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Volume 25, Number 19 September 21, 2016 Delivered to every home between Edgewood, & South Slocan. Published bi-weekly. “Your independently owned regional community newspaper serving the Arrow Lakes, Slocan & North Kootenay Lake Valleys.” Busiest bear year in recent memory in the West Kootenay by Jan McMurray edge of their territories; the COS bears have had to be euthanized so don’t respond to reports of bears residential areas to the RAPP line, It’s an extraordinarily busy bear considered available natural food far this year – about 30 in the entire in fruit trees or compost piles. “A even though they don’t respond to year for the Conservation Officer sources and the behaviour the bears West Kootenay zone, from Grand bear in a fruit tree is not unusual most of the calls because they are Service, with 20-60 calls coming displayed in the communities in Forks to Creston and north to behaviour,” she says. “Where we not about problem bears. into the RAPP line daily since mid- making this decision. After they are and the Lardeau Valley. In our area, draw the line is when the bear’s “Most of the callers are reporting August for the West Kootenay zone. trapped, the bears are tranquilized, two bears were shot in Nakusp, one behaviour becomes threatening to a bear in a fruit tree. If we have time, “Not every year is like this,” said and the adults are ear tagged and in Edgewood, one in the Slocan public safety and personal property.” we will call them back and ask if they Ben Beetlestone, a Conservation sometimes radio collared. Valley, and one in Hills. She reports that a black bear would consider installing an electric Officer for 16 years in the area. Beetlestone says Conservation “Some people are hesitant to call was euthanized in Hills on August fence or signing up for their local “We’ve had busy bear years before, Officers can issue orders and fines, because they think we’ll come and 15 because it broke into a vehicle. Harvest Share program. We partner but only in certain areas – not but education is the most effective kill the bear – but we really don’t There was no food in the vehicle, but with WildSafe BC to educate people throughout the entire West Kootenay way to gain compliance from people want to destroy them,” said Mann. there was paint. “This is not normal on how to manage their attractants,” region like we’re having this year.” to manage their attractants. “We’re She says that Conservation behaviour. A bear shouldn’t be she said. Beetlestone says it’s a trying to prevent bears from being Officers rely on information from the attracted to paint. Paint is not a food Check the WildsafeBC website combination of several factors that destroyed – we’re not trying to issue public and work with government they will find in the wilderness,” or contact a local WildSafeBC create the conditions for a year fines,” he says. wildlife biologists to assess whether said Mann. coordinator at newdenver@ like this one. “There was a poor After a black bear had to be or not a bear should be euthanized. Beetlestone reports that two wildsafebc.com or kaslo@ huckleberry crop at high elevations euthanized in Edgewood this year, “It’s a thoughtful process we use to bears were recently put down wildsafebc.com for more information in most areas, and the rest of the a resident was given a Dangerous make the right decisions, and our because they broke into houses – one and assistance with electric fencing, vegetation that’s a natural food source Wildlife Protection Order (DWPO) decisions are backed by science,” in Trail and one in Rossland. Call the RAPP line to report bear for the bears is poor because of the to clean up his garbage and fruit trees. she says. Mann says the COS wants sightings in residential areas: 1-877- dry conditions. There’s minimal Failure to comply with a DWPO can Mann explains that the COs people to report all bear sightings in 952-7277. natural food out there in the forest. result in a $575 ticket. There’s also a It’s all dried up and has no nutritional $230 fine that Conservation Officers value. can issue for attracting dangerous “When you have grizzlies wildlife to land or premise. And in coming into town, that’s unusual. Nakusp this year, one person was That’s a sure sign that they are ticketed for unjustified shooting of struggling to find food in the wild.” a bear. The Conservation Officer “You can’t just shoot a bear Service (COS) has trapped five because it’s in your yard or in your grizzly bears in our area so far this fruit tree. If it’s to protect livestock year – one male in Silverton, one sow or life and limb, yes – just report it in Meadow Creek, and a sow and two to us immediately,” he says. cubs in Glade. A shot was fired by a Silverton The grizzly trapped in Silverton resident while the grizzly bear was in the early morning of Friday, August in his yard on the evening the bear 16 was relocated 100 kilometres was trapped. The bear wasn’t hit, but away on Saturday, September 17. the incident is being investigated by The Glade grizzlies were relocated the CO Service. RCMP Constable in mid-August and have not been Shawn Chetwynd reported that the seen since. The grizzly trapped Silverton resident was arrested and in Meadow Creek was moved 65 is in custody for firearm related kilometres away but found its way offences. back to the Meadow Creek spawning “The last thing we want is the channel 12 days later. public to take care of it,” said Mann. West Kootenay COS Sergeant “All kinds of things can go wrong, so Cynthia Mann explained that they we ask the public to call the RAPP prefer to relocate grizzly bears line. We get the reports of threats within their territory, which is about to public safety right away and will 25 square kilometres. However, respond immediately.” the Silverton and Meadow Creek Despite the high volume of calls, Beetlestone reports that very few After hanging around town for a few days, this male grizzly bear was trapped in Silverton in the early morning of September 16 and relocated grizzlies were relocated beyond the September 17. Conservation Officers estimated his age at about 8 years.

Visitor Information - Pages 18 & 19 2 NEWS The Valley Voice September 21, 2016 Lemon Creek fuel spill case postponed until October by Art Joyce prosecutors eventually taking over part of the code that gives individuals in the wake of the spill. Although for the environment,” she said. “As The course of true justice the case. The federal lawyers cited the right to prosecute.” the fuel tanker went into the creek at humans, we have a voice. Many never ran smoothly. At the Nelson requests from the defendants, the Burgoon reiterated her about 2 pm, it took until 4 pm before of the animals and birds that were Courthouse the morning of Province of BC and EFC, for further gratitude to retired federal fisheries authorities were alerted. affected by that spill aren’t here to September 13, federal lawyers John disclosure of information from the biologist Otto Langer and West “It’s really hard to get justice have a voice.” Cliffe and Angela Davies convinced prosecution team. Coast Environmental Law, both of the judge to postpone the trial date “I’m glad the charges are whom had helped fund her private for the Lemon Creek fuel spill case proceeding,” Burgoon told reporters prosecution. She alluded to the class to October 11. outside the courthouse. “Hopefully action suit still proceeding, noting activist Marilyn other people will be encouraged to the human victims whose health or Burgoon and a handful of move their issues forward, like the businesses were affected. Burgoon PHOTO CREDIT: ART JOYCE ART CREDIT: PHOTO supporters were disappointed but Mt. Polley mine disaster. This is said one woman claimed to have lost not deterred. Burgoon brought a a small community and if we can her business as a result of the spill. private prosecution against Executive make justice happen for water then Another Slocan Valley resident, Jim Flight Centre (EFC) and the BC hopefully people throughout British MacKay, was one of those evacuated government, leading to federal Columbia and can use that in the 24 hours following the spill and said his health has been damaged. Yet he believes he has been “stonewalled” by government agencies, stating that repeated requests for his medical files Autumn is an have been turned down. excellent time Burgoon says Cliffe has a long track record of success prosecuting for planting and environmental cases, and is impressed gives your new plants with the thoroughness of the federal a jump-start in the Spring! prosecutor’s office. She noted that fuel truck driver Danny LaSante has been added to the charges, something • Fall Bulbs have arrived she never contemplated. She says LaSante was actually the second • Plantskydd deer repellent is driver to receive wrong instructions now 15% off – or inadequate instructions – to the Slocan Valley activist Marilyn Burgoon outside the Nelson Courthouse September 13 for the • All remaining fruit trees and actual fuel delivery depot on the initial hearing of the Lemon Creek case now being prosecuted by the federal government. access road just north of Lemon berries are 20% off Creek. • All perennials, shrubs, and shade trees now 15% off “There should be a pilot car for all vehicles delivering toxic • Our new Antique Shop is also now OPEN substances,” said Burgoon. “These trucks should all have maps right in We really appreciated all your support again this the cab. Why wasn’t that the case season and look forward to seeing you again NEXT here?” SPRING! These are all questions the federal prosecutor will likely want to ask the Heritage Nursery will be closing for the season October 15th defendants in this case. Burgoon also alluded to the confusion that reigned Hike or Bike for Seniors’ Housing

Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 Richard Cannings, MP, attended the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding association AGM in Grand Forks on September 10. Members of the association took the opportunity to thank former MP Alex On the Slocan Valley Heritage Rail Trail Atamanenko for his many years of dedicated service. Grand Chief Philip Stewart and his wife Joan, and A fundraiser for the Slocan Affordable Housing project Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West, attended the AGM and were among the many who expressed Organized by the Slocan Valley Seniors’ Housing Society their appreciation. Left to right: Conroy, Joan Stewart, Alex and Ann Atamanenko, Stewart and Cannings.

Friday, Sept. 30 Crescent Valley Trailhead to Passmore Hall for barbeque at noon Saturday, Oct. 1 Passmore Hall to Appledale Hall for celebration with borscht and music at noon Sunday, Oct. 2 Appledale Hall to Slocan Legion for 1 pm wind up party with music, food and draws! Daily registration at 8 am; Hike or Bike starts at 9 am. No pooches, please.

Registered hikers and bikers will be fed and watered at the end of each day’s hike! The public is welcome and is kindly asked to give a bit at the door.

For information or to offer support call Rita Moir at 226-7759, Sally Mackenzie 359-7984, Don Currie 355-2669 or Lynnda Moore 355-2267 or go to www.svhousing.ca. Thanks to our great community!!!! September 21, 2016 The Valley Voice NEWS 3 Standing room only at presentation on mid-elevation Arrow Lakes scenarios by Claire Paradis Columbia River Treaty Review, the scenarios. In scenario 1, water levels Columbia River Inter-tribal Fisheries and stable on the Kinbasket reservoir All seats were filled and more Province of BC commissioned a would be kept at 1420 feet, and flood Commission in Cranbrook presented to the north and the lower Columbia were needed as over 100 people study to explore the possibility of effects were predicted to happen information about the impact of both River to the south were not examined. from Burton, Fauquier, Nakusp, a more stable mid-elevation Arrow one in every five years. In scenario scenarios on fish, and it was a draw Eichenberger also stated that and Arrow Park filled the Fauquier Lakes Reservoir. The ‘Arrow Lakes 2, water would be kept at 1425 feet, in terms of benefits. keeping lake levels consistent as community hall on September 12 Reservoir Mid-Elevation Scenarios: with the odds of flooding occurring Questions came fast and hard presented in the study’s scenarios is for the Arrow Lakes Reservoir Mid- Scoping Evaluation’ study looks at calculated to be one in every seven after the presentation. The first not in line with the treaty, so it would Elevation Scenarios presentation. scenarios where the Arrow Lakes years. In both scenarios, the water questioner was openly skeptical have to be negotiated with the US. Lake levels are a hot topic not is kept at higher and more stable fluctuation would be much less than of the ability of the government to “We can’t do this tomorrow, this only because there have been very water levels, and is managed less the current situation, meaning more communicate effectively about lake is not treaty compliant. We want to low levels two years running (current like a storage reservoir and more vegetation and less erosion. Higher levels so that crops could be safely change that. The US is not ready level is around 1410 feet), but also like a river. water levels would also mean more planted. The second came from a to sit down with us, they haven’t because of the serious ongoing Consultant Alan Thomson from water for recreation and for getting couple in Burton who bluntly asked even finished their review. In the effects of their roughly 66-foot-per- Nelson began the presentation with the log booms down river. who had hired the contractors who meantime, that’s why we’re doing year fluctuation. Low levels and a review of the fluctuation of lake In general, scenario 2 was had worked on the report. It was this work, so we know what we want fluctuations in water levels have levels over time, comparing pre- deemed as having the advantage of clear from the tone of questions that from them,” said Eichenberger, who serious consequences for plants, fish and post-dam building flows. The fewer negative effects on artifacts, residents are tired of dealing with asked residents to “please keep the and animals as well as humans, but amount of change in lake levels is plants, people and other animals, low water levels and tired of waiting pressure on.” unlike natural water systems, levels much higher since the river was although the jury was still out for for a solution. The report is available online at of the Arrow Lakes are controlled by dammed and became the Arrow what the overall effects on fish would In the course of answering, the Columbia River Treaty Review decisions about damming. Lakes Reservoir, with an average be. What wasn’t clear was if higher Kathy Eichenberger, executive Website. In response to public input during 66-foot rise and fall each year. water levels would benefit fish much director of the provincial Columbia a 2013 meeting in Fauquier about the The presentation focused on two at all. Bill Green of the Canadian River Treaty Review Team, stated Smokey Creek Salvage that this report was produced in 24 HR TOWING New & Used Auto Parts, Back Hoe Work, Orphaned cubs rescued from highway response to the need expressed at Certified Welding & Repairs, Vehicle Removal by Katrine Campbell COs. Schumann headed back up salmonberry bushes after the bears.” the 2013 meeting that some of the WE BUY CARS & TRUCKS Three orphaned bear cubs from the highway and spoke to CO Jason All three went up a tree. After damage to the environment needs 359-7815 ; 1-877-376-6539 3453 YEATMAN RD, SOUTH SLOCAN New are now safe and well- Hawkes; she drove on, found the some time, ignoring an axe banged to be undone, and is an attempt to fed at the Northern Lights Wildlife cubs just past Three Forks, raced against the trunk and bear bangers determine what residents would like Shelter in Smithers, after a rescue back to get Hawkes and RCMP fired over their heads, they slowly to see in future. effort that involved the community. Constable Nick Herder, but the trio climbed down, were tranquilized and “This is just what we’re looking The drama started September 6, had disappeared by the time they safely placed in a cage. into,” she reiterated. “It’s not a done when a sow was killed on Hwy 31A got back. CO Sergeant Cynthia Mann later deal.” two kilometres east of the village. That afternoon, she tried again thanked all the people who were The authors of the report were The following morning, a notice was and found five more searchers – but involved in the search. She has a careful to say that the implications posted on the community Facebook no cubs. Then, a little farther on, there warning, though — if anyone had of keeping Arrow Lakes levels high Our valley’s green page asking people to keep an eye they were – in the middle of the road. fed the cubs, they might now be dead. out for the three little cubs, assuring She parked, flagged down a car to “Had they been food conditioned, grocer since 1990 them they were candidates for rehab take a message to the CO or police, they can’t be rehabbed and would be Support the and wouldn’t be shot. Members and waited for help. euthanized,” she said. “We have to responded with sightings, while Isy As the CO vehicle pulled up, try to make people understand how Valley Voice • Fresh Schumann and Helmut Faupel started the cubs darted into the bushes, with important it is not to food condition actively searching up the highway. the searchers right behind them. them.” with a voluntary • Organic On September 7, they spotted the Schumann drove uphill, pulled over Mann emphasized that ‘food subscription cubs in a tree, and asked a nearby and waited. conditioning’ doesn’t just mean • Wholesome resident to call the RCMP, who then “One, two, three little black putting food out for little orphans – it Only $10-$30 called the Conservation Officers. fur balls popped out of the bushes means making available any non- 1290 Hwy #6 Schumann and Faupel followed them directly across the road from my natural food source. Send Cheque to: Crescent Valley up the road; fearing the trio would be car…I frantically waved my arm “Plum and apple trees are not hit by an oncoming car, they honked out the window…I yelled ‘hey, over a natural food source. It’s a matter Valley Voice, Box 70 250-359-7323 and the cubs disappeared up a bank. here!’ of public safety – if you don’t mind New Denver, BC Open daily (Closed X’mas The next morning, Shawna “The search vehicles roared bears eating your fruit, that’s fine, but & New Year’s day) Swan-Martin posted she had spotted up the highway…the men parked if people become complacent there’s V0G 1S0 the cubs at 8 am and called the and then crashed into the thick a problem. Human safety is at risk.” Mann pleaded with people to manage attractants, by using electric Alice Watson M.Ed. (Couns. Psych.) 250-265-3328 fencing, picking fruit early, removing Counselling services available for Individuals, couples, and families. unwanted fruit trees, and using Experience a collaborative process of resolving grief and loss, proper composting methods. depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, “There’s not a single CO that trauma, addiction, and life changes. PHOTO CREDIT: NICK HERDER CREDIT: PHOTO enjoys having to put down an animal. It is the worst part of the job.” You can follow the progress Blaze King Wood of the New Denver Three on the Northern Lights Wildlife Society Stoves & Valley Facebook page; if you want to make Comfort Wood a donation, you can do it there or mail a cheque to Northern Lights Wildlife Furnaces Shelter, 17366 High Road, Smithers BC V0J 2N7. BEST STOVES ON THE MARKET, free fan kit with the purchase of a freestanding wood stove until Sept. 30, 2016. SALES, INSTALLATIONS, INSPECTIONS BY AWARD- WINNING BUSINESS K.F. Kootenay Furnace Ltd. Doug Burton • 250-355-0088 Isy Schumann, New Denver resident, with one of the orphaned cubs before they were transported to the Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter in Smithers. “WETT” CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN 4 OPINION The Valley Voice September 21, 2016

