The Express News Update

Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 Vol. 2, No. 50building Nelson & area community since 1988

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What a year it was!some of our memories from 2012

Friday, Feb. 3, conflict over Nelson’s Amenity Areas Friday, March 9, a homegrown opera blows away audiences

Friday, June 29, flooding in Lakeside Park. Friday, July 20, tragedy at Johnson’s Landing

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Nelson Police have received several com-plaints of people snow-boarding and building jumps on city streets and sidewalks, with the snowfall we have received so far this winter. We would like to remind people that covering steps with snow, building jumps on city streets and snow-boarding down sidewalks all cause safety issues for pedestrians and drivers alike, as well as for the boarders.

Nelson Police com-mends the bars and res-taurants who hosted New Year’s Eve celebrations for the start of 2013. The events were very well attended and, while several minor issues were handled by the police, the evening, and the ring-ing in of the new year was a success in Nelson. We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and all the best for 2013.

On Christmas day during the late evening the Nelson Police Department were called to a disturbance in a basement suite in uphill Nelson. Upon arrival the officers discovered a male and female, well known to police, had been drinking alcohol. Although the male was not overly intoxicated the female had lost control of her ability to reason. She had become delusional and accused her partner of tak-ing the keys to her car. The female does not own a car.

The male partner told police that he had been run-ning away from her for five minutes. The officers noted that he was perspiring and out of breath from running

laps around the chesterfield. He was happy to have police on scene. After a short dis-cussion with the officers the female decided that she was going to leave the suite. She was not properly dressed and was in no condition to care for herself. She was taken into custody and transported to police cells. After a few hours in cells the female was sober enough to care for herself and was therefore released.

Once released, the female requested she be transported to Kootenay Lake Hospital for treatment of an undis-closed ailment.

During the early eve-ning of Boxing Day, mem-bers of the Nelson Police Department observed a grey Subaru in the downtown core bearing out of province license plates. The vehicle came to the attention of the officers because minor traf-fic infractions. The vehicle was stopped in the 400 block of Stanley Street where the investigation continued. The sharp officers noted that the driver of the Subaru was exhibiting numerous signs of alcohol consump-tion. The officers made a lawful breath demand to the driver. Two breath samples were obtained which result-ed in the driver receiving a 90 day Immediate Roadside Prohibition. The Subaru was impounded for 30 days. Police transported the occu-pants of the vehicle, the driver and his 10 year old daughter to a destination of their request.

The officers continued to investigate as the driver

held both a British Columbia and an out of province driv-er’s license. Police estab-lished that the driver was actually prohibited from driving under his British Columbia driver’s license. The driver may now face a provincial charge of Driving While Prohibited. He was served with a Provincial Appearance Notice with a court date in early 2013. The driver signed the legal docu-ment with an obscenity.

The consequences of driving under the influence of drugs of alcohol are uncom-promising. The Nelson Police Department urges people to make arrangements prior to becoming impaired. Think ahead. Think safety.

Over the 24 hour period of Boxing Day offi-cers of the Nelson Police Department answered 28 calls for service in addition to attending to many other police incidents.

Boxing Day has long been recognized as an oppor-tunity for the young adults and teens of Nelson to gather at the town’s bars and party. Boxing Day 2012 was of no exception. Crowds gathered by approximately nine in the evening, beyond which most of the bars in town were filled to capacity.

The police were inundat-ed with calls regarding the abuse of alcohol and other drugs. There were numerous fights reported. Fortunately, there were no reports of seri-ous injuries. Two youths and three adults were lodged in cells for various reasons, all of which were related to the over consumption of

alcohol. Officers opted to transport some intoxicated people to residences into the care of sober people when the opportunity arose. Many people elected to openly drink alcohol on the streets. Some of them were charged under the Liquor Act and face fines of $230 or more.

The Nelson Police Department serves as the area’s provincial jail. A number of people living in the West Kootenays are from time to time sentenced to intermittent sentences to be served over weekends.

