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Downtown parking to remain free indefinitely BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

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Plugging parking meters is going the way of the dodo after a town council decision at the Jan. 29 regular meeting to continue with free parking in metered spaces. There was no end date attached to the motion. After considering an administration report on its options — to reinstate paid meter parking, to adopt new technology for paid parking or to extend free parking — Coun. Jerry Schmalz moved to continue no-fee parking with a two-hour time limit. Town manager Lou Varela told council that studies conducted in the summer months of 2011 and 2012 showed there is no shortage of parking in the downtown core. “We are at about 70 per cent of capacity at peak times and compliance to the two-hour limit is more than 90 per cent,” she said. “The results were consistent over two years of study.” Enforcement of the two-hour limit will continue with random checks and by responding to complaints from businesses and citizens. While no councillor spoke in favour of paid parking, council will still hear a report from staff in the near future about voluntary paid parking. Under such a system, “donations” fed into parking meters could be directed to charity or toward designated town projects.

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Lower Kootenay Band Chief Jason Louie (back row, centre) with councillors (clockwise from back right) Robin Louie, Anne Jimmie, Mary Basil and Farlene Basil. An installation ceremony was held Friday, attended by local elected officials, including member of Parliament David Wilks (back row, left).

New LKB councillors installed BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

About 60 people gathered at Prince Charles Theatre on Friday evening to witness the installation of two Lower Kootenay Band councillors who were

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elected in November. Incumbent Mary Basil was re-elected and Robin Louie will serve his first term after returning to Lower Kootenay last year. “I would like to say that it is a great honour to be asked to MC this event,”

Creston Mayor Ron Toyota said. “Chief Jason Louie and his council have worked very hard to promote strong working relationships with the Town of Creston and Regional District of Central Kootenay.” See LKB, page 5

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ifteen singers from the Jan. 31 Creston’s Best Singer quarterfinal will move on to the semifinal round on Feb. 14 — (left to right, from top) Kelly Mehrer, Lexi Ducharme, Will Ralston, Brad Sutherland, Monica Blackmore, Morgan Benty, Laryssa Pugh, Ben Lansing, Victoria Bowns, Nora Blackmore, Teresa Rohbock, Matt Hansen, Cara Waddle, Wanda Powell and Frances Collison. They will be joined in the semifinal by the 14 and under competition top three Marybeth Stenhouse, Jenna Leduc and Erin Collison, who were announced in the Jan. 24 Advance. Fourthand fifth-place competitors Tyler Hoeve and Taya Blackmore from that night will also move on — when only 19 adult singers registered for the quarterfinal, producer Vern Gorham changed his plans. “The original plan was to take the top 17 adults and the top three youth,” he said. “But I decided to give a couple of younger singers a chance.”

Also competing in the first adult night were Daryl Collison, Justin Lysohirka and Caleb Siggers. Kyran Grant, who placed in the top five in the 2012 edition, was unavailable to compete in the semifinal, although audience voting would have allowed him to move on. The audience will vote again in the semifinal at 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at Prince Charles Theatre, when the top 10 are chosen to advance to the final contest. Winners will be published in the Feb. 21 Advance.

