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CVWMA seeking centre operator BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

After more than two decades of running it, the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Authority is looking for a credible and experienced organization to operate its Wildlife Interpretation Centre. While the CVWMA will run the centre in the immediate future, provincial legislation is expected to rescind the Creston Valley Wildlife Act and bring it under the B.C. Wildlife Act and the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations. That would align the local area with other wildlife management areas in B.C. but won’t allow it to operate the centre, nor does the mandate of Ducks Unlimited Canada, which will begin operating the area once the legislation changes. “Everybody really wants to make it work,” said manager Marc-André Beaucher. “Even though they don’t want to operate it doesn’t mean they want to shut it down, because they recognize the importance of it.” In addition to future legislation, the decision to outsource the operation stemmed from a 2008-2012 governance review, which indicated better financial stability for the CVWMA if it weren’t operating the centre. See CVWMA, page 5

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A public forum, Water Matters, is being organized by the KootenayColumbia federal Liberals, but it is intended to be non-partisan, said moderator Chuck Truscott. “I’m really pleased at the response we are getting from all political parties,” he said. “Among the presenters will be Corky Evans, who along with Josh Smienk was one of those responsible the creation of the Columbia Basin Trust. John Kettle chairs the [Regional District of Central Kootenay] board. Andy Shadrack is an RDCK director and executive member of the Union of BC Municipalities. All political spectrums will be represented.” The forum will be held in the Creston Room of the Creston and District Community Complex at 7 p.m. Nov. 12. Truscott said he is excited about the forum, which is free and open to the public, because water is our most important resource. See FORUM, page 5

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collecting funds for Christmas hamper fund BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

A Creston business is building on the success of its regular fundraising campaign by adding a silent auction, which will see the proceeds donated to the Creston Ministerial Association’s Christmas hamper fund. Since 2011, Sue’s Clotheslines has raised $1,300 for the hampers in its Pennies from Heaven campaign, in which customers toss their spare change into an umbrella inverted above the counter. But owner Sue Thomas decided to try something new, allowing her to give more to the hamper fund. “It’s kind of a win-win,” said Thomas. “The person winning gets something, and we get to give back to the community.” Businesses around the Creston Valley donated to the silent auction, with items including a glass plate from Italy, Christmas cards from a local scrapbooker, a blown glass candleholder and gift baskets. The silent auction will have two rounds, with one selection of items up for bid Nov. 12-15, and another from Nov. 18-22. Bids will increase by $1, $2 or $5, depending on the value of the item. Thomas hopes that the silent auction will be at least as successful as Pennies from Heaven — after all, the hamper program, which costs the ministerial association over $20,000 each year, benefits people throughout the valley. “I love my community,” said Thomas. “I just feel fortunate to be able to do something for everyone.”

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Gleaners still going strong after 25 years BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

For the last five-plus years, change has been the only constant at Creston Valley Gleaners Society. “But we continue to be bursting at the seams,” said volunteer Jean Syroteuk. And that’s after several renovations and the addition of Gleaners Too, a property kitty-corner to the Gleaners store and food bank. “Yes,” said manager George Goulder,” in the last five-and-a-half years we have expanded, I think, seven times.” Creston’s volunteer-run organization accepts donations of clothing items, toys, craft supplies and household goods, all of which are resold. Proceeds after operating costs are donated back to more than 20 community non-profits. Donated food items go straight to the food bank, where they are distributed free of charge to families and individuals in need. Is it a struggle to get residents to donate? “Expansions have been made necessary by the goods that are dropped off — every day of the week,” Syroteuk said. “Recently, a load was dropped off from Salmo, and we get lots of donations from up the lake. The need doesn’t go away, and we continue to learn about new organizations that request our funding, which is excellent, because then we can turn money back into the community.” A walk into Gleaners store at 807 Canyon St. is a testament to the many volunteers who sort, clean, price and display goods. No musty, stale smells here, or mounds of goods in disarray. It’s as professional a retail operation as one is likely to find anywhere. Money collected from sales also helps fund the food bank, which might just be the country’s only self-funded food bank. “Our biggest single cost is food,” Syroteuk said. That cost is dropping, though, thanks to donations received by what is now called Gleaners and Friends. Goulder has found previously untapped sources of food that could help reduce annual food bank costs by as much as $50,000. “Sometimes all it takes is asking,” he said with a smile. In addition to supporting families and individuals, the food bank contributes to daycare lunches and school breakfast programs. “Day care lunches are supplemented by the food bank so that the children have a more nutritional lunch,” Syroteuk said. “All of the schools pretty much offer daily breakfast programs so we supplement those with finances and extra food from Gleaners and Friends. “TAPS (Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors) has been one of our biggest beneficiaries because we like to support the elderly. We pay their rent and other month-

