participated in James and Jamesys improvisation exercise Impulse River with Aaron Malkin (inset). The students fed off each others energy while they squawked, stomped around the room, crawled on all fours and shrieked histrionically. Will Johnson photos

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