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B r e a k i n g n e w s a t n e l s o n s t a r . c o mNELSON STARLevels continue to rise

on Kootenay Lake See Page 5

New book gets kids into gardeningSee 5

Housing project makes

plea for city contributionCanadian Mental Health Agency

representatives tell council that long awaited Anderson Street project needs local generosity to succeed

While plans for the Anderson Street hous-ing project are now working their way through the city’s planning department, the Canadian Mental Health Agency says the project may

not go ahead exactly as planned if it doesn’t get more funding.

R e p r e s e nt a t i v e s from the agency and BC Housing met with Nelson city councillors last week, asking them to write off more than $170,000 in building

fees. Project leaders are also hoping the city will waive property taxes for the development, be-cause it will be used for social housing.

When completed, the project will provide low-cost housing for 33 seniors at risk of home-lessness. It’s expected to cost about $7 million to build, with the majority of funding coming from money left over from other BC Housing projects.

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Nelson teams faced tough opponents when West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby made its first stop of the year in Nelson Saturday night. The Nelson Killjoys led the way for much of the bout, but Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers proved stronger. For more see page 25.

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Nelson Hydro is on track to complete its downtown conver-sion project on time and on bud-get — but getting the old poles out of the laneways may prove more difficult.

Crews have been moving elec-trical and communications lines underground since fall of last year, as they replace the area’s failing 4KV system with a more modern 25KV. The entire project — including new heritage style-lighting for the city’s laneways and a “heritage demonstration model” — is expected to cost more than $2.8 million.

Trenches should be filled and roads re-paved by early August, Nelson Hydro representative Mike Amos told Nelson city council Monday, and downtown hydro customers should be on the new system this fall.

However, once the new system is installed, the existing power poles need to be dismantled. And Amos says Telus and Shaw aren’t planning to move their cables from the old poles as quickly as Nelson Hydro would like — and may not do so until the winter of 2012.

Because some of the communi-cation cables are blocking hydro lines, Amos says the utility won’t be able to remove all its wires ei-ther, though it can de-energize the poles.

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Marie Zak (right) spent her Friday evening weeding a lavender bed with other Keep the Beat volunteers. Organizers of the youth-led music festival sell bou-quets of dried lavender in the days leading up to the event, so expect to see them around town in mid-July. This year’s Keep the Beat runs July 27, and raises money for War Child Canada. Businesses interesting in pre-ordering bouquets can get in touch with the group by emailing [email protected].

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Atamanenko loses portfolio

Granite Road garbage attracts grizzlies

NDP Leader Jack Layton Unveils Shadow Cabinet

Humans Clearly Not Helping Situation

Despite expectations to the con-trary, Alex Atamanenko won’t be tak-ing up the NDP’s agriculture portfolio when parliament reconvenes in June.

The MP for B.C. Southern Interior says he was a “bit surprised” not to be named to leader Jack Layton’s new shadow cabinet, and he’s still deciding what role he’ll play next in Ottawa.

“Obviously I’ll be assigned to some committee,” he says. “I’m not sure which one, whether I’ll stay with agri-culture or move on to some other com-mittee. It’s a decision I’ll have to make.”

Atamanenko has been the critic for the Canadian Wheat Board and ag-riculture and agri-food since he was first elected in 2006. He also served as

the critic for rural affairs from 2007-08 and was the NDP’s food security critic during the last parliament.

Replacing him is Malcolm Allen, a second-term MP from Southern On-

tario, who Atamanenko says is “quite knowledgeable” about agricultural is-sues.

Atamanenko is one of several vet-eran MPs left off the list of NDP critics. Former transportation critic Dennis Bevington, energy and natural resourc-es critic Nathan Cullen and youth and post-secondary critic Niki Ashton also lost their spots on the front bench.

“It was not an easy decision, when you have all these people, to find a spot for everybody,” Atamanenko says. “And looking at regional differences looking at cultural diversity, all those factors, I guess the decision was made by the leader to go with that.”

The NDP nearly tripled its seat count in the recent federal election, sending 103 MPs to Ottawa, compared to 36 in 2008.

Two grizzly cubs spotted on Granite Road have plen-ty of reasons to return to the scene, according to Nelson’s Bear Aware coordinator.

Joanne Siderius has been going door-to-door in the neighbourhood since the sub-adult bruins were sight-ed last month — first in resi-dential garbage on the 1300 block of Granite Road, then at the golf course — and says what she’s seen is “concern-ing.”

“The grizzly bears found garbage, quite a bit spread

around at a house where bears have gotten into gar-bage previously,” she says.

“I went to that whole neigh-bourhood. There is garbage available to bears, including these sub-adult grizzlies.”

Siderius says if the bears have already learned to find garbage, there’s a good chance they’ll go looking for it again.

“Garbage is a bucket of bear food, and it just takes one meal for a bear to twig onto the fact that hey, there’s a lot of calories in this and why should I forage for grasses and other natural food?”

According to a report

from the Nelson Police De-partment, both grizzlies ap-peared to be tagged, indi-cating they’d been trapped and relocated before.

Siderius says she’s not sure how many chances the bears will get before they have to be put down, “but I think I can say once a bear has been relocated and returns, their chances of being re-relocat-

ed are certainly less.”While it’s unclear if the

household where the bears got into the garbage will be fined or ordered to clean up its waste, Siderius thinks community pressure can do much of the job.

“When I was going door-to-door and talking to peo-ple, they’re generally pretty bear aware,” she says.

“There are a couple of exceptions, but the neigh-bourhood is less tolerant of people with garbage giving it to bears than they were a few years ago.”

— With files from Greg Nesteroff


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A group of middle school par-ents are calling for a review of the way the Kootenay Lake school district makes key decisions.

Trafalgar Middle School’s par-ent advisory council has written to the SD8 board asking for an out-side consultant to look at “efforts to engage parents in key education issues, including but not limited to the recent discussions over French immersion enrollment.”

The call comes after SD8 decided not to expand its French immer-sion offerings at the middle school, despite continued pressure from parents. More than 90 students had signed up for the program, which is normally capped at 60.

According to the council’s letter to trustees, “recent interactions between Trafalgar parents, soon-to-be Trafalgar parents, trustees, and staff have resulted in parents experiencing a high degree of frustration [and] a critical loss of confidence in the leadership with-in this district.”

The group would like to see a re-view initiated as quickly as possible, with recommendations presented at the start of the next school year.

While only trustees can initiate a formal review, superintendent Jeff Jones says he doesn’t think it’s a bad idea to examine SD8’s in-ner workings — something he’s already asked school trustees for permission to do.

The board has agreed to set up community engagement commit-tees in each of the district’s “fami-lies of schools” (Nelson, Creston, the Slocan Valley and so on). Terms of reference for that project should come to the board table in June.

“I think we do recognize that there’s a very critical component of public engagement and input that’s required for us to have a suc-cessful school system,” Jones says.

“So from that perspective I appre-ciate the recommendation that’s being made by the Trafalgar PAC.”

While he’s not sure if the board will agree with the Trafalgar par-ents, “I would hope if there is a review, the spirit of the review is to look forward.”

Jones says he’s also planning an examination of French immersion and other French programming in the district — which was ap-proved at the same meeting where the board voted against expanding Trafalgar’s immersion program. He says that should generate new cri-teria which would be used for ac-cepting students into immersion, and look at how the program could be expanded outside of Nelson.

Meanwhile, other parents in-volved in the immersion furor have sent out their own press re-lease, saying they feel information presented to them during discus-sions around the issue was flawed.

“If this is the case, it is time for the district to consider putting a third class back on the agenda,” writes Francesca Blishen, a mem-ber of the district’s French Advi-sory Council.

Jones says the first 60 students who registered for the program have already been contacted to confirm their places, while the other 30-plus have been sent letters telling them they’re on the waiting list.

Parents calling for review of policy

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DJ arrested for immigration violationNelson police ar-

rested a DJ perform-ing at The Royal on the weekend on an immigration breach.

Brooklyn Earick, 27, a U.S. citizen, was taken to the police station once his show finished at 2:20 a.m. Saturday. He was served with a deten-tion order by immi-gration officials and held overnight.

Police say the “internationally well known DJ” was interviewed the following morning and released. He was ordered to attend a hearing in Vancouver today.

Sgt. Howie Grant says when Earick ar-rived in Calgary a few days ago, he allegedly declared himself a visitor to Canada, but border officials later determined that he

was here to perform.“He was coopera-

tive throughout, and released without restrictions,” Grant says.

Earick, an Ohio native, posted on his Twitter account Sunday afternoon: “Thank you Nelson, Canada..You guys

were awesome. Off to Vancouver to hope-fully get sorted w/immigration so I can come back soon. Cheers.”

Alleged fraudster arrested again

A man picked up this month on 13 charges was arrested again Wednesday evening for breaching his undertaking.

David Alexan-der Jones, 20, faces counts including cheque fraud, theft under $5,000, producing a forged document, posses-sion of a prohibited weapon and breach of a probation order.

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Editorial

Alex Atamanenko is a victim of his party’s success and it’s still unclear what that means for those he repre-

sents in the Southern Interior.Last week our local MP was snubbed by

NDP leader Jack Layton when Canada’s new political star unveiled his shadow cabinet. Atamanenko admitted it stung.

Since being elected in 2006, the Castlegar-based MP has dogged the Tories as the NDP critic for agriculture. But with the political left rising in numbers from 35 to 103 after the May 2 federal election, all that hard work was seemingly ignored as Atamanenko was dropped from playing a key role in caucus.

On one hand the move is disturbing for a rural outpost riding already virtually invisible on the federal political map.

The NDP’s impressive showing last month came as a result of a Quebec surge. With 60 per cent of all its seats now in la belle prov-ince, it’s clear the NDP’s focus will become more Quebec-centric. Already without much clout in Ottawa on the opposite side of power, our MP is now marginalized within a caucus distracted by issues far removed from every-day life in British Columbia.

On the upside, it would appear Atamanen-ko should have more time to focus on his own riding. Though his work ethic is not to be questioned, our MP is only one guy. The work he has been doing as the agriculture critic had to have taken away from time he could have been spending on more localized issues. Perhaps now we will see more of a connection with Ottawa as Atamanenko finds other ways to fill his time.

