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Samaritan gets carjacked, gunman shot Creston’s Alan Armstrong made national news last week when he was forced from his Toyota Forerunner at gunpoint, then pepper-sprayed and left at the side of the highway By LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance staff

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Creston’s Alan Armstrong was making a routine run to Cranbrook on Tuesday evening when the trip turned into a nightmare. “I was hauling parts on Highway 3 through Goatfell (west of Yahk) when I saw a guy waving me down on the road. He said he had run out of gas and had no money and needed a ride,” Armstrong said on Tuesday morning. It was snowing and Armstrong was on a timeline, so he told the man and his girlfriend to get in quickly. “Then I said to him, ‘If you were going to Cranbrook, why was your car faced in the other direction by the road?’ I guess I shouldn’t have said anything. He grabbed my head and smashed it against the door.” “’Pull over motherfucker, or I’ll blow your fucking skull open,’ he screamed. He was screaming and shaking. I got my truck pulled over and he pushed a gun against my head.” The carjacker pepper-sprayed Armstrong before tearing off in the 2006 Toyota Forerunner. Armstrong said he was vomiting and mucous was pouring through his nose as he staggered around and tried to get his bearings. “I’d had enough wits about me to grab my cell phone as I was being pushed from the truck so I managed to dial 911. But of course there is no cell coverage out there.” He saw a residence nearby with a light in the window and made his way to the front door, where he stood screaming and

crying for help. But his ordeal wasn’t quite over. A male resident opened the door, armed with a rifle, fearing that he was about to be a victim himself. “It was dark and they weren’t about to let me into the house until they knew what was going on, so he brought his car around so the headlights could shine on me,” Armstrong said. “Then they saw what a mess I was and brought me into their house.” He used the residents’ Annalee Grant photo landline to call 911 and was informed that Cranbrook and Independent Investigations Office investigators arrived on the scene of a police-involved shooting that occurred last Wednesday Creston RCMP and a police just outside Cranbrook city limits, off of 22 Ave South, about a block from Kootenay Orchards Elementary School. dog were already responding. as non-life-threatening injuries. The the IIO's goals are to conduct fair, unbiAn ambulance arrived to transport Armstrong to Creston Valley female in the car and the police officer ased, timely, thorough and competent Hospital, but it had to make a few stops were unharmed. The female is now in investigations and ensure transparency along the way as the smell of pepper custody while the male suspect is in through public reporting,” the announcement said. spray was overwhelming the paramedics, Cranbrook hospital. Twenty-six-year-old Nickolas John The BC government announced lastArmstrong said. He was released from hospital early Wednesday that the new Independent Bullock and a 17-year-old girl, both from Investigations Office (IIO) will assume Port Coquitlam, appeared in Cranbrook Wednesday morning. While initial media reports said the control of the shooting scene when six of court on Friday and have been charged over Tuesday’s carjacking outside Creston carjacker was pulled over in Yahk, he was its personnel arrive by air. “The IIO and the involved police ser- and the later shootout with RCMP in actually stopped in Cranbrook, Creston RCMP Staff Sergeant Bob Gollan said on vice will work within the terms agreed Cranbrook. According to an RCMP press release upon in the Memorandum of Wednesday. According to a Cranbrook Daily Understanding (MOU) that was signed by Thursday, Bullock is facing charges of Townsman report, the suspect vehicle was the Chief Civilian Director and B.C.'s robbery and possession of stolen proppulled over a short time later, RCMP police services in July, 2012. The MOU erty. The girl, who cannot be named pulled over the suspect vehicle in provides for circumstances where there because she is under 18 years old, is facing one charge of possession of stolen Cranbrook and the male carjacking sus- are concurrent investigations underway. “As set by the Chief Civilian Director, property. pect was shot. He has what police describe

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Former chief librarian honoured for literacy efforts BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor Ann Day recently received the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy’s Community Literacy Award, placing ahead of seven other nominees. Following in the footsteps of winners Vicky Koenig and Family Place (2011) and Kootenay Employment Services (2010), a round of public voting ranked Day ahead of nominees Kathy Tompkins, Linda Price, Henry Schoof, Margaret Basaraba, Teresa Caruso and Coral Buchholz. “This community has repaid me a million times for the work I did,” said Day. “This just blows me away.” As chief librarian of the

