Visit Kaslo | Kaslo Guide 2019
Kaslo is surrounded by a vast mountain wilderness riven with rushing creeks and gorges, its centre of gravity the crystal clear depths of Kootenay Lake. Prospectors, lumbermen and speculators have come and gone and will be back; the adventurers stayed on. They’ve figured out, and perhaps you will too, that the real richness here is the freedom to be yourself, to explore. There are so many ways to do that, just read on. Have fun!
Kaslo is surrounded by a vast mountain wilderness riven with rushing creeks and gorges, its centre of gravity the crystal clear depths of Kootenay Lake. Prospectors, lumbermen and speculators have come and gone and will be back; the adventurers stayed on. They’ve figured out, and perhaps you will too, that the real richness here is the freedom to be yourself, to explore. There are so many ways to do that, just read on. Have fun!
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Official <strong>Kaslo</strong> Area <strong>Guide</strong><br />
· argenta · lardeau · cooper creek · meadow creek<br />
· mirror lake · woodbury · ainsworth hot springs<br />
· shutty bench · schroeder creek<br />
· sandon · retallack · balfour<br />
F R E E<br />
#pictureperfectkaslo<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
The lake is calling - you must come!<br />
· Winter in the Forest<br />
· May Days and<br />
Logger Sports<br />
· Jazz Etc. Festival<br />
· iDIDaRide & Run<br />
~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />
· Community Maps<br />
· Trail Maps<br />
· Ferry Schedules<br />
@<strong>Visit</strong><strong>Kaslo</strong>Today #visitkaslo visitkaslo.com
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• Awesome Beef Jerky<br />
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• Fresh Deli Meats<br />
• European & Import Items<br />
• Custom Cutting<br />
• Party Trays<br />
made to your design<br />
• Sandwiches to go<br />
• Weekly In-store Specials • Freezer Orders<br />
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bougainvillelodge.ca<br />
Phone: 1-250-353-2061<br />
• Hot Springs Pool & Cave<br />
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• Swimwear & Gift Boutique<br />
• Contemporary Rooms<br />
• Banquet & Meeting Room<br />
• Open All Year<br />
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Welcome to <strong>Kaslo</strong>!<br />
Photo: Ken Hewat<br />
Follow the footpath that skirts the town, through the bay, along the public beach areas, through the off leash dog zone – right to the <strong>Kaslo</strong> River. See centre map.<br />
If you’re used to city living where most<br />
people don’t know you and look the other<br />
way when you pass, prepare to be a little<br />
disconcerted. On the sidewalks in this small<br />
town there is a very good chance that the locals<br />
will smile and nod at you, say hello perhaps.<br />
Someone might even ask your opinion<br />
about something!<br />
Don’t be alarmed. This is normal – and this<br />
pattern of behaviour only gets worse as winter<br />
approaches. The best advice is to just go<br />
with it. Pretend you are a local, just for the<br />
time being.<br />
When you have to stop your car to allow<br />
the ducks to cross the road, sing loudly or<br />
daydream. Take a morning walk along the<br />
beach and obey that dog that has dropped<br />
a stick at your feet – there is no doubt that<br />
throwing it is what you are meant to do –<br />
or swim in the lake if it’s summer and your<br />
Kul Nijjar<br />
Managing Broker<br />
Real Life Real Estate<br />
body needs a wake-up call. Pay for last<br />
night’s indulgence at the Angry Hen or the<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Hotel by trotting up Wardner Trail to<br />
the Viewpoint. Then be good all day and visit<br />
the galleries and shops, eat healthy snacks<br />
and meals, and finally stay up way too late<br />
after a rockin’ set at the BlueBelle and dance<br />
in the street with all your new friends.<br />
Repeat.<br />
Now you’re getting it.<br />
One of the first things you should do is<br />
simply wander about town. Every house is<br />
different, some are really, really small, quite<br />
a few are more than a century old. There<br />
are Victorian era beauties in the shade of<br />
majestic maples, while down on 3rd Street<br />
there’s a 4-plex that used to be a brothel (in<br />
the 1890s those entrepreneurial ladies were<br />
known as box-rustlers – they rustled out of<br />
boxes apparently.)<br />
kul@kulnijjar.ca<br />
250.505.4722<br />
Your Kootenay Property Matchmaker<br />
Buildings you can actually tour inside include<br />
the newly restored City Hall, the<br />
Langham Cultural Centre and the SS Moyie<br />
– a ship, not a building, and now a very interesting<br />
museum and our visitor centre.<br />
Read more about these places and others<br />
further on in this magazine.<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> is surrounded by a vast mountain<br />
wilderness riven with rushing creeks and<br />
gorges, its centre of gravity the crystal<br />
clear depths of Kootenay Lake. Prospectors,<br />
lumbermen and speculators have come<br />
and gone and will be back; the adventurers<br />
stayed on. They’ve figured out, and perhaps<br />
you will too, that the real richness here is the<br />
freedom to be yourself, to explore.<br />
There are so many ways to do that, just read<br />
on. Have fun!<br />
Welcome.<br />
kulnijjar.ca<br />
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Revelstoke<br />
Shelter<br />
Bay<br />
Upper<br />
Arrow Lakes<br />
Ferry<br />
Galena Bay<br />
Halcyon<br />
Hot Springs<br />
Trout Lake<br />
Trout<br />
Lake<br />
Gerrard<br />
Duncan<br />
Lake<br />
The West<br />
Ktenay<br />
UPPER ARROW LAKE<br />
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31<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> & Area <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>2019</strong> - INDEX<br />
West Kootenay Map ........................................5<br />
Happenings - Festivals & Events ...................... 7<br />
Playtime - Things to do in town ..................... 11<br />
Historical Landmarks .................................... 13<br />
Who, What, Where? ...................................... 13<br />
Artists & Artisans ..................................... 14-15<br />
Healing & Wellness .................................16-19<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> and Area Street Maps, Biking<br />
and Hiking Trail Maps ........... CENTRE PULLOUT<br />
Hiking and Biking Trails ...........................23, 25<br />
Campgrounds ............................................... 24<br />
Real Winter, Real Fun! ..............................26-27<br />
10 Ways to get ‘Oot and Aboot’ ................28-29<br />
The North End - North Kootenay Lake ............ 31<br />
Bygone Days ............................................ 32-33<br />
Woodbury & Ainsworth ............................35-37<br />
Local Dining .................................................. 38<br />
Ferry Schedules ............................................ 39<br />
Accommodations .....................................40-41<br />
Churches ........................................................ 41<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Crossword and Survey .......................... 42<br />
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Needles<br />
Edgewood<br />
Christina<br />
Lake<br />
Christina Lake<br />
Cascade<br />
Arrow<br />
Park<br />
Arrow Park<br />
Ferry<br />
Needles<br />
Cable<br />
Ferry<br />
LOWER ARROW LAKE<br />
3<br />
Fauquier<br />
6<br />
Burton<br />
Nakusp<br />
Hot Springs<br />
CASTLEGAR<br />
3B<br />
Rossland<br />
TRAIL<br />
Paterson<br />
Nakusp<br />
Valhalla<br />
Park<br />
Koch Creek<br />
Road<br />
22<br />
6<br />
Slocan<br />
Lake<br />
3A<br />
Passmore<br />
Regional<br />
Airport<br />
Regional<br />
Airport<br />
3<br />
6<br />
Waneta<br />
Slocan<br />
3B<br />
of<br />
Valley<br />
Kokanee<br />
Glacier<br />
Park<br />
Nelway<br />
Meadow<br />
Creek<br />
Cooper<br />
Creek<br />
Lardeau<br />
Retallack<br />
Sandon<br />
New Denver<br />
Silverton<br />
Harrop<br />
Cable Ferry<br />
3A<br />
NELSON<br />
Mirror<br />
Lake<br />
31<br />
Woodbury<br />
Ainsworth<br />
Hot Springs<br />
Harrop<br />
Salmo<br />
Howser<br />
Ghosts<br />
the<br />
31A<br />
KASLO<br />
Balfour<br />
Purcell Wilderness<br />
Conservancy<br />
Procter<br />
Argenta<br />
Johnson’s<br />
Landing<br />
K O O T E N A Y L A K E<br />
Cover Photos: Jazz Etc Fest, Traillblazers Bridge: Gary Schneider;<br />
SUP Handstand: Daphne Hunter,<br />
Fall Gazebo, Rainbow, Red Boathouse, <strong>Kaslo</strong> Market: Karma Halleran<br />
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Fry Creek Trail<br />
Home of the SS Moyie<br />
National Historic Site<br />
Kootenay Lake Ferry<br />
Kootenay Bay<br />
Crawford Bay<br />
3<br />
Gray Creek<br />
Pass Road<br />
3A<br />
East<br />
Shore<br />
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HONEY CANDLES ®<br />
100% pure beeswax<br />
1-800-558-7292 www.purebeeswaxcandles.com<br />
pia<br />
Food Store<br />
250-353-2594<br />
• Made in <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
• All natural<br />
ingredients<br />
• Bee friendly<br />
Find a wide selection<br />
of Honey Candles<br />
at fine retailers and<br />
markets throughout<br />
the West Kootenay<br />
Proud to be a part of<br />
beautiful Front Street <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
Come visit us to see<br />
our great selection:<br />
Grocery • Produce<br />
Dairy • Bulk Section<br />
Snacks • Vitamins<br />
Bath & Beauty Products<br />
Pet Food • Household Supplies<br />
Featuring Local<br />
& BC Products<br />
Kootenay Star<br />
Museum<br />
CELEBRATES KASLO’S<br />
RICH HERITAGE, MINING<br />
AND FORESTRY HISTORY<br />
Teresa’s Coffee Shop<br />
serves up homemade goodness every day!<br />
402 Front St. <strong>Kaslo</strong> 250-353-2115 www.ilovekaslo.com<br />
Summer hrs: 7 days a week, early morning to 5:30 (or later!)<br />
Fall/Winter hrs : Monday - Saturday, early morning to 5:30 pm<br />
“One of the best<br />
buildings in BC”<br />
Architecture Foundation<br />
of BC, 2014<br />
Gallery Thurs - Sun 1 - 4<br />
Theatre<br />
Workshops<br />
Community Events<br />
Japanese Canadian<br />
Museum<br />
<strong>Visit</strong> our website<br />
for schedule of events<br />
www.thelangham.ca • 447 A Avenue, <strong>Kaslo</strong> • 250-353-2661<br />
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KASLO<br />
LOGGER<br />
SPORTS<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
Sat & Sun, May 18 & 19<br />
11:30 - 4 Vimy Park<br />
Lumber Jacks & Jills at their best:<br />
Log rolling, tree climbing, axe throwing & more<br />
COME WATCH THE COMPETITORS BATTLE IT OUT FOR<br />
MULTIPLE CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.<br />
For more info, visit www.canlog.com<br />
A Unique and Axciting FREE Family Show!<br />
Photo: Dave Heagy<br />
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Happenings<br />
Festivals<br />
& Events<br />
JANUARY<br />
Polar Bear Plunge Jan 1<br />
Salon of the Arts<br />
Performance Night &<br />
Auction Jan 19<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
BC Family Day<br />
Winter in theForest<br />
Festival Feb 18<br />
MARCH<br />
Check the Pennywise<br />
for events in March!<br />
www.pennywiseads.com<br />
APRIL<br />
Easter Dolly Derby<br />
Woodbury Resort<br />
April 20-22<br />
The Great Big Easter<br />
Egg Hunt, Vimy Park<br />
April 21<br />
MAY<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> May Days<br />
Festival May 18-20<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Logger Sports<br />
May 18, 19<br />
JULY<br />
Canada Day July 1<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Art Walksummer<br />
months TBA<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Guitarfest<br />
July 15-20<br />
annual<br />
May Days<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>’s first May Days was celebrated in<br />
1892. Plan to share in the excitement<br />
this year from May 18 to 20.<br />
In the old days there was a unique “Prospectors’<br />
Race” and the main event was a horse race<br />
down Front Street, with prizes as high as $250.<br />
Today, popular events are the Logger Sports,<br />
the slo-pitch tournament (still going strong<br />
after almost 40 years) and the Show & Shine.<br />
There is always a May Days parade Monday<br />
at noon. Afterwards, walk down to the<br />
maypole in Vimy Park and watch the children<br />
weave ribbons in a traditional maypole<br />
dance, just as their parents and grandparents<br />
did when theywere children.<br />
AUGUST<br />
Jazz Etc. Festival<br />
Aug 2-4<br />
IDIDaRide-Run<br />
Aug 10<br />
Pirate’s Day - SS Moyie<br />
Sternwheeler Aug 11<br />
Columbia Basin Culture<br />
Tour Aug 10, 11<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>’s Birthday<br />
Aug 14<br />
The Logger Sports Show<br />
Logger sports originated in Canadian logging<br />
camps in the late 1800s. Competitors<br />
from many countries look forward to <strong>Kaslo</strong>’s<br />
show, the spring kickoff for the Canadian<br />
western circuit. The individual events are<br />
fast-paced and range from tree climbing an<br />
80 foot spar pole to chopping through a 12<br />
inch standing chop block to precariously<br />
balancing on a springboard 10 feet in the<br />
air! Log rolling is a crowd favourite – which<br />
ends with competitors splashing into the<br />
chilly water of the burling pond.<br />
The logger sports grounds are on the shore<br />
of Kootenay Lake. It’s a 2-day show, May 18<br />
& 19 and the admission is free!<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
British Car Show Sept 8<br />
Lardeau Valley Harvest<br />
Festival - last weekend in<br />
September<br />
Argenta Fall Faire<br />
2nd or 3rd weekend in<br />
September<br />
OCTOBER<br />
Thanksgiving Rainbow<br />
Derby - Woodbury<br />
Resort Oct 12-14<br />
Hallowe’en Haunted<br />
House - The Langham<br />
Oct 30<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
Christmas Light Up<br />
Celebration Nov 30<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Legion Craft Faire<br />
Nov 30<br />
DECEMBER<br />
Winter Solstice<br />
Celebrations Dec 21<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Jamboree Hockey<br />
Tournament Dec 21, 22<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Saturday Market - June 8 to Sept 21, 10-2pm<br />
Lardeau Valley Market - Summer Sundays mid-June to late September, 10-2pm<br />
Argenta Soup & Kitchen Party - Argenta Hall, Wednesdays from 11ish to 2 or 3ish<br />
Workshops, exhibitions, speakers & film series www.thelangham.ca<br />
Kokanee salmon spawning - Meadow Creek, Aug, Sept<br />
Show & Shine<br />
May Days Sunday on Front Street is such a<br />
friendly scene that it’s always a relief to the<br />
car show organizers if some out-of-towners<br />
agree to perform the necessary but pitfallladen<br />
job of judging, even though usually<br />
there are as many prizes as entrants. If<br />
you see a spectacularly mustachioed man<br />
in animated conversation, without doubt<br />
you’ve spotted Dave B., one of the Show &<br />
Shine organizers. Introduce yourself!<br />
Annual Slo-Pitch Tourney<br />
The rivalry resumes! Once a year, over ‘May<br />
Long’, local teams and visitors from as far<br />
away as Nelson, compete at this ultra-prestigious<br />
tourney, just for the bragging rights.<br />
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Planning to Build<br />
or Renovate?<br />
<strong>Visit</strong> the friendly, knowledgeable staff at<br />
