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While ridership on the regular BC Transit has increased since changes in the service were made last year, local Regional District of Central Kootenay directors say it isn’t worth the cost. “It is not providing the service levels to make it sustainable,” Area B director John Kettle said at a local services committee meeting on Sept. 4. “It isn’t close to giving value to taxpayers.” Kettle was responding to a presentation by BC Transit regional manager Kevin Schubert, who presented figures showing that riders pay for less than 10 per cent of the cost of the service. “A new flexible service (one that allows drivers to deviate from the route and take calls for pickup) has seen positive results, particularly in the latter part of the year,” Schubert reported. “The service change included the introduction of on-demand zones, which eliminated unnecessary deviations where no ridership existed provided for better utilization of service hours for regional and community shuttle service.” The on-demand service replaced one that simply had a bus run on a defined route, regardless of whether it was being used. See BC, page 3

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UNSUNG HERO — Linda Steward (right), Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy’s Creston co-ordinator, presented literacy

volunteer Linda Price with the annual Creston Community Literacy Award at the Creston and District Public Library on Sept. 5. Also nominated for the 2013 award were Henry Schoof, Maryann Morgan, Gail Kitt and an anonymous donor who contributes $5,000 annually for library reading programs.

Society helping music, media BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor A recently established organization is seeking to better the lot of performers in the Creston Valley. “It’s to promote local music and media arts with a particular focus on profitability and business develop-

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rickson and Lister residents’ efforts to conserve water paid off, resulting in the removal of mandatory stage 2 outdoor water conservation measures from their water systems. Regular stage 1 water conservation measures remain in place until Sept. 30. Throughout July and August, both the Erickson and Lister water systems experienced record high demands. “Regional District of Central Kootenay staff believed this high demand was primarily the result of increased outdoor use due to the hot weather,” said an RDCK press release. “Water consumption has now returned to normal levels.” Stage 1 measures are in effect from June 1-Sept. 30 every year regardless of seasonal weather patterns. Lawn sprinkling is voluntarily restricted between the hours of 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. These restrictions apply to sprinkling only; hand watering of flowers, trees and vegetable gardens is permitted at any time.

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Music, media From page 1 To help promote valley artists, the CMMS will be holding a launch event next week, running at the Snoring Sasquatch on Sept. 20 and 21, with licensed evenings, and Saturday afternoon open to families. On Friday night, Velle Weitman and Mark Koenig will take to the stage, with Elena Yeung and Daniel Huscroft on Saturday evening. Saturday afternoon’s events include music by Monte Anderson and Kalen Huscroft of the Creston Valley Music Teachers Association, and Tiizak Hamra, the animation works of Richard Reeves, and some other media related surprises Other promotions are soon to be offered, as well, with CMMS director Carl Erickson planning a music history show, and Gary and Jason Deatherage planning a relaunch of Creston Underground Sound, both under the CMMS banner, and both on CIDO 97.7 FM. The goal of CMMS is more than just entertainment, though, with education, project assistance and identification of funding also in its mandate. “The particular focus of the CMMS will be to promote local musicians and media artists, to contribute to the local economy, and to facilitate business development in those fields,” says the organization’s philosophy statement. To help anyone interested in hiring a musician or media artist, a CMMS website created by Nathan DeVuono will be a one-stop shop, with members showcased in profiles. The organization got started when Snoring Sasquatch owner Paul Hutcheson started to meet with musicians with similar goals in mind. Then media artists came in and it “snowballed from there,” said Archambault. CMMS was incorporated last month, with a board comprised of Archambault, Erickson, Matt Hansen (vice-chair), Peter Feltham, (secretary-treasurer), Dave Lyons and Joanna Wilson. The society covers Creston and Regional District of Central Kootenay areas A, B and C, allowing people from the whole valley to join. “There’s room for everyone to work together to help the community grow as a whole,” he said. “We want to be a hotbed for creativity. All kinds of talent here is untapped.” Tickets to next week’s launch event are $12 in advance and $15 at the door for a single night, and $20 in advance and $26 at the door for both nights. Saturday afternoon admission is $5, and free for children 12 and under. For more information, visit the CMMS Facebook page.

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From page 1 While Schubert said BC Transit expects it to take three years for a change in system to take hold, recent ridership “indicates a positive trend.” That might not be enough to save it, though. “The BC Transit service never serves people in outlying areas and now, because of the DriveAble program, people are being forced to drive even when they lose

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Shoppers Drug Mart owner-associate Srinivas Chalagalla (left) and store manager Lon Hansen (right) invited nurses Ruth Boehmer (second from left) and Teresa Tomich to the store to celebrate the kickoff of the Tree of Life campaign, which will support Creston Valley Hospital maternal care unit resources and programming.

