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June 1, 2017 the Valley Voice 1 June 1, 2017 The Valley Voice 1 Volume 26, Number 11 June 1, 2017 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. Nakusp Rotary holds surprise meeting at Broadway Deli Members of the Rotary Club of Nakusp dropped by on fellow Rotarian Tyler Leeson for lunch on May 17. Leeson is the new proprietor of the Broadway Deli in Nakusp. See our story on page 19. From left, Harry Ellens, Bill Tobey, Jim Pozdnikoff, Dan Nicholson, Darryl Smolik, Darlene Driediger, Tyler Leeson, Andi Gabb, Mayumi van der Pol, Stu Jones, Lori Lounsbury, Kees van der Pol and Len Balogh. Meeting held to establish outdoor marijuana production co-op by Art Joyce expected by sometime this summer. for retail and wholesale distribution the crop sales. These farms would be the production facility and put in up to With the current wave of marijuana Megale gave a brief history of the would be left to the provinces and spread across the West Kootenay, while 12-hour days. legalization sweeping across Canada and movement toward legalization, which territories. Medical marijuana would one central processing plant would “The College of the Rockies has the US, Kootenay growers are sensing owes much of its progress to medical be regulated separately from marijuana be established. Landowners would be a farm innovation centre in Creston, new opportunities. At a meeting held marijuana activists. The first Canadian produced for recreational use, and require responsible for fencing and irrigation but so we’d like to partner with them for in Taghum Hall the evening of May 16, medical marijuana regulations were a prescription. One of the objectives is the security systems would be covered training,” said Megale. “There will Todd Veri and Kevin Megale began pre- minted in 2002 but later struck down in the establishment of a “safe and secure by the co-op. Veri estimated the co-op likely be a screening period for workers registration for the Kootenay Outdoor Supreme Court as providing inadequate supply chain,” with a “seed-to-sale” will seek 100 investors willing to put and they would have to have no related Producer Co-op, seeking interest from access to patients seeking relief. Under tracking system to prevent diversion up $10,000 each once the entity is legal. conviction for the last 10 years.” landowners, investors, and workers. The the Harper government, the move toward to illicit markets, ensure some measure Investors will receive interest payments Megale laid out the steps for bringing hall was packed with over 100 potential legalization continued, but with an of quality control, and enable product on the investment along with a share of the co-op to reality, the first of which was co-op members. attempt to steer production exclusively recalls. Veri and Megale said they were dividends. getting the audience to sign up for pre- Veri and Megale said the market toward the corporate sector. pleasantly surprised by McLellan’s Veri said about 36,000 clones registration to ensure they have a critical niche would be ‘Kootenay Mountain The Trudeau government’s ‘Final recommendations. “I think we can argue would be needed to achieve the scale mass of support to proceed. An initial Grown,’ strictly outdoor crops with Report of the Task Force on Cannabis that we in the Kootenays started it all of production envisioned, averaging board will be selected that will write the organic certification, and strains that are Legalization and Regulation,’ chaired and we’ve been doing it peacefully – no 3,000 plants per farm. Between 200- co-op rules, incorporate, and produce the naturally lower in THC and grow well in by former Deputy Prime Minister Anne gangs, no guns,” said Veri. “The business 400, mostly seasonal, worker-members application with the help of legal council our climate. The co-op would function McLellan, recommends the use of model here was already cooperative.” will be needed for planting, growing, and experts. If the federal legislation is as a supplier or wholesaler – depending “licensing and production controls to “The regulatory framework also harvesting, trimming, accounting, delivered on schedule, the co-op could on regulations – for the recreational encourage a diverse, competitive market discusses outdoor growing, which uses security, and administrative duties. The begin preparing for its first crops in 2018, marijuana market. that also includes small producers.” less energy and less infrastructure,” co-op would require a membership fee Veri said. They plan to scout for a central Veri is the owner of Lofstedt Farms Among the report’s nine main policy added Megale, “and we think that’s a from workers but they too would be paid processing location during the coming in Kaslo and Megale is a regulatory objectives is “keeping cannabis out of the better model for our