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Fire destroys 16th Avenue home BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

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A hectic week for Creston Fire Rescue peaked on Oct. 23 when a house on 16th Avenue North was razed. The resident family escaped without harm from a blaze that was called in at about 6:20 a.m. “Upon arrival of the fire department, flames were coming from several windows, threatening the house next door,” said deputy fire Chief Michael Moore. “Fire crews were able to control the fire quickly to prevent damage to the neighbouring homes and finally extinguished the blaze after approximately two hours.” The cause of the blaze was determined to be accidental, with damage estimated at $350,000. “The occupants were very fortunate to have been awoken,” Moore said in reference to smoke alarms not being installed due to recent renovations in the home. “Smoke alarms are the most important item in your home to ensure you get out alive.” See SMOKE, page 4

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Students help out Harvest Share

Adam Robertson Elementary School students Denver Groenhuysen (left) and Gabriela Mael recently volunteered with the Harvest Share program.

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Creston Valley school students are reaping the benefits of the Harvest Share program by getting out of the classroom and into fields, gardens and orchards.

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“Most of the schools have participated and the kids are having a blast,” program co-ordinator Alexandra Dansereau said in a Canyon field last week. Dansereau smiled as a gung-ho Adam Robertson Elementary School (ARES) student arrived at her pickup truck (the lease

donated by Kokanee Ford) with yet another 50- or 60-pound box of potatoes. In the nearby field, more than 30 students, teachers and parent volunteers dug up plants and sifted through the soil to find the vegetables. See VOLUNTEERING, page 3

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at Takeda’s Grade 4 class and Lorraine Doeleman’s Grade 3/4 classes from Adam Robertson Elementary School (above) enjoyed their time at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park on Sept. 17. Both classes learned about the life cycle of kokanee salmon, and how the salmon contribute to and are dependent on the local ecosystems. Highlights included

watching dramatizations, nature scavenger hunts, identifying male and female salmon in the creek, learning about food chains and ecosystems, as well as measuring salmon and counting eggs. The hands-on learning experience and memorable trip were made possible with the assistance of program leaders, sponsors, School District No. 8

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espite receiving 11,669 votes Creston’s Alex Nilsson was not the B.C. winner of the Scotiabank Game Changers contest. That honour went to Anne Spelliscy, running for the women’s shelter in Kelowna, SHOWTIMES 7:30PM

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which will receive $10,000; had Nilsson won, the Creston Kootenay Foundation would have been the recipient. •••

ith the holiday season fast approaching, the Lower Kootenay Band is issuing a challenge to the community to gather non-perishable food items. Chief Jason Louie is asking

all those who plan to contribute to keep track of the food items their organization gathers. “This act of compassion will speak volumes to who we are as residents of the Creston Valley,” said Louie. For more information, contact Louie at 250-428-4428.

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the next presenter in the series sponsored by the Creston branch of Wildsight. At 7 p.m., find out where your Wildsight dollars go as Gillian Cooper talks about “Education in the Wild”. Wildsight has been offering school programs from Kindergarten to high school since 2000. The programs include wilderness excursions and ecology field

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Volunteering builds values in students

From page 1 “This is great,” Dansereau laughed. “Usually I’m the one hauling the boxes!” Produce from Harvest Share is donated by property owners, and a large portion goes to the Creston Valley Gleaners Society food bank and other agencies throughout the Creston Valley. ARES principal Rod Giles says that Harvest Share participation helps students build values. “Kids harvesting food for other people is directly in line with our emphasis on citizenship,” he said. “It gets them outdoors for “The kids have a their daily physical activity and it builds good time, and teamwork. that’s a pretty “Experiential good benefit.” learning is the most Alexandra Dansereau powerful learning tool for any child.” Harvest Share More than that, he said, is the camaraderie that grows as students of different ages work alongside parents and teachers. “The kids have a good time, and that’s a pretty good benefit,” he said. Dansereau provided an impressive list of student harvest activities. ARES students had 52 Grade 6 and 7 students out on Sept. 20 to pick 860 pounds of pears and the Oct. 18 potato harvest brought in a total of 1,157 pounds of spuds. In September, three classes from Yaqan Nukiy School, along with preschoolers, picked 650 pounds of pears and brought in 250 pounds of potatoes. Fifty-five Canyon-Lister Elementary School students from Grades 5, 6 and 7 boxed up just short of a half-ton of potatoes. On Oct. 17, as part of the school’s Community Involvement Day, 16 Prince Charles Secondary School students harvested 950 pounds of pears. Youth involvement hasn’t stopped with school classes, either. Nine air cadets spent the afternoon of Oct. 18 picking 370 pounds of apples so they could make pies for fundraising. They also cleaned cull apples from the ground as a service and the culls will be used for livestock feed. Finally, the Creston and District Public Library reading club kids got in on the act in August. Three groups of kids from six to 12 years of age washed and sorted culled cherries to get them ready for donation to needy people. “Our sponsors this year are the province of British Columbia, Columbia Basin Trust, Creston-Kootenay Foundation and Kokanee Ford,” Dansereau said. “Without their generosity we wouldn’t have the Harvest Share program.”

