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Even with the most cutting edge technology avail-able, the chances of improving the cancellation rate at the West Kootenay Regional Airport in Castlegar are next to zero, according to Nav Canada, the company that runs navigational systems in all Canadian airports.

In 2014, Nav Canada commissioned a study of navigational issues in Castlegar from Jeppesen, a subsidiary of Boeing, based in Colorado. Jeppesen specializes in navigational information and operations management. The company was asked to analyze what it would take to improve the current annual six-year average landing success rate of 86.5 per cent (see sidebar, page 10).

The Star recently interviewed Jim Ferrier and Ron Singer of Nav Canada about the study and its conclu-sions. Also, Ferrier and Jeppesen’s Jeff Bruce wrote a three-page summary of the Jeppeson report for use by the Star.

Improving landings at any airport involves the installation of RNP (required navigation procedure) into planes serving the airport. It is not a question of upgrading the airport itself. The planes have to be equipped with it.

The problem faced by the Castlegar airport is a combination of frequent low cloud cover and difficult terrain surrounding the airport.

RNP is a computerized landing system using sat-ellite technology and GPS to automatically find the shortest and safest route into an airport. It is relatively new technology and not all airlines use it.

The point of using RNP in Castlegar would be to lower the minimum cloud ceiling under which a plane may land. That threshold is set by Transport Canada and in Castlegar it is 3,000 feet (914 m). The hope in Castlegar has been to reduce that ceiling by half.

Take-offBut for taking off, the threshold is higher, about

3200 feet (975 m), depending on the type of aircraft, according to Ferrier. Without that level of visibility, a plane will be unwilling to land in Castlegar because it might not be able to take off again.

Ferrier says using RNP would not improve that requirement for take-off, with current technology. Therefore improving the success rate of landings in

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FortisBC is awaiting approval to build a new centralized opera-tions centre in Castlegar, following the completion of the BC Utilities Commission’s public proceedings.

The utility company addressed over 400 questions over two rounds of information requests, which wrapped up in December. The interveners and commission asked questions about a broad range of topics, including cost, project design and scope, rate impacts, and project justification for the proposed $20.7 million fa-cility slated for Ootischenia. This process has now closed, and BCUC is scheduled to make a decision this spring.

The proposed Kootenay Operations Centre would move the majority of operations from its Warfield complex, South Slocan generation site and Castlegar loca-tion under one roof. That means personnel currently housed in Warfield and South Slocan would relocate to the proposed location on Ootischenia Rd., south of the West Kootenay Regional Airport.

Nicole Bogdanovic, FortisBC’s corporate communications advi-sor, said the potential change in lo-cation is a cost-saving measure that will not impact staffing numbers.

“There are other factors that determine the resources we need to meet our business goals and to serve the area so really this is just to make sure that we’re able

to meet that service at the lowest reasonable cost,” she told the Trail Times.

“I think it’s important to know that the South Slocan building, in particular, is over 100 years old, it’s reached the end of its life, and it’s more costly to maintain that building than it is to put a facil-ity in place that meets our current modern service standards. And the problem with Warfield is space constraints.”

The number of people that work at the Warfield complex can vary, but there are 40 network service positions proposed for relocation, she confirmed.

Eleven positions are based out of the Castlegar office, which oper-ates regional network services and related support positions such as power line technicians, substation electricians support staff and other

field crews that work with trans-mission and distribution.

South Slocan, which takes care of general administration, ware-housing and plant operation, ac-counts for 42 proposed positions. The company plans on keeping these three facilities but how they will be used in the future is yet to be determined.

“It’s good to keep in mind that this is only 15 to 20 minutes away from where they are now, and many of these positions such as power line technicians already work in the field, so it doesn’t nec-essarily impact their commute,” added Bogdanovic.

FortisBC should find out whether it can move forward with its plans in March and if given the go ahead will break ground as early as spring, with plans of being op-erational in 2017.

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FOR THE RECORD• Incorrect dates for the L.V. Rogers grad weekend were included in a story Wednesday (“L.V. Rogers Class of 2016 hosts Super Bowl party.”) Grad actually takes place June 10 to 12.

• A column Wednesday (“Asset management top priority for city”) incorrectly listed the location of the Feb. 18 public budget meeting. It will be held in the new Chamber of Commerce boardroom at the CPR station, not the library.

A group has recently brought two refugees to Nelson, and two other groups are gearing up to do the same.

The Nelson Refugee Coalition is currently supporting two women from East Africa who have been here for several months. The co-alition, affiliated with the Nelson United Church, has brought sev-eral refugee families to Nelson over the past two decades.

The newcomer groups are the Nelson Friends of Refugees, af-filiated with the Anglican Church, and an as-yet-unnamed group as-sociated with the Catholic Church.

Bill Moore of the Friends of Refugees says Nelson can easily support three groups.

“Three grassroots initiatives have sprung up,” he told the Star. “Each has access to a different net-work of people, and at the same time there are concrete ways we can help each other.”

Moore said the public response so far has been “very strong. We are finding that fundraising is a piece of cake. People express strong enthusiasm and interest.”

The group started in response to the Syrian refugee crisis.

“We are focused on Syria at this point,” said Moore. “But it is tricky because there are 30 million refu-

gees [worldwide] and not all are Syrian, but we got strong public support because Syria is front of vision for so many people.”

Moore’s group has already se-cured a rental house with room for a family of six.

Barry Nelson of the Cathedral Refugee Committee, affiliated with the Catholic Church, says the group has secured a one-month home-stay for the family and are now looking for more permanent accommodation. He wants to hear from anyone who can provide rental housing and said the level of support has impressed him.

“We were overwhelmed by the support, not just from church community but so many people outside it,” Nelson said. “The inter-faith discussion group that we had about the Pope’s encyclical on the environment in November brought together people from all faiths and it was a marvellous opportunity for discussion and openness. We averaged 65 people per meeting, and brought a closeness among some of the people who felt the need to work in common on social justice issues.”

The Nelson Refugee Coalition has, over the past 25 years, brought people from Guatemala, eastern Europe, Togo, Colombia, and Burma. Currently they are host-ing two women from East Africa

and working on bringing their chil-dren, still in refugee camps there, to Nelson as well.

The coalition’s Madelyn McKay says Nelson can easily support three groups, because as soon a refugee family arrives, it takes all of the group’s energy to find hous-ing, furniture and clothing, as well as to arrange English lessons and help them learn to use practical things such as kitchen appliances and utensils and how to shop. Often there are serious medical and dental needs, and sometimes social lessons to be taught includ-ing Canadian society’s expecta-tions regarding child rearing.

To do all that and also try to get the women’s children here from East Africa will take all her group’s energy, so McKay is glad there are two other groups.

The agreement between spon-sorship groups and the immigra-tion ministry stipulates the local group will support the refugees for one year, and the group is required to show the government a budget and a plan in advance.

“Nelson can support this be-cause the response has been in-credible from the community,” McKay said. “What we can do in Nelson is create safety and trauma healing, and the refugees can add to the cosmopolitan nature of the town.”

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Sunny ways doesn’t extend to taxes

Prime Minister Trudeau prom-ised us sunny ways. This is certainly not taking place in our tax system. Aside from a measley one per cent tax increase on the incomes of the very rich, there is no planned tax increase on corporations. These corporations are stealing millions of dollars from Canada and depos-iting them in off-shore accounts. I don’t see any Liberal promise to stop this thievery.

Canadians For Tax Fairness esti-mates, reliably, that $199 billion is hidden in tax savings accounts and that every year an additional $10 bil-lion is added to that. Canada ranks as the third largest loser of taxable corporate income among the G20 countries. I haven’t been aware of our new government making any changes to this thievery. So much for sunny ways.

Bob AbrahamsNelson

Frontline health care workers deserve thanks

Over the last four years, my family has been on a journey of both joy and pain. We’ve been ushered through the final stages of my mother’s life where we had an opportunity to say a long goodbye and get to know this beautiful soul better than ever. In that time we were offered an up close look at our province’s health care system. Sadly, that journey has now ended and our lives are forever changed.

With a little time to reflect on what I’ve observed in the last few years, I feel more fortunate than ever to live in such an amazing country. A place where the safety of our loved ones is guaranteed by a system that truly works. Of course the system has flaws and sometimes things happen that probably shouldn’t, but once you have walked through it so intimately you realize the strengths over all else.

My mother spent consider-able time at both Kootenay Lake Hospital and Mountain Lake Seniors Community over the last four years. Every new day I woke over that pe-riod, I was thankful for the care she received.

My father has Alzheimer’s and also lives in Mountain Lakes. Our closest family support system is in

Calgary. With a young family of my own and a responsibility to continue to be employed, it would have been impossible to carry on without a system we could trust to keep my mother safe.

What I’m most grateful for are the people. The care aides, the nurses, the doctors, the support staff and the administration all work in concert to ensure they are doing their absolute best for the patients in their care. They do this under extremely trying circumstances day in and day out. They do it with pride and they do it with love. They are all angels and my family will never be able to repay them for their kindness.

Regardless of changes in govern-ment, changes in policy, changes in technology … it all comes down to the people who deliver health care

on the frontlines. These people dedi-cate their lives to making ours better. Thank you all for taking such good care of my mum.

Bob HallNelson

Storytelling alive and well in Nelson

Re: “Kootenays grappling with fes-tival fatigue,” Jan. 22

It is unfortunate that Will Johnson did not contact the local storytell-ing community with regards to his article. He would have found out that the Nelson Storytelling Guild is in the process of taking over the Kootenay Storytelling Festival or-ganization.