On Dec. 28 a local male was scheduled to attend the Nelson Police Department to serve a portion of his custodial sentence. When the male reported to the police department the offi-cer assigned to book him into cells could smell alco-hol on his breath. On his way into the cell block the male stumbled. Although the officers of the Nelson Police Department are quite accustomed to interacting with intoxicated people they rarely have people show-ing up to serve their sen-tences while drunk. The male submitted to a breath test that is generally used to detect alcohol levels of drivers. The male supplied a sample which indicated that the male’s blood alcohol reading was three times the legal limit to operate a motor vehicle.

As a result of his indis-cretion the male is now facing additional criminal charges.

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ScienceNewsKootenay inventiveness!

licensed seven designs to various companies, and, as he says, “the ideas just keep coming”. For example, he noticed that when one uses a classic sled, it was not very good in powder or other soft snow conditions, and the runners would only slide on hardpack or ice, which may not be com-mon in many areas. “Magic Carpet” type plastic slid-ers were better at provid-ing a sliding action in more varied conditions, but had almost a complete absence of control. Thus Kaj invent-ed an articulated foam sled which can be used in mul-tiple snow conditions, while offering much better control (see the picture of a fac-tory prototype). Several of his latest sled designs and a new snowboard invention have recently been licensed to commercial enterprises and will soon be on the mar-ket through Lucky Bums, Inc. and Airhead Sleds.

Snow boarding is anoth-er area of endeavor. Kaj was interested in achiev-ing more of a surf board feel while snowboarding. Classic snowboards have flat bases, and require quite a secure connection to the board through relatively stiff boots and bindings in order to apply force to the edges. By altering the profile of a snowboard base, giving it a 3-D aspect, Kaj has made it significantly easier to put a snowboard on edge, requir-ing no direct attachment to the board to achieve edg-ing, even in packed snow conditions. This is akin to the “Noboard” type of snowboard (a snowboard

Kaj Gyr’s occupation is: Inventor! This struck me as an occupation from a bygone era, but I think it is coming back in a significant way. An Inventor can work for oneself, has the oppor-tunity to become involved in projects of their own choos-ing, can spend little or a lot of time at inventing, and can tap into creative skills according to their heart’s desire.

Kaj’s primary catalyst for sparking an invention is by partaking in a sport-ing activity, and realizing the equipment he’s using is just plain not good enough. It helps if the sport is a new one (to him), as then there are no pre-concep-tions as to how the sport should be done, and a lot of questioning and wondering about how the experience could be enhanced, or even radically changed in a way which is more fluid, and/or more dynamic, and/or use-able in more environments, and/or safer then comes naturally. Once a concept has been identified, he likes to have a fair amount of time to muse about it in order to outline possible approach-es, typically once the kids have gone to bed.

“Pragmatic Idealist” is an apt description of Kaj. He likes to think of

the ideal situation – then design some-thing that allows it to happen. He has

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without bindings only use-able in powder snow), but it excels in all conditions, not just powder.

Typically Kaj seems to average two ideas per month, and a license to a sports related company may occur every 2 years or so, though 3 licenses were secured in the past year. Usually, he makes a provisional patent filing in the USA, and it is usually the patent documentation along with a prototype that seals the license agree-ment. He meets potential licensees at Trade Shows, or cultivates them through his extensive network of people in sports-relat-

ed enterprises. A typical license agreement includes minimum sales quantities, an up front payment, royalty on each sale made, terms regarding exclusivity, and, in many cases, there is a consulting aspect, where Kaj is hired to keep an eye on the development of the commercial product.

Kaj believes that every-one has good ideas for design - it’s just a matter of developing things past the scrawled-on-a-napkin stage, and making the process an adventure instead of har-boring a grandiose notion that the design is going to change the world and/or make them a millionaire.

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Decreasing the air leakage through all the glass surfaces in your home is an excellent way to put money from fuel savings in your pocket, decrease global fuel con-sumption and increase the level of comfort in your house by reducing drafts from those chilly winter winds.

