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Volume 19, Number 3 February 10, 2010 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.” WE Graham and Winlaw Schools under review for closure or re-configuration by Jan McMurray The estimated savings of closing move the VWP to Mt. Sentinel. near Castlegar that was closed, but kindergarteners, and said she hoped School District No. 8’s board Winlaw School is $64,000. In this Campbell answered, “Anything is the funding was still coming in and parents would ask board members to of education will decide the fate of scenario, it was assumed that all possible.” there were still community programs consider this in their decision. Winlaw and WE Graham Schools kids from the two communities Another concern if WEG running at the school. Ahead of the February 16 on April 13, as part of the district’s would go to WEG, although it was closes is the fate of WE Graham Former Slocan Valley school meeting at WEG, parents are asked ongoing review of its facilities. acknowledged that some parents Community Service Society. The trustee, Penny Tees, commented to submit their ideas in writing to the At a public meeting in Winlaw would choose to send their children society gets some of its funding from that busing was at the core of the district office in Nelson, or to book on February 1, the board and some south to Brent Kennedy. The 7/8 the school district because WEG has three options. She pointed out a spot to make a presentation by district staff members presented the outdoor class and 9/10 VWP would community school status. Dooley that busing would make the day contacting Elaine Henderson at 250- three options they feel are viable: remain at WEG. The Strong Start said she knew of a community school very long, especially for full day 505-7046 or [email protected]. close Winlaw Elementary; close currently at Winlaw School would WE Graham; or make Winlaw a move to WEG, where there would K-3 school and WEG a grades 4-6 be a classroom available for it. school plus the grades 7/8 outdoor The estimated savings of closing program and the grades 9/10 Valhalla WEG School is $110,000. In this Wilderness Program. scenario, all K-6 kids would go to Superintendent Pat Dooley Winlaw and all grades 7-12 kids encouraged community members would go to Mt. Sentinel. This would to “think outside the box” and try require one or two extra classes to come up with a better option, at Mt. Sentinel, and a portable at which is what happened during Winlaw for the Strong Start. If the the recent school closures and re- VWP were to survive this option, configurations in Nelson. it would move to Mt. Sentinel. The The Slocan Valley review $110,000 savings assumes having process will involve three more just one extra class at Mt. Sentinel; meetings: February 16 at WEG at if two extra classes were needed, 6:30 pm, primarily for the public another approximately $90,000 for to provide input; March 29, for the a teacher would reduce the savings board and staff to respond to the to about $20,000. public input; and April 13, decision The third option of keeping day. both schools open would result in It was explained that the no financial savings and would not district is taking into account address utilization concerns, but is the environmental, educational, the most acceptable option to the community and financial impacts communities. in their decision-making process. All three options address the Dooley said the board has to respond educational concerns of multi-grade to enrolment trends and to look at the classes. In all three scenarios, there utilization of its facilities. would be a K, a grade 1 class, a 2/3, WE Graham has the lowest a 3 / 4, a 4/5, and a 5/6. If WEG utilization rate of all schools in the remained open, there would also be district at about 23%. It was built for the 7/8 and 9/10 classes. 254 students and has an enrolment In the two cases involving of 60. There are three classes this school closures, there is the savings year: a K-6, the 7 / 8 outdoor class of one principal position. During and the 9 / 10 Valhalla Wilderness public question period, one person program (VWP). suggested that option 3 could result The K-6 split class is causing in the same savings if there were just educational concerns. During public one principal for the two schools. question time, Dooley said, “The Superintendent Dooley said this reason we are looking at these could certainly be considered – it options is because WE Graham is the case elsewhere in the district. has 23% utilization, and multi- Another suggestion was to look The ladies had it this year at the 18th annual Winter Blues Boogie with Holly and the Blaze Kings and headliners No Excuse in a show age classes that are putting a lot at four-day weeks. Dooley pointed that kept visitors from as far afield as Spokane dancing ’til the midnight hours. Holly Burdon gets into the zone on bass and vocals. of pressure on us to add more out that this would only address staffing, which impacts the rest financial concerns, and would not Bachman and Turner confirmed to rock Nakusp Music Fest of the district that has already had affect utilization or multi-grade submitted and album charts as well as placing a solo rock album with different lots of changes, and we have new classes. She also pointed out that it Nakusp Music Fest is excited a half dozen more songs in the Top vocalists. He and Fred had rekindled environmental considerations and would make the day even longer for to announce that legendary rock 50. Takin’ Care of Business, You Ain’t their friendship years before. After financial considerations.” She also kindergarteners. icons Bachman and Turner will be Seen Nothin’ Yet, Let It Ride, Roll On Fred sang on the title track, Rock ‘n’ mentioned that full day kindergarten If WEG closed, one parent asked appearing at the festival on July 17. Down the Highway, Hey You, Blue Roll Is the Only Way Out, their one- is being implemented province-wide if there would be room for the Randy Bachman and Fred Turner Collar, Not Fragile, Four Wheel off collaboration evolved naturally over the 2010/11 and 2011/12 school extra grades 7-10 students at Mt. led Bachman-Turner Overdrive Drive, Looking Out For #1, My into a Bachman and Turner album years and said, “We worry about Sentinel, which has a utilization (BTO) to the height of international Wheels Won’t Turn – all classic rock and now a Bachman and Turner tour. kids starting off their school life in a rate of 94%. Mt. Sentinel principal, success. Over a four-year run they anthems written by Bachman and Nakusp will kick off the Canadian multi-age class.” Glen Campbell, was at the meeting earned a staggering 120 platinum, Turner. In their heyday, Bachman- leg of the tour. Winlaw Elementary’s utilization and said he would not know for gold and silver disks notching up hits Turner Overdrive sold in excess of For more information contact rate is also quite low, at about 58%. sure about space until the numbers in over 20 countries. The hard rock 30 million records and performed at Doug Switzer at 250-265-2141 or It has a capacity of 124 students and of students came in. Another parent Canadian quartet reached number the biggest arenas in the world. [email protected] or an enrollment of 73. wanted to know if it was viable to one on both the Billboard singles In 2008, Randy began recording visit www.nakuspmusicfest.ca. The Valley Voice is 100% locally owned 2 NEWS The Valley Voice February 10, 2010 Slocan Lake Stewardship Society provides update on foreshore project by Art Joyce is public land. According An initial foreshore fish and Five sensitivity zones have water mark. It features high discussion, Anne Sherrod About 60 people turned to Bruce MacDonald of the wildlife habitat assessment has been designated along the use by deer, for bird nesting of the Valhalla Wilderness up for a project update from federal Fisheries and Oceans been completed, but more field foreshore that contain fragile and critical fish habitat. Society urged caution the Slocan Lake Stewardship Nelson office, there are eight work remains to be done to ecosystems vulnerable to any Red zones identified as very r e g a r d i n g c o m m u n i t y Society (SLSS) the afternoon foreshore management plans refine current data. Settlement development. These zones high sensitivity account for 6 endorsement of a management of January 31. SLSS President currently underway in BC, patterns on the lake are another include all stream mouths and percent of the total shoreline. plan due to the fact that Therese DesCamp introduced but Slocan Lake is the only factor being analyzed to see the lake outlet, macrophyte Orange zones account for government environmental aquatic biologist Luce Paquin one to be done proactively, what the level of impact will zones (aquatic vegetation), about 70 percent of the assessments “are proven of Galena Environmental, and before intensive development be. shallow shelf/gravel beaches, shoreline. These will require to be a sham.” “Equally provided a brief synopsis of has occurred. The aquatic habitat index Bonanza Marsh, and the elk environmental assessments important to protecting the the society’s history to date. The various studies done is new to this year’s report, winter habitat in Rosebery. for any development. Yellow shoreline is protecting the Although more data remains over the years are being rated according to level of A 250-metre buffer zone was segments account for 23 Crown land above it,” added to be gathered on the foreshore collated to form a picture of human impact, shore type, allotted on each side of the percent of the total shoreline. Wayne McCrory, “recognizing of Slocan Lake, there is what’s going on in the lake. substrate (gravel, boulder, mouth of 12 creeks that have This is where development the interconnectivity of the enough information to form Foreshore inventory mapping etc.), riparian bandwidth an alluvial fan. A 100-metre is appropriate but should ecosystem and the pristine the basis of a management (FIM) has been done with (vegetation along the shore), buffer zone was accorded incorporate protection of fish quality of this lake.” plan. aerial photographs, video, littoral zone slope (below to all other creeks entering and wildlife habitat. Grey or “How do we get some sort Foreshore is defined GIS plotting and physical water level; shallow, moderate Slocan Lake. A buffer zone ‘modified’ segments account of interim protection for a place as the land between high description to identify features or steep), and land use (rural, was allotted around each of for one percent – here, like Bonanza marsh?” asked and low water marks and and patterns on the foreshore. industrial, or residential). the other zones of sensitivity development is acceptable, SLSS board member Lorna as well. as foreshore disturbance is Visser. DFO’s MacDonald Former Premier Vander Zalm files for anti-HST petition The study has identified already at its highest, though replied, “If you want it submitted province-wide referendum. Any registered voter can two major industrial impact some habitat restoration protected forever you have to F o r m e r B C P r e m i e r “This is different because apply to have a petition issued zones, at Rosebery and may be appropriate. Paquin get some zoning that legally Bill Vander Zalm has filed we have people of all political to gather support for a legislative Slocan, with up to 100 emphasized that the guidelines creates that. The other two an application with British persuasions involved in the proposal. The Recall and percent foreshore disturbance, are not “set in stone.” ways are to have a landowner Columbia’s Chief Electoral process, not just NDP. We Initiative Act allows registered while Valhalla Park has zero “What we’re presenting place a covenant on the land Officer, Harry Neufeld, for a have former Liberals, we have voters in British Columbia to disturbance, and the rural today is not a lake management or donate it to a conservancy petition to eliminate the new Conservatives, we have people propose new laws or changes zone has about 50 percent plan, it’s a guidance document,” group.” RDCK planner Monty provincial HST tax. The petition with no party affiliation,” said to existing laws. disturbance from human DesCamp explained. “A Horton added that there is will be issued on Tuesday, April Vander Zalm. Individuals or organizations settlement. management plan needs to some provision for protection 6, 2010 and Vander Zalm has 90 The NDP also has a petition who intend to oppose the From this information include social, scientific and of land above the foreshore days to collect signatures from opposing the HST on its website initiative, conduct initiative SLSS has produced detailed economic elements. It’s a through development permit 10 percent of voters in BC’s 85 at www.bcndp.ca/hstpetition. advertising, or canvass for tables and colour-coded political process from this zoning under the Regional electoral districts. “Campbell’s latest broken signatures must be registered shoreline maps as a reference point as much as a scientific District’s Official Community Six other initiative petitions promise is a $4 billion tax with Elections BC. The deadline point for a management plan. one.” Plan. have been launched in BC, and hike that will kill jobs and to apply for registration as an Bonanza Marsh is a rare DesCamp explained that A question was asked none have been successful, but make life more expensive just initiative opponent is March 8, ecosystem for this area and the next phase will require a about algae blooms in the lake. Vander Zalm is confident his when middle-class families 2010. For more information on has been given a ‘red zone’ community discussion that DesCamp said to contact the initiative will succeed, with need a break,” notes the website. the initiative petition, visit the designation for conservation, will help balance the various board for a testing kit anytime. volunteer teams ready to collect The HST will affect nearly Elections BC website (www. with a recommendation that foreshore developmental and For testing kits or signatures. If the petition is everything, from haircuts to elections.bc.ca/index.php/ no development be carried recreational uses. information contact Therese successful, it could trigger a theatre tickets to airplane tickets. referenda-recall-initiative/hst/). out above the 15-metre high During the audience DesCamp 250-358-7904. February 10, 2010 The Valley Voice NEWS 3 Helicopter used for drug smuggling seized near Silverton by Jan McMurray over the border at least ten times level, making it difficult for law to Nelson RCMP headquarters, Red Mountain Road property, no A helicopter used by organized in the last year-and-a-half, and enforcement to monitor and take where it will stay until the courts one was arrested. The helicopter crime to smuggle drugs across the was stored in at least five different the appropriate enforcement action,” rule on its status. The hearing will was seized under the authority of Canada-US border was seized from locations in the Kootenays. Pilots said Blanch. He said this type of take place in Victoria. Officers the BC Civil Forfeiture Act, which the Red Mountain Road property would use the chopper to make short aircraft represents a significant risk from the New Denver and Nelson only relates to assets, not persons. owned by Congo Recreation on hops across the border from one to the public, as organized crime RCMP detachments, Nelson Border Blanch said people would have had January 23. rural location to another, bringing groups often use inexperienced, Integrity Program, and Kamloops to be caught in the act in order for “This helicopter first came to as much as 180 kilograms of pot unlicensed pilots and unregistered RCMP Air Section participated in an arrest to be made. police interest in September 2007 and sometimes ecstasy out of the and poorly maintained helicopters. the seizure. “But every time the RCMP can and has been the subject of many country, and returning with a payload A police video of the seizure on Although court documents take away an aircraft from organized joint investigations with US and of cocaine. January 23 shows the Black Bell state that John Colby Mohnssen crime, we consider it another step local partners since,” said Sgt. “Helicopters can travel 206B Jet Ranger helicopter being of Winlaw and Joseph English of in the right direction,” he said. “We Dennis Blanch of the RCMP Border very quickly over very rough airlifted out by an RCMP helicopter, Nelson have been in possession want the courts to hit criminals right Integrity Program in Nelson. mountainous terrain, and in these and loaded onto a flat bed truck at the of the helicopter at various times in the wallet, and, in this case, take Blanch said the helicopter had particular cases they fly in low-level gravel pit on Red Mountain Road. since mid-2007 and that Congo away an expensive asset that assists been seen travelling back and forth light or even in darkness at treetop The helicopter was transported Recreation Ltd is the owner of the them in trafficking controlled drugs.” Clean energy report for BC issues recommendations submitted that is more transparent, strategic and New Democrat Energy Critic An alliance of many of the province’s inclusive of and beneficial to all British John Horgan sees the environmental top environmental organizations have Columbians – First Nations and the public organizations’ acknowledgement that delivered a report with clean energy alike. Among its recommendations are BC Hydro be allowed “to develop recommendations for the future of that energy conservation and efficiency all types of clean, renewable and low energy policy in British Columbia. The be made the highest priority and that impact electricity generation projects” move was made in part to counter BC BC’s electricity supply be as clean, as a pointed critique of the BC Liberal’s government energy policies that are renewable and low-impact as possible. It private power only energy plan. widely seen as inefficient and costly to urges adoption of a renewable electricity “This set of recommendations is taxpayers. planning framework that limits a positive framework for a broader The report, Recommendations environmental, social and economic discussion on how we plan for our for Responsible Clean Electricity impacts and maximizes public benefit. clean energy future,” says Horgan. Development in British Columbia, Water licensing, land leasing decisions “Our precious public electricity system was authored by the David Suzuki and governance need reform, and the is being compromised to benefit BC Foundation, the Pembina Institute, environmental assessment process Liberal friends, not to secure clean green Watershed Watch Salmon Society and strengthened to manage cumulative energy for the future of our province.” West Coast Environmental Law, and effects as well as improve monitoring has been endorsed by 25 environmental and compliance. An informed consensus organizations across the province. needs to be reached about the conditions Nothing says The report says British Columbians whereby renewable electricity could be “I love you,” are intensely concerned with climate exported from BC, if at all. change and sustainability. Many citizens like a Hot are also alarmed at the government’s Full moon ski Chocolate from Independent Power Project (IPP) plan, which committed BC Hydro to event on rail paying micro-hydro power producers trail postponed nearly double the market rate in long- term contracts. In a submission to the due to lack of government’s Green Energy Advisory snow Task Force, the Joint Industry Electricity submitted Steering Committee calculates that Because of a lack of snow in the export plans will cost BC taxpayers $450 region, the Slocan Valley Heritage million a year in money-losing power Rail Trail Society has postponed the sales. The committee is comprised of BC full moon ski event. The event was Hydro’s major clients – the province’s scheduled to take place on Friday, biggest industries. Energy Minister Blair January 29 at the Valley View Golf Lekstrom has acknowledged that some Course in Winlaw. The group are will sell at a loss, with contract rates at praying for more snow so they can between $88-120 per megawatt when the try it again during the February full going rate averages closer to $60. The moon. The new date being set for the government has ordered Hydro to make ski will be Saturday, February 27, at BC electricity self-sufficient by 2016. the same location between 7-9 pm. The report outlines how planning For more information contact the and development can proceed in a way group at 1-888-683-SVRT. 4 LETTERS The Valley Voice February 10, 2010

human conquest, and therein is the crux and Drug Administration made back in moms of young children aren’t the farmers in Canada. Don’t buy LG of the problem – this desire in man that the early 1990s. They even went so far only people who care about childcare. Flax farmers knew that the threat appliances we must conquer the earth and defy our as to recruit Michael Taylor, Monsanto’s In many childcare centres, the boards of GM contamination was a danger to If you are thinking of buying an LG mortality. former attorney, to head up the formation of directors are composed of men and their European markets. Unfortunately, appliance, don’t. None of the appliance The Olympics is about using our tax of GMO policy. That policy, which is in women who care about children (which they were right. There is nothing in repair companies that service this area dollars at the expense of other pressing effect today, denies knowledge of the should include everyone – weren’t we our current regulations to prevent the will work on LG appliances. I bought social needs to conduct a frivolous scientists’ concerns and declares that no all children at some point in our lives?), commercialization of GM seeds that we a dishwasher just over 2 years ago and celebration that is a culmination of safety studies on GMOs are required. It and who have knowledge and/or skills know would lead to economic disaster. I have to replace it. No one will fix it. everything that is wrong in this world. is up to Monsanto and the other biotech to contribute. These could include (but The biotech industry may wish Even if you have a warranty, it can’t be The attempts to make these games look companies – which have a long history are not limited to): research, accounting, to avoid this economic reality but the honoured. All of the repair companies ethical is laughable at best. All the sheeple of lying about the toxicity of their earlier grant-writing, marketing, fundraising, people’s government should not have say that they are difficult to repair and may be fooled, but some of us are not so products – to determine if their own foods secretarial skills, human resources, health that luxury. Bill C-474 is meant to ensure that they can’t get any help from the LG cute and cuddly…or stupid. are safe. and safety, carpentry, communications, that the government provides an analysis technicians. Also, they say that it takes Sadly, the Olympics will ultimately For those concerned with the health social work, etc. of the level of market acceptance before too long to get the parts, which they can be a flawed jewel of fading luster on a and well-being of their families, it is no We have been very fortunate to have permitting the introduction of new GM only get from LG. I called LG and was very large pile of garbage. longer an option to purchase foods that one board member who does not have seeds. I believe this is a necessary step told they could do nothing for me – and I Ed Nixon are not organic. young children, and she has ended up to ensure that farmers are protected from had to wait on hold for an hour to hear this. Winlaw Highly recommended viewing taking on the bulk of the work (Thank unwanted GM contamination that could Susan Johnson online: The Future of Food and The you, Debra!). Imagine what we could actually destroy their business. New Denver GMOs – what World According to Monsanto. www. accomplish if we had just one more Alex Atamanenko, MP you don’t know nongmoshoppingguide.com. member in her situation! BC Southern Interior Olympics and Daniel Thorpe Sarah Lawless NDP Agriculture Critic can hurt you Silverton Kaslo freedom of speech One of the most serious issues that Slocan Lake I am alarmed by the arrest of the has come along in quite some time is Who cares Atamanenko’s protesters at the Olympic torch ceremony the genetic experiment currently being studies On January 31 the Slocan Lake in Golden. These people were exercising forced upon the vast majority of the about childcare GM Bill about Stewardship Society (SLSS) hosted a freedom of speech and freedom of inhabitants of this planet. That is the in Kaslo? economics, not public meeting to present two documents. assembly as supposedly provided for genetically modified organisms that Anyone who cares about children. One was a scientific study of the fish and in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. are currently finding their way into our Anyone who wants women to have a politics wildlife values of the foreshore and littoral How can our country take issue with food supply. With no human trials being chance to participate in the public realm. I read with interest the January 21 areas (where plants grow underwater) of China over human rights abuses when undertaken, and almost no reporting by Anyone who wants parents to be able to article in the Western Producer about Slocan Lake. we are well on our way to an abusive the mainstream media in North America, support their families. Anyone who wants my Private Members Bill C-474, ‘NDP The other was draft Shoreline totalitarian rule here? Our governments the whole population has become the Kaslo to remain a diverse community that MP’s Bill Worries Canola Industry.’ Management Guidelines that would and their barking dogs, the police, guinea pigs. includes young working families. Anyone The article gives voice to the industry guide the issuance of permits for docks, are not our friends. They are all part GM crops were widely introduced who cares about the social and economic preference to avoid the market analysis marinas, boat houses, infill, retaining of the corporate agenda, a marriage in 1996. Within nine years, the incidence future of Kaslo. of new GM crops being proposed by this walls, boardwalks and many other between government bureaucracy and of people in the US with three or more In an ideal world, young children Bill and presents a rather hollow argument shoreline activities such as geothermal multinational corporations. chronic diseases nearly doubled, from could be cared for full-time by their that this could put a chill on R&D. It loops (drilling holes in the lake to cool The Olympics is the crowning jewel 7% to 13%. According to the Centre for parents and extended family. But in struck me that there was absolutely no water from solar heating systems - of corporatism and consumerism. It is Disease Control, visits to the emergency our contemporary society and current acknowledgement of the market reality presumably connected to lakefront consumerism that is killing us, not that room due to allergies doubled from 1997 economic climate, this is rarely possible, which exists internationally towards GM. development.) These guidelines were we don’t have a need for manufactured to 2002, and overall food-related illnesses even in Kaslo. Most of us don’t live The recent loss of our flax markets due apparently written by the Department of goods, but rather that the construction of, doubled from 1994 to 2001. Obesity, anywhere near our extended families, and to contamination by GM Triffid makes it Fisheries and Oceans, the BC Ministry of and useful life of these goods, is appalling. diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, and with the price of real estate, most families pretty clear that a GM technology that is Environment, the RDCK and some other The New York garbage dump on Staten autism are also among the conditions that with mortgages are forced to be double- not accepted by our major export markets parties, with input from the Slocan Lake Island (now closed so it won’t interfere are skyrocketing in the US. income families. I don’t know how single has no economic value whatsoever. Stewardship Society. with air traffic) is the largest man-made More than 70% of the foods on parents manage at all. What I do know European zero-tolerance is the There were strong indications that structure on the planet. ‘Garbage Island’ supermarket shelves contain derivatives is that many parents are scrambling for current reality. The outcome of any the BC government is preparing for in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is twice of the eight GM foods on the market – childcare from one day to the next. possible negotiations toward low- the sale of Crown land along the lake the size of Texas. Check out ‘garbage soy, corn, oil from canola and cottonseed, The current board of Periwinkle tolerance levels in other countries is to developers. The guidelines were island’ on YouTube and do an internet sugar from sugar beets, Hawaiian papaya, Children’s Centre has been working for far from guaranteed and relying on this based only on the fish and wildlife search for ‘Fresh Kills landfill’ or ‘largest and a small amount of zucchini and crook- over a year to try to fill this need in our potential future change in policy leaves values determined in the scientific study. man-made structure on earth.’ neck squash. community. We have met many obstacles, farmers with no protection. Is it not more Impacts on our communities, such as The Olympics is about driving the The US government has ignored the and are still working to overcome others. prudent to learn from the current crisis of diminishing public access to beaches, human body to extremes and quite often warnings of the scientists at the Food Our biggest obstacle, however, is a lack GM flax contamination and take concrete sound impacts from jet skis, explosive with later health consequences. It is about of involvement by people who don’t measures to protect our export markets? commercial waterfront development, and EDITORIAL / LETTERS POLICY need childcare themselves. As a board The industry warns against contamination of drinking water, were not The Valley Voice welcomes letters to the editor and community news comprised almost entirely of working introducing “politics” into GM approvals taken into account. articles from our readers. mothers of young children, our time in Canada but my Bill is about economics, The SLSS says many other Letters and articles should be no longer than 500 words and may be and energy for this project are limited. not politics. What are the economic considerations would be considered in edited. We reserve the right to reject any submitted material. Beyond the very basic necessities realities for farmers if GM alfalfa or further planning steps. But neither the Please mark your letter “LETTER TO THE EDITOR.” Include your of grant applications, bookkeeping, GM wheat are introduced, for example? address and daytime phone number for verification purposes. presentation nor the government stated ordering supplies, negotiating licensing Is the possibility of market closure an We will not knowingly publish any letter that is defamatory or libelous. what those further steps would be or when requirements, and recruiting staff, we’ve acceptable risk? Do we introduce new We will not publish anonymous letters or letters signed with pseudonyms, they would occur. had little opportunity to promote our GM crops at any cost, even if this cost is except in extraordinary circumstances. In the guidelines, only ‘Very High’ cause. our own markets? The reality is that GM Opinions expressed in published letters are those of the author and not values for fish and wildlife would receive But there is good news! Working contamination happens and is hurting necessarily those of the Valley Voice. continued on page 5 The Valley Voice Box 70, New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 Phone: 250-358-7218 Fax: 250-358-7793 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.valleyvoice.ca Publisher - Dan Nicholson • Editor - Jan McMurray • Food Editor - Andrew Rhodes • Arts & Culture Editor - Art Joyce Published and printed in British Columbia, Canada The Valley Voice is distributed throughout the Slocan and Arrow Lake Valleys from South Slocan/Playmor Junction to Edgewood and Kaslo on Kootenay Lake. Circulation is 7,200 papers, providing the most complete news and advertising coverage of any single newspaper serving this area. SUBSCRIPTIONS: CANADA $54.60, USA $84.00, OVERSEAS $126.00. E-Mail Subscription $21.00 (Prices include GST) Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement #40021191 February 10, 2010 The Valley Voice OPINION 5

continued from page 4 form of intimidation. As adults with an CPR grade showed over 90% opposed to section is disintegrating where the beavers Richard Allin in the January 27 issue of full protection, and that would cover enormous amount of experience dealing closing any portion to motorized usage. divert water over the railbed with their the Valley Voice, I would like to clarify only 5.9% of the lakeshore. It would with interactions between school children, An article by Peter Roulston indicates dam building. Dealing with this will some of the facts pertaining to the include small pieces of shoreline south we know that the victim may be the only that motorized use is responsible for require some expert advice on how to recent Hills Rec Community Survey. of Silverton, around Rosebery, and at the person who can say for sure whether keeping the former CPR rail grade open keep the trail in one piece while respecting It would appear that the majority of marsh at the head of the lake. something is bullying – and they are often for all to enjoy. In the seven years the the beavers’ right to their habitat. Even residents are opposed to a motorized / ‘High’ value areas cover 69.1% too scared to report. Hills Recreation Society (HRS) has the lakeshore section has some serious multi-use trail when in fact, of the 78 of the lakeshore. The only protection In the case of our most vulnerable been submitting these minority agenda wet areas that need more than casual responding households (82% response they would have is the possibility of children, we need to have very clear submissions, they reveal in their own volunteer work. rate to questionnaire), 45 are in favour an Environmental Assessment (EA). rules regarding the boundaries of touch. words that motorized traffic has not There has also been at least one of multi-use (58%) and 32 are opposed Many of us remember the shameless Compassionate adults often want to caused any substantial harm. “It is fair to application for use of the rail trail for (41%). In the survey, of the activities Environmental Assessments of the hug or hold these children, even when say that most residents are content with commercial ATV tours. This application listed to choose from, 10 were non- Celgar Pulp Mill expansion, the Jumbo they don’t know them very well. The the present use pattern of the Rosebery- was held back while the public rail trail motorized while four were motorized. Resort and the Glacier-Howser private community professionals involved with Summit Lake Trail.” decision is in process, but if the Regional Therefore, the fact that residents partake power development. Canadian and them and their families discourage this. In a recent survey by the HRS, “The District’s initiative fails and such a in several activities listed in the survey BC Environmental Assessments These children need to learn appropriate majority supports the continuation of a commercial application is approved, it manipulates the perception of usage vs. seldom turn down projects, even when touch and boundaries because they are many-use/multi-use rail trail on the old could easily lead to a situation that very users. Furthermore, Allin indicates that there is extensive evidence of major particularly vulnerable to physical abuse CPR right of way in Hills.” few trail users would want. there is only 23% supporting motorized environmental damage. and inappropriate touching. There was a report commissioned by The reality is that the vast majority of use, and 35% that support motorized use Ninety-nine per cent of EAs Students at Nakusp Elementary the Ministry of Community Development current use on the Rosebery-Summit Lake with conditions. This adds up to 58% are ‘screening processes,’ which do School hug, hand-hold, help and high- late in 1999. This Hanne Smith Heintz rail trail is non-motorized. This winter, majority in favour of motorized access. not necessarily allow public input or five each other on a daily basis, with our report showed clearly that there was NOT for example, there have been people In regards to developing the trail even public information. They can be blessing. They are free to play tag and sufficient support to make this section of cross-country skiing or snowshoeing corridor into a regional park that offers nothing more than reports written by many other games which involve touch. the old CPR rail grade non-motorized. on the Bonanza section virtually every peace and seclusion, most of us have the consultants of the developer, and In the last five years our playground has Thus far, new Area H Director day since mid-December and only one achieved that by residing in rural reviewed by the federal or provincial become increasingly safe and friendly due Walter Popoff has followed the desires snowmobile trip noted. The recent Hills environments such as Hills, Summit agencies. to ongoing education about appropriate of the community and we hope this will Community Recreation Survey indicates Lake and Rosebery. There has already In total, under these guidelines, behaviour, appropriate boundaries, and continue. The Area H North OCP and that 90% of Hills households use the rail been an increase by non-resident users 94% of the lakeshore would be open bullying. the general public have clearly stated trail in summer and 70% in winter, and in the last few years. The idea that to development under some conditions. Our teachers go above and beyond that trail development must include at least 80% of that use is non-motorized. further development will help protect Of that, 27 kilometres are in Valhalla the call of duty every day to help children motorized use. I know, with some As well, only a very few of the 78 the wildlife corridor, solitude and privacy Park. We assume the Park Act would grow up to be thoughtful, considerate, education and tolerance, a multi-use trail households in the Hills survey (82% of residents is rather ridiculous. As a take priority and the park would be fully empathic citizens. It isn’t easy to make can be successful. We have thousands of response rate) voiced opposition to longtime Hills resident and rail grade user protected. But what about the western quick professional judgments over and examples of this all over Canada. the Regional District’s application in with a substantial farm intersected by the shore north of the park? What about most over again all day long about children’s Tim Fox their comments. Over 80% support rail grade, we already deal with enough of the eastern shore? behaviour. Our teachers and school Summit Lake development that maintains or improves trespassers and traffic. The Stewardship Society invited personnel do an amazing job of making the rail trail, even though most cited issues A reference was made to the current input from the audience. People who great decisions every day. Next time you Let’s not lose that will need to be dealt with. Concerns usage figures from the recently completed weren’t at the meeting will have to see a teacher, education assistant, or noon include safety, garbage and litter, noise survey. The survey results show that wait until the documents are publicly hour supervisor in our schools, let them rail trail tenure and privacy, fish and wildlife issues, types 96% favour no development to moderate released. But you can read the Valhalla know that our community appreciates over motorized of use, and overuse. Just 10% indicated development of the trail, i.e. trail surface Wilderness Society’s submission based them for doing a difficult job that benefits they want no further trail development. maintenance/creek crossing and little on the public meeting on our home page us all. use issue We now have an opportunity to signage. Only 4% of respondents favour at http//www.vws.org. Or stop by the George Harding, Principal In recent conversations about the secure this world-class rail trail and the high level of development a park Valhalla Wilderness Society office and Sally McLean, Vice Principal Regional District’s application to secure wildlife corridor for future generations. status would entail, i.e. picnic, rest areas pick up a copy. Nakusp Elementary School the Rosebery-Summit Lake rail trail, Let’s have faith that we can work out a interpretive sites, garbage cans and access Anne Sherrod, Chair some friends in the motorized-user broadly supported management plan for gate, and a severe increase in traffic. Valhalla Wilderness Society Rosebery-Summit camp have said they plan to oppose the the trail. We have commitments from The rail grade passes through application because of fear that there will Area H Director Walter Popoff that agricultural land reserve and many of the NES does not Lake Application be restrictions on motorized use. management decisions will be based original homesteads exist and still have The word “park” in the application on public input. For now, let’s take the farms, livestock and gardens. Historically have ‘no touch’ File #4404926 seems to raise red flags. The application As a past member of the Area H North first step to secure it by supporting the and presently we use sections of the rail policy is for a “regional park trail” because the Regional District’s application. grade to transfer livestock, move farm Advisory Planning Commission (APC) RDCK’s Regional Park Plan Bylaw is In response to Ien van Houten’s letter and current member of the Rosebery I urge those who support the rail equipment and gather firewood. This in the January 27 Valley Voice, Nakusp used to create parks and trails, including trail to see page 2 in the last two issues does not fall into park usage. I am sure Parklands and Trails Commission, I was the local Galena Trail and the Nelson- Elementary School does not have a ‘no surprised by the back door manner of this of the Valley Voice for directions on how that many residents who completed a touch’ policy. We do have a ‘hands off’ Salmo Great Northern Trail. The latter to submit comments by email or regular community survey issued by a recreation application. was established with both motorized and rule, which we explain to our youngest During the OCP, it was clear the mail. society would not have imagined their children as “hands are for helping, not non-motorized sections. RDCK trails are Richard Allin responses would have been used to favour surveys and community meetings regional park trails. hurting.” showed a strong desire to keep access Hills park status of our corridor. Our playground rules teach self- It would be a shame to lose this Allin appeals to emotional sentiment for motorized recreation open and any opportunity to secure this historic, control, consideration of others, respect future trails must include motorized Doesn’t support rail around environmental values and for order, and proper behaviour in public beautiful, and ecologically sensitive trail protection of privacy and solitude while usage. In April 2005, the RDCK chair because of bickering over motorized use. trail application without places. In a crowded playground with and members of the board were presented seemingly promoting development and children of all ages from all kinds of While the status quo situation has appeal publicity of our rural corridor. In his letter with a petition containing 251 signatures to some because there are no restrictions management plan in place backgrounds, play-fighting and rough- stating, “We the undersigned do not I would like to address issues he indicates that RDCK has the support housing can confuse, intimidate and hurt on anyone’s use, it also leaves the door surrounding the recent application (ILMB of the community, while in actuality accept that any portion of the old CPR wide open to losing this valuable public children. We have to be sure that children Rail Bed from Nakusp to Rosebery be file # 4404926) from RDCK to have there is little support for this type of of all ages and abilities will be safe on our asset. the crown land rail trail corridor from development. However, without public closed to motorized use. If this is your With no protection, there is a strong playground. only option, then we demand that section Rosebery to Summit Lake turned into a input at this crucial time this park proposal Our rules are not just ‘skin deep.’ We chance that the continuous trail will park in conjunction with Hills Recreation will move forward. I do not support this (Nakusp to Rosebery) be removed from become broken up by private landowners teach children to respect other people’s your overall plan and be left as is.” Society recommendation and supporting application of tenure for park status boundaries and set their own, to refrain and pressures for land development. In documents sent to RDCK. without a comprehensive community In October 2007, the residents of recent years, one landowner has put up from name-calling and exclusion, and Summit Lake were surveyed door to door It would appear from references management plan that protects our uses to speak up for their own needs and the threatening signs and fences where the by Richard Allin and Gary Wright and values established prior to application. and 100% of responding residents signed rail trail passes through his property, and needs of others. These lessons take years a petition stating, “We, the residents of that after two rounds of lengthy public I encourage you to send written comments to learn. Families and communities do a there has been no easy way to deal with process dating from 2000 to present, concerning ILMB file # 4404926 to Summit Lake, want to see all recreational the situation. How long before someone lot of this work, and we are grateful. use of public lands to be fully multi-use.” RDCK has taken the responses and Natural Resource Officer, Frontcounter As far as friendly touch goes, this is with deep pockets applies for a piece of concerns of multiple interest groups into BC, 1902 Theatre Rd., Cranbrook, BC This petition was presented to then RDCK lakeshore property between Rosebery a very grey area. No child should have Director Don Munro for the board at an consideration. In fact the public meetings V1C 7G1 or email AuthorizingAgency. to hug someone they don’t want to hug. and Hills? resulted in an inability to move forward [email protected]. October 25, 2007 OCP meeting. The trail is also deteriorating badly, High fives and pats on the back can be Public meetings held in Nakusp due to opposition within the community. G. DePretto appropriate, but they can also be a subtle even with volunteer maintenance by In response to the letter written by Hills about developing this section of the old many who use it. The Bonanza Creek 6 PAID SUBMISSION The Valley Voice February 10, 2010 Friends of the LARDEAU RIVER Submission to West Kootenay Mine Development Review Committee others. We also note that Roca Mines has and decay). This is known to have a any participation by local citizens, public and First Nations by creation of a Support the not applied nor been required to apply for potentially negative effect on trout environmental groups or the Canadian man-made artificial lake in the vicinity Lardeau River an amendment to its effluent discharge spawning habitat, and we emphasize public. According to Ecojustice of Fish Lakes. Contact us at Box 1088 Kaslo permit PE-18187. the need for careful monitoring of this representative Devon Page, “in a clear As ‘compensation’ they are offering V0G 1M0 or Lardeauriver@ However, the Environmental phenomenon. We note the following and unanimous ruling, the Court has said to build an artificial reservoir, which canada.com Assessment Office (EAO) has concluded excerpt from the Masse & Miller that the federal government violated the according to fisheries biologist Dr. David that the application falls within their consultants’ executive summary on law. The judges stated that entire projects Levy, is unlikely to provide adequate Re: Roca Mines guidelines and is therefore not within water quality reports submitted with the must be environmentally assessed, and habitat to make up for what will be their purview to recommend a complete amendment application: the government ‘cannot reduce the lost. (Source: Mining Watch Canada, amendment environmental assessment. According to “High levels of nitrogen nutrients scope of the project to less than what is www.miningwatch.ca) Once again the an article in the Valley Voice of January were observed in both the portal mine proposed by the proponent.’” (To see the federal and provincial governments are application 27, 2010, EAO Project Manager Jennifer effluent and the tailings effluent. This ruling go to http://scc.lexum.umontreal. recklessly and with crude abandonment, for MAX Moly Dessouki determined that based on the is due to the residues from explosives ca/en/2010/2010scc2/2010scc2.html) failing to rigorously apply their own two conditions in the EAO regulations— use, and is commonly observed at While this may not seem germane to environmental protection laws, and the mine, Trout total tonnage and total increase of mine mine sites. Biological sampling in the the Roca Mines amendment application, department of Fisheries and Oceans Lake footprint area—the MAX moly mine receiving environment indicates that the our point is that mining laws have been is compromising its policy agenda of meets their requirements, thus making only detectable effect of the mine effluent weakened by the government of BC in “no net loss” of fish habitat. It is the Preamble: Friends of the an EAO review unnecessary. We can’t is due to nutrient loading. Higher than recent years. This has the potential to potential for these kinds of trade-offs that Lardeau River / trout help but be concerned that the original background levels of periphyton are subsequently weaken environmental favour industry over the environment spawning protection application under the ‘small mines’ observed at sites located closest to the monitoring of projects such as the MAX that concern us with regard to the Max The Friends of the Lardeau River category was contrived to avoid just such mine, although no increase has yet been mine. West Coast Environmental Law, moly mine. is a citizen-based group that provides an eventuality. detected at sites further downstream. one of the interveners in the Red Chris advocacy and support for the protection The MAX moly mine’s amendment The benthic community at Site P, located mine case, explains that BC mining Conclusion Certainly it is not our intention of the Lardeau River environs and application plans for its tailings pond closest to the majority of the discharge, laws were changed in 2002 and 2003 to suggest that Roca Mines Ltd. has specifically the Gerrard Rainbow Trout to be increased in size from 37 metres underwent noticeable changes between to “exempt some mining corporations any intention of flouting the law or spawning grounds. The Lardeau River / 110 feet (SE dam) and 30 metres / 2007 and 2008, with the majority of from permit requirements and pollution acting with reckless disregard for the is the only remaining major free-flowing 90 feet (NW dam) to accommodate metrics indicating increased impact laws; increase mining industry rights environment. As far as we can see they river system entering Kootenay Lake. the increased waste material. With a at this site. Very little changes were of access to private land; give mining have abided by all the provisions of the The river supports a wealth of fish and tailings dam footprint at 20 acres there observed at further downstream sites, approvals precedence over most other Mines Act, Environmental Assessment wildlife diversity along its entire length is already a significant incursion to the suggesting effects at these sites are land use designations; reduce buffer Act, BC Water Quality Act and other from its origins at Trout Lake to its landscape at this site even without the minimal. Two sites (L and B) that were zones between mineral exploration relevant regulations, and have met the confluence with the Duncan River near additional hectare represented by the exposed to a lower effluent load in 2008 activities and streams; and eliminate testing requirements of their permits. Meadow Creek, BC. From there it is dam expansion. If molybdenum share compared to 2007, showed signs of an preventative measures to avoid erosion However