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Scientists slam

closure of Nelson

offi ceBC Hydro’s move to shut down Fish and

Wildlife Compensation Program a huge blow to area environment according to letter

More than 40 scientists and land management profession-als have signed a letter to BC Hydro protesting the closure of the Fish and Wildlife Com-pensation Program’s Nelson offi ce.

Th e letter, dated November 19, and carbon copied to a va-riety of MLAs, urges Hydro to change its mind about shutting the offi ce, which is expected to take place by the end of January, putting several people out of work.

Th e closure is in response to a government-commissioned panel that suggested Hydro should reduce staff rather

Colours of the SeasonCase Grypma poses in a Georama Growers greenhouse earlier this week where more than 12,000 Freedom Poinsettias are ready to brighten up the Christmas season. Georama Growers will be holding an open house this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate it’s 42nd year in business. Samuel Dobrin photo

City Hall Occupation Eff ort Nearing an End

Campers receive eviction noticeTh e City of Nelson has issued a

48 hour eviction notice to the Oc-cupy Nelson group at City Hall.

Th e notice was issued on Mon-day at 3 p.m., which said the oc-cupiers had 48 hours to remove all

structures and vehicles from city grounds.

Deputy police chief Henry Pai-varinta said when the clock runs out today, he hopes occupiers will be compliant.

“Up to this point it’s been quite amicable. Th ey’ve discussed it with city council and representatives

from City Hall. Th ey’ve looked at other alternatives and declined them, and they’ve exercised their right to protest but it’s essentially run it’s course,” said Paivarinta.

Th e notices were handed out by

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NewsTurn-of-the-Century Print Media from Around the Kootenays

Historic newspapers go onlineAnyone who’s ever

spent a few hours straining their eyes on a microfi lm reader while searching for an obscure item in an old newspaper has thought “Th ere must be a better way.”

Now, at last, there is.

Th anks to the Uni-versity of BC, needle-in-the-haystack searching is a thing of the past, at least as far as several local papers are concerned.

Th e British Co-lumbia Historical Newspapers Project, offi cially launched this month, has made several Koo-tenay-Boundary newspapers, mostly from the 1890s and early 1900s, available online, fully search-able by keyword and browseable by date.

Here are the Nel-son Miner, Tribune,

and Economist, San-don Mining Review, New Denver Ledge, and Ainsworth Hot Springs News, among 18 others. Previously, a few BC newspapers had been digitized, but these are the fi rst from our area.

“We’re trying to make it so you don’t have to go to a library that has the specifi c microfi lm and then struggle with the mi-crofi lm to get to the right place,” explains Allan Bell, director of the UBC library’s digital initiatives program.

“Th is makes this material so much more available and you get the serendip-ity of putting in the keyword and seeing how that has been represented through-out the province and across time.”

Th e project was about a year in the works, and ac-complished in part

through a donation from a private family foundation. To begin with, they identifi ed about 200 papers that folded before 1925, which were easier to deal with for copy-right reasons.

“Out of that, our archivist, Chris Hives, picked 24 to be geographically distributed across the province and also hit communities that you don’t usually see,” Bell says. “A lot of these were papers that didn’t have a big run, so they were pretty obscure.”

Th ey scanned microfi lm masters supplied by the BC Archives, broke up the pages into individual images, and then worked on improving the optical character recognition that allows for the keyword searches.

“Because they’re on microfi lm, you have to do some clean-up,” Bell says. “But we got pretty lucky. If you put in keywords, you’re going to get results that at least put you in the territory.”

Single pages can also be downloaded

in JPEG format, while entire issues are downloadable as PDFs. More papers will likely be added, including others from West Kootenay, but there are already enough online to keep most history buff s occupied a long time.

“I think from a local history and genealogy point of view, this is going to be amazing,” Bell says. “A lot of people are going to fi nd things it would have been very diffi cult to fi nd before.”

Indeed, as many historians will agree, the most interesting items rarely come with a banner head-line — they are more oft en relegated to two lines in the back pages.

Bell says local newspapers provide a unique perspective on Canadian heritage and “refl ect the social and cultural life of the community.”

“My favourite thing is looking at the First World War and how that aff ected local communities,” he says. “How they banded together to meet the challenge.”

Th e site is at his-toricalnewspapers.library.ubc.ca.


Kootenay Boundary newspapers newly digitized by UBC, with dates available:Th e Miner (Nelson) (1890-93)Th e Tribune (Nelson) (1892-94, 1897-98)Nelson Economist (1897-1900)Kootenay Mail (Revelstoke) (1894-1905)Boundary Creek Times (Greenwood) (1896-99)Grand Forks Sun (1914-20)Hot Springs News (Ainsworth) (1891-92)Mining Review (Sandon) (1897-1903)Moyie Leader (1898-1911)Phoenix Pioneer (1900-16)Th e Ledge (Nakusp, New Denver, Fernie, Greenwood) (1893-1913)Th e Prospector (Fort Steele) (1899-1905)

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News

Converting quarrels into

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City Hall Looks to New Approach

Feathers ruffl ed by backyard chickens and other bylaw infractions could be dealt with in a neighbourhood ap-proach.

During the last regular meeting of the outgoing council, Nelson police chief Wayne Holland, Randy Jantzen of the Mir Centre for Peace at Selkirk College and city councillor Kim Charles-worth presented the idea of the Neighbourhood Facilitator Program.

Jantzen told council that the idea came about when the idea of back-yard chickens came up last year.

“Th e essence is that we’re proposing for the City of Nelson an alter-native to bylaw enforce-ment,” said Jantzen. “It’s a model where neighbours are helping neighbours solve their own problems.”

Th e things the pro-gram could address could include typical issues of fences being too high or on a neighbour’s property to barking dogs.

“Oft en these issues can take a lot of time and re-sources, and oft en when we have these problems we ignore them or result to a higher power to prove we’re right and another person’s wrong or we take matters into our own hands that oft en isn’t worth while,” said Jantzen.

With the help of the Mir Centre and Transi-tions Nelson, interested facilitators would be trained to go out into the community and help defuse and resolved disputes.

“We are actually embarking on our own volunteer based peer me-diation program for our region starting in Janu-ary,” said Jantzen.

Th e new program would also provide an alternative to the penalty based bylaw enforcement currently used.

“Let’s say someone builds their fence that contains a bylaw infrac-tion. Perhaps if neigh-bours come to some kind of conclusion where the fence doesn’t have to be taken down or can be moderated slightly then everyone is happy. We’re looking for win-win situ-ations,” said Jantzen.

Andre Piver of Tran-sition Nelson Society has unable to attend the meeting but said the Society will be vital in providing training and planning.


“The essence is that we’re

proposing for the City of Nelson an

alternative to bylaw enforcement.”

Randy JantzenMir Centre for Peace

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Just aft er 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Castlegar RCMP, fi re and rescue and BC Ambu-lance responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 3 about 10 kilometres south-east of Castlegar.

Initial investigation revealed a 2008 GMC pickup was trav-elling north and lost control due to slippery road condi-tions and left the roadway on the right and went down a

100-foot embankment.Th ere were four occupants

inside the vehicle with one being ejected.

Harry Frederick Flapper, 57, of Calgary died as a result of injuries from the accident.

Th e driver and the other two occupants were taken to hospital in Trail and Nelson for medical treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Th e road was closed for ap-proximately four hours and then opened for one-lane traffi c.

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Over the next four weeks the Nelson Star will be bringing you Christmas memories and recipes from the tables of some of Nelson’s better known residents. Even though it’s easy to get lost in the chaos of Christmas shopping and par-ties, the true spirit of Christmas is oft en found at home among the traditions and recollections of Christmases past. To launch this Christmas special, I’ll be sharing a taste of Christmas from the Cole Family back in Victoria B.C.

For as long as I can remember my dad has worked the graveyard shift .

He’s been jokingly nicknamed a vampire because he works at night and takes people’s blood (he’s a lab techni-cian at a hospital).

My dad’s work schedule was a bit of an inconvenience for my sister and I when we were kids.

On Christmas morning, like children across North America, we’d spring out of bed run down the stairs and rush to the Christmas tree.

Unfortunately that’s when the wait-ing game started.

My dad got off work around 7:45 a.m. which meant he wouldn’t come through the door till 8 a.m. and for two impatient little kids with piles of wrapped gift s in front of them, this was as close to torture as you could get.

We’d sit there, looking at each other, looking at the gift s and then looking at my mom who would then say, “we have to wait for dad.”

Th at’s when the negotiating would start.

“Come on mom, just one present,” my sister would say.

“How about just our stockings,” I would add.

But my mom would normally pac-ify us with some hot chocolate, which would last a few minutes, and then the

bargaining would start anew.By the time my dad walked through

the door we were not only buzzing with excitement, but the sugar from the hot chocolate had kicked in by then.

Mom would normally make us wait for dad to get his coff ee before we tore through the presents like the Tasma-nian Devil.

Th e rest of our family — grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles and cousins — were spread out across the country so it was just the four of us for Christ-mas and over the years more gathered around the table for dinner as our honourary family grew.

Even though my grandma was all the way in small town Saskatchewan, where my mom grew up, we never missed out on her Christmas baking.

A couple weeks before Christmas the parcel card from Canada Post would appear in the mail, which meant grandma’s baking had arrived.

Th e box would be stuff ed with chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal cook-ies, Christmas fruit cake and a family favourite, grandma’s shortbread.

Th e shortbread is my dad’s favou-rite, and funny enough was Santa’s favourite too.

