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Thunder Cats are division champs for first time

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BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

For the first time since the Creston Valley Thunder Cats took to the ice in 2000, the team will advance to the third round of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs, having become the Eddie Mountain Division champions after defeating the Kimberley Dynamiters in game 7 of round 2. The series was a nail-biter for fans, who watched the Thunder Cats win the first game at home, then lose the following three. They won the next three, with Saturday’s game 7 win seeing them swing from being down 4-1 to winning the game 5-4. “We have a group of guys in our room that really believe in themselves,” said head coach Josh Hepditch. “They’re working hard and it’s coming together for them” The Thunder Cats lost game 4 6-3 to the Dynamiters on March 11, despite outshooting Kimberley 38-24. “Their goalie was unreal,” said Hepditch. “He stole them the game.” Thunder Cat Colby Livingstone started the game’s scoring, with an unassisted goal midway through the first period. See THUNDER, page 5

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Frequent criminal offender Jason Beaudry has been released from jail and is the subject of a public notification by the Ministry of Justice. Creston RCMP Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said he was notified by the Corrections Branch on Friday that Beaudry, who is described as aboriginal, five feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds, intends to return to his Creston residence. “It is one of our top priorities to keep a close watch on high risk offenders and we will do so with Jason Beaudry,” Gollan said. Routine checks in the past have led to several arrests without him having committed major crimes. The Corrections Branch describes Beaudry, 36, as a high-risk violent sexual offender who has a lengthy and varied criminal history that includes violent and sexual offences. He has used weapons. As well, “he has offended in an opportunistic manner against males, females, strangers and acquaintances,” the notification says. See BEAUDRY, page 5

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A 29-year-old Crawford Bay man was killed in an avalanche March 11 on Gray Creek Pass. Creston RCMP received a complaint around 2:30 p.m. of a missing man near Gray Creek Pass, where two men were snowmobiling when they were caught in an avalanche. “One subject was able to make it out,” said Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan, but the man was unable to find the other.

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Creston Valley Public Library chief librarian Aaron Francis is making a CD of children’s songs and nursery rhymes to be donated to new parents in the library’s Books for Babies package, and he visited Lorraine Doeleman’s Adam Robertson Elementary School Grade 3/4 class to record the students singing some tunes that they learned for their Roots of Empathy baby, Miya Takeda Fischer. Roots of Empathy programs recently ran at ARES, Erickson Elementary School and Crawford Bay ElementarySecondary School.

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Cara Waddle wins singing contest BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

Cara Waddle proved that the third time really is the charm when she placed first in the March 13 finals of Creston’s Best Singer. She had previously placed in the top five in 2012 and the top 10 last year, but her rendition of Just Like Jesse James in the final round put her over the top with judges Charlene Burdett (Fort Macleod, Alta.), Carla McDonald (Cranbrook) and Bev Anderson (Kootenay Lake). “That’s one I always want to sing but never get to,” said Waddle. “And it’s so damn tricky to get the timing on it.” In the top five, Waddle competed

against Taya Blackmore, Tamara Leavitt, Kyran Grant and Erin Collison, who faced off after the judges named them the top five out of 20 singers the audience chose at a Feb. 20 audition. Each singer performed once in the semifinal round that started last week’s contest, with the top five singing again. Waddle started out with I’d Rather Go Blind, made famous by Etta James. “It’s my grandma’s favourite,” said Waddle. In the first round, Leavitt sang I Don’t Believe You, followed by No Place That Far in the finals. The 11-year-old Blackmore performed Angels Among Us for her first song, and followed that up by belting out the Academy Award-

winning Let It Go, from the film Frozen. “I was pretty sure I was going to lose to her,” said Waddle. This isn’t the end of the line for the three winners, all of whom will move on to compete in the Kootenays’ Best Singer regional; contest, which will be held in Creston in June. They will be joined by the top two from Nelson’s Best Singer (held in November), and the top five from each of the upcoming east and west Kootenay contests. “The judges didn’t have an easy job with this contest,” said producer Vern Gorham. “But they made excellent choices, and I’m so proud to have these local singers show their talent when they take on regional competitors.”

Town council asks RCMP for increased downtown presence BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

Increased police presence in the downtown core, partnerships with community groups and drug awareness were the priorities town council set for Creston RCMP when Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan gave his quarterly report at the March 11 regular council meeting. The latter point grew out of Coun. Judy Gadicke’s comment that she smells marijuana whenever she walks around town. “Just about every vehicle we stop, we find pot in,” said Gollan. He said that the website webehigh. org rates Creston at 4.5 and Nelson at 5, on a scale where 1 is “very illegal” and 5 is “virtually legal”. Gollan’s report combined the second and third quarters of the RCMP fiscal year, covering July through December. During that time, checkstops resulted in a total of 36 charges: 14 for impaired driving, 13 90-day suspensions, three 30-day suspensions, five 24-hour suspensions and one drug charge. Gollan also gave a brief overview of the financial difficulties the detachment faces. With a quarter of the fiscal year left, he has spent 49.52 per cent of the municipal budget from the Town of Creston, and 98 per cent of the province’s $74,300 budget. The province currently gives the

