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Volume 18, Number 2 January 28, 2009 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.” Radcliffe Ridge logging proponents and opponents address RDCK committee by Jan McMurray room for improvement there.” very interested to participate and a letter to the Premier and Minister Popoff’s letter goes on to explain Slocan Park residents Evelyn RDCK directors had several see where these issues can be dealt of Forests asking that “the Provincial that the residents have filed a Kirkaldy and Kirsten Chase-Olsen, questions for Skakun. Director with.” government take steps to develop complaint with the FPB. “However, and BC Timber Sales representative Zaitsoff asked what assurances Director Zaitsoff asked if it procedures for logging in populated they have been informed by the Al Skakun and Ministry of Forests residents have if something goes was worth it to do this logging, areas and consumptive watersheds Forest Practices Board that it does representative Jim Guido were astray. He spoke of a situation in his given the poor market conditions. that address the high risks associated not have the authority to direct BCTS invited to the RDCK Rural Affairs area where road building impacted Guido answered, “The markets with these activities. We further or to take back a licence that has been committee meeting on January residents’ wells, and it was up to are tough and this is part of the request that License A80259 be set granted. Only the Minister appears 16 to speak about the contentious the residents to prove it. Skakun timber harvesting land base where aside so that outstanding deficiencies to have that authority. It is in this Radcliffe Ridge timber sale in Slocan answered that he is not aware of we manage those lands to provide can be addressed in a manner that context that I appeal on behalf of my Park. any liability legislation, but that products that the forestry industry restores confidence of the public in constituents for your participation in Evelyn Kirkaldy outlined the if an unseen event occurs, it is needs. Every bit of economic driver the Ministry of Forests.” resolving this important issue.” residents’ concerns, which include: investigated immediately and there right now is beneficial to all of us.” slope stability (the area has a history are immediate efforts to restore Skakun summed up, “We of washouts, and terrain stability and water. strongly believe that the resource il b a u man : G a il hydrological reports on two of the Director Popoff asked if it was values in this area have been four cutblocks were not completed standard practise to issue the licence appropriately evaluated and there is until after the logging contract was first and do studies later, referring to a low risk to residents and the water o cred i t awarded); lack of liability protection the terrain stability and hyrological supply. But we realize there are p ho t if residents’ water supply or property reports on the two cutblocks that concerns and we believe the Forest is damaged as a result of the logging; were done after the contract had Practices Board is the best group to lack of community consultation; been awarded. Skakun explained deal with this.” visual quality (the very visible that BCTS first looks at mapping Kirsten Chase-Olsen said that cutblocks will affect real estate to determine whether or not terrain Slocan Park residents know that values); and lack of adequate on-the- stability reports need to be done. In the RDCK has no jurisdiction over ground monitoring. this case, the two blocks were not crown land. “We are looking to you The residents asked the RDCK in polygons requiring the studies. regarding the impacts on residents to write to the Premier and Minister “In retrospect, we should have on private land.” She pointed out of Forests, asking that the timber done these studies up front, because that the FPB cannot stop logging, but sale contract be set aside until of the proximity to residences. I can only make recommendations. proper community consultation think we missed the boat there and Neither can it provide money for an has occurred, and hydrological should have done those studies independent assessment. and terrain stability studies are right away.” He added that as a Slocan Park residents summed up completed and reviewed in a proper result of the assessments, which their case by citing no consultation, manner. They also asked the board to included recommendations on ways no terrain stability report, inadequate undertake a risk assessment on water to minimize risks to domestic water riparian protection, inadequate and terrain stability for Slocan Park supply, “…we will implement some hydrology, and faulty risk properties and adjacent land. of the report’s recommendations – assessments. Their concerns include Al Skakun of BC Timber we’re going to amend our site plans.” their property values, their water, Kai Simmonds was one of about 200 people who participated in Kaslo’s Sales (BCTS) then provided the Alternate Director Ross Johnson heavy traffic in their residential area, Winter in the Forest Festival, put on by the Kaslo and District Community BCTS perspective on the residents’ asked if the logging could be and visual impact. Forest Society on January 25 at the golf course. There were hay rides, a concerns. stopped. Skakun responded, “This Director Popoff has since written variety of games and lots of fun in the sun on this glorious day. He said the public consultation area is within the provincial forest. process was widely advertised. We don’t make land use decisions. It Skakun said that the BCTS is expected that logging will happen terrain stability and hydrology in this area. As far as stopping assessments show a low likelihood the planned logging, we have an of any events that would affect agreement with the licencee and we residents’ water supply. can’t arbitrarily cancel the licence.” As for monitoring, he said the Director Popoff suggested that licencee is required to self-monitor, there was justification to rescind and BCTS, contract and independent the licence, as there seemed to be monitors all do monitoring as well. problems with the process. Skakun Also, monitoring takes place through replied that he had no knowledge of the Ministry’s compliance and a public safety problem and had no enforcement office. authority to rescind a licence. Skakun said that visual quality Director Binks asked if the was given serious consideration, as logging would go ahead before the Slocan Valley is designated by the Forest Practices Board (FPB) government regulation as a visual had completed its work on the file. scenic corridor. Skakun said that the licencee did not Finally, Skakun let the intend to log before summer, and that committee know that concerned the FPB process would be done long Slocan Park residents had filed a before that. formal complaint with the Forest Director Faust asked about the Practices Board, an independent FPB process. Skakun explained that forestry watchdog that investigates the FPB has a broader mandate than public complaints. “BCTS intends to the Forests and Range Practices fully participate in that process,” he Act. “They also try to resolve issues said. “Our intent is to look at where and they have indicated that that we can identify areas where we can is what they’re going to do. I am Kit and Dave Mason of Evergreen Natural Foods were among the many who attended the fifth annual Slocan Valley improve our practices, particularly confident that there is no infraction Rail Trail Ski Day, held north of Passmore this past weekend. About 200 people skied, snowshoed or walked in from all around public consultation. There is of any legal requirement, but we are directions to enjoy a sunny afternoon of hot chocolate and hot dogs on the banks of the Slocan River. To find out where the trail has been groomed most recently, visit www.svrt.ca. 2 NEWS The Valley Voice January 28, 2009 STV referendum tour comes to region submitted by FairVoting BC between the support voters give representation; to learn about how more than one from each party. You Many voters will choose to give In the upcoming May provincial candidates from different parties and other places in the world vote; and will mark your preferred choice their next couple of preferences to election, there will be a referendum the number of seats they win. to deliberate carefully about what with a ‘1’, and can also indicate as other candidates from their preferred question on electoral reform. Voters The push for reform came way of voting would best suit our many additional choices as you wish parties, but you are free to support have an opportunity unique in the about because we have increasingly province and set us up for the future. (with a ‘2’, ‘3’, etc). With our current candidates from more than one party history of democracy – for citizens been losing trust in politicians Our Citizen’s Assembly system, if your preferred candidate if you wish. to determine how we elect our and becoming cynical about the recommendation is that we start is not elected, your ballot is tossed This tour is sponsored by: politicians. possibility of making effective using the Single Transferable Vote, away. With STV, counting is done FairVoting BC-Kootenay region Be informed, and be a part of change through traditional legislative or STV ­­– a voting system designed in rounds so that if your first choice and Selkirk College Student Council democracy history. Come hear processes and political involvement. to give as many voters as possible the does not have enough support to be Association. 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Meadow Creek Cedar files for creditor protection be held on the following dates: The proposal for change came by Jan McMurray doesn’t mean we don’t have to pay Meadow Creek Cedar currently February 1, 4 pm at Lardeau Valley from the BC Citizens’ Assembly for Meadow Creek Cedar has filed them,” explained McCulloch. has one contractor logging at Neil Community Centre; February 2, 7:30 Electoral Reform, a group of 160 for creditor protection, thereby McCulloch explained that Creek in Trout Lake. The company’s pm, Nelson Library; February 3, women and men randomly invited stopping the court bailiff’s sale of all Meadow Creek Cedar hired a trustee woodlands manager, Rodney noon, Hidden Garden Gallery, New by the Legislature from all across its land and assets in Cooper Creek. to deal with the debt restructure. He Arnold, reported that this job will Denver and 7 pm, Selkirk College the province to represent BC in all The sale was ordered by the said the company will negotiate with be ongoing until June. The logs are Castlegar; February 4, 7:30 pm, its regional and social diversity. court as a result of legal action the trustee and the creditors to devise being sold to Wynndel Box, Bell Rossland Old Fire Hall. They took nearly a year to listen to taken against the company by two a repayment plan. The legal process Pole and Porcupine. “It’s amazing At present, about half the voters the public about how government of its creditors – Picture Valley allows them 60 days to come up we’ve got buyers – a few companies get the MLA they vote for, and is working (or not!) and what we Ranch and Mallard Logging – and with the plan, with the possibility of have managed to find niche markets the result is significant distortions value in our system of voting and was supposed to happen on January an extension. However, McCulloch and stay alive,” commented Arnold. 23. Operations Manager Roland says they are aiming to have the plan The company is also planning to McCulloch is very happy that the in hand within the 60 days, and to hire another three or four contractors sale was averted. have their creditors paid off by the for a job in Ainsworth, starting in “We don’t want a forced sale,” end of the summer. February or March. He said there said McCulloch. “Once the lumber When asked how much the had been two public meetings market increases, we want to carry company owes, McCulloch replied, and two field trips for Ainsworth on our milling operation here. Right “I’d rather not say, but it’s not a lot residents, and that there was some now, we’re just market logging until – it’s not a huge amount of money.” opposition to the logging in the the market turns around and we can McCulloch says that the community. He said the company make money at sawing.” company is not creating any more would do a hydrological study for While under creditor protection, debt. “Anyone we hire from now private landowners in the area, that creditors cannot come after Meadow on, we pay. We don’t buy what we most of this logging would be done Creek Cedar for money owing. It can’t buy. We don’t do it unless we selectively, and that logging would buys the company some time to have the money. We’re sorry this not happen near creeks. “We’re figure out how to pay its debt. thing came about, but it’s a sign of trying to do something different,” “What it does is freezes the the times – everyone in this industry said Arnold. “We’re trying to do our creditors that we have and gives is trying to pay their bills and not job well, and we’re trying to keep Nakusp and Area Community Forest us time to restructure our debt. It create any more.” people working.” Valley Voice CONTRACTOR CALL launches new The following is a call for Expressions of Interest by qualified contractors wishing to obtain eligibility to conduct forestry website by Dan Nicholson operations within the Nakusp and Area Community Forest The Valley Voice has revamped (NACFOR) license area. The following categories are included its website to start the New Year on in the eligibility list: a new page. o Road Construction “We wanted to make the site o Road Maintenance more lively and attractive, and to o Road Deactivation re-organize the information a bit. We o Bridge Construction hope that people will find it easier o Conventional logging now to place their advertising with us o Cable logging (grapple) online,” says Jan McMurray, editor o Cable logging (tower) of the Valley Voice. o Log hauling The site was designed by Nikta o Site preparation Boroumand of Maverick Design o Treeplanting and bigbrowneyes.ca. Boroumand o Brushing lives in New Denver and has built To be considered eligible in any given category, contractors up a successful design business, must possess the following minimum requirements: specializing in websites. o Safe Company Certification from the BC Forest “It was a pleasure to re-design Safety Council the Valley Voice site,” she says. o An active WCB number and appropriate classification “The Voice is everybody’s favourite o Good company standing newspaper, so it’s no surprise that the o Liability Insurance site is getting lots of hits.” The site gets about 1,500 visits o Experience, with references per month. Many people read the Interested parties can complete an Expression of Interest form paper online, and many also refer to on the NACFOR website at www.nakuspcommunityforest. the site for advertising, subscription com or pick one up at True North Forestry Consulting Ltd at and publication information. 119 Broadway Street in Nakusp. To be considered eligible, Check it out at www.valleyvoice.ca. applications must be received no later than February 27, 2009. NACFOR’s contractor hiring policies will be finalized following Advertise in the receipt and review of applications. Valley Voice NACFOR is a newly licensed tenure holder with an Annual Your locally owned, independent Allowable Cut of 20000 cubic meters. It intends to start community newspaper operational activities as early as spring of 2009. For a description of operating areas and other information, please Call 250-358-7218 for details refer to our website. Email: [email protected] January 28, 2009 The Valley Voice NEWS 3 NDP Nelson-Creston candidates speak in Kaslo by Katrine Campbell wage to assist small business in water, imagine how much they’ll thought-out, bold moves to deal be an honour to follow in your The four women vying to replace meeting the payroll. charge for a shower.” with climate change. The political footsteps.” Corky Evans as the NDP candidate Water should remain in the hands Their closing statements were will has to be in Victoria.” Adamson believes she was in Nelson-Creston participated in of the public, the candidates all said. brief but heartfelt. LaPointe said rural BC can’t “the best chance to beat [Liberal an all-candidates meeting for NDP LaPointe had one of the best lines Barter said she was a member of endure another term with the Liberals candidate] Josh Smienk. I have great members in Kaslo January 21. of the evening: “If Coca-Cola will the party that cares. in power. She paid tribute to Evans’ respect for my opponents but I can Kim Adamson, Rhonda Barter, charge you a dollar for a bottle of Mungall called for “well- years as an MLA and said “it would bring in votes the others cannot.” Bev LaPointe and Michelle Mungall are all well-spoken, passionate and knowledgeable, and though they Mines hanging in despite recession by Katrine Campbell At Klondike Silver’s silver/lead/ “It’s absolutely unbelievable how ore. Instead, the company has been agreed on many issues they definitely The downturn in the economy zinc mine in Sandon, manager Steve quickly this happened. I never would conducting extensive exploration of had different ideas and approaches. hasn’t led to any significant mine Phillips says they’ve still got the full have anticipated this happening.” its properties, while the mill has been Adamson, LaPointe and Mungall layoffs in our area – yet. complement of 16 working in the mill The Sandon mine, which re-opened processing material from Klondike are all from Nelson; Barter lives The MAX molybdenum operation and office, but the downturn in the in 2007, has not been producing any Silver’s properties in the Yukon. in Creston. All have impressive is still working at full capacity, says economy is definitely having an impact resumés, with memberships Glacier/Howser IPP meeting in Kaslo tonight Roca Mines director John Mirko. on the industry and he’s expecting bad and volunteer work in multiple by Jan McMurray late November. Speaking from the mine office in Trout news at any time. organizations, societies and charities. A meeting on the Glacier/ Gourdeau will make a Lake, Mirko said the full complement The exploration staff has been laid The issues they are concerned Howser independent power project presentation about the project, and of 110 miners, millworkers and support off, but that is normal for this time of about include climate change, job is being held this evening in the will provide answers to the most staff is back after a shutdown for year as “we can’t do surface regional loss, affordable housing, child care, multi-purpose room at JV Humphries frequently asked questions. There maintenance and development over exploration in the winter.” privatization of public services School in Kaslo. will be a public question period, the holidays. Over the past year, silver has including BC Hydro and medical Simon Gourdeau, project moderated by Area D Director Part of the shutdown was because dropped from about $20 US per ounce clinics, and cuts to health care, home manager, said the format of the Andy Shadrack. Forms for people of a rockfall in the stope development to $10. Zinc has gone from about $1.20 care and the arts. meeting would be very similar to interested in employment created by area of the 875 level. No workers were US per pound to 52¢, and lead from They disagreed on minimum the one held in Meadow Creek in the project will be available. present on the level at the time and no $1.40 US to 50¢ per pound. wage. Barter, as a former small one was harmed, the company says. “If it gets any lower,” says Phillips business owner, was alarmed at the Stone Massage • Deep Tissue “We have laid off a few people, “there will be no zinc miners left NDP’s proposal to immediately raise Salt Glows • Mud Wraps & More mostly because we stopped the anywhere in the world.” the minimum wage to $10. While expansion program,” says Mirko. In addition to plunging commodity she acknowledged $8 was too low, “We’re going to keep running as long prices, “The venture capital market for “I couldn’t afford to pay the wage as we can.” mining has dried up over the last year if it jumped all at once to $10.” She He added the mine’s future depends and a half. I think investors saw the suggested phasing in the higher Susan L. Yurychuk • 16 Years Experience on world metal prices and the Canadian bubble was going to burst and started amount more gradually. dollar. Since those prices are set in US to pull back a year or so ago.” The other three wanted the dollars, the lower loonie is a bonus. At Phillips says he is astonished at 250-358-6804 government to use the higher income www.smarthealth.usana.com present, molybdenum is worth under how quickly things went sour in the tax people would pay on the higher By Appointment Only • New Denver $10/lb; a year ago, it was about $36. financial side of the industry. 4 OPINION The Valley Voice January 28, 2009

