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Meadow Creek problems mount

Troubled Lardeau sawmill facing handful of forest practice investigations

Five separate investiga-tions into Meadow Creek Cedar’s forest practices are expected to come before the district manager for deci-sions this winter.

Dan Barron, the compli-ance and enforcement man-ager for the Kootenays, said he couldn’t go into much detail, as the files are still active, but the most seri-ous allegation is failure to meet silviculture require-ments.

“They have obligations under a license to establish tree seedlings, either natu-rally or by planting within

a certain time period. We’re alleging they haven’t done that,” Barron said.

The other cases involve a road issue, a possible tres-pass, winter range obliga-tions and possibly exceeding site disturbance standards.

Barron couldn’t reveal where or when the infrac-tions are alleged to have oc-curred, but said they are not on-going.

He emphasized nothing has been proven, and the company doesn’t have a long non-compliance record.

“There have been a couple of minor things in the past, but nothing significant,” he said.

In 2009, Meadow Creek Cedar was fined $2,100 for breaches of the Forest Prac-tices Code — $100 each for 21 contraventions of the company’s silviculture obli-gations. Although the com-pany appealed the decision, the fine was upheld. The maximum penalty for each infraction was $5,000.

Barron says a violation ticket was also issued this spring for unauthorized use of a forest service road. Capturing the Corner

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Bundled up on a cool fall morning, local freelance painter Scott Dickson stood on the corner of Ward and Vernon Streets with his easel and oil paints capturing two of Nelson’s landmarks, the Hume Hotel and Touchstones.

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“They have obligations under a licence to establish

tree seedlings, either naturally or by

planting within a certain time period. We’re alleging they haven’t done that.”

Dan BarronCompliance Officer

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NewsCould Be Seen on Google Earth Map

Illegal Ymir dump cleaned upAlmost 240 tons of illegally dumped

garbage has been removed from Crown land in Ymir with the help of Ministry of Forests staff, volunteers, and businesses.

The dumping at the site along Oscar Creek over the last 30 years was so ex-treme, the Ministry said in a news re-lease, that it could be seen on a Google Earth map.

The 45-degree slope made remov-ing the debris difficult.

Clean-up involved using a long-reach backhoe that could reach 19 metres downhill to remove the waste, which included old cars, appliances, furniture, yard waste, household gar-bage, and animal carcasses, the Min-istry said.

Once the site has been cleared, re-habilitation began. Soil was laid down and topped with pulp biosolids — a nutrient-rich byproduct of the pulping process that converts to organic soil in three to six months. The site was then seeded with grass and 200 seedlings planted.

The entire project took six days.Cull Brothers Contracting of Cres-

ton donated the backhoe, Salmo’s Scrap King picked up and hauled away the salvageable metal, Zellstoff Celgar provided the pulp biosolids, and Pacif-ic Regeneration Technologies of Har-rop provided the tree seedlings.

The Ministry of Forests put up $15,000 to pay for the backhoe work and move the garbage to the Salmo landfill, while the Regional District of Central Kootenay provided a $20,000 grant to cover the tipping fees.

The fire department and others volunteered to re-seed and plant the trees.

No dumping signs will be posted at

the site and compliance and enforce-ment officers will monitor the area.

Dumping garbage and waste on Crown land is an offence under the Environmental Management Act.

The Ministry of Forests has $65,000 in its budget for environmental clean-up projects in the Kootenay Bound-ary.

The news release said this was “by far the biggest project,” but other, smaller ones have also taken place, including removing abandoned vehicles from Crown land, cleaning up smaller dumpsites in the Cham-pion Creek area, and dismantling an illegal cabin and outhouse near Castle-gar.

Nelson Star Staff

TOP — Google Earth image shows the illegal dump-site near Ymir. Over 240 tons was removed by provincial staff and volunteers this month.MIDDLE — For over 30 years, people have been illegally dumping garbage down the bank near Oscar Creek.BOTTOM — Once cleared of garbage, soil and pulp bio-solids were spread on this illegal gar-bage site.

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Candidates time to shineAll-Candidate Forums on Top in Next Two Weeks

Candidates for the up-coming municipal elec-tion are busy campaigning through out BC, and in Nelson candidates are pre-paring to engage with the community at several all-candidates forums.

“All-candidates forums are important because most people will never go to a city council meeting in their life, and so perhaps this is the one golden op-portunity before people get elected to find out who the decision makers are going to be, to get a look at them and to ask questions,” said Glenn Hicks news director for 103.5 The Bridge FM.

“You’re allowed to ask whatever questions you like at a public forum to find out what their about and to find out about their background, or to ask a few specific ques-tions that are pertinent to you and find out specifically what human being is going to representing your com-munity for the next three years.”

Hicks who has hosted and co-hosted many fo-rums since arriving in Nel-son seven years ago said that all-candidates forums

can be a bit dull.“We like to ensure that at

least they’re spiced up a bit, otherwise they can be quite bland,” he said. “Sometimes politics is bland but when I’m involved in co-spon-soring or co-hosting an all-candidates debate I like to make it fun or provocative. While other all-candidates forums may be a bit pe-destrian, I certainly try to make sure that the candi-dates have fun and have to think on their feet a bit.”

Hicks said at most all-candidates forums there have been at least a few some memorable moments.

“It’s good to see candi-dates get a little bit touchy and if you hit an occasional raw nerve that’s important because after all these people are going to be representa-tives of us the voter,” he said.

“Most all-candidates fo-

rums have a nice moment or two with each candidate where you know you’ve hit a bit of a raw nerve or you’ve touched on a subject that gets them going. That’s what it’s all about because, to be frank, most council meetings for the next three years aren’t going to have a lot of fireworks.”

Many of the topics that are likely to come up at the upcoming forums will be reminiscent of past events, but Hicks said there will be some interesting new addi-tions.

“Without doubt the local transit issue, I suspect the Occupy Nelson movement and the economic associa-tions with that, interesting-ly those are issues that are only a couple of weeks old,” he said.

Other economic issues that may come up will be

taxation and how it relates to services and the cost of city employees.

Hicks also suspected the movement of the waste transfer station next to Pacific Insight maybe dis-cussed at the forums.

The first all-candidates forum of this year’s munici-pal election run will be on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Oso Negro, and will feature a different forum format.

Speed Candi-dating is a spin-off of speed dating. It provides a unique opportu-nity to spend three minutes one-on-one with candidates asking questions, raising is-sues, and connecting per-sonally.

There will also be a forum organized by the West Koo-tenay Ecosociety and In The Koots at United Church from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, November 15 the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce, the Nelson Star and 103.5 The Bridge FM will be sponsor-ing an all-candidates forum at Prestige Lakeside Resort from 7 to 9 p.m.

And the last forum will be at Central School from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16.

For more municipal elec-tion coverage visit nelson-star.com

MEGAN COLENelson Star Reporter

Glenn Hicks in action at a forum during the most recent provincial election. Bob Hall photo


News

As a long-time environ-mental advocate with a track record of success, I

know that to make real progress it takes vision, strategy, partner-ship, and perseverance.

I have over 25 years of experience co-creating and managing healthy, effective organizations and partnerships, on issues ranging from improv-ing the lives of people with disabilities to the protection of our precious ecosystems and

wildlife. My experience has taught

me how to rally resources and support behind an issue or proj-ect, how to listen deeply to all voices, and how to hold the big picture while ensuring the work gets done.

Managing effective organiza-tions demands combining vi-sion with practicality, ensuring the human and financial house is in order while always reach-ing for your goals.

For the past 10 years I was the director of forest programs for ForestEthics, an interna-tional organization. I played a leading role in protecting millions of hectares of forests, some close to home and some as far away as Chile. This work required the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people, including activ-ists, scientists, arts and culture workers, business interests, policy-makers and government

officials. I am now the princi-pal of Windhorse Strategies, serving civil society groups and organizations.

Nelson is a fantastic place to live! Our citizens are creative and compassionate, and our natural wealth is unparalleled.

I care deeply about clean air and water, healthy local food, and community health and wellbeing. I would love to bring my skills and experience to the role of city councillor.

My Italian grandparents arrived here in the late 1800s and my fa-

ther worked in Nelson for CPR. I attended Notre Dame Univer-sity in 1966 to 1967, and then I was hired by the Ministry of Transportation and Highways. I have resided in Nelson since 1978, when I started to work for Nelson district highways. Married to Colleen Driscoll RN, in 1993. We purchased our

first house in Uphill. For many years I was an activist with my union, BCGEU, and then I became more politically active after the cutbacks to Kootenay Lake Hospital services. Retiring in 2002, I became a co-chair for Save our Services. After elected in 2005, I joined the Nelson and Area Health Task Force. I joined Nelson Rotary in 2009.

Completing two terms for council, my motivation for

seeking a third term is to rep-resent the citizens of Nelson as an advocate for transit services, health services, responsible developments and supporter of the city police, fire depart-ment and public employees. My accomplishments have been working to retain the City of Nelson airport; bringing awareness of health care issues, along with being a supporter of seniors, addressing affordable

housing and homelessness is-sues. I have also being involved with our corporate plans: Water and Sewer Master Plan, OCP, Sustainability Path to 2040, GHG reduction of the city car-bon footprint and Downtown and Waterfront Master plan. As well as being liaison to seniors, Nelson Committee on Home-lessness, Social Action Planning Committee, and Nelson Electric Tramway Society.

Batycki would bring a greener vision to City Hall

Cherbo a strong advocate for transit and health care

#1. Nelson citizens care about clean air and water, healthy ecosystems, and living lightly by reducing our energy consumption, our greenhouse gas emissions, and our waste. The city has done some excellent sustainability planning, but even the best planning will gather dust without champions for implementation. Good ideas I want to see become reality include reducing automobile use and creating affordable housing by supporting the creation of secondary suites and infill housing in our downtown core. I want us to have a strong transit system and a world-class

rideshare system. The city can help ho-meowners and businesses retrofit their buildings for energy efficiency. The relocation of the transfer station from Nelson’s waterfront gives us a wonder-ful opportunity to expand our network of natural spaces, restoring natural eco-systems so our parks work for people and for wildlife. And let’s keep organic waste out of our landfills by expanding community composting.

#2. Youth and seniors are valued members of our community, but Nel-son has a youth homelessness prob-lem, and poverty affects many seniors. Downtown densification will help create more housing, but we also need

more shelter beds for youth. I like the idea of putting a second storey on the youth centre. Let’s make it a model of green building, very energy efficient, with rooftop gardens, to give youth training and skills and provide healthy local food. Strengthening transit will help seniors and youth too. Creating low-income housing requires lobby-ing the province and working with a range of organizations. The Housing Forum is working well and making it an official city committee will increase the city’s commitment to working for housing solutions. Agencies are saying we need a youth liaison and/or a social development officer. I will work with all parties to get our most vulnerable

citizens the supports they need.

#3. Local food, local culture, and local economies make Nelson vibrant, healthy and resilient.

Local food increases food security, reduces our carbon footprint, saves us money, makes us healthier, and nurtures community connection. Let’s put community gardens (with commu-nity compost) on city properties, and create a local food centre where people share and donate food, learn about processing and storing (our seniors are a source of local wisdom), and cre-ate products for local sale. Yes to the

#1. To provide an economically vi-able transit system for the City of Nel-son in conjunction with our regional partners. To revisit providing Sunday bus service by city public employees and look at getting smaller buses for evening runs. Many citizens who do not have a car or cannot drive rely on Nelson transit to provide economical transportation. It is also a way to get people out of vehicles, make transpor-tation more affordable and reduce our carbon footprint. In order to assist in funding this service we need to look at advertising, bus ticket packages and

universal photo passes for the whole transit system. While BC Transit is reviewing the whole regional transit services they have promised a public forum to discuss and review the bus service issues. It is a balancing act to provide city bus service and do it in an economically viable system.

#2. The other issue that is coming to the forefront is whether to allow the expansion of the baseball field in Lions Park. This may appear to be just an is-sue in the Uphill area of Nelson, but it brings into question the use of playing fields throughout the city. We need to take into consideration if there are other locations for a baseball park and

how it could be a joint venture between the city and regional district. All public parks in the city need to be reviewed in a master plan that determines how sports fields are governed, funded and allocated in the city. As we all know, people from the city and regional district use the playing fields and that is why there needs to be a regional ap-proach and solution.

#3. An important issue is dealing with affordable housing and homeless-ness. We have lowered the cost of the water and sewer hook-ups by 20 per cent, for secondary suites, however we could lobby the provincial government for rent controls. While we receive

financial donations from develop-ments, it is not enough to fund afford-able housing. Costs of housing include property taxes however the citizens of Nelson want to keep public services along with no increase in property tax. The high demand for housing, along with inflation, has affected the cost of housing and rentals which make it difficult to have a reduction of pur-chase prices. There is no one solution, nevertheless the city could provide land for a land trust to build on. I would also like the city council to advocate for provincial job training and local micro credit for people wanting to start a small business as a way to reduce homelessness.

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COUNCIL From now until election day on November 19, the Nelson Star will introduce the candidates in the upcoming municipal election. We have asked the candidates in the races for Nelson city council, Regional District of Central Kootenay and Kootenay

Lake school board to introduce themselves to our readers and provide us with what they feel are the top three issues in the campaign. We continue today with five of the

eight candidates vying for a spot at the Nelson city council table...

Issues continue to Page 8


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I chose Nelson in 1987 for two reasons. 1) I hoped that a Nelson

university might be re-established; I’m an historian and I like academic study.

2) Nelson’s reputation for counter-culture; I felt that the revolutionary youth culture of the 1960s and early ‘70s was my natural habitat. Nelson suits me.

I’m a father, and grandfa-ther. My employment here has included care worker for the mentally challenged, taxi driver, and newspaper reporter; now I’m a free-lance journalist, teacher-on-call, and tutor.

Community boards I have served are: Nelson University Centre, Nelson Anti-Poverty Action Group, Kootenay Centre for a Sustainable Future, David

Thompson Cultural (stu-dent) Society, Nelson Li-brary Board, Nelson Peace Coalition and Kootenay Co-op Radio. I’m an activist with my local union, the Nelson District Teachers’ Association, and was previ-ously with CUPE local 339.

I have been a member of the NDP and for one year, in 1988, I was a member of the Reform Party.

Who am I? The answer matters in democracy, when one person claims to represent others. To communicate meaning-ful knowledge of my identity needs more than

press releases.I will say this, I have

not felt so good, about the political, social and cultural moment we live in, since 1974. The Occupy phe-nomenon is what gives me that feeling. The Occupy phenomenon says, we can transform our conscious-ness, with that change, everything transforms. I’m campaigning because this moment is poised to create a radically alterna-tive society. Bring energy from the streets to Nelson governance. Build a post-capitalist Nelson. That’s my motivation.

