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August 11, 2010 The Valley Voice
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“It’s important that we remember
our history and learn from it. Over
20,000 Canadians of Japanese
heritage were uprooted from their
homes and livelihoods, and properties
stripped from them, in what we can
now see was a clear violation of
human rights. Only in 1988 did our
federal government acknowledge this
and start to make reparations. Let us
pledge to ourselves, our communities
and our nation that it will not happen
again.”
Dr. Kirsten Emiko McAlliser,
Associate Professor of Japanese
Canadian Cultural Studies at Simon
Fraser University, provided a brief
historical overview of the events
that led to the establishment of the
internment camps in World War
II. She pointed out that even the
Canadian military protested, stating
that the camps would be a waste of
vital wartime resources. The BC
government responded by setting
up the BC Security Commission,
which was given sweeping powers
to confiscate Japanese Canadian
properties and remove people to the
camps. New Denver’s camp was the
only one not shut down after the war,
being used briefly as a TB hospital. It
is also the only internment site where
Japanese Canadians have continued
to live for nearly 70 years. McAllister
gratefully acknowledged the support
of the Village and New Denverites.
“It’s a reminder, the elders say,
of just how quickly discrimination
can spread and destroy the lives of
thousands of innocent people,” she
concluded. “We can all look to the
Kyowakai Society for inspiration.
It was clear they wanted to ensure
the history of the internment came
from the perspective of those who
were interned. While they’re small,
the contribution to the national
community has been incredibly
significant.”
Columbia Basin Trust liaison
Lynda Lafleur spoke briefly, offering
congratulations to the Kyowakai
Society on behalf of the CBT board.
She said she comes often to the
centre’s Peace Garden as a place
of contemplation and thanked the
Japanese elders for preserving this
legacy.
Representing the HSMB, Dr.
Roderick Macleod spoke on behalf
of Harold Kalman, who was unable
to attend due to illness. He gave a
brief history of the board, which
was established in 1919 to advise
the Minister of Parks Canada on
people, places and events of national
significance. Macleod said that
contrary to popular misconception,
it isn’t merely a panel of experts who
decide what sites are to given national
historic status. In fact, 80 percent of
the sites chosen are first recommended
by ordinary Canadians. The board
chose the Nikkei Centre in 2006 as a
site of national historic significance.
“The one thing all nominations
have in common is a lot of hard work
by community volunteers,” said
Macleod. “So I’d like to congratulate
the society and the community of New
Denver for this part of the fabric of
Canadian history.”
MP for Okanagan-Shuswap Colin
Mayes spoke on behalf of the Minister
of the Environment and Minister
Responsible for Parks Jim Prentice.
He said his wife is first-generation
Japanese-Canadian, originally from
Okinawa, emigrating to Vancouver.
Later the family was interned in
Coaldale, Alberta. Reading a prepared
statement by Prentice, Mayes said
the centre is “one of the few places
in Canada that has preserved this
tragic episode in our history,” and
“is an important place of memory for
the Japanese-Canadian community.
I cannot even imagine what it must
have been like for you, especially
that first winter in shacks with no
insulation. The only way I can begin
to understand is by visiting this place.”
The unveiling ceremonies were
followed by vibrant examples of
Japanese culture, including haiku
written by Mrs. Kamegaya. The
poems were read in English by
poet Diana Hartog and in Japanese
by Taeko Miwa, accompanied by
shakuhachi flute master Takeo
Yamashiro and Tsuneko Kokubo in
dance. Yamashiro’s haunting flute
strains opened the cultural program.
Vancouver-based guitarist and
luthier Eiichi Ishikawa entertained
the audience with songs in Japanese
and English. The program continued
throughout the afternoon with Taeiko
Kage performing traditional dance
and song, an Aikido demonstration by
Jean-Rene Leduc from the Kootenay
Aikido Club. Later that evening a
performance of traditional Taiko
drumming was held. On Sunday
afternoon the annual Obon ceremony
was held at the Kyowakai hall.
photo credit: art joyce
by Art Joyce
The Nikkei Internment Memorial
Centre was the star the afternoon
of July 31, receiving honours from
both the Village of New Denver
and the federal government. Mayor
Gary Wright, with elders from the
Japanese community, unveiled a
plaque honouring the contributions of
the Kyowakai Society to the village.
Dr. Roderick Macleod, representing
the Historic Sites and Monuments
Board (HSMB), and Conservative
MP Colin Mayes, unveiled the plaque
designating the centre as a national
historic site.
MP for Southern Interior
Alex Atamanenko was out of the
country and unable to attend but
was represented by his constituency
assistant Ann Harvey. Atamanenko
acknowledged the foresight of the
New Denver internees in establishing
the Nikkei Centre as a memorial to a
tragic chapter in Canadian history. A
prepared statement from Atamanenko
was read to the audience by Mayor
In ceremonies on July 31, New Denver’s Japanese community was honoured with the unveiling of a plaque designating
the Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre as a site of national historic importance. The Village of New Denver also
dedicated a plaque honouring the Kyowakai Society for its contributions to the community at the ceremonies.
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NEWS
The Valley Voice August 11, 2010
BC Timber Sales calls for bids on Perry Ridge timber license
by Art Joyce
BC Timber Sales has put out a
call for bids on the Perry Ridge timber
license, bringing to a head yet again
this controversial issue. The license
area includes 121.8 hectares for an
estimated volume of 42,920 cubic
meters. However, the Perry Ridge
Water Users Association has retained
the services of legal counsel David
Aaron to advise BCTS that both a
prior Supreme Court decision and
geotechnical reports argue strongly
against granting this license.
In a letter dated June 16 that was
copied to Minister of Environment
Barry Penner, Minister of Forests
and Range Pat Bell, and Minister
of Public Safety Michael de Jong,
Aaron cites the slide near Memphis
Creek in 2008 that killed local resident
Bernie Eigelshoven as a precedent
for what could occur if Perry Ridge
is logged. A report prepared for the
Ministry of Forests and Range Arrow
Boundary Forest District on that
disaster has been submitted to the
ministers’ offices. The report, entitled
Assessment of the Middle Van Tuyl
Landslide Event of May 2008 cites
Ministry of Forests activity as the
primary non-weather related factor
in that event.
The 1997 BC Supreme Court
decision of British Columbia v. Perry
Ridge Water Users Association, et al.
is another key piece of the group’s
argument against logging this steep
terrain. A 1996 rotational land slump
on Perry Ridge caused approximately
five acres of land, including the front
third of a house, to drop nearly three
meters into the ground. This key
decision cites a November 27, 1996,
report prepared by Dwain Boyer, the
Engineering Section Head for the
Ministry of Environment Lands and
Parks: “Timber harvesting on the east
side of Perry Ridge has the potential
of increasing runoff and/or altering
drainage patterns. Changes such as
these could alter the flow patterns on
the valley bottom which could result
in increased landslide hazard.”
For these reasons, the water users
group is calling the proposed timber
license “grossly negligent” due to the
fact that the unstable slopes of Perry
Ridge have a history of geological
mass failures similar to the Middle
Van Tuyl creek terrain. They further
point out that geotechnical studies
are no longer up to date. Current
studies will need to be done to factor
in the effects of climate change such
as sudden, heavy rainfall events. A
mass failure occurred on Perry Ridge
as recently as March 2007, known as
the Vallican slide. Residents are asking
the government to divulge any efforts
it has made to update risk assessment
studies to determine “whether the risk
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factors that materialized at Van Tuyl
endanger the densely settled area at
Perry Ridge.”
“They’re choosing the level of
risk for us and we believe it’s up to
the community the level of risk we’re
willing to live with,” says Perry Ridge
Water Users Association President
Marilyn Burgoon.
Burgoon says even without
logging, residents are living in a
high risk area and if a single culvert
is blocked it can create a dangerous
situation. Yet she questions whether
the ministry will have the resources
to properly monitor the culverts that
would be installed in cut blocks.
She points out that the McFayden
debris flow in 2007, the Passmore
slide on Highway 6 and others prove
there is already a high risk situation
in the valley. Increased population
and development in the valley on
both sides of Slocan River have
only increased the potential danger
to residential areas from logging. In
many European countries watershed
logging is simply not practiced
because the risks are well known.
Al Skakun, writing in answer to
David Aaron, characterizes residents’
concerns as “generalizing about
hazards and risks over very large
landscapes,” and says site-specific
hydrologic and terrain stability
assessments have been done on the
cut blocks. Skakun claims “there
is a low likelihood of affecting
any water drainage patterns and
flow regimes and low to very low
residual likelihood of any hazardous
landslides that could affect domestic
water, fish habitat, private property,
roads, or human safety.” He adds
that the geoscientist hired by BCTS
has said the Middle Van Tuyl slide
“contains no new information or
previously unknown factors that
would change his assessments or
recommendations...”
Burgoon counters that independent
hydrologist Alan Isaacson has pointed
out that stable areas on Perry Ridge
must be reached by crossing unstable
areas, creating unacceptable risk.
Isaacson too pointed out that without
precipitation data, an accurate risk
analysis is unlikely.
“We need the data before they
license anywhere above our homes,”
insists Burgoon. “It is a known fact that
road building and logging increases
the risk of landslides.”
The constitutional right to
aboriginal consultation regarding land
use decisions has also not been met yet.
The Sinixt have made an application
for aboriginal title in their traditional
territory, which includes Perry Ridge.
According to their lawyer David
Aaron, inherent in that application
is the right to consultation. Skakun
has replied that the Province lacks
information to confirm that the Sinixt
are an aboriginal people of Canada.
Burgoon is hoping that contractors
will consider their neighbours in
deciding whether to bid on this timber
license. She believes we need to be
thinking about water quality if we’re
to meet our local food security needs.
Perry Ridge includes the Nixon farm,
the oldest farm in the area, along with
greenhouses and other family farms
dependent on clean, reliable sources
of water.
“The function of an area like ours
goes far beyond where we live in terms
of carbon capture,” says Burgoon. “We
need to start planning globally.”
by Art Joyce
As more workers reach retirement
age in the West Kootenay/Boundary
region, the need to fill the gaps in the
employment market will increase.
Community Futures Central
Kootenay and Selkirk College have
teamed up to produce a report on
inclusive workplaces based on a survey
as part of a larger BC government
program entitled Welcoming and
Inclusive Communities and Workplaces
Program (WICWP). The project
aims to assess ways of making our
communities more welcoming and
supportive for immigrants or workers
moving here from other parts of the
country.
The program “aims to work towards
more inclusive, welcoming and vibrant
communities where newcomers and
immigrants can integrate and succeed
in local communities free of racism and
other barriers, while celebrating and
valuing their unique cultural diversity.”
The first phase of the project
involved surveying communities,
both immigrants and newcomers, to
determine strengths and weaknesses in
meeting this goal. Focus group sessions
were held in Greenwood, Christina
Lake, Trail, Castlegar, Nelson, Nakusp
and Selkirk College, using five
questions on how communities could
be more welcoming and inclusive. The
survey used 21 questions and was filled
out by 552 respondents.
Most focus group participants had
a positive outlook on the role of cultural
diversity and immigrants in the local
community. A few stated a fear that
immigrants and newcomers would
take existing job opportunities from
local residents. When asked what they
thought the benefits of cultural diversity
were, responses mentioned exposure
to different food and restaurants and
increased understanding of other
cultures. Perceived economic benefits
ranged from increased spending in the
area to increased business ownership
and employment possibilities.
Assets that aid in creating
welcoming communities were stated
to be the small town aspect of Kootenay
living, the friendliness of the people,
a feeling of safety and the beauty of
the countryside. Another positive
element is the networking that occurs in
smaller communities. This strength was
balanced against the weakness of local
transportation and a need for increased
communication and advertising about
local events. Selkirk ESL students said
this lack of information and lack of
ability to get to these events without a
car isolated them from the community. A
large proportion of survey respondents
were unaware of available community
services, pointing to a need to make
these more widely known.
Support for businesses in the region
could be improved by more frequent
networking opportunities such as
Chamber of Commerce events. Many
comments were made about the need
to improve customer service in the
retail and services sectors in order to
make the community more attractive
to newcomers and increase repeat
business.
The perception of racism differed
slightly between those born in Canada
and First Nations or immigrants,
the latter groups feeling it slightly
more acutely. The most frequent
manifestation of perceived racism was
in the undervaluing of education, skills
or experience of immigrant workers.
Survey results regarding the length
of time workers anticipated staying in
the area (more or less than five years)
indicated that the region can attract
newcomers but can’t necessarily keep
them. The main reasons respondents
stated for not intending to live here
five years from now were the lack of
employment security and a desire for
big city amenities such as culture and
services.
New residents tend to come to the
area primarily from BC and Alberta,
especially Calgary and Vancouver.
Nelson and Castlegar received the
largest share of residents from these
communities. Canadians typically rated
their experience more positively than
immigrants. A majority of respondents
(75 percent) found out about the
area they lived in through personal
contacts, vacationing or having lived
here previously. Only 25 percent found
out about the area through websites, job
opportunities or the media. The most
common occupations for new residents
were in health care, education and
public administration.
Recommended actions from the
focus groups and survey responses
included the creation of an immigration
centre as a point of first contact and
information services; community
education of the value of immigrants
and newcomers to the local economy;
ambassador programs that match
newcomers with locals; a better
system of matching skilled workers to
local businesses; and other suggested
initiatives. For more information
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August 11, 2010 The Valley Voice
Logging underway in most contentious Slocan Park cutblock
by Jan McMurray
Logging operations were scheduled
to commence in the most sensitive
cutblock above Slocan Park on Monday,
despite the community’s efforts to delay
the logging until winter.
Water and terrain stability are the
community’s biggest concerns. The
cutblock is in a domestic watershed,
and includes an area where a landslide
occurred in 1997. The 1997 landslide
knocked a house on Lower Cunningham
Road right off its foundation.
At a meeting on July 29 at Slocan
Park Hall, Slocan Park CARE Society
members asked the licencee (Bill Kestell
from Porcupine Wood Products) and
the contractor (Steve Barabonoff from
CPS Investments) if they would delay
harvesting until local forester Herb
Hammond could do an assessment of
the block. Hammond also attended the
meeting, and said he could walk the
block in late August and have a written
report completed by mid-September.
Hammond, who has reviewed
the BCTS logging plan, told the
meeting attendees, “From the water
users’ perspective, there needs to be
a more precautionary approach than
demonstrated in this plan.”
Hammond also did a preliminary
field review of the block on July 2, and
describes some of his initial findings in a
letter to the society. In the letter, he says
that without more detailed planning and
mapping of the micro-terrain and water
features, logging activity will likely lead
to negative impacts on consumptive use
water resources. The letter states: “ In
order to achieve adequate protection
of water and soil, any logging on this
block needs to occur in the winter with
the protection of a strong, stable snow
pack.”
At the meeting, Carol Hill of the
society said, “We want Herb’s report –
that’s our way of being precautionary.
We’re seeing people in other areas
without a leg to stand on once their water
is gone. Once it’s too late, that’s it for the
people. It’s not worth the risk if we can
take the time to do the study.”
