The Express News Update

Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 Vol. 2, No. 45building Nelson & area community since 1988

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Festivities begin!

Len Crawford, City of Nelson elf, prepares Baker street for Friday’s Festival of Lights, which begins at 5:30 p.m.. (see page 2)

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A Festival of Lights and an Assembly of Elves comes to BakerFriday, Nov. 30, at 5:30 p.m. in the 400 Block of Baker Street

Santa returns to Baker Street with new surprises. To make the annual event more fantastic organizers are inviting people do doth their helpers attire and join in the city’s First Annual Elf Walk. This will also be the launch of the Festival of Lights as Santa turns on the newly decorated holiday trees of Baker Street.

For over 40 years Santa Claus has been coming to Baker Street courtesy of Nelson Fire-Department to light up the holiday trees and personally meet with the children of Nelson. This tradition is getting some extra excitement as organizers are encourag-ing people to show up on 400 block of Baker Street in their best Elf attire to show Santa their spirit of the season. This event was

inspired by the flash mob movement and it is your opportunity to not just attend, but to be a part of the fun.

The street will also be more vibrant as a new group have started a com-mittee to increase Nelson’s holiday lighting pres-ence. Event co-organizer Maureen Crawford notes that the addition of 10,000 lights to the downtown area will bring more cheer to the holiday season. “Our goal is to make the streets more festive for the holi-days and we are working together with local groups and organizations to help make this a reality, we are off to an excellent start this year, you must come out to see,” Quotes Maureen Crawford.

This entire event is

made possible by every-one in Nelson, in particular local businesses and orga-nizations. Without hesita-tion people have donated and volunteered to help make this event successful. There will popcorn cour-tesy of Kal tire, apple cider from the Kootenay Coop, The Bridge is hosting a chili contest, Eddie`s Music is helping with sound, a visit from the Shaw Cable Polar Bear and don`t forget Santa. Also the Chamber of Commerce, the Cultural Alliance, the City of Nelson and the Nelson Business Association are volunteer-ing their time to help make this event another won-derful reason to come to town.

“Nelson is one of my favourite places to visit. I am so impressed at how

well everyone gets together to make my stay so spe-cial, especially the children. This is one of my most inspirational stops and I’m very excited about the new additions this year,” Says Santa Claus. “I really look forward to seeing everyone dressed up in their favourite elf outfit.”

Come join the fun on Friday November 30th 400 Block of Baker Street, at 5:30pm for the First Annual Elf Walk and lighting of the trees of Baker Street. Santa arrives at 6:30pm and will stay until he sees every child waiting in line. For more information contact our Facebook page facebook.com/ElfWalk?fref=ts or call the Chamber of Commerce at 250.352.3433.

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7th Annual Reading of Dickens’ A Christmas CarolSunday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:00) Nelson United Church, 602 Silica St.

This dramatic Dickens classic will be performed as a fundraiser for the Nelson Food Cupboard.

Admission is by donation (donations over $20.00 will receive a tax receipt). The Food Cupboard will also

be accepting donations of non-perishable food items at that time.

For more information,

please contactwww.foodcupboard.org/

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Library Holiday programs for kidsWednesday, Dec. 12, 10:15 (for 3 to 5-year-olds)Thursday, Dec. 13, 3:30 pm (for 9 to 12-year-olds)

Storytime Sparkle: Put a little sparkle in your 3 to 5-year-old’s holiday! The Nelson Library is offering seasonal stories, merry songs, glittery crafts, and yummy treats.

Tween Tweats: It’s a Baker’s Dozen holiday Tween program for ages 9 to 12 years. They can act

out the Baker’s Dozen play (reader’s Theatre), play “unwrap the Present” and “Holiday Bingo”, decorate their own mmmmm gin-gerbread cookie and help whack the Giant Cookie Pinata! Pre-register, please: 250-352-8283

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CommunityNewsFive thousand families later, Liz Amaral retires from NCSCby Rita Moir

Liz Amaral retires in December from Nelson Community Services Centre (NCSC) after 16 years of counselling area parents and children. She’s helped 5000 families, held 480 parent group sessions, 100 or more workshops, and baked 1,200 dozen chocolate chip cookies for the sessions and work-shops (and grateful co-work-ers who benefited from the leftovers.)

Amaral (or Liz, as every-one calls her) retires while still in love with her work, especially that moment when, after “connecting with a par-ent and walking with them in their angst, I can feel the relief in their breathing and the smile on their face. When I can add some small steps so they can connect the dots and find a way forward.”

Parents will miss her deep understanding of families, a gift that comes from four decades of hands-on work, academic study and training in the area of childcare.

Born in Vancouver, Liz was raised partly in Bermuda and received a Bermuda teach-ing scholarship to UBC. With her B.Ed., she taught elemen-tary at Hume School in Nelson from 1971-75. When she and David had two children, peo-ple asked if she could also care for theirs, so she started the Blewett community play-group, then Amarals’ Family Daycare. She operated her home daycare for 25 years, as their third child arrived and the first two moved through the school system and into their teenage years. During those hectic times, she also earned a Masters degree in

Education with a focus on daycare, looking into the way caregivers organized activities and how the kids used them.

After a brief stint at Nelson Home Support, a temporary job at Nelson Community Services became permanent. The years at NCSC have flown by; the satisfaction is not only with counselling indi-vidual families, but with the team approach within NCSC and the broader professional community.

When she talks about the child’s interests, she doesn’t mean children taking over. She means strong, whole families that can deal with the diffi-cult challenges of the modern world, and where parents take the reins in a society where kids grow up far earlier than in previous decades.

“For a child to be settled, they need a place to ‘land’. How we create that for a child is really our adults’ work. The adults need to be in charge, to create the anchor and connect our schools and homes and community.”

This discussion about society and families goes back to her recent seminar with the school staff and their discussion about connecting families, school and commu-nity. She loves this kind of energetic social debate and connection with individual parents, and may eventually rebuild that connection by teaching continuing education courses.

But for her entry-level into retirement, she is learning to spin, a natural outgrowth of raising Babydoll and Shetland miniature sheep with her hus-band, David, on their Blewett farm – Greystone Acres.

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Mungall to host Annual Holiday Party at Our Daily BreadThursday, Dec. 6, 11 a.m. at Our Daily Bread, 812 Stanley Street

Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall will be hosting her annual Community Holiday Party and Open House at Our Daily Bread. Festivities begin at 11am with lunch served at noon, and all are welcome.

“This is an annual tradition open to all in the riding, and lunch is on me,” says Mungall when speaking about the Open House. “It is an amazing opportunity to

enjoy great food prepared by Our Daily Bread, as well as meet and connect with wonderful people in the community.”

Mungall has hosted this event every December since being elected in 2009. Our Daily Bread serves a hot lunch 5 days a week to Kootenay residents strug-gling to make ends meet. The Holiday Season is a time for giving, sharing and being merry. Nothing says that more than

breaking bread with new people from all walks of life.