your local building supply dealer!<br />
Dry<br />
wood<br />
storage!<br />
KASLO BUILDING SUPPLIES<br />
Highway 31<br />
250-353-7628<br />
www.kaslobuilding.com email: kaslo.building@telus.net<br />
In the Historic Outdoor Paradise of <strong>Kaslo</strong> BC<br />
• One and Two Bedroom Cabins<br />
• Kitchen • WiFi • HDTV<br />
• Pet Friendly • Courtyard and BBQ Area<br />
TRUE BLUE<br />
Open Tuesday<br />
to Friday<br />
TANNING BED!<br />
Spa<br />
412 B Avenue, <strong>Kaslo</strong> BC Tel: 1-250-353-7599 truebluelodge.com Email: truebluelodge@gmail.com<br />
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<strong>Kaslo</strong> May Days<br />
May 18-20<br />
Photos: Gary Schneider<br />
Jazz Etc Music Festival<br />
The best little summer music festival! Take<br />
everything that is great about summer<br />
and add music – all kinds of music that<br />
will get you dancing in the sand. <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
Jazz Etc Summer Music Festival is very<br />
family friendly and always features truly<br />
exceptional talent. Mountains rising over<br />
10,000 feet from the lake are the backdrop<br />
for the performers on the floating stage in<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Bay. Two other stages, craft beer and<br />
cider and food vendors – and so many<br />
happy people! – keep the vibe hopping all<br />
weekend long. August 2-4, <strong>2019</strong>. For tickets<br />
and updates on the musical lineup for <strong>2019</strong><br />
www.kaslojazzfest.com<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Guitar Fest<br />
One percent of <strong>Kaslo</strong>vians play classical guitar,<br />
according to <strong>Kaslo</strong>’s music prof David<br />
Stewart. For a week in summer, <strong>Kaslo</strong> is<br />
host to dozens of classical guitarists of all<br />
ages. They attend master classes and workshops<br />
and enjoy the opportunity to meet<br />
other musicians, to learn from renowned<br />
instructors and to become immersed in<br />
their craft. To register for this unforgettable<br />
aesthetic experience (this year July 15-20),<br />
or for concert dates, visit their website www.<br />
kasloguitarfest.com<br />
Columbia Basin Culture Tour<br />
A road trip with a customized cultural experience.<br />
Experience craft demonstrations or<br />
discover local history, meet performers and<br />
writers, enjoy concerts and theatrical performances.<br />
Roll out for this free, self-guided<br />
tour on August 10 and 11, 10 am to 5 pm.<br />
Find your Culture Tour Directory at the<br />
<strong>Visit</strong>or Centre or the Langham.<br />
Lardeau Valley Harvest Festival<br />
A great family event at the Lardeau Valley<br />
Community Centre in Meadow Creek, a<br />
35 minute drive north of <strong>Kaslo</strong>. Traditions<br />
celebrated at the faire include old-fashioned<br />
races and competitions, and the art and<br />
skills of the farmer and small homesteader.<br />
There will be lots of vendors, live music<br />
and antique machinery demos. Bring your<br />
pocketbook and shop early for Christmas!<br />
Argenta Fall Faire<br />
Argenta is justly famous for the quality of<br />
its musicians. Enjoy live entertainment and<br />
food and craft vendors. Once it gets dark,<br />
the stage is set for the faire’s finale. Everyone<br />
gathers in a circle and, in the middle of<br />
a field, the stick monument is set afire.<br />
iDIDaRide & Run<br />
Each one of the five different trail pounding<br />
experiences of the iDIDaRide & Run will<br />
spark you to achieve your personal best.<br />
Three bike events, 40, 20 and 8 km, and two<br />
running, 20 and 8 km, will challenge and<br />
reward you. The world-class <strong>Kaslo</strong> and area<br />
trail network is so much fun, and surpassingly<br />
beautiful. From novice riders and runners<br />
to the most experienced athletes competing<br />
in the longer races, the exhilaration<br />
of the race will last longer than the day.<br />
Some starts and all the finishes<br />
are at the logger sports grounds<br />
on the shores of Kootenay Lake.<br />
The date to remember is August<br />
10, <strong>2019</strong>. Book your holidays now<br />
so you can take part in BC’s hottest<br />
new event. Register at www.<br />
ididaride.ca<br />
Game of ‘Shinny’<br />
at Winter in the<br />
Forest Festival<br />
Light Up<br />
The big bonfire is lit at the top of Front<br />
Street, the carolers are singing, and the<br />
minor hockey kids are slinging hot chocolate.<br />
All of this in downtown <strong>Kaslo</strong> after the<br />
Santa Claus procession up the dark wintry<br />
street, his passing triggering the illumination,<br />
one storefront after another, of twinkly<br />
and colourful displays of lights. Saturday,<br />
November 30.<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Jamboree<br />
The annual K-Jam (on the weekend before<br />
Christmas) is old home week for the graduates<br />
of <strong>Kaslo</strong>’s storied Minor Hockey Association.<br />
They always have a lot of fun, they<br />
usually raise a bit of money for charity, and<br />
the players on the winning team get to hoist<br />
the coveted Colander Cup.<br />
Winter in the Forest<br />
Some unusual events in this free outdoor<br />
festival include human dogsled races, Swede<br />
sawing competition and the water boil race.<br />
Enjoy the sweet stickiness of maple taffy<br />
on the snow, and hot homemade foods. Or<br />
make your own bannock on a stick over the<br />
bonfire. Local musicians and storytellers<br />
will entertain you. On BC Family Day (February<br />
18) join in on the fun at the <strong>Kaslo</strong> airstrip<br />
below the True Blue trails.<br />
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Come <strong>Visit</strong> Our Historic<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
Golf Club<br />
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Spectacular views from every shot!<br />
Your Community Grocer<br />
Full In-store Bakery • Produce<br />
Meat Department • Deli<br />
411 Front Street, <strong>Kaslo</strong> • 250-353-2331<br />
Store Hours: 9am - 7pm, Mon–Sat; 10am - 6pm, Sunday<br />
Summer Hours (May 12 - Aug. 31) 8am - 9pm Mon–Sat; 9am -7pm Sunday<br />
The course is challenging to golfers of all ages and skill<br />
levels. Set on a bench overlooking the town, the lake &<br />
mountains, the experience of playing here is unparalleled.<br />
No pre-booked tee times required. Ask<br />
about the 10 pack and other specials!<br />
Free club rentals for motorcyclists.<br />
<br />
<br />
250-353-2262<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>Golf.org<br />
@<strong>Kaslo</strong>Golf<br />
kaslogolf<br />
<br />
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Welcome<br />
to the Historic Village of <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
Incorporated 1893<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> offers fun for everyone!<br />
Walk or bike on one of the many area trails. Enjoy<br />
fabulous scenery from our expansive beachfront.<br />
<strong>Visit</strong> our newly-restored City Hall<br />
– a National Heritage Site.<br />
Free parking available off 5th Street<br />
250-353-2311 admin@kaslo.ca www.kaslo.ca<br />
www.visitkaslo.com
Lovely Wild Beach<br />
Renew your spirit! From the mouth of the<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> River all around to the protected<br />
waters of <strong>Kaslo</strong> Bay, the pebble strewn and<br />
sandy beaches are hot underfoot in summer<br />
or windswept and serene on a calm winter’s<br />
day. The clear fresh water of Kootenay Lake<br />
lake, icy cold until midsummer, beckons<br />
swimmers and paddlers in July and August.<br />
Where the river rushes into the lake is also<br />
a favourite spot for anglers fishing from the<br />
shore or from a rowboat or canoe.<br />
Bring your book and be alone, or hang with<br />
your friends and chat. Solve all the world’s<br />
problems! Toddlers splash in the shallow<br />
natural pools released as the level of the<br />
lake descends in June. Surprisingly few<br />
motor boats disturb the tranquility, and the<br />
view across the lake is unmarked by roads<br />
and development.<br />
Dogs OFF Leash Area<br />
Let all (good) dogs run free! At the southern<br />
end of the beach, between the skatepark<br />
and the river mouth is where dog and doglovers<br />
can enjoy off leash freedom.<br />
Vimy Park<br />
Meet me down at the ball game! Vimy Park,<br />
spread out below lower <strong>Kaslo</strong> and close to<br />
the beach, is where you’ll find the ball diamond,<br />
a wide open grassy area to fly a kite<br />
or play frisbee, and an adventure playground<br />
for the kids. If it’s raining you can take cover<br />
at the picnic shelter and there are washrooms<br />
too, near the gazebo.<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Sk8Park<br />
From bikes to skateboards,<br />
the kids<br />
ride them all. This<br />
has to be the most<br />
scenic skatepark<br />
anywhere in the<br />
world – right on the<br />
beach, just north<br />
of the <strong>Kaslo</strong> River<br />
mouth.<br />
LAKE FACTS<br />
Main lake is 104 km long<br />
Average width is 3.4 km<br />
Depth est. 150m Altitude 532m<br />
(varies seasonally by as much as 3m)<br />
Surrounding mountains are the<br />
Purcells and the Selkirks. Highest<br />
peak is Mt Loki at 2,771 m (9,091 ft).<br />
What did you do today, and where<br />
have you been? “I played in <strong>Kaslo</strong>,”<br />
said Josephine.<br />
Moorage in <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>’s public wharf is in <strong>Kaslo</strong> Bay.<br />
You can stay tied up to the dock for<br />
48 hours free of charge. The very small<br />
lagoon near the Moyie is a protected<br />
swimming area for kids. Please no<br />
motors of any kind in that area.<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Bay Park<br />
This is the venue for the <strong>Kaslo</strong> Jazz Etc<br />
Festival. It’s a good place to launch your<br />
canoe or kayak from the sandy beach,<br />
and there is a proper boat launch if you<br />
brought your motorboat with you.<br />
Tee time<br />
We don’t like to brag, but… the <strong>Kaslo</strong> Golf<br />
Course is beautiful! From the timberframe<br />
clubhouse to the views from any<br />
spot on the 9-hole course.<br />
Occasionally you’ll see deer,<br />
elk or even a bear strolling<br />
across the greens, taking the<br />
shortcut to the lake. There<br />
are rental clubs and pull and<br />
power carts, and motorcyclists<br />
can get free club<br />
rentals. It’s just above town,<br />
to the south.<br />
P laytime!<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Recreation Complex<br />
The Complex includes a hockey<br />
arena and two sheets on the<br />
curling rink side. The <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
Curling Club has a men’s,<br />
women’s and mixed league, as<br />
well as junior programs and a drop-in<br />
night. There is an active and welcoming<br />
social club. Go to www.kaslocurling.com<br />
for more details.<br />
The arena side is the home of the <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
Minor Hockey Association. There are<br />
several adult hockey clubs too, most a<br />
combination of youth and oldies. <strong>Visit</strong> the<br />
arena website www.kasloarena.ca to find<br />
schedules for drop-in hockey and public<br />
skating times. The <strong>Kaslo</strong> complex is one<br />
of the benefits that encourages people and<br />
families to move to <strong>Kaslo</strong>. It is a prized<br />
amenity, providing recreation, social<br />
activities, and pride… Every ice time is<br />
prime time!<br />
Tennis, Anyone?<br />
Whether you’re interested in an afternoon<br />
match or information on a season<br />
membership, call the <strong>Kaslo</strong> Motel, 250-<br />
353-2431. You can also email kaslotennis@<br />
netidea.com The courts are located on the<br />
south end of town by the arena.<br />
Photo: Dmitry Nekhoroshkov<br />
Fresh<br />
lines,<br />
endless<br />
opportunities.<br />
www.stellarheliskiing.com<br />
@stellarheli<br />
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This campground has<br />
everything you’ve been<br />
looking for!<br />
Traditional Mexican fare with a<br />
<br />
<br />
250-353-3440<br />
Treehouse<br />
Restaurant<br />
The<br />
Come<br />
Yum!<br />
250-353-7102<br />
3 minutes south of <strong>Kaslo</strong> • Box 540, <strong>Kaslo</strong>, BC V0G 1M0<br />
www.mirrorlakecampground.com<br />
Accessible<br />
Affordable<br />
Ethical<br />
General Legal Services<br />
Famous Eggs Benny for<br />
Breakfast<br />
Making the<br />
Hungry Happy<br />
for over 30 years<br />
At the of Front St, <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
250-353-2955 See full menu at<br />
kaslotreehouse.com<br />
Open Daily 6:30 am to 3pm, Friday till 7pm<br />
• Homemade Beef, Chicken and<br />
Veggie Burgers<br />
• Pita Melts • Marvelous Mexican<br />
• Breakfast and Lunch Bowls<br />
• Stir Fries and more<br />
• Sinful Desserts<br />
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Rhonda Ruston Q.C.<br />
Box 967, 404 Front Street<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>, BC V0G 1M0<br />
T: 250-353-2028 F: (888) 303-1593<br />
www.RustonLaw.ca • RustonLaw@telus.net<br />
www.visitkaslo.com
There are two National Historic Sites in<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>, the Village Hall on 4th Street and<br />
the SS Moyie, the oldest intact passenger<br />
sternwheeler in the world, on Front St.<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> City Hall The Village Hall was<br />
built in 1898 – the same year the SS Moyie<br />
made her maiden voyage on Kootenay<br />
Lake and 5 years after the founding of the<br />
“City of <strong>Kaslo</strong>”. (Think about the soaring<br />
optimism of 125 years ago implied by the<br />
word ‘city’.) This graceful wooden building<br />
on the corner of 4th Street and B Avenue<br />
is the oldest wooden municipal hall on the<br />
BC mainland and is a designated National<br />
Historic Site. Take a self-guided tour. City<br />
Hall is now wheelchair and scooter friendly<br />
via the ramp and entryway on B Avenue.<br />
The Langham Narrowly escaping<br />
demolition in the 1970s, this building<br />
on A Avenue and 5th Street has been reanimated<br />
and repurposed a dozen or more<br />
times in its 123 year history. When it first<br />
opened its doors as a hotel in 1896, it was<br />
described in the Sandon Streak as “one of<br />
the most commodious residential quarters<br />
in town, having the benefits of all modern<br />
improvements in the way of electric lights,<br />
baths, etc.”<br />
The Langham is now a cultural centre. Its<br />
WWII era history – when it served as tiny<br />
apartments for families of Japanese descent<br />
who had been forcibly displaced to BC’s<br />
interior – is illuminated in the Japanese<br />
Canadian Museum on the second and<br />
third floors. Take a self-guided tour.<br />
Kemball Memorial Centre<br />
formerly the Provincial Government Building<br />
This four-square brick building with a<br />
walled front garden was built in 1911 to<br />
serve as provincial government offices. The<br />
courthouse occupied a large corner room.<br />
The province sold the building to the<br />
Village of <strong>Kaslo</strong> in 2009. Rest a spell in the<br />
gardens; there is a picnic table under the<br />
spreading maples.<br />
SS Moyie When she was launched on<br />
October 22, 1898, there were no roads, no<br />
trains, and only foot, horse or mule travel<br />
into these hidden mountain valleys. You<br />
could not overstate this ship’s value, or the<br />