danger that fish farms were having on an appointment. She informed me prisoners. “We don’t owe them, they The left should the environment. Community that the waiting time for ultrasound owe us,” said the last toxic flyer I work together As almost any destitute youngster food reserve procedures is six months. I know my found in my mailbox. I had a lol moment as I finished with no foreseeable hope for his children Those of us who garden may be shoulder is not that important, but The Conservatives want to put reading the letter in the last issue of might do, I packed my cheap little interested in growing one additional there are patients with more serious 14 year-olds into adult prisons for the Valley Voice from Scott Leyland. backpack, escaped the gauntlet of the crop each year for a community ailments and they also have to wait long sentences. I feel chilled at The letter rather confirmed my first traffic lights and confusion, and went all food reserve. In the interests of crop that long. the brutality and willful ignorance impression of him when I had the the way to the coast and up to the north rotation, one gardener might grow a My question is: why is there not of this mindset. No responsibility opportunity to meet him at last fall’s of the island where I hitched from boat plot of carrots, while another grows more ultrasound equipment available is taken for our government for garlic festival in New Denver. to boat to get to the little station. On the potatoes, and yet another beans or in New Denver or Nakusp? Or why decades deliberately setting up a My first impression was that he way I managed to take in a few marine turnips, or any other food that can be not have a technician travel once system whereby the rich become is all about promoting Scott Leyland conservation courses and crash courses stored without reliance on electricity a month in to the Slocan Valley to richer and the poor become poorer, ahead of everything else, including in hatchery work and talked to a lot of in a root cellar, dried or preserved. visit all the health centers, do the thereby creating the social conditions environmental stewardship. people before I got to Echo Bay. The idea is to maintain a yearly off- procedures and take it back to Trail? for despair, hard drug addiction, On the other hand, I had the I talked with some very important season supply of locally grown food Then a doctor can look at all the alcoholism, suicide and criminal tremendous privilege to run against a people on my journey about the salmon. for emergencies, and to move us recordings and send the diagnoses behaviours. party member of his, Ralph Moore, They all said there was absolutely no closer to being able to feed ourselves to the family doctors. Now in the 21st century, I am who in my mind is the kind of reason for the farms. They put fishermen without reliance on outside sources. I was in contact with an American amazed that the ideology followed environmentalist we should all be. out of work, who are all selling their A backyard garden can grow company that sells ultrasound by Conservatives and right-wing He truly put environmental integrity boats or converting to shrimp. They an amazing amount of food, and equipment. The quote that I got for Liberals is not simply a curiosity in before self interest. In the end, Ralph pollute the water with biological an organized group of backyard a portable ultrasound machine is books about psychopathology. I am endorsed my candidacy over his own residues enough to have caused a life gardens can grow enough food to approximately $10,000 depending even more amazed that they have because he had grown to realize over and death impact on ALL, that’s ALL have an impact on our community on the accessories wanted. I think this enough followers to form a political the length of the federal campaign marine life, bears, eagles, killer whales, food supply. There is no way of would be a very good investment, party, and I’m absolutely, mind- that I shared his intense desire to put mollusks, salmon. One fisherman said knowing how bad the economy and in line with what the government blowingly, astounded that they win environmental issues front and centre in he caught some of the escaped salmon might get, or how important this preaches about bringing health care elections. Their winning strategy, every aspect of our lives, even though I and couldn’t sell them, so he tried using emergency supply of food might be closer to home. as practised by all unscrupulous am a staunch New Democrat. them as crab bait. The crab would not go in hard times. I think it is bad that people from power-seekers from Caesar to Bush, I truly believe it is long past near them because they have no smell. Even in good times, it is still a Nakusp and New Denver have to is to kindle fear in the hearts of their time we on the left begin to put our An elder there told me that the fish good idea, especially for a somewhat travel two-and-a-half hours to Trail electorate. It’s a big, scary world petty differences aside, and again farms were NOT the way of feeding isolated community, to annually for a procedure that takes maybe 15 and only Daddy can save you from work together for the sake of our the starving world of the future. The produce and store enough food for minutes, but have to wait six months it. It works. grandchildren’s ability to live as we have dynamics of what was in play was an an unexpected emergency. That for that. I know Interior Health has Attack ads against the Liberals on this planet. advantage taken by corporate money one extra garden plot grown for all kind of excuses why this cannot worked. And to present a softer Because for sure, Stephen Harper grabbers and poor government policies the community food reserve is be done and it is too expensive. image, for goodness sake even and his kind are all about promoting the by the DFO that had loopholes. relatively easy to do and it doesn’t I would like to say to the people being photographed playing with tar sands as a ‘sustainable development’. The companies involved move from have to cut into one’s own personal that make the decisions about all of children while wearing a blue Leon Pendleton country to country, ruining ecosystems garden produce in any significant this: we do not all live in Kelowna sweater worked. The techniques of Edgewood that have been untouched for millions way. It would be a voluntary effort, where your office is located. Did you modern advertising, as applied to of years, with the only purpose of so it wouldn’t cost the community ever drive at 0500 hours to Trail so selling toothpaste or politics, work Where will the promoting an ideology that is theoretical. anything. you can be at your appointment at extremely well, and of course truth Then theoretically they are burning the Well, gardeners, what do you 0800 hours in any weather condition? doesn‘t enter into it. As a tragic result children play? planet twice as fast for twice the capital think? I, for one, would be quite I hope this letter will not put me of this, many Canadians wanting a A couple summers ago my house they can put in their pockets. in the black book of Interior Health. safe and secure future are actually burned down and I found myself happy to plant an extra plot for a I met Alexandra and the Living community food reserve if the idea Albert Boers voting for putting children in prisons living helplessly across the street from Oceans Society; they really need our Hills at home and bombing them abroad, a logging yard. With trucks pouring catches on. We just have to get help in a sincere and desperate way. They together to decide who grows what super-rich CEOs and impoverished by every morning I found it hard to are a loving family, not unlike residents workers, no free Medicare and sleep and tried desperately to make so we can get the crop rotation cycle More thoughts on of the Kootenays, and have to deal with in motion, and to link up with others hollowed-out civil rights. We can some sense of my situation within the same proverbial traffic light problems the Conservative only hope they somehow soon see the confusion. One morning I had the for drying, canning and providing as we do. I left a big part of my life and non-electric root cellar type storage. Party through this cunningly orchestrated golden urge to pick up a magazine and my story out there on that trip, to learn. deception. read it. It was an article about a lady John White I was encouraged to read Alice Mainly because my only true protector New Denver Wailer’s passionate assessment of Keith Newberry biologist named Alexandra Morton from seems to be the sanctity of nature. A Slocan the coast, where she had a little research the Conservative party in her “Open fragile web must not be broken. Need more letter to Rob Zandee” recently, and house and did biological monitoring on Joseph P. Bernie National Non- marine life, and studied the ever-present ultrasound I would like to add a few comments Rosebery of my own. Smoking Week EDITORIAL / LETTERS POLICY equipment Every significant move the During National Non-Smoking The Valley Voice welcomes letters to the editor and community news In September, I injured my Conservatives make shows they Week - January 18 – 24, the Canadian articles from our readers. shoulder. My doctor prescribed value moneyed interests above Cancer Society encourages British Letters and articles should be no longer than 500 words and may be physiotherapy and also ordered an people, power above democracy, Columbians to speak out in support edited. We reserve the right to reject any submitted material. ultrasound examination. I started and ideology above truth. They want of initiatives that prevent youth from Please mark your letter “LETTER TO THE EDITOR.” Include your the physiotherapy and my shoulder a majority government so badly starting to smoke and encourage address and daytime phone number for verification purposes. responded very well to this. because they wish to force into law adults who wish to quit. We will not knowingly publish any letter that is defamatory or libelous. I forgot all about the ultrasound things that no other party wants. The Canadian Cancer Society We will not publish anonymous letters or letters signed with pseudonyms, until this week, when a lady from I find their cold, merciless BC and Yukon is urging the BC except in extraordinary circumstances. the hospital in Trail phoned to make determination very alarming. It government to enact legislation Opinions expressed in published letters are those of the author and not an appointment. I asked her why it expresses itself most viciously with that will see the removal of tobacco necessarily those of the Valley Voice. has taken three months just to make those helplessly in their power, like continued on page 5 The Valley Voice box 70, New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 Phone: 358-7218 Fax: 358-7793 E-Mail:[email protected] Website: www.valleyvoice.ca Publisher - Dan Nicholson • Editor - Jan McMurray • Food Editor - Andrew Rhodes • Arts & Culture Editor - Art Joyce, Contributing Writers - Don Currie, Katrine Campbell Published and printed in British Columbia, Canada The Valley Voice is distributed throughout the Slocan and Arrow Lake Valleys from South Slocan/Playmor Junction to Edgewood and Kaslo on Kootenay Lake. Circulation is 7,200 papers, providing the most complete news and advertising coverage of any single newspaper serving this area. SUBSCRIPTIONS: CANADA $54.60, USA $84.00, OVERSEAS $126.00. 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continued from page 4 alone of Operation Cast Lead Israel supplies of conifer seeds. Those of you who bemoan the lack his jumbo Jumbo Resort and real estate from pharmacies and align British has facilitated the delivery of 6,500 Crossbills have bills so adapted of Israeli deaths should realize that the grab. Now it’s young Simon Gourdeau Columbia with the rest of Canada. tons of aid. to prying open conifer cones that they lack of deaths is due to every citizen from Montreal twisting the arms of the Although smoking continues to Fiction: There’s no food in Gaza. cannot feed on anything else. Crossbills having a well-equipped bomb shelter locals to support his mega power project, plague the health of hundreds of Fact: The World Food Program feed their chick regurgitated seeds rather near their residence. That is just good the Glacier/Howser IPP. Like the snake thousands of British Columbians informed Israel that it would cease than insects, and have been known to planning! oil salesmen of yesteryear they come the sale of tobacco products is shipment of food to Gaza because the raise a brood of chicks in the winter, Hamas receives billions of dollars in from afar to tell us what we need and still permitted in BC pharmacies. warehouses there are at full capacitiy. if the cone crop in one area is plentiful international aid every year, but does not to save us from ourselves. But both are British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Even as Hamas fired rockets, Israel enough. use any of this money for infrastructure so transparent; their arguments are full Manitoba and the Yukon are the only facilitated the delivery of 2,500 tons of Pine grosbeaks and pine siskins to make its citizens’ lives better. of holes. remaining jurisdictions in Canada humanitarian aid, medical supplies and have less specialized beaks and pursue a Hamas lets its army and ‘leadership’ Fairly recently, the folks at the without legislation to ban the sale of medication. more varied diet. Siskins will eat insects hide underground and in hospitals north end of Kootenay Lake and the tobacco products in retail locations We are saddened by the fact Hamas and grosbeaks will eat berries as they leaving its citizens on their own? Uses Lardeau Valley, near to where the containing a pharmacy. forced innocent children to be used as find them, but they too rely on conifer human shields by firing from booby- Glacier and Howser creeks are located, Cigarettes - which can kill when shields, knowing Israel did not want to seeds in winter. trapped schools, hospitals, and homes? have been treated to two presentations used directly as intended - should hit children, whereas Hamas for the last All these birds exhibit nature’s Sends suicide bombers to kill civilians in concerning Independent Power Projects. not be sold in a location designed to eight years has been firing rockets into beauty. The rose mantle and contrasting cafes, schools, and fired thousands upon The first, hosted by Purcell Green Power improve a person’s health. Selling Israel aiming at schools, kindergartens, black wings with white bars make the thousands of rockets into nearby towns (Glacier/Howser IPP) November 20, tobacco products in places that sell etc. In the last three years since Israel male white-winged crossbill the most trying to kill civilians over an eight- by invitation only, was to promote jobs vitamins and medicines sends young pulled out of Gaza more than 6,000 colourful. The brownish pine siskin year period without any human rights should the project go ahead. people the message that smoking is rockets have landed in Israel killing may appear drab from a distance, but it organization or the UN protesting? As Simon said, “If you want these acceptable. It is time to get BC’s and maiming and terrorizing residents. is closely related to goldfinches and the If you would like to see Hamas jobs you must actively support this number one disease-causing product In a display of remarkable restraint, yellow highlights on its wings and tail representatives onstage talking about project.” AXOR, the parent corporation, out of BC pharmacies. only after three years and thousands of make it a very attractive bird. how women, the elderly, and especially offers at this time jobs for 290 person- Individual pharmacies have unprovoked attacks did Israel finally All these species are very sociable old people are “especially suited” to be years. From early 2009 to early 2010 is begun to embrace their own policies feel justified to launch a defensive and form mixed flocks in the winter. The human shields, check out the videos at when the devastation to the environment to stop selling tobacco in their retail response. birds exhibit an intensive collective flock www.memri.org, a media outlet which occurs with the help of dozers, trucks, locations. In the West Kootenay, Daily Telegraph correspondent mentality, and flocks of 50 or more birds monitors and translates all TV stations tunnellers, etc. Boundary and Arrow Lakes regions, Tim Butcher returned to Gaza for the are able to fly complicated manoeuvres in the Middle East. After 2010 there will be six full 55% of pharmacies have chosen first time since the war: “I knew Gaza as a group in complete synchronicity. If you would like to see a YouTube time staff to fill out the rest of the 40- not to sell tobacco products and we well before the attacks, so when Israel This flock behaviour protects them from video of Hamas shooting up a local year tenure. If we multiply 39 years by congratulate these local businesses ended its ban on foreign journalists predation by pygmy owls and accipiter wedding because they didn’t like the six people we get 234 work years. That for their decision to become tobacco- reaching Gaza on the day the ceasefire hawks. It is difficult for a hunter to select music, I will send you a link narrated leaves 56 people to work the one year free. These progressive pharmacies was announced, I was able to see for a victim from a swirling mass of birds by a Palestinian who just couldn’t of construction. are making great strides on the myself. One thing was clear ­– Gaza and the predator often ends up confused stand it any longer. I can also send you Simon told us AXOR will do the tobacco front; however, more can, City 2009 is not Stalingrad l944. There and empty-handed. a link showing Hamas lining up Fatah hiring and they hire union – not to and must, be done. had been no carpet bombing of large Unfortunately this flock behaviour members, and shooting them again and mention that many will be hired for Tobacco use is one of the most areas, no firebombing of complete puts these birds at great risk along our again and again? WARNING – Not for extremely specialized jobs. Sounds pressing public health concerns suburbs. Targets had been selected highways. Their seed diet requires large the faint of heart! like one year of job security for a few facing British Columbia, Canada and hit. Buildings nearby had been amounts of grit to grind the hard seeds Let’s not forget the nature of Iran- lucky ones. and the world today. Tobacco use damaged and there had been some in their gizzards to release the much- backed Hamas and Hizbullah, who state Then at the Rafe Mair presentation, remains the number one cause of clear mistakes, like the firebombing of needed energy that helps them survive in their charters that they will never December 3, we learned that once disease and death in Canada, killing the UN aid headquarters. But, for the the winter. They are also attracted negotiate peace, and also call for the government has awarded the crown over 6,000 British Columbians each most part, I saw the primary target had to salt, particularly pine siskins, and death of every Israeli. I’ll be glad to mail land lease, the lessees put up big year. Tobacco use is estimated to born the brunt. For the most part, I was the combined sand and salt on our you a copy. Do you think the headlong fences with locked gates beyond which cost the BC economy $2.3 billion struck by how cosmetically unchanged highways brings flocks of birds to our rush by Iran to acquire and/or build unauthorized personnel are not allowed annually and causes 30 per cent of Gaza appeared to be. Officials in the roadsides. Having such an ingrained nuclear weapons is really peaceful? for the duration of their 40-year tenures. all cancer deaths and 85 per cent of Palestinian People’s Party said the flock mentality, they forage for grit in They did say, after all, that when they Yes, that means no access for us lung cancers. resistance fighters were firing from numbers, and wait to leave the roadway are through with the “Saturday” people, into the whole vast upper Glacier and As we look towards 2010 and positions all around the hospital and the in a group when danger threatens. This then they will take care of the “Sunday” Howser Creek areas. Now consider at the goal of being the healthiest host UN building, making it a set-up for the increases their mortality from motor people. Guess who “the Sunday people” this time Poplar, Cascade, Cooper and of an Olympic Games, we must stop Israeli soldiers.” vehicles. are. Tenise Creeks have active applications, the sale of cigarettes in pharmacies; We would like to quote Golda The avian carnage on our roads And if you are really interested in with other creeks in our area coming, when you look to fill your next Meir: “We will only have peace with can be greatly reduced if people would this topic, here are Hamas supporters as part of the more than 600 active prescription consider filling it with a the Arabs when they love their children make two minimal adjustments to their in Florida, recently calling for the applications in the whole of beautiful pharmacy that doesn’t have tobacco more than they hate us.” driving habits. When you see a flock of destruction of the West, including using BC at this time. on its product list. Danny and Joan Law birds on the road, honk your horn. You nuclear weaponry against it. Please further consider the 92+ km Let’s work together to urge our New Denver paid for it with the car, so go ahead and https://www.watchobsession.org/ transmission lines from the Glacier/ provincial politicians to ban the use it. Secondly, remove your foot from Do you really think the world is a Howser project across the roadless sale of tobacco products in retail Watch out for the accelerator for a few seconds to give better place with groups like Hamas, wilderness to Invermere substation. locations that contain a pharmacy. the birds the birds a little more of a chance to the Taliban, Hizbollah, Islamic Jihad, But don’t just consider the visual spider Phyllis Boates, Kootenay Now that winter has arrived I would escape. How hard is that? It works very etc, in it?? Any country that is fighting web at these 600+ IPPs, think electro- Region President again like to ask motorists to show a bit well for me. Global Jihad deserves our respect, and magnetic frequency (EMF) fallout from Patti Moore, Community of care and caution when encountering Brian Barney our thanks!! each and every one. Action Coordinator the flocks of birds who come onto our Beaton To read what an Palestinian ex- And, last but not least, consider Canadian Cancer Society highways in search of grit and salt. This Hamas is the terrorist has to say about the true nature the consequences from the power Comments on winter, rather than chastising the callous of Hamas and to learn about what the plants once they are up and running. behaviour and poor driving habits that bad guy other terrorist organizations have in The Glacier/Howser pelton wheel Gaza result in the slaughter of hundreds of It seems incredible to me that in store for Israel AND us, go to www. will operate a 100-ton generator that We would like to clarify a few false birds needlessly, I would like to help our midst, there