September 8, 2010

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September 8, 2010

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September 8, 2010 The Valley Voice
Volume 19, Number 17 September 8, 2010 Delivered to every home between Edgewood, Kaslo & South Slocan. Published bi-weekly.
“Your independently owned regional community newspaper serving the Arrow Lakes, Slocan & North Kootenay Lake Valleys.”
New report on Glacier/Howser project submitted to EAO by AXOR
by Jan McMurray
The controversial Glacier/Howser
independent power project is back in the
news now that the proponent, AXOR’s
Purcell Green Power, has submitted part
of the additional information required by
the Environmental Assessment Office
(EAO).
The EAO suspended its review
of the project proposal about one year
ago, until AXOR could provide more
information on fish and fish habitat in
both Glacier and Howser Creeks.
Simon Gourdeau of AXOR
explained in an interview that the
company had recently submitted the
required additional information for
Howser Creek only. The report on
Glacier Creek is “ongoing” and is yet
to be submitted.
“We handed in the Howser report
because we knew it would be faster,
and it will be useful to get the feedback
on it. The feedback we get from the
EAO on the Howser report will help us
to improve the report on Glacier,” said
Gourdeau.
He explained that over the past
year, the company had looked at all
the comments from the agencies and
the public, and had been working on
re-designing the project to address the
comments. “We’ve already made small
changes here and there to the Howser
Creek component – we changed some of
the layout of the intake and we shortened
the length of tunnel, for example.
The re-design of the Glacier Creek
component is not complete so it hasn’t
been submitted yet,” he said.
When asked what the company was
hoping for in terms of a timeline for the
project, Gourdeau said there had been so
many delays that they were going “step
by step” at this point. “We’re waiting
for comments on the Howser report,
and this should help us to key in to what
should be completed on Glacier. Then
we hope the EAO will lift the suspension
and carry on with the review,” he said.
EAO Project Assessment Director
Kathy Eichenberger explained the
process from here in an interview. She
said that if the EAO determines that the
information in the report submitted by
AXOR is adequate, based on advice
from the working group, the report
will be posted on the EAO website. If
the information is deemed inadequate,
the report will not be made public, and
AXOR can go back and revise the report
based on comments provided by the
EAO. There is no limit to the number
of revisions AXOR can make.
Eichenberger said she expects
the working group to provide a
recommendation on whether or not the
information is adequate by the end of
September.
The 180-day environmental
assessment review period for the
Glacier/Howser project was underway
for 92 days before it was suspended
in September 2009. There are 88 days
left in the timeline for the application
review. Eichenberger explained that
the timeline may resume once the EAO
has determined that the supplementary
information is adequate. “However, the
proponent, in their update letter of July
15, advised that they are considering
design changes to the proposed project.
The EAO would want to be advised
of what plans the proponent may have
for changes to the proposed project
before resuming the environmental
assessment,” she said.
E i c h e n b e rg e r s a i d i t w a s
undetermined at this time if there will
be another public consultation period. “It
depends on whether there is substantial
new information to present to the
public,” she said. “Since the proponent
has indicated considering significant
design changes, this would factor into
the decision on public consultation
and open houses, but we have no
information from the proponent as to
if and when they would provide us
with any information on changes to the
proposed project design.”
Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle
Mungall has written to the EAO
about AXOR’s newly submitted
information, with three requests: to
hold a public meeting in Nelson, in
addition to other public meetings;
to allow the maximum number of
days (75) for public consultation;
to provide an independently written
executive summary of the proposal in
language that is understandable to the
public. Eichenberger said a response to
Mungall’s letter could be expected in the
next two weeks or so.
The Glacier/Howser project
application was first submitted to the
EAO in May 2008. It was returned
to the proponent at the end of June
because there was missing hydrological
and fisheries data. The application
was re-submitted in May 2009. The
environmental assessment review began
June 2, 2009 and was suspended on
September 2, 2009 because the EAO
wanted more data on fish and fish
habitat.
Niki Pascal of the Lil’wat Nation, Mount Curry, was present at Glacier Creek for the August 24 Water Blessing Ceremony. Here she is drumming
and singing as children make offerings to the waters of Glacier Creek.
Water blessing ceremony held on Glacier Creek
by Jan McMurray
On August 24, 60 people gathered
from many nations and all walks of life
to attend a water blessing ceremony
at Rainbow’s End Ranch on Glacier
Creek called ‘Protecting the Sacred.’
The event was organized by the
proprietors of the ranch, Mick and
Gabriela Grabowsky, and their friend
Eloise Charet of New Denver. They
were inspired to hold the ceremony
after attending an international
indigenous meeting in Lillooet this
past spring. There, water they brought
with them from Glacier Creek and
New Denver was blessed by several
indigenous spiritual leaders.
“The ‘Protecting the Sacred’
ceremony was held for Glacier Creek,
to honour the sacred life-giving essence
of the water that connects all of us,”
said Charet in an interview after the
event.
The blessed water brought back
from Lillooet was given to the children
at the Rainbow’s End Ranch ceremony
to pour into the creek. Charet said that
the children were called forward first,
and “They spoke of their concern for
fresh water in their future and they are
worried.”
The adults then took their turns
to speak. Charet reports that a man
from Mexico told of the pollution of
water in his country by large-scale
farming and big industry. People from
Alberta talked about streams and lakes
being taken away in the interests of oil
extraction. Gabriela Grabowsky shared
her concerns about business proposals
that will affect Glacier Creek – AXOR’s
Glacier/Howser independent power
project and Jumbo Glacier Resort.
“It was wonderful to see such a mix
of people taking the time to come and
honour this glacier-fed creek as a sacred
source, to kneel by it with gratitude or
drum their songs,” said Charet. “The
more prayers we say for the creek,
the stronger it becomes. Water is like
spirituality – if you hold it to yourself,
it evaporates, but if you let it run free,
it goes into river, lake, ocean and will
live forever.”
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NEWS
The Valley Voice September 8, 2010
Proposed Waneta dam expansion controversial
submitted
Columbia Power Corporation
(CPC) and Columbia Basin Trust (CBT)
have reached an agreement in principle
with Fortis to further the advancement
of the Waneta Expansion Project.
“The project brings approximately
400 jobs and $200 million in wages and
benefits to the Kootenay region,” said
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Minister Bill Bennett. “This agreement
is the result of a tremendous amount of
hard work and cooperation from all the
parties involved.”
The proposed structure with Fortis
would be a partnership, the equity
interests of which will be owned 49
percent by CPC and CBT and 51
percent by Fortis. In addition, FortisBC
Inc. (a subsidiary of Fortis), commits
to purchasing capacity available from
the project.
While NDP MLA Katrine
Conroy has long been a supporter of
the expansion project as a means of
generating local jobs and economy, she
feels the partnership structure leaves
plenty to be desired.
“Instead of figuring out a way to
make sure the Columbia Basin Trust
receives maximum benefit that it can
bring to the people of the Kootenays,
Minister Bennett deliberately handed
majority control of the project and its
profits to a private corporation,” said
Conroy.
The Waneta Expansion is a proposal
to construct a second powerhouse
VILLAGE OF
NEW DENVER
TAX SALE
The following described property and improvements thereon
shall be offered for “Sale by Public Auction” at the Village of
New Denver Municipal Office on Monday, September 27, 2010
at 10:00 a.m. unless Delinquent Taxes are sooner paid:
Lots 21-23, Block 46, Plan 557, District Lot 549,
Kootenay Land District – 508 6th Avenue
210 Granby Drive,
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adjacent to Teck’s existing Waneta Dam
on the Pend d’Oreille River, near Trail.
The Province acquired expansion rights
to the Waneta Dam in 1994 from Teck
Cominco. The rights were transferred to
Columbia Power Corporation in 1995
and are now held by Waneta Expansion
Power Corporation, a subsidiary of
Columbia Power and Columbia Basin
Trust.
John Horgan, New Democrat
energy critic, echoes Conroy’s concerns.
“The Waneta expansion is the final
project in the Columbia Basin Accord,
and the agreement calls for all the
projects to be done in the public interest
by the Crown corporations set up for
this very purpose. But the BC Liberals’
private-or-nothing ideology rules in
this province, so instead we’re handing
majority control of this public asset over
into private hands,” he said. Horgan
believes bringing in BC Hydro as a
partner would make a lot more sense,
making the people of BC the majority
shareholders.
A Notice of Intent has been posted
on BC Bid giving interested parties the
opportunity to express their interest
in investing in the project if they can
provide similar or improved economic
benefits over those of Fortis. SNCLavalin remains the preferred proponent
for the construction of the project.
Interested companies can review the
Notice of Intent online through BC Bid
(www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca) and have until
4:30 pm (PST) on September 13 to
submit their proposals.
by Jan McMurray
Should we continue, renegotiate or
terminate the Columbia River Treaty?
The 2014/2024 Columbia River
Treaty Review is attempting to answer
this question, and the very first studies as
part of this review have been completed.
The Phase 1 Report is available
online at www.empr.gov.bc.ca/EPD/
ColumbiaRiverTreaty.
The Columbia River Treaty, an
agreement between Canada and the US
to jointly manage the Columbia River for
power and flood control, is under review
because either country can terminate the
treaty any time on or after September 16,
2024, with a minimum 10 years written
notice. The first opportunity to give
notice of termination is September 2014.
Under the treaty, Canada built the
Duncan, Hugh Keenleyside and Mica
storage dams. In return for the storage
of water, Canada is entitled to one half
of the additional power generated at the
American power plants on the Columbia
River. This is called the ‘Canadian
Entitlement of Downstream Benefits.’
The Phase 1 Report looks at how
power and flood control could be
affected after 2024 if the treaty continues
and if it is terminated.
If the treaty continues, the Canadian
Entitlement would be retained, although
the value of the Entitlement is expected
to decline. The US would continue to
receive power and flood control benefits
from the treaty operation.
If the treaty is terminated, Canada
would gain some flexibility in dam
operations but would no longer receive
the Canadian Entitlement. The change in
Canadian dam operations would present
planning and operating uncertainties
to US power, flood control and other
interests.
One of the provisions of the treaty is
that as of September 16, 2024, Canadian
flood control obligations automatically
change from a pre-determined annual
operation to a ‘Called Upon’ operation.
The Phase 1 Report highlights a need to
clarify this ‘Called Upon’ flood control,
as well as the need for study on things
other than power and flood control, such
as climate change, fisheries, wildlife
habitat, recreation and First Nations
interests.
The Phase 1 Report studies were
done by BC Hydro, in cooperation with
the Bonneville Power Administration
and the Army Corps of Engineers in
the US, which are the entities that are
responsible for implementing the treaty.
Many studies and substantial public
and inter-governmental consultations
are expected to take place between now
and 2014.
Columbia River Treaty Review Phase 1 Report released
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Winlaw grow-op busted
Submitted by the RCMP
Nakusp and Slocan Lake RCMP
took down a large outdoor marijuana
grow operation on Crown land near
McKean Road in Winlaw on August
23. Three adult male suspects were
arrested on scene attending to the
plants.
A total of 657 plants were removed
and a significant amount of cash was
seized from the individuals.
The suspects, a father and two
sons, reside in the local area – Slocan
Park, Slocan City and Winlaw. They
were held in custody at the Castlegar
detachment and then released later that
day after signing documents promising
to appear in provincial court in Nelson
on November 22.
Their names cannot be released, as
no charges have been laid.
VILLAGE OF
NEW DENVER
LOT FOR SALE BY PUBLIC TENDER
The Corporation of the Village of New Denver offers for sale by
public tender, subject to conditions, the following described lot:
Lot 3, Block G, Plan 4177, District Lot 549, Kootenay
Land District, PID-015-068-552. Dimension: 50 ft x
130 ft. Zoned: R1 “Single and Two Family Residential”.
Located at 307 Kildare Street, New Denver, B.C. Basic
upset price which will be considered is $75,000.00.
Highest tender or any tender not necessarily accepted.
Sealed tenders must include a refundable deposit in the form of
a certified cheque for 10% of the total bid submitted. The balance to be paid into the Trust account of the Village’s solicitor,
prior to delivery of the deed to the purchaser. Sealed tenders
clearly marked “Lot 3, Block G Tender” must be received by the
Village Office, 115 Slocan Avenue, P.O. Box 40, New Denver,
B.C., V0G 1S0 prior to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 22, 2010.
The completion date of the conveyance shall be the 30th day
after the acceptance of any offer by the Village of New Denver.
All conveyance documents will be prepared by the Village’s
solicitor at the cost of the purchaser or the conveyance documents prepared by anyone else must be acceptable to the
Village’s solicitor.
The Village reserves the right to reject any offer.
Carol Gordon, CMC
Administrator
NEWS
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Perry Ridge Water Users write Minister Penner with safety concerns
by Art Joyce
The Perry Ridge Water Users
Association (PRWUA) has written
Minister of Environment Barry Penner
through lawyer David Aaron to warn
the minister that vital safety concerns
have not been adequately addressed by
BC Timber Sales, or by the Ministry of
Forests and Range.
“My client takes the position that
this issue falls within the responsibilities
of the Ministry of Environment,”
writes Aaron, “particularly since they
involve the risk of landslide and water
degradation.”
Aaron’s letter to Al Skakun of
BCTS has also been copied to Michael
DeJong, Minister of Public Safety
and Solicitor General. The association
notes that the Province’s site-specific
assessments for Perry Ridge pre-date the
publication of the Van Tuyl slide report
(the event that caused the death of Bernie
Eigelshoven). Therefore they question
Skakun’s assertion that “all of the
relevant contributing factors to (the Van
Tuyl landslide) have been considered
in the Perry Ridge studies.” If BCTS
is relying on earlier drafts of the report,
the association would like to see them.
“We have not had a response to
date and yet BCTS is again neglecting
to address our concerns and putting the
area up for bid,” says PRWUA President
Marilyn Burgoon.
However, the Ministry of Forests
continues to assert that its geoscientist’s
opinion is “consistent with other licensed
professionals, including the geoscientist
who peer reviewed both the Van Tuyl
Landslide Report and the Perry Ridge
Terrain Stability Assessment. The
information presented in the Van Tuyl
Landslide Report would not change any
of the observations, interpretations or
risk analysis presented in the Perry Ridge
Terrain Stability Assessment.”
Both the PRWUA and hydrologist
Allen Isaacson have stated that the
Equivalent Clear Cut Area model (ECA),
a model Isaacson co-created, is obsolete
and cannot reasonably be applied to the
terrain on Perry Ridge. In an assessment
done by Isaacson for PRWUA in 1998,
he stated that, “The ECA model will not
work on small watersheds. The actual
increases in flow are beyond what the
model can show on a small first- or
second-order watershed...” Isaacson
further notes that the ECA model “will
not work on a steep elongated watershed;
does not look at the effect of roads
on the runoff, intercepted water, or
sedimentation; (and) does not look at
the increased risk of mass failures on
unstable terrain – the model assumes
that the terrain is stable everywhere.”
For these reasons the ECA model was
abandoned by most hydrologists in the
mid-1980s and replaced with a sediment
model with a water-yield component.
