Sept 20, Pennywise – Castlegar, Slocan Valley
Total coverage of the City of Castlegar, Genelle, South Slocan, Crescent Valley, Thrums, Slocan Park, Winlaw and Slocan.
Total coverage of the City of Castlegar, Genelle, South Slocan, Crescent Valley, Thrums, Slocan Park, Winlaw and Slocan.
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<strong>Sept</strong> 30 Orange Shirt Day, evolves into a<br />
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation<br />
St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School<br />
survivor Phyllis Webstad witnessed history<br />
in Ottawa when Bill C-369, a bill proposing<br />
that <strong>Sept</strong>ember 30 be recognized as a<br />
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation,<br />
was presented to congress. That Bill died in<br />
the senate in <strong>20</strong>19. The Bill was re-introduced<br />
as Bill C-5 which became law in June<br />
of this year.<br />
Phyllis, the Founder/Ambassador of<br />
Orange Shirt Society, shares her story (learn<br />
more at www.orangeshirtday.org):<br />
I went to the Mission for one school year<br />
in 1973/1974. I had just turned 6 years old.<br />
I lived with my grandmother on the Dog<br />
Creek reserve. We never had very much<br />
money, but somehow my granny managed<br />
to buy me a new outfit to go to the Mission<br />
school. I remember going to Robinson’s<br />
store and picking out a shiny orange shirt.<br />
It had string laced up in front, and was so<br />
bright and exciting <strong>–</strong> just like I felt to be<br />
going to school!<br />
When I got to the Mission, they stripped<br />
me, and took away my clothes, including<br />
the orange shirt! I never wore it again. I<br />
didn’t understand why they wouldn’t give it<br />
back to me, it was mine! The color orange<br />
has always reminded me of that and how my<br />
feelings didn’t matter, how no one cared and<br />
how I felt like I was worth nothing. All of us<br />
little children were crying and no one cared.<br />
I was 13.8 years old and in grade 8 when<br />
my son Jeremy was born. Because my<br />
grandmother and mother both attended<br />
residential school for 10 years each, I never<br />
knew what a parent was supposed to be like.<br />
With the help of my aunt, Agness Jack, I was<br />
able to raise my son and have him know me<br />
as his mother.<br />
I went to a treatment centre for healing<br />
when I was 27 and have been on this healing<br />
journey since then. I finally get it, that<br />
the feeling of worthlessness and insignificance,<br />
ingrained in me from my first day<br />
at the mission, affected the way I lived my<br />
life for many years. Even now, when I know<br />
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still sometimes feel that I don’t matter. Even<br />
with all the work I’ve done!<br />
I am honored to be able to tell my story<br />
so that others may benefit and understand,<br />
and maybe other survivors will feel comfortable<br />
enough to share their stories.<br />
Today...<br />
Phyllis Webstad is Northern Secwpemc<br />
(Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem<br />
First Nation (Canoe Creek Indian Band).<br />
She comes from mixed Secwepemc and<br />
Irish/French heritage, was born in Dog<br />
Creek, and lives in Williams Lake, BC.<br />
Today, Phyllis is married, has one son, a<br />
step-son and five grandchildren. She is the<br />
Executive Director of the Orange Shirt Society,<br />
and tours the country telling her story<br />
and raising awareness about the impacts<br />
of the residential school system. She has<br />
now published two books, the “Orange<br />
Shirt Story” and “Phyllis’s Orange Shirt” for<br />
younger children.<br />
She earned diplomas in Business Administration<br />
from the Nicola <strong>Valley</strong> Institute<br />