detachment only $6,000 per year to spend on gas for three vehicles, working out to about 60 cents a litre, while the town’s portion is $17,000. And when it comes to vehicle maintenance, the town’s contribution is $14,000, while the province gives $4,000. Gollan said he is working with the RCMP’s Southeast District to address budget shortfalls or underfunding. Funding from the town is to be used for Creston-related expenses only, and cannot be used to cover shortfalls in police coverage of outlying areas. Council Briefs •Council received a report from the Creston Spirit Committee regarding the 2013 Santa Claus Parade, which had 18 entries. Twenty-four volunteers staffed the day’s events leading up to and including the parade, but an extra 12 volunteers assisting with traffic control would be helpful at the 2014 parade. Suggestions from the committee for this year’s parade included increasing daytime offerings to make it a larger event, finding a way to prevent large Christmas parties from being scheduled at the same time as the parade to avoid traffic safety concerns, having the Creston and District Community Complex expand its gingerbread decorating event and encouraging more downtown businesses to enter the parade.

•The town received a notice asking for the renewal of its Union of BC Municipalities membership for a cost of $3,551.12. •A letter from Calgary’s Seniors Alpine Ski Club expressed its appreciation to Creston Fire Rescue, the BC Ambulance Service, the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and the Creston and District Community Complex, all of which pitched in when the Brewster Travel Canada bus they were in went off the road east of Creston on Feb. 17. Fire Chief Mike Moore drove the Thunder Cats bus to pick the seniors up and bring them back to Creston, and Brewster intends to reimburse the town for the cost of the bus that day. “They were very impressed, and they didn’t think the municipality should have to pay for the expense,” said Mayor Ron Toyota. •Council approved an pre-budget expenditure of up to $380,000 for an Erickson Street water main upgrade, which was identified as a capital project in the 2010 water master plan, intended to address fire flow deficiencies at the Columbia Brewery and improve hydraulics for more reliable water distribution in the south part of Creston. If the water main is installed before the province’s 2014 resurfacing program, the province at no cost to the town will complete asphalt patching and paving.

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IBET office at Creston RCMP station closing BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

The Creston RCMP detachment regains use of the police station basement at the end of the month. The Integrated Border

Enforcement Team (IBET) is no more. The Creston IBET office that occupied the space included three RCMP constables, a Canadian Border Services Agency member and a halftime clerical worker. All IBET groups

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FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN A Public Meeting will be held in Town Hall Council Chambers, 238 – 10th Avenue North, Creston, at 4:15 p.m., Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Public input will be received on the Proposed ‘Five Year Financial Plan (2014 – 2018)’. The proposed Five Year Plan will be available on-line at www.creston.ca on Monday, March 17, 2014. Steffan Klassen, C.A. Director of Finance and Corporate Services

HYDRANT FLUSHING Please be advised that Town Crews will be carrying out the annual hydrant flushing program starting March 24, 2014 and continuing for approximately 4 weeks. Your water may become cloudy during this period. Should this happen, we ask that you flush your lines by running cold water to clear any murkiness. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact the Public Works Department during regular office hours. 250.428.2214 ext: 620

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TOWN OF CRESTON TOWN OF CRESTON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY SEASONAL SUMMER STUDENT SEASONAL SUMMER STUDENT (Public Works Department) (Public Works Department) The Town of Creston is now accepting applications for two seasonal Summer Student The Townpositions of Creston is now for totwo seasonal Summer Student employment starting on oraccepting about Mayapplications 5, 2014 through August 29, 2014 in the Public employment positions starting on or aboutconditions May 5, 2014 to August 29, 2014 in the Public Works Department (Parks). Employment andthrough wages for this position will be as per Works Department (Parks). Employment conditions forCreston. this position will be as per the Collective Agreement between CUPE Local 2092 andand thewages Town of the Collective Agreement between CUPE Local 2092 and the Town of Creston. The applicants for these positions must be mature, performance oriented individuals with the The to applicants for these must mature, performance individuals with the ability work extremely wellpositions with others andbeindependently with little oriented supervision. ability to work extremely well with others and independently with little supervision. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Primary responsibilities will be maintenance of community parks, green spaces, playground Primary responsibilities will be maintenance of community parks, green spaces, playground equipment and facilities. Training will be provided. equipment and facilities. Training will be provided. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: QUALIFICATIONS  MINIMUM Class 5 BC Driver’s Licence. AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Class 5 BC Driver’s Licence.  Physically fit and able to perform labour intensive work.  Must be ablefit to communicate verbally andwork. in writing with the public and fellow Physically andclearly able to perform labour intensive employees. Must be able to clearly communicate verbally and in writing with the public and fellow  General understanding of how to work safely. employees.  General use of a variety Generalunderstanding understandingofofthe how to work safely. of tools and equipment related to Parks maintenance. General understanding of the use of a variety of tools and equipment related to Parks maintenance. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  ADDITIONAL Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age prior to commencement of employment. INFORMATION:  Applicants must bebe returning to a post-secondary institution a full-time registered student. Applicants must a minimum of 18 years of age prior toascommencement of employment.  Criminal Record Check and Driver’s Abstract are mandatory Applicants must be returning to a post-secondary institutionforasapplication a full-time consideration. registered student.  Criminal Record Check and Driver’s Abstract are mandatory for application consideration. Written applications, with resume, proof of registration for post-secondary education enrolment forWritten September 2014, Criminal Recordproof Check, and Driver’sfor Abstract to be submitted to: enrolment applications, with resume, of registration post-secondary education for September 2014, Criminal Record Check, and Driver’s Abstract to be submitted to: “SUMMER STUDENT – PUBLIC WORKS DEPT.” Town of – Creston “SUMMER STUDENT PUBLIC WORKS DEPT.” PO Box 1339,Town 238 - 10th Avenue, North of Creston Creston, BC - V0B PO Box 1339, 238 10th1G0 Avenue, North Fax: 250-428-9164 Creston, BC V0B 1G0 Email: bev.caldwell@creston.ca Fax: 250-428-9164

