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BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

The newly named Valley Community Services Society (formerly the Creston and District Community Resource Centre Society) now owns a premises that houses administrative and some program functions. But it won’t get a permissive tax exemption from the town of Creston until 2017, if at all. That was the message delivered to executive director Serena Naeve and finance and administration manager Justine Keirn at the Aug. 12 regular town council meeting. Naeve and Keirn appeared as a delegation to outline the non-profit society’s many community services to people of all ages. A request to be exempt from paying the municipal portion of its property taxes was not considered by council, although similar agencies do have exempt status. Mayor Ron Toyota explained that council had adopted a policy to limit permissive tax exemption requests to a once-in-three-years window. He also cautioned that unless a future council increases the existing cap (1.75 per cent of total municipal taxes), full exemptions might not be available to non-profits. See TOWN, page 2

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MAKING MUSIC — Monte Anderson demonstrates the Canyon Street Walkthrough’s piano, painted by Brandy Hunt and unveiled along

with a show of her art at Sounds of the Valley, an Aug. 12 event sponsored by the Town of Creston, the Creston Rotary Club and the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce. (Story on page 3; more photos at www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/ourtown.)

Cycling tour visiting valley farms BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor The Sept. 7 Creston Valley Tour de Farm, led by Kootenay Young Agrarians (YA), will show just how easy it is to enjoy a balanced diet of local food.

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On bicycles, participants will propel themselves from the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce to Lister to Erickson, visiting Kootenay Meadows, Full Circle Farm, Mo and Mikey Farms, JRD Farm and Root and Vine Acres (as well as, possibly, a winery) — covering

dairy, grain, meat and veggies, all within a 26-kilometre loop. “It means we have the 100-mile diet beat by eight times,” said Laura Hannant, who co-ordinates the YA program with Nigel Francis. See CYCLING, page 5

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feature old favourites and a few new tunes, as well as a new original song. Tickets are $15 in advance at Kingfisher Used Books, Buffalo Trails Coffee House and Black Bear Books, and $18 ($7 for teens) at the door, which opens at 7 p.m.; the show begins at 8.

•Finance director Steffan Klassen presented a report about the subsidy for users of the Prince Charles Theatre. The town’s subsidy of $5,000 last year has allowed the theatre “to hold its own”, keeping costs affordable and not eating into school district budgets, he said. •Council directed staff to review the water rates and regulations bylaw and recommend updates to water conservation measures, metering considerations, enforceability and prohibition of water-wasting apparatus like swamp coolers. •Membership in the International Selkirk Loop was renewed at a cost of $100. •Creston Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Jared Riel reported that a series of events designed to increase public awareness about the fire department has been “a huge success”. The Hot Summer Nights program has been held in several locations, attracting local residents and children to check out fire fighting equipment and learn more about the services provided. •Three bicycle rings currently in stock will be installed at strategic downtown locations. •Updated bylaws for the parks, trails and public places and fees and charges amendment were adopted. •Proposed first, second and third readings of an updated development cost charges bylaw were referred to the next meeting after Coun. Jerry Schmalz expressed concern that some portions seemed to conflict with what council had approved during previous discussions.

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Public piano unveiled in Canyon Street Walkthrough BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

A playable piece of art was unveiled in downtown Creston on Tuesday — a public piano in the Canyon Street Walkthrough. Brightly painted by artist and Creative Fix owner Brandy Hunt, the piano is available for all ages and skill levels to enjoy. “I wanted it to be colorful, childlike

and fun,” she said in a brochure handed out at the event. “I poured my heart into it hoping that it will get noticed, but more importantly, played. I love the fact that this piano will inspire others to reveal their creative talents in the downtown core. So awesome.” The unveiling was combined with an art show featuring 15 paintings by Hunt, with the theme “Sounds from the Valley”, and featured musical entertain-

ment by Creston Community band leader Monte Anderson on the new piano, after which members of the public had a chance to try it out. The project was spearheaded by the Creston Rotary Club, which worked alongside the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce and Town of Creston to bring it to reality. Panago and Pharmasave also sponsored the unveiling, which was MCed by Marilin States.

