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Town, RDCK agree on fire service BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff It has been three years in the making, but the Town of Creston and Regional District of Central Kootenay have approved a fire services agreement that will extend coverage to Arrow Creek. “The time involved has been frustrating, especially for town and regional fire chiefs, who came up with this proposal years ago,” said Mayor Ron Toyota. “But we also have a better document to work with — the chiefs and staff have done some great work to provide clarity in how fire protection will function in much of the Creston Valley.” An appendix to the new contract binds the town and RDCK to jointly maintain a minimum number of firefighting personnel so that adequate response can be expected throughout the designated fire protection area. See FIRE, page 3

The Lower Kootenay Band canoe team disembarks after a 73-kilometre trek from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, to Rykerts, B.C.

LKB members return to village site BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

The Lower Kootenay Band canoe team made a proud return to the site of a former This week's weather artist:

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Ktunaxa village at the Canada-U.S. border on Friday, rowing 73 kilometres along the Kootenay River from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, to get there. “It’s very important that after 100 years,

our people returned to Aqunuk,” said LKB Chief Jason Louie, after the canoe team disembarked on the Canadian side of the border. See CANOE, page 5

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The sounds of engines chugging away filled the air at the Creston Museum on June 19, as members of the museum’s antique engine club got a few of the artifacts up and running — the first time in decades for some. “These have been sitting here for 30 years,” said Ken Thom, who used to have his own collection of over 60. The museum has 11 stationary engines — as well as a generator and three tractors — and several members of the club got a few running, including a 1920 pump engine manufactured in Brandon, Man., and an engine made in Ottawa, Kansas. They were designed to power other machines, such as a fruit press, grain crusher or cream separator. The last time the Ottawa engine was started up was over 10 years ago — longer for some of the others — said museum manager Tammy Hardwick, who is planning to combine an engine event with the annual quilt show in the fall. Along with the museum’s engines, Thom brought a couple of his own, including a 1905 Oldsmobile engine — built in a time before the throttle was in use. “This engine runs wide open,” he said. The museum’s collection, Thom added, is an impressive one. Many engines that had no proven need were confiscated and melted down during the Second World War. “They’ve got some really good engines here,” he said. “They’re really lucky to have them.”

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From page 1 It also defines what equipment will be provided at each fire hall in the area. The agreements are designed to be offsetting, so that no additional costs are created. “I think the details are where the great work by the chiefs and staff really shine,” Toyota said. “It is now very clear how fires in each area will be responded to.” For example, in an appendix to the agreement, for a residential fire in Erickson and the Area C contract area, response to a first alarm will come from two engine companies (groups

of firefighters) from the closest available fire hall, three tender companies from the closest available fire hall and one command vehicle. If a second alarm is sent out, another engine company and a rescue company will respond. Creston Fire Rescue Chief Mike Moore told town council earlier in the month that work is now being undertaken with the regional dispatch centre so that response to a fire in any area covered in the area will be coordinated as per the agreement. “It will take a few months to make the necessary changes, but everything should be in place by the end of summer,” he said. “Our goal should be to pro-

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Driving infractions keep Creston RCMP busy BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Creston RCMP responded to 56 calls for service from June 16-22, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday. June 16 •Sitting parked in an alley late at night with his vehicle running drew some unwanted attention to a male.

Police stopped to check on him and smelled liquor, but he refused to provide a breath sample. He was given a 90-day driving prohibition and the vehicle was impounded for 30 days. A small amount of cocaine was seized. •A trailer hitch was stolen from a Highway 95 residence. •A barbed wire fence on 44th Street was damaged by a vehicle