When society member Nelle Maxey
said the society wants time to deal
with “these serious issues relating to
landslides and groundwater,” Al Skakun
of BCTS said that from his point of view,
these issues had been dealt with in the
professional reports already done for
this block. However, he said the timing
of the logging was up to the licencee.
by Jan McMurray
With many concerns from the public
about the application made by Riley
McIntosh for a Licence of Occupation on
Crown land for his proposed mountain
bike tourism business, the RDCK board
has contacted the authorizing agency,
ILMB, to ask that public meetings be
held in affected communities around the
district. Affected communities include
Meadow Creek, Argenta, Johnson’s
Landing and Retallack in Area D; New
Denver, Silverton and Slocan in Area H;
and the Nelson area.
When contacted on August 6 to ask
if the public meetings would take place,
an ILMB spokesperson told the Valley
Voice: “We find it is more efficient and
cost-effective to solicit direct public
input through local advertisements.
We also gain better insights and more
detailed information that way. If the
RDCK wishes to organize a public
meeting and forward the input they
received to our attention, we would
certainly be happy to review it as part of
the application review process.”
McIntosh was issued two violation
tickets and a Stop Work Order in May of
last year. The tickets were for building
a trail on Crown land without authority
($115 fine) and cutting Crown timber
without authority ($173 fine). The fines
have not been paid. “If a tenure is offered,
it will not be finalized until all known
debts to government are paid in full,”
said the ILMB spokesperson.
Although the Stop Work Order
remains in place until the outcome of
McIntosh’s application for legal tenure
occupation is determined, the ILMB
received a complaint on July 9 of this
year that trail building was going ahead
in the vicinity of McIntosh’s Tunnel
Vision trail and his headquarters at the
Kokanee Falls development at Enterprise
Creek. A Compliance and Enforcement
Officer investigated the complaint, but
found it difficult to determine if new
construction had or had not occurred.
The officer interviewed McIntosh,
who denied any involvement. “We
are not actively pursuing additional
investigation or enforcement actions
at this time, pending a decision on Mr.
McIntosh’s tenure application, which is
expected by mid-September,” reported
the ILMB spokesperson.
When asked if “jumpstarting” his
application for tenure on Crown land
would jeopardize his proposal, the
spokesperson replied, “ ‘Jumpstarting’
and then taking steps to legitimize is not
an appropriate practice.”
Decision on mountain bike tourism
tenure expected in September
The Chibi Taiko drumming troupe from Vancouver performed on the street outside the
Nikkei Centre in New Denver on the evening of July 31. This performance was one of
the highlights of the centre’s commemorative celebration on the long weekend.
Kestell (licencee) said it would be up to
the contractor.
By the end of the meeting,
Barabonoff (contractor) said he would
consider delaying the Slocan Park
logging by moving to his next job in
Burton now, and then coming back to
Slocan Park in November. But, a week
later during a walk of the Slocan Park
cutblock on August 4, he told society
members that moving to Burton was
not feasible – it would be too costly to
move and come back, and there is no
accommodation available for his crew
at this time in the Burton area.
During the walk, Barabonoff and
Kestell explained all the changes they
intend to make to the harvesting plan.
Changes include: a 30-metre reserve
on either side of the 1997 slide area;
a reserve in the very steep northwest
pocket of the block; less road building;
a reduction in the number of landings
from seven to three or four; and overland
crossings made with logs, geotech fabric
and rock for subsurface streams instead
of installing culverts.
Community members and
Hammond feel the changes are “going
in the right direction,” but do not feel
they go far enough, especially for water
protection.
“While the slope/slide concerns
seem to be addressed, I don’t feel the
water courses were given the same
regard, and I do feel quite uncomfortable
about that,” said society member Craig
Sapriken after the August 4 walk.
Upon request of society members,
Kestell provided them with a map
showing the changes and a written
summary of the changes two days
after the walk, on August 6. Hammond
reviewed this documentation and has
made several suggestions on improving
the changes and incorporating more
changes into the plan. The society,
with Hammond’s help, was preparing a
letter of agreement over the weekend to
present to Kestell and Barabonoff early
this week.
“It’s too bad that Steve [Barabonoff]
and Bill [Kestell] did not take the
opportunity to move their operations
to Burton and start this one over again
and do it right,” said Hammond. “I
think it would have been a much better
step and an important precedent, to
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work with the water users. One of
the things I am disappointed to see
everywhere is a decline in responsibility
by government and more cooperation
between government and industry. I
find it sad that my profession doesn’t
take more initiative to work with
communities. Unfortunately, it’s normal
in forestry today that citizens, acting as
volunteers, have to bring to the attention
of professionals what is appropriate. I
give the Slocan Park CARE Society high
marks for the monitoring they’ve done.”
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Response to
Cathy Smith
Congratulations for not being
intimated by the bullies in the place
where you live. What started as a group
with lifestyle choices has morphed into
a self-righteous minority that claims to
speak for the majority. They insist on
imposing their views on others, using
the threat of lawsuits to intimidate those
who disagree.
It sounds like the plot of one of those
old Western movies where a small gang
of bullies threaten the townfolk into
compliance.
Ann Barkley
Trail
Slocan Lake needs
nutrient restoration
program
We need a nutrient restoration
program in Slocan Lake. Kootenay and
Arrow Lakes have a nutrient restoration
program that has helped give these
lakes a reasonable fishery. The dams on
our rivers spoiled the natural nutrients
provided by the spawning salmon.
The Gerrard trout planted at the
north end of Slocan Lake are preying on
the Kokanee (landlocked salmon) and
Rainbow trout. The natural balance of
the lake has been compromised.
The Slocan Lake Stewardship
Society, local Rod and Gun Clubs as well
as interested individuals, could lobby
for a nutrient restoration program to
encourage a better fishery. Powerboats,
canoes, rowboats or kayaks are all
fishing boats. A more vibrant fishery in
Slocan Lake would encourage visitors
to valley businesses and the Valhalla
Provincial Park.
Robert Barkley
Trail
Abuse of seniors
You always read articles on the
abuse of seniors, and it’s usually children
abusing their parents. Moreover, it’s
usually far enough away from this area
that it really doesn’t concern us. All I can
say is – it isn’t necessarily so.
I can point out instances right here
in Kaslo of grown, capable, good-fornothing children that are living on their
mother’s money and treating them like
dirt. The mother never has any money
because she has to give it to the kids so
they can live in the style to which they
would like to become accustomed, or to
support their habits, and then they treat
her worse than they would treat a slave.
You can report things like that until
you’re blue in the face, but you might
as well save your breath. Unless the
ladies in question will substantiate the
things you say, the authorities can do
absolutely nothing, and in most cases the
ladies in question are either too ashamed
to admit how their own flesh and blood
treat them, or else they’re too afraid of
the consequences, such as loss of contact
with grandchildren or actual physical
harm such as that type of ‘child’ is likely
to resort to.
Sometimes I feel frustrated that we
live in such a law-abiding over- governed
country. Otherwise we could handle the
situation without any outside help.
Jim Jennings
Kaslo
Drivers – yield
signs mean
slow down
I had the right-of-way on a
Village of New Denver street this
week, but fortunately I slowed
down as I came to a corner with
limited vision, because of a lady
walking her dog on a leash. I would
have been broadsided in my small
summer sports car, and hospitalized
or possibly dead, because of a driver
who sped through a yield sign.
PLEASE, slow down and take a
look both ways at yield signs. I feel
thankful to be here to write this letter.
Thank you.
Sally Lamare
New Denver
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vs. economy
We are a species – man, the
stupidest animal on earth. We alone can
understand what we are doing to our
earth. We alone know that to survive
we must cut our carbon footprint. To
do this, we seriously need to curtail our
use of fossil fuels.
Our government should be leading
the way. They are reluctantly trying,
with the Climate Change Accountability
Act, Bill C331. However, the Chamber
of Commerce has decided that Bill
C331 must die in the Senate, “as
it is a threat to Canada’s economic
competitiveness.” They have said that
cutting emissions would impose great
costs on the Canadian economy. One
has to wonder if they have considered
the alternative.
Why are the governments doing
so little? Coal is the worst fuel for
producing carbon. We shouldn’t be
using it. We aren’t in BC but we are
mining it and selling coal to anyone
who wants it, like China. “Thanks to a
rebound in international coal prices,”
we now have three major mining
areas. Two new mines have opened
in Tumbler Ridge and the original
Quintet is to reopen. Then there is the
Elk Valley and one mine further north
that requires 1,000 employees. But they
will bring in lots of money!
E. Irene Varty
Winlaw
observers in many locations around
the northern hemisphere. Here it has
caused variable but substantial damage
every spring since. What brought
about this population explosion is a
mystery. Warmer winters, as with the
pine beetle, may have something to do
with it; the huge outbreak this spring
does follow a mild El Niño winter.
My own hunch is that the decline in
insect-eating migrant birds in recent
years has removed a key check on
moth populations.
A second puzzle is what the moths
do in their spare time. They emerge
from their cocoons at the end of June
and disappear. Elsewhere, several
generations a year are reported, with
the moths of the last generation overwintering as adults. Here, I have never
seen any evidence of even a second
generation, but is hard to imagine that
these tiny moths survive all summer to
hibernate and emerge in such numbers
the following spring.
A last question is why this
massive outbreak has not attracted
any attention from biologists. I have
not been able to find any reports about
this leaf miner in BC. One reason is no
doubt that it occurs in a remote area
of the province – i.e. not the Lower
Mainland or the Okanagan. Another
reason is that it does not impact
commercial timber or orchards. Still,
it is doing in the birches over a wide
area, not to mention backyard fruit
trees, so it would seem worthy of
study.
Tony Netting
Fauquier
rollers’ (Valley Voice, June 30)
needs some clarification. The bug
responsible for the damage to birch
trees and nearby fruit trees in much of
the West Kootenays is not a leaf roller,
but a leaf miner – specifically, as best I
can determine, Lyonetia prunifoliella
(aka speculella). It occurs worldwide throughout the north temperate
latitudes, attacking birches, but also
apple, plum-cherry, and hawthorn.
The adult is a tiny slender
night-flying moth about 5 mm long.
It deposits its eggs singly inside
emerging leaves. The larvae feed
entirely within the leaf, so Bt is not
likely to be of much use, nor is any
other organic control.
In our area, this pest first showed
up about 20 years ago. About the
same time, it came to the attention of
And yet again, the BC
government is meeting with the
Ktunaxa (Kootenay) First Nation
to convince and coerce them
into accepting some contrived
compensation package that will
allow the proposed Jumbo Glacier
Resort and Real Estate Development
to occupy (for 99+ years) their sacred
space called the Jumbo Valley area.
Let us send our message of
support for the Ktunaxa to continue,
in perpetuity, as the rightful stewards
of Sacred Jumbo to:
Kevin Krueger, Min. of Tourism,
Culture and the Arts, PO Box 9071 Stn. Prov. Gov., Victoria, B.C. V8W
9E2; email: [email protected].
And further to the subject, here
are some quotes I’ve compiled:
“This land is like the sacred inner
More on bugs
damaging birch
In support of
and fruit trees
The recent report about ‘leaf sacred Jumbo
The Valley Voice August 11, 2010
chamber of a church. This land was
granted to us by a power greater
than a person can explain. This land
is sacred. To us, it is unthinkable to
give up control over our sacred lands
to non-Hopis. We have no way to
express exchange of sacred lands for
money. The Hopi have never given
authority to anyone to dispose of our
lands, our heritage and our religion
for any price.” (Hopi Religious
Leaders Statement)
“The wondrous workings of the
natural world include epiphanies,
flashes of the ecstatic and the
intuitive. The land itself at times,
reveals qualities that can only be
described as sacred.” (David Suzuki
and Peter Knudtson, biologists)
“People sometimes accuse me of
being a mystic about the influences
of the mountains. Perhaps I am.
I devoutly believe that there are
emanations from them, intangible
but very real, which elevate the mind
and purify the spirit.” (JB Harkin,
Canadian Parks Commissioner,
1911-1936)
“To the west is Edziza, the sacred
Mountain of the Tahltan people.”
(Wade Davis, Canadian philosopher
and author)
“The spiritual value of
wilderness is often overlooked. I
find the mountains a very spiritual
experience.” (Eva Durance,
Canadian mountaineer)
“Sacred space is a place where
human beings find manifestations of
divine power, where they experience
a sense of connectedness to the
universe. There, in some special way,
spirit is present to them.” (J Donald
Hughes, Metis author, Cross Cultural
Definition)
“The quickest way to the universe
is through a forest wilderness.” (H
David Thoreau)
“Modern man, the world eater,
respects no space and no thing green
or furred as sacred. The March of
Machines has entered his blood.”
(Loren Eiseley, anthropologist)
“Eco psychologists are detecting
in people evidence of an unspoken
grieving for the great environmental
losses the world is suffering. Surely
inflicting irreversible damage on
the biosphere is seen to be the
most obvious kind of craziness.”
(Psychology Today - May/June
2001)
Rowena Eloise, West Kootenay
Coalition for Jumbo Wild
Argenta
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LETTERS
August 11, 2010 The Valley Voice
Fire interface plan Capitalist myths: Seeing the
Newberry vs. Pratt forest through
not so effective
In his response to my letter, Mr. Pratt
Small scale salvage/single tree
selective harvesting is far more effective quotes an opinion poll to support his the trees
in reducing forest fire fuels than the
implementation of the ‘fire interface
plan,’ which is the subject of two
articles in the July 28 Valley Voice (pp.
7 and 15).
Small scale salvage/single tree
selective harvesting creates small trails,
which allow access for water tanks,
fire pumps, and tools in order to fight
fires. Salvage/selective harvesting also
creates trails for hikers and mountain
bike enthusiasts. The current policies
do not support this.
I have been active in salvage
harvesting for 25 years and have had
many setbacks, as the policies in place
are set up to support the clearcutting
practices of large corporations.
My letter regarding forest fire
prevention published in the Valley Voice
(June 2010) received only one expression
of support from a local resident. The fire
interface project demands tax dollars
from our community. There is zero
timber revenue from this plan. Small
scale salvage/single tree selective
harvesting is productive and reduces
fires far more efficiently.
The practice of single tree selective
harvesting was implemented 60 years
ago on the flats above New Denver,
Hills, across the lake, and generally
throughout the valley; this practice
has been eliminated. We would not be
experiencing the problem of forest fire
fuels if single tree selective harvesting
(which included small scale salvage) had
not been phased out as large companies
moved in 40 or 50 years ago.
The fire interface plan for New
Denver addresses small areas around
New Denver only; the majority of the
forest is not being addressed.
The threat of devastating forest fires
is imminent. Small scale salvage/single
tree selective harvesting substantially
reduces this danger.
We need to come together as a
community and demand that our forests
be protected and that our firefighters are
able to gain easy access, as well as local
residents and tourists for recreation.
Peter Kabel made an excellent point in
the July 28 Valley Voice: “The People
should lead and the Government will
follow.” The community of New Denver
could set the example regarding policy
change.
Forest fires continue to destroy
our forest resources and threaten our
lives. Resulting slides from forest fires
are continuously evident. Small scale
salvage/single tree selective harvesting
helps to prevent this.
