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Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 Vol. 2, No. 47building Nelson & area community since 1988
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Demonstration for Democracy
Nelson and District Chapter of the Council of Canadians hosted a public rally at noon at Nelson City Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 12 to highlight concern about the robocalls scandal and the undermining of democracy in Canadian elections. Pegasus McGauley (front with yellow sign) said they were there to demonstrate support for eight plaintiffs in a case currently at the Supreme Court of Canada. According to McGauley, the plaintiffs are asking for the results in six ridings to be thrown out and a bi-election held due to the original election results being influnced by fraudulent activities which each one of them had personally experienced.
NELSON BECKER
View the entire interview with Pegasus McGauley at http://youtu.be/IsM6PlPuea4
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Ward Street Place revitalization campaign reaches milestoneThe Ward Street Place
Revitalization Campaign has reached its first milestone. Nelson CARES secured funding to complete major fire safety improvements to the building. This includes: a new fire sprinkler system and alarm system, electrical upgrades to the suites, replace and or refurbish interior door treatment to improve fire safety.
The work will be com-pleted by March 2013.
The funding for this work was arranged through a refinancing plan with BC
Housing. “We have wanted to complete this work for 10 years -our team has worked hard to make this happen!” Jenny Robinson Executive Director Nelson CARES.
This is part of a larger goal to rejuvenate this his-toric building in the heart of downtown Nelson BC.
The next phase of the campaign is to raise funds to refurbish the Victoria Street wing of the building and move Stepping Stones Emergency Shelter to a new location. This will allow Nelson CARES to put in 12 new
affordable housing units at Ward Street Place. This proj-ect was shortlisted for fund-ing through the BC Housing and Columbia Basin Trust Affordable Rental Housing Initiative. ‘Notification for the award is imminent, if we are selected this will mean significant improvements to this wonderful old building.’ Jenny Robinson Executive Director Nelson CARES.
“We have been working on the development of this project for years. These new units will fill a much needed gap in the community,” Chris
Ingles, Chair Nelson CARES Society.
Nelson has lost 61 low income rental units in the downtown area since 2006 and the demand has contin-ued to grow. (Kerr Block – 38 units ; Royal Hotel - 9 SRO units; Queen’s Hotel - 14 SRO units).
Nelson CARES will launch a community fund-raising campaign once the status of the funding applica-tion to the Affordable Rental Housing Initiative is known.
submitted by Nelson CARES
Regional districts and municipalities go carbon neutral togetherThirteen local govern-
ments are the first to sign on to meeting their carbon neutral commitment togeth-er through the joint procure-ment of Kootenay-based offsets. The first to commit are the Regional Districts of Central Kootenay (RDCK), K o o t e n a y - B o u n d a r y (RDKB), and East Kootenay (RDEK), and the munici-palities of New Denver, Salmo, Fruitvale, Kaslo, Trail, Midway, Slocan, Rossland, Greenwood and Invermere. More local gov-ernments are expected to sign on to this initiative in the coming weeks.
By working together over the last four years, local governments across the Columbia Basin and Boundary areas are esti-mated to have saved up to $750,000 on energy in their own operations. By buy-ing Kootenay-based offsets together, the local govern-ments will save again while
keeping the investment in the region.
“The RDKB’s commit-ment to acting responsibly is clear. We are saving ener-gy, emissions, and money in our operations through actions such as retrofits. We are piloting approaches to save emissions in our communities such as organ-ics diversion,” says RDKB Board Chair Larry Gray, adding, “Becoming carbon neutral is one part of that commitment.”
“While it is not realistic for us to completely eliminate fossil fuels from our opera-tions, we can take responsi-bility for reducing our emis-sions and keep those invest-ments in the Kootenays,” says RDCK Board Chair John Kettle, referring to the purchase of carbon offsets.
“Becoming carbon neu-tral is an important milestone and reaffirms our collective commitment to take respon-sibility and to take action on
climate change,” says RDEK Board Chair Rob Gay.
“Congratulations for the leadership shown by these local governments on working together to take tangible actions on climate change,” says Neil Muth, CBT President and CEO. “We are pleased to support these efforts and applaud the regional districts for their innovative approach to buy-ing Kootenay-based offsets.”
Local governments vol-untarily signed BC’s Climate Action Charter and have com-
mitted to becoming carbon neutral in their operations by 2012. Here in the Columbia Basin, a multi-year effort known as the Carbon Neutral Kootenays (CNK) project is supporting local govern-ments and First Nations that are working towards becom-ing carbon neutral. CNK is funded jointly by Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) and the Regional Districts of Central Kootenay, East Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary.
submitted by Regional District East Kootenay
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CommunityNewsFire Fighters camp out on rooftop for Muscular DystrophyThursday, Dec 20 through Saturday, Dec. 22, on the roof of the Nelson Safeway building, 211 Anderson St.
Nelson Fire Fighters will hold a 54 hour rooftop cam-pout in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada. The public is invited to come visit them during their camp out and to show support by filling the firefighters boots with donation money.
This is the Nelson Fire Fighters 3rd annual roof-top campout to raise aware-ness and funds to help “make muscles move”. A rooftop campout is a fund-raising event where local Fire Fighters camp on the
roof of a building, endur-ing below freezing temper-atures, inclement weather, and whatever else nature throws their way, and col-lect donations from the public to support Muscular Dystrophy Canada.
Since 1954, Canadian Fire Fighters have been helping Muscular Dystrophy Canada fight the battle against muscular dystrophy—a group of over 150 types of neuromuscular disorders characterized by the wasting and progressive
weakness of muscles. Over time, many people with neuromuscular disorders are unable to walk, speak, or ultimately breathe. Some diseases are life-threatening and presently, there is no cure.
