Nelson Star, September 02, 2015

WILL JOHNSONNelson Star

Nelson author Diana Morita Cole spent the � rst year of her life in a Japanese

internment camp in Minidoka, Idaho, but it would take decades for her to emotionally process her family’s experiences there.

As a second-generation Nikkei émigré, she didn’t yet know about the extraordinary persecution that occurred worldwide during World War II. But as she set out to research and write her mem-oir Sideways: Memoirs of a Mis� t, she was repeatedly staggered by the sheer scale of the hatred her people faced.

“It was a really mind-blowing experience to realize that this wasn’t just unique to my coun-try and to my family, but it was happening throughout the Paci� c Rim,” said Cole, who is preparing to share her newly released book with a pair of local launches and at the Kootenay Storytelling Festival.

“I would be misrepresenting myself if I said I’m not angry, but one has to channel that anger into something productive. I’m trying to achieve some form of transcen-dence, of self-understanding, but I also want to add to the literature that examines the displacement, imprisonment and resettlement of the Nikkei in the Americas.”

Having married Wayne Cole — Nelson’s former chief librarian — she was living on the east coast and raising her son when she witnessed

him being discriminated against for being biracial, and realized the dearth of historical education materials available in libraries and schools on the subject of Japanese internment.

“Much of the history in Canada is very provincial, and I’ve found the consciousness has not spread across the entire country. For in-stance, no one I knew in Nova Sco-tia had heard about the imprison-ment of the Doukhobors or the enslavement of the Ukrainians. � ey didn’t know much about the residential schools or the camps for Jewish refugees in Quebec City and in Minton, NB. When I � nally moved to Nelson it was due

to places like the Langham Cultural Centre in Kaslo and the Nikkei Memorial in New Denver that I become better more informed.”

� at started her on a multi-year project to channel her memories into a publishable form.

“� is is something that has taken my whole life to do. I don’t think I became cognizant of the need to write my memoir until I got older. � en I became involved with a biracial couples group in London, Ont. I realized through our discussions the need for us to tell the stories of the discrimina-tion we’d all faced.”

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City approves � nal zoning for Nelson Landing

BILL METCALFENelson Star

Nelson city council has given � nal approval to a re-zoning of land for Phase 2 of the Nelson Landing development.

Nelson Landing is a mixed commercial-residential development of 265 housing units proposed by Storm Mountain Development Cor-poration on the old Kootenay Forest Products site on the shore of Kootenay Lake.

Phase 1 of the development, which will consist of eight housing units to be priced at around $400,000 is currently beginning construction. � at portion of the project did not need its land rezoned.

Phase 2, rezoned by council on Monday, would allow up to 257 more units up the lake toward Red Sands Beach, as well as a public marina, all phased in over ten years as part of a development agreement with the city. If 70 housing units have been built by then, the phase-in period will be extended to 20 years.

� e details of the re-zoning as presented to council this week are attached to the online ver-sion of this story at nelsonstar.com.

� e rezoning dealt with such things as build-ing setbacks and heights, lot sizes, parking, green space, sidewalks and driveways, and allows for a high degree of density in the development.

� e rezoning application went to a public hearing on June 11. Council did not o� cially approve the rezoning following the hearing be-cause for development agreements of 20 years or more, the provincial inspector of municipalities must approve the rezoning, and it has taken all summer for that to happen.

One change made following the June public hearing is that the developer will contribute $500 per residential unit to the city’s a� ordable housing fund, not $250 as originally proposed.

As for the eight residential units of Phase 1, Al-lard Ockeloen of Storm Mountain Developments told the Star his company has � nished building a retaining wall for the waterfront pathway. � e developer contributed the pathway to the city

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Consultant to look at RailtownBILL METCALFE

Nelson Star� e City of Nelson is hiring

a consultant to create a com-munity plan for the Railtown district. � e plan, paid for with a grant from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, will be completed by September 2016, according to the city’s head planner Pam Mierau.

“� e consultant will take all our high-level documents — the Downtown Waterfront Master Plan, the o� cial community plan, the Path to 2040 sustain-ability strategy — and interpret them for Railtown,” Mierau said.

Railtown includes Cotton-wood Falls Park, Government Rd., Railway St., and the far west end of Baker St. including the CPR station.

Asked why a plan is needed when the city already has the various plans mentioned above, Mierau said those plans cover general concepts and do not go into su� cient detail.

Nelson’s o� cial community plan only mentions Railtown brie� y and proposes the area

continue to serve light indus-trial businesses plus some resi-dential.

� e Sustainable Downtown and Waterfront Master Plan says essentially the same thing (see sidebars below).

Mierau said the new plan is needed because “that area has sat there for a long time. What

is it about the area that is not working? Do we have the right density, do we have the right mix of uses, do we need to create in-centives for developers, to make the planning process easier?

“We know we want more resi-dential down there, but where? � is is really about what’s on the ground, about what makes sense

down there.”Mierau said there may be

contaminated land in Railtown because of bulk fuel plants that existed on Government Rd. and the coke-processing plant that once operated at 610 Railway St. But she said the plan will be completed � rst before possible contamination is investigated.

A consultant will spend the next year looking at Nelson’s Railtown district. The CPR station is seen in the background.

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What the of� cial community plan says

about Railtown

“The Railtown district is proposed to con-tinue to serve light industrial businesses … and to have modest in� ll multi-unit residential of some 100 units … These residential units should be located in areas around Baker and Railway streets in order to intensify and rein-force this zone as the core of the neighbour-hood. They can take the form of residential live/work units as a means of providing afford-able space for local artists and small business entrepreneurs. Commercial and industrial uses should be compatible with residential uses. Opportunities for the development of high tech and research and development jobs should be explored.” — Of� cial community plan, last updated 2013, page 31

What the Sustainable Waterfront and Downtown Master Plan says about

Railtown

“The area surrounding the newly renovated CP Rail station will become the new hub of activity within the Rail-town district. In immediate proximity to downtown, and with amenities such as Cottonwood Creek Falls, this important neighbourhood will see increased vital-ity with up to 100 additional housing units, some as live/work units, and approximately 50 to 100 new jobs as a result of new and intensi� ed devel-opment of the existing zoned light industrial lands.

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Police, health authority, politicians meet about Nelson’s ‘street culture’

BILL METCALFENelson Star

A local attempt to cre-ate a community-wide strategy to deal with po-licing, mental health, and street culture has taken another step.

Recently, representa-tives of Interior Health, the police, city council, and the community ser-vices society met and de-veloped a list of sectors that will be represented at a facilitated Oct. 1 strat-egy meeting.

The meeting was con-vened and chaired by Rona Park of the Nelson Community Services So-ciety as a follow-up to a meeting of various com-munity agencies in June at which Park proposed a downtown street out-reach collaboration, and that it use a proven model called a collective impact initiative.

The most recent meet-ing identified police, community services, churches, health, mental health, business, public services, youth, local gov-ernment, and education as stakeholders. They invited about 25 people from those sectors to the October meeting.

“It is by invitation, not a public meeting,” Park

says. “We have sufficient anecdotal and hard data telling us we are not re-sponding in the way we need to. We are at the stage of action.”

Park said she wants all the stakeholders listed above to “commit to make something hap-pen, to commit to being at the table” to create a community-wide strat-egy for how to respond to those who “rely on street culture to survive.”

The five components of a collective impact ini-tiative that Park is recom-mending the group follow are: a common agenda, shared measurement, mutually reinforcing ac-tivities, continuous com-munication, and funding support.

Accordingly, Park said the purpose of the

October meeting will be to develop a common definition of the problem and a common agenda. Without that, she says, different sectors talk at cross-purposes and noth-ing gets done.

“The business sector may see them as people who should just buck up and get a job. The mental health sector says a cer-tain percentage of them have mental illness and live in poverty and could not get a job, so they are reliant on the street to survive. A difference in perception of what causes the problem leads to a dif-ferent perception of how to solve it.”

Police chief Wayne Holland, who has been part of these meetings, thinks Park is on the right track.

