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Nakusp Citizens of the Year honoured at intimate outdoor gathering by Jan McMurray on the board of directors, 34 of them foster parenting, she said it isn’t always no better place than Nakusp to do that.” McCarvell, former district governor of The Nakusp Citizen of the Year as chair. Over those years, the fund a happy time but it is very rewarding. During open mic, Karen Scott sang the Rotary Club. He congratulated Ernie ceremony was held in the lovely has grown significantly. He said it was “I can’t do it without a lot support from the praises of Janis as a foster parent. and Janis, and the community of Nakusp backyard of Rotarians Kees and Mayumi “particularly an honour for me to be my husband Dan, the community, the Karen, a social worker, said she loved and the Nakusp Rotary Club. van der Pol on September 1, with 25 recognized for all that hard work, and Ministry of Children and Families and working with Janis as well as being part The Nakusp Rotary Club has been people in attendance. The outside venue having my wife proofread everything from my family and friends,” she said. “It of her family. sponsoring the Citizen of the Year and smaller size of the event this year for me.” takes a village to raise a child, and there’s The last speaker was Norm Awards for 46 years. were in keeping with guidelines from Brenda Scott, Janis Dahlen’s sister, the provincial health officer due to the introduced Janis on behalf of their pandemic. brother, Bob, who nominated Janis for Ernie Knecht and Janis Dahlen the Lifetime Achievement Award. Janis were honoured as Citizens of the Year worked at Overwaitea for 30 years, and in an intimate gathering among beautiful was one of the employees who started flower gardens, and with delicious the annual Easter Egg Hunt. She was appetizers by Tobias and Sabrina. chair of the July 1st Committee when Mayor Tom Zeleznik brought the Duck Race began, another popular greetings and congratulations from the event that continues to this day. She Village of Nakusp. “Our community was on the board of the Figure Skating could not survive without volunteers,” he Club for 15 years, and was chair for five observed. “Volunteers continue to make years. Once retired, she ran for Village our community a great place to live, council and sat as councillor for 12 work, play and raise a family.” years. Her career as a local politician Ernie Knecht was nominated by included serving as Nakusp’s director Jerry and Linda Van Immerzeel. Jerry on the Regional District board for five introduced Ernie, who he first met when years, president of the Association Ernie Knecht and Janis Dahlen were honoured at the Nakusp Citizen of the Year event, an intimate outdoor gathering this year. Ernie was a teacher and avid horseman. of the Kootenay Boundary Local Now, the two men work together on the Governments and director on the Union ATV Club board of directors. Ernie has of BC Municipalities. Janis has also been also been involved in the Rod and Gun a foster parent, with her husband Dan, Club, the Summit Lake Ski Area, and the for 30 years, providing a home for more Nakusp Secondary School Scholarship than 50 children so far. She has been Society. delivering Meals on Wheels for many Ernie said he has been dedicated years, and has also served her family in to making life better for himself and many ways. others. He came to Nakusp fresh out Janis accepted the award and of university with the intention to stay described her work with the Figure for two years, but has now been in the Skating Club as “nothing but fun.” Her community for 49 years. “Everybody’s biggest reward is that her granddaughter responsibility is to donate something competes internationally in figure skating back to the community through a club, for Kelowna, and has a coach whose organization or your profession,” he said. first job was in Nakusp. She said her Ernie was the founder of the political work enabled her to travel across scholarship society, and spent 36 years Canada and learn so much. As for her Rotarian Mayumi van der Pol lights a candle in remembrance of Citizens of the Year that have passed. Emcee Dan Nicholson reads the names. 2 NEWS The Valley Voice September 10, 2020 It pays to advertise in the Valley Voice!!! Call toll free 1-833-501-1700 for details Latest Koots installation invites you to play in the forest by John Boivin, Local Journalism cement bridges have a half-life of Society, and funded with help from Initiative reporter about 90 years. the Columbia Basin Trust Public Art A game of hide-and-seek that “It’s cement, there’s steel inside, Grants and an online GoFundMe could last centuries has just begun but it’s totally encased, it’s not campaign. along the Kaslo River Trail. going to rust for a very long time,” Boyd says the trio isn’t done About 30 people showed up on she says. “We design them to be with their playful creations yet. Sunday, September 6 for the ‘start’ of people-friendly, and our hope is that They plan another installation in the game, which features some very they will grow mosses and lichen Slocan village, at the head of the patient participants. and grow even further into the Slocan Valley Rail Trail this fall. ‘Hide and Seek’ is the latest surroundings. They hope eventually to create a installation of the ‘Discover the “It’s really amazing,” she says series of sculpture installations in Koots’ series of sculptures, the of the notion that these sculptures other communities across the West creation of a trio of artists from will outlast their creators. “I just Kootenay. Argenta – Yvonne Boyd, Christopher have a huge amount of gratitude for The idea is to create a world-class Petersen and Spring Shine. the place we live that allows us to sculpture circuit to be discovered by “We figured the Kaslo River do that.” people hiking, biking, canoeing or Trail is a really perfect place to have It’s the third in the ‘Discover the kayaking in the region. The group it,” says Boyd. “It’s just outside of Koots’ series, with other installations will use promotion and geocaching town, it’s in a really beautiful setting, in Castlegar and Meadow Creek. of the ‘Koots,’ as they call the figures, and it’s an easy walk for families, The project was sponsored by the to inspire public art touring for years which is exactly what our goal is, to Kaslo Outdoor Recreation and Trails to come. have them in places like that.” ‘Hide and Seek’ features a series of installations along the beautiful Kaslo River Trail, eight in all. Full figures, or just heads, and sometimes a mix of both can be found peeking out from rock faces, hidden behind PHOTO CREDIT: DEBRA BARRETT DEBRA CREDIT: PHOTO boulders or stationed right along the trail. The installation is both a work to be enjoyed and an invitation for anyone who’s ever played in the woods to join in the fun. “We were walking along here, and just admiring the rocks,” she says. “And it was, ‘wouldn’t it be cool if something was coming out of the rock here?’ and ‘Oh look, there’s another rock over there.’ And then, ‘Oh hey, this is a perfect place for hide-and-seek. Do you guys remember playing Capture the Flag?’ “And it evolved from there.” The sculptures are designed to last for a very long time – Boyd notes

Artist Yvonne Boyd with one of the ‘Hide and Seek’ Koots sculptures along the Kaslo River Trail. September 10, 2020 The Valley Voice NEWS 3 Talbott Creek fire’s neighbours keep watchful eye on situation by John Boivin, Local Journalism as these sections of fire perimeter are to some branch FSRs in the area, land in people’s yards. her family is prepared to leave, but Initiative reporter extinguished. Only small sections of however. “Otherwise to see the fire, you they’re keeping it all in stride. It’s no fun having a front row seat the guards remain to be blacklined Despite being so close to the fire, have to get in your car and drive a “There’s always risk when you’re to a forest fire. and will continue to be worked on Robertson says there’s little direct ways away to get some distance,” living in the mountains, there’s “It’s pretty stressful,” admits [Tuesday and Wednesday].” sign of it. The BCWS helicopter’s she says. always a risk in life,” she says, noting Shauna Robertson, a resident of In a sign the fire crews were start their work early, probably the Robertson says the community there was a large landslide nearby Vallican. gaining an upper hand, an area biggest sign of the fire, but very little has nothing but praise for the work soon after they moved to the area. The community on the west side restriction that had closed off the smoke has settled on the community of the pilots, ground crews, and “We still love where we are.” of the Slocan Valley has been living Little Slocan Forest Service Road below. The only real sign anything is heavy equipment operators working right under the Talbott Creek fire, a to all but through traffic was lifted amiss is the occasional ‘firebrand’ – seven days a week to protect their SHELLEY BORTNICK, persistent blaze on the south end of in time for the Labour Day long small chunks of burning embers sent community. She also gives high marks MSW, RSW Perry Ridge that’s now into its third weekend. Restrictions still apply aloft by the fire – that occasionally to the job done by local volunteer fire Individual, couple and week. It was sparked by a lightning departments and property protection family therapist storm that passed through the area on units, who’ve maintained a vigil 30 years experience August 17. with mobile pumps and firefighting Offers counselling services involving Robertson, who’s lived in the area equipment during the high wind- for 14 years, says people are taking events. mental health (depression, anxiety, the fire in stride, and strategies change At press time the fire wasn’t etc.), addictions, grief and loss, depending where people live and the JOHN BOIVIN CREDIT: PHOTO considered a threat to homes or trauma and life transition issues. fire’s behaviour. structures, but the evacuation alert For appointment, please call “It was a lot more stressful after remained in place. Robertson says 250-265-3397 the local fire departments and fire protection units came by to put us on evacuation alert, right before the first big wind storm [August 23]”, she said. “People were going around their properties, doing FireSmarting or putting on sprinklers. “Others were moving valuables off their properties into storage, things they couldn’t just put into their cars if we were ordered out.” Robertson started a Facebook page for local residents to provide a source of reliable information and resource-sharing for people living under the evacuation alert issued by the Regional District of Central Kootenay. So far, an evacuation hasn’t been necessary. While the fire has grown significantly in the last two weeks – starting at five hectares in size and growing to over 520 earlier this week – the BC wildfire service has worked hard to keep the fire in check. At press time, the BCWS said the Amelie Sauquet and Amira K. Davidson watch from the Passmore Bridge as a firefighting fire continued to mostly exhibit lower- helicopter loads up with a bucket of water on Sunday. level Rank 1 and 2 fire behaviour. “This means the fire was predominantly burning as a smouldering ground fire or low surface fire with small areas of moderately vigorous surface fire and moderate rates of spread,” the service said. Crews continued to make progress in the last two weeks, utilizing helicopters and heavy earth- moving equipment to build fire breaks, reinforcing those with back- burns and control lines. “A large portion of these lines are blacklined, which means crews have saturated the perimeter of the fire in water along the guards and no combustible fuels remain in these areas,” said the BCWS. “This helps crews control the fire at the guards

FASCINATING FUNGI Estimated 18,000 species in BC, yet only 3,000 are documented. Considered a separate kingdom, which includes yeasts, molds and mushrooms, fungi are genetically more closely related to animals than to plants; they don’t photosynthesize. They secrete digestive en- zymes and then absorb dissolved molecules. Fungi are the principal decomposers of organic matter and serve a fundamental role in nutrient cycling within ecosystems. 4 OPINION The Valley Voice September 10, 2020

Those actions affect the local hunters Thanks, that live in this area that depend on Van Mill elk for food. What is the answer Thanks to Councillor Van Mill to this dilemma? Best we find one from Kaslo for listening to all points before the government solves it for of view, then giving his honest us. Manage your own areas, we’ll opinion and voting for what he manage ours. feels is right. This is what he was David Shirk elected for. Rosebery Paddy Flanagan Kaslo Response to Richard Caniell Dear MLA At first I was going to ignore Mungall: your response to my COVID letter I’ve seen the BC Civil Liberties but then I realized that again and Association’s comment on the recent again you attack opinions that differ CV19 legislation and agree with the from official government positions. concerns. It is understandable that You wrote an entire page quoting perilous conditions may require chapter and verse the exact news we temporary draconian responses: are bombarded with day and night. cf. War Measures. But where You don’t even add anything original secrecy and novelty affect social, or new. In your case however, environmental and financial security, the criticism is vitriolic and even they are abhorrent and must be venomous, as though you took these eliminated. Novel, unaccountable opinions personally. and permanently enhanced powers We see this type of thinking in are not acceptable. third world countries and especially – KASLO HOTEL IS OPEN – I trust you will pass along this in communist countries. Your attacks Pub open 3 pm to 10 pm, dining-in 3 pm to 8 pm, take-out 11 am to 8 pm, off-sales concern. on other people’s opinions do not Rev. F. Mark Mealing just disagree; they attempt to shred WELCOME BACK! Meadow Creek and discredit every point while www.kaslohotel.com 250-353-7714 reminding everyone they must 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. Elk hunting believe and not question what the Just because we can buy all the are living cheek by jowl everywhere, Michael Zimmer, a fisheries expert news media tells them. This is very Racism a veritable smorgasbord for bacteria on waterways and salmon restocking. toilet paper or the meat in the store unusual in a democratic society – In the musical South Pacific, an doesn’t mean we should. Who would and viruses. Any virus can get from He explained many things, including almost weird. Everything you say American soldier sings: “It has to be Hong Kong to New York in a day, proving false a rumour that any admit to knowing those who would is verbatim and in lockstep with taught, it has to be carefully taught.” do that? and from there to Los Angeles to salmon coming up here from the government positions and official He’s talking about racism. Paris to Timbuctu. Far from serving a ocean would surely be contaminated. We are legally permitted to hunt policy. Not true. Even young children anywhere in BC as a resident hunter. useful purpose, racism is worse than And that a hatchery – even one that I don’t know who you are, who discriminate against others who look a pandemic. would stock kokanee which doesn’t But where does that stop these days you represent or what your real “different.” I should know. I was with the climate and environment “We must live together as need to return to the ocean – was motives are, but your letters are five when I got owly horn-rimmed brothers, or perish together as fools.” easily fundable and do-able. He issues and the loss of habitat? vindictive, vengeful and very, very glasses. That was enough to get me Nakusp has a group of hunters (Martin Luther King, Jr.) talked about the levels of technology suspicious. excluded. I can give many examples Elsje de Boer for things like day-lighting creeks, ‘par excellence’ who have hunting I have been overwhelmed with of such discrimination, exclusion, down to a science. So much so, that Fauquier such as Springer as it goes under the support for that letter. Emails, phone or ostracism. My children were concrete at the old site, or amazingly they have decimated their local elk calls and strangers on the street. So three, four, five, and seven when a populations and have come to the Congratulations, even finding out the DNA through far 93% positive feedback. Finally, foreign student from Nigeria joined water samples of what kind of fish Slocan drainage systems en masse people are talking. If you’re still not our church. Far from his family, he Slocan Congratulations to Mayor are in the river/ lakes, etc! Yes, there with the precision of the German questioning this insanity, perhaps was intrigued by these very blonde Lunn and her council for taking the has been huge progress in terms of Blitzkrieg to decimate our local elk you need to give your head a shake. and blue-eyed kids. But the kids had initiative on a super good investment: how to extricate ourselves from the populations with their 1000cc quads, Bruce Freeman never seen a person with black skin the 20-acre waterfront which was environmental mess we’re in and we cell phones and long range rifles. Kaslo and backed off in alarm. Racism is the old mill site next to the beach need not worry that we don’t have the inborn. in Slocan! know-how, or funds for many good EDITORIAL / LETTERS POLICY Way back when, 30,000 or Even though the mill closure projects going forward. The Valley Voice welcomes letters to the editor and community news 20,000 years ago or thereabouts, of 2014 meant for a huge negative While Mayor Lunn talked articles from our readers. this served a useful purpose. Several, impact on Village tax revenue, still about potential for community Letters and articles should be no longer than 500 words and may be actually. They lived in tribes. Each Slocan certainly came into this conversations, it is the case that there edited. We reserve the right to reject any submitted material. tribe claimed its own territory, and Please mark your letter “LETTER TO THE EDITOR.” Include your incredible deal with no debt and the have already been many studies and each tribe avoided other tribes like address and daytime phone number for verification purposes. $21 annual increase in municipal ideas floated for the old mill site the plague. 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identified these problems and made answer the three following questions what will surely be a vocal backlash separate. For instance, the Valhalla The smallest recommendations to council but (and perhaps cite a source) in about on your exposure of this hoax. Wilderness Society did not send ripples first no action has ever been taken. 100 words. Yes, hoax. Stop listening to CBC anyone across the lake to view the As I read through the letters in Fortunately, there is a solution Who or what organization is propaganda (it’s not news) and start development and take photographs. last issue, it became clear to me that available and that would be to plant perpetrating this hoax? How are they doing REAL research. Bill Gates is VWS did not file a complaint with if we are part of a “social engineering mountain alder in the watershed, benefiting? What will they gain? Cite now a medical ‘expert’ (sarcasm) government against the Slocan Lake experiment,” it’s not what we think it but the trees need to be ordered by sources. telling us the whole planet needs development, and did not have any is. How is it that in just two decades, November for next spring’s planting I was only able to find one letter to be vaccinated? He recently said input into the complaint filed by VFE. the majority of people on the planet season. that answers most of those questions the elderly will need up to five VWS has not sent any correspondence have come to accept Google LLC While making these after careful reading. In Lisa Ross’s vaccines! Our federal government about the issue to Facebook, media or as the source of all knowledge and improvements, a water mainline August 27 letter, this was what I cares about us so much they ordered government. VWS directors and staff wisdom? We call it ‘information,’ could be installed from the two could find: Who or what organization enough syringes for everyone to did not send our members to kayak in and we only question it when it million gallon reservoir to the hangar is perpetrating this hoax? “Bill get two doses. By the way, vaccine front of the property. We did notice doesn’t jive with what we already area at the Kaslo Airport. This Gates” or the ‘eugenics movement.” companies have impunity from that there was an unusual number of believe. Down that rabbit hole, we wouyld be an easy feat given the How are they benefiting? “…is lawsuits if their vaccines maim or kayaks on the lake this summer, but can find evidence to support any half- ground conditions. Then the Nelson a vehicle to lead the world in a kill... which they do. Why would they they appeared to be tourists. formed notion or theory we can think Forest Service could establish a predetermined direction: an end to need that I wonder? The one overlapping director of. We get so excited about making marshaling point at this elevation humanity as we’ve known it and Karyn Shaundell of the two organizations, Wayne connections, we begin to believe in where helicopters can bucket water a fusion of the human brain with Winlaw McCrory, inspected the property for connections that don’t really exist to any forest fire that threatens the artificial intelligence (AI), under VFE. VWS directors totally trust outside the internet. town’s borders. 