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Majority says yes to West Creston fire protection BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

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WINTER FUN — Hay rides (above), hockey, food and music were all part of the seventh annual Yahk Winterfest, held Saturday at the Yahk Kingsgate Community Hall.

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With the support of a majority of property owners representing more than half of the land in West Creston, certified fire protection for the area is one step closer to becoming a reality. “What we are looking at now is taking the next steps in the process,” Regional District of Central Kootenay Area C director Larry Binks said on Tuesday. “I now have a letter from the West Creston Fire Protection Society asking for a resolution to be put to the RDCK rural affairs committee. The committee then has the option of recommending the service to the full RDCK board.” If approved by the RDCK board, the taxation bylaw necessary to provide funding for fire protection service must be approved by the provincial government before it can be enacted. “It’s the same as any other taxation bylaw,” Binks said. “There is a lengthy and thorough process before it can be put into place.” Binks found himself in the eye of a storm of controversy in January when he extended his own deadline for gathering names on a petition requesting the service by two weeks. See BINKS, page 3

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Vance Markus Nevalainen became the Creston Valley’s first baby born in 2014 when he made his way into the world at 8:40 p.m. Jan. 14. Delivered at home by a midwife and weighing seven pounds, seven ounces, Vance is a little brother for two-and-a-half-year-old Brooke, pictured with their parents, Karla and Bob. Brian Lawrence

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lthough now residing in Edmonton — not Creston, as last week’s press release by the Sultans of String stated — cellist and current artistic director of the Symphony of the Kootenays Jeff Faragher is Nelson raised. Saturday, April 4, 2014 Tonight, he will be in Creston for a special perCreston Family Place formance with the Sultans of String, presented by the Creston Concert Society. (South Creston School gym) Involved with many facets of music, Faragher enjoys getting his hands dirty with To register ask your school secretary for a form!! interests in classical, jazz, folk and Celtic, to For info contact: name a few. Performing with various ensemGillian Cooper 250-866-5203 bles and working on his own projects, he frequently tours the NOW OPEN MONDAYS STARTING JUNE 24 • 250-428-SHOW (7469) Kootenays, as well as CLOSED MONDAYS • 250-428-SHOW (7469) SHOWTIMES 7:30PM regularly traveling throughout western Canada. Faragher leaves no musical stone unturned in his purFri Jan 31 - Thurs Feb 6 suit to excite and inspire. Moving audiences everywhere, he Animated is constantly striving Coming Attractions: Sat & Sun to bring performancLone Survivor, The Lego Movie, Wolf of Wall Street, Ride Along Matinee es that entertain and m 2p Playing 2D inspire. As he is Tues and Sun never stuck to one genre, you never Playing 2D know what to expect Sun & Tues See us for helpful at a concert Faragher advice and supplies is involved in. One for your home reno thing is for certain, projects! you won’t regret coming out. The show starts at PYRAMID BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD. 7:30 p.m. at the Prince Charles Your “Small Town Theatre. Tickets are Difference” Sponsor $22 for adults and $10 for students in advance, or $25/$12 1220 NW Blvd. Creston BC • 250-428-7114 at the door.