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Criminal Justice Branch special prosecutor Peter Wilson approved criminal charges against four individuals associated with Bountiful on Aug. 13. The charges allege that polygamy and the unlawful removal of children under the age of 16 years from Canada with the intention that an act be committed outside Canada would be an offence against section 151 (sexual interference) or 152 (invitation to sexual touching) of the Criminal Code. Winston Blackmore and James Oler both face charges of polygamy, while Oler also faces a charge for the alleged unlawful removal of a child from Canada. Brandon Blackmore and Emily Crossfield each face a charge for alleged unlawful removal of a child from Canada. The charges were sworn in Cranbrook, and first appearance is expected to be Oct. 9 in Creston. Regarding the charges, Blackmore gave a statement to Global News stringer Mike Turner in Cranbrook Aug. 14, the Cranbrook Daily Townsman reported. “Yesterday being August the 13, 2014,

after learning that the RCMP was looking for me, I went into the local detachment of the RCMP in Creston at 7 o’clock, at which time I surrendered my passport, and was charged with the same charge I was charged with five-and-ahalf years ago — that being polygamy, and nothing more,” Blackmore said. “Anyone who knows anything at all about the original doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter-day Saints, which is the doctrine I follow, knows good and well that the principle of plural marriage and congregational living, where people work together for the good of the whole with a common view of taking care of everybody is part of that doctrine. Those are basic foundations of my faith. “There is really nothing more to be said.” He added, “I certainly get tired of this constant legal battle.” The new charges came after the RCMP received a large volume of documentation seized by U.S. authorities after investigations into members of the Fundamentalist Latter-day Saints in Arizona, Texas and Utah.

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Crown counsel received two RCMP reports in July 2013 and January 2014. Some of that material was based on evidence considered in earlier charges against Blackmore and Oler, thrown out in 2009 when a judge ruled former B.C. attorney general Wally Oppal did not have the authority to appoint a third special prosecutor after the previous two recommended against approving charges. Wilson declined to approve other criminal charges for alleged offences of sexual exploitation after determining the standard for approving charges had not been met. He was sworn in as special prosecutor in January 2012 with a mandate to offer legal advice to police during their investigation of individuals associated with Bountiful, and assess the possible prosecution of sexual exploitation and alleged offences against minors in the community. His role was expanded two weeks later to include consideration of potential offences under the polygamy provisions of the criminal code. —With files from Trevor Crawley, Cranbrook Daily Townsman

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Creston RCMP seize over 1,000 pot plants BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

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The Town of Creston’s proposed new Development Cost Charge Bylaw and Background Report is available for viewing at Town Hall or on our website at www.creston.ca Council will be giving consideration to giving readings (approval) to Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 1803, 2014 at the September 9, 2014 Regular Meeting. The proposed Bylaw will be applicable to all properties within the Town of Creston. Written comments will be accepted until 4:30 pm, September 2, 2014, and submitted to: Town of Creston Attention: Executive Assistant PO Box 1339 238-10th Avenue North Creston, BC V0B 1G0 bev.caldwell@creston.ca Any questions can be directed to Colin Farynowski, Manager of Engineering at 250-428-2214 ext 230

week, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday. Most were on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake. “Our members have been working hard on this,” he said. Funding comes out of a provincial pot of money that allows local police to use a helicopter to identify locations from the air and then use GPS co-ordinates to locate the grow-ops with their vehicles or on foot. On Aug. 12, 400 plants were cut and removed from four spots in the Crawford Bay area. On Aug. 14, four more grow-ops near Gray Creek were dismantled, removing 433 plants. Another patch with 215 plants was taken out on Saturday, pushing the week’s total to more than 1,000 plants. RCMP do not provide street value estimates for marijuana plants, but other sources estimate a single plant can have a $1,000 value when the product is sold on the street. That estimate indicates that more than $1 million was potentially removed from the local drug market last week.

