Village of Slocan to Purchase Waterfront Mill Property by Jan Mcmurray $845,000 Loan

August 13, 2020 The Valley Voice 1

Volume 29, Number 16 August 13, 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. Village of Slocan to purchase waterfront mill property by Jan McMurray $845,000 loan. This would amount to The CAO report also mentions the property went up for sale in lender), and the Columbia Basin The Village of Slocan may soon an increase of about $21 over 2020 possible private sector development 2014, feedback from the public Trust. be the new owner of the former municipal taxes on an average home on the land. “An immediate public has favoured ownership reverting In mid-June, council learned that sawmill property on Slocan’s in Slocan with an assessment value sector investment does not preclude back to the Village, the CAO’s the principle owner of the mill site waterfront. of about $164,000. future private sector investments, report says. So council started had died suddenly. Shortly afterward, According to a report written by Mayor Lunn said that once the based on a well-thought-out plan. looking into buying the property, the property’s price tag dropped Slocan CAO Michelle Gordon, the property is secured, council will Given the minimum lot size in the and staff assessed the viability of the from $2.3 million to $1.6 million. Village’s offer of $1.5 million for the need time to gather more information current zones, the proposed lot could purchase by consulting with ministry At an in-camera meeting July 6, nearly 20-acre piece of waterfront and strategize the best way to move support a variety of subdivision stakeholders and environmental council agreed to make an offer of has been accepted, with a closing forward. “We know that it has been development scenarios.” engineers. Staff also consulted with $1.5 million, with a closing date of date of September 15. several years since our OCP was Since Springer Creek Forest its financial officers, the Municipal October 15. The price was accepted, “Council recognizes the updated, that we have many new Products closed down in 2013 and Finance Association (the Village’s continued on page 2 importance of the site – not only residents in town – and interestingly, for the future of the community, 2021 is Slocan’s 120th birthday. but for the region as a whole,” said I would think that 2021 would Mayor Jessica Lunn in a Facebook be an opportune time to engage post. “The 19.22-acre property and strategize a sustainable vision presents an incredibly unique and future for Slocan, inclusive opportunity, and holds tremendous of a thoughtful, sustainable and social, environmental, and economic spectacular vision for the mill value to Slocan Valley residents. site. We are extremely excited at Council looks forward to working the potential to have a fulsome with the community on a long-term, conversation that this community has sustainable vision for Slocan!” wanted to have for many years now.” At a historic special meeting on The CAO report mentions July 30, council voted unanimously that council has a confidential to give three readings to a bylaw to environmental report procured by borrow $845,000 for the purchase. Columbia Basin Trust, outlining The borrowing bylaw has now gone the level of contamination and to the inspector of municipalities for recommendations for remediation. approval. Mayor Jessica Lunn added in an The Village plans to pay for email to the Valley Voice that there the property with the proposed are several documents available to $845,000 loan from the Municipal the Village that provide information Finance Authority, $180,000 from on environmental assessment work the Village’s Land Sale Reserve, and that has been done to date. “We $475,000 from general surplus, states know that a remediation plan will the CAO’s report, which includes need to be developed and submitted information from Chief Financial to the Province, and that the plan Officer Colin McClure. will likely be tied to future use of The bottom line for residents is a the site,” Mayor Lunn said. “Costs proposed 3% tax increase, to raise a of remediation may vary depending portion of the annual payment on the on the plan.” The Village of Slocan may soon be the new owner of the former sawmill property on Slocan’s waterfront. 2 NEWS The Valley Voice August 13, 2020 Facing criticism, Kaslo council promises to redo anti-racism pledge by John Boivin, Local Journalism passed without debate and barely a months has been on how to deal injustice in our society, we need to and discrimination in Kaslo is Initiative reporter comment by councillors. However, with this unprecedented COVID support and stand in solidarity with essential. We stand together and are Kaslo Village council has after the motion passed, Councillor pandemic and its disastrous effects that particular group,” Kevin John committed to make positive changes promised to rescind an anti-racism Kellie Knowles tried to explain the on our community and the economy told the Committee of the Whole, for Black, Indigenous, and all people proclamation it passed in July that reason the change was made. along with the regular running of reading from a written statement. who experience racism in Kaslo removed references to persons of “It was done in good faith, it council… I have to say these people “If you are committing to do work and each of us hereby support the colour and aboriginal people, and was not done to discredit the global here are genuine, and their hearts are around racism and discrimination in #DifferentTogetherPledge initiated replace it with a stronger statement. movement that was occurring at in the right place. The time we put in Kaslo, you must recognize that these by the Lieutenant Governor of Council made the decision at its the time,” he said. “We are only making the community a better place problems exist here and specifically British Columbia.” Committee of the Whole meeting human, and we were acting on the should not go unnoticed…” name those groups that are affected The Committee of the Whole on July 28. information that was presented to us Council unleashed a firestorm of and which you are committing to approved the change unanimously. The motion to rescind the earlier for the first time. criticism after it passed a watered- support.” The original motion was expected to proclamation and replace it was “Most of our focus the last few down version of the provincial John urged council to change be rescinded and the new one ratified #DifferentTogetherPledge at its July the proclamation back to its original at the August 11 council meeting. 14 meeting. Councillor Henry Van statement, or adopt a stronger one his Council will also consider adding Mill noted at the time that the pledge group, the Anti-Racism Collective of an acknowledgement of Indigenous preceding the proclamation specified Kaslo and area, offered. land title to the beginning of each the racism faced by “persons of Council chose the latter. The new meeting. That acknowledgement, colour and indigenous persons.” proclamation will read: made by many councils and school “I think it’s great, but I kind of “The Village of Kaslo believes boards across BC, notes that the don’t like that part,” said Van Mill in an inclusive society where all meeting and activities of council at the time, and suggested council people feel safe, respected and are are taking place on unceded First change it to refer to “all ethnicities, treated equitably and with dignity. Nations territory. cultures and faiths.” That motion was The Village recognizes this is a Council directed staff to look at carried unanimously. crucial time to listen and learn the wording other boards use, consult Activists in Kaslo panned the about discrimination and racism with lawyers, and bring a proposed change, saying it took the anti-racism experienced by members of our statement to an upcoming council out of the anti-racism pledge. community. Eliminating racism meeting for discussion and adoption. “While it is true that all lives matter, when one group of people faces systemic discrimination and ANCIENT INSECT Dragonflies, one of the first winged in- sects, predate dinosaurs and have been on the planet 300 million years. Large, multifaceted, compound eyes allow them to see nearly 360º. Their 30,000 eye facets have light-sensitive proteins that see colours we cannot (up to 30 primary colours plus ultraviolet, versus our 3 primaries). 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People came out to Kaslo City Hall on July 28 to protest council’s passing of a watered-down anti-racism pledge at the July 14 council meeting. Village of Slocan to purchase waterfront mill property continued from page 4 the Village to get a 1.6% rate, which but the closing date was changed to would reduce the annual payment September 15. to $34,518. “Council understood at this To pay the $41,109 per year, point, time was of the essence,” says the Village plans a 3% tax increase, the report from the CAO. which would raise $5,000. The The Village currently has no debt, rest would come from the small according to the report, and is able to community grant ($16,000), an borrow $845,000 without obtaining RDCK Community Development approval from the electorate. As long grant ($6,000), and by reducing the as the annual payment on the debt is operating budget by $14,000. not more than 25% of the Village’s A financial plan amendment annual revenues, electoral approval will soon come before council to can be waived. Without having to formalize this. obtain electoral assent, the Village The mill site has been for sale can make the September 15 deadline. since 2014, after Springer Creek The Village’s debt payment Forest Products closed down in 2013 would be $41,109 per year with a and had all structures on the property 30-year term at 2.4%. The CAO’s removed. The mill closure had a huge report says it may be possible for impact on Village tax revenues. August 13, 2020 The Valley Voice NEWS 3 Nakusp’s first cannabis retail store to open by John Boivin, Local Journalism we can do our final inspection – we provincial and federal approvals for prompted two other business people for us, and we weren’t entirely sure Initiative have a fellow coming in to do that. the store. in town to ask council to change as we went forward if we were going Residents of Nakusp will no And once he gives his final stamp The name ‘Mount Odin the rules to allow them to run a to get all the final approvals,” she longer have to drive nearly two of approval that everything’s up Cannabis’ was chosen to reflect the retail cannabis store. Under Village says. “As we kind of have now, and hours to pick up their recreational to code, we’ll be able to order our community and nature that surrounds bylaws, only one cannabis retailer is we’re in the final stages, we were marijuana. product and open!” it, she says. allowed in town at present. That rule able to make a public announcement The village’s very own pot shop Potter and her partner, Colin “The name was inspired by was set after public consultations on our Facebook and Instagram – Mount Odin Cannabis – will be Hanet, first came to Nakusp about the mountain that’s local, and the indicated residents only wanted one pages and we are letting people know opening up by the end of August, two years ago and fell in love with the mythological backstory, my partner cannabis shop in town at the most. we are here, and we are getting ready says one of the store’s owners. place. They also saw the opportunity really likes that, so we wanted to Potter says things were only to open.” “We’re basically nearing the last for a cannabis store in Nakusp. encompass that as well,” says Potter. quiet on the surface. Potter says they want to make the stages here,” says Chelsea Potter. They began renting a location – 312 Things didn’t seem to move “We were keeping it quiet store a pleasant experience for locals “Once some shipments come in, Broadway – and working to receive much from there, which recently because it was a very long process who want recreational cannabis. “We’re using the beauty that RCMP dive team finds body of man who went missing on Slocan River surrounds us,” she says. “We have nice live-edge wood, plant life, by John Boivin, Local Journalism The dive team found the man’s crews couldn’t search. The 35-year-old man was river rock we have available in the Initiative reporter body at about 2:30 pm on August 7, “It was an unfortunate accident. swimming with an acquaintance area. We’ll also have a feature art After more than two days of close to where he went missing, a We feel for the family and friends when he went under on Wednesday wall. We reached out to local artists searching, an RCMP dive team found few kilometres north of the Winlaw of this man,” said Spencer. “But it afternoon and did not resurface. about having an art display on one the body of a man who went missing bridge. Nelson Search and Rescue is always good for the families and The man’s acquaintance called of our walls, to give artists a space to while swimming in the Slocan River manager Scott Spencer said he was searchers to have closure in such 9-1-1 from a nearby business, said showcase their work without having north of Winlaw on August 5. found in deep water that his ground situations.” Cpl. Jaime Moffat, Detachment to worry about gallery fees.” Commander for the Slocan RCMP. Being the only cannabis shop in The call prompted a search with at least a 90-minute drive will help crews on the water, on the shore, and give the couple a fairly sizeable by helicopter along a 25-kilometre catchment area, from New Denver stretch of the river, from Playmor to Edgewood to Galena Bay, as well Junction to Winlaw.

