The Express News Update

Friday, May 03, 2013 Vol. 3, No. 15building Nelson & area community since 1988

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Students fight erosion

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Selkirk College student Kyle Ofstedahl is planting trees in order to mitigate erosion damage to our lake.by Nelson Becker

I was walking randomly down by the airport. Mainly I wanted to say hello to the dogs. As I ambled, in the distance, I saw 20 or 30 people doing something at the airport. As I got closer, I realized that they were doing some kind of remedial work. they turned out to be selkirk students who

were volunteering their sunday, in an ongoing effort, to try to eliminate invasive plants from our airport as well as to combat erosion of the spits of land that were created in our lake.

When the prestige hotel was built, part of the agreement with the Ministry of environment was for several spits of land to be created to add habitat

for various lake species. the spits of land, because of wave action, are slowly being eroded. the selkirk stu-dents, through various means, hope to stop that deterioration. the students are entering their second year in the school of environment and Geomatics and they are enrolled in the Integrated environmental planning program.

We asked the Candidates what changes they would work for in health care and the economy in the West Kootenay

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Community rallys and saves Camp Koolaree

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Koolaree Teen Co-Ed campers show off the masks they made in Arts & Crafts. They are among many campers who have enjoyed the camp during its eight-two year history on Kootenay Lake

After nearly closing down, eighty-two year old camp koolaree will once again be ringing with the voices of children on the shores of kootenay lake. the decision was made on Monday, April 29 by the executive of the United church of canada’s kootenay presbytery, who oversees the camp koolaree society’s activities on this church-owned property.

the camp koolaree society announced in March that rising food and fuel costs combined with decreasing donations had plunged the camp into crip-pling debt. the debt, which previously had thought to have been around $8000, was suddenly revealed to be closer to $30,000. the society was told by the kootenay presbytery exec-utive that they would not be permitted to run further camps until those debts had been paid.

When the community heard about the camp’s plight, donations came pouring in. during the

month of April, the society raised enough money through private, tax deduct-ible donations to pay their debts. that, combined with an influx of new volunteers for the camp, prompted the kootenay presbytery exec-utive to vote unanimously to allow camps to run this year.

the society still needs to raise a further $10,000 to cover the camp season’s start-up costs. since camp-er fees have been raised substantially this year, the society’s board also antici-pates a larger number of families seeking financial assistance to send their kids to camp this summer, so

fund raising efforts are con-tinuing at a heighten level.

the camp’s new web-site www.campkoolaree.ca is still under construction, but information about the 2013 camp schedule and how to donate can be found there now.

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High School students get a taste of college life

Fun was the order of the day for over 600 kootenay-boundary Grade 10-12 high school students who attend-ed the annual experience

selkirk day on thursday, April 4th. experience selkirk day is an annual event at selkirk college, where students are invited

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Selkirk College instructor Rob McCrae leads a candy making demonstration for visiting high school students

Lecture: Arun Gandhi “Lessons Learned from my Grandfather: Non-Violence in a Violent World”Friday, May 17, 7 p.m., at the Brilliant Cultural Centre, 1876 Brilliant Road, Castlegar, BC

Arun is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and has spent his adult life carrying on his grandfather’s legacy of creating a culture of non-violence. Gandhi’s major focus has been the eradica-tion of poverty, which he

considers the major form of violence in today’s world.

the lecture will also feature a special musi-cal guest, soniko. tickets are Adult $16, senior/student $13 available at selkirk college campus

bookstore 250-365-1281 and otter books in Nelson 250-352-3434.

For more information visit selkirk.ca/mir or call 250-365-1234.

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Arun Gandhi

May the fourth be with you on World Labyrinth DaySaturday, May 4, 1 p.m. Rotary Lakeside Labyrinth

Nelson is fortunate to have its very own labyrinth in rotary lakeside park, con-structed in 2004. the Nelson community labyrinth Group is hosting its annual “ Walk at one as one” event at the lakeside labyrinth to cel-

ebrate World labyrinth day. At 1 p.m. in each time zone, across the globe, people will be walking their chosen laby-rinth, creating a rolling wave of energy around the world. celebrate with your commu-nity and extend a gesture of

peaceful intention out over the world at 1 p.m.on saturday, May 4. As part of the event, there will be displays on site with books, finger labyrinths, photographs, hand-out infor-mation, stickers, and several folks who can answer all your

labyrinth questions..... how does it work? how do you walk it? how long does it take? see you there! www.labyrinth.kics.bc.ca

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to come to selkirk to expe-rience what it’s like to be a college student and learn some hands-on skills in a program of their choice.

selkirk college Athletics and recreation coordinator, kim Verigin along with the selkirk saints hockey team gave the students a warm welcome with an afternoon of fun skill-testing competi-tions after a delicious bar-beque lunch courtesy of the professional cook training program on the lawns of the castlegar campus.

this year was the first time student life Activities have been offered at the event. Modeled after the annual ”Get connected” student orientation events, experienced by all selkirk college students, there were a variety of skill-test-

ing races and games.Valuable connections

were made and future stu-dents got one step closer to choosing their career path. Many took the opportunity to chat with selkirk faculty and students about our pro-grams and how they can open career doors.

