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Jumbo approvedAfter 20 years of nego-

tiation, debate and rallies held all over BC, the Liberal Government has officially approved Jumbo Glacier Resort. This is the final step of the development process, meaning that Glacier Resort Ltd. is now able to move for-ward with the project.

The Jumbo Glacier Resort will be a year round resort built amid glaciers in the Purcell Mountain Range. The resort will cover 110 hectares of land with runs, lifts and condos that will sleep 5500 people. The cost of the proj-ect will be $450 million and will take 20 years to build.

See the official govern-ment press release on Page 9.

West Kootenay EcoSociety and the West Kootenay Coalition for Jumbo Wild are holding a peaceful gathering at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday March 25 at Nelson City Hall. There will be speakers, music and infor-mation. For more information visit www.ecosociety.ca

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This photo was taken at the first Anti-Jumbo rally in Nelson in March 2004. Approximately 700 people attended.

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Nelson and Creston MLA, Michelle Mungall, spoke in the Legislature Wednesday, March 14, about the gaping hole that the loss of these seven jobs will leave in the Kootenays. Decades long experience and knowledge in wildlife protection and remediation of BC Hydro dams’ effects on fish and wildlife in the region will be lost.

“So many species, including the endangered northern leopard frog found in the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, have benefitted from this program

The Nelson Police Department had 51 calls for service between Friday March 16 and the morning of Monday March 20. The weekend was very busy due to the St. Patrick’s day celebrations, however, above noise complaints and disturbances there were no major events related specifically to the revellers.

Events of note were as follows:On the evening of March 17 the

Nelson Police Department responded to a 911 call from staff at the Hume Liquor Store. Staff had confronted a male and female consuming alcohol in the lane-way next to the store. The male allegedly displayed a knife and threatened staff. Members were on scene within one minute and were able to arrest the male a block away. The male was in posses-sion of a knife contrary to court restric-

tions and has been remanded in custody. Charges of threatening and possession of a weapon along with the breach of his conditions have been put forth.

In the early morning of March 18 the Nelson Police Department responded to a 911 call for a domestic in progress in the Hospital area. A female was located screaming for help in the front yard and a male was arrested inside the home. Charges are pending against a 38-year old-Nelson man for assault.

On the afternoon of March 19, the Nelson Police Department was called regarding an effigy which was hanging from a rope from the upper section of a building in the 500 block of Baker Street. The effigy had a sign “Stop Harper”. Several members of the public initially thought that someone was in peril and

911 calls were placed. No person took responsibility for the event and the effigy was hung from a publicly accessible point hampering identification of the offender. The Nelson Police Department would like to point out the inappropri-ateness of the violent nature of this par-ticular “protest”, ie a realistic depiction that had members of the public thinking someone had committed suicide or was the subject of foul play.

Over the weekend, there were three reports of new graffiti on commercial buidings in the downtown area. Any information regarding who is responsible can be forwarded to the Nelson Police Department or Crime Stoppers.

Submitted byActing Sergeant David Laing

The Nelson Police Department

MLA grieves loss of Fish and Wildlife Compensation Programover the years. After cutting the program, the Government has no plan in place on how to continue work that is legally mandated through the licenses BC Hydro holds,” says Mungall.

Twice last Fall, Mungall asked the Minister responsible for BC Hydro to immediately rescind cuts to the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP. She noted that FWCP biologists provide substantial benefit, not only to the restoration and conservation of spe-cies habitat, but also to research, educa-

tion and communication in the region. Cutting the FWCP was done without public consultations, nor has the BC Hydro developed a plan on how the work will continue past March 31, nor are they now conducting community engagement with the public as implied by Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett in a statement he made in the Legislature.

Visit www.michellemungall.ca to view the original letter and video tran-script from her in-person request of the Minister.

Police respond to several service calls this past weekend

RCMP confirm fatal heli skiing avalanche south of Nelson At around 10 a.m. on Wednesday

March 21, 2012, the Nelson Rural area RCMP were notified of the avalanche that involved a group of commercially guid-ed heli-skiers, skiing in the Bonnington Mountain range near Blewett, BC. The Heli-ski operator had several other guides tending to other groups on nearby slopes who witnessed the slide and who imme-diately responded, rescued and removed the group of four skiers and one guide. Upon notification the RCMP had imme-diately activated Nelson SAR, however SAR personnel were not involved in the rescue as it had unfolded as they pre-

pared to attend. The RCMP has confirmed the iden-

tity of the two individuals who were bur-ied and killed in Wednesday’s avalanche: Katie Aring, a 32-year-old woman from Salt Lake City, UT. U.S.A. and Ryan Keene, a 31-year-old man from London, England.

The investigation to date has revealed that the group of skiers had just completed a run and were preparing to be retrieved by the helicopter at a landing area with ski gear removed. The skiers observed a slide trigger from a ridge top above them as the guide instructed all to run, how-

ever they were unable to evade its path. As a result, one of the five was not buried and called for help via radio to report the incident. The one individual who was not buried was then joined by the other guides and skiers who had witnessed the slide and assisted within minutes to help with the rescue and recovery. All were flown off of the mountain to rendez-vous with BC Ambulances Services.

The Nelson Rural RCMP is continu-ing to assist with the investigation and is providing support to the affected families.

Submitted by Cpl Dan MoskalukBC RCMP Communications Services

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On Sunday, March 11, six young Nelson cross-country skiers raced against the best nordic skiers in BC at the Midget Championships at Telemark, in West Kelowna. Following a time trial and two heats, 12-year-old Quinn Barron took silver in the finals of the 400-metre freestyle (skate technique) sprints, beaten to the finish line by

(L to R): Sonje Boyd, Kluane Thompson-Peabody, Roger Pratt (coach), Keiran Marchand, Denise Uhrynuk (coach), Jack McKimm, Quinn Barron and Ira McKimm

Ira McKimm competes in the 2000 Boys’ Midget Championship 2 km classic race

Travis Pete of Bulkley Valley only in the home stretch.