While it admits to not having used the
ECA model to predict any downslope
or downstream effects, the ministry
considers ECA to be “only one of several
factors considered in the professional
assessments conducted for the current
timber sale at Perry Ridge.”
The PRWUA maintains that without
proper rain and snow precipitation
and groundwater data, the Province
is proceeding without adequate
information, potentially placing
residents at risk of landslides and water
degradation. This too is cited by Isaacson
as an inherent flaw in the ECA model,
which “does not predict runoff from
rain or snow events that trigger mass
failures and flooding in this area.”
Skakun has written that BCTS is aware
of both stable and unstable areas on
Perry Ridge, yet road-building is still
planned. Residents are concerned that
road-building will result in increased
water flow, heightening the risk of
“mass failure” due to the steepness of
RDCK directors to discuss small water systems and
Water Act Modernization with ministry officials
by Jan McMurray
The RDCK board is taking water
issues to the Union of BC Municipalities
conference in Whistler at the end of
September.
Board members will meet with the
Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport
to discuss the regulations for small
water systems, and with the Ministry of
Environment to discuss the Water Act
Modernization (WAM). Director Andy
Shadrack will be at both these meetings.
In describing the purpose of the
meeting with Healthy Living and Sport,
Shadrack said, “What we’re proposing
to government is a more effective way of
dealing with really small water systems.”
He said the RDCK favours the Point
of Entry/Point of Use (POE/POU) option
for very small systems. “We think it’s
cost effective and meets the regulatory
requirements,” he said.
POE/POU systems are designed for
treatment of water entering individual
homes – as opposed to central systems,
which are designed to treat the water
entering many homes.
Shadrack gave the example of
the South Slocan water system, which
has recently had an $800,000 central
treatment system installed for about 60
homes, as the result of an Order issued
by Interior Health. “That’s $17,900 per
connection – I don’t think that is fiscally
do-able. So we’re looking for a more
cost effective solution that meets the
legislative and regulatory requirements,”
he explained.
The meeting with the Ministry
of Environment about the Water Act
Modernization (WAM) is based on
a document entitled ‘Priorities for
Implementation under WAM’ that
was presented to the board by Area H
Director Walter Popoff. The paper has
seven points.
The RDCK board wants to see
watershed protection from resource
extraction activities. “The provincial
government tells local governments and
water purveyors that they must keep the
water clean and potable, and then they
allow all kinds of activities in watersheds
that make the water dirty,” explained
Shadrack.
Currently, watershed protection
is the responsibility of the ministries
that oversee the extraction activity.
For example, the Ministry of Forests
looks after water protection in forestry
activities; the Ministry of Mines
looks after water protection in mining
activities. The RDCK would like to see
one authority with the power to oversee
water protection.
“Let’s manage watersheds for water,
and let’s have everyone reporting to one
agency,” said Shadrack.
Furthermore, the RDCK wants
to see provincial funding budgeted to
implement WAM. “The government
needs to budget for this. It shouldn’t be
a download,” he said.
The paper says the budgeted
provincial funding should include
“monies collected from industrial and
commercial users of crown land and
not just by charging the public increased
licence fees, etc.”
A proposed change to the Act that is
opposed by the overwhelming majority
of citizens in rural BC, and by the RDCK
board, is the change from domestic
water licences to permits. Alternate
Area H Director Nelle Maxey, who has
worked closely with Director Popoff
on the WAM issue, explained why the
opposition to this is so strong. “In a court
of law, licenced use will take precedence
over permitted use. If licences are taken
away, people will have no legal status
when a licence is issued for industrial
or commercial use. Furthermore, I
believe that everyone in Canada has a
right to water for domestic use, and to
be ‘permitted’ to use the water is taking
away that right,” she said.
The current process of allocating
water resources is ‘First in Time, First in
Right’ (FITFIR), and the RDCK board
would like to see that maintained. “This is
the standard way that water licences have
always been dealt with in all of North
America,” explained Maxey. “The first
people who got a licence have the first
rights to the water. It functions beautifully
to stop over-development.” Shadrack said
that the concern here is that if FITFIR is
taken away, domestic users will play a
secondary role to industrial users.
The board would also like to see
the general public, and especially water
licencees, have the chance to comment
on the proposed legislation once it’s
been drafted.
They also want local decision
making integrated into water allocations.
Shadrack explained that currently, there is
no mechanism to adjudicate between the
applicant for a water licence and the local
community. “Local historical knowledge,
common sense and traditional values
should play a role in water use decisions,”
says the paper.
Finally, the board wants to see the
Water Act acknowledge the United
Nations declaration that access to water
is a human right.
the streams on the ridge.
Once again the Ministry of
Forests believes they have taken all
the necessary data into consideration.
“The key factors identified in the Van
Tuyl Landslide Report (redirected
runoff, downslope sensitivity, extent of
harvested and burned areas and failure
types and mechanisms) were also criteria
considered in the Perry Ridge Terrain
Stability Assessment.” Terrain Stability
Assessments are said to include regional
precipitation and climate factors as basic
parameters. “Soil drainage and thickness,
slope steepness, relevant catchment
areas, possibility of bladed or excavated
trails, and dimensions, construction
methods and drainage structures in road
plans are all key considerations when
assessing the likelihood of intercepting,
concentrating or redirecting runoff.”
The closing date on the last BC
Timber Sales call for bids was August
18, but no bids were received. Burgoon
says one local contractor believes that
the reason was that it was too high a cost.
Logging costs on Perry Ridge potentially
outweigh the profits, so essentially the
operation would be subsidized by tax
dollars. This is why Burgoon says a
cost-benefit analysis must be done to
determine the lack of viability of logging
Perry Ridge.
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Burgoon’s concern is that BCTS will
entertain bids from contractors outside
the area who are unfamiliar with the
geological and hydrological issues on
Perry Ridge. “Despite this high cost
and risk to citizens, BCTS has again
posted the sale for development and at
the same cost,” she says. “Our position
remains that Perry Ridge be protected
as an Ecological Reserve protecting
it from logging and road building,
placing the appropriate value to this
unique landscape and saving taxpayers
millions.”
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OPINION
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Loves the New Open letter to
Denver museum Canada Post
As a frequent visitor to the lovely
Slocan Valley, I just wanted to tell you
how impressed I was with the wonderful
exhibit at the Silvery Slocan Museum of
the senior citizens of New Denver.
Both the photographs and their
life history were done just excellently,
with a great deal of taste. As a professor
emeritus and former chairman of the
history department at the University
of New Mexico, I am much interested
in bringing about a similar exhibit in
various parts of our state. You certainly
owe a lot to Trevor Harrop and his work.
Frank W. Hale
Albuquerque, NM
Finger pointing time
And you all know how the song
goes, but the KDCFS seems to be
dashing off in all directions, with an
apology to Stephen Leacock, as this is
not funny.
According to Art Joyce on August
25 in your esteemed paper, the rumours
are flying, the fingers are pointing and
the board seems to be an apologist and
is circling the wagons in defense of the
manager’s inappropriate behaviour.
Art Joyce writes that “Muenter
refers to a statute that an easement can
be enforced.” That sure sounds like a
veiled threat, to the reasonable man. For
the board of directors to stand behind
management is usual, if not necessary,
in an organization. When it comes down
to respect and good manners, the board
must also direct the management in their
overall philosophy toward the citizens
who make up the community. I don’t
see anywhere in the article that the board
proposes to do anything except glibly
continue to support their manager’s
style of negotiating with landowners for
public access to logging operations. Who
or what is the common denominator
here? It looks like the management team
hired by the KDCFS, running wild!
Jim Van Horn
Kaslo
It has come to my attention that
Canada Post has instituted a policy
in British Columbia that provides for
non-delivery of mail when employees
are absent from work. I have received
reports that this change has affected the
community of Castlegar. According to
Mr. Ken Mooney, Regional Grievance
Officer for CUPW-STTP, there have
been at least five separate incidents of a
similar nature in Cranbrook, in violation
of the collective agreement, Canada Post
Service Charter and the Canada Post Act.
In reference to your column to
Canada Post employees entitled ‘Staying
the Course,’ you state that Canada
Post is containing costs and making
crucial improvements without sacrificing
service. Yet, as Mr. Mooney points out
to Mike Shearon, Divisional General
Manager, in a letter dated August 5,
2010, the way in which this is being
implemented points to a change in
direction that directly opposes provisions
in the collective agreement, which
requires coverage of unstaffed letter
carrier routes, as well as the abovementioned service charter and the
Canada Post Act.
According to Mr. Mooney, an
enormous list of grievances has been filed
as a result of this shift and yet, there does
not appear to be an acknowledgement
by Canada Post head office that this is
taking place.
I am very concerned that Canada
Post’s mandate for universal service will
further be eroded if the new policy is
rolled out throughout the rest of Canada.
Therefore, I respectfully urge you to
reconsider what appears to be a change
in both policy and practice to ensure
that employee absences are covered by
replacement staff. This way, Canadians
will continue to enjoy the high quality
of service from Canada Post they have
received in the past.
Alex Atamanenko, MP
BC Southern Interior
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KDCFS mistake Open letter to the
affects many
BC Environmental
people
Assessment Office
In a recent Valley Voice article
we learn that Steve Anderson, chair
of the Kaslo & District Community
Forest Society, now understands that his
Woodlands Manager had directed forest
workers to use a private road without first
getting permission from the landowner.
This problem occurred last February.
I can appreciate that Mr. Anderson is
worried about the damage that’s been
done to the credibility of the society. I
would hope that he’s equally dismayed
at the effect this mistake has had on many
other people: the landowner first of all,
of course; all other landowners bordering
the KDCFS chart area; but also the many
forest workers in our area who take pride
in doing the best job they can.
I think it is important to point out
that the truckers who hauled the wood
over Ms. Axenroth’s private road had
never been informed by Rainer Muenter,
RPF, that they did not have permission to
use her road. When my husband, Dave
Collier, phoned the truckers to ask them
if they were still hauling, they told him
they still had some more loads to move.
They had no idea that there was no
Road Use Agreement in place, since Mr.
Muenter had not informed them of any
problem, not even during the previous
five days when he knew, without a doubt.
Kaslo truckers Dave Sicotte and
Colin Jacobs called off the next days’
activities immediately. They were clearly
concerned that Ms. Axenroth would
understand that they would never have
been using her road had they known
she had not signed any agreement. The
loggers must have found themselves in
the same predicament.
When mistakes are made, what
is most important is how the fallout is
handled. A beginning is to make the
effort to learn who has been affected.
Then a responsible person must put
themselves in their shoes. I sincerely
hope that the directors of KDCFS do
not think that they must simply go to
‘damage control’ mode. Rather than
trying to put the best face on a singular
issue, I hope that they conduct a serious
inquiry into the circumstances that
permitted such a serious mistake to be
made, and will learn how it could happen
that the chair of the board didn’t know
about an apparent trespass until fully six
months later.
Erika Bird
Kaslo
It has come to my attention that
AXOR has recently submitted the
required documents to supplement
their application for a private power
project on Glacier and Howser
Creeks in the Kootenay region of
BC.
Although I hope that the BC
Minister of Environment will use
his authority to stop this project in
its tracks, should that not happen I
am writing this letter. I understand
that AXOR’s application will be
vetted by the Project Working Group,
and that group will then determine
if the application moves forward
to the public consultation phase.
This being the case, I have three
important requests regarding the
public consultation process as you
consider the application:
A formal public meeting is
held in Nelson. AXOR’s previous
refusal to hold a meeting in Nelson
caused anger and frustration to local
people dealing with transportation
and access issues. While a twohour drive from the proposed site,
Nelson is home to a significant
number of businesses, organizations
and stakeholders who rely on
the areas proposed for AXOR’s
development. As MLA, I responded
to the public demand by organizing
an informational meeting on the
proposed project and its possible
impacts. More than 500 concerned
citizens attended, demonstrating that
a meeting in Nelson is warranted.
The period for public
consultation last the maximum
number of allowable days (75)
under the Environmental Assessment
Act: Public Consultation Policy
Regulation and people are well
informed of the opportunities and
ways to contribute to the public
input portion of the application.
During the summer of 2009, the
public was given 45 days to become
informed, have a dialogue and
provide feedback on AXOR’s second
submission for a Glacier/Howser
private power project. This short
time period was cumbersome and
difficult for the public to do due
diligence. Additionally, I received
an exceptional number of questions
from the public about how best to
make their voice heard; it was clear
that this basic information was not
sufficiently forthcoming from the
proponent, nor the Province. For a
meaningful region-wide dialogue,
the public must have sufficient time
and knowledge about the process.
A n i n d e p e n d e n t s o u rc e
synthesize the information regarding
and contained within the application
into an executive summary which
highlights the key points of the
project and is translated from
technical jargon into common
language. Not surprisingly, people
felt that the 7,000-page document
was far too cumbersome to read and
comprehend. So that the public can
offer comprehensive feedback, they
need to have tangible information.
Ultimately, I am asking that this
process be transparent and accessible
to the general public. I trust that
you will find these requests in the
best interests of democracy and the
public.
Michelle Mungall, MLA
Nelson-Creston
Opposed to
greenhouse on
school fields
After talking to Kevin Murphy
about a proposed greenhouse on
the school property I am writing
this letter to let New Denver village
council and the school district know
we don’t want a greenhouse on the
upper or lower fields of the school.
Kevin Murphy is moving ahead
swiftly to build a greenhouse on the
school playgrounds. He is being
backed by our mayor who thinks it is
a good idea. The idea is okay but the
place is not. Our children are more
important than the greenhouse. Why
don’t they put it over the existing
garden on the schoolyard?
I live right across from the
school grounds. There are children
playing soccer, baseball, flying
kites and just generally running
around in the upper and lower fields
at all times. Murphy’s children
played soccer in the very field he is
thinking of destroying this summer
and his grandson played in the
field nearly every day with other
children. The children that live near
the school (about 20) use the school
grounds every day. Doesn’t school
curriculum mandate that the children
must exercise so much a day? The
fields are used daily during school
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hours. I don’t think teaching them
gardening in a community where
everyone gardens is a great idea.
I think exercise and playing ball
and running are great for the mind
and body. They have already made
the lower playground look like a
farmyard and put the largest shavings
from he** on it.
What will happen to the
greenhouse when numerous soccer
balls are being kicked around on
the soccer field, or baseballs flying
through the air or frisbees? It’s barely
big enough now for baseball. I think
someone needs to give their head a
shake and realize that a greenhouse
built on the upper or lower fields is
ludicrous. There must be another
place for Mr. Murphy to build his pet
project besides taking the children’s
playgrounds away from them.
And no it won’t spoil our view of
the large orange school wall. I most
certainly don’t want the fields of the
school made smaller by putting a
building on them.
Most people in this community
already grow their own produce
and have small gardens and I think
this project would be better in a city
where folks don’t garden and need to
learn how. Nakusp has large school
fields; maybe it would be more
appropriate there.
People are talking about this
greenhouse and we are mad. It
is an appalling scheme and it is
unacceptable for the proposal to
move forward on the school grounds.
