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YES TO NATURE, NO TO GMO — About 200 people marched through downtown Creston on Saturday afternoon as part of the worldwide March Against Monsanto. Crestonites

were joined by visitors from Nelson and Cranbrook who shared their concern about genetically modified food. Story on page 3.

Residents want to buy former Wynndel school BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

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With the former Wynndel Elementary School about to be

put up for public tender, residents are making one last push to buy the property. “This isn’t about the building,” resident Korie Bartsch said

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on Friday. “The building is dying. But the property is very important green space in the heart of the community and adjacent to our community centre. It would

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be devastating to lose it.” Wynndel Elementary School operated from 1955 until its closure in 2008 and it has sat unused since.

A proposal to acquire the property for a private school was previously denied by School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) in 2009. See WYNNDEL, page 3

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he Creston Museum invites you to a special event just for local residents: Locals’ Day. On May 31 and June 1, the museum is offering special admission rates for local residents — just a toonie for anyone who lives in the Creston Valley. The staff hopes you’ll come down and join them, as you take your first tour of the museum this summer (or maybe your first tour ever!). There will be refreshments too, of course. Why is the museum doing this? Because the staff want to give you a special opportunity to check out everything that’s new down here at the museum — New exhibits, new gift shop, new books on local history and more! And, if you’d like a more in-depth look at what they do, and how and why they do it, at noon or 3 p.m. each day, manager Tammy Hardwick is offering special curator’s tours. “I’ll be leading these ones myself,” she says, “and, in addition to lots of local history, I’ll give you an insider’s look at the work and planning that goes into our exhibits.” Space is limited on the curator’s tours, though, so if you’re interested, sign up soon! Just call 250428-9262 or email mail@creston.museum.bc.ca. So head on down — Locals’ Day runs from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on both days.

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Wynndel From page 1 In late 2009, residents caught wind of a potential sale of the property to an addiction treatment provider and rallied to halt the sale. About 200 packed a town hall meeting in January 2010 to express their concerns. The sale did not proceed. After learning in December 2012 that the school district intends to dispose of the property, Bartsch traveled to Nelson on behalf of the Wynndel Community Centre and offered the board of trustees a nominal $10 to purchase the property. “Our proposal would have put stewardship of the property into the community’s hands and relieved the school district of liability,” she said. “The proposal was rejected.” Now, she said, “the entire community is now faced with a final battle. … With the public consultation now duly complete, nothing stands in the way of our own little park becoming history.” The price it would take to acquire the property is unknown, but residents have been told they could accept less than fair market value if there is a good foundation for “alternate community purpose”, which the board believes is met by the park and green space use. SD8 will benefit marginally from a property sale. It would retain only 25 per cent of the sale price, with the remainder going to the province. The Wynndel Community Centre is setting up a fund to be held in a separate account. Donations will be held in the account, in confidence, and will be returned if the group is unsuccessful in making the purchase. If the purchase is made, charitable donation tax receipts will be issued. To make a donation, or for further information, call treasurer Bruce Johnston at 250-866-5258.

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March Against Monsanto draws 200 to downtown Creston BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Nearly 200 people marched along Canyon Street on Saturday, part of a worldwide protest against global giant Monsanto, a producer of genetically modified crop seeds and agriculture chemicals. In the March Against Monsanto were people who drove from Cranbrook and Nelson to participate in what local organizers believe was the smallest community to participate in the day of protests. Families with young children walked along side senior citizens. “I was very inspired by the number of people in our community who showed up to raise awareness about changes in food safety and our food system,” organizer Karolyn Whitford said. Earlier in the spring, she, along with Abbey Lane Farms, ran an educational

booth at the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market to make people aware of the march and Monsanto’s genetically modified organisms. “I found the majority had still never heard the term GMO (genetically modified organism) or Monsanto, which fueled us even further in this cause, especially in our farming community,” she said on Monday “The energy at the march was very strong, and the majority of marchers seemed to agree that the more people became educated about genetically modified foods the sooner Canada will join the large number of countries that have labelled or banned the untested and risky ‘substantially equivalent’ GMOs. “My hope is that all those who drove or walked past the protest returned home and began researching for themselves, and will share their findings with other people in their lives. Change is needed, and very soon.”