Graduating high school students in the selkirk college region make the transition directly to bc post-secondary institutions at the 4th highest rate in the prov-ince. Almost 70% of these students, including 46% of the “high acheivers”, head to selkirk college and when they arrive, they tend to study in the Arts and science, trades and Academic Upgrading programs.

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CommunityNewsUniversity Women raise thousands to help other women

the canadian Federation of University Women Nelson & district club hosted a conference April 26 to 28, which had over 84 guests including 60 out of town guests. the event included a silent Auction in order to raise money for the charitable trust Fund which gives awards and fellowships to women attaining higher education at Universities across canada. the auction raised $4288.02.

In addition to raising money, the conference raised awareness. cynthia Fraser b.sc. explained the risk of violence and abuse against women and children through the use of technol-ogy and how we can safe-guard our trail of evidence from keystroke loggers and stalkers when using social media such as twitter and Facebook and G-Mail. she

promoted a new website called “Need help Now” http://needhelpnow.ca/app/en, which directs victims of “sexting” to appropriate help.

keynote speaker, esta porter expressed con-cern for this culture of desensitization with the fast paced world of video available to children ,while dr.Marcia braundy phd., brought to light the resistance faced by women in trades. Another guest speaker was Joanne schroader, deputy director of “human early learning partnership” ( help) which tracks the development of children at various ages in every school district in bc. who helped lead the group in a discussion of child poverty Initiatives.

the Nelson & district club also treated their visi-tors to tours of the local area,

Cracks in basement walls

Vertical and diagonal cracks in concrete are quite common especially at win-dows. often these cracks are annoying but structur-ally harmless. cracks that run horizontally are less common and are often more serious when consid-ering the possibility of a structural failure. however, it is still a good idea to

monitor vertical and hori-zontal cracks especially when they are 1/4 inch or more. you’ll want to know if these cracks increase in size over time.

to do this, tape or glue to each side of the wall adjacent to the crack two small pieces of overlapping paper. Make sure only one end of each paper is fixed

to the wall. put a continu-ous pencil mark across both paper tabs. check the con-tinuous pencil mark peri-odically to see if the pencil mark has separated. If it has, you know the crack is still increasing in size. you should consult a struc-tural engineer if this is the case to determine the cause and possible remedies if

required.If the cracks are stable

you can patch them with products available at any local building supply com-pany. this usually stops the water from seeping through the wall. you may also have site drainage problems that can be corrected which will in turn decrease the volume of water against the wall.

There are two cracks in our basement concrete walls. One crack runs verti-cally in the middle of the wall and one runs diagonally from the bottom edge of a window. The cracks are about 1/4 inch at the widest points and the vertical crack leaks water in the spring. Any suggestions?

Home Front by Bill Lynch, Paul Muntak & Steve Cannon

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including the Nelson hydro dam, the Nelson brewery, oso Negro roastery, Women of Nelson, A heritage tour and cemetery tour and a

trip to Ainsworth as well as a hike up pulpit rock.

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PoliceNews Emergency 911Non Emergency (250) 354-3919Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477

Police News: bicycle and motorcycle accidentsOn Wednesday, April

24, at 3:45 p.m., a 12 year-old youth riding a bicycle was cut off by an unidenti-fied motorist at the entrance to the Gyro park parking lot. the young girl and her riding partner were on their way to lakeside park for a soccer practice. the female cyclist sustained a chipped tooth and minor abrasions to her face. Fortunately, she was wearing a helmet and was travelling at a low rate of speed.

police initially put out a call for witnesses. After hearing the news on April 29, the concerned driver imme-

diately attended the Nelson police department and pro-vided pertinent information to the investigation. the matter was quickly resolved. there were no charges and the incident is now being handled by Icbc.

the Nelson police would like to remind the public that according to the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act, the driver or person in charge of the vehicle that is, directly or indirectly, involved in an accident must do all of the following:

remain at or immedi-ately return to the scene of the accident;

render all reasonable assistance;

produce in writing to any other driver involved in the accident and to anyone sustaining loss or injury:his or her name and address, the name and address of the reg-istered owner of the vehicle, the licence number of the vehicle, and the particulars of the motor vehicle liability insurance card.

In the above incident, the investigation revealed that the driver acted appropri-ately by remaining on scene and assisting the cyclist; however, the driver’s name and address was uninten-

tionally not provided due to unforeseen circumstances.

On Wednesday April 24 at 12:05 p.m., Nelson police, Nelson Fire/rescue and ehs were called to a sin-gle vehicle accident on hwy 6/ymir rd at the hwy 3A exit. A motorcycle rider had lost control trying to change lanes to get on the exit ramp. the bike slid approx. 50 meters before coming to a stop. Fortunately the rider was wearing proper protec-tive equipment and received only minor injuries. speed is believed to be a factor.

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RCMP Reports: cocaine arrest in CastlegarOn Thursday, April 25,

members of the castlegar crime reduction Unit exe-cuted a search warrant issued under the controlled drugs and substances Act at a local hotel in castlegar, b.c. one

adult male aged 48 years was arrested at the hotel without incident. A search of the male’s hotel room revealed approximately 2 ounces of cocaine along with other evi-dence of trafficking.

the male has been charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a controlled substance. he was later released on a recognizance

of bail which includes sev-eral conditions including cur-few. the male will appear in castlegar provincial court in June of this year.

