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Volume 26, Number 12 June 15, 2017 Delivered to every home between Edgewood, Kaslo & South Slocan. Published bi-weekly. Your independently owned regional community newspaper serving the Arrow Lakes, Slocan & North Kootenay Lake Valleys. Nakusp Hot Springs Road re-opens after May 31 washout by Claire Paradis Springs employee Rick Offerman through by the road crew who installed. Fortunately, road crews are Chenuz said single lane traffic Cecilie Letting and Dwain Foster and RCMP Constable Lee Bellamy. worked actively to clear a passage in town at the moment so the time led by a pilot car will continue until were two of the 37 people who “We were well taken care of, through the water and dirt. is right to do road improvements, the 1.1 km of road is repaved, which unexpectedly spent the night at the well accommodated,” said Foster. Road crews worked to control Chenuz said. he estimates may take two weeks. Nakusp Hot Springs when the road Letting commented that “Rick and the water and re-establish drainage washed out on May 31. The couple the RCMP made it feel…fun!” immediately after the washout. were soaking at the springs with For his part, Chenuz was very Repairs were done so quickly that friends around 6 pm when Constable happy to have YRB, Galena Bay Nakusp Rec-Parks was able to post Lee Bellamy announced that the road Construction and Russell Hopp on Facebook that the Nakusp Hot down the mountain was closed. Construction quickly respond and Springs were open 10 am to 9 pm as

Bart Chenuz, Ministry of get to work with MOTI to reopen of Thursday, June 9. CHENUZ BART CREDIT: PHOTO Transportation and Infrastructure the road. “Kudos to the staff of the (MOTI) Area Manager, said it was “They’re just awesome,” the Ministry of Transportation & a combination of high snowpack MOTI manager said. Chenuz was Infrastructure and YRB, our local levels and a rainstorm that caused the also impressed with the level of Highway Contractor, for their quick deluge of debris to come down and cooperation and understanding from response and excellent efforts to destroy the culvert at Dinner Creek. the Village of Nakusp. reopen the road as soon as possible,” Guests at the Cedar Chalets and Around 8 am, Letting, Foster and read the post. campers in the campground opened the other unplanned lodgers received “Our main goal is safety,” their doors to the mudslide refugees word that they had 45 minutes to stressed MOTI’s Chenuz, who added and thanks to everyone pulling gather their belongings and get into that the plan is to rework an entire together, said Letting, there were a convoy. The road had been repaired corner which will improve sightlines enough beds for everyone. enough that a single string of cars as well as increase drainage through For the Letting-Fosters, the and trucks could get down the hill, the larger replacement culvert. A YRB foreman Bill Cowan surveys the Nakusp Hot Springs Road washout scene on his last day heroes of the hour were Nakusp Hot said Letting. The convoy was hurried second backup culvert is also being at work before retiring. Zwicky Road landslide evacuation alert rescinded after geologists’ report by Art Joyce and Jan McMurray for April 18 only, and on alert until The failure area straddles Crown and possible that the entire slope, which normal – about 2.5 times normal. As The evacuation alert for six homes April 28. private land. The estimated 10,000- is about 1.5 km wide at its base along a comparison, rainfall in June 2012 below the Zwicky Road landslide According to the reports 20,000 cubic metres of material Zwicky Road, and about 1.5 km long, preceding the Johnson’s Landing slide near Kaslo was rescinded on May by professional geologists Sarah involved seems to be mainly colluvium consists of one or several dormant was 2.7 times normal. 30. Geotechnical experts visited the Crookshanks and Peter Jordan, from ancient landslide deposits. landslides, probably involving bedrock The report states that there has site in late May and determined that available on the RDCK website, the “Based on our field observations, as well as the overlying glacial till.” been no logging in the Zwicky Road the likelihood of continued landslide landslide appears to have come down as well as previous site assessments The geologists’ observations slide area, which is surrounded by activity was low. fairly slowly over about 14 hours on higher up the mountainside and terrain indicated that little or no landslide mature forest. The six properties were under April 17, from 8 am to 10 pm. The mapping completed in the 1990s by activity has occurred on this slope for If residents notice any debris evacuation order from April 18 to failure area, actually two slides side Kaslo resident Bill Wells, it is our at least several centuries, and possibly indicators or hazards, the RDCK April 28, and under evacuation alert by side, is about 100 metres long by interpretation that the slope on which not for thousands of years. would like them to call the 24-hour until May 30. Another 41 homes about 75 metres wide, with the toe the present landslide occurred consists Precipitation during March and Emergency Coordination Centre at nearby were on evacuation order about 300 metres above Zwicky Road. of deposits of ancient landslides. It is early April was much higher than 1-800-663-3456.

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Visitor Information – Pages 16 & 17 2 NEWS The Valley Voice June 15, 2017 High water affecting New Denver shoreline amenities by Katrine Campbell into cutting a new trail around it but didn’t know whether this would be and visitors: No logging to take place the water onto park land. Part of the Mori Trail along the after a walkabout with the engineers a test year or not. We know there is in Centennial Park! The logs will likely be used for shoreline of New Denver has been concluded the bank was too steep. potential water damage, and we’ll “One industrious resident was firewood for the campground, although flooded and damaged, but the Village “It wasn’t feasible. It would have consider our options once the lake level logging from the lake,” she said, and “we may go through a process to make was expecting it and isn’t worried. Chief been a tremendous undertaking, and is past peak.” was told to stop dragging logs out of logs available” to the public. Operating Officer Catherine Allaway would have eaten up such a huge • High water levels are also doing said they knew when construction portion of the budget there would be damage at the other end of the lake. began last year there were questions nothing left for the rest of the trail,” The boat launch on the south side of about how high water would affect the she said. Centennial Park has been closed due trail, but as the high water mark differs The trail is open on the beach at to debris, and the short walkway to from year to year, “we would just have low water, but at high water trail users the wharf has been disconnected from PHOTO CREDIT: ART JOYCE ART CREDIT: PHOTO to wait and see.” must take the path up the bank to the its posts. The Village decided to get as much Bellevue St to bypass the cabin. “There is unacceptable strain work done as they could at low water Allaway says the Village is trying with the wave action and the debris,” and hold back on the final surfacing. to get the most extensive things done Allaway said. “It was twisting in a way Now that the damage is done, they first, and placement of amenities and [Public Works] thought we were going have the budget and labour to modify access routes, with accompanying to lose it.” The crew also moved a bunch the trail to avoid damage in the future. signage, will be the last items done. of logs which were causing damage to At high water, the Mori Trail “The information from the high the wharf. The boat launch was closed ends at the southernmost cabin, near water level this year will inform those “because it’s extremely hazardous.” Bigelow Bay. Allaway says they looked decisions,” she said. “Last year, we The COO has a warning for residents

High water in Slocan Lake is affecting many of the shoreline amenities. Joy Kogama at the Langham July 11 submitted and in 2006 she was made a Member of Langham Asian Series 2017 presents the Order of British Columbia. In 2010, the first event of its 75th Anniversary of the Japanese government honoured her Japanese Canadian Internment: Memory with the Order of the Rising Sun for and Reflection, with this special evening her contribution to the understanding performance with Joy Kogawa and and preservation of Japanese Canadian Soramaru Takayama. They will perform history. Her latest work, a memoir titled A Suitcase Of Memories at the Langham Gently to Nagasaki, was published in Cultural Society on Tuesday, July 11 2016. at 7 pm. Soramaru Takayam is a member Tickets will be available June 15 at of the Vancouver artist collective, Sunnyside Naturals and Willow Home Tasai. Sora brings his innovative poetry Boutique in Kaslo. Advance tickets $18, monodrama to Vancouver by way of $20 at the door. Youth (8 to 19 years old) ongoing solo performances and through get in free. collaboration with nationally recognized In an innovative ‘poem within poets visiting from Japan. His first poetry a poem’ format, this literary event book Tsuki to Buranko was published commemorates the 75th anniversary in 2014, taking him on three successful of the internment, dispossession and tours in Japan. In 2015 he was featured dispersal of Japanese Canadians. Joy in a short documentary film created by Kogawa, best known for her award- Global Work, a Japanese lifestyle brand. winning novel Obasan, partners with The film was part of a national broadcast up-and-coming Japanese poet Soramaru and online campaign about Japanese Takayama. Joy performs her own poems, nationals living inspiring lives abroad. one from Obasan, the other from Gently He has performed for the Canada to Nagasaki, within an original dramatic Japan Friendship Association, Joy poetry monologue created by Soramaru. Kogawa House, and was commissioned The poetry will guide you on a to create and perform a poem for the pilgrimage through Joy’s memories. 110th Anniversary of the Vancouver After the performance there will Japanese Language School and Japanese be an opportunity to talk to her, a Hall. Sora hosts an annual event, treasured opportunity to hear the story Japanese Poets North of the 49th, that of internment from a Canadian literary is funded by the Canada Council for the giant and a living treasure. Arts. He is the founder and owner of Joy Kogawa was born in 1935 in Vegan Pudding & Co. Vancouver. Her best known work is Contact the Langham for details, Obasan, published in 1981, a novel that 250-353-2661 has been recognized internationally as representative of the Japanese Canadian war-time experience. In 1982 she won the Book of the Year Award from the Canadian Authors Association. It has

also been adapted into a children’s book, TIDBALL NORIKO CREDIT: PHOTO Naomi’s Road, which the Vancouver Opera adapted into a 45-minute opera that was performed in various cities. Interned with her family during WWII, she has worked tirelessly to educate and help redress a dark moment in Canadian history. In 1986, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada Joy Kowaga with Soramaru Takayam. June 15, 2017 The Valley Voice NEWS 3 Slocan River flooding hits 20-year high, prompts evacuation by Art Joyce Point Road, Arrow Road, Little mountains comes down enough to Golden, Revelstoke and the Columbia expected to rise rapidly, but that no Water levels in the Slocan River Slocan South Road, Passmore Lower slow the runoff,” says Doran. “We’re Valley. Kelowna and Vernon were major flooding is expected. Minor reached a 20-year high on June 1, Road, Picard Road and Koch Siding. monitoring the situation and we have also affected. According to CBC flooding in low-lying areas is possible. causing the Regional District of The Passmore and Crescent Valley local fire departments keeping an eye News, Okanagan Lake had exceeded A “flood watch” means that river Central Kootenay to issue evacuation fire halls were set up as reception on it. It should return to normal fairly readings set in 1948 by more than levels are rising and will approach orders and alerts for parts of the centres for residents needing services. quickly.” 17 centimetres, “when the flooding or overflow their banks. A “flood south valley. Residents in 56 homes However, according to Doran, no one All affected properties will remain benchmark was last set.” warning” is issued when river levels in Crescent Valley were temporarily had to stay overnight at their local fire under evacuation alert until further A “high streamflow advisory” have already overflowed their banks, evacuated. No damage to homes was hall. They were sent to hotels, stayed notice. “We want to make sure people means that river levels are rising or with flooding of adjacent areas. reported. with friends, or camped out. A few are safe around fast-moving water and Temperatures above 30 degrees decided to stay in their homes despite stay away,” says Doran. “We’ll be Celsius, followed by high rainfall, the order. prepared to move on evacuating areas prompted the sudden discharge On June 2 at 4 pm, the evacuation again should it become necessary.” of water from last winter’s high order was rescinded for all of Slocan Kootenay Lake residents were snowpack levels. Similar conditions Valley West Road, leaving only one also affected, with lake levels rising caused alerts to be issued by the BC home on Woykin Road and three on to 1,751 feet (533.7 metres) by June River Forecast Centre across the Picard Road still affected. On June 3, a metre higher than last year’s province. 3, the homes on Picard Road had the maximum. The lake last reached “On June 1, the Slocan River order rescinded, leaving the home on this level in 2012. Then as now, reached a 20-year flood level,” explains Woykin Road under evacuation order Nelson experienced flash flooding Andrew Doran, RDCK Assistant due to concerns about an upstream log and its lakeside soccer fields were Emergency Programs Coordinator. jam. By June 5, all affected residences underwater. Interior Health said at “The reason the evacuation order was remained on evacuation alert only. least 15 communities have been given is that the rise was twice as fast The Regional District has not had to monitoring their water supply since as normal. The river forecast over the repair any damages but did do some flooding began. Nelson issued a past few weeks has fluctuated between preventative work on Slocan Valley boil-water advisory on June 2 after 20- and 100-year flood events.” West Road, raising the road level. its water screening system became The RDCK on May 30 issued This was done at the recommendation clogged with debris and the heavy an evacuation alert for Slocan Valley of Emergency Management BC and runoff raised water turbidity levels. West Road and provided multiple the Ministry of Transportation and According to the BC River locations for residents requiring Infrastructure, not as a result of flood Forecast Centre, the South Thompson sandbags. By June 1, the Regional damage but as a means of shedding and Shuswap Rivers remained on District had declared a State of Local water and maintaining access. “flood watch” as of June 6while most Emergency, upgrading the alert to an On June 8, the forecast was other rivers had been downgraded to evacuation order for 35 homes on that for the river to rise again, expected a “high streamflow advisory.” Other road, which faces directly onto the to peak on June 10 slightly higher rivers affected included the North Slocan River. By 7 pm that evening, than the day of evacuation. “It’s just Thompson, Kettle, Salmon, Nicola, another 21 homes were ordered to a matter of what the temperatures Similkameen, Granby, and Mission evacuate on Woykin Road, Indian do, and if the freezing level in the Creek, as well as tributaries affecting 4 OPINION The Valley Voice June 15, 2017

