September 27, 2006 The Valley Voice

Volume 15, Number 19 September 27, 2006 Delivered to every home between Edgewood, Kaslo & South Slocan. Published bi-weekly.“Your independently-owned regional community newspaper serving the Arrow Lakes, Slocan & North Kootenay Lake Valleys.”

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by Leah MainThe Slocan Valley community

forest group recently hosted publicmeetings in Silverton, Slocan andWinlaw to give an update on thegroup’s efforts to secure aCommunity Forest Agreement(CFA).

On September 12, about 45people attended the Silvertonmeeting, led by Lisa Farr and StephanMartineau of the community forestgroup, which is in the final stages ofincorporating as the Slocan IntegralForestry Co-operative (SIFCo).

Farr and Martineau explainedthat the organization evolved inresponse to the often oppositionalclimate surrounding forestry issues inthe valley. The Village of Slocan wasfirst to talk publicly about thepossibility of developing acommunity forest initiative, and wassoon joined by the the Red MountainResidents Association (RMRA), theElliot-Anderson-Christian-TrozzoWatersheds Association (EACT) andthe Winlaw Watershed Committee(WWC).

Under the provincial program, a2004 pre-invitation phase wascompleted. This involved gatheringcommunity support, developing avision, and putting together adocument outlining a method ofworking with residents and otherstakeholders, including woodlotowners, the Sinixt First Nation andvalue-added businesses.

Farr and Martineau reported thatthe group’s goal of being inclusiveof all diverse perspectives in thevalley was going very well. They saidthere seemed to be movement inmany sectors of the communitytowards finding solutions that willwork for everyone.

In December 2005, the group wasofficially invited to apply for a CFA.Members of the group came to anagreement with Springer Creek ForestProducts Ltd. to identify the communityforest’s proposed operating area, whichis almost all within domesticwatersheds. The area is all on the eastside of Slocan River and Lake, and liesin two ‘chunks’ – one from LebhadoFlats in the south to Springer Creek inthe north, and the other from EnterpriseCreek to just south of the Village ofSilverton. Farr and Martineau reportedthat the group will seek additionaltenures “so we can connect the land basetogether.” They said that if the Ministryof Forests agrees, a second invitationmay be issued to SIFCo to double thesize of its tenure. The additional landbase would come from BC TimberSales operating area.

Under a CFA, the annualallowable cut (AAC) is area based.Farr and Martineau explained thatSIFCo will do a landscape levelanalysis during its five-yearprobationary period to determinewhat the long-term AAC should be.With this anaylsis, the co-op can then

defend a long-term plan and negotiatethe AAC based on that.

Management objectives includemaintaining water quality, developingmixed species stands, setting aside oldgrowth management areas, minimizingroad construction, providingemployment and economic benefit tolocal people, promoting value-added,and protecting ecological health.

SIFCo has consulted extensively

Slocan Valley Community Forest updatewith other community forestorganizations to find out what worksand what doesn’t, and has put a lot ofthought into its legal and managementstructures. The co-operative’s first orfounding board of directors will bemade up of appointees from the fourfounding groups: the Village of Slocan,and the three residents’ associations –RMRA, EACT and WWC. Subsequentboards will have representation from the

three residents’ associations, plus fromthe Slocan-Lemon Residents’Association, which the Village ofSlocan is responsible for incorporatingby the board’s first AGM. Membershipin SIFCo will be open to residents, 19years of age and older, making theirongoing residence, or owning property,in the lands adjoining the communityforest land base. Key community forestmanagement personnel will be the

Community Forest Manager, Layoutand Operations Forester, secretary andbookkeeper.

The group will incorporate thefeedback from these public meetingsinto its plans, and hopes to complete thecomplex application and incorporationprocesses in the next couple of months.

Check out the group’s website atwww.sifco.ca, and contact them atinfo@sifco.ca or 250-355-2213.

Ebony Rutko, our favourite powerlifter from Burton, was able to go to the World Powerlifting Championshipsin Bulgaria September 4-9, thanks to the support of many community members. At the championships, she

won the silver medal in bench press and placed fourth overall. Thousands competed at the event.

Members of SS Moyie staff, volunteers and executives from the BC Land Conservancy (TLC) were onhand Friday, September 22 to mark another historic event. The historical site has partnered with TLC inthe first global co-marketing venture of its kind. Also present were Bill Curran, who worked as a fireman

on the Moyie and Tony Taylor, who worked on both the Moyie and the SS Minto on the Arrow Lakes.

After terrorizing Nakusp for many years, this trio (Doug Switzer, Anita Sinclair and Willi Jahnke) was finally locked up at the Nakusp and Area CommunityFoundation’s “Jail & Bail” event at the Nakusp Fall Fair on September 16. Unfortunately, they were bailed out.

As part of the third annual Kootenay Book Weekend in Nelson, a group came up to visit the Nikkei InternmentMemorial Centre in New Denver on September 23. This year’s featured author was Joy Kogawa (foreground).

She is pictured here with New Denver residents Kay Takahara, Kuri Takenaka and Sumi Matsushita.

The Valley Voice September 27, 2006NEWS2

TIMBER SALE LICENCE A72329

Take notice that, pursuant to section 20 of the Forest Act, Timber Sale licence A72329is being offered for sale by the BC Timber Sales Kootenay Business Area.

Closing Date/Location:September 28, 2006 at 11:00 am. Applications will be acceptedby the Timber Sale Manager, Kootenay Business Area, 1907Ridgewood Road, Nelson, BC V1L 6K1

Geographic Location: Bulldog Creek, located approximately 43 km west of Castlegarin the Arrow Boundary Forest District.

Estimated Volume: 45,223 cubic metres, more or less

Species / Volume: Lodgepole-pine 25,358 m3 (56%), Larch 6,384 m3 (14%),Douglas-fir 4,457 m3 (10%), Cedar 3,474 m3 (8%),Spruce 3,134 m3 (7%), Subalpine-fir 1,395 m3 (3%),Hemlock 694 m3 (2%), Grand Fir 117 m3, White-pine 210 m3 (2%),more or less

The preceding volumes are estimates based on statistical samples. Bidders are stronglyadvised to conduct a thorough field review to verify estimates.

License Term: 2 years

Upset Stumpage Rate: $30.72

Comments: Harvesting method is clearcut with reserves, utilizing ground-basedequipment.

The upset stumpage rate was determined in accordance with the Interior AppraisalManual and is applicable to all sawlog grades.

Tenders will only be accepted from individuals or corporations registered as a BCTimber Sales Enterprise, Category 1, 2 or 3.

The successful applicant will be required to implement and conform to the KootenayBusiness Area Environmental Management System.

This licence is subject to, among other things, new ‘Take or Pay’ Procedures forWaste Billings, new maximum term limits and extension fee and surrenderprovisions. Applicants are advised to carefully consider the impact of thesechanges when formulating their bids. Further information on these changesmay be found in Advisory Bulletin 06/28/04.

Please ensure that you check the expiry date of your BCTS Enterprise registrationbefore submitting a tender. You may check the status of your registration at the BCTimber Sales Website at: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/bcts/

In respect to this proposed timber sale licence, there is additional material which theapplicant must consider in their application. This material and application formsmay be obtained from the above BC Timber Sales Office, telephone (250) 825-1100or the ministry web site at: http://www5.for.gov.bc.ca/notices/init.do Specify TimberSale Licence A72329.

All tender information provided for this timber sale is subject to change. Any changeswill be posted on the above “.../notices/init.do” site before the closing date of thetimber sale. It is the applicant’s responsibility to revisit this site to stay abreast of anychanges that may affect their bid. If you would like to automatically receive a copyof any changes, please send your completed “Notification of Package Receipt” formto Forests.KootenayTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca

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submittedFLIKS and AFKO bring The

Rocket: The Maurice Richard Storyto the Kootenays in October. One ofthe most popular films ever to playin Quebec, The Rocket stars thecaptivating Roy Dupuis as MauriceRichard.

The only thing that matters to 17-year-old Maurice Richard is playinghockey. Every night after working ata Montreal factory to make a living,young Maurice laces his skates andthrows himself, body and soul, ontothe ice in pursuit of his goal - tobecome a professional hockey player.

The Rocket chronicles the rise ofMaurice Richard from a young maninto one of the greatest players in

national hockey history. A playerfuelled by deep passion and talent,he sets scoring records on the ice, andfuels controversy. This bio-dramacenters around Quebec’s mostfamous hockey player, Maurice “TheRocket” Richard, and the famous1955 riot in the Forum.

Maurice’s story resonates with allCanadians, hockey fans or not,making him a hero for generationsto come.

The Rocket plays NelsonWednesday October 4 at the CapitolTheatre at 7:30 pm, Vallican WholeCommunity Centre Friday October13 at 7:30 pm, Rossland Miner’s HallSunday October 15 at 7:30 pm andNakusp’s Bonnington Arts Centre onMonday October 30 at 7 pm. The filmis in English and French with Englishsubtitles, runs 124 minutes and israted PG. For more information goto www.FLIKS.ca or call toll free 1-866-FLIKSca.

Maurice Richard movie to show locally

by Jan McMurraySelkirk College in Nakusp plans

to move into the former Isamu’sRestaurant building in January 2007.

“It’s very exciting,” said GeorgeMcIvor, Vice President of Finance andAdministration at Selkirk College inCastlegar. “It indicates our commitmentto the region. Our commitment toNakusp is further solidified by usowning our own building there andhaving a permanent presence.”

McIvor said student numbers areup in Nakusp, and the current buildingthe college occupies is no longersufficient in size. “So we looked for analternate location in the downtown coreand the former restaurant building wassuitable. It will be easy to make it into anice facility for conducting ourprograms up there,” he said.

Renovations are scheduled for thisfall, to be completed in time for thewinter semester, beginning in January.

The college currently offers Adult

Selkirk College buys former restaurant in NakuspBasic Education and CommunityEducation courses in Nakusp. McIvorsays the college is working on putting anumber of career and university transferprograms online, and hopes these willbe available at the Nakusp centresometime in the future. “We’ve madegreat strides in terms of capacity todeliver state-of-the-art online prog-rams,” he said, adding that onlinecourses are “vastly different” from cor-respondence courses, as there is exten-sive interaction with instructors online.

These are the students in School District No. 10’s pilot outdoor education class this year. The group – the grades 5/6 classes at Lucerne and Burtonschools – met at Summit Lake for their first outdoor adventure of the year. They camped out at the provincial park from September 12 to September 14.

submittedSchool District No. 10’s new grades

5/6 outdoor education classes – 21students from Lucerne and 23 studentsfrom Burton – shared in their very firstoutdoor trip. The group went campingat Summit Lake Provincial ParkSeptember 12-14.

Students participated in miniworkshops on compass reading, fishing,leatherwork, knife skills, and nature art.

Local bear expert Erika Mallam cameand spoke about bear safety and thedifferent types of bears in our area. PaulSeaton came to show the students aboutthe Western Toad rehabilitationprogram. Students walked to the toadfence and observed toads as they weremaking use of the fence and the tunnelto safely cross the highway.

As for camping and cooking, thestudents were in charge – they were

responsible for all the cooking andclean-up.

Lucerne teacher Katrina Sumralland Burton teacher Leslie Leitchreported that the two groups becamequick friends and “the pairing of the twocommunities was remarkable.” Theysay the students look forward to theircontact with their “weather partners”and are anxious to plan the nextadventure.

New outdoor ed classes go camping at Summit Lake

submittedInspiring Youth for Change

(IYC), a committee of local studentslooking to make a difference bothglobally and locally, is organizing aconference for Columbia Basin youthaged 15-29 on November 3 inCastlegar. In partnership with adultmentors throughout the Basin whoare taking an active role inencouraging youth participation, theestimated size of the conference willbe close to 1,000 people.

The vision for the conference isto bring in inspiring young speakerswho will educate youth onenvironmental, social, peace, andjustice issues, and help the youth inthe Columbia Basin set up a supportnetwork to continue making change.The conference itself will introducekeynote speakers, who will include

Dev Aujla, Emily Menzies, andSimon Jackson.

To gain a better understanding ofthe issues, some IYC memberstravelled to the Vancouver PeaceForum this past June and took in anumber of workshops. Also, an IYCdelegation will be attending theWorld Peace Conference inVenezuela next summer. This will bean opportunity to network with otheryouth organizations worldwide.

IYC would like to involve asmany area youth as possible, andhopes for a really good showing ofcommunity members at theconference. The conference will befree to all youth. For information onregistering or getting involved, emailinspiringforchange@hotmail.com.Check out the IYC website atwww.inspiringforyouth.ca.

Youth looking to make a difference

submittedFrom a workshop format over ten

years ago to a full-blowninternational conference in 2006, theBasin Cultural Conference inCastlegar this October 19-22 is set tomake waves.

Who’s interested in a conferencethat focuses on the Columbia Riverand culture? Negotiations regardingthe current Columbia River Treatywith the USA begin in 2014, soorganizers are hopeful that theconference will be a spark for artists,

writers, First Nations and Tribalorganizations, community andcitizens, environmental andstewardship groups, scientists andacademics, industry, localgovernment, Chambers ofCommerce, educators and youthliving and working in the ColumbiaRiver basin in both Canada and theUnited States.

The October conference was

designed with two overlapping focuses:an environmental piece and an arts,culture and heritage element.Conference organizers are offeringdelegates a variety of sessions, plenariesand events touching on these two verydifferent program areas.

The spotlight will be on CanadianSenator Elaine McCoy as theenvironmental keynote speaker at theThursday, October 19 wine and cheese

social while noted culture critic andkeynote speaker Max Wyman speaksat the Saturday banquet on October 21.Friday evening’s entertainment will bean Arts and Cultural Showcaseperformance by an eclectic selection ofCKCA funded grant recipients.

You can view the completeConference package and downloadregistration forms online atwww.basinculture.com.

Basin Cultural Conference set to make waves

September 27, 2006 The Valley Voice 3NEWS

FortisBC Inc. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Application

for an Automated Mapping/Facilities Management Geographical Information System

(“AM/FM GIS”) Transition Project

Written Public Process

On August 16, 2006 FortisBC Inc. (“FortisBC”) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (“Commission”) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Automated Mapping/Facilities Management/Geographical Information System Transition Project (“the Project”); and FortisBC states that the Project is estimated to cost $2.7 million and is required to replace the existing AM/FM GIS.

THE REGULATORY PROCESS The Commission has established by Commission Order G-113-06 the following Regulatory Timetable for a written public process to review this application.

ACTION DATE (2006)

Intervenor Registration Friday, October 6

Commission and Intervenor Information Request No. 1 Friday, October 13

FortisBC Responses to Commission and Intervenor Friday, October 27 Information Requests Intervenor Submissions Friday, November 3

FortisBC Responses to Intervenor Submissions Friday, November 10

INTERVENTIONS FortisBC is to provide copies of the Application to all parties wishing to participate in the Written Public Hearing process. Those persons wishing to participate are to advise the Commission Secretary of their intention to do so no later than Friday, October 6, 2006. Notification by mail, courier delivery, fax or e-mail is acceptable. Intervenors will receive copies of the Applicant and filed documentation and should provide an E-mail address, if available.

All submissions and/or correspondence received from active participants or the general public relating to the Application will be placed on the public record and posted to the Commission’s web site.

PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE DOCUMENTS The Application and supporting materials will be available for inspection at the following locations:

FortisBC Inc. Head Office: 5th Floor, 1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9X1 Trail Office: 1290 Esplanade, Trail, BC V1R 4L4

Princeton Light & Power Company Ltd Princeton Office, 231 Bridge Street, Princeton BC, V0X 1W0

British Columbia Utilities Commission Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2N3

Websites www.fortisbc.com www.bcuc.com

Public Libraries in Castlegar, Creston, Grand Forks, Kelowna, Oliver, Penticton and Trail, BC.

For further information, please contact the Commission Secretary, Mr. Robert Pellatt at Telephone: (604) 660-4700,BC Toll Free: 1-800-663-1385, Fax: (604) 660-1102, Email: Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com.

by Jan McMurrayThe MAX molybdenum mine

project underway in Trout Lake wasin the spotlight again recently, at apublic meeting facilitated by themining company’s president andCEO, Scott Broughton, heldSeptember 11 in Kaslo.

A hand-out outlining theconcerns of the Friends of theLardeau River, a non-profit society,was posted outside the hall andgiven to meeting goers by GrantTrower, communications co-ordinator for the society. TheFriends of the Lardeau want toensure habitat protection for theGerrard Rainbow Trout spawninggrounds, which are located whereTrout Lake feeds the Lardeau River.The society is also concerned aboutwater quality for residents livingalong the river.

Roca Mines president and CEO,Scott Broughton, opened by sayinghe hoped the public would leave themeeting convinced that the literatureprovided by the society was“misinformation.” After Broughtonreferred to Trower and the society’s“misinformation” a few times, awoman from Peachland stood up toobject to these comments, callingthem “patronizing” and“unprofessional.” Broughtonapologized, saying he did not meanto offend, “but you have publishedinformation that is wrong.”

Broughton emphasized that themine is very small with very small,localized impact. “Our very strongview is that such a small mine with

such a small impact, being far awayfrom you – you won’t even notice itis happening,” he said.

One woman asked howBroughton could say the mine had noimpact when an area the size of fiveor six football fields had been clearcutto create the tailings pond, and whenthe company was using diesel fueland would be blasting. Broughtonacknowledged that the mine hadclearly had an impact on the site, andclarified that he meant no impactdownstream from the site. Drainagefrom the mine site goes into WilkieCreek, which flows into Trout Lakeand on into the Lardeau River.

He said the company hasreceived its small mines permitbecause it has gone through therequired process. “We’ve done acomprehensive job,” he assured,mentioning aquatic studies, wildlifestudies, geotechnical studies, amonitoring program, a watermanagement plan and acomprehensive closure plan whichwould cost $750,000 to carry out.This is how much the company paidthe government for its bond, as arequirement of the permittingprocess.

