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Much of the Jan. 7 Creston Valley services committee meeting was spent discussing whether voters should have a say about daylight time. Creston Mayor Ron Toyota introduced a motion to put the issue on a ballot in the Nov. 15 local government elections. Toyota did not speak for or against adopting mountain daylight time (MDT), arguing instead that voters should have the right to make their choice. “This is about getting this issue off the table, and then we’re done,” he said. In the two previous municipal elections, Creston Coun. Judy Gadicke campaigned in favour of MDT. (The Creston Valley and East Shore are currently on mountain standard time year-round.) In both elections, she received more votes than any other candidate for town council. Regional District of Central Kootenay Area A director Garry Jackman, an opponent of daylight time, said there is no economic benefit to changing time to make daylight extend longer into the evening, and that the Town of Creston hasn’t demonstrated why there should be a vote. Arguing that the town “hasn’t done its homework,” Jackman said that there is no evidence that Creston residents want MDT, while a poll of Area B voters showed a 77 per cent opposition to the scheme among the 400 residents who responded. See DAYLIGHT, page 2

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detailed pictures of wildlife after starting out drawing pets. “Anything with fur or feathers,” he laughed. From his original focus on charcoal pencil drawings, Hobbs’ work has evolved into a complex technique that combines the use of coloured pencils, brushes and paints, and an airbrush.

Surprisingly, Hobbs has only been creating wildlife art for three years. Born and raised in England, he and his wife, Kerry, emigrated several years ago, making Castlegar their first Canadian home. “It’s been a fascinating ride,” he admitted. “I’ve been running the design business, too, and that helps to keep things realistic.“ The self-taught artist has developed his own technique for creating finely

Creston Valley artist Guy Hobbs has been named the BC Wildlife Federation 2014 artist of the year for All He Surveys, his close-up depiction of a bald eagle. Hobbs’ work was selected by a jury from three finalists in a field narrowed down from more than 30 submissions by a vote of delegates to the BCWF annual general meeting and convention.

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reston artist Bruce Paterson has been named the Creston Valley Bird Fest artist for 2014. This is the second year for the festival, a committee of the Creston Valley branch of Wildsight, and the second Paterson has become the festival artist. Great Horned Owl will promote the festival in posters and on the program cover, and can be viewed on Facebook and the festival website, www.crestonvalleybirds.ca.

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Area B director John Kettle threw another wrench into the argument when he said some of his constituents have expressed a preference for moving to Pacific time, which would align the From page 1 Creston area with Nelson and points west, as â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is just some arbitrary five-year-old issue well as with Idaho to the south. Kettle invited his former alternate director, based on one letter,â&#x20AC;? he said, referring to a town committee of the whole item stemming from a Penny A.P. Anderson, to explain how the Area B opinion poll was conducted. She said that she letter by then-businessman Mike Daybell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest comment I get is, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t and her partner, Dave St. Germain, worked with broke, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fix it,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? Jackman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creston Gadicke to ensure the Area B poll, which was publicized in a newsletter, was not biased to the should do its own opinion poll.â&#x20AC;? Arguing that daylight time â&#x20AC;&#x153;picks onâ&#x20AC;? certain no side of the daylight time debate. Of the 470 economic sectors, including contractors and respondents, 70 were rejected because they were tourism, he said that it wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be fair if heavy not from Area B voters. Area C director Larry Binks, who chairs the support by Creston voters outnumbered the no committee, said the daylight time debate is votes by rural voters. A plebiscite, referendum or opinion poll ongoing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not something new â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it was a contro(there is no consensus about what a vote at election time would be called) would not be a bind- versy when I was stationed here in 1979 then and ing decision, as the province of British Columbia the arguments were the same as they were then,â&#x20AC;? determines time zone issues. The results of such he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m opposed to doing opinion polls a vote would be forwarded to the provincial because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work. I have had people in government to determine if any response is my area say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Put it on the ballot and end it.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? In the end, a motion was passed to defer the warranted. discussion until the Feb. 18 meeting. Jackman said that Toyota should come back to the table with a clear indication about what Creston wants the outcome of a vote to be. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are you going to tell the provincial government that if the vote is 50.1 per cent in favour of DST that the whole area should have it forced upon it?â&#x20AC;? he said. Later, Toyota said that he favours letting vot ers cast ballots and simply presenting the infor mation to the provincial government to interpret the results as it sees fit.