Len and Wanda Palmer
New Denver
More criticism
of socialism
I am astonished that Keith
Newberry condemned North Korea
and Zimbabwe. This is the first
time I have ever heard a socialist
condemn those two nations. It is also
extraordinary that he has chosen the
Scandinavian countries as role models
for Canada. Don’t get me wrong – I
love those countries.
Raging in British Columbia at
the moment is the fight over the HST,
which currently stands at 12%. The
New Democratic Party (NDP) is
condemning this as a terrible burden
for the people of BC. In countries such
as Sweden, Norway and Denmark
they have something similar called
the VAT, which has a maximum rate
of 25%. The NDP is calling for more
spending on health care, education and
social programs, and I just heard that
they are proposing a day care program
that will cost about $1.5 billion a year.
Where is the money for all these
programs to come from? Obviously,
if the NDP comes back to power they
will be pushing the HST to 15%, then
17% then 20% and onwards. This
current fight against the 12% HST is
very hypocritical.
Regarding health care, up to the
1990s Sweden had the same singlepayer, heavily socialized system
that Canada has, and their health
care system began to fall apart.
They therefore revised it and moved
to a system somewhat similar to
other parts of Europe, and partially
privatized it. The system is still funded
primarily by taxpayers, but patients
pay user fees, and drugs are paid for by
patients on a sliding scale. Switzerland
and Holland also have better systems
than Canada. Sweden currently spends
about 9.3% of its GDP on health care.
Canada’s unsustainable system spends
about 11% of its GDP on health care,
and it is getting worse. Measures to
improve Canada’s health care system
are usually blocked by socialists such
as the NDP and unions. I am sure
that if an opinion poll was carried
out with a question like: “Would
you like to continue with Canada’s
unsustainable health care system,
which is based on socialist dogma as
practised in North Korea, or should
the system be upgraded to something
similar to Sweden’s, Switzerland’s or
Holland’s, which have more of a basis
in common sense?”, I believe people
would vote to change the system.
Keith Newberry referred to me
as a capitalist shill. This is not true.
I came to capitalism through seeing
that socialism does not work, and it
cannot work. I use my common sense,
and I only support corporations that
have high levels of integrity. The NDP
is more of a capitalist shill than I am. I
recall at some past election campaigns,
NDP propaganda said that if you vote
NDP you will get free prescription
drugs, particularly seniors. In my
opinion, our current medical system
is thoroughly drug infested, with
far too many drugs prescribed for
patients. Many articles have been
written about damage caused by legal
prescription drugs. The attitude of the
NDP is that of wanting to write blank
cheques to pharmaceutical companies.
They will pay the pharmaceutical
companies anything they want, which
is ludicrous. One recent book that
explains the abusive nature of many
pharmaceutical companies is The
Truth About the Drug Companies
by Marcia Angell, M.D. It should be
required reading for all supporters of
the NDP.
Roger Pratt
Nelson
Perry Ridge
battle continues
The Ministry of Forests through
BC Timber Sales planned to log four
cutblocks on the northern end of
Perry Ridge. The tender was open for
bidding from July 27 to August 18 to
contractors registered with BCTS.
No bids were received.
There are several reasons why
contractors didn’t bid. Lumber prices
are still soft and the recent severe
decline of housing starts in the US
isn’t going to change soon. Another
reason is that some contractors
remember the enormous opposition
to road building and logging on
Perry Ridge in 1997 by water users
and residents concerned about safety
due to documented landslides and
resulting property devaluations.
Hundreds of people turned out
for blockades, MoF applied for an
injunction which was granted at
first but later rescinded. I was one of
five protestors sued by MoF, several
people were arrested and there was a
lot of frustration and anger.
The court later accepted
arguments plus expert testimony
on landslide issues, rescinded the
original injunction and on appeal by
MoF refused a second time to grant
an injunction against hundreds of
protestors. We were extremely happy
that the superiority complex at MoF
was somewhat diminished after the
judge’s decision.
After a few years, MoF came
back with a so-called Local Resource
Use Plan (LRUP) for Perry Ridge
which is another boring story of how
to stack a process with development
sympathizers and call it a community
plan.
It didn’t fly because water was
not the priority but timber was.
MoF then changed Perry
Ridge from Small Business Forest
Enterprise Program (SBFEP) to
BC Timber Sales (BCTS) – another
move to get into people’s watersheds.
The Perry Ridge Water Users
Association (PRWUA) has been
successful for more than 20 years
5
preventing road building and logging
the domestic watersheds on Perry
Ridge. It’s been a long, long battle
for clean water with many twists
and turns and yes, it’s disgusting
that residents have to fight their own
government to protect their water,
but that’s the reality still today.
And even more disappointing
is the fact that we didn’t win on
arguments for protecting water
because there is no effective
legislation and the hundred-year
old Water Act is a sad joke. We won
because of landslide issues, expert
testimony about the instability of
Perry Ridge and proven property
devaluations due to slumps.
The Forest Act and Forest
Practices Code rule and supersede
every other non-timber value as
many communities find out when
the D8 cats and logging equipment
roll into their watershed.
Government has no intention to
beef up the Water Act because that
would interfere with logging and
that’s not allowed.
MoF, or BCTS, is not required to
do cost/benefit analyses that include
non-timber values. Forests are not
appreciated or valued as carbonsinks or as suppliers of oxygen.
Government mentality is towards
water treatment, not water protection.
Many old people remember that they
could drink the water straight out
of a creek but today IPPs are as
much a threat to water quality as
destructive logging practices. Instead
of demanding an effective Water
Act, Interior ‘Health’ promotes
chlorination etc. as a way to better
living forcing people by law to add
chemicals to their water.
Government has virtually no
data on creeks or streams but hands
out water licenses anyway. Climate
change is a fact but is not even
recognized in any planning. IPPs are
approved and domestic watersheds
are logged without any thought
about reduced water flow in coming
decades.
I hope BCTS does not re-tender
the cutblocks and that contractors
remember 1997 and respect the
wishes of residents for nondevelopment of their watersheds.
If you live on Perry Ridge, your
best chance for maintaining clean
water is to support PRWUA, which
has a proven record of preventing
developments on Perry Ridge. Visit
http://perryridge.org/ and PLEASE,
send a donation to PRWUA Grp 16
C-9 Winlaw, BC, V0G 2J0.
Do it for the love of your water.
Gunter Retterath
Winlaw
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SLOCAN VALLEY
Dominique Fraissard releases two fine new albums
by Art Joyce
Though there is no shortage of
singer-songwriters these days touring
in support of independently produced
music, at times they all seem to blend
into the wallpaper. Occasionally a
performer comes along who possesses
the magical mix of skill, originality
and intelligence that makes for an
outstanding musician. With the release
of two new albums by Dominique
Fraissard, the live Cutting Teeth and
Humble in the Moment, a six-song EP,
he has proven he is just such an artist.
His mastery of acoustic guitar
fingerpicking creates shimmering,
slightly off-kilter melodies in open
tunings occasionally reminiscent of
legendary English songwriter Nick
Drake. Unlike many folk performers,
however, Fraissard’s guitar often
incorporates the more aggressive
rhythms typical of rock ’n roll. The
dynamic range thus veers from subtle,
humming strings to fierce rhythmic
attacks and back again, perfectly
matching the emotional gyrations of a
song. Added to that is his distinctive
singing voice, easily recognizable in the
sea of new artists.
Cutting Teeth: Live 1998-2008
demonstrates, in Fraissard’s own words,
his “10-year apprenticeship” as a touring
musician. With characteristic humility,
he claims that he has “only just become
a professional performer, able to deliver
tight performances consistently of the
calibre required to deserve a lifelong
career.” This skill, combined with
his highly personable stage presence
with audiences, makes for shows both
intimate and riveting. His show at last
year’s Salmon Arm Roots and Blues was
an unforgettable example of his ability
to connect at a profound, unpretentious
level.
And while some musicians are
great instrumentalists but poor lyricists,
Fraissard has an equal measure of both
talents. On the live album, in About
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A Few Things, he sings: “You say
only death and taxes are sure / but is
that a motive or a maxim?” His lyrics
effortlessly swing from the personal
to the political, sometimes within the
same song, while never becoming either
maudlin or preachy – a rare ability.
Fraissard understands that writing
personal songs is pointless if the lessons
of these life experiences are ignored.
Thankfully he is enough of a poet to
write lyrics that capture his insights in a
few well-crafted, gemlike phrases.
On Humble in the Moment, the
album is led off by the superb Art of a
Common Kind, a song that, along with
the title track, captures that rare magic
that can create an instant classic. The
song could be an anthem for culture at
its most vital – the true originals he’s met
in his travels from Australia to France to
Canada. “But there’s more to the board
than the beam / more to the dress than
the seam / when you’re looking for art
of a common kind.” Yet Fraissard’s
literate musings are never reduced to
the level of an intellectual exercise,
tempered by an awareness of what it
is that most profoundly connects us as
human beings. “Hope is found in the
tender words of those who know you’re
solid gold,” the song choruses. The song
Humble in the Moment is another one
that achieves the ideal synthesis between
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the personal and universal. “The thought
of a loaded gun never hurt anyone / but
it never made a frail man whole or made
an old man young,” Fraissard sings, later
reflecting that, “I looked the gift in the
mouth when the gift was life / from it
all I only got one regret / I didn’t see my
daddy much before he died / you gotta
do it while they’re alive...”
Fraissard has performed at
Australia’s renowned Woodford Festival
and has opened for Jack Johnson, the
John Butler Trio, The Waifs and Roger
McGuinn. His albums are available
from Drink From The Trees records at
www.drinkfromthetrees.com or visit
myspace.com/dominiquefraissard.
Fraissard, now a Rosebery resident, can
also be reached at 250-358-2824 with
enquiries or orders.
by Jan McMurray
The Japanese United Church
property near the Nikkei Internment
Memorial Centre in New Denver
has been re-zoned from Public &
Institutional to Single and Two Family
Residential.
The re-zoning will facilitate the
sale of the property, which in turn will
benefit the Nikkei Internment Memorial
Centre (NIMC). All funds accruing
from the sale of the property will be
placed in a special reserve fund that can
be used for NIMC capital maintenance
only.
The re-zoning was approved at a
special council meeting on August 31,
immediately following a public hearing.
No members of the public attended.
Mayor Wright explained that the
re-zoning had been in the works since
1992, when work began on the Nikkei
Centre. “The Kyowakai Society knew
the Village would be managing the site
someday, so the society and Village
wisely planned for the future and for
this day,” he said. “This is why the
Village adopted a special reserve for
our heritage sites.”
Wright added that there was no
intent to sell the property if the Japanese
United Church was still in use, and that
the last surviving member of the church
had passed away.
submitted
Recent visitors to the Village
of Slocan Wellness Centre this past
summer can be forgiven their looks
of surprise as they drive up along
Harold Street. The home of the Slocan
Community Library, Fitness Centre and
Health Centre is sporting a fresh coat
of paint, and that’s just the start of it.
Over 20 volunteers from the KickAss Citizens for Slocan volunteer
group have spent countless hours this
summer giving the Wellness Centre this
much needed facelift. The results speak
for themselves. To date the group has
repaired the stucco exterior, removed
an unused staircase, removed the
remnants of an old cement walkway
and installed sod, pruned trees and
shrubbery, and made landscaping
improvements to the garden beds.
The new brick-red paint job hearkens
back to the building’s original use as a
schoolhouse.
The goal of the group is to create a
‘town centre’ at the site, where visitors
and citizens alike can gather to discuss
the latest news, or perhaps even to pass
a fine summers’ evening reading the
Valley Voice.
But these volunteers aren’t done
yet; future works include installing
more seating, removing the chain link
fencing, relocating the Village cenotaph
as well as additional improvements
to the grounds. Regardless, take a
gander next time you’re driving by the
Wellness Centre, and make sure to stop
in for a book while you’re at it.
New Denver’s Japanese United
Church property re-zoned
Slocan volunteers spruce up Library
building and Wellness Centre
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P.O. Box 14, 421 Lake Avenue
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Phone: (250) 358-2472 Fax: (250)/358-2321
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Tax Sale
The following described properties and improvements thereon
shall be offerd for “Sale by Public Auction” at the Village of
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10:00 a.m. unless Delinquent Taxes are sooner paid:
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COMMUNITY
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Members and volunteers of the Burton Flats Awareness Project proudly introduce
new signage explaining the ecosystem of the flatlands. From left to right: Hans
Dummerauf, Cam Greig, Phil McMechan, Denice McMechan, Liz Gillis, and Lori
Eger. Missing from this photo is Lori Stevenson and Melissa Thomas.
Burton Flats awareness project now complete
submitted by Liz Gillis
In 2008, the Burton Flats Awareness
Project received funding from Columbia
Basin Trust’s Environmental Initiatives
program to design and construct
signs that would educate and bring
awareness to the unique ecosystem of
the flatlands surrounding Burton. The
Burton Flats Awareness committee is
pleased to announce that this project
is now complete. There are six signs
located throughout the Burton Flats
showcasing and describing its historical
and environmental significance and
encouraging locals and visitors to enjoy,
respect and preserve the flats. It’s a
unique way to learn about this aspect of
our natural environment.
The Burton Flats Awareness Project
committee would like to acknowledge
and thank the following people for
their support and contributions to the
project: Columbia Basin Trust; Kenton
Andreashuk and Jaime Cristales,
Canadian Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Fisheries Commission; Paul Peterson,
RDCK; Burton Hall Board Association;
Ian Fraser, Kent Simpson, HMC;
Rafal K. Komierowski ; Arrow Lakes
Historical Society; McCormack Farm;
Arrow Lakes Environmental Society,
and the many volunteers of Burton.
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register for the jointly-owned property. (Consent
form may be downloaded from the RDCK website at www.rdck.bc.ca) Pursuant to the Local
Government Act, no corporation is entitled to be
registered as an elector or have a representative
registered as an elector and no corporation is
entitled to vote.
VOTING BY MAIL:
Area H Library Financial Contribution For Electoral Area F:
The RDCK has recently enacted a bylaw
Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2162, Regional District of Central Kootenay Office 202 which authorizes voting by mail ballot and
2010.”
establishes the procedures therefor. The
only electors who may vote by mail
The vote will be conducted in accordance For Portion of Electoral Area H:
ballot are the following:
Winlaw
Community
Hall
5897
Highway
6
with the Local Government Act.
Winlaw, BC
(a) persons who have a physical disability,
The questions to be asked to obtain the Regional District of Central Kootenay Office 202
illness, or injury that affects their ability to
Lakeside
Drive,
Nelson,
BC
assent of the electors shall be:
vote at an other voting opportunity; and
A recent change in provincial legisla- (b) persons who expect to be absent from
For Electoral Area E Library Financial
tion now enables any qualified elector the Regional District of Central Kootenay
Contribution Service Area:
to vote on Advance Voting Day.
“Are you in favour of the Regional
on The General and Advance Voting Days.
