October 8, 2008 The Valley Voice 1

Volume 17, Number 20 October 8, 2008 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.” Slocan Park residents angry about logging on Radcliffe ridge watersheds by Art Joyce of the timber seems to be of small as Hasty Creek or New Denver flats, or the industry, they are unlikely to going to green up in my lifetime.” Slocan Park residents met the dimension, hardly worth creating a subsequent practices have been better endanger their jobs by speaking out of He claims he was told by BCTS staff evening of September 22 to discuss landslide hazard for homeowners. than areas where there has been no turn. He pointed out that the old Forest when he asked why they couldn’t log a recently granted timber license The higher levels were helicopter opposition. Practices Act provided legal sanctions it responsibly that “it’s not feasible they say will cut right across their logged in recent years and residents Peter Kabel announced that an for loggers who create landslide economically.” watersheds. claim that already there is evidence email account has been set up to hazards. When the Liberals created BCTS will be holding an open Many were angry that they weren’t of increased erosion. Many residents document residents’ concerns and the new Forest and Range Act, these house on the timber sale licence on notified of logging plans even though who live below the proposed cutblock on-the-ground observations (save. penalties were removed. Foresters October 7, 6:30-9 pm, at Slocan Park they are water license holders, and get their water from wells and were [email protected]). Other can thus put their stamp of approval Community Hall. On October 8, the feared for the long-term effect on concerned that logging on this terrain suggestions were to contact West Coast on logging site plans with high slope Area H South Advisory Planning water quality. When asked later about will negatively affect water quality. Environmental Law for advice, writing stability hazards and not risk any legal Commission (APC) has scheduled a the lack of notification, BC Timber Jennifer Yeow advised beginning water letters to MLAs, and contacting the or professional sanction. special meeting at Slocan Park Hall Sales forester Al Skakun said the quality monitoring now, before logging association of professional foresters One logger summed it up to discuss the proposed forestry plans. timber sale licence was within a starts, to document any changes. She with a complaint. When interviewed for residents by stating, “logging The public may attend and observe Forest Development Plan that was pointed out that in areas where people later, Craig Pettitt said that since most that mountain is the height of the discussion, with an opportunity for publicly advertised and approved in have contested watershed logging such foresters work either for the ministry irresponsibility; that slope is not public comments from 8:30 to 9 pm. 2001. Residents said they have had no communication from BCTS since that time. “All of the licenced water users in the vicinity of this timber sale were sent letters during that referral process,” said Skakun. “We received very little public response at that time.” What was striking about the meeting was that many of those present were either past or present loggers, astonished that the Ministry of Forests would even permit logging on such steep and sensitive terrain. A timber broker at the meeting said the timber is expected to bring in a little over $800,000 for some 550 truckloads, an amount that he sees “not making a lot of sense” due to high operating costs on such grades. According to Skakun, the silviculture system is clearcut with wildlife reserves. The four cutblocks will be 6, 8, 18, and 38 hectares in size. Gradients in the cutblocks vary from 15% to 60%, and call for ground- based machine harvesting on slopes greater than 35% and hand falling on slopes greater than 50% (a 25 degree slope). One logger at the meeting Crescent Valley Volunteer Fire Department members held a hair-raising, head-shaving fundraiser on September 13, putting $833 into the Terry Fox Foundation said upper level forest plans in the coffers. This week is Fire Prevention Week – check out your local heroes on pp. 14-16. past have stipulated no machinery on slopes above 30 degrees. Site plans for the cutblocks typically acknowledge “high soil compaction hazard, high soil displacement hazard, (and) high surface soil erosion hazard.” Valhalla Wilderness Society forester Craig Pettitt later commented that when there are this many indicators of soil disturbance in a cutblock, ground- based cutting is advisable. He added that clearcutting should not be an option on these slopes and that BCTS should be doing its geotechnical and hydrological assessments during the spring, not now during the driest part of the year. One resident said he’s lived his whole life on Cunningham Road, near cutblock 1. He said most of the slope is a 35% gradient or greater, the soil a mixture of sand and clay, an obvious downslope drainage hazard. Most On your marks, get set, go! Lucerne students were off and running for Terry Fox on September 26. Country Furniture & Home Decor Looking for something out of the ordinary? Country Furniture & Home Decor, 115 Hall St. Nelson, Toll-Free 1-866-352-3665 2 NEWS The Valley Voice October 8, 2008 Southern Interior candidates square off at all-candidates meeting by Jan McMurray said that his party was the party of the the US.” She said she believes in enough about it to comment. However, Zandee says that affordable housing A Southern Interior All Candidates future, unlike the “parties of the past,” transparency and accountability, that he said he thought one of the biggest is probably the largest issue in this meeting was held in Nelson on also represented at the forum that night, her party “has been asking for this hindrances to legalizing marijuana was riding. “We have to promote lower September 23. “reverberating their same old, same with everything, so the SPP is no the “serious issues going across the taxes for the family unit. I would like to Brenda Jagpal, Liberal candidate, old.” He said the Green Party is a world exception.” border.” see income splitting for families, lower introduced herself as a Chartered renowned movement. “We used to be a Zandee said that the SPP is a result Atamanenko said he has never debt being passed on to children, and Accountant and Executive Director of fringe party, but no longer. We’re real of 9/11. He said it was first negotiated smoked marijuana and that we need good schools for the development of a non-profit society based in Castlegar. and we’re realists.” He said that although in 2005 by the Liberals, and the NDP decriminalization. “We need to get all our kids.” She said she was inspired to get into the Conservatives say that the economy signed on to “prop it up without a word criminalization out, and we need a GHG reduction and the politics because of her clients’ difficulty is the big issue, “we all know the true of objection to it. Quite frankly, the sensible policy.” tar sands finding affordable housing and childcare issues: the environment, the well-being US is a huge country to the south and Morel said that as a teenager, he Zandee said the Conservatives will spaces. She decided on the Liberals of the earth and our children’s and because of 9/11, there are lots of issues smoked marijuana, but that it was not reduce greenhouse gases by 20% by because she feels this is the party that grandchildren’s lives. I will do my best to deal with.” He said there were some appropriate now, as he is an athlete. 2020 and by 50% by 2050. offers a balance of a strong economy and to keep these issues at the surface.” things about the SPP that needed to be He said the Green Party believes in Jagpal said there were lots of strong social programs. “There was no During the public question period, “corrected” because they were causing legalization and strict government programs with the Green Shift. “There deficit under the Liberals and I like that,” several issues were raised. “roadblocks.” As for transparency, he control, similar to liquor. “It’s a huge will be less taxes for people and more for she commented, adding, “The Green Security and Prosperity said that when leaders meet like they cost in policing and security now.” the big companies that are polluting our Shift is practical and realistic.” Partnership (SPP) did in Montebello and New Orleans Jagpal said she had never smoked environment. We have deadlines and the Alex Atamanenko, NDP incumbent Atamanenko described the SPP to discuss the SPP, and then make marijuana and that she did not know her budgets work out.” MP (seeking re-election), said that as “NAFTA on steroids.” He said announcements, “that’s transparency.” party’s policy on the issue. However, Atamanenko called Layton’s Bill we are seeing the corporatization of there have already been losses in Shortage of labour and she thinks it should be legalized. “The C377 the “blueprint.” This reduces Canada. He said that federal health care manufacturing jobs and restrictions on skills training government shouldn’t be involved in greenhouse gases by 80% by 2050. “It dollars are being cut, education fees are local governments’ abilities to make Morel said money needs to be people’s private lives.” is in cabinet now after two readings and increasing, affordable housing is scarce, decisions on behalf of their constituents. pumped into training and education. Afghanistan can be taken by any governing party. It’s and farmers are having a hard time – yet He said the SPP is being driven by the He said the old manufacturing and Morel said the Green Party would a cap and trade system and puts money in there is $200 billion for Afghanistan. top corporations in the three countries construction industries need re-vamping, change this right away. “We shouldn’t to create jobs.” He said the NDP would “We have a chance – we have hope – and their governments. “Groups like the and people need to be re-trained for this. be in any combative role. That’s not stop all new tar sands development until but we need the political will.” He said Council of Canadians have been doing “We need a progressive government.” Canada. We can be there in a peace studies could be done on the impacts to something was not right with chapter research on this for 10 years. This is Zandee said that the Conservative proponent role – that’s our role. Fighting health and the environment. 6 of NAFTA; that we have to stop the being driven by the corporate agenda. government had streamlined immigration and war is a thing of the past and we took Morel said that the Green Party Security and Prosperity Partnership; and There has been no debate. We have to to bring workers in, and that there was a step backwards when we went in.” has been looking at “the same things that the conflict in Afghanistan will not demand that debate in our communities “lots of work to do on this file.” Atamanenko said, “Clearly, we the NDP borrowed – a reduction of be ended by the military. He assured and in Parliament.” Atamanenko also Jagpal pointed out that the have changed our foreign policy to be in greenhouse gases by 80% by 2050.” that everything in the NDP platform pointed out that Chapter 11 of NAFTA Conservative immigration policy was step with George Bush. The amount we He said that because we all impact the was costed out and can be done within allows foreign corporations to sue our seriously flawed, as skilled workers give to peacekeeping is negligible now. environment, a carbon tax is necessary a balanced budget. governments, and these court cases were coming in but unable to find work We have to make an attempt at a peaceful so that we all pay. The Greens would put Rob Zandee, Conservative are being paid for with our tax dollars. in their fields. resolution in Afghanistan.” a full cap on the tar sands. candidate, said that this election was “This is ridiculous. We have to re-look Atamanenko described this as a Jagpal said that the Liberal Party Affordable housing about the economy under Harper. at Chapter 11 of NAFTA.” “critical situation. We need to bring has a clear policy to bring the troops Morel said this was a Green Party “Canada has weathered the storm better Morel said he agreed with tuition down, restore grants, reform the back home by 2011, and commented that priority. He said the bottom rung of than any other G8 country,” he said. Atamanenko. “The Green Party will student loan plan and launch a training we are “way over budget” on the war. Canadians were not being looked “Dion wants to tax you with his Green not support the SPP going ahead. We strategy. We need an EI program as well Zandee said that Canada was after. He believes that housing must Shift. It is best to have an MP on the side want to re-open NAFTA, and the SPP – that has been drastically cut.” “nuanced” for many years – “nobody be collaborative with all three levels of of government who actually has the ear is even more scary.” Legalization of marijuana really knew what we stand for.” He government. “The Green Party wants of government.” Jagpal also agreed. “Keep Canada Rob Zandee said he has never said that in the world, we are ranked #2 people in their own homes.” Andy Morel, Green candidate, as Canada. We can’t lose control to smoked marijuana and he doesn’t know after Angela Merkel and that George Atamanenko says we need an Bush is #8. affordable housing policy and the The economy political will, “and we are committed Zandee said the government’s to that.” duty was to create the environment for Zandee said it was one thing to business to thrive. “We saw that with come up with the funding to build the structural changes to taxes we made affordable housing, but that money is last year, such as income splitting for needed for the operation. He mentioned seniors.” Habitat for Humanity and CMHC Jagpal said, “The government (Canadian Mortgage and Housing hasn’t taken responsibility with the Corporation), and said there was “a lot economy. They don’t care about the of room and innovation we can use on small person.” this – there is certainly the need.” Atamanenko said that despite the Jagpal said the federal government government telling us that the economy used to pay the capital costs and the is doing well, life is getting tougher for provincial government would pay for the people. “There has to be a leading role operation of affordable housing. “That’s played by government to make sure that high on my agenda and one of my main everybody prospers from the so-called motivations for running.” booming economy we have.” Health care and the Morel said, “There are hungry Romanow report children, and yet we are wealthy. Zandee said the Conservatives have Canadians have the highest debt load. put $40 billion extra into the system Social programs are not happening. But since 2006. He says he wants a public the economy is full bore – Harper has not system, but sustainability has to be put looked at diversification.” into the Health Act. “We have to make Vision for Canada it work better.” Atamanenko’s vision includes Jagpal said that health care had to affordable housing, a national childcare be public and universally accessible, program, and young people getting but that it is currently costing too much through university without a huge debt. money. “We have the potential to be the just Morel said that the Green Party society that Pierre Elliot Trudeau talked has a three-prong approach to health about.” care: a public system, not supporting Morel said he supports a national the sick system, and cutting all toxic childcare program, and there would be chemicals. no income tax for people with incomes Atamanenko said that the Roy of $20,000 or less under the Greens. Romanow Report is the blueprint for the Jagpal’s vision includes universal health care system. “It’s all there. All we childcare, affordable housing, public need is the political will. Let’s dust off transportation, and good wages for early the Romanow Report and do it.” childhood educators. October 8, 2008 The Valley Voice NEWS 3 Kootenay-Columbia candidates weigh in on six issues by Jan McMurray among Canadians about the loss of our Democratic Party has long advocated SPP is intended to enhance NAFTA by enforce NAFTA dispute mechanisms. 1) What specific policy does your public health care system. What is your electoral reform. We must create a making Canada, the US, and Mexico We are prepared to defend Canadian party have that would make young party’s stand on health care? more representative government. If more open to legitimate trade and interests and Canadian jobs should people (18-30 years old) get out to Leon Pendleton, NDP: We elected to lead we will establish a closed to terrorism and crime. The SPP either of the two American presidential vote? won’t allow healthcare to slide into proportional representation voting integration conspiracy is false. It does candidates follow through on statements Jim Abbott, Conservative privatization. Tommy Douglas, an NDP system. We also want to abolish the not change or affect the Canadian court to reopen NAFTA. The NDP will fight incumbent MP: Conservative’s forefather, created this public system undemocratic, unelected and expensive system or our parliamentary system of for Canadian security over our own commitment to environmental and I am proud of this legacy. Our plan senate. Canadians deserve to choose all government. Nor does it infringe on our economy and fight to put the Canadian protection, locally, as witnessed by the doubles seats for medical and nursing of their government. sovereignty. agenda first. preservation of Darkwoods, the new students, which lowers wait times and 5) Generally in Canada, housing Leon Pendleton, NDP: We would Ralph Moore, Green: NAFTA regulations protecting the Columbia reduces overall costs. We will also help prices are way up and young people cease the Liberal and Conservative driven has been a total failure. Only large Wetlands, and the construction of green, new qualified Canadians practice in cannot afford to get into the market. Security and Prosperity Partnership. corporations have benefited. The Green renewable electricity generation north of Canada. What are you and your party proposing This plan would erode key areas of Party proposal is to give six months Nakusp, should inspire young people Betty Aitchison, Liberal: People on this issue? Canadian authority over public policy. notice that we’re getting out of NAFTA to vote. should keep watching and get involved, Jim Abbott, Conservative: Our The United States is not heading in the and we will re-negotiate with the US if Leon Pendleton, NDP: We don’t because I think we are gradually going party is very concerned about the lack right direction in many areas, and we they are willing. We need free trade in want to make anyone vote. We have an to a two-tiered system. The population of affordable housing in many of our must maintain control over our own all commodities, not just the ones the innovative platform on the environment, has grown significantly since universal communities. Conservatives will give resources and institutions. We will US wants. post-secondary tuition, and the economy, health care started, and a good percentage first-time homebuyers a tax credit for which gives strong attention to youth. of people are seniors, who seem to up to $5,000 of the closing costs on the This drew in my 27-year-old campaign have more need of medical care. I purchase of a new home. I am actively manager, 28-year-old media liaison, and would encourage everyone to focus on working with renter’s groups, city/town/ my nearly 18-year-old computer expert prevention. regional districts officials. along with other supporters. Jim Abbott, Conservative: Our Leon Pendleton, NDP: We have a Ralph Moore, Green: If someone’s party unequivocally supports the Canada plan to support young Canadians through future or wellbeing isn’t enough to get Health Act and the maintenance of a the creation of non-profit and cooperative them out to vote, what is? Young people high-quality public health-care system. homes for families and individuals are investing lots of time and money Ralph Moore, Green: The single bearing the burden of homelessness or into their education. If they won’t invest biggest factor in poor health is poverty. housing insecurity. This plan will be some time into politics, their education What would work better than eliminating funded by the partial reinvestment of may mean absolutely nothing. poverty is eliminating wealth through a record profits from Canada Mortgage Betty Aitchison, Liberal: I think it fairer distribution of resources. Also, and Housing Commission (CMHC). is the duty of us as adults to make our instead of more doctors and more Ralph Moore, Green: Part of young people aware of how important money, why not fewer patients? The what we need to be doing is the carbon it is for anyone, but especially them, to Greens would ban the chemicals in the tax. It would produce a huge amount get out and vote. To me young people food supply that shouldn’t be there. of revenue that would fund affordable old enough to vote need to know about 4) How do you and your party feel housing, rapid transit, and other things all the issues, and the candidates in this about changing the federal electoral that aren’t profitable for big business to riding represent a cross section. I happen system to a proportional representation get into, but that are essential for society. to think the Liberal Party offers all a system? We are proposing $50 per tonne – that’s better way than the others. Ralph Moore, Green: Pro rep is a five times greater than the Liberal plan. 2) What do you think about basic philosophy of the Greens. It’s fair Betty Aitchison, Liberal: There Harper’s recent announcement about and our politicians would have to learn is an energetic effort being made to getting tougher on juvenile crime? how to co-operate and work together for encourage affordable housing and Betty Aitchison, Liberal: Harper’s the betterment of the country instead of to come up with incentives to make suggestion that we go back in time and just for themselves. homes more environmentally efficient. have our 14-year-olds spend the rest Betty Aitchison, Liberal: I refer you to the Green Shift, www. of their lives in jail is unbelievable. Personally, I don’t support proportional greenshift.ca. Prevention is key. Usually, youth get representation. I like to vote for one 6) What is your (and your party’s) in trouble with the law due to neglect, person – the person of my choice. stand on NAFTA, the SPP and the violent environments, and/or mental Jim Abbott, Conservative: integration of the two countries? illness. It is much easier to put someone Electoral reform has not emerged as Betty Aitchison, Liberal: There is in jail for his whole life and forget about an issue in the House of Commons or a need to step back from the SPP before him rather than making him a productive during this election. This is a complex we sell out completely. We really are not citizen. Constitutional issue that would require Americans. Our culture, our lifestyle, etc Ralph Moore, Green: It’s not a the agreement of the provinces and is not conducive to any more integration good idea to deal with this emotionally territories. And it must be something than is necessary for survival. Think and that’s what Stephen Harper is trying that all Canadians agree to. before you vote. to do. If you throw a criminal in jail, it Leon Pendleton, NDP: The New Jim Abbott, Conservative: The will cost $1 million to take care of him. If you take $10,000 and rehabilitate him, he might make you $1 million. There’s reasons why these youngsters are offending and the sooner we deal with those problems – poverty, gangs, drugs – the sooner we will eliminate juvenile crime. Leon Pendleton and the New Democrats Leon Pendleton, NDP: The truth are focused on Canadian Concerns: is that youth crime has been on the 1. The Economy down slope for years. However, we We will fight to protect Canadian jobs in pledge to increase police officers, manufacturing and forestry and we will work to particularly those facing gang violence, stimulate the new energy economy with green by 2,500, ban Internet Service Providers collar jobs. from allowing child pornography and 2. The Environment increase resources to fighting white- We will set absolute targets by law, make collar crime. big polluters pay and invest in environmental Jim Abbott, Conservative: solutions. Now and for the future! Juveniles who commit serious offences 3. You and your family can already be imprisoned. However, We will be active in creating solutions for you and your family with penalties for murder and violent offences affordable childcare and housing, accessible public healthcare and do not protect the victim’s families services for the seniors who have built Canada. We will put resources to work for you! or neighbourhoods. Multiple repeat offenders should also be named. There For detailed information on these and other New Democratic platforms, please see our websites: www.leonpendleton.ca and www.ndp.ca must be a balance of the rights of convicted violent/repeat offenders and We look forward to seeing you at our downtown Revelstoke office at: 817 Mackenzie Avenue (250) 837-3316 law abiding citizens. 3) There is considerable fear Paid for and authorized by the official agent for Leon Pendleton 4 OPINION The Valley Voice October 8, 2008