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in the province have been reorganized into a federal service organized crime unit. The nearest, in Osoyoos, will take on larger border security projects all the way to the Alberta border, Creston RCMP Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday. According to the RCMP, “IBETs enhance border integrity and security along the shared Canada/U.S. border, between designated ports of entry, by identifying, investigating and interdicting persons, organizations and goods that threaten the national security of one or both countries or that are involved in organized criminal activity. “IBET units protect both Canada and the United States from potential threats of terrorism and impede the trafficking/smuggling of people and contraband.” “It actually makes sense,” Gollan said. “The IBET teams were really too small to take on major projects. Locally, there isn’t much change. We (the Creston RCMP detachment) were always responsible for the first attendance on any file. It should be a better system.” Two senior officials flew in to Creston last week to meet with Mayor Ron Toyota to brief him on the change. “We knew it was coming,” Toyota said. “It has no impact on our local budget, but it’s unfortunate that we lose some local jobs.”

Police Beat In other police news, Creston RCMP responded to 58 calls from March 10-16, Gollan said. March 10 •When police checked on a driver reported to be sitting in his vehicle in a Helen Street parking lot for a long period, they found no problems. •No entry was gained in what appeared to be an attempted break and entry to a Northwest Boulevard business. •An 11th Avenue North resident reported an attempted Internet scam in which payment is requested to set up a firewall on the resident’s computer. •When contacted about an apparently abandoned vehicle on Nick’s Island Road North, the owner reported the vehicle had broken down and he was making arrangements to have it towed. •A driver stopped on Leadville Forest Service Road for driving suspiciously was found to have had his licence suspended for medical reasons. He said he was unaware of the suspension. The vehicle was towed. •One driver suffered only minor injuries in a bizarre three-vehicle crash on Northwest Boulevard. A female

driver crossed into the oncoming lane before bouncing off a concrete wall and hitting an eastbound vehicle and a parked vehicle. The driver was found to be intoxicated and was issued a 90-day roadside driving suspension. Her vehicle was impounded for 30 days. •When is a reported break and entry to a vacant home not a break and entry? When police investigate and find the Canyon Street residence was not vacant and the owner was returning home from walking the dog. March 11 •A vehicle went off Nick’s Island Road but no injuries were reported. •Creston RCMP were notified that frequent violent offender Jason Beaudry has been released from prison and plans to return to live in Creston. (See story on Page 3.) •A complaint was received about an erratic driver on Northwest Boulevard. March 12 •A barking dog complaint was made from a Highway 3 residence. •Police were asked to assist Cranbrook RCMP in the investigation of a historic assault. •An elderly female driver ran through a stop sign on Vancouver Street and collided with another vehicle, causing minor damage but no injuries. Police have sent a letter to the superintendent of motor vehicles recommending her ability to drive be reassessed. •Police co-operated with the Bonners Ferry sheriff’s office in investigating a complaint stemming from the sale of a horse saddle. •Following up on an anonymous call from Erickson about a prohibited driver operating a vehicle, police contacted the driver and warned him about the possible consequences. March 13 •The first of several untraceable 911 calls through the Riley Road cellular tower was received. •When police investigated a 911 call from Canyon-Lister Road they determined that the residential phone line had been disconnected. They could find no explanation for the call and the occupants were not home at the time. •Police attended a Meadow Wood Road residence to keep the peace while a female retrieved some belongings. March 14 •An erratic driver reported on Highway 3A in Crawford Bay was not located. •A vehicle went off Highway 3 and rolled over in slushy road conditions near Blazed Creek. No injuries were reported. •A suspicious vehicle reported on 11th Avenue South was not located.