are people who support shoebat.com. It’s a real eye-opener. He will be rockin’ and rollin’ 24/7 with an facts with the truth. A doctor working in educate people about these interesting Hamas. now travels the world to defend Israel to extremely high-pitched whine, not to Gaza’s Shifa Hospital claimed Hamas creatures in the hope that by knowing Just in case you forgot, Hamas the West, which has its head in the sand. mention the far-reaching concussions has intentionally inflated the number of more about them motorists would care is one of the groups, along with AL- Ian Zack on and into the earth multiplied by 600 casualties from the war. The number of more about the birds’ welfare. Qaeda, Hizbollah and the Taliban, that New Denver multiplied by 40 years each. deceased stands at no more than 500 to Pine grosbeaks, pine siskins, and was dancing with joy in the days after When I asked the Jumbo Resort real 600. Most of them are youths between two species of crossbills (white-winged 9/11, and who: Jumbo/Glacier- estate developer if he considered at all the ages of l7 to 23 who were recruited and red) are the birds most commonly -has no human rights for women Howser: same mould what we locals stood to lose, he replied, to the ranks of Hamas. We have already seen on our roadways in winter. All or Christians, has no free press, denies Popped out of the same mould, “You people don’t like crowds.” asked Hamas commanders why they four species belong to the finch family the last Holocaust as it prepares for the here they come, these proponents for When I asked the Glacier/Howser insist on inflating the number of victims. (Fringillidae) and have evolved to feed next one; developing our backcountry crown land. IPP developer if he knew what we stand Fiction: Gaza has no medical and primarily, if not exclusively, on conifer -builds hundreds of tunnels for First we get Oberto Oberti from to lose, he answered, “Nothing.” other aid supplies. seeds. They wander over large areas smuggling arms and rockets, but cannot Milan, Italy who has remained Rowena Eloise Fact: During the first five days during the winter searching for good build shelters to protect its residents? unsuccessful at convincing us we need Argenta 6 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice January 28, 2009 New Denver Council, January 13: Health service issues discussed by Leah Main at times left with no access to emergency met with Silverton Mayor John Everett and that we need to be able to have our District and other municipalities. • Council received a letter from service. Additionally, a recent change regarding the renewed possibility local priorities addressed. • A complaint was received from Interior Health Authority asking for in the provincial funding formula of sharing services between the two • Council received a detailed Linda Lamarche about motorized a meeting to discuss “regulatory regarding rural doctors will prohibit Villages. Ongoing discussions should report on the new provincial Model for vehicles traveling on the dike along and health improving activities and payment for extra time after June 2009, be documented in writing, and will Delivery of Fire Services, with a request Carpenter Creek. This area is posted “no roles which support and serve [your] and will likely reduce the hours of the continue during the budget process. for comment. Councillor Greensword motor vehicles on dikes” on both sides community,” with a focus on developing emergency room in New Denver. There • Council will send a letter of thanks has reviewed the document in detail of the creek. Council normally refers “a healthier environment for residents have been ongoing difficulties getting to the Village of Silverton for their and has discussed it with Fire Chief such complaints to the RCMP, and will of the community.” This would include IHA to provide adequate service to assistance clearing snow at the Health Leonard Casley. The new Model for look into additional measures they can such community health issues as our community. IHA has committed to Centre during the recent storm. Delivery appears to require a high take regarding enforcement. drinking water, air quality, etc. Council setting up a public meeting to discuss • Mayor Wright reported that level of training, even for volunteer fire • New Denver is applying for a Towns suggested that IHA might benefit from a these issues. It will also be a matter for RCMP priorities for 2009 are now departments, that may be unattainable for Tomorrow grant for renovations to visit to the community gym and exercise discussion at West Kootenay-Boundary being set. He was advised by Corporal given the lack of training resources the Village hall, including an addition centre as a start to their understanding Regional Hospital Board meetings, with Bowden that due to administrative available in our area. There also seems to to create expanded office space. of what this community already does to hope that support from this body can changes, our detachment, which is now be a trend to change from fire department The plans include a new ventilation help improve community health. help resolve the problem. served through RCMP E Division, will to “Fire/Rescue” which would require system, soundproofing and fire walls, • Councillor Greensword referred • Councillor Bunka asked council be responding to regional priorities all fire departments to supply medical solar panels, geothermal, lighting and to a press release from IHA announcing to send a letter to the Ministry of only, and that local priorities will no first responder and road rescue services, insulation upgrades, and a wheelchair that lab and x-ray services at Slocan Transportation, with a copy to YRB, longer be addressed. Mayor Wright which would likely be unattainable accessible washroom. The entire project Lake Community Health Centre will asking them to improve communications commented that after years of giving for small local volunteer departments. has been looked at with a view to only be available during the day, due to among the appropriate agencies local input, now “There will no longer Questions also arose about funding and environmental sustainability. Eighty lack of available technologists. While regarding road closures and openings. be local priorities, only regional ones. new requirements for planning, training, percent of the funding for the $300,000 IHA says they will provide training During the early January highway Our region now includes Kelowna – and administrative and management project would come from Towns for for existing staff to undertake critical closures, apparently Slocan Lake their priorities are different than ours.” support. After detailed discussion, Tomorrow, and council will need to x-ray services after hours, they “may Detachment RCMP and New Denver He proposed, and received council Council authorized Greensword and budget for the remaining 20%. A decision need to transfer patients requiring Emergency Services were not notified approval, to send a letter to the Attorney Casley to draft a letter to UBCM on the application is expected by the end urgent x-rays after hours to alternate when the highway was reopened. This General advising that this removal of advising them of council’s concerns, of May, and if approved, construction facilities.” Greensword commented is a serious matter for emergency service local policing priorities is unacceptable, with copies to be distributed to Regional would be undertaken this summer. that due to current ambulance staffing agencies. difficulties, here and in Nakusp, we are • Mayor Wright reported that he had TV Society serves North Slocan Valley submitted by Peter Roulston The Regional District of Central Existing signals are already The cold days and long nights of Kootenay allots a portion of tax dollars rebroadcast in digital form so the winter find many of us indoors more to cover the many real costs of operating coming big changes to digitized signal of the time, perhaps reading that great the society. Some of these costs are delivery should not cause problems. book or enjoying something on the annual permit fees, monthly fees to Annual cost per household in New radio or television set. For more than 30 channel/station providers, occasional Denver, Silverton and the defined years now, the Area H TV Society has technician costs and power/phone portion of Area H is about $34 for the provided quality reception found on the bills. Some tasks undertaken by society availability of eight TV channels and radio stations and television channels in directors include upkeep of the tower site six radio stations. Any automobile or our homes and cars. in New Denver with snow shovelling, portable radio can have fine reception The society is a committee of local satellite dish cleaning, and pruning and some folks even have good TV Growing communities one idea at a time. folks who meet from time to time to shrubbery. Directors meet to discuss all viewing with a simple set of rabbit ensure that the signals and content aspects of operations and to plan future ear antennae. Compare just $34 per broadcast around the valley are suitable improvements. year with the monthly fees charged by Since inception, the Self-Employment and sufficient. Over the years, these The lakeside position of the satellite and cable providers! volunteer efforts have provided several transmission tower ensures good signal The Area H North TV Society will program has helped hundreds of businesses channels and stations that are deemed coverage from Red Mountain through to continue to work at providing the local to be informative and entertaining to the Hills for most television channels, and community with affordable and enjoyable get started in the West Kootenay. general area population. Questionnaires reception from Slocan City to Summit reception in coming years. Feel free to Here’s but a few... have been circulated and comments Lake for most radio stations. Signal phone or speak to one of the directors any from interested residents help the society quality diminishes considerably if a time, and offers of help and participation The Art of Learning - Argenta to determine what programming may be house is located in deep forest, though, are always welcome. Clip and save the ad Frog Peak Café - Crescent Valley delivered, with content and cost as prime and the calibre of your rooftop antenna in this issue of the Valley Voice showing considerations. can make all the difference as well. channel and station choices. The Picture Mug Canada - Kaslo Ceramica311 - Kaslo Silverton council holds planning meeting by Leah Main Next priority: Boulevard Bylaw; that can be completed quickly. The Palmer Computer Services - Lemon creek At its January 12 public planning Community Club storage facility; septic grant would be for water system meeting, council reviewed priorities for systems (evaluate, locate, maintain); upgrades, potentially including fixing Kootenay Lake Gallery.com - Meadow Creek the coming year, with items brought park benches; fire truck and equipment the existing storage tank, installing a P and R Archery and Sport - Winlaw forward by each councillor and by (in conjunction with regional fire second storage tank, fixing existing Administration, Finance, and Public service); Public Works shop upgrade lines, decommissioning obsolete lines, Emily Graphic Design - Winlaw Works. (insulation, electrics, efficient use of and other related items. Total project Items were prioritized as follows: space); campground (advertise new cost will be approximately $500,000, FLIKS - Vallican High priority: Garbage pick-up attendant contract, planning for new with $400,000 coming from Towns (including the possibility of sharing washrooms, showers, etc.); beaches for Tomorrow. The Village already Brent Kennedy Learning Center - Crescent Valley with or contracting the service from and picnic areas (dock repair, signage, has $89,000 Gas Tax Rebate money Jems Propane Ltd. - Slocan Park New Denver); playground upgrade; swimming raft); Lake Avenue (angle to use toward this project, and expects building relationships with neighbouring parking, tree planting); chicken bylaw; to receive another $40-50,000 this Stones Throw Glass House - Slocan Park local governments; boulevard and signage (Day Park, campground, etc.). year, as well as $17,000 unused from Village properties maintenance and Low Priority: Municipal Hall/ last year’s budget that can be brought Han’s Painting - Slocan improvement; Gallery building Fire Hall; website; bus stop gazebo; forward for this project. If approved, Maverick Designs - New Denver (undertake an engineering and feasibility community garden and compost this project could start as early as June study, with particular attention to project; Dewis Park; additional public 1 and be completed in approximately furnace, plumbing, and exit stairs); Day washrooms; schedule committee two months. Park (upgrading washrooms, locating meetings for daytimes. Because this meeting was held For more information on the Self septic field, installing outdoor electrics); All undertakings requiring financial as Committee of the Whole, Village Employment Program contact Farhana fire hydrants and inspections; sidewalks, commitment from the Village will be residents in attendance were allowed to streets and lanes assessment (with discussed in detail at ongoing budget participate in discussion, and brought Dumont in Nakusp 265-3674 X 201 or annual budget allocation for upgrades meetings. forward some valuable input. call the Nelson office 352-1933 and maintenance); arena (working with Mayor Everett and Administrator Council will ask Destination Arena Society to complete renovations); Ida reported that they are developing a Silverton for input on a Lake Avenue Fingland Cabin area (work with Towns for Tomorrow grant application, beautification plan, and will work Historical Society and Community to be submitted immediately, as the closely with Silverton Historical Society Supported by Club); and review all leases held on Province has announced they are and Silverton Community Club on other Village owned properties and facilities. seeking to fund “shovel ready” projects shared projects. January 28, 2009 The Valley Voice SLOCAN VALLEY 7 Silverton council, January 20: Corporal Bowden reports on RCMP activities by Leah Main that highway speeding is still an equipment repaired and running. Councillor Provan, project manager feasible. • RCMP Corporal Todd Bowden issue, and asked for suggestions of Additional staff and contract workers (kitchen and other renovations). • Garbage Bylaw No. 433, 2005 attended the meeting as a delegation, what can be done within Silverton were required for these efforts, and This committee will meet at its was brought to council for review. and reported to council on the Slocan to reduce speed through town. costs are being tracked. earliest possible opportunity to After discussion of some options Lake detachment’s activities in the Bowden indicated that, while RCMP • Mayor Everett reported that ensure success of these projects. regarding commercial garbage pick- last calendar quarter. He said that will continue to explore traffic the Towns for Tomorrow grant • Other council committees were up, council tabled the matter to a from October through December the enforcement, it seems that the Village application has been getting positive asked to set meeting schedules, so later meeting. detachment had responded to only is limited to using “environmental feedback from the Province, but that members of the public who wish • Council approved application six calls in Silverton, one of which design” – visually making the a decision won’t be made on the to attend would be aware of when the for a Village debit card through was a commercial break-in (which highway through town have more application till probably the middle meetings will be held. Kootenay Savings Credit Union, has been resolved), and said this is of a sense of being “downtown”. of March. • Councillor Provan brought with a spending limit of $3,000 to be a pleasantly low rate of crime for a • Bruce Gardiner of the Silverton • Councillors Bell and Johnson forward ongoing discussion held by Administrator Ida and used community with a commercial zone Historical Society and Vern Hartman both attended the Regional District regarding the Community Club/ for Village purchasing when needed. and a substantial residential area. representing Silverton Community orientation session, and reported Christmas By The Lake temporary • Council received a letter from He congratulated the community on Club spoke with council about that it was extremely informative. buildings on the gallery lawn. Destination Silverton, renewing successful self-policing. the possibility of developing the Johnson reported that the Kootenay- Community Club was asked for the request from last year that a Bowden then reported that the area around Fingland Cabin as Boundary Regional Hospital Board a detailed plan of their proposed policy protecting lakeshore values Slocan Lake Detachment now falls an expanded display and amenity is trying to set a meeting date to storage building, to be located in the and prohibiting rental or sales of under a new, expanded regional area, which could be tied in to a discuss emergency service at Slocan vicinity of the old recycling building. houseboats and jet skis be included administrative area, Kootenay- walking trail and possibly a second Community Health Centre. They will work with administration, in the Official Community Plan. This Boundary Regional RCMP footbridge over Silverton Creek on • Administrator Junko Ida and develop a plan to move the matter was referred to the Citizens Detachment, which encompasses the east side of the highway. This reported that a meeting is scheduled temporary buildings as soon as Advisory Committee. essentially the same geographic would include re-designing how the with Trainer Mechanical for next region as IHA (Interior Health). lane is laid out behind the cabin, to week regarding the Memorial Hall Bowden indicated that this will increase the usable ground area while projects. Approval of a Heritage % enable the local detachment to maintaining road access to the cabin Legacy Fund grant has been call on more resources, including and to the Village pumphouse, and received, in the amount of $19, HANDY REFERENCE GUIDE FOR plainclothes surveillance staff and would require input from residents in 934.25 (exclusive of GST) for AREA “H” NORTH T.V. SOCIETY vehicles, which he anticipated the immediate area. Council passed a refinishing the Hall floor, work to be would be used primarily for drug resolution of agreement in principle completed by March 31. interdiction. Bowden indicated that to work with the Historical Society • Further to discussion at the TELEVISION CHANNELS RADIO STATIONS RCMP interdiction activities here and Community Club to plan the January 12 planning meeting CH. 3 PBS Seattle 87.8 Knowledge in the past year have resulted in development of this area. Funding (Committee of the Whole), Mayor decreased interest in this area on the for such a project would be looked Everett and Councillor Barber, CH. 6 Knowledge 91.7 CBC #1 part of organized crime. at as a shared responsibility between both members of the Facilities and CH. 7 CTV Vancouver 93.5 KBS Trail Additionally, both the Traffic the two societies and the Village, Recreation committee, proposed that CH. 8 NBC USA 94.3 Country 105 Enforcement Integrated Road with Village funding potentially a select committee be appointed to CH. 10 CBS USA 98.3 CBC #2 Safety Unit and a Traffic Services available through the Towns for oversee completion of the current Unit comprised jointly of RCMP Tomorrow grant already applied for. hall renovations, within the already CH. 11 ABC USA 103.7 Rock 101 and Nelson City Police have been • Public Works has been established time frame and budget. CH. 12/17 CBC Vancouver 107.5 CJLY Nelson assisting with traffic patrol, resulting extremely busy with snow removal Council approved appointments of: CH. 13 GLOBAL Vancouver Kootenay Co-op Radio in an increased level of enforcement over the last couple of weeks, Councillor Barber (Chair), Junko throughout this area. Both council following our record snowfall in Ida, Ken Butler, Kerry Heidema, and community members indicated early January, as well as keeping project manager (2010 grant), and All the above programming is available on any television set or any FM radio receiver at home, in your Silverton mayor’s report – Memorial Hall renovations car, or the great outdoors! Many citizens of Silverton have $16,000 from the Legacy Heritage with kitchen improvements. asked me to clarify the source of Fund of British Columbia for fire Yes, the renovations have Comments? Info? funding for the ongoing renovations suppression (sprinklers). Friends been ongoing for some time and

