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� ree people went to hospital Monday morning a� er being exposed to noxious fumes emanating from the basement of a Vernon St. home at the apex of the Cedar St. hill.

“We believe there’s nitric acid on the premises,” � re chief Len MacCharles told the Star on scene, while � re� ghters suited up in bright yellow hazmat suits.

� e co-owner of the house discovered the chemical while cleaning but was not the one who was using it.

Police ensured everyone was out of the house and upwind of the chemicals by the time � re crews re-sponded. Once it was determined that nitric acid, which is both explosive and corrosive, was potentially the source of the vapours, two additional � re� ghters were called to the scene and Nelson Hydro crews cut power to the home.

MacCharles said they took all necessary precau-tions before entering to remove the product. Inside they found a number of unlabeled containers, all with clear � uids inside, which were taken away for proper disposal.

“We haven’t evacuated around the building. We’ve informed individuals of what’s going on, but if there is any [material] it will disperse in the air. I don’t believe it’s a large quantity,” he said.

“� e owner will be going back in a� er we eliminate the product and ventilate [the home].”

He said the public was never at risk. By 3 p.m., the area around the house was re-opened to pedestrians.

Nelson police Sgt. Dino Falcone said Tuesday the owner has been allowed back in, but � re� ghters still had control of the scene and police can’t enter until they have clearance.

“We believe some copper wire was taken from the residence — wire used in normal household electri-cal,” he said. “We think [former tenants] used acid to take o� the coating or insulation of copper wire and le� with it.”

Falcone says a criminal investigation is underway, but while they have an idea who the previous tenants were, they haven’t yet been able to locate them. “It’s hard to pinpoint who was there,” he said. “We’re not 100 per cent sure.”

— With � les from Greg Nestero�

BILL METCALFENelson Star

Nelson city council will hold a public hearing into zoning for Dr. Andre Kirsten’s proposed new Ancron medical clinic on May 11. At its Monday meeting, council amended some of the project requirements.

� e changes, approved unanimously by council with minimal discussion, include:

• Restricting permitted uses to medical ser-vices (which includes a dispensing pharmacy) and a restaurant. Council removed care services and professional and business o� ces from the permitted uses list;

• Creation of a professional landscape plan that provides increased landscaping in designated areas of the property;

• Vegetative screening for all adjacent resi-dences;

• Opaque fencing on the east and west prop-erty lines;

• Heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems contained with in the building;

• Systems to minimize noise levels exceeding 45 decibels, odours, glare, electrical interference, and ground vibration.

Before council approved those changes, it had to rescind a previous � rst and second reading of the same bylaw done last fall, and it did so because at a public open house on March 19 Kirsten came forward with the above-listed changes intended to address some of the neighbours’ concerns.

The medical clinic would consist of a 15,000-square foot two-storey building at 10 View St. to replace Ancron’s current o� ces in the Nelson Trading Company on Baker St. � e three View St. lots, currently zoned residential, are proposed to be rezoned to “mixed use medi-cal,” a designation the city has created speci� cally for this project.

In an interview a� er the meeting, Kirsten said “We have made signi� cant changes in terms of lowering the building and have listened to our

The Nelson Fire Department responded to a complaint at approximately 9:45 a.m. Monday of a potentially toxic smell coming from a house on the corner of Vernon and Cedar streets. Three people were evacuated and taken to hospital. Courtesy Nelson Fire and Rescue

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Stores to Shores digs inCity commences downtown revitalization program; Work begins at IODE Park

Submitted to the Nelson StarThe most comprehensive

upgrade and beautification program Nelson has seen since the 1980s revitalization of Baker Street kicked o� this week.

A� er three years of planning, and numerous rounds of public input and revision, the City of Nelson’s Stores to Shores down-town revitalization project is of-� cially underway.

“It’s such an exciting and im-portant time for Nelson,” says Mayor Deb Kozak, “and for all the people who’ve worked so hard to bring this project from concept to kick-o� , it’s even a little emotional — in a great way. We’re writing a brand new 21st century chapter in our city’s history.”

� e eight-month project has been awarded to local company Maglio Installations, one of � ve bidders on the project.

Work is already underway, with a restoration and demoli-tion crew on the job at IODE Park along with an initial site survey of Hall St.’s 300, 400 and 500 blocks.

“� ere’s going to be a con-siderable amount of work hap-pening right o� the bat,” says Colin Innes, the city’s director of public works and utilities. “We’ll be going full tilt.”

Local residents have already noticed city crews excavating stretches of the 300 block of Hall to relocate some of the shallower infrastructure on the street — Telus and Shaw communica-tions lines. � is is required in order to improve sight lines and safety at the Hall and Vernon intersection.

Work on IODE Park is slated to end in time for the May long weekend.

For July, August and Sep-tember, construction e� orts

will move back to the 300 block and the intersection of Hall and Vernon streets. � e 300 block will be closed to tra� c during that time.

Innes is assuring business owners, motorists and pedes-trians that the intersections of either Hall/Vernon or Hall/Baker will be open at all times — one of the construction con-tract’s stipulations is that the two important crossroads can’t be closed at the same time. � at will ensure tra� c � ow to the eastern end of the downtown core will be maintained.

Kozak says she wants busi-nesses and residents on and around Hall St., the east end of Baker and Vernon to know the city is committed to assist-ing them through the Stores to Shores overhaul.

“City sta� and council will be working with our business owners and residents to ensure customer tra� c and access to their stores and homes is well-maintained straight through the construction period,” says Kozak.

Here’s what’s happening on the public and business infor-mation front:

• A promotions and business-awareness program slated to start next week will see a dozen or more signs placed in and around the Hall, east Baker/Vernon area, aimed at ensuring the public knows that while the road may be closed, businesses are open.

• An information rack card has been designed for local busi-nesses’ front counters. � e cards will outline details and bene� ts of the Stores to Shores program and info contacts, for locals and visitors alike.

• � ere’ll be a round of how-to marketing tips for businesses

to implement to ensure cus-tomer tra� c is steady during the project’s duration too.

• Weekly updates on prog-ress and tra� c changes will be provided at Facebook/storesto-shores, the city’s website nelson.ca, along with pro� les on Hall St. businesses, the thoroughfare’s history and a series of in-depth looks at the thoughtful and bene� cial design aspects that the revitalization will provide to Nelson for decades to come.

Aimed at establishing stron-

ger, safer pedestrian and tra� c connections between Baker St. and the lakefront, the project will happen in conjunction with the required upgrade of Hall St.’s infrastructure — including water and sewer lines, electrical and � bre-optic, new pavement, sidewalks and stairways.

Over 60 percent of the proj-ect’s budget will be allocated to required infrastructure up-grades, the other third will go towards the Stores to Shores vision.

Mayor Deb Kozak, Maglio Installations’ Terry Maglio and City of Nelson public works and utilities director Colin Innes were on hand Monday afternoon for the � rst day or work.

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Nelson Star StaffTwo contentious wolf culls, aimed to

help save caribou herds in the South Selkirk mountains and South Peace, have concluded for the year with fewer wolves that expected killed.

According to the provincial government, in the South Selkirks, 11 wolves were re-moved. Of the wolves targeted, seven to 10 remain and are now being monitored to track their movement. To date these wolves have not ranged into caribou areas, so are not expected to be shot.

In the South Peace, 73 wolves were re-moved. In one case, six wolves were removed as they were actively stalking 14 caribou.

� e cull, aimed at saving the remain-ing 18 mountain caribou in the Selkirks, began Jan. 15 and will continue for � ve more years.

Both the South Selkirks and South Peace caribou herds have experienced signi� cant losses to wolf predation. � e South Selkirk herd numbered 46 in 2009, declining to 14 in the most recent survey conducted last month, a loss of four caribou since the 2014 census.

� e government says the cause of these

recent losses isn’t known, but likely occurred prior to the wolf cull. Predation on caribou is more common in the fall and summer

In the four caribou herds in the South Peace, populations are also decreasing and wolves are a key factor. At least 37 per cent of all adult mortalities have been documented as wolf predation.

Hunting and trapping of wolves has not e� ectively reduced populations and may

even split up packs and increase predation rates on caribou. Habitat recovery continues to be an important part of caribou recovery, but cannot address the critical needs of these herds in the short term.

For the South Selkirk herd, a signi� cant portion of core caribou habitat has been closed to snowmobile use and almost all core caribou habitat has been protected from logging and road building.

Wolf cull concluded for the year

No action taken on reports saying mayors should not chair police boards

11 wolves killed in South Selkirks and 73 in South Peace, fewer than originally expected

BC only province requiring mayors to helm police boards; Calls for change ignored

The government wolf cull in the South Selkirks has concluded for the season with 11 wolves killed in the government’s efforts to preserve the small mountain caribou herd.

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A report from the provincial police board association and an-other from a former judge and BC Attorney General have both recommended against mayors serving as chairs of municipal police boards.

In 2012, Mike McIndoe of Nelson co-authored a report for the BC Association of Po-lice Boards, resulting in the association recommending to the provincial government that it change legislation requiring mayors to be police board chairs.

McIndoe was a member of the Nelson police board at the time and a member of the execu-tive of the provincial association.

His report cites several earlier ones that supported its conclu-sions, not the least being a 1994 report on policing in BC writ-ten by then-Justice Wally Oppal, who later became BC’s Attorney General.

“Board members should be as apolitical as possible,” Oppal wrote, “and as a political repre-

sentative, a mayor would be an inappropriate chair.”

� e mayor in the role of police board chair creates the potential for some awkward situations such as the recent disagreement between Nelson’s city council and its police board about the budget.

� e police asked for an in-crease in sta� ng, the city re-fused, and the police board appealed that decision to the director of police services in Victoria, who is in the process of reviewing it.

It could be said that Kozak, because of her dual role, asked herself for increased funding, turned herself down, then in-dignantly reported herself to the o� ce of police services. Pre-sented with that way of looking at it, Kozak laughs ruefully and agrees.

