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MANE EVENT — Creston Valley 4-H Horse Club memberAlexandra Hayes and her horse, Cookie, took part in the 94th annual Creston Valley Fall Fair, which was held at the

Creston and District Community Complex on Friday and Saturday. More photos on page 13, at www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/news or www.facebook.com/cvadvance.

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Three Creston Valley names are among 13 Nelson-Creston residents nominated for a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Creston’s Phil Thomas and Anne Hepher, and Sirdar’s Shannon Nickish were selected by a short listing committee that met Sept. 4 to narrow a list of nominations submitted to Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall’s

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A garage door that was scheduled to be removed as the Ingham Arts and Culture Centre renovations progress was the victim of a runaway construction trailer on Sept. 5. “Thank goodness it didn’t hit a bearing wall or that no one was walking or cycling on the sidewalk when the trailer came free,” said Simon Lazarchuk, a director of the Friends of the Ingham Arts and Culture Centre Society, a group that has taken on the challenge of turning the building on Canyon Street at 15th Avenue into a performance and display space. The trailer was parked at a restaurant across Canyon Street, where crews were busy redoing a tar and gravel roof. It was “being filled with gravel and debris from the roof when it came free,” Lazarchuk said. See TRAILER, page 3

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Trailer crash

From page 1 He said that project organizers breathed a sigh of relief that the damage wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t greater. The good news, he said, is that the society has recently been awarded a community economic development grant by the Regional District of Central Kootenay to help with renovations to the building. C o i n c i d e n t a l l y, RCMP Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan was walking along Canyon Street to work when he saw the trailer roll across Canyon Street. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fortunately, the weight load caused the trailerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tongue to bounce up and down on the pavement, slowing its progress,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for that, it could very easily have gone right through the door and into the building.â&#x20AC;?

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CHOP, CHOP â&#x20AC;&#x201D; What do you do when you have outgrown a house, but like the one you have? A Canyon couple needed more space for their two kids, so they opted to have a new foundation built and to use the house they were living in as a base for a new home. How was it done? Contractors cut the original home into two pieces with chainsaws and a lot of careful planning, then a crane operator carefully moved each half into position on the new concrete basement walls. The residents hope to move into their new home by the end of September. Lorne Eckersley

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From page 1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nominations came in from all corners of the constituency, for people from all walks of life,â&#x20AC;? said Mungall in a press release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was great to read about so many amazing people doing amazing work in the community. I know it was difficult for the short listing committee to choose only 13. â&#x20AC;&#x153; The short listing committee, representing all regions of the constituency, was made up of Village of Salmo Coun. Janine Haughton, Creston Valley Advance editor Brian Lawrence, Columbia Basin Trust southwest community liaison and longtime Nelson resident Rona Park, and Kasloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s J.V. Humphries ElementarySecondary School and Jewett Elementary School principal Dan Miles.

In addition to Thomas, Hepher and Nickish, the committee also selected Steve Anderson, Bruce Walker and Hugh Walker from the Kaslo/ North Kootenay Lake region; Gordon Broster, Marg Stacey, Joan Reichardt and Mary Ann Morris from the Nelson area; and Andrew Raney, Dorothy Hearn and Mary Jean Taylor from Salmo/Ymir. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The decisions were difficult â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there were so many worthy nominees,â&#x20AC;? said Lawrence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the selection we came up with represents a great cross-section of our communities.â&#x20AC;? Residents can learn more about each nominee at www. michellemungall.ca and then vote once from their computers or by phone. The person with

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the most votes from each area will be forwarded on to the Queen for a Diamond Jubilee Medal that commemorates community service. Mungall encourages everyone to visit her website, www.michellemungall.ca, or call the constituency office at 1-877-388-4498, to help decide who will be put forward to the Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selection committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our region is blessed to have so many dedicated citizens,â&#x20AC;? said Mungall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am honoured that the Queen has allowed members of the legislative assembly to be a part of her diamond jubilee. I want to thank all those who nominated a local resident and the short listing committee for being a part of these once-in-alifetime medals.â&#x20AC;?