Shoppers kicks off Tree campaign BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Next week, Shoppers Drug Mart kicks off a four-week Tree of Life campaign to raise funds to support Creston Valley Hospital maternity care unit’s resources and programming initiatives. Customers who make donations of $1 and more can add cards in the shape of a leaf, butterfly, acorn or cardinal to the Tree of Life, which will be created in the store’s Canyon Street window. “We are very supportive of what the maternity care unit at Creston Valley Hospital does and this annual

their licence,” Kettle said. “If this was a business it would have failed in the first year. It would be cheaper for those 20 users (the number of regular riders) to be put in a cab than to continue with this model.” He pointed out that directors are happy with the HandyDart (which picks up riders on request) and medical shuttle to Cranbrook, “although I don’t know how well it would be used if it didn’t stop at Wal-Mart.” While directors agreed that the current contractor provides excellent service to riders, the service doesn’t pro-

campaign gives our customers and employees the opportunity to donate directly,” said pharmacist and associate-owner Srinivas Chalagalla. “Last year’s Shopper’s Tree of Life fundraising campaign raised $2,372 to help renovate the maternity room. Funds were used to purchase a new Posturepedic mattress for a birthing bed along with several items, such as a small fridge, kettle, toaster and microwave oven that are used by moms and their supporters.” “Our plan is to continue to make improvements to the maternity unit,” said Creston Valley Hospital site manager Chris Ondrik. “Funds raised this

vide good value for the tax dollars spent. “Are you opposed to us finding someone that can run a more flexible service?” Area C director Larry Binks asked. “You have one of the cheapest operators in the province and excellent service,” Schubert replied. “Some communities are doing their own service, but not through BC Transit funding.” “Could a society step forward to run this?” Binks asked. “The answer is no,” Schubert said. Schubert said that BC Transit requires that all contracts go out to public bid for

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Health program marks 25 years in valley coffee shops were trying to outdo each other in offering healthy sandwiches with the most number of grains in their breads, and restaurants were spreading flyers offering steaks at half price. But the CHIPpres and their friends weren’t buying!” He added that wrist fractures increased among the elderly, who slipped and slid on icy sidewalks that winter as they strove to meet their walking goals. Such was the impact of CHIP (now Complete Health Improvement Program). “I think it’s fair to say that the

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Dr. Sid Kettner remembers well the impact Dr. Hans Diehl’s Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP) had on Creston Valley residents when it was introduced in 1988. About 450 people attended the first two information sessions — astonishing for a town with fewer than 5,000 people. “The town changed in character,” said Kettner. “Walking shoes were ordered in by the hundreds, bananas by the ton, bakeries and

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program extended my life,” said former Advance editor Len Langevin, who was among the 450 to take part in the first CHIP program in Creston. “I’ve struggled with weight issues most of my life and unbeknownst to me at the time, my family has a history of heart issues and diabetes. I was diagnosed diabetic seven years ago and have had a couple of heart attacks in the last 18 months. I know that sounds pretty negative, but if it hadn’t been for the CHIP program, I probably would have been diagnosed diabetic 20 years ago and had a fatal heart attack before the age of 40.” Kettner said he was surprised when he got a call from Diehl, a fellow Seventh-day Adventist Church member. “Would you consider running a pilot project of a community-based coronary disease prevention program in your town?” Diehl asked. “He would do the lectures and I would answer the medical questions that the audience might have,” said Kettner, a retired family physician. “Despite some skepticism in the medical community, we forged ahead, knowing they would eventually come to appreciate what was a new concept 20-plus years ago — doctors who would strive to educate their patients not to become sick, and thus eliminate the need to be seen for self-induced killer diseases.” The result, he said, was “Unbelievable — in numbers, in enthusiasm, in positive clinical and laboratory results. Exciting? For sure. Rewarding? Absolutely!” Today, nearly 65,000 have graduated from the program, and in many countries. A similar program, but smaller in scale, has been offered regularly in Creston over the years. “We still run monthly alumni programs where 30-35 graduates, from as long as five years ago, still attend regularly to enjoy nutritious food together, enjoy music, inspirational and humorous readings and an educational/ motivational PowerPoint presentation,” Kettner said. Graduates have seen their angina disappear, blood sugars, blood lipids and blood pressures drop, and osteoarthritis symptoms ease. In 1997, Kettner published a magazine article about a local couple who were among the first group to attend Diehl’s sessions. Bob and Theresa Andersen went all in, donating the meat in their freezers to the food bank, tossing out their cigarettes, flushing alcohol down the toilet and replacing sugar, salt and dairy products with fresh vegetables. At the time, Bob couldn’t walk to the end of his driveway due

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to his severe angina. Eventually, he would cycle the 3,000 kilometres to Ottawa in just 47 days — at the age of 67. “No wonder that apathy has passed and medical personnel throughout the world now see the value of CHIP,” Kettner said. “And that is the reason why we will run it once again in October, celebrating the 25th anniversary of this lifestyle-changing initiative.” Kettner will be available to provide further information about the program from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 16 in the education room at the Creston Valley Hospital.