Are we going to allow forest fires to
burn our homes and threaten our lives?!
Write to your provincial Minister of
Forests ([email protected]), the
premier ([email protected]) and the
prime minister (fax: (613) 941-6900) to
promote policy change and support for
small scale salvage/single tree selective
harvesting.
Ron Huss
New Denver
contention that a free market economy
benefits all people. The problem is,
opinion polls tell us something of
people’s beliefs but nothing accurate
about the subject matter itself. For
instance, 50% of Americans still believe
Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass
destruction, and tens of millions in the
US don’t believe dinosaurs existed
because they aren’t mentioned in the
bible.
As regards poverty rates, China
has achieved its progress by a mixture
of capitalism and strong government
intervention. A lot of poor Chinese have
left the paddy fields and moved to an
anthill of foreign-owned sweatshops.
The cost off the books is frightening
– China is going through its resources
at an alarming rate, and polluting its
environment like there’s no tomorrow.
One day soon there won’t be. “Falling
feels like flying – for a while.”
It’s true that Venezuela’s household
poverty rate went up by 10.3% from
1999 to the first quarter of 2004, but it
was down from the 1999 figure by 4.9%
by the second half of 2005. The reason
for this is that the CIA-fomented oil
strike and attempted coup of 2002-2003
led to a short-term economic depression
affecting the first figure, but there was
strong recovery by the second date.
There are “lies, damn lies and statistics”
(possibly Charles Wentworth Dilke.)
The US and other capitalist countries
cannot allow a country that puts its
people first to succeed. First they try
bribery of high officials, then economic
sabotage, then a coup (see Confessions
of an Economic Hit Man - Perkins.) If
all these fail, the country is suddenly
known to be harbouring terrorists or
working on a nuclear bomb, and must
be thoroughly bombed, invaded, and
restructured to a capitalist economy.
Capitalist shills like Mr. Pratt like
to suggest that the only alternative
to a capitalist corporate state is some
dictatorial hell hole like North Korea
or Zimbabwe. They carefully ignore
the North European socialist countries,
which, according to a 2009 poll, are the
best run and have the happiest people.
The US, mecca of capitalism, doesn’t
even rate in the top ten.
As regards the benefits for all
people of a free market, one might ask
the ex-rice farmers of Haiti. Haitian
farmers used to grow all the rice for
Haiti, until that country was forced
to open its doors to a free market.
Along came shiploads of foreign and
subsidized agribusiness rice for sale
at less than the locals could grow
it, thus putting them out of business
permanently. A new captive market
for the multinational corporation, and
the death of self-sufficiency in rice
production in Haiti. Repeat this example
1,000 times around the world with
minor variations, and you start to get
the picture.
Keith Newberry
Slocan
I feel the need to respond to a letter
written in the last edition because my
name was referred to a number of times
in a somewhat negative context. The
letter referenced the logging in Slocan
Park and was of the opinion that the
role of the CARE Society and myself
in monitoring the progress is a waste
of time and not required. I would like
to quote a few excerpts and offer an
opinion.
Quote: “We have seen additional
dust control on our road to reflect extra
traffic. Additional dust control was
done on the last 100 metres of private
access road, to minimize the impact on
neighbours who live directly opposite
the locked gate.”
The letter seemed to imply that
this was done out of the goodness of
someone’s heart when in fact it was
the CARE Society that lobbied and
was successful in getting the Ministry
of Transport through YRB to put extra
dust control measures in place on “all”
non-paved public roads that would see
logging truck traffic. It was the CARE
Society that respectfully asked BCTS to
apply dust control on the private road;
they considered it to be a reasonable
request and complied.
Quote: “The Kabels and the CARE
Society have cried wolf one too many
times.”
The society members and I are only
up there observing and reporting what
we see and to make sure that all parties
live up to the requirements set out in
the site plans and geotechnical reports.
All of our publicly reported deficiencies
and issues can be substantiated by
BCTS site reports. I fail to see this as
“crying wolf.”
Quote: “I suspect the loggers are
growing tired of the Kabels and the
CARE Society. I know I am.”
The only time we have entered the
logging site during operations is with
BCTS during their site inspections.
We are all respectful of each other and
have had many healthy discussions,
not always to do with logging. But
remember, we are not up there for a
social visit.
Quote: “There have been no major
issues. But you won’t hear that from
the Kabels or the Slocan Park CARES
and if that is your main source of
information regarding this logging, I
understand why you might think the
sky is falling.”
There have been no major issues
as of yet, agreed, but there have
been issues. We have had a hand in
identifying them and an influence as to
how they have been dealt with. From
the feedback I get, the majority of the
community appreciates the fact that
we are up there putting the effort in. If
the author of the letter is tired of us and
believes that the reports given somehow
imply that “the sky is falling,” his best
bet is to not look out the window.
Peter Kabel
Slocan Park
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A reply to Roger
Pratt, champion
of capitalism
Suppose a democracy chose
its rulers, but only half the demos
participated in the choice? Are the BC
results legitimate? Apparently so. But
to change the voting system, get rid of
FPTP? 57.5 % of votes are not sufficient
(that is the amount that STV won in
2005, in case readers forget.)
Victorious BC Premier Campbell
said May 12, 2009 that “British
Columbians don’t want politics that
divide region against region, or class
against class – if there even is such
a thing in BC any more.” A very
penetrating thing to say, right to the heart
of traditional socialist views of politics.
Stop whining about the death of
the socialist alternative to capitalism;
my side lost. No less an expert than the
50-billion-dollar man, Warren Buffett,
said it: “There is a class war, and my
side is winning.” Who would argue with
success like his?
Three revolutions gave Canada
democracy – the American, the French,
and the English. Violence and the threat
of violence attended the birth of each.
We had a failed violent revolution in
1837/38. England enfranchised ever
more in 1832, 1867, and 1885. Ireland
and India fought England to win freedom
from Empire. Women fought for votes;
suffragettes died, many were wounded.
Violence had effect.
Canada helped save democracy in
1914/18 against the Germans, so we’re
taught in history books and November
11 memorials, and again in 1939/45.
European democracy was not doing well
between those wars, and revolutions of
the Fascists, Nazis, Bolsheviks, Falange
and totalitarian systems in East and South
Europe showed not all peoples thought
liberalism was best. But, from 1946
to the ’90s the prestige of democracy
on the Anglo-American model rode
high. The Soviets lost their empire.
Marxism died. Democracy came again
to east Europe, even South America.
Markets blossomed. Socialism is not
on anyone’s agenda in our democratic
world, liberalism in the mode of freemarket capitalism, rule of law, private
enterprise, corporate organization as
basis of earning livelihood, has won
acceptance by all humanity. Why ask
for alternative visions? The salvation of
capitalism by actions of governments, by
infusions of incomprehensible trillions
into banks and corporations, hasn’t
created revolutionaries. In 1934, fear of
socialism made rich nations use State
plans to generate jobs. Fear unemployed
workers now? No way. What new
system could they want?
Twelve trillion and counting in bailouts... Unthinkable to inject few billions
into UN programs for fighting AIDS/
poverty in Africa (ask Stephen Lewis.)
Now, trillions in bail-out loans. Does
our government own banks, etc., now
they’ve saved them? Public ownership
of capitalist firms: is this ‘communism’?
Meanwhile, we’re fat from too much
food. Food crises loom elsewhere;
one billion go to sleep hungry and the
number rises.
There’s nothing better than liberalcapitalist democracy. Vote, or not, we
enjoy the best. Why revolutionize it – it
ain’t broke. I wish I felt like a winner.
Mr. Pratt obviously does.
Charles Jeanes
Nelson
Logging in Queens Bay
watershed is wrong
Queens Bay Townsite was planted
in apple orchards by the Brits 100 years
ago to export gourmet fruit to England
for their Christmas festivals. Today the
old trees still stand, providing a serene
setting along with fruit for eating,
juicing, or trade to their caretakers.
This benchland that the small village
is located on is in the agricultural land
reserve, a rare thing for this part of BC
and a much needed resource for those of
us striving to become food sustainable.
This area has a history of water
problems, starting with the original
settlers who set up their farms shortly
after a major forest fire had burned
through the West Arm, leaving the
hillside parched in the summers. There
are stories of the ‘water wars’ amongst
neighbours, people ‘riding shotgun’ on
the shared pickup in Aylmer Creek to
protect their flume’s flow to irrigate their
young trees. As the forest renewed, so
did the creek’s water.
During the late ’70s, just before we
arrived, logging started on the hillside
above the village. For years following,
there was so much silt and rock in the
streams, but especially in Aylmer Creek,
that during the summers it was tough to
pick up the meager quantity of water.
Infighting started among the licencees,
finally culminating in acrimonious court
action. Over the 30 years that I have
lived and farmed here, the correlation
between the forests regenerating above
us and steadier water supply, along with
relaxed neighbours, is obvious.
Now after years of ‘negotiations,’
Porcupine Wood Products of Ymir has
the ‘legal right’ to log the headwaters
of Aylmer Creek – a mature spongy
area never roaded before. This is a
repudiation of process, as well as
ignorant, unwholistic forestry. But the
Ministry of Forests is mandated to cut
trees, not protect water. This is wrong,
terribly wrong and must stop.
Our national, provincial and
regional governments are trying to
come to terms with changing climate,
peak oil, the need to manage water
resources in a more sustainable way,
and filthy rich industrial lobby groups
that want business to carry on as usual.
It seems evident to me that citizens need
to band together and demand either a
change in the way the MoF is legally
structured or create another agency
that has greater power for water and
human rights.
As the saying goes: ‘You wouldn’t
let a sugar crazed teenager manage
the family candy shop.’ So why do we
allow the MoF to have power over our
watersheds, our lives?
Claudette Burton
Queens Bay Townsite
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SLOCAN VALLEY
Slocan Lake Dance Camp growing steadily
by Jan McMurray
The sixth annual Slocan Lake
Dance Camp, held July 22-25 at Bosun
Hall in New Denver, attracted about
80 people.
As well as people from the
Kootenay region, dance camp
participants came from Calgary, Grand
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couple from Colorado, who “stumbled
upon” the event while travelling
through the area.
Over the four days, classes were
offered in foxtrot, waltz, quickstep,
swing, tango, cha cha, samba, and
salsa. Every evening, there was a
social dance at the hall, where people
could put into practise what they
learned during the workshops.
Organizer Fran Wallis, from
Silverton, is very pleased with the
steady growth of the dance camp over
its first six years.
Wallis says the idea for the dance
camp was originally “very self serving.
I wanted to bring teachers here so I
could learn from them. And because
I live in paradise and everyone wants
to come here, it wasn’t a hard sell.”
Wallis has since gotten certification
as a teacher, and has been conducting
dance classes periodically throughout
the year in New Denver. She also
taught at the dance camp for the first
time this year. In past years, she has
been so busy doing the organizing
that she has not had time to teach
during the camp. This year, there
were five instructors, including Wallis.
Instructors came from Kelowna,
Calgary and Cranbrook.
Wallis says this type of dance is
“super healthy” on more than one
level. “It’s a cardio workout – it’s a
good way to keep physically fit,” she
says, adding that there is no alcohol
or drugs involved. Also, she says it’s
a healthy way to meet people. “It’s
dynamic, cooperative play – someone
leads and someone follows, but it has
to be cooperative.”
Wallis also believes that this
type of dance is very healthy for the
relationship between men and women.
“The relationship between men and
women is at the core of our society,
and in my opinion, men and women
are not listening to one another. This
is an environment where men and
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women have to listen to one another
and cooperate, because each plays
a part.”
A little later this month, some
friends of Wallis’ are coming to New
Denver and will do an Argentine tango
performance and workshop. Email
Wallis at [email protected] to sign
up for the workshop.
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August 11, 2010 The Valley Voice
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Artist Barbara Maye featured at Studio Connexion during August
by Art Joyce
Nakusp artist Barbara Maye’s
exhibition entitled Llunio will be
featured from August 3-29 at Studio
Connexion in Nakusp, which will
be open during the Columbia Basin
Culture Tour on August 14 and 15
from 10 am to 5 pm. Llunio takes
an unconventional approach to the
study of the female figure intended
to provoke thought about society’s
view of feminine beauty.
The paintings have had a long
evolution, and undergone many
transformations over the years.
Llunio is a Welsh word meaning
form, to take shape, or fabricate; it
can be active or passive, meaning
one can form or be formed. Maye
says the poses she’s chosen are
consciously designed to be different
than the traditional poses used in
portraying the female body, yet
still reflect the beauty of the form.
The fragmented female is closely
observed in a series of stretches
aimed at releasing limitations,
tension and emotion in what for
women is often a heavily loaded
subject.
“It’s a female perception of
the self, whether we look at it as
something we can do something
about or we can’t. The intention is to
reveal that the light and shadow side
of ourselves are in perfect harmony.
The series honours the journey that
questions how women are perceived,
both from my matrilineal heritage
and cultural influences.”
The matrilineal side of Maye’s
family is Welsh, so she changed her
family name to reflect that heritage.
She says the women in her family
didn’t like the way they looked, so
she wanted to change that view. “I
always want to honour the women
in my family, and question inherited
ideas of self. We’re oppressed by
this idea that beauty is what’s on the
outside.”
Maye wanted to emulate oils
but use something less toxic, so
she chose acrylics. The texture is
rendered specifically on the bodies
in the images, using a molding paste
that makes it appear as if oils are
Barbara Mayes’ exhibition, Llunio, takes an unconventional approach to the study of
the female figure intended to provoke thought about society’s view of feminine beauty.
Nakusp’s new Emergency Services Building, which will house the fire hall, ambulance station and Search & Rescue, is
coming along nicely. This week, the roof will be finished and the siding will start going up.
Glacier Creek Awareness Day
submitted
Glacier Creek Awareness Day will
be held on August 24 at Rainbow’s End
Ranch to support the protection of these
sacred waters. Everyone is invited to
attend.
An independent power project is
proposed for Glacier Creek, and has
faced significant opposition.
Earlier this year, water was taken
from Glacier Creek and blessed at an
international gathering of aboriginal
leaders at Lillooet in June. On August
24, there will be a ceremony to return
the blessed water to the creek. Bring
food, water and instruments for a potluck
and jam.
To get to Rainbow’s End Ranch,
follow Hwy 31 north of Kaslo to the
Duncan Forest Service Road. Go 10 km
along the Duncan River Forest Service
Road, then 5 km up Glacier Creek Road.
being used. The original paintings on
the canvases were abstracts but these
have been painted over, with some
layers showing through. The layering
of the paintings is a reflection of the
progression of time and growth, and
the layers that a person builds up
over time. In the past she’s used trees
as a mirror of the self, as expressed
in the layers of tree rings. A number
of major life changes occurred while
Maye was working on the series,
causing a diversion into sculpting
and welding in recent years.
“Working 3-D for awhile actually
made me a better 2-D artist. It feels
really good to be painting again.”
