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Facing another hockey season with no food concession has pushed local regional directors to reverse an earlier decision to keep the facility open to all caterers. At the Aug. 7 Creston Valley services committee meeting, a unanimous vote directed Creston and District Community Complex staff to advertise inviting proposals that could see all food services in the building provided by one operator. “We handcuffed the staff when we directed them to only accept proposals to operate the concession, and that hasn’t worked,” said Regional District of Central Kootenay Area C director Larry Binks, who chairs the committee.

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Skylar Eyre, 14, recently completed a new mural in the children’s area at Creston’s Black Bear Books.

New mural reveals teen’s talent BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor At 14 years old, Skylar Eyre is already an old hand when it comes to art. Pencil

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and paper, ink and paper, ink and skin — it’s all just a natural progression of a talent that emerged at an early age. “I’ve grown up with it,” he said. “I started when I was about two, just drawing and

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scribbling, and it kind of evolved from there.” That eventually led to Skylar apprenticing with his father, Gerry, a tattoo artist, and he’s already done five. See CLASSIC, page 2

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From page 1 “It’s totally different than drawing or even pen and ink because you’re actually using a machine for it,” he said. “It’s almost like working with a Dreml tool, except it’s ink and skin.” But he was recently met with a new challenge: painting a mural in the children’s area — as well as an outdoor logo — at the new Black Bear Books location at 1229 Canyon St. Previously, Skylar had done only one small canvas painting when he was 10 years old. Fortunately, his dad majored in painting, so inspiration was readily available. “Our walls are filled with his paintings,” he said. “So that was a big help.”

And a little farther from home, he drew on the styles of Vincent van Gogh, Salvador Dali and Alphonse Mucha when creating the mural, which features a black bear reading a book while sitting next to a pails of books under a tree bearing pears and cherries. “I had to get into a different mindset with colours and contrast and stuff to make it work so that it wasn’t bland,” Skylar said. And bland it isn’t, with bright colours well suited to the children’s play area it overlooks — so much so that owner Paula Carpenter was thrilled with Skylar’s initial design, which ultimately ended up being the final design.

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Food service needed From page 1 “I have been told by people in the food business that they would be interested in bidding for all food services, including catering events held in the Creston Room, but that the concession alone isn’t worth it,” said Coun. Jerry Schmalz, who represented the Town of Creston at the meeting in the absence of a vacationing Mayor Ron Toyota. Area B alternate director Penny A.P. Anderson subbed for the absent John Kettle, and Area A director Garry Jackman was not in attendance. The food services issue came to the forefront again after there were no responses to advertisements to run the concession. After a six-month trial, A Break in Time Caffé gave notice that in would not continue to operate the concession. An illness in the family has made it impossible for them continue the service, complex manager Randy Fediuk reported. “They did a great job,” said Joe Chirico, RDCKs general manager of community services. “I think the food quality was above and beyond — probably the best of any concession in the Kootenays.” Before A Break in Time took over the concession, it was sitting unused, with no other vendor taking an interest in its operation. The Creston Valley Thunder Cats junior hockey team sold pop and chips during its games and other arena events. After extensive renovations to the community complex were complete, directors considered the possibility of having a single operator providing food services throughout the building, but turned it down. “To be fair, I think the directors wanted to recognize the history of groups that

have traditionally used the Creston Room and provided their own caterer, or even did their own cooking,” Chirico said. “What we have been doing isn’t working,” Binks said. “We need to let the staff do their job and find a way to provide food services throughout the building. If there is flack from the public, we’ll just have to take it.” Committee Briefs •Signe Miller reported that progress has been made in getting support to install an electronic message board on Canyon Street to promote community complex events. Several user groups have provided letters of support and Toyota has been working with Kal Tire to get approval to install a sign on its property. No funding is in place to purchase the sign at this time. •Amanda Cannon, manager of New Life Furniture Centre and Recycling, reported that the facility now accepts more than 1,000 items for recycling. She is working on a proposal that would see volunteers provide recycling information to users of the landfill. •Alanna Garrett, emergency co-ordinator for Creston and Area A, B and C, reported on the response to the aviation fuel spill at Lemon Creek. •Town manager Lou Varela and Jesse Willicome reported on youth activities. Varela said the Town of Creston has received a $15,000 Columbia Basin Trust grant to create a report by BC Healthy Communities about how to provide youth services in the Creston Valley. She requested that area directors fund an estimated $4,000 shortfall to complete the report. Binks committed $1,500 from Area C. •Anderson volunteered to work with community complex staff to see if groups or individuals are interested in funding and creating displays to acknowledge the activities and history in the community complex. •An additional full-time position was approved for the maintenance department of the community complex to help with the additional responsibilities of the expanded facilities, fitness equipment and Rotacrest Hall.