Employment Opportunity TERM CONTRACT PLANNER (1.5 Year Term) The Town of Creston is now accepting applications for a Term Contract Planner (1.5 year term) in the Development Services Department. After the 1.5 year term, this employment contract may be extended for an indefinite period of time. Employment will start as soon as possible or July 2, 2014, whichever can be attained first, through to November 30, 2015. This position will be reporting to the Director of Municipal Services, which offers training opportunities to support the development of the successful candidate within the local government framework. The applicant for this position must be a mature, performance oriented individual with the ability to work both extremely well with others and independently with little supervision. As a mid-level professional Planner, the successful candidate will be engaged in a variety of planning functions where his or her extensive knowledge of planning theory will be applied in both the development and policy planning disciplines. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Coordinate, evaluate and process a range of land use proposals and development applications including, but not limited to, development permits, land use amendments and subdivisions; • Negotiate with applicants using professional judgement and expertise to provide decisions that balance corporate goals and objectives; • Provide review, analysis, evaluation and recommendations on planning applications and coordinate the circulation, team review and evaluations in a timely manner; • Research, analyze, prepare and conduct intermediate planning studies and research projects; • Liaise with municipal and other government agencies; • Provide information and respond to queries from internal and external sources; • Prepare reports for Town Council with recommendations. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: • Bachelor’s degree or diploma in a field relevant to planning (i.e. geography, community planning, etc.) supplemented by urban/community planning courses; • Preferred 1 - 2 years’ experience in municipal planning; • Valid BC drivers licence; • Criminal Record Check and Drivers Abstract; • Willingness to relocate to Creston (must like small community lifestyle); • Two professional reference letters. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: • Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment; • Possession of strong analytical, problem-solving and program management skills; • Willingness to apply theory to practical application; • Understanding of the local government framework in British Columbia; • Strong knowledge of the Land Title Act, Local Government Act and the Community Charter as they relate to local development; • Experience working with elected officials, the development community and the public; • Flexibility in terms of work hours and job requirements; • Possession of excellent written and verbal communication skills; • Ability to work independently to achieve the identified goals; • Ability to function as a key member of the management team; • Membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Planning Institute of British Columbia is preferred. Detailed applications containing resume and references to be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, June 27, 2014 to: TOWN OF CRESTON PLANNER Attention: Executive Assistant Town of Creston PO Box 1339, 238-10th Avenue North Creston, B.C. V0B 1G0 Fax: 250-428-9164 • Email: bev.caldwell@creston.ca Only those applicants being considered for an interview will be contacted.

that left paint evidence, but not information about the driver. •In a court order, a local female serving a jail sentence has been issued a lifetime ban on the possession of firearms. •Green paint was left on a parked vehicle in a Northwest Boulevard parking lot hit and run. •A female who had refused to leave a Riverview Road residence vacated on her own when police arrived. June 17 •A Riondel resident who reported a food poisoning case from a local restaurant was advised to contact a different agency. •A person who complained about a BB gun being advertised on a local Internet site was informed it is not illegal to sell such an item, or advertise it. •When police tracked down the driver who was reportedly responsible for a hit and run in a Cook Street parking lot, the elderly female hadn’t realized she had hit another vehicle. •A Simon Road resident reported that she does not want to have contact with family members. •Police attended an 11th Avenue North residence and assisted in mediation. •A mobility scooter reported to be in a ditch on Highway 3A was gone when police arrived. •Police were unable to determine the reason for a 911 call from a Quinton Road residence. June 18 •An intoxicated female reported to be at the hospital