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Garrett said the large ice floes on Goat River were closely monitored. Provincial government being staff flew along the Goat River in late December

to inspect the unusually heavy build-up of ice (see photo, page 26) along the waterway. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was a very early time for ice jams â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they usually are just starting about now,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are monitoring the Goat River to be cautious, as we always do.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Creston and District Community Complex recreation supervisor Neil Ostafichuk reported that the CDCC is putting together a promotional package for schools in Idaho in order to encour age their use of the aquatic centre. â&#x20AC;˘CDCC recreation manager Randy Fediuk reported that CDCC staff have worked closely with Creston and District Community Resource Centre Society staff in putting together a funding proposal to Columbia Basin Trust. If successful, the funding would be used to upgrade Rotacrest Hall to accommodate the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors (TAPS) program.

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NCC adds land to help grizzly population BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Guy Hobbs was named the BC Wildlife Federation’s 2014 artist of the year for All He Surveys.

Guy Hobbs From page 1 “It’s been a really interesting learning process,” he said. “I was working exclusively in colouring pencil and I hit a road block. I’ve always said I’ve become a wildlife artist to cover up the fact that I’m a really mediocre wildlife photographer!“ He made a decision early on to only work from his own reference photos. “It’s just a personal preference and I think it keeps me honest. As an artist I get to improve on my mediocre photos.” One of the appeals of photography, Hobbs said, is that allows him to play with depth of field — “bringing some things to attention by throwing other things out of focus. That’s virtually impossible with pencil. Pencil can create really fine detail, but not the out-of-focus aspect of a photo.” His early work (which can be viewed at www.guyhobbs.com), demonstrates his deft ability with charcoal pencils. But his pictures took a giant leap forward when he began to experiment with another tool. “I saw people’s work with airbrush and I thought, ‘That looks like fun,’ ” he said. “So I got an airbrush just to deal with background. It achieved some other things I liked. Now, combining the pencils back with it there’s a lot more I can achieve. It really was one of those

light bulb moments. “It was a huge leap forward in what I was trying to achieve and what I was able to achieve.” Astonishingly, All He Surveys is the first complete piece he created with his newly developed technique. “That was a validation of what I was doing.” Raised in the southeast of England, Hobbs is the youngest — “by quite a long way” — of seven children in his family. He had traveled around the world before he met and married Kerry, who is now the manager of the Creston campus of College of the Rockies. “On our honeymoon we did a three-week trip around the U.S. We called it the Rock Tour because we looked at more rock formations than is probably good for a human being — the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, all those things,” Hobbs said. “On that trip it hit home that there was still country with wide open, unpopulated land. “I also noticed how much more polite to each other the Americans were than the Brits, and how much more aware of one another’s existence they seemed to be. “We were both in careers that were going very well but weren’t necessarily fulfilling. We were very much in the rat race so we weren’t spending very much quality time together.” Deciding that they could either continue to have more life adventures or keep doing what they were doing until they retired, they

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applied for Canadian visas after making a three-week tour around B.C. Three years, and three more road trips, later they were on their way to a new life in Canada. “Coming to Canada was the best decision I have made — after getting married, that is,” Hobbs laughed. “Creston, funnily enough, had not featured very highly with us because it was more like England. We were looking for a change.” In Castlegar, Kerry got into the hospitality industry, managing hotels. Hobbs kept his design agency going by working online. The agency, which he continues to operate, works with everything from small business startups to international blue chip companies. A job opportunity brought the couple to Creston, and a suggestion by Kerry helped spur Hobbs into a new direction. “You love wildlife,” she said. “You are fascinated by wildlife — why don’t you draw it?” “It’s a lot of fun,” he said. “I count myself very, very lucky.” The BCWF Artist of the Year program was established in 1992 with the goal of selecting an artist whose work exhibits the beauty of B.C. fish, wildlife and habitats. The sale of limited edition art prints supports BCWF conservation projects throughout the province while also recognizing the talent of B.C. artists. This year’s artist of the year art cards and signed and numbered limited edition prints are now available for purchase on line at www.bcwf.bc.ca.

