The Express News Update

Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 Vol. 2, No. 40building Nelson & area community since 1988

theExpressNewsUpdateWhat is scarier than a parking ticket?

Nelson City Bylaw Enforcement and Animal Control Officer Thomson gets a little more Halloween spirit than he bargained for dressing up as a sheriff Halloween 2010. He still promises to dress up again this year, though!

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Is God moral? A friendly debate tackles the questionTuesday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre.

The Centre for Inquiry has been challenged to par-ticipate in a friendly debate about the morality of the Triune God by the Junction Church of Playmor Junction. The Junction church is one of three Evangelical Churches that desire to cul-tivate the Kingdom of God in the Kootenays. As a fel-lowship of believers, they are devoted to loving God, loving others and trans-

forming lives. The Centre for Inquiry is

an international organization that promotes science, criti-cal thinking, free inquiry and secular humanism. A small group has been meeting as a discussion salon here in Nelson for the last year.

The goal of the debate is to allow free expression of ideas. All ideas including religious ones are open for challenge, affirmation and

criticism. Democracies are driven by the marketplace of ideas, good ideas evolve and are improved, and bad ideas are set aside.

The debate ques-tion “Is the Triune God of Christian scripture a force for good?” will be affirmed by the Junction Church and challenged by the Centre for Inquiry in a respectful debate format. The debate is timed for 1 hour and

15 minutes and will allow for 45 minutes of audience questions.

Admission is free but a donation to area food banks will be appreciated.

Junction Church represen-tative – Jeffrey Park email: [email protected]

Centre for Inquiry rep-resentative – Nina George email: [email protected]

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The Friends of the Nelson Public Library: Fall Book SaleFriday October 26 from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday October 27 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at 602 Kootenay St. on the corner of Victoria St

The Friends of the Nelson Public Library will be holding their Fall Book sale at a new location just down the street from the library.

People can come early

for the best picks, or, late for the $3 bag of books bargain from 2-3 pm Saturday.

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More youth join in work on issues in the BasinThe Columbia Basin

Trust’s (CBT) Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) is a group of involved youth from around the Columbia Basin who provide advice to CBT and a youth perspective on a variety of issues facing today’s youth. Members—called YACers—commit to a one-year term and have an opportunity to meet, work and travel with a group of like-minded young people.

Prospective YACers go through an application pro-cess and are selected to vol-unteer on the committee by the previous year’s commit-

tee members. The commit-ment involves a weekend meeting every two months which includes the review of Columbia Basin Youth Grants applications–a task that is unique to this CBT advisory committee to further promote the active engage-ment of youth in regional decision-making processes.

The CBT announced the new YAC members: Curtis Bendig (Nelson), Darelyn Hutchinson (Cranbrook), Laura Kanik (Revelstoke), Paniz Khosroshahy (Cranbrook), James Klemmensen (Rossland),

CBT’s 2012/13 Youth Advisory Committee Members recently met in Golden

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Danika Reid (Cranbrook), Bailey Repp (Nelson), Wesley Routley (Golden) and Theresa Thoms (Castlegar).

To learn more about

CBT programs and initia-tives, visit www.cbt.org or call 1.800.505.8998.

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The Nelson Grans to Grans are once more cook-ing and serving an African Dinner at the Nelson United Church. The event will include a Silent Auction, entertainment by Local Artists, and there will be a Market Place. The Grans are excited by the support in years past and are also inspired by the Grand Kids enthusiasm for preparing their crafts to offer for sale.

The Nelson Grans to Grans are one of over 240 groups across Canada that are part of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. We work to support African grandmothers who are turning the tide of AIDS in their communities. The Grandmothers Campaign is an initiative of the Stephen

Lewis Foundation which works with community projects on the frontlines of the AIDS pandemic in 15 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. They sup-port women, children orphaned by AIDS and the indomitable grandmothers who have stepped in to care for them.

Kenneth Mugayehwenki from Reach One Touch One Ministries (ROTOM) in Uganda says, “Ugandan grandmothers are rising up: We can change things. We have others fighting for us and we are not finished.”

Tickets are on a slid-ing scale of $15-20 each for adults and $10 each for children under 12 years of age. Only 120 tickets are available for this event.

Tickets can be purchased at Cottons on Baker Street and Sensations Dress Shop

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CommunityNewsAfrican meal and auction supports AIDS orphansSunday, Nov. 18, doors open at 4:30 p.m. at the United Church, Silica at Josephine St.