Nelson Nordic ski-ers Keiran Marchand, Jack McKimm, Ira McKimm, Sonje Boyd and Kluane Thompson-Peabody also rep-resented the club well, boast-ing good times and strong style as they crossed the fin-ish line. Jack McKimm and Keiran Marchand came in

11th and 15th respectively, while Ira McKimm finished 15th, Sonje Boyd 23rd and Kluane Thompson-Peabody 22nd.

Over 200 young athletes attended the championships, which are essentially the provincials for athletes born between 1999 and 2002. Teams come from all over the Lower Mainland, the Central Interior, the Island, the Okanagan, the Kootenays, and even the Methow Valley in Washington. Athletes com-pete only against others born in the same year, and there is an emphasis on participation, fun, and good technique.

Nelson athletes and coaches alike marveled at the size of many of the other teams, some of whom have professional coaches and train up to 7 days a week. In the team standings, Hollyburn (Vancouver) took the top spot for the eighth consecu-tive year, while teams like Larch Hills (Salmon Arm),

Strathcona (Mt Washington), Whistler and Telemark also showed themselves to be very strong.

The nordic trails at Apex and Busk remain open with fair, spring snow conditions.

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Nordic skiers compete with style

Four major recre-ation projects in the West Kootenays will receive over $1 million from the Ministry of Community, Sport, and Cultural Development’s Community Recreation Program. The following communities and projects will benefit:

·The Nelson Outdoor Skate Park will receive $400,000 to build an inclu-sive, safe, barrier-free, out-door skate facility.

·The Creston Recreation Trails and Equipment Project will receive $400,000 to expand the recreation trail network in the Creston area.

·Kaslo’s Sustainable Complex Project will receive $188,666 to renew the Kaslo and District Arena and Curling Complex.

·The Salmo Valley Community Centre Health Fitness Expansion Project will receive $80,000 to expand its facilities for fitness and recre-ation programming.

$30 million will go to 98 projects throughout the province to help build health-ier communities and provide important amenities to sup-port B.C. families.

The Province is funding up to 80 per cent of eli-gible costs for projects that

enhance recreation infrastruc-ture in communities across the province.

The total value of approved projects is more than $70 million, which will create an estimated 458 direct

jobs and 251 indirect jobs.For more information on

the Community Recreation program, go to:http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/infra/infra-structure_grants/community_recreation_program.htm

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Nelson Outdoor Skate Park receives $400,000 from grant

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It seems that every time I go to the supermarket I am faced with more food products that are advertised as “sugar-free.” A sugar-free diet is now deemed the healthy choice. But are sugar-alternatives safe? Sugar, in its natural form, is a carbohydrate that is metabo-lized directly into the blood-stream and provides energy to our body. When sugar levels become low our body starts to crave more sugar and this is why many people go to their local corner store to pick up a mid-afternoon chocolate bar. Eating sugar causes weight gain and other

health impacts. Since the early 1990’s, Canada has approved the use of a low-calorie artifi-cial sweetener as an additive in food products. This sweet-ener is called sucralose (it is perhaps better known under its trade name Splenda). It has also been approved by the FDA and the World Health Organization for use by pregnant woman, lactating women, children and diabet-ics. The Material Safety and Data Sheet (MSDS) reports no toxicological or ecological effects for sucralose.

In advertisements, sucra-lose is said to “taste like sugar because it is made from sugar.” However sucralose is not a natural product, it is cre-ated using a chemical reaction that replaces three hydroxyl groups of sucrose (sugar)

with three chlorine atoms; the final product is a white crystalline powder that is up to 1000 times sweeter than sucrose. Sucralose is report-ed to be a good alternative to sugar because it passes through the body largely undigested and therefore does not provide any calo-ries. There are however many scientists and health practitioners who worry about the wide-spread use and endorsement of sucra-lose. They argue that there are no long-term, indepen-dent and controlled studies on the effects of sucralose on humans. Until the safety of sucralose is well-estab-lished, it may be safer to stick to good ol’fashion sugar... but limit the choco-late bars!

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Kootenay Co-op mem-bers at the Special General Meeting last night expressed an overwhelming show of support and confidence for the purchase of the Co-op’s future home: 708 Vernon Street.

The conclusion of the meeting was that the Cooperative were to invest over 75% of its financial reserves for the sole purpose of acquiring and develop-ing the property described as 708 Vernon Street, Nelson, British Columbia. It passed with an overwhelming majority: 119 votes in favour with 6 votes opposed.

“I am thrilled with the impressive member turnout and the strong show of con-fidence for the Board and management” said General Manager Deirdrie Lang. “It is gratifying to see how sup-portive our owners are dur-ing this big decision-making process and I congratulate the whole community as we move into this exciting phase in the life of the Kootenay Co-op.”

For more informa-tion about the Co-op’s new location: www.kootenay.coop. There are also regular updates in their newsletter and on Facebook.

Huge majority of Co-op member vote in favor of the moveSubmitted by the Kootenay Co-op Country Store

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Opening Ellison’s Unplugged Sessions Saturday March 24th at noon is Dawna McLennan aka Harp Pixie (www.harppixie.com) who plays the most sculpturally-gorgeous instrument ever invented: the folk harp. Thirty-six strings of divine resonance. Merging poetic lyrics and folksy authenticity, her harp style is rhythm-driven, unique and sets the stage for a voice that has been described as angelic, bell-like and crys-talline. Want to visit the faerie realms, anyone?

Next up is Pat Henman & Friends (Carol Street on guitar and Danielle Corbin on piano). Pat received her vocal training at the Halifax Conservatory of Music plus private vocal training with Juno award recipient Patricia Dalquist. She has performed leads in musicals, opened for Blue Rodeo, has been fea-tured as principal vocalist on CBC Radio and has delighted audiences across the country, among her many accomplish-ments. Pat will perform songs from her recent cd Closer as well as others.

Closing act is a trio composed of

Heidi Bell, Mark McGivern and Randy Janzen. They will perform a mix of folk and contemporary music, taking songs and adding rich harmonies, a guitar, and they also sing a capella. This is a rare style that will delight your senses.