affection the people in the many isolated<br />
communities on Kootenay Lake felt for her<br />
during her 60 years of faithful service.<br />
Now dry-docked at the lower end of Front<br />
Street, the ship is still a welcoming sight.<br />
The SS Moyie is both <strong>Kaslo</strong>’s <strong>Visit</strong>or Centre<br />
and a captivating museum that will appeal<br />
to every member of the family.<br />
St Andrew’s United Church<br />
Last year St Andrew’s Church, like the<br />
Village itself, celebrated its 125th year<br />
anniversary. It’s as busy a place as it ever<br />
was, now functioning as a concert venue<br />
and a community hall. <strong>Kaslo</strong>’s Food Hub<br />
occupies the basement and you can still<br />
attend “saddlebag services” in the sanctuary<br />
during the summer months.<br />
Sacred Heart Catholic Church<br />
People of faith have sought solace and<br />
comfort in this little wooden church since<br />
1902, and the tradition is still alive today.<br />
How it came to be built is a colourful<br />
story. The first priest, Stephan Coté, was a<br />
stocky and powerful man. One night in the<br />
mining town of Sandon, Coté accepted the<br />
challenge to wrestle another man, likely a<br />
hard rock miner, so long as he could stipulate<br />
the prize, should he prevail and win<br />
the bout. The prize? The challenger and his<br />
backers would help him build his church<br />
in <strong>Kaslo</strong>. Guess who won? Sunday mass<br />
is celebrated at 4 pm. Corner of 5th Street<br />
and A Avenue.<br />
St Mark’s Anglican Church 601 5th<br />
Street was built in 1895 and still has Sunday<br />
services. There is a labyrinth hidden<br />
from the street on the church grounds,<br />
just the thing for a contemplative walk.<br />
Landmarks<br />
The SS Moyie Sternwheeler and Museum. Photo: Gary Schneider<br />
Where to go when you<br />
REALLY gotta go!<br />
Summertime:<br />
Kemball Centre, 312 4th St<br />
At Vimy Park by Campground<br />
entrance and also near the<br />
Gazebo.<br />
SS Moyie/<strong>Visit</strong>or Centre<br />
324 Front St<br />
All year-round:<br />
Village Hall or <strong>Kaslo</strong> Library<br />
when open, 413 4th St.<br />
Who’s Got WiFi?<br />
Treehouse<br />
The Clubhouse<br />
El Corazon<br />
Bluebelle<br />
Chez Serge<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Hotel<br />
Can I park my big rig??<br />
Along Hwy 31 between 4th and 5th St<br />
By the SS Moyie on Front St<br />
In the municipal parking lot beside<br />
and behind the Catholic Church<br />
on 5th St.<br />
Need a map?<br />
See the pullout in the centre of<br />
this <strong>Guide</strong>.<br />
The <strong>Visit</strong>or Centre and many<br />
businesses in town supply some<br />
useful locally produced maps.<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> & Area Trail Map $2<br />
West Koot Route Trail map<br />
For backcountry trails, especially<br />
for mountain bikers,<br />
www.trailforks.com is highly<br />
recommended.<br />
Public access computers<br />
Need to check your email?<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>’s Library, below City Hall<br />
on 4th St & B Ave<br />
Tue 10–4 pm, Wed 10–4 pm, Thu<br />
10–8 pm, Sat 10–4 pm<br />
Village Hall (above Library)<br />
Accessible Mon – Fri 10 am–3pm.<br />
Mel B Digital 404 Front St<br />
Mon – Thurs 12–5 pm<br />
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Inspiration!<br />
Artists abound in this little town...<br />
Find their wares in stores or in studios.<br />
Ric Gerzey<br />
Carved Wood. Available at Kooterra<br />
Pottery & Gallery<br />
Inspired by traditional wooden folk art, including<br />
decoys, weather vanes and the work<br />
of Doukhobor and Ukrainian settlers, Ric<br />
creates pieces with his own distinctive style.<br />
His sculptures range from an elegantly carved<br />
shorebird with subtle tones to a colourful,<br />
whimsical Kootenay caricature.<br />
Yvonne<br />
Boyd -<br />
Fine Art<br />
in Many<br />
Mediums<br />
My background<br />
is in<br />
stained glass,<br />
marquetry,<br />
face and body<br />
painting, sculpture and murals.<br />
wI like to experiment. Currently I’m<br />
inspired by creating large concrete<br />
sculptures. If you would like your idea<br />
brought to life please contact me.<br />
250-366-4664, grasshopperlane@gmail.com<br />
Kooterra Pottery - Karel Peeters<br />
Karel Peeters creates bold, colourful earthenware<br />
pottery that celebrates the preparation and<br />
service of food.<br />
Thirty years of experience working with earthenware<br />
clay has allowed him to develop a distinctive<br />
style of glaze applications and clean, functional<br />
forms. Karel looks forward to reopening the<br />
Kooterra Gallery for the summer in May.<br />
www.kooterrapottery.ca<br />
Rielle Oswald<br />
is a <strong>Kaslo</strong> artist,<br />
musician, arts<br />
educator and<br />
organiser. Working<br />
out of her home<br />
and showing both<br />
locally and internationally,<br />
her style is described as Emotional<br />
Expressionism. Her work is available online<br />
at https://www.littlegiantproductions.ca/artistrielle-oswald-artist-catalogue.html<br />
or on<br />
Facebook. Watch for events where Rielle will be<br />
live painting or singing.<br />
Jim Lawrence<br />
Wildlife and Landscape Photography<br />
250-366-4649<br />
Sarah<br />
Lawless -<br />
Handmade<br />
Pottery<br />
Award-winning<br />
potter Sarah<br />
Lawless creates<br />
a line of porcelain<br />
ceramics. Her pots are wheel-thrown<br />
and hand-built, with soft matte surfaces<br />
and earth-toned glazes. Her work is<br />
available locally at the <strong>Kaslo</strong> Saturday<br />
Market and by chance in her studio at<br />
833 C Ave, <strong>Kaslo</strong>.<br />
Fred Rudolph<br />
Columbia Basin<br />
Culture Tour<br />
Aug 10 & 11, <strong>2019</strong><br />
10:00am - 5:00pm<br />
Explore artists’ studios,<br />
museums, art galleries and<br />
heritage sites through this<br />
free, self-guided tour within<br />
the Columbia Basin.<br />
A project of<br />
Funded by<br />
250-505-5505 1-877-505-7355 www.cbculturetour.com<br />
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www.visitkaslo.com
Paint, felt, wood, pottery, fabric, wax...<br />
We are only limited by our imaginations.<br />
Creation!<br />
Suzanne<br />
McLean<br />
is a landscape<br />
painter working<br />
in acrylics<br />
with a special<br />
focus on<br />
birch trees, mountains, and water. She is known<br />
for her bold use of colour and expressive brushwork.<br />
She is currently the resident artist at the<br />
Bluebelle Bistro in downtown <strong>Kaslo</strong>.<br />
www.onlinegalleries.com.au/users/forestandfield<br />
email: artistsuzannemclean@yahoo.ca<br />
Mel B<br />
Digital -<br />
Artist<br />
If we<br />
examine<br />
the connection<br />
between matter and energy, then it is fair to say<br />
technology and art are similarly entwined. Mel<br />
Bryce works within the technological environment<br />
to create art that is both a celebration<br />
of the ingenuity of human technology and a<br />
reminder of the importance of art in life.<br />
www.melbdigital.com mel@melbdigital.com<br />
Andrew<br />
Raney -<br />
Metal<br />
Sculpture<br />
available at<br />
Kooterra<br />
Pottery &<br />
Gallery<br />
The character of birds, fish, animals, creatures<br />
and objects are captured in spontaneous<br />
poses. Andrew Raney has exhibited in<br />
galleries and museums across Canada and<br />
his works are included in many corporate<br />
and private collections.<br />
Honey Candles<br />
For centuries beeswax candles have been<br />
coveted for their bright light, honey scent<br />
and naturally long burning qualities.<br />
Honey Candles’ team of local candle<br />
makers uses traditional and new techniques<br />
to create premium handmade candles using<br />
only 100% pure Canadian beeswax and top<br />
quality wick. Experience. Pure. Elegance.<br />
www.honeycandles.com<br />
Robin Wiltse Fibre Artist<br />
www.robinwiltse.com<br />
Laserdit -<br />
Custom<br />
Laser<br />
Etching<br />
At Laserdit<br />
we custom<br />
manufacture<br />
the finest<br />
quality<br />
artistic and<br />
decorative elements for commercial and public<br />
buildings –projects up to 4x8 feet. Also custom<br />
granite headstones with custom photos, signs,<br />
memorials. The laser can etch on wood, glass,<br />
plastics and composites. Call Don Edwards,<br />
250-353-4296. www.laserdit.ca<br />
KOOTERRA<br />
POTTERY<br />
& FINE CRAFT GALLERY<br />
Hours<br />
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11-5;<br />
Sunday 12-4<br />
May long weekend to<br />
September long weekend<br />
May 16 to September 15<br />
444 FRONT ST. KASLO<br />
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<strong>Visit</strong> <strong>Kaslo</strong> & leave healthier than you came!<br />
Josana Starbuck YogaTeacher E-RYT200<br />
Gentle Flow Yoga emphasizing breath, heart<br />
opening and inner transformation. Experience your<br />
essential joy and radiance! Drop-in, Beginner/Back<br />
to Basics, workshops and private sessions offered<br />
in beautiful Jaisri Yoga Studio, 6221 <strong>Kaslo</strong> South<br />
Road, minutes from downtown <strong>Kaslo</strong>. <br />
On Facebook: Yoga with Josana<br />
250-353-7351 josanastarbuck@gmail.com<br />
Body Energetics Holistic Therapies Shelagh Smith<br />
An integrated approach to release patterns<br />
and restrictions held in the body. Treatment for<br />
pain relief, improved balance and movement,<br />
and increased well being. Shelagh is certified<br />
in Advanced Integrative Energy Healing and<br />
Visionary Craniosacral Work. She has been in<br />
private practice since 2007.<br />
250-353-3477 www.bodyenergetics.ca<br />
holistic therapies<br />
Joli Guthrie, RMT<br />
Joli specializes in deep tissue massage.<br />
She has a solid knowledge of anatomy,<br />
strong intuitive hands and great listening<br />
skills (the most important assessment tool in<br />
her opinion.) The office space at the front of<br />
her home by the river is cozy and soothing.<br />
Please call for an appointment.<br />
250-353-7605<br />
Directory<br />
True Blue Spa<br />
In Spirit Solutions Counselling Keiya Tasire M.S, CH, RMT<br />
• INTEGRATIVE • HOLISTIC • INTUITIVE<br />
Challenges provide opportunities to seek<br />
understanding, to grow in wisdom, to deepen our<br />
inner subtle physical, emotional, thinking, spirit,<br />
heart and wise body connections into an integrated<br />
whole. Keiya Tasire has 20 years experience as an<br />
agent of change, healing and growth.<br />
250-353-1500 keiyat@inspirit-solutions-counselling.com<br />
Traditional Thai Massage<br />
Thai for Table Massage<br />
Thai Herbal Compress Treatment<br />
Two locatons: The Sentinel Retreat and<br />
Asanoh Guest House<br />
Mina Palmer, Certified Advanced TTM Practitioner<br />
250-505-0212 minashanti@gmail.com<br />
On facebook and at<br />
kaslomorningstar.com/thaimassagetherapies/<br />
Mina Palmer<br />
• Registered Massage Therapy<br />
• Paraffin Wax Treatments<br />
• Pregnancy Massages<br />
You do not have to be a guest to<br />
use the spa! All are welcome!<br />
Open Tuesday to Friday<br />
Tanning Bed Coming Soon!<br />
412 B Avenue, <strong>Kaslo</strong> • 250-353-7599<br />
www.truebluelodge.com Email: truebluelodge@gmail.com<br />
Sonya Franke Certified Mindfulness Educator<br />
Choosing a path to greater wellness is a way of life.<br />
Sonya, certified through Mindful Schools, offers<br />
techniques which help us to live life more fully,<br />
by learning to cultivate a state of compassionate<br />
nonjudgmental awareness. Research shows living<br />
mindfully supports overall wellness of mind and body.<br />
www.mindfulnow.ca<br />
Johnson’s Landing Retreat Center<br />
Invest in yourself<br />
to help change<br />
the world!<br />
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We are dedicated to<br />
the development of<br />
Body, Mind<br />
and Spirit.<br />
June 26 -30 Sacred Music, Sacred Dance - includes free camping<br />
Aug 10 -16 TaiChi Summer Camp From beginners to advanced<br />
For more events visit www.JohnsonsLandingRetreat.bc.ca<br />
or call 250-366-4402<br />
Leni Neumeier TCM.P Traditional Chinese Medicine<br />
and Craniosacral Therapy<br />
A licensed practitioner and graduate of the Academy of<br />
Classical Oriental Sciences, Leni provides community<br />
health care for all kinds of ailments using acupuncture,<br />
Chinese herbal medicine, cupping, gua sha,<br />
moxabustion, Craniosacral Therapy and lifestyle coaching.<br />
Located at The Sentinal Health Centre in Mirror Lake.<br />
For online bookings visit www.lenineumeier.ca<br />
Falling Water Spa at Wing Creek Resort<br />
Enhance your relaxation experience in this beautiful<br />
area by indulging in a deeply relaxing spa service<br />
at the Falling Water Spa. Book your award-winning<br />
spa service at least 24 hours in advance. Relax and<br />
rejuvenate!<br />
250-353-2475<br />
www.wingcreekresort.com/relax/spa<br />
www.visitkaslo.com
Join us for WaCanId bike ride!<br />
The WaCanId is an annual bicycle tour taking cyclists on paved<br />
roads encircling the Selkirk Mountains of Washington, Canada<br />
and Idaho – hence the name WaCanId.<br />
This 6-day event covers 370 miles/595 kilometers and showcases<br />
the International Selkirk Loop’s spectacular scenery – majestic<br />
mountains, beautiful lakes, rivers and the world’s longest free scenic<br />
ferry. WaCanId also has the best SAG support of any ride – so if<br />
you need a lift, no problem. There will be a few climbs to challenge<br />
you, but it will be the scenery that will take your breath away.<br />
So what are you waiting for… It is a terrific ride!<br />
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience<br />
to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear<br />
for newer and richer experience.<br />
(Eleanor Roosevelt, first chair of the<br />
UN Commission on Human Rights)<br />
Canadians love a road trip – that feeling of hitting the<br />
open road is intoxicating. The open road can be literally<br />
just you – maybe alone, maybe with your best friend –<br />
driving in your car, singing loudly along with your favourite<br />
playlist. Mile by mile you leave a bit more of your<br />
conventional home-self behind. Perfect! Open heart,<br />
open mind, now you are ready for new experiences, to<br />
really explore new territory.<br />
Over the next few pages you will be introduced to a<br />
couple of <strong>Kaslo</strong> businesses, The Sentinel, and Between a<br />
Lake and a High Place, who know all about travelling.<br />
Their territory is both the internal – our human experience<br />
– and the external – the local environment. Bringing<br />
both together with infectious passion and curiosity,<br />
their guides can lead you through a host of experiences<br />
that will truly bring you away and towards, like the best<br />
of road trips.<br />
Experiences, much more than instruction, are a<br />
seeing with the inner eye, finding a channel to our<br />
essential inner life, a door to our deepest understanding<br />
wherein we have the capacity for universal<br />
response. (Lawren Harris, Canadian painter)<br />
Joli Guthrie<br />
Registered Massage Therapist<br />
• unique<br />
• handmade<br />
• canadian<br />
To rejuvenate<br />
body & soul<br />
For an appointment call<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> 250-353-7605<br />
Mel B Digital: covering all your tech-world needs…<br />
• Repairs<br />
• Tutorials<br />
• Scanning<br />
• Internet Cafe<br />
• Photo & Business Brand Printing<br />
Mel B Digital<br />
250-353-3229<br />