of Technology; and in Accounting from<br />
Thompson Rivers University. Phyllis received<br />
the <strong>20</strong>17 TRU Distinguished Alumni Award<br />
for her unprecedented impact on local,<br />
provincial,<br />
national and<br />
international<br />
communities<br />
through<br />
the sharing<br />
of her orange<br />
shirt story.<br />
https://www.<br />
orangeshirtday.org<br />
Sustainability<br />
challenge: especially<br />
for kids<br />
Talking to children about complex issues,<br />
like sustainability, can be daunting. Many<br />
young people are becoming exposed to climate<br />
change and its impacts through social<br />
media and conversations around them, making<br />
it an important discussion for families<br />
to have to help kids understand and address<br />
future challenges.<br />
Sustainability is about building<br />
a better world for all, ensuring<br />
resources last for future generations,<br />
and promoting positive<br />
environmental and social impact<br />
focused on eliminating poverty,<br />
reducing inequalities and fighting<br />
climate change.<br />
Scouts Canada is launching<br />
an eight-week sustainability-themed<br />
challenge called<br />
Around the World in 60 Days and<br />
is inviting young people across<br />
Canada to join in <strong>–</strong> they don’t<br />
have to be Scouts to participate.<br />
Through fun and engaging<br />
activities rooted in sustainability,<br />
children and youth will embark<br />
on exciting story-driven adventures<br />
set virtually in eight different<br />
countries. The activities<br />
EVERY CHILD<br />
MATTERS<br />
will introduce topics such as inequality, food<br />
security, melting icecaps, mental and physical<br />
heath; and encourage creative problem<br />
solving and reflection to drive awareness<br />
and development outcomes. The challenge<br />
runs October 4 <strong>–</strong> November 28, with a video<br />
released every Monday to launch each weekly<br />
challenge at scouts.ca/around-the-world.<br />
Girls, boys and young adults ages 5-26<br />
can also join Scouts to participate as part<br />
of a group. Visit scouts.ca to register.<br />
Community Wire<br />
we make it drain<br />
Gas heater on the fritz?<br />
Will it survive the winter?<br />
Call the Flow Master!<br />
Call: 250-685-8177<br />
for all your plumbing, heating and gas needs<br />
Competitive pricing.<br />
No job too small!<br />
<strong>Pennywise</strong> Recognizes<br />
Truth & Reconciliation Day<br />
<strong>Sept</strong>ember 30<br />
<strong>Pennywise</strong> staff have been brainstorming ways to honour<br />
survivors and help make a difference on this day.<br />
We have a few ideas to share.<br />
Attend a relevant event, purchase a book related to the issue,<br />
take a workshop, or purchase a piece of art from a First Nations artist.<br />
Donate as a business or individual to Residential School Survivors at:<br />
Indian Residential Survivors Society https://www.irsss.ca<br />
or through Cindy Blackstock at https://fncaringsociety.com<br />
or through the Orange Shirt Society at https://www.orangeshirtday.org<br />
With respect and gratitude <strong>Pennywise</strong> acknowledges<br />
the ancestors and keepers of the land, the Sinixt, the<br />
Ktunaxa and Syilx peoples upon whose unceded<br />
territories we live, work and play.<br />
Bulletin Board<br />
FALL SEASON IS HERE! Winter<br />
apples, Grand Forks squash & potatoes,<br />
Okanagan beets, carrots &<br />
onions! The Apple Guy, across from<br />
Chances in <strong>Castlegar</strong>.<br />
FIGMENTS HAS DAY PLANNERS,<br />
calendars and new cards in-store.<br />
Still open every day. 250-353-2566,<br />
www.figmentscanada.com<br />
FREESTONE PEACHES: $40/<strong>20</strong>lbs.<br />
Call Nathalie, 250-509-0373.<br />
ISIS ESSENTIALS: Come check out<br />