Creston and District Public Library from 2005-2012, she broadened the library’s collection to promote literacy to young adults and children, and encouraged computer literacy among all ages. For the last couple of years, she has also organized a book club for Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors (TAPS) members. About 10 women form a core group in the club, which meets each Tuesday to read chapters aloud, and discuss the book they’re reading. “They’re voracious. They read the whole gamut of books,” said Day, from Catherine Cookson to early Saskatchewan history. Her inspiration for the program came from a couple of sources. Genevieve, a library

patron and TAPS member, asked her about a book club one day at the library. The library’s club wasn’t geared to seniors, so at the suggestion of local author Tanna Patterson and with the help of TAPS coordinator Bridget Currie, the seniors club was started. “It’s a group effort,” she said. Through work and volunteering, Day has appreciated the chance to encourage literacy in the Creston Valley, hoping to pass on some of the excitement she felt when the school librarian read The Hobbit to Day’s Grade 3 class. “I met all aspects of Creston because of literacy,” said Day. “I met all the people that reading really means something to.”

Fly fishing in the Yemen features terrific cast Friends of the Cinema Two of the silver screen’s most watchable stars team up for next Monday’s Friends of the Cinema presentation, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. Ewan McGregor and Kristin Scott Thomas team up for the improbable story about a visionary Middle East sheik that wants to enrich the lives of

his people by allowing them to fish for salmon. Yes, in the desert. With money to burn or, perhaps more accurately, to cast away, he works to lure Britain’s leading fisheries expert (McGregor) to lead the project. Thomas, meanwhile, plays the Prime Minister’s press secretary who is anxious to spin the tale into a rare positive

story about Anglo-Arab relation ships. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen will be shown on Monday, October 15 in Prince Charles Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for those who don’t have season’s passes. Net proceeds from the film series go to support Friends of the Library and Friends of the Auditorium.

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Thunder Cats drop a close one by LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance staff

The Creston Valley Thunder Cats came this close to defeating perennial powerhouse Fernie Ghostriders in the team’s only game last weekend. It was the Fernie team, though, that was most able to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner after squeaking out a 2-1 overtime victory at home on Saturday evening. “Overall we played a really good game and we had many chances to win,” Cats’ coach Josh Hepditch said on Tuesday. “But they put a lucky bounce by us in overtime to gain the extra point.” While the stat sheet indicated a 41-33

edge in shots for the Ghostriders, Hepditch thought the game was pretty even. “We had a goal called back in the first period that probably shouldn’t have been called back,” he said. “But those things happen and they tend to balance out.” Standouts in Saturday’s game, according to the first-year head coach, included Trevor Hanna, who scored the Thunder Cats’ only goal—“and had a lot of good chances”—and goalie Michael Hails. “Our goalie gave us a chance to win,” said Hepditch. “He kept us right in the game throughout.” A strong effort by defenseman Brady Ward was also noted, though the coach

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added the entire roster played well. “It was good to see that we are as competitive as the Fernie team,” he said. The close Eddie Mountain Division shows only four points separating the five teams, with Fernie now in top spot with 11 points, followed by Kimberley (10), Columbia Valley (9) and Golden and Creston with 7 points apiece. The Thunder Cats could be right back in the thick of the race for first place with a pair of victories over the Kimberley Dynamiters this weekend. The teams play on Friday in Creston and Saturday in Kimberley. “These are two really big games for us,” Hepditch said.

Correction The early bird doesn’t always get the worm. The Farmers Market is now running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday at Morris Flowers Greenhouse on Erickson Road.