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•Police served a summons to a Goat River Road resident on behalf of a provincial ministry. •Conducting a well-being check at the request of a female on Canyon-Lister Road, police found her 90-year-old husband outside pruning trees. •Police did not locate rocks reported to be on the railway tracks near Canyon Street. A short time later, a caller reported four people were standing at a fire beside the railway tracks near Cook Street. The group scattered when police arrived and only one, a 23-year-old, was caught for questioning. •Police were unable to locate an erratic driver on Highway 3A but the plate was traced to an 87-year-old owner. •Police attended a 38th Avenue residence to assist Cranbrook RCMP with an assault investigation. •A black Mustang, reported to be speeding and swerving on Northwest Boulevard, was not located. March 15 •Police notified the appropriate provincial ministry after an incident on Sixth Avenue North in which the male resident caused a disturbance. Alcohol was a factor and children were in the residence. •A subpoena was served to a 25th Avenue South resident on behalf of Cranbrook RCMP. •No injuries resulted in a single vehicle accident on Thompson Road. •Three males were reported to be running through backyards in the 500 block of 12th Avenue North. •An erratic Ford F-150 reported on Devon Street was not found. •Police responded to a 911 call from a 16th Avenue North residence, where the caller said she dialed the emergency number in error. A short time later, they were called back to the same residence, where an intoxicated male was refusing to leave. He was found to be in breach of his curfew, arrested and held in police cells until sober. At the same location, police found a small outdoor fire in which clothing was being burned. March 16 •A male was arrested on 24th Street for breaching a restraining order. •A female in medical distress at a Highway 3 residence was taken to hospital. •Tires, apparently taken from a nearby business, were set out on 10th Avenue North. •A male was arrested, charged and released with a court appearance pending after a complaint of harassment was made from a Northwest Boulevard residence.

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From page 1 The Dynamiters scored two goals late in the period, and then two in the second before Livingstone scored his second goal at 4:56. It was a similar story in the third period, with Kimberley scoring twice before Trevor Hanna scored the Thunder Cats’ third of the night, assisted by Carson Cartwright and Livingstone, who earned three points that evening. “That was the best game I’ve ever seen him play,” said Hepditch. The action returned to Creston on March 13 for game 5, giving the Thunder Cats a boost of confidence. “Our backs were against the wall,” said Hepditch. “I don’t think there was one guy in the room that didn’t think we could come back in the series.” Thunder Cat Jesse Collins scored the first period’s only goal, and Kimberley followed that with two in the second period before Hanna tied the score at 2:45. Colton St. John

Alliance opposes provincial recycling program BY JEFF NAGEL Black Press

An alliance of business groups opposed to the new Multi Material BC recycling system are demanding the province halt the planned May 19 launch and go back to the drawing board. MMBC, an industry stewardship group, is poised to take responsibility for curbside blue box collection – with more containers and material types collected than before – while charging businesses for the recycling of the packaging and paper they generate. But it's been in a bitter fight with small business groups that complain they are set to pay punishingly high fees, which will then be passed on to consumers. The battle took a new turn March 10, when the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and eight other associations launched a campaign in B.C. newspapers and online at rethinkitbc.ca to amplify the pressure on Victoria. CFIB provincial affairs director Mike Klassen predicted job losses and some business closures as a result of the MMBC regulations and fees. "This is public policy run amok," he said. "We are asking British Columbians to talk to the B.C. government to push

scored the game-winner at 13:12 in the third period, and Collins scored again, with an empty-netter at 1:05. “It was nice to see our 20-year-olds step up in a game like that,” said Hepditch. With game 6 played Friday on the Dynamiters’ home ice, the Thunder Cats had to dig deep in order to stay on track. “We had to play with pure desperation,” said Hepditch. “It was really do or die for us. We knew that it was going to be biggest game of the series for us.” It was another 4-2 victory for the Thunder Cats, whose scoring started with a power-play goal by Tyler Podgorenko five minutes into the game. Livingstone (power play) and Seth Schmidt scored in the second period before penalty trouble resulted in two Dynamiters goals. Collins added a fourth goal for the Thunder Cats with just over seven minutes left in the game. For Saturday’s game in Creston, the John Bucyk Arena was “packed before warm-up,” said Hepditch, with the attendance eventually topping 1,000. the pause button on its reckless and red tape-laden program." BC Agriculture Council vice-chair Stan Vander Waal said farmers can't readily stop packaging strawberries and blueberries in plastic clamshells, because retailers insist that's what consumers want. "We have to wear the cost," he said, adding MMBC fees will cost his Chilliwack farm $60,000 to $100,000 a year. "It goes directly against growing agriculture." Canadian Newspaper Association chair Peter Kvarnstrom, who is publisher of a paper in Sechelt, warned that the new system will be “catastrophic” to B.C. community and daily newspapers, resulting in job losses in an already challenged industry and reduced service to communities. The opposition groups say they support the aim of the program — to make generators of packaging pay to recycle it — but they dispute the fees and say multinational consumer goods firms like Unilever and Wal-Mart control MMBC and are manipulating it to their benefit, not that of local businesses. Most of the fees for container waste are double or even quadruple what businesses in Ontario pay to a similar agency. Newspapers say they face a $14-million-a-year bite out of their operations because of the 20 cents per kilogram they will pay on newsprint, compared to less than half a penny in Ontario. Environment Minister Mary Polak said most businesses are exempt from the fees if they have under $1 million of retail sales, generate less than a tonne of material or operate out of a single retail outlet, while generators of one to five tonnes per year pay flat fees of $550 or $1,200.

