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Feast or famine for Leafs Off and on offence plagues Nelson

Letters to Santa Rosemont students share artwork

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South Nelson Elementary School Grade 2 and 3 students dressed in their elf hats and sang carols at various downtown businesses on Friday afternoon. They visited businesses where some of the students parents work.

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Sentencing delayed in Henman caseWill JohnsonNelson Star

Shara Bakos, the driver who collided head-on with Nelson singer Pat Henman’s car in June 2013, was scheduled to be sentenced in Cranbrook court on December 8. But aft er seven hours of proceedings, the judge delayed sentencing until December 24.

Th e accident, which critically injured both Hen-man and her daughter Maia Vezina, took place when an SUV piloted by Bakos crossed the centre line. Th e resulting crash nearly killed both of them. Bakos plead guilty to charges of impaired driving caus-

ing bodily harm and driving without a license on September 8.

Henman was in attendance for the sentencing, along with her husband Larry Vezina and daughter Zoe. Two witnesses to the crash were also present to show their support. It was the fi rst time Henman had seen Bakos in person, and she was given the opportunity to read both her and her daughter Maia Vezina’s victim impact statements. Maia wanted to attend, but had school responsibilities to attend to.

“It was very surreal, like it wasn’t real. Th e day was in dream form for me,” Henman told the Star. She

said reading her victim statement to the court was emotionally exhausting.

“She (Bakos) was about nine feet away from me when I read the statements. I was thoroughly aware that she was there, because I was always feeling the left side of me and that’s where she was. But I didn’t actually look at her face-on until the end of the day.”

Henman said she’s glad she made the trip.“Th ere was fear and there was apprehension when

I walked in that room. Like ‘oh my god, what am I

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TAMARA HYNDNelson Star

� e 14th annual Christmas on Baker was in full swing with a live nativity scene and music on Friday evening with the help of emcee Joe Ringrose.

Actors portrayed Mary and Joseph with the baby Jesus in a manger, while musicians and several school groups performed on stage. � e coral with two alpacas, a tiny horse and two peppy goats were popular.

“It’s a celebration of Christmas and to cel-ebrate it with the local community,” said event organizer Jan Van Caeseele. She and her hus-band Paul were the key organizers this year with the support of the Nelson Ministerial As-sociation which holds the event every year, and 200 volunteers.

Kelle Wardle started the entertainment fol-lowed by the Nelson Covenant Church youth group, the Nelson Christian Community School, St. Joseph Catholic School, the Koote-nay Christian Fellowship band and the Barber Shop Quartet.

Hot chocolate, cookies and apple cider were served at a food tent thanks to ministerial do-nations.

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Christmas on Baker included performers singing on stage (above) and an animal coral that attracted plenty of attention. There was also a live nativity scene (below) portraying Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus in a manger.

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Surplus funds allocatedWill JohnsonNelson Star

The Kootenay Lake School Board allocated $767,547 of sur-plus funds at last week’s meeting, with the lion’s share going towards direct services for students and technology and Internet upgrades.

“After soliciting ideas for the allocation of the surplus, we’re pleased the committee passed on to the board and then the board approved an allocation that at-tends to student needs,” said sec-retary-treasurer Kim Morris.

Earlier in the afternoon, an amendment was discussed that would’ve put $42,000 towards fields and grounds maintenance. The issue received plentiful feed-back and discussion before being defeated.

“The reason it was defeated was that the surplus should be used for one-time things and we recognize the fields need more work than that,” said Morris, noting that the money could be built into their renewal budget.

The largest allocation of $308,000 comes from the 20 per cent strike savings the district re-tained before the summer and will go to direct services for students.

“We know the strike impacted students so we want to give 100 per cent of that 20 per cent back to schools so they can provide di-rect services to the students,” said Morris.

The next largest was $200,547 allocated for Next Generation Net-work (NGN) readiness, which will allow the school district to take ad-

vantage of connectivity upgrades.“With video streaming and the

ubiquity of mobile devices, and with the move towards online learning, the ministry recognizes that our current pipe is too small,” she said.

The Ministry of Education has asked each district to assess their current connections to ascertain what type of hardware and net-work upgrades are necessary.

“The sooner we can be network-ready, they sooner they’ll move us up the chain with the provincial network upgrade,” she said.

The board also approved a $100,000 chunk for Evergreen, which is a five-year technology renewal process. Though they are

currently in the second year of the cycle, these additional funds will jump the district forward a year.

“This item adds $100,000 to the $200,000 already in the budget. This will enable us to turn our five-year replacement cycle to a four-year cycle,” she said.

This will mean that L.V Rog-ers Secondary, Adam Robertson Elementary School and South Nel-son and South Nelson Elementary School will receive their allocation in 2014-15 rather than 2015-16.

The new five-year cycle will be-gin in 2017-18.

Morris said one of the most ex-citing expenditures is for a pur-chasing coordinator who could ultimately save the district large amounts of money.

Morris said they’re already sav-ing $150,000 a year after finding significant savings involving their paper, photocopier, audit and tele-phone services. The new position, which is a $40,000 investment for the board, is designed to pay for itself with the savings the coordi-nator finds. Part of the position will be used to support the IT de-partment.

“They should be able to pay their salary. If for whatever reason they can’t, we’ll either terminate or lay off,” she said.

They are hoping to hire some-one for the position by early 2015.

Twenty participants took part in the decision-making process. The group was made up of trust-ees, principals and vice-principals, stakeholders and senior leader-ship.

School Board approves $767,547 in funding

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Mother-daughter pair Pat Henman and Maia Vezina both survived a horrific car accident last year. Sentencing for their court case has been delayed until December 24.

‘Reliving the event’

SURPLUS FUNDSBREAKDOWN

• $100,000 - Evergreen• $40,000 - PurchasingCoordinator• $308,000 - 20 per cent Strike Savings to Schools• $50,000 - My Education BC• $10,000 - Tire Balancer• $15,000 - Distributed Learning Third Party Review• $10,000 - Kindergarten Class Early Learning• $24,000 - Laserfiche licenses at all sites• $200,547 - NGN Readiness• $10,000 - Board Consultation process

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going to feel when I see her?’ or ‘what happens if we look at each other?’ You just don’t know anything,” she said.

And though the day was draining, it was also cathartic for her.

“It’s like you’re reliving the event, but you have to remember I can’t re-member the actual event. I’m remem-bering everything from the moment I woke up in the hospital and the sto-ries I’ve been told. My victim impact statement was about how I’m living now. It’s about me surviving and how my family is surviving. We’re the new Pat and Maia,” she said.

The prosecution is seeking a maximum sentence of three and a half years jail time, with 10 years of driving prohibition. The defence, meanwhile, is asking for one-year of jail time.

The new sentencing will be held on December 24. Henman plans to be in attendance along with her husband Larry as well as Maia and her other children Zoe and Liam.

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It was an interesting week for the Nelson Police Department.

On December 12, police re-ceived a call for service to a local charitable organization that had received a donation of a tool box containing what appeared to be several sticks of dynamite.

The Nelson Police Depart-ment attended and confirmed the sticks were old road flares and did not pose any danger to the public.

Police would like to kindly remind those who donate ma-terials to ensure that no potential threats are included in their do-nation to avoid future incidents.

n On December 14, police were detaining a male in the area of Vernon and Hendryx streets for the theft of a baby stroller.

During the interaction, the

male became irate and resisted arrest while being detained.

The male fled from police and after a foot pursuit was appre-hended.

It was determined that the male is known to police and suffers from several mental health issues.

The male was released from custody and charges are being considered.

n The department also received several alcohol-related calls for service over the weekend involv-ing unruly behavior and public intoxication.

The police would like to remind those who participate in holiday festivities to plan ahead for cel-ebrations and ensure they have a safe method of arriving at their destinations.