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Fewer calls for RCMP as summer winds down Creston RCMP responded to only 57 calls for service from Sept. 2-8, a sure sign that school is back in and fall is upon us, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday. September 2 •A single motor vehicle accident causing extensive damage but no injuries was complicated when police learned the vehicle was taken without the consent of the owners. No charges, however, were laid after the Duck Lake Road crash. •A 67-year-old woman died of natural causes in her home near Sirdar. •Police helped locate a transient worker whose Prairie family had not heard from in recent weeks. •A 911 call from Riverview Road was dialed in error. •A Zapp Road resident complained about trespassers using his property to access the Goat River. •A family disturbance broke out in a Pilot Bay Road residence after a female said that her husband wasn’t listening to her because he was watching football on the television. •A Davis Road resident reported that people had removed firewood other than that which he had designated as free. •Hay bales were tipped onto a fence on Nick’s Island Road South, breaking it and allowing cattle to escape. September 3 •A Meadow Creek Road resident complained about a stranger being at her door. Police determined that the stranger was actually a neighbour who was trying to tell the resident that her dog had got loose. •A traveller reported to be overdue in arriving at a Crawford Bay address eventually was found to be OK. •A vehicle was reported to be speeding and driving erratically on Lakeview-Arrow Creek Road. •An Aug. 16 crash on Maryland Creek Forest Service Road was reported. A driver reported going around a curve at 50 km/h and rear-ending a slow-moving motorcycle. •Another rear-ender that occurred on Highway 3/95 on Aug. 3 was reported. •Two Porsches were reported to be speeding around curves and possibly racing on Highway 3A. •A silver pickup was reported to be speeding on Raddis Road. •A driver turned in a motorcycle helmet to the police station. He saw it fall off a bike on Highway 3/95 but couldn’t catch the driver to return it. •A pickup on Canyon Street was found to have the wrong licence plates. The owner was ticketed and the vehicle was towed. September 4 •Two brothers got into a property dispute in Crawford Bay. •A male offering to do construction equipment inspections known to police as a fraud convict was reported by a local resident. Police are looking into filing charges of breaching his probation conditions. •A male found to be bleeding while walking on Birch Street said he had been involved in a fight over a debt but refused to co-operate with a police investigation.

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•A 14-year-old male was arrested and then released with no-contact conditions after making Facebook threats to his 12-year-old girlfriend’s parents. •A family dispute on 17th Street involving four siblings was referred to mediation. September 5 •An Elm Street resident complained that a male was out on the street yelling. •A male reported losing his wallet but provided no other information. •The female owner of a wallet found on Canyon Street has been located. •Police received a complaint about an erratic driver on Canyon Street. •A white Honda Accord was reported to be abandoned near the gravel pit on Highway 3 east of Creston. •A 10th Avenue resident complained that a pellet gun was being shot, possibly at hawks. •A female resident of Ninth Avenue reported being threatened. •A Cook Street resident reported being approached by a group of six male youths offering to sell drugs. Police found three youths in the area and seized a small amount of marijuana from one. •Police were unable to find the source of shots being fired in the Centre Road area. •An Erickson Road driver reported hitting a dog. Police located the dog, which appeared to be uninjured. September 6 •A male cyclist was reported to have been forced off Northwest Boulevard by a fifth-wheel trailer. •When police responded to a request for a well-being check on a Ninth Avenue North resi-

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I attended last week’s presentation on fundraising only at the request of a friend. It was scheduled to follow the Creston and District Community Resource Centre’s annual general meeting and I don’t normally cover AGMs. For the most part I don’t cover one-off events like Lorna Visser’s talk on fundraising either, because our preference at the Advance is to promote events before they occur, which is what we had done. I timed my arrival to the very warm Erickson Room to miss the AGM and see Visser’s talk. Perhaps I should explain that after 20 years in Rotary and on the credit union board, as well as through other community involvements, I have seen more than my share of speakers on any number of topics, had my fill of PowerPoint presentations and too many times have sat fidgeting and keeping one eye on my watch. And I’ve been on the presenter’s side of the podium, too. So when Visser launched into her talk with a Wiki-talk about the history of money and then commenced to pass around coins, banknotes and other representations of currency I admit that the open doorway to my left looked very inviting. That began to change, though, as she moved into a discussion about fundraising and how to approach it. Soon I found myself thinking about how closely the success of non-profits mirrors business success. Visser reported that nearly 80 per cent of charitable donations in Canada come from individuals, with only about 10 per cent each coming from the corporate sector and foundations.