indication whether the actions are Air B&Bs successful and on target. Air B&B has 35 listings for Given the two examples from Kaslo. But there is nowhere to house Mr. Saxifrage’s article, the UK anyone applying for work. The Kaslo approach seems to offer a clear Hotel kitchen is closed until further process with regular monitoring. notice. Other restaurants in Kaslo Canada may want to consider cannot find staff, either. an outcomes approach – reverse My question for council is: Do engineering if you will. Air B&Bs pay commercial taxes Ron Robinson on their short-term rentals? Do they Nelson have insurance? Have they purchased business licenses? Lack of employee ‘5G’ – not grand housing is killing Kaslo. 968? We 5G is the most hazardous will be lucky to have 900 if there is generation of radiation because no long-term rental housing in town. of its unlimited numbers of new But lots of untaxed, unpermitted frequencies potentially to be and uninsured short-term rentals to released. We already know the compete with the motel and the hotel, existing frequencies from 2G-4G which both pay taxes. are hazardous and causing biological What wiil council do about it? harm – the 5G will be devastating. Why not go online and tax each One of the purposes of 5G is unlicensed rental? Strange concept – to enable driverless cars, although level the playing field, and help local the primary purpose of 5G is not business while you are at it. just driverless cars but to create John Eckland IoT (Internet of Things). Like other Kaslo microwaves, we can look to animals Spring has finally sprung!! 430 Front Street, Kaslo, BC to see their reaction. When 5G Come enjoy the best view in Kaslo from our patio 250-353-7714 Climate action was being tested over pastures 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. opposites where cows were grazing in Europe, How important is a driverless car? substance that could severely damage In his June 8 article in the farmers described their behaviour as Really, what are our purposes? or destroy our marine ecosystem. BC Open letter to the National Observer, Barry Saxifrage a kind of ‘mass agony.’ Like the cell Shouldn’t we get a handle on them has only one marine ecosystem and no contrasts the climate change tactics phone frequencies, only ‘choppier,’ before we keep on yanking up the amount of money could help rebuild it. communities of and results for both Canada and these microwaves slice through us amp when we know there is cellular Question: why are Alberta and the United Kingdom. The UK has on a molecular level – an invisible damage being done? Ottawa not supporting refining tar Silverton and New passed a ‘carbon budget’ law that massacring of the air space, which For the need for environmental sands crude where it is being mined? Denver, and the staff of requires the government to meet disturbs animals and humans and of sanity, happy cows, clear-minded That way we could all benefit from annual climate targets. Currently, the course the navigational capabilities bees, purchasing Canadian refined oil the Slocan Community Canadian government is not required of butterflies and bees. Daphne Fields products and end the importation of 5G is being implemented all Health Centre to meet any targets for there is no Slocan foreign oil. The answer I keep getting Officially, I’m writing this letter to over the US. There are bills being enacted law. is that it is too expensive and not a notify the community and the Health pushed through at every state level BC’s economic and The UK approach could be viable economic solution. Well, guess Centre that I am planning to leave this all being done simultaneously. Over described as ‘outcome based’ – a what, exporting crude oil through practice and relocate to Nelson with my 80 towns in Ohio have protested environment rights common practice in educational BC’s fragile marine ecosystem is not daughter. More importantly, I’m taking against its installation. Although curriculum development. You first equal Alberta’s in a viable economic alternative either. this opportunity to try to express the Bill 649 allowing cell phone sites establish what you want to happen, Nor do we want to be held hostage gratitude and honour I feel for having almost everywhere already passed confederation then design a series of measurable to Alberta’s economic needs. We in had the good luck to be a doctor in this the Senate in California with flying If Alberta Premier Rachel Notley steps to make it so. It allows for BC have as much right to protect community these last 10 years. Yes, it’s colours, there may be a temporary and Prime Minister Trudeau think that regular feedback to determine if our environment and economy as hard to believe that it’s been that long; pause due to public concerns. It needs they can dictate to British Columbians outcomes are on track. Albertans. it still feels like last week when we to be fought against vigourously. on the basis of whose economy and Canada, it seems, has a So, Ms. Notley, a little less of “it’s arrived in the village that my daughter The recognition of the environment is more important, then general climate action goal; but our right” and “the federal government will always call home. I truly appreciate seriousness of the downside to they need to think again. in its vagueness as to process and has made a decision,” as Mr. Trudeau the welcome, safety and support that wireless technologies is mounting. We have an important sport and monitoring, there can be no clear commercial salmon fishery, and a also promised us that the impacts of this community has provided our family. coastline that is the envy of every resource extraction would be balanced For 10 years, the people of the EDITORIAL / LETTERS POLICY tourism operator in the country. And against the needs of protecting the Slocan Valley have placed their trust and The Valley Voice welcomes letters to the editor and community news yet Ms. Notley and Mr. Trudeau think environment. It’s our environment faith in me to tend to their health care articles from our readers. Letters and articles should be no longer than we should sacrifice our economic and our economy that’s at stake here, needs, and to be ready to respond during 500 words and may be edited. We reserve the right to reject any submitted interests for theirs. so please start by respecting us and times of crisis. The staff at our Health material. Please mark your letter “LETTER TO THE EDITOR.” Include First, no amount of money could that fact. After that, we can negotiate Centre works non-stop to maintain a your address and daytime phone number for verification purposes. as equal partners in confederation and reliable, professional health care service. We will not knowingly publish any letter that is defamatory or libelous. fix a crude oil spill. Just ask the not from some subservient position of I am proud to have been a part of this We will not publish anonymous letters or letters signed with pseudonyms, Alaskan fishermen and First Nations just because you mined it, you have a team, and want to thank them for all except in extraordinary circumstances. people impacted by the Exxon Valdez spill. So we are not talking about right to export it. their hard work and support through my Opinions expressed in published letters are those of the author and not Andy Shadrack necessarily those of the Valley Voice. exporting twinkies, lumber, natural gas continued on page 5 or even coal. We are talking about a Kaslo The Valley Voice Box 70, New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 Phone: 250-358-7218 Fax: 250-358-7793 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.valleyvoice.ca Publisher - Dan Nicholson • Editor - Jan McMurray • Food Editor - Andrew Rhodes • Reporters - Katrine Campbell, Barbara Curry Mulcahy, Art Joyce Published and printed in British Columbia, Canada The Valley Voice is distributed throughout the Slocan and Arrow Lake Valleys from South Slocan/Playmor Junction to Edgewood and Kaslo on Kootenay Lake. Circulation is 7,600 papers, providing the most complete news and advertising coverage of any single newspaper serving this area. SUBSCRIPTIONS: CANADA $54.60, USA $84.00, OVERSEAS $126.00. 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continued from page 4 including caribou, wolverine, grizzly and and then logged, and now re-protected, I have copied my colleague…” Since the Minister of the Environment, years here. birds will be displaced permanently due receives its drinking water from three We asked the Interior Health the Drinking Water Protection Act, the As well, I’d like to take a moment to noise and disturbance. watersheds (58,000Ha/ 223 mi²). No Authority. Interior Health Authority and the Ministry to recognize the outstanding dedication The track is in an area known to have activity, industrial or recreation is allowed The Interior Health Authority was of Forests are all abdicating responsibility and professionalism of our local EMS many seeps. Many of the flows there in these watersheds, thus reducing the risk petitioned by the community of Glade to protect our water, what are we left with? team, and the community’s Fire/Rescue are intermittent, surging up and then of source water contamination. Greater when we filed a Section 29 under the We are left with a system that service. I can’t begin to express my disappearing underground again. What Victoria also receives water from a Drinking Water Protection Act in 2016. provides no protection, places the admiration for the difficult, unpredictable kinds of hydrological studies have been protected watershed. Any BC citizen that thinks there is a same importance on economics as safe work they do, and the collegiality and done here? I would suggest a thorough Between the two areas, 59% of the threat to their water can file a Section drinking water, and assigns almost willingness they routinely demonstrate hydrological study would reveal BC population is fortunate enough to get 29. A year later, the Interior Health no responsibility for damage done to when they arrive at the Health Centre’s incompatibilities between the surface water protected for the sole purpose of Authority Environmental Officer declined water sources. There is a lack of public ER with a patient. water flows and this type of activity. providing clean, safe water to 2.5 million to investigate, stating in part: “As a confidence in water protection because As we plan our move to Nelson, Years ago, the Blewett Conservation people – this population has reclaimed matter of jurisdiction, we believe it is the current industry model of self- I’m saddened by how much we will be Society noted concerns with the ATVs their right to protect water from industry. not appropriate to apply a Section 29 regulation (renamed the more palatable leaving behind, and heartened that we using the area mud bogging below Glade Creek Watershed is only 2977 ha investigation to the legal framework and ‘professional reliance model’) exists with won’t be far. I know that my departure Siwash Mountain. The government (29 mi²). Why are citizens in rural BC approvals processes of forestry activities a negligible method of public consultation may cause some disruption in our local took the Snowwater Snow-goers Club excluded from protecting their water in of MFLNRO.” and a decrease in checks and balances health care services. Interior Health has to task for the damage caused there and the same way? We asked the BC government’s from the Ministry of Forests. And just in begun recruitment, and I have made they moved their cabin to a location at Like many water sources across BC, ‘Living Water Smart.’ case that does not grant enough leeway clear my willingness to be flexible in my the bottom of the valley in order to try the Glade Creek community watershed is The BC government states on their to industry, there are further loopholes transition; I hope to ease this transition to stop this practice. These factors pose under threat from proposed logging. The website: “The quantity and quality of like using a ‘due diligence’ defense in as much as possible. unacceptable risks to Rover Creek and its Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural our water supply is essential to public case of contraventions and the fact that Again, a big thank you to the people users, which include people and wildlife. Resources (FLNRO) neatly sliced the health and sustainable communities.” the government considers water that is (patients, staff, friends, children) who The Kootenay area has experienced Glade community watershed in half, and That sounds like an excellent idea! ‘treatable’ to be uncompromised. have given so much depth and meaning above average temperature increases and granted tenure to two licensees. On this Then they go on to say: “Protecting So, who is actually responsible for to my time as a doctor in New Denver. the associated shifts in ecosystems due public land, ATCO Wood Products gets our water supply means regulating its this task of protecting our water? Well, Mike Magier to climate change. Increasing dryness the top half and Kalesnikoff Lumber use so that water is available to sustain we are: the water users and suppliers. New Denver during the summer months has already Company gets the bottom half. environmental, economic and human Ironically, the Drinking Water Protection been the cause of many wildfires in Our watershed provides 90% of the needs.” Again, economics and industry Act makes water users “…ultimately Concerned the area (e.g. Sitkum Creek, 2015). As community with water. It is a watershed hold the same place of priority as water for responsible for ensuring users are nearby residents, we have concerns in recovery from an old fire, past logging, environmental and human needs. protected from drinking water health about rally car about fire hazard due to vehicles and the and powerlines. Our trees need to grow We asked the Ministry of Forests, hazards.” The responsibility does not rest track proposal sparks associated with their operation, older, and the grizzly and cougar need Lands and Natural Resources. with the industry that logs, mines, dumps, As a long-time resident of Blewett, especially in a racing setting in the sanctuary. The waterfall and hiking trails The Deputy Minister of FLNRO fracks or otherwise alters the water quality director of the Blewett Conservation wilderness where sparks can easily need to remain safe for recreation. Even signed an Order (Environmental of BC citizens. Society and co-chair of the Blewett ignite the surrounding forests. In the if proposed logging and road building Protection & Management Regulation) So that is what we will do. As many Watershed Committee, I am greatly fire season, existing fire suppression is accomplished with best practices, including the Glade Creek community citizens and communities across BC concerned by the proposal to build a rally resources are already overtaxed. As it will eventually impact our already watershed and recognizing that it have done over the years, we will, out of car track in the Rover Creek watershed taxpayers, we are not interested in seeing fragile ecosystem, as Glade Creek has “requires special management to protect necessity, protect our water. Accelerated in Blewett. our monies spent on fire suppression known sources of sediment and elevated the quality or quantity of water, or the resource extraction based on a model of When the proponent, Patric caused by inappropriate commercial turbidity. There are currently almost no timing of flow of water.” Again, this maximizing short-term profit should not, Maloney, initially applied for his heli- operations. Why should BC taxpayers be existing roads, which keeps it protected sounds very positive. But that objective and does not, trump water. Water is the skiing licence, we consulted with expected to pay this bill as well as risk from motorized vehicles, dumping, set by government (i.e. protecting water priority – our forests that produce that him extensively. At that time, our the destruction of our homes? increased wildfire danger and water values in community watersheds) applies water is our priority. Water is life and concerns included noise, disturbance of There is no mention whatsoever of contamination. “only to the extent that it does not without clean water, nothing can live. wildlife and interfering with the public’s the impact to, and response of, the local The best insurance against climate unduly reduce the supply of timber from H. McSwan enjoyment of the area. He assured us that residents. A community meeting will disruptions affecting our watershed is an British Columbia’s forests.” (FRPA 2016) Glade Watershed Protection his operations would not interfere with confirm that this proposal is simply not intact forest cover. With the presence of (emphasis mine) Society the considerable skiing, hiking, hunting, appropriate for its proposed location. Just climate disruptions already occurring in wildcrafting and other activities of because Mr. Maloney has a property in the Kootenays, we know that we need people. He agreed to restrict his activities the location and needs to make more to restore our watershed, finds ways to to the winter months and to avoid the money does not mean the animals must decrease the existing turbidity and other areas of the Bonnington Traverse for his vacate and the public must sacrifice its impacts on the creek to ensure a source heli-skiing operations. This proposal to long-standing and extensive use of the of potable water for many years to come. diversify his operations and build a rally area nor take on the increased risk of fire. Could anything be done to help us car track contradicts those agreements. The deadline to submit comments protect our water? We began asking… The Rover Creek watershed and the on this proposal is June 23, at www.arfd. We asked the Minister of the Bonnington Huts are among the most gov.bc.ca, file #4403367 Environment. intensely used in the area by the public K.L. Kivi The Minister of Environment, Mary for recreation and food and firewood Blewett Polak, when questioned about water gathering. People from Blewett, South as a human right in BC responded in a Slocan, Crescent Valley, Thrums, Water is life letter: “The British Columbia Human “Water is Life, and without clean Bonnington and further afield all use Rights Code does not reference the water, nothing can live” proclaims a it as a primary access to the wilderness. right to clean water; however, the BC 1970s Environment Canada poster. The Copper Mountain Hut and the Government is strongly committed to Today water takes a back seat to other slopes and peaks of Copper Mountain, maintaining a healthy environment for issues like industrial jobs and economic Siwash Mountain and Connor Peak British Columbians. As noted in the bounty for the Province. The provincial are all in the same valley and hence, Ministry of Environment Service Plan, government allows industrial companies same soundshed as this proposal. It will protecting the environment, along with access to watersheds. In the Kootenay simply become impossible to enjoy these sustainable economic growth, are top area, there is hardly a watershed that has wilderness destinations with the noise government priorities.” (emphasis mine) not been, or is slated to be, logged. and dust generated by a rally track. The Glade Watershed Protection It wasn’t always ‘shared use’ – Many, many hunters use this area Society asked the Ministry of Environment watersheds used to be protected against annually for supplying their needs to help us protect our water sources, but logging and trespass. ‘No Timber Sales’ for meat, pointing to the considerable that was neatly sidestepped by passing the are stamped or written all over older use of the area by ungulates. Bow issue on to FLNRO: “As you are likely forestry maps. A current ATCO map of hunting season begins on September 1, aware, the topic of logging falls under the the Glade Creek Watershed designates it I believe, and this is within the window jurisdiction of the Ministry of Forests, a ‘Watershed Reserve’. of the actual proposed activities. Animals Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Metro Vancouver, first protected, 6 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice June 15, 2017 Silverton Councillor Leah Main re-elected to national FCM board submitted challenges – whether that’s jobs, expansions, green infrastructure, unprecedented federal investment better roads, more affordable Silverton Councillor and RDCK growth or climate change. And we’ll and $2 billion specifically for rural, on the table, but we need to make housing, and access to improved Director Leah Main has been re- keep pressing for federal action that northern and remote priorities. sure they get the details right. Then telecommunications. And that means elected to the board of directors of the makes life better here at home and “This is a critical year coming we’ll be ready to turn investments economic growth and a higher quality Federation of Canadian Municipalities across Canada.” up for municipalities. We’ve got into real outcomes in our community: of life,” said Main. (FCM), where she has served since FCM is the national voice for 2015. Board elections took place at 2,000 local governments, representing Slocan Waterfront Restoration & Development Society hosts event FCM’s June 1-4 national conference, more than 90% of all Canadians. As a submitted umentary film maker Damion Gillis. triggered by interest in what happens which drew 2,000 municipal leaders member of FCM’s board, Main helps The Slocan Waterfront Restoration Craig Pettitt of the Valhalla Wilderness now that the sawmill is gone and the from across Canada to the nation’s set the direction for an organization & Development Society (SWR&DS, Society will introduce the film, which waterfront is up for sale. capital. that is effectively transforming the role formed in July 2016) invites you to promotes the proposal to establish the If you love Springer Creek and “It’s an honour to be chosen by my of municipalities on the national stage. a film, food, music and info event in Selkirk Mountain Caribou Park. the Slocan waterfront, and see the peers to continue serving on FCM’s Over the last year, FCM has Slocan at the Legion on Saturday, June SWR&DS will share its work on importance of these assets to the future national board,” said Main. “Some achieved unprecedented engagement 17 from 6 to 10 pm. Children are most Springer Creek water quality testing, of the Slocan Valley, come to this event of our biggest challenges here in the with the federal government on welcome until 9 pm. species at risk and creek mapping. and consider becoming a member of Central Kootenay are also national local and rural priorities. Following The evening will include the These and other community caring the society. The AGM is planned for intensive advocacy by FCM, Federal screening of Primeval: Enter the and vision ventures have been a focus September. Budget 2017 committed to invest $81 Incomappleux by award winning do- over the last year and a half, initially Expect Pedestrians billion in infrastructure over 11 years— including affordable housing, transit RCMP want victims to report even small crimes by Katrine Campbell vehicle. Although this may seem gas cans from their property. Again, A spate of lug nut loosening and like petty vandalism, wheels flying the RCMP say nothing was reported gas can thefts in the New Denver area off a vehicle going at highway speed – but as the victims replaced the cans, ALFA Art Walk has been reported on social media, could result in a serious crash. added sugar water and waited for the but Slocan Lake RCMP detachment A posting on the Facebook thieves to strike again, perhaps police party can’t do anything because only one New Denver and Area Community intervention wasn’t needed. incident was reported to them. Bulletin Board drew responses from Cst. Ben Nickerson, asked about This reporter was the victim two other people who had been the incidents, said, “We do encourage in one case last year. The car was victims within the last year or two. the public to report property crime to making strange noises, and Doug Several others reported thefts of full police.” Fischer of Glacier View Service found and fixed the problem – Water at Brent Kennedy all the lug nuts on one tire had been loosened. A few weeks ago, Elementary not usable my neighbour found the lug nuts by Jan McMurray Brown. He said they’ve submitted loose on all four wheels of his It looks like Brent Kennedy the application and are in the process Celebrate the arts with us! Elementary will be getting a new of hiring an engineer. well drilled this summer. Remediating the old well would ALFA Art Walk is having a Party School District 8 Director of just be a “bandaid solution,” Brown Friday June 23rd from 4:30 to 8:00 at Operations Larry Brown reports said. The other possible option was that the water at the school suddenly to connect to the Playmor Junction Heritage Nursery by the Nakusp Marina turned yellow in late March, so Improvement District’s water Artists in attendance comprehensive testing was done. The system, but Brown said there were Art display and refreshments testing showed elevated turbidity and many questions still unanswered, elevated iron levels, resulting in a such as if they have the willingness Entertainment with Boombassa Drummers ‘Do Not Use’ notice from Interior and capacity to supply the school. and DJ Aversive Health on March 30. Brown says Western Water Brown reports that the sinks and Associates think the water quality is Everyone Welcome fountains were shut off immediately being influenced by the Slocan River and the school has been using bottled aquifer and factors such as salt from water since. The water cannot be the roads and septic systems, and used for drinking or hand washing feel that a newer, deeper well will – just for flushing toilets. address the issues. The school district hired Western The school district has a Water Associates Ltd. to look at the “rigorous regulatory process to options. “The existing well is old and follow to make sure the water quality it’s not very deep, so we are leaning is good, and we’re going to do that,” towards drilling a new well,” said Brown said. June 15, 2017 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 7 Knox Hall renovations to proceed; Bosun Hall needs more study by Katrine Campbell and Recreation & Cultural Services detailed reconstruction plans and “Due to the range of responses staff capacity, and it is likely the It looks as though the Village of Coordinator Amanda Murphy present a budget for Knox, and then start that were received regarding potential Village would hire someone to do New Denver will soon start hunting the findings of the public survey and looking for