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Local Nakusp man takes RCMP on cross country chase around town

Nakusp RCMP were involved in a short car chase that turned into a longer foot pursuit on Thursday, April 18. Around 3:45 p.m. an of� -cer tried to stop a pickup near Broad-way and Nelson Avenue, but instead of stopping the truck sped away, into the marina parking lot.

Hitting an empty parked car, the driver, a 40-year-old Nakusp resi-

dent, jumped out of the truck and ran up toward Broadway Ave. When the police of� cer, hot in pursuit, arrived on scene, he was given a tip that the man had run into a store.

As soon as the of� cer was in the front door, the � eeing man ran out the back, and the chase was on again.

Although the man from the pickup lost the RCMP at this point, backup was called in and a search was started. Eventually the 40-year-

old was seen near where the Kus-kanax River and Highway 23 cross.

But he wasn’t throwing in the towel just yet: the fugitive continued to run, wading through chest-high water to the other side of the river, running away from the bank and into the woods.

The police were also determined, and continued their search until they found the suspect on a Canyon Road property. As soon as he saw the of� -cers, the man was ready to � ee, but

a � ying tackle from one of� cer put all thoughts of further escape to rest. After a brief struggle, the man was � nally taken into custody.

“It was the most action we’ve seen all year,” said Corporal Ryan Fehler, commenting on the length of the chase. Fehler was called in to assist with the mini manhunt on a day off.

After a more than hour-long chase, the fellow was found to be driving without a license or insur-

ance, and in breach of probation out of Princeton.

Charges being recommended by the police are � ight from police, resisting arrest, and failing to remain on the scene of an accident. The pickup was impounded and a ticket for driving without insurance was issued.

On behalf of the Nakusp RCMP Fehler thanked the public who helped in the pursuit: “Your help was truly appreciated.”

CLAIRE PARADISArrow Lakes News

Possibility of Nakusp biomass project discussed

Wood Waste 2 Rural Heat project coor-dinator David Dubois met in Nakusp with Peter Welkerling, from the Nakusp and Area Chamber of Commerce, Hugh Watt and Beth McLeod from True North and NACFOR’s Tom Zeleznik to talk about the possibility of turning wood waste into heat in the commu-nity.

Wood Waste 2 Rural Heat (WWRH) is a project that aims to supply 15 per cent of B.C.’s commercial, institutional and residen-tial energy via biomass thermal (waste wood-generated heat). And according to the WWRH website, this would mean big bene� ts for both the economy and environment.

David Dubois’ visit was an initial conver-sation about how to start a project in Nakusp, answering questions that the participants had.

An important � rst step is to identify peo-ple who are interested in being clients, said Dubois, who gave examples like hospitals and schools who may be interested in a cheap heating source. For areas like Nakusp where natural gas – the biggest competitor to bio-mass heating in terms of pricing – isn’t used, there are many possibilities.

Biomass is usually cheaper than other methods of heating. Where heating costs using natural gas are about $10-11 per Gigajoule and pellets comparable, said Dubois, propane (depending on delivery costs, etc) is approxi-mately $20-30 per GJ, and electricity around $22-24 GJ, biomass prices out at around $3-6 per GJ.

That’s a signi� cant savings, but of course capital investment is also signi� cant, said Dubois. Don’t expect to install biomass heat-ing at your home just yet.

“If you’re spending four or � ve thou-sand dollars a year it makes sense to look at some sort of a [biomass] heating system,” said Dubois. “If you’re spending less than that, the economics are marginal because your capital costs are getting too high.”

One of the limitations is proximity, said the WWRH project coordinator, as the wood waste plant is connected to heat-receiving cli-ents via pipes. The cost to put the pipes in the ground is a deciding factor: the revenue from a client must be worth the investment in a length of pipe.

Another factor is the cost of transporting fuel to the heat plant, but with an abundant local waste wood source, transportation can be kept local and costs low. The fuel itself makes a difference, with different boilers appropri-ate for different kinds of fuel (wet, dry, pel-lets, etc).

The plant itself and associated equipment takes up space, another requirement to get a plant up and running. A 20-foot storage con-tainer can house a plant, for example, but the size is dependent on design which is in turn dependent on heating requirements and the kind of fuel being used.

The tech involved in the plants is high, with computers involved in regulation of combus-tion to make it as ef� cient as possible, result-ing in very little waste during burning.

“The pellet boiler installed in Lillooet puts out in the order of half a cup to a cup of par-ticulate matter an hour,” Dubois gave as an example. “It’s not nothing but it’s not signif-icant.”

WWRH can offer help in the form of iden-tifying potential sites, developing a business case or plan, all the way through to helping write RFPs and � nal construction, depending on the business model. Examining fuel pro-

duction, heat production and sales is all part of the planning, said Dubois.

“But we need a community champion to drive the process,” he said. The WWRH proj-ect coordinator asked if there were any local mills interested in producing a fuel source might be using the heat produced. A Fruitvale business that produces soundboards for musi-cal instruments uses waste wood heat for kilns and heating the building, said Dubois, which is a great showcase for the community to see what a project looks like.

“It helps people understand what the oppor-tunity is,” he explained, adding that getting community on board is very important.

Although the technology is relatively new in North America, Dubois said there are lit-erally hundreds of thousands of wood waste projects in Europe.

“We have more fuel that we can shake a stick at,” he said, apologizing for the pun. “It’s � nding the deployment locations, getting them up and running, getting the knowledge to operate them.”

The two main drivers of biomass are eco-nomic and environmental considerations, Dubois said. Citing European studies, he added that the amount of money that stays in the community with a biomass project that uses locally source fuel is approximately 70 per cent as compared to 10 per cent that stays with fossil fuel use.

Although biomass can be used for creat-ing electricity, Dubois said the lack of read-ily available technology is one issue, and cost is another. The cost of the electricity produced by burning wood waste is far greater than that available through BC Hydro at the moment.

CLAIRE PARADISArrow Lakes News

Left: Boiler house for the biomass � red district heating system owned by Fink Machinery in Enderby. The system supplies heat to over 10 different clients. Right: A small 30 kW wood chip boiler heating the 4,000-square foot Granisle BC Firehall. The boiler is located in the � rst 15 feet of a 40 feet container with chip storage in the remainder. Photos courtesy David Dubois

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Annual General Meeting

NDP lays out planned tax increases

The B.C. NDP is proposing to collect an extra $550 million a year in new tax revenues from large businesses, high-income earners and financial institu-tions in their first year of an NDP government.

By the third year, another $100 million would be raised from extra carbon tax on the oil and gas industry, NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston announced at a news conference in Van-couver Thursday.

The B.C. Liberals’ Febru-ary budget raised the corporate income tax rate to 11 per cent. The NDP would increase it to

12 per cent on Oct. 1, which Ralston said would raise an extra $200 million a year. The small business income rate would be left at 2.5 per cent, applied to firms with annual revenue up to $500,000.