District of Central Kootenay Adopting
Qualified electors wishing to vote by mail
ELIGIBLE ELECTORS
Bylaw No.2160 to provide for the
ballot must apply to the RDCK between
The
Local
Government
Act
sets
out
the
following:
September 29, 2010 and 4:00 pm Octoqualifications
for
electors
entitled
to
vote
at
• the establishment of the “Electoral
ber 14, 2010.
Local
Government
Voting
and
if
you
qualArea E Library Financial Contribution
ify,
and
you
are
not
on
the
list
of
electors,
Service” with the annual requisition for
you may register at the time of voting by SYNOPSES OF BYLAW NOs.
the service not to exceed $88,000?”
completing the required application form 2160, 2161 & 2162
For Electoral Area F Library Financial
available at the voting place. To register As required by the Local Government Act,
you must meet the following qualifications: the following is a synopsis of the Bylaws to
be submitted for the assent of the electors:
Qualifications for a Resident Elector:
District of Central Kootenay Adopting
Must meet all of the following requirements: Bylaw 2160
following:
(a) on General Voting Day you must be eighteen 1) Authorizes the Establishment of the
Electoral Area E Library Financial Contriyears of age or older;
bution Service with the annual requisition
(b) you must be a Canadian citizen;
Area F Library Financial Contribution
(c) you must have resided in British Columbia in not to exceed $88,000.
accordance with Section 52 of the Local Gov- 2) Applies to electors within Electoral
ernment Act for at least six months immediately Area E.
preceding the day of registration;
For Electoral Area H Library Financial
(d) you must have resided within the area in Bylaw 2161
which the vote is taking place in accordance 1) Authorizes the Establishment of the
with Section 52 of the Local Government Act Electoral Area F Library Financial ContriDistrict of Central Kootenay Adopting
for at least 30 days immediately preceding the
bution Service with the annual requisition
day of registration;
following:
(e) you must not be disqualified by the Local not to exceed $81,000.
Government Act or any other enactment from 2) Applies to electors within Electoral
voting on General Voting Day or be otherwise Area F.
Area H Library Financial Contribution
disqualified by law.
Resident electors not on the Voters List and Bylaw 2162
1) Authorizes the Establishment of the
GENERAL VOTING DAY
wishing to register on voting day will be required
to produce 2 pieces of identification (at least
one with a signature). The identification must
prove identity and residency.
Electoral Area H Library Financial Contribution Service with the annual requisition
not to exceed $58,000.
2) Applies to electors within a portion
Qualifications for Non-Resident Elector:
Must meet all of the following requirements: of Electoral Area H more particularly
described as South of Enterprise Creek.
The General Voting Day will be on Saturday, October 16, 2010 between the
hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm for qualified
electors within Electoral Area E and F and
a portion of Electoral Area H as follows: (a) (b) (c) and (e) above plus
For Electoral Area E:
Balfour Community Hall 8435 Busk St. Balfour, BC
Proctor Community Hall 246 3rd St. Procter, BC
Blewett Elementary School 2665 Blewett Rd.
Blewett, BC
Lakeside Drive. Nelson, BC
For Electoral Area F:
North Shore Fire Hall 2703 Greenwood Rd.
Nelson. BC
North Shore Community Hall 675 Whitmore
Rd. Nelson, BC
Beasley Fire Hall 5095 Highway 3A & 6.
Nelson, BC
(d) you must have been the registered owner of
real property within the area in which the vote
is taking place for at least 30 days immediately
preceding the day of registration;
(d)(i) the only persons who are registered owners of the real property, either as joint tenants or
tenants in common, and are individuals who are
not holding the property in trust for a corporation
or another trust;
(f) you must not be entitled to register as a
resident elector for that area;
(g) if there are more than one registered owner
of the property, only one of those individuals
may, with the written consent of the majority of
the owners, register as a non-resident property
elector.
These synopses are not intended to be
and are not deemed to be an interpretation
of the Bylaws.
TAKE NOTICE that the abovementioned Bylaws may be inspected at the following location:
Regional District of Central Kootenay Office,
202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC, during normal
working hours, or is available for viewing on the
RDCK website at
www.rdck.bc.ca
Please direct any inquiries to the Chief Elections
Officer or Deputy Chief Elections Officer at
250-352-6665 or 1-800-268-7325 or by e-mail
at [email protected]
Randy Matheson, Chief Elections Officer
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COMMUNITY
Nakusp council, August 24: Council decides on new water line infrastructure
by Art Joyce
• Council discussed the costs of new
water line infrastructure.
Treasurer Don Willems presented a
comparison of costs for four scenarios.
The first scenario involves work that is
included in the Sewer Treatment Plant
project budget – an eight-inch pipeline
running from the sewage plant, across the
Kuskanax bridge and along the highway
to the arena. This pipe will convey treated
sewer water to irrigate fields that are
currently irrigated with drinking water.
The total cost of this first scenario after
HST rebate is $47,314. Scenario two
would add hardware to the bridge for a
future 12-inch pipeline at a further cost
of $9,158; scenario three would complete
this phase by hanging the 12-inch pipe on
the bridge, for another $31,644. Scenario
four would connect the 12-inch pipe to
an existing 12-inch underground pipe
adjacent to the bridge, halfway to the
Esso station, at a cost of $14,245.
The total cost of all four scenarios is
$102,361. However, the net cost to the
Village to complete all four scenarios is
$64,713, as the first two scenarios can be
done as part of the Sewer Treatment Plant
project and benefit from grant funding.
Willems’ report shows that if the
second scenario is deferred, additional
costs of $25,000-$30,000 will be
incurred; if the last three scenarios are
deferred, additional costs of $47,500 will
be incurred.
Councillor Mueller was concerned
that the Village might be spending
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money on infrastructure for future
development that is as yet uncertain. “I’m
uncomfortable with having to borrow that
much money,” she said.
Councillor Heppner objected,
pointing out that, “in the past when
we’ve deferred work like this, it ends up
costing us three times as much when we
finally do get around to doing it.” Mayor
Hamling agreed, adding that if all four
scenarios were approved now, the Village
would still save money even with paying
off interest over the next five years.
Mueller asked the treasurer if the
Village is able to borrow the money.
Willems said yes, explaining that, “at the
end of the day you’re really talking about
whether you want to incur the future costs
for scenarios three and four of a further
$20,000.” Council voted to proceed with
scenarios one through three but to defer
scenario four.
• Mayor Hamling reported that
she met with the RCMP regarding
the dangerous dog situation in the
community. She noted that the muzzle
issue will have to be revisited in order to
get more information because “up to a
third or a half of the dogs in Nakusp have
that breed in them.”
• Bylaw 627, the Hot Springs
Commission bylaw, was given the
wrong number; it was rescinded and
given the first two readings as bylaw 629.
Final reading will be given at the next
meeting. A motion was passed to place
an ad calling for interested persons to sit
on the hot springs commission.
• Mayor Hamling announced that
the Village has received a $42,333 grant
from the Southern Interior Development
Initiative Trust (SIDIT), to be used to
furnish the emergency services training
centre with tables, chairs, computers, and
video equipment.
• The mayor reported that True
North Forestry has received its fuel
management prescription funding,
enabling that project to move forward.
• A motion passed to install new back
stairs at the arena for a cost of $27,000.
A lower estimate failed to include
everything council requested.
• Public Works submitted a report of
its sidewalk inspection, complete with
photos, and a report of its fire hydrant
inspection.
• Bylaw 614-8, the notwithstanding
clause for zoning nonconformity, was
tabled to a future meeting.
submitted
Now in its 33rd year of supporting
arts-related activities in the Arrow Lakes
region, the Arrow Lakes Arts Council
(ALAC) is offering six concerts in the
2010-2011 season. All concerts will be
held at the Bonnington Arts Centre unless
otherwise noted.
The season starts on Saturday, October
23 with Ballet Kelowna. Aspects of Love
will be performed in the auditorium of
the Nakusp Arena Complex at 7:30 pm.
Ballet Kelowna is breathtakingly beautiful,
bold and fresh, captivating audiences with
classical and innovative dance. Because
they are such a small ballet company,
their performances are intimate, carefully
crafted, rare and precious. The second
show will be a performance by Mirror
Theatre on Saturday, November 20. This
local theatre group will be performing a
British farce called All’s Well, a pantomime.
Pantomimes are usually based on fairy
tales, and the lead characters are performed
by men for the female roles, and females
for the male roles. Men have a marvelous
time going ‘over the top’ in the highly
coveted ‘dâme’ role. The third concert
is on Saturday, November 27 at 7:30 pm
and will feature Alexander Sevastian,
four-time winner of the International
Accordion Competition. Classical music
with impeccable arrangements is delivered
with a good dose of humour. The chemistry
between Sevastian and his audience creates
a memorable experience that always
brings down the house. Pianist Michael
Kim, soprano Susan Gilmour Bailey, and
narrator Colin Fox, a Juno and Gemini
winner, will be performing The Schumann
Letters on Sunday, February 6, 2011, at 3
pm. The inspiration for this music-theatre
performance is the thousands of love letters
written between German composer Robert
Schumann and a young virtuoso pianist
named Clara Wick. Despite adamant
opposition from her father throughout
their courtship, the couple sought legal
consent and were wed in 1840. The family
show this season will be held Tuesday,
March 8, at 7 pm, featuring the Maritime
Marionettes. Founded by partners Heather
and Darryl Taylor, this puppeteer duo
has been entertaining families in Canada
and abroad since 1986. The Taylors
bring traditional and original stories to
life with exquisitely made and skillfully
manipulated wooden marionettes. They
will be performing The Bremen Town
Musicians, a story about friendship and
adventure. The final concert of the season
will be on Tuesday, March 15 at 7:30
pm. Spirit ’20 was launched at Festival
of the Sound, Parry Sound, Ontario, on
July 28 this year. Taking its name from
the commissioned work by Canadian
composer Allan Gilliland, Spirit ’20
captures the essence of the roaring 1920s.
Spirit ’20 showcases John Novacek,
Mark Fewer and James Campbell for
their classical and jazz experience; Guy
Few’s ability on trumpet, piano and voice;
Chloe Dominguez’ contemporary music
experience; and James McKay’s virtuoso
technique on bassoon.
The concert series is being offered
in three ways again this year. You may
purchase tickets for each concert or you
may purchase a package of three or six
series tickets. Those who purchase the
package of three or six will have an
assigned seat, and the single ticket holders
will have open seating.
The season ticket holders from last
year will be contacted and told to come to
the Fall Fair on Saturday, September 11
and pick up their series tickets. Anyone
else who wishes to take advantage of
the package deals may contact Marilyn
Massey at 250-265-4087.
Arrow Lakes Arts Council
Concert Series announced
Nakusp, BC
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Hills Garlic Festival time again
by Jan McMurray
What’s the biggest and
best outdoor market in the
Kootenays with the theme
‘homemade – homegrown
– organic’? The Hills Garlic
Festival, of course.
Now in its 18th year, the
festival attracts about 6,000
people to the charming village
of New Denver, increasing the
town’s population tenfold for
the day.
The festival is always held
on the Sunday after the Labour
Day long weekend. This year, it
falls on September 12.
A shuttle bus runs between
the festival site and Valhalla Inn
in downtown New Denver all
day long, to make parking in
New Denver’s downtown area
convenient. Before heading
down to the festival, check out
the shops and cafes in town
and stop by the ATM at the
credit union on New Denver’s
main street – there is no cash
machine on the festival grounds
and most vendors cannot accept
credit cards.
The 160 vendors at the
festival offer organic garlic,
organic produce, plants, locally
made art, jewellery, furniture,
pottery, textiles, soaps, lotions
and herbal remedies.
The food vendors will be
spread out over the grounds a
bit more this year. Watch for
a cluster of them up near the
bocce pits and new washroom
building, as well as in the usual
area down closer to the lake.
Kootenay Grass Company
and Heavy Shtetl are
coming back for more great
entertainment on the main stage.
The kids will be thrilled to know
that Flydini the Magician and
Visions Alive Puppetry are back
and will each do two shows in
the family entertainment area.
The amazing Yvonne Boyd will
offer face painting, and Bubbles
the Clown and her apprentice
will wander the grounds.
The contests are always
fun – either to enter or to witness
the outcome. Prizes are awarded
for the largest head of garlic
(soft-neck and stiff-neck), the
heaviest clove of garlic, the
best garlic poem and the best
garlic braid.
Admission $4. Advanced
tickets from the Friday Market
in New Denver are $3. Children
under 12 free.
The Garlic Festival is a
community fundraiser put on
by local volunteers through the
Hills Recreation Society. Over
the years, money raised from the
festival has provided recreation
facilities and services for the
area, including basketball/
tennis courts and local crosscountry ski trails.
About 50 volunteers are
involved in organizing the event.
Two other volunteer groups
are brought on board to man
the gates and to deal with the
garbage and recycling. These
two groups, the graduating
class and the preschool/
elementary school, raise funds
for themselves by taking on
these tasks at the festival.
The event grew from a
potluck supper among friends
to a festival at Hills Community
Park. By 2003, it had outgrown
its home in Hills, and was
moved to New Denver.
submitted
If you have ever wanted
to explore and understand
the intricacies of Afro Cuban
music, here’s your chance –
José Sanchez is coming to
Silverton. The workshops will
be at the Silverton Gallery on
Saturday, September 18 and
Sunday, September 19 from
1-4 pm each day.
José Sanchez is
a recognized master
percussionist from Cuba.
He began his studies in
percussion at Manuel Saumell
School of Music at the age 11,
and graduated with honours
as a musician and teacher
from the Amadeo Roldan
Conservatory in Havana.
Sanchez has an elaborate
and impressive technique.
His taste for Afro-Cuban
rhythms is contagious and
his workshops are always fun.
He has participated as a
percussionist and a producer
in many recordings in
different parts of the world.
He has toured extensively
throughout South America,
North America and Europe
with big Cuban names such
as Adalberto Alvarez y su
Son, Rojitas y su Orquesta,
Amaury Perez and others.
Sanchez moved to
Vancouver in 1997, where
he joined the music scene
with the Puentes Brothers,
Juno award winner Alex
Cuba and with Canadian pop
singer Amanda Marshall. He
now makes his home on Salt
Spring Island.
Cost is $15 for the
Saturday workshop, and $25
for the two days. For more
information or to register call
250-358-2332.
This workshop is made
possible with assistance from
the Columbia Basin Trust and
Columbia Kootenay Cultural
Alliance.
Master Cuban percussionist to teach at Silverton Gallery
New Denver is open for
business during the Garlic Fest
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Tisha Becker of New Denver’s Lucerne School received the
Governor General’s Academic Medal from principal Natasha
Miles on September 3. This award is given to the student with
the highest grades 11/12 average in the school. Tisha will be
taking a Bachelor of Arts program at UBC in Kelowna this year.
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10
Canadian/British songwriting duo to perform in Slocan Valley
submitted by Tim Sander
When speaking about
music, connection is one word
that immediately springs to mind
for Canadian songwriter Celeste
Lovick. She and musical partner
Chris Ellis will be performing
at several venues in the Slocan
Valley this September, with two
voices interweaving in harmony
and two guitars.