Before going to bed my sister and I would pile cookies on a plate and a couple carrots for the reindeer, and before the waiting game began in the morning we’d check to see if Santa enjoyed his treat.

We’d normally fi nd a collection of crumbs on the plate and a hand writ-ten note from Santa where he’d thank us for the shortbread, “his favourite.”

A note from my grandma: “We had these as a staple cookie when we were growing up, as Great Grandma Madle made great homemade butter and the fl avour of the shortbread was excel-lent. Fit for a queen.”

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Council sides with scientists

Local offi ce has done important work

Nelson city council are joining local scientists and land management profes-sionals in voicing concern for the relocation of BC Hydro’s Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program.

Councillor Donna Mac-donald put a motion for-ward at last week’s special council meeting that coun-cil send a letter to BC Hydro showing their opposition to the recent closure of the program.

“I’ve had some dealings with the compensation pro-gram over the last number of years and was really dis-appointed and alarmed to hear that it was going to be closed,” said Macdonald, whose partner Greg Utzig is

one of the signatories on the letter (see story that starts on page 1). “I came across this letter and decided that council should speak out on it.”

For Macdonald, having a base of local knowledge in the Columbia River Basin is important for eff ectively completing projects.

“Certainly the people who have been working with the program have acquired a lot of local knowledge and expertise,” she said. “Hav-ing that with the offi ce that is co-ordinating the work in the Basin is absolutely criti-cal that you’ve got people that understand what the situation is running the show instead of a contract administrator for BC Hydro in Burnaby running the show.”

Even though BC Hydro has said the reasons for the relocation are not related to cost cutting, Macdonald doubts that fi nances are un-related.

“To me it’s just stupid re-ally,” she said. “You’re going to reduce the number of

full time jobs and then go around and give contracts to people and somehow be-lieve that this makes sense. One might guess that this is just an ideological posi-tion to take where they say ‘We’re reducing jobs, hur-ray,’ but if they aren’t saving any money because they aren’t doing it any more ef-fi ciently or eff ectively then what’s the point?”

Th e letter from council was also sent to the Associa-tion of Kootenay Boundary Local Governments and the executive of the association will also be sending their own letter to BC Hydro.

Council also discussed sending the letter to the Minister of Energy and Mines, Rich Coleman, and Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, Pat Bell.

BC Hydro’s Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program

Continued from Page 1than increase rates. Th e Crown corpo-ration says fi sh and wildlife programs will continue to be delivered, but will rely more heavily on community groups to carry out the work.

However, the signatories to the let-ter — who include biologists, foresters, geologists and agrologists — say they have grave concerns about the cuts.

“Most of our group has worked with various members of the staff of the [program],” the letter reads. “We have found the role played by those staff has been essential to accomplishing the goals and legal requirements of com-pensating for the impacts of hydro-electric dams in the Columbia Basin.”

Th e letter further states that many compensation projects “would not have been as eff ective (or in some cas-es even possible) without local scien-tifi c staff .”

“Th ese roles bring compensation

benefi ts well beyond those that accrue from one-off projects funded from a distance. Loss of these vital roles will compromise a wide range of basin-based initiatives and their associated benefi ts,” the letter says.

Th e signatories also note many among them are consultants who could potentially benefi t from a shift from long-term staff to more contract work, “However, we are unanimous in rejecting this approach, as it is not in the best interests of the compensation program’s objectives.”

Th ey say longterm scientifi c staff are “an essential element” of the program and provide “continuity and co-ordi-nation” for contracted projects as well as technical assistance. Th ey further argue closing the Nelson offi ce will do “serious damage” to the program with no apparent cost savings or benefi t.

“It is very unusual to get scientists to speak out on anything, but in this case

they are unanimous in recognizing the foolishness of this move by Hydro,” says Greg Utzig, one of the signatories. “Since the letter has been sent, more and more scientists keep coming for-ward wanting to add their names.”

In addition, Utzig says about a dozen others who are BC government employees have endorsed the letter but chosen to remain anonymous.

He adds the offi ce closure comes at an “interesting time,” since nego-tiations around the renewal of the Columbia River Treaty are beginning, along with renewed discussions about the Site C dam on the Peace River.

Th e compensation program, estab-lished to conserve and enhance fi sh and wildlife habitat aff ected by BC Hydro dams, is also laying off staff in Prince George.

To see the entire contents of the letter head to nelsonstar.com


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Selkirk Wilderness Commences 2011/12 Operations

On December 1st, 2011 Selkirk Wilderness Skiing of Meadow Creek, BC, will commence its thirty-seventh year of operation on Meadow Mountain. The upcoming season will mark the twenty-sixth anniversary of The Signage Plan, a community and government sponsored agreement which provides closure of the snowcat trails and skiing terrain tenured to Selkirk Wilderness Skiing by the Province of British Columbia. The Signage Plan is supported by HeliCat Canada, the BC Snowmobile Federation, the Canada West Ski Areas Association, the Nelson Snogoers, the provincial government, and the residents of Kaslo and the Lardeau Valley. It includes the posting of signs which identify snowmobile access routes in and out of the “Back Meadows”, the area designated for public winter use on Meadow Mountain during the closure, and signs which identify the snowcat trails closed to the public from December 1st until mid April. Selkirk Wilderness Skiing is committed to continued winter access to the area of traditional public use in the “Back Meadows”. Snowmobilers, skiers and snowboarders from our region have cooperated well with The Signage Plan over the years, and we truly appreciate the assistance from local users in educating visitors from beyond the Kootenays about the plan. Compliance

with the signage is critical to our continued and safe operation: the snowcat trails are steep, winding, and narrow, and many are “one way” only. Indiscriminate use of the snowcat trails and the skiing terrain could result in a serious collision between a snowmobile and a skier, or a snowmobile and a snowcat, or other mishaps. Selkirk Wilderness Skiing was the first snowcat skiing operation of its kind in the world. We employ many local people and generate many economic benefits for the community. The support of our community has contributed significantly to these local benefits, and to the safety and enjoyment of our guests and other winter users of Meadow Mountain. The signage will be removed in early to mid April and a notice regarding the exact date will be posted in the Weekender and the Pennywise in mid March. If more information is required regarding The Signage Plan please contact Selkirk Wilderness Skiing at 250-366-4424 or at [email protected]. Brenda Drury Selkirk Wilderness Skiing Ltd.

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Editor: Bob Hall

Publisher: Chuck Bennett Editorial

First impressions are so important when it comes to those who visit our commu-nity. Many are lured here by a promise

of an idyllic mountain community tucked away alongside the lake with a charming downtown core. Th e large majority don’t leave disappointed.

In the last two years, the downtown core has experienced two massive fi res — the Red-fi sh Grill in the summer of 2010 and the Kerr Apartments this past January. Th ese unfortu-nate incidents have left lasting marks on our downtown landscape.

Earlier this month the Nelson Fire Depart-ment completed an update to the fi re regula-tion bylaw. In the review, tougher regulations for property owners and insurance brokers dealing with buildings consumed by fi re was addressed. It’s a welcome development.

Th e Redfi sh Grill building sits in the 400 block of Baker Street, right in the heart of the downtown. Th anks to an initiative by the city’s cultural development commission, the street level facade of the building was fi nally cleaned up this past summer with a mural. A decent band-aid, but the fact it took a year to get to that point is unacceptable.

Running the gauntlet of the post-fi re pro-cess is understandably diffi cult, but too oft en there is a lack of urgency from forces outside everyday life in Nelson. Anything that can be done to move the process along is welcome.

Th e overall look of our community — whether it be downtown or in all other neigh-bourhoods — is key to future success. We can only hope changes to the fi re regulation bylaw will help get rid of lasting scars that leave the wrong impression.

Leaving strong impressions

The spotlight will shine on community theatre tomorrow night and like most massive

undertakings, what folks see on the stage is only part of the story.

Th e Capitol Th eatre’s annual Christmas pantomime opens Th urs-day and runs for fi ve shows through Sunday aft ernoon. If you haven’t reserved your seat for one of the performances... what are you waiting for? Not only is this a vital fund-raiser for this incredible community asset, it’s a chance to see your friends and neighbours totally exposed in song and dance numbers. Th e Elves and the Shoemaker won’t disappoint.

Th is is my second time around in the pantomime and with opening night right around the corner, I have to say the colony of butterfl ies in my stomach is no smaller than it was last year. For anyone who has seen my lack of rhythm from near or afar, you know what I’m saying.

Th ough the nerves at this par-ticular moment are just as frayed, the journey through the process this time around has been a little more relaxing. No longer an editor-caught-in-headlights during the re-hearsal process, I’ve had the oppor-tunity to soak in more of the subtle aspects of the local theatre scene. What I’ve discovered is an incredible spirit and passion behind the scenes.

Last Wednesday I wandered through the theatre’s alley entrance (to avoid the mob of panto auto-graph seekers in front of course) to fi nd the place buzzing with activ-ity. As I made my way back to the costume department I had to weave my way through the small army of volunteers busily putting together props and readying the set.

Last year I was much more on top of my costume preparation, so I missed seeing this part of the action. I showed up for rehearsal one night and the set was there. I assumed it was just part of the theatre magic. I was wrong.

When the crowd shuffl e into their seats this weekend, most are coming to see the bustle on stage. Th e sing-ing, the dancing, the general panto

silliness. Aft er a wild two hours, a cast of close to 50 will take a well deserved bow.

Just as important as the actors who take us on a journey to Cobble-ham — the place where the elves and all the shoemakers live — are the crew who allowed those on stage to arrive to the destination in the fi rst place. People like Mary Defeo.