Lorne Eckersley

About 200 protesters took to the street on Saturday in the March Against Monsanto. More photos at www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/news.

Snowfall made Highway 3 unsafe BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor After a day of intense snowfall on Kootenay Pass, travellers driving between the east and west Kootenay were able to safely take Highway 3 between Creston and Salmo. “Travel advisories are now over,” said Drive BC’s Twitter feed on May 23. On May 22, Yellowhead Road

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Over 30 centimetres of wet snow had fallen on the summit of Kootenay Pass between Creston and Salmo on May 22. Temperatures hovering around freezing created fog, and heavy rain caused water pooling on the roads. Winter driving conditions were slated to remain in effect until noon today. YRB’s winter resources were patrolling Kootenay Pass and continued throughout the night,

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as well as patrolling watershed areas in the valleys. “We’re very fortunate that we had some of our resources not changed over to summer,” Dale said from his Creston office. “Kootenay Pass has the potential to surprise you in June.” Visit drivebc.ca for up-to-date conditions, and report road hazards that require immediate attention to YRB’s toll-free number, 1-888-352-0356.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 6:00 p.m., June 11th, 2013 Erickson School NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held at the date and location as noted above to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to make representations regarding the following: The purpose of amendment Bylaw No. 2345 and Bylaw No. 2346 is to permit a 1 hectare (ha) minimum parcel size allowing for the subdivision of 2 lots (1.0 and 1.25 ha) which are accessed from Beam Road. Bylaw No. 2345, 2013: Proposal to amend Creston Valley Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1575, 2002, by re-designating the subject property from Agriculture (AG) to Country Residential (R2). Bylaw No. 2346, 2013: Proposal to amend Regional District of Central Kootenay Zoning Bylaw No. 1675, 2004, by re-zoning the subject property from Agriculture 1 (AG1) to Country Residential (R2). Legal Description/General Location: Involving a 1 hectare portion of Lot A District Lot 812 Kootenay District Plan 2109 Except Part Included in Plans 5465 and 11409, PID 010-366-008 AND a combined 1.25 hectare portion of Lot B District Lot 812 Kootenay District Plan 2109 Except That Part In Plan 11409, PID 011-732-644 and Lot A District Lot 812 KD Plan 994 Except Part Included In Plans 5370 and 11409, PID 009-897-089. (see map below)

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Calls for RCMP include three-day party, Kootenay Bay break-in BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Creston RCMP responded to 58 calls for service from May 20-26 in a much quieter week than the previous one, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday. May 20 •Police were unable to find a party that a Cook Street resident complained had been going on for three days. •A woman who wanted to contact police about a file dialed 911 from Meadow Creek Road when she couldn’t get through on the regular line. She was advised that 911 was for emergencies only. •A break-in at a seasonal residence in the Fraser subdivision on Kootenay Bay resulted in the theft of a television, stereo, tackle box and chainsaw. •A female reported to be acting suspiciously in a Cook Street parking lot was found to be waiting for a tow truck as she was unable to enter her vehicle. •Red Bull might help a driver stay awake, but it isn’t a good thing when the can rolls under a vehicle’s brake pedal. A driver learned that the hard way when her she lost control of her vehicle as a result, causing a collision on Erickson Road. No injuries were reported, and the

driver was issued a traffic violation ticket. •Two people exhibiting inappropriate behavior at a Helen Street business were gone when police arrived. •Shots were reported in the Lister Park area, where a youth party was going on. Vehicles scattered when police arrived to investigate. •Three youths who were reported to have been on roof of a Canyon Street business were warned about their behavior. May 21 •A 911 from Cranbrook Street in Yahk was attributed to children playing with the phone. •An elderly Cavell Street male reported concern that he had received a call saying he had won $200 and that it would be delivered to his home. He had no idea how he might have won the prize. •A red pickup pulling a green and white boat trailer passed a vehicle on a double solid line near Sirdar. Police could not locate the vehicle and the licence plate number provided was expired so the vehicle could not be traced. •Creston police were asked to assist Kamloops RCMP with a missing person investigation. May 22 •A suspicious male wearing a black hoodie and carrying a black