The money raised by Nelson Fire Fighters will be donated to improve the quality of life for people living with neuromuscular disorders by purchasing mobility equipment, pro-viding support services, and funding research, which
will one day lead to a cure. Last year, Fire Fighters
in BC and Yukon raised over $571,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Canada. It takes a Fire Fighter 56 muscles to put on a boot; it takes YOU to help fill it. By dropping your extra change into the boot, you are making mus-cles move in your commu-nity. So come out to support your local Fire Fighters in the battle against muscular dystrophy!
submitted by Muscular Dystrophy Canada
You have certainly been doing your homework on decks. It is interesting to note that people are choosing to construct “weep through” decks to avoid all the addi-tional costs associated with these new code requirements for impervious surface decks to be constructed as roofs. You are also right to be concerned about the poten-tial for long term problems when combining traditional galvanized joist hangers and galvanized connectors with pressure treated lumber. Here is a little history on how we came to this problem.
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We’re planning to build a large wrap around deck next spring. Because the new building codes are so stringent about compound slopes, roofing materials and upstands at doors, we’re going to avoid these additional expenses by building a deck where the water drains through between the boards. So, we’re going to have to use pressure treated lumber. But I heard that galvanized joist hangers and metal connectors don’t react well with pressure treated lumber. Is this true? If so, are there compatible fasteners?
Home Front by Bill Lynch, Paul Muntak & Steve Cannon
was the most common base used to pressure treat lumber. Recently, concerns for the environment prodded indus-try to switch to increased quantities of copper as a base for all wood preservative treatments.
The problem with copper is it readily corrodes metal. The metal fastener industry responded to this conflict in chemicals by increasing the thickness of the galvanized coating on their joist hangers and metal connectors. Bear in mind that the manufacturers only increased the thickness of galvanizing on fasteners,
brackets and joist hangers specified for use with pres-sure treated materials.
In other words, you have to ask for these con-nectors specifically to match your pressure treated lum-ber. However, the increased thickness of the galvanized coating does not prevent the process of corrosion between the copper and the galvanized connectors; it just slows the process down. Inevitably, the galvanizing will be sacrificed to the copper, and the metal connectors will fail.
Fortunately, there is hope. There are new metal connec-
tor products out there that significantly reduce the rate of corrosion by including a chemical barrier to the con-nectors between the wood to connector surfaces.
Although these new con-nectors may not be readily available at your local build-ing supply store, you can visit www.uspconnectors.com and click on technical data and FAQ links to review these products. Then, ask your local suppliers if they can provide you with this long life connector which is well matched to use with pressure treated lumber.
Steve, Chris and Bill are Building Consultants with Lynch Building Inspection Services Ltd. of Nelson.
Deck the house with special connectors, fa la la la la
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The Nelson Police Department is investigat-ing three pedestrian motor vehicle accidents which occurred on Thursday, Dec. 6.
The first incident occurred at approximately 12:13 p.m. in the 400 block of Stanley St. The pedestrian was by her vehicle, and was assess-ing damage done to her vehicle from a previous MVI when a second vehi-cle attempted to complete a U- turn into a parking spot, striking the pedestri-an on the turn around. No injuries were sustained. NPD is reminding driv-ers that turning into angle parking from the oppo-site side of the street is considered a U-turn and subject to a fine under the Motor Vehicle Act.
The second incident occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Anderson St near 7-11. The pedestrian was trans-ported to Kootenay Lake Hospital via ambulance for medical attention for undetermined injuries at this time. The highway
was shut down for a short period of time for investi-gation.
The third incident occurred at approximately 6:00 p.m. at the inter-section of Ward St and Carbonate St. The pedes-trian was crossing Ward St in the marked crosswalk when it appears she was struck by a truck turning left onto Ward St. The pedestrian was treated at Kootenay Lake Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
All three motor vehicle incidents are still under investigation by Nelson Police at this time. NPD is reminding pedestrians and drivers to be aware of their surroundings at all time. As the days get shorter and the weather deteriorates it is impor-tant for pedestrians to be seen. Pedestrians should be wearing reflective or light coloured clothing so drivers can be aware of them. Drivers should keep their vehicle windows clear and slow down when approaching marked and unmarked crosswalks.
On Thursday, Dec. 6 at approximately 8:30 p.m., Nelson Police were also called to the orange bridge to assist a suicidal female. Witnesses report-ed seeing the female over the edge of the railing with a large knife in her hand. NPD members working a counterattack road check by the bridge were first on scene. The bridge was shut down to traffic and NPD members successfully negotiated with the female to get the knife away from her and get her back on the bridge deck. She was trans-ported to Kootenay Lake Hospital under the Mental Health Act to be assessed by medical staff.
The Nelson Police Department in conjunc-tion with the Integrated Road Safety Unit conduct-ed their first checkstop of the season Thursday, Dec. 6. Several high pro-file locations were target-ed for these stops. Over 320 drivers were checked during the evening. Two drivers had their licenses suspended for drinking
and driving. Several oth-ers were arrested for other criminal activities.
In addition to being a danger on the road, drivers who choose to drink or use drugs and drive also face serious legal, financial, and social consequences. This holiday season, remember the following:
Make the right choice for everyone – don’t drive if you have been drinking or using drugs.
You do not have to be legally drunk to be charged with impaired driving.
Plan ahead for safe transportation. There are alternatives to impaired driving.