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Valley Mudders find new home

(Above) Valley Mudders members hard at work in their new location on Northwest Boulevard. (Below) The interior of the new workshop.

BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

After a year of searching, the Valley Mudders have a new home — and they’re looking forward to showing it off to the community during an open house from 2-5 p.m. Nov. 10. Formerly the Wynndel Mudders, the group has been working for a few weeks in its new location at Pair-A-Dice RV Park at 1322 Northwest Blvd. The group left Wynndel about a year ago, when the Wynndel Arts Centre began development and the clay group lost its space. “Clay needs a home,” said member Maureen Cameron. “To have a dedicated space that is just for clay work brings the group a feeling that so much is possible. … The dedication to stick together was there right from the beginning.” Over the last several years, the group has educated members in a variety of clay methods, sometimes through workshops featuring renowned clay artists. With the new centre, the Valley Mudders will continue to support emerging artists, while members work to keep the

centre sustainable. The centre offers several advantages for the 22 members, including the ability to use the facility whenever they choose. “People could be in at three in the morning if they wanted,” said Cameron. Although it’s only been in operation a

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RCMP investigate alleged probation breaches BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Creston RCMP responded to 57 calls for service from Oct. 22-28 in week that featured seven untraceable 911 calls routed through the Whimster Road cellphone tower, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday. October 22 •Police are investigating a possible breach of probation on 16th Avenue North. •A possible fraud against an elderly person was reported from Canyon-Lister Road. •A pellet gun was stolen in a break-in to a residence on Highway 3/95. •Investigation of a 911 call from an airport hanger did not reveal who made the call, or why. •Local RCMP are assisting Vancouver City Police with an investigation involving a vehicle theft. October 23 •Police provided traffic control services at a 16th Avenue North house fire. •An alleged breach of probation was reported from Oliver Road.

Town of Creston Fall Yard and Garden Clean-Up The fall yard and garden clean-up is conducted by Town crews. Its purpose is to dispose of tree prunings, garden waste, and other compostable articles from yards that are not picked up during regular collection. No non-compostable items will be picked up. • Trees or brush should be cut into three (3) foot lengths and wrapped in bundles. • Grass clippings, leaves, etc, MUST be placed in rigid, weather proof, containers; e.g. garbage cans. NO PLASTIC GARBAGE BAGS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Fall collections will be on November 6, 7 & 8, 2012. On your pick-up day, please keep all compostable materials separate from household garbage and place at the curb for pick-up. Questions may be directed to the Public Works Department at 250-428-2214, ext. 233, or visit our website at www.creston.ca. For information on the Regional District Landﬁll site, call the Regional District of Central Kootenay at 1-800-268-7325 or visit their website at www.rdck.bc.ca/environmental/environmental_ services.html.

ORGANIC WASTE MANAGEMENT

November 3, 10 and 17, 2012 In an effort to reduce back yard burning, the Town of Creston is offering residents the opportunity to dispose of their organic yard waste. The Town-controlled drop off location is situated at the south end of the Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is via Davis Road.

•An alleged breach of a restraining order was reported from 11th Avenue North. •Police received a report of a person driving without a valid licence. •A report from Sylvester Road said a female was contacting a male while there was a nocontact order preventing him from communicating with her. October 24 •Unwanted text messages were reported from 22nd Avenue North. •A suspicious vehicle was reported on Railway Avenue in Yahk, where there has been a string of thefts recently. •A break-in to a cabin on Highway 3A near Boswell netted thieves a Stihl chainsaw, a weed whacker and a small air compressor. •Police were called to a father-son dispute over finances on Highway 21 South. •A vehicle collided with a deer on Highway 3/95. October 25 •No theft was noted in a break-in to a business on Highway 3 North. •Damage was the only result of a break-in to a Dugan Street resident. •A Kitchener resident from Newman Street reported the lug nuts on his rear wheels were loosened by an unknown person. •A possible fraud was reported from Hillside Street. •A warning letter has been sent to the owner of a truck who reportedly nearly struck a pedestrian on Elsie Holmes Road in Wynndel. •After investigating a complaint about hunters on Riverview Road police determined their activities were legal. •After a female on Highway 3A complained that a pig carcass had been replaced with a smaller one she called back to report her husband had moved a carcass and there

TOWN OF CRESTON PUBLIC HEARING AMENDED DATE NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on TUESDAY, November 13, 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 TOWN OF CRESTON Zoning PUBLIC BylawHEARING No. 1123, an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in this amendment.