A corridor that will allow for the safer passage of grizzly bears through the Selkirk and Purcell mountains will be facilitated by a 150-hectare land purchase by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. According to an NCC press release, the corridor will help the threatened grizzly bear population in southeastern B.C. to find new mates among the larger grizzly population to the east. One of the two parcels purchased was a Wynndel Box and Lumber (WBL) property adjacent to the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area. “We are a significant landowner in the valley but much of the land is not essential to our mill operations,” said WBL CEO Michael Combs. “We are committed to investing in the future of our mill so we are seeking to sell certain of our non-essential lands for that purpose. “We will not sell any lands necessary for our mill operations and we will sell our lands in an environmentally sensitive manner whenever reasonable. Much of our land is home or a corridor used by certain endangered species.” Frogs will also benefit from the land purchase. What is referred to as the Frog Bear Conservation Corridor will also benefit the northern leopard frog population in B.C.’s only known breeding location for the endangered amphibian. The second parcel in the purchase is an 85-hectare property on the Creston flats, which will

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continue to be used for agriculture. The total cost for the two parcels is $1.4 million. Nancy Newhouse, speaking for the NCC, said researchers have mapped out the movements of the bears through the valley and know the corridor is vital for the prospects of the south Selkirk grizzly population. “The Creston Valley is an incredible hot spot for conservation,” she said. Experts say connecting the two populations of bears is considered critical for their long-term prospects, allowing the at-risk grizzlies to find new mates. The corridor is also expected to reduce human-bear conflict. “Providing for wildlife connectivity through human environments has become the issue of our times, here in southern B.C. and around the world,” said grizzly bear biologist Michael Proctor in a news release. “Enabling grizzly bears and other species to be inter-connected between mountain ranges and across regions might be the single best thing we can do to provide options for species, ecosystems and nature to adapt to climate change.” Several other rare species have also been documented in the Creston Valley, including the northern rubber boa snake, and birds like the great blue heron, American bittern and western screech owl. “The NCC supports agriculture and sustainable forestry practices,” Combs said. “Our partnership has worked very well for NCC and WBL and we intend to work together in the future.”

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The arrest of a male suspected of being behind the rash of break-ins recently hasn’t completely ended the robberies, RCMP Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday. Gollan reported that one more break-in has been reported since Briaden Rosch was arrested after police executed a search warrant at a residence on Jan. 7. Rosch, 27, faces six charges of breaking and entering and the investigation continues, with additional charges pending, Gollan said. Another break-in was reported after Rosch was placed in custody. Gollan said police have suspected all along that Rosch was working in concert with an accomplice, who could now be working on his own.

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Police News Creston RCMP responded to 62 calls for service from Jan. 6-12, Gollan said. January 6 •A break-in to a business on Highway 3 was spotted after the fact by patrolling police officers. •An eagle-eyed elk lover tipped wildlife officers of the illegal shooting of an elk near Nick’s Island Road. The witness saw illegal action from a distance of five kilometres as he watched a herd through a telescope. Police assisted conservation officers in arresting the suspected shooter. •When police responded to a residential alarm on Cook Street, they found the alarm ringing outside, where the resident had thrown it

TOWN OF CRESTON 2014 COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE Regular COMMITTEE meetings are held on an as-needed basis, commencing at 4:00 p.m. the ﬁrst and third Tuesday of each month, in Council Chambers. Regular COUNCIL Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month commencing at 4:00 p.m. unless changed by Council resolution. Special meetings can be called either with the unanimous consent of Council, or upon 24 hours notice, posted as per the Community Charter. ** (Note Schedule changes for April, July, August, September, November and December). 2014 COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE January 14 January 28 February 11 February 25 March 11 March 25 April 15 (Rescheduled) April 29 (Rescheduled) May 13 May 27 June 10 June 24 July 15 ONLY August 12 ONLY September 9 September 30 (Rescheduled) October 14 October 28 November 12 (Rescheduled) November 25 December 16 ONLY Regular Council and Committee Meetings are open to the public and are held in the Council Chambers of Town Hall, 238 - 10th Avenue North, Creston. POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY CHARTER, this 19th day of December 2013. Bev Caldwell, Executive Assistant