I sat wondering (and pretty much knowing the answer) about how much time and energy the community resource centre — and the vast majority of non-profits — spend applying

There is a rule of thumb in the private sector that typically 80 per cent of one’s business comes from 20 per cent of its customers. That was the basis from which we did much of our marketing at the credit union, expending more resources in trying to increase our share of a member’s financial business than in getting new customers. It is why we get mailouts and phone calls from non-profits that we have donated to and it’s why we get endless telemarketing Lorne Eckersley calls from our credit card providers. They all know that we already have a relationship with for grants from foundations and how little effort is put into asking individu- them and are therefore more likely to be open to listening to their message. als for donations. The simple answer Getting one donation from an indiis that foundations tend to give vidual opens the door for more in the money out in larger chunks, making future. the reward seem worth the effort. But Visser didn’t say it in so many writing grant applications is also words, but I think she would agree appealing because foundations exist that, like a business, a non-profit to give their money away. So even an has to act successful if it wants to unsuccessful application feels like it be successful. People don’t want to has been welcomed and appreciated. throw their money down the drain. Individuals’ contributions, on the It’s why businesses love to contribother hand, tend to come in smaller ute to campaigns when their donaamounts, and it’s much harder to tion will put it over the top — they face the possibility of a negative are associating with success and response in a face-to-face request have assurance that their donation than it is to receive an email or snail won’t languish unused for an mail rejection. Visser was bang-on in her view that unknown length of time. It’s also why government agencies often successful fundraising results from appeals that connect with the values of will only match other donations. Success breeds success. those who are being asked for donaI walked out of Visser’s presentations. Her message was compelling — tion thinking that if I was still we are giving people the opportunity involved with non-profits I would to participate and support activities that they believe are important. A “no” want to attend one of her day-long workshops. I think it would be a response shouldn’t be taken personalgood investment of time. ly, she said. Most people are flattered Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of at being asked for their support even if the Creston Valley Advance. they don’t choose to donate.

Reflecting on my life, I came to a conclusion that there is certain way of life that will find an approval among majority of human beings. First let me show you how the world runs. It is business as usual, competition, survival of the fittest, sharks hunting their prey, corporations hijacking governments, armies conquering and enslaving, athletes fighting for medals, winner and losers, politicians lying their way to the trough, and drug dealers selling misery. On the other hand, there is a way that leads to following: You can climb a high mountain, the strong help the weak, the wise lead, others help up anyone who slips, everybody feels for those who fail, everyone gets a medal of pure gold at the top of the mountains, and all rejoice together, no matter how long it took. Now, dear Advance readers, think of it. Would you like to be on such a team as opposed to being on the competing team? Take it a step further: Do you think that many would go for our team if they know it exists and had the confidence that it would end as I described it? This team is open for strong or weak, rich or poor, honest or crooked, open or paranoid, atheists or religious, jerks and pimps, prostitutes and tax collectors, old or young, big or small, uneducated or highly educated.

Seekers who long for such a team and a way of living will eventually find and join it, gaining a pure and honest heart in the process. Those familiar with me may know already that I speak my mind, mince

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Stop rat race to enjoy life

wrong, explain it and seek solutions; all the while, it is the other side’s free will and choice to accept and act upon it. We will change when in error. We will seek and continue to discover till we die. On the other hand, if someone is after trickery, backstabbing or twisting arms, neither my friends nor I have desire or time for such. That brings me to last point of this column. So many complain they have no money or time. Let me assure Vladimir Certik you: I do have little money that carries me through. I was never rich and probably no words and leave baloney out. My never will be. But I do have time. Big purpose of living is to inspire, share, time! That’s perhaps the most prehelp and encourage. You know that I cious valuable we can get hold of. I am, for lack of a better term, a bibli- have spent most of my time, throughcally based (not necessarily religious) out my life, thinking. When you are dude. I take the Bible as a book of in a whirlwind of life, you might explanation. Its principles gave me miss it all. It is only when you stop the master key to unlock the travails the rat race, calm down, start thinkof my life, the struggles of my fellow ing, evaluate what your life and what time and space travellers, history, your time is worth to you, only then humanity, religion, wars, politics, sci- will you find, get hold of and appreciate true treasures. ence and everything in between. Do not struggle alone. Turn to Because of that, I can sit down with virtually anybody of willing someone you can trust. Multiply heart and open mind, sharing, your knowledge and time. A last bit exchanging what we have found, of advice: Do not sit on it. Act. Vladimir Certik believes that thinking enriching each other and remaining newfound friends despite any possi- outside the box and engaging fellow citizens may bring simple solutions to comble difference. We can understand each other and plex problems. The West Creston resistill disagree. We can explore, expose dent can be reached at 250-402-0055.