I was first elected to city council in 2005 and have served two

terms. During this time I’ve worked at municipal and

regional levels with proj-ects and issues including, culture, economic develop-ment, sport and recreation, regional government, and housing.

I’ve been a part of estab-lishing the Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership, the Cultural Development Commis-sion and most recently the basin-wide community education events regarding the Columbia River Treaty. The time has literally flown by and there is still much to be done. The work is varied, interesting and exciting.

This is why I am seeking a third term on council.

One of the goals from my first election campaign was to improve regional co-op-eration. In the last six years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with regional di-rectors who have the same aspiration. Together, we have established a regional recreation commission of elected representatives and the Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership. Both entities are providing benefits to the larger region resulting in cost savings and greater

benefit to all. As chair of the Recreation Commission, I was proud that this group approved the future site of the long-awaited skatepark. There are more opportuni-ties for co-operation in the areas of land planning and shared services. I believe the experience I’ve gained in previous ventures will be an asset in moving forward.

This council has worked hard to lay the foundation for major planning pieces in sustainability. I want to be a part of moving these plans to action.

Kozak’s 3 issues on Page 8

#1. Growth and Environment. No more development as we have known it. Council might have acted differ-ently after the 2008 market, debt and banking crisis, but chose the business-as-usual route. Very disappointing to me and to others too, who expect remarkably progressive initiatives in this community of highly-educated, spiritually-seeking citizens. Nothing gets better by adding population or infrastructure now. No more Kute-nai and Nelson Landings. No more Bay-Graine-Granite Pointe insanity. Council could declare an end to that, grant no more development permits, entrench a no-growth OCP.

The planet groans under growth. Exploitation, extraction and sale of materials ripped from nature to manufacture trash, is the old way. Alberta’s and Prime Minister Harp-er’s Conservative vision brings that hideous hyperdevelopment.

On our patch of the planet let’s be a model of radically-different eco-nomic vision. Every issue touching

growth and quality of environment will have to pass the test of revolu-tion. If it’s old, it’s unacceptable. Think big, bright dreams.

# 2. Poverty. Capitalist, corporate, market society is unequal by design. Poverty, environmental degradation, and technological brilliance, feed it. Capitalist science astonishes us. “Our technology outruns our humanity,” said Einstein.

Nelson suffers like most of Canada from the creation over the last 30 years of a new underclass of homeless people, for whom society once cared. Nelson could learn from other cit-ies, like London on how to institute a living wage policy, and address a root cause of poverty. Wages that are too low to support families for basic expenses. Using the online wage calculator, city government works to ensure employers pay living wages. (e.g. the living wage for the Lower Mainland area is $18.81, for Cran-brook, $14.16). Visit livingwages.ca. Free clothing stores can be city enterprises. Also, Nelson owns build-ings. Some sit empty. Surely we could

shelter the homeless in winter. These are solvable issues in post-

capitalist society.

#3. Cars. I love my car, so this is hard. Post-capitalist society is hostile to private vehicular ownership, such as we hyper-independent individual-ists claim is our right. The experi-ence of car-power — derived from driving alone wherever I feel like — is damaging to our ability to feel community with our fellows. Citi-zenship flourishes where machines don’t rule public space. Close Baker Street to cars. Those who have cars, fill them up with folks who need buses or taxis. City Hall can make it easy to link drivers with riders; look at how impoverished east-European peoples have shared cars. Indian and Chinese middle-class obsession with car ownership is a truly depressing prospect for the Earth. Nelson could invest in charging stations for electric vehicles. We could stop paving streets to a high standard; just drive slowly.

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Editorial

Our democracy isn’t perfect. It’s deliv-ered with flaws, but when you look around the world there seems to be

no ideal.One of the great traits about democracy

at the local level is it’s approachable. During municipal elections we have the opportunity to choose amongst our neighbours, friends and the people we pass on the street. It’s nice to know the people we pick on November 19 are only a phonecall away.

Over the next two weeks voters will have an opportunity to meet those pushing for sup-port up close. To challenge them and question them on what direction they plan to nudge the city and region over the next three years.

If you truly care about where we are headed, then you shouldn’t pass on the op-portunity.

Starting Tuesday, there will be four forums from which to choose (see story on Page 3). All four provide a different feel and will leave those who attend with different insight into the people who have let their name stand.

Choose one or choose them all, but if you really want to feel more confident in your decision later this month, then it’s a good idea to make the effort.

One important impression voters can come away with at these forums is to see how a can-didate thinks on their feet. Over the course of the next three years, issues will arise that require judgement and an ability to assure residents that decisions coming out City Hall are the right ones. Seeing how candidates react to questions and each other while sitting in front of a room full of people can be telling. Watching it live provides the opportunity to judge individual performances unfiltered.

A healthy — and yes, not perfect — democ-racy requires participation from the people. Come election time there is a responsibility placed on voters to make an informed deci-sion so the leaders we send to the hallways of power produce the best outcome possible. Spending an evening with candidates is your opportunity to make a real difference.

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At the beginning of October, MLAs got back to work

in the legislature. For the first time in a long time, we’re having a fall session. Prior to this session the BC Liberal government had us sit for a mere 24 days out of 16 months. So as you can imagine, I am very glad to be getting back to the house to raise your concerns and address the issues important to this region.

One issue that I am hearing more and more about is smart meters. Since September 30 when the Union of BC Munici-palities passed a motion calling for a moratorium on BC Hydro’s installation of these devices, the issue has really picked up steam. A major provincial organi-zation whose membership is comprised of local lead-ers made a clear statement that reflects what they are hearing on the ground.

Smart meters are con-troversial and are being instituted with no public consultation at a price tag of $1 billion. In response, local governments wisely said slow down and take a better look at this decision. The Liberals responded by saying “Too bad, we’re doing it anyway.”

I have to say that it is frustrating enough that the Liberals ignore the count-less petitions NDP mem-bers have presented in the legislature and the facts we present during debates, but to see them ignore the pleas of local governments and citizens is outrageous. After the way they handled the HST, you would expect them to have learned their lesson.

Some of the issues the NDP has been raising start with the $1 billion price tag to force smart meters into people’s homes. If we are going to spend this much of your tax dollars

on something, it better do something amazing. The claim is that smart meters will cause a reduction in energy consumption and reward those who use energy in off-peak hours. However, when we look at other jurisdictions, this just isn’t the case.

Last year, my NDP col-league John Horgan, MLA for Juan de Fuca and op-position critic for energy, noted in a press release that “the Ontario experi-ence has shown that smart meters don’t work when it comes to conserving energy and saving money. Instead, they are proving to do just the opposite.” In Toronto alone, 84 per cent of residents’ bills went up as a result of smart meters.

Supporting home ret-rofits, public transit and stronger emissions stan-dards have better results for energy conservation and saving people money. Just think how much we could

have done with $1 billion.Not only should the

public have been consulted on smart meters since they are being forced into private homes, but there should have been some public oversight in review-ing such a major capital expenditure by our public utility. If there had, I might not be even writing this column. However, the Liberals meddled with the BC Utilities Commission and removed its ability to review such expendi-tures. Instead of ignoring community leaders, the premier’s response after the UBCM resolution should have been to send the $1 billion project to the independent BCUC for review.

My NDP colleagues and I will continue to raise this issue in the house. In advance, I thank you for continuing to share with me your concerns on this and many other issues.

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Blewett resident Jake Urech’s letter to the editor last Wednesday (“Faust’s ap-proach is working”) begs a few thoughts.

Unlike Mr. Urech, I am relieved that Josh Smienk is seeking to reclaim the RDCK Area E seat, and here is why.

In the three years since be-ing elected, current director Ramona Faust has been very busy advocating, but it wasn’t on our behalf.

When the issue was library funding, Ramona represented the library position to us, spending our tax dollars to tell us what was good for us. That defeated episode flushed tens of thousands of dollars down the drain. When the issue was the introduction of central planning, once again, Ramona represented the RDCK posi-tion to us, not vice versa.

In the last three years our tax burden has jumped an as-

tounding nearly 40 per cent. And for that we’ve got a dog bylaw and bunch of proposals that will increase our taxes even more.

I can’t speak for everyone in Area E, but I think I speak for the majority when I say, we can not afford to, nor are we willing, to pay for endless proposals, studies, commit-tees and bureaucracies.

Jim DemersBlewett

HUGS. To Mother Nature for all these beau-tiful colours.

HUGS. To the two angels who helped me when I fell. Thank you thank you. — Kay

SLUGS. To the person who finds the relent-less sights and sounds of the “extreme mul-titudes” of light aircraft overhead a problem. Being here for 35 years has taught most of us that what makes this city so incredible is that it is not all about the ME — it is more about the WE. True Nelsonites have learned to put aside their own petty issues for the sake of the whole. I suggest that in order for you to help perpetuate Nelson’s reputation, you need to take a deep breath and appre-ciate everything that Nelson has to offer.

SLUGS. To the person who took our family cat from Nelson Avenue, we want our cat back!

SLUGS. To the five dog owners in our neighbourhood who let their dogs poop on other neighbours lawns. Especially when we step outside our garage door and step in poo which eventually gets into our house.

HUGS. To the pilots for taking off heading west from Nelson airport. I’m sure Fairview homeowners and hotel/inn patrons have noticed and appreciate the effort. Enjoy the quiet while watching planes flying overhead without the noise created on takeoffs. Huge difference.

SLUGS. To senior managers who hire in the 99 per cent, completely ignoring the won-derful, not-so-flaky 1 per cent.

SLUGS. To the Halloween pumpkin crash-ers... Really? Grow up!

SLUGS. To those who bail much too early.

If you have a Hug or a Slug... we’d like to hear it. Simply email us at [email protected] with your short quips, compliments or complaints.

We will print the anonymous submissions for all to see. Be honest, but all we ask is you keep it tasteful. You can also drop by a written submission to our ofces at 514 Hall Street.

Faust approach too costly

Smienk’s numbers don’t add upIn Josh Smienk’s presenta-

tion in Wednesday’s paper, (November 2) he misleads readers by saying that “in the past three years there has been, on average, a 38% tax increase.” This is blatantly false. My taxes in 2009 were $3,017, in 2010 they were $2,757 and in 2011 were $2,508, thus representing

about an 18 per cent drop from the final year he sup-posedly represented us.

He also goes on and on, about what he’s previously achieved.

The hospital upgrades would have happened without his supposed “guid-ing and spearheading... the capital expansion.” Most im-

portant, he never connected with his constituents in the Blewett area.

Incumbent Ramona Faust has. She’s listened and acted (new bus service, for ex-ample). He was never here to listen.

John Vanden HeuvelBlewett

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Mike Keegan

Candidate for area F RDCK in the upcoming November 19 election, would like to invite all

residents of area F to a meet and greet . I will have a short presentation followed by

a question and answer period.

North Shore Hall Tuesday, November 8th 7 pm and

Taghum HallWednesday, November 9th at 7 pm

For more information call 250-352-6843

Unfortunately we were unable to book any halls in the 6 mile area, therefore all area residents are welcome to attend either meeting.

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#1. Building relationships and strengthening co-operation with our regional neighbours has been a continuing theme in my work as a councillor. We are all interconnected in work, play, and day to day activi-ties with the larger region. We know that the decisions that one entity makes impact the other. In the past six years the region has successfully co-operated on selecting a skatepark site, moving the transfer station and sharing in economic development. I currently chair the Recreation Commission, liaise with the Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership and I also serve on the executive of the Association of Koo-tenay Boundary Local Governments. At the broader regional level, we have come together to develop a rural strategy for economic development and to educate communities about

the Columbia River Treaty. There are more opportunities for collaboration in sustainability issues and land plan-ning. People in this region under-stand that together we are stronger.

#2. There is a saying, “If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail.” In the past six years planning has become a hallmark of this council. The com-munity now has long term planning is in place for our downtown and waterfront, greenhouse gas reduc-tion, and sustainability in the areas of environment, economic development and social planning.

Early in the new year, the Rec-reation Commission will begin a master planning process that will inform the region about what facili-ties and programs our larger commu-nity needs and wants. Good planning results in good decisions by your leaders for the long term and moving from planning into action is the next step. Council is poised to move into action and I’d like to be a part of that future work.

#3. Open government and the better communication with citi-zens are issues that this council has grappled with, made progress on and we continue to evolve. Encouraging and facilitating community partici-pation in decision making is part of a healthy democratic process and I believe we’ve come a long way in understanding and implementing ways to do a better job. Our com-mittee of the whole meetings have become a vital way for us to hear from community and hear we have everything from conversations on al-lowing chickens and bees, to changes in transit service and housing issues. These meetings have truly influenced council policy and planning. The improved city website has become an important tool for citizens and the decision to hire a communications consultant has been invaluable in assisting to get the word out. There is always room for improvement, and I think one way is to better define the portfolio system we’ve implemented for councillors.

TOP 3 ISSUESDeb Kozak

I was farm-raised in rural Saskatchewan in a multicultural and

multigenerational family. After volunteering overseas, I obtained a civil engineer-ing degree from the Uni-versity of Saskatchewan and worked on a variety of projects across Canada and around the world. This education and experience

provided me with a strong background in community engagement, planning and implementation.

I moved to Nelson five years ago when I decided to return to Canada and “settle down.” I chose Nelson because it was my ideal community — small, socially connected, beauti-ful, walk-able, accessible

to nature, with a diverse economy.

I became heavily in-volved in various organiza-tions as a co-founder, board member, or volunteer participant.

Given my passion for contributing to this com-munity, my logical next step has been to pursue a position with city council.

Kiss wants to continue involvement

I don’t have “issues” as part of my campaign, only one main strategy – intelligent planning. This speaks to most every issue that Nelson experi-ences. Many of Nelson’s recurring problems (housing affordability, transit, development, economic vital-ity) are intrinsically linked. In order to find viable solutions to any issue, we need to understand the links and make decisions that take us towards improvement of one or more without setting us back in other areas. We could undertake many innovative projects that have spin-off benefits.

3 of my many goals and ideas are:#1. Encourage secondary suites

through bylaw updates and fee struc-ture. This will improve housing af-fordability, create a more varied and resilient housing supply, ease debt

burden for young families who own suite-able homes, draw community closer through integration, stimulate the local construction economy, and help local businesses hire and retain staff who will now have places to live.

#2. More support for completion of the skatepark. We must recog-nize the needs of our youth. Such a park would improve mental and physical health of our youth, im-prove inter-generational engagement, bring outsiders in to recreate in our community, create work to build and maintain the park, improve our sense of community, encourage diversity, and promote community pride.

