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“It’s been a long time coming, but I think I can honestly say today that we have saved the mill,” CEO Michael Combs told employees of the newly branded Wynnwood sawmill on Friday. “All of us here today have saved the mill.” “Starting today, we will be operating as Wynnwood, although the legal name, Wynndel Box and Lumber Co. Ltd. will still remain,” he told about 100 employees who gathered for a pizza lunch and to receive long-sleeved T-shirts bearing the newly designed Wynnwood logo. “Wynndel Box and Lumber Company Ltd. began a century ago making fruit boxes. Then came lumber products,” Combs said. “Today, we are a new company with a new culture. We no longer make boxes and we make more than lumber. … “Wynnwood pays respect to our location for 100 years —Wynndel — and to wood, which is our product. 2013 was a good year for us and 2014 looks like it will be good, too. But 2015 could be very good.”

Nearly three weeks after finding themselves locked out of the Osprey Medical Clinic, three Creston physicians are once again seeing their patients. Drs. Tara Guthrie, Raphael Elemuo and Suzanne Hopkins have moved into temporary offices in the Family Practice Associates Clinic on 16th Avenue North, Guthrie said on Monday morning. “It’s a relief,” she said. Patients needing immediate appointments were being contacted by telephone, she said. Others will be able to call in to a new telephone number, which is expected to be in service on Wednesday. “We are grateful to the doctors at Family Practice for working with us,” Guthrie said. “It’s going to be tight for space” — each will have only one examination room — “and parking, but we will manage.” She added that it is too early to know how long the temporary arrangement will be in place, but that one of the former Osprey staff members has been hired to look after appointments.

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“It has East Indian roots in sound and texture, but is clearly not traditional in form and discipline,” said Deatherage. “Our ‘raag’ crosses space and time, east to west, ancient to contemporary and instrumental to vocal.” Deatherage quietly continues 25 years of professional musicianship in the artistic mecca of Creston. Having played on and produced major label and Juno-nominated albums, his intense, iconoclastic yet tasteful grooves have driven scores of recordings in all genres. He operates Fort Cosmos Studios in Creston, providing recording, sound editing and duplication services to the whole of southeastern B.C. Pierson, of Nelson, has been working on his sitar since 1999. He has played in various musical arrangements including rock bands, bluegrass and formerly a duo with tabla (Indian drums). In previous years, he has

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nhappy with what they believe to have been a flawed petition process, a group of West Creston residents has arranged a community meeting for Feb. 25. The group contends that Regional District of Central Kootenay Area C director Larry Binks might have acted improperly by extending the petition’s initial deadline by two weeks, during which time sufficient support was rallied to approve a proposal to fund certified fire protection for area residences through taxation. Meeting organizer Vernon Hills invites all interested citizens to attend the meeting at West Creston Hall at 7 p.m. •••

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been involved in the musical arrangements of two short films, one for National Geographic covering orphans of the street in India. Pierson’s primary goal is getting the sounds of the sitar and drums in mainstream Kootenay music.

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MP says budget will be good for Kootenays BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

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Wynnwood CEO Michael Combs spoke to staff (above) on Friday, explaining the name change from Wynndel Box and Lumber. Tim Powell (below) holds up a lumber wrap with the sawmill’s simplified logo.

Wynnwood From page 1 In just over two years as CEO of the family-owned company, Combs has overseen a complete overhaul of the mill’s management structure and focused on reducing its line of products to achieve operating efficiencies. “I would love to see us one day returning to two shifts,” he said. A sufficient supply of “white wood” logs from Kootenay forests, will be key. “We sell everything we make because Kootenay lumber is among the best in the world and we have products the building industry wants,” Combs said. “Wynnwood lumber is known around the world for its quality.” He added that the new Wynnwood logo, designed by Boswell’s Warren Clark, will soon appear on company signage, paperwork and lumber wraps.

