Friday, Apr. 5, 2013 Vol. 3, No. 11building Nelson & area community since 1988

theexpressNewsUpdateDefacing the graffiti on Ward

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Murray Kimber of Speedpro Signs is caught defacing graffiti on the utility boxes by the bus depot. The appliques to this and other sites around town are part of a series called “Ghost Buildings” and are being installed throught the City of Nelson Cultural Development Committee. They call attention to different aspects of Nelson’s heritage and add beauty to an otherwise bland object.

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CommunityNews

Firefighters repond to smoke filled home on Gordon RoadAt around 6 p.m. on

Tuesday Apr. 2, the Nelson Fire Department responded to a report of smoke alarms sounding, house filled with smoke and nobody home. both on duty members responded immediately with 2 additional members responding from home.

Upon arrival of the first crew, smoke was observed throughout the house. A pot with food had been left on the stove unattended which had been removed and placed outside by neighbors. home occupants arrived

just prior to the fire crew. the first arriving crew’s primary objective was con-firming cause of smoke and using Positive Pressure fans to remove the smoke from the home.

In all, two firefighters responded to the incident with one fire engine.

Nelson Fire rescue would like to take this opportunity to caution the public on entering smoke filled buildings. the open-ing of doors or windows to gain access to the inside may introduce a flow of

Aquatic Centre repairs underway With scaffolding com-

pleted, crews are now set-ting up a containment area in preparation to remove the false ceiling in phase two of the NDcc Aquatic centre repair / renovation Project, the regional District of central kootenay announced today. “It will feel great for all our staff to see the t-bar ceiling actually taken down because it means we’re one step clos-er to fixing the pool area and getting our community their aquatic centre back,” said Joe chirico, General Manager of community services. this second phase of the project is expected to be done by late April. the rDck has hired Phoenix enterprises ltd. to

undertake three main tasks: 1. set up a containment

area which includes enclos-ing the work area in plastic sheeting to keep lead paint and tiles within the construc-tion zone. crews will also construct temporary walls in the fitness centre to separate it from the pool viewing area during demolition.

2. remove the ceiling according to Worksafebc guidelines for removal of hazardous materials. lead paint, a hazardous material, has flaked from steel girders onto the surface of ceiling tiles. the tiles themselves are not hazardous.

3. sandblast the roof trusses so that they can be

repainted with lead-free paint.

removal of the false ceiling itself will cost close to $100,000, which is at the upper end of what the rDck anticipated for ceiling removal costs in January of this year. Further repairs and renovations will include wall improvements to fully sepa-rate the fitness centre from the aquatic centre to ensure longevity of the building, as well as new paint, light-ing, and acoustic treatments, bringing the total project cost including taxes to about $600,000.

the rDck board approved the NDcc project budget on March 28. “our

main criteria throughout this project are that the pool area needs to be safe, functional and up to modern standards for the coming years,” said ramona Faust, recreation commission chair and Director for Area e. “this facility has a lot of life left in it, and we want to see fami-lies, seniors and everyone in our community back enjoy-ing the pool area as soon as we can.”

Depending upon how work progresses, the earli-est the aquatic centre could reopen is June 2012.

the rDck will continue to update the public regu-larly.

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oxygen that will fuel the fire and potentially create a more hazardous environ-ment. Please ensure that

you do not put yourselves at risk.

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Spring burning period approved by Fire ChiefNelson Fire chief simon

Grypma has approved a two week burn period beginning April 13 and ending April 28. this burn period is for

the purpose of reducing dif-ficult-to-access yard waste. those wishing to burn must have a valid permit and follow the corporation of

the city of Nelson bylaw #3241, specifically section 5.5 yard Waste burning.

Permits must be acquired in person, at the Nelson Fire

Department, located at 919 Ward street, and payment for the $10 fee can be paid by cash or cheque.

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CommunityNews

by the Nelson and Area Elder Abuse Prevention Program

Kootenay Seniors Volunteers and Abuse Prevention

the Nelson elder Abuse Prevention Program (eAPP) is a great place to volunteer.

being a volunteer is a reward-ing experience. you are working to help others but also learning new and interesting information.

the eAPP guiding principles are that community development, education, communication and advocacy are the building blocks for the prevention of elder abuse. the eAPP has five satellite groups of volunteers in Nelson, kaslo, the east shore, salmo and slocan Valley. Volunteers are provided with education, orientation and ongoing mentoring.

the eAPP conducts: community outreach education events; informs at risk individuals about community supports and prevention options; and facilitates appropriate referrals to trained professionals for those experiencing abuse.

Volunteer activities may include circulating posters and information pamphlets, becoming a steering committee member, helping with community education projects, or “manning” pre-scheduled two hour shifts on Wednesdays in the eAPP resource centre in Nelson.

In April the eAPP are present-ing to senior citizen’s Associations on “Personal Planning and the Use

of representative Agreements”. the dates and times are as follows: Nelson - Wednesday, April 10 at 11:15, Passmore - sunday, April 14 at 1:30, harrop-Proctor - thursday, April 18 at 2:00 pm, salmo and the east shore, to be announced. keep your calendar space free on one of those dates and watch for posters with the details, all are welcome.