Mary is a vital piece of the Capi-tol Th eatre picture. She has been involved in the annual panto since the late-1980s. She’s been in the cast, made some of the most detailed costumes, painted sets, created props and done whatever it takes to ensure that every panto is one to remember. She’s watched her kids grow up in the theatre scene where they have also become important members of the magic — for this year’s show son Connor is once again a stand-out member of cast and daughter Frankie is one of the choreographers who has to deal with challenging cast members like myself.

Without the dedication of vol-unteers like Mary, pantomimes and summer youth theatre productions don’t happen. Th ey do it for the love of theatre, but more importantly they do it for the love of commu-

nity. Th ey selfl essly give so others have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the scene and discover a love for the stage. I’m one of the converts.

Th e theatre scene is not unique when it comes to behind the scenes community spirit. It happens in youth sport, events carried out by service groups, schools and every-where in between. It’s what makes places like Nelson thrive.

We’re extremely fortunate to have a venue like the Capitol Th eatre. It brings fantasy to life and fi lls the air with music. It provides last-ing impressions for both audience and those on stage. It’s one of those community treasures that makes us puff out our chest a little more when we boast about our little mountain town. Most importantly it’s fi lled with people who care.

When the fi nal applause rings throughout the historic theatre over the next few days, make sure you give a little extra so those behind the scenes can also feel the love.

Bob Hall is the editor of the Nelson Star. He can be reached by phone at 250-352-1890 or via email at [email protected]

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Standing-O for the panto crew

Mary Defeo (left) and June Spearman put together some of the props for The Elves and the Shoemaker pantomime which hits the Capitol Theatre stage starting Thursday. Bob Hall photo


Letters to the Editor

Open letter to the BC Public School Employers’ Association and the BC Teachers’ Federa-tion:

We understand that despite several months of negotia-tion, the parties remain very far apart and are outraged that this dispute continues. As extremely concerned and aggravated parents, we de-mand that you fi nd a solution that will end the teacher job action immediately!

We remind you that par-ents in the Kootenay Lake School District are actively involved in public education because we believe in its value for our children and society. At the October 27, Kootenay Lake district parent advisory council meeting, parents dis-cussed the “teach only” cam-paign currently endorsed by the BCTF. Th is job action has turned the focus away from our children’s education and toward the seemingly intran-sigent positions of BCPSEA and the BCTF.

We urge both parties not to undermine our children’s education in favour of fulfi ll-ing their own needs.

Th e BCTF has assured us

that teachers will maintain close communication with parents, however, parents in the Kootenay Lake School District are frustrated that teacher-parent communica-tion is inconsistent within and between schools as well

as between districts through-out the province. Some parents are receiving detailed information about their children, while others have received nothing.

We are also concerned about the toll this campaign is having on principals, vice principals and school dis-trict administrative staff who must fulfi ll their required duties, without collaboration from teachers, plus under-

take additional supervisory responsibilities to ensure the safety of our children. School administrators need to get off the playgrounds and back to managing schools.

We believe that the learn-ing environment that is marked by positive parental involvement supports and enhances the public school education system.

Further, the Kootenay Lake DPAC fi nds it unacceptable that the BCTF is limiting grade reporting to Grade 12 students when the Passport to Education Government Program, which provides up to $1,000 per student, is based on Grades 10, 11, and 12 course grades.

Th e time is now to ad-dress what is important. We implore you to negotiate based on your mutual inter-est in the provision of quality education of our children and reach a settlement within 30 days, so that our trust that BC public schools are still the best place to educate our children can be restored.

Kendra MannVice-Chair

Kootenay Lake DPAC

“This job action has turned the focus away from our

children’s education and toward the

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Parents express disappointment

Anti-vaccination letter was weakRe: “Flu vaccine statistics

don’t add up,” November 16It is not clear the writer’s

arguments add up. To be-gin with the writer’s central argument, namely the “60 per cent” claim concerning the effi cacy of the vaccine.

Th e writer herself shows the claim to be factually cor-rect. Th e fact it doesn’t apply to the whole population is meaningless since the same could be said for virtually any public health measure. Why?

Th e reason is simple: almost without exception, threats to the health of the population involve small subsections of the population. Th is includes everything from car accidents to nutritional defi ciencies.

If treatments were elimi-nated solely on the basis that only a small percentage of the (overall) population is impacted, a reasonable argument could be made for doing away with everything from seat belts to smoking suppression programs.

To focus solely on the success rate now, while 60 percent might not appear so

remarkable a success rate, most would agree it is better than doing nothing. And this is especially true for vulner-able groups for whom the infection rate is signifi cantly above the 2.73 per cent the writer quotes. It would cer-tainly be of little comfort to members of those groups to be denied a treatment solely on the basis that the number in the general population aff ected is much lower than their own.

Further to this, it would likely strike most people as reasonable that even those in less vulnerable groups be vac-cinated as a means of lowering the incidence in the general population, due to its larger impact on the vulnerable.

One fi nal consideration concerning the absolute risk reduction (reduction in the population as a whole): the infection rate cited in the article is an average across many studies and therefore presumably many years. As such, it obscures that fact that the infection rate varies, sometimes greatly, from year to year, something which can-

not be predicted with great accuracy.

Th e problem with guessing wrong? i.e. supposing the in-fection will be low (say, close to the average rated cited) when it in fact is not, could be catastrophic, so that basing a vaccination program on the worst case, or at least a higher rate than the average, is not unreasonable.

As for the writer’s “mer-cury” argument, this is a example of the “perfection” fallacy, which holds that since a remedy is not perfect it is unacceptable. Th e problem is that in the real world few, if any, remedies are perfect so that from a common sense point of view most reason-able people would not expect them to be only better than the alternatives, especially do-ing nothing.

It is never diffi cult to fi nd negative aspects of remedies which is why a more rigorous consideration of their impact is required. Unfortunately this writer’s letter does not provide it.

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Announcements EventsROCK STAR PARKING AT WHITEWATER SKI RESORTLast chance for Rock Star Parking. All you Whitewater seasons pass holders get your raffl e tickets now at Whitewater’s downtown offi ce or you’re going to miss out. Th e deadline is December 10. For only $10 you have the unbelievable opportunity to win your very own reserved front row parking space everyday for the entire season. Proceeds go to the Whitewater Ski Team and Avalanche Awareness Beyond the Boundaries.

SERIOUSLY FUNNYHaven’t had your funny bone hit lately? We’ve got the remedy: Seri-ously Funny, a comedy show hosted by the Nelson and District Wom-en’s Centre. Head to the Eagles Hall at 641 Baker Street on November 30, where local comedic geniuses Bessie Wapp, Sheila Lane, Michelle Mungall and other wise-crackers such as Lucas Myers come together for a night of side-splitting, knee-slapping good times, led by the in-imitable Lisel Forst as MC. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show start-ing at 7. Come early to mingle, place your bids in the silent auction of fabulous items donated by community businesses, and enjoy some refreshments and try some complimentary mouth-watering appetiz-ers. Tickets are $20 and available at Otter Books, Eddy Music and the Women’s Centre at 420 Mill Street. All proceeds go to the longest running rural women’s center in all of Canada, where 60-70 women and children gather each week for support, resources and the centre’s great free store.

THE FORESTERS (IOF) ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTYMembers and guests are invited to the annual Christmas party on De-cember 3 for a traditional Christmas feast at the Hume Hotel. Cock-tails are served at 5:30 p.m. and dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Pre-register at Technika appliances at 620 Front Street. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Th ere is also an optional gift exchange for an item of $10 value. For more information call Donna at 250-505-4859.

SILVERTON COMMUNITY CLUB’S CHRISTMAS BY THE LAKETh is family friendly event on December 2 to 4 captures the spirit of a traditional European Christmas market with lighted wooden huts off ering local and regional arts, craft s and culinary delights. Over 30 vendors will take part this year. Th ere will be a number of activities for visitors to enjoy including artisan demonstrations for blacksmithing and glass-blowing, ice sculpting, music and entertainment provided by local choirs, community bands and performers and children’s ac-tivities such as pictures with Santa and a card and ornament work-shop. For more information about Christmas by the Lake, please visit their website at christmasbythelake.ca

LIKE THE DICKENSTh e Ghost of Christmas Present returns on Sunday, December 18 at the annual reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Like the Dickens, an annual event supported by CBC Radio, brings notable Nelsonites together at the Nelson United Church to present the time-less classic and raise money for the Nelson Food Cupboard. Readers CBC reporter Bob Keating, author Rita Moir, actress and musician Bessie Wapp, former city councillor Marg Stacey, and police chief Wayne Holland are joined by host Mayor John Dooley with his lively commentary and Irish charm. Admission at the door is a minimum donation of $10, with all proceeds benefi ting the Nelson Food Cup-board. Doors open at 6:30p.m. and the festivities begin at 7pm.

CHRISTMAS ART SHOW WITH THE HARMONY BARBERSHOP CHORUSTh ere will be an art show in conjunction with Christmas on Baker on December 9 from 5 to 9 p.m. and on December 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be held at the Covenant Church at 702 Stanley Street. Th e Nelson Heritage Harmony Barbershop Chorus will give a con-cert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday night, with additional music off ered the next day.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30Every Wednesday at Blewett Elementary School, table tennis playersmeet for matches. Th ings get going at 5 p.m. and wrap up at 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2Santa will be arriving on Baker Street for his annual visit. Th e eve-ning gets going with special treats like roasted chestnuts and carolsingers. Santa will make his way with the Nelson Fire Department tothe Nelson Trading Post at 6:15 p.m. and will arrive at the TradingPost at 6:30 p.m. Santa on Baker Street is organized by the NelsonBusiness Association and the Nelson Fire Department.