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Apology for tearing up petitions To the Editor: I wish to apologize for my actions of Aug. 19. I did things that day that I should not have done. I regret having done so. My frustration level reached a boiling point that day and I lashed out. My extreme anxiety stemmed from the rumours, innuendos, little white lies and great big lies regarding the Regional District of Central Kootenay alternative approval process. Regardless, I accept full personal responsibility for my actions that day, and I wish to sincerely apologize to those people whom I have offended. I have apologized to the following people privately, but I also wish to publically extend my apologies to Cora Schultz of the Canyon Country Store, Wayne Floer of Northstar GM, Renee Zsoltaros of Renee’s Roadhouse Diner, and Rick and Lisa Fanning of the Iron Kettle Restaurant. I am sorry for my actions. I sincerely apologize to the Pet Adoption and Welfare Society for any damage I have done. I also wish to thank Const. Morgan Littlejohn for his assistance in helping me through this troubling time in my life. I did a very stupid thing and I regret my actions, which were completely my own bad idea. Bill Cook Creston

Directors ‘out of touch’ with constituents To the Editor: (Re: “It isn’t supposed to be easy”, Aug. 15 Advance, page 6) “Completely blindsided” were the words publisher Lorne Eckersley used when commenting on the push-back the Regional District of Central Kootenay directors received on the

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funding proposal for the Pet Adoption and Welfare Society (PAWS). As someone who was very active in obtaining those signatures, I’m surprised the directors were so out of touch with the public sentiments of late. PAWS is a very worthy organization but there many other “worthy” organizations in the valley. Do they deserve any less support and where will those dollars come from? Much unhappiness over rising taxes and no plan in place to address them was the crux of many of my conversations. Seniors and those on fixed incomes are greatly affected with any increase, no matter what the amount. The method used just rubbed salt in an already festering sore. The outcry over this particular incentive is our community saying we’ve had enough, and if our elected officials don’t get it, perhaps it will become clearer to them in the next election. Dan Geurts Creston

Optimism, faith needed in society

To the Editor: Bonjour, my fellow citizens of Creston. I wish to share with you a few things that should prove to be most informative and illuminating, so “damn the torpedoes, and full speed ahead!” During these troubling and difficult times in this post-9-11 world, it is imperative to be optimistic and to have faith in a higher power, because it seems as that there is too much pessimism, anger, cynicism, greed and not enough happiness in today’s society. I believe if every man, woman and child on Earth were to think positively, mountains could be moved, simply by sheer force of will. You would be surprised by how powerful the human mind can be when it is properly harnessed. I also draw inspiration from my favourite TV series, Touched by an Angel, which airs every weekday at 1 p.m. on channel 49. It is such an uplifting, hopeful, sentimental and emotional program that I am actually moved to tears! To conclude my letter on something completely different, I must confess

that I am somewhat of a military enthusiast, and a wee bit of a historian on the subject — especially when it comes to aircraft of the Second World War right up to today’s jet fighters and bombers that I have seen at air shows here in Canada and the United States during the past 30-odd years. I’m also quite good at shooting various shotguns, rifles and handguns, despite the fact I’ve never served in the Armed Forces nor own firearms of any kind. Personally, I believe in the right to keep and bear arms, for defensive purposes only, in the interest of national security, as well as for hunting (as a means of obtaining food) and target shooting. However, I want to be absolutely clear that guns are to be handled safely and responsibly, and treated with the utmost respect. That is why whenever someone commits a violent crime with a gun, especially when innocent lives are taken, that person should receive an automatic life sentence, in solitary confinement, because that’s not what firearms are used for — end of story! Take care, everyone, and I will write my next letter in December, just in time for Christmas — so until then, may the Lord and his angels always watch over you. Allan Clement Creston

Time for directors to resign To the Editor: For our Regional District of Central Kootenay directors to even entertain the thought of taxpayers subsidizing the Pet Adoption and Welfare Society shelter is absolutely preposterous. This would-be hardship is not in the budget for seniors on pensions and taxpayers with low incomes. If such a tax was imposed, it would mean that the above citizens would be paying PAWS to feed somebody’s dog or cat with their grocery money. It is time for our regional directors to resign, as they appear to have lost touch with reality. Michael Bunn Creston

Roses easier than many think

Warmer weather this spring and summer helped push the fruit crops ahead of their normal ripening schedule. This allowed us to finish up our cherry harvest in time to attend the Farwest Trade Show in Portland, Ore. Portland, being known as the City of Roses, has some really well established rose gardens, some of them boasting several thousand varieties and thousands of individual plants. After the trade show, we toured the public International Rose Test Garden. It is one of 24 official test sites for the internationally respected All-America Rose Selections (AARS) program. Many of the rose selections we offer at the nursery in spring have won this award at some point in the time. New roses are not named but numbered, and four plants of each entry are evaluated for two years on 14 different desirable characteristics, including form, fragrance, colour, vigour and disease resistance.