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Fire Department says house fire started in the atticOn Tuesday, April 30,

at approximately 9:35 the Nelson Fire department responded to a report of a fire observed on the roof of the house. When the crew opened the attic they were met with heavy fire con-ditions and proceeded to

attempt to extinguish the fire. due to the confined access to the attic crews had to ladder the roof and remove roofing to ensure that the fire was completely out.

the fire appears to have originated in the attic space and the fire damage

was contained to the attic and roof. there is a small amount of water damage due to the suppression efforts.In all, seventeen firefight-ers responded to the incident with one engine, one ladder truck, one tender truck, and one utility vehicles. No inju-

ries were reported as a result of this incident. damage is estimated at $30000.

Although the matter is still under investigation it does not appear suspicious at this time.

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Body of missing young man found in lakeOn Wednesday May

1 at approximately 11:00 a.m. the slocan lake rcMp received a call from a rep-resentative of the springer creek Mill, in slocan city, stating he had located a body in the slocan lake near the

mill. Upon rcMp attendance they determined the body was in approximately 10-12 feet of water and the rcMp Underwater recovery team were required to ensure the safety of the rescuers.

the rcMp along with

the bc coroner service have confirmed the iden-tity of the male as daniel crossley who was reported missing on April 23, 2013.

the bc coroner’s department will be con-ducting an autopsy to deter-

mine the exact cause of his death. Foul play is not sus-pected. police would like to thank everyone who pro-vided information in this tragic event.

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Collaborative yoga studio supports non-profitsthe loft yoga

collaberative. is donating a portion of all teaching proceeds to local non-profit organizations.

on Wednesday, May 1, the loft, stairs will open its new studio at 207- 601 Front street. this evolving yoga collaborative is grounded in the principles of holistic

wellness and community.together, through the

practice of yoga, Jenna Arpita shea, Anna topf, elissa Gumushel, Jordan davignon, christine oakley, brittanya beddington etc, will be offer a variety of yoga styles. All classes are sliding scale ($12-$20 per class), based on the princi-

ple of paying from an hon-est and integral place of heart, asking that students pay from where they stand in the flow of abundance.

other offerings at the loft will include postural Alignment and Massage. Anna topf, a professional kinesiologist highly skilled in chek postural align-

ment will offer consultation for those seeking relief from chronic pain and injury 250-551-1370. Massage will be offered by Jordan davignon. please call (250)551-3491 to book massage appoint-ments. For a schedule see theyogaloft.org

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Businesses Giving Back

the Nelson and district credit Union donated $2, 459 to Nelson cAres for their services for community living program. the funds were used to purchase a por-table weigh scale for the resi-dential programs, which pro-vides housing and support to eleven disabled adults who require twenty-four/seven

care. Most of these adults are seniors with related mobility aid requirements. Nelson credit Unions’ dona-tion will assist in supporting optimum health for the resi-dents while ensuring their dignity, privacy and safety are secured.

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NDCU supports Nelson CARES Investors Group Asks Nelsonto “Give It Up” for HungerMonday, May 6, 2-6 p.m. at the Nelson Safeway

the public is invited to join Investors Group as they raise awareness and resourc-es for the Nelson Food cupboard, the salvation Army and our daily bread as part of the Give It Up for hunger campaign to mark hunger Awareness Week, May 6-10. Investors Group will have a tent set up where they will collect food to be distributed among the local three organizations.

What does ‘giving it up’ really mean? It’s as easy as three simple steps:

Give It Up – close to 900,000 canadians have had to rely on food banks this past month. on Wednesday, May 8, canadians are encouraged to understand what it’s like to have food

out of reach by fasting for a day and giving up break-fast, lunch and dinner

Give a shout - share your experience by going online to show your sup-port via Facebook, twitter, a blog,

Give It out - donate food, funds or your time to your local food bank.

here in Nelson more than 1500 individuals were assisted in March, 2013 alone not including those helped by our daily bread. between the Food cupboard and the salvation Army, 17,286 people were assisted in 2012 with many more accessing our daily bread

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ScienceNews theexpress Update Friday, May 03, 2013

Artist Peggy Frank brings message of hope for those living with HIVMonday, May 6, 12-2 p.m. at The Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, #201 - 601 Front Street

ANkors West is wel-coming peggy Frank, an hIV activist and artist from Victoria bc, to facilitate a free workshop here in Nelson at the kutenai Art therapy Institute. this two hour event will showcase the unique and extraordi-nary work of peggy Frank while engaging in an inter-active discussion regarding a journey through life living positive with hIV. peggy Frank has created a sculp-

ture made solely of hIV medication bottles and is on her way to canada’s largest outdoor sculpture competi-tion, the kingsbrae in New brunswick. she has been an inspiration to many.

peggy Frank and upcoming graduates from the kutenai Art therapy Institute invite the public to a free workshop, enjoy some food, and help create a piece of art.

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Artist Peggy Frank sorts through pill bottles to be used in her artwork

Medical technology: Positron Emission Tomography

Morgan DehnelD-Pace, Inc.