Simple food in rich company and common purpose. Selkirk Collegenursing students’ annual Nelson beans and rice dinner will be held at6 p.m. at the Nelson United Church. Tickets are $10 at the door. Kidsare welcome. Th e evening will include a stimulating presentation ongrassroots community health care in Guatemala

Th e Centre for Inquiry- West Kootenay Branch is sponsoring a pre-sentation on digital hate and critical thinking. Edwin Hodge is a po-litical science graduate student at the University of British Columbia,a member of the Committee for the Advancement of Scientifi c Skep-ticism, as well as a member of the Centre for Inquiry in Kelowna andwill be presenting his research on white supremacy movements. Th epresentation will be at the Nelson Oxygen Centre at 7:30 p.m. for asuggested donation of $2, however students may attend for free.

Would you like to see Jupiter and its moons, the Andromeda galaxy,or the remains of a super nova? Put on some warm clothes and comeout to Taghum Hall for our Starry Night astronomy program. Wewill be setting up the telescopes at 7 p.m. (weather permitting) onDecember 3 and 4. For more information call Wayne Holmes at 250-354-1586 or email [email protected] or [email protected].

Max and Irma’s restaurant will now have live music Fridays and Sat-urdays between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. featuring Rylan Kewen and NikkoForsberg.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3Darcee O’Hearn will be at Otter Books from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. signingcopies of her new kids’ book, ‘Leonard the Larch’, a charming storywith beautiful illustrations and a recipe for making amber.

Th e Nelson chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Wom-en will meet at the New Grand Hotel at noon. It is our ChristmasLuncheon and a pre-registration is required of all members and theirguests as it is a buff et lunch. For further information please phonePat Reid at 250- 505-5561.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5Put on your dancing shoes. Every Monday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. atCentral school gym (use Mill Street entrance) Scottish dancers meet.Beginners are welcome. For more information contact Kathy at 250-359-7545, June at 250-352-1836, or Beverly at 250-352-7850.

Looking for a fun way to run around indoors this winter? Join Nel-son’s Indoor Ultimate Frisbee League on Monday nights from 7:30pm- 9:30pm. Beginners welcome. Drop-in spots available. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Interested in getting your feet moving with some Scottish countrydancing? Every Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Central School gymdancers meet for a fun evening of dance. Beginners welcome. Formore information contact Kathy at 250-359-7545, June at 250-352-1836 or Beverly at 250-352-7850.

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Dec. 1st - Emotionz with full band

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Dec. 8th - Wackutt & Deeps Free Show Dec. 9th - Aaron Nazrul & the Boom Booms w/Ben Fox

Dec. 10th - The Ghostface Killah of the

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Dec. 15th - The Automation w/ Chinese for TravelersDec. 16th - Savage Blade with Leif

Dec. 17th - Humans w/ Vinnie the Squid Vancouver

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Dec. 26th - Boxing Day Bender Billy Bangers, Django & Erica Dee

Dec. 30th - Yardsale with Ryan Wells

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Th ursday, December 1

Vancouver based rapper and beatboxer Emotionz and his DJ/producer Stylust are now hitting the road with a live band. Jon Holisko aka the Break Monster killing it on the drum set and Michael Fraser on the violins. Get ready for a multi genre fusion of live music with looping, ableton, instruments, turntables, beatboxing, singing and much more. Taking you back in time with some soul music and hip hop classics, then bullet training to the future with bass music and future sounds. Doors open at 10 p.m. and ticket information is available through the Hume Hotel.

Friday, December 2

If your ears work, you can’t not have fun at a Smalltown DJs gig. Th at’s a scientifi c fact. Look it up. Th e Canadian duo’s uncanny ability to make crowds feel like schoolkids at recess stems naturally from their focus on maximiz-ing fun for themselves. Doors open at 10 p.m. and ticket information is available at the Hume Hotel.

Saturday, December 3Th e Gaff is a world renowned party rockin DJ, producer and record collector infusing original break beats, funk, soul, afro, Latin, Brazilian and world fl avours with mod-ern day club, hip hop, electronic and dance music these musical styles are unifi ed by Gaff ’s extensive repertoire of turntable skills: tight scratches, cuts, humour, unmistak-able fl avour and playfulness. Doors open at 10 p.m. and ticket information is available at the Hume Hotel.

The Royal330 Baker Street

Wednesday, November 30Th e Kootenay Army for Men’s Health pres-ents Nelson’s fi rst Movember Extravaganza. Join us for this prostate cancer fundraiser as we gather and feast our eyes on our handsome Koo-tenay men and their facial hair. And of course some of Nelson’s fi nest DJ’s will be laying down the sounds of the evening. On deck we have Craig Mullin, DJ Billy Bangers and Joel West. Doors at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 to $20 on a sliding scale.

Th ursday, December 1An evening on the dancefl oor with Breakfl uid. No Cover. Show starts at 9 p.m.

Friday, December 2Th e Royal is throwing a party with some of Nelson’s fi n-est. On deck we’ve got Nelson’s four-piece funk band, LINT whose members include Jimmy Lewis (Wassabi Collective, Terradactagon), Ben Euerby (Brian Rosen and the WhatNow, Knome Studios), Rich Rabnett (Drive If You Must, Rabnett 5), and Jesse Lee (Brian Rosen and the WhatNow, DJ Raff erty Funksmith). Also on the bill is the one and only super fabulous DJ Joel West and Nel-son’s famous Moving Mosaic Samba Band. All this great music in one night. Doors open at 8 p.m. and tickets are $5 at the door.

Ellison’s Market and Cafe523 Front Street

Saturday, December 3Opening the Unplugged Sessions at noon is Marion Ber-gevin, an accomplished singer/songwriter whose experi-ence working in Tanzania was instrumental in her writ-ing environmental, peace and social justice songs. When Mark Rheaume, music director at CBC radio, named Orit Shimoni one of his top three Canadian artists of the year, it was in response to her debut album, Cinematic Way. Since its 2006 release, Orit, (musically known as Little Birdie), has been touring across Canada and in Eu-rope. During intermission, the audience will be treated to a short promo from a surprise artist that you won’t want to miss.Closing act is Strings Attached, an eight piece ensemble lead by Don Macdonald on violin, who will perform tra-ditional and contemporary acoustic music from around the world.

The Capitol Theatre421 Victoria Street — tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca

Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill705 Vernon Street

Th ursday, December 1Always entertaining and defi nitely unique, Th e Mudmen are a blast of Celtic energy whose members are known to be characters both on and off stage. Th e band, formed in 1998 by Sandy and Rob Campbell (aka Th e Campbell Brothers), initially signed with EMI Records in 2000 with then frontman Zoy Nicoles. Best known for their singles 5 O’clock, Saturday and Drink and Fight. Th eir music has been featured on XBox and SonyPlaystation games, NBC’s TV show Black Donnellys, WWE Wrestling, Don Cherry’shockey videos and six music videos on MuchMusic. Tickets are $10 in advance and are available at Finley’s

Sunday, December 4Rockers, divas, and wailers unite. Come down to Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill every Wednesday and Sunday for the karaoke experience of a life time. We have a huge list of classics, top 40, country, rock, and hairband legends to choose from.

Tuesday, December 6Calling all musicians to Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill for open mic jam nights. Amps, gui-tars and drums are provided. Th e music gets going at 9 p.m.

Capitol Kids Series Capitol Kids Series PresentsPresentsAlex ZerbeAlex ZerbeProfessional ZaniacProfessional ZaniacSunday, February 26

The Capitol Theatre presentsThe Capitol Theatre presentsThe 24th annual Christmas pantomimeThe 24th annual Christmas pantomime

The Elves and the ShoemakerThe Elves and the ShoemakerDecember 1, 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m.December 1, 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m.

Matinees on December 3 and 4 at 2 p.m.Matinees on December 3 and 4 at 2 p.m.

Capitol Season Series PresentsCapitol Season Series PresentsBallet Jörgen CanadaBallet Jörgen CanadaAnastasiaAnastasiaSaturday, February 4 at 8 p.m.Saturday, February 4 at 8 p.m.

Emotionz

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ArtsLocal Author’s Latest Novel

DeGrace gets glowing review in Globe and MailFinishing Flying with Ame-

lia wasn’t a priority for Nelson writer Anne DeGrace, but with a push from her publisher she wrapped up the book and is now receiving rave reviews.

“I hadn’t actually planned to complete this book. It was a back burner kind of book. I was chipping away at it over time, but it wasn’t part of my overall

agenda,” said DeGrace.Flying with Amelia tells the

story of a family as they travel across Canada through some of the signifi cant historical events of the country’s history.

Candace Fertile, who teaches English at Camosun College in Victoria, wrote in her Globe and Mail review that “It’s not oft en that a book makes me late for drinks with a friend… And then I had to mop the tears off my face.”

“It always makes me happy if I write something that makes someone laugh or someone cry or someone feel that kind of connectedness to the nar-rative and the characters,” said DeGrace in response to the re-view.”

“When you’re writing fi ction, that’s what you want to do, you want to move somebody, at least that’s what I want to do. She teaches writing at Camosun Col-lege so obviously she knows her

literature, she reads a lot. So for her to respond like that it means that what I do is working.”

Like most writers, reviews from book critics are always a bit daunting but DeGrace said she has be “delighted” by the re-sponse to Flying with Amelia.

“It’s not that it’s a greater validation than when someone stops you on the street and says ‘I really loved your book,’ that’s validation itself, but there’s just something about a national

newspaper that’s thrilling,” she said.