when she was unable to turn it off. •An investigation revealed that a report from Highway 3A about a jewelry theft was unfounded. January 7 •A blue and white mountain bike found on Northwest Boulevard can be claimed at the police station by its owner. •The rear door of a Canyon Street business was damaged, but no entry was gained. •Police received a complaint of harassment from Canyon Street. •A diamond necklace was reported to have been stolen during a Hilton Place residential New Year’s Eve party. •Fuel was obtained from a Northwest Boulevard gas outlet with the use of a stolen credit card. •A suspicious vehicle reported on Hurry Road was gone when police arrived. •A complaint from Ninth Avenue South about abusive text messages from a granddaughter to her grandmother was received. January 8 •An 83-year-old male died suddenly in his Northwest Boulevard residence. •None of the four occupants were seriously injured when a vehicle rolled over in icy conditions on Highway 3 near Thompson Road. •In an email discussion of a business deal in Crawford Bay some racial slurs were reportedly used. •A passport was stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Elm Street. •When police stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 3A they found the female driver had no driver’s licence or insurance. Her passenger was arrested for breaching a no-alcohol order and remanded in cells. •Creston police assisted RCMP in Fort St. John by issuing a subpoena to a Cook Street resident. •A vehicle reported to be in a ditch along Highway 3A near Wynndel was gone when police arrived. •Police assisted Okanagan RCMP by locating a male on Larch Road near Gray Creek. January 9 •A 49-year-old female died suddenly in her Simon Road residence. Circumstances are not considered suspicious. •Neighbours on Settlement Road in Yahk were advised to settle their differences after one complaint that the other had blocked his driveway when plowing snow. •A complaint about an assault on Wiebe Road came after two brothers got into a fight. January 10 •Police are investigating a shoplifting incident at a Northwest Boulevard business. •A couple reported to be fighting in a vehicle on Erickson Road told police they were just arguing. •When police arrived to investigate a report of a fight on Erickson Road, they found a 15-year-old female angry that her mother had kicked her boyfriend out of the house after he sneaked in. •A male agreed to stay away from an Ibbitson Street residence after police received a complaint about his unwelcome presence. •A vehicle’s tire was slashed on Pine Street. •An intoxicated male on Highway 21 South was given a ride home. January 11 •In icy road conditions, vehicles went off McMurtry Road, Highway 3 (11 kilometres east of Yahk), Lower Wynndel Road, 25th Avenue South and Highway 3/95 near Irishman Creek. January 12 •Police continue to investigate a reported domestic assault on 16th Avenue North after the male fled before they arrived on the scene. •A 51-year-old female died suddenly in her 16th Avenue North residence. Circumstances are not considered suspicious.

Creston Valley Advance Thursday, January 16, 2014

Little change seen in this year’s property assessments

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Property owners in the Kootenays shouldn’t be expecting any major surprises when they open their assessment notices this month. “Assessments in the Kootenay Lake area have, for the most part, changed only marginally in value compared to last year’s assessment roll,” said Dennis Hickson, deputy assessor for BC Assessment said from his office in Nelson. “For example, a typical single family home in Creston that was valued at $267,000 for the 2013 assessment roll is valued at $272,000 for the 2014 assessment roll. In Kaslo, a single family home that was valued at $179,000 for the 2013 assessment roll is valued at $181,000 for 2014. “An exception to the general trend is the rural area of north Kootenay Lake, where assessments increased from five per cent to 10 per cent.” The relative stability of property values is largely a reflection of a flat real estate market. Sale prices in most areas haven’t changed significantly in the past year. It’s too early for property owners to know how their assessments will relate to their taxes. Local governments are just now working to determine their budgetary needs for the coming fiscal year. Overall, the Town of Creston’s assessment roll increased from $694 mil-

lion last year to $706 million this year. The Village of Kaslo’s assessment roll increased from $179 million last year to $182 million this year. The assessment roll for the rural area surrounding Creston and Kaslo, and including the East Shore of Kootenay Lake, stayed steady at $2.1 billion this year. Of the communities noted above, almost $32 million of the assessment change is attributable to subdivisions, rezoning and new construction. Hickson added that commercial and industrial properties in Creston and Kaslo will see changes of plus or minus five per cent. “Property owners who feel that their property assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2013, or see incorrect information on their notice should contact BC Assessment as indicated on their notice as soon as possible in January,” said Hickson. “If a property owner is still concerned about their assessment after speaking to one of our staff, they may submit a notice of complaint (appeal) by Jan. 31, for an independent review by a property assessment review panel,” added Hickson. The property assessment review panels, independent of BC Assessment, are appointed annually by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, and meet between Feb. 1 and March 15 to hear formal complaints.