The least expensive solution is a clear polyeth-ylene heat shrink plastic that is installed in the fall and removed each spring. It is relatively inexpen-sive and easy to install. However, after you have installed and removed it on every window for a few years you may weary of the annual cost, the

Is it advisable to add a second layer of glass to single pane windows to gain some insulating qualities? Would a five milimetre breather hole be sufficient to control condensation issues?

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labour and the amount of waste you create from the disposable plastic.

A more expensive alternative is Lexan or Plexiglas. It is available at your local building supply stores in a wide variety of sizes. Individual pieces can then be snuggly fit-ted on the inside of each window and fixed in place with removable caulking, or other appropriate com-mon latching hardware. Plexiglas does discolour with years of exposure to sunlight and it is sus-ceptible to scratching so you can expect to replace individual pieces. These pieces are easily removed (because they are accessed from inside) and stored each spring. Label each piece so you’re not guess-

ing their locations next fall.

Or, consider a more expensive alternative to Plexiglas; aluminum or wood sash storm windows. These retrofit storms can often be built to fit inside your existing win-dows, making them easy to access for installation and storage. Aluminum sash cost about $10 per square foot of window area. Primed wood sash costs approximately $20 per square foot. Your local window and glazing sup-plier is the best source for finding these products.

Another option I have seen occasionally is a per-manently fixed sheet of glass fixed to the inside of each window frame and held in place by permanent

wood trim stops. Although this is a relatively cheap alternative you loose the air flow function of any window you seal in this way. As well, you run the risk of condensation on the outside glass surface if the storm is not well sealed.

All storm widows should be fitted with “breather holes” that will permit moisture and con-densation to escape from between the panes of glass. The old style series of three one-and-a-half inch holes covered by a thin board fastened on a pivot point serves the dual function of allowing con-densation to escape and access to fresh outdoor air if your storm windows are exterior mounted.

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There are a number of com-mon ‘human’ foods that can be toxic for your pets... The important thing is to know exactly what to avoid. Here is a complete list.

Alcoholic beverages Avocado Chocolate (all forms)Coffee (all forms) Fatty foodsMacadamia nuts

Pets - Purely NaturalBy: Dr. Andrew Jones

Foods Dogs and Cats should NOT EATMoldy or spoiled foods Onions, onion powder Raisins and grapes Yeast dough XylitolApples, Apricots, Cherries,

Peaches and Plums.Potato peelings and green

looking potatoesNutmegTomato leaves & stems (green

parts)WHAT to do IF your pet has

eaten any of these toxic foods: TO YOUR VETERINARIAN. If

your pet is showing signs of ingest-ing a poison, it is important that your veterinarian examines her and treated appropriately. Some toxins can progress and lead to severe seizures. If you suspect antifreeze poisoning, it must be treated within 4-6 hours, before irreversible kidney

damage occurs. PURGE THE POISON. In most

cases of poisoning, getting your pet to vomit is the most important thing that you can do. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING if something caustic has been consumed (such as drain cleaner or bleach). To induce vomit-ing, give hydrogen peroxide at 1 tea-spoon per 10 lbs of body weight. If your pet doesn’t vomit in 10 minutes, repeat again. NEVER do more than 2 treatments of peroxide. You can also try salt: dilute 1 teaspoon of salt in a tablespoon of water per every 10lbs of body weight.

DELAY ABSORPTION. Activated charcoal is readily avail-able at most pharmacies. It delays absorption of any toxin by binding to the toxic compound in the stomach. The easiest way is to give the cap-sule form. For those garbage-eating

dogs (such as my own dog) it is a good idea to have hydrogen perox-ide and activated charcoal always on hand.

TOPICAL TOXINS. If your pet is having a reaction to something on the skin, such as flea medications, or oil on the skin, then you want to remove it as soon as possible. Dish soap works well – lather it up, then rinse your pet thoroughly. Thick tarry substances that you can’t wash off can be first covered in flour, as the flour absorbs some of the oil, then washed off with dish soap.