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Dear people of Open letter to Kaslo the Kootenays Councillor Van Mill Do not let the Zincton project ‘All lives Matter’ is a phrase pass. It is already clear that what the used by Trump to diminish the Black proponent already has is not enough. Lives Matter movement. People of Being that the proponent’s business all colours and ethnicities around is already a successful business, that the world identify with Black Lives should make for some peace of mind. Matter and have shown their support But, no, gotta get more. It is also very for the movement. Straight white hard these days to say or believe that businessmen already have their own government cares about anything groups representing them, such as other than money. So, even if at the the Conservative Party of Canada, end there are mitigation measures to the Liberal(?) Party of Christy Clark, be put in place, it is all BS. Look at the Republicans and every white all the places that should have been supremacist organization in the left untouched. No, some mastermind United States. had to mess with them, and mess Mr. Van Mill, there is racism they did. You do not have to be a in Kaslo. You said you didn’t like millionaire when your lights go out. the words ‘Indigenous people’ and Got extra money? Help someone out. ‘Black Lives Matter’ in the pledge Protect some land. Do something council was asked to support. Kaslo kind. The hell with more ski bindings. residents belonging to a visible Angelica Herlihy minority are not fond of the words Grand Forks ‘rag head,’ ‘Paki,’ ‘Kraut,’ ‘jigaboo,’ ‘squaw’ or the N word. The excuse Numbers don’t lie for the bigots is that they are sick of After reading Richard Caniell’s – KASLO HOTEL IS OPEN – political correctness. Their political Pub open 11 am to 10 pm, dining-in 11 am to 8 pm, take-out 11 am to 8 pm, off-sales letter in your last issue wherein he incorrectness is actually social provided the numbers of deaths depravity. Step out of your cocoon, WELCOME BACK! and infections due to COVID-19 councillor. The wink wink and a nod in different countries, I wondered www.kaslohotel.com 250-353-7714 institutional racism is rampant in our 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. about the actual ratios involved. little town of Kaslo. When I did the math, I didn’t set and drove through to Castlegar. By find the floaty. After dinner, we went shrinking herd is known to forage. Tom Coombs not taking the Coquihala, we added back down for another swim and the With the extirpation of these large out to prove or disprove anything; Kaslo I was simply curious. Here’s what approximately one hour to our trip. floaty was lying on a log on the beach. mammals through habitat loss, it is I found: Sweden 7.2% mortality to Response to ferry Big deal! We had a very pleasant trip. Someone had retrieved it and put it incumbent upon our governments infection. Denmark 4.6%. Norway And that’s what the poor souls there for us to find. It was very much to move with extreme caution 2.8%. Finland 4.5%. Florida 1.5%. line-ups article in John Boivin’s article should have appreciated and I just wanted the person when considering whether or not That’s right. Here’s how it works: On Friday, July 3, my wife and I done. There was no reason for a five- who found the floaty to know that their to proceed with resource extraction. the one week total of infections had to take a trip to New Westminster hour line-up with no toilet facilities! kindness was very much appreciated and The loss of these animals through was 81,594. Multiply that by 4 and for medical reasons. We knew about The problem – DriveBC. They it made a 10-year-old girl very happy. destruction of their habitat simply to you get 326,376. The deaths in one the road closure on the Trans-Canada rarely update their signs. The We had a wonderful trip camping our extract a short-term economic gain month were 4,982. Do the math. It’s and that a large volume of traffic highway signage for those days way back home and my granddaughter would be sad commentary on our a 1.5% mortality rate to infection. would be rerouted through Nakusp should have been routing motorists talked about the floaty all the way back. priorities. Why are we standing by as Further, for the entire US, calculating to the Needles ferry. down through Castlegar to Hwy So thank you so very much to whomever government after government leaves the statistics given, the rate is 3.6%, The DriveBC highway sign 3. We rarely see accurate current it was! the problem of vanishing species to smack dab between Denmark and said to expect a one-hour delay. highway or ferry conditions posted Becky Rousseau the future? If not now, when? Norway. We didn’t believe it! So we popped on those signs. Golden So little research has been done So, unless Mr. Caniell’s facts into Anderson’s Service in Nakusp, And the lack of a Needles Bridge on this herd that it is unclear what are wrong, I would suggest the old a block from Hwy 6, and asked was not the problem. Re: Cutting Permit 405, the entire extent of their range truism must apply: numbers don’t lie. them what they knew. They said to Heather & Doug Peters Argenta-Johnson’s encompasses. In the interests of Kris Wheller expect at least a four-hour line-up. Nakusp preservation of one of the last herds Slocan Park Guess what… we turned around Landing Face of southern caribou, the cutting Happy campers The mountain caribou is an permit CP405 should be held in EDITORIAL / LETTERS POLICY While on holiday in your area (we iconic large mammal that is seriously The Valley Voice welcomes letters to the editor and community news abeyance until a thorough study camped at Silverton for five days and saw threatened with extinction in southern articles from our readers. by independent authorities has many of the same people day after day), BC. The southernmost herds of the Letters and articles should be no longer than 500 words and may be established the herd’s habitat my granddaughter and I were swimming edited. We reserve the right to reject any submitted material. Selkirks and Purcells have already requirements. with doughnut-shaped ‘floaties’ on a Please mark your letter “LETTER TO THE EDITOR.” Include your disappeared and an area of winter Bill Bryce address and daytime phone number for verification purposes. very windy day. My granddaughter’s habitat for a small remnant herd Ymir We will not knowingly publish any letter that is defamatory or libelous. floaty got away from her and we tried to at the north end of Kootenay Lake We will not publish anonymous letters or letters signed with pseudonyms, retrieve it to no avail. Each time we got is threatened by logging. Cooper Kaslo proclamation It was disturbing to read in the July except in extraordinary circumstances. close, it floated further away on a wave. Creek Cedar is applying for a permit Opinions expressed in published letters are those of the author and not Later that afternoon, we searched the (CP405) on the Argenta-Johnson’s 30 Valley Voice of the shortsighted (at necessarily those of the Valley Voice. far end of the lake but we still couldn’t Landing Face, an area where this best) amendment by Kaslo Village council (p. 3) of a proposed anti-racism motion. Council’s amendment pulled The Valley Voice Box 70, New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 the teeth from an already approved anti- Phone/Fax: 1-833-501-1700 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.valleyvoice.ca racism motion and removed references to target groups. 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continued from page 4 Then let’s talk about all the drunk those who are more vulnerable, to resort will be good for the local are currently 41 listed species at examination, simply because they have people on the river. When I did my support friends in need, to not steal. village economy and that it will add risk in the watershed adjacent to the always been there. survey, I’d say 90% of people are We also value our safe homes, food to the tax base of the villages. Since proposed project. That information We already have the protection drinking alcohol. Hope they all have of our choice, our shared homeplace, when do residents and businesses is different from a “few rare claimed in the Charter of Rights and a DD. There are never any police including the very wonderful lake. I located outside the boundaries of dragonflies.” Again, developers will Freedoms to cover the broad population; checking, so let’s just cross our suspect we could make a long list of a village/ municipality support a say what they think will convince but we also have far too frequent fingers, I guess. what we commonly value. nearby village or municipality with the public and the decision makers. examples of its abuse, and the more Also it’s very, very rare to We could also make a long list of tax revenue? What good does a Always have. Always will. so when it comes to identifiable ethnic see anyone in a life jacket. The our divergent values. self-contained resort, with its own Under ‘Project Goals and groups. occasional child maybe, but that’s What does mobbing and restaurants, bars, spas, general store Objectives’ in the proposal, I find Canadian Scots, or Germans (for good because they are in their boats shunning community members that and other businesses do for the another sales job demonstrated by example), have not asked for such all alone. The water is cold and fast we disagree with accomplish? This is New Denver/ Silverton economy? the phrase “to preserve, enhance protection – because they experience this year. a sincere question. I like the friendly Concession foods will not be sourced and showcase the natural beauty it already. There is certainly need to I’m not saying let’s ban floating. hello I share most mornings with locally. There are not enough local of the Goat Range and the Selkirk identify vulnerable groups for support, I’m just saying something needs to the old guy puttering in the alley as food growers in this area to supply Mt. range.” We all know the Goat as they just as certainly need it. be done by whoever is responsible I pass by. I suspect he and I differ a resort of this scale. Range is already conserved as a The amended proclamation ends for our waterway, please, and soon! politically but I appreciate his simple A typical ploy developers use provincial park and the Goat and up being just so much bland, ineffectual Chris Berger human pleasure tinkering with his to sell their project is to dangle the Selkirk Ranges sure as hell don’t boilerplate, and that is a disgrace to our Passmore machines while I’m walking by. If bait of jobs that will be available need enhancing. community and values. we disagreed, I’d want to talk about to those who live in the area of Since there has been no Rev. F. Mark Mealing Facebook pillorying it, state my view, listen to his, see if the development. The proposal community-wide survey completed Meadow Creek or sensible debate? we have any common ground, agree states that the resort will be “self- in regard to the Zincton project, I reject Recent problematic dynamics to disagree where differences persist, contained.” The 200 seasonal Dave Harley’s claim that “Zincton Something on the New Denver Communicator lets the chips fall and continue to say restaurant and other jobs are not is aligned with the community’s needs to be done Facebook page has brought up some hi, wholeheartedly. likely to be filled by locals and will goals and objectives” of tourism. It’s taken me a while to write this questions. How does a mature and Are we so angry and polarized not, therefore, be of benefit to New The 2017 Slocan Valley Economic letter, as I don’t want to be the one responsible community deal with because we feel powerless? Don’t we Denver and its economy. There are Development Plan identified the who everyone doesn’t like because deeply divergent values? How best all, on both sides of these so-called not 200 people who live in the New two top future industry drivers as of my opinion, even though it’s ‘to do unto others as you would have divides, feel similarly powerless at Denver/ Silverton area who are being agriculture and green industry, based on facts. However, things have done unto you?’ And what shared times? Don’t we all resent certain looking for work. Between the two with apprehension about making gotten so out of control that I must values would help us negotiate our government intrusions into our lives? villages, there are approximately tourism the key economic driver. A say something. I have lived on the conflicts and divergent values in a How do we change all of that? Can 670 of us – 51% are retired, 11% community values survey petitioned Slocan River for the last 30 years. productive way? reclaiming our ability to address are too young to work and most of by the Slocan Lake Stewardship For the past 12-14 years, since when What is the purpose of whipping issues that face our communities those of working age are employed Society states that Slocan Lake the Poker Float started, people have up a froth of hatred toward Wayne in open and respectful debate help? in one way or another. I’m sure residents and property owners place been floating on our river. Floating McCrory and Lorna Visser based Can finding common ground and there are a handful who might a very high value on healthy aquatic on the Slocan River is getting more on clearly false and unsubstantiated working from there strengthen our appreciate working for the usual and terrestrial ecosystems, as well and more popular, and something allegations? What does it achieve? community, keep our school and resort minimum wage and be willing as undeveloped Crown land and needs to be done. Many issues are Clearly those who participated in the hospital open, create economic to commute 18 kilometres on snowy, quiet. My perspective is that 1,700 arising. I love floating, as do many. medieval style Facebook pillorying resiliency, and allow us to flourish icy, winding roads. people per day flowing through this Last year, August long weekend, of two upstanding community in our beautiful, shared homeplace? There are not enough builders area on our highways and streets on I counted 400 floaters in two hours members have an axe to grind. Peace is not the absence of in our area to take on a project of their way to recreate in the suburb floating past my place in Passmore. What are their issues and why are conflict, but the work to resolve the scale being proposed, and most of Zincton will negatively alter what This is only one access point. It they choosing not to articulate them conflict with maturity. Between of the builders and tradespeople I we now experience, desire and value. wasn’t even the busiest day. I’m glad in a respectful manner? wildfires, developments, pandemics know here are more than adequately Once a developer gets his foot in the so many are enjoying themselves, The issue at hand is Lorna and the unknown, things will likely busy with the work needed by locals. door, all his expectations seem to get but I’m wondering about the cost to and Wayne’s documentation and get rougher for us in the next years. The people who would construct this boosted up a notch, so expect more our waterway. reporting of potential foreshore Our small community can choose to resort will be from out of the area than what’s currently being revealed. Where do all these