Fertile reviewed DeGrace’s fi rst novel Treading Water, and even though the review was critical, DeGrace said it was very fair and good.

“It was a positive review. Peo-ple tend to be very gentle fi rst books of writers. It was a criti-cal review so there were a few things in it but overall it was a good review, but this one was over the top great,” she said.


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The most common type of arthritis is the wear-and-tear type called osteoarthritis. This type results from some sort of

damage to the joint, either cumulative or from a trauma. Regardless whether it is knee or neck damage, the same rules apply. Improvement is based on many factors such as the extent of the damage, age, nutrition, how long the condition has remained, etc. Most people with that nagging injury that seems to come and go likely have some degree of osteoarthritis. Getting the area moving properly is the fi rst order of business. This is the basis of the chiropractic treatment. Treatments restore range of motion and position to damaged joint tissue; this stimulates specialized nerve receptors in the damaged tissue. These nerve receptors, called proprioceptors, signal the brain and tell the brain where that body part is in space and what it is doing. This allows the brain to regain control over the region. People with osteoarthritis have a poor sense of the where those injured parts are in space. Once this vital communication has been re-established, the nervous system will turn down the protective muscle activity, allowing blood to move into the injured region and trapped waste products to move out. This allows a much more favourable healing environment. Nutrition plays a big role as well. In osteoarthritis, enzymes break down the cartilage faster than the body can repair it. There are specialized nutritional formulas that are targeted at blocking these enzymes so that the cartilage breakdown slows, allowing the repair to go ahead. Once you have slowed down the cartilage breakdown, nutrients should be taken to supply the raw material to rebuild cartilage. These would include glucosamine products, MSM, certain amino acids, vitamins and minerals.

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Sciatica is pain that is felt in the lower back, buttock, or various parts of the leg and foot. In addition to pain, there may be numbness, muscular

weakness, tingling, and diffi culty in moving the leg. This condition is caused by compression or irritation of one of fi ve spinal nerve roots or of the left or right sciatic nerves. Winter is the time of year when sciatica and lower back problems seem to be at their worst. The combination of a more sedentary lifestyle, more sitting, and less activity creates conditions for lower back strain. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) views sciatica as being differentiated into different types, depending on symptomology. For example, damp-cold invading the back channels can occur in both acute and chronic cases, causing a dull, heavy pain that may be worse with cold or damp weather. Sciatica due to stagnation of qi-energy and blood (poor circulation) in the back can cause either an acute or chronic condition that is aggravated by lack of movement. Sciatica due to kidney defi ciency (from a TCM perspective) often results in a chronic condition with a slow onset that’s worse with fatigue, making the back susceptible to injury and dysfunction. Acupuncture and herbal therapy can produce great results in treating the pain, improving circulation, releasing tight muscles, and in addressing the underlying weakness. For more info visit www.nelsonacupuncture.com.

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Santa arrived to the Chahko Mika Mall on Saturday morning, much to the delight of little girls and boys. The big guy will be stationed in his winter wonderland location throughout the month of December.

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Leading Christmas spirit

Th is Saturday in the L.V. Rogers gym, the Recreational Leadership 11 and 12 classes will host their fi rst Christmas fundraiser.

Each year the leadership teacher encourages the Grade 12 class to think of a way to give back to the commu-nity that has supported the students for many years. Th is year they have decided to raise funds to support fami-lies in need.

Th e recreational leader-

ship students have been busy trying to organize this event in a very short period of time. Th e LVR Christmas fund-raiser consists of a pancake breakfast, a bake sale, photos with Santa, and a silent auc-tion.

A craft table will also be available for younger children wanting to make a Christmas ornament or decorate ginger-bread cookies.

Several Nelson businesses have donated items for our silent auction. All of the funds raised will go to-wards purchasing Christmas

presents for families in need. Students hope this event is a great success.

Th e fundraiser will run from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Admission is by donation.

Please bring your families for breakfast, or stop by to purchase your Christmas baking, or bid on a silent auc-tion item.

For more information, or to donate an item, please contact Sheri Morrison (Rec-reational Leadership teacher) or Taryn Scarff (Grade 12 organizer) at 250-352-5538 or email [email protected].

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Grade 12 students Taryn Scarff (right) and Olivia Gerzey are two of the organizers of this Satur-day’s event at the local high school.

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Downtown Prepares for Friday ArrivalMegan Cole photo

Santa pulled his sleigh in to Nelson last week and paid a visit to the Nelson Star. Even though Santa had to go back to the North Pole, he made sure to let us know that he’d be back on Friday night for the annual Santa on Baker Street. The evening will get started at 6 p.m. with carolers and roasted chestnuts at the Nelson Trading Post. Then Santa will park his sleigh for the night and ride with the Nelson Fire Department into town at 6:30 p.m.

View our Greenhouses absolutely loaded with the Kootenay’s most beautiful Poinsettias – Grown Right, here in Nelson!Th e Garden Centre décor looks great and is full of Unique Gift Ideas – Statuary, Garden Accents and Giftware for the gardener in your life.Our Flower Shop has loads of Fresh Cut Flowers so let our Florists design your Christmas Flowers or Centerpiece to help make your Christmas truly special this year. And remember Georama can deliver around the corner – or around the world!

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Christmas at the library

‘Tis the season to celebrate and decorate at the Nelson Public Library.

On Tuesday, December 13 at 3:30 p.m., help trim the tree and liven up the children’s section by making bright paper ornaments, sparkly snow-fl akes or multicoloured lanterns to hang from our ceiling. Lend a creative hand to fi ll this part of the library with vibrant and unique decorations.

During the merriment of sprinkling glitter, cutting and pasting, delicious homemade cookies will be served while seasonal tunes play soft ly in the background. If you are 10 and under, don’t miss out.

While you are in the library, be sure to check out some of our many sea-sonal books such as the Polar Express or the Huron Carol.

Short of ideas for presents? How about a homemade gift ? Christmas Craft ing with Kids, or Christmas Craft s from Around the World are just two of the many books on this subject in the library.

Th e library also has a wide variety of books on other celebrations at this time of year such as Hanukkah, Kwan-zaa, and even the winter solstice.

For more information about these or any other programs, contact the Nelson Public Library at 352-6333 or children’s librarian Nancy Radonich 352-8283.

Get Into the Holiday Spirit Next Month


People’s Provides Boost to MS SocietyAndrew Hoffert (left) and Jennifer McDonnell of People’s Pharmacy in Nelson re-cently presented a donation of $1,000 to Michelle Foley (right) of the West Kootenay Chapter of the MS Society. The funds will help support the services and programs provided to people living with multiple sclerosis in the West Kootenay/Boundary area. To learn more about the society, join them at the Nelson Junior Leafs’ home game on December 9 where the Leafs will be hosting an MS Awareness event.

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Th e living room, overlooking the front garden, boasts a bayed-out window, and is separated from the kitchen by one leg of the U-shaped kitchen counter. At the end of the counter is a 44-inch wall.

Th e kitchen features a double sink, and fl ows into the dining room, also with a bayed-out window and a pantry at one end.

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Holiday Hamper push begins Continued from Page 1members of the Nelson Police Department and Nelson Fire and Rescue.

“Council has been support-ive of the Occupy Nelson group’s right to public protest and the message they are communicating. However, tents and structures on public land are in violation of city bylaws,” read a press release issued on Monday.

Paivarinta said by issuing the notice the city has exercised their right under the bylaw.

“Let’s face it, everybody in the community, all of the stakehold-ers, we’d like to see them comply and the thing is if the city exercises its right to remove those things, when they go to do that, if they are met with resistance, then of course

we’re there to stand by and keep the peace,” he said.

Council also hopes the occupiers will respect the wishes of council and will peacefully vacate the City Hall grounds by this aft ernoon.

“Council’s eviction order is con-sistent with other orders that have been upheld by the courts across the country,” stated the press re-lease. “Council wishes to resolve the situation amicably without having to go to court.”

Th e press release emphasized that should the group attempt to take the order to court it would be extremely costly to the city, and as a result to taxpayers.

If the tents are not removed af-ter the 48 hour period they will be at risk of being removed and dis-posed of without further notice.

NewsNelson Food Cupboard Courts not out of the question

Once again this holiday season, the Nelson Food Cup-board Society is raising funds to create 170 healthy food hampers for local families and individuals who do not have the resources to purchase their own holiday foods.

“Th e hampers we off er pro-vide enough healthy food for people to prepare a nice holi-day feast, as well as meals and treats for the rest of the week,” said Marya Skrypiczajko, Nel-son Food Cupboard Society Coordinator.

“Th e holiday season is an

expensive time for families trying to buy gift s and warm clothes for their children thus helping them out with food hampers is essential. As well, the dark days of December can be a depressing time for many people, therefore an im-portant time to be well nour-ished and to feel cared for.”

Last year, due to generous community donations the Nelson Food Cupboard man-aged to deliver 170 hampers and fed more than 450 people. Th is year, the hope is that the community will once again make this project a fi nancial priority and help bring the holiday spirit into the homes

of those who would otherwise go without.

If you would like to con-tribute, send donations to the Nelson Food Cupboard at 602 Silica Street, Nelson, V1L 4N1 or visit Paypal through their website, foodcupboard.org. Charity receipts will be issued.

You can also get together with a group of friends or family members to create a hamper. For guidelines and drop off times, contact Marya at [email protected] or 354-1633.

Th e Nelson Food Cupboard is located in the basement of the Nelson United Church at 602 Silica Street.


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Two in a row for Leafs

Th e Nelson Junior Leafs notched back-to-back wins against the Spokane Braves over weekend, capping the ef-fort with a 4-2 win at the Nel-son and District Community Complex on Saturday.