RURAL MATTERS Electoral Area ‘A’ Land Use Planning The East Shore of Kootenay Lake is welcoming the community of Wynndel into its Official Community Plan. The community of Wynndel is the southernmost community within Electoral Area ‘A’. Previously included in a shared Official Community Plan with other areas within the Creston Valley, the community is now celebrating sharing a plan with the other communities along the East Shore of Kootenay Lake. Let’s celebrate with them! The Regional District of Central Kootenay invites you to become involved in the future of the East Shore of Kootenay Lake. We will be hosting workshops throughout each community to go over how the community plan has changed as a result of expanding the Plan boundaries to the southern portion of Electoral Area ‘A’, and other new initiatives.

The Public Hearing on Bylaw No. 2345 and Bylaw No. 2346 is to be held by Director John Kettle, Electoral Area ‘B’, as a delegate of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation is available for public inspection along with copies of Bylaw No. 2345 and Bylaw No. 2346 as set out in this notice. Written submissions for or against the proposed amendment can be read, or verbal submissions made, at the Public Hearing. If you are unable to attend the Hearing, written submissions must be delivered to the Regional District of Central Kootenay, prior to 4:00 pm on the day before the Hearing. All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Submissions may be delivered to: Regional District of Central Kootenay, Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC V1L 5R4 or by fax at (250) 352-9300 or submitted by email at plandept@rdck.bc.ca or by hand to the Nelson address below. Please direct enquiries to Planner Mark Crowe at (250) 352-8172 or toll-free 1800-268-7325, email mcrowe@rdck.bc.ca. The aforementioned proposed bylaw may be inspected from May 27th to June 11th, 2013 both inclusive, on the web: www.rdck.bc.ca and at the locations and times as follows: Planning Department Office, Regional District of Central Kootenay, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, B.C., between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays; and Appropriate Field Office or Recreation Complex DATED at Nelson, B.C. this 23rd day of May, 2013. Dawn Attorp General Manager of Corporate Administration

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Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 6 pm to 8 pm

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Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 6 pm to 8 pm

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To learn more, please see the project website at http://www.rdck.bc.ca/development/planning/projects/ area_a_land_use_planning.html For more information please contact Meeri Durand, Planning Manager at mdurand@rdck.bc.ca or (250) 352-8162

backpack on Cook Street could not be located. •Two females reported to be involved in an assault case in Crawford Bay said their fight was consensual. •A driver making a left turn on 16th Avenue South reported that he was yelled and screamed at. •Police received a complaint from a 16th Avenue South residence about threats being uttered. May 23 •A car trailer was abandoned on Highway 3/95 and has been moved onto a residential property. Anyone missing such a trailer can contact police for information. •He said he sent $40 to a female he met on the Internet so she could meet him in Cranbrook. She didn’t meet up with him. He said she is a scam artist. •Police assisted government personnel in checking on the well-being of a child on Cedar Street. •No injuries resulted in a head-on collision on Highway 3A after a southbound driver crossed into the oncoming lane to stop at the Wynndel lookout. May 24 •A male who has a band council resolution that prevents him from being in the Lower Kootenay Band area was reported to be there but he was gone when police arrived. •Two bicycles reported to be abandoned on Highway 21 were gone when police arrived. •Youths were reported to be playing on railroad tracks and throwing rocks near Kingsgate. •Police were called in about a custody dispute over the exchange of a child on Northwest Boulevard. •Emergency medical services personnel reported that an apparently intoxicated male who was down on 18th Avenue South ran off when they arrived to provide emergency treatment. •Water faucets were stolen from the outside of a 14th Avenue South residence. •Two youths on skateboards were nearly hit by a vehicle on 15th Avenue North. They were apologetic when police talked to them. •Youths reported to be on Canyon Street business roofs were not located. May 25 •Patrolling police found a large glass bong with marijuana residue in an alley behind Canyon Street. Gollan invites the owner to the police station to claim it. •Investigation of a complaint about a male selling cocaine led police to conclude the complaint was a mischievous attempt to cause trouble for the accused. •A shed at the community complex burned down by causes unknown. •A 38th Avenue resident complained about getting 48 unwanted text messages from an ex-girlfriend. May 26 •A female required hospital after an assault at a Lakview-Arrow Creek Road house party. The investigation continues. •Two dirt bike riders near Highway 21 South were found in the U.S. border vicinity. RCMP seized a firearm and border officials are conducting their own investigation. •Police were called to a mother-daughter dispute about the daughter’s use of illegal drugs on 37th Street. •A 2002 Pontiac Sunfire was damaged when parked at a 22nd Avenue North party. •A driver complained about an elderly female driving 30 km/h under the speed limit on Northwest Boulevard. •A report about a person missing in Vancouver was referred to the city police in Vancouver. •The driver of a blue GMC pickup accused of driving erratically on Highway 3A denied doing so. The accuser was unwilling to appear in court to testify so no charges were pursued. •A female reported that she bought alcohol for a male who has a probation order not to consume alcohol outside his home. He refused to pay the tab, saying she owned him money from a drug deal.