This annual event is a great way to kick off the Holidays” says Mungall. “I’m looking forward to seeing many returning and new faces.” For more information, please contact Mungall’s community office at 1-877-388-4498.

submitted by Michelle Mungall, MLA Nelson-Creston

Candlelight Vigil to be held in remembrance of womenThursday, Dec. 6, 4 p.m., on the grounds of Nelson City Hall

Dec. 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action for Violence Against Women, marking the anniver-sary of the 1989 Montreal Massacre at Ecole Polytechnique, in which 14 young women were murdered. A Candlelight Vigil will be held on the grounds of Nelson City Hall at 4 p.m.. There will be an exhibit on display throughout the day at City Hall and at 2:00pm a video presentation and discussion of the film The Use of Technology to Stalk will be held at 518 Lake St, 2nd Floor.

In addition to honouring the victims of the Montreal Massacre, December 6th is also an opportunity to remember

all women and children who have been impacted by violence. This day repre-sents a time to reflect on the issue of violence against women in our society and to move toward concrete action to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence.

This event is hosted by The Nelson Violence Against Women in Relationships Committee (VAWIR), which is an interdisciplinary committee that examines gaps and best practices in response to incidents of violence against women. The committee is comprised of representatives from community organi-zations and the criminal justice system.

Please email [email protected] to register for the video presentation.

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2011 Candlelight Vigil display at Nelson City Hall

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West Kootenay Transit Open HousesTuesday, Dec. 4, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Selkirk College, 10th Street Campus, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.: Nelson MuseumWednesday, Dec. 5, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.: Selkirk College, Silver King Campus, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Castlegar Selkirk College Campus, 2:30 to 5 p.m.: Castlegar Community ComplexThursday, Dec. 6, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Trail Selkirk College Campus

BC Transit is hosting a series of Open Houses in December. The public is invited to take a look at the proposed routes, schedules and maps for the first-ever integrated West Kootenay Transit System. Participants can help the new

West Kootenay Transit Committee and BC Transit shape the kind of public transportation service that works best for them and the region. The new sys-tem takes effect in the spring of 2013.

Those not able to attend one of the

Open House events in person can view proposed fares, routes and schedules; and fill out a survey online at www.bctransit.com from November 28 to December 13, 2012.

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This list won’t be tai-lored to your home but some of these maintenance tips for winterizing your home and belongings should be help-ful. I’ll put them in a list for your fridge door.

Drain your outside hose-bibs (if they’re not a frost free type) and put hoses away.

Drain all water in your lawn irrigation system

Clean all the autumn

Can you give us a list of items we should attend to before the cold weather arrives?

Home Front by Bill Lynch, Paul Muntak & Steve Cannon

leaves off your roof and out of your gutters.

Caulk all the flashings around your chimney(s) and plumbing vents.

Re-secure and caulk the seams of your gutters.

Cover any outside stor-age (like bicycles) with tarps.

Re-enforce the roofs of any portable metal storage sheds or temporary struc-tures.

Re-install storm windows and install weather-stripping on exterior doors.

Close and insulate your crawlspace vents.

Get your furnace serviced and clean the filter.

Clean any chimneys that serve wood stoves and fire-places.

Plug your heat tape in if you have exposed water lines and make sure it’s working.

Put a new bulb in the well casing if you keep it warm this way.

Winterize any gas engines that won’t be in service until spring.

Put antifreeze in you car radiator.

Disconnect battery termi-nals from unused engines.

Rake up the leaves on your lawn(s) or they will turn to mush in the spring.

Dig up and store bulb

flower plants (check with your local garden store for varieties).

Harvest the garden, turn the compost, mulch the gar-den beds, put away garden tools

Tie up any ornamental shrubs and bushes that could be damaged by snow.

Bring in the firewood.Purchase or bring out

your big winter snow shovel, put ice scraper in car.

Drain all the sewer / water fluids in your camper or RV.

Put another log on the fire and get set to enjoy the slowest, coziest and best sea-son of the year.

Steve, Chris and Bill are Building Consultants with Lynch Building Inspection Services Ltd. of Nelson.

Nelson’s annual Beans and Rice extravaganza returnsFriday, Dec. 7, 6 p.m. at the Nelson United Church, 602 Silica St.

The 7th Annual Beans and Rice Dinnerin is in support of 3rd year Selkirk College nursing students who will be participating in a practice experience to Guatemala this spring.

Ten nursing students will travel to Guatemala in May 2013 for three weeks as part of an International Practice Experience. The students have been invit-ed to share with and learn from five different grass-roots organizations whose community work promot-ing health as a basic human right, has brought about significant positive social change.

Previous groups visit-ed urban free-trade zones, highland villages where

community health and well-being is being affect-ed by Canadian mining operations, and also the remote north-eastern jun-gle region of the country, where government health services are almost non-existent.

This practice experience brings to life the incredible resilience, capacity, and cre-ativity of the Guatemalan people to actively confront the formidable challenges to health that they face, and in doing so, poignantly illustrates the benefits of collaboration around health between the North and the South.

This event is the first major fundraising effort to send the group south this

coming Spring. Abundant community support has been the foundation in mak-ing this international prac-tice experience possible.

Cost is $10 at the door. Children are welcome. For information please call 250-354-4791.

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Nursing student Tessa Munro with Guatemalan children during Selkirk College’s 2011 trip

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CommunityNewsBear Aware releases report for 2012 season

Bears and people: how did we do in 2012?

Nelson: There were 15 black bears destroyed due to human-bear conflict in Nelson, and RDCK Areas E and F (as of November 23). Six of those bears were destroyed in the City of Nelson. No grizzly bears were destroyed in Nelson or Areas E and F in 2012.

We can do better. We can clean up our communi-ties so that we do not tempt bears into our neighbour-hoods and to our homes. Bears that become used to feeding on food near

our homes are destroyed because they can destroy property, may even enter homes or become risks to human safety. Once again, garbage was the major bear attractant noted in all of our communities, account-ing for almost half of the calls to the Conservation Officer Service. Fruit Trees accounted for 20% of the calls followed by live-stock (chickens, rabbits, a donkey), outdoor freezers, berry bushes, compost, and bird feeders.

How do you man-age your bear attractants?

Keep garbage indoors or in a secure location (not in the carport, or in the back alley) until the day of col-lection or until you take it to the landfill. If you do not have a secure loca-tion for garbage storage, then you can freeze left-over food and put it in your garbage when you dispose of the garbage. You can also purchase a bear-resis-tant garbage can. You can become part of a group order of bear-resistant cans ($224.00 taxes and ship-ping incluced). Contact Tea for more information [email protected] or call 250-352-0333.

Manage your fruit trees. Prune them to increase productivity and to keep the fruit within reach of pickers. Keep the windfall from collect-ing on the ground and if you cannot pick your fruit, contact Harvest Rescue to help out with picking your fruit. Learn how to com-post properly. Well-main-tained compost does not smell and so is less likely to attract a bear.

Bears have an amaz-ing capacity to find food through scent: outdoor freezers and fridges attract bears. Consider moving

those appliances indoors. Predator electric-fencing is highly effective in keep-ing bears from gaining access to chicken coops and other livestock enclo-sures. Check out how to construct a simple preda-tor electric fence at www.bearaware.bc.ca.

It is nearing the end of the bear season and Bear Aware is winding up our season. There are, how-ever, still bears out looking for food, even now near the end of November. Please manage your attractants until well into December. Let’s help the bears make it up to the den for hiber-nation.