The Gleaners Store on Canyon Street (above) and Gleaners Too on Eighth Avenue are usually buzzing with shoppers.

ly costs. We know that in many other communities in our province that program is not running, so we are very fortunate to be able to help keep it going.” Gleaners also sponsors a students’ retreat that is co-ordinated by Interior Health nurses. It pays for hall rental, transportation and food costs. “It’s an amazing program,” she said. Additionally, seven $1,000 education bursaries are awarded annually, to high school and college students. Support was provided to help establish a 4-H poultry club and the Little Chefs program at College of the Rockies. “We try to provide healthier lifestyles for some children that may not have that opportunity at home,” she said. “I think we are really trying to promote the importance of food and eating well.” Even when Gleaners and Gleaners Too aren’t open to the public, the facilities buzz with activity. A roster of 100-plus volunteers helps keep the operation running. “There are probably 20-30 volunteers here every weekday,” Goulder said. Gates to the parking lots are open from 1-5 p.m. on the weekends and all day during the week. Monitors accept the donations, making sure that Gleaners isn’t being used as a landfill alternative. The additional security was a response to help reduce costs and the headache of making regular runs to the landfill. “Our dump fees were astronomical, and the RDCK doesn’t give us a break (they’re about the only ones that don’t),” Goulder said. “Things have been much improved by the monitoring.” Of course not all donations can be sold locally. Every five or six weeks a truckload of more than 10 tons of clothing, linens,

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and shoes is shipped off to the Lower Mainland, where all items are recycled. “Over the last five-and-a-half years we have recycled more than a million pounds of goods,” Goulder said. “That’s incredible.” The challenge is to keep pace with the donations, sorting what can be sold in the stores, what can be sold in a different season and what can be shipped off to be sold in bulk. “This morning at Gleaners Too, three or four of us were working for four or five hours because we were just plugged with dropped-off items,” Syroteuk said. Items are sorted, those that need it are washed (all stuffed toys are laundered) and then priced, typically at about 10 per cent of the retail value. “Even on open days, donations are coming in and people are working to deal with those,” she said. “It’s a revolving door. We have three sets of washers and dryers going all the time.” Some community groups raise money by volunteering for special needs. When high school and cadet groups are hired to load recyclables onto a truck, they get a $150 donation. Each truckload sent off to Maple Ridge nets Gleaners about $2,500. “We have tripled what we get in back from them,” Goulder said. “Some is resold, lots is used for medical rags. Some might end up overseas — we don’t really know. If something is out of style it might not sell here, but if someone in a Third World country needs a shirt, they don’t really care about style.” Creston Valley Gleaners Society has grown dramatically since its inception 25 years ago, when three women organized to pick up excess local produce to distribute to those in need.