Canadian cigarette smokers and retired public servants might be taking the biggest hit in the federal budget announced on Feb. 11, but MP David Wilks says Kootenay residents should be pleased. “I’m elated — over the moon — regarding the announcement of an additional $391.5 million over five years to national parks,” the Kootenay-Columbia member of Parliament said from Ottawa yesterday, an hour after Finance Minister Jim Flaherty presented the 2014 budget to Parliament. The money is earmarked for “the Parks Canada agency to make improvements to highways, bridges and dams located in our national parks and along our historic canals, facilitating better access to these national treasures,” according to the budget document. Improvements to the TransCanada Highway within Glacier National Park are specifically identified in the budget. “I look forward to working with the mayors of Golden and Revelstoke and MLA Norm Macdonald on this file,” Wilks said. “The end result should make travel through the park much safer.” The avowedly business friendly Conservative government also promises to take on the “unjustified” price differences between the same products sold in Canada and the United States. “This is an important issue to residents in Creston and area,” he said. The budget promises to introduce legislation to prohibit unjustified cross-border price discrimination to reduce the gap between consumer prices in Canada and the United States. Wilks said it isn’t clear how the legislation will work, but that

it would help address the competitive disadvantage Canadian retailers often find themselves in against their American counterparts. “StatsCan estimates that Canadian prices are about 25 per cent higher than the U.S., and that’s after adjusting for exchange differences,” said Wilks. “That’s unacceptable and we need to do something.” Also of benefit to rural areas like the Kootenays is a new tax credit for search and rescue volunteers who perform at least 200 hours of service a year. Wilks said volunteer firefighting hours would be included in the calculation. Interest-free loans to students working toward Red Seal accreditation in various trades will also benefit Kootenay-Columbia residents, he said, as will the expansion of tax incentives for clean energy generation. “Communities like Meadow Creek and Trout Lake will benefit from the injection of $305 million over five years to enhance broadband service to rural and northern communities,” he said. “This should provide for greater opportunities in Yahk, too.” Smaller amounts, but areas that Wilks described as being “close to my heart” are headed for the Special Olympics program and for a DNA-based missing persons index. Cigarette smokers can look forward to a 24 per cent increase in taxes, which will rise from $17 to $24 per carton of 200 cigarettes. Retired public servants will now be required to pay 50 per cent, up from 25 per cent, of their Public Service Health Care Plan costs. The move is estimated to save $7.5 billion over the next six years. Flaherty announced that the federal government is on track to balance the budget for the first time in about a decade in 2015.

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Council says no to Calls for RCMP include zoning amendment car accidents, intoxication BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Residents opposed to the conversion of a duplex to a fourplex at 418 Ninth Avenue South walked away with smiles on Feb. 11 as Creston town council defeated a zoning amendment bylaw proposal. During a public hearing that lasted more than an hour, developer Jake Taylor defended his application, saying that it provided for on-site parking in excess of town requirements and that it met the objectives of the official community plan. Residents opposing the application, which would have allowed the owners to develop the building’s basement and unused space to create four rental units in the existing duplex, argued that the addition of rental units would add to traffic and parking congestion. The public hearing began on Jan. 28, but was recessed at the request of the developer, who said he would meet with neighbours in an attempt to address their concerns. At last week’s meeting, however, municipal services coordinator Ross Beddoes said that the 20 neighbours nearest to the duplex had signed letters or petitions in opposition to the request for a zoning variance. Only one owner of a property within the immediate area spoke in favour of the application. Following the public hearing, Coun. Judy Gadicke said that she was generally in favour of the rezoning and development variance

requests, but that the neighbours’ opposition had to be considered. “I am very concerned about the neighbour’s opposition,” Coun. Scott Veitch agreed. “It’s pretty significant.” Coun. Tanya Wall said that parking problems could actually increase if the application was denied. “The developer could add two more bedrooms to each existing unit and rent to younger people with larger families,” she said. “And those residents could have more cars than the seniors who are now renting. I want to say ‘yes’ to the application but on the condition that additional on-site parking be added.” Wall was the only supporter of the application when the question on the motion was called. All other councillors, including Wesly Graham, who participated in the meeting via speakerphone from Cranbrook, were opposed.