Grand Kids work on crafts to sell at this year’s Grans to Grans African Dinner and Silent Auction.

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Burmese meal in support of refugeesSaturday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m. at the United Church, Silica at Josephine St.

Nelson Nordic Ski Club Ski Swap & AGMSunday, Oct. 28 2012 Nelson Rod & Gun Club 701 Railway St.

The day’s events begin with a drop off of items for sale from 9-10 a.m. This will be followed by the Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 10 a.m. Anyone attending the AGM will be the first to the Ski Swap.

The public Ski Swap will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Volunteers wishing to help out should call

250-354-4299 or email [email protected] or [email protected]

More information about the Nelson Nordic Ski Club including mem-bership apllication and rates can be found at www.nelsonnordicski.ca. The Nelson Nordic Ski Club is also on Facebook.

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The Nelson Refugee Committee will be host-ing a fundraising dinner for Hsa Moo and Htoo Paw, two Burmese refugees who have relocated from a camp in Thailand to Nelson. Both women could never return to their homeland for fear of being persecuted or murdered by the Burmese military government. The Nelson Refugee Committee

worked for over three years to make their resettlement a reality and to provide full financial support for one full year.

Doors open at 5:30, dinner at 6:00. Tickets available at Otters. $15/single, $45/ family.

For more information please contact 352-3117

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Don’t cut your hair, at least not yet!On November 24,

Annie’s Boutique is orga-nizing the fifth annual “Take it Off” party at the Nelson Trading Company in Nelson BC. While the date is a little ways off, now is the time for people to start thinking about donat-ing their ponytail to be used for wigs for cancer patients. All it takes is 8 inches.

During the event,

Annie’s Boutique will have hairdressers on site and all the supplies. They will even ship the donations to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program. It takes 6 pony-tails to create a wig, so donors are encouraged to make the most of their dona-tion by inviting 5 friends to join in too.

When the wigs are made, they will go to a woman

who has been affected by hair loss from cancer treat-ment, at no cost to her.

Everyone is invited to the party whether donating hair or not. There will be discounts and special offers from Annie’s Boutique. People will also have an opportunity to make a monetary donation to fund groundbreaking research projects for the prevention

of cancer, and to support women living with the dis-ease.

For more information or to register for your donation at the event, contact:Annie’s Boutique at 106 - 402 Baker St in Nelson or visit www.anniesboutique.ca or call 250-354-2000 Toll Free: 1-877-882-6643

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On Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 Heritage Credit Union CEO Lorne Myhra, Selkirk College President presented a cheque for $15,000 to CEO Angus Graeme, also present Community Environment Fund Chair Bruce Gerrand.

Selkirk College renew-able energy students are going to benefit from an enriched learning environ-ment thanks to support pro-vided by the Heritage Credit Union.

The $15,000 gift will be used for the purchase of two solar photovoltaic systems including panels, inverters and regulators. These sys-tems differ from the more traditional solar thermal systems in that they convert sunlight directly into energy whereas the latter converts it into heat.

The college could use the systems to generate energy for its own purposes but instead will use it as a

laboratory where renewable energy students will have the opportunity to study and install the systems.

“Having these systems available as learning oppor-tunities for our students is invaluable. Reading a text-book, watching a video, lis-tening to me lecture, are fine but having the chance to actually put the system together piece by piece and see it work in a labora-tory environment can’t be beat” says Rob Macrae, a Renewable Energy instruc-tor in Selkirk’s School of Environment and Geomatics.

For more information

Selkirk College receives environmental grant

on the Renewable Energy program visit http://selkirk.ca/programs/rr/academicprograms/renewable-energy/

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Nelson Hospice Grief Support SeriesThursdays, 10 a.m. - Noon, Nov. 15-Dec. 20, Multipurpose Room, Public Health (second level) 333 Victoria St.

The series is open to anyone experiencing grief due to the death of someone close to them. Facilitated by trained Hospice volun-teers, topics will include: the needs of a mourner;

why grieving is different for everyone; comon myths about the grieving process; resources and tools for finding hope and healing our hearts. There will be time for group discussion

and sharing at your own comfort level as well as a gentle healing exploration into areas such as art thera-py, journaling, walking and meditation.