Political will Public health and shoe laces threatened Although we might cringe at Don’t be fooled, folks. Dr. Brian the mindless drivel and political Day’s thinly veiled attempt to offer dysfunction coming from the south, shorter surgical wait times is really we too are living through our own an assault on our public health care form of avoidance and dysfunction system. He’s not working alone: 15 in dealing with climate and the years ago the Liberal government successful operation of spaceship began the attack by cutting surgical earth. The operation manual beds, closing surgical suites and cutting is now very clear. Continued surgical time. Suddenly surgical political posturing and inertia are services were only available during not viable options. For our leaders, office hours in many places. Suddenly it’s time to strap on your walking surgeons had more office time, or shoes and go boldly – now that it more leisure time, or were looking at really matters. The future starts alternate physician positions. today and vested interests will Some local doctors I know fought have changed by tomorrow. Lace this move; some moved to larger ’em up tight – it won’t be an easy centres where they would have more walk, but it’s one that must be surgical hours. And some doctors in made. the province, in defiance of the Canada Ron Robinson Health Act, opted for privatizing their Nelson services. By the way, it is also against the Canada Health Act for the Province Oil pipelines to bill users for Medicare. It is nice to finally have By operating in a private clinic, The Lichens playing in the pub Fri Sept 23rd 430 Front Street, Kaslo, BC political leaders understanding surgeons remove themselves from Winter hours: serving food from 12 pm - 9 pm 250-353-7714 that pipelines may be good, since the public surgical rota. Some have The Ingrid Rice cartoon is a satirical look at current events in politics and is sponsored by the Kaslo Hotel. The Hotel does not necessarily share the political views of the artist. the reality is that they are cleaner reduced their availability to one day a electrical power from tiny pellets of nuclear construction could not be power at 6 to 8 cents/kWh. However, than other ways of transporting week in the public system, four or more uranium shattered in practice because included in the rate base until the this prediction is based on three oil. The consumer demand is days privately. This move extends the of the real costs involved in their safe reactors were declared in service, assumptions that appear to have never the problem, so don’t kill the wait time in the public system. Dr. Day operation over time. thereby exacerbating the total capital been met in operation: that the rebuild messenger. Oil will go on trains if bills MSP for the set fee and bills again In Canada, the l9 still operating cost of construction with unpaid will be completed on-budget, that pipelines are not built. Trains are plus more for his private service. The CANDU nuclear power plants interest, at that time around $15 the system will operate at an average good for many goods, but they rich get richer and the poor wait in line. have had their share of problems billion, and another $3.5 billion in capacity utilization of 82 percent, and burn large amounts of fuel, plug And wait. And wait. with unexpected material failures, debts throughout the system was that the Ontario taxpayers will pay 100 up the rails for other goods, bother The way to reduce wait times is years of downtime for repairs and repaid through a standing charge on percent of any cost overruns.” All these a lot of people along the way, and to have more surgical hours and more ‘refurbishings’ and cost-overruns by electricity bills.” costs and debts do not even include burn more when things go wrong. surgeons. That way we all stand in the as much as 350%. The billions of And from ‘Ontario’s Stranded decommissioning costs which are way The kicker is that it costs more, so same line, the same short line, rather debt accumulated over their service Nuclear Debt: A Cautionary Tale,’ higher than building the damn things less revenue for us. Yes, to say no than the masses being shouldered aside time have made public and private via the Ontario Clean Air Alliance, 1 in the first place. to pipelines makes you a polluter by the few. investors shy of further developments. March 2011 “In 1999, Ontario Hydro In Canada, six CANDU reactors and we all have to pay for it. Do Kate O’Keefe There are plenty of plans but no new was broke and broken up and its have been shut down. The service you want to fire the postman for Johnson’s Landing delivering mail you don’t like, or construction is in sight. It’s a similar generation facilities re-formed into life-expectancies of the 19 CANDU fire the delivery boy if you don’t The problem story in the USA. Ontario Power Generation (OPG). In reactors still in service are on the like the food? Get together with I quote from ‘How does nuclear order to make the successor companies horizon and no new constructions are realistic environmentalists and with nuclear power compare economically to more attractive for private investors, in sight. Life expectancies of 40 or have a stronger case for cutting other sources in Canada’: “Based $19.4 billion in ‘stranded debt’ was even 60 years, as Mr. Zak mentions power plants on the projected capital costs, and placed in the control of the Ontario in the Valley Voice of August 24, fossil fuel consumption, and get The problem with the operation of away from the idealism. the low cost of fuel and in-service Electricity Financial Corporation. This are totally illusory. Nuclear power, nuclear reactors for the production of maintenance, in 1994 power from debt is slowly paid down through a completely apart from the danger and Mike Linn electricity is simply that they are not Kaslo CANDU was predicted to be well variety of sources, including a 0.7-cent/ damage to life on earth, is simply not economical. The dream of producing under 5 cents/kWh. In 1998, Ontario kWh tariff on all power, all income affordable by those that have to pay EDITORIAL / LETTERS POLICY Hydro calculated that the cost of taxes paid by all operating companies, for it: we the electric ratepayers and The Valley Voice welcomes letters to the editor and community news generation from CANDU was 7.7 and all dividends paid by the OPG. general taxpayers. And yet the industry articles from our readers. Letters and articles should be no longer than cents/kWh, whereas hydropower was Even with these sources of income, the is still pushing CANDUs onto states 500 words and may be edited. We reserve the right to reject any submitted only 1.1 cents, and their coal-fired amount of debt has grown, and in 2010 where people still work for a handful material. Please mark your letter “LETTER TO THE EDITOR.” Include plants were 4.3 cents. As Ontario stood at almost $15 billion.” of rice without any health and safety your address and daytime phone number for verification purposes. Hydro received a regulated price “Darlington is currently in the protection, where life is cheap and We will not knowingly publish any letter that is defamatory or libelous. averaging 6.3 cents/kWh for power, process of considering a major re-build the power and profits are in the hands We will not publish anonymous letters or letters signed with pseudonyms, the revenues from the other forms of of several units, as it too is reaching of big corporations. Similar to the except in extraordinary circumstances. generation were being used to fund its design mid-life time. The budget asbestos story. Opinions expressed in published letters are those of the author and not the operating losses of the nuclear is currently estimated to be between Richard Eichenauer necessarily those of the Valley Voice. plants. The debt left over from the $8.5 and $14 billion, and will produce Fauquier

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 • Acting Editor - Art Joyce Editor-in-chief - Jan McMurray • Food Editor - Andrew Rhodes • Reporters - Katrine Campbell, Barbara Curry Mulcahy Published and printed in , Canada The Valley Voice is distributed throughout the Slocan and Arrow Lake Valleys from South Slocan/Playmor Junction to Edgewood and Kaslo on Kootenay Lake. Circulation is 7,600 papers, providing the most complete news and advertising coverage of any single newspaper serving this area. SUBSCRIPTIONS: CANADA $54.60, USA $84.00, OVERSEAS $126.00. E-Mail Subscription $22.40 (Prices include GST) Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement #40021191 September 21, 2016 The Valley Voice LETTERS/COMMUNITY 5

