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On May 20, 1913, the Nelson Fire Department moved into its new headquarters at

the corner of Ward and Latimer streets, a brick building then considered the most modern of its kind.

A century later, the department is still there, in what’s now BC’s oldest operating � re hall — no one disputes the title which was recently a� rmed during a meet-ing of provincial � re chiefs in Nelson.

BUILT FOR HORSES

In 1909, then-� re chief Donald Guthrie pleaded with city council for a new hall to

replace the one at the corner of Victoria and Josephine streets built 15 years earlier, which he described as “poorly located, unsanitary, and delapidated.” He got his wish but it took until June 1912 to approve the funds.

� e new hall was designed in Italiante Villa style by city en-gineer G.C. Mackay and built by contractors John Burns and Son for $17,973 (over $367,000 today). It came in under budget but slightly behind schedule due to boiler problems.

According to Nelson: A Pro-posal for Urban Heritage Conser-vation, the location was initially dismissed by citizens as too far from the city’s core, but it proved a wise decision given the grow-ing Uphill residential district and proximity of several schools.

� e original � oor plan showed the basement with a coal room, boiler room, and battery room that powered the alarm system. � e second � oor had accom-modation for the chief and ten � re� ghters and the ground � oor had room for two wagons and � ve horses — two teams and a spare — plus a grain bin and hay room.

“� e � re hall basically was a stable for horses as opposed to a garage for trucks,” says current chief Simon Grypma. “Instead of waxing � re engines they would have been feeding, brushing, and washing the horses and checking their hooves instead of air pres-sure in the tires.”

When a call came in, “Resi-dents were amazed and awestruck by the precision training and general intelligence of the horses,” according to an anonymous ac-count compiled in the 1950s.

As the gong sounded, the

When the Nelson � re hall was built in 1913, horses transported the crew and

ladders to the action. Over the years the Uphill HQ has been altered, welcomed Hollywood, and faced replacement. As

it marks a century, the Star takes a closer look at the heritage icon that adds to the city’s charm while protecting its residents

&HORSES,HOSES,

HISTORY

First of � ree Parts

This is the earliest known photo of the Nelson � re hall, not long after its completion in 1913, when horses and wagons were the prime means of responding to alarms. Courtesy Nelson Fire & Rescue

GREG NESTEROFFNelson Star Reporter

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It’s a big boat with a long history.� e SS Nasookin, which � rst kissed Kootenay Lake a century ago Tues-day, was the largest and

grandest sternwheeler ever to ply BC’s inland waters, although its heyday as � agship of the Cana-dian Paci� c Railway’s Lake and River Service lasted less than 20 years.

Later, it was converted to a car ferry and later still portions were used as a gi� shop, bathhouse, and � nally a private home. Telling the Nasookin’s entire story in a few hundred words isn’t easy, so we’ve divided it into two install-ments, beginning with its work-ing career.

QUEEN OF THE LAKE� e Nasookin was part of the

CPR’s plans to bolster tourism in West Kootenay. Unfortunately, the First World War derailed those plans, but already a magni� cent hotel had opened at Balfour and an equally magni� cent ship, the Bonnington, was sailing the Arrow Lakes.

� e Nasookin was very similar, but not identical to the Bonnington, and cost either $161,000 or $200,000 ($3.3 million to $4.1 million today), depending on con� ict-ing accounts.

An Ontario company won the contract to build the hull, which was assembled at the Fairview shipyards, based on a design by CPR superintendent Capt. John C. Gore. Local work-

ers built the wooden superstruc-ture under master builder James Bulger.

� e Na-sookin is instantly recognizable in photographs as the only Koote-

nay Lake sternwheeler with four decks. � e bottom level had a large freight area, galley, pantry, refrigerator, express room, and crew’s quarters. � e lower cabin deck included a men’s smoking room, carpeted ladies salon, and long dining room that seated 48.

� e upper cabin or balcony deck had men’s and women’s observation rooms, furnished in heavy oak and wicker respectively. Both had large plate glass windows. � e staterooms opened onto a balcony that overlooked the dining room.

� e Texas deck, one level higher, had more state-rooms, a narrow social hall,

SS NASOOKINCENTURY

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“Gliding gracefully and majestically into the waters of Kootenay Lake to

the accompaniment of a din of whistles which drowned the

cheering crowd of 2,000, the Nasookin was yesterday launched

at the Fairview shipyards.”- Nelson Daily News, May 1, 1913

First of Two Parts


The packed SS Nasookin on its maiden voyage on Kootenay Lake in May of 2013. photo courtesy Touchstones Nelson

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UPROOTEDLongtime Nelson resident Yosh Tagami

remembers working for 25 cents an hour building internment shacks on the Popoff farm near Slocan City. He

was 17 and his family would soon move into one of those houses, which measured 14 x 25 feet.

“The first winter was cold with four feet of snow, and icicles formed inside so we put cardboard from boxes on the walls,” he says.

There was no insulation beyond paper and shiplap, and no indoor plumbing. Wooden bunk beds lay at either end of the house with a kitchen in the middle. They used a wood stove for cooking and heating.

“Rice was rationed and we made green tea from alfalfa leaves,” he says. “We had a garden and also

bought vegetables from the Douk-hobors who came in horse-driven wagons.”

Tagami, now 85, was born at Genoa Bay on Vancouver Island and raised at Paldi, a sawmill community near Duncan. He had four brothers and two sisters. Their father Jirosaku, a millwright, was injured in a fall and unable to work, so the sons began logging as teenagers.

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More than 65 years ago Japanese Canadians were forcibly removed from their homes on British Columbia’s coast and brought to internment camps in places like the Slocan Valley during the height of the Second World War.

Today those who lived through the ordeal tell stories of struggle, sadness, and forgiveness. Here’s one such tale...


ABOVE —Even before World War II, Japanese Canadians like Yosh Tagami were fingerprinted and photographed for identity cards when they turned 16. RIGHT — Thou-sands of internees were sent to Slocan City where they en-dured primitive living conditions. (Tak Toyota photo)

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Somewhere in the Cody Creek valley above Sandon lies a cemetery few have heard of and fewer still have seen. At least six people are

buried there, including a prospec-tor, two miners, a woman and two children, claimed by lightning, avalanche, and disease over a � ve-year stretch in the 1890s.

Only one grave is known to have been marked — with a po-etic epitaph, no less — while the others may never have received such attention.

Newspaper accounts bore wit-

ness to each death, but none was o� cially recorded and they have never before been enumerated.

THUNDERBOLT WITH CARELESS TREAD

The cemetery’s odd location — on the trail to the Fred-die Lee mine — was an

accident based on where its early deaths occurred and the di� culty of removing the bodies.

� e � rst burial was that of William Tonkin, whose death was reported in detail by John Mor-gan Harris, the father of Sandon, in a dispatch to the Coeur d’Alene Miner of Wallace, Idaho, from whence both men came.

According to Harris, on June 13, 1892, Tonkin and prospecting

partner Sim Tabor le� the con-� uence of Carpenter and Seaton creeks to see a recent mining discovery about three miles away. A� erward, they continued up the mountain, planning to come down the opposite side. Near the summit, they were caught in a thunderstorm and sheltered under a small tree.

“� ey were there only a few minutes when lightning struck the tree under which Tabor was sitting, killing Tonkin and knock-ing Tabor senseless and burning him severely,” Harris wrote.

Tabor awoke to � nd himself nearly paralyzed and Tonkin missing. � e tree they’d been sit-ting under was split open.

“Every muscle and leader was

paining him, but by the utmost exertion he descended the moun-tain a distance of about a mile to a prospector’s camp,” Harris said.

Almost 100 men camped in the area went up to � nd Tonkin, whose body had rolled a short ways down the mountain. � e lighting bolt struck him over the right temple, leaving a black spot, scorching his beard, and burning nearly his entire body. His hat had a small hole in the rim, his clothes were torn down the back, and a piece of his pants ripped out. A button on the ground was partly melted and his shoes were nearly torn from their soles.

In search of...the lostCody Cemetery

� e Star looks for a Slocan Valley cemetery that hasn’t been used in over

a century. � ough its exact location remains unknown, the tales of those

buried there are an ode to a Kootenay lifestyle forged by a rugged landscape

This fading sign is one of the few remnants of the mining town of Cody, a few kilometers due east of Sandon. During the mid-to-late 1890s, it was at the epicentre of the Silvery Slocan rush.


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Few people go into the food industry with the idea of making millions.

For Joscelyn Harris, the seed for what would become the Bite food truck came from a family tradition.

Harris and her sister — who started the truck

in 2004 – grew up visit-ing the French fry truck parked under Sarnia, On-tario’s Blue Water Bridge.

� e two girls would sit with their fries and watch the freights go by.

� e Bite truck became Nelson’s � rst recogniz-able food truck, starting a growing trend.

While Nelson may only have a handful of food trucks — including the

arrival of Manamana and the Whitewater truck — it’s clear the trend that has swept through Los Ange-les, Portland and Vancou-ver has reached Nelson.

THE PORTLAND EXPERIENCE

Food cart watchers in Portland have a hard time documenting

their emergence. Some can trace their existence back to the 1970s, but former City of Portland bureau of planning em-ployee — and uno� cial food cart spokeswoman Alma Flores — said they really exploded following the 2008 recession.

“I think the current evolution of it, where you see them everywhere, mostly in private lots, would have begun about � ve years ago at the climax of the recession when it was rearing its ugly head,” she said. “� at’s where we really saw the growth of it peak.”

Even though Flores now works for the City of Beaverton — seven miles from Portland — as their economic development manager, she has become something of an expert on the movement, the economics and the social impacts of the trend.

It is estimated there are somewhere between 400 and 600 food carts in the City of Portland.

FOOD DRIVEO� ering delectable dining options in a vast array of tastes, food trucks are populating urban

streets across North America. With an abundance of top-notch brick and mortar restaurants, Nelson is the envy of small town foodies everywhere. But the trucks are here

and more may be rolling into town soon. In a special two-part series, reporter Megan Cole looks at the past, present and future of the food truck craze and how it impacts Nelson.

Bite food truck owner Joscelyn Harris has offered a dining staple for locals for many years, but is no longer the only one. Megan Cole photo

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Martin and Pam Oets love new tech-nology. Th e latest iPad, the biggest fl at screen TV — whenever something new comes along they want to try it.

So when they heard a limited num-ber of electric Smart cars would be re-leased in Canada, they jumped on the opportunity to get one. Th ey got their name on a list and waited a year for their number to come up, then fi nally last month they got word that their car was waiting for them at the Kelowna dealership. Th ey just had to fi gure out how to get it home.

Th e West Kootenay is essentially a dead zone for electric car charging sta-tions. Th ere’s one at Wing Creek Resort in Kaslo and one in a public parking lot in Rossland, but none along the Crows-nest Highway east of Osoyoos until you hit Fernie. For the Oetses, the only way to get their car home was on a trailer.

“We rented a U-Haul car mover and that’s how we got it here,” Martin explained.

Th ey now have a 220 volt charg-ing system in their garage, which will power up the battery from a zero to 100 per cent charge in fi ve hours. Th ey plug

the car in overnight to have it ready for the day’s outings. Usually public charg-ing stations are higher voltage and can have the battery ready for the road in 20 minutes to an hour.

Th e car can go 140 km on a single charge, but that’s in ideal conditions when there’s no head wind or tricky driving conditions and only one person riding in it.

“In reality, on Kootenay streets, we only expect to go about 100 km be-tween charges,” Martin said.

It’s enough for them to make trips into town and back no problem, but trying to make a round trip to Castlegar would be a gamble — at least for now.

“We’re hopeful that the cities in this area will get chargers and eventually we’ll be able to go anywhere in our car,” Pam said.