people go violations by property owners on be polarized as we enter these times, and will leave when the job is done. The proponent is already asking New to the bathroom? There are no Slocan Lake. First of all, Wayne and or to be mature, with skills to deal Happens every time. Denver to supply fire and emergency portapotties at the bridges (except Lorna did not create the regulations. with divergent values. The proponent claims that services for his resort. the rail to trails, that most don’t know These are province wide and as a K.L. Kivi the resort will be an eco-friendly Mr. Harley avoids the issue of about). Bring on some toilets please. registered biologist, Wayne is legally New Denver village. It could be that he will the very small New Denver medical How many people like myself obligated to report any violations indeed use the existing run-of-river clinic. With 1,700 recreationists and my neighbours live on the of this nature. So what value of Zincton: a power system at Three Forks and every day using the highway, slopes river? Has there been a study done those who reacted so strongly to misguided, incorporate solar into his many and trails, there will be various ever? How many households does their actions was violated? Is it that buildings. Though he admits that a idiosyncratic automobile, skiing it take to make a consumptive we don’t appreciate government opportunistic, vast majority of the visitors to his and mountain biking injuries. I use watershed? And are people oversight? Is it that we think private resort will come from out of the can picture a line-up of people bad idea area, he does not acknowledge, in his with injuries in the clinic hallway, floating down watersheds in Nelson, landowners should do as they like There are already a number of proposal, that all those folks wanting overwhelming the system and Vancouver, Slocan or anywhere else? with the shoreline in front of their backcountry ski developments in to visit the Zincton ski resort will be usurping the needs of locals, so off There is limited parking (at this private property? Or that ecological this region, three of them adjacent to arriving to the area by plane, train to Trail, Nelson, Kelowna or beyond jump-in point, anyways) and there protection values shouldn’t trump the proposed resort in question, all or automobile, some of them from via helicopter or ambulance for the are many, many cars. There are cars human desires? hoping to expand. With the advent of halfway around the world. Sounds various traumas. all over the roads, and there are even Or is it something more global warming, ski resorts the world like a lot of CO2 production to me I think the developer displays a people in the middle of the road schoolyardish, that we don’t like over are experiencing inadequate and sounds like a sales pitch that is profound disregard, denial and lack blowing up their floating devices tattletales? Or we don’t like those snow to furnish a worthwhile ski full of contradictions when he states of sensitivity as to how his Zincton and don’t seem to care if you want to kind of people? Or we bear grudges season. Why build yet one more that his “pathway” is to provide ski resort will negatively affect and pass. We need secure parking. from something the Valhalla ski resort destined to fail? The “activities without burning diesel change the New Denver/ Silverton Let’s talk about the garbage Wilderness Society did long ago ‘why’ of it is that, with the use of or jet fuel.” and area community, culture, that people throw in the river. A and need a place to vent? public lands (our land) and his own There is a blatant skewing of landscape, ecology, environment, biologist told me the other day All of these things can be private property, Dave Harley will, information in the proposal when and lifestyle. I think a very large that the many cans in the river are discussed in a civil manner. And in the end, realize a very significant it states “initial online research resort of any kind in this area would changing the chemical structure of from what I know of people on return on his investment through real found one blue-listed species in the negatively impact this wonderful, our precious waterway, which in turn both sides of this uproar, we have estate sales. Whether he sells out to a area 40 yrs. ago, and there may be unusual and peaceful place in which will affect the fish. I see countless enough shared values to begin. foreign entity or the place becomes several species of rare dragonfly on a we live. loose cans floating down, lost tubes, Most of us have attempted to teach a ghost town, he will have profited nearby lake.” Accredited biologists’ Randy Cofer etc. Come on people, it’s time to take our children and grandchildren to handsomely. research of the area state that there Silverton responsibility. be honest, decent to others, kind to The proponent claims that his 6 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice August 13, 2020 Columbia Basin Water Hub to launch this fall by Jan McMurray subregions in the Columbia that will upload data to the hub are the data hub for Columbia Basin water moving in this direction of open Columbia Basin water data Basin, Hartwig says. The hub Slocan Lake Stewardship Society, monitoring information. LLC then and transparent data collection for will soon be readily available was developed because “we have the Friends of Kootenay Lake, recruited an advisory committee collective and collaborative problem online, allowing for more informed significant water data gaps and are the Slocan Valley Streamkeepers, for the project, consisting of 50 solving. It’s a new paradigm and decision making around the Basin’s so far in arrears in data collection the Arrow Lakes Environmental volunteers from all levels of it’s necessary if we’re all going water supply. in most of the subregions that we Stewardship Society, and the North government, Indigenous Nations, to address the climate challenges The Columbia Basin Water Hub are working to facilitate a way to Kootenay Lake Water Monitoring community groups, academia, and impacting the ecosystems upon is expected to launch in late summer work together to support decision Project. the forestry, mining and tourism which we all depend,” Hartwig said. or early fall. makers to make informed decisions. “These very dedicated groups sectors. This led to the formation For more information, visit “We’re just ironing out the What water is feeding into these have been monitoring for a long of the Columbia Basin Water livinglakescanada.ca/projects/ kinks and testing it with community subregions? What water is coming time. Some of the people involved Monitoring Collaborative. Columbia-basin-water-data-hub- groups involved in water monitoring in, being used, going out? Once are retired hydrologists, engineers, “The world seems to be and-framework. and data collection,” said Kat you understand this type of water foresters etc. so we have a lot of Hartwig, executive director of balance, decision makers can begin volunteer experience and expertise Living Lakes Canada (LLC), which to develop water budgets within the to draw on in the Basin,” Hartwig Good-will mission forges is facilitating the project. “We did a subregions.” said. “But we also have significant lot of research to make sure we got Hartwig says a new study out of water data gaps including on links between Nakusp, the right platform that would meet the University of British Columbia wetlands, groundwater, high the needs of the monitoring groups suggests that glacier melt has passed elevation lakes and small to mid- Westbank First Nation within the Columbia Basin, and we its peak in the Upper Columbia, size streams.” by John Boivin, Local Journalism he says. “This was an initial are making it as user friendly as “so we may need to anticipate The next step for the community Initiative reporter meeting, so there were no hard possible. Anyone should be able to hydrological challenges in terms of groups will be to examine what the A low-key social and business ideas discussed, but there were go on to the Columbia Basin Water supply. We have to start forecasting priority data gaps are and work to meeting between leaders from definitely a lot of common Hub database and see what’s being how much water we will have, fill them, she said. the Westbank First Nation and ideas and overlapping interests, monitored, when, where, how, and and how much water we will use. Living Lakes Canada is Nakusp Village council at the especially in how we view our where the gaps are.” There is a sense of urgency in facilitating the project for now on end of July could lead to more community forests. We view them There are 10 watershed understanding how we contend behalf of the Columbia Basin Water cooperation and opportunities in just not as an economic resource, with a diminished water supply, or Monitoring Collaborative, which Smokey Creek Salvage the future, say community leaders. but they’re very much more than a drought and flood regimes imposed will become a stand-alone entity 24 HR TOWING Nakusp Mayor Tom Zeleznik resource for employment, they’re New & Used Auto Parts, Back Hoe Work, by climate change. These are once it acquires a governance model. and his council hosted Westbank part of the natural environment that Certified Welding & Repairs, Vehicle Removal massive and complicated questions The vision is to raise $10 million First Nation Chief Chris is important to our community.” WE BUY CARS & TRUCKS we are all attempting to address very for a trust fund that will support 359-7815 ; 1-877-376-6539 Derickson, WFN youth leadership Zeleznik agreed it was a 3453 YEATMAN RD, SOUTH SLOCAN late in the game.” the Monitoring Collaborative and and members of that council at a productive beginning. Among the community groups maintain the database, said Hartwig, two-day visit on July 29-30. “We just shared how we got who expects the governance model “It was a very productive started, how they got started, and to be completed within the next meeting of both councils covering different ideas,” he says. “We VILLAGE OF year. many topics and discussing were just trying to learn from Hartwig says the impetus for the the many similarities of our each other, the opportunities NEW DENVER Columbia Basin Water Monitoring surrounding area to their Nation,” for economic growth for our Collaborative and Columbia Basin says Zeleznik. communities.” PUBLIC NOTICES Water Hub came from research The visitors toured local Cultural opportunities contracted by the Columbia Basin community facilities, visited The two groups didn’t only BEARS & ATTRACTANTS Trust. Most recently, in 2017 and the NACFOR community forest According to WildSafeBC, garbage is the most reported attractant talk business. Cultural exchanges 2019, Nelson-based hydrologist lumber yard and future wood involved in human-bear conflicts. A reminder for residents to keep were also on the table, with Martin Carver reported on the water chipping facility, private sawmills garbage secure until morning of collection, manage your fruit trees Nakusp and Area Youth Network data gaps in the Columbia Basin and and production sites, toured the sharing their hopes for reopening by picking fruit as it ripens or use an electric fence to protect fruit how to address them. Both reports waterfront and had lunch on the the Green Door Youth Centre, trees, feed pets indoors, and bring bird feeders inside from April emphasized the need for increased Leland Hotel patio. which was damaged by fire years to November. If you have questions about how to best manage monitoring in the Basin. “It’s such a beautiful spot, ago. Derickson said the WFN your attractants, please reach out to the WildSafeBC Community Hartwig said LLC, in the people are so welcoming and youth council can offer advice Coordinator, Cora Skaien, at [email protected] or at partnership with Selkirk College kind,” says Chief Derickson, and experience on that issue, after 778-987-3652. and the community-based water who has visited the area several building a nearly $5.8 million monitoring groups in the Basin, If you require assistance with picking excess fruit from your back- times in the past. “Meeting with youth centre out of a decrepit organized a conference in 2017 in yard trees, please contact Bree Lillies at Harvest Share - 250- the mayor and council there just building years ago. Invermere that brought together reaffirmed even more that they’re 354-812. Report any wildlife conflict to the Conservation Officer The two also talked about 200 people from across North a great group of people to work Service at 1-877-952-7277. the role public art plays in America to discuss an open source with and get to know.” beautifying their communities, The two communities are and opportunities for sharing ideas RDCK RECYCLING PROGRAM pretty different. Nakusp is a and works. The RDCK has joined the Recycle BC (RBC) program and accepts remote rural community of about The meetings were only the new materials including plastic bags and Styrofoam. RBC is a 1,000, with a struggling forest- first step, the two leaders say. In Product Stewardship Program mandated to collect and recycle and tourism-based economy. the months to come there will residential printed paper and packaging. For information regarding Westbank has 10,000 members, likely be more formal exploration the new materials and categories, go to www.rdck.ca. The New and over 500 businesses on its talks between business leaders Denver recycling depot is now open. For any questions or con- lands. It is heavily involved in land on opportunities for growth and cerns, please call the RDCK office at 1-800-268-7325. development and urban business. sharing. But they also have similarities Zeleznik says he’s looking WATERING RESTRICTIONS and overlapping interests. forward to what good relations Residents are reminded that watering restrictions are currently in Westbank has land claims and with the WFN can bring. effect and the use of sprinklers is prohibited between 10:00 am holdings along the Arrow Lakes “It’s nice to share cultures, and 6:00 pm on any day. and wants to expand its presence different opportunities, I think is in the area. Derickson says that very important,” he says. “I think means there’s room for cooperation down the road, the biggest benefit COUNCIL MEETING CANCELLED between the communities. Please note that the Village of New Denver Council has cancelled from the meeting was the good One area that shows potential is will. You can never go wrong the August 25th Council Meeting. The next regular meeting will the two community-owned forest working with First Nations.” take place on September 8, 2020 at 7 pm in Council Chambers companies working together. And a reciprocal visit is in the behind the Village Office. Meetings are open to the public at a “Our manager and business works: Derickson says they’ll be reduced capacity due to COVID-19. For more information, please development officer met with inviting Nakusp council and youth contact the Village Office. NACFOR, and had a great leaders to visit Westbank and build 115 Slocan Avenue · P.O. Box 40, New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 discussion about potential deeper even ties between the two (250) 358-2316 · [email protected] · www.newdenver.ca synergies between the two,” communities. August 13, 2020 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 7 Kootenay