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Johnsons Landing still at risk, says report BY SAM VAN SCHIE Nelson Star

A new report on the Johnsons Landing landslide recommends restrictions on further development in the community and that residents who choose to still live there understand the risk. The Regional District of Central Kootenay commissioned the risk assessment report, released to the public yesterday, to understand what caused the massive landslide in July 2012, how likely such an event is to occur again and what can be

done to reduce risk to residents. Geotechnical analysis of the landslide site revealed that record rainfall and the late snowmelt last spring had saturated soils on the slope above the community and triggered the landslide. An event of similar size has not occurred in the area since the glaciers receded some 12,000 years ago. The landslide killed four people and destroyed five homes. One other home was damaged. In assessing the ongoing risk to residents, the report considers the likelihood of death from future landslides. The probabil-

SD8 passes preliminary budget Nelson Star The Kootenay Lake School District is focusing on gaps in student achievement as it passed its preliminary budget this month. Areas needing attention include a gender gap, non-completion, transitions, critical thinking skills, poverty, social and emotional well being, and early identification of at risk literacy and numeracy, says a release issued by the district. The board of education passed the preliminary budget for their 2013-2014 school year at their May 7 meeting. Input coming from District Parent Advisory Committee, CUPE and Kootenay Lake Teachers Federation along with nine trustees as part of the finance committee contributed to the preliminary budget. “We would like to express our appreciation to each of these individuals for their participation in over 25 meetings, and many data gathering exercises, and debates,” said the release. Some highlights of the preliminary budget include increasing support for early learning and a greater degree of flexibility for how funds are used in schools. A total of $458,500 has been committed for teacher, noon-hour supervisor and education assistant time, and the purchase of assistive technology where required. These funds will also support the continuation of the Read by Three initiative in the district. And $565,855 (Community Links) continues to be focused on attending to the specific needs of vulnerable learners. Human resource issues will be addressed through an effort to maintain current levels of

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ities assume that a resident is in their home when the event occurs. For the people living at four properties in the moderate hazard zone, there is a 1:1,000 to 1:10,000 per year chance of dying in a landslide. In other words, they’re more likely to die in a landslide this year than in a car accident, which is considered a 1:11,000 risk per year according to Statistics Canada. In the high hazard area of Johnsons Landing, where there are nine homes, the risk is 1:100 to 1:1,000 per year, meaning occupants in those homes would

teacher staffing despite projected declines in enrolment of 144 students. “A reduction of five full-time equivalent (FTE) teaching staff throughout the district is included in the budget, rather than a reduction of six or more FTE that could have been contemplated,” says the district. “Over the next few months we will be adding back in staffing for targeted funds, such as Aboriginal education, English language learners, and staffing through the Learning Improvement Fund.” Clerical staff in schools and board office will be reduced throughout the district, as well. The school board says it recognizes the importance of responsibly maintaining their capital investments, and making further investments in areas where they are challenged. They’ve allocated $200,000 to the Technology Evergreen Fund for enhanced work and learning technology. The operations crew will see $78,818 to address aging and deteriorating facilities and support learning environments for students. The district’s vehicle fleet will get an $80,000 investment and aging shop equipment throughout the district will be addressed through $82,100 in funding. “The preliminary budget provides important direction for the district, and is an important aspect of ongoing conversations relative to the allocation of our resources to meet student need.” The final budget will be submitted to the Ministry of Education in February 2014.