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BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff Five years after its formation, the Creston Valley Community Housing Society has partnered with the Town of Creston for a building site. An agreement has been reached that will pave the way for construction of affordable family housing units on the south Millennium Park parking lot, currently home to the Farmers Market. “We anticipate a really good relationship with the Farmers Market,” said CVCHS spokesperson Rita Scott. “They can certainly use the land until it’s needed, and that could be quite a long time.” Construction of what Scott said is muchneeded rental housing for families is dependent on provincial funding. But the land acquisition is a key step in getting approval. “It has been a real challenge,” she said. “We looked at many other possible sites. Now we will work with architect Christine Ross to try to be really innovative and be environmentally responsible.” Creston mayor Ron Toyota said the town’s partnership role is similar to the one undertaken to facilitate construction of Crestbrook Gardens, the low-cost seniors’ housing project that opened south of the railway tracks last year. “Like that site, we will still need a geo-tech study because it was the sawmill property,” Toyota said. “This is an important project because it addresses the housing needs of families. The housing society has done a tremendous amount of work, including a needs and demands survey, to get to this stage.” Scott said local volunteers are committed to a quality project “that won’t look like crap in three years. Having really good local management in place will be our strength.” She said the society’s relationship with the town has been positive, and enhanced by town manager Lou Varella’s experience in planning. Scott said that Creston’s lack of affordable family housing should help push the project’s funding needs to be addressed by the province. “But we really need the support of the community to do this,” she said. “There will never be enough money from the government, so we will need to ask for in-kind donations of labour and goods. And for money, of course. “We are really excited to actually nail down a site, and looking forward to answering public questions and exchanging ideas.” A public meeting is being planned for Feb. 19 at the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce. “Low cost housing is critical for families that struggle with income, to enable them to afford the other things beyond rent that keeps body and soul together,” Scott said. “It gives families a hand up and allows them to be part of a community so they can give as well as get.”

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Youth forum names priorities

About 70 people — including 50 youth — attended a Columbia Basin Trust youth forum on Jan. 30.

BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

A forum held at Prince Charles Secondary School on Jan. 30 identified safe youth space, a youth co-ordinator and youth activities as priorities for the Creston Valley. About 70 people — 50 youth, from Creston, Bountiful and the Lower Kootenay Band, and 20 adults, including regional district directors, the RCMP and members of the social services sector and arts communities — attended the forum, part of an initiative by Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), which is giving communities $25,000 a year for four years to put toward youth projects. Aimee Ambrosone, CBT’s planning and development manager, facilitated the discussion, which had groups bring up key issues surrounding youth aged 12-19, explore ideas surrounding the issues and, finally, choose priorities. The lack of a safe place for youth or youth centre was quickly named as an issue, with eight of about a dozen groups identifying it. “Usually, it’s Millennium [Park] where most youth hang out, but that’s not always the best place,” said a boy. “It’s not even open in the winter,” a girl added. One participant stated that a few youth centres have popped up in Creston and subsequently failed, but Regional District of Central Kootenay Area C director Larry Binks felt that better input on their operation is needed.

“It will work if we decide it’s going to work,” said Binks. “We have to get the buy-in from young people.” A lack of sports, art and other activities that youth actually choose and want was also a big issue. One girl said that the Creston and District Community Complex’s leisure guide offered little for older teens. “It had a few programs for teens under 16 and the only programs for over 16 were adult programs,” a girl said. “None of those were ones teens wanted to do.” Art classes for teens are hard to find, said another girl, and art groups in the valley are geared toward older artists. “They don’t do anything interesting,” she said. “If you aren’t in minor hockey, there is no ice time,” said Mary Roundy, a teacher at Mormon Hills Elementary Secondary School. She also raised a concern about the use of Goat River, which is often accessed on Highway 21 in a highspeed zone made congested by cars parked on both sides of the road. “We’ve built barriers around our water rather than making it safely accessible,” said Mormon Hills school teacher Mary Roundy. Binks spoke up to let the forum know that a plan is underway that would allow safe access and parking, but that nothing will happen until 2014. “It’s a process and we’ve been working on it for the last four or five months,” he said.

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Other issues discussed included transportation and drugs/alcohol, but the ideas of a committee, space, coordinator, activates and river access were carried through to the priority identification stage. Participants were given stickers to place beside the priority of their choice, and some chose to split their vote between two options or share it between two. “Youth committee” received five votes and “Youth space” received 19.5, with five shared between the two. “Youth space” shared three votes with “Co-ordinator”, which earned 14.5 on its own. Six votes went to “Activity” and three were given to “River access”. The priorities identified will be discussed in the near future, and the funds will be distributed to the community through the Town of Creston. This sort of discussion was needed in the community, said Jesse Willicome, Creston’s CBT youth liaison, who organized the forum. “After being away from Creston for almost 10 years, I was surprised by how much things have changed — a lot of positive change,” said Willicome. “I was surprised to see things haven’t changed for youth that much. … I feel there’s a sort of critical mass around the issue. A lot of groups are trying to address it.” He’s looking forward to continuing the process and making changes for Creston’s youth — and this forum was just the beginning. “I think it’s going to be big in terms of the conversations it’s started,” he said. “I think the momentum will continue.”

