April 27, 2005 The Valley Voice

Volume 14, Number 11 June 8, 2005 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.” Investment scheme leaves shattered dreams in its wake by Jan McMurray record, so he joined the pool. So did focusing only on collecting names of It also says that because of the people acting as his “agent, successor, NEW DENVER — An his father Wally, and about 200 others all the participants. complaint, the Court has issued assign or attorney.” Turner said he apparently fraudulent investment over the approximately three years. “We’re starting the investigation Steele with a restraining order and did not know if David Fulkco was scheme has affected our area in a very Turner says that this case is here. If it requires going to a more asset freeze. The court order considered one of these or if he had big way. unusual because victims of fraud are specialized department, we will look schedules a status hearing for June been given that order. Of the estimated 205 people who usually people who have money, but at it. It is big and far reaching,” he 6. The CFTC complaint charges invested in the scheme, the majority in this case, “there are a lot of sad said. He asks everyone affected, from Rosemary Hollinger, Associate Steele with Fraud by are from this region — between stories.” The Valley Voice has talked near and far, to contact him and quote Director and Regional Counsel, Misrepresentation, Fraud by a Nakusp and Castlegar, with most to people who mortgaged their file #2005-2062. Later, he said, police CFTC Division of Enforcement, Commodity Pool Operator and from the New Denver area. There are homes, cashed in RRSPs and maxed may hand out a questionnaire to all reported on the outcome of the status Failure to register as a Commodity also participants from US, Germany, out their credit cards to join the pool. participants and ask them to provide hearing. “The Judge said we have Pool Operator, which are all Italy, Japan and Greece. Turner said it was really hard on copies of all the documentation they service of process established and the violations of the US Commodity The scheme came to the area via the Fulkco family. “Wally thought he had for their investments. Commission has to give him a draft Exchange Act and Commission David Fulkco, son of long-time New was doing something wonderful for A CFTC press release gives order on Thursday, June 9. There will Regulations. CFTC believes that Denver resident Wally Fulkco. the community and it turned out that notice that the CFTC has submitted be a hearing on the injunction on Steele is a 33-year-old Canadian Howard Turner, a friend of the he probably hurt everybody, so he a complaint against Steele to the US Monday, June 13.” citizen who resides in San Luis Fulkcos and one of the investors in was devastated by the news,” he said. District Court for the Northern The court’s restraining order and Potosi, Mexico and maintains a the scheme, is acting as spokesperson Earlier on, investors were District of Illinois, Eastern Division. asset freeze pertains to Steele and to mailing address in Vancouver. for the Fulkco family. required to put in at least $5,000, “We have no idea what the Turner said, but more recently, they Graduation ceremonies in the Slocan Valley chances are of people getting their were asked for a minimum of money back,” said Turner. “We don’t $25,000. know how much Steele might have The whole thing was blown open in Canadian bank accounts and assets about May 19 when an investor from — all we can do is hope.” this area, who Turner would not The US Commodity Futures name, made inquiries about an Trading Commission (CFTC), in its account statement he received from complaint against Steele that led to a Steele in May 2005. The statement court order against him, says that had supposedly been issued by a Steele accepted at least $7.5 million futures broker. The local investor from at least 200 customers for his contacted the futures broker, which investment pool. He claimed that found that the statement was false — investors would earn 8-10% per that the account had never been month on their investments and funded and was closed, and the firm provided false statements showing had never opened an account in the high returns. Turner said he did not name of the investor. know how much money was invested On May 20, the Friday of the from the local community, but that May long weekend, Steele admitted Steele had claimed he was trading to David Fulkco that the account with $14 million “but you can’t statement he gave him in May 2005 believe anything he said.” falsely represented that the value of The CFTC complaint says that the pool was over $17 million and Steele had two accounts at a futures that he had lost almost all of the pool’s broker, which has an office in funds. Chicago. One account was not very Turner says that David was given active. The other, where local funds the bad news while he was enroute were being wired, never contained to New Denver for the long weekend more than about $4 million and and that David contacted CFTC, incurred losses totalling over $3 which is investigating the scam, million during the relevant period. immediately from his motel room. The complaint explains that “We didn’t want to spoil people’s David Fulkco had people wire funds May Days weekend,” said Turner, so to a bank account in the name of right after the weekend, he started Abriel Asset Management, and notifying people. “I must have made Fulkco then wired the funds to 50 phone calls to people and broke Steele’s account with the futures the news. Then it spread by word of broker in Chicago. Turner said the mouth. Wally had a lot of cheques Abriel account was David’s and that that people had given him to join the it was being used only for the purpose pool. They were returned and the of the investment pool at the time. people were told he was not accepting Turner said that David believed them because of a problem with the that the plan was that he and Steele account. Wally was in no condition were going to form a company with to talk to people.” the profits from the pool to diversify On June 6, Turner and his wife the assets — “to get into real estate sent letters to the 205 participants, and other things, but Kevin kept advising them to contact Cpl. Kerry Joe Irving proves that it’s never too late to get a high-school diploma. The 93-year-old received an honourary Heidema at the Slocan Lake RCMP putting it off. degree at the Mount Sentinel Graduation, June 3, 2005. More grad coverage inside - pages 9-12. “The whole thing was based on detachment, the BC Securities trust. They’d known each other for Commission and the US CFTC. KSCU robbers charged in Kamloops Court quite a while.” “It will be up to the individuals by Jan McMurray robbery as well as several other jail and Bystrom to 5 years jail and He said that David, who now to get information to each of the three NEW DENVER—Two people robberies in Kamloops, Princeton, an order for DNA at Kamloops lives in Victoria, met Kevin J. Steele organizations,” said Turner. “We are have pled guilty to robbing New Revelstoke and Salmon Arm. Provincial Court on May 24. at university. About three years ago, also asking them to write a personal Denver’s Kootenay Savings Credit Bystrom was also charged in the New Of the 13 counts of robbery, the David was told that Steele was impact letter — stories of how this Union on December 29 last year. Denver case with assault, and majority were against Bystrom. All making good profits on the has affected them emotionally and Shawn Douglas Bystrom and wearing a disguise during the the robberies occurred in late commodities market. David watched financially.” Jennifer Marie Marlatt were both commission of an indictable offence. December 2004 and early January him and was impressed with his track Heidema said for now he was charged with the New Denver Marlatt was sentenced to 18 months 2005. COUNTRY FURNITURE & HOME DECOR Looking for something out of the ordinary? Country Furniture & Home Decor, 476 Baker St. Nelson, Toll-Free 1-866-352-3665 2 NEWS The Valley Voice April 27, 2005 KDCFS board schedules meeting to deal with petitions and AGM by Jan McMurray advertised by members for the April of the Society until just the night bottom line for me is this: either the along. What’s more basic than The Kaslo and District 9 AGM on the following contentious before, when the board removed her community wants the Society or it letting the membership vote on Community Forest Society issues: appointed directorships, from that executive position at a doesn’t... something? If he [Cockrell] wants (KDCFS) board has made an terms of directors, restoring the special meeting. He did not have the “There’s only one way to get meeting to be successful, a ambitious move and scheduled its water monitoring program and chance to put forward his motion — through another meeting — if the parliamentarian who is acceptable AGM for 6:30 pm on June 15, to be President Gary Cockrell’s Cockrell ruled him out of order, community shows up and tells them to both sides should be there.” followed by a requisitioned meeting resignation. All of the issues on the general unruliness prevailed and the to shut up because they like what In regards to the petition to deal with business arising from two petitions are on the agenda for motion to adopt the agenda was we’re doing.” advocating his expulsion, Scarlett two different petitions. the June 15 requisitioned meeting defeated. Scarlett says that he and some says there is nothing in the Societies The two petitions were received after the AGM. Although the board had others have just wanted the Act or KDCFS bylaws that permits at the board’s May 11 regular The AGM was originally considered having a parliamentarian membership to be able to vote on any member to be removed from the meeting. One calls for the removal scheduled for April 9, but failed or moderator at the April 9 AGM, the contentious issues listed above. Society. He explained that there is a of Donald Scarlett as a member and when the motion to adopt the agenda they decided against it in the end. “They’ve never been given a provision against removing a contains over 80 signatures. The was defeated. At the April 9 meeting, Cockrell says that for the June chance. We wanted them to vote on director with a 75% vote, but that other, submitted to the board on Scarlett rose on a point of privilege 15 meeting, he doubts there will be these resolutions at the failed April does not stop them from being a April 27 but not formally received as soon as the meeting was called to a moderator. “We’re looking into 9 AGM, and we still want them to member, only a director. He said until May 11, contains 51 order. He intended to put forward a that, but I don’t really see the point,” now. Maybe June 15 is our biggest there was no reason given on the signatures. It requests a meeting to motion that Donna Cormie chair the he said. “Some of the other board hope for the membership to do what petition for people wanting to deal with resolutions that were meeting. Cormie had been President members think it’s advisable, but the they have been entitled to do all remove him. Columbia Basin Trust wants input at 10-Year anniversary symposium Got something to say to the an open session for residents’ governments over the past ten years. received by June 15. Not all required to book your own Columbia Basin Trust? CBT is suggestions for discussion topics. If you are interested in applications will be accepted as CBT accommodation and travel seeking public input from a diverse The symposium will also feature participating, visit the CBT website wishes to ensure equitable arrangements. CBT has set aside a selection of Basin residents at its 10- several guest speakers, and CBT will at www.cbt.org for detailed geographic and community of limited number of travel subsidies. year anniversary symposium and host an evening reception in honour information and an application form, interest representation, as well as Please forward inquires about these annual general meeting July 8-10 at of the support received from Basin or phone Nancy Boucher at 1-800- broad perspectives from across the subsidies to Nancy Boucher the College of the Rockies in residents, partners, and local 505-8998. Applications must be Basin. If accepted you will be ([email protected]). Cranbrook. “Although CBT has questions Private sector now responsible for septic approvals we would like residents to answer, The province has turned over include a maintenance plan and as power to deal with health hazards your local Public Health office or visit we know that residents will also responsibility for the inspection and built drawings to be retained by created by malfunctioning systems, www.interiorhealth.ca under Health want to bring forward their own approval of septic tank systems to the Interior Health. Under the new law, including ticketing of offenders. and Safety—Inspections, Licensing discussion topics and have left room private sector. This means that Public Health inspectors retain the For more information, contact and Permits for Septic Systems. in the agenda for this,” says board homeowners and contractors chair Josh Smienk. SD #8 balances budget with five-day calendar reduction planning to install new septic systems The CBT has consulted with by Jan McMurray $100,000 by reducing the diligence in tracking information will be following some new steps. residents throughout its 10 years, but School District #8 adopted its contingency fund by that much. This such as the length of time people are Interior Health says that, since the “during our 10-year anniversary we final preliminary budget for 2005/ leaves $400,000 plus two full-time being replaced for. new Sewerage System Regulation felt it was appropriate to hold a 06 at a meeting on May 31. equivalent teaching positions in the Earlier in the process, the largest was originally adopted last summer, larger format symposium to talk After the May 16 and 18 public fund. saving — about $1 million — was it has been working with builders and about CBT’s goals and objectives, meetings, there was $338,000 still Schools had wanted a 3% found by reducing staffing by 13 others in preparation for the changes. and to ensure our plans are relevant to cut. Four ways were found to increase in their supplies budgets. positions. “Roughly 11 teachers and “Our goal is to improve the and responsive to the current and close that gap and balance the This was not granted, representing a two principal/vice-principal development process without future needs of the Basin and its budget. savings of about $25,128. The positions will not be filled, as people compromising the environment and residents.” The calendar was reduced by schools will receive the same for leave,” said Buchannon. He drinking water quality,” said Ken Using the management plan five days, saving $118,125. The supplies as they did this year, explained that the student/teacher Christian, IH’s Director of Health created in consultation with board had contemplated a 10-day totalling about $1.4 million. ratio was not affected by this, Protection. residents, the CBT has placed $309 reduction, but it was not very popular Finally, CUPE substitute because enrollment was declining. Design and inspection of small million in investments throughout with the public. Secretary-Treasurer employee accounts were reduced by In this second year of the deficit sewage systems under 5,000 gallon the Basin, and has provided $26.5 Bruce Buchannon said the five-day $94,875. Buchannon said that CUPE repayment plan, $856,290 is per day will rest with ‘authorized million in grants and services for reduction was a “good compromise” representatives believed that they budgeted toward retiring the $3.9 persons’, including professional community-supported projects and and that it was not a big difference could lower costs by that much with million deficit. engineers or contractors who have activities. from this year’s calendar. He been trained through Royal Roads Part of the symposium agenda explained that there was a four-day June 8, 2005, is Clean Air Day and certified by the Applied Science will include a discussion session reduction this year, and those days June 8 is Clean Air Day and West engine whenever you’re stopped for and Technologists and Technicians of about the original plan, and were tacked onto the spring break. Kootenay Airshed Protection is more than 10 seconds. This can save British Columbia. Authorized proposed revisions intended to The five days next year will again asking everyone to Tune In And Turn you over $100 per year! Idling persons must design in accordance ensure it continues to reflect the make a longer spring break, which It Off. engines burn three to five litres per with ‘standards of practice’ codes and needs of the Basin and its residents. got “lots of positive feedback,” he Tune In to the fact that we hour and each litre of fuel burned must file their designs and The symposium agenda will also said. “For next year, there is one Canadians are among the world’s contributes 2.4 kg of carbon dioxide certifications with Interior Health at include sessions on CBT’s water more day in the standard calendar, highest consumers of energy—yep to the atmosphere. a cost of $200, IH says. initiatives strategy, delivery of so with a five-day reduction, we will right up there with Americans. Diesel engines are no different. New designs can include benefits programs, investments, and have the exact same number of days Australians are third. We have so Turn it off if you are stopped for more innovative technologies and must of instruction as this year.” many resources that we have come than 10 seconds, except in traffic. The The board saved another to take them for granted. This smell of diesel fumes nauseates many behaviour is having a negative impact people and the liquid particulate SMOKEY CREEK SALVAGE on our bottom line, the environment, matter penetrates deeply into our /BLVTQ
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April 27, 2005 The Valley Voice NEWS 3 Slocan Valley Rail Trail AGM draws surprisingly large crowd by Jan McMurray development over the past year and accessing neighbouring land, Some felt the need to defend the he said, and encouraged people to Somewhere between 350 and then presented the motor vehicle shepherding livestock, storing or character of ATV riders. “We are seen report incidents. 400 people packed into the Winlaw policy. He repeated that the moving equipment/vehicles, public as horrible people. We don’t leave Another woman asked what the School gym for the May 31 AGM of agreement was that they would or private events). Then he said that garbage and we want a fair chance at options were if the community the Slocan Valley Heritage Trail maintain and operate a non- the agreement stated that using the trail,” someone said. decided it didn’t want a non- Society. The reason for such great motorized recreational trail, and the snowmobiles could be allowed if Another man said that the real motorized trail. Dupont said that from attendance was a hot issue — Society, as trail managers, came up there was clear community support issue was liability. He encouraged a conversation he had had with a motorized vs. non-motorized use of with the policy to define and manage and if local snowmobile clubs were people to join an ATV club, saying Tourism BC official, the options were the Slocan Valley Rail Trail. legitimate motor vehicle uses. He willing to address liability issues, take snowmobiles may be allowed on the to have a non-motorized trail or no In the weeks leading up to the said the considerations in drafting the on insurance costs and agree to trail because the clubs can deal with trail. “Tourism BC agreed to open the AGM, Slocan Valley resident Joanne policy were public opinion, adjacent participate in responsible trail liability, so an ATV club might be trail to the public on the condition that Hird circulated a petition calling for landowners and residents, and management. able to do the same. it was non-motorized,” he said. motorized trail use. She collected 489 liability. When asked why snowmobiles People in favour of a non- A new board of nine directors signatures from Nakusp to Nelson “Tourism BC is not flexible here would be allowed on a non- motorized trail brought up issues of was elected. Re-elected were Pierre and sold 100 Society memberships. on the liability. The owner said this motorized trail, Dupont said this was noise and pollution from ATVs, and Dupont, Craig Lawrence, Rory Another petition was signed by 659 is the allowable use and the contract the case on a lot of trails. He gave the the appreciation of the peacefulness Lindsay, Brian Rehwald and people opposed to the motorized use says this is the allowable use so these example of the Trans-Canada Trail, of a trail only for walkers and cyclists. Shanoon Bennet. New board of the trail. are the constraints we are working where snowmobiles can ride on One person complained that she members are Klaus Gattner, Barb The huge interest generated by with,” said Dupont. certain sections. sees vehicles, including trucks and Lindsay and Wally Chernoff. People this issue has benefited the Society. He explained the circumstances During the 30-minute question cars, on the trail every day and nominated but not elected were There were 155 memberships sold under which motorized vehicles period, several people expressed wanted to know who was going to Heather Burns, Joanne Hird, Brian at the AGM. Treasurer Brian could be used on the trail (emergency regret that the use of the trail was police the motor vehicle policy. Bailey and Jamie Popoff. The Rehwald banked $1930 in vehicles, trail maintenance, creating a division in the community. Dupont said that the Society was executive was elected at the first memberships and donations handicapped or elderly people on People in favour of motorized use going to be putting up barricades to meeting of this new board on June 2. collected at the meeting, and 50 wheelchairs and scooters, and at made the point that they had been block truck traffic and removable Dupont remains President, Craig people signed up to volunteer their private road crossings), the riding their ATVs and snowmobiles bollards with locks so emergency Lawrence is Vice President, Barb time to the trail project. circumstances requiring a written on the trail for many years and felt vehicles could get through. “We’re Lindsay is Secretary and Brian Although many of the meeting request (special needs vehicles, that a freedom was being taken away. asking the community to police it,” Rehwald remains as Treasurer. goers seemed to think they would be debating or voting on the motorized/ non-motorized issue at the meeting, it was clear from the start that they wouldn’t be. Moderator Derek Murphy announced in his opening remarks that, according to the Societies Act, the only business that could take place was the business on the agenda, which had been advertised. Society president Pierre Th is summer could be a scorcher. Dupont also made obvious the futility of the debate in his explanation of the Stewardship Agreement the Society signed with Tourism BC, the landowner, last year. The agreement, ratified at last year’s AGM, designates the trail as non-motorized. He also said that the agreement could be cancelled, but not changed, and that he was not aware of any provision in the contract for renegotiation. Someone asked why the Society agreed to a non-motorized designation for the trail. Dupont replied, “Those were the only terms presented to us.” When the retort was, “We don’t like the terms,” Dupont said, “I guess you should have been here last year.” Dupont explained that Tourism BC provides the liability insurance, to the tune of $1,000 this year, which he said the Society could not afford. He added, “If we allowed motorized use, it would be $10,000 per year. Tourism BC would not be willing to Protect our Forests. Be FireSmart. pay those costs.” Dupont reported on the Society’s Our forests are a source of pride for British Campfire Safety activities and the progress of trail Columbians. Tourists and residents alike • Encircle campfires with rocks to stop fire spreading. • Don’t build campfires less than 3 metres from trees, brush or marvel at their grandeur. Working families, wood structures. For Sale forest communities and our parklands rely • Keep a shovel and pail of water near your campfire. on our forests. Yet every year, an average Homeowner Safety of 2,000 forest fi res put it all at risk. • Keep trees, shrubs, branches and other flammable material at least 10 metres from your home. People cause about half of all forest fires, • Trees near your home should be no more than 2 metres in height and at least 3 metres apart. endangering lives, damaging real estate, and • Remember to clean your gutters and chimney. having a negative impact on tourism. Last year General Fire Safety there were fewer fi res caused by people. • When smoking outside, dispose of cigarettes and matches safely. William Hunter Cabins Do your part. • Never toss a lit match or a cigarette out of your car. Handcrafted log cabin business in • Don’t burn grass or yard waste on windy days. Silverton. 3 large structures making for • To report a wildfire call 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 from a cellphone. 6 units with office on 175’ by 105’ lot. Protect yourselves and our forests. Be FireSmart. 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ROSLING REAL ESTATE 593 Baker St., Nelson 4 OPINION The Valley Voice April 27, 2005