#3. Build beautiful covers on some of our most heavily used stairways. This can be done in partnership with local mills and timber framers (or metal workers) in order to support and promote local materials and skilled labour. Cascading positive

effects would be to reduce financial and environmental cost of snow clearing on tax payers, reduce carbon footprint of city, increase safety and walk-ability of our community, reduce downtown parking demand, improved health, welfare and con-nectedness of residents. This also has the potential to become a tourist draw, further adding to the beauty, pride and uniqueness of our com-munity.

I would like to include improve-ment to our transit that would increase rider-ship and economic viability. However, I believe this pro-cess is heavily dictated by BC Transit. I need to do more research on this partnership before understanding what’s needed to improve our system and bring back service on Sundays.

With sufficient partnership build-ing, fiscal responsibility, and creative and wise leadership, we can produce lasting and positive impacts on our community.

TOP 3 ISSUES

BATYCKI Issues Continuedresponsible keeping of backyard hens.

Our amazing arts and culture sector nurtures our citizens and attracts tour-ists, new residents, and innovative new

businesses. Our municipal cultural funding strategy must be protected and expanded over time. As we co-create our compact, sustainable city, let’s integrate public art throughout.

And let’s work with regional part-ners to create and implement a green economic development strategy, and grow the clean energy economy right here at home.

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Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for a License of Occupation - Leading to a Crown Grant. The application is related to a mixed-use residential development partially over Provincial Crown land near Nelson, BC (point of reference: 117º 16’ 11” W, 49º 30’ 40” N). The MFLNRO File # is 4405157, Project Name: Nelson Landing Area 1-2.

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Atamanenko undecided on leadership question

Federal NDP Finding Replacement For Jack Layton

Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko hasn’t made up his mind yet who to support in the federal New Democrat leadership race.

Atamanenko encour-aged Peter Julian to seek the position, but Julian has since ruled himself out. Eight candidates have stepped forward, includ-ing former party presi-dent Brian Topp, who vis-ited the area this week and counts the support of both Nelson-Creston MLA Mi-chelle Mungall and Koo-tenay West MLA Katrine Conroy.

Atamanenko says Topp is “very knowledgable, ex-perienced, and eloquent,” but he’s waiting to hear

what the other candidates have to say before choos-ing which one to back.

He’s not sure if any oth-ers will visit West Koote-nay before the new leader

is named March 24 to suc-ceed the late Jack Layton — so far no one else has approached him.

Asked what he would like to see in a leader, how-ever, Atamanenko said he wants someone with “a direct vision, who is very strong on our sovereignty. That to me is really impor-tant.”

He also wants someone who “understands rural Canada” and is a bridge-builder.

“No one will ever be like Jack, but someone who can bring people together and work within our party to make sure we’re united yet all have a voice,” he said.

Atamanenko added flu-ent bilingualism is a must, since so many New Dem-ocrat MPs now hail from Quebec.

Nelson police are telling residents to lock their doors and windows after a woman in Uphill caught a man on her backyard patio early Sunday.

Sgt. Paul Burkart says the woman walked into the kitch-en and called for her husband, who yelled at the unknown man. He in turn ran off the patio and climbed a steep hill around Fort Sheppard Drive.

“It appears that the man was on the patio for some time, possibly overnight,” Burkart says.

The woman believes he tried to open their back door, which was locked.

The man is described as ear-ly 20s, with short sandy blond hair and a scraggly beard. He had a slight build and ap-peared to be wearing a dark suit jacket and white shirt.

Uphill prowler

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Nelson Star Reporter

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Nov. 16th - KRS-ONE Hip Hop Legend

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Nov. 19th - JFB U.K. DMC Champion

Nov. 23rd - Krafty Kuts Album Release Tour

Nov. 24th - Perfect Giddimani (Jamaica) with Ras Jyahson

Nov. 25th - Shout Out Out Out Out & The Midway StateNov. 26th - KingdomNov. 27th - K-OS with full band

Dec. 1st - EmotionzDec. 2nd - 1st Trax Tour w/Smalltown Djs, Bryx & B-Ron

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Announcements EventsERA TO ERA VINTAGE FASHION SHOW AND MOVING SALEThe St. Saviour’s Anglican Hall is being sold, and many items will be on sale including a fine collection of vintage clothing from 1900 to 1980, wooden mission benches circa 1920, oak pews and some other surprises. A percentage of the $5 door fee benefits Sierra Leone and Nigeria through L.V. Rogers high school’s social justice group, and gives you access to some great deals on all the vintage clothes and church items that are for sale, light refreshments, and a chance at door prizes. The show and sale runs from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Saturday November 5.

REMEMBRANCE DAY DINNER AND DANCEThe Royal Canadian Legion No. 51 in Nelson is hosting a Remem-brance Day dinner and dance on November 5. Comradeship begins at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets are available at the Legion lounge and are $15.

ONE AND ONLY CHRISTMAS FAIRTime again for Balfour hall’s one and only Christmas craft fair on Saturday, November 5 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. We offer a full hall of artisans with top quality gifts for your Christmas lists. At this year’s sale there will be water fountains, Christmas trees, pottery, jewelry, candles and the Pyjama Lady. Admission is free but should you choose to bring a food item there will be a food hamper for the Amie Beaulieu Transition House. Come and enjoy our festive event. Shop locally and support your neighbours. You just might be lucky and win one of our many special door prizes.

ETHICAL WATERJoin the Perry Ridge Water Users Association for a thought provok-ing discussion on water management lessons drawn from leading Canadian and international examples. On Saturday, November 5 at the Passmore Hall in the Slocan Valley, Bob Sandford, EPCOR chair of the Canadian Partnership Initiative in support of United Nations will lead a discussion titled Ethical Water: Learning to Value What Matters Most. The dinner and dessert is at 6 p.m. with the presentation at 7 p.m. The suggested donation for the evening is $10 which will go towards water protection.

REEL YOUTH FILM FESTIVALThe international Reel Youth Film Festival comes to Rossland on Saturday, November 26, featuring some of the best in international youth film-making, along with submissions from the talented youth of the West and Central Kootenays. Admission is $3. The 2011 Reel Youth Film Festival is a collection of compelling and entertaining short youth films: animations, dramas, documentaries, comedies and a musical. The deadline for local youth to submit a film is November 4 and all films must be received in Vancouver on or before this date. It is free to submit a film and forms can be found on the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture website at rosslandcac.com. There will be cash prizes for two local films: People’s Choice and Best of the Fest. For more info on the Reel Youth Film Festival and for film submis-sion information visit ReelYouth.ca or rosslandcac.com.

KARAOKE FUNDRAISERA great treat is in store when Alison Girvan, Pat Henman, Michael Calladine, Aspen Switzer and Bessie Wapp will all take the mic (at a price) at the karaoke fun(d) raiser event for the Nelson Refugee Com-mittee. The event will be at Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill on November 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. A $10 ticket gets you a burger, beer and entertain-ment. Tickets will be available at Otter Books and at the door.

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFEA live radio play of the Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life will be performed in the Slocan Valley. A stellar New Denver cast directed by Judith Ceroli will perform the classic on Sunday, November 27 at 2 p.m. at Vallican Whole. Proceeds go to Stephen Lewis Founda-tion and Grassroots Grammas. Admission by donation will be a $10 minimum.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4R.W. Sandford will speak at Touchtones Nelson at 7 p.m. addressing international water issues surrounding the upcoming potential re-negotiation of the Columbia River Treaty. Sandford is an engagingand dynamic speaker making a stop in Nelson as part of a national tour devoted to water issues. He is also chair of the Canadian Part-nership Initiative of the UN Water for Life Decade, and a memberof the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy. For moreinformation visit rwsandford.ca or flowcanada.org/cross-country-tour. Admission is $5 for members, $7 for non-members, with all proceeds benefiting Touchstones.

Are you wondering how you are going to finance your education?Come to this free, informative workshop for ideas of untapped re-sources that may work for you. The workshop is being offered by theKootenay Career Development Society, Training Centre at 86 BakerStreet. For more information and start time contact [email protected] or call 250-352-6200.

Max and Irma’s restaurant will now have live music Fridays and Sat-urdays between 6 and 9 p.m. featuring Rylan Kewen and Nikko Fors-berg.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5Local Lia Sophia marketer Lori Dillon is doing a fundraiser for theSPCA from 1 to 3 p.m. The fundraiser will be at the SPCA at 520C Falls Street. Choose two items and get four more (more expensive) items at half price. All Lia Sophia jewellery has a lifetime warranty.

Rita Moir will be at Otter Books for a month of Saturday signings. Her latest book The Third Crop is a personal and insightful look intothe lives and histories of those living in the Slocan Valley from the 1800s to the early 1940s.

Market season isn’t over, it just moved indoors. Every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Nelson Trading Company on Baker and Stan-ley streets you can find fresh produce, handmade items, jewelry, mu-sic and more. If you’re interested in being a vendor at the marketcontact 250-551-6911.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6Nelson Community Acupuncture is celebrating our first anniversary with free acupuncture from 1 to 5 p.m. We are located at Suite 302 625 Front Street. and will be accepting donations for Ankors. This isa drop in event, no appointment necessary. Call 509-1466 or nelson-communityacupuncture.com for more information.

Head down to the Nelson United Church for a Taize Service at 7 p.m.in the church hall. A service of prayer, song, candlelight and quiet meditation.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8A spin-off of speed dating, Speed Candi-dating provides a unique opportunity to spend three minutes one-on-one with candidates ask-ing questions, raising issues, and connecting personally. Join us for a fun, fast and effective way to engage with the candidates who aspire to represent you on municipal council. For more info or to pre-regis-ter visit politicscafe.inthekoots.com. The Candi-dating will get going at 7 p.m. at Oso Negro.

Chen tai chi, chi gong and broad sword classes every Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Central School Gym. For more information contact Chris Gibson at 250-505-4562.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9Nelson’s Alzheimer Caregiver Support Group will look at methods tohelp relax a person with dementia through easy massage techniques.The meeting will be 7 p.m. For further information please call Lindaat 352-6788 or email [email protected]

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Entertainment listingsThe Capitol Theatre421 Victoria Street

Friday, November 4The Nelson Arts and Heritage Festival and TNT presents Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit. Itis the perfect Halloween treat. An improbable farce by the 20th century’s wittiest play-wright. It is a classic ghost story, an elegant comedy, and one of the most producedplays in the theatre history. Recently revived on Broadway for the third time. The castincludes Geoff Burns, Jen Viens, Jane Sinclair, Ruby Truly, Gillian Lippert, Joel Cot-tingham and Sarah Jane Hicks. Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets are $20 for adults and$12 for students.

Ellison’s Market and Cafe523 Front Street

Saturday, November 5Featured act is Elena Yeung and The Kootenay Special from the Creston area. Yeung is joined by Karl Sommerfeld (fiddle and vocals), Steve Jones (bass) and Keith Larson(guitar, vocals). She taps into timeless themes of hardship, longing and life lessons of the human condition, echoing the roots of folk, bluegrass and mountain traditions whileemphasizing her driving banjo style. Yeung has performed at the Dawson City MusicFestival, Coombs Bluegrass Festival, Brandon Folk Festival, Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival, andSalmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival.

The Scout Hall310 Cedar Street

Saturday, November 5Elena Yeung is making sure bluegrass music is alive and well in the Kootenays. Fol-lowing her 2008 debut The Gravedigger’s Daughter, she is getting set to release her sec-ond CD, Dandelion with a regional tour. Yeung followed the 2008 release with a year of touring, a year of resettling in Creston, then songwriting, and finally recording. Meanwhile, The Gravedigger’s Daughter has since received respectable reviews nation-ally and received international airplay. Like its predecessor, Dandelion follows much of the traditional bluegrass sound but also makes several detours into older influences of bluegrass – old-time, gospel, folk, and swing. As implied by its title, the overall tone ismore fun and light-hearted. There is also more variation in instrumentation, includingdobro, clawhammer banjo, piano, and a special a capella number in five-part harmony, recorded with The Persuasions in New York City. Yeung is joined on tour by The Koote-nay Special: fiddler Karl Sommerfeld, guitarist Keith Larsen and Steve Jones on uprightbass. Tickets are $10 at Otter Books or $12 at the door. The door opens at 7:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.

Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill705 Vernon Street

Sunday, Novermber 6Rockers, divas, and wailers unite. Come down to Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill everyWednesday and Sunday for the Karaoke experience of a life time. We have a huge listof classics, top 40, country, rock, and hairband legends to choose from. You can jointhe fun or just watch the entertainment. There is never a dull moment when you mixNelson talent with Irish whiskey. Bring your friends and enjoy some good times and great food.

Tuesday, November 8Calling all musicians to Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill for open mic jam nights. Amps, gui-tars and drums are provided. The music gets going at 9 p.m. There are player incentives and prizes. Come down and dance or play with the full band or just sit back and watch the Selkirk College students rock out.

SpiritbarBelow the Hume Hotel

Friday, November 4

Elliott BROOD released their third full-length in Canada on September 27 on Paper Bag Records. Days Into Years was produced by the band and John Critchley at Avening Town Hall and Park Side Drive Studios. During their first European tour back in 2007, Elliott BROOD found them-selves with five days to reach Barcelona from Amsterdam. They chose to take the back roads on the southward jour-ney and they soon found themselves winding their way through the Belgian and French coastal landscapes. They were drawn to the picturesque seaside ports, quaint vil-lages and secluded fields in the countryside, where they were compelled to stop and explore. They visited histori-cal battlefields and cemeteries along the way, all culmi-nating in an early morning stop at Juno Beach. Not until weeks later, caught in the midsummer Paris rush hour traffic, did the band begin to discuss the effects of that journey. As they reflected upon their experiences, they came to an understanding that they would one day write an album that was inspired and influenced by that five-day trip. Days Into Years is that album. Tickets now on sale at the Hume Hotel and are $20. Doors open at 10 p.m.

Saturday, November 5It’s going to be a retro night of ‘80s memories with the always fun and energetic DJ Terrantino to start things off and filling in the gaps when Val Kilmer and the New Coke aren’t on stage rocking it out to some of your favou-rite classics that remind you of innocence lost and drink-ing beverages in Gyro Park. Tickets are $10 at the door. Doors open at 10 p.m. Wear your best ‘80s gear!