“She is absolutely right. We support the idea of the collective im-pact initiative. We will do anything and work with anybody who will help us with your situation. We would like some help with out workload and that will benefit everyone.”

Asked whether this new meeting might look like more talk and no ac-tion, Mayor Deb Kozak told the Star, “Yes we are having another meeting. This is a complicated is-sue. This is not just a po-licing issue, it is a deeper issue. Everybody, all these sectors, has a piece of information about this, and I think this also gives Nelson an opportunity to be a model for other com-munities on how to deal with complex issues.

“The process we are employing with Rona is sound, in terms of how to map out an issue and come to solutions. We are moving toward a long-term solution, not a short term-one.”

Kozak, who in addi-tion to being mayor is chair of the police board, made these comments by phone from a meeting in Ontario of the Canadian Association of Police Governance.

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Burglars hit Winlaw hardware storeBILL METCALFE

Nelson StarBurglars broke into

Home Hardware in Winlaw last Wednesday night and owner Darren McCoy says the hunting and sporting gear stolen is worth about $7,500.

“They took camo hunt-ing shirts, jackets and pants, hunting knives, walkie-talkies, cordless phones, and ammuni-tion,” McCoy said. And they attempted to steal a 600-pound (270 kg) safe, moving it outside with a dolly and then abandon-ing it, damaged.”

“It was a fairly so-phisticated entry and they were on the scene for quite some time,” Slo-can Lake RCMP Cst. Nick Herder told the Star, but declined to elaborate until a forensics officer com-pletes the investigation.

He said the burglars entered the store some-time after 2:30 a.m. when “the neighbours reported their dogs going crazy.”

Employees discovered the break-in the next morn-ing and are still carrying out an inventory of the losses.

McCoy said they also destroyed his video sur-veillance system and cut the phone lines.

“But what they didn’t know,” he said, “was that I had a trail cam set up in the store to catch shop-

lifters and the footage is at RCMP forensics now.”

Herder said the meth-od of entry is similar to that in a July 24 overnight burglary of the Winlaw post office. In that case, the building was damaged and about $900 in cash was stolen.

Herder said the simi-larities, and conversa-tions he has had with

neighbours, have led him to suspect the same people committed both robberies, and that they are local.

“If anyone remembers suspicious vehicles and pedestrians that night, we really need their help with this,” Herder said.

The Slocan Lake RC-MP’s phone number is 250-358-2222.

Slocan Lake RCMP are investigating thefts at the post office and hardware store in Winlaw.

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Nelson Star StaffThe Nelson Police Depart-

ment received a report Saturday from the Kootenay Lake Hospital Auxiliary that a newly acquired wheelchair valued at $1,200 was missing.

It’s suspected that approximate-ly two weeks ago the wheelchair was either taken for a joy ride, used to take to someone home and not returned to the hospital, or other-wise removed.

“The selfless and caring folks

of the hospital auxiliary volunteer countless hours, and work very hard raising money to buy items, such as this wheelchair, which benefit the needs of numerous people in our community,” Cst. Jay Noppe wrote.

Police and the hospital auxiliary are appealing for your help in re-covering the wheelchair.

If it’s located or if you know its whereabouts, contact police. Alternately, it can be dropped off directly at Kootenay Lake Hospital.

Police seek missing wheelchair

Police are looking for this wheelchair, which went missing from Kootenay Lake Hospital two weeks ago.

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Nelson skies clear after rainSmoky skies advisory and

campfire ban both lifted in Kootenays

Will JohnsonNelson Star

Both the smoky skies advisory and campfire ban have been lifted following the weekend’s deluge.

“While some wildfires remain active, the weather system that is moving through the region, ac-companied by rain and high winds, has reduced the amount of smoke and improved air quality,” reads a release from the Ministry of En-vironment’s meteorologist Tarek Ayache. “These conditions are ex-pected to continue over the next few days.”

The Southeast Fire Centre stipu-lated that campfires larger than half-metre wide by half-metre high are still prohibited, as are open fires with outdoor stoves.

“Anyone who lights a campfire must have a hand tool (such as a shovel) or at least eight litres of water available to full extinguish

it,” reads their release.“Never leave a campfire unat-

tended and make sure that the ashes are completely cold to the touch before leaving the area for any length of time.”

Backyard burning piles also remain prohibited.

Anyone found in contravention of an open burning prohibition may be issued a ticket for $345, required to pay an administrative

penalty of $10,000 or, if convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and sentenced to one year in jail.

To report a wildfire, abandoned campfire or burning violation call 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on a cell phone.

For the latest information on burning restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories visit bc-wildfire.ca. A campfire prohibition map is available at bit.ly/1dMzbd.

Local skies are clear again as seen in this photo taken Monday afternoon near the Nelson and District Community Complex. Will Johnson photo

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After Nelson’s Nathan Be-ninger graduated from journalism school, he

spent a number of years travel-ing to far-flung locations across the globe in search of meaning-ful photography work.

He spent some time freelanc-ing in Africa, but was frustrated by his inability to help those on the other side of his lens. It was later, while traveling through Peru, that he found his calling, eventually opening a shelter in 2009 for impoverished Peruvian girls who otherwise wouldn’t re-ceive an education.

“There was so much tourism money available at that point that should’ve been being put back into the communities and into the cities, but that wasn’t happening,” said Beninger, who recently moved back to the Kootenays with his wife Greta after nine years in South Amer-ica. “What I saw was a weird contrast between the tourism areas and impoverished areas and I thought that was unfair and weird.

“Five-star resorts were two blocks from Third World situa-tions with dangerous, impover-ished people. And especially for the young girls, they were back

in the ‘50s as far as women’s rights.”

Beninger worked at state-run shelters for years, but was disap-pointed by the care the wards received. Once Greta and Na-than began their own founda-tion, they were able to bring a nurse, psychologist and teacher on to their team. They all work together towards the same goal — giving young girls a chance at a real education.

Right now two students who grew up at the Pura Vida shelter, Yone and Grimnesa, are attend-ing university. And it’s them Be-ninger hopes Nelson residents keep in mind when contributing

to his organization.“Our main goal when they’re

coming off the streets is to get them back into the school sys-tem and studying.”

Beninger said he was shocked to see the unfair juxtaposition between rich and poor in the country.

“Living in Nelson I’d never seen real poverty until I began to travel. I saw that and said ‘this isn’t right, how they live in poverty while we live in excess.’ It was a trip for me. I’m not a very religious person, but I don’t know why I was born into this life while they were born into suffering and poverty. I still

don’t get why I have it so good while they have it so bad.”

Beninger is hosting a Peru-vian-themed fundraiser for his shelter from 6 to 8 p.m. at John Ward Coffee on Saturday.

“It will be a website relaunch party with live music from Ruth Langevin, a Peruvian-themed photo exhibit and lots of info on what the Pura Vida Founda-tion is doing and wants to do in Peru.”

There will be a draw for a month’s free Americanos and a silent auction for items between $10 and $300.

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Fundraiser to benefit Peruvian girlsNelson’s Nathan

Beninger has spent nearly a

decade developing an education-

focused shelter for impoverished girls

Nelson’s Nathan Beninger (below) established a shelter for impoverished Peruvian girls in 2009 through his Pura Vida Foundation. He’s hosting a photo exhibit and fundraiser at John Ward Coffee at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Submitted photo

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Climate lobby awaits word from Wilks

Re: “Wilks issues debate condi-tions,” Aug. 12

Our local Citizens’ Climate Lob-by chapter is hosting a nonpartisan all candidates forum with Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace on Sept. 16 in Nelson. � e focus is on peace, security, and climate change — topics that are of increasing im-portance to Canadians in the 21st century.

� is forum is an important event that will help voters see where can-didates stand on key issues. So we were disappointed to read in the Star that Kootenay Columbia Con-servative David Wilks plans to at-tend only forums hosted by Cham-bers of Commerce between Sept. 21 and Oct. 2.

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� e community would value hearing his views on the forum’s themes and ways that he might consider in� uencing Conservative Party platform.

If Mr. Wilks does not attend, his views could be misrepresented, so we requested that he assign a des-ignee in his place or send a written statement for the forum — but again no response.