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RCMP may have found source of 911 calls BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff The recent mystery of untraceable 911 calls routed through the cellphone tower on Whimster Road might have been solved, Gollan said. Police now believe that many of the calls were made by a developmentally delayed person who was being given old cellphones to play with by a care provider. That person, he said, was unaware that cellphones that are no longer tied to a service plan continue to be able to transmit 911 calls. The mystery was solved by an RCMP clerk, Gollan said. “I don’t know how she figured it out, but it will save us a lot of time trying to track down where the calls came from,” he said. Several calls were made last week before the discovery was made. Police Beat Creston RCMP responded to 67 calls from Jan. 20-26, Gollan said. January 20 •Police were called to a Mallory Road residence, where a person was causing a disturbance. •A male was found to be in breach of a nocontact probation order on 36th Avenue. •Police are investigating a report of a dog poisoning, garbage dumped in a yard and threatening emails at an Evans Road residence in West Creston. •Police attended a Highway 3 residence to keep the peace while government representatives removed some of the residents. •An Eighth Avenue South residence was visited to assist Calgary Police Service in an assault investigation. •A well-being check was made at a CanyonLister Road residence. •An Elm Street female reported receiving inappropriate text messages. January 21 •A Cook Street resident complained of getting threatening text messages. •Another report in a series of landlord-tenant disputes on Haskins Road was received. •A disoriented female wearing only lightweight clothing on Hillside Street was transported to hospital. Police were called to help hospital personnel in controlling her a short while later. January 22 •A female driver was hospitalized after she failed to negotiate a turn on Erickson Road and rolled her vehicle. Creston Fire Rescue personnel were called to use the Jaws of Life to get her out of the vehicle. See POLICE, page 4

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Guy Hobbs artwork selected by Ducks Unlimited Canada BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Only weeks after being artist of the year by the BC Wildlife Federation, Creston Valley’s Guy Hobbs has been added to the Ducks Unlimited Canada’s roster of artists. Hobbs’ picture, Winter’s Wolf, was one of 15 artworks selected from more than 3,000 entries that will now be made into limited edition prints to raise funds DUC habitat conservation projects, research, education programs and public policy works. “I’m very proud to be associated with Ducks Unlimited and to be able to support the great work they do,” Hobbs, a Lister resident, said after learning the news. “I was approached by them last year and asked to submit some of my work, but was very surprised to be selected, particularly given the huge number of entries they had this year. I sincerely wish them the very best with this years fundraising efforts and hope Winter’s Wolf will be productive for them.” Each year, hundreds of artists submit pieces on various subjects, including wildlife and landscapes, hoping to be included in DUC’s National Art Portfolio (NAP).

From page 1 While opponents of taxing for fire protection accused him of manipulating the process, Binks said his intention was to ensure as many

property owners as possible had the opportunity to put their preference in writing. “Under the process I wasn’t required to put an end date on the peti-

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“Winter’s Wolf is a piece that means quite a bit to me as it is the first piece of wildlife art I’ve produced that I was truly and completely happy with,” Hobbs said. “It’s based on reference photos of McKinley, the alpha male of the West Yellowstone Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Centre’s high country wolf pack. He is a very large wolf with unusual dark chocolate colouring, and the pictures were taken just after a rain shower. I particularly liked the ‘clumped’ texture this gave his fur and the expression on his face really seemed to sum up his feelings about the weather. “Seeing my work gaining national exposure and being displayed alongside pieces by artists such as Robert Bateman and Peter Steuart has been a huge confidence booster. My work has evolved a great deal in the last few years and I’m

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excited to see what the future brings.” Winter’s Wolf is featured in the 2014 DUC calendar and limited edition prints will be used in various fundraising efforts throughout the year. “We are extremely impressed at the caliber of talent the NAP attracts and we’re honoured to feature such an outstanding group of artists again this year,” said Scott Baker, national manager of retail programs for DUC. “Our new uncategorized art category is giving all artists — no matter what subjects they paint — the opportunity to be showcased, which in turn will attract new audiences to both the program and DUC. Each and every contributing NAP artist helps our organization grow year after year and their exceptional creativity furthers our efforts to protect marshes and ponds across Canada.”