Police Beat Creston RCMP responded to a total of 97 calls for service from Aug. 11-17, Gollan said on Monday. August 11 •Suspicious boxes were left in a dumpster at a Helen Street business. •No injuries were reported when a speeding vehicle rear-ended another on Northwest Boulevard. The offending driver was issued a ticket for driving too fast for conditions. •A possible breach of a no-contact court condition was reported from Vancouver Street. •A password protected cellphone was found on Highway 3A. The owner can claim the HTC Android device at the police station. •Two jerry cans of gasoline were stolen from Seventh Avenue South. •A vehicle-deer collision was reported on the Hazel Creek Forest Service Road. •A pet owner reported a dog was injured while being groomed on Northwest Boulevard. •A vehicle reportedly left the road and drove through a ditch on Highway 3 in Yahk to get around an ambulance that was on the scene for a fatal head-on car crash. •Two people involved in making defamatory comments were warned

about their behaviour. •Police were called to a Highway 21 residence to intervene in an ongoing father-son dispute. August 12 •Two occupants on their way home from Shambhala sustained minor injuries when their truck went off Highway 3 and struck a power pole. The driver was given a ticket for driving without due care and attention. •Ten marijuana plants were destroyed at a McDonald Street location. •A driver returning from the Shambhala Music Festival struck a building on Helen Street. Only his vehicle was damaged. •When a male and female reported to be fighting on Eighth Avenue South were located, they told police they had been arguing and there had been no physical contact. •The Alberta owner of a suitcase found near Highway 3 on Kootenay Pass was notified of his loss. •A well-being check on 10th Avenue North revealed no problems. August 13 •A vehicle collided with a deer on Kitchener Road. •A male was reported to be lying beside Canyon Street at three locations before police located him. He was intoxicated and was arrested and held in police cells until sober. •Dog feces were thrown by a neighbour into a Dogwood Street yard in an ongoing dispute. The offender agreed to retrieve his ammunition. •When police investigated a complaint that a cyclist had driven over the foot of a pedestrian on 11th Avenue South, they concluded the incident was accidental. •Two males reported to be fighting in Erickson were gone when police arrived. •A male who passed out on Simon Road was taken to hospital for observation. •Two people on Vancouver Street were embroiled in a dispute over the sale of a van. •Tools were stolen from a Highway 3 location. •Four hundred litres of marked gas were stolen from a construction site near Crawford Bay. •Police attended a Cook Street residence to serve a ticket on behalf of Kamloops RCMP.