grants. The Columbia uses for the Bosun Hall property, the work. for funding to fix Knox Hall, and will the recommendations reached at the Basin Trust has Built Heritage more information is required before The timeline is five to six years, gather more information about Bosun COTW meeting. grants to “support the preservation, a proposal can be developed,” the and the hall could further deteriorate Hall before making any firm decisions The staff members who compiled rehabilitation, and/or restoration” of report said. “Further engagement before any work starts. on the fate of the building. the survey results and wrote the report heritage buildings, but the deadline with stakeholders…would assist…in “It may be safer to have it closed,” Based on the results of a public said “Space sharing opportunities, for this year’s applications was May ensuring that changes or improvements Murphy said. “It’s a possibility council survey, the Village’s options were: detailed functional planning, 4. The Village will submit a detailed to the space would benefit present won’t ignore at the risk of public to proceed with renovations of the prioritization and exploring funding application next year, and will search users as well as future needs.” safety.” Knox Hall; proceed with renovation options and opportunities are all for other sources, said Bunka. The A full-scale study would entail The summary report on the of the Bosun Hall; replace the Bosun; important next steps.” timeline for completion is two to researching and writing a report on community survey is available renovate both halls; or do nothing. Murphy explained that the Knox three years. current and future usage, and the cost at newdenver.ca; look under There were 87 surveys returned, with Hall was an easier fix, as it has The Bosun is another matter implications of a new build, as well ‘Documents’, then ‘Reports and respondents explaining how they used no major issues. The renovations altogether, much more complicated, as researching multiple sources of Studies’ and then ‘Community Hall the Bosun and Knox halls, their level (estimated at $271,350) would said Bunka and Murphy. Council funding. The scope would be beyond Feedback Report 2017’. of satisfaction with the halls, and cover the main concerns – moisture has the extensive report from 9dot suggestions for improvements. Many infiltration and insulation deficiencies Engineering, but has much more info asked for interior renovations to create – as well as minor renovations and to gather and many decisions to make. modern, bright spaces, modernize the space improvements. Should it repair the structural and kitchens and bathrooms, upgrade the In other words, commented one foundation problems? What happens Bosun kitchen to commercial food person, “Knox Hall is not a Pandora’s if there is more deterioration than grade, and put public washrooms and box.” originally identified, in inaccessible showers at the Bosun. Others called The condition of the Bosun is areas? The public survey showed a for a new, larger-capacity hall, some more serious. According to the report, lot of people wanted more from the suggesting that the Knox be sold to it “has major structural and foundation hall than the existing structure could raise money for that purpose. issues that will need to be addressed handle. Council first discussed the survey prior to pursuing any renovations Replacing, rather than repairing, results and staff’s recommendation that would see improvements to the the Bosun was the preference to proceed with renovations at Knox functionality and aesthetics of the according to the residents’ survey. Beef Seafood Hall at a Committee of the Whole building.” The estimate for these Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon, New York Steak, Veal Clams, Oysters, Lobster Tail, Peeled & Deveined (COTW) meeting May 30. After much major issues is $547,500, provided Cutlets, Breaded Veal Cutlets, Veal Cordon Bleu, Jumbo Shrimp, Breaded Fantail Shrimp, Cooked FISH & CLIMATE CHANGE discussion, the committee decided there are no issues with the walls. Buffalo Burgers, Ultimate Beef Patty. Salad Shrimp, Raw Headless Prawns, King Crab Fish biologists say that due to an increase Legs, Scallops. on a sixth option, to proceed with the 9dot Engineering reported no visible in water temperatures in the Slocan Pork renovations on the Knox Hall while problems with the walls, but its Valley our whitefish, trout and salmon Pork Chops (Centre Cut), Danish Baby Back Ribs. Fish developing plans for the Bosun Hall. mandate didn’t include cutting holes (cold water fish), will experience added Chicken North Atlantic Sole, North Atlantic Cod, Halibut Steak, Sockeye Fillets, Red Snapper, Stuffed Sole. This recommendation was taken to check their condition. The total stress and reduced growth in the sum- Chicken Cordon Bleu, Souvlaki Chicken Kebabs, to the public in a presentation at estimate to restore the Bosun and mer. Shade provided by overhanging Chicken Burgers, Chicken Kiev, Chicken Florentine, Party Favourites vegetation along shorelines and wetlands Knox Hall June 6 and was expected improve the space by extending the Chicken Mexicana, Chicken Fingers, Chicken Jalepeno Cheese Bites, Mozza Cheese Stix, Bacon can help mitigate increases in water Breast (Boneless), Chicken Wings (Honey & Garlic Wrapped Oysters, Breaded Oysters, Breaded to go before council for a vote at the back and installing new washrooms temperature, thus it is critical to protect or Hot & Spicy), Chicken Drumstix (Honey & Garlic). Scallops, Perogies, Breaded Calamari, Desserts. June 13 council meeting. About 15 was $927,500. and restore these areas. 30 Years in Business!! people attended the June 6 public If council decides on the sixth meeting to hear Mayor Ann Bunka option, the next step is to draw up [email protected] • 587-297-4214 slocanlakess.com Call or email - Jeff delivers to your door! Physician recruitment underway for Slocan Community Health Centre by Jan McMurray local committee to help IH with Interior Health has started recruitment efforts, Whittledon said recruitment for a new physician for no committee has been formed at this the Slocan Community Health Centre point. “Our priority was to get the to take over Dr. Mike Magier’s position posted. I’ve had a number practice when he leaves later this of conversations with local elected summer. This announcement was officials and those conversations made by IH on June 9. will definitely continue in the weeks Cheryl Whittleton, Health ahead.” Services Administrator at IH, says On May 16, Dr. Magier informed the job posting is on the IH physician Interior Health that he was leaving recruitment website (www. the community. His exact departure betterhere.ca) and the provincial date has not been set. Health Match BC website. IH assures the community that “These two websites, along with while recruitment moves ahead, word of mouth between physicians current services will continue. Dr. themselves, are the top sources of Magier, Dr. Chuck Burkholder, nurse referrals to physician jobs in Interior practitioner Donna Gibbons, and IH Health,” she said. staff will continue to support the care When asked if there was a needs of local residents. KASLO & NEW DENVER COMMUNITY PHARMACYS DID YOU KNOW... We can package your meds into convenient blister packs. The packs are separated into four times of day that you may take your medication (breakfast, lunch, supper, bedtime). Ask us about this free service! Phone: 250-353-2224 (Kaslo) 250-353-2500 (New Denver) 8 SLOCAN VALLEY The Valley Voice June 15, 2017 Speeding driver forces vehicles off the highway by Katrine Campbell the road, totalling one of them, but gave them a description” of the She was going the same [highway] Anyone with information is Police are looking for a reckless they don’t have much to go on. SUV and the driver. speed at the Enterprise bends,” asked to contact the Slocan Lake driver who forced two vehicles off Mid-morning on June 5, Cst. “She couldn’t have been local. Palmer adds. RCMP at 250-358-2222. Ben Nickerson reports, a smaller Smokey Creek Salvage silver SUV was northbound on Hwy Slocan Valley Home Hardware re-opened by local family 24 HR TOWING by Art Joyce but a dealer/owner purchasing co- quality tools. New & Used Auto Parts, Back Hoe Work, 6 between Slocan and Silverton. On Certified Welding & Repairs, Vehicle Removal at least two occasions, the vehicle The Dutoff family has re-opened op. The Dutoffs will stock Home “It’s tough getting a low-cost WE BUY CARS & TRUCKS entered the southbound lane to pass the Slocan Valley Home Hardware Hardware house brands as well tool for the weekend warrior that 359-7815 ; 1-877-376-6539 store in Winlaw and will be offering as other national brands. Home lasts. I come from a family that’s 3453 YEATMAN RD, SOUTH SLOCAN and forced two southbound vehicles off the road. There were no injuries. a full range of hardware products. Hardware is helping with a suggested hard on their tools so I understand Wanda Palmer of New Denver The store is managed by Matt inventory, but this will evolve with the frustration when something falls was one of the unlucky drivers. Dutoff, with his parents Fred and time and customer requests. Special apart. What we recently learned She says she was on the “twisty Pearl and his wife Melanie as orders are welcome. is that anything with the Home little corner” on the south side of business partners. The family is best “What we did was we bought Hardware brand has a lifetime the Enterprise Creek bridge when known locally as the owners of Four into a purchasing co-op; what that guarantee. There’s also a 30-day the vehicle came around the corner Seasons Greenhouse, established entails is the sign, the red shirts, money back guarantee as long as towards her. It wasn’t trying to pass in 1985. Matt grew up working in and the flyers. But that’s as far as you have your receipt and original Our valley’s green another vehicle, but was going too the greenhouse and says the family it goes; the rest is absolutely up to packaging. If the packaging isn’t grocer since 1990 fast for the road, pulled wide and business has prepared him well for us. We ran as an independent for a intact then the warranty applies.” forced Palmer off the road and into the new venture. while, but my God is it hard getting His wife Melanie, who breeds the dirt. Luckily for her, she says, “I’ve been working the decent wholesale rates, building a award-winning Australian shepherds • Fresh the concrete barriers had been greenhouse with my folks ever credit rating. Whereas with Home for professional exhibitions, will be removed. since I could walk,” says Matt. Hardware it was like the mother ship overseeing the pet food line. Matt • Organic Palmer drove back onto the “We’d originally been looking at landing.” says she firmly put her foot down road, and a few minutes later was this property as a possible Four Matt says he understands that against stocking poor quality pet waved down by the driver of the Seasons highway frontage before the consumers in the past have been foods, so the store will feature the • Wholesome first vehicle that had been run off hardware store opened.” disappointed by the quality of made-in-BC pet food line Riplee’s 1290 Hwy #6 the highway. Unfortunately for Matt says that, contrary to some products stocked by the store, Ranch. “I had someone come in that driver, his truck was totalled, popular misconception, the Home particularly tools. But he has plans to today who was very happy we had Crescent Valley although he was unhurt. Hardware chain is not a franchise up his game by introducing higher- it because he was having to order it “He’s lucky he’s alive,” she from the coast.” 250-359-7323 says. “He hit some big huge rocks, The family discussed whether or – Open daily – lopped off about six or eight trees” not to stock bedding plants produced (Closed Christmas & New Year’s day) and sheared off the vehicle’s tires. by Four Seasons but decided not to, “I stayed until the cops arrived and given that the greenhouse is only a few minutes’ drive away. “There was talk about putting a garden centre here, and we may still do so in future. Village of The problem is Winlaw’s water is sub-par, high in iron, so I don’t think New Denver it’s good for plants.” As for future expansion, the Dutoffs are optimistic. The family PUBLIC NOTICES plans to talk to the Recycling Council of BC about opening a ANNUAL REPORT depot at the store so that paint cans Residents of the Village of New Denver are requested to take notice that and other hazardous waste can be pursuant to Sections 98 of the Community Charter, the Village of New properly disposed of. Matt envisions Denver’s 2017 Annual Report is now available for public inspection at the transforming the store’s physical Village of New Denver Municipal Office, 115 Slocan Avenue, New Denver, location as well. B.C. on weekdays (except statutory holidays) between the hours of 8:00 “We do have aspirations to am and 4:00 pm. eventually become an actual building centre to fill the hole that Bartel left Pursuant to Section 99 of the Community Charter, Council will consider when he shut down,” says Matt. submissions and questions from the public regarding the 2017 Annual Report Matt, Pearl & Fred Dutoff have purchased the Winlaw Home Hardware. “Some trees will have to come down at the June 27, 2017 Regular Meeting, scheduled for 7:00 p.m., in the Village and we’ll do some landscaping so of New Denver Council Chambers, 115 Slocan Avenue, New Denver, B.C. it doesn’t look like a crater in the middle of Winlaw.” BEAR SMART FORUM Customers can order online and All area residents are invited to join representatives from the Villages of arrange to have items dropped off at New Denver and Silverton, WildSafeBC, the Conservation Officer Service the store, but Matt would prefer if and the RCMP for a public forum on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 7:00 pm people call him first. “If I don’t have in the Bosun Hall to discuss what we can do to keep bears wild and the it, I can order it in.” Winlaw Home Hardware will be community safe for the coming season. open seven days a week, 9 am to 5 pm, 10 am to 4 pm Sundays. TAX NOTICES Under new management Annual tax notices have been mailed to all property owners in the Village of New Denver. Please note that penalties will apply if full payment is not Open seven days a week, WANTED received by the Village before 4 pm on Monday, July 17, 2017. If you own property in the Village but have not received a tax notice, please contact the Village Office. 9 am to 5 pm TO BUY: CEDAR AND NIKKEI CENTRE FREE PASSES Mondays – Saturdays To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Japanese Canadian intern- PINE POLES ment, and Canada’s 150th birthday, the Village of New Denver is offering all 10 am to 4 pm Sundays Brian Major residents free season’s passes to the Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre. • 250-938-3900 Property owners will receive their pass in their tax notice – any resident who has not received a pass is invited to contact the Village Office to ar- Please contact: range delivery. 5763 Hwy 6 • Winlaw Gormans Pole Division 115 Slocan Avenue · P.O. Box 40, New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 250-226-7771 (250) 358-2316 · [email protected] · www.newdenver.ca 250-547-9296 June 15, 2017 The Valley Voice NAKUSP & THE ARROW LAKES 9 Maureen Howard showing at Studio Connexion submitted to her mother and grandmother is has showcased to her followers her Come meet and greet the artist 2 1⁄2 short blocks from Broadway Continuing the family tradition, expressed not only in her work but work process and what is flying off or reconnect with Maureen who St. at 203 Fifth Avenue NW. Hours Sunnybrae artist Maureen Howard her life. the easel. She says that she has sold lived in Nakusp some 20 years ago. are Tuesday to Saturday from 11 will show her first series ‘Out my Social media has offered great more paintings this year than she The gallerist is hosting a reception am to 4 pm and it is always open by Front Door’ at Studio Connexion exposure for Maureen and her ever has and has been painting up on Friday June 16 from 5 to 8 pm. appointment. For more details, call Gallery in Nakusp until June 30. Facebook page, Sunnybrae Studios, a storm. Refreshments will be served. Anne Béliveau at 250-265-3586 or For decades, three gifted artists Studio Connexion Gallery is 265-8888. Follow the gallery: www. from the same family, Senia Howard, located in the heart of Nakusp only facebook.com/studioconnexion. Lois Howard-McLean and now Maureen Howard, have illustrated the natural wonders of Sunnybrae, the small community that lies between Bastion Mountain and the Shuswap about 15 km west of Salmon Arm. They all searched for ways to interpret that beautiful environment onto canvas and, like some well-aged wine of the region, the artistry has evolved and grown in texture and complexity. Maureen’s love of the outdoors is reflected in her bold and dynamic acrylic paintings. An active member of the arts community, Maureen has participated in juried and invitational shows. She mainly paints landscapes and also ventures into creating abstract paintings. The play of light on the trees, seasonal spectacles, and the never-ending changing vista of the lake are part of an inspiring view Maureen Howard shows her ‘Out my Front Door’ series at Studio Connexion until June 30. A out her front door. Constant gratitude reception will take place June 16 from 5 to 8 pm. Power line upgrading successful, but more to be done by Katrine Campbell structure’s crossarms or insulators.” of-way vegetation and brushing, and BC Hydro says it was able to Several more outages are planned undertaking vegetation and lightning complete “a significant amount” of so crews can replace and upgrade studies to determine if reliability the work it had scheduled for June 4, the structures, crossarms, hardware can be substantially improved by when power was shut off for 12 hours and conductor components on the undertaking clearing and installing between Fauquier and Silverton so transmission line. The first of the surge protection devices. crews could work safely. outages will likely be in the fall, “We had approximately 20 crews Coules said. Support the on site so we could do as much work “Again, we would like to thank Valley Voice with a as possible while the power was our customers for their support while out,” says spokesperson Mary Ann this work was completed.” voluntary subscription Coules. “The crews replaced all of Other work planned by BC Only $10-$30 EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANT the 288 automatic sleeves on the Hydro, not requiring the power to be Send Cheque or Money Order to: The Valley Voice Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services - WorkBC Employment Services Box 70 New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 transmission line conductors and 93 shut off, includes completing right- is seeking an Employment Assistant to join their dynamic team. We can offer of the 196 automatic sleeves on the job satisfaction as you help others identify and reach their goals, provide great distribution line conductors between team support, and the opportunity for ongoing career development as your the Monashee and New Denver role evolves and grows. This position is 3 days per week; 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. substations. “These new automatic sleeves Summary: Assisting clients in the Employment Services Centre (ESC) re- will allow crews to continue project source area: supporting and monitoring clients accessing self-serve services. work and safely replace poles and HALCYON HOUSE, Assisted Living – Nakusp, BC Assisting clients with job search activities, as well as, creating competitive equipment along the line without resumes and cover letters. Developing and maintaining comprehensive, turning the power off. During the Health Care Aide current and accurate labour market information and employment related outage, our crews also completed 13 resources. Creating and distributing promotional material, updating and structure reframes, which upgraded the Job Summary: Under the direction of the Site Manager, you will collaborate with your team to ensure resident care is delivered in a way that acknowl- maintaining website and social media, scheduling. edges resident choice, dignity, privacy, independence, and individuality Qualifications: inclusive of a home-like environment. You will assist residents with personal • Minimum Grade 12 education, prefer a related post-secondary degree care, activities of daily living, meal service, light housekeeping, laundry, or diploma, or the equivalent of education and experience recreational activities and leisure activities where applicable. • Customer service experience Qualifications:You have a recognized Health Care Aide certificate (or equiv- • Ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with general and DO YOU KNOW THIS CAT? alent) and are registered with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry. Experience working with the elderly and disabled preferred. You specialized populations FOUND in Nakusp area have strong interpersonal skills and are able to communicate effectively in • Computer proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, data entry, website Can you help this shy, adult both written and verbal English. Must be able to pass a criminal record check. and social media maintenance male cat find his home? Or • The ability to pass a criminal record check can YOU give him a loving foster Wage & Benefits: $18.48 per hour and benefit eligible after 3 month home? probation period Submit resume and cover letter by June 19, 2017 to: PALS needs your help! Hours of Work & Shift: 7 am – 3 pm (D), 3:00 – 11:00 pm (E), 11:00 pm – Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services 7:00 am (N) – 4 days, 2 off, 4 evenings, 2 off, 4 nights, 4 off Call PALS today at 250- Attn : HR Manager Submit resume and cover letter to: mail : Box 100, Nakusp, BC, V0G 1R0 fax : 250-265-3378 265-3792. email : [email protected] WEEKLY SPONSOR: HALS Attn: HR Manager We thank all applicants; however, only those shortlisted will be contacted for an interview. PO Box 100 Nakusp, BC V0G 1R0 ASLCS is an equity employer and encourages applications from women, persons with disabili- Email: [email protected] Fax: 250-265-3378 ties, visible minorities, Aboriginal Peoples, people of all sexual orientations and genders, and Nakusp others who may contribute to the further diversification of the Agency. All qualified candidates (250) 265-3635 www.selkirkrealty.com We thank all applicants; however, only those shortlisted will be contacted for an interview. are encouraged to apply. 10 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice June 15, 2017 Lucerne Teacher Gary Parkstrom receives Teachers Building Leaders Award submitted out of my teachers but also out of my In a statement supporting his the Teachers Building Leaders Award. I selection process involving up to three Lucerne School teacher Gary community mentors, the first person I nomination for the Teachers Building really appreciated being able to present days of interviews at the regional and Parkstrom was presented with the think of who has had the most profound Leaders Award, Lucerne Principal it. It felt really exciting to share with the national level. Established in 1988, Teachers Building Leaders Award impact on my life, is Gary Parkstrom. Trish Hawkins wrote, “Mr. Parkstrom school and community the profound it has supported 572 Loran Scholars at the grad ceremony on Saturday, I know I wouldn’t be where I am now is a natural leader who builds capacity and lasting impact that Gary Parkstrom to date. June 3. The national award, started in without his mentorship, guidance and in his students. Not only does he lead had on my life, to be able to reflect four The Loran Award, valued at 2015, is granted by the Loran Scholars support,” Hammond sai. classroom activities and discussions years down the line and take the time $100,000 over four years, comprises a Foundation, with support from the From Grade 8 onwards, Hammond that extend students’ thinking and to recognize his influence and the way $10,000 annual stipend and a matching McCall MacBain Foundation, and had several classes with Parkstrom. develop character, he takes them he inspired me.” tuition waiver (unique in Canada), recognizes teachers who provide early He also introduced her to a global outside to build confidence and self- The Loran Scholars Foundation up to $10,000 in funding for summer inspiration, guidance and growth leadership youth conference which esteem. Mr. Parkstrom has taken our is a national charity that partners with internships, a week-long orientation opportunities to their students. set her life path in an entirely new secondary students rock climbing at 25 universities to invest in young expedition in Algonquin Park in To receive this award, a teacher direction. “It was the turning point Skaha Bluffs, mountain biking in our Canadians who demonstrate character, Ontario, one-on-one mentorship and must be nominated by a former student where I became heavily involved in back-country trails, hiking, skiing, service, and leadership potential. The participation in the community of who has become a Loran Scholar – a directed, meaningful service activities snowshoeing and camping. He builds Foundation selects up to 33 of the top past and present scholars. For more young person selected for Canada’s in the school, the community and in physical capacity and while doing so applicants from over 4,400 students information, visit: www.loranscholar. most comprehensive undergraduate a global context. Mr. Parkstrom had promotes emotional and intellectual as Loran Scholars, through a rigorous ca . award from a pool of over 4,400 seen my potential and pushed me to capacity. His students are encouraged to applicants, on the basis of character, act on it.” take risks, to take responsibility and to service and leadership. Parkstrom was Parkstrom joined Lucerne School demonstrate leadership for the younger nominated by Danika Hammond, who in 2007 and currently teaches Social students here at Lucerne. He builds was named a Loran Scholar in 2013, Studies and Fitness. He was surprised leaders who in turn build leaders.” and recently completed her studies and grateful to receive the award, as For Hammond, the award in Political Science and First Nations well as a congratulatory letter from the represents a perfect opportunity. “I find Indigenous Studies at UBC. Governor General during graduation that people don’t usually get to express “When I reflect back, not only ceremonies at the school on Saturday. their gratitude in such formal ways as