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prospects of the South Selkirk grizzly bear population,” said Nancy Newhouse, Canadian Rockies program manager for The purchase of two Duck Lake prop- the NCC. “These lands are also incredibly erties from Wynndel Box and Lumber by important for agriculture. The NCC is the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) proud to be able to work hand in hand is intended to benefit grizzly bear and with local producers to protect both wildnorthern leopard frog populations. life habitat and our farming heritage.” The sale, recently announced by NCC, The purchased land is frequented by an involves 306 acres (124 hectares), some of at-risk population of grizzly bears that move which is currently in agricultural produc- between the Selkirk and Purcell mountain tion. That use will continue. ranges. It is also home to the only known “Protecting this land in the valley bot- breeding population of the endangered tom is vitally important for the long‐term northern leopard frog, which has been a key focus of t h e Creston Va l l e y Creston residents, you’re BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

invited to help design Creston! We need your input.

The Town of Creston is looking for ideas on how we can develop properties in Creston, but still maintain our Town’s character.

This is where you come in! The Town’s design team wants to work with you to create an overall plan for this subject area (1108 - 1212 NW Blvd. and 416 - 620 Devon Street) that will enhance our community. A 2-part public Local Area Planning (LAP) session will be hosted by the Town that will consist of an introduction to the issues (Part 1) and a hands on, facilitated design session (Part 2).

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Wildlife Management Area for years. The project is named Frog‐Bear Conservation Area in honour of two of the key species that will benefit from its conservation. The total cost of the project is $1.1 million, which includes an endowment fund to enable long‐term stewardship of the properties. The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) played a critical role in this project, Newhouse said. The joint U.S.-Canada organization works to ensure that wild animals are able to move through and around human communities and activities within the 1.3 million-kilometre Yellowstone to Yukon region. Y2Y not only provided half the purchase funds for the property, but also

Town of Creston HYDRANT FLUSHING Please be advised that Town Crews will be carrying out their annual hydrant maintenance and flushing program starting October 1, 2012 and continuing for approximately 6 weeks. During this period, the water may become cloudy. Should this happen, we ask that you flush your lines by running cold water to clear any murkiness. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact the Town Hall at 250-428-2214, ext. 233, during regular office hours. Iain Bell Director of Engineering & Public Works

TOWN OF CRESTON PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on TUESDAY, October 23, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 238 – 10th Avenue North, Creston, in order to afford all persons who believe that their interest in property will be affected by the following amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 1123, an opportunity to be heard or to TOWN OF CRESTON present written submissions respecting matters PUBLIC HEARING contained in this amendment.

helped fund the research that identified the significance of this parcel. “We are pleased to have come together with NCC to buy this land at Duck Lake, which is critical for the survival of large mammals and amphibians,” said Harvey Locke, Y2Y Strategic advisor. “Highway 3 is the most important area to ensure wildlife connectivity is preserved in the entire Yellowstone to Yukon region.” Renowned grizzly bear expert Michael Procter supports the land purchase. "Grizzly bears are what we call an umbrella species, meaning their range is so large that it overlaps the habitat of many other species," said Proctor, lead researcher of the Trans‐border Grizzly Bear Project. "Through habitat modelling we identify where bears will most likely travel through the valley, which then guides our conservation efforts to the highest value habitat for bears and, by default, many other creatures." Additional funding for the project came from the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Donner Canadian Foundation, Wilburforce Foundation and other private donors. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is the nation’s leading not‐for‐profit private land conservation organization, working to protect our most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962 NCC and its partners have helped to protect more than two million acres (800,000 hectares) coast to coast.

Scooter Safety Awareness Day Thank You On behalf of the Town of Creston and our community partners in this event, Creston Valley Insurance and Pharmasave Home Health Care, we would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the businesses and individuals who donated their time and/or materials to this event: A special thank you to:

• Creston & District Community Complex • Lawrence Ward TOWN OF CRESTON, BC • Heather and Tom Cain • Susan & Ray Zimmerman Join an innovative team and play a role in enhancing one of the most beautiful • Dairy Queen places to live in Canada. Work with people that share friendliness, caring, ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1780 is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on TUESDAY, October 23, 2012 at• Creston Fire & Rescue respect, and trustworthiness as their core values and work commitment.NOTICE th Avenue North, Creston, in“A”, order to afford 4:00 p.m. in theintent COUNCIL 238is– 10 The ofCHAMBERS, this bylaw to amend Schedule who believe that their interest in property will be affected by the following• Comfort Welding Here in Creston, it’s about making a personal and professional contributionall persons being the Bylaw Zoning Map,an by rezoning amendment to Zoning No. 1123, opportunity to be the heard property or to present written that results in a difference being made for others. • Betty Martin submissions respecting matters contained legally described asin this Lotamendment. 2, District Lot 891, • Constable Meaver Kootenay District, Plan EPP23448 (1403 Hillside Assistant Fire Chief – Training / Operations ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1780 Street), as shown below, from “R-1 Single Family Reporting to the Fire Chief, this new position was established to assist the • Cpl. Monty Taylor intent of this bylaw is to the Zoning Map, by rezoning the Residential” toamend “R-2Schedule Zero “A”, Lotbeing Line Residential”, Fire Chief in guiding a collaborative and proactive style of management inThe property legally described as Lot 2, District Lot 891, Kootenay District, Plan EPP23448 (1403• ABC Restaurant subject to allbelow, legalfrom requirements, the applicants as shown “R-1 Single Familyas Residential” to “R-2 Zero Lot Line the Fire Department. The successful candidate will be responsible for theHillside Street), intend totoconstruct a two-unit Residential”, subject all legal requirements, as thetownhouse. applicants intend to construct a two-unit• Falkins Insurance Group development and direction of effective fire suppression programs; fire groundtownhouse. • Ross Beddoes operations; inspections; and, incident command management. In addition, the • Pyramid Builders Assistant Fire Chief will assist with fire prevention programs and supervision of • Tim Hortons Bylaw Enforcement Services. Qualifications include the completion of Grade 12 with post-secondary training at a Fire Academy; First Responder Level 3 • Fortis BC or Occupational First Aid Level 3 certifications, or equivalent; and a Class 3 • Invacare Inc. Driver’s Licence with Air. In addition, considerable progressive experience • Pharmasave Home Health Care with firefighting and knowledge of the Fire Services Act and related codes and • Creston Valley Insurance regulations is required. Candidates must have excellent communication skills, • The Town of Creston as well as a demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and train volunteer members • Bylaw Services of the Fire Department. ...and finally, to all of the participants who attended Detailed Job Description and Salary Range and made the event a huge success! The Town of Creston is offering a salary between $53,000 to $57,000 and a

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Interested individuals may review the job description on the web at http://www.A copy of the above Bylaw and relevant background documents are available for inspection A copy of the above Bylaw and relevant between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from creston.ca/?page_id=221. documents Avenue North, Octoberbackground 11, 2012 to October 23, 2012 inclusive, at are the Townavailable Office, 238 - 10th for BC. between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 Interested individuals are requested to submit a cover letter and resume byCreston,inspection p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, mail, fax or email, no later than 4:00 p.m. October 31st, 2012 to: For further information concerning this matter, please call 250-428-2214, ext. 233. from October 11, 2012 to October 23, 2012 Bev Caldwell, Executive Assistant th day of October, 2012. Dated this 11 inclusive, at the Town Ofﬁce, 238 - 10th Avenue Town of Creston North, Creston, BC. Ross Beddoes, AScT PO Box 1339, 238 10th Avenue North Municipal Services Coordinator For further information concerning this matter, Creston, BC V0B 1G0 please call 250-428-2214, ext. 233. Phone: 250-428-2214 (226) Fax: 250-428-9164 Email: bev.caldwell@creston.ca. Dated this 11th day of October, 2012. Ross Beddoes, AScT Thank you for your interest in this position; Municipal Services Coordinator however only individuals selected for interview will be contacted.