Last winter the province announced a plan to link BC into the West Coast Green Highway, which means add-ing fast charging stations for electric cars every 60 to 80 kilometres along major routes heading towards the US border, where they join into a network continuing all the way to California. Installations are happening throughout Vancouver Island, the lower mainland, Fraser Valley and Okanagan.

Th ere are also government incen-tives available to electric car buyers.

Th e Oetses received a $5,000 rebate on their car and $500 off the charging system. All told the vehicle cost them around $26,000 aft er taxes.

Th ey knew they were taking a risk when they bought it, but they wanted to encourage the proliferation of the technology. Th ey’ve visited places like Amsterdam where electric cars and charging stations are everywhere and believe it’s time our country got with the times.

“It’s easy for governments to say they don’t need to invest in electric car charging stations because nobody drives an electric car. Now we have one

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Martin and Pam Oets bought an electric Smart car, despite the current lack of public charging stations in the area. They hope West Kootenay cities will soon follow the rest of the province in becoming part of the “Green Highway” by adding enough charging station for electric car users to roam between regions.

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Patrick Saintsbury was just one in a long line of people who champi-oned the Capitol � e-atre’s restoration, but

it was his vision that ultimately succeeded.

A drama teacher who be-came smitten with the Art Deco landmark in the early 1980s, he got the project going when others said the building should be sold or demolished. Earlier e� orts failed for lack of funding — � x-ing a leaky theatre from the silent � lm era wasn’t easy or cheap — but Saintsbury persevered, turn-

ing skeptics into believers with his boundless enthusiasm. � en just as his dream was becoming reality, he was forced to leave it behind. His contribution to sav-ing the theatre was critical yet it’s not as well remembered as it should be.

As the Capitol prepares to cel-ebrate the 25th anniversary of its

restoration, the Star traces its long road back from oblivion.

A CAPITOL IDEA

The Capitol’s early history is o� told: Nelson contrac-tor A.H. Green built the

CAPITOL AMBITION

LEFT: The gutted Capitol Theatre during its reconstruction, 1985. RIGHT: Patrick Saintsbury (right) and Bob Inwood (left) during the fundraising phase of the incredible under-taking that turned the abandoned theatre into the epicentre of culture in Nelson. Saintsbury played a key role in the project. Nelson Daily News photos, courtesy Touchstones Nelson

It opened in 1927 as one of Nelson’s leading lights, but by the early 1980s the Capitol � eatre had become a derelict eyesore in the downtown on the brink of destruction. As the city’s cultural centrepiece gets set to celebrate the

25th anniversary of its rebirth, the Star catches up with one of the forgotten driving forces behind its resurgence

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A well known abandoned mine was gated this week to protect a critical hiberna-tion zone for bats

that are facing extreme challenges as a species.

� e Queen Victoria Mine above Beasley is a popular roost-ing spot in the summer and in winter, the largest most diverse hibernaculum in the province, says bat biologist Cori Lausen.

“� ere are thousands of aban-

doned mines in the area but none have nearly the diversity,” she says, explaining the cave-like nature of the mine makes it more attractive to bats.

Lausen has been researching Queen Victoria Mine area and its inhabitants. She explains when humans enter a roost such as this mine, they may unknowingly track in spores of the deadly White Nose Syndrome fungus that kills bats while they hibernate.

Discovered in 2006, the fungus has yet to be found in BC, but it’s quickly spreading across North America with virtually no bats le� in areas of the Eastern North America — up to a 90 per cent death rate with more than 6 mil-lion bat deaths.

“Every year we � nd out some-thing new,” Lausen says. “It’s a race against the clock. We’re going to have so few bats when White Nose hits.”

“We stand the most to lose,” she says. “We don’t know how it’s going to impact the west, but the predictions are dire.”

Of the 16 species of bats found in BC, seven have been found

roosting at the mine. During summer, they pop in and out as they feed using the cavern a rendezvous point, old drilling holes in the mine being particu-larly attractive to some.

� ree species have been found overwintering: the Silver-Haired Bat, Californian Myotis and Townsend’s Big-Eared Bat. While in hibernation, bats are much more sensitive. � ey don’t feed in the winter so have to keep their body temperature and breath-ing rates very low to conserve fat stores. Noise, light and physical

Cori Lausen prepares to head into the Queen Victoria Mine above Beasley. The local biologist is tak-ing the lead on trying to save the bat population in the Kootenays from a killer fungus.

KIRSTEN HILDEBRANDNelson Star Reporter

Going to bat for a special creature

A killer fungus is sweeping westward and threatens to take a heavy toll on bat populations in BC. With so

much at stake, local biologist Cori Lausen is leading the charge with other locals to do everything possible to

protect and assist a mammal that is still misunderstood

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Named the Knights of Columbus’ Citizen of the Year for 2012, Lois Arnesen is most well

known for her 21-year service with Welcome Wagon. As hostess, she happily greeted Nelson’s newest ar-rivals with nothing but kind words about her community.

Easily able to brag up her city, Arnesen is humbled by the honour bestowed on her.

“I was overwhelmed when I got the phone call saying I’d been cho-sen,” she said. “� ere are so many people who volunteer in Nelson and contribute to the town, I felt it was an honour to be chosen.”

Arnesen is a life-long Nelson res-ident. Her parents, Bert and Jeanne Whimster, arrived here in the early

1920s. Soon a� er her birth in 1928, the family moved to � ird Street in Fairview, where Arnesen and her elder sister (well known in Trail as Muriel Gri� ths) were raised.

� e Citizen of the Year raised her own family of three children in Nelson and has several grandchil-dren born and raised here as well. Recently, one of her granddaugh-ters had twins making for three great-grandchildren. A family tree with roots deep in the community bonds her to this place.

“I am very passionate about my little town,” she said. “I think it’s a wonderful little town to raise a family. I have been very happy to support it in any way I can as others so o� en do.”

In addition to her long service with the Welcome Wagon, Arnesen has contributed years of volunteer work to a myriad of organizations

such as the Overture Concert So-ciety, United Church, Touchstones Museum, West Kootenay Music Festival and University Women’s Club, as a founding member dur-ing August 1967.

“I have been a part of that orga-nization since the beginning and really enjoyed it so much and have made so many wonderful friends,” she says. “And now that I am old-er, it’s so nice to meet the younger people too.”

Connecting with people through service is part of what motivates the woman who sincerely values the many friendships made over the years.

Although Arnesen took music and dancing lessons, she does not consider herself a musician. � e audience is her place, she said, whether it is a music festival or the overture concert series — es-

pecially valuable for youngsters.“I think that’s very important in

society to keep bringing these won-derful live classical musicians to town,” she said. “If musicians have time while they’re here, they put on a workshop for young people and it’s fun for the young people to see how the instruments work and how much fun music can be.”

Seeing the museum move from Fairview to its current location, “in that beautiful old building right in the centre of town,” was a reward-ing experience for Arnesen.

“It’s now where everyone can ac-cess it,” she said. “It needed many volunteers and still needs volun-teers to run.”

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For years, Lois Arnesen welcomed newcomers to town. Now she’s being honoured for her service

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It’s been a dramatic few days in the West Kootenay with heavy rains causing slides, washouts, closing roads and bridges, leaving people isolated and damaging homes. But it seems conditions are settling down, according to Bill Macpher-son, information o� cer with the Regional District of Central Koo-tenay.

“Barring any unexpected heavy rains, which are not forecasted, ev-erything should slowly return to normal,” he said Saturday morning.

� e regional district activated its emergency operations centre � ursday with � ooding mostly a concern in and around Kaslo. It was deactivated Friday night.

� e forecast for the next few days includes showers, but heavy down-pours like those falling last week are not expected. Most water systems in the region have peaked and are slowly dropping.

In the most dramatic incident, a double-wide trailer on Hamill Creek north of Argenta � oated downstream and another home was eroded at its foundation. Although no people were in the trailer when the bank gave way, Macpherson said there may have been some pets.

� e other home is on the edge of the creek. Assessments have to be done to � gure out if it’s possible to shore it up, Macpherson said.

� e Hamill Creek bridge’s ap-proaches on both sides washed out

and one resident was evacuated to the north side. Power lines were in the creek.

� e bridge led to � ve homes and Glacier Creek regional park on Duncan Lake, where an unknown number of campers were staying. � e park is now inaccessible and has been closed. Parks supervisor Cary Gaynor said in a news release it could be several weeks or longer before it reopens.

Region cleans up a� er heavy rains Last week’s deluge causes hectic days as the Kootenay spring exits with a roar; situation steadies a� er severity eases

GREG NESTEROFF and KIRSTEN HILDEBRANDNelson Star Reporters

TOP — The � ow on Hamill Creek north of Argenta ripped apart a bridge. RIGHT — Damage at Schroeder Creek near Kaslo included a motorhome that fell into the creek.

Jim Yount photo

Don Edwards photo

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Some 50-odd years a� er it was built, a Cold War-era bunker in the basement of the Gray Building opened to the public for the � rst time Saturday as

part of a Touchstones Nelson fundraiser.� e large, well-lit space was intended

as a fallout shelter where o� cials could hunker down in case of atomic war

or other crisis, but never used. It was one of more than

50 so-called Diefenbunkers across Canada, nicknamed a� er Prime Minister John

Diefenbaker, who authorized their construction.

Nelson’s was called a zonal emergency government head-quarters, one of

� ve in BC built in the basements of existing buildings. (� ere’s some debate whether the latter can be called Diefenbunkers. While commonly referred to that way, they were under the auspices of local civil defence committees, not the federal government.)

One person guaranteed a spot in the bun-ker in an emergency was Alan Ramsden, then manager of the local radio station, who was expected to broadcast information to

the public. He saw the facility once shortly a� er it was built, but has never been back.

“� ere was a preliminary tour for a few of us who were going to be assigned to go there,” he says. “� ere would be the mayor, of course, and the government agent. But nobody’s family, so a lot of us might have refused.”

As the next closest bunker was in Kamloops, of-� cials from Trail and other Kootenay centres would have also stayed there, Ramsden says. He � gures it could have accommodated about 20 people for at least a month. But he was sworn to secrecy about its

DIEFENBUNKERInside Nelson’s

During the early days of the Cold War it seemed like the world might end with the push of a button. Even in the remote rural British

Columbia mountains, the threat of atomic annihilation was taken seriously and a bomb-proof underground bunker built in downtown Nelson to protect community leaders. Few have seen it — until now

Story and photos by Greg Nestero�

ABOVE: The bunker in the basement of the Gray Building is sur-prisingly large and well-lit. LEFT: Touchstones supplemented the space with several exhibits, including this mannequin.

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Fuel company apologizes for spillThe company whose

truck traveled into the Slocan Valley last week is apologizing for the jet fuel spill into Lemon Creek and is promising to clean up the mess.

“We want to apologize to the residents of the area and we’re working hard to bring this incident to a success-ful conclusion as quickly and as safely as possible,” Wayne Smook, senior VP of Executive Flight Center, told 103.5 the Bridge.

Smook said his company, a marketer of aviation fuel in Western Canada, cur-rently has about two dozen specialists at the site of the spill.

“� e safety of the public and the environment is a paramount concern to us here at Executive Flight,” Smook said. “� at’s why we’re testing the waters, have people on the ground, looking at all the di� erent tributaries and containing and cleaning up the site.”

� e spill occurred Fri-day when a tanker truck carrying 35,000 litres of A1 jet fuel overturned on the Lemon Creek forest ser-vice road losing the bulk of its load. � e truck was en route to a refuel site for he-

licopters � ghting the Perry Ridge wild� re when it went o� the forest service road and landed on its side in the creek. Residents suggest it took a wrong turn, because the base camp was not ac-cessed via the logging road. Lemon Creek forest service road is closed beyond a cer-tain point due to washouts and slides.