PREVENTION. Ensure medi-cations are always out of mouth’s reach. Become familiar with toxic plants (visit http://www.aspca.org/toxicplants for a complete list) and remove those from your house, if your pet is a plant-eater. Keep your compost covered.

DISCLAIMER: This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice of your own veterinarian. Dr. Andrew Jones resigned from the College of Veterinarians of B.C. effective December 1st 2010, meaning he cannot answer specific questions about your pet’s medical issues or make specific medical recommendations for your pet

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Arts&Entertainment

Auditions for “Cabaret”Sunday, Jan. 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 21, 7-10 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 321 Silica St

Black Productions is seeking performers age 18-70 for its inaugural presen-tation, the Tony Award-win-ning musical Cabaret. We are looking for actors, singers and dancers who don’t mind donning a pair of fishnets and speaking in a foreign accent, to come and audi-tion. Cast members must be 18 years of age or older.

This classic but time-ly Broadway play, set in Berlin, Germany in 1933, will be directed by Patricia Henman (The Melville

Boys), with musical direc-tion by Rick Lingard (West Side Story, What it Is) and choreography by Mackenzie Hope (Jesus Christ Superstar, Rocky Horror Show). Cabaret will run Thursday, May 30 to Saturday, June 1 at the Capitol Theatre.

Please contact [email protected] with your preferred audition time or for more information.

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Sunday February 24 at 2pm

Touchstones Nelson calls for art submissionsDeadline: received by Tuesday, Feb.5, 5 p.m.

Touchstones Nelson is accepting submissions for its inaugural Member’s Show and Sale. This jur-ied exhibition is aimed at supporting and celebrating artwork by Museum mem-

bers. Work in all mediums is encouraged. Participants need only be a member of Touchstones Nelson as of the show’s open-ing date of February 23, 2013. Accepted artists will

receive a $50 exhibition fee. For detailed submis-sion guidelines, visit www.touchstonesnelson.ca/exhibitions.

All submissions must be received by Tuesday, Feb 5, at 5pm. For more

information, email [email protected] or call Rod Taylor or Jessica Demers at 250-352-9813.

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Oxygen Arts Centre announces late winter/spring classesOxygen Art Centre

courses begin in February with some brand new classes including Writing the Wild, which will explore the many ways in which we can express our experiences, thoughts and feelings about the natural world.

Another course offered will be Painting and Drawing Workshop : The Human Face with Deborah Thompson, February 18,19,20. This 3 day stu-dio workshop will focus on the human face.

There will also be acrylic painting classes for

both beginning and inter-mediate painters, blues singing, collage painting and more.

Course registration is handled by Selkirk Continuing Education on behalf of Oxygen Art Centre. To register, phone: 250-352-2821 or drop by:

Kootenay School of Arts. 606 Victoria Street, Nelson. For more information visit Oxygen’s website: www.oxygenartcentre.org or send an email to [email protected] or call 250-352-6322.

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Joyce Lillian FraserApr. 18, 1927 - Dec. 24, 2012

Born to William and Edith Isherwood in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Joyce spent her child-hood in that city before her family came west dur-ing the Depression and settled in Aldergrove, BC. Joyce left high school to take a job in Vancouver during the war years. It was while working for the income tax service that Joyce was introduced by her friend, Ruth Fraser, to Ruth’s big brother Ron. Ron Fraser was the love of her life, and they married in May, 1950. Daughters Patricia and Colleen were born and the family was complete.

They moved to Grand Forks in 1958 for Ron’s job with the CPR, and it was there that Joyce raised her children and made a home. Ron and Joyce moved to Nelson in 1973. Joyce volun-teered at the IODE shop and the Salvation Army. Kind-hearted, good-natured and enormous fun, Joyce was a cut-throat Scrabble player and avid knitter. She embraced the new tech-nology of email whole heartedly as it allowed

her to keep in touch with family and friends far afield.She kept up-to-date on current events, but family was Joyce’s greatest joy. She looked forward to visits from her children and grandchil-dren and loved to see the newest member of the family, two-year-old Fraser.