Please note that the Town’s annual fall curbside pick-up of yard and garden clean-up waste is scheduled for November 6, 7 and 8, 2012. Colin Farynowski Manager of Engineering

From page 1 Donation collection efforts for the residents are underway and items can be dropped off at Sunset Seed on Canyon Street. Other recent Creston Fire Rescue activity: •Later, on the same day as the house fire, crews were called to help get out a trapped occupant of an elevator at Creston and

being the Zoning Map, by rezoning the property Lot 2, District Lot 891, Kootenay District, Plan EPP23448 (1403 Hillside The intent of this bylaw is to amend Schedule “A”, being the Zoning Map, by rezoning the as shown “R-1 District, SinglePlanFamily propertyStreet), legally described as Lot 2, below, District Lot from 891, Kootenay EPP23448 (1403 Hillside Residential” Street), as shown below, from “R-1 SingleLot Family Residential” to “R-2 Zero Lot Line to “R-2 Zero Line Residential”, Residential”, subject to all legal requirements, as the applicants intend to construct a two-unit subject to all legal requirements, as the applicants townhouse. intend to construct a two-unit townhouse. legally described as ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1780

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Sunset Road in Kingsgate, thieves stole a television and two ATVs. •Police did not locate tanker trucks reported to be speeding on Erickson Road. •A black backpack found near Millennium Park contained identification and police are working to return the item to its owner. October 27 •A complaint about shots being fired near Zapp Road in Erickson was referred to conservation officers. •A person reported to be knocking on doors on 15th Avenue could not be found by police. •A person living in a shed on Vancouver Street was told to move on. October 28 •A 911 call from Simon Road turned out to be the result of kids playing with the phone. •A vehicle collided with a deer on Mallory Road.

Smoke alarms increase safety

NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on TUESDAY, October 23, 2012 at North,1780 Creston, in order to afford 4:00 p.m. in the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 238 BYLAW – 10th AvenueNO. ZONING AMENDMENT all persons who believe that their interest in property will be affected by the following amendment Zoning of Bylaw No.bylaw 1123, anisopportunity to beSchedule heard or to present Thetointent this to amend “A”, written submissions respecting matters contained in this amendment.

The site will be available to residents only on November 3rd, 10th and 17th between 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.

Load volumes will be limited to residential quantities only. Materials must be sorted with plastic bags, twine or other bundling material removed. It is recommended that grass clippings and leaves be brought in garbage cans and not plastic bags.

was no problem. October 26 •A male reported to be causing a disturbance at a Canyon Street business left as soon as police were called. •When police arrived at a 12th Avenue North residence where an intruder alarm was triggered, they learned the owners had forgotten the security code. •A small amount of marijuana was seized on 18th Avenue South and then destroyed. •When police visited the registered owner of a vehicle that was reportedly driving erratically on 10th Avenue North the father promised to look after the issue with his son, who had the vehicle at the time. •A driver was given a warning after police received a report of his erratic driving on Canyon Street. •In a break-in to a residence on

District Community Complex. •At about 7 a.m. on Oct. 24, fire personnel were summoned to a two-car collision on Canyon Street and Fifth Avenue. One occupant was transported to hospital by BC Ambulance with minor injuries while the driver of the other vehicle did not require assistance. •On Oct. 25, at 3:30 a.m., firefighters were called to a possible structure fire on 10th Avenue North where smoke was visible in the home. They quickly determined the source of the smoke was an electrical fire on the furnace in the basement. “This fire was detected very quickly from smoke alarms, keeping the damage very minimal,” Moore. The damage was under $500. •Moore credited a

vigilant neighbour on Lower Wynndel Road for reporting a possible fire in a residence across the street. It was determined that the smoke was actually steam coming from the dryer vent on the home before firefighters arrived, however. Moore recommends that as winter descends, residents should ensure furnaces and fireplaces are maintained and cleaned. They should be checked to ensure that combustible materials like storage boxes and clothing are not stored near baseboard heaters or other heating devices. Smoke alarms should be tested and batteries replaced as necessary. Testing can be done by blowing out a lit candle and holding it near the detector. “Your life may depend on it,” Moore said.