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a med-ical diagnostic procedure whereby a positron-emit-ting radioisotope such as Fluorine-18 (~110 minute half-life) is tagged to a bio-logically-important molecule such as sugar (to form in this case, Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)) and then injected into patients to aid in the diagnostic location of can-

cer tumours (malig-nant tumours burn a substantial amount of sugar) and the

diagnostic observation of other internal processes. When the positron is emitted from the Fluorine-18 it will strike an electron and anni-hilate into two gamma rays that are ejected at almost 180° apart, and which are detected upon exiting the body by a PET scanner. The PET Scanner is able to deliv-er a 3D image that illustrates the location and size of the tumour, and it also provides metabolic information (i.e. uptake of sugar compounds by the tumour is a meta-bolic activity). Changes in the tumour and treatment progress can be tracked by undertaking subsequent PET scans.

The Fluorine-18 is cre-ated by bombarding a water target, in which the water molecule is comprised of two hydrogen atoms, and an Oxygen-18 atom, with pro-tons in the energy range of approximately 7 MeV (Million electron Volts) to 19 MeV at beam currents of approxi-mately 10 micro-amperes to 150 micro-amperes. The reaction undertaken is Oxygen-18(p,n)Fluorine-18. The protons are typically delivered by commercial cyclotrons.

Approximately 705 com-mercial cyclotrons were in existence as of 2010 [1]. The distribution of these commercial cyclotron par-

ticle accelerators around the world was as follows:

218 in North America20 in South America164 in Europe48 in the Middle East5 in Africa50 in Russia67 in China15 in India107 in the Remainder

of Asia (primarily Japan & Korea)

11 in Australia

[1] R. Hamm, and M. Hamm, Industrial Accelerators and Their Applications, page 153, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., Singapore, 2012.

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Home&Garden

dr. scienceChristine Humphries

Asparagus causes odorous urine

creston bc asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) are now in season and, you may have noticed an odorous effluvium from your toi-let after eating them. this foetid urine odour, which has been described as “rot-ten cabbage” or “vegetable soup” (kind of turns me off soup…), is not a sign that you should stop eat-ing asparagus; you may simply want to turn on the fan in the bathroom. the smell, usually detected in the urine within an hour

of eating asparagus, is harm-less and disappears quick-ly. the smelly after-effects of eating asparagus are not universal however; there are “excretors” (about 79% of Americans according to one study) and “non-excretors” of the smell. Non-excretors are often unaware that asparagus can cause smelly urine since this is not a very common subject of conversation! the trait affects men and women equally and is inherited in an autosomal-dominant manner (i.e. someone inheriting only one “excretor” gene from one parent will have odorous urine).

since the smell is not

detected in raw or cooked asparagus, it is likely the result of a component unique to asparagus that is converted by the body during digestion into (an) odorous by-product(s). one candidate component is asparagusic acid. purified asparagusic acid was given to two subjects orally and, they produced a typical “aspara-gus urine”. In non-excretors, the asparagusic acid may not be absorbed from the gastro-intestinal tract and in these individuals, the odorous by-products would not be made and, therefore, would not be present in the urine. Another possibility debated in the scientific community is that

everyone makes these smelly by-products but that so-called non-excretors may be unable to detect the smell or, have urine in which the smell is less obvious. despite the bathroom odours, asparagus is very nutritional and I hope you enjoy the creston aspara-gus this spring!

Where I got my infor-mation:

1. s.c. Mitchell (2001). Food Idiosyncrasies: beetroot and Asparagus. drug Metabolism and disposition, 29, 539-543.

2. Google words: asparagus and odorous urine

3. www.aparagus.orgDr. Science is in real life, Dr. Christine Humphries, a molecular biologist

Wildflower enthusiaist stop and smell the CamasValerie huff and eva

Johansson of the kootenay Native plant society invit-ed the public to a wild-flower discovery trek on the Antenna trail above Montrose on sunday, April 28.

keen and inquisitive participants encountered Indian paintbrush, spring beauty, native lupine, lark-spur, oregon-grape - with fully opened panicles awaiting bumble bees - and veritable tussocks of brilliant arrow-leaved bal-samroot, amongst other flowers on this dry, exposed bank sweeping above the columbia river and the beaver and columbia Valleys.

Also identified were ballhead waterleaf,

columbia gromwell, wood-land starflower, long-flow-ered blue bells and many other of the less common flowering plants, shrubs, and grasses.

Included in the kootenay Native plant society is the kootenay camas project. this initiative encourages the public to be “citizen scientists” and report sight-ings, blooming times and other aspects of the phenol-ogy of this now much scarc-er native lily so important to the indigenous peoples for thousands of years. the group did see a few clusters of soon to bloom common camas on the hike. - Not to be confused with death camas, also sighted, and extremely poisonous.

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Happy hikers taking part in a Kootenay Native Plant Society wildflower walk

plant society welcomes the public to participate in their discovery walks and help promote the preservation of natural habitats. Find out

more at: kootenaynative-plants.ca or by emailing [email protected].