“It certainly is a strange thing,” she says. “It is like split-ting yourself in half. I am acutely conscious of what hat I am wear-ing at a particular table.”

Nelson is one of 11 cities in

BC with its own police force. Appointed boards oversee those police departments in order to provide independent civilian oversight of policing. No other province has a law that says the mayor must be the chair of the board.

To change that law, the provincial government would have to amend the BC Police Act. Contacted by the Star, the Ministry of Justice said it has no plans to do so.

In January, the mayor of Saanich accused his own po-lice department of targeting him, pulling his car over twice as a mayoral candidate, once as mayor-elect, and once as mayor.

In response, the Saanich po-lice board asked Richard Atwell to step aside as chair and request-ed Justice Minister Suzanne An-ton intervene, but she declined, saying it was up to the board to manage its own internal a� airs.

� e Police Act says if the mayor is “absent or unable to act,” the board may elect another chair from among themselves to preside at a meeting.

Nelson city council and the police board met last week face-to-face for the � rst time in at least a decade, albeit behind closed doors. Council and the board agreed Kozak would be the sole person to speak to the media about the meeting.

� e members of the Nelson Police Board are, in addition to Kozak, Barb Henry, Bill Reid, Hilda Taylor, Robert Goertz, and Roger Higgins.

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FOR THE RECORD• A column April 10 (“It could happen to anyone”) misspelled Megan Cole’s � rst name.

• In our Friday education supplement we transposed the names of “Talented Achievers” Galen Boulanger and Dunavan

Morris-Janzen in a photo caption. The Star regrets the error.

• A story Friday (“City council and police board meet to iron out differences”) omitted the following paragraph: “Mayor Deb Kozak said the two boards made a con� dentiality agreement at the begin-ning of the meeting, agreeing that only

Kozak would speak to the media afterward. She said this came about not because there was anything top secret, but rather because the two groups felt they needed to feel con� dent they could speak openly and honestly. Kozak said the agreement applied only to that meeting, and not necessarily future meetings.”

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neighbours and created a setback or barrier to protect them from noise. I look forward to the public hear-ing to address any more concerns there might be.”

Dr. Trevor Janz, who has dual interest as an emer-gency room doctor and an immediate residential neighbour of the proposed building thinks “the clinic is a good idea for this site” but is concerned about its size.

“It is two and a half times larger than the Medical Associates Clinic. It is larger in area and capacity both, and it is at 40 per cent lot coverage, which is the maximum allowable in commercial zoning. It is as big as it can possibly be for council to allow it.”

Janz said he is also concerned about parking and congestion, even though a traffic study com-missioned by Ancron last year concluded traffic increases would not be significant.

After the May 11 public hearing, the project will come before council for a final vote.

Proposal changed to address concerns

RDCK rejects bids for Kaslo and Balfour transfer station upgrades

Neptunes president upset over pool reno

City council has changed some requirements of the An-cron clinic proposal to respond to neighbours’ concerns.

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For the second time in less than a month, the Regional District of Central Kootenay has rejected all bids for a major project because they came in over budget.

The RDCK announced last week that all five bids for the Balfour and Kaslo transfer station upgrades, which closed April 8, would have put it “substantially” above the $1.25 million approved project budget.

In a news release, the RDCK said the board has directed staff to work with the project engineers to revise the scope of the project to find cost savings. The project will soon be re-tendered to the five bidders with revised specifications. Construction will be delayed by at least a month, but the RDCK still expects the

upgrades to be completed this year.The Kaslo transfer station, expected to

close for several weeks starting May 4, will remain open until a revised construction schedule is determined.

“The RDCK is committed to renewing our waste management infrastructure and will ensure that RDCK residents receive maximum value for the investment in these projects,” said Tom Newell, a rural Nelson director and chair of the central resource recovery committee. “Consider-ing that the tender prices exceeded our budget, a review of the project design is in the best interest of the RDCK.”

Uli Wolf, environmental services man-ger for the regional district said they will likely have to make further budget adjust-ments, including reallocating funds from two other projects which came in under

budget. Wolf said the discrepancy in the high bids was likely because a consultant’s initial design assessment did not include a technical assessment, calling them “fairly raw numbers”. He said a later estimate by the consultant was much closer to the bids received.

A weigh scale is to be installed at Bal-four along with two new bins and as-sociated infrastructure for an estimated cost of $715,000. The Kaslo station is also slated to get new transfer bids, but not a weigh scale, at an estimated cost of $535,000.

Earlier this month the regional dis-trict rejected both bids for upgrades to the aquatic centre because both came in more than a million dollars over budget. The fate of that project is expected to be determined at a meeting on Monday.

Nelson Star StaffThe president of a local swim club was

“disappointed and upset” to learn both bids for the renovation of the Nelson aquatic centre were over budget and the project won’t proceed on schedule.

Paul Cowan of the Nelson Neptunes also told 103.5 Juice FM that the project should be pared back so that it can still be completed by the end of the year.

“Not to mince words, I think it shows a lot of incompetency,” he said. “It seems the whole thing from the get-go has been dogged by setbacks and lack of information and consultation. They’ve had their heads buried in the sand the whole time.

“All of a sudden they get a dose of re-ality with the bids and it’s the users and user groups that are affected, not to men-tion their own staff.”

However, Cowan said he’s not yet sure how the project’s delay will affect the club. The upgrades were expected to begin in May and last eight months, which would have covered the Neptunes’ entire competitive season, which runs May 1 to Aug. 23.

The club made alternate arrangements to use the Salmo pool, which has a small-er capacity. Cowan said they haven’t been recruiting swimmers as a result.

“Now we may be swimming in Nelson but don’t have enough swimmers to pay for the Nelson pool, which is quite a bit more expensive. At this point most kids have decided what they’re doing for the summer.”

That said, using the Nelson pool for a while longer benefits the club by reducing travel expenses: “We’ll happily take what they’ll give us, as long as we can negotiate

pricing. Based on the budget we have we can’t afford to swim in Nelson, unless we have more swimmers.”

Cowan said he wasn’t surprised the bids came in well over budget, and ar-gues not everything on the to-do list is necessary.

While he wants to see the renovation happen, he’d like a pared-back project that would see the aquatic centre close July 1 and reopen January 1, all within the original budget of $4.9 million.

The Regional District of Central Koo-tenay rejected both tenders, which were more than $1 million over budget, but hasn’t yet determined exactly why. Origi-nally a dozen companies were interested in bidding.

A decision on how the project will proceed is expected when the recreation commission meets Monday.

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ICBC claims centre moves into White Building

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RDCK won’t join Multi-Material BC before 2018

Nelson Star StaffICBC has moved its Nelson claims office

from the foot of Baker St. into the ground floor of the White Building to share space with Service BC.

“It makes good financial sense and it also enhances customer convenience by having driver licensing, claim services, and Service BC in one central and convenient location,” ICBC spokeswoman Leslie Dickson told 103.5 Juice FM.

ICBC already shares office space with Service BC for driver licensing in Nelson and 28 other places throughout the prov-ince. It is also co-locating its claims cen-tres with Service BC in Prince Rupert and Smithers.

The Nelson move only involves one em-ployee. The union representing that worker supports relocating the office, but is con-cerned it has been reduced from three em-ployees a few years ago to one by attrition.

“At least this person is now in an office with other people, as opposed to working alone,” COPE 378 vice-president Annette Toth said. “Of course, we would by far prefer to have ICBC staff their offices in smaller communities appropriately. This is typical of the way ICBC treats smaller communities.”

Toth said they’ve complained to Trans-portation Minister Todd Stone several times over the last couple of years to underscore their unhappiness.

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Taxpayers in the Regional District of Central Kootenay will probably be on the hook for rural recycling for at least another three years. At least that’s the length of contract in a request for proposals to run the RDCK’s 27 depots. The present contracts expire in June.

While the district hoped to sign on with industry steward-ship group Multi-Material BC, resource recovery manager Mike Morrison says it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen anytime soon.

“We expected back when we were denied entry into the pro-gram last year that there would be a possibility of joining in 2015, but MMBC has informed us that is not the case,” he told 103.5 Juice FM. “We figure that three years is probably a realistic window for intake.”

Morrison said they still intend to eventually have all their ru-ral recycling handed by MMBC. The cost of rural recycling in the RDCK has been pegged at just under $1 million annually.

Allen Langdon, MMBC’s managing director, said the or-ganization presently has over 1,000 member producers and serves over 120 municipalities and electoral areas through a mix of curbside pickup and de-pots. It also has a waiting list of another 70 collectors — a mix of municipalities, regional dis-tricts, and private sector depots.

However, many producers re-main hold-outs to the program for a variety of reasons. Conse-quently, MMBC can’t afford to expand its services.

“We continue to work with the Ministry of Environment, who are enforcing the regula-tions and trying to bring them into compliance,” Langdon said. “As we start to add more compa-nies, we’ll be able to add more communities. Our ultimate ob-jective is to have a consistent program across the province.”

Although Langdon wasn’t sure of an exact timeline, he noted they recently launched a depot in Terrace. MMBC also took on household recycling in Langley and began providing curbside pickup in Revelstoke

at the start of the year. Lang-don said deciding priorities for further expansion depends on a range of factors, but those areas that don’t have much service are higher up the list.

Presently MMBC provides curbside pick-up in Nelson, Castlegar, Kaslo, and Nakusp, but collection rates in the latter two villages haven’t been as high as hoped because the RDCK still operates parallel depots intend-ed to serve rural residents.

“With the curbside program people have to get used to put-ting material out at a certain time every two weeks, whereas the depots are open every day and have long established pat-terns of use,” Morrison said.

Langdon called Nakusp and Kaslo “unique situations,” explaining that in most areas MMBC serves, the depots ac-cept materials that are not col-lected curbside, such as styro-foam, glass, and plastic film.

“The communities where we have both curbside and depots is actually a very good model,” he said. “It provides access to a broader range of materials and

depots serve areas outside the municipalities.”