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Creston RCMP respond to over 100 calls BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Creston RCMP responded to 109 calls from Sept. 3-9, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday. September 3 â&#x20AC;˘A report of shots fired near Teetzel Road was referred to conservation officers. â&#x20AC;˘In what appears to be an ongoing dispute, a 32nd Avenue resident complained about a neighbourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motorhome running. â&#x20AC;˘A 911 call reported a single motor vehicle accident on Highway 3. â&#x20AC;˘A 911 call from Topaz Creek cellphone tower could not be traced. â&#x20AC;˘No crimes were noted in a dispute between neighbours on 16th Avenue North. â&#x20AC;˘A patrolling police officer witnessed toys being thrown from a vehicle on Highway 21. When the female driver was stopped she was served with an outstanding prohibition notice and open alcohol was seized. â&#x20AC;˘Two ATV passengers were injured in the Gray Creek Pass area when the vehicle rolled. They were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

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from a vehicle on Sixth Avenue North. â&#x20AC;˘A 911 call from the Topaz Creek cellphone tower could not be traced. â&#x20AC;˘Thieves smashed a vehicle window with a large rock on Dugan Street to steal a wallet. â&#x20AC;˘A break and entry to a Birch Street residence netted a thief $6. â&#x20AC;˘Police attended an Eighth Avenue residence to keep the peace while a couple who were splitting up removed their belongings. â&#x20AC;˘A silver and grey Giant mountain bike with white handles and red lettering on the frame was stolen from Cedar Street. â&#x20AC;˘A wallet was lost on Canyon Street. â&#x20AC;˘A grey backpack containing a passport was lost on Erickson Road. â&#x20AC;˘A shoplifter was reported at a Cook Street store. September 6 â&#x20AC;˘A 911 call from Phillips Road was determined to have been caused by a phone problem. â&#x20AC;˘Cash was stolen from a vehicle on 10th Avenue South. â&#x20AC;˘A bike stolen from 11th Avenue North was later recovered. â&#x20AC;˘Theft from an unlocked vehicle on 23rd Avenue North netted thieves satellite radios, a flashlight, sunglasses and coins. â&#x20AC;˘A vehicle collided with a deer near Kootenay Pass on Highway 3 â&#x20AC;˘When a patrolling officer stopped a vehicle on Canyon Street after noting the driver, well-known to police, was disqualified and wanted on a warrant, the driver

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â&#x20AC;˘A 911 call from the Whimster Road cellphone tower could not be traced. â&#x20AC;˘A male wearing black coveralls and a black jacket, but no shirt, was reported to be climbing on an apartment building on 16th Avenue North. September 4 â&#x20AC;˘An intoxicated female on Hillside Street reported three subjects, one wearing a dog mask, were stealing from a neighbourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yard. She pointed the suspects out to police, who were unable to see anyone. â&#x20AC;˘A purse was lost on Canyon Street. â&#x20AC;˘A 16th Avenue North resident complained about a neighbour starting his truck at 5 a.m. to go to work. â&#x20AC;˘When a vehicle reported to be driving erratically on Highway 3 was stopped, the driver was issued a three-day driving prohibition for having consumed alcohol and a passenger had a small quantity of marijuana seized. The compassionate police officer allowed the company vehicle to be towed to a motel so the driver wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lose his job. Twenty minutes later, the vehicle was gone and the driver had not checked into the motel. â&#x20AC;˘Harassing phone calls from an intoxicated female were reported from a 38th Avenue residence. â&#x20AC;˘A bicycle found on Cedar Street was later claimed by the owner. â&#x20AC;˘A female-model 18-speed Marin purple bicycle was stolen from 11th Avenue North. September 5 â&#x20AC;˘A wallet and coins were stolen