•A driver required hospital treatment after his vehicle collided with a deer on Highway 3. •A ticket to a driver who sideswiped a vehicle on Highway 3 and then drove off has been revoked. The driver was found 2.5 kilometres away, sleeping. He was taken to hospital showing no signs of alcohol consumption, where it was determined he had suffered a minor stroke. •A 10th Avenue North resident reported receiving harassing text messages about a tenant’s eviction. •When police found a vehicle in a ditch on Highway 3 two males in attendance claimed to be hitchhikers. The vehicle had a stolen licence plate and police determined one of the males was the driver. The investigation continues. •A third party report about a sexual assault named only the alleged perpetrator and not the victim. Police are investigating. •Police were unable to locate a black Camaro reported to be speeding and squealing tires on Lister Road. •An intoxicated male reported to be walking on Highway 21 with a shirt on his head was found sitting in the middle of the highway and transported to hospital. June 21 •A person who breached a court order by attending a Simon Road residence was gone when police arrived. Charges are pending. •When a female reported that a male stole property, the male said he could not identify her as he has stolen from a lot of people. •A report of about 60 shots fired near Highway 3/95 was reported to conservation officers as the issue is ongoing. •A driver who collided with a power pole on Settlement Road was located. He said he fell asleep at the wheel and intended to report the incident the following morning. He was issued a ticket. June 22 •Minor damage to a truck grill was reported on Highway 3 near Yahk after a bag of ice was thrown from an oncoming vehicle. In 2011, Council established a Revitalization Tax Exemption •A group of travelProgram to promote the economic revitalization and growth of ling sports car drivers the Town of Creston. TheTaxes intention the Bylaw was to 2014 Property andofcompleted was warned after encourage the development and redevelopment of police received a com2014 Home Grant Application formswas plaint about erratic commercial hotels Owner and motels. This particular program driving on Highway for a threeARE (3) year periodBY and JULY is soon coming to a close. DUE 2, 2014. 3A. •A warning letter for qualiﬁ property or was sent to the owner As Deferral such, all Applications eligible applications for ed development of a vehicle reported to redevelopment of aare commercial hotelatorTown motel Hall. must be made owners available be passing unsafely to the Town of Creston on or before July 31, 2013. and tailgating from After July 2, 2014 a 10% penalty will be Cranbrook to Creston. •A object fell from a For further information concerning this program, applied to any outstanding tax amount. vehicle on Highway 3 please call 250-428-2214, ext. 233. east of Creston, damagCome see us at Town Hall! ing the undercarriage of a trailing vehicle. was gone when police arrived. •Police attended a Birch Street residence to notify residents about a death in the family. •A reported harassing letter to a Vancouver Street residence was determined not to be criminal. •Police conducted a wellbeing check at a Sixth Avenue South residence, but found no emergency. •Two pickups were reported to be speeding and making loud noise on 33rd Avenue at Beam Road. •Police assisted social service personal with a fraud investigation. •A warning letter was sent to the owner of a vehicle reported to be driving erratically on Dogwood Street. •Shots were reported on Crown land near Ainsworth Avenue in Riondel. •A dirt bike was reported to be operating without lights near Centennial Park. June 19 •Police are investigating a sexual interference case on Connell Road. •Police were called to a Riley Road residence by a 911 call where they found an extremely intoxicated person who required hospitalization. A smoking marijuana bong was seized. •A male who fled a 25th Avenue South residence following a domestic assault is being sought by police. June 20 •A Robson Road resident complained about almost being hit by a vehicle.

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Council to decide on weed spraying later in the year BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

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Lower Kootenay Band canoe team coach Scott Bayley is greeted following the canoe trek.

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From page 1 The village, Aqunuk, was a small one, Louie said, centred around the inlet between the Rykerts (Canada) and Porthill (U.S.) ports of entry over a century ago. But with the border running through the village, neither government

allowed its residents to stay. “Our people were forcibly removed, never to return until today,” said Louie. About a dozen rowers — mainly youth, the remainder of 23 who started rowing in March — including Louie and coaches Scott Bayley, Jesse Willicome and Dan Cameron started the trek on June 19, camping overnight along the

way. The journey took a total of 11 hours — seven on Thursday and four on Friday — and the participants had to dig deep to make it home, but it was worth it. “We all earned it and worked so hard for it,” said team captain Shianne Gronen. “There’s been great times, great laughter and great memories.”

No decision on how to proceed with a program to reduce weeds in Creston parks is likely until later in the year, Mayor Ron Toyota says. Council was taken by surprise when a controversy arose over spraying in Centennial, Millennium and Burns parks in May, he said. “The signage was inadequate and the contractor (from the Okanagan) has admitted that,” he said. “But the chemical used is approved by Health Canada, is used by many municipalities and school districts in B.C. and is considered harmless 15 minutes after application.” At a special committee of the whole meeting on June 17, the contractor was in attendance, along with Karolyn Whitford, a mother of four who organized an online petition to ban the spraying of pesticides in Creston parks. “There was a very good discussion that included Karolyn Whitford and the contractor, Steven Boltby,” Toyota said. “I was impressed with Karolyn’s research.”

A mother of four who organizes local protests against Monsanto, Whitford said she would not allow her children to play in parks where chemicals are sprayed, including the Rotary Splash Playground in Centennial Park. She specifically objected to the use of Nufarm Trillion Turf Herbicide, which contains 2,4-D, saying it is an ingredient in Agent Orange. Toyota said there were no further plans to spray local parks this year, so there is no rush to address the issue. “Council has adequate time to gather information and get direction from our taxpayers before next spring, so it will be able to make an informed decision about how to proceed at a later date,” he said. •Also at Tuesday’s special committee of the whole meeting, Council agreed to proceed with staff recommendations to change the development cost charge bylaw. An amendment will be introduced at a future meeting to increase cost charges and designate the entire town, not just specific areas. The process will include further opportunity for residents to comment.