Council Briefs •Mayor Ron Toyota accepted a cheque for $30,000 from FortisBC representative Doug Lamminem, a rebate representing cost savings resulting from upgrades to the waste water treatment plant. Lamminem said there could be another cheque in the near future. •Bhar Sihota, the town’s research and legislative analyst, and Jesse Willicome, Youth Engagement Strategy project liaison, updated council on the Creston and Area Youth Engagement Strategy. See COUNCIL, page 5

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Road. Circumstances are not considered suspicious. February 12 Creston RCMP responded to •A vehicle was rear-ended 65 calls for service from Feb. on Highway 3A, 20 kilometres 10-16, clerk Chris Harland said south of Crawford Bay in icy on Monday. conditions. February 10 •A Lakeview-Arrow Creek •Police were notified when Road resident complained emergency health services about a neighbour’s vehicle received a call about a male in blocking a driveway. distress, possibly due to a drug •One in a group of intoxioverdose. He was taken to hos- cated females in the 700 block pital for treatment. of Hillside Street reported •A traffic violation ticket being assaulted, but she was issued after a complaint refused to co-operate in an about a driver in the 2900 block investigation on the following of Erickson Road. day. •Minor damage resulted February 13 from a collision on Feb. 7 on •Subjects who might have 11th Avenue South at Cook been trying to steal a vehicle on Street. Collis Street fled when con•When police were called to fronted by a female. a dispute between brothers on •A store in Riondel was Riverview Road, one had left entered through a smashed the scene. front window and thieves stole •When police located a cigarettes and alcohol. The driver reported to be possibly vehicle they are believed to impaired, they found no evi- have escaped in was later dence to substantiate the found abandoned on Goat report. River Road. •No injuries were reported •Police were called to the after a single vehicle accident 1100 block of Erickson Road to in Kingsgate in icy road condi- help emergency health services tions. with a patient. February 11 •Several vehicles, most •A Kia van slid off Wynndel unlocked, were rummaged Road in icy conditions and the through in the 700 block of occupants sustained minor Devon Street. Thieves made off injuries. with a flashlight and CB radio •No injuries resulted when from one vehicle and about $40 a vehicle went into the ditch on in coins from another. Highway 3 in Yahk. •A female reported being •Police were on hand to threatened by a male on keep the peace while a town Northwest Boulevard. bylaw officer served a warning •A medical office on at a residence. Canyon Street reported receiv•An 82-year-old woman ing threatening telephone died suddenly in her home in calls. the 1900 block of Erickson •A wallet found in a Cook Street parking lot was Like the Advance returned to its owner. on Facebook at •A driver facebook.com/cvadvance reported to be possibly im-

paired on Highway 21 was not located by police. •A male who refused to get out of a vehicle parked in the 3500 block of 24th Street was eventually removed from the vehicle and arrested for his own safety. After a night in police cells he was released on conditions and taken to hospital by a relative. February 14 •Three intoxicated males who were reported to be fighting on Seventh Avenue and Pine Street were not located by police. •In a possibly related incident, a male and female were reported to be arguing on the street in the 400 block of Eighth Avenue South. Police did not locate them, but a suspect invited them into his home and no other people were found. February 15 •Two toolboxes were stolen from a parked vehicle in the 1100 block of Cook Street. A suspect was identified from a surveillance videotape and confessed to the theft when confronted by police. He returned the goods and the owner did not want further action taken. •A person reported missing from a Cory Road residence was later found in another location. February 16 •A 61-year-old female died suddenly in her home in the 400 block of 20th Avenue South. The death is not considered suspicious. •A female driver who was stopped for driving 105 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on Nick’s Island Road South showed signs of impairment. She failed a roadside breath test and was issued a 90-day driving suspension. Her vehicle was towed and impounded for 30 days.