Del Roshinksy of Slocan

was travelling on Highway 6 with her husband Ed. � ey picked up the truck driver a� er the crash.

“We were by the Lemon Creek bridge and we saw this guy running down the road,” she told 103.5 the Bridge. “We picked him up and he was pretty shook up. He said he put his truck in the creek up on its roof. We didn’t realize it was a

big tanker… he just said ‘I could have been dead.’”

Roshinksy said the driver was in shock and claimed to be running for six kilo-meters.

“He just said someone gave him the wrong direc-tions,” she relayed.

A state of emergency was declared on Friday a� ernoon and the evacua-tion of nearly 600 people in

the area started as the spill travelled down the creek, into the Slocan River and ultimately, the Kootenay River. By Saturday a� er-noon, a two-to-three ki-lometre plume 30 to 50 metres wide was above the Brilliant Dam.

Evacuation continued

Friday’s Jet Fuel Spill Into Lemon Creek Prompts Evacuation Order

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Launched last year, it’s now ready for further testing and inte-rior � nishing. � e boat is 48 feet (14.4 metres) long, 12 feet (three metres) wide, about 12 feet tall, and seats a dozen. Its hydraulic system is driven by diesel motor.

May designed the boat in honour of his father, uncle, and all others who worked on the lake ferry system. “As a young person, I spent many memorable hours travelling on the Anscomb with my father, the mate, and my uncle, who was captain,” he says.

His family moved to Balfour a� er World War II and � rst lived near Fraser’s Landing, where the SS Nasookin ferried cars across the lake to Gray Creek. His rela-tives worked aboard the Anscomb, MV Balfour, and occasionally the SS Moyie — now a museum at Kaslo — when the Anscomb was out of service.

May picked up nautical knowl-edge from his father and for a few years sold newspapers at Kootenay Bay, resulting in many trips on the Anscomb. “At Balfour, we experienced the daily move-ments of the SS Moyie, which we took for granted,” May says. “We thought it would be there forever.”

� ree years ago, he started creating his replica sternwheeler. A professional welder built the hull, and May had help on the hydraulic systems, but otherwise did most of the work himself. He’s mechanically-inclined and worked on wooden boats as a kid but had never built one from scratch.

Lacking plans, he relied on historic pictures plus advice from Dick Smith of Kaslo Shipyards. � e Kootenay Star isn’t modelled on any speci� c boat, but incorporates features May liked in di� erent ones. It’s the only operating sternwheeler on Kootenay Lake he’s aware of.

� e name is in keeping with the Kootenay Star cafe and min-ing museum he and wife Teresa own — in turn named for the Slocan Star, one of the region’s chief mines.

� e boat was assembled on the beach and made a splash during last year’s jazz festival, where it was moored in Kaslo Bay. May has since made several modi� ca-tions.

“I have two paddlewheels side-by-side that work alternately,” he explains. “I had them too close to the transom so when you tried to

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Over the winter and spring, May moved the paddlewheel back, and added a couple of tanks for extra buoyancy. “Now it’s a lot better. I’m still doing tests so I’ve just been running around the Kaslo area. I want it to be totally safe before I get too far away.”

May still has some bilge bumps to hook up and he’s putting in an auxiliary motor in case of power problems, but he’ll soon be o� er-ing rides to anyone interested. He can be reached at 250-353-2115 or at [email protected].

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Top Stories of 2013Disaster at Lemon Creek

Fallout from a fuel spill

The stage for the year’s biggest news story was set when a moderate-size forest fire broke out on Perry Ridge in an otherwise quiet year

for backcountry blazes.Though no structures were threatened, a

plume of smoke was visible from downtown Winlaw, and crews attacked from the air.

On the afternoon of July 26, a tanker truck carrying 35,000 litres of A1 jet fuel intended for a helicopter staging area at Lemon Creek took a wrong turn onto a forestry road — although why remains a source of debate.

A few kilometres up the road the driver realized his mistake and turned around. But for some reason — this part is also murky — the truck tipped into the creek and its punctured tank spilled all but 2,000 litres of its load.

The driver, who was not badly injured, ran out to the highway for help where Ed and Del Roshinksy picked him up. He said he’d been given the wrong directions.

“He was pretty shook up,” Del told 103.5 The Bridge. “He said he put his truck in the creek up on its roof. We didn’t realize it was a big tanker... He just said ‘I could have been dead.’“

It was a few hours before emergency offi-cials knew what they were dealing with, and by then the damage was done: the fuel had already entered the Slocan River and was floating downstream toward the Kootenay River, leaving a strong stench.

A state of emergency was declared and the provincial medical health officer issued an evacuation order which initially affected 800 Slocan Valley homes and was later ex-panded to cover 2,500.

Highway 6 was closed and volunteer firefighters went door-to-door overnight telling residents to leave. While it’s not clear how many actually did, about 360 showed up at reception centres in Nelson, includ-ing Krestova resident Carolyn McTaggart, woken at 3 a.m. along with her visiting sister and five nieces and nephews.

She brought her dog and guinea pig, but left her turtles and two horses behind, mak-ing her uneasy. “There are toxic fumes and horses are extremely susceptible,” she said, adding she was trying to stay calm.

The evacuation order was lifted the next day, but those returning home were under Interior Health orders not to drink, swim in, or otherwise use water from Lemon Creek, the Slocan River, or Kootenay River.

By that afternoon, a two-to-three kilo-metre plume, 30 to 50 metres was above the Brilliant dam and dead fish were pop-ping up.

“It’s a terrible day for the Slocan River,” said Sarosha Stockton, an angler who posted a video of the immediate impact online.

Interior Health’s Dr. Trevor Corbeil es-timated about 40 people showed up at lo-cal emergency rooms and private clinics complaining of “minor sore throats and skin irritations related to the fuel spill.”

The spilled tanker truck belonged to Cal-gary-based Executive Flight Centre. Senior vice-president Wayne Smook promised to clean the spill up. “We want to apologize to the residents of the area and we’re working hard to bring this incident to a successful conclusion as quickly and safely as pos-sible,” he said.

Consulting firm Quantum Murray was hired and soon had a small army placing containment booms and skimming fuel into a vaccum truck, while another firm, SNC Lavalin, began collecting water samples as well as dead fish and wildlife for analysis.

Watering stations were set up for resi-dents in Crescent Valley, Winlaw, Passmore and Lemon Creek — although the one at Crescent Valley was removed after being vandalized twice — and a “resiliency cen-tre” was established at Winlaw providing washrooms, showers, and access to disaster relief personnel.

One resident said it was a nice gesture, but wasn’t what they needed most.

“I don’t want to diminish it, but if they wanted to help us, our health should be monitored and finances made available to compensate us, because [the spill] was human-caused,” Michael Kaye said. “The community wants hands-on help with their yards and animals that are badly affected.”

Frustrations often boiled over at a packed public meeting in Winlaw a few days after the spill — half the crowd stood outside listening to loudspeakers.

Resident Jane Flotron, who owns a small

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Civic Theatre reopensNelson’s moviehouse back in business

To the delight of Nelson movie buffs, the Civic Theatre came back to life this year.

In the fall of 2012, the City of Nelson, which owns the build-ing, granted a non-profit society the chance to see if it could do what the private sector could not — turn the empty Civic into a functioning moviehouse again.

Despite many challenges, they succeeded. The floor was sanded and painted, 250 seats were installed at the front of the auditorium, and with much difficulty, a 35 mm copy of the James Bond film Skyfall was found and screened on Febru-ary 22 — the first movie in the old theatre in nearly 2½ years.

The Civic hosted a sold-out gala that included people dress-ing up as Bond characters greet-ed by screaming paparazzi on a red carpet. People also lined up down the street to get into the regular Saturday screening, and folding chairs were put out after all the plush seats were full.

“It absolutely showed that people want their movie the-atre back,” said the society’s Roger Ley.

But it was clear a digital pro-jector would be needed to keep the enterprise afloat, as many studios refuse to ship reels any-more. They aren’t cheap.

So the society launched an ambitious campaign to raise $150,000, which would also pay for a new surround sound system. An anonymous donor kicked things off with a $60,000 donation to add to $15,000 pre-viously collected.

A community challenge was issued to come up with the rest by May 1. The response was heartening but with two weeks left, the society was still $30,000 short. They needn’t have wor-ried. The total, Ley informed a crowd of supporters out-side the theatre, was $181,425 — $30,000 more than needed.

Part of that beefed-up figure was thanks to the Hume Hotel Group, who offered to match ev-ery dollar the group exceeded its goal by up to $5,000 and a second anonymous donor who matched what the Hume put in. The extra $31,000 raised in the final three days went toward lob-by and bathroom renovations.

The Civic’s final 35 mm movie, My American Cousin, screened on May 25, and the

first digital film with the new projector was Star Trek: Into Darkness on June 14 — another gala event with lots of costumes.

While the theatre was only open one weekend a month at first, following digitization it expanded to five days a week. There have been many more full houses since, incuding for first-run showings of The Hun-ger Games: Catching Fire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

For those skeptical about the value of resurrecting a movie theatre in the days of Netflix, DVDs, and giant home en-tertainment systems, Jocelyn Carver put things in perspec-tive in a letter to the Star: “For the first time, my 13-year-old daughter went to a movie with a

couple of her teenage friends on their own, amongst neighbours and acquaintances. She had an incredible, memorable time.”

Leading up to the society’s annual general meeting in Sep-tember, it looked as though it might be a victim of its own success, for the constitution required 10 per cent of the membership to make a quo-rum. There were by now more than 2,000 members, and they needed 212 to show up. Not a problem — close to 300 people came. (They amended the by-law.)

The society still plans to add two more screens by early 2015. It could cost up to $2.5 million, but they say it’s essential to suc-ceed as a non-profit and keep film distributors happy.

ABOVE: In May, Roger Ley (front) announced the Civic Theatre Soci-ety met and exceeded its fundrais-ing target for a digital projector. RIGHT: The gala re-opening in Feb-ruary saw filmgoers come dressed as James Bond characters.

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a last-minute reprieve in the re-duction of its emergency room hours.

The year began on a promis-ing note, as the health authority pledged to work with the com-munity on its physician short-age and to find a health care model everyone could live with.

The health centre is funded for two full-time equivalent physicians, which is divided into four half-time positions. But in March, Dr. Linda Johannson and Dr. Denis Thibodeau post-ed letters at the health centre telling patients they would be leaving.

“You are likely aware of the difficulties that the physician team has had here trying to maintain services in the clinic and the emergency room,” Dr. Johannson wrote. “These dif-ficulties have progressed to a point where I feel I can no lon-ger provide safe, appropriate care to my patients and [Interior Health] has elected not to renew my contract for services.”

Thibodeau didn’t specifically point to the issue of emergency room coverage, instead citing his decision to open a private clinic. Interior Health did fill one vacancy, but that didn’t change the ongoing staffing shortages at the emergency room, which closed temporar-ily about 40 times.

In September, residents ral-lied in support of their facil-ity and held a packed meeting to discuss a report by a Nova Scotia physician exploring the state of emergency care in Kaslo, which suggested services be maintained with remote phy-sicians supported by a nurse practitioner.

Dr. John Ross also recom-mended community involve-ment in the recruitment pro-cess. “Problems relate mostly to process, staffing, communi-cation, relationships, organiza-tion, and innovation challeng-es,” he wrote. “These can all be addressed and resolved.”

Residents were disappointed Interior Health didn’t embrace the report’s findings and in-stead announced the emergency room would be reduced to part-time hours as suggested a year earlier. Things deteriorated to the point that village council passed a motion of non-confi-dence in Interior Health’s senior management.