They test about 200 varieties every year. With so many flowers in bloom it was incredible, very impressive. There were people from all over the world in the gardens. You couldn’t help but be

Nursery Notes Evan Davies inspired to try and grow roses like that back home. In our garden we have a number of varieties including Hybrid tea roses, which bloom from July 1 through frost. They make nice cut flowers owing to their good colour and fragrance. Many have good stem length, too. We also grow many Floribunda roses, which

give continuous clusters of smaller flowers. Floribunda means “many-flowering”. Their flowering period is roughly the same as the teas’; however, they are known to be hardier. They can be useful for mass plantings or even a low hedge. Grandifloras are much larger flowers on large plants. These also make great cut flowers. Owing to the number of tough winters we’ve had over the last few years, I’ve started to carry a lot of the Prairie hardy roses developed in Manitoba. These plants are sold all over the world now. There are three series of them. The Morden series is named after the research centre where they were developed. The Explorer series is named for great Canadian explorers. Just released is the Canadian artist series, featuring the likes of Emily Carr and friends. See ROSES, page 8

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Hiking to the North Knob from Gray Creek Pass

It is interesting that, at times, my hearing is very good and at other times my hearing is bad. Recently I did hear, or I read, that one can tell

with a pleasant drive to boot. It takes you to a grand view. It all started with a planned campout at the trailhead to Baker Lake at the south end of the Redding Creek Forest Service Road (FSR). But the pretty hike into Baker Lake, on the backside of Akokli Mountain, didn’t happen because we weren’t prepared to navigate a washout Ed McMackin about three miles from the trailhead. So, back we went along the FSR a true gardener by the fact that they to Gray Creek Pass road and ultialso garden in the fall. That might mately to the pass. After checking be said of hikers, too. A real hiker out the primitive campsites, we doesn’t just hike when he’s got chose to pitch the tent just off the “spring fever”. Here’s a short, easy side of the pullout right at the pass. hike for autumn times that comes A potentially interesting trail, which

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Mist and clouds enshroud Sphinx Mountain (8,300 feet), guarded by Little Sphinx on the west (left) and Campion Ridge and Campion Plateau on the east.

I learned earlier went somewhere, took off, north, right from the pass. The next morning, after a good night and a good feed of huckleberries, we headed on this new adventure. The trail went northerly along a rounded ridge with not much elevation gain but with lots of open forest. Gray Creek Pass has an elevation of about 6,800 feet so it doesn’t take much to get up to the height-ofland and a grand view. The well-worn trail leads to the east slope of North Knob, where there are a few ribbons marking a route to a gentle saddle where you can look to the north and take in a spectacular view down some stiff steeps into a basin and also northerly towards Sphinx Mountain, a sample of what you see from the top. I dubbed the little peak, visible to the northwest from the pass, North Knob for lack of a better and/ or official name. It is not much of a knob but more of a rounded peak, but it does stand out from the rest of the terrain. From the saddle, where the landscape is all very open, just look up to the west and that’s how you get to the top. When you reach it you will likely say, “Nothing to it.” There is one important aspect, though, that every hiker should remember, and that is to take careful note of the surroundings and landmarks as you go in so that on the way

Roses

From page 7 In past years, the sale of roses has slipped. Perhaps it has been the discouraging weather or the fact that people are looking for more plants easier to care for. To combat this, some marketers are introducing their own series of roses named “So Easy” or what have you.

out you take the same route out, whereas, in this case, you might cut down too early and end up doing a lot of bushwhacking and end up on the road below the pass. For the average hiker this hike could be done in under an hour and a half, and for the less than average hiker it might take another 15 minutes. Some could do it in an hour. There are many aspects that make the hike to North Knob interesting and pleasant. But, for me, some aspects stood out more than others, even including the huckleberries. I liked the view as it gave me an opportunity to see more of how some familiar mountains and connecting valleys related to each other. To the north is Sphinx Mountain (over 8,300 feet) with Little Sphinx to its left, or west, and Campion Ridge on the east with Campion Plateau, an arctic-alpine splendour, just over a bit more. If you were nearsighted you would think you were on the Arctic tundra. From North Knob you can have them all in a row, on camera, of course. Kootenay Lake and the West Arm are visible, on a clear day, to the north and west. Off to the south, the snowy chutes of the backside of jagged Akokli Mountain stand out from other mountains. And, then, one of the higher heights of the Purcell Mountains, Snow Crest Mountain, can be located to the