If you are interested in becom-ing a Nelson or outlying communi-ty eAPP volunteer please approach us at one of the above events, con-tact us by phone at 250-352-6008, visit our web site at or email:www.nelsonelderabuseprevention.org preventeldrabuse@sbdemail.com.

DeWeever wins Kokanee Duplicate Bridge Tournament rogier DeWeever has for the

fourth consecutive year won the stanley Jenkinson Memorial trophy in the kokanee Duplicate bridge tournament. other finishers were; Warren Watson of trail, Pat Davidoff, hugh Auld, and simon Mitchell all of Nelson.

the club welcomed a returning tom Dool of Nelson who introduced bob slade. bob has played bridge for many years, this is his first visit to duplicate bridge. they also welcomed Mark McPhail back to the club who

was a supporter of the club in the past. Mark rojewski and Patrick o’Neil also joined the club. Mark and Patrick are long time duplicate players and are life masters.

the club was saddened by the loss of Joan thomas who passed away this past year. Joan was a silver life Master, she attended many of the local tournaments and was a long time supporter of the Nelson and balfour duplicate bridge clubs. she will be missed by all that knew her.

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

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Tournament winner Rogier DeWeever accepts trophy

Charges laid in St. Rita’s Church and vehicle fires criminal charges have

now been laid in last week’s arsons to st. rita’s roman catholic church and a near-by vehicle in castlegar. An eighteen year old male resi-dent of castlegar, and a 16 year old female youth from castlegar, have each been charged with two counts of arson in relation to these fires.

the female was taken before a Judicial Justice of

the Peace where she was released on strict conditions. the male has been remanded in custody since his arrest on thursday, Mar. 28, appearing in Grand Forks Provincial court tuesday, Apr. 2.

An incident such as this causes fear and unrest within any small community and places tremendous demands on the police to act quick-ly. community cooperation was crucial in advancing the

investigation. this investigation was

lead by the castlegar crime reduction Unit and included resources from the kootenay boundary regional Detachment General Investigation section, members of castlegar Detachment, as well as resources from other areas of british columbia. everyone involved in this investiga-tion did an outstanding job of

quickly gathering evidence to allow for arrests to be made and charges laid within a very timely manner. over the past number of years the rcMP has developed a very strong investigative capacity with respect to serious crimi-nal offences and this incident is a testament to that fact.

the investigation into the garage fire is still ongoing.

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Police News: car hits home, residential drug bust, assaultOn Sunday, Mar. 24 at

approximately 8:30 p.m. a family was startled when their home suddenly shook. the homeowner went outside to investigate and found a car resting against the house and a trail of damaged behind. he went to check on the driver, an 18 year old local male and had him exit the car while police were called. the Nelson Police arrived and took the male into custody as it was immediately apparent that he was under the influ-ence of alcohol.

the male became quite belligerent to the officers but was quickly transported to NPD cells. he was released the following morning and is facing charges of impaired driving and driving with more than 80Mg% alcohol in

his system. It is very lucky that no one inside the home, a pedestrian walking by or the driver was injured. the male is scheduled to appear in Nelson courts June 11 to answer to the charges.

On Thursday Mar. 28, Nelson Police executed a search warrant on a resi-dence in the 900 block of carbonate st. after a long, involved investigation into drugs being dealt from the residence.

A 61 year old male is in custody facing drug traffick-ing and possession charges, and in addition, weapons related charges, appearing in court on tuesday, Apr. 2.

on Friday, Mar. 29, a 47 year old female was also arrested in relation to this investigation, and is facing

drug trafficking charges. she was released on conditions with a court date set for May, 2013.

On Sunday Mar. 31 at 8:25 p.m. a 22 year old local male went into the 7-11 to purchase a lighter. When he could not produce ID upon demand he became angry and grabbed the clerk by the shirt. the males’ mother, who was with him pulled him away and they both left the store. the Nelson Police were called and identified the male, known to them, using the store video. he was located at his home and arrested for assault. he will appear in Nelson courts June 11 to answer to the charge. he is forbidden to enter the 7-11 until that date.

In the early morning

hours of Wednesday, Apr. 3 staff the kootenay lake hospital reported a male lying on the ground in their lower parking lot. the Nelson Police attended and found a 23 year old local male lying on the cold concrete ground. the intoxicated male felt he had a lot to deal with in his life and that was the spot where he wanted to be. the temperature was as low as 4 degrees overnight and he had been there for about 5 hours. As he would not move on to a warmer, safer location and he was visibly shivering he was arrested for public intox-ication and lodged into cells until sober enough to prop-erly care for himself. he was released without charges.

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kaslo rcMP cpl. shaun begg says yet more of the property stolen during break and enters involving 4 unoccupied buildings in the Johnson’s landing slide area has shown up, this time on the front steps of a local church. other property, believed to

have been stolen from resi-dences in an area still deemed to be unstable from an ear-lier fatal mudslide some eight months ago, turned up about three weeks ago, piled neatly at the side of an area road.

“Perhaps my initial con-jecture about a guilty con-

science at work here is cor-rect” says begg who notes the symbolism of the articles, two pieces of computer equip-ment, being left at a church. “Whatever the motivation for the location of the recovered property, it always nice to return property to its rightful

owner“ says begg who notes that the recovered equipment will first be examined by the Forensics Unit.