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Farm donating portion of cherry sales to food bank BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

Erickson’s Just-A-Mere Organic Farm, currently in the second year of a transition to becoming certified organic, is donating a portion of its cherry sales to the Creston Valley Gleaners Society food bank. The farm, owned by Danny and Miranda Turner, grows three kinds of cherries — Skeena, Rainer and Sweetheart — and $5 from the sale of each $45 11-pound box of Sweethearts will go to the food bank, as will some fresh cherries. The couple recently offered the same deal, as well as donating fresh cherries, to raise money for the Edmonton Food Bank. “They’re very much into acquainting people with their food sources,” said farm manager Margaret Devantier. “In the process of doing so, they make sure growers, distributors and consumer get the most out of it.” The Turners also own the Organic Box, an Edmonton-based produce delivery service, which sources mainly Canadian organic produce, some from the Creston Valley, including Kootenay Meadows cheese and garlic from Don Kepke and Sons Farm. Devantier — whose parents bought the Erickson farm in 1970, and sold it to the Turners in 2011 — said that a spring freeze resulted in a light cherry crop, which was picked in less than two weeks. For more information or to pick up a box of cherries ($45 each) visit Just-A-Mere Organic Farm at 2916 Erickson Rd. (go to “the new house, not the blue house,” said Devantier) or call 250-254-1549.

Just-A-Mere Organic Farm manager Margaret Devantier with a box of Sweetheart cherries. Brian Lawrence

Hikers find missing senior BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

Hikers on Goat Mountain found Gordon Hume, 79, around 4 p.m. Aug. 7, after he had been missing for about 24 hours. “It looked like he tried to take his ATV down a narrow trail, and was ejected from the ATV,” said Creston RCMP Cpl. Monty Taylor. After he was discovered, Hume was attended by emergency services personnel, who stabilized him and carried him out on a spine board around 6:45 p.m. He was taken straight to Creston Valley Hospital, where

his condition, which included what appeared to be a broken hip, was to be assessed. He was also dehydrated, having spent 24 hours lying in the bush. Hume had been missing since around 3 p.m. Aug. 6 on Goat Mountain. “Gordon Hume had overheard a group of youths on Goat Mountain talking about starting a fire during a fire ban, so he travelled up the mountain on his quad to speak with them,” Taylor said earlier in a press release. Hume, who suffers from minor dementia, did not return, and he was reported missing around 5 p.m. The youths are not believed

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RCMP calls top 100 for first time this summer BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

Creston RCMP received 107 calls for service from Aug. 5-11, Const. Dave Skretting reported on Monday. August 5 •A driver fled the scene following a motor vehicle collision on the train tracks on Valleyview Drive. The matter remains under investigation. •A child was reported to be improperly restrained and on an adult’s lap in a vehicle on Canyon-Lister Road. The vehicle was not located, but RCMP sent a warning letter to the registered owner. •A group of people on a Samuelson Road property told the owner they would leave, but didn’t, although they were gone when police arrived. •Two males reportedly consuming liquor on a Highway 21 bridge were not located.

•A van, reportedly parked suspiciously five kilometres east of Kitchener with smashed out windows and no lights, was gone when patrols were made. •An erratic driver on 25th Avenue South couldn’t be located. •An internal theft from a business is under investigation. August 6 •A male, who was reportedly walking nude on Maple Place before stopping behind a mailbox to dress, was not located. •An impaired driver crossing into Canada at Kingsgate blew a “warn” ona breathalyzer and was dealt with by border officers. •An officer escorted a cow off the road halfway between Creston and the Kootenay Pass summit. •A wallet was reported lost in Crawford Bay, but no description was given.