Another $150 million is expected to come from a capi-tal tax on financial institutions. Ralston revealed a rate of three per cent for banks and one per cent for larger credit unions. Credit unions with holdings of less than $20 million would be exempted, and Ralston said fewer than half of the 44 credit unions in B.C. are big enough to pay the tax.

The personal income tax rate on earnings above $150,000 a

year would go from 14.7 per cent to 19 per cent under an NDP government. The B.C. Liberal budget promised to raise it to 16.8 per cent for two years only.

Ralston said the NDP plan would add $1,100 to the tax bill of someone making taxable income of $200,000 a year, and he considers the increase to be a permanent measure.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the NDP plan echoes the policies pursued by the NDP government of the 1990s.

“Taxation levels went up, a corporate capital tax was intro-duced, and investment and jobs fled,” de Jong said.

The NDP carbon tax

increase is to be phased in on “venting” emissions from oil and gas production, raising an estimated $35 million next year and tripling over the next two years. Ralston said the NDP will not extend the carbon tax to chemical process emis-sions on cement plants, alumi-num smelters and other indus-tries that emit carbon dioxide beyond their use of fossil fuel.

All the new revenues would be spent on programs, includ-ing reinstating non-repayable grants for post-secondary stu-dents. NDP social development critic Carole James said details of the spending plans will be revealed next week.

B.C. Liberals vow income tax freeze

The B.C. Liberal Party released its election platform Monday, promising to freeze personal income tax rates for five years and return to its plan to eliminate small business income tax.

Premier Christy Clark released the platform at a cam-paign event in Vancouver, chal-lenging NDP leader Adrian Dix to do the same and to partici-pate in a one-on-one debate on the different visions for the province.

The B.C. Liberals’ personal tax freeze does not extend to income above $150,000, which was subject to a 2.1 per cent

increase in the government’s February budget. That increase was budgeted to last only two years before returning to the current 14.7 per cent rate.

The NDP has proposed to raise the rate on income above $150,000 a year to 19 per cent, permanently.

The B.C. Liberals had earlier planned to eliminate income tax for small businesses with annual revenues of $500,000 or less. But faced with deficits after the 2008-09 financial cri-sis and the rejection of the har-monized sales tax, the govern-ment decided in 2012 to hold the small business tax rate at 2.5 per cent until the province’s financial picture improved.

The party’s new plan is more

modest, trimming the small business rate by half a point in 2015 and another half point by 2017.

The B.C. Liberal platform leans heavily on long-term debt repayment for government, BC Ferries and BC Hydro using liquefied natural gas export revenues. Clark said a conser-vative scenario of two large LNG export facilities and three smaller ones could provide enough revenue to pay off the province’s debt in 15 years.

“The NDP’s fiscal plan is a plan to kill liquefied natural gas,” Clark said.

NDP MLA Carole James rejected that claim, saying the party has endorsed LNG exports.

“LNG revenue is an oppor-tunity, but it’s not going to solve all of our challenges,” James said.

The NDP has decided on a staged release of policies, which started in Prince George Monday with promises for new investment in reforestation.

Other highlights of the B.C. Liberal platform include:

• $3 million a year to upgrade rest stops and visitor centres around B.C.

• a B.C. film promotion office in Los Angeles

• funds to develop an aero-space and defence contractor industry

• a five-year freeze of the car-bon tax, previously announced

Tom FleTcherBlack Press


Premier Christy Clark is campaigning on a platform of holding the line on taxes and using resource revenues to pay down debt. Black Press files

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MINTO HOUSE ACTIVITIES(Located at the Arrow Lakes Hospital)

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Election issue: Post-secondary education

Parties in the May 14 B.C. election have highlighted their commitments to improve post-secondary skills train-ing. The province faces a wave of baby boomer retirements, shortages in trades and industrial jobs, an increase in temporary foreign workers and under-employment of some university graduates.

Trades and apprenticeship train-ing is a major point of dispute. The B.C. Liberal-created Industry Trade Authority has increased apprentices from 16,000 in 2001 to 34,000, but the NDP counters that percentage com-pletion rates have declined.

Independent Contractors and Busi-nesses Association president Phil Hochstein argues that with many more young people in the apprenticeship system, the number of graduates is at a record level.

Platform highlights:• The B.C. NDP’s biggest com-

mitment is $100 million for a post-secondary student grant program, to be funded by a capital tax on large financial institutions. NDP leader Adrian Dix also promises $40 mil-lion new investment for skills train-ing, to “increase apprenticeship train-ing spaces, shorten completion times and improve completion rates.”

The NDP notes that while the B.C. Liberal government touts its jobs plan in ads, its February budget projects a $42 million cut to the advanced educa-tion ministry over three years.

• The B.C. Liberals highlight a $75 million commitment for upgrading training facilities and equipment, on top of the $500 million annual skills training budget.

The B.C. Liberals emphasize plans to expand vocational training in high schools, and encourage partnerships between high schools and employ-ers. Their platform also promises to develop “relevant training programs” for B.C. residents to work in the LNG industry.

• The B.C. Conservatives promise to “increase training and apprentice-ships in the trades and technical sec-tor,” but don’t specify how. They also promise to increase on-line learning capabilities in colleges and techni-cal institutes, and give qualified B.C. students priority for admission to the province’s post-secondary institu-tions.

• The B.C. Green Party promises to eliminate interest on student debt over five years, “immediately” cut tuition by 20 per cent, create a grant program for low-income students, increase core funding for colleges and universities by $200 million and provide training for laid-off workers.


Skilled trades are in short supply for many industrial employers, while many university graduates are under-employed. Black Press files

Three Island resort suffers recent break-ins

Like the Summit Lake Ski Area and Ander-son’s Auto and Tow, Three Islands Resort at Summit Lake also recently suffered

a break-in. At some point between Wednesday, April 10 and Friday April 12, a series of buildings were broken into at the resort.

Not only was the main office building at the entrance broken into, a

wood-sided cabin, two out-door sheds and two travel trailers were also raided. RCMP haven’t been able to get in contact with all the property owners, and so have been unable to deter-mine what, if anything, has

been taken. What was left, however

were some signs of vandal-ism: a window was broken on the cabin and some elec-tronic equipment smashed. Unlike recent snowmobile thefts that appeared to be

very targeted, the mindless nature of the violence leads RCMP to believe that there may be a few locals, possi-bly youth, responsible, said Corporal Ryan Fehler.

If anyone has informa-tion about these break-ins

or any others, the RCMP encourages them to call the Nakusp detachment or Crime Stoppers (1-800-222-8477).

claire Paradisarrow lakes News

Chinese bank backs proposed Kitimat refinery

The Industrial and Com-mercial Bank of China, the country’s largest bank, has agreed to take part in financing a large-scale oil refinery proposed for Kiti-mat.

Kitimat Clean Ltd., a company owned by Black Press chairman David

Black, announced the sign-ing of a memorandum of understanding Thursday. The agreement commits the bank to “be the Chinese financial advisor to Kitimat Clean and cooperate in the financing of the proposed Kitimat refinery and asso-ciated pipelines and other elements,” Black said in a statement.