No arrests have been made to date and the rcMP investigation is continuing.tip line: 1-800-222-8477

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The strange case of the re-appearing stolen property in Kaslo continues

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ScienceNews

Studying Science in Nelson

Morgan DehnelD-Pace, Inc.

Selkirk College is the pri-mary post secondary edu-cation institution in the West Kootenay region. If you click on the link, http://selkirk.ca/about-us/about-selkirk/aca-demic-schools , you will discover a listing of Selkirk College’s academic schools, and they are: (1) Academic Upgrading & Development, (2) Aviation, (3) Business, (4) Environment & Geomatics, (5) Health, (6) Hospitality & Tourism, (7) Human Services, (8) Industry and Trades Training, (9) Personal Services, (10) The Arts, and (11) University Arts & Sciences. I was interested to investigate a few of the schools that would be related to science and technology, so I clicked on the following links,

and this is what I dis-covered:

A c a d e m i c Upgrading &

Development: This school is aimed at upgrading and improving ones skills to the entry level for college and university. Programs include: Adult Basic Education, Adult Special Education, Summer School and College Success. In the Adult Basic Education program there are a number of high school level science and technology courses that one can take to prepare for college and university such as: Biology, Chemistry, Computers, Math, and Physics.

Aviation: Selkirk College has over 40 years of expe-rience training profession-al pilots, and students will become well acquainted with the commercial flight industry, and will receive practical training in the pro-gram: Aviation – Professional Pilot Diploma.

Environment & Geomatics: This school’s blurb indicates that it would be of interest to anyone wanting to play a role in preserving our envi-ronment, or to anyone inter-

ested in visually identifying relationships, patterns, and trends through mapping. Progarms are: Renewable Energy, Forest Technology, Geographic Information Systems – Advanced Diploma, Geographic Information Systems – Bachelor Degree, Integrated Environmental Planning, Recreation, Fish and Wildlife.

Health: This school in the health sector states that its instructors provide the academic, theoretical, philosophical and practi-cal training necessary for valuable health care contri-butions. The programs on offer are: Advanced Medical Transcription, Gerontology, Health Care Assistant, Nursing – Bachelor Degree, Nursing Unit Clerk, Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy Technician Bridging Program.

Industry and Trades Training: This school offers a variety of technical appren-ticeship and trades-related programs. The programs

are: BC Electrical Code, Carpentry Apprenticeship, Carpentry Foundation, Electrical Apprenticeship, Electrical Foundation, Fine Woodworking, General Mechanics, Metal Fabricator Foundation, Milwright/Machinist, Plant Operator, Refrigeration Plant Operator, Welding.

University Arts & Sciences: This school offers a number of 1st and 2nd year university level courses that can be transferred as credit towards a bachelor’s degree. As the website indicates, it is important to choose cours-es together with a Selkirk College counselor to ensure that the course selection and transfer credits are aligned with the student’s goals and intended future programme of studies. Under UAS Courses, the areas of study in the Sciences and Applied Sciences are: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Engineering.

Science and Technology is sponsored by Dehnel - Particle Accelerator Components and Engineering, Inc. To learn more about this locally owned company, please visit www.d-pace.com

dr. scienceChristine Humphries

What do love and dust bunnies have in common?

Ah, yes, it is that time of year again when many of us feel compelled to do some serious spring clean-ing. As you vacuum into the depths of your house-hold, you may discover a new pet: a dust bunny!

Dust bunnies are clumps of particles of matter. these clumps are made entangled particles of hair and skin, fibres

from clothing or carpets, pet fur and dander, and dust mites. yUck!

the reason these parti-cles clump together is due to static electricity. static elec-tricity is an electrical charge that accumulates when two objects rub against one another. In other words, it is electricity produced by friction. static electricity is formed from the exchange of particles of atoms.

Atoms are made of a nucleus which has neutrons and protons and orbiting particles called electrons.

each particle of the atom has a different electrical property: protons have a positive electrical charge, neutrons have no charge and electrons have a negative charge. While neutrons and protons are held together tightly, the electrons on the outer surface of the atom can move relatively eas-ily, depending on the type of atom, from one atom to another.

one way of moving an electron from one atom to another is to rub two objects. the contact between the

objects causes electrons to move from one surface to the other. the net result is that one object loses its nega-tively charged electrons and becomes positively charged and, conversely, the other object gains electrons and becomes negatively charged. the transfer of electrons, or the accumulation of static electricity, causes the objects to be attracted to each other because, as in love, opposites attract. so just think of your dust bunnies as a roman-tic grouping of everything yucky in your home!

Dr. Science is in real life, Dr. Christine Humphries, a molecular biologist

How to treat cat bladder infections at home

If your cat is frequently urinating, and having a recurring problem with bladder infections, then they likely have a condi-tion now known as Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease. This article will show you the signs of urinary disease, go over some of the causes, and I will give you my 5 most effective natural remedies.