Mayor Greg Lay said a year of working with the health authority to solve the doctor shortage produced no results: “Interior Health came back to us with nothing. No change in ambulance service, no change in paramedics, no change in nurse practitioners, no change in con-

tracts for physicians,” he said.The local Chamber of Com-

merce also worried the looming cuts would affect the commu-nity’s economy.

The health authority finally dropped the bomb last month: it announced that as of January 6, Victorian Community Health Centre’s emergency department will only be open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone needing help outside those hours will have to go to Nelson.

“We firmly believe consis-tent, daytime hours of service will help us resolve our ongo-ing physician recruitment chal-lenges,” Interior Health vice-president Andrew Neuner told village council. “Once we have a stable pool of physicians in place we can build the founda-tion for a strong, robust primary care centre.”

Residents, however, didn’t buy it — about 200 of them gathered outside the meeting

for a candlelight vigil to lament the loss of their ER services.

“We’ve known it was com-ing. We’ve been trying to stave it off but to no avail,” said Maggie Winters, part of the Kaslo and area health care working group.

But just before Christmas, Interior Health announced it was putting the changes on hold until April 1 while it con-sidered a proposal by a group of physicians to work on a fee-for-service model. Although fur-ther service interruptions are expected, the health authority says 24/7 coverage will continue for now.

“More discussions are need-ed to see if we have found an answer to the long-standing staffing challenges, and we felt it was important to hold off on any permanent changes to see if there is an alternative solu-tion,” said Dr. Michael Purdon, executive medical director of community and residential services.

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About 100 people attended a protest rally on a mid-September morning in Kaslo. Gathered around the Doc-tors Please sign are Hartech Automotive owner Ken Hart; Kaslo Hotel owner John Eckland; retired public health nurse Liz Ross; and Erwin Ammon (centre, above sign). Tyler Dobie photo

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Problems at the pool

No sooner did the local recreation commission ask for a structural assess-

ment on Nelson‘s aquatic centre than the ceiling fell in — literally.

On January 28, a 16' x 4' sec-tion of tiles dropped from the false ceiling during an aquafi t class. Portions landed in the wa-ter and part on the deck, but no one was hurt and it caused no damage on the ground. Faulty t-bar supports were blamed.

Regional District of Central Kootenay community services manager Joe Chirico said while the incident may have been symptomatic of the pool’s defi -ciencies — it was built in 1975 and last renovated in 2005 — the ceiling had not been identifi ed as a problem. In fact, it had been inspected a month earlier.

“Th e suspended ceiling is diffi cult to check,” he said. “We had not had any failure of that system before. We’ve replaced damaged tiles on it. So it’s not something we expected to be an issue.”

It soon became apparent the fi x would not be easy, quick, or cheap. In the days following the collapse, the pool was closed indefi nitely, all bookings and programming were cancelled, refunds issued, and ten staff laid off .

Th e lone bit of good news was that while it was initially feared the ceiling tiles might contain asbestos, tests indicated other-wise — although the trusses did have lead paint, which fl aked onto the tiles and had to be removed. An assessment also determined the roof itself to be structurally sound.

Th e extended closure was a drag for regular users includ-ing Nelson Refl ections, the local synchronized swim club which had just attracted six new swim-mers.

Coach Erin Fitchett worried about keeping her team happy and engaged.

“Th is is out of our hands. Ev-eryone involved, be it the pool or our club families, is working to get through it together,” she said. A couple of guest coaches came on board to off er dryland training.

Th e Castlegar aquatic centre tried to help Nelson groups,

though their fi rst priority re-mained the clubs based there.

Triathlete Denise Uhrynuk carpooled to Castlegar with a group of about 15. But because her pool access was limited, she switched to a sprint triathlon event rather than the Olympic distance.

Chris Wright of the Kootenay Swim Club said their swimmers went to Castlegar too, but some team members dropped out, fi nding the commute diffi cult. Th at made things more expen-sive for the rest.

“Our budget is forecast on total membership at the begin-ning of the season and so the withdrawal of their member-ships has passed down the costs onto the remaining members,” he said.

Just as the pool shut down, swimmers were gearing up for the AA provincials. “We’re try-ing our best to deal with this adversity as a team and over-

come this temporary setback,” Wright said.

Beginning in March, scaf-folding was erected and the work site enclosed in plastic sheeting to contain the lead paint. Temporary walls were also built in the fi tness centre to separate it from the pool view-ing area.

Th en the contractor took the ceiling down and sandblasted the roof trusses for repainting. Th is much alone cost close to $100,000. Further upgrades in-cluded new paint that acts as an air-vapour barrier, energy-effi -cient LED lighting, and acoustic treatments to dampen noise, a role the ceiling tiles previously fi lled.

Th e construction phase cost about $289,000, just under half the total $600,000 budgeted to complete the repair and reno-vation.

“We’re very conscious that when you tear apart an older building, you can fi nd things you weren’t expecting,” the RDCK’s Chirico said. “We’ve been fortunate that most of what we’ve found had been an-ticipated.”

Th e pool closure was at fi rst expected to last until the end of March, then June. By then it was too late for the Nelson Neptunes summer swim club, which can-celled its season. Th e pool fi nally reopened on August 6, looking much brighter than before, just in time for scheduled swimming lessons.

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Extensive scaffolding was required to take down the false ceiling at the Nelson acquatic centre after a panel collapsed in January. RDCK photo

High water wreaks havocFlooding, washouts, landslides, evacuations 5fi veFor the second straight year, high water in June

caused extensive damage in West Kootenay.Nowhere was it more severe than on

Hamill Creek north of Argenta, where Bruce Macholz and Ellen Wasser’s home and outbuildings were swept downstream.

Wasser awoke to running water throughout their property and with neighbour Tracy Remple began rescuing livestock including cattle, goats, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, and pigs, along with dogs and cats.

“When I got there water was mid-calf,” Remple said. “In a little less than three hours, their house was fl oating down the creek. Th e water just kept coming and coming.”

By the end of the rescue mission, the water was at shoulder level. Th e couple owned their land for 11 years, and Macholz, a stonemason, fi lled the yard with his creations. Aft er the fl ood, it was left strewn with debris and truck-sized boulders.

Th e couple was only able to salvage a few items.Meanwhile, the Hamill Creek bridge’s approaches

were washed out on both sides. Th e bridge led to fi ve homes and Glacier Creek regional park, which was closed for a few weeks. One resident was evacuated.

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Bruce Macholz and Ellen Wasser’s lost their home in June after Hamill Creek burst its banks.Nathan Adrian photo

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The Kootenay Co-op received the go-ahead this year for a major commercial and hous-

ing development at the east end of Baker Street.

Architectural renderings for Nel-son Commons were first presented in March, showing a $27 million four-storey building stretching from Hendryx to Hall streets to replace the vacant Extra Foods building and parking lot in front.

The main floor would be com-mercial space, home to a new, ex-panded Kootenay Co-op, with 54 suites on three levels above, plus underground parking.

The project had its fair share of detractors, however, who suggest-ed the existing building should be renovated and the rest of the plan abandoned.

“The purchase of the property was a good move, but why spend a whole bunch of money to tear down a still usable building?” Ste-fano Bozzi asked. “Not really low impact or organic in any way!”

Co-op manager Deirdre Lang and project manager Russell Pre-cious admitted that when they bought the property last year for $3.57 million, they didn’t expect to develop a mixed-use project.

However, as they investigated the building’s condition, “we realized we had an extraordinary opportu-nity to turn the site into something amazing for the co-op and our com-munity.”

The building had been inad-equately maintained and was very energy inefficient, they said. The new development would also reduce the co-op’s long-term debt.

In August, a display suite opened on Vernon Street. Prices ranged from $239,000 for a one-bedroom, 714-square foot suite to $469,000 for three bedrooms and 1,176 square feet. Although they could not yet

begin selling them, interest was ex-pressed in 45 units.

“It’s a big deal,” Lang said. “It’s a big deal for our town, for our co-op, and for natural food co-ops every-where in North America.”

Some complained the develop-ment looked too urban and out of place amongst the city’s heritage buildings, but designer David Dobie defended his choices, saying it was an exciting addition to a dynamic downtown.

“What really matters is the Nel-son Commons, or any like project, be true to its identity with the inten-tion of belonging to Nelson’s grow-

ing community and willingly take its place in future heritage,” he wrote.

When the proposal went before city council in October for its devel-opment permit, it was unanimously approved, along with a significant reduction in the number of required parking spots. But first there was a half-hour of debate as proponents watched nervously.

“It felt a little bit like we were there for a sentencing,” Precious said. “I didn’t know if we were go-ing to be found guilty or innocent.”

Four neighbouring businesses and one resident wrote letters con-cerned about the loss of parking,

but councillor Donna Macdonald framed the decision as a choice between parking and a landscaped green space.

The co-op agreed to compensate for the loss by increasing bike stor-age and adding a dedicated park-ing space for a Kootenay Carshare vehicle.

Councillor Robin Cherbo was unimpressed with the building’s aesthetics.

“It doesn’t seem to fit into the Victorian looks of neighbouring businesses and residences... but I understand we can’t dictate design.”

With approval in hand, the co-op asked members for a $1.5 million loan to equip the new store with things like an indoor seating area, meeting space, and other fixtures. (The co-op engaged in a similar pro-gram when it moved to its present location in 1991, but back then the target was $100,000.) In a month, the goal was achieved and exceeded.

Pre-sales of residential units be-gan November 20, and so far 16 have moved. The co-op has given itself until the end of March to sell 46 units to finance the project.

If that doesn’t happen, they will revert to Plan B and renovate the old Extra Foods building into their new store.

The building permit application was submitted this month. The co-op hopes to complete the develop-ment in 2015.

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campers were evacuated. “An avalanche up the moun-

tain plugged the creek,” said manager Randy Phipps. “It came down and plugged the culvert and went straight through the campground.”

One large motorhome sunk into the ground with its nose sticking out, at least one boat sank, and the campground was flooded with gravel.

Elsewhere heavy rains caused slides and washouts, closed roads and bridges and flooded homes.

• Highway 31 was closed at Schroeder Creek and at the Lardeau Bluffs following a mud-

slide. Highway 31A beween New Denver and Kaslo suffered a series of washouts, as did Highway 3A near Sirdar, and a railway track was undermind at Wynndel.

• Water was found seeping through a rock and gravel berm on Crawford Creek on Kootenay Lake’s East Shore.

• A large slide occurred at Campbell Creek near Kaslo, but cabins in the area were unharmed.

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• Sandon experienced flooding and bank erosion.

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Heavy rains flood homes, close roads Year inreview

continuesThe year 2013

was a busy time for the City of Nelson

and the surrounding communities. For more of the Top 10 stories of the year — plus other year in review features

including the strangest stories and

the newsmaker of the year — be sure to check the January 1, 2014 edition of the

Nelson Star.

Our cultural community depends on people willing to stick their neck out and take

risks. People who believe in our town and its ca-pacity to come out and support great art in all its

forms. As we wrap up 2013, we here at {vurb} wanted to recognize some of the people that make Nelson feel

like a little big city. Sydney Galbraith BlackAfter taking a couple years away from theatre to get married and have

a baby, Black is back in a big way. In 2013, she started her own production company and pulled together some of the city's top talents — Pat Henman,

Rick Lingard, Mackenzie Hope — to bring the ultra-sexy Broadway musi-cal Cabaret to the Capitol Theatre stage for five packed performances.

Doing double duty as the show's producer and lead female actor, Black showed her commitment to this community and the theatre where

she got her start by donating the proceeds of a special late-night performance to Capitol Theatre. She also helped the Capitol

launch its 2013-14 season by co-hosting a sing-a-long with the 1978 musical film Grease, alongside fellow theatre veteran

Lisel Forst. She played the villainess in the Capitol Theatre Christmas Pantomime's production of Rapunzel, yet an-

other fundraiser for the theatre. She also sang at several charity events outside the theatre and stepped in as a

guest vocalist for some local bands.