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NOTICE FOR SALE BY BID The Regional District of Central Kootenay has the following vehicles available for bid: 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe GL - Dark blue 148,368 km, V6 cylinder 4WD to sell immediately. MInIMUM BId: $7,500 2006 Toyota Matrix - Gray 171,500 km, 4 cylinder AWD to sell immediately. MInIMUM BId: $6,500 These items will be sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is/where isâ&#x20AC;?. All sales are ďŹ nal. No warranties expressed or implied. Applicable taxes extra. For additional information or to make arrangements to view, contact Randy Matheson, Administrative Assistant rmatheson@rdck.bc.ca or 250-352-8153. seaLed BIds marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hyundai Santa Fe BID or Toyota Matrix BIDâ&#x20AC;? will be received at the Regional District of Central Kootenay OfďŹ ce, Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC V1L 5R4 up until 2:00 pm september 21, 2012. The Regional District of Central Kootenay reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to accept the bid deemed most favorable in the interest of the Regional District of Central Kootenay.

NOTICE TAX SALE OF REAL PROPERTY The properties listed hereunder will be sold at tax sale on Monday, September 24, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. local time, in the Council Chambers of Town Hall, 238 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10th Avenue North, Creston, BC, unless the delinquent taxes and interest are paid before the stated time. The upset price will be the total of the outstanding taxes, plus interest and tax sale costs. Successful bidders will be required to immediately provide the upset price by cash, money order, or bank draft, with the balance of the purchase price being paid in a similar manner by 3:00 pm of the same day. Failure to pay the balance will result in the property being offered for sale again at 10:00 am on the following day. Bidders who are unable to attend the sale, must authorize an agent in writing, to bid on their behalf. The Town of Creston reserves the right to bid at the auction. description of Property

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fled. The 19-year-old was chased, caught and arrested, despite the protestations of his mother, who insisted he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t driving. The vehicle was impounded for seven days. September 7 â&#x20AC;˘No injuries were reported after a two-car collision on Ninth Avenue South. â&#x20AC;˘Police continue to investigate the reason for a 911 call through the Riley Road cellphone tower, though it has been determined there was no emergency. â&#x20AC;˘A complaint from Cook Street about harassment by an ex-boyfriend was referred to social and medical service agencies. â&#x20AC;˘A vehicle that sideswiped an oncoming car, breaking off its mirror, near the junction of highways 3 and 95, failed to stop at the scene and was not located. â&#x20AC;˘A 40th Street resident called to report a bear had crossed Highway 21. Police suspect it was trying to get to the other side. â&#x20AC;˘A Ninth Avenue South resident reported paying $190 in a telephone scam that informed her that her computer had a virus and needed repairs, which could be made remotely. â&#x20AC;˘Gas was siphoned from a truck on Highway 21. â&#x20AC;˘A shoplifter in the 1000 block of Northwest Boulevard was banned from the store. â&#x20AC;˘A blue childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bike and a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scooter were found on Highway 3A and can be claimed by the owner. â&#x20AC;˘A complaint of harassing text messages was made by a 38th Avenue resident. September 8 â&#x20AC;˘When police responded to a 911 call from a Highway 3A residence, they found the house locked and unoccupied. â&#x20AC;˘A 911 call through the Mount Midgely cellphone tower could not be traced. â&#x20AC;˘Farm equipment was reported missing from Swan Road. â&#x20AC;˘Minor damage was reported in a two-vehicle collision on 16th Avenue North at Canyon Street. â&#x20AC;˘A motorcyclist who entered a curve on Highway 3A too fast lost control and fell from his bike. He was not injured. â&#x20AC;˘When police located a person reported to have made threats against a female, witnesses said the accused had not left the house and the vehicle he was said to have used was not in drivable condition. The investigation continues. â&#x20AC;˘One of two brothers who were causing a disturbance on Ibbitson Street was given a ride to another residence. â&#x20AC;˘A motorcyclist went off the road on Highway 3A near Boswell when he slid on gravel. â&#x20AC;˘A shoplifter in the 1000 block of Northwest Boulevard was gone when police arrived. â&#x20AC;˘Five males reported to be fighting on community complex grounds were gone when police arrived. â&#x20AC;˘A complaint of threats from an ex-boyfriend was made from a 16th Avenue North residence. â&#x20AC;˘Two female gamblers returning to Canada at Rykerts in separate cars were found to have consumed alcohol. One was issued a 24-hour driving prohibition. The other was issued a 90-day driving prohibition and her vehicle was impounded for 30 days. You roll the dice and you take your chances. â&#x20AC;˘Police received an assault complaint from 19th Avenue North where a male reported he was bitten in the forehead by his assailant. He then refused to co-operate in the investigation. September 9 â&#x20AC;˘A male who had been drinking alcohol rode down Railway Boulevard on his bike and crashed into a concrete barrier. He was not wearing a helmet and was taken to hospital for treatment. â&#x20AC;˘The driver whose vehicle hit a utility pole on Hansen Road is being sought. â&#x20AC;˘A Cavell Street resident complained about phone calls from a New Orleans prison. â&#x20AC;˘A fight at a Birch Street residence is under investigation. â&#x20AC;˘A female reported to be driving while under the influence of alcohol at a Highway 3 service station was located. She failed a roadside alcohol screening test and was issued a 90-day driving prohibition. Her vehicle was impounded for 30 days. â&#x20AC;˘A Canyon Street resident complained about harassing phone calls.