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Thanks to all those who took the time to complete the Town of Creston 2013 Citizen Satisfaction Survey. To show our appreciation, we invited all survey respondents to enter a free draw for a chance to win some exciting prizes. Below are the winning ticket numbers: • Breakfast for Two with Mayor Ron Toyota at a restaurant to be determined WON BY TICKET # 0667442 • One 10-visit family pass to the Creston & District Community Complex WON BY TICKET # 0667020 • One 10-visit family pass to the Creston & District Community Complex WON BY TICKET # 0667407 • One 10-visit individual pass to the Creston & District Community Complex WON BY TICKET # 0666923 • 4 tickets to a Creston Valley Thunder Cats home game WON BY TICKET # 0667411 • One $25 gift certiﬁcate for a local business (chosen by the winner of the prize) WON BY TICKET # 0667501 • One $25 gift card for Overwaitea Foods WON BY TICKET # 0667045 • GRAND PRIZE – Round of golf for 2 (with a cart) at the Creston Golf Club WON BY TICKET # 0667672

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Exempt your child from the FSA Dear parents,

We work hard to give your children the best education possible. We celebrate with them when they master a new concept and help them think creatively when tackling a tricky problem.

The FSAs do not count for marks, create needless stress for students, are expensive, and the much-delayed results do not actively support your child’s progress.

But standardized tests like the Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) in Grades 4 and 7 take away from those wonderful moments of learning.

The data is also misused to rank schools, which puts pressure on teachers to teach to the test, instead of to students’ interests and needs. That’s why teachers in the Creston Valley recommend you send a letter to your school principal requesting that your child be exempted from the FSA.

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From page 3 •A hospital patient left the premises wearing “very little clothing” but was gone when police checked the area. •A complaint about child abuse at an 11th Avenue North residence will be investigated by the appropriate provincial agency. •An intoxicated male who was refused entry to his Seventh Avenue North home was arrested and held in police cells until sober. •A checkstop on Lower Wynndel Road resulted in a warning to a driver who was unable to produce a license. January 23 •Police assisted Abbotsford RCMP by issuing a subpoena to a Regina Street resident and later acted for Nelson City police by doing the same favour at a Sixth Avenue South residence. •A compressor and two chainsaws, Stihl and Husqvarna, were stolen from a Bodor Road residence. The compressor was found nearby. •A phone was reported stolen from a Seventh Avenue North residence. •Police were unable to locate the source of gunshots reported in the Ibbitson Street area. •A 32nd Street resident complaining about receiving hang-up phone calls was advised to dial *69 after the calls to determine their source. •Police are investigating a possible assault after an argument between two males on 15th Avenue North who had been drinking. •January 24 •Police have requested a warrant for the arrest of a male who fled after an alleged assault at a Riverview Road residence. •A large quartz mineral sample was stolen from an 11th Avenue South residence. The owner reported seeing a male running from the home. •An investigation of reported senior abuse on Cedar Street indicated the allegations were unfounded. January 25 •When police responded to a possible assault on Sixth Avenue North, the female in the dispute said there had only been an argument. •Some U.S. cash and an old CPR lock were stolen during a break and entry to an 11th Avenue South residence. •Search and rescue volunteers were mustered to bring an injured snowmobiler out of the bush during the night. •A 62-year-old male died suddenly in his

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Seatbelt exemptions at an end BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Drivers will no longer be able to apply to be exempted from wearing seatbelts after Feb. 26, Creston RCMP Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday. Until now, the Motor Vehicle Act had a provision allowing the superintendent of motor vehicles to exempt adults and children under the age of nine from wearing a seatbelt. The provision has been repealed. Gollan said that people who had suffered back injuries and pregnant women were examples of those who had received exemption. A fact sheet from the Ministry of Justice says the repeal of the exemption authority “is intended to increase public safety and to address concerns raised by the medical community.” According to the Canadian Medical Association Driver’s Guide, “there are no medical circumstances that justify exemption from wearing a seat belt.” Gollan said current exemption permits will be valid until their expiry date.

Sixth Avenue North residence. The cause of death is not considered suspicious. January 26 •A female driver who drove into a garbage bin at Canyon Street and 16th Avenue North refused to provide a breath sample when police suspected she had been drinking. Her license was suspended for 90 days and her vehicle was towed and impounded for 30 days. •Police received a report from Canyon Street that two sets of feet and legs were visible from under some bushes, and that strange sounds were emanating from the scene. Police later located the pair, who were under a court-mandated no-contact order. •A male was arrested after a domestic assault on 16th Avenue North. •A Lower Wynndel Road resident reported that a suspicious female was at the door, asking to use the telephone.