LocaL/B.c. News The game started with a good first period, which saw Cartwright score on a power play at 9:43, with Kimberley tying the score a few minutes later. A weaker second period saw the Dynamiters take the lead, scoring one unassisted and two power-play goals. “We melted,” said Hepditch. “We got outplayed and outshot.” In the third period, he capitalized on one of the Thunder Cats’ strengths, the ability to roll a few lines to keep players from tiring. And it worked, with Andrew Hodder, Collins and Logan Styler scoring to tie the game 4-4. A Dynamiters penalty at 2:27 proved timely for the Thunder Cats, whose power play stepped up, with Schmidt scoring the game-winner at 2:06. “You couldn’t have written a better script for this,” said Hepditch. “It was unbelievable. I’ve gotten texts and emails from people who said it was the best sporting event they’ve ever seen in their life.” With only three days of rest

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between games, though, the Thunder Cats were back at it on Tuesday and Wednesday, hosting the Beaver Valley Nitehawks — who topped the Neil Murdoch Division by beating the Nelson Leafs in six games — as they compete for the KIJHL’s Kootenay Conference title. The Nitehawks and Thunder Cats both earned 80 points in the regular season, with the Thunder Cats 39 wins, com-

pared to the Nitehawks’ 38, giving them home-ice advantage. The Nitehawks have a half-dozen really skilled players, plus strong defence and goaltending, so the series should be an exciting one. “After our last series, we’d say nothing’s impossible,” he said. “We definitely don’t think it’s going to be a walk in the park. … It’s going to take a lot of hard work and sticking to our game plan.”

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PUBLIC NOTICE CRESTON LANDFILL WASTE SCREENING PROGRAM Please be advised that the RDCK is conducting an on-going Waste Screening Program at the Creston Resource Recovery Facility. The objective of this process is to educate the public about what is accepted for disposal at the site and to encourage recycling and waste diversion. All loads and household garbage bags will be inspected as part of the waste screening process. All Waste Screening activities will be undertaken to ensure compliance with the Resource Recovery Facilities Bylaw (RDCK Bylaw 2174). At this time waste screening events will be for the purpose of education only; no penalties will apply for non-compliant loads during this period of time. In the future, customers found to be non-compliant with RDCK Bylaw 2174 will be subject to appropriate fees & penalties. The RDCK Resource Recovery Bylaw is available on our website: http://www.rdck.ca/EN/main/services/waste-recycling.html

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From page 1 Beaudry’s release is accompanied by 13 court-ordered conditions, including orders not to possess, own or carry weapons, not to attend establishments where alcohol is the primary commodity for sale, to abstain completely from the possession, purchase or consumption of alcohol or drugs and to remain inside his residence between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Gollan asks that anyone witnessing Beaudry breaching any of these conditions should call the RCMP immediately at 250-428-9313.

FOR THE RECORD In last week’s story, “Eightweek Mindfulness Course Part of Training Program,” the prerequisite training program that Kuya Minogue took to prepare was actually 10 days, not eight weeks.

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My weekend plans didn’t include taking in a hockey game, but on Saturday night I found myself checking out the KIJHL website to see how the Creston Valley Thunder Cats were making out. At about 10 p.m. there was no score posted on the site. A while later, the news I was looking for finally popped up. Not only had the Thunder Cats bounced back from a 3-1 game deficit in the semifinal series against the Kimberley Dynamiters, they had overcome a 4-1 score going into the third period. I could only image what the sound of a thousand fans was like as the home side roared back with four unanswered goals to earn a 5-4 victory. The Cats might have finished the season 20 points up on Kimberley, but the Dynamiters have a very nice history of playoff season victories against Creston. In fact, Creston fans and players alike have had reason to build up a pretty good dislike for the Dynamiters. Since the Cats joined the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League in 2000-2001, Kimberley has ended their season six times, all in the semifinals, or first round of the playoffs. It has been left to an even bigger nemesis, the Fernie Ghostriders, to dispatch the Thunder Cats in the three previous times that they moved on to the second round, in 2007, 2010 and 2011. In only one of those series did the team even manage to win a game. That came in 2011, when Creston forced the series to a seventh game before bowing out. As the Cats move into uncharted territory this week, I am happy for the players and fans, of course. But even

more, I am thrilled for the executive and for head coach-general manager Josh Hepditch. The executive gets credit, as it always should, for keeping junior hockey alive in the Creston