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Pair use book to support pregnancy outreach BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Two of Creston’s creative geniuses have teamed to publish a book they call A Grateful Heart, and are donating all proceeds to a program that helps support new mothers. It all started in the summer, when Brandy Dyer began to mull over contest ideas to create awareness for her new store, Creative Fix (on 10th Avenue north, across from the fire hall). “I wondered who I could partner with who is good at marketing and is also creative,” Dyer said on Friday. “Of course I thought of Natalie.” Natalie Santano is a photographer, specializing in weddings and portraits. She also has a huge following on social media like Facebook.

“I wanted to have a contest that would have a really awesome prize,” said Dyer, whose Imagine Ink graphic arts business is at the back of Creative Fix. “I’m very grateful that I’ve been in business here for 12 years, so gratitude became a theme early in our discussions.” Dyer was so impressed with submissions from the public, mostly via Facebook, that she concluded a book was warranted. She went back to Santano with the suggestion that she pair short pieces about gratitude with Santano’s photographs (eventually Dyer used a few of her own pics, too). An artist who typically combines graphics with her paintings, Dyer set to work using her trademark style and A Grateful Heart was born. Dyer credits her partner, schoolteacher Grady Hunt, for the decision to direct the proceeds to the Pregnancy Outreach Program (POP). Hunt has worked for the Creston and District Community Resource Centre (CRC), the umbrella organization that operates POP. “I told him that I didn’t want to make money from the gratitude project, that it just didn’t seem right,” Dyer said. “He suggested POP and Natalie and I thought that gratitude and a program that supports new mothers was a perfect match.” “It is very gratifying to be offered a donation without having to ask,” said CRC executive director Serena Naeve. “This is the kind of people that Brandy and Natalie are — thoughtful and generous.” More than 100 people jammed into Creative Fix on Oct. 25 for the evening book launch, and the initial printing of 75 copies quickly sold out. One customer purchased 10 books for gifts. Dyer said she is placing another order immediately and is taking pre-orders for them now. For information, drop into Creative Fix or call 250-402-6071.

Brandy Dyer (left) and Natalie Santano with copies of A Grateful Heart at last week’s book launch.

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Thanks to Columbia Basin Trust,Creston Kootenay Foundation, and Kokanee Ford for supporting this program. We also acknowledge the ﬁnancial assistance of the Province of British Columbia

Arts Council Special Extraordinary General Meeting Wednesday November 14 • 7pm Snoring Sasquatch To address inconsistencies with our by-laws and redo the September 2012 Elections

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Agenda: Financial Report, Election of Officers Schedule of meetings for 2013 Blossom Festival We have vacancies on our Board of Directors. Looking for new faces and new ideas. Hugh Johnston, President Creston Valley Blossom Festival Association

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How did it become a race?

The most surprising thing about Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election is not that, if the recently notoriously inaccurate opinion polls are to be believed, it’s a neck-and-neck race. It’s that the American people have even allowed a Republican candidate into the race only four years after the debacle that was the George W. Bush area. Think about it. Bush walked into the job as head of a country that had enjoyed one of the planet’s greatest runs of economic success in history. In short order, that economy ground to a halt, the horrific and never fully explained air attacks on the World Trade Centre and other targets took place and, ensuing, Bush and his vice-president, Dick Cheney, were taking credit for another attack not having happened. Instead of responding to the bombings as a crime, the BushCheney brain trust sold them as an act of war so they could attack hated regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq. They conveniently ignored the fact that if any one country was responsible for the attacks it would have been Saudi Arabia. To their credit they did learn from the history of the Vietnam era — if you want to send young men to face death against an enemy they don’t even know, at least send them where the drugs are good. That Bush was so eager to send troops into battle was hardly a surprise, he himself having had the fortunate experience of never having to enter battle himself, thanks in all likelihood to the wealth and connections of his family. After an eight-year debacle so profoundly and wantonly incompetent that it dragged the entire world

into the mess, the language-challenged Bush exited by constitutional fiat and set right to work planning his legacy, the country’s first ever presidential liberry.