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“Can you imagine what our landfill would be without all that we recycle through here?” Syroteuk asked. Goulder said Gleaners also works with other local recyclers. About 30 pickup loads of electronic items are delivered annually to New Life Furniture and Recycling. Cardboard and metal goes to other recycling businesses. “We are probably the biggest recycling hub in the Kootenays, bar none,” Goulder said. “As far as we know, we are the only self-funding food bank in North America. We raise all our own funds. We don’t get any government grants. “Our goal eventually is to have a blueprint of what we do and be able to go around to other towns, especially with food banks, and see if our model might work for them. “This is an amazing place. I come from Calgary and I’m just blown away with Gleaners. Nothing compares to this place — it doesn’t stink or smell mouldy. The dedication here is amazing. And people in those other places get paid, so you think they would run better. But they don’t. “We’re all about helping other organizations. And if we see a good idea elsewhere we aren’t afraid to try it.” The volunteer effort is remarkable. Volunteers put in more than 33,000 hours last year. Despite their efforts, though, information about Gleaners and how it works needs to be continually reinforced. “It’s a slow process of educating people and it never stops,” Syroteuk said. “We encourage individuals who think only low income people should shop here to come and volunteer. Then they see that there is so much stock rolling through here that we never run out.”

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Cranbrook suspect arrested in vehicle thefts

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

October 28 •A white Jamis single-speed Durango Sport bike was stolen A 22-year-old Cranbrook from a locked garage on man has been arrested follow- Vancouver Street. ing a series of crimes from •Police are investigating a Kimberley to Creston in recent complaint of threats on Lower weeks. Wynndel Road. The suspect faces nine •A report of a historical sexucharges, including theft of a al assault is under investigation. Toyota in Kimberley, theft of a •When police responded to GMC Yukon from Creston, a concern that a female was theft of a Hyundai Sante Fe suicidal, they determined that from Gray Creek, break-ins to she was not a threat to herself residential properties and theft or others. and assault with a weapon in October 29 Kimberley. •A break-in to a shed on The investigation continues, Channel Road, facilitated by Cpl. Monty Anderson said on the cutting of a gate lock, Monday. resulted in the theft of more than $500 in tools. Police Beat •No injuries resulted in a Creston RCMP responded to collision between a Honda 56 calls for service from Oct. Accord and Nissan Altima at 28-Nov. 3, said Const. Dave Canyon Street and 12th Avenue Skretting. North. Police determined the drivers were equally at fault. Town of Creston •A tree Fall Yard and Garden blew down Clean-Up onto a truck in the 3400 block of Beam Road The fall yard and garden clean-up is conducted during a by Town crews. Its purpose is to dispose of tree windstorm. prunings, garden waste, and other compostable articles from yards that are not picked up during Damage is regular collection. No non-compostable items estimated at will be picked up. more than $1,000. • Trees or brush should be cut into three (3) foot •A female lengths and wrapped in bundles. was arrested • Grass clippings, leaves, etc, MUST be placed on Eighth in rigid, weather proof, containers; e.g. garbage Avenue South cans. NO PLASTIC GARBAGE BAGS WILL BE under the ACCEPTED. Mental Health Fall collections will be on November 12, 13 & 14, Act. 2013. On your pick-up day, please keep all compostable materials separate from household garbage and place at the curb for pick-up. Questions may be directed to the Public Works Department at 250-428-2214, ext. 233, or visit our website at www.creston.ca. For information on the Regional District Landﬁll site, call the Regional District of Central Kootenay at 1-800-268-7325 or visit their website at www.rdck.bc.ca/environmental/environmental_ services.html.

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•A complaint was received about a log truck failing to heed a stop sign at 33rd Avenue and Beam Road. The vehicle was not located. •A white pickup reported to driving erratically on Pilot Bay Road was not located. •Two unwelcome males causing a disturbance in a 16th Avenue North residence were gone when police arrived. October 30 •A 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe was stolen from the 14000 block of Highway 3A in Gray Creek. It was later recovered in Kimberley. •A Hyundai Accent went off Highway 3 and rolled down a ditch after colliding with a Chrysler Sebring in Erickson. The female driver was removed from the vehicle with the aid of the Jaws of Life and taken to hospital with minor injuries. •Police are investigating a complaint of harassing phone calls to a female. •The owner of a nuisance dog running free in the 6200 block of Meadow Creek Road has been notified about the problem. •A complaint was made about harassing phone calls from a collection agency. The caller said she is not the person the agency is looking for. •A dispute in a 14th Avenue North parking lot led to police finding a small amount of marijuana on the person of an intoxicated female. She was arrested and held in cells until sober.