It’s a time of great change in our nation’s capital. There’s reason for optimism and rea-son for fear.

Exactly how the political shift is going to impact everyday life in the Southern Interior is still a little hazy. Only time will tell how our man in Ottawa reinvents himself in an era where the Orange Crush has become a major player.

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Earthquakes world-wide, floods in Alberta and Quebec

(and starting to threaten B.C.), tornados ravag-ing our neighbors to the south, volcanic erup-tions in Iceland (again), droughts in the southern U.S.: maybe the world didn’t end on May 21, but

it sure hasn’t been easy for a lot of people. There is no doubt that it hasn’t been the best spring here either, but compared to the weather elsewhere, I’ll take it and consider myself lucky.

Severe weather events are predicted to continue to wreak havoc world wide, affecting financial markets, food prices and availability, and energy costs. The City of Nelson can’t do anything about the weather, but the priori-ties set by council focus on making our community resilient no matter what comes down the pipe. The Path to 2040 Planning process we undertook is now guiding our deci-sions. The Downtown/Waterfront plan is almost finalized. We are ensuring that our decisions around

development opportuni-ties (like the Royal Hotel, the old Savoy Hotel, etc.) are congruent with both the Downtown/Water-front plan and the Active Transportation Plan. This means that a mixed range of housing as well as com-mercial opportunities will be available in the future. That way, people like a waitress I met last week (who came for a visit and never left) will be able to find affordable housing.

We are also engaging with our regional partners to find ways to make our transit system operate more efficiently, so that it can continue to be a piece of the puzzle that allows residents to live afford-ably. The new, smaller bus that BC Transit brought to Nelson mid-May was a North American prototype that may help reduce costs in the future. It was also a very real example of a renewed commitment by BC Transit to help address the issues around transit that many rural communi-ties are experiencing.

The torn up streets that are causing dust and irrita-tion to everyone are a tan-gible reflection of Nelson Hydro’s planning. When finished later this summer, the downtown will be far less susceptible to power outages, and we won’t have to search far and wide for obsolete replacement parts. In addition, by the end of the year we hope to have all the information we need to make impor-tant decisions on whether we will be developing a district heating system for select downtown areas to create energy resiliency for

our downtown core.Our Community

Energy and Emissions Action Plan is also near-ing completion. The draft plan outlines what com-munity organizations and individuals can do to help reduce carbon emissions, and how the city can help influence and facilitate those actions. The plan outlines actions around land use, transportation, buildings, energy supply and solid waste.

Next week I will be in

Halifax at the Federation of Canadian Municipali-ties annual conference and hope to bring back ideas and strategies from other municipalities that are successfully tackling the challenges of today’s cities: infrastructure, economy, and the environment. In all of these critical areas we’ve done the planning — the challenge moving forward will be to imple-ment the strategies identi-fied to move us towards our vision.

Council Column – Kim Charlesworth

City up to the challenge

Though a headache for those who frequent the down-town, the ongoing work to upgrade Nelson Hydro infra-structure will make the city utility more efficient.

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“The City of Nelson can’t do anything about the weather, but the priorities set

by council focus on making our

community resilient no matter what comes down

the pipe.”


Letters to the Editor

Has a recent city council decision made your blood boil? Is the state of our local health care mak-ing you furious? Have the shenanigans in Victoria made you shake your head? Let it out and let us know. Write a letter to the editor. It’s perfect stress relief. Let the community know how you feel.

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Re: “Bad news bears,” May 13

Apparently the same bears that appeared last spring, one of them moved by Ministry of Environment has returned. Bless his or her heart for coming home. I know these bears. Or at least their mom, siblings and later potential sire. Not really bad griz, they always left me more or less in peace. Surprise encounter with this beast is religious. I take it in small measures.

Recent grizzly sightings and encounters in and on the outskirts of Nelson in large part are caused by industrial recreational expansion at our ski hills and BC Timber Sales’ taxpayer subsidized road building for sub-alpine massive clear cut logging. Woodbury and Lendrum creek drainages are just gut-ted. Prime denning habitat destroyed beside a national park, with the southern most viable breeding population of North American grizzly. That is bad news.

These massive clear cuts in healthy sub-alpine forest are a crime against human-ity. Seven or eight month old logging roads already collaps-ing. Domestic drinking water compromised. Incredible economic opportunities feller bunched in four months of mayhem logging.

Both these healthy old

growth drainages sequestered tons of carbon. The deep soils are now exposed to intense sunlight, releasing more carbon. Temperate planted forest take at least 250 years to store carbon anywhere near the level sequestered by healthy old growth.

Our local rag, Ministry of Environment and forest ap-pear mandated for extinction. Black Press has a vested inter-est in “growth economics.” They consequently choose editors that do not upset corporate customers. Fair enough, as we all accept for the most part our comfort-able lifestyle from this magic called “Growth National Production.”

There is no doubt, as pointed out in the May 13 editorial, that careless gar-bage and unpicked fruit trees could bring you face to face

with half a ton of primitive predation. Believe me, you will not forget. Religious in some ways.

Should we folk decide to prevent grizzly extirpation from the southern Selkirks, we must do more than pick fruit and clean up garbage; we need to bring our eco-nomic paradigm in line with reality.

Obviously no small task. Preventing the Selkirk griz-zly extirpation is not, on the surface, an economic theory; it represents a necessary ef-fort to edge our current hell bent economic fixation away from environmental destruc-tion. There is no reason our economy needs extinction. Trying to build an economy that repairs and rebuilds primitive bio-diversity could potentially create a positive direction.

Condos in the alpine (Whitewater/Baldface), no. Condos down by the highway with a gondola back to alpine heights, yes. We still ski, we still create construction work, minus the local extinction of Selkirk grizzly. Should locals decide to make this a real-ity, we would be doing our part to correct an economic system that appears set to back humanity into a desper-ate corner.

Tom PriorNelson

Heading towards doom

Canada’s reputation tarnished

“Should we folk decide to prevent

grizzly extirpation from the southern Selkirks, we must do more than pick fruit and clean up garbage; we need to bring our economic

paradigm in line with reality.”

Recently there was a fund-raiser for a ship that is going to Gaza.

As far as I’m concerned there is never rationale for abusing people, yet for decades that is what Israelis have been doing to Palestin-ians while the world watches. And while our country states shamelessly that we are giving unconditional support to the perpetrators.

I invite anyone who has no knowledge on this issue and wants to learn, please Google: Noam Chomsky, Norman Finkelstein, Chris Hedges, Edward Said, John Pilger or Richard Falk. These are not

anti-Semites (three of them are Jewish), but are scholars who give us a different view than is portrayed in most of our media.

Can you imagine coming home one day and find-ing someone bulldozing the house you’ve lived in your whole life? Or, think about this, looking up on a hill that is occupied by Israeli settlers who believe they have the god given right to be there — on your land.

So, every day while you line up with buckets to get your small share of the water in the area the people on the hill, the Israeli occupiers, are

swimming in their swimming pools and watering their lawn.

People in other parts of the world, including the Middle East, see and understand the brutality of what has been occurring for decades. Why would we want to be associ-ated with this?

I lived in other countries for more than a decade, and I was never ashamed to say I’m Canadian, but unless Canada changes its policy concerning Israel our name will be tar-nished as much as our bosom buddy to the south.

George De YoungNelson

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Editorial

They swore blind that there would never be foreign “boots on

the ground” in Libya, but as NATO’s campaign against Muammar Gaddafi’s regime enters its third month it is getting a lot closer to the ground. It started with Toma-hawk missiles fired from over the horizon; then it was fighter-bombers firing guided weapons from a safe height; now it’s helicopter gunships skimming the ground at zero altitude. They’re getting desperate.

In London on May 25, Prime Minister David Cam-eron said that “the president and I agree we should be turning up the heat on Libya.” Standing beside him, Presi-dent Barack Obama declared that, “given the progress that has been made over the last several weeks,” there will be no “let-up in the pressure that we are applying.”

And you have to ask, what progress? The frontlines between Gaddafi’s forces and the rebels are still approxi-mately where they were two months ago, except around the city of Misrata, where the insurgents have pushed the besieging troops back some kilometres.

Tripoli, the capital, is still firmly under Gaddafi’s con-trol. There has been no overt defiance of the regime there for many weeks, and the city is not even suffering signifi-cant shortages except for fuel. Are Obama and Cameron deluding themselves, or are they just trying to fool every-body else?

Maybe both — and mean-while they are cranking up the aerial campaign against Gaddafi in the hope that enough bombs may make their claims come true. They must have been told a dozen times by their military advisers that bombing alone almost never wins a war, but they have waded into the quagmire too far to turn back now, and they have no other military options that the United Nations resolution would allow them to use.

They are already acting beyond the limits set by UN Security Council Resolution 1973, which on March 17 authorized the use of limited

force to protect Libyan civil-ians. It has become a cam-paign to overthrow Colonel Gaddafi, and they hardly even bother to deny it any more.

“I believe that we have built enough momentum that, as long as we sustain the course we are on, [Gaddafi] will step down,” said Obama in Lon-don. “Ultimately this is going to be a slow, steady process in which we are able to wear down the regime forces.”

Well maybe so, and maybe not, but in either case that’s not what Resolution 1973 said. No wonder Russia con-demned the latest air raids as a “gross violation” of the resolution.

Russia did not want to stand by and let Gaddafi mas-sacre innocent civilians, which seemed imminent when the defences of the rebels in eastern Libya were collapsing in mid-March, so it let the resolution pass. So did China, India and Brazil, which would normally oppose any military intervention by western pow-ers in a Third World country. But it was all decided in a weekend, and they did not think it through.

Neither did France, Britain, the United States, Canada and a few other NATO countries, which immediately committed their air forces to the task of saving the rebels. They destroyed Gaddafi’s tanks and saved the city of Benghazi, but then what? There was no plan, no “exit strategy,” and so they have ended up with a very un-pleasant choice.