If you encounter a sus-pected impaired driver, record the vehicle license plate number and dial 911 anywhere in the province.
Nelson police are warning drivers they’ll be out in full force this holi-day season to make sure people are not getting behind the wheel after drinking.
submitted by the Nelson Police Department
Nelson Police Reports: pedestrian accidents, suicide attempt PoliceNews
Travis T. in the Kootenays, Wish You Were Here by Chris Rohrmoser
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NonProfitNews
The Nelson Civic Theatre Society accepts year-end donationsThursday, Dec. 20, between 4 and 8 p.m. at the Civic Theatre on Vernon Street
“Invest locally. Save on your tax bill! And bring the big screen back.” That’s the message from the Nelson Civic Theatre Society, which is encouraging com-munity members who wish to donate before the end of the year to drop by the theatre on Thursday, Dec. 20 between 4 and 8 p.m. Donations made to the City of Nelson earmarked for the Nelson Civic Theatre are eligible for a charitable tax receipt.
“It’s a great way for people who have been itch-ing for the big screen—and who see the project as good for everyone—to invest in our community and save on their income tax,” says president Anne DeGrace. “We’re delighted that the
City will accept donations in this way.”
The Nelson Civic Theatre Society (NCTS) is a non-profit organiza-tion operating as a social enterprise, composed of movie lovers and commu-nity-minded citizens with a broad range of expertise and experience. In October, the City of Nelson gave the Society the green light to begin its work to renovate and reopen the Nelson Civic Theatre. There are currently 1,300 members of NCTS.
The plan is to create a three-screen theatre, under-taken in a phased approach so as to open to the public as soon as possible.
“We’ll be holding an open house in January to launch our fundraising cam-
Light up the Night to raise money for Food CupboardSunday, Dec. 16, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. at the Nelson & District Community Complex
The community is invited to help the Nelson & District Community Complex and Investors Group raise money for the Nelson Food Cupboard by coming to the Light up the Night event.
Santa will be arriving by fire truck and admission to skate is by donation. The Nelson Leafs will be on the ice along with Santa. This
is a great opportunity to skate with the hockey team! There will also be a chance to win your Christmas tur-key from Safeway plus some amazing donations from local businesses.
Investors Group has started off the campaign with a donation of $1000 to the Food Cupboard.
submitted by Investors Group L-R: Rebecca Wheeler NDCC, Anna Kirkpatrick Nelson Food Cupboard, Karen
Pilipishen and Grenville Skea Investors Group
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paign, so curious folks can see the interior and what we have planned,” says DeGrace. “We hope to have our first film screening in February.”
Before that, volunteers and paid professionals are working to clean up the space and install seating. Fundraising is underway for renovations, a digital projector, and other equip-
ment.Donors unable to drop
by the theatre on December 20th may contact the Society at [email protected], or mail cheques payable to the City of Nelson marked as intended for the Civic Theatre to the City at Suite 101, 310 Ward St. Nelson BC V1L 5S4.
submitted by The Nelson Civic Theatre Society
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HealthNews
There was a relatively recent study released in 2011 which compared electroacu-ouncture as an alternative to conventional pain medica-tions. The study was done by D. Groppetti et al from Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Twelve dogs were ran-domly allocated into two groups. Dogs received either electroacupuncture stimulation (16 and 43 Hz) at Shen Shu, Chang Shu, He Gu, Tai Yuan, Zu San Li, Yang Ling Quan, and Bai
Pets - Purely NaturalBy: Dr. Andrew Jones
Electroacupuncture as an alternative to ‘conventional’ pain control medications
Hui acupoints, while con-trol dogs were treated with butorphanol.
The results obtained from the investigation showed some evidence for electroacupuncture as an alternative technique to pro-vide postoperative analgesia (pain relief) in dogs. All ani-mals having electroacupunc-ture experienced prolonged analgesia, over 24 h at least, while four out of six dogs treated with butorphanol needed post-surgical ketoro-lac and tramadol supplemen-tation to their pain relief.
W h a t i s E l e c t r o a c u p u n c t u r e ? Electroacupuncture is simi-lar to traditional acupuncture and needles are inserted at certain points on your pet’s body. The needles are then attached to a unit that has
electric current- it sends elec-tric pulses.
Electroacupuncture uses at least two needles at once - impulses can pass from one needle to the other.
You don’t need to be as precise with needle insertion, as the current through the needle stimulates a wide area. There is also electroacupunc-ture without needles- elec-trodes can be placed on the skin.
It can treat most common pet health conditions, although pain control is the biggest use. Looking at it from a Chinese Medicine perspective, illness is caused when qi does not flow properly.
Electroacupuncture is considered to be especially useful for conditions in which there is an accumulation of qi, such as in chronic pain syn-
dromes, or in cases where the qi is difficult to stimulate.
In the study there were 5 specific points, and these are ones you could stimulate with acupressure:
1. On the middle of your dog’s side, locate the last rib, then go straight up to the spine. Find the point in the indentation beside 2nd lum-bar vertebra.
2. Locate point 1, then move 2 veterebral spaces for-ward.
3. On top of the head, in a notch just forward of boney protuberance on the midline, between the ears.
4. The front leg, on the inside, on the area where the dewclaw would be
5.The front leg, On the inside front wrist at the crease formed when you flex the paw
dr. scienceChristine Humphries
Is sugar bad for you?
Some of us seem to be born with a so-called sweet tooth. We love sugar and anything sug-ary. But is sugar bad for us sugar-lovers? Sugar is the common name for sucrose (C12H22011), a carbohydrate that is found naturally in many plants.