24/7 surveillance controlled by a Facebook and Wayne to serve other organizations, And now, over the past decade, However it is unclear if the draconian social credit system.” Or protection of knowing that his work is always aimed we’ve become addicted to sharing council is proceeding with needed “depopulation through vaccination.” at protecting the environment and is all that knowledge and wisdom on repairs this year. Instead, council may What will they gain? Not clear in the Slocan Lake highly credible. Wayne grew up in It is notorious in this day and social media. It’s not necessarily be considering a completely new and letter. Cite sources: World Economic the valley and was working to protect age that Facebook has played a huge a bad thing to be aware of what’s costly water system that utilizes Forum website. Slocan Lake decades before some of role in spreading misinformation. going on in the big world outside our electric pumps from Kootenay Lake. I am still left unsatisfied. Please, the people attacking him even came Misinformation is used to spread communities. But to be constantly These however would be at risk Ms. Ross, Mr. Freeman, Cal Aylmer, to the valley. extremism, hatred and violence, which tuned in to everyone’s opinion on should a forest fire burn the power Ms. Chambers, T. Orlando, Angele When VWS learned that the two have become pandemic in our era. The everything is crazy-making. Our lines between Kaslo and Balfour. Ortega, Ms. Leja, Kris Weller, and organizations were being attacked platform enables people of like mind brains and nervous systems were not There is merit in restoring others enlighten me on exactly who with preposterous allegations, its or like origins to congregate. In some designed to handle this. Kaslo’s water system and one would will benefit and how by perpetrating a board members studied the complaint cases this is a great benefit; in others, Little by little, the internet in expect Mayor Hewat and her council hoax with a pandemic. Respectfully, filed by VFE and inquired into the it makes for the highly contagious general and social media in particular to have some vision and approach accept my challenge and answer context of how it all came about. In spread of false claims and targeting have been eroding our connection to Minister Doug Donaldson of the these three questions. Could I ask conclusion we can only commend of select groups for defamation and the immediate world around us, as Ministry of Forests to lobby for that you try very hard to keep your Wayne and VFE for tending to this hatred. It is so big a problem as to well as our ability to reason, think some of the surplus funds that will answer to under 100 words. I believe important issue. become a major political issue in critically (not judgementally!), and be available from this year’s fire you have been given plenty of ‘ink Some years ago, an RDCK poll many countries. It has produced empathize with other people. I protection budget. time’ recently and I am interested in found that the majority of north not only a surge of hatred but also wonder if the makers of social media Instead they are pursuing funding as many answers as possible. valley residents wanted protection increasing virulence of the hatred. care that we are using their product from the Invest Canada Infrastructure Kathy Hartman for Slocan Lake. There are laws in Sadly, the Slocan Valley now has to tear our neighbours apart over Program that will pay 100% of the New Denver place to protect the foreshore and its own problem of this kind, though semantics, rumours, and differences costs for the sewer system expansion. riparian zone, but unfortunately this it is just getting started. Recently, of life experience? Their priorities are wrong and Response to THE is a time when the government has directors of the Valhalla Wilderness A wise elder has said that change we have no time to waste as next severely limited its compliance field REAL COVID Society (VWS) reviewed shockingly happens like a pebble dropped in a year will be too late when the staff. The only hope of having the false allegations against the society, pond: the smallest ripples first. If we federal, provincial and municipal laws mean anything is for citizens, TRAIN WRECK as well as against the Valhalla really want to make positive changes governments start making up for the and groups like VFE or VWS, to alert Foundation for Ecology (VFE) on in our world, maybe we should start prolific spending that has occurred by Bruce Freeman the government to possible violations. Finally a breath of fresh the publicly-accessible New Denver by putting away our digital devices this year. In fact, if you travel on forest air! There are so many red flags Communicator Facebook page. and refocusing on our communities, Patrick Mackle service roads, you will find a with this supposed pandemic it While VWS and VFE share our families, and our own mental Kaslo government sign urging citizens is unbelievable everyone isn’t the common goal of environmental health. to report “known or suspected questioning what’s really going on! protection, they are two separate Sarah Lawless A challenge to violations of fisheries, wildlife or The official COVID death stat in BC organizations. The boards of the two Kaslo environmental protection laws” on the ‘COVID-19 is 202 – out of a population of 4.5 organizations have only one director its RAPP line, a toll-free tip line. Kaslo priorities is a hoax’ people million! That is infinitesimal yet we in common (bear biologist Wayne Once a complaint is made, the matter Given a choice, would Kaslo’s I am a science teacher and now have massive unemployment, McCrory, RPBio.) VFE works to is decided by the government and no water users prefer to preserve the therefore believe in empirical damaging and depressing isolation, acquire private land for conservation. harm is done if the development is watershed that supplies the town with evidence, but I have been trying small businesses lost, recreation It has played a major role in preserving in compliance. Wayne and the VFE our water or spend another million very hard to get out of my bubble. To closed down, mandatory masking the Slocan Lake ecosystem by acted as good environmental citizens dollars to extend the sewer system this end I have been reading, and re- everywhere. For what? 202 deaths. purchasing the Valhalla Mile, a piece by inspecting the development and three blocks? This is a choice facing reading, the letters in the Valley Voice We all die. Every year flu kills. TB of private land in Valhalla Provincial filing a complaint. council and as usual the residents these last few months explaining that kills. We had the H1N1 and SARS Park, and by purchasing the marsh The coalescence of false claims have not been consulted. COVID-19 is a hoax. I have been and not one business shut down. at the head of the lake. It is about 25 and hatred that have resulted is a sign For over a century, the Kemp trying to understand exactly what Yet now, all of a sudden – we lose years old. of our times in which conspiracy Creek watershed has supplied the hoax is. everything. We need herd immunity. VWS is 45 years old and began theories and libel are rampant on problem-free gravity water until a From what I have read, I am Everything being forced on us is by fighting a successful nine-year Facebook. Claims that the two forest fire raged uncontrolled in 2007 able to conclude that someone, weakening our immune system, campaign to create Valhalla Park and organizations filed the complaint to and caused the ground to become and/ or some organization, is using the exact opposite of what we need several others. VWS works mainly harass the landowners are ridiculous hydrophobic. This means that for the COVID-19 pandemic for some to do. Sweden did nothing and is in the protection of public land and and false. Our joint field staff have a second time, the water from an purpose other than the purpose stated faring perfectly well with their resources. been working to protect the lake for extreme rainfall didn’t get absorbed by our federal government. I believe economy intact and no one isolating The current issue is about 45 years and have major achievements in the ground but ran down to scour I have that part correct. However, or suffering alone. Just watch – a complaint filed by VFE with to prove it. VWS would like to thank the edges of Kemp and Josephine after reading many letters and articles mandatory vaccines are on the government, concerning foreshore the many citizens who have made Creeks to damage the dam, road and I am not exactly sure of the who, horizon or you won’t be able to go development on private land in statements in support of VF and VWS water line. what, and why of this hoax. anywhere again. That is the agenda. Valhalla Park. Although we generally in the Valley Voice and on Facebook. In a 2007 report, Peter So, I challenge those people Wake up, people! support one another, the two Craig Pettitt, VWS director Jordan of the BC Forest Service who believe COVID-19 is a hoax to Thank you, Bruce, for braving organizations keep their work fairly New Denver 6 LETTERS The Valley Voice September 10, 2020

BC Environment Ministry, we have involves the Valhalla Foundation for most BC ski areas will dramatically over more properties. At present, The Valhalla decommissioned many roads and Ecology, not the Valhalla Wilderness increase their ski acreage. more than 50% of our population rehabilitated them to mimic wetland Society, which is a separate WINTER wildlife impact: Human in New Denver are seniors. Zincton Foundation for topography. As well, we worked organization and is not involved. powered, non-mechanized, low- jobs will bring young families with Ecology clarifies collaboratively with a neighbouring We hope the community will take impact backcountry skiing is popular school-age children, re-invigorating private landowner, who also owns the opportunity to enjoy nature at the everywhere in BC with very few our communities. local matters a portion of the wetland area, to Snk’mip Marsh Sanctuary and will restrictions – alongside existing ski CARBON NEUTRAL: Zincton This letter is in regards to two decommission an access road on celebrate this rare wetland that we are areas and highways. To say Zincton’s is committed to third-party, annual disturbing matters which have been their property. This was done at their privileged to steward. Together, let’s proposed winter use is a wildlife carbon audits. Our electrical power circulating in the community. A request and the Valhalla Foundation celebrate what has been accomplished “threat” is a stretch – our backcountry will be local, ‘certified green’ carbon- few vociferous people have falsely for Ecology was reimbursed for the for the rare and endangered creatures zone will have one of the lowest free run of river, with a solar farm accused the Valhalla Foundation for cost of the work done on their land. that desperately need this type of skier densities anywhere in Canada. at elevation. All building standards Ecology of misdeeds. After the work at Snk’mip was habitat to survive on our beleaguered Our Environmental Review Team will be NZE-Ready for maximum The first matter pertains to the complete, members of the extended planet. are reviewing verified data, and will energy efficiency. About 50% of our reporting of our concerns about Leontowicz family posted widely in Lorna Visser and Wayne report soon. By replacing existing daily skiers will be on-hill residents, possible foreshore violations at several several Facebook community groups, McCrory, Directors fueled, mechanized heli and snowcat requiring no commuting. Another private properties on the west side of claiming that a family memorial Valhalla Foundation for Ecology skiing, Zincton will deliver wildlife 20% will be locals with season passes Slocan Lake to the Natural Resource bench (another said a plaque) had impact reductions – a big win often – taking a hydrogen bus up to the hill. Officer service of the Ministry of been removed in the course of our Zincton overlooked. We will work with EV carshares from Forests, Lands, Natural Resource work. The location and nature of this FREE TENURE ACCESS: Skiers airports and back. All EVs can refill at Operations and Rural Development. structure or plaque is unclear. No one proponent with a Zincton permit can continue Zincton base camp and residences with Our violation report to the NRO has provided us with a photo, location to ski the proposed tenure for free our ‘certified green’ power. service, which involved filling in an or description in spite of our efforts to provides update by starting from the lakes. All skiers STAFF ACCOMMODATION: The Zincton family would like to online form and providing evidentiary communicate with the family. and splitboarders will benefit from Zincton will provide up to 60 on-hill thank the thousands of people who have photos, was done within the law and This came as a complete surprise. Zincton’s avalanche mitigation, apartments to accommodate seasonal engaged. The love and appreciation is the duty of every citizen should After the purchase in 2017, we met on emergency huts, heli-evac sites, and staff and family members, allowing for Mother Nature here in the West they see something concerning. The the property with two family members safety protocols. local communities to add housing as Kootenays is outstanding, whether for, government’s online form requests and asked if there were any sites or SUMMER USE and required at their own pace. against or undecided. the submission of evidence such items left behind that were special REMEDIATION: Summer access DAYCARE: On-hill daycare is a Zincton is 100% local – we started as photos to back up one’s report; to them. No such items or sites, and will not change, remaining free and must for business owners, staff, and backcountry skiing in New Denver area it also specifies not to engage with certainly no memorial locations, were unrestricted for non-mechanized residents. On-snow in winter, and in the mid 1970s. We first invested in the involved parties in any way. The brought to our attention. users. Heavy metal ground and water balance bikes in summer – there will New Denver in 1983, built in 1989, proper authorities are now dealing Each area we worked in was contamination from numerous mines be no better place to grow strong, lived here full-time since 2003-04, with the matter and we will not be carefully inspected before any – some operated for over 85 years and grow up. We will explore school and raised two kids here. We wouldn’t discussing it further. work was done. Neither we nor our – support our minimal summer use recreation opportunities after opening. live anywhere else – but there are very We ask that those posting on social contractors observed any bench, approach. We will not build any new We’re going to raise some great skiers few opportunities for our kids. That’s media personal threats against us, plaque, cairn or any identifiable trails nor encourage ANY summer use and bikers! what Zincton is all about – community defamation, inflammatory comments, memorial structure on our property or until the health risks in the Retallack GROW-OP CO-OP: Zincton is development. and libelous statements, desist or we on the neighbour’s property. All our zone are quantified and remediated. being designed as a model ‘high- Indigenous Nation support is will consider legal action. This will restoration work was done on private Zincton’s priorities are to preserve elevation, high-latitude’ ecovillage required. The Sinixt Nation lived here include the administrator(s) of any property. alpine meadows, wildlife corridors with indoor food production. We are for thousands of years, and are currently Facebook group that allows such We would like to reassure the and huckleberry zones. Zincton is a working with experts in hydroponic, based in Colville, Washington. We defamation of character, libel, hate extended Leontowicz family that member of the “1% for the Planet” vertical indoor farming techniques, are working with representatives of speech or threats to remain posted in no disrespect was intended to the environmental action organization. and visionary community planners, the many Nations who have varying the group they control. memory of John or Pete. Both were From the beginning of our Zincton including James Ehrlich from Stanford strength of claims in this region, The second matter concerns the our neighbours here in Hills. While efforts, we have been committed to University and ReGen Villages Canada. especially the Sinixt. We will comply Valhalla Foundation for Ecology’s we extend our condolences for the spending a minimum of 1% of gross RICK HANSEN GOLD: Zincton with BC’s new UNDRIP legislation. wetland restoration work at our loss of these Leontowicz family revenues on ‘preserve and protect’ intends to achieve Gold Inclusivity Creating opportunities for the Nations Snk’mip Marsh Sanctuary. This work members, we were not aware of initiatives every year. Certification for adaptive and vision is a key priority. is being done on private property any memorial structure honouring WATER AND SEWAGE: Zincton impaired athletes. Opportunities SMALL-SIZE VILLAGE: Zincton belonging to our foundation. We are them on the Valhalla Foundation for will install state-of-the-art water to significantly improve inclusive will always be another small village a registered charitable organization Ecology’s private property nor on the treatment and centralized sewage recreation is an important priority for in the Selkirks. Whistler Blackcomb, with a mandate to preserve and restore neighbouring property where we did systems with onboard, self-monitoring Zincton, and an opportunity for further currently at 63,000 beds and growing, ecologically valuable land. a small amount of restoration at that diagnostics, sensors and wireless innovation. represents exactly what we reject We purchased this 35-acre landowner’s request. controls. Zincton Village is designed to about ski area design these days. Huge property on the open market, for If anything representing a HYDROGEN BUSES from Kaslo be run like an ‘innovation incubator.’ industrial scale, with urban congestion the full asking price, in the summer memorial was disturbed, it was done to New Denver: Zincton will run Each residence will offer their own at every turn has no place in the of 2017. It was purchased from the completely inadvertently. We are sorry clean and silent buses for staff and guest rental suites, enjoying all on-hill West Kootenays. Zincton design is estate of Peter Leontowicz. The funds this has brought up painful emotions guests to the Zincton base camp in accommodation revenue – eliminating small-scale, rural, low-impact, ‘slow- for this purchase were donated by and memories for this large family season. Current versions of hydrogen dark homes, reducing density and as-you-can’ pace of life. The village many individuals in our community and their friends. We invite anyone buses are reliable, clean, and low impact, and maximizing creativity and and residential development footprint and by foundations that support in the family to contact us directly if maintenance – tailpipe emissions are hospitality. The role of the Zincton above Three Forks is less than 100 acres environmental conservation and they have knowledge of what or where H2O only. Zincton buses will reduce Lift Company will be: lifts, roads, when fully built. ecological restoration. this structure or plaque was, and we noise, traffic, congestion and wildlife / safety, marketing and reservations. All Last century, between New Denver This summer we completed can talk about what could be done in vehicle interactions on Highway 31A. remaining village service and business and Kaslo, there were 11 prosperous phase four of a multi-year clean- memory of their family members who OPPORTUNITY: The economic opportunities will be operator owned. villages – Alamo, Three Forks, up and restoration project at the have passed on. We cannot speak for impact of 150 on-hill, and 100 Our ‘comparative advantages’ are Sandon, Cody, Rambler, Zincton, sanctuary. Our goal is to restore the neighbouring landowner (owner of secondary jobs in Kaslo, New Denver our rugged mountains, deep snow, Watson (Bear Lake), Whitewater the property to its highest possible the property closest to the lake) but we and the North Slocan will go a long and amazing views. We can solve the (Retallack), Blaylock (Sproules), ecological functioning, putting the suggest the Leontowicz family also ways to ensuring that our small November-April problem, lighting Zwicky (Nashville) and Hemp Springs. needs of nature first. Enhancing the contact them to discuss this matter. villages grow and continue to attract up existing ‘dark homes’ by giving There’s room for Zincton. Bonanza Marsh wetland is providing In summary, in the absence of adequate funding for health care, seasonal residents powerful reasons to BIG SIZE TENURE: CMH much-needed additional habitat for information about any memorial education, recreation and many other become permanent residents. We look Heliskiing has about 3million acres, amphibians and many other threatened locations, in spite of several attempts community programs. The government forward to your assistance amplifying Stellar Heli about 120,000 acres. Our and endangered species, as well as on our part to get such information agencies have been very clear that Zincton’s positive, optimistic vision proposal is to develop about 50 acres enhancing the marsh’s ecological from the previous owner’s family, population growth is required if current for our communities’ futures. Our kids of the tenure, or a bit more than 1/10th services such as water filtration, flood we were simply and methodically funding levels are to continue. Adding deserve recreation, local health care, of 1%. Zincton tenure is larger than a control, and carbon sequestration. going about our project: the ecological population in the region will put jobs, opportunities, and a bright future. typical downhill ski area today, but with In the course of this work, done restoration of this wetland area. downward pressure on property taxes David Harley backcountry growing fast, in 10 years with all proper permits from the One clarification: the above matter by spreading fixed regional costs New Denver September 10, 2020 The Valley Voice FACTS & OPINION 7 Are Government COVID-19 measures necessary and effective? Dear Elected Representative In April 2020, the World Health Herd immunity results in a lower risk of deaths attributed to CV-19 are purposely inflated, The rates of domestic violence, suicide, I am writing on behalf of Canadians who Organization issued ‘advice on the use of masks transmission. there is no evidence to support the claim that CV- drug and alcohol addiction, and deaths due to are deeply concerned that government measures in the context of Covid-19’ and concluded – “At An increase in those testing positive, 19 has a higher mortality than annual influenza/ the inability to access medical treatment have imposed in response to COVID-19 are out of the present time, the widespread use of masks by without an increase in hospitalizations and pneumonia. increased significantly as a result of CV-19 proportion to the actual risk and contrary healthy people in the community setting is not deaths, is a positive development and should be measures. to medical and scientific evidence. It is our yet supported by high quality or direct scientific reported as such. 8. The Risk to Children Extremely Low The financial consequences of CV-19 contention that many of the imposed measures evidence.” The WHO confirmed that masks The reporting of those testing positive, The risk of infection in children is extremely measures include massive job loss, bankruptcy, are a gross over-reaction due to irrational fear, carry uncertainties and critical risk including without context, is meaningless and irresponsible. low. closure of businesses, homelessness, and avoidance of liability, and/or excess caution increased risk of self-contamination. A better indicator of the risk of CV-19 is According to a public statement issued by insurmountable debt. Our economy is in “free rather than evidence-based interventions that are According to a randomized controlled trial the rate of hospitalization and deaths purportedly the BC Ministry of Health: fall”. justifiably necessary and finite. study, the use of cloth masks actually increases the due to CV-19. SARS-CoV-2 has a very low infection rate The social fabric of our communities Over the last six months, Canadians have risk of respiratory infection. Researchers found in children and youth has been severely impacted by government experienced the following grievous violations of the risk of infection with influenza-like illness 5. The Risk of Dying from COVID-19 is In BC, less than 1% of children and youth measures. our charter rights and freedoms with no projected was 13 times higher in hospital workers using Extremely Low have tested positive Our democracy and rights and freedoms end in sight: cloth masks compared to medical/surgical masks, The survival rate of COVID-19 is more There is no conclusive evidence that are in serious and immediate danger. One only severe curtailment of civil liberties with the and over three times higher when compared to than 99.9%. children pose a risk to other children or to adults need witness what is happening in Australia and mass and indiscriminate containment of citizens not wearing a mask at all. The fact is that that the risk of dying from The closure of schools and childcare New Zealand to appreciate how vulnerable we the imposition of non-medical masks, It is widely acknowledged that the CV-19 for the vast majority of the population is facilities has significant negative mental health are to tyranny. physical distancing, contact tracing, and limits masking of children disrupts their emotional extremely low. and socioeconomic impacts on vulnerable on socialization and psychological development. The number of Canadians who have children and their families. 