Either they stop the war and leave Gaddafi in control of the larger part of a parti-tioned Libya, or they escalate further in the hope that at some point Gaddafi’s sup-

porters abandon him. The U.S. Air Force had a name for this strategy during the Vietnam War: they were try-ing to find the North Viet-namese regime’s “threshold of pain.” They never did find it in Vietnam, but NATO is still looking for it in Libya.

We’ll never know if Gaddafi would really have slaughtered tens of thou-sands of civilians if Benghazi had fallen. He was making blood-curdling threats about what he would do when the city fell, and he has certainly killed lots of people in the past, but with the eyes of the whole world on him he might not have done it this time.

Nevertheless, that threat was what created the extraor-dinary (though temporary) consensus at the Security Council. It was, for the West as well as for the other major powers that backed the original resolution, a largely humanitarian action with little by the way of ulterior motives. (And don’t say “oil”; that’s just lazy thinking.)

Gaddafi has been playing by the rules for the last five years, renouncing terrorism and dismantling his fantasy “nuclear weapons program.” He has been exporting all the oil he could pump. He wasn’t threatening Western interests, and yet NATO embarked on a military campaign that it knew was likely to end in tears in order to stop him.

Let us give NATO govern-ments credit for letting their hearts overrule their heads. Let’s also acknowledge that they have been meticulous and largely successful in avoiding civilian casualties in their bombing campaign. But it isn’t working.

So what do they do now? They can escalate for a few more weeks, and hope that the strategy that has failed for the last two months will finally succeed. That might happen, but it’s not likely to. In which case the only remaining option will be to accept a cease-fire, and the partition of Libya between the Gaddafi regime and the “Transitional National Coun-cil” in Benghazi.

Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist.

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Culverts plugged on Perry RidgeBC Timber Sales Say Likely Not Caused by Natural Forces

Some culverts have been plugged on Perry Ridge, the site of contentious logging this spring in the Slocan Valley.

BC Timber Sales manager Ken Scown says it was “pretty clear” the jams weren’t the result of natural forces, although no one has been caught.

“We did have people enter the site and try and plug some culverts,” he says. “The licensee has security up there, but he never tracked the people down.”

Scown says the de-bris was easily picked out by hand.

Sunshine Logging of Kaslo, which was awarded the contract, has harvested two of four cutblocks, and is just about finished hauling, but Scown isn’t sure when work on the other blocks will begin.

“We’re unclear of his schedule. He may end up going to log for another licensee, so we’re not entirely sure of his plans.”

Other than the culvert issue, Scown says “everything’s go-

ing along really well. Things are proceed-ing as planned.”

Scown says BC Timber Sales staff visit once a week and also have contrac-tors who monitor roadbuilding and harvesting. They haven’t identified any problems.

A protest camp at the site dispersed after an injunction was served in March, but Marilyn Burgoon of the Perry Ridge Water Users Asso-ciation says residents remain concerned

and are keeping a watchful eye.

“We did have a helicopter go up and do some videotaping and [take] some still photographs which we will be sharing with the public at a presentation,” she says.

“Our main activity lately has been fund-raising which is going very well as we con-tinue to look at legal strategies and gather independent hydrol-ogy assessments, and we now have a bird’s eye view of the blocks

and the river.”Local members

of the Sinixt First Nation challenged the logging in court, arguing they had a constitutional right to be consulted. A judge dismissed their application, but they have filed notice of appeal.

“It still amazes me that while the Sinixt await their appeal the judge has given permission and an injunction to allow the very land in ques-tion to be developed,” Burgoon says.

She argues the logging poses a threat not only to drinking water, but

to bull trout habitat and archaeological sites. She adds they hoped to visit the site

with their hydrolo-gist, but did not get a response from Sunshine Logging.

A 24-year-old man faces charges of assaulting a police officer, obstruction, resisting arrest, and escaping custody after a chase Saturday night.

Acting Sgt. Dino Falcone says the officer noticed the man drinking booze down-town in public, and when he requested ID, the man refused.

“When the officer at-tempted to arrest the man for obstruction, he assaulted the officer and fled the scene,”

Falcone says. A chase ensued involving

several officers. The suspect was finally found after run-ning several blocks.

The man was held over-night until he sobered up and is set to appear in court in Nelson on August 9.

In a separate incident early Saturday, a 25-year-old man was charged with three counts of uttering death threats to a police officer and breach of an undertaking.

He was on conditions to stay away from alcohol from a break and enter charge.

Police allegedly found him drunk and in possession of open liquor.

He was remanded for a court appearance following a bail hearing.

Man assaulted in parkA 46-year-old man faces

charges of assault and ut-tering threats after allegedly targeting a man he knew in a local park Friday evening.

Police say the victim suf-fered minor injuries. The ac-cused was released on strict conditions and has an August 9 court date.

Officers threatened, assaultedPolice Beat

Nelson Star Staff

Logging has been underway this spring on Perry Ridge in the Slocan Valley after an injunction was served against a protest camp.

photo courtesy Lucas Jmieff/lucasimage.ca

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Announcements EventsYOUTH FOR HIREDo you need short term workers? Do you have leaves to rake, walls to paint or trenches to dig? The Nelson Youth Employment Resource Centre is running its casual work program, where you can hire a youth for those specific jobs of yours, for the time you need and the wage you’re willing to pay! Simply call us at YERC at 250-352-5656 we’ll match you against our database of hardworking, eager youths.

STARRY SKIES AT TAGHUM HALLWould you like to see the rings of Saturn, a far away galaxy, or a ball of thousands of stars? Join us for the Taghum Hall Society’s Starry Nights program, most clear Friday and Saturday nights. Look for the big star sign at Taghum Hall road and Highway 3A or contact us at 250-354-1586 or [email protected] for times.

MAKING IT HOME FOR EVERYONENelson CARES Society is kicking off its 2011 Fundraising Cam-paign: Nelson – Making it a Real Home for Everyone! Please look for your donation information package in your mailbox this week. Nelson CARES Society has been a service provider in the area since 1974 and runs such programs as The Advocacy Centre, Stepping Stones emergency shelter, and Supported Employment Services.

SECURITY TRAININGIn July a basic security training course will be offered with instruc-tion from industry expert Barry Wilding. To learn from Barry and be certified here in Nelson is a rare opportunity of great value to any-one in the security or events industry. The course runs 5 days, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and costs $330. To register for the course please email [email protected]. Date to be announced.

PHOTO SHOWDon’t miss the 21st annual West Kootenay Camera Club photo show at Kootenay Gallery in Castlegar. Runs Friday, June from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with opening reception from 6 to 8: p.m. Also runs June 4 and 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 300 photos judged and displayed as well as digital frame slide shows by WK Camera Club members.

UN JOUR DE FETEShowing at the Craft Connection: one of a kind dresses by Angelika Werth, pottery by Ruth Prosser, Ian Johnson and Stephanie Fisher, and Shannon Merritt, painting by Anne Gillender, lampshade by Lynn Melanson.

COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLEA fun, relaxed, learning experience. Guided rhythms, we are all be-ginners. Bigby Place (next to Superior lighting) 509 Front Street. Runs every Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. $5 drop-in fee.

AT THE LEGIONAt the Nelson Legion: Check out our new foosball and refurbished pool and snooker tables along with shuffleboard, darts and 10’ big-screen TV for sports. Wednesday evening – darts; Saturday after-noon – meat draws with karaoke in the evening; Sunday afternoon – crib tournament; last Sunday of every month – Texas Hold’em charity poker (open to the public); month-end birthday bash; oc-casional fundraiser barbecues, ribs. etc.; beverage room with a wel-coming, friendly atmosphere. Info 250-352-6464 or e-mail [email protected]. Members and guests welcome (service in armed forces not necessary for membership).

NELSON AND AREA ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTREOpen Wednesdays from 12 to 2 p.m. at 719 Vernon Street. Phone 250-352-6008 or visit nelsonelderabuseprevention.org

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUPNelson’s breast cancer support group meets at Community First Health Co-op (518 Lake Street) at noon every fourth Tuesday.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1All seniors welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, located at 717 Vernon Street. Meeting commences at 10:30 a.m. Tea and goodies served after the meeting.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2White Lightning Blues Band and guests play an access to dental care fundraiser at The Royal, 7:30 to 11 p.m. A night of fun and fundrais-ing: music, dancing, silent auction and your gracious donations!

FRIDAY, JUNE 3The Council of Canadians hosts Shout Out for Global Justice. Pre-sented at SelfDesign High, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $5. The film tells the stories of the peaceful protesters at the G8/G20 summits in Toronto last summer. It’s the story that we never got to hear.

Born-and-raised Nakusp artist Kate Tupper opens her latest exhi-bition, Full Metal Basket, at Oxygen Art Centre. Kate is a female tradesperson — a welder and fabricator — and mother who tells her story in the weaving of her metal baskets. Exhibit opens at 7 p.m. There will be an artist talk at 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 17. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4Walk with the Nelson Grans to Grans in support of African grand-mothers at 10 a.m. Meet at the Lakeside Park Rotary Shelter and walk to Cottonwood Falls. Register (no fee) and pledge at Lakeside Park or pledge online at http://j.mp/hRr6dy. All proceeds go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers cam-paign. For more information call 250-352-1748 or email [email protected].

Local Nelson author-illustrator Angela Lund will be reading from her new self-published book Let’s Plant a Flower at Touchstones Mu-seum and Art Gallery from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Come join in the fun and be ready to get your hands dirty!

THURSDAY, JUNE 9St. Saviour’s stained glass windows are unique and collectively the best example of church stained glass in the Kootenays and on par with those in Cathedrals in Vancouver and Victoria. Local history researcher Greg Scott will highlight the people and history of the 16 memorial stained glass windows and some of the memorial plaques in the Church. This will be followed by stained glass artisans Moss and Gavin Holland describing the history of church stained glass and its restoration. Runs 7 to 8:30 p.m. Admission $7.

SUNDAY, JUNE 12The Chinatown Plaque Project is a monumental rock — inscribed in Chinese and English — recognizing the significant contribution the Chinese community made to the rapid growth of early Nelson. Dedication of this permanent visible reminder at the corner of Hall and Vernon Streets will take place at noon.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15The Nelson and Area Elder Abuse Prevention program and Com-munity Response Network volunteers are hosting a variety of events. The Bluebell Manor in Riondel hosts an Honoring the Elders tea and social from 2 to 5 p.m. In Nelson, a presentation on power of at-torney abuse goes at 12:30 p.m. in the Nelson and Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resource Centre at 719 Vernon Street.