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It’s all downhill from here

I was thrilled earlier this week facilities were built by our generawhen I came across a YouTube link tion, for our generation, and the entitled “Jumbo White Elephant”. numbers now moving into an ecoAs soon as I learned it featured nomic status that affords them to Erickson resident Ralph Moore I ski and golf are smaller. It’s why knew it would be based on a presentation he did to the Creston Rotary Club a few years ago. Ralph has been a friend for a long time and we probably disagree about more than we agree on, but I always enjoy talking to him. He is smart and has a Lorne Eckersley wicked sense of humour. It happens that we agree about the lunacy of creating a ski resort at Jumbo, another resorts go bankrupt so often. Add high-priced playground mostly for in the fact that climate change is Albertans who want to own seamaking the seasons more unpresonal properties within driving dictable, and winters shorter (I distance of their primary resimean winters as in cold weather, dence. not cloudy, miserable rain and Now, I’ll admit I haven’t been sleet) and you would have to be a to Jumbo, not being much of a bit of a simpleton to want to invest backwoods guy. But I do happen in the business. Unless, of course, to think there is value in wilderyour primary motivation is to ness, especially when it happens develop very expensive real estate to be pretty much in our own into houses and condos for people backyard. There isn’t that much with more money than they know left and I can’t imagine why any what to do with. (“I say, Lovey, responsible government would that million we have tucked away want to advocate for its destrucin term deposits is only paying 2.1 tion, especially for the construcper cent. What say we buy another tion of another development for home?”) recreation. I digress. Ralph’s presentation Simple demographics tells us to the Rotary Club was accompathat investing in golf courses and nied by a series of slides to show ski hills is a bad idea, with the just how much of the proposed Baby Boom generation now movJumbo development that is preing into old age (being a member sented as fact is actually fiction. of the club, I can say that). The From a town site nestled at the simplest way to look at it is that base of hills that present high avano one, repeat no one, goes to an lanche risks to ski lifts and gondoexisting golf course or a ski hill las suspended from poles set into and gets turned away because moving glaciers to ski runs that there is no room. Most of these end with a straight drop into a

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lake, the concept is as amusing as it is ludicrous. But so what if the development is built in such a way that a bunch of rich people die unnecessarily? It’s a reasonable question. But, no risk, no reward and all. Still, do we have to destroy yet another part of our environment so that a privileged few can make the weekly drive to participate in extreme sports? Aren’t there already enough ski hills on which one can get injured or killed? And we really need another golf course in which the 19th hole is really the ultimate goal? The truth — and it is so obvious that Ralph doesn’t hammer away at it in his 10-minute video — is that this spectacular piece of wilderness is home to other animal species that don’t get along particularly well when placed cheek to jowl alongside Homo sapiens. They inevitably get the short end of the stick in a scenario in which the stick is so diminished in size as to be almost nonexistent. At least in areas in the southern quarter of the country. Even if you are of the George Carlin school that says, “I don’t want to hear about any human disaster on the news unless it involves a million dead people,” you might be well entertained at the thought of a badly planned and deliciously ironic ski town being buried in an avalanche. But really, do we need to devastate Jumbo just because it might provide the occasional juicy news story? Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

Cultivate and encourage generosity

The second of 10 precepts that define thoughts, words and actions teaches us to refrain from stealing and expresses the Zen practitioner’s commitment to live from a generous heart rather than from self-centeredness. At a personal level, stealing harms the one who steals; on a community level, stealing harms or even destroys community trust. Westerners might equate this precept with "thou shalt not steal" from the Ten Commandments, but the second precept is not a commandment, and it is not understood in that way. Rather, the precepts describe activities of wisdom and compassion. They encourage us to evaluate our motivations and notice how our actions affect others. To practice the second precept is to mindfully attend to our lives. Paying attention, we realize that not taking what belongs to another is about more than respecting another ’s personal property. Refraining from stealing is a way to practice generosity. We don’t think, “What should I not take?” We do think, “What can I give? Someone else might need that old coat I haven’t worn for a year.” Then we take it to Gleaners. “And what about that can of corn that has been

sitting in my cupboard for six months?” Take it to the food bank. To practice the precepts is to go beyond thinking of them as prohibitions.