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at more than $5,000 were stolen in a break-in to a residence on Mountain Shores Road near Gray Creek. •Police are investigating a domestic assault in Lister. •An Alder Street resident reported fireworks were being thrown from a moving vehicle. •A male hospital patient told police he was assaulted by two unknown individuals. November 2 •While police were trying to use GPS to pinpoint the location of a 911 call, they received another report of an assault in progress in the 400 block of Eighth Avenue South. After a forced entry, several attackers went after the resident with weapons including a baseball bat and crowbar. The victim sustained numerous injuries but refused to co-operate with police in identifying the culprits. Police believe the incident was drugrelated. November 3 •Police are attempting to locate the owner of personal items, including a backpack, left at the cabin near Kootenay Pass. •A tow truck on the way to a towing job caught on fire. •••

Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan invites all local retired police officers to march with members of the Creston RCMP detachment on Remembrance Day. “We all meet at the RCMP office at 10 [a.m.] or that they can just join up with us at the beginning of the parade,” he said. “If they have any questions, they can call the office at 250-428-9313.”

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•A vehicle was stopped near the Highway 3/3A intersection for not having insurance. •A suspicious person on Alder Street was not located following a late evening complaint. •An intoxicated male was arrested and held in police cells until sober. October 31 •A 92-year-old male died in his home on Bossio Road in Wynndel. The death is not considered suspicious. •Police are investigating a complaint of a male who breached a peace bond by visiting a female. •A male who sat in a parked vehicle outside a Helen Street business for three hours was warned to move on. November 1 •Another in a series of complaints resulting from a neighbours’ dispute in Erickson Road was received. •Two people were found lying on Highway 3A in Erickson, “talking it out” after an argument. They were advised to take the conversation to a safe location. •Under investigation is a breakin to a seasonal residence in Kingsgate. •A female reported to be yelling at customers in a Cook Street business’s parking lot was gone when police arrived. •A elderly male backed up onto the sidewalk and then collided with the vehicle behind him in a failed attempt to parallel park in the 1200 block of Canyon Street. He then drove away from the scene without stopping. The investigation continues. •A large number of items valued

but is the Youth Engagement Strategic Plan community liaison. ••• The hayshed shown damaged in a photo on page 2 of the Oct. 31 Advance actually belongs to the Ivany family, not to photographer Merril Palmer.

PAWS Volunteer of the Month for October is Carol Wolfe! Carol has been involved with PAWS since late 2011, originally applying for the position of Caretaker when we first introduced the job. Although that never materialized we gained a valuable volunteer. She has over time been part of the office volunteers, involved in fundraising, introduced new members and volunteers, helped with the dogs and finally really found her niche with cat care at the shelter. A lady slight of stature and quiet disposition, she has certainly made a big impact in the cat quarters! Whenever she is around we can relax knowing that the cat area is well cleaned, from walls to kitty litter to vacuuming the perches and scratch pads. When in the cat areas singing and conversation can be heard. “Who is in there with Carol? Just her and the cats.” I have no doubt that the cats ( as well as other volunteers) are always pleased to see Carol and her smiling face come through the shelter doors. Thank you Carol, you are “purrfect” to be part of our team! This ad space donated by the Creston Valley Advance