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Rendek and Luke heading to Winter Games BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

Creston teens Kaeden Rendek and Chloe Luke will compete, respectively, in judo and hockey at the provincial level this week at the 2014 BC Winter Games. They will join nearly 1,400 athletes aged nine-17 in 18 sports at the Games, which run Thursday through Sunday in Mission, and other Lower Mainland venues. For Rendek, what started out as something to do in the winter — when he wasn’t swimming or playing soccer — has turned into something far bigger. Last summer, the 13-year-old won a silver medal at the Canadian Judo Championships — after wining bronze in 2012 — and next week he will take on other provincial competitors at the 2014 BC Winter Games, which run Feb. 20-23 in Mission. “It feels good to represent the Kootenays and Zone 1,” said the Creston teen. “I’m the only one from the Kootenays in my weight division.” Rendek is now in the under46-kilogram division, and has been taking on fighters up to three years older. It hasn’t been easy to get this far, having to train and fight in three

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From page 4 •A look at possible designs for new banners on light poles along the Highway 3 corridor through Creston failed to impress councillors. Recommended to reinforce the Creston Valley brand, the designs presented by the Chamber of Commerce’s Jim Jacobsen, include wording on one side and a logo on the other, and are much less colourful than the banners they are intended to replace. Town manager Lou Varela said there would be more opportunity for consultation if funding is approved to have new banners made.

qualifiers since the nationals in order to represent the Kootenay Zone at the Games. “It’s hard, but you’ve just got to push through,” Rendek said, adding that he enjoys “just getting experience and getting to compete.” He hopes to come back from the Games with a medal — but only after taking on eight, and possibly up to 12, competitors. To that end, Rendek been training with chiropractor Wade Giles, with the goal of making sure he’s exercising correctly at the gym and maintaining good form on the mat, and he can’t express enough appreciation to the other Creston judokas who spend extra time at the dojo helping him practice. “I just want to thank all the people who come to the club to help me train,” he said. For 14-year-old Chloe Luke, playing hockey is nothing new — she joined her first team 11 years ago, having developed an immediate passion for the sport. “I grew up in a very competitive family,” she said. “I play today for all the same reasons — the fast pace, mental strategy, getting goals, shutting down the other team’s strategies. “And there’s nothing better than the smell of hockey in the morning.”

An application to purchase up to $10,000 worth of banners has been made to the Regional District of Central Kootenay Community Development Program. •A professional review will be undertaken to explore options to renovate the Creston fire hall. •Toyota will represent the Town of Creston on the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area interpretation centre committee. •The Town of Creston will collaborate with the Lower Kootenay Band to host multiple Olympic medal winner Clara Hughes during her crosscountry bicycle tour of Canada on May 26. Clara’s Big Ride is a 12,000-kilometre tour to raise support for mental health in communities. A welcome celebration will be planned.

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Luke should know — she’s been practicing early Thursday mornings at the John Bucyk Arena with her father and minor hockey coach, Chris Luke, leading up to joining the Kootenay zone team at the BC Winter Games, which start today in Mission. She’ll play five games by the end of Saturday, putting all of her training — working out at the gym, running, swimming competitively and more — to good use. Her fitness was already tested at a three-day qualifier held in Nakusp last month, which allowed her to show evaluators her strengths. “I’m fast, I know how to move the puck well, I’m strong, I’m a playmaker and have a really good shot,” said Luke , who has previously competed at the provincial level in the BC Cup championship. She hopes those strong points will help her to eventually join a college team and represent Canada or the U.S. at a national level — but for now, she’s excited to demonstrate her skills at the Winter Games. “I look forward to the competition and those girls that say, ‘Oh no. I have to battle against that girl again,’ ” she said.

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There was a storm of controversy last week after an anti-CBC talking head spouted off on a supposed news program, criticizing CBC Olympic commentators and newscasters for trying to correctly pronounce the names of French Canadian athletes. I use the word “correctly” because I take particular offense at the laziness many English Canadians show when speaking their own language. Recently, I did a telephone interview with a chef in Kelowna. After a halfhour conversation I thanked him for his time, and complimented him on his speech. “It’s a pleasure to speak to someone who speaks in full sentences and even paragraphs,” I said. “Isn’t that what we’re supposed to do?” he responded. It is, but it is certainly not the norm. We tend to rush through our thoughts, letting our mouths get ahead of our brains. The result is a peppering of “likes” and “you knows” substituting for thoughtful pauses. The English language has a long history of refusing to acknowledge pronunciation and spelling from other languages. How else to explain our pronunciation of Paris, which in French is Par-ee, or Rome, which in Italian is Roma, or Munich, which in German is München? I usually put it down to an arrogant vestige of the British Empire, that vast global influence where the sun never set. Firenze became Florence, España became Spain, Sverige became Sweden, and so on. In 1995, Bombay was

renamed Mumbai at the insistence of an Indian nationalist party, which argued that Bombay was an unwanted relic of British colonialism (the name was actually a