And while they may not hold a festival this year, they did hold an ex-

citing, entertaining evening of story-telling called “Stories in Concert” to a full house at Bigby Place on Sunday, Jan. 17. There was no volunteer fa-tigue there!

Johnson’s source, Ms. Moore, is no longer affiliated with the festival, and a lack of volunteers was not to blame for the past festival’s failure. The guild is planning storytelling events in the near future. They are a dynamic group of volunteers to watch out for!

Peter BartlNelson

The mathematics of modern governmentYears ago we had 3P, which stands

for piss poor planning. Now we have P3, which stands for public private

partnership. Any student of math-ematics will tell you that A times B equals B times A, or AB = BA. Hence 3P = P3. Now consider P4 which can stand for public pays private profits. Now think about when 3P = P3 = P4, which in fact is the reality of such ar-rangements. But some people might argue this cannot happen. But it can when P equals zero. This what the public gets out of such arrangements — or less.

Now we have T2P. This can be Shakespeared. 2P or not 2P, that is the question. Hopefully the right choice is made to benefit all Canadians. It just seems that Canadians are getting P’d on from sea to shining sea.

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Telus profits from curiosity

Just a note to let people know about the latest telephone scam. A few nights ago I got a call, late in the evening (for me that’s after 9). I picked up the receiver and answered, good evening or some such … no response. Hello? … No response … Ahoy? … No response. Eventually I did get a curious response. A woman on the other end of the line said goodbye, and promptly hung up. She had a slight southern lilt. I thought it a bit odd, but chose to ignore it. Last night I got the same call again with the same unresponsive pause, and finally the same goodbye response.

Now, I was as curious as any cat can be, so I decided to hit *69, to find out who was making this weird call. As it happens the caller was from the southern States … Kentucky I think. I couldn’t understand why anyone would make such a call or for what purpose.

As far as I could tell the only ones to profit from said scam was Telus who garnered the cost of the *69 charges. So I looked up the cost of my satiated curiosity, and found out that a *69 call now costs $3.

I guess Telus wasn’t getting enough business from *69, so they decided to find a way to increase their *69 revenue stream. Very clever Telus, very clever.

If you too are receiving late night calls from a Southern belle, I urge you not to fall prey to this scam, like I did.

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No excuse for noisy vehiclesOver several years the old 18-wheeler semi trailer trucks have become 30 or more wheels. The once-

noisy tractors are now whisper quiet due to federal noise abatement laws and better designed muffler systems that came about by on-site noise testing on roadsides by authorities. What logical reason can be given to allow any other vehicle to ignore the standard of safe noise level set for large transport trucks that were made quieter for the safety of you and I and all people who share the roadways in North America?

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SLUGS: To the school bus driver who sprayed me with slush while I walked along the side of the road. Hugs to the other school bus driver who gave me space and consid-eration.

HUGS: Huge hugs to the bus driver who called in our chimney fire and our lovely fire department who came and checked things out. Thank you SO much for looking out for our safety!

HUGS: An enormous hug to city staff for keeping the paths at Lakeside Park in great walkable condition and for keeping one washroom open down there dur-ing the winter. This senior appreci-ates you hard work!

SLUGS: To those offering indoor soccer as a winter activity. Extra special slug for the parents who actually enrolled their kids in this activity. It’s winter, we live in the Kootenays, go enjoy it!

HUGS: To my Whitewater ski instructor, whose lessons impart-ed skills transferable to driving. I’ve been able to slalom adeptly around Nelson’s numerous — and deep — potholes and save my car’s suspension in the process … most of the time.

HUGS: To the wonderful man who put his snowshoes on for grip and

helped push and guide me out of the morass of snow in the parking lot of Cottonwood Lake. Thanks so much!! And slugs to whoever is responsible for that parking lot. Why isn’t it plowed? It’s a heavily used recreational area!

SLUGS: Icy, slushy slugs to the potty-mouthed ski boarders at Whitewater who caused a snow-slide above us while we were crossing below on the cross country track. The small avalanche could have killed us! When my friend was knocked down, she nearly bashed her head apart and lost a mitten. Cross country skiers have a right to the outdoors too!

SLUGS: To us all for getting behind the wheel only to become bad drivers, not paying attention! Pedestrians are scared of us on our high horse. We feel because we’re in a motorized vehicle that we should be getting everywhere faster than everybody else. Feeling rushed? You need “Kootenay time.” Feeling discombobulated? You probably shouldn’t be driving! Pick up that Kootenay hitchhiker and let them drive a while. Please: slow down, follow the rules of the road, leave the phone alone, and turn the flippin’ LIGHTS ON.

HUGS: Big hugs to all my friends and family who brighten my day! Having the support and love from

you all is wonderful and heart warming. Hugs to all of those who are in need of a hug this cold sea-son. Everyone deserves words of kindness to help them get through the rough and tough days.

SLUGS: A big slug to those drivers who plough through stop signs at busy intersections. When the light is yellow slow down! Don’t speed up and then have to abruptly stop past the white lines when the light goes red. There are people who are ready to walk across the road or parents with children! Be safe and cautious drivers this 2016.

HUGS: We live in one of the most beautiful areas of the world and I like to spend as much time outside as I can. I hike, bike, ski, snow shoe, golf etc. My hug goes out to all the drivers out there who move away from me (whenever possible). I really appreciate your gesture – pass this on to other drivers! Also, because I walk a lot, I want to pass this slug on to those people who throw their garbage and empty bottles out of their windows! How horrible – I can’t believe that people still drink and drive, let alone don’t recycle. Please take your garbage and recyclables home. Let’s keep our roadsides clean and safe for ourselves, our children and their children. – Appreciative and disgusted

Special EventsScarlet Mary Rose and the Heavy Petal

Burleque present Va Va Voom, a Valentine’s Burlesque Varie-tease on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Spiritbar. Doors are at 9 p.m., show at 10 p.m.

The Vallican Whole Community Centre in Slocan Valley is hosting a Locavore’s Feast and Six Slocan Valley Minutes event on Jan. 23. The potluck will include an invitation for participants to get up on stage and perform for six minutes. For more information visit vallicanwhole.com.

TheatreThe Capitol Theatre presents 25 Years of

Motus O Dance Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. Motus O has selected their most popular nostalgic and classical pieces that have been entertaining audiences across Canada for 25 years. The troupe regularly tours throughout North America, Europe and the South Pacific, bringing with them their innovative and highly visual works.

Motus O Dance Theatre presents Alice on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. In this adap-tation of Lewis Carroll’s stories, “Alice In Wonderland” and “Through The Looking Glass,” Alice must search for home through this topsy-turvy world. Alice brings to life all your favourite characters with such en-ergy and excitement that the audience is left breathless.

MoviesThe 2016 Amnesty International Film

Festival comes to Shambhala Hall on Jan. 29 and 30, playing six films including Highway of Tears and Casablanca Calling. These films have the power to awaken cu-riosity and concern about the human con-dition. There will be two films starting at 7 p.m. both Friday and Saturday, with two at 1 p.m. on Saturday. To view trailers visit Amnesty International Film Festival 2016 on Facebook.

On Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. the Civic Theatre presents The Smalls: Forever is a Long Time, with special guest Corb Lund. A feature-length music documentary from Crowsnest Films about the Smalls and the unlikely metal-punk-country band’s short but sweet reunion tour, of which Nelson was a part of with a pair of shows at Spiritbar back in early November. Come on out and see if you made it into the film. Corb Lund, who will be performing the following night at the Capitol Theatre, will be in attendance at the screening.

MusicKootenay electro-pop dance duo

Humans will perform with Lorne B at Spiritbar on Jan. 29 at 10 p.m.

On Saturday, Jan. 30 from 1 to 3 p.m. Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions presents Amber Leak performing indie/folk followed by Johnny P. Johnson with Canadiana roots.

On Tuesday, Feb. 2 Corb Lund will per-form at the Capitol Theatre to present his latest album with Dave Cobb, Things That Can’t Be Undone, which was recorded with his long-time band The Hurtin’ Albertans. Special guest to be announced.

On Friday, Feb. 12 at 9 p.m. Blue Mule presents a dance party with Rhoneil. Dance with the subtle yearning that moves your blood. And celebrate the Blue Mule’s new incarnation as a co-op.

Rapper Classifed will perform with SonReal and guests at Spiritbar at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25.

Bob Marley’s band The Wailers will per-form at the Capitol Theatre on Monday, March 17. The anchor of the band is Aston “Family Man” Barrett, who was co-produc-er on many of Bob Marley’s records and was responsible for almost all of the bass lines on Marley’s hits. They will be performing with Shane Philip.

Visual ArtLocal artist Neil Whiteoak has work on

display at the Nelson Public Library until Feb. 28. Having graduated from L.V. Rogers in 2005, Whiteoak is a lover of nature and draws inspiration from the earth and being outdoors.

Artist Elaine Van Staalduinen’s work will be on display at the Nelson Public Library until the end of February. The exhibition features five beautifully render trees, including The Abandoned Almond, The Front Lawn Apple and The Twisted Chestnut Stump. To learn more about her work visit elainevanstaalduinen.com.

Wildlife photographer Jim Lawrence’s work is on display now at Selkirk Eyecare at 543 Baker St. It will be on display until the end of January. The showcase will include his shot of a young bear looking through his tripod, a photo that went viral online last year.

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New artwork will be displayed by Rielle Oswald at the Kootenay Lake Gallery in Kaslo. The exhibition will open at 5 p.m. on Jan. 29. It is called The Butterfly Show.


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School District 8 (Kootenay Lake) is very pleased to be able to offer a Late French Immersion Program for up to sixty students entering grade 6 in the 2016-2017 school year. The Program is located at Trafalgar Middle School for grades 6-8, and continues for grades 9-12 at L.V. Rogers Secondary School.