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Creston RCMP responded to 58 calls for service from Jan. 28-Feb. 3, Cpl. Charlotte Joa said on Monday. January 28 •Police are investigating a complaint of threats in Lower Kootenay. •In the ongoing neighbours’ dispute on Erickson Road, a complaint about shots possibly being fired was investigated, as was the possibility of at least one of the neighbours seeking the other to post a peace bond. •Anyone with knowledge about the damage to post boxes at Dugan Street and Sixth Avenue South is asked to contact police. •A vehicle that failed to negoti-

ate a corner on Highway 3/95 sustained extensive damage. No injuries were reported. •A well-being check on a female youth on 14th Avenue found that she was OK. •A domestic dispute investigation in Yahk concluded no assault had taken place. •Police are investigating a case in which a youth attempted to get into a Lower Kootenay residence where he is not allowed. January 29 •A male carrying an axe after walking to cut some trees down has apologized for thoughtlessly walking across the Creston Education Centre school grounds. The school went into lockdown mode when the man was seen.

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•Police assisted a fraud investigation by Dawson Creek RCMP. A lottery scam invited a resident to send money in order to collect winnings. •A belligerent response by a driver who passed a school bus on Ash Street resulted in the driver of a white Pontiac SUV getting a warning from police. •A subpoena was delivered to an Oliver Road resident who witnessed an assault. •A male reported being assaulted and having his backpack stolen while he was in a parking lot on Canyon Street at 16th Avenue. January 30 •A person who reportedly left a party on Dogwood Street in the early morning without shoes or a coat could not be located by police. •A report about the use of a bank card without authorization is being investigated. •A vehicle that was stolen in Cranbrook was being tailed by an unmarked police car when the driver lost control and went off Highway 3 near Kitchener. The driver was arrested for theft and possession of stolen property. •A female who was stopped at Rykerts border crossing was found to have an outstanding arrest warrant. She was arrested and later released with a court appearance pending. •A 24-year-old male died under non-suspicious circumstances at a Canyon Street address. January 31 •Police are investigating the fraudulent use of a Cook Street resident’s bank card. •An accusation of fraud was made by a West Creston resident. •Contents of a shed were stolen in a break and entry on Wright Road. •A noisy party in the 2100 block of Birch Street was shut down. February 1 •A van went into a ditch on Highway 21 at Kootenay River Road. •The fraudulent use of a Visa card to obtain cash is being investigated after a report from a Fowler Street resident. •A ski jacket and car keys were stolen from the fitness centre in the community complex. •A break and entry to a Scott Street storage shed was reported. •An Anderson Road resident reported a driver who is accused of driving without insurance for months. •No injuries were reported in two incidents attributed to icy road conditions on Highway 3 near Summit Creek Bridge. In the first, a Toyota Tacoma hit a rock face and flipped. The second incident saw a driver lose control and collide with the side of the bridge. •Two people who kicked in a Ramseier Road residence door have agreed to pay for the damages. February 2 •Two female youths were reported to be playing chicken by jumping in front of vehicles on Highway 21 at Mallory Road. •Three males were reported to be involved in a fight in the 1400 block of Canyon Street. •An intoxicated female who was reported to be entering a vehicle on Hillside Sreet was found to have an outstanding warrant and was arrested, then later released. •A purse was lost on Canyon Street. •A police patrol noted a swerving vehicle on Canyon Street. The driver was found to be intoxicated and was issued a 90-day driving prohibition. His vehicle was impounded for 30 days. •A possible suspect has been identified in mischief to a vehicle on Vancouver Street and the investigation continues. •An investigation of possible shots fired on Blackmore Road indicated the sounds were that of a cracking bullwhip. •An intoxicated driver stopped on Northwest Boulevard at Devon Street was issued a 90-day driving prohibition and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days.