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Funds needed for Seventh-day Adventist Costa Rica mission BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor Members of the Creston Seventh-day Adventist Church will team up with church members from Cranbrook and Victoria for a 10-day mission trip, during which they will help a family with two physically disabled daughters. Both daughters are in wheelchairs, but their home is currently not wheelchair accessible, so the 29-member group, including 12 from Creston, will add a bedroom and ensuite bathroom for the girls. And if funds permit, they will also redo the sidewalk, roof and windows, and give the home a fresh coat of paint. The group decided in June to make the trip, which starts Jan. 31, and fundraising has been going on ever since, but turning the funds into U.S. dollars is challenging with the current exchange rate — about $2,000 more is needed to complete the entire project. “We’re really hoping to make really big impact and blessing for the family and the community, as well,” said Tammy Molina, whose husband, Josue, is the pastor of the Creston and Cranbrook churches. The mission will take place in Jaco, Costa Rica, a town of

about 4,500. The family had initially asked the town for funding to improve their home, but the money wasn’t available for the project that will likely cost about $15,000 Cdn. The group visiting Costa Rica ranges in age from nine to 68, and will include Vi c t o r i a ’ s Gerald Kazanowski, a former professional and Canadian Olympic basketball player, who will host a basketball camp for youth in Jaco. The visit by the Canadians will end with a revival meeting on the last weekend. “Mission trips serve a dual purpose, at least at the minimum to bless others and to help people who are in a different situation than we are,” said Molina. “You get so much when you do that. You help people where you’re going and get a big blessing in your own life.” And beyond helping out a family in need, Moline hopes the mission will encourage others to help those closer to home. “It might inspire people to get more mission-minded in their own life,” she said. “We believe that’s what Christ has asked us to do.” Submitted For more information or to donate (tax receipts are The exterior (top) and interior of the home being renoavailable), contact Tammy vated by members of the Seventh-day Adventist mission trip. Molina at 1-250-870-1136.

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Thursday, January 16, 2014 Creston Valley Advance

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Citizens rise up

Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse When you’re chewing on life’s gristle Don’t grumble, give a whistle And this’ll help things turn out for the best, and Always look on the bright side of life Always look on the light side of life —Monty Python Proving that good things can come from bad situations, the response to a recent rash of breakins to businesses, homes and even churches a group of Creston citizens is heartening. I’ve known RCMP Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan long enough to predict that he would embrace the offer of civilians to help out by doing security patrols. No doubt he was disappointed last year when the volunteer Citizens on Patrol group disbanded. Gollan’s decades as a police officer haven’t made him cynical about the community he serves, but they have helped hone a highly practical approach to his job. In a meeting with volunteers last week, he welcomed the additional sets of eyes and ears that the patrols would offer as he encouraged them to re-establish the COPs organization. In a perverse way, it was probably a good thing that another break-in was reported after police made an arrest of a suspect last week. Had he proven to be the only one involved in the 18 or

more break-ins over the holiday season, it might have tempted at least some of the volunteers to step back, considering the problem to have been solved.

Gollan told the folks at the meeting that statistically Creston is among the safest communities in the province. So why would he welcome the surge of interest from this group? No doubt it is in part because the existence of groups like Citizens on Patrol makes safe communities even safer. When residents come together under banners like COPs and Block Watch it heightens the sense that we are all in Lorne Eckersley this together, that we don’t simply sit back and point fingers when there is a crime Gollan is the first one to say problem. that police don’t make safe comAnd, like it or not, Creston does munities, but residents do. We have crime problems, even if they have a 13-officer detachment, are statistically small. We are which might seem like a lot of among the poorest of communities police officers until one does the in the province and poor people math. Those 13 people have to can get desperate, turning to crime provide 24-hour-a-day, seven-daywhen better opportunities don’t a-week coverage and it gets pretty seem more appealing or available. thin when courses, holidays, sickOur population of elderly residents ness and injuries are factored in. makes us more vulnerable to the Given the huge area that the criminal element. And the low Creston detachment covers — crime rate makes us complacent, from Irishman Creek east of Yahk too. Read the weekly police report to Riondel, there are times when a and you will learn that we tend to quick response to an urgent situabe pretty lax when it comes to tion simply isn’t possible. common sense things like locking So it comes as no surprise that Gollan and his second in command, cars and homes. The people who are volunteerCpl. Charlotte Joa, seemed so pleased when 20 concerned citizens ing to re-instate COPs and spend a few hours each week driving crowded into the coffee room last around to make patrols are to be Monday. They knew full well that applauded. They have seen a reathose same people could have choson to be involved in the safety of sen to sit back and complain about their community and they are feeling that their property and making the best possible response sense of safety were being put in to what for many has been a lousy jeopardy by criminals. Instead, this situation. group was organizing and co-operLorne Eckersley is the publisher of ating with police in an effort to be the Creston Valley Advance. part of the solution.