“Chinese companies will be involved in the engineer-ing and construction of the refinery,” Black said. “Up to 100 per cent of the output from the refinery is planned to be sold to Asian markets, including China and India.”

He added that majority control of the businesses will remain in Canada.

Liu Yanping, deputy

head of corporate bank-ing, and Huang Jifa, deputy head of investment banking at the Chinese bank, said in the statement: “We are very pleased to be work-ing toward a comprehen-sive agreement to finance a refinery in Canada, which is planning to export refined fuels to China and other Asian countries in the

future.”Black released a Mustel

Group poll in February that found three out of four B.C. residents support the idea to refine crude oil in Kitimat rather than export the raw product, diluted bitumen from the Alberta oil sands, by tanker.

The same poll found that 57 per cent respon-

dents opposed the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project.

Black has suggested his project may grow to include an alternative pipeline pro-posal, or oil shipped by the CN Rail line that already connects the Edmonton area with the North Coast.


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Editor,Sinixt Nation has worked dili-

gently over the past three decades to correct the 1956 Canadian gov-ernment’s extinction status of Sinixt people.

The Crown has recognized Sinixt people as indigenous peo-ples of Canada (as a tribal group) but not as the Indian Act’s defined term of “Aboriginal peoples of Canada” as presented in a docu-ment dated August 9, 1995 and signed by then Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin which stated: “The Arrow Lakes Band ceased to exist as a band for the purpose of the Indian Act when its last [reg-istered] member died on October 1, 1953... It does not, of course, mean that the Sinixt people ceased to exist as a tribal group.”

Sinixt Nation has acted in good faith to address the issue of our people being wrongfully termed extinct, whereas the Crown has not. Our most recent legal chal-lenge against the Crown to pro-tect Sinixt interests to cultural sites was struck down and resulted in the B.C. Supreme Court forcing the Sinixt people involved to pay for the court costs. We feel this is contrary to the obligations held by the Crown.

“The Crown holds legally bind-ing obligations under international law to recognize and promote the fundamental rights of all human-beings, including the economic, social, cultural, civil, political and religious rights of all Sinixt peo-ples regardless of the Canadian laws that exist such as the Indian Act,” said Sinixt Nation Headman Vance Robert ‘Bob’ Campbell Sr.

Campbell went on to further state, “The United Nations Con-vention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Geno-cide reads under Article 2(b) that ‘causing mental harm to mem-

bers of a group’ constitutes geno-cide and clearly the Canadian gov-ernment is causing mental harm to myself and the other members of the Sinixt Nation by continuing to strip us of our inherent rights as indigenous human beings.”

Members and representatives of the Sinixt Nation filed a land claim in 2008 by writ of summons in the B.C. Supreme Courts (file No. 14324) and has notified the Cana-dian government (and both Pro-vincial and Federal treaty com-missions) that our unceeded terri-tory is not to be a negotiation tool with any other tribal groups who are not historically documented as anything but visitors to Sinixt lands.

The treaty negotiations are being put forward to the public by the government as an act of recon-ciliation with first nations peoples.

When asked her opinion about the BC Truth and Reconciliation Process and the recent allotment of “Crown Land” near Nakusp BC to the Ktunaxa Nation Coun-cil through treaty negotiations, Spokesperson for Sinixt Nation Marilyn James said, “The current process lacks conscience and rea-son and is sadly, a blatant violation of domestic and international law, and is seen as a continuation of the genocidal policies against Sinixt people who are in the pursuit of our fundamental cultural rights as indigenous peoples in Canada.”

“The recent settlement of land granted to the Ktunaxa around the Nakusp area and the planned set-tlement of lands in the Castlegar area is just another example of the Canadian government acting against the rights of Sinixt people and is taking an act of genocide to a new level by not only commit-ting the act of genocide against the Sinixt peoples in their territory but by embroiling the Ktunaxa and the

public in a collusion of that act,” James said.

Modern day colonial govern-ment actions are but a continuation of the derogation of Sinixt peo-ple’s basic rights and are to benefit the interests of the Ktunaxa Nation Council, who as the archeological record verifies, never occupied the lands around the Arrow Lakes.

The traditional winter shelter of the indigenous people of the headwaters of the Columbia River and that of all interior Salish peo-ples was the pit-house. Hundreds of house-pit depressions are found throughout the region. The archae-ological reports confirm that Sinixt people lived in pit-houses while the Ktunaxa people did not.

Obviously the indigenous peo-ple of the Arrow Lakes region were Salish in origin as can be determined by the place names in region having their roots in Sal-ish culture. The name for Nakusp itself is named after a sn-selxcin word (Lakes-Okanagan language), “nkwusp.” The town of Slocan is named after the sn-selxcin word, “slhu7kin,” translated as “speared in the head” in reference to the Sinixt tradition of spear-fishing in the region.

The Nakusp Museum holds an impressive collection of local Sinixt artifacts from the region some of which were donated by Sinixt Nation Headman Vance Robert (Bob) Campbell Sr.

Sinixt Nation hereby informs everyone of their obligations to indigenous and international laws and also that they have a duty to respect and recognize Sinixt Nation members inherent and enti-tled rights to our traditional terri-tory. A map of Sinixt territory can be found online on our website.

Dennis ZarelliSinixt Nation

Sinixt reject Ktunaxa treaty claim

Near Death Experiences offer no proof of heaven or hell

The most recent arrival on the near death experiences (NDE) scene is none other than a neurologist who spent a whole week in a deep coma. The neurologist is Eben Alexan-der, MD who contracted a particu-larly severe form of meningitis. The entire article is in the October 8, 2012 issue of Newsweek magazine.

Like all good Christian apolo-gists, Dr. Alexander confesses to having been a skeptic, but neither an atheist nor an agnostic, before this life-changing experience. In any event he has written a book called “Proof of Heaven” and rather than reveal the details of his adventure up in the clouds (yes – he actually was up there in the clouds) I won’t steal his thunder.

As evidence that one does not have to be religious to experience an NDE, my own father had very serious surgery in 1946. Whilst he was still unconscious in the recov-ery room he ”saw” his father-in-law, my mother’s father, who had died in 1932, standing at the foot of my father’s bed. Tom said to my father “Are you ready yet, Bill?” My father replied, “No, not yet Tom,” and that was that.

My father and maternal grand-father were both agnostically inclined, which caused my mother and grandmother to spend a lot of

their time half-submerged in that river in Egypt, de Nile – sorry – couldn’t resist! In contrast when I was seven or eight I heard my father describe his own father as a sanc-timonious old so-and-so. I had to look up ‘sanctimonious’ in a dic-tionary because it was a totally new word for me. That was probably the beginning of my critical thinking adventure

My father was a Chartered Accountant, who had learned to play the church organ in the small Derbyshire village in which he had grown up. When he moved to a larger centre, my home town in Yorkshire, he articled as a C.A. and was forced to supplement his articling pittance by hiring out as a relief church organist to any church that would hire him. When he quali-fied as a C.A. by the time I was born in 1929 the “damage” was done – his regular exposure to so many faiths had convinced him that none of them had any claim on the truth, so on Friday nights he would play bridge with the Irish priests at St.Peter-in-Chains, the Roman Catholic rectory.