quality of players they have been able to attract. The organization puts a high value on character, and it has paid off. In the past two years, Thunder Cats players have participated in the Reach a Reader program, a fundraiser and awareness program for local literacy efforts. Each player I have met and chatted with while they sold our newspapers on the street has been friendly, enthusiastic and quick with a smile. I have heard only positive comments from the many groups that Lorne Eckersley have benefited from the team’s volunteer efforts. On Sunday morning I chatted Valley. Each year seems to present a with my son, Ryan, on the phone new financial challenge, one that isn’t from his home in Calgary. He played helped when the team doesn’t host goal for the Thunder Cats for two many playoff games. Teams budget years and has continued to follow for the season and a long run in the the team. Like me, he was checking playoffs can result in a very healthy for scores on Saturday night. addition to the bottom line. “When I checked I saw they were Having been able to keep Hepditch down 4-1 after two periods and I on this long has certainly been the thought, ‘Too bad, but they had a biggest factor in this year’s success. great run.’ ” He, too, had experiWhen I wrote a feature story about enced the frustration of losing a him early in his first year I described him as a young man who gave me the playoff series to the Dynamiters. “Then I checked for the final sense that one day I would be saying, score this morning when I got up “I knew him when…’ ” Hepditch had and I couldn’t believe it!” he said. great success as a two-way player “What a comeback!” with national champion University of Minor and junior hockey played a New Brunswick teams, and cites curhuge role in Ryan’s development. rent Buffalo Sabre coach Ted Nolan as He’s great father and husband, a a mentor. Everything about his manrespected RCMP officer and kind, ner exudes quiet competence and decent man. I know the parents of strength. He isn’t likely to remain in today’s Thunder Cat players will be Creston much longer, especially after saying the same things in years to this great season, one that will guarcome. And they will have great memantee that he will attract attention from other teams in other leagues. But ories of their sons’ great 2014 season, which saw their team advance to the we are a better community for having third round of the KIJHL playoffs for had him among us. the first time ever. Another sure sign that Hepditch Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of and the Thunder Cats executive have been doing all the right things is in the the Creston Valley Advance.

This is the Life

Library depends on funding

The industrialist Andrew Carnegie once said, “A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.” Like all great social enterprises, a strong and vital public library depends on stable and adequate funding and this, in turn, depends on the support of both the public and those empowered to make decisions for the public good. Approximately 75 per cent of the operating budget of Creston Valley Public Library is funded through the local tax base for the Town of Creston and Regional District of Central Kootenay areas A, B and C. This funding covers book purchases, computers, staffing costs, building maintenance and other needed equipment and supplies. Another 15 per cent is funded through the libraries and literacy branch of the Ministry of Education. This funding supports collaboration with regional and provincial libraries. It is what allows folks from Riondel and Crawford Bay to use the Nelson library without paying the $90/year non-resident fee. It allows you to borrow books from any library in the province, either while travelling or through interlibrary loans. It also helps support our ebook, audiobook and other electronic databases.

The remaining 10 per cent is raised through miscellaneous grants, donations and library-generated revenue, such as overdue fines and photocopy charges. These funds support special

Solving America's Reading Problem”) in Forbes magazine pointed out, when you do the math, the public library is a great deal. As we’ve seen with some privatization initiatives in recent years, lower taxes do not always mean lower costs to citizens. Having a well-managed and publically accountable social service — a service that provides significant value to a broad cross section of the community — is, in my opinion, a worthy investment for my tax dollars. We are extremely fortunate in Creston to have elected officials who understand the value of the public library. Mayor Ron Toyota and area directors John Kettle, Larry Binks and Garry Jackman, as well as Lower Kootenay Band Chief Jason Louie, have been strong supporters of the library over the years, and our beautiful, spacious facility is a testament to their advocacy and hard work. With local elections on the horizon, it is a good time to remind our leaders and would-be leaders of the value and importance of a vibrant, well-equipped public library. Ask them if they will support stable funding for the library during their next term. Your children and grandchildren will thank you. Aaron Francis is the chief librarian at the Creston Valley Public Library.

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Aaron Francis projects, such as the community access program, Summer Reading Club, construction of the Lawrence Lavender Reading Garden and many others. I’ve written here before about how the public libraries provide a significant net economic benefit to the community. Simply put, the value that the community receives through pooling and sharing our resources far exceeds the financial outlay required to maintain the library. Families in this community rely on the library’s high quality resources and programs, seniors depend on our free computer training, community groups rely on our public meeting spaces and people from all walks of life depend on the library for their recreational and lifelong learning needs. As a recent article (“How Public Libraries Are

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Ugly forces take stage regarding Osprey clinic To the Editor: (Re: “Owner’s Silence a Test of Integrity,” March 13) To Erin Carr, there are two things I would like to tell you. First, I know you and your partner have the support of many positive, understanding citizens of this valley. They are the silent majority. Take heart. Secondly, in your letter you mentioned this beautiful valley several times. Yes, it is a beautiful valley, but it also has an ugly side. The beauty is wrought by nature, the ugliness is wrought by humans. Unfortunately, the ugly, negative forces in this community are always front and centre on every issue: the initiative to give the Pet Adoption and Welfare Society a little tax money, the initiative to obtain fire protection for West Creston, the proposal for a referendum to determine once and for all the issue of daylight time and, now, the legal and ethical rights of your business partner under fire because of his refusal to publicize his private business dealings. The negative people with their nasty actions and threats are always ready to do their bashing, to try to intimidate and ridicule others as a means of forcing others to do what they want. I think it is time that the positive, silent majority takes a stand, makes an effort to counteract the growing negativity that will eventually spoil not the natural beauty of this valley, but definitely the beauty of a good reputation, as a “nice” place to live. Gail Bosgra Creston