Cherry remains on the airwaves despite the same disrespectful approach. People use all kinds of strategies to gain a sense of superiority and control over others, but few are as blatant as refusing to make the effort to pronounce words and, especially, names correctly. And maybe, just maybe, our general refusal to speak clearly, enunciating our words, is simply another strategy, one intended to cover up our intentional disLorne Eckersley respect of other languages. A post on Facebook the other day brought that notion to mind: “I Portuguese invention 500 years think the whoever put the R in ago). Why use local pronunciation February is the same guy who put when you can assert your own the N in Wednesday.” smug sense of superiority simply Break the words down into their by assigning different names? syllables — Feb-ru-ar-y and WedThat arrogance extends to our nes-day — and they are quite easy own history, where North American to pronounce. But try to use them indigenous tribes were lumped with speed and it’s a whole different together as Indians, such a confusmatter. Feb-u-ar-y and Wens-day are ing practice that we still often refer the result. to residents of India as “East Not that mispronunciations are Indians”, making it sound like they necessarily a bad thing. When our are foreigners in their own country. telephone rings and the caller asks It wasn’t much different for nonfor Lorn-ee or An-JELL-a, I know English people who arrived on immediately that it’s a telemarketer North American shores and or scam artist and respond accordassigned more common (or more ingly. Occasionally, I tell the caller easily pronounced) names on their immigration paperwork. Welcome to that the person he or she is requesting died recently, then start sobbing Canada, Frank. at the thought of the loss. It’s I take particular offense to the enough to end the call quickly. Anglicizing of names because I But I digress. I’ll admit that not grew up with a father who deliberall names and words, even those in ately, almost religiously, refused to our native language, are easily propronounce French names correctly. nounceable. To make no effort whatFor him, the despised Montreal Canadiens included Gene Beliveau, soever is the height of rudeness or disrespect, though. Jacks Laperriere and Patrick Roy Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of (appropriately rhyming with the Creston Valley Advance. “boy”). For some reason, Don

This is the Life

Youth interns bridge digital divide

Emma Feltham describes her recent experience working with an elderly patron at the library: “Over the past few weeks, I have shown her how to check and delete emails, answer FaceTime calls, edit her contacts, check the weather, use Safari and download apps. She is now significantly more comfortable using her iPad and can more easily connect with her family and friends who live out of town.” Emma, along with Jessa Morris, is employed at the library as a Community Access Program youth intern. The two positions, which are funded by grants from Industry Canada, are intended to help bridge the digital divide between those who have access to technology and those who do not. Providing physical access to computers is just one component of the library’s approaches to alleviating the effects of this divide. The other is providing support on how to use new technology, and that’s where Emma and Jessa come in. “I enjoy helping people with technology,” says Emma. “Whether they need help with their iPad, sending an email, or just have general technology questions, I am happy to help out. This job has given me a chance to help others in a way that might seem small, but impacts them greatly. Knowing that I have made even the

smallest difference for someone is extremely rewarding.” Jessa adds that she loves “working with people. It’s really rewarding being able to help them with their technological challenges.”

website and promotional materials, presenting a series of public workshops, reaching out to local businesses and seniors centres, updating the apps on the library iPads, and more. The position has “helped me to develop my design portfolio, and gain experience using design programs (like Adobe Creative Suite) in a professional setting,” says Jessa. “The samples of work that I have as a result of the job will be invaluable for me in the future.” In 18 year-old Emma, the work has kindled a different interest. “I have learned that I love teaching people new things. I plan to explore a career in teaching.” We are extremely privileged to have these two young people working with us at the library. Please feel free to bring your devices or your questions in, or just drop by to say hello. Before signing off, I’d like to remind you to mark your calendars for Feb. 28 when East Shore author Ellen Burt will be joining us. Ellen is the third author of the year to visit the library, following Luanne Armstrong and Valerie Comer, and we are expecting a wonderful evening of stories, discussion and good fellowship. Please join us. Aaron Francis is the chief librarian at the Creston and District Public Library.

