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100% Locally Owned & Operated Nakusp Names Its 2019 Citizens of the Year March 12, 2020 The Valley Voice 1 Volume 29, Number 4 March 12, 2020 Delivered to every home between Edgewood, Kaslo & South Slocan. Published bi-weekly. Your independently owned regional community newspaper serving the Arrow Lakes, Slocan & North Kootenay Lake Valleys. Nakusp names its 2019 Citizens of the Year: Ernie Knecht & Janis Dahlen Janis Dahlen is being recognized for her 30 years of service to the community as a foster parent, 12 years as village councillor and five years as regional district representative. Dahlen was also active with the Nakusp Figure Skating Club for 15 years and still volunteers for Meals on Wheels. Dahlen Ernie Knecht is Nakusp’s Citizen of the Year, in recognition of his work with the Nakusp Secondary School’s scholarship committee, the Arrow Lakes ATV will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for her lifetime of service to others. Rotary president Dan Club, the Arrow Lakes Caribou Society and the Nakusp Rod and Gun Club. Ernie has volunteered at Summit Lake Ski Hill, served on the Nakusp Water Nicholson dropped by with flowers. There will be an awards dinner on March 21. See the ad on page 8. Board and spent countless hours clearing and rehabilitating back-country trails. There will be an awards dinner on March 21. See the ad on page 8. 100% Locally Owned & Operated 2 NEWS The Valley Voice March 12, 2020 Health Canada visits the Kootenays to talk cannabis regulations by Kathy Hartman reports that many of the barriers additional cost. is expected to be completed in April, for transitioning, it will be hard for The BC craft cannabis presented to the government reps Further, many people, especially and will be followed by the test phase, them to make a significant impact on community has been chosen as the were identified at last year’s Kootenay those with families or other jobs, where the possible solutions will be increasing applications until Health pilot population for a project that Cannabis Symposium as well as at don’t want to participate in the piloted in BC. Canada addresses the inefficiencies could result in changes to current preliminary meetings held locally in industry because the new legal Meanwhile, the BC Ministry and barriers on their end. All in all, Cannabis Regulations. Consultations January to discuss possible solutions environment reinforces and amplifies of Public Safety and Solicitor the two frameworks contradict each as part of the project occurred in the to consider in the pilot project. the stigma that is attached to the General is meeting with cannabis other, making the business case West Kootenay last month. One of the barriers government industry. stakeholders across the province difficult” he said. The goal of the project reps heard about, Chouinard said, Chouinard reports that Health to address key barriers within their The pilot project is being led by a is to increase the number of is cost and access to capital. The Canada has completed its outreach purview – distribution and farmgate partnership between Health Canada’s applications for micro-cultivation business case for micro licencing is to BC cannabis sector reps to sales. Chouinard says KUCA had Controlled Substances and Cannabis and micro-processing licences – not strong enough for most in the pre- understand the challenges involved a successful meeting with them on Branch (Licencing and Security by understanding the barriers for existing industry to find traditional in applying for micro licences, and March 3. Division) and the Government of applicants, developing options for sources of lending, he said. “For is now coming up with possible “While it is great they are taking Canada’s Impact and Innovation addressing the barriers, and then many farmers it seems daunting to solutions. Chouinard said this phase steps to help make a stronger case Unit. testing the potential solutions in BC. do the full build-out or renovation as On February 13 and 14, a starting point. With the excessive RCMP execute multiple search warrants, arrest five federal and provincial government costs of $700,000 to $1.5 million, this submitted items consistent with the trafficking of Traffic Services, the Kootenay representatives from Health Canada, is just the starting point. Taxes, fees The Trail and Castlegar RCMP illicit drugs, handguns, rifles, shotguns Boundary Regional Detachment the Privy Council of Canada, BC and costs lie around every corner of Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) and as many as seven motor vehicles. General Investigation Section (GIS) Cannabis Secretariat, BC Ministry the process, not to mention the many executed multiple drug search The CRU investigative team is and Cranbrook Forensic Identification of Ministry of Jobs, Economic unknowns within the marketplace.” warrants simultaneously across the committed to dismantling what they Services (FIS), adds Cpl. O’Donaghey. Development and