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Nakusp landfill scheduled to become transfer station in 2015 as part of changes to increase efficiencyRDCK turning trash into treasure

Over time there has been a shift in attitude about what we throw out, how and where. If you take a hike through the bush near old housing sites, you’ll often run into heaps of old rusty cans and vintage glass bottles – the remains of an old garbage dump site.

On rare days in some areas near Nakusp, you can still smell the dis-tinctive odour of burning plastic and assorted garbage. It’s a stink that brings rural Mexico to mind, where burn-ing plastic is often still seen as a great fire starter, rather than a source of toxic smoke (although less and less so as more Mexicans learn about the health hazards of the stuff).

For the most part though, most of what we don’t use ends up in a land-fill where it breaks down in one place over the years needed to decompose our waste.

In the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK), residual solid waste is roughly 30,000 tonnes per year, with the West subregion’s 21,120 population producing approximately 13,078 tonnes in 2009 and 4,845 tonnes of recycla-bles. Collecting and figuring out what to do with all that material is a big job, one that was re-examined in 2009/2010 by SNC-Lavalin Environment. What they found was that change was good, and that keeping their operations the same would result in waste of money.

One of the changes outlined in the 2010/2011 Regional Resource Recov-ery Plan is an alteration to waste col-lection and depots in the western sub-region of the RDCK (Electoral Areas H,

I, J and K, Castlegar, New Denver, Sil-verton, Nakusp and Slocan). In order to not waste fuel, a circular route has been devised that will take the place of much to-ing and fro-ing of trucks, and the Ootischenia site outside of Castle-gar will become the primary landfill.

Because of its size, the Nakusp land-fill actually is more wasteful than effi-cient, according to Mike Morrison, RDCK’s Resource Recovery Manager.

“The actual reality is there are sub-stantial fixed costs for landfill,” said Morrison, who told the Arrow Lake News that it’s more efficient to truck waste to a higher volume landfill site.

Changes are coming for the Nakusp site in 2015, according to the Plan, with Nakusp to become a transfer sta-tion where waste is compacted and then shipped to Ootischenia. Material drop off will still exist, and both Nakusp Vil-lage councillor Ulli Mueller and Mike Morrison stated that there will be no change for the residents who take their garbage to the site, there just will no longer be landfill there.

Final capping of the fill that is there is scheduled to take place in 2016, but the regional district will keep certif-icates active and plans up to date so that landfill in Nakusp can resume once Ootischenia has reached capacity. It will be some time until that happens, however, because the Ootischenia site is estimated to have 35 years of remaining fill capacity, even with the closing of the Nakusp landfill.

Is Castlegar happy to be getting more garbage?

“No one ever wants more garbage but it was recognized to the bene-

fit to the entire region and specifically to the west subregion,” said Morrison. “It makes our system much more effi-cient,” he added, saying the changes are an economic benefit for the entire sub-region.

Shifting fill to Castlegar’s Ootisch-enia will be reducing costs, some of which are the cost of the operations cur-rently being performed at the Nakusp site.

“Nakusp will no longer have an oper-ations contract for the site but there will be periodic maintenance of the wood pile and turning compost,” said Mor-rison. “There’s currently one part-time contractor who would have his hours significantly reduced, but the gate oper-ations will remain unchanged.”

Reducing system inefficiencies are only one aspect of the Regional Resource Recovery Plan. The overall goal is the ideal of Zero Waste, aim-ing to reduce the amount of waste put into the environment, as well as costs to taxpayers and liability to local govern-ments.

“Zero Waste promotes moving beyond the traditional five R’s hierar-chy and instead adopts a more holistic approach to the traditional linear flow of resources,” the Plan details, with the overarching idea being a shift away from a traditional disposable lifestyle. Education and innovation are both key parts of Zero Waste.

Part of the Plan’s movement toward Zero Waste is an increase in compost-ing of household waste, something that many people in the RDCK are inter-ested. Morrison said the RDCK’s focus for the next five years is basic yard and

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garden waste, with an eye to centralized food waste compost-ing systems in the future.

“Some of our municipalities may want to move ahead on their own,” said Morrison about communities ready to start looking at composting in the near future. The RDCK would

Two planes in Nakusp hangar vandalized

Two planes at the Nakusp airport were the target of recent vandal-ism. Two of the three planes kept in hangars and a trailer out near the airfield were battered by one or

two people some time on Sunday, Dec. 16 and Monday, Dec. 17 said Nakusp RCMP Constable Tithe-cott.

One plane, a yellow home built aircraft, had a control snapped in the cockpit and part of the top had been caved in by the vandals. Vari-

ous controls had been destroyed on the plane sources said.

The troublemakers also emp-tied a fire extinguisher into another plane, spraying masses of dry chemical through the interior.

Although there has been no esti-mate made yet as to the extent of

the damage, Cst. Tithecott believes it is significant, noting that the planes’ owners will have to pay to get them repaired and inspected before they are safe to fly again.

Although they haven’t had access to all the video surveil-lance footage yet, the RCMP say

they will be reviewing the video and examining forensic evidence to discover who is responsible for the damage. Anyone who may have seen anything suspicious is urged to contact the Nakusp RCMP or Crimestoppers.

It’s the season of light – lots of little bright ones. More pictures on page 12. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

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he happy to give assistance to worth-while projects that were in need of some help, he said.