Voting against the war “What I do object to is volunteer A main impulse to writing about the contract between BC Hydro and AXOR I have never approved of strategic voting. I feel that it cheapens the process. groups trying to control running of the Bosun is the knowledge that collective (Purcell Green Power) before then, but I I would always rather vote for a candidate, than against one. That said, I have to day to day business of the Village.” economic calamity is the result of guess not. It is so redacted (whited out) add for those of you who are new to the ridings that we serve, that the big battle in “Volunteers need to be cautious that they many individual poor decisions, like as to be useless anyway. both Kootenay-Columbia and Southern Interior will be between the Conservatives do not replace work normally done by this one. This Liberal government sees and the NDP. If you’re an “Anybody but Conservative” voter, choose the NDP. If Village staff or contractors. If this makes But why should the Bosun situation nothing wrong with filling the coffers you’re an “Anybody but the NDP” voter, choose the Conservative. me less than cooperative to volunteer be handled differently than unwise of those who wish to destroy our way There’s lots of reasons to vote against either one of them. I don’t think much of groups, so be it.” development at the provincial, national, of life. The Kootenays are one of the the Conservative plan on climate change. (Don’t do anything until it’s too late.) The Well said Mr. Mayor. So be it. I am international level? Stupid, greedy most precious places on the planet. If NDP platform isn’t much better on this issue. (Make token gestures and hope that hoping it was only a word-print space decisions rule the day. It appears to be this government removes the voices it goes away.) I really like my local NDP MP, Alex Atamanenko, though. I expect constraint that prohibited any mention human nature. of the people and instigates corporate that his opponent is a good man, but I’ve never met him. Alex is always hosting of the many good deeds that actually George Bush recently proclaimed control over our waters we will all live community forums and Town Hall meetings. His passport clinics have helped came about by the actions of these that democratic capitalism has been to regret it. We cannot let this happen. hundreds of us through the red tape. He replies to my e-mails promptly. Jim Abbott, volunteer groups. a great idea. It has certainly made us Speak up for our rivers and Mother the Conservative incumbent in Kootenay-Columbia is an excellent MP, too. I’m My hat is off in respect for ALL wealthy. When we talk about ‘the rich,’ Nature. Come together. We can prevail glad that I don’t have to choose between him and another candidate that might be volunteers, everywhere. let’s remember that much of the world if we do it right. more aligned with my political values. Ron Provan considers us, here in the valleys, as Gabriela Grabowsky For me, the most important issue is the war. If the war is unwinnable, as most Silverton ‘rich.’ We are. Glacier Creek experts agree, why are we there until 2011? We cannot impose democracy and As we get poorer, and possibly freedom by force. All of the young Canadian men and women fighting in Afghanistan Voting on hungrier, unable to feed ourselves or Open letter to deserve to die in their beds - many years from now. That’s why I’m voting NDP. October 14 our children, we can take solace in the DCT Chambers Dan Nicholson, publisher “I did not have sexual relations fact that, supposedly, the French enjoy I write to call to your attention with that woman.” “We will cancel horsemeat. Rather than ‘eat the rich’ substantially dangerous driving practices Clarification Hats off to the GST.” “We will build a bridge our future slogan can be ‘eat the rich’s by your truck drivers and an evident In the Valley Voice September 24 at Fauquier.” “We know they have horses.’ contribution to this by your dispatchers. volunteers Kevin Murphy issue, a story on the Area H North OCP The Silverton mayor’s report in the weapons of mass destruction.” “There The past years have made plain that your open house identifies me as a ‘New New Denver September 24 Valley Voice was a sad was no deal with Marc Emery.” “That’s company has no care about the degree Denver councillor’ who spoke up at the attempt at subverting and undermining the first time I ever drove drunk.” The you are endangering residents who walk meeting. I would like to clarify that I was Speak up for volunteerism. It is not surprising or people who originated these statements and drivers who travel along Highway 6. there as an Area H property owner, not uncommon for an ineffective leader to are to be called ‘honourable?’ our rivers It’s time some stringent action was taken on behalf of council. The New Denver attempt to heighten his own image by Looking up ‘honourable’ in the From where I live way out in the both by yourselves and the authorities. council would not dream of interfering blaming the help. Volunteering to help dictionary, I found: “deserving respect bush it seems to me that our forests are Chamber chip trucks not only in the democratic process of its rural your neighbours, friends, visitors and and admiration; or showing high moral dying. Many trees are bare of needles impact our highways and tax dollars, at neighbour. local government brings a source of standards.” The zit on my ass has more on the inside, green mainly on the tips the very time they inflict their ruinously Katrine Campbell pride and togetherness that is otherwise moral standards than all these clowns and tops. Every year they get a little noisy engine brakes on us, but – worse – New Denver very difficult to come by. At a recent combined. Whatever the political party more bare, and the forests rain needles. they are actually endangering our lives. Don’t dump fruit July 1st volunteer appreciation dinner, or country, it seems there’s always It seems to me that our inland temperate Again and again I have seen two chip To whomever dumped rotten apples nearly half of what would be Silverton’s enough people who believe and vote rainforests are history. trucks, one behind the other, coming on the quiet road parallel to the golf wintertime population was in attendance them in, even if their local rep is a The rains we are receiving now are through New Denver and Silverton, course in Kaslo, PLEASE DON’T! (there were 80 volunteers in attendance ‘good guy.’ nothing like they were in the ’80s when I or when I’m driving the highway. On Children, seniors, parents with tots from Silverton and surroundings), and My wife set it straight one day after arrived. The trees look visibly stressed to October 2, 2008, I saw THREE chip and babies all use this quiet road for a good time was had by all. Sadly the my ranting. “It doesn’t matter how you me and many young hemlocks are dying trucks each immediately behind the recreational walking. In fact a mom invited mayor missed the opportunity vote, only how you live.” That says it for no obvious reason. Could it be that other, coming through Silverton at 4:27 with a baby, a senior, and two other to witness that many happy people in all. So off I go, yet again, on October with all the logging of the old growth pm. There is no place any car can pass people walked by during the time that his community. 14, with heavy heart, queasy stomach, forests around here to create the dams two or three chip trucks except on the we picked up the big mess. A mayor or civic leader who and quivering sphincter to pin the tail and satisfy the forest industry we have one straightway approaching Perry By dumping rotting fruit there you can understand and accept the value on the donkey. indeed upset nature’s balance? Siding and one after Winlaw, provided will attract bears and make the risk of a of a dedicated volunteer force has Tom Hughes The trees attract the moisture. They the opposite traffic allows. That means bear/human encounter much higher. everything to gain, from civic pride and Hills are gone and so everything dries out. To any car and truck must trail your chip Please pick your apples when they a happier populace, to votes. Volunteer me clearcut is synonymous with global trucks for some 50 to 60 kilometres. are ripening or ask the fruit tree project groups basically represent their whole Bosun Ranch warming. Cutblocks are hot and dry. Two or three chip trucks, one behind to help you. But please don’t dump community, its spirit, its wellbeing and – we need Forests are cool and moist. Why does the other, means an agonizingly slow rotten fruit where it will make it unsafe its appearance. If this should frighten no one seem to link the proposed IPPs ascent from Silverton to the Silverton for others. the leadership into negative reporting, productive land with climate change? What on earth do lookout for every driver until one or F. Blishen then something is obviously very wrong It’s hard to argue with the sentiments they think will happen to Glacier Creek another of those, stuck behind them, Kaslo here. in Julie Heichert’s well written letter. and Howser Creek if their waters are take dangerous chances. And all the Her main points represent basic human diverted into tunnels, never to return while angry drivers eat the exhaust EDITORIAL / LETTERS POLICY positions: “Put up or shut up,” ”Let him to the creeks? River rocks will be left of these huge trucks. I also see these The Valley Voice welcomes letters to the editor and community news who is without sin cast the first stone,” for miles to bake and radiate in ever- immense trucks go well across the articles from our readers. “Do unto others as you would have increasing heat and the ecosystems centreline on sharp bends going up the Letters and articles should be no longer than 500 words and may be them do unto you.” More harshly, not in will dehydrate. These rivers cool their hill to the lookout, menacing opposing edited. We reserve the right to reject any submitted material. Julie’s style, might be: MYOB. valleys. They are essential to their cars coming around the bend. This is an Please mark your letter “LETTER TO THE EDITOR.” Include your At the same time, the wisdom of ecosystems. To remove them is ruin- outrageously dangerous situation. address and daytime phone number for verification purposes. those bemoaning the fate of the Bosun of-the-river. There is no run-of-the-river It is evident, no matter what the We will not knowingly publish any letter that is defamatory or libelous. Ranch is unassailable. It is madness to involved in either of these diversions. complaint (and I and others have We will not publish anonymous letters or letters signed with pseudonyms, not use productive land, especially in our Appeals for the Glacier/Howser telephoned Chambers in past years to except in extraordinary circumstances. own backyard. Productive land is our court injunction have been postponed no effect), the company and its drivers Opinions expressed in published letters are those of the author and not most important PUBLIC asset, whether until December 18 in Nelson. 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continued from page 4 who decided to make every single vote high-powered broadcast microwave OCP.’’ The Slocan Valley is a rural to the stream after it has gone through safety as well as an indifference to the in the house a confidence motion. If he radiation for casual conversations or to area, not incorporated, and is not the powerhouse. A continuous bypass impact their truck line-ups make at the were really interested in cooperation download movies and music into our a municipality. It, therefore, is not ensures minimum flow at all times.” ferries. and functionality, then why did he do home systems. required by law to implement an OCP, Indeed, if all private power projects Night and day we put up with this that? To cooperate and be functional There is a gray area. For home but Munro is determined to impose were so, everything would be rosy. and it’s time authorities took steps to requires some give and take. That said, computers and mobile phones some it regardless, because “…you can’t Unfortunately, the term ‘run of the river’ protect drivers, bicyclists, and highway it seems to me the reason parliament countries allow only metres of have zoning without an OCP.’’ Do the is a lie formulated and perpetuated by pedestrians, all of whom have to use has been dysfunctional is because the transmission: some, like us in Canada, politicians really care how we live or the government to misinform the public Highway 6. We have every right to Conservatives have been unwilling to allow kilometres. is the limitless revenue flow from the of the real scenario. True, there are such demand that the public officials, to give and take. It is not so much the signals from a zoning bylaw violation fines uppermost small power generators in existence, whom we address this, press substantive Secondly, I want to take issue tower (we are far away from the tower), in their hearts? but the majority of the new proposed action against the Chamber’s company with Harper’s response to the NDP but the signals emitted by the computers Now I’ve attended many Area H IPPs are large industrial projects in through provincial action and police suggestion they’d be willing to form a and mobile phones that are of major meetings, read much of their published which the Campbell government is response. coalition with the Liberals. He says if concern. We must understand that a documentation, but nowhere were giving away our public resources to Richard Caniell, Chair his party has the greater number of seats, signal sent to an antenna over a 4.5 km the public and I informed about the multi-national corporations. Currently Valhalla Committee for they should be allowed to govern. That’s distance — the distance between Idaho INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY there is somewhere between 700 and Environmental Health absolute nonsense! Mr. Harper wants to Peak and New Denver — must power MAINTENANCE CODE (google it). 1,000 ongoing or proposed projects on govern as if he had a majority, even if he up to over 100 times the intensity as the There you have it: the real reason for virtually every usable watershed in the Political paradox doesn’t have one! I’ve been a voter since average signal sent to an antenna located imposing the OCPs. This monstrosity, province. The cost for a water license After listening to the English the early 1970s, and in my experience, within the village. Such high-powered coming on the heels of the developing is $5,000 to $10,000. For that paltry version of the leaders’ debate last night the best governments we ever had in communications systems are prohibited SPP/NAU, needs to be ‘harmonized’ sum these corporations get the river I could not help but notice the degree to that time were ones where there was in many parts of the world. Germany, for with the local zoning codes and be and the land surrounding the project which the four leaders of the opposition cooperation between the parties while example, has recommended avoiding enforced by bylaw enforcement for 40 years (renewable in perpetuity). parties shared a similar analysis of major a minority was in place. wireless internet services and Bavaria personnel. This really spoils my day. Larger projects can expect $100 million issues dealt with in the two hours. Yes, Actually, I think the Governor has prohibited them altogether. Other The latest round of the much- plus in profits annually. These are our there were also real differences, but I General made a mistake when she countries, like Switzerland, Russia, touted ‘OCP public process’ began rivers being sold. think that there was enough common allowed Mr. Harper to drop the writ and China keep their antennae very low with questionnaire mail-outs in 2002 In actuality it is the biggest heist ground to develop a consensus on how without first approaching the opposition powered, as we frequently do in urban and 2007 to Area H residents. Each of public land in Canadian history Canada could best be governed. There parties and asking if they were willing to centers. In rural centers we seek the household received one to fill in and and the public is largely unaware of can be no doubt that the Prime Minister form a coalition to govern. She should biggest bang for the buck with a single return. Few did, but the director claims what is going on. Mr. Paul’s letter and is out in right field alone and does not have said: “Mr. Harper, you set a fixed antenna. A number of low powered that ‘’…the majority of respondents similar unsubstantiated opinions fortify represent the views of the majority of election date, if you are not willing to antennae are more costly to install. But felt RDCK should plan for the future keeping the public in the dark on the Canadians. govern, or don’t feel you can govern, if their power emission and therefore of their community through a public reality of this grave situation. Unfortunately, the most likely until then, then I am obliged to ask the also their energy use is a hundred times process.’’ But who were the majority Case in point is the proposed project result of the October 14th election is opposition to form a government. If they lower, I tend to think that there would of respondents? Now the clincher: on Glacier-Howser Creeks. AXOR another minority Harper government – a are not willing to do so, then I will grant be a significant energy saving in the “…the survey…was available at the Corporation (head office Montreal) government supported by less than 40% your request.” long run. RDCK office in Nelson and at the is the beneficiary of one of Gordon of the Canadian electorate. The more Thirdly, I want to take issue with Cultures vary in their sense of Villages of Silverton, Slocan, and New Campbell’s lucrative giveaways. “A than 60% of Canadians who vote for the current government’s record. Mr. caution. The Chinese have long been Denver’’ (from the RDCK Survey Canadian leader in design, financing, one of the opposition parties will have Harper ran, and has always run, on a suspicious of electromagnetism and Results, June 2002, page 2, also construction and operation of large virtually no influence on how Harper platform of transparency and honesty almost a half century ago a man who confirmed by former RDCK planner). scale engineering construction and will govern. He will declare victory and in government. Since taking office, traveled in Russia informed me that they The zoning activists had a hey-day real estate projects world wide” (from claim a mandate to govern, and if the he has repeatedly broken his own prohibited residences to be placed close picking up and submitting multiple their website). Sound like these guys opposition parties combine to block his promises (eg. income trusts) and made to high voltage power lines even then. sets of the anonymous surveys, while give a hoot about Glacier Creek and agenda in Parliament we will be faced it very difficult for Canadians and the We know now that cell phone the residents had only one to submit, Supernatural British Columbia… with another election. media to get information from his radiation causes sperm damage and sleep even if a household contained several hardly! Under the guise of producing Is there another possible result? A government. The only transparent aspect alteration. (This was reported in both eligible voters that could give their “green” energy, at build-out this coalition government in which the four of the Conservative regime has been its Reuters and Fox News. Carcinogenic voice in a referendum on the issue. I immense project will be devastating other parties come together to resolve hypocrisy! properties are more difficult to pin say it was a fraud and certainly not an to the environment and ecosystems their differences and form a consensus Although I am loathe to agree down because cancer takes a long time accurate attempt to ascertain the will of of the area. to govern for the good of the country with anyone on the right wing, to develop.) But our cavalier, macho the people considering the gravity of Here’s what they’re calling ‘run is one. To me that looks like the best whether it be Harper or our current Canadian attitudes continue. Perhaps change contemplated, yet the director of the river.’ Diversion points will be way to address the very real problems provincial government, I find myself there is a Darwinian connection. The had his pretext to begin the drive to created at 12 km and 10.5 km upstream that must be faced immediately. But the firmly in agreement with Progressive greater caution in the use of microwave shackle us, living in this rare island from the mouth of Glacier and Howser opposition parties are not all interested Conservative Newfoundland Premier communication appears to be exercised of freedom. Give this a thought on the Creeks. The areas will be clearcut and in consensual government. In fact, the Danny Williams, who has said a by those cultures that have a long history civic elections day. reservoirs called “weirs” will be created two established national parties are Harper majority would be the worst of survival. Compare that to the grassroots extracting “a suggested” 80% of mean locked in a battle for second place. political event in Canadian history. We should firmly demand of our petition effort by the Concerned stream flow (unbelievably under the Can we convince them of the need However, I disagree with the negative internet providers that they do their Citizens Coalition last year, which contract companies self-monitor). for Canada to move forward to address connotation of his “ABC - Anybody But research and give us the state-of-the-art obtained over 1500 signatures for a Tunnels totalling 16 km in length will the very serious issues we face through a Conservative” campaign, and prefer to systems that are in use by those countries referendum. Yet the director refuses be bored through the mountains 4.5 coalition government that can represent look at it as: “Anyone is Better that the and cultures that ask the question: “Is to give the North Valley residents meters in diameter (that’s large enough the views of the majority of Canadians? Conservatives!” there proof that it is safe?” Not: “Is there a referendum. He split off the less to drive a tandem truck through). It I hope so. Will Webster proof that it does harm?” populated north area in a classic divide will produce hundreds of thousands If you are interested in Kaslo Norbert Duerichen and conquer maneuver, sensing a quick of cubic meters of rock muck sledge voting strategically to defeat the New Denver victory. A public process it is not as the which will be stockpiled near the Harper government go to www. Caution should be OCP/APC meetings draw mostly OCP diversion points and near the shores of voteforenvironment.ca Reject the OCP in used with wireless activists for show with little time given Duncan Reservoir. The water will travel Bruce Charlton for public input, which will be ignored through these tunnels to a powerhouse Red Mountain Road the Slocan Valley technology RDCK’s full-page ads in anyway in the end. Reject the candy- and empty into the lake. The water is Federal election There was a time, not so long ago, local papers, supposedly ‘’Public coated OCP bait, which will be quickly never returned to the creeks! when you would find an X-ray machine Announcements’’ clarifying the OCP followed by zoning. To connect these plants into the comments in a shoe store on which you could stand process, are a thin disguise for Don Lawrence Poznikoff grid a 90-km transmission line and Like many people I’ve been too and observe how the toes of your feet Munro’s re-election bid advertising Crescent Valley required roads will be built tearing caught up in my own life to give the fit into the shoes you were considering at taxpayer’s expense. Like similar a 30-metre wide clear-cut corridor current federal election much thought. buying. Now, for reasons we well ads by RDCK planners, they are full IPPs biggest heist through old growth forest and prime However, in recent days I’ve been able understand, we limit the use of X-rays of deceptive buzzwords: community, of public land in grizzly habitat to the East Kootenay. to bring myself up to speed, and have to medical and dental use. We have a public process, the environment, etc. This is a monumental issue these comments to make. similar contemporary example with meant to neutralize the substantial Canada’s history facing British Columbians. Much too First of all, I want to take issue our use of satellite communication. We opposition to the OCP/zoning drive In a recent letter to the editor Don important to be uninformed about. with Stephen Harper’s comments can use a positioning device to notify a by the Area H Director. Inaccuracies Paul stated, “Run of River power plants Learn more at www.saveourrivers.ca about parliament being dysfunctional. rescue team to find us if we are in trouble abound, such as: “All municipalities remove a portion of water considered Doug Pyper It seems to me that it was Mr. Harper in the forest; however, we avoid such in BC are required by law to have an safe to the local ecosystem and return it Kaslo 6 LETTERS The Valley Voice October 8, 2008