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Carnival to use town Wildsight presenting energy extraction documentary land during May visit BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

West Coat Amusements Ltd. will once again be allowed to use town property adjacent to Millennium Park when it comes to the area from May 2-5 this year. Coun. Jerry Schmalz voted against the motion, arguing that it doesn’t contribute enough to the community. Town employee and Blossom Festival committee chair Bev Caldwell told council that the committee receives about $3,000 or more from West Coast Amusements under the land use agreement. In addition, she said, the amusement park accepts non-perishable food donations in exchange for a ride pass discount on one of the days it is in Creston. The donations are then contributed to the food bank. Council Briefs •Council agreed to review any issues or resolutions that arise before regional, provincial and federal conferences to discuss voting strategies. •In the next citizen survey, Creston residents will be asked how they prefer to get communications from the Town of Creston, whether via email, letter, newsletter, website, social media and more. •The town will donate items up to a $100 value for the Creston Valley Rod and Gun Club’s annual wild game dinner and awards night on Feb. 16. •Mayor Ron Toyota will attend the BC Mayors’ Caucus steering committee meeting in Prince George on April 29 and 30. •Councillors voted to pay for two half-day stipends to council members who participated in daytime strategic planning sessions on Jan. 16 and 17.

•Council received a draft copy of Cultivating Creston, an integrated community sustainability plan that it spearheaded over the last year. Ross Beddoes, the town’s municipal services co-ordinator, who organized much of the work for the town, received compliments and thanks for his efforts on the project. •Council approved a request from Schmalz to rename the Community Pride Committee to the Creston Valley Spirit Committee. Updated terms of reference for the standing committee are being created and representatives from community organizations will be invited to join. •The engineering and public works department was directed to move forward several equipment purchases that were planned for the coming year. Purchases made before the harmonized sales tax is discontinued later this spring will save the town about $47,000 because they will qualify for a full tax rebate. •Town manager Lou Varela reported that an agreement with the Regional District of Central Kootenay to continue to provide fire protection service for Erickson is nearly complete and should be signed within the next week or two. She also said that preliminary discussions are underway to consider adding fire protection to other areas, including Lakeview and Arrow Creek, which currently have no fire protection. •Varela read an announcement by the Canadian Federation of Municipalities that Toyota will be receiving a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Toyota later learned that all mayors and chairs of regional districts and their equivalents will be similarly honoured.

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Peace Out, a feature-length documentary about energy extraction in the Athabasca, Alta., region and its real costs, will be presented by Wildsight’s Creston branch at Rotacrest Hall next week. Directed and written by the award-winning Charles Wilkinson, Peace Out has been lauded as a balanced and even-handed look at the apparently insatiable demand for energy that leads to enormous projects like the Athabasca oil sands. “This is a generously inquisitive film, made with Dr. Joanne Lih • Tuesday Feb 12 with an open mind and a fierce sense of commitment,” is a comment from the Vancouver Summit Medical Clinic International Film Festival. “It’s these two qualities that combine to make its conclusion so pow319 - 15th Ave. N erfully convincing.” (Dr. Mackay’s Office) The DVD cover of Peace Out makes a sobering observation and concludes with a question that demands an answer. Effective Solutions for: “On the top left corner of North America an energy bonanza of unimaginable size is unfoldHeel pain, arch pain, heel spurs, ing — far from the eyes of the world. In Canada’s bunions, corns, calluses, and toenails vast Peace River region the mega-projects include Including Orthotics and Preventative routine care a major new dam, tens of thousands of hydrofracked shale gas wells, a nuclear power plant and the tar sands. Energy costs. Ever wonder FOR APPOINTMENTS, PLEASE CALL how much?” Wilkinson focuses his camera on scientists, corporate executives, academics, activists, elected officials and area residents, inviting them to now licenced to provide give their points of Property Management services. view, which in turn Take the weight off your shoulders inform the audience of Peace Out, an example and let me make you some money! Investment of documentary filmmaking at its best. PROPERTIES? “We saw people on one side making wholDon’t let them sit vacant! ly negative claims and people on the other Let me help you get the making wholly negaincome you need. tive claims,” Wilkinson says. “But they weren’t listening to each other. We believe one key reaSara Millar son Peace Out is attractRealtor/Property Manager

