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Volume 27, Number 5 March 8, 2018 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 Lemon Creek fuel spill: truck driver Danny Lasante takes the rap by Jan McMurray to drive to the best of his ability over a and Infrastructure (MOTI) nor the industry and those regulations alone MOF knew or ought to have known The responsibility for the Lemon road he knew or ought to have known Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural “would guard against the likelihood on July 26, 2013, that Mr. Lasante was Creek fuel spill has been placed squarely was closed and one that was obviously Resource Operations (MOF) caused or of a driver of such a vehicle failing to unaware of the location of the Lemon on the shoulders of truck driver Danny unmaintained, narrow, wet and carved allowed the spill to happen. exercise proper care.” Creek staging area,” she said. Lasante. On March 1 in Nelson, Justice out of a hillside beside a fast moving MOTI was cleared of any Justice Mrozinski found that the The fact that there was no clear Lisa Mrozinski handed down a guilty creek, did not satisfy the test for due responsibility because of the six signs ministry had no control over Lasante, ‘Staging Area’ signage was mentioned conviction for Lasante, and acquitted diligence.” posted along Lemon Creek Road an Executive employee, because at the only once in Justice Mrozinski’s the Province of all charges. Earlier in Although he was charged with eight indicating that the road is closed and time, there was no contract in place decision. She concluded: “The evidence the proceedings, on October 30, 2017, counts of various violations under the unmaintained, and because of the between the Province and Executive. falls far short of establishing beyond a she granted a stay of proceedings for Fisheries Act and the Environmental road barrier, even though it was not The Province had entered into a contract reasonable doubt that whatever MOF Executive Flight Centre, the fuel supply Management Act (EMA), Lasante blocking the road on the day of the spill. with Transwest for the provision of did nor did not do by way of signage or company. was convicted on one count only, “The signage in place along Lemon helicopters for the firefighting operation. directions caused the spill or could be The case has been adjourned to under the EMA. In Justice Mrozinski’s Creek road was sufficient to alert any Transwest in turn contracted with characterized as the proximate cause. April 3 to set a date for Lasante’s opinion, the one count under the EMA reasonable driver that the road was Executive for the fuel. So, Executive The fuel spill was not caused because sentencing hearing. encompassed all of the offences in the closed. In addition, MOTI had in place was delivering fuel that day at the Mr. Lasante drove down the wrong road; Marilyn Burgoon, Slocan Valley eight charges. a barrier which was moved from time request of Transwest, not the Province. it was caused because he failed to take resident who started the legal action with “Having failed to take reasonable to time yet also properly repositioned She also said she is satisfied that care and proceeded without taking any her private prosecution of Executive and care, Mr. Lasante is guilty of having from time to time. Together these two MOF provided Executive Flight with steps to determine if it was safe to do so the Province, was disappointed with the deposited a deleterious substance into preventative systems satisfy me that adequate directions to the staging area once he knew he was on the wrong road.” judge’s decision. both Lemon Creek and the Slocan River. MOTI exercised all reasonable care to because a ministry staffperson had given Lasante’s two applications for a stay “I’m disappointed, and I hope this The substance constituted waste as that avoid the statutory offences charged in another Executive driver, Duane Seery, of the charges – based on the lengthy decision will be appealed. I agree the is defined in the EMA, and it polluted the circumstances of this case.” detailed directions the day before the time between the date of the spill and driver is responsible, but not solely these waters. Count 8 of the information In her reasons for acquitting MOF, spill. Despite those good directions, the date he was charged, and the lengthy responsible. It should have been a broadly covers and includes all of these Justice Mrozinski said the evidence Seery too missed the staging area time it took to conclude the trial – were shared responsibility of negligence. offences and it is the count on which I didn’t establish beyond a reasonable and turned onto Lemon Creek Road. denied. To me, the government is the most have convicted Mr. Lasante.” doubt that MOF was in a position to However, there was no evidence that Justice Mrozinski’s 50-page responsible as the overseer. Executive Justice Mrozinski acquitted the control the event and yet did nothing Seery’s wrong turn was communicated ‘Reasons for Judgement’ is posted at Flight Centre was not held accountable Province on all charges, finding that about it. She pointed out that the to Lasante, or to anyone from the www.provincialcourt.bc.ca (R. v Lasante at all, and it’s clear that they have a huge neither the Ministry of Transportation transport of fuel is a highly regulated Province. “There is no evidence that et al.) responsibility.” The Crown is appealing the decision to stay the charges against Executive, and Burgoon reports she has applied for intervenor status in the appeal. West Coast Environmental Law has agreed to provide some funding for her legal costs. Burgoon added that she did not include Lasante in her private prosecution. She and her lawyer, Lilina Lysenko, “chose those who we thought were breaking the law,” she said. Justice Mrozinski concluded that on July 26, 2013, “Mr. Lasante was transporting a dangerous substance in a manner that I have found fell below the standard of care that ought to have been exercised in the circumstances. The result, though certainly not intended by Mr. Lasante, was an environmental disaster, however localized. Had Mr. Lasante taken even a little more care, the spill might not have occurred. The Nakusp Bantams won the West Kootenay Bantam House Banner in Trail on February 25. The final game against Trail went into overtime and then a shootout. Nakusp goalie Ronan Goodrich Certainly the step he did take, which was faced 12 players in the shootout with Nakusp players Colby Macintosh and Trinity Didier scoring goals for Nakusp to win the banner.

100% Independently & Locally Owned 2 NEWS The Valley Voice March 8, 2018 Underwater archaeology follows steamship wrecks in Kootenays by Art Joyce former president of the Underwater near Crawford Bay. Using what of the CPR’s Kootenay Landing rail Arrow Lake. It’s every explorer’s dream: to Archaeological Society of BC and was then state-of-the-art technology line in 1931, the end was in sight. Pollack’s explorations have taken find a shipwreck deep beneath the a current governor with the Royal – sidescan sonar and a remote- The sternwheeler SS Moyie made him to northern Canada and Alaska. waters. A full capacity audience Canadian Geographical Society. operated underwater vehicle (ROV) its last Kootenay Lake run in 1957 The CPR had built an entire fleet at New Denver’s Knox Hall on Pollack traced the history of – the Dam Busters Dive Club and and – along with the SS Sicamous in of sternwheelers for the proposed February 25 got to hear about just that underwater archaeology in the BC’s provincial archaeology branch Penticton – is the only fully restored Stikine River route to exploit the when the Silvery Slocan Historical West Kootenay starting with the was able to locate the vessel for craft of its kind. Remaining steam Klondike gold rush, but too late. Society hosted a presentation by discovery in 1990 of the sunken the first time since it sank in 1898. tugs and sternwheelers were scuttled They sold off many of the ships, diver John Pollack. Pollack is the sternwheeler SS City of Ainsworth Video footage revealed a largely or sold off for salvage, or callously some of which now lie abandoned intact superstructure and artifacts destroyed, such as the SS Minto on near Dawson City, where there is of its cargo such as crates of intact Arrow Lake. an entire fleet of intact but decayed 100-year-old canned pickles. A 10-year inventory of Kootenay sternwheelers. In the Yukon’s Lake “We had the only undisturbed waterways yielded 115 reported Laberge – made famous by poet sternwheeler wreck in BC, but it was underwater sites, of which 57 are Robert Service – his team discovered in over 350 feet of water and it would confirmed so far. There are 11 the AJ Goddard small sternwheel have cost hundreds of thousands to sternwheelers, six steam tugs, 16 tug, named by National Geographic fully document or excavate,” Pollack barges, 13 train wrecks, eight small the top find of 2009. recalled. vessels and three miscellaneous sites. Strangely, in BC, ships and He said the cold, clear waters Fortunately, says Pollack, most of cargo are protected by the Heritage of Kootenay lakes are the envy of these sites are in low water sites or Conservation Act but the old wharf American underwater archaeologists shorelines, the “low hanging fruit of sites are not. confronted with the muddy archaeology.” Due to improvements in scanning Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The Some remains are well known, equipment, new technology provides challenge with the City of Ainsworth such as the upper decks of the far superior resolution, so old sites is the sheer depth of our lakes, which Kuskanook on Nelson’s North Shore, will all have to be scanned again. limit how much divers can do. with its hull structure just offshore. “It’s like going from an old VHS The refining of the steam The hull of the SS Bonnington can be tape to a Blu-ray disc,” says Pollack. engine for industrial purposes by found in shallow water near Beaton. So a whole new era of underwater Scottish engineer James Watt in The wreck of the SS Kokanee is archaeology begins. 1781 provided the motive power near Deanshaven on the east shore for the industrial revolution and of Kootenay Lake. The Nelson Basin arts and revolutionized shipbuilding. waterfront contains the remains American engineer John Fitch of the tugs Ymir and Hosmer, the culture venues designed and demonstrated one of the pilings of the CPR’s massive former to see upgrades first steamboats in 1787, patented in railway/steamboat dock, barges, and submitted 1791. By the early to mid-1800s, the artifacts such as handcarts. Arts and culture venues are an tonnage of steamboats in American Pollack says more exploration is important part of the fabric of life in waters easily rivalled that of Britain. being done of the barges that were the Columbia Basin: they’re where Discoveries of gold, silver and used to haul lumber and ore and we hear professionals sing, watch other valuable minerals in the late can now be found at the bottom of our children dance, marvel at artwork 1880s led to the establishment of Kootenay, Slocan and Arrow Lakes. and more. To support and enhance the Kootenay communities we There are several sunken barges on the sector, Columbia Basin Trust is know today. Prior to the completion the west side of Slocan lake plus helping 12 facilities renovate, relocate of Canada’s trans-continental at least three barges near Rosebery or upgrade with nearly $830,000 railroad in 1885, particularly in and a train wreck that has yet to in support through its new Arts and isolated regions like the Kootenays, be located. An audience member Culture Venue Grants. steamboats were an essential noted that the first steamboat on The Hidden Garden Gallery in mode of transport for both goods Slocan Lake, the SS William Hunter, New Denver is receiving $15,210. In and passengers. Steam tugs and is probably underwater near the need of a new home, this visual arts sternwheelers were an essential Silverton dock. The boiler of the venue, currently the only one in the link to the various smaller regional SS Slocan has been located at the Slocan Valley, has found a large garage railways such as the Columbia & northwest corner of Slocan Lake. that it will convert into a gallery. Kootenay Railway for bringing ores Pollack believes they may have “Each summer season, the gallery to market. But with the completion located the hull of the Minto in welcomes three to four thousand visitors,” said secretary Martha Nichols. “In our newly renovated Hazel Steenhoff venue, the gallery will continue May 15, 1923 - to provide the intimate art show February 27, 2018 experience that artists have appreciated for 17 years.” It is with a heavy heart we announce The Langham Cultural Society in the passing of our beloved mother, Kaslo will get $422,000 for upgrades grandmother and friend, Hazel Steen- to the theatre, ranging from lighting hoff on February 27, 2018 at SCHC equipment to better chairs for patrons. New Denver Pavilion. Hazel was born RARTS in the south Slocan Valley in Govan, Saskatchewan on May 15, gets $20,311 for improvements to 1923. She moved to Silverton at the the Vallican Whole, including a new age of six and then to New Denver, sound system, lighting, new flooring where she went to school. After gradu- and improving the safety of the ating, she went on to normal school children’s balcony. in Victoria and became a teacher. She taught school first in Slocan and These grants are part of the Trust’s then Nakusp, where she met her husband, Tom Steenhoff. They married recent $11.6-million, three-year August 7, 1946 and raised their three children, Bev, Bob and Linda. Mom commitment to arts and culture, and to heritage. Other aspects include a new was active in many community groups and clubs over the years. She had heritage professional located in the numerous hobbies and enjoyed playing golf. She was well known for playing Basin and the new Heritage, Museum piano and played for many weddings, funerals and other community events. and Archive Grants. The Trust is She leaves behind Bob (and Joanne), daughter Linda (Carl) DaCosta, 12 also continuing the Arts and Culture grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Program delivered by the Columbia She was predeceased by her husband Tom, daughter Bev and brother Ivan. Kootenay Cultural Alliance and its The family would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation to the staff Built Heritage Grants, a partnership at the Pavilion for caring for our mother during her final months. In lieu of with Heritage BC. Learn more at flowers, memorial donations can be made to the ALS Society of Canada. ourtrust.org/artscultureheritage. March 8, 2018 The Valley Voice NEWS 3 Ministry unveils renovation plans for Balfour ferry terminal by Art Joyce open house featured a brochure with by April 22. These schedule changes during the summer season. for batteries, kind of like a plug-and- Following the massive opposition cross-section maps showing the exact are temporary. “Even with the expected growth play. We don’t want to be first out of to the BC government’s proposal to locations of dredging. Three high “We don’t expect it to impact of traffic,” says Handrahan, “the new the gate and have to take the risk of relocate the Balfour ferry terminal points in the lakebed must be taken out traffic based on our statistics for this ferry will eliminate wait times, except holding up traffic.” to Queens Bay, the Ministry of to better accommodate the deep hull time of year.” for unforeseen events, like maybe The ministry is taking feedback Transportation and Infrastructure of the MV Osprey. The material would A second critical improvement during Star Belly Jam.” until the end of March. Visit the (MOTI) has unveiled its plans to be moved and disposed of based on is the increase in vehicle lanes, Various forms of propulsion are MOTI website at www.gov.bc.ca/ improve the existing terminal. The an environmental assessment that to prevent high season backflows being considered for the new ferry balfourterminal. ministry’s marine branch held a seeks to minimize impact. Dredging onto the highway, which becomes – LNG, electric, and hybrid. But public open house at Redfish School would likely begin in the fall and be a safety hazard, added Handrahan. Handrahan says the ministry favours February 28 with details of the completed by spring 2019. That will also mean engineering a a hybrid, since there are currently only planned renovations. “On our last inspection of the new bus exit from the highway and a two fully electric ferries in the world, Improvements include a 40% Osprey, we noticed more pitting of dedicated bus lane, with a bus shelter, making its reliability uncertain at this capacity increase in the vehicle lanes the hull. The channel coming into new washroom and greenspace near point. Most hybrid ferries use a diesel- from 80 to about 110, a new bus lane, Balfour is getting shallower,” explains Highway 3A. A second parking lot electric combination, though even and an eventual replacement of the Handrahan. “Once the dredging’s with capacity for 20 vehicles, partly these are not common yet. This is the MV Balfour ferry. done, we can operate any vessel there. designated as employee parking, preferred option for the replacement “We’re getting a lot of support It’s not like the Fraser River, where silt will be built near the entrance to the ferry at Balfour, but it will likely run for the plan,” says Kirk Handrahan, is continually building up.” current compound. Electric vehicle 100% on diesel at first. executive director for the marine The environmental assessment charging stations will be added at “What we’d like to do is build an branch of MOTI. “People appreciate for dredging will take place during both the Balfour and Kootenay Bay electric-ready diesel ferry, with space that the ministry listened to them, the imminent low water season of terminals. although to be fair, the East Shore late winter, which will mean some The third main component of the community isn’t as happy with the adjustments to the ferry schedule. plan is the replacement of the MV New Denver & decision.” He stresses that the Balfour The Osprey will continue in regular Balfour ferry by 2022. Built in 1954, terminal improvements will ultimately capacity until March 10, then be this 28-car ferry has been incredibly cost more than the proposed Queens placed on reduced capacity from reliable, but like all marine vessels, Kaslo Community Pharmacy