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The Late French Immersion Program is an “educational program in which a child whose first language is not French – studies in French.” (Dimitry Morales, Canadian Parents for French website)

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Second of two partsKootenay festivals struggling

to stay afloat this year face a num-ber of challenges: a low Canadian dollar, demanding workloads and a granting system that keeps them hanging from “the skin of their teeth,” according to the organizers of Starbelly Jam and other stakeholders in the com-munity.

“There has been a heck of a lot of retrospection and reflec-tion,” Starbelly chair Galadriel Rael told the Star, in the wake of news that they will be taking a one-year hiatus.

“The irony is the festival is going great. I was personally pondering this concept that we need to always grow and be big-ger. We’ve realized now that we’re a small town festival and we’ll always be a small town festival.”

But even at the stage things are at, their volunteer infrastruc-ture is stretched to the max. And people are finding they just can’t afford to give time like they used to.

“It’s simple: it costs me money to be involved in this festival. Many hands make light work? Well, in such a rural location we don’t have many hands so the weight lies on the shoulders of the few. And the sacrifices involved are huge.”

Shambhala strong but still affected

Shambhala Music Festival owner Jimmy Bundschuh was a fan of Starbelly, and was sorry to hear of its cancellation this year. He agreed volunteer fatigue is a problem.

“It’s a big ask. People have regular lives and regular careers, and most people who work at festivals don’t get their primary income from it,” he said.

According to Bundschuh, the simple truth is most festival busi-ness models aren’t set up to offer lucrative job positions, and rely on passionate volunteers. And though his ticket sales are going strong, he’s feeling the economic pinch from the low Canadian dollar.

“It’s a double-whammy in that electronic artists are get-ting more and more while our dollar is becoming less and less. We’re struggling that way.”

Bundschuh said he would be happy to be involved in a col-laborative community effort to support local festivals, and that he would participate if the com-munity can successfully resurrect the Kootenay Columbia Festivals and Events Association.

“The Kootenays are the ideal location for festivals, and I hope to see more large-scale commu-nity and cultural events. It’s really good for the economy and for our community.”

Bundschuh said organiza-tions like the City of Nelson or Columbia Basin Trust looking to support the arts would do well to funnel some of that money towards festivals.

“Festivals around the world are on the rise. It’s a growing industry.”

Volunteer apps and social media

Nelson’s Britz Robins, who

works for both Shambhala Music Festival and Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism, is part of a team planning to launch a volunteer-organizing app later this year called Sparks Network.

“The idea is based on the need to have databases of volunteers for multiple festivals. We’re not releasing this to the public until July, but it’s something I’ve been working on as a side project.”

She believes this app could help with some of the co-ordi-nating and collaboration needed to address some of the strains on the local festival industry.

“It becomes a social network type idea where people are being recognized and rewarded for their volunteer efforts.”

Users receive “Karma Points” for their service, which other festival organizers can view.

Robins said she was surprised to hear of Starbelly’s cancellation because they have such a strong niche, something key to festi-val survival — and something she admires in the Tiny Lights Festival.

“Out of all the festivals in this area, that’s the one with the big-gest buzz,” she said.

Robins said festivals need to start embracing the outside world if they hope to survive. She rou-tinely travels to conferences to meet industry contacts and learn what other festivals are doing — especially if that involves social media, something that’s long

been a Shambhala strong suit.“Living in the Kootenays it’s

really easy to live in our own little bubble, but there’s a whole glut of information and experience out where when you take the time to go out to these conven-tions. I find that kind of learning invaluable.”

‘Just write another grant’

When disappointed people contacted Rael about Starbelly’s cancellation, she felt they didn’t understand the pressures festi-vals face.

“We know we’ve got some-thing good and we most cer-tainly don’t want it to go away,” she said. “I wish people would understand the way the granting system works is it’s built to keep you hanging from the skin of your teeth.”

Last year they put additional funds in coffers to prepare for a “rainy day,” but were told hav-ing money in the bank actually jeopardized their funding.

“If people sat down and un-derstood the budget they would understand there’s no money to pay anybody, and whoever’s getting paid is easily putting in twice as much time for free. It’s frustrating. And then you get comments like ‘just write another grant [application].’”

According to Rael, it’s not that easy.

Starbelly Jam, seen last summer, won’t be back this year. Organizers say several factors worked against them.

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Castlegar is not possible.“With such a weather require-

ment to accommodate departures, even if low minima existed for ar-rivals, air operators are unlikely to dispatch an aircraft to a destination from which it cannot depart in in-clement weather,” he said.

LandingAs for landings, even if the take-

off problem did not exist, Ferrier said RNP would not work at Castlegar without deviating from certain safety procedures, and it is unlikely that Transport Canada would certify those procedures.

“The deviations that would be required in Castlegar have never been tried before, so there is no proof of their safety,” Ferrier said. “And Transport Canada tends to be conservative when it comes to providing exemptions.”

The Jeppesen report as summa-rized by Ferrier and Bruce sets out some alternative scenarios — ex-amples of what would be involved in relaxing certain rules to make landing with RNP work in Castlegar.

Here is the first and the simplest:There is a specified distance from

the runway at which the pilot must be aligned and be able to see it. To land in Castlegar with RNP, this dis-tance would have to be reduced. So Transport Canada would have to be asked to approve a shorter distance.

But allowing that deviation creates a potential safety problem, because it would shorten the time and distance needed to do a missed approach — that’s when a pilot changes their mind at the last minute and starts climbing again — creating a poten-tial safety problem.

To deal with that problem you would have to start the approach while in a turn, and that wouldn’t comply with regulations, Ferrier said.

The other examples in the report summary involve more exemptions that create a domino effect of new problems, and all of which Ferrier says are highly unlikely to be ap-proved by Transport Canada because they have never been tried before and there is no proof that they work.

“Under the current criteria at the current time without multiple exemptions you cannot improve on what is there now,” Ferrier said, add-ing that to get those safety-related exemptions approved would be next to impossible.

Ferrier referred to what is known as the Swiss cheese model of accident causation, in which the more holes you put in a block of Swiss cheese (or in any system) the greater the likelihood the holes will align. “That is what all of us in the industry are trying to prevent,” he said.

Presented with this information by the Star, two prominent local people in the ongoing airport dis-

cussion are still optimistic.Jim Gouk, a former four-term

local MP and air traffic controller, told the Star that with a properly equipped aircraft the required ceil-ing for landing could be reduced to 1,500 feet (457 m). He is now a consultant in air transportation is-sues and is a former board member of Nav Canada.

Air Canada and WestJet

Castlegar city manager John Malcolm told the Star his under-standing of the situation is that RNP could work if there were planes that were compatible with it. He said RNP cannot be installed in the Dash 8 aircraft Air Canada currently uses as the fleet would have to be upgraded and pilots trained, all at considerable expense to the airline.

“My understanding,” said Malcolm, “is that Air Canada and its contractor, Jazz, have their busi-ness plan based on continued use of Dash 8, which has had its life expectancy extended by 10 years.”

Air Canada wasn’t willing to

speak with the Star for this article.That leads to the question of

whether other airlines might want to start flying into Castlegar. WestJet already uses RNP in much of its fleet. The Star asked WestJet by email if rumours that it plans to come to Castlegar are true.

“Unfortunately the rumours are not true at the moment,” read the response. “WestJet has no immediate plans to come to Castlegar. However as we take delivery of additional aircraft it affords us the opportu-nity to add new destinations and routes. Communities that are not part of our route map are always under consideration.”

Since that email, WestJet has cut 88 flights between Alberta and six BC cities because of the downturn in the Alberta economy.

Regional economics and landing stats

It has long been assumed the unreliability of the airport poses an economic cost to the region, but that impact has never been studied or quantified.

However, Malcolm says a related study is underway.

“The City of Castlegar has com-missioned a study to analyze po-tential air passenger growth in the West Kootenay regional airshed,” he wrote in email to the Star. “The city will be using it for attracting new airlines or increased participation by the current airline if supported by the study’s findings. It will not be completed until next month.”

Landing success rates for Castlegar for each month of 2015 are shown in the sidebar. Statistics for the past six years show that:

• The full-year averages for each year from 2010 to 2015 are all in the range of 85 per cent, except 2014 where the success rate was 94.3 per cent.

• In December from 2010 to 2015, the success rates ranged from 56 per cent in 2014 to 85 per cent in 2011.

• In January, the success rates ranged from 39 per cent in 2010 to 73 per cent in 2012.

• Success rates for each month from May to September were often 100 per cent and the lowest was 90 per cent in June of 2012.

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Joanne Harris honoured with literacy awardEveryone who attended Joanne Harris’

literacy award ceremony at the Learning Centre in Nelson this week got to go home with a free book — whether it was a Salman Rushdie novel or an illustrated children’s book called How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?

“I first met Joanne when I registered to participate in a mother and child Mother Goose program [at the Nelson library] with my six-month-old daughter,” Nicole Purvis of the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy said. “Joanne ran this program in Nelson for 17 or 18 years.”

“A song can seem like a small thing, but Joanne knows a secret and she shared it with me: a song is a chance for parents to have fun, to pass along valuable language skills to their babies, to physically bond and enhance brain development, to play face to face and pass on culture.”

But why just talk about it? Instead Purvis

invited parents to gather on the carpet and demonstrate what they’ve learned.

“Sing, sing, sing with me, sing out loud and clear, to tell the children everywhere that Mother Goose is here!” they sang, be-fore moving on to “Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon! If you want to go on a trip, climb aboard my rocket ship!”

Chief librarian June Stockdale told ev-eryone Harris was a founding member of Project Literacy West Kootenay, and “brought that love of reading and learn-ing and early literacy skills to generations of kids.”

Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy’s Joan Exley seconded the sentiment.

“I don’t usually get emotional in front of a crowd, but I find myself quite over-whelmed,” she said. “The legacy Joanne leaves is just too big to capture in pictures or words.

“She pulled me into the world of literacy. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for Joanne and her great big heart. She founded a lot of the

stuff that happens now. She wrote the very first literacy plan for Nelson. A lot of what we’re doing now is built on the foundation Joanne built.”

Exley figures Harris, who has just retired from the Nelson library after 30 years, will still be around.

“She’ll come back,” she joked. “She just won’t get paid for it!”

Harris was moved by the award.“I am amazed that I’m the recipient of this

award. I just wanted to say when I look back on past connections I realize how important this work has been to me.”

Her journey began in 1982, when she vol-unteered at the Nakusp library. She’s found the work intensely fulfilling. To sum up her feelings, Harris shared an excerpt of the poem “The Reading Mother” by Strickland Gillian.

“You may have tangible worth untold; caskets of jewels and coffers of gold; Richer than I you can never be — I had a Mother who read to me.”


The Nelson Public Library’s Joanne Harris (left) received CBAL’s annual literacy

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time with kids, some of whom were in attendance (above).

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Bob Falle doesn’t mind seeing his students daydream about skiing.

“You walk into the classroom, and if it’s snowing outside, you can see the students looking out the window, dream-ing the same thing,” says Falle, the chair of the school of hospitality and tourism at Selkirk College. “They’re think-ing about being on the slopes, running a busi-ness. You can see the passion they have for the industry, for what their role could be in it.”

Now in its 35th year, the ski resort operations and management pro-gram has been building connections with indus-try in Canada and around the world. Increasingly, the program is attract-ing students from other countries to its home in Nelson.

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growing up in Beijing.“It is too cold to stay

outside, it is grey, and snow is rare,” he says. “People didn’t do much outside the in winter. I just hated the cold.”

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“I came home think-ing, ‘I want to do more of this,’” he says.

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“I decided I wanted to come to Canada, there was the clean environ-ment, low population and good ski resorts,” he says. “I did some research looking at colleges and

universities when I found Selkirk’s ski resort opera-tions and management program. I thought, ‘oh, this is what I want to try’.”

In recent years, the two-year program has been attracting more experienced, higher-ed-ucated, mature students like Liang, says Falle. Many are looking for a change or a new direc-tion. About one-third of the program’s 30 students are international, arriv-ing from places as diverse as Brazil, Chile, Ukraine, Australia and Europe.

“It’s exciting to have students like Max here,” says Falle. “They bring such energy and drive to the program, a desire to succeed.

“They see it’s both a business program — with courses in accounting, leadership, human re-sources, etc. — and it has ski-industry specific elements like snow-mak-ing, ski lift maintenance, heli- and cat-skiing, ski school and events man-agement. That really ap-peals to people looking for a solid grounding in the industry.”

The solid grounding the program provides is just what ski resorts and tour operators need, says one industry spokesman.

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Lynn says the program has played a “pivotal” role in building relationships with Chinese resorts and Canadian companies looking to develop in-roads in that country.

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For the City of Nelson and all its residents and businesses, 2015 was a remarkable 12-month run.

“It was truly a year of fi rsts for our City,” says Mayor Deb Kozak. “You have a new council with your fi rst woman as mayor. It’s been the fi rst time in over 30 years since dogs have been legal on Baker Street and we saw the renewal of Hall Street.”

“All things in life have their triumphs and challenges and so it was for our City in 2015,” says the Mayor. “Through everything, I’ve learned that there is nothing we can’t meet head on as a community.”

The year’s premier accomplishment was Stage One of the Stores to Shores transformation of Hall Street.

The project combined $2 million in construction infrastructure renewal and $1 million in improvements to improve and enhance the historic corridor to Nelson’s famous waterfront.

“All of this was accomplished with reserves and grants — and no increase in taxation,” says the Mayor. “And, we were pleased to employ the expertise of a local contractor.”

The timing of the Stores To Shores revitalization perfectly coincides with the construction of Nelson Commons — which heralded the appearance of the fi rst crane to grace Nelson’s skyline in many years.

The bigger development picture was a bright one too. Development Services issued 176 building permits in 2015 — 26 percent more than 2014, with an 83 percent increase in value to $33.5 million.

Community-wide reaction to the June wind storm was a very unexpected yet remarkable accomplishment.

“Our Fire and Police Departments responded immediately with Nelson Hydro and Public Works, and thankfully no one was injured,” says the Mayor, who notes the City is still working with insurance companies and that repairs will be a part of this year’s budget.

“The storm was some test for our new Fire Chief Len McCharles,” Mayor Kozak says. “The entire city leapt into action to make Canada Day celebrations happen. Lakeside Park looked as if nothing had happened.”

Still on the emergency services front…The Nelson Police Department will see change this year with the retirement of Chief Wayne Holland and the announcement of our new Chief, Deputy Chief Constable Paul Burkhart.

Another fi rst for the community was the announcement of Stage Four Water Conservation this past summer. The City put out the call to all residents and everyone responded immediately by reducing their water consumption.

“The City of Nelson’s goal is to reduce domestic water use by 20 percent, and I’m happy to say we’re half way there.”

City staff are reviewing Nelson’s water master plan, updating it and recommending direction to council this year.

Looking farther into 2016, and noting the world’s rapid change, Mayor and council will be moving forward on Nelson’s sustainability plans. Nelson Hydro is researching the feasibility of building a district energy system that

will reduce the City’s greenhouse gas emissions. A study will come forward in the next 12 months. Last month, Nelson Hydro announced it had reached its goal in solar panel sales.

“The solar garden will move ahead,” says Mayor Kozak. “This news has sparked the

interest and admiration of other communities across the country and they’re cheering us on.”

In 2016 the City will also turn its attention to the renewal of the 85-year-old Civic Centre. The Civic Theatre has begun its part with enthusiasm and great community support. The facility has served Nelson well and Council will be looking for the public’s participation as it plans for the future of recreation in Central Kootenay region.

The public is also going to be asked to voice its thoughts on the future of the Railtown neighbourhood, which is next on the list for revitalization. The City is inviting locals to help fi ll in the details for the district, by visiting the Railtown website, launched this week.

“The neighbourhood holds so much potential for the future of our city,” says Mayor Kozak, adding that the renewal projects began when the city recently removed the old market stalls from Cottonwood Falls Park. “Now we’re working with the Eco Society, Rod and Gun Club and the Izushi Friendship Society to construct a better, more functional multi-use space.”

Still in Railtown…being a community that honours its heritage, Nelson knows what to do with beloved, precious buildings.

“I don’t think there was anyone happier than Council and I when Tom Thomson moved his desk into the restored CP Rail Station and established it as the new home of the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce,” says the Mayor. “For the past 10 years, the City has worked with the Chamber to make this happen and it is a cause for celebration to see it become a reality.”

Last year was indeed one of fi rsts for the City of Nelson — some challenges, some triumphs, but nothing that council and the community cannot handle, the Mayor adds.

“We’re a small city with big heart and we are set to do great things in this term. Thank you to council, for your hard work, dedication and support in this fi rst year. And thank you to all city staff who make Nelson work every day. Your efforts make us shine.”

The scene from 2015The City of Nelson: Year In Review 2015 The City of Nelson: Year In Review 2015

The City of Nelson looks back on the year that was — and what’s to come.

Stores to Shores: The people spokeThe most comprehensive upgrade and beauti� cation program Nelson has seen since the famous 1980s revitalization of Baker Street happened last year. After three years of planning, and numerous rounds of public input like the open house seen here, the City of Nelson’s Stores to Shores Downtown Revitalization Project was a roaring success.

What a storm!June 29, 2015 will be remembered as the day Nelson was struck by one of the most severe summer storms the city has ever endured. Winds topped 100 kilometres. Sheets of rain whipped sideways � ooding the city’s streets and parks. Trees toppled. Power lines snapped. But it was the days that followed the wind and deluge that might well be more historically noteworthy…

Dogs back on BakerIt was big news for Nelson dogs and their owners. Last spring, the City’s Animal Regulation and Control Bylaw was amended to allow folks’ four-legged friends back into the City’s downtown, Baker Street included. “We heard from many, many businesses about this, and tourists too,” said Mayor Deb Kozak, “and there’s wide-spread agreement that the no-dogs-on-Baker rule is well, funny as it sounds, for the dogs.”

What a save!Within a day and a half of the summer’s wind storm, like much of the City, Lakeside Park’s landscape of debris was chopped down, swept up and trucked away. Only 36 hours after the winds abated and the deluge stopped, hundreds joined a Canada Day celebration in the heart of a park that only a few days before had been in the eye of the storm.


The City of Nelson: Year In Review 2015

What’s in store for this year? City of Nelson prioritized issues for 2016

Mayor Kozak and Council are focusing on:

• Infrastructure upgrades and renewals including roads, sidewalks and facilities

• Continued � scal management of costs as well as generating new revenues

• Working with the Regional District of the Central Kootenay on shared service improvements

• Health and safety

• Emergency management preparedness

Busload of thanksCity of Nelson and Nelson Transit celebrated Transit Driver Appreciation Day in March. Nelson Transit has nine regular part time drivers and seven casual part time drivers. They drive nearly 850 kilometres within Nelson city limits every day, and carry an average of 843 riders per day to or from 85 different stops in town.