Graham follows Tory party blindly To the Editor: (Re: “MLA ‘Against Rural Ridings in B.C.,’ ” March 6) In the letter by Wes Graham, a town councillor and assistant to a Conservative MP, he renders a personal attack on me for my position on Bill 2, the Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act presently before the legislature. As we know, personal attacks are left to those who lack substantive reasons for their position and prefer to bully their way through an argument. It seems that is the case here. For those not familiar with Bill 2, it is the Liberals bill that interferes with the Electoral Boundaries Commission’s independence to work directly with the public in drawing our electoral boundaries. Because governments are in conflict of interest when deciding electoral boundaries, this independence is paramount and protected by the constitution. Nevertheless, the Liberals are once again ignoring the laws of the land — this time by directing the commission to preserve the boundaries of a select number of ridings. Why would they only look at 17 rather than all rural ridings if this was about protecting rural representation, which is something determined between the com-

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mission and public anyway? Taking a look at how it all shakes out, their selection is where they have the most to gain. If you are interested in seeing what I had to say about this bill, please visit my YouTube channel where I’ve posted my speech for you to watch anytime. You can also read or view the Hansard transcript anytime at www.leg.bc.ca. It is a shame that a local elected official thinks this type of legislation is acceptable, making it clear that Mr. Graham’s blind obedience to his chosen provincial party outweighs his respect for democratic laws. Michelle Mungall Nelson-Creston MLA

Valley needs Pacific time year-round To the Editor: Daylight time has started once again. I believe the Creston Valley should be on Pacific time year-round. I hate watching TV an hour later all winter. I hope the men and women in authority in this valley will make the right decision, to stay on Pacific time year-round. Why wait until November to decide. Please, let’s use Pacific time yearround. I am an elderly senior and trust you will agree with me. Ross Hadden Erickson

Mediation needed in doc situation To the Editor: My husband, Wolfgang, and I are patients of Dr. Suzanne Hopkins and we are very grateful to her for accepting us as patients when we moved here in 2012. She had also just relocated with her family to establish herself here. We can only imagine how she must feel now. We have no insights in the legal dispute between the doctors and the owners of the clinic. All we know is that the doctors were locked out of their offices in January. That in itself has to be unprecedented and was done with total disregard for people’s lives and well-being, in our opinion. Without taking sides in this matter, we think this has gone on long enough and it needs mediation from the Ministry of Health or other outside sources. We are also puzzled and find it ironic for Mr. Gadicke to suggest to hug our doctors (“Doctors Still Able to Access Patient Records,” Feb. 27) and buy them chocolates or flowers. Mind you, we have no problem doing that, but we would rather do it at their offices where they are able to do what they love and want to do, namely, looking after their patients without restrictions, hurdles and with the necessary peace of mind. We hope, at this point, they can keep on doing just that. We are sure we speak for many when we assure our doctors that we appreciate them, and we hope many more patients will voice their concerns and support, also. We assume they have enough on their minds and do not need to be bombarded by their patients, unless they are in need of medical attention, but hopefully it will make them feel better to know that they are truly appreciated. Ursula Blessing Creston

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Time change a smooth one in valley To the Editor: We are lucky to live in the Creston Valley! There, now wasn’t that nice? It happened so quietly, so smoothly, so seamlessly that, in fact, no one even noticed. And no one had to do anything, not even click a mouse. It happened by others, long ago, and it is done for our own convenience and pleasure. What a treat it is, and it’s free too! We have “endured” a change of time once again, by gloriously doing nothing. We have endured no stress, no dysfunction, no bleary eyes, no being late for work, no confusion, no doubts — nothing but a peaceful mind. We don’t change time. In the summer, we live in Pacific time, and in the winter, we live in mountain time. So what? It’s among the reasons I love living in the Creston Valley: glorious weather and no stress! Bill Cook Lister

Age is no excuse for rudeness To the Editor: In response to the letter “Community must look after seniors” (Feb. 27), I felt a compelling need to share my most unpleasant encounter with one of Creston’s senior citizens. Having grown up here, I realize that the majority of the residents are, in fact, seniors. However, this does not give the right for anyone, no matter what their age, to treat another human with less respect or decency. My four-year-old daughter and I recently stopped by Paul’s Superette to purchase some scratch tickets as part of an upcoming anniversary gift. She didn’t comprehend what the scratch tickets even represented, only that she was so excited to be able to assist me in picking them out. There were no other customers in the building when we entered and the cashier was polite and ready to assist us. Within a few moments, an elderly gentleman (I too use the term “gentleman” loosely, as I do believe his actions were anything but) entered the store and proceeded to walk to the cooler in the back to grab a bag of ice. The elderly man approached the counter with his ice and stood in line. Knowing there was someone waiting, I hurried my daughter and myself along with our purchases. Apparently, “waiting” and “patient” were not vocabulary the elderly man was familiar with. Within a few seconds, he angrily turned, stomped to the back of the store and threw his bag of ice into the cooler, slamming the door afterwards. He then trudged out of the store. The cashier and I were astonished by his actions. I collected my tickets and my daughter and I left the store only to be yelled at as we walked toward our vehicle. The elderly man had paused long enough to roll down his window and yell obscenities at my daughter and myself. See BEHAVIOUR, page 11