“RDCK could provide a location, technical assistance, access to some materials potentially even funding for community-based initiatives,” he out-lined.

That said, a community-based composting plan would have to show that it could be profitable, which is tricky for areas with low population and long pick up distances. Morri-son has seen a lot of different plans in his time with the regional district and said the RDCK would want to see a strong business plan before commit-ting resources, but saw Nakusp as hav-ing a lot of potential.

The regional district has also been active in trying to ensure that haz-ardous wastes don’t end up in land-fill, piloting this past year’s Hazard-ous Waste Roundup to see what the response would be. The new program was “hugely successful” according to Morrison.

“Part of the reason we do this round up event is that service is spotty in rural areas,” he said, in reference to product stewardship program service. Although the RDCK does not receive funds directly from the product stew-ardship program, some of the stewards did take part in the successful pilot pick up project.

Although no promises can be made until the budget is finalized, the RDCK is hoping to run two pick up events in the west subregion in 2013.

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Some have taking, not giving, spirit this season

‘Tis the season of scammers, too

With eggnog and good cheer occasionally come some unwel-come guests during the holiday season.

Slocan Lake and Nakusp RCMP are reminding people that phone and mail fraudsters who lever-age the season’s giving spirit. The scammers often target their vic-tims, who are frequently seniors, taking advantage of their generos-ity.

Police have already received reports of letter and phone scams, and if you believe a call or letter is suspicious, report it to your local RCMP or to the Canadian Anti-

Fraud Centre (toll-free 1-888-495-8501).

Take care out on the roads

Nakusp RCMP are on the roads again with a holiday enforcement campaign aimed at taking unsafe and impaired drivers off the road.

A number of check stops have already been conducted with numerous drivers being checked and a number of violators being dealt with.

Check stops will be continu-ing through the holiday season and into the new year. If you’re in a festive mood and out to have fun and a few drinks, make sure you’ve got a designated driver who will get you home safe.

Out of gasPolice are recommending a

45-year-old Fauquier man be charged with two counts of theft under $5,000, driving while pro-hibited and one count of mischief in connection with fuel taken from two Applegrove vehicles.

Five hundred litres of fuel were reported stolen from a logging truck on Tuesday, Dec. 11, with the anti-syphon device of the truck having been broken in order to get fuel from the driver side tank.

That night, around 2 a.m. on Dec. 12, the police were called about another fuel theft near the same location.

Witnesses reportedly con-fronted a man taking fuel from a grader; the man then fled in a vehi-cle, but crashed a short distance away.

Climbing out of the vehicle, the man ran away on foot, but police were able to locate him in a home near Fauquier.

The man is scheduled to appear in the Nakusp Provincial Court-house on February 28, 2013.

The Grinch strikes twice before xmas

A delivered package destined for a home on 10th Ave. NW in Nakusp never made it to the intended recipient.

The package was taken from the carport, said a report given to the RCMP. Anyone with any informa-tion about the missing package can contact the Nakusp RCMP at 250-265-3677.

Another set of thieves pried a door open in the 3000 block of Hwy 6 in Slocan Park and made off with a pile of other people’s loot on Dec. 12, say Slocan Lake RCMP.

Carpentry tools, a welder, and an air compressor as well as two dirt bikes (an orange and black 2004 KTM 85SX and a 2001 Yamaha YZ 125 CC with yellow fenders) and a green and black 1959 FL Harley Davidson with a white spring seas.

An RCMP forensic investiga-tor seized a number of items for examination, and police are con-tinuing to investigate.

Please contact the Slocan Lake RCMP at 250-358-2222 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

with files from the Nakusp RCMP


Local man dies after crash

A single vehicle roll over on Dec. 15 near the 1900 block of Highway 6 West came to a tragic conclusion for local man, 76 year old Vernon “Tex” Maschke.

Maschke’s vehicle was spotted in the ditch just before 9 p.m. when first responders arrived, stabilizing the vehicle in order to get the unrespon-sive Maschke out of the vehicle and

into the ambulance on the way to the Arrow Lakes Hospital. Maschke was later pronounced deceased at the hos-pital.

“He’d probably been there five to ten minutes,” said Nakusp RCMP Constable Tithecott, who said it was likely there had been a medical issue previous to the crash.

“He was most likely on his way to the hospital,” Tithecott speculated, although nothing will be known until the coroner’s report is complete.


Nakusp Legion’s Harvey Truax and Steve Tays bring holiday goodies for the residents at Minto house the week before Christmas. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

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Community water systems hoping to turn things over to the Regional District of Central Koo-tenay will have to wait a little lon-ger.

The board has extended a mor-atorium on accepting new sys-tems until the end of March pend-ing a consultant’s report.

Four applicants — Sunshine Estates, Orde Creek, Schroeder Creek, and Fauquier — were told in July they would have to wait until the completion of a corpo-

rate review for an answer.Then a moratorium was

imposed in October to give staff more time to discuss the review, talk to BC Hydro, and complete a workshop with a consultant, whose report on delivery options is expected early in the new year.

But a staff report this week said they still don’t feel they can make a solid recommendation to the board around acquiring fur-ther systems.

“We have to decide if we’re going to be in the water business or if someone else should be,”

chair John Kettle said. “Regional districts were not set up to do this.”