The Royal330 Baker Street

Friday, November 4Sunshine Drive have had a busy year and a half with the present line-up performing upwards of 35 shows throughout the region and beyond. This is a band that is difficult to pigeon-hole into one specific genre which means you’re in for an evening of great music. The band is presently working on their first CD which they hope to release before the end of the year. To quote their bassist, Phil Wilson-Birks, “we’re very excited about our upcom-ing CD release and will be previewing some our original tunes at all our upcoming shows”. Rounding out the band is Grant Sutherland on vocals and lead guitar, Steve Garth on vocals, lead guitar, keys and lap steel guitar and Bon-nie Johnson on drums. Special guest saxaphonist, Clint Swanson will also be joining in. To make it an even better night two of Nelsons’ finest DJs will be taking over after Sunshine Drive to keep the dance floor hopping. Show-time is 8 p.m. and tickets are $7 at the door.

Monday, November 7

The Royal is thrilled to have Leon Russell take the Royal stage with his band. Bringing his world famous talent, and storied musical catalogue back to Nelson for an in-credible evening of roots, blues, rock and roll, this is a very exciting night. Fresh off his collaboration and award winning album and tour with Elton John, this will be an up close and personal show with a genuine legend. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $30 and are available at Royal Espresso, Eddy Music and liveattheroyal.com.

Tuesday, November 8Juno and Grammy award winner Alex Cuba returns to the Royal and fans couldn’t be happier to have him back. Combining sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks, wicked gui-tar playing and a soulful voice, while remaining true to his Latin roots, Cuba has a sound that is pure bliss for the ears. If you missed him last time around, you’ve got another chance. Don’t miss out. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are available at Royal Espresso, Eddy Music and liveattheroyal.com.

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Past performance the red flag for ministry staff Continued from Page 1

Among the current investiga-tions, he says the silviculture is-sue is potentially “very serious” because of significant liabilities involved.

“I’m more concerned with the silviculture matter at this point,” he says. “But we’re paying atten-tion to the others as well.”

No stop work orders have been issued against the com-pany — which can be done if a licensee causes ongoing envi-ronmental damage.

“In all these cases, [the work] is already done. There’s no rea-son to issue a stop work order,” Barron says. “They’ve been made aware of some of these investigations so they can take actions to rectify things if they feel they should.”

Barron said while it’s not common for a forestry compa-

ny to face five non-compliance investigations at once, it’s not unheard of either. He wasn’t sure if any other companies in his jurisdiction have a similar

number of outstanding files.Barron has headed compli-

ance and enforcement in the West Kootenay since 2004, and for the last two years has been

manager for all of the Koote-nays and the Columbia region.

There are 24 field officers, including supervisors and for-esters throughout the area, op-erating out of eight offices. Two officers have been assigned to Meadow Creek’s files.

Barron said the investigations began recently, and are likely to come to a head in the next few months. The Ministry of Forests uses an extra-judicial review process, involving an oral hear-ing before the district manager. The government and licensee present their cases, and then the manager makes a binding determination.

The amount of attention the compliance division devotes to a given company is based on past performance and a risk rat-ing process, Barron said

“It used to be very stringent

with a formula, but we often don’t get enough information to use that model anymore. Now it’s more subjective.”

He said Meadow Creek Ce-dar is considered “at risk,” and enforcement staff have “concen-trated on them this year because of some of the stuff we have seen in their results reporting.”

FORMER OFFICER SPEAKS OUT

A former compliance and en-forcement officer — who later worked for Meadow Creek Ce-dar and is among its creditors — is critical of the Ministry’s response to date.

“The Ministry has known about Meadow Creek Cedar’s non-compliance issues since 2006 and has clearly failed to

The Meadow Creek Cedar mill is currently not operating.

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NewsContinued from Page 12uphold the mandates of the legislation. And the taxpayers are going to be on the hook,” she says. “They have the mechanisms in place to stop the licensee in their tracks, yet they continue not to do it.”

The former officer, who asked not to be named, worked in compliance from 1995 to 2003 and as a consul-tant for Meadow Creek from 2006 to 2008.

During that time, she wit-nessed an incident involving a cutblock known as CP 265 that she says demonstrated Ministry negligence.

Although forest compa-nies used to need approved site plans — detailing cut-block boundaries, locations of roads, and standards to meet their forest stewardship plans — before beginning work, now they only need to keep them on file.

The former officer says a compliance officer wanted to see the plan for CP 265, but the company couldn’t produce it because it wasn’t finished. Yet work on the cutblock was already underway and allowed to continue until the company provided a plan several weeks later.

“The Ministry knew some-thing suspicious was going on, but failed to demand ‘show us [the plan] now or cease op-erations,’ which I believe is in their legislative right,” she says.

According to Barron, it’s not unusual for a company not to have a site plan handy, and

historically Meadow Creek was good at producing those documents right away.

In this case, however, the company said it couldn’t pro-vide the plan due to a break-in at their office that resulted in stolen computer equipment and mixed-up files.

“The officer and another member of the special inves-tigations unit looked at the explanation and the rationale and felt that was adequate at the time,” Barron says. “They didn’t proceed with any fur-ther follow-up or enforce-ment action. They could have seized computers but didn’t feel it was appropriate.”

Although a stop-work or-der could have been issued as well, Barron says the work appeared to be in compliance, so the officers didn’t feel it was warranted.

FORESTER CITEDWork on CP 265 also land-

ed Meadow Creek’s former registered forester in trouble with his professional associa-tion.

A summary of the disci-pline case published in Janu-ary by the Association of BC Forest Professionals says Rod-ney Arnold “acknowledges and admits” violating his pro-fessional obligations “by in-competently engaging in the practice of professional for-estry and/or acting in a man-ner unbecoming a member of the [association].”

As part of a negotiated settlement, Arnold agreed to provide a written apology, not do any independent work on unstable terrain without direction from a geotechni-cal expert for three years, and have a letter of reprimand placed on his file.

Arnold was cited for mov-ing a road without consulting a geotechnical engineer and misrepresenting the status of CP 265.

When the cutting permit submission was filed, the summary says, Arnold told the Ministry of Forests a com-pleted site plan was on file in his office, but later admitted it wasn’t actually signed until after harvesting began.

However, the agreed state-ment of facts also noted none of this contravened provincial legislation and Arnold re-ceived no economic benefit as a result.

See related story on Page 22

“The Ministry knew something

suspicious was going on, but failed to

demand ‘show us [the plan] now or cease operations’

which I believe is their legislative right.”

Former Ministry Compliance Officer

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NewsRCMP bust Cedar Creek

Road grow-opOctober weather average

Slocan Lake and Nakusp RCMP members took down a grow-op on Cedar Creek Road in Winlaw late last month.

They say a six-month investigation culminated with the seizure of 352 plants in various stages of production from an outbuilding on the property. A small amount of cocaine was also seized from inside the home.

While police were there, the home owner returned but upon seeing the officers, drove away.

Cst. Alan Van Hussen says they chased him and called for a dog unit after they realized the suspect had run into a nearby forest. Before the dog ar-rived, however, they found him hiding in the woods not far from the vehicle.

The 47-year-old man was arrested but later released on a promise to ap-pear in Nelson court on December 21.

Police are recommending charges of drug production and two counts of drug possession.

Last’s month’s weather was, well, pretty typical.

It was ever so slightly warmer than average, and a bit drier — we only got 83 per cent of the usual precipitation — but on the whole, “relatively normal.”

According to forecasters Ron Lakeman and Jesse Ellis of the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar, the biggest rain occurred on the night of the 3rd and the evening of the 11th, and then in the final few days of the month.

Thundershowers also occurred during the afternoon and early eve-ning of the 11th.

It was dryer and at times clearer on the first three days and again from the 12th to the 19th. A record daily high of 24.9 degrees was set on the afternoon of the 3rd.

The first below-freezing temper-ature of the season occurred (–0.4) early on the 17th. More signifi-cant frost and colder temperatures (down to –4.4) followed from the 23rd to the 28th, but we received no snow.

A Wee Bit Warmer

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October weather brought the change of colour to Nelson and beyond.

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Conversion clean-upNelson’s downtown alleys

will be getting a makeover as Nelson Hydro continues with it’s downtown conversion project.

The alleys are currently framed by older hydro infra-structure which includes two poles with a cross arm, but Alex Love with Nelson Hydro says the new look of the alleys will only include one pole.

“Removing the two poles is an improvement because our alleys are a little bit congested and one of our big problems is delivery trucks hitting poles,” says Love.

“If you take a good look at some of our big poles you see notches taken out by the tops of trucks. That weakens our poles and it causes shock to the electrical system which can cause outages. Going to poles on one side only will re-duce congestion in the alleys some what.”

Nelson Hydro also spent a lot of time cutting open the roads and alleys downtown to bury cables.

“Because we buried our primary cables that feed the power into the downtown core they’re less exposed to events of lightning, wind events, ve-hicle strikes. We won’t have those problems causing out-ages downtown anymore,” says Love.

The transformers that were located on the old poles have now been moved to the ground in what Nelson Hydro has named transformer islands.

“One aspect of what we’ve done that I’m quite happy with is with the Cultural De-velopment Commission they came up with a proposal for decorating these transformer boxes on the ground — we call them transformer islands. Some of them have the history of Nelson Hydro and some of them are going to have art by local artists,” says Love.

The downtown conversion project is an overall upgrade of Nelson Hydro’s distribution systems within Nelson.

Love says there are several reasons for doing this which include upgrading old infra-structure and changing the system from having mixed distribution voltage to one

common voltage.“There is 5,000 volts, 25,000

volts and a couple of other little oddballs in there. We would like a common stan-dard of 25,000 because that’s a modern day distribution system and that means carry-ing spare parts and inventory can be consolidated a lot more within the system,” he says.

In the spring of 2012, new wires will be hung from the new poles and fed from cus-tomers to the transformer is-lands.

“We have many customers who have already be fed power underground and those cus-tomers are now being switched over to the new system, basi-cally as we speak,” says Love.

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Members of city council, city staff, Nelson Hydro staff and Nel-son and District Arts Council members gathered last week to see how the downtown power conversion project is coming along. Megan Cole photo

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Community

Some partnerships are made in heaven — and it didn’t even take an

online dating site. When the Kootenay Country Store Co-operative and the Nelson Public Library teamed up to create Seasonings: a year of local flavour in words and recipes, love blossomed with every submitted recipe, story, and poem. Add in Heather Goldworthy’s delicious photo-graphs, and Steven Cretney’s delectable design, and we had true romance.

There’s nothing quite so attractive as the bloom of love, and so it stands to reason that the judges for the Canadian Culinary Book Awards fell under its spell when it came to choosing the shortlist titles for the Culinary Culture Category. On Monday, co-editors Joc-elyn Carver (Kootenay Co-op) and Anne DeGrace (Nelson Library) are off to Toronto to represent the more than 50 cooks and wordsmiths, pho-tographer and designer, and everyone who made this book — and library fundraiser — happen. Of course, no matter what happens, we know our book’s a winner. How could it not be, with ingredients like these?

This month’s recipe adapts a French classic to use ingredi-ents available right here in the Kootenays. It’s the kind of meal that warms the both the heart and the belly, which is every-thing you need in love and din-nertime. Our literary sampling (Page 17) comes from the pen of Anna Purcell, whose lusty ode to autumn would make a mushroom blush.

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Kootenay CassouletFrancyne Laliberté of Francyne’s Cuisine

I have adapted this very French classic to what is available here in the Kootenays. In our house, it is a real fall and winter comfort food. I use Orca dry beans from Grand Forks; they’re both beautiful and tasty. However, one can also use any mix of white beans on hand. For the tomatoes I use my own from the freezer. The almost taste fresh from the garden.

another stock)

Optionally, add the following:

Soak the beans overnight (about eight hours). Drain and cover with fresh water. Add the bay leaves and the three whole

and set aside, reserving liquid. Discard the bay leaves and

with a lid, or Dutch oven, layer in onions, then chicken pieces, the sausages, and finally the cooked beans. Add enough of the saved cooking liquid until the level is just below the top of the beans. Bake, covered, for two hours. Taste and season with

oregano, basil and thyme, and pour this over beans and meat.

If I am expecting guests, I often add the optional items for extra flavor and richness: the cream to the tomatoes, then a topping of melted butter, Parmesan cheese, and breadcrumbs.

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combinations of meat instead of chicken, depending on what is available — pork, lamb, duck; all are delicious.

*Do not pre-cook if using Orca beans — they cook too quickly. Add bay leaves and three whole cloves to casserole.

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Abundance of book signingsLeaves are falling, snow has

frosted the mountain tops, fire-places are glowing and books are waiting to be read. Otter Books doesn’t have a real fireplace, but they do have a comfy chair that will be hosting a different local au-thor each Saturday for the month of November. From 1 to 3 p.m. these accomplished authors will be ready, pen in hand, to sign a copy (or three) of their book and answer questions.

Rita Moir will be the first on November 5. Her latest book The Third Crop is a personal and insightful look into the lives and histories of those living in the Slocan Valley from the 1800s to the early 1940s.

Anne DeGrace will be there on November 12, with her book Flying with Amelia which spans 100 years and the breadth of Canada.

The author for November 19 has yet to be confirmed.

November 26 will be Frances Welwood. Her new book Passing

through Missing Pages is a look into the intriguing life of Annie Gar-land Foster.

Shelley Adams will also be in the store on Friday, November 24 to put her signature on as many of

her cookbooks as she’s able. Not only will you be walking

away with great gifts (hello Christ-mas shopping) but they’ll have that added bonus of being signed by the author.

Otter Books This MonthHOOCHIMAMA AUTUMNBy Anna Purcell

Hey hoochimama autumn, I admit you’re my favourite gal in town. Keep your virgin buds and dainty spring

tendrils, your wilting dog-days of summer! Give me autumn’s overflow — outrageous abundance-laden boughs and ripe round bodies dripping off the vine. Grow my garden gangly and coat everything in the golden honey of the sun’s returned slant! Give me crisp mornings, steaming mugs, and wool sweaters! First hints of wood smoke and the crackle of dry leaves! Wake me up and invite me to think again!

When autumn is about, the farmer’s market erupts in piles of squash shaped like every woman I’ve ever known and loved, bouquets of beets, baskets and barrels spilling over with the last ripe tomatoes, furry bummed quince, smooth tart plums and succulent pears. Rainbows of chard, rainbows of apples, oh my darlings!

Fields of plump luscious pumpkins sing under an orange moon, and layers and layers of golden leaves turn the woods into a heaven-tunnel. I kick the chestnuts I can’t fit into my pockets and see them bounce in front of me, turn my head to hear the wind whistle through the feathers of the departing geese.

Autumn is the best retirement party I know. The ultimate send-off. Agricultural Mardi-Gras. All stops are pulled and each jewel tone, juicy curve, and musty crunch delight the sense, perk up my mind, and prepare me for the next leg of the jour-ney, cool-headed and breezy.