THURSDAY, JUNE 30Women to women art auction fundraiser for the Circle of Habon-dia Lending Society. Reception at 7 p.m. at SelfDesign High (second floor, 402 Victoria Street). Auction beings at 8 p.m. Admission by donation of $5 or more.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Nelson Star

Entertainment listingsThe Royal330 Baker Street

Friday, June 3

It’s the return of funk ‘n’ groove master Papa Josh! Josh Suhrheinrich is a seasoned funk, jazz and R&B guitarist with a powerful voice and an instinct for making music feel good. Papa Josh’s only mission is to keep the dance floor shaking. His tasteful solos and guitar explorations melt into the groove as people marvel at the funk band with just one man. The sound is all Josh and it all happens live. Show starts 9:30 p.m. Tickets $10.

Saturday, June 4

Wax Romeo will deliver his mix of party tunes alongside DJ Soup. Wax Romeo defiles dance floors delivering a mix of funk, rock, house, rap, disco, dancehall, and ‘80s all with his one of a kind flare and sense of humour. Show starts 9:30 a.m., admission $10.

Friday, June 10Nelson’s own funk, rock and punk party band Arthur Funkarelli take the stage at The Royal for the first time in a while. This will be a Funkarelli throwdown you won’t want to miss. Show starts 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 11Local superstars, live electronica masters, and all around nice guys Kashoo are throwing a party. Put on your dancing shoes, folks. Two computers, effect pedals, keyboards, midi controllers and an upright bass are the tools that bandmates Ness and Jakob use to apply their lush symphonic brushstrokes. The feel is truly organic, while the sound is unmistakably electronic. Show starts 9:30 p.m., admission $5-10 sliding scale.

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Saturday, June 4Bassbizniz presents a stacked lineup of four different acts who will take you on a journey through all styles of bass music and even some beatboxing. Manitoba born Jermel Dindayal, better known as CAIN.1 became an essential part of the budding Winnipeg club circuit in the late 90s. His style is ultra fresh with seamless mixing of all styles. Nelson’s own BC Dubcats will also be dropping the new and old ragga dub and dancehall rhythms. Plus an exclu-sive beatbox set by Robgoblin. Opening set by C-Biggs.

Monday, June 6

Josh Martinez is a machine. A well-oiled, straight-talking, globetrotting sex-machine, who’s traveled the world more than the avian flu, Martinez has built himself a devout following, addicted to his hopeful perspective, joie-de-vive and a live show that really brings the heat. Martinez has never been easy to categorize. The People’s Champ is one of the most diverse artists in the music game, sur-passing the limitations of indie hip hop by pursuing an “innovative and entirely unique hybrid of clever pop mel-odies and intelligent, layered songwriting that borrows from everywhere and sounds like nothing else.” (Spin) As an entertainer, Martinez is in the upper echelons of the business, bringing a confidence, urgency and a comedic touch that has converted disbelievers and brought houses down, rocked to their very foundation. This show is a free show for everyone! Opening acts are Evil Ebenezer and The Lytics. Doors at 9 p.m.

Thursday, June 9A vivacious DJ and a lover of all music, Abstrakt Sonance is essentially the backbone to West Ave Productions. He’s one half of the duo E-Centrix, producer, and mixer for all sounds passing through the studio. With over nine al-bums recorded, and an arsenal of 300-plus beats, this guy can throw down like no other. Free show!

Friday, June 10Mat the Alien’s music appeals to a wide variety of crowds, spanning hip hop, funk, dance hall, break beat, drum and bass, rock and more. Was Mat really abducted by aliens? We’ll never know but one thing is certain — he’s capable of some out of this world DJ sets.

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Saturday, July 23The Mason Rack Band from Queensland Australia will be appearing live as part of their Limits of Grip Canadian CD release tour. Limits is an album that leader singer Mason Rack says breaks all genre rules — a classic mix of blues, jazz and roots complemented by the modem favours of country punk, jazz, alternate rock and reggae funk. Each song was created naturally, by jamming in the studios. Mason Rack Band pours out alt-rock tunes influenced by blues, southern stomp, swamp, rock and roots. Throw in a slide guitar, a rocking bluesy bass, massive drum percussion and the result is a spectacular kaleidoscope of musical genres.

The Capitol Theatre421 Victoria Street — tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca

Thursday, June 2 to Saturday, June 4Mt. Sentinel Secondary presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Since January of this year, 40 students and 20 adults have been working hard on recreating the magic and musicof Disney’s popular musical. Although the musical is produced by the students and staff at Mt. Sentinel, the cast and crew involve community members from all surrounding areas including students from Self Design High, LVR, and musicians from New Denverto Vancouver. This musical appeals to all audiences with remarkable characters who are under an enchanted spell until the Beast, once a prince, learns to love. Evening shows each day at 7:30 p.m. and a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets $10 for students/seniors and $12 adults.

Saturday, June 11An inspiring evening of rhythmic gymnastics and dance from Rhythmic Dimensions. Rhythmic gymnastics is a beautiful and dynamic form of movement using ribbons,balls, hoops, ropes, scarves and so much more. Rhythmic Dimension students will be performing along with some special guests. Show starts 7 p.m. Tickets $12 for adults,$10 for students and seniors.

Saturday, June 25Alseny Diallo and the Kikeyambay Afrobeat Orchestra unites a dynamic, energetic traditional West African drum and dance show and a 12-piece Electric Afrofusion Orchestra. A famed soloist and master djembe player from Guinea, Diallo has performed at many nationally sponsored festivals and competitions in his country. Alseny Diallo and Kikeyambay offer a chance to dance, be joyful and revel in the African way of music as a vital and fundamental part of everyday life. Also featuring singer and dancer N’Nato Camara. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15. Kikeyambay Orchestra

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ArtsTrafalgar and LVR at MusicFest Canada

High praise for band studentsBand students from

Trafalgar Middle School and L.V. Rogers High School played their way to gold and silver finishes at Canada’s national music competition.

Both LVR’s senior and junior jazz bands were awarded gold rankings at MusicFest Canada, while the high school concert band picked up a silver — only narrowly missing a gold of its own. Trafal-gar’s jazz ensemble also managed a silver, the top honour awarded to a band playing in the Grade 8 and under division.

Trafalgar director Keith Todd has taken bands to MusicFest several times, but this is the first time the ensemble has mainly been comprised of Grade 7 students.

“This is definitely the

youngest group I’ve ever taken since we switched to the Grade 6, 7 and 8 format,” he says. “This is a big deal to take a group this young there.”

Held this year in Rich-mond, MusicFest features

top choirs, concert bands and jazz ensembles from across the country, bring-ing together more than 10,000 musicians. Groups must be recommended after performing at regional festivals — in Trafalgar’s

case, last year’s B.C. Interior Jazz Festival in Kelowna.

After winning their spot, students spent a year fund-raising and practicing for


The Trafalgar jazz band took time out to see the sights in Vancouver.submitted photo

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ArtsContinued from Page 12the national stage.

“They were really excited, and the really amazing thing is most of them raised all of the money to go through different fundraising pro-grams we did throughout the year,” says Todd.

At the festival each band per-forms for a panel of music profes-sionals, then receives feedback and either a bronze, silver or gold ranking.

“They’re examining every aspect of your performance, whether it be the music or your decorum on stage,” says L.V. Rogers band direc-tor Tim Bullen. “They actually ana-lyze how I conduct, the whole bit.”

While many bands perform, Bul-len says few gold rankings are given out. Out of 27 concert bands in LVR’s division, only four earned the top honour.

For competing jazz bands, students must also play with the proper “groove” and pieces must in-clude improvised solos. And, Todd points out, capturing the jazz style at Grade 7 “is quite a big deal.”

In addition to the group fin-ishes, two LVR students picked up individual prizes. Alex Bullen (who spent the week playing in the festival’s national honour band) and junior jazz band member Sam Gerletz both received MusicFest Honours awards.

Shambhala visibility notedShambhala Music

Festival may be hidden and nestled in the moun-tains, held on a farm near Salmo, but it still ranks in the top half of a top 100 most visible music festivals on Google according to a study recently conducted by Marianne Lorthiois, an MBA student

in Quebec City. Massive festivals like

Coachella, Glastonbury, Bonnaroo and Sasquatch unsurprisingly topped the list, but Shambhala sits at a comfortable 35, one of five Canadian festivals to make the cut.

For the study, Lorthiois and her professor asked people from 29 different countries to do the same Google search, “Music

festival,” and recorded the top 100 results. With this information, Lorthiois attributed points for each result: 100 for the first, 99 for the second, and so on. She added the points for each URL, classified them, and kept the top 100 to compile the list.

Visit soniccaravan.com for more information on the study, or for the full top 100 list.

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Arts

Journey into a world that no

longer existsA new exhibit at

Touchstones Nelson, Upstairs at Wah Lee’s creates a remarkable and intimate portrait of life in the small frontier town of Quesnel.

Chow Shong (C.S.) Wing was born in Quesnel and be-came a partner in the family store, the Wah Lee Company. As a young man in the early 1900s, he established a stu-dio above the store, becoming the first professional photog-rapher in Quesnel. In addition to views of sternwheelers and freight wagons, he also took portraits of local residents for post cards. He drew sitters from the First Nations, Chinese and white communities, perhaps because of his own minority sta-tus, or because they were people he knew in his role as a local shop keeper. A trav-eling exhibit on loan from the Quesnel and District Museum and Archives, the

photos are unique in representing the mix-ing of cultures in a small frontier town.

The exhibition will run from June 4 to August 21, with an opening recep-

tion scheduled for Friday, June 17, 7 to 9 p.m. Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History is at 502 Vernon Street. For information call 250-352-9813.

Touchstones NelsonUpcoming Clinic Addresses Wide Range of Questions

Lawyer Martha Rans presents an interactive open legal clinic that helps guide you through the laws affecting creators.