Connect $4 million conservation project finishes first year by Jan McMurray risk and ecological connectivity in the partners and their consultants on the Places for Species at Risk. Kootenay at Hunter Siding this fall, and along The $4 million, four-year Kootenays. project, bringing the Kootenay Connect Connect is one of only 15 projects Upper Bonanza Creek and Summit ‘Kootenay Connect’ conservation Kootenay Connect consists of over team to 25. chosen under this program in 2019. Lake in 2021. project is nearing the end of its first 50 projects that will benefit 28 federally Much of the activity in the first year “We’re ahead largely because of In the last year of the project, year, and was recently featured in a listed species at risk and 36 species of has been planning work, completing the Fish & Wildlife Compensation the focus will be on completing an news conference hosted by federal local concern. inventories of species at risk and their Program and the Columbia Basin application for conservation reserve Minister of Environment and Climate The four focal corridors of the habitats, and mapping, Mahr says. Trust,” Mahr says. “Through their status, which is what the Creston Valley Change Jonathan Wilkinson and Kootenay Connect project cover about “The four-year timeframe allows us to programs, they have provided guidance Wildlife Management Area has. Project Manager Marcy Mahr. one million hectares and include do some really good up-front planning as well as funding, and have helped “Thanks to this funding, we’ll Mahr is a Hills resident and is the Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor and will allow us to monitor the projects to prioritize and build capacity. The have really good quality data for managing the project for the Kootenay between Slocan Lake and Summit really well, too.” downside is that they are compensation our conservation reserve status Conservation Program. Lake; the Creston Valley; the Wycliffe Year one saw two on-the-ground programs, but they have provided application,” King said. “It’s a real “Of all the projects funded by Wildlife Corridor; and the Columbia projects: wetland restoration in the overall strategic support to do better feather in the Kootenay Conservation the Canada Nature Fund, Minister Valley Wetlands. Creston Valley Wildlife Management conservation in the region.” Program’s hat, and ours, that we Wilkinson chose ours first [to feature Mahr says the Kootenay Connect Area to support the northern leopard Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor qualified for federal funding.” in a news conference] because he is project is informed by a study she did frog; and improving dry ponderosa The Slocan Lake Stewardship Mahr says the work of SWAMP so impressed with what we are doing with Michael Proctor, grizzly bear pine and Douglas fir forest ecosystems Society (SLSS) is the champion (Slocan Wetland Assessment and in the Kootenays,” Mahr told the expert from Kaslo, with funding from and restoring native grasslands and organization for the Bonanza Monitoring Project) from 2014 to 2018 Valley Voice in an interview. “The the Fish & Wildlife Compensation meadows in the Wycliffe Wildlife Biodiversity Corridor (BBC) determined that the BBC is one of the level of cooperation and expertise Program. The study identified 12 Corridor to support federally at-risk component of the Kootenay Connect most diverse places in the Kootenays in our region has allowed us to put corridors as high priority biodiversity Lewis’s Woodpecker and Williamson’s project. for wetland types. together a package of 50 projects in hotspots in the Kootenays. Sapsucker and the American badger. SLSS has a budget of more than “We built up a lot of data through four important Kootenay corridors. “When this amazing opportunity The federal government announced $500,000 over the four years for the SWAMP and now we’re adding to that And we’re already seeing results on to access $2 million in federal funding the $1.35 billion Nature Legacy Fund in BBC, thanks to the federal Canada data,” King said. the ground.” came along, we chose these four 2018 – the largest investment in nature Nature Fund and the Columbia Basin King says being part of the The federal government awarded corridors because they are places conservation in Canadian history – to Trust. Kootenay Conservation Program’s the project with $2 million in August with champions already advancing support the goal of protecting 25% In the first year of the project, SLSS partner network has been invaluable. 2019. This has been matched with conservation at a landscape level,” of the land mass of Canada by 2025. has been focusing on planning and “We have shared in a wealth of funding from many regional and local Mahr said. “But we still have a vision Of this $1.35 billion, $15.6 million permitting, and expects to get started knowledge with other groups in the organizations to add up to a $4 million for all 12 corridors.” was earmarked for the Canada Nature on wetland restoration at Hunter Siding Kootenays. It’s allowed us to cut investment in protecting species at Mahr says she is working with 12 Fund’s Community-Nominated Priority next month, reports SLSS President corners, share resources, and just Wendy King. bounce ideas off one another.” No word on when Galena Trail repair work will begin “We’ve been doing lots of More information about the BBC by John Boivin, Local Journalism Allin, will be a complete assessment the Regional District. It’s being assessments – fish, amphibian, species project will be released soon, King Initiative reporter of both the washed-out section topped up with a provincial disaster at risk – that will inform our on-the- promises. Hikers and bikers won’t likely of the trail and the cable car’s assistance program grant the RDCK ground wetland restoration projects,” For more information on Kooteney be using the Galena Trail from Three underpinning. has received, says Allin. said King. Connect: kootenayconservation.ca/ Forks to the cable car anytime soon. The work is being done with the Repairing the damaged portion The plan is to do wetland restoration kootenay-connect/. Regional District of Central help of a federal government grant of of the trail will not begin at least Kootenay staff are still assessing $100,000 for repair work under the until next season, says Allin. In the The CARPENTER CREEK LAST WISHES Society the work that has to be done on that Canada Infrastructure Program. That meantime, the public is asked to portion of the trail, including the money is being matched by $80,000 respect posted signage and stay off Welcomes you to join us for our AGM historic cable car, before repair work from the Province and $20,000 from the closed portion of the trail. THURSDAY AUGUST 13th 7 PM can begin. “There is going to be a Outdoors on a deck with social distancing (or in the event geotechnical assessment of what of inclement weather, via Zoom.) needs to be done to do the repairs at 713 8th Ave, New Denver, BC in a way that will return the trail and the cable car both to a stable Come and learn more about the exciting new development operating condition,” says Richard our Green Burial Committee. Allin, the chair of the commission Please call Shawna: 250-777-1974 that oversees the trail. (for more information or to confirm your attendance so we The 13-kilometre trail was can prepare adequate seating) first damaged late last year when Carpenter Creek undercut a bank and sloughed off a point on the trail. But that was nothing compared to what followed during the spring freshet, especially the storm that hit the region on the May 31 weekend. “The creek just raged through there, and did some damage to the access point of the trailhead, and further eroded the trail, until there was less than a metre of trail, then a steep drop-off to the creek,” says Allin. The upper portion of the trail has been closed from Three Forks to the cable car since. The portion of the trail from the cable car to Roseberry, about two-thirds the overall length, is still open to the public. The popular cable car was first closed in early spring during the coronavirus shutdown, as it was feared public use of the hand-pulled cable car could spread the virus. The rain event in May also damaged the foundation of the cable car, and it will also have to be repaired. The geotechnical survey, which Hikers and bikers won’t likely be using the Galena Trail from Three Forks to the cable car is to get underway this summer, says anytime soon. 8 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice August 13, 2020 East Kootenay musician records debut album in Winlaw by Jan McMurray Slocan Valley.” in March that she got the tomorrow, August 14. It will Music in New Denver, as campaign where people can A young musician from Keiver found the Winlaw $7,500 Creative BC grant. be available online – visit will the vinyl records once prepay for their albums, and Cranbrook just recorded her studio while she was applying Then COVID hit, putting the www.maddisunmusic.com they are made. Vinyl is quite at the same time provide her debut album at Sincerity for a provincial Creative BC project on pause. In June, for all the links. The CD expensive, she says, so she with the funds she needs to Sound Studio in Winlaw, and grant for the project. She had Barry invited Keiver and her will be available at Big Dog will launch a crowd-funding have the records made. she says she just can’t say already fallen in love with two band members, Kyle enough good things about the Winlaw last summer when Albrecht from Cranbrook and studio and the Slocan Valley. she spent two weeks there Jordan Lysenko from Creston, “Barry Jones [owner of visiting a friend – and then to bring a travel trailer and the studio] is an incredible Sincerity Sound was on the come and stay on the studio musician, sound engineer list of accredited studios with property while they did the and human being,” says Creative BC. recording. singer-songwriter-musician “After my first phone call “We worked so hard in Maddison Keiver, whose with Barry, I knew we would the studio,” she said. “It’s band’s name is ‘Maddisun work together and it would amazing being in that space and the Night Skies.’ “This be a good fit,” she said. “I and away from distractions – experience opened up so love Winlaw, with the off-grid away from cell phones. I just many opportunities for me. living and all the musicians told everyone I’d get back to I met so many wonderful and artists there.” them in three weeks. It was people in Winlaw and the Keiver received word awesome.” All of the piano tracking New shipment for the album was recorded at of fence posts the Vallican Whole. Keiver says the music on and fencing the album was inspired by Blondie, the Pretenders, Heart, Animal feed for Joni Mitchell and “some new chickens, horses, sounds, too, because I’m a pigs, sheep, dogs, millennial so it has a pop influence, as well.” cats & more The album, called Self Septic tanks Car & truck batteries Reflections, will be released Maddison Keiver at the Vallican Whole, where the piano tracking for her new album, Self Reflections, was recorded. & pipe SIFCo nears completion of Silverton-Red Mountain Road fuel treatment by Jan McMurray Martineau said the block up change adaptation and wildfire Mountain Road Association We are limiting people The Slocan Valley Hewitt Road would be cleaned mitigation.” approved the plan after its to 4 customers in the Community Forest (SIFCo) has up by the end of November. However, the outcome in forestry committee joined store at any one time. almost completed its landscape- The logging was done in the this case is different, he said, SIFCo on a field trip. Social distancing of 6 level fuel mitigation project winter, on frozen ground so as because there were not as many Martineau said Douglas fir feet is required. around the Silverton-Red not to disturb the soil. “We’ve healthy trees to leave standing. is usually a preferred leave tree, Please no sickness Mountain Road area. been cleaning up for the last “We sent a guy in to identify as it is fire resistant. “So we allowed in the store. “We started in 2010, so it’s month or so, and the burning all good, healthy overstory hope the beetle doesn’t escalate been 10 years in the making. will happen in the fall.” leave trees, so we left the white and we end up with a similar By the fall, there will be a The 17-hectare block pine and the healthy Douglas situation to the pine beetle in the River floatees still continuous treatment area from was infested with Douglas fir fir – we hope they will survive, mid 2000s,” he said. “Climate north of Silverton down to Red beetle and was not part of the we’ll monitor them – but there change is stressing most trees available! Mountain Road and up Hewitt original fire mitigation plan, weren’t many leave trees, so in one way or another.” Road. Once we’ve cleaned Martineau said. “The reason there is more spacing between SIFCo is now doing fire Open 10-4 daily, including Sunday up the block up Hewitt Mine we went in was the fir beetle, the leave trees than usual. The mitigation work at Bannock Road, the project is finished,” and then we said, ‘let’s do fire result is more open than we and will move south to Slocan, said Stephan Martineau, SIFCo mitigation at the same time.’ like it.” Trozzo, Anderson and Pedro in manager. Everything we do is for climate Martineau says the Red the coming years. RDCK investigating possible foreshore violations on Slocan Lake by Jan McMurray and type of structures RDCK management bylaw establishes determines that there have been The Regional District of officials found during the site setbacks, intended to keep people any violations of any RDCK Central Kootenay (RDCK) is visit. However, he said the RDCK safe and structures free from risk bylaws, “we will work with investigating a complaint of would enforce any RDCK bylaws due to flooding. those property owners to gain possible foreshore violations on that may have been breached. Wight said the Province would compliance.” Slocan Lake waterfront property Wight explained that the likely be looking at compliance “It’s important to across from Silverton. RDCK building bylaw requires with the Water Sustainability acknowledge that the RDCK, Nelson Wight, RDCK property owners to obtain Act and the Land Act. “The like the residents in our region, planning manager, reports that building permits; the Area H Province requires notification cares very much about the natural the RDCK received the complaint North Official Community and sometimes approval before world and it’s for that reason towards the end of July and did a Plan requires a Watercourse works are undertaken in and these bylaws are in place. If they site visit on July 28. The RDCK Development Permit prior around water, and approvals are are violated, we take it seriously has also notified the Province. to doing any disturbance or required for tenures like docks to gain compliance. We have Because the investigation vegetation removal within 30 and development of that nature,” an interest in environmental is still underway, Wight would metres of the high water mark; Wight said. conservation best practices,” not comment on the number and the RDCK floodplain Wight said that if the RDCK Wight said. Vehicle collides with hydro pole near New Denver by Jan McMurray could make it safe for single on July 30 to clean up the spill Vehicle Act as a result