t.fp: when you I N S I D E I N D E X ,., Editorial. ........ 4 Trial Work Including: Jumbo "I think it is really offensive Letters . . . . . ..... Street Talk ....... 4, 12 5 Personal Injury and Resort for people to go ahead and break the rules." Calendar . ....... 8 Art Alert . . . . . . . . . 10 ICBC Claims Law Ojficu of. opposed • Nelson City councillor Donna Macdonald. On Stage . ....... Classifieds ....... 11 13-15 L A 0 608 BAKER STREET, NELSON, BC 3 2-7228 ... Page 3 See pg. 2. Crossword . . . . . . . 14 Horoscope . . . . . . . 15 ~~t~~ER 352-7217 AX 352-7099 0 I WEDNESDAY, August 30, 1995 SERVING NELSON & THE KOOTENAYS B.C. VOLUME 7, NUMBER 42 FREE Autobodyowner Celebrating Eco-Day firesmayor □ Mayor/accountant Gary Exner loses client over perceived conflict of interest by Don Anderson Exner excused himself because NELSON - The owner of 700 of a ''perceived" conflict of inter- Railway Street says he had no est when the application was choice but to fire Mayor Gary brought forward at the July IO Exner as his accountant. regular council meeting ; he was "I needed a decision from a fired shortly thereafter by Fair. mayor, not an accountant," said Exner said the "perceived" Dean Fair, owner of Cottonwood conflict was brought to his atten- Autobody. tion prior to the meeting, adding For the past IO years Fair has that he had been "unsure" of the been a client of Exner Wickland possibility of a conflict. Inc., an accounting firm owned "I wasn't sure, quite frankly," by Exner. And it's that relation- he said, following a 4-3 council ship that Fair said could have vote last Monday (Aug. 21) stood in the way of getting coun- approving the variance. Exner's cil approval of the development vote provided the tie-breaker. setback variances he has been "I would have supported it had seeking. Please see FAIR- page 2 FEATURE Blaylockmansion in needof repair □ The mansion on the lake is still up for sale - for $3.4 million by Steve Thornton Forin the the past three years, one of the most spectacular landmarks Nelson area has been up for sale. The $3.4 million asked for the Blaylock mansion on the North Shore is many times what the original owner paid for its con- struction, and the place has seen both deterioration and improve- ment in its six decades. But the house tliat Selwyn Blaylock built stands as a monu- ment to enduring craftsmanship, and remains a stately and beau- tiful structure despite the tarnishing effects of age and, to some extent, neglect. Solidly built with materials that were intended to last, Lakewood, as its builder named it, has withstood the misguided dreams of an American developer and the damage of lightning- sparked flames that, were it not for then fire chief Harry Somrneiville's integrity and guts, might have caused irreversible Please see ALL IS QUIET AT BLAYLOCK- page 6 F R E E 35% OFF ALL 200 sheet pack of looseleaf with purchase of 3 binders. SCHOOL SUPPLIES *HEMP* IMPORT* RECYCLED -~~~ 517 VICTORIASTREET, SEPTEMBER ONLY e = YwM11•1~ NELSON, B.C. 352-5507 SHOPWITHA CONSCIENCE n· cc':~,.c.-,.ruooo 557WARDST.352-3844