“For me, it is about
connection,” says Lovick, “to
the music, to the audience, to
the ground beneath my feet.
While we might be the ones
Joe Yaremchuk’s zucchini boat won in the ‘vegetable’ category
at the Rosebery Regatta this year. The only other entry, Glen
Palmer’s zucchini boat, sank. Next year, he won’t line the
zucchini with lead for ballast.
physically making the music,
I always find the gigs which
feel the best are the ones where
we can be a listener right along
with the audience, all sharing a
collective musical experience,
which makes us feel more
connected to each other and the
world around us.”
Born on Canada’s west
coast, Celeste Lovick went to
England as part of a university
exchange program in 1999.
While there, she became
involved with Britain’s vibrant
acoustic music scene and began
to perform professionally. In
2000, she met British songwriter
and composer Chris Ellis. Both
solo artists in their own right,
they found a chemistry and a
musical compatibility which
gave rise to many collaborative
projects, including performances
at festivals across the UK such as
Glastonbury Festival and Solfest
and at venues like the National
Theatre in London.
They have also recorded a
number of CDs, the most recent
of which is called Dreaming.
The songs on this CD reflect
themes of love and journey and
share stories of experiences on
both sides of the Atlantic. This
is the second BC tour for the
duo, who last toured in Canada
in 2008 and have never before
performed in the Slocan Valley.
The tour for Lovick is a welcome
return to her Canadian roots,
and both are looking forward
to making music in the Slocan
Valley.
“I am always drawn back to
Canada,” says Lovick. “It’s both
the natural environment and the
people. There’s a real openness
and an ability to listen here.”
“The nuances in live
performance shift from place
to place,” adds Ellis, “and it’s
always exciting to come to
somewhere with a lot of natural
beauty and energy because
it’s inevitably reflected in the
music.”
Lovick and Ellis’ concerts
will feature their original
songs and a few specially
arranged covers from some
of their favourite artists, like
Robbie Robertson, The Band,
Neil Young and Bob Dylan.
Other influences include Tracy
Chapman, Lisa Gerrard, Leonard
Cohen, John Martyn, Richard
Thompson, Ewan McColl and
Keith Jarrett.
They will be performing at
Rosebery Manor on Thursday,
September 16; at a house concert
in Burton on Friday, September
17; and at the Vallican Whole
Community Centre on Sunday,
September 19. Celeste Lovick
will also be performing at the
BlueBelle Bistro and Beanery
in Kaslo on Saturday, September
18.
For more information about
concerts and to listen to some of
Celeste Lovick and Chris Ellis’
songs, you can visit their website
at www.shelteringtree.co.uk.
submitted
Two local institutions have
teamed up to create a literary
cookbook. Seasonings: A Year
of Local Flavour in Words and
Recipes will be released at a
special event on Friday, October 1
at 6:30 pm at the Nelson Library.
“We are such a creative culture in
this area,” says Nelson Library
adult services coordinator Anne
DeGrace. “Celebrating with
a marriage of food and words
satisfies every appetite.”
Dozens of cooks and scribes
came forward and submitted
recipes, poems, stories, and
essays celebrating gardens,
growing, seasons, and food.
Food photographer Heather
Goldsworthy of Image Obscura
Photography and designer Steven
Cretney of The Forest Design
Communications made the
concept soar.
The library strives to enrich
lives by encouraging the joy of
reading, the discovery of new
ideas, and by promoting creative
expression. For the Kootenay
Co-op, community involvement
and the cultivation of health and
sustainability are important. To
both Carver and DeGrace, a
partnership made sense.
“It’s been the perfect
collaboration,” says Kootenay
Co-op marketing director Jocelyn
Carver. “The co-op finally
created a community cookbook
with lots of help from writers, and
the library got a great fundraiser,
with lots of help from cooks and
the co-op.”
Although the co-op is a
full partner in the production
of Seasonings, 100 percent
of the profits from the book
will benefit the Nelson Library
and its expansion project. The
Seasonings launch is part of a
special event and open house to
showcase the Library’s expansion
progress to date and to celebrate
the library’s birthday. For 90
years, the library has given local
residents access to information,
enjoyment, education, and
community programming for all
residents from babies to seniors.
Nelson Library and Kootenay Co-op celebrate local flavour
Gabriel Nemiroff handily won the title of Commodore at this year’s Rosebery Regatta. Gabriel’s
boat was exceptionally well crafted with a styrofoam base and a cloth sail.
COMMUNITY
Gillian Redwood exhibits new work at Studio Connexion
by Art Joyce
It’s the artist’s job to depict what
is unseen as much as what is usually
seen. Artist Gillian Redwood does just
that with new work exhibiting at Studio
Connexion, September 2-25. Songs of
Maya is a series of acrylics on large
format canvas and part of her larger 2010
series Energetics of Land and Body.
The studio’s fall hours are Tuesday to
Saturday from 12:30 to 4:30.
“I’ve been developing ideas using
transparency on the theme of the human
form and environment. Energetically
we’re all made up of movement and
lines and forms that are maybe different
than the ones we perceive. It’s the
unseen that fascinates me.” Redwood
places each of the female figures in
a different environment and there’s
a mythical element to many of the
individuals pictured. One of the figures
is Fortuna, representing fate and fortune,
both good and bad luck. Another is
named Copper Woman, after the Nootka
tribe of Vancouver Island, inspired by
Anne Cameron’s book Daughters of
Copper Woman. Some paintings are
simply reminiscent of ancient stories,
lending themselves to mythical, goddesslike themes. There’s also a flirtatious,
naughty element to some of them, adds
Redwood.
“I’ve been experimenting with
different ways of painting the energies
we see and those we don’t see,” she
explains. “It’s not really about goddesses,
it’s about women of our time and their
energies. It’s more to do with the human
spirit.”
Redwood studied art in the UK in
Cardiff and Bristol and although she
has always painted, it was 2003 before
she decided to become a full-time artist.
Her art has been exhibited throughout
her travels in Wales, Cornwall while
studying at St. Ives School of Painting,
and Hawaii. While in Cornwall she ran
her own studio and sold her work from
there to the many visitors to that region.
While living in White Rock, BC she
produced a series of pastels of redwood
trees and exhibited them there. Recently
she exhibited with Sabine Burmeister at
Halcyon Hot Springs and a storefront
on Broadway Street, Nakusp. Songs of
Maya is her first solo exhibition since
living in the Kootenays.
Redwood and her husband, Caelen
Starblanket Larocque, a guitarist, found
Nakusp after travelling for a few years,
looking for somewhere to settle. She says
this region has elements of all the places
they’ve visited or lived in, including a
village in Italy by a lake. The mountains
and peacefulness of the area reminds her
strongly of West Wales where she lived
for much of her life.
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“West Wales has a spiritual quality
similar to this area. There are a lot of
artists here and I like that about it too.
I’m excited to have a show at Studio
Connexion. Anne is very enthusiastic
about supporting local artists.”
Redwood’s work can also be seen and
prints ordered at www.gillianredwood.
com. There is a sandwich board sign
by the courthouse directing visitors
to the gallery. Redwood gratefully
acknowledges support from Columbia
Basin Trust and Columbia Kootenay
Cultural Alliance.
The Kaslo Food Security Project and North Kootenay Lake
Community Services Society is pleased to announce the:
September 22
After many months of building and coordinating, and years of planning,
the Kaslo Food Hub is officially open! To celebrate, we invite you to
our grand opening—a night to celebrate our farmers and long time
homesteaders with stories of our region’s food production.
The building of the Kaslo Food Hub has been made possible by many
volunteers and we will also be taking some time to honour the many
hands that made this venture possible.
Gillian Redwood will be exhibiting her new series of acrylics, Songs of Maya, at Studio Connexion from September 2
to 25. These mythical figures depict feminine energy signatures juxtaposed against various landscapes.
PHOTO CREDIT: Art Joyce
Energy workshop offered to businesses
submitted
A workshop designed to help
businesses deal with rising energy
prices is being offered Monday, October
4 from 1 to 3:30 pm at the Hume Hotel
in Nelson.
Transition Nelson, in collaboration
with the Nelson and District Chamber of
Commerce and the Downtown Business
Association, is offering the workshop.
It is intended to help local businesses
identify their vulnerabilities to rising
energy prices and develop mitigation
possibilities with other local business
participants.
The workshop fee is $15, and
lunch is optional from the regular
menu. Registration by September 20
is encouraged by email at kimmy.
[email protected]. More information
is available at www.transitionnelson.
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The Kaslo Food Security Project has been a program of North Kootenay
Lake Community Services Society since our inception and to celebrate
our union– we are having our grand opening in conjunction with
NKLCSS AGM.
7pm– NKLCSS AGM
7:45pm -Kaslo Food Hub Grand
Opening!!
Appies & Stories
Volunteer Appreciations
Music and Mingle
Kaslo Food Security is a project of North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society and funded by Columbia Basin Trust, Interior
Health, and the Ministry of Social Development and Housing: BC Gaming
Only 2 more weekends until
we close for the season
Singer/songwriter Justine Bennett, a Silverton native, performed at the Silverton Gallery
the evening of September 5 in support of her new CD, Heavy Feeling. Bennett now
makes her home in LA in pursuit of her musical career.
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Enter a bike or foot race at Kaslo Sufferfest, October 3, 2010
morning and in more or less the same
place as the mountain bike crowd,”
says event creator and co-director Janis
Lampimaki of Kootenay Mountain
Sports in Kaslo. “They are really quite
different groups and we think it will be
exciting for everyone to see all the action
of different events at the same time.”
Spectators are in for a treat, too. The
finish line for all the races will be on
Front Street in the heart of Kaslo, with
a special finish line ramp for the bike
racers. A professional announcer has
been hired and there will be a live video
feed in the Kaslo Hotel Pub.
The community and sponsors have
shown tremendous support for this
event and race organizers are pleased
with the registration to date. “We’ve
got competitors from as far away as
Calgary and the Okanagan, and we
expect more from all over, including a
few pros. When we were putting this
event together we discovered that there
are no trail foot races in the Kootenays
and yet there are lots of runners who look
for this type of race,” says Lampimaki.
Co-director Shon Neufeld, who is
also co-owner of Kootenay Mountain
Sports in Kaslo, has enlisted some
eager rider volunteers to do remedial
work on the legendary ‘Monster’ trail
which descends from the summit of Mt.
Buchanan all the way to the highway.
Neufeld reports, “Things are shaping up
nicely. There are bypasses for all major
jumps, and any of the natural drops in
terrain on the course are less than three
feet. Racers will have a great time, the
Monster is a blast! The lower section is
very flowy and you can really get your
speed up.”
Lampimaki spoke of the plans for
the future of this event. “We plan to
make it an annual thing, with the key
races being added to race circuits. As
early as next year we hope to add a 50km run and attract world-class athletes
from all over.”
Anyone who wants to be part of
this event’s first edition on Sunday
Kaslo is the ideal setting for outdoor sport, with challenging terrain and spectacular views.
Don’t miss Sufferfest, a bike and foot race event on trails in the Kaslo area on October 3.
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The Silverton July 1st
Committee would like
to thank the following
sponsors for their support:
• Celebrate Canada Program – Canadian Heritage
• RDCK Area H Director, Mr. W. Popoff
• Rec. Commission #6
• The Village of Silverton Council and Staff
• New Denver and Area Fire Department
• New Denver and Area Arena Society
• Thank You to all the businesses that year after year
contribute and help out
Thanks also to the antique exhibitors Jordan and Tracy Meers, and Rodney Koeneman.
To all the tireless volunteers who worked the exhibits, helped out with the breakfast, the
concessions, the bocce, and the fireworks. Thanks to Trish Laktin for all her help with
the advertising, everyone who helped with the set up and take down, and especially
you, the general public, for coming out and making this day a huge success.
PHOTO CREDIT: Louis Bockner
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Phone (250) 346-3315
Fax (250) 346-3218
October 3, as a spectator, volunteer or
participant, can get more information
by checking out the event website:
www.kaslosufferfest.com or by calling
Kootenay Mountain Sports at 250-3532245.
PHOTO CREDIT: Doug Pyper
submitted
Sunday, October 3, Kaslo hosts an
exciting new event. Sufferfest, the first
event of its kind, features 10- and 25-km
trail runs and an epic enduro bike race
up Mt. Buchanan and then down the
legendary ‘Monster’ bike trail.
With a name like Sufferfest, you
might think you need to compete
in all three events, but that’s not the
case. Competitors pick their pleasure,
choosing either the Monster Enduro
bike race or one of the True Blue trail
run races. There is also a kids’ run or
bike race. All events run simultaneously.
“We’re eager to see the running
community compete on the same
submitted
Dressed as trees and moving to a
slow drum beat, concerned residents
walked in single file along the Argenta
road at noon on Friday, September
3, in a symbolic act to acknowledge
this summer’s intensive logging of
the hillside above the community.
Positioning themselves one by one along
the roadside, each within sight of the last,
the tree-people put down their roots for
the duration of the event, silent witnesses
to the logging and to the importance of
trees to our planet.
The event was largely silent, as befits
a forest, but some participants chose to
add their words to a collage expressing
reactions to the summer of logging.
While appreciating that the truck drivers
were basically considerate towards the
other users of the road – from herds of
goats to kids on horses and bikes – the
comments mostly expressed dismay at
the extent of the logging and the huge
impact of the noise, day and night.
Event organizer Carol Ross stated
that her motivation was a desire to bear
witness as a community to the impacts
of the logging – on ourselves, but more
importantly on a planet increasingly and
irreparably stressed by human activity.
Her view is that major changes are
needed in our collective mindset to cope
with a changed global ecology, and that
“business as usual” won’t take us where
we need to go, but straight over the
cliff of ecological, political and human
disaster. Her hope is that participation
in actions such as Friday’s tree theatre
can help create that shift in awareness.
The New DenverSilverton Trail
Society will hold
its first Annual
General Meeting
Saturday, September 18
at the Silverton
Memorial Hall • 3:00 pm
Come out and help us elect
our first board of directors!
Stewart Spooner, Trail Manager for the
Kootenay-Columbia Trails Society will be
on hand to answer questions.
KASLO & DISTRICT
Kaslo council, August 24: OCP open house to be scheduled soon
by Jan McMurray
• A public meeting for an OCP open
house will be set up for the second or
third week in September.
• Gillian Sanders gave an update on
the North Kootenay Lake Bear Smart
Program. She said the community did
exceptionally well this past spring, with
very few bears coming into town. She
said she felt the Village was almost ready
to apply for Bear Smart certification.
Once a Village is certified, non-lethal
methods of bear control can be used.
Sanders has funding to create a GIS Bear
Hazard Assessment map this winter,
which will allow people to put their bear
sightings on the map in real time.
• Andy LeCouffe and Russell
Semenoff attended on behalf of
Front Street merchants “to make it
clear to council that, where Water
Street is concerned, any removal of
existing parking capacity, restriction
of the travelled way and the resulting
limitation of delivery and service access
is unacceptable and non-negotiable.”