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Creston Valley Advance Thursday, September 13, 2012

Jumbo process explained to RDEK board BY SALLY MacDONALD Cranbrook Daily Townsman

Board members at the regional district are now more enlightened on the process for Jumbo Glacier Resort to become a mountain resort municipality. On July 10, Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board chair Rob Gay and chief administrative officer Lee-Ann Crane met with staff from the B.C. Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development to go over concerns about the potential municipality. On Friday, Gay and Crane reported on the meeting to the board of directors. Crane reported on 18 items the ministry has to finalize in creating a mountain resort municipality in the Jumbo Valley. Among those items, ministry staff told the RDEK representatives that initially the mountain resort municipality would consist of an appointed council of three. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ideally those three appointments would be drawn from locals,â&#x20AC;? said Crane. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a very strict provincial process they have to go through for finding and appointing people to any provincial body.â&#x20AC;? The appointed council would be replaced by an elected council of five once the municipality has enough taxpayers to warrant an election, the ministry told the RDEK, but did not provide a specific number for how many residents that would require. In September 2009, the RDEK board passed a motion saying it is concerned that a non-elected representative of the Jumbo mountain resort municipality could sit on the board. That issue came up at the meeting, Crane said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, under legislation right now it does require that it would be an elected official which means waiting for a municipal election,â&#x20AC;? said Crane. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There certainly was no specific timeline. The consultation processes are going to have a lot to do with it because they are going to have that to get through.â&#x20AC;? The province signed a master development agreement with the proponents of Jumbo Glacier Resort in March, giving it a green light after 22 years. On May 9, the B.C. legislature passed amendments to the Local Government Act that would allow the province to create a mountain resort municipality and appoint a mayor and council before there were any permanent residents. The ministry also ironed out some corporate issues with the regional districts. The developer would have to fund municipal start-up projects such as an official community plan. The municipality would not be allowed to undertake any long-term borrowing during the development stage. It would be allowed and encouraged to implement development cost charges. The municipality would participate in the same regional district services as other municipalities in the RDEK. "My thoughts were they had spent some considerable time putting this together to share it with us and agreed they would visit us many times as this goes forward," said Gay. The report received a mixed response. Area A director Mike Sosnowski said it cleared up some of the uncertainty the board felt over a mountain resort municipality designation. However, Columbia Valley directors Ute Juras (Canal Flats), Gerry Taft (Invermere) and Gerry Wilkie (Area G) were concerned by the report. "In my view what you have listed is a template for British Columbia's newest Crown corporation," said Wilkie. "My personal opinion is it's unfair to say this appointed three-person council would be autonomous if their only role is to rubber stamp the master plan,â&#x20AC;? said Taft. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They don't have any other choice. They're not allowed to amend it. They can do public consultation on an official community plan but they are not allowed to change anything. They have to adopt it. It's a banana republic; it's ridiculous," said Taft.