•Three screams were heard in the area of Lower Wynndel and Uri roads. Extensive patrols were made and no one in distress was located. •A report from a Crawford Bay resident of three suspicious transactions in a corporate bank account is under investigation. •A driver is uninjured but his vehicle sustained over $1,000 damage after a single-vehicle accident north of Wynndel. The driver lost control after a bee flew into the cab. •A pedestrian reported that a vehicle didn’t slow down or attempt to stop while the pedestrian was in a Canyon Street-20th Avenue crosswalk. •Gunshots were reportedly heard near Elsie Holmes Road. •A possibly suicidal individual from Creston was located by Grand Forks RCMP and taken for assessment to Boundary Hospital. •There are no suspects in or witnesses to a hit and run in the Creston Valley Mall parking lot. August 7 •A vehicle, reportedly seen broken down during the night on Kootenay Pass, was gone by the time it was reported. • US Customs and Border Protection members reported a suspicious aircraft flying into Canada across the border. The RCMP border enforcement unit followed up, but it didn’t appear to land in the Creston Valley. •A lost licence plate was reported near Highway 3 and Erickson Road. Customers with tube delivery: •RCMP kept the Please ensure that the area of delivery is peace in a 19th Avenue North custody diskept mowed and that posts are stable. pute. •A suspicious herb-like substance 1018 Canyon St., Creston, B.C. that was found at a business wasn’t a 250-428-2266 drug, but was destroyed anyway. office@crestonvalleyadvance.ca

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•A debit terminal and base were stolen during a break-in to an Erickson greenhouse. •Speakers, a tackle box and a fishing rod were stolen from a boat at Sanca. •A quad was reportedly stolen from Wynndel Road between 9 p.m. Aug. 6 and 11 a.m. Aug. 7. •A male at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Pine Street was reported to be screaming and yelling at mailboxes, and looked like he was trying to dig for something underneath. When RCMP arrived, they learned he was trying to find the key so he could check for his social assistance cheque. •A change purse is believed to have been accidentally taken from a business, when another customer may have scooped it up with their own bag. •A man reported that his children were being watched suspiciously by a teenage male at the community complex pool. No offence was committed, but he was also reported to staff. •Flashing lights reportedly seen on Goat Mountain were connected with the search for Gordon Hume (story on page 3). •A father and son, who were both in the area picking cherries, became separated when the son moved to a different camp. •After a driver reported a collision in Porthill, Idaho, the driver was referred to U.S. authorities. •Shots were heard south of 32nd Street in Erickson. It was determined that they came from Crown land, and may have been related to open hunting seasons, but nothing out of the ordinary was noted. •A diner reported seeing U.S. fugitive James Dimaggio (a double-murder suspect shot and killed by Idaho police on Saturday) at a Highway 3A restaurant, but the description didn’t match when patrols were made. •People acting suspiciously at the back door of an Erickson business were not located. August 8 •There are no suspects in or witnesses to a report that a car was jacked up and its tire stolen overnight. •A motorcycle rider was slightly injured in a collision with a car in the Rotacrest Hall parking lot. •A Creston resident made three money transfers to a caller from India who was “having trouble”. Once the money is sent, said Skretting, it is nearly impossible to trace it. “If you don’t know who it is, don’t send any money,” he said. •When a semi truck made a turn, its tire threw a rock, causing significant damage to the windshield of the vehicle behind. •A Creston resident reported receiving harassing phone calls from a collection agency. •An individual on Sixth Avenue was found to be OK after RCMP made a well-being check. •A male entered a relative’s property on Highway 3 and took food without permission. He acknowledged to RCMP that it was wrong, and said he won’t do it again. •A business accepted payment by credit card over the phone for items, and although the payment initially went through, it is now disputed and appears to have been made with a stolen card. The incident is still under investigation. •A male reported that a Subaru with yellow rims was passing unsafely heading toward Creston from the west. Patrols did not locate the vehicle. •Three hundred vehicles were stopped at a check stop, which resulted in three violation tickets and one marijuana seizure. •Police peacefully mediated a dispute between Canyon-Lister Road neighbours. August 9 •A white Ford F-150 hit a Mazda minivan, but no licence plate number was obtained from the suspect truck, so members on patrol were unable to locate it. The matter is under investigation. •The man reported yelling at a mailbox on Aug. 7 made threats at the Service BC office, but the threats were not deemed serious, and the staff was satisfied with the RCMP attending to deal with it. •A black men’s wallet was found at Gleaners and turned over to the detachment. •RCMP advised a resident to ignore a letter from Spain stating they had inherited $10.5 million. See POLICE, page 5