southeast, a huge mountain with two tops. If I were to tell you more you might not need to go to North Knob. Some might say it is too far to drive to get to Gray Creek Pass. You be the judge. Of the many times I have been into the pass this summer, I have never been bored with the drive along Kootenay Lake. It takes about 45 minutes to get to Gray Creek and another half hour to get to the pass. They say the pass is open; however, I recommend a higher-than-average-clearance vehicle than the standard car, especially if you intend to travel on over the pass to Marysville and Kimberley. It’s a gravel road with several shallow water bars higher up toward the pass, which may be hard to see in the morning light. On the east side, lower down, a washout has been repaired but with some rough rock leaving an uneven surface. With the under-two-hour trip to the pass and under two hour hike to North Knob, it would be a nice day’s outing. Don’t forget the lunch because there may not be any huckleberries left. Go before it snows and the Gray Creek Pass road is closed. Watch out for early morning frost on the steeper section to the top and give it your best foot! Ed McMackin is a biologist by profession but a naturalist and hiker by nature. He can be reached at 250-866-5747.

Most roses aren’t that hard to grow if you follow a few simple rules. Roses like sunshine. More is better. Welldrained garden soil is also good. Feed them early in spring. Water them early in the day so their leaves can dry as quickly as possible. Prune them to allow air and light into the plant. Lastly, mulch them in well for winter. Years ago, while attending the horticulture program at

Olds College in Olds, Alta., I observed an old gardener caring for a whole raft of hybrid tea roses in the college gardens. They weren’t supposed to grow out there but he had them planted extra deep and mulched them in as well for winter, which goes to show that just a little extra effort can yield all kinds of extraordinary results. Evan Davies owns Beltane Nursery at 2915 Highway 3 in Erickson.

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KRACL continuing to seek input on former Endicott property KOOTENAY REGION ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING Since 1962, the Endicott Centre has capably served the Creston community of developmentally disabled persons. In 1965, through co-operative funding, a dormitory housing 30 children was constructed on the former Archibald Estate. In 1970, an adult residence was constructed. Dr. Endicott firmly believed in the worth of all persons. The 1980s saw the closure of institutions, with residents moving into the community with continuing support. The property is currently owned and managed by Kootenay Region Association for Community Living (KRACL), a non-profit charity, which is operated to benefit persons with disabilities throughout the Kootenays. One of the important existing components is the operation of Creston and District Society for Community Living’s Therapeutic Riding Program on the property under an agreement that allows low riding fees. The directors of KRACL have undertaken a study of the potential uses for the property, and how those uses might benefit Kootenay adults with any disability by providing tolerant employment and accessible independent living housing on the site. Currently there are six employment segments being studied: •farming — sheep and chicken raising; •retreat/B&B/agritourism operation of Archibald House, respite and training centre; •orchard, vegetable/berry production and small scale food processing, horticultural therapy programs; •small engine repair and craft woodworking; •retail farm-gate store and bakery; and •seed saving, sorting and sales. The project will provide approximately 14 part-time jobs, plus many seasonal jobs in a sustainable paid environment. The capital requirement will be about $1 million and while KRACL is investing considerable funds, help will be needed from private donors, foundations, gov-

ernment agencies, trusts and other funders. Tax deductible donations can be made at www.kracl.org, or contact Creston director Eric Kutzner at 250-428-5061. The property committee wants to hear the concerns of the Kootenays and community around employment

and housing for persons with disabilities. Interested agencies, selfadvocates and caregivers of disabled adults can address the committee from 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 14 at Archibald House (849 Erickson Rd.). There will be tours of the site and a barbecue by donation at noon for anyone interested in this project.

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FIRE TRUCK & EQUIPMENT FOR SALE BY TENDER The Regional District of Central Kootenay is offering the following fire truck for sale – 1981 King Seagrave Pumper on an International truck frame with a 625 GPM pump and a 650 gallon onboard tank. We are asking $3500.00 OBO. Sold as is where is. Photos available on the RDCK website: www.rdck.bc.ca/publicinfo/notices. Also available for sale: • SCBA cylinders for sale (manufactured between 1996-1998) - $40.00 each or OBO; • 5 aluminum/fiberglass wrapped 2216 PSI 30 minute MSA cylinders and 7 aluminum 2216 PSI 30 minute MSA cylinders – sold as is where is. Best offer. For additional information or to make arrangements to view, contact Wynndel/Lakeview Fire Chief Dayle MacRae 250-428-6780 or dmacrae@rdck.bc.ca. SEALED BIDS marked “WYNNDEL FIRE TRUCK BID” for fire truck and “WYNNDEL FIRE EQUIPMENT” for fire equipment will be received at the Regional District or Central Kootenay Office, Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson BC V1L 5R4 up until 2:00 pm, September 27, 2013. The Regional District of Central Kootenay reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to accept the bid deemed most favourable in the interest of the Regional District of Central Kootenay.