People wanted to know whatmaterials were present in the mine.Broughton said that the MAX depositwas essentially a pure molybdenitedeposit. He said there was sometungsten, which the company maywant to mine in the future, a bit ofpyrite, quartz, and intrusive rocks likegranite. He explained thatmolybdenum was a key additive for

Kaslo hosts meeting on Trout Lake MAX molybdenum minehigh quality steel, and had increasinguse as a catalyst and as a solidlubricant. He assured that there wereno hazardous substances such asarsenic or cyanide on the site, andguaranteed that there was no uraniumpresent in the mine. He saidmolybdenum was “a very benignmetal that is not toxic to fish.”

Broughton also addressedquestions about the effluentdischarge, saying that there were nometals to be filtered out of the effluent– just sediment to be settled out.“Many of you have heard abouttailings that contain bad things,” hesaid. “We want the tailings to stay inthat site [tailings pond] to settle outthere, not because they containharmful metals, but so they won’tcreate beaches downstream. There isa potential for sediment and we’rebeing very careful about that,” heexplained. “You will not see anyimpact to Trout Lake or KootenayLake. We are not creating a brandnew source of high concentrations ofmetals and discharging them. Thenumbers are within what occursnaturally. This is nothing comparedto the tons and tons of mineralscoming into the lake naturally.”

He said the tailings pond did notneed a liner, as the bedrock and clayfoundations of the pond wereimpermeable, assuring that anindependent engineering firm fromVancouver gave it a “geotechnicalstamp of approval.”

Others wanted to know about awater treatment plant for the effluent.Broughton likened a water treatment

plant for this site to a fifth wheel on acar. “It doesn’t need it. It will serveno benefit to the environment. It willcost money and there are potentialrisks regarding the pH of the water.”

He said that the water from thetailings pond will be pumped andrecirculated back up to the mill forre-use, and that they would like torelease the discharge in the wetseason while other creeks wereflowing. He explained in an interviewthat these were examples of thecompany “going the extra mile.”Although the water quality meets thecriteria to be released year-round, thecompany has chosen to release it atthe most appropriate time in thenatural cycle.

Some were concerned that thecompany was doing its ownmonitoring, with probably veryoccasional monitoring by theMinistry of Environment. Onewoman asked if the company wouldconsider having a citizens groupcome to do some monitoring.Broughton answered that peoplewere welcome to visit the site and toreview the data.

In response to other questions, hementioned that there would be onlybiodegradable and organic materialsused in the processing of the ore; thatmolybdenum was not dangerous totransport, adding that the companyhas sold the product at the mine gate,so the buyer will be responsible forthe transport; and that every piece ofmobile equipment at the mine has aspill kit on it. There are also spill hutsat two key locations on the site that

contain bales of hay and othermaterials so that diesel fuel orhydraulic oil spills can be handled onsite. “I can guarantee other operationsin this valley don’t have that,” he said.

Grant Trower said he knew offour examples where molybdenumwas a problem. “There’s a lot ofcontroversy. I’m not making it up. Tosay molybdenum is not harmful is nottrue,” he said. He talked about theBrenda Mine in Peachland, where awater treatment plant to removemolybdenum had to be installed afterthe mine was closed down.Broughton explained that the watergoing out of the Brenda Mine goeson to be a source of drinking andirrigation water, “but we don’t havepeople drinking from our water.” Hesaid Trower was “comparing applesand oranges” with the Brenda Mineexample, and said that “ourmolybdenum levels are lower thanthey are in the water coming out ofthe water treatment plant at Brenda.”

In conclusion, Broughton said,“We’re absolutely committed to theenvironment at our site and havespent a lot of time making sure wemeet Ministry of Environmentstandards and we have gone way pastthose. We’re keen to show you thatwe’re going to be goodenvironmental operators.”

by Jan McMurrayAt the suggestion of government

representatives, two New Denver arearesidents have picked up the torch on aforeshore management plan for SlocanLake. They have formulated a petitionand placed copies for residents to signat businesses in Slocan, Silverton andNew Denver.

“A plan for our shoreline wouldallow us to decide where it would bebest to allow certain activities on thewaterfront,” explained Barb Yeomans,local resident. “A foreshoremanagement plan would address issuessuch as designated swimming areas,public access, boat storage, wheelchairaccess, lakefront tourism development,float planes, heli pads, regional andmunicipal parks.”

The idea for the petition came out of acommunity forum held June 26 in New

Petition available for Slocan Lakeforeshore management plan

Denver, with local elected officials presentto answer questions. A straw vote wastaken at that meeting to get an indicationon how the community felt about amoratorium on all foreshore permits untila foreshore management plan was in place.The vote showed overwhelming supportfor this. Both MLA Corky Evans and MPAlex Atamanenko indicated that a petitionwould be a good way to communicate thisto appropriate authorities.

Anyone interested in a managementplan for Slocan lake waterfront, and amoratorium on all permits for the privateuse of the foreshore until the plan isapproved, is encouraged to sign the petitionby October 6 at the Harold Street Cafe andMountain Valley Station in Slocan; theValley Voice, My Aunt’s Place, Ann’sNatural Foods and Mountainberry in NewDenver; and Gaze n Chat and SilvertonBuilding Supplies in Silverton.

by Jan McMurraySix kittens and their mother were saved

by Nakusp and area’s Protecting AnimalLife Society (PALS) in a tremendousrescue effort that took six volunteers andthree days to complete.

The feline family was abandonedabout six miles north of Nakusp.

“We were sick,” said Florence Bargeryof PALS. “This is such an unacceptablething to do. There are so many agenciesout there to help with unwanted animals.”

Red Mountain Road resident LarryAnderson spotted two kittens playing in aculvert beside the highway as he wasdriving by on September 11 and alertedPALS. Volunteers were mobilized andwere successful in rescuing the mother andthree kittens the first day. However, theyknew there were two more kittens, sovolunteers returned the next day and wereable to rescue one more.

“We all knew that the one last kittenwas spending the night alone out there, sonone of us slept,” reported FlorenceBargery of PALS.

She said that volunteers finally rescued

the last kitten at about noon on September13, the third day of the ordeal.

“We are very proud of our group,” saidBargery. “We were committed to findingthem all – we did not give up,” she said.

Bargery reported that all of the catswere doing very well. She said the kittenshave all been tentatively placed in homes,and PALS continues to look for a homefor the mother.

PALS is having its annual fundraiser,the Creative Hands fair, on the last Saturdayin November at the arena auditorium. Youcan contact PALS at 265-3792.

PALS rescues abandoned cats

These six kittens were abadoned aboutsix miles north of Nakusp.

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Thanks forGarlic Fest

I am writing to thank andcommend the Hills Garlic Festivalvolunteers for all their hard work inorganizing and maintaining thisevent. I cannot say enough positivethings out of my experience of theGarlic Fest, and to me this year wasthe best yet. That it has attracted anincreasing number of people eachyear can only be because it is such aspecial family event and in anincomparably beautiful setting.

It certainly is a very affirmativeexperience to have at the end ofsummer, a harvest fair where 5000people of all ages and walks of lifegather in such a friendly andwelcoming atmosphere to buy andsell produce, crafts and food, listento local musicians, and most of all,just enjoy being together. Obviously,as more people come, the work toimprove booth spacing andaccommodate them also increases. Ithink it is wonderful that we have thegood fortune of hosting thismarvelous fair in our village, and Iwant to also thank the Village of NewDenver for helping to make thispossible.

Robin SherrodNew Denver

Identity theft canhappen to anyone

If you’ve read about identity theftand illegal charges on credit cards,and you think it can’t happen here,think again.

Our family has a joint debitaccount and while a casual glance atthe monthly statement was the norm,I assumed that the other familymember had made the unusual chargethat kept appearing. I am embarrassedto say that it was several monthsbefore we sat down and took a goodlook at our numbers. We found thatneither of us had made the charge onthe account and after checking withthe Credit Union, it was found thatwe had been scammed, and that forsome time someone else had beenenjoying $200 of our money eachmonth.

Thanks to our Credit Union wegot back a large percentage of our lostfunds, but nothing will keep us fromfeeling like dumb Kootenay hickswho don’t have sense enough to keeptrack of our own money. Andapparently from information Ireceived, we aren’t the only ones inour community who have had thisexperience.

Take heed folks, and check thosestatements carefully. If you’re goingto spend your money foolishly, makesure YOU do it. A word to the wiseis sufficient.

Sadder, but wiser.Anonymous

Hezbollahshould beincluded in talks

I would like to go on record ascriticizing the interim leader of theLiberal Party of Canada, Bill Graham,for his condemnation of a Liberal MP,Mr. Boris Wrzesnewskij, (EtobicokeCentre), one of three MPs on a fact-finding tour of the Middle East.Wrzesnewskij had the gall, in Graham’seyes, to dare to suggest that Hezbollahshould be included in any talks aimedat attempting to solve the appallingsituation in Lebanon.

As background information, theSpecial Branch of New Scotland Yardin which I had the honour to serve forseveral years, known as the Special IrishBranch until just before WWI, wasformed in March 1883. It was formedin response to Irish terrorists, the Fenians(fore-runners of the Irish RepublicanArmy), rolling a dray loaded withgunpowder down Pentonville Hill inLondon and blowing a large hole in thewall of Pentonville Prison, thus enablingseveral Fenians to escape. Irish terrorismcontinued unabated until quite recently,when the UK government wiselydecided that it had no choice but to invitethe IRA to the negotiations, with theresult that the IRA felt heard and atentative and at times fragile peaceensued.

Hezbollah is basically no differentfrom the IRA. Both are terroristorganizations with religious agendas;both have political aspirations and socialservice components; and both haveterritorial ambitions.

I think that Bill Graham has beenspooked by the optics of losing highprofile Jewish votes, since Jews aretraditionally liberal. It is a great pity thatGraham has been so myopic.

John PerkinsNakusp

Abandonmentof animalsunacceptable

What a hideous crime to commiton these defenseless precious souls. Amother bobtail cat with six kittens wasdumped six miles out of Nakusp on thenorth road (in a culvert). We are appalledand sickened to think these innocentanimals were deliberately abandonedonly to fall victim to either predators orto die a painful death by starvation.

We were notified by a GoodSamaritan, Larry Anderson of Silverton,when he fortunately sighted some of thekittens while traveling by on September11. Our PALS volunteers armed withcommitment, dedication, patience andperseverance managed to rescue all sixkittens and mom.

Whatever the situation, no matterhow desperate it could have been forthese people, there is help available frommany groups that could have provided

them with far more humane options. Forex: Humane Society, SPCA, SecondChance Shelter in Nelson, PALS(Protecting Animal Life Society) inNakusp.

It is an honour and a privilege to bea pet owner and we strongly believe allanimals deserve to be treated withkindness and respect. Animals are not acommodity that are passed out on thebacks of trucks, in boxes at store fronts,at markets or foisted off to any passerby giving no thought to the life thisinnocent soul may have to endure. Thereis only one way, one humane answer,to end this cruel cycle of unwanted anduncared for cats. SPAY AND NEUTERYOUR PETS – PLEASE!!!

If you a have any informationregarding this horrific crime, if yourecognize these kittens or know wherethey came from, please call our PALSline @ 265-3792 or Nakusp RCMP at265-3677.

PALS is grateful for the ongoingsupport from the community and if youcould help us in any way or wish tobecome part of our team please call us.

The last kitten was finally caughtWednesday afternoon (Sept 13).

They are all in our system now andwill be up for adoption followingveterinary assessments, shots and spay/neuter. The kittens are approx 7-9 weeksof age. Three have no tail; three havefull tails; and mom is bobtail.

PALSNakusp

Israel’s actionsnot solvinganything inMiddle East

Rabbi Weiss of NY recently statedon CNN that the hostilities in the MiddleEast started when, after living forthousands of years among otherPalestinians, the Jews formed anindependent State of Israel contrary tothe Torah.

In 1948, many displaced Jews fromEurope migrated to Palestine and, withsupport from American Jews,established independence and controlover the area.

Surrounding Arab nations resentedthis and a number of armed skirmishesoccurred over the years with Israeloccupying various sections ofneighbouring countries.

The land-grab and power play, andthe mistreatment of the Palestinianpeople, resulted in an ever-increasinghatred of Israel. Since the United Statessupplied enormous amounts of moneyand military aid to Israel, the hatredextended to the Americans as well.

Why has Israel treated thePalestinians so badly for so many years?

The Jews experienced the terror ofthe Nazis and should know thatmistreatment can only result in hostilityand revenge.

Oppression of the Palestinians

“Kill Those Bears”I for one do not believe that there

is enough being done to find a morehumane way to deal with the bearproblem. After all, we are intrudersin bear country. They know noboundaries other than the boundariesthey have evolved to know only toexist. We are infringing on theirterritory. We have roads, bike trails,ATV trails, and people (including me)plundering the land for our greedyexistence. Not only this, but also wehave degraded the air on this earth tothe point where this could be onereason why there is little natural foodleft for wildlife. You may call this anatural cycle but it is hard to believethat we are not having some negativeimpact on the survival of wildlife andtheir natural habitat.

If this is a natural phenomenon –that we are experiencing a dry year –then is it right that we should correctthis problem by shooting the bears? Icontacted the Ministry of Environmentin Nelson to get their comment a dayafter I heard that five bears had beenshot for doing what bears have to do tosurvive. They too were not proud ofwhat they were called on to do. It wassaid that the provincial government hastaken away the power and will notprovide the funds to remove these“intruders” from doing what comes tobe one of their ways to fulfill a need tosurvive and feed their young.

Why can’t we take the time to tryand live in harmony with wildlife ratherthan dictate whether they live or die?We could put a little more effort incleaning yards to discourage animalsfrom supposedly doing damage or

endangering us. We could write ourgovernment leaders to forward funds totrap and relocate. We live here and theyshould live there. Nice thought, but notrealistic. We could fence off our territorysuch as they have done in Banff. But Iguess bullets are cheaper and we canshoot them from a distance and not lookinto their eyes and the eyes of theiryoung as they die. Bears, like allwildlife, do serve a purpose. They are aliving entity. I find them mysterious andthey have my full respect while I liveon this earth. For this I am more thanwilling to live with these marvelousanimals.

We have people trekking from afarjust to experience what we take forgranted. The fact that bears can thinkand rationalize that maybe I can get foodfrom wherever to feed myself and myyoung tells me that they are not to farfrom the way we think.

I believe this is not a charade but aneasy and uncomplicated way to dealwith a problem that we have in someways created ourselves. It was onlysome three years ago we cleaned up ourdump. Why not carry this a little furtherand clean up our own properties andsee if this will alleviate some of theproblem. Let’s not have anotherYellowstone Park experience – eventhey now see the error of their ways andare correcting this problem. Why putthis deed on the shoulders of the RCMPand the wildlife authorities? Let’s takesome responsibility ourselves. Even ifthis is a natural phenomenon or a manmade one, the bears will be culledwithout us intervening and many willstarve to death this coming winter.

Cheryl ButchartSilverton

Raising money for charityI recently had the experience of being busted for writing an editorial about

the CBT that everyone could agree with. I was also arrested for not being a“Celebrity Waiter” in my own home town. I was in Nakusp at the time, andtheir Foundation was raising money, so I got thrown in jail until the goodcitizens of Nakusp came up with $170 to cover my bail.

I wasn’t disappointed. I spent 20 minutes in durance vile, before I wasbailed out..

I have decided to do something about my criminal past. There’s not muchthat I can do about the editorial that everyone agrees with, other than ask NeilMuth (CEO of CBT) to be a character witness. I’m sure that he wouldn’tagree with everything that I wrote.

On the issue of being a celebrity waiter however, I am planning to rectifythis little problem in the near future. On October 6, I will shave my beard inorder to be a celebrity waiter at the Apple Tree in New Denver. See the ad onpage 20.

Dan Nicholson, publisher

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resulted in the formation of Hezbollah,Hamas, and other anti-Israel groupswith predictable results. The currentheavy-handed military action inLebanon by Israel killed too manyinnocent civilians and did nothing tosolve the problems.

Pictures of dead women andchildren killed by Israelis using hi-techAmerican weapons is having someglobal back-lash and will not supportthe Jewish cause or increase respect forthe US.

Expect the ‘Holocaust Industry’ togo into high gear to deflect worldopinion away from the continuedmistreatment of the Palestinians andmass killings of civilians in Lebanon.

The Soviet Union alone hadupwards of 20 million killed by theNazis but a very efficient Jewishpropaganda machine made sure thatonly the Jewish suffering washighlighted ad nausea.

The well-worn slogan: “Rememberthe Holocaust” rings hollow while Israelis oppressing and mistreatingPalestinians.

Jewish control, land-grab andexpansion for more settlements inneighbouring countries won’t solveanything.

Nor does senseless killing.Rabbi Weiss seems to know a lot

about these complex issues and pointsus to the root of problems in Palestine.

Gunter RetterathWinlaw

Development isa wake-up call

Art Joyce’s article about the 30homes and 30 moorage sites atEnterprise Creek is a wake-up call foreveryone who lives near Slocan Lake.Developers with big profits on theirminds envision a whole subdivisionwhere only a few houses can be builtwithout wrecking natural values.

With entrepreneurial big-profit zeal,we have some horrific things to lookforward to. Consider Christina Lake,where the expensive houses stand wallto wall with each other. Developersappealling to the very wealthy will driveproperty values sky-high, driving outmany low-income valley people whohave always found a home here.Lakeshore owners will increasinglycontrol access to the lake and whathappens on it.