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however, with the Neil Murdoch Division’s third-place team outshooting Creston 14-4 in the first period. “We were a little bit intimidated, and back on our heels a little bit,” said Hepditch. “They’re a hard, intense team.” Connor Kidd scored on a power play with 18 seconds left in the first period, with Jmaeff scoring in the second and Brandon Formosa scoring in the third before the Rebels answered back with a single goal. “We kept getting better as the game went on,” said Hepditch. “I don’t think they had enough gas to keep up with us.” On Tuesday, the Thunder Cats were scheduled to take on the Beaver Valley Nitehawks (details were unavailable at press time), and are visiting Fernie tonight, a game that will be well-fought, with both teams aiming for the division’s first place. “They've been playing extremely well,” said Hepditch. “Last weekend, they played better than to allow seven goals.”

The Creston Valley Thunder Cats are moving closer to securing the top spot in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Eddie Mountain Division. Two wins on the weekend brought their total points to 62, while the Fernie Ghostriders’ single win helped them edge one point ahead of the Kimberley Dynamiters, in third place with 47 points after two losses. The weekend started with a 7-4 win over the visiting Ghostriders on Friday. Three goals, by Logan Styler, Maverick Lynes (power play) and Matti Jmaeff, gave the Thunder Cats a 3-1 lead by the end of the first period. “That was one of our stronger first periods we’ve had in a while,” said head coach Josh Hepditch. The second period started with a Fernie goal, but Creston pulled farther ahead with goals by Trevor Hanna, Connor Ward and Carson Cartwright. “We set ourselves up quite nicely going into the third,” said Like the Advance Hepditch. In the third period, on Facebook at Ward scored an unasfacebook.com/cvadvance sisted goal at 13:23, but the Creston team racking up 14 penalty minutes allowed the Ghostriders to score two more goals after outshooting the Thunder Cats 17-8. “Thankfully, we got out of it,” said Hepditch. “Obviously, we need to be disciplined. We can’t be killing 14 minutes, espeApplications Now Accepted cially in one period.” Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, in partnership He credited goalwith Columbia Basin Trust, invites individuals of all tender Kyle artistic disciplines and arts, culture and heritage Michalovsky with part groups in the Columbia Basin to apply for project of the team’s success funding. — he stopped 38 Fernie shots — as well Program brochures and application forms are as the second line of available online at www.basinculture.com, or call Styler, Cartwright and CKCA at 1.877.505.7355 or email wkrac@telus.net. Jmaeff, who earned 10 Deadline for applications is March 7, 2014, or points between them. March 21, 2014, depending on the program. On Saturday, the Thunder Cats visited Photo: Good Ol’ Goats - 2013 Kootenay Festival - Colin Payne Photography the Castlegar Rebels, Administered and managed by: earning a 3-1 win to P.O. Box 103, Nelson, BC, V1L 5P7 add a 10th game to 1.877.505.7355 wkrac@telus.net their winning streak. It www.basinculture.com got off to a slow start,

And on Friday, the Castlegar Rebels will visit Creston for a game that should be exciting for fans to watch. “They’re fighting for a playoff position,” said Hepditch. “They’re not guaranteed anything yet. “They’re going be coming over here looking for redemption. We’re looking forward to keeping the momentum we have at home. With only five home games left in the season, we want to make this an intimidating place to play.”