Th e home win came aft er a freewheeling Friday night af-fair in Spokane that saw the Leafs come out on top 8-6.

“[Friday night] I thought there were a lot of lucky bounces on their part,” said Leafs defenceman Jonathon Petrash. “Th ere was a lot of lucky breaks that we didn’t catch, but we battled hard and we kept going and we won the game and we never quit and that’s a good thing for our team coming together and coming from behind together.”

Neither the Leafs nor the Braves were able to score in the fi rst period, but in the sec-ond frame rookie Nik New-man scored his fi rst of three

goals in the Saturday game.“Obviously playing at home

makes a big diff erence with the crowd and everything be-hind you,” Newman said. “We played way more as a team unit today, just with making the breakouts and everyone was playing their part.”

Petrash said even though there were no goals scored in the fi rst period Saturday, he felt the Leafs outplayed the Braves.

“I thought we played re-ally well. Th e fi rst period was a solid period it was unfortu-nately scoreless, but I thought we out played them a lot,” said Petrash.

“Second period we kind of took it off a little bit and then by the time the third period came we all kind of came to-gether and realizing let’s skate a little bit harder and shooting the puck and by the end of the third we won the game and played a solid game overall.”

Even though playing back-to-back games against a team like the Braves could have an

advantage, Petrash said it’s im-portant to come at each game with a fresh approach.

“We defi nitely know what to expect, but again every game is a new game and you’ve just got to take it for what it is and play hard. It’s a battle so you can’t take them lightly. Th ey’re still a pretty good team and we’ve got to play our game and do what we’ve got to do,” said Petrash.

Both Newman and Petrash said one of the challenges of playing a team like Spokane is that they’re an aggressive team.

“Th ey play really aggressive they’re not really passive,” said Newman. “Th ey pinch a lot on the boards. Th ey have a couple pretty good players that we’ve got to look out for and match against a bit, but other than that, they’re not that physical but they just don’t give us very much time and space.”

Th e Leafs head to Grand Forks on Th ursday to play the Border Bruins.

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Neil Murdoch DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PBeaver Valley 26 21 5 0 0 42Castlegar 27 18 7 0 2 38Nelson 28 17 9 0 2 36Spokane 26 10 15 1 0 21Grand Forks 26 1 25 0 0 2

Eddie Mountain DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PFernie 26 20 5 0 1 41Kimberley 22 16 5 0 1 33Creston Valley 25 12 11 0 2 26Golden 23 11 11 0 1 23Columbia Val. 28 1 26 0 1 3

Okanagan DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL POsoyoos 27 15 9 1 2 33Princeton 24 13 9 1 1 28Penticton 24 12 9 1 2 27Kelowna 26 11 14 0 1 23Summerland 26 8 18 0 0 16

Doug Birks DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PKamloops 28 23 3 0 2 48Revelstoke 24 18 5 0 1 37N. Okanagan 26 16 9 0 1 33Sicamous 24 9 13 1 1 20Chase 26 1 24 1 0 3

Recent ResultsFriday, November 25Nelson 8 Spokane 6

Sicamous 5 Revelstoke 6Kamloops 2 North Okanagan 8

Creston Valley 10 Chase 5Fernie 1 Kimberley 4

Princeton 3 Penticton 3Grand Forks 5 Columbia Valley 4

Beaver Valley 7 Golden 2Kelowna 5 Summerland 2

Castlegar 3 Osoyoos 2 (OT)Saturday, November 26

Spokane 2 Nelson 4North Okanagan 4 Revelstoke 6

Chase 1 Sicamous 6Princeton 4 Kelowna 2

Creston Valley 3 Kamloops 4Grand Forks 1 Fernie 9

Beaver Valley 9 Columbia Valley 3Penticton 1 Osoyoos 7

Castlegar 9 Summerland 3Sunday, November 27

Grand Forks 3 Golden 14Creston Valley 1 Sicamous 3

Nelson Leafs LeadersPLAYER Position GP G A PColton Schell Forward 26 17 20 37Nik Newman Forward 25 16 17 33Brett Norman Forward 22 16 17 33Matti Jmaeff Forward 24 6 21 27Carson Willians Forward 28 8 17 25Dallon Stoddart Forward 26 8 13 21James Sorey Forward 27 10 10 20Matthew Naka Forward 28 1 18 19

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Leafs forward Matti Jmaeff powers through Spokane defenders in Saturday’s 4-2 win.Megan Cole photo

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Leafs trade HendersonAs the Nelson Junior Leafs

head into the second half of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season, the coaching staff has shuffl ed the deck.

On Sunday head coach and general manager Frank Maida pulled the trigger on his second trade in a week, shipping veter-an defenceman Riley Hender-son to Golden in exchange for Marc Lepine.

“It was a gap we needed to fi ll in the front end,” says Mai-da. “We had eight defenceman and needed to get a forward.”

Henderson has been injured for half of the 2011-12 season and only recently returned to the line-up. Th e 6’3” rear-guard has scored three goals and added 12 assists in his 17 games so far this season.

“Riley was an important part of our team,” says Maida. “But we have a situation where he was a player that was being asked about by other teams. To get something you have to give up something and a lot of the teams wanted Riley and it was him that we moved on.”

In Lepine the Leafs are get-ting grit. Th e 18-year-old Ed-

monton native has scored one goal and added two assists in his 22 appearances with the Golden Rockets.

“He is going to be sandpa-per kind of a player,” Maida says. “He will be fi nishing checks and mucking it up. He will create turnovers and cre-ate chances for some of our goal scoring.”

Th e deal for Lepine was the second in a week for the Leafs. California native Tay-lor Carriveau was dealt to the Fernie Ghostriders late last week in a cash deal. Like the trade involving Henderson, Maida says it was made pos-

sible by the fact the Leafs’ blueline corps are fi nally get-ting healthy.

“I think Taylor will get an opportunity to play more in Fernie and they were looking for somebody in that posi-tion,” says Maida.

Also helping with the re-cent defense decisions is the play of two recent additions, Eric Spring and J.J. Beitel.

“Th e two of them have be-come a great shutdown pair which has given us some fl ex-ibility,” says Maida. “Th ey are going to be a big part of our team for the rest of the sea-son.”

Juniors Make Changes on Blueline

BOB HALLNelson Star Editor

Riley Henderson — seen here in action against the Spokane Braves Saturday night — was traded to the Golden Rockets on Sunday. Megan Cole photo

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CREATIVE WRITING 100: Studies in Writing

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HISTORY 203: A History of British Columbia

“History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.” ~ Edward Gibbon, English historian of Rome

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Black belts to many degreesTh ree young

students of Kootenay Christian Martial Arts School will test for black belts in taekwondo Th ursday, while 10 others will seek their second, third, and fi ft h degree belts.

Kyle Baker, 13, Justin Daloise, 12, and Hannah Jordahl, 13, are all expected to achieve the high honour following a three-hour exam that will push their physi-cal and mental mettle.

Joining them will be an entire family — Bob and Colleen Hell-man, with daughters Annie, 11, and Kelly, 12 — plus Kevin Milde, 15, and seniors Charlotte Bond and Dot Bryan, all going for their second de-gree belts. Brett Rigby, 18, is testing for his third-degree belt.

“He’s got the longest seniority of any of my students,” Master Dean Siminoff says of Rigby. “He started when he was nine, and he’s com-peted at nationals.”

For the fi rst time, Siminoff , who found-ed the school in 2001, will test alongside his students. Typically he’s done his own testing privately or with other higher-level black belt candidates, but he’ll join the rest of the class as he goes for his fi ft h-degree belt.

“It gets harder in

the sense that you’re getting older,” he says. “Even if you’re training steady, your body’s not getting any younger.”

Siminoff says at-taining higher-level belts is an “impres-sive” accomplishment, regardless of the circumstances.

“Getting a fi rst-degree black belt is a big deal but it’s that much more again to stick with it and go to second degree. You went up to fi rst degree in baby steps, but second degree takes a lot of commitment, perseverance, and patience.”

Most of those

testing for their second-degree belts have waited two years, while the young trio seeking their fi rst-degree belts have each been training for four years or more.

Siminoff is confi -dent all will succeed when examined by grandmaster Brenda Sell, who holds an eighth degree belt, and is the world’s highest ranked woman.

He also has his grandmaster’s approv-al to test for a higher level himself, follow-ing a recent two-day session in Florida.

“It’s kind of like my pre-test. Th e pre-test

one-on-one with him is harder than any actual test would be. Th at’s the tough-est hurdle,” Siminoff says. He obtained his fourth-level belt four years ago.

Sell will also put on seminars this week-end. A graduation ceremony is set for Th ursday at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph’s School.

Kootenay Chris-tian Martial Arts trains twice a week at Evangelical Covenant Church in Nelson and South Slocan, and plans to open a new school in Castlegar early next year. It has graduated about 35 black belts to date.

SportsKootenay Christian Martial Arts School


Testing for taekwondo black belts this week are (back row, from left) Bob Hellman, Colleen Hell-man, Dot Bryan, Charlotte Bond, Kevin Milde, and Brett Rigby; and front row Kelly Hellman, An-nie Hellman, Hannah Jordahl, Justin Daloise, and Kyle Baker. Greg Nesteroff photo

Friday, December 9th 7 pm

LEAFS VS REBELSFundraising night for the West

Kootenay Chapter of the MS Society

Silent auction, book sale, raf e, frizbee toss

Come out and show your support!