Dawna McLennan, Pat Henman and Friends, Randy Janzen, Heidi Bell and Mark McGivernSaturday, March 24, noon at Ellison’s Cafe

Donna McLennan will play Ellison’s this Saturday

Southern-bred boogie-woogie piano pounder... David VestSunday, April 1, 6 p.m. at the Royal

David Vest has been “rockin’ and shoutin’ the blues since 1957” and he’s coming back to the Royal for another fabulous night of his boogie-woogie piano pounding! Backing Vest will be Marv Walker, Clinton Swanson, and Mark Spielman. If you love the blues, if you love to dance, then don’t miss David Vest.

Tickets are $15 and are avail-able at The Royal, Urban Legends, the Music Store (Eddy Music) and www.liveattheroyal.com. Visit http://Davidvest.ca www.facebook.com/pages/Ellisons-Cafe-Acoustic-Unplugged-Sessions/134317453293369

Kathryn Popham’s The Wizard of OzSunday, April 1, 2 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre This ground-breaking presentation features children from your community playing the roles of Dorothy, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, and Scarecrow, as well as many Flying Monkeys and Munchkins. With a one-hour rehearsal the children are let in on the secret that will make them look like they’ve been practicing for weeks. Tickets $12.50 available at tickets.capitoltheatre.bc.ca

Since the age of 14 Mat has been mixing, scratching and making beats, spanning many genres and styles but always having one thing in common - heavy beats and bass lines which appeals to a wide variety of crowd’s.

Mat’s Original music and Remixes are coming fast and furious , they have been featured on many T.V. shows , DVDs and webisodes . The Remixes for Nick Thayer, South Rakkas(Featured on Diplos Mad Decent Blog) , and also original music have received positive feedback

and plays from some of the industry’s biggest names . His scratches can be heard on tracks by Fort Knox Five, Eprom - Ill Gates , Sweatshop Union , And EA Sports NBA Home Court 3. Now also touring with his video / DJ set, he is tak-ing the solo DJ act to new heights, hitting all of the senses with custom remix and video edits .

Opening set by Yan Zombie.

First 100 tickets $10, $15 thereafter and are available at the Hume front desk

Mat the Alien will mix and scratch the night awaySaturday, March 31, 10 p.m. at the Spiritbar

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Former Nelsonite Meghan Hildebrand has con-tinued to build her art career since graduating from the Kootenay School of the Arts in 2001, her profile steadily rising on the Canadian art scene. Demand for her new work has hit a peak. This year, Meghan is exhibiting her first retrospective survey - ten years of full-time paint-ing has seen many new phas-es in Hildebrand’s work. This chronology is shown in the exhibit Look At All the Things We’ve Found, which debuts at Kaslo’s Langham Cultural Centre, opening March 30, and will travel to the Yukon Arts Centre, opening June 7.

Nelson is not to be left out. Hildebrand has launched an art leasing program in

Powell River, BC, where she currently resides. The posi-tive reaction to the program convinced Hildebrand to try the concept out in Nelson. “People don’t have the same kind of money to spend as they did even five years ago, at least the people I know. But they still want art on their walls, and that’s what I want too,” says Hildebrand. The program is a lease-to-own model - a leaser can sign up for a monthly pay-ment program over one, two or three years. Upon sign-ing the contract, they can take the piece home. When the contract ends, the leaser becomes the owner. The leasing event takes place Meghan’s paintings will also soon be available in Nelson

As belts tighten, art enduresKSA Graduate launches art leasing programSaturday, March 31 and Monday, April 2, 6-9 p.m. at Touchstones Nelson

year round at Bella Flora, a new flower boutique being opened by local entrepreneur Kyla Jakovickas. “I love

Meghan’s work. It’s going to look amazing in the new space!” Watch for an open-ing splash in May.

KSA Graduate, Meghan Hildebrand, launches art leasing program

Dance: Wednesday, March 28, 7 p.m., Thursday, March 29, 1:30 p.m. and Friday, March 30, 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre.

Vocal: Tuesday, April 10, Wednesday, April 11 and Thursday, April 12, 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Bethel Christian Centre.

Speech Arts: Friday, April 13, 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Bethel Christian Centre.

Strings: Wednesday, April 11, 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 12, 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Friday, April 13, 9 a.m. at the Evangical Covenant Church.

Piano: Tuesday, April 10, starts 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, April 11, 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Thursday, April 12, 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.; and Friday, April 13, 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Nelson United Church.

Honours Concert: Saturday, April 14, 7 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre.

This festival is about young people enthusiastically performing to the best of their ability. It also celebrates the team that makes it happen: the parents, the private teachers, and dedicated festival volun-teers.

This festival has endured for 82 years. It offers the opprotunity to be heard and helped by the best adjudica-tors in the performing arts (all professional artists). The adjudicators are carefully cho-sen to provide positve, useful encouragement and feedback to all entrants. The festival is both non-competitive and competitive. A professional will choose the performers who will be invited to perform at the provinciall level, from there other judges may choose

to invite them to attend the National Music Festival.

The Nelson Musical Festival Association, alter-nating with the Trail Music Festival Association, has sponsored the Kootenay Festival of the Arts since 1930 and it continues to be an excit-ing learning experience for everyone involved.

The Festival closes with an Honour Concert on Saturday, April 14, 7 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre. This concert will give an overall impression of the wonder-ful talent on display at the Kootenay Festival of the Arts. Admission into the Honours Concert is $5 at the door. For more information visit www.kootenayfestivalofthearts.com.

The Kootenay Festival of the Arts comes to Nelson

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Travis T. in the Kootenays, Wish You Were Here by Chris Rohrmoser

This April, Jon Steinman will be launching the 2012 Deconstructing Dinner Film Festival. The festival will feature six fresh films on food spread out over three evenings at two locations. An oyster-themed evening will ensure some good food is shared too.

Headlining the festival will be the sneak peek of the anticipated Deconstructing Dinner television-web series titled Harmful or Hopeful Ham?. This short produc-

tion examines the risks of the industrial production of pork.