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From page 1 “It’s very confusing for many citizens,” he said. “When it comes to the Kootenay River, you have to talk to the federal government. For other waterways it’s the provincial government. And in both any number of different ministries might be involved.” Designed to bring together informed speakers to identify overarching water issues, the forum will look for proactive ways to support management in the Kootenay-Columbia region. “Water is critical to every facet of our existence,” he said. Also scheduled to speak are hydrologist and water steward officer Antoine Beriault of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Ron Popoff of Interior Health and Ryan van der Marel, Wildsight program co-ordinator. Lower Kootenay Band Chief Jason Louie will open the session with a blessing and has also been asked to speak on water issues as they relate to his community. John McKay, Liberal Party of Canada environmental critic, is expect to attend via a conference link and Liberal leader Justin Trudeau will make a brief appearance on video. RSVP to attend at www.KootenayColumbia. Liberal.ca.

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From page 1 The Canadian Wildlife Service built the centre in the early 1970s, and ran it until the CVWMA took over in the mid-1980s. Up to 2,500 students and 13,000 visitors go through the centre each year to take in interpretive programs that promote and educate about wetland conservation and biodiversity. The interpretation centre currently runs from mid-May to mid-October, five days a week in the off-season and seven from July through Labour Day. It has a full-time manager who works yearround, and employs three or four summer students. Whatever happens with the centre, the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area’s trails network would remain open, as most of them are actually cleared to provide staff with access to the vast area. “The biggest value of the visitor centre is education for students,” said Beaucher. “It’s certainly very valuable for the valley and the region.” Ideas and suggestions for the future operation of the centre can be sent to Creston Valley Wildlife Management Authority, P.O. Box 640, Creston, BC, V0B 1G0, or biology@crestonwildlife.ca.

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clack of Rob’s fingers on this new laptop. I shuffle downstairs in my zombie-like state, grab a coffee, shake my head at him hunched over the keyboard, his two index fingers poised over his keyboard, straight up and down, like twin sewing machine needles. I go sit on the deck and listen to the birds and watch the cruise ships into the harbor. I walk and swim and enjoy the sun. “Way too soon, Rob announced he has finished another story.” “I would write a chapter a day,” Shatzko said. “Then it would take Colette two days to edit it.” Unquenchable Spirit takes the reader inside Shatzko’s head and helps one understand the need some have to be on their own, to test themselves against nature while at the same time being part of it. “I took a 24-day horseback trip this summer — alone,” he said. “Sometimes it’s good to get out with others, but being alone is the best.” Even for the non-hunter, Unquenchable Spirit is a great read. Travelling vicariously with a man who has survived grizzly attacks, made death-defying trips through whitewater rapids and camped on a rapidly disintegrating chunk of ice in the Arctic Ocean, readers experience danger, fear and exhil-

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“He was outside on their property in Lister.” When I got a sad and very unexpected call on Saturday that Joe Meers had died, I just had to ask where Joe had died. It isn’t a question that I normally would have asked under the circumstances, but it seemed important — I don’t know of many people who were more attached to their rural property than Joe and his wife, Lika. “It’s how he would have chosen to go,” I said to his daughter, who quickly agreed. It’s hard to imagine a world without Joe Meers. He has long ranked among my most unforgettable characters. Not that I knew him intimately, but on our occasional chats and visits I inevitably left smiling, thinking this planet was a better place for his presence on it. For as long as I can remember, when the word judo comes up, I have immediately thought of this small man, a man who was the epitome of what martial arts study can do for an individual. He carried with him a quiet confidence. He was the sort of man you’d want to have at your side if you were in trouble. I once visited Joe and Lika’s house in town to do an interview for a story about his retirement from the Creston Judo Club. They were Old World hosts, gracious and completely accommodating. My reputation as a wine lover preceded me — “Would you like a glass of wine?” Joe asked, gesturing to a bottle and glasses already set out on the table. I couldn’t help but laugh. No

thanks, I demurred, it’s a little early. I think it was probably about 10 a.m. “How about a cup of coffee?” Lika offered. I accepted and soon we were sitting at the dining table, sip-