Ramona FaustRe-elected

Thank-you Voters in RDCK Area E

Barren’s Sport Shop and The Kaslo Hotel would like to thank the following people and organizations for providing door prizes and helping to sponsor the very successful 2011 Kaslo Rainbow Derby. Over all we had 213 entrants with 3 grand prize winners. 1st place receiving $3195 to Fraser Watson for a 21.7lb rainbow, 2nd place $1917 to Todd

Lindberg weighing in at 21lbs and 3rd place $1278 to Harvey Papoff at 19lbs.

Thank-You

Thank you to the following sponsors and providers of the 2011 Kaslo Rainbow Derby:

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Deadline: December 15, 2011

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Call us at 250-352-6095 or 250-825-4743 or 250-825-0008


News

Fresh face wants to bring change

Th e newly elected school trustee for Salmo, Blewett, and Taghum wants to see parent advisory councils re-turned to their original role as dispensers of advice instead of dollars.

Sheri Huser defeated three other candidates earlier this month, including incumbent Art Field.

She has been actively in-volved in both the Salmo El-ementary and Salmo Second-ary parent advisory councils since her son started school 13 years ago.

She has also been a par-ent representative on both schools’ planning councils, and was the parent member of the district’s committee for hiring the principal of Salmo Secondary.

“I would like to see the par-ent advisory councils recog-nized as the advisory councils they were meant to be and not the funding bodies they have

become,” she says.Huser has a background in

early childhood education and accounting, and believes both will serve her well as a trustee in addition to her years on various school district-related boards and committees.

“Schools are the foundation of our communities and we must make that foundation strong by building our rela-tionships between students, staff , parents and community,” she says.

“I think we should be providing more support for teachers and administrators as they cope with the changes in our public school system

brought about by declining enrollment.”

Meanwhile, board mem-bers paid tribute last week to outgoing trustee Field at his fi nal meeting.

Warm wishes also came from Nelson District Teach-ers Association president Tom Newell and CUPE’s Rick Ko-rens, both of whom worked alongside Field in Salmo, where he was a teacher and administrator.

“To know all of you has been a real plus,” Field said. “Sheri beat me badly — I think I lost by 175 votes. I don’t know the answer there, but I wish her the very best.”

Field has been on the board for a dozen years, and kidded about his retirement plans.

“I’ve secretly been taking some computer courses,” he said to laughter.

Huser is joined on the board by fellow newcomer Rebecca Huscroft , who topped the polls in the south rural zone, displacing incumbent Verna Mayers-Mackenzie.

Kootenay Lake School Board Adds Salmo’s Sheri Huser


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With heavy hearts we announce the gentle passing of our beloved Mom, Nana, and sister,

at the age of 90. Mom was born in Edmonton, Alberta but grew up in

Chilliwack, Kerrisdale, and Burnaby in a loving home with her 7 brothers, whom she was very fond of. She worked as a stenographer in Vancouver in her early years, where she married her husband of 51 years, Rod, in 1949. Th ey lived in Burnaby, N. Vancouver and W. Vancouver with their 3 children, and enjoyed many family get-togethers with her brothers and their families. In 1967 they moved to beautiful Nelson B.C. where she resided the rest of her life. In Nelson she helped Rod in his insurance business, and was involved with the United Church, Unity, Rotary, and I.O.D.E. for 35 years. She lived on a lovely rural property for 34 years and enjoyed her large fl ower and vegetable gardens, raspberries, fruit trees, and her dogs and cats - but not the big horses! Mom was a big fruit-eater and interested in herbal remedies and Naturopathic and Chinese medicine long before it became mainstream. Mom especially loved piano and big band music and was bopping to piano great Fats Waller only a few weeks ago. In her later years she enjoyed trips to Palm Springs, the Maritimes, Hawaii, England, Scotland, Ireland, and Mexico with family and friends. Th roughout her life Mom was fi rst and foremost a devoted mother and grandmother, and a rock of support and protectiveness. She is lovingly remembered by her children Stuart (Colleen) of Nelson, Gaye (Angelo) of Delta, and Holly (Doug) of W. Kelowna,her brothers Bud (Shirley) of N. Vancouver,Frank (Deirdre) of Victoria, Ed (Mary) of Summerland), and Bob (Joan) of Kelowna, and her grandchildren Rebecca, Rachel, Stu, Nick, Luke and Roxanne, as well as her life-long friend Doreen Spencer of Everett, Washington.Mom was pre-deceased by her husband Rod, and brothers Eric (Violet), Fred (Joyce), and Renny (Joyce).A celebration of Mom’s life will be held in Nelson in the spring, and will be announced at a later date.

McDonald, Ethel Marion (nee Hollett)Dec. 20, 1920 - Nov. 07, 2011

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Capitol Theatre, Nelson. First on: Oxygen Orkestar ‘the

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NURSE MANAGER, COMMU-NITY LIAISON - Bayshore Home Health is hiring an RN to grow its private home care business in the Nelson area. Key responsibilities: building business relationships, deliver-ing presentations and creating a high profi le for Bayshore in the community. Other respon-sibilities: delivery of care to cli-ents, supervision of Field staff and coordinating clinical edu-cation. The ideal candidate is a driven self-starter with an outstanding work ethic and ex-ceptional people skills, who works well with limited direc-tion. This is a casual, part-time position with the potential to grow to permanent full-time. Resumes to [email protected]. Only those shortlist-ed will be contacted.

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DOG LOVERS! Enjoy a healthy, profi table career as a professional dog trainer. Gov-ernment accredited program - student loans and grants. Ben Kersen & the Wonderdogs. www.wonderdogs.bc.ca 1-800-961-6616.

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GET YOUR Foot in the garage door. General Mechanic train-ing. Learn basic engine theory, power train, suspension, job safety. First step to Automo-tive/Heavy Duty Apprentice-ship. GPRC Fairview College Campus. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

GO TO Your Next Job Inter-view with 2nd Year Heavy Duty Mechanic Skills. GPRC, Fairview Campus. 34 week course. Heavy Equipment Cer-tifi cate. Intense shop experi-ence. Safety training. On-cam-pus residences. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOLLocations in Alberta & BC. Hands on real world training. Full sized equip. Job place-ment assist. Funding Avail. www.iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

LOOKING FOR A Powerful Career? Great wages? Year round work? Power Engineer-ing program. GPRC Fairview Campus. On-campus boiler lab, affordable residences. Study 4th Class and Part A 3rd Class in only 1 year. 1-888-999-7882;www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

LOVE ANIMALS? - Love your career! Animal Health Tech-nology diploma program. GPRC Fairview Campus. On-campus working farm. On-site large and companion animals. On-campus residences. 1-888-999-7882;www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

MEDICAL OFFICE Trainees needed! Hospitals & Dr.’s need medical offi ce & medical admin staff. No experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1-888-748-4126.

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Employment


PHARMACY TECH Trainees needed! Retail Pharmacies and Hospitals need certifi ed techs & assistants. No experi-ence? Need training? Local training & job placement is available. 1-888-778-0461.

POST RN Certifi cate in Peri-operative Nursing. Online theory, hands-on skills lab, clinical practicum. January / September intakes. ORNAC Approved. GPRC Grande Prairie, Alberta; 1-888-539-4772. www.gprc.ab.ca.

SKILLED WORKERS Always in demand. Pre-employment Welder, Millwright/Machinist program. 16 weeks and write fi rst year apprenticeship exam. Be ready for high paying, in demand trades jobs. Starts Jan. 3, 2012. GPRC Grande Prairie Campus. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

SNOWMOBILES IN Winter, Watercraft in summer, ATV’s in Between! Become an Out-door Power Equipment Tech-nician. GPRC’s Fairview Col-lege Campus. Apprenticeship opportunity. On-campus resi-dences. 1-888-999-7882;www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

THE ECONOMY Is heating up! Welders Millwrights/Ma-chinists will be in high de-mand. Be prepared. 16 week pre-employment programs at GPRC. January classes. 1-888-999-7882;www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

THE ONE - The Only - The only one in Canada! Only au-thorized Harley-Davidson Technician Program at GPRC’s Fairview Campus. Fairview, Alberta. On-campus residences. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

TWO WHEELIN’ Excitement! Motorcycle Mechanic Pro-gram, GPRC Fairview College Campus. Hands-on training - street, off-road, dual sport bikes. Challenge 1st year Ap-prenticeship exam. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview

Help Wanted

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Employment

Help Wanted

DELIVERY PERSONS

PHONEBOOKS

Mature persons with own vehicle to deliver phone books to the Nelson and Trail areas.

No selling involved.

PDC Logistics1-800-661-1910

Mon. - Fri 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

DRIVER REQUIREDBusy Building Supply Co, is looking for a delivery truck driver. This position requires a class 1 with air, Hi Ab experience, crane certifi cate, general vehicle maintenance pre-trip inspections, helping to load and unload and warehouse work when not driving.

Please include a clean abstract with your

resume to: Maglio Building Centre

29 Government Rd, Nelson BC, V1L 5L9.

250-352-6661 (p)250-352-3566 (f)Attn: Dominic

Email: [email protected]

Louie’s Steakhouse Line Cooks

Louie’s Steakhouse in the New Grand Hotel is in need of Full Time line cooks. Minimum 3

years experience (grill exp.an asset) please send resume’s

to the attention of: Rob Little or Adam Duff.

email [email protected], fax to 250-352-2445, or drop

off in person. No phone calls please.

Sears in Nelson is looking to hire a part time customer service employee.

This would be a perfect position for a retired person

looking for a little extra spending money.

Some lifting involved. Apply in person at the Front Street location.