or other advice. the other searched the backyard work. And they wonder why we Taming the No justice in When they did finally show up, and tool shed. The officer at the don’t trust them. wild in New the Slocan it wasn’t to provide any support or window asked me if it would be OK My last thought on this whole I don’t want to get into another relief, but to arrest my neighbour for them to come in and seize my incident is simply this. I’m a Denver telling of one more bear story. for shooting my shotgun at the bear. shotgun. When I told him I didn’t combat veteran and I take great Whatever the rationale may be, Let me just say it’s been a long, Their priority was not the public want them in my house, he made pride in that fact. Each year I the cutting of great swaths of trees in terrifying week living with a 400-lb safety but rather their own! it very clear that I had no choice march in the Remembrance Day New Denver and the eradication of grizzly bear in my yard every day I watched as they arrested him, in the matter. At this point, I knew ceremony, but this year I will not anything resembling a wildflower on and night. and at the same time the bear was how Mr. DeGroot must have felt be marching. This is my way of Village-controlled land is distressing. It has been very difficult to get right outside my front door. Even just before he was shot. ‘Comply protesting the rule by fear tactics Dozens of trees have been cut— at anything done with the threat of a though the whole time I was yelling or die.’ This is the really awful and lack of concern for the safety Bigelow Bay, in front of Oldham’s bear attack always on my mind. for them to come and shoot the part of my story. At that moment I of me and all my neighbours by the Cottages, by Carpenter Creek, at the No matter what I did, the bear damn bear, their only concern was was more fearful of the police than local RCMP. east end of 6th Ave. The vast majority would not leave. When I told the to arrest my unarmed neighbour. the bear. Whatever happened to ‘serve had no centre rot. Apparently, part of local RCMP of my most dangerous Great police work! Obviously the only concern and protect’? I never thought I the rationale is that the Village might encounters on Sunday morning and Once it got dark, things really these two RCMP officers had was would be living in fear of going be sued if a tree topples over on again that evening, he told me to went south. After they had poor ol’ for their own safety, taking my only outside. I will not march with someone. But we live in a clearing stay in the house. Never in the four Ivo locked down, they came over means of protecting my house from people I can’t trust. in a forest. Are we to keep on cutting days that followed did the police to my house. While one officer a huge grizzly bear and leaving me Ron Scroggins ever more trees just in case? What’s ever come and offer any protection stood at my dining room window, helpless. Once again great police New Denver really going on here? Look at the footpaths around the village and the strips of land Farm to table restaurant opening soon in New Denver between the buildings and the streets. submitted the garden and greenhouse at the “The society’s food security place for the community and a place Exuberant sprays of wildflowers The Village Hearth Restaurant school into the curriculum, providing projects have social and environmental to host community events – “not to have been levelled and the terrain is opening in New Denver in early healthy breakfasts and lunches at value, as well, and the same goes for mention that it fills the need for a turned over to mowed grass. Why? October, in the former Rory’s on the school, offering an after school the restaurant,” said Fox. “We plan year-round evening eatery in New Are lush, healthy plants really more Main restaurant space. gardening program, and organizing to evaluate our performance at the Denver.” of a fire hazard than dry, dead stalks? “We’ve been working on this for events such as Harvest Festival and restaurant with triple bottom line She adds that serving local food Or are they just ‘unsightly,’ too about a year, and we’re getting really the Community Harvest Dinner. accounting, which accounts for the has environmental benefits, as food ‘wild’? excited as the opening date draws Recently, the society produced a book financial, social and environmental isn’t trucked in from far away places. Then there’s the Mori Lakeside nearer,” says Heather Fox, restaurant with the help of Lucerne students that aspects of the business.” Watch the Village Hearth Trail. Why did a three-foot strip manager. profiles North Slocan gardeners and Fox says the Village Hearth will Facebook page for the opening date have to be razed either side of that The Village Hearth will be a their gardens. have social benefits as a gathering and for more information. lovely, narrow wooded path? Surely ‘farm to table’ restaurant, serving far more has been taken out than is food grown and produced locally. It Food centre for WE Graham School pitched to school board needed for safety and accessibility; is a project of the Healthy Community by Jan McMurray be juiced in the school parking lot. the place is littered with the corpses Society of the North Slocan Valley. principal and with PAC. They are Jack said volunteers ranging from age of trees, some very large—all of Fox listed all the local farmers WE Graham School in Slocan excited about the opportunity and 7 to seniors are currently picking fruit them once helping to hold up the the society has purchased food from: may soon house the Kootenay Food about the lunch program improving,” for the event, and the fruit picking bank. That bank is already eroding Mick and Ruth’s Earthly Pleasures Centre. she said. has provided volunteer hours for because the living roots that held it Farm in New Denver, Corky and “We’re envisioning a well The increased traffic through the Mt. Sentinel students. The juice will together are now dead. And why do Helen’s Against the Wind Farm in equipped culinary kitchen space for school is the only concern that has stock the food bank and be sold as a we need gravel on the trail and tree Winlaw, the Intentional Peasants teaching, with a dining area, and been raised. Jack said they are looking fundraiser for the Food Centre. roots and rocks removed? Has the Farm in Edgewood, Havesome opportunities for value added food at a secure separate entrance to address The West Kootenay Permaculture insurance industry so intimidated Hogs in Slocan Park, and Kootenay processing social enterprises,” said this concern. She pointed to Crawford Co-op is a Good Food Organization, us that we can’t be trusted to take Meadows in Creston. Shauna Fidler, chair of the West Bay School as a great example of a accredited through Community Food responsibility for ourselves? “With the restaurant, the society Kootenay Permaculture Co-op. school that is central to, accessed by, Centres Canada. The co-op’s food We’ve lost something precious wants to support local farmers The co-op is partnering with WE and feeding its community. centre idea has come from over and rare: a gentle, narrow lakeside and food producers, and to bolster Graham Community Service Society Fidler also mentioned the four years of work assessing the path that gave a sense of seclusion. agriculture as an economic activity (WEGCSS) to create the food centre upcoming October 2 ‘Press Fest,’ community needs around food. A magnet for tourists and an oasis in the region,” Fox says. in the northwest corner of the school. where surplus apples and pears will for locals. Now parts of the trail are A cook, Sarah Lord, has been This underutilized part of the school wide open. If left alone, it’ll take hired, and has just arrived in New includes the home economics room. Getting rid of hazardous generations for it to return to what Denver from Guelph, Ontario. She The plan is for the centre to operate in the home ec room, the adjacent room, waste the right way it was, and none of us will be here has jumped right into her role and is submitted “This has been a valuable and to see it. Surely tourists don’t come busy developing the menu and getting and an existing portable. Fidler and Holly Jack of WEGCSS Time again to clean out your extremely well-received program for here to see a replica of the sanitized the kitchen ready. garden shed, garage and under the our folks and the feedback has been urban trails they left behind. Many “For me, the best ingredients presented the project concept to the board of education on September 13, kitchen sink to safely rid your home all positive,” said Ann Bunka, the crave nature that’s been left well are the starting point for not only a of toxic chemicals such as pesticides, RDCK’s Joint Resource Recovery enough alone. delicious experience but for coming at the board’s meeting at WE Graham School. The two organizations are oils, cleaners, and unknown liquids Committee Chair. “We are pleased Our cultural and religious together as a community,” she says. at an RDCK Household Hazardous to continue this important service inheritance is a love-hate relationship Lord has a background as both a baker seeking an agreement with the school district. Waste Round-up. These community across the region.” with wild nature. In airbrushed scenes and a cook, and has studied Artisanal events offer free disposal for A full list of acceptable on billboards, on TV and in films we Culinary Arts at Fanshawe College in Fidler said minor facility and equipment upgrades are being planned RDCK residents. No industrial or substances and items is available learn that wildness—in nature and in London, Ontario. commercial hazardous waste will at rdck.ca; click on the link under ourselves—is something to fear or The serving staff will be familiar, for the building, to be completed by April 2017. These would be paid for be accepted. Residents may be ‘Latest News’. hate, that it must be tamed. And so as they have all worked at Rory’s. The especially interested in using this The Nakusp event is at the arena we have gentle village trails turned society is hoping to hire youth for the by the co-op. “We want to draw more students opportunity to safely dispose of on Saturday, October 1 from 11 am into something that would fit in any kitchen jobs through CBT’s School motor oil products if they do not have to 2 pm; Silverton’s is the following city: homogeneous, controlled. Works program. to this school with culinary programs,” Fidler said. a receiving depot nearby. day at the Public Works yard from For those who feel it’s time to “The restaurant is another This year the RDCK will partner 11 to 2. question the Village’s cut and tame step taken by the society towards The centre will offer educational programming around food, not only with local food banks to accept There are also events at the policy before more is lost, please promoting healthy, local food, and non-perishable food donations at Castlegar community complex Sept. contact [email protected], strengthening food security in the to students but also to community members of all ages. all events. 18 from 10 to 2, and Sept. 24 from 250-358-2316, Box 40, New Denver community and in the region,” says The Silverton and Nakusp events 11 to 2, as well as the Nelson Leafs V0G 1S0. Fox. The Healthy Community Society Jack added that the initiative will improve the school lunch program, will also take your unwanted or recycling depot September 25 from Anne Champagne has been working on food security broken electronics, power tools and 10 to 2. No electronics or appliances New Denver for several years, incorporating and will incorporate the school garden. “We have walked through with the small appliances. will be accepted at these locations. 6 SLOCAN VALLEY The Valley Voice September 21, 2016 Slocan council, September 12: Paving offered by YRB by Barbara Curry Mulcahy is to be connected to the new paving. Springer Creek Forest Products, to or agreement with the Village to July 15-17, 2017. • Yellowhead Road and Bridge The work must be done before the discuss whether they would allow allow off-site parking on Village • Council gave its approval to has offered to pave an area of the end of September as the grindings areas of their properties to be paved. land. Since the Wellness Centre’s the Slocan Valley Branch of the Village with grindings left over can’t be left through the winter. • A recent water main break on septic field is in the area proposed Royal Canadian Legion’s request from a recent paving project. Mayor Council discussed possible Main Street was of “the same type for the construction of the housing to license the outdoor patio area that Jessica Lunn called this a “fantastic areas to pave: the road to the boat and in the same area” as a major project, future steps will include an they recently fenced. The Liquor opportunity to have free paving.” launch and then on to the gazebo and break last winter. Public Works agreement with the Village to share Control and Licensing Branch Public Works Foreman Tim Hill the dog beach/Rail Trail trailhead Foreman Hill has determined that, the new septic field. requires local government approval reported that YRB Kootenay Area parking area, and the new road in the when the pipe was laid in the 1950s, • In her Mayor’s Report, before it okays a new licensed area. Manager Paul Anderson has said campground. Although pavement the alluvial soil was not taken into Lunn said that the Village has • Council denied Dave Skrobot’s the company would deliver, spread, to the boat launch was favoured, account, and now the soil has shifted been approved to give a short request for a variance allowing him and compact the pavement. The councillors and members of the so that pressure on the pipe varies. presentation at UBCM on the to have a shipping container on Village would be responsible only public differed on which other areas More huge leaks are in the offing, Owl Walk JCP project. The forum vacant residential property he owns. for preparing the existing road that should be paved. Councillor Burly enough to cause great damage will profile examples of “success Skrobot acquired the container to Van Bynen said waterfront paving and possibly to empty 20% of the stories.” Lunn says the Owl Walk store “building material, cabinets, ANNUAL “would be a good form of dust reservoir in a matter of minutes. is “an example of building capacity tools and the like” for a building GENERAL control”; Mayor Lunn cautioned Tim Hill said, “I haven’t had a lot through local/provincial partnership he intends to construct next year. against paving what many consider of sleep” since realizing this. He to complete the project in a very Council noted that Skrobot did MEETING “green space” especially since the is working on a solution but so far small community.” Lunn thanked not yet have a building permit. A area “could see major changes in cannot see a way to replace the pipe the Spirit of Slocan Committee for residential lot on Harold Street also Golf Club the next few years.” During public until spring. organizing the “very successful” has a shipping container. Council participation, Sandra Linstead • The current Job Creation and well-attended Labour Day directed staff to notify both owners said the campground should be Partnership project is going celebration. She thanked staff and that the containers must be removed kept natural. Ken Causton feels if ahead full steam. Participants council for hosting the Slocan within 30 days. Monday, October 17, anything is to be paved, it should manufactured (cut, ground, and Valley Local Government Forum • Council denied a request from 2016 at 7:00 PM be roads, especially the road by the welded) 30 new campsite fire on August 24. MP Richard Cannings the Slocan Waterfront Restoration Slocan Lake Golf grocery store. Councillor Van Bynen rings, replaced 250 rotten boards attended and discussed issues with & Development Society for a answered that the grindings were not on the breakwater, and extensively Slocan, New Denver, Silverton, and letter of support to include with Course Clubhouse suitable for re-paving roads. brushed the RV Park to prepare for Area H reps. Mayor Lunn also asked their applications for grants to New Denver Another stickler for the Village the new loop road being constructed the Village to call for suggestions for research and plan the “‘daylighting • • • • • is that it doesn’t own the waterfront to provide more creekside camping who should be local representatives of Springer Creek where it flows All Members are land. Council directed staff to in the tenting area. at Canada 150 events celebrating the through the old mill site.” Council organize a meeting with CP, the • At the public hearing on 150th anniversary of Confederation. noted that they would need more welcome to attend Slocan Valley Rail Trail Society, and amendments to the Village’s The deadline for nominees is Oct 15. information about the proposal. Zoning and Official Community • Council agreed to support Staff was directed to research Plan bylaws to make possible the the 2017 Unity Music Festival how to re-open waterways, who Slocan Valley TV Society construction of the seniors’ housing in principle and directed staff to gives permission, and how to get project, CAO Michelle Gordon complete the Canada Heritage that permission. During public Upgrades and Notice of AGM said all comments from the public Grant Form E for the Slocan Valley participation Susan Kammerzol, The Slocan Valley TV Society is close to completing were favourable. Three members Cultural Alliance. This year there SWRDS secretary, explained that transition from analogue to digital transmission of of the project committee were in was no debate about having the the group “was not trying to jump attendance. Don Currie thanked event in the Village. The Unity in,” that they wanted “to develop a its four TV channels (Global, Knowledge Network, council for “continued, outstanding Festival will be held on the beach body of knowledge.” CBS and ABC). Conversion of equipment has been support.” Eric Clough said that successfully carried out on two out of three towers although the group would like to Robson hosts firefighters games (Pedro and Crescent Valley). Our members report start construction this fall, there would more likely be a spring start. for Muscular Dystrophy that TV signals have improved dramatically. TV In the regular meeting, the by Katrine Campbell Hosettes came in 18th. signals are available for free to all Slocan Valley amended Zoning and Official They didn’t place in the top 10 “The women made me feel residents from Playmor Junction to the Village of Community Plan Bylaws were but an all-female crew of volunteer proud,” said Passmore Fire Chief firefighters from the Slocan Valley Gord Ihlen. “They broke down Slocan. We have ordered the equipment to upgrade adopted, re-designating lots proposed for the seniors’ housing wowed the crowd at the third annual the barriers and they were the fan the Passmore tower and hope to install the equip- project from Parks, Opens Spaces International Firefighter Games in favourite. They never quit, even Pass Creek Park September 3-4. when they knew they couldn’t win, ment by the end of September. & Institutional to Multi-Family Residential. Hosted by the Robson Volunteer and they gave it their all. The Slocan Valley TV Society is having its Annual Regarding the housing society’s Fire Department, the games attracted “I’m pretty impressed. I’m General Meeting on September 22nd at Passmore Development Permit application, 23 teams from as far as the Sunshine really proud of both our teams for Mayor Lunn said that there were Coast. (They are ‘international’ in the commitment they show to their Community Hall (7:00 pm). The agenda consists of the sense that games are held all duties.” regular AGM business. There will be an opportunity “still a few things that need to be tidied up before we approve the over the world.) The event is held Ihlen said the games were a good for questions from the floor and discussion about application.” The society was asked in support of Muscular Dystrophy, chance to get together with other future directions after the president’s report. to make amendments to on-site to raise awareness and money. firefighters, make connections and parking and to investigate a lease Seven of 21 members of the share good ideas. Passmore department are female. “The camaraderie is huge. The Four of them – Erica Breau, Christina games raised the morale of all Fedrick, Kim Daley and Peggy Frith firefighters that attended, and the – formed the Passmore Hosettes, halls they are attached to as well.” along with Gretchen Bonegardener Passmore Fire Department plans from the Winlaw crew. The first to invest in props so the two teams ever all-female team to compete, the – the Hosers and the Hosettes – can practice and “do better in the future.” STRONG BUT FLEXIBLE Robson hosts this free, family- Weight for weight, spider silk is stronger friendly event every year on the than steel, yet can flex and stretch - Labour Day weekend. Competitions some up to 5 X their regular length. This such as window rescue, axe throw, elasticity means a large insect can fly sledge hammer slam, hose roll relay into a web without breaking it. Vibra- and chin-ups are followed by live tions travel through the web to inform music in the evenings. The finale is the spider when a web is damaged or the ‘Mayday Mayday Mayhem’, a when prey become trapped and can be firefighters obstacle course. wrapped in silk. Overall, Nelson was in first place, Blewett second and Castlegar slocanlakess.com came third. September 21, 2016 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 7 New Denver council, September 13: Petition against vault toilets received from business owners by Katrine Campbell waiting for the assessment. He use anywhere in the area. Raynolds her some tips to put her application Upper Cemetery. The inscriptions • Council received a petition suggested waiting until all options commended Lillies and Village in a better position for next year’s on a handful of headstones would from 28 business owners opposed were brought forward rather than staff for doing a great job and funding. be carefully cleaned off, and the to the vault toilets. Although two investigating one by one. noted “being [declared] a BearSafe • Council granted permission to remainder of the stone would be left of the three are already in place, There was also a letter from community is something to celebrate the Silvery Slocan Historical Society with its patina. The society hopes the petition asked for a delay in Jill Parry asking that an update and but it’s also a responsibility.” to hold a ‘Save Our Stones’ workshop that this event will lead to a larger installing the toilets until next spring discussion on the issue be included • Councillor Henning von Krogh to teach participants (members only) one next year, with people from the to provide “time for the Bosun Hall on the agenda, and one from Judith has been monitoring the lake level; how to clean headstones in the community participating. assessment report to come in and to von Krogh expressing her support it hit a high of 537.2 metres above determine if the existing building for the toilets. She ended by quoting sea level on June 10 and has now or land site is a viable option.” The Mr. Spock: ‘The needs of the many dropped to 535.7 as of September 2. petition also suggested the delay outweigh the needs of the few.” • Von Krogh reported that Village of would give an opportunity to raise • In the public question session, Interior Health is adding 243 new private funding. Ulli Becker asked about the residential care beds: 30 go to the Councillor Nadine Raynolds installation of the last vault toilet at East Kootenay, none in the West New Denver said the number of businesses Greer Park. Woodbury said it was in Kootenay. signing was significant and storage but would be installed when • The Bosun Hall Heritage PUBLIC NOTICES wondered if people had full and the company was available to work. Designation Bylaw #701, 2016 was accurate information on the issue. • Council received and referred given first and second reading. A NOTICE OF TAX SALE She called this an opportunity to to staff a letter for WildSafeBC public hearing will be held prior to The following described property and improvements thereon shall be offered have some discussion and provide Community Co-ordinator Bree third reading, September 27 at 7 pm for “Sale by Public Auction” at the Village of New Denver Municipal Office, information. She also asked if there Lillies regarding the “unusually high in the council chambers. The hall 115 Slocan Ave, on Monday, September 26, 2016, at 10:00 am unless the was real interest from businesses black bear activity” in the Village would be designated as a municipal delinquent taxes and interest thereon are sooner paid: for a public private partnership, and and area. Lillies met with von Krogh heritage site only, not provincial or were they offering funding. and CAO Bruce Woodbury and, federal. 508 6th Avenue Mayor Ann Bunka said the based on their discussion, drew up • A request from Colleen Lot 21, Block 46, District Lot 549 Kootenay District Plan 557 Village was looking at the Bosun a list of eight recommendations for Williams for a grant-in-aid to support Lot 22, Block 46, District Lot 549 Kootenay District Plan 557 but “we can’t tie the hands of the the Village’s human-bear conflict the ‘Concerts in Care’ program at the Lot 23, Block 46, District Lot 549 Kootenay District Plan 557 next council.” Two of the business reduction plan. These included Pavilion was denied. The Village owners she had spoken to were removing fruit trees on Village has no grant-in-aid program and CANCELLATION OF COUNCIL MEETING concerned that once the vault toilet property, amending the Official no money in the budget for them. downtown was installed, the Village Community Plan to describe the Councillor Raynolds said given the Residents of the Village of New Denver are hereby advised that the Regular would forget the plans for a flush BearSmart principles, and creating number of ‘asks’ council receives Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, 2016, has been toilet. CAO Bruce Woodbury noted a wildlife attractant bylaw. “that maybe we should set up some cancelled as the majority of Council members will be attending the annual there was a wide range of options for The CAO said Lillies had only other funding.” Bunka said that convention of the Union of BC Municipalities. permanent washrooms downtown; been given enough funding to would mean establishing criteria, the Bosun was the prime candidate buy 10 bear warning signs, so the meaning more work for staff. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING but not the only one and they were Village bought 25 more for her to CAO Woodbury noted Williams Pursuant to Section 612 of the Local Government Act, a public hearing will be had applied unsuccessfully for held to consider the Bosun Hall Heritage Designation Bylaw No. 701, 2016, Community Initiatives funding; New Denver Council’s update on a bylaw to designate the Bosun Hall (710 Bellevue Street, New Denver, BC) he had spoken with her and given Trail Network Connections Project as a municipal heritage site. submitted new trail features. Support the Valley Voice with a WHEN: 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 27, 2016 As many residents know, the Public washroom facilities have voluntary subscription WHERE: Council Chambers – 115 Slocan Avenue, New Denver, BC Village of New Denver was fortunate been installed at the Denver Canyon Only $10-$30 to receive a recreation infrastructure trailhead as well as the north-west A copy of Bosun Hall Heritage Designation Bylaw No. 701, 2016, may be Send Cheque or Money Order to: The Valley Voice inspected at the Village of New Denver Municipal Office (115 Slocan Avenue, grant from the Columbia Basin side of Carpenter Creek, fulfilling a Box 70 New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 Trust in order to connect existing need in the community. The facility New Denver, BC) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays trail networks in the New Denver at the end of Main Street will be except statutory holidays. area. The Village has been actively installed with vegetative screening working on this project, including if required and appropriate signage WANTED USE OF MUNICIPAL ROADS AND PARKS developing trailheads and signage, for access. Council’s hope is that Everyone is reminded that groups or individuals wishing to use Village prop- increasing related trail amenities these measures will reduce the TO BUY: erty such as streets, boulevards, alleys or parks (Greer Park, Centennial Park such as basic washroom facilities, number of people ‘doing their including the Kohan Gardens) for events, workshops, displays, etc. must benches and picnic tables, and of business’ in the bushes around town. CEDAR AND course, improving the lakeside Mori The Village of New Denver is contact the Village Office well in advance of the proposed event or activity. Trail to extend to Bigelow Bay, the hoping to install permanent and PINE POLES Carpenter Creek trails and Orchard more elaborate public washroom Brian Major GARBAGE COLLECTION REMINDER trails. facilities and is optimistic that • 250-938-3900 In accordance with the Village Solid Waste Management Bylaw residents At this point, the existing trail these can be included in future Please contact: placing garbage curbside for collection are required to place bagged and has been cleared and several new improvements to the Bosun Hall, tagged waste material in a garbage can or other suitable lidded container sections have been added, reaching pending the outcome of the structural Gormans Pole Division in order to prevent access by animals. Residential collection occurs every almost all the way to Bigelow Bay. assessment on the building which Tuesday, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Please DO NOT put your garbage out Professional arborists have been the Village expects to receive later before pickup day. brought in to assess trees that could this year. 250-547-9296 pose a safety risk. The Village aims Council hopes you enjoy these to maintain the character of the trail new and improved amenities which while also increasing accessibility aim to increase access and encourage and ensuring public safety. Take active outdoor recreation, and allow a walk along the lakeshore, if you for the use of municipal green spaces haven’t already, to check out the for organized recreation events. 8 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice September 21, 2016 School District #10 Superintendent’s report submitted A Professional Development Refugee Coalition had been children attending part days as they • The Ministry of Education There are 448 students Day takes place on September matched with a Somali family who transition to Kindergarten will also announced an additional $20,000,000 registered in SD #10 schools this 26 and a Curriculum Support have lived for the past 10 years in a be covered. of funding for school improvement year, down from 466 at the end day is planned for November 14. refugee camp in Kenya. The family • A former NSS graduate, Taylor capital projects. SD 10’s application of June. Burton Academy has 10 Professional Learning teams offered includes five children aged three to Aeichele, has applied to the school includes requests for emergency students registered in the Outdoor throughout the year focus on the nine and another nine-year-old, the district to become a second-year lighting and sprinkler upgrades, Education/Entrepreneurship revised curriculum and assessment mother’s sister. Lucerne School staff electrical apprentice. The district flooring at NSS and NES, heating Academy. Overall, there are more practices in math, literacy, coding and students are busy preparing to has applied for CBT SchoolWorks and ventilation upgrades at NES, children in the elementary grades. and technology, and engaging all welcome the five new children to Apprenticeship funding and to the and solar panels at NES. • Teachers in SD 10 continue to learners. the school, and the three-year-old ITA to support her apprenticeship • Director of Finance Susan implement the new K-9 curriculum in • In mid-July, the district was boy and parents to Strong Start. wages, EI and CPP costs . In Brenna-Smith, Manager of their indoor and outdoor classrooms. informed that the Slocan Valley English language learning skills addition, a local business person Operations and Transportation Art will be assessed once the children will subsidize and top up Ms. Olson, and Superintendent Terry arrive at school and, if required, an Aeichele’s wage if the proposal is Taylor have been working on the five ELL teacher will be hired to assist accepted year capital plan. The report is now Gigantic in learning English. • Shari Featherstone, a highly much more extensive with many • The Superintendent and experienced disability management areas of capital plan funding requests Manager of Operations and consultant who has worked with rolled into a single submission. Rummage Sale Transportation are applying for SD PEBT’s JEIS program (Joint Early Priorities include roofing at NSS, 10’s share of the new transportation Intervention Services) has been heating and ventilation at NES and funding announced two weeks ago. hired to assist the district with BAS, solar panels at NES, NSS and SD 10 has preserved equity and attendance and wellness support. EES and replacement of bus 6100 access to transportation for children • Thirty-seven West Kootenay due to corrosion and maintenance Winter Clothing for all and families, ensuring that walk Teacher Education Program issues. limits are lower than the provincial candidates joined the UBC teacher • The new 60-passenger school minimums. Bus routes have been education program based in bus has just arrived in the district ages at the Bosun Hall maintained for more than seven Nelson this year. Interest in SD 10 and will serve the Hills- New years, with no fees charged and no practicum placements from pre- Denver-Silverton route. It is a reductions of bus drivers. service teachers is strong and all 37 replacement for the propane bus The funding application will will be in classrooms throughout which had ongoing engine problems highlight coverage of some costs SD 10 in three consecutive weeks. and $15,000 from its sale has been October 1 & 2, for curricular field trips and extra- • SD 10’s application for an approved to go into the restricted curricular travel. Transportation ArtStarts grant has been approved . capital surplus fund. Saturday assistance to families living more Starting in September, the Design • A team of four researchers than 4.5 km from their school not Thinking: Making a Difference in is coming from the University served by a school bus will continue, the World project celebrates 13 local of Toronto to conduct research and Sunday and subsidies for Kindergarten artists who will work with children interviews and a focus group with and youth in artistic genres from Lucerne Strong Start Coordinator, Advertise in the pottery to timber frame building. Charlene ‘Bean’ Alexander and From 10 am until 2 pm Dr. Susan Crichton from UBC- parents on October 6 – 7. New Valley Voice Okanagan will help launch the Denver is one of 10 sites chosen initiative with a Maker design for this research as a result of its It pays!!! challenge tournament involving innovative community partnerships Proceeds to support the Bosun Hall • Call 358-7218 for details • students, staff and artists and also and flexible evening/after school — Sponsored by LACE / Donation Store — email: [email protected] frame the notion of empathic design hours amongst other practices. and design thinking. Thirteen • New IHA funding for a part- residencies will be scheduled from time, one day per week Healthy November to May with showings of Schools Coordinator has allowed final prototypes and design processes the district to hire Heather French. held in Edgewood, Nakusp and New She has begun working with Lorna Denver on May 18. Newman, Director of Learning on • Four new films celebrating a draft plan to address three district teaching and learning in small-is- health needs identified: nutrition, amazing SD 10 have now been substance misuse and mental health. completed and are available on French will visit schools and talk the SD 10 Arrow Lakes YouTube to staff shortly as she launches this channel and also on the district program which will augment the website at http://sd10.bc.ca/video. existing healthy schools initiatives. September 21, 2016 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 9 School District 8 board, September 13: New curriculum update by Jan McMurray be no provincial exams for that when the ministry is in the Slocan Valley, Creston Facilities Plan if possible, or for LVR are very high this • Director of Innovative Science 10 or Social Studies 11. considering whether or not to Valley, and the Nelson area. for projects on the Operations year. The district received 162 Learning, Lorri Fehr, gave an As of next school year, students provide funding to rebuild a This committee was first struck Department’s list. transfer requests during the update on the new curriculum. will write two provincial exams school, it looks at the ‘capacity in 2012 to identify relevant • Director of Human transfer period in March, and “All of our students are engaged – one literacy and one math. utilization calculation’ for the boundaries, propose scenarios, Resources Deanna Holitzki all were processed the first and actively participating in Fehr said that Career district. The capacity utilization and gather public input, but the gave an enrollment update, week of April. Since then, 163 learning opportunities that are Education used to happen calculation is a ratio between work was not completed. cautioning that this was only late transfer requests have been cross-curricular, student driven, only in grades 10-12, but now the district’s current enrollment • The board renewed the fifth day of school. She said received from other schools in place conscious and connected happens from K-12. In grades and its capacity (number of its commitment to work on the head counts coming in from the district, other independent to real world experiences that 10-12, Planning 10 and Grad seats available). To fund a poverty reduction. This will be elementary schools were very schools in the area, and from align with the redesigned K-12 Transitions will transform school rebuild, the ministry discussed at the next Education close to projections made by other school districts, most curriculum,” she said. The new into Career Ed (8 credits) in wants to see a high capacity Committee of the Whole elementary school prinicpals notably from SD20. Holitzki K-9 curriculum is in place in 2017/18. utilization rate. meeting. in February. Jewett School had said continuing students have all schools, with the 10-12 “There is an opportunity “Rural schools are • The ministry has 10 students. the first priority, followed by curriculum in “explore year” to co-create the new Career different, as the ministry has announced an additional At LV Rogers in Nelson, students from feeder schools, until implementation next Ed course this year,” she said. recognized, so they should $20 million in School Holitzki said the numbers of followed by students from school year. • The board passed a be looked at differently,” said Enhancement Program funds full-time equivalent students schools in the area that are not The ministry has provided motion put forward by Slocan Nazaroff. She points out that for electrical, energy, health was close to what was feeder schools, such as DESK guidelines on K-9 student Valley Trustee Sharon Nazaroff the ministry recognized that and safety, mechanical, projected in February, “so and Self Design. These late reporting, with flexibility that aims to encourage the rural schools “need extra roofing and flooring projects. we have to assess why the transfers have been processed; for new practices in student ministry to use a different support” last spring, when the School districts can apply for classes are oversized, again some were not approved learning at the local level. standard when considering ministry announced the Rural funds for up to five projects. recognizing that the schools “where we feel the school can’t School districts are required funding the rebuilding of Education Enhancement Fund SD8 will apply for projects configure themselves.” She take those out of catchment to submit their local student schools in rural areas than in (REEF) to help rural schools outlined in the recently adopted explained that transfer requests students,” she said. reporting policies to the urban areas. stay open. ministry. During this school Specifically, the board • The Catchment Boundary year, the ministry will continue will ask the BC School Ad Hoc Committee was to consult with students, Trustees Association to urge reinstated. Slocan Valley parents and other stakeholders the provincial government Trustee Sharon Nazaroff and on student reporting. to exclude rural schools Creston area Trustee Rebecca The grades 10-12 program from ‘capacity utilization Huscroft volunteered to sit is now called the Graduation calculations.’ on the committee. Concerns Years. This year, there will Nazaroff explained around catchment areas exist The Whole family celebrates Thanksgiving submitted the Slocan Food Bank at WE The Vallican Whole is at Last year the Vallican Graham. Please bring storable 3762 Little Slocan River Road. Whole Community Centre veggies and fruit and even a For more information go to decided to try something sample of your home canning www.VallicanWhole.com or different and shifted the (if you can bear to part with it). Facebook.com/thewhole. fall Locavores’ Feast to Thanksgiving. This turned out to be such a great success that from now on, the Whole family will be getting together every Thanksgiving. This year, the Feast (otherwise known as the 100 Mile Potluck) will be on ARMSTRONG DAN CREDIT: PHOTO Saturday, October 8. For many in the Slocan Valley, this celebration of local abundance is a high point of the season. Gardens are being Locavores chow down at last year’s 100 Mile Potluck Feast. wrapped up, animals have been harvested, and everyone is ready to share their culinary accomplishments with their friends and neighbours. If you have never been to this event, you will discover the food is astounding and the energy inspirational. It’s a great opportunity to be with friends old and new and catch up on what has been going on over the busy summer. Doors open at 5 pm, dinner is at 6 pm. Admission is by donation and a generous potluck item sourced from as many local ingredients as possible. If you want to become a member of the Rural Alternatives Research and Training Society (RARTS), the mother organization of the Whole, memberships will be available at the door. RARTS is extending the idea of family even further, and encourages everyone to share some of their harvest with 10 KASLO & AREA The Valley Voice September 21, 2016 Kaslo council, September 13: Sewer project moving forward by Jan McMurray Fred Banham also attended to also attended with two requests. First, council to meet with IH at the UBCM smoking bylaw was referred to the • The minutes of the Committee present his work on the financial side they asked for approval in principle convention to ask about the society’s Health Select Committee. of the Whole meeting of August 16 of the sewer project. He recommends for a permissive tax exemption on prospective physican(s) having access to • The CAO reported that the Kaslo were received. Scott Wallace of True a community-wide parcel tax or a future lease on a property held by the ER at the Victorian Health Centre and Aerodrome apron fencing project Consulting attended to give an update ‘environmental levy’ that makes all D. Wyker. CAO Smith has since access to programs and funding available will likely proceed in the spring by on the Liquid Waste Management Village taxpayers responsible for the informed council that leases of private to fee-for-service rural physicians Public Works. The base fencing will Plan (sewer expansion) project. An sewer system rather than solely the property by charitable organizations through the ministry. This request was be purchased from Lynx Brand Fence archeological overview has been Specified Sewer Area No. 1 taxpayers. can be considered for permissive tax referred to the Health Select Committee Products at a cost of $20,185. completed, “revealing the relative He observed that the existing sewer exemptions. Council would need for consideration and advice. • At the August 23 council meeting, attractiveness of the sewer plant treatment plant site was by far the evidence of a commercial lease and a -The October 19 Committee of the contracts were awarded for the City Hall remaining in the existing location (in most economical and that expanding detailed description of the location and Whole meeting will be replaced with renovation, as follows: Garth Plumbing terms of overhead costs and uncertainty the service to Lower Kaslo was the floorspace of the lease. The permissive an informal meeting about washroom and Heating ($7,600), Pace Electric for any other site under review).” likely priority. Council will take the tax exemption bylaw must be adopted facilities with stakeholders, as long as ($24,792.55), Terra Therma Heating and Staff was asked to move forward with opportunity at UBCM meetings to by November 4. stakeholders are available. Plumbing Ltd. ($27,400). This will be the First Nations consultation so that discuss senior government support for Second, Morris and Eckland asked -The question of an outdoor covered with Community Works funds. council can adopt the stage 2 report. the sewer expansion project. Stage 3 will focus on only one option • The CAO reported that one of the and deal with financing and detailed sewer treatment plant’s RBC wheels Speaker series at the Langham logistics. Community members on needs replacing in the next 6-9 months submitted dynamic storytelling engaging all on this vital human need to manifest the advisory committee are clear that at a cost of likely “tens of thousands of Café Langham Inspired Ideas aspects of land activism and social beauty and harmony in our personal public consultation will be critical during dollars.” Smith says the timing of the Speaker Series presents a series on commentary. lives. Beauty is more than skin deep. Stage 3. repair is in part attributable to community ‘In Beauty We Walk’ at the Langham Join the audience at the Langham “The best and most beautiful things wide access to the sewer treatment plant, Theatre in Kaslo with a talk, A Matter Inspired Ideas speaker series for in the world cannot be seen or even of Beauty on Sunday, September 25 an engaging conversation with two touched. They must be felt with the Working to establish 24/7 and suggests that council may want to consider imposing the community wide at 2 pm. dynamic folks, sharing their thoughts heart.” – Helen Keller emergency care in Kaslo and Join Helen Sebelius and Corky surrounding areas environmental levy parcel tax proposed Evans as they explore the theme of KASLO & AREA MEDICAL by Fred Bantham a year early. This way, the specified sewer area taxpayers are beauty and harmony in our world CARE SOCIETY – they don’t always see it the same A non-profit charitable organization not left with the entire cost of this repair. way. Sebelius comes from a fine We welcome and appreciate your Smith has notified the Jazz Fest Society support! that the system may not be able to take arts background and Evans from the Become a member! the effluent from the portapotties in 2017. political platform, as a retired MLA. All donations over $10 are tax deductible • The minutes of the Committee of Both are now farmers at their Against Box 1215, Kaslo V0G 1M0 the Wind Farms in Winlaw. [email protected] the Whole meeting September 9 were received. At that meeting, Stephanie Growing up as a farm girl in Judy and David Steward of the North Saskatchewan, Helen Sebelius has Kootenay Lake Arts and Heritage come full circle to her roots, but has Council attended to emphasize the value worked in the arts and culture sector Helen Sebelius and Corky Evans will speak at the Langham on September 25. that the Kaslo Saturday Market has as a professional artist, arts educator/ brought to the community. administrator/consultant, and as an JV Humphries has new playground equipment James Morris and John Eckland of independent curator for three decades. submitted the Cardboard Challenge. the Kaslo and Area Medical Care Society She was an instructor at the University After just over three years of The committee continued • Fresh Meat Cut Daily of Calgary and Alberta College of Art fundraising and many grant fundraising events for three years, then • Fresh & Frozen Seafood and Design, then Academic Dean at applications, the new playground Columbia Basin Trust approved the • Freezer Packs ACAD and was also executive director equipment at JV Humphries School request for $83,000. The Community • Deli Sandwiches to go for the Kootenay School of the Arts in Kaslo is (nearly) fully installed. The Fund of North Kootenay Lake also • Awesome Cheese Selection (KSA) in Nelson. Sebelius has been kids have been playing on it since the contributed with a grant of $1,500. • Fresh & Smoked Sausage an advocate for the arts throughout first day of school. The ribbon cutting Nearing the end of the $118,000 project, • Smoked Salmon Come see our unique collection her career, and was honoured with an ceremony was attended by the three with only $4,000 needed to reach the Award of Excellence (2002) from the • Awesome Beef Jerky of gifts for all ages. classes in the intermediate (grades 4 total amount required, Kaslo’s mayor • Custom Cutting Alberta College of Art and Design for – 7) with the grade 7 students lined up and council voted to gift the balance. • Weekly Instore Specials Open every day. her significant contribution to building to hold the ceremonial ribbon for Joy The playground committee invites 250.353.2566 and sustaining Canada’s visual culture Lukacs to cut. everyone to come and visit this brand 408 Front Street, Kaslo, BC and creative industries. The playground committee new, state-of-the-art and entirely unique www.figmentscanada.com Corky Evans, on the other hand, is kickstarted raising funds for this project playground located on the north side of a retired MLA (2009) a local farmer, back in 2013 with a silent auction/draw JV Humphries School in Kaslo anytime. activist and storyteller. He continues to at Kaslo’s May Days Celebrations. The committee also thanks the be committed to community, growing During the winter, a thoughtful and many people and businesses who organic garlic, squash, potatoes and innovative parent invited people to donated time, money and equipment to home-raised turkeys. His life is a create and donate with their children at make the playground possible. tapestry; opposing the Vietnam war, he Kootenay Lake Local Conservation Fund came to Canada in 1969 and worked a Medical Care Society is on a roll Request for Proposals variety of jobs including longshoreman, submitted for-profit societies. highways’ surveyor, tree planter, and The Kaslo & Area Medical Care The society’s first AGM is The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) and Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) running logging operations in the Society (KAMCS) now has charitable September 22, 7 pm at St. Andrew’s are seeking proposals for projects that will benefit conservation in the rural areas around Slocan Valley before becoming an society status so it is ramping up United Church Hall. KAMCS will Kootenay Lake, specifically electoral areas A, D, and E within the RDCK. MLA in 1991. He is known for many fundraising for the North Kootenay brief attendees on its initial year, but the The purpose of the Fund is to provide local financial support for important projects that will things, but two important ones include Lake Medical Clinic. The objective heart of this get-together is to hear your contribute to the conservation of our valuable natural areas. Kootenay Lake Local Conservation the development of the Slocan Valley remains the same as when it started ideas, concerns, and for you to vote on Fund (KLLCF) funding is available for conservation projects that result in the reduction to a Forest Management Project and his out a year ago – 24/7/365 medical a few new bylaws and to elect your known threat to biodiversity. The themes for the Fund are water conservation, wildlife and care in Kaslo. This will likely come in 2016-18 board members. A KAMCS habitat conservation, and open space conservation. increments, and volunteers are needed regular membership is only $10 a Projects that are technically sound and effective, and provide value for money through in the first few years. The next step is the year, a sustaining one is $100 a year. partnerships with other funders will be given priority. Proponents must be a registered not-for- society’s clinic opening its doors soon in Donations exceeding $10 will receive an profit organization, First Nations band or local government. Unqualified groups or organizations downtown Kaslo. income tax deductible receipt. Business may partner with a qualified organization. A Technical Review Committee will review project Like other BC rural communities owners – why not spring for a corporate proposals and make recommendations to the RDCK for final funding approval. have found out, the only way to have sponsorship ($100 for bronze, $500 To apply for funding, go to www.kootenayconservation.ca and click on the Kootenay Lake Local the kind of medical care which the silver, $2,000 gold, $5,000 platinum). Conservation Fund tab. Review the Terms of Reference, paying particular attention to Section community needs and wants is by getting The AGM includes delectable 8 – Fund Design and then apply using the application form provided. out and making it happen. Momentum desserts (including Donna Cormie’s The closing date for project submissions is 4:30 pm PDT October 31, 2016. is growing, and is well reflected in baked goods) and door prizes. If you KAMCS’ 325 strong membership – the have a question, please call 250-353- Project proposals must be delivered by email to [email protected]. largest of North Kootenay Lake’s not- 7755, or e-mail [email protected]. September 21, 2016 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 11 Jennifyre’s fall dance classes begin soon submitted instruction for all ages and skill Trillium Dance, “where dance levels with classes in creative fusion, holistic movement and movement, ballet, contemporary/ authentic expression merged,” will modern, hip hop/Afro house, jazz, celebrate 10 years of dance in South belly dance, folkloric, tribal fusion Slocan and offer an expanded schedule and more. Dancers embark on an starting October 3. all encompassing journey as they Jennifyre will now teach her continually skill build through fun and dynamic program at the creative programming. Moving Centre in Nelson, as well This contemporary and as continuing programs at Trillium fundamental design holistically Studio and at Bindu, Slocan Valley. nurtures a dancer’s awareness in self Holistic in essence, Trillium Dance and others, building community and is a contemporary school providing a deepening into the integration of body, rich combination of diverse training mind and spirit. More information in movement fundamentals, dance about Jennifyre’s Trillium Dance and technique and personal expression. winter/spring performances can be It offers dance and performance found online at www.trilliumdance.ca.