Danika Hammond, graduating Loran Scholar, presents Lucerne School teacher Gary Parkstrom with Teachers Building Leaders Award. June 15, 2017 The Valley Voice LUCERNE GRAD 11 Lucerne 2017 graduates: responsible, active, friendly by Jan McMurray younger students.” willingness to care, work hard and Lora Lee Brekke brought greetings me to become a leader,” and felt it was The Lucerne School stage was These admirable qualities were support those around him;” Quade from the board of education, and advised fitting that the grads had chosen him as beautifully decorated with greenery underlined in teacher Richelle Johnston’s Nicholson-Chodat is “driven by his own the students to “do what you love and do their guest speaker. for the graduation ceremony, a telltale introduction of each graduate. Rayan passions and pursues his own interests it often,” “open your hearts to new things Gary Parkstrom put together a slide sign of the Class of 2017’s affinity for Duerichen is “a self-starter with a no- intently, and has an innate curiosity in all and new people,” and “travel often – show for his guest speaker address. the outdoors. nonsense, get-it-done attitude”; River things science”; Viktors Vilks is “an avid getting lost will help you find yourself.” Called ‘Raised in the Mountains,’ the In her opening remarks, Principal Fantuz is “in tune with himself, self- mountain biker who has picked himself Supertintendent Terry Taylor spoke show featured a few slides of each grad Trish Hawkins said the 2017 grads confident, and genuinely kind”; Jewel up and dusted himself off” many times; about zugunruhe, a German word on the various school trips over the years “stand out because they have a strong Jennings is “beautifully loving, full of Claire Yaremchuk is “a calm, collected that describes the restlessness and canoeing, skiing, hiking, rock climbing, work ethic, are responsible, active, resilience, and gracefully creative”; and oh so cool young woman” who heightened anxiety observed in birds and mountain biking. “If they keep the friendly, and superb role models for our Anthony Maxinuk has “an innate “always seeks the silver lining.” just before they migrate. She used this strength of being raised in the mountains as a metaphor for the transition time close to their hearts, they can get through that the graduates are experiencing now. any kind of difficulties,” he said. “You will sense and know your way like The class highlights were given by migrating birds,” she said. “There are Viktors, and River presented the class many things enroute for you – many prophecies. Anthony acknowledged places of refuge – but the urge is strong and thanked all the teachers and staff at to change. You will fly. Your wings will Lucerne School. carry you and you will fly, whether you The ceremony concluded with the are at the edge of the flock, in the lead, turning of the tassels and presentation of or hugging the corners. There is a place the diplomas by Principal Trish Hawkins for you and you will find your place.” and Superintendent Terry Taylor. The ever favourite slide presentation Congratulations, Lucerne gave a glimpse of the grads’ earlier years, Graduating Class of 2017! and then the Valedictory address was given by Rayan Duerichen and Claire Yaremchuk. Just before the scholarships and awards were presented to the grads, Danika Hammond, 2013 Lucerne alumni and Loran Scholar, presented teacher Gary Parkstrom with the Dan Nicholson, president, presents Claire Yaremchuk with the Nakusp Rotary scholarship. Yaremchuk was Rotary’s outbound exchange student in 2015-16. Teachers Building Leaders Award. Congratulations Graduating Loran Scholars are invited to nominate the teacher who most impacted Graduates and Best their lives for this award. Hammond said Wishes for the future! she nominated Parkstrom, who “inspired Rutabaga’s Graduates – Take some Whole Foods time to smell the roses! wishes the Graduating Bean & Ishi Class every success! Hills Nursery Main St New Denver 358-7900