The RDCK was initially hesi-tant to join MMBC for fear it could mean a substantially re-duced number of rural depots because MMBC insists they be staffed, whereas many of the RDCK’s are not.

Langdon said that require-ment is because their analysis shows unmanned depots have high contamination rates and “you end up picking up as much garbage as recycling,” which makes the recyclables less valuable.

He added that while exact fig-ures will be provided in the or-ganization’s first annual report, he is comfortable with both the amount they are collecting and their contamination rates.

“Both are exceeding expecta-tions,” he said. “We’re collect-ing upwards of 75 per cent of materials our members put in the marketplace. The good news is the program’s working really well and collecting more mate-rial than we intended. Now on the other side we need to recruit more members.”

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Citizens concerned about the shortage of paramedics at the Winlaw ambulance station packed Slocan village council chambers last week to hear a delegation from the BC Am-bulance Service.

The Winlaw station has been essentially been defunct since last December, due to staff shortages.

Mayor Jessica Lunn said council initially invited Win-law ambulance driver Stephanie Whitney and part-time para-medic Ruth Peirson.

“People were voicing their concerns over the lack of am-bulance service in Winlaw,” said Lunn, “so we invited them to update council to learn more about the situation.”

Instead, BC Ambulance sent a delegation consisting of East Kootenay superintendent Ja-son Twells, area director Paul

Swaine, and New Denver unit chief Sara Rainford.

Lunn said there were sev-eral questions from the public and concern was voiced for the volunteer first responders from Passmore and Slocan carry the burden of ambulatory calls. Lunn said setting volunteers up to deal with medical situations creates “huge pressure.”

The mayor reiterated coun-cil’s and residents’ concerns that proper ambulance service to a hospital is a one-hour wait. “It’s a regional concern,” she said.

According to BC Emergency Health Services’ current job postings, BC Ambulance has openings in Castlegar, Kaslo, Fruitvale, Nakusp, Nelson, New Denver, Riondel, Rossland, Sal-mo, Winlaw, and Trail.

The delegation said BC Am-bulance has received a number of applications and is “actively recruiting” staff for Winlaw. They also said their intent is

to fund emergency medical re-sponders’ training to take place in Winlaw, although a date has yet to be set.

Council agreed to put infor-mation on how to apply for the ambulance service in the village newsletter.

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Winlaw’s ambulance station has been dormant since late last year for lack of staff. Stephanie Whitney photo

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NDP best chance at changing electoral system

� e Harper government intro-duced Bill C-23 in February 2014.

� e more we know, the more we see how this bill is an attack on Ca-nadian democracy.

• It proposed sweeping changes to election rules and was criticized widely by some political parties, election law experts and the public.

• Not allowing the use of a voter information card to prove residency will disenfranchise post-secondary students by interfering with their right to vote, according to the Ca-nadian Federation of Students.

• � e chief electoral o� cer will no longer be able to run public edu-cation programs to inform people about the voting process and their rights.

� ere are two main types of vot-ing systems: proportional represen-tation and winner take all, common-ly known as � rst-past-the-post. In Canada we’ve always had the latter, which is designed to produce single party majority governments.

� e central � aw with this type of system is the high percentage of wasted votes (2011 election, seven million votes wasted). � e Harper Conservatives won their majority government in 2011 with just 39 per cent of the vote.

In August 2014 Conservative party sta� er Michael Sona was found guilty of trying to prevent voters from casting their ballots during the 2011 federal election through the use of misleading phone calls.

“It’s a very serious crime for peo-ple to interfere with the democratic rights of citizens in this country,” said the prosecutor.

If that was true we would need dozens of prisons to house govern-ment o� cials and politicians who trample our democratic rights.

� e NDP is on record as being committed to electoral reforms that would allow all voters some propor-tional representation in parliament, whatever the riding in which they live and vote.

In this election, we’re not only dealing with a wildly anti-democrat-ic government, we’re also dealing with an unfair electoral system that wastes the votes of millions of people.

I am a Green supporter but the only hope of defeating the Harper government appears to require

that all voters in our riding join to maximize the vote for the NDP. If enough others do the same, we will have a chance for a real change — beginning with a democratic voting system. Everyone deserves the right to fair representation.

Everyone needs to vote this time! Karin Leja

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Bill C-51 paves way for abuse of power

I am hugely worried about Bill C-51 and the railroading/non-dem-ocratic process our current govern-ment is using to � nalize this bill. � e

more I learn about this bill, the less I like it, the less I trust our govern-ment and enforcement agencies. And I’m learning that my experi-ence agrees hugely with the rising tide of public opinion against C-51.

Our current government and enforcement agencies have dem-onstrated to me, again and again, that when they get power of any kind they have and will abuse it — for their own political bene� t and against the people they are suppos-edly serving.

� anks to a CBC commenter, a sampling of our current government’s recent misuses of power includes:

• Barred government privacy

watchdog from testifying in C-51 committee;

• Put ruling party in charge of elections;

• Muzzled and de-funded Elec-tions Canada;

• Added 30 ridings in Conserva-tive areas;

• Limited debate of bills and sent them to Conservatives-only com-mittees;

• Repeatedly cra� ed massive om-nibus bills and did not give MPs time to review them;

• Muzzled and de-funded scien-tists;

• Restricted public access to in-formation;

• Made the RCMP answer to government;

• Stopped NAFTA scrutiny of en-vironmental e� ects of the tar sands;

• Demonized environmentalists, Muslims, aboriginals, democracy activists;

• Told Parliament that Canadian troops would not do combat in Iraq, then sent them into combat;

• First government in over 100 years in the 54-member Common-wealth of Nations to be in contempt of Parliament — e� ectively, in con-tempt multiple times;

• Used the Canadian spy agency to monitor targets for special cor-porate interests.

Adding Bill C-51 to the above without adequate parliamentary re-view and oversight leaves me more worried and fearful of our own gov-ernment and protection agencies.

We need to stop C-51 now, before it’s too late!

Larry BridleNelson

Do you want the federal govern-ment to have the power to share your � nancial status, your medical history, or your sexual orientation, etc. with 17 government agencies or possibly foreign governments?

If your answer is no, then I urge you to contact your MP to express your opposition to Bill C-51. Even in its amended form, it remains a dangerous bill that could result in violations to our fundamental Char-ter rights, particularly the rights to freedom of expression online and to privacy. � e bill would also turn CSIS into a “secret police” force with little oversight or accountability.

Even though 50 per cent of Cana-dians reportedly oppose Bill C-51, the Conservatives seek to ram it through parliament. Please speak out before it is too late, before our democracy can not longer be re-suscitated.

Louise TaylorKaslo

� is bill is a crime against our rights and freedoms. We oppose be-ing spied on by our government and third party agencies!

I encourage Canadians to learn more about how we can work to-gether to stop Secret Police Bill C-51 at stopc51.ca.

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social event in which partici-pants have one-to-one con-

versations typically limited to less than ten minutes for the purpose of meeting people. It’s been around since 1998, but the premise is now used in other settings besides � nd-ing your next life mate — think Dragon’s Den: inventors do a quick pitch to � nd a willing investor.

So you might be asking what does speed dating or Dragon’s Den have to do with city council? Well, this past week council held a special meeting to review the ap-plications for the Columbia Basin Trust 2015 Community Initiatives Program funding. Council’s role is to hear all the community group presentations, adjudicate the proposals and make � nal recom-mendations. � is year 47 projects where submitted. So how do we ensure the playing � eld is level for all the applicants? Speed dating.

Each applicant was given � ve minutes, two to three to explain who they are and what the intend-ed use of the money would be, and how the use aligns with the City of Nelson Path to 2040 Sustainability strategy. � e last two minutes al-lowed council to ask questions.

Councillors then had two days to consider all the applications and � ll in a matrix indicating if they could support the project and the level of funding they wanted to award. � e City of Nelson was

allocated $126,447 in Commu-nity Initiatives Program funds. � e total amount of requests was $247,545.23. All applicants had worthy projects, but there will be some who unfortunately will be disappointed.

� e � nal recommendations were to be announced at Mon-day’s council meeting and will be known by the time this column is published.

Apart from speed dating, local developments have also been

at the forefront of city council’s awareness. We have had requests for some additional variances for the Nelson Commons develop-ment that is already underway in the heart of our vibrant downtown.

Council has also debated the � rst readings of Nelson Landing’s requests for amendments to the of-� cial community plan and zoning bylaw. � is is a residential develop-ment that will be situated at the wa-terfront on the old Kootenay Forest Products site. It will be exciting to see these lands � nally developed a� er laying fallow for more than 30 years. Work has started on phase one of this development.

Ancron Medical Centre was also at city hall last week al-

lowing those of us who are newly elected to review this application with the proponent in advance of the May 11 public hearing.

Next week council is o� to Nakusp to participate in

the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Government meeting. � is year’s theme is Change>Challenge>Collaborate. It will be a great three days of net-working, idea exchange, debate and strengthening our resolve to make not only Nelson, but the re-gion, a better place to live.

As always, I am interested in hearing from you — your thoughts, ideas and concerns � e best way to contact me is [email protected].

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Q. You have expressed frustra-tion with some of the misconcep-tions that have turned up in sev-eral letters to the editor recently.

A. Well yes, as we all know the rumour mill never sleeps and it is always curious how people equate rumours with reality before prob-ing more thoroughly.

Q. Several weeks back there was a letter from Kevin LePape questioning a number of funding issues regarding the project.

A. Let me speak to that: Citi-zens Bank is the real estate wing of Vancity Credit Union and has been our primary funder from the get-go. They never threatened to pull out as was suggested and no, we didn’t struggle for two years to reach our presale requirement.

Early into our second year of sales, Citizens realized they had not included the co-op space as a pre-sale — the equivalent of about 12 units. That plus the 36 residen-tial units that had been sold satis-fied their requirements. There was no rescue by Nelson and District Credit Union injecting $5 million as was also reported.