The decision to choose a fixed or variable rate is not always an easy one. It should depend on your tolerance for risk as well as your ability to withstand increases in mortgage payments. You can sometimes expect a financial reward for going with the variable rate, although the precise magnitude will change depending on the economic environment. For example, this past spring you could lock in a five-year fixed rate of 2.89 per cent. The average variable rate was very close to this, so there was really no incentive to take the variable. Fast forward to now and the spread has increased. The current five-year fixed rate is around 3.6 per cent, and the average variable somewhere around 2.6 per cent. So now that there is a one per cent difference in the rate, some people may prefer to take the risk of rates going up in the future for the current savings of the variable. It really depends on each person’s risk tolerance and financial situation. Fixed-rate mortgages often appeal to clients who want stability in their payments, manage a tight monthly budget or are generally more conservative. For example, young couples with large mortgages relative to their income might be better off opting for the peace of mind that a fixed-rate brings. Fixed-rate mortgages are gen-

erally much easier to qualify for. A variable-rate mortgage often allows the borrower to take advantage of lower rates — the interest rate is calculated on an ongoing

driver told them to move their car because it was too close to his own vehicle. When Joe ignored him, the large man pushed him down. Joe had been at a disadvantage, holding his skis on his shoulder and wearing heavy ski boots. When the American began to kick him, Joe got up from the ground. “Lika, hold my glasses,” he said. In seconds, his adversary was on the ground, gasping for air, with the smaller Meers on top of him. Lorne Eckersley “Had enough?” Joe asked him. After the sputtering bully had ping our coffees and enjoying a returned to the confines of his selection of baked goods. motorhome, his two large sons came out Joe and Lika were tremendous to see the source of their father’s humilicharacters to visit, let alone interation, and proceeded to threaten Joe. view. Breathtakingly beautiful, even “Do you want to be next?” he asked. in her advancing age, Lika has a They beat a hasty retreat. razor-sharp intellect and packs more Joe retired as head of the Creston life into her very fit body than a Judo Club at the age of 86, not dozen of most mortals. She is a brilbecause of his age but because of an liant artist, creating hand woven accident he had the year before, tapestries from wools she spins and when he was thrown from his quad dyes herself. One of her pieces is in while out cutting firewood in the the Vatican. bush near Yahk. Joe was less voluble, but no less “If it wasn’t for the head injury I interesting. He had prepared a file had last year, I wouldn’t be quiton his history to help me with the story, so I really only needed to get a ting,” he told me. It’s difficult to measure the value few quotes. Among the anecdotes I of a life, but if Joe Meers is only heard was a story I’ll never forget. judged by the number of young They told it in tag-team fashion, lives he has influenced and inspired, interrupting each other, completing he will be deemed to have been the other’s sentences and laughing among the very best. when the voices collided. My deepest condolences go out to Following is an excerpt from the Lika and Joe’s family, and his countstory I wrote afterward: less friends — everyone involved The couple had driven to Banff from with the Creston Judo Club among their Calgary home for a day of skiing, them. His was a life well lived. and parked their vehicle beside a large Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of motorhome. It was the last parking the Creston Valley Advance. space available, but the beefy American

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fixed rate things aren’t quite as simple. It can be either three months’ interest or the interest rate differential. Again, this can vary from lender to lender, but the basics are usually the same. If the prevailing interest rate is higher than the rate you are locked in at, you will most likely just have to pay three months’ interest. But if the prevailing interest rate is lower than the rate you are locked in at, the lender is going to charge interest rate differential. This is basically the difference between the rate you are locked in at and the prevailing rate, multiplied by the length left on your term, multiplied by the size of your mortgage. Calculations for this vary from lender to lender, and can be quite complex. It is an important thing to be aware of, though, as penalties can become quite large depending on the length of time remaining, size of mortgage and amount interest rates have gone down. As a consumer, the best option is to have a candid discussion with your mortgage professional to ensure you have a full understanding of the risks and rewards of each type of mortgage. Dean Bala is a mortgage broker and Realtor working out of the Creston Valley Realty office in Creston. For more information, he can be reached at 250 4023903 or dean_bala@yahoo.com.