You need to be aware of the more common signs of feline urinary problems, and recognize if this is an emergency requiring immediate veterinary care. The most common signs include: frequently urinating, straining to urinate, has bladder pain, he or she may excessively lick their genitals, and there is blood in the urine. Sometimes they will

Pets - Purely NaturalBy: Dr. Andrew Jones

urinate outside their litter box, as they seem to prefer cool, smooth surfaces like a tile floor or a bathtub. If you have a male cat which is straining and not producing any urine, then he may be completely blocked, and he requires immediate veteri-nary care.

The disease goes by many names, one being called idio-pathic because we don’t really know the underlying cause. There is marked inflammation of the bladder; the bladder lin-ing is thickened, and the result is blood in the urine. Some are related to diet, there may be bacteria/viruses that affect the bladder, the immune system may over-react and attack the lining of the bladder, or it can simply be a response to stress, such as having another cat or not letting your cat go outside. Very few cases are caused by bacteria; bacterial infections account for less than 3 % of feline urinary tract disease, meaning antibiotics are seldom needed.

Additional fluid is key to

treating and preventing recur-rence of the inflamed urinary bladder. This is best accom-plished with a higher protein canned cat food, along with providing many sources of fresh water.

The use of a specific natu-ral hormone can be very benefi-cial. Cats have less incidence of urinary disease if they are feeling happy. A product called Feliway, available from your veterinarian, contains these facial pheromones. This can be sprayed on your cat and on the areas he has sprayed twice daily for 3-4 weeks.

There are additional sourc-es to provide natural anxiety relief in your cat, and potentially decrease the symptoms of blad-der inflammation. Bach Rescue Remedy may make your anx-ious cat feel calmer and less likely to have recurrent urinary tract inflammation. Place 1 drop twice daily in your cat’s mouth. Try this for 3-4 weeks.

Two very common supple-ments used for arthritis, glucos-amine and chondroitin, can also

be helpful for cats with feline lower urinary tract disease. By supplementing with glucosamine and chondroitin, GAG is replen-ished, and the bladder inflam-mation, along with clinical signs of frequent urination, and blood in the urine can be resolved.

Homeopathy has been successfully used for many cases of feline urinary disease. There are two homeopathic remedies I suggest that you try, aconite and pulsatilla. Aconite is best if early in the disease with few other signs. Give two 30C pellets 2-3 times daily. Pulsatilla will help some of the more recurrent cases of bladder inflammation. When the other remedies fail to work, then this one is often tried. Dose one 30C twice daily.

You should now be aware of the signs of feline lower urinary tract disease, and now know when to see your veteri-narian. home remedies to help treat, and potentially prevent this very painful and frustrating disease for both you and your cat.

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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HealthNewsPalliative Massage class offered, seeking to borrow wheel chairsNow registering for class beginning Saturday, June 1

the first of three sum-mer sessions of Palliative Massage starts on June 1st in Nelson. christine sutherland will be training the public, friends and fami-lies of people with chronic disabilities and terminal ill-nesses to be hands on with palliative massage. Any

families that would like to have their loved ones includ-ed in the palliative massage outreach in resident homes in Nelson and the outlying area can get in touch with the course co--ordinator lila rogers at 250-551-0401.

the canadian Institute of Palliative Massage is also

looking to borrow wheel-chairs for the 24 hour wheel-chair assignment; part of the palliative massage training.

christine’s new book, Dying In Good hands includes many local stories of Nelson residents. the story of Joe is on youtube with christine reading to the

audience of the eden Mills Author’s Festival. It is the story of Joe and carol Wastl and their palliative massage experience.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVcFwevlivI

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Palliative Massage

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Arts&entertainment

www.cbculturetour.com 250-505-5505 1-877-505-7355

CALL FOR ENTRY

Register Online Deadline April 15Artists/Heritage Venues

Columbia BasinCulture Tour

Aug 10 - 11, 201310:00am - 5:00pm

Columbia Basin Culture Tour calls for artists and heritage venuesRegistration deadline: Monday, Apr. 15. Event dates: August 10-11, 2013

call for entry: registra-tions are being accepted for artists/venues in the columbia basin to partici-pate in the columbia basin culture tour (cbct). the cbct is a two day celebra-tion of culture taking place August 10-11, 2013 from 10 am to 5 p.m.

the cbct is a self guid-ed tour showcasing local arts, culture and heritage offered at no charge to the gen-eral public. Full colour tour directories will be available free of charge to the public as a guide to visit studios, exhibitions, museums, art

galleries, cultural centers and heritage sites throughout the columbia basin during this special weekend event. And yes, “artists” includes visual, written, performing, media and inter-arts! Visitors love this event and are anticipat-ing this fifth year.

the cbct allows visi-tors to meet the participants “behind the scenes” and allows them to: visit artists studios that may not regular-ly be open to the public, pur-chase works directly from the artists, visit art galleries, museums and cultural cen-tres to view special interpre-

tive displays, archives, dem-onstrations or performances. It is also a chance for them to meet people such as art-ists, curators, historians and volunteers that are such a vital part of our local cul-ture.

Participating individuals and venues must be located in the canadian columbia basin, the southeast corner of british columbia roughly bordered by the communi-ties of Valemount, Golden, elkford, creston, rossland, Arrowlakes and revelstoke. Although not in the basin, the communities of Grand

Forks and christinalake are again invited to participate this year.