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•Police served a summons on 16th Avenue South on behalf of Nelson police. August 14 •Tools, a watch and a portable stereo were stolen from a vehicle on CanyonLister Road. •An 11.5-foot Sears aluminum cartopper boat has gone missing from Duck Lake during the past two months. It has three seats and a blue painted interior. Anyone with information about the boat is asked to contact the RCMP. •A vehicle was egged on Regina Street. •A GMC pickup with a camper struck a sign and fence on 11th Avenue North and then drove away. The investigation continues. •Two males in a fight on Canyon Street fell against a vehicle, causing damage. •A vehicle was damaged by a Dodge pickup truck in a Cook Street parking lot. •A house on Scott Street was egged. •A wallet was found on Canyon Street. •When police conducted a wellbeing check on Highway 95 they learned that the elderly female resident had been taken to hospital for observation. •A break-in during the last seven days was reported on Ninth Avenue South. August 15 •A red Ford pickup was reported to be driving erratically on Clement Road. •Youths were reported to be throwing rocks on Canyon Street in the 16th Avenue area. •A logging truck rolled over on Lower Wynndel Road, strewing its contents and damaging a power pole. •A vehicle in a Canyon Street parking lot was damaged when struck by a cream Toyota 4Runner, which then drove off. •When a vehicle driving on Highway 3 in town stopped suddenly, a tailing vehicle stopped too. A third driver wasn’t as aware and rear-ended vehicle No. 2. The driver was ticketed for following too close. •A parked boat was the subject in an ongoing Dogwood Street neighbours’ dispute. •A male was arrested on Canyon Street after making threats in a domestic dispute. He was arrested and held in cells, then released with no contact conditions. •An intoxicated male was arrested on Highway 21 and held in cells until sober. •A fire twirler was reported to be performErickson Covenant Church ing in a Canyon-Lister Road parking lot. •Following another alcohol-fueled couple’s 75th Anniversary dispute on Vancouver Street, a female was transported to a relaPlease join us in celebrating tive’s home to quell the 75 years of God’s faithfulness disturbance. •Ammunition was given to the police for Sunday August 24. 2014 destruction by a Cavell Street resident. Service at 10:30am August 16 Luncheon and Sharing to follow •A vehicle made a hard left turn on 20th Avenue South, cutting off a motorcycle and Please RSVP toto250-428-4174 Please RSVP 428-4174 or or causing injury to the ericksoncovenant@gmail.com rider. The driver was given a ticket for failing to yield. See POLICE, page 5

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Cycling tour

From page 1 In addition to the range of food, cyclists will also get to see farms in various stages of development. Kootenay Meadows, for example, is fairly new, while Full Circle owners Drew and Joanne Gailius have been at it for years and are considering their next step. “It gives a sense of what farming is like at all different moments in life,” Hannant said. The tour will be a good opportunity for local food buyers to meet the producers, but Hannant expects out-of-towners to take part, as well. “A lot of people are interested in farming and kind of understanding that Creston is a hot spot,” she said. YA has hosted several events at east and west Kootenay farms over the summer, and a Salmo event attracted a guest from someone studying agriculture at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash., a few hours south. And a Slocan event was attended by an older couple from Calgary; for them, age didn’t matter. “They were curious about abandoning their lifestyle and getting back to the land,” she said. “Farming and the local food movement are bridging all sorts of divides.” Tour de Farm is YA’s final summer event (to be followed by a series of land-linking workshops in the fall), and while it could have been a bus or a self-guided driving tour, Hannant feels that it accomplishes much more as a cycling tour. “I think it wouldn’t bring home to people that we can be close to home and eat well,” she said. And if this one goes well, she hopes it could become an annual event.

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From page 4 August 17 •A female pedestrian on 25th Avenue was assaulted when a female driver got out of a vehicle and punched her. •When police attended a complaint about a male refusing to leave an Elm Street residence they noted evidence of marijuana in the home. They returned after obtaining a warrant and found seven

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Although this is only my second summer residing in the beautiful Creston Valley, I have come to look forward to the annual pilgrimage of young people into the valley during cherry harvest season. I love the patter of French and

The question is how we can effectively deal with the increased demands on library services and facilities while continuing to meet the expectations of our primary stakeholders, the long-term residents of the Creston Valley. Our approach attempts to combine pragmatism with smart planning, with a dash of good humour thrown in. When redesigning the front exterior of the library, for example, we configured the seating specifically to reduce congestion around the front entrance. It was awkward asking library visitors to sit elsewhere when the only seats are right at the front entrance! We also re-installed a sink and toilet in what had been the audio-video room (moved to another unused office space) to better meet demand during the peak season, and installed a drinking fountain in the front foyer, which is loved by local children and pickers alike. Multi-use furniture, such as a coffee table that can double as a bench, provides much-needed additional interior seating. We have also worked closely with our neighbours in the Regional District of Central Kootenay office next door to address their concerns. Some of the most effective ways to address potential conflicts are the simplest, like providing additional garbage and recycling bins over the weekend. Some folks still choose to litter, but having sufficient garbage bins available has cut down on the amount of visible litter considerably. We still have issues — smoking around the front entrance is one ongoing issue — and I very much appreciate those of you who have taken the time to voice your concerns to me or another staff member. I know that for each person who raises a concern, there are 20 others who agree but are too Canadian to speak up. If you have a concern, I encourage you to let us know so that we can fix it! In the meantime, I am resolved to enjoy these annual few weeks of craziness. All too soon, everything will go back to normal, and we will have our quiet valley back to ourselves! Aaron Francis is the chief librarian at the Creston and District Public Library.