Now that the donated caboose and plow have been brought to Nakusp from CP Rail in Revelstoke, the restoration work has begun. Volunteers have been busy replacing window frames and glass in the caboose, and Dieter Otte has been hired to paint it. Here, Dieter and Tammy F. Grandbois show off their work to date. The Action Yellow/Safety Yellow colour is the original colour of the caboose. Once the yellow is completed, the graphics will be re-painted over top. The plow is also getting some attention, with new door frames and sliding windows – and soon the plow front will be beaming red again. The plow doors were quite the feat as they had been literally ripped off and had to be restructured. Restoration of all windows is ongoing so that the units will be weatherproofed for winter. The Nakusp Rail Committee is doing more fundraising to pay for restoration as well as landscaping and interpretive signage. Contact Tracy Fetters, chair of the Nakusp Rail Committee, at 250-265-3110 or check the Nakusp Rail Society facebook page for more information.

Jennifyre will now teach her fun and dynamic program at the Moving Centre in Nelson, as well as continuing programs at Trillium Studio and at Bindu, Slocan Valley.

SLOCAN PARK BRANCH 3014 HWY 6 SLOCAN PARK, BC PHONE: 250-226-7212 FAX: 250-226-7351 ONLINE: WWW.HERITAGECU.CA 12 HILLS GARLIC FEST The Valley Voice September 21, 2016 Hills Garlic Festival attendance only slightly dampened by weather by Art Joyce Attendance got a serious boost thanks to of Noel Fudge on guitar and Martine this year by Cam Cripps and Karen Mikkel Skaarup, a young Danish lad Rain squalls sent many Garlic CBC Radio personality Arthur Black DenBok on violin. Bubbles the Clown McIsaac of Calgary; Brent Lillies of visiting Canada with girlfriend Miya, Festival attendees scurrying for cover (now retired) who featured the festival was impossible to miss in her bright Nakusp; Sally Leach; Rhonda Karia was chosen for the first place ribbon. this year, putting a dent in attendance on his show about 10 years ago. But pink wig and striped leotards. Kids and Elizabeth Cunningham of Nelson. The couple have been working on the figures. Festival organizer Bay in fact garlic festivals themselves have were often lined up six deep for her Festival volunteer Bay Herrmann also farm of Glenn Jordan and Patti Sebben. Herrmann says 4,410 adults bought gone international – including the Isle colourful balloon animals. Facepainter won a basket. Best Garlic Wreath Hills Garlic Festival began as tickets, as compared to some 5,000 of Wight in England. Canada boasts extraordinaire Yvonne Boyd returned was awarded to Rodrigo Campos of a small neighbourhood event in coming in through the gates in peak several, including Perth, Stratford, again to delight little ones with her art. Yellow Point Blues Farm at Cowichan, 1993 when Andy Rhodes decided to years. But organizers aren’t deterred. Cornwall and Toronto in Ontario. The Other fun for festival patrons Vancouver Island. This author has been host a potluck with all garlic dishes. Herrmann says because children don’t only other location in BC that has a include draws for the much sought- the festival’s official Garlic Poetry Gradually the event expanded beyond have to pay, that could easily add another garlic festival is the South Cariboo after gift baskets, featuring a tantalizing Contest judge for about three years now the capacities of Hills to host, and since 500, plus over 160 vendors and their Garlic Festival held at Lac la Hache array of local veggies, crafts and various and had the difficult task of choosing then the festival has been held at New families. These attendees aren’t tracked. in late August. There are a dozen such food products. Baskets were won from many fine entries. In the end, Denver’s Centennial Park. Still, a good time was had by all. festivals in the US every year, including “The vendors were very happy,” the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California. says Herrmann. “We have a lot of repeat Gilroy is the self-proclaimed ‘garlic vendors so they know what to expect. capital of the world.’ Everybody said what a great day it was.” A short spelling for the Hills Garlic

The Hills Garlic Festival has an Festival would be: F.U.N. And there was JOYCE ART CREDIT: PHOTO international appeal, drawing visitors no shortage of that on hand this year, FILMS ICANDY CREDIT: PHOTO from all over North America, as a with musical acts Mountain Station, quick perusal of license plates in New a bluegrass band from Nelson; and Denver reveals on the festival weekend. New Denver’s own Freya, consisting KASLO • NEW DENVER Community Pharmacys Cam Cripps and Karen McIsaac of Calgary were the lucky winners of a Garlic Festival basket Hills Garlic Fest founder, Andrew Rhodes, attends loaded with goodies. the 24th annual event in a 2nd annual t-shirt. OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH PHOTO CREDIT: ART JOYCE ART CREDIT: PHOTO PHOTO CREDIT: ART JOYCE ART CREDIT: PHOTO

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The Mir Centre is hosting an own, has the power to bring about installation), Judy Wapp (collage) and Gilhuly (charcoal and painting) and They offer questions, ideas and ways international Peace & Justice Studies peace and justice. However, it can throw Julie Castonguay (sculpture), offer Tsuneko ‘Koko’ Kokubo (painting) forward to building a better world. conference this month and the Kootenay light on issues and bring new ideas critiques of issues both local and global. contribute intimate portraits from their Everyone is welcome to attend the Gallery is celebrating peace and justice to the forefront. The 10 artists chosen Amy Bohigian (animated film) and lives. George Koochin (sculpture) and opening of the exhibition at the Kootenay in our local culture through an exhibition for the exhibition present a variety of Tanya Pixie Johnson (illuminated paper Genevieve Gagnon (socially-engaged Gallery of Art on Friday, September 23 of artists with the theme Building the perspectives on this expansive topic. cuts) reach back through time to connect art) speak to hopes and ideas for the at 7 pm. Bohigian’s animation will have World We Want: Kootenay Traditions, Many of the artists have created new the past to the present and the future in future. Collectively, the artists create a a special outdoor screening that night. Kootenay Visions. work in response to the theme. their work. collage of insights into our history and Many of the artists will be attending this free event. The Gallery is located Tango Quartet on North American Tour at 120 Heritage Way, across from the submitted compositions by Ziegler. Castlegar Airport, next to the Doukhobor Local tangueros and classical Tickets are $20 in advance from Discovery Centre. music lovers: The Alejandro Ziegler Otter Books or Silverton Building Argentine Tango Quartet returns to Supplies, or $25 at the door; purchase ALEJANDRO ZIEGLER CUARTETO the with two performances advance tickets for both performances this year. As part of the 2016 North for $35. American Tour, the quartet will Space is limited so don’t delay to perform at the Royal on Baker Street, purchase today. For e-transfer or Paypal on September 26, at 8 pm. payments: [email protected] The second performance takes These two special performances RETURNS TO THE KOOTENAYS! place at the Silverton Memorial Hall are presented by the Slocan Lake Monday, Sept. 26, 2016 at 8 pm September 27, also at 8 pm. Gallery Society with the assistance ROYAL ON BAKER, Nelson, BC The internationally acclaimed of the British Columbia Arts Council. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 at 8 pm quartet comprises a piano, double bass, SILVERTON MEMORIAL HALL violin and a bandoneon, the traditional A Child’s Dream of Peace by Tsuneko Kokubo, one of ten artists at Building the World We Want. The Alejandro Ziegler Quartet, from Buenos Aires, has concertina-type instrument that is the developed their own unique style of tango music drawing signature of Argentine Tango music. from the Golden Era Orchestras such as (Di Sarli, De Alejandro Ziegler, the leader of the Angelis, Pugliese and Canaro). The performance will group, will exhibit his virtuosity on a include original work composed by Alejandro Ziegler. grand piano. Clips of their music can Advance Tickets $20 each. At the door $25. Tickets be found on YouTube. available at Otter Books, Raven’s Nest & Silverton Building Supplies. *Tangueros Deal: Buy ADVANCE The quartet will play selections of tickets for both performances for $35. * music from several decades, featuring Contact [email protected] or 250-358-2448 to the works of Osvaldo Pugliese, arrange an etransfer or paypal payment. Francisco Canaro, and Carlos Di Presented by Fran Wallis & Slocan Lake Gallery Society with Sarli and other great orchestras from The Alejandro Ziegler Argentine Tango assistance of local Tangueros. the Golden Era of Tango, as well Quartet returns to the Kootenays with two as some contemporary and original performances this year. 14 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice September 21, 2016 Ministry of Forests responds to criticism of Forest Stewardship Plans by Jan McMurray after its special investigation into information about specific roads The Chief Forester also wants In the Selkirk District, Edney Forest Stewardship Plans have Forest Stewardship Plans last year. and cutblocks. Second, they are not licencees to replace their FSPs rather reports that most of the major two major problems, according First, they are inadequate for the enforceable by government because than extend them so that there will licencees are currently working to the Forest Practices Board public because they don’t provide they don’t include commitments that be opportunity for public review. on FSP extensions. He said he is are measurable. (FSPs are five-year plans and can entertaining extensions on a short- The Ministry of Forests’ response be extended.) term basis “with the caveat that they to the report was presented to the The government is organizing need new ones in a few months.” RDCK Rural Affairs Committee on provincial workshops with Cooper Creek Cedar is working September 14 by the new District the Association of BC Forest on a new FSP for the old Meadow Manager for the Selkirk Resource Professionals to discuss the Creek Cedar licence area, as this is District, George Edney. shortcomings of FSPs. And although new tenure for them. Edney explained that Forest the government would like to see BCTS’s FSP for the Kootenay Stewardship Plans (FSPs) are high enhancement to public engagement, Business Area is almost complete, level operational plans and must be Edney said there are no plans to and they have added a consultation approved by the ministry before any change the legislation. “Government process into their FSP. “We’re harvesting can take place. will not legislate new public commending BCTS on this,” Edney FSPs have been required for requirements. They are going to ask said. 10 years. Prior to that, licencees the district managers and staff to lean Area D Director Aimee Watson were required to submit much on licencees for public consultation.” asked about enforcement capacity. more specific harvesting plans to Edney advised RDCK directors Edney replied that “a couple more the ministry. “We changed from a to watch for the advertisements in people will be hired locally.” prescriptive model to a professional the newspapers calling for public “Compliance and Enforcement reliance model, so we now rely on comments on the FSPs. “That’s Officers are being dragged off to professionals,” Edney said. the time to ask for a chance to get all kinds of other things rather than Edney listed ways in which specific information about cutblocks forestry. It’s an ongoing discussion the government is responding and roads,” he said. “Licencees will with Natural Resource Officers how to the Forest Practices Board’s respond and say yes, and will share they can engage more in forestry recommendations regarding that information when they have it.” activities,” Edney said. FSPs. He said the Chief Forester is providing guidance to district RDCK board, September 15: managers to “make sure we can check, verify and measure” the Food Policy Council presentation commitments made in the FSPs. submitted • The board gave three readings • Abra Brynne, project to a bylaw which would include all coordinator for the Central Kootenay of Electoral Area D in providing an Food Policy Council, provided annual financial contribution to the the board with an overview of the Kaslo and District Public Library. council. Formed in April 2016, the • The board adopted the RDCK’s council is a partnership between the Strategic Community Energy RDCK, Community Futures Central and Emissions Plan (SCEEP) Kootenay and the BC Food Systems in principle. The plan includes Network. Its goal is to create a ways in which communities can made-in-the-Kootenays model of reduce greenhouse gas emissions food policy council that serves all and increase energy efficiency. residents of the region. The initiative Implementation of SCEEP could is supported by a wide range of benefit both residents and businesses representatives from government, through incentive programs. community associations and the food sector. Solution to Castlegar The council will: serve as a Airport’s reliability up ahead forum for discussing food issues; by Jan McMurray foster coordination between sectors The City of Castlegar is going and those involved in food systems; ahead with a study to improve the evaluate and influence policy; reliability of the Castlegar Airport. discern food systems priorities in At the RDCK board meeting the Central Kootenay; launch or this month, Vice-Chair Lawrence support programs and services that Chernoff, also mayor of Castlegar, address local needs and that are reported that the study will cost not in competition with existing or $260,000 and is expected to take up pending food sector or civil society to nine months to complete. The City VILLAGE OF SILVERTON initiatives. is looking for funding contributions Food policy councils consider for the study, but is prepared to pick NOTICE OF TAX SALE food production, distribution, up the whole cost. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Local Government At, the following properties will be offered for sale by public auction to be held processing, marketing, purchasing, Chernoff said in an interview after Monday, September 26, 2016 at 10:00 am in the Council Chambers at 421 Lake Avenue, Silverton, BC, unless the delinquent preparation and consumption and the RDCK board meeting that the City taxes plus interest are paid before that time. resource/waste recovery. is very close to signing the contract • Mixed waste tipping fees for with Jeppesen Aviation, “a company FOLIO NUMBER P.I.D. LEGAL DESCRIPTION CIVIC ADDRESS the West subregion will increase to that has solved many navigation/ 52030 014-648-652 Lot 23-24, Block 11, Plan NEP574 322 Hunter Street $90/tonne effective January 1, 2017, landing issues in the world’s most 52020 014-648-628 Lot 22, Block 11, Plan NEP574 322 Hunter Street to $95/tonne effective January 1, challenged airports,” according to a 52010 014-648-563 Lot 21, Block 11, Plan NEP574 322 Hunter Street 2018, and to $100/tonne effective City of Castlegar press release. 136000 010-750-967 Lot 1-6, Block 35, Plan NEP574 12 Lake Avenue January 1, 2019. The press release states that in the Any person upon being declared the successful bidder must tender payment for properties purchased at the tax sale in cash or • The RDCK will apply to study, Jeppesen Aviation will analyze certified cheque within one hour after the closure of the auction. The Village of Silverton makes no representation express or implied the Strategic Wildfire Prevention and calculate a new computerized as to the condition or quality of the properties being offered for sale. Prospective purchasers are urged to inspect the properties Initiative for operational fuel approach for the airport that links to and make all inquiries to municipal and other government departments to determine the existence of any bylaws, restrictions, treatment funding for projects geo-spatial satellites. Phase two will charges or other conditions which may affect the value or suitability of the property. in Argenta, Boswell, Lardeau, be to meet with the national airlines to All sales are subject to the provisions of the Local Government Act and are subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act on Bonnington, Harrop and Burton. discuss their needs for implementation. the fair market value of the property. Should the RDCK receive funding, Phase three will be to meet with federal This is the second of two publications of this notice. the RDCK would initiate a Request air regulators to implement the system Dated in Silverton this 1st day of September, 2016. for Proposal process so that work designed by Jeppesen Aviation. could begin in the fall/winter of 2016 “We’re totally committed to Darrell Garceau, Chief Administrative Officer, Collector and spring of 2017. getting this done,” said Chernoff. September 21, 2016 The Valley Voice NAKUSP & THE ARROW LAKES 15 David Nixon at Studio Connexion Gallery submitted Nakusp. David Nixon’s second Friday September 23 from 5 to 8 pm. one that had caught the curator’s eye sells the new 2017 West Koot Route In Our Backyard is the seventh solo show at the gallery runs from In 2014 David presented his few years prior. Visitors who saw Art Calendar with his painting regular exhibition of the season September 20 through October 8. first series of landscapes Visions in the exhibition could not believe the Summer Smoke gracing its cover. at Studio Connexion Gallery in The vernissage is scheduled for Transition, 12 oil paintings plus the way David had rendered the scenery David is an active member of from the Rockies, Oregon, Montana the Arrow Lakes Fine Art Guild. A and the Kootenays. The show was very supportive committee helped sold out. to make the ALFA Art Walk in Last year, curator Anne Béliveau downtown Nakusp a reality for the offered him a second show and third year in a row. David committed himself to create Studio Connexion Gallery is more oil paintings for a new series. open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 It is titled In Our Backyard and you am to 4 pm. Private viewings can be will recognize many vistas from our arranged outside the regular schedule beautiful Kootenays and especially by calling 250-265-3586 or 250- the Arrow Lakes. 265-8888. Follow the gallery: www. Studio Connexion Gallery also facebook.com/studioconnexion.