404 Front St Unit 3, <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
melbdigital.com<br />
Since 1986<br />
250-353-2566 408 Front Street, <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
www.figmentscanada.com<br />
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RETREAT & WELLNESS CENTRE<br />
The Sentinel Retreat Centre is located on the shores of Kootenay Lake<br />
in beautiful British Columbia, 7 minutes south of <strong>Kaslo</strong>. The Sentinel<br />
exists to realize the full potential of humanity, and is committed to<br />
offering the most cutting edge practices to participants, who in turn will<br />
share them with the world.<br />
Honouring the personal nature of transformation, the Sentinel offers a<br />
variety of programs that include ceremonies, retreats, workshops, as<br />
well as immersive practices ranging from movement and creativity, to<br />
alternative medicine and Neurotherapy.<br />
Many of these experiences take place on the stunning, spacious<br />
property that sits on the serene shores of Kootenay Lake surrounded by<br />
the healing peace of the Purcell Mountains. The Sentinel provides<br />
luxurious accommodation along with delicious farm-to-table gourmet<br />
cuisine, and access to the Maloca, the 36 ft. timber frame roundhouse,<br />
a cedar hot tub and sauna, as well as body and energy work.<br />
5278 Amundsen Rd.<br />
(13km north of Ainsworth Hot Springs)<br />
sentinelbc.ca 250-353-2246<br />
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Searching for true self-expression? You may reserve a room and design your own retreat, which could<br />
consist of massage, yoga, meditation, writing, hiking, kayaking, river rafting and skiing (heli, downhill, cat<br />
and cross-country).<br />
If you are travelling through the Kootenays, the Sentinel’s spectacular bed and breakfast accommodation<br />
is there to welcome you.<br />
The centre regularly hosts special events alive with drumming, music making and movement through<br />
which guests may experience the “Kootenay difference”.<br />
You are invited to come and discover it for yourself!<br />
RETREAT & WELLNESS CENTRE<br />
5278 Amundsen Rd.<br />
(13km north of Ainsworth Hot Springs)<br />
sentinelbc.ca 250-353-2246<br />
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Your<br />
backstage<br />
ticket to<br />
authentic<br />
West<br />
Kootenay<br />
culture and<br />
nature<br />
EXPERIENTIAL TOURISM COMPANY<br />
“And then,<br />
in the midst of those haunting coyote calls,<br />
in the middle of that fairyland,<br />
a new sight – tiny lights –<br />
and a new sound – the striking of harp strings.”<br />
Gina Bégin, Acoustic Walk-Last Light<br />
www.betweenlakeandhighplace.ca<br />
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Come Experience the West Kootenay all<br />
through the year*<br />
Life of a Tree: A scientific and spiritual walk<br />
amongst gentle giants.<br />
Acoustic Walk-Last Light: Enter one of nature’s<br />
spiritual places for a natural and musical acoustic<br />
forest walk at dusk.<br />
Batstronomy: Become a citizen scientist and find<br />
out how to hear and count bats, then turn your<br />
attention upwards for star gazing on the shores of<br />
Kootenay Lake<br />
Forage and Feast: Wildcrafting, creating, and<br />
savouring in the Kootenay wilds.<br />
Harvest for Humanity: Help harvest <strong>Kaslo</strong>’s<br />
overabundant fruit for the <strong>Kaslo</strong> Food Hub and<br />
then enjoy the fruits of your labour.<br />
From Snowtrails to Ales: Winter snowshoeing in the<br />
Kootenay wonderland followed by beer tasting and<br />
a brewery tour at the Angry Hen Brewery.<br />
Tastes on the Trail and SnowFire:<br />
What tickles your fancy while playing in the snow<br />
in the forest? Traditional taffy on the snow (tire<br />
d’érable sur la neige), crepes and huckleberry syrup,<br />
or perhaps gourmet hot chocolate while enjoying an<br />
evening bonfire under the stars. Magic.<br />
Mountaintop Music and Moonstories:<br />
A magical moonrise evening of music and stories<br />
atop Mount Buchanan.<br />
What is Experiential Travel?<br />
In its simplest form, it is an authentic activity that<br />
connects a traveller to the essence of a place and<br />
its people. It creates a pallette for travellers to<br />
experience a culture by immersion, triggering<br />
all the senses over a period of time…creating<br />
learning opportunities and memories that will last<br />
a lifetime.<br />
Immerse yourself<br />
in the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures<br />
and knowledge of the culture, place and people<br />
you are visiting. It will take you off the regular<br />
tourist path to the heartbeat of that culture. The<br />
opportunities are endless when ideas and activities<br />
are developed in experiential fashion. It can focus<br />
around food, drink, music, nature, agriculture,<br />
culture, adventure, or history, or combine<br />
numerous elements together in creative fusions.<br />
Why is this important?<br />
More and more, travellers are not only looking<br />
for immersive and experiential opportunities<br />
when travelling, but demanding it. The age of<br />
consumerism is past, and has been replaced by<br />
the age of LIVING by doing. Travellers gather<br />
memories and share them with others by<br />
telling stories and sharing images about their<br />
experiences.<br />
“In many instances, it’s the local<br />
people and their stories that our<br />
guests connect with the most,<br />
which is the best outcome we<br />
could hope for.”<br />
Dana and François Blouin<br />
Gaining inspiration from the community and the<br />
landscape surrounding them, Dana and François<br />
Blouin have developed Experience Packages along<br />
the themes of “People with stories”, “Our Nature”,<br />
and “Eats and Drinks”, often in collaboration with<br />
other community members and businesses. They<br />
will continue to develop Experiences as the seasons<br />
change and new opportunities arise.<br />
*Sample programming − check our webpage for<br />
all Experiences and schedules.<br />
250-353-3049<br />
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Trails<br />
Photo : Alexandra Halliday<br />
Mountain Biking<br />
Take ‘er easy and sing while you pedal,<br />
or take it wild and<br />
shriek like a mountain marmot!<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> has it all: relaxing pedal-and-coast<br />
country roads, or barely-in-control downslope<br />
exhilaration. Combine the trails into<br />
various loops and you’ll be entertained for<br />
days. The most famous go-round is the<br />
iDIDaRide 40 km, a stage favourite of many<br />
ST6 riders from 2017. There is every kind<br />
of terrain on that loop. The <strong>Kaslo</strong> Wagon<br />
Road is beautiful and relaxing double-track;<br />
it leads you west, through the Valley of the<br />
Ghosts… heck, with just a little road riding<br />
you can ride trail to New Denver – a great<br />
two day adventure going there and back!<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> River Trail This lovely riverside<br />
stroll is bracketed by two beet-red covered<br />
bridges. The Unity Bridge is at the lower<br />
end of 5th Street. On the the northside trail,<br />
halfway to the second bridge – the Trailblazer<br />
Bridge – is the Family Pump Park. It’s really<br />
fun for kids, novice and even expert mountain<br />
bikers to swoop along through this network of<br />
single track trails embraced within a curve of<br />
the <strong>Kaslo</strong> River.<br />
In early summer the <strong>Kaslo</strong> River is at its<br />
wildest, and the damp forest floor is spangled<br />
with the white-petalled queen’s cup. The<br />
Trailblazer Bridge marks the far end of the<br />
the bridge loop, but you can keep travelling<br />
westward along the river. There are wooden<br />
boardwalks, a couple of little bridges to cross<br />
and some deeply shady spots where you can<br />
stop and cool your toes in the icy water. The<br />
trail eventually leaves the river, and climbs<br />
steeply to the <strong>Kaslo</strong> airstrip and the True Blue<br />
Recreation Area.<br />
True Blue Trails<br />
There is a lot of variety on the multi-purpose<br />
trails above the airport in the True<br />
Blue Recreation Area, with about 9 trails of<br />
varying difficulty. Spanish Moss (trail 9) is<br />
one of our favourites to walk or mountain<br />
bike! If you take Straightface trail it will<br />
connect you to I’ll Call Rusty, a trail which<br />
heads west, then does a big loop to return<br />
you to the south side of the River Trail.<br />
Little wooden bridges and boardwalks carry<br />
you over ephemeral streams, brooks and<br />
boggy areas.<br />
To get to the True Blue Recreation Area,<br />
take Hwy 31 heading south out of <strong>Kaslo</strong>,<br />
turn right on Balfour Avenue (before the<br />
Esso), follow Balfour Avenue up the hill<br />
until you reach the gravel pit and the signage<br />
on the left before the airport.<br />
Pick up a trail map at a local business<br />
or go online to www.trailforks.com<br />
See trail maps<br />
in the centre pullout<br />
Wardner Street Lookout or the Viewpoint<br />
is a narrow switchback that leads to<br />
a ridge overlooking <strong>Kaslo</strong> and Kootenay<br />
Lake. The gain in elevation is about 100<br />
metres. If you’re really fit and want a challenge,<br />
you can make it up to the viewpoint<br />
in 15 to 18 minutes. Or if not so much, give<br />
yourself an hour for both up and down.<br />
East/West Access Trail & No Brakes<br />
These are challenging trails for mountain<br />
bikers. Because they are on a southeast<br />
facing slope, they are the first trails to<br />
become free of snow in the spring. To get to<br />
the trailhead, head up, up, up the highway<br />
north out of <strong>Kaslo</strong> and you’ll see it on your<br />
left, by the brake check stop for trucks.<br />
The Monster and Mr. Skinny are<br />
two black diamond single-track trails in<br />
the Buchanan Recreation Area just west of<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>. The Monster starts at the Buchanan<br />
fire lookout tower. If you’ve made it from<br />
the lookout all the way down to the Wagon<br />
Road, you’ve made it to Mr. Skinny. Both<br />
trails are gnarly, with wooden bridges and<br />
other structures, rolling stones and steep<br />
rooty sections. A generation of <strong>Kaslo</strong> parents<br />
have been alarmed to learn, after the<br />
fact, just what their kids were riding on. But<br />
the kids are alright.<br />
Whitewater Canyon Trail This hike<br />
takes you through alpine bowls and offers<br />
fascinating remnants of the valley’s mining<br />
past. It’s also pretty easy walking. Start with<br />
the Whitewater Forest Service Road. It begins<br />
from Hwy 31A just after the old Retallack<br />
bunkhouses (which are now someone’s home)<br />
and before the big sign for Retallack Lodge.<br />
Walk as far as you like and then return. Most<br />
people opt for a 3 to 5 hour excursion.<br />
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C ampgrounds<br />
Hair Salon<br />
Front Street, <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
250-353-8814<br />
“Keeping you<br />
looking<br />
fantastic<br />
& fresh!”<br />
Kootenay Lake -<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> & South<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Campground 2nd Ave.<br />
250-353-2662<br />
Mirror Lake Campground<br />
5 km south of <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
250-353-7102<br />
Lakeside Cabins & Campground<br />
17 km south of <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
on Hwy 31 250-229-4506<br />
Woodbury Resort & Marina<br />
17km south of <strong>Kaslo</strong> on Hwy 31<br />
1-877-353-7717<br />
Toad Rock Motorcycle Campground<br />
28 km south of <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
on Hwy 31 250-229-5448<br />
Birch Grove RV Park & Marina<br />
Hwy 3A south of Balfour<br />
250-229-4275<br />
Kokanee Creek Provincial Park:<br />
19 km NE of Nelson<br />
North of <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
Schroeder Creek RV Park<br />
& Campground<br />
15 km north of <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
250-353-7383<br />
Lost Ledge Provincial Park:<br />
25 km north of <strong>Kaslo</strong> on Hwy 31<br />
Davis Creek Provincial Park:<br />
30 km north of <strong>Kaslo</strong> on<br />
Hwy 31<br />
Lardeau Valley Hall<br />
Campground 13429 Hwy 31,<br />
Meadow Creek 250-366-4236<br />
Duncan Lake<br />
Glacier Creek Campground<br />
47 km north of <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
www.rdck.ca/EN/main/services/parks<br />
Howser/Glayco Beach<br />
8.3 km north of Meadow Creek<br />
on Hwy 31<br />
Welcome<br />
to KASLO<br />
Lucerne of the<br />
Kootenays<br />
KASLO MUNICIPAL CAMPGROUND<br />
Downtown location... close to beach, swimming,<br />
fishing, playground, free wifi, info centre & shopping!<br />
Reservations: 250-353-2662<br />
Email: kaslocampground@yahoo.ca<br />
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One Stop Shopping that’s worth the drive!<br />
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Downtown <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
YOUR ONE STOP SHOP!<br />
Come Check Us Out!<br />
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415 Front St, <strong>Kaslo</strong> 250-353-9688<br />
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• Full Service Fuels • Convenience Store<br />
• Propane • Cappuccinos • Ice – Block & Cubed<br />
Chez Serge – Take Out Eats!<br />
Bottle<br />
Depot<br />
Hours: Mon – Fri 5am-9pm; Sat, Sun 6am-9pm; Winter Sundays 6am-8pm<br />
Downtown <strong>Kaslo</strong> 250-353-2205 7 Days a Week<br />
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The <strong>Kaslo</strong> area mountains are a hiking paradise.<br />
You are sure to find your bliss on our many trails.<br />
Info on wilderness camping and hiking trails at<br />
www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca<br />
Kokanee Glacier Park You can get to<br />
this scenic but rugged alpine park from<br />
Woodbury. After you’ve parked your high<br />
clearance vehicle, you will gain almost<br />
1,000 metres as you hike and scramble the<br />
4-6 hour hike to either of two cabins. You<br />
can reserve the cabins through www.alpineclubofcanada.ca<br />
Another way to access the high alpine in this<br />
provincial park is via Kokanee Glacier Park<br />
Rd. (AKA Gibson Lake Forest Service Road)<br />
which intersects Hwy 3A just after Kokanee<br />
Marina. Kokanee Zipline is up that road,<br />
and so too is the Old Growth Trail. The<br />
trailhead to Kokanee Lake is about 16 km<br />
up. From the trailhead it’s a 5 minute walk to<br />
beautiful Gibson Lake or a 4 or 5 km hike to<br />
Kokanee Lake and Kokanee Glacier Lodge.<br />
A little further along is <strong>Kaslo</strong> Lake. You can<br />
preregister for a campsite there through the<br />
BC Backcountry registration website www.<br />
env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/registration/<br />
Galena Trail trailhead is located at the<br />
turnoff from Hwy 31A to Sandon. This easy<br />
single track bike or hiking trail follows the<br />
old rail bed approx 11 km to New Denver and<br />
features mining ruins and a cable car over<br />
Carpenter Creek! Approx 40 minute drive<br />
west from <strong>Kaslo</strong>. Season: June – October<br />
Idaho Peak This is a beautiful place to<br />
view alpine flowers during July and August.<br />
The gravel, switchback road begins in Sandon<br />
and climbs 12 km past sights of lakes,<br />