given recent changes in only a short migration to the north end prices rise sharply, provoking a still improvement in the health of the benthic from mineral exploration in community regulation favourable to the mining of Kootenay Lake. The Lardeau River greater increase in production, will this invertebrate community. This suggests watersheds.” industry in BC, we are concerned that a supports the largest natural spawning facility still be adequate to contain the that the impacts observed at these The powers given to the Chief full-scale environmental assessment was population of Kokanee Salmon in the waste material from lower-grade ore? two sites in 2007 are at least partially Inspector in the Mines Act are vague not triggered in the case of the Max moly entire Columbia Basin. Kokanee are Or will more tailings dams have to be reversible.” but potentially broad, and allow mine in Trout Lake. We wonder why considered a keystone species in the built yet at the Max mine site? How high The water quality report by Masse for exempting a mine from permit Roca’s amendment application does not Kootenay Lake ecosystem because and how massive can Roca’s footprint & Miller notes that the limiting factor requirements based on unspecified require a shift from ‘small mine’ to ‘large they are an important prey source for go? Extreme weather events in these to potential algae blooms is the current conditions. Small polluters have been mine’ status, with the attendant full-scale a number of predator fish. Gerrard mountains, especially during winter, rate of phosphorus discharge at the mine, deregulated, “making them subject environmental assessment requirements. Rainbow Trout and Bull Trout thrive are not unusual and may increase with which is low enough at present to limit only to a difficult to enforce prohibition With the potential for nutrient there because of the Kokanee bounty. climate change. The sensitive valley this effect. However, as their report also on causing ‘substantial alteration or loading of Trout Lake we urge careful The Lardeau River provides critical here is narrow and steep and there is notes, although the discussion of nutrient impairment of the usefulness of the monitoring of this aquatic ecosystem. spawning and rearing habitat for the always the risk of increased precipitation loading leading to eutrophication is environment’.” Further, notes WCEL, Since untreated effluent discharge poses a unique Gerrard Rainbow Trout, a events causing higher discharge into limited to Wilkie inlet, “nutrient loading “changes to the Drinking Water Act limit serious risk to this critical trout-spawning genetically and morphologically distinct Trout Lake. will also occur downstream, with Trout when the Minister can develop legally habitat, other treatment options should be species. Gerrard Rainbow Trout spawn Roca Mines is using only dilution as Lake effectively being the ultimate sink binding plans to protect the sources explored. And finally, there has been no annually in the spring with the vast a means of treating effluent, a solution for most of the nutrients.” Although they of drinking water. The Environmental compensation program established for majority found spawning at the historical we see as less than ideal in such close qualify this statement by adding that, Management Act makes it more difficult fish and wildlife potentially displaced townsite of Gerrard at the outlet of Trout proximity to critical trout spawning “the large size, and cold and oligotrophic for government to put site-specific by this project, an oversight we believe Lake. The Lardeau River also provides habitat. In the case of the Brenda Mines nature of Trout Lake” will likely limit protections in place for small polluters needs to be addressed. essential habitat for Kootenay Lake Bull near Peachland, BC, an open-pit copper- nutrient loading, we emphasize again the and businesses subject to the Codes Trout that spawn and rear in many of the molybdenum mine closed in 1990 after need for rigorous monitoring. of Practice.” Cabinet has been given In closing tributary streams of this important river. 20 years of operation, the reclamation Masse & Miller further note that the extraordinary powers to exempt industry We are reaching the point … growth plant utilized a sophisticated system dissolved molybdenum in the receiving from environmental requirements in the for the sake of growth … at which Roca Mines MAX of sand filtration, neutralization tanks, environment has “occasionally exceeded new Environmental Assessment Act, the very systems that support us are Moly mine permit and polishing ponds. This ferric co- the BC water quality guideline for the Mines Act, and the Petroleum and threatened. We have to ask … is it amendment application precipitation process utilizes two stages the protection of wildlife,” although Natural Gas Act. (WCEL, Cutting Up possible for government, industry and M-226 of pH adjustment and three levels “dissolved molybdenum levels in the the Safety Net, pp. 41-43) the public to rethink the ambitious greed The Friends of the Lardeau River of polishing for suspended solids. receiving environment (Site C) have For example, Environment Minister and self-interest scenario and balance have some concerns with this application, According to the paper published on remained well below the BC water Barry Penner and Energy, Mines and the need for man’s financial capital due partly to our role as advocates for the the Brenda Mines reclamation plant, quality guideline (BCWQG) for the Petroleum Minister Blair Lekstrom with valuing earth’s natural capital and protection of this critical trout-spawning “porewater collected from sludge protection of aquatic life.” While Masse announced the Government’s decision support both measures of wealth? habitat. We note that when Roca Mines exposed to these conditions did not & Miller do not see the dissolved moly to award a Provincial Environmental Just as the 20th century was originally applied for a mine permit contain any measurable concentrations solids as a serious threat to wildlife, once Assessment Certificate to Taseko Mines’ th dominated by financial capital, the they did so under the classification of a of Mo.” (Proceedings of the 5 again we note the potential for problems ambitious Prosperity Gold-Copper 21st century will value the concept of ‘small mine’ since the mine fell within International Conference on Acid if mine production increases metals Project, allowing it to pass a major natural capital with the opportunity to the maximum annual output of 75,000 Rock Drainage, 2000). Closure and discharge substantially. hurdle in the EA process. Taseko’s focus on commonsense economics: reclamation expenditures were $38 certificate is contingent on fulfilling tonnes. However the current application Recent Changes (The Economics of Ecosystems and projects doubling capacity from 500 to million, thus it becomes imperative from 103 commitments… including the Biodiversity) conserving nature and 1,000 tonnes daily, which technically both an environmental and economic to Environmental destruction of Fish Lake, Little Fish protecting the earth from rising human puts them above the small mines annual standpoint that the projects like Roca Regulation Lake and two kilometres of Middle populations, pollution and climate production limit. Under the Mines Act, Mines’ MAX moly mine is carefully In a recent Supreme Court of Canada Creek for the sake of the 20-year open- change. In this regard, it is time to a mine designated under the ‘large mine’ monitored during its operational lifespan. ruling in the case of Mining Watch v. Red pit mine in the Chilcotin near Williams actually use the Best Management Chris Development Company Ltd. and Lake. “The [Environmental Assessment category would normally be subject to an Nutrient loading Practices that science and technology environmental assessment at this volume BC Metals Corporation, the federal Office] assessment report concluded has to offer. of production. We acknowledge that concerns Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, the project is not likely to result in We thank you for your attention to Our concern is that the potential Roca Mines has been required to submit Minister of Natural Resources and any significant adverse effect, with the our concerns and invite any questions increase in nitrates and phosphorus to a review by the West Kootenay Mines the Attorney General of Canada, it exception of the loss of Fish Lake and you may have. discharged from settling ponds could Development Review Committee with was determined that the Canadian Little Fish Lake,” the Province said. Sincerely, lead to a nutrient bloom in the tributary the various stakeholders, i.e. the federal government had erred in issuing permits Conditions for developing the mine Grant Trower waters of Wilkie Creek that feed into Department of Fisheries and Oceans, to the Red Chris copper and gold include implementation of a fish and fish for Friends of the Lardeau Trout Lake (a condition known as Environmental Assessment Office, First mine in northern BC. The federal habitat compensation plan to offset the River Nations, Regional District of Columbia- eutrophication, which limits oxygen environmental assessment excluded any losses of the rainbow trout-bearing lakes Shuswap, Ministry of Environment and levels by excessive plant growth study of the mine itself, and excluded and provide fishing opportunities for the February 10, 2010 The Valley Voice NAKUSP & THE ARROW LAKES 7 Nakusp council, January 26: Steel structures bylaw adopted by Art Joyce Lafleur said it becomes effective the garbage pickup problems was amend Village water rates, was given co-chairs.” Councillor Mueller wants • A public hearing was held on date the bylaw is enacted. The bylaw discussed. Pedersen is seeking a third reading and adoption. it made clear that “we’re not asking bylaw 614-6, a bylaw to amend was given third reading and adopted. change from alley to curbside pickup • Bylaw 625, to establish a for additional training funding, as zoning bylaw 614 by providing • Council discussed its recently in the area of Nelson Avenue and 8th heritage commission, was tabled there’s already money set aside in regulations for steel containers. issued unsightly premises order Avenue between 1st Street NW and until the February 18 meeting with the budget for this.” One woman stood up to protest for public works to clean up the 4th Street NW due to obstructions the commission at the Nakusp • Council discussed danger any regulation, adding “You wish Columbia Machinery and Equipment from snow and blind spots in traffic. Courthouse. Mayor Hamling asked trees on a property by the highway to control it without researching property. Councillor Mueller said she Councillor Mueller was in favour all of council to attend if possible. bypass at Columbia Crescent. The it?” CAO Lafleur explained that it’s would rather wait until the property of the request but wants businesses • Council was asked by staff to Village met with Bruce Lintott of the basically the same bylaw as the one owner returns to get him to pay for affected to have a meeting with review and endorse the Occupational Ministry of Transportation, who will used in Kelowna. When she became it, otherwise it could be too difficult public works to establish the best Health and Safety Core and hire an arborist. argumentative Mayor Hamling called to collect the $10,000 cleanup cost arrangement for them. The motion to Contractor Coordination Program. ULRIKE ZOBEL, LAWYER for order, explaining that council is on his taxes. A motion was passed go with curbside pickup was passed Mayor Hamling said, “I think 17 YEARS EXPERIENCE not the forum for argument but for that he will be given 30 days to clean with this amendment. basically the draft is good but my FAMILY, CUSTODY, SUPPORT offering submissions for or against. up the property from the date of his • Bylaw 623, the anti-idling and concern is that there’s a mechanism CRIMINAL, DRUGS, DRIVING The woman asked to be recorded as return. smoking in public places bylaw, was for everyone to be elected except an Naksup, Kaslo, Nelson, New Denver opposed to the bylaw. One resident • A public works report from given third reading and adoption. employee representative. I’d like to Silverton, Castlegar, Rossland, Trail asked if the bylaw was retroactive. manager Mike Pedersen regarding • Bylaw 463-13, a bylaw to see an employee rep as one of the 250-265-4372 1-877-265-4372 Nakusp public works and grant status update The Village of Nakusp is coming of Environment. Delterra will be place. The heat recovery system will $20,000. Project completed by CBT off a record year for infrastructure completing the water and sewer be installed this spring. funding. grants. Recently council provided master plans soon and concentrating • Fire Hall, Western • Historical registry grant, an update on the progress of these on the project. Diversification grant of $1.6 million $20,000, approved by Ministry LAKE projects. • Water Well No. 2, $521,830. plus Village share of $900,000. of Tourism. Corrine Tessier of • The Brouse water treatment Thorman Drilling has completed the Fire, ambulance and SAR have Workplace Solutions has been hired SKI CLUB plant, $1,614,000. The project is well drilling and has completed the agreed on a floor plan and design is to complete the registry. Annual General funded 100 percent by the gas tax. well test. Volume of water is greater underway by Mickeljohn Architects • Age Friendly Planning grant, Meeting Surveying for the new treatment than expected. Backup generators of Pencticton. The Village will be $10,000. Approved by the Ministry plant was completed in November. have been quoted for the wells. Well posting for a construction manager, of Community Development. Feb 18, 2010 The treatment plant will be put on connection to the pumphouse will be with work scheduled to begin as soon Workplace Solutions was awarded hold while sewer and arena projects done this spring. as weather permits. the contract. Nakusp Secondary proceed. • Arena upgrade, total $1.53 • Cemetery upgrade, $20,000. • Trees for Tomorrow grant was School • Sewer upgrade, $971,000. million. Paid for by a Towns for The interpretive centre structure denied however intakes are ongoing. Funded by the Municipal Rural Tomorrow grant of $400,000 plus is complete, the archives have • Water meter study grant, Room 20 • 7:00 pm Infrastructure Fund (MRIF) with the $250,000 paid by the Village and completed research, maps completed $10,000, was denied by Towns for Village paying one-third. The pipe RDCK. The $885,000 geothermal/ by the RDCK, and the website Tomorrow, so the Village will seek • New members welcome • outfall to the lake was completed solar Gas Tax grant application is up. The cemetery now has a funding elsewhere. by Public Works and Crescent Bay has been approved. The ice plant sprinkler system to improve summer Construction, saving about $20,000. completed by PACE Industrial has appearance and new fencing has Reclaimed water pipe has been been operating since October 17. The been approved. ordered and shipped. Drawings auditorium roof has been replaced • Arena sound system, $10,000. are complete and have been sent to and solar panels installed. Instead The CBT grant application was the Ministry of Transportation for of a geothermal field, a 16,000 successful and installation is approval of the bridge crossing and gallon tank will be used as a heat complete. right of way requirements. The sewer sink to absorb 1.6 million BTUs • Parks playground replacement, treatment plant has been researched of waste heat from the arena. This and quoted and final design is in heated water will then be used to progress. Irrigation holding ponds heat the arena when the ice plant is WANTED and liners are also being designed and not running. New lights, perimeter have been approved by the Ministry boards and plastic covers are in TO BUY: Nakusp Ice Devils victorious over CEDAR AND Kaslo Winterhawks submitted the score, but the Ice Devils took PINE POLES On Saturday, January 30, control of the rest of the game. John Shantz the Nakusp Ice Devils, Senior Scoring in the second period was • 250-308-7941 (cell) Novice, played host to the Kaslo Bateman, unassisted, Wyatt Petterson Winterhawks. assisted by Bateman, Volansky Please contact: Gorman Five minutes into the first period, unassisted and Timothy Barisoff Brothers Lumber Ltd. Reid Bateman opened up the scoring assisted by Madison McCrory. Third with the assist going to Eric Vieira. period goals were scored by Barisoff Less than four minutes later, Bateman (2) to give him a natural hat trick 250-547-9296 got his second of the game with the with the assists going to Kimberly assist going to strong defenseman Roberts, Ledger Coates and Noah Adam Volansky. Eric Vieira made Fizzard. With two minutes left in the game 3-0 with a tape-to-tape pass the third period, the Winterhawks that came from Bateman. Kaslo did managed to squeak just one goal manage to slide one past the Nakusp past outstanding goaltender, Brayden goaltender to finish the first period Reardon. Reardon saved many 3-1 for the Devils. goals throughout the game giving Kaslo started the scoring off in the Ice Devils the 9-3 win over the the second period to slightly narrow Winterhawks.

The Nakusp Courthouse is one of the candidate sites for the Nakusp Heritage Registry. An information session will be held on February 18 at the Courthouse, from 5 to 7 pm. 8 SLOCAN VALLEY The Valley Voice February 10, 2010 New Denver council, January 26: Community garden proposal received by Michael Dorsey the vacant lots listed in their proposal Village staff has recommended that • Mayor Wright and Administrator projects, with climate action and • Council received a petition/ letter be donated to the Village for the power connection be installed, so Gordon reported on the meeting wildfire interface on their agenda as proposal letter from 12 property the sole use as a community garden that a temporary panel can be attached with Jason Hartley regarding well. owners and residents in proximity and public space, maintained by for the festival every year. Regarding backflow valves. After explanation • Councillor Greensword to the S-curve in New Denver. They local volunteers. Council passed a water, staff is recommending that the and discussion of options and types reported on the January 20 meeting request that council approach the motion asking staff to make enquiries society save on expenses by attaching required, council moved to retain of the Kootenay-Boundary Regional Ministry of Transportation to ask that into the legal status and potential hoses to the stand pipe near the south Hartley as consulting expert to design Hospital District. Greensword availability of the lots. Mayor Wright end of the new washrooms. Terms of Reference for Backflow was elected vice-chair, and was and Councillor Greensword noted that • Council approved some requests Prevention. congratulated by mayor and council. Slocan Lake one of the lots listed was designated from the Village of Silverton regarding • Mayor Wright reported that he She reported good attendance at as a potential back-up site for the the fire department. One request was had a long conversation with Toru the meeting, and noted that Area H Garden Society affordable housing project, and may to use the Silverton Fire Hall meeting Fujibayashi regarding the proposed Director Walter Popoff and Area K need to be held in reserve. room for two regular Silverton council sculpture. Fujibayashi said it would Director Paul Peterson were elected (SLUGS) • A meeting will be set up with meetings. The other was to remove the be one and a half tons, sculpted from to the executive committee. Garlic Fest Co-ordinator Ellen yellow fire truck and small red truck a four-ton block. • Recreation Commission Kinsel to discuss electrical and from the New Denver and Area Fire • There will be a public meeting #6 advised council that the next AGM & Planning water upgrades to the park. The Department’s inventory. Both these in Knox Hall, 7 pm, Thursday, grants will be coming up in April. festival organizers would like to trucks are obsolete and not needed February 11, inviting public input on Information will be available in a Meeting make power and water available at the by the department. The Village of the development of the New Denver couple of weeks. It was noted that as new washroom building so that food Silverton has been making the lease Sustainable Community Plan. Anyone the CBT Community Initiatives grants Sunday, February 21 vendors can be placed in that area of payments on the yellow truck, and interested in completing a survey can are also coming up, RDCK and Rec 6 2:00 pm the park, “to alleviate the congestion Area K (Arrow Lakes) Director Paul contact the Village office at 250-358- will compare applications. and competiton for resources that Peterson is interested in purchasing it 2316 or [email protected]. • Council approved Accounts have arisen in the past…” The cost of for $6,000 for Burton. Silverton would • The Chamber of Commerce Payable for December 2009: Barb Yeomans’ Residence the upgrades would be borne by the like to use the small red truck for AGM was held January 18. Councillor $193,072.96 General and $207,340.04 festival (Hills Recreation Society). ceremonial purposes. Council agreed Campbell reported the following Water. to amend the Fire Service Contract to executive was elected: President, Nikta reflect the approval of these requests. Boroumand; Vice-President, Katrine New Denver New Denver • Public Works reported on the Campbell; Secretary-Treasurer, Carol breakdown of the Village backhoe Bell. Directors are Steve Hammond, Donation Store while working on two fall burials. Bill Roberts, Susan Yurychuk and hosts grand re- Sustainable They borrowed Silverton’s machine to Ross Johnson. complete the work. They also reported • Mayor Wright noted several opening Community Plan that the generator set will be in soon, items of interest in his RDCK report. submitted by Carol Bell and that the new water reservoir is The board is working on the 2010 The public is invited to a grand 85% full, and has been bacteria tested budget; Slocan Councillor Hillary re-opening of the Donation Store on Notice of Public Meeting with results pending. The system is Elliot was elected chair of the General Saturday, February 13. Coincidentally, being disinfected with chlorine. Once Affairs Committee, and Area D it is also the beginning of the Year of Where: Knox Hall in New Denver the chlorine residual amount falls to Director Any Shadrack was re-elected the Dragon. We will have tea/coffee/ the permitted level, the system will Rural Affairs Chair. As well, the Tri- snacks to share from 10 am-2 pm. When: 7 pm, Thursday, February 11, 2010 be activated. The water will not be Regional Economic Service Access During January we sorted and tossed, chlorinated. Committee is examining microhydro painted and restructured and are now All people interested in learning about the New open for business. Denver Sustainable Community Plan being We would like to clear up confusion about the Donation store. developed are invited. We are seeking community PUBLIC NOTICE We are not a free store; the RDCK provides that service at the transfer input and insights into how the final plan will look. Sand & Gravel Pit Application - Mines Act station for a drop-off fee. We accept Anyone interested in completing a survey or who clean, reusable goods. In return, A public information meeting will be held on Friday, people donate cash. After paying our has questions can contact the village office at rent and utilities, the money goes to 250-358-2316 or [email protected] February 19, 2010 at 7:00 pm at Krestova Hall support the Bosun Hall. We operate completely with Regarding a proposed volunteers; they have been steadfast self-starters and incredibly hard Sand & Gravel Pit located at working. We do need more. Volunteers Lot 68 DL 7362, 7369 District Plan 5921 can pop in and work for an hour, while waiting for an appointment, or come For further information, please contact in while in town, or sign up for a regular shift. JNP Contracting Ltd. For those who would like to know where the money generated 250-359-8039 at the Donation Store goes, please come to the annual general meeting Anyone interested in this application is invited to at the Bosun Hall on March 4 at 7 pm. attend. We will be making decisions about the stage and looking at the future direction of the hall. All are welcome. February 10, 2010 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 9 Slocan residents support sustainable community planning by Art Joyce neighbourhoods, with members and The willingness of people to help each program, eco-tours that include Sinixt discussion and planning, with dates to The Village of Slocan has projects across Canada. other in times of need and the safety pit house locations, a festival unique be announced. For more information decided it’s time to start planning for “Ultimately we’ll come out of of the community for children were to the community, and restoring fish contact Sustainability Solutions a sustainable future. On February 4 it with a community sustainability cited as major reasons for pride. “If population in the river. Infrastructure Group associates Kim Hardy, Nicole about 30 residents packed the WE and economic development plan,” you’re down on your luck here you’re ideas included a viewpoint created at Chaland and Jeremy Murphy at Graham School library for the first in said consultant Jeremy Murphy. not looked down upon, people pull the highway summit that would entice [email protected], a series of discussion forums designed “Really it’s your input that’s going together,” said one man. visitors to stop in the community, and [email protected] to help build on community strengths to determine what that looks like. We The second question asked, “What finding a way to direct traffic flow or jeremy@sustainabilitysolutions. for a more diversified local economy. want to see what’s here, not what’s assets does Slocan have that can be to the town centre, including clear ca or visit their website at www. The Village has hired Sustainability missing, what skills and assets you built upon? How?” Residents cited markers such as signs and planter sustainabilitysolutions.ca. A website Solutions Group to guide the multi- have. And then we want to build on the Slocan Valley Rail Trail, Ecozy boxes along the route. Industry ideas for the Slocan project will be up soon stage process, using the ‘world café’ that. It’s a very positive, empowering (the new business building eco- included boundary expansion to at www.sustainableslocan.ca informal setting to generate ideas that process.” homes), summer skate park camp, create more land for light industrial, Smokey Creek Salvage form the basis of a community plan. In Concern was expressed by some Japanese-Canadian and mining history a hydro plant, waterfront recreational 24 HR TOWING phase one, to occur during February, of the 30-somethings that there are that could be better developed, high development that would include all New & Used Auto Parts, Back Hoe Work, there will be community assessment, too few in their age group left in the speed internet, recreational assets ages and use of the mill site for cold Certified Welding & Repairs, Vehicle Removal gap analysis, consideration of effective community to provide a strong core such as the ice rink, library, the beach storage or conversion to greenhouses. WE BUY CARS & TRUCKS 359-7815 ; 1-877-376-6539 practices, and a sustainability vision. of young families. The information potential, Sunday market, public Residents are encouraged 3453 YEATMAN RD, SOUTH SLOCAN Phase two will include sustainability boards prepared by Sustainability service clubs such as the Legion to participate in the next round of planning, financial analysis, bylaw and Solutions show 265 people in Slocan and Women’s Institute, the only all- The Corporation of the Village of Silverton policy analysis from February through over age 15, with a majority over age woman council in BC and a skill base P.O. Box 14, 421 Lake Avenue March. Phase three will explore 50. One young woman said she’s of woodworkers, artists, musicians, Silverton, British Columbia V0G 2B0 community economic development noticed huge changes in just the past tradespeople, quilters, and others. Phone: 250/358-2472 Fax: 250/358-2321 mechanisms, community-based four years, with the loss of many Natural assets include the Slocan venture scenarios, with a finalized businesses since the shutdown of River and Lake, the Village’s location Email: [email protected] community sustainability plan by the the mill. as the centre or ‘hub’ of the valley, and end of April. Sustainability Solutions The consultants posed a series creeks for microhydro use. Group is a worker cooperative that of questions for residents to ponder. The third question, “What is AN INVITATION does planning for communities and The first question asked was “When your vision for Slocan in the future? was a time when you were most Hopes and goals?” generated an The Village of Silverton Council invites Brian McKeever proud of Slocan? Why?” Residents impressively diverse range of ideas. answered that they were proud of the These included a theatre on the lake the local community to view the makes Canadian wellness centre, the school programs, for film and plays, building on arts and Olympic team recreational opportunities, world- culture programs and facilities at the 2010 OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY by Jan McMurray class skate park, Valhalla Wilderness school such as the woodworking shop Brian McKeever, legally blind Program, campground and RV park. currently not in use, a 100 Mile Diet cross-country skier who has roots Date: Friday, February 12. 