Employment

Help Wanted

HHDI RECRUITINGis hiring on behalf of

Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes Alberta - based oilfi eld services company is currently hiring;

EQUIPMENT OPERATORS

Class 1 or 3 Drivers License required.

HD MECHANICS

3rd or 4th apprentice or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics with their Red Seal and CIVP License to work in Red Deer & Hinton.

Please call 250-718-3330 or Fax: 1-888-679-0759

For more information or send your resume &

current drivers abstract to:[email protected]

West Kootenay/Boundary CRIME STOPPERS

seeks a Relief Coordinator to volunteer for 1 hour/week

in the Nelson Offi ce. Please mail your contact

info to: RR1, S3, C39 Crescent Valley, BC V0G 1H0

Obituaries

Employment

Help WantedREADY TO Work and play ina four season recreationalparadise? Parts and serviceadvisor required immediatelyat Jacobson Ford - Revel-stoke, BC. Successful candi-date must possess excellentinterpersonal skills, have Fordexperience, be eager to ad-vance within the company andwant to work in a young andgrowing market. This is thebest opportunity you’ll everhave to work in a great multiPresidents Award Winningdealership. Interested? - Emailyour resume right now! To:[email protected] Dodge, a busy auto-motive dealership in Vernon,B.C. requires an experiencedService Technician with thefollowing qualities: MotivatedJourneyman Technician,Dodge/Chrysler experience isan asset, a proven trackrecord in a fl at rate shop. Ver-non Dodge provides a com-prehensive salary and benefi tspackage to the right individual.Contact Ron Russell, ServiceManager [email protected] 250-503-3310

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Our classifi ed ads are on the net! Check it out atwww.bcclassified.com

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685 Baker St. Nelson, BCwww.pharmasave.com250.352.9993 / Toll Free 1.877.352.9993

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Employment

Income Opportunity

GET PAID Daily! Now accept-ing: Simple P/T & F/T Online Computer Related Work. No experience is needed. No fees or charges to participate. Start Today, www.BCWOC.com

Trades, Technical

WELDERS WANTED. Jour-neyman 2nd and 3rd year ap-prentices with tank manufac-turing experience. Automated Tank Manufacturing Inc. Lo-cated in Kitscoty, Alberta. 20km West of Lloydminster is looking for 15 individuals that want long term employment and a secure paycheque. Journeyman wages $33. - $37.50/hour. Wages for ap-prentices based on hours and qualifi cations. Benefi ts, train-ing programs, full insurance package 100% paid by com-pany, savings plan for retire-ment, profi t sharing bonus. Join a winning team. Call for appointment or send resume to: Joe Bowser 780-846-2231 offi ce, [email protected] or Jamie Flicek 780-846-2241 fax; [email protected].

Services

Financial Services

DROWNING IN DEBT? Help-ing Canadians 25 years. Low-er payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru settlements. Avoid bankruptcy! Free con-sultation. Toll Free 1 877-556-3500 www.mydebtsolution.com

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.

www.pioneerwest.com

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s that simple. Your credit / age / income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

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Services

Financial ServicesM O N E Y P ROV I D E R . C O M . $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.NEED CASH Fast? Get a loan any time you want! Sell or pawn your valuables online securely, from home. Apply online today. Call toll-free: 1-888-435-7870 www.pawnup.com

PRIVATE FINANCING based on security not credit. 1st,2nd,3rd Mortgages, Equity Loans, Consolidation Loans, Construction Financing, Farm, Commercial, Industrial, Resi-dential, Equipment, Creative Financing Call 1-855-490-3535 or email [email protected].

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayAlfalfa, alfalfa mix or straight grass (small square bales) in Lister. Call Jay or Trish at 250-428-9755

PetsFREE TO GOOD HOME - TWO MALE BUDGIES. These little guys are a year and a half old. Unfortunately, their own-ers are leaving the country and can’t take them along. In-cludes cage and play stand. 352-6883

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for Sale450 DVD’s, excellent cond.

$900 for all / obo180 VHS tapes $200 for all /

obo includes VCR & rewinder, Ice Fishing tent w/auger $100

call Ken 250-354-0279BIG BUILDING Sale... “Clear-ance sale you don’t want to miss!” 20X26 $4995. 25X34 $6460. 30X44 $9640. 40X70 $17,945. 47X90 $22,600. One end included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

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Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for Sale

7 1/2’ Noma pre-lit pine tree w/2089 branch tips & 800 clear mini lights, paid over

$300, used twice, $50. “Little Critter” House, comes w/ bathroom, kitchen, dining, living & bedroom sets & some families, $50. Both items in

Perfect Condition!call 250-354-4060

CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad & get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5990.CAN’T GET Up your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Com-prehensive warranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591.Car Dolly: Rewired, wheels have been greased very re-cently. Works very well. Ask-ing $799. Call 250-354-7471. Located in NelsonDO-IT-YOURSELF Steel buildings priced to clear - Make an offer! Ask About free delivery, most areas! Call for quick quote and free brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

Misc. Wanted

Coin Collector Buying oldCoins, Silver, Gold, Olympic +Also buying bulk silver coins.Chad: 250-863-3082 (Local)

Real Estate

For Sale By Owner

RARE level 1/3 acre in Bal-four, 3 bdrm double wide , with 1 24’x24’ shop, 2nd 1000sqft shop, both fully insulated, which will accommodate any recreational vehicles.$210,000. 250-229-2275

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Real Estate

Mortgages

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi -nances, immediate debt con-solidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.

Call 1-888-685-6181www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentShaughnessy Apartments

now accepting applications on 1 bedroom apt. NS/NP

$645/mo + util. Quiet Adult bldg in Rosemont 352-0118

Apartment Furnished

FURNISHED 1 bedroom apartment for rent in Ross-land. Very clean, quiet area, W/D, power included. $795 per month. 231-1809.

SIX MILE: Furnished Suites, NS/NP Starting @ $800/month utilities included 250-825-9421

Duplex / 4 Plex

NELSON Rosemont: 3bdrm 1/2 Duplex, corner lot, lrg deck, w/d/f/s, new h/w fl oors & bathroom. NS/NP Avail.Nov1st $1000/mo 250-352-2205

Homes for Rent

NELSON Lrg 3 Bdrm Main Level House near Selkirk College in Nelson $1400/mth includes utilities,250-365-6207

NELSON: Waterfront Acreage Clean townhouse on the

beach w/large country kitchen. 2bdrm, den & bath upstairs,

kitchen & living room on main fl oor. lots of parking (cars,

boats etc), detached storage building incl. Located 5 mins from town on Johnson Rd. $1500/mo + hydro, uses

economical green geo heat Avail. Dec.1st 250-352-5679

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Rentals

Homes for RentUpdated 2.5 bdrm Mobile

Home, N/S, N/P, W/D, Adult Park, Ref required, 7 min to

New carpet, Nelson on Granite Rd. $800.00/mth

plus utilities. 250-352-0898

Offi ce/RetailNELSON: near Nelson Ford, 300sq ft offi ce space Available November 1st. $450/mo incl. utilities. Call 250-825-4700

Rooms for RentFemale Roommate

Wanted: 6 mile, access to whole home, must love dogs,

seniors welcome, drivers licence appreciated. $400/mo.

250-825-4569.

Suites, LowerNELSON Rosemont: Fully furnished studio suite w/own entrance. NS/NP, quiet/mature professional preferred. $650 incl. hydro. ref req’d 354-3994.Nelson: spacious 1 bdrm suite available Nov 1st. $800/mo. NS/NP/WD/FS. 250-352-6975

Want to RentNELSON: Affordable accom. for 18yr old female student. pls call 250-352-3956 message

Transportation

Auto FinancingNeed A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www. UapplyUdrive.ca

Transportation

Auto Financing

DreamCatcher Auto Loans“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-910-6402www.PreApproval.cc

Cars - Domestic

1986 PONTIAC Grand Prix 8-cylinder, 5-L, auto, 2-door, bucket seats, loaded, classic. Lady at 250-505-5772

Buying, Selling?

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Transportation

Recreational/Sale

Car Dolly: Rewired, wheelshave been greased very re-cently. Works very well. Ask-ing $799. Call 250-354-7471.Located in Nelson

Hunter Special: Cozy 17’Travel Trailer. Propane stove,oven & heater, 3 way fridge, &bathroom $1200 777-0185

Scrap Car Removal

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from

cars & trucks & heavy equipment. $4.00 each. Free pick-up

anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288

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FOR THE AFTERNOONCUP...


CASTLEGAR200-1965 Columbia Ave.

365-6455(250)

KELOWNA2153 Springfield Road

860-2600(250)

NELSONChahko Mika Mall

352-7258(250)

CRANBROOK101 Kootenay St. North

426-8927(250)

TELUS KIOSK

WEST KELOWNA#200 - 2180 Elk Rd.

707-2600(250)

NOW OPEN

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LIVE SHOP PLAY• NELSON AND AREA •

“Charities and non-pro ts really rely on the generosity of people within the community and one of the rst doors that we knock on is local business. If our local businesses are vibrant and are making a pro t that all affects our quality of life. It enables us to support those volunteer organizations that bring so much into the lives of so many people.”

~Pat Dooley, Chair of the KLH Foundation

THINK LOCAL FIRSTWhen you support local business, those businesses in turn support local organizations and causes who depend on local business support for their success. Local businesses provide in-kind donations, cash donations and indispensible contributions to many organizations within our communities. Locally owned businesses build strong neighbourhoods by sustaining communities, linking neighbours and by contributing to local causes.

As consumers, we have the power to shape our community by shopping local! Isn’t that an amazing thought?

november 30, 2011 the nelson star

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