Two plants, sugar cane and sugar beets, are
especially high in sucrose and are used to produce most of the sugar in the developed world. The sugar refined from these plants is considered to be non-nutritive because it has no vitamins, proteins or miner-als. It simply provides the body with calories but no additional nutritive benefits (this is sometimes called an “empty calorie”).
In fact, sugar would be more aptly called a “negative calorie” because it depletes the body of important nutri-ents. This is because in
order to metabolize sucrose into its two simple sug-ars (fructose and glucose) the body must draw on its reserves of vitamins and minerals. Sugar does how-ever provide the body with a very quick source of energy – and sometimes we need that quick pick-me up.
However, if the body has more sugar than it needs, it converts the sugar to fat which can lead to weight gain. Furthermore, the consumption of sugar has been linked to den-tal damage (cavities)
and various diseases and symptoms ranging from PMS to cancer. Many experts, includ-ing the World Health Organization, believe people consume too many added sugars.
One gram of sugar equals 4 calories and the typical Canadian con-sumes 92 grams (23 tea-spoons) of added sugar per day! That’s 368 calo-ries or about 18% of the daily intake of calories based on a 2000 calorie a day diet!
Dr. Science is in real life, Dr. Christine Humphries, a molecular biologist
DISCLAIMER: This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice of your own veterinarian. Dr. Andrew Jones resigned from the College of Veterinarians of B.C. effective December 1st 2010, meaning he cannot answer specific questions about your pet’s medical issues or make specific medical recommendations for your pet
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Arts&EntertainmentLucas Myers appointed as Nelson’s 2013 Cultural Ambassador
The Cultural Development Commission (CDC), on behalf of the City of Nelson, announced Lucas Myers’ appointment as Nelson’s 2013 Cultural Ambassador in the category of Theatre Arts. Co-sponsored by The Capitol Theatre (through funds gener-ously donated from The Tall Man and producer Kevin DeWalt) and Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism, the award comes with a $500 cash prize.
“Lucas is an exceptional pro-fessional performance artist,” says Stephanie Fischer, the Chair of the City’s Cultural Development Commission, “and I know that he will be a great representative of Nelson’s arts and culture sector beyond our regional borders,”
Myers has been a much-appreciat-ed fixture in Nelson’s theatre scene for many years, creating sell-out shows annually (including WORK, The Cromoli Brothers, HELLO BABY 1 and 2, iShow and Randy from Creston) through his theatre company pilotcopi-lot. His material draws from his own experiences and keen observation of others, fearlessly putting himself out there with his trademark self-depre-cating humour and appreciation of human foibles and frailties. In 2013 he will be presenting his new show Deck, touring this and other performances to Quesnel, Osoyoos, Grand Forks, Kelowna, Gabriola Island, Wells, the Salmon Arm Writers Festival, and further afield.
“I am truly delighted to be repre-senting Nelson as the 2013 Cultural Ambassador,” says Myers. “ I will endeavour to act accordingly (no pun intended) and try not to do another play where I show my bum (see DECK). I will use this position to promote Nelson as the hotbed of cul-tural activity that it is at my various touring destinations as well as insur-ing that the Cromoli Brothers bid for Supreme Leadership gains some trac-tion beyond the fourteen people that have visited the website. In a town
FILE PHOTO
Lucas Meyers from his 2009 comedy show HELLO BABY 2
filled with such phenomenal talent it is a great privilege to have been cho-sen for this position and I will do my best not to embarrass myself, or the city. We’ll see how that goes. Fingers crossed.”
Myers takes over the position as Cultural Ambassador from dancer/per-former Hiromoto Ida, who represented the City of Nelson in 2012. Previous Cultural Ambassadors include author Anne DeGrace, fibre artist Angelika Werth, and the Corazon Youth Choir.
The CDC established the Cultural
Ambassador honour three years ago in recognition of local individual art-ists, groups or collectives who have achieved a high standard of excellence in their artistic discipline and who are active not only in Nelson’s cultural community but extend their talents to other communities and countries. The Cultural Ambassador is expected to represent and promote the City of Nelson on their travels, increasing the visibility and cultural reputation of Nelson.
submitted by the City of Nelson
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Arts&Entertainment
James Lamb releases new cd ImagineeringSaturday, Dec 15, 8 p.m. at the Royal, tickets $10
Local artist James Lamb will be releasing a new record of original music called Imagineering. For the launch show, he will be joined by a collection of wonderful musicians; Hannah Epperson on Violin, Todd Biffard on
Drums, James Green on Bass and Nicole Texidor on vocals and percussion.
Hannah Epperson and Christopher Lamb will also be performing their own sets.
Doors will open at
7:30 p.m.The cd will be available
for sale at the show and at Pack Rat Annie’s. The record is also available online through iTunes and Bandcamphttp://imagineering.bandcamp.com/releases
submitted by the artist James LambWWW.JAMESLAMBMUSIC.COM
Who is Nelson’s best singer? Thursday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m. at LV Rogers Secondary School, 1004 Cottonwood St
The 2nd annual Nelson’s Best Singer Competition is here! The quarter finals are Thursday, Dec. 20. The entire community is invited to attend and everyone is encouraged to sign up to sing!
Interested singers can sign up at www.kootenaysbestsinger.com now. There is a 30 singer limit so don’t miss your chance to show off your talent! 16 final-ists will be selected to move
onto the semifinals being held on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013.