of this The driver of a vehicle lane traffic. Although the RCMP from the transformer, and then incident.” that smashed into a hydro pole press release says the highway again later in the week for a few The driver received minor on Hwy 6 just north of New was closed for an hour, a local days to fully remediate the site. injuries and was taken to Denver on July 30 is facing resident reports a three-hour According to the RCMP hospital as a precautionary charges, reports the RCMP. wait. press release, the driver and measure. The hydro pole was sheared The BC Hydro crew worked sole occupant of the vehicle “got The accident caused an off at ground level, causing the July 30 and 31 to replace the distracted, causing the vehicle to almost 24-hour power outage transformer to fall and spill its pole and transformer, and to leave the roadway and collide for a handful of residents, from contents. The highway was replace and rewire the line. with a hydro pole. The driver is about 3 pm on July 30 to about closed until a BC Hydro crew There was also a team on site being charged under the Motor 2 pm on July 31. August 13, 2020 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 9 Bridge removal plan being reviewed as clock counts down to fish migration by John Boivin, Local Journalism undertaken by Fisheries and Oceans entering the creek bed to use heavy working closely with the landowner. that the work has little or no impact.” Initiative reporter Canada,” says Brian Levitt, the equipment, etc. Provincial officials did not respond to Levitt says following any work, A federal Fisheries official says federal Fishery Officer and Field That can only be done with prior calls for comment. Fisheries officers will attend the scene they’re reviewing plans to remove Supervisor for the region. “Our Fish approval from Fisheries and Oceans The deadline is coming up for a follow-up inspection to ensure a bridge from Caribou Creek near and Fish Habitat Protection Program Canada. quickly, but Levitt says if the owner there was no excess or unapproved Burton, while keeping an eye on is currently reviewing a project Staff will have to get moving to can’t get the permissions in time, there damage to the habitat. the upcoming migration of kokanee submission for the removal of the approve the plans, however, as time is is a chance the work can go ahead after Meanwhile, the water is low on salmon up the stream. bridge, and… [staff] advised they’d running out for the project to be done August 31. the creek, and the logjam behind the A private bridge across the creek be reviewing it in the near future to in a way to limit impact on migrating “There’s always ways to mitigate fallen bridge has grown since the was swept off its moorings by flooding determine if there’s any fish or fish fish. Under the terms of theFisheries those extra risks. Let’s say if it was to collapse on June 1. But Levitt says as a result of the massive thunderstorm habitat concerns involved with the Act, work has to be done in the run into September 10-15, there may fish are adept at finding their way to that moved through the area on May removal of the bridge, and determine ‘Kootenay Region In-stream Works be increased requirements for the their spawning beds, even with new 31. if an authorization would be required Timing Window,’ which is from July people conducting the works to ensure obstacles in front of them. The bridge now lies in the water, or not.” 16 to August 31, says Levitt. and a logjam is building up behind it. An authorization is required if “That’s to enable the migration of Federal and provincial environment someone is going to or possibly will kokanee. It’s one of the considerations authorities investigated the situation in cause damage or destruction to fish of the In-stream Works Window,” June, and DFO’s lead in the area says habitat while working around water. he says. he’s confident work will be completed While the bridge washout was an act The bridge owner also needs to in appropriate time. of god, explained Levitt, removing secure equipment and get appropriate “Currently there is no compliance such a large structure could require approvals from the Province. Levitt or enforcement actions being removing shoreline vegetation or says he understands the Province is

Ehl, Winnifred Kathleen September 26, 1924 – July 21, 2020 Plans to remove the private bridge that was swept into Caribou Creek in Burton on May 31 are being reviewed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Winnie passed away peacefully on Meanwhile, the timeframe under the Fisheries Act to remove the bridge ends August 31. July 21, 2020 at home in Nakusp B.C. with family at her side. Win- nie was born on September 26, 1924 at home in Galena Bay B.C. to Ann and John Olson. Winnie grew up on a farm and from a young age she worked hard. For years Winnie and her siblings walked 3 miles to school every day and 3 miles home. When Winnie was 22 years old she married her husband Albert Ehl. Together they had 2 daughters, Darlene and Laura and 1 son, Rodney. Winnie had a passion for the outdoors and growing up on a farm gave her life skills to navigate mountains while berry and mush- room picking. Winnie was very family-orientated and had many life-long friends in Nakusp as well as across Canada. Winnie always had a smile on her face and a positive outlook on life. Winnie was sadly pre-deceased by her granddaughter, Annette Laarz in 1973, her husband Albert in 1994 and her son Rodney in 2000. She was also pre-deceased by her brother, Peter and her 2 sisters Hilda and Nancy. Winnie is survived by her 2 daughters, Darlene (Larry) and Laura (Tom) as well as her daughter-in-law Janis (Ron). Winnie also has many grandchildren and great grandchildren. We all will miss her dearly.

Residents of Arrow Park West celebrated their designation as a FireSmart community in July with the presentation of a plaque for the entryway At this time, no service will be held due to the pandemic. In future, into the tiny community. Area K Director Paul Peterson and local FireSmart co-ordinator Bree Lillies presented the plaque, which recognizes the family will hold a Celebration of Life which will be posted in efforts by the community to protect itself from the dangers of wildfires. Over the last few years, Peterson has supported the community by the paper. channelling funds to them for their fire suppression equipment. The community’s FireSmart board will be applying for its 2020 recognition renewal in the coming weeks so they can update their date sticker. Valley Funeral Home in care of arrangements. 10 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice August 13, 2020 Toadfest 2020 hops online submitted work to help western toads at the Toadfest mascot. August 27, again between 12:30 mitigation measures implemented about western toads and other There will be no Toadfest Summit Lake, check out some The session for adults is and 1:30 pm. Learn about the at Summit Lake, get the latest amphibians. at Summit Lake Provincial Park cool videos and photos, and talk on the following day, Thursday monitoring techniques and results, and test your knowledge Register for either session this summer due to the COVID to a biologist. by emailing fwcp@bchydro. pandemic, but the Fish & Wildlife The online session for kids com. Visit fwcp.ca/toadfest for Compensation Program (FWCP) is on Wednesday August 26, more information, or call 250- is bringing a taste of the event between 12:30 and 1:30 pm. 352-1300. online. There will be two free It is designed for elementary Local photographer and Toadfest sessions held via Zoom school age students, and includes filmmaker Isaac Carter is putting

– one for kids and one for adults. videos, songs and games, and ISAAC CARTER CREDIT: PHOTO together the short videos for both Get an update on the ongoing even an appearance from Toady, sessions. The online sessions are hosted by the FWCP with support from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. The FWCP is a partnership between BC Hydro, the Province of BC, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, First Nations, and public stakeholders to conserve and enhance fish and Two Toadfest sessions will be held online this year to replace the event at Summit Lake. Toady, the mascot for the event, wildlife in watersheds impacted was at the lake for the video shoot. by BC Hydro dams. Hidden Garden Gallery intrigues with life drawings and collage submitted professionals, do a series of Gallery is located at 112 Slocan Guesthouse. It is open Tuesday Life Drawing Group exercises from quick sketches to Avenue, behind Sweet Dreams to Sunday, 10 am-3 pm. show detailed studies over the course The human form has been of the session. inspiration to artists since the This show is a display of dawn of time, and the Hidden drawings and paintings stemming Garden’s show from August 18 from that work. to 23 shows the efforts of local Reflections,from August 25 artists to capture that spirit and to 30, showcases the artistic work dynamic of the human body. of Judy Wapp. The collection The New Denver Life presents a striking range of Drawing Group has been meeting thought-provoking images once a week for the last few years, through the medium of collage. through the cold winter months “I use images from the mass Congratulations Emily Barber and Jan Vreys to participate in two-hour-long media to give a second look at married July 18th, 2020 on Slocan Lake life drawing sessions. The artists, what surrounds us every day,” from beginners to experienced says Wapp. Wapp grew up in Minneapolis and has a fine arts degree from the University of Minnesota. She immigrated to Canada in 1968 from New York City, where she studied at the Art Student’s League. Judy has worked in collage since the 1980s and has shown extensively in Canada and the US. She made New Denver her home in 2010. Judy’s solo show will reflect a diverse retrospective of many pieces. ‘Planetary Dysfunction’ is one of the collages in Judy Wapp’s Reflections, on The Hidden Garden display at the Hidden Garden Gallery, August 25-30. Passmore artist’s work to be featured in national group exhibition submitted lower than the traditional eye overlooked in the rushing stream A Slocan Valley artist’s work level, ‘museum style’ display. of life, Strouhal becomes an has been chosen for inclusion Strouhal’s images have extraordinary recorder of the in the Vancouver Salon 2020 a surreal flavour touched ordinary gestures of living and exhibition, organized by the with beauty, emotion, and a imagination. Federation of Canadian Artists. sincere quality that affects the The exhibition runs Frantisek Strouhal’s new heart. Essentially sensitive, August 3-16 at the Federation artwork, ‘A Tale Has Been Born,’ his inspiration ornaments the of Canadian Artists Gallery on was selected for inclusion in the ordinary in daily life. Granville Island in Vancouver prestigious exhibition, which pays In his seeming determination and can also be seen online at tribute to the history of European to see for us what we have federationgallery.com. art salons. “I am very grateful and pleased to have been chosen to participate in the Vancouver Salon Exhibition,” he says. “It is nice to be recognized for the work I love to do.” The Vancouver Salon will feature the selected artists’ artworks and install them in ‘salon style’ – imagine a wall of various artwork that extends higher and Detail from Frantisek Strouhal’s new artwork, ‘A Tale Has Been Born.’ August 13, 2020 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 11 Valley of the Springs Winery opens in Nakusp by Jan McMurray are sending tourists our way.” Management Program at Okanagan “Our fruit is unique here,” says grow beautiful fruit in this valley.” Little did Jody and Brenda Scott After a year-long renovation College. Brenda is a Red Seal chef. Jody. “We’ve had people taste some For more information and know what they were getting into project, the Scotts’ home now has a Stephanie has a degree in business of our wines and they can tell it’s to contact the Scotts: www. when they planted 60 wine grape tasting room, a winery with tanks and administration, and her husband from the Arrow Lakes. I think we valleyofthespringswinery.com. vines on their property to enhance barrels, and a ‘crush pad’ with a huge has mechanical skills. Owen has the landscape for B&B guests and press that crushes a ton-and-a-half of a Bachelor of Science in Earth & their daughter’s wedding. grapes at a time. “We’re missing a Environmental Science. His wife is More than a decade later, after few of the pieces of equipment that a photographer and has artistic skills. a lot of learning about grapes and big wineries have, but what we lack There are now just over two wine making, and a huge renovation in equipment, we make up with our acres of vineyards on the Scotts’ project at their home, Jody and friends,” Jody jokes. property, and there is no room for Brenda have opened the Valley of The couple’s two adult children, more. They’ve planted five acres at the Springs Winery. Stephanie and Owen, and their Owen’s and are looking for another It’s Nakusp’s first winery, and – partners, are a big part of the five acres. not surprisingly – business is good. business, as well. “When the kids “Our goal is to make 1,000 cases “The way this is going, we’ll decided to move back to Nakusp a year, which is between 9,000 and have to make more wine!” Jody says. from the Okanagan, we decided to 10,000 litres. We have the equipment They opened July 1 with six go ahead with the winery. We would to do that, but we still need five more types of wine, and soon will have never have done it without them. acres to do that,” Jody says. just four. The Gewürztraminer is Brenda and I are hard workers, but To keep their licence, they have joldhamfinehomes.ca already sold out, and the Vista will it’s beyond us to wear that many to make at least 4,500 litres or 500 “When You Want It Done Right” soon follow. hats.” cases of wine each year. He buys Having trouble “We’ve had so much support Between the family members, grapes from other vineyards in the acquiring a new from family, friends and the they certainly have the skills to area including Nakusp, Crescent community,” Brenda says, “and a lot make the business a success. Jody Bay, Burton, Needles and Barnes home construction For all your New Home of local people and local businesses is a graduate of the Vineyard Creek, and will have to supplement permit? Construction & General with grapes bought from the North Contracting Okanagan this year to meet his quota. We can Needs! “Finding enough of the right Help. variety of grape, preferably locally, is a challenge,” Jody says. “Maybe some more people in the area will plant now that they have somewhere to take their grapes.” Anyone interested in viticulture in the area can contact Jody. On top of all his other experience, he was also Servicing New co-chair of the Arrow Lakes Grape Growers Society, which completed a Denver, Nakusp, 10-year research project about wine Kaslo & Slocan grape growing in the Arrow Lakes Contact Jesse Oldham area Valley. The organization grew vines on a test plot in Burton and collected (licenced HPO Builder) data from climate stations they set up throughout the valley. (cell # 250 551 2593) • [email protected]

Jody and Brenda Scott with their wine barrels at the newly opened Valley of the Springs Winery in Nakusp.