two of them most directly responsible Third, the letter alleged that trash Money comes and money goes, KDCFS Board for community disbursements. Then and beer bottles “all over Front works to accom- they would force Owen and Randy Street” were as a result of an event at but the community continues to resign and elect five new directors. the Crooked Cafe. As instructed by I have never approved of the Stock Market, let alone the Futures Market. Look at their candidates: do you the Liquor Control Board, we keep Too many good people have been hurt by the vagaries of these markets over modate dissent The board of the Kaslo & District really believe any of them is capable very tight controls on the alcohol we the years. Generally it’s the workers who produce these commodities - the Community Forest Society (KDCFS) of executing the licence? Give me a serve, and do not allow for any liquor farmers, miners and factory workers that get screwed. Every now and then has bent over backwards to break. to be consumed in the unlicensed it’s the investors, but it’s almost never the brokers. accommodate dissenting members. Please, take the time to become areas inside or outside of the The act of speculating on the future price of a stock or commodity is so We have scheduled a meeting for informed; pay attention to restaurant. The liquor inspector alien to my way of thinking, that I have trouble wrapping my mind around June 15, 6:30 pm at JVH, with all of Pennywise, the Voice and Kaslo visited the Crooked Cafe during May the idea that many of my friends were enticed into investing in a scheme that the business they asked for in a letter Cable in the next two weeks, phone Days and said that our conduct was would put much of their savings into the commodity futures market. The fact of requisition. This meeting also any of the directors for facts and come exemplary and that he was proud of that some of them borrowed money to put into the pool is even more disturbing. includes the business of the to the meeting June 15 at 6:30 pm. the way that we were operating, as a An old friend of mine, who was a stockbroker, decided that he would like unfinished AGM. Gary Cockrell respectable family restaurant and not to make some money on the side by doing a little commodity trading. To his We did this because there was Kaslo as a bar. We do not have ‘off-sales’ great misfortune, he had some success. He talked his father into mortgaging simply no time to schedule two and don’t allow any liquor we sell to the family farm and investing the proceeds on the futures market. He lost it separate meetings, given that we must leave the premises. all within a matter of days. Last time that I saw my friend, he was mucking Voice lacks have the school to accommodate a As far as trash goes, we produce out the barn. I expect that it will be quite a while yet before his dad trusts him large membership and JVH had only integrity very little trash as we recycle and/or with anything more important than the business end of a shovel. two days available and it’s The owners of The Crooked Cafe compost most of our waste. Our food It often seems that these things start out innocently enough. It probably unreasonable to compel members to regret that we must respond to the is served with real, re-usable plates started that way for Kevin Steele. He may have had some initial success on attend two meetings back-to-back. public slander which has been and glasses, unlike our competitors the markets, and just wanted to help out his friends. He could have lost a little Since advertising the meeting the brought forward against us recently whose products are all served using of their money and maybe didn’t feel comfortable telling them. Besides, he board has already been threatened by certain parties with ulterior environmentally destructive was confident that he could make it back, and get them a handsome return, if with disturbances by the same people motives. A letter written by a part- disposable wares. The little non- they left it with him for a little longer. So he may have told a little white lie. who disturbed the last meeting. In time resident of Kaslo and a major recyclable paper and plastic trash By the time the scheme hit the Slocan Valley, however, it’s apparent that other words “do it our way or we competitor to the Crooked Cafe was which we produce is stored in a fraudulent statements were being issued on a regular basis. He may have still won’t let you have a meeting.” sent to the Kaslo Village Council and locked bin behind the restaurant. entertained hopes of recouping his losses. He certainly didn’t stop trading. Ladies and gentlemen, this is was subsequently printed in The The most ridiculous allegation in These official-looking statements took in a lot of otherwise discerning folks. extortion plain and simple, or Valley Voice with a disturbing lack the letter is that we leave food outside They wouldn’t be that difficult to produce with a decent home computer and worse…It’s almost impossible to of journalistic integrity (re: check at night and that flocks of 20 to 30 a good printer. Many of the victims are among the most intelligent people negotiate with this type of mentality. your sources!). The letter was hateful, crows can be seen at a time flying that I know. We have asked them to participate in hurtful, conjectural, and full of false around Kaslo with pizza in their The fact that the fraud took in so many victims speaks to the trust that meetings, committees and public allegations bordering on the beaks. We are amazed at the eyesight people in this community have for each other. It speaks to our ability to hope. debates and they have either refused ridiculous. of the individual who made this These aren’t bad things, and although shaken by recent events, I believe that or failed to show up. Firstly, there seems to be a lot of observation to be able to tell just what these qualities are part of what will sustain us through the rocky times ahead. Pop Quiz: For the last 10 years confusion over the recent change to a flying crow is eating. We are also A lot of money has been taken from this community, and it’s going to you have heard the following our liquor licence. The change was amazed at the ability of the crows to have far-reaching consequences. Many belts are being tightened. People will statement: “There is no money in a to allow for patron participation penetrate our locked garbage bin. be cutting expenditures wherever they can. Local merchants will feel the 10,000m3 forest license.” Is the (dancing) during live music Problems with bears in Kaslo reached pinch. Some people may be forced to leave the valley. statement true or false? performances. Prior to this change we the national spotlight last year in a Those of us who remain will be poorer for their loss. New Denver/Silverton The board has returned over were still allowed to have live music, most unfortunate way, but even prior is a wonderful place to live, and it’s not just because of our incredible scenery. $320,000 directly to the community until 1 am, and after this change the to that we observed ‘Bear Aware’ It’s the people too. Some of the dearest folks on the planet happen to live in the last year. Many of you have bands must stop at midnight, which practices at the restaurant as well as here. Some of them have lost everything that they own. said to board members “It’s so great we have taken due care to observe. at home. It would be irresponsible It’s a damn shame. It has always been within our and even dangerous for us to leave Dan Nicholson, publisher that the community has received all this money.” In reply, we have said, legal right to have live music food out overnight. Besides, it is well Motorized versus Non-Motorized Trails “Well, if that’s the way you feel, why performances. These performances known that scavenging corvids prefer Initially, it struck me as odd that ATV users in the valley would be upset not come to these meetings and have always been at a reasonable trans-fat laden processed deep fried at the prospect of a non-motorized trail along the abandoned rail line in the support us?” volume, as our space is very small foods to wholesome hand-made South Slocan Valley. I’ve always thought of ATV riders as risk-taking “Oh well,” you say, “in my and excessive volumes would make pizza crust. daredevils who would be more comfortable on an abandoned logging road position I can’t afford to raise my for an uncomfortable atmosphere. All The Crooked Cafe wishes to off in the back country, than on the level grade of an abandoned railway. hand in public.” but one of our neighbours have told continue to support the performing That’s the problem with stereotypes, I guess. Not all ATV riders want to race Well, community, let me tell you us that they realize they live in a and visual arts (we serve as a gallery up and down hills all day. Some would prefer to take a leisurely cruise through something: this board was elected by commercial district and therefore for local artists as well, and contribute beautiful scenery. Not all cyclists would be thrilled at the prospect of pedalling you to run the license and put money have to accept an increased level of to Kaslo’s Artwalk) and regret that through miles of terrain with little change in grade. back into the community and we have noise, and more than one has said that certain individuals consider the arts I have also come to an understanding of the historical use of this trail by done that, in spades. But you the the noise of the truck traffic is more to be unwholesome, and that we have the ATV community. Many local riders have expessed their frustration at members have to take a little disturbing than anything they have been forced to defend ourselves in a being denied access. I feel a certain sympathy for their loss. I must confess responsibility. If you allow a well- heard from our establishment. public forum. We wish to thank all that I’m unlikely to cycle or hike the trail, although it probably wouldn’t take organized group of disgruntled Secondly, an opinion was of our supporters who have written much arm-twisting to get me to cruise down on a motorcycle or ATV. members to railroad the board, in this expressed that live music is “far from letters to The Valley Voice and the Perhaps the board could look at having a motorized day or two every fashion, who do you think will wholesome family entertainment.” village council on our behalf, and year. If the day was well-advertised, it might be quite a success. volunteer for future boards? Would We believe that the performing arts, those who support us by being regular Dan Nicholson, publisher you? including live music of all genres, are patrons and holding meetings at the Ask yourselves a few questions: amongst the best entertainment and Crooked, including the Kaslo Jazz The Valley Voice welcomes letters to the editor on any topic of interest to What do the critics want? More educational options for people of all Etc. Society, the Kaslo InfoNet our readers. All letters must be signed and have a daytime phone number. money? Better forestry? Do they ages. This is a view shared by the Society, the Kaslo Earthworkers, We will not publish anonymous letters, nor may you use a pseudonym, have a plan to give it to you? Have majority of residents and visitors to Luke Crawford and the Green Party, except in extraordinary circumstances. We will not knowingly publish any they said? No. They have only Kaslo, as indicated by the sheer Corky Evans and the New letter which is defamatory or libellous. attacked the elected board with numbers and demographic of Jazz Democratic Party, the Bibliobus, the Please type your letter, and e-mail it if possible. Many handwritten letters accusations of bylaw infractions. Fest participants. This point is staff of J.V. Humphries High School, are impossible to read. Any letter may be edited for brevity. You only have to look at their emphasized by the large and diverse and the staff of the Victorian Hospital Opinions expressed in published letters are those of the author and not requisitioned agenda for the answers. crowds for ‘open mic’ nights at the of Kaslo. necessarily those of The Valley Voice. They want to remove Barry, Ken, and Crooked, and the capacity crowds for Thank you, me, three individuals you elected and any live music event held at the cafe. The Crooked Cafe