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general manager of corporate administration Dawn Attorp said people living in the highest hazard zones have been informed of that fact. “They understand the level of risk to their particular properties and to themselves,” she said. There are currently still 16 residents whose houses were either damaged beyond use, have no access to their house, or are still under evacuation order. “It’s going to take some time for the RDCK to fully review all recommendations and to develop any possible land-use restrictions based on results from the report,” she said. “We still have a considerable process ahead of us before we can lift the evacuation order for the landslide area and take the next steps in supporting the community in its recovery.” To read the full report, visit www. rdck.bc.ca/publicinfo/news.html.

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be more likely to die in a landslide than all other causes combined (Statistics Canada puts the risk of death by any cause —health, accident, etc. at 1:1,000 per year for people over the age of 30). Finally, there are five properties in the very high hazard area where the chance of dying in a landslide is 1:10 to 1:100. “The quantitative risk analysis indicates the risk to some individuals living on the Johnsons Landing bench is unacceptable (higher than typical published acceptability criteria),” the report says, noting typically anything higher than 1:10,000 is considered unacceptable. Constructing a berm along the edge of the creek may help reduce the risk, as could landslide monitoring programs and teaching residents to recognize the early warning signs of slope instability. In a statement to media, RDCK

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I’m a little disappointed. Last week I thought I would seize the moment and line my own pocket with a little of Nigel Wright’s largesse. My Facebook plea has fallen on deaf ears, ignored despite the fact that I am a journalist who isn’t exactly rolling in dough. Mine or anyone else’s. It’s been a pretty darn good few weeks for politics watchers. Even the early news that several senators were in hot water because they declared living expenses for staying in Ottawa even though they actually live there. But it got a lot better when we learned that two were former television journalists, both high profile appointees by the prime minister. Journalists aren’t exactly the most beloved folks among the general populace but they are downright loathed by Stephen Harper, whose disdain is proven by his lack of interaction with them. No media scrums, regular press conferences or easy interview access to these lowlifes. But Harper does like the staff in the Prime Minister’s Office. They are handpicked for their enthusiasm for his political bent and they form the largest group in Canadian history. So when the story broke that Harper’s right-hand man had written out a personal cheque for $90,000 to cover Senator Mike Duffy’s amount owed, I thought, oh-oh, this all looks too good to be true. Harper doesn’t like the Senate as it currently exists, being an old-time Reform Party member, which was a proponent of a Triple

E Senate (Elected, Effective and Eckersley?). And he doesn’t like the media. As bad as the whole scene looks, it still appears to me like a double bonus for the prime

political appointees without judgment, a prime minister who can’t even sound emotional when he is angry (his declaration had all the sincerity of his apology to First Nations people several years ago). This is good stuff, much better than lukewarm discussions about things like omnibus bills, cutting corporate taxes and even that old Harper favourite, “accountability and transparency”. Then, just when Canadian political watchers thought it Lorne Eckersley couldn’t get any better, along comes the accusation that Rob Ford, a.k.a. the Train Wreck of minister. Senators? Wham! Journalists? Bam! Moving the spot- Toronto, has been captured on video smoking crack cocaine. Following light on his many anti-democratic Harper’s lead, he dumped his own and cynical political ideas? Thank top advisor, then immediately and you, ma’am! uncharacteristically got very, very A funny thing happened on the quiet. One could picture him sitting way to the forum, or whatever vital in his darkened basement, hands trade partner Harper was off to over his ears, eyes tightly closed, schmooze last week, convenient just trying to convince himself that this as the Nigel Wright-Mike Duffy latest in a string of scandals will just sneak deal was coming to light. go away. Canadians seemed almost, not quite Then, finally, in a scene evokeing but almost, ready to get indignant. The Senate is even less popular with the glory days of SCTV, Rob and Doug MacKenzie, a.k.a. Ford, the average citizen than it is with turned that basement into a radio Harper, but the utter stupidity of studio and went into full denial this completely out of touch coterie mode, except for their insistence on of clowns has taken hold with the using Clinton-speak, like when a Canadian versions of Joe the caller asked if he really was smokPlumber — Ernie the Unemployed, ing crack on that video. First of all, Rhonda the Retired and Horace the Homeless. Callers to Sunday’s Cross said Mayor Rob, whose famous backyard summer barbecues are Canada Screw-up on CBC were a attended by his pal the prime minblend of high dudgeon and deep ister, the video doesn’t exist so I disappointment. Me? I’m a guy who loves a politi- can’t comment on it. Now, Nigel, about that cheque… cal train wreck and this is a wreck of Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the highest proportions, at least for the Creston Valley Advance. Canada. Senators without ethics,