12. Innate Immune System the shutdown of economic activity with purportedly died due to CV-19 is 9,117 (as of According to Dr. Mark Lysyshyn, MD, We all possess immune systems that have widespread permanent business closures and 2. Physical Distancing Measures are Aug. 30) in a population of 37,700,000. This Deputy Chief Medical Health Officer with adapted to challenges and allowed humanity to job losses Arbitrary is less than 1/40th of one percent of Canada’s Vancouver Coastal Health: “Although children survive over millennia. the effective closure of our parliaments and The imposition of two metre physical population. are often at increased risk for viral respiratory Each time we are exposed to germs, viruses courts of justice denying citizens a ready recourse distancing is arbitrary rather than evidence-based. Of all deaths attributed to CV-19, less than illnesses that is not the case with Covid-19. and bacteria, our immune system grows smarter The impact of these measures on our The World Health Organization 5% occurred in individuals under age 60, and Compared to adults, children are less likely to and stronger. physical, emotional, psychological, social, and recommends only one metre distancing. most of these individuals had chronic disease. become infected with CV-19, less likely to develop It is healthy and necessary for our very economic well-being is profoundly destructive There is no scientific evidence to support the At least 82% of deaths attributed to CV-19 severe illness as a result of infection and less survival to be exposed to different germs. and clearly not sustainable. effectiveness of two metre distancing to reduce in Canada occurred in senior’s care facilities. likely to transmit the infection to others. Personal If we purposely prevent such exposure, My purpose in writing is to share SARS-CoV-2 transmission. This means that less than 18% of deaths occurred protective equipment such as medical masks we may gain in the short term, but we may information to assist you in your leadership and Former Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Joel outside of a senior’s care facility. and gloves are not recommended in the school negatively impact our natural immune system decision-making. It is incumbent that all elected Kettner stated – “We need approaches with a More than 95% of these seniors had environment.” in the long term. representatives become fully informed on the better balance of benefits and harms. Rather multiple chronic health conditions. There have been no deaths in children in Numerous public health experts have evidence, or lack of evidence as the case may than generalized restrictions for all people in Canada attributed to COVID-19. advocated for exposure amongst those be, for measures being considered and imposed. all settings, most people at low risk should be 6. Data Manipulation populations under the age of 60 who are in good It does not serve Canada to blindly rely on the allowed now to go to work, school, and other The number of deaths attributed to 9. Censorship of Alternative Perspectives health and where the risk of serious consequences dictates of foreign and financially conflicted settings. They should not be required, as a COVID-19 has been artificially inflated and is and Treatments is low. agencies and corporations. general rule, to socially distance or wear a therefore unreliable as an indicator of the risk Information that challenges the current This exposure allows for the development My request is that you consider this mask.” of COVID-19. COVID-19 narrative is actively censored in the of herd immunity, a necessary condition for life information so that you are equipped to make Public Health, under the direction of mainstream media and on social media platforms. to return to normal. sound, fact-based decisions. 3. PCR Testing is Scientifically the World Health Organization, has directed Media appear to have been instructed to I also request that you use your position to Meaningless physicians to not distinguish between those who suppress any information that challenges the What Is Needed Now ensure that the required actions listed at the end The PCR test used to identify SARS-CoV-2 died from CV-19 and those who died with CV- official narrative. What is needed during this critical time is of this document are implemented without delay. is not intended for use as a diagnostic tool. 19. This is unprecedented in medicine. This censorship prevents accountability leaders who fully inform themselves to enable I look forward to your earliest response The PCR test used to identify the SARS- More than 95% of individuals whose and transparency, unnecessarily inflates fear them to make decisions based upon evidence after you have considered the information below. CoV-2 virus was never designed as a diagnostic deaths are attributed to CV-19 had one or more and anxiety, and prevents the consideration of rather than politics. We also need leaders who Sincerely, tool and should not be used as such. serious co-morbidities that are more likely the treatment strategies other than vaccination. do not succumb to media pressure or the public’s Ted Kuntz, President The high rate of false positives and false cause of death. Numerous researchers and public health over reaction due to fear and anxiety. The Vaccine CHOICE Canada negatives makes any test results unreliable. Ontario Public Health admits to arbitrarily experts globally have had their public statements public, including our elected officials, are being The SARS-CoV-2 virus purported to be the inflating the number of CV-19 deaths by 50%. and videos removed because they challenged the bombarded with misinformation from extremely Are Government cause of CV-19 has never been isolated, purified, These measures artificially inflate the measures being implemented by governments. biased and manipulative media outlets and public Imposed COVID-19 and scientifically proven to cause CV-19. number of deaths attributed to CV-19 and Preventative medications as health officials. The result is that misinformed The testing for SARS-CoV-2 is based makes this data unreliable as a measurement Hydroxychloroquine, and natural treatments as citizens as well as our elected representatives Measures Necessary and upon assumptions and speculations rather than of risk. zinc, high dose Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and others are acting emotionally rather than logically and Effective? established scientific facts. A more reliable way to measure the impact are being withheld from those affected by CV-19. rationally. There is no scientific evidence that current of CV-19 is to examine whether the total all-cause People should have the right to full Required Actions: 1. Masking Does Not Prevent Infection PCR testing is measuring the SARS-CoV-2 virus. deaths in the first six months of 2020 is greater disclosure of all information pertinent to adverse Eliminate all masking mandates. or Transmission This renders the use of PCR testing for SARS- than all-cause deaths during the same period in impacts of mitigation measures, including Eliminate all physical distancing measures. The scientific evidence is clear. The use of CoV-2 meaningless. the previous decade. information on legal and constitutional human Open all businesses immediately. non-medical masks do not prevent viral infection To date, no evidence has been provided to rights issues, and the public should be guaranteed Open our schools without masking or or transmission. Even more disconcerting, 4. Concern with Positive Test Results show that all-cause deaths in 2020 exceeds any a voice in a transparent process as authorities physical distancing requirements. masking increases the risk of respiratory Unwarranted previous year. establish public health policy. Open our parliaments and courts so citizens infection. Public health officials and the mainstream can hold their governments accountable. A July 2020 report by the Centre media are vigilant in reporting the number of 7. COVID-19 Comparable to Annual 10. Lack of Science to Support Measures Allow open and honest debate about this for Evidence Based Medicine concluded individuals who test positive for SARS-CoV-2. Influenza/Pneumonia The measures being implemented in medical condition and the measures needed that “masks alone have no significant effect in The message implied is that the higher the The number of deaths attributed to response to COVID-19 are not science based. to treat it. interrupting the spread of Influenza-like Illness number who test positive, the higher the risk. This COVID-19 is comparable to a moderate to British Columbia’s Chief Health Officer, Recognize that financial conflicts of interest or influenza in the general population.” is fear-mongering and irresponsible. severe influenza season. Dr. Bonnie Henry, when asked about the are distorting our understanding of this condition Denis Rancourt, Ph.D, a retired University The increase in individuals testing positive According to the Infection Prevention inconsistency of CV-19 measures across Canada and access to treatment options. of Ottawa Physics Professor and internationally for SARS-CoV-2 is most often a reflection of the Control Canada, approximately 8,000 stated: “None of this is based on science.” Insist on robust, peer reviewed science and recognized researcher, conducted an extensive increase in the number of individuals tested and Canadians die annually from influenza and evidence-based measures to guide our actions. review of the scientific literature on masking does not necessarily reflect an increase in the rate pneumonia. 11. Negative Impact of Measures Defend our rights and freedoms and the that used randomized clinical trials (RCT) of community infection. In 2018, the mortality of influenza and The negative consequences of COVID-19 sovereignty of the human body. with verified outcomes. Dr. Rancourt found no An increase in those testing positive pneumonia was calculated at 230 per million or measures is not fully considered. Tell the truth. scientific evidence to support masking of the (assuming the testing is reflective of real 8,687 deaths. There is increasing awareness that the An injunction on mandatory masks will be general population. He concluded that face masks infection) means a higher percentage of the As of August 30, 2020, the mortality number of deaths due to the response of filed soon in Ontario Superior Court. Follow have “no detectable benefit“for reducing the population has developed immunity to the virus rate attributed to CV-19 is 241 per million, a governments is substantially higher than the Canadian Constitutional lawyer Rocco Galati risk of person-to-person transmission of a viral thereby increasing herd immunity. difference of 11 deaths per million. Given the number of deaths purportedly caused by CV-19. on Twitter @roccogalatilaw respiratory disease. Links to supporting references to the above statements can be found at: https://vaccinechoicecanada.com/in-the-news/vcc-invites-elected-to-consider-the-evidence Read the Statement of Claim for the legal challenge to COVID-19 measures filed in Ontario Superior Court on July 6, 2020 https://vaccinechoicecanada.com/wp-content/uploads/vcc-statement-of-claim-2020-redacted.pdf – Paid for by concerned private citizens – 8 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice September 10, 2020 RDCK completes investigation into Slocan Lake foreshore development; provincial investigation ongoing by Jan McMurray been investigated by the Regional bylaws during the investigation. violation to current regulations was Complaints about the Complaints of possible foreshore District of Central Kootenay and He explained that the OCP bylaw done prior to those bylaws coming development on the Slocan Lake violations on Slocan Lake waterfront are still under investigation by the requires that property owners obtain into effect, we followed up with a waterfront properties prompted properties across from Silverton have Province. development permits prior to land letter to the owners explaining the Natural Resource Officers (NROs) Smokey Creek Salvage Nelson Wight, planning manager disturbance, vegetation removal or current day regulations,” Wight said. from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, 24 HR TOWING with the RDCK, reports that the other development activities within “We have found that when owners Natural Resource Operations and New & Used Auto Parts, Back Hoe Work, RDCK investigation is complete. 30 metres of the natural boundary are made aware of the regulations Rural Development’s Compliance Certified Welding & Repairs, Vehicle Removal “There were about 10 properties of Slocan Lake; the Floodplain they are more likely to heed them in and Enforcement Branch to review WE BUY CARS & TRUCKS 359-7815 ; 1-877-376-6539 that we looked at, but not all had Management Bylaw has regulations the future.” 12 lots and then conduct field 3453 YEATMAN RD, SOUTH SLOCAN development that violated our pertaining to the siting of buildings, Wight says the RDCK is doing inspections at two sites on August regulations,” he said. “Furthermore, such as a setback of 15 metres from a review of development permit 19. “NROs are investigating several A heartfelt thank you to Lynn for those that did, the majority were the natural boundary and flood areas around Kootenay Lake, and alleged contraventions of the Water likely developed prior to those construction levels; and the Building this will help educate the public on Sustainability Act related to these Husberg on her retirement bylaws coming into effect.” Bylaw requires building permits for best practices for stewardship of the two properties,” reports the ministry. from the New Denver Hospice Wight explained that when any most structures. sensitive ecosystems near rivers, lakes “No enforcement actions have been Board. Lynn worked both on bylaws have been breached, the “Because most of the and streams. Public meetings as part taken at this time. The investigation the board and at the bedside for RDCK first seeks to gain compliance development that we found in of this review are planned for this fall. is ongoing.” many, many years as a Hospice with a request to the owner. “In Volunteer and gave her all to this situation, any owners to whom Roadmap to renewable energy future unveiled this service. we have made that request are by John Boivin, Local Journalism by 2030). by 2030, nine gas vehicles would have With respect and appreciation cooperating,” he reported. Initiative reporter In all the communities, vehicle to be replaced by EVs every year and from those of us who worked Wight says the RDCK found It’s going to take some emissions remain the greatest source 10 buildings a year would have to be with you in past years! contraventions of the OCP, “experimentation, courage and foresight” of greenhouse gas production – up to retrofitted, among other initiatives. floodplain management and building to get West Kootenay communities 60% in some cases. That provides the In the Village of Slocan, it’s eight to reach the target of producing no ‘low-hanging fruit’ for tackling emission new EVs replacing traditional vehicles, greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. issues – buying electric vehicles for and six retrofitted buildings annually. The West Kootenay EcoSociety municipal fleets, encouraging public Similar targets are set for other has unveiled its blueprint for just what EV use, and “active transportation” municipalities. communities have to do to use 100% initiatives – encouraging biking, walking, The EcoSociety asks each council renewable energy by that date. ride sharing, etc. that made the initial 100% Renewable Over the last two years, the “[T]he biggest bang for the buck Plan commitment to now vote to EcoSociety got nine of the region’s comes from switching as rapidly as accept this more detailed plan formally. elected councils to commit to the possible to electric-powered systems Municipal staff will incorporate the ambitious goal. But those municipal for transportation and home heating, strategy into official community plans, leaders have been waiting to see the and from making the most out of the bylaws, and other policies, “which will details of how they were supposed to fossil fuel we can’t avoid using,” says lead to the development of relevant achieve it. the report. initiatives and infrastructure.” That plan is now being distributed Harder however is building energy The plan will be updated every three to councils for discussion. consumption -– the region has older to five years to allow for unanticipated “The actions included in the Plan building stock, a reliance on wood heat, technology and societal changes that give participating local governments a propane and oil, which represent bigger will certainly occur in the coming three VILLAGE OF good start toward a distant destination,” challenges and buy-in from individual decades. says the introduction to the plan. “To homeowners. “We must carefully measure our NEW DENVER reach the end, communities will need The plan also breaks down annual progress and be adaptive and iterative. to adjust to the changing landscape and targets for each community. For New This plan is evergreen and can and will PUBLIC NOTICES adapt their actions accordingly.” Denver to meet its 32% reduction target change,” the report says. What to target DOGS The plan details ‘Big Moves,’ a Immense weather pattern gets In accordance with the Village of New Denver’s Animal Control suite of strategies and actions focused credit for our endless summer Bylaws (Bylaw No. 516, 1999 and Bylaw No. 598, 2006) all dogs on producing tangible GHG reductions by John Boivin, Local Journalism In August, that meant hot, dry must be leashed while on public property within the Village of New at the community level. Because local Initiative reporter weather for the Kootenays. A little Denver. There is a designated off-leash area along the southern governments have limited jurisdiction, The weeks-long heat wave that’s above average, but not so hot as to shore of Carpenter Creek. Also, a reminder for everyone to be a the plan focuses on four key areas hit the West Kootenay – and much of break any records, says Ellis. It’s also good neighbour and please pick up after your dog while on your walk. municipalities have some authority over: western North America – is the result meant very dry weather – the Southeast There are various dog bag dispensers available on the streets and transportation (electric vehicles, public of a unique alignment of planetary Fire Centre’s August summary pegs the trails around the Village for your convenience. transit and active transportation to cut weather patterns. rainfall total at less than half – 47% – of emissions); buildings (building energy- And while it’s caused some normal. efficient new buildings and retrofitting BEARS & FRUIT headaches for forest fire fighters, “The flow was dry enough that we older ones to cut consumption); waste Autumn brings plenty of fruit for us to enjoy but also means unwanted it’s meant picture-perfect summer didn’t pick up any rain, but it wasn’t dry reduction andrResource recovery visits from bears and other wildlife. Please remember to manage conditions for hikers, campers, and enough that we didn’t see cloud every (composting, landfill gas capture, and your fruit trees by picking fruit as it ripens, do not allow windfall to people floating down the Slocan River three to four days,” he says. “There landfill diversion); renewable energy accumulate on the ground, and consider using an electric fence right into September. were several waves of Pacific moisture generation (encouraging solar, wind to protect fruit trees. If you require assistance with picking excess “It’s caused by something caused that came through, but none of them generation, and other options). fruit from your trees, please contact Bree Lillies at Harvest Share: Rossby waves,” says Southeast Fire managed to squeeze out more than a “Where local governments’ 250-354-812. Report any wildlife conflict to the Conservation Officer Centre Weather Forecaster Jesse Ellis. few raindrops.” authority is limited, they can work Service at 1-877-952-7277. “The physics behind them is really For the fire centre, that’s meant the together to advocate for policy change interesting.” forests are getting progressively drier at provincial and federal levels, and use The waves – also called planetary and more likely to flare up into fires, HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT incentives and education to promote waves – are a normal feature of the given the right circumstances. Every year RDCK hosts a Household Hazardous Waste event where desired behaviours,” the report suggests. atmosphere. But a combination of “Much of the southern half of the residents have a chance to round up and dispose of any household How much to target hazardous waste. This year’s event is happening September 26 - 11 the size of the waves, the number of Souteast Fire Centre is seeing above- The report also outlines the size of them currently circling the planet, their average BUI, or Build-Up Index, which am to 2 pm at the Silverton Public Works Yard (421 Lake Avenue). the job facing the municipalities. For For more locations and dates, go to www.rdck.ca. frequency, and just dumb luck has is the amount of fuel that’s available to the RDCK’s unincorporated regions, plunked one large standing wave right burn,” he says. ANNUAL REPORT greenhouse gas emissions have to drop over the west coast of the continent. It’s In the meantime, enjoy the The Village of New Denver’s 2020 Annual Report is now available from 160,000 tonnes annually to 102,000 stalled a high-pressure ridge over our continuing endless summer while it lasts. for public inspection at: https://newdenver.ca/documents/reports- tonnes by 2030, a drop of 27%. Other area, and it’s huge. Ellis says the forecast calls for a and-studies/. If you require a copy of the report, please contact the municipalities, though producing much “They are on the order of thousands front to move through the region over Village Office. smaller amounts of GHG, also face of kilometres north to south, and this coming weekend, bringing cooler similar-sized challenges (New Denver’s thousands of kilometres wide,” says temperatures, cloud and rain. At press 115 Slocan Avenue · P.O. Box 40, New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 target is 32% while Kaslo only has to Ellis. “This one extends from the east- time, it’s a little hard to