Learn more about iden-tifying and managing bear attractants near your home by visiting the Bear Aware website: www.bearaware.bc.ca and the Bear Aware face-book page at: www.facebook.com/BearAwareBC

Nelson Area E and F Bear Aware will be in hia-tus over the winter and will hopefully return next spring (dependant upon funding). In the meantime, you can still reach the Provincial Bear Aware Program at: [email protected]

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A black bear photographed outside a predator electric-fence near Six Mile.

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Columbia Power Corporation Open HouseMonday, Dec. 3, 4 – 7:30 p.m., Trail Memorial Centre, Red Floor Room, 1051 Victoria Street, Trail

Columbia Power Corporation has embarked on a consultation project to gather feedback and insights from the community.

Particpants in the open house can learn about

Columbia Power and its history and role in the com-munity, provide feedback on their proposed strat-egy as they look to poten-tial projects beyond the Waneta Expansion Project,

and let the Columbia Power Corporation know how to communicate most effec-tively going forward

Following the process, Columbia Power will develop a report with feed-

back received. The report will be available online. For more information visit www.columbiapower.org

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The Nelson Police Department responded to 58 calls for service during the last four days. Of note were two motor vehicle col-lisions that were at least par-tially attributed to the recent change in weather.

On Saturday Nov. 24 at 6:45 p.m. the Nelson Police Department was advised of a single vehicle collision from Lakeview Crescent into a backyard on McHardy St. Upon police arrival a newer model sport utility vehicle was seen in the back yard of the property with the driver still in the seat. The vehicle appeared to have dropped approximately 6 meters from Lakeview Crescent and rolled, coming to rest back on to its wheels. Nelson firefighters had to cut the roof from the vehicle to extract the driver. The driver was transported to Kootenay Lake Hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries and released. The Nelson Police

Department’s investigation concluded that speed was a factor in the collision. The driver was charges under the Motor Vehicle Act for driv-ing without due care.

On Monday Nov. 26 at 12:20 p.m. a single vehi-cle rollover on Government Rd was reported to Nelson Police. Upon arrival Nelson Police members found a small pickup on its roof and the two occupants outside, unharmed. The road was extremely slippery with black ice. Nelson Police and Nelson Fire Department members directed traffic safely through the slippery section while city crews were called out to sand the road to prevent any further accidents at that location. No charges were laid as the accident was attributed sole-ly to the conditions of the road.

As we head into the winter season, the Nelson Police Department is advis-

ing residents of Nelson to ensure they have their vehi-cles equipped with winter tires, and that their vehicles are maintained in a proper manner in order to run in the cold weather. Winter tires are identified by the moun-tain and snowflake symbol on the sidewall of the tire.

The Province of BC has not yet mandated the use of winter tires during the win-ter months on all highways but winter tires or chains are required on posted high-ways. The City of Nelson has posted signs at all entrances that winter tires are required for the snowy hills in the City. Also, before heading out, please clear the snow from vehicles including the hood, trunk, lights and mir-rors, and wait for the interior to defog in order to increase visibility all around.

The weather here in Nelson can be unpredictable in the winter, and, while City work crews will be out

clearing the snow and sand-ing the streets, NPD advises people to be aware of the emergency routes and tran-sit routes around the City. These routes are a priority for City crews, along with the downtown core, and should be used for access in and around the City. The downtown core has the pri-ority for snow clear up but residential streets will be cleared, time and snowfall amount permitting. Vehicles towed to allow street clear-ance will be towed by the City and can be found usu-ally around the corner.

The City of Nelson web-site (www.nelson.ca) gives the details of the City’s snow management plan to provide safe routes for both vehic-ular and pedestrian traffic. This information can be located under City Services> Operations> Winter Snow and Ice Management.

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Armed robbery in Silverton believed to be drug relatedOn Sunday November

25, 2012, at approximately 11:30 a.m. Slocan Lake Det. and Nakusp Det. RCMP members responded to a report of an Armed Robbery in Silverton involving two suspects with guns.

Two male subjects reportedly entered the Red Mountain Road residence pointing firearms and got into a physical altercation with two residents. One of the residents was stabbed and one of the suspects was also stabbed. Following the altercation the 2 vic-tims were able to flee the

scene and the occurrence was reported to police.

The suspects departed the residence and their vehi-cle description was passed along to neighbouring detachments and Nelson P.D. Road checks were then strategically set up and patrols of the area made.

At approximately 2:30 p.m. Midway and South Okanagan RCMP stopped the suspect vehicle on Hwy 3 near Bridesville, B.C. 4 male occupants/suspects were taken in custody with-out incident. A subsequent search of the suspect vehi-

cle revealed a handgun and pellet gun.

Upon further inves-tigation, this incident is believed to be a targeted, not a random, attack. It involved illegal drugs, spe-cifically a marihuana grow operation. The victims, both adult males, received only minor injuries. They have confirmed that they know one of the suspects.

Two of the suspects arrested in this occur-rence have been remanded until Thursday, November 29, 2012, where they will appear in Provincial Court in

Nakusp, B.C. The specific charges have not yet been approved and the names of the individuals have not yet been released.

It has been confirmed that one of the suspects was stabbed in the altercation. He was taken to hospital, treated and released back to RCMP.

The other two suspects arrested in this occurrence have been released from custody with no charges pending.

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dr. scienceChristine Humphries

I have heard analine compounds, used as dyes, are carcinogenic and see that red can migrate into the whites in

the washing machine. What about into us via sweaty t-shirts?

Aromatic amines, of which aniline is the sim-plest kind, are a class of chemicals derived from aromatic hydrocarbons. These compounds are extensively used as inter-mediates in the manufac-ture of dyes and pigments for pharmaceutical, fur, hairdressing, photography and textile products.

Aniline is used in a reac-tion to produce azo dyes

which are commonly used for wool and cotton. Aniline itself is toxic by inhalation or swallowing and, because it is lipid-soluble, can also be absorbed through the skin and cause skin irritations. However, aniline is only used as an intermediate in the reac-tion to produce azo dyes; it is not in the dye itself.

I contacted Dr. Charles Morton, a Vancouver der-matologist that specializes in reactions to textiles, to ask him if there is any evidence that azo dyes on clothing

can cause a toxic reaction. He told me that there is cir-cumstantial evidence that dye molecules from textiles do cross the skin barrier. However, the use of dyes on clothing is regulated and any dyes used to colour clothing are deemed to be safe.

Dr. Morton went on to explain that the type of reac-tions to dyes in clothing are allergic, such as skin irrita-tions like eczema, and not toxic. The most common cause of a textile allergy is not to azo dyes but to a class

of insoluble dyes called disperse dyes. The report-ed incidence of reactions to disperse dyes ranges from < 1 percent to almost 16 percent of the popula-tion and may be due to the fact that these dyes rub off more easily than other dyes from textile fibres.

If you want to avoid disperse dyes, avoid clothes with acetate and polyester linings because these are frequently coloured with disperse dyes.

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

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On Saturday, Nov. 10, young robitics engineers gathered at Selkirk College for the regional robotics competion RoboGames.