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basis at a lenders’ prime rate minus a set percentage. For example, if the prime mortgage rate is three per cent, the holder of a prime minus 0.4 per cent mortgage would pay a 2.6 per cent variable interest rate. But if interest rates go up to four per cent, their new rate becomes 3.6 per cent. Most lenders do allow borrowers to lock in to a fixed rate during their contract, though. So if two years into a five-year variable-rate term, a borrower decided they wanted to limit their risk, they could lock into the current three-year rate with that lender. This does vary a bit from lender to lender on how exactly it is done. Another thing to take into account is payout penalties. With a variablerate mortgage the usual payout penalty is three months’ interest. With a

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School district right to stand up to ministry To the Editor: When I heard through the media that the Ministry of Education had awarded a salary increase to school district CUPE workers, I was pleased for them. These employees do a fantastic job maintaining our schools and keeping them clean, in spite of the fact that over the years many positions have been cut and the workload increased so that our district board can continue to provide basic educational programs for our children. When I later heard that school districts were expected to pay, out of existing budgets, for the raises that government awarded, was I surprised? Not too much. Though ministry officials will proclaim their annual increases in educational budgets, they fail to mention that increases do not keep up to the rise in inflation, so in fact budgets are continuously decreasing in the services they can provide. School districts have been struggling to maintain basic services for decades, and in fact have had to cut many corners in maintaining structural integrity of buildings and equipment. It’s no picnic for trustees struggling to keep the system functioning. This was a major factor leading to my own decision to leave trusteeship after 12 years of service. It was with sincere admiration and pride that I listened to the news of the current board of trustees of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) having the courage to inform the ministry that no, we have no place to find the money to pay for the increases granted to CUPE without damage to the edu-

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cational programs we are committed to provide. You have done yourself proud, and I am sure you are the envy of most of the school districts in the province, which would have liked to taken the stand you have but did not quite have the gumption to do so. What you have said desperately needed saying, and I hope it provides the spark for other boards to become more forthright. On this occasion, I truly miss being with you. Bob Ewashen Creston

MP Wilks states errors as facts in recent story To the Editor: (Re: “MP says Parliament Session will be Productive”, Oct. 24, page 1) There are misconceptions in Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks’s statements in the Creston Valley Advance. First, the trades deal with Europe and the so-called creation of 80,000 jobs. What 80,000 jobs? I believe in trade, and if trade deals are properly implemented to benefit all the people, this should be the way of future. But, the declaration of the creation of 80,000 jobs with this European trade deal, when right now Canada suffers a huge trade deficit (within its present trading bloc arrangements), does not make any sense. So what that means is that presently we import way more than we export. We presently have trading laws/blocs in place to export, but we are now not able to export enough. How is that

supposed to happen with another trading deal if the government does not help the people to create jobs to export? What are the jobs that will be created? Maybe the creation of the 80,000 jobs is in Europe? Wilks comments on youth involved in trades and “Mr. Plumber makes $4060 an hour.” Trades are in demand only in certain hot spots in Canada, mainly Fort McMurray, Alta. There are an abundance of trades in our area, and they cannot get enough work because there are too many of them right now. I know people in this area that have had to cease their apprenticeship because of this. Foreign workers were brought in, mainly to Fort McMurray, for other labourer-type work. And, workers from Fort McMurray, mainly union, have been looked over because of these foreign workers. “Sometimes there’s barriers interprovincially” — right now that is what happens when you get your inter-provincial trade ticket. I’m not sure what the problem is; it works quite well. “If we create a new legislation, we have to remove one” — why? Often, legislation is brought in because it is needed (it is the hope that lawmakers will do that). Past governments have debated and worked hard on instigating legislation. If the past legislation does not help society as whole, absolutely get rid of it, but getting rid of it just for sake of getting rid of something is ridiculous. It is wrong, because someone thinks they are in power, to just pull created statements from the air, declare them truth and think the people are going to believe you. And… That also addresses the problem with the Senate issue right now: Instead of using investigated, proven facts to deal with this issue, the government decides to declare as truth what they did or did not say (and that can change from month to month) and the people are supposed to believe them. Rhonda Barter Creston