valleys and old mine sites. Idaho Peak is at<br />
7,479 feet and the alpine meadow lies at the<br />
12 km mark.<br />
Davis Creek Hike The trailhead is across<br />
Hwy 31 from Davis Creek Provincial Park,<br />
30 km north of <strong>Kaslo</strong>. This 5.2 km round<br />
trip is rated moderate and should take 2.5<br />
to 4 hours. The trail is steep but the efforts<br />
are worth it once you glimpse the view of<br />
Kootenay Lake and the Purcell Mountains.<br />
Monica Meadows - Photo: Gary Schneider<br />
Monica Meadows Trail This trail<br />
provides access to an alpine plateau with<br />
spectacular views of the surrounding peaks.<br />
The sensitive alpine plateau is intended<br />
for day-use only. The area provides good<br />
hiking, camping, excellent viewing, and<br />
nature study opportunities. The easy trail<br />
is 8 km round trip with an average hiking<br />
time of 5 hours. Access is via Glacier Creek<br />
Forest Services Rd. (map pg. 28) See www.<br />
sitesandtrailsbc.ca for more details.<br />
Mount Loki Accessible on the east shore<br />
of Kootenay Lake, Mount Loki offers a great<br />
10 km return day hike with spectacular panoramic<br />
views from the summit. The hike is not<br />
for the faint of heart and requires some exposed<br />
scrambling near the top. The trailhead<br />
is a 15 km drive on a gravel road north of Riondel<br />
up Portman Creek Road. Bring lots of<br />
food and water and dress appropriately. Hiking<br />
poles really help, especially for the descent.<br />
Family<br />
Business<br />
Serving <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
for 41 years!<br />
A Tradition of Great Taste<br />
Eat Here or Take Out<br />
* Homemade Burgers * Submarines<br />
* Sausages * Fish & Chips * Chicken<br />
* Soft Drinks * Vegetarian Burgers & Sandwiches<br />
* Ice Cream * Milkshakes<br />
Also available – <strong>Kaslo</strong> Sourdough Bread & Pasta<br />
Open Daily 11:00 am – 7:00 pm<br />
April to September<br />
Phone: 250-353-7788<br />
333 Front St., <strong>Kaslo</strong>, BC Beside Historical 1896 Building – Across from the Moyie<br />
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<strong>Kaslo</strong>’s Nordic Centre<br />
On the flanks of Mt Buchanan, just a few<br />
kilometres west of <strong>Kaslo</strong> towards New<br />
Denver, is a the four-season wilderness<br />
recreation area locally known as “Bucky.”<br />
Many trails and logging roads, plus the K&S<br />
Wagon Road, crisscross the area.<br />
The <strong>Kaslo</strong> Outdoor Recreation Society<br />
grooms over ten kilometres of trail throughout<br />
Bucky for classic skiing. Since the<br />
elevation of the trails ranges from 3,000 to<br />
5,000 feet, the snow is reliably good through<br />
March in most years.<br />
There’s a cozy warm-up cabin in<br />
the upper reaches, and at the lower<br />
range, a shed with benches and a<br />
tiny woodstove.<br />
Snowmobiling<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> makes a great base camp for<br />
some challenging deep powder<br />
excursions up to the sunny high<br />
reaches of the Selkirk Range. 15<br />
minutes west of <strong>Kaslo</strong> off Hwy<br />
31A, you can park at the foot of the<br />
Buchanan Lookout road to access<br />
the Nelson Sno-Goers’ Empire Cabin<br />
and some epic sledding terrain.<br />
Or drive to the Bjerkness logging<br />
road, which branches off from<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> West Road just before <strong>Kaslo</strong>’s<br />
small airstrip. Then just go UP.<br />
Curling<br />
The <strong>Kaslo</strong> Curling Club has a men’s,<br />
women’s and mixed league, as well as<br />
junior programs and a drop-in night.<br />
Newcomers to the sport are welcome!<br />
Drop by Friday evenings during<br />
the season, whether you want to<br />
curl or not. The social room has two<br />
Wii bowling lanes, foosball, ping pong, darts,<br />
music and friends – it’s a whole lotta fun.<br />
Real Winter<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Powder Playground<br />
The Powder Highway is a big loop that<br />
circles the East and West Kootenay. Red<br />
Mountain and Whitewater are two West<br />
Kootenay ski hills on this route, but the big<br />
resorts are just the tip of the mountaintop<br />
when it comes to skiing opportunities in the<br />
west. Within the powder loop are numerous<br />
small operators, several near <strong>Kaslo</strong>, who<br />
offer boutique-style custom snow experiences<br />
for intermediate and expert skiers. They<br />
offer world class pow – often deeper then a<br />
two storey house!<br />
Heli/Cat/Backcountry Skiing<br />
Commercial heli and snowcat skiing operations<br />
were born here!<br />
Selkirk Snowcat Skiing, just north of <strong>Kaslo</strong>,<br />
first pioneered bringing skiers to the backcountry<br />
via sno-cat in 1975 and is still providing<br />
amazing winter getaway holidays 40<br />
years later. Also, north of <strong>Kaslo</strong> in Meadow<br />
Creek is White Grizzly Cat Skiing – offering<br />
exhilarating snowcat adventures. Just west of<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> is Retallack, also a cat-skiing operation,<br />
located in the Valley of the Ghosts. Stellar<br />
Heliskiing flies from <strong>Kaslo</strong> and has tenure<br />
on many of the world class mountains that<br />
surround us. Treat yourself to Mt Carlyle’s<br />
endless private powder stashes, set among<br />
breathtaking scenery.<br />
To find out more about Mount Carlyle Lodge,<br />
Selkirk Snowcat Skiing, Retallack, White<br />
Grizzly Cat Skiing and more visit our website:<br />
www.visitkaslo.com/recreation-events/<br />
winter-sports-<strong>2019</strong>/<br />
On Kootenay Lake<br />
7 minutes north of <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
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• Canoes • Fire Pit<br />
• Fishing Boat<br />
• Weekly Rates!<br />
• WiFi (no TV)<br />
CherryCove.ca<br />
Call 250-353-7724<br />
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Real Fun!<br />
Stellar Heliskiing - If Jason Rempel suggests it’s a few<br />
degrees colder in the Purcells, hard against the east side of<br />
Kootenay Lake, than it is in the Selkirks, backstopping the<br />
lake’s western shore, you believe him.<br />
Born in historic <strong>Kaslo</strong> midway along the 100 km lake an<br />
hour north of Nelson, and raised in Meadow Creek, the tiny<br />
rural community capping its north end, he’s lived his entire<br />
life sandwiched by these two storied ranges. Consequently, he<br />
knows where and when to find good snow.<br />
In high school Rempel wrangled a dishwashing job at<br />
Meadow Creek’s Selkirk Wilderness Skiing – world’s first<br />
cat-ski operation when it opened in 1975. Ski guiding became<br />
his focus, achieved by the tender age of 21. Immersed<br />
daily in western Canadian can-do spirit and the wild cowboy<br />
atmosphere of dreaming big and skiing bigger, Rempel<br />
worked his way up to operations manager. By the time he<br />
left in 2014 to focus on Stellar Heliskiing, the business he’d<br />
founded in 2005 with apartner Kerry Luckey, he’d spent 23<br />
years guiding thousands of people from around the globe.<br />
With 80,000 skiable acres and six zones spread over two<br />
ranges to play around in, Stellar offers a unique backcountry<br />
experience with options aplenty. The 18+ metres of snowfall<br />
each year is some of the deepest and driest in the world.<br />
With terrain rising to over 3,000 metres, you can ski wideopen<br />
bowls, high-alpine peaks, and magnificent old growth<br />
forests. The Purcell side alone delivers jaw-dropping high<br />
alpine runs like Merino Man, Slick Willy’s, Ghengis, and a<br />
massive, glacier-hewn apron named Big Boy that itself holds<br />
a day’s worth of lines.<br />
Though future plans include a dedicated lodge and maybe<br />
cat-skiing, for the time being Stellar continues day trips<br />
and multi-day packages based out of the movie-set-worthy<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Hotel, an historic structure refurbished to four-star<br />
level. www.stellarheliskiing.com<br />
Leslie Antony, author and Editorial Director of Mountain Life Annual.<br />
Photo: Stellar Heli Skiing<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>’s Powder Playground - easy access skiing and boarding!<br />
RETALLACK LODGE<br />
www.retallack.com<br />
New Denver 250-358-2777<br />
IG #retallacklodge<br />
STELLAR HELISKIING<br />
www.stellarheliskiing.com<br />
430 Front St, <strong>Kaslo</strong> 1-888-366-0067<br />
follow IG: #stellarheli<br />
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BALDFACE LODGE<br />
Nelson 250-352-0006<br />
GREAT NORTHERN SNOW-CAT SKIING<br />
Trout Lake 1-800-889-0765<br />
MT CARLYLE LODGE, <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
www.skihikebc.com<br />
POWDER CREEK LODGE<br />
Purcells 250-921-4700<br />
SELKIRK SNOWCAT SKIING<br />
Meadow Creek 250-366-4424<br />
SUMMIT LAKE SKI HILL<br />
FB @skissummitlake 250-265-3312<br />
WHITE GRIZZLY CAT SKI<br />
Meadow Creek 250-366-4306<br />
WHITEWATER SKI RESORT<br />
Nelson/Ymir 1-800-666-9420<br />
SCHROEDER CREEK RESORT<br />
Just 12 minutes north of <strong>Kaslo</strong>,<br />
discover a well-kept secret…<br />
A serene & beautiful treed campground & marina.<br />
• Easy, level access for those larger units<br />
• Treed sites, full hook-ups<br />
• Sheltered marina, boat ramp & boat gas<br />
• Shady spacious tent sites<br />
• Sparkling clean washrooms & showers<br />
• Fishing licences and freezer<br />
facilities for your catch<br />
• Picnic tables, firewood & fire pits<br />
• Laundry & ice<br />
• Beautiful beach<br />
• Trailers for rent (view is free)<br />
• Also a 2-bedroom house<br />
Come relax with us, or make this your home base for the many attractions here in the Kootenays<br />
Manager Randy Phipps 250-353-7383 www.schroedercreekresort.com Reasonable daily, monthly, & seasonal rates<br />
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#1 Thing to Do<br />
in <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
TripAdvisor<br />
Trout<br />
Lake<br />
E<br />
Gerrard<br />
F<br />
Howser<br />
J<br />
Meadow Creek<br />
Lardeau<br />
8<br />
Cooper Creek<br />
31<br />
1<br />
Lardeau<br />
Valley<br />
Davis Creek<br />
Lost Ledge<br />
Duncan<br />
Lake<br />
7<br />
Duncan<br />
Dam<br />
Glacier Ck. FS Road<br />
Glacier<br />
Creek<br />
G H I<br />
Earl Grey Pass<br />
Argenta<br />
Johnsons<br />
Landing<br />
Discover the<br />
Kootenay Rockies’<br />
Premier Adventure!<br />
New<br />
< Denver<br />
A, B Sandon<br />
Retallack<br />
6<br />
C<br />
Schroeder<br />
Creek<br />
31A<br />
D<br />
KASLO<br />
3<br />
31<br />
K<br />
Fry Creek<br />
Kootenay<br />
Lake<br />
Kokanee<br />
Glacier<br />
Park<br />
Woodbury<br />
5<br />
Ainsworth<br />
Mirror Lake<br />
Fletcher Falls<br />
2<br />
4<br />
Kootenay Bay<br />
Crawford Bay<br />
9<br />
3A<br />
Kokanee<br />
Creek<br />
Balfour<br />
Harrop<br />
Procter<br />
Kootenay<br />
Bay<br />
3A<br />
1-855-400-RAFT(7238)<br />
250-366-4338<br />
info@LardeauRiverAdventures.com<br />
www.LardeauRiverAdventures.com<br />
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NELSON<br />
= CAMPING<br />
Map not to scale<br />
For details on these and other day trips in the <strong>Kaslo</strong> area, visit the<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> <strong>Visit</strong>or Centre on Front Street (SS Moyie) or call 250-353-2525.<br />
www.visitkaslo.com
1. Lardeau River Rafting<br />
1-855-400-RAFT(7238)<br />
www.lardeauriveradventures.com<br />
Enjoy an exhilarating run on the Lardeau<br />
River through the awesome scenery of<br />
Goat Range Provincial Park, which is<br />
home to an abundance of Rocky Mountain<br />
wildlife. Truly a wild experience<br />
that will feed your soul and live on in<br />
memory. 4-6 hour guided trips for which<br />
you must prebook.<br />
2. Fletcher Falls www.visitkaslo.com<br />
Drive 6 km south of <strong>Kaslo</strong> on Hwy 31.<br />
Turn left on Fletcher Creek Frontage<br />
Road. Park and walk down to the trail<br />
that leads to the foot of a spectacular<br />
waterfall and moss lined grotto. There<br />
is a marine wilderness campground site<br />
for boaters and canoers.<br />
You can also hike to the headwaters of<br />
Fletcher Creek. For details: www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca<br />
(search Fletcher Lake.)<br />
3. Paddling on Kootenay Lake<br />
250-353-1925<br />
The <strong>Kaslo</strong> Kayaking Adventure Centre<br />
is on <strong>Kaslo</strong>’s Front Street. Tours, rentals<br />
and lessons are offered and there is<br />
high quality outdoor gear for sale. Full<br />
day and 1/2 days tours can be booked.<br />
Lessons are offered for kayaking, stand<br />
up paddleboarding and windsurfing.<br />
Rent a kayak, canoe or a stand up paddleboard.<br />
4. Boat Rentals<br />
Jones Boys Boats 250-353-2550<br />
Woodbury Resort 250-353-7717<br />
You’ll love the Kootenays in a whole<br />
new way once you get out on the<br />
lake. Discover secluded coves, sandy<br />
beaches, and amazing nature hikes.<br />
The Joneses have lived on Kootenay<br />
Lake for generations, so when you go<br />
to rent a boat at Jones Boys Boats or at<br />
Woodbury Resort (both Jones familyowned)<br />
ask them where their favourite<br />
spots are.<br />
6. Valley of the Ghosts<br />
Walk in the footsteps of prospectors pectors<br />
from an era longtime gone.<br />
Many of the settlements that once<br />
housed thousands of miners have all but<br />
disappeared, but remnants of the frantic<br />
mining activity from a century ago are<br />
common, if sometimes a little hard to<br />
spot. The steep-sided valley follows<br />
the <strong>Kaslo</strong> River to its headwaters just<br />
past Retallack. This region surrounding<br />
Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park was/is<br />
also known as the Silvery Slocan. Superb<br />
destinations:<br />
A.The (near) ghost town of Sandon<br />
B. Idaho Peak (best mid to late summer)<br />
C. Old Growth Cedar Grove in Retallack<br />
D. Buchanan Lookout, a refurbished fire<br />
lookout tower<br />
7. Duncan Lake<br />
Howser’s Glayco Beach has a boat<br />
launch, wilderness camping, driftwood<br />
strewn beaches, and warm swimming.<br />
Glacier Creek Regional Park is across<br />
the lake. Campsite fees are $10/day,<br />
first come first served, 250-252-1510.<br />
8. Lardeau Valley<br />
E. Gerrard Rainbow (30-40 lb) spawning<br />
third week in April to mid May<br />
F. John Fenger Memorial Park in Gerrard.<br />
Old growth forest, 20 minute walk<br />
G. Macbeth Icefield. For up to date<br />
information on the trails in the Purcell<br />
Wilderness Conservancy go to<br />
www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/<br />
parkpgs/purcell/<br />
H. Monica Meadows<br />
I. Jumbo Pass<br />
J. Meadow Mountain<br />
K. Fry Creek<br />
9. Kokanee Mountain Zipline<br />
www.zipkokanee.com<br />
The original zipline in the West Kootenay<br />
zips you through 44 acres of old<br />
growth Douglas fir and pine forests.<br />
Located 22 km north of Hwy 3A on<br />
Kokanee Glacier Park Road, Kokanee<br />
Mountain Zipline offers 6 ziplines of<br />
varying heights and lengths and provides<br />
a breathtaking view of the Kokanee<br />
Creek canyon. It’s best to book<br />
your tour ahead as walk-ups are on a<br />
first come, first served basis. Fun for the<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>vians<br />
like to get<br />
‘Oot & Aboot’<br />
Fletcher Falls<br />
10. Golf Tours<br />
There are some fun little nine hole golf<br />
courses within an hour or two of <strong>Kaslo</strong>.<br />