warning bells to a large portion of the American people. Henry Ford vowed to produce vehicles that his employees could afford. Romney developed a taste for firing people whose crime was they weren’t managing to add dollars to his already overflowing pockets. The parallels between Romney and Bush are obvious — born on third base and raised to believe they had hit a triple, never having to do any meaningful work, Lorne Eckersley assuming that hob-nobbing with the rich and powerful is a birthright and having a spectacFast-forward through the 2008 ular ignorance when it comes to election in which the war hero John geography (and being fearless showMcCain was selected to attempt to ing it), following in their daddy’s succeed Bush (the letters which, political footsteps — but there are appropriately, pair off to form the some differences. first halves of the two words that Bush yukked it up as a frat boy, most appropriately describe his boozing his way through his early presidency) and quickly proved himself incompetent by any measure years, while Romney has the squeaky clean, tightly focused repuby selecting a running mate who tation that all political parties dream still leaves the world shaking its of in their leaders. Too bad his entire head each time she opens her reason for wanting the presidency mouth. seems to be to make sure he and his Not tired of jet-fueling the very wealthy kindred spirits can not Decline of the American Empire, only keep their riches, but keep Republicans waded through a motthem growing. It doesn’t matter a ley crew of would-be presidents to hoot they don’t actually create anyselect vulture capitalist Willard Romney. Willard adopted his second thing with that wealth — that’s for the less ambitious to worry about. name because it more accurately One might think that, given describes his passion for getting his recent Republican history, that mitts onto as much money as is Democrats would simply be handed humanly possible. Now there’s nothing wrong with the keys and told that the job of running the country was theirs by being rich. Some of my best friends default. No one should take any wish they were rich. Remarkably, pride in the fact that, as a party, the way he chose to do so, by they’ve been spectacularly inept at acquiring companies, ripping off the meat and then tossing the bones tapping into the needs of the working and wish-they-were-working and entrails (also commonly stiffs. referred to as workers) away like industrial waste, hasn’t rung out See NO, page 7

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Sad to see church turned into thrift store To the Editor: A few days ago, I had a very sad experience. I made the opportunity to check out the thrift store at the Trinity United Church. I thought it was some one-time effort, but here it was set up as a permanent business, the most beautiful church in Creston converted into a thrift shop. It is my understanding that the cost of heating the building was too high, so this action had to be taken. Canada is wallowing in oil, and the powers that be are stumbling over each other desperately trying to find someone, anyone, to buy our oil, while a church cannot afford to pay for the cost of heat. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, that scoundrel Hugo Chavez in Venezuela has nationalized the nation’s resources, and is selling gas to his citizens for two cents per litre. Should we be falling on bended knee and praying for our great capitalist system? I think it sure needs help. I think there is food for thought here. Alex Ewashen Creston

Votes in Scotiabank contest appreciated To the Editor: The last regional game changer in the Scotiabank Game Changers for the BC Lions has been selected and no, it was not Alex Nilsson. A welldeserving lady from Kelowna was awarded the last place of regional game changer. We extend our thanks to all who voted and voted every day, and who asked family and friends to assist. That

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was a great effort from many people! We are grateful and appreciative. To Myrna Johnson, our campaign manager, a big thank you. We also thank Creston businesses for being so supportive. But all is not lost. Alex’s selected charity, the Creston-Kootenay Foundation, received an anonymous donation of $1,000 to initiate an endowment fund in the name of Creston and District Society for Community Living’s Therapeutic Riding Program. Wow, the universe works in wondrous ways! Just to clarify for persons not aware of the Scotiabank Game Changers competition. The regional game changer selected receives $1,000 for the charity of his/her choice and qualifies for the national competition, when one person receives $100,000 for the charity of their choice. Again, a huge thanks to all who voted and supported Alex Nilsson. Creston area is a really smart and caring community, the vision for Community Foundations of Canada. Nicole Nilsson Creston

‘Despot’ Harper signs bad deal with China To the Editor: Thirty-one years is a long time for Canada to commit to a trade deal that Canadians haven’t even had a chance to debate or find out the details. For 31 years, Canada can get sued by the Chinese if we threaten any of their potential earnings by limiting their business in Canada. For 31 years the Chinese government will have more rights than Canadians to determine what happens to our environment in our own country. Even if we vote in a beneficial government next time that puts the priority on training Canadians instead of hiring temporary Chinese slave workers, the Conservative government is by law locking Canadians into a deal that we cannot get out of without funneling all our taxpayer dollars into court fines. Harper is committing economic