Do you have ques-tions about copy-right? Have you been

invited to submit work to a competi-tion or contest? Are you wondering whether you need a release to take photos of a public building? Are you confused by the language in a contract? Are you being asked to make representations, war-

ranties or indemnify someone? Are you hoping to use re-corded music in your play? Are you a board member wondering how to change your by-laws? Join lawyer Martha Rans in this interactive open legal clinic that answers all these questions and

more.The clinic will take

place June 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Touchstones Nelson.

Rans has worked in the non-profit world for over 20 years. Since 2003, she has been devoted to working with non-profits, cooperatives and arts sectors.

Most recently, she created the Artists’ Legal Outreach pro-gram. Run entirely by volunteers, it ensures access to legal infor-mation and advice for artists and arts organizations.

Rans has been practicing law since 1995 and has acted for artists in all dis-ciplines including painting, photog-raphy, architecture, sculpture, textile, film and video, new media, animation, website and graphic design, theatre and dance. She also regularly advises arts-related and other not-for-profit organizations on a wide range of legal issues including intellectual property, employment, labour, health and safety and privacy.

Pre-registration is required. Call 250-352-9813, email: [email protected], or stop by the Touchstones Nelson facility to book your seat. For Touchstones Nelson and CARFAC members, it’s $10. General public $15.

C.S. Wing self portrait, circa 1910.

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This spring, Let’s Plant A Flower, the first book of the Back To Basics — Learn and Do Books children’s series created by local artist Angela Lund and her father Terry Lund of Fairview, Al-berta, will be available for sale locally and online.

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several events in Nelson to launch the new book. The first event will be held on Saturday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Touchstones Nelson.

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“It’s a hugely expensive cap-ital project, and the key thing we need to make it happen is money, and there’s never enough,” she told council on Thursday.

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Without financial help from the city, Ivan said more expensive portions of the project may have to be al-tered.

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“What would you consider more beneficial, an up front contribution to cover capital costs or the tax exemption? Because I don’t know that we could do both.”

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Grad is now less that two weeks away! Trust me, the

school is feeling it. Time is going by very fast now, and even I’m starting to feel a bit of panic.

I’ll just put down the schedule here....

The graduation cer-emony is on Friday, June 10, from 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. Seating starts at 5:45 and is first come first served. Grads should be there at 5:45 to get gowns. On Saturday, June 11, Grad group and couple photos start at 11 a.m. and the reception is at 1 p.m. Grand March starts at 2 p.m. at the Nelson Community Complex. Tickets were sold in advance and doors will open at 1:15 p.m. Cavalcade starts at 4 p.m., and every-one is welcome to come watch the parade along Baker Street and a few

others in the downtown area. Prom is up at the high school this year, and it goes from 8 p.m. to midnight. The Grad 2011 page has been updated on the school website, lvr.sd8.bc.ca.

The LVR bands made huge success at the Mu-sicFest Canada Nationals 2011 in Richmond. All three bands got awards. Both jazz bands A and B won gold, with the com-bined concert band just missing first place, but still awarded with silver. These awards put all three bands in the Top 10 in Canada for their age group. Alex Bullen won an outstand-ing musician award playing with the jazz band A, and Sam Gerlitz also won this same award for jazz band B. Congrats to everyone who played!

The students that went to the Good Will Shakespeare Festival have returned, and I’ve heard what an awe-some experience it was from many people. Many of the grads who went are sad that this year was their last chance to go. There’s a documentary of the festival posted on the school website that feature some of the LVR students. Go check it out!

The textiles class is putting on a fashion show tomorrow. Students will be modeling clothes they made this year. The show will be held in the drama theatre. Tickets are only $5 and are sold by any textiles student and at the door that night. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. All money made will be going towards their end of the year trip to Kwantlen Polytechnic

University next year for their final fashion show.

Lastly, there’s been some great cleaning up going on around town. The rec lead-ership class and Mr. Mace’s PE 9 class went around Nelson for two hours and picked up garbage. They managed to collect 20 bags of trash! The Atlas class also collected trash while whitewater rafting on the Slocan River. The students filled two rafts with beer cans, golf balls, punctured tubes, oil filters, bikes, and box spring mattresses that they found along the river. Wonderful work everyone, you’re making our school and community so proud.

School is coming to a close soon, and I can’t believe we’re almost done. I’ll see you all at the gradu-ation ceremony!

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What’s Happening at L.V. Rogers – Kaitlyn Foot

The final countdown is on


CommunitySpecial Day for Mums

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gift! The Young Naturalists Club — Nelson Chapter created these

special projects, first listening to a presentation all about owls given by Doris Hausleitner and

then making an owl box to give to mum (well, and Mother Nature.) The session was presented by

the Fish and Wildlife Compensa-tion Program. If anyone is inter-ested in joining the Young Natu-ralists they should contact Linda

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If you are interested in participating in our next edition of Ask the Professionals contact Madi or Jennifer at 250.352.1890

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Dr. Jeff Lloyd ChiropractorOwner

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observe when walking into a home for the fi rst time is how it smells. Of course cleaning is number one and

getting rid of old pet odors and things that contribute to the bad smells is of utmost importance. But another great thing you can do that is relatively easy, is to bake something that smells incredibly delicious and makes your home feel inviting.

In my past career, I owned a Bakery and a Restaurant, & through that experience I’ve learned what a positive effect the power of great smelling food can have on people. I’ve hosted some open houses recently and baked cookies for those occasions, and I’ve received great feedback and interest from those open houses.

So for this article I thought I’d include a recipe that is a sure crowd pleaser.

Oatmeal Coconut Cookies Preheat Oven to 325*1 Cup Butter1 Cup Sugar1 Cup Brown Sugar(Beat mixture for 10 minutes until light and fl uffy)Add 1 Egg and 1 Tsp. of vanilla, and beat for 5

min. scraping down and mixing thoroughly.Meanwhile in a bowl, set aside 1 ¼ Cup Flour, 1

¼ Cup Oats, 2 Cups Coconut, ½ Tbsp. Baking Powder, ½ Tbsp. Baking Soda, 1 Tsp. Salt, and 2 Cups of chopped chunks of Callebaut White Chocolate. (Or whatever fl avors you like, *crystallized ginger is a nice addition)Add dry ingredients until just combined, scoop cookies onto parchment lined baking sheets and bake until golden. *Careful, coconut toasts quickly once it starts to brown. Happy baking and I hope your home smells delicious & inviting.

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Home Staging is your best marketing tool! Empty rooms and bare walls get passed by. When each room is appealing to the eye this encourages buyers to look closer. Transforming your home to fl ow from room to room, drawing attention to the best features of your property. Home Staging can make your home a stunning showroom for today’s market. “Staging means looking through the buyer’s eye”. This small investment can make all the difference in a sale. Once your home is staged it will have curb appeal, will be clutter free, cleaner and seem more spacious. Home staging helps potential buyers visualize living there.

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Th e great room, with a built-in fi replace fl anked by an entertainment unit, is separated from the kitchen only by an island with a raised eating bar, enabling the cook to catch the television news and keep tabs on the family. Th e L-shaped kitchen counter ends at a pantry. Beyond is the dining room, with a bayed-out space for the table and chairs and glass doors that open onto a covered L-shaped deck.

On the other side of the home is the master suite, with a walk-in closet. Sliding doors open onto a private sundeck. Th e ensuite features a soaker tub and an enclosed shower. Two smaller bedrooms boast bay windows and are served by a sky-lit bathroom.

Th e laundry room includes a cupboard for off -season gear. Th anks to a door into the double garage, the laundry room can double as a mud room.

Ceilings, except in the foyer, all measure nine feet.

Exterior fi nishes include river rock, wood siding and painted trim. Windows are partially mullioned, and painted pillars with river-rock bases mark the front veranda. Th e gabled roof-line provides character.

Th is home measures 45 feet wide and 62 feet, eight inches deep, for a total of 1,688 square feet of living space, not including the unfi nished basement included in the plans.

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Terrible neglect that too often goes unrecognizedThe Nelson and Area

Elder Abuse Prevention Program and the Nelson Community Response Network have announced the sixth annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Wednesday, June 15. This is an opportu-nity to show the world you care about ending elder abuse and neglect by wearing something purple on this day.

Communities and municipalities, includ-

ing Nelson, will make proclamations declaring June 15 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and hold events designed to raise their communi-ties’ awareness of elder abuse.

The day is in support of the United Nations International Plan of Action which recognizes the significance of elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue. Governments, non-gov-ernmental organizations, educational institutions, religious groups, profes-

sionals in the field of aging, interested indi-viduals as well as older persons themselves will promote a better under-standing of abuse and neglect of older persons by organizing activities around the world to raise awareness of the cultural, social, economic and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect.

Around the Kootenays there will be information

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day


Mayor John Dooley and Nelson city council have proclaimed June 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Dooley is shown here with George Miller, an active and involved senior, and Gail Russell and Yvonne Shewfelt, members of the Nelson and Area Elder Abuse Preven-tion Program. An open house will be held from 12 to 2:30 p.m. on June 15 at the Nelson and Area Seniors Coordinat-ing Society, 719 Vernon Street.

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Continued from Page 20tables, educational ses-sions, open houses and luncheons with speakers.

In British Columbia and throughout the world, abuse and neglect of older persons is largely under-recognized or treated as an unspoken problem.

It is estimated that at least one in six seniors in B.C. has been abused or neglected, with financial abuse being the most prevalent. Unfortunately, no community or country in the world is immune from this costly, public health and human rights crisis. Research indicates that public education campaigns like World Elder Abuse Awareness

Day are vital for inform-ing people in a growing number of countries and active involvement of the media is central to its success.

On June 15 the Nelson and Area Elder Abuse Prevention Program Vol-unteers and the Commu-nity Response Network are hosting a variety of events in celebration of the first anniversary of the Elder Abuse Preven-tion Resource Centre at 719 Vernon Street in Nelson.

Come and join the vol-unteers of your commu-nities to provide support, learn more about what you can do, and help to prevent elder abuse, ne-glect and self-neglect.