Water wisdomA severe drought forced the City to implement strict water restrictions over the summer and fall. With the assistance of Public Works & Utilities Director Colin Innes, Nelson Fire Chief Len MacCharles and a new Water Ambassador, the City’s Water Conservation Strategy was struck — with a permanent aim at reducing our water use by 20 percent from here on. More info? Click on [email protected].

A broadband boostWith over 50 businesses, government buildings and educational institutions already hooked up to the City’s new � bre service, the Nelson Broadband Project, led by Allison Sutherland, put out the call for clients interested in increasing the capacity and speed of their on-line networks and Internet traf� c. Want to connect or get a quote? Click on www.nelsonbroadband.com.

Forest renewedThe City continued its urban forest renewal efforts with the removal of Queen Elizabeth Park’s old, towering Lombardy poplars. The dying trees had reached heights of 120 feet. The trees are being replaced with fast growing Columnar Oaks, which will grow to 70 feet at full maturity.

Hail the ChiefsNelson Police Department Chief Constable Wayne Holland (right) announced his retirement in August. The City of Nelson and the Nelson Police Board named Deputy Chief Constable Paul Burkart, who joined the Nelson Police Department in 2000, as Nelson’s twenty-� rst Chief Constable.

All smiles for solarNelson Hydro and EcoSave Program Coordinator Carmen Proctor met and exceeded their 150 Solar Panel pre-sale target, securing the construction of the City’s solar array this spring. “The target was met by the community. It was from people who were motivated and genuinely passionate about solar and this opportunity towards the renewable energy future that is on the minds of so many,” said Procter.

Saving The CivicAfter 80 years of sports and culture glory, the Civic Arena underwent a signi� cant upgrade. Opened in 1935, the beloved building got a new coat of paint, safer bleachers and more parking. “We’re basically doing everything we can to keep the Civic open and protect it,” said the Mayor.

Art of the matterThe City of Nelson rolled out the third rotating instalment of public art, as part of its on-going downtown sculpture program, which started in the Summer of 2013. “This is a very affordable way to increase public art in the city,” said Mayor Kozak. “It’s popular with folks who live here and those who come to visit from around the world, and beauti� es and enlivens the entire downtown core.”

Stores to Shores: Then and nowFrom IODE Park to the start of Hall Street’s 300 block, the results of the eight month-long Stores to Shores project spoke for themselves. The project combined $2 million in construction infrastructure renewal and $1 million in improvements to improve and enhance the historic corridor to Nelson’s famous waterfront. “All of this was accomplished with reserves and grants — and no increase in taxation!!

Nelson’s Jasanna Bellefeuille was wrapping Christmas pres-ents in late November when she got a call letting her know her five-year-old son Alistair had suffered a seizure.

“I responded ‘what are you talking about?’ Alistair has been such a healthy kid,” she wrote on-line. “I met them at the hospital and within 20 minutes of being there he had another (Grand Mal), which I witnessed and brought me to my knees.”

Thus began a family emer-gency: Alistair was taken to BC Children’s Hospital via mede-vac on Nov. 26. It was there they learned he has a very rare brain tumour called diffuse intrinsic

pontime glioma.“It is an ‘incurable’ aggres-

sively growing cancerous brain tumor. According to the doctors here, there are almost no survi-vors of this, though the radiology

doctor said she knows of one who is in his 20s.”

Alistair, who is in kindergar-ten, has been undergoing radia-tion treatments.

“I never thought that this

could/would happen to us,” Bellefeuille said.

She was moved to learn Alistair’s friends at Rosemont Elementary have already rallied behind him. The PAC held a bake sale that raised over $1,200, students have been creating art to sell and a donation jar sits at the front desk, decorated.

“Every piece of any kind of money you drop in here will go to Alistair in the hospital,” reads the pencilled message on the jar, decorated in bright pri-mary colours.

Kindergarten student Milo Jarvis considers himself to be Alistair’s best friend, and staff report he has been donating money daily to the jar. Lily Love, Amber Gurung, Amelie Maltais, and Ruby Nay have also con-tributed their time and artistic efforts.

An account has been opened at the Nelson and District Credit Union for Alistair. The account number is 50004671.

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” wrote Bellefeuille.


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looking it up years later.”Along with his

mother, Gaffran trav-eled to France last year to film a documentary about his grandfather’s life. And now, 70 years after the war’s end, he’s participating in another project meant to hon-our Homeniuk: along with four other teenag-ers and under the direc-tion of Amy Bohigian, he will film the upcoming production of Liberation Days at the Capitol Theatre from March 3 to 6.

“It’s cool to have such a personal connection to a project,” said Gaffran. The film will incorporate interviews with the cast and behind-the-scenes footage, as well as the entire show. It will later be distributed to local schools and worked into the curriculum.

Homeniuk’s real-life experiences closely mir-ror those of the fictional character Alex King, who will be played by Eli Geddis. As Dutch citizens struggled to survive in their destroyed country, many starving to death, they also found

plenty of opportunities for love.

The play tells the story of Alex’s romance with Emma, played by Lindsay Clague. It’s a passion project for Capitol Theatre execu-tive director Stephanie Fischer, who received funding to commemo-rate the war. This is the first Capitol-produced show, other than the annual pantomime and summer youth theatre productions, since she took the position three years ago.

Fischer chose Cal-garian playwright David Van Belle’s play, written in 2014, because it cap-tured the impact of the war while also incorpo-rating a love story.

“It was a totally dif-ferent sort of battle,” said Gaffran. “Rather than bombing suddenly they were sending in food by the planeload because in the Netherlands they were starving to death. In Germany they called 1946 Year Zero because they had zero. They had to start over.”

The full team work-ing on this project con-sists of L.V. Rogers and Wildflower students Gaffran, Sebastian Bodine, Dani Snell, Aydin Long and Graeme Sherman, who range in age from 14 to 16. The quintet are all graduates of Bohigian’s summer film camp, and are look-ing forward to the oppor-tunity to hone their skills.

Gaffran’s not the only one with a personal connection to the sub-ject. Bodine’s grandfa-ther Edmund was in the American air force, fight-ing in Japan.

“I’ve heard a lot about the Japanese side of things, so now hearing and learning about this side of the war is really fascinating,” Bodine said, noting his grandfather also served as a lawyer during the war crime tribunals.

The filmmakers were quick to point out that not only has war touched their families, it’s also going on elsewhere in the world at this very moment.

Snell told the Star her family has seen war first-hand.

“My dad’s a missionary and he’s going to some of the places ISIS has been. He’s going to see all the devastation and poverty from the war. I think it’s really terrifying. People live in war zones all the time. And it’s hard to live a normal life when there are bullets flying around.”

And film is a great me-dium to drive that point home, according to Long, who especially admires Paul Thomas Anderson’s film The Master.

“After World War II there were a lot of mental effects. To see that sort of tragedy, those awful things, then to come back to a society that wasn’t torn apart is so hard. The main character realizes that adjusting to normal life is impossible for him.”

He wants to explore similar themes through his work.

“Filmmaking is really special to me, and having it here in Nelson, because it’s so small, it just seems weird that we’ve got this amazing group of people all working together.”

Their goal is to remind people of the long-term consequences of violent conflict.

“War is a big part of people’s every day,” said Sherman, the interviewer for the behind-the-scenes aspect of the project. “In my class last year we did a lot of research on Rwanda and the genocide there. Lots of soldiers came back traumatized but not physically wounded, so they couldn’t get the treatment they needed.”

And that’s nothing compared to the devas-tation of World War II, he believes. For Bodine, the lesson is simple.

“They come back and realize nobody wins in war. Everybody loses.”

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Nelson filmmaker Amy Bohigian has been mentoring local youth through her summer film camps, and is spearheading the project to film Liberation Days at the Capitol. Will Johnson photo


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Trace Cooke debuted on the Freeride World Tour with a 17th-place finish Friday.

The Nelson native scored 650 points at the 29-skier event in Vallnord-Arcalis, Andorra. Sweden’s Kristofer Turdell won the men’s side with a final score of 2,500.

The only other Canadian in the event, Pemberton’s Logan Pehota, finished fourth with 1,800 points.

Cooke’s next event is Feb. 6 to 12 in Chamonix, France.

Cooke is a graduate of Whitewater Ski Resort’s junior freeride team, which competed in Andorra yesterday.


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Nelson Indoor Soccer StandingsADULT FINLEY’S CO-ED OPEN

TEAM GP W L T GF GA PNeon Indians 11 9 2 0 100 53 27 Honey Badgers 11 9 2 0 94 62 27A Team 11 7 4 0 108 82 21Young Guns 11 3 8 0 63 97 9Fake Madrid 11 3 8 0 52 100 9 Wild Cats 11 2 9 0 53 76 6

ADULT JACKSON’S HOLE MEN’S MASTERSTEAM GP W L T GF GA PBia Boro 11 10 0 1 85 42 31 Real Nelson 11 6 2 3 55 59 21 Abacus 11 6 5 0 68 54 18 Slocan 11 6 5 0 75 68 18 Red Dog 12 4 8 0 66 71 12 Ted Allen’s 11 2 7 2 46 77 8 Jackson’s Hole 11 2 9 0 50 74 6

ADULT LADIES RECTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTelus United 14 8 5 1 84 63 25 FC Leo’s 14 7 5 2 75 64 23 Red Dog 14 7 5 2 88 86 23 Jackson’s Hole 14 7 6 1 57 73 22 Selkirk Eyecare 14 4 7 3 64 82 15 Dirty Dozen 14 4 9 1 76 76 13

ADULT NELSON STAR MEN’S OPENTEAM GP W L T GF GA PHume Innkeepers 14 14 0 0 167 63 42 Kootenay Co-op 14 10 4 0 149 75 30 Old Dogs 14 10 4 0 122 85 30 Young Guns 14 3 11 0 65 125 9 LVR 14 3 11 0 82 160 9 Downtown Auto 14 2 12 0 62 139 6

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Dave Smith (left) offers some advice to fellow linesman Cody St. Thomas

Earning their stripesThe visit to the bench caught

John Nykiforuk’s eye.Nykiforuk, a veteran official,

was watching from the stands as referee Andrew Falcone was asked by a head coach to explain a call during a major midget game between the Kootenay Wild and the Greater Vancouver Comets. When the officiating crew returned to their locker room at the second intermission, Nykiforuk wanted to know what was said.