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When I heard Summerland mayor Janet Perrino interviewed on CBC Radio a few weeks ago, I had different questions than the person she was talking to. I rarely think that the easy answers that she was providing tell the whole story. The story revolved around a recent decision by Summerland’s city council to cut six employees from its payroll. Municipal administrator Tom Day was reported in other sources as saying factors for the decision included the community’s slow growth rate in recent years, low reserve funds and a lack of public infrastructure projects. Council had voted not to fill three vacancies and some positions were eliminated. Not surprisingly, the news story got the attention of many in this community and, no doubt, others around the province. After all, the “too much tax” mantra has been repeated ad nauseum since the Reagan era. There doesn’t seem to have been an equivalent reduction in the demand for services, though. Curious about how Creston compares to Summerland, I did some checking. The Okanagan community, only a few minutes’ drive north of Penticton, has a population of just over 11,000, making it about double that of the town of Creston. After staff reductions, Day said Summerland will have 13 management and exempt employees, 63 fulltime employees, two temporary fulltime employees and 10 part-time employees. That is a payroll of 88 and at least 80 full-time equivalents. In Creston, as of last week, 34 full-time staff were on the payroll. It includes 10 management positions, a victim assistance employee (70 per cent of the costs coming from the province) and 22 union members. In addition, one person at town hall is hired on a term position. Creston’s town council is in the midst of 201415 budget discussions and these numbers do not reflect any potential changes that could arise. The most notable difference in the Summerland reductions was reducing management and union-exempt employees from 17 to 13. It’s easy to

fall in to a trap of simply arguing that Creston is management topheavy. Our ratio of total staff to population is approximately equivalent to that in Summerland, but 13 man-

Living the Zen life is about a lot more than daily meditation and mindful living, although these things are important to a Zen practitioner. In addition to these activities, Zen students learn and make their best effort to live by a code of ethics that is summarized in 16 precepts that define the essence of ethical behavior. Practicing these precepts at the Creston Zen Centre is an integral part of our Zen training and gives us an opportunity to consider how we can bring these precepts into our community, our work and our family lives. The 16 precepts help create a supportive, conflict-free and safe environment for everyone. Every second year at the Creston zendo, I offer a special class in which we study these precepts. Since this is the year for that class offering, my next series of articles will be a study

of the 16 precepts of Soto Zen Buddhism. The 16 Buddhist precepts are such an intimate part of Zen practice that they have traditionally been called

now completed, making their positions redundant. It is impossible to compare taxpayer expectations for services in the two communities. But we do know that we live in a town that ranks among the province’s lowest when it comes to family incomes and that our population is elderly compared with other communities. It is quite possible that the combination results in more demand for local services. Lorne Eckersley At the outset, I alluded to questions that weren’t answered in Mayor Perrino’s interagement positions there compared view. Some services previously proto 10 in Creston looks out of whack, vided by management might be doesn’t it? moved off the employee payroll and The fact, though, is that while Summerland has double the number onto the expense sheet for consultants. So, when Perrino and Day of people to provide services for, it speak about savings of about very likely doesn’t provide a greater $500,000 a year in payroll costs, they number of services. Departments aren’t acknowledging that the city such as public works, building services, engineering, planning fire pro- could see a jump in consulting costs. For instance, it is entirely possible tection and waste water treatment, for a small community to function for instance, are pretty standard without an engineer on the payroll. needs for municipalities of any size. The choice to have one on staff Keep in mind that municipalities comes down to an analysis of really do operate under the thumb whether it is more cost effective to of the provincial government. hire one or to contract out engineerLegislation restricts the ways in ing services. how municipalities can function. Eliminating a position does not When local government passes a guarantee savings for the taxpayer. bylaw, for instance, it cannot be enacted until the province approves. And it likely takes a few years to determine whether the decision was A large part of a municipal managfiscally responsible. er’s workload is reporting to the Is the Town of Creston overprovincial government and ensurstaffed? That isn’t for me to decide ing that the town or city operates because I am not in a position to within the myriad of regulations assess the taxpayers’ demand for laid out by senior governments. services, nor to judge whether savCreston, like most smaller comings could be made by contracting munities, I would guess, requires that some managers carry out multi- out some work. But I do believe that the current town council members ple duties. Town manager Lou Varela, for instance, is also a planner, have not seemed to be free spenders, in my observation, and that they are work previously done by a member continually trying to balance taxpayof the management team, who was er’s wants and needs with their abilnot replaced when he left. The ity to pay. I would expect them to be municipal services co-ordinator interested in Summerland’s wears several hats. announcement and I don’t doubt for One consideration for the ability a moment that they want all the of Summerland to reduce manageinformation available before decidment numbers comes in Day’s stateing if it has application to our own ment that the town has “a lack of community. infrastructure projects.” It is entirely Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of possible that some positions were the Creston Valley Advance. created to oversee projects that are