During the Columbia Basin
Culture Tour on August 14 and 15
from 10 am to 5 pm, people can
drop by Studio Connexion to see
Llunio and they can also visit Maye
at her studio at 302 5th Street NW
in Nakusp. Maye will be having a
collaborative painting event, where
anyone who visits can add their
brushstroke to the canvas. Maye
will also be offering demonstrations
in drawing based on the class she
teaches, as well as a painting lesson
in acrylics.
For more information see
www.barbaramaye.com or www.
cbculturetour.com, which has
individual artist pages for those
included on the tour.
Studio Connexion is located at
203 Fifth Avenue in Nakusp, and has
regular open hours from Wednesday
to Sunday 12-4 pm.
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COMMUNITY
The Valley Voice August 11, 2010
Drug and alcohol prevention program piloted in West Kootenay schools
submitted
Seven West Kootenay
schools have benefited from a
locally developed program for
drug and alcohol prevention.
Grades 4-7 students at
Nakusp Elementary, Lucerne,
Brent Kennedy, Crawford
Bay, Trafalgar, Robson and
Glenmerry Elementary were
involved in the program last
year, and will continue next
school year. After that, continued
funding support for the program
is uncertain.
“I believe this program
helps the students, parents and
the community to start talking
about sensitive issues like drugs
and alcohol with the youth,”
says program leader, Bonnie
Lundmark.
The program was developed
by Freedom Quest, a regional
services provider for youth
and families throughout the
Kootenays.
In 2009, Freedom Quest
received funding from Columbia
Basin Trust to build and
implement a pilot drug and
alcohol prevention program for
grade 5 students. In February
2010, the program started being
implemented in the schools. Two
schools were chosen from each
of the three school districts in the
West Kootenays (8, 10 and 20).
“Due to the demand for
the program, we decided to
include grades 4-7 students
in the workshops,” explains
Lundmark.
The program involves an
initial meeting with parents and
teachers, three workshops in the
classroom, and a final meeting
with parents and students, where
the youth can show their parents
what they know.
“The program has had
a great response from all the
communities so far,” says
Lundmark. “It is amazing the
level of knowledge the students
have about all of the different
substances.”
However, she also points
out that some of the students’
knowledge about drug and
alcohol is coming from TV
shows such as Trailer Park
Boys, and from movies and
songs, and is not always accurate
information. “The program
helps de-bunk any myths about
substances,” says Lundmark.
Freedom Quest has offices
in Nelson, Castlegar and Trail,
with workers in Nakusp,
Kaslo, Salmo and Grand Forks.
The organization provides
services such as prevention,
education, drug and alcohol
counseling, outreach, support,
substance abuse management,
day treatment, hospital liaison,
family support, FAS and
complex disorder support.
For more information about
the program, contact Lundmark
at [email protected]. For more
information about Freedom
Quest, contact the main office
in Castlegar at 250-304-2676
or 1-877-304-2676.
by Jan McMurray
The new South Slocan
water system is scheduled to go
online this week, but “no one in
the community that I’m aware
of is jumping up and down
with joy,” says Peter Wood,
chair of the local South Slocan
Commission of Management
for the water system. “We’re not
overjoyed that we’re going to get
chlorinated water, and it’s going
to cost us two or three times
more than before,” he said. “A
lot of us came here because the
water was so good –untreated and
chlorine-free. As far as we were
concerned, that was great.”
South Slocan’s water source
is a spring. With samples showing
bacteria in the water, the system
was on Boil Water Advisory for
many years. However, South
Slocan residents generally did
not boil their water and no one
got sick.
In 2003, drinking water
regulations became stricter,
requiring water at risk of
containing pathogens to be
treated. IH started cracking
down on systems on Boil Water
Advisory.
The community of South
Slocan, with the RDCK, which
owns the water system, came
up with a plan to upgrade the
system. Unfortunately, the people
of South Slocan voted down that
plan in a petition process by a
very narrow margin. So, for the
first time in BC, Interior Health
ordered the RDCK to upgrade
the system, with or without the
community’s consent.
“When the laws changed, the
IHA and RDCK were not happy,”
says Wood. “RDCK was liable,
so because of all that, we get
stuck with a big bill and better
water in some people’s eyes – but
not ours.”
The upgrade includes a water
treatment plant and a new water
tank. The plant will treat the
water with filtration, ultraviolet
light and slight chlorine residual
to kill any bacteria in the water
pipes. The new water reservoir
is a bolted steel tank with glazed
enamel lining. The old steel water
tank is still part of the system,
so the new tank has doubled the
community’s storage capacity.
On Wednesday, August
11, the water piping system is
scheduled for hyperchlorination,
to disinfect the pipes prior to
bringing the new system online.
submitted by Marilyn Boxwell
Nakusp area residents
welcomed a golden opportunity
to learn more about the Royal
Canadian Legion and the
resources made available to
veterans, their families and their
community in general, when
Nakusp’s Branch #20 hosted an
open house on August 7.
This occasion served to
celebrate the major renovations
which have been done to the
Legion Hall, and upgrades to
the lounge and office space. The
active organizing committee
which carried out this impressive
task included Ken Dickson, Ken
Williams, Lloyd Dennis, Dale
Weatherhead, Andy Desaunoy
and Rene Bruneau.
Since the Royal Canadian
Legion’s original inception
in 1926, which took place in
Winnipeg, it is recognized as
being the largest of the numerous
other veterans organizations
which exist in Canada, with a
current membership of over
358,000. Branch #20 is an active
part of a broad based network of
Legions which have been formed
throughout many communities
stretching out across the nation.
Locally, a large number
of community organizations
depend heavily on the financial
support and encouragement
which Branch #20 members
and other volunteers provide
on an ongoing basis, through
its various fundraising efforts,
with proceeds being turned
back to the community. This
support continues to make it
possible, especially during
these resource-limited times,
to continue to maintain much
needed community programs and
services, which play an important
role in ensuring a high quality of
life enjoyed by area citizens.
For further information
concerning the benefits of Legion
membership, call the Branch
#20 office or leave a message at
265-3033.
South Slocan residents to get treated water this week
Nakusp Legion holds open house
COMMUNITY
August 11, 2010 The Valley Voice
Kaslo’s Water Street concept plan goes to the public
by Jan McMurray
A concept plan for Water Street
was on display at the August 7 Kaslo
Saturday Market so that members of the
public could provide their input.
At the end of the market day,
Councillor Frary said the public
viewpoints varied widely. Generally
speaking, visitors to Kaslo want to
have the street beautifully landscaped
for pedestrians only, while local people
want to maximize parking on the street.
However, he said most people could see
that the plan is a compromise between
the two viewpoints.
The plan calls for two-way traffic
and two lanes on Water Street, as the
street is a loading zone, and vehicles
must be able to travel around the delivery
trucks while they are unloading.
About 25 parallel parking spaces
are shown on the plan, all along the
lake (north) side of the street. Currently,
there is perpendicular parking, which
provides 40-50 spaces. However,
keeping perpendicular parking, or
creating diagonal parking, would leave
no room for the lakeside walkway and
landscaping features, which are the main
point of the project – the provincial
LocalMotion grant that will fund the
project is for pedestrian infrastructure.
However, parking was a main concern of
the public at the market. Frary feels that
a parking study is in order, to find ways
of optimizing parking in the village. “I
think we could pick up the loss,” he said.
The curb line is 32 feet out from the
property line on the businesses (south)
side of the street. A boulevard (three to
four feet wide) lies between the curb and
the lakeside walkway. The walkway is a
cement sidewalk (six feet wide), just like
the one that has recently been put in at
the cenotaph, and follows a straight line
parallel to the street.
On the lake side of the sidewalk,
there will be landscaping features such
as low flowering shrubs. These will not
block the view of the lake and are fairly
low maintenance. The plan also shows
picnic tables and benches installed
intermittently along the lake side of the
walkway, and two lookouts. Unlike the
original plan done by Lees & Associates
for the LocalMotion grant application,
the lookouts are not cantilevered and
jutting out over the bank. This is because
an engineering study was done on the
lakeside bank as part of this project,
and the recommendation is to keep
development back from the edge of
the bank.
The plan also shows crosswalks
for pedestrians crossing the street at
Front Street Park, the cenotaph and the
laundromat.
The first phase of the project will
include installing the curb and gutter
and the sidewalk, as well as some
landscaping features. Over time, picnic
submitted by Erika Bird
On Saturday, August 14, come
and celebrate Kaslo’s anniversary at
the Kemball Memorial Centre Garden.
Kaslo was incorporated as a
city on this date in 1893. It’s hard to
imagine the contagious explosion of
pride, energy and sheer hard work that
motivated the men and women of 117
years ago to declare a city in such a
remote wilderness – but it is fodder for
some amazing tales with a touch of the
ridiculous and magnificent.
George McCuaig, local musician
and author of Kaslo: the first 100
years, has written a song that tells the
story of this tumultuous time. Hear
the world premiere of this song after
the cutting of the birthday cake this
Saturday afternoon. You’ll know it’s
cake cutting time when you hear the
Village Hall bells ring.
If you have a heritage style outfit,
this is your chance to pull it out of the
trunk and party like it’s 1899! There
will be punch to drink, a BBQ by
donation, a big salad (bring something
from your garden to add to it) as well
as a really big cake. Young and old
are invited to take the microphone
and share their memories whenever
the urge takes them. If you have
something written down and are shy
to speak, pass your story to someone
who isn’t.
The party takes place between 1
and 4 pm, Saturday, August 14. All
donations will help to fund Kaslo’s
Communities in Bloom program.
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Birthday party for Kaslo at Kemball Garden on August 14
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tables, benches and the lookouts can be
put in. The longer term work will include
underground wiring on the south side
of the street, and then paving the street.
The curb and gutter job will be
contracted out, and the Village crew
will install the sidewalk and do the
landscaping. Comments from the
public will be discussed at an upcoming
Development Services Committee
meeting before the plan is finalized.
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VILLAGE OF
NEW DENVER
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BYLAW NO. 650, 2010 AND BYLAW NO. 651, 2010
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115 SLOCAN AVENUE , NEW DENVER, BC
7:00 P.M. TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010
Pursuant to Sections 890 and 892 of the Local Government Act,
a public hearing will be held to consider the following bylaws
of the Village of New Denver: “Village of New Denver Official
Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 650, 2010” and “Village of New Denver Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 651, 2010”.
The purpose of Bylaw 650 is to amend the land use designation
for the following lands:
1.
Amend Schedule “B” of Bylaw No. 611, 2007 by amending the land use designation for the following lands from
“Public & Institutional” to “Single Family Residential”:
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The Suzuki Valhalla Institute held its sixth summer music program in New Denver/Silverton during the first week of
August. Rayan Duerichen of New Denver participated in the program for the second year in a row.
Upgrades planned for
Kaslo campground
by Jan McMurray
Kaslo council plans to expand and
upgrade the municipal campground, and
Mayor Lay was on hand at the August
7 Saturday market to let the public
know about the project. The plan is to
build 12 additional sites, for a total of
30. Currently, there are 18 campsites at
the facility. A new washroom building,
to replace the existing one, is also part
of the plan.
Break and enter at Kaslo
liquor store
by Jan McMurray
Kaslo’s liquor store was broken into
during the very early morning hours
of Sunday, August 8. A good quantity
of alcohol was stolen. Suspects gained
entrance by smashing the large front
pane window, leaving a big mess of
broken glass on the sidewalk and inside
the store. The window was boarded up
immediately and will be replaced on
Thursday. Anyone with information is
asked to call the Kaslo RCMP at 250353-2225 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800222-8470 (TIPS).
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The purpose of Bylaw 651 is to amend the land use zoning for
the following lands:
2.
Amend Schedule B of Bylaw No. 612, 2007 by rezoning
the following lands from “P2 – Public & Institutional” to
“R1 – Single & Two Family Residential”:
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Kootenay Land District
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VILLAGE OF
NEW DENVER
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Village of New Denver would like to remind residents of
the problems that can arise during the summer months with
bears coming into the village. Residents are requested to
refrain from putting out garbage prior to 6:00 a.m. on garbage
collection day, unless it is in bear proof containers. If you have
an over abundance of fruit in your yard that is not going to be
used, please contact the Community Fruit Harvesting Project
at 250-358-7225
The above is a synopsis of the proposed bylaw and is not
deemed to be an interpretation of the bylaw. Copies of the
aforementioned bylaws may be inspected at the Village of New
Denver Municipal Office, New Denver, BC, between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays, Sundays and
Holidays, from the date of this notice to the 31st day of August,
2010.
Carol Gordon, CMC
Administrator
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KASLO JAZZFEST
The Valley Voice August 11, 2010
The Moving Mosaic Samba Band wove through the festival grounds, drumming and dancing and delighting the crowd.
All Tambura Rasa band members gave high-energy, high-calibre
performances, but violinist Michael Fraser deserves special mention.
Promising local guitarist and singer, 15-year-old Tenise Trueman of
Argenta, played on the festival grounds in between main stage acts.
Arsen Shomakhov, originally from Russia and now living in BC,
played some very upbeat blues and jazz.
Spyro Gyra blew the crowd away. What a finale to the festival!
Tambura Rasa put on a great show, complete with flamenco and samba dancers.
August 11, 2010 The Valley Voice
KASLO JAZZFEST
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The kids had lots to do, including getting their faces painted by the super talented Yvonne Boyd of Argenta.
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Camilo Nu Band impressed the crowd with amazing flamenco guitar playing and wonderful Latin jazz sounds.
Ruthie Foster headlined Kaslo Jazzfest’s Friday night with her trademark
blues-gospel sound and a clear, soulful voice that could peel paint without
stretching a lung.
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The Valley Voice August 11, 2010
Locavores’ 100 Mile Potluck planned for Vallican Whole
submitted
That wonderful time of abundance
is here again, and here comes that
joyous event that is all about everything
local: The Locavores’ Feast (aka
the 100 Mile Potluck). On Saturday
August 14, join your friends, family
and neighbours at the Vallican Whole
Community Centre for this semiannual celebration of local culture and
cuisine. Things get underway in the
early afternoon, so plan to get there
early.
This year the Whole is also
participating in the Columbia Basin
Cultural Tour, starting on Saturday
and continuing through Sunday, with
a fine array of art and artists in place
for both days.
The Locavores’ Feast is, of course,
the heart of this event. Bring a giant
potluck dish prepared as much as
possible from local ingredients. Raid
your trees and gardens, and if you
don’t grow food yourself, here’s your
chance to go to the Farmers’ Market
and support our local growers.
The potluck, ably coordinated by
Delaine Hird and a crew of willing
helpers, will start setting up at 5 pm;
dinner will be ready at 6 pm. Admission
is by donation and a potluck item.
Local musicians will be performing
starting around 1:30 in the afternoon.
Delaine and Gene Hird and the everpopular Highwater group will delight
their fans old and new. Oly and Terry
will get your feet tapping, Cedar
DeBruyn will make music you won’t
forget, and Sophia Gray’s amazing
voice will lift you up and send a sweet
tremor right through all seven chakras.
And that’s not all – the list
continues to grow, and surprises will
be the order of the day. While all this
is going on, try your hand at cedar bark
weaving with Gitta and knitting with
Monique. Learn to make hula hoops
with Amy Jean and then discover the
art of swinging your hips within them.