Tickets are available at Eddy’s Music, Bent Over Leather, at LV Rogers during lunch hours for students to buy, and at the door. Tickets
are $6 for children, students and seniors, $8 for adults and $20 for a family of four. All proceeds go to the LVR 2013 grad class.
submitted by the 2013 LVR Grad Executive
Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged SessionsSaturday, Dec. 15, Noon - 3 p.m. 523 Front St.
Chris Lamb
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Opening at noon is Paul Prappas, local guitar teach-er who will sing some songs by many of his favorite art-ists including Tom Waits, Van Morrison, Bob Marley, Guy Clark, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, Howie Day, James McMurtry & more.
Next up is The Hoodlums, a newer trio who’ve been performing at the Dam Inn on Friday nights. They are composed of Pauline Lamb aka Molly Malone, Marvin Walker kickin’ the ol’ travellin case, Glen Martin of Tuques and Von Butcher fame on mando
and the guitbox. These are accomplished musicians that will have you sing-ing along to many favorite tunes.
Closing act is singer/ songwriter Chris Lamb touring from Toronto where he has a band called Opera club. Raised in a musical family in the Kootenays, Christopher Lamb is an alt-folk songwriter who uses guitar, lyrics, and harmonies to tell his stories. If we’re lucky, he may be joined by a family member or two.
submitted by Ellison’s
Christmas Remembered: A holiday celebration in Music and StoryFriday, Dec. 14, 7 p.m., at the Nelson United Church, 602 Silica St.
The Christmas Remembered evening will include music by the Bon Accord String Ensemble and Nelson United Church
Chancel Choir and the Jubilate Deo Handbell Choir. Interspersed with the music will be stories and memoirs by Art Joyce,
Greg Stacey, Marg Stacey, and Eileen Delahanty Pearkes.
Admission is by dona-tion and all proceeds will go
to Nelson Grans to Grans and the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
submitted by Christmas Remembered
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Arts&EntertainmentWalk the blue nightThursday Dec. 20, 5-9 p.m. at various venues in Nelson
Blue night is like the HOV lane of art openings. It only takes two to make it happen and it looks like there is growing interest in this fast lane. Memories of the great excitement and crowds at ArtWalk of sum-mers past are the root of the inspiration to create an event that combines mul-tiple art events in a single evening.
Thursday night’s event is the first blue night. It begins with an opening at the Capitol Theatre from 5 to 7 pm fea-turing the new work of Boukje Elzinga, Bridget Corkery and Deb Thompson. From there people are encouraged to wander over to Oxygen Art Centre in the back alley on the other side of Baker Street behind Hipperson’s Hardware for the Opening of Lylian Klimek: Rescue – My Landscape. The show opens at 7pm and the Calgary artist and avid hiker will give a talk at 8pm. Last but not least the art viewing public are invited to walk back up to Ourglass on Ward Street and see the newest wood tile mosaics made of reclaimed lumber by artist Brian Kalbfleisch.
submitted by Ian Johnston
Artwork by Brian Kalbfleisch will be part of blue night at Our Glass Studio.
Lylian Klimek: Rescue – My LandscapeOpening reception at Oxygen Arts Centre, a blue night event.
Trail author launches history book The Bravest CanadianSaturday, Dec. 15, 1-3 p.m. at Touchstones Nelson
Sam McBride tells the tale of ‘Capt. Frederic Thornton “Fritz” Peters, VC, DSO, DSC and bar, DSC (U.S.), RN, who was one of Canada’s most deco-rated, and least know, mili-tary heroes. The Bravest Canadian reveals the per-sonality, motivations and zest for battle of a Canadian of Loyalist heritage who earned six awards for valour in two world wars.’ The community is invited to learn about the man and his family connection to Nelson, BC at Touchstones Nelson.
Previous attempts at biographies of Peters were
stymied by a lack of infor-mation in official records, but The Bravest Canadian – Fritz Peters, VC: the Making of a Hero of Two World Wars by Sam McBride is based on a treasure trove of recently-discovered per-sonal letters. They answer many questions about his mysterious life, includ-ing service with Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, exploits in the Gold Coast colony of west Africa in the inter-war years, three stints of Royal Navy ser-vice over a 37-year period, and his tragic death in a flying boat crash returning to England after miracu-
lously surviving heavy fire from all directions when he led a charge into the Vichy French-held Algerian port of Oran.
Peters’ admirers includ-ed Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Allied command-er-in-chief U.S. General Dwight Eisenhower, and British naval command-er Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham. However, several of Eisenhower’s American underlings were bitter opponents of Peters in the planning and carry-ing out of the Oran harbor attack, and blamed him for heavy casualties suffered by U.S. troops.
Tragically, Peters died before he had a chance to tell his side of the story. Later, British authorities chose to downplay the Oran action to avoid antag-onizing the French when they resumed as allies against the Nazis. Some government documents were destroyed, and oth-ers were kept secret for 30 years. As a result, the per-sonal story of Fritz Peters – recipient of six medals for valor in two world wars – remained a mystery until the author’s discovery of the Peters Family Papers.
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As I look out my window it is very cloudy in one direct ion,
in another it is only par-tially cloudy and another I can see rain in the distance. The clouds hang around Elephant Mountain like a cotton candy necklace. The
shadows on people’s faces are soft, enabling me to see the smallest of twitches and micro-emotions. Things seem calmer when there is no direct sunlight.
So if you were to ask me ‘how’s the weather in Nelson?’ I would undoubt-edly respond with ‘it is absolutely beautiful all of the time.’