They suggested two options: finish the
work that has been started on the east end
and pathways below the embankment,
and continue to maintain Water Street as
is; or form a new committee to develop
recommendations for parking, travel and
delivery/service access.
The matter was referred to the
Development Services Committee
meeting of September 2.
At the September 2 committee
meeting, it was decided to recommend to
council that a new Water Street committee
be struck that will start from scratch.
The terms of reference for the new
committee would be set at the October
7 Development Services Committee
meeting. The recommendation to council
will be to advertise for comments
from the public regarding future Water
Street development and/or the terms of
reference of the committee.
• Bylaw 2001, a bylaw to prohibit
roosters from within the Village, was
read three times. Adoption is expected to
take place at the September 14 meeting.
The bylaw has a grandfather clause,
allowing anyone with roosters before the
date of adoption to keep them.
• A letter from Jane Lynch refers
to the August 11 Kaslo and District
Community Forest Society (KDCFS)
meeting, where manager Rainer Muenter
asked the KDCFS board to contact the
Village with a request to replace Mayor
Lay as the Village representative on
the board. The reason Muenter gives
for this is Mayor Lay’s “unacceptable
behaviour which indicates that he is in
a conflict of interest.” Lynch says “it is
unacceptable behaviour on the part of
Muenter to make any requests regarding
village appointees” and says she hopes
council would file a complaint with the
Association of BC Forest Professionals
about this. She further says she hopes
council or individual councillors would
file complaints with the Association
against Muenter because he proceeded
with logging operations across private
land without legal written permission
from the landowner.
Council also received a copy of a
letter from John Addison to KDCFS
regarding the “alleged complaint
of ‘unacceptable behaviour’ by Mr.
Greg Lay, lodged by Rainer Muenter”
following an open house meeting at
the KDCFS office on July 21. The
intent of Addison’s letter is to refute the
allegation.
Council referred the letters to the
Municipal Services Committee.
• Councillor Frary was appointed
as interim Village representative on the
Kaslo and District Community Forest
Society board until December.
Council received a memo from
Mayor Lay informing them of his
resignation as director on the board.
He states: “Complex matters of a
technical and professional nature make
it very difficult for me to support the
decisions of the two Community Forest
managers…I feel, as a member in good
standing of the KDCFS, I can work with
the many people in the community who
have been alienated by the actions of the
two managers, and provide these people
with appropriate knowledge to help them
make informed decisions.”
Council also received a copy of a
letter of apology, written by Greg Lay,
as requested by Rainer Muenter.
• Minutes of an August 11
Development Services Committee
meeting on the City Hall project were
received. At that meeting, City Hall
plans dated July 30, 2010 were received
from David Dobie Design and Thomas
Loh Architect, along with an invoice for
$24,789.46. The plans were submitted as
part of the building permit application
for the geothermal and sprinkler system
components of the project. At the
August 24 council meeting, Mayor Lay
announced that the building permit had
been issued that day.
The July 30 plans do not cover sewer
system hook up, fire hall demolition and
future library planning.
• Councillor Leathwood reported
that the campground committee was
looking at determining the cost of
upgrading the septic system in the
campground in the event that the new
washroom facility would be unable to
be connected to the sewer system. She
asked that the Development Services
Committee look at hiring an engineer
to determine the capacity of the system.
Council agreed, giving the committee
the authority to act.
During public time, Anne Malik
said she was concerned about the focus
on the capacity of the sewer plant, when
she feels a technical assessment of the
plant is necessary to determine needed
upgrades and repairs. She said council
has solicited a committee of volunteers
(Liquid Waste Management Committee)
to determine the capacity.
Councillor Leathwood said that all
information gathered about the sewer
system will go to the committee, and
said the sewer issue is important to the
campground and City Hall projects – the
Building Inspector won’t issue a permit
for the top floor of City Hall without a
sewer connection. She mentioned that
Community Services had also shown
an interest in a sewer connection.
“An engineer’s report will give us
information that will benefit lots of
people,” she said.
At the September 2 Development
Services Committee meeting, Foreman
Glen Walker reported on the sewer
system. He said a salesman from a
company called Sanitherm was coming
to Kaslo, and Walker had been told that
he “knows his stuff” and that engineers
look to him for advice. Walker will meet
with him to learn more about the capacity
by Jan McMurray
Residents of Ainsworth, Woodbury
and Schroeder Creek have been asked
in an RDCK petition process whether or
not they would like to be included in the
existing fire services contract between
Kaslo and a portion of Area D. Results
of the petition are expected very soon.
Area D Director Andy Shadrack
explained how he and Kaslo Mayor
Greg Lay reached an understanding to
give the people of these three Area D
communities an opportunity to petition
into the contracted service. Because
the taxation rate for the fire service
is higher for Kaslo residents than for
Area D residents, Mayor Lay asked
Shadrack if he would consider having
Area D residents pay the same rate as
Village residents in 2011. Shadrack said
he would agree to this if the residents of
Ainsworth, Woodbury and Schroeder
Creek were invited to join.
Shadrack reported that the petition
process was done door to door, and the
deadline to sign the petition was extended
to Tuesday, September 7. Shadrack said
he would deliver the petitions to the
RDCK office on Wednesday, September
8 so that staff can tally the results.
In order for the Area D residents to
be included in the fire service contract,
there must be ‘yes’ votes from the
owners of at least 50% of the parcels
in the community, representing at least
50% of the total assessment value of the
properties in the community. Meanwhile,
a regional fire service for Kaslo and
a portion of Area D (Ainsworth to
Schroeder Creek) is being pursued. The
RDCK board, at its July meeting, agreed
to release up to $20,000 for a feasibility
study to further examine the benefits of
creating the regional service. Shadrack
said that a referendum on the regional fire
service is expected to take place in 2011.
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Three Area D communities invited to join Kaslo’s fire service area
of Kaslo’s system. He also pointed out
that TRUE Engineering was determining
how much sewage could come out of the
specified area as part of the Infrastructure
Cost Recovery study.
The committee decided to hold off
on the engineer’s study until receiving
the information from Sanitherm and
TRUE.
• As recommended by Councillor
Leathwood, the Village will ask for
clarification from the Interior Health
Authority about its intention to fill the
Public Health Nurse vacancy in Kaslo.
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Councillor Leathwood said she
wonders if the position will be filled, or if
it will be cut back further. She also points
out that it is getting late, as flu clinics
and school immunization programs are
usually underway in the fall.
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Financial
Forum
with Tim
Affolter
Time to get out
of the markets?
I think the volatility in the markets
is here to stay, permanently, for two
reasons: the ability to buy and sell the
entire market at the push of a button,
and the fact that a huge group of
‘investors’ now treat the stock market
as a giant online casino.
Stock prices used to be set by an
analysis of a company’s fundamentals:
book value, earnings, margins, etc.
In truth, for professional money
managers, this is still how investment
decisions are made.
In the long run, I believe, holding
stocks with good fundamentals will
still produce superior returns. BUT…
the stock market indexes, like the S&P/
TSX (Toronto) or the S&P 500 (US)
are made up of the combined stock
price of hundreds of companies, both
good and bad. Through sophisticated
futures trading programs and new
investment vehicles like ETFs, people
can now buy and sell an entire index,
including ALL of the companies in
the index, in the blink of an eye, for
about $20 a trade or less. This kind of
trading makes the stock price of the
good companies just as volatile as the
bad ones.
Furthermore, unblinking
computer trading programs now
watch the indexes 24/7, prepared to
rip their owners out of the market
on a moment’s – no, a nanosecond’s
– notice. Anytime the market falls
beyond a preset limit, like the snap of
a leg-hold trap, the trade is sent. This
can trigger more computers to sell, all
over the world, literally before anyone
can ask, “Why?”
But does that mean that the good
companies listed on the stock exchange
are actually in trouble? Does it mean
that CIBC, Microsoft or Wal-Mart
are really worth 10 percent less today
than they were yesterday? Not at
all. For good companies with solid
management teams it is business as
usual. And, for professional money
managers, the volatility is just noise –
accompanied often by opportunities to
buy good companies cheaply.
So, what does it mean for you?
Well, let me answer that with a ‘fish
story.’ Years back, I went salmon
fishing off the west coast of Vancouver
Island. The first day out was beautiful,
but there were these huge swells –
apparently normal – that made our boat,
and those all around us, slowly rise
and fall. The second day was different.
There was a strong wind, which created
about a six-foot chop on top of the 20foot swells. Now, along with the rise
and fall, our boat was pitched forward
and back, side to side. The sight of
another person losing their breakfast
over the side became very common.
I think that is what the markets are
like now. We have the same gradual
ebbs and flows created by the normal
rise and fall of economic growth cycles.
But now, on top of that, we have this
‘chop’ created by online gamblers, who
have found a way to bet on how people
will feel today.
So, you are left with a choice: either
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you breathe deeply, grip the rail and
keep fishing, or you get off the water.
If you choose the first, be prepared that
you might want to throw up some days.
But, if you choose the second, realize
that you will never catch any fish. You
with
Andy
Rhodes
Silverton Lakeshore Inn open for
business…flight deck too!
Hi folks. Good news! The Silverton
Inn is once again open for business.
In fact, Roxanne and Ron, the new
proprietors, have had the place open
since early July.
Let’s get something straight right
away. Yes, the flight deck is open, and
has a number of improvements. I’ll
get to that in just a bit, but first of all
let me say that the pub area is more
inviting now than it has been. The ‘too
many’ posters are all gone. There is
a fireplace in front of a comfy couch,
and the arrangement of tables is less
crowded than it used to be. It’s brighter
and lighter. The entire place has been
thoroughly cleaned and spruced up.
Like I said, more inviting! The two flat
screen TVs are still there, so never fear.
So let’s start with breakfast. It is
served all day! Various egg dishes,
crepes and wraps are offered along
with breakfast bagels and lighter fare
including yogurt or cottage cheese and
fruit. There is free coffee or tea for those
who arrive between 7:30 and 11 am.
Gotta like that!
For lunch and dinner there are
various fettuccines and tortellinis to
choose from along with Greek, Caesar,
spinach and garden green salads. Pizzas
too. There are seven burgers to choose
from including the ‘Cliff-Hanger’ and
a cheeseburger that I think may well be
the best in the Slocan Valley. (Later this
winter we’ll have a cheeseburger-off to
determine the real champion.)
Let’s not forget the pitas, wraps and
sandwiches. There are Greek chicken
pitas, chicken Caesar pitas and a list of
wraps with many options.
For dessert choose from ice cream
St. Mark’s
Anglican
Church
5th at C, Kaslo
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.
will instead have to buy your fish, and
that will give you less money to spend.
If you retreat to ‘solid ground,’
like GICs or cash, realize that you
are probably locking your savings
into permanently lower returns. Most
people will have to adjust their lifestyle
spending to account for lower income
from investments and retirement
savings.
But, at least they won’t throw up.
Your choice…
and fruit, Smores and cream, or opt
for Tiramisu (a concoction of whipped
cream and custard with other goodies
mixed in) or crepes with bananas,
strawberries, Nutella and whipped
cream.
Coming soon will be Aussie meat
pies, vegetarian pies and fruit pies. The
meat pies will include beef, pork and
chicken topped with puff pastry or piped
potatoes. Gravy too, and the pies will be
80 to 90 percent meat. Oh YEAH! All
the food that comes out of Roxanne’s
kitchen is made from scratch using
local, natural and organic ingredients
when possible.
In the meantime, remember the
old dining room? Half of it will be a
food prep area and the other half will
be a bistro with a take-out window. The
Silverton Inn will deliver food from
Red Mountain Road to Hills. They
will also be making prepared meals for
seniors and families. These meals will
be delivered frozen, and there will be a
variety to choose from.
But hold on, the Silverton Inn
will also be hosting traditional holiday
meals for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
They’ll also have an outdoor corn roast
(with garlic butter) on Garlic Fest day,
September 12.
What, though, did I have for lunch
on Sunday? I chose the chicken and
mushroom fettuccine with alfredo sauce
and a big spinach salad. The fettuccine
was loaded with chicken and ’shrooms,
and the alfredo sauce was creamy and
silky-smooth. To die for. The spinach
salad was topped with strawberries
instead of orange slices, and it also
had caramelized pecans and red onions
along with organic goat feta cheese from
Happy Days Goat Dairy in Chilliwack.
Man, that feta was the very best! What a
meal! The food at this place is GREAT.
OK, THE FLIGHT DECK has
French doors! The floor is no longer
black, but a terra cotta red. There’s a
long ‘stand-up’ table, some new chairs,
and, of course, a fabulatarian view along
with the Virginia Creeper.
Oh, the Silverton Lakeshore Inn
also has hotel rooms available. So,
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Growing local
food
large farms are highly subsidized and
our economies are based on trade, cheap
food floods the markets and small-scale,
local farmers cannot compete.
On the surface, the products of the
industrialized, global food system appear
cheaper and more efficient. But all of
these externalities are not only taking a
toll on the earth and our health, but the
fuel, clean water and soil necessary to
maintain such a food system are running
out. Some predict we may see the end
of the transport trucks bringing our
daily bread basket before we can secure
enough local farmers who will feed us.
Considering most farmers are
volunteers in a noble cause to reclaim
our ‘foodshed’ way before they become
economically viable businesses, it is no
surprise we are losing our farmers at a
rapid rate. What is the true cost of local
food? The same study mentioned above
indicates that a local and organically
grown food basket has an external
cost of about three percent. But the
value of local food is much higher and
critical to the health of our ecosystems
and communities. When we look in
our backyards and see the benefits of
increased bees, healthy ecosystems, a
sustainable business for our communities
that will only run out of resources when
we don’t support them, and increased
health, it is easier to dig deeper into our
pocketbooks.
The Kaslo Food Security
Project aims to reduce some of these
barriers through various supports and
infrastructure. To further our work, in
February we opened the doors to the
Kaslo Food Hub – a place to cultivate our
local food culture. To officially celebrate,
we will be hosting a grand opening of
the Kaslo Food Hub on September 22.
Join us to hear the stories of our farmers,
homesteaders and other ‘foodies’ that
have been devoting much of their lives
to the mighty endeavour of ensuring a
healthy and sustainable food system in
our region.
by Aimee Watson
This is the third column in the series
written by the Kaslo Food Security
Project and sponsored by St. Mark’s
Anglican Church in Kaslo.
In our last article, we indicated that
there is enough land to be food secure
in the West Kootenays. So if we now
have enough land, what are the barriers/
reasons we are not more food secure?
The most relevant reason is the massive
food system that was the post-world-war
need to find uses for all the accumulated
chemicals – from which eventually
came the ‘green revolution.’
The ‘green revolution’ refers to a
series of research, development, and
technology transfer initiatives between
1943 and the late 1970s that increased
industrialized, monoculture agriculture
production. Monoculture production
enabled more food to be produced that
was less expensive and spearheaded
what we now know as the global food
system. Sounds good. However, the true
cost of this system is largely hidden – it
depends on artificially cheap fossil fuels,
and even though it may produce more
calories, they are mostly empty calories,
meaning non-nutrient based.