However, we still anticipate a very engaging informative event. We thank candidates Bill Green (Green Party), Don Johnston (Liberal Par-ty), and Wayne Stetski (NDP) for their willingness to participate in the forum. We will continue to hold a welcoming chair for Mr. Wilks at the venue.

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Control of emissions must relate to jurisdiction

Re: “Di� erent ways of looking at carbon data,” Letters, Aug. 26 and “Skepticism on carbon reduction not well-founded,” Letters, Aug. 28

In regard to Ron Robinson’s com-ment on my letter: Emissions per capita is as much nonsense as is emissions per square mile. � e only thing that counts is the tonnage of emissions in the area of jurisdiction.

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probably a duck. My point is we have absolutely

no jurisdiction over what the high carbon emitters do and until they make a move our sacri� ces are meaningless.

My use of 2013 data is the best available; Mr Robinson’s use of a 2008 set of data from one source is very old. Of course we can search for alternates now: as long as they are economically feasible. For ex-ample solar is very feasible in Phoe-nix, Australia and Ryadh and may be economical in certain places in Canada but hasn’t nearly the poten-

tial to satisfy our needs.In reference to Clinton Swan-

son’s letter, the point must surely be obvious: the point of view of an environmentalist is “what can I do to reduce carbon emissions?” So we will drive small cars etc.

My original letter was based on the fact that meaningful control of carbon emissions must be related to the jurisdiction — i.e who has the jurisdiction to make the laws to reduce carbon emission contamina-tion of the world’s biosphere? � at was precisely why I used � e Econo-mist � gures by country!

In other words per person sta-tistics, while good propaganda and another way of presentation, are meaningless in terms of how we really in� uence the reduction of carbon. Similarly, comparisons by square mile, while interesting, are equally meaningless in terms of laws required for the big emitters to make reductions. BC’s carbon tax is also useless as it is regarded as a cost of business to be passed on to the consumer.

My argument in raising this issue at all is to help understand why it would be whipping ourselves un-necessarily for Canada to make laws on carbon emission reduction which will harm our fragile economy when the real sources of emissions are not under our control — or any other, for that matter.

While we can hope that the re-cent propaganda from dead-duck US President Barack Obama and the Chinese president come to fruition, let’s not can our economy until there is movement where it counts.

Maurice A. RhodesNelson

Political will essential to green energy economy

� e transition to a low carbon fu-ture drives questions about the Cana-dian economy. Can a green national energy industry keep pace with our present resource-dependent system? Increasingly, the answer from the marketplace is a quali� ed, “yes, if the political will is there.”

In December 2014, � e Globe and Mail reported that the green energy sector in Canada was employing more people than the oil sands. In-novative Canadian companies like Morgan Solar, Hydrostor, and Wood-land Biofuels are poised to provide scalable technologies. What’s needed is a strategic and sustained commit-ment from government.

A price on carbon is the critical � rst step. A fee and dividend system that applies an incremental cost on carbon while returning proceeds to Canadian families unleashes the creative power of the market. Mov-ing government subsidies towards renewables provides investors the con� dence to make major capital commitments. � e pieces to the puzzle are there, we only need the will to make it happen.

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A quick review of Facebook this weekend indicates that many local residents are

thankful to see that the promised rain has � nally arrived! Our lawns, � owers and gardens will be grate-fully soaking up all the refreshing rain. It has also helped with damp-ening the smoke, a relief for all of us, especially those with respira-tory conditions. Unfortunately it does not mean the end to local water restrictions.

S.T. Coleridge wrote in his fa-mous poem, � e Rime of the An-cient Mariner, “water, water ev-erywhere, nor any drop to drink”. When you can see Kootenay Lake (the � � h largest lake in BC) from everywhere in Nelson it is hard to imagine why we need to have water restrictions in place. Restrictions are in place because our city water originates in the mountains above the city, not the lake below us.

� is long dry spell has stressed two of our three sources of wa-ter — Selous Creek and Ander-son Creek. So while a little rain has fallen we need to continue to be vigilant with our water use both outside as well as inside our homes. I have grown used to my brown grass and that of my neigh-bours.

� is has an upside — less mow-ing with our gas mower reduces our carbon footprint. Inside, I turn o� the tap when brushing my teeth and keeping a pitcher of water in the fridge instead of run-ning the water until it gets cold. We have also replaced our toilets with

higher e� ciency low � ow models.� e city is committed to water

conservation and is a participant in the Columbia Basin Water Smart initiative. For additional helpful tips and advice and to see the cur-rent water restriction level (cur-rently 3) check out cbt.org/waters-mart. � is coming fall and winter’s forecast is for a continue drying trend, so we all need to consider ongoing conservation strategies.

FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL: � is past week at my Rotary lunch the guest speaker, Randy Jensen, spoke about a new program that Selkirk College is o� ering starting this January that will be the � rst of its kind in Canada.

Selkirk is o� ering a one-semes-ter Unarmed Civilian Peacekeep-ing Program that will prepare stu-dents to work in volatile situations around the globe in an e� ort to

reduce violence using strategic tactics of nonviolence. Political philosopher Hannah Arendt is at-tributed with writing “the reason war is still with us is that no one has put forth a viable alternative.” Perhaps it will be educational op-portunities such as this course that will change the future.

� e Mir Centre for Peace is holding a very creative fundraiser with the intent to provide � nan-cial support for an international student who otherwise could not a� ord the program. With the goal to raise $10,000, 144 people will be invited to a traditional borscht dinner and lecture by Parfaite Ntahuba. Each person will draw a number between one and 144 and be asked to make a tax deductible donation in that amount. What a great fundraising idea! For more info on this upcoming local event visit selkirk.ca/mir.

One last note: I would like to remind drivers, motorcyclists and bicyclists to be on the lookout for children returning to school in the next week. Especially around elementary schools where the ex-citement of returning and meet-ing up again with friends makes the little ones a little less mindful. School speeds zones with be back in full force.

As always, I am keen to hear your thoughts and concerns. My email is [email protected]

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� e restorative justice process requires that responsible persons (o� enders) accept responsibility for their actions and actively seek to make amends with those they have a� ected (victims). � e following es-say is an outcome of a restorative justice conference with the Nelson police restorative justice program.

Pranks are always fun un-til they get taken too far. I learned that although it is

fun to make jokes and goof around with friends, there are always con-sequences to consider.

Earlier this year, a friend and I came on a vacation to Ainsworth Hot Springs. While driving around one day in Nelson, we saw an “8th St.” sign that we thought would be cool to have in a bar back in our home town. At the time, the thought of taking the signs was nothing more than a joke.

A� er numerous laughs and comments about the idea, we headed over and took two signs down in the middle of the night. A witness from the neighborhood reported us and we were later ar-rested by the Nelson Police De-partment. We were charged with

mischief as well as the� and were ordered to appear in court.

My friend and I were fortunate enough to be referred to the re-storative justice program. By par-ticipating, I had the opportunity to formally introduce myself to some of those a� ected by our ac-tions. � ey included: the arrest-ing o� cer, the manager of public works, and a city councillor. One a� ected person who chose not to attend the meeting was the witness who reported us taking the signs.

Having the witness choose not to attend the restorative justice conference to meet with us made me feel really sad and disappointed in myself. I realized that I had done more than mischief; I had really a� ected people in a negative way, and this made me deeply upset.

� rough the restorative justice program, I learned that there are consequences when pranks are taken too far. More people than I had initially considered were af-fected by our actions including: the witness, the Nelson community (particularly that neighborhood), the police o� cer, and my parents.

I now understand that by taking the signs, I violated the safety and

security of people in that neigh-borhood. We took up precious time of the o� cer when he could have been doing much more im-portant policing. And we wasted the resources of the public works sta� for the replacement of the signs. All these people were af-fected by a senseless prank.

Personally, the restorative jus-tice program was a big eye opener. � ere were signi� cant conse-quences I could have faced had we gone to court. Having a criminal record would have really a� ected my future as I plan on travelling to numerous places and building a career in marketing. I now con-sider limits to jokes, and how they can a� ect others. I strongly advise friends to think before they follow through with any pranks.