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Complex ready for busy weekend

We are closing in on one of the more busy weekends in the summer, the first one in June where we see the annual Rotary WineArt event, the second annual Just Tri It Triathlon, Relay for Life, the Deep Water Martial Arts Convention, and a couple large multi-day private rentals. We had some really nice comments on the facility from the election day, May 14, as a good number of people that normally don’t see the community complex actually did and were suitably impressed. It just seems like a short while ago we were in the midst of the triathlon and bang! here we are again. Last year provided some great experience as to what worked and what didn’t and we have tweaked a few areas to hopefully make things run smoother. The community showed great participation — both in actual registrations as well as volunteers required to make the event a success. For those of you new to the event or looking for a defined, short-term volunteer experience (no AGMs to avoid attending) there is still a bit of time to contact us to either test your mettle as an athlete or hone your skills as a traffic control person or a swimmer counter amongst other jobs. The triathlon combines three areas of expertise — first you swim 500 metres, which is 20 lengths in the pool or until you hit 20 minutes of flailing about, then you head outside to where

can also enter as a team, so one could just swim or bike and have someone else do a different leg of the event. If you are a volunteer attendant, water station operator, lap counter or the like, there may be opportunities to bring a friend and spend the Saturday morning helping at a community event. Speaking of community, perhaps you read the article in the May 16 Creston Valley Advance about the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Neil Ostafichuk Governments conference coming to Creston April 9-11, halfway point being the lookout point 2014, which brings in several hundred on the highway to Wynndel where local government officials and staff. you do a U-turn and head it back from This is pretty exciting for us at the whence you came. Back into the tran- community complex, as currently all sition area, ditch the bike and now our meeting spaces have been put on you run a loop through the neigh- hold for the event and, having hosted bourhood, similar to the Terry Fox a few conferences and tournaments in Run course, except you run it twice to our time, we certainly see the benefit equate five kilometres and finish up to the entire community. Another on the north end of the Alex Nilsson example of a similar size event is the Field to the sound of cheering throngs Columbia Basin Trust symposium this October which takes over the place for of supporters. Last year was quite a natural tran- a few days, as well, and of course, sition from the swimming event to the these rental revenues go towards our biking and running portions because bottom line as part of cost recoveries. it rained the whole time (or at least My inner me also thrives on the oohs seemed that way) so wearing a swim- and aahs we invariably get from these suit for the whole event seemed nor- visitors as they see our spectacular mal. It was still fairly mild so it was valley, facilities and people and know advantageous for the runners and that, hey, we live here! Neil Ostafichuk is the recreation bikers as compared to being in blazing sun as they traversed our streets supervisor at the Creston and District and highways. Don’t forget that you Community Complex. you have parked your bike in the transition area, probably throw on some biking apparel over the swimsuit and start pedaling. The route is about 13 kilometres in total, with the

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Disappointed with parade coverage To the Editor: Upon reading the May 23 issue, once again I was disappointed in the lack of coverage regarding the Creston Valley Blossom Festival parade, particularly the lack of photos depicting the marching bands, floats and especially the equestrians. As an entry participant, I’m guessing that you may not be aware of the time and effort that it takes in preparing for this. The floats take hours and hours to decorate. The bands take hours in rehearsing and the equestrians take hours in grooming, let alone loading and unloading, and then tacking them for this event. Photos of children in the paper of course are a great cause; after all, all children love a parade. By why not include the things that take up so much time and effort, as well? Some travel great distances to attend our smalltown local parade. Why not support them by showing our gratitude by putting a photo in our local paper? There were 10 photos of children in this issue and one small shot of a horse’s head. What about the Clydesdales from Fort Steele, the mules pulling a beautiful

carriage, the Fjords pulling a chuck wagon, the great floats, the marching bands, the antique cars and so on? After all, without these mentioned, we would only have half a parade. Donna Bonthoux Kitchener

