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People gathered on Baker Street, Thursday, Nov. 20 for the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR).
TDOR is an annual observance on November 20 that honours the memory of those whose lives were lost in
acts of anti-transgender violence.
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The Oars
Expressions Night Café presents
Saturday, Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m. p.m. at
Expressions Night Café, 554 Ward St.
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Ilana Cameron of The Oars
Creston based band The Oars
is on tour in the Columbia Basin.
Songwriter Ilana Cameron is a Selkirk
College alumni who returns to Nelson
with her band, Kurt Goltz on guitar
and Karl Sommerfeld (Elena Yeung,
Redgirl) on violin.
When asked to describe their
music, Cameron said “I’m inspired by
a sense of place”. In her teens she studied with renowned Canadian musician
Veda Hille but it wasn’t until she began
collaborating with Goltz that she really
found her musical stride. In recent
years they performed at the hike-inonly festival Peppermill, in restaurants,
in living rooms and many stages and
rooms on the West Coast of BC.
At their shows they will giveaway
heirloom vegetable seed from the fertile Creston Valley. Tickets are $10
advance at Expressions or The Music
Store (Eddy Music), or $15 at the door.
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The Foggy Hogtown Boys
Monday, Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m. The Blue
House, 503 4th St, Nelson
The Foggy Hogtown Boys have
become a Canadian bluegrass and roots
music institution. Their sound has influenced what’s become a vibrant and
youthful bluegrass scene in this country.
Tickets are $20 and available at Otter
Books, 398 Baker St. Watch them at:
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Anagnoson and Kinton
Blue Night Expo at Expressions Sunday, Nov. 23, 2 p.m. at the Capitol
Friday, Nov. 28, 7 – 9 p.m. at
Expressions Night Café, 554 Ward St.
For the first time in history,
Expressions Cafe will be one of the
many venues participating in Nelson’s
Blue Night Event. Twenty different
venues around town will have art and
artists in attendance. You, the art consumer is invited to be a participant in
this creative exposition.
Expressions Cafe will be presenting
a very unique experience for art lovers
for their jaunt around town. We will
have live artist, Sophia Mitchell, who
dedicates her practice to fusing themes
of spirituality with naturalistic figure
painting. She will be creating an acrylic
painting during the evening. We will
also have two different aerial artists.
Laura Yale dabbles in the flying
art of aerial dance. She will explore the
balance between grace, strength and the
pure enjoyment of hanging from the rafters. Calleis (Julia Barnscher & Nathan
Stephenson) an aerial hoop duo was
crafted and solidified by mutual passions
of art, movement, body, play and the
expression of beauty and intimacy in the
air. They aerial dance within a lyra, captivating audiences as they spin in the air.
There will also be a visual dessert
of acro yoga by Kyla and Phill. Acro
yoga is a blend of yoga, acrobatics,
therapeutics and play. Kyla and Phill
say it’s a fun way to cultivate a yogic
practice that emphasizes communication, connection, and trust.
DJ Volpix will be the entertaining
music man backgound muscial colur
for the evening. DJ Volpix not only has
a good sense of music and rhythm but
he is truly a performer to see as well.
Admission is by donation to the
artists.
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James Anagnoson and Leslie Kinton
The Nelson Overture Concerts
Society presents Canada’s legendary piano duo, James Anagnoson and
Leslie Kinton. After close to four
decades of over 1000 performances
together, Anagnoson & Kinton are
recognized today as one of the world’s
finest piano duos.
Their program will open with
Three Marches, op. 45 by Beethoven,
followed by Schubert’s Fantasia in
F minor, D.940, which, according
to the latest review in Piano Titans
“…the duo plays with both strength
and grace, with beautifully wrought
phrases and nicely balanced dialogue.” Two Slavonic dances from
op. 46 by Antonin Dvorak conclude
the first half of the program. After
intermission the duo will perform
Igor Stravinsky’s Petrouchka “ put
across with astonishing virtuosity
and musicianship.” - The National
Post.
Students from schools participating in the NOCS School Outreach
program are granted free admission.
This includes Blewett Elementary,
St. Jospeh’s School, LV Rogers,
Trafalgar, Self-Design High and
Waldorf School
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Katrina Kadoski and more
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Katrina Kadoski is performing both at
Nelosn United Church and Ellison’s Cafe
Theatre: Cougar Annie Tales
Friday Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m. at Nelson
United Church, 602 Silica St.
Katrina Kadoski plays pioneer
Ada Annie Jordan, who settled in
the Clayoquot coastal rainforest in
1915 with her first husband and three
young children. Katrina spent close to
three years at Cougar Annie’s garden
and immersing herself in the folklore
surrounding
legendary pioneerbuilding
community the
since 1988
settler. Now her award winning, critically acclaimed one-woman show has
been touring around B.C. Partial proceeds will be forwarded to the Boat
Basin Foundation, which, although
not open to the public at this time, still
maintains this historical site.
www.katrinakadoski.com
New Riders benefit KCR
Saturday, Nov. 22, 1-3 p.m. Ellison’s
Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22,
Cafe, 523 Front St.
8 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre
The Unplugged Sessions begin
with Katrina Kadoski, a touring
theatre performance artist, singer songwriter and music teacher
from Sooke B.C. who’s performing Cougar Annie Tales, an award
winning, critically acclaimed solo
theatre piece about a unique pioneer
woman from Vancouver Island Fri.
photo by Lisa Law
Nov.21 at Nelson United Church New Riders of the Purple Sage
and Sat. Nov. 22 at the Langham in
Kaslo. For her session at Ellison’s,
When New Riders of the Purple
she’ll perform songs and stories on Sage arrive in Nelson for two backguitar and banjo.
to-back concerts this weekend, they’ll
Second act at 2:00 is Brian deliver more than just hours of live
Rosen & The WhatNow with Jesse music — the country-rock band will also
Lee on upright bass, Ness Popoff on leave behind a Rex Foundation grant for
percussion, Brian on guitars, lead Kootenay Co-op Radio (KCR).
vocals and songwriter and newest
For their Nelson concerts, New
addition, James Lamb on guitar. Riders of the Purple Sage will donate
Together, they’re a reggae/funk/folk $1.50 from every ticket sold to Rex.
band that has something to say and There will also be a silent auction
has questions to ask. They dare featuring Grateful Dead memorabilia
the listener to make a difference in available to bid on an hour before
this world, with thought provoking, each show, and full proceeds from
humanitarian and Earth-loving lyr- items sold will also be added to their
ics. Performancesbuilding
are community
passionate
since 1988
donation. Money raised for Rex during
and full of energy as they spread the Nelson events will be turned into a
their positive message and deliver grant for Kootenay Co-op Radio.
unstoppable, fearless rhythms.