There can be huge conse-quences out there that can a� ect the rest of your life because you made a bad decision. I found the restorative justice program to be a valuable opportunity to apologize appropriately for my poor deci-sion, address and repair the harm caused, as well as a vital learning experience.

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FACEBOOK FEEDBACK FACEBOOK FEEDBACKBlewett ‘junkyard’ draws RDCK ire

He should be able to do what he wants. He paid for the property. Close the blinds if it’s harming so much. — Colin Lawrence

It would be di� erent it wasn’t so disor-ganized and full of crap, and the fact that he just keeps adding to it is ridiculous.

— Brandon Swihart

FINALLY! It is time that something is done about this eyesore. Can’t happen soon enough for me. — Donna Ferrill James

Whether you like this guy’s yard or not, it is a huge disservice to the community to allow the government to use force to make him change it. � is will set a very bad precedent. — Kevin Hegel

� is can open a can of worms in the area. � ere are many properties like Joe’s in the Koots. And while the unsightliness might not be much of an issue, environ-mental pollution with leaking gas, oils and battery acid into the watershed is a problem. — Aries Nelson

Rare car yes, letting it rot to the frame rails does nothing positive for its “value.” I have seen so many old interesting cars rust away to powder because somebody was going to “� x it up one day.” Sell it, or give it away to somebody who will actually do something with it. So frustrating for people who want that stu� ! — Aaron Toma

I see his point, but I also see the � re-� ghters’ points. I speak as someone who routinely runs too many project vehicles of various sorts, and there is a right way and a wrong way to do it. Putting these

rarer machines up on blocks, in rows and tarping them would go a long way towards shutting the neighbours up, as well as bet-ter preserving the vehicles and preventing the whole thing from becoming a huge, ruinous � re. — Ryan Evans

Izushi Society frustrated by transients in park

Yeah it’s not a safe park. I never go there alone. — Hayley Ratcli� e

I took a walk down there last week. It was scary. I got the heck out of there.

— Charity Ellis Barbour

If the city has designated it a public park and there are some that are making it unpleasant for others, just time to call in the cops to keep the peace.

— Georgina Manson

What a shame. People from all over the world, and elsewhere in Canada, would think we are spoiled and take so much for granted. Here in our clean safe city, com-

plaining with broad exaggeration about our park; has nobody here been to any other city ever? — Alana Shae Holt

� ere needs to be a place for travellers and people to hang out. When they pushed everyone o� Baker St. they all went to the park. I would love to see Cottonwood cleaned up but I would also like to see a place for the people to go, like a punk park or something. — Imoan Nelson

I would love to be able to go there more with my kids as it’s so beautiful and can be so peaceful but most of the time it’s just so full of intoxicated/way too stoned people (most of whom are not from here). Many of them have dogs without any training that are just running loose all over and owners no where in sight. My toddler daughter especially loves dogs and gets so excited seeing all of them running around, but it’s totally unsafe.

— Kimberly Anne Barrie

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Community EventsAttention sailors and sailboat enthusiasts: the annual Gray Creek Regatta will be held on Sept. 5 and 6 in Crawford Bay on Kootenay Lake in front of the Lakeview Store. For more information: 1-877-227-9311. This event is organized by the Kootenay Lake Sailing Association.

See star clusters, nebulae, distant galaxies and more through two astronomy telescopes at Taghum Hall, Friday, Sept. 4. Viewing starts at 8:30 p.m., weather permitting. For more info, contact Wayne at 250-354-1586.

Learning in Retirement starts Sept. 11 with a free Meet and Greet session at Selkirk Silver King campus. Come join us at 10 a.m. and find out about our new and exciting multi session courses. Contact Grace Devaux at 250-352-0042.

AIDS Walk for Life, Lakeside Park, starts at noon, registration at 11 a.m. at Rotary Shelter, Sept. 12. BBQ, face painting, hula hooping, music by Logan Carlstrom and Al Woodman. For more: 250-777-2261 or [email protected].

Potluck for self-employed healing practitio-ners to network and explore opportunities to support each other personally and profes-sionally. Sept 11 at 211 Hart St., 5 to 9 p.m. 250-352-3656.

Dances of Universal Peace, with live music, no experience necessary. We do dances and walks with singing, representing spiritual traditions from the world over. 602 Kootenay St. Sept. 11 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Sept. 27, 3 to 5 p.m. For more: 250-354-4288.

International Suicide Prevention Day, Sept 10, kite flying ceremony. The kite and string represent our connection to the things we strive to stay connected to: hope, community, those we have lost, and those who struggle with thoughts of suicide. Lakeside Park, noon to 1 p.m.

Kootenay Quilters Show “The Art of Quilting” Oct. 2 and 3, noon to 8 p.m., featuring quil-ters Dorothea Housworth and Janet Jones. Quilt displays, merchant mall and quilt raffle. For more: 250-825-9241.

Monthly Meetings

All seniors are welcome to the monthly meet-ing of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, 717 Vernon St. at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 2. Refreshments, bridge, crib, dominos, chess, euchre and snooker. For more: 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons.

The Nelson People in Pain Network Support Group meets on Wednesday, Sept. 2 at the Shambhala Meditation Centre, 812 Stanley St., 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. This peer led support group may help you to self-manage your pain, provide education, and reduce isolation. For more: pipain.com or 1-844-747-7246.

Nelson Hospice Grief Support Series, Thurs-days 6 p.m. starting Sept. 10, 402 West Richards St. For anyone who is experiencing grief due to the death of someone they love. Hosted by trained Nelson Hospice volunteers. 250-352-2337.

Fundraisers

Ellison’s Annual Heritage Fair Sept. 12, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., a fundraiser for affordable housing. Mayor Deb Kozak speaks at 1 p.m. BBQ, music, antique cars, local produce, pet-ting zoo, square dancing, raffles, pony rides, 523 Front St. For more: 250-352-3181.

Ongoing bottle drive supporting the local riders participating in the Cops-for-Kids

Charity which rides through Nelson on Sept 14. Drop-off points are in Nelson and the on the North Shore, or call for pick-up. For more: 250-825-4141 or [email protected].

Friends of the Library book sale donations accepted until Oct. 17, of lightly used books (esp. fiction); CDs, DVDs,BluRays, games, puzzles — complete and in good condition). No mags, textbooks, encyclopedias, Reader’s Digest, videos. Catherine 250-352-5975

Announcements

Low cost dental applications will be accepted on Sept. 14 and 28 (the second and fourth Monday) of each month at the Seniors Coor-dinating office 719 Vernon St., 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more: 250-352-6008.

The Canadian Federation of University Women Nelson and District Club invite present, former and new members to a potluck dinner and meeting on Sept. 15, 5:30 p.m. at 810 Munro St. For more: [email protected].

Workshops

Copyright for Artists, Sept 17, 7-9 p.m. KSA, 606 Victoria, free. With the massive amount of media being easily shared digitally, how do we know what’s fair to use or what others can use of ours? Free but pre-reg. required. For more: 250-352‐2821.

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And the winner is ... Janet Jones (right) is shown presenting raffle winner Bonnie Bullen with the beautiful handmade quilt that she made and donated to St. Saviour’s Church for their quilt raffle. The proceeds of the successful raffle will go towards the replacement of the Church’s ag-ing boiler system. Submitted photo

Special eventS

The Pura Vida Foundation is throwing a fun-draiser to benefit victimized young girls in Peru on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at John Ward Coffee on Baker St. There will be live cello and violin music, refreshments, as well as a Peruvian-themed photo exhibit by Na-than Beninger. Admission is free. For more information visit puravidafoundation.ca or call 250-352-9989.

The Capitol Theatre presents ANNIE! on Sat-urday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. It will be a night of precocious singing from the spunkiest An-nie ever (Aileen Quinn) and will include the hilarious antics of Carol Burnett as Miss Hannigan! This 1982 movie production is full of familiar songs, including “Tomorrow” and “It’s a Hard Knock Life.” You will instantly rec-ognize acting and musical legends including Albert Finney (Daddy Warbucks), Tim Curry (Rooster Hannigan), and Bernadette Peters (Lily St. Regis). This is a Capitol Theatre annual fundraiser. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and $45 family of 4. Buy tickets online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363, Tuesday to Friday, noon to 4:30 p.m.