Truck Farm is another great short to catch. Born in Brooklyn, NY in the Spring of 2009, Ian Cheney set out to plant a vegetable garden in the bed of his grandfather’s 1986 Dodge truck.

The festival’s only Canadian feature-length doc-umentary, To Make a Farm, is a humbling and important insight into the challenges faced by the many young

farmers across Canada.Rounding off the festival

is a perfect opening to the planting season. Urban Roots follows the urban farming phenomenon in Detroit and speaks to a nation grappling with collapsed industrial towns and the need to forge a different future.

More information on the festival can be found on-line at www.deconstructingdin-ner.com. Tickets are avail-able at Otter Books and the Capitol Theatre in Nelson.

2012 Deconstructing Dinner Film FestivalThursday, April 5, 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre, Wednesday, April 18, 7 p.m. at the Royal on Baker and Thursday, April 19, 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre

Local painter launches new online art gallery Visit the new online gallery at www.RonMulvey.ca

Truck Farm is one of the films filling the roster of the 2012 Deconstructing Dinner Film Festival coming to Nelson in April

Ron Mulvey, a local landscape artist, has launched a new online gal-lery, showcasing his paint-ings of Nelson and the sur-rounding area.

The new website fea-tures large-scale oil and acrylic paintings, small sketches, the ability to order paintings online, and a blog offering advice for other artists. The web-site also offers updates on masterworks, as well as includes older works held in private collections.

“I began with a simple website a few years ago,” says Mr. Mulvey. “Now, it has expanded to contain most of my major works. My big goal is to make it a complete record of all the nature I’ve painted in the Kootenays.”

Ron Mulvey has exhibited at the Heffel Gallery, one of Canada’s most prestigious galleries, and has shown his work through-out BC. Rudy De Reyna, the author of the best selling book How to Draw What You See, once called Mr. Mulvey “an art-ist Canada would one day be proud of.” Mr. Mulvey lives in Slocan Park.

The Kootenay Festival of the Arts comes to Nelson

Here we present to you two different viewpoints about the approval of the Jumbo Glacier Resort made Tuesday, March 20, 2012.Tell us what you think on page 10 with this week’s survey.

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Flowers to the kind, hon-est man who found my wal-let on Baker Street and took it to a store earlier this month. My sons 5th Birthday money was safe-Thank you!!!! Also, thanks to the business work-er for giving me the call to claim it!

Signed: Grateful mom

Flowers to the compos-er, writer, musicians, crew and other support people of a recent home-grown music production. I’d like to say I was supporting the arts when I bought tickets to the show, but the truth is you were supporting me, making my life richer through the sharing of your talents.

Signed: awestruck in the audience

Fishheads to the Bullier. Bullying is no longer tolerated in our society. I suggest if you are going to threaten someone, that you might want to make sure that no one hears you.

Signed: Disgusted witness

Flowers to Nelson’s amazing bus drivers! The responsibility and the chal-lenge of driving people around on public transpor-tation is not for the faint of heart here in Nelson and area. Flowers to all the bus drivers who help me get around. Where would we all be without you...walking everywhere!

Signed: Resting my feet

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Dear Editor,In British Columbia,

ten clients receiving a dis-ability income of ten thou-sand dollars yearly from The Ministry of Housing and Social Development’s (MHSD) program Person’s With Disabilities (PWD2) inject, on average, one hun-dred thousand dollars yearly directly back into their local economy. That equals one million dollars over a ten year period. These facts alone should persuade the British Columbia government to seek ways to increase these people’s income to a decent standard of living.

Assured Income For Severely Handicapped (AISH), Alberta’s disabil-ity program, is an excellent role model for desperately needed changes to British Columbia’s PWD2 program. Dignity was reclaimed for AISH clients when the pro-gram initiated changes. The most important change was to move AISH from wel-fare status to Seniors and

Community Supports. For the first time we were no lon-ger ‘welfare bums’. People saw us in a different light immediately. Previously we were a unique segment of society like no other, always falling between the cracks. It was healing for the mind, heart and soul to know that we were finally recognized as individuals with individ-ual needs.

AISH clients in Alberta now recieve $1188.00 monthly while PWD2 cli-ents in BC receive a base amount of $906.00 monthly. PWD2 clients in BC do not have a specific ‘worker’. We are just another mooch com-ing through the door looking for handouts.

I hope that people who read this letter and under-stand the issues will contact their MLA (michelle.mun-gall.mla@leg.bc.ca), BC’s Premiere (premier@gov.bc.ca) and Prime Minister Harper(pm@pm.gc.ca) with their views.

Valerie McKoneNelson

Social services needs a makeover

Dear Editor,Thank you for keeping

me on your mailing list. I’ve moved back to SW Ontario for family reasons, and while there are issues and marvels enough here to keep the news lively, the Kootenays own a sig-nificant part of my heart and soul. The eclectic and inclusive fabric of Nelson is a jewel in Canada’s

crown, and I miss so many faces and places.

Way to go, Nelson (Becker), for pulling a pheonix act with The Express, and creating a new venue for communi-cation and entertainment in the process. Kinda got your own little Cornerhouse Cafe atmosphere back!

Kathy EhmanCorunna, Ontario

Kudo’s to the Express’ revival

BC Liberal Government approves Jumbo

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Jumbo Glacier Resort approved Here we present to you two different viewpoints about the approval of the Jumbo Glacier Resort made Tuesday, March 20, 2012.

Tell us what you think on page 10 with this week’s survey.

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“This week’s a n n o u n c e -ment that the BC Liberal G o v e r n m e n t will approve the d e v e l o p m e n t of the Jumbo Glacier Resort is a slap in the face to the people of this region who have opposed it for decades,” says

Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall.“I am incredibly disappointed that the

Liberals have chosen to ignore decades of widespread opposition to this proposal. From the Ktunaxa Nation to NHL legend Scott Neidermeyer, local businesses and environmental groups, countless people have voiced their support for a Jumbo Wild, not a resort. To finally come down on the wrong side of the region is unac-ceptable,” says Mungall.