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Robogames 2012 saw 24 youth ranging from grades 6 - 11 participating as part of a program offered by the Nelson Tech Club. The club plans on hosting a RoboGames 2013, with more events and more age

categories. They will also be offering Arduino Boot Camps early in the New Year, (the Arduino is the computer brain of the robots used in the RoboGames competition) as well as a host of robot-ics, programming and elec-

tronics courses. The Nelson Tech Club offers a drop-in, public hackerspace every Wednesday 6-8pm at Selkirk College Annex Building.http://www.nelson-tech-club.info/

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NonProfitNewsCommunity Connect Day reports record results

The 5th Annual Community Connect Day was bustling with activities, smiling faces and helpful people. A record 268 com-munity members turned out to take in the marketplace of free resources for those struggling to make ends meet. Organizers report that attendance has topped at 80 guests in previous years.

Commenting on this year’s turnout, organizers note that promotional strate-gies did increase. However, there is a clear need that the event is meeting as word gets out. “Struggling to make ends meet is a common expe-rience”, notes Katie Tabor with the Nelson Committee on Homelessness. “The event recognizes this reality and takes a positive community approach to making a differ-ence”.

“It was a great experi-ence”, says City Councillor Paula Kiss who volunteered this year. “I was impressed by the people I met, spoke to and heard from. They were a fan-tastic mix of people who were easy to respect and appreci-ate”. Kiss assisted with hair-cuts, one of over 20 different services on-site which also included social service agen-cies, massage and wellness appointments, dental exams, vision care, outreach nursing, art activities, a kid’s booth and much more.

Each year Community Connect Day is made pos-sible by tremendous com-munity support through volunteers, donations and contributions. Local busi-nesses donated generously. Heartfelt appreciation goes out to all involved including this year’s sponsors: Nelson

Community Services Centre, Rotary Daybreak, Salvation Army, Kootenay Kids, Nelson Food Cupboard, Nelson Cares Society, 1035 The Bridge, ANKORS and Stuff Professional Organizing.

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Day is an annual event organized by the Nelson Committee on Homelessness. To get involved in next year’s event, contact Katie at [email protected] or 250.352.6011 ext. 19

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Firefighters were on hand to give children tours of the fire truck Saturday Nov. 17

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Nelson Food Cupboard kicks off Holiday Hamper campaignOnce again this holiday

season, the Nelson Food Cupboard is raising funds to create 170 hampers for people who do not have the resources to purchase their own holiday foods.

“The hampers we offer provide enough healthy food for people to prepare a nice holiday feast, as well as meals and treats for the rest of the week,” said Marya Skrypiczajko, Nelson Food

Cupboard Coordinator. “The holiday season

is an expensive time for families trying to buy gifts and warm clothes for their children thus helping them out with food hampers is essential,” she added.

People wishing to con-tribute can send donations to the Nelson Food Cupboard at 602 Silica Street, Nelson, V1L 4N1 or visit Paypal through their website at

www.foodcupboard.org. Charity receipts will be issued.

People are encouraged to get together with a group of friends or family mem-bers to create a hamper.

For guidelines, contact [email protected].

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Arts&EntertainmentIt’s Panto time at the Capitol Theatre for the 25th yearThursday to Sunday, Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 1 and 2, matinees at 2 p.m.

The Capitol Theatre proudly presents the 25th Annual Christmas Pantomime this year featuring Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of Buskerville. The story is very loosely based on the origi-nal Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskerville, one of the most famous and admired detective stories ever written. Published in 1901 and 1902, it appeared in nine monthly installments in The Strand magazine.

The Capitol Theatre Christmas Pantomime is a Nelson tradition that features a cast comprised of local community players ranging in age from 6 – 60. This year’s chorus features experienced Panto actors like Kendall McPherson, Liz and Soleil Babcock and Mary Anderson, plus first-timers like Kaj, Dylan and Oliver Gyr. “One of the things that makes this project so much fun is the combination of actors from all ages and levels of experi-ence,” says director, Laurie Jarvis. “We’ve had entire families in the cast together.”

Once again gracing the Panto stage are Bruce Ormond, who brings his own keen intellect to the role of the amazing Sherlock Holmes, Dustin Cantwell as the bum-bling but warm-hearted Dr. Watson, and Craig Korth playing Mrs. Hudson, the very hairy housekeeper. Panto audiences are always invit-ed to participate in the show and this year is no exception. Children and adults alike will delight in singing along, talk-ing back and letting Professor Mariarty, played by Lisel

Forst, know exactly what they think of her evil antics.

“I wrote this year’s script with Nelson in mind,” says Jarvis. “We poke fun at a few local issues for sure.” Pantomimes are designed for a multi-age audience, so there’s something for every-one to enjoy, from physical comedy and one-liners, to all the singing and dancing that are traditionally seen in this type of show.

Not only is there a large cast onstage, but there are doz-

ens of volunteers backstage. “Lisa Lowther, Tom Lavis and Janine Keeling-Hemphill anchor an incredible team of very talented painters,” says Jarvis. “June Spearman and MaryLou Anctil have moved from being onstage partici-pants to helping put together props and costumes. In fact, I think Mary Defeo has been involved in more Pantos than I have. And that’s a lot!”

This is the Capitol Theatre’s 25th Christmas Pantomime. Jarvis explains:

“It’s a Nelson tradition. There’s no better way to kick start the holiday season than to come out to the Panto with your family and boo, cheer and laugh along with your fellow Nelsonites onstage. I love it.”

Tickets are $15 Adult $10 Youth/Senior and $45 Family of four. Buy online at capitol-theatre.bc.ca or 250-352-6363 Tuesday thru Friday noon-4:30 p.m.

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Oxygen Art Centre celebrates 10 yearsWednesday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m. at Oxygen Art Centre 320 Vernon St (Alley Entrance)

The community is invited to Oxygen Art Centre’s Annual General Meeting where they will be celebrating a decade of Oxygen Art Centre and welcoming 5 new members to the board of directors.

And yes there will be cake! As well as music and song by Bessie Wapp, 16mm film screening by Jason Asbell and a guest appearance from Cromoli!

There will also be a “Memory Wall” with a 10 year timeline drawn on it and the Centre invites you all to help us fill in the blanks! Copies of images and memorabilia are most welcome.

Oxygen Art Centre memberships are $2 and will be available at the door.

People wishing to give Oxygen a gift please consider a donation through the Centre’s Canada Helps website and you will be issued a Charitable Tax receipt. The Centre wouldn’t be here without everyone who has donated over the years and volunteered their time and energy.

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Canadian folk legend, Valdy to give Yule concert in NelsonFriday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre

The Royal presents An Evening with Valdy: The Seasonal Show Yule Love - Live At The Capitol. Valdy is one of Canada’s most loved performers take the stage at the Capitol Theatre.He is one of our country’s purest and most credible storytellers capable of generat-ing a unique energy on stage that very few other performers can achieve.

Tickets are $30 and are available now at the Capitol Theatre Box Office, or online at CapitolTheatre.bc.ca or by phone at 250-352-6363.