What’s In Store Jan McMurray presents Anthony Maxinuk with the Lane Haywood Memorial Scholarship.

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The Lucerne Graduating Class of 2017, left to right: Quade Nicholson-Chodat, River Fantuz, Claire Yaremchuk, Jewel Jennings, Viktors Vilks, Rayan Duerichen, Anthony Maxinuk. Scholarships and bursaries Anthony Maxinuk; Cinta Batik Viktors Vilks, Claire Yaremchuk; Scholarship: Quade Nicholson- River Fantuz, Quade Nicholson- Arrow Lakes Teachers’ Arts Scholarship: Jewel Jennings; Kootenay Savings Credit Union Chodat; Lucerne Scholarship Chodat; Slocan Community Association Scholarship: Columbia Power Corporation Scholarship: Quade Nicholson- Society General Award: Writes: Student Recognition Bursary: Rayan Duerichen; Colin Chodat; Randy Duncan Quade Nicholson-Chodat; Chie Award: Jewel Jennings, Claire New Denver Community Wilkie Memorial Scholarship: Memorial Scholarship: Anthony Kamegaya Scholarship: Rayan Yaremchuk; Women Celebrating Pharmacy Jewel Jennings, Anthony Maxinuk; District Authority Duerichen, Jewel Jennings, Claire Young Women in the Arts Award: Maxinuk, Claire Yaremchuk; Scholarship: Rayan Duerichen, Yaremchuk; Andrea Mengler Jewel Jennings; Schulich Leader Congratulations Graduates! Katrine Conroy, MLA Anthony Maxinuk; Harris and Memorial Scholarship: Rayan Scholarship: Quade Nicholson- Bursary: Jewel Jennings; Loran Company – Law 12 Scholarship: Duerichen, Anthony Maxinuk, Chodat; Columbia Basin Trust Character, Service, Leadership Anthony Maxinuk; LACE Viktors Vilks; Nakusp Rotary: Youth Community Service Award: Anthony Maxinuk; Bursary: Anthony Maxinuk; Claire Yaremchuk; New Denver Award: Anthony Maxinuk; Lane Haywood Memorial Joe Lee Bursary: Anthony Women’s Institute Scholarship: Yellowhead Road & Bridge Scholarship: Anthony Maxinuk; Maxinuk; Fujiko Matsushita Claire Yaremchuk; RHC Scholarship: Viktors Vilks; Lane Haywood Memorial Memorial: Claire Yaremchuk; Insurance Brokers Scholarship: Lucerne Teachers’ & Principal 309 6th Ave., New Denver 250-358-2500 Bursary: Rayan Duerichen, Sandy Harris Memorial: Claire Rayan Duerichen; Royal Attitude & Achievement: Claire River Fantuz, Jewel Jennings, Yaremchuk; Edith J Greer Canadian Legion Branch 101: Yaremchuk. Best wishes to Congratulations to the Congratulations to the Rayan, River, Lucerne Secondary Village of Quade, Jewel, SpecialLucerne congratulations Class to Rayan Duerichen, of 2017! recipient graduating class from Silverton Anthony, Viktors of the RHC Insurance Brokers Scholarship & Claire The Lucerne Class Congratulations of 2017 CONGRATULATES THE LUCERNE to the GRADUATING CLASS RHC INSURANCE BROKERS OF 2017 NEW DENVER • 250-358-2617 Lucerne Grads!