to the Memorial Hall. of Silverton Memorial Hall are seem endless, but council has been Call 250-358-2375 • 250-358-2133 • 250-358-2479 In 2006 the Village received contributing $15,000 to the kitchen careful not to use tax dollars for the % approval from the Spirit of 2010 improvements and are also paying improvements. The plan is to have Legacy Fund to make upgrades to for painting of the interior. the work completed this spring. the Memorial Hall so it could be New tables, chairs and staging Thanks to the partnership of the used for a venue for folks to view were all purchased by the Friends Village, 2010, CBT, Celebration the 2010 Olympics/Paralympics. The for use by the community. 150, Heritage Legacy Fund of BC, upgrades included new washrooms, The Silverton Community Club Silverton Community Club and improved storage, fire suppression has offered to paint the exterior Friends of Silverton Memorial (sprinklers), air conditioning, floor of the hall at their expense along Hall Society, we will have a vastly refinishing, painting, and an audio/ with volunteering to help with the improved facility. My hat goes off visual system. The original grant removal of the old washrooms and to all the parties for a job well done. was for $176,000, of which the 2010 contribution was $88,000 and the Village had to provide a matching amount of $88,000. Council agreed at the time we would not use tax dollars to fund our share but would use the proceeds from the sale of land on Leadville Street and our tourism grant. Euro-Rite Cabinets Ltd. is one of North America’s premier We quickly learned that we could manufacturers of Ready to Assemble (RTA) cabinets suitable for DIY not do all the planned work with enthusiasts, contractors & retail outlets of all sizes. the $176,000 and the project was scaled back. Friends of Silverton Euro-Rite Cabinets Ltd. combines the traditional values of quality & Memorial Hall was formed by a affordability with leading edge design & production techniques. group of citizens to raise funds All of our cabinets are designed for easy home assembly. Just 15 and apply for additional grants to minutes per cabinet is all it takes to transform your space into the complete the work not covered by Thanks... kitchen of your dreams! the 2010 funding. Friends have been to all the wonderful volunteers very actively fundraising and were New In-Store Eurorite Display! able to raise considerable funds on who keep the Rail Trail groomed their own. In addition they obtained and set from Crescent Valley to Columbia Basin Trust grants for SILVERTON BUILDING SUPPLIES kitchen improvements ($30,000) and Slocan. We really appreciate it! 216 Lake Avenue, Silverton a business/marketing plan ($5,000). Phone: 358-2293 They were also instrumental in the Toll-free: 1-800-332-0588 Village obtaining approximately – Happy Skiers [email protected] 8 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice January 28, 2009 Long overdue protection coming for logging contractors by Jan McMurray in the spring session. quite clearly. He understands where in the past when companies went contractors were being made “as we The Province will re-draft the Wayne Lintott of the Interior we’re coming from and is willing bankrupt. As for the recent case speak” and that Minister Bell had Woodworkers’ Lien Act so that Loggers Association has been to see what can be done to correct in the Arrow Lakes with the Pope announced at the Truck Loggers logging contractors are adequately advocating for legislation like this it,” he said. & Talbot bankruptcy, Lintott said, Association convention in mid- protected in the event they are not since 1998. “Minister Bell has Lintott said many contractors “It’s turning out to be a good ending January that contractors would paid by a licencee. been one minister we’ve been able had been affected by the lack of an there, but it was a long struggle.” be paid 100% of what was owing “People in the industry are to communicate our message to effective Woodworkers’ Lien Act Lintott said payments to P&T them. looking for good protection, expecially in challenging economic times,” said Miniser of Forests Pat Volunteers for tax preparation needed submitted by Marilyn Boxwell held in Nakusp February 12 from and related information. Bring your the Silverton and/or New Denver Bell in an interview. The Community Volunteer 9 am to 3 pm at Robertson United lunch and also a pencil and calculator. areas would be greatly appreciated. He said that the current act is Income Tax Return (CVITR) program Church hall. The session is offered To register for the workshop call For further information contact “outdated and not of any particular sponsored by Revenue Canada is free of charge and participants will Revenue Canada toll free, 1-888-322- the CVITR district co-ordinator value. We want to give logging about to spring into action for the receive updated tax return guidelines 3622. A volunteer representative from Marilyn Boxwell at 265-0075. contractors the same sorts of rights sixth year running. that home builders have.” Mike Thomson will offer a one- The new legislation will allow day training workshop for those who Summit Lake Racers rip Whitewater contractors to put a lien on logs they want to volunteer to help persons of submitted The Rio Tinto Alcan Nancy Greene exceptional parental support, and have harvested if they are not paid. any age to complete and file their The course was tight. The snow Ski League’s first zone race of the year thanks to outstanding volunteer coaches Bell said he would consult with income tax return. was firm. The sun flashed off the peaks was a success. The course and logistics Frances Swan, Barb Lewis, Nicole the industry associations during Last year the income ceiling for surrounding the bowls as the Summit were well-managed by the Whitewater Nicholson, Roger Waterfield, and Dan the re-drafting process, and that he this free, confidential service was set Lake Racers challenged rival teams team. Nolan, our racers were prepared. expected to table the new legislation at $25,000 for individuals, $30,000 from Red Mountain, Salmo, and host All of our ‘E’ level Summit The 2009 season is off to a great for couples and families, plus $2,000 Whitewater. Lake Racers competed. There was start. per child. More than 100 people from January 18 was the first race ever WANTED throughout the district were helped for many of our young skiers, often last year. stimulated by their first chairlift ride. TO BUY: Filing an annual tax return is Rhys McLeod got pumped up waiting strongly advised. Some low-income in the starting gate. Rebecca Nolan CEDAR AND individuals who don’t have to pay commented that it was “difficult going income tax believe this process is so fast” with so many turns, while PINE POLES not necessary. Unfortunately, if they Dawson Bone was excited, preferring his first run. John Shantz don’t file they may not receive certain Colby Mackintosh marvelled at the • 250-308-7941 (cell) financial benefits to which they are entitled, or may be overpaying “cool red snow” marking the finish line. Please contact: Gorman their medical services premiums. Jordan Reimer’s two successful runs Brothers Lumber Ltd. Unless your income is entered into preceded a short afternoon of bumps and the system, you have no proof of trails. Jared Groenhuysen, voicing the eligibility for a range of financial feelings of racers, parents, and coaches, 250-547-9296 benefits and tax breaks. “would like to ski here forever!” One of the Summit Lake Racer teams at Whitewater on January 18. The training workshop will be Donation store re-opens February 2 submitted Association for Community At the AGM on February 4, at The Donation Store in New Education) to upgrade the kitchen, 7 pm, members will establish the Denver will re-open February 2 the heaters and lighting, and take process for the Great Front Wall after a one-month shutdown so the care of many other maintenance Project. “We need the help of those volunteers could do some serious concerns. Rentals are held to committed to community building, culling. White elephants (such affordable rates while LACE works both in the donation store and at the as outdated computer and unsafe towards supporting youth and other Bosun Hall,” says Bell. “Will you electrical equipment), decrepit vulnerable individuals. lend a hand?” household wares and unwearable clothing of several decades past, occupy more hours than the store has staff for. “We appreciate the many donations of clean, useable, and invaluable ‘stuff’,” says Carol Bell, “but discarding the dross plays a larger part than we would like.” Volunteers spend hours sorting, organizing and categorizing donation. Bell calls the store “our El Dorado, filled with gems and treasures.” The Vallican Whole was packed January 24 for the Locavores’ Feast, a The Bosun Hall is the beneficiary potluck where all the food and drink came from within 100 miles. The feast was of this gold mine. Revenues from followed by ‘Six Slocan Valley Minutes.’ Here, singer Christine ‘Snowfaery’, the store enable LACE (Lucerne about to run overtime, is warned by a hook-wielding Warren Macdonald. j oy ce art : o cred i t p ho t

Ten students read original poems at the 17th annual Lucerne School Writing Class Coffeehouse held at the Silverton Gallery on January 22. The young poets are (L to R): Kate Plaskett, Emma Dahl, Dahv Reinhart, Sadye Butler, Stephanie Reder, Michelle Magnuson, Briana Ward, Ashley Bernhof, Rachel Hodsall (Erin Burkholder missing). January 28, 2009 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 9 ‘No Excuse’ and ‘Lazy Poker’ to rock 17th annual Winter Blues Boogie submitted way they have picked up a couple what we call ‘The Cure.’ A winter of former Stalinist regime. Versatile Jack Kinnear can tickle every last note and Winter officially ends at 8:30 more players, enjoyed notoriety, doldrums is erased in five hours of Olson has been spanking the ivories phrase out of his keyboard, and Ken pm, February 7, when the Silverton held three funerals for Albert and non-stop R&B dance tunes. This year, of his keyboard in the rock, blues and Turner is the Big Guy out front with Memorial Hall doors are unlocked. are now enjoying a huge resurgence we have chosen two of the best bands jazz circles in Edmonton, home of one the large voice and the upside-down, Frantic boogie fans, who have of popularity, playing halls and ski in BC to feed the fever and starve the of Canada’s most happening music left handed bass. You absolutely must travelled from far and near and lined lodges across BC the past few years. cold: Lazy Poker has been keeping scenes, while bassist Randy Leach, check out this monster. He’s been up outside for an hour, will scramble As always, this event is a the dance floor packed at Nelson’s also an Albertan refugee, has played playing for 40 years, and has opened in to secure a table. The evening’s community fundraiser. Proceeds Royal Blues Bar this winter, and came with numerous bands, revues and for the Animals, Jefferson Airplane, first act, The Lazy Poker Blues Band, this year go to the preschool and to so highly recommended that we just duets around Calgary. Steve Wilson the Byrds and a long list of others. will be tuned up for a blistering set Friends of Silverton Memorial Hall. had to include them in the mayhem. is a local drummer who got his formal You’d be hard pressed to find a more of can’t-sit-down rhythm and blues, Refreshments will be available; no Aryn Sheriff is Lazy Poker’s training in Nelson’s prestigious school complete bass player. and memories of a long, snow-filled minors, please. Tickets are $15, and woman out front with the big voice, of music. He also plays with a variety Long, tall Jan Dehaan will be winter will be banished. we’ve sold out for the past 13 years. who can serve up Janice Joplin with of other acts here. Lazy Poker comes wailing away on his sax to complete Just when the crowd thinks it Outlets are: Nelson: Hemp&Co; a side of Big Mama Thornton, or rip with its own noisy following, which the sextet, but as usual, you never can’t stand the pace, No Excuse, who Valley: Winlaw Minimart; Nakusp: you apart with a soulful heart crusher. will pack the floor while the band is know who else will fill in on a shared the stage with Dr. Fun last Broadway Deli Bistro; New Denver: Bill Lynch, the band’s leader, hails tuning up. This will be a fine addition few numbers. All but Ken are ex- year, will stand and deliver two more Mountainberry, Appletree; Silverton: from Dublin, Ireland, and has played to the raucous Boogie crowd that has Nightcrawlers, so obviously they sets of booty-rockin’ boogie. These Cup and Saucer, SBS. Lodging info: lead guitar and done vocals in blues been coming here forever. are ready and more than willing to guys have been at it since the early 250-358-7765. bars from Europe to Turkey. Mirek No Excuse now features veteran keep the party rolling until the wax is ’80s when they blew out the rafters Enthusiastic dance fans have been Hladik, the ace on the harmonica, Bill Wilson on skins, with John Cullen stripped off the dance floor and their at Matthew Hudson’s barn dance as coming from Washington State and is from Czechoslovakia, where the and Dennis Turner, the best damn sound man’s brand new system is ‘The Albert Fick Review.’ Along the southern BC for the past 16 years for blues was a form of protest against the guitar duo anywhere. Versatile Bob pleading for relief. RDCK building bylaw to be reviewed following complaints by Jan McMurray the committee agreed to refer back cost of the building permit would and four Stop Work letters were on Title was not very serious – it A review of the RDCK building one of the six items to the building come to about one third the cost sent. No response was received until allows the buildings to remain and bylaw may be coming down the department. They also asked staff of building the greenhouse. “This January 1 this year, when the resident does not usually affect the property pipe, following a discussion about to prepare a report for the board would discourage anyone from wrote to say he objected to the filing owner until he goes to sell the Notices on Title at the Rural Affairs outlining why the RDCK would building a greenhouse in the first of a Notice on Title and would like property and the potential buyer committee meeting of January 16. want to retain the bylaw and why place,” he said. to speak to it at the Rural Affairs is uncomfortable with the notice. The RDCK board routinely they might want to change it. Finally, the resident said he feels committee meeting. Currently, the fee to have the notice directs staff to file Notices on Title The one case that was referred that the enforcement of the bylaw The resident claimed that he removed is $750. when RDCK residents do not obtain back to the building department is somewhat unfair. He said local called the RDCK office when he The board decided to give him building permits or are otherwise in was discussed in detail because people had told him that he was got a Stop Work notice, but did 60 days to contact the building contravention of the building bylaw. the Slocan Valley property owner unlucky because his property was not receive a call back. He said he department and straighten things out. At the meeting, there were seven attended the meeting to object to the on the highway, thus more exposed went to the website to check the He said he would obtain building Notices on Title on the agenda – six filing of a Notice on Title. to the building inspector. Also, a bylaw, and did not see anything that permits if they were required. of them were in Area H/the Slocan The resident said the reason he previous owner of his property applied specifically to greenhouses. Valley. did not obtain building permits for a constructed a building and did not He said that the “unanimous view” Smokey Creek Salvage Area H Director Walter Popoff greenhouse and a shed, both built on get a building permit or follow the of neighbouring local people was to 24 HR TOWING New & Used Auto Parts, Back Hoe Work, told the committee that he received blocks, was ignorance. He explained building code, and no Notice on just continue building, “so I did.” Certified Welding & Repairs, Vehicle Removal many complaints about the building that he had spent the last 10 years Title was placed on the property as RDCK directors told the resident WE BUY CARS & TRUCKS bylaw during his election campaign. in Alberta, where building permits a result. that ignorance of the law is no 359-7815 ; 1-877-376-6539 3453 YEATMAN RD, SOUTH SLOCAN He wanted to refer all six items back are not necessary for buildings on “The enforcement of the bylaw excuse and that he had plenty of to the building department to give blocks. is somewhat unequal, and since it’s time to contact the RDCK building him time to become familiar with He went on to tell the committee a shed and a greenhouse I don’t department since the first Stop Work the building bylaw. that he felt he did not need a permit think this is following the spirit of notice was posted on May 8. They This did not go over well with because his land is in the Agricultural the rules. I wouldn’t build a house also explained to him that a Notice committee members. Several Land Reserve (ALR) and he is in the without a permit. There was no ill directors spoke up to tell Popoff process of achieving farm status. will intended,” he said. that the job of directors was to Under section 5 of the building Senior Building Official Max govern, not to micromanage, and bylaw, no permit is necessary for Hoedeman provided the committee that it was staff’s job to administer small buildings (less than 430 square with a written report outlining the bylaws. Director Cunningham added feet) on farm status land or a small background of this case. Between WOOD PRESERVERS LTD. that the bylaw clearly requires filing greenhouse (less than 300 square May 8 and November 14 last year, a Notice on Title in these situations feet). a Stop Work notice was posted on BUYERS OF CEDAR or else be open to liability. However, He also pointed out that the both the greenhouse and the shed, & PINE POLES Mike Casey cell 344-8477 Free cross-country skiing lessons next month Offering planning, management submitted the restart of a junior ski program. Hills Ball Park. and sales for Woodlot Licences and Private Land Owners. The Hills Nordic Ski Club is Cross-country skiers from Nakusp to Hills Nordic Ski Club welcomes hosting free ski lessons on February Slocan are encouraged to find some new members to help promote fun P.O. Box 4, 15 for area children and adults, at 10 skis and come out. and fitness programs for all ages. Brisco, B.C. V0A 1B0 am and 12:30 pm. Call 358-2660 for • On March 7 there will be a Donations of ski equipment for Phone (250) 346-3315 details and location. ski party with games, relay races, kids, money, or in-kind assistance Come enjoy winter and support and food. Celebrate the last days of are greatly appreciated. For Fax (250) 346-3218 the expansion of activities offered by snow. The sun has been ordered up memberships and event information TOLL FREE 1-866-346-3315 the club, including regularly groomed for this event, but be prepared for contact Kip Drobish at 358-2660 or tracks, a trade-up ski program, and any weather. Location will be the [email protected]. Kootenay Restorative Justice Area H North residents invited to OCP meeting is hosting a by Jan McMurray likely take place in March. initiated under the leadership of A public meeting on the Area Director Popoff says that at former Area H Director Don Munro. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE H North Official Community Plan the January 31 meeting, RDCK Since the current director, Walter (OCP) is happening on January 31 at planner, Meeri Durand, will explain Popoff, is just newly elected, he TRAINING OPPORTUNITY the Bosun Hall in New Denver from how the OCP will affect property wanted one more public meeting to February 27, 28 and March 1st in Nakusp 1 pm to 3 pm. owners. There will also be a brief guage the opinions of his northern (Friday evening at 4 pm is an information session, everyone is welcome) “I would like as many Area H explanation of what a public hearing constituents on planning before North residents as possible to come entails. Comments from the public moving forward with the legal *Restorative Justice principles focus on repairing the harm done out and provide their input,” said will be the most important part of process involved in adopting the when an offence occurs. The facilitator training course give the Area H Director Walter Popoff. the meeting. OCP. skills necessary to lead victim-offender healing circles and also The OCP has received first “We will try to set a timeline so Popoff was elected in November skills valuable for work, volunteer and daily life experiences. reading. It must go through two more everyone that wants to has a chance on an anti-planning platform, and his Registration is required by February 20th for catered meal planning. readings, a public hearing, and be to comment,” said Popoff. southern constituents rejected the Donation to the course is gratefully accepted. Call Suzanne at 250- approved by the Province before it The OCP process in Area H continuation of the Area H South 226-7942 or Carol at 250-358-2125 or email [email protected] is adopted. The public hearing will North has been ongoing since 2006, OCP process in a referendum. 10 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice January 28, 2009 Coffeehouse musical comedy benefit for Rosebery Parklands a smash hit by Art Joyce Dorsey, Al Arnett and Dominic Raso) a tangled mishap of sheet music and ‘Lord Cheeses’ pun to the hilarious polish, featuring several of Wright’s Religion, Politics and doing their version of The Band’s scotch tape. She handled it with grace limit. Hastings and Susie O’Donnell original compositions in a genre she Neuroanatomy is an unlikely title for classic The Weight, with the refrain, and humour and performed a rousing pulled it off with consummate skill calls “socially conscious hip-hop a musical comedy show, except in “Rosebery ain’t Alberta, and it sure Broadway version of Ann Mortifee’s and led the choir in a spirited rendition with gospel influences.” Howard the capable hands of Kevin Murphy, ain’t Calgary.” feminist Creation Song at the piano. of Every Sperm is Sacred from Monty Bearham’s saxophone wizardry spiced who can turn the lyric to any song Murphy turned Obama’s (‘Obi- Lilliana Wright and Jeremy Down Python’s Meaning of Life. the mix seamlessly. Wright’s voice is into a wry comment on the political wan’) spirit of inclusiveness on its pulled off a slide-guitar, blues mama Lilliana Wright and The Deciders soulful with rich depth and control, landscape. The Silverton Gallery head by telling jokes and singing number written by Wright called featuring MC Jake closed the show and her lyrics prove that poetry still was jammed to standing room only ditties that were equal opportunity Looks Like Rain that shook the house. with rousing energy and professional has a role to play in social evolution. Friday, January 23 with an audience jibes at Muslim, Christian, Jew and The political theatre became literal eager to be shed of its January blues New Agers. Not content merely to with the performance of several skits. j oy ce art and help raise money for the Rosebery criticize, Murphy chose songs that Dry United took as its premise the : Parklands Society legal defense fund. “accentuate the positive” in human discovery of a cannabis crop found