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Publisher - DAN NICHOLSON • Editor JAN MCMURRAY Published and printed in British Columbia, Canada The Valley Voice is distributed throughout the Slocan and Arrow Lake Valleys from South Slocan/Playmor Junction to Edgewood and Kaslo on Kootenay Lake. Circulation is 7,200 papers, providing the most complete news and advertising coverage of any single newspaper serving this area. SUBSCRIPTIONS: CANADA $55.64, USA $85.60, OVERSEAS $128.40. (Prices include GST) Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement #40021191 April 27, 2005 The Valley Voice LETTERS 5

wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/ impossible for the membership to Abandoned ghost towns (as well as last November’s distribution Pasty white didy_bcstrms.html. make the request for voting by ballot. Sandon once was) are often of approximately $132, 000 but, more algae I would like to thank Peter for —Advance polling: The board’s victimized by people who feel that importantly, I know the community bringing this to the attention of Valley claim that “…the agenda or the it’s a case of ‘finders keepers’. And forest license is in very good shape. I am responding to a question put Vo ice readers and hope that the above advertised business cannot be there are distressing stories of the The standing timber inventory is forward by Peter Roulston (Get Outta information sheds some light—if not amended once it is advertised…” is various human vultures who hastened at 45,000 m3 and all development Town - Pilgrimage to Pulpit Rock, of the ultraviolet variety(!)—on the simply false. In fact, members have to come in and help themselves with costs are paid in full. We are more May 11, 2005) on whether the matter. a right to make motions from the floor no thought of what their finds than four years ahead on develop- fertilization program in Kootenay Angus Glass proposing amendments to both the represented and what part of our ment as the current annual cut is set Lake was “making an excess of bio- Communications Co-ordinator agenda and any motions before the heritage they were happily carting at 10,000 cubic metres per year. activity” and producing “pasty white Columbia Basin Fish & meeting. This right of members to off. We are one full year ahead with algae that seems to cover everything Wildlife Compensation Program propose and vote on amendments is With the establishment of the our road construction. This allows us on the lake at shallower depths”. sufficient reason not to allow advance Sandon Historical Society Museum, to harvest timber types that are in This information, together with Kaslo & District polls on contentious issues such as most of the local public-spirited higher demand. We accrue $7/m3 for a more detailed description from bylaw changes. individuals with Sandon artifacts every metre harvested into a separate Peter who observed the algae in late Community Forest —Special resolution to remove realized the importance of their finds account to ensure all future winter of this year, was passed on to Society AGM the two appointed positions: 1. The and where they should be kept for the silviculture obligations will be met. limnologist (freshwater lake On Monday, May 2 a meeting board’s statement that without the greater good. These generous and We are current with all silviculture specialist), Eva Schindler, who occurred between four concerned appointments the licence would have conscientious folk have made our obligations. We accrue $1.50 extra oversees the implementation of the members of the society and four been lost long ago is simply false. collection the excellent one that it is per cubic metre for every metre fertilization program. members of the board, with Stewart There is no evidence to support this and they have our gratitude. They harvested into a separate account as According to Eva, all the Enderton, (a retired judge from statement. 2. Removing the made the ethical decision that their part of our water contingency plan. indicators point to the fact the white Nelson), acting as facilitator. The appointed positions will not turn the finds really were a part of our We sell our logs to local sawmills in ‘goo’ is not a result of the fertilization concerned members hoped to explain society into a political football. In community’s cultural heritage, not the Kootenay Lake area. work, but instead a species of algae to the board that, to be successful, fact, it is retaining the appointed some lucky find to be taken home and This year, for the second year in called Didymosphenia geminata. future general meetings would have positions that politicizes the society, kept. a row the KDCFS board of directors According to the Ministry of to follow rules of order, include a wresting power from members and Obviously the greater good was approved funding for a great youth Water, Land & Air Protection qualified parliamentarian to advise on vesting it in politicians. 3. There is not important in the recent intrusion training program. The board offered (MWLAP), Didymosphenia proper procedure, and respect the no evidence that removing the by Mr. Wright into the Sandon free of charge two courses, fire geminata was first identified in the right of members to vote on questions appointed positions would jeopardize Museum. He insisted he was simply suppression and survival first aid. province of BC in 1989 and has been properly brought before the meeting. the licence. On the contrary, the taking what was “his” in the removal These courses will become a good found in significant quantities in both At this meeting the board society just went from being a closed of several cases, a bedstead, a barber asset for youth looking for local the Columbia and Kootenay rivers. members offered a trade-off: they membership to being open to all chair and assorted miscellany. The employment and were very well It has proliferated in parts of the would allow five directors to run for qualified residents, which is a major society has been asking for proof of attended. South Thompson, Kettle and Bulkley election at the upcoming AGM in change that did not jeopardise the ownership and requested a chance for I would like to be more specific rivers and some rivers on Vancouver exchange for support for their licence. Removal of the appointed discussion of this issue (among with my thank yous. Island—none of which are advance polling bylaw. The positions is consistent with open others) since 1999. Gary Cockrell: Thank you, for undergoing fertilization programs. concerned members declined this membership and democratic According to our records, there pushing ahead with all the bylaw Its existence is not considered an offer on the basis that such decisions principles; is nothing of Mr. Wright’s on the issues. We started this over two years indicator of poor water quality, but it can only be made by the membership. Special Resolution to amend the premises. ago by finding a copy of the bylaws, is thought to proliferate due to The meeting broke down before any bylaw to provide a way to determine As part of Mr. Wright’s ongoing bringing them out, dusting them off increased exposure to ultraviolet progress could be made on which newly elected directors get unhappiness with the society—since and now our interpretation of the radiation. Warm winters, reduced ice outstanding issues. two-year terms and which get one- some 12 inches of the museum stands wording is made out to be our biggest coverage and reduced flows can Now that the board has published year terms. The proposed bylaw on Mr. Wright’s lot, according to a fault. contribute to the growth of the algae the proposed agenda for this AGM change does not lack clarity. It is surveyor’s stake—he saw fit last year Ken Wapple: Thank you for but, despite this, its growth is and requisition meeting there is clear, simple, and stands alone. If the to totally barricade the rear service keeping the finances in strict order unpredictable and it does not serious concern whether these two bylaws need to be reworked as a entrance with a large metal tank plus and producing all financial necessarily occur in the same area meetings can be successful: whole rather than piecemeal (as two massive trailers and assorted information in a timely and concise from one year to the next. It thrives —The board has so far declined claimed by the board), why is the other detritus. The society offered to manner. The straightforward in clear, warm, shallow and nutrient- to retain a qualified parliamentarian board proposing at least three negotiate a purchase of the land in approach to the business of the poor water, which corresponds to to help maintain order and ensure the piecemeal changes of its own? controversy, cost of which was to be KDCFS, experience has paid off! Peter’s description of seeing it on rules of procedure for general It is to be hoped that all society subtracted from the debt owed the Randy Simpson: Thank you for gravel beach spots at shallower meetings are followed; members have the patience and society by Mr. Wright. There was no being so very thorough and fair with depths, but not at cold creek mouths. —The board has demonstrated a determination to turn out for what answer and this year, for an encore, your input on the disbursement So what causes the ‘white goo’ lack of commitment to following will surely be a marathon meeting, he has added to the site several more committee. You are an asset to the effect? Didymosphenia are not free- proper rules of order in general given the amount of business to be junked pieces of machinery including CF and you always back up what you floating plankton but instead are meetings; conducted. I urge the board to make an overturned tank which has spilled say. algae that grow attached to rocks on —The new advance polling use of a qualified parliamentarian to the remains of its oily contents Joan Murach: Thank you for your a stream or lake bed. They are bylaw (proposed by the board) is still assist in running the meeting in adjacent to Carpenter Creek. Twelve calm approach and willingness to attached via a gelatinous stalk that in the process of being drafted and accordance with proper procedure. feet of bent culvert cuts off one end assist the board during this rough forms mats when growing in high has not been published in advance of This is the only way to maximize the of the area. This eyesore, coupled time. I am disappointed you did not densities - the stalks contain no the meeting as required under the chance that the meeting will be a with the so-called antique buses, run for the election, however, I chlorophyll, giving the mat a colour Bylaw and the Act; success and that the members’ time lengths of pipe, trailers, trucks and understand there might be a better that ranges from pale yellow-brown —The board has made it clear in will be well spent in attending. other pieces of industrial junk all hobby out there than this. to white, thus the white goo effect. the ad that suggestions and Sean M. Kubara create an industrial wasteland rather Donna Cormie: Thank you for As lake levels drop, the drying mats amendments from the floor will not Kaslo than a historical site. Our visitors just the soap. remain on the rocks and can be be accepted (contrary to rules of order shake their heads in disbelief. Owen Bendis: Thank you for the mistaken for toilet paper. Sandon’s silly which have been evolving for My views are my own since I am practical solutions to many issues but Extensive monitoring of the hundreds of years), showing an season no longer serving on the board, but I mostly for the good work done with fertilization program occurs to ensure obstinate disregard for the right of Well, the silly season is upon us find that there is real tragedy and lack the Shutty Bench Water Users. The that there is no over-productivity and members to have a say in the and the beans are in flower. The of respect for our heritage on the way the development of our water water quality levels are not governance of their society. I note that community’s favourite bearpit, Sandon site now. It could be solved contingency plans for the water users compromised. The goal of the there is not an item in the proposed Sandon, is doing its best to uphold and the SHS has always been ready below CP 11 in Shutty Bench was program is to restore nutrient levels agenda for amendment and adoption its historic tradition of sturm und to discuss matters to a fair solution. discussed openly at the last meeting and fish populations rather than of the agenda; drang. The latest fuss is all about We can’t talk to ourselves. was a great job done. I think the enhance them. The amount of —The board failed to advertise possessions of the museum and Mr. Lorna Obermayr people who have had discussions nutrients added are comparable to the date, time and place of the Wright et al and who owns what. New Denver with us have confidence in the those that were entering the lake meetings in the May 31 Pennywise There are numerous concepts of approach that was taken as well as before the Duncan Dam was Thanks to ad displaying the proposed agenda, ownership, but two are the most the end results. constructed. The fertilizer, added contrary to the Bylaw and the Act; common: private and public. A Dave Collier: Thank you for between the end of April and early KDCFS directors —The board made historical museum is a public picking up the ball on the youth September each year, is having the Thank you, for all your hard work recommendations in favour of their repository of who we are. It is training courses. It took a lot of desired effect of supporting the food and good management of our proposed bylaw amendments and important to know what we once organization and planning to get this chain: spawning kokanee numbers community forest. I know the efforts against those proposed by others, were because it can and will affect done and I know it went really well last year were the highest in a decade, that have been put in and I think you giving reasons which do not what we are and what we hope to be. because you focused on that after the with more than one million returning all should be proud of your withstand scrutiny (see below); It is also an exceedingly interesting AGM went sour. I think the Winter to Meadow Creek, and 500,000 accomplishments. I recently attended —Voting by Ballot: The and informative picture of how our in the Forest Festival was another spawning in the artificial spawning the BC Community Forest membership can decide at any time people once lived. The objects in a good effort and a success. channel there. Association’s AGM in Creston and that they want a vote to be by ballot historical museum belong to the Thank you all for the effort! I For more information on the am happy to tell you Kaslo is at the rather than by show of hands. The public trust. While it is housed at a hope people will be encouraged to fertilization program visit very top right now in community problem is that the board’s specific site and under the care of come out and vote at the AGM. www.cbfishwildlife.org. For more forestry. I am aware of the recent unwillingness to accept motions from individuals, it is the cultural heritage Barry Rempel information on Didymosphenia visit distribution of funds to the the floor makes it difficult or of all of us to see and appreciate. community totaling over $175,000 as Kaslo 6 LETTERS The Valley Voice April 27, 2005