alone’ Cap and Trade policy that has document and all for a fraction of the is poised to win and clearly has no Guide to climate no proven track record anywhere in price. Which brings me to why is money intention to guide Canada toward more Resort tax policies the world. being spent or allocated so erratically in compassionate and harmonious ways. communities for In 2005 the European Union At the Union of BC Municipalities our Village? Do you realize that the first The majority of Canadians deserve introduced a comprehensive carbon AGM, NDP Leader Carole James thing the mayor did when he got in three better and will not vote Conservative, the very, very rich? Cap and Trade system. After two years promised to keep the income tax cuts years ago was to give himself and the but their efforts to elect a more appealing In the article on the subdivision carbon emissions rose 1.9% and the now being used to make the carbon tax councillors raises? Do you also realize alternative will be split four ways, of Harris Ranch (Sept 10 Valley price per tonne for carbon dropped from revenue neutral. This would cut BC’s that the Village of Silverton now gets enabling exactly what they vote to Voice), developer Ken Watson says 37.2 Euros to 0.1 Euros. Why? budget surplus to $400 million, and almost $150,000 more each year than avoid. Unless all non-Conservative that community response to their Most countries set emissions caps take away $600 million that could be they did three years ago? The money voters are strategic, that is. The only development plans has been very so high that there is a glut of available used to further pay down the provincial should be put into the Village not into way to make our electoral system positive, except for a small group. I’m credits. In North America the Western debt, invest in new energy technologies people’s pockets! As the Mayor states democratic enough for the majority to flabbergasted by this statement. There Climate Initiative (to which BC, or increase spending on programs like at the end of his recent mayor’s report, overthrow a government they don’t are a great many people against it. Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec belong) health care. there are many things that need to be want is for the opposition parties and I don’t doubt that there are also will not set up a Cap and Trade system Like the Danish government, the done in the Village – why not put the voters to cooperatively strategize. The some people who support it, because before 2012. Thus a major weakness in Green Party would heavily invest money INTO the Village?! There is non-Conservative candidate with the some people believe that more the NDP’s Cap and Trade policy is that in energy efficiency, micro-hydro, no reason why some of these projects best chance of winning each riding development brings more wealth and it will not be implemented outside BC geothermal, solar, wind, etc. A Green can’t get done if you put the money in must get the support of all the non- more jobs to the community. It will or Canada until 2012. government would also eliminate tax the right places. What about the $6,500 Conservative voters, unifying their bring wealth, okay. As Mr. Watson The NDP also wants to tax ‘big write-offs to oil and gas companies, garbage bin that just sits there? What vote rather than splitting it. The result tells it, it will bring world travelers who polluters,’ but have not yet explained creating a fairer climate for crown and about our fire department? Why are is that Conservatives would lose dozens already own more than one home and how they will prevent polluting private sector investment in energy volunteers painting the Village office of seats to the other parties and would have no problem paying $800,000 just companies from passing tax costs on alternatives. Green Party policies and the Memorial? Why are volunteers not win the election. It would achieve for the lot for another one. to consumers. The net effect could are consistently drawn from what paying to have the Day Park cleaned up? much of the benefits of a proportional Residents of New Denver and be creation of a hidden consumer has worked around the world and a These are just a fraction of the questions representation system. If this is of interest Silverton should ask themselves how carbon tax. In addition, the NDP’s willingness to cooperate with others. that need to be answered. to you, visit www.voteforenvironment. they like the sky-rocketing rents and tax would only apply to corporations Andy Shadrack I question this mayor’s judgment, ca, type in your postal code, and see property taxes in our towns right now; and businesses operating inside BC or Kaslo and his ability to handle or budget what the strategic vote in your area is. because it’s caused by a flood of people Canada, as no government can impose money. That is why I beg the citizens And send this idea and link to everyone with money to burn buying up property an import surcharge for goods and Make a difference of Silverton to wake up and realize just you can. for vacation homes at exorbitant prices. services entering its jurisdiction under in Silverton who is fighting for truth and honesty With respect to the RDCK elections, Property taxes are determined by the current free trade agreements. It sickens me to read what is in this next election. Hopefully there we seem to be in a familiar state of sales price of adjacent property, as well Thus the adoption of a carbon tax by published in this newspaper! I tend not will be some better choices! Get out polarizing around an issue – this time as by the average price of property in BC and Quebec, being proposed by the to read the local paper anymore because there people, and make a difference in the OCP (Official Community Plan). It an area. Liberal and Green parties in this federal most of what I read is not true. I find Silverton! seems there will be a plebiscite on the Ask yourself, will you be able to election, is the only practical first step that what is reported is heavily slanted I realize that this may not make it ballot to further entrench us in the for-or- live here in the future when the swank available to us right now. Denmark’s towards the “friends” of the paper and into this issue’s Letters to the Editor, against mode. The incumbent for Area H Bosun Ranch development and others carbon tax, for example, has resulted over the last several years I personally because this speaks out against some and his main rival clearly represent the like it drive property values, and thus in a 15% reduction in emissions and don’t believe much of anything that is of the “friends” of the Valley Voice. So two opposing camps. Unfortunately, the rents, much higher? I know of one local the per capita Gross Domestic Product reported unless I submit the information if it doesn’t, I will be putting it in the OCP process in the south valley appears renter who has already been put out of has risen 36% as compared to 32% in myself. mailboxes of everyone in Silverton and to be heading the way is has virtually his home of many years by this trend; Canada over the same period. In fact, In looking at the election that New Denver. everywhere else in the province – an and there are numerous others who contrary to federal Conservative claims, is coming up, I hope the people of Heather Huether urban framework overlaid on a rural have been looking for places to rent not a single European country, where Silverton wake up and smell the coffee Silverton community. While there may be benefits and cannot find anything affordable. a carbon tax has been introduced, has and realize that they are being taken Multiple to planning, they will only outweigh the Each of the 18 properties in the Bosun experienced economic collapse. for a ride and fed a song and dance by impediments to rural living if the people development will be worth millions With global carbon emissions the mayor. election undertaking the process take the time to once the houses are built, and we can up 3% in 2007, it is unfortunate that Over the past 3 years we have meet with and genuinely embrace the expect property taxes to be driven up the NDP has chosen to pit Cap and been working on trying to finish off the dilemmas interests of those who oppose it. The proportionately. We live in interesting times to liberties we have as rural residents are One of the developers says that Trade and carbon tax proposals against Memorial Hall upgrades that the mayor say the least, as the pace of humanity each other when in fact both policies initially wanted nothing to do with. But necessary to our ability to survive here. bequests will go to Bosun Hall and continues to accelerate, and we begin to We need to have open entrepreneurial, various community groups. The could be made to work together. I am once he found out how important this experience the fallout from decades of also extremely disappointed by the project was to some of the people in agricultural, land sharing, and cottage Valhalla Wilderness Society was told shortsighted excess. This season brings industry options in order to sustain that it would become a beneficiary. NDP’s decision to misrepresent the BC town, he flip-flopped and was all for a mix of disturbing questions about the Government’s carbon tax offset policy, it. He said he knew a lot of people in ourselves without commuting to an This offer may have been pure malarky, shadowy underpinnings of our financial urban centre for work, all the more but whether it was or not, the VWS which specifically targets reducing government and in the real estate sector world and the instability of earth’s income tax in the two lowest brackets that could help us get grants to finish off so with our newly inflated land costs. directors wanted no part of it. However disturbed natural systems, alongside Zoning us into a box will sabotage well-intended, these payments are and provides a rebate to low income the project. What happened to all of his the latest episode of questioning the households and seniors who do not pay contacts?? Did he secure any grants, our ability to maneuver and adapt as short-term and speculative at best, but integrity and perspectives of our leaders- we seek new livelihood opportunities what the community is losing will last any income tax. which he said he was going to in his to-be as they parry for votes in the By promising to ‘axe the tax’ the campaign speeches? Did he get any help and as economies vacillate. Yet, we forever. New Denver and Silverton as upcoming elections. could use some protection against ‘the the resort communities of the world’s NDP is rejecting nearly two decades from his vast contacts? – NO! The credit While the drama in the US is as of governmental policy pioneered by goes to Kathy Provan and Junko Ida for Canmore Experience’ and opportunistic very, very rich? What a tragedy. globally significant as it is captivating developers from outside the area treating Watson’s claim that the development some of the most progressive social securing those grants. and entertaining, it is the elections in democratic-led coalition governments It is also laughable that he thinks our valley as a commodity to be exploited company wants to “preserve the our own nation and region that we for the whims of the urban wealthy. nature of the ranch as it now exists” is in Scandinavia and Europe. Instead the Silverton’s Official Community Plan must inform and involve ourselves if NDP appears to be promoting a ‘go it (OCP) is “back on track.” This document I hope the election discussion ridiculous. You don’t preserve nature by we are to act on our small responsibility doesn’t get bogged down in the OCP turning it into a subdivision. Many of us has cost approximately $63,000 in total to contribute to their outcomes. Who – of which the Village has had to pay quagmire. Given that climate change, who knew Nancy Anderson know that should preside over the fate of our economic meltdown, energy costs, and she was against this happening. Advertise in about $20,000 (before we even get a communities and our heritage of nature finished product -– who signed that regulatory restructuring are escalating This problem of everyday people for the next cycle of quasi-democracy? in tandem, we need courageous and having no protection from being cheque?) And the company that has Who has the foresight and capacity to the done the partial job now says that they creative representation to envision and uprooted by get-rich-quick schemes manage the complex and intensifying implement the kinds of strategies we that call the very wealthy people from have run out of money. Here we sit with barrage of difficulties? Who can lead Valley Voice an unfinished document that doesn’t will need to position our communities all over the world to come and invade Your locally owned, independent us in a new direction to reverse the for the times to come. I hope that every possible beautiful place on Earth represent our Village properly, has disintegration of nearly every domain community newspaper many inaccuracies, has very unattractive voters will make the effort to query the is fundamentally a human rights issue. of ecology and culture? candidates about their response to these Everyone who is against this should Call 250-358-7218 for photos and not to mention, is extremely Federally, it seems unlikely that hard to understand! pressing concerns rather than reducing call or write the village councils, details things will get better if we accelerate the election to another single-issue RDCK and provincial government The people of Silverton need to along the path that has brought us to the Email: know that New Denver only paid confrontational loop. right away. brink of our undoing. Phil Larstone Anne Sherrod [email protected] about $7,600 for their OCP and it is a Yet the Conservative Party clear, straightforward, easy to follow Winlaw New Denver October 8, 2008 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 7 Rosebery Parklands transferred to RDCK submitted as well as being a destination in and of among its purposes the holding of boards of directors of 2006-8 have subdivided lots have easements through On September 20, the Rosebery itself for fishing, picnics, swimming, land for conservation purposes.” Other done a complete and comprehensive them for the linear park, as well as Parklands Development Society received and of course the Rosebery Regatta. concerns, such as upkeep of existing preparation that expresses the directions guaranteed access to Slocan Lake “by confirmation that RDCK has accepted Parklands Society Vice-President Hank trails and paths, protection of foliage and ambitions of the first Rosebery foot only.” and signed the transfer of ownership of Hasting commented, “This is a process and wildlife, preservation of the natural Parklands group. I offer my thanks to all Questions remain about what will the Rosebery Parklands – approximately of de-industrializing a piece of land, habitat, and beach management will who have persevered through difficult happen with the unapproved and non- seven acres of undeveloped land on and turning it back to a more natural be specifically addressed in the Park obstacles to this success,” commented permitted private dock currently situated Rosebery Bay, with covenants to make state. It’s great to see the change back, Plan, which the society and RDCK past president Michael Dorsey. “A park in the bay. The society hopes the owners it a day use regional park. Title papers after CP left.” have been developing over the last in perpetuity will benefit our community of this dock will withdraw the lawsuit they were filed on September 23. Covenants on the property, as year. A Park Bylaw is being written at a time when commercial development are currently pursuing against the society, Society President Leah Main said, requested by society members at the by RDCK, and will be administered on the lake is in question, and to have and accept that the community, including “We’ve been working toward this since 2007 AGM, include requirements that by a commission established for that one of the prettiest bays protected from local governments, is overwhelmingly 1989. It was a dream that took a lot of it be used as a park; that development purpose. The commission will include that development is a major step for positive in its desire to keep the parklands hard work by a lot of people, especially be limited to sanitary, safety and both community representatives and our future. “ shoreline undeveloped. during the last two years, but it’s finally interpretive (signage) facilities; that it not elected officials from RDCK Area H In order to pay for the land coming true. When CP put that land up be subdivided; that motorized vehicles North. (originally 14 acres), the Parklands Sm o k e y Cr e e k Sa l v a g e for sale in 1989, and we said, ‘Let’s buy be prohibited (except for wheelchairs, The relationship between the society Society reluctantly subdivided off 24 HR TOWING New & Used Auto Parts, Back Hoe Work, it, and not develop it,’ we had no idea and safety and maintenance vehicles); and RDCK, which dates back to 1990, several lots on the upper bench for Certified Welding & Repairs, Vehicle Removal how much work, and how much time, and that shoreline development for remains one of support and co-operation sale as lake view building lots, leaving WE BUY CARS & TRUCKS that would take. But now, almost 20 public or private moorage shall not in working toward shared goals. Area just over seven acres (including all the 359-7815 ; 1-877-376-6539 3453 YEATMAN RD, SOUTH SLOCAN years later, we’ve done it.” be permitted. Most importantly, if H Director Don Munro, RDCK Board waterfront) for a day use park. The The property was previously used RDCK ever chooses to not retain the Chair Gary Wright, and RDCK staff as a landing for the barge that brought park, they would be required to turn continue to work closely with the society the CP trains up from Slocan. Train the property over to “an entity with to make this dream become a reality. tracks that ran from the landing south to perpetual existence which has as or “The society’s members and New Denver, and north to Nakusp, had been removed, with much of the track Stephan Martineau announces bid in Area H right-of-way being turned into a linear by Jan McMurray Stephan has been living in the Slocan park (an idea called ‘rails-to-trails’). Stephan Martineau from Winlaw Valley since 1992, and has since been Original Society members saw the has decided to run for Area H Director committed to this unique community, Parklands property as an important part in this fall’s municipal election. working to help our bioregion preserve of this growing trail system, providing “I have always been curious and its natural beauty while diversifying its an area where trail users could stop off passionate about the bigger picture… economy and strengthening itself as a and have direct access to Slocan Lake, over the past year many people have community. Through his dedicated efforts asked me to run, and after considering in the community forest process over the Patrick Mackle seeks this carefully, I feel that this could be a last five years, he has been engaging with meaningful way to serve the community. all levels of government and the many mayoral seat in Kaslo We are facing considerable economic and interest groups in the valley. He has also municipal elections environmental changes globally, which been active internationally, applying submitted certainly affect the local situation. I want an integral perspective to ecology, Patrick Mackle is running for to look at how well our communities are community, education and parenting, the office of Mayor in the upcoming positioned to weather these influences; through seminars, conferences, and Kaslo municipal elections on to meet and talk with locals, and develop consulting work. November 15. Mackle, a property a practical and inspiring vision for the “What I like most about this place is owner and resident of Kaslo for over valley that includes the insights and the diversity of people and perspectives, 30 years, has been self-employed for experiences of the various sub-groups in the stories about how people arrived here, the last 20 years. our community. We need a strategy for and the natural beauty we are surrounded He currently sits as a director on local food production, rural economic by. It is amazing to live in a community the Kaslo and District Community development, adapting to a changing that is so talented, informed and aware. Forest Society, has previously held climate, and for sustaining our rural This also comes with challenges…we the position of Vice-President of the values and way of life. We also need are an opinionated community and we Royal Canadian Legion in Kaslo, to consider daily challenges such as often butt heads around issues. I am and Councillor and Mayor of the highway maintenance in the winter, eager to work with and listen to everyone Village of Kaslo. water quality and local transportation so that we come up with a way forward Mackle always puts the issues.” that will benefit everyone.” community’s interest first and has the time, experience and Job Posting knowledge necessary for the job. This commitment, along with his Winlaw Strong Start Facilitator solid middle-of-the-road approach The W.E.Graham Community Services Society is looking to solving problems makes him an excellent choice. for an energetic, caring, and motivated individual to take on For more information, call 250- the job of facilitator for the Winlaw Strong Start Early Learning 353-7778. Centre. The successful candidate will be a certified Early Childhood Educator with a current License to Practice and a minimum of 2 years experience working in a preschool or childcare setting. A current criminal record check will also be required. The facilitator will be responsible for designing and delivering a free, school-based program that promotes language, physical and social/emotional development of children in the preschool years. The centre will be open five 3 hour sessions per week: 3 weekdays, 1 evening and 1 weekend time slot. (Parents attend with their child.) Hours of work: 25 per week Start date: November 3, 2008 Length of contract: 8 months (to June 30, 2009) Location: Winlaw School Please submit letter of application and resume to [email protected] by Wednesday, October 15. For more information/job description, contact Joanne Ellis at W.E.Graham Community Services Society (250- 355-2484) or Deanna Holitzki, School District 8, at (250- 352-3182) 8 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice October 8, 2008 New Denver teens raise funds for Children’s Hospital by Theresa Tremaine Michelle says she was inspired. “I summer, the friends decided that a bottle their plan before it got too cold. So they their bottle drive. Three New Denver teenagers, thought if these kids can do it, I can drive was the way to go. By September, made posters and hung them in the New At first, they were not sure how the Michelle Magnusson, Sadye Butler do it too.” they decided it was time to execute Denver and Silverton area to advertise bottle drive would go. Sadye thought and Ashley Bernhof, decided to raise Michelle enlisted two other Lucerne it was going to be hard work but funds for the BC Children’s Hospital in schoolmates, Sadye (grade 10) and admits later that it went “pretty easy.” Vancouver. They held a bottle drive on Ashley (grade 9), to help. After hearing The trio was backed with plenty of September 21 and 22 and collected an about the news, Sadye and Ashley were support from friends and family. They impressive $695. also touched by the story. Asked why acknowledge Sadye’s mom, Barb The idea originated with Michelle, she wanted to get involved, Sadye says Mark, and Michelle’s Dad’s, Collin, for a grade 10 Lucerne student, when she she wanted to make a difference too. “I driving them around town and picking saw a story on the news about kids that thought, look how young these guys are up bottles. They also borrowed Sadye’s made and sold magnets at a market and and what they’ve done.” grandfather’s trailer to transport all the raised $200 for the Children’s Hospital. After some planning during the bottles to the depot. Their other friends, Tamara Beavin and Mercedes Casely, MLS # K173328 - Like the Quiet and enjoy helped with the bottle sorting. the outdoors? Whether you are a hiker or Ashley Bernhof, Michelle Magnusson and Sadye Butler. Once people learned about the hunter or just an outdoor enthusiast- Poplar bottle drive, they received numerous Creek provides the perfect background to this calls, and collecting bottles wasn’t hand-crafted home. With 2 bedrooms, one Three bears shot in New Denver by Jan McMurray around the orchard for quite some time without an interesting story. Sadye bath and solar power for your lights you can A mother black bear and her two now. Police report that they have tried kick back and relax after a great day spent in recalls, “We realized at the bottle depot the natural splendour of British Columbia. $225,000. Call Kul. cubs were destroyed by a local RCMP aversion tactics on these same bears on that someone gave us a full [case] of officer in New Denver on October 5. three occasions before this one – with a beer, not just bottles. We were trying MLS # K171431 114 3rd Ave. Cottage on a large 90 According to the officer, the bears slingshot, bear bangers, and a siren. to snap the lids off to empty them, not x 115 lot in Nakusp. Close to downtown Nakusp but had been up in a tree near a residence in Constable Drouin says he was realizing they were twist caps.” with lots of privacy. $159,000. Call Shirley. the orchard for three days, “essentially struck by how much more habituated Overall, the general reaction from keeping the owners confined to their to humans the bears seemed that day friends, family and community has been MLS # K173312 08-295 - 614 Alpha St - Rare find residence.” compared to his past encounters with very positive, says Michelle. “It’s pretty in beautiful Silverton. Near one half acre lot with The officer says he first tried a them. cool. Our parents are very proud of us large garage/shop and updated home. Listen to rubber bullet, which only resulted in the Two dogs have been fatally mauled and many people have come up to us to the creek nearby. $420,000. Call Shirley. bear moving a foot or two up the tree. by bears in the orchard this fall. say that we’re doing a good thing. It’s a When the mother bear began showing Corporal Bowden reports that since good feeling.” MLS # K169866 - 08-129 - 101 Owl Rd: aggressive behaviour by growling and McCrory’s workshop, the Slocan Lake “My family is very proud,” says Hills Private, near 8 acres with excep- baring her teeth, the officer and property detachment in New Denver has posted Sadye. “When we returned the trailer, tional views, and home. Great for horses owners felt that the bears may have to signs around town advising people to my grandmother said to me, ‘I can’t too. $385,000. Call Shirley. be destroyed. be aware of bears and to not welcome believe that you did this! You will get Kul Nijjar First, though, the constable reports them. They are also trying to get bigger positive pay-back in the future.’” 