The show raised over $1,000 for the nature. The show brought everyone drying in Silverton’s United Church o cred i t

cause. on board with singalong numbers about two years ago. The straight- p ho t The subtitle was Putting the like Sunny Side of Life, Swinging on laced church ladies and the minister Duh Back in Fundamentalism and Ishtar (the ancient Sumerian goddess played by Hank Hastings experience Murphy’s wit ranged from piercingly of love and war) and the Bellamy a whole new take on revelations when subtle to punning groaners. Although Brothers’ There’s A Reason. That a certain type of brownie is mistakenly cheap shots, below-the-belt jokes song’s refrain, “Just let your love consumed. The results were hilarious and off-pitch singing were plentiful, flow, like a mountain stream…” was and Julia Greenlaw was a revelation Murphy was careful to be gracious augmented by an audience chorus of in talent with her acting, singing and to the outgoing leader of American the meditative chant “Aum.” dancing. RCMP officer Surwinder Empire, saying George Bush had Guest performers included Eric of the North added a comic touch, done the best he could. He sang Bush Faulks with his version of the Ian and Norma Kilpatrick’s jailbird set into the twilight of history with the Tamblyn song Black Spruce, Richard the ‘joint’ on fire with a Rastafarian Straw Man’s wistful song from the Burton’s deft keyboard stylings, and prayer. Wizard of Oz, If I Only Had a Brain. the epic, Dylanesque songs of Soleil. The second half of the program An early highlight of the show was our Judy Maltz got some unplanned laughs took its inspiration from the Reverend own ‘Paul Schaeffer Trio’ (Michael as she tried to extricate herself from Monty Python, with an inspired take on the classic cheese shop skit, retitled Kevin Murphy, director/performer for the fundraising coffeehouse held to benefit the Rosebery Cheeses of Nazareth and milking the Parklands Society, plays ‘devotional ukelele music’ satirizing the religion and politics of the times. j oy ce art : o cred i t p ho t

Kevin Murphy’s coffeehouse featured Shelley Thring and Julia Greenlaw playing church ladies in ‘Dry United,’ a skit based on the true incident of the discovery of a marijuana crop drying in Silverton’s United church in May 2006. The sunny side of global warming submitted light at the end of this very long tunnel. survive, he says, “the only way we’ll Acclaimed author and journalist Turner is no climate change denier. make the shift is by truly believing Chris Turner reads from his best- Rather, in his travels he sought out the we can do it.” selling book, The Geography of Hope: next generation of political, economic, This reading is sponsored by the A Tour of the World We Need, at the social, and spiritual institutions that Kootenay Library Federation and the Nakusp Public Library February 13 could provide the global foundations Nakusp Public Library, in partnership at 7 pm. for a sustainable future. If we aim to with Selkirk College. Named one of The Globe and CBT Community Initiatives/Affected Area funding Mail’s best books of 2007, The Geography of Hope is a chronicle – Nakusp voting questionnaire of Turner’s eye-opening experiences by Jan McMurray Most (141 people) thought that during a yearlong trip with his family. Results are in from a some money should be set aside each He set out in search of the positive side questionnaire circulated on Nakusp’s year for a large project – 80 people of climate change in response to the voting day last year for Columbia thought not. Of those who were in fierce warnings and grim predictions Basin Trust Community Initiatives favour, 22 suggested $10,000, two of the environmental movement. The and Affected Area funding. suggested $15,000, 24 suggested people and projects documented in Mayor Hamling said that only $20,000 and six suggested $30,000. Turner’s book all point to the bright Nakusp residents were to fill out the Only 26 thought 100% of the questionnaire, but that some Area K funding should be set aside for a residents did as well. large project – 202 people voted Honey Bear The questionnaire states: against this. “Nakusp now receives $108,000 Asked if the voting age, currently Bakery in funding and with that in mind, 19, should be lowered to 16, 56 we are asking you for direction on people voted in favour and 180 voted Winter Hours future votes.” against. Tues-Fri 9:00-4:00 The grand majority wants to There were 160 people who Closed Sat, Sun & Mon continue with the large and small supported the same projects coming 311 7th Ave NW • Nakusp • 265-4633 categories vote. There were 206 forward more than twice; 56 people Rear Alley Entrance votes in favour and 25 against. did not support this. January 28, 2009 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 11 Health co-op forming in Nakusp by Jan McMurray Darnell says the co-op will deliver 12 members so far, with three of them at Selkirk College. Darnell said the She says the group has received A group of people in the Nakusp the message that people need to have willing to sit on the steering committee. meeting was very informative, and it pledges totalling $301,000 to go area is in the beginning stages of as many choices as possible for health “We plan to do a membership drive, and was good to hear from someone who towards developing the idea of holding forming a health co-op. Beverley care, both natural and mainstream. get our feelers out there a bit more – can had already formed a co-op similar to workshops and retreats at the hot Darnell is one of the movers and shakers She says her family has put together we find that need in our community for the one the Nakusp group has in mind. springs. Also, a person who has the behind the initiative. “The idea behind a “health team” that includes a alternative care?” The group has also thought about qualifications to run the hot springs the co-op is that it will offer natural general practitioner, a naturopath, an Darnell says the group is pursuing being part of the solution for the Nakusp has come forward. “At this point, it is a health practitioners a place to work out acupuncturist and a chiropractor. “We one possible opportunity for a building Hot Springs, “but right now, we’re dream – a possibility – for the co-op to of,” explained Darnell. “We’re hoping to all need to work together. We need to in downtown Nakusp to house the co- focused on setting up the co-op. We want hold workshops and retreats at the hot have a naturopathic doctor, a nutritionist, take responsibility for our health and op, but this is in the preliminary stages. the co-op to go ahead, regardless of what springs,” she said. Contact Darnell at an acupuncturist, a registered massage not hold the government accountable for The group invited Doug Stoddart happens at the hot springs,” said Darnell. 265-9977 or [email protected]. therapist – a well rounded choice of it. We can’t afford to not go this route.” from the Nelson health co-op to come complementary medicine.” Darnell says the local group has and speak to them on January 15 NOW OPEN “The Kootenay’s modern wedding Celebrate Spirit of BC Week in Nakusp dress store - for the by Jan McMurray Olympic and Paralympic Winter learn about the opera. Opera dress modern bride” Nakusp has lots in store for Spirit Games in Vancouver. is optional and admission is free. Wedding Dresses & Prom Dresses, Mother of the Bride & Bridesmaid of BC Week, February 6-14. On Friday, February 6 at the The highlight of the evening will be Dresses, Cocktail Dresses, Custom Design & Accessories The Nakusp Spirit of BC arena auditorium, there will be a the unveiling of the Winter Sports 1B-1801 Columbia Ave (above CIBC), Community Committee has partnered celebration of Nakusp’s arts, culture Sculpture in the arena lobby. Local Castlegar 250-304-1901, with the Arrow Lakes Arts Council and heritage from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm metalwork artist Kate Tupper was [email protected] (ALAC), Minor Hockey and the called ‘A Night at the Opera.’ There commissioned to create this piece. www.kissthekootenaybride.ca Nakusp Public Library to offer a week will be displays by local groups, On Saturday and Sunday, head full of special events in celebration of recognition of local artists, a short down to the arena for some action Spirit of BC Week. This year marks program of performing arts, and a hockey by local junior players. There the one-year countdown to the 2010 wine and cheese, where everyone can will be 50/50 draws and chances to The Rotary win a loonie stick and Music Fest Nakusp library to host poetry evening tickets. Come out and have a rink Club of submitted is encouraged to come and enjoy an burger, and support our local junior The Nakusp Public Library, evening of poems from around the hockey players. Nakusp committed to constant fine-tuning world, read by local readers. Guitarist The Nakusp Public Library will and upgrading its collection, is in the Caelen Larocque will provide music host ‘For the Love of Poetry’ on is accepting Nominations for 2008 Citizen of the Year process of enlarging its poetry section. for the evening and a delicious array Tuesday, February 10 at 7 pm. The in 3 categories: Head librarian Evelyn Goodell has of refreshments will be on hand. library invites the pubic to enjoy an evening of poems from around ordered several new anthologies As well, some lucky person will • Citizen of the Year the world, read by local readers. and collections of new major poets. win the door prize of the anthology • Lifetime achievement Guitartist Caelen Larocque will The whole section will be revamped Ten Poems to Change Your Life. • Youth Citizen of the Year to encourage patrons to browse the Everyone is welcome and discussions provide music, and a delicious array shelves, stretch themselves a little are encouraged! of refereshments will be served. Please include as much supporting data as possible with and see what poetry might have to The poetry evening is made The door prize is the anthology Ten your nomination. offer them. possible by a 2010 Legacies Now Poems to Change your Life. To introduce the new volumes, the grant in partnership with the Province On Thursday, February 12, library is hosting a special evening, of BC and the Columbia Basin Nakusp Minor Hockey will host Deadline for nominations - March 21, 2009 For the Love of Poetry. The public Alliance for Literacy. some fun hockey action and cake at 5:30 pm at the arena. Organizers Submit nominations to: Rotary dinner theatre will have audience howling expect a lot of noise as we celebrate Nakusp Rotary Citizen of the Year Committee by Katrine Campbell program, ‘Of Human Bandage,’ the one-year countdown to the General Delivery Nakusp & District Rotary Club while a film crew roams through the Vancouver 2010 Olympics at this Nakusp, BC V0G 1R0 presents its ever-popular dinner halls making a documentary, ‘This event. theatre February 13 and 14. Was Your Life’.” Bedside Manor is “a tune- The cast of 25, directed by filled romp through the wackiest Michelle Williams, includes Rachel hospital around. Dr. Fred tunefully Hughes as Dr. Jekyll, Dan Nolan tells about his longing to be and Kori-Lynn Crosby as the interns the hospital’s head honcho. Dr. Dr. Huggems and Dr. Sweets, and For the Love of Huggems may be heading back Darryl Smolik as Nurse DeFarge. to his job at the car wash if he The dinner menu this year is can’t stop passing out when he roast beef, potatoes and gravy, sees blood. The Band Aides, those veggies, salad and dessert. lovable volunteers, have their Tickets are $35 each, available at Poetry... eyes fixed on their favourite TV Hub International Barton Insurance. Nakusp & District Rotary An evening Club presents its 11th Annual dedicated to poetry Dinner Theatre Everyone is cordially invited to listen to poems from Bedside Manor around the world. A hilarious spoof in a hospital setting • Music by guitarist Caelen Larocque February 13 & 14, 2009 • Delicious refreshments

Don’t disappoint your Valentine! at Nakusp Public Library Get your tickets today! Tuesday, February 10th at 7 pm This event is in cooperation with the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy and is Tickets are $35.00 made possible by a 2010 Legacies Now grant in partnership with the Province of BC. each, available at Hub International Barton Insurance Brokers, 202 Broadway, Nakusp Starting December 8, 2008 12 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice January 28, 2009 Residents want winter access to Arrow Lakes boat ramps by Jan McMurray Since 2006, when BC Hydro Jennifer Walker-Larsen of BC Hydro. structural maintenance, she explained. reservoir access during the summer Boat ramps at Burton, Fauquier, was ordered to provide access to the Unhappy with her response, Peterson “The day-to-day operations will recreational boat season and in the case Edgewood and MacDonald Creek Arrow Lakes reservoir via boat ramps, took it to the RDCK board. The continue to be the responsibility of BC of the new low level Burton boat ramp, Park are snowed in and residents are residents have been through a public board is going to write a letter to the Parks [after BC Hydro has made the improve access during the shoulder not happy about it. They feel that BC consultation process with BC Hydro Comptroller of Water Rights, asking boat ramp improvements] and as far as season,” she said. Hydro is obligated to make sure they about boat ramp improvements. People him to order BC Hydro to provide I’m aware, the ramps have never been Walker-Larsen said BC Hydro is can access the boat ramps year-round. who attended the public meetings are year-round boat access to the reservoir. made available in winter,” said Walker- currently focusing on the planned boat under the impression that BC Hydro In an interview, Walker-Larsen Larsen. She added, “BC Hydro doesn’t ramp improvements. She indicated that The Arrow Lakes Arts was striving for year-round usage of pointed out that winter boat access is maintain any boat ramps anywhere by talking about snow removal before Council presents the ramps. available at the Nakusp launch and in the winter, to my knowledge. BC the improvements were done was In performance at the When residents complained to the Fauquier ferry landing, as in past Hydro believes that providing access to “getting a little ahead of ourselves.” BONNINGTON ARTS CENTRE Area K (Arrow Lakes) Director Paul years. She said there has never been boat ramps in winter conditions poses BC Hydro is targeting the spring Peterson about the lack of snow winter access to the BC Hydro ramps an unacceptable level of safety risk to of 2009 to start construction of planned OPERA WITH A TWIST removal at the ramps, he contacted in Burton, Fauquier and Edgewood, to ramp users.” boat ramp improvements at Fauquier & A KISS her knowledge. She said BC Hydro has committed and MacDonald Creek Park, but does BC Parks owns the existing ramps to improving access to the Arrow Lakes not yet know whether reservoir levels With Paul and Melina Moore at Burton, Fauquier, Edgewood and Reservoir as recommended by the will be low enough. For the new low- Friday, Feb. 6th at 8:00 pm MacDonald Creek, and is responsible Columbia River Water Use Plan and level ramp south of Burton, BC Hydro for their day-to-day maintenance, clause m requirements of the water is working on the property transfer and Tickets are $27 Adults and while BC Hydro is responsible for their licence. “The intent is to improve required authorizations. $22 Seniors (60 and over) Students $10.00 (17 & under) Opera With a Twist and a Kiss Concession is included in submitted miss. Prepare to be delighted, moved, auditorium, prior to the concert. ticket price! On Saturday, February 7, the riveted and reminded that the music In keeping with the spirit of Tickets available at the Arrow Lakes Arts Council presents of love makes for an extraordinary celebration, attendees are encouraged Broadway Deli or at the door the third concert in its concert series. show. Opera with a Twist and a Kiss to wear ‘opera dress’ or to come Paul and Melina Moore’s Opera includes everything from opera to costumed as one of their favourite Doors open at 7:30 pm. With a Twist and a Kiss has been Broadway and beyond – tunes from opera characters. delighting fans with their love for Phantom of the Opera, Carousel, La Tickets are available at the Hospitality Host: music, mayhem and one another. Boheme, Rigoletto and more. Broadway Deli until 4 pm, then they The Old Grey Barn The couple are “visually appealing, The Arrow Lakes Arts Council will be available at the door of the “A Night at the Opera” wine and vocally stunning,” and this duo plans a gala kickoff to the 2009 arena auditorium during the reception. cheese Social and Music Chat performs with “dynamic energy from season. In a celebration of Arts, If there are any left, they will be at at the Nakusp Arena’s beginning to end.” Heritage and Culture (A Spirit of BC the Bonnington when the doors open Auditorium from These Juilliard-trained vocalists Week Event), everyone is invited to at 7:30 pm. 5:30 to 7:30 pm deliver their music with wit and charm A Night at the Opera, a wine and The same performance will be in a program that opera and musical cheese social and music chat, to be presented at the Langham in Kaslo theatre aficionados won’t want to held from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, at the arena on Friday, February 6. Nakusp youth centre revival in the works by Jan McMurray carrying a substantial mortgage on where the second storey was never Plans are shaping up to revive the the Green Door property, is looking extended over the building, or the youth centre in Nakusp. at selling the land, clearing the space above the mechanical room. Jason Rogers from the Straight mortgage, and taking the proceeds On the question of ownership, Arrow Youth Op Society (SAYOPS) and the insurance claim to build a CAO Lafleur explained that the attended the January 13 council new youth centre. Village would have to own the meeting to ask about the possibility Mayor Hamling said that the youth centre space if it were in the of operating the youth centre in the youth missed the centre, and that it Village-owned arena building, as arena building. Council gave the was imperative to remove the Green the Village would have to assume proposal approval in principle. Door building, as it is “an eyesore” liability. He said the Village would Phone: 250-265-2141 Rogers said that they were “still and “there are some real issues with build the addition in partnership Toll free: 1-877-265-5565 battling with the insurance company” it.” She said that with approval from with the youth group and lease it after the fire that destroyed the Green council, the group can move forward back to them. [email protected] Door building in March 2006. The with demolishing the burnt building Rogers indicated that this Green Door housed the youth centre and putting the land up for sale. arrangement would be agreeable to Looking for the Nakusp Music Fest 2009 EMCEE!! and a few other youth oriented SAYOPS representatives have the society. Are you outgoing, enthusiastic and organized? enterprises, including a bowling looked at the arena building with Council directed staff to have We are looking for an energetic & reliable individual alley and pizzeria, for a tragically Village staff and see two possible a structural engineer verify that a to emcee this year’s festival. short time before it burned down. spaces for the centre – the flat room could be built over the curling Submit a 3 – 10 minute video showcasing your emcee skills Rogers said the society, which is area above the curling rink lounge rink lounge. No previous experience necessary! Deadline March 1 Competition is open to locals and out-of-towners. Must be 19 or older to apply. Edgewood Women’s Institute report submitted active, but still badly in need of new Future activities include Wanted: Earth Committee Supervisor Since it is a new year we want members to help make a difference celebrating our 100-year anniversary Nakusp Music Fest is committed to making the festival people to know the Edgewood– in our world. with BCWI, hosting the spring environmentally friendly. Inonoaklin Women’s Institute is still This past year we have been able convention of the North Okanagan/ If you are a reliable person who works well with others, we to accomplish many things: continue Shuswap District, and raising money would welcome your involvement. to support the Edgewood clinic, to help with the expansion of the BC Together we can come up with solutions to make the festival greener. Evolution reading centre and community club; Children’s Hospital. The goal is to Please drop off your resume at the Music Fest Office, sponsor an annual anti-litter poster raise $100 per provincial member. 