Of course, the operative words in “near death experience” are the first two. Neither my father, nor Dr. Alexander nor the thousands of peo-ple who claim to have had NDEs have been clinically dead at the time of their “experience.” National Geo-graphic had an article in 2010 that high levels of carbon dioxide in the blood as it passes through brain cells causes hallucinations which often materialize as common phenom-ena associated with NDE such as Dr. Alexander describes in his book. So far no-one has emerged from an NDE with stories of horned crea-tures with barbed tails (or they have kept very quiet about it), so we can assume that everyone who has had an NDE has been in Pearly Gate ter-ritory, not “the other place!”

John PerkinsA Rational View

Editor,In regard to last week’s letter

to editor: Keeping the Lakes Way

– Paula Prentice should read: Keeping the Lakes Way – Paula Pryce.

Cliff WolffendenNakusp, B.C.

Correction to last week’s letter

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The Rotary Club of Nakusp

Please include your Nomination Letter and as much supporting data as possible.

Deadline for Nominations April 10, 2013.Please mail nominations to: Nakusp Rotary Citizen of the Year Nomination Committee, Box 62, Nakusp, B.C. V0G 1R0. (Selection Commitee non-Rotarians)

Accepting nominAtions for 2012THERE ARE

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citizen of the YeAr &Lifetime Achievement AwArds dinner

Saturday, April 27th at the Legion HallDoors will be open at 5:30pm, Dinner begins at 6:00pm.

Doors open to the Bar.

Tickets $20.00 Tickets available at HUB Barton Insurance, 202 Broadway, Nakusp.

• Citizen of the Year• Lifetime Achievement Award

Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce Presents:

All Candidates ForumBC Provincial Election

Thursday May 2nd7:00 pm

Doors open at 6:30Senior’s Hall, 210 8th Ave. NW, Nakusp

Everyone Welcome!Bring your question!

If you are unable to attend, please send your question to the Chamber of Commerce and we’llask it for you: phone: 250-265-4234, fax: 250-265-3808, email: [email protected]

Or mail it to Box 387, Nakusp, BC V0G 1R0.

Please come along to hear what the

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Muzzling scientists is an assault on democracy

Access to information is a basic foundation of democracy. Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms also gives us “freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of com-munication.”

We must protect these rights. As we alter the chemical, physi-cal and biological properties of the biosphere, we face an increas-ingly uncertain future, and the best information we have to guide us comes from science. That sci-entists – and even librarians – are speaking out against what appear to be increasing efforts to sup-press information shows we have cause for concern. The situation

has become so alarming that Can-ada’s Information Commissioner is investigating seven government departments in response to a com-plaint that they’re “muzzling” sci-entists.

The submission from the Uni-versity of Victoria’s Environ-mental Law Centre and Democ-racy Watch alleges that “the fed-eral government is preventing the media and the Canadian pub-lic from speaking to govern-ment scientists for news sto-ries – especially when the scien-tists’ research or point of view runs counter to current Govern-ment policies on matters such as environmental protection, oil sands development, and climate change” and that this “impover-ishes the public debate on issues of significant national concern.”

The complaint and investi-gation follow numerous similar charges from scientists and orga-nizations such as the Canadian Science Writers’ Association and the World Federation of Science Journalists, and publications such as the science journal Nature. Hundreds of scientists marched on Parliament Hill last July to

mark “the death of evidence.”The list of actions prompt-

ing these grievances is long. It includes shutting the world-renowned Experimental Lakes Area, axing the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, eliminating funding for the Canadian Foundation for Cli-mate and Atmospheric Sciences and prohibiting federal scientists from speaking about research on subjects ranging from ozone to climate change to salmon.

All of this has been taking place as the federal government guts environmental laws and cuts funding for environmental depart-ments through its omnibus budget bills. It has justified those massive environmental policy changes in part by saying the review pro-cess was slow and inefficient, but research by scientists at the Uni-versity of Toronto, published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, “found no evidence that regulatory review in Canada was inefficient, even when regulators had an ongo-ing load of over 600 projects for review at any given time.”

The government appears deter-

mined to challenge any infor-mation, person or organization that could stand in the way of its plans for rapid tar sands expan-sion and transport and sale of raw resources as quickly as possible to any country with money.

The results have been astound-ing. An Environment Canada document leaked to the Climate Action Network states, “Media coverage of climate change sci-ence, our most high-profile issue, has been reduced by over 80 per cent.”

In the environmental move-ment, we’ve become accustomed to attacks and attempts by gov-ernment and its proxies to silence us. We’ve been called everything from “radicals” to “un-Cana-dian” to “money-launderers.” Federal Treasury Board Presi-dent Tony Clement even blamed the David Suzuki Foundation and me for opposition to the proposed TransCanada west-to-east pipe-line, a project we have yet to say a word about! Some of the ongoing media slurs have been even sillier. Are they that threatened by cred-ible scientific research that might stand in the way of their current

liquidation policies?Canada is a large country with

the longest coastline in the world, and is particularly sensitive to cli-mate fluctuations, especially in economic sectors like agriculture, fisheries, forestry and tourism. We aspire to be an “energy super-power.” Surely, understanding the effects of climate change should be at the top of our agenda.

In a truly open and democratic society, ideas, policies and leg-islation are exposed to scrutiny, debate and criticism. Information is shared freely. Governments support research that makes the country stronger by ensuring its policies are in the best interests of the people. A government that values its citizens more than its industrial backers does not fear information and opposition.

Countries where governments hold a tight rein on information, shut down or stifle research that runs counter to their priorities, and demonize and attack oppo-nents are never good places to live. We have to make sure Can-ada doesn’t become one.

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Wednesday, april 24SCRABBLE CLUB Get your word on at 1 p.m. at the Nakusp Library.

Friday, apr. 26-sunday, apr. 28YOGA AND MEDITATION RETREAT Join Nancy Whitticase for a weekend of yoga and meditation including a catered dinner Saturday evening. More info: Dawn 250-265-3188.

saturday, april 27NES BOTTLE DRIVEAt Nakusp Elementary starting from 10 a.m., cans or cash will be accepted. CITIZEN OF THE YEAR/LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Dinner will be served, and the evening begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall. Tickets available at Barton Hub Insurance.

Friday, May 2FUSED GLASS CLASSFor beginners! Learn the art of fus-ing glass at Studio In Balance (97 2nd Ave.) 6-8 p.m. Call John Shaw to register 250-265-0064/250-265-0127. Class size is limited.

saturday, May 4 BEAR SAFETY AND BEAR SMART Learn about living with bears, mild bear aversion techniques included, for $10. At Selkirk College 10 a.m.-12 p.m. To register contact the college 250-265-4077

sunday, May 5HALCYON HOUSE VOLUN-

TEER APPRECIATION TEACome celebrate the House’s volun-teers from 2-4 p.m. 83-8th Ave., Nakusp.

tues. and Weds. May 7 & 8BONNIE AND CLYDENSS brings the tale of the two famous bandits to the Bonnington. Tickets on sale at NSS and What’s Brewing on Broadway.