Spencer Pollard is an young man living in Nelson BC with an interest in digital arts and writing. His ideas are of benefit to all of Nelson, and to stroke his abnormally large ego
Being alone is valuableby Spencer PollardMy Opinion
B e i n g lonely isn’t so bad. I
have family and friends but that still doesn’t help with my feeling of perpetual lone-liness. I always feel isolated from the world regardless of how often I try to incor-porate into modern society. Becoming solitary isn’t that bad, really it isn’t!
Loneliness isn’t neces-sarily a bad thing. It can often lead to trying new things and constant rein-venting yourself. Often I try something new to deal with my internal isolation and it
generally helps. I forget all of my anxieties and fears and dive right in. I prefer to stick to my same old ways and the things I know, true, but different experiences create outcomes worth exploring.
I’ve had and lost many friends and family mem-bers throughout my life but despite my feeling of not being able to relate, I still love and care for all of them. With those you love, comes a loss. This is a necessary part of life. Regardless of your experiences, cherish what you gain and don’t regret the less then stellar moments.
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Last week’s survey responses:If you were King/Queen of Nelson and area, what would you do for your subjects first?
I’D slow-down climate change by enacting a no-idling bylaw. I’d cre-ate a common public area near Baker Street.
HIRE a social coordinator who’s sole purpose would be to facilitate groups who wanted to organize festivals, par-ties, neighbourhood celebrations, etc. We would all benefit from more mean-ingful social interaction.
MAKE Baker Street a car free zone; have free bicycles in bike racks every-where, with a twooney lock; allow buskers free entertainment spots all over town; re-incarnate Street Fest in early July; allow dogs on Baker Street,along with pet mon-keys, weasels, porcupines and cats; have a street fest every Friday evening in the summer and start up a Sculpture Show (like Castlegar) in the summer !!
TELL them they havn’t any clothes on.
I would remove the name Nelson from my vocabulary, and I would call my kingdom the RDCK area. I would immediately build supportive housing based on need for all our most vul-nerable citizens. The housing would be both urban and rurally based. I would raise the welfare rates, hire more mental health workers, and implement kindness as our only acceptable way to communicate with each other. I would then resign as I have no desire to be a queen.
I’D have log homes built in the for-ests in the surrounding crown land and let the poor live in them. And I’d get everyone set up with fishing rods and rabbit snares and vegetable seeds.
GIVE everyone a golden doobie.TURN that area next to Walmart
where they are/were going to put that monstrosity of a building, into a park.
I would order a comprehensive asset mapping project in which all our various cultural, recreational, reli-gious and social programs & facilities woud be identified in one document. Then we could look at the big picture and make well thought out, deliber-ate plans to correct any deficiencies. Hopefully this would eliminate our crisis and poverty mentality towards managing needs in our community. Oh, and included in this planning would be plans for regularly updating the asset map.
ABDICATE and create a republic!
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Nelson & Area: Fri. Dec. 14 - Sun. Dec 23●●● Live Music ●● Special Events ● Ongoing Events
What’sHappeningFri. Dec 14All Request DJ. ●●●Valdy: The Seasonal
Show Yule Love at the Capitol 7:30 p.m.
●●●Christmas Remembered Concert at Nelson United Church at Silica a & Josephine 7 p.m. Benefit for the Nelson Grans to Grans - Stephen Lewis Foundation
●●Christmas on Baker - 6pm - live nativity scene, free hot choco-late, music 600 block Baker St.
●●Winter Skateboard Series event #2 at the Nelson & District Youth Centre. 4-8 p.m.
●Gender Outlaws, a support and social group for trans and gender diverse folks. 250-354-5362.
Sat. Dec 15
●●●Paul Prappas, The Hoodlums, Chris Lamb at Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions (on facebook) 12-3
●●●James Lamb CD Release w/ Hannah Epperson & guests at The Royal 7 p.m
●●KCR Music Swap Buy, sell, trade records, tapes and CD’s 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at CJLY 308a Hall St. To reserve some table space, call 250-352-9600
●Meat Draws at Nelson Legion. 3:30p.m., in beverage room with Karaoke after. 250-352-7727.
●The Nelson Scrabble Club meets at 1p.m. For further informa-tion, please call 250-352-6936.
Sun. Dec 16
●●●Niko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.
●●●Nelson Acoustic Jam Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 2-5 p.m.
●●●Big John Bates w/ The Savages at The Royal 6 p.m
●●7th Annual Reading of Dickens’ Christmas Carol Nelson United Church at Silica a & Josephine 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7) Benefit for the Nelson Food Cupboard
●St. John’s Lutheran Church Service. Everyone welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 Silica St. 250-354-3308.
●RC electric 1/10 dirt track racing, every Sunday 10am at 5 Mile tracks. Contact [email protected]
●Nelson United Church Service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 Silica St. 250-352-2822.
●Cribbage at the Legion bev-erage room, 12:45p.m. 250-352-7727.
●Ascension Lutheran Church Service 10:15a.m. Rosemont Elementary. All are welcome. 250-352-2515.
Mon. Dec 17
●●●Paul Prappas, The Hoodlums, Chris Lamb at Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions (on facebook) 12-3
●●●Sarah & Rich at the Library Lounge. 6 p.m. to 10p.m.
●West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group meets 3rd Monday of every month at 2 pm, Kiro Wellness Center, Trail.
●Pool Table Nights, Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill
●Heritage Harmony Barbershop Chorus. Welcoming anyone! Tim 250-825-9694 or John 250-352-6892
Tues. Dec 18
●●●Cliff Maddix and friends 6p.m. The Library Lounge
Wed. Dec 19
●●● Paul Landsberg at the Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.