619 Broadway Street, with a cover letter indicating how and Boutique contest at the school; knit blankets We write many letters to address for the homeless; crochet lap robes concerns, e.g. the decision by the why you would like to get involved. February Volunteer position with supervisor benefits. for the seniors and baby blankets University of BC board of governors Clearance for the nursery at Vernon Hospital; to eliminate or greatly reduce the Nakusp Music Fest – July 17, 18, 19, 2009 SALE deliver shoe boxes for ‘Operation UBC farmlands. Volunteer position with benefits: Feb 3-28 Christmas Child’; donate personal Edgewood women, come be our Transport Drivers for Hospitality and Backstage Equipment: Select Birkenstocks - 20% off items to the Nakusp Safe House. guest, enjoying our friendly group, Duties to include: ALL ecco shoes - 25% off In conjunction with the at any meeting the first Thursday of • Running Errands, Hotel runs, Possible Airport Pick Ups, ALL Jewellery - 15% off Federated WI we have made quilts, each month. Meetings are held in • Transporting equipment between two stages Misc. Items - 20-50% off toques, baby sweaters and many homes; call 269-7314 at any time to • Must have respect for privacy and positive attitude warm items to be delivered to the find out where the next one will be. • Must have copy of Driver’s Abstract Quilt Fabric Specials needy of communities in northern The executive is: Ella Spence, • For passenger transport you must have a valid Class 86-4th Ave. Nakusp, BC Canada; donated to a project of the president; Lois Wood, vice- 4 Drivers License (Behind CIBC) international WI, which is a food president; Rachel Eckert, secretary; • All other transport must have a Class 5 Drivers License 265-3717 supplement for undernourished Penelope Penner, treasurer; Teresa children from the makers of Nutella. Nesbitt, director. January 28, 2009 The Valley Voice NAKUSP & THE ARROW LAKES 13 Nakusp council, January 13: Geothermal systems for arena discussed by Jan McMurray for liability to be placed with the as the Rotary Club puts their funding of people are able to defer their taxes, property taxes by the Province will in • Just back from a two-day business owners. back into the auditorium. it could impose an economic hardship effect cause further strain on capital trip visiting arenas around BC Lafleur also mentioned that the •Council agreed to write a letter of to the Village. The Province pays the and operational costs for small with Arena Parks Manager Gerry Village was being sued by two people support for Mirror Theatre, which will amount of the deferred taxes to the municipalities by delaying projects Little, Trevor Shephard of Delterra over injuries sustained on Nakusp be hosting the Theatre BC Kootenay Village, but the question is when that until funds are received,” states the Engineering attended as a delegation sidewalks. A woman who was in Zone Festival 2009 in Nakusp May payment will be made. The Village letter from New Denver. to update council on the arena and Nakusp for the hockey tournament 14-18. of New Denver asks that payment •Council will meet on January water projects. on the weekend had slipped on an icy •After receiving a copy of a to municipalities be guaranteed no 31 at 9 am to come up with a three- An $885,000 grant has just been sidewalk and broken her arm. The letter to Premier Campbell from the later than August 1st every year. year plan. Budget meetings were announced for a more efficient heating other incident happened in the fall. Village of New Denver regarding “The municipality is required to also set for January 21, February 4 system for the building. Shephard •Council received an email the newly announced property tax pay its property tax requisitions for and February 25. The budget is due showed a PowerPoint that illustrated summarizing a meeting about the deferment program, council asked School, Police, Hospital District… by May 15. several different types of geothermal new fire hall. The meeting was held staff to write a similar letter from the August 1st of each year, regardless of •Accounts payable of $281,383.99 systems, which can save up to 50% December 17 and attended by CAO Village of Nakusp. Treasurer Mahoney whether the taxes have been collected for the month of December were on the heating bill compared to Lafleur, Fire Chief Terry Warren confirmed that if a significant number or not. Late payment of deferred approved. conventional systems. Council and two other members of the fire decided to have a separate meeting to department. As for a location for the discuss the options further. new hall, Lafleur had sent a letter to • Shephard let council know the Province requesting a meeting to VILLAGE OF NAKUSP that he wanted to submit a grant discuss the purchase of the Ministry of application under the Towns for Forests property adjacent to 5th Ave. A PUBLIC NOTICE Tomorrow program for the water select committee to work on a new fire system. The application would be hall was struck, with Mayor Hamling, for well #2 and a backup generator. Bob Lafleur, Reg Gustafson, Bill As required under Sections 94 and 95 of the Community Charter, the Village of Nakusp Council authorized Shephard to go Regner and H. Anderson as members. is required to provide public notice that Municipal Records are available for public ahead with the grant application. •Council received a grant inspection. The following records will be available for public inspection beginning Shephard explained that when application under the Trees for January 31st at the Village Office, 91 1st Street NW, Monday to Friday, during regular well #1 was drilled, the pumphouse Tomorrow program that was drafted office hours, excluding holidays: all bylaws and all proposed bylaws that have been building was set up for well #2 also. by the Village’s administrative given first reading; all minutes of Council meetings, other than a meeting or part of a He said that bringing well #2 online assistant and arena parks manager. The meeting that is closed to the public; all minutes of committee meetings, other than a could almost double Nakusp’s current application described an ambitious meeting or part of a meeting that is closed to the public; all disclosure statements under water supply, coming from well #1 and $111,219 project that would require a Section 106 (declaration of gifts); the report under Section 168 (Council remuneration, the gravity-fed system. Village contribution of $36,219. The grant will pay for 80% of the Council was impressed with expenses and contracts); the written disclosures by council members and nominees; total cost, estimated to be $521,830. the application, but decided to any applicable agreements under Section 9(5), between the Village and Provincial Treasurer Richard Mahoney said that scale it down to about 1/3 the size, Minister in relation to bylaws under s. 8(3)(i)(j)(k)(l)(m). Municipal Records will be made the 20% Village portion of $121,830 concentrating on the sewer lagoon, available for inspection within 7 days after it has been requested. A copy can be made would likely come from 2009 gas tax cenotaph and campground. of all or part of the Municipal Records outlined above, on payment of the applicable revenue. This will be discussed during “I don’t think we will have the fee(s), as outlined in Bylaw No. 586. No Municipal Record can be removed from the upcoming budget meetings. staff and machinery time for this office without authorization. An obligation under this Bylaw to provide public access • Starting February 1, the hot because we have so many projects to a Municipal Record does not apply to records that must not be disclosed under the springs will be open from 2 pm to 9 right now between the ice plant, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. pm from November through April. geothermal system, virtual cemetery Council reduced the hours as a cost- and sewer and water systems. I think 2009 MEETING SCHEDULE saving measure. the worst thing we can do is overload A staff report from the CAO states staff and ourselves…” said Mayor COUNCIL MEETINGS COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE that the hot springs has historically Hamling. 6:30 pm in Council Chambers (91 1st Street NW) 6:30 pm in Council Chambers (91 1st St. NW) generated most of its revenue from •Neil Muth, President of May through October. During the Columbia Basin Trust, responded to . January 13 & 27 . January 20 winter, attendance drops 50%, the council’s letter requesting CBT to . February 10 & 24 . February 17 campground is closed, and expenses consider funding a fueling station in . March 10 & 24 . March 17 soar with heating and snow removal. conjunction with the wharf and boat . April 14 & 28 . April 21 He estimated that reducing the hours ramp being built by BC Hydro. Muth . May 12 & 26 would save about $4,060 per month states that two CBT reps met with . May 19 . June 9 & 23 . June 16 over the five months. Mayor Hamling on December 4. At . July 14 Lafleur recommended that the this meeting, it was agreed that there . September 15 . August 25 hours be reduced to 1 pm to 8 pm, but was a need for a plan for the waterfront . October 20 council members felt that many local area. Muth encourages council to . September 8 & 22 . November 17 people enjoyed a dip after supper, so continue discussing this with Lynda . October 13 & 27 decided to push the hours back to 2 Lafleur, local CBT community liaison, . November 10 & 24 pm to 9 pm. as CBT may be able to assist with . December 8 •Nakusp will apply to become a financial support for the plan. fair trade town. Council unanimously •Mayor Hamling reported that Subject to Section 166 of the Community Charter, the Council of the Village of Nakusp supported the proposal put forward the community consultative group invites public consultation in the preparation of the Village’s 2009 Five Year Financial by Alysia Gustafson from the is looking at an education program Plan. Council will begin holding budget meetings in the near future and welcomes public environmental club at Nakusp for youth and the community about input from members of the community with regards to items of concern they would Secondary School. She made a ATVs on the trail and is discussing like to see addressed in the budget. Please submit your comments to the Office: Box presentation on fair trade at council’s speed limit signs with the Ministry of 280, Nakusp, BC, V0G 1R0; 91 1st Street NW, Fax: 250-265-3788 or email: blafleur@ December 9 meeting and asked Transportation. nakusp.com by January 31/09. council to consider applying to She also reported that there has become a fair trade town. Councillor been a rise in domestic violence Dates for Budget Meetings: January 21st, February 4th and February 25th at 3:15 pm, Mueller volunteered to be the council in the area. The Stop the Violence 91 1st Street NW. representative on the fair trade steering program will be putting on a Healthy committee. Relationships workshop in the fall. 2009 CONFERENCES •After receiving a staff report •Hamling met with Deb Austin from the Public Works manager on and toured the new complex care Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Gov’t – April 23-25 (Cranbrook) snow and ice removal concerns on wing. It is expected to be completed Federation of Canadian Municipalities – June 5-8 (Whistler) sidewalks, council asked staff to bring in February. Hamling said it was Union of BC Municipalities –September 28 – Oct 2 (Vancouver) forward a bylaw on boulevard and originally to be finished in June, but sidewalk maintenance. “they had one problem after another.” CAO Lafleur explained that the •A request from the Rotary Club DOG LICENSES: Dog owners in the Village of Nakusp are reminded that all dogs Village currently has a policy stating for a fee waiver for the use of the residing in the Village are required to have a current dog licence. Discounted price if that business owners are responsible auditorium and kitchen for its Dinner purchases prior to Jan. 31/09. to keep the sidewalk clear in front Theatre on February 13 and 14, and of their businesses. However, there for rehearsals, was granted. Mayor *EFFECTIVE FEB 1/09: HOT SPRINGS HOURS OF OPERATION WILL BE is no bylaw, so the policy cannot be Hamling said she spoke to Area K REDUCED TO: 2 PM TO 9 PM DAILY enforced. A bylaw would also allow Director Paul Peterson, who agreed, 14 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice January 28, 2009 Kaslo council, January 13: No GM foods in Kaslo by Katrine Campbell current bylaw. was requested to provide an update on invited to attend the next committee • The draft RDCK Recreation • At the request of John Steinman, • Councillor Frary, with Mayor School District No. 8’s indication of meeting to speak to short- and long- Commission Bylaw dated November who appeared as a delegation to speak Lay as alternate, was appointed as the interest in establishing day care facilities term plans for the Kaslo & District 21, 2008 was approved as presented. about genetically engineered crops, Village liaison to the Columbia Basin at JV Humphries School in Kaslo. Community Forest Society to harvest • Correspondence from Yale/ council adopted a policy “that the Trust Initiative ‘Communities Adapting • Terms of Reference for a Sanitary timber in the Kaslo watershed. Holmberg regarding the golf course Village of Kaslo opposes the cultivation to Climate Change’. Sewer Ratepayers select committee Correspondence from the Ministry of lease was struck from the Municipal of genetically engineered plants and • A meeting will be scheduled with will be developed by staff and the Community Development regarding Services Committee project list, and the trees within the municipality, and that Area D Director Andy Shadrack and Municipal Services committee for Trees for Tomorrow was referred to authors will be thanked for their interest. the municipality agrees to revisit this the Kaslo & District Arena Association recommendation to council. the committee for recommendation to The municipal insurance review was resolution as pertinent new information board to review the ‘Evaluation of • All correspondence from Alison council. struck from the Municipal Services becomes available that affects this ice plant waste heat recovery and use Carnegie regarding invasive plant • The 400 block lane between 4th Committee Project List, as this project resolution.” potential assessment’ authored by EBA species in Kaslo will be referred to and 5th Streets will be named Penny is complete. • Staff reviews were referred for Engineering Consultants. the Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Lane. • An agreement for fire prevention discussion to the labour management • An application will be submitted committee for action. • Mayor Lay was appointed on an inspection services for a three-year meeting scheduled for January 15. for Towns for Tomorrow funding to • Mayor Lay was authorized to meet interim basis as liaison to the Kaslo period between the municipality and • Mayor Greg Lay and Chief convert city hall from oil to geothermal with the manager of the Kootenay Lake Early Childhood Coalition SCM Risk Management Services Inc. Administrative Officer Rae Sawyer heating. This application will take Forest District concerning the status of • UBCM information regarding will be signed by the mayor and CAO. were authorized to sign leases between precedence over the application to the Meadow Creek Cedar forest license. the School Community Connections • The Outdoor Burning Regulation the municipality and: replace Kaslo’s main water reservoir • The Village of Kaslo expressed Program was referred to Principal Dan Bylaw permit schedule will remain as is. the Kaslo Golf Club for a period of lining. A letter of thanks will be sent to support for the Act Now and Measuring Miles for consideration of potential local • The Village will write a letter to three years beginning January 1, at a fee FortisBC for its contribution of $1,000 Up Programs in Kaslo. projects, and to the Kaslo Childcare the Ministers of Forests, Lands and of $4,215 in the first year, with a one per to the application. • An application will be submitted Centre Society. Environment supporting the position cent increase annually for the balance • A motion to send a letter of for LocalMotion funding for Water • A sewer select committee that there has been a lack of landscape of the term. Councillor Anthony Frary support in principle for an additional Street trail development, and this will be established to review the level planning in the matter of caribou opposed the motion; the Kootenay Lake hotel room tax was defeated. application will take precedence over sewer bylaw. Council will retain a habitat protection process. Independent School Society for land • A letter of support in principle will the municipality’s original funding licensed professional, experienced • The following projects were and improvements located at 503 First be provided to the Kaslo Trailblazers application to the same program to and knowledgeable in sanitary sewer prioritized for action: Water Street Street for a three-year term beginning Society for construction of a 5th Street provide a wheelchair ramp to Periwinkle classes of use and usage units, to development, geothermal for city hall, December 1, 2008 at a monthly fee of suspension bridge across Kaslo River. School. The Village of Kaslo will review and make recommendations for replacement of main reservoir liner, $104.06 in the first year, with one per Concept plans and engineered drawings contribute a maximum of $20,000, amendments to Bylaw 1066, Schedule Kaslo Childcare Centre. cent increases annually for the balance were provided to council. including in-kind contributions, to the C to Village of Kaslo Bylaw 973. • Hall rental and advertising costs of the term, for the purpose of operating • The Fraser Basin Council program. Staples correspondence regarding sewer for a January 19 meeting on affordable a childcare/preschool. Councillor Frary workshop Sustainability101 was • Councillor Frary was authorized regulation was referred to committee. housing will be paid by the municipality. opposed the motion. scheduled in Kaslo for January 28 to send a letter directly to SmartGrowth • Auke Elzinga will be advised that • The name ‘Kemball Memorial • Council decided: that all municipal between 6 pm and 8 pm, with council requesting an immediate response condominium sewer rates will not be Centre’ was accepted as the new name leases will be referred to the Municipal and CAC members attending. regarding Official Community Plan reduced based on volumes, and that rate for the provincial government building. Services committee for review; that • Councillor Molly Leathwood progress. The Regional District of class will continue to apply. The new name honours Lt. Col. Arnold e-mail from Alan Davidson regarding was directed to prepare an analysis Central Kootenay will be asked to • Council made a number of H.G. Kemball, commander of the 54th funding the rehabilitation of Whitewater of the role and responsibilities of the conduct a peer review of SmartGrowth’s decisions regarding the municipal Kootenay Battalion who was killed in Creek be referred to 2009 budget Building Management select committee latest draft of Kaslo’s Official campground. The village will provide France in 1917. deliberations. in relation to the provincial building. Community Plan. 50% of the cost of security, as needed, The Public Works foreman was • Council will ask Nelson lawyer Leathwood was also appointed as liaison • Correspondence regarding council and 50% of the cost of calcium chloride directed to explore any need to rekey Greg Stacey for a cost estimate to draft to the Kaslo Childcare Centre Society. A orientation workshops was referred to needed in addition to the original the building. The main floor vault will a dog control bylaw which is both business plan requested by council from the Municipal Services committee for spring application for dust control serve as unsecured tenant storage only. simple and effective, compared to the the society was received, and the society recommendation to council. for the adjacent Vimy Park ring road. • Mayor Lay reported on the RDCK • Kootenay Rockies Community The campground attendant will be inaugural meeting, investigation of the North Kootenay Foundations photo shoot funding was permitted to live on-site year round for recreation block for a new fire hall, and referred to 2009 budget deliberation. a period of one year on a trial basis. discussion of a regional district fire • Correspondence from Mountain The campground will be reserved service with a blended tax rate, rather Lake Community Trek Fitness Retreat requesting for recreational camping purposes than continuing with a fire contract. permission to dump into the Kaslo only. Permanent signage regarding • Bylaw 1080, Revenue Services Society sanitary sewer system was received, and biodegradable effluent standards will Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw, was the author will be invited to attend the be installed at the sanidump, and the reconsidered and adopted. Bylaw 1081, next Development Services committee attendant required to supervise inputs Procedure Bylaw, was reconsidered Community Counsellor: Adult Mental Health meeting. Rainer Meuntner will be from recreational vehicles. and adopted. and Addictions Case Manager / Child Youth Nelson musician to perform in Silverton and Kaslo Mental Health / Full Time submitted The first venue is the Silverton attention in 2007 when Hockey Day North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society is seeking a Nelson musician Aspen Switzer Gallery on Saturday, January 31 at in Canada used three of her songs is about to kick off her CD release 7:30 pm, followed on February 7 at in their all-day special when they unique, inspired caring professional to work in beautiful Kaslo tour with a concert in Silverton. She 8 pm by a concert at the Langham visited Nelson. Her first music video BC as an Adult Mental Health and Addictions Case Manager will also play in Kaslo. She has just in Kaslo. Tickets for the Kaslo show on YouTube received an editor’s and Child Youth Mental Health Counsellor. The position entails finished recording and producing her are $18 in advance at Sunnyside choice, which resulted in more providing assessment, treatment planning, implementation and second CD, Humble but Bearing no Naturals, or $20 at the door. than 20,000 views in the first week. outcome evaluation for adult clients of the Mental Health and Apology, which will be available at Although she is still an emerging Switzer’s voice is powerful, subtle, Addictions Outpatient Program in collaboration with physicians, the concerts. artist, Switzer came to national pure and haunting, filled with longing psychiatrists and families. The position also requires experience in and an ethereal, yet grounded, child centered and expressive therapies for children experiencing Kaslo’s Million Penny Project for Africa quality. Her songs illuminate the the onset and occurrence of mental health, emotional and submitted pennies is really only $10 from 1,000 stories of a young woman who is behavioural issues. A working knowledge of DSM is required. We all want to make a difference people. Yes... a million pennies is wide awake with a clear sense of in the world. In Kaslo, we can’t give $10,000! And that is not a small The position is 37.5 hours per week. who she is, striving for balance in a million dollars to the grandmothers amount to give to the struggling aspirations, social responsibility, Benefits and professional development provided. in Africa who are raising their African Grammas. love, independence