Paul HinrichsHere's someone who knows how to find the cloud's silver lining. Hinrichs

started 2013 knowing that The Royal music venue he'd been managing along-side Howie Ross was pretty much doomed. Still, he was determined to make the final months of the lease count. As the man in charge of booking bands, he brought some huge names through The Royal — Hayden, Billy Bragg and Stars — before moving down the street to a new job at Spirtbar, where he continues to bring great live music to town. He also co-founded On The Road Manage-ment with Ty West (former head bartender at The Royal) and started managing a couple Kootenay artists and promoting some bigger concerts in Nelson and beyond.

Joy Barrett The streets of Nelson are more beautiful because of this woman's steadfast

advocating for public art in her city role as Cultural Development Officer. It was her idea to ask Nelson Hydro to wrap their ugly utility boxes with histori-cal images and text, to both ward off graffiti and remind people our city's past. She helped bring the success of Castlegar Sculpturewalk to Nelson, negotiating a deal to have the city lease the five sculptures for one year, as well as purchase the sculpture QR, made from discarded steel pipe, that's now permanently in-stalled in Railtown. She had a hand in the development of new banners and signs that brighten up our downtown. And, outside her role with the city, she helped secure funding for the Festival of Lights to string LED lights along the skyline of nearly every building on Baker Street.

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Kyle Wells{vurb} contributor

I probably spent more time in cinemas and saw more movies this year than any other before. My friends and family knew not to bug me Tuesday nights because I would be in the theatre for cheap night. I went to two � lm festivals, using my holiday time for one. Some might call it a lack of a social life, but I call it devotion and integrity. I knew at the end of the year I was going to have to write a list of best movies for the people and that I would be held accountable. Imagine the pressure.

� at being said there’s still a number of movies I haven’t had a chance to see, mainly due to limited releases being hard to track down in smaller communities. Highly praised movies I’ve thus far missed out on include � e Wolf of Wall Street, Blue is the Warmest Colour, Nebraska, Short Term 12, � e Act of Killing, Her and others.

� ose I did see, and there were many, helped convince me 2013 has been an extraordinary year for � lm. Sure it was a lousy Summer Movie Season (� e Lone Ranger, Hangover Part III) but the number and variety of impressive � lms this year has been staggering. � is is the � rst year in many where I believe every � lm on my list to be truly great.

Anywho, o� we go:

5. Stories We Tell, directed by Sarah PolleyTechnically a 2012 release in Canada, Stories We Tell is Oscar

eligible for 2013 and I didn’t have a chance to see it until this year, so I’m counting it. We already knew Sarah Polley as a great narrative director (Away From Her, Take � is Waltz) but with this fascinating and touchingly personal documentary on her own family secrets, she proved even more her capacity for thoughtful, inspired takes on what it means to be human. In turns funny, thought provoking and compelling.

4. Stoker, directed by Chan-wook ParkI love me a seedy little Hitchockian crime movie, and Chan-

wook Park put out one of the best since, well, Hitchcock, with Stoker. Beautifully � lmed but a nasty bit of work all the same, Stoker is a captivating watch, one part � lm noir, one part erotic coming-of-age tale, all parts engrossing, � lled with lovely cin-ematic � ourishes and knock-out performances from Mia Wa-sikowska and Nicole Kidman.

3. Inside Llewyn Davis, directed by the Coen Brothers� e Coen Brothers are, rightly so, rated highly amongst con-

temporary directors, and in my opinion they’re never better than when making simple, character-driven tone pieces of hard-luck souls trying to navigate a ba� ing world. A Serious Man is perhaps the best example, and Inside Llewyn Davis follows a similar path. Davis is a great � lm for its performances, especially Oscar Issac, for its music and for Ulysees the cat, but mainly for the grace and patient puzzling beauty the Coens bathe it all in.

2. Spring Breakers, directed by Harmony KorineI must say I thoroughly enjoyed thinking of all the teens and

tweens unknowingly lining up to see the new Selena Gomez movie Spring Breakers, totally unaware of the nightmarish, dub-step drenched vision of youthful decadence Harmony Korine had lined up for them. Some mistook the � lm for vapid exploi-tation, but I have trouble understanding how anyone could see Spring Breakers as anything other than an intense, troubling, invigorating piece of confrontational art, and the most modern � lm of the year.

1. Before Midnight, directed by Richard LinklaterHow lovely that the best � lm of the year also be one of the

simplest. � e third � lm in the Richard Linklater/Ethan Hawke/Julie Delpy Before… trilogy, turned out to be the best, a loving portrait of a committed couple working through the complexi-ties of romance and life. It is a � lm of conversations, primarily between two people, but in its maturity and honesty the movie � nds beauty, depth and, of course, a love truly invigorating to watch. An inspiring use of cinema.

Well there we go folks, another year down the hatch. I’d say we should meet up soon, but I’ll probably be at the movies.

Kyle Wells is a Victoria-based � lm nerd who once lived in Nel-son. He writes about � lm and television for some of {vurb}'s sister publications and online at blogs.bclocalnews.com/cine� le/

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Another year, another list. Another admonition that eras of music slot nicely into twelve-month blocks. Another de� nitive, yet wholly incomplete countdown of the best of the best.

So here are the best albums of the year. Each of these albums has a unique staying power that extends beyond its context. � ey’re each bigger, deeper, and more lasting than their respective songs. � ey all represent a certain aspect of this year, yet are not anchored to it.

Any disagreements? Take it up with the album in dispute. I’m just the listener.

Montreal-based singer-songwriter Leif Vollebekk stumbled across ten perfect songs, captured a perfect take of each, and called it a day.

Eli Geddis{vurb} columnist

5. Lorde – Pure HeroineIs 2013 the year that pop music got good again? A

decade of synth pop drudgery is brought to its knees by a precocious 17-year-old New Zealander who makes music some-where between The xx and � e Weeknd. Not to mention her hit song “Royals” reaches #1 freaking everywhere. Pure Heroine is a sen-sation, both because of the song-writing prow-ess of Lorde (Ella Yelich-O’Connor) and her use of atmospheric production that might just change the way that young people think about pop music. � is is sparse, dark, smoky pop. � e kind that reveals the Biebers of the world for the shams that they are.

4. Moonface – Julia With Blue Jeans On

Yelping creative whirlwind Spencer Krug (of Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown) reins in his erratic tendencies and records an album consisting of only voice and piano. It’s lonely, heart-rending, a� rming, and cathartic. Krug constructs songs like nobody else; songs that follow their own peculiar logic, songs that whisper, and songs that erupt — like in title track, “Julia With Blue Jeans On” — in some of the most vulnerable and genuine bellows put to tape this year.

3. Arcade Fire - Re� ektor

Of course this album was always going to be incredible, and damn Ar-cade Fire for always mak-ing it look so easy. It’s more dancey, more textured than the breakthrough or-chestral baroque pop sound they introduced nearly a decade ago with Funeral. It’s also more challenging

and tragic, as any listen to the penultimate track “A� erlife” can prove. Expert production, both by the band and with help from guests like James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, deserves to be heard on good speakers or a baller set of headphones.

2. Shad – Flying Colours

Shad is the best Canadian hip-hop artist, and this is his best album. � e sequencing is brilliant, the beats are complex and fully-realized, his � ow is spot on. Shad has always been a bit of an outlier in the hip-hop scene, if only because he raps from a place that is unabashedly hopeful and playful. Even when Flying Colours gets dark — believe me, it does — and serious, it never becomes despondent. Shad is a socially conscious rapper who knows that there are some things that anger can’t express, but hopeful rebellion can.

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In the best album of the year, Montreal-based singer-songwriter Leif Vollebekk stumbled across ten perfect songs, captured a perfect take of each, and called it a day. And all this in a genre in which, ad-mittedly, there isn’t a lot of room le� to innovate. But the singularity of North Americana is boggling. Each song is like a world unto itself, and Vollebekk wrings maximum emotion out of each line with stark, simple, and immensely e� ective phrasing. “Photographer Friend,” with its Tom Waits-reminiscent piano work, reads like a sad ode to Instagram friendships. “O� the Main Drag,” is “Norweigan Wood”-worthy storytelling. � is is an album to get lost in, full of chuckling one-liners, poignant observations, and sublime non sequiturs. It’s the best “Blood on the Tracks” since “Blood on the Tracks.” If you haven’t heard it, now’s the time.

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For the benefit of Kootenay Lake area residents, the following lake levels are provided by FortisBC as a public service.

Queen’s Bay: Present level: 1743.60 ft. 7 day forecast: Down 0 to 2inches. 2013 peak:1749.42 ft. / 2012 peak:1753.78 ft.

Nelson: Present level: 1743.47 ft. 7 day forecast: Down 0 to 2 inches.

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Looking back on one heck of a year for the City of Nelson, it’s a sentiment

shared by all members of City Council.

“We’re all really blessed to live here,” says Mayor John Dooley.

The Mayor, and Council — Bob Adams, Donna Macdonald, Robin Cherbo, Candace Batycki and Paula Kiss — agree that credit for the City of Nelson’s many accomplishments over the last calendar year is due to the City’s 170-member staff, and the many volunteers that give literally hundreds of hours of their time on various boards and committees.

Stressing the importance of the dedication City staff and workers have shown throughout 2013, Council presented six City of Nelson employees with Long Service Awards last month at a celebratory Annual Reception.

In a year almost unlike any other in recent memory, there were major accomplishments across-the-board, courtesy all the City’s departments: those include the core services of Administration and Finance, Nelson Hydro, Development Services and Sustainability, the Nelson Public Library, the Nelson Police Department, the Operations and Engineering Department, the Nelson and District Youth Centre, and the Nelson Fire Department, which celebrated its 100 anniversary this year.

Some of the City’s numerous projects completed in 2013, or well underway, include:

• Nelson Hydro’s Downtown Conversion project and Rosement’s new sub station

• Installment of the city’s high speed broadband fibre optic system

• On-going water and sewer line conversion and storm water outfall improvements

• New parks on Davies Street and 7th Street

• Public art installments throughout the city

• Nelson’s new skate and bike park in Rosemont

• The Hall Street corridor plan and on-going Downtown Waterfront Plan efforts

• A major Zoning Bylaw review and the drafting of the city’s new Official Community Plan

• Additions of two new Vicinity buses to Nelson Transit’s fleet

On the development front, the 2013 construction season was on par with the past few years and 2014 is shaping up to be a record year.

“And that’s a good thing,” Mayor Dooley adds, “because if your city’s not growing, it’s dying. City staff have worked

very hard to put us in a sustainable financial situation, like we are now.”

So too has Council. Each councillor is responsible for numerous portfolios,

and the considerable time commitment required for each one.

Council portfolios cover a wide range of initiatives like housing, economic development, youth and seniors, health, sports and culture, library, transit, tramway and the airport.

A little known fact: Nelson Council stands out across Canada thanks to its balance of women and men.

“Municipal governments across the country are trying to achieve gender balance in city government,” the Mayor noted, “and Nelson is way ahead of where other municipalities want to be.”

Council wishes Nelson residents, and all their families and friends in other parts of B.C. and abroad, all the best in the upcoming New Year.

Mayor Dooley says he honestly believes the folks who call Nelson home may be amongst the most fortunate, anywhere.

“It’s the best place in the world.”