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The Nelson Police Department is actively partici-pating in the December CounterAttack Campaign.

Officers will be on streets of Nelson working hard to eliminate the dangers of impaired drivers.

Impaired drivers are those who chose to drive while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is af-fected by alcohol, illicit drugs and medicines. People found to be driving while impaired face possible immediate road side driving prohibitions of up to 90 days, having the vehicle they were driving im-pounded up to 30 days along with having to pay all of the associated costs.

Drivers could also be facing Criminal Code charg-es of impaired driving.

The men and women of the Nelson Police Depart-ment are asking those who choose to partake over the holiday season to refrain from driving. Take a taxi, call a friend, use transit, walk or make other

arrangements. Lives may depend on people’s good sense. Take a stand and don’t let impaired driver’s get behind the wheel.

On average 86 people die in BC every year in crashes involving impaired driving.

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One of the ways in which they serve is to maintain a container of found keys.

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‘He’s a tough bugger’ to surviveTamara HyndNelson Star

There was a happy ending to the search for missing Ymir ski-er Edward Perello on Thursday, as he was located by search and rescue crews in the Qua Basin near Whitewater.

It’s was a happy ending to a search for Ymir resident Edward Perello who was found by search and rescue in the Qua Basin near Whitewater on Thursday.

The 47 year-old man was found alive and mostly well when SAR crews in a helicop-ter spotted him waving his ski in the Qua basin.

As for finding Perello alive after three nights in the moun-tains, Nelson Search and Rescue (NSAR) manager Chris Arm-strong said Perello has “amazing power in him.”

“He was in dire straits: cold and hungry with no sleep for three days, but in good spirits to

be found. He’s a tough bugger.”

N S A R and several other teams from the re-gion began their search for the man when he was re-

ported missing on Tuesday (De-cember 9) afternoon. He did not return home after leaving to go skiing near the Whitewater Ski Resort last Monday. Armstrong said Perello had already gone ski-ing a dozen or more times in the area this year.

On Wednesday evening a witness came forward after reading media reports about the missing skier.

Armstrong said the witness and another skier talked to Per-ello in the Whitewater parking lot on Monday morning.

They all ski toured up the Summit side via the cat track but Perello travelled faster so he was soon ahead and out of sight. They finally caught sight of him near the top of the Summit ridge where Perello was changing and going in a different direction. The same skiers came back the next day noticing that no one else had been there since their

ski tracks remained uncovered. This information led SAR to

focus the search along Summit Ridge bordering Qua Basin by helicopter, which the weather had prevented the previous day. They found one set of ski tracks matching the direction provided by the witnesses.

One SAR crew was deposited in Qua Basin intending to fol-low the tracks. Armstrong sent a second crew in case they needed assistance and if the weather suddenly changed limiting he-licopter use.

It was during that second flight into the basin, that Perello was spotted.

Armstrong said the zig zag pat-tern of the Qua valley could be confusing in the fog. By late Mon-day afternoon, the temperature had risen and Perello couldn’t see the ridge tops or gauge where he was in the terrain due to fog. He kept going looking for landmarks like a chairlift or the road. Soon it was dark and raining so he hun-kered down for the night. Perello managed to have a fire the first night but the soaking conditions ended that option by the next day.

“If you don’t have a way to keep the lighter dry, once the flint is wet, it’s not going to work,” said Armstrong.

Perello was dressed lighter

for alpine touring with a Gortex jacket and pants.

“He would have been better off in minus 10 to minus 15 de-grees because it’s a dry cold. The moisture crystallizes at that point. It’s the wet cold that kills people. As soon as your core gets wet, it wicks the temperature away from you.”

“He constantly moved to keep warm,” said Armstrong. “He cov-ered himself in spruce bows and put them underneath him.”

Conditions changed overnight due to the heavy rain, essentially trap-ping Perello in a valley that Armstrong said is “pass-able in high snow falls but not in early season. Qua and White-water creeks swelled into rivers mak-ing them uncrossable and Perello couldn’t walk back up as the snow had consolidated over the slide alder in a tight drainage.”

He did however, hear a heli-copter on Wednesday so he de-cided to hunker down near an old avalanche path where he thought he could be seen by air. As for food, he had an afternoon snack

but nothing that would sustain a person for three days.

Getting out afterthree days:

Once the crews connected with Perello, they gave him food and hot drinks while an area was cleared for the helicopter to land.

Armstrong marvelled how Perello still had the physical ca-pability to hike up the steep and strenuous 400 metres, over alder and a creek to reach the landing site. “People like that, it’s a mental attitude — the will to survive. It’s sheer tenacity. Amazing power in him.”

“A positive search is always good. When you can land a heli-copter with a big group of family to greet a loved one, it’s good.”

Armstrong said it wasn’t a matter of someone skiing out of bounds. “The ski hill was closed so at that point, it’s just a moun-tain.”

The ski hill is closed mid-week due to early season conditions.

Nine different SAR teams assisted as the snow conditions required them to bring expert skiers as far away as Sparwood and Elkford.

Armstrong said NSAR has had 17 body recoveries this year which is unusually high and it is difficult for the crew who are all volunteers. On average they recover five to six bodies a year.

The big message:“If you’re going out skiing on

your own, besides having a shov-el, probe and beacon, always tell someone where you are going. If he had told anyone where he was going, it narrows the search area. One half of a ski hill with three different drainages was a pretty big search area,” said Armstrong.

As to the question of why SAR does not charge or bill for their services, it is part of the organiza-tion’s mandate to provide a free rescue service.

“We don’t want to delay a res-cue,” said Armstrong. “We want them to call. If people wait, they can escalate a situation. We would not want people waiting because they can’t afford a helicopter. Whether you have a heart attack on Baker Street or on a mountain, you should have access to help. Accidents do happen.”

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Ymir resident Ed Perello was rescued on Thursday after search and rescue crews spotted him in the Qua basin near Whitewater.

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Editorial

Following are highlights from Tom Fletcher’s year-end interview with NDP leader John Horgan. For an extended version, see the Opinion

section at nelsonstar.com.

TF: Th e BC Liberal government has given every indication they’re going to proceed with the Site C dam on the Peace River. What do

you think?JH: I’ve always maintained that

it’s a good project, but it’s a question of when to add another $8-9-10-12 billion onto the backs of ratepayers.

First of all, go to the BC Utilities Commission and fi nd out if this is the power you need and if this is the time to build it. Th e government refuses to do that, and I think that’s just an Achilles heel in this process.

TF: You voted for the liquefi ed natural gas income tax to provide certainty, and then you immediately said you would work to increase the LNG tax in 2017, before any major project could be started. How is that certainty?

JH: I thought it was important that the investment community in this sector knew there was bipartisan support for LNG in British Colum-bia. But we went from a seven per cent [tax] to a 3.5 per cent because of a soft ening market.

If there is a decline in return to the province because of a soft ening market, then surely over a 25-year

period – not just between now and 2017, but if the market conditions change and prices go up – I think British Columbians would want their government to make sure they

were getting a fair share of that ben-efi t.

TF: Why did you vote against the LNG environmental legislation?

JH: Th ey said prior to the elec-

tion that LNG would be the greenest in the world. And then when they tabled legislation they left out 70 per cent of the emissions from upstream activity.

TF: Gordon Campbell’s great goal for greenhouse gases, 33 per cent reduction by 2020, can that be reached assuming a substantial LNG development?

JH: I fi nd it diffi cult to believe that they’re going to achieve those results. [Environment Minister] Mary Polak has a diff erent point of view, and our job as opposition is to hold them accountable to the numbers that they passed into law, and we’re going to do that.