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“In lots of other parts of the world, they do slow food tours like this one,” Hannant said. “We could do this every year for years and not stop at the same farm twice.” Registration for the free event is not required, but Hannant recommended joining the event on Facebook for updates. Tour de Farm starts at 10 a.m. Sept. 7, and should last until 4 p.m. For more information, contact Laura Hannant or Nigel Francis at 1-604-800-2773 or kootenays@youngagrarians.org. pounds of marijuana. The investigation continues. •A well-being check on a couple on Cook Street revealed they are OK. •A duffle bag containing clothing and personal items was found in an alley behind Canyon Street. •A male was arrested on 18th Avenue South after assaulting a female. He was held in police cells and later released with a court date and no-contact conditions. •An intoxicated male was arrested at a Highway 21 residence and held in cells until sober.

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Spanish at Extra Foods, folks gathered around a guitar on Canyon Street, the colourful clothes, impossible hairstyles, funky automobiles and, in general, the new energy and enthusiasm that these young people bring to our normally quiet town. Of course, wherever large numbers of travellers congregate, the potential for conflict with locals rises. Litter piles up, public alcohol and drug consumption increase, kids are busted peeing (or worse!) in bushes, there are noise complaints, we get crowded out of our favourite swimming spots, and rumours of increased incidences of theft and vandalism proliferate. Personally, I don’t hold a varied and disparate group of people responsible for the crimes or misdemeanours of a few. But, let’s be honest, too often it is innocent locals minding their own business — and who may receive, at most, indirect benefit from these hard workers’ labour — that are left to clean up the mess. Just last year, for instance, the library was targeted by vandals following a dispute with a particular orchardist. Access to communication and information technology is vital to visitors travelling far from home — possibly for the first time in their lives — and the library is pleased to offer this access to visitors and residents alike. Equally important are access to public washrooms, clean water or just a cool place to rest after a hard morning’s work. Regardless of where a person is travelling from or how long they are staying, they are welcome to take their respite at the library.

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On the front page of last week’s treated by this government as public edition of the Advance we celebrated relations opportunities for members a good thing for our community, the of the governing party. The fact that announcement that a six-unit housing some constituencies are not representcomplex is about to be built to proed on the government side of the legvide low-cost rental housing for families. In the photo on that page are the usual suspects — our mayor, our member of Parliament, representatives of groups who have made a large contribution in bringing the project to the construction stage. Absent from that photo is our member of the legislative assemLorne Eckersley bly. In the week prior to the formal public announcement, I was islature is a minor inconvenience. In informed the ceremony would be takour case, Kootenay East MLA and ing place and provided a list of people Minister of Pretty Much Everything who would be in attendance for the Bill Bennett (or Premier Bill, as I have photo opportunity. When I asked BC come to call him) would be on hand. Housing for more information about (He didn’t attend, being busy with the the project so we could help spread mine tailings pond disaster in norththe word and perhaps encourage ern B.C. In his place at the podium other members of the public to attend and the group photo was his constituthe event, I was told that no informaency assistant from Cranbrook.) tion would be available beforehand. Mungall admitted she does find Not even a mention of how many livbeing excluded from announceing units would be built. There have ments that affect members of the been too many “problems” arising constituents she was elected to repfrom the early release of information resent insulting. But we have to pick in other communities so BC Housing our battles, she added, so opposition no longer does that, I learned. Oh, and MLAs don’t typically crash the parwould we be so kind as to send their ties or make a big issue out of their media folks a copy of anything we exclusion. Let’s just admit this is a intended to print from what meagre government with very little class, information we had, presumably so and move on, I suppose. they could make sure we weren’t My annoyance with BC Housing spilling the beans by using informahas been building in the last few tion from local sources? Uh, no. years, ever since it oversaw construcWhen I noticed the absence of tion of a larger housing project, this Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle one south of the railroad tracks and Mungall on the list of invited dignitar- Cook Street. In its infinite wisdom, it ies I contacted her to see whether she then turned over management of the had been invited. No, she said. complex to a non-profit organization Opposition MLAs are typically shut based in Cranbrook, apparently out of these photo ops, which are because Creston has no one capable of