Okanagan-type development willbring a plague of jet-skis. When passingthrough Osoyoos, I counted twelve jetskis riding each other’s wakes,producing deafening, quite unbelievablenoise. Motorboats have always beenwelcome on the lake by most of us.They are mostly used for transportationor fishing and don’t make the sameamount of noise. But what will the lakeenvironment be like when motorboatshave greatly multiplied because oflakeshore development?

It needn’t happen here if weparticipate in the RDCK meeting to beheld at Knox Hall at 7 pm, October 10.For instance, White Rock outlawed jetskis from launching from anywherewithin the city boundary and alsobanned them in all their foreshorewaters. So did Vancouver, outlawing alllaunch and foreshore usage outside thefour major beaches. Vancouver workedinto their Master Plan strict regulationsfor cutting trees, including thepreservation of heritage trees.Vancouver is legislating against certainbillboards and their placement. In short,with a will, community plans for all theareas outside the villages is not only

possible but extremely necessary. TheState of Washington went even further,banning jet skis in all the waters of thevarious Gulf islands. This was fiercelyresisted by jet ski organizations but theban was ultimately approved byWashington’s highest court.

Before we are engulfed, somethingmust be done to develop regulations thathelp protect our way of life. A petitionis being circulated in the village by RubyTruly, 358-2766, to indicate to theRDCK that we want some safeguardingregulations, no open development forour valley. Corky Evans suggested thisas a means of demonstrating sufficientinterest by residents to the RDCK.

Richard CaniellNew Denver

War on terrorwas long in theplanning

Addressing Michael Edward’srecent letter, the ‘war on terror’ was nota knee jerk response by the USgovernment to 9/11 – it had beenplanned for years. The neoconservativeswho wrote the Project for a NewAmerican Century in 1995 wistfullymentioned that a “Pearl harbour type”incident was needed to get the Americanpublic behind the imposition of “fullspectrum global dominance” on theworld. By staggering coincidence, 9/11came along soon after they got intopower – how about that?

Mr. Edwards says that Muslimfundamentalism created the US militaryneoconservatives by getting rid of theShah. But we have to remember thatthe CIA helped depose the previous,democratically elected, Iranian leaderand imposed the Shah, which stimulatedmilitant reaction from Muslims. Wecan’t start history at a time convenientto our argument.

I see no evidence in Joel Harris’interesting writings to support Mr.Edward’s contention that he “toleratesthe intolerance” of Muslim extremists.

The US, and possibly all countries,have historically gained public supportfor waging wars by telling a pack oflies. I’m prepared to bet the threat ofMuslim fundamentalism to world peaceis being exaggerated and distortedbeyond recognition by the neocons, andgod knows what the true situation is.I’m also sure there’s a better way ofdealing with it than using bombs andbullets. Even the president ofAfghanistan, whose job wouldn’t lastfive minutes without his US protectors,has made this point.

Innocence is clearly no guaranteeagainst being murdered by either war-mongering, oil-crazy westernpoliticians, or homicidal easternterrorists, but siding with the former isjust joining in the madness andneedlessly making enemies. You aremore likely to be bitten by a rabid dogif you go up to it and kick it.

Mr. Edwards points out thatcartoons anger Muslim fundamentalists.True. And the biggest public furor inthe US in recent times was in reactionto Janet Jackson bearing a breast duringa performance. We can be a very sillyspecies.

Keith NewberrySlocan

There will be nocapitulation inthe Middle East

Unfortunately there is the ominous,irreconcilable Middle East mistake. Thegenesis for modern problems in these

ancient lands can be hard to ferret outof thousands of years of history or thereligious beliefs of millions of Jews anda billion Moslems. While I learn fromphilosophical and political analysts, Iwrite from my own strong convictions,tending to draw away from theseimmense complexities to thesymbolically constant “fundamentals”for sustainable human life: water, land,peace.

The Middle East is a vast desert;however, where there is water there islife: a literal Garden of Eden. Those whocontrol the land and water have been influx and flow for millennia as one waveof conquest after another struggledacross this harsh, barren landscape.

Kingdoms with their moments ofrelative peace rose and fell from within,while invaders conquered and re-conquered, leaving the diverse ecologyshredded, whole populations dispersedor dead. Yet new concepts andinnovative technologies were carriedfrom this fertile crescent to a primitiveWestern World by returning Crusadersor conquering Moslems which elevatedjurisprudence, social planning, art, craftand scientific knowledge in their bloodywakes.

Empires came and went until, infrustration, the British gave up, turningtheir self-created ‘Palestinian Problem’over to the new United Nations. Hence,we are left with this last botched,untenable solution, imposed on thePalestinians: the ill-conceived inclusionof the fatal 1917 British ‘BalfourDeclaration’ regarding “theestablishment in Palestine of a nationalhome for the Jewish people” as a keycomponent of the contrived, alreadytainted, 1947 UN Resolution 181.

The Palestinian people inhabitedthis fractured transition from Occidentto Orient during the final dismantlingof the Turkish Empire’s Ottoman ArabTerritories started after the end of WWIand they adamantly wanted a unifiedindependent Palestine, the sameoutcome as Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria,Trans-Jordan. Palestine’s independencedemands and armed resistance to anuncontrolled flood of illegal Jewishimmigration overwhelmed the BritishMandate which led to an ongoing

rebellion followed by Zionist terroristgroups stepping up their brutal attacksand heinous sabotage, going on theoffensive, which ultimately brought theZionist’s ‘Eretz Israel’ into existence.

There will be no capitulation.Terrorism, incursions and violence fromall sides will continue unabated in thedelusional, born-again American ‘NewWorld Order,’ a fresh Middle EasternChildren’s Crusade, until there isnothing left but rubble andreconciliation.

(Note: I hope Michael Edwards isright and I do “have a remarkabletolerance” (i.e. a willingness to endurethe existence of practices and opinions,with which one does not agree, withoutdirect interference) “for intolerance”(i.e. something unable to surviveexposure). Tolerance allows for theatmosphere and time needed toinfluence one another through culturalinterchange, education, mutualassistance and a vested interest in theprosperity of peaceful co-existencewhich will return us to genuine ‘safetyin the skies.’)

Joel HarrisPassmore

Long-term planningneeded in Kaslo

At the Planning & Developmentcommittee meeting held September 6,the majority of Kaslo council membersrecommended approval of a Develop-ment Variance Permit request (opposedby Councillor Jones; Mayor Hollandwas absent) by a resident who was ask-ing for approval to vary the height of anaccessory building from 14.76 feet to23 feet to allow construction of an over-height garage/workshop. The main rea-son for the variance as stated was to in-crease storage capacity. Is lack of stor-age a true hardship? If it is, then 99% ofthe public is living in hardship. Councilreceived two letters from polled indi-viduals who opposed the application.

Questions/concerns raised were:what is the hardship to build overheight,instead of going out on the property andconforming. The property is largeenough. A structure approved as agarage/workshop, particularly of thesize proposed, is more appropriate to

an area of Kaslo zoned for commercialuse. A large residential property work-shop is not desirable, particularly con-sidering its proximity to the Scout Hall,Kaslo’s campground and Vimy Parkand the negative impact on adjoiningproperties. Were the persons opposedto this variance invited to this 4:00 p.m.afternoon meeting? People do work.

When we moved to Kasloapproximately five years ago, we spenta great deal of time touring the area tosee which areas of town / out of townadhered to zoning and building bylaws.We chose Kaslo over the RDCK. InKaslo we pay the extra taxes, and havebylaws – but they are not enforced. Westrongly feel residential and communityconcerns should take precedence overcommercial concerns in R-1 zones.

We currently have several vacantlots across the street from our home andare very concerned how these lots maybe developed considering the majorityof council’s attitude towards our bylaws.Our environment and property valuesmay suffer due to council’s shortsight-edness. It is very disturbing to see theconcerns of residents in the impact areacompletely ignored. Why poll local resi-dents? Is it just to comply with the dueprocess? In the five years we have livedhere, we don’t recall seeing any devel-opment variance permits turned down.

If the building bylaws are out ofdate, why not change them to reflectthe new direction the town is taking?

Council members are thinking shortterm on long term issues – they aresetting precedents that can bemanipulated and lead to a major changein the character of our heritage town.

A DVP for an overheight garagewas granted in my ‘residential’neighbourhood, and it ended up beingbuilt to house logging trucks. Thereagain, one person wrote to councilopposing the variance, but councilgranted it regardless.

At the very least, as CouncillorHewat suggested, all persons opposingthis variance, as well as the applicant,should be given the opportunity to speakat a meeting of council, to address allconcerns before this variance is granted.

Larry BraleyKaslo

The Valley Voice September 27, 20066 SLOCAN VALLEY

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total sales of $2.2M are 90% petroleum.Total sales volume for both Co-ops is projected to be over $6.1M in 2007.Both Co-ops are participating members of Federated Cooperatives, Ltd.

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by Don Currie•Council received an auditor’s

report from chartered accountants Berg,Naqvi and Lehman for the year endingDecember 31, 2005. The consolidatedstatement of financial activities showedrevenues of $616,305 and expendituresof $683,826 – an excess of expendituresover revenues of $67,521. Capital ex-penditures for the year were $255,384,increasing actual Village expendituresover revenue to $374,285. Capitalexpenditures increased the value ofVillage assets and created equity incapital. The Village also retired a$51,380 Water System debenture. Thestatement shows a consolidated reservefund balance of $139,051, comprisingof a capital expenditure reserve, ceme-tery care trust and land sales trust. WhileVillage expenditures are up, the overallfinancial position at the end of 2005showed the Village with $595,428 infinancial assets, $4,275,901 in physicalassets and no long-term debt. The 26-page financial statement was preparedfor auditing by Village management andapproved by council. The audited state-ment is available to all Village residentsby visiting the Village office. Residentscan also pick up the Final Copy of theVillage Annual Report, which updatesprogress on five objectives set bycouncil for 2005 and five for 2006 .

•Administrator Eunice Ludlowreported that the boat ramp and dockcosts to date were at $168,138. Parkingand landscaping will be undertaken nextyear. Ludlow said it would be anotherthree years before work can getunderway on the proposed powergeneration system for Springer Creek.

•Village Foreman Jerry Simmonsreported that blocks for the berm at theboat ramp will be installed and that thebreakwater has withstood a couple ofgood storms. Benches and railings forthe gazebo are being built and installedfrom materials produced by the Villagesawmill. Simmons reported on quotesfor a new loader and submitted a list ofunused equipment for sale including atruck, flat deck trailer and tractor. Theforeman submitted a sketch of sidewalkextension on the east side of HaroldStreet and across the walking bridge onPark Ave.

•Simmons said brush and grass wascleared from the west end of Delaney St.in preparation for street access and parkingat the boat dock. Craig Humphries ofMain St. and Delaney voiced hisopposition to a parking area near hisresidence and proposed that the Valhallaparking lot be used instead. CouncillorMadeleine Perriere said that withincreased use of the boat ramp there wasa parking problem. Councillor Septav said

there was space for 20 vehicles to beparked to the south and west of the gazeboon property under the control of the Railsto Trails society. Mayor Van Bynenthanked Humphries for his comments andinvited him to share his ideas on how theproblem could be solved.

•Michelle Hargrave, Regional Co-ordinator for Road Safety with ICBC,appeared as a delegation to call uponSlocan to get involved in a province-wide crash reduction program.Hargrave predicted that Slocan residentswill be involved in four accidents inOctober. She challenged Slocan toprove her wrong and win a $5,000 prizein competition with such communitiesas Kaslo, Fairmont, Midway, Salmo andNew Denver. She said individuals couldparticipate by signing up atzerocrash.com

•Councillor Gates reported thatRDCK was planning a survey of votersfrom Crescent Valley north for apossible referendum on high speedwireless service. He said the surveywould not include the Village of Slocan.The 1979 Chevrolet fire tanker formerlylocated at the Slocan Fire Hall will berelocated to Silverton. Gates proposedthat Director Munro be asked to pavethe driveway at the Slocan Fire Hall inexchange for the value of the truck.RDCK will negotiate a lease agreementwith the Slocan Community ComplexSociety for a parcel of land forconstruction of a skateboard park by the

Slocan council, September 13: Auditor’s report receivedW.E. Graham Community ServiceSociety at no cost to the RDCK. TheSlocan and Valley South Regional Parksand Recreation Commission willprovide oversight with liabilityinsurance.

•A delegation of members of theWomen’s Institute queried councilabout plans to repair and renovate theWI Hall, which is owned by the Village.Mayor Van Bynen proposed that the WIrelocate to the Silvery Slocan LegionHall until the work was completed. Themayor could not give a timeline forcompleting the project nor confirm that$15,000 had been set aside. Council

would assume the power bill costs andthe WI would be consulted on layout.

•Council received a report fromstaff that garbage was being dumped atthe beach. Staff opened the bags andidentified the offender. Theadministrator sent a letter, advising theresident to purchase commercial tagsand put garbage out in the normalmanner. There was no response andgarbage began to be deposited in HaroldStreet garbage cans. Council considereda variety of actions to deal with thematter, including returning garbage tothe resident, keeping track of volumeand billing for services.

Winlaw sand sculptors Peter Vogelaar and David Ducharme have done it again. ‘TheRevolutionaries,’ their a team of four, including one Russian and one American, wonfirst prize and people’s choice in the team competition of the World Sand Sculpture

Championships just concluded at Harrison Hotsprings. They created this scene fromJungle Book, showing Mowgli bringing the fire. The two Winlaw boys also won people’s

choice in the doubles category for their piece entitled ‘‘Our dreams hold up the sky.’

submittedA locally produced documentary

film about the plight of the natives ofFuga Island in the Phillippines was ahuge hit at the 2006 Moonrise FilmFestival in Manila. The film wasproduced and directed by Slocanresident Karie Garnier, whose wife,Violeta, grew up on the island as a child.

The Silent Natives of Fuga wasnominated for five awards – morenominations than any other film – andwon the ADD-UP! First Choice Award.

“I am completely blown away,”said Garnier. “Receiving even a singlenomination is an honour.”

Froilan Grate, training officer forthe Center for EnvironmentalAwareness and Education (CEAE), andfounder of the organization thatsponsored the ADD-UP! Award, sentGarnier a letter of congratulations withthe best news yet – a commitment thathis organization will support thedisenfranchised natives by adoptingFuga Island as a pilot project.

To generate national support for thestricken islanders, the CEAE and ADD-UP! organizations are showing TheSilent Natives of Fuga throughout thePhilippines. They will publish a bookabout Fuga, and students from theimpoverished island will soon receive

ADD-UP! scholarships to attendschools on the mainland.

Deemed “heart-stirring,” “deeplypersonal,” “compelling,” The SilentNatives of Fuga captures the splendorof the island contrasted with the heart-breaking facts. What appeared to be aparadise proved to be a tropical hell.

As the beautifully-shot film reveals,the 2,000 Ilokanos had been brutallyoppressed. “These gentle, hard-workingfarmers suffered from extreme poverty,illiteracy, malnutrition, and an ongoinghealth crisis,” said Garnier. “They wereclinging to existence without medicalhelp. Young women were dying duringchildbirth. Infant mortality was astaggering 50 percent!”

As a consequence of trying to claimtitles to their ancestral farm lots, whichthey are guaranteed under the PhilippineConstitution, many Fuga natives hadbeen murdered. The perpetrators—private guards hired by would-bedevelopers—were never brought tojustice.

To get past the armed guards theSlocan couple had to obtain permitsfrom the developer’s office in Manila.Violeta would go in and ask: “Would itbe okay if my husband and I go to Fugato visit my family and give a few gifts?”

Fearing they’d never get a film crewonto the heavily secured island, duringtheir “annual family visits” the Garniersdiscretely recorded the stories. “It wasbasically an underground production,”says Karie.

In total, Karie shot thousands ofphotographs with his Canon stillscamera, while Violeta quietly recordedthe audio with a small home videocamera. Back in Vancouver, withtechnical support from the National

Film Board and Simon FraserUniversity, Garnier spent months in anediting suite. Using sound constructedin a multi-layered fashion and subtlemotion graphics, Karie transformed 600photographs into a seamless motionpicture that runs exactly 46-minutes.

The Silent Natives of Fuga will beshown locally, one time only, at thefollowing locations: Slocan, October 5at WE Graham School, in Nelson,October 10 at the public library onStanley St.; and in New Denver onOctober 12 at Sweet DreamsGuesthouse. All showings will be at 7pm sharp.

The two-and-a-half hourpresentation will include an introductionto Fuga by the Garnier family, thescreening of their award-winningdocumentary, followed by a discussionperiod. During the final hour, Garnierwill describe his work with First Nationselders and the Vision Quests that calledhim to the primordial island in the SouthChina Sea. Karie will also talk aboutFuga’s ancient burial jars and theuncanny luck that, to date, has plaguedall of Fuga’s would-be developers. Theinspirational speaker, who spends muchof his time on the lecture circuit, willalso share fundamentals from hisseminar entitled: The Water Cure withan introduction to The Vision Quest.

Admission for the entire evening is$10. Proceeds will go to the ValhallaWilderness Program. Refreshments willbe served.

Seating is limited. To reserve seats,phone (250) 355-2789 or emailkarie@sfu.ca

For great photos of Fuga and moreabout Karie’s life work, visit:www.gallerygarnier.com/healingstory.

Slocan film captures hearts overseas and wins award

SlocanCurling ClubAnnual General

MeetingSunday October 1st, 2 pm

Everyone welcome!Season Starts 3rd week of

October

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The Garnier family from Slocan, L to R: Cody Von, Violeta, Karie and Asia Rita. Karie Garnierhas produced and directed an award winning documentary film about the plight of the natives

on his wife’s home island in the Phillipines. The film will be shown locally in October.

September 27, 2006 The Valley Voice 7SLOCAN VALLEY

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING –

CENTENNIAL PARK PLAN

The residents of the Village of New Denver are requested totake notice that a Public Meeting will be held in Knox Hall onTuesday, October 2, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of themeeting is to present the newly drafted Centennial Park Plan.Please come and view the plans for our park.