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Aaron Francis An unintended but important consequence of these positions is how they have helped bring people together. As Jessa relates, “My best experience so far has been helping a photographer transfer his slide photographs into digital. It was really great to talk to him about his photography and hear about his stories and experiences.” Emma describes helping a patron upload Christmas photos to Facebook for her grandchildren in Vancouver, “She was so happy. She couldn’t stop thanking me!” In addition to being available most days to help library patrons on a drop-in basis, Emma and Jessa have been engaged in a variety of other tasks on behalf of the library, including developing a new library

Creston Valley Advance Thursday, February 20, 2014

Senate should be abolished To the Editor: The recent anguished attention belabouring the unfortunate state of the archaic senate of Canada has been consuming much time and attention. Should it be reformed or abolished? Abolished of course, since it serves no practical purpose except as a reward system for party sympathizers and donors. Established at a time when presentday Canada did not exist, it is replete with inequalities, and while constitutional enshrinement at the time seemed a safeguard, in the present atmosphere it is an unfortunate shackle lacking present-day reality and common sense. How should we deal with this impediment? If Mr. Harper is sincere in tackling this conundrum as he once was wearing his reform cloak, I suggest a simple solution: Rather than continue with his orgy of ill-advised Senate appointments, stop! Stop all appointments. Ask the Liberals to do the same. Due to attrition, the red chamber will soon be empty, and the last aggrandized denizen will shamble off into well-deserved obscurity. Problem solved. With the red chamber now empty, it may be turned into a museum, recalling its unequal, unelected, undisciplined and inglorious past. Larry Ewashen Creston

‘Radicals’ not good neighbours To the Editor: Opinions, points of view — call them what you may, we all have them, good or bad, right or wrong. First of all, I would like to thank Margaret Miller for her letter in the Advance on Feb. 13. It expresses my thoughts precisely and helped me from falling into the trap of retaliation and lowering myself to their standards when penning this letter. In Creston, of late, there seems to be no shortage of controversial topics. There is the issue with the doctors being locked out, which is shameful — there, I have an opinion. Then there is the ongoing daylight time issue, but this is not just a simple yes or no; it is also what time zone we should be in. I think I’m in the minority on this one. Should the valley (and town) allow/ promote industrial/commercial development creating much needed employment and tax base or just sit by, watching things diminish and doing nothing as they are with the doctors’ dispute? West Creston fire protection and the actions of a few misguided radicals is the big issue on my mind. Misters Belavy and Certik appear to have launched an all-out attack against anyone who does not agree with them and their faulted opinions. This is not being a good neighbour or member of the community as a whole, and is only counterproductive! We have seen garbage spread and a dog poisoned. Is this a result of all this dissention being stirred up and is this the kind of community you want to live in?

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The letters that are appearing in our mailboxes and being posted are full of misinformation, offensive cowardly attacks and are borderline hate mail. This is a very slippery slope you are standing on! It is beyond my grasp why someone would not want fire protection, especially if you are not carrying any insurance, and if you are there is a huge saving on your fire insurance contrary to what you would have us believe. Would you have us get rid of police and ambulance services, as well, to save some tax dollars? Fire, like a flood, is totally devastating, not just in terms of property but loss of lives, as well! Having no fire protection is like taking your vehicle to a mechanic with no tools. Dave Patstone West Creston