Bay site. March 11 to 24. Then the shallower- eventually must be retired. The new DID YOU KNOW… First on the list for improvements hulled MV Balfour will go into service ferry would increase capacity to New & Improved Shingles Vaccine – and non-negotiable in order to from March 25 to April 7 while the between 50 and 60 cars. The Osprey make the Balfour terminal function Osprey is serviced. Following that, would likely then take the Balfour’s is now available! – is minor dredging in the West Arm the Osprey will go back into reduced current role as the secondary ferry Recommended for people 50+ channel of Kootenay Lake. The capacity, reaching full capacity again while both ferries remain active Protect yourself against this BC Rural Centre holds contest to bring young urbanites to Kaslo debilitating condition by Art Joyce introductions to local entrepreneurs and the sheer beauty of the place. But now Call Ward! The BC Rural Centre is offering business owners, and a neighbourhood he says it’s the people that have made young urbanites from Vancouver, potluck with live music. Winners will their commitment to the community Commited to the community and your health Victoria, Calgary or Edmonton the also be advised of available real estate permanent. He believes it’s time to shift 309 6th Ave, New Denver: 250-358-2500 • Kaslo: 250-353-2224 chance to win a vacation package in and offered a range of activities tailored the perception that all the most creative, Kaslo in its Escape the City contest. to their interests. skilled and talented people go to the “If you’re a young urban creative “We’ll be looking for people who cities, that only the unambitious live in professional, frustrated at the cost of can bring their work with them, who rural towns. housing, gridlock, noise, crime, and can work from the internet, and benefit “One of the most important stress that have become integral to your from our fibreoptic network,” says resources these small towns have is daily big-city life, this contest is for Morse. “Or it could be someone who a critical mass of creative, talented, you,” states the centre’s website. “We’re could start up a microbrewery and can passionate people. So for urbanites looking for people tired of the metro bring that into operation. In both cases, who are getting tired of having to rat race, who would like to explore the we’re talking people who aren’t going spend $2,000 a month on a little studio advantages – and challenges – of rural to take jobs from people who already apartment and having to commute two life. Sound like you?” live here, and in fact might be creating hours to work every day, this is the place Entrants are asked to create a new jobs here.” Morse has already for them.” video no more than two minutes long, been interviewed about the contest by Morse says they’ve already “explaining why you’d consider moving CBC Radio Vancouver, Kelowna and received expressions of interest from to Kaslo and what you feel you’d Calgary. “They really get it, they really several other area communities about contribute to the community.” like this story.” being included in future contests. “All According to BCRC Morse stresses that the goal is of these small towns have strikingly communications director Randy Morse, not to attract people only interested similar issues: affordable housing and the contest is aimed at people in the 21- in acquiring or building vacation business attraction and retention, while 40 demographic. Winners will receive properties, but full-time, working not paving paradise.” four nights at the Kaslo Hotel during residents, hence the demographic target. To enter your video in the contest the Canada Day long weekend, with As much as the idyllic setting, visit http://woobox.com/384mr8. For meals and a travel stipend. During their Morse says it’s the people that make more information about the BC Rural stay, they’ll be given a guided tour of Kaslo special. He and his wife moved Centre visit: https://www.bcruralcentre. Kaslo life, including a visit to the school, here 13 years ago based initially on org. BC Rural Dividend grants support projects in Kootenays submitted The Healthy Community Society The Village of Silverton, to create As part of its rural development of the North Slocan Valley, to hire an a business plan, governance model and mandate, the BC government is affordable housing expert to help create partnership model for a co-work space providing more than $103,000 for an affordable housing plan. in the Silverton General Store. cultural, social and infrastructure projects The Kaslo Outdoor Recreation and The funding is part of nearly in the Kootenay region, Nelson-Creston Trails Society, to hire a trail coordinator, $700,000 in project development MLA Michelle Mungall and Kootenay- who will work with local groups to build grants being awarded to eligible local West MLA Katrine Conroy announced an inventory of existing trails, and plan governments, First Nations and not-for- February 27. and prioritize trail maintenance and profit organizations under the BC Rural These grants, up to $10,000 each, development work. Dividend program. help rural communities develop projects The Village of Slocan, to develop The rural dividend encourages to stabilize their economies and create a conceptual design plan and cost economic diversification, innovation, long-term local employment. estimates for improvements to the north sustainability and collaboration, and Four projects in the Valley Voice end of Harold Street, which would recognizes the diverse needs of individual coverage area have received $10,000 address parking, sidewalks, landscaping, communities. For more information: each: drainage and overall beautification. www.gov.bc.ca/ruraldividend. 4 OPINION The Valley Voice March 8, 2018

I believe that many of your Fuel spill: time constituents are eagerly awaiting for integrity your action. My family has land on the river Allyn Steward that has been impacted by the jet Kaslo fuel spill. The Province is responsible for Stop the Kinder what happened, no matter who is Morgan nonsense passing the buck. We are no longer Fighting the Kinder Morgan in grade 2. pipeline extension seems to have Due to obvious negligence, this launched the Silly Season in disaster has occurred. provincial and national politics. It is time to fairly compensate Notley’s blockade against BC Wine the affected individuals. It is time reminds me of the childhood song for integrity. ‘I Don’t Want to Play in Your Yard!’ Nadine Nevocshonoff Heiberg The challenge to Trudeau to ‘Show Grand Forks us the Science’ is spot on, but I doubt that he’ll step up to the plate Donald gets it on that one. Kinder Morgan’s weak done argument about job creation has been Here’s an idea that’s really cool: refuted by journalists and economists Create an armed camp and call it alike. a school. There is ample evidence that And another idea that’s pretty neat: shipping dilbit through the port First grade teachers packing heat. of Vancouver is an environmental Kristen Jacks disaster just waiting to happen. Let’s South Slocan please stop the nonsense and get on 430 Front Street, Kaslo, BC with doing what we can to save the Come check out our new menu!! 250-353-7714 Open letter to planet. The Ingrid Rice cartoon is a satirical look at current events in politics and is sponsored by the Kaslo Hotel. The Hotel does not necessarily share the political views of the artist. David Stewart MLA Michelle Kaslo found at www.Loblawcard.ca/en/ swing The Opposition in this country register. It’s very easy: just fill out And children splash and laugh and sing should be somewhat disgusted with Mungall $25 Loblaw card/ name, address, phone, tick all three I dreamed we flew to Slocan Park themselves because there are still I ask you to outline to your boxes, verify – done. My sister, Sue and me Canadians who do not know about constituents any government plan for price fixing scandal When you receive the $25 card, I know I’ll dream that dream again this. Perhaps you have heard about protection of the Jumbo area. activation is required by phone So we can swim that sea Ed Varney Loblaw getting into trouble for price On November 16, I wrote or internet by just typing the card Sheri Walsh Vallican fixing bread. They are now giving privately to the Honourable George number. Once it’s activated, it can Crescent Valley every Canadian a $25 gift card, Heyman (cc Andrew Weaver) be used by anyone. Support the which can be used to purchase items urging government action to give Thanks for your support. sold in Loblaw grocery stores, e.g. Pink Shirt Day ‘little guy’ protected status to Jumbo Creek Karin Leja On February 28, Canadians Valley, Farnham Creek Valley, No Frills, Wholesale. We know this but sometimes don’t Winlaw honour Pink Shirt Day. On this day, get it right. Jobs in industry, government, Upper Horsethief Valley and Upper This is not a credit card. Just when you go to the grocery store and Glacier Creek Valley. This current register, and you get the gift card teaching can be secure. Others can Name the poet pay two or three times more for a be secure, too of course, including, government has been inaudible for waiving the right to sue them for While cleaning out an old desk, piece of meat than you did a very few concerning Jumbo. price fixing. I found a poem, handwritten in red hopefully, many of the small businesses years ago, please read and consider which we have lots of. Then there’s In Opposition, you were a I am encouraging everyone to get ink on a piece of foolscap. A few the following, faxed to our country’s vocal opponent of the Jumbo resort the $25 card and to donate the card words are crossed out and replaced, the ‘artists.’ Mmmm. Often they’re not leaders a few years ago: that great with their finances, and often project. Unfortunately, Opposition to their local food bank or give it to so it looks like it was written while Today is Pink Shirt Day. Today voices seldom shape government someone they know is struggling. the author composed it. I have NO don’t go in too heavy for ‘regular’ jobs we (all Canadians) should think because it would mean they couldn’t be policy. Now you are a senior cabinet Price fixing by large corporations idea who wrote it. I didn’t recognize about Stephen Harper. He spends minister. Now is the right time, I has to stop. the handwriting and in a fit of good at their art. our money on anti-bullying and elder Whether it’s yoga, pottery, painting, think, for you to stand up and be Registration forms must be overzealous de-cluttering, I tossed abuse campaigns and advertising. counted on this issue. submitted by May 8. They can be the original in the recycling bin. music, it’s usually not regular enough to Now we should think about an make ends meet. I had a good laugh the I must have been with the author 85-year-old Canadian bullied and at some point, since the poem was in other day with a fellow artist teaching EDITORIAL / LETTERS POLICY abused off his farm in Ontario. A farm her craft to locals. Not sure who started The Valley Voice welcomes letters to the editor and community news my desk, but I have no recollection almost 100 years older than Canada it but we were saying just how hard it articles from our readers. whatsoever of the poem or the and granted to his family by the King Letters and articles should be no longer than 500 words and may be occasion when it was written. is. And then all the people going away of England. This farm is part of an on holidays, and missing classes. But edited. We reserve the right to reject any submitted material. Does anyone know who wrote English descendant’s heritage and Please mark your letter “LETTER TO THE EDITOR.” Include your this poem? Can anyone solve this what made us laugh was when we both should have been declared a national had examples of people who didn’t address and daytime phone number for verification purposes. poetic mystery? treasure and heritage site. This farm We will not knowingly publish any letter that is defamatory or libelous. want to pay for the two or so weeks I Dreamed We Went to should have stood fast as long as there they were going to miss from the 10- or We will not publish anonymous letters or letters signed with pseudonyms, are two official languages in Canada. except in extraordinary circumstances. Slocan Park 12-week class, because they were going In Slocan Park there is a sea This was Stephen Harper’s coup de Opinions expressed in published letters are those of the author and not on holiday. Where fairies flit for all to see grace in destroying Canadians’ lives necessarily those of the Valley Voice. continued on page 5 Where giraffes paddle and donkeys and small farms across Canada. 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continued from page 4 children of some fictitious God as well, led government from attacking its period of three years, not as a substantial Manitoba taxpayers. Beware the double standard! If you LOL. We will not be missed. own people. A British parliamentary continuing benefit, which is what I The Muskrat Falls dam in enjoy some guitar playing with your Gunter Retterath report has confirmed the Libyan war propose in my letters. There really must Newfoundland and Labrador is almost in supper, or a good yoga stretch with Winlaw was based on lies, spread terrorism, be a way to resolve this, as the lives of a class by itself: regulators were blocked friends, support your local artists and and destroyed the country. A link to the men, women and children are at stake. from assessing the dam, the costs have craftspeople by treating them fairly. Lucerne School report can be found at: washingtons blog. 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(Guaranteed Annual a three-day outdoor ed trip to Harlow excuse to get rid of him. He knew violent NDP adherents say “Hmmmph”; they’re that to yourself. Income), a pilot project which is on the Hut. Teachers Mr. Parkstrom and Mr. retribution would turn the people against not impressed that you could or would Mega projects involve so much money government table at the moment. Kipkie brought ten students from grades him and was going after combatants. help, whereas the Greens believe in you. that “contractors, engineers, architects, For ‘edge walkers’ all, 10/11 out 18 km by snowmobile to Upon taking over Libya, Gaddafi Some feel that you have a decisive consultants, construction and transportation Daphne Fields the winter cabin. (With volunteer help nationalized its two million bbl a day oil vote, so you can exercise a considerable workers, bankers, investors, and lawyers” Slocan from Scott and Talbit!) From there, industry. Among other things, he used the influence, especially because you are all line up at the trough (The Tyee, January students snowshoed up the mountain oil money to implement social programs. very against Site C, particularly for 9, 2018: The Iron Law, etc.). And there’s no Frightening another hour, where they enjoyed ski Housing was a right in Libya, health the loss of irreplaceable agricultural accountability; taxpayers pick up the bill. touring on perfect powder. The weather care and education were free, electricity land, the opposition of First Nations Right after he announced Site C will statistic realities was absolutely stunningly beautiful. Two major factors will have very also. A gigantic aquifer was found in and the fact that the state-owned China go ahead, Horgan left for China to talk up Sitting atop the peak, looking over the negative consequences for this planet. southern Libya and pipelines were built Communications Construction Company LNG. Around the same time Prime Minister ridge with those students, was a truly One: the unsustainable population growth to the north supplying the country with will take over Site C construction. And Trudeau (jt) is pushing his vision for a low- phenomenal experience. I basked in the and two: the continued destruction most of its water. Oil money was saved. while the Chinese will use Canadian emissions Canada which involves building sheer awesomeness of where we live and and devastation of the environment. In 2013, Libya’s foreign reserves stood labour, the largest share of the billions dozens of Site C sized dams across the the beauty that surrounds us. Both are directly interconnected, and at $107 billion. With the invasion, they will go to China. That we, as taxpayers, land, along with pumping up the tar sands But aside from that, equally as small-minded and self-serving religious were rapidly depleted and stood at are funding this insanity is the central even more. powerful as the geography, were the brainwashers plus corrupt political $56.8 billion at the end of 2015. Before responsibility of the NDP, especially as When BC suggested halting transport students. Those ten teens were respectful, leaders are adding to the problems. Gaddafi, 25% of Libyans were literate. the suction drawing money out of health of diluted bitumen until some tests were had good attitudes, were remarkably World population in 1968 was Under Gaddafi, the literacy rate became care and social services is clearly Site C. done around how to clean up a spill, jt knowledgeable about safety in the around 3.7 billion and now, after 50 87%. Ironically a UN council was poised You are perceived by Greens as countered by saying that no carbon cuts or backcountry and incredibly adept at years, stands at 7.6 billion. That’s an to adopt a report praising Libya’s human being someone from outside of politics coast protection without the KinderMorgan skiing and toughing it out in -18° weather. increase of 3.9 billion in just 50 years! rights record. Plans for the invasion who is now in government for the pipeline. Huh. A few students even slept in tents! Not So-called ‘developing’ countries are caused a change in their plans. principles of the issues. Your research Behind all of these bizarre statements only was the trip fun but the teachers major contributors, producing children In February 2009, Gaddafi was on the issue of doctor availability in and decisions lurks a shadowy presence: seamlessly wove in questions about that neither they nor Mother Earth can elected chairman of the 53-nation BC before the election (which is now China. The free trade deal Harper secretively math, physics, geography, and history support and sustain. African Union. There, he wanted to receiving much attention) seemed to signed with the Chinese (the FIPPA) back in ways that related to our activities and Millions of migrants from Africa, create a single currency for