Carol Gordon, CMCAdministrator

VILLAGE OFNEW DENVER

ARBOR DAYS

Residents of the Village of New Denver are requested to takenote that Fall Arbor Days are scheduled in the Village of NewDenver for Monday, October 16, 2006. Please ensure thatall branches are bundled and tied and all garden refuse(leaves, etc) are bagged. No household garbage will be pickedup.

Carol Gordon, CMCAdministrator

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by Jan McMurray•Council received a letter from the

Valhalla Wilderness Society (VWS),requesting that bear biologist WayneMcCrory make a presentation on theprovincial Bear Smart program to boththe New Denver and Silverton councilson November 14, a regular councilmeeting night. VWS is hoping toimplement the program for the upperSlocan Valley. Council membersdecided to advise VWS that they wouldlike to attend a Bear Smart seminar onanother night, and would like the publicto be invited. Knox Hall will be offeredat no charge for the event.

•Resident Jim George wrote tocouncil about the bear problems. Hesuggested that all large trees along thewaterfront that support the bears beremoved. Council directed staff to writeback to George to inform him about theBear Smart program, and to encouragehim to attend the upcoming meetingabout the program with VWS.

•Council received a letter fromresident Eleanor Quirk suggesting thatcampground garbage pick-up take placeas late in the day as possible to avoidhaving the attractant there all night.Chief Administrative Officer CarolGordon confirmed that campgroundoperator Isabel Reitmeier collectsgarbage both in the morning and atnight, and puts it all in the bearproofcontainer. However, each site has agarbage can, so campers can putgarbage out after the nightly pick-up.Council decided to budget for anotherbearproof container for thecampground. Gordon also mentionedthat the Village sends out informationabout bears with the water and garbagebill each year, but noted that there are128 non-resident property owners.Council directed Gordon to include anote with water and garbage bills

requesting that property owners makesure their fruit is picked.

•Councillor Bunka reported on theCentennial Park plan, showingdrawings of a possible new layout forthe park. A public meeting will be heldOctober 3 at 7 pm at Knox Hall topresent the plans and gather publicinput.

•Council received an assessment ofthe topped trees behind the NikkeiCentre from Shawn West, arborist withWest Kootenay Tree Service out ofWinlaw. West states that the trees haveexperienced a dramatic loss of theirneedles, which are needed to draw water

and nutrients up from the soil. He saysthis will cause the trees to suffer overthe next few years as they try to growback enough branches to sustainthemselves. Another concern he raisesis that a large wound has been openedat the top of the trees, creating an entrypoint for disease and pests. He indicatesthat he expects the trees to start to rotfrom the cut downwards. West says thetrees pose no danger at this time, butwill have to be monitored closely overthe next few years. He says when theystart to show signs of failure and death,they will need attention quickly. Westsays he feels the two trees closest to the

New Denver council, September 12: Bear problems discussed

submittedThe Silvery Slocan Historical

Society (SSHS) plans to undertake apartial sympathetic restoration of themotor launch Lancet this year. TheLancet is currently housed under theoutdoor shelter in the museum’s yard,adjacent to the Apple Tree garden. Thevessel is currently in a damagedcondition and restoration must beundertaken soon to avoid furtherdeterioration.

The Lancet was built around 1912by Dr. Edwin Brouse, one of the mostprominent figures in New Denver’searly history. Dr. Brouse built this launchand at least one other boat, the Tonic, inthe attic of the hospital he founded andadministered in New Denver. The Tonicis known to have sunk in the lake in the1960s. Local lore has it that the Lancetwas still afloat in the 1940s. It wasacquired by the SSHS from across thelake where she had sat on the beach forsome years. On October 29, 1995, shewas loaded sideways onto twoaluminum boats and towed to NewDenver and her current storage location.

A study commissioned by theSSHS in 2001 to investigate the

feasibility of restoring the Lancetconcluded that full restoration to aseaworthy condition was not possible.However, the study suggested a partialrestoration was feasible, and SSHS hasbeen raising funds for this restoration.A small grant has been received fromthe Columbia Basin Trust CommunityInitiatives. Any donations from thepublic to assist in the restoration andpreservation of this significant artifactwould be gratefully accepted.

We would like to start work on therestoration over the winter and completeas much work as funding allows. If youare interested in helping restore theLancet, or can make a tax deductibledonation, please call Bob Dubreuil at358-2828 or talk to any of the directorsof the SSHS.

Restoration of the Lancet planned

The Lancet will undergo a partialsympathetic restoration this year.

fence on the outside are the ones mostlikely to die rather quickly, and expectsthe others to recover.

•Council decided on a process forthe OCP (Official Community Plan)review. There will be a total of fourpublic meetings and a public hearing.Staff will hire a planner, who will attendall public meetings. The first meetingwill be for the purposes of gatheringinformation from the public. At thesecond meeting, the planner will presentpreliminary drafts to the public. At thethird meeting, the planner will presentre-drafts. Final drafts will be given tworeadings by council, followed by apublic hearing, third reading andadoption.

•Acting on an idea put forward by

the New Denver and Silverton PublicWorks departments, two joint garbagepick-ups were done. It was found that itcould all be done in one day, answeringthe “100-year old question.” Moremeetings are being scheduled on theinitiative.

•Staff was directed to write to DianeGagnon, our local Interior Healthcommunity administrator, to make surethat our population is accuratelyrecorded in IH files. There has beenconfusion within IH about the numbersof people living in the catchment areafor the Slocan Lake Community HealthCentre. Councillor Greensword pointedout that population affects the decisionsIH makes and wants to be sure they haveit right.

JEMS Propaneopen forbusinessby Jan McMurray

A new family business in the SlocanValley is offering sales, installation andmaintenance of gas and propaneappliances.

The name of the business, JEMSPropane Ltd., stands for each of thefamily member’s names: Jim, Elissa,Marianne and Stefan. Many willrecognize these to be the members ofthe Berrill family, from Slocan Park.

The family has lived in Slocan Parkfor 13 years. Jim worked as branchmanager for Cal-Gas Propane for 12years. When the company went throughrestructuring last year, he decided toopen his own business.

Berrill is licenced, bonded andinsured. He says most of his businessthese days is in maintenance andinstallation of propane and gasfireplaces. He also does propanecylinder re-certification, and will repairand install any gas or propane appliance.

His son, Stefan, helps with theinstallations; his daughter, Elissa, helpswith the bookkeeping, and his wife,Marianne, is his “silent partner.”

Berrill serves the Slocan Valleyfrom New Denver south, as well asKaslo and area. Contact JEMS at 359-5922.

Jim Berrill has opened JEMS Propane Ltd. toserve the Slocan Valley and Kaslo and area.

The Valley Voice September 27, 2006

DEDICATED TO QUALITYMANUFACTURED WITH PRIDE

At Springer Creek Forest Products, we take pride in ourwork. It shows in the quality of our product.

During NationalForest Week,

September 24-30,we want to salutethe hard-workingemployees andcontractors that

make ourcommunities a

better place to livein.

A lot has changed over the past 94 years...

... except our love of the valley and its people.On National Forest Week, Sept 24 - 30, 2006,

Pope & Talbot salutes the pioneering men andwomen who settled here, as well as our employeesand the many residents who still make it one of thebest locations in British Columbia to earn a living!

8 NATIONAL FOREST WEEK

by Art JoyceIf your community is thinking of

applying for a license for acommunity forest tenure, then the BCCommunity Forest Association(BCCFA) can help.

The association’s mandate is toserve as an advocate for communityforestry in BC in everything fromoffering the collective wisdom ofexperience to advising the

government on policy. Although theBCCFA is not included in thedecision-making process thatultimately grants community forestlicenses, it works with communitiesto advise them on the applicationprocess.

“One of the most importantthings for us is to make sure thecommunity voice is heard in theapplications,” says Kaslo resident

Susan Mulkey, extension co-ordinator for the BCCFA.

The unique opportunity ofcommunity forestry, she explains, isthat it allows for integration of adiverse spectrum of interests, fromfinancial to environmental. It can alsomean balancing potentiallycompeting interests. In Creston, thecommunity forest has set a priorityon carefully managing the watershed

that supplies the city’s famousbrewery.

“There’s no cookie cutterapproach,” she says. “Thecommunity sets the priorities. Forsome, that may mean jobs. For otherslike the Slocan Valley group, it meanswatershed protection.”

Mulkey says the BCCFA islooking for recognition fromgovernment for the unique nature andvalues of community forests. Currentstandards have been set with theforest industry in mind, with thepriorities primarily being productionand efficiency. This simply does notwork at the small scale to meetstewardship values.

The association plays an activerole as a policy advisor to the BCgovernment. In response to directionfrom Minister of Forests andRangelands Rich Coleman, theBCCFA has made it a priority todevelop a safety certification standardfor community forestry. Mulkeyworked with other association staffand government to develop achecklist to streamline and ensureconsistency of standards between thevarious regions of BC. The BCCFAhas further advised the governmentto scrap its five-year probationarycommunity forest license, though thishas yet to occur.

“It’s extremely difficult to financean operation on such a tentative basis.Harrop-Procter has had a lot oftrouble amortizing financing for sucha short time frame.”

These and other BCCFArecommendations have beenincluded in a ministerial review ofcommunity forest policy expected tobe released around the time of theupcoming UBCM conference in lateOctober. One of the questions posedby the BC government as part of the

Local support available for community forestsreview was: should community foresttenures be granted in areas of pinebeetle kill?

“Our argument was: Certainlythere should be. Just because the treesgo, doesn’t mean the communitygoes,” says Mulkey. “We’re here tomanage the forest back to health overthe long-term. It’s a stewardshipissue.”

Of course, offering advice togovernment and having it heeded aretwo very different realities. She is“confidently hopeful” theassociation’s input will be reflectedin the government’s upcoming policyrecommendations.

“We are a small player in theprovincial market, though. Even ifyou assume all of our communityforests were up and running, with justover a million cubic metres, that’sprobably less than one percent of thetotal cut in BC.”

Mulkey is quick to add that themore community forest licenses aregranted, the stronger their collectivevoice. The Liberal government hasraised the number of communityforests from 8 to 43. At present thistotal represents communities invarious stages, from developingapplications to actual operations.

The BCCFA works on aconsensus model to represent theinterests of its members togovernment. Local members of theassociation include the newly formedSlocan Integral Forestry Cooperative(SIFCO), and the NakuspCommunity Forest.

“I still think this is the best dealwe can get,” says Mulkey. “It comesdown to this: do you want to set yourcommunity values or have them setfor you? Do you want profits to stayin your community, or go to overseasshareholders?”

by Art JoyceIt may come as a surprise to many

that the first government panel in BCto recommend the idea of acommunity forest dates back to 1945.Gordon Sloan, of the RoyalCommission on the Forest Resourcesof British Columbia, recommendedthat municipalities manage localforests.

This led to the establishment ofthe Mission Municipal Forest, when1000 hectares of municipally-ownedland were placed in a forest reservein 1948. The City of Mission todaycontinues to manage the forest underTFL26, with a total area of 10,560hectares, of which 1200 hectares aremunicipally owned and the balanceis Crown Land. The annual allowablecut (AAC) is 45,000 cubic metres.

A second Sloan commission in1957 urged further expansion ofmunicipal forests but nothing cameof his recommendation. Anotherroyal commission in 1976 headed byPeter Pearse recognized the diverserange of interests that could be servedby such an arrangement.

“The sensitive balance betweentimber production, recreation, andother non-commercial forest uses thatare particularly valuable close tocentres of population can in thesecases be struck locally, makingresource management highlyresponsive to local demands,” saidPearse.

Between that time and the late1990s, however, only Revelstoke,

Kaslo, and Creston establishedcommunity forests. These originatedas non-replaceable forest licenses thatwere taken from unallocated portionsof AACs. These temporary tenureswere later rolled over into industrialforms of community forest licenses,or a tree farm licence (TFL) in thecase of Revelstoke.

In 1998 the Ministry of Forestsunder the NDP introduced theCommunity Forest Agreement, andset up the Community Forest PilotProject. Eighty-eight communitiesexpressed interest, and 27 developedfull proposals. Currently, 11 pilotcommunity forest agreements havebeen granted. The Forests StatutesAmendment Act (1998, Bill 34)allows for the replacement of the pilotagreements with long-termcommunity forest agreements of 25–99 years.

The BC Liberals in 2003 decidedto double the Small Tenures Program,which includes woodlots andcommunity forests. Although thegovernment also doubled theAllowable Annual Cut (AAC)allocated to community forests, theBCCFA predicts this will not meetthe demand.

More changes to the Forest Actfollowed in 2004. The pilot programwas replaced with a 5-year probationaryterm, and the act now allows for directawarding of Community ForestAgreements (CFA).

In 2005, 33 new communities wereinvited to apply for a CFA, significantlyexpanding the program.

With the recent application of theSlocan Integral Forestry Cooperative(SIFCO), comprising watershed andcommunity groups from Winlaw to RedMountain, community forestry hasarrived in the Slocan Valley.

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September 27, 2006 The Valley Voice 9COMMUNITY

submittedThe annual Sinixt Barter Fair will

take place the weekend of October 6, 7,8 at 4120 Lower Passmore Road,Vallican. The opening ceremony willtake place at 6 pm Friday.

The weekend will be full – with livemusic, barter, vending and food booths,and the celebration of the first birthdayof Agnice Sophia Campbell, the firstSinixt child to be born on Sinixttraditional territory, in sight of FrogMountain, in approximately 100 years.

The Sinixt Native Indian Nationinvites all to come celebrate with them,“at this time when we are negotiatingwith the Canadian government toremove the erroneous ‘Extinct’ labelfrom our people. We are not extinct. Weare very much alive and the entirecommunity is invited to share in theBarter Fair with us as well as the annualThanksgiving Potluck on SundayOctober 8.” Admission is $5. FreeCamping. No dogs. For info, contact250-226-6726 or 226-6743.

All invited to Sinixt Barter Fair

submittedSlocan Valley Recreation is calling

for scarecrows – the fourth annualSlocan Valley Scarecrow Festival runsOctober 13-23.

“They don’t have to be pretty, theydon’t have to make a fashion statementand they definitely don’t have to bepolitically correct,” says CraigLawrence, event co-ordinator.

Everyone is invited to let theircreative juices flow and put the resultson display for all to enjoy. Scarecrowscan be made around any theme the artistwishes – a favourite character or a notso favorite “friend” perhaps. Make yourown, put together a family display –there’s no restrictions other than strawhas to be involved somewhere in the

final product. Building tips are availablefrom the Rec office if you need some.

Scarecrows will be on display at theresidence where they were made, orcontact the Rec Guy for locationsavailable at area businesses where theycan be set up.

Slocan Valley Recreation will puttogether a tour map so folks can drivearound and admire the results. To geton the map, call the Rec Office at 226-0008 by October 10.

Entry is free and there will be prizesawarded at the end of the event, basedon public voting. Call the Rec office toregister your votes.

For more information, contactSlocan Valley Recreation at 226-0008or slocanvalleyrec@netidea.com

Calling all scarecrows

by Art Joyce• Public Works Foreman Leonard

Casley was present to “answer the 100-year-old question” of whether garbagecould be picked up on the same day inboth Silverton and New Denver at thebusiest time of the year (during VSSM’smusic school). “We tried it for two Tues-days and both Tuesdays it took six hourswith two workers,” said Casley, addingthat residents seemed pleased with thearrangement. Casley also reported thatthe back-up generator for the Village ison order and should arrive by mid-October. Council voted to approvefunds for its purchase, estimated at$25,000. The Village has received thegrant for water infrastructure planningand will be working with WSAEngineering to fulfill the requirements.

•A letter from Maureen Murraycomplained of the “unsightly mess” atthe recycling bins on Hume Street, andits “negative impact on the community.”CAO Ida said she and foreman Casleyhave searched the Village for alternativelocations for the bins and found fivepossibilities. All of them present prob-lems, Ida said. “The ‘not in my back-yard’ factor is a big part of the issuehere.” Councillor Laktin argued that noone wants them, period. Casley reportedthe RDCK considers the Silvertonlocation exceptional – most other smallcommunities must drive 20 kms forrecycling. Much discussion centredaround the cardboard bin, which seemsto be the one most often overflowing.Mayor Everett and Councillor Masunsuggested that if Silverton BuildingSupplies (SBS) and Bigway Foods arethe biggest users of that bin, they shouldbe approached about placing an extrabin on their property. Also discussedwas the idea of a bin devoted entirely to

cardboard. Mayor Everett said movingthe bins to the Rosebery transfer stationwould be the solution of last resort.Casley said the waste transfer contractoroffers only one size and type of contain-er. He was directed to speak with SBSabout putting another bin there. This wastabled to the next meeting.

•The Valhalla Wilderness Societysubmitted a request to be included onthe agenda of November 14 for a 45-minute presentation on the Bear Smartprogram and the need for a local chapter.Council was sympathetic but felt thepresentation too long for a councilmeeting. VWS will be contacted aboutscheduling a special meeting for the pre-sentation with both Silverton and NewDenver councils and the public invited.

•Questions were raised by Council-lors Laktin and Masun about the costof the Lake Avenue tree project. MayorEverett said that due to the imminenceof the music school, it was decided tomove ahead quickly, in anticipation thatBC Hydro would make restitution fordamages. “We made promises to busi-nesses on the assumption that Hydrowould move in and fix the situation rightaway, and frankly, Hydro let us down,”the mayor said. BC Hydro has agreedto cover the cost of two new trees, whichwill be available for pick-up at Georamagreenhouses in the spring. CouncillorLaktin said she was concerned aboutthe costs and the fact that council wasnot properly consulted. “I think weshould have had more input, instead ofrushing into it.” Mayor Everettapologized for the rushed decision butsaid he felt the situation needed speedyresolution.