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the “blood vein” of the lineage of teachers that began in the fourth century BC and extends through two and a half millenniums to the present day. These precepts can be understood and interpreted at many levels. They can be understood as supports for the practice of awakening from the conditioning that controls our

actions and responses, they can be seen as an arena of bringing the practice of compassion into daily life or they can be understood as the natural outcomes of awakening itself. However they are understood, they are the blood and bones of all Zen practice and no true practice can exist without them. The precepts were developed in response to incidents that occurred in the early Buddhist communities that resulted in disharmony, dissention and suffering. Whenever a squabble broke out among the monks who travelled with the historical Buddha, the community would meet and create an ethical guideline that would prevent the conflict from arising again. For this reason they are very practical and if followed, result in a harmonious community. See PRECEPTS, page 7

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No cancer with second opinion To the Editor: In June 2013, I had surgery to remove a tumour at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital. I was quite dismayed to get back a pathology report of carcinoma (a.k.a. cancer). However, as a retired laboratory technologist, I felt the pathology report did not look right, and so I asked for a second opinion. My sample was sent to a specialist in Calgary. After almost six months of frustration and worry, I got the results back. It looks like the Cranbrook pathologist’s report was inaccurate, incomplete and totally misleading. The tumour turned out to be a benign adenoma. Yes, there is also cancer present unrelated to the tumour, but it is a variety that almost never causes problems, is often only diagnosed after death from other causes and requires observation but not treatment. The original report didn’t mention this! Had I not requested that second opinion, I would have had to undergo a second surgery and/or a course of radiation treatment. I strongly recommend that anyone who has testing to rule out cancer done at the Cranbrook hospital get a second opinion for the pathology report. It could help avoid further aggressive treatment or it could find the opposite, a missed cancer. In these days of overworked medical staff, there will be resistance to further testing. Do not be afraid to push for it. You are the one who has the biggest stake in these critical results. Angelika Licktenfeld-Teed Creston

Harper gov’t cuts back on research To the Editor: My generation and others before have done unforgivable damage to our planet. We now have to ask the young people and support them to make the changes that will repair the damage and save our Earth for future generation. By reelecting Stephen Harper, we Canadians have failed our responsibility to hold the prime minister and his government accountable for the resulting environmental damages to our sacred Earth, this wonderful creation that the Creator has so generously pro-

Precepts

From page 6 While some are similar to the Ten Commandments, they were not dictated from above or carved in stone by an external deity. Instead, they emerged from the deliberations of a community that was learning to live harmoniously. The 16 precepts are as follows: 1) take refuge in Buddha, 2) take refuge

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vided for us. Would not most religions of the world consider this a sin and humanists consider it neglecting common sense? We should have the right to a healthy environment enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms like 100 other countries have. Instead, the Harper government has gone the other way by chipping away environmental protection, research and many programs. They have muzzled government scientists, are dismantling environmental protection legislation, obstructing, and threatening environmental education and advocacy efforts and much more. I have kept track of these “crimes against ecology”, as I would call them, and could not put that many pages into a letter to the editor. But I still enter 2014 as an optimist, since many changes for the better are taken place all over the world. Henry Dahle Creston