CommunityWednesday, June 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Community Activities

East Shore The Bluebell Manor: Riondel Honoring the Elders, tea and social 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Kaslo On Front Street, the Bigway Store: Information Table 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nelson The Nelson and Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resource Centre 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Power of Attorney Abuse, presentation 12:30 p.m.

Salmo The Salmo Seniors Villa Lounge, luncheon with presenters 11:30 a.m.

Slocan Valley The Passmore Community Hall, open house 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Power of Attorney Abuse, presentation 2 p.m.

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The Lions Club of Nelson took a tour of Studio 80 at the Tenth Street campus (currently under renovation) and bought a seat for $500 as part of Selkirk Col-lege’s “Count Me In” fundraising cam-paign. The donation will be help enable the college to replace the existing 80 well-worn seats with 108 new seats and to buy and install new lighting and sound equipment for the studio. An engraved plaque will be embedded on the armrest of the new seat. (L-R) Bob Abrahams, Lions Club vice-president Hope McRae, Selkirk College donor development coordinator Pat Henman, Lions Club president Bill Brown, secre-tary Rick Crozier and John O’Neill.

APPENDIX C to Order G-95-11

TELEPHONE: 604-660-4700BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385FACSIMILE: 604-660-1102

An Inquiry into FortisBC Energy Inc. regarding the Offering of Products and Services inAlternative Energy Solutions and Other New Initiatives

THE INQUIRY

FortisBC Energy Inc. is a public utility regulated by the BCUC. The BCUC’s mandate is to ensure utility rates are fair, just and reasonable and that utility shareholders are afforded an opportunity to earn a reasonable return on investment. As a result of the Province’s rapidly changing energy policies and the objectives set out in the Clean Energy Act, FEI has begun integrating a range of alternative energy solutions and services into their core natural gas transportation and delivery business, as well as increasing expenditures on energy efficiency and conservation programs.

The Energy Services Association of Canada (ESAC) recently wrote to the Commission to request a process to review FEI’s activities in Alternative Energy Solutions, citing concerns related to, among other things, lack of public consultation by FEI, the use and distribution of incentive funding related to energy efficiency and conservation programs, and the potential cross-subsidization of FEI’s new activities by natural gas rate payers.

The Commission has determined that the changes being undertaken and contemplated by FEI and the issues arising from these changes are significant enough to warrant a formal process to address them. THE REGULATORY PROCESS

The Commission will hold a Procedural Conference on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, BC to discuss the scope of issues for this Inquiry. The Commission also wishes to hear from affected parties before determining what type of public process is appropriate for conducting the Inquiry.

The following is a summary of what the Commission views as substantial issues. The details are contained in a Commission staff working paper attached as Appendix B to Commission Order G-95-11.

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REGISTERING TO PARTICIPATE

Persons who wish to participate actively in this proceeding must register as Interveners with the Commission via the Commission’s website or register in writing by June 9, 2011. Interveners will receive an Executive Summary of the Commission Decision on the Terasen Utilities (as FortisBC Energy Utilities were formerly known) 2010 Long Term Resource Plan and a copy of the letter to the Commission from ESAC. Once registered, Interveners are expected to copy all other participants their correspondence and any filed documents. Filings and submissions by email are preferred; an email address should be provided if available.

Persons who do not want to participate actively, but who have an interest in the proceeding, should

register as an Interested Parties with the Commission via the Commission’s website or register in writing by June 9, 2011 and identify their interest in the Inquiry. Interested Parties will receive an Executive Summary of the Commission Decision on the Terasen Utilities 2010 Long Term Resource Plan and a copy of the letter to the Commission from ESAC. They will also receive a copy of the Commission’s Decision on the Inquiry when it is issued.

PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE DOCUMENTS

Supporting materials such as the following applications and Commission decisions will be made available for public inspection:

1. Terasen Utilities 2010 Long Term Resource Plan

2. Terasen Gas Inc. and Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. 2010 and 2011 Revenue Requirements Application

3. TGI and TGVI 2008 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs Application

4. TGI Biomethane Application 2010

5. FortisBC Energy Inc. Application for Approval of a Service Agreement for Compressed Natural Gas Service 2010

6. FortisBC Energy Utilities 2012-2013 Revenue Requirements and Rates Application at the following locations:

FortisBC Energy Utilities 16705 Fraser Highway Surrey, B.C. V6N 0E8 Website: fortisbc.com

British Columbia Utilities Commission, Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2N3 Website: bcuc.com

The documents are also available for viewing on the following websites: fortisbc.com and bcuc.com.

All submissions and/or correspondence received from active participants or the general public relating to the Inquiry will be placed on the public record and posted to the Commission website.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information, please contact Ms. Alanna Gillis, Acting Commission Secretary, as follows:

Telephone: (604) 660-4700 B.C. Toll Free: 1-800-663-1385 Facsimile: (604) 660-1102 Email: [email protected]

NOTICE OF INQUIRY AND PROCEDURAL CONFERENCE

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WORKSHOP

Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Time: 9:00 am

Location: Commission Hearing RoomTwelfth Floor, 1125 Howe StreetVancouver, BC

The British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC, Commission) has established an Inquiry and a Procedural Conference has been set up to hear comments on issues arising from the new business initiatives of FortisBC Energy Inc (FEI) (formerly known as Terasen Gas Inc. [TGI]).


Community

Get inside Nelson’s history

Don’t miss one of the city’s biggest events — the annual Nelson Heritage Home Tour.

This year’s outstanding line-up of homes features Late Victorian charmers, a High Victorian home with strong Classical styling, a Shingle-style cottage and a Stick-style gem. Eight homes in all are featured along with tea at St. Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral.

The 2011 tour focuses on homes located in the Car-

bonate, Hendryx, Hall and Silica streets area. Homes in this zone, one of the earliest residential areas in Nelson, display the full richness of our local history. Included among them is the home of John Houston, Nelson’s first mayor.

Each home on the tour has been adapted to accom-modate modern needs — but historical details still abound. Thoughtful adaptations dem-onstrate just how well-loved these heritage homes are and pride of ownership is obvious

throughout. Join history lovers on this

special day for an inside look at some Nelson’s most beauti-ful heritage homes.

Tickets are on sale now at Touchstones Nelson: $15 for Touchstones Nelson mem-bers, $18 for the general public and $20 to include a guided heritage walking tour with Ron Welwood ($25 for the general public).

Tea will be served from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Saviour’s (separate ticket purchased at the door).

Annual Nelson Heritage Home Tour

Kootenay Christian Fellow-ship and Castlegar Christian Fellowship, in cooperation with the Nelson First Baptist Church, are holding the sixth annual Pedal Along a Rail Route on Saturday, July 23. This is an annual event in an effort to raise funds for Our Daily Bread.

Our Daily Bread is Nelson’s only hot lunch program. It runs five days per week and serves approximately 40 to 50 people daily throughout the year. Along with a hot meal, guests also have access to telephone, fax, computer, and counseling services. All are provided in a barrier-free environment.

Our Daily Bread is operat-ing completely on support from businesses and individ-uals within the community and surrounding area.

The day includes a leisurely

four to five hour bike ride along an old railroad bed. Transportation is available in Nelson at the Central School gym parking lot (the corner of Ward and Mills Street) at 7:15 a.m. and in Castlegar at Castlegar Christian Fellow-ship (1801 Connors Road) at 8:15 a.m. Participants will then be transported to the Paulson Detour Road to start the ride around 9 a.m.

There is one short uphill climb at the beginning of the day and the rest is downhill. As this is an old railway route, there are a few dark tun-nels along the way, as well as trestles which have decks and railings installed.

The ride will conclude at the Celgar mill parking lot. There will be a support vehicle along the route should any rider require assistance. At the conclusion of the ride a hot meal will be served for all participants.

Riders should bring their

own water bottle for the ride, snacks for the day, flashlight for the tunnels, and appropri-ate clothing for the weather. Mountain or trail bikes are highly recommended and helmets are mandatory.

Entry for this fundraising event is only $60 or a mini-mum of $125 in sponsorship pledges.

If you would like more information about the PARR 6 or to register, contact Kootenay Christian Fellow-ship at 250-352-7700, [email protected]. Registration forms can be found online at kootenaychristianfellowship.com/part6.html. The deadline for registration is June 30.

For more information on Our Daily Bread, call 250-352-7700, email [email protected], visit us online at kootenaychristianfellow-ship.com/odb.html, or feel free to stop in for lunch and see Our Daily Bread’s success in action.

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The house at 702 Carbonate Street is part of the tour.

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Nelson loses matches, wins crowdThere were plenty of penalties

and spills, but not much success for Nelson roller derby teams in their first home outing of the season.

In front of a nearly sold out crowd at the Nelson and District Commu-nity Complex, the Nelson Killjoys played a close match against Castle-gar’s Dam City Rollers, while the local Lumber Jackies had an uphill battle against Rossland’s Gnarlie’s Angels.

The Killjoys took the lead early, putting up 23 points to Castlegar’s nine in the first seven minutes of play. But a series of tough Dam City jammers soon slipped through the team’s defenses to even up play. With halftime approaching, the Kill-joys seemed to find their defensive groove, sending the Rollers flying and picking up 11 points of breath-ing room.

The two teams traded the lead as the second half opened. Back to back penalties to the Rollers’ point scorers gave Nelson a short-lived advantage. But when Castlegar’s jammers re-turned to the track, the away team’s score shot up, while Killjoy jammers struggled to make it through the pack. The Dam City Rollers went on to win the night 106 to 89.

After a relatively even first match, it was rough going for Nelson’s other derby team. The Rossland Angels have been one of the toughest teams in the West Kootenay Women’s Roll-er Derby league this season. Satur-day night’s bout was no exception.

Less than five minutes into the match a penalty to the Jackie’s jam-mer gave Rossland the opportunity to go on the offensive — and they stayed on it for the rest of the night.

The Jackies fought back hard, and the two teams traded jammer penal-ties through the first quarter, but by halftime the Angels had increased their lead 94-30 and more than a few players had crashed off the track.

By the end of the final quarter Rossland’s hits appeared to be tak-ing their toll on the Jackies, and the Angels took the game 191-68. After three double headers, the Angels are the only team in the league with a perfect record.