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From page 4 •No injuries were reported in a single-vehicle accident on Helen Street that resulted in significant damage to both vehicles. •An Erickson Road orchard owner reported an employee upset over unpaid wages might have damaged a sign. The mischief couldn’t be proven, and the employee, who didn’t think he had been paid enough, was referred to the Labour Relations Board. •An elderly woman reportedly walking, looking dazed and confused, on Highway 21 was not located. •A vehicle reportedly abandoned for two days on Highway 3 15 kilometres west of Creston, was gone when RCMP attended the scene. •A woman in the 4800 block of Highway 3A called police when several people showed up at her door in the evening and said a bear was chasing them. She didn’t let them in, but called the police, who found the group — hopeful fruit pickers unable to find work here — hitchhiking back to Toronto. They had heard a bear, and decided to travel by day. •Two suspicious people were reported near mailboxes at the south end of 20th Avenue. August 10 •When police attended a disturbance in Lister, members found two intoxicated people, one of whom was not supposed to be with the other, and was taken back to the detachment. •An erratic driver was seen on Northwest Boulevard in a silver Oldsmobile Olero. •Three motorcycles with Alberta licence plates were reported passing unsafely and speeding near Duck Lake, but were not located. •A custom crowbar was stolen from a residence on Lakeview-Arrow Creek Road. •When RCMP traced an abandoned 911 call from 26th Avenue North, no problems were found. •Overwaitea Foods reported a customer had stolen food and had been banned from the store. The report was made for information only, as the store didn’t want to proceed with charges. •A male wearing a pink skirt and reportedly flashing people on Canyon Street and 14th Avenue was not located. •A heavily intoxicated male walking in South Creston was not located. •The RCMP rendered assistance to somebody wishing assistance with a family court order. •When RCMP pulled over a vehicle for an impaired driving check, the driver was highly intoxicated and became combative, resisting arrest, and a large group who appeared to be friends became engaged. The driver was pulled away by the group, which threw objects at police, but was eventually located and taken to cells, arrested for refusing a breathalyzer and resisting arrest. •Dogs barking in Wynndel had stopped by the time police finished with group above. •An intoxicated male, known to police, was reported on Canyon Street, Cook Street and Eighth Avenue, but was not located. August 11 •No damage was found at Millennium Park after a caller reported a group making noise and possibly causing damage. The group left when told the park was closed. •With no descriptions or licence plate number given, police could not locate vehicles reportedly doing burnouts in the 3900 block of Highway 3. •No entry appeared to be gained through a broken window on Elm Street. •RCMP contacted a driver, who was reportedly driving erratically in Wynndel, by phone, but no action was taken when stories between the complainant and driver conflicted. •An aftermarket taillight was taken off a vehicle on Dugan Street, but there are no suspects or witnesses. •In a joint investigation with Conservation Officer Service, police are looking into the discovery of a cow and calf slaughtered on Blazed Creek Forest Service Road. The killing looked professionally done, and RCMP are trying to determine if it was by the owner or a poacher. •An intoxicated male on Highway 3 in Erickson was not located.