The proposed resort located 55km outside of Invermere borders Mungall’s constituency of Nelson-Creston, and will impact local ski operators as well as efforts to protect grizzly bear habitat. “I have heard from countless residents and local small businesses,” notes Mungall. “They have developed an excellent tour-ism industry that just doesn’t fit with a Jumbo Resort. They know it won’t be good for them and it won’t be good for the grizzly bears.”

Additionally, it has become known that the proponent does not have a finan-cial backer for the resort. Without region-al support or money, it is questionable as to why the Liberals are now forcing it through.

Today’s announcement comes after twenty years of regional opposition to the proposed resort. Adrian Dix and the BCNDP remain opposed to the resort and will continue to represent Kootenay residents’ voice on this issue.

After one of the most extensive review and consultation processes in British Columbia’s history, the Province has approved the Jumbo Glacier Resort Master Development Agreement, which allows the resort to proceed.

Glacier Resorts Ltd. received an Environmental Assessment Certificate for Jumbo Glacier Resort in 2004, which included 195 commitments to mitigate environmental impacts. The resort master plan was approved in 2007. The Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations will pursue the establishment of a large wildlife management area to protect Grizzly bear habitat.

The resort could be North America’s only year-round, glacier-based ski resort. The resort will be in the Purcell Mountains, 57 km west of Invermere, on the site of an old sawmill. The com-pleted ski resort will feature up to 23 lifts, a 3,000 metre-high gondola and spectacular world-class views.

Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations says; “After more than 20 years of comprehensive and exhaustive reviews, it was time to make a decision. I approved Jumbo Glacier Resort’s Master Development Agreement after reviewing all of the relevant docu-mentation, and meeting with both First Nations and the proponent.”

Rose-Marie Regitnig, presi-dent, Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce comments; “The Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce is pleased that a decision around Jumbo Glacier Resort has finally been made. We believe that over 20 years of inde-cision by three different governments was negatively impacting our com-munities. While we recognize that not all individuals will be pleased with the

decision we do look forward to work-ing with our members on the opportu-nities that this decision will present. It is our objective to help our members grow and develop their businesses in both an economically and environmen-tally sustainable manner.”

Quick Facts: *The minister approved the Master

Development Agreement under the Land Act and Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act.

*The Master Development Agreement is an agreement between the project proponent and the Province for development of provincial Crown land under the All Seasons Resort Policy.

*The Master Development Agreement contains all of the terms and conditions under which the resort can be developed, as well as outlining events of default, insurance require-ments, fees to be paid and terms of renewal.

*The proponent has requested that Jumbo Glacier Resort be designated a resort municipality. The Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development will review this applica-tion now that the Master Development Agreement has been approved.

*The up-to-$900 million in private capital investment could create an esti-mated 750 permanent, direct jobs upon completion and provide 3,750 person years of construction employment.

*The Shuswap Indian Band has a benefits agreement with Glacier Resorts Ltd.

View the Jumbo Glacier Resort Master Plan: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/resort_development/resort_plans/approved/Jumbo.htm

Jumbo Glacier Resort: http://www.jumboglacierresort.com/

Michelle MungalMLA: Nelson/Creston

BC Liberal Government approves Jumbo Jumbo mistakeSubmitted by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

Commentary

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theSurveyHow do you feel about the

Jumbo Glacier Resort being approved? Click here or visit the link below

As a local government representative, the announce-ment poses many questions. Most significant is about local decision making.

Local Government is a direct representative of the people through public process. In this case, the usual land use process was routed away from local government deci-sion making. In August 2009, despite the fact no application was before them from Jumbo, the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) voted to remove its decision making capacity to review land use applications for re-zoning

Opinion&EditorialJumbo. Instead they voted 8 to 7 to give that power to the province to create a Resort Municipality for the Jumbo Glacier Resort Area. This may allow the provincial government to establish a new Mountain Resort Municipality in an area that is not an exist-ing mountain resort and poten-tially has no residents and no development. The province would appoint the council and direct the development deci-sions of that council through exemptions from the com-munity charter under Bill 11 - 2007 Community Statutes Amendment Act (Sections 16 & 17). The irony is a Mountain Resort Municipality Designation gives the Resort benefits other nearby towns only dream of.

More complicating is that the RDEK is comprised of a number of Directors that are responsible for electoral areas and municipalities distanced from the Jumbo Resort Area. They form a good portion of the voting power on the RDEK board. In this case, the people of the towns and

electoral areas most affected have not had their say through a re-zoning public comment period as would normally be the case. A referendum might have provided the province clarity as to the wishes of the communities close by. Should a Regional District be able to give away its legislated responsibilities to oversee zoning applications and avoid having its citizens involved in decisions that affect them? Are some decisions too big in scope for Regional Districts? Will this set a precedent?

If the resort is feasible, given the world economy, how will it affect the local area environmentally and socially? Glaciers are receding. What will be the effect on and from this ski hill regarding climate change and how long will the hill be sustainable?

As a 6,000 bed desti-nation resort that hopes to capture skier revenue inside its boundaries, will Jumbo enhance or drain the towns of Radium and Invermere, the five regional ski hills and other BC ski spots? Will

Jumbo Resort approved: What does it mean? Jumbo skiers do a regional ski junket or spend their time at this giant facility like patrons do at Mexican All Inclusive Resorts. There will be lots of ongoing service industry jobs. Will it require foreign workers to fill them as we see in the existing resorts or will regional young people have a new place to work....or both? What about health and emer-gency care resources?

There will be economic stimulation for road builders, development companies, real estate and planning firms for the development phase and hopefully local and regional firms will get some of the work. If not, local hotels could benefit from out of town workers during the building phase unless a trailer town springs up at the site.

Jumbo raises many ques-tions, challenges, opportuni-ties and thought provoking discussions for local govern-ments about the merits of strengthening our existing communities, economy and businesses or to building a new BC for others to enjoy.

Ramona FaustRDCK Director, Area E

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Last week’s survey responses What is a person worth?

theSurveyTHE free market; the law

of offer and demand.COMPETENCY. If they

can show they can do the job, give them what they are worth. There are generalized tables for many occupations. That is what the teachers are asking for...to fall in line with the rest of the country.