One of the three sectors, housing, energy and transportation, where emission profi les can be managed downward is transportation. And the government has wasted 18 months talking about a referendum on [Metro Vancouver transit.]

TF: What’s your top priority for 2015?

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Th e Kootenay is famous for the op-portunities to explore nature and enjoy the great outdoors — all year long.

From hiking and biking, to skiing and snowshoeing and sailing to swim-ming, we have it all.

But along with those great oppor-tunities also comes dangers. As with any recreational activity, there are some risks involved. Injuries can occur, as can more serious troubles including becoming lost or stranded.

Sometimes these situations end with fatalities.

Last week, a skier went missing in the Whitewater area in Nelson.

Despite Search and Rescue eff orts, there was no sign of the man. Aft er three nights in the cold many thought the rescue mission would soon change into a recovery.

But this search eventually had a happy ending.

Although he was alone, in the wil-derness for three nights, rescuers found the skier, alive and mostly unharmed.

It’s a tale of survival that has to be ad-mired. (See page 5 for more details)

It also highlights the great work that search and rescue volunteers do throughout the Kootenay.

It’s a job that can be thankless at times. Th e volunteers that make up the various search and rescue teams in the area are on call and always answer the bell when someone is lost.

Th ey leave their homes and their families to help others reunite with theirs. It’s not an easy job and there is no pay. All they get is the satisfaction that they’ve helped someone survive. Sometimes, they don’t even get that.

Th e happy ending in Nelson is not always the case. Many times these res-cuers are called on to retrieve the bod-ies of those who could not be found in time. A far more sobering task.

While police and fi refi ghters oft en receive praise, search and rescue per-sonnel perform important missions, for no pay.

Th ey deserve our thanks.

Our View Letter of the day

I am a disabled senior of 66 years. During my life I worked in the core area of Winnipeg with Metis youth and in the south side of Chicago with in-ternational ecumenical group begun by the world council of churches. And sang in a choir in a congregations of 2,200.

During my life I was always on the lookout for any person or persons who manifested the goodness, the compas-sion, action and the love that the story of Jesus meant to me.

And then at last, two years ago, I met them for the fi rst time. Yvonne and Robin Bur-rows, Val Sherriff and Simone Pelland, all working at the Sal-vation Army in Nelson.

Th eir constant and tireless giving of themselves to all of us left me gobsmacked and

so deeply touched by their good humour, grace and in-novation in ever new ways to be of signifi cant service, For instance, have you heard of their Adopt a Family option for families with to help those without? We in BC have the highest child poverty rate in Canada. Th ese four people do so much to make a diff er-ence. Th ey should be named, thanked and helped.

Th ey see themselves as God’s arms and legs in the world and from what I have experienced, they have re-stored my hope for the role of the church in the world. Please help them during this critical time of hunger and need.

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JH: I think the public is going to increasingly find affordability issues to be the challenge. We didn’t spend as much time as I had hoped to on hydro rate increases, ICBC. When the government balanced the budget, they did it by selling assets, and by increasing costs at their Crown corporations and then pulling that revenue in for budget purposes.

We’re going to have to use new technologies and means of communication to better explain to people what the government’s doing to them.

TF: What should happen with the agricultural land reserve?

JH: I don’t think there was a groundswell of op-position to the ALR, quite the opposite in fact, and the commission has in my opinion, infinite flexibility to meet the demands of development in northern areas as well as urban centres.

I’m going to make sure that [agriculture critic] Lana Popham, who as you know is fearless on this issue, is let loose on [Agriculture Minister] Norm Letnick, and we’re going to dog this issue up to the next election.

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It has been a very long haul since my partner Gail and I took the plunge on June 30 and paid for our solar equipment, manufactured in China, to be transported across the US border into Canada.

Free trade has really destroyed our own manufacturing economy, but that is a whole other conver-sation. Sometime on December 5 electricity from six of the eight solar panels that are now hooked up to our batteries began feeding energy to our fridge, and to some of the circuits in our house.

We have a gizmo (I am the last person who should be explaining technical things to people) in the kitchen that we have figured out (thanks to a friend with a solar system) tells us that we burn 130 watts when the fridge is running and about 17 watts when it is not. I can see my spouse making a list of things she wants to get out of the fridge, so she opens it less. This is a woman who stores the water from her hot water bottle in a glass jar so she can reuse it and save water. More for the fish, she says.

David Hughes asked what the ca-pacity of our panels were: 300 watts each, so that is 2,400 for eight. We still have not worked out the ca-pacity of our batteries, but I can tell you that yesterday our batter-ies (sealed silicon salt) went from a quarter charged to fully charged in approximately three hours of win-ter sunlight. As I write this, I have determined that when the fridge is on, I think we drain 4.6 amps from our batteries. We are still waiting for one more set of cables to hook up the last two panels, and for the electrical inspector to approve the electrician’s work.

Then FortisBC can move the me-ter base from our house to the solar shed on the lot line and hook the whole system in so we can net meter.

The electrician has explained that we cannot wire the electric stove, and possibly the hot water heater, into our system as it would be too much for the inverter. However we hope to hook in the rest of the household circuits, and hopefully try with the hot water heater as well. The way I want the system to work is so that our house will draw down the batteries, which in turn will be re-charged from the solar panels, only drawing from the grid when

more power is being consumed than created. I am hoping we can restrict when we draw power off the grid to the night time and thus ensure that our use of grid electricity helps shave the usual consumption peak load time. We are even planning to buy a solar barbecue to lessen use of the stove and will consider other ways to cook our food that does not include the stove.

The electrician has a concern that there will be times when the volume of power required will exceed what the inverter and stor-age batteries can handle, hence the debate over whether to plug in the hot water heater to the system. At some point my partner, Gail, and I will have to look at the manuals to make sure we understand how all the components work. Fortunately a next-door neighbour recently cut down an old fir, which we expect will now allow us to maximize win-ter sunlight. But the experiment to see how much household electricity we can generate on our own lot in Kaslo has begun.

This experiment is not for the faint-hearted financially, but the costs below are better than the $70,000 we were originally quot-ed a decade ago. In total it cost $21,661.15 for equipment, tax, electrician, building supplies and other expenses.

My spouse and I estimate that we have now spent in excess of $26,000 since 2007 retrofitting our house so we would consume less electricity, en-ergy, from the grid. When I suggest to Gail that we will not see a financial payback from this investment in our lifetime (I am 64 and my spouse 57), she retorts that this was never about financial payback, but always about seeing how much smaller a footprint we could create for ourselves.

If you take into account the amount of energy that was used to have our solar equipment made and transported, this is where I get angry about Free Trade, and we have not even begun to talk about the eco-logical destruction that took place to extract the resources that went in to making our solar equipment. I am simply not sure about the eco-logical balance either. Believe it or not, Locke, Rousseau, Adam Smith and Rosa Luxembourg all talk about these environmental factors in their writings on society and economy,

but it is social theorists and econo-mists like Ricardo and Lenin who ignore the ecological environment.

However, if everybody in BC cut their consumption of household en-ergy in half, as Gail and I gradually did between 2006 and 2012, then we could bolster our argument against Site C. Gail and I live in the “belly of the beast”, in that 44 per cent of the electricity generated in BC comes out of the Kootenays via, primarily, the Columbia River Treaty hydro dams, and we have lived with knowing that since we first met at Notre Dame Uni-versity in Nelson in the 1970s.

In October we attended the fourth cross-border conference on the Columbia River Basin sponsored by the Columbia Basin Trust and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council in Spokane, and it is very clear that there are many individu-als, families and organizations who want to restore the Columbia River ecosystem, from the headwaters to the mouth of the river in Oregon.