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Over 700 Fortis BC customers in the Creston Valley went without power for a time last week, following a windstorm that started around 11 p.m. July 6. North of Creston, power was out in Wynndel and Lakeview, and in intermittent places along Highway 3A, in Kuskanook, Destiny Bay, Sanca, Twin Bays and Lockhart, after the windstorm broke poles and downed power lines. That outage affected about 520 customers, who had power restored around 11 p.m. July 7. The crews working north of Creston were joined that afternoon by crews that had been fixing a West Creston power outage that occurred midmorning, affecting 220 homes on West Creston, Cedar Hill, Reclamation, Corn Creek, Smith, Simmons and Balsam roads. “Their priority [was] to ensure the public’s safety and also restore power as soon possible,” said Fortis spokesperson Michael Allison.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Please be advised that the RDCK is introducing a Waste Screening Program at the Creston  Resource  Recovery  Facility.  The  objective  of  this  process  is  to  improve  environmental  performance  of  the  landfill  through  improved  screening  for  recyclable  and  hazardous  materials.  All  Waste  Screening  activities  will  be  undertaken  to  ensure  compliance  with  the Resource Recovery Facilities Bylaw (RDCK Bylaw 2174).     Initially  waste  screening  events  (June  15,  2013‐September  15,  2013)  will  be  for  the  purpose  of  Education  only,  no  penalties  will  apply  for  non‐compliant  loads  during  this  period  of  time.  Customers  found  to  be  non‐compliant  with  RDCK  Bylaw  2174  after    September 15, 2013 will be subject to appropriate fees & penalties.    For your reference, the RDCK Resource Recovery Bylaw is available on our website:  http://www.rdck.bc.ca/environmental/waste/waste_disposal/resource_recovery_bylaw.html  For more information contact: Nicole Ward Environmental Services Coordinator PH: 250-352-8192 / 1-800-268-7325 Email: nward@rdck.bc.ca

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The controversy swirling around the valley about the Regional District of Central Kootenay proposal to fund the Pet Adoption and Welfare Society as a tax service is largely based on a lack of consensus. Not on the funding issue itself or even the approval process, but on what exactly democracy means, as far as I can see. And that’s an argument that isn’t going to be resolved. Period. I know there are people who simply don’t want a nickel of their tax dollars going to PAWS or any other support for pets of any kind. It’s their right, but they should also be aware that quite likely an equal or greater portion of the population is in favour. I have no doubt that the latter observation is part of the reason why the directors of areas B and C and the Town of Creston chose to propose funding part of PAWS operational costs by taxation. They hear, every day, about animal complaints and PAWS is an organization that can help alleviate some of the problems. Directors have also heard regular presentations from PAWS volunteers about the nature of their work and of the difficulty in sustaining operations almost entirely through fundraising. Volunteers in almost every organization sign on because they have an interest in what the organization does, not because they want to spend time fundraising. As letters to the editor in last week’s Advance correctly point out, the alternate approval process is not a construct of local directors or of the RDCK. It is described in the province’s Community Charter, the legislation that describes how

municipalities and rural areas must perform. The provincial website describes the AAP as “a method to gauge public opinion in regard to certain types of proposed bylaws,

for the average homeowner is a small issue) because it is one of the rare decision-making processes in our governmental system that promotes the involvement of citizens. It doesn’t just say, come on out and mark your X on a ballot. It says, get involved, talk to your friends and neighbours, collect signatures and have your say. We know that most people are disinterested in the electoral process and no one has any easy answers to address Lorne Eckersley the problem. We know that we can expect only a small percentage of voters to turn out for agreements or other matters. It is elections and referendums. So if the most commonly used in relation to AAP encourages people to get off long-term borrowing bylaws. It is a their duffs, whether because of a funless expensive option than using a referendum to gauge public opinion. damental opposition to funding some services through taxation or It can be used whenever the legislabecause they are just cheap with their tion requires a local government to pennies, why is the process perceived obtain the approval of the electors.” to be a negative one? It also says, “Some electors Timing of this particular AAP favour the alternative approval process over a referendum because they (which has been used before, for much larger spending proposals, have more time (30 days) to express their opinion instead of the two days and with little or no controversy) is a red herring. In the summer people (advance poll and voting day) that are on holidays and “can’t” particiare available to vote in a referenpate. In the fall the kids are getting dum. However, some electors may be critical of the alternative approval back to school, crops are being brought in, yards and gardens need process because in larger communicleaning. In the winter many head ties, it may be difficult to obtain south for several months, or bad elector response forms from 10 per weather can discourage people from cent of the electors.” It doesn’t point out that a referen- getting out. In the spring, everyone is busy getting ready for summer. dum for an issue like the PAWS taxDemocracy is not, and never was, ation costs about $20,000. So the refintended to be convenient. To sucerendum route is a bad argument ceed, it needs the involvement of the for those looking to keep their taxes citizenry. In this case, the AAP is down. succeeding quite nicely. Personally, I like the AAP better Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of than referendums for smaller issues the Creston Valley Advance. (and, like it or not, five bucks a year