The RDCK already operates 19 community water systems, several of which have undergone upgrades in recent years to meet Interior Health standards.

Faced with stiff treatment requirements with costly price tags, many small improvement districts have asked the regional district to take over, since they are not eligible for provincial grants, Kettle said.

However, they’ve butted up

RDCK water system moratorium extendedBlack Press against an RDCK moratorium dating

back at least a decade. It was briefly lifted, allowing several more systems to come into the regional district fold following a series of referendums in 2010.

Although he isn’t sure what the consultant will recommend, Kettle

says other models may work better, such as creating a water authority.

“We need to find out if we can con-tinue to have these water systems or need to look at a whole different gov-ernance model,” he said. “That’s what we’re going to do in January.”

The federal government is poised to eliminate licensed med-ical marijuana grow-ops in homes that have long been criticized over safety concerns and connec-tions to the illegal drug trade.

Health Minister Leona Agluk-kaq announced Sunday a planned shift to a new system of federally regulated commercial producers of medical pot who will supply authorized users who have a pre-scription from their doctor.

“Under our new rule, only facilities that meet strict security requirements will be able to pro-duce marijuana for medical pur-poses,” Aglukkaq told a press conference in Maple Ridge on Sunday.

The new system – which also ends government production of medical pot – is expected to come at a sharply higher price for the nearly 26,000 users authorized to possess medical marijuana.

Local authorities have argued most medical pot home grow-ers are producing far more plants than they require, suggesting rampant abuse of the program by licensees selling into the illicit market.

“The high value of marijuana on the illicit market increases the

risk of home invasions,” Agluk-kaq noted. “These production operations can also present fire and toxic mould hazards.”

The Fire Chiefs Association of B.C. (FCABC) said the change will improve safety in residential neighbourhoods.

“The fire service across Can-ada has been raising the alarm about the fire and safety risks associated with growing mari-juana indoors for many years,” said FCABC President Len Garis, who is also Surrey’s fire chief. “We applaud the government for taking action on this issue.”

Garis stressed that the fire ser-vice has never been concerned about the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

“Our focus is on how medi-cal marijuana is grown,” he said. “The fact is, medical marijuana has typically been grown in a res-idential setting, which is not suit-able or safe for growing mari-juana.”

Under the previous regula-tions, medical marijuana grow operations operated without their local municipal government’s knowledge or approval, and were not subject to health, fire, build-ing or plumbing inspections.

Research indicates that both criminal and medical residen-tial marijuana grow operations

result in similar health, fire and safety hazards associated with unsafe electrical work, structural changes and excessive moisture.

Taking marijuana production out of homes and into a licensed commercial environment is a step in the right direction, Garis said.

“We are happy to see Health Canada commit to inspecting and auditing medical marijuana pro-ducers to make sure they comply with all regulatory requirements,” he said.

“We would like to see them take a further step and ensure that all previous residential grow-ing sites are remediated, and that future buyers are made aware that these homes were previously used to grow marijuana.”

The federal Ministry of Health said it intends to implement the system by March 31, 2014, at which point all current licences to possess or produce pot would expire.

The government is holding a 75-day comment period for the public to give feedback on the proposal (at http://bit.ly/U4xtqi), which will end on Feb. 28, 2013.

The details of the new regu-lations are available on the min-istry’s website (http://bit.ly/SFDUlX).

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Anyone still out there?

According to actual Mayans, if you’re reading of the end of the Mayan calendar as signifying an apocalypse then something has been lost in the translation. And if you’re still around, it was proba-bly the apocalypse part.

In a memorable line from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, each season of which ended with an end of humanity scenario, I’ve had to learn the plural of apoca-lypse. It used to be known as The Apocalypse, but now the end of the world is one of many.

I’m not sure if it’s just the times that we’re living in (and no I don’t mean the end times) but there have been several ends-of-the-world proposed in my life-time, and none of them have come true. Yet.

If it’s not one thing ending the world, it’s another. We are all heading toward our own unavoid-able personal apocalypse, cer-tainly, but there seems to be a fear of mass extinction floating around in the ether these days.

For example, there are theo-ries that eschatologically-minded individuals (U.S. politicians included, according to some) are

keen to bring about the conditions that would precipitate a Chris-tian Judgement Day. The plot of season five of the popular series Dexter turned on just this fear.

Zombies are another embodi-ment of cultural anxiety, the acme of social alienation in a world of texting and Facebook. The good thing is, a zombie apocalypse will bring an end to time-wasting and isolating social media. Hello, undead; goodbye technology.

Zombies aren’t the type to sit around sending each other pic-tures of kitties in costumes. Nope. They’re strongly social, prefer-ring to roam around in (nonspeak-ing) packs, but luddites when it comes to tools. Fast or slow, they don’t have that special part, that human part, that can figure out how to take a pic with their iPhone or drive a car or operate a chainsaw. Thankfully.

Nope, they’re not much in the building/creating/communicating department, but they sure do have an unquenchable lust for brains. And it looks like they’ve been successful in colonizing contem-porary imaginations.

Zombies have become a major cultural force, as fictitious as they apparently are. And if you watch any upper-shelf zombie movie you quickly realize they contain a high percentage of social com-mentary that is thinly–sometimes thickly–covered in gore.