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NDCC staff vote to strike Nelson Star Staff Unionized staff at the Nelson and District Community Complex have voted â&#x20AC;&#x153;overwhelminglyâ&#x20AC;? in favour of job action. The members of CUPE sublocal 2262, which represents 55 employees at the arena, swimming pool, and fitness facility, held the strike vote on Saturday afternoon, according to a news release from the union. A majority of members turned out to cast ballots, and all voted in favour of a strike. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one wants to go down this road, but the regional district has left us little choice,â&#x20AC;? local president Leford Lafayette said in the statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It all comes down to wages, term, and benefits: we asked for cost of living and minor benefit increases, but they said no.â&#x20AC;? Their employer is the Regional District of Central Kootenay. Lafayette said they have been offered a two-year agreement that expires in six months. Since the last collective agreement expired a year and a half ago, the sides have met several times, but been unable to reach a mediated settlement, he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They came after every cornerstone of our collective agreement: seniority, hours of work provisions, and full-time/parttime designations,â&#x20AC;? Lafayette said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We spent a long time negotiating back and forth on language.â&#x20AC;? He said the regional district offered wage increases of one per cent in each of the two years, but no benefit increases.

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Election shakes status quo

It was a statement I never believed would have come out of my mouth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go PQ.â&#x20AC;? I made that comment on election day in Quebec a couple of weeks ago, not because I support the province leaving Canada, but because I wanted to see how Prime Minister Stephen Harper would respond after having made huge efforts to bring la belle province into his partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fold. Harper is a canny politico and he knows that if he can garner a majority of seats in Quebec and keep up, and even increase, Conservative Party support in Ontario, he can look forward to keeping a comfortable majority in the House of Commons in the next election. Mathematically, the West is pretty much irrelevant and the Maritime provinces are meaningless to any party that can dominate Central Canada. Since the late 1960s, Quebec has played both ends against the middle, using the threat of separation to ensure preferable treatment from whichever party is governing Canada. To be honest, until recently, I would have been among Canadians who would flock to Quebec if they thought it would help deliver the message that the province is wanted in Canada. After all, we share nearly a century-and-a-half as part of this nation and it seems almost unthinkable that the province would want to go it alone despite all we have in common. In my limited travels in

Quebec I have enjoyed every minute and I like what the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s differences bring to our national palate.

things like language and culture, when those issues could be under even greater threat without a generally supportive Canadian umbrella? With a slim minority government in place, no doubt new Quebec Premier Pauline Marois is going to have to become a very adept juggler just to hold on to power â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a coalition government could force her out in a heartbeat. Her bigLorne Eckersley gest challenge, though, might be in forging some But what would The Rest of sort of beneficial relationship with Canada lose if Quebec decided to Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Canadian government. opt out? Not much, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m afraid. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to want the economic There would be that worrisome lit- taps to continue flowing into her tle detail about how to keep the province and Harper is going to four easternmost provinces conwant to see a good reason for letnected to the five west of Quebec, ting that happen. but economically it would probaItâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all a game of quid pro quo bly be pretty much a wash. and Marois isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t holding a very Quebec, I am sure, would have strong hand. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in a far too shaky more to lose. No direct connection position to play hardball with the to a consistently strong economy, a feds and I suspect the man she sucsmaller national market to sustain ceeded, Jean Charest, is sitting back demand for anything it produces with a bit of a grin these days, now and a great reliance on what it that the reality of his personal defeat sees as its mother country, France. has kicked in. But any true value to that relationCharest helped the ship would be limited now that Conservatives gain ground in the European Economic Quebec in the last federal election Community places restrictions on and he rightfully expected that what its members can and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do rewards would be forthcoming to economically. his province. Marois doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have I seriously doubt that a referenthat luxury. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s often said that peodum can succeed, at least in the ple get the government they next decade or so. After all, a deserve. The coming months will shaky global economy isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly see how that adage plays out for conducive to risk-taking. How Quebec residents. badly do QuĂŠbĂŠcois want to Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of chance going it alone to protect the Creston Valley Advance.