Intersection plan could be safer, cheaper To the Editor: The construction of the Pine StreetNorthwest Boulevard intersection is drawing near. It’s going to be such an improvement. The cost published in the Advance in January was $5 million. I attended the open house at the town hall to look at the plans and ask any questions or comments. All the people involved in planning and engineering the intersection were present. My question was, “Why the delta islands?” These are the triangle islands in the intersection that pedestrians have to cross the turning lane, without a walk light, to get to. The only answer I got was they are a place of refuge for pedestrians. My point was that the intersection would be safer for pedestrians without these islands. Instead, pedestrians could cross the entire street with a walk light, like the vast majority of crosswalks. No one in the room disagreed that this would be safer. I asked if the islands were expensive to construct and the answer was yes, very. So if we could build the intersection safer, and at the same time cost less, why wouldn’t we do it? I believe, for the most part, our town and provincial employees are conscious of the way they spend our tax dollars. Our taxes are high and always increasing. Here is an opportunity to save some tax dollars, and we need to do that any time we have an opportunity to. Make the intersection safer, and at the same time cost less — it’s a nobrainer. Eliminate the delta islands. Don Lukasiewich Wynndel

Business laws fight injustice To the Editor: (Re: This is the Life: “No Winners Here”, Feb. 13 Advance, page 6) I am upset about the closure of the Osprey Medical Clinic, about the doctors and their patients being locked out (and I am a patient of one of those doctors), about the manner in which this closure transpired and the silence on

the part of the people that did the closing. And, yes, I am somewhat upset about the lack of opinions (maybe because of fear) on this issue from some elected officials, and them copping out by just saying, “It’s a business matter.” It is really disturbing to know that all of the patients of these doctors are scrambling for a means to see their doctor and trying to obtain adequate medical attention. I am also galled at the Feb. 13 column by Lorne Eckersley, on this topic, most galling being the description he used to describe those that are laying blame without having more than the most superficial knowledge. How does Mr. Eckersley know they only have a superficial knowledge? Mr. Eckersley also states, “While we are all entitled to our opinions, there are only a small handful of people who have all the facts in the matter.” Again, how does Mr. Eckersley come upon such divine knowledge, when he himself in the same column, states that he is not even sure if there is such a thing as truth? Maybe — just a thought — Mr. Eckersley is thinking that people’s knowledge of this situation is gathered from just what they read in his articles in the Advance — there is probably not enough information there. The laws in Canada, including business laws, are not that tricky. They really are, if dispensed correctly, trying to fight against injustices — that, more than a handful of people do understand. And, I got 100 per cent in university business law and I concur! People do research and want to find out, especially if they do not have access to their physician, why this access is being denied. Of course, they are going to search out the truth. Also, with regard to Mr. Eckersley’s comment, “For all the emotion that has come into play, this is a business issue,” most wars, fights and quarrels, where there are deep emotions, have come into being because of broken promises, and a promise/agreement is the core of a contract (a business issue). A contract does not even have to be a piece of paper; a contract in our country, thank goodness, can still be a person’s word given to someone. Now, there’s truth! Rhonda Barter Creston

Service at hospital was appreciated To the Editor: On Jan. 14, I took my wife, Ellen, to the emergency room at the Creston Valley Hospital (CVH) because she was disoriented and confused, and exhibited the signs of a mini stroke. She had been in the Foothills Medical Center (FMC) in Calgary two weeks previous, with pancreas problems, and after seven days of treatment and subsequent outpatient testing she was told to be cautious of her diet and further testing would occur. We then travelled to our home on the East Shore. Fortunately, when I took my wife to CVH, we had all of the records and tests with us, and upon presenting them to the Creston ER physician, my wife was immediately placed on an intravenous feed and the appropriate blood tests were performed. From that point on, she was given full and professional care, informed of what had happened to her (recurrence of pancreatitis) and consulted on what the next recommended steps should be. See HOSPITAL, page 8

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Understand more by Five CDCC staff are now certified lifesaving instructors walking in other shoes

First off, we want to congratulate five of our staff for successfully passing the lifesaving instructor course we held a couple weekends ago. This is a pretty intense course held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, which consisted of a mix of classroom and in-pool training.