Quads are quads didn’t vote. I feel that at people who love this valley as ever!! And snowmobilers are lowing its retrieval. Education an annual general meeting much as the next person. If the only ones using those The publisher’s remarks not monsters “every member” should be someone was injured on the trails. Strange to think that we about democracy are incor- harmed by After attending last night’s allowed to speak, no matter trail, maybe a sprained ankle are the ones not being rect. Democracy and adhesion School Board annual general meeting in what time it is. Even if you had or knee, we would be happy environmentally friendly. The to constitutional procedure Winlaw for the rails to trails to have people come and vote to give you a lift anywhere you vast majority of Quads out were practised before the 1998 decision project, I left feeling very the next evening, they would needed to go. If someone was there have four-stroke engines. take-over but they have Last week the School frustrated and upset by the way have appreciated the chance to cut many people have water They purr like a kitten and are certainly not been evident District Board of Trustees made the meeting was carried out. voice their opinion. Now I and a first aid kit on their very quiet in my opinion, and since. Deliberately excluding a decision that has permanently The turn-out was enormous, really fear that the division quads. They would offer you they don’t produce the black the full-time residents of and irrevocably harmed educa- and people had a lot to say on among the valley residents help without thinking twice. smoke like the two-stroke Sandon, holding secret meet- tion in the Southern Zone. They both sides of the “motorized” will intensify and people will Many people who use the old engines do. I live right by the ings, and disallowing the would have us believe that the issue. Every person in use the trail anyway. People rail bed have been doing it for highway and a Harley David- individuals who built and decision to cut the number of attendance paid their dues to will move those barriers decades. Now people who son Motorcycle ( I personally greatly contributed to the SHS classrooms in the zone from four be a member, and waited blocking their entrance, even have been here just a few short love them) is MUCH louder in the past from having the to three was dictated by student patiently for at least two and a if they have to do it with years are taking that away than any Quad!! opportunity to be involved is numbers. But those falling half hours (many standing), machinery. from us. If you would have I feel there is room for not the trademark of a numbers were caused by their before they were entitled to This really saddens me built your OWN trail from everyone to use this trail in democratic or ethically run previous policy failures. They speak. Then they were told and my family. We like to get scratch and wanted it non- peace. If the meeting last night organization. allow and even recommend that they had only fifteen minutes along with all people and we motorized, that wouldn’t had been fair to all who Nicholson suggests that Southern Zone students be to speak on this issue because have always been frequent bother us in the least. It’s the showed up, we would have the government has held up bussed to Nakusp Elementary the meeting was running a users of the trail, mostly simple fact that you’re taking wanted to compromise with progress in Sandon. The fact for reasons that lack credibility. little late, and if that wasn’t bad walking. I love horses and a trail we have used for any rules that were reasonable, is the government will run for They had another option, to enough, they expected people would move to the side and YEARS and telling us, “Get like speed limits, maintenance cover as long as Sandon is a set a catchment area for the to wait in a line and speak into shut my engine off, probably out, we don’t want you here of the trail, and the hours of hornet’s nest of controversy. Southern Zone schools that a microphone standing in front pet your horse and tell you anymore!!” That is simply just usage, etc. Now I feel like it is The only winners are the would boost enrollment by ten of a large audience. Many of how beautiful they are. I not going to work. going to be worse than ever, people who wish to see to twelve students, enough for us are not comfortable talking would make sure you were People on Quads and and that is really too bad. I nothing happen in Sandon. two multi-grade classrooms at like that, but are willing to gone for quite a ways before I snowmobiles are environ- respect the people who want a His remarks about Mr. both Edgewood and Burton raise a hand and speak from start my engine. I do not wish mentally conscious people. All non-motorized trail and their Pasemko and the ‘Tin Cup schools. By cutting the newest where we are sitting (or to spook any animal that can the dog and horse poop and opinions, I just wish they Cafe’ are unfair to the govern- and best designed elementary standing for many!!) be dangerous and unpredict- litter on the trail are NOT from would have respected us and ment. It would be more pro- school in the district down to a I think the meeting was able!! Trust me, I respect your people on motorized vehicles. let us have a voice last night. ductive to put biases aside and K-4 class, the board has forced “rigged” that way so people horse!!! We wear backpacks and have The meeting was very focus on balanced reporting. every nine-year-old in Fauquier wanting to use Quads on the The people using quads compartments on our Quads, frustrating to all of us who love Nicholson’s control of the to choose between the 45- trail would simply leave out of are some of the best people same with our snowmobiles. that old railbed. press and his position as a minute bus ride to either frustration and not get a you would have the privilege We have an unspoken trail Jamie Popoff director on the SHS requires Edgewood or Nakusp. An hour chance to vote for their new to know. We love wild life and etiquette that is simply: “you Slocan him to walk a tightrope which and a half of these young lives board. And that is exactly what enjoy stopping to see the pack it in, you pack it out.” My Sandon may be impossible. A conflict wasted every school day. happened. Not one of us who geese, ducks, ospreys, and family has snowmobiled here of interest may be hard to The Board would have us was nominated for motorized eagles and we keep the bears for years all through the valley, Editorial avoid. A neutral individual believe that they are defending use were elected. Seems at bay too!! We are hard as far as Revelstoke. We have would expect to see investiga- parental choice. What they are strange to me that all these working (Quads are not never seen a piece of litter on misleads tive reporting that would really doing is refusing to deal people wanting the use of cheap), generous, courteous any trail or logging road, I spoke with publisher Dan expose both the conduct of the with concerns that parents may Nicholson shortly after SHS and the involvement of have about multi-grade classes. reading his editorial in the Pasemko and others. Southern Zone teachers know May 25 issue. To the unin- If the publisher truly wants how to make multi-grade classes formed the editorial is quite to encourage a healthy future for work. The administration could misleading. Nicholson invited Sandon, he should not be make this case to parents, but me to elaborate. condemnatory of the govern- then, they would have to defend My family was asked by ment without taking into their staff. They would have to the Sandon Historical Society consideration the vagaries of the engage parents in some frank (SHS) to assist in a bail-out SHS, Pasemko et al. Until the talk and some education. plan for the Society in the current sad state of affairs in Trustees would have to aftermath of an unfortunate Sandon is resolved, the demonstrate some leadership law-suit in the mid-1990s. The government is in a no-win and choose to defend Public funds we provided were position. All that we can and Education in the Southern Zone, secured by a contract that should expect of the govern- and that is something, oddly, contained stipulations involv- ment is that they up-hold their they choose not to do. Why? ing first rights of refusal and laws. Progress will only begin We are left wondering other guarantees designed to once everything is back to a legal where the Southern Zone Parent keep the museum in Sandon and ethical platform. Nicholson Advisory Council was while this and to provide an on-going, could help this to occur if he fragmented discussion was sustainable budget and game would distance himself from his going on. Reconfiguration was plan to maintain it. directorship of the SHS and not even on the agenda of the At the 1998 AGM, which engage in some diligent May 12 General Meeting. I believe was illegally con- investigative reporting. Once the Earlier this year, the School stituted, a group which I feel public and the government District cleared out the most had intentions of breaching become apprised of the conduct outspoken members of the PAC our contract with the SHS of the SHS, and the likes of executive by use of some rather bullied their way into control Pasemko and other participants, questionable political tactics. of the SHS in what has been it will be much easier to get The PAC should have been aptly described as a hostile Sandon back on track. Like the united in opposition to this take-over. Shortly afterward, current federal patronage cutback plan but the Parent our family was ousted from scandal, the media needs to get Advisory Council seems to have the SHS and the long-term to the bottom of what has been lost its voice on this issue. volunteers and ex-directors going on in Sandon in order to The Board of Trustees were ostracized. It would see justice applied to all. waffled this way and that appear that our family was Questioning and exposing according to which parents they evicted from the SHS for the conduct of the SHS, and talked to last. They seemed to taking back our own posses- others may cost the publisher be searching for the politically sions that were on loan to the some popularity. He may even convenient choice while the museum. In view of the hos- be subjected to the same kind of educationally correct option was tility, would any reasonable wrath which has been levelled staring them in the face. person leave thousands of against my family. However, by Southern Zone K-7 students dollars worth of personal providing good journalism and should attend either Burton or property in the hands of such unbiased reporting he will earn Edgewood School, period. This an organization? Anyone the respect and admiration of reconfiguration discussion was accustomed to common decent citizens and people who handled very badly. We will not decency would expect a thank really do care about the future forget this before the School you for the many years of free of Sandon. Board elections in November. use of our property, not a Hal Wright Bryce’s Dad, gangland-type eviction fol- Sandon Edward E. McGinnis April 27, 2005 The Valley Voice NEW DENVER/SILVERTON AREA 7 Silverton council notes, May 24 regular meeting by Jan McMurray Administrator Ida reported on June members of council present RDCK. getting the grant, it is better to hire •Mayor Wiseman reported that 1 that all samples since May 19 are (Wiseman, Huether and Laktin) and •In response to a letter from M. someone part-time. He said the coloform was found in a water clear. two (Wiseman and Huether) would Welch and B. DeRosa regarding trees people on this list were not contacted sample taken May 19 from the •Acting Administrator Junko Ida declare a conflict of interest for the planted in the line of sight of their and this decision was made by Silverton Inn. A caution was issued reported that arbourist Robin Sherrod Valhalla Summer School of Arts view of the lake, council decided to council. on May 20, as recommended by Paul did a visual evalutation of the lane application. direct maintenance to inspect and •The Campground Reservations Geisler of Interior Health. Samples under Victoria Street between the •Council decided not to consider trim the trees annually to ensure that policy was revised. Only block taken on May 20 were all clear. Anglican church and 5th Street, and changes in the bylaw that relates to a reasonable height is maintained. reservations are accepted; one half of Wiseman said the bad sample did not said the priority should be to clear up poultry at this time. Wiseman said •The Village will purchase a the main campground sites (8 or 9 necessarily mean there was a the debris, now a fire hazard. Sherrod that the resident who requested this Yamaha generator for about $2300. sites) can be block reserved and all problem with the system — that the was to meet with Public Works on may wish to address the new council Maintenance needs the generator to of the overflow sites can be block sample could have been May 26 to see what trees needed to in the fall on this issue. help with the installation of a boom reserved. Policy on the overflow sites contaminated somewhere along the come down in the lane. •Council decided to refer a letter foot at the water reservoir. The will be considered at the next line, perhaps at the laboratory. •CBT Community Initiatives and petition from Jim Hughes purchase was budgeted for in the meeting. Samples are taken weekly from the funding applications were tabled until regarding motorized use of the rail water capital fund. Village office and the hotel. Acting next meeting, as there were only three trail from Rosebery to Nakusp to the •Tom Hughes was hired as Maintenance Assistant for one-and- New Denver council notes, May 24 a-half days per week during the •Councillor Murphy spoke of his regarding air pollution and the Regional Seasonal Emergency summer months. During public/press concerns about air quality and residential stoves. Preparedness workshop she time, Kathy Provan asked if the proposed a resolution that council •During public question period, attended. Indications are for low Village still maintained a relief list form a select committee to look into residents of 9th Avenue and water and fires this summer. for Maintenance and if the people on the issue and report back with Columbia Street expressed that •Tony Steenhoff, Public Works, that list were contacted about this job. ew recommendations to council no later striking the committee to assess air advised that the bike park repairs Wiseman explained that in the past, N than September 1, 2005. The motion quality issues was very positive. have been done by the crew for this a summer student was hired but passed, with Murphy and Councillor When pressed for assurances that year but that major work will be because they have been unsuccessful Brookfield as committee members. something be done about the required in 2006. The bike group will Council authorized spending of up problem, Mayor Wright pointed out be advised. to $500 for the committee. that councillors can only promise to •Mayor Wright reported on a 2nd Annual •Residents of 9th Ave. and do the best they can. Plan Monitoring Advisory Hammocks Columbia Street submitted a package •Councillor Bunka reported on Committee (RDCK) meeting. He Solstice was reminded that the recycling bin from Brazil! where people put milk jugs can be Merchants used for all #2 plastics, not just milk Fair Bath Salts, Pottery, Local Art jugs. Any plastic container with a #2 Art Supplies & Picture Framing on the bottom can be recycled here. Lake Ave. •Councillor Murphy reported on 216 Lake Ave. Silverton, BC a Recreation Commission meeting, Silverton, BC 1-800-352-0588 where a resolution to repay the Village of New Denver for their June 19th 250-358-2293 share of the floating dock at Centennial Park was passed. •Council approved sites for the basketball court and future skatepark at Centennial Park. •Council granted Norman Bradshaw’s request to purchase a portion of a lane (1500 square feet) at $4.40 per square foot. •Capital Works, Machinery and Morgen and Ric Bardati have a sophisticated system of transporting Morgen’ s goods Equipment Reserve Expenditure to and from the New Denver Friday market. Market season began on June 3. Bylaw No. 588, 2005 was given three readings. This bylaw allows $80,000 LUCERNE VOLUNTEER SPRING TEA to be released for street paving. To show our appreciation, the staff and students would like to extend an invitation to all volunteers, past and present, to join us for our annual spring tea. Refreshments and entertainment will be provided for your enjoyment. Please come and join us on Thurs., June 9, Silverton 2005, 12:45-2:00 pm in Lucerne school gymnasium. July 1st Celebrations (Friday & Saturday) The $100 Challenge The Village of Silverton challenges all businesses, Friday 5-9 pm organizations & residents to 2 for 1 steak night - both for $12.95 match $100 donation towards Saturday 5-9 pm the 2 day extravaganza! Dinner Buffet - Salads, Entrees, Desserts & •Pancake Breakfast Coffee or Tea - $13.95 •Bocci Sunday 10 am - 1 pm •Fireworks Brunch Buffet - A real spread complete with •Family Dance Eggs Benedict $10.95 •Children’s Parade Children pay $1.00 per year up to 12 years, and seniors get 10% off of buffets & Events Friday, June 10, 8 pm Cash or mail cheque to: ‘Frank Lee Scarlet,’ no cover charge. July 1st Committee Come party and dance. c/o The Village of Silverton 9 beers now on tap. 421 Lake Avenue, PO Box 14, Silverton, BC V0G 2B0 8 SLOCAN VALLEY The Valley Voice April 27, 2005 Kootenay Volleyball Club places fifth in the country by Glen Campbell, coach Provincial Club Tournament in White Rock ensured the team an automatic then met a tough opponent from final to meet up with the only The Kootenay Volleyball Club Rock, advancing to the Canadian berth in the U-15 Canadian National Winnipeg in the quarter final, where undefeated team in the tournament. finished second in round robin play tournament where they came in fifth. Tournament in Calgary over the they lost a close one, 25-22 and 25- They lost 15-12 in the third and among nine other teams in the U-15 The silver medal placing in White Victoria Day weekend. The 23 to finish the 30-team tournament deciding game to Burnaby. Kootenay team, eight boys from the in a tie for fifth place. Three of the Kootenay team South Slocan area, continued their In the earlier provincial members were selected to the first allstar great play and went undefeated (6-0) tournament, the team advanced team. In comparison to any past teams, in two days of pool play. The team through the playoffs and reached the this was a very impressive run. The Breadmaker - a film about romance FLIKS brings this charming, a bread maker together on impulse, admirable job too. St. Johns itself quirky, comedy about Honey it turns out to be a symbol of their plays a supporting and Reddigan, a pretty factory worker doomed relationship: to her it is an unpredictable role, full of moody at a St. Johns’ bakery., to the act of commitment; to him it is just moments, colourful houses and Capitol and the Vallican Whole. an appliance. Can a girl recover glorious sunny outbursts. Honey aspires to be like the from the casual purchase of a major This film has no theatrical or heroines in the romance novels she household appliance? And can her DVD distribution, so this is your writes. In Honey’s stories, the novel survive the radical changes only chance to see it. heroine is in control and all the men Honey is making to it as a result? The Breadmaker plays June 8 are compliant, but her real The talented Sherry White at the Capitol in Nelson and June romantic life is messy. She falls for wrote, starred and sang the tunes 10 at the Vallican Whole, both at commitment-phobic TV in a fresh and unrestrained 7:30 pm. For more info go to Picture - BR: L to R, Coach Glen Campbell, Tory Zaytsoff, Thegne Rathbone, meteorologist Edmund Goobie performance. First time feature www.FLIKS.ca or call 1-866- Mark MacGregor, Tyler Postnikoff; FR: L to R, Griffin Beauregard, Bryce (Jonathan Torrens). When they buy director Anita McGee does an FLIKSca. Moreira, Brent Geisler Missing: Sheldon Malakoff Icelandic quest hopes come tumbling down submitted As well, her fundraising efforts someone will be able to go in her )/,.6FD Joan Warner received some hard will not go unnoticed. Although Joan place. Joan is now looking at creative Slocan City news on Friday, June 3. can’t make the journey to Iceland, ways to make that selection. Outdoor 7KH%UHDGPDNHU For the past two months the 65- )DFWRU\ZRUNHUE\GD\ year-old retired nurse, grandmother URPDQFHQRYHOLVWE\QLJKW and diabetic has been fundraising for Market the Canadian Diabetic Association Sundays (CDA) so she could participate in the 10:00 to 2:00 Reykjavik Marathon For Diabetes in Iceland this August. Starting June 19 On Friday morning, the CDA Downtown Slocan organizer of the marathon informed at the old Elementary School Joan that she would not be able to walk in the event because she was on Harold St. )UL-XQ9DOOLFDQ:KROH too high risk. Warner depends on Follow Signs insulin and requires daily oxygen. /$3OD\V,WVHOI Warner was devastated by the Arts, Crafts, Flowers, Fruit & news. For the past two months, she Veggies, Baking & White has been fundraising tirelessly for the event and has raised over $5,500. The Elephant Items day after the call from CDA, there was a fundraiser for her which for information or bookings included a Silent Auction, Carol 355-2627 Sabine 355-2333 )UL-XQ9DOOLFDQ:KROH Community Fit Day event and Icelandic theme brunch. About $1500 was raised. With more expected to The Slocan Valley Medical Clinic come in from the auction and other raffles going on, it is expected that is pleased to welcome she will raise more than the $5900 required for her to attend the Andre´ Piver MD marathon. After a fantastic fundraising effort to realize her dream of walking in the CCFP, FCFP, CAFCI Joan won’t let this stumbling Reykjavik Marathon for Diabetes this August in Iceland, Joan Warner, Passmore block deter her, however. She is still Family Medicine and Medical Lodge resident and insulin-dependent diabetic, will not be able to attend. committed to doing her marathon Organizers feel the risk is too great for our oxygen-dependent local hero. Here Acupuncture walk on August 20, but now she’ll she is at a fundraising BBQ outside the Slocan Valley Co-op on May 14. Left to Wednesdays and Thursdays be doing it in her community and right: Dave Anderson of Legendary Meats, who donated his fine food and Call 226-7989 for appointments she’s inviting everyone to come walk culinary BBQ skills; Joan Warner; Debbie Pereversoff from Shoreacres, a pre- New Patients Welcome along with her. diabetic who will participate in the marathon; and Joan’s granddaughter Jordan. New fire hall a hit with residents by Don Currie helicopter rides from Nelson’s High meets each Tuesday at 7 pm. Village of Slocan and rural Terrain Helicopters . They were Hill and Leach expressed their residents served by the new Slocan/ thrilled with aerial views of Slocan appreciation for the support of the RDCK fire hall turned out in large and the area’s mountainous terrain. W.E. Graham Community School numbers May 28, to enjoy fire hall The Slocan Volunteer Fire and Carol Hockley for work in tours, hot dogs, helicopter rides and Department (SVFD) received 15 new publicizing the event, and to Lauri door prizes to mark the official applications from residents Hill who devoted many volunteer opening. expressing an interest in joining. hours. A special thanks to Mayor The new hall features two large Under the command of fire chief Tim John Van Bynen and Eunice Ludlow bays to accommodate a new tender Hill, the department includes a for facilitating the preparation of the and tanker truck, as well as a vintage contingent of first responders headed heli-pad and to local businesses who fire truck. It has men’s and women’s by trainer Peter Leach. The SVFD contributed door prizes. facilities and an office on the main floor, and training room and kitchen on the upper floor. A major feature of the facility is a heli-pad, designed to Transport Canada standards, that can evacuate patients to surrounding hospitals in record time. Volunteer