World-renowned artists Alex and Allyson Grey are hosting their first ever public appear-ances in western Canada from Oct. 8 through 11, with multimedia events, live painting and presentations. With work in multiple venues across Nelson, this historic visionary culture event series will provide many points of access into the art and life of these iconic figures, including their projects CoSM (The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors) and Entheon. For more

information visit cosm.org or IN:SIGHT with Alex and Allyson Grey on Facebook.

On Oct. 3 at 11 a.m., the Civic Theatre is pre-senting the crowd-sourced screening of Milk: Born Into this World. There will be a “latch and count” at 11 a.m., with a film to follow after. Through an intimate and artistic lens, Milk brings a universal perspective on the politics, commercialization and controversies surrounding birth and infant feeding over the canvas of stunningly beautiful visuals and poi-gnant voices from around the globe. Inspiring, informative, provocative and sensitive, Milk celebrates bringing a new life into this world with a strong call to action and reflection. Tickets are $5, and the Civic needs 70 pre-sold tickets to ensure the booking. The money raised will support breastfeeding programs serving families in the West Kootenay.

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Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., the Nelson Civic Theatre will present Tangerine, the story of a working girl who tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

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Iconic Canadian singer/songwriter Ron Sex-smith returns to Nelson for a special perfor-mance at Spiritbar on Friday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. Touring in support of his newest album Carousel One, the night will feature a special guest. Doors open at 7 p.m. Shows start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 plus tax and are available

from the Hume Hotel.

Neil Diamond impersonator Jason Scott will bring his show Diamond Forever: A Celebra-tion of Neil Diamond to the Royal Canadian Legion dance hall on Saturday, Oct. 3. Tickets are $22 and include appetizers. Doors are at 5:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the Legion, and for more information call 250-352-6464.

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As part of Oxygen Art Centre’s summer resi-dency program, Quebec resident and Argen-tina-born sculptor José Luis Torres will be creating and installing new work in his series of in situ installation pieces called Mutations. The exhibition will be available for viewing through the month 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Admission is free and ev-eryone is welcome.

FeStivalS

The second annual Kootenay Spirit Festival will run from Sept. 18 to 20 this year. It will be a celebration of yoga, dance, meditation and music held in the natural beauty of Nel-son, aspiring to ignite and unite community within this region and beyond. This spiritual-ly-charged festival has it all — whether rising early to meditate or dancing late to the beat of world music (or both!). Participants will be inspired by top local and visiting teachers, speakers and musical acts. Tickets range from $21 to $177, depending on the pass. For more information visit kootenayspiritfestival.ca.

This year’s Kootenay Storytelling Festival will run from Sept. 25 to 27 in Nelson with performances from Niko Bell, Diana Cole, Dan Conley, Tobias Gray and Barry Gray, John Galm and Alyne Galm, Bonnie Harvey, Shayna Jones and Lucas Myers. This year’s theme is From Bard to Beat: Storytelling In-tertwined. For more information visit koote-naystory.org.

Dance

On Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. the Capi-tol Theatre presents Spirit Transforming by Dancers of Damelahamid. Deeply rooted in the timeless dance traditions of the Gitxsan Nation, this work shares a journey of re-birth, and brings forth the rich expression of coastal dance. The company’s women glide across the stage as a pack of orca with beautifully carved fins upon their backs. Audiences are transported to an animated spirit world. With original choreography and songs inspired by traditional Gitxsan masked dance, this show has a relevant message to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students. Buy online at capitol-theatre.bc.ca or by phone at 250-352-6363.

The Capitol Theatre Family Series presents on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 2 p.m. In Abun-dance by Dancers of Damelahamid. The show is based on the salmon cycle, and the impor-tant cultural teachings of balance, commu-nity and sustainability. The salmon symbolize abundance and are a reminder to value and protect this resource. Tickets are $12.50. Buy online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at 250-352-6363.


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Coastal dance comes to the CapitolThe Dancers of Damelahamid are coming to the Capitol Theatre on Sept. 12 and 13 to present two dance shows deeply rooted in the traditions of the Gitxsan Nation. Ana Pedrero photo


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Continued from page 1so the waterfront path-way could be continued along the shore to Red Sands beach.

Ockeloen said the retaining wall for the

pathway will be a “liv-ing wall” with plantings so that it will look like a green berm rather than a retaining wall.

He said sales and construction of the eight housing units of Phase 1 have not started yet, in-stead waiting until after Monday night’s rezon-ing of the neighbour-ing property because “people needed to know what the neighbour-hood is going to look like before they com-mit. Maybe some people would buy [otherwise] but I think it is better if we clean that up first and show what is going to be there.”

Ockeloen said the

rezoning decision Mon-day night means he will start taking deposits on the eight units and be-gin road building on the Phase 1 property, but he is not sure whether ac-tual building construc-tion will start before the spring.

“The start of con-struction is weather-dependent and depends on the success of the sales program. So some things like roads and bringing services in un-der the CPR tracks will happen this year. If the sales program is strong and we pre-sell some then we will be able to start construction this year.”

Sales to begin soonThe Nelson Landing developer constructed this retaining wall to support the continua-tion of the waterfront pathway. Council gave its blessing to the project’s second phase Monday. Bill Metcalfe photo

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The Village of Kaslo will name a street after Aya Higashi, the last resident who came there as a result of the Japanese Ca-nadian internment during the Second World War.

Higashi, a longtime teacher, died recently at age 96.

The idea of naming a street in honour of her and her late hus-band Buck came in a letter from former Kaslo residents Glen and Jeannette Leyden of Sparwood.

“Everyone in town knew and loved her for her caring and unselfish ways but above

all in her younger years she was a role model for everyone,” they wrote.

“They lived just up the street from us when we moved to Kaslo in 1952 and right away became long lasting friends of my parents,” Glen said.

“[My] younger brother John and I would walk up the alley to visit with Buck when he was home. They both always had time for us and any friends we brought along.”

Although they have not lived in Kaslo for over 40 years, the

Leydens kept in touch with Hi-gashi and last saw her two years ago.

They proposed renaming the street in front of her house Hi-gashi Way in memory of Aya and Buck.

Village council endorsed the idea at a recent meeting.

However, administrator Neil Smith says despite the resolu-tion, the precise location of Hi-gashi Way is still in question, al-though it will be in lower Kaslo, near where they lived.

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Kaslo to name street Higashi Way

Memoir explores internment impact

Aya Higashi

Continued from page 1Cole admires Joy Kogawa,

who wrote the novel Obasan in 1981 and opened the floodgates for others of Japanese descent to share their stories. “She was the pioneer who made us all aware in a poetic, touching way, of the suffering that occurred on the west coast of BC.”

But the suffering was felt over many continents, she learned.

“If my grandfather had reached his final destination aboard the ship he left Japan on, I would be speaking Span-ish today because he was head-ing to Mexico. And Mexico, I learned, also practiced an ex-pulsion of the Nikkei from the Pacific coast and confiscated all their property. I wouldn’t have escaped anything there, and I wouldn’t be in Nelson skiing and having a good time. It’s funny, these quirks of fate.”

She also learned about the “extraordinary rendition” of the Japanese from South America, a topic covered in the documen-tary Hidden Internment: The Art Shibayama Story, which she will be screening for her launch au-diences.

“There’s this schism between that time and who we are now, and I’m hoping that through my launches and our discussions we’ll have the opportunity as a society to discuss and ask these questions, and to formulate our own ideas about what that struggle in Canada and around the Pacific Rim has meant for multiple generations.”

Cole explained that the Nik-kei were considered a “model minority” because “we rarely break the law and tend to keep a low profile. I consider that ste-reotype a form of strait-jacket-

ing or confinement because you have to present a certain face, and that idea of face is very im-portant in Asian culture.”

She said many of those who suffered through internment camps and persecution haven’t been given the opportunity to share their struggles.