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5th annual Holiday Pop up shopTuesday, Nov. 27 to Saturday, Dec.1 at Lilikoi, (formerly at Bijou) local artisans ceramics, jewellery, pillows, terrariums cards, prints, ornaments and purses. Reception on Thursday evening from 6-9 p.m., during which a portion of sales will be donated to the Nelson Women’s Centre. Friday, baked goods as well.First Ever! Blewett Elementary Craft FairFriday, Nov. 30, 2-9 p.m. at Blewett Elementary SchoolEcoSociety’s Winter Craft FairSaturday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Central School Gym 811 Stanley St For ONE DAY ONLY, find the region’s finest crafts all under one roof, at Central School in Nelson. The Winter Craft Fair is a great place to shop and support our local economy. Kaslo Christmas Craft FaireSaturday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m at the Kaslo Legion Hall. Filled with local artisans. Enjoy baked goods, comradery. 2012 Kootenay Artisan Craft FairFriday, Dec. 7, 1- 9 p.m., Saturday Dec. 8, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sunday Dec. 9, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Prestige Lakeside Resort. 46 High End Artisan Vendors. Live Music. Find them on Facebook for a sneak peek at the vendors.

4th Annual Fair Trade for Peace Holiday MarketFriday Dec. 7th to Dec. 14, at 402 Victoria Street (the second floor of the Nelson Legion Building). There will be a wide variety of crafts including home décor, textiles, and many gifts. All ages are welcome. There will be children’s activities and a cafe. https://www.facebook.com/events/297545370350255/Nelson Waldorf School Winter Faire Saturday, Dec. 8 children’s activities 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; artisan market 10 a.m.-4p.m. Admission children 4yrs +younger $5, 5yrs+ $7. Snowflake Theatre performance $3/person, 11a.m., 12 p.m., 1:30 p.m.. 250-352-6919. (Rescheduled from November due to power outage)Winlaw Hall Christmas Craft Fair Saturday, Dec. 8 at Winlaw Hall, Winlaw Still accepting indoor/outdoor vendors. Call Carey, 250-226-7702 or email [email protected] Last Chance Christmas Craft FaireSaturday, Dec. 22, 10 a.m - 4 p.m. Harrop Hall 6066 McConnell Rd. Harrop. Great gifts, yummy treats, and a visit from Santa Claus. Donations to the “Our Daily Bread” food hamper accepted at the door. Info? (250) 229-5370.

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Selkirk Pro-Musica presents the Lizzy Hoyt TrioThursday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m., Shambhala Music and Performance Hall at Selkirk College

Lizzy Hoyt is known for her lively and energet-ic performances that bring audiences to their feet. Her music has been recognized on both the national and international level. She won “Best Female Artist” at the 8th International Acoustic Music Awards (a contest that saw over 11 000 applicants), was a 2011 Canadian Folk Music Award Nominee for Traditional Singer of the Year and has been named a finalist in both the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the USA Songwriting Competition.

Her performance in Nelson will feature her regular Celtic-folk mate-

rial as well as some material from her new holiday album called, “A Christmas Song”. This album is a collection of ancient Christmas carols and features the Celtic influences in her music. As usual, Hoyt will blend together her talents as a vocalist, songwriter, fid-dler, multi-instrumental-ist (fiddle, guitar, harp, mandolin) and step-dancer to ensure the audience is touched and entertained! Travelling with her are her regular musicians: upright bassist and harmony singer Keith Rempel, and guitar-ist and mandolin player Chris Tabbert.

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Nelson Community Band celebrates the season Tuesday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m., at First Baptist Church, 611 Fifth St.

The Nelson Community Band will perform a vari-ety of music at their annu-al holiday concert. They will once again be joined by special guest VoixVive

Children’s Choir. The band usually plays to a packed house, so come early to get your seat. Admission is by donation.

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Tuba players at the 2011 Nelson Community Band holiday concert

NELSON BECKER

E v e r y week, we r e c e i v e unsolicited r e q u e s t s from vari-

ous political and commer-cial interests about how we feel about certain people or products. Leaving the commercial end of tele-phone surveys for another discussion, the interest of the government or political parties to find out how we feel about certain issues seems responsible.

Maybe at one time tele-phone surveys were appro-priate. Today the valid-

ity of telephone surveys can be called more into question. A great number of people now have cell phones as their only ser-vice. Their opinions don’t get counted.

Not everybody feels comfortable to voice their opinion on the phone. And how do you tell the dif-ference between a money phishing scam and a valid request for political opin-ion? We need a new way of measuring the winds of opinion in our com-munities. Less telephone surveys and more referen-dum.


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

Will the World End on December 21st?

by Spencer PollardMy Opinion

No, no it won’t. That

would be the end of the arti-cle but I need another 190 words to fill in so I suppose i’ll explain why that whole theory is hogwash.

First of all basing your belief of this on a calendar is silly, the calendar ends on that date because there’s no proof of it. If the world was ending you’d think there would be mass hysteria but there isn’t. Granted we still have almost a month before that date rolls by but like I previously stated, basing

your belief on the apocalypse on a calendar is ridiculous. Various historians have stat-ed that the end of the calen-dar is no cause of alarm and a complete fabrication.

Maybe I didn’t provide a valid argument for your sus-picions but then again if you choose to believe in it then I don’t think anyone will get you to believe otherwise. I’m confident when December 21st does roll around we will all be alive..... but broke thanks to Christmas. Maybe the mayans thought it would be the end of our wallets?

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Fish Heads and Flowers

Fish heads to the BC Government for attempt-ing to circumscribe Jumbo Wild by making it a munic-ipality

Signed: gonnagetu

Fish heads to the per-sons who left there shiver-ing little puppy, tied up in the box of their truck for over an hour while they shopped. People like you should never own a dog!

Signed: Unhappy dog owner :(

Fish Heads To the group who decided that some people were not wel-come to their meetings, despite believing that they are a ‘loving’ circle.

Signed: still a friend

Flowers to musicians of all ages and abilities who rehearse and perform to bring extra holiday cheer to our community. Thank you for sharing the gift of music.

Signed: music lover

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Opinion&Editorial

By Nelson Becker

Publisher’s note Telephone surveys are not a substitute for referen-

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Last week’s survey responses:Are you in favour of the Jumbo Valley Resort?

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7% of our survey reponses say yes, 3% say yes, but with reservations 88% say no and 2% say they don’t care

MY thoughts are that tourists come to the Kootenays to experience the resorts we already have and/or the many winter backcountry operations (heli, cat, self guided) that our region has to offer. Putting a year round resort ruins our special niche for the winter recreation.

IT’S bad economics given the chang-ing demographics and it would perma-nently harm a wilderness area for what seems very dubious, very short term benefits.

EXTREMELY undemocratic and manipulative to create a municipality with no one home!

WE have plenty of ski resorts already. It’s only catering more to the most wealthy individuals in the world, and the jobs it will provide will only be short term well paying jobs, and the rest will be low paying service jobs for the most part. And worst of all, it’s being planned on land that harbours endangered wildlife and land that has immense First Nations significance.

A municipality ? with no human resi-dents ?? just grizzley bears and other wildlife ? The shame of catering to mega developers ! ! Well they’ve waited 20+ years, let them wait another 100. It will NOT happen !!

TO appreciate the great beauty of this area a resort is not needed. And those that need a resort to see the beauty we don’t need.

THIS project is completely alien to the surrounding pristine wilderness!