And what a year it’ll have been after 2014!Nelson City Council’s Strategic Priorities for the next 12 months

• To successfully achieve the vision of the publicly-consulted Downtown Waterfront Plan

• On-going infrastructure maintenance and improvement

• A City-wide commitment to sustainability on all fronts

• To pursue the benefi ts of shared services with the provincial government and the Regional District of Central Kootenay

• Aim for continued innovation in changing and challenging times

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We asked Nelson City Council members: What were your highlights for 2013?Councillor Bob AdamsMy highlight for 2013 was the expansion of the Lights on Baker Street project. The people who volunteered worked long, cold hours — special thanks to Nelson Fire Department and their ladder truck. The trees in the 400 Block, with the trunk wraps, will be expanded next year and it will be even better. The Skateboard Park opening, after several years of fund raising and the problem of where to build, was a 2013 highlight too.

Councillor Deb KozakI have two highlights to share. The first is the tremendous citizen turnout for the community meetings about the Columbia River Treaty. Nelson people demonstrated their passion and knowledge about the

beautiful place we live in. And second was being able to participate in the Capitol Theatre Christmas Pantomime. The Pantomime showcases some of the very best qualities of the people who live here and the joy we take in being part of our community. Merry Christmas!

Councillor Donna MacdonaldI’ve been delighted by investments made by non-profit groups — the re-opening of the Civic Theatre, new homes for Our Daily Bread, the Shambhala Meditation Centre, Kootenay Kids and the skate park. Community commitment and enterprising spirit! City Council’s role is to provide the infrastructure and confidence for these and upcoming investments. My personal highlight was my recent trip to Peru and

the Galapagos Islands. Truly inspiring to see the beauty and resilience of life.

Councillor Candace BatyckiI have enjoyed learning how local governments work together to influence key issues. In 2013 I attended four conferences — the Association of Kootenay-Boundary Local Governments, the Centre for Civic Governance, the Union of BC Municipalities and the Federal of Canadian Municipalities. Take-homes: Nelson is out front on reducing climate impacts, but lagging on food security. Congratulations to the EcoSave project, and to the wonderful SEEDS project in the Lakeside park greenhouses.

Councillor Paula KissMy highlights for the year include really

enjoyable work with the Chamber of Commerce and the Youth Center, not only productive and inspiring groups, but marked by honesty and good humour. Another highlight is the Planning Department (and the Advisory Planning Committee) who collectively accomplished an amazing amount of work this year in the face of all kinds of challenges. Thank-you!

Mayor John DooleyLocally, the progress made on our infrastructure upgrades, underway for six years now. Regionally, the new Taghum Transfer Station project is going well, creating options for future use of the Nelson Transfer Station parcel. Nationally, I was honoured to be elected to the FCM Board of Directors and Chair of the BC

Caucus. Pat and I camped, golfed and traveled to Newfoundland and South Africa — we marveled at the wonderful world we live in.

Councillor Robin CherboThe UBCM Convention was great, particularly the Emergency Services seminars, which highlighted the efficiency of our fire department compared to other cities’. Connecting with other councillors around the BC was really helpful. The William Templeton BC Aviation Award the Nelson Airport won was a feather in the cap for our Pilots Association, and the City. We did some traveling too — Puerto Vallarta was great. Colleen went to Scotland. I stayed home and took care of the cats.

The Year That’s Been 2013 A City of Nelson

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A YEAR, IN FOCUS

Opposite page, clockwise from top The continued implementation of the City’s Downtown Waterfront Plan is aimed at ensuring the business core is bustling and beautiful, like this evening during Nelson Marketfest… Local artists contributed some extraordinary work to the cityscape. Brent Bunkowski constructed this installation along the Cottonwood Creek Bridge, the gateway to the city’s new Railtown District…. Nelson Emergency Services had a successful year. The Nelson Police Department held its first-ever Nelson Police Board Citizen Recognition and Award Night, honouring citizens, officers and staff for their year’s contributions and achievements. Here, an NPD dispatcher keeps an eye on business…. The Nelson Fire Hall celebrated its 100th anniversary, and Chief Simon Grypma was one of six City employees to receive a Long Service Award this year, for his 35 years on the job. “I think Simon was born at the fire hall,” jokes Mayor John Dooley. Nelson Transit took the wraps off two new Vicinity buses, and helped establish the new West Kootenay Regional Transit System…. The city’s downtown is a brighter place in more ways than one, thanks to Nelson Hydro’s Downtown Conversion project. The major upgrading will provide dependable electricity distribution for years, more room for pedestrian and vehicle traffic, terrific lighting at night and new transformers — adorned with historical imagery from Nelson’s past.

This page, clockwise from top leftCity of Nelson departments, other local government buildings and the downtown core are now connected with a fibre-optic cable network. The Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership helped roll the line out this summer. The network, which brings faster broadband internet to city buildings will soon be available for the Nelson businesses community as well… Nelson unveiled a beautiful series of public art displays, including eight sculptures, this summer. Here, the bronze work “Man In Motion” offers up a sunny stop at a Baker Street amenity area… The creation of two new parks at Davies Street, and here at Seventh Street, have been wonderful additions to Nelson remarkable collection of greenspaces. Seventh Street even has raised beds for local seniors to plant and enjoy…. After 12 years, and a huge volunteer/community fundraising effort, the city took the wraps off the Nelson Skatepark, at Rosemont’s Art Gibbon Memorial Park. Along with a new bike park, the sprawling recreation amenity is built for skateboarders, BMX riders and mountain bikers alike… The City’s 170 staff, including the snow removal experts in the Public Works Department, had a huge hand in all of the City’s success in 2013… volunteers played a big role on City of Nelson boards, committees and work parties, like the expanded Lights on Baker effort that took place just in time for this little fella to enjoy Elf Walk and Santa’s arrival earlier this month. Happy New Year everyone!

Photos by Emilee Zaitsoff, Peter Moynes and Darren Davidson

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Where did you go, 2013? I swear it was just summer, wearing summer

dresses. Now I’m searching for my favourite cat sweater, seeing how many scarves I can actually wear at one time. � is year fashion was in� uenced by many of our favourite eras. � e ‘30s, ‘60s, ‘70s and the ‘90s were back in a huge way. Platform shoes and boots, great beaded dresses, draped fabrics, elegance in hair and makeup made its return. It truly was a very fashionable year. Here my favourite fashion moments of 2013.

HAIRLadies, in 2013, we embraced SHORT HAIR. � e

resurgence of the Pixie came back. It was huge in the ‘60s, thanks to Mia Farrow, Vidal Sasson and Edie Sedgwick. It’s great to see women wearing short hair again. Not only does it look beautiful, it is very liberat-ing. I � nd in our society women are judged when they cut their hair short. What’s the big deal? It’s just hair! It doesn’t mean we are masculine or want to be men. It means we are con� -dent and strong. We can embrace any cut we choose to have.

� is past year was also my favourite year for men’s hair. It was so wonderful to see men with short cropped 1930’s cuts, wonderful barber fades and of course the ever so sexy Mad Men inspired slicked greaser hair. Women are thanking men everywhere for cleaning up and taking the plunge and cutting their unkept hair. A well put together man steals the hearts of all women. For 2014, try that cut and colour you have always wanted to do! � is year is all about change — embrace it.

MAKEUP� ank you, Great

Gatsby. � e roaring ‘20s came back with a modern twist. So� eyes, blusher on the cheeks with a dramatic bold dark lip. � e ‘90s also came back in a big way. We saw coloured lips again. Blues, greens, yellows and purples. � anks to Lana Del Ray the ‘60s twist on the ever iconic Twiggy biba look made its appearance. Bold liner with so� peachy pink shadows, light bronzer and pale lips. Super sweet and simple yet elegant. In 2014 be creative and try new things, be daring. It always washes o� ! � e next time you are go-ing out try a bold lip, a winged eye liner or a smokey eye. Enhance your beauty — it will make you feel elegant and sexy.

FASHIONYes, 2013 the year of “anything goes.” Patterns with

patterns, � orals with � orals. Romance was a very prominent look in women’s fashion. Sheer pastel co-lour block tops, � oral — SO MUCH FLORAL — � tted

pencil skirts, draped dresses and a take on the � apper which is so stunning. I have to say the the ‘90s Grunge Gothic in� uence in women’s fashion was my favourite. Long black dresses, beautiful blouses, faux fur raver jackets, plaids, velvet, leathers, such a mix match of pattern. MEN! � e year of the gentleman. We saw men dressed in suits and trench coats, � tted jeans, ‘50s rockabilly cropped jackets — a very military British “quadrophenia” ‘60s mod look. An amazing look for men. My favourite 2013 collection for both men and women — Yves Saint Laurent. You stole my heart!

FASHION TIP FOR 2014 Remember, never EVER doubt yourself. Feel good

about your fashion sense. Express who you are! Be you!! Embrace you! Wear what you want, have fun and NEVER take to heart what anyone says. You know who you are and that’s all that matters!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!! xo Love Robin xo

Robin Kristopher is a vintage stylist and owner of Vadim Kristopher Hair Salon. She writes {vurb}’s Street Styles column and blogs at misskittenvintage.tumblr.com.

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Cook, while stirring, until so� ened. Add the garlic, chili powder, oregano, cumin, salt, and cinnamon stick and cook for about a minute. Add tomato juice with water and bring it to a boil. � ere: hard part’s done. Transfer this into a slow cooker.

• Add the beans and squash and stir it around. Cover and cook on Low for 6 hours or on High for 3 hours until squash is tender.

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I had a crock pot for years. Let me amend that statement. My cupboard housed a crock pot for years. Oh, lo� y plans I had for that crock pot: stews and soups, curries and sauces. From its oblong rim, sumptuous bounty

would � ow. Entrees would be formed as if by magic, swirling within their own juices for hours. Somewhere along the line, however, reality dealt a harsh blow. � ere was no way my character was going to allow me to plan ahead in the creation of my dinner. Oh, to be cripplingly procrastinating. Preparing that night’s supper while simultaneously rushing to gobble down my morning cereal and be on time for classes? Let’s be honest.

When I moved out of that apartment, the neglected crock pot went into a cardboard box on the sidewalk with a “Free” sign taped onto it. I can only hope that it’s on a farm somewhere. Running free. Playing with other crock pots.

Cut to four years later: my partner, Sam (also your talented {vurb} editor), walks through the door with a brand new, sleek, beautiful crock pot. She’s also armed with ideas for meals that put my ambitions to shame. But if you know Sam, you know she also has that keen ability to, you know, plan ahead.

A few hours later a chili is bubbling away.So this year my New Year’s Resolution is to plan ahead. One crock pot meal at a time.Here’s a little one to get things started:

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NEW YEARS EVEDance your way into the New Year with the Electro Swing Club at Spiritbar on December 31. Your favourite crew of swinging rowdies returns with an immersive night of sights and sounds to take you back in time. Burlesque, circus, swing, jazz, disco — this night will have it all. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $25, available at the Hume Hotel or online at ticketweb.ca by searching “Hume Hotel.”

On December 31, Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill will be serving up a three-course dinner with music by Clinton Swanson and Bessie Wapp beginning at 7 p.m. Retro cover band Val Kilmer and the New Coke will keep the party going until midnight. � ere will be a midnight bu� et and champagne toast when the clock strikes twelve. Tickets are $15 for the early show, $20 for the late show, or $25 for both. Dinner is $40 and includes a reserved table for the entire night. All tickets include the midnight bu� et and champagne. Call now to book your ticket: 250-352-5121.

Nelson Legion No. 51 is hosting a New Year’s Eve party on December 31, starting at 9 p.m. with a potluck dinner. Advance tickets are available for $15 at the Legion. Members and guests welcome.

MUSICBrian Rosen & � e What Now make their Spiritbar debut on Friday, December 27 with � e Man in Havana. Doors open at 9 p.m.

Live Open Stage at � e Royal on Friday, December 27 from 9 p.m. to close. Hosted by Kevin and Jim.

Smalltown DJs will be spinning at Spiritbar on Saturday, December 28 with an opening set by Soup. Doors open at 10 p.m. Advance tickets are $20 at the Hume Hotel.