The cost is free,

with donations gra-ciously accepted.Pre-Registration is required and can be done by emailing [email protected]

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Folk singer James Keelaghan returns to the KootenayFriday, Nov. 2, 8 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre

Possessed of an insatia-ble appetite for finding the next unique story line, James Keelaghan forges his pieces with brilliant craftsmanship and monogrammed artistic vision, making him one of the most distinctive and read-ily identifiable voices on both the Canadian and internation-al singer-songwriter scenes.

His journey has attracted fans of literate and layered songwriting to join him on his artistic expeditions, some of which weave their way through marvelously etched historical stories with under-lying universal themes, others of which mine the depths of the soul and the emotional trails of human relations.

As the calendar pages have turned, for almost a

quarter of a century now, this poet laureate of the folk and roots music world has gone about his work with a com-bination of passion, curiosity intent and intensity. His mas-terful story telling has, over the course of nine record-ings, been part of the bed-rock of his success, earning Keelaghan nominations and awards - including a Juno - and acclaim from Australia to Scandinavia.

Buy tickets for this musi-cal feast online at capitolthe-atre.bc.ca or charge by phone 250.352-6363. Tickets $25 Adult $20 Season package/Full Time Student.

“James has become the complete artist. A brilliant tunesmith who has become one of the most engaging

performers of our time. You always know the journey with James is going to be great, you just never know what all the destinations are.” says

Terry Wickham, producer of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.

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Listen to an interview with James Keelghan on Kootenay Co-op Radio, about halfway through the October 24 broadcast of Kootenay Morning by going to http://cjlypodcast.net/km/km-oct-24-2012.mp3In addition to the show at the Capitol Theatre, Keelaghan is also playing at the Langham Theatre in Kaslo on Thursday, Nov. 1.

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The Singing Soul music workshopTuesday, Oct. 30 - Thursday Nov, 1, from 7-10 p.m. at 501 Carbonate St. (Former Anglican Church Hall)

The Singing Soul is unrehearsed, spontaneous group music making, using all voice. It is simple, no-tech, and builds community as it deepens our skills in listening, musicality and communication. A wide variety of clearly outlined struc-tures are offered for the group along with time to pause and reflect.

In his 15 years of leading The Singing Soul nationally andinterna-tionally, David Hatfield has engaged thousands of folks of all ages, back-

grounds and level of experience to explore and maybe discover their voice for the first time. Singers of all styles have found that improvisation strengthens their abilities, while oth-ers discover new inspirations, a revi-talized connection to music, personal development and lots of fun.

The cost is $75 or students $45. To register, please call Leah at 250-352-7247 or 250-551-0405 or email at [email protected]

On Sunday Nov. 4, 7-9 pm there will be another event The Big Sing: Community Improvisational Circle Singing. $10 or $5 for workshoppers.

The Singing Soul is profound-ly fun! There are no wrong notes and there’s nothing to memorize, just breathe and sing.

For more information about David Hatfield and The Singing Soul visithttp://www.davidhatfield.ca/pro-singingsoul.php

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Save the date: Tuesday, Nov. 20 at ExpressionsWelcome back Yuki!

former Selkirk music student plays piano and ukelele

James Keelaghan

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The Capitol Theatre Season Series Presents:

Friday November 2nd at 8PM

Tickets$25 - Adult$20 - Season Package

Full time Student

Buy online www.capitoltheatre.bc.caCharge by phone: 250.352.6363

Juno Award winner!Canada’s fi nest singer-songwriter on

his 25th Anniversary Tour!

Spoken-word artist performs for Sculpturewalk GalaSaturday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m. at the Element Club in Castlegar

Castlegar Sculpturewalk 2012 Awards Gala will be headlined by internationally-acclaimed per-formance artist Shane Koyzcan. Koyczan was the first Canadian to win the prestigious U.S. Poetry Slam Championship and has head-lined poetry festivals across Canada. Koyczan continues to receive both literary and performance accolades around the world from the likes of the B.C. Interior Music Awards, the

Canadian Spoken-word Olympics and CBC Radio.

We are very fortunate to have Shane perform at our event,” says Joy Barrett, Executive Director of Sculpturewalk. “It’s a tribute to our success and increased national pres-ence that we can draw such talent.”

Also much anticipated in the eve-ning’s events is the announcement of the winners of all Sculpturewalk awards, including the coveted

People’s Choice. The sculpture with the most votes will be purchased by the Cityof Castlegar for its perma-nent collection.