This is the Life

MLA brings up critical issues

The same week of the newest roy- advocating for our region through al’s birth, the B.C. legislature the tools available to me in the legiswrapped up its summer session. One lature, I’m able to get information made headlines around the world, for the public, as well as make govand one didn’t get too much atten- ernment aware and seek committion even in BC. So let me take this ments from them on issues imporopportunity to give you an update tant to us. on some of the things that occurred in B.C.’s legislative assembly this July. In short, we debated the Liberals budget over five weeks. During that time, I settled into my new roles as Opposition critic for social development, chair of the Michelle Mungall Opposition’s social policy committee and an executive member of the Opposition caucus. I Along with bringing forward the also continued my role as chair of the concerns of our region, I have a duty New Democrat women’s caucus. It’s to take the lead in ensuring the great to contribute to the legislative Ministry of Social Development and assembly with new responsibilities Social Innovation is accountable to along with my primary duty of rep- the public. The decisions made by resenting our region in B.C.’s capital. this ministry impact every commuBut what does that look like on the nity in B.C., including the Creston ground? you ask. Let’s take a look. Valley. It provides income assistance, Several issues have recently been supports for people with disabilities critical to our region. Emergency and employment services like those room closures, physician recruit- at Kootenay Employment Services. It ment, keeping Jumbo wild and fair has a budget of over $2 billion and is treatment for the survivors of the third-largest ministry. Johnsons Landing mudslide. On So when the government has each of these issues, I have asked failed to keep its promise for a new questions directly to the responsible program that helps people with disministers, and was able to follow up abilities volunteer in their commuon Johnsons Landing and Jumbo in nity, I asked the minister why. When meetings with the ministers. By a family on income assistance

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couldn’t get help to move out of a homeless shelter into a permanent home while the premier spends over $400,000 on wining and dining friends, I asked how the Liberals could get their priorities so wrong. In both situations, I am asking the government to make critical changes for some of the most vulnerable people in our society. As a member of our New Democrat caucus executive and chair of two committees, I work with colleagues as part of our leadership team in developing key policies for both advocacy to government and practice within our caucus. After four years, I have some ideas on what we can do among ourselves to improve our advocacy and operations, and how we can make a positive difference for all British Columbians. That said, I sought roles where I can work with others on putting those ideas into action and won the support of my colleagues to do so. Being able to represent our region is a true honour enriched by being able to contribute to the legislative assembly, the NDP caucus and our democracy. Whether in Victoria, at home or in other parts of our province, the work is rewarding. Michelle Mungall is the member of the legislative assembly for the NelsonCreston provincial riding, and is the Opposition critic for social development.

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Pay defeats purpose of volunteering To the Editor: To volunteer is “to offer to give or do,” according to my Funk & Wagnalls dictionary. The Creston Valley is renowned as having one of the largest numbers of volunteers per capita in the province. And now someone has decided that volunteers at one of our non-profit establishment should be paid! Volunteering comes from the heart, not the wallet. Both Harry and I have given thousands of volunteers hours during our lifetimes (and still give freely of whatever talents and time that we have) without a single thought of payment, other than the warm glow we feel from helping others, both two-legged and four. Most non-profit organizations recognize their volunteers in one way or another — thank you display ads in the Advance, thank you dinners for all volunteers two or three times a year, and/ or a personal thank you for the “extras” for which volunteers are well known. Has this individual thought of the negative results of paying volunteers? This would mean losing the incentive of giving and replacing it with paying

income tax and all the other deductions of an employee. Who would pick up the tab? The town? Probably. The province? Highly unlikely! But an even more important result would be taking away the joy and love of giving of ourselves to our community. Money has become increasingly important — the ads that say “all you want” not need, the crimes worldwide that are committed to line the pockets of the criminals. Are we really going to add to these with paying volunteers? Remember, my friends, that “the root of all evil is the love of money.” Nuff said! Mary Underhill Creston

Congrats to community complex staff To the Editor: This letter is to congratulate the Creston and District Community Complex management and staff on their excellent service to our community. There is no true measurement of how your programs, fitness and aquatics have benefitted the Creston area population. But I see a very busy recreational facility — an excellent sign! I see lots of eager retirees showing up regularly for exercises, at the gym or at aquafit.