My friend and colleague, Bill Green, for example, has spent 20 years of his working life dedicated to collaborating with First Nations trying to restore the salmon run that our building of the hydro-electric dams destroyed on the Kootenay-Columbia. We have a renewed run crossing the border at Osoyoos and have technically determined that it is feasible to bring salmon across the border on the main stem of the Columbia and Kootenay. A goal of 2030 has been set to establish this new run.

That is what the goal that Gail and I have set, of moving to energy self-sufficiency, is all about: creating space for salmon to come up the Columbia again. In the big scheme of things our reducing our personal consumption by 2,105 kWh each year is very, very minuscule. But a local electrician tells me that he is backed up five systems trying to get to people who want to install solar systems at their homes. Likewise, at least three of our neighbours want to know about and are observing how our system works, before they take the plunge too.

As Malcom Gladwell points out in The Tipping Point “little things can make a big difference”.

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Old fashioned Christmas program on December 20, 11 a.m to 12 p.m. at Nelson Adventist Church, 1502 Granite Road. The story of Christmas, under the title, “What is Christmas?” with carol singing accompanied by pump organ, piano, flute and baritone horn. There is no charge.

It’s time for the Vallican Whole Community Choir’s annual Seasonal Sing-along on Sunday, December 21. From 3 to 5 p.m., join friends and neighbours singing the songs that have warmed up cold winter days for generations. Admission by donation, potluck treats welcomed, mulled cider provided. At the Vallican Whole Community Centre, 3762 Little Slocan River Road: VallicanWhole.com.

Share Hanukkah lore, light candles, join in song and dance (with a live band) and a festive vegetarian potluck on Sunday, December 21. From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bigby Place, 509 Front St., Nelson. Cost is $15 for adults, $5 for children six and up. All are welcome.

Join ANKORS holiday open house on Monday, December 22. Come enjoy some treats and holiday merriment from 2 to 4 p.m. at 101 Baker Street. Call 250-505-5506.

Like the Dickens, a dramatic reading of The Christmas Carol on December 22, at Nelson United Church - 602 Silica Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation Proceeds go to the Nelson Food Cupboard.

WEEkly EvEntsFree flow Djembe drum circle

every Monday night at The Old Church, 602 Kootenay at Victoria from 7 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums and other instruments to complement the rhythm. A small fee to cover hall rental will be collected.

The Nelson Ultimate Frisbee Association hosts weekly drop in Ultimate Frisbee at Nelson’s

indoor soccer faciltiy, 308 Cedar Street, every Monday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The drop in fee is $10. Co-ed Ultimate is a great way to stay in shape and meet new people during the winter months. All levels welcome. Beginner basics and throwing clinics available. Check out nelsonultimate.ca or contact [email protected].

Join community yoga at the youth centre every Wednes-day. Afternoon practice for girls and women will be held at 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. All lev-els welcome. A fun evening practice at 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up and stretch. For all ages: teens and 19-plus. Pay what you can. Contact Ursula at [email protected].

The Nelson Knitting Co-op has an ongoing knitting group every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Centre general purpose room ($2 drop-in).

Top Spin Thursday as Savoy Lanes hosts a weekly ping pong night every Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. Drop-in fee is $5. All levels are welcome. Paddles and balls are provided. For more information, email [email protected].

Community Threads holds a fibre craft themed project every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nelson and District Women’s Centre, 420 Mill Street. Knit a sock, crochet a cap, sew a hem, spin some yarn, knit a scarf, hook a rug, and make a friend. For more information call Tira at 250-505-0698 or email [email protected].

Nelson Chess Club Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson Seniors Association (next to the Civic Centre), 717 Vernon Street. All ages and levels welcome and it’s free.

Nelson Trail Runners: drop-in trail runs, Sundays at 7:30 a.m., and weekdays at 6:30 a.m. Meet at Mountain Station rail trail parking lot. Check them

out on Facebook at Nelson Trailrunners or email [email protected] to confirm times. It’s an open, non-competitive, all abilities trail running group with over 100 members.

Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. For a schedule please call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar.

Al-Anon Family Group

meets twice weekly. Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at The Cellar, 717 Vernon Street and Friday 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street at the side basement. The only requirement for membership is that there may be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. For more information call Norma 250-352-3747 for Wednesday and Sharon 250-352-7333 for Friday.

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Coordinating Society is host-ing a free tax seminar covering medical, disability and similar tax topics presented by Kris Witt, member of CMA and member of CPA. This seminar is directed at seniors and their support persons who are tax-able (so pay income tax). The seminar will be held at the Se-niors Center Branch 51, 717 Vernon Street, Nelson at 10:30 a.m January 13. Space is lim-ited. To reserve a space, call 250-352-6008.

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Nelson and District Hospice Society will host its annual Tree of Remembrance at the Chahko Mika Mall until December 18. Place a dove on the tree for a lost loved one. Resources available to help the bereaved work with their grief through the holiday period. For more information, call Nelson Hospice at 250-352-2337 or email [email protected].

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Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors one-stop for information and referrals on community resources and services: income tax service, low income dental program, or for help with pension and subsidy forms. Open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information call 250-352-6008.

Nelson Hospice Holiday Grief Support Group Drop-in on December 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. at 402 W. Richards Street. NDHS’s trained facilitators of-fer a confidential and nurturing environment providing support for those grieving the loss of loved ones. The groups will in-clude time for sharing, and for learning about some basic cop-ing skills for the holiday time and all times.

The Nelson Royal Canadian Legion Branch #51 is hosting a New Year’s Eve party on December 31, at 402 Victoria Street, 8 p.m., for their members and guests (membership available to the public). Live music with Earl and the Girl, a pot-luck dinner, and party favourites. Tickets are $20. For information, please email [email protected] or phone 250-352-7727 or 250-352-6464.

The Royal Canadian Legion (Nelson Branch #51) offers members and guests billiards, snooker, shuffleboard, big-screen television, barbecues, monthly celebrations, bev-erage room, darts (Wednes-days 7:30 p.m.), meat draws and karaoke (Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.) and cribbage (Sundays 1 p.m.). Call for upcoming jam sessions. Info [email protected] or 250-352-7727 or 250-352-6464.

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Mr. Lahey and trailer park sidekick Randy are taking the Spiritbar stage on Friday, February 20 at 9 p.m. They’ll be joined by local legends Randy from Cres-ton (Lucas Myers), punk rock act Drunk on Purpose and DJ Cass Rhapsody. Tick-ets are $20 plus taxes and fees, and were available starting December 16 through the Hume Hotel. Participants are encour-aged to arrive in their best Trailer Park Boys costume. For more information call (250) 352-5331.

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The Capitol Season Series pres-ents Christopher Hunt: When that I Was on Saturday, January 10 at 8 p.m. An award-winning one-man play in two acts, co-written by Edward Atienza and John Mortimer, the show sees Hunt perform over 25 characters, moving seamlessly be-tween Rice, Will Shakespeare and even Queen Elizabeth among many others. It’s for all ages, it’s Canadian and it’s universal too. Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at (250) 352-6363.

The Capitol Kids Series presents Mon-ster Theatre’s The Little Prince on Sunday, January 18 at 2 p.m. Meet talking roses and foxes! Venture out on interplanetary travel! Learn about true love and loyalty! Join The Little Prince on a spectacular ad-venture as he celebrates open-mindedness, open-heartedness and the beauty of imagi-nation. With puppets, masks, original mu-sic and a little theatre magic, they bring Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s cherished novella to life. Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at (250) 352-6363.

The Capitol Season Series pres-ents Monster Theatre’s Who Killed Ger-tude Crump? on Sunday January 18, 2015 at 8 p.m. A plot-twist-a minute puppet caper written and directed by Monster Theatre’s Ryan Gladstone and performed by Tara Travis who performed at the Capi-tol Theatre last season with Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. A spectacu-lar tour-de-force murder mystery of silly fun puppetry! It’s New Year’s Eve 1899. Famous murder mystery author Gertrude Crump has been murdered, mysteriously! All of the guests at the isolated Monkswell Manor are suspects, and there’s no escape for anyone until they get to the bottom of her suspicious death. Tickets at capitolthe-atre.bc.ca or by phone at (250) 352-6363.