•Much concern was expressed bythe mayor and council on the costs(averaging $2500 per councillor) to

send a representative from the Villageto the annual UBCM convention.Councillor Masun said she felt itimportant for Silverton to haverepresentation there. Councillor Bell isthe designated Silverton representativefor the RDCK. Councillor Provan hasfamily in Victoria and can save moneyon meals and accommodations thatway. Foreman Casley said the costswere high but the workshops were veryuseful, and felt there were moreopportunities for one-on-one meetingswith ministers with the currentprovincial government. Mayor Everettsaid he would also like to go but that“we’re fooling ourselves if we thinkCouncillor Provan and I could go forless than $3500.” CAO Ida remindedcouncil the first payment of $7000 isdue in October for the loan on the watersystem upgrade. No decision onconvention registration could bereached and the matter was tabled tothe next meeting.

•Mayor Everett mentioned a num-ber of incidents that occurred over theLabour Day weekend where peoplephoned emergency services personneldirectly. He says this only createsconfusion. He would like to remind resi-dents to use 911 only for emergencies.

•A letter from Minister of HealthGeorge Abbott regarding the ongoingshortage of personnel with BCAmbulance Services was received.Councillor Masun urged council towrite the minister supporting theappointment of Chris Mason as super-intendent of BCAS for Nakusp, NewDenver, Edgewood, and Kaslo, buturging speedy resolution of the crisis.Masun and CAO Ida will draft the letter.

•A letter was received from LakeAvenue residents John and BobbieNesbitt, asking for Village help inpreventing vehicles from blocking theirdriveway during Memorial Hall events.Councillor Provan said sawhorses with

No Parking signs had been used atrecent events. Councillors Laktin andMasun argued that standard practice

Silverton council, September 13: Garbage and recycling issues discussed

by Jill BraleyGillian Sanders, North Kootenay

Lake Bear Smart Program Co-ordina-tor, recently held a well attended eventat the Langham where she presentedtwo films, Staying Safe in Bear Countryand Living in Bear Country, andfacilitated a discussion. The event wastimely, considering a higher than usualnumber of bears have been seen in thearea this season. Sanders said part ofthe reason is that the huckleberries werenot that plentiful this year. She said thereis not as much fruit this year as therewas last year, and the bears are eatingfruit that has not yet ripened.

During the evening, participantslearned about bear behaviour, aboutavoiding leaving food attractants out,about having a plan of action in the caseof meeting a bear, about disposing ofgarbage properly, about keeping areputable brand of bear pepper spraywithin easy reach and knowing how touse it. Sanders said most bears thatbecome accustomed to human foodsources, such as garbage, fruit, compost,and bird feed meet a fateful demise.

Three important questions wereasked and answered that evening.

Why don’t we relocate bearsinstead of destroying them?Relocation is expensive, and is stressfulfor the bear. If relocated out of its homerange, the bear may have trouble findingfeeding spots, finding denninglocations, and relating to other bears thatalready live in the territory. If we relocatea bear that is human food conditioned(either in or out of its home range) thebear is likely to return to human foodsources. Relocation is appropriate to tryin the case of grizzlies because grizzlypopulations are nearer to the edge. Themost effective way to reduce the

number of bears we destroy is to reducethe food source that we provide for bearsin and around our community.

On poor berry years, why don’twe dump unwanted fruit out in thebush to decoy bears to feed outsideour communities? Female bears thathave mated in the spring carry afertilized egg until the fall. These eggswill only implant if the condition of themother bear is strong enough to supportthe pregnancy. If the bear has not puton enough fat for the winter, she willre-absorb the egg. This is nature’s wayof keeping bear populations in balancewith available food sources. If wesupplement bears’ diets (either in townor in the bush), we may be responsiblefor increasing bear populations beyondwhat the natural food sources cansupport. At this point we have healthyblack bear populations in the WestKootenay, and increasing thesepopulations could lead to more conflictswith bears.

Bears are eating my unripe fruitand breaking branches of my fruittrees, and / or killing my smalllivestock. What can I do? Electricfencing for small livestock and fruit treesis the most effective way to keep theseattractants safe from bears. There arefour households in the Kaslo area whichimplemented electric fencing for bearsin 2006. In each case the electric fencingproved effective. The correct installationof these fences is important to theireffectiveness. Sanders is available tohelp community members installelectric fences or answer any questions.She is also the North Kootenay LakeFruit Tree Project contact for peoplewho need help harvesting their fruit orwho want to help harvest excess fruit.Contact her at 353-1137.

Bear Aware event informative and well attended

requires homeowners to take responsi-bility for posting such signs. CAO Idawill contact the Nesbitts about solutions.

The Valley Voice September 27, 200610 HILLS GARLIC FESTIVAL

by Jan McMurray“The Hills Garlic Festival has been

successful beyond our wildest dreams!”exclaimed Lorna Visser of the HillsRecreation Society the day after the 14thannual event. “We never dreamed we’dhave 5,000 people.”

Volunteers at the gate tallied up awhopping 4,500 paying customers thisyear. Organizers estimate that at least5,000 attended, counting children,vendors and volunteers.

Visser promised that next year, therewill be the same number of vendors indouble the space. The event has beenusing less than half of the spaceavailable at Centennial Park since itmoved to New Denver in 2003.

“We’re still working from a mapone of our volunteers drew in 2003,”explained Visser. She said it was obvi-ous that the festival had outgrown thatspace and the committee would “startwith a blank piece of paper” next year.

The 2006 co-ordinator, Fran Wallis,was very pleased with this year’s event.“The weather couldn’t have been betterand the vibes were delicious,” she said.There were 125 vendors, a fabulouslydecorated stage featuring localmusicians the Kootenay GrassCompany, Faulk Sounds and theMalicounda Dance Company, andfantasic children’s entertainment,including Angela Saffire Jones andSheila Lane from Moving LinesMarionettes. Tracy Brown (Rosebery)won the prize for the heaviest clove;Janet and Al Loeffler (Chilliwack) wonfor the largest bulb; Jacqueline Gausby(Edgewood) took away the prize for thebest braided item; Colleen Bowman

(Hills) and Jenny Eglington (Cawston)shared first place for best booth; andRussel Farms’ (Vernon) booth got anhonourable mention. Steve Lones (NewDenver) won for the best garlic poem.

Visser reported no incidents orinjuries, and mentioned the greatsupport the festival receives from theVillage of New Denver, campgroundoperator Isabel Reitmeier and thecommunity.

Unfortunately, the ATM machineat the KSCU in New Denver was downthat day. Shelley Welch, branchmanager, said they did everything theypossibly could to get it up and running,to no avail. It was a technical problemthat required the services of a technician.“It was a case of very poor timing,” shesaid.

Even more astounding than thehuge number of people attending,however, is the less than huge numberof volunteers – only 30 people wereinvolved in pulling off this year’sfestival. The garlic fest is an annualfundraiser for the Hills RecreationSociety, which uses the proceeds formaintenance of the tennis court andcross-country ski trails in Hills, and forsocial and community events. Thesociety’s big project at the moment isthe construction of a fire hall and multi-purpose community building in Hills.

The first Hills Garlic Festival in1993 was organized by AndrewRhodes. He reports that about 30 folksshowed up at the Hills CommunityCentre for the garlic-laden dinner. Thenext year, he decided to try his hand atorganizing a bigger event. The secondannual was advertised on the radio and

in newspapers around the Kootenays,and somewhere between 300 and 400people showed up, with about 15vendors. “It didn’t hurt that VickyGabreau interviewed me on her radio

Hills Garlic Festival grows in leaps and boundsshow about the event,” reminiscedRhodes. “I only lost about $200 puttingit all together, and I didn’t care.” Herecalls the garlic-breath competitionjudged by Gary Wright that year. “By

the end of it all I was exhausted, andturned the event over to the good peopleof Hills who have been doing anamazing job of it every year since,” hesaid.

Founding father of the Hills Garlic Festival, Andrew Rhodes, purchases some chutney at this year’s event.

Elly Scheepens and friends at Elly’s Artel Studios pottery booth.

Lorna Visser emceed the Hills Garlic Fest, in a hat createdby Donna Hicks. Here, she recites garlic poetry submitted

for the contest, which was won by Steve Lones.

What would the Hills Garlic Festival be without abit of haggling over garlic?

The amazing face painter Yvonne Boyd from Argenta wasat the garlic festival again, much to the delight of the kids.

September 27, 2006 The Valley Voice 11RECREATION

While you’re in thearea, stop by & check

out our fine selection offishing boats!

In Woodbury Creek4080 Highway 31

(250) 353-2550

Rainbow DerbyOctober 7th to October 9th

First $1500.00

Second $750.00 Third $500.00

Entry Fee $25.00

Awards Party - 1:00 pm, October 9thRefreshments • Door Prizes Galore

Tickets on Sale at Woodbury Resort,JB’s Pub, Gill & Gift, Balfour,Barren Fly & Tackle, Kaslo

These are the riders who competed in Winstar Equestrian Centre’s mini-event this year.

submittedWinstar Equestrian Center in

Passmore, in co-operation withBrandy Saunders of Ride OnEnterprises, held five equestriancamps in 2006. The final camp of the2006 season culminated in a verysuccessful mini-event.

The mini-event has the same threephases as a regular event. Each ridercompletes a dressage test (riding toshow control of a horse’s movements),a stadium jumping course (a smallerversion of the type of jumping seen atSpruce Meadows), and a cross countryjumping course, where the jumps aremodelled on natural obstacles found inthe bush or on the farm.

These tests are set at different levelsof difficulty depending on each rider’sability. At the mini-event the highestlevel of competition was Pre-Training(riders having to jump obstacles to aheight of 3 feet); Green (with jumps to2’6”) and Pre-Green for riderscompleting their first mini-event.

The event was sponsored by DonnaTaylor of Passmore, who takes greatpleasure in providing and collectingprizes for a wide variety of categoriesand everyone goes home a winner. Thisyear other sponsors included Sonja’sChina Cabinet, Slocan Park Co-op andthe Canadian Tack & TradingCompany.

Mini-event results were as follows:Pre-training – 1st Lynsey Souza(Blewett); Green– 1st Madison Creaser(Glade), 2nd Carmen Berger(Passmore), 3rd Katherine Tosh (SouthSlocan); Pre-green – 1st KellyVesterback (9 Mile), 2nd BernadetteTomanek (Crescent Valley), 3rdCassuandra Van Asperen (Robson).Best Turned Out Horse and Rider inDressage – Lynsey Souza; BestDressage Score – Lynsey Souza; ClearRound Stadium – Carmen Berger,Madison Creaser, Kelly Vesterback,Signa Bronson, Aspen Jefferson,Bernadette Tomanek; Clear RoundCross Country – Madison Creaser,

Winstar Equestrian Centre holds mini-event as season finaleCarmen Berger, Kelly Vesterback,Signa Bronson, Bernadette Tomanek,Cassuandra van Asperen; Hard Luck –Zoe Spring (Slocan Park) survivedbroken reins to complete her X-Countryround. Most Gutsy Ride – AnnikaMcGivern (Nelson). Most DeterminedRider – Christine Nachbaur (Nelson).Most Improved Rider - Aspen Jefferson(Nelson). Most Improved Horse –Prowler ridden by Nina Sylvester(Nelson). Sportsmanship award –Annika McGivern.

For more information on camps orlessons call Brandy at 365-6866.

by Art JoyceRon Scroggins and crew have

returned from the Bonneville SaltFlats in Utah with an AmericanMotorcycle Association nationalrecord. Scroggins won first place inthe special construction push-rod gas500cc class, setting a top speed of

Silverton resident sets motorcycle speed record in Utah107.66 miles per hour with hiscustom-built single-cylindermotorcycle, The Pioneer. The overallspeed record at the event was amotorcycle in the streamliner classclocked at 355 miles per hour.

“It was absolutely one of the bestexperiences any of us could have

imagined,” says Scroggins. “It wasgreat to be around all those bikes.”

The Pioneer broke a 20-yearrecord, besting three others in hisclass. Scroggins beat his closestcompetitor by only five miles perhour. The AMA holds races on thesalt flats from August to October, so

there’s still a chance The Pioneer’snew record could be beaten byanother challenger this year.Scroggins is already working onengine refinements to boostperformance.

The Pioneer’s frame is anunmodified Triumph from BritishCycle Supply in Nova Scotia, withthe motor and parts from WestlakeAntig in the UK. Ron designed andbuilt a remote starting device with achainsaw because the compressionratio for the bike’s engine is so high.Ron’s partner Nancy Guise wouldstart up the chainsaw in the stagingarea, where bikes and riders preparefor the start line, turning many heads.

“You couldn’t kick start that bike– it would break your leg. We becameknown as ‘The Chainsaw Guys’,”says Scroggins.

Discovery Channel’s BikerBuild-Off competitors RogerGoldhammer of Kelowna and MattHotch of Crime Inc. had a run downthe salt. Scroggins spent part of thetime in the staging area with thecameras. The Discovery Channel willbroadcast the Bonneville FlatsEdition of Biker Build Off in October.

Scroggins and crew are infundraising mode for the WorldFinals held at the Bonneville SaltFlats October 11-14. An attempt fora world record will be made, withplans to also enter next year’sFederation of International Motorcy-cles (FIM) to set an internationalrecord. Guise says they have a photoof Ron doing his timed mile whichthey hope will entice their suppliersto become sponsors. “We will workto race,” says Scroggins.

The bike and the crew: (L to R) Rob Farrell, Pat Mackle, Nancy Guise, Ron Scroggins and Steve Klapecki.

The Valley Voice September 27, 200612 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

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Front row (L to R): Patrick Leontowicz, Nigel Thomas, Ron Provan (Battalion Chief); Second row (L to R): Larry Lavan, JoeTrozzo, Armand Lange, Vern Hartman, Dave Hodsall, Brian Magnuson; Behind left: Leonard Casley (Chief); Behind right:Derek Hicks, Doug Fischer; Dalan Sheets. Missing: Allan Laktin, Ty Capelle, Randy Duncan, Wilf Wilson, Alvie Bouillet,

Jamie Grierson, Keith Steenhoff, Alex Joseph, Norbert Maucher, Darell Steenhoff, Richard Friedenberger, Sanjar Skrenes.

New Denver and area fire department

Back row, L to R: Bud Garrett, Richard Decruyenaere, Steve Shaw, Les Mallory, Bryan MacMillan. Front row, L to R:Patric Guy, Jeff Mayse, Jim Crombie, Pete Tardiff. Missing: Larry Badry, Daryl Laybourne, Cory Laybourne, John

Mathews, Mark MacKenzie, Tim Wallington, Orion Cooper, Julie Wade, DanielleVetrov.

Kaslo Volunteer Fire Department

Top row, L to R: Dobby Bissell (Fire Chief), Shirley Adams, Allan Devlin. Second row, L to R: Laurence Charles-Lundaahl, GloriaScott, John Banta, Roy Pedersen, Leslie McDonald, Don Hallam, Ed McGinnis, Denise Douglas. Missing: Dick W atson.

Fauquier fire crew

September 27, 2006 The Valley Voice 13FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

Back row, L to R: Guy Tarr, Matt Dutoff, Heather Tarr, Jim Matinson, Jordan Knott, Jason McVeen; Middle Row, L to R:Alan Santibanez, Tom Knott, Joe DeSousa, Rob Bilton, Francie Griffiths, Ruth Pierson, Nina Knott, Dave Felton; Front:

Chief Jon Wollenberg, Deputy Chief Fred Dutoff. Missing: Wolfgang Teiner, Wendy Dawn Ganzinni, Dale Parker.

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L to R: Lt. Didace Wilcott, T.O. Mike Graup, James Peterson, Len Gustafson, Jason Pozniak, Dave Wight, Lt.Lawrence Crowe, and Captain Richard Cann. Missing: Fire Chief Terry Warren (who took the picture), Department

Chief Reg Gustafson, Captain Bill Regner, Jason Needoba, Jason Craig, Art Olson, Gordy Matchett, Arnie Herridge,Bob Cann, Brian Coates, Daryl Katchen, Dean Zanier, Tim Fox, Tom Zeleznik, Harry Anderson, Helmut Klughammer.

Nakusp Volunteer Fire Department

Winlaw Volunteer Fire Department

Back row, L to R: Chris Perepolkin, Chris Carlson, Odin Lewis, Bill Pandachuck, Simon Constantin, Mark Kooznetsoff,Carl Nord. Kneeling L to R: Chris Jmaiff, Glenn Leidloff, Brett Jmaiff, Ken Postnikoff, Mark Chernenkoff.

Missing: Rob Postnikoff, Cecil Postnikoff, Tammy Strauss, Daniel Zayac, Mike Saliken.

Crescent Valley Fire Department

Passmore Volunteer Fire DepartmentPhoto not available

Dave Anderson, Dave Halliday (Captain), Gord Ihlen (Chief), Peter Kinakin, Gale Ludwar, John Ludwar, CollinLudwar, Nathan Mikkelson (Lt.), Derek Murphy, Bill Hillary, Paul Muntak, Krista Nenn, Nathan Orasuk, Denise

Lemoyne DeMartigny, Craig Sapriken (Lt.), Tracy Skead (Deputy Chief), Dorothy Spear (Lt.), Mike Spear (Captain),Heather Spear, Rob Levesque, Michael Jones.

RDCK Slocan Fire DepartmentPhoto not available

Tim Hill (Chief), Wayne Hockley (Captain), Yves Lemelin (Captain), Peter Leach (Deputy Chief), John Gates (SafetyOfficer), Kevin Marr, Clayton Marr, Don Steen, Tammy Steen, James Parker, Chris Ray, Mandy, Yvon Coulture, Craig

Roussain, Rick Bergmann, Nathan Stelmacher.