• <strong>Kaslo</strong> Golf Course - www.kaslogolf.org<br />
• Slocan Lake Golf Course in New Denver<br />
www.slgc.ca<br />
• Riondel Golf Course - www.riondelgolf.<br />
com (includes free ferry ride!)<br />
• Nakusp Golf Course - www.nakuspgolf.ca<br />
The West Kootenay also has spectacular<br />
18 hole golf courses: Balfour, Castlegar,<br />
Kokanee Springs in Crawford Bay, Granite<br />
Pointe in Nelson, Redstone (Rossland)<br />
and Birchbank (Castlegar/Trail).<br />
Photo: Pat Cattermole<br />
5. Cody Caves 250-359-2283<br />
www.codycavetours.com<br />
Cody Caves are a network of limestone<br />
caves in the Selkirk Mountains in BC, located<br />
2 miles (3.2 km) north of Ainsworth<br />
Hot Springs on the west side of Kootenay<br />
Lake. Cody Cave Tours operate year round<br />
and offer a variety of tour packages:<br />
Adventure, Explorer and Family. For children<br />
age 5 and up to adults.<br />
www.visitkaslo.com<br />
whole family!<br />
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HAMILL CREEK<br />
TIMBER HOMES<br />
Designing and Crafting Unique<br />
Timber Frame Homes Since 1989<br />
Meadow Creek, BC<br />
250.366.4320 | 1.888.713.1800<br />
sales@hamillcreek.com | HamillCreek.com<br />
WHERE IS<br />
MEADOW CREEK?<br />
Exactly… welcome to<br />
‘downtown’ Meadow Creek<br />
OPENING<br />
SOON!<br />
MEADOW CREEK<br />
BAR & GRILL<br />
AND LODGING!<br />
(Right beside the store)<br />
Call for more info.<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Golf Club<br />
Wing Creek Resort<br />
Meadow Creek Store Offers:<br />
groceries, cold beer & liquor department,<br />
gas, ice, lottery, postal services,<br />
feed and hardware.<br />
Open Monday To Saturday<br />
from 9 am – 6 pm<br />
(closed Sunday & most holidays)<br />
250-366-4216<br />
meadowcreekstore@telus.net<br />
Ten minutes from<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> and a<br />
world away from<br />
everything.<br />
Half hour between<br />
Nelson and <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
near hot springs, golf<br />
and Balfour Ferry.<br />
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The North End<br />
North End of Kootenay Lake<br />
Forty km (25 miles) north of <strong>Kaslo</strong> is the<br />
beautiful Lardeau Valley which embraces<br />
the communities of Lardeau, Cooper Creek,<br />
Meadow Creek, Howser, Argenta and Johnsons<br />
Landing. The rich valley farmland is<br />
the result of the ebb and flow over thousands<br />
of years by the Duncan and Lardeau Rivers<br />
through the flats at the head of the lake.<br />
The area was first settled at the turn of the<br />
last century when a flood of prospectors invaded<br />
the area. In 1912, the first of several<br />
homesteading families arrived to eke out a<br />
living by farming and logging on the bench<br />
land. Starting in the 1950s the area saw an<br />
increase of people who were looking for a<br />
way to build a principled and sustainable<br />
community or just to get back to nature.<br />
The north end of the lake includes five biogeoclimatic<br />
zones, from low-lying wet valleys<br />
with towering cedar and cottonwoods<br />
to the scree on the peaks dribbling down<br />
into spectacular alpine meadows. Wildlife<br />
includes deer, moose, elk, black and grizzly<br />
bears, mountain caribou, wolverine, wolves<br />
and mountain goats. The streams contain<br />
cutthroat and rainbow trout, Dolly Varden<br />
(bull trout) and mountain whitefish.<br />
Lardeau Valley Museum<br />
A little north of the Meadow Creek town<br />
centre, just past the Lardeau Valley Community<br />
Hall, is a small museum. It is filled<br />
with homey items that were treasured or else<br />
were used daily in years past. Also on display<br />
is a complete set of early 20th century<br />
dentistry equipment. The foot/treadle-powered<br />
dentist drill will give you the chills.<br />
Open during July and August or by appointment,<br />
email museum.lvhs@gmail.com. If<br />
the museum is not open it’s worth stopping<br />
anyway. There is still lots to see as you roam<br />
about the grounds. The history lessons become<br />
hands-on at the Lardeau Valley Harvest<br />
Festival every year as some of the old<br />
equipment is still functional.<br />
Meadow Creek Spawning Channel<br />
From late August to early October, the flashing<br />
bright red of thousands upon thousands<br />
of spawning kokanee is a sight to behold.<br />
The Meadow Creek spawning channel was<br />
constructed in 1967 with BC Hydro funds and<br />
was the world’s largest at the time. The channel<br />
supports a total of 250,000 spawning kokanee.<br />
Ten to fifteen million fry are produced annually<br />
with mean egg-to-fry survival rate of 45%.<br />
The spawning channel is open to the public<br />
unless there is unusually high bear activity.<br />
There are walkways and an interpretive site<br />
for visitors. It is located 4 km north of Meadow<br />
Creek off Hwy 31.<br />
Duncan Dam<br />
Kootenay Lake was dammed in 1967. The<br />
Duncan Dam, a 40 metre earthfill dam with<br />
no power generation facilities, was the first<br />
of the three Columbia River Treaty dams to<br />
be built in the Canadian section of the Columbia<br />
River Basin. It controls the flow of the<br />
Duncan River, the tributary that provides<br />
about 13% of the water flowing into Kootenay<br />
Lake.<br />
Fry Creek<br />
As the dam neared completion, the valley<br />
bottom was cleared of large trees, the original<br />
residents of the community of Howser<br />
displaced, and some farms and orchards<br />
were flooded. When the water began to<br />
rise and fill the new reservoir, the original<br />
Duncan Lake increased in size from 25 km<br />
to 45 km in length.<br />
You can visit the dam. Follow the signs<br />
on Hwy 31 north of Meadow Creek to<br />
Duncan Dam – or do the armchair version!<br />
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoOTEZFr-<br />
JGA<br />
Gerrard Rainbow Trout<br />
Would you like to see the largest species of<br />
rainbow trout in the world? If so, take a day<br />
off and head up the lake!<br />
Gerrard was once a settlement on the Lardeau<br />
River although it’s only a few cabins<br />
and a bridge today. For local folks, a trip<br />
upriver to picnic and view the spawning<br />
Gerrard is a popular Mother’s Day tradition.<br />
From the viewing platform, the huge fish<br />
can easily be mistaken for logs in the river.<br />
Then you see that they are moving, slowly,<br />
upstream. Not logs!<br />
Due to overfishing, the Lardeau River has<br />
been closed to fishing rainbows since the<br />
1940s. But this closure has worked in favour<br />
of the fish. Back in the 1950s the Gerrard run<br />
was down to less than 150 fish. Today, thanks<br />
to fishing regulations and the addition of<br />
nutrients to the north arm of Kootenay Lake<br />
by the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program<br />
and the Ministry of Environment, the<br />
Gerrard run is over 1,000 fish in a year.<br />
To reach the viewing platform from Meadow<br />
Creek, stay on Hwy 31 (well-maintained<br />
gravel road) until you cross the bridge over<br />
the Lardeau River near the outlet of Trout<br />
Lake (approx 45 minutes from Meadow<br />
Creek). The viewing platform and parking<br />
area is to the right of the road after the<br />
bridge.<br />
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Retallack and Sandon<br />
Sandon was a booming city in the late 1800s<br />
and is an old mining town which is now a<br />
ghost city turned historic site, wedged in a<br />
steep valley less than an hour’s drive west of<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>. It’s a popular destination for visitors,<br />
including those on two wheels. A lot of<br />
mountain biking and hiking trails radiate<br />
from the townsite, making use of old railway<br />
beds and packhorse trails. A few people still<br />
live in Sandon, and it features a museum,<br />
and restaurant, The Prospector’s Pick (a café<br />
and general store combination), the national<br />
award winning Silversmith Generating<br />
Station (oldest continuously running operation<br />
of its kind in Canada) and the 1900<br />
City Hall, a survivor of the boom years.<br />
This wild west boomtown was once home to<br />
5,000 citizens, 2,300 miners and over 1,000<br />
hotel rooms. In 1896 it became the first place<br />
in BC to have a utility where every citizen<br />
could obtain electrical service. Silversmith<br />
Power & Light, BC’s smallest regulated utility<br />
still provides 100% green, modern AC electricity<br />
to the region today. Free tours are offered<br />
daily from mid-May until mid-October.<br />
A 130 ton steam locomotive and a smaller<br />
mine locomotive are on display outdoors.<br />
The larger engine, “iron horse”, pulled freight<br />
and passengers around near impossible bluffs<br />
and through snow-choked mountain passes.<br />
The smaller locomotive was used to haul rail<br />
cars in and out of the mine tunnels.<br />
Idaho Peak, a famous alpine site and once<br />
an active forestry lookout, is accessible from<br />
mid-July until late September via a 12 km<br />
narrow, steep mountain road from Sandon.<br />
The views are unforgettable. A private shuttle<br />
van from Sandon is a great way to enjoy<br />
this treasure without damaging your car.<br />
If you were to fly like an eagle over <strong>Kaslo</strong>, what<br />
would impress you the most is the seemingly<br />
impenetrable forest that surrounds this little<br />
community on three sides. It’s no wonder<br />
that the lake was the main route for the explorers,<br />
prospectors and settlers who first<br />
came here in the late 1800s.<br />
For the original inhabitants of this area,<br />
the Ktunaxa Nation, Kootenay Lake and its<br />
tributaries defined their culture and economy.<br />
The Ktunaxas’ contribution to marine<br />
transportation was the unique design of their<br />
canoes. Both the bow and stern of these craft<br />
terminate in a point that resembles the nose<br />
of a sturgeon.<br />
In May of 1892, the population of <strong>Kaslo</strong> was<br />
about 600, mostly men, and mainly miners<br />
and prospectors living in tents or hastily built<br />
cabins. Then the first families arrived onboard<br />
steam powered sternwheelers, loaded<br />
to capacity with people and supplies.<br />
Why did they make this perilous journey?<br />
Word had gotten out. In August 1891, Andrew<br />
Jardine showed up in Ainsworth, just<br />
south of <strong>Kaslo</strong>, with a quantity of high-grade<br />
silver-lead ore. The population of Ainsworth,<br />
south of <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
on Kootenay Lake,<br />
was the first boom<br />
town. <strong>Kaslo</strong> would<br />
be next.<br />
K&S (<strong>Kaslo</strong> and Sandon) Railway<br />
at Payne Bluffs circa 1900.<br />
Photo: R.H. Trueman<br />
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Black Diamond mine crew,<br />
Ainsworth, circa 1890s.<br />
Bygone Days<br />
In less than a year, nine miles of the <strong>Kaslo</strong>-<br />
Slocan trail had been pushed through from<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> to the rich ore deposits that lay between<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> and Sandon, hacked through the dense<br />
forests in the rugged <strong>Kaslo</strong> River Valley.<br />
The Whitewater Mine, near present day Retallack,<br />
became the second largest silver/lead/<br />
zinc mine in the British Empire and was “lit<br />
up like Coney Island.” The town boasted<br />
several hotels, numerous brothels and casinos,<br />
and its own school. Mines continued<br />
to operate until the 1950s, after which Retallack<br />
became a virtual ghost town. You<br />
can still see the faded bunkhouses where<br />
the miners slept and ate (these are now occupied<br />
privately.)<br />
In the early 1890s, effort was made to have<br />
the Government build a wagon road from<br />
Nakusp to the head of Slocan Lake to move<br />
supplies in and the ore out, but the Government<br />
refused. The residents of <strong>Kaslo</strong> then<br />
induced the Slocan miners to transfer their<br />
pack animals from the Nakusp trail to the<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Wagon Road.<br />
Soon the narrow gauge <strong>Kaslo</strong> & Slocan<br />
Railway was being pushed through terrain<br />
which is some of the most savagely hostile<br />
to railroading on the planet. A track<br />
of 45-pound rail was pounded up 3.25%<br />
grades to the 3,500 foot level at Zincton. On<br />
a fragile looking “cliff hanger” trestle, chief<br />
construction engineer W.F. Tye inched the<br />
line across Payne’s Bluff, hundreds of feet<br />
above the valley floor. Only 29 miles from<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>, the K&S reached Sandon on October<br />
22nd, 1895.<br />
In 1910 a wildfire destroyed much of the<br />
rail from Rossiter Creek to Sandon. In 1912<br />
the crippled K&S line was bought by the<br />
Canadian Pacific Railway and rebuilt to<br />
standard gauge. The reconstructed line remained<br />
busy until the Great Depression. By<br />
1950 only one mixed freight train was running<br />
each week between <strong>Kaslo</strong>, Sandon and<br />
Nakusp.<br />
In the early years the <strong>Kaslo</strong> Transportation<br />
Co. had stages running daily to Retallack<br />
The Shovel Brigade<br />
- The <strong>Kaslo</strong> Claim, Feb 22, 1896<br />
When the engines slip, and go slower and slower,<br />
And the wheels fly ‘round to the futile roar<br />
And steam won’t pull us a single inch more,<br />
and gives four helpless toots.<br />
Then the indispensible human bear,<br />
Wooly, unshaven, unshorn of hair,<br />
Crawls once more from his steaming lair,<br />
Grabs up his shovel, and scoots.<br />
Forty or fifty, all in a row,<br />
Wallowing down the line they go,<br />
Up to their ears in the mealy snow<br />
(seven feet deep or about.)<br />
And the engine stutters, Back! Back! Back!<br />
And they fall on the slide in a grand attack<br />
And shovel and pick and flange out the track,<br />
And dig us poor passengers out.<br />
Oh! Their Mackinaw garments are wooly and wet,<br />
Their gunny-sack leggings are smelly and yet<br />
We admire them, not for their beauty, you bet!<br />
For there’s nothing pretty about ‘em.<br />
But oh! give ‘em coffee, hot and strong<br />
Sandwiches, meaty, and wide and long,<br />
Give ‘em laurel wreaths, and a grateful song,<br />
For we’d all be dead without ‘em.<br />
Lyrics: Anonymous<br />
and beyond. Horses, wagons, stage coaches,<br />
and pack trains dug ruts as wranglers pushed<br />
and pulled their loads over the new road. By<br />
1923, the road was handling gasoline-powered<br />
vehicles.<br />
The Wagon Road was made obsolete in the<br />
1960s when Hwy 31A was constructed, a<br />
highway that stayed close to <strong>Kaslo</strong> River<br />
for most of its length, following the route<br />
of the old K&S railway. In 1993 the community<br />
of <strong>Kaslo</strong> and the Rails to Trails Society<br />
began the restoration of the Wagon<br />
Road as a multipurpose recreation trail,<br />
complete with interpretive signs illustrating<br />
the history of the area.<br />
Travel south from <strong>Kaslo</strong> would still be by<br />
barge or sternwheeler until finally, in 1926<br />
a road was blasted through to Balfour.<br />
Then it was possible to drive past the Coffee<br />
Creek bluffs all the way to Nelson.<br />
During the war years (1939-1945) many<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> men worked in timber operations.<br />