●Nelson Tech Club: for elec-tronic hobbyists and Arduino enthusiasts to meet and work on projects. Every Wednesday 6pm Ste 207-601 Front St, old Jam Factory upstairs. New members welcome. Small facility fee, first visit free.http://www.nelson-tech-club.info/ email [email protected]
●Nelson Women’s Centre Drop-in. Noon - 4p.m. Free clothing and food. 420 Mill St. 250-352-9916.
●Darts at the Nelson Legion. 7:30p.m. 250-352-7727.
●Girls’ Night with Margaret-Ann at the Youth Centre. 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.
●Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resource Centre. Wednesdays from 12 - 2pm 719 Vernon St. Phone 250-352-6008.www.nelsonelderabuseprevention.org
Thurs. Dec 20
●●●Save the Royal Fundraiser: Roxy, Lint, The Vortex All Stars, Sunshine Drive, Shyness of Strangers, Brian Rosen & The WhatNow, Rhoneil, The Man In Havana, Marty Carter, DJ Rhapsody, Aspen Switzer & Friends, Marion Bergevin, Rich Rabnett (perform-ing the music of Neil Young), Bill Lynch & friends and Clinton Swanson. 2 p.m at the Royal
●●●Kiyo & Guests at the Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10 p.m.
●●blue night Art Walk begin-ning at the Capitol 5 p.m. and moving to other venues as the night goes on. (See story in A&E section)
●Nelson Women’s Centre. Drop-in. Noon - 4p.m. Free clothing and food. 420 Mill St. 250-352-9916.
●Acupuncture for Addictions. Free drop-in clinic. 9:30a.m. Located at 333 Victoria St., 2nd Floor. 250-505-7248.
Kootenay Coop Radio Record SwapSaturday, Dec 15, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the CJLY radio station at 308a Hall St.
Buy, sell, trade records, tapes and CD’s! Hang out with cool people and talk about music. To reserve some table space, call 250-352-9600.
Dicken’s A Christmas Carol ReadingSunday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:00) Nelson United Church, 602 Silica St.
The Nelson Food Cupboard and CBC radio are hosting the 7th Annual Reading of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
Admission is by donation (donations over $20.00 will receive a tax receipt). The Food Cupboard will also be
accepting donations of non-perishable food items at that time. After the event, guests will be invit-ed to meet the readers at a reception hosted by the Nelson United Church’s Women’s Group
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●●● Live Music ●● Special Events ● Ongoing Events
What’sHappeningFri. Dec 21All Request DJ. F●●●After Work Swing Party
w/ Clinton Swanson & Friendsat The Royal 6 p.m
●Gender Outlaws, a support and social group for trans and gender diverse folks. 250-354-5362.
Sat. Dec 22
●●●Savage Blade - Apocalypse: Day 1 at The Royal 8 p.m
●●Breakfast with Santa 9-11 a.m. at the Prestige Hotel and Ric’s Lounge and Grill
●Meat Draws at Nelson Legion. 3:30p.m., in beverage room with Karaoke after. 250-352-7727.
●The Nelson Scrabble Club meets at 1p.m. For further informa-tion, please call 250-352-6936.
Sun. Dec 23
●●●Niko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.
●●●Nelson Acoustic Jam Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 2-5 p.m.
●St. John’s Lutheran Church Service. Everyone welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 Silica St. 250-354-3308.
●RC electric 1/10 dirt track rac-ing, every Sunday 10am at 5 Mile tracks. Contact jdnelsonrc @gmail.com
●Nelson United Church Service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 Silica St. 250-352-2822.
●Cribbage at the Legion bever-age room, 12:45p.m. 250-352-7727.
●Ascension Lutheran Church Service 10:15a.m. Rosemont Elementary. All are welcome. 250-352-2515.
●Quaker Meeting 4th Sunday of each month in Winlaw. 11 a.m. For more information phone 250-226-6701. Everyone wel-come.
Breakfast with Santa time changedSaturday, Dec. 22, 9 - 11 a.m. at the Prestige Hotel and Ric’s Lounge and Grill in Nelson
The time for Breakfast has been changed since last week’s announce-ment The community is invited. to come on down at 9 a.m. to the Prestige Hotel for a Hot Breakfast in the Convention Centre Ballroom with the big man himself, Santa. The event will be a food and cash drive for the Food
Cupboard. Entrance is with a minumum $5 cash donation or food donation per person.
There will be door prizes to be won and 50/50 draw and raffle. There will also be photos with Santa and music to enjoy. A num-ber of area businesses are sponsoring this event.
submitted by Fair Reality
Lions Club Variety Show date change:Telemarketers will still be callingThursday, Jan. 31, 6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church Hall
The date for The Lions Club of Nelson Variety Showhas been changed since last week’s announcement. It will be held Thursday, Jan 31.
Tele-marketing sales will be starting soon and the community is invited to sup-port the local Lions Club by purchasing tickets for their
family or for less fortunate children in the community
All proceeds this year will be used to help pay for the installation of the ‘Rock and Cross’ playground equipment recently installed in Lions Park located in the uphill area of Nelson
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Answers to Crossword
see puzzle on page 15
The Last Chance Christmas Craft FaireSaturday, Dec. 22, 10 a.m - 4 p.m. Harrop Hall 6066 McConnell Rd. Harrop.
Great gifts, yummy treats, and a visit from Santa Claus. Donations to the “Our Daily Bread” food hamper accepted at the door. For more info: 250-229-5370.
The first show sold out, so a second show has been added. Tickets for this February show go on sale Friday, Dec. 14 at noon. at the Capitol Theatre Box Office, by phone at 250-352-6363 or online at CapitolTheatre.bc.ca. This is a General Admission show. There are no reserved seats.