2010 in Rosebery, has reached his goal NOTICE to become the first athlete with a Time: Doors open at 5:00 PM disability to qualify to compete at both Place: Silverton Memorial Hall the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Village of Winter Games. McKeever earned his spot on New Denver Everyone Welcome! the Canadian Olympic team when Subject to Section 166 of the Community Charter, the he won a 50-km Nor-Am race at the Canmore Nordic Centre last month, Council of the Village of New Denver invites public con- HEAR YE!!!! HEAR YE!!!! AS OF 3:25PM TODAY beating many of the best able-bodied sultation in the preparation of the Village’s 2010 Five Year (Wednesday FEB 10, 2010) YOU HAVE ONLY 96 HOURS cross-country skiers in North America. Financial Plan. Council welcomes public input from resi- LEFT TO GET YOUR CHANCE AT $5,000.00 OR A The most likely race McKeever dents of the Village with regards to items of concern they SECOND PRIZE OF $2,000.00. ONLY 1000 TICKETS ARE will compete in at the Olympics is would like to see addressed in the budget. Please submit BEING SOLD FOR $20.00 PER TICKET. Where can you the 50-km race on the final day, and your comments to the Village of New Denver Municipal get this chance??????? he hopes to compete in other races Office by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 1, 2010. Village New Denver Locations: Slocan Lake Hardware, Anita’s as well. In the Paralympics, he plans Hair Design, Ann’s Natural Foods, Anderson Insurance, Gla- to compete in all five races for the of New Denver Municipal Office, 115 Slocan Avenue (at cier View Service (Petro Can), Nuru Designs, Valhalla Inn, visually impaired. These include three rear of building), P.O. Box 40, New Denver, B.C. Phone: Mountainberry Foods cross-country ski races (5-km, 10-km 250-358-2316 Email: [email protected] and 20-km) and two biathlons (7.5-km Silverton Locations: Silverton Buildings Supplies Carol Gordon, CMC and 12.5-km). Nakusp Locations: Marvin Small Motors Repairs McKeever competed in the 2002 Administrator and 2006 Paralympic Games, and won Kootenay Savings Credit Union (New Denver Branch) seven medals, four of them gold. Feb 10, 11, and 12, 2010 In 2007, he made history at the Bosun Hall (New Denver) Bingo Feb 12, 2010 7:00 pm world championships in Sapporo, (smoke free environment) Japan as the first Canadian athlete with Heritage Tea (Bosun Hall - New Denver) Feb 14, 2010 2:00 a disability to ski in an able-bodied pm until 3:25 pm competition. He finished 21st out of Draw at 3:30 pm 119 in the 15-km freestyle event, and 24th overall. EARLY BIRD WINNER OF $1,000.00 McKeever, now 30, was diagnosed Drawn Jan 1, 2010 with a form of macular degeneration that affects central vision when he was 19. He had been a member of the national junior cross-country ski team, and switched to para-nordic skiing when he became legally blind. His brother, Robin, a 1998 Olympian, serves as Brian’s guide for the para- nordic races. For the Olympic races, however, Brian will ski on his own. McKeever’s mother, Jean (Yokoyama) McKeever, grew up in Rosebery. The McKeever family spent their summer holidays at their cabin in Rosebery, and Jean and her husband, Bill, still come out to Rosebery for the summers. They live in Calgary, and BRUCE ANDERSON- NEW DENVER, BC Brian lives in Canmore. Sponsored by Slocan Lake Arena Society –Licence #20057 10 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice February 10, 2010 New Denver Sustainable Community Plan update submitted by Craig Stowell and The workshop on Thursday will needs (i.e. clean air, water, food, shelter, that self-reliance and resilience are ‘in community. Fraser Blyth include a short presentation on the work warmth) with the threat of climate the bones’ of the community and a “We have also identified many The phase one report of the New and the approach of the consultants so change and without the abundance of strong part of village heritage. opportunities for the Village to go Denver Sustainable Community Plan far, followed by an engaging discussion energy that oil provides will challenge “Two of the most visionary beyond the status quo and set a standard has been completed by consultants on sustainability in New Denver. typical business-as-usual practices. documents that stood out in the review for building community resilience Craig Stowell and Fraser Blyth and This workshop is being organized to Furthermore, ensuring that our higher were the Food Charter and the BC into town planning actions. It is our was submitted to the Village office on encourage the residents of New Denver level needs are also satisfied so that we Climate Action Charter. Both of these challenge to the Village of New Denver January 11. Phase two of the project to provide input which will guide may continue to enjoy our high standard documents recognize the importance to consider this question: entails gathering public input at a the development of New Denver’s of living will force the community to of addressing the need to maintain “Is New Denver ready to consider workshop, being held on Thursday, Sustainable Community Plan. become more resilient in adapting to and increase local diversity through a paradigm shift change and imagine February 11 at 7 pm at Knox Hall in The following is the executive these future threats. re-localization of food and energy a future town bylaw system with food New Denver. summary of the phase one report, to “Our review of Village documents needs as much as possible. There are and energy bylaws as priorities with all give the public an idea of what has been and bylaws found many exciting and enormous opportunities for the Village other bylaws being informed by them?” found ahead of the public meeting. innovative things that are being done to implement the concepts from these Anyone interested in filling “This Executive Summary by the Village to adapt to this future. charters into existing bylaw structures out a questionnaire on community report comprises Phase One of The New Denver Community Heritage in order to move towards a more sustainability can contact the Village at WOOD PRESERVERS LTD. the development of an Integrated Values workshop done in 2008 illustrates self-sufficient, resilient and diverse 358-2316 or [email protected]. Community Sustainable Plan (ICSP) BUYERS OF CEDAR for the Village of New Denver, which & PINE POLES is a requirement of receiving transfers Top four projects chosen for a healthy Mike Casey cell 344-8477 from Federal Gas Tax Revenue. The Offering planning, management goal of this report is to provide a holistic economy in the North Slocan Valley and sales for Woodlot Licences and resilient systems evaluation of what by Jan McMurray These eight projects were then community to take these projects and Private Land Owners. the village is saying and doing to build A community greenhouse, a discussed in small groups, with a forward and make sure they happen P.O. Box 4, community sustainability. grocery co-op, an educational centre, report out to the whole meeting. Then on the ground. Brisco, B.C. V0A 1B0 “This evaluation was done based and seniors’ services were chosen another vote followed to identify The high level of public on the premise that peak oil and as the top four project ideas at the the top four. Anyone interested in participation in this project was noted Phone (250) 346-3315 climate change are two of the most February 4 public meeting of the getting involved with the community by both Stolte and Jan McMurray, Fax (250) 346-3218 serious threats to the Village of New ‘Building a Healthy Economy in the greenhouse can contact Mick Wilson one of the Healthy Housing Society TOLL FREE 1-866-346-3315 Denver in meeting its most basic needs. North Slocan Valley’ project, initiated at 358-2899; for the grocery co-op, representatives on the project’s Evaluating how we will meet those by the Healthy Housing Society. Heather Fox at 358-2680; for the advisory committee. They thanked Consultant Mike Stolte of Nelson educational centre, Leah Main at leah. community members for their gathered hundreds of project ideas [email protected]; and for seniors’ participation and encouraged them to in the ‘Healthy Economy’ project services, Kevin Murphy at 358-7143. get involved with moving forward on process, which included a public Throughout the meeting, any of the hundreds of ideas that will meeting, a survey, interviews with key Stolte stressed that it was up to the be published in Stolte’s report. community members and a review of past studies. Annie Collins to represent “Any of those hundreds of ideas are viable business opportunities that Kootenays in Winter Games entrepreneurs can run with – and by Art Joyce finals, which are the final qualifiers they’ll all be in my report that will Hills resident Annie Collins has for medals. be in by March 31,” said Stolte at come first in the midget girls cross- Collins is part of an active, sports- the beginning of the meeting. “But country category for zone one, the oriented family. She first skied at 18 tonight, we are focusing on those that Kootenays, qualifying her to represent months and entered her first race at age are community oriented, that will both East and West Kootenays at three. She is currently a grade 9 student foster a healthy, resilient economy in the BC Winter Games March 4-7 in at Nakusp Secondary School and has the North Slocan Valley.” Terrace, BC. The qualifying races were done home schooling for much of her After summarizing the results held in Kimberley for the Kootenay elementary years. of his research, Stolte presented a Cup. The Winter Games are a provincial list of 16 projects that he and the “It’s very exciting to be able to go springboard toward the Canada Winter project’s advisory committee had to the Winter Games and experience Games, which in turn can enable athletes short-listed. The approximately 60 that,” says Collins. “It was my first to go on to the Olympics. Transportation people at the meeting voted on the 16 race of the season so it was really cool and accommodations for the Winter projects and narrowed the list down to win.” Games are covered; competitors pay to eight: educational centre, grocery There were four competitors only a $150 registration fee. co-op, community greenhouse, value- eligible to compete in her category. “I definitely would like to go as far added uses for wood, forest interface Racers are paced for heats at 15-30 as I can skiing,” she says. “It’s really thinning, community power project, second intervals, as well as mass cool to go to an event with other athletes, targeted recruitment of young families races and sprints of 600-800 metres. to travel with them, be competitive, race Valentine’s Day and foreign students, and seniors’ The distance race at the BC Winter and have fun.” services. Games is 3.5 kilometres, although Collins is also helping organize this most competitions use a five-kilometre year’s UN Children’s Conference on Gift Packages Jacob Butt, on behalf course. A qualifying round pits racers the Environment in Japan this year, and of Bergevin Electrical against the clock to help determine was a delegate to last year’s conference Build a package to suit your budget: Inc. is now taking jobs who moves on to semi-finals and in Korea. in the New Denver, Nakusp and Slocan Flowers -Fresh cut from Fern’s Valley Area. Massage -Pristine Day Spa Chocolates and more. Please call 250-358- 2479 or 250-505-6182 Call Susan @ 250-358-6804 to Order or and leave a message to find out more Free Estimates. Pick-up or delivery Certified, Licenced, Supplies are limited so order early And Insured Annie Collins from Hills will represent the Kootenays at the BC Winter Games. February 10, 2010 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 11 Village of Slocan age-friendly survey calls for feedback submitted plan to guide the Village in setting Slocan Street no later than Monday, www.slocancity.com. Slocan’s Age-Friendly Assessment Is the Village of Slocan age- policies for an inclusive community. February 15. Or, if you prefer, For further information, contact Project, at 250-352-1200 or email friendly? Slocan and area citizens are People of all ages are encouraged complete the survey’s online version: Patricia Dehnel, consultant for [email protected]. invited to complete the age-friendly to complete the survey as younger assessment for the Village of Slocan. people are the seniors of tomorrow Mt. Sentinel hosts Café Jazz fundraiser to beat winter blues Surveys were placed in residents’ and may also be the caregivers to submitted Festival. This 40-year-old festival, the and desserts and drinks are individually mailboxes in early February. seniors of today. Want a fantastic way to help cure largest jazz festival in North America, is priced. Money raised will help offset the A community that helps its The anonymous and confidential those winter blues? Do you love to an exciting educational event for music cost of the trip for the students attending. citizens aged 55-plus maintain active, survey covers the eight key areas listen to local musicians and savour students, and Mount Sentinel students For more information, call Susan healthy and productive lives is age that reflect age-friendliness and that decadent desserts, in an intimate café have been attending for at least 17 years. Wilson at 250-226-7751. friendly. An age-friendly community have been identified by seniors in setting? If this sounds tempting to you, There will be decadent desserts, supports citizens of all ages. For rural, remote and urban areas of Mt. Sentinel Secondary Stage Band coffee, tea and juice. There will also be a Support the Valley Voice with example, a level sidewalk is great for Canada and the world. This survey students invite you to attend the annual silent auction this year, which will end at a voluntary subscription a stroller, skateboard, walking cane, is based, with permission, from Café Jazz fundraiser at the school, 8:30 sharp. Admission at the door is $5, Only $10-$30 wheelchair and all citizens. the surveys being used by Slocan Thursday, February 11 from 6:30 to Survey responses will help the Valley neighbours of New Denver 9:30 pm, featuring popular local band INEXPENSIVE FAMILY CAMPING Village of Slocan assess its age- and Nakusp, and was originally Playmor Junction Big Band as well as 1985 VW Westfalia Van sleeps 4. Rebuilt engine and major friendliness and help the Village developed by the Centre on Aging at both school bands. renovation summer 2009. understand and plan for the changing the University of Manitoba. Mt. Sentinel Junior and Senior Located Kaslo. $6,000 obo. 353-9636 needs of an aging population. Survey Please mail your completed Stage Band students are travelling to Woody Wodraska responses will be included in a final survey to the Village of Slocan, Box the University of Idaho, in Moscow, [email protected] report to council in May and will 50, Slocan BC V0G 2C0 or drop Idaho in late February to attend the be the basis of developing an action it off at the Village office at 503 Lionel Hampton International Jazz Nakusp Rotary presents Annual Dinner Theatre This Friday & Saturday evening really shows all the work volunteers Tracking the actual hours at 5:30 pm contribute to make Dinner Theatre a volunteers put into last year’s event Tickets available till 5 pm success. The work goes far beyond brought in an additional $3,100 of Friday at Barton Insurance Rotarians. There were students provincial funding. Money Nakusp Only three days left to buy your manning the coat check and serving would not have seen without the tickets the meal. We had a broad range of government initiative and without the $35 each, reserved seating individuals helping in the kitchen. volunteer who recorded the hours and Rotary has been presenting a play The Village staff go beyond their job submitted the application. for Dinner Theatre for the last 12 descriptions to make the community This year once again those years. This is done with volunteers to hall ready for us. Let’s not forget the volunteers and a few more local raise funds for our community. Last Rotarians, their families and friends, businesses are involved to present year the BC government came up with filling in to man the bar and do all the Kiss or Make Up, a romantic comedy a program to attract more people to odd jobs. Barton Insurance sold all the of local actors standing up to entertain volunteer and reward the communities tickets. Our local businesses supplied you, the audience. that did so. so many little things and delivered Come out for an evening of fine The BC government asked service materials to the event. The school let dining and entertainment and help clubs to pick a project and track the us use their ovens. And of course the support all those things we love about hours volunteers put into the project. cast, all local talent willing to practice Nakusp. Rotary chose Dinner Theatre. And it and stand up to entertain us. Get your tickets today !

11th Annual Rotary Dinner Theatre “Kiss or make up” -by Jack Sharkey This Friday & Saturday Featuring Local Talent Tickets still available until Friday, 5 pm at Bartons Insurance. Deb Guest is catering the meal, so it will be spectacular

Dinner Don’t miss the Nakusp Rotary Dinner Theatre this year, February 12 and 13, featuring Kiss or Make Up, directed by Theatre Christina Nolan, and a sure-to-be-fabulous dinner catered by the one-and-only Deb Guest. There are only three days Tonight left to buy your tickets, so hurry on down to Barton’s Insurance. 12 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice February 10, 2010 Lardeau Valley Seed Savers joined by seed company founder submitted by Jade Summer be starting seed trials this year in Stellar Seeds, is that “it is critical BC, the vast majority arriving from own seeds. The seed savers group The newly formed Lardeau Valley several locations. The group focused to ensure farmers have access to locations scattered around the planet. recognizes the obvious importance Seed Savers is up and running. Over 20 its first meeting on defining goals. traditional and heritage seed varieties These seeds are coming more and of seeds in maintaining local food local people attended the first public The most important goals included and that these seeds are being actively more under the control of corporations security, and the advantage of having meeting, including Mary Ballon, the producing seeds, having educational adapted to changing environmental that reduce the available varieties and locally adapted seeds. former owner and founder of West presentations at each meeting, conditions.” push governments to enact laws that For more information phone Kate Coast Seeds. The next meeting will obtaining a seed cleaning machine, Very few seeds are produced in criminalize farmers for saving their at 250-366-4452. be on February 21 at Lynx Farm in and learning to work together as Johnson’s Landing and will include agricultural stewards. Full Signal movie comes to New Denver a seed exchange and a potluck lunch. There are many reasons for submitted fighting to regulate the placement are alive, you are being touched by Ballon is looking forward to starting this group. One of them, in T h e a w a r d - w i n n i n g of antennas; and to lawyers and law electromagnetic radiation related to working with the group and will the words of Sorrento seed company documentary, Full Signal, is showing makers who represent the people cell phone frequencies.” at the Bosun Hall in New Denver on wanting those antennas regulated. “This truly is a film about Friday, February 19 at 7:30 pm. This Filmed in ten countries and six EVERYONE on this planet. This is a sneak preview of the film before US states, Full Signal examines the film deals with the personal stories its general release in Canada. contradiction between health and of a few individuals in the US, in Full Signal, directed by finance, one of the many ironies Europe, and in the Middle East. But Palestinian/American filmmaker and of the fight to regulate antenna people from Indonesia to Trinidad journalist Talal Jabari, is about the placement. are starting to voice their concerns proliferation of cellular technology The film first premiered in over the placement of antennas in across the globe. As his website December 2009 in New York and their neighborhoods.” points out, this technology has won Best Documentary at the “Dr. Louis Slesin inspires me to spread, unabated, like wildfire. More Myrtle Beach International Film ask the question: if you own and use than half the world’s population Festival. This year it has already a cell phone, do you have the right owns a cell phone. And nearly won the award of Merit at the to protest against the placement of everybody lives within the range of Accolade Competition and is an an antenna in your neighborhood?” a cell tower. Yet nobody truly knows Official Selection at the Big Sky To answer this question and to what extent this technology has Documentary Film Festival and also many more, come out and catch this an impact on the human population. at the Environmental Film Festival in sneak preview, showing the night Full Signal talks to scientists Washington, DC. before the North Valley Mountain around the world who are researching As the filmmaker puts it, “There Film Festival in New Denver. the health effects related to cellular are 3.5 billion cell phone users in For more information see: www. technology; to activists who are this world. So the chances are, if you fullsignalmovie.com Folkwood Players present Squabbles comedy in Edgewood and Fauquier submitted Valentine’s seasons running, first the exasperated couple’s efforts to What do you get when a couple with the zany There Goes the Bride restore sanity, there just doesn’t seem of headstrong argumentative in-laws and then with the risqué Don’t to be a happy solution. Or does there? descend on the home of their married Dress for Dinner, the intrepid cast Hosted by Legion Branch 203, offspring and it looks like it might and crew of Folkwood Players now the evening kicks off with a potluck be for good? You can find out on march boldly on into the hostile and dinner at 5:30 pm (optional). The Friday, February 12 at the Edgewood hilarious world of in-laws. performance begins at 7 pm. The Legion Hall when Folkwood Players When ill health befalls the bar will open at 5 pm and during present Marshall Karp’s hilarious cantankerous Abe Dreyfus (“An the intermission. Adults only at this and touching comedy Squabbles. argument a day keeps the doctor performance. After raising the roof for two away”), the happily married career The whole family can enjoy couple Alice and Jerry Sloan do what Squabbles at the Fauquier any caring daughter and son-in-law Community Hall the following two would do: they open their doors. weekends: Saturday February 20 and But it’s a disaster in the making. Saturday February 27. Doors open Especially when, on the brink of a at 6:30 pm. Performances begin at watershed in their marriage, they’re 7 pm. Concessions will be provided obliged to open those same doors by the Needles-Fauquier Women’s once again, this time to accommodate Institute. Jerry’s equally argumentative Tickets, available at the door, mother, Mildred Sloan. For all are $10 for adults and $5 for minors.