PHOTO CREDIT: LAURI HILL CREDIT: PHOTO fire department members have constructed shelves and cabinetry for turnout gear and more work is planned. Eighty residents lined up for Quality Plumbing Mike Winfield 250-355-2821 PO Box 253 Slocan, BC V0G 2C0 Cassidy Leach, junior member of the Slocan Volunteer Fire Department, sits in the old fire truck with Sylvan Gourley hanging on behind at the grand opening of Slocan’s new firehall on May 28. April 27, 2005 The Valley Voice LUCERNE GRAD 9 June 3, 2005 Asaly Skrenes’ Valedictorian Speech Good afternoon, ladies and learn the true meaning of success. If long as we have good intentions and individuals, therefore face, is our us, to be devoted to the service of the gentlemen. On behalf of the we do not experience pain, we cannot are truthful to ourselves and others, willingness to embrace struggles in general good; so that we, graduating class of 2005, I would like fully understand pleasure. Without we will be successful. A wise service to others and to exercise distinguished above all other forms to thank all of you for attending this any lows there are no highs. “A individual has said that to embody control over self and passion. In life, of life for perceptiveness and reason, year’s commencement ceremony. As soldier is no good general until he has attributes of perfection is to ”exercise we are given many opportunities to should labour at all times and along I am honoured to be this year’s been in the front of the fiercest battle mildness and forbearance and calm, face this great challenge. all lines, whether the occasion be valedictorian, I am equally honoured and has received the deepest to be sincere, amenable, clement and Opportunities may involve various great or small, ordinary or to be a student of the Lucerne School wounds.” Therefore, with this in compassionate; to have resolution risks. These risks may initially extraordinary, until all mankind are in this beautiful Slocan Valley. mind, we can never truly fail. and courage, trustworthiness and intimidate us. However, the more safely gathered into the impregnable As a student growing up in a rural Slowly, but surely, we will realize energy, to strive and struggle, to be inclined we are to be flexible and stronghold of knowledge.” area and attending this small school our potential so that we may use it to generous, loyal, without malice, to spontaneous, the more we will It is for this reason, my fellow of under 200, I am quite aware of the assist others. Through our struggles, have zeal and a sense of honour, to achieve. Hence, the happier we will classmates, that I believe it is disadvantages in living in a small it is important that we always be high-minded and magnanimous, become. imperative that we strive for the town. Indeed, these disadvantages remember to be optimistic, and to be and to have regard for the rights of A great man by the name of betterment of this world. Many years can be frustrating—the lack of sports unafraid to face our problems. others.” Abdul-Baha stated that “[s]enses and from now, we will all be compelled and recreational activities, the Always strive for perfection and, as The greatest challenge we, as faculties have been bestowed upon to look at our past and evaluate scarcity of shops and restaurants, and ourselves. Were we kind and just to simply the need for a variety of the people around us? How people. successful were we in our Yet a noble man once said that contribution to humankind? These the city is the place of the body and achievements will forever be the country is the place of the soul. A engraved on our memories. small community has numerous Therefore, the better the memories, merits. People of a rural area have the better the lives we lead. Let us be stronger, more caring relationships happy, be optimistic, challenge with one another. These qualities, and ourselves, and take meaningful risks many others, are certainly more sometimes. Let us be courageous, preponderant than the few courteous, and endeavour to inconveniences. For this, I am distinguish ourselves from others. As eternally grateful to my parents in we refine these qualities, we will their wise decision to live here. create precious memories. And these In the future, some of us will be memories will influence the quality nurses, while others will be doctors; of our lives. some may be teachers, while others It has been my utmost pleasure will pursue careers in welding; some to speak before you on this lovely of us may be electricians, while afternoon. I have been so fortunate others may be lawyers, and so on. to live in this beautiful town, to attend Nonetheless, due to our upbringing this warm and friendly school, and in a small, tight-knit community, we to grow to know all of these will all share some special wonderful classmates of mine. I wish fundamentals—our belief in the you all the best in your future importance of unity, as well as our endeavours. appreciation and respect for the Thank you, and may God be with diversity in the opinions of others. you always. These ideals are, and will be, great factors in the positive relationships Congratulations we have with our spouses, friends, from families, colleagues, employers, employees, and fellow citizens. Presently, we are only 17- and 18- year-olds with little wisdom and lots of potential. Through the years, however, we will encounter many difficulties that will ultimately Glacier View compel us to further mature. It is through our greatest tribulations that Service we gain wisdom. Through failure, we Asaly Skrenes delivers the Valedictorian’s speech at Lucerne Graduation, June 3. Hwy 6, New Denver Congratulations to Congratulations from Congratulations Congratulations from Village of the staff and management at the Class of 2005 Silverton to the Ann’s Valhalla 2005 Graduates Natural Congratulations Inn from Foods to the Kildare Street New Denver Lucerne Grads! New Denver 12 Lake Ave. Silverton Congratulations Congratulations Congratulations! Arrow Lakes from on a job well Congratulations Teachers’ done! to the Association Lucerne Grads! Best wishes to the from Anderson Lucerne The Valley Voice Carol’s Corner The Apple Tree Insurance Graduating New Denver Main Street, New Denver New Denver New Denver Class of 2005

Congratulations Coles from all of us at Equipment Village of New Rentals Congratulations and The world is Denver your burrito. Spice it up!! best wishes to the Congratulations to the Congratulations from Graduates of 2005 Main Street Lucerne Graduating the management and Hwy 6, New Denver from the Council and Staff Class of 2005 of the Village of New Denver New Denver staff of the Wild Rose 10 LUCERNE GRAD The Valley Voice April 27, 2005 Nineteen graduate from Lucerne Elementary Secondary School Nineteen students graduated followed by those of RoseAnne and Paige Hicks put together a Yellowhead Road & Bridge Kevan Brown: Cinta Batik from Lucerne Elementary Sopow. Together, they presented video collage of each student’s Scholarship, Greer Memorial Arts Scholarship, Goat Mountain Secondary School, June 4. a description of the class’s year- life, while the ‘class prophecy and Scholarship School Society Scholarship Valedictorian was Asaly by-year highlights, starting from last will and testament’ was Asaly Skrenes: Arrow Lakes Sarah Deakoff: New Denver Skrenes, whose academic Kindergarten. presented by Mel Leontowicz and Teachers’ Association Women’s Institute Award achievements were closely Katie Welch, Stephanie Marsh Kim Reitmeier. Scholarship, CUPE Joe Lee Stephanie Marsh: Columbia Guest speakers included Scholarship, Trustee Mission Power Corporation Bursary School District #10 Statement Award, special award Megan Poznikoff: Arrow superintendent Walter Posnikoff from Lucerne Scholarship Lakes Tugboat Society Bursary and trustee Lora Lee Brekke, and Society, Kamatsashita Memorial Melanie Leontowicz: Royal former principal Peter Blacklock. Scholarship, Greer Memorial Canadian Legion Branch #101 Teacher Terry Taylor introduced Scholarship Paige Hicks: Royal Canadian each grad and outlined their Otis Davis: Goat Mountain Legion Branch #101 strengths and plans for the future. School Society Scholarship, Grad Bursary (chosen by the Awards and Lucerne Teachers’ Attitude & grads): Kim Reitmeier Scholarships: Achievement Award, J. Stan Katie Welch: Kootenay RoseAnne Sopow: Arrow Rowe Award for Creative Writing, Savings Credit Union Lakes Teachers’ Association Friends & Family of Sandy Harris Scholarship, Andrea Mengler Scholarship, Monica Irwin Award Award Memorial Scholarship. of Merit, Kamegaya Family Colin Brekke: Facilitated Bradly Reder: Yearbook Scholarship, Association of Learning Student of the Year, Scholarship. Kootenay & Boundary Local Columbia Power Corporation Jasmine Charpentier: special Governments, Lucerne Teachers’ Bursary, Mathew George award from Lucerne Scholarship Attitude and Achievement Award, Memorial Scholarship Society.

Stephanie Marsh received the Columbia Power Corp Scholarship from teacher Marianne Vanish.

Roseanne Sophow and Alex Lyvver gave the class history at Lucerne Grad. Congratulations to the Lucerne Congratulations graduating Class of 2005 from and best wishes from

Main Street & Highway 6, New Denver Lucerne Graduating Class of 2005: Front row: Katie Welch and Sarah Deakoff; 2nd row: New Denver 358-2323 Stephanie Marsh, Alexandra Lyver, Kim Reitmeier; 3rd row: Brent Olsen, Melanie Leontowicz, Jasmine Charpentier, Megan Poznikoff, Kevan Brown; 4th row: Asaly Skrenes, RoseAnne Sopow, Paige Hicks; Back row: Cameron Brown, Bradly Reder, Colin Brekke, Otis Davis, Kamfrey Huss, Oliver Malouf. Congratulations Congratulations to Congratulations to the from Steve and the Class of 2005, Your Local Grocer all the staff Lucerne graduating and best wishes Class of 2005 from SILVERTON Silverton for your future, NEW DENVER Building from ELDORADO Ph: 358-7292 Supplies Fax: 358-2331 Mark Adams 358-2443 Certified General Accountant New HOURS: Main Street New Denver 358-2589 HOURS: Monday - Saturday Denver Monday - Saturday 8:30 am to 6:00 pm 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday Congratulations Congratulations We are 9:30 am to 5:30 pm to the Lucerne to the Grads PLUS: of 2003 proud of you! We now Graduates of 2005 from all the staff at make Bonanza Best wishes cakes of to the 2005 Lucerne Mountain Greenery Creek all kinds Restaurant graduating class! to order! Gallery Give us a call TODAY! 702 Eldorado on Slocan Lake, North of New Denver 358-2415 New Denver SILVERTON, BC April 27, 2005 The Valley Voice MT. SENTINEL GRAD 11

Front Row L to R: Nika Malakoff, Brittany Walker, Alissa Tarita, Mandy Paynton, Tarah Poznikoff, Heather Ling, Darya Nazaroff, Larissa Balchewski, Krissy Bublitz, Brittany Shkuratoff, Amanda Sookerukoff. Second Row: Alyse Soukeroff, Jessica Walker, Cassidy Sherrington, Nadya Perepolkin, Andrea Hird, Nikki Makortoff, Naomi Smedbol, Natasha Jmaeff, Beverly Carpenter, Sarah Ridge, Julia Caceres, Shannon Hird, Leslie Tarasoff, Shantelle Varney, Carly Lawrence, Tami Geist. Third Row: Kieran McGreal, Tyler Adamin, Scott Leakey, Dylan Clover, Jordan Norn, Kieran Kilgour, Matthew Dutoff, Michael Ball, Nick Gerodo, Calvin White. Fourth Row: Chris Hird, Stefan Berrill, Cory Niminiken, Kyle Trevison, Patrick Stoochnoff, Stefan Lewis, Brad McLean, Bobby Salikin, Joshua White, Jake Madsen. Back Row: Chris Shalom, Jordan Mounteer, Kyle Braun, Zachery Welch, Jason Fominoff, Phillip Poznekoff, Clayton Winje, Brian Koochin, Bradley Tomelin, Bill Hicks, Brandyn Patterson, Bryce Sanders. Missing - Nicholas Hadikin, Justine Kaufmann Mount Sentinel graduates receive awards and scholarships Mt. Sentinel Secondary held its Castlegar Savings Credit Nelson & District Teachers’ Nika Malakoff Jmaeff graduation ceremonies on June 3. The Union - Slocan Park Branch Association Scholarship: Dylan Rotary Club of Nelson Ernie Gare High School 2005 grad class was 58 strong. Bursary: Jordan Mounteer Clover Scholarships: Stefan Berrill, Naomi Scholarship: Alyse Soukeroff Scholarships and bursaries were Kootenay Lake School District Royal Canadian Legion Slocan Smedbol Wendy’s Classic Achiever presented as follows. Employees, CUPE Local 748 Valley Branch #276 Scholarship: Union of Spiritual Scholarship: Cassidy Sherrington Crescent Valley Volunteer Fire Scholarship: Natasha Jmaeff Naomi Smedbol Communities of Christ “Union of Pope and Talbot Scholarship: Department Bursary: Cassidy Kootenay Savings Community Johnny Hadikin Memorial Youth” Scholarship: Alyse Leslie Tarasoff Sherrington Foundation Bursary: Nadya Award: Stefan Berrill Soukeroff Locally Awarded Ministry of Phil Malekow Peace Award: Perepolkin Mt. Sentinel Administrators’ Mt. Sentinel Student Council Education Scholarship: Nika Alyse Soukeroff Kootenay Slocan Lions Bursary: Darya Nazaroff Award: Leslie Tarasoff Malakoff Castlegar and District Fire Memorial Bursary: Larissa Slocan Valley Women’s Masonic Lodge High School Columbia Basin Trust Youth Chiefs Association Bursary: Alissa Balchewski Institute Bursary: Alyse Soukeroff Bursaries: Jordan Norn, Amanda Service Award: Cassidy Sherrington Tarita Columbia Power Corporation W.E. Graham Parents’ Paynton Special Recognition - External Richard Memorial Bursary for Bursary: Scott Leaky Advisory Council Award: Bill Fortis BC Scholarship: Brian Athletic Scholarship: Natasha Music: Amanda Paynton Kootenay Lake Principals’ & Hicks Koochin Jmaeff CocaCola Bottlers’ Scholar- Vice-Principals’ Association Nelson and District Teachers’ Springer Creek Forest Governor General’s Academic ship: Natasha Jmaeff Scholarship: Kyle Trevison Association Member’s Bursary: Products Scholarship: Natasha Medal: To be determined Molly Hunt Bursary: Tarah Nelson & District Credit Union Poznikoff “Student Spirit” Scholarship: James and Margaret Fraser Alissa Tarita Memorial Bursary: Matt Dutoff Mt. Sentinel Parents’ Advisory Soharev-Sargent Bursary: Council Awards: Matt Dutoff, Leslie Nikki Makortoff Tarasoff, and Sarah Ridge

Natasha Jmaeff received special recognition for her External Athletic Scholarship.