Tickets for the performance, starting at 8pm, are $25 and are avail-able online at www.clubelement.ca or at the Element in Downtown Castlegar. Sculpturewalk Awards begin at 7pm.

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Listen to Shane Koyzcan at http://www.shanekoyczan.com/

Listen to James Keelaghan at http://www.keelaghan.com/Keeloweb/KEELOWEB.html

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Two area cities seeking scupltors for public art submissionsThe Rossland Council for Arts and

Culture is seeking artistic entries for a public piece of art. Professional artists from the Columbia Basin are invited to submit a proposal by November 30, 2012. All details are available online at: www.rosslandcac.com

Castlegar Sculpturewalk is accept-ing applicants from sculptors to take part in their 2013 event. Now in its

third successful year, Sculpturewalk is a year-long outdoor exhibit of original sculpture by local and international art-ists. The sculptures are owned by the artists and loaned to the exhibit, where they are available for purchase, lease, and are open for public voting. The win-ner of the People’s Choice Award will be purchased by The City of Castlegar for permanent display, in addition to a

cash prize of $3000. Sculptures will also be judged and awarded on Artistic Merit, with prizes in that category total-ing $5000.

The application deadline for Castlegar Sculpturewalk is October 31, 2012.

Entry guidelines and the entry form are available online at http://www.sculpturewalkcastlegar.com/2013-application/

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Local Film The Change Agents premieres at the CapitolThursday, Nov. 1, doors open 7p.m., showtime 7:30 p.m., at the Capitol Theatre

The Change Agents, the Kootenay’s most recent feature length film, will host its World Premiere in Nelson. Two years in the making, under the work-ing title ‘Project Turquoise Snowflake,’ The Change Agents is a timely piece which deals with the impacts of the tar sands development on Canada’s dwindling fresh water sup-ply and with a growing movement of young people who have something to say about it.

Set in Nelson and cen-tering its fictional story on Carly Dutoff, a 17-year old with a Doukhobor activist background, Carly and her peers find themselves in the midst of family difficulties while coming of age in an era of environmental degradation that has not ever been faced by previous generations.

With nuances from the popular Occupy movement, The Change Agents has received international atten-tion. It is a film whose time, has come.

“Test audiences in Europe and Canada have been moved to tears and have been motivated to

take action from the film’s message” says executive producer Jo Ann Lowell. “After we showed the piece in Belgium, many audi-ence members approached us and asked: how can I become a Change Agent for the planet?”

The young ensemble cast is stellar - this low budget independent film features 80 cast members. Unique to the production was the co-creation between mentors and youth. 70 % of the production crew was youth, some of whom are planning careers in film-making, after being men-

tored by film profession-als during the production. Associate Producer, 17-year old Alecia Maslechko, says “it opened doors to help me discover what I want to do. I want to become a film producer to be able to get out messages like this that inspire.”

The impulse to write The Change Agents came to Writer/Director Robyn Sheppard after a tearful exchange with a student who said “if everything being said about the envi-ronmental crisis is true, then why aren’t we doing more to change things. It’s

an emergency. We need to do more.”

The result that came is what one small mountain community can creatively do to affect positive change. “There was many a moment when we needed a mira-cle to move it forward, and in those moments I really thought it was the end. But then, each time the miracles would happen - it’s like the story has a life of it’s own.” says executive producer Tim Mushumanski. “It just had to happen.... it’s a story that needs to be heard.”

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Arts&EntertainmentMuseum celebrates virtual exhibition launchSaturday, Oct. 27, 1-3 p.m. at Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History

Touchstones Nelson is launching its newest online exhibit Landscape Lost: Forestry and Life in the Duncan River Valley. The site is a collection of pho-tographs by Robert “Bob” Wallace of the Upper Duncan River Valley including fire lookouts, old mining and trappers cabins, community gatherings, as well as, the communities of Howser and Lardeau.

The BC Forest Service hired Wallace around 1939 as a lookoutman at Bear Creek in the Upper Duncan River Valley. Over 200 photographs document the area prior to the construction of the Duncan Dam that flooded the valley in 1967. The images, beauti-

ful in their own right, have added significance in that they document jobs, trans-portation methods and com-munities that no longer exist, yet were common place just over half a century ago.

The site includes a bio-graphical sketch of the pho-tographer and excerpts from a work journal kept by Wallace in the summer of 1942 as he worked on the construc-tion of the Bear Lookout in the Upper Duncan Valley. Visitors to the site will get a glimpse of the talents, hard work ethic and love of the outdoors Wallace shared with his family, friends and co-workers.