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As I recall, it was a chilly, early winter day. We had stopped at a Wal-Mart for something or other and I was drawn, no doubt as I thought of the cool temperatures to which we would soon return, to a display of men’s long-sleeved pullovers. Now, I’m a lucky guy. I’m an off-the-rack buyer. A size 10 shoe will always fit comfortably, 36 pants will not leave me gasping for air if I sit awhile (though a 30 leg is just a bit too short and a 32 soon leaves me with frayed cuffs — a 31, of course, is as rare as the proverbial hen’s teeth) and an XL shirt will give me the suitable sleeve length and the loose fit that I prefer. I could use a couple of comfy long sleeved pullovers for the winter, I thought, and I found some that felt nice. I picked up a couple and off we went. And I fell in love with those shirts. The poly-cotton blend didn’t pill after the first washing, the sleeves are just right and the shirts aren’t too heavy or too light. For the next few months I found myself changing into one as soon as I got home from work. Then recently, purely by chance, I found myself once again in a Wal-Mart and there was another display of those shirts, in different hues and patterns. I picked up two more, thinking that maybe I should just buy a couple dozen and I’d never have to shop for another comfortable winter shirt again. Fortunately, common sense prevailed. The shirts went through the wash and were ready to give me a rotation of four, not two, pullovers for wear around home. But some-

thing seemed odd. It finally struck me that the newest additions to my wardrobe fit quite differently to the first ones. I checked the labels. Same size, XL. Same mate-

same way? Have they become so accustomed to making easy smoke and Slurpee money that they no longer feel the pressure to follow a pattern with the same precision as a Toyota assembly line robot? Bad enough that these snot-nosed little labourers aren’t appreciating their paycheques, but where is George in this whole process? He goes to great lengths to design clothing items for both sexes and Lorne Eckersley searches endlessly for ever more exotic fabrics and colours (quite possibly to the detririal. Same high-end designer, ment of the environment in other George, and same country of oricountries) to keep his discerning gin, India. customers happy, and then can’t free And it started to bother me that up enough time to do more than an we in the Western world are being occasional rudimentary spot check taken advantage of. Sure, we feel on the factories that once could be good about buying from factories counted on to do fine work? Maybe that hire kids straight out of the I can understand, at least on some third grade. We’re helping to put those little hands to productive use level, that the lure of big bucks eventually wears off for the little rather than having them atrophy ones, but presumably George is an on computer keyboards at school. adult and we should be able to We’re giving them a sense of job expect more than he is delivering. satisfaction. “Look, I just finished Dang it, when I buy an XL shirt I sewing one of the seams on one of want it to fit like all the XLs I’ve a thousand shirts on my pile,” I ever bought, not like the XXLcan hear them exclaim in wondermasquerading as an XL version I got ment. We’re giving them a part to on my last shopping spree. play in the global economy. They Maybe it’s time to bring the mando the work and, halfway around ufacture of our consumer goods the world, I get the benefit. back closer to home. Surely the But maybe, I thought, we are export of those jobs has left us with now being taken for granted. Maybe their skills are in such great enough unemployment that there are now enough people who would demand that quality control isn’t be glad of the work. Heck, maybe what it once was. Is there an entire we could even get adults to take the new generation of nine-year-olds jobs. Why should it be that only the that has become the equivalent of our own convenience store parking kids get all the smokes and Slurpees? lot slackers? Do they no longer Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of care about making each and every the Creston Valley Advance. one of my cherished shirts fit the

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Creston Valley Advance Thursday, February 7, 2013