John Ludwar presents the Castlegar and District Fire Chiefs Association Bursary to Alissa Tarita. Congratulations to the Grads BEST of 2005! WISHES! From Ken & Diane Mt. Sentinel at Graduates from p&r archery EVERGREEN & Sport Congratulations NATURAL FOODS Audrey Repin presents Scott Leaky with the Columbia Power Corporation Scholarship. 5146 Pedro Ck. Rd. Winlaw to Class of 2005 MT. SENTINEL GRAD The Valley Voice April 27, 2005 Mt. Sentinel honours Grad Class of 2005 at June 3 ceremony The graduation ceremonies for Principal Frank Marisco. Joe Irving, said something amusing about each The first speaker was Mr. Ken Graham and then accepted a teaching theMount Sentinel Secondary School the oldest member of the graduating student in the class. Wiens, followed by the presentation of position at Mt. Sentinel the same year Class of 2005 were held June 3 in class at 93 years, spoke as special The school’s jazz band played a scholarships and bursaries. The second the class moved to the secondary school. the school gymnasium. guest. musical interlude. Some of the speaker was Don Warthe, who followed The evening concluded with the The graduates entered the gym in There was a special presentation graduates performed in the band for this class throughout their school presentation of grads and closing a candle-lit parade. Mr. Glen for School District Superintendent the last time that evening. careers. Warthe first taught them at WE remarks by Glen Campbell. Campbell delivered the opening Brian Butcher, who is soon to retire. remarks, followed by greetings from In the Valedictorians’ address, School Board Trustee Penny Tees and Alyse Soukeroff and Jordan Norn

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These three students are in contention for the Governor-General’s Medal.

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Valedictorians Alyse Soukeroff and Jordan Norn said something amusing about each student in the class.

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Council directed reminded council of his previous Korens informs the RDCK that his $370,000, up from $290,000 in 2004. never seen a campaign of this CAO Richard Mahoney to discuss statements on the importance of council has adoped a resolution to Costs are higher this year for proportion and I hope people realize details with Paul. A decision on the making the hot springs a profitable “deplore and unequivocally oppose” programming, staging, promotion this makes a huge impact,” he said. Rotary Club’s request was tabled business. Cowan said that they should the practice of local governments and tent rentals. There will be a bigger In order to break even, attendance until the next meeting. look at taxation to build up a hot making financial contributions to main stage this year with will have to go up from last year, •Mahoney reported on his springs reserve fund during the next political parties. He asks the RDCK sophisticated lighting, including explained Jahnke, from 1500 to 2300 research regarding the Arrowtarians’ budget process. Council will appoint to do the same. Nakusp council on Saturday and from 1200 to 2100 request for $100,000 for the Rotary Ulli Mueller to the board and will re- passed a motion in support of the on Sunday. Villa project. He said that preliminary consider disbanding the board at the Village of Salmo’s position. This space could be •Council received a fourth indications showed that there was no meeting in December when new •Councillor Dahlen said that it yours for as little as $12 request to lease the concession in the prohibition against such a donation, appointments are usually made. would be nice to fill the planters per issue. park. This one, from Monty Paul, but that he was still waiting for more •Council granted the Recreation around town that were usually done Call 358-7218 for details! asks to lease the facility for $300 per information. Council directed staff to Commission’s request to use the by Communities in Bloom month for about 5 months of the year contact the Arrowtarians to tell them curling club lounge for its summer volunteers. Staff with direct Arena/ the issue would hopefully be brought day camp program for $50 per week Parks to plant them. Community votes on CBT funding The golf club and the radio The big winners, getting $20,000 voted for the Nakusp Centennial Golf station got nothing, but six other each, were the Arrowtarian Senior Club. Global Gift Inspiring Arts groups vying for Columbia Basin Citizens Society with 307 votes (for In the small projects category, Discoveries & Crafts Trust funds received all they asked Rotary Villa Phase 4) and Nakusp Arrow Lakes Search & Rescue (453 for, while a seventh was partially Public Library (352 votes); the votes), Arrow Lakes Youth Society funded. 584 residents of Nakusp and Nakusp & Area Community Drama Program (257) and Bayview defined Area K showed up to vote Foundation (212) also received the Fire Protection Upgrade (242) were • Just back from Guatemala! May 29 on which projects would $15,000 it asked for. The Music Fest each awarded $5,000. The radio • Check out our great selection of new tote bags, pillows, receive a share of the $77,700 (158) asked for $20,000, and was station, with 205 votes, came up hammocks and funky accessories. available. granted $7,700. Only 126 people empty-handed. 318 Broadway St. Nakusp, BC 265-3288 Nakusp Fall Fair to be held September 17 REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY The Arrow Lakes Arts Council of entertaining hands-on activities draws, and community group has issued the clarion call: now is being planned, ranging from the displays which profile many of the the time to begin planning for full children’s World Famous Zucchini services we are privileged to enjoy DOG CONTROL SERVICES participation in this year’s Nakusp Races through to mini-seminars locally throughout the year will be Fall Fair! Organizers have demonstrating a variety of featured, along with commercial The Regional District of Central Kootenay is requesting quotations announced that the big event takes interesting new products and vendor and craft tables and varied from individual(s) interested in providing dog control services for place Saturday, September 17 at the techniques designed for quilters, menu home-cooking. arena auditorium. home sewers and hobbyists. Table reservations are now the Village of Nakusp and the specified portion of Electoral Area K, The fall fair prize booklet, Area professional artists being accepted; call Marilyn at 265- immediately adjacent to the Village of Nakusp. outlining the various entry demonstrating their craft, prize 0075. categories including new divisions, Generally, the work comprises patrols of the service area, the and several new food-industry ‘best impounding of dogs found running at large, the supply of kennels of show’ awards, is currently being for housing impounded dogs, investigating and responding to prepared, and will be distributed complaints with regard to dogs. throughout the district early in August. The successful proponent will be required to: Funds raised during this event • supply a vehicle to be used in providing the animal control service are used to provide bursaries and • supply the necessary equipment for the provision of dog control scholarships and to help support a service host of other ALAC special projects • supply kennels and a holding area to S.P.C.A. standards including the professional concert

PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN HAMLING CREDIT: PHOTO • maintain automobile liability insurance ($5,000,000) series held throughout the year at the The Nakusp Secondary senior girls soccer team travelled to Surrey for the Provincial ‘A’ • maintain liability insurance ($5,000,000) Bonnington Arts Centre. championship June 2-4. The girls played five games and placed sixth overall, with two This year, special emphasis will wins and three losses. MVPs were Britney Currie for two of the games, and Soidao Details of the duties of the Dog Control Officer are outlined in the be placed on family fun with a host Sivilay, Natasha Klein and Dawn Driscoll. (Thanks to Grace Last for the info) Village of Nakusp ‘Dog Control Bylaw No. 587, 2004,’ as amended Nakusp couple gets back into restaurant biz from time to time, and the Regional District of Central Kootenay ‘Dog Control Bylaw No. 1752,’ as amended from time to time, as by Jan McMurray back into the business.” oven. The wood stone oven is a unique It sounds like the hard work is well as in the agreement that is proposed for the Animal Control NAKUSP—Stepping into Wood Fire Pizza N’ More is like walking feature that Bender describes as a paying off. “We like cooking and we contract. Proposals will be received on the form provided by the into a Mediterranean bistro. The old modern way to do an ancient cooking like fresh food so we thought maybe RDCK. Pizza Place on Broadway has been technique. The oven cooks things there was a demand. People transformed into a restaurant with very quickly, at about 500°F. Bender appreciate it — they come back,” said The proposal form and RDCK Animal Control Bylaw are available ambience, serving up a variety of claims that a pizza cooks in about Bender. on the RDCK website “http://www.rdck.bc.ca” or by contacting: foods from the Mediterranean, Italy, three minutes and says that chicken, The restaurant is open 11 am - Greece and Germany. steak, vegetables and salmon on a 11 pm seven days per week. There Dawn Attorp “We wanted to show people a cedar board are all cooked in the are 11 tables, with a capacity of 36.