“In order to survive and re-establish ourselves after that horrendous experience of ex-pulsion and economic persecu-tion, many had to push that stuff into the background, because you have to make a living and restore the financial necessities.”

“We don’t want to talk about how we’ve been hurt, or how we sometimes might kick a dog when we come home angry. It’s a form of displaced anger, and I want to allow others to peek behind the curtain in an effort to bring healing to ourselves and to society. We have to acknowledge what has been done in our past, not to dwell there but in order

to move on.”Cole said she feels a respon-

sibility to share.“As one grows older, you real-

ize the passage of time is going to take away all the elders — as Aya Higashi has just recently died [see related story below], the last remnant of the intern-ment in Kaslo — and this is a responsibility I feel and take seriously.”

Cole’s book has received praise from Rita Takahashi of San Francisco State University, who said the book “is the very portal through which we view the hidden aspects of three important cultural icons: Wil-liam Hohri, who led a massive class action lawsuit against the United States, Iva Toguri, who was convicted of treason and subsequently pardoned, and Roy Miki, who was born in exile in Canada.”

The first chapter of the book was originally published in The

New Orphic Review and was short-listed for the The Malahat Review’s non-fiction contest in 2013. It was also nominated for the Pushcart Prize anthology.

Cole is a Canadian citizen who has been living in Canada for over 40 years, and is the founder of a biracial couples’ association that has been imple-mented in a number of Ontario communities. She has also been involved in battling the spraying of Agent Orange in Nova Scotia forests and has spoken to Parlia-ment on the topic.

Both the Columbia Basin Trust and the Columbia Koote-nay Cultural Alliance supported Cole’s project financially.

Cole will read at the Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. in New Denver. She will then read at the Langham Cultural Centre on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. and at the Kootenay Storytelling Festival from Sept. 25 to 27.

Kidnapped in Peru: Diana Cole’s brother-in-law Art Shibayama (right) is seen here with his wife Betty at a baseball game. He was kidnapped from Peru and imprisoned in Crystal City, Tex. during World War II. Cole will present her story about his life at the Kootenay Storytelling Festival and a small clip from a documentary film about him at her book launch in New Denver on Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. Admission is by donation. Submitted photo

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Nelson Leafs main training camp is underway at the Nelson and District Community Com-plex this week. It’s a busy time for coach and general manager David McLellan who is looking to select at least 21 players for the Junior B hockey team.

� e camp has 40 players com-peting in their third and � nal chance for a spot on the roster. McLellan has already carded 12 players from April and May training camps but says they still need to match the level of play that got them this far.

With dozens of players from all over North America com-peting for 21 to 23 spots on the team, McLellan said there are no guarantees even if a player has already been carded.

“� ey can be released,” said McLellan, if their performance is substandard during the camp that runs through � ursday.

“Last year I walked into this on Aug. 24 and it was almost a given if you showed up in Nelson you were on the team, but that is not the case this year,” he said, adding that last year’s return-ing players are excited about this change too.

McLellan’s recruiting began last August when he � rst arrived and involved various tactics. He attended almost every BCHL team’s camps in the spring. As well he activated his North America-wide recruiting net-work that includes family advi-sors, players, agents, and coaches of various junior levels.

“I’ve sourced out recommen-dations for players who should be able to play at our level e� ec-tively,” he told the Star. � rough this he brought new players to the spring training camps. � e September camp will be a com-bination of those players, new recruits and players returning from last season.

McLellan’s biggest project during the recruitment season was to � ll their defence, which will be entirely new. With an un-proven blue line, McLellan said he will probably want to sign seven to eight defencemen in total, six of whom are already carded.

“It just depends on who comes back from the BCHL or not,” he said referring to players trying to break into the Junior A league. But thus far, he is “very comfortable” with what he has recruited. And he’s still looking

to acquire an experienced de-fenceman at some point in the season to stabilize that group.

� is could be one of several positive changes for the team as they began last year’s season with only 17 carded players and one goalie. � e Leafs’ new as-sistant coach, Nelson resident Greg Andrusak, could be anoth-er edge for the 2015/16 season. Andrusak’s professional career included playing in the NHL for Pittsburgh and Toronto.

“Greg brings lots of experi-ence,” said McLellan, “not only as a player, but he has coached quite a bit.”

Andrusak coached within Nelson Minor Hockey and for the Leafs as an assistant in the past when Simon Wheeldon was the head coach.

“A lot of the players I’ve brought in have played in high-end programs and I want to make sure we have a strong development model for our ath-letes. I think Greg brings a lot of that with his work though minor hockey developing players.

“Greg brings an element I was looking for from the fact he played as a defenceman. My chief focus with Greg is to focus on the development stage to play defence. Playing defence in ju-nior hockey is very challenging. � e learning curve is di� erent than a forward. We want to make

sure we are developing the right skill set and right attitude so I think Greg brings lots of tangible skills for that.”

� e three day camp will have both on-ice and o� -ice compo-nents. Camp participants, who range in age from 16 to 20, will be divided into two groups: one for practice and the other will prepare for an exhibition game which will include the top re-cruits.

� e focus on the ice will be conditioning and foot speed, which McLellan said is a re-quirement.

“Players will not make it on our team if they are out of shape,” he said. “We don’t fool around with conditioning and our players know that.”

Dryland training will focus on cardio, strength and training.

It’s too early to tell what this season’s team is going to look like, the coach said.

“As a junior hockey coach when the rubber hits the ice, then I’ll know,” said McLellan. “Our general depth is quite strong and we’re looking forward to a very good year. We’ve got a lot of excited players coming from all parts of North America to compete for jobs so that’s an-other good thing and we have good representation across the province as well.”

LEAFLETS: Last season the Leafs � nished fourth in the Neil Murdoch Division, despite a winning record of 23-17-2-6. � ey were ousted in the � rst round of the KIJHL playo� s by Beaver Valley in � ve games.

Returning players include Blair Andrews, Branden Chow, Michael Crawford, Tyler Fyfe, Austin Lindsay, Race Miller, Tim Nicholas, Samuel Weber, and Dylan Williamson.

� e Leafs’ � rst exhibition game of the season is against Beaver Valley on � ursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Nelson and Dis-trict Community Complex. � e regular season begins on Sept. 11 in Nelson against the Kelowna Chiefs. For a complete schedule visit nelsonleafs.ca.

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SportsProspects lace up to make the LeafsForty hockey players attend training camp this week in hopes of � lling fewer than 25 positions for the 2015/16 KIJHL season; Andrusak joins Nelson coaching sta�

The Nelson Leafs play Beaver Valley in their � rst exhibition game tomorrow night. They’ll be seeking revenge after the Nitehawks knocked them out of the playoffs last season (seen above). Tamara Hynd photo

TRAINING CAMP ROSTER

The following players have been carded by the Nelson Leafs for the upcoming season:

Name/Age/Position/Hometown

Davis Andrews, 18, Defence, Calgary

Kyle Chernenkoff, 17, Defence, Salmo

Tanner Costa, 17, Forward, Castlegar

Andy Fitzpatrick, 18, Forward, Calgary

Levi Hulston, 18, Forward, Calgary

Ellis Junker, 17, Forward, Castlegar

Ren Mason, 18, Defence, Castlegar

Aigne McGeady-Bruce, 17, Defence, Nelson

Dashiel Thompson, 16, Defence, Langley

Nicholas Ketola, 18, Forward, Minnesota

Stephen Gaughran, 18, Defence, North Carolina

Trent Wydrowski, 17, Defence, Everett, Wash.

Everett Yasinki, 18, Goaltender, Calgary

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Blair Andrews, 20, Forward, Calgary

Branden Chow, 18, Forward, Vancouver

Michael Crawford, 19, Forward, Summerland

Tyler Fyfe, 18, Forward, Cloverdale

Austin Lindsay, 19, Forward, Kelowna

Rayce Miller, 20, Forward, Gilbert, Ariz.

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The channel is managed by the Min-istry of Forests, Lands and Natural Re-source Operations, and primarily funded by the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program. It is located about four kilo-meters west of Meadow Creek.