Friday, May 10THE FANTASTIKSMirror Theatre brings you the longest running Broadway play. Starts at 7 p.m.

saturday, May 11FUELThe Revelstoke Theatre Co. performs at the Bonnington. More info at www.revelstoketheatrecompany.org

nakuspBonnington Arts CentreNakusp Elementary Schoolcorner of 4th St. and 6th Ave. NW

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Nakusp Council Chambers 91 1st St. NW

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Nakusp Senior Club House 210 10th Ave. NW

Selkirk College311 Broadway Street

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Our lounge opens at: 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. 2 p.m. on Saturday & Sunday

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Come out and Support our Meat Draws which are held every Saturdayat 4 p.m., 5 p.m. & 6 p.m. The Saturday Meat Draws in March will

be sponsored by the Grad 2013 Class.

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Friday night is “Games” night!Any game that you want to play. Bring your own from home!

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Northern winds bring bird heaven to Texas

As I write this article, Marie and I are in Brazos Bend State Park not far from Houston, Texas. We are making a very leisurely drive home follow-ing our usual winter in the Rio Grande Valley.

This state park is the sixth one we’ve visited in the last three or four weeks. April is “migration month” in Texas and the birding can, at times, be quite remarkable. Since we left our RV park on March 17, we have seen 240 species of birds.

Many of the small birds head-ing north at this time of year must fly across the Gulf of Mexico. Under nor-mal weather conditions, this flight is

rather straightforward and they find no need to stop when the reach the Texas coast. But it gets a bit more compli-cated (for the birds) when the winds are from the north. Under these condi-tions, the birds may be tired when they reach Texas and put down at the first opportunity.

Along much of the Texas coast, for-est and trees are somewhat scarce, so in places where they do occur, birds may drop in huge numbers. These “hot spots” are well-known amongst birders and when the north winds come, so do the birders!

There was a north wind for two days last week. It is still early April and the migration is only just getting started, but the weather did produce some good birds. We visited LaFitte’s Cove Nature Sanctuary, in Galveston, just after the north winds. We were camped nearby so were able to make four visits in a three-day period. In total we saw 17 different species of warbler.

In talking to other birders at the site, we know that at least six other war-blers we also seen during those three days. Other families, such as buntings,

Gary DavidsonBirds of Nakusp

An Audubon’s Oriole stops for a healthy snack and a quick photo down in Texas. Photo courtesy Gary Davidson

Looking for a spring tune-up for your writing? A chance to improve your imaginative writ-ing skills through working with mentors and peers will be pro-vided at the second annual Con-vergence Writers’ Weekend at the Heart’s Rest Retreat Centre in New Denver, June 14 to 16.

Participants will also con-sider how to overcome the para-lyzing despair that often accom-panies the steady media diet of bad news about the environ-ment. Key presenter and mentor for the Convergence Weekend is best-selling nonfiction writer Alanna Mitchell, author of Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Cri-

sis.Convergence Weekend partic-

ipants will also work with local authors Almeda Glenn Miller, Verna Relkoff and Tom Way-man, who will serve as work-shop conveners. The workshops will consider writing by par-ticipants on any theme, but the focus of the Weekend’s discus-sions will be on “Writing a New World,” overcoming despair in order to imagine a better world. New Denver author Sean Arthur Joyce will speak on exploring the injustices of the past as a route to a re-imagined future.

Registration is now open for the Weekend, which is lim-ited to 25 participants. Cost is $350, which includes presenta-tions, workshops, one-on-one

sessions with Alanna Mitchell, plus all meals from dinner June 14 to lunch June 16. A number of scholarships are available for youth between 15 and 30 years of age.

More information, includ-ing how to register, is avail-able at www.heartsrest.com/convergence/convergence-writ-ers-retreat/ Last year’s Conver-gence Weekend saw 25 partic-ipants from the West Koote-nay and beyond enjoy writing workshops, meals, and talks on social justice themes. This year’s event is sponsored by the United Church of Canada, the Columbia Basin Trust, the Trust’s Community Initiatives Program, and the Heart’s Rest Retreat Centre.

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flycatcher, hummingbirds, and vireos will also be making the Gulf crossing in the coming days and weeks, but some of the war-blers usually lead the way.

But it’s not only the forest birds and the migrants that make birding exciting along the Texas coast; the water birds are well-represented here. Most fall into one of three groups: shorebirds, long-legged waders, and gulls.

One of the parks we visited was Mustang Island State Park. This coastal park provided us with ample opportunity to visit coastal mudflats, estuaries, salt marshes, and beaches. On Mus-tang Island we saw 23 species of shorebirds (sandpipers and plo-

vers etc), 11 species of waders, (herons, egrets, ibises and spoon-bills), and 10 species of gulls (including gulls, terns and skim-mers). We spent just three nights on Mustang Island and during that time we saw 126 species.

It is very difficult to pick favourites amongst all the spe-cies we’ve seen so far. Some are special because of their brilliant plumage, others due to their rar-ity, and others simply because I don’t often get a chance to see them.

When it comes to brilliant plumage there are many contend-ers for favourite. Even though it is very common, the Northern Car-dinal is definitely a candidate. As

is Green Jay, Summer Tanager, any one of the orioles, Painted Bunting, and of course, the stun-ning Roseate Spoonbill.

From the rarities point of view, it would be hard to surpass the Whooping Crane. The world pop-ulation of wild birds stands at less than 300. From a personal point of view, I would nominate Purple Gallinule, Wood Stork and Ceru-lean Warbler. I have seen each of these just once or twice before. But if I had to pick one, it would have to be the Cerulean warbler.

Next week we will be spend-ing seven nights on the Bolivar Peninsula. This location, and the mid-April timing, should provide some excellent migration birding.

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Good Ol’ Goats to come to Starbelly in July

When CBC began their Spot-light Search in search of the nation’s next musical sensation, no one would have known the last two standing would include Cranbrook’s The Good Ol’ Goats.

Fresh off of the Spotlight Search, The Good Ol’ Goats will be bringing their brand of blue-grass alt-folk to the 2013 Star-belly Jam Music Festival this July.

The Good Ol’ Goats are Nolan Ackert on lead vocals, banjo and guitar; Angust Liedtke on guitar, dobro, banjo, harmon-ica and vocals; Theo Moore on standup bass and backing vocals; Angus MacDonald on mando-lin, backing vocals and fiddle; Joelle Winkel on shaker and bak-ing vocals; and Julian Bueckert on drums.

Using classic acoustic instru-

ments and vocal harmonies, the Cranbrook band draws on themes heard in music by Mumford and Son’s, The Head and the Heart, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and The Avett Brothers.

The Good Ol’ Goats are one of many exciting acts to be announced for the 2013 Star-belly Jam Music Festival.