“Stop talking to the monkey and fight it out like a man.” John Banta, as the cantankerous Abe Dreyfus, verbally dukes it out with Kathy Watson, as the equally argumentative Mildred Sloan, in the hilarious and touching comedy Squabbles, presented by Folkwood Players this Valentine’s season. February 10, 2010 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 13 Kaslo artist featured at Kootenay Bakery Café submitted views of the Purcell Mountain Range journey, painting has become an New artwork by Kaslo artist as seen from Kaslo. Come down and exploration in emotion the deeper I get Suzanne McLean is on display at take a peak if you’re in the area. into this love affair I’m having with the Kootenay Bakery Café Co-op on McLean is an emerging artist colour. I paint mostly landscapes, or at Baker Street in downtown Nelson for who paints surreal, expressionist, and least my own dreamlike interpretation the month of February. impressionist inspired landscapes. of them, because that’s what moves Original acrylic paintings in “Painting is something I wanted to do me.” varying sizes will be available for for a long time before I started doing McLean’s paintings can also viewing or for purchase for reasonable it. Yet I never thought of myself as be viewed online by at http:// prices. Paintings focus mainly on an artist. I just wanted to play with onlinegalleries.com.au/users/ treed landscapes with a few panoramic colour. Only a few years into this DreamGallery.

Kaslo Skyline, by Kaslo Artist Suzanne McLean, is among her works on display at the Kootenay Bakery Café. Word of Mouth storytelling event returns to Slocan Valley submitted Maritime bay. tickets early. The Passmore Lodge is A big bug on a boat, how a UFO Jack Cowley’s Valley Life tells the located on the Old Passmore Road, can change your day, life during story of how the family farm became which parallels Hwy 6 in Passmore. wartime in the Slocan Valley, traplines an internment camp. And then there It is approximately 15 kilometres and twists, growing up in South were the locals who started burning north of the Hwy 3A junction and two Africa, and finding trouble like you down each others houses. During his kilometres north of Slocan Park. Watch wouldn’t believe. These are the themes 85 years, Jack’s had a pretty unique for signs. to be found at Word of Mouth 9 – view of the Slocan Valley. This event is supported by the Storytelling in the Slocan Valley. This Ray Stother tells the tale of The Slocan Valley Arts Council, Selkirk year the event takes place on Sunday, Horse of Power. Join the co-founder College and the Columbia Basin February 21 at the Passmore Lodge of the Vancouver Storytelling Festival Alliance for Literacy. from 1-4 pm and is hosted by Slocan to find out just how much trouble you For more information phone 226- Valley Recreation. can get into. 0008. Storytelling has become a part of Jane Sinclair’s New Shoes and the fabric of the West Kootenays in Sammy Loves Bread explores what recent years and this mid-winter escape happens when mama puts you on promises to continue the adventure. a diet, or when your shoes are too ‘Everywhere and Here’ is the theme small. These stories grew out of Jane’s of this year’s event and the stories experiences growing up in South promise to make the world a little Africa. smaller before the afternoon is done. Susan Hulland tells Tales From Barry Gray’s tale will be The the Trapline, about the trappers of a Spider on the Harrop Ferry. Who century ago. Kootenay Lake historian knows what grows under the railing Hulland shares the misadventures of of this old boat? One of the founding these hard-working, resourceful and storytellers of the Procter Storytelling tough as nails trailblazers. Festival returns to tell us about it. Admission to Word of Mouth Anne De Grace will read an is $10 in advance and $12 at the excerpt from her new novel Sounding door. Tickets can be purchased at the Line. Follow the life of Pocket and Slocan Valley Recreation office and friends when someone/something at the Silver King Campus of Selkirk drops unannounced into this small College. Seating is limited so get your Local film festival explores mountain culture across the Kootenays submitted Festival will feature films about The North Valley Mountain Film kayaking, mountain biking, and Festival will bring the community skiing, such as Lucky 13 by Castlegar’s together again this winter to explore Dainty Deathy Productions, What’s our local mountain culture. A Next? by Fruitvale’s Aaron LaRocque, stimulating evening of film and and Up Down by Rossland’s Brian photography, the Mountain Film Coulter. Striking photography by Jim Festival will take place on February Lawrence will give an up-close look at 20 at Bosun Hall in New Denver. our local wildlife and landscapes, and Doors open at 6:30 pm, show starts we will follow New Denver youth as at 7 pm sharp. they canoe Slocan Lake. The festival Each year the festival collects is sure to inspire a love of wildness films and slideshows by media and adventure in everyone. artists from around the Kootenays Tickets for the North Valley to celebrate our natural landscapes, Mountain Film Festival can be wildlife, and outdoor adventures. purchased at Silverton Building “The films in this year’s festival Supply and Ann’s Natural Foods in draw almost entirely on local talented New Denver. The event typically sells artists and adventurers eager to share out, so get your tickets in advance their perspectives and experiences,” (adults $5 and youth $2). Chillia Zoll says Myles Berney, one of the festival will be serving her famous shortbread organizers. “We have a wonderful and other goodies throughout the line-up, with a diversity of high evening. quality short films and slideshows For more information contact about environment and culture.” Myles Berney at 250-358-2200 or The North Valley Mountain Film Nadine Raynolds at 250-358-2164. 14 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice February 10, 2010 Locavore Feast and Six Slocan Valley Minutes a wonderful community event submitted by Marcia Braundy Alternatives Research and Training new people who have recently moved the restaurant. Now that’s a great 100 when Moe Lyons was chair of WKWA 2010’s January Locavore Feast, Society (RARTS) cooked two of Ed to our Valley. Mile story. back in the 1990s) in early February. the 100 Mile Potluck at the Vallican Varney’s turkeys, and we also sampled After dinner, Clare Kelly and Will Parker, chair of the RARTS The Slocan River Valley Farmers Whole Community Centre, was a bear sausage, elk stew, and potato-leek her daughter started off a rousing Six Board, got up next to tell us about the Society (SRVFS – pronounced ‘serfs’) spectacular success! The tables were soups. Valley residents were also most Slocan Valley Minutes by telling us how organization, its goals and hopes for the let us know how to recognize if we were laden with locally grown food delights, generous with their carefully frozen and she and her partner Paul (new owners future, and encouraged people to get farmers. Did we: build a greenhouse made at home by most everyone who preserved fruits, including huckleberry of the Cedar Creek Café in Winlaw) involved. Jennifer Yeow sang us a song bigger than our farmhouse? Read came. Of course, there were grand pies, a giant fruit salad, and many apple negotiated with the Nelson Brewing she wrote about the Slocan River to the seed catalogues instead of books? varieties of potatoes, each uniquely crumples, all products of our own Company (NBC) to get the spent grain tune of ‘The Mighty Columbia.’ Ed Put our animals to bed at night? Pay prepared, but delicious beets and winter growing efforts. It was a time to just from their beer making process, to Varney shared a letter he had received more in taxes than we make? Dustin salads abounded as well. The Rural sit and visit with neighbours, and meet use it to make the bread they serve at from the government, telling him that to Demontigny (226-7139) said the keep his farm status, a new ruling was SRVFS next meeting will be February being brought in that would require him 6, and welcomes new members. to sell $10,000 worth of farm products, Marcia Braundy described the rather than the current $2,500. Val ‘Digital History of West Kootenay Mayes and Bonnie Baker each kept Feminism’ project she is working on humour running through the night, one for WKWA, to be launched on March with a commentary on Lost Socks and 7 at the Touchstone Museum in Nelson their uses, and the other with sheep. and March 13 at the Kootenay Gallery Brian Rosen, who is organizing in Castlegar. Ice climber and high arctic a benefit to support Haiti, entertained explorer Margo Talbot shared some of with his song, ‘Keep Our Rivers Wild.’ her excitement and set us up for the slide Moe Lyons, MC for the event, sang her show she was to present through the new rousing song, ‘Kootenay Rednecks Slocan Valley Recreation Commission. from Canada,’ and finished her set with Glorious songs in French and English ‘The Loggers Song,’ which reminds came from Laure Bourely, Sophia and us that loggers are our neighbours, Seamus, and Emma. Frank Nixon and can have interests in sustainable recited a poem, and one of the best parts forest practices as well. Vera Mahina of the evening was an aerial acrobatic refused to be hooked off the stage when performance by the Evolutionaries: she went overtime talking about the Freyia and Saffire Shye, who are current devastation to the Palestinians teaching a course on this on Sundays at in Gaza, and Sandra Hartline reminded the Vallican Whole Community Centre. us that the West Kootenay Women’s All in all, a wonderful community Association (WKWA) was hosting event with a broad cross-section of the Five Feminist Minutes (yup folks, that’s cultural pockets, age ranges and political where the original idea came from, leanings of our Slocan Valley residents.

Freyia Shye gave a demonstration of aerial acrobatics at the January locavores feast at the Vallican Whole. Nakusp Elementary students invite public for Battle of the Books submitted friendly competition. The Nakusp Public Library This is an excellent opportunity invites everyone to hear Nakusp to discover what readers this age Elementary students give mini- find exciting and interesting. The reviews of the books they are reading Battle of the Books competition from the Battle of the Books list on will take place at the Bonnington Tuesday, February 23 at 12:15 in the on Thursday, March 4 at 1 pm. The library. The Battle of the Books is a audience will feel the excitement and tournament that mixes books, fun be truly amazed at the phenomenal and friendly competition between knowledge and recall of these young teams of Nakusp Elementary Grade readers. Good sportsmanship and 5, 6, and 7 students. The ‘battle’ mutual respect are inherent values in stimulates reading in the context of the Battle of the Books competition. Housing affordability session to be held in Slocan submitted government’s Homelessness Partnership Do you have concerns about the Strategy. This strategy is targeted not affordability of housing in Slocan and only towards people who already are area? Are you struggling to make rent, without a place to live, but those at risk pay bills, and afford food on top of that? of losing their housing. Other concerns Come and make your concerns that are included are substandard, heard at the WE Graham Community overcrowded or inadequate housing. Service Centre at 1001 Harold Street There will be a survey on the subject in the Village of Slocan. Celeste Le for those who wish to fill it out. All Duigou of the Nelson Committee on information shared will be anonymous Homelessness will be there on Thursday, and confidential. A healthy vegetarian- February 25 from 11 am to 3 pm to friendly lunch will be served. For more listen to your concerns and ideas. The information call Joanne Ellis of the WE Nelson Committee on Homelessness Graham Community Service Society at is doing outreach work in the smaller 250-355-2484 or Celeste Le Duigou at communities as part of the federal 250-352-6011 extension 19. February 10, 2010 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 15 Nakusp’s NaCoMo Wellness Centre offers open house event by Art Joyce bioresonance practitioner. “We taught himself to walk again is how she describes her classes. her own work with relaxation was invited to meetings to form Our 21st century digital hope we can bring the whole without pain after traumatic She plans to do a mother/daughter into Roth’s method. “It’s very a collective. lifestyle is taking its toll on health, community to access wellness injuries. Feldenkrais is based class, and creative dance to world accessible, you move in your The centre recently received with more and more people because that’s the way of the on the interaction of movement music for children. own way at your own pace.” a CBT grant that helped them working indoors at sedentary 21st century,” adds instructor with brain function. Stacia says Dagmar Meyer is teaching Zumba, a movement class purchase a digital projector. occupations. The NaCoMo Tyson Bartel. she has been told three times in ballroom, Latin American and done to jazz and Latin American Regular movie nights known Wellness Centre, managed by the The collective’s board is her life she’d never walk again country dancing. A writer, music with aerobic action, is as Philosopher’s Corner will be Nakusp Collective for Movement composed of Dagmar Meyer, due to injuries but has regained naturopath, and holistic massage taught by Sharon Metlewski. held, with discussions after the and Wellness, offers a wide range Mary Freebairn, Brendalee movement through Feldenkrais. therapist, she trained in Europe Jodee Zinselmayer is an Iygar screenings. of programs to get people moving Morgan, Stacia, Tyson Bartel, “I’m walking in a way I and Calgary. “We know that yoga teacher, a form of yoga The open house will feature and having fun doing it. An open and Jodee Zinselmayer, all of haven’t been able to for 30 years. dance employs all three parts of that uses very precise alignment performances by Aboriginal house will be held February whom are therapists, teachers or Doctors look at my legs and the brain, left, right and ‘back’ in posture. “Jodee has a really and African drummers. There 13 from 10 am to 1 pm with health practitioners of some kind. ask me how I walked into their brain,” says Meyer. She hopes great teaching personality,” says will also be a meeting of demonstrations from instructors. Bartel is a movement office.” that dance will catch on in the Bartel. “With the precision of those interested in the Nakusp There are classes available to specialist who learned yoga Brendalee Morgan is community so that eventually the demanding style she makes Community Gardens project. suit just about every conceivable and meditation in Asia while a holistic practitioner who world class instructors can be it very beginner friendly.” The event is an opportunity to interest, from specialized forms studying with the Dalai Lama specializes in iridology and has brought in. The NaCoMo studio was explore new classes that could of yoga to dance instruction to to become a Buddhist monk. been a master herbalist since Terri McLeod teaches renovated from the original print be integrated into the centre, says therapeutic movement and even He teaches Awareness Through 2000. She is also a belly dancing Kripalu yoga at the centre. shop by Marie Brown, a dance Bartel. “Ideally what we want is belly dancing. Movement classes based on teacher who has performed Gillian Redwood teaches wave teacher and after she moved out for more teachers to come and “A major part of wellness the Feldenkrais method. Bartel hundreds of shows over the dancing Fridays at 7 pm, a form the studio was expanded by Jodee teach here,” adds Morgan. is movement; without that spent four years acquiring past 11 years, including one of movement based on rhythms Zinselmayer, a recent arrival To view class schedules, go wellness doesn’t happen,” says certification in Feldenkrais and at the Belkin Centre in Banff. designed by dance instructor from Calgary. She ran it for a year to www.nacomo.ca. Call 250- NaCoMo board member Stacia, is a certified yoga instructor. “To awaken the goddess within Gabrielle Roth to relieve anxiety and realized it was too much for 265-9948 for general information a body/mind/speech therapist and Moshe Feldenkrais, a physicist, through the art of belly dancing,” and stress. Redwood integrates one person to operate. The public or 250-265-4123 for bookings. Free help available for preparing tax returns submitted basic income tax returns, and in Volunteers are asked not to these with you to determine if the past seven tax seasons. to contact you by telephone to Starting in late February, low some cases, electronically file prepare returns for those with the you should seek the assistance “I want to stress that the complete the questionnaire. Once income residents in the Silverton/ them on your behalf. following deductions: investment of a public accountant. CVITP volunteers are not your return has been prepared, New Denver/Hills area will have There are some specific income over $1,000, partnership The volunteers will prepare trying to compete with the you can pick it up – everything the opportunity to access no-cost criteria under the CVITP that are or business income, rental your return, complete the public accounting firms,” said will be returned to you. Please income tax preparation. This established by the government income, capital gains income, necessary forms so you qualify Schweitzer. The Kootenay be prepared to show photo ID to program is available under the in order to qualify. For a single commissions income, farming or for other social programs (i.e. Savings Credit Union in New pick up your completed return sponsorship of Canada Revenue person the qualification is an fishing income, final returns for a GST Rebate, Guaranteed Denver has graciously offered and related documents. Agency’s (CRA) Community income of no more than $25,000 deceased person, and tax returns Income Supplement, etc). Most a meeting space for individuals Volunteers are needed in this Volunteer Income Tax Program before tax, for a couple the with complex deductions for of the volunteers use income wanting to have their returns area, so if you are interested in (CVITP). Under this program, maximum is $30,000 and for a pensions, RRSPs, or employment tax software provided to them prepared by a CVITP volunteer. being a CVITP volunteer, be sure trained volunteers will prepare single parent $30,000. expenses. Volunteers will discuss by CRA, so returns are prepared There will be a staffed table in the to attend the mandatory training quickly and accurately. Many credit union on Tuesdays from session in Nakusp on February Study on affordable housing in the Slocan Valley released volunteers are certified e-filers, so 10 am to 2 pm starting on March 11 at Robertson Memorial United submitted by Derek Murphy estimate of costs; how to put a few properties listed for under that service will also be provided 2. Individuals can drop off their Church from 9:30 to 3:30 (bring T h e S l o c a n Va l l e y second home on your own land; $250,000. A household with at no cost to the taxpayer provided tax information, and complete a lunch). If you plan to attend, Seniors Housing Society will possibilities and constraints for an annual income of $36,000 they qualify for e-filing. Wayne a questionnaire so their return contact the CVITP Coordinator, be releasing a copy of their seniors housing and housing (and a $15,000 down payment) Schweitzer, a recent retiree who can be prepared. If there is a Bernard Anderson, at (250) 870- recently completed study on for vulnerable members of our could afford a home between has moved to the area from high interest in this program, the 5576 or by email at Bernard. affordable housing in the Valley. community. $133,000 and $145,000. Nelson, has been doing this for CVITP volunteer may arrange [email protected]. The report will be made public The report’s findings are The Slocan Valley is losing at a community workshop to be fascinating. As more residents its diversity by becoming held on Saturday, February 20 near the age of 75, there will be unaffordable to young families at Passmore Hall, 10 am-1 pm. a pronounced tendency for them and low- to moderate-income The workshop will discuss the to move out of the valley in order households. There is virtually findings of the report and will to be closer to health services. no government funding except explore how to develop more The concept of aging in place for ‘hard-to-house’ individuals affordable housing in the valley. has limited application to rural and for seniors’ care facilities Among the issues to be areas, and will apply primarily in urban settings. Given the explored: past and future to healthier and younger seniors. lack of government subsidies, changes in the makeup of the The Slocan Valley has a very the most viable approach to valley’s population, due to high rate of home ownership developing affordable housing aging and movement of people compared to other areas of BC, is the development of ‘low-end- into and out of the valley; how with 83.6% of all households of market’ housing (examples increases in the cost of housing owning their own homes and are given in the report). The are changing and impacting 16.4% renting. There has been best areas for development the fabric of our community; a dramatic loss of affordable of affordable housing are in how developing low end of housing in both rental and home or adjacent to public water market housing can help keep ownership markets. Rental systems, on or close to public our community healthy and inventory dropped by 22% (90 transit routes, and within dynamic; how entry level home units) between 2001and 2006. existing population clusters ownership could be developed Home ownership costs for the with retail services. There is no in the Slocan Valley, including Slocan Valley are among the emergency housing or housing the best locations and a rough highest in the region, with very for people ‘at risk’ in the valley.