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Wynndel letter writer apologizes

To the Editor: (Re: “Neighbours too noisy”, Aug. 2 Advance, page 7) I owe the good people of Wynndel a great big apology. I apologize for trying to make a point and sounding bitter about choosing Wynndel as my home. For this I am truly sorry. Someone remind me never to run for politics (the last thing I would ever consider). I love Wynndel and the people that live here as it has been one of the friendliest places I have ever been. I would also like to apologize for plucking on my banjo, as I should have known it would not be well tolerated by some. Bagpipe and accordion players run into the same problem. All sounds are not noise. For instance, the train is one of the enduring sounds in the valley. Twice a day, the sound of the train echoes in the valley, and to me it is reassuring that all is well. It has a very melodic sound to the whistle. Also, the sound of Wynndel Box and Lumber is very reassuring — the sound of commerce. Many Wynndel families depend on that company for their livelihood. The sound of construction in the village is also reassuring that all is well and progressing. But the sound of lawnmowers, whipper snippers and leafblowers after a long day was not enjoyable, compounded by the cool, rainy spring giving way to days a person could enjoy this beautiful valley on the deck in the evening was too much for my feeble mind. I lost it and wrote a letter to the editor that I will regret till my dying day. Please understand I am only human and made a grave mistake that I am truly sorry for. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Bryan Wuzinski Wynndel

Election will be historic

To the Editor: The upcoming U.S. federal election on Nov. 6 may very well be one of the most historic since 1980, when Ronald Reagan was elected president. It’s difficult to believe it was 32 years ago because for me it seemed like only yesterday. In my opinion, the Reagan era (1981-1989) was a much kinder, gentler and less complicated time, and there is a part of me that will always miss that unique decade of the 1980s. However, it is important to move forward, especially in this post-9/11 world with new challenges and problems to solve. Anyway, it will be interested to see who will be elected this year, whether it be Mitt Romney or the incumbent Barack Obama, whose election in 2008 was also historic. I believe that someday the United States just may elect a woman president, whether she is Republican or Democrat. The same can be said for us here in Canada, that we may have a woman as prime minister — preferably Conservative, that is (no offense to anyone who holds different political views). In order to be an exceptional and effective leader, he or she must be honest, sincere, compassionate, able to speak from the heart, have a warm personality and a sense of humour, but

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also strong-willed, who can make difficult decisions when it is necessary to do so, for the greater good of all. Also, he or she must be someone that is not afraid, nor ashamed to express emotion and shed tears (just like me). Having faith is not a bad thing, either. In regard to my own philosophy, I am conservative, but also progressive, believing in equality between men and women, protecting health care, education, the environment, working with unions in a positive way (non-union employees are also important), helping those who are less fortunate and building a better world for future generations. In conclusion, I would like to wish former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, known as the Iron Lady, who will be turning 87 years young on Oct. 13, a happy birthday. See you at the Terry Fox Run on Sept. 16, and keep thinking positively, everyone! Allan Clement Creston