THERE are enough playgrounds already; no more are needed for the sake of profiteering developers...

I saw my first grizzly bear on the Glacier Creek road on the way to Jumbo. Why do we have to destroy grizzly habitat when there are already plenty of ski resorts? And the existing resorts are far from overcrowded.

IT will disrupt First nation’s sacred ground, ruin grizzly habitat, destroy a pristine glacier wilderness, and add to the number of ski resorts which do not have enough customers as is.

OUR glaciers are melting fast enough without putting year-round skiers on them. Really the whole idea of a ski hill in the middle of wildlife habitat just doesn’t make any sense whatsoever! Just leave jumbo wild for all citizens, but just for the foreign skiing elite! Where is the common sense of it all!

BECAUSE people have the right to live where they want to live. Jumbo should be no exception. Everywhere the readers live was once wild.

WE need to keep all the land we can for wild animals like the grizzly.

THE development without a doubt has a negative impact on what is left of our wilderness and establishing it as a ‘municipality’ is nothing but a smoke screen to get the developers a political voice where none should exist. This is not a ‘municipality’, it’s a corporation.

THIS high-end development appears to have a very small footprint on a vast geographical area., which, if approved, should be a condition. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see the economic benefits to BC as to Construction, spin-off $’s and a long-term job base.

WE do not need another playground in what should remain safe habitat for wildlife. There are far too many inroads being made on prime wild lands.

NO No no Jumbo’s got to go. Wildlife impact is too high. See bear reports. We have many excellent ski resorts already. The wealthy also have heli-ski-ing. Is this not already contributing to the areas economic health?

IT is a pristine place that adds value to our lives and gives us an opportunity to connect with the natural world. We need to keep places like Jumbo wild in order for future generations to benefit from the natural beauty that feeds our souls.

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GREAT skiing to stay fit and shoot bears for fun.... grizzly bears - supposed to be lots of them. This will allow a privileged few to make lots of carbon emissions to get to the resort area and will keep the unclean poor out by high priced housing and expensive lift tick-ets. Really great for Albertans who have to live in that place of wonderfully rich tar sands but getting a bit polluted.

WE need to protect our future, forest,water,wild life and many more.

THERE are places that need to be left alone and this is one of them.

THIS is not democracy. This is capi-talism. The government of BC was not elected to appoint a municipal govern-ment where no people live and where the creatures that live there have no voice to speak for their lives.

THE elite and rich skiers from Canada and Europe will call this their new home, money is no object to this group.

NO and I think it is reprehensible that the common consensus has always been to leave it wild and now powers that be don’t want to hear that so they try this new jiggerypokery to mask their greed.

GRIZZLIES, bears and wildlife need space to be themselves without us kill-ing them because we rich people want to ski on native land.

WE do not need another Mega ski hill which will destroy pristine wil-derness and habitat enjoyed by local and visitors from afar. Environment destruction and economic impact on exiting local ski areas. NO NO NO!!!

I support the decision of the peo-ple of East Kootenay. They want the opportunity for economic growth that Jumbo offers. It’s only too bad that the process dragged on so long that people against the plan gained hope that they’d win out in the end.

IT’S greed gone wild. We need pres-ervation of wilderness more than any-thing. The costs far outweighs the ben-efits. Its a prime example of corruption.

WHITEBARK Pine is the only feder-ally-listed endangered tree in the West. High-mountain wildlife depend on this tree. The development will jeopardize these remarkably valuable trees.

ENVIROMENTAL, economic, political, on and on , this project makes NO sense to me at any level

WE should not be ruining the last wild places on the planet for yet another ski hill.

ANOTHER ski hill in the Columbia Valley is there not enough? It is in a cultural and environmental sensitive area.

IT encroaches too far into the wil-derness. There is simply not a large enough skier market to justify another major resort when established resorts are struggling to be profitable.

IT’S about time. 20 years of studies, no wonder nothing gets done in BC. Lead, follow or get out of the way.

THE negative environmental impact on this pristine area would be too great to justify it’s existence of course, but I thought this fact was established years ago, and that this project was aban-doned as unfeasible. What happened? And are the new mayor, council and city manager drawing a salary out of the public trough? Nasty business.

ENOUGH ski resorts in B.C. already. Highly opposed to how this was done. Government ignores citizens and obvi-ous concerns over key issues, such as risk to species, etc.

IT’S a real estate grab that will prof-it a few. It makes better economic sense to leave it alone as that is what will draw visitors and residents. More importantly, it is a vital hub for the grizzly bears and a sacred space for the First Nations peoples.

DO we really need another ski des-tination? Shouldn’t the support be for existing resorts, which there are a num-ber of in the region? Sounds like a political payoff to foreign investment. Shame on our government for not sup-porting the wishes of the people who elected them...you will be replaced!

WE have enough ski resorts in the province which are struggling or rarely at capacity. Revelstoke is not booming. Panorama is not booming. Red is not booming. The Jumbo resort proposal is just one big land grab/sell proposal. The developers may get rich, but the rest of us as well as the environment will not benefit one bit. Read the book “Downhill Slide” if you want to learn more about what the ski hill develop-ment industry is all about. Smoke and mirrors.

I’M not against well planned devel-opment and progress “just because”, like so many nay-sayers who should just go back to their caves.

ONCE developed, there is no going back, no balanced recovery of deli-cate ecosystems, no removal of invasive plants, just another wild place spoiled by humans. Haven’t we done enough damage? Leave it alone.

THIS is just another step backwards to when the public land was a play ground for the elite. Democracy is dead.

I say leave it for the wildlife and backcountry enthusiasts. We have a number of great resorts in the prov-ince already in a declining market. Not much has been said about the mainte-nance costs for the 55 kms road. Some believe the cost of maintaining it will be more than Kootenay Pass and I don’t think tax payers should be responsible to pay for that.

IT encroaches on the wild life in the area and will destroy a pristine part of the east kootenays, it will cater to a diminishing number of people who can afford it (ski hills are strug-gling with a reduction in users as it is). I believe the majority of locals are opposed, panarama is right next door, and finally I am tired of living in a country as wealthy as Canada that would rather cater to the wealthy as it ignores their own citizens needs. Both provincially and federally.

I don’t believe the power lines will kill grizzlies and cariboo, Let’s get Calgary dollars flowing into BC and keep taxes lower.

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DESTROYING yet another area of wildlife habitat for yet another soley recreational play area is unethical. The human benefit (jobs+money) is dubious due to economic downturns and a warm-ing climate. If built, the environmental damage will be permanent. Damage is already done through logging and road building, but could still be recovered if the construction stops now.

RIDICULOUS waste of the beauty of the kootenays, who do you think will really benefit? we won’t!

JUMBO should remain wild. We don’t need another resort for the 1%, and that’s what this “development” is all about. Why do these developers always seem to get what they want, while we have to live with the consequences?

NEEDING another ski resort. It is about real estate profit for investors from sale of Canadian public lands. It is unethical to push this through despite the resistance of local residents, and to create a municipality with appointed officers in an unoccupied backcountry location.