What’s wrong with time? To the Editor: Could someone please explain to me what is wrong with “Creston time”? In my opinion, as well as many other people’s opinions, not a damn thing! Obviously, certain knuckleheaded town council members (and you know who you are) seem to think that there is. My advice to you is, if you want to live in a certain time zone, move there. If you don’t like Creston time, leave. There you go. Your problem is solved. Like the old saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But by the looks of it, our councillors have nothing better to do than waste our tax dollars trying to “fix” an issue that really isn’t an issue at all. Is this just a make work project? Is there not enough work to keep six councillors occupied? If that’s the case, maybe we should consider having only three members on our town council. Come on, people, think about it. It would save the town some money, which would actually benefit our community and surrounding communities, as well. To those councillors who want to change to Pacific or mountain time: Stop wasting our Creston time and find something more productive to do! Ray Speiss Creston

Israel conflict is spiritual To the Editor, I am writing in response to Clive England’s Dec. 13 letter (“Canada now appears to be pro-Israeli”) expressing his disgust at Canada’s opposition to granting observer status to the Palestinians. England portrays Israel as a hardline nation that opposes the Palestinians at every turn. To be fair, we need to look at the history of the conflict and realize that the Muslim leadership of the Palestinians does not want Israel there at all, and has used every means at its disposal to rid the land of the Jews, not just the “sticks and stones” England refers to. Israel is in a precarious situation, a democracy surrounded by enemies who, as England points out, do not even recognize her right to exist. As a friend of mine asked, “How can one negotiate with people who are opposed to your very existence?” The conflict over Israel is primarily spiritual. Israel, through the Bible, brought to the world the teachings and principles on which are based the laws and guiding principles of most, if not all, of the free countries of the world. Even our own Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms recognizes the supremacy of God and the rule of law as foundational to our democracy. The god who is recognized as having dominion over Canada is not a god of our own making, but is the god of Abraham, Isaac and Israel. Israel is truly a light to the nations; throughout history, God has shown that He has never forsaken His people or His plans for them. From Israel came Jesus Christ, the promised Messiah whose birth, life, rejection, death, resurrection and eternal Kingdom were foretold in the

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Scriptures. These same Scriptures tell us that He came not to condemn the world, but that the world through Him could be saved, which is the reason the Gospel message has gone out from Israel to all the world. It is the good news, the light for everyone: All who call on Him will be saved! Opposition to Israel and her message to the world has resulted in persecution, pogroms and the Holocaust, not to mention the situation of today, where we see Israel surrounded by enemies. As someone has said, “If Israel’s enemies laid down their arms, there would be peace; if Israel laid down her arms, there would be no Israel.” Personally, I am proud of Canada’s support for Israel, a country and a people to whom we owe the principles (and the Saviour) that make and keep us strong and free. As it says on our Parliament buildings, “He shall have dominion from sea to sea.” Thank God for the privileges He has given us, a country strong and free, based on His principles. We owe much to Israel. Robert Slimm Erickson

All are free to choose God or hell To the Editor: The Jan. 10 column by Vladimir Certik (Consider This: “Religion versus the Bible”) was too negative toward denominations. He claims to be thinking outside the box but fails to realize he is just in a different box. This writer knows because he was once in that very same box, very dogmatic, self-righteous and saw only other churches’ beliefs as negative dogmas. How did I get out of that box? First, I never met a pastor or priest I did not like. Next, to my surprise, I could not deny that I met so many people from those religious-bound denominations who were by far nicer, having more patience and better attitudes than me. In other words, more like Jesus. Finally, the truth that God looks at our hearts and not at our dogmas or our denominations was understood. There is only one church from God’s perspective, so let us love and uphold one another. A genuine Christian supports Israel and does not support Satan’s lie that its people are not real Jews. Certik wrote that most Christians believe that in hell you will be tortured forever. As we all know, there are just two places we can go to and spend eternity. By choice, you can seek God and mature in His love — that is, to be more like Jesus and having a relationship by the help of the Holy Spirit. However, if you do not want God, then you made the choice to go to hell. God gave us a free choice. We are warned again and again about hell in the Bible. Jesus used Gehenna for hell because everyone knew that place. Some claim having a vision of fire and smoke in hell. Another claims complete darkness. These are different aspects of an indescribable place. Scriptures reveal that in hell are different areas for the severity of individuals’ sins and crimes against humanity. To burn in hell is easily translated. The people are burning