Africa. The really care about the issues. They (myself in 2014, and the free trade deal Trudeau is conversations. The students were able Asia, and South America are swarming Gold Dinar was to be linked to gold and included) are waiting for you to connect working on right now – both have this in to answer tough questions and weren’t into Europe and North America, used instead of the US dollar. An African the dots between the huge expenditures common: they give China extraordinary afraid to make educated guesses on the overwhelming global relief organizations investment bank, central bank, and on construction megaprojects and the powers to force Canada to allow them material. with no end in sight. Nobody dares to monetary fund were to be established deficiencies in health services. Whereas to do what they want in Canada, as if it This experience reaffirmed my address the problem realistically and so Africa would not have to rely on the NDP voters are feeling that “They’re all were China. In the case of a Chinese state thorough amazement at the quality of talk openly about the obvious solution, exploitive International Monetary Fund politicians, and all the same.” corporation being the main contractor on education that Lucerne School provides which is birth control – even if it offends and World Bank. My thought is to wonder whether Site C (last year the China Communications our youth. Both as an alumni and now narrow-minded religious and cultural The UK Telegraph now describes you know that this issue will shine a and Construction Company (CCCC) as a young adult returned home, the views. Libya as a place where jihadists, decisive light on whether the Green Party purchased Aecon Construction for $1.5 lengths our teachers go to provide Going by numbers, it looks like arms dealers, and human traffickers is going to demonstrate a backbone when billion, just after Aecon was awarded 30% amazing opportunities in the class, in Homo sapiens are multiplying at the have gained a foothold and multiple it comes to defending people’s health, of the whole Site C job by BC Hydro) they the outdoors, and on city trips is truly same rate as rats, which are estimated authorities and dozens of militias vie for or slowly cave in to politics as usual. If can (under an existing agreement with the inspiring. (Another group of students globally to be around 7 billion. Yikes. power. The criminals responsible for this you want to be known as the salvatory BC government signed by Christy Clark) will be going to Vernon for Shakesfest Along with unsustainable population go free. The parliamentary report gives a and principled individuals in this area, I bring in Chinese workers for the job. By in a couple of months.) numbers is the ever-increasing military good analysis of what happened. urge you to take the strongest possible the way, CCCC was banned from bidding We are so fortunate to be this lucky build-up globally; something will Ed Zak position with the NDP in the Site C vs. on World Bank projects because of their to live where we do and to have such give. We’re looking at continued Nakusp health services juxtaposition. Many fraudulent practices. skilled and trained educators that are environmental devastation with evident people are aware that, with your decisive The Chinese have a big stake in the able to provide experiences like this climate change, expanding deserts, Will the Greens vote, you COULD do something greatly tar sands. They want a pipeline to water one for our teens. This trip would not be polar caps melting, dying oceans, rising helpful for the concerned, aggrieved so they can ship their bitumen, and that is possible in nearly any other school even defend health sea levels and associated catastrophic citizens in this area, but will you? Me, I a condition of the current free trade deal. within the region. events such as crop failures, etc. Humans care? hope for the best from you. Horgan, at the same time, is trying to get Overall, I sincerely applaud and are covering the earth like a disease The following letter was received Richard Caniell an LNG play going with the Chinese, and thank Mr. Kipkie, Mr. Parkstrom, and have themselves to blame for any by Mr. Weaver on (approximately) the Silverton here is where I think Site C comes in as a Lucerne School, and School District 10 consequences. Historically, we have 15th of February and has not yet been bargaining chip. for their consistent effort and dedication endless numbers of male-instigated wars, acknowledged. Site C, LNG So we, the ratepayers of this province, to our students here in the Northern killing each other by the millions. The enclosed material, published in many of us wanting to forestall any further Slocan Valley. The quality of education and China There is a good possibility of a full the local newspaper, addresses the subject On February 2, the Tyee published climate change, are faced with a very being provided is at a level that makes nuclear exchange very soon and that of emergency service cancellation at ‘An Open Letter from NDP Members uncomfortable situation: it looks like me very proud. I also thank the students would be a benefit to the earth. How New Denver hospital from 24/7 to About Site C,’ which is worth a read. They our government has been captured by for letting me tag along and share in your so? Planet Earth was formed out of a five days a week, from 9 am to 5 pm. list a number of reasons which should the oil and gas industry and the Chinese outdoor adventure – you teens are great! nuclear furnace and it took billions of This subject has been known to be of have spelled the end to the project. Mega government, none of whom have our Danika Hammond years for life to form, long before selfish interest to you, and I thought you might projects worldwide have fared poorly; welfare or the welfare of the planet at heart. Silverton and destructive Homo stupidicus came be interested in helping find a solution. recent hydro dams in Canada have topped And as the planet is being polluted with along. Even if major life forms should The truth comes out I’m aware that, in your past, the list for poor planning, cost overruns, and the extraction and burning of bitumen and perish through radiation, Mother Earth In 2011, Canada took part in NATO incentive packages have been offered regulatory agencies blocked. Manitoba’s methane, we are being forced to pay both has time to allow other life forms to Operation Unified Protector and flew to physicians in the aim of recruiting Keeyask Dam on the Nelson River has through our rising hydro rates (and rise develop again even if it takes another over 1,000 sorties over Libya enforcing them for services in rural area hospitals increased in cost from $6.5 billion in 2014 they will) and through the destruction of billion years. Let’s hope that it will a no-fly zone and bombing air defenses and that these have not been successful. to $8.7 billion and it’s not done yet. Some the natural world we live in. not include another vicious naked ape and military targets. The object of the However, these incentives or bonus power contracts were signed with US firms, Harvey Armstrong species claiming to be intelligent and operation was to prevent the Gaddafi- have been paid as enlistment, for a but the end result will be massive debt for Johnson’s Landing 6 SLOCAN VALLEY The Valley Voice March 8, 2018 Youth-filled North Valley Mountain Film Festival celebrates 12 years by Claire Paradis There were a record number of films but the kids were out in force on film Slocan Trail Society, Jim Lawrence’s Bag’ in the film) shares the challenges The North Valley Mountain Film by kids featured in the 2018 lineup. The climbing, mountain biking, skiing, second-place People’s Choice Award- he faced, including unpredictable winds, Festival has been bringing the Kootenay pint-sized mountaineers who made snowboarding and generally having winner ‘Kootenay Grizzly Bears’ lit up surprise packrat friendships and the outdoors to the big screen in Silverton and starred in the short movies were a great time outdoors in ‘I Wanna the screen. For 15 minutes, the audience burden of a broken heart, all with great for 12 years now. This year, the film fest clearly blessed by both beautiful, natural Snowboard,’ ‘Summer in the Wild,’ was treated to not just bears cavorting humour. And at the end, our hero Dirt showcased another mix of local talent surrounding and proud parents who got ‘Children of the Rock,’ ‘Backcountry in streams as they chased and ate fish, discovers the love he was trying to get on March 3. them out and filming. Girl,’ and ‘Hot Dry Loose.’ The Arrow scratched themselves and tumbled in from his ex-girlfriend is in the mountains The first set of films had nature slide Lakes Distributed Learning students play, but the entire ecosystem that makes and clouds. It was the perfect summation Advertise in the shows by Jesse Schpakowski and Chillia displayed their fantastically varied up the salmon run. Eagles, berries, water, of this festival filled with films by and Valley Voice. Zoll interspersed among climbing, and interests and camera skills as well. flowers, kokanee – they all flowed for acrophiles. It pays!!! backcountry skiing and snowboarding The adults showed up singing and together through Lawrence’s film like It’s possible ‘Last Stand: The Call 358-7218 for details shorts. A half-pint snowboarder, aged playing in the backcountry snow in a Norval Morriseau painting showing Vanishing Caribou Rainforest’ by Colin [email protected] four was the youngest of the bunch, ‘Babes and Bros’ by Dustin East and their connection. Arisman might have won second or ‘Mountain Song’ by Randy Speers Jesse Schpakowski’s photographs first place had it screened earlier than The Annual and Shannon Glasheen. iCandy’s five- of northern lights around BC was a its scheduled 9:30 spot. The 34-minute minute documentary, ‘The Spine Trail,’ colourful and awe-inspiring interlude documentary has spectacular shots of General Meeting featured the new adaptive mountain before this year’s first-place People’s caribou and other wildlife in their natural of the Area H North biking trail built last year that extends Choice Award. ‘Strong the Wind Blows’ and shrinking habitat. It tells the story of the Butter trail in Rosebery. The fast- is Benjamin Jordan’s humorous film the failure of US and Canadian agencies TV Society will be paced sports romp was rounded out by documenting his paragliding adventure to regulate activity in caribou habitat, held on Thursday, Chillia Zoll’s tranquil ‘Asparagus Dew’ traversing BC from Vancouver to leaving the majestic inland rainforest th slideshow. Calgary. During this journey that no one open to massive destruction. The short March 15 , 2018 After a social break with snacks had ever completed before, Jordan (who film is a beautiful call to action for people at 4 PM in the for sale as a fundraiser for the North transforms into the character of ‘Dirt who live in and love the mountains. Lucerne School Public invited to Sinixt celebration and honour ceremony Library, 604 7th Ave, submitted with us. We look forward to sharing Confederated Tribes Natural Executive A celebration of the historic victory Arrow Lakes artists, Big Drum, hand Director and a Sinixt, will speak about New Denver. in the Colville Tribes’ Desautel hunting drum, flute and speakers with insight the Tribes’ efforts to protect and sustain case, which recognizes the rights of into Sinixt culture and history.” our lands and resources. Finally, Mark As well as the usual AGM business, such as Sinixt people in Canada, will be held The event will begin with words Underhill, lead counsel in the case, financial reports and election of directors, March 15 in Nelson. from Chairman Marchand, who is the will share his experiences and offer The event will feature Sinixt drums grandson of Chief Aruaupakin, the last some perspectives on the reconciliation the meeting will decide whether (or not) to and artwork, as well as presentations recognized chief of the Arrow Lakes, or process that is to come. adopt updated constitution and bylaws for from key participants in the case. The Sinixt, people. The Big Drum will open and the Society (to enable transitioning to the Colville Tribes invite everyone from Rick Desautel will follow with his close this celebration. Brian Phillips communities in both Washington State thoughts and experiences as the person and Larae Wiley will assist with the new Societies Act). Constitution and bylaws and the Central Kootenay region to at the centre of this landmark legal honouring of individuals. can be viewed by emailing your request honour and celebrate Sinixt traditions, battle, which recognized the rights of RSVP for the event at www. language, and culture. The celebration the Sinixt people to once again lawfully capitoltheatre.bc.ca, or CCT Eventbrite to [email protected] will begin at 6 pm on Thursday, March hunt on their traditional homelands, as link and search for our event in 15 at the Capitol Theatre, 421 Victoria they have done for thousands of years. Nelson, or email Shelly.boyd.ora@ Street, Nelson. Cody Desautel, Colville Colvilletribes.com. “We would like to take this opportunity to share our vision of Winlaw prescribed burn meeting March 14 reconciliation with communities on submitted small tree density and fuel accumulations both sides of the border,” Colville The Slocan Integral Forestry in strategic locations. This improved the Tribal Chairman Dr. Michael Marchand Cooperative (SIFCo), the community ecological health and resiliency of the said. forest based in the Slocan Valley, is site, and prepared it for the prescribed “Not only are we grateful for the working with the BC Wildfire Service burn,” says SIFCo Forestry Supervisor dedication and commitment of Rick to plan a 61-hectare low-intensity Tom Bradley. Desautel, his family, and our legal team, prescribed burn this spring in the Winlaw The burn will improve ecological but also for the welcome and support area. resiliency, wildlife habitat, and forage we received from the community A public information session will be values. Community safety will be of Nelson during the lengthy court held at the Winlaw Hall on Wednesday, improved as wildfires in the treated area hearings to date. This land is sacred to March 14, at 7 pm to provide more will burn with less intensity and be less us, and the people that now live within information on the prescribed burn likely to transition to large-scale fires. this territory have come from all over plans and protocols, and also to provide Donation Store re-opens the world to share this beautiful place an opportunity for discussion. Jonathan Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition Fox, Fire Protection Technician for the in new location submitted of Crown Land Arrow Fire Zone, will be in attendance. The Donation Store in New Denver Take notice that Irene Golebiowski and Ernest Leyland located in “The area is a steep southwest has moved and is now open for business. Rossland, have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural facing slope with hot and dry growing The store’s new location is beside conditions, and is very susceptible to Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD), Mountainberry Foods and Race-Trac wildfires. It is also located in one of our Kootenay Boundary Region, for a Statutory Right of Way for Gas on the highway in New Denver. identified major wildfire corridors in the sewer/effulent line purposes, situated on Provincial Crown land “After complying with provincial/ Our valley’s green valley,” says SIFCo manager Stephan near Rosebery, and containing 0.03 hectares more or less. municipal regulations, we are welcoming grocer since 1990 Martineau. our patrons to see our new digs,” says The Lands File for this application is File #4408754. For more Historically, frequent low-intensity Carol Bell. Bell says the new store is information; or, to submit written comments concerning this fires maintained open forests of large smaller, so the volunteers will endeavour application, please visit the website at http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ • Fresh trees with grass and shrubs in this area. to be more diligent about what the store ApplicationPosting/index.jsp > Search > Search by File Number: The low-intensity fires reduced fuel carries. “This should translate to better File #4405874. Written comments can also be directed to loads and generally did not harm the • Organic quality treasures available for purchase,” Authorizations Specialist, FLNRORD, Kootenay Boundary large trees. Decades of fire suppression, she says. She reminds the public to Region,1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook BC V1C 7G1. Comments however, have allowed dense patches of • Wholesome please drop off goods only during regular highly flammable small trees to grow on will be received by FLNRORD up to Friday, March 30. FLNRORD hours, 10 am until 2 pm, six days a week. 1290 Hwy #6 the site. These additional fuels increase may not be able to consider comments received after this date. “Our volunteer staff and local the risk of fire intensity and fire impacts, Crescent Valley helpers have done an amazing job Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be especially in the summer months. making this move possible. Some people considered part of the public record. Access to these records In 2017, SIFCo carried out an 250-359-7323 came for an hour, many for days. Some requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) initial ecosystem restoration treatment did the heavy lifting, others did sorting request. Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation to learn – Open daily – to prepare the site for a prescribed burn. and packing. All of your positive efforts more about FOI submissions. (Closed Christmas & New Year’s day) “The restoration work reduced the are appreciated!” she said. March 8, 2018 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 7 Poverty reduction session comes to Nelson by Art Joyce posed to participants: What are forced to live in Salmo or number one complaint she hears childcare for working families, social assistance and disability The BC Poverty Reduction are the issues people living in the Slocan Valley where rents from employers is how hard it e.g. minimum $10 per day for benefits. “It’s not humane to give Coalition rolled into Nelson poverty face every day? and are cheaper. The lack of reliable is to find good help. “A lot of families earning under $40,000. people exactly what they can February 9 to host a public What are the solutions? What daily transit can then make it the ‘soft skills’ you learn in a Housing developers should live on without dying,” said one consultation session as part of are the types of policy changes impossible to hold down a job middle class home, like how to be required to contribute to an participant. its province-wide tour of 28 and program supports that would in town. communicate respectfully, are affordable housing fund. The BC government would communities. make a difference? With the increasing often missing in poverty-level Labour laws need to be be well advised, participants “Our government A broad range of issues centralization of medical families. So one barrier begets changed so that corporations said, to study countries with campaigned on the promise faced by people living in poverty services, more people living the next barrier. I would like to can’t continually hire people progressive social systems, such that we were going to bring in surfaced from the working in outlying areas will have to see other community services at just below full-time hours, as Finland, recently rated the a poverty reduction plan in BC. groups. Some said that, while travel for medical care, further as well resourced as WorkBC.” leaving them without employee most stable, the safest and the Our province is the last one commendable, the $15 minimum increasing their cost of living. Although the solutions benefits or pensions. A back- best-governed country in the that doesn’t have a plan,” said wage is still well below the cost The lack of dental care amongst offered spanned a wide spectrum, to-work bursary of $1,000 to world. It has a free national Mable Elmore, Parliamentary of living in BC. Social assistance the poor is another problem. some were consistent across the cover vehicle or other costs was education system that regularly Secretary Responsible for rates are too low and there are Early childhood support board. Participants again looked mentioned, along with debt relief ranks in the top global schools, Poverty Reduction. too many barriers to receiving it. and quality daycare access can to root causes rather than just and debt counseling. the fifth-lowest wealth disparity Lorraine Copas of the Lack of personal be critical to assisting parents to symptoms, and advised access Addiction issues are a huge in the world, and a tax system Social Planning and Research transportation can make it re-enter the workforce. to universal post-secondary factor in poverty and sometimes that requires the wealthiest to pay Council of BC (SPARC BC), difficult for people to move to Community activists also education and trades training to the success of rehabilitation is their fair share. the group that is contracted by where work can be found. Transit spoke of the intergenerational help break the cycle of poverty. hampered by a lack of follow-up To offer your comments, the government to coordinate the options are limited the further and mental health impacts of A more progressive tax services. visit https://engage.gov.bc.ca/ sessions, laid out the discussion out you are from Nelson, yet poverty. Jocelyn Carver of the system is another root issue, On the symptoms side, bcpovertyreduction/submit-your- format. Two questions were often those with lower incomes Nelson WorkBC office said the along with universal access to increases should be made to feedback/ Medical students serving remote areas qualify for student loan breaks by Art Joyce year term in the communities community or are working with responsible for submitting doctor or resident in family To be eligible for the federal Recent medical graduates listed in the program, which children; and are not currently annual reports documenting medicine could receive up to loan forgiveness program, a who choose to work in remote include New Denver, Kaslo, enrolled in full-time studies. their hours of in-person service $40,000 in Canada Student Loan family doctor, medical resident, or under-served areas of BC can Crescent Valley, Edgewood, Eligible occupations include in an eligible occupation at a forgiveness over a maximum nurse or nurse practitioner qualify to have all or part of their Kootenay Bay/Riondel, Slocan licensed practical nursing, publicly funded facility, either of five years ($8,000 per year). must have begun employment student loans forgiven. Park, Winlaw, Nakusp, Balfour, nurse practitioners, registered in an under-served community Nurses or nurse practitioners (full-time, part-time or casual) Student Aid BC says and Nelson. psychiatric nurses and registered or working with children. qualifying under the program in an under-served or remote qualified students can apply Students are eligible if nurses, physicians, midwives, lab The Province will also pay can receive up to $20,000 community on or after July 1, to the BC Loan Forgiveness their student loans are not in technologists, physiotherapists, any outstanding interest that in Canada Student Loan 2011. They must have been Program for the outstanding default, delinquent or impacted occupational therapists, accumulates during each year forgiveness over a maximum working in that capacity for 12 BC portion of their Canada-BC by bankruptcy; are graduates speech language pathologists, the person is registered in the of five years ($4,000 per year). months, providing a minimum integrated student loan debt up to of a designated post-secondary audiologists, diagnostic medical program. While the federal program pays of 400 service hours in that a maximum of 20% per year for institution; are working at a sonographers, respiratory The government of Canada on the principal, participants community. Other occupations up to five years. Students must publicly funded healthcare therapists, school psychologists, also participates in the loan would still be required to make qualifying under the program commit to working the full five- facility in an underserved BC and others. Candidates are forgiveness program. A family interest payments. The five years include registered psychiatric of service in an under-served nurse, registered practical nurse, Increase to firefighter remuneration considered in 2018 budget rural or remote community and licensed practical nurse. The submitted the region. Each director is The remuneration increase remuneration for 2019. don’t have to be consecutive. federal website uses a postal The Regional District of responsible for setting their own proposed by the CKRFCA in “The goal of implementing “Provided you have a Canada code algorithm to determine Central Kootenay (RDCK) remuneration budgets for their 2016 was addressed in part by a remuneration policy for the Student Loan balance at the which communities qualify. is considering increased fire services, in consultation some remuneration budgets RDCK firefighters is not only to end of each year of service in New Denver, Kaslo, Nakusp and remuneration for volunteer with their fire chiefs. This has being increased in 2017. The compensate current firefighters an under-served rural or remote Area H Central Kootenay are firefighters to better reflect led to a lack of consistency in issue of firefighter remuneration for their time and effort, but also community, you will qualify for listed along with other Kootenay- higher levels of responsibility, remuneration across the RDCK. was brought forward again as the to allow fire departments to be loan forgiveness for five years.” Boundary communities. training and commitment they The costs for training, call-outs, board initiated its 2018 budget better positioned to attract and are required to meet. Options for on-call requirements and salaries process. The board has considered retain firefighters into the future,” increasing remuneration will be and stipends vary from fire hall an analysis of options prepared said Horn. “There are some fire reviewed by the board as part of to fire hall. by staff. This included an analysis department budgets that will be the 2018 budget process. In November 2016, the of what impact the different increasing in 2018 due to the In 2017, the total Central Kootenay Regional Fire options being considered would additional remuneration costs, remuneration budget for the Chiefs Association (CKRFCA) have on taxpayers – with due resulting in tax increases to our Regional District Fire Service brought forward a request for consideration for the distinct residents. I invite members of was $447,100. Prior to 2018, the review of remuneration needs of each fire service area, the public to attend one of the remuneration for the majority policies for firefighters. This the tax impact, and the limits of upcoming open budget sessions of firefighters was based on was prompted in part by changes service bylaws – and how those to provide their feedback, an annual stipend amount for made by the BC Office of the impacts would vary in different or to speak to their elected the more senior individuals in Fire Commissioner to minimum communities. The decision representatives.” each department. The policy levels of training and competency was to leave each director to For more information about considered for 2019 will move for firefighters in its Structure set a remuneration budget in the RDCK fire service or the towards an hourly wage for Firefighters Competency and 2018 and to work towards a 2018 budget process, please visit training and call-out time. Training Playbook . regional district-wide policy on www.rdck.ca. “Day after day, volunteer “Ten years ago, fire firefighters are the first to departments were staffed by Dinner and talent show respond to emergency situations volunteers who spent a few hours with remarkable courage and a week training in addition to their fundraiser for Mt Sentinel grad dedication,” said Karen Hamling, time spent attending emergency submitted which will begin at 6:30 pm and chair of the RDCK board of calls,” said RDCK CAO Stuart On March 14, Mount end at 8:30. The acts will range directors. “They take time away Horn. “The landscape is very Sentinel’s grad class of 2018 is from theatrical performances from their own families to make different today. Volunteer hosting a talent show fundraiser to music, and more. sure ours are protected. The firefighters now spend six to at the Junction Church in South Tickets in advance cost RDCK directors feel they should eight hours per week training, Slocan. $15 and can be purchased by be fairly compensated for the and are required to meet the same The Mexican-themed phoning the Mount Sentinel time and effort they devote to this standards as career firefighters. dinner will be served 5:30 office; tickets at the door are critical work.” The volume of calls to our to 6:30 pm, along with an $20. A discounted price of $50 The RDCK currently fire departments has also been array of baked goods and a is available for groups of four has more than 400 volunteer increasing, putting additional complimentary coffee bar. or more. firefighters who work out of demand on our professional Mount Sentinel students will All funds raised will go 18 fire departments across volunteers.” perform in the talent show, towards the 2018 graduation. 8 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice March 8, 2018 New Denver council, February 27: Resident attraction and retention survey results by Katrine Campbell (ASTA) for a letter of support re: ASTA’s Basin Trust contribution amount. of revenue sharing.” She added that there proposed skateboard park will be built • Council received for information application for a Municipal Regional Discussion is still underway with CBT, was a West Kootenay co-op wanting to at the school. the Columbia Basin Rural Development District Tax (hotel and accommodations but the project partners may be asked grow marijuana. - The West Resource Recovery Institute (RDI) report on the results of tax). Council deferred a decision until to contribute more. New Denver is Another letter was also about legal Committee met January 26 and approved its survey on why people move to New it receives a completed application partnered with Silverton, Slocan and pot-growing, but was less enthusiastic. a free yard and garden waste disposal Denver and why they stay. Mayor Ann package. Corporate Officer Catherine Area H in the project. The two-year The District of North Saanich passed event in May to complement the Bunka lauded it as “a good read, really Allaway said that by the agenda deadline phase two project is estimated to cost a resolution calling for the federal RDCK’s wildfire mitigation efforts. valuable for us to have… a quality “what we received was not what council $265,000, and calls for a tax increase government to commit all its pot-derived The Healthy Community Society was document.” The report is available on the needed.” More information did come in in year two. The first phase created an revenue “for use in treatment, prevention granted $15,590 to buy equipment for Village website, newdenver.ca. at the last minute but there was no time economic development strategy for the and education” about “marihuana the community composting project; • Council received a request from for the mayor and council to read it. Slocan Valley; phase two will implement addiction” and its “serious and often the equipment will be the property of the Arrow Slocan Tourism Association • Council agreed the Village will the recommendations. irreversible effects.” By legalizing pot the RDCK. prepare its 2018 budget to allow for an • Council authorized the CAO to “the human cost will be in the 100s of - At the February 15 RDCK meeting, Smokey Creek Salvage increase to the amount of its funding to sign a Memorandum of Understanding Millions possibly Billions of dollars commission appointments were made: 24 HR TOWING New & Used Auto Parts, Back Hoe Work, the Rural Dividend (phase two) Slocan with FortisBC to allow Fortis to apply [sic]… the tragic loss of humanity is Danika Hammond and Daniel Hellyer to Certified Welding & Repairs, Vehicle Removal Valley Regional Economic Development for funding to install an electric vehicle immeasurable.” Rec 6; Jonathon Buttle to SV Economic WE BUY CARS & TRUCKS Implementation Plan project. This will fast-charging station on Village lands. • Bunka reported on her activities Development; Mike Koolen to the 359-7815 ; 1-877-376-6539 3453 YEATMAN RD, SOUTH SLOCAN not involve a tax increase in 2018; the The station will be alongside the regular since the last council meeting. Rosebery Parklands. additional money would come from the charging station planned for an area - She and Silverton Mayor Jason - The RDCK supports further Community Development Fund. The between the recycling bins and the Clarke met with LESS principal Nick investigation by the RDI into the Village contribution to phase two was pumphouse. Graves to talk about how they can actuarial and economic viability of WANTED expected to be $2,500, but there was a • Council received several pieces of work together to help youth in the establishing a Columbia Basin regional misunderstanding about the Columbia correspondence for information, three community. They talked about a job home insurance provider. The RDCK TO BUY: of which drew comment. They were on board at the school for small chores hopes funding for the study would come Support the the same topic – municipalities calling around the community, the need for from partnerships with the Regional CEDAR AND Valley Voice for the Province to share revenues from transportation, the availability of money Districts of Kootenay Boundary and East cannabis sales. Councillor Heather Fox for job shadowing, and having a job Kootenay and the Columbia Basin Trust; PINE POLES with a voluntary noted dryly that “selling cannabis is fair which would include municipal if not, the RDCK Rural Administration Brian Major subscription going to be interesting … I like the idea positions. Bunka also reported that the would pick up the tab. • 250-938-3900 Small town living? New Denver residents say it’s good Please contact: Only $10-$30 submitted make this place even more special than a very positive view on community Gormans Pole Division A recent survey of the New Denver it already is with all the natural beauty,” well-being,” added Raynolds. “The area Send Cheque to: Valley Voice, area shows that the vast majority of said one survey respondent. has a lot of strengths, as residents noted, Box 70 New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 residents are satisfied with their quality While there are decent amenities for and building on these is an appropriate 250-547-9296 of life, plan to stay, would recommend its size, residents want to ensure these community development approach.” the area to others, and see a bright future assets and services are maintained, and Asset-Based Rural Development for the community. Overall, things are expanded on, particularly with respect is an approach centred around the VILLAGE OF good. to more opportunities for youth, child idea that communities should design “We had a high response rate,” said care, seniors’ support, and more evening development based on their strengths, Nadine Raynolds of the Columbia Basin eating establishments. instead of their weaknesses. Too many NEW DENVER Rural Development Institute (RDI), the Most residents support modest development initiatives start from the research institute that partnered with population growth, and suggest that assumption that rural communities are PUBLIC NOTICES the Village of New Denver to conduct more resources be spent on economic essentially in need, and tend to focus DID YOU KNOW? the study, “which means the results development initiatives. Increasing on problems. Focusing on strengths 84% of residents say they are satisfied with the quality of life in provide a reasonable representation of employment opportunities and sprucing and assets creates a foundation for New Denver and area. Check out results from a recent survey of the community as a whole.” up the downtown are important; positive community and economic residents, available on the Village’s website at http://newdenver. The Village of New Denver applied however, a focus on tourism does not development. ca/documents/reports-and-studies/ and was selected to participate in appear to be generally supported. As some residents noted in their the research project, which was to Concerns relate to housing survey comments, it is important to explore well-being and community availability and affordability, with a engage the diversity of