Cass Rhapsody will be spinning at Spiritbar on Friday, January 3. Doors open at 10 p.m. Ticket info at the Hume Hotel.

On Saturday January 4, Ellison's Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions return with Mr. Mojo who brings musical fun for the whole family. He will be followed by new musicians from down under, So� ella Watt and Jimmy Maher, with bluesy folk infused with banjo and guitar.

San Francisco’s Pink Mammoth music/arts collective brings an unforgettable night of house music and deep vibe to Spiritbar on Saturday, January 4. Ticket details available at the Hume Hotel.

German ghetto funk trio Funkanomics will be at Spiritbar on Saturday, January 11. Ticket info available at the Hume Hotel.

Headphone Entertainment presents children's performers Captain ARR and Mr. Mojo at the Capitol � eatre on Saturday, January 11. � ere will be two shows, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. � e audience is encouraged to dress like pirates. Tickets are $11, available online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

Vancouver’s Timothy Wisdom will be spinning at Spiritbar on Friday, January 17. Ticket info available at the Hume Hotel.

Toronto singer-songwriter Royal Wood is once again bringing his folk pop sensibilities to the music lovers of Nelson on Wednesday, January 22 at Spiritbar. Doors open at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $10 at the Hume Hotel or online at ticketweb.ca by searching “Hume Hotel.”

Fred Penner is performing twice in Nelson. He'll have a grown up show at Spiritbar on Saturday, January 25 with local funny man Lucas Myers and Ra� erty Funksmith, and an all-ages show on Sunday, January 26 at 2 p.m. at � e Capitol � eatre. Tickets for the adult show are $10 at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca. All-ages event tickets are $15 at the Capitol � eatre box o� ce or capitoltheatre.bc.ca. For every ticket sold, $1 will be donated to Kootenay Kids.

AT THE PUBFinley’s Irish Bar and Grill hosts a rock ‘n’ roll jam night Tuesdays from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Bingo is back at Mike’s Place Pub on Tuesday nights. Round up your friends, your bingo dabbers, and good luck troll. Tickets are $2 for one or $5 for three. December ticket sales bene� t the Kootenay Kids Society.

Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill hosts Karaoke on Wednesday and Sunday nights from 9 p.m. to close.

FILMBring the family down to the Nelson Civic � eare for Frozen (rated G), screening December 27 at 7 p.m. and December 28, 29 and 31 at both 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristo� in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to � nd Anna’s sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter. Details at civictheatre.ca.

VISUAL ARTSRequiem for a Glacier, a video and sound installation by Victoria artist/composer Paul Walde, will be exhibited at the Oxygen Art Centre from January 4 to February 8. Lo-cal, independent curator Kiara Lynch, who helped coordinate the project, is the guest curator for this exhibition. � e opening re-ception is Friday, January 3 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Oxygen Art Centre (320 Vernon Street, alley entrance), and an artist talk will take place on Saturday, January 4 at 4 p.m.

Nelson artists — Brian Kalb� eisch, Branda Avis, Dan Farden, Richie McBeath, James Robert Harris and Claire Wensveen — are holding a group show at the Rossland Art Gallery (2004 Columbia Avenue) from January 3 to 26 with an opening reception on January 10 from 8 p.m. to midnight. � e exhibition will feature works of wood, weav-ing, glass, metal, ceramics, plus paintings and design work.

Touchstones Nelson has two exhibits on dis-play. In Gallery A see � e Shapes of Place, an exhibit of paintings by David Alexan-der, and in Gallery B is Powell River artist Meghan Hildebrand’s semi-abstract collec-tion called Restless Fables. Touchstons is open Wednesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. � ursday evenings from 5 to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

THEATRE � e Capitol � eatre Presentation Series continues with � e Old Trout Puppet Workshop’s Ignorance: � e Evolution of Happiness on Wednesday, January 22. It’s a puppet documentary about the evolution of bliss, from our primeval origins in the mighty Age of Stone to our modern discontent in the feeble Age of Tweet. Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults or $24 for students and season subscribers, available at the Capitol � eatre box o� ce and capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

• � e Cat Empire – Two long sets of over the top world funk. Amazing summer show!

• Mickey Hart Band – Two nights with an incredible band, featuring Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead. For many this was a dream come true.

• Ziggy Marley – � e long overdue introduction of the Marley family to the Kootenays. � e start of a wonderful tradition.

• � e Sadies – Since Dallas broke his leg a couple years ago, we've been waiting for their return. � ey threw down an incredible performance for the fans.

• � e Cave Singers – Every time they come through Nelson, they get better. With new songs in tow, they really stepped it up in 2013.

• Billy Bragg - What can you say about the folk legend? His performance caused men to cry, and even introduced a crew member to a local fan, and they are now very much in love.

• Stars / Said � e Whale – � e production and performance was one that, for people who experienced it, they will always remember as "that time in a small club"

• Ron Sexsmith – � e songwriting legend wasn't in town to promote an album, and his whole show � ew completely under the "hype" radar. He delivered a string of hits, and told some very sincere stories. A truly great show.

• Current Swell / Jon and Roy – Two of Canada's � nest "up and coming" acts combined for a Saturday night of original music that really le� its impression on us. � ey are both going to be big!

• Five Alarm Funk – With a bit of bias, this was a special night for everyone in attendance, and the band really went all out.

—List compiled by Ryan Martin and Paul Hinrichs of Spiritbar

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Black Press, Kootenay Region, is seeking a Regional Editor. This position will be responsible for a number of newsrooms and publications across different Kootenay communities. This position will also help manage a growing magazine division. We are looking for someone with extensive newsroom experience, both as a reporter and an editor, to lead a team of reporters. Based in the beautiful Kootenay region, this person will oversee a number of newsrooms and publications, and will also work with senior managers in the region to help set the vision for the continued growth and success of our print and online publications.

The successful candidate will also have a proven track record in the digital space, both from managing and growing content websites to expanding our social media branding. A keen understanding of all social media platforms is required. Great layout and creative design skills are also key to this position so a proven background in all types of layout is mandatory. This position will also require travel between different Kootenay communities so a reliable vehicle and clean driver’s license is required. This is a senior editorial position that offers a good compensation package, benefits and the opportunity to live in one of Canada’s most beautiful places.

To apply for this position please send your resume, cover letter, examples of your work and your references to Chuck Bennett, Group Publisher, Kootenay Region at [email protected] . Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

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Born in Nelson BC April 18, 1921 to Dr. Albert Wallace and Anna Louisa Wallace, died in North Vancouver, November 26, 2013.

Pre-deceased by her spouses Robert Lovell King and John Martin McLennan, sisters Evelyn MacDonald and Dorothy

McVicar, Billie is survived by her friend Howard Paterson, children Pym (Laurie Dye), Rob (Anita King), Karen (Jim Lait), Mary (Steve Miller), grandchildren Dave, Alyssa, Adriana, William, Alex, Jeff, Jamie, Chris and her great grandchildren Ryan, Eric, Katie, Aidan, Sophie, Ryan, Sydney, Grace, Lucas and Parker.

Mom was a person with a sunny outlook on life. Life was meant to be enjoyed. Besides her family, and all the joy and headaches that we caused her, her special loves were music, travel, and cats. She was an accomplished pianist, with a particular devotion to Chopin. She spent many happy hours of her life at the piano, and enjoyed accompanying the St. Paul’s (Nanaimo) Anglican Church junior choir, back in those days. In her latter years, when playing the piano became too dif cult, she enjoyed singing with her choir, the Kent Street Singers in White Rock. She always liked to travel to new places and try new things. In her late seventies, one of her trips took her to Mexico, where she tried her hand at parasailing! We have the photograph to prove it. When it was possible, she always had a cat or two around, and when her living arrangements made that impossible, she regretted not having a fat lazy Puss to fuss over.

She grew up in Nelson BC and moved to Vancouver during her teens, where she attended Crofton House School. She and Dad lived in Edmonton for awhile, until Dad went overseas during WWII. After the war, they lived in Victoria, moving to Nanaimo in 1950. Mom very much enjoyed her life in that small town, where she was a social butter y, and active in many community endeavours - the church, her bridge club, the Lion’s club ladies auxiliary, and various school PTA activities. In her early sixties, the family moved to Vancouver, and Mom’s main focus outside the family was her work as an insurance adjuster, a career she seemed to like a lot, and considered herself an excellent adjuster. After her retirement, she lived brie y in ntario, then moved to White Rock BC, where she lived until her nal few months, spent at Evergreen House in North Vancouver.

The family wishes to extend a special thanks to the wonderful staff at Concord Paci c, White Rock, and Evergreen House in North Vancouver for the very special care they were able to give Billie in her nal years.

A celebration of Billie’s life will be held at St. Catherine’s Anglican Church, 1058 Ridgewood Drive, North Vancouver Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 2:00 pm.

Billie’s ashes will be interred near the Grace Islets, in Howe Sound

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Representing CanadaKevin MillsNelson Star

Nelson’s Geoff Kinrade will again represent Canada in the Spengler Cup.

On Friday, December 20, Hockey Canada announced the 24 players who will represent this country at the 2013 Spengler Cup which takes place December 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland.

The roster is comprised of Ca-nadian players currently playing in Europe, as well as players currently playing in the American Hockey League loaned to Hockey Canada by NHL teams.

Canada’s roster includes seven players who helped Canada win its 12th Spengler Cup championship last year, they include Kinrade as well as Micki DuPont, Brett McLean, Maxim Noreau, Byron Ritchie, Tra-vis Roche and Derrick Walser.

Reached by email, Kinrade told the Nelson Star that he found out in mid-October that he would likely

make the team, but having it made official was still a thrill.

“I was excited about being chosen again. I had a great time last year and it’s always an honour to play for your country,” said Kinrade.

This will be his second go around with team Canada, after winning it all last year. Kinrade said it will be challenging to repeat.

“It will be very difficult this year. Like every year, Team Canada does not have the luxury of playing to-gether throughout the year like all the other teams in the tournament do,” he said.

“We get one practice before our first game and need to come togeth-er and find our timing as a team as quickly as possible. We are always a contender for the gold medal, so obviously our expectations are just that,” added Kinrade.

Other than Canada, which Kin-rade said is always one of the fa-vourites to win gold, it is difficult to predict which squad will challenge

for the title.“I think every team in the tour-

nament will be extremely difficult to beat. The Russian team from Moscow will be very strong, but the Swiss host team, Davos, is always the number one threat I think. It will be interesting to see how the AHL team from the US does in this tournament and how they compare to other teams in Europe.”

The speedy 28-year-old defenc-man has been playing for Bern of the Swiss A League, one of the top leagues in Europe which features many former NHL stars, young North American prospects and top-level European talent. Last year, Kinrade helped Bern capture the Swiss-A League championship. He also won a Calder Cup with the American Hockey League’s Bing-hampton Senators in 2011.

Kinrade is a former Nelson Minor Hockey standout and Nelson Junior Leafs defenceman. He led the Leafs in scoring as a 16-year-old rookie.

After two seasons with the Leafs, Kinrade made the jump to Junior A where he played two seasons with the BCHL’s Cowichan Valley Capi-tals.

The blueliner then spent four sea-sons of NCAA college hockey with Michigan Tech.

Upon graduating from college, Kinrade signed on with the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL and played his first (and at this point only) NHL game late in the 2008-09 season with the Tampa Bay Lightning against Alexander Ovechkin and the Wash-ington Capitals.

Kinrade signed with the Ottawa Senators for the 2009-10 season, attended their training camp and was assigned to the Binghampton farm team.