After dinner on Saturday, once
again the Whole hosts Six Slocan
Valley Minutes, where anyone can
do anything for six minutes or less
(as long as it’s not illegal, immoral or
disgusting). The big hits at this event
are the most unusual – taking a machine
apart, making a sculpture, teaching a
skill, writing a song together, coming up
with strange uses for everyday things,
making a human pyramid. You’re
more than welcome to sing or dance
or tell a story, but if you can dream up
something really outrageous to do with
your six minutes, the crowd will love it.
When the Columbia Basin Cultural
Tour’s dates coincided with the Whole’s
summer event, it just seemed natural
to combine the two. Come and hear
about the Whole’s ambitious plans to
create a local sculpture park. Enjoy
the creativity of several local artists,
including Buck Walker, Peter Velisek,
Cindy Moser and Richard Crozier,
Naomi Lewis, Yvonne Munroe, Kevin
Kratz, Seamus Gray and Moe Lyons. A
unique opportunity will be presented by
Luke Vreys, who will amaze the crowd
by creating his impressive chainsaw
sculptures right in the Whole’s front
yard. And of course, the Vallican Whole
is a work of art unto itself.
Sunday evening everyone is invited
to participate in an acoustic Open
Stage to wind up the weekend. For
more information call Seamus at 250226-6704.
For more information or to sign
up in advance for Six Slocan Valley
Minutes (you can sign up at the door,
also) call 250-226-7624.
Luke Vreys will create his impressive chainsaw sculptures right in the Whole’s front yard as part of the Columbia Basin
Cultural Tour on August 14 and 15.
Climate Change Adaptation Strategy nears completion
by Art Joyce
The Kaslo and Area D Climate
Change Adaptation Strategy final
report is undergoing its final stages,
with the RDCK board preparing its
recommendations for action, says project
coordinator Tim Sander. The Village of
Kaslo and the Regional District have
agreed to extend the deadline for the
report to September 30 to allow for more
public consultation and board discussion.
“We need to make sure we get it
right,” says Sander.
With yet another study on climate
change recently released by the US
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration confirming global
climate change, it’s getting harder
and harder to remain a skeptic. The
Columbia Basin Trust/RDCK/Kaslo
Village funded project is looking at local
food and water provision, forecasting to
2050 using climate change projections
supplied by the Pacific Climate Impacts
Consortium.
“In essence, we will all be challenged
by climate change, both globally and
locally,” says Sander. “Less rainfall and
hotter temperatures will present massive
challenges for food growing and local
water supply.”
Although discussions at the RDCK
board are ongoing, Sander says the
recommendations they offer will likely
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water conservation. Food security is
being framed in terms of land availability,
opportunities for what can be grown in a
changing climate, and ways of protecting
what little agricultural land exists in the
region. Although controversial, Sander
sees planning as an essential element for
agricultural preservation and to properly
direct development.
“Area D agricultural land is
especially important because it’s all
grade 4 and grade 5, the low end of the
agricultural scale, which means it’s all
we’ve got so we have to protect it. We
can’t have everybody building houses on
agricultural land.”
The public will need to maintain
pressure on elected officials at all
levels of government to protect the
Agricultural Land Reserve. Without
any consistent, coordinated planning
between the provincial, regional and
municipal governments it will also be
difficult to have any meaningful effect on
greenhouse gas reduction. “Politicians
need to be told that non-action is not an
option,” he says, and thankfully Regional
District directors such as Andy Shadrack
are listening and acting. The Village
of Nakusp is also doing its part with
initiatives such as the geothermal heating
unit for the new emergency services
complex. A similar unit was installed
in the Village of New Denver’s office
complex renovation.
The project has been examining how
much water is available for collection
within the region, and will recommend
further water monitoring. At present
only Mirror Lake has a coordinated
water monitoring group. Water meters
are being phased in at the provincial
level in 2014, and currently on all new
construction. Sander believes typical
summer water supply shortages may be
worsened by climate change. Monitoring
needs to include measures to reduce
and redirect water, for example using
grey water to flush toilets, and using
catchment water for gardens. Water
is an essential right, Sander explains,
it’s not about restricting that right, but
about reducing the amount we use. Nor
should it become merely an excuse for
yet another tax, he hastens to add.
“It’s not about making money, it’s
ultimately about water use reduction.
We have to be rational about what we
use; we’ll have to learn a degree of
moderation.”
The public can comment by
contacting Sander at areadadaptation@
columbiawireless.ca.
by Jan McMurray
A new Kaslo and Area D fire
service will soon be well defined,
thanks to $20,000 from the RDCK.
The money will be used to further
examine the financial and operational
benefits of creating a new RDCK
fire service, covering the area from
Ainsworth to Schroeder Creek.
Once this study is done, the
information will be presented to
the public at a public meeting. The
public will decide in a referendum
whether or not to move to a regional
fire service.
Currently, the Village of Kaslo
has a contract with the RDCK to
provide fire services to a portion of
Area D, from the Ainslo subdivision
in the Fletcher Creek area to Shutty
Bench. The Village and the Area
D Director would like to create a
regional service instead of continuing
with the contractual arrangement.
A regional service would create
equal taxation across the service
area, whereas Village residents
currently pay more for their fire
department than do Area D residents
who are covered under the contract.
Ta x a t i o n w i l l i n c r e a s e
significantly with a new service,
however, as the Kaslo fire hall
must be replaced and small singlebay halls would be constructed at
Schroeder Creek and Woodbury. The
goal is to begin construction of these
new facilities in spring 2012.
Kaslo and Area D fire service study in the works
KASLO & DISTRICT
August 11, 2010 The Valley Voice
Kaslo council, July 27: Sign bylaw to be reviewed
by Jan McMurray
• Kul Nijjar, local realtor, attended
as a delegation to ask council to consider
revising the sign bylaw.
The Village received one complaint
about Nijjar’s signs on buildings in
downtown Kaslo from another local
realtor, John Legg. As a result, council
instructed staff to write letters to
everyone who is in contravention of
the sign bylaw and ask that the signs be
removed. Staff sent out 19 letters, dated
July 5, notifying people to remove their
signs by July 15.
Niijar pointed out that 30 days
notice, not 10, must be given under the
bylaw. She also pointed out that there are
many people contravening the bylaw.
“No one is trying to break the law – we’re
just trying to make a living,” she said.
In a letter to council, she says she
understands that the intent of the bylaw
is to prevent unfair competition from
outside businesses with no investment
in Kaslo. She said she and other local
home-based business owners should not
be forced to rent office space in order to
advertise their businesses.
Council agreed to refer this to the
next Municipal Services Committee
meeting, and to put it on the “follow up
action list.” Mayor Lay said he would
like staff to research similar bylaws in
other communities, as well.
• Four people who received letters
regarding the sign bylaw wrote to council
to oppose the removal of the signs. They
will be informed that the bylaw will be
reviewed by the Municipal Services
Committee, and will be encouraged to
make submissions to the committee.
• Mac Radford and his lawyer
attended as a delegation to find out
if council intended to decommission
the road leading to the airport and
Radford’s property, where the ‘Loki’
event (rave) was to take place on the
August long weekend. Councillor
Leathwood explained that the idea
of decommissioning the road came
up as a possible way to deal with the
rave, but that no motion was made to
do so. Councillor Hewat said council
was concerned about public safety
because of the number of people the
rave would bring in on an already busy
weekend. Radford responded that he
did not hold the ‘Bassfest’ rave on the
May long weekend, but Kaslo’s May
Days celebration this year was free of
vandalism for the first year in a long
while because there was something for
the kids to do.
The lawyer said, “We have
established that you are not going
to decommission Mac’s road this
weekend,” and the two of them left the
meeting.
• Council received an email from
the president of the Kaslo Flying Club
regarding airport security. Concerned
about the ‘Loki’ rave at the Radford
property beyond the airport, and security
issues in past years at the airport, he
suggests that the road to the dump be
blocked by boulders at the last hangar.
He feels the road should be permanently
gated and only open to the Village
and Highways, and to the public on
dump days only. Access to the Radford
property would be the road along the
south side of the airport through the
lower pit.
Mayor Lay commented, “We are
looking at the airport in terms of access.
We have people wanting to haul logs
across there, and a number of things.”
The issue of airport access was
referred to the Development Services
Committee.
• The Village will ask the RCMP to
set up a check stop on Village property
at the entrance to the Radford property
for the duration of ‘Loki.’ Also, staff
was asked to set up a meeting with the
organizers of the rave to inform them of
council’s position on parking, emergency
vehicle access, health, safety, security,
water, food and fire.
• CAO Sawyer reported that 77
people signed the petition against the
lease of a new backhoe in the alternate
approval process (AAP). Although one
more signature was needed to officially
prevent the lease under the AAP, Sawyer
recommended not going ahead with the
lease at this time. She recommended
having the current backhoe repaired
and assessed. With the assessment of
the condition and life expectancy of the
current backhoe, council will have the
information needed to reconsider the
lease during 2011 budget discussions.
Council decided to follow Sawyer’s
recommendations.
• Councillor Leathwood reported
that people were illegally camping at
the beach, skatepark and boat club. “It’s
happening more and more, so we’d better
do something about it,” she said. Mayor
Lay said the campground attendant had
called the RCMP several times about
this, but officers are not available to deal
with it. Council decided to call a meeting
with the campground contractor as soon
as possible to discuss sharing the cost
of hiring a security person to patrol the
campground and the beach. Mayor Lay
volunteered to ask the illegal campers to
move the following morning.
• An email from Kootenay Rockies
Tourism informs council that there is a
$1,000 tourism related grant for Kaslo,
but it must be matched. Council will find
out if the Kootenay Lake Destination
Marketing Organization (DMO) can
match the funds for a Kaslo campground
promotion project.
• The infrastructure cost recovery
study contract was awarded to TRUE
Consulting Group for $10,000.
• A City Hall meeting was held July
20. It was decided to ask the Liquid
Waste Management Committee to
investigate sewer connection for the
building. Also, reapplication to Parks
Canada for grant funding will proceed
immediately, rather than waiting for the
October deadline. Staff was to apply for
the building permit around July 23.
• Windows at the Kemball Memorial
Centre (KMC) will be stabilized (to
minimize heat loss). They will be
refurbished where necessary and as the
budget allows. David Baylis won the
contract to paint the building for a cost
of $21,773.76. Mary-Alana Holmes will
be invited to do a psychic cleansing of
the KMC.
Submitted by Gillian Sanders
The North Kootenay Lake Bear
Smart Program is tracking bear
movements in Kaslo and the North
Kootenay Lake area, and residents are
asked to call in with their sightings. Bear
activity was generally slow this spring
in our area, though other Kootenay
communities had many problems with
bears.
It may be that residents in our area
are more aware of leaving out bear
attractants and preventing conflicts. The
majority of residents now store their
garbage where it is inaccessible to bears,
and this has greatly reduced conflicts in
Kaslo and area. The program has bearresistant garbage cans available for loan
to local residents (also great for safely
storing livestock feed). The program
has funds to subsidize the cost of electric
fencing to protect fruit trees and small
livestock from bears and also provides
information on composting.
The Feeding Families, Not Bears
Fruit Tree Project will be starting in mid-
August with upcoming fruit processing
workshops (partnered with the Kaslo
Food Security Project). These workshops
will be hosted in Kaslo at the seniors hall
starting the first week of September and
in Meadow Creek at Lardeau Valley
Community Centre on Mondays at
noon starting August 30. The Fruit Tree
Project links residents with excess fruit
with volunteers who harvest the fruit for
their own use. The volunteers cannot
manage the entirety of excess fruit in
the area so harvesting efforts for Kaslo
will be focused in Lower Kaslo and near
JV Humphries School to reduce bear
attractants in these neighbourhoods.
Contact the program if you have
excess fruit, would like to harvest free,
delicious, fresh fruit for your own use, or
participate in upcoming fruit processing
workshops. Remember, transparent
apples will be ready mid-August.
As low elevation berries are ripe,
we are again seeing more bears around
our neighbourhoods. Reported sightings
and bear movements will be recorded
and a GIS Bear Activity Map will be
produced and be available online this
winter. To report bear activity, ask about
a bear-resistant can, electric fencing, or
fruit, please call the Bear Smart Program
250-353-1137 or email nklbearsmart@
gmail.com.
The North Kootenay Lake Bear
Smart Program thanks the following
organizations for their support: The
Village of Kaslo, RDCK, Columbia
Basin Trust, BC Conservation
Foundation, Bear Aware, BC Hydro Fish
and Wildlife Compensation Program,
and the Pennywise.
submitted
Arr, me hearties… to all ye
would-be pirates, buccaneers and
scallywags alike. Friday the 13th
of August you’ll want to be striking
your colours and making your way
to Kaslo for Pirate Day at the SS
Moyie.
This great grand day be the
first of what holds promise to be
an annual event. They be holding
piratical games, with piratin’ prizes
to be had for the best dressed
swashbuckler. Be ye Jack or Lassie
a booty be waitin’ for the findin’ on
such a day as this.
New at the lingo of the high
seas? Well, don’t be lily livered,
there be Pirate Primer to set your
tongue straight, no need to be called
a squiffy (buffoon) on such a fine
day as this!
Aye matey, shiver your timbers
and give up your landlubbin’ ways
as it’ll be off to Kaslo with you
Friday the 13th of August, aboard
the SS Moyie from 9 am-4:30 pm.
Children six and under are free and
thar be a family rate.
By the powers, when in time
ye leave you’ll be singin’ a pirate’s
favourite song: “Yo Ho Yo Ho a
pirate’s life for me or it’s off to
Davey Jones locker for ye…”
For more information call the SS
Moyie at 250-353-2525.
Kaslo Bear Smart program update on bear activity
SS Moyie hosts Pirate Day event, August 13, 2010
Thank you
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• A meeting on park use policy was
held July 20. A revised draft policy was
circulated after the meeting for further
comment from council members and
park users who were at the meeting.
• Councillor Frary reported that the
Kaslo Housing Society has broadened
its mandate to include any demographic,
not just seniors.
• Mayor Lay reported on Kaslo and
District Community Forest business. He
said there is concern about logging in
a domestic watershed, and the Village
is being asked to approve access to
Josephine Creek. Councillor Frary
mentioned that Josephine is a major
tributary to Kemp Creek, which is
Kaslo’s water supply. Council directed
staff to schedule a meeting with KDCFS.
• A letter from the Province informs
the Village that its 2009 audited financial
statements are overdue. This will be
forwarded to auditor Am Naqvi, with a
request for immediate action.
• As recommended by the Municipal
Services Committee, the Kaslo Riding
Club was granted $200 and will be
offered a one-year lease to allow time for
council review of all municipal leases.
• The Street and Traffic bylaw will
be amended to include a speed limit of
12 km per hour for personal mobility
devices on municipal sidewalks.
• Accounts payable of $269,520.66
were approved.
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If you are a business owner, you
have either established or have thought
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coverage for your company. Most
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employees with the protection and the
value offered by a health and dental
plan; however they also have to ensure
a healthy bottom line.