the community, CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS development in the region. potential increase in vacation properties. so that everyone can be part of the The Village of New Denver is seeking local residents to sit on “We were interested in knowing There is a fear of losing the small town discussion and contribute to the decisions the Village of New Denver’s Local Selection Committee to guide what our residents think about quality rural character and sense of community that will shape their community’s future. the allocation of funding from the CBT Community Initiatives of life here, what contributes to it, that has attracted and retained many of The full details of the survey results Program. The meeting will take place at 7:00 pm on Monday, what services they want, how we can the current residents. are in a report which can be viewed on April 16, 2018 and interested individuals can contact the Village improve, and their ideas for the future,” “While residents did not rate the Village of New Denver website, Office for more information. The deadline for expressions of said New Denver Mayor Ann Bunka. economic well-being as high, there is newdenver.ca. interest is 4:00 pm on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Some of the most important factors that residents say contribute to New Denver-Silverton Affordable CAMPGROUND ATTENDANT their quality of life include the clean Housing Plan on the way environment, natural beauty, and safety The Village of New Denver is currently accepting applications submitted The group applied for the grant from of the community, as well as important for a Campground Attendant for the 2018 season. Information Affordable housing in the New the provincial Rural Dividend program assets and services, such as the local about the position is available from the Village Office. The clos- Denver-Silverton area is one step closer. in December 2017. They hope to have health centre and public school, and ing date for applications is 4:00 pm on Friday, March 16, 2018. The Healthy Community Society of a detailed plan by the end of this year. businesses, like the grocery stores, all the North Slocan Valley (HCS) has The project will involve hiring a within walking distance. Another theme received a $10,000 grant to complete consultant to look at such options as EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES was the strong sense of community. The Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre is hiring for the 2018 an Affordable Housing Plan. “We are purchasing existing houses and buildings “There is a sense of community season. There are grant-dependent student positions available, very happy to be able to move forward and converting them into affordable amongst most residents here that helps as well as non-student positions to be filled. Interested with developing a plan,” commented Jan housing; purchasing land and building individuals can contact the Village Office for more information. WHY SQUIRRELS YELL McMurray, chair of the HCS Affordable affordable housing on the land; receiving The deadline for applications is April 1, 2018. Red squirrels vigorously—and loud- Housing Committee. “We want to be donated land for affordable housing; and ly—protect their home turf, which is ready for the next opportunity to submit increasing the stock of secondary suites, usually less than one hectare with proposals for funding to create affordable rooms and carriage houses. KNOX HALL IMPROVEMENTS a food midden in the centre. Young housing in the north valley.” Committee member Danika The Village of New Denver will be applying for funding from the squirrels generally move next door CBT Built Heritage Grant Program for the Knox Hall Conserva- HCS struck the Affordable Housing Hammond has volunteered to set up to mom’s or a few hundred metres Committee in November last year, and a table during the New Denver May tion Project. The final application will be submitted by March 16, away. Moms often turn over part or all has been meeting monthly. “We’ve only Days celebration to gather input from 2018. Details about the proposed project are available week- of their home place to their offspring, met four times, and we are on our way residents. days between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm from the Village Office. then move a short distance away. to having a plan. Although we know the McMurray adds that the Columbia need for affordable housing here is urgent, Basin Trust has shown an interest 115 Slocan Avenue · P.O. Box 40, New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 we are quite pleased with our progress in working with and supporting the (250) 358-2316 · [email protected] · www.newdenver.ca slocanlakess.com in such a short time,” said McMurray. committee. March 8, 2018 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 9 Columbia River Treaty renegotiation to be discussed at the Vallican Whole submitted Back in the day, the USA prepaid On Friday, March 23 at 7 pm, the Canada $64 million for 60 years Vallican Whole Community Centre’s to provide assured flood control Whole Perspective series will present operations, which resulted in reduced an information evening entitled: ‘The flood damage and increased safety for Columbia River Treaty: What is on the USA citizens. The USA also committed table? What will it mean for us, here?’ in the Treaty to paying Canada half While this is a huge topic with of the incremental power potential ramifications throughout the Basin, that could be produced because of few of us understand what is really the new flow regimes made possible going on, and who will be negotiating by the Treaty coordination. Now on our behalf. everyone wants to take a new look To answer these important at the arrangements. Both sides hope questions, the Vallican Whole has to cut themselves a better deal, and invited three well informed persons this time to take many things into – Katrine Conroy, Corky Evans, and consideration that were not initially Martin Carver – to give us a primer considered, such as First Nations rights on the topic. and environmental concerns. Katrine Conroy is the MLA for Things were very different when all Kootenay West, and BC’s Minister this began, as Corky Evans points out, responsible for the Columbia River and he is excited to see the transparency Treaty, the Columbia Basin Trust, and now as compared to then. “Good for the the Columbia Power Corporation. Thus Vallican Whole!” he says. “Good for she is uniquely situated to provide an the folks who are organizing this thing! overview of the current situation. Sixty years ago, the people here were Corky Evans (“the formerly kept in the dark until they lost their land Honourable,” as he describes himself) and people’s homes were burnt down to was the MLA for Nelson-Creston make way for the reservoir. Thanks to for many years and held various a whole bunch of good people, we’re ministry positions, including Minister talking about it now. This is better for of Agriculture. He is a passionate the people, the animals and the fish. advocate for the Basin. He was a It’s as different as night and day. This founder of the Columbia Basin Trust sort of thing gives us our best chance to and currently sits on the Trust board. have things turn out differently.” Martin Carver is a hydrologist It is all phenomenally complicated, and conservation planner with over 25 really important, and far beyond the years’ experience in water resources. scope of one evening’s discussion. His work focuses on environmental Hopefully, however, people will get impact assessment and monitoring, a sense of what is happening, ask and detection of environmental change, thoughtful questions and get intelligent particularly in light of climate change. answers, and have some idea of where He currently leads a collaborative of to go from here to find out more. Canadian environmental groups formed The Vallican Whole is at 3762 with the objective of engaging in Little Slocan S. Road. Admission transboundary discussions concerning is by donation. Check out www. possible renegotiation of the Columbia VallicanWhole.com or FB/TheWhole River Treaty. The Treaty has no specified expiration date. Either Canada or the United States can unilaterally terminate the Columbia River Treaty any time after September 16, 2024, provided written notice is filed at least 10 years in advance. In December of last year, the USA State Department indicated it was ready to begin negotiations, and Canada is in the process of responding. Both British Columbia and the United States are considering options to determine whether or not to give notice. This ability to terminate the Treaty, and the changing flood control provisions that will occur post-2024 whether the Treaty is terminated or not, have prompted both countries to get this process underway. Over the last few years, the Province has conducted an extensive review process to get input from as many stakeholders as possible, in preparation for sitting down at the table. The Columbia River Treaty is a trans-boundary water management agreement between the United States and Canada signed in 1961 and ratified in 1964.The Treaty optimizes flood management and power generation, requiring coordinated operations of reservoirs and water flows for the Columbia River and Kootenay River on both sides of the border. 10 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice March 8, 2018 Veterinarians say a fond farewell to Nakusp by Katrine Campbell Nakusp Area Development Board, and Society). to spend a lot of time outside, hiking and “I don’t regret any of it, and After nearly 28 years in Nakusp, the Columbia Basin Trust. Those are “Not too many places have a society skiing in this area. wouldn’t change anything.” veterinarians Laurie Page and Bill Sones the main ones. of that calibre. The lengths they go to to are retiring and moving to Salmon Arm. “One of the great things about a help animals… I’m remembering the The Nakusp Veterinary Clinic has been little town is if you want to do stuff, to times Florence (Bargery) and I have sold and the new vet, Amber Robinson, try stuff, you can get involved at any picked up injured animals and birds, will take over in late March. level. Preschool was an eye-opener, a and wild cats.” “March 23 is our last day,” Page real learning experience. I learned how Bargery was their first employee, says. “I will be back and forth helping things work, and what it means to be and worked right up until they closed the new vet.” Robinson is moving here on a board.” the New Denver clinic. with her husband and three children; The couple also have a son with Asked if she, looking back, would although he isn’t a vet, he will assist her autism, “and that took up a lot of time” have done anything differently, Page in the clinic. until he moved to a group home. immediately said “no.” Page and Sones moved to Nakusp in Page was very visible in the “We have lived the life we wanted June 1990 after finding the perfect spot community. She said Bill was also very to live in a small town. We knew who to open a practice. They bought a house involved in the community, but is more people were, we watched animals go on an acreage, modified and renovated low-key. He was on the library board, from puppies to the end of life. We got After nearly 28 years in Nakusp, veterinarians Bill Sones and Laurie Page are retiring and moving to Salmon Arm. the lower level (the family room and the squash club, trail groups, and the ski three bedrooms) and set up as a clinic. touring society. SCHC wastewater treatment plant to be upgraded Asked if she had any idea how many Now the couple is on a new by Jan McMurray two new high efficiency domestic the replacement of the air handling animals they had treated since then, adventure, she says. An upgrade to the wastewater hot water boilers at the Trail Hospital unit in Nelson ($85,000), a secure Page said, “Thousands and thousands.” “We have family in Salmon Arm. treatment plant at Slocan Community ($500,000), washroom renovations room for Grand Forks ($400,000), IT Software installed about 17 years ago It’s something different for us to do… I Health Centre is on the list of projects to at the Nelson and Trail Hospitals improvements at several sites including lists 11,000 since then. want to go camping. We haven’t had a be completed this year at health facilities ($98,500), ultrasound area renovation New Denver, and equipment between Page was well known for her lot of time off together. I want to have within the Interior Health region. in Nelson ($95,000), a new dishwasher/ $5,000 and $100,000 at all facilities. involvement in community affairs. a significant camping holiday, in the A letter describing this year’s conveyor system for Trail ($296,000), The total bill for all projects is “I started getting involved with desert, somewhere completely different projects, from IH to the regional hospital a waste/ cardboard compactor for Trail $8,828,500. The West Kootenay United Church first, in the 90s, then from here.” district board, says the 26-year-old ($465,000), a surgical services supply Boundary Regional Hospital District preschool, then the Arrow and Slocan Page adds how great it was working treatment plant is at risk of failing. air fan upgrade for Trail ($95,000), will contribute 40% or $3,531,400. Lakes Community Services board, the with PALS (Protecting Animal Life Failure of the plant “would impact Kaslo increases water and business licence fees for short-term rentals patient care due to lack of sanitary by Jan McMurray operator lives on the property during services and risk to the environment Water and business licence fees are rentals pay the residential rate of $327 with ineffective treatment of effluent.” going up for short-term rentals in Kaslo. for up to four units, and an additional The letter says upgrades will allow A letter with this information was $105 for each unit over four. for improved treatment and processing sent in January to owners of short-term A business licence from the Village of effluent and will include septic field, rentals in Kaslo that were publicly costs $75 for a short-term rental, and $60 sand filter, and dosing tank with the advertising, CAO Neil Smith reports. for a Bed & Breakfast. associated pumps and controls. The The letter explains that short-term rentals The Village encourages owners project will cost $360,000, with the are accommodations where the owner/ of short-term rentals to contact the hospital district contributing $144,000. operator doesn’t reside on the property Village office about rezoning to C-3 Other projects on the list include the while it is being rented on a short-term Neighbourhood Commercial to be Arrow Lakes Hospital Emergency basis, unlike Bed & Breakfasts, where compliant with Village bylaws. A valid Department renovation ($2.1 million), the owners live on the property. business licence cannot be issued to Starting in 2018, short-term rentals short-term rentals in residential zones, will be charged the commercial rate for as they are not a permitted use in the water – $340 for up to four units, and an R-1 zone. additional $105 for every unit over four. These changes were prompted by a For comparison, Bed & Breakfasts lobby from elements of the commercial and short-term rentals where the owner/ accommodation sector in 2017. PHOTO CREDIT: ASHLEY VOYKIN PHOTOGRAPHY ASHLEY CREDIT: PHOTO

Ten-year-old Petula Perry from Silverton won second place (Female 15 & under) in the Rattlecat Cup Banked Slalom at Red Mountain Resort February 24-25. First place went to teammate Annabelle Hardy from Winlaw. Veiga Strachan (Rossland) came in third and Audry Hall (Rossland) finished fourth. All four girls ride with the Central Snowboard Academy. March 8, 2018 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 11 Two Slocan Valley youth compete in BC Winter Games by Katrine Campbell Winter Games in Kamloops and, just loved the experience. heads to weekend competitions. His Two young people from the although neither finished in the top Winlaw’s Senna Kenny is an coach is Dave Wood, who used to be Advertise in the Slocan Valley competed in the BC ten, they don’t seem to care – they alpine skier who competed in the the national team head coach. giant slalom two-run, placing 39th Pigott took 14th place in the Valley Voice out of 61. The 12-year-old said it was individual sprint midget boys 500m, It pays!!! “definitely one of my most amazing and 15th in the interval start 3.5k. • Call 358-7218 for details • experiences ever. The first day he was nervous, but email: [email protected] “Going to the games itself felt then it got easier. He said it was hard like a huge achievement! Knowing work to get to the games but “it was that you have gotten into the games a really fun experience.” Considering Community with the best of the best feels Are there Olympics in his future? Service? awesome. I think that most kids “Maybe. It would be neat!” who go to the games loved it and I More than 1,200 athletes Consider am definitely one of them!” competed in 19 sports over four days Nakusp Rotary She added that competing was at venues throughout Kamloops Call Mayumi for Details: also a confidence booster. In the and at Sun Peaks representing their 250-265-00002 field of 61, “I usually got in the high home zones. 30s or low 40s. My best placing of the weekend was 32. In the future I hope to just do the best I can and see Two young people from the Slocan Valley competed in this year’s BC Winter Games. Pictured where it gets me.” here is Senna Kenny from Winlaw. “I forgot to mention how many great friends you make when you go to the games,” she added after the interview. “I’ve made so many friends and I think most of these friendships will last.” Kenny’s mother, Leah Curran, found it fascinating that of the top 10 in her daughter’s event, eight were from the Vancouver-Coastal zone. “They’re training five days a week,” she said. “Here, it’s much more casual.” Cross-country skier Lukas Pigott (13) of Slocan might disagree with Curran’s assessment. He belongs to the Black Jack Ski Club in Rossland and he trains three or four days a week in the off season, six days a week in winter. Mondays are a rest day, then there is an easy routine on Tuesday, followed by harder workouts on Wednesdays and Thursdays; on Fridays, the club