The Valley Voice September 27, 2006NAKUSP & THE ARROW LAKES14

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Village ofNakusp

2007 PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS

Section 224 of the Community Charter allows Council toexempt from taxation property that is:

• owned or held by charitable, philanthropic, or other not forprofit organizations and used for purposes directly relatedto the purposes of the corporation;

• owned or held by an athletic, service club or association andused as a public park or recreation ground or for publicathletic or recreational purposes;

• owned or held by an organization and operated as a licensedcommunity care facility or registered assisted living residenceunder the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.

The following properties will be proposed for exemption for2007 at the September 28, 2006 Council meeting:

• The hall and lower club room portion of improvementsregistered in the name of the Royal Canadian Legion,Branch 20, and known as Lots 14-16, Block 9, Plan 494,DL 397. (Estimated exemption $750)

• The lands and improvements registered in the name of Arrowand Slocan Lakes Community Services Association andknown as Lots 5-7, Block 22, Plan 494, DL 397 and Lots 17-20, Block 48, Plan 494, DL 397. (Estimated exemption $7,900).

• The land and improvements registered in the name of ArrowLakes Hospital Auxiliary (being the Auxiliary’s Thrift Shop)and known as Lot 24, Block 4, Plan 494, DL 397. (Estimatedexemption $2,050).

• The land registered in the name of Village of Nakusp andoccupied by the Nakusp Child Care Society and theimprovements registered in the name of Nakusp Child CareSociety and known as a portion of Lot A Plan 12125 DL397. (Estimated exemption $1,780).

• The land and improvements registered in the name of Villageof Nakusp and occupied by the Nakusp Launch Club andknown as Lot 1-2, Plan 13443, DL 397. (Estimatedexemption $2,720).

• The land and improvements registered in the name ofProvincial Rental Housing Corp. Inc. (being Halcyon Home)and known as Lots 1-2 Block 12 Plan 11846 and Lot A Plan12608 DL 397. (Estimated exemption $11,980).

• The land and improvements registered in the name of B.C.Hydro and Power Authority and occupied by the ArrowLakes Historical Society and known as the occupied portionof Lots 14-16 Block 12 Plan 494 DL 397. (Estimatedexemption $1,020).

Richard MahoneyTreasurer

by Art Joyce•Mayor Hamling reported on the

fight to keep Nakusp’s CBT office open.She said the community’s “flood ofemails, letters and phone calls made ahuge difference.” She added that “we,as a council and a community, need tobe diligent in ensuring that the currentCBT board of directors pay attention tothe core values of the CBT and insiston transparency and consultation or wecould end up in the same situation a yearor two down the road.” She has met withthe Ombudsman to discuss theseconcerns.

A letter from Mayor Hamling andcouncil will go to RDCK Chair GaryWright and the board of directors,thanking the RDCK for its support inmaintaining the CBT office in Nakusp.The letter also expresses strong concernabout the perceived lack of support andcommunication from the RDCKrepresentative to the CBT.

•A letter was received from JimMattison, Comptroller of Water Rights,regarding BC Hydro’s terms ofreference for the wharf. Council hascontacted Mattison for clarification ofthe terms, as it was unclear whether theComptroller’s recommendation is toreplace, repair or maintain the wharf.

•Treasurer Richard Mahoneyreported on the process required for theVillage to apply for a community bond.Council is considering the bond to helppay for the hot springs renovation. The

Nakusp council, September 14: Mayor calls for ongoing diligence re: CBThot springs has traditionally operated asa stand-alone business and will repaymoney borrowed from Village reserves.As this may take some time, councilwould like to raise money for the bondto repay its reserve fund. A motion waspassed to continue pursuing the bond.

•Councillor Mueller reported on therecommendations of the hot springsadvisory committee meeting of August28. The committee advised council toinvite Yoneda Engineering to report onitems that need addressing before thesnow flies this year. Council approvedpayment of $3,361 to replace thedisabled access door, the stair door andstaff entrance door.

Council was asked to provide clearpolicy and direction regarding hotspring and campsite passes, which CAOLafleur said are “conflicting” at present.Mayor Hamling directed Lafleur toexamine policies and provide councilwith a report.

•The ongoing Government Hilltraffic issue was discussed. “We haveto do something about this – I’m gettingmore calls from people,” said the mayor.CAO Lafleur met with Ministry ofHighways area manager Bruce Lintottand was advised that a total closure ofthe road may be the Village’s bestoption. The mayor and CouncillorDahlen objected strongly: “What aboutlocal traffic?” Lintott has advisedcouncil that “this is not just a Chambersissue but all large truck traffic utilizing

Government Hill,” and said restrictingthe road to certain users only would beextremely difficult to enforce. There isa bylaw in place limiting traffic on thehill to local traffic. Mayor Hamlingasked Lafleur what it would take toenforce the bylaw. He said posting signswould be a start, but that “signs don’tclose roads” to anyone determined touse them. Lafleur said another optionmight be the building of a concretemedian at the top of the hill,discouraging drivers of large trucksfrom trying to negotiate the corner. Amotion was passed to move forwardwith posting signage.

•An estimate for repairs to themuseum was submitted to council for$17,200: $6,000 in materials, $1,200 ingutters, and $10,000 in labour.Councillor Mueller said the Village hasso far authorized $1,000 for gutters totake pressure off the damaged stormdrains. Lafleur said completion of therepairs could probably not be contractedout cheaper. A motion was passed tomove the item to budget discussions.

•A survey of pine beetle attacks ontrees in the Nakusp Recreation Park andVillage campground area was submittedto council by RPF Jesper Nielsen, withrecommendations. These include:removal of all 25 currently attackedtrees, which could be sold at marketvalue or used for campground firewood.This should be done as soon as possibleto avoid continued degradation of thewood. Nielsen also recommended closemonitoring of the stands for futureattacks. He advised strongly againsttaking out lodgepole pine not yetattacked, as this could open up the standsto blow-down hazard for remaining treespecies. Council voted to follow

Nielsen’s recommendations.•Mayor Hamling reported that the

Halcyon Home renovation is scheduledfor completion about January 15.Following a meeting regardingambulance services on September 5,committees were established to reviewintegration, communications andtraining issues. Mayor Hamling willtake on the latter. The good news is thatNakusp has been moved from theOkanagan to the Kootenay region for asix-month trial period.

The mayor has asked JesperNielsen, who is preparing the Village’scommunity forest proposal, to presentcouncil with an update at its September28 meeting. She said the committee hadan opportunity to fly over the proposedarea on August 14, and has beenmeeting with Springer Creek. Theproposed area is the Slewiskin(McDonald Creek) area and is currentlyin Springer Creek’s tenure.

•A public hearing was scheduled forSelkirk College’s application to add‘college’ to the permitted uses in the C-1 commercial zone. No one showedfrom the public, and neither of the twoadjacent property owners was opposed.Later in the meeting, the bylaw receivedthird reading and adoption. Theamendment is site-specific, limitingcollege use to the former Isamu’s block.

•A development variance appli-cation from Ken Marshall of KenmarEnterprises to eliminate requirements ofcurb, gutter, underground wiring andstorm sewer on the Cotswold Roadsubdivision was tabled until nextmeeting. CAO Bob Lafleur pointed out

that later in the meeting, council wasgoing to be considering third readingand adoption of Bylaw 437-1, whichwould make a DVP unnecessary inMarshall’s situation. Bylaw 437-1clarifies servicing requirements forsubdivisions and was indeed adoptedlater in the meeting.

•An update on the SchoolCommunity Connections program wasreceived. CAO Lafleur said the schoolboard had already applied for a grantwithout consulting the Village. Thedistrict has received $5,000 to facilitatemeetings to discuss ways of integratingschool facilities into community uses.

•A letter was received from JanetRoyko on behalf of the Everybody BikeClub requesting a letter of support for aUBCM grant application for $12,500and Village participation. The projectaims to encourage bicycle riding in thecommunity to contribute to overallcommunity health, increase socialinteraction, and reduce vehicleemissions.

Council felt it unlikely that the clubwould qualify for grants until it receivesits non-profit status. CAO Lafleur feltthere could be “more suitable projects”for such a grant. Council will write theclub that it requires more time toinvestigate whether the communitywould approve funds being spent forsuch a project.

•Councillor Dahlen will attend theLocal Government ManagementAssociation’s Boundary ExtensionWorkshop in Kamloops on October 4,as she is already a member of theboundary extension committee.

submittedThe Nakusp Public Library is

celebrating Raise-a-Reader Daythroughout the last week of September.

Classes from the schools arevisiting the library, and sounds of “ooh”and “aah” can be heard when they seethe newly renovated space. They nowhave room to enjoy the materials in arelaxed and inviting area. Parents andchildren enjoy cuddling together in thecomfortable chairs, and children havebeen coming into the library to do theirhomework on the large table in the

Nakusp library celebrates Raise-a-Readerchildren’s area

Raise-a-Reader is an award-winning program designed to increaseliteracy awareness and raise money andresources in support of family literacyprograms. It was created in 1997 by theVancouver Sun and the GrizzliesFoundation and in 2002 became aCanWest Global Foundation nationalcampaign. CanWest Raise-a-Readerhas raised more than $5 million forlibraries and family literacy programsnationwide.

The library has received a Raise-a-Reader grant for $2,500, which hasallowed it to substantially add to the StepInto Reading and Leap Into Readingcollections for young readers as well asadd to the children’s fiction and non-fiction collections.

The Nakusp Public Library deeplyappreciates the grants it has receivedthrough the years from CanWest Raise-a-Reader. The library now has a goodselection of books for children of allages and reading levels and interests.

The Library looks forward to beingable to add to its collection in its newspace! Help to Raise-a-Reader byvisiting the library with your favouritechildren.

Kim Coates and her daughter enjoy thenewly renovated Nakusp Public Library.

September 27, 2006 The Valley Voice 15VISITOR INFORMATION

MUSEUMS• Sandon Museum & Visitors' Centre (250) 358-7920 www.slocanlake.com/sandonOpen 10:00 to 5:00. Located 13 km east of New Denver on Hwy. 31A in historic silver mining ghosttown. Collections of stunning photographs and fascinating artifacts including the famous "two storymousetrap." Admission: 18 & over, $4.00 •12-17 yrs. $3.00 • Under 12, free.

• Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre (250) 358-7288The only historic site in Canada dedicated to telling the WWII internment story. Located in The Orchard inNew Denver, open 7-days-a-week 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM.• Arrow Lakes Historical Society Ph/Fax: (250) 265-0110 265-3323 alhs@netidea.come-mail: alhs@columbiacable.net Location: 92B - 7th Avenue NW (BC Hydro building). Hours: Tuesday andThursday 10:00 - 3:00. Archives and publications. Best source for area history and family research.

ACCOMMODATIONS & RESTAURANTS• William Hunter Cabins (250) 358-2844 www.williamhuntercabins.comThree hand-crafted log cabins in the heart of Silverton. Each cabin contains two self-contained suiteswith pine furniture. Views of the Valhallas, close to lake, beautiful gardens and wonderful berrypicking. 303 Lake Ave.

• Silverton Country Inn (250) 358-7929Visit the world-famous Silverton Country Inn, located on Slocan Lake since 1897. Offering three lakeview patios,

complimentary continental breakfast, a fully-licensed pub with eight beers on tap anda gourmet dining room. We feature a Sunday eggs benny brunch, and a 2-for-1 SteakDinner every Friday evening. Open 7 days a week.

• Selkirk Inn Ph: 1-800-661-8007 / (250) 265-3666 Fax: (250) 265-4799CAA & AAA approved 210-6th Ave. West, Nakusp, BC www.selkirkinn-nakusp.com email:

selkinn@columbiacable.net Located in the heart of Nakusp, we are close to the Nakusp HotSprings, Halcyon Hot Springs, the Nakusp Golf Course, and only a short walk from theshores of Upper Arrow Lake. All 39 deluxe rooms have a TV, phone and fridge. 30 unitswith air conditioning, some units with kitchenettes, wheelchair accessible unit available,pets allowed in select units.

BED & BREAKFASTS• Mistaya Country Inn Ph/Fax (250) 358-7787www.mistayaresort.com email: mistayaresort@netidea.comA secluded lodge on 90 acres with five guestrooms, comfortable lounge with fireplace, beautiful

views, home cooking, outside firepits, walking trails, 10 km south of Silverton.

• Sweet Dreams Guesthouse & Licenced Dining Phone (250) 358-2415Fax 358-2556 www.newdenverbc.com / sweetdreams@newdenverbc.com

B&B in historic building by the lake. Licenced dining & patio by reservation. Ethnic style meals.

CAMPGROUNDS• Kaslo Municipal Campground (250) 353-2662 kaslocampground@yahoo.caMay 1-Sept 30. Serviced ($19) Unserviced sites ($14) Water and power hook-ups, fire pits, picnic tables, restroomsand hot showers. Downtown location, close to park, beach, playgrgound, SS Moyie infocentre and great shopping!Pets on leash welcome.• Centennial CampgroundOn the lake in New Denver, 44 sites, 8 with electricity & water hook-up, sani-dump, showers & toilets, boatlaunch, firewood, pets must be leashed.• Three Island Resort Campground (250) 265-302365 sites, full/semi hook-ups, tenting, boat launch, paddle boats & canoes, pets welcome, children’s playground,firewood, fishing, hiking trail, confectionery, sani-station, showers, laundry facilities, large gazebo with BBQ pits.• Springer Creek RV Park & Campground (250) 355-2266Open mid-May to Sept. 30. Located at 1020 Giffin Rd., Slocan. Turn right immediately off of Highway 6 entranceto Village of Slocan. Full hook-ups, partial hook-ups, tenting sites, sani-dump, pets on leash and seasonal Tourist/Information Booth.• Nakusp Village Campground (250) 265-1061Open May to October. 35 shady sites, hot showers, flush toilets, sani station, fire pits; close to sandy beach,tennis courts, play area, downtown shopping. Pets on leash, reservations. $18 per night, $21 full service.• Silverton Municipal Campground (250) 358-2472Situated on Slocan Lake at Leadville & Turner Streets. Lakeshore and Creekside Tent and Trailer Sites. Fire pitsand firewood.

HOT SPRINGS• Halcyon Hot Springs •(250) 265-3554 •1-888-689-4699 •Fax (250) 265-3887

www.halcyon-hotsprings.com e-mail: info@halcyon-hotsprings.com Halcyon Spa opens June 2005.Always fresh, natural, mineral hot springs with its own lakeshore comfortable chalets, cabins, full RVhook-ups, camping, Bistro-Restaurant, historical chapel, bodywork, horseback riding, tours and much

more... Have some happy Halcyon days!!! Big swimming pool now open!

THINGS TO DO

• 19th Hole Restaurant Ph: (250) 358-7108Located at the Slocan Lake Golf Course. Enjoy good food and the best view in the valley.

Hours: 8 am to 8 pm, 7 days aweek. Licensed dining & daily specials.

Chiaroscuro Photographic Gallery Tel: (250) 358-2569Patrizia Menton’s fine art photography includes black & white and colour, with particular focus on cibachrome. Shevalues traditional darkroom skills and two of her favourite themes have been the natural world and Italian architecture.Visit her studio: 123 Reibin rd. Hills (north of New Denver) Open May till October

O’Brien’s on the Lake, 1710 Hwy 6 Nakusp,Ph: (250) 265-4575 www.obriens.kootenays.com

Beautifully hand-crafted log cabins with a million-dollar view. Full kitchen and bath. Satellite TV. Private phone andbarbecue on lake-view deck. All units non-smoking. No pets please. World class fishing, golfing, hiking and much,much more just minutes away. It’s so much more than a place to sleep.

Doukhobor Discovery Centre(250) 365-6622 www. Doukhobor-Museum.org

Doukhobor Culture of BC 1908 to 1937. Over 1000 artifacts represent the arts and crafts, customs and religion of theDoukhobors. Music, Films & Art Gallery. A.V. Gallery features documentaries, photo archive & new exhibits yearly.112 Heritage Way, Castlegar – May-Sept 10-6 Daily• Silvery Slocan Museum (250) 358-2201The old Bank of Montreal building at the foot of Main Street, restored to circa 1900. Open Monday to Friday in June.7 days/week in July and August. Special tours welcome. Please call 358-2201, 358-2478 or 358-2656 for furtherinformation. A MUST SEE MUSEUM WITH DAILY TREASURE HUNTS FOR CHILDREN! Hope we see you there.

•Slocan Lake Golf Course,New Denver Phone: (250) 358-24089-HOLE GOLF COURSE , OPEN 7 AM TO DARKGREEN FEES: $16.00/9-holes, $25.00/18-holes,Day Pass: $35.00, Weekly Rate: $160.00RENTALS: Clubs and Pull carts available.Power cart: $15.00/9-holes $25.00/18-holes. All prices include taxRESTAURANT: 8 AM TO 8 PM (LICENSED)2006 TOURNAMENTS:• Bushwackers, Sat. Sept. 9: $20.00/couple• Club Closing, Sat. Sept. 24: $15.00.( * fee includes dinner)

GOLF COURSES

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• Villa Dome Quixote: Award-winning Lodge & Cottages (250) 358-7242602 6th Avenue New Denver www.domequixote.com

The curved interior spaces, boutique decor & quality amenities of our dome facility offer a uniqueexperience. Guests enjoy a large outdoor spa, sauna, guest kitchen & dome common-room. Charmingnew cottages & meeting dome available.

• Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort 1-800-668-1171Experience our main Hot Springs pool in the crisp, clean air, explore the tranquil steam bath in the HotSprings cave, take a plunge in our stream fed cold plunge. Savour the fabulous food in our DiningRoom and then enjoy the comfort of one of our 43 air-conditioned rooms.