“When the stuff happened?” said Falcone. “He was just ask-ing. I explained to him and then he was like, ‘Oh that’s bullshit,’ and I just skated away.”

Nykiforuk turned to lines-man Cody St. Thomas, another young official in training. “This is our job as a linesman,” said Nykiforuk. “When things start getting heated and the coach isn’t listening anymore, and [the ref] has explained it, just skate in between and take your referee out … Treat disrespect with respect.”

As the intermission drew to a close, Falcone, St. Thomas and

veteran Dave Smith got up to return to the ice. Nykiforuk offered some final words of encouragement: “You guys are doing good out there. Blow that whistle harder.”

Nykiforuk, who has been a referee since 1985, was at the game Saturday to evalu-ate Falcone. The 17-year-old, a Grade 12 student at L.V. Rogers, is one of 16 junior refs in the Nelson Minor Hockey Association. He’s working on his Level 3 classification, the midway point to the level NHL refs are required to hold.

Nykiforuk has high hopes for Falcone, who has previously at-tended refereeing camps and works as a linesman in the KIJHL.

“He’s a great skater, he’s got a good feel for the game,” said Nykiforuk. “He’s one who we’re looking at … What we do is we watch him, see how he handles situations and compliment him and [tell him] how he can im-prove. Do this, do that.”

Nykiforuk put on the stripes for the first time when he was 36 and living in Dawson Creek to help his old-timers team make some money, but ended up enjoying officiating. The em-phasis on ethics and sportsman-ship, as well as watching players and officials develop on the ice, appealed to him.

His playing days were behind

him anyway. “The mind knew what to do but the body was too old to get there,” he joked.

Now in his 60s, Nykiforuk doesn’t referee anymore but still helps out as a linesman during lower-level games where speed isn’t a necessity for the on-ice crew. He also acts as a mentor and instructor to Nelson’s refs in training, who start as young as 12.

The evaluation form Nykiforuk uses is extensive. Refs get rated on seven catego-ries — appearances, skating, positioning, faceoffs, signals, judgement and awareness — that are each broken down into finer details. How, for ex-ample, does the ref react under pressure? Is his skating quick enough to stay with a play? How is his field of vision of the goal-line? Is his penalty calling consistent?

Even veteran refs get regular performance reviews. Fitness, according to Nykiforuk, is a ref ’s most important attribute. Everyone notices when a old ref can’t keep up with the game. “There’s nothing worse than a goal scored and you didn’t get there to see it,” he said. “And all of sudden somebody is going to get mad at you.”

It won’t surprise anyone to read being a referee is an un-forgiving job. It doesn’t pay well, the travel is difficult and so, of

course, is the poor treatment from players, coaches and fans when a call doesn’t go their way.

“We’ve lost too many of-ficials over the years because of disrespect, the words of par-ents, other spectators, coaching staff, players, where the [refs] say, ‘Hey it’s not worth it,’” said Nykiforuk, who tells his prote-ges to focus on the occasional compliments and ignore the negativity.

Falcone hardly needed en-couragement after the game. During the third period he called a Comets’ penalty shot that ended up being saved by the opposing netminder. The game ends a 4-2 win for the Comets, and Falcone heads back to the dressing room buzzed about the moment.

“It’s a really exciting call,” he said. “I was pretty stoked to call it. We don’t get to call that very often so it was awesome.”

Falcone and St. Thomas got some final words of advice be-fore they leave and Nykiforuk returns to the stands to finish his evaluation. All referees, even ones as promising as Falcone, need to be held to a high stan-dard. Nykiforuk knows no one watching a game will settle for less.

”There’s just a lot more than taking a guy off the street and saying, ‘Go out there. Here’s the whistle, here’s the stripes.’”

Hockey’s future referees are learning the job from those who know it best

TYLER HARPERNelson Star


HOUSE PROGRAMS:U4 Mix Gender Intro Mini (4 yrs old in 2016) - Basic and fun Introduction to Soccer. Games/Practices on Saturday. Parents paticipation mandatory. Spring Season only. Fee $100 by March 1, $130 after March 1.

U6 Mix Gender Mini (5-6 yrs old in 2016) - Fun Introduction to Soccer. Games/Practices on Saturday. Parents attendance mandatory. Fee $130 by March 1, $160 after March 1.

U8 Girls and U8 Boys (7-8 yrs old in 2016) - One practice each week Monday - Friday, games on Saturday. Parents attendance mandatory. Fee $130 by March 1, $160 after March 1.

U10 Girls and U10 Boys (9-10 yrs old in 2016) - One practice each week Monday - Friday, games on Saturday. Fee $130 by March 1, $160 after March 1.

U12 Girls and U12 Boys (11-12 yrs old in 2016) - One practice each week Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Games on Saturday. Fee $130 by March 1, $160 after March 1.

U14 Girls and U14 Boys (13-14 yrs old in 2016) - One practice each week Monday. Games on Wednesday and ocassional Saturday. Fee $130 by March 1, $160 after March 1.

U17 Co-ed (15-17 yrs old in 2016) - No practices. Games on Wednesday and Saturday. Spring season only. Fee $130 by March 1, $160 after March 1.

One of the biggest challenges facing NYS is ensuring that all of our leagues are balanced. As part of working to solve this challenge, we want to make sure that all parents and players are aware that NYS will make changes to rosters up to three weeks after the start of the season. Our goal is watch each team and each league very closely and make the necessary changes to team rosters in order to ensure parity. Parity will be given priority over all of other issues, which includes any special requests the division managers will endeavor to accommodate. While we understand that these decisions may not always be popular with some players, parents and teams, the consequences of unbalanced leagues are far more critical to the overall success of our association. We appreciate everyone’s understanding and support of this process.

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For all players representing NYSA and travelling to tournaments across BC and north-west USA. Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays. MUST sign by January 31st for Rep soccer fee $160. After this date it’s $190 and waitlist only. For U11 and U12 Rep players it is mandatory to play in House league. For U13-U17 Rep players House league is optional. No extra cost for Rep players to play in house leagues. U18 Rep players are Rep only. Before registering for REP soccer be advised of the time commitment and expectation regarding attendance at both REP and House games and practices.

Every House player will receive a full uniform kit (jersey, shorts and socks). Shinpads and outdoor soccer shoes are responsibility of the player. (U4 will receive jersey only).

For those in need of fi nancial help applications are available on our website.

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Club gets back in the swim of thingsThe Kootenay Swim Club returned to the pool this

past weekend at the Kelowna Snowfest and brought home strong results in all events.

Eight best times along with silver for Stevie McCulloch in the 800 free got the team’s momen-tum going. Riley, Brianne, and Makenzie Mager all achieved best times and top-10 placings in Friday’s 50-metre events.

The newest members of the team, Olivia Cowan and Locke Finley, also achieved success in the 50 free and 50 fly, posting best times and achieving Swim BC regional standards.

The wave of best times and final swims continued to roll through the Kelowna pool on Saturday and Sunday, as Makenzie, Stevie, Brianne, and Riley all showed their grit by achieving 26 new best times and over 145 seconds taken off in total.

All the Kootenay swimmers came to race and definitely made their impression felt as they took several spots in the top-eight standings at finals. The most notable swims came from Brianne for her determination in the 200 free, taking 15 seconds off, and Stevie, who took 19 seconds off in the 400 free.

As an added bonus, the Kootenay team will now be sending a strong contingent to the AA provincials, Feb. 12 to 14 in Penticton. The team will be racing locally at the Castlegar pool on Feb. 5 for Friday Night at the Races. Make sure to come down and see the action. Draws will be held and everyone is encouraged to participate as we head into 2016 on the Road to Rio.Jackson Konkin (left) and Riley Mager (right) were among local swimmers competing at the Kelowna Snowfest last weekend.

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Spread your arms, embrace the mountain

The last column was focused on our getting our hips up at the transition and this

week we will focus on hand posi-tion.

Hands forward! Get your hands out of your pockets! Sound famil-iar? My coach used to shout this in a regular attempt to create forward boot pressure and to ensure our hand position wasn’t becoming a nuisance.

Did it work? Eventually, but with other consequences along the way, including unwanted rotation and poor separation while look-ing like a group of Frankenstein monsters careening down the mountain. Let’s take a different ap-proach and spread our arms wide and open our upper bodies to the fall-line. Embrace the mountain.

While I ski with my arms wide I

am filled with an appreciation for the natural surroundings that we have at Whitewater.

Then, once the morning powder rush subsides I find myself sitting on the chair noticing the flocks of birds as they systematically remove last year’s seeds from the spruce trees, and how the trees have been shedding their dry snow load this season with a whump and a swirl of snow crystals that are in no rush to settle back down.

While our busy modern civiliza-tion has placed the lifts here, the chairs travel through a world that continues to live within the delicate balance of nature.

Now be careful, because tree hugging while skiing can be di-sastrous.

Before I get too carried away, let’s get back to hand position. We use our hand position to plant our poles, maintain balance, and help position our upper body. Think about where you plant your poles when skiing steep terrain. Do you plant them up at your ski tips? Below your boots? How about back at the tails of your skis?