say if the Rossby (250) 358-2316 · [email protected] · www.newdenver.ca achieve a 19% reduction in emissions central Pacific to the Rockies.” wave will re-establish itself after that. September 10, 2020 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 9 Green burial ground proposed for north Slocan Valley submitted be gratefully received and would help to make this happen, and has drafted this proposing, what is needed to make this would be able to be buried on the land Is there life after death? Well, no make this dream come true. statement of intent: “Carpenter Creek happen, and how you can contribute, go they love, which would not otherwise one really knows for sure. Can you What is a green burial? The Green Burial Ground is dedicated to to gf.me/u/yiz6h8. be possible. The green burial committee contribute to life after death? Now this Denman Island Memorial Society creating a peaceful, reflective natural The society has approached New would be willing to assist with this is a whole different question, and green (http://dinbc.ca/) is very experienced or green burial ground, integrated into Denver council about the possibility of process, and would then create and burial organizations across the globe with it, and says the following features the surrounding ecology of the north using part of the cemetery as an interim maintain a beautiful final resting place are answering with a resounding yes! are usually considered essential to a Slocan Valley. measure, and has received a tentatively for everyone who wants to be part of For New Denver and area, natural burial. Embalming is not used. “Green burial is intended for people favourable response. Even if the idea this way of honouring the earth and a dedicated group is looking into The body is wrapped in biodegradable who are mindful of the cyclical nature does eventually receive approval, contributing to ongoing life. something different from conventional material. The coffin or other container of life and prefer their body be returned however, it will take a long time and Green burial is the perfect ending to burial as a way to return bodies to the is biodegradable. Concrete vaults to earth to decompose naturally. In this might not be the ideal situation. the principled life so many here strive earth. are not used to enclose the grave. way burials contribute to new life on What would work best is for to lead. By joining in the green burial The Green Burial Committee of the Tombstones are not used to mark the earth, and minimize the impact on the someone to donate land in a beautiful initiative, residents of the north Slocan Carpenter Creek Last Wishes Society grave. Landscaping is minimal. No local and global environment.” setting. This could happen if a Valley have an opportunity to make a invites everyone to be part of creating chemical fertilizers or biocides are The group has done the background landowner who wanted to put aside difference that will continue long after a green burial ground to serve the north used. work and is now raising money and part of their land as a land conservancy we are all long gone. Slocan Lake area. Any contribution, Here in New Denver, the Green seeking land suitable for this project. agreed to designate a section of it for To find out more, and/or talk whether of time, money or land, would Burial Committee has begun the work To find out more about what they are a green burial ground. The wonderful to someone involved, email reward for the donor would be that they [email protected]. Sean Arthur Joyce’s new book featured in Regina film festival submitted of the book that it is “full of surprise Joyce is also the author of a Sean Arthur Joyce, also known after surprise in terms of language and charming novel of Kootenay life with PRIME COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR LEASE as Art Joyce, has published his eighth perception… The poems are well turned, all its quirky characters, Mountain Blues 218 Broadway Street, ground level, Nakusp book, Dead Crow & the Spirit Engine, a with memorable lines that articulate the (NeWest Press, 2018). Author Caroline hybrid of lyric and epic poetry that uses shadow side of the human predicament.” Woodward observed in her review of the Approx. 1600 sq ft. Available immediately. the titular character to tell an apocalyptic A video interview with Joyce by novel that the author “uses a light, deft yet deeply personal story. Dead Crow renowned Canadian poet Tom Wayman touch for topics that could be heavily and the Spirit Engine answers the call was screened along with a recorded righteous slogging. His characters are Contact West Kootenay Property Rentals Inc. for a ‘new mythology’ by making use of live performance at the Saskatchewan completely 3-D and his dialogue is a 250.359.5021, [email protected] Crow archetypes from around the world Screen Week and Expo online film delight to ‘hear’ as it is so realistic in to create an original new character, festival, which ran August 23-29. its rhythms, which sets each distinct www.westkootenayrentals.com Dead Crow. Joyce is also a historian who has character apart from the next, no easy In humanity’s oldest known epic written two books and more than 250 feat.” poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh, a raven, articles on the history of the West Dead Crow and the Spirit Engine is not a dove, is sent out from the ark Kootenay region of BC. His nonfiction published by Chameleonfire Editions, during the Great Flood in search of book on the British Home Children, publisher of the popular Slocan History dry land. Raven or Crow has since Laying the Children’s Ghosts to Rest Series. It’s printed in a beautiful large become an iconic figure in world (Hagios, 2014/Radiant Press, 2017), was format edition (8”x10”), lavishly literature. It’s appropriate that Dead toured across Canada to 25 communities illustrated with original photographs Crow would appear now, during a and was favourably reviewed in and printed on high-quality coated paper pandemic – he feeds off both the culture Canada’s History, Event, and the stock. Available at local independent and the collective consciousness to seek Vancouver Sun. It rates consistently bookstores Otter Books in Nelson, meaning in the midst of chaos. This is at four stars on Goodreads. Wayman Raven’s Nest Gifts in New Denver, his ‘memoir,’ told in a series of linked calls Joyce’s poetry in The Price of Spiritwood Gifts & Books in Nakusp narrative poems. Gary Geddes, an elder Transcendence (New Orphic, 2015) “a and Eurhythmy Studio in Kaslo. statesman of Canadian poetry, wrote first-rate collection.” Or order directly from the author’s website for $20 plus $5 shipping (within Valhalla Community Choir Canada): https://www.seanarthurjoyce. postponed until COVID risk lessens ca/publications submitted community choir members are in that The Valhalla Community Choir ‘older adult’ category. under the direction of Francie Oldham Thus, singing together indoors regrets that it will not be resuming is still not recommended. The other practices in September due to concern was how to safely present concerns about the transmission of the the choir’s annual holiday concert, a COVID-19 virus. community tradition for 30+ years. “We will be monitoring the “We don’t think this will be possible situation with the hope of resuming unless the COVID situation improves choir practices once provincial health dramatically,” Francie said. authorities deem it safe,” Francie said. “We know our community “We hope we can resume choir practices loves to sing together and loves in January but we will have to see what our Christmas concert, so it is with the situation is in late December before considerable regret that we’ve made we can make a decision.” the decision to postpone the start of At this point, the provincial health choir practices. We’ll be monitoring officer’s recommendation for indoor the situation and as soon as we can events would be manageable: no get back together safely, we will,” more than 50 people with appropriate said Francie Oldham. She encouraged physical distancing and all other choir members to take advantage of COVID precautions in place, such as online webinars and tutorials to practice not attending if you have a fever or singing, “until we can get back together feel at all unwell. However, two factors in person.” make things more complicated for choirs. First, singing properly involves deep belly breathing and projecting a Advertise in the continuous steady stream of air, which can be a particle-spreading activity. Valley Voice. Second, BC public health authorities do not recommend that people who are It pays!!! more likely to experience complications Call 833-501-1700 for details – including older adults – sing with [email protected] others in person indoors, and many 10 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice September 10, 2020 Housing situation in RDCK very difficult, says report by John Boivin, Local Journalism five RDCK households are living reported that 4,630 RDCK built in the 1960s-70s. Adjusted community support for addressing “Almost everyone was Initiative reporter in homes costing them nearly a households lived in homes that for inflation, single family homes the housing situation. concerned that there was an A survey of the housing third of their income. The situation put them outside their financial cost about the same as they did a “There is a deep and genuine increasing number of people in situation in the Regional District is particularly acute in the region’s means… equating to 20% of decade ago. concern for the well-being of others their community struggling to find a of Central Kootenay has found smaller centres, it says. surveyed households,” the report • Rents are increasing, at 12% and the future of housing availability place to live. Community members that an aging population, under- or “Single people and low-income says. “Renters, who as a whole earn from 2013 to 2019 after inflation. in the Regional District of Central are also concerned that housing unemployment, and few rental households cannot reasonably afford less than owners, are much likelier That outpaced the estimated growth Kootenay,” it says. “Many older availability will only get worse as options are making housing difficult market prices” in Kaslo, Slocan to allocate unreasonable amounts to in incomes during that time. residents were concerned that their more people move to the Regional for many people living in the Slocan Valley, Nakusp, and other areas, shelter (42%).” • Commercial short-term rental children and young families would District to retire.” Valley, Arrow Lakes, and North the report’s authors found. “Single While couples (with or properties are becoming more not have the same opportunities in The RDCK board will review Kootenay Lake areas. households, who are often younger without children) and moderate- popular. About 350 such units the housing market as they did. the full report in a few weeks. The draft of the RDCK’s and hold lower wage jobs or are income households earn enough existed as of April 2020, accounting Regional Housing Needs Report older and live off investments or to comfortably purchase a single- for about 1% of the total estimated RDCK housing report has been delivered to the local savings, do not earn enough to detached dwelling, many residents housing demand. government’s board of directors. comfortably rent or purchase a of the area don’t. Support needed provides community snapshots It assesses the current state of traditional dwelling… emphasizing “For instance, the median lone The study found that many by John Boivin, Local Journalism that time. home ownership, rental and non- the importance of non-market parent cannot reasonably afford residents need additional supports Initiative reporter • When adjusted for inflation, market supported housing across support.” any dwelling type…,” the report in order to afford increased housing Kaslo single family homes cost 10% less the RDCK. But it’s a pan-district problem. says. “Singles or very low-income costs. • The area’s population declined than a decade ago. The report found that one in “In 2016, Statistics Canada households cannot reasonably One-third (33%) of renters 12% between 2006 and 2016. That’s • Historical annual construction afford any median dwelling price who completed a housing needs slowing. starts may not be enough to meet New shipment in RDCK, but can, or are close to, assessment survey indicated • There are fewer families and future demand, with an average affording manufactured/ movable that they had accessed housing youth. “Rapids senior growth is the annual deficit of one unit. of fence posts homes.” supports in the last two years. These new normal.” • Vehicle fuel costs are putting and fencing The report’s authors used supports included the food bank, the • 85.4% of all survey significant financial pressure on the Census Canada information, Salvation Army, BC Housing RENT respondents recorded living in a region’s households. Animal feed for public surveys, and interviews with and SAFER programs, shelter beds, single detached home. Nakusp stakeholders in the system to draw • Households with children are • Renting families with children chickens, horses, and various others. their conclusions. “The experience of accessing the most likely to be considered in grew 73% between 2006 and 2016. pigs, sheep, dogs, The goal of the study is to these supports can sometimes be low income. More families with children are cats & more identify housing gaps, opportunities stressful and humiliating and waits • Single people and low-income choosing to rent, but there are fewer Car & truck batteries and partnerships to support local and for subsidies or supports can be long households cannot reasonably afford families with children overall than Septic tanks regional housing projects, and make and paperwork can sometimes be any market housing. before. recommendations as to strategies confusing,” the study found. “There • About 25% of respondents say • Senior growth is the new & pipe and best management to support is also a lot of concern that people their energy bills are unaffordable. normal with the senior cohort We are limiting people housing. who have traditionally been able For renters, that goes up to 40%. growing 52% from 2006 to 2016; to 4 customers in the The sweeping, 750-page to afford housing are increasingly • Housing supply is growing, but projections anticipate that this cohort store at any one time. report looks at housing types being pushed out.” there are fewer primary residences, will continue growing, but by about Social distancing of 6 and availability, as well as how The report says that manifests i.e. more vacation homes are being half between 2016 and 2025. feet is required. the changing demographics and in hidden homelessness, increased built. However, historical annual • Area residents generally earn economics affect housing, including usage rates at places like food banks, construction starts should be enough more money than they used to, Please no sickness to meet future annual demand. though the growth is predominantly allowed in the store. how ‘energy poverty’ affects or people renting in places that are homeowners and renters. further from vital services so they • Rents grew 12% from 2013 to in Electoral Area K. Fir pellets by the pallet or in 1 tonne Among the findings: can get the number of bedrooms 2019 after adjustments for inflation, • Households with children are • The RDCK is growing they need. outpacing the estimated growth in the most likely to be considered in low bulk bags (must be able to move to your modestly – 6% between 2006 and The report also found incomes during that time. income. About 23% of households residence, no delivery of bulk pellets) 2016. It projects population growth dissatisfaction among renters, with Slocan Village, Silverton, New fall below the low-income measure, increasing a further 5% by 2025. low vacancy rates forcing people Denver indicating substantially increased The housing supply is also growing. to stay in rental housing situations • The region’s population grew potential to experience financial Open 10-4 daily, including Sunday • Population growth and that are less than ideal and may lack modestly – 4% – and may grow to hardship. declining household sizes mean necessary supports. 5% by 2025. • Fewer people are participating more people are contributing to the “Forty- three percent (43%) of • Population growth and in the economy: the labour force has demand for RDCK housing, which renter respondents to the housing declining household sizes mean shrunk since 2006, the result of less is anticipated to fall just short of needs survey indicated that they more people are contributing to the employed and unemployed people – estimated building construction were currently looking for rental demand for housing. a possible consequence of a quickly trends. housing,” the study says. Almost • Rapid senior growth is the new aging/ retiring population. • Rapid senior growth is half (46%) were considering leaving normal: 35% senior growth from • The housing supply is growing, the new normal, and the youth their community because of their 2006 to 2016 (only Slocan declined, with primary residence growth of 6% population is shrinking. rental situation. at 10%). between 2006 and 2016, about nine • Growth in renting families It also found a lack of • Families with children are units a year. Construction starts over outpaced owners. supported, or non-market housing renting more often than previously. the last decade (2010-2019) average Community consultations also facilities and programs. Only Nelson • Lone parent and low-income 11 units annually. described the impact of the skewed provides emergency or homeless households are struggling to • Overall, rents grew 12% from housing situation: shelters affiliated with BC Housing. reasonably afford market housing. 2013 to 2019 after adjustments for • Regional employers are Electoral area residents mostly Using Statistics Canada’s 30% inflation, outpacing the estimated finding it very difficult to attract benefit from rental assistance. affordability threshold, lone parent growth in incomes during that time. and retain staff because of Renters and owners are both and low-income households can • Housing projections to 2025 limited housing availability and challenged by the current housing barely afford a bachelor apartment anticipate a possible annual surplus unaffordability. market. and cannot afford more than a of 11 units. • Younger families and single “There are many people in the movable dwelling, emphasizing the • Proportionally, housing is parents are struggling to meet their RDCK who, five years ago, may importance of non-market support. less overcrowded and requires needs. have been able to afford market • Households with children are fewer major repairs but is much • Careers that traditionally housing who are now unable to the most likely to be considered in low less affordable. Electoral Area provided stable, middle-class because of the accelerated cost,” income. About 31% of households K has particularly high rates of incomes are not keeping up with says the report. “Key informants fall below the low-income measure, unaffordability, potentially due to housing prices. routinely pointed out that accessing indicating substantially increased spikes in housing prices around the • Non-profits and social housing is more difficult for potential to experience financial time of data collection. service organizations are routinely everyone, not just marginalized hardship. • Single people and low-income bearing the cost of serving the most populations. More and more, only • The housing supply is growing, households cannot reasonably afford vulnerable in the region. those making more than the median about 7% between 2006 and 2016. market housing. • The housing supply is growing income are insulated from housing • Rents are increasing, 12% • Vehicle fuel costs are putting at about 235 units a year, but the instability.” from 2013 to 2019, outpacing the significant financial pressure on area largest share of dwellings were But the study also found strong estimated growth in incomes during households. September 10, 2020 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 11 Bannock Point sees increase in vandalism and carelessness this year by John Boivin, Local Journalism says Stephan Martineau, manager lot of residents have reached out and campsites with steel fire rings, a “If we see no change in behaviour, Initiative reporter of the Slocan Integral Forestry asked if there was something that parking lot, signage and information we’ll have to act. And talking to Rec The people in charge of Cooperative (SIFCo). could be done. So we are considering kiosks,” he says. “We’ve done a lot of Sites and Trails BC, they are on the maintaining the recreation site at “There’s been a major increase our options,” says Martineau. work over the years, as has Rec Sites same page,” he says. “In a perfect Bannock Point, south of Silverton on in use this summer, and I think it’s The site is officially managed and Trails BC, and we maintain it world to me, it remains free, and Slocan Lake, say that the dramatic overwhelmed the site,” he said. “It’s by Recreation Sites and Trails BC together and we care about it.” people take care of it and we all kind increase in incidents of vandalism, not unique to Bannock – I think we’ve (RSTBC), but SIFCo has been taking He says SIFCo saw similar of co-responsibly make sure the site littering, unattended campfires and seen this across the province this year.” care of it in partnership with them for problems in 2012, and a sign posted remains beautiful. That’s the perfect damage to live trees threatens the free It’s a particular concern for the last 12 years. Martineau says it’s at the time asking for improved scenario.” and open use of the popular recreation people who live in the area above the a shame that damage is being done – behaviours seemed to tamp down the To avoid any changes, users are site. recreation site because of the risk of SIFCo has spent about $150,000 on problems – until this year. He said asked to be responsible and respectful The problems likely stem from wildfires, but it is also a concern for all improvements to the site in that time. nothing will change at the site this of the site: take out anything you bring heavier use this summer from people residents who have used and respected “We’ve done work on wildfire season, but if they have problems at it, camp in designated areas, make sure staying in-province because of the site for decades. mitigation, we’ve added bridges over the beginning of summer 2021, SIFCo your campfire is fully extinguished COVID-19-related travel restrictions, “It’s concerning enough that a waterways, put in outhouses, created and RSTBC may take steps to protect before you leave, don’t damage trees, the site. and report acts of vandalism. Nakusp recruitment In an online posting, SIFCo said if problems persist, it may be necessary to consider making Bannock Point underway to avoid doctor shortage a user-pay recreation site to support by John Boivin, Local Journalism reasons. ER to close temporarily increases a full-time attendant during summer Initiative reporter That left the town with only as well.” months. Nakusp’s physician recruitment four doctors. Then Dr. Chelsea Not having enough doctors also committee is working overtime Anchikoski went on maternity leave. creates an unattractive shift schedule to avoid what they describe as a “The biggest issue with a shortage and workload, he says. Our valley’s green potentially serious doctor shortage. like that is that the emergency Younger doctors are seeking grocer since 1990 But they’re confident they can department at the hospital risks being more of a work-life balance, he says. avoid the situation – at least in the closed at times,” says Abraham, but On one hand that gives Nakusp an short term. he describes that as a “worst case advantage with its active outdoor • Fresh “With three physicians, the town scenario.” community. But the workload will be short of medical services, and “We are actively and for the most remains a difficult issue. • Organic burnout of the remaining docs is a part successfully obtaining locum “Younger GPs looking for a very concerning issue,” says Daniel coverage for the vacant practices, healthy mix don’t really want to Abraham, who’s on the three-person but that is not an ideal or sustainable come to a town where their call load • Wholesome local recruitment committee. “On the solution.” would be one of three or four doctors 1290 Hwy #6 bright side, we have been in contact To maintain full service for – that’s not work-life balance,” with some very promising physicians Nakusp, they need to attract says Abraham. “It’s much easier to Crescent Valley who are interested in our area, and permanent recruits, he says. recruit when it would be one of five we are hopeful that we can sell all of “It’s not something that the town or higher. 