Joyce leaves behind her husband of 62 years, Ron; daughters Patricia (Cal Koat) and Colleen, grand-children Morgan Westcott (Matt). Tavis Blishen, Rhys Geisler (Kieren). and Chelsea Blishen; great-granddaughter Fraser Westcott; sister Pearl Seifred (Stan), sister-in-law Ruth Fox,many nieces and nephews and cousins in the UK. No services will be held. In lieu of flowers the family asks that dona-tions be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or Kootenay Lake Hospital, 3 View Street, Nelson BC V1L 2V1.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

InMemoryShirley Dianne LipsackOct. 9, 1942 – Dec. 18, 2012

Shirley Dianne Lipsack (Traxel) of Kaslo, British Columbia passed away at the Victorian Community Health Center in Kaslo on December 18, 2012 due to complications from ovarian cancer.

Shirley came to Kaslo from Calgary in the mid 2000’s to be with Kurt Patalla, who passed away on November 08, 2011. She was actively involved in the community, working at the Kaslo Drug Store, she was a member of St. Andrew’s Church, and volunteered with numer-ous charities.

Shirley is survived by her one daughter, Tracy (Michael) Fawcett of Calgary, and grand-children Zachary Fawcett of Calgary, and Bronwyn (Jeff) Butler of Calgary, her beloved Jack Russell Terrier, Mikey, brothers Norman (Jerolyn) Traxel and Keith Traxel, sister Darlene (Brian) Kemp,

along with numerous nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind Kurt’s sons Gordon Patalla of Vancouver Island and Robert (Lisa) Patalla of Calgary.

Cremation has taken place and a funeral service will be held in Kalso late next spring or early summer (2013). As per her wishes, the funeral will be held at St. Andrew’s United Church, which will be followed by interment at the Kaslo Cemetery.

As an expression of sympathy, the family is requesting that donations be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon Division, Box 292, Nelson, BC V1L 5P9.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

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Opinion&EditorialMaking Waves – Sinking the Harper Agenda

Conference - Part IICommentary by Alex Atamanenko, NDP for BC Southern Interior

In my previous column I mentioned that I had the for-tune to attend a conference sponsored by the Council of Canadians entitled, “Making Waves – Sinking the Harper Agenda”. I talked about a presenta-tion by Robert Chernomas, Professor of Economics, University of Manitoba where he likens the current austerity measures being undertaken in Europe and throughout the world to class war-fare.

The next speaker in the plenary sessions “Uniting Against Austerity: Strengthening Solidarity in the Movement for Economic Justice”, was John Hilary, Executive Director of War on Want from the United Kingdom.

Mr. Hilary started his presenta-tion by describing how former Prime Minister Paul Martin, toured Europe lecturing how to deal with deficits in prescribing a “Shock Treatment” for Europe. Mr. Hilary pointed out that there are similarities on both sides of the Atlantic when it calls for the assault on social fabric and the “shrinking of the State”. This was a good reminder for us of the slashing of transfer programs to the provinces in the 1990s of the Chretien government when Paul Martin was the Finance Minister – all in the name of deficit reduction.

Mr. Hilary also reminded us of Canada’s attempts at the Rio Summit, along with the UK and US to get water as a human right thrown out and to have water treated as an economic commod-ity. He also described how Canadian and UK mining companies are forcing natural resources development in other countries, often against the wishes of local populations. He then talked about austerity in Europe which he likened to the greatest social restructuring in European history. Money has been stripped out of the economies of Spain,

France and Greece and other countries which is, according to him, a recipe for disaster. Spain has a 50% youth unem-ployment rate, over one million people accessing food banks and a policy of locking up garbage so it won’t be stolen by hungry citizens.

Greece is slipping into anarchy while Prime Minister Cameron in Britain has stated that 500 000 public sector jobs are to be cut adding to the 2.5 Million workers currently unemployed. Social benefits are being drastically reduced, disability recipients are committing sui-cide and the first attempt at hospital privatization is failing. At the same time, there has been a 5% tax cut to the richest while the corporate tax rate dropped from 26% to 22%.