David Nixon’s second solo show, In Our Backyard, will be on display at Studio Connexion Gallery, September 20 - October 8.

Royal Canadian Legion Kathy Smith, President of Nakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR) presents Village #20 - Nakusp of Nakusp Mayor Karen Hamling with a cheque for $197,371, representing NACFOR’s 2016 dividend. The funds will be put into the NACFOR Legacy Fund (Bylaw #653, 2014) and will be Texas Hold’em used on projects that benefit Nakusp and RDCK Area K. Pictured above are (back row) Directors September 24th Bill Tobey (Village council rep), Geoff Grout and Tom Zeleznik, (middle row) Directors Walter 7 PM Posnikoff and Laura Latter, Councillor Ulli Mueller, Director John Cann, (front row) President Buy in-$50 Kathy Smith, Mayor Karen Hamling and Hugh Watt of True North Forestry Consulting Ltd. Burton ‘boil water notice’ rescinded submitted good since September 2; however, The Regional District Central in consultation with Interior Health Kootenay has rescinded the ‘boil the notice was left in place as a water notice’ for water users on the precautionary measure until two THANK YOU Burton Water System. clean sample test results were taken. The Nakusp Rail Committee would like to send out a HUGE Thank You to all those who helped us make the Due to the presence of low levels The RDCK says it appreciates donated Caboose and Plow a reality for Nakusp. We are pleased to have been able to pull it off in such a of E. coli bacteria and total coliform residents cooperation and patience short timeframe and we couldn’t have done it without the support of all those listed below. bacteria in sample results, a ‘boil during the ‘boil water notice’. If you CP Rail, Revelstoke Financial Contributors water notice’ was issued for Burton have any questions please contact the Village of Nakusp Paul Peterson – RDCK Area K water users on September 1. Water RDCK at 250-352-6665 or check out Arrow Lakes Historical Society Kootenay Savings Community Foundation quality testing results have been the website at www.rdck.ca. Individuals BC Hydro Len & Kathy Smith Royal Canadian Legion #20 Nakusp company building Glade ferry Tracy & Paul Fetters Columbia Basin Trust Rob & Tammy Glentworth Nakusp and Area Community Foundation submitted located on Glade Ferry Road, accessed Cedra Eichenauer NACFOR The Province is upgrading ramps from Highway 3A, approximately 20 Tom Zeleznik Companies Giving Donations or In-Kind Services (all or part) at the Glade ferry terminal in advance kilometres northeast of Castlegar. Beth, Rory & Rhys McLeod Crescent Bay Construction of the arrival of the new cable ferry, Ken Williams Arrow Lakes Ready Mix which connects the community to Hal Wright Box Lake Lumber Highway 3A. Don Kirk Pattom Services The ferry is under construction Linda & Jerry Van Immerzeel Madden Timber at Waterbridge Steel in Nakusp. It Ernie & Pat Knecht Wrightway Charters will be larger than the existing vessel Mark Aeichele Armstrong Crane and be able to carry more vehicles, Les Mair Hamling Lakes Contracting with capacity increased to handle Ulli Mueller Koppers Ashcroft Inc Chris Faint Anderson’s Automotive commercial vehicles at full highway JOSIE & BRAVE ARE READY FOR John Perkins Nakusp Home Building Supplies loads. The new ferry will be in service FOREVER HOMES! Nicholas Bozak Nakusp Glass Josie is curious and playful but is still adjusting to people later in 2017. Herald Friedenberger YRB (Kootenay) Ltd. and prefers not to be picked up. Brave is friendly and The ramps on either side of Jerry Crane Galena Contractors loves people. She purrs easily and loves to be petted. the river will be upgraded and will Bill Cowan True North Forestry Consulting Phone PALS at 250-265-3792 for more information. improve ferry operations during times Steve Ramsey Herridge Custom Profiling REMINDER TO INTERESTED CRAFTERS: when water levels on the Kootenay Ione Kandal Overwaitea Foods Call Kathy Smith at 250-265-4950 to reserve your table River are high or low. Len Gustafson School District #10 at the PALS CREATIVE HANDS CRAFT FAIR (coming The work involves replacement Dieter Otte Ariel Contractors Nov.26th) to sell your homemade goods. of existing concrete ramp structures Roberto DeSandoli J & D Logging on both sides of the WEEKLY SPONSOR: Alexander Wright Publicity with new steel and reinforced concrete Andreea and Michael Myhal Arrow Lakes News ramps. The project has gone to tender, Valley Voice with work expected to begin this fall 107.1 FM Nakusp Community Radio and be completed by the end of 2016. Nakusp CBC Radio West And most of all - The community of Nakusp and Area K for supporting us! The Glade Cable Ferry Terminal is (250) 265-3635 www.selkirkrealty.com 16 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice September 21, 2016 Short term water discharge approved for Willa Mine site by Katrine Campbell including the site of the proposed employed” between the mine and Americas 2016 in Toronto. let the investment community know MX Gold Corp, owner of the settling pond. It is within 300 m of the MAX mill in Trout Lake. “We are excited to present the about the company’s achievements Willa Mine south of Silverton, says the portal location, the same area “It’s a priority for the company MX Gold story to institutional and to date and future plans, which the Ministry of Environment has where the water is flowing from to hire locally.” high net worth investors for the include our flagship WillaMAX approved the discharge of water the mine. • On September 27 MX Gold first time, as the company has never gold/silver/copper project,” said into Aylwin Creek. The ministry “We’ve been doing a lot of test will present at Mines and Money previously had the opportunity to company president McPherson. has determined the water coming work on the water. The chemistry is from the mine portal “will have no well documented,” he said. Currently Silverton RDCK Director Main helps make sure negligible effects on the downstream the water is discharging from that environment.” portal, going into the ground below federal funding programs make sense for communities The approval is to allow water it. submitted and green infrastructure. They are a successful phase two will require currently discharging from the “We want to do some testing Silverton’s RDCK Director also urging strong action to tackle an ongoing 50% federal share, 1025 Portal onto the surface to be of the ground conditions prior to Leah Main met with other municipal the housing crisis, and to bolster with provinces partnering with no routed directly to Aylwin Creek, decisions being made,” Warner said. leaders from across Canada this rural Canada with an enhanced Small less than their traditional one-third enabling the company to prepare Once that is completed the engineers week, uniting behind a plan to Communities fund. share. They also agreed that phase for geotechnical test work in the will take a look and see if its suitable ensure that federal infrastructure “People throughout the RDCK two should streamline investment proposed settling pond location. for a pond. investments benefit all communities. know we need investment in housing, in green and transit infrastructure Notice of Work applications have He added the pond would be As a board member for water and wastewater infrastructure, as stable, predictable allocations for been submitted to the Ministry of lined so “if something happens it the Federation of Canadian and transit. Strengthening municipalities. Energy and Mines for the start of would be contained.” Municipalities (FCM), Main communities and regions like ours “There are no one-size-fits-all the test work. Asked when the mine would champions local issues and solutions is how we strengthen Canada,” solutions, and local governments “As we take steps towards our open, Warner said there were a lot to help shape the national policy Main said. “When we do green understand local needs best. With work permits, we are assembling of studies still to be done. He hopes agenda of the municipal sector. At retrofits on local buildings, such as predictable federal transfers, we additional site management senior that in the next year, exploration and its September 13-16 meeting in community halls, it creates local jobs can plan long term, pull in local staff to accelerate our activities,” a 10,000 tonne bulk sample would Oakville, Ontario, the FCM board and lowers energy bills – but it also expertise, and move cost-effective says Bert McPherson, president and be completed. Once that was done, united behind a plan to ensure helps Canada reduce its greenhouse projects forward quickly,” said Main. COO of MX Gold Corp. The team the next step would be completing that all communities benefit from gas emissions.” FCM Board members will was to be in place by mid-September the permit applications for mining; the $48 billion phase two federal Municipal leaders acknowledged continue to engage with local MPs and McPherson said it was a “busy then there would be a 60-day wait infrastructure fund. the vital importance of the federal and key ministers to advance a and exciting time as we are now for ministry approval, and 180 days Municipalities are calling on the government’s decision to grow strong municipal-federal partnership advancing at a rapid pace.” for other agencies to review the federal government to empower local its contribution to 50% of costs. to deliver the best outcomes for the Geologist Lorne Warner, who applications. decision-makers to drive forward the Sharing their phase one experiences people of the Regional District of is also a director of MX Gold “We’re hopeful that down most strategic investments in transit across the country, they agreed that Central Kootenay, and all Canadians. Corp, met last week with the Red the road, when we pass all the Mountain Residents Association and regulations, this will be an operation CBT announces Recreation Infrastructure grant recipients showed them maps of the operation, that will keep a lot of people submitted more than $4.5 million to recreation- Recreation Society’s ‘Song Bird Twenty recreation projects focused projects over the two intakes. Loop Trail’ project (mountain bike encouraging active lifestyles are A third intake will take place in early trail in the Mt. Buchanan Rec Area SCHOOL DISTRICT getting under way thanks to help from 2017. – $41,000); the Kootenay Sufferfest the Trust’s Recreation Infrastructure One of the approved projects Society’s development of two trails in NO. 8 Grants program. New this year, the is the redevelopment of Silverton’s the NACFOR tenure area ($20,300); program supports community efforts playground. The $85,000 grant the Nakusp and Area Community (KOOTENAY LAKE) to create new or upgrade existing will go toward an expansion of the Trails Society’s project to restore the recreation spaces in the Basin. park and the addition of six new Saddle Mountain lookout building Finance and Operations COMMITTEE MEETING The successful projects will playground elements. and outhouse to provide a comfortable @ 2:30 P.M. receive more than $1 million in this Other approved projects overnight shelter ($9,870); Slocan second intake, bringing the total in our area include the Argenta Valley Outriders Association’s riding OPEN BOARD MEETING @ 5:00 P.M. (times number of projects funded since the Community Association’s ‘Field arena upgrade ($6,030); and the are PST) program launched earlier this year of Dreams: Grounds Improvement’ RDCK’s Greenway Project in the to 62. The program has distributed project ($9,800); the Kaslo Outdoor south Slocan Valley ($250,000). Tuesday, Sept 27, 2016 Last Wishes and Hospice to host information evening Board Office, 570 Johnstone Road, Nelson BC submitted a wealth of information and at the end of a short program to New Denver Hospice Society support. Information packages answer questions. Public Welcome!! and Carpenter Creek Last Wishes will be available. Interested in “It is the unknown we fear when Society will host an information volunteering, being a member or we look upon death and darkness, session, and meet and greet at board member? Refreshments will nothing more.” – J.K. Rowling, CBT and SMILE Club Proudly Present the Knox Hall in New Denver on be served and board members from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood A FREE Workshop on October 6 at 7 pm. both organizations will be on hand Prince De-Mystifying Solar Energy As we all grow older, knowing what is available for end-of life- Woodbury Village Watt is Solar Anyway! How could Solar work for me? support in our area reduces the stress of facing life-threatening gets Boil Water notice Presented by: Kip Drobish proprietor illness. Terminal illness and end- submitted Owners of all public facilities Oso Solar {O So Solar} of-life care is available locally from The Regional District of Central must post a ‘boil water notice’ at all Kootenay has issued a ‘boil water sinks or drinking water fountains Working with solar energy while living a solar lifestyle trained Hospice volunteers, who support quality of living while in notice’ for users on the Woodbury accessible to the public (alternatively, since 1993; off grid and tie in home power options, design the process of dying and healthy Village water system. Recent testing public fountains and taps may be considerations, cost estimates and site surveys. transition through grief for the showed a total coliform colony count turned off). As opportunities arise, Where: Fauquier Community Hall bereaved. of 39. The current water quality is they must also advise their clientele now considered poor. verbally of the ‘boil water notice’. Oak Street Fauquier BC What is the Carpenter Creek Last Wishes Society? Find out how The RDCK and Interior Health The RDCK is taking additional When: Saturday, October 1, 2016 the Society can provide information recommend that all users drink measures to reduce risk. Interior boiled water or a safe alternative Health has been fully involved, and 10 am until 2 pm on keeping the care of our deceased loved ones in our own community, until further notice. Water intended the public will be notified when for drinking, washing fruits and conditions change or water quality Lunch will be offered to workshop participants. $10 each or through personal, low-cost funeral vegetables, making beverages or ice, has improved. $15 per couple. Students Free {ID Required} options. What preplanning and documentation of wishes can be or brushing teeth should be boiled for The RDCK apologizes for any Pre-registration available done, to reduce the burden on loved one minute. Boiled water should then inconvenience this might cause, be refrigerated in a clean, covered and appreciates your cooperation Register by Sept 25, 2016 to be eligible for the early bird draws ones? Do you need help navigating the paper work, bureaucracy, container. People could also choose and patience during this time. If you Limited seating, so don’t wait, sign up today finding what financial support to use bottled or distilled water, or have any questions please contact water that has been filtered through the RDCK at 250-352-6665 or check Call: 250 269-7570 or Email: [email protected] might be available? Our Societies can provide a well-maintained treatment device. out the website at www.rdck.bc.ca. September 21, 2016 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 17 Richard Cannings’ From the Hill: electoral reform submitted the last federal election held under the and straightforward. The candidate Ottawa, so that the number of MPs a it should be easily understood and I recently held two town hall first-past-the-post system. The result? with the most votes in each riding is party has reflects the popular support accessible to all Canadians; meetings, in Penticton and Castlegar, More than 60 per cent of Canadians the winner and represents that riding they have across the country. • Integrity: it should instill on the subject of electoral reform. voted for those parties – the Liberals, in Ottawa. The party with the most The Liberal government created confidence that the results cannot be This subject has risen to the surface NDP and Greens – and by extension, members forms government. Simple. a special committee to study electoral tampered with; of Canadian conversations since last that electoral reform platform. However, this system has some reform in June. Thanks to a motion • Local representation: it should fall’s federal election, when three of The old first-past-the-post system, serious flaws that can create deep from the NDP, that committee is maintain the present system of MPs the main parties shared one important developed centuries ago in England dissatisfaction. Some MPs are elected unlike almost every other House of representing a geographical riding. and clear promise – that this would be under a two-party situation, is familiar with less than 30 per cent of the vote Commons committee – instead of The committee has heard – hardly a resounding mandate to having a majority of Liberal members, witnesses from around the world in Volunteers tour Kootenay- represent a riding – and parties are often its makeup is roughly proportional to its meetings over the summer. Most given a majority government and 100 the popular vote each party received in of the countries in the world use some Columbia to discuss electoral reform per cent of federal powers with much the last election, so that any decision form of proportional representation, submitted our current electoral system needs to less than 50 per cent of the popular vote. will require the support of at least two but some of those systems lack the FairVote volunteers Ann Remnant be updated, which options are being In the past two elections, we elected parties. local representation that we want in and Sjeng Derkx are touring Kootenay- considered and their pros and cons, and majority governments led by parties The Electoral Reform committee Canada. The NDP is suggesting that Columbia to hear from residents on what the impact would be in Kootenay- with only 39 per cent of the popular has agreed on five principles to guide a combination of the two main types electoral reform. The feedback they Columbia. vote. While some may feel that having its study: of systems – a type of mixed-member receive will be sent to the Special “Our meetings are non-partisan, all-powerful governments is a good • Effectiveness and legitimacy: proportional system – would provide Committee on Electoral Reform, ERRE, free and everyone is welcome,” said thing for efficient decision-making, any new system should increase public a new electoral framework that would which wants to hear from Canadians on Remnant. “We want people to have when you’re one of the 60 per cent of confidence and reduce past distortion of work well in our large and diverse a new voting system for Canada. their say.” people who voted for someone else you representation; country. During the election campaign, Prime A short presentation will be followed may beg to differ. A growing number of • Engagement: it should encourage I welcome your thoughts on this Minister Justin Trudeau