With Vancity/Citizens firmly on board and three ancillary Vancity partners, both Nelson and District Credit Union at $900,000 and Koo-tenay Savings at $750,000 came on board as equity investors. And to set the record straight — the origi-nal September 2013 projected cost was $26 million. Actual contracted January 2015 cost was $27.3 mil-lion. Built in contingencies cov-ered these increases.

Q. What is the current status of sales?

A. Presently sales are 70 per cent for residential and 73 per cent for commercial, with a prime com-mercial sale pending. Now that the building is under construction and we are entering prime selling season we are gaining renewed in-terest. Real estate sales in the area are actually off to a strong start this year as any local realtor will attest. Interest rates remain low with no immediate change in site and the BC economy is leading Canada in performance.

Q. Last week’s hot issue at council was the affordable hous-ing agreement you made with the city. The letter ‘A Deal is a Deal’ from Bob Abrahams suggested you were extorting city council with your new proposal.

A. The Kootenay Co-op initially offered the city $1,000 per unit towards the affordable housing fund in order to raise the bar from the previous contribution of $250 per door from Amber and Silver Bay making a total contribution of $54,000.

Our primary funder, Vancity Credit Union, suggested it would be more meaningful to actually get some people housed and of-fered $120,000 if the co-op would match their contribution. Out of this we identified three units that

would be discounted 25 per cent and made available to qualified buyers through a selection process based on need and financial ability — the latter determined by Nelson and District Credit Union.

This is referred to as a restricted resale whereby if the unit is sold in the future, the savings are passed on to the new purchaser who has to meet the same criteria. All in all the co-op increased its deal from $54,000 to $120,000 while bring-ing an additional $120,000 to the table. Strange understanding by Mr. Abrahams of “extortion.”

Q. That same letter referred to “the capitalist developer.”

A. The Kootenay Co-op is the Nelson Commons developer. Co-ops are recognized as the original social enterprise. As defined in Wikipedia: “A social enterprise is an organization that applies com-mercial strategies to maximize im-provements in human and envi-ronmental well-being, rather than maximizing profits for external shareholders.”

Capitalism, on the other hand, in its more aggressive modalities, represents the concentration of wealth in the hands of the few at the expense of the many and is widely recognized as a major threat to civil society throughout the world.

Not only does the co-op serve 13,000 members throughout the West Kootenay with quality food (much of it grown locally) but gen-erously contributes to all manor of community endeavours and always has. Recently, the co-op committed $15,000 to Nelson Cares for their Ward St. afford-able housing project.

Q. What’s your background?A. After a degree in Asian stud-

ies at UBC I studied organic ag-riculture at Mylora Farm in Rich-mond with organic pioneer John Harrison. After partnering to run the Naam restaurant in Vancouver a small group of friends and my-self purchased land in Argenta in 1972. Subsequently we moved to Quadra Island where we created a land co-op and helped initiate a Waldorf School.

We acquired the local island su-permarket and subsequently used that experience to start Capers markets in Vancouver. At the same time our family resettled back in Nelson in 1987 and except for a working stint in Colorado creat-ing a prototype for an “integrative pharmacy,” the Kootenays have been home. For the past 18 years I have lived in Sunshine Bay where I enjoy the full range of homestead-ing activities — particularly grow-ing food.

Q. Are you the big time devel-oper some folks have accused you of being?

A. Hardly. The only significant development I have tackled is myself — and that is still in the demolition phase.

Q. Any last thoughts?A. I would close by asking that

If people have questions or would like more information about our Nelson Commons project please come and talk to us at our sales office at the corner on Hall and Vernon. As a cooperative, we re-ally don’t keep secrets like private corporations. And by all means have a look at our webcam that you can access through our website nelsoncommons.ca and watch the construction progress.

Russell Precious is the project manager of Kootenay Commons.

Commons’ SenseRussell Precious addresses recent criticisms of Nelson Commons

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Now that the demolition phase has been completed, construction on the Nelson Commons mixed-use development is underway. Workers were busy on Monday when the Star came by. Will Johnson photo

CommunityStorytimes are back at the Nelson Public Library. Family sto-rytime from Saturday, April 18 to May 30, 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Pre-school storytime for three to five year olds from Wednesday, April 22 to May 27, 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Preregister online at www.nelsonlibrary.ca or call 250-352-6333 to join seven weeks in the library storytime room for a variety of exciting books, lively songs, loveable puppets and easy fingerplays.

West Kootenay Global Aware-ness Network is holding a Earth Day picnic on Wednesday, April 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Lakeside Rotary picnic area to celebrate Earth Day and connect with other network members. The area is covered, so they’ll be there rain or shine.

Kootenay Archaeology at the Cafe Langham in Kalso this Thursday, April 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. Public archaeologist Ian Tamasi, of Tipi Mountain Eco-Services in Cranbrook, is the Langham’s second talk in the 2015 Living Arts WATER series. Discussion will range from modern and local applications of archaeology, with the examina-tion of the Kaslo Bay boat launch project/process to the region’s fascinating pre-contact history. Suggested $10 donation at the door. Youth are free. Visit www.thelangham.ca.

Healthy Child Day on Friday, April 24 at the WE Graham Com-munity School in Slocan, from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. A free, fun event to connect families with young children to health and wellness service providers in the Slocan Valley. Displays and staff on hand, crafts, songs and stories for the children, plus lunch and

door prizes. Individual sessions available with a trained consul-tant to learn more about your child’s development. Call Penny at 250-226-7605 to book.

Slocan Valley Threads Guild Annual Yard and Yardage Sale on April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Highway 6 and Perry’s Back Road, north of Winlaw. In the guild building find fabric, no-tions, yarns, craft tools, buttons, quilting frames of different sizes and more. Sit in the tea room with a sweet or savory treat or lunch looking at the display of members’ work. Perennial plants reasonably priced. Find out more about the guild, sign

up for a membership. There will coffee and muffins for sale in the yard for early birds. This is a free event. No dogs please. Call Sharon for more information 250-226-7703.

Saddle up for the second Critical Mass Bike Ride in Nelson on Saturday, May 2. With the senti-ment that people power a clean energy future, Bikes Not Pipes is taking to the streets in front

of Nelson Civic Theatre and will travel through Nelson streets to a rally in Lakeside Park at 1 p.m. The theme for this year’s rally is “Change the government in Ottawa”.

Monthly MeetingsAll seniors welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, at 717 Vernon Street. Meet-ing commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6. Refresh-ments will be served after the

meeting. Activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, dominos, chess, euchre and snooker. For further information, call 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons.

WorkshopsRegister now for the upcoming cooking workshop at the Nelson and District Women’s Centre on Wednesday, April 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Laura Ong presents Lentils: the Convenience Food of Legumes. Learn how to cook different lentils, why they are so good for us, and how quick and easy they are to prepare. The cost is $5 and registration is required. Email [email protected] or call 250-352-9949.

The Neslon and DIstrict Women’s Centre is traking registration until May 5 for a volunteer training program called Rooted in Community. The program runs from May 11 to June 4. Interested women may call Leah at 250-352-9916 or [email protected].

AnnouncementsAttention all photographers: West Kootenay camera club 25th annual photo show requests your submissions for entries. Deadline is April 29. Drop-off centers: Kel Printing in Castlegar, Vogue Photography in Nelson and Doell Photography in Trail. For entry forms and information, visit westkootenaycameraclub.com.

The Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society offers a vol-unteer income tax service. If your income is less than $30,000 (single) or $35,000 (couple), volunteers at the NDSCS can help prepare your tax forms. Please call 250-352-6008 for an appointment (no drop-ins).

The Nelson Knitting Co-op has an ongoing knitting group every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Com-munity Centre general purpose room ($2 drop-in).

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The Royal on Baker will have an open stage hosted by Darnell commencing at 9 p.m. on Wednesday. For more information call the Royal at 354-7014.

Thursday the Royal on Baker will present Bob Dylan fest, with an all-Dylan open mic from 7 to 10 p.m. Sign up is at 8 p.m. and there will be special guests from 10 to 12 a.m. For more information call the Royal at 354-7014.

On Saturday, April 25 Kootenay Music Awards winner Lisa Nicole will play two full sets of her original country rock music along with popular covers at Spiritbar. Having won Album of the Year and Best Country/Pop/Folk act, this will be the first time she has taken the stage at the Hume Hotel. Doors open at 8 p.m. Show at 9 p.m.

On Thursday April 30 Ridley Bent will be coming to Spiritbar for a 9 p.m. concert. Ridley Bent pioneered a genre affectionately known as hick-hop, and now touring in support of the new album Wildcard. Ridley Bent will perform 2 sets. No opener. Doors open at 8 p.m. Showtime approximately 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 ($15 at the door), and are available at the Hume Hotel.

As part of 2015’s British Columbia Young Artist Concert Tour, pianist Linda Ruan will be performing at Nelson United Church on Friday, May 1 at 7 p.m. Born in Tokyo in 1997, Ruan began studying at the age of seven in Shanghai. She has since given performances at Carnegie Hall in New York and the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students. For more information contact [email protected].

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On Wednesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. the Capitol Theatre will screen the Royal Ballet’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The show follows Alice down the rabbit hole, where she

encounters countless strange creatures. Tickets are $15 for adults or $12 for students, and are available at the Capitol Theatre box office online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at 250-352-6363.

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Join Mandy Bath at Touchstones Nelson for the Nelson launch of her new book, Disaster in Paradise: The Landslides in Johnson’s Landing. The event will take place on Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, and the event will include a reading, presentation and book signing. Books will be available for sale through Touchstones Nelson’s gift shop. The evening is jointly presented by the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival, Touchstones Nelson, the Nelson Public Library, and Oxygen Art Centre.

Red Cedar Award finalist Nikki Tate comes to the region this spring, and young fans are ready to welcome her at 13 libraries in the Southern Interior and the Kootenays. Tate reads at the Nelson Public Library on Tuesday April 28 at 9 a.m. Tate’s book Down To Earth: How Kids Help Feed the World, is nominated for the nonfiction prize. Nikki Tate’s tour is coordinated through

the Kootenay Library Federation. For more information on the Nelson Library visit contact Nancy at 250-352-8283.