250-359-7323 the amazing things that Nakusp has hasn’t faced before either. When In the meantime, the village – Open daily – to offer to them!” my wife and I moved here and she committee is continuing to work with (Closed Christmas & New Year’s day) Almost every rural community started practicing six years ago, there Interior Health to find new recruits. has an ongoing problem with doctor were times when she was one of two And Abraham says they’re feeling recruitment and retention. Abraham or one of three [doctors],” he says. confident they have “some very says this latest chapter for Nakusp “That’s difficult because you don’t promising leads.” began when two doctors left at the work in the clinic when on call, so “We look forward to providing beginning of the year. One retired, the demand- and wait-times naturally some welcome news to the community and one moved to Fernie for personal increase, and the potential for the in the near future,” he says. Kootenay Lake Local Conservation Fund Caribou society awaits Request for Proposals word on maternity pen project The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) and Regional by John Boivin, Local Journalism waiting for the results of a study it to get the project well underway. District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) are seeking proposals for Initiative commissioned on the efficacy of “We could probably scratch our projects that will benefit conservation in the rural areas around The head of the Arrow Lakes maternity pens for caribou, with a way through and get the pen built Kootenay Lake, specifically electoral areas A, D, and E within Caribou Society says they need to focus on whether it would be of use regardless,” he says. “But there are the RDCK. hear by September if the provincial for this herd. Watt is pretty confident two or three large grants we want to government will support their the method is sound. apply for. We have a good project The purpose of the Fund is to provide local financial support caribou maternity pen project this “There was one in Revelstoke – and a good rationale for wanting for important projects that will contribute to the conservation of winter. they ran for five years. There’s one to do it, but we want to be able to our valuable natural areas. Kootenay Lake Local Conservation Hugh Watt says the project has near Moberly Lake, and in Alberta respond positively when asked if it’s Fund (KLLCF) funding is available for conservation projects been on pause for a few months and the Yukon,” he says. “It’s been supported by government.” that result in the reduction to a known threat to biodiversity. The as the society awaits the go-ahead a tool that’s been used to try to boost Watt says the study was supposed themes for the Fund are water conservation, wildlife and habitat from the Province. But they need small caribou populations to report in by June, but has been conservation, and aquatic systems conservation. to hear soon if they’re going to start “The more we look at it and delayed. So he’s waiting, with one Projects that are technically sound and effective, and provide the project in time for next spring’s study it, it seems to be a tool that eye on the calendar, for the results value for money through partnerships with other funders will birthing season. would work for this area. We’re that will give the society the go- be given priority. Proponents must be a registered not-for- “We’re at a watershed moment,” not giving up, we just would like a ahead. profit organization, First Nations band or local government. he says. “To reach out and raise decision so we can proceed or not money through grants for operations, proceed.” Support Unqualified groups or organizations may partner with a qualified we need government support. We The project came out of a well- organization. A Technical Review Committee will review project have to be able to point to that and attended community meeting about the Valley proposals and make recommendations to the RDCK for final say, yes, the government supports the herd in 2019. It will cost about funding approval. this.” $250-$300,000 annually to capture, Voice with To apply for funding, go to https://kootenayconservation.ca/ The project would see about nine feed, and care for the animals, as well kootenay-lake-local-conservation-fund/. Review the Terms females taken from the near-extinct as maintain the fencing. a voluntary of Reference, paying particular attention to Section 8 – Fund Nakusp herd of the Central Selkirk Watt says the society has some Design and then apply using the application form provided. sub-population. They’d be taken to funds in reserve as well as promises subscription an enclosure on a bench above the of support in-kind from other sources. Only $5-$50 The closing date for project submissions is 4:30 pm PDT Nakusp hot springs, and kept safe And while they have been able to October 30, 2020. there to give birth and raise their start some initial work on the pens, Send Cheque or Money Order to: young. getting the province’s approval will Valley Voice, Box 70, Project proposals must be delivered by email to However, the Province is mean they can go after other funding New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 [email protected]. 12 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice September 10, 2020 Provincial search and rescue award a surprise for Kaslo’s Don Hunt by John Boivin, Local Journalism was recognized for his road “I learned an awful lot. The there’s some really nice people helping,” he says. “I miss the Initiative reporter rescue work. camaraderie is wonderful – who are just interested in people, but I don’t miss being A Kaslo man says he was Hunt joined Kaslo Search on call 24/7.” taken aback when he was and Rescue six years ago, after The head of Kaslo SAR, recognized for his contributions retiring from a long career as Stefan Lettrari, said the lifeline to search and rescue operations a dentist in the village. In that award is an honour Hunt well in the area. time, he not only worked on the deserves. “Don’s one of these Dr. Don Hunt was selected as road rescue team, but served as guys who has a great heart. He one of six recipients of the 2020 treasurer and manager of the is always willing to help and Public Safety Lifeline volunteer Kaslo SAR. mentor others,” he says. “We awards last month. “It’s hard on you,” he said of have a bunch of new recruits on “I was just amazed and the sometimes-grim incidents the team, and he’s a great role shocked,” says Hunt. “It was he attended. “But it helps to model for the next generation very nice to be recognized.” have the team, to talk about it of rescuers. The awards, which are afterwards.” “His leadership skills, his granted annually, recognize At 74, he recently retired wonderful knowledge of our people who have made from search and rescue work. backcountry – if he didn’t know “exceptional contributions But he says the time he spent where a certain location was, to emergency and disaster with the group was deeply you were in trouble. He has response” in the province. Hunt rewarding. awesome knowledge of the area you could plug into, which is invaluable.” Gerald (Gerry) Hunt is the second Kaslo Lloyd Dahl resident to be recognized for Don Hunt won a provincial 2020 Public Safety Lifeline Award for his road rescue work with the their service to SAR in as many March 1956 – Kaslo Search and Rescue team. years. Paddy Flanagan was given August 2020 a Lifetime Achievement Award On Tuesday, August 25th, Gerald under the same program in 2019. Dahl passed away peacefully under Hunt was one of six award great care at the Abbotsford Memorial recipients from the more Hospital. After an over 3 year long than 10,000 volunteers in the journey with cancer that he approached province who dedicate their with positivity and healing as best as time to helping others in crisis. he could. Hunt was recognized for his All that knew him will be happy to know he was cracking jokes, sarcasm work on road rescue; others and showing love until his very last moments. were nominated for their air and He was born in Quesnel, B.C. to his late mother Jean Dahl. Growing up ground search and rescue work, they moved around a lot throughout B.C. helping set up communication His love was of Vancouver Island and the West Coast but his heart was networks, and general support always in the Kootenays where he returned. and co-ordination efforts for Gerry lived a versatile, adventurous, open-minded lifestyle leading to all victims of natural disasters. sorts of interesting endeavours. “This is challenging and His freedom way of living annoyed some but inspired many. difficult work, both physically He had many careers including real estate, construction, a dreamer and and emotionally,” said BC Public constant inventor. But the one that stole his heart and was proud to tell the Safety Minister Mike Farnworth tales about was being a West Coast Tree Faller. in a pre-recorded address “You had to be sharp and quick on your feet trying to stay alive everyday”. announcing Hunt’s award. “Still, In 1982 he met Tara Dahl who soon became his wife and mother of his when the call came in, he was 3 children. He was a proud father of his late son Luke who was his pride and there, always available, always joy as his first born. Leaving on earth his 2 daughters Miranda and Emma who ready, to lend a hand to people adored him dearly not only as their father but also their best friend, confidant, in terrible situations. and partner in crime. And although he was happy to warn people that ‘kids “Don’s sincere dedication would ruin your life,’ he loved his children dearly, was very proud of them and commitment to helping and forever cheering them on. A dedicated father that did everything he could the community of Kaslo and to provide for them and do his best to prepare them for this crazy ride called surrounding area is evident in life. Even though he only had a few biological kids he had many throughout everything he has done and the years look up to him as a father, best friend and homie. continues to do.” We will all miss his insight, wisdom, knowledge, positivity, realism, love Hunt’s plaque will be on its and humour. way to his home soon. Most of So many friends and family to name them all but he will be especially the usual pomp and ceremony missed by his partner and best friend Sonya of Hills, B.C. that surrounds the issuing of He would want everyone to remember and laugh about the good memories. the awards this year has been Not to have too much sorrow as he is not in pain anymore. To all become part cancelled due to the pandemic. of a movement to make this planet an even better place to live. In the meantime, the double- He had so much love for life, nature, music, nutrients and helping anyone retiree isn’t slowing down. He’s in any way he could. spending his days enjoying Couple words from Gerry lately... the great outdoors – hiking, “Smile, so the world doesn’t piss on ya” • Excavating, utility trenching, grading and site preparation climbing, ATVing, and skiing. “Drink water and take care of yourself” • Tree, shrub, rock and mulch installation “Everything is perfection” • Retaining walls, paving stones and drainage solutions Support the “I’d do it all again” • Dump trailer Memorials will be held for Gerry in a few of his favourite places in small Valley Voice covid friendly groups and environments. We would like to honour the road trip he was planning right ‘til his last days. Precise and efficient with with a voluntary More information will be announced. reasonable rates. subscription In Lieu of Flowers please make donations to: The Fraser Valley Health Serving the West Care Foundation – ARH Palliative. The family would like to express many Kootenays – Nakusp, thanks to the team in The Complex Care Palliative Unit at Abbotsford Memorial Castlegar, Nelson and Only $5-$50 Hospital for the exceptional care, understanding, and empathy for Gerry and in between family. Send Cheque or Money Order Please send photos, videos, songs, stories, ideas and questions to: Call Mitch to: Valley Voice, Box 70, [email protected] 587-226-8603 New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 September 10, 2020 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 13 Trustee candidates debate school board’s future makeup by John Boivin, Local Journalism allows me to incorporate the culture She said this was especially true Daycare concerns now it will be taken over by the school Initiative reporter and desires of the community into the with COVID-19 impacting all aspects All three candidates at the virtual board. I need to have more financial Four candidates for the position of strategic planning process.” of district operations. meeting said they supported the idea of info to make a decision that wouldn’t trustee of School District 10 (Arrow “In my past term, the board the new daycare at Nakusp Elementary put our children at risk, if enrollment Lakes) made their pitch to voters in a completed an overhaul of the policy School. But they all also cautioned was low and there was a financial unique all-candidate’s debate last week. manual,” she added. “With the changes they wanted more information – about burden that would inadvertently Three of the candidates took part caused by COVID-19, the ministry will how it would run, who would run it, impact programming available to in the virtual debate, held at the school be making the school boards develop and questions about its financing and children.” board offices on August 31. The fourth, new policies for governing. I am ready possible impact on district operations. The complete video of the debate Judy Struck, was unable to attend, to put in the work to achieve results.” “It’s a necessary addition to the can be viewed on the SD 10 website. but submitted written responses to the The fresh voice community,” said Carlee Hughes, Voters in Nakusp and area go prepared questions. Steve Gascon described himself as in comments that echoed the other to the polls in the byelection on About 30 people joined in the the ‘outsider’ candidate in the field. candidates. “However, it was my Saturday, September 12 to choose the Zoom meeting to hear the candidates’ “My position outside the current understanding it was going to be new trustee for Nakusp, the central positions on issues from leadership and political structure is advantageous,” managed by a non-profit first, and attendance zone of the district. governance to the proposed daycare for he said. Nakusp Elementary School. Carlee Hughes “I can bring a fresh set of eyes and For the most part it was a sedate Experience a fresh perspective to the challenges PEARSON, affair, with little engagement between Judy Struck also mentioned her and opportunities we are going to the candidates or differences of opinion. concrete experience on the board as a face as a board. The current board has Roderick The public had little to ask the candidates major attribute for voters. great institutional memory, and great Murray either, and the whole event ended about “There are always changes in experience, on it and I think someone PEARSON, Roderick Murray 45 minutes earlier than scheduled. government and legislation, but the role who can look at things from a different (Mur) passed away on August 19, The candidates were most passionate of the board does not change,” she said. point of view and isn’t afraid to hold 2020 at the age of 63 years while fly about saying why they wanted to be a “I feel my current strength is my past those accountable will be very valuable.” fishing at one of his favourite places, trustee. experience on the school board. It is the “I’m a different voice, a strong Fry Creek near Kootenay Lake. He Management skills board’s job to develop policies to achieve advocate for students needs, an ally for was born on September 17, 1956 in Aidan McLaren-Caux pointed to his success. My experience with doing this is teachers and staff, and we need others to Flin Flon, Manitoba. experience on numerous boards in the how I can help the board govern.” engage in political process.” He was pre-deceased by his parents community as a feature of his candidacy. Elsie in 2008 and Frank in 2018. He is “In a time with great transition, with survived by his two siblings Jim and all the things going on in the world, what Nona and their families: Jim (Donna De the board needs is skilled and creative Fraine) Pearson with son Ryan, and daughters MaryEllen (Andrew) Machuk leadership to navigate the uncertain with Mitchell and twins Heidi and Dominic, Melissa Pearson (Jon Ng) with times, and I believe I can offer that,” Violet and Nathan, and Paula (Joe) Watkins with twins Philip and Pearson, he said. and Nona (Doug) Flemming with Carly and Julie. He added that experience had He graduated from Grade 12 at Hapnot Collegiate before moving to taught him the diplomacy involved in Toronto with his parents in 1974 and starting to look for his purpose in life. thoughtful decision-making. He spent time in Ottawa, Cominco in Trail, T&H Sawmill and the golf course “It makes for good theatre and in Kaslo, University of Victoria and a golf course in Victoria, and Pitt River politics to charge in with a flaming near Vancouver. He was not a big city person and he finally found his sweet Judy Struck Steve Gascon standard, but it doesn’t get things done,” spot outdoors with a 31 year career as the Custodian for the Meadow Creek he said. “Building consensus through spawning channel north of Kootenay Lake. Internationally, with his fluent collaboration and engagement with Spanish he spent months of some winters playing baseball and teaching stakeholders, seeing all sides of an issue, English in Costa Rica and Panama. He also worked construction in the Kaslo and respecting varying perspectives and area for a number of winters. building those solutions that best fit the Mur was devoted to sports as an athlete and challenges we face – that’s the best way coach for most of his life. He played on some to accomplish positive change.” Flin Flon league champion hockey teams when he was quite young and he wished he had been named Brooks after his baseball idol, Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles. He was an extreme participant in baseball and hockey in Kaslo and also really enjoyed fly fishing. During the trip to Panama, he knocked on Chico Salmon’s door to talk about Chico’s career as an Oriole during their World Series years. His family knew he had many friends in Kaslo but the expressions of appreciation for his character and his participation in the Kaslo community have been overwhelming. Naming the Murray Pearson Ball Park is an honour to his memory and an honour for his family. He did his part for the environment by not owning a car for probably 40 years and although he had a casual awareness of technology, he never owned a phone or computer. He Aidan McLaren-Caux was always available for his friends and we would especially like to thank Community knowledge Lorna, Maggie, John, Karma and Glen for all their help at this time. Friends and relatives are invited to a Celebration of Life to be held for As a third-generation Nakuspian, Murray in Kaslo on Saturday, September 26, 2020. Because of COVID-19 Carlee Hughes said her understanding restrictions limiting groups to 50 people, the actual ceremony is planned to of the community gives her insight into be held at the Murray Pearson Ball Park and it will be live-streamed to the decision making. “Understanding where we are now internet and to other venues in Kaslo. and where we want to go will be my Arrangements are still being made so greatest asset,” she said. please watch for details. “I am a good communicator and I If friends so desire, memorial feel I have a deep understanding of the donations may be made to the Kaslo culture of our community and of School & District Arena Association https:// District 10. I see value in collaboration kasloarena.ca/ and the Kaslo & District and open mindedness.” Public Library https://kaslo.bc.libraries. With a new strategic planning coop/ . Expressions of sympathy process beginning soon, she said her can be forwarded to the family at the roots in Nakusp would inform that Thompson Funeral Service website at process. https://www.thompsonfs.ca/obituary/ “That community connection I have roderick-pearson/ 14 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice September 10, 2020 Hospice Society of North Kootenay Lake chosen for the treasure fund submitted the hospice society as the North Kootenay Lake area. while the hunt is ongoing, The hospice society the Kaslo Outdoor Recreation The Hospice Society recipient of the funds. Clues appear one by one a treasure fund, to which will use the money to and Trails Society, and the of North Kootenay Lake is The Community Fund on a treasure hunt website anyone can donate, is fund workshops and make Kootenay Lake Historical the recipient of this year’s of North Kootenay Lake until someone finally works accumulating. The finder of available information about Society. The 2021 treasure $1,065 treasure fund. The Society (CFNKLS), with the out the location of the box the treasure may choose a green burial. box has already been made. treasure hunt kicked off on sponsorship of Pennywise, and claims it along with local charity to receive the In previous years, the The local community is set July 18, and Kaslo resident organizes the annual its treasure. Additionally, treasure fund. treasure fund has benefited to benefit again next summer. Heather Steinmann found treasure hunt. A beautifully the treasure box on August crafted wooden treasure 5 near the Old Wagon Road box containing $250 is west of Kaslo. Heather chose hidden somewhere in the

Heather Steinmann found the treasure in this year’s treasure hunt, an annual fundraiser of the Community Foundation of North Kootenay Lake with sponsorship from Pennywise.