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The NSS Graduating Class of 2017, left ro right;Top row: Wolfgang Kostuch, Rhys McLeod, Cameron Olson, Dylan Ewings, Brandon Lythgoe, Bill Gao, Ryan MacDonald, Broden McLean, Lee Coates; 2nd row: Kalen Jones, Solomon Tupper, Anthony Schmidt, Taylor Grandbois, Ben Gardner, Colten Petterson, Connor Scambler; 3rd row: Carmen Larder, Maija Lampimaki, Hailey Herridge, Makayla Brindamour, Emily Reske, Holly Hascarl, Amy Wallace, Madison Rahn, Brianna McKay, Mackenzie Carter, Micki Milne, Kayla Zeleznik Bottom row: Courtney Hall, Renée Goodman, Heidi Köhler, Ashley Friedenberger, Ivy Tourand, Rowan Moody, Brianna McCoy Scholarships and Bursaries Community Champs Bursary: Arrow Lakes Teachers’ Association: Class of 2000: Renee Goodman; Class Erling Johnson Memorial: Renee Arrow Lakes Arts Council: Cameron Olson; Hospital Employees Renee Goodman, Maija Lampimaki; of 2001: Brianna McCoy; Class of Goodman; Vera Johnson Memorial: Maija Lampimaki; Royal Canadian Union Bursary: Courtney Hall; Arrow Rotary Club of Nakusp: Cameron 2003: Amy Wallace; Class of 2006: Ivy Taylor Grandbois; Janice Buerge Legion Branch No 20: Courtney Lakes Health Care Auxiliary: Renee Olson; Overwaitea: Brianna McKay, Tourand; Skills and Trades Bursary: Memorial: Courtney Hall; Nakusp Hall, Carmen Larder, Brianna McCoy, Goodman, Courtney Hall, Ivy Tourand; Rhys McLeod; NACFOR Bursary: Holley Hascarl (Cameron), Taylor Scholarship Society: Madison Rahn, Renee Goodman, Brianna McKay; Arrow Lakes Hospital Foundation: Taylor Grandbois, Rowan Moody; Grandbois, Heidi Koehler; Logging Lee Coates, Ryan MacDonald, Carmen Royal Canadian Legion Branch No Renee Goodman, Courtney Hall, Ivy Renewable Resources: Rowan Moody; Bursary: Hailey Herridge; Green Door Larder, Emily Reske, Broden McLean; 203 (Edgewood) Scholarship: Renee Tourand, Amelia Wallace; Nakusp Robyn Pazurik Memorial: Maija Bursary: Lee Coates; Jason Ambrock Arrow Lakes Historical Society Goodman; Royal Canadian Legion & District Chamber of Commerce Lampimaki; Lucas Hughes Memorial Memorial: Kalen Jones; Sarah Jackins (Harry Murphy Memorial): Emily Branch No 203 (Edgewood) Bursary: Bursary: Carmen Larder, Broden Bursary: Cameron Olson; Columbia Memorial: Brianna McKay; Trinity Reske; Garth Haggart Memorial: Broden McLean; Legion Ladies McLean; Joe Lee Bursary (CUPE Power Scholarship: Hailey Herridge; McQuair Memorial: Rhys McLeod, Maija Lampimaki; Betty Walton Auxiliary: Brianna McKay; School Local 2450): Rhys McLeod; West Yellowhead Road and Bridge: Ivy Tourand; Debbie Samuelson Memorial: Maija Lampimaki; Joan District No. 10 District Authority Kootenay Toy Run: Maija Lampimaki; Ashley Friedenberger; Ron Aldridge Memorial: Ashley Friedenberger; Fowler Memorial: Kalen Jones; Bill Scholarship: Ashley Friedenberger, Canadian Mountain Holidays K2 Citizenship: Renee Goodman; Gord Roberts Memorial: Courtney Robison Memorial: Kalen Jones; Brianna McKay, Cameron Olson; Rotor Lodge: Brianna McCoy; Reunion ’80: Brianna McKay; Class Hall, Cameron Olsen; Debbie Jones Needles Reunion: Broden McLean; Trustees Mission Statement Bursary: Columbia Basin Trust: Cameron of ’94: Rhys McLeod; Class of ’95 Memorial: Kalen Jones; Donna Wong Dave Grimshire Memorial: Broden Kalen Jones; Kootenay Savings Credit Olson, Brianna McKay; Katrine (Sports Bursary): Renee Goodman, Memorial: Madison Rahn; Clark McLean; Sarah Stykel Memorial: Union: Kalen Jones; Kootenay Savings Conroy MLA Bursary: Heidi Koehler; Kalen Jones; Class of ’97: Kalen Jones; Kessler Memorial: Connor Scambler; Broden McLean. Congratulations, Congrats to the Congratulations Congratulations to the Graduate! Graduating classes of to all the Nakusp Secondary Nakusp and Lucerne 2017 Graduates! graduating class from NAKUSP Make us proud, as Secondary Schools! you make your way We wish the graduating in the world. ick’s classes of Nakusp and Management & staff Lucerne Secondary of Carson’s Corner N lace Schools of 2017 all & Valley Foods P the best in their future Nakusp, BC Nakusp • 250-265-3635 93-5th Ave. Nakusp endeavours.

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Congratulations Best wishes to the Congratulations Graduates! Grads of 2017! Congratulations to the We wish you nothing but Nakusp Grads smooth sailing as you embark on this new voyage of discovery.

H. A. Benson Inc. Chartered Accountant Waterbridge Ferries (250) 265-3255 (250) 265-3370 Ferry Operaters at Galena and Arrow Park 14 NSS GRAD The Valley Voice June 15, 2017 Nakusp Secondary School Class of 2017 embraces change by Skye Cunningham the grad’s June 9 banquet theme of have at NSS, despite how small Nakusp rewarded at the ceremony. version of Oh Canada, with Scambler The Nakusp Secondary School ‘hollywood’ makes her think of success is. A total of 85 bursaries totalling playing the guitar. graduates faced many changes this and glamour – but she knows the grads “Creativity thrives in constraints,” $72,300 were given out to the grads, Master of Ceremonies, Principal school year and are looking forward know that success isn’t achieved by “a said Taylor. courtesy of the generous Nakusp Gajda, introduced each grad with the to the ones they will experience in the roll of the dice.” She said the grads have done businesses and committees that donated plans they have for the future, their near future. Her gift to the grads was six-sided “amazing” things and will continue to, to the Nakusp Secondary School favourite memories from NSS, and a Principal Peter Gajda has only player’s dice, as a reminder in the future even though the school’s population is Scholarship Society, said scholarship quote that they would like to leave the been the NSS principal for 10 months, that luck is not how success is achieved. no larger than 150 students. society representative Ernie Knecht. audience with. but during that time he has gotten to “It takes risks, it takes hard work, “Make something great of your Valedictorians Connor Scambler Some quotes included: “Success know the grads very well, he said in his and it takes determination,” said Mayor life, make the words you speak count, and Renee Goodman both made doesn’t find you, you find it.” “Choose a principal’s message at the graduation Hamling. make the actions you take matter,” said speeches. job you love and you will never have to ceremony on June 10. His motto all year She encouraged the grads to do Taylor. “Make a difference as a small “The past 12 years has been a work a day in your life.” “Let your smile has been: “Embrace the change.” what they are passionate about, go out community.” journey,” said Goodman in her speech. change the world, but don’t let the world He advised the students to into the world and makes changes, “take “The constraint of small has enabled Scambler accompanied by Broden change your smile.” “It always seems “especially cherish your family and the opportunities that you see out there, greatness.” Indeed that greatness was McLean, lead the audience in an acoustic impossible until it’s done.” your friends as if your life depended on value your risks and see that you are it,” in order to have support throughout worth it.” their endeavours. “We need you to go out into the During her address to the grads, world and to learn and be risky,” she Nakusp Mayor Karen Hamling said said. Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy told the grads, “I don’t think

there’s any failures in life, I think there’s SKYE CUNNINGHAM CREDIT: PHOTO only experiences you learn by, and you move on.” Chair of the board of education, Lora Lee Brekke shared with the grads her well wishes and encouragement to follow their dreams, “open your hearts, minds, and arms to new things.” Superintendent Terry Taylor spoke of how many opportunities students Hub International Barton Insurance Congratulations Brokers to the Class of Wishing the Graduates of Nakusp Secondary School every success 2017 as they move forward into a new Check out employment stage of life opportunities @ 202 Broadway • Nakusp www.kaltire.com/careers 250-265-3631 Holly Hascarl, left, and Amy Wallace, right, high five each other during the recessional at the graduation ceremony in Nakusp.

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Connor Scambler delivers the valedictorian speech with Renee Goodman during the graduation ceremony in Nakusp. Congrats to the Congratulations 2017 Grads to the Class of 2017 consider a career in forestry

1st Avenue Nakusp, BC June 15, 2017 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 15 Cici Life Farm Sanctuary opens in Winlaw by Jan McMurray with their farm animal rescue a bigger property where we fell in love with the area,” abuse issues. a barn. They’ll also need The Cici Life Farm venture. could provide a home for Patricia said. The farm is registered more fencing to separate the Sanctuary for rescued farm “We’ve always loved rescued animals where they Their three-acre property as a non-profit society. The animals, tools, and funds to animals has just opened in animals and we knew we can be safe, loved and live out is just off Slocan River Back Smugas are in touch with the transport animals to the farm. Winlaw. wanted more animals their lives peacefully.” Road. “It’s not huge – we’ll SPCA. “They have lots of Donations are gratefully Patricia and Ernest Smuga eventually. We also wanted The couple started looking probably need to expand at animals they need to house, accepted. Check the website, and their three children were to do something meaningful for a larger property on the some point to a bigger property so we are trying to get the cici.life or the Facebook page living on a small property – something that makes a islands, the lower mainland, – but for now it’s perfect.” property ready.” to find out how to contribute on Pender Island with a few difference,” said Patricia. and the Kootenays. “We came In addition to providing Ernest has built a fence by making a donation, rescued chickens and ducks “It all came together for us out to the Kootenays a couple a home for the animals, around the entire property, buying apparel, or buying a when they decided to ‘go big’ when we realized we wanted of times before buying and the couple hopes to host thanks to a donation of lumber membership. There is also a educational events regarding from the Harrop-Procter GoFundMe campaign (www. factory farming, puppy mills, Community Forest. They are gofundme.com/cici-life-farm- overbreeding and other animal now working on building sanctuary).