The Slocan Valley Archers are going strong! Practices take place Wednesday nights at the gym at WE Graham School in Slocan – 6:30-7:30 for kids and 7:30-8:45 for adults. On Tuesday nights, the group meets at the church at the Playmor Junction. Bows are available for rent for those who don’t have their own. Call Bernie Roshinsky at 355-2734 for more information. 16 HERITAGE WEEK The Valley Voice February 10, 2010 The SS Columbia – the CPR tug for the Lower Arrow Lake submitted by the Arrow Lakes Columbia. In February of 1929, she and 1930 season and only caused Edgewood wharf. They had come to fruit season run, the Columbia was Historical Society broke her prop in heavy ice. A week minor delays. discuss the problems of transportation retired. The boat changed hands The Columbia was the first boat later, service was suspended for In her summer lay-up at Nakusp because in fruit season, there was no several times until a farmer from specially designed for the Lower nine days when her prop and barge shipyard in August of 1937, the available space on the Minto for items Syringa Creek bought it. Its final Arrow Lake winter service. It was were damaged by ice. Residents Columbia needed extensive repairs like hay, firewood or carloads of posts resting place was at Balfour Bay just mostly a utility boat but had more complained about the poor mail including a new boiler, but because to go to the Prairies. Also there was no south of the dam. When the bay was passenger accommodation than other service due to the unreliability of they had to wait for replacement parts transportation between West Robson covered in with fill from the building tugs used in this service. Construction the boat. They said the powerful for the boiler and steam pipe, it wasn’t and Castlegar. The officials promised of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam in started in September of 1920 and it tug Whatshan, in 1916, had worse until 1938 that she was able to work the services of the Columbia during the mid 1960s, the Columbia was was launched at the Nakusp shipyard conditions but by pushing a barge in again. On the trial run to Broadwater, fruit season for Edgewood and points completely covered. on November 4. The boat was finished front of it had managed to make it she had a hard time to keep up steam. north. Even though there were just enough to get it through the through the ice to deliver freight and Art Koch of Renata was on this trip When it was time for the annual complaints about the Columbia’s lack Burton narrows under its own steam mail on time. She had the power that and stated that it took 12 hours – they lay-up and refitting of the boat in May, of power and ice breaking abilities in before the water dropped too low that the Columbia did not have. had to pull into shore several times to it was decided that the hull was in bad severe winters, she had a successful winter. She had her finishing touches The 1930 season was even build up steam again. Also, the smoke shape and not worth spending any career serving the lower lake residents added at West Robson, which were harsher. The prop broke again at stack was too short and they couldn’t more money on. After the summer for 26 years. completed January of 1921. Robson, and at Syringa Creek a crew get enough draft, so had to install a Because the 1921 winter season of eight men from Fairview Shipyards taller one. was mild, the Columbia didn’t operate in Nelson came with two trucks and Starting in May of 1938, the until January of 1922, doing two trailers with big timbers to the scene. Columbia was used on the Minto and round trips per week between West In order to get her to shore and jacked Beaton routes while those boats were Robson and Needles: Tuesday and up to change her prop, dynamite laid up for repairs and refitting each Friday, northbound, and Wednesday was used to clear a channel through year. However, there were no sleeping and Saturday, southbound. There the ice to the shore. This took four accommodations, no room for autos were complaints during her first few days. Upon being released, she got or freight, and had wharf landings months of operation. She was not stuck in the ice channel again not only, whereas the Minto was able to able to break the ice with her ice 200 feet from where she originally land on the shores when summoned breaker and one time, the Edgewood was stopped. all along the lake. Lumber Co’s tug Elco had to help the A letter written to the Nelson 1947 was the last year the Columbia to the Edgewood wharf. Daily News tells the story. “This Columbia would run. The Farmers The SS Columbia II was the second of three tugs that operated on the Arrow Lakes. Servicing The CPR built a smaller combined breakdown of the CPR service leaves Institute of Edgewood welcomed a the Lower Arrow Lakes for the most part, her smaller hull and deep draught did little to make barge and ice breaker to be used by bad conditions here in Renata. Some delegation of CPR officials at the the run adequate for settlers’ needs. the Columbia for the remainder of of my neighbours are without feed her career. The winters of 1929 and for their livestock, while a carload 1930 were the ultimate test for the of hay ordered and paid for, lies Heritage Week 2010: Go team go! at Edgewood. Neighbours in the submitted by the Kyowakai Society of many pick-up scrums and organized toboggans were constructed using two poultry business cannot get their This summer, the Kyowakai Society games. Although hockey was new to small sleds and a long 2x10” plank. Up eggs to market. Last winter proved hopes to have a festival July 31-August us, it did not take long for us to learn to twelve people could ride these down that the Columbia cannot be relied 1 to celebrate the Nikkei Internment the skills and to love the game. It is steep roads or paths. Skis were fashioned upon because she doesn’t have the Memorial Centre’s National Heritage amazing that humble beginnings such out of cedar slats with rubber inner-tube power needed. When we were served Designation, granted last year. Watch for as these would culminate in Japanese harnesses. Although we had little control thanks the arrow Lakes more information during July! Canadians participating as members of of these skis, we could go down areas Historical Society and with another more powerful tug, the Whatshan, she kept the passage Last summer, the Kyowakai Society the Canadian Olympic hockey teams cleared of trees. Winters in the Slocan the Nakusp Museum for broken through the ice and was on of New Denver hosted a book signing at Salt Lake in 2002. In those games Valley were usually benign, with lots preserving the heritage of time with freight and mail. The CPR event at the Nikkei Centre for Dr. both men’s (Paul Kariya) and women’s of snow, and the young Nisei took full Henry Shimizu’s book, Images of (Vicky Sunohara) hockey teams won advantage of their surroundings. our valley! were ‘penny wise and pound foolish’ when they built the Columbia. They Internment: a bitter-sweet memoir in Olympic Gold. Silvery Slocan Historical 416 Broadway • 250-265-3644 have been gambling with the interests words and images: Life in the New SKATING Society progress report of dependent lake settlers. Yours Denver Internment Camp 1942-1946. We had to climb more than a mile to submitted by Webb Cummings, truly, Fred Nash, Renata, February Here are a couple of excerpts from his reach the frozen pond nestled in the hills President 3rd, 1930.” wonderful book of paintings and stories. above Harris Ranch, but it was worth it. The Silvery Slocan Museum is HOCKEY “Big Bill” Fraser ran the Winter sports were a novelty for most a heritage site built as the Bank of Columbia most winters during the Believe it or not, Saturday nights of us from the West Coast and we took Montreal in 1897 at the peak of the silver 1920s and retired in 1930. Because during the winters of the 1940’s found us to them with gusto. By late December, mining activity in Sandon. It has been of seniority, Kootenay Lake captains gathered around illegal radios listening to the pond would be frozen and ready. restored in recent years to its original such as Angus McLeod and Malcolm the raspy pitch of none other than Foster Mostly we would have to clear the snow appearance and the structure improved McLeod came over to run the Hewitt! Fan support rallied around the with wooden scrapers before skating. with funding from the Province of BC, Columbia for its winter season. This Leafs, although Terry H. worshipped One winter it froze before any snow, Bank of Montreal and others. route was considered by employees Les Canadiens – he even sported a providing us with a huge natural ice rink, Recently the museum and annex as sort of an outpost, probably the Montreal jersey as he listened to the what fun! In late winter, with the heavy has been re-roofed with traditional cedar least desirable of all the routes. The radio. The pond above Harris Ranch snowfall and warmer weather, skiing and shingles. The Lancet, the boat built by winters were less harsh than the 1929 was our natural hockey rink, the scene tobogganing would be preferred. Long Dr. Brouse before World War I, has been restored and is in the shelter beside the museum. The building will be repainted We where necessary this year. fix The Village of New Denver owns the property and has always supported wheels Thanks all of our local the Silvery Slocan Historical Society historical societies for in developing and maintaining the building. Funding comes from the their preservation of Village-sponsored trust fund. Check out our our stories. Residents and visitors are urged to heirloom varieties! Main Street • New Denver visit the museum and join the Silvery New Denver • 250-358-2847 Across the street from the Nakusp Museum Slocan Historical Society. The AGM will be held in March. Our local historical societies make our communities more vibrant places to live in. Ann’s Natural Foods New Denver February 10, 2010 The Valley Voice HERITAGE WEEK 17 Heritage Week celebrated in Kaslo with display, tours, social Kaslo celebrates Heritage Week 15 and Thursday, February 18 starting will have a display based on this that the first curling game in BC was that relate to this area. The collection with a display on Front Street, guided at 1 pm at the City Hall building. The year’s Heritage Week theme of sport played at Mirror Lake, south of Kaslo? of maps includes some early maps of walking tours and a Heritage Tea & committee is also putting on a Heritage and recreation in an empty shop front On Saturday, February 20, the Howser (Hauser), Lardeau, Argenta Pie Social. Tea & Pie Social at the Legion, 1-3 pm on Front Street. Come see the curling Kootenay Lake Archives will be open and the Fletcher Creek area. These The City Hall Conservation on Saturday, February 20. rocks from 1893. They were brought from 10 am to 1 pm. The Archives have now been catalogued and can be Committee is organizing free guided Throughout the week, the Archives over from Scotland, the country of has recently received a collection of viewed in the Archives in the basement walking tours on Monday, February and Kootenay Lake Historical Society origin of this sport. Is it possible about 100 old maps from Fort Steele of the Kemball Memorial Centre (formerly the Provincial Building) in Kaslo. The SS Moyie – Sweetheart of the Lake The Archives has a collection Anchors aweigh! The Sweetheart ships that were themselves works is open daily for tours from Mother’s weekend. Each year women visitors of over 4,000 photographs, papers, of the Lake is embarking on a of art. The sternwheelers were the Day through to Thanksgiving receive a rose on Mother’s Day. newspapers and records of Kaslo journey through history and you are bearers of our destiny. and area organizations. The staff can invited. When she was finally dry research the history of your house in For nearly 60 years, sternwheelers docked in 1957, the Village of Kaslo Kaslo using the tax records from the provided a transportation lifeline to purchased her from the CPR for the City of Kaslo up to 1942. The Archives the many isolated communities on grand sum of $1. Breathing life into is open to the public on Mondays 7-9 Kootenay Lake. The SS Moyie and her history has involved countless pm and Thursday mornings 9-noon. her sister ships literally opened hours of labour, research and the For information call 250-353-2563. the Kootenay region to miners, skills of a generation of workers. businesses, farmers and pioneer On board, the re-created hum of the families. When she was launched on engines, the click of the typewriter October 22, 1898 there were no roads, keys in the Purser’s Office, and the no trains, and of course no air travel recorded sound of a mother soothing into these hidden mountain valleys. her baby in the Ladies Salon bring The ships were the only means of the Moyie to life. Storyboards at mass transportation, freight and mail street level describe the scope and service. And so they came – the rich, scale of the restoration that are still the poor, prospectors and settlers – ongoing today. sailing up the pristine waterways on SS Moyie, National Historic Site, The SS Moyie, Sweetheart of the Lake Heritage Week 2010: the heritage of sports and recreation submitted by the Nakusp Museum valley and sports was a natural activity July 1st was a sport extravaganza! Jack Bailey’s Bugle Band Society in this four season playground. There were rival baseball tournaments performed at the band stand and in ‘The Heritage of Sports and Skis and poles were mostly all day between Nakusp, Burton, the parade, led by baton-twirling Recreation’ is the 2010 Heritage Week homemade, as were snowshoes, Arrow Park, Arrowhead, Trout majorettes. Bagpipes were also a theme in honour of the Olympics. wooden curling rocks, hockey sticks Lake, Ferguson, New Denver and familiar sound in the parade – usually The Nakusp Museum has a whole and goalie nets, fishing poles, skate Slocan City. Chuck wagon races from Nelson. The parade was a huge area dedicated to sports and recreation blades that fastened on to shoes, bob- went flying around the Oval at the success, with lots of individual float because in the early days...that was sleighs with metal runners holding ‘rec grounds’ and horse racing was entries. Almost every child in town, in the only entertainment folks! Pioneers eight passengers, and long wooden held on Broadway St. (side bets were costume, was in the parade. Decorated worked long, hard hours to settle this toboggans. plentiful!). bikes and wagons were included, and even the family pet. The July 1st dance at the Legion was always sold out; in earlier times they danced the night away in the opera house. The local Recreation Commission was responsible for organizing the events of the day, and volunteerism Teresa’s Café & was championed throughout the Kootenay Star village. Museum Sports have been a big part of western lifestyle since the Greek Olympics, and today it is a huge part Come see the of our local culture with organized museum! hockey, soccer, softball, skiing and snowboarding, and squash or tennis Front Street • Kaslo for individuals.

Burton Baseball Team, 1923. Back row, L to R: Martin Joseph, Earl Rees, Bert Sundstrom, Sandy Robson, Clint Hubert, Leslie Rees, Cliff Fraser. Front row, L to R: Warren Hubert, Baysil Robertson, John McCormack, John Allard. KASLO CELEBRATES Thanks to the The Village of Kaslo HERITAGE WEEK Lardeau Valley hereby proclaims the week of th st Historical Society February 15 to 21 , 2010 as February 15-21 HERITAGE WEEK Thank you for all of your within the municipality. volunteer hours and for keeping us aware of our Heritage Tea & Pie Social history. sponsored by CBT Mayor and Council Andy Shadrack 1:00-3:00 pm, Saturday, February 20 Director Area D Village of Kaslo Legion Hall

Thanks to the FREE GUIDED WALKING TOURS Kootenay Lake Come have a look in Kaslo’s nooks and crannies Historical Society Getting better Monday, February 15 and Your efforts to preserve Thursday, February 18 our heritage have not gone all the time! Meet at 1:00 pm at the unnoticed. Thank you for a City Hall building superb volunteer effort! Come visit us at Andy Shadrack Cornucopia Share Our Heritage Director Area D Kaslo City Hall – 1898 422 Front Street • Kaslo, BC 18 KASLO & DISTRICT The Valley Voice February 10, 2010 Kaslo council, January 26: Arena retrofit in planning stage by Jan McMurray $300,000 through grants. Councillor applied for a grant to build a new metal to meet with the designers. Council agreed to ask staff to use the • Council re-established its top three Leathwood said the arena board would floating stage – the current wooden one • Council received correspondence chart, and also referred it to Municipal priorities as completion of the Official need letters of support from the Village is prone to rot and difficult to maintain. from Rick Hewat of the Building Services for review. Community Plan, fire hall and arena and RDCK for grant applications. She The potential funder requires a formal Management Select Committee •Public Works will be directed to retrofit. suggested that the Village could also storage arrangement for the new floating regarding the RCMP’s temporary move remove carpets in the back of the library, • Councillor Leathwood reported provide in-kind donations. stage. The society planned to apply for into the Kemball Memorial Centre. The as they did not dry properly after flooding on the first meeting of the joint arena Joe Chirico of the RDCK pointed crown land tenure for the storage spot, RCMP offices will displace the Village occurred. committee, which had taken place the out that a structural assessment of and asked council for a letter in support offices, so the committee is exploring the • Fire Chief Larry Badry wrote evening before (January 25). She said the building would be in order before of this. option of the Village co-locating with the to council to request that the Village the group was pursuing working with planning to spend that much money on Council decided to advertise for Government Agent. rectify the long-standing issue of an the curling club to install one new ice the facility. The arena board has agreed public input on this, and received • Councillor Frary reported on the inadequate water supply at the fire hall. plant for the two facilities. The estimated to have the assessment done and pay for comments from several people who Water Street Planning Committee, which Public Works will be directed to look into cost of the retrofit is about $600,000; it from their reserve funds. were opposed. Also, Mayor Lay had met January 18 and 25. He said the temporary water service to the hall until the arena board is confident it can raise It was mentioned at the arena explained that council “would object to committee would be recommending there is a new fire hall facility. meeting that the Village of Nakusp anyone applying for foreshore rights on that the Village obtain professional • The Village will ask Kootenay Real Estate in Kaslo and obtained funding under the Towns waterfront owned by the Village of Kaslo advice on the stability of the slope Rockies Tourism for an extension to the North Kootenay Lake for Tomorrow program for its arena. at this time.” below Water Street before making a final deadline on the photo project. Councillor Councillor Leathwood told the arena • Council will ask for an extension recommendation to council. Cormie will contact the photographer www.century21kaslo.com committee that Kaslo had other projects to the deadline for signing the agreement • Ramona Faust of North Kootenay hired for the job, Sara Rainford, and [email protected] on the list for that program, but that it with CBT for the $100,000 grant for the Lake Community Services Society wrote report back to council on the status of 250-505-4722 was a possibility. City Hall conservation project. An email in regards to the affordable housing the project. Century21 Mountainview Realty Ltd. Councillor Frary pointed out that from Lynda Lafleur of CBT reminds forum and survey conducted by the • A grant application for a cultural consultants had suggested using waste that the agreement was to be signed by society last fall. NKLCSS and the Village tourism strategy for the Kootenay Lake heat from the arena for the new fire January 15. Mayor Lay responded to partnered to receive grant funding for this communities of Kaslo, Nelson, and Thank you hall, and said perhaps the two projects Lafleur’s email, explaining that he is project from Affordability and Choice Areas D, E and F is in the works, with could be done in tandem. Councillor reluctant to sign the agreement until the Today (ACT). In her report to ACT, Faust the City of Nelson taking the lead. The Valley Voice Leathwood responded that there were building inspectors “are satisfied that the was asked to answer some questions that Village of Kaslo will provide a letter of The only newspaper that many steps on the way to getting a new Village is properly managing this project she wanted council input on. She will be support and will contribute $500 from tells us what is going on in fire hall, and that the arena may not have and is in full compliance with required advised that council will make whatever municipal grants to the project. the Kaslo area. The only that much time. regulations…” changes are necessary to municipal • Aimee Watson of the Community newspaper that gives us a • Council decided not to support the • Council received the minutes of legislation to accommodate affordable Garden Society of Kaslo wrote to request chance to say what we think storage of the Kaslo Jazz Etc Society’s the January 19 City Hall Conservation housing, and that 1-20 affordable units a letter of permission for the society’s about it, free of charge, in floating stage in the water at the north Committee meeting, where designers are estimated to be produced as a result project to build raised beds, install Voices from the Valleys. Paid advertisement by Jane Lynch end of Kaslo Bay. David Dobie and Thomas Loh presented of the project. landscape fabric and bark mulch in an in support of the Valley Voice The society, in partnership with design plans for all three floors of the • Councillor Frary submitted effort to impede the growth of invasive other community groups in Kaslo, has building. Council approved the floor three questions on affordable housing species and weeds. The group is applying plans “in general” after much discussion. that NKLCSS would like to know for a grant from the Walmart Evergreen During the discussion, Mayor Lay and the answers to: How is the Village program. Council will provide the letter, Councillor Hewat indicated they would encouraging private developers to assuming that the society is successful in like to see a business plan for the entire create affordable housing? How does acquiring the lease for the community project, with financial information. the Village encourage non-profit garden. Mayor Lay also said he’d like council organizations to develop affordable • The draft services agreement with housing? Would the Village consider the Chamber of Commerce was accepted, undertaking and developing affordable with the inclusion of responsibility for housing and leasing out the management Selkirk Loop advertising and a total function? Council referred the questions annual fee of $7500. to the Development Services Committee • The Kaslo Golf Club will be and the Citizens Advisory Committee requested to provide council with its (OCP). lawyer’s written opinion regarding the • Councillor Frary asked council lease for council’s consideration. to consider directing staff to keep track • School District No. 8 will have of planning projects on a ‘planning to make an appeal to the Parcel Tax matrix’ chart that he created. The chart Roll Review Panel if they want lower would specify who is responsible for sewer rates. the project, funding, time frames, etc. • There will be a meeting with the audi- tor at 4 pm on Wednesday, February 10. FLIKS/Langham film series continues with The Big Animal submitted The FLIKS/Langham co- presentations in Kaslo will screen their second film in the series after January’s sell-out of The Horse Boy. The next feature film, The Big Animal, will be presented Friday, February 12. In this charming Polish fable a middle-aged couple adopt an escaped camel, and are shunned by their townsfolk because they dared to be different. A film about the price of individuality and the value of dignity, The Big Animal will appeal to anyone with a heart. It’s worth the price of admission for the last image alone. The FLIKS/Langham indie film series runs one film a month until April. Three quarters of the seats are already sold to season pass holders. So it’s best to buy advance tickets at the Langham between Thursday-Sunday from 1-4 pm to avoid disappointment at the door. For more information about the films, go to www.FLIKS.ca or call 1-866-FLIKSca. February 10, 2010 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 19 Parents network successfully in the Slocan Valley by Kate Guthrie area. “People come all the way from the email list nearly two years ago. “We really good cook. And it’s so nice to have workers and local elementary schools. When I walk into Passmore Hall Castlegar to attend,” said Dorothy Kaytor needed a hub,” she said. “We have a long one meal that you don’t have to make.” The council works to strengthen families, for the monthly Network for New from the Kootenay Family Place. Kaytor valley here and we needed a way to find Gary Yakimchuk has been cooking Coordinator Tees said, “because strong Parents luncheon, two young boys run attended January’s Network gathering and support each other better. I created the lunch since the Network began families give children their best start by me, pushing a plastic truck. They’re as a representative of the Community the email list and it’s worked really meeting in September 2009. “I like in life.” The council identifies issues laughing loudly as they race between a Action Program for Children. She was well.” The bulletin informs families fulfilling a need,” he said as he dried that may exist for families and then dozen tables covered in neatly arranged available to answer parents’ questions about monthly events, family-centered dishes and put leftover soup in jars tries to address them. In the Slocan children’s jackets, shirts, pants and shoes. about early childhood development and workshops and classes and, often, recipes for parents to take home. “Moms get Valley, issues can include isolation and Three or four women are seated on the toddlers in particular. “I provide one- from the previous month’s Network for together, have adult conversation, economics. “Families need support in floor against one wall, talking with each on-one support for families,” she said. New Parents luncheon. SVECCAC exchange clothes and books.” He knows getting together, that’s why we started other and watching their babies watch “Most parents here feel pretty confident Coordinator Penny Tees now manages it’s working, he added, because “it’s the the Network for New Parents event,” each other. Across the room other parents in their parenting style but they are the bulletin. “Anything I hear about – only thing in the valley that people come she said. The council has a “loose link” get soup and bread and sit together for interested in what services are available.” Mother Goose, baby massage, info about to on time.” to economic development services, lunch. Besides hosting the Network for health and development – I put it in and Many communities have some including transportation and housing. At Network for New Parents is the New Parents event, the council sends it goes right into folks’ homes.” sort of early childhood council. The the Network gathering, parents exchange brainchild of the Slocan Valley Early out a regular bulletin via email, the Mother Celeste LeDuigou comes to Slocan Valley council meets quarterly clothing, books and supplies. Childhood Community Advisory ‘Slocan Valley Family Connection.’ the network event regularly in part, she and is a voluntary group of service “I’ve clothed my daughter Jasmine Council (SVECCAC) and one of the Rachelle Marsden, mother of two and admitted, for the food. “Gary’s great,” providers (such as Kootenay Kids and entirely from this event,” Rachelle most successful family groups in the former member of the council, started she said, referring to the chef. “He’s a Public Health nurses), parents, daycare Marsden said, pointing out her 18-month- old in the fray. New mom Kari Bergerson Japanese workers killed in 1910 avalanche to be commemorated attended the lunch for the first time this month. “It’s so expensive to clothe him,” by Art Joyce The 1910 disaster was just the victim Masatora Abe and photographs ‘1910 Avalanche Commemoration she said, holding her five month old, At dusk on March 4, 1910 an latest in a string of deadly avalanches, of the family funeral in Vancouver Crane Community project’. Louka. “He grows out of things daily at avalanche from Cheops Mountain in finally convincing the CPR that a tunnel 100 years ago. A younger brother Two memorial ceremonies will this point. This is much less wasteful.” the Rogers Pass buried railway workers through the mountain was needed. The lived in Vancouver and Nelson until be held – one on the centennial date Bergerson was also pleased with the labouring through stormy conditions tragedy left a deep impact on the local 1974 and Fujimara is investigating the Thursday, March 4 and another Sunday, range in ages at the event. “Louka is just to clear the line. Of the 58 killed, 32 community but even more so on the Touchstones archives there for more August 15 at Rogers Pass. The Yamaji happy to watch the older kids.” Celeste were Japanese-Canadians, with only Japanese population, which places a information. At the Tokyo Ministry of family and the Imamura family both plan LeDuigou appreciates that the gathering four survivors. On the centennial of the high value on honouring the dead. The Foreign Affairs he learned that families on attending one of these ceremonies, is unstructured, she said. “The kids play disaster this year a ceremony will be held bodies of the Japanese victims, contract were paid compensation of $125-150 and Fujimara is hoping other victims’ independently and I can connect with in Revelstoke to honour the victims and workers for the Canada Nippon Supply each. families will attend. Japanese TV other parents.” their families. Company, were shipped to Vancouver for A visit to the UBC Asian Library in broadcasting may also be present. The Pregnant women attend burial without their families’ knowledge. Vancouver also paid off for Fujimara. Friends of Revelstoke and Glacier occasionally, Tees said. “It’s great to get Revelstoke resident Tomo Fujimura There he discovered reports from March National Park are coordinating the them connected to the circle even before felt a duty to help these families reach 7 through April 23, 1910 in Japanese- event, with the City of Revelstoke, their baby comes. We send them home closure. In October, 2009 he did an language newspaper The Continental Revelstoke Railway Museum, Parks with a package of newborn supplies. 11-city tour of Japan searching for News. Fujimara is working on translating Canada, Canadian Avalanche Centre, Then, they bring in their wee ones – it’s victims’ families. Fujimura, who these reports. Kathy English from the and the CPR. A memorial stone will be really delightful.” works for Canadian Alps ski touring, Revelstoke Museum is researching 26 erected near the avalanche site. For more information on the wanted to combine his research with Caucasians who were killed in the slide Fujimara is seeking information Network for New Parents, which meets avalanche awareness. To this end, he sold so that all the victims’ names can be read from families whose ancestors worked the third Thursday of each month from copies of the film A Fine Line while in out at the ceremony. with the CPR, and from the local 11-2 at the Passmore Hall, or to join the Japan, raising over $9,000 for the 1910 One thousand origami cranes were Japanese-Canadian community who Slocan Valley Family Connection email avalanche commemoration project. made in Japan to present at the ceremony may have knowledge of the 1910 slide. list, write [email protected]. Competition skier Daisuke Sasaki, well on March 4. “We’re hoping that Canadian “It would be nice to have a face to face known in Japan, accompanied him on kids will make thousands more cranes, meeting at some point,” he says. “Any the tour. With the help of Professor because we didn’t have funerals for information is important.” He can be The Rogers Pass avalanche of Norisumi Kawahara, who specializes all the victims,” says Fujimara. His contacted at 250-814-9412 or tomo@ March 4, 1910 that killed 58 CPR in Japanese Canadian history at the wife Yuko will be working with Parks revelstokealpine.ca. railway workers, including 32 University of Ritsumeika in Kyoto, Canada to help promote this and visiting For more information contact the Japanese-Canadians. A ceremony Fujimara was able to locate three more Revelstoke area schools to encourage Revelstoke Museum at 250-837-3067 near Revelstoke this year will families. He approached the Chamber kids to make more paper cranes for the or Friends of Mount Revelstoke and commemorate all the 58 victims on of Commerce in Nagano, who helped ceremony. A video showing how to fold Glacier at 250-837-2010 or visit www. the centennial of the event. locate the bereaved family of avalanche the cranes is posted at YouTube under canadianalps.com. Arrow Lakes Historical Society planning addition to museum Nakusp, BC submitted because of the stairs. for the museum, and will increase feasibility study and business plan is The Arrow Lakes Historical The historical archives would meeting and display space for all now in process. Offers to help with 250-265-3681 Society hopes to have a two-storey occupy the top floor of the addition, three organizations. A wheelchair the society’s goals are encouraged • LUMBER addition built onto the back of the while the lower floor would provide accessible washroom will also be and new members are welcome. • SIDING Centennial building and co-locate storage for the archives, museum and built. While the office leased by the • INSULATION with the library and museum to library. Up-to-date storage facilities The Historical Society has society now in a portion of the BC • ROOFING establish a cultural learning centre. will ensure that the community’s received promises of help towards Hydro building is adequate, the • DRYWALL The addition would include a lift, heritage information will not be the costs involved for the addition society is thinking ahead – someday • FLOORING allowing easy access to the library damaged by damp or other factors. and is now working on obtaining a the lease may no longer be available • HARDWARE for people who cannot visit now The plans call for a small workshop federal grant for the construction. A or there may be no one to look after • GENERAL PAINT the extensive records of archival • PLUMBING information. The society would also • ELECTRICAL like to make the collection more • WOOD STOVES accessible to the community. For further information contact • WINDOWS/DOORS Rosemarie Parent at 250-265-3323. • SCAFFOLDING • ENGINEERED FLOORS • ROOF TRUSSES CorrectionIn our January 27 issue, in • TOOL RENTALS the Silverton council notes, we • AGRICULTURAL FEEDS incorrectly stated that Monika • GARDENING SUPPLIES Smutny had resigned from her • GREENHOUSE position as administrative assistant at OPEN the Village office. In fact, Smutny’s 7 am - 5:30 Weekdays position from which she resigned 9 am - 5:00 Saturday was Interim Hall Manager, not administrative assistant. The Best Lumberyard Schematic drawing of proposed addition to the Centennial Building for the Arrow Lakes Historical Society archives Even little ads get noticed in in the Kootenays complex. The light portion on the left side is the addition. Door connections to the library and museum would be We deliver! included. All components would copy the style of the existing building. the Valley Voice 20 CLASSIFIED ADS The Valley Voice February 10, 2010 cardf o tHANks A nNOunCEMENTS C f aRD o tHANks VALENTINE’S DAY PANCAKE LAKE LORE GALLERY - THE Thanks to everybody who supplied DANCE LESSONS WITH MICHAEL WE GRAHAM SCHOOL PAC would BREAKFAST at the Slocan Legion Hall, LOVE SHOW opens Feb. 13, 6 pm wine prizes and donated to the Convergent WIEBE, of Calgary, in Quick step, Country like to thank the community, volunteers, 502 Harold St., Slocan. Sun., Feb. 14, 2010, and cheese, 7 pm poetry reading, 8 pm Management Group Ltd. Holiday Charity 2-step, and Waltz, Saturday, February 13, staff, Castlegar Safeway, the Real Canadian 8:30 am to 12 noon. Cost $8; Children 6 & live music by ‘The Savages.’ Surprise Event. Convergent Management Group am and pm. Contact Scott Rookes at 358- Wholesale Club (Nelson), Oso Negro and under $4.50. Everyone Welcome. performance. Top notch artists. Regular Ltd. is a local consortium of logging, 7223 or [email protected]. Fomi’s Bakery for their support in our FULL SIGNAL, Canadian sneak preview happenings at the gallery: Saturday - yoga road building and forestry contractors Bu O sINESS pportunities spaghetti dinner fundraising event. The before general release. This multi-award- 9:30-11:00; choir 3-4:30 (starting Feb. 20). who work together on local and WANT TO START YOUR OWN funds will go towards the bussing cost for winning film travels the world examining Wednesday - Clay classes 11 am – 2 pm; regional forestry, road construction and BUSINESS? Community Futures the school winter program. the multi-billion-dollar cell phone industry. Drawing from the model 1-3pm; Meditation logging projects. Together we employ offers business counselling and start-up C OaREER pPORTunity See whether there’s reason for concern 7-8 pm. Thursday - Open stage 7-10:30 pm. approximately 150 local people. information. Appointments available in E CaRLY hildhood Educator about health hazards from cell phones and Saturday nights starting in March - house Thank you to the suppliers: Nakusp and New Denver. Contact Farhana Wanted. Work in scenic New Denver antennae. Bosun Hall, Fri. Feb. 19, 7:30 pm. band ‘The Sirens’ and guest band for second Alturus Equipment, Ascar Construction Dumont at 265-3674, ext. 205 or email with competitive wage rates. If you are (61 min.) By donation. set. Tuesday - music lessons available in Co. Ltd., Sentinal Drilling & Blasting [email protected]. passionate about working with children BURTON WINE JUDGING EVENT guitar, piano, harmonica and bass guitar; Ltd., BHEX Contracting Ltd., Brandt C aLL fOR nOMINATIONS in a creative and supportive environment, - February 20 at Burton Hall. Drop off call ahead, 250-355-2955 or cmooreart@ Tractor (Castlegar), Convergent yahoo.com. R CoTARY lub of Nakusp is looking please send resume and cover letter to your wine from Feb. 11 to 19 at J & S Management Group Ltd., Harlow Creek INTERESTED IN WHAT STUDENTS for submissions to nominate the 2009 [email protected], or SLELS, Box Snacks Fauquier, Whats Brewing on Contracting, Galena Contractors Ltd., are reading? The Nakusp Public Library Citizens of the year in Nakusp and area. 466 New Denver, BC V0G 1S0. Broadway in Nakusp, Harrops Home H.A. Friedenberger Logging Ltd., invites everyone to the Library on Tuesday, Nominations seek a person of any age who C oMING eVENTS 116 Clark Dr Burton, and Feb. 19 5pm to Machinehead (Kevin Carter), Nakusp February 23 at 12:15 to hear students give has made an outstanding contribution to the SLOCAN VALLEY RAIL TRAIL FULL 8pm at the Burton Hall. $3 one bottle $5 Mobile Mechanics, Narrows Timber Co. mini-reviews of books they are reading for community. This may include our youth, MOON SKI – The ski has been postponed for two and $6 for three. Everyone is then Ltd., On the Marks Graphic Solutions, the Battle of the Books. Free. Refreshments. couples or individuals. Please include in until Sat., Feb. 27. Let’s hope for snow! welcome to join us from 6 pm on for the Reitmeier Logging Ltd., Tamarack Signs, your nomination as much supporting data as 1-888-683-SVRT. awarding of Certificates, potluck supper and THE NAKUSP TRAIL SOCIETY will and True North Forestry Consulting Ltd. entertainment. Sponsored by CBT & Burton be holding their AGM March 2 at 2 pm possible. Deadline Friday March 12, 2010. BINOCULAR STAR PARTY, Saturday, Thank you to the donators: Brant Hall Board , proceeds to BHB. in the Kuskunax Lodge. All members are Please mail nominations to: Citizen of the Year February 13, 7 pm at Hidden Garden Watson, Bruce Watt, Chad Gustafson, encouraged to attend as well as anyone Award Committee, Rotary Club of Nakusp Gallery. Cloudy skies may postpone VALENTINE’S DINNER @ The Cup and Coleman MacIntosh, Dale McKay, interested in furthering hiking and biking and Area, PO Box 62, Nakusp, BC, V0G 1R0. viewing to February 14. Call 358-2898 Saucer Cafe, Silverton. Food and Love, what Debbie Guest, Glen Smith, Janet trails in the Nakusp area. Any questions For more information please call 265-3373. for update. a perfect match. Kayte & Jay of Soup du Jar Boisvert, Jennifer Cliff-Marks, Jeremy will be your hosts Saturday, February 13. 5 please call Alex or Amber at 265-9925. C aLL fOR submissions HIDDEN GARDEN GALLERY AGM Bone, Jordan Cliff, Lori Larson, Mike pm & 7 pm seatings. To make a reservation E ducATION ALFA GUILD GALLERY Thurs., Feb. 18, 2 pm, at the gallery: Aspeslet, Misty Bone, Phoebe Cliff, Ray is currently please call 250 358 2267. accepting submissions for their summer 803 Kildare St., New Denver. Everyone CLAY CLASSES have started again at Hascarl, Rhoda Hascarl, Rick Reitmeier, KOOTENAY DANCEBEAT SOCIETY 2010 season. Deadline is March 19, 2010. welcome. Hear what we’ve been doing, tell Artel Studios in New Denver. Drop-in Roddy Reitmeier, Sandra Watt, Skye DANCE, Saturday, February 13 at the Submission requirements are: description us what you’d like to see this year. More Mondays 1:30-4:30. For info, 250-358- Sheele, Stephen Marks, Tracey Carter, Playmor junction church. 7:30 p.m. visit of proposed exhibit, CV or biography, an info: Anne 358-2666. 2689. Ty Hascarl, Vince Boisvert, Yvette Green, www.dancingbeat.org for details. Latin, artist’s statement, and a minimum of 10 THE HILLS NORDIC SKI CLUB is Fr o rENT Beth McLeod. Swing, foxtrot, waltz. Fran: 358-2448. images. Please include a SASE for return hosting a 2nd annual Ski Party Day on LARGE 3 BDR upper level apartment Together this year, despite the of submission pkg. Mail to: Selection Feb. 20 and skiers from all corners are AGM for (LACE) Lucerne Association for in Silverton available immediately. economic downturn, we raised almost Committee, ALFA Guild Gallery, Box welcome to attend. Bring skis, kids, food Community Education at the Bosun Hall on Washer, Dryer. $525/month plus utilities. $7200 for the Children’s Hospital 155, Nakusp, V0G 1E0. If you have any and sunshine on fresh snow. Location is Thurs. March 4 at 7:00 pm. Decisions will References. 250-358-2293. Foundation, and a good time was had questions please contact Denyse @250- 113 Reibin Rd. in Hills. Events start at 11 be made about the stage and future of the Personal Classifieds start at $8.00 by all. 265-4996 or email [email protected]. am. 358-2660. Hall. All are welcome. 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Custom Cutting & Sausage Making, Curtis Roe at 250-265-9087 Curing & Smoking of Bacons & Hams Window FULL SPECTRUM HEALTH Washing FOR ALL YOUR Winter Hours: Gutter • Deep Tissue Massage Cleaning CONSTRUCTION PROPANE NEEDS • Nutritional Consultation Open Wed., Thurs. & Fri. FOUNDATIONS • FRAMING • Spring Cleaning • Home Detailing ROOFING • RENOVATIONS 359-7373 • Reiki 9 am till 5 pm • House Prepping • Painting Experienced Professionals – Sliding Scale – Phone: 226-7803 Call now for your free consultation! H. & L. MANCIA CONSTRUCTION • PO BOX 97 • 1-800-471-5630 Your local bulk dealer & service centre 2826 Hwy 6 • Slocan Park 265-0241 NAKUSP, BC • V0G 1R0 • PHONE: 250-265-4525 Daniel Thorpe 250-358-6808 February 10, 2010 The Valley Voice CLASSIFIED ADS 21 NEW HOUSE FOR RENT in New H eALTH S eRVICES Denver. 3 bdr, 2 bath. 5 appliances. Close YOGA AT THE DOMES - The flow RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL SLUGS celebrates busy year to lake and school. Electric heat. Vaulted of life begins within. Open to all levels SEPTIC TANK CLEANING: “Serving submitted by Ray Nikkel offered. You could win two hours of ceilings. 2 car garage. $800 plus util. all the time. MONDAY & SATURDAY the Valley” 7 days/wk, 24-hr. All-Around After 20 years of planning, planting landscape consultation or pruning from References required. Available February MORNINGS - 9-10:30 am FLOW CLASS; Septic Services, Don Brown (250) 354- and care, the Slocan Lake Garden three local experienced contractors. A 1. 250-358-2128. THURSDAY AFTERNOONS - 3:30-5:00 3644, emergency 352-5676. Society (a.k.a. SLUGS) is pleased $5 membership, payable at the AGM, SUITE FOR RENT one mile from Nakusp pm RESTORATIVE CLASS - A time to ROGAN ELECTRIC Residential, that the Kohan Garden is maturing affords you members-only tours of on acreage, three bedrooms, appliances, slow down and deeply rejuvenate through commercial, industrial wiring. Local and is providing a beautiful setting for beautiful private gardens (three tours available January 1. $750. 250-860-0736; simple postures, to open up to the breath and references available. All work guaranteed. 250-265-4914. restore the body, mind and spirit. “We get the job done.” 353-9638. community art, music, dance, wedding are planned this spring) and other perks. SPACIOUS TWO-BEDROOM SUITE N oTICES Need an electrician? Call or and memorial events. The SLUGS Thanks to great community with lake view in Silverton on main floor FOR INFORMATION ON AA OR e-mail us to receive your FREE informative annual general and planning meetings support for the society’s fundraising of duplex, 616 Hunter St. Quiet area, one ALANON MEETINGS contact Therese brochure including great money saving will be held on Sunday, February 21, 2 booths, generous donations from minute to lakeshore. All facilities, excellent 358-7904; John 265-4924; Tonio 358-7158; tips. Call 250-352-0081. E-mail joe@ pm, at Barb Yeomans’ home. Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, woodstove, covered parking. $580/mo. Dave 353-2658; Joan 355-2805; Dan 359- redtruckelectric.com. At the AGM, the SLUGS be RDCK, Recreation Commission #6 N/S, N/P. Available March 1st. Call Ernst 7817; Bill 226-7705. W aNTED Gerwig, 1-403-762-5150 or 1-250-358- reviewing the past year and discussing and residents, the new and wonderful THE VILLAGE OF NEW DENVER DO YOU HAVE DOORS WITH plans for next season. A potluck supper automated irrigation system, and the 2283. is developing its Sustainable Community CHARACTER? Local Artist needs old LOOKING FOR ROOMMATE – One Plan. Please contact the Village office with doors for an art project. To donate a door will follow the meeting, with Stan memorable 20th anniversary celebration bedroom available. New Denver. $375 your ideas: 250-358-2316 or newdenver@ call: 226-6878, we will pick up. Wilson’s slideshow, ‘History of the last July, the SLUGS look forward to a utilities included. References requested. netidea.com. Kohan Garden’ and 20th anniversary more ‘restful season’ of maintenance and 250-358-2322. P eRSONAL photos. People attending are asked planting this year. Fr o sALE SINGLE CAUCASIAN MALE, 54. Next Valley to bring dishes and cutlery. All are The group currently has four SEAGATE FREEAGENT 500 GB Honest, physically fit, non-smoker, drug welcome, regardless of gardening reservations at the garden for the 2010 external hard drive; never used and still in free, light drinker. Loves the outdoors, Voice box. This was a replacement on warranty experience. season. For information and reservations, motorcycling and working on my house. This year, three door prizes are being contact Barb Yeomans, 358-7765. rather than repair the old one. $50 (new Looking for intelligent, physically fit lady Deadline: ones range in price up to about $140). LG 35-60 years for possible relationship. Terry Lucerne students get grant for ‘Food for Thought’ 19-inch flat screen LCD computer monitor 250-358-2830. February 19, submitted were delighted to hear this week, that 1440 X 900 resolution; used one year; in P eTS original box. Excellent quality. $75 (new A committed group of Lucerne their hard work has only just started! FROG PEAK PET RESORT – brand about $150). Call Art at 250-358-2666. 2010 School secondary students has just The Food for Thought plan for the new facility – five indoor/outdoor SHIMPO POTTERS WHEEL – kennels. 