And in the end, autumn opens the door. I leave her party and walk through, alone, out into the silent, breathtaking, cold and starry night.

SUBMITTEDSpecial to the Nelson Star

Rita Moir kicks off a month of book signings at Otter Books this Saturday when she will have copies of her latest book The Third Crop available.

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Sage Tapas & Wine Bar 352-5140

Springs Dining Room -

Ainsworth Hot Springs 229-4212

The Only Bakery • Nelson 354-1200

The Preserved Seed Cafe • Nelson 352-0325

Thors Pizza • Nelson 352-1212

Uptown Tavern • Nelson 352-2715

Specia lizing in Greek cuisine, fresh Mediterranean Style Roast Lamb served nightly. Come try our world

famous f ish‘n’chips, a Nelson icon for over 25 years. Gourmet burgers, wraps and sandwiches.

We offer a wide selection of vegetarian dishes.

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A Bigby BountyMegan Cole photo

A group of dedicated volunteers from Bigby Place were celebrating their fall harvest at the garden plots at the Nelson and District Community Complex. The gardeners planted, weeded, and harvested through out the summer creating a beautiful garden for the community to enjoy.

17th ANNUALCOUNTRY CHRISTMAS

CRAFT FAIRE

Hume HotelFriday, November 18th 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 19th 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 20th 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Admission $2.00

Join us for Tea!During the Craft Faire there will be an

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$5.00 (includes admission to Craft Faire)

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616 Vernon St. 250.352.2715

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Celebrating early child development

A special event to celebrate the remarkable growth and develop-ment of children in their first few years of life will take place on Mon-day, November 21 at the Brent Ken-nedy Learning Centre, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

It is an opportunity for parents to learn more about their child’s stage of development by meeting with their child and a trained con-sultant, using a questionnaire and play-based approach.

A special presentation on Safe Sleep for Infants, plus an open ses-sion of Mother Goose, will make this a fun and informative day.

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Open to all families with babies and children ages 0 to 5, but for the individual sessions, book early, as space is limited.

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DONE THATBeen Th ereFirst hand reports from local travellers

TRAVEL BECOMES YOUGERMANY - 1969by Joe Dunn

Lahr is in the Black Forest region of Germany, up against the Rhine River and France, Bavaria to the south and east. Th is has to be the most iconic area of Germany with its half timbered houses and barns, walled cities, cuckoo-clocks and of course, Oktoberfest in Munich.

We all piled into John’s Volkswagen van with our sleeping bags and spent a bleary weekend at the fest. It’s too much fun – huge beer tents with oompah bands and thousands of people enjoying themselves. For the guys there are large breasted women in dirndl dresses carrying handfuls of litre glasses of beer. For the girls there are large bellied guys wearing lederhosen drinking litres of beer and eating greasy sausages. For everyone it’s the chance to make a fool of yourself dancing polkas to the oompah band.

Th e countryside is agricultural with towns and small villages a few kilometers apart. We would spend our days off driving around in the VW van exploring the Black Forest. Any town with any self respect had its own brewery ( thank you NBC) which deserved our attention. All the farmers were bringing in the crops and making sausage, cheese and of course, Black Forest Ham. A stop in a local Gasthaus got you a great fresh beer, a homemade

schnitzel and spatzle at a reasonable price.

Fall turned to winter and we were all working hard at the bar. Weekends for me were a chance to go skiing a few hours south at Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze. You take a cog train up inside the mountain, step out onto a platform at the top where a cable car takes you across to the next peak. Mountains and snow everywhere, huge ski runs that can take you into Austria (bring your passport) and lifts to bring you back to the top. It was breathtaking and it completely spoiled me until I went to Kitzbuhel in

Austria and Mount Blanc in France.I headed back to work just in time for a huge

train wreck. You know the old fi lm of two steam locomotives racing headlong towards each other and they crash together, steam and smoke billowing as they try to crawl over each other? Th at’s what happened when I got back to the base and met the new lounge waitress, Debbie.

It was lust at fi rst sight and there was steam and smoke and some crawling all over going on. You could say that we got along well.

“Dear Mister Dunn, We are sorry to inform you that it is highly

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Hotel Sonnepost, Lahr January 1970

And so it began.

We spent the winter in Germany working and planning since the idea of going to Australia seemed like a worthwhile goal. John, Terry and I were going to do it the long way starting in Cairo, Egypt and going up the Nile then through the middle of Africa to Cape Town, South Africa. How hard could it be? We had a map of Africa, we were young and apparently quite naïve.

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News

Professional forester tried to warn employerHis own transgressions aside

(see front page story), a series of documents obtained by the Star show Meadow Creek Cedar’s former registered professional forester repeatedly told his em-ployer they weren’t meeting their silviculture requirements.

In the first letter, dated Feb-ruary 25, 2008, Rodney Arnold warned of a “pending negative situation developing regarding silviculture obligations,” which exposed the company to fines of up to $170,000.

He also said cancelling a seedling order intended to help them catch up on reforestation commitments was a bad idea that would likely cost the com-pany hundreds of thousands of dollars more in additional brushing.

“When the silviculture obliga-tions fall behind this devalues the license on the books and reduc-es the net value of the company in the event you wish to sell,” he told owner Dale Kooner.

Arnold urged Kooner to invest in reforestation, or set aside a portion of revenue from the sale of logs for silviculture purposes.

“I think the issue of meeting the silviculture obligations in a cost effective manner requires your attention to... prevent the above pending situation from jeopardizing the viability of the company’s forest license,” he said.

On August 22 of the same year, Arnold wrote again to Kooner, copied to the district forest manager, to say results reporting had not been provid-ed to the Ministry of Forests for three years on all aspects of the operation, and no brushing had been done for four years.

“The silviculture liability in-crease caused by the above work not being done will reduce the price received for the company when it is sold,” he said. “The risks of penalties (increased li-abilities) to the new owner will show up in the due diligence investigation he would conduct before buying the company.”

He added the Ministry of Forests could also contract out the work not done and bill the company — and if the amount was not paid, stop issuing cut-ting permits.

“The license is approaching the point that if the Ministry of Forests determines the ob-ligations are in serious enough default, the license can be can-celled and re-advertised,” Ar-nold wrote. “In my opinion other licensees in the area are waiting for that to happen rath-er than purchasing the com-pany.”

In a memo of January 28, 2009, Arnold laid out what it would cost to bring Meadow Creek in line with its outstand-ing silviculture obligations, and noted they might have trouble

hiring tree planters and brush-ers, as the previous year a con-tractor invested in equipment only to have the company can-cel the work.

“Meadow Creek Cedar’s rep-utation is the issue in trying to convince people to work for the company,” he said.

Finally, on December 14, 2010, Arnold noted no brush-ing had taken place on the forest license for five years, al-though amendments had been submitted to the Ministry of Forests to extend timelines and stave off fines.

Meadow Creek Cedar would have to do “significant” work each year to meet its silvicultur-al obligations, he said: “There is no more room for delaying ac-tivities or costs.”

Arnold said his letter was in-tended to correct past practices “that may have been looked upon as saving cash flow but instead have increased costs overall.”

On the same day, Arnold warned Kooner that a road built by Meadow Creek Cedar

into Lendrum Creek did not meet engineering standards, and their construction practic-es “pose issues of safety for the loggers during logging opera-tions and potential high risk to Lendrum Creek and [its] fish-eries values.”

Some of Arnold’s letters are quoted in an appeals commis-sion ruling that upheld a $2,100 fine against the company for 21 breaches of its silviculture obli-gations.

A government submission said the circumstances war-ranted the fine, “as the contra-ventions were numerous, and repeated warnings did not deter Meadow Creek from its unlaw-ful conduct.”

However, an appeals com-mission sustained the nominal fine, as there were no previous infractions, the company co-operated with the investigation, and the contraventions “did not cause any damage to public for-est resources.”

Kooner, who bought the com-pany in 2005, did not respond to a request for comment.

Meadow Creek Cedar Saga

GREG NESTEROFFNelson Star Reporter

“Meadow Creek Cedar’s reputation is the issue in trying to convince people to

work for the company.”

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land (Commercial, License of Occupation - Leading to a Crown Grant)

FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by the Nelson Landing Development Corporation Limited (applicant: David Sorensen www.nelsonlanding.com) of Bowen Island, BC, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource

Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for a License of Occupation - Leading to a Crown Grant. The application is related to a mixed-use residential development partially over Provincial Crown land near Nelson, BC (point of reference: 117º 16’ 11” W, 49º 30’ 40” N). The MFLNRO File # is 4405157, Project Name: Nelson Landing Area 1-2.

Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the atural Resource Of cer at Front ounter B , 1902 heatre Road, ranbrook, B V1C 7G1, or email to [email protected]. Comments will be received by FrontCounter BC until December 5th, 2011. FrontCounter BC may not be able to consider comments received after this date.

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Junior Leafs head west for threeAfter going pointless this

past weekend, Nelson Ju-nior Leafs head coach Frank Maida says the plan heading into a three-game Okana-gan/Similkameen roadswing is simple.

“We expect six points… we’re heading there to get all six,” Maida told the Nelson Star earlier this week. “We set our goals after the Sat-urday night game [a loss to Beaver Valley] and the boys have made a commitment to work hard all week to ac-complish it.”

Before running into a three-game losing streak to end the month, the locals had compiled a solid October re-cord going 8-2 and enjoyed the penthouse view of the Neil Murdoch Division. In-juries and what the coaching

staff calls a lack of preparation has seen consecutive losses to Summerland, Creston Valley and Beaver Valley.

“I’m pleased with the ef-fort we have gotten and the learning,” Maida said when asked to assess the October output. “There are a couple more wins that we should have that we are learning from because we took teams too lightly [Summerland and Creston]. We have given up four points, but as long as we are learning from that it can be a positive. We have to be ready for every game, not just some games.”

Despite the recent stum-ble, the Leafs have plenty to be optimistic about as they near the midway point of what has been a very busy start. Still solidly in second place in the division — Bea-ver Valley claimed top spot with Saturday’s 3-2 win —

the Leafs have asserted them-selves as one of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s top squads.

Pretty positive start when you consider Maida and his current coaching staff were thrown into the mix in the middle of the summer when last season’s coach Chris Shaw departed to become the Vernon Vipers assistant.

A pair of Leafs occupy spots in the league’s top-10 scoring list. Veterans Pat-rick Martens sits fourth and Colton Schell sits 10th as the pair have found chemistry on the team’s top line. KIJHL rookie Nik Newman is also

in the league’s top-20 and before an injury slowed him Matti Jmaeff was putting up impressive numbers.

Despite not being 100 per cent healthy since the season began, 20-year-old goaltender Andrew Walton has shown several flashes of brilliance between the pipes. Rookie Patrick Defoe has been thrown into the mix more than expected and has been effectively picking up the slack.

“There is a good feeling on the team,” Maida said. “The vets are really leading the way in the dressing room and on the ice. The team gets along well and everybody is feeling encouragement from each other.”

The Leafs pull out of Nel-son this morning for a three game weekend that includes stops in Princeton, Kelowna and Osoyoos.

Locals Hope to Shake Losing Streak on the Road

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

SportsLeague Standings

Neil Murdoch DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PBeaver Valley 17 14 3 0 0 28Nelson 19 12 6 0 1 25Castlegar 17 10 5 0 2 22Spokane 18 6 12 0 0 12Grand Forks 14 0 14 0 0 0

Eddie Mountain DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PFernie 17 12 4 0 1 25Kimberley 16 11 4 0 1 23Creston Valley 16 8 7 0 1 17Golden 15 7 7 0 1 15Columbia Val. 18 1 16 0 1 3

Okanagan DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL POsoyoos 18 12 6 0 0 24Penticton 15 9 4 0 2 20Princeton 14 7 6 0 1 15Kelowna 16 6 10 0 0 12Summerland 18 6 12 0 0 12

Doug Birks DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PKamloops 19 16 1 0 2 34Revelstoke 16 12 3 0 1 25N. Okanagan 16 11 4 0 1 23Sicamous 16 6 10 0 0 12Chase 17 0 17 0 0 0

Upcoming GamesFriday, November 4Nelson at Princeton

Osoyoos at North OkanaganColumbia Valley at Chase

Golden at FernieBeaver Valley at Creston Valley

Kelowna at SummerlandSaturday, November 5

Nelson at KelownaColumbia Valley at Kamloops

Grand Forks at KimberleyNorth Okanagan at Sicamous

Princeton at RevelstokeBeaver Valley at CastlegarFernie at Creston ValleySunday, November 6Nelson at OsoyoosPrinceton at Chase

Sicamous at SummerlandCastlegar at Spokane

Grand Forks at PentictonColumbia Valley at North Okanagan

Nelson Leafs LeadersPLAYER Position GP G A PPatrick Martens Forward 18 21 14 35Colton Schell Forward 18 10 15 25Nik Newman Forward 19 12 11 23Brett Norman Forward 13 10 11 21Matti Jmaeff Forward 15 3 17 20Dallon Stoddart Forward 17 7 9 16Colton Malmsten Forward 17 8 7 15James Sorey Forward 19 7 8 15Carson Willians Forward 19 3 10 13Max Mois Forward 16 6 6 12Riley Henderson Defence 13 3 9 12

KIJHL Stats

A high school student from Christina Lake is see-ing his dream of playing competitive men’s volleyball seemingly quashed by BC School Sports, the govern-ing body for high school athletics.

Myles Christman, then a Grade 10 student, couldn’t play volleyball for Grand Forks Secondary School (GFSS) because it didn’t have a men’s team so he went to play for Mount Sentinel Secondary School in South Slocan last year – he and fa-ther Martin would drive to Mount Sentinel to play even

though he was enrolled at GFSS and Mount Sentinel went about applying for eli-gibility.

According to Martin, he played for a majority of the games but was ruled ineli-gible very late in the season.

“A short period before the provincial champion-ships, BC School Sports de-clared him ineligible stating that he must be registered at the school that he wishes to play,” Martin explained.

The family decided that Myles would register and attend Mount Sentinel and billet with a friend’s family while the high school would make an application to BC School Sports; however it still denied Myles’ eligibility even though he was regis-tered.

Martin said that Myles’

brother Tyler was allowed to play for Mount Sentinelfour years ago under the ex-act same circumstances.

“No one can really get tothe bottom of why he’s ineli-gible. There doesn’t seem to be any real concrete answer there that seems to make sense,” said Martin.

Myles, for his part, just wants to play volleyball.

“Volleyball has always been a big part of my life; It feels like [BC School Sports]has taken a big part of my life away,” said Myles in anemail.