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Investigation underway in weekend arrest incident

Creston male injured in alleged obstruction By LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance staff

where police located and seized 126 mari- her Stace Road home. of a rifle without the required license. The juana plants and several bags of marijua•A Good Samaritan turned in a wallet, rifle was seized and will be returned when na. A 41-year-old male suspect was arrest- complete with money and identification the necessary paperwork is provided. •No theft appears to have taken place ed at the scene. cards, that he found on Highway 3. The •Road signs found lying near Summit wallet and contents have been returned to in a break and entry to a cabin on Riondel Road. Creek Park were brought into the police their owner. station. •Loud music was reported on Scott •A 25th Avenue South resident report- Street, Canyon Street and 6th Avenue ed his ATV being stored at a friend’s resi- North. dence was stolen in the last month. October 5 •A warning letter was sent to the owner •An intoxicated female who passed of a black GMC Sierra pickup reported to out on 9th Avenue South was taken to be passing on double solid lines on hospital for observation. Canyon-Lister Road. October 6 •The owner of a vehicle from which a •No entry was gained in an attempted lit cigarette was tossed was warned about break and entry to a vacation home on the action by police. Riondel Road. October 3 •A white IPhone with black case was •200 marijuana plants were seized lost on 12th Avenue North. from an outdoor grow op on Goat River •15 marijuana plants were seized and Road. destroyed near the Crackerjack •A bicycle was found on Erickson Forest Service Road. Road. •When responding to a 911 call, •Police were called to 18th Avenue RCMP found five intoxicated peoS E R I E S South about a dispute between a father ple, none of whom admitted to makS E R I E S and his daughter. ing the call. •No injuries resulted when a vehicle •An intoxicated male and female collided with a deer on 6th Avenue South. were arrested at a 7th Avenue North •When police attended a Cook Street residence after police responded to residence to arrest a male on two out- a 911 call. They were held in police SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL standing warrants they found he was in cells until sober, then released. Comedian and Musician SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL possession of a prohibited weapon, which October 7 was seized. •A driver who was stopped by October 4 police on police on 10th Avenue •Police attended a 44th Street residence North was found to be in possession about a domestic dispute and found the intoxicated female to be unco-operative. •A 72-year-old female with Dr. Joanne Lih died in hospital after being attended to by Emergency Saturday, October 20 • 7:30pm Wednesday, October 17 Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Health Services personnel at Prince Charles Theatre

The Delta Police Department has been called into investigate an incident involving Creston RCMP in a local pub on early Saturday morning. RCMP were called by pub staff to remove a female patron who was refusing to leave the establishment. While arresting and removing the female, a male patron obstructed and was injured in the confrontation with police officers, according to RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk. The male was transported to hospital for treatment and neither police officer was injured. Creston RCMP continue to investigate the obstruction case, while Delta municipal police are investigating the use of force in making an arrest. In other police news, Creston RCMP responded to 76 calls from October 1-7, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Tuesday. October 1 •Police are looking for two males associated with a vehicle that was found with 200 pounds of cut marijuana in a rural area. The vehicle and marijuana were seized and the investigation continues. •An intoxicated female on Elm Street who called 911 told police a male had finally left her home when she called police. •A Canyon Street business has had dozens of nails pounded into the roof by unknown persons. October 2 •A male caused a disturbance at a provincial agency on 10th Avenue North. •The possible sexual assault of an underage female by an adult male was reported from Highway 21. Producers West Financial •Police cut and seized 150 marijuana plants from an outdoor Mortgage Broker grow op on Placer Rates starting at: Forest Service Road. 5 yr ﬁxed 3.11%* •A remote control 10 yr ﬁxed 3.93%* car was found on Elm 5 yr variable 2.79%* Street. It can be claimed *Annual percentage rate at the police station by - rates subject to change; OAC the owner. •A warrant was dean_bala@yahoo.com www.deanbala.com Cell: 250-402-3903 executed at a residence on Goat River Road,