DEEDS.EDUCATION should defi-

nitely play a role in determin-ing salary. As a rule, Someone with a phD should make more than someone with a mas-ters degree, who should make more than someone with a bachelors degree, etc. But that’s just a start. Experience and how proficient they are at their job is even also extreme-ly important. There are many pieces to this puzzle.

I think society should sus-pend judgement and get to know a “person’s value” by getting to know them. Too many wrongs are committed when people judge another person’s value.

SKILL and educationTHERE should be a mana-

datory minimum that every-one in society gets and a max-imum as well.

IT’S not what a person is worth or what a person is entitled to. It’s about providing a service at the price someone else will pay for.

WORK ethic, dependabil-ity, honesty and trust. Give trust = receiving trust. Each person’s worth is unmeasur-able in $ & cents, Worth can only be a subjective calcula-tion, my kids are ‘worth’ ? . . . . ahhh . . . . priceless.

NO. How can things be kept fair??? Without bargain-ing, employers can do what they want which is make as much profit as possible. That is why they go to different countries and pay low wages instead of promoting Canada.

SOCIETY has critical needs (e.g. shelter, food, warmth), followed by more social needs (e.g. security, governance) and lastly individual needs (e.g. love, belonging, recognition, legacy). Oddly under the cur-rent system - people fulfilling the baser needs are judged less and the more who ful-fill the higher needs are paid more. This is likely due to the increasing difficulty and com-plexity of the skill require-ments to achieve those needs. I would argue this must cor-rect as this majority has laid out this hierarchy over time.

SOCIETY should mind their own business

THERE are communities in Mexico (pueblos in the Sierra Norte mountains) in which every member of the commu-nity rotates thru all of the jobs that support the functioning of the town. You could be on road maintenance or care for the church or be the mayor. The rotation is one or two years. In these pueblos every-one values each other without a hierarchy. Society should judge worth based only on the fact that we are all humans and we each have a story and we all carry joy and grief.

QUESTION of how the media tells me what I want and goes about inflating the price for me to get it!!! Do we really need half of what is out there? I am worth more than what anyone can pay me...the question should be who in society dictates what we need in order to be accepted and acceptable.

I don’t think society benefits by making judgements on a persons ‘worth’. The danger in putting a ‘label’ on worth is that it becomes a subjective idea based on whose values? Would society become narrow in its demography; elders, the sick and disabled discarded. The world suffers enough already with skewed notions of worth. One only has to tune into the marketing & advertising world!

AN unrealistic question as the society pays what the employer can afford - not what a person is worth.

I believe there should be a high minimum wage - like $22/hour. Not only would we all be better off, but we’d stimu-late the economy because we’d have more collective spending power.

I’M halfway through my degree, and I’m just becoming educated enough to admit that I don’t know the answer to this.

Do you feel that you make enough to live comfortably

What do you feel is a fair wage to live comfortably

50% - Over $20/hour

36% - $15-$20/hour

14% - $10-$15/hour

YES

NO

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Live musicstuffHappens

Fri. Mar. 23We Got Wood! A Selkirk

Woodworking Program Fundraiser. The Royal. Admission is by donation. Doors open 8 p.m. On the bill this fine evening... Monsters, Thus Far, Dealer, Forrest Tate, De-Audio, and more yet to be announced.

Masta Ace w/ Marco Polo & Stricklin @ Spiritbar. 10 p.m. One of the most imaginative, narrative and prolific lyricists ever to emerge from the mean streets of Brooklyn USA, Tickets $10 available at the Hume front desk.

All Request DJ. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill.

Sat. Mar. 24Selkirk Nursing Program

Guatemalan Fundraiser. The Royal. Admission by donation. 8:30 p.m. Join us for an eve-ning of music of all varieties as we raise money for the Selkirk Nursing Program. On deck for this night we’ve got Sweet P, Cedar Orourke, hip hop act, Lokal Motif, and indie band, Five Quarter Krush.

A Skillz with Stickybuds @ Spiritbar. 10 p.m. Tickets $10 available at the Hume front desk.

Sun. Mar. 25AFKO Presents: French Extra!

The Royal, 330 Baker Street. Admission by donation. Doors open 3:30 p.m. Live Art, Food and Dance presented by AFKO. Everyone welcome!

Niko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Karaoke. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 9 p.m.

Mon. Mar. 26Sarah & Rich at the Library

Lounge. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.The Once (2012 Juno

Nominees) w/ Kenny Konrad & Friends. The Royal. 8:30 p.m. Newfoundland music. Their sounds do not come from the noisy pubs and dock-side taverns that fuel so much of the Island’s energy. Instead, their music comes from a qui-eter and more thoughtful place. Tickets are $10 and are avail-able at The Royal and www.liveattheroyal.com.

Tues. Mar. 27Knoot & Friends. The Royal.

No Cover. 9 p.m. Cliff Maddix and friends 6

p.m. The Library Lounge.Wed. Mar. 28Variety Shows w/ Estevan and

Tracy Lynn. The Royal. 8:30 p.m. Come to listen, come to play! The stage is open.

Paul Landsberg at the Library Lounge. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Thurs. Mar. 29Kiyo Elkuf and friends at

the Library Lounge. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Flying Fox & The Hunter Gatherers w/ Octoberman. The Royal. $7 at the door. 8:30 p.m. Winnipeg’s original purveyors of ‘operatic indie jazz’, unique blend of musi-cal theater, jazz and folk, old school crooning, original rock operas, gritty gypsy jazz and a killer brass section. Toronto’s Octoberman will be opening the night with their charming indie folk.

Fri. Mar. 30Kootenay Music Awards. The

Royal. 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for KCR members, $15 for non-members pre 11 p.m. / Free post 11 p.m. A celebration of all the talent that builds the com-munity, the whole community and how much music means to so many. The awards take place from 8 until 11 p.m. with per-formances by Clinton Swanson, Stellar Radio Choir, Skidney & Sleazle, VS and Rhoneil. Following the awards there will be a free after party featuring Savage Blade.