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Award winning one act play comes to NelsonFriday, June 14, 7:30 pm The Courtyard Theatre, LVR High School

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claudia is an official pre-teen, still reeling from her parents’ divorce. her father is getting re-married, she has a science fair project coming due, and she is in the physi-

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“Claudia” as portrayed by Lynn van Deursen

Sculpture “QR” installed in RailtownIn 2013, council estab-

lished a new downtown revitalization reserve that allocates a portion of the parking meter revenues specifically to the down-town. council is invest-ing these funds in strate-gic improvements that will create additional vibrancy in the downtown. the railtown sculpture “Qr” from local artist carl schlichting is the first of many enhancements you will see this year.

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cal and emotional throes of puberty. Finding refuge in the basement of her school, claudia discovers the pain at the centre of her brimming child’s heart. some impor-tant adults in claudia’s life; her grandfather, her father’s new girlfriend, and the school custodian, help shed light on her situation. “I, claudia” was the winner of the 2001 dora Mavor Moore Award for best New play.

portrayed by a single actor (lynn van deursen) the four characters are brought to life with the help of four distinctive masks beauti-fully hand crafted by robin Wiltse. this charming one

act play blends the humorous and the painful aspects of life’s struggles with authentic language expertly written by Ms. thomson and delight-fully portrayed by Ms. van deursen. she is very excited to be re-mounting the produc-

tion and thrilled to be able to share it with all her kootenay neighbours.

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Museum celebrates phase two of the online photo archivesSaturday, May 5, 1 p.m. Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History Lobby

In 2011, touchstones Nelson com-pleted the first phase of an image digi-tization project that, for the first time, provided online access to hundreds of photos from society’s archival col-lection. the photos are available for viewing through the touchstones Nelson Flickr photostream site: www.flickr.com/photos/touchstonesnelson/.

touchstones Nelson has now completed the second phase of this significant project with online access to an additional 1000 negatives, avail-able to the public at: www.touchstonesnelson.ca/exhibitions/photos/.

Images include photos by Jh Allen, Jd spurway, ross Fleming, Nelson daily News, and Jsd smith. the images depict the kootenays, but more specifically the city of Nelson and district, its people, events, land-scape, and buildings from the begin-ning of settlement to more recent times.

All are invited for the launch party to view the digitized images and learn more about the shawn lamb Archives collection. refreshments will be served.

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selkirk college’s creative Writing and english instructor, Adrian barnes, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Arthur c. clarke Award for his science fiction novel ‘Nod’. Adrian has another novel coming out next spring, titled Neverhasbeen, which is set in rossland and also includes a little sci-fi.

Nelson author deryn collier has been shortlisted for the 2013 Arthur ellis Awards in the category of best First Novel for her 2012 mystery confined space. collier will read from her book at the Nelson public library on thursday, May 23 at 7:30 pm.

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Two local authors shortlisted for prestigeous prizes

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Jewellery show to raise money for African grandmothersSaturday May 25, 11 a.m. -2 p.m. in the Hume Room at the Hume Hotel in Nelson

Nelson Grans to Grans will be providing another opportunity to enjoy and purchase this exquisite jewellery at their 2nd kazuri Jewellery Fundraiser and luncheon at the

end of May. there will be an excit-ing new collection of beautiful items

as well as some familiar ones cre-ated in the kazuri factory in Nairobi, kenya.

A buffet lunch will be served at noon accompanied by a fashion show of kazuri jewellery with cloth-ing from sensations dress shoppe and cottons. tickets are $20 each and are available in advance only, from cottons at 390 baker st. and sensations dress shoppe, 534

Josephine st., Nelson.Jewellery sales support the kazuri

workers and their families. profits go to the stephen lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign which supports the grand-mothers of sub-saharan Africa and the over 15 million children orphaned by AIds living in their care.

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Photo from the Shawn Lamb Archive collection

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Fish Heads to the girl who nearly killed my parents in the cross-walk while texting and driv-ing. May that be a close enough call for you!

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The Death of Network Television

by Spencer PollardMy Opinion

Network television is dying. shows like American Idol and the Voice per-

form well but when it comes to many scripted shows, there is no comparison. comparing many of the ratings to those of just a few years ago furthers this fact.

Network television isn’t dead, yet. shows that get abysmal ratings can have a decent chance of getting renewed based on time slots and steady ratings. A good model to follow when it comes to suc-cessful programming can be taken from

services such as hulu or even Netflix. both services offer hundreds of hours of entertainment for a low price.

so what does it need to do to sur-vive? Well, unless the lesser networks can come up with a way to bring in the viewers there isn’t much they can do. they could try to adopt a similar model to Netflix; offering older content as well as new content for a small fee but seeing as many networks are stuck in the ways of the old, I don’t see this happening. Network television is a dying breed that I for one will be sad to see go.

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I have had money in my pocket, I have bought and sold things for money, I have received and given away money, but I still don’t under-stand what it is. We

talk about the needs of the world and there being so many people that are in

need of health care and food. We say things like 17 cents a day can feed a child. but we don’t feed the child money. We go ahead and purchase food for 17 cents to give to them. so for me the question is, do we have enough money to feed, house, and offer health care to the people of the world? the question is do we have enough people power and resources

to take care of peoples needs. Why do we wait for financial remuneration before we’re willing to take care of another?

the revolution in economics has to come from our individual perspec-tive of how we see our responsibili-ties to others. We must find a way to take care of others without money being the blockage.