The ability to attain a resilient
local food system is quite a challenge
when we are always governed and
provided for by cheap, imported,
unhealthy, abundant food. The most
significant impacts of this globalized
food system are the subsidies it provides
to large farming and the ability to
source from wherever in the world
the environmental, social and labour
standards are the lowest, making the
cost we pay for food extremely distorted.
In fact, when externalities are included
in the price of a conventionally grown
food basket, the true cost goes up by 16
percent (University of Essex). Because
VISITOR INFORMATION
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Announcements
SLOCAN VALLEY RAIL TRAIL
WEBSITE - Want to promote your
business on our new website? Phone 250226-7312 today!
INDELIBLE INK’S new location as of
October 1 will be 202 Lake Ave (Silverton).
10-2 Wednesday to Saturday. 250-358-7121.
Birthday Greetings
HAPPY 65th BIRTHDAY, MOM! May
all your wishes come true.
Love the kids!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRANDMA! Have
a great day.
Love Hayden
Business Opportunities
UNEMPLOYED and thinking of starting
your own business? Community Futures
offers the Self Employment grant, business
loans, counselling & training in the Arrow
& Slocan Lakes area. For more info leave
a message at 265-3674 ext. 201 or email
[email protected].
Coming Events
THE FRIDAY MARKET happens in
downtown New Denver every Friday, June
to September, 10 am to 2 pm. Features local
produce, plants, herbs and a great selection
of Kootenay artisan wares.
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.
AFRO-CUBAN PERCUSSION
WORKSHOP with master Cuban
percussionist José Sanchez at the Silverton
Gallery. Saturday September 18, and
Sunday September 19, 1-4 pm each day.
$15 for Saturday workshop, and $25 for
two days. Information/registration 250358-2332. (Made possible with assistance
from Columbia Basin Trust and Columbia
Kootenay Cultural Alliance.)
SILVERTON GALLERY - This fall the
Silverton Gallery presents Afro-Cuban
Percussion workshop w/ Jose Sanchez
September 18 & 19 (358-2332), Rowan
Tichenor ‘Goodbye to Fairytales’ 2nd
showing on September 23 (7:30 pm), Jackee
Guillon Jazz Quartet on Sunday October
10, Unveiling of art for Gallery collection
& celebration of Lorna Obermayr following
Slocan Lake Gallery Society AGM on
Sunday October 17, time TBA.
TEXAS HOLD ’EM TOURNAMENT
- Saturday, September 25, Slocan Legion
Hall, 502 Harold St., Slocan starting at
6:30 pm. $30 Buy-in. Advance Tickets from
Mountain Valley Station in Slocan or phone
250-355-2672 to reserve. Tickets will not be
CLASSIFIED ADS
available at the door. BC Gaming rules will
apply. Food available. No minors allowed.
SLOCAN VALLEY FALL FAIR Sunday, September 12, 9 am-5 pm, Winlaw
Hall. Admission $2, No charge for children
10 & under.
WEST KOOTENAY WOMEN’S
ASSOCIATION hosts AGM and will
honour Kathleen Luchtan - Join WKWA
at our Annual General Meeting to honour
Kathleen Luchtan as she moves on to other
ventures! After working with WKWA
over the past 8 years as a board member,
contract worker, then coordinator, Kathleen
is leaving WKWA and handing over
her position to Tasha Bassingthwaighte.
Kathleen is one in a long line of committed
women who over the past 38 years have
held the space for women to thrive and
claim their place in our community. Join
us in this transition of honouring and
welcoming!! AGM: Thurs September 30.
Place: Seniors Centre-717 Vernon St.,
Nelson. Time: 6 to 8:30 pm: 6 to 6:30 pm
finger food, music, memberships; 6:30 pm
start of AGM.
ARGENTINE TANGO with Tanguero
Rainer Schroeder in New Denver,
Saturday, September 11. Intro, Inter, &
Adv Workshops, Evening Milonga. Visit
www.dancingbeat.org or 250-358-2448.
For rent
55+ RENTAL HOUSING - Nakusp BC.
New Building Rotary Villa, two rental suites,
both one bedroom. Pets welcome. www.
arrowtarian.com, 250-265-3370 (9:00am12:00pm) [email protected].
NEW 2 BDR SUITE FOR RENT, 2
bath, 5 appliances, NS, NP, unfurnished.
Corner of 5th St. and 2nd Ave., Nakusp.
250-265-4487.
COZY OFFICE FOR RENT at Hand &
Soul Healing Centre in Silverton. Perfect for
small business, health practitioner, storage.
Rent is $150/mo. Call Sue & Larry @ 2177.
For Sale
14’ ALUMINUM BOAT with trailer
– asking price $1,200 obo (no kicker).
Camper trailer, sleeps 4, new brakes put in.
Asking $1100 obo. Greenhouse 25’ x 40’,
winterized with balloon roof, with wooden
tables, asking $4,500 obo. 1982 Ford Temp,
221,000 km, front wheel drive, 4-door,
$700 obo. 1964 Dodge one-ton w/ plow on
truck, $1,800 obo; 1974 Dodge plow truck
w/o plow, $500. Wine press & fruit grinder,
4 45-gallon drums, 11 5-gallon carboys, 2
10-gallon carboys. Priced for quick sale owner moving. 250-265-4914.
15’9” TRI-HALL BOWRIDER in very
good condition. Very stable family &
fishing boat (easy to beach). Powered by a
50 hp 4-stroke Yamaha with only 52 hours
on it. $6,500. 250-265-4838.
COZY LEATHER SOFA and chair set
in cobalt blue. Good condition $400. Full
set of 16 1/2” tires on rims $50. Phone
358-7200.
UTILITY TRAILER. Asking $250. 250265-4932.
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.
Help Wanted
LAND DEVELOPER CONSULTANT
wanted. Owners of large acre property near
Slocan Lake want to hire someone to help
stratify our land. Initial planning contract
September to November; implementation
phase follows. Inquiries: derykw@gmail.
com.
CARPENTER REQUIRED for one-day
small project at Bosun Hall. Local rates
apply. Phone Carol Bell at 250-358-2125.
TEACHING ASSISTANT POSITION:
The Whole School is hiring for a general
classroom teaching assistant position for
the 2010/11 school year. Please contact
the office at (250) 226-7737 or email:
[email protected] for more
information.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
CONSTRUCTION • HOME • GARDEN
COMPLETE SALES
SERVICE AND
INSTALLATION
YOUR VALLEY COMFORT AND BLAZE KING DEALER
SPECIALIZING IN WOOD/ELECTRIC, WOOD/OIL AND
WOOD/GAS COMBINATION FURNACES
Certified • Insured
Crescent Bay
Construction Ltd.
Eric Waterfield — Septic Planning/Installation
Nakusp, BC • Ph. 250 265-3747 • Fx. 250 265-3431
• Email [email protected]
Peter’s New & Used Windows & More
Sales & Installations
Slocan City, BC • (250) 355-0088
website: www.kootenayfurnace.com
email: [email protected]
• Energy Efficient Vinyl & Wood Windows •
• Residential Installations & Renovations/Upgrades •
• Wooden & Metal Doors •
Peter Demoskoff • Cell: 250-608-0505
Tel: 250-399-4836 • Fax: 250-399-4831
HALL LUMBER
& BUILDING SUPPLIES
• Registered Septic System
designer and installer •
• Ready Mix Concrete •
• Lock Blocks • Drain Rock •
• Road Crush • Sand & Gravel •
• Dump Trucks • Excavator •
• Crusher • Coloured Concrete •
• Site Preparation •
Box 1001, Nakusp, BC, V0G 1R0
Ph. 265-4615 • [email protected]
JEMS Propane Ltd. KF PowerVac
Installation and maintenance
Open Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat
10 am to 5 pm
PHONE 250-269-0043
Find us at 280 Lower Inonoaklin Rd.
Edgewood, BC
Castlegar
250-304-2911
• general contractor
• new homes & renovations
• design/build
HPO licensed/Home Warranty
Fully insured. 30 yrs.+ exp./ cert.
carpenters/ foundation to finish/
custom trim/heritage work.
Call Drew 250- 353-2450. Duct Cleaning & Duct Sanitizing
Local: 355-2485 • Toll-free: 1-888-652-0088
email: [email protected]
0850743 B.C. Ltd. dba Vista Custom Builders
Hardwood Floors Only
Canadian Flooring at Wholesale
Pref. Antique. R Oak or Maple
3 1/4 x 3/4 – $4.39/sf pallet
– Bamboo from $3.99 sf –
Cork from $4.39/sf at
call Jim Berrill
(250) 359-5922
Tradesman Electric
Window Cleaning Services
Commercial
and
Residential
Call 551-2264
Jacob Butt, Bergevin
Electrical Inc.
Please call
250-358-2479
or 250-505-6182
and leave a message
Free Estimates. Certified,
Licenced, And Insured
Serving New Denver, Nakusp
and the Slocan Valley
1503 Hwy 3A Thrums • Mon - Sat 8:30-5 pm
ARROW LAKES
FLOORING
INSTALLATIONS
Nakusp
Redi-Mix
serving the Kootenays since 1973
EARTHWORM
YARD CARE
Serving Nakusp & Area
- Lawn Mowing & Trimming
- Yard Maintenance/cleanup
Contact Barry @ (250) 265-9086
1730 Hwy 3, Selkirk Spring Building
[email protected]
COMPUTER
- Repairs
Palmer
- Upgrades
Computer - Consulting
Microsoft Certified
Services
Systems Engineer
Phone: 355-2235
[email protected]
JUAN’S FLOORING
commercial • residential
new construction • renovations
Reliable friendly service
Free Estimates Call Steve 226-7163
Carpet • Lino • Laminate
Ceramic Tile • V/C Tile
Hardwood • Tub Enclosures
– 30 yrs experience –
Gord Jones
Cell: 250-515-1584
Home: 250-358-7711
Indoor Garden
Supplies
250-399-6377
FOR ALL YOUR
PROPANE NEEDS
365-9958
1-800-471-5630
Your local bulk dealer & service centre
DAVID WEATHERHEAD
Box 83, 848 Hwy 6, Nakusp
250-265-4311 (ph)
250-265-3468 (fax)
J.C. Roofing Company
CONSTRUCTION
For all your roofing needs
Serving the Arrow and Slocan Lakes
FOUNDATIONS • FRAMING
ROOFING • RENOVATIONS
Experienced Professionals
16 years of professional installations
WCB • All work fully guaranteed
We also install Soffit and Vinyl Siding
H. & L. MANCIA CONSTRUCTION • PO BOX 97 •
NAKUSP, BC • V0G 1R0 • PHONE: 250-265-4525
For your free estimate, Call
Curtis Roe at 250-265-9087
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8’ WHITE KAYAK. Lost off the roof of
my truck on the Idaho Lookout Road on
August 24. 250-505-4768.
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.
Obituaries
PATRICIA RUTH (PENDLAND) TEES
died peacefully at home on August 28, 2010
after a brief period of infirmity, at the age of
81. Pat was raised in Oakland, California,
the youngest of three sisters, in a family
with strong Oklahoma roots (where she
was born March 11, 1929).
Pat married Jack Tees in 1947, and
raised their daughters, Shelly and Penny,
in a family that loved camping, the ocean,
picnics and family gatherings. Pat was a
terrific seamstress, enjoyed reading, could
cook a meal for a crowd on a moment’s
notice, and was always keen to play cards
and games. She was proud of her skill as
a banquet waitress, the bicycle tours she
made with Jack on the west coast islands,
and her community involvement.
A graduate of Oakland’s Castlemont
High School, Pat maintained life-long
friendships with many of her childhood
and high school classmates, attending most
of Castlemont’s reunions, including the
62nd in 2008.
Despite her divorce from Jack a few
years after moving to Winlaw in 1978,
they later resided on the same property,
and visited almost daily. Pat loved being
Grandma to her 10 grandchildren, who
delighted in her birthday cakes, storytelling,
Halloween costumes and sense of fun.
Pat shared her love of fun with her
many friends in the Winlaw area, and her
family in California. She looked forward
to having her nieces and nephews gather
for her regular visits with her sisters Laura
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& Myra. Pat travelled and shared many
months, over a period of 24 years, with her
close friend Jeannie Samuels.
Pat took a leadership role in the PTA
when her children were in school, and
later in the Passmore Senior Citizens
Branch #116. She served on the planning
committee for the development of the
Passmore Lodge, and was a founding
director of the Slocan Valley Seniors
Housing Society.
She will be sadly missed by family
and friends.
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.
LOT 52 OWL RD, HILLS: Beautiful, near
10-acre parcel, treed with great mountain
views. Listed far below assessed value at
$180,000. Make an offer. Could include
12 cords of dry, mostly larch firewood.
For more info call Shirley Kosiancic,
Century 21 Mountainveiw Realty in
Nakusp. 250-265-8040. email: shirley@
century21nakusp.com.
1161 HWY 6: Open, panoramic views
on this land that could be a hobby farm
just outside of Nakusp. Many upgrades,
great sun exposure, fruit trees. Cozy home
with large enclosure for RV or potential
shop. Another motivated seller. For more
info call Shirley Kosiancic, Century 21
Mountainveiw Realty in Nakusp. 250-2658040. email: shirley@century21nakusp.
com.
Rental Wanted
EMPLOYED WOMAN seeking rental
in New Denver area mid-October through
May or longer. References available. Nonsmoker, no pets. cathelinemargaretcrocks@
gmail.com.
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.
GREEN CLEAN – House cleaning using
non-toxic products and light yard work.
Free estimates. 250-226-7563.
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Slocan Valley Recreation
GEM FIELDS OF THE SLOCAN
VALLEY - With Rod Luchansky. Sat.
Sept. 18.
HUNTING PROGRAMS - P.A.L. - Sept.
18 & 19. C.O.R.E - Sept 25 & 26, Winlaw
School.
CHAINSAW BASICS - With Clarke
Smith. Sept. 25.
FALL MUSHROOM WALK - With
Tyson Ehlers & Doug McBride. Sun.
Oct. 3.
YOGA WITH ELIZA GOODERHAM At Mt. Sentinel School begins Sept. 20.
BELLYFIT AT WINLAW - With Heather
Holdener. Begins Sept. 21.
PLEIN AIR FALL PAINTING - With
Evelyn Kirkaldy. Sun. Sept. 26.
PRESERVE THE FALL HARVEST With Lorraine Robinson-Carlstrom. WE
Graham School. Thurs. Sept. 23.