KARL YUGrand Forks Gazette Editor

Myles Christman

Story continues to ‘Ruling’ on Page 24

Sentinel student denied volleyball opportunityHigh School Sport

BOB HALLNelson Star Editor

“We expect six points... we’re

heading there to get all six...”

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Sports

Ruling body provides no explanationContinued from Page 23

“When I first got the news from Glen Campbell [Mount Sentinel head coach] that I couldn’t play, I had feelings and emotions like I have never had before. It was real tough.”

Martin said Mount Sentinel fought on Myles’ behalf to try to get an appeal and there was a deadline missed.

“There was a mistake in the fact that BC School Sports didn’t give the ineligibility ruling until quite late in the process and there’s a very short time period where they will allow you to have a sec-ond appeal and so Mount Sentinel missed that date but then begged for them to let us get in to have the appeal and they denied that,” explained Martin.

Head coach Campbell said he is baffled by the actions of BC School Sports.

“The eligibility officer for

[BC School Sports] four years ago agreed and ruled Tyler eligible,” Campbell said in an email.

“Today’s eligibility officer at BC School Sports’ response when asked where can Myles play, was ‘nowhere’ and that was unacceptable to the fam-ily and unreasonable to us as adults trying to encourage students to play athletics and get off couches and away from their [TV] screens.”

BC School Sports was con-tacted but declined comment.

Martin said he is consider-ing legal action but according to the family’s legal coun-sel John Kennedy – who has taken on the case pro bono – nothing has been officially filed yet.

“We haven’t taken any legal action yet and the reason for that is we’re trying to work with BC School Sports to come up with a fair and equi-

table solution to the problem but unfortunately they have yet to even justify their ac-tions or their decision,” Ken-nedy said.

“They’ve provided us with no explanation as to what log-ic, if any there might be behind the way they’ve ruled in this case. We’ve been trying to ap-peal within their system, we’ve been trying to get them to hold an expedited appeal hearing because the next appeal hear-ing is after the season ends.”

Kennedy said that they are attempting to see if the Minis-ters of Education George Ab-bott or Community Sport and Cultural Development Ida Chong can provide them with any assistance in resolving the matter.

Martin hopes that is a reso-lution soon however.

“Time is of the essence, Myles’ season ends on Nov. 27,” he said.

Pee Wees Storm MerrittThe Nelson Pee Wee Rep squad brought home the trophy from a tournament in Merritt late last month. The locals got off to a rough start by losing the first game of the tournament to host Merritt 7-2. The pee wees rebounded with a pair of wins against Chilliwack and Coquit-lam to finish the round robin with a 2-1 record that was good enough to get the team into the semi-finals. Nelson beat Cloverdale to advance to finals against a Kelowna team that was undefeated so far this season, never having won a game with less than a five goal spread. Fuelled by stellar goaltending by Curt Doyle, Nelson battled to a 3-3 tie after regulation time. With overtime solving nothing, the game went to shootout where Nelson’s Angus Paterson ended up with the winning goal.

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Community

Kootenay Co-op Radio begins

new radio series on life after 65

Old Growth, a series of 11 half-hour radio shows about life after 65, will begin airing on Kootenay Co-op Radio (KCR) on November 7.

The series was produced by writer and broadcaster Bill Metcalfe.

“Several of the episodes are stories of lo-cal seniors who are highly functional and on the move, and what we can learn from them,” he says. “Others are about harsh realities that come with getting older. I have tried to balance those two sides.”

In the “on the move” category, there is a round-table discussion with four local senior athletes (Wilma Turner, Barb Saunders, Mi-chael Pratt and Lex Baas).

“These people were amazing,” says Metcalfe. “They were really upbeat about their lives.”

And there’s another group discussion with four senior artists (John Cooper, John McKin-non, Tsuneko Kolubo and Verna Relkoff).

“It was a good one,” Metcalfe says, “because of the importance of the arts in Nelson. What’s it like for a veteran artist to get old?”

In another episode, veteran yoga teacher Karuna Erickson speaks frankly about how age is slowing her down, but there’s a up-side to that: she can now pay more careful attention to the subtleties and the details of the workings of her body and mind.

And there are some episodes that are clearly about decline and loss. Senior advocate Joan Reichardt talks about the lives of women over 80 who are single and poor. Linda Hoskin of the Alzheimer’s Society shares the mic with local residents Cal and Loree Renwick, and together they tell the story of Cal’s father’s Al-zheimer’s. KCR broadcaster Mike Chapman awakens us to the impact of seniors losing their drivers licences.

The series was funded by a New Horizons for Seniors grant from the federal government.

“We’re really excited to be doing this series,” says Kootenay Co-op Radio’s station manager Jay Hannley.

“KCR is proud of the work Bill had put into this program and is excited to share it with all of you This series is essential listening, not only for seniors but for all of us who are really just ‘seniors in training’.”

The series also includes episodes on seniors’ health, stereotypes, elder abuse, activist se-niors, learning, relationships between old and young people, and the essential components of an age-friendly community.

Podcasts of the series will be available on the KCR website at cjly.net.

For more information contact Kootenay Co-op Radio station manager Jay Hannley at 352-9600, or series producer Bill Metcalfe at 352-7670.

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Our girls are great travelers. We have travelled with them all over this province and beyond and they always surprise us with their readiness for automotive adventure.But, at the end of an eight-hour car

ride, they are still prone to ask the ultimate kid-travel question, “Are we there yet?” To which I now respond, “We are closer than we were!”With the world events that

have unfolded before our eyes this year, many people are asking, “Are we there yet?” Wars and rumours of wars, earthquakes, fi res and fl oods: are these the signs that the end is near?Well, before we pack our

bags and check in for the fi nal departure, let us consider a few things.We are told in the Christian

writings that no one will know the day nor the hour and we are encouraged by Jesus to live life to the full with the time we have today for ‘tomorrow will worry about itself ’. What would Martin Luther do if he knew for certain that the world would fall to pieces the following day? He would plant an apple tree.Th is is not the fi rst time

that the earth has been in an upheaval, and not the fi rst time that doomsday prophecies have made headlines. Western humans braced themselves (according to their Gregorian calendar) for 666 and then 999 and then 1984 came along and after that Y2K. Now we have 2012. We need to keep our roots in a basic knowledge of history in order to weather these present storms. Ask people who came through WWII or any ‘great’ war. Did the end seem near? Our history records remind us of signifi cant world catastrophes in all times and generations.In this age of communication,

the reality of world events seem much more proximate to us than they often are. Never underestimate the power of tv, radio, internet and other media to stir fear among the masses. We become fi xated on the horrifi c images that come into our own living room. Th e news media is not driven by the exchange of information – it is entertainment based. It must appeal to our most basic emotions in order to sell advertising. And besides all that, as Neil Postman says, “Th e whole problem with news on television is this: all the words uttered in an hour of news coverage could be printed on a page of newspaper. And the

world cannot be understood in one page.”And so in the face of the very real

world events that touch our hearts and lives, we watch and we pray and we assist and we encourage one another as the Day approaches. Are we there yet? Well, at least we are closer than we were!

Churches of NelsonDoomsdayBy Rev. Scott SimpsonFirst Baptist Church

The Salvation ArmyNelson Community Church

Sunday Worship Serviceat 11:00 am

Everyone is WelcomeYour Pastors:

Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows(New to Nelson)

250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)

First Baptist Church611 Fifth Street 250-352-3212

Worship Service: 10:00 amPastor: Rev. Scott Simpson

First Baptist Church

fbcnelson.caPart-time childcare available at

Cornerstone Children’s Centre 250-352-9910

Anglican Church of CanadaSt. Saviour's ProCathedralWard & Silica, NelsonFamily Service & EucharistSunday 10:30 AM

St. Matthew'sVillage Road, South SlocanSunday 9:30 AM(No service third Sunday)

St. Michael & All AngelsBusk Road BalfourSunday 11 AM

Office: 8am - 1pm Tue - Fri

[email protected]

www.stsavioursnelson.org

Loving Jesus, Loving People, Transforming Lives

• Nelson-702 Stanley St. • 352.9613Sundays at 10:00 amPastor Arden GustafsonPastor Chris Wiens

www.ecov.org

• Balfour-7741 Upper Balfour Rd. • 229.2301Sundays at 9:30 amPastor Jason Ashley

• Playmor Junction-2840 Eden Rd. • 359.5065Sundays at 10:00 amPastor Jesse Lerch

A Friendly Bible Centre Church

623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber

Refreshments are served after the service(Affi liated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)

Sermon Title this week is “Tried by Fire”6:30 pm DVD “The Case for Faith” by Lee Strobel

NelsonUnitedChurch

Nelson United Church

602 Silica Street, Nelson BC V1L 4N1Ph: 250.352.2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

Minister: David BoydSunday Worship Gathering: 10:00 am

tedchurch ca

ALL SAINTS DAY Service of Holy CommunionConfi rmation Celebration7:00 pm Taizé Service in the Church Hall

All are welcomeNursery Room AvailableSunday School ages 4 and up

Unity Centre of the Kootenays

905 Gordon Rd (IHA Bldg., back door)

Sunday 11:00 amMichael Pratt

“Searching for the ultimate reality”

CATHOLIC CHURCHCATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE

813 Ward Street 352-7131

Sunday Mass Times: • Saturday 7:00pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am

Parish offi ce open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon [email protected] • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca

Nelson Seventh-day Adventist Church

1502 Granite Rd., Tel (250) 352-6102 – nelsonadventistchurch.org

Saturdays:

10:00am Family Bible Study11:00am Worship Service12:30pm Fellowship Lunch (vegetarian)1:30pm Prayer Ministry

“Come now, and let us reason together, says the LORD.”Isaiah 1:18

Join us each Sabbath for Bible study, prayer and Christ-centred worship in a spirit of true Christian fellowship.

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Bea Cox(Nee Bohan)

April 30, 1928~October 27, 2011

Bea was born on April 30, 1928 at the family home in Kitchener BC to Herb and Nellie Bohan.Bea was predeceased by both of her parents, husband Bob, son John, brothers John and Jim and sisters Alice Joy and Mary Jacks. She was also predeceased by treasured in-laws Doh Bohan, Tony Joy, Eric Jacks and Marion Bohan.Bea is survived by her brother Len Bohan of Cranbrook BC and children Bill (Lori) Cox of Calgary Alberta, Sue (Walter) Fergusson of San Jose California and Cam (Anna) Cox of Water Valley Alberta, grandchildren Matthew and Taylor Cox, Andrew and Thomas Fergusson, Robert, Peter and Patrick Cox. She is also survived by great-grandchildren Kieran, Brae and Charlie Cox and numerous nieces and nephews.Bea and Bob lived in many locations throughout British Columbia and Alberta, and were blessed by the love and friendship of many: too many to mention here, who we know are mourning with us.Everyone is invited to come and celebrate Bea’s life

at G.F. Oliver Funeral Chapel,225 - 15th Avenue North in Creston BCon Saturday November 5 at 1:00 pm.

In lieu of owers please consider a donation to the Creston Valley Hospital - Equipment Fund

Bag 3000, Creston, BC, V0B 1G0; or Swan Valley Lodge - Equipment Fund

Box 1880, Creston, BC, V0B 1G0;or perform an act of kindness.

The family would like to thank the Kaslo and Nelson RCMP of cers who attended the accident and in some cases stayed with her. In addition the family would like to express a heartfelt thanks to the staff of both the Nelson Regional and the Vancouver General Hospitals for the wonderful and compassionate care they provided Bea. We would also like to thank the many friends and family who have provided continuous love and support for all of us during this most dif cult time with a special nod to Sheila Sanders and Ron and Shirley Jacks who provided extra comfort for Bea and the rest of us by being there during Bea’s short stay in the hospital.

Remember our Mom with the passage fromRobert Frost’s poem "The Road Not Taken";

I shall be telling this with a sigh.Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I...I took the one less traveled by,

and that has made all the difference.

Bea passed away on October 27, 2011 as the result of injuries sustained in a tragic

traf c accident.

Opportunity for Outstanding

Graphic DesignerThe Nelson Star is looking for an outstanding Graphic Designer to work full-time in our busy Nelson offi ce. The successful applicant will be a creative and highly motivated team-player, able to work independently and effectively within deadlines, while paying close attention to detail. A comprehensive working knowledge is required of CS3 on Mac OS X. If you’d like to be part of a great company, please send a resume with a portfolio showcasing your talent to:

Chuck BennettPublisher, Nelson [email protected] Hall Street, Nelson B.C. V1L 1Z2No phone calls pleaseClosing date: Monday, November 7

We thank all those who are interested in this position; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Black Press is Canada’s largest independent newspaper group with more than 150 community,daily and urban weekly newspapers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii.

Career Opportunity

Information Systems Support Specialist

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Information Systems Support Specialist manages all hardware and software maintenance and is responsible for providing technical advice and expertise on a diverse range of information technology activities. This position will provide training and consultation to Columbia Power staff and management and make recommendations on future planning and development of technical resources.

The Information Systems Support Specialist will be responsible for analyzing business processes, providing technical trouble-shooting solutions, creating custom application software and modifying existing software to meet specific Columbia Power business needs.

Columbia Power and Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) share the infor-mation systems infrastructure and network including servers, and telephone systems. The incumbent will work closely with CBT’s IT staff to ensure that Columbia Power’s information technology needs are met.

The ideal candidate will have a diploma or degree in Computer Science with three to five years of programming and/or systems analyst experience. Strong skills in problem solving, process redesign, website development, programming and software analysis and development are essential. Experience with Great Plains or Financial Management Systems would be considered an asset.

Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to visit the Careers section of our website at www.columbiapower.org. Closing date for this position is November 14, 2011.

Computer TechnicianSeeking highly motivated Computer Technician Must have knowledge on service and repairs

Part time/full time position availableMonday through Friday

Wage negotiable depending on experience

Please drop or email resume to Valu Office Supplies801 Farwell StreetTrail, BC V1R 3T8

Email: [email protected]

EXCEED ING E X P E C TAT I O N S

For more information visit

selkirk.ca/s/jobpostings

Join us in the beautiful Selkirk Mountains of southeastern British Columbia.

COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANTAn on-call role for a multi-talented writer

A proven writer and editor with an understanding of photography, you will provide support to the Communications Coordinator on an as-needed basis. Your work will be interesting and varied, consisting of creating media releases, writing articles for both internal and external publications, developing online copy and editing a wide-ranging set of documents. Organized, outgoing and personable, you will also be attending and gathering information at a number of events.

You’ll need a two year related diploma as well as a couple of years’ related industry experience (or an equivalent combination). A driver’s licence is necessary and familiarity with media relations would be an asset.

Closing date: November 14, 2011.