This is an all-ages, general admisFor more information
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Cabaret: All Or Nothing
Friday and Sturday, Nov. 21 and 22,
8 p.m. at Oxygen Art Centre, #3- 320
Vernon St. (alley entrance)
All Or Nothing is the next installment in a long and infamous line up
of Oxygen Art Centre FUNdraiser
Cabarets. Stephen the Art Star (aka
Lucas Myers,) will host a variety show
with a plethora of acts by local artists,
in support of Oxygen Art Centre. Get
your tickets early so you don’t miss
out on your chance to catch the likes
of Bessie Wapp, Lisa Menna, Lisel
Forst, Sydney Black, Krista Lynch,
Thomas Loh, Brian Kalbfleisch, Craig
Korth, Lindsay Clague, Julie JohnsonMurray and Hiromoto Ida strut their
stuff for the love of artist run culture!
Tickets are $20 and are available at
the door or in advance at Eddy Music
(aka The Music Store, 580 Baker St.)
http://www.oxygenartcentre.org/
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Canada Music Week Recitals
Saturday, Nov. 22, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Nelson United Church, 602 Silica
Street
The Nelson branch of the
BC Registered Music Teachers’
Association will present two piano
recitals, featuring local students of
all ages performing contemporary
Canadian works. The recitals, at 10:00
and 2:00, are at the Nelson United
Church. All are welcome!
http://bcrmta.bc.ca/nelson/
Art Show: Not Quite Plagiarism
Elephant Exhibit by Jason Asbell
In a show he calls “Not Quite
Plagiarism”, mixed media artist Jason
Asbell offers a different take on retro
images and text from the children’s
books of decades past. Asbell’s exhibition, comprised of altered covers
and pages from a 1950s children’s
illustrated dictionary, is now showing
at the Nelson Public Library.
The process differs from traditional
collage in that these reconfigurations
appear at first glance to simply be reproductions of the original. With a second
look, the humour and irony in these
strange juxtapositions is revealed.
submitted
KCR Bakery Broadcast
Saturday, Nov. 22, 3 to 5:30 p.m. at
the Kootenay Bakery (377 Baker St.)
Kootenay Co-op Radio will be
hosting a live acoustic music event
at the Kootenay Bakery. The show,
hosted by Catherine McGrath of Mad
for Trad and Bob Olsen of Classical
Corner, will be taped for broadcast the
following week as part of Kootenay
Co-op Radio’s Fall Membership
Drive.
The show kicks off at 3 p.,m.
with the talented Australian folk duo
Sofiella Watt and Huckleberry Jim.
Their music features rich, strong
vocals, and original song-writing with
banjo and guitar. Megan Gerbrandt
takes the stage at 3:30. Megan has that
1930’s viper jazz sound. This is an act
you don’t want to miss.
Next up at 4 p.m. is folk-roots
musician Steph Cameron. 4:30 features two of Nelson’s finest classical
musicians Alex Nichol, host of KCR’s
Back and Beyond and a former double
bassist with the Calgary Philharmonic,
is joined by Jeff Faragher, principle cellist with The Symphony of
the Kootenays and a member of The
Selkirk Trio and La Cafamore String
Quartet.
The closing act at 5 p.m. features
the zany and fun folk-duo Bob & Earl.
who team up on various political and
off-the-wall compositions.
Admission price is free!
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Scarlet Mary Rose and the Heavy Petal
Burlesque Show Review
A
feathery-masked
woman draped in black
robes saunters her way
through the crowd gathering in the Capitol Theater
foyer. Her mysterious presence commands my attention even before I realize
her hand grasps a leash
tethered to a shirtless gentleman wearing nothing
but a unicorn mask, blackleather collar, oh-so-tight
white briefs and a nipple
piercing.
“Creams, kisses, sugars
or suckers?” asks a woman
flaunting a 50s-era looking
apron, a tutu and gartered
fishnets while offering me
an assortment of candies.
The constant stimulation
that lured us through the
show began before anyone
had even set a heeled foot
on stage.
Heavy Petal Burlesque
generously offered a performance of true variety, baring more than just skin. The
conductor of the show was
a beautifully voluptuous
strip-hop artist, Crystal
Precious, whose sultry
voice would certainly melt
in your mouth. Legendary
Canadian burlesque performer Judith Stein, who
in her mid-sixties still has
the most fun, humoured
us, as she stumbled around
in pants that were 20 feet
too long. She then had an
audience member help her
shed herself of this burden,
(lucky for us) and ultimately ended up in a red thong
and pasties. The audience
was also blessed with the
lovely Scarlet Mary Rose,
who stole our hearts, as
she indulged our Wild West
fantasies in her cowgirl
routine.
photo by Nelson Becker
Dancers in the Burleque Show
Local men and women
in intricate, outrageous and
mostly self-made costumes
threw themselves out on
stage. They showcased
their voices, bodies, wit,
ability to dance in stilettos, and, most impressively,
their confidence.
The crowd left in an
after daze of glitter, feathers and tassel. Amidst the
sparkly haze, one thing was
quite clear; everyone was
inspired by the performers’ willingness to share
their raw, authentic selves
with the public, coaxing us
to expand our traditional
interpretation of beauty.
Ellie Norwood is a mountain-town hopping, adventure-gathering wilderness warrior who just so
happened to land in Nelson on a whim, much like everybody else.
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Live Art
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DJ Volpix
Acro Yoga
by Kyla & Phill
Aerial Silks
by Laura Yale
Aerial Hoop
by Calleis
Free Admission, contributions for artists gratefully accepted
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ElectionResults
Tom Newell
Deb Kozak
RDCK Areas E and F
The Regional District of Central
Kootenay announced the official
results of the Nov. 15 election . Area
E had a 40% voter turnout. Ramona
Faust was re-elected as Director for
Arrea E, receiving 965 out of 1140
ballots. For Area F, the voter turn out
was 29.5% with Tom Newell elected,
receiving 475 out of 868 ballots.