250-226-0008
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Deadline:
Sept. 17, 2010
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
RESTAURANT/WINE & BEER
N
Lemon Creek
Lodge & Campground
ick’s
lace
P
Year-round facility
Licensed Restaurant
Open Thurs - Sun
5 PM - 8 PM
Reservations: 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
Custom Cutting & Sausage
Making, Curing & Smoking of
Bacons & Hams
Mobile BBQ Services & Hog
Roaster Rentals
• Christmas Tree Sales •
www.legendarymeats.ca
Phone/Fax: 250-226-7803
2826 Hwy 6 • Slocan Park
Even little ads
get noticed in the
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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
FALL HOURS
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
265-3635
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.royallepage.ca/selkirkrealty
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
wed - sat from 10 - 2:00, 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
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
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
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]
Paul Merrifield
• Book-keeper •
250-358-6806 work
778-867-2447 cell
[email protected]
RECREATION
THE RIDE SAYS IT ALL
Ph: 359-7111 Fax: 359-7587
www.playmorpower.com
Playmor Junction Hwy 6 & 3A
1043 Playmor
Natural Food Store
422 Front Street • Kaslo, BC
1-250-353-2594
CLOTHING
www.jonesboysboats.com
Ainsworth, British Columbia
4080 Hwy 31 N
Call: 1-877-552-6287
(250) 353-2550 Fax (250) 353-2911
Men’s & Ladies Clothing
HARBERCRAFT
358-7292
Advertise in the Valley Voice. It pays!!!
Call 358-7218 for details • email: [email protected]
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
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Call 358-7218 for details • email: [email protected]
COMMUNITY
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Passmore firefighters honoured at fire hall ceremony
submitted
At a special awards ceremony at
Passmore Fire Hall on August 10, four
members of the Passmore Volunteer Fire
Department were honoured for their
many years of volunteer service to the
community.
Tracy Skead, Passmore deputy
fire chief and John Ludwar, former fire
chief and long-time fire hall member,
were both awarded the Fire Services
Exemplary Service Medal from the
Governor General of Canada “in
recognition of 20 years of loyal and
exemplary service to public security
in Canada.” They were also awarded
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STARTING A BUSINESS?
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• Self Employment Grant
• Business Counseling
• Business Loans
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with the Twenty Year Service Medal
from the RDCK. Additionally, Tracy
Skead was honoured by receiving the
25 Year Long Service Award from
the provincial government. Passmore
Captain Dave Halliday and Lieutenant
Nathan Mikkelson were honoured with
the Ten Year Service Medal from the
RDCK.
Federal MP Alex Atamanenko
presented the medals on behalf of the
Governor General and on behalf of
Katrine Conroy, MLA, who was unable
to attend. Area H Director Walter Popoff
presented the awards for the RDCK.
Both thanked all the firefighters for
their dedication to voluntarily helping
the community, not only with fires but
with all the other emergency services
they provide.
Passmore Fire Chief Gord
Ihlen concluded the ceremonies by
thanking the recipients for the service,
commitment and sacrifices they have
made, stating, “I am honoured to work
with these people and proud to count
them as my friends…You have all
served with distinction and your families
and friends should be proud of your
accomplishments.”
Attending the ceremony were
many former and current members of
Passmore Volunteer Fire Department, as
well as the families and friends of those
being honoured. After the ceremony, all
who attended were invited to stay for a
reception in honour of the recipients.
The Passmore Volunteer Fire Department recently honoured several of its members with awards. L to R: Award recipients Tracy
Skead, John Ludwar, Nathan Mikkelson and Dave Halliday with MP Alex Atamanenko and RDCK Director Walter Popoff.
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
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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
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COMMUNITY
New Community Literacy Award announced for Arrow and Slocan Lakes
submitted
To celebrate International Literacy
Day on September 8, the Columbia
Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL)
is excited to announce its inaugural
Community Literacy Award.
CBAL is a non-profit organization
that partners with schools, libraries
and community agencies to offer a
variety of literacy programs for all
ages. Each community in the Alliance
has a Community Literacy Advisory
Committee with representatives from
a wide range of organizations. The
local Community Literacy Advisory
Committee covers the Arrow and
Slocan Lakes area. It was the role of
the Community Literacy Advisory
Committee to nominate and choose the
first ever recipient of this award.
This year’s recipients of the
Community Literacy Award are all of
the Reading Centres in the Arrow and
MAX Mine up again
after temporary
shutdown
submitted
The MAX Molybdenum Mine
in Trout Lake is back up and running
following a temporary shutdown from
August 25 to September 3.
The mine shut down after wall
sloughing was observed in the lower
levels of the mine. “… the stope wall
sloughing is active only in the stoping
area and not in any manned-access;
therefore, there is no impact to the ramp
or other parts of the mine,” states a press
release issued by Roca Mines Inc. The
release describes the shutdown as a
“cautious step that will protect the safety
of mine workers and equipment from
unforeseen ground conditions.”
The Ministry of Energy, Mines and
Petroleum Resources issued a Stop Work
Order, requiring the mine to provide
an independent geotechnical report of
conditions at the underground mine.
On September 3, the company
announced that the geotechnical review
had been done, and it found that there
were no issues with re-entering the
mine. “The event was contained to
the inactive, non-manned entry stope,”
states the news release. Later that day,
the ministry rescinded the Stop Work
Order and production started back up
immediately. Milling operations were
expected to resume on September 4.
Lucerne School
StrongStart is back!
Come on out and
have some fun!
We provide a play-based
early childhood program for
families and children aged
birth to five years!
Drop-in anytime!
Hours: Mon & Fri 9 am-12 pm
Tues & Thurs 2 pm - 5 pm
Wed (gym night) 5 pm-8 pm
For more information, call
Charlene @ 250 358 7768
This program is funded by
the Ministry of Education/
School District 10
Slocan Lakes area. The Reading Centres
are located in Edgewood, Fauquier,
Burton and New Denver. In small rural
communities, with limited access to
public libraries, the Reading Centres
play an important role in lending reading
materials such as books, magazines and
videos to adults, children and families.
Since their inception, these centres
have been managed by hardworking
volunteers who are dedicated to reading,
libraries and literacy. This volunteerism
also includes community fundraising
for the centres.
On behalf of all of the adults, children
and families who have benefitted from
local Reading Centres in our area, CBAL
would like to thank and acknowledge
the volunteers, both past and present, of
Edgewood, Fauquier, Burton and New
Denver for their contributions to literacy.
The Community Literacy Award can
be given to an individual, service group,
organization or business. All nominees
must demonstrate a commitment to
local literacy.
For more information about
community literacy programs and services,
please contact Rhonda Palmer at 250-2653779 or Liz Gillis at 250-265-3538.
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Nakusp and area residents will have a chance to discuss the region’s economic future during From
the Ground up: Exploring Economic Opportunity for Nakusp and Area. The series of community
consultation meetings – hosted by the Nakusp and District Chamber of Commerce – will
commence this fall thanks to a $9,800 grant from Columbia Basin Trust. L to R: Angela HarrisonMowbray, secretary / treasurer of the Nakusp and District Chamber of Commerce, Bob Toews,
Chamber member, and Galadriel Watson, Columbia Basin Trust.
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COMMUNITY
Scratch magazine award winners to read at Slocan Library
submitted
Two local award-winning authors
will showcase their work at the Slocan
Community Library on September 19
from noon until 1:30 pm. Nelson’s
Amos Tanguay and Winlaw’s Julia
Caceres-Booth won first and second
place respectively in Scratch Mag’s
first writing challenge.
Scratch Mag is a Columbia Basin
Trust youth-based magazine. The
magazine was launched in response to
the desire of youth in the area to have a
forum to express their artistic side and
have relevant current issues presented.
Twenty-five-year-old Tanguay
took home $1,000 for his winning
short story, The Geese Know Where
To Go, a poignant story of a new father
feeling adrift and fearful about his
effect upon his family. Cereceas came
home with second place and $500, with
Trans Canada, a tale of a mother who
becomes overwhelmed and leaves her
family at a rest stop while traveling the
Trans Canada Highway.
“It is so encouraging to have people
who want to read what I write,” said
Caceres-Booth who is already feeling
a little bit of stage fright thinking about
the upcoming reading. “I just want
everyone to know the joys of writing.
It is so therapeutic. I also want to see
the library do well. It is so cool to have
a library in Slocan.”
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The top 10 finalists out of the
44 submissions were able to take
advantage of one-on-one mentorship
with published authors and writing
instructors to fine tune their stories.
Their stories were then submitted
once more for final judging. The final
10 stories, which were published in
the summer edition of Scratch Mag,
were reviewed by a volunteer selection
committee comprised of Basin authors,
writing instructors and a librarian.
The Scratch Writing Challenge was
very well received by the youth and
arose from the desire to increase creative
writing submissions from youth in the
CBT area. “We were surprised both
by the number of submissions and
the quality of the submissions,” said
Michelle d’Entremont, Basin Youth
Liason.
All of the stories had to be set in
the Basin. “It was great to hear how
youth portrayed their communities
and the range of topics presented, said
d’Entremont. “We didn’t know what to
expect when we said it was to be set in
the Basin. Some placed the story there
and moved on while others elaborated
on spots and you knew it came from a
personal favourite.”
This will be the second event
for the Slocan Community Library
this season. The first literary event
with Terry Fallis was a success, said
Michelle Morelli, library volunteer.
Over 18 people attended and Fallis sold
out of books.
If you are planning to attend this
event for the young writers and would
like to read their stories beforehand,
you can find them online at www.cbt.
org. Hard copies of the magazine can
be found in youth centres around the
Basin.
submitted
Is water a commercial good like
running shoes or Coca-Cola? Or, is
water a human right like air? This is
the question posed by Liz Marshall, as
she tours across Canada with her new
film Water on the Table. Screenings
will be held in Kaslo on September
16, 7 pm at the Langham Theatre and
Nelson on September 17, 7 pm at the
United Church. Each will be followed
by a question and answer session with
filmmaker Marshall, Raelynn Gibson
of the West Kootenay EcoSociety, and
Michelle Mungall, MLA, who is cosponsoring both film nights.
The film features Canadian
Maude Barlow, who is considered
an ‘international water-warrior’ for
her crusade to have water declared a
human right. The documentary explores
Canada’s relationship to fresh water,
arguably its most precious natural
resource. At stake in Barlow’s crusade
is humanity’s own right to the liquid
that sustains all life – balanced against
powerful interests that insist water is just
another resource to be bought and sold.
“Water must be declared a public
trust and a human right that belongs to
the people, the ecosystem and the future,
and preserved for all time and practice in
law,” says Barlow. “Clean water must
be delivered as a public service, not a
profitable commodity.”
Barlow’s opponents, policy and
economic experts in Canada and the
US, argue that water is no different than
any other resource and that the best way
to protect fresh water is to privatize it. It
is proposed that Canada bulk-export its
water to the United States in the face of
an imminent water crisis.
“The Columbia Basin is home to
one of the world’s largest fresh water
concentrations,” Mungall adds, “so the
question of how we use our water is one
that we need to act upon.”
When Liz and her team were in the
West Kootenay filming, they interviewed
Lee-Ann Unger of the EcoSociety,
Michelle Mungall, MLA, Storm and
Mick Grabowsky of Rainbow`s End
Ranch, and Neil Murphy of Purcell
Green Power on the topic of water and
the independent power project proposal
on Glacier and Howser creeks. This
footage will premiere at the events.
submitted
Pathways School, directed by Dr.
Michael Smith and Chris Morasky, is
pleased to announce the Full Circle
Program.
This year-long apprenticeship offers
a unique curriculum of guidance along
the journey to becoming a whole,
enlightened being living in harmony
with the earth. Drawing upon First
Nations and Taoist spiritual and healing
traditions and primal skills for meeting
one’s physical needs from the earth,
Full Circle is unlike any other course in
personal growth.
Participants will receive over
500 hours of instruction, including
teachings in the Medicine Wheel, the
Eight Branches of Taoism, Qi Gong and
meditation, ancestral diet, indigenous
calendar, massage, energy healing,
sacred communication plus the ancient
skills of drum making, hide tanning,
stone and bone tools, herbology, fire
by rubbing sticks together, Stone Age
hunting and trapping ethics and methods,
silent movement, connection with all
things, living together in peace, and
much more.
Apprentices will also learn
permaculture techniques to grow a
bountiful garden without chemicals,
raise livestock, and build with natural
materials.
These teachings are essential
today, as humanity faces the challenges
of global climate change, peak oil,
the collapse of our ocean fisheries,
increasing competition for natural
resources, economic depression and
overpopulation. The ancient teachings
show us not only how to meet our needs
and cultivate inner peace during these
uncertain times, but also give us reason
to hope for a future of harmony and
sustainability.
Dr. Michael Smith is a Doctor
of Traditional Chinese Medicine and
inheritor of an oral tradition, LayTaoism, the indigenous spiritual tradition
of Asia. He is of mixed European and
Dine’ (Navajo) descent and has been
keenly interested in indigenous spiritual
practices and healing methods since
childhood.
Chris Morasky has been teaching
ancient skills for over 25 years and his
teachings have reached thousands of
students. As a wildlife biologist and
student of the natural world, he has an
extensive understanding of nature and
our place within it. He has even led
several wilderness survival expeditions
using only Stone Age tools. Morasky
lived in the mountains of Idaho in a
tipi for six years and learned from
teachers throughout North America,
including many survival instructors
and members of Lakota, Shoshone,
Arapahoe, Blackfoot, Crow, and Seri
tribes.
For more information, visit www.
pathwaysschool.ca or call 250-357-2822
(Chris) or 250-352-0459 (Michael).
Water documentary to screen in Kootenays
VALLEY OF WATER
DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Nakusp Community Radio, The Arrow 107.1 is currently undertaking a 5 part radio
documentary series on the history of the Arrow Lakes area with a focus on the Columbia
River Treaty and its effects on the social and economic conditions in the valley. If you have
a story to tell about the Columbia River and the effects of the treaty dams on life in the
Arrow Lakes, get in touch with us and become part of the story. The series is currently in
production and we are hoping to have it completed by mid-November, 2010. We are looking
for volunteers with stories, production help and on-air people, so call us and get involved.
You can contact the production team at 250.265.2141 or
email the station at [email protected].
This series is funded by a grant from the Community Radio Foundation of Canada.
One-of-a-kind survival
course comes to the Kootenays
CBT Youth Water Forum
2010 seeks participants
submitted
Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) invites
Basin youth ages 15-29 to sign up now
for ‘Currents: Columbia Basin Trust
Youth Water Forum 2010,’ being held
at Halcyon Hot Springs in Nakusp from
September 24-26.
“CBT is looking forward to
engaging youth in water issues in the
Columbia Basin for a second year at
‘Currents,’” said Heather Mitchell, CBT
Program Manager, Water Initiatives.
“We recognize that Basin youth are
the future leaders in our communities
and will be instrumental in future
water-related decisions. ‘Currents’
is an opportunity for them to learn
about important water issues in a fun
environment and get involved in water
stewardship in the Basin.”
Designed as an experiential fieldbased weekend, participants will acquire
new skills, network with other youth
and professionals working in water and
learn more about water resources. Those
attending will also have the opportunity
to take action by starting a water-focused
project in their community.
Participation in ‘Currents’ is free
and includes lodging, meals and all
scheduled activities. Space is limited so
participants are encouraged to sign up
early. Registration is available online
until September 13 at www.cbt.org/
currents.
For more information on CBT’s
Water Initiatives, visit www.cbt.
org/water. For more information on
‘Currents,’ contact Heather Mitchell,
Program Manager, Water Initiatives at
1-800-505-8998 or [email protected].

September 8, 2010

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