250-505-4722 that he called local bear biologist Wayne versions of these signs that would Asked if she would do it again, [email protected] www.century21kaslo.com McCrory, who recently led a workshop include the phone numbers for the Michelle says “probably.” What is her Mountainview Realty Ltd. on non-lethal bear aversion tactics for detachment and McCrory. They have advice for others who want to make a 1695 Columbia Avenue Shirley Kosiancic Castlegar, BC V1N 1J1 250-265-8040 area RCMP officers. Unfortunately, ordered more bear aversion ammunition difference? “If you really set your mind Ph: 250-365-2111 Fax: 250-365-6651 [email protected] McCrory was unavailable. and now own and use a slingshot as an to do [something], you can accomplish Toll-Free: 1-877-930-4600 www.century21castlegar.com These bears have been hanging additional aversion tool. it.” October 8, 2008 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 9 Proposed location for Nakusp bottle depot shot down by Jan McMurray on the property. The property is zoned which would ‘buy’ the bottles and timber frame shelter instead of erecting All members of council agreed A plan for a bottle depot in Nakusp C-4 Highway Commercial and is in a provide hauling services. He mentioned the tents. that recycling was important. Mayor has hit a snag. Development Permit Area. that he did not provide the personal Later in the meeting, council Hamling and Councillor Switzer wanted Although there is widespread Jones said he and his business financial information that Encorp asked discussed the dilemma. CAO Lafleur to work with Jones to find an alternate support for a depot among villagers and partner had spent a lot of money for as part of the application process, said that to allow the recycling depot, location. Councillor Mueller was ready council members, the proposed location removing the tanks from the property, as he believes it is illegal for Encorp council would have to do two things. to accept the location, but to work with for the depot was turned down at the and that the lease with Shell requires to ask for this. First, ‘recycling depot’ would have the company so that the tents would September 30 council meeting. inert, non-toxic materials on the site. He said he had over 1,000 to be added to the permitted uses of not be seen from the road. When put to Wendyl Jones from Happy Face They plan to have two brand new green signatures on a petition in favour of the C-4 Highway Commercial zone. the vote, it was a tie with Councillors Recycling attended the meeting to ask army tents, 16’x32’ each, to store the the business idea. This would require a public hearing. Mueller and Heppner in favour of council to allow him to go ahead with bottles when they first come in. Once Councillor Mueller explained that Second, because the property is in a moving forward with the depot at the a bottle depot at the former Shell bulk the bottles are sorted and bagged, they the zoning of that area was changed Development Permit Area, the company Shell location and Mayor Hamling and plant property across from the Esso. will be moved to the existing building during the OCP process in order would have to apply for a Development Councillor Switzer against. Councillor He explained that he has a three-year on the property and hauled away every to enhance the visual appeal at the Permit. He pointed out that these two Dahlen was not present. The motion lease with Shell for the property, but Thursday. entrance to town. Jones said that the things would put the issue into the failed. unfortunately did not know that a Jones said he was in the process of tents would not be visible from the public realm and would give council the bottle depot was not a permitted use applying for a contract with Encorp, Revelstoke side, and offered to build a opportunity to guage public opinion. WANTED Nakusp council responds to Hockey Canada’s stand on outlaw leagues by Jan McMurray practices are already scheduled, and it is the WHA program may not operate at meeting, council received a response Nakusp finds itself ‘blacklisted’ by up to WHA to work around that. all this year, or will be delayed, because from Hockey Canada. Hockey Canada TO BUY: Hockey Canada because it has agreed “If we can get WHA here without of the Hockey Canada bulletin. “This is explains that they have invested CEDAR AND to have the World Hockey Association affecting us, it would be good for our a huge blow to our local economy, our significantly in their model, and in the (WHA) operate in town this season. town,” said Palmer. school system that desperately needs development of their coaches, referees, PINE POLES At the September 9 council meeting, The WHA would bring 20 hockey students, and puts the sustainability administrators, trainers and players. a Hockey Canada bulletin was brought players, 16-21 years old, to Nakusp of the arena further in jeopardy.” The “Outlaw leagues actively compete John Shantz out of in camera. Council decided to live. They would be billeted and Village requests an explanation from with our associations for ice, sponsors, • 250-308-7941 (cell) to send a letter to the organization would either go to school or work in Hockey Canada “as to your authority coaches, referees, trainers, etc. all while Please contact: Gorman “expressing concern and displeasure the community. to penalize the development of young operating without adhering to the rules at the tone and threatening remarks in The Village’s letter to Hockey players who may not otherwise have and regulations that govern junior Brothers Lumber Ltd. the bulletin,” and to forward a copy of Canada explains that renting ice to the an opportunity to play (as most of the hockey in virtually every municipality the bulletin to the Fair Practice Branch WHA will bring “much needed revenue WHA players are those that are cut by in the country,” states the letter. 250-547-9296 of the federal government. in our struggle to keep the Arena afloat.” Hockey Canada).” Council tabled the letter to the next The bulletin speaks of ‘outlaw’ It states that council understands that At the September 30 council meeting. hockey organizations, such as the WHA, and lays out the ‘penalties’ Hockey Canada will hand out in relation to the ‘outlaw’ organizations. Players who have participated in an ‘outlaw’ program and are seeking membership in Hockey Canada will have to wait 3-12 months to be eligible. National or regional championships will not be offered to municipalities/ arenas that support ‘outlaw’ programs. Hockey Canada will not sanction any tournaments within municipalities and arenas that support ‘outlaw’ programs. Nakusp’s Minor Hockey program operates under the auspices of Hockey Canada. Ron Palmer, member of the Nakusp Minor Hockey Association’s executive, reported in a telephone interview that the association had been in contact with Hockey Canada about the bulletin. He said that they understood from Hockey Canada that Nakusp’s minor hockey program would not be affected as long as there was no interaction between the two leagues. Palmer commented that this was unfortunate, as children in the minor hockey league typically enjoy getting out on the ice with the older players during the intermission of a junior game. This will not be allowed this season. When council agreed to have the WHA operate in Nakusp, the decision was subject to a satisfactory agreement with WHA that would not displace current ice users. Palmer confirmed that Minor Hockey has been accommodated. He said that all minor hockey games and CORRECTION The article, ‘Nakusp and Area K Joint Services Commission set up’ in our September 24 issue incorrectly states that the voting structure of the commission is set up so that the Area K director must agree before anything passes. In fact, majority vote rules. The Area K director has 40 votes. The Nakusp councillors each have 12, for a total of 60. 10 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice October 8, 2008 Harrington’s new book highlights principles of A Manifesto for Earth by Art Joyce by New Denver ecologist Dr. the major religions, that Earth is in and preserve Earth’s creative how truly suicidal our actions have Ours must be the only Stan Rowe and Dr. Ted Mosquin effect our treasure chest to plunder potential, reduce human population, been. Still, the authors live the generation in history to actually in Rowe’s book Earth Alive. The at will. Falsely placing humans at reduce consumption, promote simple life they preach, and this boast, “I’m spending my kids’ Harringtons explain that our entire the top of the food chain has led to ecocentric governance, and spread fresh look at Rowe and Mosquin’s inheritance.” Good planets are economy is “underwritten” by the the shortsighted economic policies the message.” This is especially Earth Manifesto is well informed by hard to come by, so if we want process of photosynthesis, which that have created the unprecedented critical now as both Canada and wide-ranging readings in biology, our children to have a future, we produces everything from the environmental crises we now face. the US face national elections. philosophy, economics and personal need to change our thinking from plants that make the fossil fuels we Harrington argues for an Earth- The Harringtons blame business experience. Testimony for Earth is egocentric to ecocentric. It starts so carelessly burn to the food that centred spirituality that could start and political leaders for putting another book that will come to be with a simple acknowledgement sustains us. This is in harmony with simply, by teaching our children economy ahead of ecology and required reading for those seeking that humans are just one more the First Principle of the Manifesto: to include ‘Earth’ as part of their calls for a leader with the courage of clear ideas for positive change to organism dependent upon this the ecosphere is the centre of value home address. Life in its multitude US President FD Roosevelt. When improve our species’ outlook. Earth for survival, according to for humanity. Former World Bank of forms is essentially “bottled the country was drawn into World authors Bob and Linda Harrington economist Sir Nicholas Stern, in sunshine,” and the awareness that War II, he immediately imposed in their latest book, Testimony for a report on the economic impact Earth is a living entity, the source rationing of gasoline and other Earth. Its survival is our survival. of climate change, referred to the of our existence, would make basic commodities and banned the But the Harringtons go beyond ‘business as usual’ policy as the it less likely we would support sale of private cars to help with mere self-interest as a means “economics of genocide.” anything that damages it in the the war effort. Climatologists are toward self-preservation. They The Harringtons adopt Rowe’s long term. Such a world view arguing that we face a far greater incorporate the 11 principles of view of the destructive effect of would acknowledge, as the poet emergency than a war. Voting for the Manifesto for Earth developed the world views often promoted by Alexander Pope wrote, “All are a president or prime minister with but parts of one stupendous whole a strong environmental policy now / Whose body Nature is and God could determine what chance our Summer Lights 2008 the soul.” Stan Rowe emphasized children and grandchildren have in Three evenings of music and poetry the critical importance of teaching an Earth vastly changed. such a value system in public Testimony for Earth has Summer Lights education. The Harringtons point garnered praise from the late Colleen coordinator Art Joyce out that getting kids interested in a McCrory, and the Harrington’s would like to thank the world greater than themselves can book The Soul Solution has recently actually be fun. been reprinted with an introduction participants, audiences, Six if the 11 Manifesto points by David Suzuki. At times the Bob and Linda Harrington’s new and especially the are core principles that emphasize Harringtons seem to be ‘preaching book, Testimony for Earth will come to volunteers and board of the scientific basis for this proposed to the choir’ and risk alienating be required reading for those seeking the Hidden Garden Gallery world view. The other five are readers new to the concept of clear ideas for positive change to action points, including “defend ecocentricity by reminding us often for making our three events improve our species’ outlook. a success. Your help made Kids experience hands-on kokanee lessons at Hill Creek it not only possible but submitted “It was a great day out and the fall. Although lower than last first class. And thanks There is nothing quite like students really seemed to cover year, biologists are satisfied with to Columbia Kootenay learning in the great outdoors. a lot of ground concerning these the returns and expect over six Forty-six students from Nakusp amazing fish,” said Grade 6/7 million eggs will be deposited. Cultural Alliance for their Elementary School recently teacher Leslie Leitch who, together They are hoping that the record support of this project. proved the point by descending on with Heather Jenkins, organized breaking egg-to-fry survival rate Hill Creek spawning channel to the field trip. “From learning about (69.4%) that was recorded in the Allison Lickley entertained absorb everything, and anything, the kokanee’s life-cycle, to seeing spring of 2008 will be replicated. Summer Lights audiences with about kokanee, right down to how they make nests in the gravel This means that for every 100 eggs her song stylings. experimenting with paint, paper, and understanding the body parts deposited last fall, nearly 70 fry PHOTO CREDIT: Art Joyce and kokanee carcasses, to see what by dissecting the fish, it was all (small kokanee) swam out in the artistic creations could be made. excellent.” spring. Typical egg-to-fry survival Students were especially rates in natural streams are less fascinated by the way the spawned- than 15%. out fish disintegrate, seeing one life FWCP fish biologist, Steve ending and another just beginning, Arndt, and Brian Barney, who looks Wilf Hewat Repairs and what a vibrant colour the eggs after the day-to-day operations are. They ended the day by covering of the channel, were on site to We would like to Welcome the spawned-out kokanee in paint handle the fish and explain the then making prints on paper. channel’s contribution to the local David Olson to our team. “The images were great and ecosystem. Hill Creek Spawning will last a long time – hopefully Channel accounts for about half longer than the fishy smell in the of the kokanee fry production in Call Dave for All of Your clothes they went home in!” added Arrow Lakes Reservoir depending Leitch. on the year. Tire Needs! The spawning channel, which For more information contact is jointly operated by the Fish and Angus Glass, Communications Here is just some of the tires we can Wildlife Compensation Program Coordinator, Fish and Wildlife (FWCP) and the BC Ministry of Compensation Program, at 250- get for you – Environment, will receive about 352-6874 or angus.glass@bchydro. 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Office: 250-265-3124 Clinton Surina comes face to face with a kokanee at the educational day trip Nakusp grades 6/7 classes took to the Hill Creek spawning grounds. October 8, 2008 The Valley Voice SLOCAN VALLEY 11 Challenges ahead for affordable housing in small towns like New Denver by Jan McMurray up by 8.35%. The average household where the number of jobs has inched increasing value of homes is due to more housing. The number of people living Affordable housing was the main income crept up only 14%. up from 4,100 to 5,400 over the same than the Albertans and the real estate in rental units is decreasing rapidly in topic of a presentation and community Penfold pointed out that these trends period, and manufacturing, where jobs agents – we do it as well,” he said. the region. He pointed out that as the discussion in New Denver on September have made the construction industry have gone up from 7,600 to 8,400. In fact, he showed that there has not population ages, the demand for rental 25. The Healthy Housing Society a very important part of our regional Penfold commented on the current been much of a change in non-resident accommodation decreases, because sponsored the event, with George economy. He said that it is probably a discussion around a new tax class as ownership in the Nakusp/Silverton/ people generally have purchased a Penfold, Regional Innovation Research $100 million per year industry in the a way of finding some relief from the Slocan area over the last seven years. home by a certain time in their lives. Chair for Rural Economic Development region. In 2007, there was almost $80 housing crunch. He cautioned that such In 2008, non-resident ownership is The population in this area is decreasing at Selkirk College as special guest. million in residential building permits a tax class would create consequences 38.4%, where in 2001, it was 37.5%. among 0-17 year olds and increasing During the community discussion, in the RDCK and over half of this was to housing as an industry, which is “This [non-resident ownership] is an among 65+ year olds. He also pointed Penfold’s message was that small in the rural areas of the regional district. currently driving the economy, as well ongoing pattern with historical reasons,” out that construction and land costs are municipalities such as New Denver face The total number of people employed in as to housing as an asset. he said. so high that no one is interested in the big challenges in addressing affordable construction has risen dramatically over He also pointed out that most of us As far as rental housing goes, Penfold rental business. It doesn’t make any housing. the last ten years, from 1997 to 2007, try to make money from our houses – we said that there is not a great demand in economic sense. “It’s unclear to me what can be done from 3,600 to 9,200. Compare this with buy our homes and try to fix them up this area, and the economic conditions in the small municipalities with a small forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas, so we can sell them for more. “So the are not conducive to developing rental population and little infrastructure. I see that it can only be done regionally,” Winlaw postmaster, Mabel Kabatoff, retires he said. by Jan McMurray office on October 3, many Winlaw Her Canada Post colleagues see WOOD PRESERVERS LTD. Penfold said that some municipalities Mabel Kabatoff has retired from residents dropped in to wish her well some golf for her in the future, after gain rental housing from developers. her position as Winlaw’s postmaster. in her retirement. It was obvious she came in second in a company fun BUYERS OF CEDAR However, he said that New Denver does She started working at the Winlaw from their comments that she was a tournament last spring at Little Bear & PINE POLES not have the right conditions for this, Post Office in 1989, was acting very highly regarded postmaster. Mini Golf in Castlegar. with little land and no sewage system. postmaster from 1999-2001 and As for her retirement plans, she Norm Ouellet, local area Mike Casey cell 344-8477 “The scale of development you Offering planning, management officially became postmaster in said, “I’m going to sleep in as long manager for Canada Post, attended and sales for Woodlot Licences are talking about is unlikely to attract 2001. as I want and stay up as late as I to present Mabel with a certificate of and Private Land Owners. outside development,” he said. At a party for her at the post want.” recognition, a Birk’s gift certificate, a He also said that municipalities P.O. Box 4, putter for her promising golf career, Brisco, B.C. V0A 1B0 do not build houses, but they can set a and a travel cup. context by taking care of infrastructure, Joanne Taylor, Mabel’s assistant, Phone (250) 346-3315 policy and zoning. They can also apply will hold the fort until the hiring Fax (250) 346-3218 to the Province for a free crown land process for the postmaster position TOLL FREE 1-866-346-3315 grant. is complete. Penfold suggested that a solution for New Denver could be a non-profit development company to build the housing, after working out a deal with Slocan Lake the Village for the land to build on. However, he maintained, “ I think it Home Hardware would have to happen for a bigger region because of the economics.” Winter Hours begin October 6 Penfold warned against the “if we build it, they will come” attitude. He 9 am – 5 pm advised that we create a well functioning community with employment and other Monday – Saturday attributes that will attract people before A retirement party was held October 3 for Mabel Kabatoff, Winlaw’s building housing. “ Mend your own postmaster for many years. Here she is with her colleagues – Joanne Taylor nest first and everything will fall into on her left and local area manager Norm Ouellet on her right. place,” he said. He also said that behind affordable VILLAGE OF housing is the assumption of growth, but FALL that maybe no growth is okay. NEW DENVER Penfold’s presentation showed that factors contributing to rising housing 2009 PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS prices in the area include demographics, CLEARANCE the shortage of labour, and the type of Section 224 of the Community Charter allows Council to exempt housing we have here. With the baby from taxation property: boomers retiring, there is a housing SPECIALS (f) in relation to property that is exempt under section demand for retired people, semi-retired KING COMBO KIT/DRILL SAW CORDLESS 14.4 VOLT 220(1)(h) [buildings for public worship], people, and amenity migrants or part- REG. $219.50 SALE $100.00 (i) an area of land surrounding the exempt building time residents. Because these people want middle- to high-end housing, 12 PC BUNJEE CORD SET The following properties are proposed for exemption: prices in general are increasing. The REG. $14.49 SALE $7.25 1. That portion of Lot 6, Block 14, Plan 9501, District Lot labour shortage is also predicted to TASK 4 PC SCREWDRIVER SET PHILLIPS 542, Kootenay District (Turner Memorial United Church) affect housing. It is projected that the REG. $18.69 SALE $6.99 commencing at the southwest corner of Lot 6, Block 14, West Kootenays will need 7,100 new thence north fifty feet, thence east thirty feet, thence and replacement workers between 2006 UTILITY KNIFE SET/BLADES 6 PC south fifty feet, thence west thirty feet to the point of and 2011. With an inadequate supply REG. $10.49 SALE $6.99 commencement; of housing for these needed workers, housing prices are expected to rise. SYNKO RUFFTEX SPRAY COATING 15 KG BAG 2. Lots 7& 8, Block 35, Plan 557, District Lot 549, Kootenay The proliferation of single family REG. $27.95 SALE $13.95 Land District (St. Anthony’s Catholic Church); dwellings in the area also plays its role. SENCO NAILER FRAMPRO CORDLESS IMPACT AIR 3. That portion of Lot 23, Block 45, Plan 557, District Lot In the Arrow Lakes assessment area, REG. 649.00 SALE $500.00 which includes the North Slocan Valley, 549, Kootenay District & (1) Lot 26 (2) Pcl A (KM82543) over 90% of people live in single family KING LASER LEVEL & LASER DISTANCE ESTIMATOR & STUD DETECTOR (St. Stephen’s Anglican Church), commencing at the dwellings. In the entire RDCK, it’s REG. $67.35 SALE $25.00 southwest corner of Lot 26, Block 45, thence north about 80%. “Our current stock provides fifty-five feet, thence east one hundred feet, thence FUSION 4 PC TAPE SET 25 FT • 16 FT • 12 FT • 33 FT / QUICK READ no density and is naturally priced south fifty-five feet to the southeast corner of Lot 23, higher in the market. I think there is a REG.$18.99 SALE $10.99 Block 45, thence west one hundred feet to the point of problem with this. We’re being pushed SUBJECT TO STOCK ON HAND commencement; into a bigger economy,” commented 4. Lots 1-3, Block 48, Plan 557, District Lot 549, Kootenay Penfold. District (Pentecostal Church); To add to the problem, people’s incomes are not going up in step with For the year 2009 housing prices. From 2001 to 2006, the value of the average RDCK dwelling Carol Gordon, CMC escalated by 62% and rental rates went Administrator 12 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice October 8, 2008 Vallican Whole Community Centre hosts wildlife education evening submitted eyes of a cougar? Hunters, trappers, founders of the Slocan Valley Wildlife trapped here since they were young. a wealth of stories and knowledge about Who Lives in the Wilds Around fishers, a biologist and you will spend Association, and were two of the key Joan Snyder is a biologist and avid the other beings who live here, and they Us? is the title of a free event being the evening trading anecdotes about people who helped re-establish the birder, with years of experience in the have agreed to spend an evening by the held around a campfire starting at 6 the wild creatures with whom we share mountain goats on their natural range. field, currently involved in planning campfire sharing these stories with us. pm on Saturday, October 18 behind the this valley. What better for such an event Gene and Ron were both born here, and how to save the Mountain Caribou from Joan will also present a slide show of the Vallican Whole Community Centre. than a campfire setting? all of these men have a lifelong connection extinction. creatures who may be watching the event The evening promises to be a unique Joan Snyder, Gene Hird, Ron to the wild, having hunted, fished and Amongst them these four people have from the dark beyond the fire. event, full of great stories, complex Milton and John Braun have all spent questions, and food for thought. There years in the bush, and have encountered Valhalla Mile fundraiser to feature concert and dance will be weinies, marshmallows and just about any situation you can imagine. submitted bring two world recording artists to the however no partner or experience is drinks, too. An important part of their stories has to The White Pines Dojo is hosting Slocan Valley, including Celtic harpist necessary. Have you heard about how the do with living off the land, with a deep a concert and dance at 7 pm Saturday, David Michael and flautist Randy Mead, The White Pines Dojo is a beautiful mountain goats came back to Passmore? respect for the animals who provide October 11 to help raise funds for the along with Dari on hammered dulcimer straw bale aikido training centre situated Do you know what is involved in food, and sometimes income, coupled purchase and protection of the Valhalla and bowed psaltery. David and Randy on 20 acres located one mile (2 km) south running a trapline? Would you like with a profound understanding of the Mile ñ a mile of pristine lakeshore, are composers, arrangers, producers of Slocan City. The whole community to find out more about the mountain web of life of which we are all a part. on the west shore of Slocan Lake, in and international performers and have is invited to come celebrate and support caribou? Have you ever stared into the Ron Milton and John Braun were the middle of the Valhalla Provincial released six CDs. The concert by these this beautiful and fun event. Suggested Park. The Land Conservancy and three talented musicians is sure to put minimum donation at door is $10-$20. the Valhalla Foundation are the two listeners into a reverie. The event is co-sponsored by White organizations working together to raise The Kootenay Kontra Band is also Pines Dojo, Slocan Valley Arts Council the $1.5 million required to purchase coming out to the valley for this event. and Kind Music. the land and include it in the park. In Contra dance, a caller, working with For more information contact White Speakers during the evening will include a group of live musicians playing jigs Pines Dojo at 250-355-0009 or visit noted biologist Wayne McCrory of and reels, guides new and experienced www.whitepinesdojo.com, The Land the Valhalla Foundation and Kathryn dancers alike through a variety of Conservancy at www.conservancy. Martell of The Land Conservancy. dances. Contra dance is sometimes bc.ca or the Valhalla Foundation at The two groups are very happy to called ‘high voltage barn dancing,’ www.vws.org.