Consider the climate To the Editor: (Open letter to the provincial commission of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act) This letter is a request to the provincial commission to reexamine the mandates of readjustment considerations before redrawing the electoral boundaries once again. I maintain climate change should be our No. 1 consideration. According to the 2007 government of Canada report on climate change, From Impacts to Adaptation — Canada in a Changing Climate 2007, “It needs to be understood that there will be no return to the previous normal. Instead, we face an ongoing process of change that will continue for decades to centuries. It is therefore not a case of planning for a different stable future climate, but of building the capacity and flexibility to cope with whatever evolving climate may bring in the future. This is not uncertainty regarding whether climate will change, but rather about the speed and magnitude of climate change over time.” British Columbia’s Provincial Emergency Program reports that the frequency, severity and cost of extreme weather events causing personal and economic losses due to infrastructure damage rose dramatically as a result of wildfires, drought, storm surges, heavy rains causing flooding and landslides, and warmer winter weather, resulting in ice jams, freezing rain and rain-onsnow events. These 2003-2005 events cost B.C. taxpayers an average of $86 million per year in payouts of disaster financial assistance, compared to an average of $10 million per year from 1999-2002. The supersaturation slide at Johnson’s Landing illustrated how poorly prepared the Kootenay region is to cope with what is forecast to become a regular occurrence in the region by the federal report. Climate change could cause an increase in supersaturation slides that would interrupt Columbia Basin river flows and electrical supplies to the province of B.C. and downstream U.S.A. It is completely within the realm of possibility that such a slide could cause an inland tsunami that overwhelms an upriver dam, causing a catastrophic domino effect downriver. Much more efficient would be having all the dams in one riding. Our federal representative should have direct contact with the Columbia Basin dam manager and have a complete overview of the river systems. Geo-hazard mapping

should be done to identify potential problem areas, and local emergency technician teams trained to respond to overfull dams, washed out bridges, slides, fires, devastating winds, stranded communities, medical emergencies and interrupted communication networks The success of climate adaptation will be the responsibility of our elected representatives and their ability to maneuver within their realistically manageable ridings. I propose that geography and historical patterning trumps population numbers in regards to mandate considerations for responsible climate change adaptation and mitigation. Current population numbers are well within plus or minus 25 per cent, begging the issue of electoral readjustment at this time. If boundaries are to be readjusted at all, they should be changed to accommodate the serious reality of climate change. Susan Eyre Yahk

Pickers welcome at Gleaners

NOW RECYCLING LEAD ACID To the Editor: VEHICLE (Re: “Pickers are among the finest peoBATTERIES ple”, Aug. 23 Advance, page 7)

Anytime you have a large group of people come into a town, there will always be a few bad apples that give that group a bad name. It could be a convention of lawyers and a few of them go to the pubs, get drunk and generally stir up trouble. People will say they don’t want those conventioneers back again. It could be a large influx of pickers and a few of them decide to shoplift and people might say they have a problem with pickers shoplifting. It is very unfortunate that a few individuals in a group can give the rest of the group a bad name. Susan, you made a comment that I found to be a bit flippant: “I was in Gleaners today and one volunteer was following around a group of pickers, probably making sure they weren’t going to steal their $2 items.” It doesn’t matter if it is $2 or $100, it’s theft. Like any large business, Gleaners has a problem with theft. And as anyone in retail can tell you, after a while you get a feel for who might be doing it. It is also unfortunate that a few individuals can cause suspicion to be cast on the whole. Gleaners is very busy and the ladies that volunteer there work very hard to give you the best shopping experience they can. Maybe this volunteer you spoke to was just a bit tired of seeing stuff stolen. I won’t criticize her for what she did. At Gleaners Too, our experience with the pickers has always been positive. With their dreadlocks, the style of clothes they choose to wear and their unique French accent, they are an interesting bunch of people. I can only imagine what an interesting lifestyle they must live. It makes me want to be young again and experience some of the things I never did. We look forward every year to the pickers coming. They are great for the community as a whole. Not only do they keep the orchards alive but they spend their money in the community. It’s a trickle-down effect. The money they spend at Gleaners goes back to the community. Everyone benefits. The picking season is almost over. As the pickers move on we wish them a bon voyage and look forward to seeing them next year. Bob Tyndall Creston

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Hutton filming second season of Arctic Air