The East Kootenay folk-rock-ers will join the Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars, West Koote-nay favourites, Tofu Stravinsky, Portland’s Shook Twins, Cahalen Morrisson and Eli West of Seat-tle, Locarno, Quadra Island’s one-man-band Shane Philip, Creston’s Tiizak Hamra, the Buckman Coe Band, Nelson’s Bessie and the Back Eddies, and the Tipi Camp Tribute Ensemble.

“Part of what we do at Star-belly is support and showcase great local and regional talent like The Good Ol’ Goats,” said artistic director Lea Belcourt. “I’m sure they’ll have everyone

on their feet this summer, and the fact that they are so young and will be playing our main stage is going to send an awesome mes-sage to Kootenay youth about what is possible.”

Crawford Bay, B.C. is located on what is known as one of Can-ada’s most beautiful lakes, Koo-tenay Lake. When travelling from the west, you get to enjoy the longest free ferry ride in the world as you make your way to the festival.

Early-bird tickets for Starbelly Jam are on sale now until May 14. The early bird rate for the adult weekend pass is $95; $55 for a youth weekend pass or an adult day pass; $65 for a seniors weekend pass; a youth day pass is $30; and a seniors day pass is $35. There is free admission for children 12 and under.

Tickets can be purchased online at starbellyjam.org/tick-ets2013

Contributed Lea Belcourt, Starbelly Jam

The Good Ol’ Goats bring their harmony and songs to Starbelly Jam this July. Photo courtesy Starbelly Jam

Literary stars will shine at Elephant Mountain FestivalWinners of the Giller Prize, Governor-Gener-

al’s Literary Award, Trillium Book Award, Canada Reads, and the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour are among the lineup of presenters at Nelson’s sec-ond annual Elephant Mountain Literary Festival, July 11 to 14.

And along with the roster of nationally-known and local authors and publishers, this year’s Festival will feature all three of B.C.’s Interior mountain col-leges offering in Nelson two-week intensive courses in writing and editing, which may be taken for col-lege credit or general interest.

“Last year’s lineup of authors was hard to top,” said Lynn Krauss, director of the Elephant Moun-tain Literary Festival, “but we think we’ve done it.”

Among those reading from their work and speak-ing on panels are M.G. Vassanji, who has won the Giller Prize twice with his novels, including the In-Between World of Vikram Lall. He also is a winner of the Governor-General’s Literary Award for non-fiction.

Joining Vassanji in Nelson will be Toronto’s Camilla Gibb, whose novels include Sweetness in the Belly, which won the Trillium Award. And also part of the Festival this year will be funny-man Terry Fallis, whose novel The Best Laid Plans was the 2011 CBC Canada Reads winner and was also awarded the Stephen Leacock Medal for humour.

Meanwhile, in conjunction with the Festival, Okanagan College, Selkirk College and College of the Rockies will each offer a writing-related course at Selkirk’s Tenth St. Campus in Nelson. For half-days July 8 to 19, Okanagan will offer a course in professional editing, while Selkirk presents an intro-ductory creative writing workshop. College of the Rockies is offering a course in creative nonfiction, with an online portion June 26 to July 5, and a class-room portion at the Tenth St. Campus July 8 to 12.

These classes have an upper limit, so early enrol-ment is advised. Further details including how to register may be found under the “Courses” tab on the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival website, www.emlfestival.com

Other authors appearing in Nelson at the 2013 Festival include Vernon poet, fiction writer and musician John Lent, who formerly taught at Nel-son’s Notre Dame University. And the Quebecois graphic novelist Pascal Giard, whose Bigfoot won the 2011 Best Book at the Canadian comics’ Doug Wright Awards, will speak and show examples of

his work.Publishers appearing at this year’s

Festival include the founder of B.C.’s Harbour Publishing, Howard White. White was in the news most recently as the purchaser of Vancou-ver’s bankrupt Douglas & McIntyre firm, making him head of one of Canada’s largest publishing consor-tiums. White is also a poet and non-fiction author, as well as editor of the popular Raincoast Chronicles anthol-ogies.

Also speaking this July will be Kirstin Cochrane, executive publisher of McClelland & Stewart Double-day Canada and executive vice-pres-ident of Random House of Canada. Joining her will be the managing edi-tor of Montreal’s Drawn & Quarterly

publishers, Tracy Hurren, whose firm publishes leading graphic novelists and cartoonists.

Besides readings and talks by invited guests, Festival events include an opening gala featuring several local writers, a spoken word youth work-shop, and an opportunity for Festival-goers to pitch their manuscript to a lit-erary agent.

Full details on Festival events, including how to purchase tickets, are available on the Festival website, www.emlfestival.com. Festival spon-sors to date include the Canada Coun-cil for the Arts, Nelson and District Credit Union, Columbia Basin Trust, College of the Rockies and Selkirk College.

Contributed by Tom Wayman

M.G. Vassanji will be part of the literary line up at the festival Photo courtesy Elephant Mountain Festival

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Margaret Georgina Bateman was born in Edgewood, BC on December 22, 1920 and died in Revelstoke on April10, 2013 at the age of 92. Her parents, Joe and Minnie deGans, were farmers in the lnonoaklin Valley at Edgewood, where they raised Margaret along with two sisters and two brothers.

In 1940 Margaret married the love of her life, Roy Bateman, and they settled in Edgewood and raised a family of three children, Ron, Elaine and Louise. Margaret was a hard working wife and mother as well as a tireless community volunteer. She was a lifetime member of the Edgewood-lnonoaklin Women's Institute and the driving force behind the Edgewood Fair Board which held an annual fall fair for many years. She was an avid gardener, canning and freezing all that she produced. She was also an accomplished crafter. Her needlework is second to none and she participated in many craft fairs in Nakusp, always looking to fi nd the next neat thing to make. In 1986 Roy and Margaret moved to Nakusp where she lived until 2012 when she moved to Revelstoke. In Nakusp they became active members of Robertson Memorial United Church and after the passing of her husband Margaret also become a contributing member of the Seniors' Group in Nakusp. She was loved and respected by all who knew her.

Margaret is predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Roy, and by her son Ron. She is survived by her daughter Elaine Struthers of Kitchener, ON, her daughter Louise Thrale (Roger) of Revelstoke, her daughter-in-law Fran Bateman of Cranbrook, fi ve grandchildren, Terry Thrale (Sandy) of Delta, Barry Struthers (Julie) of Guelph, ON, Tracy Hill (Kevin) of Calgary, Karen Struthers (Chris Farnady) of Barrie, ON and Heather Jay (Brad Park) of Revelstoke as well as the absolute lights of her life six greatgrandchildren, Alex and Kale Jay, Emily and Madison Struthers and Lauryn and Lana Thrale. She is also survived by her sister Eileen Prough of Chilliwack and brothers Don deGans of Chilliwack and Roy deGans of Red Deer, AB.

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Lena passed away peacefully on April 10, 2013 with her family by her side. A Celebration of Life was held April 16, 2013 at the Royal Canadian Legion.