Come out to a concert and dance on October 11 to help purchase the ‘Valhalla Mile,’ a 155-acre piece of Slocan Lake waterfront property, and add it to Valhalla Provincial Park. Woodbury Resort & Marina Rainbow Derby October 11th to October 13th First $1500.00 Second $750.00 Tickets on Sale Third $500.00 Entry Fee $30.00 at Woodbury Resort, JB’s Pub, Gill & Gift, Awards Party - 1:00 pm, Balfour, Barren October 13th Fly & Tackle, Refreshments • Door Prizes Galore Kaslo & the Calgary residents Darlene and Ron Leslie are sure-fire return visitors to the Wynndel Store New Denver area. On their first visit this September, they caught a 19-lb Rainbow in Slocan Lake – the biggest fish they have ever caught. October 8, 2008 The Valley Voice LUCERNE FALL FAIR 13

The kids loved the fresh apple juice they made with the apple press at Lucerne’s Harvest Fair.

Agnes Emary admires the handiwork of Lucerne high school students, displayed at the school’s Harvest Fair on September 30.

Dianna Degroot tastes the stone soup What’s a Harvest Fair without a she made from the bountiful harvest three-legged race? of Lucerne School’s garden. Simply Baskets, Home & Gift Country Primitive Home Decor Home Studio – Open Summer Hours Wednesdays & Thursdays 11-3 – Weekends by appointment – The spinning wheels were set up in the field for all to try. call 250-549-3285 250-309-8089 www.simplybasketsvernonbc.com 25 % off for all Kootenay residents (studio shopping only & regular priced items) Kevin Murphy taught the kids how to Vernon B.C. compost.

The kids started on putting the garden to bed for the winter at Lucerne’s Harvest Fair.

Community members brought their cows, goats, horses, llamas, and chickens to Lucerne’s lower field for the Harvest Fair. 14 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK The Valley Voice October 8, 2008 Kaslo Clubhouse Thank you Restaurant thanks our local to our volunteer volunteer fire firefighters! Anderson departments for their Insurance Ltd. dedication and hard 250-358-2617 work! New Denver 418 Pine Street • Kaslo

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Kaslo Mohawk would like to New Denver Volunteer Fire Department: L to R: Darren McCoy, Wilf Wilson, Keith Macauly, Doug Fischer, Joe Trozzo, Richard Bardati, Nigel Thomas, Leonard Casley (fire chief). Missing: Alvie Bouillet, Jamie Grierson, Andrew Wright, Mitchell THANK YOU Olsen, Keith Steenhoff, Dave Hodsall, Ryan Butler, Richard Friedenberger, Patrick Leontowicz, Derek Hicks, Bruce Anderson. for your commitment to our community. 405 - 4th Street Kaslo

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The Passmore Volunteer Fire Department: Back row L to R: Tracy Skead, Nathan Mikkelson, Craig Sapriken, Kris Irish, Lance Hall, Bill Hillary, Denise Lemoynedemarpigny; Gord Ihlen (chief), Warren Ludwar, Krista Nenn, Paul Muntak, Village of Derek Murphy, Dave Halliday, Rob Levesque, Troy Bingham; front: Nathan Orasuk and Buddy the dog. Kaslo

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Fauquier Volunteer Fire Department: L to R: Gloria Scott, John Banta (chief), Dobby Bissell (standing on truck), Ed McGinnis (kneeling, deputy chief), Leslie McDonald, Denise Douglas, Lawrence Charles-Lundaahl, Jamie Coates and Mya (mascot). Missing: Al Devlin and Roy Pederson. October 8, 2008 The Valley Voice FIRE PREVENTION WEEK 15 Eric’s Thank you Meat to our Market wonderful firefighters! Doug & Denise want to thank the local volunteer fire 419 Front departments for keeping our Street communities safe! Kaslo 425 Front Street • Kaslo 353-2955

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Congratulations Kaslo Volunteer Fire Department: L to R: Sarah Brown, Orion Cooper, Ben Lang, Julie Wade (captain), Richard De Cruyenaere (deputy chief), Marc Duchesne (captain), Bryan MacMillan, Jeremy Harvey, Gerry Shaw, Travis Eidick. to our local Missing: Larry Badry (chief), Patrick Guy (captain), Pete Tardiff (lieutenant), Sean Graham, Forrest Collier, Angus firefighters on a Collier, Bernie Eckstein, Bud Garret, Megan Girvin, Greg Lay, Daryl Laybourne, Cory Laybourne, Tracy Tait. Also missing: First Responders Zan Mautner, Tammy Hill and Heidi Steckle. job well done!

Winlaw Volunteer Fire Department: Front row, L to R: Dale Parker, Joe DeSousa, grandpa Rob Bilton holding future firefighter Ashton Willem Wollenberg; Middle row, L to R: Jim Mattinson, Stephanie Whitney, Jason McVean, Peggy Frith, Ryan Verigin; Back row, L to R: Jon Wollenberg, Alfred Moore, Steve Balogh, Matt Dutoff, Fred Dutoff, Guy Tarr. Thank you firefighters for keeping our communities safe

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North Kootenay Veterinary Services salutes the brave men & women of the Kaslo Volunteer Fire Department - thanks for keeping the community safe for us, and our pets! Crescent Valley Volunteer Fire Department: Back row, L-R: Daniel Zayac, Tyler Niminikin, Cecil Postnikoff, Brent 9580 Cowan • Kaslo • 353-7125 Sherbinin, Mark Kooznetsoff, Sam Caron. Front row, L-R: Frank Kootnikoff, Glenn Leidloff, Chris Jmaiff, Odin Lewis, Chris Carlson, Ken Postnikoff, Tammy Straus. Missing: Carl Nord, Rob Postnikoff Thank you Thank you to the firefighters for We recognize protecting our town! brave volunteers the bravery and of our local fire dedication of our KOOTENAY department! LAKE Kaslo local firefighters! COMPUTERS Motel 344 Front St. 330 D Avenue 353-2880 Kaslo 1-888-301-2880 353-2431 16 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK The Valley Voice October 8, 2008

Nakusp Volunteer Fire Department: Back row, L to R: Dean Zanier, Didace Wilcott (lieutenant) with Jack, Gord Hogaboam. Front row, L to R: Len Gustafson, Art Olson, James Peterson, Arnie Herridge, Greg Bobicki, Tom Zeleznik, Gordy Matchett, Lisa Hulshof, Bill Regner (captain). Missing: Terry Warren (chief), Reg Gustafson (deputy chief), Richard Cann (captain), Lawrence Crowe (lieutenant), Bob Cann, Daryl Katchen, Tim Fox, Jason Pozniak, Karolina Moskal, David Scambler, Harry Anderson, and Helmut Klughammer.