Zen's-Eye View Kuya Minogue

Most of us don’t think of ourselves as thieves. We don’t rob banks or steal cars or lift mascara from the local corner store. But it doesn’t require thievery to break this precept. If we look closely at our lives we can see that taking — things, time, even attention — occurs all the time. Anytime we take something without another person’s awareness, explicit consent or direct offer, we are taking something that has not been given, and we break trust in the relationship. This precept challenges our sense of separateness and points directly to the pain of isolation. When we feel separate, we hurt, and out of that hurt, we crave and grasp and, yes, steal.

While we may not take directly, with our own hands, we rarely pay attention to the causes and conditions that have given us what is ours. Going beyond not taking what isn’t given, we can notice the impact that our ownership has on others and widen our view to include the people, animals and resources contributing to all that we have. Treading lightly on the planet — taking less, rather than more — is a remarkably spiritual act. This quiet power of consuming less is a profound statement of our care and concern. The ultimate meaning of the precept of not stealing is that, moment by moment, everything is completely given. Our Earth doesn’t hold back. It never has. We are swimming in a ocean of beneficence and bounty. The gate is open. From this place, the temptation to steal is laughable. We have everything we need to enjoy our lives completely. Suggested practice: For the next two weeks notice what you own and reflect on whether or not you really need that object. If you don’t, is there someone who does? Kuya Minogue is the resident teacher at Creston’s ZenWords Zen Centre. For more information, she can be reached at 250-428-6500.

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case. Practitioners in the public service are not allowed to discriminate and refuse service according to their whims, although they do as long as they can get away with their avaricious practice. The final step is to publicize the outrage you were submitted to: Submit your case to Go Public at www.cbc.ca and other interested programs, such as Marketplace. And yes, write a letter to the editor. Good luck, and don’t give up standing up for your rights and dignity, and at least make it more difficult for mistreatment to continue by supposedly public practitioners! Larry Ewashen Creston

To the editor: After my letter concerning dental (mis)treatment was published (“Patient Rejected by ‘Avaricious’ Dentist”, May 29), I have had many calls and conversations indicating similar experiences: people refused services because they did not have a dental plan, others let go because they were reluctant to take X-rays, others refused service because they did not want cosmetic work. The despairing question was, “What can we do?” I suggest the following: First, send a report to the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia. In my case, it did not do any good as the dentist in question replied with a list of legitimate sounding recommendations, which they accepted. I could not prove that this was not the way it was. However, if they receive enough letters about a particular malefactor, even they will eventually have to pay attention. When this does not net results, report this to the federal government at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. Follow this with a similar file to the provincial BC Human Rights Tribunal. Discrimination is illegal in B.C. and it most likely applies in your

‘Depraved minds’ opposing TWU ethics To the Editor: Our provincial lawyers are trying to stop Trinity Western University from having a law school because of its adherence to Christian ethics. In 2001, the former BC College of Teachers tried to stop TWU from graduating teachers. It fought TWU all way to the Supreme Court of Canada, which ruled in favour of TWU. A lesbian lawyer, Barbara Findlay, used historic rhetoric with great passion to argue about the injustices suf-

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fered by lesbians and gays, and received a standing ovation by the majority of lawyers. TWU was condemned by history unrelated to it. Unbelievably, 77 per cent — 3,210 lawyers — agreed and voted against TWU. The Law Society of Upper Canada and the Nova Scotia Barristers Society have refused to endorse TWU as long as it has the Christian covenant that students and staff sign, which forbids sex outside of heterosexual marriage. TWU president Bob Kuhn asked that the religious freedom in Canada should include all universities. The 2013 Canadian university report in the Globe and Mail awarded TWU an A+ in quality of teaching. This was the seventh consecutive year it received A+. This has never been achieved by any other Canadian university. TWU also received an A+ for campus atmosphere and students/faculty interaction. Also, the students volunteered over 13,000 hours yearly at 12 outreach organizations. No wonder the graduates are sought after by employers! Only depraved minds can attack such a fine university. In the meeting, Victoria lawyer Michael Mulligan told the crowd, “If we do not continue to stand up against ignorance and bigotry, they will take us back & the historical wrongs will be repeated.” In other words, that is his and the majority’s denouncement of Christians. The lesson to be learned is: Be a Christian at home and inside church, but to the outsiders do not use “Christian” if you are interested in bringing the outsiders into your fold. John Jorgensen Creston