promised that by conversation about what electoral people feel that it is time to bring some participation in the electoral process; very important subject. Please email 2015 would be the last election held reform may mean for Canada, for sort of proportional representation to • Accessibility and inclusiveness: me: [email protected]. under ‘first past the post’. Including the Kootenay-Columbia and for individual Greens and NDP, more than 60 per cent voters. Participants will be asked to share of Canadians voted for parties which ran their opinions about key issues, which on electoral reform. will then be forwarded to the Special “Minister of Democratic Institutions Committee on Electoral Reform, ERRE. Maryam Monsef said she will not “The current system works just fine for implement a new electoral system some political parties, but leaves too without broad buy-in from Canadians,” many voters out in the cold,” said Derkx. says Derkx. “This is one of those very rare moments Given the high black bear activity in the community, the Village of New Denver and WildSafeBC are urging residents to “This is the best chance in a when political parties are open to change. secure their attractants and give the bears that are travelling through the village lots of space. Bears are attracted to a generation to make our voting system Let’s take advantage of it.” property or community by a food source. Generally, if that food source is secured or removed, the bear will move on and fair and inclusive for all voters,” added The first session in this area is not become habituated. If a bear has become habituated to humans or food conditioned then the risk of human-wildlife Remnant. “The committee is accepting September 25 in Nelson, from 7 to 8:30 conflict can increase. Please learn these ways you can keep your neighbourhood safe and share the following with your neighbours: public input until October 7, so now is pm at the Seniors’ Centre, 717 Vernon Garbage the time.” St. The next is September 27, 7 to 8:30 • Store garbage in a secure building until collection day or consider purchasing a bear-resistant household container. Remnant and Derkx will be making pm at the Bluebell Bistro in Kaslo. The • If you cannot store garbage securely, freeze smelly items and add to the bin only on the morning of collection. eight stops in communities throughout Riondel Community Centre hosts the last Kootenay-Columbia to discuss why one on September 28 from 2 to 3:30 pm. Fruit • Pick fruit daily as it ripens. Do not allow windfall to accumulate on the ground. • Consider using electric fencing to protect your fruit trees. FALL GRANTS • If you no longer want to manage your tree, consider replacement with a native, non-fruit-bearing variety. Compost • The key to a healthy compost is ensuring equal amounts of brown and green materials. • Layer your greens, such as kitchen scraps and fresh grass clippings with no more than 10 cm of browns, such as dried leaves, SPONSORED BY grasses, shredded newspaper and cardboard. • Do not add fish, meat, fat, oils, un-rinsed eggshells or any cooked food. • Add oxygen by turning regularly. REC. COMM. #6 • Avoid overloading the compost in fruit season – freeze material and add gradually. Pets and Pet Food • Feed pets indoors. • If pets are fed outside, ensure all food is cleaned up. NON-PROFIT GROUPS • Store pet food in a secure location or in a bear-resistant bin. • Keep dogs on leash when walking them. for Villages of New Denver, Birdfeeders • Use bird feeders only in the winter when bears are hibernating and natural bird food is limited. • If you feed birds in bear season, consider the following steps to minimize your contribution to human-bear conflicts: Silverton and Area H. • Take bird feeders in at night • Keep the ground underneath the feeders clean and free of bird seed • Fill your feeders regularly with just a small amount of feed – this will decrease the reward a bear would receive if it does get APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT: to your feeder Bear safety tips: Village of New Denver and If you see a bear and it doesn’t see you: slowly back away from the bear. If you have a dog with you make sure it is on a leash and remains quiet. Never turn and run. Silverton Offices or email If you see a bear and it sees you: Stop. Do not scream or run. If you have a dog make sure it is leashed and not barking. Take a step backwards. Do not stare directly at the bear – the bear may see this as an act of aggression. If the bear does not approach, slowly back out of the area and give the bear plenty of space. If the bear follows you – stop and speak in a low calm voice. When [email protected] for the bear stops – continue to back away. Report all encounters to 1-877-952-7277. The vast majority of bear encounters end with the bear leaving. In the rare case when the bear does approach or even more rarely applications or information. when it attacks it is important that you know how to react. Watch the “Staying Safe in Bear Country” video to get the full story on how best to survive a human-bear encounter. Applications close Think about what the long-term outcomes could be from your present interactions with wildlife. Do not gather around bears or stop for photos; if you observe this happening please encourage people to move out of the area. For more information on attractant October 12, 2016 management and bear safety go to www.wildsafebc.com or call your WildSafeBC Community Coordinator at 250-354-8120 or email [email protected]. 18 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice September 21, 2016 Open fires to be allowed in parts of the Southeast submitted two metres high by three fire-bans-and-restrictions. uses a Category 2 open fire must burn. If conditions are rated burning violation, call 1-800- Category 2 open fires are metres wide, or the burning of In BC, the Wildfire Act comply with the Environmental ‘poor’ or ‘fair’, open burning 663-5555 toll-free or *5555 once again permitted in the stubble or grass over an area of specifies a person’s legal Management Act and the is restricted. The venting index on a cellphone. For the latest Arrow and Kootenay Lake less than 0.2 hectares. It also obligations when using open Open Burning Smoke Control can be found at: http://ow.ly/ information on current wildfire fire zones, due to a decreased allows fireworks, burn barrels, fire on or within one km Regulation. They also must zt633043Wbi. activity, burning restrictions, risk of wildfire. Category 3 exploding binary targets and of forest land or grassland. check local venting conditions To report a wildfire, road closures and air quality open fires are still prohibited sky lanterns. Anyone who lights, fuels or before conducting an open unattended campfire or open advisories, go to bcwildfire.ca. throughout the Southeast Fire To learn more about open Centre. burning categories, fire bans Category 2 burning allows and fire restrictions, please People need permits to collect firewood for up to two concurrently visit: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/ submitted local regulations. violation tickets related negatively affect ecosystems, burning piles no larger than content/safety/wildfire-status/ Cutting your own Cutting down trees on to unauthorized wood including fish and wildlife firewood is free but you must Crown land without an harvesting. The government habitat. still have a permit from the appropriate permit, or selling has also collected $156,179 in The permit is free and provincial government. any such firewood, is illegal administrative penalties from allows an individual to collect Before members of the and could result in a violation unauthorized commercial and transport firewood from public collect any firewood, ticket or fine. Over the past ventures. eligible Crown land for their they must first obtain a ‘Free 18 months, natural resource Unlawful firewood personal use. It is available at Use Permit for Firewood’ to officers from the Ministry of collection can also local natural resource district verify that gathering firewood Forests, Lands and Natural create safety hazards for offices or online at: www.gov. is allowed in that area and to Resource Operations have recreationalists and other bc.ca/firewoodpermits and ensure that they adhere to issued $14,878 worth of forest users, and can must be signed and carried. Forestry industry and First Nations team up on labour market project submitted work that BCFNFC has been participation in the forest maintain a productive and The Province and the BC doing to help several First sector and the current turnover safe workforce. The diversity First Nations Forestry Council Nations identify their unique in the workforce is a great of First Nations communities (BCFNFC) have announced a role in the forestry workforce opportunity for achieving that is a benefit to the workforce new labour market partnership in their communities. goal,” said Chief Bill Williams, opportunities that are available project. “The First Nations president, BC First Nations and this project will assist in This new partnership Forestry Council has been Forestry Council. “Building strategically targeting labour project sets the stage for focused on a Workforce skills is a requirement that with employment demand, helping Aboriginal groups, Initiative that supports needs particular attention optimizing skills training forest industry companies and increased First Nations and support if we wish to investment.” skills and training services providers prepare and Nomination period for Japanese understand forestry-related labour opportunities at the Canadian historic places extended community or territorial level. submitted reflect the development and early 2017. The BC government has The nomination process history of the province. Heritage BC, a not- provided more than $80,000 for Japanese Canadian Nominations can be for-profit, charitable to the BCFNFC to lead historic places has been made and information about organization, is contracted the First Nations Regional extended to November 30 the project can be found at to administer the nomination Forestry Opportunity Studies in response to stakeholders the Heritage BC website process. Its mandate is to Engagement project. The goal in the community who at heritagebc.ca/japanese- support heritage conservation is to bring together Aboriginal requested the extension historic-places. throughout British Columbia communities, forestry sector in order to consider more Submissions will be through advocacy, training employers and other partners thoughtful nomination evaluated by a selection and skills development, including the Aboriginal submissions. committee appointed jointly capacity building in heritage Skills Employment Training Nominations are being by the Ministry of Forests, planning and funding through Strategy, so they can identify sought from the public for Lands and Natural Resource the Heritage Legacy Fund. the forestry labour demands places with significance Operations and Ministry of To learn more, visit the and opportunities in various to British Columbians of International Trade, with Canadian Register of Historic BC regions. The project is Japanese descent which final decisions to be made in Places at historicplaces.ca. expected to finish in January Expert panel on environmental 2017. It is the first phase of assessment wants public input a broader initiative to help submitted The panel has drafted and democracy. Don’t ensure that Aboriginal peoples The independent panel Themes for Discussion to forget to read West Coast in BC have the training and appointed to review Canada’s help guide participation. Environmental Law’s support they need for forestry environmental assessment Check out the information recommendations on sector jobs, including forestry processes has launched about public workshops and environmental assessment and logging, silviculture, pulp its public engagement public hearings at http:// reform – based on the and paper and solid wood. strategy, including the list eareview-examenee.ca to see collective wisdom of over This project also supports the of communities it will visit how you can get involved. 30 of Canada’s leading on its four-month tour of This review marks a experts on the subject – Canada, and the schedule of once-in-a-generation when you are preparing those visits. The closest stop opportunity to enact a your recommendations to to the West Kootenay is in leading-edge environmental the Panel. It can be found at Kamloops on November 28. law for nature, communities http://wcel.org/EASummit. This review is an important opportunity for Donation Store to hold winter clothing sale submitted winter clothing destined for all Canadians to weigh in on You’re Invited: Meet our FWCP Board The Donation Store the Donation Store. One environmental assessment Please drop by and meet our Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program Board members and volunteers invite everyone to volunteer has accumulated processes and how decisions Regional Manager. Learn more about our work to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife across the Bosun Hall to share the 45 bags of winter clothing should be made – from folks our Columbia Region. Find out how to apply for a grant that will benefit local fish and wildlife. fun of giving and receiving that arrived over the summer. with extensive experience or at the same time. October 1 There is limited space at expertise in environmental When: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Wed. September 28, 2016 will be your opportunity to the Donation Store, meaning assessment, to the general outfit your kids and other that leftovers will be taken Where: Nakusp, K2 Rotor Lodge, 515 Broadway St. West public concerned with how family members with ‘new out of town so make sure the government makes Contact our Columbia Region Manager for more information at [email protected] or 250-365-4591 to you’ winter clothing you come and pick up those decisions about proposals The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program is a partnership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C., Fisheries and Oceans at a price you can afford. essential items you will need that affect the environment Canada, First Nations, and Public Stakeholders, to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife impacted by BC Hydro dams. Also, you can bring in the for the coming winter. and communities. September 21, 2016 The Valley Voice VISITOR INFORMATION 19 20 CLASSIFIED ADS The Valley Voice September 21, 2016 ANNOUNCEMENTS Oct 5-7 at KSCU lobby from noon to 4:30 a message at 265-3674 ext. 201 or email NELSON PUBLIC LIBRARY Slocan ARGENTINE TANGO MUSIC – BUDDY’S PIZZA, KASLO: Award pm. Winners draw: 4 pm, Friday October [email protected]. Valley Outreach continues! Third LIVE: Alejandro Ziegler Quartet returns. winning, hand-stretched artisan pizza. 7. All proceeds support the Kohan Garden. CARD OF THANKS Wednesday of the month, 1-5 pm, Passmore Mon. Sept. 26 Royal on Baker, Nelson. 250-353-2282. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THE SLOCAN VALLEY LEGION Lodge, 3650 Passmore Road. 2016 dates: Tues. Sept. 27 Silverton Mem. Hall. $20 CONCERNED ABOUT WATERSHEDS WORK YOUR DREAM JOB and be would like to thank everyone who supported September 21, October 19 & November Advance/$25 at door. tix Otter Books, and drinking water? So are we! See Glade your own boss with help from the Self our very successful food booth at the New 16. Area H South residents can sign up SBS or Raven’s Nest. Both performances Watershed Protection website at www. Employment program at Community Denver Garlic Fest on September 11. Your for a Nelson Library card and check out $35. [email protected] for paypal or protectgladewatershed.com Futures! Through this program you will support is very much appreciated and items from our mobile collection of books, etransfers. GOT WOOD???? Don’t miss out on the receive business plan instruction and enables us to continue support in our Legion CDs and DVDs for all ages. Everyone is JENNIFYRE’S TRILLIUM DANCE 2016 THANKSGIVING FIREWOOD ongoing business training and coaching Community! welcome; friendly librarian on site! Info: Classes October 3 - December 15, 2016: RAFFLE. First Prize: One full cord; Second while you start your business. And if THANK YOU TO SLSS FRIDAY 250-352-6333, [email protected]. Nelson @ Moving Centre - South Slocan @ Prize: One-half cord. All seasoned Fir/ you’re eligible you will usually also receive MARKET VOLUNTEERS. The Slocan INTERGENERATIONAL COOKING Trillium Studio - Winlaw @ Bindu - Register Birch mix, split and delivered (Enterprise to financial support for the first year. To learn Lake Stewardship Society watershed CLASS - Adults, seniors and youth cook, eat, now! Come warm your hearts & soul of Summit Lake). Donated by Dick Callison: more call 265-3674 ext. 201 or email model and information table at the New and process food together. Bring your appetite your autumn months, immerse into a rich “No living trees were harmed…” TICKETS [email protected]. Denver Friday Market was a big success to these free, fun evenings! Starts Thursday, season of dance exploration & movement ONLY $10 THIS YEAR! Sept 28-30 and WE ARE VICTIMS of our own success! due to volunteers Evelyn Goodell, Decker September 29, 5-7pm, and continues every expression. Begin or continue your dance Sappho’s Bakery New Denver is for sale Butzner, Leah Main, Lorna Visser, Margaret other Thursday (October 13 & 27, November journey as we embrace our creativity in many so the exhausted owners can retire. Home- Hartley, Richard Johnson, Brad Raymond, 10 & 24, December 8) at the WE Graham styles of dance for kids, youth & adult. More based business, must be moved to new Ann Meidinger, Ellen Kinsell and Sally Youth Centre. Call Penny 250-226-7605 info at www.trilliumdance.ca or jennifyre. AUTOMOTIVE location. All equipment, formulas, contracts Hammond, with back-up from George to register. This program is offered by the [email protected] or 250-551-6864 and training included. $40,000. 250-358- Meier, Gwynneth Davies and Randy Cofer. Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy and COMPASSIONATE 2119 or [email protected]. COMING EVENTS WE Graham Community Service Society. COMMUNICATION 6 WEEK THINKING OF STARTING, buying or THE FRIDAY MARKET happens every COLUMBIA BASIN WATERSHED COURSES: Tuesdays 6-8pm, Oct. 4-Nov. expanding your own business? If so, call Friday in downtown New Denver 10 am to NETWORK, Upper Columbia Region, 8 in Vallican. Sundays 1:30-3:30pm, Oct. Community Futures offers business loans, 2 pm. For an eclectic selection of locally Nakusp Oct 7, Seniors Centre. Join 2-Nov. 6, in Nelson. Facilitated by Melody counseling & training; and delivers the grown produce, artisanal food products and watershed groups in your area to learn and Lucian. $160-200. Phone 250-226-7261, Self Employment program in the Arrow artisans’ wares. Contact: ndfridaymarket@ volunteer. Please register at cbwn.ca or call email [email protected], www. & Slocan Lakes area. For more info leave gmail.com 250-353-2697. solheart.com