This year’s Spengler Cup will in-clude Canada’s National Men’s Team, HC Vitkovice Steel (Czech Republic) and HC Davos (Switzerland), the host team, playing in the Cattini Group, and CSKA Moscow (Russia), HC Genève-Servette (Switzerland) and the Rochester Americans (AHL)

playing in the Torriani Group.Canada opened the tournament

yesterday (December 26) against HC Vitkovice Steel. All of Canada’s games at the 2013 Spengler Cup will be broadcast on TSN or TSN2.

Canada has appeared in 10 of the last 12 championship games, win-ning the Spengler Cup in 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2012. Overall, Canada’s National Men’s Team has won the Spengler Cup 12 times (1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2012) since first taking part in the tournament in 1984.

The Spengler Cup, held annually

since 1923, is the oldest professional international hockey tournament in the world.

Canada’s team was assembled by Brad Pascall, Hockey Canada’s vice-president of hockey operations/national teams.

The head coach is Doug Shedden.“The players we have selected

today (December 20) are Canadian ambassadors for the game, both in North America and Europe, and we are excited they will wear the maple leaf in Davos,” said Pascall.

“We look forward to getting on the ice in Switzerland and represent-ing Canada proudly.”

Nelson’s Geoff Kinrade to play for his country at Spengler Cup — again

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For the second year in a row, Nelson’s Geoff Kinrade — seen here playing for Bern of the Swiss A League — is representing Canada at the Spengler Cup in Sweden. Last year, Kinrade won gold with Canada at the tournament.

Photo courtesy Geoff Kinrade

Nelson’s Geoff Kinrade (right) with team captain Ryan Smyth after the Spengler Cup victory last year in Davos.

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Continued from Page 1farm near the spill site, gave a heart-wrenching ac-count of her family’s ordeal. With an 11-year-old and a baby on the way, she was still trying to rid her home and property of the fuel smell.

“All my linens and organic materials have absorbed the smell,” she said, explaining that she was spending three hours a day cleaning. “It’s mostly laundering linens and scrubbing surfaces. By the end my hands smell like jet fuel.”

Flotron and others also worried about the impact on their gardens and crops.

Interior Health lifted its do-not-use order on local waterways incrementally between August 6 and 9, removing the final restrictions once it was satisfied all water samples met national safety standards — even though pockets of fuel were still visible. The health authority said the tests supported their belief most of the fuel would disappear within seven to ten days.

“We expected the material would largely evaporate and the majority of the rest would mix with river wa-ter and move downstream,” said Dr. Andrew Larder, senior medical health officer. “The results... confirm those assumptions.”

The Ministry of Agriculture also said tests on eight properties met all regulatory standards. But that wasn’t good enough for many residents, including one who lived nearest the spill site. Russell Hulbert, whose family was still displaced from their home long after the incident, didn’t trust SNC Lavalin’s data.

“I look at the test results and can’t believe it. I’m

Fuel spill spawns class-action suit


Christmas ReflectionsChris Wiens – Nelson Evangelical Covenant ChurchThere are very few scholars today who deny that there was a man

named Jesus some 2000 years ago who came from the region of Galilee, was a revolutionary leader, and was crucified by the Romans. The evidence is pretty convincing. So the question for most people usually isn’t, “did Jesus exist,” rather, “who was He?” As a Christian, I look to the Scriptures to instruct me on who this Jesus actually was. After all, the people who wrote them were the closest to him; they saw what he did, and heard what he said. John was one of Jesus’ disciples. At the beginning of his gospel

account, he paints an amazing picture of who he believed Jesus to be ( John uses “Word” to identify the person of Jesus). This is what he wrote, In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it….So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son ( Jn 1:1-5,14)John believed with all his heart that Jesus was not just a mere man;

He was actually God himself. The same God who was from the very beginning, who created the Universe, the one who brings life to all things, became human. As another Scripture writer tells us, Jesus is the “exact representation God” (Hebrews 1:3).This is what

Christmas is all about. God became human. He did so in the most humble of situations so as to show us how much He cares. He was willing to enter into our world. If you want to know what God is like, look to Jesus. If you want to know God yourself, get to know Jesus. The invitation is there for everyone. So in the midst of

New Years and all the resolutions that people make, may I suggest to us all that we choose to get to know the God who revealed himself to us in the person of Jesus.

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Continued from Page 18appalled,” he said. “I have serious concerns about how the samples were taken with regard to the type of fuel.”

Soon a class-action lawsuit was filed against Ex-ecutive Flight Centre and the BC government, alleg-ing negligence and nuisance.

Plaintiff Robert Kirk, who lives on a 51-acre prop-erty six kilometres south of Lemon Creek, called the Slocan River “a dead zone. The wildife are gone.”

He said ducks, herons, and deer had been pulled dead from the river and shorelines and wetlands that were once nesting grounds “are now scattered with carcasses.” (However, a Ministry of Environ-ment official said he observed fish and wildlife “to a significant degree.”)

Austin Greengrass, another resident involved in the suit, said residents experienced tremendous hard-ships due to the spill. “The total impact of human suffering and ecological damage will not be seen for years,” he said.

In its response filed this month, the company de-nied responsiblity for the spill, claiming the province gave its drivers the wrong directions. It also stated that it incurred $4 million in cleanup costs which it didn’t think it should have to pay.

The spill further resulted in a complaint to the BC ombudsman’s office by John Wittmayer, a vol-unteer coordinator with Quantum Murray during the cleanup.

He contends Interior Health didn’t do enough sampling, didn’t review health information from people who came into the resiliency centre, and lifted the do-not-use order too soon.

“Our community was traumatized by this event on many levels,” he wrote. “The people in the Slocan Valley have lost trust in IHA’s ability to meet health concerns.”

The health authority, however, insists it acted ap-propriately.

In September, environment minister Mary Polak visited the area to view clean-up efforts. She did not meet with affected residents but spent “significant time” with regional directors who conveyed their concerns. She also defended not coming sooner, saying it could have just been a distraction.

Five months on, the spill’s long-term impact is still an open question. Clean-up crews were demobilized at the end of August but both SNC Lavalin and the Slocan River Streamkeepers continue to test and monitor local rivers and creeks.

The fire on Perry Ridge that indirectly started it all grew to 65 hectares before being contained.

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250-551-1053 for a visit.

The volunteers and cats and dogs at the Kootenay Animal Assistance Program

(KAAP) wish you and yours

a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

We are grateful for your support; we couldn’t do our good work without you! Here are the adoptables currently looking for forever homes. All KAAP pets

are spayed - neutered and vaccinated.

Call KAAP at 250-551-1053 for information

www.valhallapathrealty.com

Steven Skolka250-354-3031

[email protected]

Wayne Germaine250.354.2814

[email protected]

Robert Goertz250.354.8500

[email protected]

Lev Zaytsoff250.354.8443

[email protected]

Norm Zaytsoff250.354.8584

[email protected]

Kristina Little250-509-2550

[email protected]

$529,900

$99,900

ALPINE RIDGE

Discover this Kootenay mountain community. 1.46 aces offers great sun exposure, pristine community water, private forest setting, and numerous building sites. Located 12 min west of Nelson at an affordable price.

SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME Quality built spacious family home in a great Uphill family neighbourhood. 6 bedrooms plus den, 4 bathrooms. Open kitchen, eating area and family room leads to the backyard with lawn, a large deck and patio. Double garage.

Call Lev or Norm

Call Robert

Call Wayne

$379,900

TRANQUILITY BY THE RIVER This artisan custom home is nestled right in the wild and enchanted ‘S’ bend of the Slocan River 15 minutes from Nelson. The perfect retreat for tranquility and peace or swim, fish or kayak right from home! Built in 2007, this home has many features including river views, custom railings, huge beams, woodstove, custom shower and a heated concrete floor!Call Steven$447,777

$559,000

NEW HOME IN THE CITYFrom its exquisite finishings to the exceptional craftsmanship, this home is truly a one-of-a-kind. Nestled on a private forested lot with peek-a-boo views of the lake, the 3-bed, 2-bath home complements it surroundings with a smart window scheme. Features include hardwood floors, a gourmet kitchen, open plan layout, high efficient heating and cooling system, fir doors and finishings and an Eco rating of 81. Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity.

Call Norm or Lev

EXCEPTIONAL VALUE Style and comfort at an affordable price. The backyard of this 4-bed / 3-bath home is an extension of the open concept floor plan which flows easily from room to room. The lower level converts easily into a 1-bedroom in-law suite. Bamboo floors, clean lines and contemporary style are some of the features that make this home incomparable at this price.

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Created in 1996, Valhalla Path Realty is a thriving independent Real Estate company that provides high calibre

real estate services with a distinctive personal quality.

January 11th 2014Headphone Entertainment Presents:

Cap’n Arrr & Mr. MojoMr. Mojo is a local children performer and song writer. Cap’n Arrr will be dazzling the

audience with his pirate show.

Two Shows

2:00pm7:00pm

ARRR!!!Dress like pirates to the show!

421 Victoria Street, Nelson BC • 250.352.6363

$10.00plus $1.00 facility fee

COME HAVE SOME FUN AND

ADVENTURE WITH US!

Shows at the Capitol Theatre


CommunityBreakfast

with SantaKaren Newmoon and her granddaughter Zafira joined hundreds of children and adults who came out to the second annual Breakfast with Santa event on Saturday at the Prestige. The fundraiser — for both the Nelson Food Cupboard and the Nelson Real Estate Fund (the Osprey Community Foundation) — featured raffles, games, singing and more.

Kevin Mills photoWEST KOOTENAY

2014 WEDDING MAGAZINE

BRIDE

COMING SOON!

DON’T MISS BEING A PART OF THIS FIRST ISSUE.

February 2014

KIOMI [email protected](250) 352-1890

For information on how you can be a part of this new publication contact:

115 Hall St. Nelson (next to Sears) 250-352-5530 • 1-888-352-5530

kootenaimoon.com

BOXING DAY

Home Furniture

UP TO

OFF

Select Bedding

UP TO

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Home Decor

Accessories

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OFF

Sleep • Live • Design

DEC.26TH, 2013 11:00-5:00

• SELECT SOFAS

• OTTOMANS

• RUGS

• MIRRORS

• ART

• DUVETS

• PILLOWS

• DUVET COVERS

• OCCASIONAL CHAIRS

& TABLES

• CHRISTMAS DECOR

• CHOCOLATE!

• BED LINENS

• THROWS

• DINING TABLES

NEWYEARSEVE2014TUESDAY . DEC 31

TICKETS$40 - 3 COURSE DINNER

$15 - EARLY SHOW$25 - ALL NIGHT

$15 - LATE SHOW ADVANCE$20 - LATE SHOW AT THE DOOR

EARLYSHOW: CLINTON SWANSON & FRIENDSLATE SHOW: VAL KILMER & THE NEW COKE

PARTY FAVOURSCHAMPAGNE TOAST

MIDNIGHT BUFFETTABLES CAN BE RESERVED WITH

DINNER RESERVATION ONLY.

IRISH BAR & GRILL

705 Vernon Street | www.�nleys.ca | 250.352.5121 Open 7 Days a WeekLunch 11am - Dinner 5 - 11pm705 Vernon St • 250.352.5140

BOOK YOUR NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER WITH SAGE!

“Call to reserve your table!”

FINLEY’S IS THE PLACE TO BE!

NOW HIRING COMPANY DRIVERS AND OWNER OPERATORS FOR OUR LOCAL CHIP HAUL DIVISIONWHAT WE OFFER: • Great pay > details at sutco.ca • Regular home time • Employee Pension plan/Extended Benefi ts • Direct Deposit • Well established runs • Company fuel cards

WHAT WE REQUIRE: • Minimum 2 years verifi able experience

super b/quad • Clean Drivers Abstract • Culture towards safety and customer

service • U.S capable

Season greetings to all our customers and friends!

Nelson Star, December 27, 2013

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