This determination of official
election results was made by the
Chief Election Officer at 12 p.m. on
Wednesday, Nov. 19. For more information visit:
http://www.rdck.ca/assets/
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RESULTS%20-%20OFFICIAL.pdf
Bob Adams
Robin Cherbo
Micheal Dailly Janice Morrison Anna Purcell
City of Nelson Mayor and City Councillors
Valerie
Warmington
On Nov. 19, the City of Nelson’s
Anna Purcell
Chief Elections Officer, Frances Long,
Valerie Warmington
announced the official results of the
For the two offices of School
Nov. 15 local governments election.
Trustee, elected are:
For the one office of Mayor,
Curtis Bendig
elected is:
Bill Maslechko
Deb Kozak
Term of office begins for Mayor
For the six offices of Councillor, and Councillors on Monday, Dec. 8,
elected are:
2014
Bob Adams (incumbent)
For the official result listing visit:
Robin Cherbo (incumbent)
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Janice Morrison
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Illegal Dumping costs public
When people leave waste, including recyclables, outside of bins or at a
facility gate outside of operating hours
it is a concern for the Regional District
of Central Kootenay (RDCK).
Garbage attracts garbage – It may
be just one small bag of recyclables
that you are leaving but it invites
others to do the same. This means
more RDCK resources are allocated
to clean-up efforts and away from
other services.
Ecological welfare – Our furry
and feathered friends smell that bag of
recyclables, or worse yet garbage, and
may ingest it or spread it throughout
the ecosystem. Garbage accessible to
wildlife habituates them and can lead
to human-wildlife conflict. Many bears
for example, are destroyed because of
this each year in British Columbia.
The Grohman Narrows Transfer
Station and the Lakeside Drive Recycling
Depot are both open Monday-Saturday
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. When materials are left at the gate, an action that may
seemcommunity
benign,since
it 1988
is problematic. There
building
is video surveillance on site to support
proper use of the facility.
Please contact the RDCK if you
witness illegal dumping at one of
our sites at 250-352-6665. If you
witness illegal dumping elsewhere
call the RAPP (Report all Poachers
and Polluters) line at 1-877-952-7277
(RAPP).
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Community Connect Day
Saturday, Nov. 22, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at Central School, 811 Stanley St
The 7th Annual Community
Connect Day is a marketplace of free
resources and activities, for all those
struggling to make ends meet in our
community ~ A day that recognises
we can take a community approach
to help take care of one another in
Nelson.
There will be free haircuts, kids
and art activities, child minding, clothing, food, music, a free cafe and lots
of door prizes.
There’ll be free dental, medical
and hearing check-ups and foot care,
flu shots, and wellness packages. Free
massages, physio, acupuncture, reiki
and reflexology treatments too!
There’ll be support services for all
ages to help with housing, personal
issues, government forms, employment and much more.
It’s all free! For information or
to volunteer call 352-6011 Ext 19 or
go to:
https://www.facebook.com/
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Jumbo Wild Camp Dinner
Friday Nov. 21, 6 p.m. at the Nelson
Seniors’ Centre, 717 Vernon St
The public is invited to a campstyle dinner in recognition of the
intrepid folks who spent almost two
months at the Jumbo Wild camp this
fall. The outcome of the fall’s action
is still very much in doubt, but the
EcoSociety wishes to express its gratitude to the many people who have
kept Jumbo Wild for so long.
There will also be a sale of the late
Kim Kratky’s extensive book collection, generously donated to support
a cause that Kim was such a part of.
Cost for dinner and entertainment is
$10-20 sliding scale. There will be an
open mic to share stories and songs.
http://ecosociety.ca/node/322
Recycle at Lakeside Drive
The Regional District of Central
Kootenay (RDCK) wants to remind
the public that commercial recycling
is only accepted at the Lakeside Drive
Recycling Depot (the Old Transfer
Station). In addition, the RDCK would
like to encourage residents with largevolume loads of recyclables to also
use the the Lakeside Drive Recycling
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deadline: Wednesday noon
before the Friday issue
RDCK operational costs substantially and reduces congestion at the
Grohman Transfer Station.
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Write for Rights
Friday, Nov. 21, 5 p.m., outside of
Nelson City Hall
On November 16, 1989, six Jesuit
priest, a cook and her 16 year old daughter were killed at the University of Central
America in San Salvador for political
reasons. Their names will be read out in
a candlelight vigil in Nelson outside City
Hall, on the 25th anniversary of the UCA
massacre. Peace advocate Bud Godderis
of Castlegar will lead the Nelson vigil in
reflection, song and prayer.
Submitted by Nelson KAIROS
Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
A golden safety award
the Nelson Public Library
Sunday Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
Oso Negro Café
Every year in celebration of
International Human Rights Day,
Amnesty International supporters around
the world mobilize for Write for Rights,
the world’s largest human rights event.
In 143 different countries, people wrote
2,373,422 letters during Write for Rights
photo submitted
2013. Did they work? Yes in some cases Jim Burpee, President and CEO of the
as you can see from the story above. Canadian Electricity Association (far left)
In all others, the messages of solidarity and Employment Minister, the Honourable
Free grief support
the vulnerable with stamina and Jason Kenney (far right) flank Columbia
Thursdays, Nov. 27 to Dec.18, 6- 8 p.m. infused
Power representatives, President and CEO
courage.
Wszelaki (centre left) and Health and
Nelson & District Hospice Society
The public is invited to join others Frank
Safety Manager, Andre Noel (centre right)
is offering a free Grief Support Series around the world this year in writing
for anyone grieving the loss of some- letters that will promote and protect the
Columbia Power Corporation
one through death. The group will basic human rights of many individuals. (Columbia Power) was honoured to
run for four weeks. Pre-registration
www. writeathon.ca
bring home two Gold level Canadian
is required but attendance is free. In
Electricity Association (CEA) safety
addition they are also holding two Blewett School Christmas Faire awards from a ceremony held in Ottawa
drop-in Grief Support Groups during
on November 5, 2014. Columbia
the holidays, on December 23 and Friday, Nov. 28, 2-8 p.m., Saturday,
Power received the CEA President’s
December 28, from 2-4 p.m. or more Nov. 29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Blewett
Award of Excellence for Employee
School
information and/or to register:
Safety and the Vice President’s Award
All are invited to the 3rd Blewett for Safety Excellence in the Generation
info@nelsonhospice.org
School Christmas Faire. There are category, both at the Gold level.
