Sept 06, Pennywise – Nelson, Salmo

Training service dogs can happen
through high school
At Seven Summits Centre for Learning,
the grade eight and nine students
complete a year-long “Rite of Passage
Experience” project (R.O.P.E). This
project introduces the students to new
areas of study and skill practice as they
work with community mentors. A
project of special interest this year was
Maddi Hampton’s dog training project
where she learned how to teach dogs
to become certified assistance animals
for the Leash of Hope Assistance Dogs
program.
Maddi admits she may not have
been inspired to do this if not for the
R.O.P.E project. Now Maddi is working
diligently with her second dog and
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may even see a future
career in training
these rescue pups.
Using Leash of
Hope methods, dogs
are trained to be certified
assistance dogs
in the areas of autism,
psychological, vision,
mobility, and stability
assistance. Maddi
continues to work
with Leash of Hope as a junior trainer.
To begin, Maddi reached out through
the Leash of Hope website, and shortly
after met the two owners who started
her training sessions. She learned what
stages and tests
the dogs would
have to progress
through to
become certified
assistance dogs
and what her role
as a junior trainer
would be in this
process. Most
dogs are rescue
dogs. Maddi’s
first pup, Valor,
and current pup,
Hamlet, are both rescue
dogs from Texas.
Each level of training
the dogs accomplish
moves them
closer to being placed
with a person in need.
Level one focuses on
the basics where the
dog learns to respond
to commands. As
they pass to level two,
the dog learns specific
skills. In level
three, the dog specializes
in a class of assistance: bigger
dogs are generally mobility and stability
dogs like guide dogs. Under Maddi’s
coaching, her first dog moved into level
three, and he is now being tested as a
guide dog. Maddi’s current pup, under
her training, has just passed level two
testing.
Maddi hopes this can be an opportunity
to bring awareness and education
to the community about assistance/service
dogs and the need for supporting
important organizations like Leash of
Hope.
Seven Summits Centre for Learning
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Do you have a
chronic health condition ~
chronic pain, a heart condition, asthma,
diabetes, cancer or other health issues?
Would you like to live better?
Then a no cost
Self-Management
workshop will
help achieve
your goal.
Return to school recovery plan
Yesterday Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside and Dr.
Bonnie Henry announced that K-12 students will return to
school for full time, in-person instruction in September. September
2021 will not be as close to near normal as we all had
hoped, but it’s a different September than 12 months ago. While
we have the Delta variant circulating, we also have vaccines.
Of children ages 12-17, 72% have received their first dose/
shot and 57% have received both shots/doses and are fully vaccinated.
This number rises daily and BCCDC will be reporting
on this in their updates before school begins. Read the media
release, watch the recorded announcement and/or reference
the Safe School website.
There are 4 key documents parents/guardians should read/
review:
1) Return to School Recovery Plan (Please note there are no
stages in the K-12 plan);
2) Health & Safety Guidelines;
3) BCCDC Guidance; and
4) Protocols for Administrators which includes info on
exposures, notices, communication.
To ensure a healthy and safe return to school, updates have
been made to the COVID-19 Communicable Disease Guidelines
(Health & Safety) for K-12 Settings, in alignment with
the BCCDC COVID-19 Public Health Communicable Disease
Guidance for K-12 Schools (documents noted above),
including the authority for Medical Health Officers (MHO) to
introduce additional regional measures specific to individual
schools or school districts where community transmission
rates are higher. Cohorts and strict physical distancing is no
longer required.
School districts must ensure heating, ventilation and air
conditioning (HVAC) systems are designed, operated and
maintained to Occupational Health and Safety and Work-
SafeBC standards. General cleaning of schools, cleaning and
disinfecting of frequently touched surfaces will be conducted
at least once in every 24-hour period and when visibly dirty.
Masks in K - 12
Masks will continue to be required in all indoor spaces
(including desks) for all K-12 staff, visitors (including parents
and PACs) and students in Grades 4 to 12 in schools and on
school buses.
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Markets/Fairs
TARZWELL FARMS: Top grade, locally
grown & naturally raised beef.
Grain & grass finished, available
year-round. Delivery to Nelson, Castlegar
& Trail available. 250-428-4316
or find us on Facebook!