The family would like to thank everyone for their support, the food, cards, hugs and especially all the kind words about our Mother, Grandmother.

She will be dearly missed by her children Ed (Barb), Richard (Betty) Garry (Darcy), Brenda (Walter) Rahn, and Shirley (Dale) Weatherhead. Her 12 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and her many wonderful friends.

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Margaret Georgina Bateman was born in Edgewood, BC on December 22, 1920 and died in Revelstoke on April 10, 2013 at the age of 92. Her parents, Joe and Minnie deGans, were farmers in the lnonoaklin Valley at Edgewood, where they raised Margaret along with two sisters and two brothers.

In 1940 Margaret married the love of her life, Roy Bateman, and they settled in Edgewood and raised a family of three children, Ron, Elaine and Louise. Margaret was a hard working wife and mother as well as a tireless community volunteer. She was a lifetime member of the Edgewood-lnonoaklin Women's Institute and the driving force behind the Edgewood Fair Board which held an annual fall fair for many years. She was an avid gardener, canning and freezing all that she produced. She was also an accomplished crafter. Her needlework is second to none and she participated in many craft fairs in Nakusp, always looking to � nd the next neat thing to make. In 1986 Roy and Margaret moved to Nakusp where she lived until 2012 when she moved to Revelstoke. In Nakusp they became active members of Robertson Memorial United Church and after the passing of her husband Margaret also become a contributing member of the Seniors' Group in Nakusp. She was loved and respected by all who knew her.

Margaret is predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Roy, and by her son Ron. She is survived by her daughter Elaine Struthers of Kitchener, ON, her daughter Louise Thrale (Roger) of Revelstoke, her daughter-in-law Fran Bateman of Cranbrook, � ve grandchildren, Terry Thrale (Sandy) of Delta, Barry Struthers (Julie) of Guelph, ON, Tracy Hill (Kevin) of Calgary, Karen Struthers (Chris Farnady) of Barrie, ON and Heather Jay (Brad Park) of Revelstoke as well as the absolute lights of her life six greatgrandchildren, Alex and Kale Jay, Emily and Madison Struthers and Lauryn and Lana Thrale. She is also survived by her sister Eileen Prough of Chilliwack and brothers Don deGans of Chilliwack and Roy deGans of Red Deer, AB.



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The Program Assistants who were thanked for helping with the CanSkate Program and received a gift. Left to Right: Bridget Gustafson, Coach Sabrina Hinson, Kennedy Pazurik, Kimberly Hill, Danielle Aeichele, Tamara Cann, Lindsay Cann and Kiley Water-field. Photo courtesy Sabrina Hinson

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Hans Wuethrich

Mr. Hans Wuethrich passed away at his home in Revelstoke on Sunday, April 14th, 2013 at the age of 81 years. There will be no formal funeral service at Hans’ own request.

Hans and Elisabeth came from Switzerland in 1992 to retire here because they fell in love with Revelstoke on an earlier holiday. Hans’ passion in life was hunting and fishing as well as raising and training dogs.

Hans was predeceased by his wife Elisabeth in 2011. He is survived by his stepdaughter, Heidi (Andy) Muhlemann of Revelstoke; two sons: Daniel (Carine) Wuethrich of Switzerland and Hans-Peter (Renu Bala) Wuethrich of India; granddaughter Christine of Switzerland; great granddaughters; Laura and Anouk of Switzerland and good friends, Heidi and Martin Miertsch of Revelstoke.

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Sunday Night Impact 4:30pm - 6pm Sept to Apr

1559 Illecillewaet Roadwww.revelstokealliance.com

Pastor: Matthew Carter

250 837-4008

C3 Church

108 1st St. Westabove the Royal Bank

Service Time 10 am

Kids Klub Wed 4 pm - 5 pm

Youth Service 6:30 pmSunday at the church

250 837-4894

www.c3revelstoke.ca

Fellowship Baptist Church

Worship Service - 10:30 am Sunday School (Sept - June)

Life Groups

various locations and times thru the week

Pastors: Rick Eby, Jason Harder

1806 Colbeck Rd 837-9414 www.revelstokebaptist.com

Lutheran Churchof the Resurrection

(Lutheran Church- Canada)Sunday Service @ 10:30 am

1502 Mt. View Drive Arrow Heights

250 837-3330

Pastor Richard Klein250 837-5569

Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Saturday Service Sabbath School 9:30 am Worship Service 11 am

662 Big Eddy Road

250 837-3917 or 250 837-9662

Pastor Frank Johnson250 344-4795

Engagements

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Place of WorshipRevelstoke United Church

314 Mackenzie Ave.250-837-3198

[email protected]

Sunday Morning Worship10:00am

Crystal Bowl Meditation Monday - Thursday

10:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.Wednesdays

6:15 p.m. - 6.:45 p.m.Rev. Kenneth C. Jones

Visit us at revelstokeunitedchurch.com

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

Mass Times: Saturday: 5 pm Sunday: 9 am

Father Aaron de Dios250-837-2071

[email protected] Mackenzie Avenue

St. Peter’s Anglican Church

Sunday 10 am

Holy EucharistFamily Worship Service

ALL ARE WELCOME

Parish Hall Rentals call 250 837-3275

622 2nd St. West(wheelchair access)

250 837-3275

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Coming EventsELKS PENNY DRIVE

The Revelstoke Elks Lodge #453 is hosting a penny drive at Coopers Food Store on Sat-urday April 27, 2013 and Sun-day April 28; assisted by Re-velstoke Minor Hockey representatives and the Revel-stoke Cadets.We will have a booth set up at Coopers where we will accept pennies and donations during these two days. All proceeds from this drive will go 100% back into the community to as-sist individuals and organiza-tions that are in need.So please contribute to your capability knowing that all funds collected will be dis-bursed to worthy causes.

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Hans Wuethrich

Mr. Hans Wuethrich passed away at his home in Revelstoke on Sunday, April 14th, 2013 at the age of 81 years. There will be no formal funeral service at Hans’ own request.

Hans and Elisabeth came from Switzerland in 1992 to retire here because they fell in love with Revelstoke on an earlier holiday. Hans’ passion in life was hunting and fishing as well as raising and training dogs.

Hans was predeceased by his wife Elisabeth in 2011. He is survived by his stepdaughter, Heidi (Andy) Muhlemann of Revelstoke; two sons: Daniel (Carine) Wuethrich of Switzerland and Hans-Peter (Renu Bala) Wuethrich of India; granddaughter Christine of Switzerland; great granddaughters; Laura and Anouk of Switzerland and good friends, Heidi and Martin Miertsch of Revelstoke.

A special thank you to Dr. Sara Brown and Sam Komonoski for their wonderful care.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting Hans’ obituary notice at

www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com

Cremation arrangements are in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Daniluck of Revelstoke, British Columbia are pleased to

announce the engagement of theirson Daniel Daniluck, to Karina Olsen,

daughter of Mrs. Arlene Olsen of Kelowna, British Columbia and Bjørn Olsen of

Campbell River, British Columbia.