After painting this dismal picture, John Hilary offers a solution how citi-zens can fight back. The first thing to do is to win the argument. People need to be mobilized to counteract the spin that somehow the public sector is responsible for this disaster. There needs to be popular education such as the “Occupy Movement” and we must work with labour.

The next step Hilary suggests is campaigns, the strongest being at the local level where citizens stand up for their clinics, libraries and playgrounds, for example. There also needs to be a way of getting back the over $150Billion in corporate taxes that have not been paid and a financial transac-tions tax needs to be introduced so that bankers can pay for the crises they have caused.

Eleven European countries are implementing this corrective measure while Canada and the UK have resisted it.

The third plan of action that Hilary talks about is through politics. The structures of power need to be chal-

lenged. He talked about European coor-dinated general strikes that were to take place on November 14th. According to him, citizens need to unite against the global agenda that challenges our beliefs about what our society should be. They need to unite against austerity and to create a world movement for a better world and future.

I agree with Mr. Hilary that ulti-mately it will be political decisions that get us out of this mess. After all, politi-cal decisions are what started this slide that has been responsible for the pro-gressive widening of the gaps between the very rich and the middle class and poor.

There is absolutely no reason that we should allow multinational cor-porations to dictate our agenda. We should not be signing trade agreements that increase the cost of pharmaceuti-cals, prohibit local municipalities from favouring local procurement or that allow those corporations to sue our fed-eral government if they feel they have been unjustly treated.

It is not fair to place the burden of our crises on government employees by slashing jobs and programs that pro-tect our citizens and our environment. People who make a good wage, whether in the public or private sector, contribute to our economy by buying houses, cars and by travelling and spending money in our local businesses. The best way of supporting small business is by retain-ing and strengthening well-paying jobs in our communities.

It is certainly time for Canadians to “make waves” and to mobilize against the ruthless Harper administration. Just as we need to throw out the neo-con-servative liberals in BC next May, it is time to mobilize to get rid of this current Conservative federal “wrecking crew” before it is too late.


I , Nelson, King of N e l s o n a n d Area, do

hereby declare 2013 to be West Kootenay Year of Empathy. For us to under-stand each other’s needs, we have to step into their shoes, and into their hearts and brains. This is not easy to do. Saying you want to

feel what another person feels does not necessar-ily make it happen. It is easier to empathize with your family, then it is with your neighbours, but that is where we need to go.

In 2013, let us all make a commitment, when faced with conflict, that we take a moment to try to understand where the other person is coming from, and also to be that person for a moment.

Spencer Pollard is an young man living in Nelson BC with an interest in digital arts and writing. His ideas are of benefit to all of Nelson, and to stroke his abnormally large ego

The Cost of Educationby Spencer PollardMy Opinion

S c h o o l fees con-tinue to rise

as students struggle to pay their fees. But what can we do about it? Plenty actually. There is many ways that administrators can help levy the costs of education, none of these are a quick fix and will take time but hopefully the cost of education with no long be unaffordable.

One idea would be to make more classes avail-able online, making it easier for students to take courses as well as save them trav-el expenses depending on where they take schooling.

Cutting administrator fees could help as well as there has been less spend on stu-dent instruction and more spend on administrative fees. These are just a couple I came up with I’m not sure what it would take to apply them but hopefully it is a reasonable demand.

These are just a couple of ideas for those responsible for the higher student fees. Getting an education now a days is tough but hopefully with these suggestions, we will preserve. You can’t put a price on education, unfor-tunately there is one. Let’s change that!

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Opinion&EditorialRoyal Decree Idle No More

Dear Editor,On Jan 1, I was one of about 100 people who gathered

in Nelson, in solidarity with Canada’s first nations. I came to Canada 30 years ago when the country was working on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for Canadian people.