Who: Pascale Hutton What: Characters that come to life on television and movie screens Where: From her home base in Vancouver When: In the ongoing starring role of CBC’s Arctic Air, guests spots and movie roles as they are offered Why: She has loved performing in front of an audience for as long as she can remember

handsome young First Nations actor who stars on Arctic Air. Hutton, a Prince Charles Secondary School grad who also has a starring role in the hit CBC TV series, Arctic Air, not surprisingly, is gracious with her answer. The wife and mother is drop-dead gorgeous and has a smile that lights up every room she enters. Hutton plays Krista Ivarson, an airplane pilot and daughter of the airline owner (played by Kevin McNulty). Beach co-stars as Bobby Martin, a former venture capitalist who returned to his northern roots in season one. When Hutton was last interviewed by the Advance, CBC had just telecast the first two episodes of Arctic Air and filming had ended months earlier. Initial ratings were high, with each show averaging more than a million viewers, and Canada’s national broadcaster was promoting the series with more enthusiasm than viewers had seen in years, or perhaps ever. But everyone involved with the series — 10 episodes in the first season — was waiting on pins and needles to hear if the series would be renewed. “I found out about the renewal before it was officially announced and it was hard because I really couldn’t tell anyone,” she confides. “But it took away from the excitement because I couldn’t really celebrate when the news came out!” Since that story appeared, life has

“Everyone was kind of prepared for [the cancellation] so it was not entirely a surprise,” Hutton says. “I don’t think it had run its course and it had a devout fan base, but it always had challenges in terms of funding.” For her performance in the Sanctuary episode “Fugue”, she won a Leo Award for best guest performance by a female in a dramatic series. “I was especially thrilled because I got to sing on that episode,” she said. “I’m always open to singing, but there aren’t a lot of opportunities. I would love to have the opportunity to sing more.” Shooting for Arctic Air’s second season is now in full swing. While most of the production happens in a Vancouver studio, location footage is filmed in and around Yellowknife, the setting for a series that centres around a small regional airline. “The biggest difference between the seasons is that last year the show was trying to find its legs — to underBY LORNE ECKERSLEY stand what works and what doesn’t Advance Staff work,” she says. “The characters and their relationships needed a chance to “So, who’s cuter — you or Adam develop. Beach?” “By last season’s final episode, every“Uh, what?” thing started to gel. So in season two, “Who’s cuter — you or Adam everyone was really excited to get going Beach?” because we have figured out what Pascale Hutton bursts into laughworks. That has added a level of confier on her Vancouver end of the dence and everything seems more phone line. streamlined.” “Oh, I don’t have a chance What makes Arctic Air distinct is against that man! When he smiles Bettina Strauss that it strikes a balance between comeveryone around him just melts!” Pascale Hutton in a scene from the first episode of Arctic Air’s second sea- edy and drama, and each episode she said of Beach, a popular and focuses on an adventure that is conson, which airs in January. cluded within the 60-minute format. “The challenge for any show nowabeen very good for the University of Edmonton- days is that networks are going away from contrained actor who cut her acting teeth in PCSS tinuing storylines.” drama presentations. Arctic Air was renewed for a Hutton says she is pleased at the balance second, 13-episode season, she won a Leo award Arctic Air has struck, giving viewers the thrill of for one of her recurring guest spots on the sci-fi an adventure in each episode while allowing the series, Sanctuary, her son Ryu is a happy, healthy characters and their relationships to grow as the A PUBLIC FORUM ADDRESSING LUNG HEALTH ISSUES 19-month-old and her husband, Danny Dorosh, season move along. has joined the Vancouver Police Department. The experience of shooting scenes in Yellowknife Tobacco Asthma and COPD With Dorosh now back to work after taking a has been different in season two, she says. Wood smoke and Radon: What you parental leave to care for Ryu, the door has opened “Last year we didn’t have a summer shoot so its health impacts should know for the baby’s maternal grandma, Elizabeth, to the series couldn’t feature all of the seasons in spend the fall in Vancouver. 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