To inquire about renting the
lots of new vendors this year with
columbiapower.org
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toys,Crafts! jewelry, pottery, woodwork
Giving reaches $3 million
and much, much more. Admission is
performance and meeting
$2, under 10 is free. Proceeds go to the
The Nelson & District Credit
space
school.
Union’s
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Community
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submitted Investment Program surpassed $3
million in giving on World Kindness
Day, Thursday, Nov. 13. To celebrate
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What’sOn this week
Nelson & Area: Fri. Nov. 21 - Sun. Nov. 30
Fri. Nov. 21
live music
The Crooked Brothers and James Lamb at
Spiritbar
New Riders Of The Purple Sage at the Capitol
Theatre 8 p.m. Portion of proceeds to KCR
Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca
Request DJ. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill, 9 p.m.
Live DJ at Wait's News, 10:30 p.m. - 3 a.m.
Open mic night. 7-12 p.m. at the Royal
special events
Theatre: Cougar Annie Tales 1 p.m. Nelson
United Church- 602 Silica St Doors 7 p.m. Show 7:30 p.m. Info: http://www.katrinakadoski.com/ Tickets: Otter Books - 398 Baker St
(adv.) $15 /$18(door)
All Or Nothing Oxygen’s Cabaret Fundrasier!
Tickets $20 at door or Eddys Music store www.
oxygenartcentre.org
Candlelight Vigil in remembrance of political
deaths in San Salvador 5 p.m. outside Nelson
City Hall
TRIO: Erica, Martha, Ron - show and sale of
contemporary art. 511 Nelson Ave.
Jumbo Wild Camp Dinner 6 p.m. at the
Nelson Senior Centre, 717 Vernon St. $10-20
sliding scale
Public Meeting: CP Rail Night Schedule
hosted by MP Atamaneko and Are B Director
Worley at the Greater Trail Community Centre,
1501 Cedar Ave, Trail 6:30-8:30 p.m.
ongoing events
Games Night at Expressions Night Café , open
6 p.m. 554 Ward St. Coffee. cupcakes
Movie: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1
7:30 p.m. at Civic Theatre
Gender Outlaws, a support and social group
for trans and gender diverse folks. Trans Connect
250-354-5362.
Food Pantry at St. Saviour’s Anglican
Church, 701 Ward Street (Silica Street entrance)
9-11am. Everyone welcome.
NDYC Ball hockey (11 years and younger) 4-6
pm, Battle at the youth centre (skateboarding) 7-8 pm
608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.
Submit your Calendar Events listings at
https://secure.awe-hosting.com/express-secure/calendar.html
Sat. Nov. 22
live music
The Oars at Expressions Night Café , 7:30
p.m. 554 Ward St.
Canada Music Week recitals: local students
playing Canadian music. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.,
Nelson United Church.
New Riders Of The Purple Sage at the Capitol
Theatre 8 p.m. Portion of proceeds to KCR
Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca
Katrina Kadoski (Cougar Annie Tales), Brian
Rosen & The WhatNow (w/James Lamb) at
Ellison’s Cafe, 1-3 p.m.
The KCR Music Broadcast at the Kootenay
Bakery features live folk and classical music.
3-5:30 p.m.
A1 Presents: JPOD the Beat Chef at Spiritbar
Live DJ at Wait's News, 10:30 p.m. - 3 a.m.
Live DJ free cover, top 40 playing the 70snow. Finley's
special events
Ascension Lutheran Church Free Day-warm
clothing and bedding for all in need at the
Nelson Senior Centre
7th Annual Community Connect Day: a marketplace of free resources and activities, for all
those struggling to make ends meet in our community 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Central School, 811
Stanley Street
Coach Training Workshop sponsored by the
Nelson and Area Sports Council at Harrop Hall
8:30am - noon - free. Call Kim to Register 352
3989
REEL Youth Film Festival at Rossland Miners
Hall at noon. http://reelyouth.ca/trailer
ongoing events
Preschool Science Storytime at the Nelson
Public Library 10:15 a.m. Pre-register 250-3526333 or online http://nelsonpubliclibraryevents.
wordpress.com/
Movie: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1
7:30 p.m at Civic Theatre
Nelson Chess Club meets: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Nelson’s Senior Association, 717 Vernon St. All
ages welcome
Meat Draws and Karaoke at Nelson Legion
lounge (Membership available to public). 3:30 pm
(250)352-7727
NDYC Youth BBQ 3-5 pm, Poolshark (pool) 7-9
pm 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.
religious services
Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Mass, Nelson
at 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart Mass, Kaslo at 4 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 23
live music
Anagnoson & Kinton (duo-pianists). At the
Capitol Theatre. Tickets: Adults $24/Students
$14. Students from schools participating in the
NOCS School Outreach Program are granted
free admission.
Nikko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6p.m.
to 10p.m.
Karaoke at Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill 9 p.m.
Country jam 2-4, bluegrass 4-6, Jazz fusion 6-8
then rock jam 8-11 at the Royal
ongoing events
Movie: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1
4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m at Civic Theatre
Cribbage in Nelson Legion lounge 1:00 pm.
Membership available to the public. 250-352-7727 or
250-352-6464
religious services
Oneness Blessings - meditation and divine
energy transfer 9:30 a.m., Manistone Healing
Centre, 2nd Floor, 507 Baker St.
Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre Open
Public Sitting Hours 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 812
Stanley
First Baptist Church, 611 - 5th St., Nelson.
A Family Friendly Service at10 a.m.Interim
Pastor: Rev. George Sears
Kootenay Christian Fellowship at 10:30 a.m.