Zombies have been the subject of academic papers in the fields of mathematics (calculating the rate of spread of highly infectious diseases) and philosophy (discus-sions about what characteristics

are inherently human, the ones that zombies clearly don’t pos-sess) and are the basis for annual zombie walks that take place in cities all around the globe. You haven’t lived until you’ve been undead, apparently.

Although zombies them-selves are dour and lack a sense of humour, they can inspire a sense of festive togetherness. At a recent local holiday barnburner, a couple friends and I were discuss-ing the positive aspects of apoc-alypse, zombie-style. Seeing the blood red of their horrific hijinks might turn you a seasonal holiday green, for one. And according to the films, zombies are the moti-vator that gets humans from all walks of life together and relish-ing existence, usually while exer-cising (running and screaming).

Yes, the zombie apocalypse are highly motivating, and might just be the thing to unite human-ity together, particularly once there is only a small fraction of it left.

But have no fear; because they can’t figure out how to drive an automatic vehicle much less a stick shift, zombies are predomi-nantly considered an urban threat (now there’s something to think about: do cities dehumanize us, turning us into zombies?). And thanks to our obligatory ferry crossings, we’d likely be fine. Consider that, next time you’re sitting at the dock watching the boat pull away.

So in the spirit of “the end is nigh,” enjoy what you’ve got now. It could all go straight to the zombies at any time.

Claire ParadisYour Editor

More guns mean more murdersEditor,It has now been a while since the

terrible tragedy in Newtown. It is unimaginable that someone could kill 20 little children and six adults in cold blood. As a retired teacher, a father and a grandfather of some of our grandchildren in that age category I shed many tears, as I am sure every-one else did too.

What upset me even more was the reaction to this tragedy by ultra right wing evangelical “preachers,” TV per-sonalities and many Republican politi-cians. I must use the term “preacher” with a ton of salt. Many of these com-ments are simply beyond belief. I will only quote a few, so you’ll the gist of it.

“In a culture that can no longer dis-tinguish between lust and love; that is willing to tolerate the vilest perversion as an ‘alternative, acceptable lifestyle’ while pestilence stalks the land; in public schools that have become facil-itators for fornication and procurers for the abortionist knife,” Pastor Lau-ren White is quoted as saying.

“I think we have turned our back on the Scripture and on God Almighty and I think he has allowed judgment to fall upon us. I think that’s what’s going on,” James Dobson was quoted on his show Family Talk.

It seems that this well known “preacher” is blaming the massacre on turning away from God.

Yet many other countries have lower church attendance rates, sim-ilar abortion rates, allow gay mar-riages etc. etc. than the U.S. So why aren’t those countries punished even more severely and have an even higher mass murder rate than the U.S.? Is it a coincidence that countries like Austra-lia, New Zealand, Sweden and many others have a much lower rate of gun ownership? In the U.S. it is 88.8 per cent, ranked first in the world. Swit-zerland on the other hand ranks fourth highest in the world at 47.5 per cent, but have far stricter gun control laws.

Why aren’t Americans getting it? Thirty eight thousand gun related deaths per year in the U.S. Figures from 2011about gun related deaths per million: U.S. 34.4, Israel 7.47, Switzerland 4.3, Sweden 2.22, Can-ada 1.5, Germany 0.51, Japan 0.38, Great Britain 0.13.

So why does the US have 272.3 times the gun related deaths than Great Britain?

MORE GUNS = more murders.

Hans SparreboomNakusp, B.C.

Remember: three Christmas Bird Counts will be conducted in the local area. New Denver will conduct theirs on Dec. 27; Fauquier/Burton on Dec. 28; and Nakusp on Dec. 29. For further informa-tion on these contact Richard Johnson (New Denver), Ruth Bum-pus (Fauquier) or Gary Davidson (Nakusp). Photo courtesy Gary Davidson

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Selkirk College Nakusp’s ABE and CEWT explainedSelkirk College in Nakusp has a

prominent main street location, how-ever, there is a sense of mystery about what exactly goes on there.

Although they work collabora-tively, there are two Selkirk Col-lege Departments that work out of the Nakusp Learning Centre. There is the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Department, which is part of the School of Academic Upgrading and Development, and the Community Education and Work Place Training (CEWT) Department.

Students take CEWT courses for a variety of reasons. Sometimes stu-dents want to discover new perspec-tives on life, sometimes they are curi-ous about the topics, and sometimes courses are required to for work related reasons.

CEWT not only coordinates courses, but it also researches and finds courses that are suitable for the community. When considering courses to present, CEWT consid-ers if the course aligns with Selkirk’s mission and goals. If it does, then the college collaborates with orga-nizations in the community to find out if there are learners who need or are interested in the course. CEWT then makes all the necessary arrange-ments, including hiring the best instructors available.

Obviously, the most important component of the CEWT courses is the students. Students contribute to our positive learning environment by bringing their willingness to learn and try new things, a desire to share their knowledge, and their curiosity,

to the classroom. We are always interested in your

ideas for new programs and special training needs, so please bring them to us. If you would like to instruct a course in any of our program catego-ries, come by the college and submit a course proposal. Ask for Chris Faint, Community Education Coordinator, or Ulli Meuller, office assistant. Our Winter/Spring Calendar will be com-ing to you by post the week of Jan. 3, so look for it in your mailboxes.