The Capitol Season Series presents De-tour by Ichigo-Ichieh New Theatre on Saturday, January 24 at 8 p.m. Hiromoto Ida’s performance is the story of a man and woman from the “Walkman” era. Drawing from the minimalist tradition of Japanese Noh theatre, it contains no spoken words, and relies instead on exaggerated physical movements and subtle variations in costume, set and sound design to tell its tale of a couple who used to go the record store to buy music on cassette tapes. But modern technology is taking over; flashy gadgets and the newest contraptions are around every corner. Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at (250) 352-6363.

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The Civic is hosting a screening of St. Vincent at 2 p.m. for parents of small chil-dren as part of a series called Babes in Arms. Not so dark, not so loud, with stroller park-ing in the lobby and no funny looks guaran-teed when your baby cries. St. Vincent stars Bill Murray as a misanthropic war veteran who befriends a neighbourhood boy. Also starring Kathy Bates, Naomi Watts and Melissa McCarthy. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter plays tonight, December 17, at 8 p.m. When On Any Sunday premiered in 1971, it wasn’t just any movie. Directed by Bruce Brown – who also helmed surfing classic The Endless Summer, this insider look at motorcycle racing reached a wide audi-ence. Four decades later, On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter shows that the passion for riding motorcycles is as strong as ever. Bruce’s son, acclaimed filmmaker Dana Brown, directs this modern take on the original, capturing what it means to ride

in the United States and globally. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

In the third instalment of Peter Jackon’s epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and his company are forced into a war against an armed flock of combatants and the terrifying Smaug (Benedict Cum-berbatch) to stop them from acquiring a kingdom of treasure and obliterating all of Middle Earth. The first screening of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is on December 17, 19 and 20 at 10 p.m. It will play at 7 p.m. on December 18, 19 and 20. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

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On Saturday, December 20 from 1 to 3 p.m., Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions hosts Evan Amies-Galonski from Haida Gwaii followed by seasonal tunes from local favorites Craig Korth and Julie Kerr. For more information call (250) 352-3181 or visit ellisonsmarket.com.

Val Kilmer and the New Coke is play-ing a show at Spiritbar on December 19 at 10 p.m. They’re ready to turn up and turn out the best of the 80s, with new tunes and prizes for the best dancers. Concert-goers are encouraged to wear costumes. Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information call (250) 352-5331.

The 6th annual Christmas Crankoff with Nelson, BC legends BC/DC will team up with Immune 2 Cobras for a Spiritbar show on December 20 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 ($20 at the door) and are from the Hume Hotel. For more information call (250) 352-5331.

25 or 6 to 4, a local 12-piece Chicago trib-ute band, plays Spiritbar on December 27. Doors open at 8 p.m. and music starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20, available in advance at the Hume Hotel front desk or ticketweb.ca (search “Hume Hotel”).

The Hume Hotel is hosting a New Year’s Eve Party on December 31 from 10 p.m. until 3 a.m. DJ Soup will rock the party in Spiritbar from 12 p.m. to 3 a.m. Earlier there will be performances from Wallis and Cass Rhapsody in the Benwell Lounge from 10 to 12 p.m. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are on sale now through the Hume Hotel.

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Oxygen Art Centre will hold the exhibition Mater Familias, a sculptural installation by ceramic artist Kathi Hofman, on January 9. An opening reception will take place between 7 and 9 p.m. The artist will give a talk about her work on Saturday, January 10 from 10 to 4 p.m. The exhibition will run until February 7, 2015. The gallery is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

In the third instalment of Peter Jackon’s epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and his company are forced into a war against the terrifying Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch). The film screens at the Civic starting on December 17.

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There are just a few days re-maining in the Nelson Salvation Army’s annual Christmas Cheer Campaign and Major Robin Bor-rows said so far only 50 per cent of the targeted cash donations have been raised.

“There are some very generous people in this community who are very supportive of what we do and we thank them for all they do to help us meet our donation objec-tive,” said Borrows.

Funds raised during this season are needed to provide Christmas hampers to about 350 local fami-lies and individuals. In addition to this, the Salvation Army pro-vides help to people throughout the year.

“Currently, we are serving about 900 free hot breakfasts and another 460 food bank hampers and school lunches that feed around 1,100 individual men, women and children each month. In addition we are also providing free laundry and shower facilities. These numbers are staggering in a community of this size. This represents 10 per cent of Nelson’s population,” said Borrows.

The Salvation Army handles more than just food concerns.

“There is also the spiritual and emotional care that is given to peo-ple in some very difficult situations in life. Every day people need some-one who will listen to their story and really care about where they are at in life. I have seen our staff and volun-teers weep with others as some ter-rible situations in people’s lives are revealed. It is truly heart-wrenching to hear some of the stories people share with us.

“Sometimes we can provide practical help other times it’s just enough to know someone really cares and listens. This time of year those problems become even more evident as families struggle to not just provide the little extras for Christmas but the very daily necessities of life”.

All funds raised by the Salva-tion Army stay in this community to help local people.

“Likewise, what we don’t raise means an adjustment to the ser-vices we can provide.”

You can help by making a tax deductible donation either at 601 Vernon Street, at one of the familiar Christmas Kettles or by mail.

“Traditionally we are quiet about what we do. It’s just the way we are and people are very surprised when they hear how much help the Salva-tion Army provides in the commu-nity. We have been in Nelson since 1896 helping others and giving hope for 118 years. This time of year we need the community’s help to help those in need.”

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Nelson Friendship Outreach Clubhouse member James Hughes cut off his dreadlocks on Friday to raise funds for a fellow Clubhouse friend, Al Williamson, who has been diagnosed with leukemia and is in Vancouver for chemotherapy treatment.

It took but a few minutes to cut the lengthy locks that took Hughes a decade to grow. A crowd of friends and family gathered at the Clubhouse to witness Hughes’s first

haircut in 10 years. After the cut, he said his head felt much lighter as his hair had weighed about five pounds.

Williamson is a Nelson resident and former president of the Club-house. The fundraiser has raised more than $700 for his treatment. For more information on how to contribute, go to youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/help-al-fight-leukemia-cancer-/277469.

The Clubhouse provides pro-grams to help those suffering from mental illness or substance abuse issues.

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James Hughes (centre) had his decade old dreadlocks cut with help from Doug Leitch (left) and Bob Armstrong (right) at the Nelson Friendship Outreach Clubhouse to raise funds for Al Williamson’s chemotherapy treatment.

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$10,000 donation to food cupboardInstead of hosting a traditional

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“We are grateful for our good for-tune, especially at this time of year when we know so many people struggle just to provide a Christmas meal. For-going our Christmas party is our small way of giving back to our community and makes us feel that we can all make a difference,” said Denise Maglio.

When her husband, Terry, proposed to his staff that they have a simple lunch party this year and make this donation instead, Maglio’s employees quickly agreed. That was the first $5,000, and then Terry and Denise agreed to match it with a donation of their own.

They also hope to inspire other local business owners to follow their lead. “We encourage all business owners, big or small, to do random acts of kind-ness during this holiday season and throughout the year,” added Denise Maglio.

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with access to healthy food. “We are able to provide nutritious

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CAUGHT SHOPLIFTING? NOW WHAT?

How embarrassing – stopped by a security employee as you leave the store and accused of shoplifting! You’re taken to a back room to wait while the police are called. And now you’re looking at going to the station to be photographed and fi nger printed and appearing in court to face the music.