A cheque for $1,065, the proceeds of the treasure fund, is presented to the Hospice Society of North Kootenay Lake (HSNKL). L to R: Honora Cooper, president, CFNKLS; Barney Gilmore, secretary, CFNKLS; Bev Peacock, Executive Director, HSNKL; Heather Steinmann; Phyllis White, president, HSNKL. September 10, 2020 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 15 PHOTO CREDIT: SUSAN MULKEY CREDIT: PHOTO

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A pride sidewalk now graces Kaslo’s main street. Having trouble Pride 2020 graces the streets of Kaslo acquiring a new submitted The Kaslo Pride Committee, Kaslo Community Pharmacy,” said home construction Pride, which is typically a group of local young women, Shannon Isaac, Kaslo and Up the permit? recognized across the globe during received a grant from RBC Future Lake Youth Network coordinator. Servicing New the month of June, finally graced Launch Community Challenge in “We laughed, danced and ate We can Denver, Nakusp, the streets of Kaslo after a minor November of 2019, to install a pride delicious cupcakes donated by the Help. delay due to the onset of COVID. crosswalk, raise a pride flag, and Bluebelle Bistro. We marched with Kaslo & Slocan It’s a time when LGBTQ2S+ band deliver a proclamation to the Village pep in our step across the colourful area together with the freedom to openly of Kaslo. Tatum Hearne, who planted bands of fresh paint, feeling as express our affections and gender the seed to paint a pride crosswalk though we held history in our hands. Contact Jesse Oldham identity – a freedom that is often still over a year ago, says it’s an important We felt pride in our hearts as we being fought for today. step for the LGBTQ2S+ community. raised a flag to represent our voices in (licenced HPO Builder) Pride celebrations are intended “I hope that when members of support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, to be many things. They address the community see the crosswalk transgendered, queer, two-spirit and (cell # 250 551 2593) • [email protected] systemic barriers, raise awareness it will help them feel more sexual and gender fluid community.” and reduce prejudices that continue publicly acknowledged, proud, and to harm the LGBTQ2S+ community. respected,” Hearne said. They also provide visibility and an “It was truly delightful to catch opportunity to convey support for rainbow reflections flickering across LGBTQ2S+ friends, community familiar faces, young and old, and culture. socially distanced at the corner of Ed Perepolkin The family of Edward Perepolkin wish to announce his passing on August 28, 2020 at the Arrow Lakes Hospital, in Nakusp. Ed’s health had deteriorated over the last few years and he took great comfort in knowing that he was surrounded by loving family throughout that time and to the very end. Edward was born in New Denver on May 4, 1942 and made his home in Hills for many years. In 2009, he built his retirement home on the shores of Summit Lake, where he continued to reside until one week before his passing. Edward owned and operated his own logging truck company for many decades. He was also one of the original co-founders/owners of Three Islands Resort campground, at Summit Lake. Although Ed never married or had children of his own, he was a wonderful and generous uncle to 18 nieces and nephews and 30 great nieces and nephews. He is survived by his sister Vera Aura of Revelstoke, brother Joe Perepolkin of Vernon, brother Alex Perepolkin of Hills and sister Linda Dennis, of Nakusp. He was predeceased by his parents Ely and Anne Perepolkin, sister Frances Kostiuk and brother Ely Perepolkin Jr. As per Ed’s wishes, there will only be a private family gathering to commemorate his passing, with burial taking place at the Hills Community Cemetery. Rest in peace, Ed…until we meet again. Valley Funeral Home in care of arrangements. 16 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice September 10, 2020 WildSafeBC celebrates BC Goes Wild month submitted In Kaslo and Area D, Brian Page with WildSafeBC prizes 30%. This phase for bears is For more information discover recent reports of bears, September is ‘BC Goes kicked off BC Goes Wild month to be won. called hyperphagia, and it is on electric fencing options, cougars, coyotes, wolves or Wild’ month. WildSafeBC is at Legacy Park in Kaslo on In New Denver- Nakusp, an important time for bears contact your local WildSafeBC other wildlife in conflict online celebrating the diversity of September 3 with a display, Cora will host booths at local in which they require about coordinator (Cora for New at WildSafeBC’s Wildlife Alert wildlife within our province, attended KORTS AGM on Sept farmers’ markets and recycling 20,000 calories per day. Since Denver-Nakusp @ 778- Reporting Program (WARP), and aims to increase education 8, and will attend local farmers’ depots, participate in Harvest bears are also opportunistic 987-3652 or newdenver@ available at www.wildsafebc. opportunities in our communities markets and host a month- Fest on September 25 in New feeders, they will eat almost wildsafebc.com; Brian for Kaslo com/warp. This program allows to learn about how to reduce long online contest on the Denver, host a bear spray anything they can get their @ 905-977-8288 or kaslo@ you to see what wildlife has been human-wildlife conflict. WildSafeBC Kaslo Facebook workshop in New Denver paws on – garbage, fruit trees, wildsafebc.com). For assistance reported in your neighbourhood on September 25 from 6 to livestock, compost, freezers with picking fruit, contact and you can sign up for e-mail 7:30 pm, and host an electric and coolers. As a result, it Harvest Share at 250-354-8120 alerts for new sightings. fencing workshop in Burton on becomes particularly important if you are in the New Denver WildSafeBC Kaslo and September 29 from 6:30 to 8 pm to manage our attractants while and Silverton region, the Root Area D, and New Denver, (contact Cora for registration bears seek food rewards within and Branch Society at 250-265- Silverton, Nakusp and Area K, and information at newdenver@ our communities. For example, 3458 or rootandbranchharvest@ are grateful for the generous wildsafebc.com). keep your garbage secured until gmail.com if you are in the support the programs receive The BC Goes Wild photo collection day; pick your fruit if Nakusp region, or the North from their funders, including the contest is also back! There you have fruit trees or have the Kootenay Lake Community Village of Kaslo, the Village of is a $100 cash prize and fruit harvested by a local fruit Services Food Hub at 250-353- New Denver, Village of Nakusp, WildSafeBC hat to be won. gleaning program; consider 7120 or [email protected] if you the Regional District of Central Photos can be taken in British installing electric fencing if you are in the Kaslo region. Kootenay, the Columbia Basin Columbia between January 1 and have livestock, bee hives or fruit Please report wildlife Trust, the British Columbia September 30, 2020, and should trees; manage your compost; conflicts to the Conservation Conservation Foundation and follow the WildSafeBC Code and keep your freezers and Officer Service at 1-877- the BC Ministry of Environment of Conduct for photographing coolers clean and secured. 952-7277. Residents can also and Climate Change Strategy. wildlife. Submissions are due by September 30, 2020. More details at https://wildsafebc. com/get-involved/2020-photo- contest/ In our region, the species we experience the most human- wildlife conflict with is black bears. As we approach fall, the bears have become especially active in preparation for winter denning. During this transition of the seasons, bears eat as much as possible to increase their body weight by approximately THANK YOU & AN UPDATE: SNK’MIP MARSH SANCTUARY Summer 2020 restoration: The Valhalla Foundation for Ecology, in concert with wetland restoration expert Robin Annschild, has developed a conceptual plan for the Sanctuary. To this end, the southern portion of the Sanctuary has now been rehabilitated. The area will be planted with tree seedlings and a special wetland grass-seed mix and by next spring will be nicely greened up. The interlaced gravel roads in that area have been removed and decompacted to restore natural wetland topography; ponds and pools have been created for amphibians. The gravel pit has been filled in and restored to riparian habitat. The road that previously skirted the east perimeter of the marsh has been restored to wetland. Walkers are asked to use the rail-trail (directly above the marsh) to move between one end of the Sanctuary and the other. Moving ahead, the north end of the Sanctuary will be the focal area for public visitation. We plan to maintain the current gated vehicular access road (for emergency vehicles and for handicapped access) and to develop a pleasant walking loop trail along wetlands and through the forest. Next year we plan to create several more large wetland ponds where school groups can get “up close and personal” with pond life, and develop some Brain Montgomery, WildSafeBC coordinator for Kaslo and Area D. scenic viewpoints for visitors to enjoy this very special place. Our thanks to: Slocan and District Technical Robin Annschild, wetland restoration biologist, engineering and project design (in association with Tom Biebighauser) • Stuart and Mike Nelson, Silverton Transport Limited • Leh Smallshaw, Drone operator and GIS Rescue Society needs your support mapper • Miranda Cross, wetland restoration expert • Marilyn James, for educating us and for permission to submitted so if you have a medical able to assist. That might not work on land which is within unceded Sinixt territory • All the volunteers (the muscle) who came out to help with As members of the Slocan emergency and phone 911 for always be the case. pond creation • Chef Tara Lynn Betts, for feeding us all • Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (planting of and District Technical Rescue an ambulance, we’ll be there. Please consider donating native species and removal of invasive species) • Lucerne School and the Know Your Watershed educational Society, we are well aware Because of our commitment to help us raise funds for our program • K.L. Kivi • Amber Peters • WestWord Communications for videography • Gary Davidson for bird advice of the challenges we all face and our proximity, we are emergency rescue boat, for • Jakob Dulisse (amphibian surveys) • Kootenay Conservation Program • Slocan Lake Stewardship Society and are doing our part to stop the first ones who show up to everyone’s benefit. You can • Regional District Area H Director Walter Popoff • Member of Parliament (and bird expert) Richard Cannings the spread of COVID-19. assist you. e-transfer to slocanrescue@ • Lorna Visser (project lead, logistics, communications) • The late Mr. Eric Day • Biologist Ron Jakimchuk • At the same time, we are Now, because of the gmail.com, deposit into our Valley Voice newspaper always ready to leap into our growing population in the Heritage Credit Union account And last but certainly not least: our funders rescue gear and do whatever it valley, and a huge increase in in Slocan Park, or send a takes to help our community. tourism, we are fundraising for cheque to Slocan and District Vancouver Foundation Whether we are responding an emergency rescue boat. We Technical Rescue Society, PO Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative to a motor vehicle accident need to raise half the value for Box 42, Slocan, BC V0G 2C0. Columbia Basin Trust: Environment Grants program (MVA), hiking or biking a rescue boat in a three-year We want to invite all Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program incident over an embankment, period in order to qualify for interested local folks to come Craighead Institute our rope rescue technicians BC Gaming Grant dollars. out and join our team. We And the many private and anonymous donors, and local friends of the marsh, who stepped will come to the rescue. As Only a few weeks ago, always need more volunteers up and spoke up when we needed it (you know who you are)… a heartfelt thank you! many of us are members of some folks in a boat capsized to learn skills to become a part the Slocan Fire Department, and called for help, but as we of our society, for the safety of we will be the ones showing did not have a boat we could our community. up if your house is on fire, too. not help them. Luckily in Wishing you all a safe end We are also first responders, this case, a fellow boater was of summer 2020. September 10, 2020 The Valley Voice NAKUSP & THE ARROW LAKES 17 New men’s outreach project to prevent violence submitted indicate a 20-30% increase in violence “The objective of the program will be felt by the entire region and helped over 41 men in the region to A new men’s outreach project has in certain areas due to COVID-19 is three-fold,” says Gordon. “It will throughout our community.” date. ASLCS is a non-profit charity, been announced by Arrow & Slocan (CBC 27 April) and ASLCS strengthen ASLCS’s current men’s The project has been made possible providing community based social Lakes Community Services (ASLCS). anticipates this trend to continue in program with the development of a by a grant through the Government of service solutions for over 44 years. “We know that everyone is going our area. “This project will provide virtual educational platform. It will Canada’s Emergency Community The organization delivers over 20 through a very complex time due to the means to meet the demands of educate the general public about Support Fund with the support of diverse programs and services such as the stresses of COVID-19; isolation, this trend with innovative approaches preventing violence against women the Nakusp and Area Community transit, employment services, men’s, economic slow-downs and anxiety which will appeal to a broad range and girls, as well as all people of all Foundation. women’s, and children’s counseling, over what the future holds,” said of diverse clients and their families,” genders, races and sexual orientations. Founded in 2017, the men’s home support, social enterprise, food Cameron Gordon, men’s outreach says Gordon. Finally, it will provide additional outreach program at ASLCS has bank and more. coordinator at the men’s outreach The project will include the access to a registered therapist for program at Arrow & Slocan Lakes development of online interactive counselling services.” Community Services, “and this is workshops facilitated by professionals, Gordon says resources for men causing more and more domestic focusing on communication, parenting, are historically very limited. “Turn the violence cases, abuses and violent anger management, and other topics PAGE will provide increased access to encounters.” that help men in relationships. As services and resources, foster inclusion The new ASLCS project is well, the program will involve and increase quality of life,” he says. called ‘Turn the PAGE’ (Promoting creating educational materials and “The project addresses the source Awareness and Global Education). developing platforms to educate and of most violence directly. The ripple Results of federal consultations raise awareness. effect of men’s healthy relationships

Considering Development? Residential, Commercial, Industrial? In the Village of Nakusp? Contact Investment Ready Nakusp Today. A new men’s program has been announced by Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services, funded by a federal program with the support of the Nakusp James, 250-870-6261, [email protected], www.InvestmentReadyNakusp.ca and Area Community Foundation (NACF). Pictured here are Cameron Gordon, men’s outreach coordinator, and Karen Hamling, treasurer of NACF. Investment Ready Nakusp seeking development sites MADDEN TIMBER submitted and contractors to inquire and find Your Investment Ready Nakusp out more. (IRN) Leadership Team wants to “Know that this initiative is CONSTRUCTION INC hear from you! taking tangible steps encouraging IRN launched last summer, economic diversification and LICENCED BUILDER and identified ten development growth through land development sites within the village. The promotion and positioning,” says 250-265-1807 team provided an assessment of James Kay, project lead. “IRN will the land use designation in the try to facilitate new opportunities for Official Community Plan, zoning landowners in Nakusp.” within the Zoning Bylaw, servicing, Next steps include assisting development permit, and other owners in preparing plans, concept pertinent details, along with an drawings and proformas to support opinion on development potential. their investment in development or During the course of this initiative, marketing of opportunities. one site sold, one site is under “Nakusp’s bylaws are among contract, and two properties are the most permissive in the region,” under application for subdivision. A says Kay. “Village staff are always great start. available to discuss opportunities The team is announcing phase and address questions. In addition to two, seeking development sites application support, IRN is working to help position for development, to highlight the people and processes growth, or investment. In concert available to help.” with the new OCP, Nakusp is IRN is a partnership between getting the word out that it’s the the Village of Nakusp (both council place in the Arrow Lakes region for and staff), the Nakusp & Area housing, commerce and industry. Development Board, Nakusp and Building permits are up – new District Chamber of Commerce, housing, additions, commercial and Columbia Basin Trust, and Arrow & industrial. 2020 is trending ahead of Slocan Lakes Community Services. all years in the last decade, except Please find more information at for the exceptional 2019. Fueling https://investmentreadynakusp.ca this growth is the persistent shortage CONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTION of housing: rentals are very limited, Considering and only 14 residential listings are Community Service? LOG AND TIMBER FRAME under $500k. IRN is grant-funded, and these Consider Nakusp Rotary CERTIFIED PASSIVE HOUSE services are being offered at no Call Sara for cost to the owner. The team invites DESIGN AND BUILD landowners, realtors, developers Details: 250-354-2833 18 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice September 10, 2020 Contract for new Kootenay Lake ferry awarded to Western Pacific Marine submitted Mungall, MLA for Nelson-Creston diesel-electric with all the systems, to address capacity and safety issues. operational impacts. Work will begin later this year on behalf of Claire Trevena, BC’s equipment and components required There will also be improvements The Province consulted with ferry on a new electric-ready ferry for Minister of Transportation and for electric propulsion. The vessel to terminal amenities, including users, area residents and businesses Kootenay Lake, providing passengers Infrastructure. “The new, cleaner will be fully converted to electric upgrades to washroom facilities, about proposed improvements to the with a larger, cleaner and more ferry will move more people more propulsion by 2030, once shore new sheltered waiting areas, EV service, safety and infrastructure of accessible vessel. efficiently, improving community power is installed and reliability of charging stations, and greenspace the Kootenay Lake ferry in 2016 and The $62.9-million contract to connections and local economies.” the technology advances for use on improvements. Preliminary land in 2018. Key changes were made to build the new Kootenay Lake ferry The new ferry will be ready a daily basis. preparation, including tree removal the final project plan because of the has been awarded to Western Pacific for service in early 2023, and will As part of CleanBC, the Province and utilities work at the terminal input received. Marine Ltd. of Vancouver, following more than double the capacity of the is working to transition the entire entrance and along the highway, is The Kootenay Lake Ferry a procurement process that shortlisted MV Balfour, which will be retired inland ferry fleet to electric propulsion scheduled to occur this fall and winter. Service Improvements project is three BC firms as finalists. The from service. The new ship will by 2040. The main contract is scheduled for funded in part by the Government of other two finalists were Nakusp’s be able to accommodate up to 55 The Kootenay Lake Ferry Service tender in early 2021. Canada through the New Building WaterBridge Steel and North vehicles and, used in tandem with Improvements project includes Minor dredging has been Canada Fund’s Provincial-Territorial Vancouver’s Allied Shipbuilders Ltd. the larger MV Osprey 2000, will improvements to the two terminals. completed in the West Arm as part Infrastructure Component-National “This is an exciting milestone for reduce sailing waits during the busy The parking and passenger areas, as of the project. The MV Osprey and Regional Projects. a project that will significantly benefit summer months. well as the entrance to the terminals completed its first low-water For more information, visit www. the entire region,” said Michelle The new vessel will be a hybrid from the highway, will be improved season post-dredge with no adverse gov.bc.ca/kootenaylakeferryproject. SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES – NOW MORE THAN EVER! Cornucopia with others. We have hand sanitizer at the door as well as at the tills. 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Open Mon-Sat, 8 am-5 pm Takeout available 250-353-7716; 250-353-7717 Nitrile gloves must be put on (available beside the door) when entering and Valley Voice discarded (beside the door) when leaving. Jones Boys Boats Open 1-833-501-1700; [email protected]; www.valleyvoice.ca Phone orders and pick-up available. E-transfer payment available at cresbay@ We are open for business! telus.net • 250-265-3747 www.jonesboysboats.com Wilds of Canada Cycle 250.353.2550 [email protected] Bicycle sales and service Kal Tire Nakusp https://www.facebook.com/Jonesboysboats Open Thurs-Fri, 10 am-5 pm Open Mon-Sat, 8 am-5 pm Drop-off service for bicycle repairs. Call for appointment: 250-358-7941 Call or book online for appointment or tire purchases. Emergency and commer- Kaslo Hotel cial work done as required. Please only one customer in showroom at a time. Open! Pub 3 pm daily. Kitchen open 3 pm-10 pm for dine-in and take-out. Front SLOCAN Payments accepted by Debit or Credit. NO CASH please. desk 8 am-8 pm for check-in and reservations. Strict sanitizing protocols in Sanitization precautions being taken in showroom and all customer vehicles. place. 250-353-7714; kaslohotel.com; Facebook. Mountain Valley Station Gas/Convenience Visit our Facebook page for full details. 250-265-4155, www.kaltire.com Open regular hours 8 am-7 pm daily Kaslo Husky Bottle Depot open Tues-Sat 9-5, closed holidays Kim’s Kustoms Open Mon-Fri, 6 am-8 pm; Sat & Sun 8 am-8 pm Taking precautions for everyone’s health and safety Open regular hours, 8:30 am-5:30 pm Physical distancing measures in effect. 