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treason with the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) and we don’t seem to be able to stop him. People are not going to accept this. Trouble is coming — planning ahead, Harper has given permission for the FBI and the CIA to take care of Canadian troublemakers and install them in his prisons for profit. Lawyers, we need you now! There must be some way to get clear of this despot! Susan Eyre Yahk

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New deal allows China to sue Canada To the Editor: I am writing to express my concern about the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA), the new trade agreement that Canada is about to enter into with China. Stephen Harper signed it in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8 and tabled it in the House of Commons on Sept. 26. It is due to become law Nov. 2. Most people are only now becoming aware that this is happening. I can’t believe that our federal government would commit us to the biggest trade deal since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) without any discussion, debate or vote. This deal will make it easy for Chinese companies to buy up huge amounts of Canadian resources. After that, the Chinese can sue Canada in a secret tribunal if any level of government from federal to municipal makes any regulation that impacts the Chinese company’s expected profits. Also, we’ll be locked into this treaty for over 30 years. It’s absolutely ridiculous that our government would try to slide something like this through without most Canadians even being aware. I hope my fellow citizens will pick up their phones to contact their MPs and insist that this deal be deferred until Canadians have a chance to understand and debate its ramifications. Melissa Fuller Yahk

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Fall in full swing at community complex

With fall officially here (a.k.a. the first dose of the white stuff), we are busy doing the same things you are around your house: drain and roll up hoses, blow out the

clearing and the increased cleaning necessary for the inside of the building because we haven’t reached the stage, nor do I ever see us there, of everyone nicely taking off their boots at the front door and neatly placing them in a row. All the fall activities are firing up around town, as well — for instance, last Neil Ostafichuk weekend we loaded up the sprinkler system, get the grass cut truck at home and made stops at one last time, try and pick up the the recycling depot, the bottle junk laying around before the depot and the Hazardous Waste permanent blanket of snow Roundup being held at the Creston removes it from our sight and and District Community Complex make sure all the mechanical sys- parking lot. (An upcoming coltems are ready for winter. We also umn will let you know how that review our procedures for snow turned out.) Talk about busy

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PAWS Volunteer of the Month for October is Carol Freeman-Ryll

As treasurer of the Board, Carol is responsible for financial management of the shelter, but her contributions do not end there. Her energy and drive, whether seeking funding or wielding a hammer or a paintbrush, or driving the tractor, has contributed greatly to the completion of the caretaker’s cottage this fall. She is equally adept at recruiting volunteers or scooping poop. She and her PAWS rescue dog Sheba are in the office regularly to welcome visitors and new residents to the shelter. She is a star in the firmament that is PAWS. Thanks, Carol- We couldn’t do what we do without you! This ad space donated by the Creston Valley Advance

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just the price of doing business with a large number of individuals, and it is what keeps things interesting and sometimes challenging. One thing is for certain, though; we will never tire of hearing people say good things about your community complex and I will always endeavour to share those thoughts with you because it is important, and it reinforces why we have it in the first place. Case in point: The other week I was chatting with a young woman who is from San Francisco and was visiting her grandfather for the weekend. Looking for something to do along with her three-year-old son and having shopped downtown, checked out the coat sale and not having any hazardous waste to drop off, decided to check out our pool. She couldn’t say enough about it and was amazed we had such a facility

available to us here. She ended up coming swimming all the days she was here and even brought her grandfather up to get his golden age pass, which allows anyone 85 years and older to use the facility at no cost. With the grandfather at 96 years and the great-grandson at three years, it really accented the span of ages that the facility is available to. While I know we have had virtually newborns using the facility (not by themselves, of course) I believe this fellow is our oldest member currently. It’s interesting — when we create programs and enter them into the computer, we typically use a default setting of 0-99 years of age. Who would have ever guessed that we are now crowding those boundaries? Neil Ostafichuk is the recreation supervisor at the Creston and District Community Complex.