inside their souls and regretting. “How could I ever have been so stupid and believe there was no creator, God, and accept Satan’s evolution?” “Why didn’t I check the Bible?” “Why did I procrastinate and say I would wait until I was old?” Nobody laughs in hell about the wisecrack, “Oh, I don’t mind going to hell. All my friends are there.” Why is hell so bad? Because without God it becomes a desolate, dry desert —no birds, no animals, no trees or vegetation, no serene lakes or slow-moving rivers. In this hopeless state, the people are in continued wailing. They do not need food, and they do not need nor can they sleep. There is not one second of relief. They are not even able to take their own lives. As a Christian, I have to and do sincerely apologize for the harsh words I wrote against historian Paul Fussell in my last letter (“Historian’s comments shock reader”, Nov. 29 Advance). I always have honoured soldiers from the first and second world wars. His critique of John McCrae’s poem, In Flanders Fields, I took as character assassination, wrongly assuming that he could never have been a soldier in war. In my anger, I did what I accused him of. Thanks to Dr. Lou Knafla, who informed us more about Fussell (“Critique of poem based on facts”, Jan. 10 Advance). John Jorgensen Creston

Poll misses time option To the Editor: We received our Regional District of Central Kootenay Area B newsletter a couple of weeks ago, and front and centre is the time change issue with Judy Gadicke espousing her favourite obsession. She seems to have nothing more important to look into at town hall than this monumental problem. We are solicited to fill out an opinion poll (http:// www.rdckareab.com/features/timechange.html) that purportedly is going to gauge the opinion of the Area B electors. What I find most offensive about this use of our tax dollars is that the answer to the poll is preordained by the nature of the question. We can either vote for “no change” or “daylight savings” (Cranbrook time). The choice totally left out is Pacific time. Let me explain why I think Pacific time should at least be given consideration in our representatives’ thinking. Standard time is based on Greenwich mean time, which, in turn, is based on solar noon. In the winter, when Pacific standard time is in effect, at noon the sun is directly above Osoyoos, making that the centre of the time zone. Moving east of the centre gives us the edge of the zone, where the time should normally change if we were to go only by latitude, without any consideration for the topography or natural land divisions such as the Rockies. The edge of the Pacific Zone in this case would be approximately Lethbridge. So we here in Creston are closer to the centre of the Pacific time zone than the eastern edge. And more practically, any direction we go from here except east enjoys Pacific time. The ferries run on Pacific time. Idaho is on Pacific time. And if we have any business with the B.C. government or officialdom, either on the coast or even in Nelson, the administrative centre of the RDCK, they are all on Pacific time. See TIME, page 8

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Benefits of regular exercise

OK, we have been at this for a year now — is it really making any difference? By “this”, I mean Heather and I each bought ourselves an adult pass year membership a year ago and made the commitment to swim-

the best deal but it depends entirely on how often you use it — the more times you visit, the less per time it costs you. A year pass for both of us totalled just over $800 before tax and we had a total of 447 visits (again between the two of us). That boils down to each use cost us $1.80 ($2.01 with tax), which interestingly is about the same price as the cup Neil Ostafichuk of coffee we have after working out ming three times a week at thus driving the need to exercise about 5:30 am Monday, to purge our bodies of caffeine Wednesday and Friday just (a.k.a. the hamster wheel effect). before work, as well as working We are also not what we would out in the gym after work on the call high users — there are peosame days. We have been pretty ple that are a lot more rabid than diligent and really never missed us that come here almost every too many days out of the year day more than once, driving that but one thing we both found is cost per visit even lower. that it definitely helped to travel OK, that’s what is cost us. as a pack – your excuses why But what did we gain? That’s a not to swim or workout sound a little tougher to present in a lot lamer when there are two of paragraph — how do you quanyou (which usually meant you tify the increase you have in swam or worked out). energy after each swim or the So from a financial stand- fact that instead of you blowing point, what did that cost us? Of out your back three or four course, when you buy an annual times a year picking up firemembership, that’s a pretty big wood or shovelling snow, it financial commitment — we happened once and recovery actually started with a 10-time was a quarter of the time pass each, tried it and liked it, because of the better shape you then graduated to a three-month are in? It’s hard to measure how pass each, tried it and I was told even though you have passed I still liked it, so we took the the half-century mark and had plunge and got a year member- noticed for the last number of ship. The annual membership is years the decline in strength or