Whenever I talk to a business owner
about reviewing their current benefits
plan, most of them are only willing if
I can save them money. In most cases,
the answer is always yes but it is not
necessarily because of cost. It is simply
because I try to design health and dental
plans that maximize the benefit to the
business owner and the employees – not
the insurance company.
There are three ways to create a
group benefits plan. The traditional
type of employee benefits is through an
actual insurance company where you can
design the coverage and benefits being
offered, establish limits you want to set
and what deductibles or co-insurance
you want the employees to pay. The
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then adjusts the cost of the plan up or
down depending on how much everyone
uses the plan.
This plan design maximizes
flexibility and it also does a good job
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protecting the employees. The down side
is that the costs to the company are about
30 percent more than your employees are
actually receiving in claims. The reason
for this is that the premium dollars go
towards paying the insurance company
who is putting the plan together, the
advisor establishing the plan and the
shareholders of the insurance company
who are expecting a profit.
This does not mean having group
benefits is a waste of money. It simply
means that you should use insurance
companies for costs that the business
could not cover on its own such as
prescription drugs or disability benefits.
Vision care, major dental and even
professional services are not catastrophic
events so why pay an insurance company
a higher price for them?
Another form of dealing with
group benefits is through a Private
Health Spending Account. Using an
administrative process, an employee will
submit their receipts for health and dental
costs to a third party administrator. That
administrator will bill the company and
pay the employee the cost of their claims.
Essentially it is like the company directly
paying for the employee’s health and
dental item. A traditional insurance plan
can cost upwards of 30 percent; however,
the Private Health Services Account will
only deal with the administrator’s cost,
which is usually 10 percent.
The Private Health Services Account
plan is also very flexible but the amount
that an employee spends cannot exceed
the limit set by the employer. This makes
it very cost effective but also creates cost
containment unlike traditional group
plans that can potentially increase each
year.
A third form of dealing with group
benefits is using pooled group carriers.
These plans pool all the different
company’s usage under one plan. What
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Anglican
Church
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Sunday worship 9 am
with church school for
children
Coffee hour following
July & August
Wednesday 8-8:30 pm:
silent meditation with
Taize chants
In the quiet grove behind the
church, walk the labyrinth
whenever you need time for
personal meditation.
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this creates is a steady cost increase year
over year compared with a traditional
plan that can go up 50 to 100 percent
in a year. This is because a traditional
group plan determines future costs by
how much the plan was utilized vs.
what the insurance company was paid in
premiums. Also, there are pooled carriers
that are not-for-profit, eliminating the
need for shareholder value to be built
into the pricing.
Which plan is best suited for
which company depends on their
goals, their age demographic and the
size of their workforce. I recommend
traditional group for the essential needs
for companies with more than 10
employees. For companies with less than
10 employees, I would recommend the
pooled form of group coverage.
PHSP is recommended any time
the workforce has a high turnover or
has younger employees. Most often, I
recommend a combination of these three
plans to take advantage of each ones
strengths but none of their weaknesses.
For example, I may use the traditional
group plan for the prescription drugs,
pooled benefits for long term disability
and dental while using PHSP for
professional services and vision care.
The key is not to look at cost but to
look at value. Business owners should
only put a plan in place if it creates value
for the company and the employee. Then
they need to make sure that it is not only
cost effective today but also going to stay
cost effective for many years.
Collin Ludwar B. Comm CFP is
a financial planner with his company
The Affolter Financial Group Inc. in
Castlegar.
Could we be
food secure in the
North Kootenay
Lake Region?
81,000 hectares of farmland was in
production in these regions. So we could,
in theory, look just beyond Area D for
complete food self-reliance. (Thomas
Chalmers, Kootenay Mountain Culture
Magazine) However, the farming
population of Canada is only 2.2% of
the population. The average age of a
farmer in the Kootenays is 54. After
gross expenses, farmers reported a net
income of between -$133 to a maximum
of $5,422. Thus it is apparent that the
amount of arable land is not the issue
determining food security – it is whether
or not a farmer has secure access to that
land and surrounding markets.
At this time, with cheap food from
highly subsidized markets and farms
within the ALR selling for close to
a million dollars, our ability to be
food secure is limited. This is due to
institutional and economical barriers,
not a lack of land. As these barriers
continue to push farmers off the land,
we are losing the foundation to attaining
food security. Without farmers, we have
no food. Fallow land with a few horses
will not feed our communities.
One of the resources that the Kaslo
Food Security Project created to help
bridge the gap between the need to
increase food security and the numerous
barriers to do so is the West Kootenay
Farmland Database. This is an online
resource where farmers looking for land
and landowners looking for farmers can
connect. If you are a farmer or a landowner
looking to connect, please contact us and
we will make sure you are listed. The
directory can be found at www.nklcss.org.
Rotary
Minute
have laboured in the past to raise Rotary
to its current place on the world stage. We
stand on their shoulders, those who have
led the way for Rotary.
Some of Rotary’s worldwide
achievements were summarized:
60,000 Group Study Exchange team
members have spent time in countries
and continents other than their own. Add
to that the more than 100,000 Rotary
Youth Exchange students who have
lived with host parents in countries and
continents far from their homelands.
Think about the fact that Rotary has
been the catalyst to reduce the number
of paralytic polio cases in the world from
500,000 in 1979 to less than 2,000 cases
last year – a 99.9 percent reduction – and
that Rotary is about to eradicate one of
the most dreaded diseases in the history
of the world. Worldwide Rotary clubs
and their members spent about 10 times
more on local community projects than
they contribute to the Rotary Foundation
each year. Next Rotary Minute issue
we’ll discuss local projects Nakusp
Rotary Club has supported over the
years aligning Rotary vision of Building
Communities – Bridging Continents.
With this amazing record, is there
any doubt this a wonderful time to be a
Rotarian? In fact, can you think of any
other organization in which you could
make better use of your time and talents
to make the world a truly better place?
Not everyone wants to join a Rotary Club
but many are interested in supporting
community and International projects.
If you are interested in becoming a
Friend of Rotary please call George at
250-265-1931 or Kees at 250-265-0002.
We will call on you from time to time
to ask if you are able to volunteer some
time to a Rotary event. You can always
decline if it’s not convenient at the time.
One way to thank you for your volunteer
support will be to invite you to attend a
social gathering to celebrate what we
have accomplished together. Say yes to
becoming a Friend of Rotary.
by Aimée Watson
This column is the second in a series
written by the Kaslo Food Security
Project and sponsored by St. Mark’s
Anglican Church in Kaslo.
There are several factors that
influence how food secure our region
could be: the region’s available natural
resources, such as water supply, the
length of seasons, the number of skilled
farmers, and of course – do we have
the land?
A recent report from Selkirk students
for the Climate Change Adaptation
Project, currently being conducted in
Kaslo and Area D, indicates that the
agricultural land reserve (ALR) in Area
D is approximately 7,515 hectares. Using
GIS mapping, this report found that 885
hectares of agricultural lands in Area
D are arable (farmable), and none are
class 1- ultimate for farming, but we are
capable of growing food on this land.
So how much land is needed to
feed a person? According to a study
by the British Columbia Agriculture in
the Classroom Federation, the average
North American diet requires 0.524
hectares of productive farmland to be
sustained annually (Grow BC 2008).
With a population of 2,600 in Kaslo
and Area D, that gives each resident
0.34 hectares of land – not bad. As a
region, we could estimate that we have
the ability to be about 65% food secure.
Not in the mix is the amount of backyard
gardens and homesteads. Considering,
during the height of WW11, the Victory
Garden program through which US
residents provided 40% of the nation’s
veggies from backyard gardens. From
this example we can assume that there
is more capacity for food production
beyond agricultural lands.
Could we get the rest within the
Kootenays? Combining the populations
of the Regional Districts of Central
Kootenay and Kootenay/Boundary, a
total of 45,000 hectares would need
to be in production to feed the people.
According to Census Canada in 2006,
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It is important to remember that
Rotary is a “spirit of service” as well
as an organization of Rotary clubs, and
that we need to share our core values of
service, fellowship, diversity, integrity,
and leadership with other people and
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Rotary? At the Rotary International
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that captures the essence of Rotary:
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Continents.
Mr. Klinginsmith describes five
words that reflect who we are and
what we do as Rotarians; service,
fellowship, diversity, integrity and
leadership. We are a unique and a
premier organization, certainly one of the
best in the world. We build the spirit and
resources of our local communities in an
important way, which was beautifully
summarized by last year’s District
Governor Elizabeth Usovicz: “When a
positive spirit comes alive in our clubs,
we inspire our communities. And when
our communities are inspired by our
service and presence, we inspire new
members. It’s a powerful cycle.”
Rotary is one of the best service clubs
in the world at building communities and
linking people of goodwill around the
globe and then gaining their cooperation
and support to make the world a better
place to live and work. As we celebrate
the achievements of our clubs and
districts, and the resounding success of
Rotary, we need to pause and remember
that we owe a great debt for the legacy
left to us by countless Rotarians who
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Card of Thanks
TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AND
FRIENDS who donated door prizes to the
Slocan Lake Dance Camp: Nuru Designs,
Valhalla Pure, the Cup and Saucer and the
Raven’s Nest. Also special thanks to Charlene
Alexander, Scott Rookes and Deborah Slade
for their assistance with registration, logistics,
set-up and everything else required to host a
successful dance event. Also special thanks
to Apatcia Leo, massage therapist and Martin
Price, lighting technician for contributing
their skills to the mix. And thanks to the local
and regional dance community who continue
to support and attend. See you next year!
Fran Wallis, Director, Slocan Lake Dance
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dance events.
THE MEMBERS OF THE GILL AND
BERISOFF FAMILY would like to
sincerely thank the Grand Forks Funeral
Home, Pastor Ron Legary for his kind
words and the community for their heartfelt
gifts of compassion and thoughtfulness.
We would especially like to thank the
community for cards, food, phone calls,
flowers and words of encouragement.
Thank you to the Community Club ladies
for the beautiful gift of food and desserts.
We appreciate your time and effort in
helping us through this sad time. Thank you
to all the people who came and attended
Lorin’s memorial services. We would also
like to thank all those who were unable to
attend for their kind thoughts.
Sincerely, from Rick, Joyce, Sydney, Shari,
Stacey, Chilali, Alexis, Larry, Rebecca,
Rob, Arthur, Rex and Family.
The Valley Voice August 11, 2010
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classical guitarist and five string banjo
player graces our stage Saturday, August
14 from 7:30-9:30 pm, $7 door followed
by the ever evolving house-band held
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Lakelore Gallery is also honored to be a
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Also Kootenay Co-Op Radio will be on
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NAKUSP, BC • V0G 1R0 • PHONE: 250-265-4525
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KASLO SATURDAY MARKET, Front
St. Park 10:00-2:00. Great variety of
vendors with live music and hands on art
projects. The place to be on a Saturday.
250-353-7592.
THE HIDDEN GARDEN GALLERY’S
10th Season continues with Rabi’a’s show
‘Hardware and Software’ from August 17
- 22, with the opening on Thursday, August
19 at 7 pm. Patrizia Menton’s photography
show ‘Black and White’ will be at the
Gallery from August 24 -29, with the
opening on Thursday, August 26 at 7 pm.
SPAGHETTI DINNER & DANCE
Saturday, Aug. 28. Legion Hall Fundraiser.
Three live bands. Slocan Legion Hall 502
Harold St., Slocan. Dinner served 6-8 pm
& Dance 7 pm-1 am. Tickets $15 each at
Mountain Valley Station, Slocan or phone
250-355-2245 to reserve. No minors
allowed.
MARKET FEST – Nelson’s popular
downtown night market and festival. Friday,
August 20, 6-10 pm, Baker St, downtown
Nelson. This free family community event
features 50 vendors, lots of food, two stages
with live music, kids’ tent and an evening
of fun Nelson style. For more information,
contact Rose 250-825-4034.
CREATIVE KOOTENAY KIDS CAMP
- A creative arts day camp that is fun and
affordable for Kootenay kids! (Partly
funded by Columbia Basin Trust). MonFri 9 am-3 pm. Aug 16- 20 at the Silverton
Gallery. Children will be guided by a
different local, professional artist each day,
creating a themed masterpiece! Aug. 21,
1-3 pm ART SHOW - A public viewing of
the art that the kids created that week. $125
for the week with art supplies included!
For detailed info contact Anastasia of
Loving Spirit 358-7773 or lovingspirit@
rocketmail.com.
LOCAVORE’S FEAST. Saturday, August
14. Vallican Whole Community Centre.
1:30 pm festivities begin. Music, artisans,
workshops. 100 Mile Potluck setup at 5 pm,
dinner at 6 pm. Bring lots of local food!
Six Slocan Valley Minutes after dinner.
Columbia Basin Culture Tour event (lots
of artists!) both Saturday and Sunday,
Open Stage Sunday night. Admission by
donation. Info: 226-7624.
SILVERTON GALLERY EVENTS:
August 14-21: ‘Magical Trees’ exhibition
by Sara Jeffreys, Poetree Opening on
CLASSIFIED ADS
August 18 at 7:30. Music by Rowan
Tichenor on Friday, August 20 at 7:30.
Creative Kids Camp: August 16-20 (all
ages). Call 358-7788 or Silvertongallery@
gmail.com.
ST. ANDREW’S United Church
BURGER & BRAT SALE. Saturday,
August 14, 10-2 at 5549 Burton Frontage
Road (also bake sale).
Employment Opportunity
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR
WANTED - New Denver Nursery School.
Must be ECE certified. If you are passionate
about working with children in a creative
and supportive environment, please email
resume and cover letter to SLELSBoard@
gmail.com or mail to: Box 466 New
Denver, BC V0G 1S0.
For rent
55+ RENTAL HOUSING - Nakusp BC.
New Building Rotary Villa, 4 rental suites,
all one bedroom. Pets welcome. www.
arrowtarian.com, 250-265-3370 (9:00am12:00pm) [email protected].
SUITE FOR RENT – One mile
from Nakusp on acreage. 3 bedrooms.
Appliances. Available August 16. $750/
month. 250-860-0736.
TWO BEDROOM HOME on acreage.
Available now. Burton. $525 plus util.
604-946-1972 or [email protected].
RENTALS: LOVELY SPACIOUS 2 BR
apt in Silverton available September 1, $750
+ util. Storefront $275, small cozy office
$150. Call Sue or Larry at 250-358-2177.
TWO BEDROOM MOBILE on one
acre near Nakusp. $600. October 1, 2010.
250-265-3200.
TWO-BEDROOM HOUSE for rent in
New Denver. $550 plus util. 403-2444628 (non-smoker, small pets negotiable).
Available Sept. 1.
NEWER TWO BEDROOM HOME
in Nakusp complete with fridge, stove,
dishwasher, microwave, two full bathrooms.
No smoking, no pets. $750. 250-265-9909.
For Sale
CEDAR POLES - winter cut unpeeled,
suitable for log construction, 8 in. top 4050 ft. $2.25 /ft. some 32 ft. $1.75 /ft. slabs,
sawdust, log ends free. McGinnis Sawmill.
250–269–7229.