Tasting Room now open by appointment! Wednesday - Sunday 11 am to 5 pm 890 Alexander Road, Nakusp BC 250-265-3075 or click on Book Now on our facebook page. email: [email protected] website: valleyofthespringswinery.com Contact us if you are interested in our B&B Suite or Special Events and Weddings 12 NAKUSP & THE ARROW LAKES The Valley Voice August 13, 2020 Bats captured in Douglas fir beetle traps by Maureen Gough NACFOR Senior Field Technician sources, population, distribution, system currently is being tested leading to an increase in the Douglas The Nakusp and Area Erin McLeod says that bats are and new information about bats in in the 18 traps in use this year. No fir bark beetle population. Foresters Community Forest (NACFOR) is critical to our ecosystem and that general. “For instance, we did not bats have been found, so project are concerned that the increase will working on a project to prevent the accidental deaths are not acceptable. know that Douglas fir bark beetles participants are confident that the lead to an epidemic similar to the incidental capture of bats in Douglas “Especially as there is no incidence were a source of food for the bats. mesh is working. pine bark beetle epidemic that led fir bark beetle traps. of white nose syndrome in the bat But since they were drawn to the “We are not able to monitor the the beetles to attack healthy trees Seven Western long-eared bats population at this time, we need to traps, we can infer that they do eat traps individually, but as no bats have in addition to the diseased and dead were captured in four funnel traps keep the bat population as healthy the beetles,” McLeod says. been captured yet this season, we are trees that they normally feed on. installed by NACFOR in 2018 and numerous as possible in case A proposed solution to protect optimistic that the mesh is helping “We are fortunate to have and 2019. The traps were installed the syndrome does begin to show bats from the funnel traps is to them either escape once they enter community support through projects in newly harvested cutblocks to up,” she said. place wire mesh over the bottom the trap, or is keeping them out of like this to help us anticipate threats monitor and control Douglas fir NACFOR has been working with funnel. This prevents bats from the traps completely,” McLeod said. and keep our forests healthy,” says beetles. entomologist Darcie Quamme of becoming stuck in the trap. This Generally warmer winters are McLeod. While such a low number Integrated Ecological Research and might not seem too worrisome, bat biologist Cori Lausen (Kaslo) of Wildlife Conservation Society on the project. According to the NACFOR website, the project goals are to encourage stewardship and education on the ecological services provided by bats to the forest industry, collect data on incidental bat captures, and provide solutions to prevent capture. Reporting on numbers of bats in traps will provide valuable MEET SAMBO! information about bat species, food SAMBO is a lovely, elderly kitty. He loves his scratchy tree and human companion- ship. And who can resist brushing his light The Hungry Barber marmalade-coloured fur? At this stage of his life, Sambo shouldn’t be lonesome, he should be loved. Call PALS today at 250-265-3792 if you can provide the loving home Sambo needs and deserves! WEEKLY SPONSOR: Wednesday – Saturday 10 am – 6 pm 313 Hwy 23, Nakusp Nakusp (250) 265-3635 www.selkirkrealty.com 250-265-7258 Erin McLeod of NACFOR out in the field with a Douglas-fir beetle trap. MADDEN TIMBER Nakusp Wine & Beer Festival 2020 cancelled submitted Auction will be published on the Rotary CONSTRUCTION INC The Nakusp Wine & Beer Festival Club’s website and Facebook page, LICENCED BUILDER 2020 has been cancelled due to the and will be announced on the Nakusp, restrictions still in place regarding events. Burton and New Denver community The Nakusp Rotary Club, host of the Facebook pages, in addition to the two 250-265-1807 festival, made this decision at its August local newspapers. The auction will run in 4 meeting. October and November 2020 on dates to The club will schedule the seventh be announced. Wine & Beer festival for April 2021. For information about the online The final date will be announced later silent auction, please submit enquiries this year. using the contact form at www. All tickets purchased for Nakusp rotaryclubofnakusp.org. Wine & Beer Festival 2020 will be refunded in full. The Rotary Club will CLARIFICATION be contacting all those who purchased In our July 30 story, ‘Nakusp council tickets. Ticket holders are asked not to grants reprieve after concerns raised call Rotary members regarding refunds. about RV living,’ we said Village CAO The silent auction, a key feature Cheryl Martens told council she could of the Nakusp Wine & Beer Festival, find no other similar municipality in BC will now be held online. The Rotary that allowed people to live in an RV. In Club is extremely grateful to donors of fact, Martens told council that she could silent auction items for the Wine & Beer not find any Village, Town, or City within Festival and asks that these items be BC that allows people to live in an RV used to raise funds as part of the Rotary on a private vacant residential lot. Many Nakusp Online Silent Auction. Details Regional Districts do allow this. The of the Rotary Nakusp Online Silent Valley Voice regrets the confusion. PRIME COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR LEASE 218 Broadway Street, ground level, Nakusp CONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTION Approx. 1600 sq ft. Available immediately. LOG AND TIMBER FRAME Contact West Kootenay Property Rentals Inc. CERTIFIED PASSIVE HOUSE 250.359.5021, [email protected] DESIGN AND BUILD www.westkootenayrentals.com August 13, 2020 The Valley Voice VISITOR INFORMATION 13 Dry July marks change in the weather; temperatures remain normal for this time of the year by John Boivin, Local Journalism forecasters at the Southeast Fire northward over the area,” the weather events were all that happened for came at the end of July, with 38.3°C Initiative reporter Centre in Castlegar. office says. They say the 18 mm that the rest of July, dropping less than a recorded on the 30th – still, that’s It took its time getting here, but And in short, the dry weather fell set a new daily rainfall record, millimetre of rainfall. about 1.5 degrees short of the record July saw hot, dry, summer weather started soon after the month began. “but fell well short of the monthly The total monthly rain for the set in 2003. finally arrive in the West Kootenays. “Roughly two thirds of the record of 68.4 mm in a day from month was nearly half of average – The mean temperature of the A summary of July’s weather month’s total rain fell on the first 2012.” 43% below normal. month (average of the highs and lows was released earlier this month by day as bands of convection tracked After that, three small rainfall The hottest day of the month each day) was spot-on normal. 14 KASLO & DISTRICT The Valley Voice August 13, 2020 Fresh local food for families goal of new EcoSociety program by John Boivin, Local Journalism different way,” says Craig Mullin, continues to build a larger framework Farm to Friends will run to the a family if they want to be part of Initiative reporter who’s running the project for the for food security, and families get end October. People, businesses Farms to Friends. Visit ecosociety. Some needy families in the EcoSociety. access to good food. and organizations can also sponsor ca to find out more. RDCK’s Area D will be receiving The EcoSociety reached out Besides some families around parcels of healthy organic food to various food security groups in Kaslo, hampers of organic food are under a new program designed to the region, and were given names being delivered to people in Nelson, bring locally grown produce to low- of families that might want to Castlegar, Trail and Rossland for the income families and seniors in the participate. duration of the 16-week program. West Kootenay. “One of the families told me it Mullin and EcoSociety staff The ‘Farm to Friends’ program was a ‘life-saver’,” recalls Mullins. member Matthew Brown pick up began this year as a project of the “They were really pumped and really the food at the farms and distribute West Kootenay EcoSociety’s work gracious. It’s been great. I don’t want it to volunteers in each community. on food security. Initial funding came to be too gushing, but I haven’t seen The volunteers then deliver the from the Vancouver Foundation, and the downside yet.” food to people and families while was supposed to go to running the The group is working with three following a COVID-19-safe, no- farmer’s market in Nelson, a pillar of local organic farms – including contact protocol. the EcoSociety’s food security drive. Linden Lane farms in Pass Creek The project will not only alleviate “Because of the COVID and Mr. Mercy’s Mushroom Farm in immediate need, but it can help situation… when we lost the markets, Kaslo – to bring weekly deliveries of in the drive to build up local food we still had the grant, so we said let’s their produce to 54 families. sufficiency by helping farms have put it towards food security in a The offerings change as the stable markets. season progresses, says Mullin, but “Next year they said they’ll be among the produce in recent packages able to plant more,” he says. “A are a half-pound of mushrooms, project like this, we’re pretty hopeful lettuce, garlic, cucumbers, cherry we’ll get funding from different tomatoes, kale, and garlic scapes. areas, then we can let famers know in Since 1986 1986 It’s a win-win-win all around, January that they can plant x amount We have lots of great gifts says Mullin, as farmers get fair value of vegetables, because we’ll be able in-store. for their produce, the EcoSociety to buy x amount from them.” Ross Petrie frm Glade Organics, one of 3 organic farms working with the West Kootenay EcoSociety. Stop by to have a look. We are open every day. Archives seeks stories of how the pandemic has affected the Kootenays 250.353.2566 by John Boivin, Local Journalism at the most, it may be valuable Flu of 1918, is only remembered in workers, retirees, unemployed people 408 Front Street, Kaslo, BC Initiative reporter contemporary source material for fragments. – everyone’s life has been changed www.figmentscanada.com The Kootenay Lake Archives future historians on life in small town “At home and at work some from the pandemic. And even that want to know how the coronavirus BC during these historic times. people wore face masks,” says a is changing: if there’s a ‘second has affected you, your family, and “What happens today is release from the North Kootenay wave’ over the coming months, the community. tomorrow’s history,” says Scarlett. Historical Society, which manages Scarlett says, our perspective may It’s invited senior students from “People think we just look at old the archives. “We know this from change again, so a current record will JV Humphries School to record their stuff, but we’re interested in present old photographs, but very little else become important. feelings and experiences during the information, because that becomes at a local level except for rows of “It’s just a way of recording pandemic that shut down most of history later on.” close-dated grave markers in the what has happened, and how we the country a few months ago. And Only a small part of history cemetery. Some survivors may have have responded to the pandemic,” they’d like to hear from other citizens is about kings and leaders. The recorded their experience, but in she says. as well. vast majority of life – those of smaller communities the results are The Archives is now accepting “One of our volunteers said, average folks – has passed without often scarce and hard to find.” written submissions, audio things have changed so much, here’s recording, a limitation that has The project is kind of history-on- recordings, or photographs, and an opportunity to have students take frustrated countless historians. Even the-fly. Citizens are encouraged to will continue to do so into October. pictures, of things like the skateboard the experience of the last great make notes of how daily life has been If you’d like to contribute, email park being closed, things the students pandemic in the west, the Spanish affected. Business people, office [email protected]. wanted to do that they couldn’t and were told to stay home… so it started Study to look at alternative energy potential for Lardeau Valley like that,” says Elizabeth Scarlett, the by Jan McMurray $15,000 and RDCK Area D is end of the line,” Watson explained. volunteer archivist for the Kootenay The Lardeau Valley north of providing $5,000. “The only option is to have power Lake Historical Society. “We were Kaslo is plagued by power outages Watson says the community generated at that end of the lake, • Fresh Meat Cut Daily interested also in not just personal that are typically more frequent and has discussed the problem with BC but BC Hydro has done a study and • Fresh & Frozen Seafood experience, but how the village of longer duration than anywhere Hydro and no satisfactory solution found it’s not financially feasible to • Freezer Packs looked, what was different – the else in the West Kootenay. A study has been found. “When trees fall generate power at Duncan Dam.” • Deli Sandwiches to go streets were empty, things like that. looking at possible solutions to