Lukas Pigott, Slocan resident, competed in cross-country skiing. 12 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice March 8, 2018 Nakusp Vegan Community promotes plant-based eating submitted only benefit from the extra customers. plant-based, vegan diet. based vegan way of life. Through their NVC plans to host a plant-based Keep an eye open for ‘Vegan The Deli on Broadway is a great The Nakusp Vegan Community Facebook page (#NakuspVegans) and food tasting event in the summer and, Friendly’ signs appearing in local stores example of what can be achieved when (NVC) has been established to provide website, they share thought-provoking hopefully, cooking classes in the fall. soon. These merchants are actively a business goes out of its way to support the local community information and information regarding the significance of Plant-based eating: good for you, promoting Nakusp as a vegan friendly all lifestyles in the community. Chef resources for those interested in (or living in a vegan world and offer support good for the animals and good for the destination. Tyler Leeson made sure to include a already committed to) following a plant- to those who wish to know more. planet! As more and more people begin great selection of plant-based items in to understand the benefits of following his new menu. a plant-based diet, not only on a local “It’s not difficult,” he said. “You level but globally as well, Nakusp has just have to be prepared to switch things the opportunity to attract more visitors around a bit.” to the town and area by offering a Jennifer’s Chocolates has also been greater diversity of services, specifically a great supporter of the idea, offering restaurants and grocery stores. If vegans dairy free chocolates in her repertoire, know that Nakusp is a vegan-friendly and the owners of Home Grown Market town, they will be sure to stop and visit & Juice Bar go out of their way to stock on their way through. Businesses can items in their store for those following a Heather Ferguson November 22, 1959 - March 1, 2018 Heather was born in Newmarket, Ontario, and grew up there, in Dollard des Ormeaux, QC, Calgary and The Kaslo Curling Club’s Funspiel was extra special this year, including a celebration of the club’s history. Founded in 1895, it is the oldest curling club in BC. The club had old photos, trophies, curling rocks and other equipment on display. There were 10 teams in the funspiel, and about 70 for dinner on Saturday, February 17. Mississauga, Ontario. She was Costumes were encouraged, so Stephanie Leathwood and Anne McDougall went as the ‘Tartan Terrors,’ taking the opportunity to show off their Scottish heritage. a Girl Guide, and enjoyed many boating excursions with her family in Georgian Bay, the Trent-Severn Waterway, and the St. Lawrence. The family also enjoyed time at her uncle’s cabin outside Thunder Bay. During her high school years she lived in Tanzania, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and Iran, where her father was working on rural electrification projects. She completed her high school education, with honours, by correspondence with the Ontario Ministry of Education. After returning to Canada, Heather attended the University of Toronto for two years, and was then admitted to the U of T medical school. After a year of medicine, she decided that her real interest was in statistics; and she then completed her B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. in that discipline at U of T. Afterwards, she was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Waterloo. During her pre-medical education, Heather met her life partner, Mike, in a chemistry lab at U of T. They moved in together when Heather started medical school and Mike started law school. They remained together in the Toronto area, and then in southwest Ontario, until Heather was offered a professorship at what was then Okanagan College. The New Denver Community Pharmacy is stepping up with a $900 sponsorship for the Lucerne School grades 7-9 trip to Vernon for the Good After some months in Kelowna, Heather decided that an academic career Will Shakespeare Festival (Shakesfest) April 16-18. The sponsorship will cover the registration fees of all nine students who are going on the trip. Teachers Richelle Johnston and Signy Fredrickson and several of the students stopped by to thank pharmacy owner Ward Taylor on February 19. was not her calling; and she and Mike sought out a more rural lifestyle. Those decisions brought them to the New Denver area in 1992, where they together opened and operated a law office. Heather managed the office Langham brings new Andy Goldsworthy film to Kaslo submitted natural dyes, plus his own body and Langham in Kaslo. Tickets at the door operations, did research and developed precedents, drafted documents, On March 16, Kaslo’s Langham elements of performance, Goldsworthy $10. Doors open 6:30 pm. rigorously undertook all bookkeeping and billing matters, and handled all Cultural Centre, in partnership with creates his works, some of which trust account audits required by the Law Society. She continued in these FLIKS, will wind up its 2017/18 season could last for centuries and others a Off The Cuff roles until the end of 2017, when her health prevented further involvement. with Leaning into the Wind – the Art few seconds. He works in rural and Production of Heather was faced with a trio of immune system diseases over the past five of Andy Goldsworthy. It’s directed wilderness settings as well as congested years, and the medical interventions and drug side effects of treating those by Thomas Riedelsheimer, who also urban landscapes. In every instance, he The Gin Game diseases. Since last Spring, her health began to deteriorate significantly. In directed the 2002 film, Rivers and brings the same extraordinary sensitivity submitted mid-January she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, which by that Tides – Andy Goldworthy Working With to his surroundings and his genius for Two of Nelson’s well-known and time had spread to various parts of her body. She was able to spend most Time. Shot between 2013 and 2016, subtly transforming them, and in the most-loved performers, Patricia Henman of the final six weeks of her life at home in Hills; but her last four days were Leaning Into the Wind takes us deep process, invokes in passersby responses and Michael Graham, team up to bring into Goldworthy’s practice as one of the ranging from reverence and wonder you the Pulitzer Prize winning play, The spent in a respite suite at Minto House in Nakusp. world’s foremost land artists. to playfulness and delight. This is an Gin Game, at the Capitol Theatre. Heather was a lover of animals and nature, an accomplished cook, a fan Exclusively using found materials, extraordinary movie. Weller Martin and Fonsia Dorsey are of classic and foreign films, a reader with very wide interests, a gardener - such as rocks, trees, reeds, leaves, and Friday March 16, 7 pm at the two elderly residents in a nursing home, especially of native plants, a solver of many types of puzzles, and (somewhat who strike up an acquaintance over to the surprise of those who knew of it) a very keen and highly accomplished a game of gin rummy. While playing video gamer. She also enjoyed camping, canoeing, cross-country skiing Card of Thanks their games, they engage in intimate and traveling the back roads. I would like to offer my heart-felt thanks to the following folks, who provided conversations about their families and care and assistance to Heather during her recent period of illness: Drs. Pont, their lives in the outside world. Heather’s older brother (Rob), father (Bob) and mother (Eileen) died before Simons and Wik (Cranbrook), Drs. Link and LePage (Nelson), Drs. Lea Gradually, each conversation her. She is survived by her older sister (Sue), four nieces and a nephew, and and Oyatola (Nakusp), Suzanne McCombs, Linda Golds, Leslie Beare, the becomes a battle, much like the ongoing their children. She is also survived by her partner of 36 years, Mike, who is nursing, patient care and lab staff at the Arrow Lakes Hospital, New Denver gin games ... a must-see dark comedy. very deeply saddened by the gaping hole her departure has left in his life. Directed by Lindsay Clague with Ambulance crew, New Denver Fire Department crew, Nakusp Hospice set design by Shayne Brandel, The Gin Heather will be buried in the Glenbank Cemetery, outside Nakusp. At her Society (for the use of its lovely suite at Minto House), Erica, Tom, Kel, Eva Game plays March 22, 23 and 24 at 7:30 request, no services will be held. Anyone who wishes to commemorate her and Tyler. Your compassion, care, assistance and support for Heather, and pm, with a matinee March 24 at 2 pm. existence could make a donation to P.A.L.S., an organization which Heather for me, were very greatly appreciated. Tickets are available at the Capitol, or supported with numerous contributions to its annual Mother’s Day plant sale. Mike Sweeny online at www.capitoltheatre.bc.ca. March 8, 2018 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 13 Campaign to protect Argenta-Johnson’s Landing Face ramps up by Jan McMurray from the scenery and wild lands are to the Conservancy, and would add the spirit of the BC Parks Future Strategy, logging company delay their plans for A North Kootenay Lake community already present here.” recreational opportunities, such as released by the Province last year, which development on the AJL Face while group, Mt. Willet Wilderness Forever, is The PWC proposal explains that caving and hiking trails. The AJL Face highlights conservation, recreation, the group pursues the AJL-PWC park looking for public and political support the AJL Face is the lake side face of Mt. inclusion in the Conservancy would accessibility, and bringing people proposal. for its proposal to include the Argenta- Willet, the tallest mountain on Kootenay also preserve the spectacular, unbroken, together. For more information, visit Johnson’s Landing (AJL) Face in the Lake. forested mountain views people see In June 2016, Area D Director willetwilderness.ca, Facebook Mt. Purcell Wilderness Conservancy (PWC). “The Argenta-Johnson’s Landing as they drive up Hwy 31 between Aimee Watson initiated a community Willet Wilderness Forever, email info@ The group has launched a petition Face is bordered on three sides by Balfour and Meadow Creek, and at meeting, and invited Porcupine Wood willetwilderness.ca, or write to Mt. and letter writing campaign in support the park, so it makes sense to bring it the popular Kootenay Lake Provincial Products/ Cooper Creek Cedar. At that Willet Wilderness Forever, General of the proposal. into the Conservancy. Legislating this Park campgrounds of Lost Ledge and meeting, Gary Diers asked that the Delivery, Argenta, BC V0G 1B0. The campaign for this long-standing boundary expansion will add critical area Davis Creek. proposal is ramping up now that the and habitat to the park and contribute “It’s good for wildlife, the AJL Face is part of Porcupine Wood to its long-term vitality, resilience and environment, the local and regional Nicholas Jonah Products/ Cooper Creek Cedar’s Forest sustainability,” said Gary Diers of Mt. tourism economy, and local Stewardship Plan, which was just Willet Wilderness Forever. recreationists,” says Joy Carson. Carlson approved in January. The AJL-PWC proposal would add She also points out that the park The AJL Face has been in the hands 6,200 hectares to the park, increasing its expansion would give area residents Nicholas Jonah Carlson, age 29, of various forest tenure holders over the size by 3%. The PWC currently covers peace of mind, ending the friction passed away suddenly on Friday, years, and logging proposals have been about 200,000 hectares. between residents and the Ministry of February 16th in Trail, B.C. Nicholas very contentious in the community. The proposal lists many benefits Forests. was born in the Nelson hospital “We are confident that the long-term to including the AJL Face in the “Many residents are concerned on Dec. 13, 1988 to Scott Carlson economics of our proposal outweigh Conservancy. It would preserve existing about their domestic watersheds and the and Christa Brakmann. He grew the short-term economics of industrial habitat, connectivity, and access to stability of the slope, particularly since up in the Slocan Valley, where forestry,” said Joy Carson, member Kootenay Lake for wildlife. It would the 2012 Johnson’s Landing slide,” said he attended the Vallican Whole of Mt. Willet Wilderness Forever. add rare old growth western larch, Carolyn Schramm. School, Brent Kennedy, Mount “Sustained economic benefits resulting ancient alpine larch, and Douglas-fir She adds that the proposal reflects Sentinel and the W.E. Graham Former Nakusp teacher found guilty of one count of sexual exploitation Outdoor Wilderness Program. by Jan McMurray been scheduled, but the attorneys that the two had agreed that there would In his early years, Nicholas loved hiking, camping, biking, skiing and Former Nakusp Secondary School indicated it may take place May 31 be no sexual contact. It is certainly swimming. He continued his active outdoor lifestyle by treeplanting with teacher Shanny McIvor has been found in Nakusp. possible there was sexual contact, but guilty of sexual exploitation of one of McIvor was charged with sexual in light of the inconsistencies, I am left various companies until he was diagnosed with schizophrenia in his early her students under section 153 of the exploitation of two of her students. with reasonable doubt on the issue,” twenties. Life became a struggle for his remaining years. Criminal Code, which prohibits people One of the charges was dismissed due Justice Seagram said. Nicholas is survived by his parents, Christa and Scott, sisters Becky and in positions of trust or authority to to inconsistencies in the one student’s Seagram said he did not have the Alyssa (Dave) and baby Samuel; his Oma, aunts, uncles and cousins in engage in sexual touching with young testimony. Justice Seagram noted same concerns about the reliability of Germany and the U.S. people. inconsistencies with the testimony the other student’s testimony, as there On February 28 in Nakusp court, as compared with the other student’s were clear, consistent text messages Special thanks to the various social services that helped. Justice Seagram found that McIvor testimony, and as compared with to support the testimony. According to was in a position of authority and had the statement the student gave to the the evidence, sexual contact between A celebration honouring Nicholas will be held at the Vallican Whole a responsibility to decline any sexual police. the student and McIvor consisted of a Community Centre in the Slocan Valley on Sunday, March 18th at 2 pm. contact with her student, but she didn’t. “I have no doubt they were together dancing incident at McIvor’s residence Donations in his memory can be made to Our Daily Bread (Nelson) or the The sentencing hearing has not and drinking together. The evidence is and a kissing incident at the school. Salvation Army’s ‘Kate’s Kitchen’ (Trail). RDCK budget highlights presented in Kaslo and Meadow Creek by Jan McMurray year from $16,635,330 last year. recreation, will cost the Meadow Creek The first of 10 public meetings on Altogether, Kaslo residents will owner of a $250,000 home $97.38. The the RDCK 2018 budget took place at pay $376,677 in RDCK taxes this year, third most expensive, refuse disposal, the Lardeau Valley Community Centre where they paid $389,715 last year. will cost $83. on February 26, followed by a meeting That’s a 3.35% decrease. In Pineridge, the RDCK tax bill on in Kaslo. Altogether, Area D residents will a $250,000 home will be $478.29. The In the presentation, RDCK CAO pay $839,018 in RDCK taxes this year, Pineridge mosquito control program is Stuart Horn explained that the RDCK where they paid $787,825 last year. less expensive than Meadow Creek’s, board identified six priorities in 2016, That’s a 6.5% increase. but it’s still the biggest chunk of the tax and these priorities are evident in the The good news is that the tax rate bill ($121.61), followed by parks and budget. The priorities are: wildfire is going down by 10% for Area D and recreation ($97.38) and refuse disposal management; waste management and 7% for Kaslo. Area D residents will ($83). alternatives; recreation, parks and pay $1.43 per $1,000 of assessed value An Area D resident who isn’t trails; water protection and advocacy; ($1.60 per $1,000 last year), and Kaslo paying for mosquito control will have food security and agriculture; and residents will pay $2.18 per $1,000 an RDCK tax bill of $356.68 on a coordinated service delivery. ($2.34 per $1,000 last year). $250,000 home. Some of the projects to address A Village of Kaslo resident with An Ainsworth homeowner will these priorities include hiring a wildfire a $350,000 home will have an RDCK pay $686.86 on a $350,000 home. mitigation technician last year, hiring tax bill of $758.49. The most expensive Recreation and Parks is the most four FireSmart Ambassadors last services for Kaslo residents are fire expensive service at $136.33 this year, year and nine this year, the Regional protection, parks and recreation, and followed by fire protection ($122.14), Agriculture Liaison Strategy, the refuse disposal. On a $350,000 home, refuse disposal ($116.21) and the Kaslo Central Kootenay Food Policy Council the fire service will cost $278.05; parks Library ($65.37). (Director Watson sits on the board), and rec $136.33; and refuse $116.21. The Kaslo & Area D parks and parks and trails inventory, Resource The library service follows at $65.37. recreation service this year will provide Recovery Plan, composting and An Area D resident who pays into $10,000 for Kaslo recreation grants; recycling. the Kaslo and Area fire service will $7,000 for Ainsworth Hall; $5,800 for Area D’s assessment value shot pay $842.77 on a $350,000 home this Argenta Hall; $4,500 for Johnson’s up from $32,673,612 last year to year. Fire protection will cost $278.05; Landing Hall; $30,000 for Lardeau $38,283,468 this year. That’s a $6 Recreation and Parks will cost $136.33; Valley Hall; $60,000 for Kaslo Arena; million (17.17) increase. Director refuse disposal will cost $116.21; and $10,000 for Kaslo Curling Club; and Watson said she doesn’t know exactly the library $65.37. $10,000 for waterfront parks. why, but it seems to be a mix of new A resident in Meadow Creek with a The general administration service, builds, an increase in light industrial $250,000 home will have an RDCK tax which all RDCK residents pay into, is property assessments, and a general bill of $640.79. Of that, $284.12 is for increasing 8.7% ($100,000) overall this increase in property values. the mosquito control service, the most year to cover the costs of two new IT staff Kaslo’s assessment increased only expensive service in Area D. The second (one permanent and one temporary), and slightly (4.12%) to $17,321,485 this most expensive service, parks and the Regional Agriculture Liaison. 