The ABE program is currently facilitated by our instructors, Celina Gabriel and Nathaniel Howard. Celina is replacing Andrea Kosling who will be returning in January. ABE is a long standing program in the community that has contributed to helping many people take the next steps in their education.

ABE offers courses that can help you prepare for college, achieve your grade 12, help you prepare for your GED, teach you about computers, or simply exercise your mind for inter-est’s sake.

We can also provide tutoring for any courses that you are taking. The ABE instructors work with the stu-dents to create a program of courses that will best meet their needs, cre-ating a student-centred learning environment that is welcoming and relaxed.

ABE has an open door policy, so if you are wandering by the college and feel like upgrading or taking a course, come on in and see us. ABE is tuition-free, but there is a one-time application fee of $35, and stu-dents are part of the student union, which costs $33.83 per semester***,

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Celina Gabriel, Nicole Sundstrom and Nathaniel Howard hanging out and learning at Selkirk College in Nakusp. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

however, there is funding available to cover these expenses if needed.

If you have any questions or comments, or you are interested in one of our programs, feel free to contact us by phone, email, or dropping into the centre.

ABE is available Monday to Thursday from 9

a.m.-4 p.m. (lunch is from 12-1 p.m.) and Monday and Wednesday nights from 6 p.m.-8 p.m., and can be reached at [email protected] or 250-265-3640 CEWT is available Monday to Friday from 9-4 p.m. and can be reached at [email protected] or 250-265-4077.

Tell your untold story to win and be publishedHave you got a story to tell?

Well, spill! Got a book in you? Then get it out! Let the prose flow for the Writers’ Union of Canada’s 20th Annual Short Prose Competi-tion for Developing Writers. Scrib-blers are invited to submit a piece of fiction or non-fiction of up to 2,500 words in the English lan-guage that has not previously been published in any format. A $2,500 prize will be awarded to an unpub-lished Canadian writer, and the entries of the winner and finalists will be submitted to three Cana-dian magazines for consideration.

The deadline for entries is March 1, 2013.

The Union initiated the Short Prose Competition in 1993 in hon-our of its 20th anniversary. The Competition aims to discover, encourage, and promote new writ-ers of short prose. “Every year of the Short Prose Competition has yielded some superb entries,” notes the Union’s Executive Direc-tor John Degen. “Previous final-ists and winners have included such future luminaries as Alexan-der MacLeod, Shauna Singh Bald-win, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, and Lewis DeSoto.”

The Union is proud to announce an esteemed group of jurors for the 2oth Annual Short Prose Com-petition. A previous finalist her-self, Ami McKay went on to pub-lish the bestselling novel The Birth House, which was nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Her latest novel, The Virgin Cure, is inspired by her great-great grandmother, who was a female physician in nine-teenth-century New York. Rose-mary Nixon is the acclaimed author of two short story col-lections, including The Cock’s Egg, which received the Howard

O’Hagan Short Fiction Award. Her debut novel, Kalila, was released to strong reviews in 2011. Satiri-cal and speculative fiction writer Mark A. Rayner has written nov-els, short stories, humorous fic-tion, and plays. His 2005 novel, The Amadeus Net, was long-listed for the Philip K. Dick Award. His latest release, Pirate Therapy and Other Cures, is a collection of short stories, essays, and flash fic-tion.

The competition is open to Canadian residents who have not had a book published by a com-mercial or university press and

who do not have a contract with a book publisher. Submissions should be sent along with a $29 entry fee per submission to The Writers’ Union of Canada at 90 Richmond Street East, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1P1, by March 1, 2013. The winner will be announced in May 2013. For com-plete rules and regulations, please go to http://www.writersunion.ca/short-prose.

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Kennedy Pazurik, Maya Watson and Hannah Corvin participated in their � rst skating competition on Dec. 1. Photo courtesy Sabrina Hinson

Nakusp Figure Skating Club Members Kennedy Pazurik, Maya Watson and Hannah Corvin attended their � rst skating com-petition in Fruitvale on Decem-ber 1, 2012. Competing in the

Star 1 event, Kennedy and Han-nah both received a Bronze Eval-uation, and Maya received a Sil-ver Evaluation.

The three skaters as well as other skaters in the club are work-ing towards competing at the Kootenay Regional Competition

which will be held in Nelson on Feb. 1-3, 2013. The NFSC is cur-rently taking registrations for all their programs for the second half of the season. For more informa-tion, please contact Valerie Hill at 250-265-9958.

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Nakusp Secondary holiday concert a � lmic treat

It was � lmic, epic even. The NSS Christmas Concert is what I’m talk-ing about. Held at the Bonnington with two shows for the crush of pre- and post-dinner goers, there was an assorted blend of movie themes, hol-iday fare and pop classics that had something for everyone.

Busting out the classic Theme From Peter Gunn, which NSS band teacher Patrick MacGibbon rightly pointed out made an appearance in the classic movie “The Blues Brothers.” Athletic Director Ryan Willman made a guest appearance on drums, � lling in for an absent NSS beatmeister.

There were several other � lmic pieces, although the next one, the Canon of Peace from Dona Nobis Pacem wasn’t one of them (unless there’s a Christmas action movie called Cannon of Peace starring Bruce Willis I don’t know about).