The open house provides a great op-portunity to talk to biologists and field

technicians, and view the fish at (or near) the peak of their run. There will also be information about grizzly bears, BearSmart, and the nutrient restoration program in Kootenay Lake.

“Typically there are tens of thousands of spawning kokanee to be viewed to-gether each year,” said Fish and Wild-life Compensation Program Columbia region manager Crystal Klym. “And it is always quite an amazing sight.”

The 3.3 kilometer looping channel, built in 1967 with BC Hydro funds to compensate for upstream spawning habi-tat lost due to the construction of Duncan Dam, can accommodate several hundred thousand spawning kokanee, and mil-lions of eggs in the gravel. The channel is open to the public every day between

10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for the duration of the spawning season that usually runs from late August through to late September.

With the congregating kokanee, the channel attracts both black and grizzly bears, and the ministry may order a tem-porary total closure to the public if there are high bear densities during regular open hours.

The Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program is a partnership between the Province of BC, BC Hydro, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, First Nations and public stakeholders to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife impacted by the con-struction of BC Hydro dams.

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An open house on Sept. 12 at Meadow Creek will be a great chance to watch spawning kokanee. Submitted photo

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If you think that you may qualify for this, or know of someone who might, please contact me for more details.

When it comes to lowering energy, there are a number of ways you can make a di� erence. If you own your own home you can register for the EcoSave program and learn how you can make your home more energy e� cient, access rebates and 3.5 % on-bill loan � nancing. (Repaying for the upgrades on your Nelson Hydro bill).

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In an industry that has consistently pushed out single-screen

theatres to make way for centralized megaplexes, the Civic � eatre’s story, with its monumental community support has been inspiring.

Far from rolling back down the hill into dark-ness, our single-screen that could regularly lights up with two features in an evening, opera, dance, and exhibitions on screen, weekly independent and international � lms, com-munity-produced content and events, and live music.

And now that we are cresting the hill with an-

other successful year in our under carriage, the Little Civic Engine is ready to pick up a cou-ple of extra cars for its regular programming run.

Starting this fall, we will be introducing a bi-weekly documentary series. We have typically been adding the odd doc to our � ursday night bill, but there are just too many good docs being produced and too many great indie/international titles to � t them all in.

Our hope is that by re-liably o� ering a consistent documentary series, we can appeal to lovers of non-� ction � lmmaking while simultaneously pre-serving and adding to the type of � ursday fare the bulk of our regulars crave.

We will open the doc series on Wednesday, Sept. 9 with Amy, the 97 per cent certi� ed fresh documentary on Amy Winehouse, directed by the award-winning direc-tor of Senna. On Sept. 30, we will be screening the Sundance Film Festival’s best documentary win-

ner, � e Wolfpack, and in mid-October, just in time for the federal elec-tions, we will be bring-ing in the amazing new documentary based on Naomi Klein’s latest book, � is Changes Everything.

Next stop, a regular monthly crowd-sourced program. A� er the amaz-ing success of our pilot attempt with Awake: � e Life of Yoganada, we are getting the pro-cesses locked down for a regular monthly slot, where the community can suggest niche program-ming and if the target of 75 pre-sales is met by a

given time, the program will be con� rmed.

Our � rst title up is, � e Mask You Live In, a follow up to the im-portant � lm Miss Rep-resentation. � e Mask You Live In follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while ne-gotiating America’s narrow de� nition of masculinity. Visit the Civic � eatre’s website to pre-purchase tickets for an Oct. 5 screen-

ing and help us reach the numbers needed to con� rm the booking.

Continuing to chug along, the Civic line looks forward to expanding our single-screen into a full-blown station and bringing to terminal all sorts of amazing oppor-tunities for community media. But until then, our little single-screen tank engine that could is making � omas look a little torpid, quite frankly.

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born February 17th, 1929 in Vancouver, BC. After a long, courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease, Raymond passed away peacefully on August 27th, 2015 at Poplar Ridge in Trail, BC. He was 86

years old.Raymond is survived by his loving wife of

62 years, Norma of Trail, BC; his children Rick (Sylvia) of War� eld, BC and Linda-Rae

Brown (Marty) of Trail, BC, as well as grandchildren Stacie-Rae Brown (Michael) of Shoreacres, BC, and Matthew and Nathan Dominici of War� eld, BC. He is also survived by his step-sisters Joyce Tait of Rossland, BC, and Margaret Mack of War� eld, BC as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Raymond was predeceased by his parents Angelo and Mary Dominici, his step-father David Tweed Sr., step-brothers Dave Tweed Jr., Ronny-Bill Tweed, and Doug Tweed, step-sister Irene Eyres and grandson Christopher Brown.Raymond moved to Trail, BC at the age of 10 with his family, before moving to Rossland, BC where he lived for 40 years. At the age of 15, he joined the Merchant Navy for a short time. After leaving the Navy, Raymond began work at Cominco, where he worked in the Plastic and Rubber shop for 39 years until his retirement at the age of 55. Raymond met the love of his life in Rossland, BC and they were married April 24, 1953. � eir son Ricky was born in 1958 and their daughter Linda-Rae was born in 1960. After Raymond’s retirement, he moved with his wife to Balfour, BC where he enjoyed his � shing, gol� ng and the three o’clock happy hours with his many friends. In 2008, they moved back to Trail, BC to be closer to family.Raymond was an avid sports and outdoorsman. From a young age, he played lacrosse, hockey, and baseball and was a competitive diver. He also loved hunting, � shing, gol� ng, skiing, camping at Christina Lake and traveling to Blythe, California for winter holidays. Raymond enjoyed spending time with his family, including his grandchildren, wrestling and teaching them how to hunt and � sh. Raymond was always making others laugh with his quiet sense of humor and mischievous smile. He was loved by all and will be greatly missed by his numerous family members and very close friends.Father Bart van Roijen will celebrate a Graveside Service at Mountain View Cemetery on � ursday, September 3, 2015 at 1:00 pm., with reception to follow at Marty and Linda-Rae Brown’s residence in Trail. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ is entrusted with arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca.As an expression of sympathy, donations in Raymond’s name to the Parkinson’s Society of British Columbia, 890 W Pender St #600, Vancouver, BC, V6C 1J9.

Raymond Aldo Dominici

Debbi passed away on August 28, 2015 at the Kootenay Boundary

Regional Hospital with family by her side a� er

� ghting a battle with cancer. Debbi was born and raised in

Calgary. She later found the small town of Turner Valley to raise her two girls and sell real estate. Mom moved to Salmo in 2001. She enjoyed quilting and gardening on the acreage. Debbi also gave much of her volunteer time to the Salmo Library. She leaves behind her daughters Crystal (Rob) Tennant and Lucy (Tim) Bantle. Debbi was most proud Nana of Ruby, Cole, Kyle and Sierra. Debbi also leaves behind her mother Eleanor (Russell) Phillips and her brother Doug (Tracey) Walshaw. Debbi was predeceased by her father Ted Walshaw and Crystal and Lucy’s father Hal Rugg. A celebration of life will be held at the Pend D’Oreille Restaurant (103 Motel Ave Salmo, BC) on � ursday, September 3, 2015 at 2:00 pm. Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.A special thank you to her close friends in Salmo and Fruitvale for their help and support during her journey. As an expression of sympathy, please plant a � ower in your garden in remembrance of Debbi. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca

Deborah Celeste Walshaw


Community

Shambhala Meditation Center raises the sunSubmitted to

the Nelson StarThe Kootenay Shamb-

hala Meditation Centre will be raising the sun this month.

After 39 years of of-fering meditation to the Nelson community the centre moved to 812 Stanley St.

Most Nelson resi-dents may remember this building as Kootenay Christian Fellowship’s soup kitchen.

For the past year the building has been owned by the volunteer organi-zation, part of a global network of meditation centres headed by Saky-ong Mipham Rinpoche.

The Kootenay Shamb-hala Centre is one of 41 centers in Canada and one of the few to own their own building.