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Opinion&editorial

Commentary: First Nations, Part One

Alex Atamanenko, MP BC Southern Interior

We have seen a fair amount of cover-age in the news lately on First Nations’ issues. In this first installment on the First Nations, think it might be helpful to put this into an historical context.

the situation of Métis, Inuit, and First Nations peoples is one of the most complex and persistent challenges for the Federal Government.

Aboriginal issues capture main-stream public interest in a cyclical way, when a crisis emerges. the IdleNoMore movement (INM) arose as a protest against changes to the Navigable Waters protection Act, which were part of the conservative’s 2012 budget implemen-tation bill, but quickly became a nation-wide peaceful protest movement that has galvanized Aboriginal and non-aborigi-nal canadians to demand change.

popular pressure and a hunger strike prompted a high-level meeting with the prime Minister and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) in January, after which the prime Minister agreed to pro-vide oversight of the file. AFN National chief shawn Atleo’s decision to attend the meeting on the prime Minister’s terms was controversial among First Nations, and revealed a divide between First Nations leadership and a grassroots movement increasingly frustrated with the status quo.

half of Aboriginal peoples in canada are under the age of 25, and the popula-

tion is growing at 2.5 times the rate of the rest of the country. this makes Aboriginal peoples the youngest and fastest growing population segment in the country, which will increase the significance of this demographic over time.

In 1969, the trudeau Government published a white paper on “Indian pol-icy” that recommended scrapping the Indian Act, abolishing the Indian Affairs department’s special programs, and transferring Indian lands to Indian people and away from ownership by reserves.Aboriginal leaders denounced the white paper as a recipe for assimilation.

trudeau relented and in 1982, exist-ing Aboriginal and treaty rights were recognized and affirmed in section 35 of the constitution. despite several Government policy moves towards rec-ognizing self-government, successive liberal and conservative Governments have failed to make progress on estab-

lishing a true “nation-to-nation” relation-ship.

Following the 1990 oka crisis, the Federal Government created a royal commission on Aboriginal peoples (rcAp). In 1996, rcAp made over 400 recommendations including that the Indian Act be replaced by a third order of government for Indigenous peoples within canada. this was welcomed by a majority of Indigenous peoples as well as the Federal Ndp. progress on imple-menting the recommendations has been very slow, and most is left undone.

In 2005, just as they were heading to certain defeat after a decade in power, the Martin Government put forward the kelowna Accord. In the Accord they pledged a $5.1-billion budget plan to address the low standard of living of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in canada so that it would be equal to that of all other canadians.

When the harper Government came to power, it promised to meet the targets of the Accord, but has failed to do so.

In 2008, the Federal Government issued an official Apology to the survivors of residential schools. In his speech, prime Minister stephen harper acknowledged the important role Ndp leader Jack layton had played in push-ing for the apology to take place.

(to be continued in First Nations part II)



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If you were elected, what changes would you work for in our regional health care system?

Greg Garbula, Liberal

our regional health care system is a large complex system that needs the involvement and support or our local constituency to provide plau-sible opportunities for improvement. some of our candidates over the past have made outlandish promises or commitments, that during election time are easy to make but not pos-sible to deliver, without having a true understanding of how the pro-cess works, and where the finances would come from. having met with some of the board over the last few weeks it is apparent that there is a lot of opportunity for planning for the future. the IhA’s greatest desire is for our support in providing the planning from local and provincial governance so that when we are able to garner funding, we are shovel ready & financially costed in order to get ahead in the queue of other areas that are not prepare.

Sjeng Derkx, Green

More local decision making about health care services. phase out the health Authorities, which are expensive, ineffi-cient and do not have local accountabili-ty or knowledge. reinstate local hospital boards, with support from the Ministry of health. More support for, and input from front line health care workers and patients. A two site hospital model for the West kootenays, or a single new centrally located hospital, so the major-ity of patients can receive emergency treatment within the “golden hour”. surgery and intensive care to either be available in both Nelson and trail, or in the more centrally located hospital. the Nelson ct scanner to be available 24/7 on an emergency basis. primary care centers with family doctors as members of multidisciplinary teams. Use of tech-nology like skype for communication with rural patients. More focus on dis-ease prevention through education and a wide variety of affordable fitness and physical recreation programs.

Michelle Mungall, NDP

Access to healthcare services is critical to the social and economic well being of our region.

When Adrian dix ran for leader of the bcNdp, I invited him to the region to see the state of our healthcare ser-vices and to learn more from commu-nity groups and front line experts like dr. richard Fleet.

From here he developed his rural Acute care Initiative for bc.In addition, the Ndp has committed to improved primary care, home care, mental health services and long-term residential care. If re-elected, I will continue to work for this region so that living rural does not mean we lose access to the basics.

Editors note:All candidates were given up to 150

words to express their answers Answers exceeding 150 words

have been truncated.

BC Election: May 14, 2013


Opinion&editorialIf you were elected, what changes would you work

toward in improving the Economy in the West Kootenay?