14 KASLO & DISTRICT The Valley Voice March 8, 2018 Kaslo council, February 27: Gearing up for Kaslo 125 by Jan McMurray $2,000 sponsorship will be split 50/50 at $139,533, due to council’s decision can be made from surplus cemetery Kaslo Riding Club (horse training • The bell at City Hall will be rung between the Kaslo 125 Committee’s to transfer gravel pit revenue to this revenues and proceeds from the sale clinic), Trust for Kids, Kaslo Youth every day at noon from the May Days budget and the municipal advertising reserve. of municipal land. Soccer (equipment), Kootenay Lake weekend to the official birthday of budget. • Council agreed to establish a • Municipal grants were approved Historical Society (office equipment), Kaslo, August 14. • The Village of Kaslo Public Contingency Reserve Fund to cover: for Kaslo Search & Rescue (training Kaslo Curling Club (ice making • The Valley Voice proposal to Art Committee is applying for CBT the municipality’s deductible for for SAR dog), Kaslo & District Public equipment), Legion Ladies Auxiliary publish a heritage style newspaper for Community Initiatives funding to municipal liability or property loss Library (replace outdated equipment), (outdoor shelter construction), Kaslo Kaslo’s 125th anniversary celebrations, help complete the Public Art Park. insurance claims; legal or surveying Kaslo Guitar Fest (festival costs), Seniors (internet service). Kaslo with a $2,000 sponsorship from the The funding will be used to pay a costs that weren’t budgeted for and are North Kootenay Lake Arts & Heritage InfoNet withdrew its application to Village, was approved. The Village’s bricklayer to lead a session teaching time-sensitive; occasional cemetery Council (replace laminator), Kaslo install a fibre switch device at City sponsorship will include a full-page ad interested community members to lay capital and maintenance costs outside Legion (install light motion sensors), Hall, and all requests were reduced for the municipality in the publication. a brick path; to purchase plants, trees the scope of the Care Fund; and capital North Kootenay Lake Community by a common percentage to meet the The proposal states that the paper and shrubs; and to purchase materials or land acquisitions considered in Services (Mother Goose early literacy $4,500 available. will include articles on the history to build mounts for public art. the Village’s interest. The minimum program), Periwinkle Children’s • The OCP amendment that of Kaslo as well as the heritage • The Village has registered as an balance in the reserve fund will be Centre (playground repairs), Kaslo changes the designation of E. Garthe’s preservation efforts in the community intervenor n the BCUC proceedings on $10,000. The initial $10,000 will come Concert Society (insurance and piano property on Washington Street to Local in more recent years. The paper will the FortisBC rate redesign application. from the Village accumulated surplus tuning), Hospice Society of North Commercial from Neighbourhood be delivered to all Kaslo and Area D • A letter of support from the at year end. Additional contributions Kootenay Lake (public workshop), Residential was adopted. mailboxes free of charge along with Village will be provided to FortisBC the Valley Voice, and 3,000 copies will for its application for federal funds Stronger legislation needed for forest health be made available to the Kaslo 125 for a Level 3 Fast EV Charger in by Jan McMurray the district does only a minor amount of Andy Shadrack, former Area D Committee to distribute as they see Kaslo, and for negotiating a licence At a presentation on the four treatment work to destroy the beetles; director, indicated that the problem fit.The Valley Voice estimates that the of occupation for a municipal location major bark beetles that are doing the district mostly gathers information could be addressed through tenure project will cost $4,000. The Village’s for the charger. damage to our forests and what the on where the problem areas are, and reform. “Give salvagers the ability • The Village will provide a letter government is doing about it, local asks licencees to harvest or treat the to salvage individual trees in huge of support to the Kootenay Lake citizens made it clear that they want infested trees. tenures. Stop giving big companies the Partnership (KLP) for its funding stronger legislation to protect forest “We try to get the licencees to act exclusive rights to the tenure!” proposal to the Real Estate Foundation health. The presentation was hosted on the information we provide them, Shadrack pointed out that the last of BC. The letter of support from the by the Friends of the Lardeau River on but there’s no legislative requirement discussion on tenure reform was in Since 1986 Village states that the KLP’s proposed February 20 at the Lardeau Valley Hall. for the licencees. We don’t direct them. 1987. “We’re due for one,” he said. Beard oil and balm; fabulous new art project would help the Village draft Entomologist Marnie Duthie-Holt The legislation is not there,” he said. Christianson commented that he cards; silver jewellery; Pietersma tinworks; water surface zoning regulations, provided information on the mountain One resident asked why the district felt the lack of trust among the public Chateau Spill stain remover... just some secure modified and new tenures, pine beetle (in decline), the Douglas-fir bothers to gather the information if was sad. “We meet with the licencees of the new products in-store. Come visit. review existing Development Permit beetle (on the rise in the Kootenay Lake they can’t compel “those in charge of and tell them we want it harvested,” he Open Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-5:30 pm area), the spruce bark beetle, and the our forest management” to act on their reiterated, and again suggested that the 250.353.2566 Area policies, and help inform the western balsam bark beetle. recommendations. community work with the licencees, 408 Front Street, Kaslo, BC Village’s Waterfront and Municipal www.figmentscanada.com Parks Strategy. The letter also notes The government’s role in Christianson said it’s his job to ask them for considerations, and “hold that there is a “significant opportunity addressing these forest health issues in convince licencees, and encouraged their feet to the fire.” to develop common policies, the Kootenay Lake area was presented the public to try to influence forestry “It’s hard to have any faith when regulations and designations in each by Dean Christianson, Stewardship companies through their social licence. there’s no legislative backbone,” said jurisdiction [along Kootenay Lake] Forester with the Ministry of Forests, “Certainly, it’s an area of concern,” he Argenta resident Sara Adair. “Where is for an integrated methodology to Lands, Natural Resource Operations conceded. the legislation that says you MUST do stewardship on Kootenay Lake.” and Rural Development. The data clearly shows that it’s an this and that to deal with forest health? • Council approved a Christianson explained that the area of concern. From 1999 to 2017, Please take our message to the minister. permanent $50,000 transfer from Kootenay Boundary Forest Region 1,603,645 cubic metres of trees were We are very concerned for ourselves the transportation reserve to the does an aerial overview survey of the killed in the Kootenay Lake TSA due and for future generations.” equipment/vehicles reserve. The region every year to monitor forest to health factors – mostly the mountain Rhonda Batchelor, president of the equipment/vehicles reserve had been pests, and the Selkirk Forest District pine beetle. Of that volume, only 5,783 Friends of the Lardeau River, suggested diminished to $7,709 after replacing does detailed helicopter and some cubic metres were harvested. The grand that people write to Minister Doug the dump truck and other equipment ground surveys in specific areas where majority of those dead trees – 1,597,862 Donaldson and MLA Michelle Mungall and vehicle modifications. The CAO there is a forest health concern. He said cubic metres – were left standing. with their concerns. recommends that this reserve generally hold $100,000, to allow for the ability Hit of Kaslo Jazz Fest returns to Kootenays for a three-show run to purchase and make 5-year loan submitted poetic into a funk-laced perfect storm. recently in order to help her dad on his payments on large equipment/vehicles This St. Patrick’s Day weekend, the A special act and one that doesn’t organic farm. “I love the Kootenays. It when necessary. Fortunately, the “crackerjack conjurer of washboards make it out to our neck of the woods will always be my home. We are one of transportation reserve is very healthy and rubber” CR Avery will be hitting often enough.” the last strongholds of pristine beauty • Fresh Meat Cut Daily the road hard and bringing along his Organizer of the Kaslo and Argenta on the planet and as a community I’d • Fresh & Frozen Seafood Energy Tips... current incarnation of an eight-piece shows Amber McIntyre-Byatt says, say we are relatively united. I am into • Freezer Packs Air source heat pumps extract heat from band to deliver get-the-spring-back- “I’ve been watching him as an artist putting in the elbow grease to help my • Deli Sandwiches to go outside air—even in winter—to heat your in-your-step dance parties to Kaslo, for 20 years. He used to sit and busk on dad grow good food for the community • Awesome Cheese Selection home. They can provide up to three times Nelson, and Argenta. Commercial Drive with his harmonica because of course that’s a very practical • Fresh & Smoked Sausage as much heat as electric baseboards For those who caught him at and he’d beat box how Bob Dylan way to contribute to the well-being of • Smoked Salmon or furnaces using the same amount last year’s Kaslo Jazz Fest, you may would if he beat boxed. He wore a the planet. The other way I’d like to • Awesome Beef Jerky of electricity. Newer models work well remember the moment when he threadbare suit and an old fedora and contribute is by putting my energy into even when the outside temperature is as • Custom Cutting low as -25°C. They can also provide air managed to rally the whole crowd into when he wasn’t doing a show, he’d be the arts. I’m so happy to be helping • Weekly Instore Specials conditioning in the summer. singing along to ‘Oh Canada we stand playing on the street. He made folk bring CR and the eight-piece band – on guard for thee’ and then flipped music seem like a powerful force even horns drums and all – to town.” Scarlett’s Electric (250)353-2563 into a bit about residential schools in amongst all that concrete and traffic. Amber says she has watched CR Jaeden Woodland (250)366-4316 a passionate call to acknowledge the Skip forward ten years and now it’s Avery rock the house hard many times, full scope of this country’s history, to reached the point of what I’d call in many different styles. “I know it’s a move forward together, and truly stand mastery, because if you do the same lot of parties to go to on one weekend on guard for our deepest values. He thing over and over with all of you but I feel like once people experience Support the Valley Voice with has a warrior’s heart and he expresses and your heart too, you’re gonna reach the show, they are gonna wanna go to it through his own unique musical a level where you can blow people’s Kaslo Friday night, Nelson Saturday a voluntary subscription poetic chops. minds with your virtuosity, and once night and then ease out of the weekend Local photographer Louis their minds are blown, the inspiration with a feast in Argenta Sunday (start Bockner says, “He was my favourite can seep in and if people go back out eating around 6 and dancing around 7) Only $10-$30 surprise act of Jazz Fest. I really didn’t into their worlds inspired, I think the at the Argenta Hall for one last Sunday Send Cheque or Money Order to Valley Voice, know what to expect from him and whole nature of the community is evening hoopla.” he blew me away with his presence, uplifted.” For more intricate details on Box 70, New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 energy, and talent. He’s got a gift for Amber McIntyre-Byatt is a theatre tickets, times and places you can check aligning the absurd, political, and artist who returned to the Kootenays out cravery.com March 8, 2018 The Valley Voice NAKUSP & THE ARROW LAKES 15 Nakusp council, February 26: Hot Springs brings revenue to 2018 budget by Claire Paradis can’t haul their own yard waste away the project, went on record to say that the some people in the village. Councillor • The preliminary operations budget appreciate it. property has traditionally been a youth Tom Zeleznik told council that fire was presented by CAO Taylor (budget The preliminary operations budget centre, and that the location was a hub for department volunteers had to come to The Arrow Lakes slides are available on the Village was accepted for information, and healthy activity for young Nakuspians the aid of one unfortunate fellow who District Arts website with Agendas and Minutes). presentation of the preliminary 2018 when it was open. He stressed that when was trapped after the roof of his home Taylor reminded council that only 45% capital budget will be coming to council he worked at the centre, the activities collapsed. Council Society of property taxes gathered in 2017 went in April. Both budgets will be coming held there worked to combat vandalism • The Nakusp mayor and councillors Presents — to the Village, which collects taxes for back to council in their finalized form and graffiti by giving kids healthier ways will be receiving regular cost-of-living — the Regional District, hospitals, police, for approval. to spend their time. increases to their remuneration, based and schools as well. • A public hearing was held about the The proposed rezoning will allow on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) DUO SOLISTA The big news this year is that rezoning of the old Green Door property for the project to be built in phases if from the year before. This year, their Olga Kotova & Dimitry Nesterov the Nakusp Hot Springs will be a to accommodate the new Green Door needed. Council voted in favour of the remuneration will rise to $13,158 per Violin and Piano standalone function. Instead of being Revitalization Project, which plans to final reading and adoption of the Official year for the mayor and $6,579 per funded by property taxes, the Springs house a youth centre, pool, aquaponics Community Plan and zoning amendment year for councillors, reflecting the Saturday, March 10 is contributing $15,000 to the Village installation and a biomass plant. Notices bylaws. 2% CPI increase in 2017. There had at 7:00 pm budget. The transfer was calculated to were given to 11 surrounding properties • The potential $1 million in funding been no increase since 2015. Council be in line with what the Hot Springs in advance. There were three people in for the Downtown Revitalization Project Remuneration Bylaw No. 672 was given In The Bonnington would pay in taxes as a privately owned the public gallery who showed up for (DRP) has made planning for some three readings. Arts Centre business. the hearing. of the improvements possible, but it • Councillor Tom Zeleznik made Tickets: at the Bon Marche/Dollar Store The other big news is that thanks to Council received one letter from a won’t pay for them all. As the entire a motion that was passed to send a the transfer, Nakusp residents are facing resident expressing concern that a youth project is estimated to cost $2 million cannabis sales revenue-sharing letter to $15 Adults $10 Seniors & Students a tax increase of 1.6% rather than 3% on centre would increase the noise, litter or more, the idea is to complete it in the provincial government. Many BC 60 & over 17 & under the Village portion of their taxes. and graffiti in the neighbourhood around phases. Recreation and Parks Director municipalities are giving their two bits $5 Children (6 & under) $30 Family {2+2} There was some discussion about the facility. The resident suggested Terry Welsh put forward seven options about how the profits from cannabis sales Hospitality Host: whether the expense of Pride Week, relocating the youth centre on top of and their projected costs for council’s should be split with local governments Selkirk Inn budgeted for 2018 at $8,150, is worth the RCMP building. The Green Door consideration. Discussion concluded as there will likely be extra expenses it. Mayor Hamling said it has been very property is located on 4th Street NW that the options diverged so significantly involved. popular, and Councillor Bill Tobey facing Nakusp Secondary School. from the original plans that it would be commented that many seniors who Joseph Hughes, who is involved in necessary to take the new options back to PALS Extends A Heartfelt the committee and public for their input. Duo Solista returns Council also concluded that investigating “Thank You” To Our submitted performing with orchestras. sidewalk replacement and the state of the On Saturday, March 10, Duo Solista Kotova and Nesterov are both storm sewers are priorities that need to Veterinarians, Dr Laurie Page will perform at the Bonnington Arts graduates of the Moscow State be addressed first. Centre, starting at 7 pm. This is the third Tchaikovsky Conservatory and earned • The water infrastructure report and Dr Bill Sones concert in this season’s concert series, masters’ degrees in music performance done by WSA Engineering out of presented by the Arrow Lakes District from the University of Calgary. Kotova Castlegar got commendations, except Arts Council Society. Violinist Olga is a member of the Calgary Philharmonic that the stated Nakusp population of Kotova and pianist Dimitry Nesterov call Orchestra; Nesterov is an off campus 1,130 people in the report isn’t accurate. themselves Duo Solista to reflect their piano instructor for the Mount Royal The report is part of the Tangible Capital dedication to being both solo artists and