Otter Books is participating in Author for Indies Day, and has local literary stars Deryn Collier, Kristene Perron and Anne DeGrace lined up to put in two hour shifts. Deryn will be on-hand to talk about Mysteries from 1 to 3 p.m., Kristene will talk about Sci-Fi from 3 to 5 p.m. and Anne will cover CanLit. They will also be selling copies of their books. Authors for Indies Day is Saturday, May 2. For more information visit authorsforindies.com.

Author Sanford Osler will give an engaging talk and slideshow looking at the historical, cultural and recreational impact of the canoe on the province of B.C. based on his book Canoe Crossings: Understanding the Craft that Helped Shape British Columbia at the Nelson Library on Thursday, May 7 at 7 p.m. The event is free and is presented by the Kootenay Library Federation and the Nelson Public Library.

MOVIES

The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival is coming to Nelson for a second year in a row, thanks to the SelfDesign WildEarth Outdoor program, who are hosting this showing as a fundraising effort at the Nelson Civic Theatre. Part 1 of the festival will take place on April 22 at 7 p.m. $20 for general admission and $15 for those 14 and under. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

On April 23 at 7: 30 p.m. the Nelson Civic Theatre will screen Boychoir, starring Dustin Hoffman and directed by Academy Award-winner Francois Girard (The Red Violin), Boychoir shows that there is brilliance in everyone if only they’re given the chance to shine. A recently orphaned 12-year-old boy is sent to a boarding school, where he struggles

to join an elite group of world-class singers. No one expects this rebellious loner to excel, least of all the school’s relentlessly tough conductor, who is forced into a battle of wills to bring out the boy’s extraordinary musical gift. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

On April 24 at 7 p.m. the Nelson Civic Theatre will screen Woman in Gold, directed by Simon Curtis. Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren), starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt’s famous painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

On April 24 at 9 p.m. the Nelson Civic Theatre presents What We Do In The Shadows, directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi of Flight of the Conchords. Follow the lives of Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav – three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life’s obstacles-like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood. Hundreds of years old, the vampires are finding that modern society has them struggling with the mundane like paying rent, keeping up with chores, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

On Wednesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. the Capitol Theatre will screen the Royal Ballet’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.


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Green and NDP supporters try ‘radical cooperation’

L-R: Steve Thompson, Kiara Lynch, and Nicole Charlwood. Outside the of� cial sanction of the Green Party and NDP, they organized a social evening for both parties’ supporters leading up to Naomi Klein’s lecture in Brilliant on April 11. Bill Metcalfe photo


� ere is not a lot of good feeling between the NDP and the Greens these days in the Kootenay-Columbia riding heading into the next federal election. Sup-porters of the two parties each tend to lecture us on why a vote for the other is wasted.

� ey both want to defeat the Conservatives, but that could fail because of a split vote, so from the point of view of both the Greens and NDP there is a lot at stake.

Recently one person from each party and a third non-partisan held a unique event that got 90 Kootenay Greens and NDP candidates and supporters in the same room for a social evening just a few hours before the lecture by Naomi Klein in Brilliant on April 11.

Nicole Charlwood, Kiara Lynch, and Steve � omp-son decided to try for some “radical cooperation,” a term used o� en by Klein. � eir intention was not to form a coalition between the Greens and NDP, but just to get members of the two groups talking about their commonalities.

Charlwood and � ompson are long-time campaign workers for the Greens and the NDP respectively, and Lynch came to it through her a� liation with the “Anything but the Conservatives” movement. Charl-wood and � omson, despite their current political di� erences, are long-time friends, having worked in a variety of social movements together.

“If two people, like us, from di� erent parties, can be in a room and respect each other and have fun together,” says Charlwood, “then wouldn’t it be in-teresting if we can do it in a broader way?”

“And if a small group can do it why can’t a com-munity do the same thing?” adds Lynch. “And then if a community can do it, why not a province, country, world?”

“� is thing came from me, Nicole and Kiara,” says � ompson. “� ere was no o� cial party sanction or brand laid on it. And so it really was us going to our own parties and saying, ‘OK, think about it, we are doing this whether you like it or not.’”

So they invited 90 people and booked the Lion’s Head Pub in Robson. � en they had to � gure out what the get-together was going to look like.

“It was a very organic thing,” says � ompson. “Ini-tially there was no programmed structure.”

“Other than we are all going to see Naomi Klein,” says Lynch, “and she is going to o� er some new per-spectives, and we should all be listening.”

But there was disagreement over who the speakers would be, says Lynch. “We had to decide who was going to speak and why other people would not be speaking.”

� e issue was that the make-up of the speakers list,

and the ideas presented by the speakers, could easily suggest Green or NDP partisanship, and then the event would automatically become a contest or debate.

� ey eventually decided none of the speakers could be elected politicians or candidates, and that the speakers could not tell people how to vote. � ey also decided to ban the media so the attending politicians and candidates would be more willing to speak freely.

So the Star was not there, and this account of the evening is based on a group interview last week with the three organizers.

All of the invited people came, including many elected municipal, regional, and provincial politi-cians from Kootenay-Columbia and the new riding of South Okanagan–West Kootenay, as well as the Green and NDP candidates from both ridings, along with Victoria Green MLA Andrew Weaver.

At the beginning of the evening, the NDP and Green camps hung out in di� erent parts of the room. But the organizers were having none of that.

“Our goal was to say, don’t sit with only your party,” says Charlwood. “Don’t just sit with your friends, go around and ask people some questions. If they didn’t, we took them and introduced them to people.”

“It was our intention as organizers that people would mingle,” says Lynch. “We called on people to use this opportunity to speak together. � ere was no media in the room so politicians and candidates could speak o� the record, unscripted, and I think they really did that. People were approaching politicians with questions and getting to the meat of their concerns.

“We as organizers very much set the goals as cli-mate change and the removal of the Conservatives from o� ce as the key subjects that were bringing us together. It was a fun party, get a beer, mingle.”

“� ere was a whole lot of mingling,” says � omp-son. “I saw Andrew Weaver talking to Corky Evans. It was fun seeing politicians mingling with other politicians.”

� ere were two 20-minute speeches. Evans, the former Nelson-Creston MLA, talked

about the need to get out the vote, and eminent limnologist David Schindler talked about how the Conservative government is destroying much of his life’s work as a scientist. (Schindler was a pioneer in the science of acid rain and phosphate contamination of water, and is active in ecosystem science across the country.)

Charlwood says getting out the vote was a “place of common ground — let’s not � ght over the same old things, like which party should you vote for? We are not having that discussion. Get out and vote, take them to the polls, this is what we have got to do.”

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Positive feedback on the eveningAt the end of the event, with everyone

then heading to the Brilliant Cultural Cen-tre to hear Naomi Klein, the three say they were pleased with the feedback they got as people le� .

Charlwood: “Some people said it was very refreshing to be able to come into a room knowing there are Greens and NDP and nobody is telling them their vote is a wasted vote. � at conversation is a deterrent to voters. How are we, as parties, going to work to get more people to vote? � at seems more important to us than trying to deter people from voting a particular way.”

� ompson: “Positive feedback is all I’ve had.”

Lynch: “� ese issues, climate change and our common passion for getting rid of [Ste-phen] Harper, are an opportunity, a catalyst for creating this cooperative, passionate, collaborative momentum — both of those things which are very negative bringing about something very positive.”

Charlwood: “We were demonstrating to

the politicians how to be in a room with people with di� ering opinions, and we can be civil.”

Lynch: “And not just be civil, but enjoy it.”Collaborating with another party created

some anxiety, particularly for � ompson, who said there were con� icting opinions within the NDP about the wisdom of hold-ing the event.

“I had a lot of anxiety about, ‘Am I pro-moting the Green Party?’ � at was a concern I had, and I think I reconciled it for myself with the higher goal and getting out the vote and working on defeating Harper.”

What’s next for radical cooperation be-tween these three people? � ey say they don’t know yet, but we will probably hear from them again before the election. � ere is eagerness and a sense of momentum in the way they talk about it.

Klein, in her speech in Brilliant, said she was glad to hear there was local movement toward a coalition between the Greens and NDP. But Charlwood, Lynch, and � ompson say Klein got that wrong.

“Coalition is a powerful word,” says � ompson.

“Coalition is the parties agreeing to do something,” says Charlwood, “and that is not what is happening.”

“We may in the future want to get some sort of higher level of collaboration in the parties,” said � ompson, “but at this point this was really just the three of us.”

� ey agreed to end the interview with a quote from Klein: “� e only way to win against forces that have a lot to lose is to build a movement of many more people who have a lot to gain.”

Evans, contacted a� er the event for his impressions of it, told the Star “It was wonderful. It was brave of them. � is is not normal behaviour. Political parties become institutions and their internal decision-making priority becomes the survival of the institution.

“It is ridiculous,” he added, “that people of the same social milieu and sort of the same values claim to have reasons to not like each other or not share objectives.

“I am still a partisan. I am rooting for my team. But I don’t see any reason not to talk, share, work together, and care for each other.”

Lynch, Thompson and Charlwood say people were told to check their suspicions at the door and mingle with mem-bers of the other party.Bill Metcalfe photo

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New seniors advocacy group formed

Nelson Star StaffA group of local citizens has created the

Kootenay Council of Seniors Association and say they are ready to tackle important local seniors issues.

� e group’s four priority areas are health and wellness education for seniors, seniors’ transit, a driving course for seniors, and advocacy/communication.

� e goal is to make available to Kootenay seniors the advocacy of a united front. � e association’s purpose is to reach out to Kootenay seniors and, according to their press release, “assist them in all their chosen endeavours, and to promote local seniors to participate in their local seniors associations. Together we are stronger and more e� ective in dealing with our local

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� e organization has four organizations as members for a total of 1,400 local seniors as a� liates, and the goal is to have more groups applying to join.