520 Falls Street. Phone 1-888-761-3301. Divine
purpose, serving community developing relationships
St. Saviour’s Anglican Service: 10:30 am. All
Welcome. Ward & Silica, 250-352-5711
St. John’s Lutheran Church service. Everyone
welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 Silica St. 250354-3308.
Nelson United Church service. 10 a.m. All are
welcome. 602 Silica St. 250-352-2822.
Unity Centre of the Kootenays Seniors 51 – 717
Vernon St. 11 a.m. Contact – 250-354-5394
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What’sOn this week
Nelson & Area: Fri. Nov. 21 - Sun. Nov. 30
Sun. Nov. 23 cont’d
Ascension Lutheran Church service 10:15a.
m. Rosemont Elementary. All are welcome.
250-352-2515.
Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Mass, Nelson at
8:30 a.m and 10:30 a.m.
Sacred Heart Mass, Proctor 2nd and 4th
Sunday at 1 p.m.
Nelson Vineyard Church: 10 a.m., 2402 Perrier Lane.
Bring something to share at our potluck brunch. Guests
and children always welcome. CONTACT: 250-509-0151
or nexvine@telus.net
Bethel Christian Centre. 623 Gordon Road,
Nelson BC. Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m. For
more information please call 250.352.9322
Mon. Nov. 24ve music
live music
Sarah & Rich at the Library Lounge. 6 p.m.
to 10p.m.
Live blues open mic, jam. 8:30-11:30 p.m. at the
Royal
The Foggy Hogtown Boys at The Blue House,
503 4th St. Tickets at Otter Books.
special events
Community Thank You to Donna Macdonald
to honour her many years of dedication to this
community. Tributes, entertainment and special
guests including Corazon, Lucas Myers, Anne
DeGrace, Bessie Wapp, Clinton Swanson, Bob
Hall, Kevin Cormack, Marty Horswill, and
Jocelyn Carver as MC. This is a fundraiser
for Osprey Community Foundation. Monday
November 24th, 7pm to 9 pm at the Adventure
Hotel (the Grand). Admission free, donations
encouraged. Please RSVP: 250-352-3643 or
ospreycommunityfoundation@gmail.com.
ongoing events
Qi Gong at the Nelson Seniors Centre 726
Vernon 10:30 a.m. $3 drop-in
Nelson Food Cupboard 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson
United Church at 602 Silica Street
Movie. Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1 7:30
p.m. at Civic Theatre
Need low cost dental care? Assessment for
WKC TEETH Clinic Monday’s 10-noon. Call
SCS 250-352-6008
NDYC Ladies skateboarding 7-10 pm 608
Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.
Tues. Nov. 25
live music
Melody & Doug 6 p.m. The Library Lounge
ongoing events
Movie. Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1 7:30
p.m. at Civic Theatre
RC plane flying, Every Tuesday,4pm.
Wildflower School, Nelson,$3 per youngster,
all ages welcome. No RC cars please. Planes,
Helicopters, Drones, Hovercraft all OK. Teaching
available, some models available to try out.
Rotary Club of Nelson Daybreak meet every
week at 7 a.m. at the Hume
Nelson & District Women’s Centre drop-in
services for women, Noon-4 p.m. 420 Mill St
Wed. Nov. 26
live music
Open mic night at Expressions Night Café ,
554 Ward st. 6 - 10 p.m. Coffee,tea, gourmet hot
chocolate. 250-354-3910
Paul Landsberg at the Library Lounge. 6p.m.
to 10p.m.
special events
Whitewater Ski Team Beer/Burger Fundraiser/
Social 6-8pm at Finley’s bar (Children welcome
under adult supervision), silent auction, singer
Dylann MacPherson performing. $15
ongoing events
Women’s Kundalini yoga 10 a.m. at the Nelson
Women’s Centre. By donation. All self-identified women are welcome.
Nelson Food Cupboard 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson
United Church at 602 Silica Street
Nelson Duplicate Bridge Club meets 7 p.m.
in The Nelson Senior Citizens Building, 717
Vernon St
Nelson Tech Club: for electronic hobbyists and
Arduino enthusiasts to meet and work on projects.
every Wednesday 6pm -Annex, Selkirk `10th St
Campus. New members welcome. small facility
fee, first visit free.http://www.nelson-tech-club.
info/ email info@nelson- tech-club.info
Overeaters Anonymous meeting: Community
First Health Co-op, 518 Lake St. Rm. 104, 12-1
p.m. 250-825-4105
NDYC Air hockey (11 yrs and younger) 3:305:30, 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.
Darts at Nelson Legion lounge (Legion membership
available to public) 7:30 pm (250)352-7727
Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention
Resource Centre. Wednesdays from 12 - 2pm
726 Vernon St. Phone 250-352-6008.www.nelsonelderabuseprevention.org
Nelson & District Women’s Centre drop-in
services for women, Noon-4 p.m. 420 Mill St
Thurs. Nov. 27
live music
Kiyo & Guests at the Library Lounge. 6p.m.
to 10 p.m.
Live DJ at Finley’s Irish Bar & Grill, 9 p.m.
special events
Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club 9 p.m. at Spiritbar
Take Back the Night march 5:30 p.m. at the
corner of Baker and Hall. All self-identified
women are invited.
Nelson Hospice Society Grief Support Group
Series. Free, registration required. Call 250352-2337.
Book Launch: Selkirks Spectacular, coffe table
book of photos and history of the Selkirk Loop 7
p.m. at the Nelson Public Library
ongoing events
Expressions Night Café , open 6 p.m. 554 Ward
St. Coffee, cupcakes
Movie:. Mockingjay Pt. 1 7:30 p.m at Civic
Theatre
Qi Gong at the United Church 10.30a.m. $3
drop in fee
Ping pong at the Savoy Lanes $5 drop-in,
6-10 p.m
Ladies Target Shooting. No experience needed. Contact Angela onthetarget@hotmail.com
for more info & to book a space
Toastmasters: Improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills.
2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. www.
toastmasters.org
Euchre at Nelson Legion lounge (Legion membership available to public). 7:00 pm (250) 352-7727
NDYC Skate lessons 4-6 pm, Sewing Club
6:30-8:30 pm, Movie night 8-10 pm. 608 Lake St.
ph. 250-352-5656.