Now the Harper regime is undermining our constitution and granting rights and freedoms to foreign corporations and investors instead. What happened to my country? Prime minister Pearson had won the Nobel peace prize, Canada was proudly nuclear weapons free and around the world Canada’s soldiers were keeping the peace. Now Harper wins embarrassing ‘Environmental Dinosaur’ awards for sabo-taging international cooperation to stop the climate crisis and foreign corporations are sucking the lifeblood out of our land so they can make a buck from burning down the planet. What happened to my country? Chief Spence is on a hunger strike to meet with prime minister Harper.

Some Canadian media call her a terrorist for that! Well, if Chief Spence is a terrorist, I am a terrorist and before too long everybody who wants to make Canada a better place will be a terrorist. I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK! We need a Canada where first nations are treated with respect and where people come first, not corporations and investors. We need a Canada that stands for peace, solidarity and care for our environment and each other. Mr Harper start with meeting Chief Spence and then resign so we can stop feel-ing shame for where you have taken us, so we can return to the values of the Canada we were proud of, the Canada we love..

Sincerely,Sjeng Derkx, Green Party candidate

Nelson, King of Nelson, declares 2013 to be

Year of Empathy

King Nelson Becker


Nelson & Area: Fri. Jan. 4 - Sun. Jan 13●●● Live Music ●● Special Events ● Ongoing Events

What’sHappeningFri. Jan 4ll Request DJ. ●●●David Raitt & The Baja

Boogie Band w/ Clinton Swanson and Friends at the Royal at 6 p.m.

●Gender Outlaws, a support and social group for trans and gender diverse folks. 250-354-5362.

Sat. Jan 5

●●●“ChizelSpanK”, Pickled Thistle, Motes & Oats at Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions(on facebook) 5th anni-versary! 12-3

●●Lions Club will pickup Christmas trees. Leave at front of home by 9 AM. $5 donation

●Meat Draws at Nelson Legion. 3:30p.m., in beverage room with Karaoke after. 250-352-7727.

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

Sun. Jan 6

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

●●●Nelson Acoustic Jam Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 2-5 p.m.

●St. John’s Lutheran Church Service. Everyone welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 Silica St. 250-354-3308.

●Nelson Storytelling Guild meets the first Sunday of every month at the Back Alley Studio (across the alley from Oxygen) at 7PM on Sunday. Bring a story to tell. a friend and your open ears.

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

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

●Ascension Lutheran Church Service 10:15 a.m. Rosemont Elementary. All are welcome. 250-352-2515.

Mon. Jan 7

●●●Sarah & Rich at the Library Lounge. 6 p.m. to 10p.m.

●Pool Table Nights, Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill

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

Tues. Jan 8●●●Cliff ●●●Cliff Maddix and friends 6p.m. The Library LoungeWed. Jan 9

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

●Alzheimers/ Dementia Caregiver support group meet-ings. 2nd Wednesday Monthly. 7 p.m. Call 250-352-6788 or email [email protected] for more info.

●Nelson Tech Club: for electron-ic hobbyists and Arduino enthu-siasts to meet and work on proj-ects. Every Wednesday 6pm Ste 207-601 Front St, old Jam Factory upstairs. New members welcome. Small facility fee, first visit free.http://www.nelson-tech-club.info/ email [email protected]

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

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

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

●Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resource Centre. Wednesdays from 12 - 2pm 719 Vernon St. Phone 250-352-6008.www.nelsonelderabuseprevention.org

Thurs. Jan 10

●●●Kiyo & Guests at the Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10 p.m.

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

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

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

Fri. Jan 11ll Request DJ. ●Gender Outlaws, a support and

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

Sat. Jan 12

●●●The One Hit Wonders at the Capitol 7:30 p.m.

●Meat Draws at Nelson Legion. 3:30p.m., in beverage room with Karaoke after. 250-352-7727.

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

Sun. Jan 13

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

●●●Nelson Acoustic Jam Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 2-5 p.m.

●St. John’s Lutheran Church Service. Everyone welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 Silica St. 250-354-3308.

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

●Cribbage at the Legion bev-erage room, 12:45p.m. 250-352-7727.

●Ascension Lutheran Church Service 10:15a.m. Rosemont Elementary. All are welcome. 250-352-2515.