Senators should be accountable To the Editor: Over the past week I have heard from constituents voicing disgust and displeasure with recent events that have occurred in Ottawa, specifically the issues revolving around senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin, Patrick Brazeau and Mac Harb. I can tell you unequivocally that I am equally upset over the entire set of events. I do not condone or tolerate any form of illegal activity, whether criminal or civil in nature. I am frustrated by a set of legislative rules that do not allow us to remove someone from public office for a breach of trust. Furthermore, if a criminal act has been committed and enough evidence is gathered then it should be brought before the courts for judgement.

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The Senate is enshrined in the Constitution. That is why we have asked the Supreme Court of Canada whether the reforms we have proposed can be accomplished by Parliament alone. We have also asked the court to rule on options for abolishing the Senate completely. Most, if not all pundits, agree that the latter is not likely due to a constitutional challenge. Most amendments can be passed only if identical resolutions are adopted by the House of Commons, the Senate and a two-thirds majority of the provincial legislative assemblies representing at least 50 per cent of the national population. This formula, which is outlined in section 38 of the 1982 Constitution Act is sometimes referred to as the “general amendment procedure” and is known more colloquially as the “seven plus 50”. In simple terms, it is not likely to happen. There is no room for ignorance of law or procedure when you sit at the highest level of government. We have at our disposal countless legal authorities to give us advice and guidance. If you choose not to accept that advice or guidance then, in my opinion, you live with the consequences. Any person who holds a public office position, either elected or appointed, should not only withstand public scrutiny, but stand before the public to explain any shortcomings. If you can do neither, you should do the honourable thing and quit the position. David Wilks Kootenay-Columbia MP

CBC needs protection from Harper

Not surprisingly — and not unjustifiably — the “Mike Duffy et al affair” has been getting its share of media and public attention lately. There’s nothing like a juicy political scandal to grab the spotlight. Renewed calls for the Senate’s abolition were to be expected. Fortunately, the difficulty of amending our Constitution makes that virtually impossible. Meanwhile, we need to worry about another Ottawa issue with far greater long-term implications. Hidden in a piece of proposed government legislation until unearthed by the media is a clause that would give the Harper government power to tell Crown corporations how they should negotiate with their employees. It would even give the government the authority to have a Treasury Board official sit in on collective-bargaining negotiations at any of the 49 Crown corporations. Why are these proposals of concern? Because Crown corporations are created for two reasons. One is to handle matters of a business nature where it is more important to have market or technical expertise, rather than partisan political desire, making the decisions. The other, and most important, is to shield the management and day-to-day operation of a publicly funded venture from government interference. Corporations such as Canada Post and Via Rail would fall into the first category. CBC would obviously be in the second.

CBC is already too vulnerable to governmental control. A majority of its board members are Harper appointees and six of them, including the chair, have donated generously to the

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Experience Peter Hepher Conservatives’ election kitty. It must be a constant struggle for the CBC’s management and employees to resist the implicit pressure to avoid criticizing the government when journalistic impartiality requires it to do so. They deserve our admiration and gratitude. Now, however, the governmental camel is proposing to thrust its head directly into the CBC’s tent. Financial matters are central to the operation of any public — or private — organization. When, as in the case of the CBC, employee remuneration is a major budgetary element, that camel’s threat to managerial independence is enormous. The Harper government’s “excuse” for taking this step, as given by Treasury Board president Tony Clement, is that the CBC and other large Crown corporations are paying their employees too much. The move,