The creation of the site has been funded in part by

the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia, British Columbia History Digitization Program.

The exhibit is available at http://touchstonesnelson.ca/exhibitions/wallace/

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Bob Wallace at Bear Lookout c.1940s

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

How much leisure time do you have?What would you do more of if you had the opportunity?

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TheSurvey

Last week’s survey responses:Have you been bullied?

A segment of society that is not being recognized as being bullied is the adult females who have no transportation and walk every where or are unable to afford to move if being bullied in their resi-dent or home environment. The people who bully other people’s sisters, moth-ers, grandmothers bring fear to those who suffer their bullying and only bring shame to themselves. It takes a real big guy/woman to bully someone 5 feet 2 inches tall! Being bullied changes who we are, how we see the world, and how we react to just everyday situations. I know because they do it to me constantly. I moved out of town to get away from the downtown bullies in Nelson. There is no point in reporting it to the police because I still have to walk around without pro-tection. I feel very sorry for teenagers and small children who suffer this treat-ment. We as adults can learn to shrug it off. What are young people supposed to do? It is not good for anyone’s mental-ity to have to constantly keep looking over your shoulder for the next verbal or physical assault.

ALL of the years at Trafalgar, yes. Once into LVR, only the first week - the administration took it so seri-ous then suspended the offender for a week and put it on his record. Administration even advised me if it happens again that the police will be called in and that I could also press criminal charges if I felt it was war-ranted. I was blown away by LVR’s actions and because of that - I have never been bullied since! Kudos to LVR! Only if everywhere else fol-lowed LVR’s example of absolute zero tolerance policy, perhaps there would be less bullying victims?

GUYS I knew would attack for any or no reason.

NO, nor have I bullied. Although the topic is current, I believe the only way to deal with bullies especially when they are children and youth is to include them through a restorative justice pro-cess. In other words we need to help the bullies take responsibility for their actions. They need support too - they are kids.

WE moved a lot when I was young. As the new kid, I was always an easy target for bullies.

IT was relentless all through high school. I am grateful the internet didn’t exist then because at least home was a refuge. I feel sorry for the kids now who have to face bullying 24/7. I’m glad people are finally realizing bullying is not OK.

MY child was bullied at school and I feel terrible that at the time, I didn’t hear what he was telling me or ask the deeper questions that would have raised the red flags for me. One of his friends finally blew the whistle. I am happy to say the bullies were dealt with by the school swiftly and com-passionately. They were not punished with futher bullying by the adults around them, but were taught what they needed to know. The violence stopped. Each of the bullies, in turn, apologized. The most hurtful bully eventually did her best to make up for what she had done with acts of inclu-sion and teamwork.

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87% of our survey reponses say yes and 13% say no

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Fish Heads and Flowers

Fish Heads To the inconsiderate people who selfishly vandalize our historic, beautiful build-ings. Please find a piece of paper to draw on, get more creative or get permission before you help yourself to other peoples property.

Signed: tired of seeing shabby graffitti

Flowers to my neigh-bours for taking the time to make a great Halloween display even though the

house is still being fin-ished. It really makes the neighbourhood feel extra festive! I especially like the big spiders.

Signed: spooked

Fish Heads To the lady who won’t turn down the sound of her cellphone ticking clicking typing and ringing on high volume in a small restaurant as if the sound of your open mouth chewing wasn’t enough.

Signed: annoyed

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Facts vs. Beliefs

by Spencer PollardMy Opinion

I endorse gay marriage. I understand some of you might not agree with me and that is alright, everyone is entitled to their

own opinion. One of the larger factors of this debate is based on religion. Many people believe that by endorsing gay mar-riage they are endorsing an activity that will endorse an act that is seen as ungodly. The issue I have with this opinion is that it’s based on belief and not of fact.

Religion is never something I personally believed in; I have always been a man of science. I believe in what can be proven and not what can’t or hasn’t been. Although I am not religious I have religious friends and despite our differing beliefs I understand and support them regardless. Regardless or whether or not God created me, I know he wouldn’t want me to judge.

People have the right to believe in whatever they choose but love shouldn’t be decided by a god or any sort of deity. No book should dictate how you should live your life; that choice should be made by you.