The Theme from Jurassic Park was introduced by MacGibbon as from “one of the greatest movies of all

time,” an unambiguous thumbs up for the dinosauric blockbuster by the band leader. Another � lm piece, the Feather Theme from Forrest Gump, preceded the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (not a � lm as far as I know).

For a change of pace, the Senior Band stood up to demonstrate their chops, playing “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” from The Lion King, also a � lm and one I just learned was based on Hamlet (I’ve never seen it).

The senior students – a mix of clari-nets, saxes, � utes and trumpets – stood and played the Aspen Overture by Christian Earl, a Christmas-y number with hints of carols peppered through it. The audience was also treated to “Celtic Dance” and “The Best of the Beatles,” a medley of tunes that had the junior band members dancing in their chairs.

It was a night of music twice over, as the band packed the house again at 7 p.m. with a new audience, tak-ing them through the tunes frame by frame.

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It was a good mix, musically, combining some great moments from � lm as well as holiday classics, lesser known but fun works, and pop hits. And there would be no complaining here if movie clips were included as part of the next concert. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

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What’s happening in NAKUSP LEGION?

Our lounge opens at: 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. 2 p.m. on Saturday.

All Members and Guests welcome!

Come out and Support our Meat Draws which are heldevery Saturday at 4 p.m., 5 p.m. & 6 p.m.

The Saturday Meat Draws in December will besponsored by the Legion. This will allow the

Legion to accumulate funds to help organizationsthat do not sponsor Bingo or run Meat Draws.

Don’t forget that Darts continue on � ursdays @ 7PM

Watch for tickets for Robbie Burns @ General StoreFeaturing the “Revelstoke Pipers” & “Switchback”

Learn to write in 2013That night the sky was stuffed

with grey that spat a chill to the ground. Suddenly, the cat looked up in horror moments before a � ash seared across the sky and a loud boom that could split the moun-tains erupted. Ever since then, nothing had been the same…

If the world doesn’t end Decem-ber 2012, nothing will be the same if you learn the � ne art of Creating Suspense, the name of an upcom-ing writing workshop at Selkirk College.

Suspense is a vital element to

any good story. Whether it is an action-packed thriller, a touching memoir, informative non-� ction or literary prose, writers need to keep their reader’s attention.

In this course students will learn to recognize those elements that build tension on the page, and learn techniques to create suspense in their own work.

Deryn Collier will be instruct-ing the three-day class taking place from Friday, Feb. 8 to Sunday, Feb. 10.

Friday evening will be an infor-mal “coffee house” with stu-dents reading from their work. All day Saturday and Sunday morn-

ing the workshops will be focused on “page-turner” techniques and skills.

Tom Wayman will be coming on March 16 to teach budding writers about the ins and outs of Literary Publishing.

Learn how an author–� ction, non� ction, poetry–brings home the bacon (or tofu). Topics will include: submitting to periodicals and book publishers, dealing with acceptance and rejection, copyright, and more.

For more information, email [email protected], call 265-4077 or drop by 311 Broadway Street, Nakusp Tuesday to Friday between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

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Dave Jackson from the Nakusp and Area Community Foundation accepts $3,391 from the Kootenay Savings Community Foundation in the person of Kathy Bone, Branch Manager of the Nakusp Kootenay Savings Credit Union. In the centre is Laura Katchen, who has served as the KSCU representative on the NACF board for two years. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

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EMPLOYMENT EDGE PROGRAM JOB COACHArrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services has an Employment Job Coach position available in Nakusp, BC. This is a 17.5 hour per week contract position starting January 14, 2013 and ending March 29, 2013.

The Employment Job Coach is responsible for the delivery of the Employment Edge Program which includes planning, organizing and conducting individual and group sessions.

Successful candidate will have post-secondary education, along with good oral, written, facilitation and interpersonal skills. Certification as a Career Development Practitioner will be considered an asset.

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Clockwise from upper left: 2012 Grads in the parade; KSCU employees take part in the Christmas Child campaign; Burton elves at the parade; Merry Christmas at NSS; Marilyn Massey accompanied many per-formers during the holiday season.

Photo courtesy Christina Barisoff; Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

Picture a Merry Christmas in and around town

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We started preparing for Christmas weeks before the

time came around. You’d see people out gathering green branches, cones and Christ-mas trees. There was always a concert to look forward to, put on by the school and any-one else in the community

who wanted to participate. The community hall in Fer-

guson was decorated. Dona-tions were made by the fam-ilies so the children would receive a gift from Santa Claus.

It was a great night for all the children. Dan Crawford’s store at Arrowhead would provide the candy, nuts and oranges, which were evenly divided amongst the young-sters.

Every year seemed to bring a different sized and shaped Santa. Ray Martin, one Santa, was 6’3”. Harley Smith (Snuffy) was not so tall but stuffed with pillows which seemed to be in all the wrong places. Someone offered him a cigarette and while lighting it for Santa caught his whiskers on fire. It was quickly extinguished but I’m sure a lot of his face was seen.

My eldest son, then four years old, became very confused over all this and told us he really thought there was something wrong with Santa – he grew and shrunk and hid his face all the time – what was he doing wrong?

Christmas Eve was always a memorable occa-sion. Neighbours would visit one another shar-ing goodies. I remember one Christmas Eve when Jack Fraser organised a toboggan party with a bonfire and hot chocolate.