Garage Sales
DOWNSIZING FRIDAY/SATUR-
DAY/SUNDAY: Sept. 10/11/12 also
Sept. 17/18/19, 10am-6pm, Milligan
Ave, Trail. For info, 250-364-1442.
NEIGHBOURHOOD GARAGE SALE:
TADANAC, Trail. Saturday, Sept. 11.
10am-2pm.
Free for Free
DO YOU MAKE ROSARIES? I have
lots of beads, wire, centre pieces
and crosses to give away. 250-368-
9409, Trail.
FREE PINT AND QUART CANNING
JARS: Call 250-368-3469, Trail.
WINE MAKING EQUIPMENT:
Large and small glass carboys, bottle
dryer, corker and more. Call 250-
353-2675, Kaslo.
Bulletin Board
Personals
KAMA SUTRA SENSUAL MAS-
SAGE: Private Castlegar home. Attractive
50s lady. Discretion assured.
Please text/call, 250-304-7376.
Merchandise
Antiques
CREATIVE & ARTISTIC RETIREES
MOVING SALE: Huge selection of
antique furniture (bedroom set,
hutch, dining chairs, armchairs, etc),
yarn, 8-harness floor loom, table
loom, weaving supplies, garden furniture
and tools. 250-814-9974.
FURNITURE, ANTIQUES & DECOR:
New items weekly. Follow us on social
for exclusive offers and sneak
peeks. Old School Furniture, 434
Rossland Ave, Trail. Open Thursday-Saturday,
12-4pm or by appointment.
250-521-3028.
Merchandise
Arts & Crafts
SCHACHT-REEVES SAXONY SPIN-
NING WHEEL: 30˝, double treadle
in cherry, used 5-6 hrs, $1400. 250-
365-7566.
Building Supplies
24HR EMERGENCY SERVICE: Bob’s
Door Service, commercial, industrial
and residential. 236-972-2627.
BRIDGES FOR RENT OR PUR-
CHASE: 10´-60´. Can deliver and/
or install. 250-489-9231 or 250-489-
3419.
CUSTOM CUT CEDAR: Samples of
pricing: 1x6x6´, $4.50; 4x4x8´, $15.
Phone 250-551-0955 for quote.
REDEEM AEROPLAN MILES for
home gift cards at Nelson Home
Building Centre, 101 McDonald Dr.
250-352-1919.
Merchandise
Building Supplies
HARROP-PROCTER FOREST PROD-
UCTS: Your local source for sustainably
harvested building materials. A
wide variety of cedar/fir lumber for
every project. We also custom cut
to order. Go green by supporting
BC’s only Eco-Certified Community
Forest. Check out our products at
http://www.hpcommunityforest.org
Call 250-551-5452 or email sales@
hpcommunityforest.org for a quote.
Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm & Saturday,
9am-3pm.
PERRY RIDGE PANELLING: Manufacturer
of cedar, pine, knotty fir/
clear fir, edge or flat grain into siding,
molding, panelling, flooring, decking
and trim. 250-226-7530.
Computers/Electronics
HEXA-TEK REPAIR: Computer repairs,
upgrades, maintenance, diagnostics,
406 Baker Ave, Salmo.
250-357-9271, www.HexaTek.ca
WINLAW FINE COMPUTING.....
www.winlawtech.com, Windows,
Apple, Linux. Pat, 250-226-7215.
Merchandise
Firewood
LARCH FIREWOOD: $350/cord.
250-505-9360.
MONTICOLA FOREST is taking orders
for 16˝ split premium, moisture-tested,
sustainably harvested
firewood for the West Kootenay
community. Doug Fir, Larch, Birch,
Cedar, and mixed Whitewood
available. Logging truck loads also
available. Visit firewood.monticola.
ca or call 250-921-5327 for details.
THE KASLO AND DISTRICT COM-
MUNITY FOREST SOCIETY is taking
reservations for logging truck
loads of mixed species firewood.
The first-come, first-serve lists are
open to individuals and businesses
from within Kaslo and Area D.
Price: $2800 including GST and
trucking within this area. Email:
manager@kaslocommunityforest.
org, Subject: “Firewood” to join the
list and include your phone number.
Questions? Call 250-353-2384
or 250-354-9803.
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