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we started to provide a safe alternative for young kids schlepping up and down the streets; we have always gotten a crowd partaking in the various games and activities. This year was no exception, as we saw over 150 little goblins, ghosts and princesses traverse around the Creston Room testing their skills and picking up some swag in their treat bags. Yes, I know some of you are saying, “What about the Health and Wellness philosophy?” and we hear you — but at this point we feel it is better to provide a safe environment and gradually work our way up to handing out broccoli and pine nuts. On the aquatic scene, we had our Annual Slime Swim Oct. 27 and wow! It was the best yet with 217 participants — we almost made capacity in the pool, which then earns the guards on duty some special recognition. Slime Swim is always pretty cool, with the main lights dimmed and the underwater ones on; creating a spooky marine setting that would have even Count Floyd scared. We even went through about 125 caramel apples, which once you gnawed through the caramel, you had a pretty healthy, locally grown apple. (I’m always looking for that balance…) Neil Ostafichuk is the recreation supervisor at the Creston and District Community Complex.

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ly useful. The fair was an initiative of the community complex, College of the Rockies, Physioworks and the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors and had booths in almost every room of the building tied together with footsteps on the floor leading you where to go. We got great feedback from both exhibitors and the public as to how we can improve upon the event next year, which is great; it can be dicey starting new events, and getting enough support and momentum to generate that critical mass that creates a life of its own, but it appears that we are on our way. Halloween is pretty big for us and from humble beginnings with our Halloween Hysteria event in 1996, where

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COLUMBIA KOOTENAY CULTURAL ALLIANCE Over 170 arts, culture and heritage projects — including the Columbia Basin Culture Tour — have received a total of $706,000 in funding support for the 2013 –2014 season through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), in partnership with the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT). “The CKCA steering committee was pleased to be able to supply CBT funding to good projects all across the basin,” said CKCA chair Jacquie Hamilton. “We hope cultural organizations will start thinking about activities that will be happening between June 2014 and May 2015 and planning their applications now for the next funding cycle.” In the Creston Valley, grants went to artist Alison Bjorkman’s The Perfect Teapot ($1,850), the Creston Valley Music Teachers’ Association’s Festival of the Arts ($2,250) and the Applesauce Fiddlers for a spring violin workshop ($400). In the heritage innovations category, the Creston and District Historical and Museum Society received $1,580 toward a mobile project, as well as $2,750 in the minor capitol category for window replacement. The music group the Oars received a total of $4,000, split between the touring and arts mentoring cetegories. CKCA administers and manages arts, culture and heritage program funding on behalf of CBT. Funding applications were adjudicated in May by the CKCA steering

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CLEANING CREW — In what has become an annual event, the Creston Valley 4-H Horse Club held a successful cleanup at Goat

River on Sept. 15. Participants included members, leaders, grandparents and parents cleaning up in the sunny weather. They are proud to say that every year there is less and less garbage to pick up.

committee, with input from community arts councils. Support will go toward a wide range of projects, including individual and group projects, master classes, major exhibitions and heritage capital projects. “Arts, culture and heritage are fundamental to who we are as Basin residents and integral to community well being in

the Columbia Basin,” said CBT president and CEO Neil Muth. “We fully support CKCA in its efforts to build long-term sustainability for artists and to strengthen and support arts, culture and heritage organizations.” CKCA funding helps individuals and organizations realize heritage projects and projects in all arts disciplines, including

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