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Some of us have made it our “job” to get fit — and it has been a fun job with the help of our coaches! I see persons of all ages and capabilities enjoying the programs offered. I am sending you our thanks — we are proud of our Creston and District Community Complex — and also adding thanks from Creston’s pioneer of soccer, Alex Nilsson, for the upgrade of the soccer field sign. Nicole Nilsson Creston

Don’t give tax dollars to PAWS To the Editor: Do you wish to be taxed to pay for somebody’s pet project, in this case the Pet Adoption and Welfare Society? This is what the Regional District of Central Kootenay has planned. Unless we can get 10 per cent of eligible voters (over 980) to go to the RDCK office and sign the elector response form before Sept. 9, we will be billed on our taxes starting next year. This is a reverse referendum, and amounts to taxation by committee. Marion Rinas Lister

Library adds value to community

Google “library value calculator” and you will find a neat little tool that provides one perspective on the value of the public library — namely, how much you would have to spend to purchase on your own products and services you currently receive for free from the library. In the case of my family of three, the total came out to over $4,000/year (we make good use of the picture book section of the library). Of course, if we didn’t have access to the library, we would not actually spend that amount on new books. Like many in this community, we would simply go without. As one of the few “socialist” institutions — along with public schools, public healthcare, and emergency services — in a largely capitalist economy, it is incumbent on public libraries to continually prove our value in the marketplace. But how do we put a dollar value on baby time programs, one-on-one computer help, public meeting space, local art displays and all of the other services and products that the library provides? In-depth studies estimate that the economic return on investment for public libraries is as much as $10 for every dollar invested. The fact is that a strong public library makes a community a more desirable place to live and invest, and adds value far greater than the tax dollars required to fund it. At Creston and District Public Library, we take our responsibility to

protect and grow your investment in us seriously. And we want to do what we can to support and work with the local business community to build a strong and economically vibrant society together.

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Aaron Francis One way we do this is through our commitment to buy local, wherever possible. Our computers were purchased through Pro-to-Call, who gave us a great deal on desktop PCs. Our new children’s area shelving was built by Rick at RCW Woodcraft cabinets. Renovations to our washroom facilities are being completed by Tratech Mechanical. We have accounts at Bahamas General Store, Pyramid Building Supplies, Creston Card and Stationery, and a number of other local businesses. Recently, we have started a new initiative to help support our local economy. Previously, tourists, pickers and other short-term guests were required to purchase a library card in order to access borrowing services at the library. For most short-term visitors, the $50

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cost made this unfeasible. Our new visitor cards are good for one month, allow visitors to borrow two items at a time and, best of all, they are free. For longer-term visitors, we still offer one-year non-resident cards at a cost equivalent to what residents pay in taxes toward the library. Tourism and agriculture are important to our local economy, and offering free visitor cards is one small way that we can welcome the tourists and workers who make our community home during the summer. What else can we do to support local businesses? The Nelson Public Library has been extremely innovative in developing fundraising partnerships with local businesses. Last year, they produced a Read All Night blend of coffee in partnership with Oso Negro. And even more cool, in partnership with Nelson Chocofellar, they created a series of literary-themed chocolate bars, with names like Pride and Pecans, In the Skin of a Raisin and Fifty Shades of Chocolate, among others. I would love to hear your ideas on innovative partnership ideas, and other ways that the library can work with local businesses to support our economy. Email me at aaron@crestonlibrary. com, phone 428-4141 or drop in anytime and ask to speak with me. Aaron Francis is the chief librarian at the Creston and District Public Library.