Manager of Corporate Administration different type of food,” said co-owner Y Regional District of Central Kootenay Karl Bender. He described the thin PO Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive crust pizzas they make in the style of Nelson, B.C. V1L 5R4 “the original Naples pizza.” Phone 1-800-268-7325 He also stressed that everything Email [email protected] is fresh. “We have no frozen products — everything is made fresh every day.” JAN MCMURRA CREDIT: PHOTO Written proposals will be received at the above-noted address until Karl and his wife Dagmar opened 4:30 p.m. Friday June 24, 2005. The envelope should be marked the restaurant May 19 after designing “Confidential - Dog Control Tender” and renovating the space. The couple owns half the building, where the The lowest or any proposal will not necessarily be accepted. The Pizza Place used to be. They are the Regional District of Central Kootenay reserves the right to reject original owners of the former Pizza any or all proposals or to accept the proposal deemed most Place. “We sold it to one of our cooks favourable in the interest of the District. and he went out of business last year,” Chef Tamara Fleenor, and owners Karl and Dagmar Bender stand in front of the unique Bender said. “We thought we’d go wood stone oven at the newly opened Wood Fire Pizza N More on Broadway. April 27, 2005 The Valley Voice KASLO & DISTRICT 15 Kaslo council notes, May 24 regular meeting by Jill Braley Village. Council agreed, with the •Gillian Sanders, co-ordinator of Humphries girls soccer team to assist meeting to discuss programs of •Council received correspon- exception of Mayor Douglas. the Kaslo Bear Smart Program, with potential travel expenses to the interest to seniors that may be eligible dence from BCBC (BC Building Cormie said many people have told wrote to council asking that the bear Provincial Championships in Surrey. for grant funding Corporation), asking what the her they are in favour of the Village proof garbage container at the •Recommendations to council -That Golden Shu Mac Village’s next step would be on the purchasing the building. cenotaph be moved to a central from the May 17 Public Works Contracting and Hamill Creek purchase of the Provincial building BCBC has sold off its “surplus location on Front Street. She said Committee were: Holdings be advised the Village of (old courthouse). Mayor Douglas declared properties” in Nelson to the Doug and Denise Porter of Eric’s -That Village office staff be Kaslo will not be leasing industrial made a motion that BCBC be City of Nelson, and in New Denver Meat Market had reported a bear asked to research the location and development area at this time. advised that the Village was and Nakusp to private investors. getting into the garbage can on the costing of air quality testing services •The municipality will purchase withdrawing its interest. The motion •Council received correspon- street outside their shop. Council for the library. (Mayor Douglas was a ride-on mower with the option of was defeated, with Councillor dence from Land and Water BC referred the concern to the Public opposed). buying out of any contract early Holland in favour and Councillors regarding Kaslo’s application for a Works Committee, asking the -That staff be asked to research without penalty. Council was Cormie, Hewat and Leathwood free crown grant of land that would committee to meet with Sanders and the options for closure of D Avenue provided a quote from Kootenay opposed. Douglas then recom- be part of the Kaslo River Trail, now make a recommendation to council. between 1st and 2nd Streets so that Industrial Supply for a Husqvarna mended that Cormie be asked to being built by the Trailblazers •Council received an email from the ball field irrigation system can ZTH6125 Zero Turn Riding Mower provide council with a report, Society. The letter states that it is Brinkman & Associates clarifying be installed. for $11,500 before tax. The purchase including the cost of repairs and unlikely that the land would be the Tree Canada Foundation funding. -That staff inquire into a deadline does not impact the 2005 budget. The building code updates, and a list of available through a free crown grant. The Village will be receiving a for the required additional current Kubota lawn mower is no prospective tenants. That motion Council voted not to proceed with cheque for $750 from the information for the grant application, longer reliable, but can still be used passed. the application. The proposal made Foundation, as FortisBC made a originally submitted by Luke for snow clearing and other jobs. Councillor Cormie said the real by the Trailblazers Society to acquire donation to the Foundation for Crawford, to replace the water liner. •Annual stipends for the mayor estate representative for BCBC was land south of the Kaslo River for trail Kaslo’s project. The local Home -that a letter be sent to the Public and councillors were increased, going to be in the area soon, and development was referred to the Hardware store was not successful Works Crew commending them on effective January 1 ’05. The mayor’s requested he be invited to Kaslo to Planning & Development in securing $1,370 for the project. A their tree planting and boulevard stipend went up to $4908 from $4788 speak to council about what kind of Committee for recommendation to tree planting program will proceed. rehabilitation. and the councillors’ went up to $2453 deal, if any, could work for the Council. •Council granted $200 to the JV -that the regular meeting date for from $2394. the Public Works Committee be •Accounts payable of changed to the third Monday of each $56,243.05 were approved for What’s on at the Langham month at 4 pm, commencing in June. payment. • June 10, 1:30 and 8 pm; Dress Naturals, or call 353-2122. tour includes renowned tabla player •Recommendations from the Using only a movie screen, a • June 19, 8 pm; Master sitarists Marco Zonka of Seattle and Felicity May 18 Administration & Finance Eric’s Meat variety of instruments and a and vocalists ‘Pandit’ Shivnath Gerwing of the Kootenays on Committee were: Market backstage full of costumes, Lucas Mishra and Deobrat Mishra tamboura. -That the Village advertise its & Deli Myers tells the story of a man stuck Tickets $12 - $15 (sliding scale). • June 13-18, Basin Best tour intention to lease the arena to the “ Serving Kaslo and Area since 1942” in a rut who is suddenly stricken by From their home city of Benares, The North Kootenay Lake Arts & Kaslo & District Arena Assocation love. Hilarity ensues as he seeks an ancient spiritual centre of Heritage Council will host Basin Best for a one-year term expiring August • Many Imported Items advice from various eccentric friends traditional music and Hindu culture, 2005 in Studio 26 of the Langham. This 31/05 for a rate of $750. Mayor • Freezer Packs and professionals, all played by the Mishras bring classical north is a visual art exhibit which connects Douglas was opposed. • Weekly In-Store Specials • Domestic Venison & Organic Myers, and tries to avoid the power Indian ragas and folk music to the people of the Columbia Basin with -That the Village conduct a review of general lease renewal Beef Available of love. communities throughout BC and the juried work created by artists who live • In-Store Deli Sandwiches To Go Will he succumb? More US Pacific Northwest. These here. Each piece of artwork included in policy in conjunction with the legal • Awesome Cheese Selection importantly, where does the dress seasoned musicians have been Basin Best 2005 was chosen from either requirements. This recommendation • Fresh & Smoked Sausage come in? Is it a nice dress? sharing the magic and joy of their the East or West Kootenay regional came out of a meeting with Saturday • Smoked Salmon If you’ve seen Dress, revisit your musical presence for over 20 years show, where juries selected five pieces Market representatives regarding • Custom Cutting of Pork & Beef favourite characters and sing along in India, Europe, Canada and the US, from established artists and five from their lease. • Awesome Beef Jerky with Best Kisser in High School, to critical and award winning emerging artists, resulting in this touring -That an invitation be extended 425 Front Street, Kaslo She’s Not Your Brand, and crowd acclaim. The ensemble for their 2005 exhibition of 20 works of art. to delegates from local Seniors Ph/Fax: (250) 353-2436 favourite The Antidepressant Song. Groups to attend the June 8 A & F 1:30 pm, special student & senior Kaslo to operate ‘Bear Smart’ program price, $8; 8 pm, tickets $12: at the Kaslo has received provincial and public shooting of a bear at last year’s door, in advance at Sunnyside municipal funding for a ‘Bear Smart’ Jazz Fest. program for 2005, following the very Bears have a history of finding yummy, high calorie foods provided by humans in the form of garbage and fruit. When bears become comfortable with human activity, they find their way into town. This becomes bear/human conflict, with the result that the bear is destroyed. Soon after, because the food source still exists, another bear will come into the area. Humans can prevent this cycle of destroying bears by eliminating the Advertise in The Valley Voice food source we provide. You can help with this issue by harvesting fruit (or to reach a regional audience! contacting The Kaslo Fruit Tree Project) and keeping garbage in a Thelma Aasen has been named Kaslo’s Citizen of the Year; Bonnie Sorenson bear-proof place until pick up or drop presents her with a plaque. off at transfer station. It is also recommended that you Community Fund plans launch party don’t compost meat or dairy DELIVERS! The Community Fund of North 50 per cent is divided equally products, or use blood or fish Kootenay Lake became a registered between the Kaslo Library and a fertilizer in your garden if there is a society in January and plans its bursary for a deserving student who bear in your neighbourhood. launch party for 7 pm June 22 at the intends to enter the trades or technical If you know of bears in your Langham Cultural Centre in Kaslo. training. neighbourhood, please contact The CFNKL is an endowment The launch on June 22 will Gillian Sandersat 353-2002, or 353- fund held by the Osprey Community celebrate the establishment of the 1137. Please report any dangerous Foundation in Nelson and all the fund, hold the inaugural general animals to the Nelson Conservation earnings from that endowment will meeting of the society, and meet Officers. copies of The Valley Voice are delivered to: be distributed in Kaslo and the representatives from the Osprey communities within Area D of the Community Foundation and Support your local independent ARROW LAKES VALLEY RDCK. The goal for the next two Community Foundations of Canada, newspaper! • Nakusp, Burton, Edgewood, Fauquier years is to see the endowment grow both of whom are major partners in to a value of at least $250,000. The this enterprise. Desserts by the Silver SLOCAN VALLEY first grants will be made in the spring Spoon Cafe will be served along with • New Denver, Silverton, Slocan, Winlaw, of 2006. complimentary tea and coffee. Wine The CFNKL also has the will also be available at a cash bar. Slocan Park, Crescent Valley, South Slocan privileged responsibility of Anyone from Kaslo and North disbursing the earnings from the Kootenay Lake communities NORTH KOOTENAY LAKE VALLEY McKinnon Family Fund, established wishing to attend please call David • Kaslo, Lardeau, Cooper Creek, Meadow in 2003 by the late Tom McKinnon Stewart 366-4623/354-5368, Ann Creek, Argenta, Johnson’s Landing of Kaslo. Fifty per cent of those MacNab 355-4305, John Cathro earnings go to the Kaslo Victorian 353-2234, or Dirk Pidcock 353- MORE THAN 5,000 COPIES Hospital to support recreational 7539. Kindly RSVP by Wednesday, outings for the residents. The other June 15. DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO MAILBOXES 16 VISITOR INFORMATION The Valley Voice April 27, 2005 CAMPGROUNDS Advertise in the Valley • Kaslo Municipal Campground (250) 353-7315 or [email protected] May 1-Sept 30. Serviced ($19) Unserviced sites ($14) Water and power hook-ups, fire pits, picnic tables, restrooms and hot showers. Downtown location, close to park, beach, playgrgound, SS Moyie infocentre and great shopping! Voice — It pays! Pets on leash welcome. • Centennial Campground On the lake in New Denver, 44 sites, 8 with electricity & water hook-up, sani-dump, showers & toilets, boat launch, firewood, pets must be leashed. WE WANT TO HEAR • Silverton Municipal Campground (250) 358-7914 A wooded, lakeside campground in the village, open May 15 to Oct. 15, washrooms (no shower), fire pits, picnic tables, 15 unserviced sites, firewood available. Convenient access to swimming , day park, tennis FROM YOU! court, ball field, grocery store. • Three Island Resort Campground (250) 265-3023 Please take a minute and give us your thoughts about The Valley 65 sites, full/semi hook-ups, tenting, boat launch, paddle boats & canoes, pets welcome, children’s playground, Voice. You can email your feedback to us at firewood, fishing, confectionery, sani-station, showers, laundry facilities, large gazebo with BBQ pits. [email protected], fax to 358-7793 or mail to Box 70, • Springer Creek RV Park & Campground (250) 355-2266 New Denver, BC V0G 1S0. Open mid-May to Sept. 30. Located at 1020 Giffin Rd., Slocan. Turn right immediately off of Highway 6 entrance THANK YOU! to Village of Slocan. Full hook-ups, partial hook-ups, tenting sites, sani-dump, pets on leash and seasonal Tourist/ Information Booth. The HOT SPRINGS Valley • Halcyon Hot Springs •(250) 265-3554 •1-888-689-4699 •Fax (250) 265-3887 www.halcyon-hotsprings.com e-mail: [email protected] Halcyon Spa opens June 2005. Always fresh, natural, mineral hot springs with own lake shore comfortable chalets, cabins, Voice full RV hook-up, camping, Bistro-Restaurant, historical chapel, bodywork, horseback riding, tours and much more... Have some happy Halcyon days!!! Big swimming pool now open! 1) What do you like about The Valley Voice? • Nakusp Hot Springs (250) 483-7591 We're open year round. Summer hours: 9:30 am - 10 pm daily. Powered campsites. Snack bar. 2) What don’t you like about The Valley Voice? Water replenished daily. "We always have a warm spot here for you." 3) What would you like to see in The Valley Voice that is not there ACCOMMODATIONS & RESTAURANTS now? • William Hunter Cabins (250) 358-2844 www.williamhuntercabins.com Three hand-crafted log cabins in the heart of Silverton. Each cabin contains two self-contained 4) What do you not want to see in The Valley Voice? suites with pine furniture. Views of the Valhallas, close to lake, beautiful gardens and wonderful berry picking. 303 Lake Ave. • Silverton Heritage Country Inn (250) 358-7929 Visit the world-famous Silverton Heritage Country Inn, located on Slocan GOLF COURSES Lake since 1897. Offering three lakeview patios, complimentary continen- tal breakfast, a fully-licensed pub with eight beers on tap and a gourmet dining room. We feature a Saturday night and a Sunday morning buffet, and a 2-for-1 Steak Dinner every Friday evening. Open 7 days a week. •Slocan Lake Golf Course, New Denver Phone: (250) 358-2408 • Selkirk Inn Ph: 1-800-661-8007 / (250) 265-3666 Fax: (250) 265-4799 9-HOLE GOLF COURSE , OPEN 7 AM TO DARK 210-6th Ave. West, Nakusp, BC www.selkirkinn-nakusp.com email: [email protected] GREEN FEES: $16.00/9-holes, $25.00/18-holes, Day Pass: $35.00, Weekly Rate: $160.00 Located in the heart of Nakusp, we are close to the Nakusp Hot Springs, Halcyon Hot RENTALS: Clubs and Pull carts available. Springs, the Nakusp Golf Course, and only a short walk from the shores of Upper Arrow Power cart: $15.00/9-holes $25.00/18-holes. All prices include tax Lake. All 39 deluxe rooms have a TV, phone and fridge. 30 units with air conditioning, RESTAURANT: 8 AM TO 8 PM (LICENSED) some units with kitchenettes, wheelchair accessible unit available, small pets allowed. 2004 TOURNAMENTS: Club Opening, Sun. May 1: $15.00 • Valhalla Inn (250) 258-2228 www.valhallainn.biz • May Day Open, Sat. May. 21: $15 members/$25.00 non-members • YRB (private) Sat. June 11 • $15.00 • Legion Tournament, June 12 Clean, comfortable, spacious rooms, suites and kitchen units with phone, TV and • Johnny Tier, Sat. June 18: $15.00 • Junior Two Ball, TBA private bath. Motorcycler and ATV packages. Group rates. Outdoor dining, great food • Ladies’ Fun, TBA • Club Championship, June 25-26: $15.00 and neighbourhood pub. • Cancer Research, Sat. July 9: $20.00 • Club Open, Sat. Aug. 14: $40.00 members / $50 non-members* ADVENTURE TOURS • Bushwackers, Sat. Sept. 10: $10.00 Looks like • Columbia Kayaking (250) 358-2211 1-888KAYAK10 • Club Closing, Sat. Sept. 25: $15.00. ( * fee includes dinner) good golfing [email protected] website: www.eco.kootenays.com weather! Tours, Sales & Rentals. Hourly, full or half-day rates. “An Authorized Seaward Kayak Dealer.” • Valley View Golf Club, • Rocky Tour Adventures (250) 358-2228 www.rockytour.com Winlaw Phone: (250) 226-7241; Experience the fabulous Kootenay back country on a guided ATV Tour. Explore old ghost toll free: 1-877-324-GOLF towns and enjoy spectacular scenery. Full and half-day rides. All-inclusive packages Discover golfing at its finest at including tour, room and meals are available. Call to reserve, 358-2228. Valley View. Licensed lounge & restaurant open April through October. Catering and dinner BED & BREAKFASTS meetings available on request. Everyone welcome. GREEN FEES: $18/9-holes, $25/18-holes RENTALS: Power and • Mistaya Country Inn Ph/Fax (250) 358-7787 pull-carts available. Juniors' Night Monday at 4:00. Two-for-one A secluded lodge on 90 acres with five guestrooms, comfortable lounge with fireplace, beautiful golf Fridays after 2:00 pm followed by our famous WING NIGHT! views, home cooking, outside firepits, walking trails, 10 k south of Silverton. Men’s Night Thursdays, Seniors’ Monday Mornings, Juniors’ • Sweet Dreams Guesthouse & Licenced Dining Phone (250) 358- Monday Afternoons. For more information, call: (250) 226-7241. 2415 Fax 358-2556 www.newdenverbc.com / [email protected] THE THIRD EDITION OF THE POPULAR B&B in historic building by the lake. Licenced dining & patio by reservation. Ethnic style meals. Silvery Slocan Heritage Tour Guidebook Arica Gardens B&B and Andino Artesania Gift Shop (250) 226-7688 www.aricagardens.com IS NOW AVAILABLE AT: The A luxurious timberframe home in Winlaw in the Slocan Valley with two rooms with Silvery Slocan private balconies and beautiful views. The gift shop features a huge selection of ceramic Nakusp: Meritxell Books Heritage Tour dinnerware from Chile, South American arts & crafts. Visitor Info. Centre A scenic drive in the West Kootenay Lardeau: Meadow Creek Store MUSEUMS Lardeau Valley Service • Sandon Museum & Visitors' Centre (250) 358-7920 www.slocanlake.com/sandon Kaslo: The S.S. Moyie Open 10:00 to 5:00. Located 13 km east of New Denver on Hwy. 31A in historic silver mining ghost Kaslo Drugs town. Collections of stunning photographs and fascinating artifacts including the famous "two story Fern’s Flowers &... mousetrap." Admission: 18 & over, $3.00 •12-17 yrs. $2.00 • Under 12, free. Kootenay Lake: • Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre (250) 358-7288 Woodbury Resort The only historic site in Canada dedicated to telling the WWII internment story. Located in The Orchard in Kutenai Showcase 3rd Edition - Revised & Expanded New Denver, open 7-days-a-week 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Ainsworth Hot Springs • Arrow Lakes Historical Society Ph/Fax: (250) 265-0110 265-3323 Sandon: Sandon Museum Silverton: e-mail: [email protected] Location: 92B - 7th Avenue NW (BC Hydro building). Hours: Tuesday and The Prospector’s Pick Silverton Bigway Thursday 10:00 - 3:00. Archives and publications. Best source for area history and family research. Slocan Valley: Gaze ‘n Chat • Silvery Slocan Museum (250) 358-2201 Arica Gardens B&B New Denver: The old Bank of Montreal building at the foot of Main Street, restored to circa 1900. Opening May 25, 10 am Winlaw Mini-Mart New Denver Mall to 4:30 pm Wednesday through Saturday until the end of August. Special tours welcome. Please call 358- Lemon Creek Lodge The Valley Voice 2201, 358-2478 or 358-2656 for further information. A MUST SEE MUSEUM WITH DAILY TREASURE Slocan Valley Co-op Eldorado Market HUNTS FOR CHILDREN! Hope we see you there. Floyd’s Custom Furniture Silvery Slocan Museum Nelson: Otter Books Mountainberry Foods NOTICE TO VALLEY VISITORS: Coles Books Nikkei Internment Stop in at The Valley Voice office in New Denver (across from the Credit Visitor Information Centre Memorial Centre Union on Main St.) to pick up a copy of THE SILVERY SLOCAN HERITAGE TOUR GUIDEBOOK, or a SANDON PAYSTREAK newspaper, and maybe Makes a great gift! even some helpful advice and handy tips about things to do in the area! Only $4.95 April 27, 2005 The Valley Voice LIVING 17