“Bless them which persecute you: Because, eventually, everyone can spot agree with, fly at it, but do not say you bless, and curse not” (Romans 12:14) a fake. were not warned. It is sure not my gut reaction. The Apostle Paul, in Romans 12, Earlier in Paul’s same letter to the Nowadays, it doesn’t matter how challenges us to do the thing that is Romans (5:5), he teaches, “God pours nicely you disagree with the out His love into our hearts by popular, politically correct point the Holy Spirit, whom He has of view, you will be stamped given us.” Sacrificial love, love and labelled — a racist, a bigot, that is “not easily provoked”, a closet misogynist or homothat “beareth all things, phobe, a narrow-minded fundabelieveth all things, and mentalist, an unenlightened, endureth all things”, “that never eaRNiNg To oVe NeMies backward Luddite, and just a fails”, can only come through By Pastor Ron Benty general purveyor of religious the crucified heart of Jesus, by hatred. the Holy Spirit. Only He can Like Bob Dylan says in Lenny give us the gift of grace to love Wynndel Bruce: “They stamped him, and our enemies. they labelled him, like they do We will never win brownie Community with pants and shirts. He fought points disagreeing with popuChurch a war on a battlefield where lar views and beliefs, and the every victory hurts.” No matter labels will never stop, but when how you say it, people will we seek grace to love those that label you. we disagree with the most of As I hinted earlier, our gut reaction is impossible without Christ’s grace. all, we will be rewarded in the best to fight back. I have, foolishly, tried. It “Bless them which persecute you: way of all: “The peace of God, which doesn’t work — the more you try to bless and curse not.” It is Paul’s transcends all understanding, will defend yourself the more you are sus- rephrasing of Christ’s command to guard our hearts and minds in Christ pected. love our enemies. (Matthew 5) Wow! Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7). His peace Another response is to spend your How, in God’s name, can I love my will overwhelm our desire for life walking on eggshells around enemies, when I would rather treat revenge. And guess what? We will everyone you disagree with — in other them like they treat me? One answer, actually want to love our enemies the words, live in fear, and spend your life and one answer only: the gift of sacri- same way Jesus does — no matter looking over your shoulder. Not good ficial love from the Holy Spirit of God. what is said about us. — it’s dishonest and, in the long run, If you disagree, if you feel you do not Ron Benty is pastor of the Wynndel people will not trust you. Why? need God’s help to love those you dis- Community Church.

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Taking a hike up the Lady’s Slipper Trail

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Service at the church will be held at 10:30am. Picnic lunch starts approximately 1pm at Centennial Park.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER HAS THREE EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE: Our name is changing to Valley Community Services Society We are moving to 915 Pine Street (opposite Integra Tire) Open June 25th (Phone number is the same at 250-428-5547) We are looking for a new logo. If anyone would like to submit ideas please go online to 99 Designs, register as a designer, search for Community Organization Logo and submit your idea, we would like as much community input as possible. For further information regarding the new logo email cresource@shaw.ca for a full description of the services we offer and what is required.

CBAL Creston would like to thank everyone who helped make our year a success, and enabled us to run these programs: ESL classes at COTR/ Community and Conversation ESL class ESL Volunteer Tutor program Adult computer classes Making Connections Immigrant Parenting Program One-to-One Reading Program at Crawford Bay and Yaqan Nukiy Schools Adult Literacy Volunteer Tutoring Financial Literacy at Muffins and More at the Family Place) Writing Our Stories in Riondel and Creston A Book Under Every Tree Collection for Christmas Hampers (900 books!) Books for Babies (with Library and PHN’s) Eleven Community BookShare Bookshelves in four communities

We couldn’t have done it without the generous support of: The Columbia Basin Trust BC Ministry of Advanced Education Citizenship and Immigration Canada Decoda Literacy Solutions BC Gaming Commission Black Press/Reach-a-Reader Vancouver Sun/Raise-a-Reader A Break In Time Restaurant - Brummett Publications Trinity United Church