a couple televisions in the lobbies tuned specifically to the Sochi Olympics these past couple weeks. They definitely were well watched at times (usually when our fellow countrymen and women were involved) and it felt good to have kind of a national pride sort of energy happening around the building along with the local pride we see so often. We are also freshening up Neil Ostafichuk our website — and by Now, with their new certifi- freshening, I mean new. Just cation, this allows Sheldon, online last week, www.rdck.ca Austin, Sara, Zayne and Maddie has a new modern look and to teach Lifesaving Society feel as well as being friendlier courses such as Canadian Swim to maneuver around within. I Patrol, as well as that always had a quick blast through the popular Bronze Star, Bronze website as it just came online Medallion and Bronze Cross as I was writing this, and I trio. The last two are key in a thought it looked pretty good progression towards becoming with all the information about a lifeguard, finalized by taking Regional District of Central the national lifeguard certifica- Kootenay services and govertion. Actually I take that back nance within easy access. — I remember in a galaxy far, far Remember, it is brand spankaway, I was told many moons ing new so we would like to ago: “Here is your certification, hear from you if you have a now the real learning begins.” It comment or concern — there is was and still is good advice, and a feedback form in the upper I believe our lifeguards here right hand corner under “conhave come to understand that in nect”. As we get used to it, the short order. But I digress; hats different departments will be off to our newest LSIs! making ongoing tweaks and Thank you for your appre- additions to bring more useful ciative comments about having information to you.

From the Centre

Speaking of poking around on the Internet, when you get tired of watching the best of the Super Bowl commercials, check out something more educational as our spring leisure guide goes on the website after Feb. 26. Following that, expect your copy in the mail (unless of course you have “no flyers”), the week of March 3. We have an assortment of great programs, training opportunities, special events and spring break activities. Want to see some great curling? At the end of February, the Butterfly Bonspiel hits the circles, followed by the BC Masters championships the next weekend. The Masters is a five-day round robin event at the Creston Curling Centre, in which teams compete for the BC Masters title and the opportunity to represent B.C. at the Canadian Masters championship in April. Visit the Creston Curling Club website, www. crestoncurling.com, for the full schedule of events. Take a break from the Masters tourney and catch the Creston Valley Figure Skating Carnival on March 8. Of course, the final word goes to the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and the fantastic job they’ve been doing this year as we head into playoffs shortly as leaders in the Eddie Mountain Division. Go, Cats! Neil Ostafichuk is the recreation supervisor at the Creston and District Community Complex.

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It all began on Jan. 2 when climbing down off the deck. The ladder slipped as I put my second foot down. Fortunately, I did not injure my head or spine, but cannot use my left shoulder or arm, and the left leg cannot bear weight or move without help from the right arm.

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From page 7 After six days it was established that her system could not tolerate even a very bland diet without a flare-up of the pancreas, and that she would need to be placed on a “food tube”. This procedure was not possible at CVH, and it was recommended that she be returned to Calgary immediately. We did so the next day and were admitted immediately into the FMC. Previous to this incident, and also during the time my wife was in the Creston hospital, we heard complaints about the care and quality of the Creston hospital. Based on my wife’s experience, such complaints are totally unjustified and are made by individuals who have never experienced the

What a learning experience! Now I have lost my job as assistant chimney sweep! I am learning to slow down, and am surprised how the body is adapting. My left thumb is in a cast so I cannot hold things with it. However, my left index finger and middle finger work hard to compensate. I cannot walk but I can do a soft shoe shuffle with both feet across a smooth floor for short distances. I can now limp up our 14 stairs standing up. Before I had to lift the left leg up with the right arm as I humped up each step on my rump. I am fortunate to have a husband who is very patient, kind and helpful, but I make sure I learn to be as independent as I can for when he is out. I feel confident I shall be fully functioning by summer. However, I can’t imagine what it must be like to realize recovery may never allow me to move easily and without pain. Every simple task requires planning, slow movement, and energy. One tires easily doing the simplest tasks. See EXPERIENCE, page 14

difficult situations in the larger facilities, or perhaps by individuals who complain about everything without cause or reason. My wife can’t say enough good about what she experienced at CVH. It is clean and organized, the staff is professional and exhibit a wonderful bedside manner, and keep the patient and family well informed, and the doctors are professional and well qualified. The management at CVH should be proud of what they provide, and the community should be proud of what they have at this facility. A special thank you to Dr. Hopkins, all of the professionals and caregivers at CVH, the admissions staff, charge nurse and all of the nurses and support staff — you were wonderful and we can’t say enough good about you. Curt Hartzler Boswell

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