University Conservatory. Their music Assets inventory, and will be used in the chamber music partners. This husband spills into their home; their two sons (16 future to plan and prioritize projects. The and wife have played together since they and 6), play violin and piano respectively. report notes that the Village’s asbestos were 17 and classmates at the Moscow ALDACS is very excited to have cement water pipes have surpassed their Central Music School. this wonderful couple returning to life expectancy and their replacement, Before coming to Canada in 1994, perform here, as we first met them on which will take years, should be a they toured Russia, Eastern Europe, their first tour through the Kootenays priority. The Village has 26.6 km of Germany, England and the USA, as ‘Artists in Residence’ from the Banff this pipe, representing 77% of all water giving solo and joint recitals as well as Centre. pipes in the municipality. The estimated replacement value is $5,135,572. Bereavement journal program offered in Nakusp • The snow is wreaking havoc for submitted and acceptance for the array of intense Anyone who is going through a feelings and confusing thoughts We sincerely appreciate the many years you grieving process after losing someone experienced through loss. Considering Community have provided stellar service to the people close to them, whether the loss is Participants will explore Service? of our communities to help keep our pets recent or in the distant past, is invited grief through writing exercises Consider to a bereavement journal program (journalling), collage and other simple healthy. It has been an honour and a privilege sponsored by the Nakusp Hospice art processes. They will come to Nakusp Rotary Society. It is modelled after the understand and normalize their grief Call Mayumi for Details: to work with you as PALS volunteers. Our successful program developed by experience and will learn hands- 250-265-00002 animals were always given loving care along Susan Breiddal of Victoria Hospice on skills for dealing with life after Society. loss. No experience in writing or art with the best possible medical attention. Facilitators Sue Mistretta, required. Limited to eight participants. M.A. and Alice Watson, M.Ed., Program fee is $35 and all learning Our volunteers have been treated with the psychological counsellor, will provide materials are provided. To register or utmost respect, integrity, and compassion. a safe, supportive and confidential for more information please contact space for participants to explore Sue at 358-2177 or soulgarden58@ This incredible support, both emotional and their grief and to discover a healing gmail.com. Registration deadline is financial, has been instrumental for our journey which cultivates compassion March 23. programs to enhance animal welfare. Bereavement Journal Program ATTENTION PET OWNERS Laurie and Bill, you have truly been the pulse NOW is the time to spay and neuter your Dates: March 28 - May 2nd Wednesdays pets. Spring is just around the corner. of PALS. We are very grateful to you both, and PALS reminds you that we have ongoing we wish you all the best in your retirement. Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm assistance for those struggling financially Place: Arrow Lakes Alliance Church with the costs of responsible pet care. You are leaving very big “pawprints” on our For more information phone PALS NOW hearts and you will be greatly missed. Cost: $35 (deadline for registration March 23) at 250-265-3792. Facilitators: Sue Mistretta, M.A. and WEEKLY SPONSOR: Sincerely, Your PALS Alice Watson M.Ed. (Couns. Psych) No experience in writing or art required. Nakusp Sponsored by the Nakusp Hospice Society (250) 265-3635 www.selkirkrealty.com 16 CLASSIFIED ADS The Valley Voice March 8, 2018 ANNOUNCEMENTS COMMUNITY FOOD HAMPER & Slocan Lakes area. For more info leave up afterwards. A very special thank you is waiting for them when they return from BUDDY’S PIZZA, KASLO: Award PROGRAM serving Hills to Enterprise a message at 265-3674 ext. 201 or email to Katrina Sumrall, the grade 4,5,6 class, Mexico. Stay tuned for next year’s theme winning, hand-stretched artisan pizza. Creek. Anyone needing an Easter food [email protected]. and Chiyoko Reitmeier for the beautiful and the continuation of the Winter Blues 250-353-2282. hamper please call Syl 358- 2676 or Sue CARD OF THANKS memorial book of Liam they created. Boogie! CFNKLS GRANT CYCLE for 2018. 358-7787 by March 20. We need your IN APPRECIATION – Losing a young Our family is deeply grateful for your COMING EVENTS $44,000 available to Registered Charities name, and contact number. Leave a message loved one is heart wrenching. During this generosity of spirit. We send our gratitude and other qualified donees in Kaslo and and we will return your call. time, it’s often a struggle to find just the and appreciation for the meals, cards, Area D. Application forms and guidelines AUTOMOTIVE right words to thank this special community errands, chores and other gifts of your available at nklcommunityfund.org 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY – Fully loaded. for all the love and support given. We time and energy, which helped sustain us Application deadline Friday, April 27, Automatic. 300k. Asking $2,300. Ron: apologize if we have missed anyone in our day to day. SLOCAN MASONIC LODGE meets 2018. General information 250-353-7600. 250-505-3453. thank yous below. Thank you again for everything. at Knox Hall at 7:30 pm in New Denver: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES LEGALIZATION IS COMING. We would like to express our heartfelt -Ken and Donna Butler and family March 23, April 27, May 28, June 22. Every We have Slocan Valley outdoor seeds WORK YOUR DREAM JOB and be thanks to the Good Samaritans at the scene, THE STEENHOFF FAMILY would like fourth Friday. Interested new members (frosty finishers). Spring Sale on now. your own boss with help from the Self First Responders, Arrow Lakes Hospital and to thank the many friends who took the contact: [email protected]. Grassrootsseeds.com. Employment program at Community staff, Randy Spears, and Francine Jennings, time to visit Mom and brighten her days. WINTER WEDNESDAYS a t THINK SPRING! Egg-Cetera Feed now Futures! Through this program you will Eloise Charet and Katrina Sumrall for A special thanks to Dawn and Nels for the Ainsworth Hot Springs and the Ktunaxa taking chick orders. 250-226-7034. receive business plan instruction and the healing fire ceremonies at the school, many things they did for Mom while she Grill! Wednesdays from January 10 SINGLE PARENT HOMESCHOOLING ongoing business training and coaching Gloria Lisgo and the Carpenter Creek was still at home. Also to Wanda who ran - March 14, 2018, purchase any meal YOUTH for medical reasons not able to while you start your business. And if Last Wishes Society, Essay Enterprises, many errands for Mom. (over $10) and receive 50% off at the seek employment. Your refundable bottles you’re eligible you will usually also receive Therese DesCamp, Lucerne School and WINTER BLUES BOOGIE - Huge hot springs. Limit one per person www. and cans will help! Call for pickups/ financial support for the first year. To learn students, music teachers Kelly Coubrough thanks to everyone who came out and ainsworthhotsprings.com dropoffs 250-352-9916. more call 265-3674 ext. 201 or email and Rebecca Laity and students, Amber danced their socks off. The dance was CANCER PATIENT SUPPORT [email protected]. Butler, Eloise Charet, Barb Mark, Sadye fantastic! We would like to say thank you GROUP: Every first and third Thursday Business Classifieds THINKING OF STARTING, buying or Butler, Nancy Guise, Isaac Carter and Orsi to all the outlets that sold tickets, everyone of each month @ noon in the conference expanding your own business? If so, call Benkoczi, Burgin Jacobs, Paula Shandro who bought tickets, and everyone who room at Arrow Lakes Hospital. For more start at $10.00 Community Futures offers business loans, and Patti Sebben and all their volunteers helped support the event. A special prize information call Linda 250-265-1397. Call 250-358-7218 for details counseling & training; and delivers the for helping with the food and kitchen and to goes to Gerry and Barry Buchanan who Cancer Caregivers Support Group: Every Self Employment program in the Arrow those who helped set up, decorate, and clean won the best dressed! A lunch certificate second and fourth Tuesday of each month

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Keep speaking your truth, in “I’m so happy to be part of the celebrate this project,” says Alexis. It was a project nearly five years are contained within the book. whatever way is in your heart.” Blood of Life Collective and to “We have all been working so hard.” in the making, and it grew out of Because this is an oral tradition, the “This book is a call to action, for a conversation between Marilyn reader is given a link and a password each one of us to find our voice, our James and KLinda Kivi as they were to go online and listen to podcasts vision, our music, our love to stand standing together on a blockade. of the entire stories. Putting these up for the Sinixt. This can be done On Sunday, March 4 at the Vallican together was the work of Catherine in a number of ways. First, always Whole Community Centre, the Fisher, from Kootenay Coop Radio. acknowledge you are on Sinixt Blood of Life Collective proudly “Catherine has done an amazing territory. Second, sign the petition launched Not Extinct: Keeping the thing here,” says KLinda. “If you to the federal government. We have Sinixt Way. More than just a book, listen to only one of these podcasts, just started a petition to reverse the this is a multimedia project based on pick the one about Frog Peak. She has extinction of the Sinixt, and our MP, traditional stories as told by Marilyn woven together the voices of Marilyn Richard Cannings, has agreed to James and her daughter, Taress and Taress in English with Eva Orr’s present these signed petitions as they Alexis. rendition in Sinixt. It is beautiful.” come to him. (A link to the petition “This was a collaborative Eva Orr was the matriarch who led will be found on Facebook at FB/ effort,” says James. “It was all about the Sinixt return to the Slocan Valley. bloodoflifecollective and at www. opening up space for dialogue and As well there is an audio series, maapress.ca.) And finally, please imagination.” which is different from the book. help us get the book out there in any The book is richly illustrated Several podcasts are already up on way you can.” with the work of over 20 artists, kootenaycoopradio.com, with more The evening wound up with and written ‘reflections’ from many being added over time. stories. Alexis regaled the audience others, rounding out each chapter. The shape of the project with a delightfully gruesome Coast Around 120 people attended the originally was conceived by Kivi Salish tale about the origin of event, many of whom were there to and artist Amber Santos, who became mosquitoes. James told the Frog be honoured for their contributions the artistic director. Eventually it Peak creation story. “I was conflicted to the book as artists, writers or morphed into a full-on collective about this for a long time,” she says, supporters of the work. undertaking. Kivi refers to Santos as “because this is an oral tradition. KLinda Kivi is the publisher her “collaborative maverick.” Even though Eva gave me permission at Maa Press, and a member of the “She’s not my partner, she has to write it down, I wondered, ‘What Blood of Life Collective. “We hear a husband, but I think of her as my are you doing?’ But eventually I came a lot of talk about reconciliation,” better half,” she says. to peace with it. I feel telling this she says, “but I say, reconciliation to She is also particularly grateful survival story underlines the great what? We need rather to be working to Alison Christie, who worked responsibility we have to this land on decolonization, to change the alongside her every step of the way. and all the things of this land.” system fundamentally, not just tinker “She’s a star,” said Kivi. “I want Both James and Alexis expressed with problematic colonization. This to thank all of you here and the entire their gratitude to the community for book is an act of decolonization, and Blood of Life collective. It takes an their support. “This is an opportunity every act of decolonization creates an entire community to do something to honour the stories, the land and the energy within the community.” like this,” she says. “We are all part contributors,” says James. Teth Haddow Obituary Teth Haddow left us on August 28,

PHOTO CREDIT: MOE LYONS CREDIT: PHOTO 2017 after a year and a half battle with cancer. A true fighter, she didn’t quit until her body was no longer able to house her spirit. Teth, formerly Margee Bruyere and before that Margaret Thomasett, moved to Winlaw with her husband Chris Bruyere from California during the Vietnam War era in 1971 to the ‘farm’ that she passed on to her son Yarrow. As a loving woman she had many friends who she stood by and supported regardless of their dilemma. As the rock that she was, nothing could faze her and woe to the person who stood in her way. Margee was a hippy chick who bought a ‘64, cherry red Corvette by way of go-go dancing in Los Angeles. Her love of dance continued, in her Slo- can Valley dance and drumming groups she often out-shone women half her age. Teth’s energy level was phenomenal, she’d kick ass working all day long but come 4:20 it was time to let her hair down and enjoy life with whoever was near. Teth loved to travel. Hawaii is one of her favourite places, Cuba was another more recent favourite. After a fantastic two-week trip there plans were to go next time for two months but her illness took over. Teth’s spirituality allowed her to be fearless, respectful and non-judgmental. Taress Alexis and Marilyn James proudly display Not Extinct in front of the Vallican Whole Community Centre. Not adhering to any one particular belief or faith, though primarily Buddhist, Saving the Peace symposium in Nakusp hers was a blend that made perfect sense. Her farm was her sanctuary, a safe haven, a place of creativity, of business submitted all beings of the Peace River Valley. We Gwen Johansson, Grant Trower, and The ‘Saving the Peace – Changing want to bring awareness to the message Shelly Boyd. and endless nude gardening; a place she enjoyed with many over the last the Site C Paradigm’ symposium is being echoing throughout the entire province to In the afternoon, there will be a 4 ½ decades. Hair dressing was her vocation and passion, both on the farm organized to provide a space and time call forth a new context for sustainability panel presentation on alternative energy and in Nelson. An avid reader, she’d devour a wide range of topics from for people to synergistically formulate and respectful living in harmony with solutions, followed by breakout action fantasy to fact. She accepted yet fought her illness bravely with a stoicism alternative solutions to the challenges the planet. groups. The closing ceremony will be that was uncanny, not once did a “why me” cross her lips. that we currently face. The opening ceremony is at 9 am, at 4:30 pm. Celebration with music and Teth was predeceased by her husband Gerry Haddow, her former partner Ken This will be an all day event held followed by keynote speaker Ken Boon, dance will follow the dinner break and Fagan and both of her parents Suzanne and Roger. Survived by her son Yar- March 17 in the Nakusp Sports Complex president of the Peace Valley Landowner begin at 7 pm. row Bruyere, brother John Thomasett, numerous cousins, nephews, friends auditorium. We are coming together in Association. Other presenters are Eileen Please visit www.savingthepeace. and intimate partner David Buller who love her for the beautiful spirit she is. support of the people, river, land, and Delehanty Pearkes, Candace Batycki, ca for more information and to register. 20 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice March 8, 2018 STEAM learning space at Nakusp Elementary submitted based and focuses on a student- technology skills while developing robotics, science and building our students know, their interests, Nakusp Elementary School centered learning environment. math, engineering and science challenges, as well as reading and and passions, STEAM activities (NES) has established a new learning Students from all grades in the conceptual and design thinking. writing tasks and creativity using a and challenges motivate students space to facilitate interactive, school visit the learning space in Students advance their literacy variety of art media. This learning to engage in conceptual and problem solution focused learning. small multi-aged groups of three skills by providing evidence of process fosters inquiry, creativity, design thinking. The greatest gifts Students and staff refer to this space to six students. Learning activities their learning through drawing and curiosity and a passion for problem teachers can give students during as the STEAM room. in the room encourage these small writing about their project plans and solving. It also develops positive the elementary years are a driving The concept of STEAM learning groups of students to complete outcomes. personal, social, communication, curiosity, a belief in their own is a relatively recent educational challenges and tasks together. The NES students have embraced the creative and critical thinking core skills and abilities, and a thirst for innovation and it is new to NES activities are designed to facilitate STEAM room as a place where they competencies, key components of knowledge. The addition of the this year. The greatest benefit in the group collaboration and problem- can enjoy hands-on and interactive our new BC re-designed curriculum. STEAM learning space has enhanced elementary years is that it fosters the solving while being practical, fun, learning activities. The students are The inquiry learning focuses Nakusp Elementary students’ love of learning, instills a passion and and engaging. engaged in learning through coding on students’ early interests and educational experience with a new a drive to learn new things. The educational resources in activities, math problem solving, experiences. By building on what dimension of interactive learning. 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