League play continues June 17 at the Castlegar Community Com-plex, when the Lumber Jackies face Salmo’s Babes of Brutality and the Dam City Rollers test their mettle against the Angels.

West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League Debuts in Nelson Before Packed House

Tell us how your team is doing, email: [email protected]

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Granite Pointe has named a Sel-kirk College instructor and long-time Whitewater employee as its new general manager.

Robyn Mitz, who began her job May 9, says she’s hoping to en-courage more women and youth to take up golf.

“I want to change the culture of this place,” she says. “Our mem-bers are very important but I want to get a new demographic into golfing.”

As far as she knows, she is the only woman in charge of a golf course in the region.

Mitz spent three years teaching part time at Selkirk College in the ski resort operations department, and had various roles at White-water for seven years, including manager of inside operations and human resources director.

She says her resort experience should transfer well to the golf course.

“Absolutely. There are so many similarities to both industries, it’s a really nice transition.”

Mitz says the leadership and management opportunity ap-

pealed to her.“Just the change and a chance

to make this a better place for the community. It’s gone through many hands and I saw an oppor-tunity to brighten it up and bring new focus.”

She says one of her initial thoughts was that cost makes golf inaccessible to many, so she’s plan-ning “a pretty aggressive” special in June, with reduced green and membership fees to encourage more people to come out.

She also wants to better pro-mote the restaurant to locals, par-ticularly Rosemont residents.

Mitz only took up the game herself two years ago after buy-ing a set of clubs at Walmart, and began playing nine holes with a friend once a week.

Granite Pointe president David Swain says the board of directors is “extremely excited and delight-ed” to have Mitz at the helm.

“We are confident that with her experience, knowledge and educa-tion, along with her positive energy and drive, she will make improve-ments to all areas of the business for the benefit of the community,” he says.

“During her short time with us, it is readily apparent that she is a truly authentic person and has a terrific way with people.”

Mitz takes over from Kim Bod-dy, who resigned in April after seven months on the job, although he remains a course member and will continue to volunteer.

Seniors Burning Up the Links photo submitted

Granite Pointe Golf Course seniors made history again in 2011. Seven men and two ladies qualified from Zone 6 for BC Senior Games to be held in the Kootenay in August. The golf venue will be hosted by Trail’s Birchbank and Castlegar. Granite Pointe members are George Forrest, William Kalyniuk, Chuck Symmons, John Kazakoff, Anne Renee Pettyjohn, Paul Anutooshkin and Lee Waddell. Missing from photo Ray Pettyjohn and Mike Wagg.

Robyn Mitz, formerly of Whitewater, is the new boss at Granite Pointe.Bob Hall photo

GREG NESTEROFFNelson Star Reporter

“Our members are very important but I want to get a new demographic

into golfing.”

FOOD AND RESIDENCE MANAGERApplications are invited for a manager to oversee and maintain cafeteria and catering services at the Castlegar and Silver King campuses, provide residential services at the Castlegar and Tenth Street campuses, and to provide consultation and support for food services at the Tenth Street and Trail campuses. Qualifications include post-secondary education in Culinary Services, or Hospitality and Tourism, and 5-8 years of related food service management experience in a college or similar environment. FULL TIME, CONTINUOUS ADMINISTRATIVE. Competition #33. Closing: June 17, 2011.

A career that fits, naturally. Selkirk College values family, healthy living and a positive work-life balance in the scenic West Kootenay and Boundary regions.

Selkirk College Human Resources301 Frank Beinder Way, Castlegar, BC V1N 4L3250.365.1390 | [email protected] selkirk.ca

Visit our website for details on this and other career opportunities.

Foundation Programs• Carpentry - 24 weeks• Electrical - 24 weeks• Fine Woodworking - 36 weeks• General Mechanics - 36 weeks• Millwright/Machinist - 36 weeks

Apprenticeship Programs• Carpentry – Levels 1-4

(6 weeks each)• Electrical – Levels 1-4

(10 weeks each)• Professional Cook – Level 1

(28 weeks), Level 2 (14 weeks)

Other Programs• Esthetics - 32 weeks• Hairdressing - 36 weeks• Plant Operator - 24 weeks• Welding – C Level - 28 weeks • Intro to Steel Fabrication - 8 weeks B Level - 16 weeks A Level - 8 weeks

Continual intake. APPLY TODAY to reserve your seat in the next class. Visit our website for program start dates and details.

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VICE PRESIDENT (VP) – EDUCATION AND STUDENTSApplications are invited for a VP – Education and Students to provide key leadership to the college’s student centered vision for the future with respect to the successful design, development and delivery of post-secondary education programs and services. Qualifications include a proven record of education and student leadership, excellence in a post-secondary education setting, Master’s degree, five years senior administrative leadership experience, preferably in a similar position or at a Dean or Director level; and experience in providing pedagogical and student development programs and services. CONTINUOUS, FULL TIME: commencing immediately. Competition #32. Closing: June 10, 2011.




PHARMACY TECHNICIAN INSTRUCTORApplications are invited to develop and teach courses online and face-to-face for practice in both community and hospital settings. Each applicant must be a Regulated Pharmacy Technician, currently registered and in good standing with a regulatory body (i.e. College of Pharmacist’s of B.C.), understand current pharmacy legislation, regulations and policies in B.C., be computer literate and have good communication and problem-solving skills. A minimum of 5 years experience in a hospital or retail pharmacy is also required. REGULAR: 57%, depending on hospital experience; this could increase to 62%. Comp. #36. CLOSING: June 10, 2011.




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Melanson comes from behind for win

Sports

With the Creston course playing at its best and the new tees adding a challenge to all levels of player, the stage was set for a dramatic battle be-tween four top ama-teurs from the area at the annual Creston Blossom Open late last month.

Nelson’s Josh Coletti and Jordan Melanson faced a tough challenge from Jared McMillan of Creston and Daniel Brown, a former Creston golfer who now lives in Kelowna.

Coletti fired an opening day 70 to take a three-shot lead into the final 18 holes over McMillan and a five shot lead over Melanson and Brown.

Brown opened with a sizzling four under par front nine, closely followed by Melanson. The Granite Pointe-raised player went out with 34 thanks to birdies on 6, 7 and 8. The run pulled Melanson within one shot of Coletti.

Later in the round, Coletti needed an

eagle on the par four 15th hole to tie with Melanson. Then on the 18th green Coletti had an opportunity to pull back into a tie again, but unfortu-nately three putted to give Melanson the men’s championship.

Melanson, who has professional aspirations and is the captain of the Simon Fraser University golf team, summed up his round.

“I’ve been really focusing on my ball striking and hitting the last 14 greens in regulation under a little pressure is really encouraging,” he said.

“It really helps to stay focused on the next shot, which is all you can control.”

Creston golfers fared better in the lower flights with Don Price and Mike Nelson both break-ing 80 to take the first and second low gross in the First Flight. In the Men’s Second Flight local Dale Benedetti cruised home with a four shot win over Tom Proud.

In the Ladies’ Flight, local peren-nial winner Cherie Baker, with a solid 169 total, outscored Linda Price by two shots.

Creston Blossom Golf Tournamentsports

BRIEFSBABY SENS KNOT CALDER

CUP FINAL IN TEXASThe Binghamton Senators scored a 2-1

overtime win over the Houston Aeros Sat-urday night to earn a split in Texas as the Calder Cup championship got underway.

The Ottawa Senators’ top farm team fea-tures former Nelson Minor Hockey defence-man Geoff Kinrade who is in his second sea-son as a minor hockey pro.

The two teams now return to upstate New York for the next three games of the Ameri-can Hockey League final.

The Senators came into the playoffs as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, but have put together an improbable run to earn a spot in the minor pro showcase.

Game 3 goes tonight at the Broome Coun-ty Veterans Memorial Arena.

A MARATHON OF GOLFGranite Pointe Golf Club’s head pro Jamie

Stevens will attempt to play golf for 24 hours straight for a third consecutive year.

Stevens will tee off at 9 a.m. on June 11 and play right through until 9 a.m. on June 12. The goal is to raise money for the ALS Society of BC.

It will be Stevens’ first attempt solo, as his long time friend and fellow golf pro Travis Mann has moved on to be the Silver Tip Re-sort in Canmore, Alberta.

The duo managed to capture the record for number of holes played (316) in this event last year, and Stevens is looking to shatter that record this year.

Granite Pointe is currently looking for volunteers and donations. If you are inter-ested in taking part, call the golf shop at 250-352-5913 or email Stevens at [email protected].

LOCALS JOIN RAID RACEThere will be local flavour at this sum-

mer’s Raid the North Extreme. Team Koo-tenay Kaos recently registered for the race and organizers say their participation is a welcome addition to an already solid roster of racers and goes to further promote the community spirit of the region.

“Having Team Kootenay Kaos join is a great boost for our race,” says race director Geoff Langford.

Team captain Nelson Rocha, of Nelson, spearheaded the drive to establish a team. Rocha has spent most of his life exploring less-traveled wilderness areas in B.C. and has a participated in a variety of endurance races and extended outdoor expeditions.

His teammates are Vince Hempsall of Blewett, Laurel Tench of Castlegar and Sa-cha Kalabis of Winlaw. This will be the first expedition-style adventure race for all mem-bers of the team.

Raid the North Extreme takes place July 23 to 31. Four-person co-ed teams will navi-gate an unmarked 500-kilometre course for six days and nights, non-stop. They will travel through the Selkirk, Monashee and Purcell mountain ranges by foot, canoe, mountain bike and fixed ropes.

Creston Blossom low gross winners Cherie Baker and Jordan Melanson.

PHIL THOMASSpecial to the Nelson Star

Vern Ronmark photo


Lorna, Roger & Joan are having a CELEBRATION OF LIFE

for our sister on Saturday June 4 at Lorna Hamilton’s home

(3289 HWY 3A on the North Shore) from 1 - 4 pm.