communities.” annual dividends in addition to wages. months. A strategic planning session compliance expert who will help hands of children and youth and keeping The new co-op is seeking interest Based on current incomes for marijuana for co-op members will be called. The guide the co-op through the steps of profits out of the hands of organized from up to 12 landowners with up to one industry workers, these jobs would pay final step will be obtaining the federal incorporation into a legal entity. Much of crime.” Thus, minors would not legally hectare (2.47 acres) of arable land for around $25 per hour, far higher than most operations license. Those interested in it depends on the final release of federal be allowed access to marijuana, just as marijuana production, willing to lease service industries. Harvest season would pre-registering can contact Kootenay. government marijuana regulations, with alcohol. The regulatory framework their land in return for a percentage of likely require workers to camp on or near [email protected]. Visitor Information – Pages 12 & 13 2 NEWS The Valley Voice June 1, 2017 Bikes Not Pipes tour makes stops at schools by Jan McMurray Bikes Not Pipes promotes a Winlaw Elementary, and Lucerne 5-6 class at Winlaw, and Katrina Wiley, another dedicated rider, gave The fourth annual Bikes Not future less dependent on fossil fuels. Schools. It’s the first year that the tour Sumrall’s Lucerne class,” said cyclist out prizes of Bikes Not Pipes cloth Pipes tour stopped in New Denver on The group cycles the circle tour from has included schools, and the cyclists Megan Jamison, who was a teacher banners to students who answered his Friday, May 26 and met with Katrina Nelson to New Denver to Kaslo and were very happy with it. in Nakusp last year. questions: “Why is this tour stupid?” Sumrall’s Lucerne School grades 4, back to Nelson over four days. “We had great discussions with The theme of the discussions and “Why is this tour a good thing?” 5 and 6 class on the Friday Market This year, the cyclists stopped the Mt. Sentinel grade 11 social with students was how to shrink our Jamison had a couple of ‘upcycled’ grounds downtown. to talk to students at Mt. Sentinel, studies class, Linda Out’s grades ecological footprint. The group’s Bikes Not Pipes T-shirts to give away. motto – if it’s not fun, it’s not Alistair Taylor of Revelstoke, sustainable (Guy Dauncey) – was David Cunningham, Marty Sutmoller evident during the exchange with and her husband Grant all joined the kids in New Denver. John Alton, Jamison, Alton and Wiley on the who has ridden on the tour every whole tour. Others joined in for year so far, wrote a rap/spoken word parts of the tour. Check the Bikes piece on environmental issues that Not Pipes Facebook page for more he performed for the kids. Keith information. Filmmaker brings Nova Scotia enviro-doc to Nelson submitted about the film afterward. A great new film on community 100 Short Stories is a first-person environmental action in Atlantic account of a years-long struggle Canada is coming to Nelson’s Civic to develop Black River Wind, a Theatre on Wednesday, June 7 at 5 renewable energy project, and of pm. Tickets are $10. overcoming an attempted hostile Acclaimed Nova Scotia takeover. Meanwhile, the citizens of filmmaker Neal Livingston is bringing Inverness County band together to 100 Short Stories to Nelson as part of defeat oil and gas drilling and fracking a Canada-wide tour of his stories of coming onto Cape Breton Island. stopping gas fracking drilling and The film won the Energy Award instead building windmills in Nova at Cinema Verde, one of the top The Bikes Not Pipes group stops on their way to Kaslo. The group stopped in New Denver on May 26 to meet with students at Lucerne School. Scotia. Quebec, New Brunswick, environmental film festivals in the US. Nova Scotia and Newfoundland It also screened at the Atlantic Film have all put a stop to fracking with Festival and at the Planet in Focus moratoriums. festival in Toronto. Livingston himself took part in the The Nelson event is sponsored by activism he documents and provides the Nelson Chapter of the Council of “an often humorous exploration Canadians and of course, the Civic of contemporary life in Atlantic Theatre. For more information and Canada.” He will be at the Nelson links see: Facebook: Nelson showing screening and will answer questions 100 Short Stories. New Denver’s 5th Avenue Drummers hosted a performance with In the Sticks (pictured above) from Winlaw, and Boombassa from Nakusp at the Silverton Hall, May 28. SLOCAN PARK BRANCH 3014 HWY 6 SLOCAN PARK, BC PHONE: 250-226-7212 FAX: 250-226-7351 June 1, 2017 The Valley Voice NEWS 3 BC Hydro braces for high reservoir levels, RDCK warns residents of flood danger by Katrine Campbell be as full as the last couple of years.
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