250-353-2205 250-355-2245 250-265-4012 Kaslo Community Pharmacy Village of Slocan – Fitness Centre, Library, Campground, Marvin’s Small Motor Repairs Open Monday-Friday 9:30 am-5:30 pm Playgrounds Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm; Sat 9 am-5 pm We look forward to serving you! Village Office open by appointment. Other facilities temporarily closed. Open regular hours 250-265-4911 Welcome to shop by visiting during business hours or: Campground open June 15 to BC residents, self-contained units only. By phone: 250-353-2224, By fax: 250-353-2336, By email: [email protected] 250-355-2277, [email protected], www.slocancity.com Nakusp Computers For prescription refills online visit: kaslopharmacy.myrefill.ca Open Mon-Fri, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm 403 Front Street, PO Box 550, Kaslo V0G 1M0 Slocan Village Market 250-265-0129; [email protected]; facebook.com/nakuspcomputers [email protected], phone 250-353-2224, fax 250-353-2336 Open. Limiting number of customers in the store. Providing gloves and masks Nakusp Glass to shoppers. Kul Nijjar, REALTOR(R) Fair Realty Ltd. We are accepting orders by phone for pick-up for those who prefer not to Open Open enter the store. We are also offering delivery services on a weekly basis. Drop in, call or email to make an appointment. [email protected], 250-505-4722 250-355-2211, [email protected] 250-265-3252, [email protected] Sunnyside Naturals Nakusp Taxi Open Mon-Sat, 9 am-6 pm WINLAW Pick-up and delivery of anything from licenced food, beverage and retail stores. Physical distancing measures in effect. Food takeout Emery Herbals Botanical Dispensary, Healing Suites and 250-265-8222 Phone orders and delivery available. 250-353-9667 Teaching Centre Royal LePage Selkirk Realty Village of Kaslo The Botanical Dispensary Open Thurs and Fri, 12-4. Limit of one client in the shop at a time. Open Mon-Fri 9:30 am - 4:30 pm with COVID-19 safety precautions in place. Open 10 am-3 pm, Mon-Fri. We’re also available by phone or email. Order requests can be sent to [email protected] or by phoning 250- Our agents are more than happy to help! [email protected], 250-353-2311 x101, www.kaslo.ca, facebook.com/KasloBC/ 250-265-3635; [email protected] 226-7744 for pick-up using our safe pick-up guidelines. We offer a $10 local Woodbury Resort ship rate and all local orders over $75 are shipped free. We ship once weekly. Shon’s Bike - Ski - Stay Boat rentals, Camping, Fishing! Angler Incentive Program Depot Our online shop is https://emeryherbals.com/online-apothecary/ Mon-Sat, 9 am - 5:30 pm Ph: 250-353-7717; Fax 250-353-2004 [email protected] • Colleen Emery, RHT (CHAofBC) is conducting all client consultation online Please drop off bike repairs to the rear entrance (in alley) of the shop. No or via the phone. Priority is for acute cases, new clients are welcome. appointments are necessary for bike tune-ups. Our coffee shop and lounge • All classes have moved online at this time. area is currently closed. SLOCAN VALLEY All 2019 bikes are on sale. Gaia Tree Whole Foods For all inquiries, call us as (250) 265-3332, email: [email protected], website: NEW DENVER New COVID hours: Mon-Sat, 10 am-5 pm (closed Sun) www.shons.ca, Facebook: Shon’s Bike - Ski - Stay. Email to order for pick-up Glacier View Service [email protected] 250-226-7255 Studio Connexion Art Gallery Open 7 days, 8 am - 6 pm Open by appointment or by chance Tues-Sat 11 am-4 pm 250-358-2445 Kootenay Country Craft Distillery 250-265-8888; 203 Fifth Ave NW, Nakusp Open for online/telephone sales. Tasting room closed. New Denver Coin Laundry Hand sanitizer available. Open 9 am-7 pm, 7 days a week Save-On-Foods [email protected] Use your intelligence, engage in physical distancing and wash hands when you Open 8 am - 7 pm daily; 7-8 am for seniors and people with health issues needing 250-355-2702 come in and when you leave. Soap is good. The premises are being cleaned more space to shop. Max customer limit in place. Please shop individually; leave twice a day. recycle bags at home; No bottle returns at this time. Mama Sita’s Contact: Wendy @ 358-7792 or Rod – phone numbers on signs inside the building. 250-265-3662. Store Manager: Duncan, Asst. Manager: Ryan Open for dine-in, take-out and delivery. Outdoor seating. 9 am-7 pm. Phone or come in. 250-226-7070. New Denver Community Pharmacy Open Mon-Fri, 10 am-5:30 pm KASLO & AREA We look forward to serving you! SLOCAN PARK ACE Building Centre-Kaslo Welcome to shop by visiting during business hours or: StillPoint Pottery Open 7:30-5 Mon-Sat, Open Sundays and most stat holidays 10-2 By phone: 250-358-2500, By fax: 250-358-2524, By email: kaslopharm@gmail. 250 226-6876, 3019 Slocan Valley East Road, Slocan Park 250-353-7628, [email protected], www.kaslobuilding.com com (please use reference “NDCP”) You are welcome to visit us Tues-Sat, 10 am-4 pm in a safe, hygienic environment. 309 6th Avenue, New Denver V0G 1S0 For updates check Facebook, Instagram or our web page stillpointpottery.ca Angry Hen Brewing Company Open for patio and inside seating with off-sales for beer to go, 7 days a week! New Market Foods Your business could be listed here Phone to pre-order or to arrange a ‘beer-it-forward’ delivery for a friend. 250- Open every day, 8 am-6 pm for only $10 + GST 353-7446, [email protected], Facebook, Instagram. You are welcome to come and shop. Keep your distance as much as you can September 10, 2020 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 19 Nelson youth celebrate a year of school strikes – with more to come submitted one of the most active in Canada, crimes against humanity. Calypso Blackman agreed, saying, strike on September 25, to encourage Since August 2019, Ginger has several asks of the government. While none of these actions “The amount of support our actions governments to do just that. Osecki and Calypso Blackman have They ask that municipal, provincial, have so far been taken, the youth over the past year have received shows FFF member Oscar Hunter said, been striking outside Nelson City Hall and federal governments declare a organizers of Fridays for Future that there is widespread public support “In recent months, climate change every Friday, shifting to digital strikes climate emergency, aim to transition are confident that their actions are for meaningful climate action. We are seems to be viewed as a less pressing from March to July. This is the 52nd for net-zero emissions by 2025, and creating change, even while they call confident that governments will see issue. We know that emissions are week of consecutive school strikes create citizens’ assemblies to oversee on governments to do more. Youth this, and take the necessary action to still rising, and we need to take for the climate in Nelson. They have this transition. In collaboration with striker Mason Voykin said, “Even protect our planet.” action urgently. To that end, we will been joined on various days by other Stop Ecocide Canada, the group is though governments municipally, Although this week marks a be holding a COVID-safe event in strikers, youth and adults alike. The also asking the federal government provincially, and federally have so far year of student strikes in Nelson and September, in coordination with the September 20 Global Strike, which in to support making ecocide (mass failed to take action on our requests, more than two years globally, FFF global day of action. We hope to have Nelson attracted 1,500-2,000 people, destruction of the environment) a we have contributed significantly member Ginger Osecki says that enough people at the park to line the was, to the best of our knowledge, crime at the International Criminal to the general conversation around the movement is still going strong, orange bridge from end to end, six Nelson’s biggest ever general strike. Court, alongside genocide, war climate change, locally and on a putting pressure on governments feet apart.” Nelson’s Fridays for Future group, crimes, crimes of aggression, and wider scale.” worldwide to address the climate The event will take place at emergency. Fridays for Future Nelson Lakeside Park on September 25 from will be holding a physically distanced 12:30 to 2:30 pm. The Slocan Valley TV Society is in the process of moving its signal for Playmor Junction to Slocan Park from channel 39 to channel 24. Viewers that have been using channel 39 may have to reset their remote controls. Viewers receiving channel 4 (Passmore) or 16 (Winlaw to Slocan Lake) should not be affected. This change is being made at the direction of the federal government. For information call 250 226-7182.

Nelson’s Fridays for Future group has been striking since August 2019. Seniors housing project in Nakusp to be finished early 2021 by Jan McMurray the society will have a total of 52 and an affordable mortgage. Construction of the phase five housing units for seniors in Nakusp. The society accepts donations Arrowtarian Rotary Villa seniors’ All units in the three-storey from individuals and businesses. housing project in Nakusp is well phase five building are one-bedroom “We have the $1,000 Club, where underway, and will provide nine apartments, with three units on each people who donate $1,000 or more more apartments for seniors by floor. The building has an elevator, get their names on a plaque on February 2021. and a parking garage for scooters. the building. Some folks donate a “They are going to be gorgeous Units are 500 square feet, with monthly amount until they reach units!” says Bill Tobey, a director balconies on the upper floors. $1,000,” Tobey said, adding, “Any on the Arrowtarian Senior Citizens The majority of the funding for donation over $20 gets a tax receipt.” Society board. He reports that the the project comes from BC Housing, Donations can be mailed to the nine apartments have been spoken with $115,000 from the Arrow Lakes society (Box 688, Nakusp V0G 1R0) for, and there is a waiting list for all Hospital Foundation…? or e-transferred to arrowtarian@ five of the society’s housing projects. However, Tobey says there’s still nakusp.net. For more information, Once phase five is finished, a gap between the funding available call the office at 250-265-2020. Diemm plays Silverton’s Slocan Lake Arts Centre September 18 and 19 submitted “crystalline vocals, lyrics like her Ten Thousand Miracles album, Slocan Lake Arts Council is arrows,” according to her website. which will be available at the very excited to announce a live Her writing has been compared shows. performance by harpist, Diemm, to Rumi, Pablo Neruda and Leonard COVID-19 safety guidelines at the Slocan Lake Arts Centre Cohen. “Poetry that tugs you into will be followed. There will be 30 (Gallery) on two consecutive nights, the liminal place between conscious seats per show. Social distancing Friday, September 18 and Saturday, and subconscious mind,” it says is required and there will not be an September 19 at 7:30 pm. on her website. She doesn’t write intermission. Advance tickets only, Diemm (sounds like DM) is poetry, it writes her. $15 at Silverton Building Supplies. a singer-songwriter, harper, and Again quoting from her website: A limited number of reserved tickets poet. She lives a simple life in the “Diemm plays for that one note, that are available for folks who live out mountains near Kaslo. one resonant chord that opens a of town. Please contact Sue at 250- She plays original chamber cascade of ‘yes’ inside you.” 777-1704 to reserve your seat on folk music on folk harp, with In 2018, she released and toured Friday or Saturday evening at 7:30. 20 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice September 10, 2020 Bending the curve of biodiversity loss submitted challenge. Without such efforts, declines in broader set of actions, addressing still be able to stabilize and reverse Plant and animal species across The study has been published in biodiversity may only be slowed down biodiversity loss jointly with climate the loss of nature. But to have any the world are steadily disappearing Nature and forms part of the latest rather than halted, and any potential change. chance of doing that as early as 2030, due to human activity. A major new World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) recovery would remain slow. “If unmitigated, emerging threats we will need to make transformational study led by the International Institute Living Planet Report. It sets out to Second, there has to be a to biodiversity such as climate changes in the way we produce and for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) explore targets as ambitious as a transformation of the food system. change and biological invasions consume food as well as bolder, more suggests that without ambitious, reversal in global biodiversity trends. As bold conservation and restoration may become as important as land- ambitious conservation efforts,” says integrated action combining “We wanted to assess in a robust efforts alone will likely be insufficient, use change – the largest biodiversity Mike Barrett, executive director of conservation and restoration efforts manner whether it might be feasible additional measures are needed to threat to date – in the future. A true science and conservation at WWF- with a transformation of the food to bend the curve of declining address global pressures on the food bending of biodiversity losses will UK and a coauthor of the study. “If system, turning the tide of biodiversity terrestrial biodiversity due to current system. Efforts to bend the curve of necessitate ambitious climate change we don’t do this, and continue with by 2050 or earlier will not be possible. and future land use, while avoiding global terrestrial biodiversity include mitigation that exploits synergies business as usual, we will end up with Biodiversity – the variety and jeopardizing our chances to achieve reduced food waste, diets that have with biodiversity, rather than further a planet that cannot support current abundance of species, along with the other sustainable development goals a lower environmental impact, and eroding biodiversity,” says Andy and future generations of people. extent and quality of the ecosystems (SDGs),” explains study lead author further sustainable intensification Purvis, professor at the Imperial Never has a ‘New Deal for Nature and they call home – has been declining at and IIASA researcher David Leclère. and trade. College London, and researcher at the People’ that halts and starts to reverse an alarming rate for many years. It is “If this were indeed possible, we Integrated action would National History Museum in the UK. biodiversity loss, been needed more.” clear that we cannot allow the current also wanted to explore how to get however need to be taken in both With the Strategic Plan for The International Institute for trend to continue. If it does, there will there and more specifically, what areas simultaneously to bend the Biodiversity 2011-2020 coming to Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) simply not be enough nature left to type of actions would be required, biodiversity loss curve upward an end with mixed outcomes, the is an international scientific institute support future generations. While and how combining various types by 2050 or earlier.“In a scenario study’s findings are directly relevant that conducts research into the critical ambitious targets have been proposed, of actions might reduce trade-offs with increased conservation and to ongoing negotiations at the United issues of global environmental, practical issues such as feeding the among objectives and instead exploit restoration efforts alone, almost half Nations Convention on Biological economic, technological, and social Earth’s growing human population synergies.” of biodiversity losses estimated in Diversity. change that we face in the 21st could make reaching such targets a The study provides key the counterfactual business-as-usual “This study shows the world may century. information on pathways that could scenario could not be avoided, a Advertise in the materialize the 2050 vision of the UN bending was not observed for all BC launches survey to assess the Convention on Biological Diversity – models, and when it did occur, it was impact of long-term care visitor restrictions Valley Voice. ‘Living in harmony with nature.’ For often only in the second half of the global trends of terrestrial biodiversity 21st century. In addition, we found submitted Stay Safe: The Impact of Visitor It pays!!! to stop declining and start recovering that bold conservation and restoration BC’s Seniors Advocate Isobel Restrictions on Long Term Care and Mackenzie is today launching a Assisted Living, is asking residents Call 833-501-1700 for details by 2050 or earlier, the researchers say efforts alone might increase the price that action is needed in two key areas. of food products, thereby potentially province-wide survey that will and family members about their [email protected] First, bold conservation and hampering future progress on allow residents of long-term care experiences before the pandemic restoration efforts, together with eliminating hunger,” says Michael and assisted living and their family and how these have been impacted increased management effectiveness, Obersteiner, an IIASA researcher and members to tell the story of their over the past seven months. The will have to rapidly be stepped up. The Director of the Environmental Change experience during this pandemic. survey, which can be completed until study assumes that protected areas Institute at Oxford University. “Of the many hardships that September 30, is available at www. quickly reach 40% of global terrestrial Conversely, scenarios that COVID-19 has brought, one of the carehomevisits.ca and respondents areas. This should happen in tandem combined increased conservation most heartbreaking has been the can choose from the following with large efforts to restore degraded and restoration efforts with efforts to need to limit those who can visit options: land (reaching about 8% of terrestrial transform the food system showed residents of long-term care and 1. The survey can be completed areas by 2050 in the study scenarios) that opportunities for ambitious assisted living,” said Mackenzie. online at www.carehomevisits.ca. and land use planning efforts that conservation and restoration efforts “Restricting visitors to long-term 2. The survey can be downloaded balance production and conservation were larger, and potential adverse care and assisted living facilities and a print copy can be completed has been an enormous sacrifice for and mailed in. Here’s JASPURR! He’s the ideal objectives on all managed land. food security impacts defused, thereby our seniors and their families, but it 3. Residents and/or family interactive companion. He lives up to securing a bending of global trends has been necessary for us to protect members can call the Office of the his name, as soon as you touch in global terrestrial biodiversity as purring The Hungry Barber those who are most vulnerable to Seniors Advocate at 1-877-952-3181 him!! is a young fellow who affected by land use change by 2050. Jaspurr this virus. The impact however is and request that a copy be sent to likes to follow you around, just in case Finally, such transformative change in food and land use systems would also having a profound effect on many them in the mail. you need his help!! Phone PALS today deliver significant co-benefits such people and it is time for these people 4. Residents and/or family at 250-265-3792 to see if Jaspurr is as a large contribution to ambitious to have their voices heard and their members can call the Office of the the purrfect companion for you! climate mitigation targets, reduced stories told.” Seniors Advocate and request to WEEKLY SPONSOR: Wednesday – Saturday pressure on water resources, reduced The survey, Staying Apart to complete the survey over the phone. excess of reactive nitrogen in the 10 am – 6 pm environment, and health benefits. State of the Basin has new home online 313 Hwy 23, Nakusp According to the authors, a true submitted population is expected to increase by Nakusp reversal of biodiversity declines will A new website makes access to 3% from 2020 to 2040, substantially (250) 265-3635 www.selkirkrealty.com 250-265-7258 however likely necessitate an even State of the Basin research easier less than the 22% projected for BC than ever. as a whole? Organizations across the This information, and much more, Columbia Basin-Boundary region is now available on stateofthebasin. use State of the Basin research to ca. Analyses for over 40 well-being better understand their communities indicators are now online, and more and make evidence-based decisions are being added as new data become related to economic, social, available. Be sure to check back environmental, and cultural priorities. often for up-to-date information The new website gets this information on regional priorities, such as the into the hands of decision-makers impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. more rapidly and in an easy-to-use State of the Basin research is format. Visit stateofthebasin.ca for conducted by the Columbia Basin up-to-date analysis of important Rural Development Institute at factors affecting regional well-being. Selkirk College and is funded by For instance, did you know Columbia Basin Trust. The objectives that living wages in the region of the State of the Basin initiative are vary between $14 and $20 per hour to inform citizens and organizations, depending on the community? That encourage understanding of complex there were 139 species of invasive issues over time, signal where trends plants reported in 2019? That voter are similar or different, and motivate turnout in the 2019 federal election discussion, information sharing, exceeded the turnout in Canada and strategic evidence-based decisions, in BC overall? That the region’s and collective action. September 10, 2020 The Valley Voice VISITOR INFORMATION 21 From gatekeeper to door opener: one library at 100 years submitted in this, its centenary year, in partnership 22, where a century of reading, public There will be an opening reception on Friday, Librarian Tracey Therrien, and collect a The notion of a library as a warehouse with Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art programming, galloping technology, and an September 11 from 6 to 9 pm. copy of the companion book. There will be a for books is a cliché long due for retirement and History. expanding societal role is chronicled through In order to follow COVID-19 safety maximum of 10 people in Gallery A, 5 people along with the shushing librarian – and yet as Turning Pages: Celebrating 100 timeline, text, historic images, illustrations, guidelines, pre-registered participants will in Gallery B and 10 people in the lobby area. a narrative, it owes a lot to history. The Nelson Years of the Nelson Public Library runs at and audiovisual components. A companion have 30 minutes to peruse the gallery, talk Email [email protected] or Public Library examines its own evolution Touchstones September 12 to November book complements the Gallery B exhibition. with guest curator Anne DeGrace and call 250-352-9813 to register. 