Slocan Volunteer Fire Department: L to R: Peter Leach, Elijah Leister, Yves Lemelin, Jonathan Couture, Clayton Marr, Don Steen, Tim Hill, Ric Bergmann. Missing: Wayne Hockley, John Gates, Kevin Marr, Greg Price, Craig Roussain, Dan Morton, Greg Price.

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Many thanks to our local crew of The Valley Voice wishes to acknowledge the 219 6th Avenue • New Denver dedication of our volunteer firefighters! volunteer firefighters! 358-2611 October 8, 2008 The Valley Voice CO-OP WEEK 17 Kootenay Co-op Radio goes north by Jan McMurray to do their upcoming November drive The station is run by five part-time Kootenay Co-op Radio has from a remote broadcast in New paid staff, and over 100 volunteers, Credit Union Day expanded to the North Slocan Valley. Denver. He also said the station hopes including those on the air. “It’s a huge The station can be found at 107.5 to do some programming for people volunteer effort,” says Metcalfe. October 16th, 2008 FM from Summit Lake to Retallack in the New Denver area. The station’s income comes to Slocan City, and maybe even to The station broadcasts 24/7 and mainly from sponsorships and Join us in branch for Winlaw. has about 85 programs. There are membership fees ($45 regular and coffee & donuts and to “People up the valley have been 65 local people who have their own $25 low income). “We have lots celebrate International asking us to bring them Co-op Radio shows. of support from the businesses in Credit Union Day: for years,” says Bill Metcalfe, the “The main thing about this station Nelson,” says Metcalfe. He said 550 station’s programming manager. is its accessibility,” says Metcalfe. people have current memberships 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Now that they have reached us, they “Anyone who wants a show can and since the station started in 2000, would like to hear from us. “If people come in and make a proposal. If it 1,700 people in total have bought are listening, we’d like to hear about looks do-able, we train them and memberships. Call KCR at 250-352- it. Call in and let us know what kind they do it.” 9600; check the website at www. of reception you are getting.” Another thing about the station is cjly.org. The station is Nelson-based (93.5 its eclectic programming. “You can KCR would still like to reach the FM). The first expansion was up hear every genre of music and then southern Slocan Valley and is open to Kootenay Lake to the Crawford Bay some,” says Metcalfe. proposals from volunteer groups. and Kaslo areas (96.5 FM). Next, they tried to expand to the southern An overview of BC co-operatives Castlegar Branch: 100 630 17th Street, Castlegar Slocan Valley in partnership with the British Columbia has one of the having a say in decisions that affect Slocan Valley Branch: 3014 Hwy 6, Slocan Park Slocan Valley TV Society in Winlaw. most vibrant cooperative movements the co-op. West Boundary: 256 S Copper, Greenwood That expansion work was interrupted in Canada. One in five British All co-operatives around the Columbians are members of a co-op world are guided by the same seven when the southern valley TV Society www.heritagecu.ca became embroiled in a legal battle. or credit union. principles: Then the TV Society based in Co-ops in BC are active in a broad 1. Voluntary and open New Denver wanted to pick up the cross-section of sectors including membership ball. financial services, insurance, health 2. Democratic member control “The challenge was to get the services, housing, transportation, 3. Member economic signal up there,” says Terry Brennan, social services, agriculture, forestry, participation operations manager. “So we did fisheries, post secondary education, 4. Autonomy and independence something experimental.” and retail. 5. Education, training, and The signal is picked up in BC co-operatives hold over $12 information New Denver via the internet, and billion in assets and employ over 6. Co-operation among co- then it goes out on a regular FM 13,000 people. operatives transmitter. What makes co-ops unique is 7. Concern for community Brennan warns that the internet that they are operated for the benefit For more info, visit www.bcca. goes down sometimes, so radio of their members with each member coop. transmission could be interrupted Your store in your neighbourhood for a while every now and again. “So we’ll see how that works. The internet is not foolproof , but it Grocery • Hardware • Garden • Feed was the best we could do with the Produce • Meat • Fax/Photocopies mountains in the way,” explained Magazines • Confectionery Brennan. Hunting/Fishing Licences • Lottery He said that the station has twice Liquor Agency • Post Office • Sears yearly membership drives, and hopes Open 6 am - 9 pm every day Main store opens 9 am • Cardlock 24/7 3024 Hwy. 6 • Slocan Park, BC • 226-7433 October 12-18 is Co-op Week Co-op Week is the opportunity for Canadian cooperatives and credit unions to celebrate and bring awareness to the value of co-ops. Cooperatives and credit unions employ over 155,000 Canadians. Cooperatives and credit unions in Canada give approximately $60 million annually to their communities through donations and sponsorships. Join us. Live the co-op experience! Go to www.kootenay.coop for information about the Kootenay Co-op’s extensive Community Outreach Programs The Kootenay Co-op Natural, organic foods & products since 1975 295 Baker Street, Nelson Ph: 250-354-4077 www.kootenay.coop 18 NAKUSP & THE ARROW LAKES The Valley Voice October 8, 2008 Nakusp council, September 30: Lots reserved for affordable housing by Jan McMurray letter from the Village to the ASLCS •Council agreed to BC Hydro’s that to be fair, the Village should Charter. •Council agreed to the request board chair. request for a letter confirming that meter all water users or determine a •Subdivision Servicing from Arrow and Slocan Lakes This item was brought forward the Village was in favour of the wharf rate for the bottling plant. Amending Bylaw 437-2 was read Community Services to place a from the in camera meeting of as proposed. •Council Procedure Amending three times. The amendment adds reserve on four Village-owned lots September 9. •Two bylaws were adopted: Bylaw 585-4 was given three the R4, R5 and R2A zones. for an affordable housing project. •Council received notification Wharf Control Amendment Bylaw readings. Under the amended •Zoning Amendment Bylaw The lots are directly west of the that the $7,500 grant for the 488-4 and Sewer Rates Amendment bylaw, councillors will be permitted 614-1 was read three times. The Village office, at the northeast corner operational fuel management project Bylaw 479-13. to attend a maximum of three amendments are minor housekeeping of 1st Ave SW and 1st St NE. The had been approved. However, no •The water rates amendment electronic meetings per year. New changes following a legal review. reserve will remain for a period of funds had been received. bylaw 463-11 was tabled so that staff councillors will be expected to •The following proclamations 12 months, to “provide adequate •Four requests for fee waivers for could bring back more information. attend the orientation seminars for were made: Fire Prevention Week time to negotiate the disposal of the arena auditorium were referred to Council had asked staff to add newly elected officials. Council will (October 5-11); National Waste said properties…” according to a the Nakusp and Area K Joint Services a fee for the water bottling plant. also be able to restrict councillors Reduction Week (October 19-25); Commission. The commission has CAO Lafleur said it was difficult from voting if a councillor is not Restorative Justice Week (November Honey Bear been set up very recently to develop to determine a fee, and suggested following the rules of procedure or 16-23); and Foster Family Month policy for services shared by Area K metering. Councillor Mueller felt is not familiar with the Community (October). Bakery and the Village. The arena auditorium is one of these services. Mayor Winter Hours Hamling commented that Area K Park planning gets underway by Jan McMurray business plan is available at the museum there were concerns about land claims. Tues-Fri 9:00-4:00 Paul Peterson is not in favour of fee The public was invited to provide and Village office. She assured that private land is not on Closed Sat, Sun & Mon waivers, and asked that a meeting be input into a plan for Nakusp’s Montgomery said that 8th Avenue the table in the land claim process. set as soon as possible. 311 7th Ave NW • Nakusp • 265-4633 community park at a meeting September residents had been polled, and all but Beth McLeod had several •Council directed staff to apply Rear Alley Entrance 29. The meeting, attended by about 20 one are in favour of the location for the suggestions and ideas for the park plan. for a Towns for Tomorrow grant for people, marked the beginning of the project. The Sinixt are supportive of the She expressed support for the Native infrastructure (water and sewer) for park planning process. project and the museum has collected Interpretive Centre, and suggested that The Arrow Lakes Arts properties north of the Kuskanax. Mayor Karen Hamling and 246 letters of support. a logging history display be considered. Council presents •Councillor Mueller noted in the Councillor Ulli Mueller explained Many people at the meeting She pointed out that the trail from the hot springs report that the facility is In performance at the that the park plan is mandated in the expressed support for the Native cenotaph to the skatepark used to be short-staffed and there is not enough Official Community Plan (OCP), and Interpretive Centre. graveled, but is now grown in. She BONNINGTON ARTS time to train people properly. She that a park committee will be formed One person felt it should not be suggested that there be frisbee golf in CENTRE expressed concern over this because to develop the plan. near a residential area. Another person the undeveloped area of the park near of liability issues. She asked that Anne-Julie Caron One idea for the park that has been said she felt that there should be 10th Avenue. She also said she would not staffing problems be mentioned at presented to council is the Nakusp and designated parking for the centre. like to see this undeveloped area become In an evening of Music the public meeting on the hot springs District Museum Society’s proposal for Arena/Parks Manager Gerry lawn, for water conservation reasons. on the Marimba on October 30. a Native Interpretive Centre in the area Little’s concern was that this is a high She suggested it be xeriscaped, which •Council reversed a decision beside the campground entrance on 8th vandalism area. Montgomery replied means landscaping that does not need Friday, Oct. 10th at of about one year ago and decided Avenue. Sharon Montgomery, co-chair that this was why a fence would go in irrigation. She said she’d like to see the 8:00 pm not to go ahead with a crosswalk of the society, was at the meeting to first, and said there would be motion playground rebuilt, and is not in favour Tickets are $20 Adults and on Government Hill, at the corner st present the proposal to the public. “We sensored floodlights. Also, they plan of a water park, which she believes the of Nelson and 1 , after receiving a $15 Seniors (60 and over) would like to see this as part of the park to get the schoolchildren involved community could not support. She is report from Public Works Manager plan,” explained Montgomery. in the project, and already have the in favour of hot water and electricity in Students $10.00 (17 & Mike Pedersen. Pedersen raises The centre would include a woodworking teacher at Nakusp the washrooms. Arena/Parks Manager under) several concerns about the location 700-square-foot interpretive centre Secondary on board. Studies show that Gerry Little reported that he is working of the crosswalk. He points out that Tickets available at the with stone tools, maps and Sinixt getting kids involved helps cut down with Trevor Shephard of Delterra the Village would hold the liability, Broadway Deli or at the door. trapping records going back to the on vandalism. Engineering to put in a solar panel on and many accidents occur in areas 1800s. There would also be models of Another person wanted to know if the washroom building. with crosswalks because pedestrians Doors open at a fish drying shed, a pithouse, a tipi, a this was a Native Interpretive Centre McLeod said she’d like to see a sign feel confident that they will cross 7:30 pm sweat lodge and a medicine wheel. It or a Sinixt Interpretive Centre. Cliff at the beach or gazebo with information safely. Mayor Hamling reported that would be surrounded by a cedar fence Woffenden, also a member of the about Nakusp events and history of Highways Manager Bruce Lintott at the front and a chain link fence at museum society, said that the centre Nakusp. She also wants a better stage for was not in favour either. the back, with creeper plants covering would tell the history of the Sinixt, Music in the Park, with sloped seating the fencing. The centre would be open because this was Sinixt territory. for the audience. in summer only. Parts of the models Montgomery clarified in a telephone Mayor Hamling said she had heard would be taken down for the winter, interview after the meeting that the from the youth that they would like and the interpretive centre would be society would be open to displaying lighting at the skatepark, a broom heated all winter for the artifacts. artifacts from other bands if approached to sweep it off, and some seeding. The project would be completed to do so. A community garden was another in three phases and would be paid for At the meeting, Montgomery suggestion. with grants and fundraising activities. explained that the federal government Anyone with any comments for Montgomery said the project would had declared the Sinixt extinct. She also the park planning process is invited to take care of itself financially. The said she sensed some fear, and knew submit them to the Village office. Arrow Lakes Arts Council presents marimba soloist submitted demonstrated that the expressive open at 7:30 pm, concert at 8 pm. If The Arrow Lakes Arts Council possibilities of the marimba can you want a reserved seat, see Marilyn presents Canadian marimba soloist easily equal those of the violin. The Massey at the door and arrange to get Anne-Julie Caron in concert at the clear phrases, dynamic variety and in a three-concert series package. Bonnington Arts Centre Friday, general, the intelligence and sensibility October 10. Caron has developed of the interpreter, captivated audience a distinguished reputation for attention still more.” sensational performances marked by Mainly recognized as a marimba their depth, colour and sensitivity. soloist, Anne-Julie Caron won the She will be accompanied by pianist Opus Prize 2007 Discovery of the Akiko Tominaga in some of the Year, the Second Prize and a recording arrangements. contract with Classic Concert Records Caron is recognized by the greatest (Europe) at the International Marimba masters in her field as one of the most Competition Linz 2006, and two remarkable talents of her generation. of the most prestigious Canadian Internationally renowned percussionist competitions: The OSM Standard John Beck commented that Caron “is Life Competition 2005 (Montreal an extremely talented percussionist. Symphony Orchestra) and the Prix Her flawless performances were a d’Europe 2004. joy to hear. She will set a standard for Tickets are $20 adults, $15 Seniors others to follow.” (60 and over), students $10 (17 and Le Soleil called her performance under), available at Broadway Deli Marimba soloist, Anne-Julie Caron “an evocative moment, profound until 4 pm the day of the concert, and performs at the Bonnington Arts and dreamlike... Anne-Julie Caron will then be available at the door. Doors Centre on Friday. October 8, 2008 The Valley Voice KASLO & DISTRICT 19 Kaslo’s Lawns to Gardens program reduces global carbon footprint submitted Aimee Watson. conducted in the spring to create two suppression techniques and the use and local food,” says Watson. The Kaslo Lawns to Gardens Kaslo imports 14,514.96 more gardens. of native species is encouraged. One Progress on the project can be program begins with the premise that pounds of produce per month in the Watson believes both the old gas-powered lawn mower running seen on the North Kootenay Lake most individuals can supplement and summer, based on calculations from environment and people’s access to for an hour emits as much pollution Community Services website: www. improve their diet by growing a portion the community’s main grocer. This food can be improved by engaging as driving 650 miles in a 1992 model nklcss.org. of their own food from converting creates approximately 9.65 tonnes of each citizen in a way that empowers automobile. lawns and fallow fields to gardens. The greenhouse gas emissions. them. In part this is accomplished by Environment Canada’s EcoAction program, coordinated by the North The project is nearing completion community education through courses Community Funding contribution will Kootenay Lake Community Services of three gardens in Kaslo, two of which and workshops such as canning fruits provide support to the program until Society’s (NKLCSS) Food Security were chosen by a contest held earlier and vegetables, gathering wild foods, March 31, 2010. Other funders include Project, is also a way to reduce the in the year. The third garden plot is at installing irrigation and composting. the Union of BC Municipalities release of greenhouse gases. the Kaslo Community Garden. High By adopting gardening methods that Health Promotion Fund in partnership “In BC, produce is imported from garden boxes were built to allow put more local food into the food with the Village of Kaslo and North 140 states and countries. Remote those with mobility impairments to system, the volume of food trucked Kootenay Lake Community Services communities like Kaslo receive food enjoy gardening at two of the sites into the area is reduced, water used Society. deliveries by truck, which produces and another of the sites engaged for sprinkling is reduced, harmful “We are more than grateful to our greenhouse gas emissions and creates the whole family in gardening with chemical pesticides are reduced funders for this opportunity to engage the potential for an unstable and great production success. The food or eliminated, fewer lawns require our community in reducing our carbon Food Security coordinator Aimee increasingly expensive food supply,” security project is entering its third mowing with gas mowers, less time footprints with our dirty footprints Watson gets started on Lawns to explains Food Security Coordinator year and next year a contest will be is spent gardening by using weed while increasing our skills, knowledge Gardens with the Gray Family. New tax class idea referred to UBCM executive by Jan McMurray resolution at its December meeting, to not endorse. And given this input, properties. The assessment process RDCK at last year’s convention that Mayor Holland’s alternative tax and will either endorse it, not endorse that the pencils would be sharpened should not be used as a tool to provide suggested two possible options to idea was sent back to the drawing it, or refer it to staff or a subcommittee and a new offering will arise next preferential tax treatment to selected address the impacts of resort-style board at the recent UBCM (Union of to research the idea further. year,” he said. groups.” development on small communities. BC Municipalities) convention. “So now there will be direct The UBCM Resolutions It is also noted in the committee’s One option was a Local Government The resolution that was voted communication with the UBCM Committee’s written comments on comments that the UBCM membership Home Owner Grant based on the on at the convention asked the BC executive to further the discussion its recommendation to not endorse did not endorse a resolution put forth in provincial model, and the other was government to create a new tax of this method of addressing the the resolution say that the UBCM 2006 requesting the Province and the a Resident Rebate program or a new classification: Residential Property - identified issues around resort style membership has historically been BC Assessment Authority to consider tax class for non-resident property Occupied by Permanent or Full-Time development,” commented Kaslo opposed to increasing the number establishing separate assessment owners. Resident(s). The resolution was put Mayor Holland. of assessment classes. “Assessment classifications for primary/year- forward by the Village of Kaslo. Holland reports that he made classes serve two key purposes, they round residential use and vacation/ Although the UBCM Resolutions a brief statement at UBCM as the group together properties that are recreation residential use, in order to The 2009 West Kootenay calendar is Committee recommended that the sponsor of the resolution. He says assessed in a similar fashion and permit the setting of varying tax rates now in, along with all of our other 2009 he noted that there was negative that should be taxed at the same for the two uses. art/wildlife wall calendars. Shop early UBCM members not endorse the for best selection. resolution, the members voted to response to the idea in Kaslo. “I rate. The goals of simplicity and However, the comments also Open 7 days a week refer it to the executive. This means thanked the executive for their review uniformity suggest the need for note that the membership endorsed that the executive will consider the of the resolution and their position clear and consistent classification of the resolution put forward by the Kaslo and Area Chamber of Commerce and Trailblazers champion new signage submitted and Area Chamber of Commerce. organizations. The Chamber will To inquire about advertising on The Kaslo and Area Chamber Grants from the RDCK and CBT sell advertising good for five years the new signage, contact Geoff Beer of Commerce has joined forces with Community Initiatives will be put to to local business owners wishing at 250-353-7178. the Kaslo Trailblazers to design, good use on this community project. to promote their businesses through develop and install new signage at the The signage will be designed to this highly visible and high quality south and west entrances to Kaslo to portray the many attractions of the medium. For 2009-2013, the rates Thank you increase the area’s attractiveness to Kaslo area and increase the number will be $450 for Chamber members Valley Voice tourists and other visitors. of visitors and length of stays. It will and $550 for non-members. The only newspaper that “Our area has so much to offer incorporate the beauty of natural Signage issues have been tells us what is going on in in terms of natural beauty, tourist wood and a timber frame design, raised over and over as a needed the Kaslo area. The only attractions and outdoor activities, providing employment for local improvement for tourism in this area, newspaper that gives us a we are excited to be able to create contractors. It will also support other at community brainstorming sessions, chance to say what we think new signage to show it all off to community-based tourism initiatives chamber board planning sessions about it, free of charge, in visitors and convince them to stay and including advertising and websites. and most recently at the Community Voices from the Valleys. experience all we have to offer,” said The Kaslo Trailblazers will Tourism Foundations meetings. Paid advertisement by Jane Lynch Dawn Lang, President of the Kaslo manage the project on behalf of both The Kaslo and Area Chamber in support of the Valley Voice of Commerce, representing area Kaslo Concert Society kicks off new season businesses locally and provincially, submitted themselves as musical leaders in the is working on a number of initiatives Check out the The annual Jack G. McDowall Kimberley-Cranbrook area. This that have been identified as key Memorial Concert kicks off the Kaslo concert is made possible, in part, with issues for local tourism and economic Concert Society’s 2008-09 season on a grant from the Community Fund of development. For more information NEW STOCK & THE Friday, October 24 at 7:30 pm. North Kootenay Lake. on becoming a member or getting Two fresh young Kootenay All KCS concerts take place at St. involved in supporting business NEW LOOK performers from Kimberley, Marta Andrew’s United Church in Kaslo at initiatives important to your business, at the Zeegers, soprano, and Tim Plait, 7:30 pm. Season tickets are available visit www.kaslochamber.com. piano, present a program of new and at Figments in Kaslo and at the door old favourites for piano and voice on October 24. Single ticket prices are clothes hanger including music by Bernstein, Mozart, $20, seniors $18, students $5. School Ravel and others. Recent graduates age children admitted free when from the University of Lethbridge accompanied by an adult patron. For and the Victoria Conservatory of information call Karen Pidcock at 353- Music, they have quickly established 7539 or David Stewart at 354-5368.