This is the Life

Creston Valley Advance Thursday, January 16, 2014

Tax dollars should not help CVWMA To the Editor: In the Dec. 12 issue of your paper, a front page headline declared that the four Regional District of Central Kootenay directors from areas A, B, C and the Town of Creston were joining a local committee to deal with issues at the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA). Whether it means anything or not, I wish to declare that this is the best news I have heard in a long time. It means the public will have a form of representation to the management of the CVWMA after years of being shunted out. Having said that, I wish to declare my personal opinion: The taxpayers of the RDCK should not pay one cent to the remedy process of the “historical neglect” that has taken place by the management authorities and the government of B.C. in the past 40-plus years. Unless these RDCK directors are donating their time, that is precisely what is going to happen. If they are not donating their time and all the directors present their normal charge for attending meetings and for travel, costs could run as high as $600 a meeting. I wish to respectfully suggest that the first order of business should be that the committee applies for funding from earned dollars produced by the Columbia River development to cover costs of this committee. Earned dollars are the millions of dollars in downstream benefits contributed to the Columbia Basin Trust to compensate for storage of water. These dollars should be paid to the RDCK to compensate the total cost of the RDCK helping to remedy the historical neglect of the CVWMA. It must forever be remembered that the Columbia River development destroyed a natural wetland, which had to be reclaimed to an artificial wetland. In the process, the powers in charge never put in place a proper management authority and funding to support this important transformation. The results are physically visible in neglected access maintenance, blocking of public accesses and compromising of the river dike by grazing livestock, and so on. Cyril Colonel Wynndel

Choose wisely when donating To the Editor: Hello to everyone of our beautiful world. I am not a philosopher; nevertheless, I appreciate beauty in its nature. Some people will call us different, but I do not care as long as I get my message across in another matter. I have noticed some children go to bed hungry. We in our Western world do not realize the extent of the suffering these people are going through. I can recall looking at a video of a teenaged African who was suffering from hunger, obviously, with tears coming down his cheeks. It just broke my heart that we have plenty and others have so

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little. I know I cannot change the world all by myself. I would if I could. So with these thoughts in our minds, let’s give to a proper organization that sees the need to distribute where it should be. I know I am asking the impossible. Take a look at some of these centres. Only 10 per cent goes to the needy, leaving 90 per cent to the administrations. That’s a crying shame. So do we dare ask for some changes? Frankly, I don’t really know. With some supporting ideas coming from the public and our government, it can be achieved, but I am warning you that there will be obstacles to cope with. It seems just about everyone has a love for the almighty dollar. Richard Cote Creston

I invite you to research the meaning of responsible government in a socalled democratic country and ask yourself what it is going to look like in a few years. You might read up on the French Revolution of the late 1700s because, as I see it, there appears to be a similarity between that group and the present route of the poor and overtaxed of today. I am glad I will not be here to see it. In any case, I want you to know my pension cannot afford any more taxation, in particular for an institution that will afford me absolutely not one penny’s worth of good, an institution which, forever and a day, I and others like me will have to pay for forever, year after year, including the costs of misguided engineering and cost overruns. My suggestion for the rec centre was and will remain the same as for the proposed fire hall: Let those who want it pay for it and leave the poor to their subsistence and survival. See you at the sheriff’s sale where the rich get rich and the poor get poorer. F.M. Woods West Creston