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Solomon’s seal. Some open for- caterpillar on your parsley or est and spaces provide good carrot or dill top. Since this may be the last time views of the Kootenay River valley from flat tops of off-trail, we visit for the season, it may be steep rocky slopes. These spots useful to have some directions to are drier than much of the trail. the Mount Thompson pack trail In early July you may still find and Rotary trail connector. From plants like three- where Whimster Road joins the spot l i l y Mount Thompson Forest Service (Calochortus panic- Road, continue to the left-hand ulata) and parsleys curve just before kilometre 2 that bloom in June where the historic pack trail at lower elevations (what remains of it) starts immealong with bearber- diately on the left of the right leg ry (kinnikinnick). of this little intersection. It is In July in the shady mainly a series of switchbacks you may evenly graded until it reaches Ed McMackin forest, find the June flow- the FSR at about kilometre 5.5. ers of lower eleva- One can return by this excellent The Lady’s Slipper Trail is on tions or the flowers of one-sided trail or by the road. The Rotary the upper portion of the south wintergreen, green -flowered connector trail begins on a leftslope of Arrow Mountain (a.k.a. wintergreen (Pyrola) and turning switcback at about kilometre 3 on the FSR at a wide turn Goat Mountain). From Highway prince’s pine (pipsissewa). 3A to Wynndel from Creston, Some of the fine songsters in the road. On it one can hike take the Lakeview-Arrow Creek that may enhance the sound over to the pack trail and up or Road turnoff; after the switch- effects along the trail in late June down. A nicely mastered bench backs, bear right at the next and early July may still be yel- is located at one of its viewintersection, pass Wiebe Road, low-rumped, orange-crowned, points. It is a steep slope here — turning right on Foster Road. At Nashville and Townsend’s war- enjoy the view but watch your the turnaround, where there is blers. And the finest songsters step! Now how about lunch? Now, if you eat bread and some space to park, it connects you may be privileged to hear with the Goat Mountain Forest could be Swainson’s thrush and want a good veggie sandwich Service Road. (This point is about 15 minutes from Creston.) From here on, a high clearance vehicle (or mountain bike) is necessary to avoid bottoming out on some of the bumps in the road. In places, the road twists about but generally heads southerly for several kilometres. Keeping more or less to the main drag, keep right at intersections. One split has a Lady’s Slipper Trail directional sign. At close to kilometre 5, the road swings easterly reaching kilometre 6 about where there is a short twoended pullout on the right and then the Lady’s Slipper Trail Head sign on the left. The trail, in places, is steep (not extremely) and may have some loose sticks or small, loose rock on it, but it is not at all rocky. Excepting for several flatter sections at some spectacular viewpoints (which you won’t want to miss), the trail climbs steadily to the top. Here the view is not as good as at the several locations along the upper portion of the trail, but you will find a very park-like lunch setting and, if you visit in spring or early summer, lots of flowers. During mid-May of this year I saw the most flowers on top that I have ever seen. The top had snow patches of spring beauty interspersed with yellow glacier lilies. This spot is worth visiting spring, summer and fall and, if you are really ambitious, Ed McMackin in winter. During spring, summer and fall, the elevation gain Boswell Hiking Club members on the Lady’s Slipper Trail. is about 1,250 feet. In winter, snow adds several extra feet. It perhaps a hermit thrush. If it is you must have good bread! If may take a couple of hours to raining or before 5 a.m., you you were to ask me, my advice may get in on a varied thrush. would be to go for the King’s ascend the trail. The trail winds through sev- The mountain swallowtail but- Bread or go Steady (with) Eddy eral kinds of landscapes where terfly is at home with the wild or Mack’s (out on) Flax! You may you have a damp cedar forest parsley species on which they find it where they (historically) and mixed forests of mountain lay one egg per plant. over-weighted the tea, no? Celebrate Canada Day by maple, ocean spray and willows Swallowtails, from lower elevaalong with evergreens. Ground tions, like the pale and the tiger, getting out there! Meet you cover can be just dried ever- being strong fliers, may grace back here in September, if not green needles or shrubs such as your view near the top while sooner! Ed McMackin is a biologist by snowberry, coenothus and soap- the mountain swallowtail may berry, along with a host of dap- occasionally be seen at lower profession but a naturalist and pled shade-loving plants, like elevations “claiming” responsi- hiker by nature. He can be reached sarsaparilla, fairy bells and false bility for the brilliantly colored at 250-866-5747. had a story for every crook in the road.) Now, hopefully, if you don’t already know the way to the Lady’s Slipper Trail Head, the following might be of some help. (At least take a lunch, water and a light jacket.)

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