Chamber of commerce keeps active in community

Well, October has just flown by, I guess, in part, to us being so busy at the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce. While tourist numbers are slowing down now, as of the end of October we had seen almost 16,000 people come through our doors looking for information, use our free Wi-Fi, get directions, ask about local services, places to eat, places to stay and things to do (and of course use the public washroom). Top on the list of requests include: 1. Where to get fresh and u-pick fruit; 2. Where the corn mazes, pumpkin patches, farm tours (agritourism opportunity) are; 3. Horseback riding (another business opportunity); 4. Hiking/biking trails; 5. Wildlife centre; 6. Farm market; and 7. Art galleries. Overall, our tourism numbers are up almost 11 per cent from 2011. Lots of other things are going on, too. We had a great presentation by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) BC president Barry O’Neill on the Ten Percent Shift, a shop local strategy. The big thing about the Shift is that it is not intended to guilt you into anything or require anything from you. It is not saying buy local and that you should buy local at any cost to you, or that you’re letting down “the team” if you don’t. What it is saying is that you should think local first: “I need X product — can I purchase it from a local producer or retailer?” There was an excellent turnout for the first event planners meeting on Oct. 17. Over 25 different groups/organizations and events were represented. The focus was on working together planning community activities and using crestonevents.ca to avoid scheduling conflicts. We discussed sharing information with the chamber to get event messages on the free electronic message board and get information packages out to tourists and press releases to media. The group discussed creating festival packages so we could jointly market our events, saving each of us time,

money and reaching a bigger potential audience than we could individually. The next event coordinators meeting will be held in January. Speaking of community special events, the chamber is very pleased to be involved with the new Creston Valley Bird Fest being organized for May 10 and 11. The festival is in conjunction with World Migratory Bird Day. The group is very excited about the possibilities of Jim Jacobsen this event and our ability to capitalize on the enormous tourism and economic potential of bird watching and related ecotourism. Birding is one of the fastest growing recreational activities in the world. According to information from a US Fish and Wildlife Service survey, 90 million people (38 per cent of all Americans 16 years and older) participated in wildlife-related recreation in 2011 and spent $145 billion dollars, with nearby Montana having the highest participation rates in the country (source: Garner News, “National survey of outdoor sports surprising”). That is a lot of potential! Other projects the chamber is working on include: finishing touches on our new marketing strategy, Creston Valley: Growing Together, including a brand new Creston Valley website for tourism and economic development, an agriculture sector development project with Columbia Basin Trust, a banner art project, a new ecotourism map, and the 2013 Home and Garden Show featuring the annual quilters guild show and sale on April 12 and 13. Next up is the annual Santa Claus Parade of Lights and Festival on Dec. 1. Parade entry forms are now available at the chamber office. The parade will take place from 6-7 p.m. along Canyon Street from (16th to 10th avenues). New this year, we will be having a special holiday decorating event on Nov. 17 with local artists Sandy Kunze and Cory Cannon creating decorations for the Spirit of Creston Square. Call the chamber at 250-428-4342 to learn more. Remember to take the shop local pledge at www.tenpercentshift.ca. Jim Jacobsen is the executive director of the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce.

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Tech career opportunities booming in B.C. Black Press

“British Columbia has a ready source of great jobs and careers in technology. Our education programs need to keep up with that demand.” John Leech, executive director of the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC, explains, “Every system we rely on — water, roads and transportation, telecommunications and Internet, hydro and natural gas, environment, health, forestry, and many more — utilizes engineering and applied science technology professionals working in the background. B.C.’s telecom and IT, animation and many other sectors produce new careers every month.” ASTTBC has more than 10,000 members currently working in thousands of careers available to graduates of two-year diploma programs available at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and other B.C. colleges and institutes. “Our members enjoy rewarding, wellpaid and often recession-proof careers in public service and the private sector alike,” Leech states. “For huge numbers of young men and women, technology is the answer. In B.C. and across Canada, technology permeates every workplace and job. We need to get capable students involved and engaged in applied sciences and head off workforce shortages by building a B.C. ‘science and technology culture’.” Leech calls on government for renewed efforts to build student skills and confidence in math and science programming.

“We especially need to interest young students in science and how things work,” Leech says. “Young students use technology every day — smart phones, iPads and computers. They play video games, even build robots.” Leech lauds the recent Year of Science program that encouraged students toward so-called STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and math. Citing the recent $6 million B.C. campaign to encourage careers in trades, Leech urges a similar effort to build awareness of engineering technology education and careers. BC Technology Industries Association employers like Telus and BC Hydro and many smaller technology-rich companies say the single most important position they now struggle to fill is specialty technician/technologist. Even the Canadian Council of Chief Executives expressed concern that only 37 per cent of 16- to 18-year-olds were interested in taking even one post-secondary course in sciences, according to a recent Angus Reid survey. Leech says the opportunities for those seeking work in the technology field are considerable given a wave of retirements of present-generation B.C. technology professionals that is already underway. “Half of our membership is now middle-aged at 45-plus, and 22 per cent are over age 55,” he says. “Every region of B.C. shows growing demand. New two-year technology diploma programs are still needed in the north and central B.C. However, young people are investing to travel so they can earn the necessary tech qualifications.”