For information or to register visit: www.cbcul-turetour.com. the columbia basin culture tour is a project of the columbia kootenay cultural Alliance and is funded by columbia basin trust which delivers social, economic and envi-ronmental benefits to the res-idents of the columbiabasin. Information: ckcA at 1-250-505-5505 or toll free at 1-877-505-7355

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Nelson poet kicks off National Poetry Month with readingFriday, Apr. 12 at 7:30 p.m.. at the Oxygen Art Centre, 320 Vernon St. (alley entrance)

April brings not only spring crocuses, tulips and daffodils, but also National Poetry Month. And to mark the canada-wide month-long celebration of humanity’s oldest literary art form, Nelson’s oxygen Art centre will host the launch of Queen city poet and artist susan Andrews Grace’s newest collection Philosopher at the skin edge of being.

the launch is part of oxygen Art centre’s

Presentation series and is free (donation appreciated) and open to the public.

“sometimes poetry has the ability to be the reality when philosophy can only describe it,” said canada’s current poet laureate Fred Wah. “Philosopher at the skin edge of being marches through the seasons as Jai-li, a mountain woman, and a girl philosopher inhabit their cosmos, sluicing philosophy of antiquity through twenty-first century existence.

Philosopher at the skin edge of being is published by Winnipeg’s signature editions. the poet has lived in Nelson since 2001. her collection Ferry Woman’s history of the World was named saskatchewan’s 1998 book of the year. besides her literary endeav-ors, including teaching cre-ative writing for oxygen Art centre, she maintains a visual art practice.

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Poet and artist Susan Andrews Grace

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Rory on the townby Rory Case

I’ve been known to dabble

Rock and Roll Bingo for a cause

last tuesday, April 2, I tried my hand at dabbing down at Mike’s Pub for its weekly rock and roll bingo. Almost every tuesday since December Mike’s Pub has hosted rock and roll bingo. every month the bingo sales go to a different cause or non-profit organization in the community. In the past, money has gone to the Nelson skatepark society, the Nelson food cupboard, salvation Army, and this month the Nelson cares society. there was a good turn out and tons of wicked

prizes to be won, all donated by local businesses. I played a few rounds and came very close to yelling bINGo. there were however, numerous win-ners, one being a beginner skier who won a brand new pair of skis! be sure to check it out next tuesday, April 9 to help out the Nelson cares society and your chance to win some treats.

the Nelson cares society works toward providing programs and initia-tives in our community for advocacy, housing, employment, support ser-vices and environmental stewardship.

For more information about cAres go to www.nelsoncares.ca

Photo by rory cAse

A very happy winner of the final “black-out” round on Tuesday’s Rock and Roll Bingo.

Arts&entertainmentKaslo Jazz Etc. announces preliminary festival line-upFriday, April 5, August 2, 3, 4, 2013 Kaslo Bay Park, Kaslo BC

kaslo Jazz etc Festival has consistently provided the West kootenay area with one its most outstand-ing cultural events. the 22nd Annual Festival is no exception. Dan brubeck Quartet, brandi Disterheft, Nelsonite, Melody Daichun, the Paul Peress trio and the classical Jazz Quartet will anchor the diverse and pro-fessional jazz sounds that festival goers have come

to expect from the kaslo Festival.

rounding out the etc. end of the fantastic outdoor entertainment is the Mickey hart band, Delhi to Dublin, stretch orchestra and tiempo libre. Dancing and jam-ming will be a prominent feature of the 22nd annual festival.

blues fans will appre-ciate the clinton swanson

blues band.As always, kaslo Jazz

etc Festival is situated in kaslo bay Park. the float-ing stage, mountain back-drop and brilliant natural acoustics support the family friendly event to make it one of the best festivals in the province.

For more information, visit www.kaslojazzfest.com

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The Mickey Hart Band is one of several big name acts lined up for Kaslo

Singer-songwriter and digeridoo player Kale Phoenix to perform in NelsonSaturday, Apr. 6, Noon - 3 p.m. Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions, 523 Front St.

kale Phoenix will be the first to perform digeridoo at ellison’s café. he’s a singer/songwriter who adds drum to his songs and will sing origi-nals plus cover some Xavier rudd and bob Marley songs.

he will also join the next per-former, Pat lambdin (12:30) from baltimore Maryland for a didge/banjo tune. Pat is a singer songwriter folk

artist and a student of music therapy soon to start his studies in edinburgh, scotland. he spent time in Nelson last summer and collaborated with several musicians for his project, the Universal sound Initiative.

last act is the duo Vazzy (1:30) from Grand Forks who bring tra-ditional melodies and songs from Acadia, Québec, France and the

celtic world. suzanne leclerc sings and plays doumbeck, bodhran, frame drum, jaw harp, tambourine, accordion and harmonica while bryn Wilkins performs on the oud (arabic lute), vihuela (renaissance guitar), mandolin, fiddle and banjo. embark on a musical voyage in time!