Delta Heavy (London, UK|Ram Records) w/ Raveformz @ Spiritbar. 10 p.m. Tickets $15 available at the Hume front desk.

All Request DJ. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill.

Sat. Mar. 31Mat The Alien @ Spiritbar. 10

p.m. DJ with heavy beats and bass lines which appeals to a wide variety of crowds. Tickets $10.

Scientists of Sound w/ Animal Nation. The Royal. Tickets are $10 for the first 40 who enter, $15 after. 9 p.m. SOS is a LIVE looping madness duo - all sounds are performed, recorded, and manipulated LIVE and they’re bringing their musical madness back to the Royal for another night of dancefloor insanity!

Sun. April 1David Vest, the Alabama

Piano Sensation! The Royal. Tickets $15 available at The Royal, Urban Legends, The Music Store and www.liveat-theroyal.com. 6 p.m. David Vest

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has been “rockin’ and shoutin’ the blues since 1957” and he’s coming back to the Royal for another fabulous night of his boogie-woogie piano pound-ing! Backing Vest will be Marv Walker, Clinton Swanson, and Mark Spielman.

Niko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Karaoke. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 9 p.m.

Mon. April 2Sarah & Rich at the Library

Lounge. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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ongoing eventsWednesdaysAlzheimers/ Dementia

Caregiver support group meet-ings. 2nd Wednesday Monthly. 7 p.m. Call 250-352-6788 or email Lhoskin@alzheimerbc.org for more info.

Nelson Women’s Centre Drop-in. Noon - 4p.m. Free clothing and food. 420 Mill St. 250-352-9916.

Darts at the Nelson Legion. 7:30p.m. 250-352-7727.

Girls’ Night with Margaret-Ann at the Youth Centre. 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.

Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resource Centre. Wednesdays from 12 - 2pm 719 Vernon St. www.nelson-elderabuseprevention.org or phone 250-352-6008.

ThursdaysSkate Lessons at the Youth

Centre.

special eventsFri. Mar. 23Ed Sullivan Caravan of

Stars. 8 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre. Tickets $39.75 avail-able at tickets@capitoltheatre.bc.ca

Sat. Mar. 24Dawna McLennan (Harp

Pixie), Pat Henman & Friends, Randy Janzen, Heidi Bell & Mark McGivern @ Ellison’s 12-3.

Sun. Mar. 25French Extra: Live Art,

French Cuisine and Dance. 3:30

p.m. at the Royal. Everyone welcome. For more information contact AFKO: 250-352-3516

Wed. Mar. 28Renewable Energy Seminar, 7

p.m., at Seed Studio above Reo’s, $5. For info: kr@cascadiagbc.org or 250-354-3116.

Thurs. Mar. 29The Kootenay Music Awards

are March 30 at the Royal. All money from the door goes to KCR. You can vote online or at the station. All the categories are really tough to pick a winner in, its amazing how much good

music is in the Kootenays! http://kootenayquickshot.ca/uncatego-rized/best-roots-and-blues/

District Parent Advisory Council meeting, 6 p.m., Nelson Board office 570 Johnstone Rd. Everyone welcome.

Gravity Therapy Third Annual Open House at the Nelson Medical Clinic. Find out more: http://gravitytherapy.inthekoots.com/?p=301

Fri. Mar. 30 Once upon a Leprechaun.

4 p.m. Covenant Church , 702 Stanley St., Nelson, BC.

Toastmasters: Improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. www.toastmasters.or.

Nelson Women’s Centre. Drop-in. Noon - 4p.m. Free clothing and food. 420 Mill St. 250-352-9916.

Acupuncture for Addictions. Free drop-in clinic. 9:30a.m. Located at 333 Victoria St., 2nd Floor. 250-505-7248.

FridaysGender Outlaws, a support and

social group for trans and gender diverse folks. 250-354-5362.

SaturdaysMeat Draws at Nelson Legion.

3:30p.m., in beverage room with Karaoke after. 250-352-7727.

The Nelson Scrabble Club meets at 1p.m. For further information, please call 250-352-6936.

SundaysSt. John’s Lutheran Church

Service. Everyone welcome to

4p.m. worship. 321 Silica St. 250-354-3308.

Nelson United Church Service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 Silica St. 250-352-2822.

Cribbage at the Legion bever-age room, 12:45p.m. 250-352-7727.

Ascension Lutheran Church Service 10:15a.m. 1805 Silverking Rd. All are welcome. 250-352-2515.

Quaker Meeting 4th Sunday of each month in Winlaw. 11 a.m. Phone 250-226-6701. Everyone welcome.

Texas Hold’em Poker at the Nelson Legion. 12p.m. Last Sunday of every month. 250-352-7727.

MondaysScottish Country dancing 7 to 9

pm at the Central School Gym, 811 Stanley Street. For more info contact Kathy at 359-7545 or June at 352-1836..

Pool Table Nights, Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill

West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group meets at Kiro Wellness Center, Trail,2 pm. Guest: Lesley Anderton.

Heritage Harmony Barbershop Chorus. Welcoming anyone! Tim 250-825-9694 or John 250-352-6892

TuesdaysNelson’s Parkinson Support

Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 1:30 pm at 701 Gordon Road (in Christie Lee Hall). Contact Bob at 250-229-2272.

Breast Cancer Support Group. Community First Health Co-op, 518 Lake St. Noon on every 4th Tuesday. Alice 250-352-6223Nadine 250-359-7777

Belly Dancing with Ashala. at The Youth Centre. 8-12 yrs, 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 13-19 yrs, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656

West Kootenay Gun and Antique Show, sponsored by Nelson District Rod and Gun Club. 801 Railway Street, Nelson 9 am to 5 p.m.; -Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ) Admission $5 - concession on site. Table rentals - Gerry 250-357-9309. Information - Richard 250-352-5609

Sat. Mar. 31 Once upon a Leprechaun.