22 KASLO & DISTRICT The Valley Voice September 10, 2020 Positive COVID-19 test result in Kaslo by Jan McMurray “We understand the anxiety the Testing is only recommended for tests positive. Results are available by that it took 48 hours for one of his A Kaslo resident has tested COVID-19 pandemic can cause in people with symptoms. The closest phone, text message, or online through employees (with symptoms) to even positive for COVID-19. A post on the communities,” said an Interior Health testing and assessment site is located at MyHealthPortal. get tested, and test results took five days Kaslo Building Supplies Facebook spokesperson in an interview. “Our the Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson The contact tracing in Kaslo on two separate occasions. He says page on September 3 announces that public health contact tracing teams (250-551-7500), open 8:30 am-4:30 has resulted in some curtailment more than 10 of his employees lost five a staff member has tested positive, and work diligently to ensure that anyone at pm daily. of businesses and services in the days of work because of these delays. that the business will stay open with risk of an exposure is contacted as soon Test results are usually available in community. Contrary to the information Visit news.interiorhealth.ca and its same COVID Safety Plan in place as possible. If public health deems that 48 hours or less, the IH spokesperson provided by IH, the owner of one bccdc.ca for more information on – a decision made after consultation there is a risk to the public, a public said. Public health calls everyone who affected business told the Valley Voice COVID-19. with both Interior Health (IH) and notification will be provided and the WorkSafeBC. location will be listed on our website.” ‘Live from the Langham’ videos launched Although IH does not speak No public notification has been submitted Kiss & Lynn van Deursen, Dominique You can watch them on the to specific cases because of the issued for Kaslo. As of Labour Day, all The Langham is very excited to Fraissard, Carly Dow, Gary Schneider, Langham website, YouTube Channel importance of respecting people’s public notifications on the IH website announce the first-of-its-kind ‘Live Shayna Jones, Sarah Orton with (Langham Cultural Centre), Facebook privacy, the Valley Voice contacted are pertinent only to Kelowna. from the Langham’ video series. Quillan Hanley, and Cara Luft. page and Instagram page. Interior Health for general information The IH spokesperson explained “During the COVID shutdown, Local filmmakers Louis Bockner “We are also thrilled to announce that may be of interest to Kaslo and that once a case has tested positive, we’ve been busy in the theatre and Jonathan Robinson along with the installation of a new state-of-the-art area residents. public health conducts an investigation. producing live-off-the-floor mini- Kaslo sound technician Chris Embery- energy recovery ventilation system in They interview the person who tested concerts with some of our best Kaslo/ Cullen have been doing beautiful the Langham,” says Grace-Campbell. positive to determine any close Kootenay performers!” says Paul work to capture brief musical and “The system will bring fresh outside contacts. Public health gets in touch Grace-Campbell, executive director theatrical presentations from these air into the theatre - improving both with any contacts who were exposed of the Langham. amazing artists. These performances comfort and safety for theatre goers.” to the person during their infectious The performer line-up includes will be released weekly as video shorts And… stay tuned for live theatre the Eisenhauers, Tenise Marie, Noemi through September and October 2020. events coming to the Langham this fall! period, which is from two days before the person showed symptoms up to the time the person is advised of their positive test result and is isolated. Contacts must self-isolate for 14 days after their last contact with the person PHOTO BY JOHN BOIVIN BY PHOTO who tested positive. Contacts who develop symptoms should get tested. The IH spokesperson said people seeking a test should call their family physician or nurse practitioner, or the nearest testing and assessment site. They will assess the person seeking the test, and recommend a test if needed. • Fresh Meat Cut Daily • Fresh & Frozen Seafood • Freezer Packs • Deli Sandwiches to go • Awesome Cheese Selection • Fresh & Smoked Sausage Since 1986 1986 • Smoked Salmon • Awesome Beef Jerky Come see our new sweaters – • Custom Cutting Garneau sheepskin slippers too! A family walking along the Kaslo River Trail on Sunday hides out with one of the newly-installed Koots figures playing hide-and-seek. • Weekly Instore Specials Still open every day. 250.353.2566 Local conservation fund accepting 2021 proposals 408 Front Street, Kaslo, BC submitted per parcel per year towards this Kootenay Invasive Species Society, www.figmentscanada.com The Kootenay Conservation dedicated fund, which provides beaver conservation through the Program (KCP), on behalf of the financial support each year to local BC Conservation Foundation, and Regional District of Central Kootenay projects that help conserve and restore conservation of native pollinators (RDCK), is now accepting proposals the area’s prized natural surroundings. including at‐risk bumble bees and for the Kootenay Lake Local In 2020, seven projects butterflies through the Kootenay Conservation Fund. successfully received KLLCF Native Plant Society. “The Kootenay Lake Local funding: grizzly bear conservation KCP, which works in partnership Conservation Fund is an excellent through Grizzly Bear Coexistence with the RDCK to administer the resource for organizations that need Solutions, water monitoring of North KLLCF, is encouraging conservation help funding local projects that help Kootenay Lake by the Kootenay groups operating in the participating support fish and wildlife habitat, Centre for Forestry Alternatives, areas to submit their funding proposals water quality and other conservation western toad conservation in the for 2021 projects. Community groups values in the region,” says Juliet Fish and Bear Lakes area by the and associations can partner with an Craig, KCP program manager. Valhalla Wilderness Society, bat eligible non-profit to qualify. The The KLLCF was established by conservation on private land through deadline for applications is 4:30 pm the RDCK in 2014 by referendum. the Wildlife Conservation Society PT on October 30, 2020. If you have a Property owners in Electoral Areas Canada, knotweed removal on project idea, it is highly recommended A, D and E pay a parcel tax of $15 private land through the Central that you contact the KCP program manager prior to submitting an application to discuss your project idea. Local conservation priorities were identified in a KLLCF Guidance Document that the RDCK commissioned in 2018. To learn more about the KLLCF, how to apply, and conservation priorities from the Guidance Document, please visit https://kootenayconservation.ca/ kootenay-lake-local-conservation- fund/. For phone or email inquiries, please contact KCP Program Manager Juliet Craig at 250-352-2260 or [email protected]. September 10, 2020 The Valley Voice CLASSIFIED ADS 23 ANNOUNCEMENTS connections. If you are so inclined, we COMING EVENTS ESTATE SALE therapeutic and relaxation treatments. Clean, BUDDY’S PIZZA, KASLO: Award would love to show you the ropes and stay THE FRIDAY MARKET is happening RETALLACK GARAGE SALE - quiet, professional office located in Winlaw. winning, hand-stretched artisan pizza. as long or as little as you need us. We have every Friday this season in the heart of September 12 & 13, noon-5 pm. Kenneth Mobile available. Jessica Coonen RMT 250 226- 250-353-2282. absolutely loved our life as newspaper New Denver. It will look a little different Smith’s possessions. Tools, boats, 6887 [email protected] PASSMORE HALL ASSOCIATION people! Give us a call at 1-833-501-1700 for this year, as we have modified our space generators, saws, etc. YOGA WITH TYSON * ONLINE! 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These events have Columbia Basin Trust’s Draft rapidly as possible. At the same Much of the lower elevations of Will it result in increased resiliency to already affected Basin residents, and Strategic Plan 2020-2022. As a long- time, we must adapt to the climate the Columbia Basin, for example, climate change impacts? Now is the will continue to do so. time resident and a scientist who’s disruption we’ve already set in is projected to shift from forests to time to start building the economy I call on the CBT to seriously worked on climate change-related motion. As an example, as I write grasslands in the coming decades. of the future. For example, the coal consider the context in which we projects in the Basin, some funded by this hundreds of people throughout Restoration to ecosystems of the past mines in the East Kootenays produce are presently living. 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Heading into the fall of batches of spaghetti, trying out the spaghetti is now within reach. the sign of an expert-level pasta new drying racks, and designing The company has received a maker. It’s much more difficult new production processes for his $46,625 grant from the Canada- to produce than the short noodles staff. British Columbia Agri-Innovation we’ve been producing so far, our Kaslo Sourdough’s Production Program to accelerate growth in radiatori, or rotini. This grant will Manager Stefan Lettrari is also the agri-food industry, particularly take us from early prototyping to looking forward to the change. in the value-added food processing commercializing our production.” “I’ll be helping my dad sort out the sector. Over the coming summer new production procedures. This “We have been working on months, even with the COVID-19 equipment will be different from perfecting and prototyping our pandemic requiring physical the setup we currently have for our sourdough spaghetti recipe for distancing, mask-wearing indoors short noodle production, so we’ll be learning a lot again. We want to make sure our staff are safe as we figure out how to run the dough through the new machines and get the spaghetti – and later, other long noodles – figured out.” There have long been inquiries about when a spaghetti might Open Sun. 11-3 • 411 Kootenay St, Nelson be available. Heidi Lettrari, the general manager, explains: “We’ve had requests for spaghetti basically since we first started producing our sourdough pastas. I have distinct memories of doing a demo in a grocery store, explaining our pasta and why it’s different, and the person trying a sample, saying, ‘This is great, but do you have a spaghetti?’” She laughs. “Well, soon we can say, “Yes, we do!” Kaslo Sourdough owners Gabriele and Silvio Lettrari. The project to commercialize a sourdough spaghetti will be underway over the next 18 months, and Kaslo Sourdough will be releasing updates along the way. For now, installing the new machinery, scaling production processes and developing a training plan are underway in a phased approach. Kaslo Sourdough is a Kootenay- based, award-winning company known for its high quality products, innovation and contributions to the grocery food industry in Western Canada. The company has been producing sourdough pastas since February 2012, and sourdough breads since the early 1990s. In 2017, they won Product of the Year at the Vegan Expo with their hemp sourdough pasta. Funding for this project has been provided by the Governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal- provincial- territorial initiative. The program is delivered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC. September 10, 2020 The Valley Voice COMMUNITY 27 Family love and fun competition mark last Studio Connexion show of season by John Boivin, Local Journalism under her belt, Charlene –who is supportive. But I think it will still distancing rules and crowd limits Gallery is open 11-4 Tuesday- Initiative semi-retired and works part-time be fun. will apply. The Studio Connexion Saturday. There’s nothing like a bit of in a local boutique – is looking “And Anne [Beliveau] has family rivalry to put some spice in forward to her next experience worked so hard to get these shows DRAYTON, Doris Amy an art show. dealing with the public. together, and look how hard she “There’s going to be a “It’s going to be a different works for her artists.” Christine competition, obviously,” says show, with COVID for sure,” The show runs from September Doris Amy Christine Drayton, at the age of Michael Duncan dryly. “She told she says. “It was quite a party 15 to October 10, with the opening 107, died at home in Kelowna, BC on July 26, me ‘I sold out last year Dad, you atmosphere last year – I have being held on September 18. 2020, with her daughter beside her, as was don’t have a chance.’ I’m very family and friends who are very Because of the pandemic, social their wish. She leaves behind her daughter brow-beaten, you know.” Penny Venables of Kelowna; grandchildren “Eyeball-rolling is an Olympic Lissa, Kevin (Rhonda), and Melanie (Keith); sport in my family,” counters great-grandchild Raeleigh; and great-great- Charlene Duncan. grandchildren Sierra, Savanna, and Shay. Just who’s to be proven right will become apparent when the two She is also survived by her nieces and Duncans’ show opens at the Studio nephews: Carolyn, Peggy (Jerry), Linda, Jim Connexion Gallery in Nakusp on (Margo) and Bill and their families; as well as her very special friends Helen and Linda whom September 15. she considered her “other” daughters. Those who went before Doris include her much loved The two artists, though husband, Bill; daughter Joanne; parents Swan and Amy Nelson; sisters Helen (Glenn) and related, come to the show from Margaret (Ray); great-grandchildren Shara and Seron; and her special friend Bob Harkness. very different places with their Born in Moose Jaw, SK, she spent her childhood sharing a full and interesting family life with art: Michael, at 86, has shown in 2 younger sisters on the family farm in Tugaske. The entire family contracted and survived dozens of galleries, and has had the Spanish Flu in 1918, so she has now experienced 2 pandemics which she would have his art published in books that noted would “look good in her memoirs,” which she kept daily for almost 90 years. Her have sold in stores for decades. His mother had contracted TB when the children were young and spent long periods away pen-and-ink fine art, influenced by from the family in a sanatorium in Minnesota. She died when Doris was 13, however had West Coast First Nations tradition, obviously instilled a great love of literature and education in her children. Doris’s desire to be has been displayed in more than 60 BC galleries. He’s also been a teacher was evident at a very young age as she excelled in her studies and at mentoring an art teacher, organizer and and story-telling to her sisters and her school friends. Her scholastic successes continued administrator for years. through her pursuit of her teaching career, and she would ultimately teach in one room Charlene, on the other hand, schools in small towns in SK and spent 2 exciting years tutoring 4 children on a ranch in only learned how to paint three Southern AB, where she became an excellent horseback rider, a love and skill she passed years ago, when she picked up on to children and grandchildren. She always found great beauty in the prairies, but it was a brush in the middle of a cold, the mountains of BC that became the vistas she would love for the rest of her life. When snowy Nakusp winter. moving to Vancouver in the 40s she met and married her life partner, Bill, and they would “I just started painting because The two Duncans — Michael and Charlene — have their first show together at Studio be married for almost 50 years. Their first daughter, Joanne, was born in Vancouver and I was bored,” she says. “I was a Connexion in Nakusp September 15-October 10. then Penny followed 2 years later after they had moved to the beautiful Kootenay town of picture framer for 30 years. I’ve Kaslo where she lived for the next 61 years in the shadow of Mt. Loki and the surrounding always been around art, growing Great Selection of Fine Artworks majestic mountains, until at 94, she moved to live with Penny in Kelowna. up with Dad. So I just picked up a canvas, cheap paint and brushes Family was a central focus as she was blessed with 3 generations of grandchildren, and she and said, ‘Let’s see what’s on Aug.25-Sept.12 M.-C.Claveau always took great interest in encouraging them in their studies. Education continued to be a YouTube.’” driving force as she remained a substitute teacher until mandatory retirement at 65, much to “I didn’t even know she was Sept. 15-Oct.10 Charlene & the dismay of students and colleagues alike. Through her great love of literature, coupled with an artist!” admits Michael of his her passion for teaching, she was instrumental in the revitalization of the Kaslo Public Library daughter’s talent. But when he Michael Duncan in 1953 and remained on the Board and as a librarian for decades. She and her husband moved to Nakusp to be with his were active in the life of the community with Doris being involved with hospital and church daughter and her family, it didn’t Gallery Open Regular Hours: Tues. - Sat. 11 am to 4 pm 250-265-8888 auxiliaries, PTA, social and cultural events, golf and curling, and she was always willing to take long for the idea of a shared art Please respect social distancing - No more than 5 people in the gallery at any time host and organize with her inimitable grace, and style. Her husband was Mayor for many show to come up – with prompting 203 Fifth Avenue NW Nakusp years as well as the Provincial Magistrate, and since their home was a heritage Lodge, she from Anne Beliveau, the owner of often had the opportunity to extend her gracious hospitality to many guests including BC Studio Connexion. Premiers, and Lt. Governor and a member of the Group of Seven. She had an inexhaustible While she’s self-taught in interest in life and was often noted to be one who until very late in life always “lived in the acrylics, and works in a realistic present”. She remained a consummate reader and ultimately, when her sight diminished, style, Charlene sees some a listener, through audio books and then the voices of friends and family who read to her. connections with her father’s art. That she had taught Latin and loved the language and had been such a voracious reader “Our work is so different, but made her a formidable Scrabble player, and she was a New York Times crossword expert I think I have a fairly good grasp - still offering obscure answers even in her last days. She was delighted with Google and at perspective, because that’s was so pleased to be able to “ask” for poems and songs based on the lines she recalled. something he excels at because of his detailed work,” she says. Her interest in the lives of those she encountered resulted in her being willing to try anything, “And with my years of looking at the more exciting the better - from motorcycles to dune buggies to helicopters - she would art and framing it… it’s like you enjoy them all - with the highlight being zip-lining in Hawaii to celebrate her 100th birthday! not having a driver’s licence, but Her faith, love of family and friends, and stoical Swedish heritage sustained her through you could get behind the wheel the untimely deaths of her own mother, her daughter and 2 great-grandchildren all at very if you’ve been a passenger for 50 young ages. She was blessed with being able to have a positive impact on most everyone years, you kind of know the rules she met throughout her life, and that her name means “gift” is very true, for she was that… of the road.” always. The family wishes to acknowledge the compassionate care administered by Dr. Michael has a wealth of art D. Obedkoff who considered her a “national treasure”; and the wonderfully attentive and ready for the show, a consequence loving staff of the Adult Day Care Program at Hawthorne Park, which she attended for over of decades of achievement 10 years, always referring to it as “Playschool”. They are also so grateful for the friendship and practice; while Charlene, bestowed on her by the myriad of close friends of all ages who have always shown her like most emerging artists, has such loving care and attention. worked feverishly – and with some trepidation – to meet her A Private Family Graveside Service in Kaslo, BC will be held in early September. A sophomore art show deadline. Memorial Service at The Cathedral Church of St. Michael and All Angels in Kelowna will “You lay in bed some nights also be held at an undetermined date. Should family and friends so desire, memorial saying, ‘Oh my God, I am not really donations may be made to: The Cathedral Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Kelowna an artist. What am I doing trying to BC; The Kaslo and District Public Library, Kaslo, BC; or Covenant House, Vancouver, fool everybody?’” she says. BC, [email protected]. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www. But with one sold-out show springfieldfuneralhome.com 28 COMMUNITY The Valley Voice September 10, 2020 It pays to advertise in the Valley Voice!!! Call toll free 1-833-501-1700 for details email: [email protected] ASK YOUR PHARMACIST We’re here for you KASLO & NEW DENVER COMMUNITY PHARMACY 250-353-2224 250-358-2500 With summer drawing to a close, it’s important to continue protecting your skin from the sun’s harmful rays. While UVB rays weaken in the fall, UVA rays are as strong in the fall and winter as they are in the glare of summer sun. Both can contribute to skin cancer. Remember, sun damage is cumulative, so please, consider sunscreen as a staple, not just a summer supplement! Stop by and visit our pharmacies for multiple options in sunscreen. — Committed to your health — Donna Terrill will be the commodore of the 2021 Rosebery Regatta. KASLO – 403 Front Street • M-F 9:30-5:30 Rosebery Regatta official results: Donna Terrill named commodore New Denver – 309 6th Avenue • M-F 10:00-5:30 by Jan McMurray brought a small crowd to Rosebery races. The annual Rosebery Regatta Bay on Labour Day to enjoy the The first heat turned out to be a long-distance race clear across the bay – except for Mikul’s frisbee boat, which took the shortcut the opposite way. However, it, too, took a long time to make it to shore because it got hung up on the old Rosebery shipwreck. By the time the frisbee boat got free and reached shore, the rest of the boats were only halfway across the bay. Several had capsized, but were sailing just fine upside down… except Moe and Gitta’s. They finally had to give up on their ‘Crone Cons- Pirates’ boat and have it hauled out of the water. A poor performance was also shown by Jay’s capsized pop bottle boat, which didn’t make it to shore despite heroic attempts to nudge and cajole it by the motorized boat, under Leah’s control. The second and final heat was much quicker, with Donna’s boat coming in first, earning her the title of Commodore. Prizes went to the Most Recycled (Wren), the Most Beautiful (Jasmine) and the Most Innovative (Donna and Gary).