If this has happened to you, you’re far from alone. Shoplifting is perhaps the most common criminal offence in Canada. And despite popular belief, it’s not only the young or desperately poor who do it – people from all walks of life get caught shoplifting.

Young people may sometimes do it on a dare. For adults, it may be just a sudden impulse or even sheer forgetfulness. But no matter, taking store property with intent to deprive the owner amounts to stealing. Even if it’s only a chocolate bar, it constitutes “theft under $5,000” under the Criminal Code.

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And since theft is seen as a crime of dishonesty, there’s a certain stigma attached to it – and a conviction may disqualify you from certain jobs altogether.

But depending on the circumstances, there may well be things that a good criminal defence lawyer can do to minimize the nasty consequences of a shoplifting charge.

Particularly if it’s a fi rst offence, she may be able to persuade the Crown prosecutor that “diversion” (sometimes called “alternative measures”) would be appropriate. The

prosecutor is in a position to “divert” the case out of the criminal justice court process altogether and substitute alternative measures. This may happen if you acknowledge you’re sorry for what you did and agree to make amends – the alternative measures could mean returning or paying for the stolen property, counselling, making a gift to charity and/or spending time doing community service. If the prosecutor agrees to divert the case, there’s no court hearing, no conviction and no criminal record. But beware – even if obtained, it’s a one-time-only pass.

Or your lawyer may be able to improve the outcome of a shoplifting charge, even if it goes to court. Maybe, for example, you can get an absolute discharge or a conditional discharge and probation. In this case, so long as you fulfi l the conditions of probation, there’s no conviction and no criminal record.

Separate rules apply to young offenders, so if your child or teenager is caught up in such a situation, seek good legal help right away too.

If you fi nd yourself accused of shoplifting, don’t try to go it alone. Remember you have the right to remain silent – you don’t have to say anything to the store personnel or police that could incriminate you. And remember you also have the right to ask to talk to a lawyer – make use of that right, and follow the advice you’re given.

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Kevin Mills photoNelson Leafs forward Matt MacDonald battles in the corner with a Spokane Braves defender during Saturday night’s 2-1 loss.

Leafs offence: Feast or famineNelson wins 10-1 over Bruins, then lose 2-1 to Braves

Kevin MillsNelson Star

Some nights everything just clicks. Other nights you can’t find the back of the net no matter how many chances you get.

That sums up the weekend for the Nelson Leafs who travelled to Grand Forks on Friday and pounded the Border Bruins 10-1 then returned home Saturday to drop a 2-1 deci-sion to the Spokane Braves.

The two games are an example of how this years has gone for the Leafs so far. Goals have been hard to come by on some nights, while other games the offence looks unstoppable.

Friday’s contest wasn’t even close.Nelson dominated the Border Bruins from

the puck drop. Sam Weber notched two goals in the first period while the Border Bruins Jay Sidhu scored the only goal of the game for Grand Forks to make it 2-1 after one period.

The Leafs’ offence then lit up the score-board like a Christmas tree for the rest on the night.

Goals seemed to come in pairs for Nelson as Matt MacDonald scored two in the second to make it 4-1 after 40 minutes. In the third, Branden Chow scored two in a row to increase the lead to 6-1.

Later, MacDonald scored his third of the game with singles going to Nolan Percival, Robson Cramer and Darnel St. Pierre.

Adam Maida earned the victory in the Leafs’ net, stopping 32 of 33 shots he faced.

Brandon Locket was in goal for all 10 goals against Grand Forks.

Less than 24 hours later, the offence dried up against Spokane.

The Nelson Leafs had a hard time finding the back of the net. The Nelson squad got a first period goal from Aaron Dunlap, but couldn’t score again for the rest of the night.

It appeared that the Leafs took a 2-0 lead, but the officials waved the goal off.

Spokane scored two in the second and then held on in the third to record the win.

Maida stopped 21 of 23 shots in a losing cause.

After the game, Leafs captain Aaron Dun-lap said the squad was frustrated by the lack of offence.

“I guess we just ran into a hot goalie. I mean we are so short of guys it just gets tiring for us,” he said.

Nelson has had to deal with several recent injuries, leaving the squad short-handed.

The didn’t stop the Leafs from controlling much of the play and getting plenty of scoring opportunities. They just didn’t cross the red line.

“It’s frustrating. It really set us back and made us mad when we scored the second goal there in the first period and they called it off. That kind of got us down. Then we couldn’t score on the powerplay so we got frustrated. I think our emotions go the best of us,” said Dunlap.

He added that the squad didn’t play poorly, they just didn’t capitalize.

“I think if we keep doing what we’re do-ing and we get our guys back, we’ll be pretty hard to beat.”

Forward Branden Chow said emotions were running high on the ice.

“All the boys were pretty emotional, but we just did our best and it is what it is,” he said.

“The puck just wasn’t bouncing our way. We gave it our all but it just wouldn’t go in the net,” said Chow.

Despite the loss, Nelson is still in first place in the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.

Chow said the squad knows what they are capable of and will put the loss behind them and get ready for the next game.

“We stick to our game plan. All the boys know what we’re doing. It was just a tough game. It just wasn’t going our way.”

The Leafs play one more game before the Christmas break when the Grand Forks Border Bruins come to town on December 19.

Puck drops at 7 p.m.

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Neil Murdoch DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PNelson 33 19 8 2 3 43Castlegar 34 19 11 1 3 42Beaver Valley 31 18 8 1 4 41Spokane 34 18 13 0 3 39Grand Forks 34 7 23 1 3 18

Eddie Mountain DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PFernie 30 23 4 1 2 49 Golden 35 18 12 0 5 41Creston Valley 31 16 11 1 3 36Kimberley 32 16 12 1 3 36Columbia Valley 33 5 23 0 5 15 Okanagan/Shuswap Conference

Doug Birks DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PKamloops 33 22 9 0 2 46Sicamous 33 17 14 1 1 36100 Mile House 31 16 13 0 2 34Chase 34 13 14 2 5 33Revelstoke 32 11 15 2 4 28

Okanagan DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL POsoyoos 33 26 6 0 1 53Summerland 30 20 9 0 1 41 Princeton 30 14 12 2 2 32Kelowna 33 13 16 2 1 29N. Okanagan 34 5 26 1 2 13

Leaf LeadersPLAYERS GP G A PRobson Cramer 32 15 23 38Matt MacDonald 32 12 24 36Rayce Miller 33 19 14 33Aaron Dunlap 31 13 19 32Austin Lindsay 30 11 14 25Darnel St. Pierre 29 8 17 25Michael Rand 28 14 9 23Nolan Percival 33 7 12 19Patrick Croome 25 5 11 16Dylan Williamson 12 7 7 14Branden Chow 32 6 5 11Samuel Weber 32 5 5 10Aaron Brewer 31 4 6 10Timothy Nichols 19 2 8 10Austin Seaman 33 1 9 10Drew Carter 29 5 3 8Joel Huber 27 1 6 7Blair Andrews 12 1 4 5

GOALTENDERS GP W-L-T AVG SV%Joey Karrer 8 3-4-0 3.25 .893 Adam Maida 16 8-6-1 2.51 .899

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Holiday exerciseWhether the holi-

days are something you celebrate or not, enjoying the break with some fun activi-ties is always a good thing. Check out the many things to do in our area.

n The Savoy Bowl-ing Lanes are a great place to spend some fun time with the family.

Opening hours are varied over the holi-days so call ahead to book or check on times, 250-352-7467. Meanwhile, the regular leagues have spots available for newcomers in January.