2-acre, fenced adventure learned that their CBT Youth Grant next 12 months, with all grades 6-12 Extruder, Ohaus scale triple beam, Banding park. On leash excursions. Owner application has been approved for the students participating, includes the wheel. Assortment of tools and accessories. experienced vet assistant. 250-226-7660. ‘Food for Thought’ program. Healthy Breakfast program, the weekly Bought used, but never used by seller Take frogpeakpetresort@columbiawireless. Tisha Becker, Brandon Gustafson, hot soup program, a food hamper all for $1,000. 250-265-3553 or sister02@ ca www.frogpeakpetresort.com. telus.net. Yuki Miwa, Danika Hammond and program, and a healthy snack program. Support the Valley Voice with a voluntary Mercedes Casley have already spent Local businesses and food growers will Personal Classifieds start at $8.00 subscription many hours drafting their proposal and be supported in all these programs, Call 250-358-7218 for details Only $10-$30 working on the grant application. They growing a more sustainable future for all. BUSINESS DIRECTORY RESTAURANT/WINE & BEER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Lemon Creek The ick’s Lodge & Campground Apple Tree For all your N lace Year-round facility Sandwich Shop insurance Licensed Restaurant Soup, Sandwiches & Desserts Colour/B&W Laser Printing/Copying • Digital Photography P Word processing • Scanning • Faxing • Binding • Laminating HUB INTERNATIONAL needs Open Thurs - Sun 358-2691 CUSTOM CARDS • BROCHURES • CALENDARS • NEWSLETTERS WINTER HOURS 5 PM - 8 PM Mon. - Fri. 7 A.M. - 4 P.M. Barton 265-3631 8 am - 9 PM The best selection of photo cards of local views anywhere 1-877-970-8090 Sat. 11 A.M. - 4 P.M. 1007 Josephine St. (Box 298), New Denver INSURANCE 1-800-665-6010 Seven Days a Week! Ph. 358-2435 [email protected] Fax 358-2607 BROKERS QUALITY PIZZA anytime! 265-4880 Air Conditioned RECREATION Non-Smoking Beside Slocan Park Service Open Tuesday - Sunday 93-5th Ave. Nakusp 2976 Highway 6, Slocan Park 9 am - 4 pm Main St. New Denver 358-2381 The Winlaw Brew-Op Cup and Wine & Beer Making Kits PAULA CONRAD to satisfy all budgets! HOME: (250) 358-2707 Saucer THE RIDE SAYS IT ALL Take-Home Kits, or Brew it with Us! Specialty Coffees, Teas, Café Open 11:00 to 6:00 Tues. to Sat. U-Brews and Kits for Home Selkirk Realty Ph: 359-7111 Fax: 359-7587 5972 Cedar Creek Road, Winlaw • 226-7328 • Open Every Day 265-3635 Silverton, BC Nakusp 265-4701 E-mail: [email protected] www.playmorpower.com Website: www.royallepage.ca/selkirkrealty Monday - Friday 8:30-3:00 Free Consultation This space could be yours for This space could be yours for Saturday 10:00-3:00 $10.00 + GST per issue. $10.00 + GST per issue. Soups, Stews, Sandwiches, Passmore Playmor Junction Hwy 6 & 3A Call 358-7218 or email: Call 358-7218 or email: 1043 Playmor Cookies and coffee [email protected] [email protected] Laboratory Ltd. Water Testing • Flow Measurements 358-2267 for details for details CAEAL certified to test drinking water We’re in the Valley at: 1-250-226-7339 Jennifer & Tony Yeow [email protected] GROCERY • HEALTH FOOD www.jonesboysboats.com Ainsworth, British Columbia 4080 Hwy 31 N Slocan Village Market Call: 1-877-552-6287 Re-AwakeningHealth Centre Groceries, fresh produce, fresh meat, (250) 353-2550 Fax (250) 353-2911 • Health Products, healing sessions Natural Food Store Agency Liquor, organic foods, • New Age cards & books in-store deli, in-store bakery. • Sensual products¶¶ 422 Front Street • Kaslo, BC Open 7 days/week, 9 am - 8 pm ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ Slocan, BC • ph:355-2211 • fax: 355-2216 320 Broadway St. NakuSP 265-3188 1-250-353-2594 HARBERCRAFT Kootenay Restorative Ann’s Natural Foods Justice Ann Bunka Your Local Grocer CLOTHING working toward Lester Koeneman Men’s & Ladies Clothing restoring balance - 358-2552 - New Denver Silverton Phone 265-3128 or 358-2443 and healthy communication in 805 Kildare St., New Denver 358-7292 our communities 24-hour Fax 265-4808 [email protected] Broadway St. Nakusp Advertise in the Valley Voice. It pays!!! The Clothes Hanger Call 358-7218 for details • email: [email protected] 441 Front St • Kaslo • 250-353-9688 22 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice February 10, 2010 Lake Lore Gallery hosts The Love Show for Valentine’s Day submitted Velisek, hanging sculptures by Giosi Based in Winlaw, the band was backup vocals, Kevin Welch on lead visiting exhibitions, events or just to The Lake Lore Gallery of Lamminato, and figurative drawings established during the past year and guitar, Krispen Elder on saxophone, browse. For more information or to Slocan City, the newest and most by Cindy Moore. A call to artists performs all-original songs written Shuggy Milligan on drums. arrange to bring your art to the gallery exciting gallery and cultural centre to submit work for the show has a by Swearingen. The band consists Membership with the gallery at 513 Harold Street, Slocan, contact in the Slocan Valley, is sponsoring deadline of February 3, and all work of Swearingen on guitar and lead continues to grow and interested 250-355-2955 or lakeloregallery@ another great event. Join us February will be juried by the gallery. The vocals, Barry Jones on bass and parties are invited to join when yahoo.com. 13 for The Love Show, featuring a theme is ‘art in the raw,’ or studies new exhibition of work by local of the human figure. Gallery director Kaslo wins major funding for local food systems development artists, live music by the Savages Cindy Moore says ‘art outside the submitted Food Hub coordinator. security in the North Kootenay Lake and cutting-edge spoken word poetry box’ is another acceptable theme. The staff and directors of North Columbia Basin Trust is also area. Though pleased with this grant by Willy Brown at 7 pm. Tickets The Savages are described by Kootenay Lake Community Services providing $15,000 toward this from Interior Health, Coordinators are $5 each and the evening starts band leader Dan Swearingen as Society (NKLCSS) are thrilled to project,enabling staff to update the Betty Gutierrez and Aimee Watson still with wine and cheese at 6 pm. The “high energy music – a mix of rock, have been chosen as one of ten sites Farmer and Farmland Directory and have lots of fundraising on their plates. Savages, who perform at 8 pm, are a country, funk and punk.” The songs for Interior Health’s Community Food the Local Food Directory found on the Donations are always needed to help new valley-based band whose style is are driven by “searing vocals with Action Initiative (CFAI). The CFAI is agency’s website (www.nklcss.org). keep the Food to Families Program described as ‘rockapunktry.’ precision guitar and saxophone a collaboration between communities In addition, community members will stocked with food for those instances Featured artists at the show will leads over chunky rhythms, riding and the health authority and provides be able to rent a rototiller and canning when community members face difficult include mosaic sculpture by Rab’ia, on a highway of rock-solid bass and single and multi-year grants to support equipment. times. neo-expressionist paintings by Peter drums.” the development of local food systems. The funding from CFAI will build For more information contact Betty “This funding of $12,000 per year a solid long-term foundation for food Gutierrez at 250-353-7691. for the next three years will help build a solid program by concentrating food related activities in a central location Stu Hamm performs in Nelson in Kaslo. Farmers and those needing submitted $20/$15. Show starts at 8 pm but get food and resources from adjacent rural Stuart Hamm, who has been there early; Hamm sold out the last areas will benefit too,” said NKLCSS recognized by Bass Player and time he performed in Nelson. Check Executive Director Ramona Faust. Guitar Player magazines as one of out Stu’s website www.stuarthamm. Located in the basement of St. the leading contemporary bassists net Andrews Church in Kaslo, the Good of our time, and who has recorded, Food Hub is the product of five years of played and toured with such community outreach, input and planning. inventive and inspiring musicians With funding through the CFAI, the as Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, and Good Food Hub will offer a bulk food Steve Vai, will be gracing the stage club, a Food to Families program, space of Selkirk College’s Studio 80 for The Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce held its first annual Business for community food storage (shelves, a one-time performance Tuesday, Excellence Awards on January 25. There were over 100 nominations, and freezer, root cellar), a food education February 23. winners in each of the six categories were selected based on number of centre and an emergency baby needs This world-class and intimate votes received. Pictured here are the winners of the Home Based Business depot. performance is presented by the Excellence Award – Stephen and Jennifer of On the Marks Graphic Solutions. “Having the space to distribute farm Kaslo Jazz Etc. Society and Selkirk Other winners were: Chumley’s Restaurant (Food Service Excellence); fresh produce to bulk food club members College. Purchase your tickets at Advantage Travel World (Tourism & Hospitality Excellence); Nakusp Home will help expand the very popular the door at Studio 80 on the Selkirk Hardware (Retail Excellence); Kristine Reimer of Touch of Fashion (Employee program,” said Betty Gutierrez, Good College 10th Street Campus for only Excellence); Box Lake Lumber (Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year). Stu Hamm plays Studio 80 in Nelson, Feb 23. BUSINESS DIRECTORY AUTOMOTIVE • SMALL MOTORS • MACHINE SHOP Caribou Service 24 Hr Towing and Recovery (250) 265-3191 Auto Repairs & Tires Auto Parts

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Silver and Gold, by Appointment Slocan City • 355-2245 Call 358-7218 or email: 358-2134 Open MON - SAT 9-5 Beside Slocan Park Service [email protected] New Denver, Goldsmith Jo-Anne Barclay Your “Bottle Drive” Specialists 2976 Highway 6, Slocan Park for details February 10, 2010 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 23 People’s Winter Games at the Vallican Whole submitted by Moe Lyons fight your way through miles of red funding is cut, the Women’s Centre Sick of the Olympics? You’re not tape, compete in school closing relays, has a raffle to stay open, hospitals are alone. take part in the hospital bed races. dreadfully understaffed, and Baby On Saturday, February 20, come (This is, of course, if any hospital beds Boomers are wondering how we will to the Vallican Whole Community are available). Get together on giant survive our sunset years. If you think Centre between 1 and 5 pm and let your snowshoes with your neighbours and it’s hard to be homeless when you’re frustration out while having a great friends and see if together we can move 20 or 40, imagine what it will be like time for a great cause. The People’s forward. Watch the Elvolutionaries, when we are 70 and 80.” Winter Games is a creative opportunity activist aerialists, demonstrate how Everyone is encouraged to create to express everything you think and feel our whole way of life is hanging by placards expressing your issues and about what the Olympics have become. a thread. Gather around the bonfire concerns, and to invent a thematic All proceeds from the day’s festivities (maybe we can find a few books to winter game so everyone can join in. will go to the Slocan Food Bank. burn) and enjoy a bowl of soup from Bring your cross-country skis, your Admission to the Games is six billion the soup kitchen. musical instruments, some firewood, dollars or whatever you can afford. “By a perverse sort of alchemy, we your energy and your ideas. This Join the farmers in jumping over the people with the positive outlook are unique celebration of hope in the The Lucerne School community raised $1,000 for Haiti. Student council members (shown here) are thrilled to have doubled their goal of $500. They hurdles. See Gordon Campbell and portrayed as the nay-sayers,” Lyons face of adversity relies upon the have sent the money to ShelterBox, which provides kits containing a tent, Stephen Harper skate around the issues. says. “Meanwhile the powers that be caring, humour and creativity of our sleeping bags and other essentials for a family of 10 for up to six months. Build snow caves for the homeless, are spending six billion dollars on a community. giant corporate circus while BC has If you would like to volunteer to the highest rate of child poverty in the make this event the best it can be, call country and the lowest minimum wage. 250-226-7730 or email meadow@ Schools are closing, arts and library netidea.com. JVH hosts Hope for Haiti fundraiser submitted clean water to 205,000 children in the last The JV Humphries Social Action 18 months, setting up 3,500 filter units. club is having a fundraising event, Hope Every 10 dollars will provide for Haiti, in the Lighthouse Theatre at one person with safe drinking water. JV Humphries School on February 18. The JVH fundraiser has a suggested Food will be served at 6 pm, and there minimum donation of $5 per person, will be a guest speaker and a video clip. with tax receipts available for larger At 6:30, there will be performances by donations. local talent. For more information, contact Dan Hope for Haiti is an ‘un-dinner’ Miles at 250-353-2227. consisting of one bowl of rice or beans, to open peoples’ eyes to the fact that Haitians and others often only have that to eat, or not even that. The money raised will go towards The O’Neill family (Brian, Chris, Bijaya and Chultim) from Winlaw is travelling to Nepal from February 16 to April 12 to connect Pure Water for the World, a relief group with the families of their adopted children – and to help the people of the Tsum Valley, where their daugher, Chultim, is from. working in Haiti to build bio-sand filters. The Tsum experienced a 90% crop failure last year due to drought, leaving people starving. The O’Neills have collected over Argenta resident Rik Valentine is the 125 care packages and over $700 to take with them, thanks to the generosity of people from the Slocan Valley / Nelson / local representative for the group, and Castlegar area. Anyone wanting to make a last-minute donation can call 226-7107 or email [email protected]. When they there are three Nelson residents working come back, they will put on a multi-media presentation with the Doell family from Rossland, who are going to Nepal at the with the organization in the Port-au- same time. Check out www.awarenessnepal2010.blogspot.com to keep updated on the O’Neills’ adventures in Nepal. Prince area. The small NGO has brought Silverton Historical Society works to promote rich history of area The local area has a very rich of cataloguing some of the historic working with the Community Club trail through the area. mining history, which has its roots in mining sites around the area, more and the Village of Silverton to The SHS is a non-profit a silver boom beginning in the early interpretive signage in and around enhance the Fingland Cabin display organization. Grants, donations and 1890s. At the turn of the century, the the mining displays and increasing area through increased signage, membership fees help us to continue Slocan was one of most promising our membership base. We are also more artifact displays and a walking preserving the historical legacy of silver prospects in the world. This the area. We welcome any and all boom resulted in the staking of new members. hundreds of mining claims, which The society holds its AGM each in turn gave rise to the construction year in March and is tentatively set of numerous trails, roads, buildings, for March 17 this year. tram lines and ore processing mills. Many of these structures have disappeared and exist only in old Want a bigger Voice? photographs and the memories of our ‘old timers.’ The Silverton Historical Society was formed in 1981 with a mandate to collect and document this rich history of Silverton and the surrounding area Advertise! for current and future generations. Some of the current activities That’s right, use the Valley Voice to spread the word and responsibilities of the about your event, your business, or your campaign society include: the archival and maintenance of documents all over the three valleys that we serve. We distribute and photographs; staffing of the to every household in the Arrow, Slocan and North Interpretive Centre during the Kootenay Lake Valleys. That’s over 6,000 mailboxes. summer months; maintenance of Over 1,200 copies to local businesses. the Outdoor Mining Museum; maintenance of the historic Fingland Because we’re not junk mail, your message goes log cabin; restoration of heritage home and gets read. We’re good at getting your mining trails. Our plans in 2010 include further message out, because we’re good at delivering the development of the photographic news. Unique stories and opinion that you’ll read archives located in the Interpretive Volunteers from the Silverton Historical Society attached an ore bucket to the nowhere else. And the more you advertise, the more Centre, investigating the possibilities replica Tram Tower at the outdoor museum. news we can publish. Advertise in the paper that everybody reads! Call the Valley Voice [email protected] • 250-358-7218 at 250-358-7218 or email: [email protected] for details! 24 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice February 10, 2010 engineered for maintenance and models. I chose the mid-level range The seats in this model are package is available as an option. the quality of service available for – the GLS, four-wheel drive. The equally spectacular – a wonderful If I was looking for a sure-footed the vehicle in the local area. To this same unit comes in a two-wheel, combination of leather on the commuter vehicle that gets great end, I approached the new Hyundai front drive model, but I thought my outside bolsters where you want the fuel economy, lots of flexibility in with Jamie Barber dealership in Castlegar to initiate readers would be more interested in wearability and cloth on the seating the cargo department and thought the new format to Doc Spanner’s the better-tractioned version. areas where you want the comfort. safety features important, I would Mototalk. The first question I had was Did I mention they were heated? take a close look at this vehicle. Before I even started, I gave price - $22.9K for the base model and Both front seats fully recline and the In terms of maintenance, my first Hyundai a lot of thought to how I could about $6K more for the 4WD and driver’s has a wonderfully simple look was favourable. There is lots Tucson 2010 express in 1,000 words or less, what fancier trim model that I was driving. system that adjusts it just about of space in the engine compartment The last six years of this column was good and bad about the vehicle I hope you understand that this price any way you want it – all with no to get at all the components. The have been devoted to adventures, as well as what was valuable and is open to negotiation. electrics. 4-wheel drive system is both elegant reminisces, maintenance tips and lacking with the service department. This model has been around The steering wheel cleverly and incredibly simple – nothing motoring lore according to Doc I came up with four categories that I since 2005, but this is the first year incorporates the radio/stereo controls more than a single U-joint off the Spanner. While I have enjoyed these thought worthwhile to explore – the of a major re-engineering. The new as well as all the controls for your front transaxle to a fluid drive in ramblings, I have always thought drivability of the vehicle, the utility, is nothing like the old. For one thing, cell phone – even playing telephone the rear differential. In fact it is this it would be worthwhile to venture concerns with maintenance and the the engine is no longer a V6, but conversations over the car’s audio simple drive system coupled with the into the field of vehicle evaluation. experiences you can expect in the a 2.4-litre 4-cylinder producing a system. It also houses the cruise 6-speed transmission that gives this I’ve been a mechanic for most of service department. I knew I would staggering 175 horsepower. I love control, which works flawlessly. vehicle its wonderful fuel efficiency. my life. I make my living as an have to be honest in my appraisal, this engine! It is as peppy as you The transmission on this model Hyundai has one of the best auto mechanic instructor and am a fair to the dealership, but more will ever need. It gets as much as 40 was a smooth 6-speed automatic warranty schemes available – 5 year confirmed motorhead. I think I am importantly, fair to my readers that MPG or 7.1L/100km and it seems with lots of manual override, but a or 100, 0000km full vehicle. The well positioned to evaluate both the are looking for unbiased, informative insanely easy to maintain. I drove it 6-speed manual is also available. spark plug changes are scheduled intrinsic qualities of a vehicle, but reporting – here goes! up the Blueberry Paulson road and To put the car through its paces, at an incredible 156,000 km. There more importantly, give you the low Castlegar Hyundai kindly lent was able to fly past any other traffic I headed for the high country on a are no timing belts to periodically down on how the vehicle has been me one of their brand new Tucson on the road – all on a steep uphill. steep, snow-packed logging road. change, as the motor uses a timing Traction control is standard and chain and my reference flat rate it is virtually impossible to spin starter change is under one hour. The the wheels even when things are flat rate at the dealership is $95/hour, really slippery. While this may be which is quite comparable to most a wonderful safety feature, I looked dealerships and my experience with in vain for a way to turn it off so I the techs was positive. Both Colin could get more feel to the driving and Joel work in the back shop. I experience. This, coupled with the had my own car in there for a wheel standard traction control gives lots bearing change under warranty even of increased traction, and although though I bought the car in Vernon. the car was only equipped with mud I was offered a courtesy vehicle and snow tires, it has great traction. and a free car wash was included. The same is true for the ABS Colin diagnosed my wheel bearing feature. On the very steep downhill, problem within 5 minutes and was I accelerated to a robust speed, right on the money. jammed on the brakes before a steep I got a chance to look at the switchback, kept the brakes to the vehicle on the hoist and was floor and simply steered around the impressed with the thick anti-rust corner. This is one of the safest cars coating on all the brake lines. Rust I can imagine if you are in a skid on on these lines can be a big problem an icy road. in the valley and this will protect While on the subject of them. I also liked the generous body drivability, I should mention that undercoating, and plastic gas tank the controls all seem to be where but was not nearly as impressed with they should be and can include all the front splash apron covering the the bells and whistles you care for, bottom of the engine and transaxle. including Sat-Nav. My biggest gripe This should be made of thick-gauge was the huge blind spot that is on the steel to protect the delicate parts here rear quarter view making it difficult while using the vehicle off road. All to see close in cars when you are in all though, I would still give it high changing lanes. marks for the elegance of simplicity As far as utility is concerned, and function. the Tucson easily seats 5 people. Did I like the car? You bet I did. The hatchback and rear full-folding Would I recommend it? You bet, seats leave lots of cargo space and especially to those that are looking the safety features include 6 airbags for a high-quality vehicle that gets and active head restraints. There are great fuel economy, bristles with side and front glove boxes for all safety features and seems to have a the detritus that accumulates as well competent local dealership behind it. as two lighted vanity mirrors. A tow Go down and try one out.

Our automotive columnist and resident motorhead, Dr. Jamie Barber, likes the new Hyundai Tucson.