Fire service would add to tax burden Deadline should have stayed same

To the Editor: For the record, my vote is no on West Creston fire protection. For the record, my vote for the Creston and District Community Complex to entice new doctors to the area who make somewhere in the area of $350,000 a year was also no, but my taxes got nearly doubled anyway for a facility I cannot afford to use even if I lived closer and had the time. These add-ons to the tax burden seem to appear with some regularity, and it also seems they are the brainchild of those with a cause or the rich with the affluence of a move from Calgary or Vancouver or employment in the North with one of the many corporate gougers. This affluence is not something I am averse to. More power to them; after all, the government loves them, and why not? On the other hand, the community of Creston is comprised of loggers, farmers and service people. These people were first here for the peace, quiet, slow pace and relatively low cost of living. Then in came the migrants from east and west with pocketsful of cash and they readily spend, thinking what they spent is hell of a deal compared with what they left behind. Rest assured that there is an enormous difference between the pay scales of the two different groups, and slowly but surely the latter group is being sidelined into serfdom, unable to negotiate a debt load, cope with soaring corporate greed and government at all levels increasing the tax burden without a thought in the world as to what is driving this garburator or any concerns for who can afford and who cannot afford. The “have” group, now established in the valley, suddenly is on a binge of want: “Get rid of that airstrip because it makes too much noise,” and “Build a rec centre because we need more doctors.” It would likely surprise you to know how many of these folks keep their money offshore and retain professionals who know how to circumvent taxes. The government must be able to see this shift occurring regardless of how subtle it is. The government will also be obligated to witness the downfall of the middle class with somewhere around 10 per cent, maybe less in the final analysis, of the population allocated to the upper class. You can snort if you like, but it is occurring as a direct result of government, corporate greed and the rich.

To the Editor: Time for joy! Time for the thesaurus. Let’s see now: affront, insult, betrayal. One could get a feeling as if spit landed on his face or a well-aimed kick at the shins with a frozen boot was delivered. Of course, it depends whose side you are on. After a protracted period of multicoloured fliers appearing on the mailboxes of West Creston roads proclaiming in underlined letters a deadline of Dec. 31, a miracle has happened. Yes, the unthinkable. Unexpected, out of the blue: a Jan. 15 extension. At this moment, dear reader, friend or neighbour, we can, I hope, sigh in a fresh breath. At least if we can believe the latest promise that this time for sure there will be no more extensions, and never mind the 50-50 count. Oh yes, the blabbering! I am talking about the very long, hard-to-bear fight for getting enough hoses, water, manpower and favourable winds to West Creston if the Lord decides to strike us with a fire. By now the votes have been counted, and if the lucky West Creston Fire Protection Society got its votes, corks are flying and the drawings are dusted off. Either way, I hope there will be no more insults or offending counterpointing fliers, and may the Lord have mercy on a peaceful coexistence. And here I am (a lonely neanderthal) asking Area C director Larry Binks and the Regional District of Central Kootenay: Who empowered you to continue? The clocks in every corner of the world struck midnight just as in Creston. What gall! Could you not stand like a gentleman and say, “Count”? Dang, how many times do have we an extra 10 minutes of hockey when Canada after three periods is losing by two goals to the dynamo, Moscow? And so, Mr. Binks and the RDCK, it is over and you have to bear the wrath of those whom you betrayed. Now that we are finished with the thesaurus, it is time for Fiddler on the Roof: We had an agreement! Frank Belavy West Creston

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Avoid engaging in hollow discussion

For the last time, I want to review the eight practices of awakening beings: 1) have few desires, 2) know how much is enough, 3) enjoy serenity, 4) make diligent effort, 5) remember to be mindful, 6) practice meditation, 7) cultivate wisdom and 8) drop

speak. Time is passing and I am going to die. This is my last admonition to you.” Without expounding dharma any further, the Buddha quietly passed away. These eight practices of awakening form the heart of the enlightened life. However, there are many who do not know about this teaching and there are few who have studied it. For this reason, they continue to create suffering that could be avoided by living out these eight practices. The Buddha Kuya Minogue taught that we create most of the suffering the chatter. These are the Buddha’s that we encounter by cultivating deathbed teachings. If you study many desires, and by not knowing them closely you will see that each how much is enough. But it is not too awakening contains all eight. late to end self-created suffering. The eighth and final awakening is Fortunately, these great teachings are not to engage in hollow discussion. still intact and we can begin to pracIn order to experience realization and tice them at any time. By thoroughly thoroughly understand the reality of practicing and nurturing these awaklife, we have to drop all meaningless enings, we will certainly realize our internal and external chatter. Buddha innate enlightenment. Once we have said, “Monks, if you get into hollow done that, we can teach them to othdiscussions, your mind will be scat- ers, just as Shakyamuni Buddha did. tered. Then, you will be unable to Suggested practice: Each time you realize enlightenment. So you should experience some form of suffering, immediately leave behind your scat- ask yourself, “Am I creating this suftered mind and end hollow discus- fering for myself? Which of the eight sion. If you wish to attain the joy of practices of great awakening have I serenity, you need to cure the sick- neglected to create this suffering?” ness of mindless chatter.” This brings to a close my teaching These are the last words of of the eight practices of awakening. Shakyamuni Buddha, and they are It is my sincere wish that all readers the ultimate admonition of Zen teach- have benefited from this teaching. ing. At 80 years of age, surrounded by Starting Jan. 30, my columns will friends and family, Buddha lay on his review the 16 ethical precepts of deathbed. He said to his disciples, Soto Zen Buddhism. We study them “Monks, you should always endeavor every second year at the Creston wholeheartedly to search for the way Zendo and in 2014 I want to share of liberation. All things in the world, them with you. whether they are in motion or not, are Kuya Minogue is the resident insecure and bound to decay.” He teacher at the Creston Zen Centre. For rested for a moment then added, more information, contact her at 250“Now, all of you be quiet and do not 428-6500.