With three per cent of the Nelson and area population partaking in the open house medi-tation instruction each year, meditation is be-coming a sustainable re-source for the health of

the community.This year, celebrating

their 40th anniversary, they will be “raising the sun” by erecting a radi-ant sun emblematic of mind and heart becom-ing open, or awakened through the practice of meditation.

Although often con-fused with the music fes-tival of the same name, the meditation center has no affiliation to this an-nual event.

An offshoot of Tibetan Buddhism, the Shamb-hala tradition emphasizes secular enlightenment, meaning that awareness brought about through meditation has to be ap-plied to everyday life, or meditation would sim-ply become some kind of holiday from real problems.

The basic guiding principle in Shambhala is that everyone has good-ness in their basic being.

According to Shamb-hala, meditation makes it possible to access lay-ers of mind underneath thoughts and beliefs — the same layers where goodness resides.

Once this more in-tuitive base has been accessed, thoughts can assume their rightful role in skillfully finding solution to problems.

Having made contact oneself, it is easier to see that others also yearn for wholeness. This makes it more possible to work together in so-ciety. Thus the motto of the organization is “Mak-ing Enlightened Society Possible.”

The centre offers training in mindfulness and awareness medita-tion at their regular Mon-day night open house. Regular public medita-tion sessions, classes and workshops are ongoing.

The Shambhala Center will be hosting Delicious Radiance Sept. 12 with world jazz band Certified Mango of New Denver.

To celebrate their 40th anniversary in Nelson, Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre is erecting a radiant sun at its new Stanley St. home. Submitted photo

Corazón auditions new singersSubmitted to the Nelson StarCorazón youth choir will be

holding auditions on Tuesday for the 2015-16 year.

Anyone 14 and up wishing to audition should email the direc-tor, Allison Girvan, at [email protected] to book an audition time and find out further details.

Each year the 65-member group undergoes some turnover as older singers move on into their adult lives and new sing-ers join.

Membership requirements in-clude an annual fee, attendance at a weekly rehearsal combined with home music study, and participa-tion in several concerts through-out the year. This year the group will be travelling to festivals in Banff and Edmonton, and host-ing a youth choir festival locally.

Corazón’s performances go be-yond traditional choral format, incorporating movement, cho-reography, body percussion, in-novative configurations of singers around the room, and an eclectic repertoire of songs in many lan-guages focussing on human rights and social justice.

In the choir’s 14 years, many young people have gone on to success in music, theatre, and other life pursuits bolstered by the unique vocal training offered by this group. In 2009, Nelson city council named Corazón its first annual cultural ambassador.

For additional information about Corazón call the group’s manager, Bill Metcalfe, at 250-352-7670.

The Corazón youth choir, directed by Allison Girvan, is looking for new singers ages 14 and up. Submitted photos

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Submitted to the Nelson StarIn a town where businesses are con-

stantly being asked for donations, it’s heart-warming to have a business reach out first.

The Nelson CARES’ Room to Live cam-paign was launched last November. Upon hearing about the campaign, Randy Hor-swill, owner of Nelson’s Home Hardware Building Centre, was quick to approach campaign coordinator Lisa McGeady to see how he could get involved.

Since the launch, Home Hardware Building Centre has donated a $500 gift card for a raffle and a flat bed truck for the stage at the Coldest Night of the Year Walk, but their generosity hasn’t ended there.

Nelson Home Hardware Building Cen-tre is contributing the materials (e.g. cabi-nets, flooring, paint) required to refurbish four rooms at Ward Street Place and pro-viding materials at a reduced cost for sev-eral additional rooms. This will equate to a contribution of $15,000. On top of that, they will also be giving the replacement windows for the whole building at cost.

“Randy and his team at Home Hardware are very community minded and from all accounts they have been a great corporate supporter to work with,” McGeady said. “The manager, Bob Marsh, has also been a great supporter. This donation has helped us expedite the refurbishment of the four rooms, as well as the windows throughout the building.”

Ward Street Place is a safe, affordable

home for people who strive to create a stable life.

“These refurbishments will provide safe and healthy housing for some of our most vulnerable community members, as well as help preserve much needed affordable housing here in Nelson,” said Ron Little, chair of the Nelson CARES board.

“We have already raised 43 per cent of our remaining goal of $690,000. If this kind of generosity from our community continues, we may be able to reach our goal much sooner than we anticipated.”

Roomtolive.ca provides all the informa-tion for the campaign including how to make a donation or get involved, as well as tracking the amount of money raised so far.

Ward Street Place (567 Ward St.) is a 102-year-old building and one of the only low income housing blocks in the region. It is home to people living in poverty and those who have escaped homelessness. Nelson CARES receives no public fund-ing to operate the building and serves the region’s most vulnerable citizens.


Community

Brushing up on fire safety

Submitted to the Nelson StarWith wildfire safety top of mind this summer,

participants in two Kootenay work experience proj-ects are sharing wildfire awareness tips and gaining hands-on practice in wildfire prevention and trail building, thanks to more than $135,000 from the pro-vincial community and employer partnership fund.

The provincial government has provided nearly $72,000 for a jobs creation partnership with Selkirk College to help four participants in Crawford Bay gain work experience and training in wildfire management and first aid on the east shore of Kootenay Lake.

Participants have hosted a Fire Smart community workshop and will continue to identify and clear wildfire hazards like underbrush through December.

In addition to wildfire awareness and chainsaw training, participants will also learn trail planning skills in partnership with the East Shore Trails and Biking Association. The workers will develop GPS and digital mapping skills to help design a new segment of the TransCanada Trail through Crawford Bay, and collect information for an East Shore Trails Manual to help showcase the community’s walking, biking and cross-country trails.

“The partnership is a win-win-win scenario,” said Laverne Booth, community education and workplace training coordinator at Selkirk College. “Project par-ticipants get training and work experience in trail building and urban wildfire interface work, and our small rural communities get to enhance the trail sys-tem and raise awareness about fire safe communities.

“It’s really good that we have two First Nations working on this project, being that this is our tra-ditional territory,” said project participant Michael White.

From left, Ron Little, Nelson CARES board chair; Randy Horswill, owner of Home Hardware Building Centre; Bob Marsh, manager; Jenny Robinson, Nelson CARES executive director and Lisa McGeady, Room to Live campaign coordinator standing outside of Ward Street Place. Submitted photo

Home Hardware helps provide four refurbished rooms at Ward Street Place

Many people desire to be healthier, and sales of nutritional supplements reflect such desires. A re-port by Packaged Facts titled “Nutritional Supple-ments in the U.S,” says supplement sales reached $11.5 billion in 2012 and have been climbing ever since.

In addition to an increase in supplement use, gym memberships also have in-creased. IBIS World’s “Gym, Health & Fitness Clubs” mar-ket research report indicates the number of gym memberships have increased in the last several years as consumers have become more health-conscious.

While these avenues to health certainly can be beneficial, in-dividuals also can turn to many health boosters in their own homes to help them achieve their goals of living healthier lifestyles.

• Lemon water: Lemon water is now being touted as a benefi-cial addition to one’s daily diet. Lemon water can help reduce acidity in the body, including removing uric acid, a main cause of in-flammation. Lemons contain pectin fiber, which can aid in weight loss by helping to fight hunger pangs. Lemons also contain a load of vitamin C, which can give the immune system a boost.

• Yogurt: Probiotic pills can help return healthy

bacteria to the digestive system, but so can eating yogurt regularly. Look for yogurts that contain live and active cultures for optimal benefit.

• Bicycle: Dust off that bicycle that has been hid-ing in your garage. Cycling is an excellent form of cardiovascular exercise, and riders can tailor their intensity levels to correlate to their ages and abilities.

Many people find cycling an en-joyable form of activity because it gets them outside and often doesn’t feel like exercise.

• Fruits and vegetables: Pro-duce offers many of the vitamins and minerals people look to supplements to provide. Includ-ing diverse fruit and vegetable choices in one’s diet can improve health in various ways, including providing a boost to the immune system.

• Honey: Honey is a valuable superfood that can boost overall health. In addition to soothing sore throats, it can serve as an

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Being healthier is a goal for many people, and certain foods, beverages and products already in your home can help you get on a healthy track.

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Nelson Star, September 02, 2015