our latest editions to nurture your<br />
body, mind & spirit & arouse your<br />
libido! 582 Ward St. 1 block up from<br />
Baker in Nelson www.isis.ca<br />
NEW ITEMS AT FIGMENTS include<br />
ARK woolen jackets, cozy Garneau<br />
slippers, and whimsical Halloween<br />
figurines. Open every day. www.<br />
figmentscanada.com 250-353-2566.<br />
Bulletin Board<br />
KOOTENAY BIBLE STUDY: A<br />
study of the Bible from Genesis to<br />
Revelation. Studying God’s word<br />
with understanding will give you<br />
calm and clarity in today’s world.<br />
For more information, please contact<br />
Don at 778-877-0579.<br />
LOOKING FOR LANGHAM INFO?<br />
Visit www.thelangham.ca<br />
MIRROR LAKE WATER USERS<br />
COMMUNITY: Boil water advisory<br />
for all users. Inform renters and<br />
guests.<br />
SELKIRK TRUSS, can provide all<br />
your custom trusses for your reno<br />
or new build. Visit our website<br />
www.selkirktruss.com and get the<br />
answers to many of your questions.<br />
Selkirk Truss, 2894 Sentinel<br />
Rd, South <strong>Slocan</strong>. 250-359-7000.<br />
Bulletin Board<br />
MONTICOLA FOREST FIRE-<br />
WOOD RAFFLE is now offering<br />
entries into their Free Firewood<br />
Raffle, upon completion of their<br />
7-question firewood market research<br />
survey. Enter to win a ½<br />
cord of premium, moisture-tested<br />
Fir/Larch firewood. Eligible for residents<br />
of Nelson, Trail, Salmo, Rossland,<br />
Fruitvale, <strong>Castlegar</strong> and the<br />
surrounding areas. Draw is <strong>Sept</strong>.<br />
30, <strong>20</strong>21. Visit firewood.monticola.<br />
ca for more details.<br />
SHARPENING SERVICE: Saws,<br />
tools, scissors, knives, clipper<br />
blades. C&D Sharpening Service,<br />
250-365-3658.<br />
THE TREASURE SHOP IN CAS-<br />
TLEGAR HOURS: Tuesday, Thursday<br />
and Saturday, 11am-3pm.<br />
Donations accepted Tuesday &<br />
Saturday. Call first, 250-365-7317.<br />
www.castlegarhospitalauxiliary.org<br />
Bulletin Board<br />
NORTH KOOTENAY LAKE COM-<br />
MUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY<br />
(NKLCSS), with the support of the<br />
United Way and the Province of<br />
BC, has started a Free Senior’s Meal<br />
Program for Kaslo and area residents.<br />
Once per week a meal will be<br />
delivered to the senior’s door by a<br />
NKLCSS staff person, for free. If you<br />
or someone you know is 55+ and<br />
would benefit from this program<br />
or would like more information,<br />
please call Kathy at 250-353-7691<br />
ext. <strong>20</strong>4 or email kathyallaire@<br />
nklcss.org<br />
REGISTERED MASSAGE THERA-<br />
PY: Accepting new patients. Joshua<br />
Kline, RMT. Head 2 Toe Holistic<br />
Health Clinic, 1237-3rd St, <strong>Castlegar</strong>.<br />
Call 250-304-8700 or book online<br />
www.head2toecastlegar.ca<br />
Bulletin Board<br />
TREASURE SHOP CASTLEGAR<br />
HOURS: Tuesday, Thursday &<br />
Saturday, 11am to 3pm. The Fall/<br />
Winter clothes are now available!<br />
Call 250-365-7317 before donating<br />
items.<br />
USA - NEW AUTHORS WANTED!<br />
Page Publishing will help self-publish<br />
your book. Free author submission<br />
kit! Limited offer! 866-951-7214.<br />
VITALITY MASSAGE THERAPY,<br />
ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS:<br />
Friendly clinic, one patient at a time<br />
on premises, mask & sanitization<br />
recommended, extended medical<br />
insurance. Book online www.trail<br />
vitalitymassagetherapy.com, 250-<br />
364-3024, 250-777-3024.<br />
WINTER COATS: Great selection!<br />
All new stock! Kaslo Thrift Store.<br />
Thursdays-Saturdays, 11am-2pm.<br />
N picture online: www.pennywiseads.com Your local shopper • <strong>Pennywise</strong> <strong>Sept</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>21 3
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