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Nelson & Area: Fri. Oct. 26 - Sun. Nov 4●●● Live Music ●● Special Events ● Ongoing Events

What’sHappening

Fri. Oct 26

●●●Shred Kelly at The Royal 8 p.m.

●●●All Request DJ. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill

●●●Ben Arsenault at at John Ward Coffee, Nelson 3 p.m.

●●Fall Book Sale by the Friends of the Nelson Public Library 6-8 p.m. 602 Kootenay St in the old church building on the corner .

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

Sat. Oct 27

●●●Nevermind The Nineties at The Royal 9 p.m.

●●●Bob The Postman, Marion Bergevin, Ben Arsenault at Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions (Facebook), 12-3 p.m.

●●●Ben Arsenault at Cedar Creek Cafe, Winlaw 7 p.m.

●●Fall Book Sale by the Friends of the Nelson Public Library 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 602 Kootenay St in the old church building on the corner of Kootenay and Victoria St. $3 bag of books bargain from 2-3 pm

●●Delicious Burmese dinner: a Nelson Refugee Committee fund-raiser, Nelson United Church, tick-ets @ Otter Books, $15/person, $45/family

●●The Price Is Jeopardy Or No Deal Of Fortune: a Kootenay Kannibelles fundraiser 19 & over show, at the Capitol Theatre 7.30 p.m.

●●Author Clint Burnham at Nelson’s Oxygen Art Centre, 320 Vernon St. (alley entrance) 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Sun. Oct 28

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

●●●David Vest & East Meets Vest at The Royal 6 p.m.

●●●Karaoke. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 9p.m.

●●Nelson Nordic Ski Club Ski Swap & Annual General Meeting. 9 a.m. drop off, 10 a.m. AGM, 11-12:30 swap at the Nelson Rod & Gun Club.

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

●RC electric 1/10 dirt track racing, every Sunday 10am at 5 Mile tracks. Contact [email protected]

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

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

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

●Quaker Meeting 4th Sunday of each month in Winlaw. 11 a.m. Phone 250-226-6701. Everyone welcome.

●Texas Hold’em Poker at the Nelson Legion. 12p.m. Last Sunday of every month. 250-352-7727.

Mon. Oct 29

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

●●Photo tour of Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks by award-winning local photogra-pher Margo Saunders. Genelle Hall 1205 - 2nd St., 8 p.m. Free

●Scottish Country Dancing at the Central School Gym. Your first class is free!

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

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

Tues. Oct 30

●●●Cliff Maddix and friends 6p.m. The Library Lounge

●●●The Deep Dark Woods w/ Evening Hymns at The Royal on Baker 7 p.m.

Wed. Oct 31

●●●Open stage w/Estevan at The Royal on Baker 8:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Ben ArsenaultFriday, Oct. 26, 3 p.m. at John Ward CoffeeSaturday, Oct. 27, 2 p.m. Ellison’s Cafe, Nelson and 7 p.m. Cedar Creek Cafe, Winlaw

Through his music, Arsenault tells of the trials and tribu-lations of human existence and salutes the singer/songwriters of country music.


●●● Live Music ●● Special Events ● Ongoing Events

What’sHappeningWed. Oct 31 cont’d

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

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

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

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

Thurs. Nov 1

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

●●●Morgan Davis and Doc Maclean at The Royal on Baker 6 p.m.

●●World Film Premiere : The Change Agents at Capitol Theatre 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.

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

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

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

Fri. Nov 2

●●●James Keelaghan at the Capitol Theatre

●●●Kashoo Album Release at The Royal 8 p.m.

●●Starbelly Jam AGM 7 p.m. Crawford Bay Community Corner. Questions? email: [email protected]

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

Sat. Nov 3

●●●Smalltown DJs at the Spirit Bar

●●●Hey Ocean w/ Alvarez Kings & Tofu Stravinsky at The Royal 8 p.m

●●Rachel Yoder will give an artist talk on Memento Mori at Kalein Hospice Centre, 402 West Richards Street 5 – 7 pm

●●Gala Dinner and Auction for Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce at the Prestige

●●Tea and Talent Come join the fun! 1-3p.m. admission $5 Music. door prizes, superb bak-ing. Grans to Grans unique gifts. Presented by St.Saviour’s Anglican Church.Come and relax, meet old friends and new.Hart Hall, formerly Memorial hall enter on Carbonate at Ward St., Nelson

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

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

Sun. Nov 4

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

●●●Karaoke. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 9p.m.