The Smuga family has opened Cici Life Farm Sanctuary for rescued farm animals in Winlaw. Patricia Smuga with one of the rescued goats on the new sanctuary. Slocan Valley branch celebrates Legion Week submitted gaming grant, the branch was for a total of $22,696. The Slocan Valley Branch able to donate the following The Legion also donates #276 of the Royal Canadian during 2016: $4,000 food bank; use of the hall for funerals Legion thanks the folk of the $2,634 New Denver Pavilion; and benefits. The Legion is Slocan Valley and the members $500 West Kootenay Science Canada’s largest supporter of and friends who helped at the Fair; $500 Slocan Community veterans and the cornerstone of fundraising events during Library; $3,000 school communities across Canada, the past year. In celebration programs and playground; and provides one of the largest of Legion Week, everyone $2,000 Hallowe’en Hoot; $750 volunteer bases in the country. is invited to join members veterans homes and needs; The Legion exists so Canada on July 2, starting at 5 pm, $2,000 seniors’ program; never forgets. for a barbecue at the Legion $1,000 KLDH Foundation; Membership applications Hall in Slocan; a music jam $500 Kids Help Phone; $1,500 are available by phoning 250- starts at 3 pm if you want to New Parents’ Program; $250 355-2672, by dropping into the arrive earlier. Slocan Volunteer Appledale Day Care; $2,016 branch in Slocan on Sunday Firefighters, First Responders Veterans Transition Program; afternoons, or on the website and Technical Rescue Society $96 Senior’s Housing Society; www.legionbcyukon.ca. members will be assisting $1,000 Fort McMurray Check out member benefits; Legion members. Relief Fund; $500 medical dues at Branch #276 are only Thanks to community emergency; $350 track and $45 per year and anyone can support and a community field, and $100 cancer society become a member. 16 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice June 15, 2017 Coming shows at the Hidden Garden Gallery submitted Gallery hosts New Denver This new collection of Mahjong group to refocus ‘Catch the Spirit,’ an encaustic artist, Louise works is inspired by both and listen to his music as exhibition of art by students Ducharme, June 26-July 1. Mexican artist Agustin they played their game. A few at Lucerne School, will be the The opening reception will Castillo and Canadian poet phrases in the song Anthem season opener at the Hidden be Monday, June 26 from 7 Leonard Cohen. Castillo – “There is a crack, A crack Garden Gallery in New to 9 pm and features ‘Western works with cracked plaster in everything, That’s how the Denver from June 19 to 24. Flyer,’ aka Donna Jean and and oils on muslin and burlap. light gets in” – offered the A gala reception will be held Gary. The exhibition titled By the addition of hot wax, essence for this new body of on National Aboriginal Day, ‘-scapes’ broadens the concept Ducharme expands upon the encaustic works. June 21, at the gallery from 7 of landscape to include the textural effects. The Hidden Garden to 9 pm. The school choir will variety of ‘-scapes’ that can Leonard Cohen’s death Gallery, 803 Kildare St, New perform and students K-6 will emerge within the creative last year was the opportunity Denver is open 10 am to 3 pm welcome visitors and count to process. for Ducharme’s Monday Monday to Saturday. 10 in the Colville-Okanagan Salish Language (Nsəlxcin). Shakespeare meets the ’60s at the Vallican Whole Refreshments will be served. submitted her best friend, Helena (Pati smoking, free-loving, and “The staff and students Slocan Valley McLaughlin), has fallen for. with quarrels of their own. of Lucerne are excited community theatre group There’s nothing for it Throw into the mix a troupe that curator Teri Freeman The Valley Gems presents but to run away into the of amateur actors rehearsing provided this opportunity for their third and largest woods, so off they go, a play and you have a the students to present their play yet: A Midsummer pursued by Demetrius and boisterous Shakespearian work in the Hidden Garden Night’s Dream. Director Helena. In the forest, these romp with songs from the Gallery,” says Aboriginal Martina Avis and a cast lovers collide with a colony 60s, magical love drugs, education success teacher, of 30 actors ranging in of sprites and fairies – dope- and a donkey’s head. Kristin Kipkie. “This has truly age from seven to 74 have been a collaborative effort been rehearsing their fun Food for Thought: put together by the staff of and musical interpretation Lucerne, Elders, Knowledge of Shakespeare’s classic Jennifer Craig on writing submitted about training as a nurse. It Keepers, artists, crafters and comedy since March. The Hidden Garden was published in 2002 after of course the students! The troupe performs Gallery invites you to a Food 27 rejections. In 2010 it was “The title of the show June 22, 23, and 24 for Thought presentation re-published for the mass refers to the inspiration at 7:30 pm and June 25 June 18, ‘Research by paperback market, moved students drew from studying at 2 pm at The Vallican Writers’: a talk by Nelson straight onto the Sunday Indigenous history and Whole Community Centre. author Jennifer Craig. It Times (UK) bestseller list culture. It also refers to the All tickets are $10 and takes place at 7:30 pm at the for 17 weeks and has sold spirit of friendship and respect are available at Ramblin’ Knox Hall in New Denver. 170,000 copies. for diversity that exists in our Rose’s Treasure Shop in In olden days Jennifer She has also community.” Winlaw or at the door. Craig was born in Yorkshire, published Jabs, Jenner & Families, teachers, friends Set in 1969, Hermia England. She grew up in war Juggernauts: a Look at and community members are (played by Shasta time, trained as a nurse at Vaccination, Mary Lou’s invited to enjoy the reception Barkman), a young woman Leeds Infirmary, emigrated Brew and this year, Gone and the show so please come from a good family wants to Canada, got married, had to Pot was published by out and support the creativity to marry Lysander (Tala two children, went back Second Story Press. and enthusiasm of our young MacDonald), a long-haired to school, earned a PhD, She lives in Nelson people. This activity is co- gentleman with bohemian became an academic and with a Bichon Frise and is sponsored by School District leanings. Her father will wrote academic twaddle. fortunate to have two of her #10 and the local arts council, have none of it and tries Enlightenment came six grandchildren near by. the Slocan Lake Gallery to force her to marry when she moved to Nelson Her book Mary-Lou’s Society. Demetrius (Jared Popescu), in 1994 and attended a Brew will be available for • The Hidden Garden a suitor she despises but one creative writing course. sale. Her first book, Yes Sister, Admission is by No Sister: a Leeds Nurse donation to benefit the in the 1950s, was a memoir Gallery. June 15, 2017 The Valley Voice VISITOR INFORMATION 17 18 KASLO & DISTRICT The Valley Voice June 15, 2017 Lardeau Valley Historical Society hosts July 1st picnic and Earl Grey Trail photo exhibit submitted follows over the Purcell Mountain the prevailing colonialist sentiment of reflecting on the enormous impact that Lardeau Valley Museum in Meadow The Lardeau Valley Historical Range, beginning at what is now the time, he wrote, “The road, the whole colonization has had on the original Creek and, after touring in the East Society is celebrating Canada 150 by Argenta and ending upstream from way from Argenta to Windermere, was a Canadian peoples who called these Kootenay, will return to Meadow Creek. both staging an ‘Everyone’s-Invited!’ present-day Invermere. continuous and delightful surprise to me. mountains and valleys their home, This initiative is made possible by the picnic, July 1, and opening the History Giving names to geographic I am convinced that if this route were in their terms. Let us, also, celebrate Community Fund for Canada’s 150th, a of the Earl Grey Trail photo exhibit at landmarks is a form of cultural made accessible to tourists, and the steps Canada’s Indigenous heritage, as the collaboration between Columbia Basin the Lardeau Valley Museum in Meadow appropriation. Canada’s new taken to advertise its attractions, you History of the Earl Grey Trail photo Trust, the Government of Canada, and Creek. However, this celebration must European immigrants were aggressive would bring to this part of your Province exhibit intends to do. extraordinary leaders from coast to coast not happen without some serious appropriators, eagerly stamping the a steady increasing stream of visitors and The beautiful photo exhibit, curated to coast. reflection on how the longstanding landscape with labels that evoked home- settlers.” Not long afterward, he built a by the Kootenay Lake Archives in Yes, everyone is invited, July 1, at relationships of Indigenous cultures country nostalgia and heroics. This family cabin on Toby Creek, toward the Kaslo, will spend the summer in the Meadow Creek! with Canada’s landscape have been was in blatant disregard of the names Invermere side of the range. profoundly insulted (indeed, dismantled) long before provided from Indigenous Although ‘Earl Grey Pass’ was over the last several hundred years. The cultural contexts. Why, for example, awarded its official name by the Earl Grey Trail is a case in point. Macbeth Glacier? Why Earl Grey Pass, Geographical Names Board of Canada Already in the early 1800s, this trail Earl Grey and Lady Grey Mountains, in 1910, Mount Earl Grey in 1924, and was widely known as the Kinbasket and Earl Grey Trail? Mount Lady Grey in 1963, the name Trail — ‘Kinbasket’ being an English Not to disparage Earl Grey himself. ‘Earl Grey Trail’” has no official status. attempt to pronounce ‘Kenpesq’et.’ Not He was, after all, Canada’s Governor Yet, for some unexplained reason it, too, only did Chief Kenpesq’et historically General from 1904-11. As it was, he fell victim by virtue of common usage. lead a group of his Secwepemc people must have greatly ennobled the trail The door is wide open to abandoning from the North Thompson River to in 1908 when, after spending a week usage of this name and reverting to the head of the Columbia River, but touring Okanagan orchards, he followed Kinbasket Trail or, perhaps better yet, this trail was undoubtedly used for the trail. In his official report to the Kenpesq’et Trail. countless prior generations by regional premier, enthusiastically expounding Let us all celebrate Canada 150 by An indigenous family in one of the unique ‘sturgeon-nosed’ canoes, used by native people in this area. Indigenous groups to reach hunting/ gathering areas and undertake inter- cultural meetings and trade. The trail Canada’s 150th celebrations on Kootenay Lake submitted coffee and pop. further. available so that you can stay over to The greatest fireworks display The Many Bays Band will play for For those crossing the Kootenay see the Best Fireworks Ever, and take ever will be set off at 10:15 pm over a full two hours in the Fraser Pavilion, Lake Ferry there are many campgrounds, in all the artisans’ offerings, as well as Kootenay Lake from the Crawford Bay a real treat for music lovers. At the same cottages and hotel accommodations delicious East Shore food. Airstrip and beach. With no streetlights, time there will be games of all sorts and reflections from the water, this going on as well as kids being active on Gear oil no longer detectable Since 1986 annual event sponsored by the Kootenay the newly completed natural playground We’re stocked for the busy from Balfour ferry spill Lake Chamber of Commerce brings equipment. summer season - come see by Jan McMurray motor, once it was removed from the thousands of watchers every year. From 3 to 5 pm the action moves all of our new lines! Open Gear oil from the April 15 ship. Marine Superintendent Byran But this year extra funding from the to the Riondel Campground where a spill into Kootenay Lake at the Coe at Western Pacific Marine says every day. federal government and donations from Canada Day Talent Show takes place, 250.353.2566 Balfour ferry terminal is no longer the capacity of the drive is 400 litres, businesses means a bigger and better singing and dancing and more with all detectable, and no further actions so the spill would have involved a 408 Front Street, Kaslo, BC display than ever. The fireworks will be welcome. www.figmentscanada.com are warranted. maximum of about 150 litres. set off by the Riondel Fire Department. Next at 5 pm head to the Boswell These were the results of a June Coe reports that the spill This follows a full day’s celebrations Hall for the famous dinner. Tickets sell 2 survey by Masse Environmental occurred when some underwater on the East Shore. The 16-piece Many out fast but are available at the Boswell Consultants, which was reviewed bolts broke on the drive, the leg of Bays Band, directed by acclaimed Post Office in advance for $15. At the by Interior Health, Canadian the motor that drives the propeller. bandleader Donnie Clark, plays for door, the cost is $18. Kids 8 – 13 pay $8. Coast Guard and BC Ministry of “It’s a straightforward but very the singing of O Canada at the flags Head for the Crawford Bay beach, Environment. expensive fix,” he said. in Crawford Bay Park at 11 am. This where the fireworks will start at 10:15 Based on the survey results, is followed by Daytime Fireworks, an pm. Past displays have been rated by Interior Health has determined that Houses burn unusual event for the kids who gather many as much more spectacular than there is no longer any potential round to each receive a Canadian flag those in other, larger communities. health risk to recreational water use down up Cody when these descend from the sky. At the They’ll also be visible from Highway in the area. Caves Road same time the Kootenay Lake Lions will 3A as well as many boats on the lake. The environmental report states by Jan McMurray be barbecuing burgers and fries (at old- Most of these boats will also be setting that rising lake levels, wave action, There were house fires up Cody time prices) accompanied by ice cream, off fireworks to extend the display even wind and precipitation have been the Caves Road south of Kaslo two days main factors in flushing the spilled in a row, on May 31 and June 1. gear oil from the shoreline. The lake Kaslo Fire Chief Douglas Yee was 1.7 metres higher on the day of reports that the residents of both homes the survey (June 2) than on the day had recently vacated the properties and of the spill (April 15). there were no injuries. A May 5 environmental report Yee said the cause of the fires is on the incident states that about 250 undetermined, and the fires are under litres of oil were recovered from the investigation. drive, the faulty part of the Osprey’s Both the Balfour/Harrop and Kaslo fire departments responded to both fires. The callouts came at approximately 4:25 am on May 31 and 5:40 am on June 1, Yee said. In both cases, the home was fully involved on or soon after arrival. The firefighters • Fresh Meat Cut Daily were on scene for about five hours • Fresh & Frozen Seafood each day. • Freezer Packs Yee said the fire on May 31 was • Deli Sandwiches to go reported by residents across the lake • Awesome Cheese Selection as a possible wildland fire, but was • Fresh & Smoked Sausage confirmed as a structure fire when the • Smoked Salmon first officer arrived on scene. There • Awesome Beef Jerky was some wildland fire spread to the • Custom Cutting adjacent hillside but it was contained. • Weekly Instore Specials He said the fire on June 1 was reported by a boater on the lake. The house and a nearby shed were totally destroyed. June 15, 2017 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 19 First Outfest-Nakusp Film Festival coming June 16 submitted Educator and Opt volunteer. North America and abroad. It’s a true the nature of the topic and some mature community educational initiatives Options for Sexual Health’s ‘Support The date for film festival coincides story about a Navajo boy who was also content, PG 13 is recommended. made possible by a grant received by Opt-Nakusp’ team, in collaboration with with the school’s Gay/ Straight Alliance’s a girl growing up in an era that has lost This is one of Opt Nakusp’s the RDCK. the Nakusp Secondary School’s student- newly implemented Pride Week June sight of the once revered status of two- led Gay/Straight Alliance, is presenting 12-16. One student member of the Gay/ spirit people. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2017 Nakusp’s very first OutFest - Nakusp Straight Alliance, Emma Orr, also sits The second main feature is a submitted abuse or neglect. Elder abuse or neglect Film Festival on June 16 at 7 pm at the on the Support Opt-Nakusp team. Opt Canadian film, My Prairie Home, a June 15 was declared World Elder can be financial, verbal, psychological, Arrow Lakes Theatre. Admission will be and the GSA were already partnering musical documentary that follows the Abuse Awareness Day by the United physical, or sexual. It can be perpetrated by donation, and all profits will support on the Rainbow Crosswalk Initiative, journey of transgender male Canadian Nations on December 19, 2011. by a stranger but is more often someone the Rainbow Crosswalk initiative. so when Opt member Jane Merkley Indie Musician, Rae Spoon. The journey The Nelson and Area Elder Abuse whom the elder knows and trusts (an old “We wanted to find ways to had the idea to create a film festival, the takes the audience through the Prairie Prevention Program (EAPP) and the or new “friend” or a family member). create connections within our diverse collaboration between the two groups provinces, and Rae’s own small town local Community Response Networks The goal of World Elder Abuse community in an educational way, grew and the result is “some very life. (CRN) are hosting information displays Awareness Day is to raise awareness specifically toward our society exciting projects that festival goers will A special surprise will be a short at the Kaslo Seniors Centre Thursday about elder abuse or neglect and decrease members who often are mislabelled and find enlightening,” Weatherhead said. feature produced by our very own mornings and at the Kaslo Farmers the stigma surrounding abuse. Elders misunderstood. Education is the greatest This phenomenal line-up of films was Rhys McLeod, a graduating student Market June through September. who are aware of their rights and advance tool toward eliminating misconceptions carefully chosen to give the audience an of Nakusp Secondary School. The Elder abuse or neglect are planning options create engagement and building the much needed empathy experience that they can take with them festival includes other mini films that worldwide, often hidden, and growing within communities to promote happy, and compassion toward sex-positive when they leave the theatre. will undoubtedly open the audience’s problems. Ageism, disempowerment healthy and safe aging. attitudes around sexuality, gender The first main feature, Two Spirits hearts and minds. of elderly people, a sense of entitlement For more information, attend one of diversity and humanity,” said Teresa by filmmaker Lydia Nibley, has received This is a great event for audiences of by the abusers, and fear or shame by the information displays or contact the Weatherhead, Certified Sexual Health several prestigious awards all across all genders and almost all ages. Due to the elder are all contributors to elder Nelson EAPP at 250-352-6008.