Career Opportunity

Environmental Support Manager

Reporting to the Director, Environment, the Environmental Support Manager is responsible for providing technical expertise, support and advice to Columbia Power’s operations staff and project managers on environmental issues related to its hydro facility operations. This position requires an intimate knowledge of the environmental risks and management controls associated with hydro dam operations and projects, as well as applicable environmental legislation.

The Environmental Support Manager is responsible for environ-mental programs required by facility permits including environ-mental monitoring and fish compensation programs, as well as audits, inspections, permitting and implementing emergency controls. This position will also support the Business Develop-ment Team in environmental assessment activities.

The ideal candidate will have a Degree in Environmental Sciences or a related discipline with five to ten years experience in the environmental management or regulatory field associated with the hydro-electric power industry. The candidate must have knowledge and understanding of river systems, water management, aquatic ecology and hydroelectric generation principles and familiarity with environmental management systems consistent with ISO 14001.

Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to visit the Careers section of our website at www.columbiapower.org for the detailed job description. Closing date for this position is November 14, 2011.

Please refer to Job #1109 when submitting your application.

Skilled Labourers needed for renovations Please call 250-558-9668 or email resumes to [email protected]

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Announcements

Craft Fairs

Balfour Hall’s “One & Only” Christmas Craft Fair.

Saturday Nov.5th ~ 9am-3pm Door Prizes! Free Admission!

or food donation for: Transition House

Coming EventsBalfour Anglican Church

Guild Christmas Coffee Party Sat. Nov.19th from 10am-

12Noon. Balfour Recreation Hall. Crafts, baking, deli, recy-

cling, & prizes. Admission $3.00.Join us for visiting, shopping & refreshments.

InformationDr. Michael Smith (TCM) is now accepting new patients. Offering services in Acupunc-ture, Chinese Herbal medi-cine, Nutritional & Functional medicine. Call 352-0459

Lost & FoundFOUND: KB ~ I have your cycling gloves. Call 352-9479

LOST:I gave you a door and 2 windows from the alley of Observatory & Kootenay St.

These are my storm windows and I gave them

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LOST: I POD in the downtown or mall area. Please call Barbara 250-352-3914.

LOST: Silver 3rd Generation IPOD Nano btwn Front St. & Victoria St. on Sat. October 22 pls call 250-505-4915LOST: Wednesday, October 26th @ Superstore Gas Bar: Ladies black purse / wallet w/ small strap. Please return ID & purse to the Post Offi ce or the Nelson Star. Thank you.

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Help WantedALLIANCE TRAFFIC Group needs certifi ed fl aggers for long term contract in West Kootenay area. Fax resume to 250-554-9458 or email toalliancetraffi [email protected]. in area Nov.3-8

Employment

Help WantedAccounting Position

~Nelson BC~ Experienced accountant required January 2012

Duties include preparation of year-end fi les, fi nancial statements, corporate and

personal tax returns. Knowledge of relevant

public practice software an asset. Berg Naqvi Lehmann is a well established full-service public accounting fi rm, and

provides a competitive salary, benefi t package and pleasant

working environment. Email resume with references

to: [email protected] or fax to 250-352-7166

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Employment

Help WantedAlberta earthmoving company requires a Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. You will work in a modern shop and also have mechanics truck for fi eld work. The job is at Edson, Alberta. We require that you have experience on Cat crawl-ers and or Deere excavators. Call Lloyd at (780)723-5051.

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ReporterThe Trail Daily Times has an opening for a part time reporter/photographer. As a member of our news team, you will write news stories and take photos of Greater Trail events, cover city council and other public meetings and respond to breaking news stories. You must work well under pressure, meet daily deadlines and be a exible self-starter with a reliable digital camera and vehicle.This union position is for three days a week, with the potential for full-time work during holiday relief periods. Computer literacy is essential, experience with layout in InDesign an asset, newspaper experience or a diploma in journalism preferred. Some weekend and evening work is involved. The Times offers a competitive salary and bene ts. The successful candidate will be required to become a member of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 2000.Quali ed applicants should apply in writing no later than November 20, 2011 to:Guy Bertrand, managing editor Trail Daily Times 1163 Cedar Ave. Trail, BC V1R 4B8 [email protected] Fax: 250-368-8550Only quali ed candidates will be contacted; no phone calls please.

Full Time Receptionist/Offi ce Assistant must be a skilled multi-tasker with exceptional organizational skills, a passion for the highest level of customer service and a professional appearance.Requires strong computer skills.Previous esthetic/medical spa experience an asset. No phone calls please.

Send/deliver resume to: 202-402 Baker Street, Nelson V1L 4H8

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HHDI RECRUITINGis hiring on behalf of

Baker Hughes

EQUIPMENT OPERATORS

Baker Hughes Alberta - based oilfi eld services company is currently hiring equipment operators. Class 1 or 3 license preferred, but we will train the right candidate with a Class 5.

Please call 250-718-3330 or Fax: 1-888-679-0759

For more information or send your resume &

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We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfi eld con-struction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have construct-ed oilfi eld roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.

Trades, Technical

PROCESSOR OWNEROPERATORS WANTED

Hiring Processor Owner / Operator for Tamihi Logging Co. in the Fraser Valley area. Prefer dangle head 622/624 or similar.

Willing to pay top rates.Will pay by the hour or meter, Paid bi weekly.

E-mail: mikayla.tamihilog @shaw.ca

or Fax: 604-796-0318

Services

Financial Services$10 MILLION AVAILABLE for Land Purchase/Development and Joint Ventures. Management Consulting and Business Plan services. Call 1-866-402-6464.

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Household ServicesA-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning. Complete Fur-nace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-565-0355 (Free estimates)

SnowclearingSnow Plowing & Removal

Book Now!! call Dan 250-551-3336

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayAlfalfa, alfalfa mix or straight grass (small square bales) in Lister. Call Jay or Trish at 250-428-9755

PetsGolden Retriever Puppies,vet checked, 1st shots, dewormed $350 250-265-3320

Merchandise for Sale

Computer Equipment

Desktop PC w/dual core proc, monitor & adobe master suite collection $300/obo 352-0944

Farm EquipmentKUBOTA tractor bush mower w/all attachments, $1200 obo excellent cond 250-226-7635

Food Products

BUTCHER SHOPBC INSPECTED

GRADED AA OR BETTERLOCALLY GROWNNATURAL BEEF

Hormone FreeGrass Fed/Grain Finished$100 Packages Available

Quarters/Halves$2.35/lb Hanging WeightExtra Lean Hamburger

$3.50/lbTARZWELL FARMS

250-428-4316 Creston

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS /

Bridges 20’40’45’53’ Used / Damaged 40’ insulated makes great shop. Only $2300! Needs door and 40’HC $2800 No Rust! Semi Trailers for Hiway & stor-age. Delivery BC and ABCall 24 hrs 1-866-528-7108www.rtccontainer.com

A-STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS /

Bridges 20’40’45’53’ Used / Damaged 40’ insulated makes great shop. Only $2300! Needs door and 40’HC $2800 No Rust! Semi Trailers for Hiway & stor-age. Delivery BC and ABCall 24 hrs 1-866-528-7108www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale3 Table hockey games from the 60’s, 70’s & 2000. All in working order 250- 551-0604

Help Wanted

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleCar Dolly: Rewired, wheels have been greased very re-cently. Works very well. Ask-ing $799. Call 250-354-7471. Located in NelsonCollector Buying Native IndianArt Artifacts, Baskets, Totems,Silver, Gold, Coins, Antiques +In Town Now: (604) 377-5748

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

MOVING SALE pro-master plus II treadmill $700, king sleigh bed frame

$400, kenmore front-load w/d $700, kenmore stove $350

250-505-5514

Misc. WantedCoin Collector Buying old

Coins, Silver, Gold, Olympic +Also buying bulk silver coins.Chad: 250-863-3082 (Local)

Real Estate

Houses For SaleAMAZING retreat property perfect for the investor, pro-gressive entrepreneur, profes-sional artist/writer looking for solitude, or one lucky family. 23+ acres w/ 2 titles, wonder-ful 4 bed/3bath main house, stunning views of Valhalla Wilderness Park & Slocan Lake, phenomenal gardens, ponds and waterfalls with in-ground irrigation, beautiful custom sauna house with sleeping loft, 3 car garage is a work of art with unfi nished stu-dio above, Memphis creek, 780 ft of highbank lakefront accessed through forest trails and deck to launch your kay-ak. Off the grid with Micro-Hy-dro power. One of a Kind! Newport Realty, 250-385-2033 www.sandyberry.ca

Kootenays4 Houses on 5 Acres with Shop just outside Nelson City Limits. $890,000 call 354-7949

MortgagesMortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi -nances, immediate debt con-solidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.

Call 1-888-685-6181www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentNELSON. GORGEOUS 2 bedroom condo available im-mediately. Central location. Great view of the lake. $1000 p/m. F/p, n/s. References re-quired. 250-509-1240

Shaughnessy Apartments now accepting applications on

1 & 2 bdrm apts. NS/NP $645/mo ea + util. Quiet Adult bldg in Rosemont 352-0118

Duplex / 4 PlexNELSON Rosemont: 3bdrm 1/2 Duplex, corner lot, lrg deck, w/d/f/s, new h/w fl oors & bathroom. NS/NP Avail.Nov1st $1000/mo 250-352-2205

Homes for Rent2 UPHILL NELSON REN-TALS DEC 1: 2 BEDROOM HOUSE, bright, clean, wood fl oors, skylights, fi replace, loft, 1 bath, W/D, F/S/D, small/effi -cient, fenced yard garden/fruit, views, deck, work/storage space, park, trails and down-town. $1175/month + utilities. BACHELOR SUITE: bright, clean, wood fl oors, small/effi -cient, private yard/entrance, views, great location. $600/month N/S, N/P, Refer-ences required. Contact Jane: 250-226-6863

NELSON 12mile: Waterfront furnished cabin for 1-2 people Avail. until July 2012 NS/NP$750 util. incl. 250-354-4779

NELSON: 3 mile 4bdrm, 2 1/2 bath well maintained executive home. F/S, W/D

$1450/mo + utilities. NP/NS. Available immediately

Attention: Larry (Rosling Real Estate) 250-352-3581

NELSON: large family home 5min from town w/city & lake views. Quiet location, lrg yard w/storage & basement work-shop area. Covered parking.

Will suit family long term. $1300 + util. 250-352-2127

Small 1 bdrm cabin w/beautiful lake view, close to town, lake

& bus stop, NS/NP great place for mature single or couple. Recently reno’d $825. incl. electric. Ph 250-551-3336

Updated 2.5 bdrm Mobile Home, N/S, N/P, W/D, Adult Park, Ref required, 7 min to

Nelson on Granite Rd. $800.00/mth plus utilities.

250-352-0898

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Rentals

Offi ce/RetailBeautiful downtown profes-sional /offi ce building for lease, 601 Kootenay St. 825-9932Nelson, downtown: 2 sunny offi ces, big reception area. $780/mo incl util + HST. Call Hans 250-354-4381/354-7949NELSON Downtown: Small Offi ce/Therapy room. $350 + HST, utilities incl 250-354-4381/354-7949

Rooms for RentROOMMATE Wanted: 6 mile, access to whole home, must love dogs, seniors welcome, drivers licence appreciated.

$400/mo. 250-825-4569.

Suites, LowerBeautiful 2bdrm suite 7 miles west of Nelson in an exquisite nature setting. W/D NS/ND $785/mo 250-777-0185NELSON 5mile: beach front suite w/own entry & kitchen NS/NP Avail until May $700/ mo + elec. 250-825-4236NELSON Rosemont: Fully furnished studio suite w/own entrance. NS/NP, quiet/mature professional preferred. $650 incl. hydro. ref req’d 354-3994.Nelson: spacious 1 bdrm suite available Nov 1st. $900/mo. NS/NP/WD/FS. 250-352-6975

Want to RentNELSON: 49yr old male seeks

room or shared accom. quiet, non partier w/handyman

skills & good references contact Dave: 250-352-9876

[email protected]: Affordable accom. for 18yr old female student. pls call 250-352-3956 messageNELSON: Single adult male seeks accom. up to $600/mo inclusive. Responsible, quiet, clean, no partying or drinking. References Available! ContactJason @ 250-777-1787 OR jaykingsheffi [email protected]

Transportation

Auto Financing

Transportation

Cars - Sports & Imports

2005 Mercedes Benz SL55AMG Kompressor AMG SportPackage, 5.5 litre V-8, 493HP. Hardtop retractable roof,31,000 km. Online auctionnow: www.bcacuction.ca. Info:250-952-5003

Recreational/Sale17’ Travel Trailer sleeps 5, toi-let, sink, propane stove, oven& heater, 3 way fridge, Veryclean $1250 250-359-8280Car Dolly: Rewired, wheelshave been greased very re-cently. Works very well. Ask-ing $799. Call 250-354-7471.Located in Nelson

Scrap Car RemovalSCRAP BATTERIES WANTED

We buy scrap batteries fromcars & trucks & heavy equipment.

$4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288

Sport Utility Vehicle

2002 Cadillac Escalade EXTfully loaded, garage kept,

excellent condition, always serviced, needs nothing, extra winter tires on rims. 232,000kms, $18,500 obo

Mike 250-352-6843

Trucks & Vans1996 Ford Aerostar automaticgood condition 245k asking$500 250-505-55141997 GMC Safari Van, auto,AWD, cruise, good cond.225Kasking $1650 250-505-5514

Boats

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Trust boosts wildlife corridorA previously

privately owned 137.5-hectare portion of the Columbia Ba-sin will now become a conservation prop-erty thanks in part to $335,000 in support from Columbia Basin Trust.

The Trust, along with other fund-ing partners and the generosity of the previous landowners, the Logan family, has helped The Nature Trust of BC purchase the Silver Tip Ranch, near the East Koo-tenay community of Bull River, for conser-vation purposes.

“[The Trust] has committed to long-term and endur-ing stewardship of the Basin’s natural resources,” said Neil Muth, Trust presi-dent and CEO. “The purchase of the Silver Tip Ranch will help ensure an unbroken wildlife corridor from the Kootenay River to the Rocky

Mountains.”The property

features wetlands, forest cover, grass-lands and agricultural fields that are habitat for many wildlife species. It provides a migration route and winter range for ungulates such as elk, white-tailed deer and mule deer. Predators, including coyotes, wolves, black bears and cougars, also utilize the area.

“The Nature Trust is honoured to be conserving Silver Tip Ranch in our 40th anniversary year. Partnerships are key to our success and this property is a wonderful demon-stration of partners in action,” said Doug Walker, CEO of The Nature Trust.