Nelson & District Women’s Centre drop-in
services for women, Noon-4 p.m. 420 Mill St
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What’sOn this week
Nelson & Area: Fri. Nov. 21 - Sun. Nov. 30
Fri. Nov. 28
live music
2014 Faceplant Funkjam: Slynk, Footprints,
Rhapsody, Rafferty Funksmith - FREE at
Mike’s Place!
Request DJ. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill, 9
p.m.
Live DJ at Wait's News, 10:30 p.m. - 3 a.m.
Open mic night. 7-12 p.m. at the Royal
Special guest Alissa Arnason (Saskatoon), The
Kitchen Players (Nelson) at Ellison’s Cafe
Unplugged Sessions, 1-3 p.m.
special events
Blue Night: live art at various locations
throughout downtown Nelson
Womaginarium fundraiser for the Women’s
Centre at the Prestige (701 Lakeside Dr) 7 p.m.
Krista Lynch, Lisel Forst, Slava Doval, Sadie,
Burlesque Erin, Soniko, Julie Kerr and more!
All genders welcome.
3rd Blewett School Christmas Faire 2-8 p.m.
Admission: $2 under 10 is free
ongoing events
Games Night at Expressions Night Café , open
6 p.m. 554 Ward St. Coffee. cupcakes
Movie: Dumb and Dumber To 7:30 p.m. at
Civic Theatre
Gender Outlaws, a support and social group
for trans and gender diverse folks. Trans Connect
250-354-5362.
Food Pantry at St. Saviour’s Anglican
Church, 701 Ward Street (Silica Street entrance)
9-11am. Everyone welcome.
NDYC Ball hockey (11 years and younger) 4-6
pm, Battle at the youth centre (skateboarding) 7-8 pm
608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.
Sat. Nov. 29
live music
Sub Soul - Vol 2 - Erica Dee + Leif Luttmer +
4Mat + Markas at Spiritbar
Live DJ at Wait's News, 10:30 p.m. - 3 a.m.
Live DJ free cover, top 40 playing the 70snow. Finley's
special events
3rd Blewett School Christmas Faire 10 a.m. - 3
p.m. Admission: $2 under 10 is free
Nelson Holiday Kick-Off: Customer Appreciation
Day at participating local business in Nelson, Tree
lighting and Santa on Baker the evening.
ongoing events
Expressions Night Café , open 6 p.m. 554 Ward
St. Coffee. cupcakes
Preschool Science Storytime at the Nelson
Public Library 10:15 a.m. Pre-register 250-3526333 or online http://nelsonpubliclibraryevents.
wordpress.com/
Movie: Dumb and Dumber To 7:30 p.m. at
Civic Theatre
Nelson Chess Club meets: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Nelson’s Senior Association, 717 Vernon St. All
ages welcome
Meat Draws and Karaoke at Nelson Legion
lounge (Membership available to public). 3:30 pm
(250)352-7727
NDYC Youth BBQ 3-5 pm, Poolshark (pool) 7-9
pm 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.
religious services
Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Mass, Nelson
at 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart Mass, Kaslo at 4 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 30
live music
Nikko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6p.m.
to 10p.m.
Karaoke at Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill 9 p.m.
Country jam 2-4, bluegrass 4-6, Jazz fusion 6-8
then rock jam 8-11 at the Royal
special events
Rossland Miners Hall Family Movie Series:
The Maze Runner 6 p.m. by donation
ongoing events
Movie: Dumb and Dumber To 4 p.m. and 7:30
p.m. at Civic Theatre
Cribbage in Nelson Legion lounge 1:00 pm.
Membership available to the public. 250-352-7727 or
250-352-6464
religious services
Oneness Blessings - meditation and divine
energy transfer 9:30 a.m., Manistone Healing
Centre, 2nd Floor, 507 Baker St.
Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre Open
Public Sitting Hours 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 812
Stanley
First Baptist Church, 611 - 5th St., Nelson.
A Family Friendly Service at10 a.m.Interim
Pastor: Rev. George Sears
Kootenay Christian Fellowship at 10:30 a.m. 520
Falls Street. Phone 1-888-761-3301. Divine purpose, serving community developing relationships
St. Saviour’s Anglican Service: 10:30 am. All
Welcome. Ward & Silica, 250-352-5711
St. John’s Lutheran Church service. Everyone
welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 Silica St. 250354-3308.
Nelson United Church service. 10 a.m. All are
welcome. 602 Silica St. 250-352-2822.
Unity Centre of the Kootenays Seniors 51 – 717
Vernon St. 11 a.m. Contact – 250-354-5394
Ascension Lutheran Church service 10:15a.
m. Rosemont Elementary. All are welcome.
250-352-2515.
Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Mass, Nelson at
8:30 a.m and 10:30 a.m.
Nelson Vineyard Church: 10 a.m., 2402 Perrier Lane.
Bring something to share at our potluck brunch. Guests
and children always welcome. CONTACT: 250-509-0151
or nexvine@telus.net
Bethel Christian Centre. 623 Gordon Road,
Nelson BC. Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m. For
more information please call 250.352.9322
Plan Ahead
La Traviata from the Royal Opera House live
screening at the Civic Theatre, Monday, Dec. 1
Christmas Panto at the Capitol Theatre Dec.
4, 5 & 6 @ 7:30 p.m. Dec.6 & 7 @ 2 p.m.
Nelson Leafs vs Spokane 7 p.m. at the Nelson
and District Community Complex Tuesday,
Dec. 2
Novel Launch: Human Solutions by Avi
Silberstein 7 p.m. at the Nelson Public Library
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Senior Citizens meeting, 717 Vernon St., 10:30
A.M., All Seniors Welcome! Wdnesday, Dec. 3
Annual Christmas Remembered Concert at
Nelson United Church, Friday Dec. 5
2014 EcoSociety Winter Craft Fair 10 a.m
to 4 p.m. Central School Gym (811 Stanely
St.)
https://www.facebook.com/events/
1480628342210038/?ref=5 Saturday, Dec. 6
AmnestyInternational Write for Rights 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 at Nelson Library or
Sunday Dec. 7 at Oso Negro Café
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Expressions Night Café
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in the next month
Friday, Nov. 21, 6 p.m. Games Night at Expressions Night Café
Saturday, Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m. The Oars, Creston-based, Selkirk grad Ilana Cameron & friends
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 6 p.m. Open Mic Night at Expressions Night Café
Thursday, Nov. 27, Closed for private party
Friday, Nov. 28, 7 p.m. Special BLUE NIGHT Artist Performances, admission by contribution
Saturday, Nov. 29, 6 p.m. Expressions Night Café open for coffee, free wifi
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 6 p.m. Open Mic Night at Expressions Night Café
Thursday, Dec. 4, 6 p.m. Expressions Night Café open for coffee, free wifi
Friday, Dec. 5, 6 p.m. Games Night at Expressions Night Café
Saturday, Dec. 6, 6 p.m. Expressions Night Café open for coffee, free wifi
Wednesday, Dec 10, 6 p.m. Open Mic Night at Expressions Night Café -last one for 2014!