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Visit www.handandsoul.ca $11.00 + GST www.activebalancechiro.ca June 15, 2017 The Valley Voice CLASSIFIED ADS 21 COMMUNITY THANK YOU BBQ July HEALTH ARE ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUGS SLOCAN VALLEY RECREATION SATELLITE AV TECH: Shaw, Telus, 22 at the Slocan Valley Legion Hall 502 YOGA IN SILVERTON – THE INWARD a problem in your life? AA, NA and En Plein Air Watercolour Painting: Bell, Xplornet - any dish or antenna; home Harold St. Slocan starting at 5 pm. Music JOURNEY: Monday morning 9-10:15 and AL-ANON (family) meetings can help. Sun June 25, 9:30am-12:30pm, Passmore theatre, wired & wireless systems; James, Jam starting at 3 pm. You are invited to join Thursday morning 8-9:15. Honour your For information on AA: in New Denver, Hall, $45. 250-226-7236 (w), 250-505-8392 (c). us! Open to families. Thank you for your body by reducing stress, building strength, 358-7158; Nakusp, 265-4216; Kaslo, 353- PARENTS AND TOTS PLAY GYM VACATION RENTAL support during the past year! The Legion flexibility and balance. Upper story of the 9617; Heart of the Slocan Valley, 551-4104; (Drop-in): FREE! Fridays June 23 to TENT TRAILER FULLY EQUIPPED welcomes members & guests. fire hall in Silverton. Only 5 minutes from Playmor Junction, 359-7310. For NA: Aug 25, 10am-Noon, Slocan Park Hall. for family of four on private property, THE SLOCAN WATERFRONT New Denver. Open to all levels. Come New Denver, 358-7265. For AL-ANON Drop in with your children to enjoy Lower Arrow Lakes close to Fauquier. RESTORATION & DEVELOPMENT and share mindfulness and the exultation (family): New Denver, 358-7904. Please, socializing and share parenting ideas Private beach with swimming, kayaking, SOCIETY (SWR&Ds) invites you to of inner flow. if you can’t get through, try another number. while your kids enjoy fun, physical boating, etc. Trailer has covered outdoor an evening of food, music and film. See TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE with www.carpentercreeklastwishessociety. play. A cozy corner is set up with books seating area and is well equipped with tables the documentary “Primeval - Enter the Tyson - Special Intro offer: 2 hour Thai ca provides information on preplanning and baby toys, the kitchen is open for and chairs. $350 per week. Call 250-269- Incomappleux” by the Valhalla Wilderness massage for $50. Experience an ancient for death and advice for alternative funeral making coffee or tea, and tables set up 7641 or email [email protected]. Society and hear about Slocan’s newest physiotherapy method for body/mind arrangements. Ph: 250-358-2253. for visiting and eating your own snacks YARD SALE society. Saturday, June 17, 2017, 6-10 pm wellness. Available by appointment in the NELSON & AREA ELDER ABUSE and refreshments. LARGE MOVING SALE & DOWN- at the Legion, 502 Harold Street. Everyone Slocan Valley and Nelson. Tyson Bartel PREVENTION Resource Centre: 250-352- 226-0008 • WWW.RDCK.BC.CA SIZING. 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The Canadian Championship winners of the women’s choker race. June 15, 2017 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 23 Minivan burns out on Hwy 6 in Winlaw by Jan McMurray underneath and stopped the driver engine and rescue truck, and the fire The Winlaw fire department was from opening the hood. was out within 20 minutes. There quick to deal with a minivan on fire Breckenridge ran the 500 metres wasn’t much left of the van, but we on Hwy 6 in Winlaw on May 30. to the firehall, where he paged the stopped the spread of the fire into the The two elderly occupants of members. nearby forest.” the van pulled over when they felt “Luckily, there were a few Before the firefighters the vehcile stalling out, and as luck members very close by and we arrived, the couple was able to would have it, Winlaw volunteer got traffic stopped while we put it unload most of their belongings firefighter Shane Breckenridge was out,” reports Fire Chief Stephanie from the van with the help of a walking by. He noticed the flames Whitney. “We responded with our bystander. No one was injured.

This minivan burned on Hwy 6 in Winlaw May 30. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR FISH Two great authors Studio Connexion Gallery invites you to its 9th LAKE TOAD CONSERVATION STUDY coming to the Langham season submitted Café Langham Inspired Ideas • June 13 - 30: Maureen HOWARD Speaker Series presents ‘Two Voices,’ • July 4 - 22: Louise DRESCHER

a stimulating and enlightening • July 26 - August 13: Carleen ROSS MAHR MARCY PHOTO: afternoon discussion with two award- • Aug.16 - Sept.2: T. MIRKOV-POPOVICKI winning writers. On Sunday, June 18 • Sept.5 - 23: Robyn GOLD at 3 pm, poet and author Gary Geddes • Sept.26 - Oct.7: Gail McMARTIN reads from his latest book, Medicine Unbundled: A Journey through the Minefields of Indigenous Healthcare. Adult female western road on Hwy. 31A at Fish Lake. Become a His partner Ann Eriksson discusses “Toad Ambassador” and help toads cross the road her new novel The Performance, recently shortlisted for the General Fiction Award. Each author will share • In May – July, volunteer for a few nights a week to spend 1-2 hours just insights into the creative process of after dark moving migrating adult toads off Highway 31A at Fish and Bear writing their most recent works. lakes. Female toads are killed each year while crossing the highway to breed The author of more than 30 books carrying some 12,000 eggs that won’t become toadlets. over nearly five decades, Geddes has • In August, volunteer during the day at the Fish Lake rest stop to help monitor been credited with raising the literary toadlet migrations and talk to the public. profile of the nation and has long been considered one of Canada’s Training provided and mileage costs reimbursed. most important men of letters; his list of literary awards is nearly as long as Please contact: Wayne McCrory, [email protected] 250-358-7796 his list of books! The recipient of the Marcy Mahr, [email protected] 250-805-1500 2008 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence has worked as a university professor, writer- in-residence, critic, anthologist, Introducing: Nakusp’s FireSmart Program translator, editor and – most importantly – writer. In whatever What is FireSmart? genre he pursues, Geddes writes with FireSmart is a community led program intended to educate, promote, and implement wildfire mitigation efforts. Cleaning out debris eloquence and an intense awareness around your home, using fire-resistant building materials, and educating yourself on how to live responsibly in an area prone to wildfires is all part of being FireSmart. of mystery within the commonplace, and the single human voice singing FireSmart in Nakusp inside the crowd. Part of what makes Nakusp so beautiful is the fact that it is surrounded by forests. These forests, however, are prone to wildfires Eriksson is the author of five - making Nakusp a high wildfire risk community. The Village of Nakusp and the Nakusp and Area Community Forest are creating novels who combines a background a FireSmart Program to: in biology with her life experiences • Engage the community in wildfire prevention and planning • Develop a Community FireSmart Plan • Conduct education and to create works of fiction grounded in outreach activities promoting FireSmart principles • Effectively reduce the wildfire hazard in the Village and surrounding 2 km area nature and populated with compelling The community needs your help to make this a success! characters. In The Performance, she treads into the new territory of urban Nakusp FireSmart FireSmart Your ecology with a gripping and poignant Community Coordinator: Home: drama about trust that intersects the We are excited to be working with Bree Lillies, the Nakusp When it comes to wildfires, small changes can make a big dif- worlds of classical music and the FireSmart community coordinator. Bree will be conducting wildfire ference. Take the following steps to start protecting your home homeless. hazard assessments, education and outreach activities from June from wildfires today: Fiction and non-fiction sharing to September and developing a Community FireSmart Plan. Watch • Remove combustible materials 10 m from your home the stage – two great authors for the for updates on FireSmart community events on NACFOR’s website. • Remove needles, leaves, branches, or woody debris price of one! $10 suggested donation within 30 m from your home The FireSmart coordinator will be the public’s main point of • Prune coniferous tree branches 2 m above the ground at the door. Contact the Langham contact for Nakusp’s FireSmart program and will work closely within 30 m from your home Cultural Society in Kaslo at 250-353- with the FireSmart community board. • Clean your gutters of debris 2661; www.thelangham.ca. For more ways to FireSmart your home, or to learn more about Nakusp’s FireSmart Program visit firesmartcanada.ca or contact [email protected] 24 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice June 15, 2017 Good Fences Make Good Neighbours On Wednesday, June 7, I headed Tyler returns triumphantly with Protect your chickens, bees, and fruit trees to Nakusp in hopes of eating course number three: The Deli Bowl. from bears! something unusually special…or This one is the Asian Style Deli Bowl. Electric Fencing Workshop: especially unusual – something that Here we go: pickled ginger, capers, When: Thursday June 22nd, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm might have knocked my socks off if anchovy dressing, tahini and soy with Where: Nakusp Senior’s Hall (210 8th Ave) I’d been wearing socks. What I ended a quacky chilled sous vide duck egg, Cost: FREE! up with was a thoroughly sumptuous and soy-marinated mushrooms. All with three course lunch…no socks. is topped with a delicate pile of dill Please register by contacting Bree Lillies, Andrew I sat down at an outdoor table along with tiny ears of corn. Please WildSafeBC Community Coordinator for Rhodes and sipped coffee. Tyler Leeson, who don’t forget the baby bok choy. It’s New Denver, Nakusp, and Area K runs the show, appeared with the first one of my all-time favourite veggies. Email: [email protected] or course. He was happy. Everything is very lightly coated in Phone: 250-354-8120 I’ve never seen a Caesar salad dressing. Under it all is a layer of look as good as this one. It came perfect white rice soaking up the Workshop leader Gillian Sanders has helped to install more than 120 electric Eat at the inside a cone, or ‘cornucopia,’ excess liquids. Delectably delicious! fences to successfully protect livestock and/or fruit trees from both black and defined as a ‘horn overflowing with Tyler designs everything! grizzly bears. Correctly installed and maintained electric fencing provides a Broadway Deli fruits, flowers and grain.’ This ‘horn’ That, my friends, was a truly Hi, this is Andrew Rhodes cost-effective and easy solution to prevent or stop bear conflicts. This work- was held together with romaine wonderful lunch. In fact it was once again encouraging you to shop will discuss different e-fencing designs for permanent and temporary leaves that were held together with FABULOSITY ITSELF! I ate every eat! Nakusp’s BROADWAY DELI fences that can be adapted to your particular needs. a generous portion of prosciutto. bit. (sometimes known as the Pink Pig) All of that was stuffed with mixed Tyler and his staff get all their Grizzly Bear Coexistence Solutions Electric Fencing Project offers a is waiting for you. I’ve been having greens, tangy vinaigrette dressing, ceramic plates and bowls at local meals there for over 20 years. The 50% cost share on bear electric fence install or upgrade. Join us at the shaved parmesan and olive oil- thrift stores. They are “big-time” new owners, Tyler Leeson, chef, and demonstration to learn more, or email [email protected] soaked crumbs that also absorb recyclers, they compost everything, Michelle Grenier have dreamed up a lemon zest, salt and vinaigrette. and they buy everything locally and number of meals that are beautifully Tasty! The rogue radish slices leap organic when they can. All their meat presented and will astound your right into your mouth. I do believe comes from BC. tastebuds. this salad could rightly be called Tyler Leeson is a good-natured ‘Caesar’s Cornucopia.’ An unusual guy who speaks well and laughs a and beautiful tangy tasty treat. No great deal. In the food business most socks required. End act one. of his life, he’ll make The Broadway Onward to the second course: A Deli Fly! Just watch. good-sized piece of brisket that has His staff incudes Brenda Scott been simmered for 60 hours. That’s (sous chef and baker), Hailey Herridge two and a half days! It is cooked in (cashier, barrista), Mackenzie Carter a ‘sous vide immersion circulator’ (cashier, barrista), Brianne McQuair, and served with spicy kimchi, which Phoenix Leeson-Booth (dishwasher, is kind of like sauerkraut, only HOT busboy) and Xander Leeson-Booth with Korean spices and caramelized (dishwasher, busboy). Michelle onions. I became very happy while Grenier, Tyler’s wife, is his high- eating this dish although it was speed helper while also holding down difficult to smile while I chewed. her job as executive assistant at the Choose the cut of meat you want: local school district. strip loin, standing rib, etc. Unusual? GO THERE NOW. How could you go wrong? You simply can’t. It looks good, almost melts in your mouth, and tastes like a dream. I’m still hungry.

Chef Tyler Leeson has taken over the Broadway Deli. Broadway Deli Now Open under new Management Chef Tyler Leeson has re-created breakfast & lunch! Simple cuisine • Mediterranean flavours Local food • Healthy meals Salads • Paninis • Rice Bowls 408 Broadway • Nakusp • 250-265-3767 Open Wednesday - Saturday 6 am - 3 pm Sunday 7 am - 3 pm