Happy Thankgiving!

441 Front Street • Kaslo, BC • (250) 353-9688 Marta Zeegers, soprano, and Tim Plait, piano 20 LIVING The Valley Voice October 8, 2008 Get Outta Town 22 through the Turner Valley and places climbed a great deal to clear a high ridge breathtaking. windy plains of southwestern Alberta. like Millarville and Black Diamond. before dropping back to valley bottom The long descent to Hwy 22 was not It may be too stark and hard a place with Proceeding south the stark lines on the east face of the Rockies. After rough, but real steep and still super dusty. for me to live comfortably compared Peter of the Rockies crowd in closer and bumping over lots of cattle guards and All inside the car was dusted, even the to the soft dampness of the Kootenays. the land has some long rises that give rounding some steep corners I came to trunk. I think I’m better off as a tourist Huge wind farms do well here because Roulston sweeping glimpses of rangeland with the pass with ridges to either side and a than I may have been as a cowboy. Still the wind never really fully stops and at grain mowing, cattle mooing and clouds muddy pond with cow trails off in all met some logging trucks and some rig times can blow relentlessly hard. And From the far side moving over the vast open sky. I stopped directions. The abrupt vast panorama to crews and ranchers as well, all driving cold? Arctic high-pressure systems flood atop one of these rises right before the east was quite arresting and I parked like the Albertans that they are, at home down for days at a time and minus 40 is of the Rockies Longview and spent several minutes the car and wandered some distance up in Marlboro country. That same white just something that happens. For the purposes of the provincial trying to digest the huge panorama of a steep trail. The breezes here are eternal prairie gumbo mud that grows such Peter Roulston owns the Bicycle tourism agencies we are labeled as being prairie blending into mountain slope and hard winds frequent and it would be good grasses forms the foundation of Hospital in New Denver and still pulls residents of the ‘Kootenay Rockies’ with all manner of crossroads and a hellish place in a blizzard, but on the the limestone Rockies. over to look at great mountains. 250- although most of us know that we are farms in the foreground. At Heidi’s fine day I happened to be there it was I’m quite fond of visiting the sunny, 358-2133 in the distinct ranges of the Columbias, Restaurant in Longview the tables were this aggressive lending was the in the Great Depression?). This is what which are comprised of the Purcells, full of retired ranchers and oil workers Financial presumption that real estate is a “safe happened with Bear Stearns being Selkirks and Monashees. However, all eating and talking. This did not investment,” which “never goes down bought by JP Morgan Chase and now, the Canadian Rockies are what the rest feel quite like home in the ‘Kootenay Forum in value”. (Whoops!) with Merrill Lynch being bought by of the world hears about, so we share Rockies.’ with Tim The tipping point came when the Bank of America. Lehman Brothers that fame. Highway 541 heads due west from Affolter market inevitably peaked and the lenders didn’t find a suitor but there are some When I flew into Calgary last Longview bound for the Kananaskis had to raise the payment schedule and huge bargains out there – make no week after my annual trek to Toronto country but I pulled off 30 km out to interest rates back to their norm in mistake. to see the kinfolk I wanted to spend a follow the graveled forest trunk road Straight talk on order to keep the loan-to-value ratios There is no doubt that we will look day exploring some of the spectacular system south. There were numerous onside. Borrowers faced with significant back on this point a few years from foothills country that blends into the logging trucks hauling huge loads of tiny the markets Well, it has been a little while since jumps in their payments simply turned now and say, “Wow, that was a great east face of the front ranges of the actual trees and the dust clouds kicked up were my last “rant” at the end of May where in their keys and went back to renting, investment opportunity.” You might not Rockies. My redeye flight came in appalling, forcing me to stop at times just I complained about the TSX being in and the bank was left with a bunch of be saying that now... before dawn so after sacking out in the to figure out if there’s still a road. About record territory while the rest of the houses to sell... or try to sell. For those of you with the stomach car for awhile I set off south and west of 35 km south along this route I turned left world was mired in a bear market. As These homes went on the market just though, this is a great time to invest. My Calgary after dueling with the morning again to follow Hwy 532 back east to you likely know, a drop in commodity at the time that new home developments analysis shows that putting your RRSP rush of traffic. It’s easy to get outta that paved Hwy 22 to complete the detour. prices and continued financial sector were also skyrocketing, fuelled by in at the end of October has given you town, and soon I turned south on Hwy This good but very dusty road woes caused the Canadian market to drop the greed of developers who saw the the lowest entry point and best initial BE SEEN OR BE SORRY precipitously shortly thereafter. Okay... meteoric rise in prices as an opportunity return to your investment roughly four The riding is still great out there even though the I’m not saying I caused the market drop, to make a LOT of money. out of every five years. days have gotten cooler and darker. Remember to wear but maybe I should be more careful with This created a massive amount of The last week of September and more visible types of outer wear and check the reflectors my wishes from now on! oversupply (experts have said it will first week of October the stock markets and lights on your bicycle for tightness and function. I’m Things continue to darken south take until 2015 to absorb it all), which, got absolutely pummelled! As of now, back from Toronto and available for sales and repairs by of the border, which has many people of course, caused prices to fall. As the we have hit a true bear market in appointment ‘til the snow flies, so keep those tires pumped! wondering when this will all turn value of the real estate that all lenders Canada. We had been anticipating the around. While only a fool would pretend were holding dropped, two things TSX to go under 12,000 and stay there to be able to predict such a thing, my happened: one, more people turned for a while to call it a true bear. As of NEW DENVER OFF-SEASON sense is that we are late in the game in their keys, creating more inventory October 6, we’ve lost more than 25% in here, and most of the loss has been and thus pushing values down even the TSX year to date with the TSX down 250-358-2133 PHONE AHEAD, EH? booked already. Looking back on past further; and, two, even mainline banks to its lowest point in years nearing the bear markets, the point of maximum are now facing shrinking equity in the 10,000 point level. No doubt, it could pessimism is always the point of greatest assets backing up their loan portfolios. cause one to gasp in fear! For Clients Who Appreciate... opportunity. There is a word for when your loans Although we are experiencing Serious Planning... Serious Advice... For those of you who don’t really exceed your assets by more than you can a tumultuous time we encourage Serious Results... know why this is happening, let me service from your operating income. It’s everyone to relax!! It will be over soon Collin Ludwar - B.Comm, CFP give you a simple answer: real estate called bankruptcy. enough, and the recovery will be just Debbie Pereversoff - CFP, CSA purchased with a LOT of borrowed The story isn’t bad for everyone, of as spectacular as it was before. Stay Tim Affolter - CFP, FDS, CLU, ChFC money. Over the past 15 years, higher- course. Those firms with lots of equity tuned...! risk loans were given to questionable on the balance sheet are the winners, Tim Affolter CFP FDS CLU ChFC Financial Planners with borrowers at come-on rates (below as they are in a position to scoop up is a Chartered Financial Consultant Assante Financial Management Ltd. prime, hence “sub-prime” mortgages) so the losers for pennies on the dollar with his company The Affolter Financial www.affolterfinancial.com that they could buy homes. Underlying (remember the infamous Carpetbaggers Group Inc. in Castlegar. 1127 4th St. Castlegar, BC 1-888-365-4888 • 365-2345 Peppers are another specialty in a the Slocan Valley has to be small scale. Elderbee rainbow of colours, including orange, “We have marginal soil, marginal Greens gold, and purple. She also grows several water, and marginal geography in the The goal of this column is to increase hot peppers, including poblano (or dried valley,” he said. By that he means our local demand for local food by featuring ancho), which is a chili pepper that has soils are very sandy and thus do not Slocan River Valley farmers. Funded been grown in the Slocan Valley for hold nutrients well, some areas have by the Slocan Valley Co-op, the column over 20 years. The Hungarian paprika little water, and there is very little flat is part of the work of the Slocan River peppers are grown for drying and land in the valley. Labor costs are high, Valley Farmer’s Group. grinding into seasoning. Raving about too, and the nearest tractor store is in If you like to grow and eat your the flavour, she said it tastes nothing like Creston. Thus, much of the farming own organic food, you need to start what you buy in the store. Brenda sells infrastructure is not here. For his own with healthy seeds and plants. Welcome most of her bedding plants at Nelson farm, he uses 20 implements and pieces Brenda and Gail Elder, a wife and Farmers Supply. Some go to Evergreen of equipment to grow potatoes and to husband team who specialize in organic Store in Crescent Valley as well as farm get in hay, which he uses for mulch and bedding plants. “We are one of the few gate sales. fertilizer. And he is installing an $11,000 nurseries in BC that is certified organic,” Gail is a retired elementary school irrigation system. said Gail. Their 37-acre farm, called teacher and band leader, currently the Brenda’s tools this time of year Elderbee Greens, is located on Avis chair of the Kootenay Organic Growers include two big freezers, a canner, and Road, north of Perry’s bridge. Society Board, and his specialty is a dehydrator. “I produce a lot of our Brenda has been the chief producer potatoes. “Five tons of potatoes can own food,” she said. She is known of bedding plants for 20 years. She be a fairly intense hobby,” he said. He for feeding a lot of people. “I feed my grows all of the standard vegetables and sells out of his potatoes, comprised of family and friends,” she said, including culinary herbs as well as some annual 12 varieties, including Russian Blue, her two grandchildren who live across and perennial flowers. Rose Fingerling, Red Chieftain, and the street. “Tomatoes are probably my biggest Yukon Gold. Most of his crop goes to The Elders were showcased in seller of everything I grow,” she said. the Kootenay Co-op but some are sold the book The Garden That You Are by Starting the seeds during February and at Gaia Tree in Winlaw, the Evergreen Katherine Gordon. Featuring all Slocan March, Brenda grows over 5,000 tomato Store, and again on site. Customers are Valley gardeners, the book was published plants of 35 varieties. These include welcome to stop at the farm April to by Diane Morris of Sono Nis Press. many heritage types such as a Russian June from 9 am to 5 pm and during other Virginia Rasch lives and gardens in Doukhobor tomato in addition to six months by phoning ahead. Passmore and is a member of the Slocan varieties of cherry tomatoes. Gail believes that agriculture in River Valley Farmer’s Group. October 8, 2008 The Valley Voice CLASSIFIED ADS 21 Announcement Coming Events FOOD FOR THOUGHT – Clearcutting FULL SPECTRUM BODY WORK NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! SLOCAN WELL WORTH READING! Bob WORKSHOP - Your opportunity to brush in the inland temperate rainforest. Craig offers deep tissue and stress reduction LAKE RECREATION COMMISSION #6 Harrington’s new book, Testimony for up on Robert’s Rules of Order - Saturday Pettitt. Silverton Gallery, Wednesday, treatments in the privacy of your own will be holding its Fall Grant-in-Aid session Earth and a new edition of The Soul @ 9:00 am till noon at the Bosun Hall in October 8, 7:30 pm. Sponsored by Hidden home. For additional info and to book on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008. Any Solution with a foreword by David Suzuki New Denver. Fee is $10.00. Proceeds to Garden Gallery and Slocan Lake Gallery appointments please call 358-6808. non-profit organization wanting to apply for now available at Figments/Kaslo, Otter Red Cross. Society. YOGA, FELDENKRAIS and THAI a Grant-in-Aid should submit the proper Books/Nelson, Earth Spirit/Winlaw, FERTILITY AWARENESS 3-day course, HEALTHY HOUSING SOCIETY invites MASSAGE in Nakusp. Available for application to Box 293, New Denver, B. C. Mountainberry/New Denver, Meritxell/ Nelson: 10/18, 11/8 and 12/6, 3-5 pm; you to a fun brainstorming session on workshops in the West Kootenay. First V0G1S0. Application forms are available Nakusp. A great Christmas gift! $19.95. Winlaw: 10/19, 11/9, 12/7, 10-12 am. October 22 at the Lucerne School library, 7 Thai Massage half price! Tyson Bartel from the Village of New Denver, the Village 250-369-2281. Natural, informed, very effective and pm. We are considering the next project(s) 265-3827. of Silverton and Lucerne School. Please note PATRICK MACKLE FOR MAYOR OF absolutely safe birth control or pregnancy to pursue, and would love ideas from the PILATES WITH SUSAN in Nakusp that the appropriate form must be used or the KASLO: I care about the community and achievement. Call Kate, 226-7116, for info community. Everyone welcome! – Discover this powerful, head to toe, application will not be considered. Deadline I won’t make promises just to get elected. and to register. NETWORKS FOR NEW PARENTS - a workout for all levels. Register for beginner for the application is November 10th, 2008. I have been involved in businesses and MOTHER GOOSE – Fridays at 10:00 am, free get-together for parents of little ones or intermediate classes. Call 265-4952. The NAKUSP ROOTS MUSIC societies in Kaslo on the edge of collapse Knox Hall, New Denver, starting October (age 0 to 24 months). Monday, October 20 TAI CHI® a dynamic way to health. SOCIETY is holding their AGM on Wed., and helped turn them around. They’re still 10. Songs, rhymes, stories and organic from 11:00 to 3:00 at the Passmore Hall. SIGN-UP for New Beginners: Thursday Oct.22, 2008 @ 7 pm, 619 Broadway St., here. Why? Because I am a decision-maker snacks. For babies 0-2 and their parents or Drop in any time to connect with other October 16th, 2008 - 6:30 pm Nakusp Nakusp, B.C. V0G 1R0. and tackle the problems head-on. My first caregivers. FREE. Call Natasha 358-7778 parents, check out the toy/book/clothing Elementary School Gym - Beginners classes Real estate question is usually: “What will it cost the or Julia 358-2745 for more info. exchange, have coffee or some lunch, Thursdays 6:30 -8:00 pm, Continuing 9.79 ACRES - WOODED. Lower Whatshan taxpayer” and in this current economic The KOOTENAY ENERGY pick up a craft idea and learn about other classes Tuesdays 7:00-8:30 pm at Nakusp Lake. Creek. Crown Land surrounding. climate this approach is pertinent. I have CONFERENCE, Oct 16, 17 and 18th; resources in the community. Babies and Elementary School Gym; Day classes Asking $180,000. Inquiries 250-499-5417. the time and experience for the job as inspiring our region to continue being toddlers welcome, guest speaker at 1:00. Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00 - 11:00 am Real estate wanted Mayor and I will also make people feel proactive about our energy needs. This Pre-registration recommended. Call Val at at Senior’s Hall. For more information call WANTED TO PURCHASE (lease welcome here. conference, led by KAST and Selkirk 250-226-6979. Mary 250-265-9986. acceptable - long-term) by long-term valley Patrick Mackle, Kaslo, 353-7778. College, includes the Solar Domestic Hot For rent Help Wanted resident (40 years). Few acres with modest Automotive Water System Installation Certification 3 BEDROOM HOUSE in Nakusp for HOME SUPPORT WORKER wanted dwelling for mature woman. Privacy and 2007 IMPALA LS, very clean, only 56,500 pre-conference workshop, Oct 16th, rent Nov 1, washer/dryer, fridge, stove, 4 hours/day weekends for disabled quiet a must, but also close to town. New km, silver, flex fuel, winter tires on rims. keynote speaker Thomas Homer-Dixon, dishwasher, 1 car garage, $700.00 plus independent male. Need Care-Aide course Denver-Silverton area. Wood and electric $18,995. Ken 250-353-7702. Friday Oct 17th, and a full day of utilities. Call Shelly @ 250-542-4107. or equivalent. Reply to Box 433, New heat. Let’s talk! I’d love to move in by Business Opportunities workshops for homeowners, businesses FURNISHED LAKESHORE COTTAGE Denver, V0G 1S0. November 1. Please phone Rubiyah Tricys WANT TO START YOUR OWN and community on Sat, Oct 18th. For for the winter in Rosebery. 250-362-9436. Livestock 250-229-4042. BUSINESS? Community Futures more visit www.kast.com or contact LARGE 3 BEDROOM apartment in FOR SALE: Two beautiful 1½ year-old Services offers business counselling and start-up [email protected] 250-483-5052. Silverton above Grocery Store. $525.00/ female goats – one Nubian, one Alpine. RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL information. Appointments available in NEW DENVER NURSERY SCHOOL month plus utilities. References. Available Organically fed, never bred. $150 each SEPTIC TANK CLEANING: “Serving st Nakusp and New Denver. Contact Farhana (SLOCAN LAKE EARLY LEARNING November 1 . Call 250-358-2293. or $250 for both. Phone 250-226-7949 in the Valley” 7 days/wk, 24-hr. All-Around Dumont at 265-3674, ext. 201 or email SOCIETY) AGM, Thursday, October 23, For sale Winlaw. Septic Services, Don Brown (250) 354-3644, [email protected]. 