the on the line in weather events, the Rocky Point Engineering has the • Awesome Cheese Selection We thought it would be interesting. problem has been commissioned by Lardeau Valley is the last place to get Duncan Dam study, Watson said, and • Fresh & Smoked Sausage “It was such a change for all of LINKS, a Lardeau Valley community the power restored because it’s the BC Hydro is aware of the project. • Smoked Salmon us, we thought it would be interesting group. • Awesome Beef Jerky for the school, and then later the Rocky Point Engineering has • Custom Cutting Twin Bays public beach will remain public public to come up with how things been hired to look at alternative by Jan McMurray adjacent public beach. • Weekly Instore Specials have changed.” energy opportunities for the valley, The public beach in Twin Bays just The beach, up to the high water At the least, the submissions and to identify what residents, south of Kaslo will remain public. mark, is Crown land in BC. If the high will become material for a ‘people’s businesses and the community A Kootenay Lake waterfront water mark recedes over time, property history’ exhibit of the pandemic in can do to mitigate impacts of the property owner applied for an accretion owners can apply for an accretion – the North Kootenay Lake region; power outages. The study should to absorb the public beach into his to add the land between the old and be done by the fall, reports Aimee private property, but this was denied, new high water marks to their private Watson, chair and Area D director reports RDCK Chair and Area D property. of the Regional District of Central Director Aimee Watson. “How they define the high Kootenay (RDCK). “Accretions are approved through water mark is a big debate between “The community was having the Province, not the RDCK, but I did the community and the approving discussions on what to do about this, oppose this application due to the highly authority,” Watson said. “Community so I brought the Columbia Basin valued public access that supports the leaders have taken the lead on this and Trust into the fold and proposed a residents of the area,” Watson said. have had discussions with the Land study to assess how to stabilize the She says she received over 100 Title and Survey Authority of BC.” grid in the Lardeau Valley,” said pieces of correspondence on the issue, Kootenay Lake has the highest Watson. and not one of them was in favour of number of accretion applications in CBT helped to find Rocky Point the accretion application. BC, Watson explains, because the Engineering, and to define the scope The property owner was able to high water mark has receded since of the project, Watson said. To cover add beach directly below his home to the Duncan and Libby dams were the costs, the Trust is providing his property, Watson reports, but not the constructed. August 13, 2020 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 15 SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES – NOW MORE THAN EVER! Save-On-Foods New Market Foods NAKUSP & AREA Open 8 am - 7 pm daily; 7-8 am for seniors and people with health issues needing Open every day, 8 am-6 pm Anderson’s Automotive Services more space to shop. Max customer limit in place. Please shop individually; leave You are welcome to come and shop. Keep your distance as much as you can Open 7 am - 8 pm (temporarily – will resume regular hours to 9 pm when restric- recycle bags at home; No bottle returns at this time. with others. We have hand sanitizer at the door as well as at the tills. tions are lifted.) Practising physical distancing, enhanced cleaning 250-265-3662. Store Manager: Duncan, Asst. Manager: Ryan If you are self isolating or not wanting to come to the store, we can do your 250-265-3313 shopping for you and have it delivered to you or you can pick it up. You can call the store at 250-358-2270 or email [email protected] to Bon Marche Dollar Dollar KASLO & AREA place your orders. Open 9 am - 5 pm Monday to Saturday. Contactless debit/credit ACE Building Centre-Kaslo Cleaning protocols in place, customers reminded to social distance. Raven’s Nest Open 7:30-5 Mon-Sat, Open Sundays and most stat holidays 10-2 Now open every day: Monday through Saturday, 10:30 am-4:30 pm (from 10 Facebook: Bon Marche Dollar Dollar Nakusp 250-353-7628, [email protected], www.kaslobuilding.com 250-265-3644 am on Friday), and on Sunday, 11 am-3 pm. We’ve still got cool clothes, great Angry Hen Brewing Company books, and more – hope to see you soon! Chumley’s Restaurant & Three Lions Pub Open for off-sales Wed through Sun 3-6 pm Phone 250-353-7446 to pre-order Open at 11:30 Monday to Saturday. Valley Voice or to arrange a ‘beer-it forward’ delivery for a friend. Opening soon for indoor Open 1-833-501-1700; [email protected]; www.valleyvoice.ca Kitchen closes at 8:00 pm. Closed Sunday. and patio service - see you there! 250-265-3331 or 250 265-4944 for takeout orders. 250-353-7446, [email protected], https//m.facebook.com/angry- Wilds of Canada Cycle Crescent Bay Construction Ltd. henbrewing, https://www.instagram.com/angryhenbrewing Bicycle sales and service Open Mon-Sat, 8 am-5 pm Open Thurs-Fri, 10 am-5 pm Cornucopia Drop-off service for bicycle repairs. Call for appointment: 250-358-7941 Nitrile gloves must be put on (available beside the door) when entering and Now open Mon-Sat, 9:30 - 5:30, closed Sunday discarded (beside the door) when leaving. 250-353-2594; [email protected]; Facebook Cornucopiakaslo Phone orders and pick-up available. E-transfer payment available at cresbay@ SLOCAN telus.net • 250-265-3747 Eric’s Meats Mountain Valley Station Gas/Convenience Open Tues-Sat 9:30 am-5 pm Open regular hours 8 am-7 pm daily Kal Tire Nakusp 250-353-2436 Bottle Depot open Tues-Sat 9-5, closed holidays Open Mon-Sat, 8 am-5 pm Taking precautions for everyone’s health and safety Call or book online for appointment or tire purchases. Emergency and commer- JB’s Pub & Restaurant 250-355-2245 cial work done as required. Please only one customer in showroom at a time. Open Thurs-Sun, 3-9 pm. Hours will extend in the summer. Payments accepted by Debit or Credit. NO CASH please. Takeout available 250-353-7716; 250-353-7717 Village of Slocan – Fitness Centre, Library, Campground, Sanitization precautions being taken in showroom and all customer vehicles. Playgrounds Visit our Facebook page for full details. 250-265-4155, www.kaltire.com Jones Boys Boats We are open for business! Village Office open by appointment. Other facilities temporarily closed. Kim’s Kustoms www.jonesboysboats.com Campground open June 15 to BC residents, self-contained units only. Open regular hours, 8:30 am-5:30 pm 250.353.2550 [email protected] 250-355-2277, [email protected], www.slocancity.com 250-265-4012 https://www.facebook.com/Jonesboysboats Slocan Village Market Kaslo Hotel Open. Limiting number of customers in the store. Providing gloves and masks Leland Hotel to shoppers. Off-Sales: 11 am-11 pm; if door is locked, call 250-265-3314. Open! Pub 11 am daily. Kitchen open 11 am-3:30 pm and 5 pm-10 pm. Front We are accepting orders by phone for pick-up for those who prefer not to Restaurant: Open 4-8 pm for takeout. Closed Tuesdays. 250-265-3314 desk 8 am-8 pm for check-in and reservations. Strict sanitizing protocols in place. 250-353-7714; kaslohotel.com; Facebook. enter the store. We are also offering delivery services on a weekly basis. Marvin’s Small Motor Repairs 250-355-2211, [email protected] Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm; Sat 9 am-5 pm Kaslo Husky Open regular hours 250-265-4911 Open Mon-Fri, 6 am-8 pm; Sat & Sun 8 am-8 pm WINLAW Physical distancing measures in effect. 250-353-2205 NACFOR Emery Herbals Botanical Dispensary, Healing Suites and The NACFOR office is now open to the public for regular business hours between Kaslo Community Pharmacy Teaching Centre 8 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday, with COVID-19 safety precautions in place. Open Monday-Friday 9:30 am-5:30 pm The Botanical Dispensary Open Thurs and Fri, 12-4. Limit of one client in the 250-265-3656, [email protected] We look forward to serving you! shop at a time. Welcome to shop by visiting during business hours or: Order requests can be sent to [email protected] or by phoning 250- Nakusp Computers By phone: 250-353-2224, By fax: 250-353-2336, By email: [email protected] 226-7744 for pick-up using our safe pick-up guidelines. We offer a $10 local Open Mon-Fri, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm For prescription refills online visit: kaslopharmacy.myrefill.ca ship rate and all local orders over $75 are shipped free. We ship once weekly. 250-265-0129; [email protected]; facebook.com/nakuspcomputers 403 Front Street, PO Box 550, Kaslo V0G 1M0 Our online shop is https://emeryherbals.com/online-apothecary/ [email protected], phone 250-353-2224, fax 250-353-2336 • Colleen Emery, RHT (CHAofBC) is conducting all client consultation online Nakusp Farmers’ Market or via the phone. Priority is for acute cases, new clients are welcome. Saturdays 9 am - noon, starting May 16 Kul Nijjar, REALTOR(R) Fair Realty Ltd. • All classes have moved online at this time. Locally raised foods and vegetable starter plants. Open Crowd limit and handwashing stations. Bring your reusable tote bags. Money [email protected], 250-505-4722 Gaia Tree Whole Foods handling will be separate from vendors. Vendors of exposed products will wear New COVID hours: Mon-Sat, 10 am-5 pm (closed Sun) masks and gloves; produce will be shielded. Food harvesting done safely. Sunnyside Naturals Email to order for pick-up Open Mon-Sat, 9 am-6 pm [email protected] 250-226-7255 Nakusp Glass Physical distancing measures in effect. Food takeout Open Phone orders and delivery available. 250-353-9667 Kootenay Country Craft Distillery Drop in, call or email to make an appointment. Open for online/telephone sales. Tasting room closed. 250-265-3252, [email protected] Village of Kaslo Hand sanitizer available. Open 10 am-3 pm, Mon-Fri. 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The Canada I hope you are enjoying August! by Richard Cannings, MP be hung on the rear-view mirror that government COVID supports – CERB Summer Jobs program has a budget of We have been blessed with some good I recently spent a week touring clearly states that they are transiting for the employees they had to lay off; over $400 million and provides work hot weather at last, but there’s a hot through the South Okanagan-West to Alaska and shows the deadline date CEBA loans to get them through the for thousands of students across the wind blowing today and I’m listening to Kootenay, meeting elected officials for crossing the border. While I think tough times during closure, and the country every year. Expanding this water bombers take off and land at the and constituents as well as enjoying this is a good idea for enforcement, it wage subsidy – have been essential successful program was an obvious Penticton airport as I write this. Please the lakes, rivers and mountains that might have been stronger had they also for these businesses to survive. A few choice the government could have be careful out in the woods, keep your make this such a wonderful place to decided to issue tags for the majority mentioned that it would have been made to help students who couldn’t find distance in town and stay cool! live. Now that COVID restrictions have of people travelling in Canada with fairer if the criteria for the wage subsidy been lifted somewhat, I was able to chat American licence plates – Canadian were changed to be a sliding scale of Four-way race for SD#10 Trustee with people over coffee at picnic table citizens living in the United States here support – more for businesses that had By John Boivin, Local Journalism Aidan McLaren-Caux and Judy patios in the first really fine weather of to visit family. These people have every suffered deeper losses; less for those Iniative reporter Struck all filed nomination forms last the summer. right to be here as long as they properly who had fared better. I’m happy to There’s going to be quite a race Friday, August 7. In Osoyoos I heard that the tourism quarantine themselves for 14 days on say that the NDP negotiated just such to be the new trustee sitting on the The trustee will represent the industry is going full tilt at last. While arrival. 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The two-dimensional and friends over the years. people at one time. Other COVID to Saturdays. The Gallery is located shutdown open August 28 and run three-dimensional art objects are In lieu of an opening event, a protocol will be in place and masks are at 120 Heritage Way, across from until October 31. subtle, profound and occasionally come-and-go style open house will recommended. Everyone is welcome the airport, between the Doukhobor The two shows share a theme outrageous. Advisory: some elements be held from 5 to 8 pm on September to attend this free event. Discovery Centre and the West of the domestic from a feminine of the exhibition have a mature theme. 