Thursday, Dec. 11, 6 p.m. Expressions Night Café open for coffee, free wifi
Friday, Dec. 12, 6 p.m. Games Night at Expressions Night Café
Saturday, Dec. 13, 6 p.m. Expressions Night Café open for coffee, free wifi
Expressions Night Café will be closed from Sunday, Dec. 14 until Wednesday, Jan 7
Private rentals are still available during this time. Call 250-354-3910.
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Emergency 911
NPD - Non Emergency (250) 354-3926
RCMP- (250) 352-2156
Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477
RCMP Reports: sudden death investigation
The Nakusp RCMP and BC
Coroners Service are investigating
the death of a 54 year old North
Vancouver man who died while hunting approximately 13 kilometres up
the Kuskanex Forest Service Road
on November 12th. The RCMP were
notified of the incident by the BC
Ambulance Service at approximately
2:50 PM subsequent to a call from the
deceased male’s hunting partner. The
men had been hunting mountain goats
on a very steep mountainside when
one of the men fell off a cliff. Arrow
Lakes Search and Rescue were immediately contacted and a ground search
was conducted; due to darkness an
aerial search could not be attempted
that day.
On Thursday, Nov. 13 an RCMP
helicopter was used in addition to the
Revelstoke Long Line Search and
Rescue Team. At 12:30 p.m. the male
was located by Search and Rescue at
the bottom of a 150 metre cliff having succumbed to his injuries from
the fall. The terrain in the area was
quite treacherous and slippery due
to the cold weather; foul play is not
suspected. The family of the deceased
has been advised of his death. The
BC Coroners Service will continue
to investigate the cause of his death,
with his name being released at a later
date.
submitted by the Nakusp RCMP
Nelson Police: scam advisory
The Nelson Police Department
is advising residents and businesses
about a telephone scam that has been
reported. Businesses are contacted and
advised that the caller is from a local
Hydro company and that their power
is about to be cut off. To make sure
this doesn’t happen, the caller advises
that a “Pay Power Reload Pack” is
required and it can be obtained from
one of the grocery stores in town. The
caller will instruct the person to attend
the grocery store and buy one of the
Pay Power Reload cards then call
back at a number given to provide a
serial number on the back of the card.
The card is similar to a prepaid credit
card.
Nelson Police want to take this
opportunity to warn residents and
businesses of scams, and to advise
that if you receive a call similar to
this, to check the validity of it by
hanging up and calling the
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credence to the call, and if you are still
not satisfied that it is valid, please call
Nelson Police.
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Opinion&Editorial
My Opinion
by Spencer Pollard
Fast Food vs. Local Restaurants
It’s
often
commonplace
for us to go
out for a meal.
Whether it’s a formal
occasion, or if we simply
don’t feel the need to cook
something, these services
are of great benefit. But
which one of these is the
better alternative?
There are numerous factors to consider before
making an informed decision. The first one is cost,
which is an easy one to
figure out, as fast food is
the far more affordable
option. Another factor is
convenience, which again
fast food wins. So where
exactly is the advantage of
eating at a restaurant?
Higher quality food is
one good example, as time
and care will be put into
your meal, as opposed
to getting something in a
matter of minutes at a fast
food place. Also there have
been surveys that have
shown that towns with a
higher quantity of local
restaurants have thinner
residents. For me personally it’s all about my mood
and whether or not I want
to hit the town or just grab
a greasy burger. Wherever
you want to eat, weigh the
pros and cons and go with
your gut.
Spencer Pollard is a young man living in Nelson BC with an
interest in digital arts and writing. His ideas are of benefit to all of
Nelson, and to stroke his abnormally large ego
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Fish Heads and Flowers
Fish Heads ah the hurriedness
of youth...I with my cane am too
slow for you..you must wait 7 seconds for me to exit..may the fates
be kinder to you...
Signed: slowed by pain and age
Fish Heads and Flowers to the
excellent young men who live
across the street and, each weekend, party hardy and throw their
empty beer cans onto my lawn.
You give me a reason to get out
and get my exercise in the morning
Flowers to those with eyes to (after no sleep) by hurtling all of
see...what is real...what is in front those empty cans back onto your
of them...to understand and have yard. If only you would throw full,
patience with young and old alike... unopened beer cans onto my lawn I
that we may all reach insight, fore- would be most grateful.
sight ..outersight
Signed: thirsty in Fairview
Signed: endeavouring
Flowers to all the people who used
their democratic right to vote and to all
the candidates who ran for public office
in the recent municipal elections.
Signed: pro-democracy
Fish Heads to the person who is
painting OMAR on buildings and
other surfaces in our community. You
have completely defaced the old Mt.
St. Francis building and many other
areas. It is so immature, ignorant, &
selfish. Use your “creativity” in more
productive ways please.
Signed: Finds graffiti ugly
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Friday, Nov. 21, 2014
Page 18
Survey&Editorial
New Mayor and Council
Congratulations
and my humble respect
to all the candidates
who put their names
By Nelson Becker
forward to be public
servants. I would like
to offer some thoughts on this past
election. The city of Nelson has elected
Deb Kozak as our new mayor. In all my
pre-election conversations with people
and talking about who they wanted
to support and why, or who they did
not want to support and why, no one
brought up gender as being positive or
negative in their decision. And yet in
post-election, I am hearing comments
that we elected our first woman mayor.