Sjeng Derkx, GreenAfter faithfully voting for New

democrats and liberals for the past 22 years, we are not doing well in Nelson-creston. We are 84th out of 85 ridings when it comes to family incomes. We are at the bottom of the heap. that is unacceptable. We can do better than that. We Are better than that. both the other par-ties want to bet the entire future of the province on fracking for gas, to sell to china. Fracking is a terrible idea. It’s bad for our water, it’s bad for our environment and it’s bad for our economy. how many jobs is fracking going to create here in the kootenays? Zero. We are sur-rounded by opportunities and we can flourish again. but prosperity isn’t created somewhere else, pros-perity is local. As your MlA, I will work tirelessly to bring back pros-perity to Nelson-creston.

please visit www.sjeng.ca for more details.

Greg Garbula, LiberalIn order to improve the local

economies of the different areas of our region we need to work on posi-tive solutions to obstacles impeding the production and job creation in the forestry, mining, agriculture and tourism sectors. these core indus-tries are drivers to the our economy and with them being able to operate in a positive and cooperative envi-ronment the shops and services will benefit as well as the ability to pro-vide jobs for our young and young families. When there are jobs for the young people to be able to raise their families here, the education and healthcare funding follows suit. of course it is important to create a balance of sustainability with our environment and economic growth and it is through communication with all residents of our communi-ties that will maintain that balance. Improved standard of living is cre-ated though an equitable balance.

Michelle Mungall, NDPthe bc Ndp has a plan to invest in

people and strengthen the economy in areas very important to Nelson-creston, like agriculture, forestry, small business and tourism. here are some of the things we would do to bring change for the bet-ter in the region.

-establish a “local business First” government procurement policy, starting with bc hospitals buying locally grown food.

- reinstate the buy bc marketing program for agriculture and expand it to include all bc-made products like soap form the yahk soap company.

-Invest in healthy forests and strong land based with an added $100 million – including doubling seedlings planted on crown land to 50 million trees a year

-expand the bc training tax credit program for small and medium-sized businesses that hire co-op students from bc’s colleges, universities and institutes.

-establish a wage subsidy program for non-profit enterprises that hire co-op students. bcndp.ca/plan. (truncated)

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Nelson & Area: Fri. May 3- Sun. 12lll Live Music ll Special Events l Ongoing Events

What’sHappeningFri. May 3lllRequest DJ. Finley’s

Irish bar and Grill lllSmalltown DJs at the

spiritbar 10 p.m.lllUniversity of Alberta

Mixed Chorus & Handbell Ringers: Nelson United church, 7 pm. tickets: $15/adult $10 youth at the Music store on baker.

lWomen of all ages get togeth-er to knit, crochet lace, make rugs & more. Women’s centre 10-1 p.m.

lGender Outlaws, a support and social group for trans and gen-der diverse folks. 250-354-5362.

Sat. May 4llPump & Flow demo with

the Nelson Fire department, 9-10:30 a.m. show & shine 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the chahko Mika Mall

llHuge Garage Sale, selkirk college-rosemont . Furniture, sporting-goods, clothing, electron-ics and more. 8 am to 12 pm

llArchives Launch, Touchstones Nelson lobby 1 p.m.

lWalk In Peace silent ‘circle walk’ - lakeside Gates 1st & 3rd saturdays 12-1

lMeat Draws at Nelson legion. 3:30p.m., in beverage room with karaoke after. 250-352-7727.

lThe Nelson Scrabble club meets at 1p.m. For further infor-mation, please call 250-352-6936.mation, please call 250-352-6936.

Sun. May 5lllNiko at the hume

library lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.lllNelson Choral Society

spring concert 4 p.m. bethel christian centre, 623 Gordon rd.

lNelson Storytelling Guild meets the first sunday of every month in the selfdesign high commons, upstairs in the legion bldg. at 7pM on sunday. bring a story to tell. a friend and your open ears.

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

lNelson United Church service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 silica st. 250-352-2822.

lAscension Lutheran Church service 10:15 a.m. rosemont elementary. All are welcome. 250-352-2515.

lSt. John’s Lutheran church service. everyone welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 silica st. 250-354-3308.

Mon. May 6lllSarah & Rich at the

library lounge. 6 p.m. to 10p.m.

llPrayer-Based Healing. Christian science lecturer christine driessen at the Anglican church 8551 busk road, balfour 1:30-3:30 p.m. Free

llRural Radio-Making Workshop at the bosun hall, New denver. Join kootenay co-op radio! to attend please rsVp [email protected]

lWalk In Peace silent ‘circle walk’ - lakeside Gates, Mon & thurs 9:30-10:30

lHeritage Harmony Barbershop chorus. Welcoming anyone! tim 250-825-9694 or John 250-352-6892

Tues. May 7lllCliff Maddix and friends

6p.m. the library lounge.llConversation Cafe: Zero-

Waste 7p.m. ecosociety at oso Negro cafe. $2 donation requested

Rory on the townby Rory Case

With Festival sea-son around the corner the kootenay festival-goers can expect another great lineup of activities and musicians.

starting with May Days in Kaslo, on May 18-20, the usual events of logger sports, show n’ shine, parade, soft-ball, pancake breakfast and even a helicopter tour will be happening on the May long weekend. It’s a great weekend to go camping for the first time and really get that summer feeling! to get more information on the kalso May days you can check out their website at www.kaslomaydays.com

[email protected].