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What’s new on the Express YouTube Channel:Watch The String Birds on Baker Street

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Play reading series finishes season with a pair of playsSaturday, Apr. 13, 7 p.m. The Old Church Hall, 602 Kootenay St at Victoria

the highly popular tNt play reading series which featured performances of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe, scorched, twelve Angry Men, and lawrence and holloman, is closing out the season with a pair of short plays by two canadian writ-ers and an interesting line-up of actors with a half century age range.

the first play is babel rap, by Vancouver’s John lazarus which eavesdrops on two workers - one industri-

ous, the other a contempla-tive smoker, who are build-ing the tower of babel. they argue about why they’re doing it and what will happen when it’s finished. A clever comedy, it was one of Geoff burn’s favourites when he was a drama teacher at lVr and now he gets to perform it with his friend richard rowberry.

the second piece is essay, by hannah Moscovitch, a wicked and insightful look at gender politics at a canadian

University. the writing is extremely sharp, the ending is delightfully unexpected and guaranteed to provoke a discussion in the bar after the show. rowberry is joined by Phillip sarsons and elizabeth barrett for this reading.

A veteran actor, sarsons’ performance in lawrence and holloman was a big hit. he has appeared in major theatres across canada and was the first recipient (2001) of Actor equity’s emerging theatre Artist award.

Newcomer elizabeth barrett hopes to pursue an equally successful professional career and has already turned heads with performances in sev-eral capitol theatre summer shows and the lVr film, the change Agent.

the one-night-only per-formance will again take place at the old church hall, 602 kootenay st at Victoria. tickets are $12 and available at the door.

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check around the sole plates at the bottoms of the exterior walls. If these walls have had garden soil up against them for years there may be extensive rot damage, which makes the project marginal. however, if there is little or no rot (or you’re prepared to do serious structural rot repair) then I think the building is probably worth saving.

here’s another point to consider. Many of these old

garages in back lanes could not be built in the same loca-tions today because zoning bylaws usually require at least five feet (1.5 metre) setbacks to rear lot lines and these garages often sit on rear lot lines or into public lanes. Don’t tear it down and you can repair and maintain it indefinitely even though the zoning bylaw may not permit your garage in that location today.

often, old garages start to lean because they lack enough diagonal sway brac-ing. Push the building back to vertical using leverage

from adjacent structures, trees or temporary diagonal braces staked to the ground. once the building is vertical and re-leveled, install diag-onal sway bracing on the inside of at least three walls. the longer the bracing is the more effective it will be.

on a typical wall the most effective braces run from the top right and top left corners of each wall corner and meet at the mid-dle of the bottom plates.

your roof may also need additional support. Fortunately, the same prin-ciples of diagonal bracing

apply only this time the bracing is called ceiling joists and collar ties. you can install ceiling joists at the points where the raf-ters meet the top plates of the walls. Nail the ceiling joists to the rafters and the tops of the walls. If your garage already has ceil-ing joists and the roof is still sagging, install second horizontal members (collar ties) half way between the ceiling joists and the peak of the roof. this will defi-nitely increase the strength and stability of your roof by “splitting” the rafter span.

My old single car garage is leaning and I wonder if it’s salvageable.

Home Front by Bill Lynch, Paul Muntak & Steve Cannon

Saving an old garage

Steve, Chris and Bill are Building Consultants with Lynch Building Inspection Services Ltd. of Nelson. http://www.lynchinspections.com

Arts&entertainment

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these ladies have been pickin’ and stringin’ tunes together for a couple of years now. they have a deep rev-

erence for old timey, blue-grass and ol’country tunes. rachel swan, Genie sittig, sherri kyle, Jill Zinszer

make up the sining’, pick-in’, fiddlin’ gal group.

you can contact them by phone at 250-352-9933

or through email at: floatingfree@hotmail.comyou can view them by click-ing the link below:

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ConsCienCe Canada

Expressions, 554 Ward Street $5. Food and drink available.

An Introduction to War Tax Resistance

with our MP, Alex Atamanenko

The evening will also feature the award-winning film, “Death and Taxes,” about war tax resisters carrying on Thoreau’s tradition today and will provide an introduction to war tax resistance and the important work of Conscience Canada.

Expressions

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Opinion&editorialCommentary: War Tax Resistanceby Madelyn MacKay

I want to pay for peace. At tax time we have an opportunity to send a power-packed message, one act with multiplying benefits for our present and future. We can take far-reaching action for the security of the environ-ment, economy, and humanity.

If you also want to do more to increase security and reduce your car-bon footprint, you can cut your funding to big carbon polluters. For example, the F-16 killing machine uses more fuel in one hour than an average car owner consumes in two years. others use even more! especially damag-ing are emissions at high altitude by the world’s military aircraft in daily exercises and warfare. “…Militarism is the most oil-exhaustive activity on the planet, growing more so with fast-er, bigger, more fuel-guzzling planes, tanks and naval vessels…” and relies on our willingness to let our taxes foot the bill. (http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/3181:the-military-assault-on-global-climate)

repairing the economic effects of the trillions spent on military security, we need a broad consensus here on

big spending. What would you like to fund with our biggest military procure-ment ever--for warships? research continues to show that other sectors are more efficient at creating jobs than the military. We could choose to spend this $40b for a National Green Jobs strategy, a National Affordable housing strategy, a National early learning & childcare strategy, a kelowna Accord for First Nations, a National Municipal Infrastructure program, etc. senator colin kenny, a former chairman of the senate defence and security committee, emphasizes, “Issues are going to be settled in the Arctic through diplomacy and with lawyers. We’re not going to go to war up there.” converting military spending into green jobs and a health-ier environment reduces our biggest security threats. (see Demilitarize.ca and the Green collar economy: how one solution can Fix our two biggest Problems.)