Nelson Overture Concerts Society presents: Allison Girvan, “Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home”January 26, 2013, 8 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre

Allison performs works by composers Kurt Weill and George Gershwin, Adam Guettel and Ricky Ian Gordon.

Joining her on stage will be pianist Christoph Martens, upright bassist Mark Spielman and vio-linist Don Macdonald.

Pickled Thistle will perform traditional Irish and Scottish tunes on harp, accordion and guitar and sing songs at Ellison’s Cafe on Saturday, Jan. 5 at 1 p.m.

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METAL DESK WITH 6 drawers Wicker swivel stool wooden coat rack Ph 250-352-9847

Home & GardenSIDE BY SIDE fridge/ freezer, with icemaker. Hotpoint. White $300.00 ph. 250 352-9150

Lost & Found12FT ALUMINUM BOAT, at Nelson, owner to claim call Transport Canada 604-775-8867

Misc. for SaleNEW RHINO-RACK 500L Skibox, dual locks, opens both sides. paid $775 asking $550 call 250-352-1806

Misc. WantedWANTED OUTDATED PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER and old 35mm film cameras. Fred @ 352-2129, fdr at netidea dot com

Music & DanceOLDER FIDDLE, GOOD condi-tion $600. 250-354-4288

Pets & LivestockPET CARRIERS: 1 LARGE and 1 Small plastic, in good condition. Call: 250-352-6570.

RentalsSPACIOUS, CLEAN,NEWER NELSON home. $1175.per mo.+utilities. N/S N/P D.D.required. Great central location! email: [email protected] CHARACTER ONE bedroom 700sqft on 12 acres 10minutes2Nelson. Creekside, woodstove, hardwoodfloors. 850$ email [email protected] RENTAL AVAILABLE now 900sq ft fur-nished studio, sleeps 4 $500./w or $1800./m 250-357-9395, 250-551-5652BRIGHT BACHELOR SUITE Rosemont, Nelson. Feb 1, NS NP,

single occupant only. $675 inclu-sive. 505-1178BACHELOR SUITE, CLOSE to downtown, small but accommodat-ing. 550/month + utilities, no w/d, Available Jan. 1, 250-352-7269

Shared Accom.ROOM FOR RENT $400.00 per month, includes wifi, utilities. Long Beach Rd. Share kitchen, living area. 250-229-4346

Sports EquipmentDC PHANTOM 2 Snowboarding Boots, Menís Size 7, brand new never worn, $100 O.B.O. (250)359-6970DC PHANTOM 2 Snowboarding Boots, Men’s Size 7, brand new never worn, $150 O.B.O. (250)359-6970TENNIS RACQUET, ROGER Federer Juniour, used once. $50. Call: 250-352-6570.

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

ArtART THERAPY BOOKS for sale. Please email [email protected] for a list including prices.

Automotive-Cars2001 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, 152,000km, new brakes, new winter tires/rims, summer tires/rims, tune-up, $8900/obo. 825-93202000 FORD EXCURSION. 8 pass. 4x4 , huge towing abilities, good condition. A mere $3,000. Excellent value. 354-7288‘03 HONDA CIVIC Hybrid sedan, blue, 173k, well maintained, 65 MPG hwy, $7500, 250-551-2727

Automotive-Trucks/SUVs/Vans

1992 DODGE DAKOTA, great winter/firewood truck, 300K+km. but still runs good, good tires, $1,450obo, 250-229-5742

ChildrenBOGS! SIZE 13 kids, brand new with tags on. Black with spiders/webs. $55 357 2758

Save the date: Wednesday, Jan. 23 at ExpressionsSinger-songwriter Jen Hajj

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“Jen Hajj is a heartfelt songwriter, able to translate powerful emotions of love and loss into sweetly compelling folk songs. She knows the kind of power that folk music can have over us, and she strives to channel that honest, pure power in her songwriting. Jen Hajj is a songwriter with her eyes wide open and her heart on her sleeve, singing songs to uplift others.”

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