NOTICE TO VALLEYVISITORS:

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CORRECTIONThe photo we ran in the last issue to accompanythe article about the ‘art and adventure’ retreat at

Little Slocan Lodge coming up in October wasnot Evelyn Kirkaldy, as we claimed. It was in factYvonne Munro from Crescent Valley. Art retreat

organizer Barb Wilson says she takes fullresponsibility for the error, and wants everyone toknow that she often mixes up the names not onlyof her friends, such as Evelyn and Yvonne, but

also of her own children. Pictured here is the realEvelyn Kirkaldy with Barb Wilson, on their way to

the Incomappleux Valley to do some painting.

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by Jan McMurray•Council received letters from two

residents in support of a public meetingto discuss Jazz Fest 2006 concerns. TheKaslo Jazz Etc. Society also sent a letterto council members to assure them thesociety board takes the concernsseriously and “it is our intent to presentan event which is broadly beneficial tothe community.” The letter expressesthe society’s “wish to work togetherwith council and affected communitymembers to address all legitimateconcerns.” Council passed a motion toinvite written comments from the publicregarding local festival weekends andto ask businesses to provide their writtencomments to the Chamber. Council alsopassed a motion that the following beinvited to attend a special meeting ofcouncil to discuss the Kaslo JazzFestival: Kaslo Jazz Etc. Society boardof directors, Kaslo and District Chamberof Commerce, RCMP, Patricia Bennettand the Community ConsultativeGroup. Village staff has informed theValley Voice that the special meeting isbeing planned for late November andthe public will be welcome.

•Mark McKenzie and DonnaCormie from the City HallConservation Committee attended togive council an update. Their requestsfor the Public Works crew to fix theladder leading to the City Hall attic

space, clear attic debris and inspect theelectrical system were granted.

•Richard Schwartz emailed theVillage regarding the skatepark. He asksfor confirmation that the Village will bepostponing consideration of any newworks at the site until a report from theMinistry of Environment (MoE) isreceived, following MoE’s siteinspection in September. The email wasforwarded to Don Page of the skateparkcommittee.

•A letter will be sent to Jim Booth,Liquor Control & Licensing, stating theVillage does not endorse amplified orlive music at the Crooked Cafe building.A possible council policy regardingamplified music was referred to thePlanning & Development Committeefor recommendation to council.

•A resident wrote two letters tocouncil regarding loud music at KasloBay Resort on several occasions.Council directed staff to send a letter tothe resort, requesting compliance withthe Noise Abatement Bylaw. Thecorrespondence will also be referred tothe Planning and DevelopmentCommittee for recommendation tocouncil.

•PCO Services provided councilwith a quote for monthly pest control at$65 for the first month and $58 forsubsequent months. Rodent control wasreferred to the Public Works Committeefor action.

•Council voted to purchase aminimum order of 250 MunicipalTicketing Information forms at a costof $625. These are the tickets that areissued for Village bylaw infractions.

•The Village was successful in itsgrant application to do a Kemp CreekReservoir study. The Mayor and CAOwere authorized to sign the necessarydocuments.

•Council received a report backfrom Golder Associates regarding theMarina Ridge subdivision. Golderreviewed the geotechnical assessmentdone by WSA and generally concurswith the assessment. However, Golderfeels that the assessment is preliminaryand recommends more detailedgeotechnical investigation and analyses.As the property is on a steep grade, slopestability is the main concern.

•Council received correspondencefrom Paul and Helen Woolgar and LarryBraley with concerns about the ProcterDevelopment Variance Permitapplication. As recommended by thePlanning and Development Committee,council voted to grant the DVP, whichallows the height of an accessorybuilding to be increased from 14.76 feetto 23 feet. Councillors Jones and Vasswere opposed.

Council also passed therecommendation by the P&Dcommittee that all DevelopmentVariance Permit applications will bereferred to the next regular meeting ofthe Planning and DevelopmentCommittee following the public inputprocess, rather than going directly to aregular council meeting.

•Mardi Grainger wrote letters tocouncil with suggestions on villagebeautification, sidewalk maintenanceand the Hire a Youth program. Thesewere referred to the Public WorksCommittee. She also wrote about theneed for additional public washroomsin the village. This was referred to thePlanning and Development Committee.

•Council received correspondencelabelled “Petition” from nine LarchDrive residents about the lack ofmaintenance of the road. This wasreferred to the Public Works Committeefor recommendation to council.

•The Kootenay Lake HistoricalSociety wrote to council to expressinterest in renting additional space in the

Provincial building to have more roomfor the storage of its archives. TheVillage will inform the society that ithas no status to consider the request atthis time. The building is for sale andthe Village has made an offer, withconditions, but nothing has beenfinalized.

•A long-time Kaslo property ownerwrote to request to be linked into theVillage sewer system. She will beadvised that there will be no furtherexpansion of the Sanitary SewerSpecified Area until the Villagecompletes a Liquid Waste ManagementPlan.

•Village representative to thecommunity forest, Robert Mitchell,wrote to inform council that he wouldnot be able to attend the Kaslo andDistrict Community Forest SocietyAGM on September 27. CouncillorLeathwood will attend in order to reportback to council.

•Preliminary layout approval wasgranted for the Lang’s subdivision,subject to normal requirements.

•The Village will seek fundingopportunities for planning through theMinistry of Community Services.

•The Village will submit a letter ofapproval to the Emergency HealthServices Commission for the Kaslo firedepartment to continue to provide FirstResponder services to Kaslo and area.

Kaslo council, September 12: Jazz Fest concerns to be addressed at special meeting•Expenses to send seven members

of the Kaslo Volunteer Fire Departmentto a Basic Firefighting training sessionin Pass Creek were approved. FirstResponder instructor training inKelowna was approved for Patrick Guy,subject to funding being available.

•The Village will provide a letter ofconsent to the RDCK regarding theappointment of Noreen Clayton asKaslo and Area D Emergency ProgramCo-ordinator until December 31.

•Representatives from InteriorHealth and the Canadian CancerSociety attended as a delegation topresent information on tobacco freeinitiatives. Council referred theconsideration of smoke-free zones to thePlanning and Development Committeefor recommendation to council.

•Michelle Hargrave, ICBC,attended to ask council to proclaimOctober as Zero Crash Month and toparticipate in the program. Councilmade the proclamation.

•The week of October 16 to 22 wasproclaimed Waste Reduction Week.

•Bylaw 1033, SubdivisionAmendment Bylaw, was adopted.

•CAO Sawyer was authorized toattend a Ministry of CommunityServices Municipal InfrastructureWorkshop September 27.

•Accounts payable of $22,804.89were approved.

by Andrea DupuisLardeau Valley residents can now

order high-speed internet. KiN (KasloInfoNet Society) held an informationmeeting at the Lardeau ValleyCommunity Centre on September 13to offer residents the chance to sign upand find out more about the new service.Over 30 residents attended.

Tyler Dobie, president of KiN,called the meeting a celebratorymoment. “It is an exciting time, we haveall the pieces in place for high-speed,”he said.

The new network is communityowned which means no one is makingmoney providing the service. Accordingto Dobie, the network follows ademocratic process – there will be aboard of directors and annual meetingswhere any issues residents have can beaddressed.

The community has been involvedin the process by volunteering time andmaterials to help make high-speed areality. “I knew this community wouldnot get high-speed if we didn’t do itourselves,” says Dobie. “Anyone whowill enjoy high-speed can thank thevolunteers.” Last month a volunteerhelicopter pilot helped erect the tower;the materials used to house the solarsystem were donated by Boards byGeorge; and local volunteers offered

Residents excited about high-speed internet servicehours of labour.

Although it may take three weeksto work out any glitches, KiN isoptimistic residents will be able toaccess the internet with no problem. Thenew service will be 400 times faster thandial-up service.

KiN expects about 100 subscribersin the first year, with the service reachingthe areas of Meadow Creek, CooperCreek, Argenta and Howser. KimLarson, an eager Argenta resident whoplans to use the service to docorrespondence schooling says, “Dial-up takes up hours of your day to do onething – it takes 30 minutes just to checkemail.” She also thinks the internet willserve as a way to connect remotecommunities. “We are so disconnectedand this totally connects us.”

Subscribers are required topurchase radio equipment for theirhomes that transmits to the tower. Theequipment ranges from $300-$600depending on location. The moreexpensive equipment would be used ifthe home did not have a clear line-of-sight to the tower. Subscribers can alsolease to own the equipment and havethe cost added to their monthly bill on athree-year term. Service ranges from$39.95 per month for basic service to$79.95 per month for elite service.

KiN will also provide residents withon-call technical support and help withinstallation. Dobie also hopes servicewill eventually expand to cover ShuttyBench, Woodbury and Johnson’sLanding.

Four to be electedto communityforest boardby Jan McMurray

The Kaslo and DistrictCommunity Forest Society holds itsAGM at 7 pm this evening at JVHumphries School.

Four seats on the board will befilled, as Gary Cockrell, RandySimpson, Ken Wapple, and DonnaCormie’s terms are up.

Cormie is running again. Othercandidates are Stan Baker, DickMartin, Suzan Hewat and DonScarlett. Remaining on the board areErika Bird, Kelly Abby, SteveAnderson and the two appointees,Robert Mitchell and Dave Russell.

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Our lives and travels here in theWest Kootenay, also called theInterior Wet Belt, are governed, andlimited, and enriched by manyvarious waterways. Huge long lakesrequire the ferries that we bless or attimes curse, and the crashing ragingstreams and rivers have all mannerof culverts and bridges to allow uspassage to necessary other places.This past week I seemed to keepencountering water crossings large

and small.Two Sundays ago I led a hike of

several folks along the segment of theK&S rail grade between McGuiganCreek and the Payne bluffs. There’sa portion of the trail that was wellcleared out several years ago andincludes an excellent footbridgecrossing McGuigan Creek at a pointwhere an immense rail trestle oncestood until a huge fire destroyed it in1910. This fine bridge serves littleuseful purpose though, as it ismidway along a trail that is not at allimproved at its beginning or end, butrather just upgraded at an area whereit happens to be crossed by adriveable roadway, which seems kindof pointless.

In these steep mountain valleys,with thick vegetation and severeslopes, a bridge over a watercourse

is a welcome break from tough going,generally being pretty level, with surefooting and some open views. Streamcrossings can be hazardous, withslippery rocks, heavy brushobscuring any decent footing, andnasty log tangles as well.

The Kane Creek road which goesin north of Three Forks has a sign atthe highway that implies that thebridge is out up at kilometre 2, butlast fall when I rode up that road pastthe same notice, I found the bridgeto be in fair condition, thoughblocked to vehicles. It’s too bad thatan aging bridge can’t simply beassigned some suggested weightlimit, then let the choice to use it beleft to the visitor, but over the yearsI’ve seen lots of bridges that are okayfor cyclists, quads, or sleds, be pulledout for liability reasons.

The trail building folks in Kaslohave built and excellent new bridgeover the Kaslo River near RobbCreek, just east of Retallack to accesssome of the old K&S line there.These people are also in the processof bridging the river right near Kasloto complete a loop trail that alreadygets much use to its current terminus.There’s a lot of complex permits andengineering involved to pull off theseprojects, and their efforts are heroic.

The heat wave last May andresultant flood runoff that we enduredfor a week really scoured out somecreek beds and has deposited a wholenew delta at the mouth of CarpenterCreek in New Denver. There’s a finelittle sandy island in the middle andover the summer various people havebeen wading out to it across one ofthe three channels that the creek nowfollows. It would be neat and prettyeasy to arrange a few odd logs overthese channels and have a footbridgeover the creek mouth for the use ofautumn and winter walkers andpeople fishing the shoreline. Then inspringtime, a whole new scenario.

The same hot weather and crazyrunoff in May nearly blew out theshaky old bridge at Three Forkswhich is vital to the function of theGalena Trail. Water washed up to thelog stringers and cut some of the endbanks, but it survived and got theusual heavy use all summer bycyclists and hikers. This bridge wasput in not many years ago and playeda role in the installation of the cablecar at Alamo, but is now too far goneand will need to be replaced at somepoint with something far better.

The Galena Trail Commission is thegroup that meets to oversee the upkeepof the trail and to work with the regionaldistrict to ensure that this regional parkcorridor stays viable. There was ameeting and field trip to Three Forksrecently, and we directors and ourmaintenance contractor agreed that toat least apply some sturdy decking to

the top of the bridge will possibly extendits function for some years to come untilthe details of an entirely new structureat a better location can be pursued andfinanced.

As commission secretary, I locateda good supply of fir lumber, locally cutand priced quite reasonably from aneighbour who’d had to fall some hugetrees. I hauled a fine load of 16-footrough cut up to Three Forks, and a fewdays later Richard James of NewDenver joined me to help and we gotthe stuff all spiked down in three hours,though I don’t think this would be a realfun career choice! Hopefully this willkeep the bridge functioning for sometime yet and makes the crossing saferas well. It would be worthwhile toshovel this frail bridge clear of snow acouple times over the winter, same asyou would an old shed that still servesgood purpose.

Peter Roulston owns the BicycleHospital and lives in New Denver.358-2133.

with Jamie Barber

Developingpatience

I’ve been refinishing my woodfloors in the house for the last week andthe interminable time spent on the endof a sander has presented time forreflection. I have an interest in howpeople learn new skills – in particular,how people learn what are referred toas tacit skills. These are the skills thathave more to do with the “feel” of howthings should be done – how to applypaint on a painting to accurately reflectthe picture in the artist’s mind forinstance, or how to start a nut onto abolt in a confined space, for anotherexample. These are skills that arelearned in a different manner from thoseskills we pick up in school or learn froma book. If you can picture trying to learnto ride a bicycle from a writtendescription, you can understand thatsome skills just have to be learneddifferently. In this case, the pupil musthop on the bike and wobble around untilthey develop the right ”feel” to keep thebicycle upright – no amount of booklearning or vocal description can passthis skill along – the learning is in thedoing.

I don’t want to get into this topictoo deeply, but I do want to pass on aninsight that came to me when I wascontemplating some of the finer pointsof tacit skill development. While I waspassing the sander over the floor forabout the seventh consecutive hour, Irealized that one of the important skillsall technical people have to develop isthe long-term patience that is requiredto complete a job satisfactorily. Floorrefinishing doesn’t only require anunderstanding of the various finishesand how to apply them – the methodsof using the variety of sanders and finishapplicators. It also requires the abilityto not get impatient and hurry the job.There has to be a complete understan-ding of the time expected to be allottedto each of the various steps in theprocess, and the experience to know thatyou can’t hurry from one step to theother.

Some might just call this experi-ence. Others, such as Robert Persig, oneof my favorite writers, calls it gumption.Whatever it’s termed, this is a skill thatclearly falls within the tacit learningmilieu and is a skill that is enhancedwith experience. Unless you’ve donethe job before, it is hard to know howmuch time must be allocated to thevarious steps of floor refinishing. Thetemptation is to hurry the preparationsteps and just get onto applying the floorfinish – a recipe for poor results.

As a vocational instructor, I oftenget to see this skill developing. The

young people I have working on carsare prone to rushing through a job, nottaking the time to properly organize theparts as they are stripped from theengine, or not having the patience to goback to the toolbox to get the right toolto remove a stubborn bolt. You can oftensee them becoming frustrated as the jobdoesn’t progress as they think it should.Sometimes there will just be swearing,other times tools will get thrown.Almost always they will abandon thejob in frustration until I come along tohelp them over the rough part so theycan carry on to the next hurdle. Afterdecades of experience, most goodmechanics understand that unless youhave the patience to do the job exactlycorrectly, you in fact spend more timein the long run trying to fix up yourmistakes as you go along.

How do you develop this patience?Like all tacit knowledge, doing learnsit. No amount of book learning willteach it to you – no amount of lecturesby an instructor will help you out. Itseems you have to screw up a largenumber of jobs because of yourimpatience before you learn the valueof gumption. We can facilitate itslearning in the shop by giving studentsthe freedom to screw up and thenpointing out the way they can carry on,and by pointing out the advantages oflooking at the job as a series of stepsthat have to be satisfactorily completed,but nothing but the experience itselfteaches the lesson better.

submittedNo... Rodger Goldammer, Chica

and Billy Lane were not there. Better,this build off featured Mount SentinelSecondary students under thementorship of vocational instructorJamie Barber. He used to have the kidsin his class do a complete V-8 enginerebuild as a main project, but last yearthey opted for custom building theirown mini bikes. Jamie Kallin, 1990Mount Sentinel grad and Gerhard fromPlaymor Power Products were thejudges at the first annual Mount SentinelSecondary Biker Build Off.

There were three entries this year.First was a combined effort by ThegenRathbone and Griffen Beavnegsrd.

They chose to use a 74cc dirt bike. Theirbiggest challenges were clutch and geartroubles. They did a great job on theirrear fender and handmade seat as wellas on a lot of modified parts like theextending the shifter and brake peddle.It was noticed that their rear brakesneeded a little more TLC and they weremissing steering stops, so they wereawarded $25 cash, a first aid kit and aDoc Spanner T-shirt for completing avery cool working mini chopper.

Phil Jopiushi chose the road lesstravelled with a reverse trike designinspired by a Mercedes Benz prototype.Phil started with a Kawasaki 100 two-stroke, keeping only the motor, rearsuspension and rear wheel. He did a

Custom Biker Build Off competition has hit the Kootenayssweet job utilizing some steeringcomponents from a riding lawnmowerfor the front end and fabricated a veryfunctional hand shifter and clutch.When asked what the biggest challengewas Phil replied, “Lining up the chainstay and mounting the engine. Bendingthe frame was also a big challenge butit was overcome.” Phil’s trike doesabout 70 km/hr and turned out to be avery stable ride. Phil won $25 cash, a$25 dollar gift certificate for PlaymorPower Products and a Doc Spanner Tfor the execution of an original design.