and caring. grandchildren and other children Please scrounge around your Her trio, Thistledown, sings A Masters Degree in Social Work, Counselling Psychology or orphaned from AIDS, but do you think cupboards, closets and window sills flawless three-part harmonies, equivalent is preferred. A Bachelors Degree with equivalent we could gather a million pennies and give every penny you can find... balancing the charm and warmth experience and education in expressive therapies for children for them? and encourage all your visitors to bring of old time music with the and the mental health system may be considered. Soon you will see collection jars the pennies they’ve been hoarding. contemporary. Only candidates that can confirm long term commitment and throughout the village to deposit your Let’s collect a million pennies After a few concerts in the residency in the Kootenay Lake area need apply pennies for The Million Penny Project as quickly as possible to send to the Kootenays, she moves on to the sponsored by Kaslo’s Grammas to Stephen Lewis Foundation to support Okanagan, Lower Mainland Please indicate a possible start date in your cover letter. Grammas, a chapter of Canadian these African grandmothers. We can and the Island then to Montreal Grandmothers Supporting African help turn the tide in Africa. It’s true: Send resume and cover letter to [email protected] or to prepare for her circuit of Grandmothers. together we can make a difference. Fringe Festivals this summer. fax to 250-353-7694. Closing date for applications is February How long do you think it would For more information please You can lean more about Switzer and 6 at 5pm. take? How much space would a contact Nancy Hansell, 353-2042 or listen to her music on her website at For more information see our website: www.nklcss.org million pennies take? A million Linda Lynch, 353-7457. www.aspenswitzer.com. January 28, 2009 The Valley Voice KASLO & DISTRICT 15 Laid-off workers reduce Kaslo’s interface fire hazard by Katrine Campbell recovers, and remove much of the at and where it was going was not Addison says Minor Hockey took thing.” Twelve laid-off forestry workers hazardous dead wood which could well attended, something Addison some of it to sell as a fundraiser, Initial funding of $192,500 came from the Kaslo area are back at fuel a forest fire. blames on the weather and the season and he’s open to other not-for-profit from the Ministry of Community work in the bush, thanks to funding John Addison, a project planner – people aren’t worried about forest organizations picking up a share. Development’s Job Opportunities from a provincial job opportunities with WREN Consulting, says the fires right now. The workers are also cutting Program; that was matched by program and the Union of BC project grew out of a 2006 report The workers reduce the fuel load trails to provide access for fire- a grant from the UBCM. Three Municipalities. which rated fire danger to the village by cutting small trees and saplings, fighting equipment and personnel. companies manage the project: The Kaslo Fire Interface Project forest interface as high to extreme. and pruning large dead branches. These will be added to the inventory WREN, Progressive Forest will keep them working and living in A January 12 public meeting to let Anything good enough for firewood of recreational trails. Management Ltd, and Appropriate the area, hopefully until the industry people know where the project was is cut and stacked; the rest is burned. Planning for the future, Addison Forestry Services. is in the process of looking for areas inside and around the village, and beyond, that need to be cleaned up. He’s hoping for funding to cover the next two or three years. “Everything looks good for it to continue. It’s a matter of having good plans in place, knowing where you’re going to go, having good community support. We work with communities up and down the lake, and everybody thinks it’s a good

Fishing in Kootenay Lake is alive and well, as you can see by this catch from a day’s outing at Woodbury Resort, January 13. The group caught several Bull trout, ranging from 7-11 lbs, and a 19-lb Rainbow. Beat the winter blues in Kaslo Accommodation in the Resort includes complimentary passes to submitted using their comedic wit in a variety the Hot Springs. Rates are seasonal and displayed on our website A Winter Blues Buster with of improvisational games for your www.hotnaturally.com or available by phone at 1-800-668-1171 or 250-229-4212. music by Beltane followed by entertainment pleasure. The show improvisational theatre – what better starts at 7 pm; tickets at Sunnyside, Premium Non-View Room - Adult oriented, this room type features way to escape the winter blues? sliding scale $5 – $10. new bedding,linens and decor. These Premium rooms feature one Beltane is a local band with queen bed for single or double occupancy and face the back of the Steven Lee on piano, Kevin Watt Thank you hotel (window opens to the “grassy” bank at the back of the hotel). on guitar and Derek van Deursen Full bathroom, satellite TV, in-room coffee and small table and chairs on drums. In a tight half-hour set Valley Voice are also in the room. they will play a variety of Beatles The only newspaper that tells us what is going on in Standard View Room features two queen beds and faces the Koo- tunes plus their own original songs. tenay Lake and Purcell Mountains. Ground floor View rooms have the Kaslo area. The only We’re happy to showcase these outside access to the parking lot. Up to five people (additional charge newspaper that gives us a young musicians on January 31 at over 2 people) may share occupancy in the View room. New beds the Langham in Kaslo. chance to say what we think for these rooms, too. Full bathroom, satellite TV, in-room coffee, Then, after the music, we’ve about it, free of charge, in table and chairs and small fridge complete room amenities. There is got theatre sports – two teams (one Voices from the Valleys. a picture of this room type on the “fall rate” schedule of our website Paid advertisement by Jane Lynch www.hotnaturally.com young and one older) who will battle in support of the Valley Voice Premium View Room - Adult oriented, these rooms feature new bedding and linens. They are located on our third floor. Amenities are as the standard view room, although new beds, bedding linens and décor make this adult room special. The “maximum” occupancy in this room type is 4 adults. Kitchenette Room also faces Kootenay Lake and features a console size sink, two-burner stovetop, fridge, toaster, kettle and cooking/ eating utensils. This room type has two queen beds (also new) in the same room and is located on the ground floor, only. ”Up to five” people may share occupancy in the Kitchenette room. Full bathroom, satel- lite TV, in-room coffee, table/chairs complete amenities in this room. Kitchenette rooms may adjoin/connect with a Standard View room. Deluxe View Room - features a king bed (new…with new bedding, linens and décor) and faces the Kootenay Lake. This room type is a bit larger than the standard View room and has a pony wall which separates the bed from a dressing area with an extra vanity sink. Deluxe View rooms are for single or double occupancy, only. They may adjoin/connect with a View room. Full bathroom, satellite TV, in- room coffee, table/chairs and small fridge complete room amenities. Deluxe King Room is a large corner room which faces Kootenay Lake and Purcell Mountains. The king size (also new) bed also faces the lake and mountains, which is something our guests love about this particular room. The spa-like bathroom features a two-person soaker tub and subdued lighting. This room is located on the same floor as the hot springs facilities for single or double occupancy, only. Honeymoon Room is also a large corner room. Facing the Kootenay Lake, this room features a king size bed (also new) and the same spa-like bathroom (…as the Deluxe King). There is a loveseat in the window corner making this room very comfortable for lounging or extended stays for single or double occupancy, only. Satellite TV, in-room coffee, table/chairs and small fridge are also included as amenities. There is a picture of this room on the “spring rate” schedule of our website www.hotnaturally.com Book your winter getaway today! Call 250-229-4212 for details 16 LIVING The Valley Voice January 28, 2009 Get Outta Town mining in some tunnel or shaft way the Creek to cover the trail on the Alamo Galena Trail can make a nice ski tour for now and there’s plenty of parking. heck up the hillside. side, but I couldn’t see around the when the snow is freshly fallen, but Spend some time checking out the with Driving back to New Denver corner enough. Just imagine all this often it does have a lot of crusty areas massive new ‘luge run’ just west of Peter afterwards, past the hydro crews wreckage and crap melting free in the and the stuff falling from trees can be the main chute. Looking up the main stringing new lines, it then occurred spring and somehow ramming its way a nuisance as well. While I was skiing drainage you can see the denuded rocky Roulston to us that all that avalanche debris was through the tight gap of Denver Canyon back to the car I thought I saw the rear slopes and broken timber jammed into likely all over the Galena Trail, since back towards town. I guess it will flush end of a horse ahead of me – which the sidewalls. This is an impressive it is directly below the highway and through somehow, seeing that a lot of might be a bit odd – but it ended up roadside attraction and would make a Nature Boy on the same very steep slope. I was Sandon and Three Forks architecture being a cow moose out for a trudge memorable impression, on any child runs amok! hoping that the main slide runout at did during the flood in the 1950s… – still somewhat odd. especially. Let’s hope it doesn’t happen Reading the headline this week you Nature Boy might be farther east than So the one slide on the trail will Anyone who has the time should too often. may think this is about some hermit the cable car at Alamo, but that seemed remain a novelty for a while after the take the family for a drive up to see Peter Roulston owns the Bicycle gone crazy with cabin fever, but in pretty optimistic. rest is melted clear, and spring cleanup the Nature Boy effects on Hwy 31A. Hospital in New Denver and enjoys fact Nature Boy is the name of a mine Next day I decided to ski up Galena should not be much worse than usual. Most remedial work is likely done natural disasters. 250-358-2133 claim adjacent to the huge avalanche Trail from the start at the YRB yard of a very long process. Once you have can’t start driving yourself to school or that closed the highway east of New and see what kinda carnage the trail passed this test, you are given a red ‘L’ town until you are 17 years old. Even Denver for several days. Plenty of locals had indeed suffered. The snow was sticker to put on the rear of the vehicle then, you can only have one passenger. have taken the short drive up to see the crusty and awful, but not bad going. and you are now allowed to drive a This makes it difficult to arrange for a massive wall of debris and numerous There were a couple of snow slides vehicle under the direct supervision of designated driver at a party, or carpool spectacular runouts onto and across the at the rockslide area, but only snow, with Jamie Barber an adult (over 25), who has had their full to school or work. Many jobs require a highway. The many slide zones were without serious consequence. All fine license for a minimum of five years. You full driver’s license which young people released by the highway crews to relieve past Denver Canyon and way on up Drawbacks of can’t carry any passengers, you can’t can’t get until they are 19. Insurance the growing overall slide hazards. past the wooden ramp things. Finally, drive by yourself, nor can you drive rates are high even for those drivers that One day last week I drove to Three I came to the results of the slide at the the Graduated between midnight and 5 am. This stage have never had an accident. Forks with a couple of other guys to 4.5 km sign on the highway above. It lasts for a minimum of one year. The Motor Vehicle branch counters shovel off the frail footbridge to the was impressive, an icy trough some 20 Licencing Program I remember the old days when I Once you have put in the requisite these arguments by citing that young Galena Trail, a bridge that is slated for metres wide with some trees down, but went to high school back on the prairies. one-year minimum and the proper drivers are involved in an inordinate eventual replacement. There was no much of it will melt away and cleanup If you didn’t get into the parking lot amount of supervised driving time, the number of traffic accidents and it is repair work to the highway at that hour will be only some saw time. early, you ran the risk of not getting a ‘L’ driver can request a driving test to prudent to give them more instruction so we stopped several times to marvel at Happily, I got right to the cable car parking space and had to leave the old progress to the next ‘N’ stage. This stage and experience before they receive their the volume of snow, ice, rocks, stumps where the trail crosses to the south side girl out on the street. lasts a minimum of two years and has a license. This sounds like a good idea, but and trees heaped along the roadside. of Carpenter Creek. I booted down to This isn’t much of a problem for number of restrictions associated with it what does the research say on this topic? Several power poles were tilted over the creek and saw the enormous wall of modern students however, as there just including the fact that you cannot have The government of BC has and the slides had roared across the dirty snow only 150 metres upstream. doesn’t seem to be that many student any more than one passenger, you can’t underwritten three major research papers highway and left great scooped-out The cable car was all iced up solid cars parked at the high school these drive at night and there is zero tolerance on this topic and they all show the same chutes going right down to Carpenter and I could see where skiers from the days. If you look into this a bit deeper, to any alcohol. If the driver gets cited picture. Traffic accidents are substantially Creek. Three Forks end were able to cross the you soon find out that few high school with a traffic violation or ignores any reduced for those drivers under direct As we cleared the tons of snow main creek on the ice bridges left by students have cars, and even fewer have of the many restrictions, the time adult supervision (L), but the accident from the small bridge deck we imagined the load of dispersed snow and ice that driving licenses. What is going on? period for the ‘N’ stage can start from rate remains unchanged for those in the awful job it would have been for the had blocked the creek for a time. So I Back in 1998, the BC government the beginning, extending it many years. the ‘N’ category. In other words, no crews hand-digging out the trains and walked out onto the main creek bed and instituted a graduated driver-licensing If you make it through the ‘N’ stage, substantial difference in accident rate tracks back in the glory days of Sandon stood about a stone’s throw from the program. By 2000, this program was the now considerably older driver is has been observed since the graduated some hundred years ago. Crews had to base of the avalanche deposit with the fully implemented. Gone were the old required to take another driving test. If licensing program has been introduced. It hurl the slide debris up and out from the cable car behind me. Felt kinda weird days when you turned 16, went down they pass, they now receive their full seems young drivers learn by experience, rail bed, and handsaw through all the but very solid and safe out there for now. to the motor vehicle office to write your class 5 license. Of course, they have to and it makes little difference if that busted trees and limbs…Then I suppose It’s quite possible that lots of slide beginner’s permit, and shortly thereafter, pay inflated insurance premiums that experience is gained at 16 or 19. By they’d return to the misery of hard rock debris may have crossed Carpenter took your driver’s test. In my own case, I are approximately twice that of other instituting the GLP, the government has did both of these on the same day – my drivers. These inflated premiums last simply set back the maturation process BICYCLE SEASON STARTS MARCH 14! 16th birthday. for at least another five years assuming and done nothing to decrease the accident Okay winter’s really here now and we’re all spinning and sliding the Today’s fledgling drivers can write they don’t get in an accident. rate among young drivers. best we can at work or in play. Most bicycles are in quiet hibernation the written portion of the new graduated So what are the drawbacks of this Why do we continue with a program and will emerge again next spring, for better or worse... I’m mostly licensing program (GLP) when they system? Most students here in rural that is not effective then? That would be turn 16, but this is only the beginning areas will mention the fact that you a good question to ask those in charge. around over the winter so if you find yourself needing some obscure bike part or small repair done, just give me a call or wait ‘til spring. highway. If you’re not in a hurry you NINE varieties of Truffles? (Callebaut can see it there just below the road. Belgian Chocolate, of course!) There The round sign says FOMI’S, and that are turnovers, nut bars, swirls, twists HOME-BASED IN NEW DENVER OFF-SEASON is definitely a place you do not want to and Bismarks. There’s The Fruit Slice miss! FOMI’S is owned and operated which is Puff Pastry with Bavarian 250-358-2133 PHONE AHEAD, EH? by Nick and Wendy Fominoff, and Cream rigged up with strawberries, with they’ve created a comfortable haven kiwi fruit and blueberries. But for Andrew from the highway where you can shop the incurable Sweet Tooths (Sweet Rhodes for heavenly baked goods, or if you Teeth?) go for the BLACK FOREST Fomi’s Bakery please you may sit down and have a CROISSANT: Slice open a tender great meal...and THEN shop for some croissant, load it with Bavarian Cream, and Restaurant Fomi’s still of your groceries including, of course, load it further with cherry filling, then fantastic sweets!!!! top it with whipped cream and then There are about 20 Once again, hello out there all OK, let’s get down to it here. drizzle melted chocolate over it all. you food fans, eating experts and BREAD? There are about 20 types of If you like you can sit in the types of fresh bread chewing champs. fresh bread available. My favourites are restaurant part of FOMI’S and order Here I am, Mr. Lucky again, with a Valley Harvest made with whole wheat from a variety of PIZZAS, California available... chance to share eatery information with flour, whole flax, sunflower seeds, sour Chicken Sandwiches, Thai Shrimp & all of you, and I’m pleased to say that culture, fresh yeast and sea salt, and Chicken, or create your own sandwich. this time I’m going to tell you about one next: a Whole Grain Rye with ground Also available at FOMI’S are pies Like I say, FOMI’S is one of my all-time favourite of my all time favourite places. caraway, and I also love their Heavy and cakes made to your order. Why not I was surprised when I recently Grains Bread made with organic whole pick up buffalo, beef, pork or turkey places. Nick, Wendy, and two of their daughters learned that I’ve been writing this wheat flour, whole flax, sunflower and sausages from Legendary Meats? are as friendly as can be and happy to serve you. column now for well over three years. sesame seeds, rye meal, corn meal, Like I say, FOMI’S is one of my all- In fact a little over three years ago, I oats, sour culture sea salt and yeast. time favourite places. Nick, Wendy, and - Andrew Rhodes, Valley Voice Food Editor began a particular installment going Some of the other breads are French, two of their daughters are as friendly as on about the drive to Nelson, and Traditional White or Brown, Sesame can be and happy to serve you. Located just North of Winlaw, on the why so many people on Highway 6 Garlic (ahhhh), Jalapeño Cheddar and, I had the California Chicken west side of Highway 6 seem to be in such a hurry. What’s of course Whole Grain Spelt. Buns? Sandwich (a chicken lovers dream). the rush? If you are in such an all- FOMI’S has everything from Spelt Guess what I took home? An Apple- fired hurry you’ll miss a wonderful Buns to Sticky Cinnamon Buns and Peach-Blueberry Pie. Ha! Phone: 250-226-7104 and rewarding opportunity to stop at everything in between. Oops, I almost forgot the giant FOMI’S BAKERY (and restaurant). But what about those SWEETS I cookies… YUM! [email protected] FOMI’S is located just north of promised you? There’s not room here Hurry up and slow down and go to Winlaw on the west side of the to name all of them, but how ‘bout FOMI’S. You’ll love it. January 28, 2009 The Valley Voice CLASSIFIED ADS 17 Announcement Coming Events Coming Events For sale Pets THE NAKUSP CELEBRATION OF FOR THE LOVE OF POETRY evening Proportional Representation SIRIUS Satellite Radio Kits For Sale: WELLNESS Festival committee would at Nakusp Public Library Tuesday, February Regional Tour - Make your vote Stratus 5 Satellite Radio and Complete like to let the communities of this area know 10th at 7 p.m. Poetry, music, refreshments. count! From February 1st to 4th, you Vehicle Kit, plus Plug & Play Home Kit that the decision has been made to put on the All invited. Free. have the opportunity to learn about the that brings satellite radio to your home Festival bi-annually. Our next Celebration LISTEN TO THE BODY/MIND Wisdom electoral reform referendum question that stereo. Connect to 100 streams of satellite of Wellness Festival will be June 19th and Part 1: Chakra Expressive Painting - will be part of the provincial election on radio, commercial-free, digital-quality 20th 2010. We will be putting together Thursday Feb 19th, 12-2:30pm. Contact May 19th of this year. Gladys Brown, a sound. Great if you drive long distances, our Celebration of Wellness Directory this Sue 358-2177. member of the Citizen’s Assembly on commercial-free music that doesn’t cut year, ready for distribution in June. The ACCLAIMED AUTHOR and journalist Electoral Reform, will be hosting public out. Both kits brand-new. Retail price $150, Celebration of Wellness Committee thanks Chris Turner reads from his best-selling awareness sessions on how and why this will sell for $100, proceeds donated to the everyone for their continued support of book, “The Geography of Hope: A Tour of group of randomly selected voters chose Valhalla Mile. Lorna Visser 250-358-2722 this worthy cause of bringing all aspects the World We Need”, at the Nakusp Public to recommend the Single Transferable or [email protected]. of wellness and health awareness to our Library on Friday, February 13 at 7 p.m. Vote as the best system for us to elect our Found community. We look forward to an even Everyone invited. Free. MLAs in B.C. Be informed, and be a part VALID LICENCE PLATE found on DOG TO GREAT HOME with kids and bigger, better, and more dynamic festival THE KOOTENAY DANCEBEAT of democracy history. Tour details: Sunday Kennedy Road, Lemon Creek. Call outdoor space. Female 6 yrs. All shots, in 2010! See you there! SOCIETY will be hosting a dance on Feb. 1: Meadow Creek, Lardeau Valley Elisabeth at 250-355-2536. spayed. (250) 229-2322. Nakusp Celebration of Wellness Festival February 14th, 2009 at Brent Kennedy Community Centre, 4:00 PM; Monday Health Slocan Valley Recreation Feb. 2: Nelson, Nelson Library, 7:30 PM; Committee School, South Slocan. There will be a mini YOGA AT THE DOMES - MONDAY TUMBLEWEEDS - Wed. & Fri. at the Beverley Darnell 250-265-9977 lesson at 7:30pm, dancing 8-11pm. Cost Tuesday Feb. 3: New Denver, Hidden MORNINGS 9-10:30 am – Jan. 12 through Crescent Valley Hall HILLS NORDIC SKI CLUB is hosting $5.00. www.dancingbeat.org. Garden Gallery, noon, and Castlegar, Feb. 9 FLOW CLASS - Aligning movement PAINTING THE MASTERS - For ages free lessons for children and adults Feb. PASSMORE HALL is hosting their AGM Selkirk College, 7:00 PM; Wednesday with breath - bring the body alive through 8 & older. WE Graham School begins th st 15 . The tracks are being regularly set this on Wednesday February 11 at 7:00 pm. We Feb. 4: Rossland, Old Fire Hall (1 and the flow of Hatha Yoga through pose and Feb. 11th year! Memberships support our winter are looking for new Board Members with Queen Sts.), 7:30 PM. counter pose. Class open to the beginning WINTER SWIM PROGRAM - Feb. 17th activities. Call for details. 