CLEAN GRASS / ALFALFA / clover
mixed hay. 4x5 hard-core round bales. No
rain. $70 each. 250-269-7361 evenings.
12’ ALUMINUM BOAT with trailer
– asking price $1200 obo (no kicker).
17
Camper trailer, sleeps 4, new brakes put in.
Asking $1100 obo. Greenhouse 25’ x 40’,
winterized with balloon roof, with wooden
tables, asking $4500 obo. 1982 Ford Temp,
221,000 km, front wheel drive, 4-door, $700
obo. 250-265-4914.
Health
YOGA AT THE DOMES - Restore your
body, mind and spirit. Monday & Saturday
mornings 9-10:30 am Flow; Thursday
afternoons - 3:30-5:00 pm Restorative
Flow.
Notices
FOR INFORMATION ON AA OR
ALANON MEETINGS contact in New
Denver: 358-7904 or 358-7158; Nakusp
265-4924; Kaslo 353-2658; Slocan 3552805; South Slocan 226-7705.
100 MILE GIVING! Visiting for the
holidays? Live here all year? Want
to support local people helping local
communities? North Kootenay Lake
Community Services in Kaslo hosts 24
programs from counselling and children’s
programs to food security from Ainsworth,
East Shore to Johnson’s Landing. Check us
out at www.nklcss.org and hit Donate Now!
for a charitable tax receipt on gifts over $10.
Ph: 250-353-7691.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
RESTAURANT/WINE & BEER
N
Lemon Creek
Lodge & Campground
ick’s
lace
P
Year-round facility
Licensed Restaurant
Open Wed - Sun
5 PM - 8 PM
1-877-970-8090
SUMMER HOURS
7 am - 10 PM
Seven Days a Week!
QUALITY PIZZA anytime!
265-4880
Air Conditioned
Non-Smoking
93-5th Ave.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Nakusp
Meat Cutting
Legendary Meats
Bulk - Beef, Pork, Buffalo
and Sausage Sales
Custom Cutting & Sausage Making,
Curing & Smoking of Bacons & Hams
Winter Hours:
Open Wed., Thurs. & Fri.
9 am till 5 pm
Phone: 226-7803
2826 Hwy 6 • Slocan Park
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The Cup
and
Saucer Café
Silverton, BC
Monday - Thursday 8:00-4:00
Friday & Saturday 8:00-8:00
Sunday 10:00-4:00
Coffee, Wraps, Summer Rolls,
Sushi, Treats, Gelato and more
Colour/B&W Laser Printing/Copying • Digital Photography
Word processing • Scanning • Faxing • Binding • Laminating
CUSTOM CARDS • BROCHURES • CALENDARS • NEWSLETTERS
NOW OPEN 5
NIGHTS A WEEK!
WED THURS FRI SAT SUN 5-9 PM
CLEANING
Groceries, fresh produce, fresh meat,
Agency Liquor, organic foods,
in-store deli, in-store bakery.
Open 7 days/week, 9 am - 8 pm
Slocan, BC • ph:355-2211 • fax: 355-2216
Ann’s Natural Foods
Ann Bunka
- 358-2552 805 Kildare St., New Denver
PAULA CONRAD
HOME: (250) 358-2707
Selkirk Realty
358-2267
Apple Tree
Sandwich Shop
The
Soup, Sandwiches & Desserts
358-2691
Mon. - Fri. 7 A.M. - 4 P.M.
Sat. 11 A.M. - 4 P.M.
Free Consultation
Beside Slocan Park Service
2976 Highway 6, Slocan Park
OFFICE SUPPLIES
Office, Art, Musician, Supplies & Service
indelible ink
Open Tuesday - Sunday
9 am - 4 pm
Main St. New Denver 358-2381
Re-Awakening
Health Centre
• Health Products, healing sessions
• New Age cards & books
• Sensual products¶ ¶
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320 Broadway St. Nakusp 265-3188
Your Local Grocer
New Denver
358-2443
Silverton
tues - sat from 9 - 4:30, earlier or
later by telephone request
317-A Lake Ave. (Hwy 6) Silverton
phone: 250.358.7121, email: [email protected]
online catalogues: http://indelible-ink.spaces.live.com
Passmore
Laboratory Ltd.
Water Testing • Flow Measurements
CAEAL certified to test drinking water
We’re in the Valley at: 1-250-226-7339
Jennifer & Tony Yeow [email protected]
Kootenay Restorative
Justice
working toward
restoring balance
and healthy communication in
our communities
[email protected]
THE RIDE SAYS IT ALL
Ph: 359-7111 Fax: 359-7587
www.playmorpower.com
Playmor Junction Hwy 6 & 3A
1043 Playmor
www.jonesboysboats.com
Ainsworth, British Columbia
4080 Hwy 31 N
Call: 1-877-552-6287
(250) 353-2550 Fax (250) 353-2911
Natural Food Store
422 Front Street • Kaslo, BC
1-250-353-2594
CLOTHING
Men’s & Ladies Clothing
358-7292
Advertise in the Valley Voice. It pays!!!
Call 358-7218 for details • email: [email protected]
RECREATION
265-3635
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.royallepage.ca/selkirkrealty
GROCERY • HEALTH FOOD
Slocan Village Market
The best selection of photo cards of local views anywhere
1007 Josephine St. (Box 298), New Denver
Ph. 358-2435 [email protected] Fax 358-2607
For all your
insurance
needs
HUB INTERNATIONAL
Barton
265-3631
INSURANCE
1-800-665-6010
BROKERS
The Clothes Hanger
441 Front St • Kaslo • 250-353-9688
HARBERCRAFT
Lester Koeneman
Phone 265-3128 or
24-hour Fax 265-4808
Broadway St. Nakusp
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COMMUNITY
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Notices
GODDESS QUEST 2010 has been very
successful! Many of the goddess sculptures
have been found and treasured. Some may
want to be hidden again as in paying it
forward! We love to hear your comments
on finding one, owning one, or leaving one.
Visit: www.goddessquest.com.
Obituaries
CARL BRODMAN August 21, 1956-July
28, 2010 - Carl Brodman died July 28,
2010 in his home on Slocan West River
Road. Carl is survived by his sisters Judy
Brodman and Doris Mercer (John) of Red
Deer, Alberta, his nephew Shaun Mercer
(Diana) and niece Shana Mercer (Chris
Graham) of Calgary, niece Stephanie
Leyenhorst (Chris) of Sylvan Lake, and
great nieces Kaleigh Mackey-Mercer and
Madison Mercer. Carl was born in Trail, BC
on August 21, 1956 and lived and grew up
in Slocan. Carl will be missed, but always
remembered by those who knew and loved
him. As per Carl’s wishes there will be no
service held. His request was for donations
to the Canadian Cancer Society, as he
greatly appreciated all the help and support
they gave him.
Lorin Berisoff
Beloved father, partner, son, brother, uncle,
and friend, passed away on July 27, 2010 at
his home in Grand Forks, BC at the age of
42. Lorin will be sadly missed and forever
remembered by his daughters Chilali and
Alexis, by his partner Stacey Williamson
and family, by his parents Joyce and Rick
Gill and Sydney and Shari Berisoff, his
brothers Larry (April) Berisoff, Arthur Gill,
Rob (Anita) Gill and Rex (Christina) Gill,
his sister Rebecca (Ergin) Ozbadem, his
grandparents Sydney and Mary Berisoff,
and Art Gill, also his several nieces and
nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and many,
many friends. Lorin started his family
with Wren in Silverton and they moved
to Whitehorse, Yukon. Here Lorin fought
forest fires as a smoke jumper. Once
returning to Silverton he started his career
in diamond drilling where he proved to be
dedicated, hardworking and well loved by
his fellow workers and employers. During
his free time he enjoyed being around his
children, family, and friends, outdoors,
especially jumping off bridges and cliffs,
his dog ‘Solo,’ listening to music (loud),
cooking, driving really fast on hot summer
days. He will be immensely missed,
remembered for all the love that he gave
with no expectations, and his passion for
life and love.
Real Estate
WATERFRONT PROPERTY – 5+
mostly wooded acres. Just outside Nakusp
on the Arrow Lakes. Lake and mountain
views. Creek and southwest exposures.
Borders on Crown land. 250-265-4025 or
250-265-4404.
$295,000. 641 SILVER STREET,
Silverton. •2400 sq ft, 2 level, open
concept •4 bedrooms, 2 baths •family room
•large 25’x32’ covered deck •4vehicle
carport •sitting on 100’x125’ landscaped
property •2 heatalator fireplaces •central
vaccuum system •60-gallon hot water tank
•high efficiency propane furnace •ceramic
and laminate flooring •view of Valhalla
mountain range •Slocan Lake within
walking distance •laundry chute. A beautiful
property – see to appreciate! Contact Paula
Conrad, Royal LePage Selkirk Realty,
Nakusp, BC. Res: 250-358-2707. Office:
250-265-3635.
EXCITING NEW LISTING in New
Denver! 319 8th Street. Wrap around porch.
3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Charm throughout.
Kitchen has heritage woodstove for
cooking. This property is new on the
market. Call for more information. Paula
Conrad, Royal LePage Selkirk Realty,
Nakusp, BC. Res: 250-358-2707. Office:
250-265-3635.
CORRECTION
We misspelled the name of one of Mark
& Hoot Owl’s grandsons in their Birth
Announcement in our last issue. Devun
Charles-Wayne Perry was born to Ave and
Loretta on June 4.
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Services
RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL
SEPTIC TANK CLEANING: “Serving
the Valley” 7 days/wk, 24-hr. All-Around
Septic Services, Don Brown (250) 3543644, emergency 352-5676.
ROGAN ELECTRIC Residential,
commercial, industrial wiring. Local
references available. All work guaranteed.
“We get the job done.” 353-9638.
Business Classifieds start at $10.00
Call 250-358-7218 for details
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
AUTOMOTIVE • SMALL MOTORS • MACHINE SHOP
SALES & SERVICE
98 - 1st Street, Nakusp • 265-4911
OPEN TUES - SAT
CHAINSAWS
TRIMMERS
• Stihl
• Stihl
• Husqvarna
• Husqvarna
MOWERS
SMALL ENGINES
• Husqvarna
• Tecumseh
• Toro • Snapper • Honda
• Lawnboy
• Briggs & Stratton
• welding repairs • full service
& repair • licenced technician •
radiator repairs & service • mobile
service available • fast, friendly
and
BCAA Towing
24 hour towing
1007 hwy 23, nakusp
ph: 265-4577
Nakusp 265-4406
NAKUSP GLASS
201 Broadway
265-3252
Sappho’s Bakery
The clear choice for
all your glass needs!
Rear, 309 Kildare St. New Denver
Open Tues-Sat. Closed Sun-Mon.
Pizza, Fresh Bread Daily
358-2119
111 Mcdonald Drive, Nelson, BC
ph 250-352-3191
[email protected] • www.mainjet.ca
JEWELRY
Jo’s Jewelry
Gone Fishin’
See you in September
New Denver, Goldsmith Jo-Anne Barclay
Slocan Auto &
Truck Repairs
24 hour towing
BCAA, Slocan, BC
355-2632
RECYCLING
MOUNTAIN VALLEY STATION
BOTTLE DEPOT
Slocan City • 355-2245
Open MON - SAT 9-5
Your “Bottle Drive” Specialists
INDUSTRIES
Your Friendly neighbourhood Mechanic
•Automotive Electrical Specialist •BC Certified Mechanic
• Certified Vehicle Inspector •Small Engine Certified
(250) 353-2800 • 8845 Hwy 31 • Kaslo
EQUIPMENT RENTAL
COLES RENTALS
HEATERS (PROPANE & ELECTRIC)
PLATE TAMPERS, JUMPING JACKS, REBAR BENDER
JACKHAMMERS, HAMMER DRILLS, CONCRETE
MIXERS, CONCRETE SAWS, TILECUTTERS,
BLOCKCUTTERS, SCAFFOLDING, FLOOR SANDERS,
NAILERS - ALL TYPES, LM ROTARY LAZER TRANSIT,
GENERATORS, WATER PUMPS, COMPRESSORS,
INSULATED TARPS, PRESSURE WASHERS, ROTO
TILLER, LAWN COMBER, AERATOR, PROPERTY PIN
LOCATOR, CHIPPER/SHREDDER, GAS POST HOLE
DIGGER, WOODSPLITTER, CONCRETE FLOOR
GRINDER ...AND MUCH MORE!
PHONE 358-2632
1-888-358-2632
HEALTH • WELL BEING • FITNESS
FULL SPECTRUM HEALTH
• Deep Tissue Massage
• Nutritional Consultation
• Reiki
Sliding Scale - Mobile Service
Daniel Thorpe 250-358-6808
MASSAGE THERAPIES
Myofascial, Swedish, Lymphatic, Joint Play, Craniosacral,
Visceral, Somatoemotion, Chakras, Nutrition etc.
MTA rates (Low income consideration)
also MSP, WCB, ICBC & care plans
Garth R. Hunter, R.M.T.
Slocan Health Clinic - Thursdays
250-358-2364 • Mobile & Office
24 Hr Towing and Recovery
Auto Repairs & Tires
Auto Parts
5549 Frontage Road
Burton, BC
BAKERY
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Caribou Service
(250) 265-3191
Wholistic Midwife
Lana Knoll
Stone Massage • Deep Tissue
Salt Glows • Mud Wraps & More
250-353-2213
[email protected]
Honouring natural childbirth through
nourishing body, mind and spirit, and
by embracing family and community.
Hand & Soul Healing Centre
Chiropractor, Larry Zaleski, D.C.
Mondays & Fridays - Silverton
Every other Wednesday in Winlaw or Nakusp
Counsellor/Healing Facilitator
Sue Mistretta, M.A., CCC.
358-2177
Silverton & Winlaw
DAY SPA
myofascial release • deep tissue massage • relaxation massage
Susan L. Yurychuk • 250-358-6804
By Appointment Only • New Denver
Spring into fitness at
Body in Mind Pilates Our total body workout benefits
golfers & gardeners alike!
For more info call Anne
@ 250-265-4290
Nakusp Taxi
250-265-8222
Pick up and Delivery
Let us get it for you
• Auto parts • Groceries
• Pharmacy • Cigarettes
• Take out food
Just let your local business know your needs
and we will deliver them to you.
Alcoholic beverages until 11:00 pm
HAIR
Ava’ s
Hair
Studio
NOW OPEN
358-7769
Far right entrance of the Wild Rose Restaurant in Rosebery
BREWING
Spectrum Domestic Services
• Full Spectrum of Home Support Services
• Downsizing • Life Skills Training •
Advocacy
and so much more!!!
250-265-3842
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Winlaw Brew-Op
Wine & Beer Making Kits
to satisfy all budgets!
Take-Home Kits, or Brew it with Us!
Open 11:00 to 6:00 Tues. to Sat.
5972 Cedar Creek Road, Winlaw • 226-7328
Specialty Coffees, Teas,
U-Brews and Kits for Home
• Open Every Day
Nakusp 265-4701
COMMUNITY
August 11, 2010 The Valley Voice
Columbia Basin Culture Tour takes in several local artists
submitted
You may think you know culture
here in the Basin, but be prepared to
discover something new. The Columbia
Basin Culture Tour (CBCT) is a free,
self-guided tour showcasing local arts,
culture and heritage throughout the
region Saturday and Sunday, August
14-15 from 10 am-5 pm.