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Tacos on April 26thLove,

Family & Friends

Engagements

Announcements

Place of WorshipAlliance Church

Service Times

Saturday Nights @ 6:30pm( we meet every other

weekend)Sunday Mornings @

10:30am(2nd & 4th Sundays)

Sunday Night Impact 4:30pm - 6pm Sept to Apr

1559 Illecillewaet Roadwww.revelstokealliance.com

Pastor: Matthew Carter

250 837-4008

C3 Church

108 1st St. Westabove the Royal Bank

Service Time 10 am

Kids Klub Wed 4 pm - 5 pm

Youth Service 6:30 pmSunday at the church

250 837-4894

www.c3revelstoke.ca

Fellowship Baptist Church

Worship Service - 10:30 am Sunday School (Sept - June)

Life Groups

various locations and times thru the week

Pastors: Rick Eby, Jason Harder

1806 Colbeck Rd 837-9414 www.revelstokebaptist.com

Lutheran Churchof the Resurrection

(Lutheran Church- Canada)Sunday Service @ 10:30 am

1502 Mt. View Drive Arrow Heights

250 837-3330

Pastor Richard Klein250 837-5569

Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Saturday Service Sabbath School 9:30 am Worship Service 11 am

662 Big Eddy Road

250 837-3917 or 250 837-9662

Pastor Frank Johnson250 344-4795

Engagements

Announcements

Place of WorshipRevelstoke United Church

314 Mackenzie Ave.250-837-3198

[email protected]

Sunday Morning Worship10:00am

Crystal Bowl Meditation Monday - Thursday

10:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.Wednesdays

6:15 p.m. - 6.:45 p.m.Rev. Kenneth C. Jones

Visit us at revelstokeunitedchurch.com

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

Mass Times: Saturday: 5 pm Sunday: 9 am

Father Aaron de Dios250-837-2071

[email protected] Mackenzie Avenue

St. Peter’s Anglican Church

Sunday 10 am

Holy EucharistFamily Worship Service

ALL ARE WELCOME

Parish Hall Rentals call 250 837-3275

622 2nd St. West(wheelchair access)

250 837-3275

Obituaries

Announcements

Coming EventsELKS PENNY DRIVE

The Revelstoke Elks Lodge #453 is hosting a penny drive at Coopers Food Store on Sat-urday April 27, 2013 and Sun-day April 28; assisted by Re-velstoke Minor Hockey representatives and the Revel-stoke Cadets.We will have a booth set up at Coopers where we will accept pennies and donations during these two days. All proceeds from this drive will go 100% back into the community to as-sist individuals and organiza-tions that are in need.So please contribute to your capability knowing that all funds collected will be dis-bursed to worthy causes.

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Discovering snowmobiling is actually, well, fun

At first, I didn’t like snow-mobiling very much. It seemed uncouth, unfun, and against everything I liked. The machines themselves seemed like smelly, hungry torpedoes, snarling and BRAAAP-ing as they eagerly awaited their feast of human flesh. Riding one was unpleas-ant. The throttle was as jumpy as a teenage anorexic in a pos-sessed candy factory, and steering seemed too much work to bother.

Whereas my preferred mode of transport insulated me from the outside world, presenting me with an isolated set of controls, on a sled you are half the con-trols. With my weight, I had lit-tle success forcing the stubborn thing to do much at all.

To replicate this feeling at home, simply buy a massage chair, set it to “High” and get a friend or family member to push

you down a hill. While you’re at it, every few feet you proceed without expiring in a way that would make a rather embarrass-ing obituary, bonk yourself in the crotch area. Try to steer by hang-ing off the sides, and see if you can avoid traffic.

The only thing I didn’t cover was the noise factor, but that could be easily solved with duct tape and a chainsaw or two. With those, you’ll even have extra incentive to avoid people!

Now that I’ve made my case, I’ll talk about a completely dif-ferent reason why I disliked sleds (three hurrahs for padding). Any-way, I tended to go quiet when-ever a conversation at school turned towards snowmobiles. Not only was I left out because I knew exactly jack about them, but I couldn’t call anyone out for their boorish judgments. If it were any other conversation, I could step in with some fact or another that would hopefully quiet the plebes.

Instead, I had to stand by, peeved off by the whiff of bull----. It was like being a Texan at a science convention where everybody is probably a liar.

That was, to say the least, a bizarre analogy. But, that’s what you get when a 15 year-old writes about things. He’s probably dis-tracted, anyway.

Of course, what’s one half of a story without the other. This, you may recognize, is the point where I smoothly segue into why I like snowmobiles now. The turning point, if you will. The point when Sean Connery’s fight against the dragons really takes off, if you know what I’m saying. I’ve never actually seen that movie. It just sits on the shelf, gathering dust, and probably crying about how Andy doesn’t love it anymore. I just realized I was supposed to do something in this paragraph. Oh well.

Getting back on track, the tran-sition between hatred, mere tol-

Angus SchroffSpecial to the Arrow Lakes News

erance and slight affection was both quick and gradual. I began to appreciate that nice little feel-ing when you BRAAAAP out of a corner, once I figured out how to properly do so. I began to gain some semblance of control, and felt like I was no longer fight-ing against a rabid dog on skis. Mostly (okay, completely) thanks to my dad and Tom Webster sage advice, I didn’t plow it into a tree. Small wonder. Heck, on the most recent run, I was enjoying myself 80 per cent of the time!

That’s probably a record beaten only by the time I first played Grand Theft Auto 4, and realized that the game had physics! No, not physics, physics. It’s different because it’s in italics. For the first time, motorbikes could not travel up literally anything short of a 90 degree incline. While that was a

disappointment for some, I found it exciting. I finally had a realistic virtual world to play around in.

It felt much the same when I was first let loose on a sled somewhere relatively open. Like Magellan in a sea of snow, I could blaze my own trails. Truthfully, if you were watching, you wouldn’t have noticed anything. It was not a challenging area, and I didn’t challenge it. But, I’m an author, and I deal more in emotions more than actual facts; and the fact is, it was awesome.

I think I finally understand why people like it so much. That feeling of mastery, unearned or not, when you completely nail something is second to none. The feeling that you’re in control, you’re going fast, and you’ve got a mission...to kick ass. Corny line aside, I mean it. The same feel-

ing skateboarders get whenever they finally manage whatever idiotic, potentially nut-crushing trick they’ve been practicing (hey, I said the feeling is the same, not that the risks and effort involved are equal).

The same feeling that a cowboy got, as his horse sped away from town, outlined by the orange sun-set. The same feeling I get when I run over 16 successive pedes-trians in GTA! It’s there, and it’s undeniable. That rush of adrena-line and endorphins is addictive, and, even for me, might be worth (Gasp) unsticking myself from the couch for.

There you have it, folks. The mountains made a convert out of a sheltered, disapproving nerd. Good luck getting me to go off any of those jumps, though.

A machine that was once reviled. Photo courtesy Craig Schroff

A beautiful day that actually turned out to be a great day for learning to love snowmobil-ing. Photo courtesy Craig Schroff

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