� e association is a branch of the Council of Senior Citizens Organizations.

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Man dies in lake accident

NICOLE TRIGGColumbia Valley Pioneer

An assessment of the potential avalanche risk from two avalanche paths in Jumbo Valley has determined the majority of Jumbo Glacier Resort’s service building foundation is in a high risk zone.

“Dense � ow impacts were observed with 10 to 15 metres of the building site,” states the report prepared by Dynamic Avalanche Consulting Inc. dated March 19.

In the report, high risk is indicated by the term red zone while moderate risk is labelled blue zone and low risk labelled white zone.

The remainder of the service building site is located in the blue zone. � e resort’s day lodge foundation is mostly within the blue zone with a small portion in the white zone.

“Dense � ow avalanche impacts were observed 80 metres from the day lodge, but there was no evidence to suggest that dense � ow can reach the day lodge,” the report explains.

Both concrete foundations were poured last fall just before the resort’s environmental certi� cate came up for renewal. A decision by Environment Minister Mary Polak on whether Jumbo Glacier Resort achieved enough of a “substantial start” to renew the environmental certi� cate has been pending while an engineering avalanche risk evaluation has been

underway.Based on the above assessments,

the report recommends that a building constructed on the service building foundation “not be used or routinely accessed during the winter.”

Further recommendations include doors and windows facing away from avalanche � ow direction and structural reinforcement that can withstand the impact of an avalanche.

With respect to the day lodge site, its use is also subject to recommendations, namely a building with structural reinforcement for impact pressures (less than what’s recommended for the service building), explosive control with remote � xed exploders to reduce avalanche hazard, and an evacuation plan to reduce potential residual avalanche risk to workers and the public “within and outside the building.”

� e report goes on to say that “protection of workers and the public in and around the day lodge will require implementation of an avalanche safety plan, which will include explosive avalanche control and an evacuation plan implemented by trained, experienced and licensed avalanche technicians.”

Other Canadian resorts are located in potential avalanche areas, including Sunshine Village’s day lodge and parking area in Ban� and Mount Norquay in Ban� .

Construction of Jumbo Glacier Resort, a proposed year-round ski resort west of Invermere, remains in limbo. Nelson Star � le photo

Nelson Star StaffA man died this month a� er falling

into Kootenay Lake just north of Balfour.

� e accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. on April 4, however authorities did not speak about it to media until last week. Kaslo Cst. David Beach told 103.5 Juice FM the man was on a boat � shing with his wife when he fell in.

� e BC Conservation Service got him out of the water with the help of a passing � sher and he was brought to the ferry terminal where

he was attended to by the Balfour � re department, paramedics, and a local doctor. However, he was pronounced dead upon arrival at Kootenay Lake hospital in Nelson.

“It was a very tragic incident,” Beach said, adding that he wasn’t sure how long the man was in the water. Foul play is not suspected, but Beach said it’s possible a medical emergency caused the man’s fall.

His name, age, and hometown have not been released. � e BC Coroner’s Service is investigating.

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Osprey Foundation starts annual contribution to KidsportThe Osprey Community Foundation has donated $385 to Kidsport Nelson to help young athletes in need. The contribution is the result of local donations to the Mary Woodward Legacy Fund and Slim Porter memorial fund. “The annual amount will grow as the capital in these endowed funds increases,” said Osprey’s Vivien Bowers, “continuing to support kids playing sports in Nelson in perpetuity.” From left, Bill Woodward, Brian Woodward, Bill McDonnell (Kidsport), Nelson Ames (Osprey), and Al Dawson (Slim Porter Memorial Fund).

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SEEDS invites you to adopt a pot

Submitted to the Nelson StarSEEDS is a non-pro� t organization

in Nelson working to improve food security in our community. “� e majority of our work at SEEDS is focused on our donation program,” says executive director Eva Hernandez.

� rough this program we grow and donate over 500 lbs. annually of healthy, fresh greens to emergency food relief organizations such as the Nelson Food Cupboard. � ese greens are distributed and enjoyed by our fellow community members in need.”

SEEDS’ annual signature fundraising event Adopt-a-Pot is happening now. � is fundraiser is the main source of funds for the donation program. With these funds they can purchase seeds, pay for the electricity required to operate year round, teach and support volunteers and grow healthy bountiful harvests for donation.

“� ese � ve gallon pots that we

are o� ering are brimming over with luscious greens like arugula, spinach, chard, kale, mustard and lettuce varieties to be harvested gradually providing nutritious food for your family,” beams Tina Shields, SEEDS board president and Adopt-a-Pot team leader. SEEDS is also selling coupons this year for six pack of green starts so you can replant your pot when you have � nished harvesting. Here are some photos of happy customers with their wonderful greens.

Visit SEEDS at the greenhouse at Lakeside Park this Saturday and May 2 between 10 a.m. and noon where you can support the work of SEEDS by purchasing one of these pots of greens for your health and the health of our neighbours.

For more information, check out the SEEDS website seedsnelson.org or visit them on Facebook at facebook.com/seedsnelson

Maya (top) and Nathan (above) are among those who have embraced the SEEDS Adopt-A-Pot project. Submitted photos


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Community

Nelson unveils latest round of public sculptures

Community celebrates Harrop wetland restoration

Five new wondrous and wild works of art installed downtown

Submitted to the Nelson StarFriends of Kootenay Lake are inviting you to

a community celebration on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at the newly restored Harrop wetlands in Sunshine Bay Regional Park (trailhead at 6375 Erindale Rd).

Over the last year many people have helped out with restoring the wetlands and raising awareness about their values. Come and see what they have been up to including the unveiling of beautiful interpretive signs made with artwork from Red� sh Elementary School students.

In total the project’s cash costs were $35,800. Funding was provided from the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program and Environment Canada. In-kind donations were given by Dosenberger Excavating Ltd., Harrop Procter Forest Products, Beck Designs, BC Wildlife Federation, Province of BC, Harrop Riparian Society and the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program. � e goal of the wetland restoration project was to improve the � sh and wildlife habitat on one of the few remaining wetland areas on the shores of Kootenay Lake.

� e project focused on: restoring three existing wetland ponds, building a snake hibernaculum, establishing a long term citizen science amphibian monitoring group, raising community awareness about the values of wetlands, creating painted turtle nesting habitat, and planting native trees and shrubs.

The restoration will improve habitat for provincially blue-listed species including western toads, great blue heron, and painted turtle.

A volunteer helps plant native plants. Submitted photo

City with a heart for art: City of Nelson public works crew members Steve Sabo, Kip St. Thomas and Darren Yanke lug BC artist Douglas Walker’s 76 Trombones to its new temporary home on Baker St.Submitted photo

Submitted to the Nelson Star� e City of Nelson has rolled

out the third rotating installment of public art, as part of its on-going downtown sculpture program, which started in the summer of 2013.

� e program, which features a yearly rotating gallery of public art, leased to the city and then made available for public purchase, has proven to be very popular with the community and with visitors.

� e works of art are leased from Castlegar’s Sculpturewalk program. � e City of Rossland is part of the art-sharing program

as well.“� is is a very a� ordable way to

increase public art in the city,” says Mayor Deb Kozak. “It’s popular with folks who live here and those who come to visit from around the world, and beauti� es and enlivens the entire downtown core.

“We are so very fortunate to have gi� ed artists residing and working here,” adds the mayor, “and many more from elsewhere in the art world, like those who’ve lent their works to adorn our city’s streets, who know Nelson as a great cultural town.”

� e � ve new sculptures installed

in the downtown core include:• Jelly by Nathan Smith (Nelson)• Zodiac Totem by Pokey Park

(Tucson)• Song of a Flying Dutchman by

Kyle Fokken (Minneapolis)• 76 Trombones by Douglas

Walker (Black Creek, BC)• � e Kiss by Serge Mozhnevsky

(Coquitlam)A note to those who’ve been

following the city’s sculpture program: � e Seed, by local art-ist Nathan Smith, was recently purchased for $1,250 for perma-nent display in front of the Capitol � eatre.

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A sure sign of eagerness to get this new season going is evident everywhere. Fully

dressed road cyclists, scantily dressed school kids and the proverbial beach � res were spotted kilometers apart on the North Shore highway last week. Much the same holds true for the new sport seasons.

� e annual Nelson Cycling Club bike swap happens Sunday, April 26, at the rod and gun Club. � e doors will open for sales at 12:30 p.m. and will close at 2:30 p.m. (arrive early for the best selection) with drop o� items for selling between 11 a.m. and noon. It’s a great opportunity to check out for a new or di� erent bike or parts to freshen up cyour current ride. � is event supports sellers and buyers and the Nelson Cycling club. Bring your unused but working bikes (mountain bikes, road bikes, tricycles, etc.) as well as any

biking related equipment such as parts, clothing, shoes, etc. to the bike swap. Cash and cheque only. For more information call 250-777-

3071 and/or check out our website at nelsoncyclingclub.org. Club membership will be available to purchase too.

� e Kootenay Khaos Athletics club operates at Lakeside � elds near the baseball diamonds and trains every Monday and Wednesday from 3:45 to 5 p.m. � e spring and summer track and � eld meet schedule is quite extensive and is dependent on the age category of athletes. Generally it is between elementary, junior high and high school athletes. Please contact coach Alex Ulazonek at 250-777-2967 or email [email protected].

� e paddling season starts in April for all youth aged 10 to 17 and will be led by Olympic paddler Jason Rusu. � e Nelson Kayak and Canoe Club is running fun dryland sessions in April on Saturdays from

10 to 11:30 a.m. at the community complex. � e on water sprint racing canoe and kayak program will run Tuesdays, � ursdays, and Saturdays starting May 16. Program fees of $250 include the many sessions between April 1 and Sept. 30. Not all sessions are mandatory. Drop in fee: Book of ten tickets: $70 for paddlers who can only commit to ten or fewer sessions. Please contact Kaj Gyr at 250-352-4662 for more info.