If you are planting your poles out at your ski tips then you are ro-tating and are square to your skis, not the fall-line. If you are planting your pole below your boot, great! This means that you have upper body separation and are commit-ted to the fall-line.

Here is a drill that will challenge where you plant your pole while skiing.

1. Find a steep groomer and look down the slope and open your arms as wide as you can as if you

were giving a big hug. Then, start sliding sideways directly down the fall line with one pole directly over your tips and the other over your tails. Now stop, and plant the pole that is back by the tails.

2. Leave the pole planted and let your skis rotate under you so that they are pointing across the hill in the opposite direction. Arms wide!

3. Slide sideways again and re-peat with a stop right when you plant your pole. Notice that your upper body was facing down the hill the whole time! Now bring it off the groomer and try it on the real steeps.

The goal with skiing the steeps is to control your speed while doing short radius turns that fit in between the trees and rocks. If your body rotates with the di-rection of your skis, your ability to change direction will be much slower, meaning that you will go faster with less control. If you can maintain having your shoulders facing the fall line with a strong pole plant then you will be able to throw your skis around much easier.

Now, go and give your moun-tain a hug, and your liftee while you’re at it!

Dylan Henderson is the head coach for the Whitewater ski team. He’s a certified development level coach with the Canadian Ski Coaches Federation and a Level 1 ski instructor with the Canadian Ski Instructors Association. His goal is to give you something to keep your skiing fresh every week even if the snow is not.

DYLANHENDERSON

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TapestryTapestryTapestryPerspectives on Faith and Culture

Pastor Jim Reimer

Kootenay Christian Fellowship

520 Falls Street (Just off Baker Street)Parking available behind the building

www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com • 1.888.761.3301

Join us for our Worship CelebrationSundays @ 10:30am

• Developing Relationships• Music that will move you• Helping People ~ Help People

Sunday Gatherings @ 10amThe Front Room Event Centre

901 Front StreetCome as you are!

www.nelsonvineyardchurch.com250.509.1118 or 250.509.0151

CATHOLIC CHURCHCATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE

813 Ward Street 352-7131

Sunday Mass Times: • Saturday 7:00 pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am

Parish of� ce open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon [email protected] • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca

Nelson Christian Science SocietyA Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA

Sunday Service in Balfour9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd.

For information 250-229-5237

The Salvation ArmyNelson Community Church

Sunday Worship Serviceat 11:00 am

Everyone is WelcomeYour Pastors:

Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)

St. Saviour's Anglican Church

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Eucharist and Children's Program

Every Sunday 10:30 a.m.

St. Michael & All AngelsSunday Service 11:30 a.m.

8551 Busk Road, Balfour

701 Ward St. at Silica St., Nelson

St. Saviour’s Food Pantry Open Every Friday 9 - 11 a.m.

Unity Centre of the Kootenays

Speaker: Monica Carpendale

Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394

717 Vernon St.Sunday at 11 a.m.

Topic: “Re� ections on Metaphor inExpanding Consciousness Through

Language”

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Corner of Josephine and Silica StreetsPh: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

All are Welcome

All children welcome for Sunday School and Nursery Room available

Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 amMinister: David Boyd

Epiphany 4Robin Murray Presiding

IS GOD SELF-CENTERED?

If anyone should be impressed with their personhood and what they have accomplished, you’d think it would be God. Just look at the weight and diversity of His creation and the awesome expanse of His never-ending cosmos. His handiwork certainly is impressive and full of wonder.

God is Great. God is Awesome. Glory to God! These are pretty impressive statements that I believe are true about God. Unfortunately, they can subtly keep us from knowing who God really is.

Yes, God is great and awesome beyond our words and comprehension, but that is not what moves God to life and action. God is not fi xated upon Himself. He is not absorbed with Himself. Rather, he is focused on His creation.

He is impressed ultimately and totally with you and me. His children are what moves His heart and bring Him His greatest joy. His love and desire for His children is so great that the Scriptures say that God, our Father, did not hold anything back in His effort to have an intimate and loving relationship with you and me! (See Romans 8:32)

God is a true Father. He cares more for His children than anything else. Why am I so confi dent in God’s care and desire for us? Listen to what God says through His Son, Jesus, in Luke 11: 13:

“If you, (meaning us), being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much MORE will your Father in heaven GIVE His Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.”

Think about this. Let it go deep into your heart, mind and soul. The living God wants to give you and me and all His children His very own Life! God, our Father wants you and me to know Him. He wants to be intimate with us. He does not want to remain distant and aloof. He wants to come close, heal and break down any and every separation between Him and His daughters and sons.

Yes, God is great and awesome but His character, heart and nature are what make Him so beautiful, so impressive, so desirable to those who truly know Him as their Father.

By Brent MasonThe Bridge Christian Community Brent Mason is an elder in the Bridge Christian Community.

Sports

Bronze for Nelson’s Maya Abraham at Nordic ski meetA small but determined contingent from

Nelson Nordic Ski Club returned from the BC Midgets this weekend in Salmon Arm with a bronze medal, several ribbons and some proud and funny moments to remember.

Nine-year-old Maya Abraham captured third in the 2006 girls’ 300-metre sprints and fifth in the two-km classic race, while team-mate Kaleum Smith nabbed fifth in both events for the 2006 boys, and also took home one of only five coveted technique awards in the classic event.

In the 2003 age category, Noah Malenfant won the B final of the boys’ sprints for a sev-enth-place finish overall, with Felix Barron placing 12th overall after an unfortunate spill in the home stretch. First-year racer Elias Lussier (2006 boys) pulled off 11th place in the

sprints and 14th in the classic. Oscar Willems (2005) and Tess Nuttall (2003) also showed good technique and finished strong.

The event known as Midgets is the pro-vincial championships for skiers aged 9 to 12. It also draws in high-calibre skiers from places like Canmore, Alta. and the Methow Valley, in Washington state, making for stiff competition, with 20 to 30 skiers in each age category, many of whom are already training three or more times a week.

The Midgets are a great learning experience for all who attend — a chance to work on starts in mass settings, to develop strategy, and to practice dealing with nerves. Coach Doris Hausleitner said she was proud of the kids for skiing smart, clean races and representing Nelson well. All the athletes worked very hard, encouraged each other, and showed patience waiting through the many heats and divisions.

With temperatures right around and above zero, waxing conditions were tricky, making this year’s event even more of a learning experi-ence than usual. But the young athletes benefit-ted from the positive attitudes and encourage-ment of the coaches — Hausleitner and Karen Redfern — and the early-morning dedication of the wax techs, Erik Leslie and Kurstun Smith (and the good humour of siblings).

The coaches’ race and the team relays were definite highlights for the kids — Hausleitner’s hastily improvised bright orange Lone Ranger mask added levity and laughter to the occasion, as did the surprised announcer’s comment, “We don’t know who he is [sic], but that little guy can ski!”

Nelson Nordic’s youth racers now have a bit of a break from competition until Feb. 27 and 28 when Rossland’s Blackjack Nordic Ski Club hosts their annual Loppet and the final

race of the Teck Kootenay Cup circuit. The Nelson club encourages as many local skiers as possible to participate, and assist in its bid for the Kootenay Cup.

See more photos at nelsonstar.com.

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From left, Elias Lussier, Kaelum Smith, Felix Barron, Oscar Willems, Noah Malenfant, Tess Nuttall, Maya Abraham, and coach Doris Hausleitner. Submitted photos

Leda Antifae� September 10, 1926 –

January 12, 2016Leda Pozdniko� was

born in Glade, British Columbia, the � fth of six

children to parents Fred and Annie (nee Struko� )

Pozdniko� . She lived in Glade for a short time before

moving to Ootishenia. When she was in grade one the Pozdniko� family moved to Salmo. Leda had many fond memories as a teenager listening to Wilf Carter, singing and picking fruit in the Okanagan with friends. She also worked as a cook/housekeeper in the Salmo area.

On December 8, 1951, Leda married John Antifae� and they enjoyed 61 years of marriage together. � ey made their � rst home at 49 Creek in Blewett before moving closer to Blewett store, where they raised their four children. In 2006 Leda and John moved from Blewett, into town where they bought a house in the Fairview area of Nelson and in 2012 moved to Mountain Lakes Seniors Community Assisted Living. In 2015 Leda moved to Jubilee Manor.

Leda was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Family was very important to her. She had a special connection with children and delighted in watching their antics. She was especially good at bringing family together and celebrating milestones with her lovely meals. She was an active member of the Doukhobor community and was a member of the Nelson Ladies Doukhobor choir for over thirty-� ve years. Leda enjoyed growing large gardens, preserving their harvest, cooking, baking, card games, sewing and quilting. She was a member of the Kootenay Quilters Guild and cherished the creativity and camaraderie of this group. Leda loved being out in nature and enjoyed � shing and camping excursions with her husband John to Lost Ledge, as well as many family picnics and outings. Leda forged many close friendships and enjoyed many get-togethers with her friends. She had fun travelling throughout B.C., Washington and Alberta. One of her favorite travel highlights was taking a bus tour across Canada with John in 2002.

Leda passed away much as she lived her life – peacefully, at the age of 89. She deeply loved those in her life and knew she was deeply loved in return. She is predeceased by her husband John; her parents Fred and Annie Pozdniko� ; her brothers John (Nellie) and Fred Pozdniko� ; her sisters Annie (Eli) Voykin, Helen (Jack) Tomlin, Mary (Joseph) Gorko� ; as well as several nieces and nephews. Leda leaves behind her four children Nick (Wendy) Antifae� , John (Sylvia) Antifae� , Carolyn (Wayne) Ludwar, Verna (Rob) McRory; eleven grandchildren Aaron (Kelsey) Antifae� , Eric Antifae� , Sacha (Steve) Soltys, Virginia Naismith, Karl Naismith, Michelle Antifae� , Marlisa Antifae� , Krista (Ryan) Hickey, Sarah Ludwar, Peter McRory, Shannon McRory; three great-grandchildren Courtney Enns, Jack Hickey and Holden Antifae� ; her sister-in-law Katie Derhouso� ; and numerous cousins, nephews, nieces and friends.