create jobs where workers are not disabled physically and with PtsD, and dramatically reduce rape, sex slav-ery and trafficking. limit proliferation

of weapon use and the glorification of single-solution violent behaviour which make possible domestic vio-lence and school shootings. Decide whether the military is protecting your interests.

New options are emerging to pro-viding weapon-free, bully-free secu-rity at one tenth of the cost of the military. canada could regain interna-tional respect as a bold, peacemaking nation with well-trained, weapon-free canadians assisting in conflict zones around the world in ways that reduce violence and protect civilians. see NonviolentPeaceforce.org.

check in with your conscience (and consciencecanada.ca peace tax return info.) about specifying your desire to pay for peace, reallocating to peaceful projects your portion of tax dollars conscripted to join the military. hear more about this, Wed., April 10, 7-9pm at expressions. Participate in earth Day and the Global Day of Action on Military spending as we consider security benefits of alterna-tive job creation using the $1.8 trillion annual global military expenditures.

Letter to the Editor: Not My Prime MinisterDear editor,

It is evident that voter sup-pression techniques were used in the May 2011 federal election in which the harper government won a majority as a result of actions that are in violation of our charter of rights and Freedoms. regardless of who’s responsible the end result is the same, an unfair election. I have lost faith in our government.

I am not alone in my feelings. last summer I rode my bicycle over

4000 km in the name of democra-cy. (the bike ride for Democracy) Along the way I searched for people who voted for the conservative party of canada. Despite my efforts to have a conversation with a “harper supporter” two months of meeting hundreds of people I could not find one. the apparent lack of support for harper’s government is encour-aging.

this life changing event inspired me to work harder, to join my com-

munity in saying, “harper is not my prime minister, step down now.” We will be gathering saturday, April 6, 11:30 a.m. at Nelson city hall

For more information, contact https://www.facebook.com/pages/kootenay-Direct-Action-community-kDAc/635847583108201

sincerely,Garrett hoover

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Opinion&editorial

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

Work & You: Finding Meaning in the Mundane

by Spencer PollardMy Opinion

Jobs can come and go, but what type of job is most fulfilling in

terms of finances and general well being? A good example could be a dental hygienist, is has a short work week but a high pay rate, making it an ideal job for someone who wants to have a life outside of their job. If that doesn’t suit your fancy, there is always ways of finding a better future for yourself.

look for something that makes you happy; I can’t stress that enough. I enjoy writing these articles among many other things but at the same time there are times when it can get

stagnant and uninteresting in which case I generally try to write about something fresh or reinvent my writ-ing style. Find a job that will benefit you not just in the short run for years to come, many jobs we have now could be obsolete within the next few years so having a future mentality will guide you well.

Work is our life blood. It pays our bills and gives us pleasure, but it also gives us pain and stress. Find something you can do well and for a long time, just make sure you spend your time doing something of value and you’ll be okay. After all, you only live once.

We must go through a process of lower-ing the voting age in this country. At pres-ent in order to vote in a provincial election the person must be 18 years old..

society has changed greatly in the last decades. there is no valid reason why the voting age should not be low-ered. If you were to say young people are not responsible or not knowledge-able, I would respond with; are all adults responsible or knowledgeable? should we have a test for those things before you vote?

young people are knowledge-able and responsible; any change in society such as lowering the voting age must be in a well-thought-out

process. A good beginning would be to lower the voting age one year every four years until we got to 16. Which at this point in time, would be an appropriate voting age.

I believe if we gave real respon-sibility to our youth they would react in a responsible way. As long as we treat them as disenfranchised possessions we will get the action of a disenfranchised person.

It took us awhile to give women the vote and the arguments against giving women the vote were the same against giving youth the vote. our voter turn out is getting smaller. If we enable our youth to vote our turn out would increase.

countries that have a voting age as low as 16 are: brazil, Austria, cuba, Nicaragua, ecuador.

By Nelson Becker

Publisher’s note Voting age should be changed

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Fisheads to business owners that close their doors and don’t contact customers who have gift certificates. I’m very understanding when things happen outside of your control but some form of communication would go a long way! I can’t really afford to lose my $$$$.

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TheSurveyThe voting age in Canada is 18. Should it be different? 14, 15, 16, 18,19, 20, older?

What Provincial Election issues are most important to you?Please rate 1-8 in order of importance:

1. health care2. education3. jobs4. environment5. resource management6. poverty and affordable housing 7. roads and other infrastructure 8. other: Economy, Local Economy, Child Care, Senior Care, and Election & Campaign Reform (self-identified by survey respondents)

I am excited that we might be electing Green MLAs in BC in particular Southern Vancouver Island. They’re reporting that 2 may be elected as Greens are at 18% in that region. It’ll be nice to have Greens with NDPs for a change.