Christmas Day for the Daney family was spent at Trout Lake with Mrs. Jowett (mother and grandmother) where they had turkey dinner with all the trimmings including an English plum pud-ding set aflame at the table.

Around the table were invited guests, some of whom were older-timers Otto Olson, George Yuell, Henry (Jake) Jacobson, Sam Cavanaugh, Jack Simpson and many, many more.

Dinner over, we’d sit and chat for an hour or so, then prepare ourselves for the cold, snowy four-mile ride back to Ferguson.

It was a lovely ride home and it was with horse and sleigh, with the sleigh bells and runners mak-ing music all their own in the crusty snow. It echoed the through the Lardeau Valley, a musical sound of “Merry Christmas.” Christmas was over for another year and it had been a good one.

Alice Jowett (at centre) with the Kirkpatricks and Daneys out hiking in the Lardeau during the winter months. Photo courtesy of the Arrow Lakes Historical Society and Crescent bay Construction

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Attention, Aquarius. Someone close to you has something to say, and they need you to listen. A home improvement project turns out better than expected.

It’s a tall order, Pisces, but it’s not impossible. Gather your supplies and the troops and get crackin’. A report receives glowing reviews just in time.

Please, Aries. You are a go-getter, but sometimes you go too far. Keep that in mind this week as you work with others to get a project off the ground.

Stop dragging your feet, Taurus. You know what needs to be done, so do it. The sooner you finish, the sooner you can move on to something you really want to do.

Pragmatic Gemini. You’re always looking to get things done well in the shortest time possible, but sometimes just won’t work. Patience is key.

Clarify, Cancer. Make certain you are understood on all accounts this week. Leave nothing to chance. A friend drops by with an unusual request.

Bickering rarely solves anything, so put a stop to the madness the first chance you get, Leo. You will get nothing done if you don’t.

A loved one has a meltdown, and you’re left to pick up the pieces. You can do it, Virgo, and you will do it well. A new do lifts spirits in more ways than one.

Clam up, Libra, and you will regret it. Prepare to present your idea and watch the sparks fly. The to-do list nears completion with an addition.

A change in attitude picks up the pace, and the team finishes well ahead of schedule. Bravo, Scorpio. Your efforts won’t go unnoticed.

What’s that, Sagittarius? Your pleas are falling on deaf ears? Perhaps it’s your method of presentation. Be bold, and you’ll get what you seek.





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Aries, while there’s much about a situation that you don’t understand, you will quickly be � lled in on all the details you need to know to get the job done.

Taurus, confrontation will get you nowhere. It is better to avoid any troublesome parties and simply go on with your days. No need to put monkey wrenches in the plans.

Take some time to re� ect on what you need to get done, Gemini. Things are about to get more hectic, and it will help to know what is on your schedule in the coming days.

There is no need to put off romantic endeavors, Cancer. Make time to further relationships, and you will be happier for having made the additional effort.

Leo, a casual encounter with an old friend goes by like no time has elapsed at all. Agree to keep in touch and spend more time together going forward.

Virgo, there are too many messes to clean up, so instead of digging in you may just decide to procrastinate a little longer. Just be sure to make up the time later on.

You may � nd that things that are bene� cial for others may not always be bene� cial for you, Libra. But often you have to make sacri� ces for the bene� t of the entire group.

Certain challenges may be tough to conquer, Scorpio. But with the right help you can get the job done. Gemini may be your shining light this week.

There is no point in speculating about your � nances, Sagittarius. Keep track of your deposits and withdrawals so you have a handle on all accounts.

Now is not the time to leap without looking, Capricorn. You have to be cautious with your choices and actions this time of the month. Don’t make waves so close to the holidays.

Aquarius, although you do plenty, someone around the house could really use some more assistance from you. It may take some juggling of your schedule to accomplish.

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Business & service Directory

CONSTRUCTIONLog and Timber FrameHomes

Jim Pownall

Quality Since 1974

Box 368New Denver, BC

Phone: 250-358-2566Fax: 250-358-2817

Email: [email protected] site: jimpownallco.com

RECREATION REPAIRS

98- 1st St. NAKUSP, B.C. V0G 1R0

Open 6 Days a Week

Ph:250-265-4911

Fx: 250-265-4972

SALES & SERVICE

CHAINSAWS*Stihl

*Husqvarna

MOWERS*Snapper

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TRIMMERS*Stihl

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PROPANE

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RECREATIONAncient HeAling

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HALCYON-HOTSPRINGS.COM

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CUSTOM BODY WORK & PAINTING

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• New Homes

• Renovations

• Commercial

• Stucco

• Drywall

• Concrete

BEN BRUNEAU

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CONSTRUCTION

265-4615265-4615Fax:

Isaque & CarlaVieira

ConcreteLock BlocksDrain RushRoad Crush

Sand & GravelCrusher/ Excavator

Septic TanksDump Trucks

AUTOMOTIVE

BRITISH COLUMBIA1-800-222-4357

Wayne Abbott

1350 13th AveBox 1137,Nakusp, B.C., V0G 1R0Tel: 250-265-4406 Fax: 250-265-4436

Service, Repair & Towing

RECREATIONAncient HeAling

WAters





CONTRACTING

Building Contractor • Licensed BuilderResidential • Commercial • Industrial

250-265-3361 • [email protected]