Mickey Hart is best known as an integral part of the band the Grateful Dead.
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The Mickey Hart Band 2nd show addedWednesday, Feb.20, 2013 7 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre
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theClassifiedsHome & Garden
2 EXTERIOR DOORS with blind inserts. Make an offer 250-352-6408
Lost & Found12FT ALUMINUM BOAT, at Nelson, owner to claim call Transport Canada 604-775-8867
Misc. for SaleCHRISTMAS TREES ANY size $10. 8090 Hwy 6, 4 minutes south of Ymir.TRASH BURNER $50. Antique desk $20. 250-354-4288.
Misc. WantedWANTED OUTDATED PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER and old 35mm film cameras. Fred @ 352-2129, fdr at netidea dot comWANTED: BUNK BED or loft bed with desk in excellent condition. 250-352-0920
Music & DanceOLDER FIDDLE, GOOD condi-tion $600. 250-354-4288GUITAR: TACOMA CIC Chief Acoustic/Electric. Cedar top, mahogany back/sides,2 cases & accessories. $990.00 (OBO) 250-505-2555HERCULES HANGING GUITAR stand. $35.00 Hercules music stand. $25.00 Like new - in original boxes. 250-505-2555
Pets & LivestockWEEKLY HORSEBACK RIDING lessons. Certified/insured/patient/experienced instructor. All levels welcome! Diane: (250)229-5467 & (250)354-9074,
RentalsSPACIOUS, CLEAN, NEWER NELSON home. $1175.per mo.+utilities. N/S N/P D.D.required. Great central location! email: [email protected] SUITE, CLOSE 2 downtown. Looking for quiet, consid-erate tenant. $550/month Available January 1, no w/d.
RentalsSUNNY CHARACTER 700SQFT 1bedroom on 12 acres, 10 minutes to Nelson. Creekside, woodstove 850$ [email protected] BEDROOM HOME for rent. Natural light, wood, character, shared land/garden, no pet/smok-ing $1050/month Jan.1 250-354-4884QUEEN BAY 1 bdrm view apt available now. $600.00 includes heat,cable internet. n/s,n/p/w/d Heather 250-229-46821BR UPHILL, MAIN floor, private entrance, shared laundry, $1,000/m utilities wifi included except electric-ity. 352-9545
Rentals WantedGRANDPARENTS STILL SEEKING affordable 1-2 bedroom with workshop in Nelson. Small pets Leave message at 250-354-1412
Sports EquipmentSKIS, TUA EXCALIBUR Alpine Touring, 170cm, Fritschi Diamir bindings. Great condition. Light weight. $125. 250-505-5098.SKIS, K2 HELISTINX Telemark, 170cm, G3 Targa telemark ski bind-ings. Includes climbing skins. 250-505-5098. $150SKI BOOTS, WOMEN’S Scarpa T3 Telemark, size 36, excellent con-dition. 250-551-5287. $125
Automotive-Cars2010 FORD FOCUS SE Very low kms. Excellent condition. Sports Appearance. Manual. $13,2500obo 250-551-1844/825-34272008 PEARL WHITE Subaru Sport Imprezza Hatchback Auto AWD 42,000km one owner. $15,500. Bob 352-63172007 SUBARU IMPREZA wagon - 77,000km Manual. Perfect condi-tion. Brand new snow tires w/rims. $15,500 250-354-3861‘03 HONDA CIVIC Hybrid sedan, blue, 173k, well maintained, 65 MPG hwy, $7500, 250-551-27272001 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, 152,000K, new brakes, winter tires, wheels, tuneup. Great shape. Asking $8900/obo. 825-9320
Automotive-Sleds/Bikes
CAR/TRUCK CARRIER FOR motorcycle/scooter. Fits into 2” hitch, drive on loading, barely used. $450.00 250-505-2555
Automotive-Trucks/SUVs/Vans
1992 DODGE DAKOTA, great winter/firewood truck, 300K+km. but still runs good, good tires, $1,450obo, 250-229-5742
ChildrenBOGS SIZE 13 kids, Brand new with tags on. Black with Spiderwebs. $60obo 357 2758
FREEMETAL DESK WITH 6 drawers Wicker swivel stool wooden coat rack Ph 250-352-9847
Health & FitnessCERAGEM AUTO-MASSAGE BED. JADE rollers, Radiant Infared heat. Professional quality, excellent condition. $2200.00 OBO 250-505-2555
Home & GardenSIDE BY SIDE fridge/ freezer, with icemaker. Hotpoint. White $300.00 ph. 250 352-9150
Joseph “Lionel” CarmenThe communi-
ty of Procter is sad to announce the passing of Joseph “Lionel” Carmen on December 6th, 2012 at the age of 77 years.
Born in Quebec March 4, 1935 and raised in an orphanage until the age of 14.
Lionel taught himself to read, write and speak English. He worked on ships in the Panama Canal until eventually making his way back to Canada and across to the west coast, where he settled in Procter around 1972. He worked for CP Rail happily for years, and when he retired he enjoyed numerous trips to Australia for months at a time.
Lionel was a shy, but happy man and a very
hard worker. Even though he went through life with no family, he lived a full life with lots of amazing experiences. He was a wonderful storyteller and he will be dearly missed by his friends and neigh-bours.
Rest in Peace Lionel.
There was a small ser-vice for Lionel on Thursday Dec. 13th at 10:30 a.m .at the Procter Hall with Major Robin Borrows officiating. Interment followed in the Nelson Memorial Park Cemetery.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.
In Memory
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