7:00 pm in the New Denver Nursery School MOUNTAIN CORAL PRODUCTS are FOR SALE: Handsome White Sanon male emergency 352-5676. Card of thanks room. Everyone welcome! available again in New Denver. Selling skin goat, castrated, very friendly, ideal for lawn ROGAN ELECTRIC Residential, WHO LIVES IN THE WILDS around us? DESTINATION SILVERTON sends a care bars and powdered Mountain Coral. control or pet - $50. Phone 250-226-7949 commercial, industrial wiring. Local Fireside stories and slide show about wild big Thank You to all who contributed to the Call 250-358-7171. in Winlaw. references available. All work guaranteed. critters in this valley, from hunters, trappers, production and costs of our new ‘Welcome WOOD STOVE, $99. Riteway Model 37, Notices “We get the job done.” 353-9638. biologists, and you. 6 pm Saturday October To Silverton’ sign, including: Michael was $866 new, but that was in 1978. Still FOR INFORMATION ON AA Wanted 18, Vallican Whole firepit. Dorsey and Leah Main (signmakers), functions well. 358-2660. MEETINGS contact Therese 358-7904; DONATIONS REQUESTED - Do you have 35th ANNUAL ST. ANTHONY’S Larry Zaleski (slogan), Rick Tegeler, John Health John 265-4924; Tonio 358-7158; Dave any gently used preschool clothing, toys, or Christmas Fleamarket – Saturday November, Nesbitt, Leonard Casley, Rain Butt-Grau, YOGA AT THE DOMES - Monday and 353-2658; Joan 355-2805; Dan 359-7817; equipment that you don’t need any more? The 29 - Bosun Hall, 10am - 2pm. To book table Steve Hammond and SBS, Silverton Saturday mornings 9-10:30, Thursday Bill 226-7705. Slocan Valley Early Childhood Community call Gail Hiebert @ 250.358.2397 or Bev Community Club and members, Slocan Afternoons 4-5:30. Drop in $10 or $50 NOTICE OF MEETING – Bayview Advisory Council would gladly accept your Casley @ 250.358.7771. Tables available District Chamber of Commerce, Slocan package the 6th session is free. Find balance Residents Association Annual General contributions for our Networks for New @ $20. Lake Gallery Society, and the Village of and relaxation through movement. Call Meeting: Saturday, October 11, 2008, 2 Parents project. We are also looking for used Silverton. Personal Classified Ads start at $8.00 Madeleine for any questions 358-2475. pm. Royal Canadian Legion, lower meeting parenting books and magazines. Call Val at Call 358-7218 for details room, 98 4th Ave, Nakusp. 250-226-6979 for drop-off or pick-up. 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Box 279 BUS. 250-358-2411 New Denver, BC Jo’s Je w e l r y MOUNTAIN VALLEY STATION V0G 1S0 Fern’s Cu s t o m Wo r k a n d Re p a i r in BOTTLE DEPOT Now delivering to New Denver Si l v e r a n d Go l d , b y Ap p o i n t m e n t Slocan City • 355-2245 Advertise in the Valley Voice & Silverton on Saturdays! 358-2134 Open MON - SAT 9-5 Beside Slocan Park Service Your locally owned, independent Call me and we can arrange anything! Ne w De n v e r , Go l d s m i t h Jo-An n e Ba r c l a y 2976 Highway 6, Slocan Park community newspaper KASLO: Phone/Fax: 1-250-353-7474 Your “Bottle Drive” Specialists 22 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice October 8, 2008 UBC students conduct agricultural research in New Denver submitted resource map may be a starting point for opportunities that could contribute to students will come to New Denver be meeting with resource people on With food security top of mind, future initiatives, and useful for future increased local food production. With and meet various farmers, gardeners, Saturday, and may be collecting data increasing discussion about local UBC students who may also choose knowledge sharing as a key component, local government representatives, while they are here. resources and food production, and a New Denver for their projects. this group hopes to create a forum and community members interested If you are interested in being growing interest in backyard gardening, The other group of undergraduate where community members can share gardening and agricultural. involved in this exciting project and the timing of UBC students doing students will explore home gardening information. Community members are invited to sharing your views and ideas with UBC research in and for our community expertise and resources, and investigate In association with From the Ground participate in a discussion and potluck students, please contact Nadine at 358- couldn’t be more appropriate. the network of knowledge that exists Up, Kayte Rock and Nadine Raynolds dinner at the Bosun Hall on Friday, 2164 or Kayte at 358-2501. Students The New Denver area is fortunate to here and could be expanded. They are are the lead contacts for the two UBC October 17 at 5:30 pm. Meet the have also provided an email address for have been selected as part a University interested in the barriers that impede student teams. Kayte and Nadine students, share your thoughts, and bring those wishing to contact them directly: of British Columbia ‘Land, Food, expansion of home gardening and the have organized a weekend visit where your favourite dish. Students will also [email protected]. and Community’ project this fall. Each year students engage in research Silverton Council, September 23: Councillor Wiseman alleges problems projects in communities across BC, by Dan Nicholson apologize. “I’ve made no erroneous there’s not enough time to deal with the next meeting. investigating local land and food Councillor Wiseman, during statements, just asked some questions. all the issues. “This Council has been Mayor Everett proposed striking systems and contributing valuable his regular report, made reference That’s my job as a Councillor.” bad for the village.” a playground committee to spend information and perspectives. This year, to perceived problems in the Fire “What’s the problem, Councillor Mayor Everett took umbrage with some money that had been generously over 200 students are pursuing projects Department. “There’s been a number Wiseman? She’s well within her total Councillor Wiseman’s comments. donated to the village by a former in conjunction with 25 community of resignations of Silverton members budget,” said the Mayor. “We have excellent staff. All of them resident. This too was tabled for the partners in Vancouver, Surrey/White from the regional fire department. Councillor Wiseman replied have the village’s interest at heart. The new council. Rock, Richmond, Quesnel, Bella Coola While age was a factor in some of that her travel allowance wasn’t staff cuts have hurt their ability to do and New Denver. There was a strong these resignations, it wasn’t for all of within budget, and that Council had their jobs. This has been a difficult interest in New Denver, and two teams them.” Mayor Everett acknowledged specific discussions around travel, time, particularly for Administrator Next Valley Voice of students will be completing projects that there had been resignations, but and that travel expenses were to Ida.” Deadline: dedicated to our region. noted there were still Silvertonians in cease after June 30. “Once again, the Councillor Wiseman made a One group is interested in the fire department. Mayor is failing to communicate with motion that the Staffing Committee October 17, agricultural resource potential, and During Press and Public Time, Council.” recommendations be made public. The plans to develop a map that will assist Claudia Jupp asked if funds for the Administrator Ida expressed motion failed when Mayor Everett and 2008 in assessing the productivity of the lands Village CFO, Elaine Rogers were concern that Elaine Rogers was being Councillor Provan voted against it. in and around the Slocan Valley. Their overextended. Mayor Everett said that unfairly targetted. “I support her There was a brief discussion about project will help identify agricultural they were not. statement. As mature professionals, where to place a donated gazebo. resources currently being used and the Later in the meeting, discussion we should deal with these matters Mayor Everett said that discussions potential for future use. The students returned to the matter of Rogers’ travel more professionally. The Public had been held regarding using the believe their work, consisting of layers expenses, when council considered a Works foreman and the CFO should gazebo as a bus shelter. The shelter of maps combined with conversations letter which she wrote, requesting that be invited to meetings that concern would be placed in front of Mrs. with community members, will provide Councillor Wiseman retract comments them. This Council is not working Nesbitt’s home and that neither Public useful background and baseline regarding her professional ethics. together to solve problems.” Works or Mrs. Nesbitt had any problem information. The food and agricultural Councillor Wiseman refused to Councillor Wiseman replied that with this. 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Locally owned & operated in Burton Randy’s welding 359-7373 Eric Waterfield — Construction Serving the Arrow & Slocan Lakes areas & Fabricating Hundreds of styles to 1-800-471-5630 Nakusp, BC • Ph. 250 265-3747 • Fx. 250 265-3431 choose from!! Your local bulk dealer & service centre • Email [email protected] 46 years of experience MASSAGE ALL METALS • MIG, TIG myofascial release • deep tissue massage • relaxation massage 10 km South of Kaslo Susan L. Yurychuk • 250-358-6804 Read the Valley Voice online: www.valleyvoice.ca 250-353-2687 By Appointment Only • New Denver October 8, 2008 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 23 Local elections give residents a chance to shape their future by Eunice Ludlow, former Chief body for the next three years. The members of council learn how to conflict of interest, that conflict must any member of this governing body Administrative Officer, Village of governing body we choose will perform their official duties in a be declared. need not be tolerated. Slocan affect our lives on a daily basis proper manner. There are courses There are circumstances The public should participate in We have been beguiled for during that three-year period. they can take to provide this where, if any member of council council meetings to keep our council months by the American presidential Voters should consider what information. acts in a manner that is seriously honest and responsible. elections, fed daily doses of glitz kind of community they wish to The mayor is a member of inappropriate, ten members of the Members of council are our and given intimate details about the live in, and nominate and elect to council with a few extra executive municipality or the municipality representatives. They answer to history-making candidates south of office the people they think will functions. Council as a whole is the may apply to the Supreme Court us. We elect them to office to carry the border. Now with two elections work together to create and maintain governing body. Individual council to remove that member from office. out our wishes for the good of our of our own to focus on – federal that ideal. members may not act unless that The Local Government Act and municipality or regional district and and local – the popular adage, Prospective candidates should action is the result of a resolution the Community Charter are available we do have the power to remove “think globally, act locally,” comes be closely scrutinized because by the whole body. All resolutions online or at any municipal or regional them from office if they seriously to mind. It is here, in our own local the ones who are elected will be are numbered, dated and recorded district office, so it is easy to find out default on the job. government elections, that we can entrusted with spending our money, in the minutes. how our council should be working. To register as a voter, contact actually influence matters that affect making decisions, and developing If any member of council has a Any unacceptable behaviour from your local government office. our daily lives. policies and bylaws to guide our Slocan Valley Recreation There probably won’t be much communities. The main objective Bosun Hall TOTS PLAYTIME PLUS - Tuesday mornings at the Slocan Park Hall. 10:00 a.m. For all occasions with “hoopla” as November 15 draws near. of all those elected to office is to to noon. Very little excitement and fanfare govern wisely, transparently and FALL SWIM PROGRAM - Castlegar Pool and we provide the bus! Nov. 4th to Dec. rates to suit your needs. will surround the fact that eligible within budget for the benefit of their 2nd (Tues.& Thurs.). Rentals of tables, chairs, voters living within municipalities municipality and the constituents TEEN MUSIC JAM NIGHTS -Winlaw School. Thursdays 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. dishes. Bev 358-7771 or will be electing a mayor and council who elected them. It is important BABYSITTER TRAINING PROGRAM - With Susan Myers. Oct. 24th & 27th [email protected] and those who live in the regional that those who are elected respect the NURSING IN BANGLADESH - With Alex Berland & Judi Morton. Thurs. Oct. 16th. district will be choosing directors to position to which they have aspired 7:00 p.m. Slocan Park Hall. Kootenay Restorative represent them on the district board. and abide by their oath of office. WINTER SPORTS EQUIPMENT SWAP - Sat. Oct. 18th 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon at the Crescent Valley Hall. Justice However, municipal elections are Candidates with limited BOARD DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP - For volunteer driven non-profit groups. working toward important because the people we experience in local government Sat. Oct. 25th, Crescent Valley Hall. restoring balance elect, whether in a municipality or should commit to learning about it FIGURE STUDIES - Wednesday evenings at the Slocan Park Hall. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. and healthy communication in a regional district, will be given the as quickly as possible. It is necessary $10 drop-in. our communities power to act as our local governing for the good of the community that 226-0008 [email protected] BUSINESS DIRECTORY RESTAURANT/WINE & BEER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Winlaw Brew-Op Oso Renewable Energy Buy the tools for a secure energy future Wine & Beer Making Kits Colour/B&W Laser Printing/Copying • Digital Photography Solar, Microhydro, products and installation to satisfy all budgets! Word processing • Scanning • Faxing • Binding • Laminating Competitive prices on all your independent Open Tuesday - Sunday Specialty Coffees, Teas, Take-Home Kits, or Brew it with Us! 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www.jonesboysboats.com GROCERY • HEALTH FOOD Ainsworth, British Columbia Meat Cutting 4080 Hwy 31 N Call: 1-877-552-6287 Slocan Village Market Re-Awakening Legendary Meats (250) 353-2550 Fax (250) 353-2911 Groceries, fresh produce, fresh meat, • Health Products Health Centre Agency Liquor, organic foods, • Books Bulk - Beef, Pork, Buffalo in-store deli, in-store bakery. • Greeting Cards and Sausage Sales Open 7 days/week, 9 am - 8 pm Slocan, BC • ph:355-2211 • fax: 355-2216 320 Broadway St. NakuSP 265-3188 WRITER/EDITOR Custom Cutting & Sausage HARBERCRAFT Making, Curing & Smoking Ann’s Natural Foods of Bacons & Hams Ann Bunka Your Local Grocer Open 7 days a week Lester Koeneman 9 am till 6 pm Phone 265-3128 or - 358-2552 - New Denver Silverton Phone: 226-7803 24-hour Fax 265-4808 358-2443 358-7292 805 Kildare St., New Denver 2826 Hwy 6 • Slocan Park Broadway St. Nakusp 24 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice October 8, 2008 Kootenay Lake Board of Education invites nominations submitted of a board’s mandate, trustee elections to align their resources and policies to If you are passionate about may attract a wider range of candidates. best achieve the goals for the district, your community, if you realize the The work of boards of education affects and are rewarded by the tremendous importance of a literate society, if you every person, from birth throughout achievements of students and staff. are committed to building a strong future their lives, through direct services, wise So if you care deeply about for tomorrow’s citizens, then consider use of tax dollars, and by preparing the education, vibrant community, and a running for school trustee. Stand up for next generation to become contributing strong future, consider joining your public education! Trusteeship provides citizens. board of education—run for school an exciting and rewarding way to make Locally elected trustees ensure trustee in the November 15th election. a contribution. the public’s voice is heard in public Nominations close on October 10th. The 2008 elections mark an education. They engage with their For more information visit http:// historic change that has given boards communities to identify priorities as www.sd8.bc.ca/TrusteeElections.htm, of education responsibilities beyond they set the direction for the school call the SD#8 (Kootenay Lake) board kindergarten to grade 12. With early district, and continually plan for office at 250-352-6681, or contact your learning and adult literacy now part improvement. Trustees work together local trustee.

Volunteers and friends gathered on October 4 for the unveiling of a new sign outside Hand and Soul in Silverton, which reads “Silverton – In the middle of nowhere and the centre of everything.” The artwork was painted by Michael Dorsey, with many volunteer contributions to restore the signpost from Silverton Building Supplies, Ron Provan, Ron Nesbitt, and others. The signpost restoration project was managed by Hand and Soul business owners Sue Mistretta and Larry Zaleski, who came up with the slogan.

BC Rivers Day was celebrated locally in Slocan Park on September 28. Allen Isaacson, hydrologist, took participants to the mouth of Koch Creek. More on this event next issue.

At a dinner in honour of Silverton’s volunteers on September 27 at the Memorial Hall, we actually caught on camera two of the town’s most active volunteers, Ron and Kathy Provan, sitting down! Thousands of used Books and new & used CDs New SPEARHEAD CD available! Many more new & used CDs every week Packrat Annie’s 411 Kootenay St. Nelson 354-4722

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