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says Clement, is “part of a broad issue, which is aligning the public-service compensation and benefits to privatesector norms and benefits.” Very possibly, private sector urging is behind this move because it is hard for them to keep their employees’ wages down if Crown corporations are paying more generously. Still, it’s a safe bet that Harper and Co. were easily persuaded. They have always shown a preference for big business over those who work for big business — an inclination disguised by the mantra: jobs, jobs, jobs. What’s more, it is no secret that Stephen Harper likes to have all the strings of the federal government in his grip as much as possible and that he has no love for the CBC. He is not the first prime minister to find the CBC annoying. It wouldn’t be doing its job if it were otherwise. But Harper’s predecessors have rightly understood that the public broadcaster is simply doing its job of helping to hold government to account and, while complaining verbally on occasion, have not reacted punitively — unless you count being stingy about the CBC's funding. Whatever the reason for now intruding directly into the management of the Crown corporations, it is in all Canadians’ interest to see that this ominous threat to the CBC’s editorial independence is thwarted. Peter Hepher is a retired journalist living in Creston.

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Akokli Mountain towers above its north slope of rocky ribs.

Ed McMackin

Preparing for the big hike

A lot of things come to mind when I think of preparation: speeches, planting, work and so on. Then there is preparing for marriage, preparing to be a parent, preparing for the custody of one’s estate and would you also add to that preparing for the Lord’s second coming? Results or consequences of not preparing for some event, task or project could be trivial or they could be disastrous. Early last August, I aspired to hike into the backside of Akokli Mountain and spend a couple of nights out on the north slopes of that massive mound of Earth’s innards. Access to this sprawling heap of rock is not easy by any route. A westerly access can be taken over the south slope of Mount Davie, along a hogback ridge connecting with Akokli. The other is by a long drive the full length of the south side of the mountain to the east end. Another is a long hike from the north into the arms of the mountain. I chose to go by the east end. A friend took me up in a four-by-four truck and would have left me there except for his consenting to lead me to where I could find some “bluegreen gold”. Now, it’s advisable to not go alone in such wilderness even if it is so serenely beautiful one can’t resist! But, as no one was pounding my door down to join me, was I to miss out on such a memorable, experience of a lifetime? But, I had a good reason to go there! I was after blue-green gold and wanted to see gorgeous alpine gardens watered by perpetual snows from the north face of Akokli. There is ample information available on preparing for any level of walk, hike or outing. There is probably no perfect preparation because there are often things that come up unexpectedly. Hopefully they are minor. For any overnight jaunt in these mountains, there is specific and basic equipment. Often the beautiful and scenic destinations in a mountain landscape are not only lush with flowers, mountain streams and tarns, but also lush with mosquitoes, and so a tent, if not for shelter, is necessary for protection from mosquitoes and other insects. In some situations, like on a dry, breezy ridge, or during a clearing spell

after unsettled weather, they aren’t so bothersome. To reduce the weight of my pack, I took only a fly to drape over my sleeping spot. At dusk, the mosquitoes came out in masses, humming around and drilling through my mosquito hood everywhere it touched my face. I got little sleep. Early the next morning, before dawn, the air was calm and humid, and the mosquitoes were still swarming Ed McMackin about by the millions. I packed up as quickly as possible and left the scene, heading west to Mount Davie. Since then I have acquired a 3.5-pound single-pole tent, which, even though it is a two-person tent, is probably more roomy for one person. The jaunt out turned up another problem. Once I left base camp, there was only one creek, and from there on there was no water until I reached Highway 3A below Mount Davey. I became quite dehydrated and probably lost about five pounds. I had planned to take a gallon plastic jug to carry in hand but that got left behind. However, in spite of the self-inflicted hardships, overall I was awestruck by the scenery, rocks, tarns, alpine gardens and, of course, by the “blue-green gold”. There are a number of preparations to make for any kind of outing and basic things to take. Personal safety, comfort and enjoyment must be the basis in deciding what those things will be. These are also, primarily, a personal responsibility. You need to look after yourself as no one else may be able to. If needed, consult someone for tricks of the trade. Go prepared, enjoy and create a good memory. Yes, I know that any kind of outing may be hard work and that the pay is lousy, but the perks are great, making it well worth the effort. Remember, “There is gold in them thar hills.” If any of you are into hiking with someone or in a group or learning about some trails and routes, consult an information sheet, which is expected to be available soon at the Creston and District Public Library and at the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce. Ed McMackin is a biologist by profession but a naturalist and hiker by nature. He can be reached at 250-866-5747.

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