●●The Big Sing: Community Improvisational Circle Singing, at 501 Carbonate St. (Former Anglican Church Hall) 7- 9 pm $10.

●●Whitewater Ski Team Swap Hume School. Dropoff - 9:30 - 11am, Sale - 12:30 - 3pm.Pick up

4:30pm●St. John’s Lutheran Church

Service. Everyone welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 Silica St. 250-354-3308.

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

●RC electric 1/10 dirt track racing, every Sunday 10am at 5 Mile tracks. Contact [email protected]

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

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

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

●Quaker Meeting 4th Sunday of each month in Winlaw. 11 a.m. Phone 250-226-6701. Everyone welcome.

●Texas Hold’em Poker at the Nelson Legion. 12p.m. Last Sunday of every month. 250-352-7727.

dr. scienceChristine Humphries

Boo! Are ghosts real?

This is the season one might expect to run into a ghost, but it is scien-tifically unlikely that the white shape you see on your doorstep is anything more than a kid under a while sheet.

If you type in the words “ghost and proof” into a search engine on the World Wide Web, there is an amazing num-

ber of websites that have videos, pictures and first-hand accounts that “prove” the existence of ghosts. But it is best not to believe everything you find on the internet at face value.

Although unusual events or visions can be explained by the presence of ghosts, scientists believe there are other, more mun-dane explanations for these ghostly encounters such as limitations in our percep-tions of the environment and other ordinary physical explanations. For example,

changes in air pressure and not angry ghosts are the reason doors may slam unexpectedly. Similarly, low sound waves (under 20 hertz) can cause humans to feel a “presence or unex-plained feelings of anxi-ety or dread”. Even carbon monoxide poisoning can explain some ghost sight-ings as it causes auditory and visual hallucinations. Scientists have also found an explanation for why ghosts are often sighted by different people in the same location. Studies conduct-

ed in so-called haunted castles in England reveal that environmental cues, such as chilly air, low light and a magnetic field, trigger feelings that there is a “presence”.

Amazingly, despite the lack of scientific evi-dence for ghosts, almost a third of Americans believe in them and one in six reports seeing, hearing or experiencing ghosts or spirits. On Halloween, of course, we can forget about science and enjoy ghostly sightings!

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


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FOUR 15 INCH Volvo rims with old summer tires mounted. $100.00 for the set. 250-825-0183USED 1998 TOYOTA 4 runner parts -tailgate with working motor and back window -radiator -alterna-tor -starter 352-6723BEARCAT LOG SPLITTER, 21 ton, 160 cc Honda, almost new, $1500.00 obo 250 229 5467

EducationSELKIRK COLLEGE OFFERS Advanced Computer Training Tuition free for eligible participants in advanced computer training on Selkirk College campuses in Nelson, Nakusp and Kaslo. Call 250-368-5236 or 250-364-5760 Funding provided through the Canada-British Columbia labour Market Agreement

FREEASCENSION LUTHERAN FREE DAY at Rosemont School All are welcome to come and get warm clothing and bedding Saturday, Nov 10, 9 a.m.-noonLARGE AMOUNT OF free poplar firewood in nelson. Phone: 250-354-4594 if interested

FurniturePERSIAN AND AFGHAN trib-al rugs at great prices. Tel: 604-2993324 Web site: www.rugcanada.com

Help WantedNELSON & DISTRICT Hospice Society seeks PT Executive Director. See ad this page.EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Castlegar & District Community Services Society. Responsible for overall program management, staff accountability, community develop-ment and growth of the Society. Full time position with a competi-tive salary and benefits package. See www.cdcss.ca/employment for details.

Misc. for SaleJOBMATE 8 1/4” table saw. used once. $45 without stand; $80 with stand. 250-489-4201.

Misc. WantedI AM LOOKING to buy a hot tub. If you don’t use yours anymore, please call me. 250-551-0179

RentalsCOZY YURT IN Thrums all inclu-sive, furnished Nov 10th /May 1st $650/month Call Jo Yurt 250-399-44162 BEDROOM SUITE, private, yard, garden, storage, parking, laundry, bright & open, wifi/ cable incl., $1000+, 250.509.02533BR 2BATH APARTMENT. W/D, parking, furnished, wifi, cable, utils included. $2000/mo. Fairview. Available Oct 1. [email protected] CENTRAL FURNISHED high end. non smok-er, no dogs. December 1. 1-800-611-5788

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