Competitiveness, The regulation that restricts City of Trail in relation to an ongoing believe to be a sophisticated drug Four of the five men were held and the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, marketing is another barrier. “The criminal investigation into drug trafficking group operating in the in police custody throughout the day; Natural Resource Operations and inability to brand a craft industry that trafficking. Kootenay region, says Cpl. Jesse they were expected to be released on Rural Development came to the area can’t distinguish or market itself” was On March 4 dozens of police O’Donaghey, spokesman for the strict conditions, set to make their first to hear about the challenges Kootenay one of the issues Health Canada took officers, from across the West RCMP Southeast District. The Trail appearance in court at a later date. farmers are encountering when trying away with them, Chouinard said. Kootenay region, simultaneously and Greater District RCMP Crime 32-year-old John Allan Schubert to apply for micro licences. They met Another barrier is the descended upon five separate Reduction Unit and frontline officers of Warfield has now been formally with representatives of the Kootenay requirement for broad microbial properties to execute search warrants will continue to take actions in an charged with possession of a United Cannabis Association testing for cannabis. Broad microbial obtained under the Controlled Drugs effort to reduce the supply of deadly controlled substance for the purpose (KUCA), Community Futures, testing makes outdoor cultivation and Substances Act (CDSA). A total illicit drugs being trafficked in the of trafficking. He has been remanded Kootenay Outdoor Producers Co-op, of marketable flower difficult or of five individuals, all men, were taken community. into police custody and was expected and members of the community who impossible, he says, and makes the into police custody as a result of the The RCMP Crime Reduction Unit to appear in Rossland Law Courts on either have applications in process, case for certain organic practices coordinated warrant executions. was supported by frontline officers March 5. are considering applying, or feel difficult, as organic methods can The judicial authorizations have from each of the Trail, Castlegar, Once the investigation is complete, the licencing process is unrealistic rely on beneficial microbes for so far yielded undisclosed amounts Kootenay Boundary Regional and the RCMP will forward all its findings for them. healthy plants. For small cultivators of suspected cocaine in various forms, Nelson detachments, along with to the Public Prosecution Service of Damon Chouinard of KUCA or processors, this testing adds cannabis, large quantities of cash, officers from RCMP West Kootenay Canada for further charge assessment. March 12, 2020 The Valley Voice NEWS 3 Tree crashes into Silverton home during violent windstorm by Jan McMurray For the last 10 years, Don and cleaned up enough so we can use “Every year, we hire an arborist, and to the Village in early January Silverton resident Barb Barb have been telling Silverton our main entrance in and out of the he looks at all the trees with staff after a big branch came down and Broughton was awakened by the council that the campground needs house.” and takes down the danger ones. He lodged itself in their roof during the windstorm in the early hours of to be clearcut. “I am so furiously Barb says they are very pleased is looking for trees that are rotting December 31 snowstorm. “I keep Wednesday, March 4. At first, she mad,” Barb said. “None of this with the response from Public or dying – not necessarily for those repeating myself. They just don’t just heard the wind, and debris falling would have happened if they had Works and their insurance company, that can withstand a wind event,” want to hear it. We’re as sick of on the roof. What happened next is listened to us for the last 10 years. but are extremely disappointed Clarke said. “The trees that fell on the saying it as they are of hearing it.” something she and her husband, Don, We’ve told them there’s going to be with the response Barb got from Broughtons’ house pulled up huge The trees also damaged the have been worried about for years – a a violent windstorm in the middle of the CAO when she went into the root balls. They are not on any danger Broughtons’ shed, and the fence that tree from the municipal campground the night one night and kill us in our office to discuss the incident, and tree list as far as I know.” was installed by the Village between came down onto the roof and crashed beds. They are putting the campers’ “disgusted” with the mayor, who Clarke said Public Works the campground and the Broughton into their bedroom. lives at risk, too.” hasn’t responded at all. responded right away and helped in property. “The tree came in through the Barb says she called Public Barb said the CAO told her that every way they could.
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