THIS is a case of government warping democracy in favor of a private business interest. The technical name for this process is “corporate fascism”. People are not here to serve business interests. Rather, the government is here to serve the people’s interests! The people in this area have made it abundantly clear that they oppose the proposed Jumbo Resort for numerous environmental and cul-tural reasons, and that they will go to any length to stop it. When the people’s government is no longer responsive to the will of the people, it must and will be replaced by the people.

I believe the developers are just out to get investor’s money and will begin the project destroy the natural eco-system and then abandon it when it is no longer financially viable. We have plenty of ski resorts in BC and they are all struggling to survive in a global economy which it teetering on the brink of collapse. We do not need another ski resort and the economics of the project do not appear to be based in reality. Jumbo is such a beautiful pristine Alpine area it is bordering on criminal to allow this development.

IT is a criminal land grab by devel-opers - we pay with our taxes for their infrastructure.

WE need to save our world for those who come after us. Once desecrated, Jumbo will be gone for ever.

IT is terrible environmental propos-al, and now an outrageous appointment of a mayor and council to a municipal-ity that does not exist. And, how can it possibly be good REAL economics, when infrastructure cost will be paid from government funds, at same time as world economics have reduced tour-ism revenues.

THIS project is another example of creeping recreational development that will be a blight on in a pristine mountain location. If people want to visit and use this area let them walk or snow shoe on the land and enjoy it’s beauty and solitude. If people want to ski and mountain bike let them use already existing facilities. If they want a nice hotel and an excellent restaurant we already have plenty of those.

WE don’t need to manufacture towns in wilderness.

TheSurvey


Reader thoughts on Jumbo (cont.)

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Julia Mabel SalikenMarch 12, 1930 – November 24, 2012

Heaven Drafted a Good

One!Born to

Sam & Dora Soukoroff in Pass Creek; predeceased by her father before birth then she lost her mother at the

age of 9 months. Julia was raised by Uncle Fred and Aunt Anastasia Voykin in Southern Alberta. Thus she had 2 brothers, Sam & Alec Soukoroff and 5 cousins that she came to call brothers – Fred, Bill, John, Peter and Jim Voykin.

Julia first met Alex Saliken at a cousin’s birthday in 1948. They met again the following year; sparks flew and on September 30th, 1949, they were married in Lethbridge. They left the Crowsnest Pass for the Kootenays in 1952 with son Bill in tow. They eventually settled in Thrums in 1953. Daughters Lorna & Verna were born during the Thrums years. In 1966, the family moved to Nelson’s North Shore where they have lived since.

An extremely talented lady, Julia could knit, tat, crochet, embroi-der and sew clothing rather than buy it ready-made. Her Russian quilted blankets are more works of art than bed ware. There was also her gardening, and her green thumb became legendary. Plants simply responded to her touch and there are unconfirmed reports of her forcing blossoms from artificial plants.

A terrific cook & host, she could stretch a dinner for 5 into a full meal for 12 if the need arose. Generous to a tee, she made everyone who visited her home feel welcome. Julia, being raised in trying times and circumstances, embraced fru-gality and repurposing with vigor

and relished being a stay-at-home mother. Above all else, she loved and valued her family.

She was predeceased by par-ents Sam & Dora Soukoroff, adopted parents Fred and Anastasia Voykin, brothers Sam and Alex Soukoroff, “brothers” Fred, Bill, Jim and John Voykin and nieces Katherine Moll, Elaine Zaitsoff and Sharon Voykin. Also by her parents-in-law, Tom and Mary Metelski, brother-in-law Fred Saliken, sister-in-law Polly Lebedoff and son-in-law Angelo Mastrobuono (2005).

Julia is survived by & assigned the task of carrying forward her excellent example to husband Alex Saliken, son Bill (Lori Brodie), daughters Lorna & Verna and grand-children Francesca (Derek Wilkie), John, Maria (Mike Masztalar) & Ashley Mastrobuono. Also sister-in-law Mary Chernoff, adopted brother Pete (Zita) Voykin and step brother-in-law Stan (Rita) Metelski along with an extended family network of cousins, nieces and nephews that spans as far away as Georgia in the southern USA and New Zealand.

Saddened by the loss of Julia, family and friends are heartened by the fact that they got to share her qualities and attributes. Like a ship that has sailed beyond the horizon, she is still present, just beyond the constraints of direct sight.

“Save some chairs for the familyHave respect for the grieving Julia was one of the bestSo sorry to hear of her leaving”A Funeral Service will be held

at the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd., 613 Ward Street, Nelson on Monday, December 3rd, 2012 at 11:00 AM with a reception to follow. A public visitation will be held before the service at 9:30 AM.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

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

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Nelson & Area: Fri. Nov. 30 - Sun. Dec 9 Live Music Special Events Ongoing Events

What’sHappeningFri. Nov 30All Request DJ. Movember Gala Event at

The Royal 8 p.mWomen’s Centre’s - “Song,

Slam, and Sass” November 30th at Eagles Hall. Tickets Otter Books $20

Opening Reception of the “Painters’ Retreat at Mount Carlyle Art Exhibition and Sale” at the Rouge Gallery in Rossland.

Trash Art Show at the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, 191 Baker Street, 2nd floor, 5 - 8 p.m.

Jumbo Rally in Cranbrook BC, noon at the Ktunaxa Government Building.

Capitol Theatre 25th Christmas Pantomime Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of Buskerville 7:30 p.m.

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

Sat. Dec 1

Hornography w/ Rafferty Funksmith at The Royal 8 p.m

Sarah Graeme & Brynn Forsey, Marty Carter, Chrissy V & Friends at Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions(fb), 12-3

Aliens Family Fun Day at Touchstones Nelson. This free event will include alien crafts as well as activities led by Ken Marr of the Royal BC Museum, and Jen Vogel of the Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee. 1-4 p.m.

Kaslo 26th Light Up Celebration, Bonfire, Carolling, Santa, parade. Family fun and more!

EcoSociety’s Winter Craft Fair 10 am to 4 pm Central School Gym 811 Stanley St. Nelson

Capitol Theatre 25th Christmas Pantomime Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of Buskerville 2 p.m. and 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 infor-mation, please call 250-352-6936.

Sun. Dec 2

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

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

Poor Young Things & Tim Chaisson Funksmith at The Royal 6 p.m

Capitol Theatre 25th Christmas Pantomime Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of Buskerville 2 p.m.

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

Nelson Storytelling Guild meets the first Sunday of every month at the Commons of SelfDesign High, 2nd floor of the Legion Building at 402 Victoria Street and Stanley at 7 p.m. 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 bever-age room, 12:45p.m. 250-352-7727.

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

Mon. Dec 3

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

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. Dec 4

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

Foxy Pelvis Fundraiser for Lindsay Ann at The Royal 6 p.m

Wed. Dec 5

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

Introduction to Brain

Fitness classes for ages 7-90+ at the Self Design Legion Building, 402 Victoria St.

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

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

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

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

Chrissy V and Roger Luscombe will be performing at Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. 523 Front St. Opening at noon will be Sarah Graeme & Brynn Forsey followed by Marty Carter

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What’sHappeningWed. Dec 5 cont.

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

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

Thurs. Dec 6

Selkirk Pro-Musica pres-ents the Lizzy Hoyt Trio Shambhalla Music and Performance Hall at Selkirk College 8 p.m.