BC Nature president John Neville is giving a presentation, Raptors of Canada, at the Creston and District Public Library from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 18. A recorder of bird songs, Neville has, with the kind permission of Robert Bateman, linked the images of Bateman’s fabulous paintings with his authentic sound recordings. He captures the audience with his vivid descriptions of the special biological features that allow raptors to be successful birds of prey. Raptors of Canada is a 60-minute presentation of nature sound recordings amplified for a large audience. Neville has produced 11 CD regional guides to the bird songs of Canada. He has just published Bird Songs of Eastern Canada and he is just starting work on Bird Songs of Canada. Admission to the Creston presentation is by donation. For more information on Neville, visit nevillerecording.com.

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Riders earn prizes at first Cowboy Up Challenge CRESTON VALLEY HORSE ASSOCIATION

The Creston Valley Horse Association held the first Kootenay Cowboy Up Challenge on Aug. 10. The event for all levels and disciplines of horses and riders consisted of a series of obstacles, which the horses were required to navigate smoothly and quickly. It was well attended by both riders and spectators, all of whom enjoyed good weather — ice cream sales were brisk at the Purple People Eater food truck. The CVHA acknowledges the support of its sponsors, who truly made this show stand out with their generous prizes. Skylar Gronen won the youth class prize (Sunset Seed Co. gift card and a tote bag of grooming supplies partially donated by Appaloosa Springs Tack in Cranbrook), as well as the youth/children horsemanship award (halter from Posh Pony). Alexis Folk won the prizes (Sunset Seed gift card and ride photo by Kathryn Gardner) in the More than a Pony Ride class, for people in the Therapeutic Riding Program. The Young Guns winners were Katana Allard (first, Sunset Seed gift card, grooming supplies from Appaloosa Springs Tack), Timmy Faulks (second, grooming kit from Appaloosa Springs Tack, horse shampoo and conditioner donated by Greenhawk) and Ethan Massie (saddle blanket by Wendy Forsyth). The futurity class, for horses under five years old, had two entries. Shayla Leacock, riding her mare, Allie, won first prize (championship horse cooler monogrammed by 2 Chicks in a Stitch, horse products from Green Haven Therapy and $50), and Joanne Elliot took second place (leather saddle bags made and donated by Brian’s Saddle Shop in Jaffrey, and a pink grooming tote from Greenhawk). Elliot also took home the prize (necklace and earrings from LeatherNLace) for ladies highest horsemanship score. The open class was the largest class and the most difficult. The champion was trainer Terrill Oler (championship horse cooler monogrammed by 2 Chicks in a Stitch, gift certificates from Ricki's

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Restaurant, and $400). Lyn Kistner won second place (saddle stand donated by Meadowbrook’s Putting Down Roots Greenhouse and Country Crossing Gift Store), as well as the men’s high score for horsemanship (bronc halter by Judy Bala). Elliot won third place (saddle blanket from Wendy Price, books from Luanne Armstrong). The novice class saw Rob Bailer take first place (championship horse cooler monogrammed by 2 Chicks in a Stitch, and $150). In second place was Alicia Massie (leather saddle bags from Brian's Saddle Shop, pink grooming tote from Greenhawk). Wendy Forsyth won third place (saddle blanket from Wendy Price, books from Luanne Armstrong). The English class was a lot of fun, and the riders proved they could cowboy up — even in English gear! Michelle Whiteaway and her good mare, Kit, were the winners (championship horse cooler monogrammed by 2 Chicks in a Stitch, and $100). Erin Faulks won second place ($100 Greenhawk gift card), and Luanne Armstrong won third (saddle pad from Greenhawk), and donated her books to Faulks. As well as these prizes, each placing in the adult classes received a hand tied rope halter from Diamond Lazy H Quarter Horses. All unsponsored or partially sponsored prizes were also sponsored by the Creston Valley Horse Association. Karen Czar donated $100 cash, and the whole thing started with a grant from Columbia Basin Trust through Regional District of Central Kootenay Area B director John Kettle. Cash prizes were determined by the amount of entry fees generated in each class — the more entries, the more added money. Now that everyone has seen how much fun it is, organizers anticipate many entries next year. Any event depends on helping hands, and the Cowboy Up Challenge had no shortage of volunteers, so a hat tip to all those who helped out — there were too many to list, and that’s a wonderful thing! Children through to senior citizens pitched in cheerfully and did a great job, and volunteers even came from as far away as Meadowbrook and Salmo.

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(Clockwise from above) Youth winner Skylar Gronen; English winner Michelle Whiteaway, More than a Pony Ride winner Alexis Folk; futurity winners Joanne Elliot and Shayla Leacock; Young Guns winner Katana Allard; novice winners Wendy Forsyth, Alicia Massie and Rob Bailer.

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