Trickery is suspected with voting To the Editor: Most of you lived through some rough times in your life and can imagine the life of turmoil, anticipation and disappointment of your dear neighbours in West Creston just prior to the festive season, and quite a kick right after the New Year’s champagne bottles were cleared off the tables and hauled off for a refund. What a nightmare that was! To me, it looks like every trick in the book was used to get the minimum votes required to get a petition certified and thus unveil a new treaty with the Town of Creston to protect us from fire, get access to rock-bottom (or at least, greatly reduced) insurance rates and so on. If only that was all — but the terrible nightmares and dreams I had were the worst of it. Just picture waking up in sweat from a frightening dream and reading the results of a nationwide competition for the friendliest place in Canada. We came in dead last! After our pleading and a recount, we still came in second-last, just before Toronto and Mayor Ford. How do we deserve that honour? Well, we, like truly gullible little kids, believed in a promise kept, in democracy and an agreement. Instead, we got a so-called extension, dancing and obfuscation when trying to find out who posted the sign on community billboards, and a heavy-duty intense campaign of persuasion and pressure tactics by select agitators. My neighbour hates me, I in turn do not trust another one, and on and on it goes, all because a group of well-to-do gents

decided to rope us all in by hook or by crook. The worst thing? I feel sad for the old-timers on fixed pensions and Old Age Security who have no place to run. Their placid, serene lives are in shambles, like after an earthquake. The cherry on the cake is that our leader had no spine, and gave in to pressure to betray his promise to start counting. Every explanation and defense of his action is simply a lie. I was around, you know! Antonin Vitamvas West Creston

Lack of time change is special To the Editor: To the town councillors that want the Creston Valley and beyond to once again be faced with the time change, I’d like to say no to that. Don’t bother with a vote because we already voted and said no. In the next town election, councillors, put the time change on your election platform. See if you get elected again. Not changing the time is special to this valley. Go with it. Advertise in a good way. Don’t be negative. We have four beautiful seasons in this valley, and we couldn’t ask for anything better. No one has to go to bed when it is still light out, like the east, and no one has to go to work in the dark and come home in the dark like the west. We have the best time here in our valley. I’d like to point out that Fort St. John, to the north, is in the same time zone as we are and doesn’t change, and way south, Arizona is the same time as we are and doesn’t change. Virginia Romano Erickson

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said, throwing her arms out as wide as she could. She bought a computer after having lessons with Jared. Her family, she said, “are very proud of her.” Since Jared started, he has worked with other seniors on computer questions, in addition to easily becoming part of the team and welcomed by the seniors. Weather notwithstanding, about 18 folks arrived at the centre last Thursday, stayed for lunch and then for a game of chair bocce. We have not yet filled the position left by Rosalie and her helper, Esther, and we also wish Ava well as she Maureen Cameron recovers from surgery. That’s a lot of hours and tasks to fill, and everyone is pitching in. Nicky, another student, is care of their sidewalks and to the town for their reliably part of the kitchen and serving crew, efforts. At the Therapeutic Activation Program Irene and a new client, Ethel, are helping and for Seniors (TAPS), we are fortunate to have our Bridget, Nellie and Susan are accommodating it own buses and the BC Transit, which we work all along with their other jobs, and so are our with, to pick up our seniors to come to the cen- clients. It was a marvel of motion after lunch, as ter for programs and also to travel around the those who could pitched in to help each other, community on errands and activities. Thanks to clear tables and get set up for the bocce game. BC Transit driver Richard Chlopecki and TAPS The Telus Community Ambassadors is an driver Susan, who both take such good care of employee group that raises funds for commufolks, making sure they get in and out of their nity organizations in their area. TAPS, along destinations safely. This service means people with others over the years, have benefited from can come out more often and more easily, unde- their efforts. One of their programs, Dollars for terred by floods, famine and pestilence — well, Doers, has just made a donation for TAPS. maybe that’s pushing it! Terry Nowak, as the liaison between Telus Last month, I mentioned our SchoolWorks ambassadors and the Krafty Kronys, is planprogram, where students are hired for work ning a thank you event at TAPS in February. experience and learning skills. I missed a Also in February, we’ll be participating in photo op yesterday when Jared Kuny our Family Day, hosted by KES at Rotacrest Hall. student was working with Irene, one of the The job posting for the TAPS position is volunteers, helping her set up her new com- available through KES, or by calling 250-428puter. Irene was beaming at lunch, hardly 5547 for information. If you’re considering volable to contain her excitement of having unteering, there are many opportunities to taken a big step in her life — “This big,” she share your skills, and you can contact TAPS at 250-428-5585. Maureen Cameron is the community liaiFollow the Advance online son development coordinator for the facebook.com/cvadvance Therapeutic Activatwitter.com/CrestonAdvance tion Program for Seniors.