Make your landscape your obstacle course. Selkirk College is excited to o� er and promote the parkour movement, also known as free running. Course starts May 4 and goes to June 14, Mondays from 6 to 7 p.m. at Selkirk College’s gym at Mary Hall. Cost is $156 plus GST. Call 250-354-3220 to register. Instructors are Michael Garvey and Mateus Dachwitz. Please call 250-354-3220 to register.

The Nelson Tennis Club at Granite Pointe Golf Club is ready to start a new season. New memberships dues are now being accepted. � ere will be a social round-robin event on April 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and June 7 that is open to anyone who is interested in playing tennis. A team tennis tournament event happens on July 19 with the West Kootenay Open tennis tournament being held Aug. 28 to 30. A junior program will be held from July 3 to 24 on Wednesday and Friday mornings. More information is available at nelsontennisclub.com.

Tying up the 2014-15 winter season is the minor hockey AGM at the Hume Hotel May 5, 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend or step up and share playo� enthusiasm by volunteering your contributions for next year.


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SportsGymnasts soar at provincials

Athletic eagerness evident everywhere you look

Submitted to the StarEight Glacier gymnasts

strutted their stu� at the 2015 BC Provincial Championships in North Vancouver this past weekend.

“All the gymnasts’ performances seamlessly � t in with the Lower Mainland and other BC clubs,” said head coach Sandra Long. “Almost everyone came home with an award and many brought home medals. � ese results show how amazing our Nelson gymnasts are. Our club’s gymnasts train four to eight hours less per week than the clubs we compete against, and our girls look just as skilled and polished.”

She said she was pleased with the weekend’s outcome.

Abby Majeski competed in her � rst provincial meet in Level 6’s 10 and under category. She brought home two ribbons, came seventh in Floor Exercise and tenth on Uneven Bars.

Teagan McTague also competed

for the � rst time in the 14-year-old category of Level 6, ultimately claiming the bronze medal for � oor exercise.

Meanwhile Olivia Kelly won a gold medal for foor exercise, a silver medal for all-around performance, and took home three ribbons.

Gwen McCrory won the gold medal in � oor exercise in the 13-year-old category, and took home a 10th place ribbon for uneven bars.

Brianne Stefani competed in Level 7 of the 11 and under category and earned a bronze medal for her beam routine. She also received a sixth-place ribbon for � oor exercise.

Ella Keelan brought home four awards in Level 8’s 16 and up category. She placed seventh for all-around performance and brought home three ribbons.

For more information on Glacier Gymnastics visit glaciergymnastics.com.

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Eight Glacier gymnasts travelled to North Vancouver to compete at the 2015 provincial championships. Pictured here (back row L-R) are Ella Keelan, Olivia Kelly, Sara Tolles, Teagan McTague and (front row L-R) Gwen McCrory, Abby Majeski, Brianne Stefani and Kylee Dyck. Submitted photo

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Sports

Surprise wins during indoor soccer playoffsL.V. Rogers, Leo’s Titans, Jackson’s Hole and Neon Indians take trophies in men’s, women’s, men’s masters, and co-ed play

Tamara HyndNelson Star

The Nelson adult indoor soccer playoffs finished this week with a few surprises.

L.V. Rogers won the men’s open trophy on Tuesday, after taking the intense match 7-5 against Co-op, which was ranked first in the sea-son standings.

Regardless how many points teams collect throughout the season, everyone is in the finals, where one game takes all. The competition must have brought out the best in the underdogs as Sveta Tisma, executive director of Nelson Youth Soccer, said there were two surprise wins by teams who went into the finals low in the standings.

In the women’s league final on Wednesday, FC Leo’s Titans beat Selkirk Eyecare 7-4, even though Leo’s went into the finals ranked fourth.

There was another surprising win in the men’s masters league. Jackson’s Hole, ranked fifth going into the finals, won 5-2 against Bia Boro on Thursday.

It was not much of a shock though when co-ed team Neon Indians won 7-5 over the Honey Badgers on Friday, however. The Neon Indians have been dominat-ing the co-ed league and have won the trophy the last four years.

This ends Nelson Youth Soccer’s first year at the helm of indoor soc-cer as Soccer Quest ran the indoor league the previous six years. With one week left to register for the adult outdoor season, players will have a short break before return-ing to the outdoor fields the last week in April. Visit nys.ca for more information.

FC Leo’s Titans: (from back left) Amanda Nichol, Kirsten Windecker, Amy Windsor, Kiersten Pack-ham, Nicole Thomas, and Doris Hausleiter. Front from left: Joelle Lynne and Brooke Whitley Raymond Thomas photo

FC Leo’s beat Selkirk Eyecare 7-4 to claim the women’s trophy. Will Johnson photo

The final in the men’s master league between Jackson’s Hole and Bia Bora resulted in an upset victory.Chuck Bennett photos

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Sports

L.V. Rogers won the men’s title. From left, Lucas Burrows, Nigel Ziegler, Mitch Melanson, Nicholas Wethal, Ryan Lewis, Dylan Bennett, Cole Sutherland. In front is Nolan DeRosa. Tamara Hynd photo

L.V. Rogers upended the Co-op 7-5 in the men’s final last week during Nelson indoor soccer playoffs. Tamara Hynd photo

Jackson’s Hole won the men’s masters league. Back row from left: Jesse Anast, Marcus Knolt, Clive Jackson, Mike Gerun. Front from left: Scott Lewis, Justin Willans, Kevin McClelland, and Kevin Dewar. Chuck Bennett photo

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Obituaries & Memorials

Ronald James LarsenNovember 17th 1969 - March 4th 2015

The beloved son of Patsy Wright and Knute Larsen was killed March 4th. He is survived by his parents and siblings; Andrew McKay, Michael Firingstoney (Larsen), Jacob Larsen and sister Willow Larsen; Aunts, Uncles and cousins. Ronnie was predeceased by his brother Jeremy Firingstoney (Larsen).

He was proud of his Native heritage as part of the Nazko Nation, from the Kluskus band. He is survived by siblings Rosie West, Lucy Alexis, Celena Jimmie, Florence Jimmie, Christine Whitford and Elvis Jimmie. And many extended family members.

Ronnie was raised, loved and schooled in Nelson, B.C. His passions were hockey (Canucks), camping, swimming, skiing fishing biking and family gatherings. He was at his happiest bouncing a baby on his lap.

Ronnie was a victim of a homicide in Prince George on Wednesday March 4th at 3pm.

Ronnie was a loving, meek and gentle soul, with a quiet dignity and great courage. His family misses him greatly as we try to honour him in how we live our lives.

Quote from Ronnie at age 12: no matter what you do you are using up time...so just be happy and know we do have time!

Beatrice (Bea) Mary MILLS1925-2015

Bea passed away peacefully on March 15th in Trail Hospital surrounded with love after a brief illness at the age of 90.

Bea was born February 11, 1925, in Nelson to William and Grace Oliver.Bea grew up on the farm at Shoreacres with her younger brother, Robert(Bob), a time she remembered very fondly. After graduating from high school,

she worked at Palm Dairy in Nelson and married Roy Mills June 8, 1944. They moved to Swift Current where Alan was born. Bea loved the mountains in BC but the flat prairie provinces with their beautiful sunrises and sunsets were her favorite. They moved back to Nelson, and later Slocan where Michael and Carol joined the family. While in Slocan, Bea worked for the Selkirk Health Unit. In 1970 Bea and Roy separated and Bea moved to South Slocan and worked at Kootenay Forest Products in Nelson.

On July 31, 1972 Bea and John Blaney became a couple. From that day on they were always together and most often holding hands. Four years later Mom and John both retired to enjoy the rest of their lives together.

Bea, also known as Beatty, Mom, Babe and Grandma, had a huge love for her family and would do anything for them. John often referred to it as ‘fluffing pillows’. Grandma cherished her six grandsons and they all loved to be at her home. Bea spent many hours on the golf course and loved bowling, watching sports on TV (especially tennis), gardening, canning and baking. No one could make baking powder biscuits like Bea could! Many days Grandma and Grandpa would deliver hot biscuits to their grandsons and their friends after school. Timing was everything!

Bea loved to play cards and Scrabble at which she excelled. Always one to read, and read, her vocabulary was extensive which made her a formidable opponent. Her sister in law, Helena was in her league and they would often play into the night. Bea could hardly part with any book or magazine, “Just cannot throw out the written word”, she would often say. Bea was quite a night owl and would read and do housework in the night.

When she and John started buying and selling collectables and antiques, she would often be up most of the night preparing her treasures for a sale the next day. Mom and John met many wonderful people through their garage sale years. Mom was also a long time member of the Hospital Auxiliary in which she helped raise money and made many wonderful friends and memories.

Bea had a wonderful way of making everyone feel good around her. Always a kind word and a way that made you feel special when in her company. People were drawn to her ready wit and sense of humour.

Bea was predeceased by her parents, Roy, and their daughter Judith at birth.She is survived by longtime partner of almost 43 years, John Blaney, sons

Alan, Michael (Glenda), daughter Carol (Dave), Grandsons Jon Muller (Courtney), Jared Muller (Lynette), Chad Muller, Kirk Muller (Katie), Matthew Mills (Madison), and Mark Mills. Bea’s first great-grandson Roland was born on February 22 to Jon and Courtney. Bea’s second great-grandchild will be born this summer to Jared and Lynette on her beloved prairies. Bea is also survived by her brother Robert Oliver (Marilyn), sister in law Helena Mills, and many nieces and nephews. Special thanks to Mom’s very dear friend Lorraine Bianchi.

“Well you only need the light when it’s burning low.Only miss the sun when it starts to snow.Only know you love her when you let her go.And you let her go.”

We all miss ‘Grandma’ very much. There will be no service by her request. The family would be pleased if donations were made in her memory to the

Hospice room at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail, BC V1R 4M1.