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Experience an ancient ca provides information on preplanning dinner at 6pm. Celebrate Thanksgiving and contained office space approximately 20’ x engineered. Floor – 6 ply prefinished top physiotherapy method for body/mind for death and advice for alternative funeral local abundance with your Whole family! 25’ available at 210 Lake Ave. in Silverton, wear 2 mm 5” wide R length wire brushed wellness. Available by appointment in the arrangements. Ph: 250-358-2253. Admission: generous local-ish potluck item BC. $325.00 per/month + Utilities. Call or smooth 14 different stain – TG glue down Slocan Valley and Nelson. Tyson Bartel NELSON & AREA ELDER ABUSE and donation. 3762 Little Slocan River Rd. 250-358-2293. – float - nail. 25-year guarantee. Radiant heat 250-226-6826 http://www.thaitouch.ca/ PREVENTION Resource Centre: 250- S., www.VallicanWhole.com Facebook. ONE-BEDROOM HOUSE in New compatible. PLT price $3.99 sq = $9.52 sq HELP WANTED 352-6008 preventeldRabuse@sbdemail. com/thewhole Denver, very small, suitable for single plus much more. At Juan’s, 1503 Hwy 3A, THE LANGHAM CULTURAL SOCIETY com / www.nelsonelderabuseprevention.ca. SOUND HEALING WORKSHOP person. $600 month plus utilities. Applicants Thrums (Castlegar), BC. Mon. to Sat. 8:30 am seeks a dynamic and innovative Executive Drop-in Wednesdays 12-2 pm, 719 Vernon October 2, 11am-5pm, Tibetan Singing will be carefully screened. 250-358-2119 or to 5 pm. 250-399-6377 at limited time offer. Director for a part-time position to begin Street, Nelson. Nelson and District Seniors Bowls workshop, Oct 16, 11am-5pm. In [email protected]. MOBILE HOME FOR SALE – 4 January 2017. The Executive Director reports Coordinating Society. Slocan, BC, details at feelingsoulgood.com FURNISHED HOUSE IN SILVERTON appliances, heat pump. Offers. 250-265- to the Board of Directors and is responsible Personal Classifieds or 250-355-2884. November 1/16-June 30/17, must sign 4704 preferably after 6 pm (or leave a for the overall day-to-day management start at $8.00 ‘VOICES WITHIN’ CD release concert, 8-month lease. One or two people only. Recent message). and administration of the activities of the featuring Cellist Jeff Faragher on Monday, local rental references and damage deposit FOR SALE: Mixed species dimension Langham. The Langham is a 42-year-old not- email: October 3 at 7:30 at Memorial Hall in required. Must pay own utilities. $600/month. timbers and rough lumber up to 10” x 10”. for-profit charitable cultural arts and heritage [email protected] Silverton. $15. Sponsored by Slocan Lake No pets or smoking. Possible continued rental Cedar 4 x 4s, etc. FREE: Mixed species community organization which is housed in a Gallery Society. September to June 2017. Call 250-812-2196 slab wood for fire wood or fencing - Come 120-year-old heritage building. The Langham Darrell A. Olsen VALHALLA WILDERNESS or email at [email protected] and get it! 208 Laktin Road, Hills, BC. Call is committed to offering a wide variety of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR PROGRAM Bottle Drive – Saturday, SPACIOUS 2 BR APARTMENT for 250-358-7796. stimulating and educational arts, culture, and RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL November 5, 2016 from 9-12. Pick-up from rent in Silverton, W/D, A/C, non smoker, AFFORDABLE STEEL SHIPPING heritage programs for all ages and talents. Box 595 Nakusp, BC Cell: 250-265-1342 Slocan Park to to Slocan City. Call ahead no pets. Reference required. $775/mo. CONTAINERS 20 ft. and 40 ft. sizes. Applications will be accepted by electronic VOG 1R0 Phone: 250-265-4621 for large pick-ups @ 250-355-2212. Thank Office space available $150. If rented with Kootenay Containers. Sales & Rentals. transmission only until 5 pm PDT on email: [email protected] you for your support. apartment as 3rd bedroom or office $125. Castlegar. 250-365-3014. Thursday October 20, 2016. Please no phone FOR RENT Both Available Oct. 1. Call 250-358-2167. HEALTH calls, or inquiries of Langham staff or board WOULD LIKE TO SWAP MY HOUSE HOUSE SITTER WANTED Oct. 1 to mid YOGA IN SILVERTON – THE INWARD members. Visit website www.thelangham. in Ladysmith BC for yours in Silverton Feb. Responsible adults, no smoking & no JOURNEY: Monday and Thursday ca for detailed information on the job SEWING or New Denver for one to two weeks pot, may consider a dog. Pay own utilities mornings, 9-10:30 am. Honour your body description and where to send applications. anytime from June 1 to October 31. approx. $250-300/month, references by reducing stress, building strength, NOTICES [email protected] or 250-924- required 250-358-2828 flexibility and balance. Upper story of the ARE ALCOHOL OR DRUGS becoming a 1915. SUITE FOR RENT on acreage. One mile fire hall in Silverton. Only 5 minutes from major problem in your life? For information on Yarns, Fabrics, Fibres FOR RENT IN NAKUSP: 2 bdrm, 2 from Nakusp. 1200 sq. ft. $675/month. New Denver. Open to all levels. Come AA, NA, OA, ACOA or ALANON meetings Open Wed-Sat 10:30 - 4:30 • 250-551-6509 full bathroom, skylights, hardwood in Available Oct. 15. 250-575-8867 or 250- and share mindfulness and the exultation contact in New Denver: 358-7904 or 358-7158; sewmuchmoreyarn.com livingroom, newer mobile home. Possible 863-0886. of inner flow. Nakusp 265-4216; Kaslo 353-2658; South Storefront, 304 6th Ave. • New Denver BUSINESS DIRECTORY CONSTRUCTION • HOME • GARDEN HARDWOOD FLOORS WHOLESALE • Registered Septic System 100% CANADIAN PREF. ALUM-OXIDE. ROAK- designer and installer • MAPLE BISTRO/TAVERN 3 1/4” X 3/4” - $4.39/SF Indoor Garden • Ready Mix Concrete • – MILL RUN $85 Sel BETTER. NORTH PLANK. • Lock Blocks • Drain Rock • RL. UP TO 7’ $5.49/SF PLT. – ENG IMPORT Supplies • Road Crush • Sand & Gravel • FROM $3.99/SF PLT. 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Alex Joseph Stairs, Interior Finishing, Drywall Edgewood, BC Concrete and Excavation Roofing and Siding Custom Design CONSTRUCTIONFOUNDATIONS • ROOFING • RENOVATIONS 250-358-7721 Specializing in Timber Framing Wood and Timber Sales K & A mobile (250) 551-TIME (8463) [email protected] Kent & Arlene Yardcare Services Cell: 250-265-8503 Home: 250-265-2278 BONDED Journeyman carpenter • Licenced 250 265 1807 Free Estimates (Canadian) Sub-contractor • Licenced (US) Contractor. 358-2508 • 358-7785 • 505-8210 www.manciaconstruction.ca [email protected] Leaf Cabinetry Crescent Bay Residential & commercial Jim Pownall Construction Ltd. cabinet work. Winlaw, BC & Co. Eric Waterfield — Septic Planning/Installation INTERIOR & EXTERIOR • Power Trowel • Concrete Finishing 250.226.7441 Nakusp, BC • Ph. 250 265-3747 • Fx. 250 265-3431 www.leafcabinetry.com LOG & TIMBER • Email [email protected] • Concrete Stamping and Acid Tyler Paynton • 250.777.3654 • [email protected] Staining • Forming • Tile Setting • Cultured & Natural Stone Installation MEN with BROOMS FRAME HOMES LARRY the LAWN GUY CHIMNEY SWEEPS Crane Service Highland Creek • Lawn care • Fall clean-up • Pruning • CREATIVE MASONRY SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR HOME AND BUSINESS 250-265-4134 New Denver • BC Snow removal • Yard waste removal Insurance Inspections & Installations of Wood Burning Appliances 250-358-2566 Contracting Patrick Baird WETT Certified • WorkSafe BC • Excavating • Dump truck • Call Larry “the lawn guy” [email protected] 250-265-7281 • 250-358-7772 250-354-8562 Bonded • Insured Premium garden soil • Lawn Serving Silverton to Nakusp & all points in between. elementconcrete.ca installation • Landscaping THE BROKEN POT Nakusp Redi-Mix Call for an estimate EPONA ENTERPRISES INC. GARDEN CENTRE serving the Kootenays since 1973 Pete Schwartz Meeting all your electrical New Crushed Gravel Trees, shrubs, annuals, Edgewood • Nakusp • Trout Lake • Kaslo needs with friendly perennials, and edibles 250-358-2199 DAVE WEATHERHEAD cell: 250-505-4347 professional service. 10 km south of Kaslo • 4899 Hwy 31 Call Ed Kostuch at 250-265-8091 Tues-Sat 9-5 • 250-353-7456 250-265-4311 (ph) [email protected] [email protected] 22 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice September 21, 2016 PETS anywhere with your dog? We can help. Go 3131. By appointment, call owner 250- SERVICES 358-2177 or email soulgarden58@gmail. PERSONALIZED DOG CARE – to www.proudofmydog.ca to find out how. 358-2364. $345,000. Also each property SAVE MONEY @ PETER’S WINDOWS com to book a free 30-minute consultation. WINLAW. Your dog’s home away from REAL ESTATE separately at $174,000. 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HEALTH FOOD Rutabagas Whole Foods Market New Denver, BC 316 Main Street 250-358-7900 GIFTS ORGANIC PRODUCE • NATURAL MEDICINES • VITAMINS • SUPPLEMENTS Open Monday - Saturday AND MORE 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Support the Valley Voice with Support the Valley Voice with a voluntary subscription Only $10-$30 Kaslo Clothes Hanger Send Cheque to: Valley Voice, Box 70 a voluntary subscription Open Sunday, 11 am - 4 pm New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 Main Street, New Denver 250-358-2178 Only $10-$30 September 21, 2016 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 23 Geological history of the area presented on BC Rivers Day submitted a field trip to Kootenay Lake. on the various rock formations Lesley Anderton, We invite attendees to bring presentation may be filmed for If you missed the Nakusp or Everyone welcome. Residents and mountains in the area. originally from Lancashire, their film equipment so that this future reference. Slocan presentation by Lesley and visitors alike can learn the It explains what these rocks England, is a retired Selkirk Anderton on the geological amazing geological history of tell us about the history of the College instructor. In her 35- history of the Slocan and this area of British Columbia, and mountains, water, and land year career at the college, she Dennis Lev Kootenay basins, you have rock climbers in particular will formations. This presentation taught first and second year Moorhouse another opportunity at the Harrop be interested in the information deepens our connection to this geology and geography courses Community Hall on BC Rivers about the rocks in this area. place and our knowledge of and developed the ‘Geology, It is with heavy hearts that we Day, September 25. There will be The presentation explains the landscape that surrounds Landforms and Soils’ course for announce the passing of our an opening by Sinixt Matriarch at the geological history of the us, supports our survival, and renewable resources technology beloved father and grandfa- noon, a luncheon (by donation) area going back millions of provides a significant portion of students. she developed a first ther, Dennis Lev Moorhouse and an educational visual slide years, including the formation hydroelectric power to the rest of year Environmental Science who passed away in Nakusp presentation, concluding with of continents, and is informative the province. Course for non-science majors. th on September 9 , 2016. Dennis was predeceased by his loving wife of 60 years, Lenora Edith Moorhouse, his parents, Lev Lyle and Alice Viola Moorhouse of Ladner, BC. and his brother Meredith Lionel Moorhouse of Victoria, BC. Left to cherish his memory, Dennis is survived by his

PHOTO CREDIT: COBI DUFRESNE CREDIT: PHOTO son David Moorhouse, and his wife Linda of Vernon BC, daughter Marianne Coates and her husband Scott Wollin of Sooke BC, and his son Wayne Moorhouse and his wife Carolin, and their two children Kate and Reid of Vancouver, BC. A Celebration of Life was held for Dennis at the Robertson Memorial United Church in Nakusp BC on Wednesday Lucerne School’s Annual Terry Fox Run gets underway on Friday afternoon, September 16. 21 of September with Minister Hilary Bitten officiating. In lieu of flowers, if friends Colin Payne photography show at Nelson Library so desire, donations can be submitted and raise a family here. Since Colin Payne’s at the Nelson Library through made in Dennis’ memory Colin Payne’s new then, he has won photography photographs are on display September and October. to the Robertson Memorial exhibition of photographs at awards in Canada and the US. United Church, 117 3rd Ave. the Nelson Public Library is “My work is inspired by NW, Nakusp, BC VOG 1RO more than a collection of fine the incredible raw beauty landscape photographs. What that surrounds me in the The family would like Payne brings to his exquisitely Pacific Northwest, as well to thank the Doctors and balanced compositions is an as the countless impacts of Nurses at the Arrow Lakes eye for the remarkable in humanity’s presence on the COLIN PAYNE CREDIT: PHOTO Hospital for their kind and nature. Whether the subject land,” he explains. Exploring compassionate care during is weathered deadfall, a fall the bigger questions of Dad’s final days and for the reflection, or the movement consciousness and transience, kindness and support of all of water, these works are a Payne endeavours to find our friends here in the com- celebration of texture. an intuitive response munity of Nakusp. The love affair with to his subjects, in which nature and photography “everything around me drops began, for Payne, in his home away and my mind is free to province of Newfoundland. create.” Drinnon Sentinel, a photo by Colin Payne. An avid outdoors enthusiast, he found photography playing an increasing role in his experience, leading him to study photojournalism at Thompson Rivers University—the start of a love affair with the myriad applications of photography, and with British Columbia. A job with the Nelson Daily News came up, and he moved to Nelson where “I fell in love with both my wife and the place.” After the closure of the NDN in 2010, Payne launched his own freelance business, determined to stay PHOTO CREDIT: LOUIS BOCKNER CREDIT: PHOTO

Colin Payne 24 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice September 21, 2016 Housing Society elects full board at September Annual General Meeting submitted AGM, Sue Harder was elected as a has been serving on the Hike conference in Cranbrook, and September 30-October 1. (See For the third consecutive year, new director, with Mabel Kabatoff, or Bike for Housing organizing the Hike or Bike for Housing display ad in this issue.) the Slocan Valley Seniors’ Housing Willie Harasemow, Eric Clough, committee. Six board members Society has elected a full board Sally Mackenzie and Rita Moir re- continue in the second year of two- of 12 directors. At its September elected for two-year terms. Harder year terms: Paul Wilkinson, Ruth Hackett, Wilf Rimmer, Penny Tees, Don Currie and Lynnda Moore. Harder fills the vacancy left by Lydia Kania, who is opting to concentrate on volunteer efforts such as gardening at Passmore Lodge. Kania received a standing Open Sun. 11-3 • 411 Kootenay St, Nelson ovation for her role and long time service, and was recognized as the lead fundraiser for the Hike or Bike for Housing. September and October are intense and productive months for the society, with booths at the Spirit of Slocan Celebration and the Slocan Valley Fall Fair New Slocan Valley Seniors’ Housing Society director Sue Harder trains for the Hike or Bike for in Winlaw; the AGM; a housing Housing, happening September 30-October 1. PHOTO CREDIT: CRAIG LAWRENCE CREDIT: PHOTO

A summer work crew has made great improvements at the RDCK’s Winlaw Regional and Nature Park, upgrading the boardwalk and path that takes visitors into the park. In this photo, students from The Whole School Outdoor Leadership Program (OLP) visited and played on the swing newly installed by park maintenance staff. You can find the Regional and Nature Park by crossing onto the back road at Winlaw and following the signs. Compassionate Communication wakes the heart’s empathic intelligence submitted have practical tools for cultivating work, and community). The intention If you would like to experience heartfelt connection and empathy for of NVC is to cultivate ways of more harmony, empowerment, what really matters to you? relating that inspire giving from compassion, trust and mutuality The Compassionate the heart, towards everyone’s needs in the relationships in your life, Communication process (aka being met harmoniously. Compassionate Communication Nonviolent Communication or In the upcoming six-week could be a powerful tool for you. NVC) gives us an effective pathway course, you will learn practical Do you feel the pain of for transforming habitual mental/ tools for self-expression – expressing disconnection when you, or someone emotional reactions into conscious, authentically with compassion else gets defensive, shuts down, compassionate responses in any and self-responsibility; empathy or lashes out? Would you like to relationship (in family, partnership, – listening with empathy, even STUDIO CONNEXION GALLERY proudly presents its 8th exhibition amidst conflict or when hearing season. judgment; self-awareness – giving yourself compassion in challenging situations. Classes will balance interactive presentations with September 20 - October 8: experiential practice, and will include self-inquiry, relating games, heart David NIXON meditation, and body awareness. Thank you for your support! Join Certified Nonviolent GALLERY Communication Trainer Melody Lucian for this journey into the Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 11 am to 4 pm or by appointment 250.265.3586 203 Fifth Avenue, Nakusp compassionate heart. There is a course in Vallican on Tuesdays from 6 – 8 pm, October 4 through Castlegar SAR would like to November 8, and a course in Nelson further thank the RDCK for an on Sundays from 1:30 – 3:30 pm, additional contribution to our October 2 through November 6, at SAREX event held in August the Shambhala Centre. The requested in Slocan Park. contribution for the course is $160- In total, the RDCK 200. contributed $6,000! If inspired to participate, yet money is an issue, contact $3,000 from Area H Melody. To register and for more $500 each from information phone 250-226-7261, Areas A, B, E, G, I & K email [email protected], or visit www.melodylucian.com. THANK YOU!