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It’s late January and mid-winter, but your yard doesn’t have to be blah! Design your garden to be an inspiration all year round. You don’t have to hire someone to do this. It is

your winter landscape. If need be, you can use these areas to pile snow and it won’t bother the plants’ structure next spring. Hydrangeas with their dried flowers left on them work in much the same fashion as the herbaceous perennials, except they have woody stem structure that will require a little pruning come March. Many deciduous Evan Davies shrubs offer interesting shapes or brightvery easy to see what it needs at this coloured berries. More common time of the year, as most of the foli- selections are plants like the high age has been stripped away. What is bush cranberry, dwarf mountain left is your garden’s structure. This ash, wild roses or even the dwarf includes but is not limited to solid winged burning bush. Other plants objects like the pathways, the you might consider are the native arbours, the trellises, stone walls, Oregon grape, with its powder blue bird baths, statuary or even your berries, evergreen leaves and redgarden’s hedges. At this time of year, dish new growth. It has year-round appeal. Red osier dogwood comes they can really draw your eye. Evergreen shrubs offer a wel- in red-, purple-or even yellowcome addition to any landscape. In stemmed varieties. If you prune out mid-winter, they become a design the four-year-old stems every year, element in their own right. As I you are left with a well-behaved mentioned in my last column on plant having fluorescent winter the classical Chinese garden, rho- stem colour. Other winter interest dodendrons, with their broad- plants include the purple-berried leaved evergreen form, offer a soft beauty berry and the pink-berried smooth accent to the landscape. form of the snowberry, Marlene. Perhaps one of the most interestBamboo, a semi-evergreen plant with a strong upright form, makes ing plants we can grow here is the a great vertical accent. Holly and witch hazel. I like a variety called yew offer vibrant green colour to Dianne. It has mid-winter flowers, your winter landscape, as well as red and yellow, and a compact form bright red berries. Compact forms with a nice branching habit, leaves can work well in many situations reminiscent of a hazelnut and awefrom ground covers to foundation some fall colour. Harry Lauder’s plantings or even as a hedge or walking stick is a contorted hazelscreen to hide unsightly views nut growing to about six feet tall in year-round. There are a number of both sun or shade. There is a lot of other evergreen shrubs that can be seasonal interest here. Another used as focal points or general exciting shrub for winter is the background. The cooler tempera- yucca in green or a variegated leaf. tures in winter often play with The spiky texture of its leaves their foliage colour, turning greens makes it a real standout, almost to orangey red or blues to a purple tropical in look. Regardless of the forms of the hue. Often, interesting shapes are made even more spectacular when shrubs that you choose they will certainly accent the main structure accented with a light snowfall. Many perennials with great fall of your garden. It is the perfect time colour and shape retain their of year to take a few pictures of upright structure through winter if your garden and think about what left alone. Autumn Joy sedum, you would like to do with it in the rudbeckia and many grasses like spring. Evan Davies owns Beltane Nursery the ever-popular feather reed grass add another element of interest to at 2915 Highway 3 in Erickson.

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