It would appear their investment is a smart move, as it will result in a broad range of career opportunities. Industries in all regions of B.C. support programs for local trainees to fill engineering and applied science technologist, technician and technical specialist positions.

Heather Andreychuk and Paul O’Neill are recent Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC Technology Award recipients. Andreychuk is supervisor of transportation engineering for the City of Prince George, overseeing major construction projects, and O’Neill works in the FortisBC electricity calibration lab in Penticton. Submitted

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Foundation celebrates significant growth at AGM CRESTON-KOOTENAY FOUNDATION

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Creston’s Ken Smith with Kootenai River Brewing Company owner Mike Naumann.

Creston homebrew places third in Bonners Ferry contest SUBMITTED

An India pale ale brewed by Creston’s Ken Smith at Creston Valley U-Brew earned third place in the Kootenai River

Brewing Company’s second annual homebrew contest on Sept. 29. First place went to a Scottish brew ale, and second went to a pale ale. The brewery has been open 14

months, and makes seven beers — five year-round and two seasonal — with hops from a farm in Porthill, all served at its restaurant in downtown Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

Help Inform the Future of the Columbia River Treaty The Province of British Columbia invites you to a Columbia River Treaty Review consultation workshop with information on future Treaty scenarios. Find out how your interests may be affected. We want your input on the future of the Treaty. The Columbia River Treaty Local Governments’ Committee encourages you to join them and be heard at a community near you. Jaffray

Wednesday, November 14

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Creston

Thursday, November 15

Creston and District Community Complex

Revelstoke Tuesday, November 20

Revelstoke Community Centre

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Valemount Thursday, November 22

Valemount Visitor Centre

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Thursday, November 29

Nakusp and District Sports Complex

Presentations and discussions: 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Open House: 6:00-6:30 p.m. Refreshments provided. Join us live, online from Trail on November 28. To find out more about the community and live streaming events visit: www.gov.bc.ca/columbiarivertreaty/events/2012-11 To find out more about the Columbia River Treaty Local Governments’ Committee visit: www.cbt.org/crt

Two changes of personnel were recorded on the board of directors of the Creston-Kootenay Foundation (CKF) as the organization celebrated a year of significant growth at its annual general meeting on Oct. 24. Sherri Fowler joined the board, replacing Bob Ewashen, who retired. Fowler was elected to a one-year term, as was Larry Brierley, who has chaired the board since the CKF’s founding. Creston town councillor Joanna Wilson continues to represent the local government entities in the area served by the CKF for another year. Elected to three-year terms after serving one year were Heather Suttie and Ted Hutchinson. One vacancy on the 10-member board remains to be filled. On the fiscal front, the financial statement presented by the CKF’s auditors, GadikeMinichiello-Carr, showed net assets at the year ending May 31, 2012, of $846,533, up from $624,855 a year earlier. As Brierley noted in presenting a brief history of the organization, the Creston-Kootenay Foundation is a community foundation with membership in the Community Foundations of Canada. It accepts donations in the form of cash, stocks and bonds, real estate, bequests and art. These assets are invested in perpetuity and some of the interest they generate is distributed annually through grants to non-profit groups providing community services in the Yahk-toRiondel area. Its registration with the Canada Revenue Agency allows the foundation to issue income tax-deduction receipts to its donors. In his annual report, Brierley noted that the CKF had made grants totalling $35,000 in 2011. Major recipients were the Creston and District Society for Community Living’s Therapeutic Riding Program and, in partnership with the Tuck Shop at the Creston Valley Hospital, the Interior Health Authority and the East Kootenay Foundation for Health, for the purchase of a new colonoscope for the local hospital. Brierley also recalled that a very successful soiree was staged in June, in co-operation with the greenhouse group at the local branch of the College of the Rockies and he thanked CKF director Nicole Nilsson, who was primarily responsible for organizing the event and the Creston Community Band and the Prince Charles Secondary School AVID students for their volunteer help. Another target of the chair’s gratitude was Alex Nilsson, whose 24-hour golf marathon on the longest day of the year was highly successful in attracting donations. Finally, Brierley noted that the CKF has the lowest administration costs among community foundations in the Columbia Basin, with all its board members volunteering their time. At a board meeting following the AGM, Brierley was re-elected as the foundation’s chair. Hutchinson, who continues to head the investment committee, was chosen as vice-chair, while Vern Ronmark and Suttie were returned as treasurer and secretary, respectively.

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