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Imagine these challenges: an urgent need to join the battle abandoned over a year ago, and a submission for the Advance is written but it doesn’t feel right.

religious folks, I know prayer has become a dirty, useless word; I mean sincere intercession on behalf of good against evil — for those in authority so that they may resist evil and stand their ground. Truth and reconciliation emerged. The politician in question knows we Vladimir Certik won’t fight each other anymore but My inner assurance was to pursue what is right no matwait in the midst of turmoil, ter what. Since from now on but that looks like procrasti- he can count on me and some nation. An announced meet- of my friends, we are relieved, ing was coming. Nothing was as we became each other’s clear. What would you do? brother’s keeper. Try this: Hold your fire. And the Advance column? Wait out that internal battle. It was ready and acceptable, Wait until you know what to yet that inner feeling was do. If you’re sensitive, willing saying there was something and patient, it bubbles up what needed to be said or most of the time. done first. Impatient waiting First, that battle aban- continued. Finally the meetdoned and lesson learned: ing announced in a Consider A once favourite and This column took place. trusted politician seemed to There were worries that peobe firmly in a spiderweb of ple do not really care anyan insidious group with a more and that it would end questionable agenda, becom- up happening only once if ing their poster boy. Not real- two or three people showed izing that it was this band of up, exchanged a few complibrothers pitting us against mentary words and wished each other, I abandoned him each other all the best in 2014. and the cause. Instead of a The opposite happened. public counterproposal Over two dozen came. Some exposing smarties, giving an brought forth concerns, elected official a choice ideas, and even workable between deceit and a for-the- solutions to several probpeople solution, there has lems presented. That was been a power vacuum filled like a Boxing Day present with turmoil, divisions and from Creston Valley resimany unnecessary blows. dents. They came together Furthermore, biblically, one and a non-political, non-paris supposed to pray — for non- tisan group is emerging. The

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dream of meeting once a month is closer to reality. We have no official name, no affiliation and only one goal in mind: to explore the problems, find solutions and work on implementing the most viable ones. We agreed there is a need to start with several local issues while educating ourselves and the community about bigger ones. The greatest asset coming out of it was people pulling together, taking no side, and with no selfish or narrowminded agenda, putting brains together for the common good in a way that drains nobody, belittles no individual and puts people and community together instead of breaking them up. The meeting brought into the open some fellow citizens with a wealth of experience willing to share how to turn NATO (no action, talk only) into ART (action replacing talk). This great recipe comes from one gentleman in attendance. Want to find out more? Come next time and bring a like-minded, serious, determined friend or a neighbour with you. For those who could not make it due to illness or other commitment, we will meet again at 7 p.m. Feb. 3 in the Erickson Room at the Creston and District Community Complex. It is never too late to join a good cause, put mind, heart and soul to it, and above all, persevere together until it bears fruit. West Creston resident Vladimir Certik can be reached at 250-402-0055.

Fire department, emergency room teams offer great care after accident

To the Editor: I’d like to give out a big thank you to the Creston Fire Rescue team and the staff at the Creston Valley Hospital emergency room. Our kids, Will, Bailey and Cori, along with two women in the other car were involved in a serious car accident on Highway 3 between Salmo and Creston on Dec. 23. The fire department team did a great job getting the kids out of the wreck, stable, into ambulances and on the road to the ER. They gathered up all the personal items they saw and even rewrapped a few of the gifts that were wrecked. The staff at the ER also put in a stellar performance. They got everybody treated to their best abilities and kept us well informed. Thanks, everyone — it was much appreciated on an awful night. Daryl and Heather Forbes Okotoks, Alta.

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Jasmine Lothien

Professional Counsellor D.V.A.T.I., B.C.A.T.R.

250-402-3262

Crime victim assistance claims welcome

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