“The fact that we sold the ranch to The Nature Trust says a lot about our love for this land and the fact that we want to care for it,” said Patricia Logan, the previous landowner. “We chose The Nature Trust be-cause it is a provincial conservation organi-zation and we felt we could work with them on the future of the land. We are happy to know that at least Sil-ver Tip Ranch will be returned to the way it was before people moved into this area and it will be looked after for wildlife.”

The Nature Trust

of BC is a non-profit land conservation organization dedi-cated to protecting BC’s natural diversity of plants and animals through the acquisi-tion and conservation of critical habitats and other areas of ecologi-cal significance. Learn more at naturetrust.bc.ca.

Columbia Basin Trust’s land conserva-tion strategy supports community-support-ed, multi-stakeholder land conservation efforts that assist in maintaining a range of community values on lands in the Basin. Since the program’s inception, the Trust has contributed over $3 million to conser-vation and secure-ment opportunities in the Basin, helping protect over 100,000 hectares of land. Learn more at cbt.org/environment.

The Trust deliv-ers economic, social and environmental benefits to the resi-dents of the Columbia Basin. To learn more visit cbt.org.

CommunityColumbia Basin Trust Helps Purchase Silver Tip Ranch


“The purchase of the Silver Tip Ranch will help

ensure an unbroken wildlife corridor from the Kootenay River to the Rocky Mountains.”

Helen Mary BrownJune 8, 1939 – October 13, 2011

Our beloved mother, wife, grandmother, and best friend, the larger than life energizer-bunny, Helen Brown, passed away during the early morning of Th ursday, October 13th, 2011, after suff ering a catastrophic stroke.

She died doing what she loved best: on a sunny autumn day, she walked her two dogs up and down a mountain, gardened for hours in her new Nelson home, and then moved boulders around to complete her landscaping vision. Mid-afternoon she collapsed, and left us a few hours later surrounded by her daughter Fiona, grandson Christopher (Kip) and son-in-law Brian. She permeated our lives with love and a never-ending energy. She was our go-to person, whether it was for fi xing something, lending an ear, or giving a hug. She lived for the future not the past. She thought outside of the box and lived life on her terms. She acted closer to a 50 year-old rather than the 72-year old grandmother that she was. Born in Godalming, Surrey, England, to Brigadier Cuthbert Arnold-Edwards and Norah Gabbett-Mulhallen, she moved to Vancouver when she was 18, with her parents and brother John. Shortly afterwards she set out on a world voyage, ending up in Nairobi, Kenya, where she met her husband of 47 years, Robert John Brown.

Helen and Robert married in 1964 and settled in Vancouver where their daughter Fiona and son Tim were born. Helen cherished her children, supported their dreams, cultivated her garden, cared for her aging parents, took time for her friends, and adored her many animals. She vacuumed with a Kirby, made gooseberry jam, learned Scottish dancing, loved to write, wore odd socks, and could dress herself to the nines in 5 minutes.

For 45 years, she walked almost daily in the Capilano Canyon below their home, in awe and wonder of the great forest. She built sculptures along trails, chased bears out of the kitchen and deer out of the garden, felled trees, hauled and split fi rewood, built arbours, galloped horses through the surf at Spanish Banks, and hosted extra-ordinary dinner parties.

She embraced adventure and disliked shopping, wastefulness, and musicals. She spoke her mind, challenged common practices, and reluctantly took no for an answer. She traveled light, made friends easily, mis-placed her keys often. She rose to challenges, owned and managed properties, teared-up at the opera, made leaded-glass windows, and insisted on cleaning her own gutters.

She sought companionship, classical music, wine, cheese, and chocolate, craved sunshine in winter. She adored her 3 grandchildren Niko, Sophie, and Christopher, taught them to tie their shoes, catch a ball, ride a bike, and use a knife and fork properly. She spoiled all her Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs, especially Pemba, and kept a tin of English toffi es or sweets in the glove box of her car.

Helen found both artistic expression and sanctuary in her garden. She created magical spaces with plants, ponds, and pergolas. She re-cycled, re-used, and re-created found objects and elements from the natural world, inevitably adding something unexpected.

She always had a project and could be found stripping an old chair, scavenging house parts, polishing a piece of copper, patching a wall, or cleaning up a neglected corner. She drove her MGB with the top down, scarf around her head, her favourite dog riding shot-gun in the passenger seat, nose to the wind.

She had 2 lives, one close to her son’s family in Vancouver and one beside her daughter in Nelson. She traveled to 60 countries, renovated houses, manifested her dreams and was a constant source of support and brilliant ideas. She instinctively created beauty, with an eye for detail and a heart for people.

With her natural and enviable strength, abundant vitality, and huge capacity for love, she was snatched far too early from life. She delighted in the creative process and will be remembered saying, “Is a 72 year-old supposed to have so much fun?”

Helen leaves behind her husband Robert, son Tim, daughter Fiona, daughter-in-law Zoi, son-in-law Brian, young grandchildren, Niko, Sophie, and Christopher, brother John (wife Sherrill), many loving friends, and her besotted hound Pemba.

Part Time Circulation AdministratorBlack Press is looking for a part-time circulation administrator to work in our busy front of ce/circulation department. Duties include, but are not limited to circulation, front desk, telephones and general of ce duties. The person who lls this position must be able to multi-task, be a quick learner, have excellent organizational skills and be able to work under pressure and deadlines. Must have a good command of the English language, possess good computer skills, and have a general understanding of accounting and payroll procedures.Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.Please email resume (with references) and a cover letter to:

Chuck [email protected] Press514 Hall Street, Nelson , B.C. V1L 1Z2CanadaFax: (250) 352-1893

New to Town?Then let us welcome you to town with our greetings basket that also includes information about your new community.

Have you had a new baby? Then let us know as we have a special gift basket for your new baby.

Call us at 250-352-6095 or 250-825-4743 or 250-825-0008


Community

Supporting Osprey’s Capacity to Support the CommunityBoard members, former board members and honourary advisors have all generously donated to the Osprey Com-munity Foundation’s administration. Osprey is usually in the news for its growing support of local charities and causes, but key to this work is establishing strong, sustainable administrative capacity. Executive director Vivien Bowers accepts donations to Osprey’s administrative endowment fund and operations from (left to right) Stefan Lehmann, Aldo Doratti, Cheryl Elliott, Nelson Ames and Dave Elliott. Missing is donor Norm Carruthers.

THIS IS YOUR NEWSPAPERThe Nelson Star is proud to be your community newspaper, but we need your help.

If you have an event, organization or accomplishment that the Nelson area needs to know about... here’s your chance. Simply email us a write up, photo or tidbit of information and we’ll print it.

No story is too small, no accomplishment ever unworthy. Write it like you would like to read it and the community will be better off for it. Email us at [email protected]

Dr Yuro Ihns 250.365.7511Dr Peter Lawczynski 250.304.2111

www.kootenaysmiles.ca

“My wife says that I never stop smiling!”Before After

Call us for a free consultation today

If you have any Marketing questions, please feel free to contact me.

Madi Fulton

• New Home Owner• Environmentalist

• Animal Lover• Nelson Star Sales Rep

250.352.1890 [email protected]

Opportunity for Outstanding

Graphic DesignerThe Nelson Star is looking for an outstanding Graphic Designer to work full-time in our busy Nelson offi ce. The successful applicant will be a creative and highly motivated team-player, able to work independently and effectively within deadlines, while paying close attention to detail. A comprehensive working knowledge is required of CS3 on Mac OS X. If you’d like to be part of a great company, please send a resume with a portfolio showcasing your talent to:

Chuck BennettPublisher, Nelson [email protected] Hall Street, Nelson B.C. V1L 1Z2No phone calls pleaseClosing date: Monday, November 7

We thank all those who are interested in this position; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Black Press is Canada’s largest independent newspaper group with more than 150 community,daily and urban weekly newspapers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii.


Pathfinders help the hungry

On Halloween, the True North Pathfind-ers, went door-door collecting donations of food for the hungry instead of candy for themselves.

This is the second year they have taken this opportunity to assist those less fortunate. Like last year, they again found a refreshingly warm reception and a gen-erous spirit among

Nelson residents. “Almost everyone contacted was willing to contribute, and it was really fun,” they reported.

The needs of one family were actually met right on the spot. And one mother donated a Halloween cake her daughter had made so that the club could enjoy a treat at their celebration bonfire afterwards.

“This is something we want to do every year,” said church

pastor, Doug Pond. “At this point we are able to contact only a small portion of the residents, but hope-fully the concept will grow and others will want to get involved. We organize at the church after school on Halloween and go out from about 4:30

to 6:30 p.m. Then we regroup at the church to roast our supper over a campfire.”

Anyone wishing to have more infor-mation regarding involvement in the annual Halloween food drive or the club itself may contact the pastor at 250-352-

6102, or at nelsonad-ventist.ca.

The club is open to all kids ages 11 to 15, who like camping, crafts, nature, learn-ing about the Bible, healthful living, com-munity service and more. Meetings are from 6:30 - 8 p.m. on Tuesdays.

CommunityHalloween Food Drive

Jenny Erickson, Front Line Manager for the Nelson Food Cupboard, receiving some of the food items.


Nelson StarCarrier of the Month

CongratulationsCHANCE!

Chance McCoshen

Congratulations to Chance McCoshen, our Nelson Star Carrier of the Month for October!Tell us a little bit about yourself:I love sports! My favorite sports are soccer and equestrian horse riding. I love dancing. I also enjoy French Immersion.What do you like to do in your spare time?In my spare time I like to play with my dog Georgio and hang out with my friends Sophia, Bella and my sister Nicola.Why do you like delivering the Nelson Star?I like delivering the Nelson Star because it gets my blood pumping! Also, it allows me to save money for when I am traveling with my family.Chance will receive gift certifi cates from Canadian 2 for 1 Pizza.

www.homesforanimals.com

STILL DOING TIME

250.352.7178520 C Falls Street

Nelson, BC Above Savoy

Bowling Lanes

Open Tues - Sat.: 12:00 - 5:00pm

View our current animals available for adoption and

check out the new Lost & Found section on our website!www.spca.bc.ca/nelson

250.352.78612124 Ymir Road

We Love Your Pets & They love Us!

www.nelsonvet.com

Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society (KAAP)

Pets Available for AdoptionCall 250-551-1053 for information

or visit: www.homesforanimals.com

The “T” kittens and mama are now ready to meet you! Tildie (themama) is a beautiful, young, friendly girl, and her 4 female kittens – Tux, Teddy, Tricks, and Truffl e (she is a Manx) are so sweet! These are just some of the many kittens that KAAP has in foster homes just waiting to meet their purr-fect forever families. All these kittens and cats are healthy, dewormed, vaccinated, spay/neutered and tattooed, for a reasonable adoption fee. please check our web site for details and application forms. Call 250- 352-2008 for more info.

WARNING! Cuteness overload! These four adorable Shepherd/Lab cross puppies are just 8 weeks old. They are on the small side for this breed combination. They have just been vet checked and vaccinated, and will be fi xed and tattooed when they are older, but they can be met and adopted now. There is one girl and three boys. Please see our web site for details, or call 250-352-2008 for more info.

Valhalla Path Realty

280 Baker St., Nelson, BC(250)354-4089

[email protected]

www.valhallapathrealty.com

Wayne Germaine250.354.2814

[email protected]$295,000

Robert Goertz250.354.8500

[email protected]

$529,900

THREE TIMES THE CHARMHere is a rare and unique opportunity to own 3 well built custom homes on secluded fi ve and a half acres just minutes to Nelson. The houses are thoughtfully laid on the property maintaining the private setting for each home. Whether its retreat like setting or income potential draws you to this property you will not be disappointed.

Call Lev or NormLev Zaytsoff

[email protected]

Norm Zaytsoff250.354.8584

[email protected]

912 OBSERVATORYThis white picket fenced home in Uphill offers an affordable alternative to renting. A comfortable residence, this 3 bedroom heritage home sits on a superb lot and has a good fl oor plan. www.kootenayconnector.com

Call Robert

OVER $2000/MONTH IN REVENUEThis very well maintained 3 bed, 3 bath rancher on gorgeous 1.93 fl at acres with 340 ft frontage on Duhamel Creek and a stone’s throw from 6 mile beach is waiting for the right family. Very unique investment property produces $1240/m income from 4 mobile home pad rents, $500/m from a 1365 sq.ft. shop and $350/m from other cold storage. Why not live in paradise and enjoy some passive income? Call James

MOTIVATEDThis North Shore home is situated on a very private, lush 1/2 acre fenced lot. With an open fl oor plan, gourmet kitchen, sunken living areas, large bedrooms, and a huge workshop, there is something for everyone. A must see.Call Yara or visit www.NelsonLocal.com

James Loeppky250.509.0804

[email protected]

Yara Chard250.354.3382

[email protected]

$575,000

$539,900

$530,000

$275,000

HOUSE & ACREAGE-BONNINGTONHere is a rare and exciting opportunity. 3-4 bdrm, 3 bath home on 13.5 private acres. This is a sunny south facing location with far reaching views of the mountains and valley. Beautiful trails through the forest, a seasonal pond and potential for subdivision. Defi nitely a one only.Call Norm or Lev

THRUMS FAMILY HOMESolid 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on a very private 2 acre property at Thrums. There is a stone fi replace in the living room and a wood stove in the basement. Attached single carport and a detached double garage/workshop. The yard is very beautiful with lots of lawn, huge garden, green house and numerous fruit and nut trees. Community water licensed for domestic and irrigation use.

Call Wayne


CONTACT:WEST CREEK DEVELOPMENTS250.505.4820 [email protected]*For approved buyers, contact developer for details

www.WestCreekVillage.caBreathtaking Interior Design by Kootenai Moon Furniture

Two Bedroom Des ignFROM $395 Bi-weekly

Two Bedroom • 3 piece Bath Maple Kitchen - Stainless Steel Appliances • Over 850 sq ft • Built in Fireplace Designer Lighting • 9ft ceilings • 2yr/5yr/10yr Home

Warranty • Ground level entry - No stairs

$215,000NET OF CASHBACK

INCLUDES HST*

Four Room Des ignFROM $485 Bi-weekly

Two Bedroom - Plus spacious Den with Studio off Master Bedroom • Custom Built-in

Entertainment Centre • 3 piece Main Bath and 3 piece Ensuite • Built in Fireplace • Solid Maple

Kitchen Custom Staircase • Vaulted Ceiling Over 1500 sq ft • Walk in Closet

$279,000NET OF CASHBACK

INCLUDES HST*

NOW SELLING!NEW CONSTRUCTION PRE-SALES MOVE IN READY SOON!

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OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY

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