Next up is the Starbelly Jam down on the eastshore in crawfoard bay park on July 19, 20, and 21. this special festival has been running successfully for over 10 years and has everything great from entertainment to food to workshops and people. their lineup is still being updated, but starbelly has already confirmed sierra leone’s refugee All stars, kimya dawson, bessie and back eddies, shane philip, Moontriocks, plus many more great acts! be sure to check out their website for more information on artists and tickets at

www.starbellyjam.org or email inquiries to [email protected].

back to kaslo for the August long weekend for the 22nd Kaslo Jazz Etc. summer Music festival. their unique floating stage and beautiful scenery keeps bringing music lovers back. As they have expanded over the years the etc. now rang-es from Artists like Mickey hart band, delhi to dublin, sultans of string, back to the Jazz music of dan brubeck Quartet, brandi disterheft, and paul peress trio in this year’s lineup. check out the full schedule and tickets at www.kaslojazzfest.com or email them at info@kaslo-

jazzfest.com.last but certainly not least

is the world-renowned, award winning electronic festival of Shambhala. happening on August 7-12, the 2013 lineup was just released and tickets are moving fast. A newly renovated stage, the rock pit has morphed into the Amphitheatre, and is bring-ing in such names as people Under the stairs, kastle, and Vibesquad. the other stages are ‘amped up as well with talents such as A-trak, Griz, killparis, stanton Warriors, and lots of locals. check out the full lineup at www.shambhalamusicfestival.com or email [email protected].

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What’sHappeningTues. May 7 cont’dlRC Indoor Electric plane and

helicopter flying, beginners wel-come, small gym rental fee. 4pm at central school Gym. contact [email protected]

Wed. May 8lll Paul Landsberg at the

library lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.lAlzheimers/ Dementia

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

lNelson Tech Club: for electronic hobbyists and Arduino enthusiasts to meet and work on projects. every Wednesday 6pm -Annex, selkirk `10th st campus. New members welcome. small facility fee, first visit free.http://www.nelson-tech- club.info/ email info@nelson- tech-club.info

lLearn to make a QUIlt with susan Foot at the Women’s centre 9-11.45 call 551-4951

lOvereaters Anonymous Education room community First Medical clinic 518 lake street Nelson noon

lNelson Women’s Centre drop-in. Noon - 4p.m. Free cloth-ing and food. 420 Mill st. 250-352-9916.

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lDarts at the Nelson legion. 7:30p.m. 250-352-7727.

lGirls’ Night with Margaret-Ann at the youth centre. 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. 608 lake st. ph. 250-352-5656.

lBC Government Retirees monthly luncheon at the hume hotel, noon, the first Wednesday of each month. For information call 250-7051.

lNelson & Area elder Abuse prevention resource centre. Wednesdays from 12 - 2pm 719 Vernon st. phone 250-352-6008.www.nelsonelderabuseprevention.org

Thurs. May 9lllKiyo & Guests at the

library lounge. 6p.m. to 10 p.m.llArtist talk with Graham

Gillmore. 7pm at touchstones Nelson. Admission by donation.

llRural Radio-Making Workshop at the langham centre, 7pm. Join kootenay co-op radio! [email protected] to rsVp

llDance Umbrella Showcase at the capitol theatre 7 p.m. $11

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

lWalk In Peace silent ‘circle walk’ - lakeside Gates, Mon & thurs 9:30-10:30

lNelson Women’s Centre. drop-in. Noon - 4p.m. Free cloth-ing and food. 420 Mill st. 250-352-9916.

lAcupuncture for Addictions. Free drop-in clinic. 9:30a.m. located at 333 Victoria st., 2nd Floor. 250-505-7248.

Fri. May 10lllRequest DJ. Finley’s

Irish bar and Grill llDance Umbrella Showcase

at the capitol theatre 7 p.m. $11lWomen of all ages get togeth-

er to knit, crochet lace, make rugs & more. Women’s centre 10-1 p.m.

lGender Outlaws, a support and social group for trans and gen-der diverse folks. 250-354-5362.

Sat. May 11llNelson Garden Festival on

baker st, Nelson 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.llRural Radio-Making

Workshop at the passmore hall, 1-4pm. Join kootenay co-op radio! [email protected] to rsVp

llBook Signing “Kootenay escapes”, coles books chahko Mika Mall, Nelson. 11am - 3pm. www.kgpublishing.ca

llDance Umbrella Showcase at the capitol theatre 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. $11

lWalk In Peace silent ‘circle walk’ - lakeside Gates 1st & 3rd saturdays 12-1

lMeat Draws at Nelson legion. 3:30p.m., in beverage room with karaoke after. 250-352-7727.

lThe Nelson Scrabble club meets at 1p.m. For further infor-mation, please call 250-352-6936.mation, please call 250-352-6936.

Sun. May 12lllNiko at the hume

library lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.lllNelson Acoustic Jam

Finley’s Irish bar and Grill. 2-5 p.m.

lSt. John’s Lutheran church service. everyone welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 silica st. 250-354-3308.

lNelson United Church service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 silica st. 250-352-2822.

lCribbage at the legion bev-erage room, 12:45p.m. 250-352-7727.

lAscension Lutheran Church service 10:15a.m. rosemont elementary. All are welcome. 250-352-2515.


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