drives, and this would qualify well route. This is a road ride idea, and down each side, letting the water view is mainly local houses and Get Outta Town! as either a drive or reasonable I suggest medium-width tires mesmerize you. Strong currents streets. This bridge is higher and day’s bicycle ride not far from pumped to high pressure on either eddy and swirl around the piers longer than the rest, and leads to home… a hybrid or drop-bar road bike. The and abutments and seem to fend the Pass Creek back road to Taking this tour from the approach to the bridge at off whatever logs or debris Castlegar, and also the pleasant perspective of the bicyclist, I’d Appledale is a winding, tree-lined occasionally slam into them. At loop road through Krestova. This suggest starting in Slocan City at blissful bit of pavement and leads Passmore is a lovely steel-girdered seventh bridge is the last one of the public beach where lake onto the wooden deck of another bridge that has a nice arch to it and this tour, as the last two are farther becomes river. There’s a new bailey-type bridge which is my a good walkway on the south side off down at Shoreacres and are gazebo being built here which I personal favourite out of the entire that is good for horses, too. composed of the highway and suspect has to do with the rail trail valley tour. Pastoral scenery and That crossing gets you either railroad bridges that are together terminus. The main bridge in the small beach with velvety sand back to Winlaw or on up the Little on Hwy 3A. Slocan is not pretty itself, but deserve a good long visit. Slocan Valley, but I suggest back The idea of this ride is to really with Peter Roulston crossing to the west side gives you The road across the bridge out to the highway to continue dwell on the way bridges can fine view up to the lake and then carries on to Winlaw along the down to Slocan Park. Here is determine where we live and Admiring the downstream past the homes and west side of the river. Smooth another pretty girdered arch bridge whether or not you can get there bridges over the places along the shoreline. This pavement and modest hills make crossing some pretty fast water, from here. Each structure took bridge is pretty new and made of for a good ride and before long with rapids visible just upstream. great effort to erect, but we often Slocan River concrete and aluminum, but does you’ll be at the concrete bridge that The crossing serves a number of pass over them in a flash… The overall length of the the job very well. takes you back up to the highway homes on the west side and the The flowing water under the Slocan Valley is around 100 km, if After riding less than two km and downtown Winlaw. The road goes a couple km down, but bridge is neat to simply gaze at, you trace the origins right up to down the gravelled West Slocan bridge here lacks character, but you need to trace back to the and odd bits of flotsam or wildlife Summit Lake near Nakusp and road, you’ll cross back on the gives a good look at the rapids just highway. There was an amazing add to the experience As a bike follow it right on down to the Gravel Pit Road bridge, which is downstream and also views of wooden suspension bridge here at ride, this tour will total nearly 100 rivermouth at Shoreacres on the a bailey-type bridge with five Winlaw Regional Park just back a Slocan Park until maybe 20 years km and should be done as a Kootenay River. The Slocan River platforms to stand on for gawking short ways. ago, and it was great to walk across dedicated day trip or perhaps as stretch of the valley is just over half around. This is a delightful spot There is a back road to as it swung and waved beneath two segments, centered from of this distance, and in that portion with the mellow but strong current Passmore which is very nice, or you, though it had been closed to Winlaw. Tons of scenery, never there are nine established bridges. flooding past below and views of else the highway is really fine to traffic. much traffic, and lots of time Each trip I make down the the large bird refuge to the south. get you on down to the next bridge. The ride to Crescent Valley around the serene yet sometimes valley will include at least one and To do the tour I’m suggesting, There’s scenery like crazy takes a while, and here you’ll scary Slocan River. often more visits to a bridge over it’s best to now return to the everywhere anyhow, but again, the encounter the only bridge that is Peter Roulston has owned The the serene waters of the Slocan highway and make time to the idea here is to really focus on the clearly visible from the highway. Bicycle Hospital near Nakusp River. I enjoyed Jamie’s article last Perry’s Back Road at Appledale bridges. Leave the bike at the end It’s another concrete and steel since 1992 and lives in New issue about the concept of Sunday rather than take the slower rail of the bridge and walk slowly affair with little charm and the Denver, 358—2133. semi-trailers don’t count as they are don’t fall off the shelves, is no fun I guess I have to back up a bit Well, blow me away and call me on a serious mission, but those at all. Okay—maybe I’m being a bit and admit that I have always had a Dusty! This is exactly the camper swollen-bellied, snail-paced camper melodramatic here, but if you have soft spot for Volkswagen Westphalia van I spied the other day. Not only contraptions that wallow around been in this situation, you know vans. The efficiency of their are they readily available, but have these mountain roads in the summer what I’m talking about. sleeping, sitting and cooking been for some years—I just hadn’t drive me nuts. Why someone has to I really don’t want to gripe about arrangements has been a wonder to come across them. The owner told carry all the things they own in a slow moving, gas-guzzling me. I clearly remember the bet I lost me that the pop-top van conversion road-hogging stretch camper has behemoths, but you do have to when I couldn’t believe that these was performed right here in British When on always been a mystery to me—way wonder why some people believe vans were the same length, bumper Columbia. Maybe some reader can too consumerist for my taste. It you have to travel in a 40-foot, to bumper, as a Volkswagen bug and tell us more about them. With a bit vacation, leave seems like they have to get their (many centimetre), land yacht, when they sleep four people. While I have of luck, we can get Frank and your home at speed down to the minimum as soon they could have their knees in the appreciated many aspects of these Martha Winnebago out of their as the road gets twisty and you can’t breeze on a totally respectable vehicles, I am no fan of their traffic dawdling impedimenta and home pass for miles (many kilometres). motorcycle, or at least in a car with antiquated engines. They lack into something a bit more One of the characteristics of When you are on a motorcycle, this a tent in the trunk . What I really power, are not fuel efficient, and are reasonable size. You never know, I Kootenay bikers is that they have is just when the road is getting want to talk about is the slickest a handful to keep on the road if they might get to enjoy the twisties this little patience for lumbering vehicles interesting and sucking their exhaust camper van that I spied the other day ever get into a skid. I always summer. on the road. Overloaded trucks on fumes while they pussyfoot through as I was buying a loaf of bread from wondered why someone didn’t the way to the dump or heavily laden the twisties, so their dinner plates Fomi’s Bakery down the valley. make the same camper on a Dodge Peter Kanigan, B.A. Caravan chassis. The two mini-vans NOTARY PUBLIC advisor a call and replacing this they would cover the interest of $30/ are about the same size, but the Financial insurance. month. For the same cost I can get American version has all the Land Transfers • Mortgages The first problem is your $100,000 of life insurance and $100/ advantages of power, fuel Leases • Wills • Affidavits outstanding balance is always month of disability coverage. You tell efficiency, handling and cheap Powers of Attorney Forum decreasing yet your payments stay me which one is a better deal! price. On top of that, they are easy 530 Josephine St., Nelson with Collin Ludwar the same. When you buy individual to get parts for, and include Phone: (250) 354-4405 It is very easy to get the insurance through an actual financial technology that is understandable to Fax: (250) 354-4105 insurance; however, you should be advisor or life insurance advisor you most shade tree mechanics—a big Would you like Monday - Friday 9 AM - 5 PM very aware that they will look at your will get a way better product, that is advantage if you are a serious Saturdays by appointment fries with that? medical history after a death or flexible and portable, for a cheaper traveler. tfn Banks, leasing companies and disability claim. This can force you price. If you are going to get a loan credit card companies have two to continue paying your loan for soon or you have your current loans HONEY, IT’S TIME TO GO CALL DOC ROULSTON... things in common. First, they are all months while the insurance company insured by the bank, call your advisor You tried to fix the family bike fleet on your own, but quickly decides if they are going to pay out in the business of lending people right away. Chances are you are became confused, angry and desperate! Even despondant!! money; second, they all try to sell or not. What I am saying is there is spending too much money on For 14 years now, Doctor Peter Roulston has healed, saved, patched insurance when they shouldn’t. no guarantee that this insurance is something that may not fully cover up and delivered bicycles to folks here in the Kootenay Heartland. It has become commonplace for even going to pay out. your needs. Indeed, heartfelt help in the heartland. lending institutions to offer life This insurance can’t be taken Collin Ludwar B. Comm. is an With bikes, parts, accessories and experience, he’ll tuneup, repair, insurance, disability insurance and with you. 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Local artists am - 5:30 pm. Benailse Retreat & - 2 pm. Performers, Artisans and 9.4, or single phase kw 6 kva 5.3, was are invited to submit 3 pieces of recent Healing Centre, 6256 Paradise Valley Local Producers. Join us on the used as backup power for 8000' store. works. Works must be ready to hang, Road, Winlaw. By donation. bowling green, Front Street in Kaslo. 1 — 40' construction trailer, wired, entry fee is $5.00 membership. Drop off Experience various healing For more info contact 353-7592 or equipped with shelving. 1 older 24' June 27 at the gallery between 10 am modalities, tarot, tea leaf reading [email protected] 5th wheel. Inquiries: phone Bill 269- and 12 noon. At this time we are also presented by local practitioners. A fun ARE YOU CONCERNED about 7246. inviting artists who wish to contribute day offering opportunity for self the shortage of stable, affordable WE PAY CASH for good quality Jasmin Caton - University of British to our Fund Raising event - a “SILENT knowledge, healing, insight & housing in New Denver? The used music CDs. Large collections Colombia Honours BSc MINATURE ART AUCTION” change. Food & beverages on sale. Healthy Housing Committee is wanted! The Time Warp, 308 (Hydrogeology and Soil Science). maximum size of any 2 or 3 dimensional Call Livina 226-7840 or Kim 226- pesently working on some innovative Broadway St., Nakusp, 265-2100 Association of Professional work is 6" x 6". The auction will run in 7862 for info. Come & enjoy. ideas to address this problem. Please Mon-Sat 10 AM - 5 PM. Engineers and Geoscientists awarded conjuntion with the Local Focus show, Le BIBLIOBUS de l’AFKO join us for our first open meeting at REGISTERMATE 1920 vacuum her the Gold Medal in Geoscience so works may be dropped off at the same visitera Nakusp! Il sera chez Bianca, the Lucerne School Library, June 20 frame for sale. Call 358-7218. and the Achievement Award in time. The Alfa Gallery is located at 619 le jeudi 16 juin, 17h-19h. (Pot-luck, at 7 pm. For more information, call GARAGE OVERHEAD DOOR: Environmental Geoscience for Broadway St. Nakusp BBQ) Info: Bianca, 265-2208. 358-2745. new 12 x 9 insulated Thermocraft c/ having the highest grade point KOOTENAY ARTISAN CHRIST- DAVID CULLEN’S RETIRE- FOR RENT w 2nd panel full view glass & 1.5 hp average of the graduating class in the MAS MARKET CALL FOR MENT Party, at W.E.Graham School RUSTIC HOME IN HILLS. 3 LiftMaster opener (quiet belt drive). Earth and Ocean Science Department ENTRY Applications now available at Slocan, Friday June 17, 6:00 pm. bdrm plus office. Large yard & Paid $1,775.00 for both: will sell for for Environmental Geoscience. Nelson and District Arts Council office, Please bring a dessert and a memory gardens. Fridge, stove, dishwasher & $1,300.00. Changed building plans. AUTOMOTIVE 250-352-2402 or [email protected]. Dates to share. hydro included. References a must. 6575 Hwy. 6, New Denver: 358- 1998 NISSAN FRONTIER King November 25, 26 & 27. FRIDAY MARKET IN NEW Available July 1/05. Phone 250-265- 2873. Cab Approx 156,000 w/matching cap. COMING EVENTS DENVER happens every Friday 3842 or email: [email protected] GARAGE SALES 4 wheel dr, 4 cycl, Standard, CD/AM/ REVELSTOKE MUSEUMS & downtown, 10 am to 2 pm. Featuring FOR SALE 3 HOUSEHOLD YARD SALE. 9- FM/Cruise, Excellent Cond. GALLERY COLLECTIVE presents locally grown produce, herbs, 2-channel baby room monitor and 4 Sat., June 11. 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HAIR 358-2177 202 Lake Ave. Silverton For all your Eclectic Styles AVA’SAVA’S INSURANCE Hair Studio HUB INTERNATIONAL needs cuts, colours, perms, Tuesday to Friday 10-4 BARTON 611 BROADWAY, NAKUSP extensions & more open late Thursdays INSURANCE 265-3631 APPOINTMENTS EVERY TUESDAY 265-3416 CALL for the whole family. Kele’e Curry - 226-7788 BROKERS 1-800-665-6010 NO EXAM FEE UNDER AGE 19 ANYTIME 358-7769 SERVING NAKUSP FOR 26 YEARS #3-5729 Highway 6, Winlaw, BC Far right entrance of the Wild Rose Restaurant in Rosebery April 27, 2005 The Valley Voice CLASSIFIED ADS 19 (donations to the Centre, sales, definite assets. Send Resume c/o MOBILE HOME FOR SALE GARAGE SALES HEALTH memberships); development of School Coordinator at S16A C14 1968 Gendall Villager MOBILE MOVING SALE June 18-19. 720 FULL SPECTRUM BODY tourism related activities such as RR#1, Winlaw, BC, V0G 2J0/ Fax HOME, 12' x 42', New Power Mast, Eighth Avenue, New Denver. 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Osteomassage, Cranial Assistant for the Interpretive Centre. our distribution dept. at 1-800-663- Camp Counsellors. First Aide and/or Sunday from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. For Sacral, Orthobionomy, Diviner, This position is funded through a 8555. Life Guard Certification an asset. information, please contact Carol at Touchforhealth, Sipps, Kinesiology, grant from Human Resources AD SALESPERSON WANTED Resumes will be accepted until 4:00 355-2627 between 10:00 am and 6:00 Workshops, Treatments, Lodging/ Development Canada and is open to Call The Valley Voice at 358-7218 pm Wednesday, June 15, 2005. Attn: pm. RVs/Camping. Ladies Night students currently attending and TRANSLATOR NEEDED: Coordinator, WE Graham FOR INFORMATION ON AA Thursdays - $7.00. June 9 planning to return to a school, college Turkish to english. Min university Community Service Society, Box 10, MEETINGS in New Denver and Kinesiology for Kids, July 7-8 TFH or university in September. The degree in English. 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Mountainview Realty Ltd. 250-551-5652 cell 1695 Columbia Avenue SELKIRK REALTY Business DJ & KARAOKE [email protected] Castlegar, BC V1N 1J1 (250) 358-2707 SERVICES Rosling Real Estate Bus: 250-365-2111 NEW DENVER, BC Directory ads start Deanna, Brad & Stephanie Cell: 250-365-1802 E-mail: [email protected] Reder New Denver, BC 593 Baker St., Nelson BC V1L 4J1 www.castlegarhomes.com Website: www.royallepage.ca/selkirkrealty Phone: 250-358-7159 www.coldwellbanker.ca E-mail: [email protected] "SERVING SLOCAN & ARROW LAKES VALLEYS SINCE 1972." at $10 per issue email: [email protected] 20 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice April 27, 2005 Slocan centre to teach pro video production The Slocan Electronic Arts Centre from July 9 to December 17; fees are to produce professional quality More Classifieds will host a series of video production $35 a session, or $800 for the whole television shows, advertising, and workshops which will introduce all the course. movies. PROPERTY FOR SALE SERVICES basic skills needed to begin producing It begins with the production The instructors are Jacy Schindel NEW DENVER - 2 bdrm, 2 min COMPUTER TUTORING & professional quality video and film. The process, and ends with an in-depth look and Ricardo Hubbs, two local area video walk to and view of Slocan Lake, CONSULTING (mac preferred); course runs Saturdays, 10 am to 3 pm, at many of the software programs used professionals. 1180 sq ft - modern renovation, 1/2 graphic design (business cards, basement 584 sq ft, quiet dead-end calendars, invitations, brochures, street. $169,000.00 358-7112 reports, etc.); business services Two parcels in Johnson’s Landing: (typing, writing, systems assessment); See our ad at http:// public relations & advertising (press www.forsalebyownercanada.com/ releases, advertising design, etc.) – property/103601.htm for more Leah Main, Mainline Graphics and information. Appointments only Communications 358-7704 ~ please. (250) 353-7336. [email protected] tfn MATURE FOREST in 2 x 5.4 acres, WILKIE’S WASTE DISPOSAL new gravity, new septic (6 bedroom), — Domestic, industrial, Local power/phone, private, adjacent moving, hauling, yard clean-up, Crown land, gentle slope, good truck-and-man services. 358-2881 access, good view, 6 months frost RESIDENTIAL & free, 15 minutes south of Silverton. COMMERCIAL SEPTIC 358-2364. TANK CLEANING: “Serving the PROPERTY WANTED Valley” 7 days/wk, 24-hr. All- SLOCAN LAKE AREA property Around Septic Services, Don wanted. South Slocan area couple Brown (250) 354-3644, emergency looking for developed or undeveloped 352-5676. property, Silverton, New Denver, WANTED Rosebery / Vicinty. Will pay USED CANAM MOTORCYCLE subdivsion and water supply costs for parts 250-490-1444. 354-3559 INCUBATOR for Kindergarten class. SERVICES Free or reasonable. Contact WE SLOCAN LAKE WEBWORKS Graham School 355-2212 or Helma at builds, revises and maintains websites; 355-2628. 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