Terry Rasmussen passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 at the age of 63 in Passmore, BC.

Terry was born July 15th, 1951 in Medicine Hat, Alberta to parents Norm and Gloria Rasmussen. Terry was the eldest child of two including a sister, Trish.

He is survived by his wife of over 40 years Gwenyth Rasmussen and their two cats Lissa and Ruby. He is also survived by his mother Gloria Rasmussen of Bow Island, sister Trish (Peter) Putnam of Cochrane, AB, nephews Taylor, Marshall and Jordan Putnam as well as extended family and friends.

� ere will be no public service at this time. A wake will be organized with details to follow. Cremation has taken place in Nelson, British Columbia.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of � ompson Funeral Service

Norman Terrence “Terry” RasmussenRasmussen

July 15, 1951 – April 7, 2015


Arts

Local film nabs pair of honoursWill Johnson

Nelson StarKootenay direc-

tor Antonio Bastone is thrilled that his spiri-tual epic Of Saints and Outlaws has been recog-nized with two awards at the 2015 Royal Reel competition.

“It came as a complete surprise to me that I won a Rising Star Award, which is only given to three actors,” said Bas-tone.

The award was in ad-dition to an earlier prize, the Royal Reel Award, that the film received at the competition.

“They must’ve liked my character Mahighka,” he said, specifying that

he was one of four leads in the film. He praised the other actors, saying they inspired his perfor-mance.

There were a total of 1,189 entries in the com-petition from 30 coun-tries around the world.

The film tells the sto-ry of a heretic-burning church inspector during the 18th century who encounters a mysterious vagabond and becomes part of a traveling posse with a mad judge.

The film stars 36 local actors and every scene was filmed in the Koo-tenays.

You can view the trailer at ofsaintsand-outlaws.com.

Of Saints and Outlaws recognized at 2015 Royal Reel competition

Kootenay film director Antonio Bastone was recognized with two awards at the 2015 Royal Reel competition.

Will Johnson photo

Nelson Star Wednesday, April 22, 2015 www.nelsonstar.com A21

Columbia Power is currently recruiting for two summer student positions:

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Reference Number 1506

To view the job descriptions for these positions visit the Careers section of columbiapower.org. Closing date for these positions is Friday, April 24, 2015.

Please be sure to reference the job number you are applying for when submitting your application.

career opportunity

Youth Mean Business Program Coordinator

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Do you have small business experience? Would you like to coach, teach and inspire new youth entrepreneurs? Have you successfully designed or managed programs?

Community Futures Central Kootenay is seeking an individual to develop and implement a youth entrepreneurship pilot program. The goal of the program is to assist 5 youth (ages 19 – 29) from writing a business plan to launching a new business. If you’re passionate about helping youth and small businesses learn more at futures.bc.ca/ymb_coordinator/

Deadline to apply is April 30, 2015.

Business Retention & Expansion Project Coordinator(Contract Position)

Do you have research experience?Have you worked with small business owners? Are you self-motivated and do you work well independently? The Nelson & Area Economic Development Partnership is seeking an individual to develop and implement research to take the pulse of the business community’s needs and identify opportunities to support businesses to remain in the community and to expand. If you enjoy conducting research, managing projects and talking to small business owners learn more at futures.bc.ca/bre_coordinator/

Deadline to apply is April 30, 2015.

career opportunity

Reference Number 1504Reporting to the Vice President of Project Develop-ment, and under the general direction of the Direc-tor of Finance, the Senior Business Analyst, has overall responsibility in the commercial, financial and economic investment evaluation of power proj-ect development opportunities. This role involves planning, organizing and executing all financial and commercial strategies for the successful comple-tion of projects.

The ideal candidate will have an undergraduate or graduate degree in a relevant field such as finance economics or engineering and at least 8 years of experience in the energy or infrastructure sector, including a demonstrated ability to build sophisticated and user friendly economic/financial spreadsheet models. An MBA, CA, CFA or similar qualifications would be considered an asset.

Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to visit the Careers section of columbiapower.org for the detailed job description. Closing date for this position is April 30, 2015.

Please refer to reference #1504 when submitting your application.

Senior Business Analyst

The School House ECLC

Employment Opportunity Licensed Early Childhood Educator +Infant & Toddler Certification Lynx Program

This is a full time position commencing April 15 2015 with a starting wage of $17 - 17.50. The successful candidate will be familiar with the Early Learning Framework and be open to learning about and facilitating a Reggio Inspired Practice.

Our Childcare Centre values honest respectful relationships with children and families. Our care practice is child centred; children are viewed as developing beings that are capable and able to; co-construct learning and to shape our culture, values and beliefs.

Teamwork and strong interpersonal skills with all ages is mandatory. Our centre values open honest communication in a supportive, positive working environment.

Position Available ASAP

Please send a cover letter & resume to:The School House ECLC

Attn: Veronica O’Connor

1623 Falls Street

Nelson, BC V1L 1J7

Or by Email to: [email protected] School Houseearly care and learning centre

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MARINE ENGINEERING Offi -cers required for various civil-ian positions with the Depart-ment of National Defence in Victoria and Nanoose Bay, BC. Online applications only through the Public Service Commission of Canada web-site, Reference# DND14J-008698-000051, Selection Process# 14-DND-EA-ESQ-386803, Canadian Forc-es Auxiliary Fleet. Applicants must meet all essential qualifi -cations listed and complete the application online: http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/index -eng.htmLe ministère de la Défense na-tionale recherche des agents de la mécanique navale pour combler divers postes civils à Victoria et Nanoose Bay en Colombie-Britannique. Nous acceptons uniquement les candidatures posées en ligne au site Internet de la Commis-sion de la fonction publique du Canada, numéro de référence DND14J-008698-000051, nu-méro du processus de sélec-tion 14-DND-EA-ESQ-386803, Flotte auxiliaire des forces ar-mées canadiennes. Les postu-lants doivent remplir le formu-laire de demande et posséder toutes les qualifi cations essen-tielles énumérées. http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/index-fra.htm

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RN’S(Registered Nurses)

Bayshore Home Health is currently seeking Registered Nurses for daytime shifts, 30 hours week, 0800-1400 for youth to attend full time school in the Castlegar / Nelson area.

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Burial Plots

MAUSOLEUM NICHE*PRIVATE SALE*

A double capacity niche for sale at Nelson Memorial Park Cemetery, eye level

location A5. Evergreen sells for $1400.00, save by buying

private. Contact MeganJohnson at 250-352-3613 for

more information.

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Garage SalesGIGANTIC Multi - Family

Yard & Moving SALE Apr 24, 25 & 26 9am - 4pm

Kootenay Cove Mobile Home Park 2916 & 2917

Georama Rd Nelson 1929 Model A Ford Deluxe 4 door

sedan Murray Body,Velvet interior. Household,

furniture, antiques, camping, camping, water irrigation &

drip system. Hand & air tools, air compressor,

pressure washer.SOMETHING FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.

Hugh Multi Family Yard Sale Apr 25th 8-2 Bonnington Park, Brown Road, Nelson

Super Multi Family Sale Under cover/rain or shine Sat Apr 25th & Sun Apr 26th 8 am - 4 pm 5730 Woodland Drive, TaghumW&D, Refrigerator, Tires, tools, tv, household goods

Heavy Duty Machinery

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RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Af-fordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Kere-meos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-462-7055. www.copperridge.ca

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Want to RentMale, 40 seeks affordable housing in Nelson, preferably ground level access. $600/m all incl or negotiate rent for work on property. Good ref avail. Jordan @ 352-9876

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Want to Rent27 yr old male seeksaccommodations neardowntown Nelson. Can spend $500-$600/m for good light & air. Active communityvolunteer, clean & responsible. Good local ref. Gabriel @ 250 505-0919

Mature Woman seeksaffordable housing in Nelson & area. Willing to share, but req privacy. Can manage $400/m all incl. Quiet, caring &responsible. Willing to help out with lawn care.Lorna 250 420-1202

Retired gentleman, late 50’s req housing. Consideringoptions within the WestKootenays. Prefers own living space & private bath. Canafford $500/m all incl. Enjoys kids & pets and handy, Clean, responsible & quiet. Ref avai. Jeff at 250 352-9876

Transportation

Cars - Domestic1998 VW Jetta, diesel, 5sp. 1992 Honda Civic, 5sp.Both are 4 doors, $2,400/ea. 250-442-0122

Cars - Sports & Imports

2005 Acura TL, 137,000 KM. $10,900. One owner, garage-stored every winter, never win-ter driven. Serviced faithfully. Excellent condition, accident free, Many nice options. Phone 250-693-8813.

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gold & silver bullionforeign exchange

40 currencies in stock!wires & drafts

Monday to Friday 9:00 to 5:00

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Deadline: May 1

‘Caps coaches ensure boys and girls of all skills levels are

challenged, focused, and having fun. Plus - receive an official camp t-shirt and a Whitecaps FC poster.

July 13 to 17 Lakeside Fields, Nelson

Mini Caps - U-5 to U-6 10 a.m. to Noon

Skills Camp - U-7 to U-14 10 a.m. to Noon

Skills World Cup Camp - U-7 to U-14 10 a.m to 3 p.m

Whitecaps FC and Nelson Youth Soccer have partnered for this special Nelson Skills Soccer Camp. Led by Brett Adams,

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Seen & Heard

Fun at the Fair West Coast Amusements made its annual stop in Nelson last week. The

carnival rides came alive at night

Tamara Hynd photos


An Evening with

Tamara Taggartpresents

WHEN:THURSDAY, APRIL 30

6:30 - 10:00 PMWHERE:

PRESTIGE LAKESIDE RESORT

SOLD OUT

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Save the

Date

The is thrilled to have Tamara Taggart speak at our third annual women’s event. The evening will involve a relaxed, fun environment with wine, appetizers and dessert where women can visit a wide array of booths related to women’s interests as well as listen to Tamara speak.

The is thrilled to have Tamara

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