The third entry belonged to SjoekieBarber. She made use of an 80cc Suzukimotor and front end for her ridgedframe. The jockey shifter was a nicetouch. “It turned out really cool if a bitkamikaze,” said Sjoekie. Because therear brake worked really well, shedecided she didn’t need a front brake.This really helped keep the chop simpleand clean looking. Sjoekie’s project alsofeatures a wide front tire and a custombent exhaust. The frame on this minichop took the most time. “Keeping theframe straight and symmetrical was astruggle but when it was finally done itfelt amazing.” Sjoekie’s inspirationcame from riding mini bikes from ayoung age. Her father’s motorcycleobsession seems to have rubbed off onher. Sjoekie’s bikes picked up $50 anda pen light for best overall fit and finish.

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CALL FOR ENTRYTHE ‘ALFA’ GUILD GALLERY is nowaccepting submissions for their 2007 and2008 summer season. Deadline is Oct. 27,/06. Submission requirements are;description of proposed exhibit, CV orBiography, min of 10 slides or photos whichare labelled with artist’s name, title of work,medium, demensions and date made, andan artist’s statement. Please include a SSAEfor a return of submission package. Mail toSelection Committee, ALFA Guild Gallery,Box 155, Nakusp BC V0G 1R0. You maycall Holly 250-265-3732 or Denyse 250-265-4998 for more info

CARD OF THANKSOn September 7th, there was a motorvehicle accident with multiple patients.Four ambulances responded - Edgewood,Nakusp, Nelson and Lumby. Three off-duty members of the Edgewoodambulance station and one off-dutymember from Nakusp station alsoresponded. We want to thank the followingpeople for their assistance: Ariel Stinson,Bill Penner, April Shula, Frank Appleton,Jamie Coates, Don Olson, SusanBampton, Jean Bassett, the Espersenfamily (Whitney babysat the children ofthe off-duty crew members), theEdgewood Clinic RNs - Jan and Patriceand Ryan who picked up all the medicallitter. I’m sorry if I missed naming anyoneelse. The following off-duty paramedicswho assisted were Peter Giffen, ChrisDavidson, Chris Bampton and SarahWard. The BC Ambulance Service andhospital staff are dedicated health careprofessionals that work in partnership toprovide timely, quality patient care for allBritish Columbians. BC Ambulance andhospital staff, along with members of the

public, demonstrated exemplarycommunity spirit by providing assistanceduring a time of great need. Yourcommitment to the public and each otheris commendable.

Donna Murray, Unit ChiefCOMING EVENTS

BOOK SIGNINGS by Dr. KenMorrow. LEAVING NELSON,Beyond Toad Mountain. Saturday,October 14, 1-3 pm at Otter Books, 398Baker Street, Nelson, BC. Sunday,October 15, 1-3 pm at Nelson Museum,502 Vernon St., Nelson, BC. *Ken’s firstbook was A Boyhood in Nelson,Growing up during the Depression.

SLOCAN VALLEY COMMUNITYBAND starts its 23rd season at 7 pm,Wednesday, October 4 at the WE Grahamband room in Slocan. Thanks to a $500grant from the Slocan Valley Arts Council,$500 from BC Hydro and $3,000 fromthe Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance,we have a new TUBA. Bob Old isdelighted! We are recruiting new membersand invite you to drop in and try us out.We enjoy creating music. For furtherinformation, contact Jill Faulks 358-2463,Gail Elder 355-2459, or Ken McDougall226-7284.HIDDEN GARDEN GALLERY: KayCostley-White’s trip to Kenya. Friday,September 29 at 7:30 pm.THE LANGHAM GALLERY in Kaslopresents “We Stand Together,” paintingsby John Cooper and Kathleen Pemberton,September 29 to November 5. Openingreception Saturday, October 7, 7-9 pm.If you are interested in participating in aWELLNESS FESTIVAL IN NAKUSP,you are invited to come and discuss theopportunity Thursday Oct. 5 at 7 pm at

Selkirk College in Nakusp (409 BroadwaySt). For more info, please call BethMcLeod at 265-0024.SANDON HISTORICAL SOCIETYOPEN HOUSE Saturday September30th from 10-5. Bring the whole familyto celebrate another successful season atthe Sandon Museum. Free Admission,Live Music and Refreshments. See youthere.SOULGARDEN workshops: “IntuitivePainting” Wed Oct 11 (6:30-9:30) andrescheduled “Chakra System” on Mon Oct16 (7-9:30). Call Sue 358-2177 to register.NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY tohelp design your community! If you areconcerned about issues like foreshoremanagement, housing developments,affordable housing in the valley, please donot miss the upcoming public meetingsfor land use planning in Area H - theSlocan Valley: October 10 at Knox Hallin New Denver; October 12 at WinalwHall; October 17 at Slocan Park Hall;October 19 at Mt. Sentinel SecondarySchool. Doors open at 6:30 pm andmeetings start at 7 pm. Also look fordisplay ads in the Valley Voice forupcoming OCP public meetings for theVillages of New Denver and Silverton.This message sponsored by HealthyHousing Society.

EDUCATIONYOGA AT THE DOMES - Monday,Thursday and Saturday 9 to 10:30;Wednesday at Hand and Soul in Silverton9-10 across from Silverton Memorial Hall.All levels, all ages. Affordable.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION/ADULTLEARNING CENTREAdult Basic Education classes available -start anytime!KASLO: 353-2618FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR WOMEN,Oct. 15;MANAGING YOUR SEWINGMACHINE, note: no classes available inNovember, Oct. 10, 6:30-9:30pmMANAGING YOUR HOUSEHOLDBUDGET, Oct. 13;BOOKKEEPING for SMALL BUSINESS,Oct. 16, 18;FELDENKRAIS - MAINTAINING ANDIMPROVING YOUR BACK, starts Oct. 26;NAKUSP: 265-4077BOOKKEEPING for SMALL BUSINESS,Oct. 2, 4;WRITING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY,with Barb MacPherson, starts Oct. 5;INTRODUCTION TO EMOTIONALFREEDOM TECHNQUE, Oct. 10;MANAGING YOUR SEWINGMACHINE, note no classes available inNovember, Oct. 14;SEWING TECHNIQUES, Oct. 14;CANADIAN FIREARMS SAFETY, Oct.14, 15;INTRODUCTION TO REFLEXOLOGY,Oct. 14;NEW DENVERGEOLOGY OF THE WEST KOOTENAY,Oct. 14;YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FORALL CLASSES. For more informationand registration call your local learningcenter. Mon. - Thurs., 9am-3pm

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FOR RENTFOR RENT IN SILVERTON. Spacioustwo-bedroom suite on main floor of two-storey duplex, 616 Hunter Street. Quietarea, north of Silverton Creek - one minutewalk to lakeshore and Cooper’s Beach.All facilities, excellent woodstove, washer/dryer, dishwasher, covered parking. Nosmoking, no pets. $580 per month,Available October, 2006. If interested,please call Ernst Gerwig at 1-250-358-2283 or 1-403-762-5150.2 BR HOUSE Winlaw. On 8 acres.Newly renovated, new appliances. $580/mo + utils. Available mid-October. ContactEric 403-816-5787.

FOR SALEWELDED ALUMINUM BOAT 16’Excelcraft and trailer, 2 outboard motors,70 hp Merc and 4.5 hp Merc. $6500 obo.Call Henry at 250-355-2315.1983 FRONTIER SLIDE-INCAMPER – large inside water tank,fridge, stove-heater, sleeps four. Loads ofstorage. New foam and curtains. Excellentcondition. $2500 obo. 358-2828.

FREEBIESREGISTERMATE 1920 vacuum frame.Call 358-7218.FREE FOR THE TAKING:SANDBAGS leftover from spring SlocanRiver flooding. Anyone needing sand(containing 2% salt) for any reason shouldtake this opportunity to pick up as manybags as they want from the pile on IndianPt. Rd. in front of Don Munro’s place.

HEALTHFULL SPECTRUM BODY WORKoffers deep tissue and stress reductiontreatments in the privacy of your ownhome. For additional info and to bookappointments please call 358-6808.

NATURAL HEALTH CARE Adviceon Nutritional, Botanical and NaturalAlternatives available this summer. LisaAnn Azzopardi, Naturopathic Doctorate(250) 358-2562 for appointments.

HELP WANTEDLIVE-IN OR FULL-TIME SUPPORTPERSON sought for mom and very brighttoddler (2.5) in Silverton. Duties varied,cleaning, household chores, exp. withtoddlers a necessity, foreign language aplus, rent and pay negotiable. 250-358-2562.HOME SUPPORT WORKERSWANTED. Personal care and householdmanagement for mature disabled male.Sunday to Thursday 4 hrs/day or Fridayand Saturday 4 hrs/day. Require Care Aidecourse plus First Aid certificate, bondable.$17/hr. Submit application to Box 433,New Denver.

LIVESTOCK/FARMSATTENTION FARMERS! EFPCanada/BC Financial support to qualifiedfarmers in BC to achieve environmental/economic sustainability. Free, Confidentialand Voluntary. Les Molnar 250-442-5171

MISC. FOR SALESANDY’S SECOND HAND STOREin Nakusp has received a large shipmentof office furniture. We also have ourregular merchandise. Special: No PST orGST will be charged. We will pay all taxes.Ph: 265-2164.

NOTICESFOR INFORMATION ON AAMEETINGS in New Denver andadjacent towns, call Dave at 358-7265.NOTICE!! Any non-profit organizationwanting to apply for a Grant-in-Aid fromSlocan Lake Recreation Commission #6should submit applications to Box 293,New Denver, BC V0G 1S0 by the

deadline of November 3rd, 2006.Application forms are available at: Villageof New Denver, Village of Silverton,Lucerne School and My Aunt’s Place.Please note that the appropriate applicationform must be used or the application willnot be considered.

REAL ESTATE2 x 5.4 ACRES, 200-year forest nearSilverton, good access, warm micro-climate, new gravity water/6-bedroomseptic systems, very private, viewValhallas, ph/elec, driveways, cabin,adjacent to Crown land. (250) 358-2364,(250) 493-8034.www.kootenayvirtualtours.com, #122.ENERGY EFFICIENT FAMILYHOME. 3 bdrm, full bath on each of twolevels of this spacious home. Could berevenue/inlaw suite. 10 years new. Alarmsystem, vinyl siding, fenced yard. Closeto schools and shopping. Invest in thefuture or move in and enjoy. Asking$259,000. Call 250-265-3842 or emailskosiancic@telus.net with “house for sale”in subject.LARGE POST & BEAM STYLEHOME for sale in highly desirable Hills,BC. Subject to completion of subdivision.Will be approx. 8 acres, mostly treed withseparate inlaw suite and shop. Great forfamily, friends or revenue. Several outbuildings. Beautiful walks in woods, crosscountry skiing are just some of therecreational activities you’ll enjoy fromyour front door. Three-minute drive to thepristine Slocan Lake. Great fishing -swimming. Don’t let this unique propertypass you by. Call 250-265-3842 or emailskosiancic@telus.net with “house for sale”in subject line.

SERVICESCOMPUTER TUTORING ANDCONSULTING; graphic design;business services; writing & editing.Mainline Graphics and Communications358-7704 mainline@netidea.com.RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIALSEPTIC TANK CLEANING: “Servingthe Valley” 7 days/wk, 24-hr. All-AroundSeptic Services, Don Brown (250) 354-3644, emergency 352-5676.ROGAN ELECTRIC Residential,commercial, industrial wiring. Localreferences available. All work guaranteed.“We get the job done.” 353-9638.

MAINTENANCE MYLES - offeringmaintenance services in the 358 exchangearea including renovations, yard andgarden and interior/exterior painting. CallMyles at 358-2690.JEMS PROPANE Gas applianceinstallation and maintenance. Specializingin fireplaces, heaters, kitchen ranges andpropane cylinder recertifications. SlocanPark 359-5922.

WANTEDWANTED - 14’ TRAILER - sleeps 4,fridge, stove, heater, toilet, must be inexcellent condition and ready to go. 358-2828.

SLOCAN VALLEY RECREATION

BABYSITTER TRAINING IN SLOCAN - With Betty Kooznetsoff, Oct.14th&18th

CARTOONING FOR KIDS- With Evelyn Kirkaldy. Begins Oct.16th at WE Graham School

MATH HOMEWORK LAB - With Sonya Pope. Free! Begins Oct. 11th at Mt. Sentinel School

SENIORS COMPUTER LEVEL 1 - Winlaw School begins Oct. 5th, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

LACTO-FERMENTED LIVE-CULTURE FOODS - A workshop with Krista Nenn, Oct. 4that Mt Sentinel, Oct 5th at WE Graham

TRADITIONAL STAINED GLASS - With Keith Taves. Begins Oct. 18th at WE Graham School

IMPROVISATIONAL DANCE - With Barbara Wilson begins Oct. 5th at the Winlaw Hall(NOTE LOCATION CHANGE)

WILD GATHERED THINGS - With Jan Norn. Sat. Oct. 14th (NEW DATE) 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.Crescent Valley Hall

CHINESE MOONCAKE FESTIVAL - Sunday, Oct. 8th 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Threads GuildBuilding. Fee: $35 & family rates

SCARECROW FESTIVAL - Oct.13th to 23rd - Enter your scarecrow today!

WINLAW VOLLEYBALL - Resumes Oct. 12th in the gym at 7 p.m.

BLUES GUITAR - With Terry B. Moore. begins Oct. 16th at Winlaw School.

COUNTYRY TWO-STEP - With Simon Earl. Gets underway Oct. 18th at Brent Kennedy School.

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ACCEPTING ALL REFUNDABLE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS

Ready to drink beverage containers included in the Return-It System

The most commonlyused individual serving

container – pleaseleave the pull-tabs on.

Any metal container other thanaluminum ranging from small

single serve tins to large tomatoand apple juice cans.

The familiar plastic soft drink andwater bottles including coolers

and some spirits. Containers maybe clear or coloured.

Clear or tinted,opaque plastic,

and vinylcontainers.

The everyday glass juice andbeverage bottles as well aswine, spirits, imported beer,

and coolers. Tinted and clear.

Large ‘bags’ of wine in a cardboardcarton, usually with a spigot for in-fridge use. Both the bag and the

box must be returned.

Aseptic drinkboxes and coated“gable top” drink

cartons

LEAVE TAB ON LABEL ON CAP OFF, LABEL ON CAP OFF, LABEL ON CAP OFF, LABEL ON LEAVE BAG IN BOX CAP OFF

EXCLUDED BY LEGISLATION: MILK AND MILK SUBSTITUTE CONTAINERS OF ALL TYPES AND SIZES.

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At long last, in preparation for his turn as “Celebrity Waiter” atThe Apple Tree Sandwich Shoppe, Dan will have his beardof 20 years shorn from his face at 10:00 am on October 6,

on Main Street in front of the Apple Tree Sandwich Shoppeby local hair stylist, Niekitah Donnet.

Come see Dan Nicholson, Publisher ofThe Valley Voice have a Close Shave!

who’s upnext?

Uhhh...I thinkI’ll letyou gofirst...

Ten per cent of the proceeds from the day will be donated to one ofDan’s favourite charities, The Sandon Historical Society, and donations

for the same cause will be solicited during the Shaving Ceremony.

(A donated bottle of fine single malt Scotch will ensure the moustache is removed as well.)

submittedSaturday October 7 at 7:30

pm, the Vallican WholeCommunity Centre proudlypresents the biggest event of theyear— SCOTTASTROPHE –a unique multimedia event byScott Thompson with musicalaccompaniment by Bob

Wiseman and Magali Meagher.In this one-man live-show, Scottsteps back and investigates thetragedy and surrealism of his lifesince he left the hit TV show TheKids In The Hall.

Experiences like – potentialracism and sexual harassmentlawsuits on the set of Touched

by an Angel; behind the sceneson the Larry Sanders Show;trying to play a straight man (oralien) on Star Trek; thefirebombing of his Los Angeleshome by supporters of SaddamHussein; a near death experienceover Madagascar on an airplane;insulting the Governor Generalof Ontario; and worst of all, thesuicide of his brother Dean.

A musical genius in his ownright, Bob Wiseman’s inspiring,genuine and indescribable stylewill captivate you, as will his life

partner Magali Meagher of ThePhonemes.

The Vallican Whole is themost intimate venueSCOTTASTROPHE will beplayed to in its cross Canada tour– so mark your calendar, buy anadvanced ticket now, and comesee SCOTTASTROPHE - partof the Vallican Whole’s UpClose & Intimate culture series.Doors and drinks at 7 pm,performance at 7:30. Please nolatecomers.

Advanced tickets are

available for $15 at Jennie’sGarden in Winlaw, the ValleyVoice in New Denver, WEGraham Community Services in

Vallican Whole scores Kids in the Hall star Scott Thompson October 7Slocan, Otter Books in Nelson.For more information call 226-0097 or go towww.VallicanWhole.com.

submittedAs part of the Hidden

Garden Gallery’s popularFood for Thought series, KayCostley-White of New Denverwill show pictures of herrecent trip to Kenya, Friday,September 29 at 7:30 pm.

Kay stayed with oldfamily friends in Kenya, sawbig game animals on safari,attended non-governmentorganization meetings, taughtat Nairobi Hospice, and visitedan ancient Arabian city on theIndian Ocean.

The next event in thisseries will be on Wednesday,October 11 when Roger C.Lewis will speak onAnarchism at the SilvertonGallery.

“We’ve all seen bumperstickers with phrases like‘Question Authority’ and‘There’s no government likeno government’,” says Roger.“I will address the underlyingissues behind these popularsayings and give some historyon the anarchism movement.”

These events are bydonation, begin at 7:30 p.m.,and are co-sponsored by theSilverton Gallery and theHidden Garden Gallery.Please note that each of thesetalks is at a different location.

For information, contactTeri Freeman at 358-2297.

More ‘Food for Thought’

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