KNC Ken NishidaConstruction

CONSTRUCTIONCIVIL ENGINEERINGSimon Bamber AScT ROWP

Civil Technology Consultant &Registered Onsite Wastewater Practitioner

Septic Systems Water SystemsSubdivisions Land DevelopmentProject ManagementSite InspectionDrafting

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AUTOMOTIVE

Phone: 250-265-4577 1007 Hwy 23, Nakusp

24 hr. towing & roadside assistance

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AUTO SALES

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JACOBSON .COM

Cory

1321 VICTORIA ROADREVELSTOKE

250-837-5284

See our EntirePre-Owned

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COMPUTERS

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RECREATION

BLACKTOP

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RECREATION

PHOTOGRAPHY

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PROPANE

PROPANE SERVICES

1-800-471-5630

EQUIPMENT

98 - 1st. St., Nakusp BC V0G 1R0

Phone 250-265-4911Fax 250-265-4972

OPEN6 DAYS A WEEK

CHAINSAWS - Stihl, HusqvarnaTRIMMERS - Stihl, Toro, HusqvarnaMOWERS - Snapper, Lawnboy, Toro

SALES & SERVICE

AUTO SALES

CONSTRUCTION

COMPUTERS

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Log and Timber FrameHomes

Jim Pownall

Quality Since 1974

Box 368New Denver, BC

Phone: 250-358-2566Fax: 250-358-2817

Email: [email protected] site: jimpownallco.com

CONSTRUCTION

LonestarConstruction Ltd.

• Licensed Builder

• New Homes

• Renovations

• Commercial

• Stucco

• Drywall

• Concrete

BEN BRUNEAU

Tel: 250-265-4649 • Fax: 250-265-4555

265-4615265-4615Fax:

Isaque & CarlaVieira

ConcreteLock BlocksDrain RushRoad Crush

Sand & GravelCrusher/ Excavator

Septic TanksDump Trucks

AUTOMOTIVE

BRITISH COLUMBIA

1-800-222-4357

Wayne AbbottNick Moore

1350 13th AveBox 1137

Nakusp, B.C., V0G 1R0Tel: 250-265-4406Fax: 250-265-4436

Service, Repair & Towing

LonestarConstruction Ltd.

• Licensed Builder

• New Homes

• Renovations

• Commercial

• Stucco

• Drywall

• Concrete

BEN BRUNEAU

Tel: 250-265-4649 • Fax: 250-265-4555

AUTO SALES

AUTOMOTIVE250 265-4012

ICBC/PRIVATE INSURANCEWINDSHIELD

REPLACEMENTS

- - - Custom Body Work & Painting - - -

BDOAssurance | Accounting | Taxation | Advisory Services

John F. Wilkey, CA Naskup250 265 4750 www.bdo.ca

BDO Canada LLP, a Canadian limited liability partnership, is a member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms.

BLACKTOP

JACOBSON .COM

Randy

1321 VICTORIA ROADREVELSTOKE

250-837-5284

See our EntirePre-Owned Inventory

www.AM .com

1-800-961-0202Dealer Hours: Mon. - Fri., 8am - 8pm

Saturday 8 am - 8pm

email: [email protected] dealer #7336 Fred Pressacco1-250-364-1539

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May Ann Waterfi eldRegistered Massage Therapist

656 Barclay Road, NakuspPh. 250-265-4242

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Heavy Duty Mechanic Wanted Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Kootenay) Ltd. is looking for a Mechanic for our New Denver facility. Applicants should hold a valid TQ for Heavy Duty or Commercial Transport and a Motor Vehicle Inspectors Licence.

Resumes can be faxed to250-352-2172

Pingston CreekGenerating Station

Proposed FosthallCreek Powerhouse

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Announcements

Births

Doug & Jo-ann Seaton are proud to announce the

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CONTRACT LOGGING Trucks Wanted! If you are a safe, reliable, and experienced driver that would like work in West Central Alberta, please call Darcy @ 403-638-6047.

Help WantedAn Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring Dozer and Exca-vator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodg-ing and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.

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WANTED SHORT Logger and Hayrack for work till the end of March. Call 604-819-3393.

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

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Cottages / Cabins 2 bdrm cabin $685/m + 3

bdrm cabin $750/m + 2 bdrm cabin $585/m on large

acreage, very private, 1km south of Slocan City. Wood/

elect heat, creek water, Utilities xtra. Pets ok, room for

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Homes for RentFOR RENT

2 Bedroom Apt. in 4-plex With Yard and Within Village. Available Immediately. W/D on site. $585/mth.

250 265-4226 / 250-265-1750Small 2 bdrm Trailer. Down-town Nakusp. $500/mth plus utilities. 250-265-3766

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Festive colours light up the winter nights in Nakusp

Nights in Nakusp are less dark, thanks to the bright lights strung at many homes. Taking a stroll down many of the snowy streets you’ll see houses colourfully alive with blue, red, green, yellow.

Lawns are occupied by glowing animals and Christmas characters thrown together from holiday stories.

Homes are lit within by the glow of

more lights on trees inside, a sign that revellers are enjoying company, cook-ies and cakes.

Scoping out the festive streets is a fun night out, especially if you’re bun-dled in warm and bright, reflective clothes (thank you, say all the drivers on the slick roads).

Enjoy the glow of lights inside and out this winter, and have a safe and happy holiday.


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