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

Glennn Mitchell’s Psychedelic Holidaze at The Royal 7 p.m

National Day of Remembrance and Action for Violence Against Women. Candlelight Vigil 4 p.m. at City Hall and video presentation at 2 p.m. at 518 Lake St. Email [email protected] to regis-ter for the video presentation.

MLA Michelle Mungall’s Annual Holiday Party at Our Daily Bread 812 Stanley St. 11 a.m., lunch served at noon.

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 cloth-ing 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. Dec 7All Request DJ. Blackberry Wood w Bottoms Down at The Royal 8p.m“The Change Agents” local

feature length movie HELDOVER!! Capitol Theatre 7 p.m. Tickets $10 and $8 students/seniors

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

Sat. Dec 8

The 60-voice Nelson Choral Society, accompanied by the Selkirk Chamber Orchestra, will be performing Mozart’s mag-nificent and uplifting Coronation Mass. Soloists for this choral mas-terpiece are Noemi Kiss, Audrey Bisset, David Herbison and Kevin Armstrong. The concert, direct-ed by Kathleen Neudorf, also includes works by Handel, Bach and Corelli. Two performanc-es only, at the Capitol Theatre: Saturday December 8th at 7:30 pm and Sunday December 9th at 2 pm. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and students.

Brian Rosen & The WhatNow w/ Prince Edward and the Islands at The Royal 8p.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 infor-mation, please call 250-352-6936.

Dying In Good Hands safe massage & hydrotherapy workshop East Shore Hospice, Crawford Bay. Cost: $50 Email: [email protected]

Sun. Dec 9

The Nelson Choral Society concert at the Capitol Theatre 2 pm. (see Saturday listing for details)

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

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

Amnesty International Writeathon. Oso Negro Café 11-3. Will you join us? Inspiration and details writeathon.ca

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

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

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

Nelson United Church Service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. Sunday school for teens this week. 602 Silica St. 250-352-2822.

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

The Change Agents local film showingFriday, Dec. 7. 7 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre

Due to popular response after the sold out premiere, “The Change Agents” local feature length movie has been heldover.

The Change Agents is a timely piece which deals with the impacts of the tar sands development and with a growing movement

of young people who have something to say about it.

View the trailer for this compelling story of what one generation will do to speak up for a planet in peril:www.thechangeagents.net

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MOUNTAIN SKY SOAP Seconds Sale, Great deals on bulk soaps. Saturday December 8th, 9-4pm, 2276 Hwy#6, Crescent Valley,359-6850ROTARY INTERACT IS having a Bake sale on Sat. Dec 1st Trading Centre, Baker St. 8:30-noon. Get all your cookies and squares for Christmas.

Health & FitnessCERAGEM AUTO-MASSAGE BED. JADE rollers, Radiant Infared heat. Professional quality, excellent condition. $2200.00 OBO 250-505-2555

Home & GardenFREEZER - KENMORE 8.8 cubic/ft chest freezer (34Ωî H x 42î W x 21æî D) white $100. Call 250 352-9288.

Lost & FoundFOUND WALKING STICK, approximately two weeks ago in Overwaitea parking lot. Call 250-229-5282 to claim

Misc. for SalePANASONIC PV-GS320 MINIDV Camcorder. Lightly used. Includes accessories, case, tapes! Great Christmas present! $250 ~ 250-353-2072

Misc. WantedWANTED: BUNK BED or loft bed with desk in excellent condition. 250-352-0920

Music & DanceGUITAR: TACOMA CIC Chief Acoustic/Electric. Cedar top, mahogany back/sides,2 cases & accessories. $990.00 (OBO) 250-505-2555HERCULES HANGING GUITAR stand. $35.00 Hercules music stand. $25.00 Like new - in original boxes. 250-505-2555

Pets & LivestockWEEKLY HORSEBACK RIDING lessons. Certified/insured/patient/experienced instructor. All levels welcome! Diane: (250)229-5467 & (250)354-9074,

RentalsLARGE BRIGHT 2-BEDROOM lower duplex, private entrance, car-port, deck. Near hospital. Available Dec. 15. Being renovated: new paint, molding, laminate flooring. $975 + utilities. Mike 403-763-8338COZY FURNISHED COTTAGE for one/couple. Utilities/internet includ-ed, pets negotiable. $800/month n/s n/d [email protected] BEDROOM HOME for rent. Natural light, wood, character, shared land/garden, no pet/smok-ing $1050/month Jan.1 250-354-4884QUEENS BAY SUITE, near Balfour 1 bdrm,n/s,n/p/ w/d. suit-able for 1. utilities included $600. Heather 250-229-4682

NEW FURNISHED SUITE, upper Fairview, on busroute, quiet house-hold, n/s, n/p, extras, ref, $850/mo 354-3444BRIGHT 1 BRM. apt. in Bonnington. w/s,w&d,view, cat friendly. $675.00 p/m [email protected]

Sports EquipmentEMORY ENERGY TOURING bindings on 180 cm Kneissl Ergo skiis with skins. $100.00 250-825-9282.4FRNT CRJ 172CM MARKER Barrons Clip skins great condition 2 years old, 112cm underfoot $550 354-2097RAZOR AGGRESSIVE ROLLER Blades, mens size 7, FOR SALE, like new, asking $120 obo. 250-359-2946SKIS, TUA EXCALIBUR Alpine Touring, 170cm, Fritschi Diamir bindings. Great condition. Light weight. $125. 250-505-5098.SKIS, K2 HELISTINX Telemark, 170cm, G3 Targa telemark ski bind-ings. Includes climbing skins. 250-505-5098. $150SKI BOOTS, WOMEN’S Scarpa T3 Telemark, size 36, excellent con-dition. 250-551-5287. $125

Work WantedEVERY KIND OF work for Nov/Dec 2012 from cabinetmaker/interior decorator, waitress, computer skills. 15-20 hours/week 250-899-4572

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

Automotive-Cars2010 FORD FOCUS SE Very low kms. Excellent condition. Sports Appearance. Manual. $13,2500obo 250-551-1844/825-34272008 PEARL WHITE Subaru Sport Imprezza Hatchback Auto AWD 42,000km one owner. $15,500. Bob 352-63172007 SUBARU IMPREZA wagon - 77,000km Manual. Perfect condi-tion. Brand new snow tires w/rims. $15,500 250-354-38612001 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, 151,000K, new brakes, winter tires, wheels, tuneup. Great shape. Asking $8900/obo. 825-9320

Automotive-Sleds/Bikes

SCOOTER: PLATINUM KEEWAY 50-F-Act. Very low kms, like new. Black shorty helmet. $1990.00 (OBO) 250-505-2555CAR/TRUCK CARRIER FOR motorcycle/scooter. Fits into 2” hitch, drive on loading, barely used. $450.00 250-505-2555

ChildrenBOGS SIZE 13 kids, Brand new with tags on. Black with Spiderwebs. $60obo 357 2758

Christmas Craft Faires

2012 KOOTENAY ARTISAN Fair at the Prestige Lakeside Resort. High-end Vendors & live Music December 7-9 Find us on Facebook for a Sneak Peak of the Vendors.

Special Holiday deadline: All classified listings for December issues must be received by

noon on Wednesday, Dec. 12

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