358-2660. fresh ideas. Live locally, Help locally. Come Sponsored by: FairVoting BC - Kootenay student as well as the seasoned student. to Mar. 12th (Tues./Thurs.) Castlegar Business Opportunities and support the community you live in. region and Selkirk College Student Council THURSDAY AFTERNOONS - 3:30-5:00 Pool WANT TO START YOUR OWN THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Assn. For more information contact info@ pm - Jan. 15 through Feb. 12 WINTER STROLLERCIZE - A fitness class where BUSINESS? Community Futures for Smum Iem Society will be held at the kootenaystv.com or 250 825-9282 or visit ROOTING - A time to slow down and kids are optional. Thursday mornings at offers business counselling and start-up Brent Kennedy Learning Center located at STV.ca. deeply rejuvenate through simple postures, the Slocan Park Hall information. Appointments available in A-1092 Highway 6. The meeting will be held For rent to open up the breath and restore the body T H E R A P E U T I C T O U C H Nakusp and New Denver. Contact Farhana January 29 at 3:30 p.m. All are welcome. LARGE 3 BEDROOM apartment in and mind. Open to all levels. INTRODUCTION - With Camille Dumont at 265-3674, ext. 201 or email BLUE MOON COFFEE HOUSE: Silverton above Grocery Store. $525.00/ FULL SPECTRUM BODY WORK Roberts. Sun. Feb. 1st [email protected]. Get ready for The Whole School’s 10th month plus utilities. References. Call 250- offers deep tissue and stress reduction WORKING WITH PHOTOSHOP - Feb. Coming Events Annual Blue Moon Coffee House, Saturday 358-2293. treatments in the privacy of your own 5th to 19th. BURTON SENIOR CITIZENS will February 21 at the Appledale Community SUITE FOR RENT on acreage one mile home. For additional info and to book VALENTINES WINE TASTING - Sat. be sponsoring a Stew & Chili Night, Hall. This will be an evening of fun for the from Nakusp. 3 bedrooms, appliances. appointments please call 358-6808. Feb. 14th Arica Gardens B&B Saturday, February 7, ’09 at the Burton whole family - exotic Indian food, decadent $800/month. 250-860-0736. PILATES WITH SUSAN in Nakusp - KNITTING WITH EDNA - Jan. 30th to Hall. Continuous serving from 5-7 pm. desserts, silent auction of Kootenay artists, For sale Discover this powerful, head to toe, workout Feb. 13th, Slocan Park Hall Adults $10; children 6-12, $6; children 6 and a stage featuring many local musicians. MOUNTAIN CORAL PRODUCTS are for all fitness levels. Call 265-4952 or visit TEXTILE ARTS AT THE THREADS and under free. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Admission $5/adult available again in New Denver. Selling skin my website at www.susanspilates.com. GUILD - Nuno & Conweb Felting - SILVERTON GALLERY - Sat. Jan. 31 @ and child care available on site by donation. care bars and powdered Mountain Coral. Help Wanted Feb. 7th; Knitting 101 - Feb. 4th & 11th; 7:30 pm Nelson singer / songwriter Aspen Local entertainers interested in playing call Call 250-358-7171. HOME SUPPORT WORKER wanted Collage - Feb. 21st & 28th Bevan (250) 359-6654. DOME SWEET DOME - own an eco- IRRIGATION FOR HOME & GARDEN Switzer kicks off her CD Release Tour at rd 4 hours/day weekends for disabled the Silverton Gallery. Advance tickets $10 3 ANNUAL BLUES FORUM, Friday, friendly, monolithic dome. Overstock independent male. Need Care-Aide course - Mon. Feb. 9th Slocan Park Hall available all over town or call 358-2828; or Feb. 6 at The Cup and Saucer in Silverton. available at one time only price. Call toll or equivalent. Reply to Box 433, New 226-0008 $15 at the door. Dinner and live blues with Dr. Glue and free at 1-877-982-3322. www.cwdg.ca. Denver, V0G 1S0. HIDDEN GARDEN GALLERY AGM guests. Dinner from 6 pm, Music after 7 8’ TRUCK CAMPER – New 1 pc roof, Notices pm. Kick off your blues weekend with Business Classified Ads Thursday Jan. 29, 2 p.m., at the gallery: 803 fridge, stove, furnace. $1250 firm. 10.5 FOR INFORMATION ON AA MEETINGS this awesome event! Followed by Winter Kildare St., New Denver. All are welcome. Simplicity Air Conditioner – new (used two contact Therese 358-7904; John 265-4924; start at $10.00 Blues Boogie Sat. night at the Silverton months). $300 firm. 250-355-2375. Tonio 358-7158; Dave 353-2658; Joan 355- Memorial Hall. Call 358-7218 for details 2805; Dan 359-7817; Bill 226-7705. 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New Denver, Goldsmith Jo-Anne Barclay 2976 Highway 6, Slocan Park community newspaper KASLO: Phone/Fax: 1-250-353-7474 Your “Bottle Drive” Specialists 18 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice January 28, 2009 Obituaries and taught until 1974. During this as Vice-President and President the 1:30 p.m. at West Vancouver United time he completed a Master’s degree railway was rebuilt and reorganized and Church, 2062 Esquimalt Ave. In lieu in Education through summer school became a very profitable venture. He of flowers, donations may be made courses at UBC. had a special 20 year association with to Lions Gate Hospital Foundation Pan’s next endeavor was the Peter Armstrong, Executive Chairman (Emergency Department), 231 East acquisition of community grocery and CEO, Great Canadian Railtours 15th Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7L stores in New Denver and Slocan. Co/Rocky Mountaineer Vacations. He 2L7 Canada. Recalling the region’s gold mining was a founding Director of Rocky Seniors Housing history, and utilizing the historical Mountaineer and upon retirement THE SLOCAN VALLEY Seniors’ name of New Denver, he named the he was honoured with a life time Housing Society is accepting applications stores the Eldorado Markets. These Honorary Director award. He served as for residency at Passmore Lodge, a beautiful stores served their communities for a a Director of Pacific Insight Electronics and affordable 10 unit Independent Seniors’ period of 32 years until 2006. Corp and was a Paul Harris Fellow living facility in Passmore BC. Please Pan had many interests to which of the Vancouver Rotary Club. Mac contact the Manager at 250-226-7136 for PAN HOPE NASMYTH he devoted his time and energy over had a strong sense of public service an application or to arrange a tour of the The Nasmyth family is sad to the years. He was a devout student and gave generous support to his building. For pictures and more information announce the passing of their father, of Christian teachings throughout his Church congregation, his Rotary go to www.SlocanValley.com and search Pan Hope Nasmyth, on January 9, life. In his younger years he was an NORRIS, Mackenzie Charles (“Mac”) colleagues and the fellow residents the Valley Directory for PASSMORE 2009. avid fisherman who loved the ocean 1925-2009 of his beloved Silverton, B.C. During LODGE. his life Mac touched others with his Born in Vancouver on Sept. 21, and a good trout stream, an expert Passed away after a brief illness Services traits of integrity, responsibility and 1917, Pan’s life was one of adventure photographer and a keen hiker and peacefully and with dignity, with his RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL initiative, but his greatest legacy is the and new beginnings. Pan graduated camper. Later he originated many family at his side on January 25, 2009 at SEPTIC TANK CLEANING: “Serving love he had for Clara, his family and from UBC in 1942 as an engineer and projects on the family farm, utilizing Lion’s Gate Hospital. Beloved husband the Valley” 7 days/wk, 24-hr. All-Around his home province. The family wish left soon after to serve in World War his engineering skills to construct of Clara (Ogawa) loving father of Mark Septic Services, Don Brown (250) 354- to express their heartfelt thanks to Dr. II with the Royal Canadian Electrical buildings, irrigation systems, fences (Fiona) and cherished grandfather 3644, emergency 352-5676. Mayo, Dr. Fingland and all the other and Mechanical Engineers in Sicily and and a duck pond. of Hilary, Emma and stepdaughter ROGAN ELECTRIC Residential, outstanding personnel at Lion’s Gate Italy, finishing with the rank of Captain. Pan is survived by his four children, Aletia Stoltz and family. He is also commercial, industrial wiring. Local Hospital ICU and for the exceptional Having honed his photographic skills Monica of Pointe-Claire, Quebec, survived by his brother, John, former references available. All work guaranteed. care by Dr. Greg Phillips. Cremation taking beautiful photos of his travels in Michael of Nelson, Peter of Surrey, wife, Patricia Norris (Wastell), and “We get the job done.” 353-9638. will have taken place. Memorial B.C., he snapped many historic photos and Patricia of Victoria, who remember many nieces and nephews. He is SNOW REMOVAL – roofs and driveways. Service to be held Friday, January 30, during his tour of duty in Europe. “Pops” with love and admiration, and predeceased by his sisters Hallett Call Mitch 250-358-7742. Pan’s long and creative life spanned by ten grandchildren and three great and Doretta. Mac was born June 2nd, three careers. On his return from the grandchildren. Pan was predeceased 1925 in Silverton, B.C. and raised in Wapp collages at Oxygen residency and exhibition war he married Frances Sandall in by his wife Frances and his brother Nelson. During World War II he served submitted Wapp describes her work as satirical. 1945 and the two moved to Cornwall, Patrick. as a pilot in the RCAF and the RNVR Local collage artist Judy Wapp is the She takes a visual approach to her Ontario where Pan worked as Chief A special thanks is extended to Fleet Air Arm. He returned to Canada January artist-in-residence at Nelson’s collages, which then take on meaning Engineer at the Courtaulds rayon all who assisted Pops in his last years, graduating from UBC (B.A.Sc. – Oxygen Art Centre. Tables are layered from the juxtaposition of images. As manufacturing plant while beginning particularly Patricia Bambrick for her (Forest Engineering) ’51). During his a family. In 1956 he returned to the with images that she has inspirationally a writer and photographer, she has a dedicated work and the wonderful undergraduate years at UBC he worked and intuitively selected from magazines natural affinity for combining words west with his family to prepare for his nurses at Kootenay Lake Hospital in in the industry in sawmills, logging second career as a high school science Nelson. camps and timber cruising throughout since the 1970s. During her month- and images. She recycles, reclaims, teacher. In lieu of flowers, donations may BC. He had a long and distinguished long residency, she will create multiple and reinvests meaning in otherwise In Vancouver in 1959 he completed be made to the KLH Foundation. railroad career spanning 20 years with simultaneous collages for her exhibition unrelated images. a high school teaching certificate at Pan dearly loved the garden at Canadian Pacific Railroad (CP Rail) opening, Appropriation and Recycling, Oxygen Art Centre is located at UBC. Practicum work in the Cariboo Crescent Valley and for this reason a and 20 years with PGE/BC Rail. From on February 6. Wapp will also introduce 320 Vernon, alley entrance, behind and in Castlegar led to a position memorial and reception in honour of 1978 until 1990 Mac was President and as Science Teacher at Mt. Sentinel a community wall collage component Hipperson’s Hardware. For more Pan and Frances will be held at the CEO and Director of the BC Rail Group Secondary School. 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Your local bulk dealer & service centre 2826 Hwy 6 • Slocan Park January 28, 2009 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 19 RDCK board, January 24: resolution to include regional districts in consultations for IPPS by Jan McMurray is made after the Integrated Land requesting assistance with repairing it does not seem appropriate for the Landing), Rhonda Ruston (Shutty • The board endorsed the following Management Bureau (ILMB) reviews and maintaining Keen Creek Road. ministries that have been collecting Bench), Nelly Edmeads (Fletcher resolution to be forwarded to the the application. Because the road is closed due revenues from the use of this road to Creek), Gillian Froese (Pineridge Association of Kootenay and Boundary The approval letter for the to failures at kilometers 2 and 9.5, now expect that Kaslo and District subdivision), Bob Dovey (Mirror Local Governments for consideration: sponsorship states that the RDCK about one quarter of the Kaslo and Community Forest Society (KDCFS) Lake), Herb Thompson (Kaslo rural), That Regional Districts be included in may be required to cover additional District Community Forest’s tenure bear 100% of the cost of repairing and Iwona Smuga-Otta (Allen Division), the provincial consultation process for costs other than the value of the land, is inaccessible. maintaining the road. He also points Mike Young (Schroeder Creek), Joe independent power projects in their such as legal, survey and appraisal fees. Area D Director Andy Shadrack out that KDCFS is not the sole current Johnston (Lardeau), Janet Mainland areas. The board passed a resolution met with the Minister of Transportation user of the road. (Meadow Creek), Sean Hennessey • The board received notification to advise the ILMB that the RDCK at the UBCM convention last fall, • The board received a letter from (Argenta), Tom Humphries (At that Glacier Resorts Ltd., proponent of wishes to investigate and assess the and followed up with a letter. The a resident of Howser, questioning Large). the Jumbo Glacier Resort proposal, had implications of acquiring the Free minister’s reply to Shadrack states, the status of Howser in the Area D • Water rates for the McDonald requested a five-year extension of the Crown Grant for the purpose of creating “Although my ministry is not in a planning process. He claims that the Creek water system remain unchanged Environmental Assessment certificate, a regional park. position to upgrade this unmaintained majority of Howser residents are at $273.65. which is due to expire in October 2009. Area H Director Walter Popoff, road, we are prepared to assist the against planning, and yet Howser Area K – BC Hydro boat The Environmental Assessment Office when asked to provide more detail society and these agencies and will is listed as one of the communities ramps gave the RDCK until January 16 to about the resolution, replied, “At this continue to give geotechnical advice, that will continue with the planning • A letter will be sent to the comment on the extension request. The point, I am not in a position to comment suggest repair methods and offer process. Director Shadrack said he Comptroller of Water Rights board agreed that Director Shadrack on the Sandon Crown Grant until I have material sources, as necessary.” would refer the letter to the Advisory requesting that BC hydro be directed provide comments to the EAO directly, more information.” In a recent email to local Planning Commission (APC) and to provide year-round boat access as Area D is immediately adjacent to • Water rates in Denver Siding Transportation and Forestry officials, ask the Howser commissioner, to Edgewood, Fauquier, Burton, the area of the proposed resort. will remain unchanged at $160 for the Shadrack states, “While I acknowledge Ann MacNab, to consult with the MacDonald Creek Park and Nakusp Area H – Sandon Free year 2009. that Keen Creek Road has been community. 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It pays!!! our communities 24-hour Fax 265-4808 Call 358-7218 for details • email: [email protected] • website: www.valleyvoice.ca [email protected] Broadway St. Nakusp 20 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice January 28, 2009 Affordable housing ideas introduced at Kaslo public meeting, January 19 by Jan McMurray a few things that municipalities encouraging higher density and mixed of $85,000 was very high for Kaslo. housing would not be affordable, Kaslo Councillor Tony Frary can do to encourage affordable use development in the downtown Frary agreed, and showed a chart he given the aerage incomes of the held a public meeting on affordable housing. Some of these are to require core, creating a Development Cost had made with an estimate of the people in the target market group. housing on January 19 at the senior’s developers to provide a certain Charges bylaw, requiring developers mortgage a person could get based on Ramona Faust related a success hall. percentage of affordable housing, to build affordable housing units, their income. The chart showed that story told by people from Langford Frary opened the meeting by to support individual homeowners, encouraging non-profit groups to a person making $10 per hour may at Nakusp’s affordable housing saying he was not an expert on or to form a housing society to build build affordable housing, completing be eligible for a $75,000 mortgage; symposium in the fall. She said affordable housing but was very and manage affordable housing an affordable housing plan and a person making $20 per hour may that local Langford builders did the interested in the issue. He attended a units. implementation strategy, and using be eligible for a $150,000 mortgage. construction work on their affordable symposium held in Nakusp late last Frary went over excerpts from Village land or proceeds from the With housing prices way up, it was housing development during the year, and has been in contact with Kaslo’s draft Official Community sale of Village land to offset costs of easy to see that an adequate mortgage off season at a very good price, the administrator of the Revelstoke Plan that deal with affordable housing. developing affordable housing units. is unobtainable for many people in and other professionals, such as affordable housing society. The draft OCP includes: encouraging Frary spoke about the Revelstoke Kaslo. lawyers, volunteered their services. Frary explained that there are secondary suites, density bonusing, experience. The affordable housing Frary also went over the various “They really pulled together as a society there received $100,000 funding programs offered by the community,” she commented. from the City and $100,000 from Canadian Mortgage and Housing Greg Lay said he felt a mixed Columbia Basin Trust to build a Corporation. neighbourhood concept would work housing complex on land donated A lively discussion followed best for Kaslo, as some people would by the municipality. To be eligible Frary’s presentation. Andy Shadrack want to buy and others would want Global Gift Inspiring to live there, people must have suggested that Frary get in touch to rent. “It would be good to have Discoveries Arts ongoing employment, be residents of with the Kaslo Housing Society, those options available.” He also Revelstoke, have no other residences, which hired a consultant to do a suggested that there could be a sweat and have an annual household income market survey for a seniors housing equity program, where people who of $85,000 or less. development. The result of the survey wanted to live in the development It was pointed out that an income was that the cost of constructing the could invest labour rather than cash. Faust pointed to the need for Winter Hours a needs assessment study, which Open: Friday and Saturday • 10:30 a.m. - 5:00p.m. “could be instructive about what kind Regular hours resume March 15th “Have a fabulous winter, see you in the spring!” of housing to build” as well as give Debra and Rod demographic information. Lay suggested that a valuable 318 Broadway St. Nakusp, BC 265-3288 contact would be George Penfold, Regional Innovation Chair for Rural Economic Development at Selkirk College.

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