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Fitness still a priority while pool is shut down

Wow, it’s the middle of August already and you are probably like the rest of us, wondering where the heck the summer went. While the traditional thought of summer is July and August, revolving around the school calendar,

From the Centre Neil Ostafichuk

luckily our valley has a pretty extensive shoulder season of three or four months either side of those dates, as well as a winter that barely made it into the minus double digits, which is pretty darn acceptable. It’s more of a societal thing, I guess: the build up to school starting again, the wave of back-to-school advertising, including the increase in logging to be able to produce even more flyers for your mailbox, and finally our annual pool shutdown at the end of August. Pool shutdown, you say? What’s that all about? Basically, from Aug. 31-Sept. 13, the pool area is closed and all three of the pools are drained, followed by a pretty intense inspection of all the tiles and fixtures that normally are submerged. We also examine all the lighting, both underwater and overhead, and make any necessary repairs or adjustments. Then the cleaning begins — all the pool basins are scrubbed and disinfected to the point where you could probably do surgery in there should the need arise. We also target all fixtures and walls for cleaning, and focus on scrubbing the deck all the way around and into all the change rooms, which also get an intense makeover.

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My dream was to be a neurosurgeon (a brain surgeon, as it was then termed). But our family was poor, and my six older brothers had drained the family purse by the time I came on the scene. So I took the typing and bookkeeping subjects available in high school in order to earn my keep. While secretarial work was OK, and it did put food on the table, it really wasn't’ challenging enough. Besides, it meant working with office stuff instead of with people — and their brains! Over the years, the printing industry became computerized, and IBM (the London, Ont., branch) asked me to learn, and then demonstrate for their potential clients, the first computerized typesetting equipment in Canada. At last, a challenge!

What you see when you come back after shutdown realistically doesn’t look much different because we are pretty diligent with dayto-day cleaning and maintenance, but what you don’t see is the background stuff like inspection and rebuilding of pumps, filters and equipment where necessary in the mechanical room. We are hoping to have received a batch of replacement keys and wrist loops for the change room lockers; we have changed up the monitoring and ordering process so we can keep downtime to a minimum (thanks for your comment cards). Ultimately, since we strove for a quality job on the design and construction of your community complex, it pays off in the long run in maintenance and operating costs; at this point in the life cycle, we typically don’t have anything major required. So, what to do when the pool is closed? You don’t get off that easy — when you check your fall leisure guide, which will land in your mailbox the week of Aug. 19, turn to page 13, which shows all the new or introductory programs we have set up to keep you in crack shape during the two weeks you are moistureless. Plus, if you are sharp-sighted, you will see that during those couple weeks, it is two-for-one entry, so bring a friend for free (or if you are like me, make the friend pay and you get in for free). Either way, we want to remind those who usually swim that there is life on dry land, and we also want to inspire you to bring someone else who hasn’t seen the place to experience it! One final note is, if you are feeling hot and sweaty, why not come out for a bit of public skating to cool down? The ice will be open Aug. 19, 21, 25 and 29 from 2-4 p.m. It’s probably the only time of year you could walk in with flip-flops, then strap on some skates to glide gracefully over the ice. See you there! Neil Ostafichuk is the recreation supervisor at the Creston and District Community Complex.

This led to a job with a printing firm, and from there to my opening and running the new typesetting department at the University of Western Ontario. However, after the establishment of this department, together with the establishment of the first onsite typesetting of the university calendar, the whole thing became rather uninteresting. The challenge was gone. Next came a move with my kids and dog to the West, and a job offer to set up and run the printing department at the Banff Centre for the Performing Arts. Another challenge! This kept me happily occupied for a couple of years, until the work became a bit stale — another challenge gone. Let’s fast-forward to the day I woke up and remembered brain surgery! No, I didn’t follow through with the dream, but I did begin to look at its various aspects, eventually coming up with stress management as a possible goal. After all, I’d had plenty of stress in my life, and so should be able to empathize with others. A lot of study and many seminars later, my first business cards were printed — “Stress Management Consultant”. When a friend in Alberta mental health saw it, he said, “For Pete’s sake, Mary, you’re a therapist! Call yourself a therapist!” So, there began my taking a piece of my childhood dream, working with the brain, and turning it into a reality. At last, doing something I love, complete with the ever-present challenges that I seem to need. It all boils down to one thing — follow your dream or whatever segment thereof that feels right. It’s never too late and we’re never too old to become what we wanted to be when we grew up. Mary Underhill is a stress therapist and grief counsellor.

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