The cottonwoods which grew to a massive<br />
size in the low-lying areas at the north end<br />
of the lake became the plywood sheeting<br />
for the barracks of Canada’s armed forces.<br />
The road north from <strong>Kaslo</strong> to the Lardeau<br />
Valley opened up in 1955 but it was pretty<br />
rugged. To get to the high school in <strong>Kaslo</strong>,<br />
Meadow Creek teenagers had to get up at<br />
5:30 in the morning. They were billeted in<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> from Monday to Friday, sometimes<br />
not returning home for weeks at a time.<br />
Certainly, terrain has been a major factor<br />
in the formation of the character of all who<br />
have ever lived in and near <strong>Kaslo</strong>. It still is<br />
to this day!<br />
For more history about the area...<br />
www.visitkaslo.com/history<br />
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Woodbury Resort<br />
& Marina,<br />
Kootenay Lake’s Destination Resort<br />
Explore the beautiful<br />
Selkirk Mountains<br />
at your back door.<br />
Hiking/ATV & mountain<br />
biking trails<br />
Suites and<br />
Chalets<br />
Free<br />
WiFi<br />
for guests<br />
Only<br />
Heated Pool<br />
In the Area<br />
Fish for Rainbows from your front door!<br />
• All motel suites and<br />
chalets have full<br />
kitchens and satellite TV<br />
• Laundromat<br />
• Marina<br />
– Boat Rentals<br />
– Tackle<br />
• JB’s Restaurant & Pub<br />
• Registration at store<br />
Photo: Doug Williamson<br />
Year ‘Round<br />
Boat Rentals<br />
Resort Office & Store<br />
Open 9am – 4 pm<br />
JB’s Restaurant & Pub<br />
Open 7 days a week<br />
Woodbury Resort<br />
& Marina,<br />
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Beer & Wine Store<br />
JB’s Restaurant<br />
Same owner<br />
since 1982<br />
4 kms north of Ainsworth Hot Springs<br />
PO Box 1262, Ainsworth, BC V0G 1A0<br />
250-353-7717 Fax 250-353-2004<br />
Toll Free 1-877-353-7717<br />
Email: woodburyresort@netidea.com<br />
www.woodburyresort.com<br />
www.visitkaslo.com
Wdbury<br />
Photo: R. Casey Jones<br />
Woodbury<br />
Whatever the season, there are plenty of<br />
good reasons to make the 10 minute drive<br />
from <strong>Kaslo</strong> to Woodbury. Woodbury is<br />
home to a thriving resort and marina and<br />
the well known Jones Boys Boats, who offer<br />
boat and ATV sales and service.<br />
The resort, open year round, is a natural<br />
playground right on the shore of Kootenay<br />
Lake. Woodbury Resort has everything:<br />
boat rentals, camping, a restaurant and pub,<br />
a convenience store with fishing tackle, chalet<br />
rentals, a recreation hall and an outdoor<br />
swimming pool. Twice a year, Terry Jones<br />
and his staff host popular fishing derbies.<br />
Many a fish story has become a Kootenay<br />
legend over a pint or two in the pub.<br />
Woodbury is also a gateway to Kokanee<br />
Glacier Park and the Silver Spray Cabin. In<br />
summer, you can access the park by driving<br />
up Woodbury Creek Forestry Road for<br />
13 km to the trailhead. In the winter, it’s a<br />
deep snow paradise, perfect for sledding all<br />
day. You’ll have no problem negotiating and<br />
parking even the biggest of truck and trailer<br />
rigs at Woodbury Resort. When you’re done<br />
playing for the day, enjoy the good company<br />
and good food at JB’s. Two of your appetites<br />
satisfied, and how!<br />
Cody Cave Tours<br />
Total darkness. Underground waterfalls.<br />
Cascades. Calcite and sedimentary rock formations.<br />
Stalactites, stalagmites. Draperies.<br />
Climbing ropes and ladders. Ancient abandoned<br />
fossil passage. Galleries. Huge granite<br />
boulders. Dog leg passage. 40 foot rappel.<br />
Fragile conservancy section. The squeeze.<br />
John’s Crawl. Recently discovered passageway.<br />
Cave extension. Spectacular soda straw<br />
passage.<br />
Sound like an adventure for you? From<br />
May to September there are tours suited to<br />
all ages from 5 years up, lasting from 2 to<br />
7 hours including the forest hike from the<br />
parking lot to the cave entrance.<br />
For the very active and adventurous there<br />
are now tours into Cody Cave during the<br />
winter. Winter access is via helicopter in and<br />
snowshoe out, or an overnight 18 km round<br />
trip snowshoe hike and cabin camping. On<br />
top of all the features inside the cave, you<br />
will marvel at the spectacular ice formations<br />
outside the entrance.<br />
Explore this wild but fragile underground<br />
world sculpted by glacier fed waters, located<br />
in the Selkirk Mountains above Ainsworth<br />
Hot Springs. All tours are by reservation<br />
only. For more information, 250-359-CAVE<br />
(2283) or visit www.codycavetours.com<br />
Kootenay Lake Weather The weather<br />
channel is #4 on the VHF marine radio.<br />
Public Boat Launches (Kootenay Lake)<br />
Lakeside Park, Nelson<br />
Sunshine Bay, Harrop-Procter<br />
Balfour, Balfour Wharf Road<br />
Ainsworth Hot Springs Wharf<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Bay<br />
Lost Ledge Provincial Park<br />
East Shore:<br />
Boswell Harbour<br />
The Lakeview, Gray Creek<br />
Crawford Bay, Fishhawk Bay Road<br />
Kootenay Bay<br />
More info at www.klsb.org<br />
Gatehouse-On-The-Point<br />
“A secret retreat for two”<br />
The Gatehouse offers you lakefront privacy,<br />
peace, and quiet on the eastern tip of<br />
Kootenay Lake’s Woodbury Point.<br />
Here is the perfect hideaway for a deep rest,<br />
for writing, celebration, or renewal.<br />
Available all year, by reservation only.<br />
Get full details at<br />
www.jbgilmore.ca/thegatehouse/<br />
250-353-7583<br />
Non-smokers<br />
only<br />
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“The best days are spent fishing!”<br />
Kootenay Lake has some of the best fishing<br />
in Canada. You can fish by boat, kayak or<br />
canoe with bucktail streamers on the surface<br />
or plugs down deep. Or cast from shore with<br />
spoons and jigs. There are three different<br />
types of rainbows in Kootenay Lake: Mykiss,<br />
Kamlooper and the world renowned Gerrard<br />
rainbow with sizes ranging from 1 to<br />
AINSWORTH MOTEL<br />
…on Kootenay Lake<br />
20 lbs! Not to be outdone is the bull trout or<br />
what the locals call dollies. They are great to<br />
eat or smoke up for later and range from 1<br />
to 15 lbs.<br />
For up to date fishing reports, licensing and<br />
gear, stop in at Barren’s Sport Shop on 4th<br />
Street. A little south of <strong>Kaslo</strong>, Woodbury Resort<br />
can also help you get set up, from a boat<br />
to tackle to advice. Jones Boys Boats also<br />
rent boats, and you<br />
can rent canoes or<br />
Kayaks at the Adventure<br />
Centre in <strong>Kaslo</strong>.<br />
KITCHEN<br />
The Kutenai...<br />
“The sturgeon-nose canoe has been<br />
with the Ktunaxa Nation since time<br />
immemorial. Before the white man, with<br />
their automobiles, these canoes were our<br />
vehicles. The design is distinctive to the<br />
Ktunaxa. The purpose of the design was<br />
for the nose to part and glide through<br />
the bulrushes in the valley’s delta. Its<br />
unique nose shape was derived from<br />
the sturgeon fish, commonly found<br />
in the Kutenai lake and river.” These<br />
canoes are still being made in the<br />
traditional manner. Find out more at<br />
www.sturgeon-nose-creations.com<br />
Want to go<br />
fishing with an<br />
expert? Contact<br />
Reel Adventures<br />
at 250-505-4963<br />
or<br />
www.reeladventures<br />
fishing.com/<br />
Fishing regulations are<br />
online at www.env.gov.bc.ca<br />
Kootenay Lake is Region 4 in the province.<br />
Beautiful outdoor<br />
family-friendly location<br />
in Ainsworth Hot Springs<br />
PREMIUM ACCOMMODATION<br />
AT AFFORDABLE RATES<br />
Kitchenettes • Satellite TV • Wifi<br />
Tripadvisor<br />
Travelers’<br />
Choice<br />
Winner<br />
3595 Hwy 31, Ainsworth Hot Springs, BC 250-229-4711• 888-848-4463<br />
info@ainsworthmotel.com • www.ainsworthmotel.com<br />
See Betty O’s<br />
ALL DAY BREAKFAST • PANINIS • TACOS<br />
page<br />
ESPRESSO • ICE CREAM • SHAKES • SMOOTHIES for hours<br />
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Ainsworth<br />
Photo: Gary Schneider<br />
Ainsworth Hot Springs<br />
Check in at the comfortable Ainsworth Motel,<br />
the Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort or at<br />
one of the B&B’s or guest houses nearby.<br />
Come to immerse yourself in the naturally<br />
warm, healing waters and to allow the power<br />
of nature to soothe your body and soul.<br />
Since time immemorial, the Ktunaxa people<br />
(pronounced K-too-nah-ha) have valued the<br />
springs as a place for healing. After battle,<br />
warriors would come to soak in the spirit<br />
waters (nupika wu’u), easing their heart and<br />
limbs back from injury and strain through to<br />
strength once again.<br />
J.B. Fletcher Museum<br />
This was Ainsworth’s general store from<br />
1891 until 1972. With all its original fixtures,<br />
it looks much as it did when J.B. (Pop)<br />
Fletcher first came to Ainsworth in 1912 to<br />
manage it for owner Henry Giegerich. An ancient<br />
cash register, medicine bottles, canned<br />
goods, and old cereal ads, among other things,<br />
make it feel like you’ve stepped back in time.<br />
JB Fletcher Museum has developed a walking<br />
tour map of historic sites in Ainsworth. Pick up<br />
your copy at the store, which is open during the<br />
summer months. Admission by donation.<br />
The source of the springs lies in the mountains<br />
above the resort, in the Cody Caves<br />
area. The water works its way down through<br />
porous calcareous rock to flow through to<br />
the pools below, renewing the water naturally<br />
approximately six times a day.<br />
Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort<br />
Today, the site of the ancient hot springs is<br />
home to the Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort.<br />
In a pleasing circularity, the resort is now<br />
owned and operated by the Lower Kootenay<br />
First Nations Band. They are proud to bring<br />
their unique warmth to the hospitality you<br />
will experience when you stay at the resort.<br />
Staying at the hotel means you have exclusive<br />
use of the healing waters in the mornings<br />
before 10 am. Float in the steaming<br />
open-air pool, then wade into the horseshoe-shaped<br />
cave, where the darkness, the<br />
mineral deposits and the humidity all combine<br />
to offer an exhilarating experience.<br />
The Ktunaxa Grill, the resort’s restaurant,<br />
overlooks the pools and a wide expanse of<br />
Kootenay Lake. The restaurant regulars give<br />
rave reviews about the new menu which<br />
features First Nations inspired cuisine. The<br />
salads are gorgeous and the mussels with<br />
accompanying bannock is a delicious and<br />
memorable dish.<br />
I had some activity last<br />
summer when running<br />
the store, such as a flying<br />
umbrella, a ladies hat<br />
flying off the shelf and<br />
mysterious footsteps and<br />
electrical activity.<br />
Our belief is that this ghost<br />
moved in when the Silver<br />
Ledge Hotel burnt down.<br />
Photo: www.whitelightphotography.ca<br />
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Local Dining<br />
KASLO Restaurants<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Hotel<br />
Dine in either the pub or restaurant, or on the covered patio with its breathtaking view of<br />
Kootenay Lake. Enjoy one of many craft beers on tap, or try one of the many great dishes<br />
from their extensive menu. 430 Front Street. 250-353-7714. See ad page 43.<br />
Mountain King<br />
A tradition of great taste, serving <strong>Kaslo</strong> for 41 years – homemade burgers, fish & chips, ice<br />
cream and more. Open April to September, 11 am to 7 pm. 333 Front Street, across from<br />
the SS Moyie. 250-353-7788. See ad page 25.<br />
Taqueria El Corazon<br />
Traditional Mexican street food. Serving fresh traditional Mexican tacos prepared with<br />
love and a focus on local, regional, organic and fair trade ingredients. Quality tequilas &<br />
mescals, craft cocktails and local brew. Find the Taqueria at 4th and Front Street, <strong>Kaslo</strong>. Call<br />
250-353-3440. www.taqueriaelcorazon.com See ad page 12.<br />
Teresa’s Coffee Shop<br />
Homemade baking, soup and fresh bread sandwiches, ice cream and specialty coffees.<br />
Monday to Saturday, early morning to 5:30 pm. 7 days a week in summer, early morning<br />
to 5:30 or later! 402 Front Street. 250-353-2115.<br />
The Clubhouse Restaurant at the <strong>Kaslo</strong> Golf Course<br />
Amazing lake and mountain views await you from the timber framed clubhouse restaurant.<br />
Join friends for great food and summer drinks on the sun drenched patio. Open during the<br />
golfing season 7 days a week. Call for our lunch specials. 250-353-2262. See ad page 10.<br />
The Treehouse Restaurant<br />
Located on Front Street, the Treehouse Restaurant is known far and wide for their Eggs<br />
Benedict, omelettes and breakfast bowls, as well as their daily morning specials. The extensive<br />
menu includes great vegetarian fare, plus burgers, chicken, nachos, burritos, steaks,<br />
wraps and so much more! All with generous portions and priced to please. Choose from a<br />
large selection of homemade desserts. Treat the whole family. Open daily at 6:30 am, fully<br />
licensed. 419 Front Street. 250-353-2955. See ad page 12<br />
AINSWORTH & WOODBURY Restaurants<br />
The Ktunaxa Grill at Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort<br />
Fresh. Local. Indigenous inspired. Casual fine dining with friendly, professional service.<br />
Open year-round, 7:30 am to 9:30 pm. 3609 Hwy 31, 250-229-4212 extension #406.<br />
Reservations recommended. See ad page 2<br />
Betty O’s Kitchen<br />
Operating May to October from a converted school bus on Sutton Street just above the<br />
Highway and right next to Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort. Betty O’s serves up simple, delicious,<br />
fresh, homemade breakfast, lunch and dinner offerings – soups, panini sandwiches,<br />
tacos… as well as ice cream, shakes, smoothies, and Oso Negro espresso coffee. Sit at one<br />
of the outdoor picnic tables. Check out Betty O’s Facebook page for hours. See page 36.<br />
JB’s Restaurant & Pub at Woodbury Resort<br />
Where visitors become locals! Bring your friends and family for world famous fish and chips,<br />
flame broiled burgers, AAA steak and piled high nachos all at a good value. Please call ahead<br />
for seasonal hours. Located at Woodbury Resort just 4 km north of Ainsworth Hot Springs,<br />
4112 Hwy 31, 250-353-7716 or 250-353-7717. See ad page 34.<br />
SWEET, SUITE AMENITIES<br />
Complimentary Executive Golf Course | His & Her Spa Packages | Glacier Outdoor Aqua Spa<br />
Minutes from the Ferry Landing<br />
RESERVATIONS@KOOTENAYLAKEVIEWRESORT.COM | 1.877.229.4141<br />
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The Arrow Lakes Ferries<br />
include the Fauquier-Needles fe(approx 20 minutes) and the Upper<br />
Arrow Lakes ferry between Shelter Bay and Galena Bay (approx 25 minutes)<br />
and the Arrow Park ferry (just 5 minutes.)<br />
Interesting<br />
Ferry<br />
Upper Arrow Lakes Ferry (en route to Revelstoke and the Trans Canada<br />
Hwy) Allow 2 1/2 hrs to drive to Galena Bay from <strong>Kaslo</strong>. The free ferry<br />
crosses to Shelter Bay (west side) once an hour, on the half hour, 5:30<br />
am until 12:30 am: to Galena Bay (east side) 5 am – midnight.<br />
The Fauquier/Needles Ferry – on Hwy 6 (en route to Vernon) leaves from Fauquier<br />