We need jobs to keep our children and grandchil-dren in the Kootenays. Of our seven grandchildren who are of age to enter the work force, 70% have had to leave the Kootenays to find steady work. We need an innovative, aggressive MLA with a business background

to facilitate job creation in Nelson/Creston!!

As a college student, I sup-port the Rock the Vote BC campaign because it focuses on issues that are important to me; restoring and increas-ing funding to Post-Secondary Education, improved transit and opposing tankers and pipelines. Affordable child-care is another important issue to me.

employment and economy drives the ability to afford and improve the social programs and educa-tional improvments needed.

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Nelson & Area: Fri. Apr. 5 - Sun. 14lll Live Music ll Special Events l Ongoing Events

What’sHappeningFri. Apr. 5lllRequest DJ. Finley’s Irish

bar and Grill lllBrian Rosen and the

Whatnow w/ guests at the royallllThe Funk Hunters at the

spiritbar 10 p.m.llDeconstructing Dinner

Film Festival at the capitol theatre 6:30 p.m. - Deconstructing Dinner Worldwide Premiere & Artisan baker. 8 p.m. - hungry for change

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

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

Sat. Apr. 6

lllKale Phoenix (12:00), Pat lambdin (12:30), Vazzy (1:30-3:00) at ellison’s cafe Acoustic Unplugged sessions (Facebook)

lllBilly Bragg w/ kim churchill - the tooth & Nail tours at the royal

llThe Grand Ski traverses, slide show, 7pm, old castlegar theatre, 185 columbia, downtown info:352-9547 Adm:$5

llSeed Swap 2013’s final seedy saturday castlegar & District Public library (1005 3rd st., castlegar)

llCamp Koolaree Society AGM at castlegar United church 809 Merry creek rd 3 p.m. (www.castlegarunited.ca/findingus)

llKootenay Direct Action community rally “stephen harper is Not our Prime Minister” at Nelson city hall 11:30 a.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 informa-tion, please call 250-352-6936.

Sun. Apr. 7lllChris Ho plays singer-

songwriter indie-folk at John Ward Fine coffee, 1:30- 3 p.m. (no cover)

lllNiko at the hume library lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.

lllAcres Of Lions & Friends at the royal

llUnity Centre of the kootenays 905 Gordon rd. rear entrance spiritual cinema-”living in light” 250-354-5394

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

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

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

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

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

Mon. Apr. 8lllSarah & Rich at the

library lounge. 6 p.m. to 10p.m.lWestcoast Swing Lessons-

Nelson 8 Mondays w Simon Earl. simon: 250-551-4325 email- bcliveaboard@gmail.com,

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. Apr. 9 lllCliff Maddix and friends

6p.m. the library loungelllYukon Blonde & Zeus w/

Grounders at the royallRC Indoor Electric plane and

helicopter flying, beginners wel-come, small gym rental fee. 4pm at central school Gym. contact jdnelsonrc@gmail.com

Wed. Apr. 10lll Paul Landsberg at the

library lounge. 6p.m. to 10 p.m.ll An Open-Minded Cafe:

Introduction to War Tax Resistance with guest, MP Alex Atamanenko also showing film: Death and Taxes and learn about conscience canada at expressions, 554 Ward st. in Nelson, 7-9 p.m. $5. Food and drink available.

llTouchstones Nelson’s Annual General Meeting 502 Vernon st 6:30 p.m.

lAlzheimers/ Dementia Caregiver support group meetings. 2nd Wednesday Monthly. 7 p.m. call 250-352-6788 or email Jleffelaar@alzheimerbc.org for more info.

lNelson Tech Club: for electron-ic hobbyists and Arduino enthusi-asts to meet and work on projects. every Wednesday 6pm ste 207-601 Front st, old Jam Factory upstairs. New members welcome. small facility fee, first visit free.http://www.nelson-tech-club.info/ email 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 clothing and food. 420 Mill st. 250-352-9916.

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.

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

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What’sHappeningThurs. Apr. 11lllKiyo & Guests at the

library lounge. 6p.m. to 10 p.m.lllFish & Bird w/ special

guests at the royallWalk In Peace silent ‘circle

walk’ - lakeside Gates, Mon & thurs 9:30-10:30

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

lNelson Women’s Centre. Drop-in. Noon - 4p.m. Free clothing 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. Apr. 12lllRequest DJ. Finley’s Irish

bar and GrilllllMax Ulis at the spiritbar

10 p.m.llNational Poetry Month!

susan Andrews Grace book launch. oxygen Art centre, 320 Vernon st. (alley).

llSeussOdyssey presented by Mt sentinel 7:30 p.m. at the capitol theatre

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

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

Sat. Apr. 13

lllClassified at the spiritbar 10 p.m.

lllPickwick w/ Jordan klassen at the royal

llTNT play reading series two plays: babel rap and essay at the old church hall, 602 kootenay 7 p.m. tickets $12

llSeussOdyssey presented by Mt sentinel 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the capitol theatre

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 informa-tion, please call 250-352-6936.

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lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.lSt. John’s Lutheran church

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