The Thursday 1 p.m. Ladies League is looking for spare and regular bowl-ers to join. Call Linda at 250-229-6809 for information. Other leagues also have spots available: Monday Seniors League; Wednesday Seniors League; Wednesday Night Mixed League; Thursday Ladies League; Thursday Night Ping Pong and Saturday after-noon Special Olympics League. Call Sa-voy Lanes for details or leave a message.

n The Glacier Gymnastics Club is running its winter camps from Decem-ber 29 to 31. Online registration is now open for junior campers ages four to six and senior campers ages six and over. Visit glaciergymnastics.com for camp info or call 250-352-2227.

n The Nelson and District Youth Centre has an awesome weekly sched-ule chock-full of nightly activities and programming. The schedule includes skateboard lessons, yoga classes, air hockey tournaments, movie night, anime club, magic cards, and so much more.

Go to ndyc.ca to find all the info you need and hours of operation, Christmas

break schedule, rates and rentals, employ-ment services, and a huge photo gallery of the facility. There truly is something for every-one.

n Cross country skiing at the Nelson Nordic Club over the holidays is a lovely way to get that much needed fresh air after too much of, well, just about everything.

For the long term, there is still time to reg-ister (until December

31) for the Ski Bunnies and BC Rabbit programs, ages four to 10 years. Con-tact Lisa Butterworth for any additional information at [email protected] or call 250-229 2116.

n The annual Polar Bear Dip hosted by the Nelson Rhythm Ropers will be on January 1 as their usual fundraiser. Register at the Rotary Lakeside Park at 11 a.m. and skip into the water at noon. Enjoy hot chocolate and chili to warm up afterwards. Participate or just get out to cheer on others and donate to a good cause of course.

n Selkirk College recreation’s regu-lar hours will resume January 4 with the facility being closed December 24 to January 3. For the upcoming monthly schedule please visit selkirk.ca/student-experience/recreation/nelson-facilities.

n Also at Mary Hall, pickleball will be beginning again in January, three times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. All equip-ment is supplied. Cost for drop in is $3.50. For more information, contact Barry McLean at [email protected] or at 250-352-9341. You can also contact Barry Shook at [email protected] or 250-509-0317.

Plenty of activities in NelsonSubmitted photo

Pickleball begins again in January. Sessions run three days a week, Mondays Wednes-days and Fridays.

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Nelson Italian Canadian Society helps out food cupboard

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From left to right: The Nelson Food Cupboard’s Marilyn Lawrence, board member, and Tim Powell, chair, were on hand to watch Vince Devito present a cheque for $300 on behalf of the Nelson Italian Canadian Society to Kim Charlesworth, also of the Nelson Food Cupboard.

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Henrietta Hutton (Reta) MacDonald passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Mountain Lakes Seniors Community at the age of 98. Reta was born in Edinburgh Scotland on November 27, 1916 to George Kellie and Margaret Johnstone Kellie (McCulloch). Prior to World War II Reta was a member of the Scottish Fitness League which travelled all over Scotland putting on fitness demonstrations and stage shows. The Fitness League was disbanded during the second world war as most of the members, including Reta, joined the W.R.N.S. (Women’s Royal Naval Service). While serving in the W. R. N. S. Reta met Canadian serviceman William David MacDonald, and they were married on June 6, 1944 in Edinburgh. IN 1946, Reta travelled to Halifax and then on to Nelson BC to rejoin her husband. Always full of energy, Reta loved baking treats and bowling with her friends, and she also enjoyed camping and fishing trips with Dave. Reta also took particular joy from her many dogs over the years. Reta spent many years living in Bonnington, BC where Dave was employed by West Kootenay Power and Light. In her later years, she was a cheerful and active member of the Mountain Lakes Community where she could often be found participating in the daily activities such as singing and exercise class.

Surviving are her sister, Jessie Sadler of Trail, BC, niece Dianne Laronde, of Galiano Island, BC, Brothers-in-law Gordon (Buz) MacDonald of Castlegar, BC, Allan MacDonald (Mary) of Nelson, BC, and sister-in-law Betty Ridge of Nelson BC as well as numerous nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents and by her husband, Dave MacDonald, as well as by her brothers James, William Alexander (Sandy), George (Dod), and Edward, and by sisters Margaret, Anne, May and Jean.

There will be no funeral by request. Online condolences may be expressed at

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Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

Henrietta (Reta) MacDonald1916 ~ 2014

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In loving memory of our dear father, grandfather and great grandfather who passed away December 13th, 2014 at the Mountain Lake Seniors Community in Nelson, BC. Born August 16, 1915 in South Shields, England, he was the second oldest child in a family of 5 children. He was a choirboy, an avid reader and was very active in the scouting movement. He came to Canada at 18 years of age to fulfil his dream of becoming an Anglican minister. He attended and later taught at St. Chad’s College in Regina, SK where he met and married our mother, Betsy Reierson in 1944. They later moved to Pittsburg Pennsylvania where he completed his Master’s of Education in Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburg and was also an assistant at the Church of Ascension. In 1945 they returned to Canada and went to the Cathedral in Victoria, BC. He was called to St. Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral in Nelson BC in 1948 and was also in charge of St. Andrew’s Church along the North Shore of Kootenay Lake. Those were the days before there was a bridge across the lake and it was often a struggle to catch the ferry and be on time for the various Sunday services. In November 1956, dad was called to go to St. Barnabas Church in Calgary, AB. This was a hard decision as Nelson was a beloved spot for our family as both Betsy Anne and Graeme were born here. Through the years we continued to travel back to Nelson almost every summer. After much deliberation again, dad agreed to accept a calling to Holy Trinity Church in Edmonton in February 1959. Dad became involved with many community activities, the building of a much needed senior’s home - Trinity Hall, Council of Churches, Chaplaincy of Legion groups and the Veteran’s home, involvement with the University of Alberta including six years on the Senate, and National Church Synod committees. A great love of his was teaching and he was involved with the establishment of Tempo School in the church basement. He was always an advocate for the less fortunate in our community and worked tirelessly to be able to help with assistance of food and shelter when needed. He was a firm believer in the importance of preaching. He spent hours working on sermons and delivered them effortlessly. We often would greet him at the door after church and give him a critique. That was great dad or maybe not so long next time!!! He humoured us and even started placing his watch down on the pulpit to keep a better eye on the time!! He retired in 1981 but still kept commitments with the Veteran’s home. In 2005 they moved to Red Deer to be near Graeme. Dad’s celebrated his 70 years of ordination in the Pine Lake Anglican Church where he occasionally took services. On his return to Nelson the Primate made a presentation in honor of his 75 years of ordained ministry. A clergyman never truly retires. Dad continued to perform countless baptisms, weddings, funerals and cared for the spiritual well-being of family, friends and acquaintances for years. He never tired of friendly debate on any subject you could come up with. In June 2012 they took up residency at Mountain Lakes Senior’s Community in Nelson, BC – a place that was like coming home. Tom is survived by his three children: David, Graeme (Shannon) and Betsy Anne (Lee) DeClercq, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. His funeral service will be held at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church Nelson, BC at 11:00 am on Saturday December 20th, with burial to follow at the Nelson Memorial Park Cemetery. A reception will be held at 12:30 pm immediately following the service.

The family wishes to thank the very caring staff at Mountain Lake, especially those in Lombardy Cottage and of course Dr. Trevor Janz. In lieu of flowers a donation may be sent to St. Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral Anglican Church Together in Mission Fund, 701 Ward Street, Nelson, BC V1L 1T3

Dad’s spirit, faithfulness and intellect has touched us all. He will always be remembered, cherished and missed.

Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

Rev, Dr. Thomas Loudon Leadbeater

1915 - 2014

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Black Press in the West Kootenay region is seeking a regional Editor to oversee both the Nelson Star and the Castlegar News. The successful candidate will have Editor experience in the community newspaper industry. They will have a keen eye for layout, have an extensive photography resume, be an aggressive user of social media, understand the latest trends in digital media and be able to lead two newsrooms both from a print and digital perspective. This successful candidate will also be part of the senior team for the West Kootenay and will be part of setting the overall vision and goals for these newspapers and websites. This position includes active news and community coverage, engaging editorial and opinion writing, as well as understanding and leading change in our print products and on our websites. This position will be based out of Nelson, B.C. The West Kootenay is often considered one of the best places in B.C. to live and this position would suit any outdoor enthusiast, with spectacular skiing, mountain biking and hiking just outside your door. It is truly a wonderful place to live and to be involved in the community newspaper industry. This position offers a better than average compensation package, that also includes a strong benefits package. If this sounds like the right position for you please send your resume, a cover letter, references and some examples of your work to Karen Bennett at [email protected]. Please no phone calls.

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Announcements

Cards of ThanksEvelyn Cartlidge and family would like to

THANK thecommunity for the

outpouring of Love for our dear husband, father and grandfather after his

terrible accident and death. Thank you to the E.R. staff, 3rd fl oor staff, especially Nicky, Carla, Catherine and Wendy. Thompson’s Funeral Home, Pastor Jason Ashley of the Balfour

Covenant church,Pauline (Group) and all

who brought fl owers, and goodies to the

celebration, and house,especially Christine and Alan Brown. The Nelson

Leafs Hockey, many friends who came to say

goodbye in there own way, the lovely lady at the E.R. Nov 28th who gave up her spot for my dear husband, you are

an angel (please contact me), to the best doctor ever Dr. Jim Noiles for

his love and care of all of us. We feel so loved to

live in Nelson.THANK YOU all

The Cartlidge Family

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Kootenay Co-op is seeking a creative and dynamic individual to be our new Deli Manager. This position requires the applicant to possess skills and experience in all aspects of food service management including excellent leadership, communication and time management skills, customer service, inventory control, product selection, merchandising, human resources and financial management. 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 Friday, December 19th to:

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The new board of the Regional District of the Central Kootenay was sworn in during the inau-gural meeting last week at the Nelson boardroom.

Judge Richard Hewson presided over the cer-emony, which had 20 electoral area and municipal directors taking their oath of office as a group, each person with a Bible to swear upon.

Judge Hewson addressed the new board. “As a citizen of Nelson I would like to thank you for your engagement in politics of the region.

“We couldn’t live in a place as nice as we have if we didn’t have people like you that are willing to step forward to put your name up for election and, following the election, agree to serve the rest of the community.

“I really appreciate what you do, each every one of you, for the entire region.”

Once the board had taken their oaths, their first point of business was to elect a new board chair and vice-chair.

In a secret ballot, Nakusp municipal director Karen Hamling was elected as the first female chair in the 49 years of the board’s history.

Castlegar municipal director Lawrence Chernoff was re-elected for another term as vice chair.

Electoral Area Directors

Area A (East Shore) — Garry JackmanArea B (Rural Creston) — Tanya WallArea C (Rural Creston) — Larry Binks Area D (Rural Kaslo) — Aimee WatsonArea E (Rural Nelson) — Ramona Faust Area F (Rural Nelson) — Tom NewellArea G (Rural Salmo) — Hans CunninghamArea H (Slocan Valley) — Walter PopoffArea I (Rural Castlegar) — Andy DavidoffArea J (Rural Castlegar) — Rick SmithArea K (Arrow Lakes) — Paul Peterson

Municipal Directors:

City of Castlegar — Lawrence ChernoffTown of Creston — Ron ToyotaVillage of Kaslo — Suzan HewatVillage of Nakusp — Karen HamlingCity of Nelson — Deb KozakVillage of New Denver — Ann BunkaVillage of Salmo — Stephen WhiteVillage of Silverton — Leah MainVillage of Slocan — Jessica Lunn

New board sworn inRegional District of Central Kootenay inauguration held

News

Tamara Hynd photoThe new Regional District of the Central Kootenay board was sworn in on Thursday, December 11.

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Reasons to Think Local First

1. Put Your Money Where Your Heart IsSupport your friends, neighbours and yourself. Invest in our community; help to create a stronger and healthier Nelson by keeping our money here.

2. What Goes Around Comes AroundTwo or three times as much money spent stays in the local economy when you buy goods and services from locally-owned businesses.

3. Community SustainabilityLocal stores help sustain vibrant, compact and walk-able downtown centres – which in turn are essential to reducing sprawl, vehicle use, habitat loss and pollution.

4. Keep Our Community UniqueOne-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of Nelson

5. Create Collective ProsperityLocally-owned businesses invest more in local labour, pay more local taxes, spend more time on community-based decisions and create local events. In doing so, they create more opportunity for all of us here in our community.

6. Local Owners Care about NelsonLocal business owners live in and love Nelson and area. They are less likely to leave and are more invested in the future of our whole community.

7. Give Back and Take CareLocal business owners make more local purchases themselves. Locally-owned companies and employees are more likely to give to local charities.

community; help to create a stronger and healthier Nelson by keeping

Two or three times as much money spent stays in the local economy

Local stores help sustain vibrant, compact and walk-able downtown

THINK LOCAL FIRSTLIVE. SHOP. PLAY

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Community

A generous gift

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The staff at Nelson’s RHC Insurance Brokers donated $500 to the Nelson Food Cupboard last week. On Fridays, the local office donates money into a fund so that staff can wear jeans. That money, along with the proceeds from a staff Christmas party raffle, were combined and RHC Insurance Brokers matched the funds to create the $500 donation.

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PENTICTON101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd.

493-3800(250)

VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.

542-3000(250)

ANDRES WIRELESSCherry Lane Mall

(250) 493-4566

KELOWNA2153 Springfield Road

860-2600(250)

WEST KELOWNA#200 - 2180 Elk Rd.

707-2600(250)

CASTLEGAR200-1965 Columbia Ave.

365-6455(250)

NELSONChahko Mika Mall

352-7258(250)

CRANBROOK101 Kootenay St. North

426-8927(250)

TELUS KIOSK


860-2600(250)


707-2600(250)

100 MileHouse


860-2600(250)


493-3800(250)


542-3000(250)


707-2600(250)

ANDRES CAR AUDIO1881 Harvey Avenue

(250) 860-1975

KELOWNA CAR AUDIO1881 Harvey Avenue

(250) 860-1975

KAMLOOPS CAR AUDIO154 Victoria Str

(250) 314-9944


707-2600(250)


493-3800(250)


542-3000(250)

WilliamsLake KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road860-2600(250)

KAMLOOPS745 Notre Dame Drive

851-8700(250)

PRINCE GEORGE2591A Vance Rd.

563-4447(250)

WILLIAMS AKE299 Oliver Str.

398-8522(250)

L 100 MILE OUSE916 Alpine Ave.

395-4015(250)

H


851-8700(250)

ANDRES WIRELESSAberdeen Mall(250) 377-8880

ANDRES WIRELESS215 - 450 Lansdowne Mall

(250) 377-8007

ANDRES CAR AUDIO154 Victoria Str

(250) 314-9944

ANDRES BUSINESS300 St. Paul Str.

(250) 377-3773


563-4447(250)


851-8700(250)


542-3000(250)

WILLIAMS AKE299 Oliver Str.

398-8522(250)

L 100 MILE OUSE916 Alpine Ave.

395-4015(250)

H


851-8700(250)


563-4447(250)

100 MILE OUSE916 Alpine Ave.

395-4015(250)

H WILLIAMS AKE299 Oliver Str.

398-8522(250)

L


542-3000(250)

ANDRES WIRELESSVilliage Green Mall

(250) 542-1496


860-2600(250)


707-2600(250)


851-8700(250)


542-3000(250)

Nelson Star, December 17, 2014

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