25. To avoid crowding, there will be Due to the pandemic, the Kootenay Kootenay SPCA. perspective. Reflections: an Ann Swanson The East Gallery will feature the Gross Retrospective comes from the art of one of the West Kootenay’s Slocan Valley community, where Ann and a vaccine targets a specific protein and Covid-20Z and one of those could premier artists, Susan Andrews spent most of her life until she passed THE REAL in a disease. Once vaccinated your make Covid-19 look like a mild case Grace. The West Gallery will show a away in 2018. A collection of her COVID TRAIN body sees this protein, for example in of indigestion. And remember, none of retrospective of the late Winlaw artist, works was donated to the gallery by mumps, smallpox, polio and it produces these is exactly the same disease. Each Ann Swanson Gross. Cindy Moser prior to her own death, WRECK leukocytes (specific white blood cells) one would need a specific new vaccine. Poet and artist Susan Andrews and other works from a wide variety August of 2020 and these cells guard you against We must protect the vulnerable as Grace has created a body of work she of friends and family were brought to Something is very wrong with the exposure to that disease. Your body is best we can but for the vast majority has titled Domestic Fetishes. “My the gallery from Valley residents Sam handling of this virus and the health pre-charged for defense, so to speak. But who are otherwise healthy we must fetishes are power objects relative to Simpson and Ann Harvey. experts and politicians must know it by vaccines are target-specific. If you change resume normal life. The current trajectory the world of an artist and woman who Swanson Gross’s work is deeply now. A noble effort to “flatten the curve” one molecule in that disease’s protein will bankrupt Canada and most other has done a heck of a lot of domestic personal, sometimes reflecting a has morphed into insane destruction the vaccine is diminished and may be countries. It is unsustainable and work,” Andrews Grace says. “These sombre or troubled soul while other and hardship for so many. So I will say even useless. needlessly hysterical. For example in are not the titillating fetishes of public times, it is celebratory. The artist something that many are thinking, at Corona/flu viruses are constantly B.C. Global News reports every day imagination but more akin to the created two-dimensional images, often least those who have not been scared mutating. The flu protein changes every “twelve more infections or five more original fetish, an inanimate object large-scale work with fibre-tipped, out of their minds by pandemic hysteria year so if you are a vaccine manufacturer admitted to ICU.” In a population of 5.2 used for spiritual purposes. Mine are water-based pens. While her subjects and viral fear. it’s like lining up to quickly kick an million, we have had a total 189 deaths, made with the female gaze in mind were often friends and family, she I have never seen reporting so annual field goal and every time the goal average age mid 80s. We have that many and carry funny-bone benefits. They created numerous self-portraits. She distorted, cherry picked, twisted, post is moved. They know this. So what drug overdoses every month and rising. invite the collaboration of the viewer also created clay sculptures, many fabricated and sensationalized. Did you are all the vaccines that are coming? They The social and economic destruction in making sense of everyday objects of rubenesque female figures. A know that in the USA anyone who died know none are a true vaccine. That’s and additional death toll from this and materials.” cross-section of both paintings and and had any symptoms of flu (which why each year when you get your flu chronic curve flattening is staggering. covers almost everything) was reported shot they never get it exactly right. They Murder, suicides, drug deaths, child to have died of Covid-19 even when say it is 60% effective or this year 30% and family abuse and permanent mental they were never tested? Later, if you effective. 30% in medical terms is zero. issues especially in the young and had ever tested positive and died from True vaccines trigger a body defense for impressionable. And this is just the start. anything – stroke, heart attack, cancer, an exact disease target. This COVID train has run off the etc. – you were considered a death from What manufactures are working tracks, and worse, it is careening towards Covid-19. All this was admitted on on now are immune boosters, cell a precipice. If we can’t stop this now and National T.V. by a leading health expert. attachment disruptors, basically they are the train goes over the edge (and it may It’s like Mother’s Against Drunk Drivers remedies to make you feel better and be only months away) the consequences saying “if you ever had one drink in your perhaps reduce the severity or length of are too terrible to think about. life and you later have a car accident it sickness. It’s the same as calling Theraflu Yes the advice of our experts is based ‘Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil’ by Ann Swanson Gross will be considered an alcohol related or Tamiflu a vaccine. We call these on the best theoretical and hypothetical accident.” No one knows what the real therapeutic medicines. They may help medical models that are available and yes Covid-19 death rate is but it is far, far less you feel better, but they will not prevent our doctors are practicing textbook good than reported. you from getting the disease? Experts medicine. But it is devoid of any shred of It made sense in the beginning to know this. But some pharmaceutical common sense. “flatten the curve.” Now we all know that manufacturers are going to make trillions. You’ve been told the death rate is1 the elderly and immune compromised Globally it is reported that 165 in a 100 or 3 in a 100. That’s a gross individuals are most at risk. This virus is vaccines (therapeutic remedies) are deception. It’s based on the ICU statistics Open Sun. 11-3 • 411 Kootenay St, Nelson more contagious but it is nothing like the currently being worked on. One of of most elderly and vulnerable. Perhaps death sentence people now fear. the first remedies coming next year is 3 people in 100 in intensive care did die. The experts have contradicted Remdesivir. We know now that it will That means if you end up in ICU there is Arden Hilmar Gran themselves, reversed opinions, openly cost $4,400 CDN per treatment and the a 97% chance they will save you. Why September 13, 1931- don’t agree and finally fueled mass U.S. government has bought up all of tell the general population the death rate August 2, 2020 hysteria. “We’re not sure, we don’t the first 100 million doses. Remdesivir is 3% when this is blatantly untrue. How Born in Nakusp an only child know, we’re still learning.” As a result officials say they are justifying the cost can that be accidental? It’s a sensational to Herta and Arvid Gran, Arden people’s lives are being destroyed, the because it can reduce the length of time misrepresentation and that’s why it scares took his schooling in Nakusp. In economy is being demolished and the in the hospital. It won’t prevent you from everyone to death. 3% in Canada would his earlier years after graduation, government is printing billions it can getting Covid-19; it just helps you recover be one million deaths. he worked for BC Tel putting in never repay. The suffering has no end in after. This is the first out of the starting Right now if you exposed the general telephone poles. He also worked sight. It is reported that tens of thousands gate. Can you see the mind boggling population, your chances of dying from on building arenas in western Can- of people, especially children, are dying trillions coming? Covid-19 in Canada will be around 1 in ada and had a hand in building the every day around the world, not from the So what to do? Because this 3,000. In all of B.C. that could be 1,700 pandemic is mild by pandemic standards people. Yes it could be almost eight times Carena in Viking, Alberta (home of the Sutters). He was an alderman virus but from the consequences of global paralysis. Covid-19 induced starvation there is only one way to stop this virus in the currently reported level. In the U.S. it on the first Nakusp Village Council. Arden was also a charter member is a grim reaper. This is a classic case its tracks. 80+% of the general population is 1 in 1,000 probably because 30% of the of the Kinsmen Club and the K-40s, where he contributed to many where the cure is ten times worse than must be exposed to Covid-19. This will population is obese. Some countries are 1 projects like the health centre and the building of the two arenas. the disease. immunize the bulk of the population with in 5,000 or less. To end this pandemic we He was very proud to have played commercial hockey on the same Yes, thousands have died of the flu/ true antibodies. It’s nature’s vaccine. Yes must allow this virus to spread through team with his two sons. He went to Cal Teck to learn his trade. He Covid-19 as they do every year and they there will be many deaths and many will the general population like it does then put in 35 years working for Celgar, the local logging company, are the vulnerable people. But now we are get the Covid-19/flu as they do every every year. That will end Covid-19 and as a heavy duty mechanic, later becoming shop superintendent. destroying the economy of Canada and year. But in 8 – 12 weeks the entire hopefully avoid catastrophe. When the company moved its offices to Castlegar, he then started the entire world. We are on the verge of population can breathe easy and that Yes, people will die. Perhaps 1 his own company called Agran Services, doing a variety of jobs. decimating society and the social fabric means everyone. person in a 1,000. That’s all. Forget the Survived by his wife Judy of 62 years, daughter September (Tim), which glues us together. This virus is already mutating. The magic vaccine. That is a house of cards. son Brad (Julia), grandsons Laine Weighill and Alex and Landon Everyone is waiting for a magic European Covid-19 is now different Sad as it is, if 1 person in 1,000 dies and Gran, granddaughters Shea Weighill and Olivia Gran, daughter-in- bullet to bring the pandemic to an end. from the Wuhan Covid-19. Covid-20 that allows 999 to go back to work, back law Gwen Weighill, stepsons Dustin and Brandon Blair, step great But it will never exist. There has never is coming in just a few months. By to school and back to living life, well, I grandchildren Makena, Levi and Brianna. Arden was predeceased by been a successful vaccine for any flu or stretching out this “flattening curve” and think history and even God will agree his son Keith in 2017. He also leaves to mourn many, many relatives coronavirus and there never will be. The allowing this virus to fester and mutate, with that. on the Hascarl side. Many thanks to the wonderful nurses and doctors common cold either. Medical experts our health professionals are creating the Bruce Freeman of our local Arrow Lakes Hospital. A memorial service will be held know this. Why, you ask? Vaccines take perfect storm. You will have Covid-20 Kaslo at a later date. Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 3-4 years to develop, not 8-10 months and now maybe Covid-20X, Covid-20Y 20 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice August 13, 2020 PHOTO CREDIT: JOHN BOIVIN CREDIT: PHOTO

Following worldwide protests against police violence and racism, Kaslo’s anti-racism community pledged to raise money for new books promoting tolerance and diversity. The program was called ‘SLIDE: Support for Learning Inclusivity, Diversity and Empathy,’ and the fundraiser was able to pay for over 100 books for the library by authors who are black, Indigenous and people of colour. If you’d like to donate you can by e-transfer to [email protected] or by KSCU transfer to Masterplan account # 1654318.

Pass Creek muralist Matty Kakes decided a while back a sculpture outside the Frog Peak Cafe (formerly part of a minivan) needed a refreshed paint job, and the restaurant owner agreed. After a buddy re-primed it with a more colourful base, Kakes began to add some decorative elements to the work. Kakes and two other artists will also be creating a mural on the café’s fence. Busy summer for Slocan muralist submitted turned-photo-booth at Frog Peak Residents of the South Slocan recently, has been painting murals will be receiving an injection of and street art around the West public art this summer – with a side Kootenays for more than a decade. of social commentary. He was invited to participate in the Local artist Matty Kakes has Nelson International Mural Festival installed a large billboard measuring last year. 8’ x 20’ on his property directly Kakes’ art often explores pop facing Pass Creek Road, just south of culture, including social justice Krestova’s ‘Pump Hill.’ The muralist issues. His first work on the wall plans to use the space to practice his was a massive Black Lives Matter craft but also hopes it will contribute piece adorned with a gold fist of to a growing public art scene in the resistance, set in a cityscape all Slocan Valley. ablaze. It was replaced by a group Kakes, seen in the photo on of dinosaurs debating the validity of this page refinishing the old-van- their extinction-causing meteorite as it crashes to earth. He plans to refresh the wall with a new piece every few weeks for the next couple of months and hopes the wall on Pass Creek will attract visitors and inspire a bit of dialogue on the topics each mural explores. He’ll also have a very visible work, a collaboration with two other artists, on the Frog Peak Café fence that faces Highway 6 in Crescent Valley. To contact the artist and see his art portfolio, visit www.mattykakes. com. Considering Community Service? Consider Nakusp Rotary Call Sara for Details: 250-354-2833