Funeral services were held January 17 and 18, 2016 at � ompson Funeral Home, followed by interment in Nelson Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Wayne Ludwar, Rob McRory, Eric Antifae� , Karl Naismith, Peter McRory and Peter Gorko� .

� ank you to those who came to sing, and to the sta� at � ompson Funeral Home, especially Megan Johnson for your guidance, compassion and o� ciating during the service. � ank you to all those who provided such compassionate care to mom, especially to Dr Janz, Dr Woodward, the wonderful sta� at Jubilee Manor, Mountain Lakes, Kootenay Lake Hospital, Home Support and Broader Horizons. Many thanks to all our family and friends who provided Leda’s family love and support during our time of need. God Bless You All!

Leda will be dearly missed and fondly remembered. Rest in Peace, “� is Little Light Of Mine” Leda, Mom, Grandma, Baba, Great Grandma, Babalicious.

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Expression of InterestYouth Forensic Psychiatric Services

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Clinical Counsellor

Collaborating with a team of psychology, psychiatry and other clinicians, you will assess and treat youth referred by the courts who have a variety of mental health issues. Working closely with the youth, their families and their care system, you will focus on reducing their risk of reoffending by identifying and addressing their rehabilitative needs.

A Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work or Counselling Psychology is preferred. Related Master’s level training will be considered. The successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check.This is a part time, up to 2 days per week, contracted position. Preference will be given to candidates who live in or around Castlegar, however candidates from Nelson or Trail may also be considered.

For more information, please send covering letter and resume to:

Robert BrooksRegional Manager100-537 Leon AveKelowna, BCV1Y 6J5

The Accounting Technician is a member of the Finance Team and will draw on a well developed financial accounting skillset to perform a variety of accounting tasks to assist and support the Finance Department in their work.

This posting, along with the complete job description and information on how to apply, can be seen on our website at www.rdck.ca under Administration, Jobs & Employment Opportunities. Applications will be accepted until noon on Tuesday February 2, 2016.

Accounting TechnicianFull-Time Benefited

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Nelson, BC

We are seeking an enthusiastic accounting based team member to

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Seeking an individual with a passion for marketing, music and events to be involved with a National Promotion! Contract date: February to Mid-May.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE & CHECKOUT MANAGER

Kootenay Co-op is seeking a creative and dynamic individual to be our new Customer Service & Checkout Manager. The successful applicant will be responsible for all aspects of managing a large department of cashiers and customer service clerks, as well as ensuring a high standard of customer service across the store. Proven people management, customer service, and complex scheduling experience is a must. The ability to work a flexible work schedule including evenings and weekends is also required. The successful applicant must be highly motivated to grow with this department into our future new store!

We offer a competitive salary, great benefits package and a cooperative work environment.

If you possess the skills and availability described, apply with resume and cover letter before Sunday, January 31st to:

Paul Kelly, Interim General ManagerKootenay Co-op,295 Baker Street,Nelson, BC, V1L [email protected]

We thank all applicants in advance for their applications; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Kootenay Co-op 295 Baker Street, Nelson BC, V1L 4H4

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This photo of Laura Adamaniak and Neil Ryan with their dogs Hensley (black) and Trixie was taken by Nelson photographer Bobbi Barbarich of Three Owls Studio during her recent campaign to benefit incoming refu-gees. Barbarich delivered a $2,400 cheque to Rania Kassem of the Kootenay Refugee Coalition after 16 families and one sports team (the Nelson Killjoys) participated.

Crown counsel has dropped theft charges laid against a Salmo po-lice officer.

RCMP Cst. David Dyball, 44, was charged on Oct. 6 with two counts of theft under $5,000.

However, a stay of pro-ceedings was entered on both counts last week in Nelson Provincial Court. The prosecutor who handled the case didn’t return a phone message from the Star.

The offenses were al-leged to have occurred in Salmo on April 9.


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SD8 expresses condolences to La LocheWILL JOHNSON

Nelson StarKootenay Lake super-

intendent Jeff Jones took some time out of Tuesday night’s board meeting to

express his condolences to the families of those killed and injured in last week’s school shooting in northern Saskatchewan.

“We wish to express our deepest sympathies to La Loche following these tragic events,” he said. “La Loche isn’t a

big metropolitan centre. It’s a small community at the end of Highway 155 up in Canada’s boreal for-est. This is not the kind

of place you think about these events happening.

“On top of that: it hap-pened in Canada. That adds to the depth and im-pact and effect this has had throughout Canada, on our school district and our province.”

Nelson District Teachers’ Association president Paul Boscariol also acknowledged the tragedy, saying it’s im-portant for the district to reflect whenever an event like this happens.

“This affects all of us,” he said.

The 17-year-old shooter charged with fatally shooting four people and wounding several others remains in custody. He was re-portedly bullied before going on the spree and lacked mental health and psychiatric support.

Jones noted one cur-rent employee of SD8 formerly worked at that school in La Loche, mak-ing the tragedy seem even closer to home.

“We’re having a real difficult time under-standing why this would happen,” Jones said.

Jones said school ad-ministrators consider having an appropriate re-sponse to these potential events crucial.

Nelson police do lock-down drills every year, as reported recently by the Star, and all SD8 schools have doors that lock au-tomatically upon closing.

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Suspects in vehicle theft in custody

Two people suspected of taking a Nelson wom-an’s car for a test drive and not bringing it back have been arrested.

The victim placed an online ad to sell her 1992 Honda Accord and got a call from a couple who met her at the Hume Hotel last month. She let them take it for a spin, but they never came back. The vehicle was located in Vancouver on Dec. 28 and two suspects were taken into custody. They face charges of theft and pos-

session of stolen property.Nelson Police Depart-

ment Sgt. Corey Hoy said it appears the crime may be related to a similar offence on Dec. 11 in Grand Forks, in which a man took a 2003 Pontiac Sunfire for a test drive and never returned. The vehicle was located two days later in Kaslo and a man and woman were arrested for having stolen property.

— Nelson Star, with files from Craig Lindsay, Grand Forks Gazette

RDCK offers wood stove exchange rebatesPitch your old wood stove in the

dump and get a new one through the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s wood stove exchange program. Any pre-1994, uncertified wood stoves still in active use qualify for the program, which the RDCK has collaborated on with other local municipalities since 2009.

Sixty-six rebates each valued at $350 are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Residents must replace the wood stove with a new, locally purchased EPA or CSA-certified wood stove, gas stove, pellet stove or insert. The old stove, meanwhile, needs to be dis-mantled and brought to a local landfill or transfer station. — Nelson Star

Women in Nelson, Kaslo, Salmo and Slocan may be eligible to par-ticipate in Transitions for Women, a new program designed to reduce employment barriers and encour-age community connections.

Delivered by Nelson Community Services Centre and Kootenay Career Development Society/WorkBC, the program combines personal development seminars with employability skills workshops to provide the most comprehensive program for women who are seeking employ-ment or training.

“The program is designed to support women who may have been out of the workforce for a while, are looking for their first job, have struggled to maintain

employment, or need current information about upgrading work-related skills,” said Ursa Jeanettechild, co-facilitator of the program. “Our goal is to ease the anxiety that can accompany job search and provide the resources needed to help women find work or enter into a skills-based training program.”

Participants can expect cov-erage of the most current top-ics relevant to employment and self-discovery, led by a team of knowledgeable and compassion-ate women facilitators. Workshop topics include career exploration, tapping into the hidden job mar-ket, identifying strengths, building self-confidence, letting go of self-doubt, interview skills and writing resumes for today’s employers.

The program’s curriculum also

includes interviews with guest speakers as well as information about how to access funding for skills training and wage subsidy programs. Upon completion of the program, participants are eli-gible for free short-term certificate training such as WHMIS, con-struction safety training systems, computer training, first aid and Foodsafe.

Transitions for Women is a full-time program scheduled to run Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., beginning Feb. 9. Eligible ap-plicants self-identify as a woman, are 19 or older, are unemployed or underemployed (working less than 20 hours per week) and are legally entitled to work in Canada. For more information, contact Ursa Jeanettechild at 250-365-6515 or 1-855-365-6515. Space is limited.


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Nelson’s local food celebrity, Jon Steinman, will speak Saturday at an Eat, Learn, Share potluck and gift circle event at the Family Place. Steinman is director and president of the Kootenay Co-op. He will share his experiences with the co-op and with the new Heddlestone Village co-housing community in Six Mile where food is a primary focus.

Steinman is also the creator of Deconstructing Dinner, which be-tween 2006 and 2010 was a weekly one-hour radio show and podcast produced at Kootenay Co-op Radio. The show was broadcast on 50 radio stations in Canada and the US. In 2013, Steinman transformed Deconstructing Dinner into a documentary televi-sion series and multimedia proj-ect, which continues to be avail-able online and is broadcast on Canadian cable television.

The event is inspired by author Charles Eisenstein’s call for a gift economy and from initiatives to promote local economy, such as Businesses for A Local Living Economy in the US and LOCO in BC. The evening starts at 5:30 p.m. with refreshments and a gift circle fair. The potluck starts at 6:30, and presentation at 7:15. Please bring a dish to share, as local as possible, and a list of in-gredients. Bring your own plates and cutlery.

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