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Watershed 101 Canadian Geographic Society

No matter where you stand on the planet, you are on a watershed, a landscape feature also referred to as a catchment or drainage basin. A watershed is defined as an area of land where all the

surface water drains into the same place, whether it’s a creek, a stream, a river or an ocean. Therefore, all precipitation, such as rain or snow, that falls on a watershed ends up flowing to the same

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March 17 - 23 place. There are two major types of watersheds, open and closed. An open watershed eventually drains into the ocean, whereas water in a closed watershed can escape only by evaporating or seeping into the earth. With the exception of some small watersheds in the Prairies and British Columbia, most

When you travel in the back country, be sensitive to the fact that you may be in someone’s watershed. Treat every water source as though it were your own drinking water.

Town of Creston

Proclamation

Water Week: March 17-23, 2014

WHEREAS the National Organizing Partners for Canada Water Week Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, World Wildlife Fund Canada and Living Lakes Network Canada - have identiﬁed the third week in March as Canada Water Week; WHEREAS Canada is home to some of the largest, most beautiful and most economically important rivers and lakes in the world; WHEREAS residents in our communities have an important and celebrated connection to rivers, lakes and waterways; WHEREAS a week proﬁling the importance of clean water would increase public awareness that we need to take care of, protect and restore freshwater ecosystems in and near our communitites; WHEREAS public opinion surveys continue to reveal that a clear majority of Canadians consider fresh water to be the nation’s most important natural resource; WHEREAS March 22nd is internationally recognized as World Water Day. NOW I, Ron Toyota, Mayor of the Town of Creston, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM the third week in March as “Water Week” Signed this 14th day of March, 2014

Ron Toyota, Mayor

Watersheds have variety

Watersheds can be urban, rural, wild or anywhere in between. Toronto, for example, contains seven river

watersheds, each draining into Lake Ontario, which itself is part of the Great Lakes Basin watershed. So watersheds come in all shapes and sizes and cross provincial and international boundary lines. They are populated with freshwater features such as lakes, ponds, reservoirs, groundwater aquifers, snowpacks, glaciers and icefields.

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watersheds in Canada are open. The rain that falls in the St. Lawrence River watershed, for example, winds up in the St. Lawrence, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

Will Koop - “The Arrow Creek Community Watershed Reserve: A Case History”

In the south-most region of the Purcell Mountains, and along the western flank of the Moyie Range, is the 7,900 hectare Arrow Creek watershed. The Arrow, which flows from north to south, is wedged between the Duck Creek watershed to the west, another source of domestic water supply, and the Goat River watershed tributary complex to the east and north. Arrow Creek flows into the Goat River, the confluence of which is located beside highway 3 and the Canadian Pacific Railway track on

the northeastern edge of Erickson, an agricultural and fruit-growing community of about 2,000 people. From here, the Goat River flows w e s t w a rd and below the town of Creston, population of about 5,000, to join the Kootenay River, 10 kilometers north of the United States border.In early 2000, the provincial government forced the Erickson Improvement District. After applications from local residents and incorporations, the Minister of Lands, T.D. Pattullo,

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reserved the water rights of Arrow Creek for domestic use of the Creston area on February 16, 1923. Incorporation of the village of Creston took place the following year in 1924. In 1929, the East Creston Irrigation District was formed, and a final water license given to draw water from the Arrow on July 4, 1929. The East Creston Irrigation District supplied water to Creston through their distribution system, and continues to do so. The Erickson Mutual WaterUsers Community was incorporated, under the Water Act, on May 27, 1920, which later became the Erickson Irrigation District, incorporated on May 26, 1953. The Erickson Irrigation District received its water from Sullivan Creek until 1981, when it amalgamated with the East Creston Irrigation District to form the Erickson Improvement District. Sullivan Creek water is now only used for 5 or 6 months of the year, from mid-Spring to the end of summer, in addition to water from Arrow Creek. Nearby, the community of Canyon received its water license for the Camp Run (Association) Creek on November 1, 1908, and formed the Canyon Mutual WaterUsers’ Community, incorporated on February 28, 1922. This later became the North Canyon Improvement District, with water licenses on Thompson and Camp Run Creek The Wynndel Irrigation District (WID), just to the northwest of Creston, began in 1932 and received its domestic and irrigation water from Duck Creek. Concerned about logging in Duck Creek, the WID obtained a Watershed Reserve designation from the provincial government in 1947.

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