Memorial forMarge McNernie (McDougall)

Words can never begin to express our feelings of appreciation

for all the love and prayers we have received from family and friends, far and near, during the

terrible loss of our beloved son/brother Randy Duncan. We would like to say thank you to all of those who were able to attend the wiener roast at our home in Randy’s memory. Th e food and fl owers brought that evening were incredible. Th ank you to the volunteer fi remen for treating the loss of our son with such honor. To Randy’s co-workers and the staff of the Tungsten mine for attending and for the funds raised for Kayleigh and Meagan. Th ank you to the 4 travelers who so bravely assisted at the accident scene and the RCMP, paramedics & Hospital staff for all their care and attention to our granddaughter Kayleigh & Mom Meagan. Th ank you to the Ladies Auxiliary for the wonderful tea, Th ompson Funeral Home and Wilf Wilson for a beautiful service. Th ank you to everyone for all the food, fl owers, cards, caring words and hugs. Our hearts are overwhelmed with all the kindness, love and support we have been blessed with during this diffi cult time.

Th ank you all, Roy, Marlene & Amanda Duncan

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I/O Design and Engineering is a small mechanical engineering design firm located in Trail, BC. We are currently looking to fill the following positions: a junior mechanical draftsperson, a junior mechanical designer, and a mechanical engineer. Typical projects involve concept generation to detailed design for: automated equipment, lifting devices, material handling equipment, specialty equipment platforms, and process equipment and components. If you are interested in applying please check out the careers section at our website www.iodesign.ca for further details on the job postings.

Email: [email protected]: www.iodesign.ca

Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, metallurgical coal, zinc and energy. The operation at Trail, British Columbia, is one of the world’s largest and most efficient integrated zinc and lead smelters. Further information about Teck can be found at www.teck.com.

Teck Metals Ltd., Trail Operations, is currently seeking a Medical Lab Assistant (Phlebotomist) for employment on a casual basis, to work within our Hygiene Department. To succeed in the position you must be a self-starter who brings a professional approach to the job and have the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Candidates must have a professional demeanor and a need for safeguarding patient confidentiality is a necessity. Good computer skills (Excel/Word) and quick learner for Teck based systems (i.e. JDE, ETQ etc). Must be a team member and have the ability to work independently. Good communication and interpersonal skills are a must.Applicants must hold the minimum of a current certificate for a Medical Lab Assistant, and recent phlebotomy experience is necessary. Duties include collecting blood and urine samples, developing and issuing reports, updating/ organizing/accessing records, shipping and receiving samples, ordering supplies, etc.Teck Metals Ltd. is committed to employment equity and all qualified individuals are encouraged to forward their resume including copies of transcripts to Human Resources by June 8, 2011 to [email protected].

MEDICAL LAB ASSISTANT (PHLEBOTOMIST) (CASUAL)

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Attention all Sports Groups!

Time to attend the Nelson Regional Sports

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Attention all Sports Groups!

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June is Senior’s MonthSubmitted by

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Th e month of June is recognized nationally as Senior’s Month at which time we should acknowledge all that this extremely valuable demographic of the population contributes us and our community. In most cultures, seniors are revered as the wise ones and the experienced ones, the ones that have lived through a lot and have so much to pass on and share. We should embrace this generation and support them in all aspects of their lives.One of the greatest challenges of aging is nutrition. Nutrition is a cornerstone of health, yet there are many aspects that can be of concern in the senior population. Whether it’s a question of cooking for one instead of cooking for many (the family as it was growing), specifi c dietary restrictions to health conditions that have arisen, or in many cases a fi nancial restriction (not being able to aff ord nutritious food), nutrition plays an enormous role in a senior’s healthy lifestyle.As we age, our nutritional needs also change. Th e absorption of certain vitamins and minerals, the production of hormones and enzymes decrease,

and we are challenged to supply these through our diet. It may be required to rely upon the use supplements more frequently than when we were younger. Additionally, as we age, we tend to use more prescription medication. Certain medications may aff ect the absorption of vitamins and minerals, thus we may have to use a supplement to counteract this aff ect. It is clear from studies that a signifi cant portion of the population are taking a multivitamin, fi sh oil, protein or “greens” product, or other supplements on a daily basis. Th e big question for most seniors is, what should they be taking?One of the things to keep in mind is that as you get older you are going to be at a greater risk for a vitamin D defi ciency. Vitamin D together with calcium is critical for bone health. A defi ciency could lead to osteoporosis and higher frequency of broken bones and hospital visits. If you aren’t eating a balanced diet that contains adequate amounts of dairy and fi sh, or getting outside and getting enough sunlight to produce vitamin D, you might be at risk for this and may need to consider supplementing. B vitamins, specifi cally B1(Th iamine), B2 (Ribofl avin), B6 (Pyridoxine) and B12 (Cyanobalamin) are needed for metabolism and energy. Th ey are a necessary addition if your food sources are not providing enough. Vitamins C and E are antioxidants that are required for healthy gums, skin, and immune system. Vitamin A is needed for eye health, and Omega 3 and Coenzyme Q10 might benefi t heart health.Psyllium, commercially known as Metamucil, is a plant based insoluble fi bre that is most

commonly associated with digestion, specifi cally as a laxative. Th e fi bre contained, may also help lower cholesterol, stabilize blood sugar levels, and decrease instances of colon cancer.Protein supplementation has become increasingly popular. It can be served as a drink like Ensure or Boost and in many cases, may serve as a meal replacement. Protein powder comes from a variety of sources including whey, soy, rice and hemp off ering an option for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. It can be blended with fruit and yogurt to make highly nutritious smoothies. Do consult your physician about protein supplements as there are several conditions in which having additional protein would not be desirable. Many seniors fi nd themselves having trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep. While some of this is due to aging, it can aff ect the ability to enjoy and function the next day. Melatonin, passion fl ower or valerian root may off er a natural solution for the sleep dilemma and provide some much needed rest. Consult your pharmacist regarding which supplement would best suit your situation.If you’re unsure of where to begin, a good starting point could be a Multivitamin that’s designed for seniors. Th ey’re generally intended to be taken once or twice daily and give you the recommended daily values of most vitamins at safe levels. As with any new medication or supplement, always check with

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Captain Rempel honoured for years of serviceCapt. Gerry Rempel,

commanding officer of the 561 Osprey Air Cadets squadron, was honoured at the squad-ron’s annual ceremonial review this past weekend.

For his years of ser-vice to the community, Gordon McGregor of the Metis Nation BC pre-sented Capt. Rempel with a medal to acknowledge his 17 years of service to the region.

Capt. Rempel was delighted and surprised by the gesture.

“I didn’t expect this commendation. It’s quite an honour,” he said.

The medal was pre-sented at the squadron’s 59th annual ceremonial review which took place

at the Norman Stibbs airfield. The cadets, their parents, police chief Wayne Holland, fire chief Simon Grypma and other dignitaries looked on and applauded the acknowl-edgement of Capt. Rem-pel’s contributions both to Nelson and Castlegar over the years.

“We’re lucky to have him running the squad-ron,” said Becky Quirk, chair of the squadron’s sponsoring commit-tee. “I’m glad the Metis Nation of BC chose to highlight his years of work for this region. He is definitely deserving of this honour.”

In addition to being the captain of Nelson’s air cadet squadron, Capt. Rempel is the fire chief in Castlegar. Before becom-ing the captain of Nel-

son’s squadron, he served as the captain of Castle-gar’s air cadet squadron for many years.

561 Osprey Air Cadet squadron has been a part

of the Nelson community for 59 years. The program offers teens between the ages of 12 and 19 with opportunities to go glid-ing, camping, and attend

summer camp as well as practice drill, range, first aid and other activities at the weekly meetings dur-ing the school year.

The annual ceremonial

review marks the end of current year of activities. The air cadets will meet again on Wednesday eve-nings in September. More info? Call 250-505-5024.

Community561 Osprey Air Cadets

Capt. Gerry Rempel, left, looks on as Major Marika Szabo inspects the 561 Osprey Nelson Air Cadet squadron. Captain Rempel was presented with a medal from the Metis Nation of British Columbia at the ceremony.


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EcoSociety challenges Basin to car-free commute

The 2011 National Commuter Challenge Week is June 5 to 11. Nelson had the best par-ticipation in Canada last year and now the West Kootenay EcoSociety is expanding the challenge throughout the Kootenays.

With grants from Columbia Basin Trust and Osprey Community Foundation, the Nelson-based environmental non-profit is throwing down the gauntlet to commuters all across the Basin. The Commuter Challenge is a national program that encourages Canadians to walk, cycle, ride-share, carpool, tele-work or take transit instead of driving alone to work.

The Commuter Challenge is based on friend-ly competition between communities across Canada to see which has the highest percent-age of participation rates per capita during the week. By recording participation and tracking kilometers travelled, Canadians are able to see how their greener commutes translate into a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

The Challenge encourages Canadians to choose greener commuting for the sake of their own personal health, the health and safe-ty of the community, and in order to mitigate the negative climate change and air quality im-pacts caused by greenhouse gas emissions.

To get involved, each workplace or indi-vidual can register — commuterchallenge.ca — and then a workplace point person can log commuting results for everyone. For more in-formation contact John or Vincent at the Eco-Society at 250-354-1909.


HSTREFERENDUMJUNE 13 - JULY 22, 2011

Elections BC is administering the 2011 HST Referendum. To vote in the referendum, you should know the following:

■ an HST Referendum Voting Package will be mailed to each registered voter beginning June 13 through to June 24, 2011.

■ voters who do not receive an HST Referendum Voting Package may request a package until midnight (local time), July 8, 2011. Call 1-800-661-8683 (toll-free).

■ voting packages will include a ballot and instructions on how to vote and return your ballot package.

■ you can vote if you are: ■ a Canadian citizen ■ 18 years of age or older on July 22, 2011 ■ registered as a voter in British Columbia, and ■ not disqualified by the Election Act or any

other enactment from voting or be otherwise disqualified by law

■ ballot packages must be received by Elections BC, a Service BC Centre or an Elections BC Collection Centre before 4:30 p.m., Friday, July 22, 2011. Locations are listed on the Elections BC website at www.elections.bc.ca or call 1-800-661-8683 (toll-free).

■ HST Referendum Voting Packages are provided in English. Translations of the materials will be available on the Elections BC website at www.elections.bc.ca.

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