4 p.m. Covenant Church , 702 Stanley St., Nelson, BC

Time to stop Harper. Rally and March. Noon, starting at city hall.

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Family and friends mourn the sudden passing of Ida “Edi” Marianne Di Bella (nee Pippi), daughter of Mario (Deceased, 1936) Pippi and “Annie” (Deceased, 2000) D’Aquino. She is survived by two sons, R. C. (Tino) Di Bella (Denise, Deceased), Mario Di Bella (Lorraine), five grandchildren, (Jacob, Beth, Cara, Adam & Aimee), one brother, Thomas D’Aquino (Susan), sister-in-law, Alice Pippi (Emilio, Deceased), 2 nieces (Marianne & Lynn), 1 nephew (Mario) and many cousins. Born in Trail, BC, on February 22, 1928 and died in Trail on March 15, 2012.

Edi moved to Nelson in her late teens and carried out a successful business career in Nelson, BC, later retiring to Trail to care for her mother and her aunt, Lida Petroni.

Prayers will be held at the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate, 813 Ward Street, Nelson, BC, on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7:00pm. Funeral mass will take place at the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 11:00am, Father Jim Ratcliffe as Celebrant. Private interment will follow at the Nelson Memorial Park Cemetery.

As an expression of sympathy, family and friends may make a donation to the Alzheimer’s Society (1-800-667-37420) or the BC Cancer Foundation (1-800-906-2873).

Online condolences may be expressed at www.thomp-sonfs.ca. Funeral arrange-ments are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

Edi Marianne Di Bella

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AnnouncementsTHANK YOU TO the following Nelson community sponsors for supporting Kootenay Project Adventure for the Visually Impaired: CBT, NDCU, Lions Clubs, SD 8, Boomtown Emporium and Gerick Cycle and Sport.

ArtALL THE BEST to Nelson Becker for the art venue. Fantastic! Jacinthe Laramee, Nanaimo.

Automotive-CarsFORD FOCUS SE ñ One year old, manual, 13000km, sports appear-ance package, $12,500. $1,500 below blackbook price! 250 551 1844

Automotive-Tires/Parts/Other

8 LUG CHROME Rims and Cooper STT Tires 35/12.50/20: 20x10, Bolt Pattern 8x6.5, 90%-95% tread, $2200. (250) 359-6970Automotive-Trucks/

SUVs/Vans99’ SUBARU FORESTER-AWD. New: alternator, brakes, exhaust, suspension, clutch, winter tires. 317000km, $2,950 250-505-4941 pls

Child CareI AM LOOKING for parents interested in watching my child in exchange for watching their child(ren). 250-352-1697

EducationDOULA TRAINING: LABOUR/BIRTH support person; May 5th and 6th, Castlegar, $350, Contact Marty 250-505-2826 maart@shaw.ca

FREEOLD SCHOOL COMPUTER. Dell Optiplex GS110, running Windows 98. 352-1794.

FurnitureARMOIRE, BEING USED as media unit, fits 36” flat screen tv plus. Asking $900.00 250-352-7154.

Health & FitnessBASIC TREADMILL GOOD for walking free. 250-399-4109KARATE MMA SELF defense. Balfour Community Hall. 7-9 p.m. Mon, Wed, and Fri. $10 drop in fee. Children, seniors and disabled wel-come. For registration call Robert 250-777-0512

Lost & FoundLOST PEDOMETER ON Marsden Road Sunday, February 19. Sentimental value. Please call Lisa at 250-505-9758.

Misc. for SaleWOOD STOVE: VERMONT Castings “Aspen” in black. Barely used. $800 firm 250-229-5204 Upickup Balfour.

OtherHUGO ROLLATOR TRANSPORT Chair/Walker combo in excellent condition. Reasonable offers? 250-352-9658SECURE 20X28 FT storage space for rent in Nelson. Ideal for RV, boat, cars etc. 250-352-0867

RentalsROOM IN SHARED home with 2 others, spacious, updated uphill home. $450/month Call John @ 250-352-12042 BDRM DOWNTOWN Nelson. W/d, ns, np. $950 plus utilities. Available April 1st. 250-825-9498, 250-354-8731.SHORT TERM ON Salt Spring. Two bedroom in Gange. March 19-April 1. $300 t_lester@yahoo.com 250-538-0086BEAUTIFUL LAKE VIEW house rental from March 6 - May 6. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, furnished. $1200, utilities included. 250-352-3686

1 BEDROOM WITH den in fair-view, ns, washer & dryer, 4pc bath, $1000 per month plus utili-ties 250-352-8500BEAUTIFUL HERITAGE APT FOR RENT: 1 bedroom, clawfoot tub, hardwood flooors, sunlight, $900. 250 354 1988SMALL/PRIVATE SUITE (200SQFEET) sunny Blewitt, 500$--rent,electricity,wi-fi,snow/garbage removal). Pets-ok. Ideal: students-skiers-seasonal-work-ers. 354-7808 or mclarivee@gmail.com. Available now!MAY-JUNE-JULY SUBLET. 1 bdrm apt. Downtown Nelson. 775$/mth, all-inclusive. Negotiable. 5 appliances. Quiet. Non-smoking, No pets. Ellissa tel: 250-352-9279SMALL UPHILL HOUSE. May-Oct. 2 bedroom. Furnished, pri-vate yard, vegetable gardens, parking,WD. NS,NP. $900+ jjinglis@telus.net 250-354-3881

Vacation RentalsGOING SOUTH? COME to beauti-ful Nicaragua! 4 star accommoda-tion at 2 star prices, daily, weekly, monthly, spiernitzki@shaw.caNELSON VACATION RENTAL Alegria Guest House. This gor-geous Victorian house features 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, a gourmet kitchen with granite counters, flat-screen TV, wifi, pri-vacy and immaculate finishing on 3 levels. Located 1 block from the waterfront for easy proximity to shopping and amenities. Rates are $1050/ week or $210/ night, including tax. Minimum 2 nights. 250-551-1078

VolunteeringKOOTENAY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE wants you! Volunteer to help youth. Training provided.Contact via www.krjustice.com

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