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An opportunity lost Count me among those who, only a few months ago, suspected that at least one, and probably more, of the MLAs who have announced they are running in next spring’s election would make a move to the BC Conservatives. Now it seems in doubt that party leader John Cummins will be around for long. Cummins brought the same pedigree to the provincial Conservatives that Prime Minister Stephen Harper carries as the leader of his party. He was first elected as a Reform MP, then moved on with the Canadian Alliance and then the Conservatives. For 18 years he sat in the House of Commons, mostly without distinction, at least to my memory. But he has his former leader’s stick-to-it-iveness, standing up for conservative values and brooking no dissent. Cummins’ leadership was thought to be in question going into last months convention, but he survived, albeit not without some effort on his part. Being a leader is one thing, though. Having followers is entirely different, something the Lower Mainland politico is learning the hard way. Sitting MLA John van Dongen’s

flirtation with the BC Conservatives came to an end

most recent Angus Reid poll put his party only six percentage points behind the governing Liberals (19 to 25 per cent, with the NDP the clear leader with 46 per cent). With a more charismatic leader, the BC Conservatives might be gunning to form Lorne Eckersley the official opposition next spring, with voters appearing having no end of difficulty warming up to after the convention, with the forChristie Clark as premier. Instead, mer Liberal being quoted as saying, “I cannot carry on with a lead- they look for all the world like an organization on the verge of er who probably really doesn’t imploding. care whether I stay or go, and so It must be frustrating for rightI’ve got to do what I believe is right for my constituents and what and centre right-leaning voters who must suspect that Adrian Dix, I believe is right for British under pressure, might begin to Columbians.” Cummins might have been able look less like premier material and more than the old legislative pitto dismiss van Dongen as a perbull who was such an effective petually disgruntled politico, and he might not have been far off, but opponent in the legislature. Instead, it is Dix, not Clark or the defection to the Liberals of Cummins, who has the cool, calm recently unsuccessful by-election and collected look of a premier in candidate John Martin, along with waiting these days. the loss of a party executive memThe Liberals aren’t likely to find ber, does not bode well for the a way to deep-six Clark with less short-term future of Cummins or than eight months to the election, his party. and now it appears that a very The laughable thing about stubborn, and not very charismatthis, if there is anything funnier ic, John Cummins is not going to than Cummins ordering party go quietly into that good night, dissidents to resign by yesterday either. (Wednesday) at noon, is that the

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MP must defend our freedoms To the Editor: (Open letter to Kootenay-Columbia member of Parliament David Wilks) I hope you had a good summer and are ready to go to Ottawa and represent your Kootenay-Columbia constituents to the best of your ability and conscience. I also hope that you will vote for or against what you truly believe in and what best represents the wishes of your fellow KootenayColumbia Canadians. Even if you have to be our independent MP because of your principles, I would fully support you. I grew up under the Hitler dictatorship and lasted, for some years, under

the brutal Soviet dictatorship. Because of this, I have become very sensitive to any politician who practices contempt of parliament and pushes his will and ideology in a dictatorial way into law. You have observed and witnessed that Mr. Harper has done just that again and again. You have spoken out against Bill C-38 but when it came to the vote, you caved in or didn’t have the courage to vote against it. I do hope it will be different in the coming Parliament session. And please try to make Mr. Harper understand that we can’t have a healthy economy without a healthy planet and that climate change is the greatest threat facing humanity.

It would be great to have an MP who stands up for freedom and democracy and a healthy Mother Earth, an MP we can be proud of — in other words, a great Canadian. As you do your work in Ottawa for us, please take Albert Einstein’s words to heart: “The world is a dangerous place to live because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” for the coming session, I wish you health, happiness, wisdom and courage. Thank you for carrying the burden of responsibility and representing us in Ottawa. Henry Dahle Creston

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To the Editor: Creston has fulfilled our expectations in every way possible. Some 15 years ago we fell in love with the area and moved here nearly a year ago, bought a house and settled in to this amazing community. The stunning views, the astounding agriculture, the wilderness and clean air (until this fall) had us smiling every single day. We noticed, too, that people weren’t afraid to say hi and we quickly became connected with neighbors within several blocks on either side of our home. But just the other day I was reminded of the incredible, warm hearted and concerned proactive people we have here in our new community. Walking our dog, Skyla, along Pine Street just below the grain elevators, we saw a little rusty brown dog running down the middle of the road. His whit-

ened tongue was hanging out so far to the side that it was quickly evident that he was exhausted. He didn’t look like he knew where to go and it seemed like he really wanted to approach us. Skyla, of course, wasn’t too sure about that and was a bit energetic, so the rusty brown dog went around us and continued to run down the middle of the road oblivious to cars. At that moment, a lovely woman jogging by shared my concern and we both stopped there, not sure what to do — she was ready to go banging on neighbors doors to see if anyone knew the dog — when a red SUV drove up slowly and the woman driver stopped to talk to us. She had been following the dog since she saw it a few blocks above the farmers’ market and was going to try and catch it. Concerned, I decided to cut my walk short and turned around for