(east side) every 30 minutes on the hour and half hour 5 am – 10<br />
pm; from Needles (west side) 5:15 am – 9:45 pm.<br />
Arrow Park Ferry – On demand.<br />
General Enquiries: 250-265-2105<br />
Kootenay Lake Ferries<br />
Connects Hwy 3A from Balfour on the west side of the lake to Kootenay<br />
Bay on the east side, and is the longest free ferry ride in the world<br />
(at approximately 35 minutes).<br />
Ferries are FREE in the West Kootenay!<br />
Vessel<br />
Name<br />
BALFOUR<br />
All Year<br />
Summer<br />
KOOTENAY BAY<br />
All Year<br />
Osprey 2000 6:30 am 6:30 am 7:10 am 7:10 am<br />
Osprey 2000 8:10 am 8:10 am 9:00 am 9:00 am<br />
Osprey 2000 9:50 am 9:50 am 10:40 am 10:40 am<br />
MV Balfour 10:40 am 11:30 am<br />
Osprey 2000 11:30 am 11:30 am 12:20 pm 12:20 pm<br />
MV Balfour 12:20 pm 1:10 pm<br />
Osprey 2000 1:10 pm 1:10 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm<br />
MV Balfour 2:00 pm 2:50 pm<br />
Osprey 2000 2:50 pm 2:50 pm 3:40 pm 3:40 pm<br />
MV Balfour 3:40 pm 4:30 pm<br />
Osprey 2000 4:30 pm 4:30 pm 5:20 pm 5:20 pm<br />
MV Balfour 5:20 pm 6:10 pm<br />
Osprey 2000 6:10 pm 6:10 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm<br />
Osprey 2000 7:50 pm 7:50 pm 8:40 pm 8:40 pm<br />
Osprey 2000 9:40 pm 9:40 pm 10:20 pm 10:20 pm<br />
That’s<br />
A Fact<br />
Jack!<br />
All times are Pacific (Balfour) time.<br />
LAND AREA:<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> occupies 3.9<br />
square kilometres or<br />
almost – but not quite<br />
– one square mile on<br />
the face of the earth.<br />
Summer<br />
LOWER KASLO VILLAGE<br />
occupies the alluvial<br />
fan or delta of the <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
River, which empties into<br />
Kootenay Lake. If you are<br />
standing at the river mouth<br />
and looking across the lake,<br />
you will be looking at the<br />
Purcell Mountain Range.<br />
MOUNTAINS:<br />
The most dramatic peak, snowtopped<br />
for all but a few weeks<br />
every year, is the mountain<br />
named after the Norse god<br />
Loki. The peak of Mt Loki at<br />
2,771 metres (9,091 ft) is the<br />
last one to glow with the rays of<br />
the dying sun.<br />
On the western shores of<br />
Kootenay Lake, (<strong>Kaslo</strong>’s side),<br />
rise the mountains of the Selkirk<br />
mountain range. The <strong>Kaslo</strong> River<br />
valley cuts through the Selkirks<br />
between <strong>Kaslo</strong> and New Denver,<br />
and is riddled with the remains<br />
of mines and settlements of the<br />
silver rush era.<br />
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<strong>Kaslo</strong> & Area Vacation Accommodations<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Manor Lodge<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Manor Lodge offers two locations,<br />
<br />
Both locations offer lodging for 2 to 6<br />
people, most with kitchen facilities. Your<br />
<br />
provide trail information, with winter/<br />
spring shuttle service.<br />
250-353-2999 www.kaslomanorlodge.com<br />
Wing Creek Resort<br />
A spectacular waterfront retreat for<br />
<br />
stunning views, forest trails, a private<br />
beach, orchard, gardens, optional<br />
delicious breakfasts and the Falling<br />
Water Spa. Located on 20 acres of<br />
<br />
250-353-2475 www.wingcreekresort.com<br />
Lake Therapy<br />
Spectacular lakeshore condo on the shore<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
ground parking. Walking distance to down-<br />
<br />
250-309-9048 <br />
250-505-3953 www.airbnb.ca/rooms/20229839<br />
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<strong>Kaslo</strong> Hotel<br />
Beach Gables<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
to downtown shops and restaurants.<br />
<br />
and comfort with spectacular views of<br />
<br />
Luxurious, spacious guest rooms with lake and mountain<br />
views. Deluxe pillow-top beds, private balconies, free<br />
<br />
of our eleven beers on tap in our pub and licensed dining<br />
with patio. Non-smoking and wheelchair accessible.<br />
<br />
250-353-7714 • www.kaslohotel.com<br />
Birkwood Cottage<br />
Relax in a charming heritage home,<br />
<br />
main street and the shores of beautiful<br />
<br />
<br />
deluxe linens, a well equipped kitchenette<br />
<br />
Sunny Bluffs Chalets<br />
<br />
<br />
have an open kitchen living room,<br />
bathroom, upstairs bedroom, deck<br />
with barbecue and beautiful Selkirk<br />
Mountain views.<br />
<br />
250-353-7728<br />
Ainsworth Motel<br />
<br />
with clean, quiet and comfortable rooms.<br />
<br />
hot pools. Kitchenettes and suites available,<br />
all rooms with a breathtaking view. Coffee,<br />
<br />
complete with BBQ. Affordable.<br />
www.ainsworthmotel.com 250-229-4711<br />
Bay Shore Escape<br />
<br />
<br />
views, cobblestone patio, extensive amenities including underground parking,<br />
Wi-Fi<br />
overlooking the lake. <br />
<br />
<br />
www.beachgables.ca 250-353-2111<br />
Edge of the Woods Guest Suite<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
entrance, kitchenette, outdoor cooking<br />
area, self-catered breakfast provided.<br />
www.edgewoods.com 250-353-2253<br />
www.visitkaslo.com
ROOMS AND CABINS<br />
Ainsworth Hot Springs See ad page 2<br />
Ainsworth Motel See ad page 36, 40<br />
Bay Shore Escape See ad page 4, 40<br />
Beach Gables See ad page 40<br />
Birkwood Coage See ad page 40<br />
Bougainville Lodge See ad page 2<br />
Cherry Cove Cabins See ad page 26<br />
Edge of the Woods Guest Suite See ad page 40<br />
Gatehouse On The Point See ad page 35<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Hotel See ad page 40, 43<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Manor Lodge See ad page 40<br />
Kootenai Hideaways See ad page 30<br />
Kootenay Lakeview Spa, Resort<br />
& Event Centre See ad page 38<br />
Lake Therapy See ad page 40<br />
Mirror Lake Campground<br />
& Cabins See ad page 12<br />
Sennel Retreat<br />
& Wellness Centre See ad page 18<br />
Sunny Bluffs Chalets See ad page 40<br />
True Blue Lodge See ad page 8<br />
Wing Creek Resort See ad page 40, 43<br />
Woodbury Resort See ad page 34<br />
CAMPGROUNDS<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Municipal Campground See ad page 24<br />
Mirror Lake Campground See ad page 12<br />
Schroeder Creek Campground See ad page 27<br />
Woodbury Resort Campground See ad page 34<br />
Accoodations<br />
KEY<br />
Beach Access<br />
Boat Ramp<br />
Breakfast<br />
Dining<br />
Electric Hookup<br />
Elevator<br />
Hot Springs<br />
Internet<br />
Kitchen(ee)<br />
Lake Front<br />
Laundry<br />
Pets Welcome<br />
Pool, Hot Tub<br />
Pub/Alcohol<br />
Sani Staon<br />
Showers<br />
Wheelchair Access<br />
ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH<br />
500 4th St. <strong>Kaslo</strong> BC<br />
250-353-2936<br />
www.united-church.ca<br />
CHURCHES in <strong>Kaslo</strong> and Area<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Community Church<br />
with Village Missions Canada<br />
430 B Ave. <strong>Kaslo</strong> BC<br />
250-353-7335<br />
www.villagemissions.ca<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Chrisan Assembly<br />
Meet in the Langham Cultural Centre<br />
Theatre<br />
447 A Ave. <strong>Kaslo</strong> BC<br />
250-353-7111<br />
www.kaslochrisan.com<br />
St. Mark’s Anglican Church<br />
601 5th Street <strong>Kaslo</strong> BC<br />
250-353-2159<br />
www.kokanee-parish.com<br />
(See Sanctuary Labyrinth behind church)<br />
Sacred Heart<br />
Roman Catholic Church<br />
313 5th St. <strong>Kaslo</strong> BC<br />
250-353-2166<br />
Quaker: Argenta Friends<br />
Meeng House<br />
Argenta BC<br />
250-366-4372<br />
www.quaker.ca/meeng/argenta<br />
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Classi Canadian<br />
4<br />
9<br />
C R O S S W O R D S<br />
Always themed Always clever Always Canadian<br />
ACROSS<br />
1 Korean cell phones<br />
4 Play charades, at times<br />
7 Spacebar neighbour<br />
10 Alta. clock setting<br />
13 Flamenco dancer’s cry<br />
14 Hunk of gunk<br />
15 Needing a longer<br />
rinse cycle<br />
17 Unpopped popcorn<br />
19 Name of a local fish,<br />
glacier, park, lake and<br />
beer<br />
20 Lickety-split<br />
21 The “them” of “us<br />
and them”<br />
22 “I’m waaiiting ...!”,<br />
in a chatroom<br />
23 1502, to Cicero<br />
24 Petite-ish sizes: Abbr.<br />
25 ___-Pitch Tournament<br />
(23-Down event)<br />
28 Title girl in a<br />
Sarah McLachlan hit<br />
30 Abbreviated “and so on”<br />
32 ___ race (finished first)<br />
34 One-named Irish<br />
songstress<br />
36 Itty-bitty bits<br />
40 Racing event held on<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>’s spectacular<br />
mountain trails<br />
43 Rendezvoused<br />
44 Delhi wrap<br />
45 Hairy Himalayan<br />
46 “___ for Burglar”<br />
(Grafton novel)<br />
48 University in Toronto<br />
50 “Keystone” lawman<br />
51 Hwy. distances<br />
54 Tiny Duracells<br />
56 Carey Price or<br />
Guy Lafleur, to fans<br />
58 Go-straight-only<br />
traffic sign<br />
60 Where to view the largest<br />
rainbow trout in the<br />
world (1hr. north of <strong>Kaslo</strong>)<br />
64 They drop in a<br />
blink<br />
65 Family-run, like many of<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>’s Front Street shops<br />
66 Exists to this day<br />
67 Summer hrs. in Man.<br />
68 Meditative mutterings<br />
69 It may be broken by a<br />
driver<br />
70 Villages: Abbr.<br />
71 Worrying sound to a<br />
balloonist<br />
72 Finger-to-lips sound<br />
Think <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
Barbara Olson<br />
© ClassiCanadian Crosswords<br />
DOWN<br />
1 Norse god and<br />
namesake of<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>’s highest<br />
peak<br />
2 ___ Abbey Golf<br />
Course, Oakville<br />
3 “Que ___” (non-worrier’s<br />
comment)<br />
4 Topic list at a meeting<br />
5 Kitchen utensil that<br />
doubles as a trophy for<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>’s Hockey Jamboree<br />
6 15-ml. recipe meas.<br />
7 Didn’t just wonder about<br />
8 Fairly big change?<br />
9 Sit back and enjoy, as the<br />
view from Mt. Buchanan<br />
10 Least material-istic<br />
skirts?<br />
11 “Now you ___,<br />
now you don’t”<br />
12 Long lock of hair<br />
16 No-stick spray brand<br />
18 Edward Snowden’s org.,<br />
once<br />
23 <strong>Kaslo</strong>’s springtime fête<br />
since1892<br />
25 “Immerse” oneself in the<br />
Kootenay Lake experience?<br />
26 Mineral-rich discovery<br />
27 Actively taking care of<br />
29 “Last one ___ a<br />
rotten egg!”<br />
31 ___ Caves, spelunker’s<br />
must see near<br />
Ainsworth Hot Springs<br />
33 “Rub-___... “ (bathtime<br />
rhyme)<br />
35 Bubbly Nestlé bar<br />
37 “Star ___” (Shatner show)<br />
38 Biography opening?<br />
39 Barbershop sound<br />
41 Person with hives<br />
42 Nothing-between-theears<br />
types<br />
47 Historic mining ghost<br />
town (45 min. west of<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>)<br />
49 Gold weights<br />
51 Prepared to be knighted<br />
52 <strong>Kaslo</strong>’s sternwheeler<br />
museum<br />
53 “Roxanne” star Martin<br />
55 Business or charity grps.<br />
57 Driver’s lic. eye colour<br />
59 Suffix with nod- and mod-<br />
60 Yukon, Denali and<br />
Acadia, e.g.<br />
61 Commotions<br />
62 Turntable turnaround<br />
times<br />
63 Sprinkling, as of salt<br />
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Welcome to <strong>Kaslo</strong> in the beautiful West Kootenay.<br />
We’d would like to know a little bit about your trip... like:<br />
1) Where do you live?__________________________________________________<br />
2) From which direction did you come? _____________ e.g.: South via Balfour/Creston<br />
Cranbrook/Alberta, Nelson or USA; West Via New Denver/Nakusp/Vernon or Nakusp/Revelstoke;<br />
North from Meadow Creek/Howser/Nakusp<br />
3) Did you come to the <strong>Kaslo</strong> area on purpose or by accident?______________________<br />
4) Was <strong>Kaslo</strong> your primary destination?______<br />
No, my primary destination was_____________________<br />
5) Where did you heard about us? (Check all that apply)<br />
A friend or family member____ <strong>Visit</strong>kaslo.com website______<br />
<strong>Visit</strong> <strong>Kaslo</strong> Printed Tourist <strong>Guide</strong> _____ Facebook_____ Instagram_____<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>Chamber.com website_____ Facebook_____ Instagram_____<br />
Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism website_____ Facebook_____ Instagram_____<br />
RV BC & Alberta Magazine _____ or International Selkirk Loop Travel <strong>Guide</strong> _____<br />
Recommendation from a BC Chamber or business, namely:___________________<br />
__________________________Other_________________________________<br />
6) How many are in your travelling group______________Age range_ _____________<br />
7) How long do you intend to stay? 1 night____ 2-4 nights____ 4-7 nights____ 8+____<br />
8) Where will you stay? (Name if you’d like__________________________________)<br />
Camp_____ Hotel_____ Motel ____ Stay with Friends______ B&B_______<br />
Air B&B_____ Vacation Rental Cottage or Cabin______Other_________________<br />
9) What kind of things do you want to do while visiting in the <strong>Kaslo</strong> Area?<br />
Beach_____ Museums______Historical Sites______ Shop_______ Dine______<br />
Events ____Festivals ____ Hike____ Mountain Bike____ Run____ Walk____<br />
Golf_____ Ski_____Swim____ Fish_____ Watersports_____<br />
Other___________________________________________________________<br />
Pick up the crossword solution while dropping off your survey at Pennywise 400 A Ave <strong>Kaslo</strong>.<br />
Or take a photo and email us your survey to info@pennywiseads.com and we’ll email you back<br />
the solution. If you stop in in person, you can draw a prize and say hello!<br />
www.visitkaslo.com
wingcreekresort.com 250.353.2475<br />
Y<br />
Your Adult Vacation Paradise<br />
Romantic Romantic Luxury Luxury Cottages<br />
Cottages<br />
Gift Gift Gift Shop Shop Shop and and and Gallery<br />
Gallery<br />
Falling Falling Water Water Spa Spa Spa<br />
Private Private Beach<br />
Beach<br />
5 c<br />
5 cottages on 20 acres of Kootenay Lake<br />
waterfront just north of <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
Luxury Rooms In<br />
Historic Downtown<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>.<br />
• Private balconies<br />
• Lake & mountain views<br />
• Stunning views from our patio<br />
• Relax & unwind in the Pub<br />
with locally crafted beers &<br />
delicious food<br />
OPEN DAILY UNTIL LATE<br />
(FOOD SERVED UNTIL 9 PM)<br />
Check out our website<br />
& facebook page<br />
for music<br />
& events<br />
250-353-7714<br />
Toll Free: 866-823-1433<br />
430 Front Street, <strong>Kaslo</strong>, BC<br />
info@kaslohotel.com<br />
www.kaslohotel.com<br />
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Photo: Karma Halleran<br />
SS Moyie National Historic Site<br />
Open May–October • 250-353-2525<br />
Kootenay Lake Historical Society www.klhs.bc.ca<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> & Area Chamber of Commerce www.kaslochamber.com 250-353-3464<br />
<strong>Visit</strong> the SS Moyie<br />
Mom! Here is the<br />
address:<br />
324 Front St,<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> BC<br />
Canada<br />
V0G 1M0<br />
Dear Mom<br />
I ’m visiting <strong>Kaslo</strong> -<br />
There is the most<br />
amazing history, unique<br />
shops, boutique<br />
accommodations<br />
and endless outdoor<br />
adventures & camping...<br />
you could be here!<br />
SHOULD<br />
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