Take a road trip to a different
community or discover the treasures in
your own backyard. We invite you to visit
artist’s studios that are not normally open
to the public and stop by that museum
or art gallery you have not visited in a
while. Meet the artists, shop for fine art
and crafts, view demonstrations, special
exhibitions, interpretive displays, chat
with local historians and meet people
behind the scenes during this two-day
cultural celebration.
There is a wealth of activities in
Nakusp this year. The Nakusp and
District Museum will be featuring The
Paddlewheeler Days on the Library
steps at 11:30 am, a historical vignette
courtesy of Mirror Theatre actors.
Betty L. Fahlman’s Studio will feature
her paintings on plastered board, with
subject matter ranging from animals
and wildlife to the magnificent stumps
exposed by erosion on the Arrow Lakes.
Then there’s Barbara’s Studio, a shared
creative space. Enter her draw to receive
$100 off a portrait commission and
make your mark on a collaborative
painting that will evolve via visitor input
throughout the Tour.
Debra Rushfeldt’s artwork at the
Prima Materia Gallery is a synthesis
of colour, texture and materials that
reflects her attraction to rich and sensual
surfaces. Then visit Horizon2Horizon
Photography, specialists in the
panoramic format and interactive images
for websites. The Tale of the Dragon
Pottery is a new ceramic studio in
Nakusp, where you can meet Keith
Merkley, who specializes in locally
sourced clay and glazes. The space will
also feature acrylic paintings by visual
artist Gillian Redwood.
Boujke Elzinga is joining the
Culture Tour for the second year, but
this time from her studio in Hills. Her
work reflects objects, people, ideas and
the nature around her in a wide range of
media including bronze. Chiaroscuro
Photographic Gallery features the work
of Patrizia Menton, whose fine art
photography includes black and white
and colour, with particular focus on
cibachrome printing.
In New Denver, visit Artel Studios,
operated by Elly Scheepens, who has
been a potter for many years from her
home studio. You can also visit her
Goddess Gallery and ask her about the
Quest for the Goddess. The Hidden
Garden Gallery is celebrating its 10th
Anniversary, featuring the incredible
nature photographs of Jim Lawrence.
In Kaslo, visit CeramicA311, a
collaboration of Sergio Raffo and
Kiara Lynch who fuse art and utility
by creating one-of-a-kind custom tile
and architectural ceramics works for
interiors and exteriors. The Langham
Cultural Society will feature Shelly Ross,
a self-taught watercolour artist with a
special interest in the root systems of
trees, wildflowers, lichens and mountain
streams. The Langham is also the
location of Eliza Fry’s Studio, who
invites you to come and view her latest
series of mixed media pieces.
Hidden Garden Gallery
to feature Rabi’a, Menton
submitted
The Hidden Garden Gallery’s
Tenth Year Celebration continues
with upcoming shows by two of the
area’s favourite artists, Patrizia Menton
and Rabi’a. The opening of Rabi’a’s
Hardware and Software will be on
Thursday, August 19 at 7 pm with music
by Michael Taylor on guitar and banjo.
The opening of Menton’s Black and
White will be on Thursday, August 26 at
7 pm with music by Howard Bearham
and friends.
Rabi’a’s Hardware and Software
will show at the gallery from August
17-22. Carl Schlichting, the curator for
Rabi’a’s show last year ended his talk
with, “and I wonder where Rabi’a will
go from here?” Rabi’a says that she
surprised even herself this winter as she
learned her way around Photoshop and
fell in love with this amazing art-userfriendly tool.
“I created a slide show and called
it Romancing the Mouse, so on the
walls you will see prints of my winter’s
work.”
There’s an erotic facet, devotional,
abstract and a few odd prints without
a category – that’s the ‘software.’ The
‘hardware’ part of the show includes
Rabi’a’s new welded sculptures, using
steel from industry and mining to
bins in back alleys or a burned down
sawmill – so many beautiful and once
useful bits lying around rusted, burned
and unappreciated until Rabi’a performs
her magic.
Patrizia Menton’s show Black and
White will be at the gallery from August
24-29. Italian-born Patrizia Menton
grew up in Italy and Germany before
moving to Canada in her twenties. Her
keen interest in the visual arts led her
to study photography and printmaking
in Vancouver, allowing her to seriously
pursue her own photographic vision.
Patrizia values traditional darkroom
skills, and this show will be entirely in
black and white and will represent her
recent work from early spring in Italy
and her exploration of its architecture
and nature.
“I am fascinated with the Italian
landscape, and its architecture – not
so much the grandness of monuments,
but rather the beauty of more intimate
architectural details and the way these
testaments of the past reach into presentday life,” Menton explains. “Nature lets
me view the mysterious and ethereal
with a meditative eye. The richness
of form in nature in its kaleidoscopic
variations, always fusing function and
beauty into one, leaves me forever in
awe.”
All the photos on display are silver
gelatine and printed in her darkroom.
Menton’s work has been extensively
exhibited both in Italy and Canada
since 1993. Her home-based studio,
Chiaroscuro Photographic Gallery, is
located in Hills, where her current work
is always on display.
Take the scenic drive to Argenta.
Nestled in the trees of this picturesque
community is the studio of Deborah
Borsos, which is filled with beauty and
whimsy. Deb has been focusing on
pastel work since 2004, creating work
representative of the beautiful North
Kootenay Lake area, working en plein
air as well as in her studio in beautiful
Argenta.
In Slocan Park, full-time studio
potters, Lance Hall and Maureen
McEwen of Stillpoint Pottery, offer
a wide range of functional porcelain,
stoneware and raku pottery. Also
at Stillpoint is metal artist Andrew
Raney who will be demonstrating his
skills on site. Evelyn Kirkaldy opens
her studio doors to reveal her latest
acrylic creations, expressing light,
colour and movement to create striking
contemporary landscapes.
Lesley Mayfield will exhibit
her intricate fabric art with Natasha
Smith at Smith’s studio in Passmore.
Smith creates colourful semi-abstract
works that range from the immediate,
spontaneous monoprint to complex
multi-layered original prints and collage
paintings.
A Stone’s Throw Glass House is a
small lampworking studio run by artist
Christie McPhee at home in the woods
of Passmore. Originally from Vancouver
Island, Christie recalls the ocean in her
ocean themed jewelry and sculpture. Not
far away is Kuris Raits, who lives on the
Little Slocan River and has hand carved
thousands of lifelike birds of well over
100 species. And come celebrate the
inauguration of a new Sculpture Park, on
the Vallican Whole Community Centre
grounds. This celebration has been
planned to coincide with the culture tour
and the 100 Mile Potluck.
Not far from Winlaw, the amazing
gardens of Rabi’a are a beautiful
stage for her sculptural mosaics,
carved rock and ceramics. Cameron
Stewart pushes the boundaries of the
conventional ceramic process, creating
his inspirational porcelain and stoneware
vessels. Studio potter Robin DuPont
specializes in wood-fired kiln work,
often finishing without glaze, to leave
a rich, earthy surface on each piece.
Pamela Nagley Stevenson’s studio
gallery is enhanced by mythographic
clay sculptures, dragons, oil paintings
and magical vessels.
The Lake Lore Gallery and Cultural
Centre is a cutting edge arts and
performance venue in the heart of Slocan
City. The gallery offers workshops,
lectures, feature performances and art
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exhibits as well as an outlet for art and
artisan sales. New bands are showcased
regularly and ongoing workshops
include choir, yoga, life drawing, music
instruction and clay classes plus a weekly
open stage.
Tour brochures are available at
tourist information centres and
participating venues. Visit the website
at www.cbculturetour.com to view
full artist/venue profiles for further
details on each location’s activities or
register to receive a tour brochure in the
mail. For further information, call the
CKCA at 1-250-505-5505 or toll free at
1-877-505-7355. The Columbia Basin
Culture Tour is generously supported by
Columbia Basin Trust funding.
HERITAGE HOTEL
The Leland Hotel is proud to announce the return
of the weekly Sunday Jam Sessions running from
Sunday, May 23rd from 5-9 pm until
Oct. 10th. It will be hosted by the
Kootenay’s own “Rippin
Rattlers”. All singers,
musicians, full bands and
spectators welcome. Come out
and enjoy the fun. Discounted
hotel rooms will be offered to
jammers and friends who are
there for the event.
96 4th Ave SW • Nakusp • Pub 265-3314 • Restaurant 265-0078
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COMMUNITY
Commemorative event planned for Revelstoke slide victims
submitted
The public is invited to attend
a very special anniversary event
at Rogers Pass National Historic
Site in Glacier National Park on
August 15. Parks Canada and
Canadian Pacific Railways team
up to celebrate 125 years in Rogers
Pass and commemorate two
important anniversaries as part
of the festivities for Revelstoke’s
Railway Days from August 12-17.
On August 15, 1885, the
Canadian Pacific Railway laid the
tracks across Rogers Pass and soon
after the transcontinental railway
was complete, an event marked by
the historic ‘Last Spike’ ceremony
on November 7, 1885.
On March 4, 1910, 58 rail
workers were killed in Canada’s
largest avalanche disaster at
Rogers Pass in Glacier National
Park. According to an article by
Revelstoke’s Tomo Fujimara,
reports in Vancouver’s Japaneselanguage newspaper Tairiku
Nippo noted that both Japanese
and Caucasian workers were on
the site. Sadly 32 Japanese and
26 Caucasians were taken by the
avalanche. Fujimara’s dedicated
research led to the discovery of the
graves of the Japanese avalanche
victims at Mountain View Cemetery
in Vancouver. During a trip to Japan
last year he was also able to locate
11 families of the victims.
Five of these families will be
attending the August 15 ceremony,
along with Japanese television
crews who will be filming the event.
Some of these families will also
attend a special ceremony August
12 at the Mountain View Cemetery.
The vintage steam train known as
The Empress has been chartered to
take special guests from Revelstoke
to the summit site in the Rogers Pass
where the avalanche took place a
century ago. The Last Spike will be
on view in the train’s museum car.
The event will open a new
outdoor exhibit called the Rogers
Pass Memory Garden that will
celebrate the transportation story
at Rogers Pass, including the 125th
anniversary of the tracks being
laid. The exhibit will pay tribute to
those lost in the 1910 Rogers Pass
avalanche – still Canada’s largest
avalanche accident.
On March 4 this year, a winter
commemorative event marking the
centennial of the avalanche was
held in downtown Revelstoke.
About 800 locals attended the
ceremony, where 11,000 origami
cranes folded by people in British
Columbia, Alberta, Yukon, the US
and Japan were hung up on the main
street of Revelstoke (strings of the
folded paper cranes are a traditional
memorial display in Japan).
For more information visit
www.cpr.ca, click on ‘Last Spike’,
www.railwaymuseum.com, www.
railwaydays.com.
Winlaw Music Festival to include
vendors, beer garden, kids zone
Presents —
The Usual Suspects
August 21
performance & jam session • 8 pm - midnight
Kitchen Open Tuesday-Sunday
7:30 am - 8 pm
Pizza • Burgers • Pasta • All-Day Breakfast
Flight Deck Now Open
250-358-7929 • Silverton, BC
by Jan McMurray
The second annual Winlaw
Music Festival is set to roll on
Saturday, August 21 from noon to
midnight at Sleep is for Sissies.
There will be eight musical
acts, and new this year, there will
be a vendor village, beer garden
and kids’ play zone. Camping and
parking will be free.
Headlining the festival are two
bands from Vancouver – the Joey
Only Outlaw Band and Baby Harry.
Festival organizer Jason Watson of
Side Out Sound Productions says,
“The Joey Only Outlaw Band is the
most amazing live bluegrass band
I’ve ever seen. They’re fun!” He
describes Baby Harry as a funk/
soul/rock band.
Local bands playing at the
festival include Marin Patenaude
from the Slocan Valley and Earplay
from Winlaw. From the Nelson
area, Dominique Fraissard, Pauline
Lamb and KASHOO will appear
on the Winlaw stage. Brooke Wiley
and the Coyotes, a bluegrass/
rockabilly band, is coming from
Calgary.
Watson says that when he
moved to Winlaw five years ago,
he realized that it would be a great
place to have a music festival. “It’s
such a hip, active place, where
people of all ages are doing things,”
he said.
Tickets to the festival are $25 in
advance and $30 at the gate and are
available at Sleep is for Sissies and
Moonmonster’s Cave in Winlaw,
Mountain Valley Station in Slocan
and Eddy’s Music in Nelson. Check
out www.sideoutsoundproductions.
com for further info.
The Valley Voice August 11, 2010
Obituary
In Remembrance of Ken McDougall
Kenneth James McDougall, “Bud”
to his family, born July 19, 1924, passed
away peacefully at his home in Winlaw
on July 3, 2010 after a brief struggle with
cancer. Ken is survived by his wife, Phyllis
Lorraine McDougall, his sister Jean and
her husband Manuel in Lacombe, Alberta,
and his brother Wayne and his wife Sheila
in Calgary. Ken has two married nephews
and a married niece in Calgary as well as
numerous cousins.
Ken and Phyllis moved to the Slocan
Valley from Bragg Creek in 1981 and
continued farming and gardening. Over
the years, they produced beef, pork, milk,
eggs, raspberries, vegetables and wonderful
compost. After unloading 12 tons of Creston
hay twice a year, Phyllis always provided
a feast for the crew in the finest prairie
tradition.
Ken joined the Slocan Valley
Community Band when it started in
1982. Because he had never played an
instrument before, he also joined the
Winlaw Elementary School Band to learn
the basics and continued to play tenor sax
with the Community Band until April this
year. He donated two tenor saxophones to
the band.
At Ken’s request, there will not be a
service and in lieu of flowers Ken hoped
people would donate to the Kootenay Lake
Hospital Cat Scan fund. The Community
Band will be honouring Ken when we meet
in the fall.
Ken was a kind and generous person
who made those around him feel special.
He loved a good laugh and kept his sense of
humor and positive attitude right to the end.
A special “THANK YOU” to the healthcare
workers, friends and neighbours who have
supported Ken and Phyllis the past few
weeks. Always a gentleman, Ken will be
remembered and greatly missed.
Dear Ken,
You have lived among us for so long - it is
heartbreaking to
face the Hole you have left.
But what is Lost, can only come back to us
again in Higher Ways.
You are not gone, just changed.
You were a Giant among Men…
You were a Prince among Men…
You were a True Gentle-man unlike any
other…
You were a Kind Heart…
You were a Gift to all who knew you.
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A tiny bit of you is tucked away in a magical
corner of
all our Hearts.
Where we will cherish our Time with you,
Cherish the lessons in Humility you taught
us,
Cherish your generous Spirit.
You were one of those rare human beings…
Loved by everyone; not an enemy to be
found in all your 85 years of Living…
Remarkable!
With a Heart as big as the Universe, it ís no
wonder you touched so many Lives.
You will be honored and remembered
Forever…
We Love You, Ken