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the Creston Valley in 20 years. I want to be wrong when I suspect that our Ministry of Environment doesn’t even seem to communicate with IDEQ regarding burn bans in effect, current nearby wildfires and recent air quality in our valley before a field is lit. And I want to be wrong when I suspect that my efforts to get our farmers here in Creston assistance in developing better burning practices by learning from Idaho will not result in any improvement, because Idaho is, at least this year, just not pulling it off themselves. I want to be wrong. But judging by the smoke from Idaho fields this year, I don’t think I am. Pat Martin Creston Airshed Management (CASM)

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Catching up with autumn butterflies

Pick a sunny, late morning or early afternoon for an outing on foot and you may meet up with some colorful butterflies doing the same thing you are. A mourning cloak butterfly you may just chance to meet along the sunny edge of an orchard, in openings along a woodland trail, on a quiet road or along a forest edge. Chances of a meeting are best where there is a diversity of landscape aspects and vegetation enhanced with warm sunshine. Butterflies? A bit out-of-season? No, not really. Late summer, early fall is the time for some species to be flitting about.

Now, backing up a bit, like insects in general butterflies are fairly ubiquitous. At least in some stage of life, they are found in just about every time and space. There are butterfly species specific to spring, to mid and late summer and also autumn. Most butterflies are habitat specific. They are frequently found hanging around in special places that, in Creston Valley several ways, including food, satisThunder Cats fy their needs. Or, they are on the miters search for them. Females will hang a n y D y e l r e out in areas having their caterpilb m Ki ct 12 lars’ food plant, waiting for a mate O , y a d Fri to come along. 7:30pm In very early spring there are elfin butterflies, followed by some blues and whites. In late spring there are swallowtails and in early s amiter n and mid summer there are yellow y D y le r e b sulfurs, and fritillaries accompam i K Oct 19 EY NIGHT! , nied by wood nymphs, and in late y a d i r S F R E J summer appear the fall butterflies. • 7:30pm Now, some species are double brooded so adults may occur at two different times. Some species Johnny Bucyk Arena appear again, later than usual, because they hatch out at higher GO CATS GO! elevations and fly down. So, in

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‘Hobby gone mad’ grows into popular product BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

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(Above) Brenda Lukasiewich of Wynndel Lavender with product ready for the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market. (Right) Lukasiewich’s grandson, Sebastian, who helped with this year’s harvest.

he first thing a visitor to Brenda Lukasiewich’s Wynndel home notices is the scent of lavender filling the air, both outside and inside. But with over 700 plants on the property, it’s no surprise that their presence is so evident. “It’s a hobby gone mad,” said Lukasiewich, who was a nurse for 29 years. Wynndel Lavender didn’t start out as such a going concern, though. After moving to the Creston Valley from Edmonton, Lukasiewich was looking for plants to put around a backyard pond, so a friend gave her some lavender. When it grew bigger than the cedars sharing the space around the pond, she knew what she had to do — she got 360 more lavender plants. “I probably would have settled for that if it hadn’t been for the farmers’ market,” she said. But the success of her booth at the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market — which runs through December — prompted Lukasiewich to expand her business to 750 plants, which isn’t as much as it seems, depending on your point of view. “By lavender farm standards, that is still rather small — some commercial growers can have as many as 14,000,” she said. It’s enough, however, that she can’t harvest it alone, and annually enlists the help of her children and grandchildren. “It’s gotten to be so much, now the kids come in August to help with the