To me, that’s about as significant as
saying we elected our first left handed
mayor. I believe our community voted
for who they felt could do the best job
and not because they wanted gender
equality at the table.
In the last election in 2011, only
33% of eligible voters bothered to
have their voice acknowledged. In
this election, just over 50% of eligible
voters went to the polls. While that’s
much better, it’s important to realize
that our new mayor Deb Kozak, was
elected by only 22% of eligible voters
in Nelson. All of the winners are there
based on a very small number of people
who voted for them.
Lesson #1: Voters, get out there and
vote. Australia has mandatory voting.
If you don’t vote, you get a fine. You
are not forced to name a candidate if
there isn’t one you like, but you have
to get out there and at least fill out
the form. Of course, they have much
higher turnout than we do.
Lesson #2: While I’m sure that our
new mayor and councilors realize this,
I would like to state it anyway. Our
new mayor and council are servants of
everyone who lives in this community,
not just the small percentage of those
who voted for them. I believe this is
an opportunity for the new mayor and
council to reach out and empower the
people of our community to help create
the kind of community that we each
want to live in.
It’s very nice that our LVR high
school ran a pre-election, election. I
believe it’s important to involve our
youth in the process in the society that
they are going to have to live in. I do
disagree with not posting the results of
the student election until after the actual
election. I believe that the reason for
this was the powers that be were afraid
that the youth vote might influence their
parents’ vote. I think that would have
been a good thing. I am a proponent of
lowering the voting age to 16 and letting
our youth actually have influence over
society as this would give them reason
to be more responsible.
There were “losers”. I put losers
in quotes because simply by running
you are a winner. I am hopeful that the
“losers” will continue to participate in
the community that they want to create,
by being part of committees in the city
and doing volunteer work for other
community organizations.
This Week’s Survey Question
I propose that every time we go
to our polls, to vote for municipal,
provincial or federal candidates,
that we have a way to ask either,
binding ref questions or non-bind- our community in the most accuing surveys. By putting issues in rate way as well as giving citizens
addition to candidates, we will be one more reason to vote.
able to check the temperature of
Do you agree?
Do you agree that every election should
have an issue question in addition to the
candidates on the ballot?
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ballot_question
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Friday, Nov. 21, 2014
Page 19
TheSurvey
Last Week’s Survey Question
What can we do to increase voter turnout?
Other specified:
Lower the voting age 18%
Provide free taxi service 18%
Establish a home voting system
through the internet 50%
Getting a reminder phone call
4.5%
Make voting mandatory 36%
Use guilt on your friends 9%
Start democracy education
at an earlier age 36%
Other 64%
More Comments:
Absolutely
voting
online! And make it mandatory! Or risk fines i.e. increase
on property taxes or any other
avenues they could pursue.
It’s all about being too
busy. Facebook too.
I think that it was busy this
time.
I have been working out
of the area this last few seasons... first time I have not
been ABLE to vote . I am disgusted that all municipalities
do not have a system in ace for
this. This is not recognizing
the full community. I wanted
to vote.. now I will just have
to take what comes. ..And how
many of us are there out here.
Signed: left out and not heard
Require more honesty/
integrity of our candidates for
office
Stop worrying about it.
The people who care, vote,
and the more people who don’t
care, the more a vote by someone who does care is worth.
Get rid of “First past the
post system”
Have candidates worth
choosing!
Move to a ward system
and increase number of polling stations
Change the voting system.
mail in ballots.
Empower the voter. So
many are discouraged because
they don’t see democracy
working.
pay for our votes.
Encouraging people
to vote who don’t understand
the issues is just stupid..
This election turnout
is reported to be up by a
substantial amount. I think
this is because we had a
whole list of high quality
candidates to choose from
and some really thoughtful
debate.
Check road conditions before traveling
click here!
no tax refunds if you don’t
vote.
encourage community involvelment and participation between elections.
CHANGE!! In my opinion the current state of politics across the country is
at an all time low for a
variety of negative reasons
and steps should be taken to
change the public perception
of our political systems so
we can get back to working on common solutions in
the public’s interest, not the
politicians.
Raise awareness of the
necessity to exercise our
right to vote, or we will
lose the value of our vote.
Education, advertising, citizen volunteers.
Have candidates worthy
of election.
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17. He's married to "Blondie"
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21. Scale notes
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22. University goal for some
28. Delhi attire
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32. Large shoe width
33. Hallowe'en colour
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36. Reacted in fright
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40. Enjoying a party (like a
beatnik)
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42. Perform perfectly
43. Nelson Ford, for one
44. Hockey's Tikkanen
45. $200 Monopoly props.
47. Violins and violas: Abbr.
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6. Popular email program
35. Tolkien tree creature
7. Police alert: Abbr.
37. Like BC cedar
8. Apt name for a cook?
38. Ending with Siam or
Japan
9. Jed Clampett portrayer
Buddy
39. Make ___ for (justify)
48. Quaint tragedy
10. “___ luck!”
41. "Chicago" star (2002)
54. K-O fill
11. Leave dumbstruck
46. Pays (out)
55. Building add-on
12. Herbal soother
49. Magnificence
56. Ready, ___ , go!
13. Terminus
50. Old Dodge cars
59. Got into trouble
15. House of York symbol
51. Dir. from Salmo to Kaslo
65. Early name in home
computers
18. Modern medical scan:
Abbr.
52. Philanderer in a Michael
Caine film (1966)
66. Lines of cliffs
22. Aussie wild dog
53. Corky Evans et al.
67. ___-breath (delicate
flower)
23. Spring celebrations
56. Designated driver's drink
24. Individually
57. Type of sch.
68. Melt together
25. Apply more salt, perhaps
58. Dick Tracy's Trueheart
69. Kootenay River features
26. Mall rat, usually
59. Apply lightly
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27. Passover meals
60. Hagen of stage and
screen
1. Pal of Rover and Spot
28. Laid new lawn
2. ___ even keel
29. Melodic composition
3. "Let ___" ("Quit worrying")
30. Shabby
4. Kareem's original first
name
34. Actress Scala of "The
Guns of Navarone"
61. Chitchat
62. Abbr. on a lotion bottle
63. Perrier, to Pierre
64. "I've been ___!"
5. Pitchfork feature
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