endurance that comes with age, you have stabilized and even gained some of that lost ability back. I don’t know how to evaluate the fact that you physically feel better and instinctively know the machine is purring along a bit smoother as it is designed to do. I intuitively know that after a year of exercising, beneath that layer of overindulgence in nachos, cheese and beverages around my waist, there lies hidden the abdominal six-pack so prevalent in advertisements for blue jeans. So, tell me this: What do you spend on the maintenance of your vehicle per year? I would imagine you change the oil a few times, maybe filters and plugs once in a while, swap out the tires as required, wash or wax if you are really energetic — stuff like that. Why wouldn’t you put the same investment or more into yourself? We are the human machine, and a pretty miraculous one at that, one that takes way more abuse than we would ever put our vehicles through, yet it has the ability to bounce back from all our smoking, drinking, poor eating, miscellaneous destructive behavior and keep ticking. If swim and gym is not your thing, you can still have an effective exercise and nutrition routine that doesn’t cost any extra yet just might get you that extra mileage — and most of us are always looking for better mileage. Neil Ostafichuk is the recreation supervisor at the Creston and District Community Complex.

The World Dictionary defines collaboration as a verb meaning “to work with another or others on a joint project or projects.” Synonyms include teamwork, partnership, alliance and co-operation.

organization and others in the agriculture sector to improve the local food economy. One key collaborative project that supports tourism, agriculture, and economic development was the new tourism website, www.CrestonValleyBC.com. And there is countless and ongoing collaboration with key stakeholders: the Town of Creston, Regional District of Central Kootenay areas B and C, Kootenay Employment Services, the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, College of the Rockies, Columbia Basin Trust and Tourism BC. And we need to collaborate with you! We are looking for people that are genuinely proud of our valley and eager to promote the uniqueness of our region. We need persons to act as greeters at the Visitor Centre, share their knowledge of the area and generally help us help visitors so they stay here and play here. It is not a huge time commitment. It can be as little as a few hours as needed (at special events or during busy tourist times) or as much as a shift every week. If you are interested in being an ambassador, please call Jim at the chamber of commerce at 250-428-4342 or, better yet, stop by the chamber and see what we are all about! Jim Jacobsen is the executive director of the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce.

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make local special events bigger, better and more successful. By working together on planning events, we can avoid pitfalls (such as booking two events on the same night), share resources, share advertising costs, cross-promote and draw out-of-town audiences for multi-day/ multi-event getaways. A key component of this strategy is Jim Jacobsen utilizing the free community events calendar At the Creston Valley at www.crestonevents.ca. Chamber of Commerce, we are We are proud to be working busy collaborating with numer- with our local artisans on sevous businesses, groups and orga- eral fronts. The chamber buildnizations on a variety of projects, ing is the site for an ongoing art all with the goal to improve the show in partnership with the business climate and quality of Community Arts Council of living in the Creston Valley for Creston, the Creston Art Club residents, workers and visitors. and Artistic Visions. Plans are We work with our member- in the works to host Art and ship to promote and support Culture Week followed by the local businesses. We do this annual Focus on Youth visual through business referrals, arts show. The space is possible business-to-business support, because of the support we shop local strategies, the Home received from our dedicated and Garden Show (April 12 board members, member busiand 13), operating the Visitor nesses, and the Creston Valley Centre, offering workshops and Creston Rotary clubs. and newsletters to share inforThe Creston Valley Food mation and resources. Action Coalition is another Let’s Get Together is a group important alliance. In addition of business people and commu- to being a tenant in our buildnity organizers co-operating to ing, we are working with their

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