harvest,” Lukasiewich said. “I buy their fishing licences and they harvest.” Lukasiewich grows mainly French lavender, a hybrid developed by French perfume industry, which smells less sweet than the English type grown in most gardens. The harvest results in a lot of lavender, which Lukasiewich dries and sells in bundles — she sells fresh bundles in season — as well as jars of buds, drawer liners, stress balls, closet fresheners and eye pillows, the latter being her most popular item. Growing lavender means that Lukasiewich’s plan to move to the Creston Valley from Edmonton worked out

well — she wanted to garden and her husband wanted to fish, and they started building their Wynndel home in 2005. Before leaving Edmonton and retiring from her nursing career, Lukasiewich became a master gardener, and then furthered her knowledge by joining the Creston Valley Garden Club, where the members learn by “snooping in each others’ yards.” To top it all off, she’s thrilled with the climate in the valley, which couldn’t serve her hobby better. “It’s so rewarding to put a stick in the ground and it grows,” she said. “You can’t do that in Edmonton. It’s my therapy.”

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No more free ride Sunny fall brings out treats

Canadian citizenship is not for sale. Our Conservative Government is taking action to strip citizenship and permanent residence status

tion is created so that individuals can fraudulently maintain their permanent residence status and later apply for citizenship. Shockingly, criminal investigations have found that a family of five may pay upwards of $25,000 over four or more years to create David Wilks the illusion of Canadian resifrom people who don’t play by the dence. rules, who lie, cheat, and scam their This fraud hurts everyday way into obtaining citizenship. Canadian families. Those who illeHaving Canadian citizenship is gitimately obtain permanent resian honour and a privilege. We will dence or citizenship status have apply the full strength of Canadian access to taxpayer subsidized edulaw against those cheapening its cation, health care, and other social integrity by fraud. benefits without ever contributing Our Government’s investigation as a taxpayer themselves. into residence fraud continues to It also hurts the majority of grow, with nearly 11,000 individu- immigrants who come to Canada, als potentially implicated in apply- who follow the rules with honesty ing for citizenship or maintaining and integrity. permanent resident status illegitiOver the past six years since the mately. Conservatives formed Government, We have already begun the pro- Canada has had the highest suscess to strip 3,100 fraudulently tained level of immigration in hisobtained citizenships. tory. We are committed to creating In most cases, suspects will use an immigration system that brings deceitful immigration representa- the world’s best and brightest to tives to fraudulently create evi- Canada while protecting our immidence of living in Canada while gration system against those who actually living overseas. This decep- would abuse our generosity.

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After another cool, wet spring it sure has been great to enjoy all the sunshine we've had lately. It is nice to see the fall colours creeping their way into the foliage. As I've mentioned before a little short term drought stress at the end of summer encourages plants to go into their winter dormancy faster. Bright reds, yellows and oranges appear earlier on these plants. With no serious frosts to contend with the leaves of these trees will just hang on until the next big windstorm hits. This seems to happen every time the jet stream gets the valley lined up between north and south systems. Speaking of early...when it comes to the harvest season of various fruit trees, we have an Early Italian prune plum that we just finished picking last week. We also have a Late Italian tree which we are just now starting to harvest. Two different cultivars, roughly ten days apart. Redhaven peaches offer another example of this. The Early Redhaven is ready around Aug. 10th and while it is great eating the later Redhaven Peaches offer great eating as well as the usefulness of a freestone pit which makes canning them a lot easier. In addition to the varieties ripening date, the more sun the fruit tree receives the faster it will

ripen the fruit. If you have a very light crop of fruit the lack of volume would speed

to say ten per cent more sunlight should yield you ten per cent more fruit in a given season if all else is the same. While writing of harvests and just recently having c e l e b r a t e d Thanksgiving I was going to mention the pumpkin plant that grew out Evan Davies of the nursery's compost pile. No fewer than 45 pumpkins rangthe process up as well. For a cucumber plant each ing from 4 to 20 pounds off one and every fruit will take the enormous volunteer plant. It's same amount of energy out of ironic that with the late start to

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the plant regardless of fruit size. The fruit is basically an energy sink. For plants like the tomato, more sunlight exposure means more fruit and this is directly proportional. That is

the gardening season this year this one just popped up on it's own and presto. That's one of the great joys of gardening! There's always another pleasant surprise.

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