taking on the job. So whatever profits are to be made from managing the facility go to benefit people in the Cranbrook area, and our local residents live in a place where the management people are not our friends and neighbours, but strangers who have no direct commitment to our community. It all got a little ridiculous earlier this year when residents in these units built with public funds were informed that some were breaking rules. The management organization has rules for everything it seems, including a restriction on the number of chairs residents can have on their postage stamp-sized patios. It’s an easy number to monitor: one. Yup, one. Apparently people who qualify for subsidized rental aren’t entitled to have a few friends over to sit out on their patio. Or at least to sit on chairs on the patio. The rules might not preclude visitors from sitting on the ground, I suppose. I am aware of a number of complaints some residents have about the care and maintenance of the grounds around the complex, and it seems like this becomes an out of sight, out of mind issue for managers who live an hour’s drive away from here. The folks who live in those units qualify for rental subsidies based on their own personal economic circumstances. But the fact that they qualify doesn’t mean they should be treated like second-class citizens. They are our friends and neighbours and they deserve better. And better, nice people at BC Housing, would mean having property managers who actually live in our community. Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

This summer, the temperature been clear that they will not let go of isn’t the only thing heating up. The their spirituality and sacred places, fight to keep Jumbo wild is sure to and they especially need our support heat up as the proponent’s days in an era of reconciliation. become numbered. This October, Jumbo Glacier Resort will lose its environmental certificate necessary to continue pursuing its goal if it does not build something “substantive”. The legislation is clear and the one extension allowable under the law was granted in 2009. The court decisions have Michelle Mungall also been clear in what is “substantive” construction. That said, JGR is under extreme pressure to Keeping Jumbo wild has been our build something substantive before local call for more than half my lifetime, October. We are under the same pres- and now is no time to stop. Presently, sure to stop them. the Ministry of Forests, Lands and My colleague Norm Macdonald, Natural Resource Operations is repairMLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke, ing the road to Jumbo Pass trailhead and I have been using every tool in the after it was washed out and covered legislature to voice the region’s desire with avalanches in several locations. to keep Jumbo wild. Recently, Norm Once this work is done, JGR will comsent a letter asking the government for mence its roadwork, with plans to details about the ways in which they replace a bridge that was removed with have been monitoring and approving the purpose to protect the area from the many environmental conditions vehicle access that was having negative JGR has to meet prior to construction. impacts. We’re wanting the government to rely While this is going on, the fake on more than a self-report by JGR. town of Jumbo’s mayor and council is Of course, it is not just your local quickly passing zoning permits for a MLAs who have been standing up ski lift and day lodge in the Jumbo for Jumbo. Local advocacy groups Valley. The public meeting was set for have been at the forefront of the work Aug. 6 in Radium (because, of course, to keep Jumbo wild, and their ongo- there are no people or buildings in ing dedication requires our support. Jumbo). It therefore appears that JGR Most importantly, the Ktunaxa have has abandoned last year’s plan for

developing a “boutique hotel” on Farnham glacier. But, I am sure that the fake town appreciated all of the paperwork from last and this year to justify the funding they get from the Liberal government. I find it most interesting that while we have steadfastly said no to a ski resort on Jumbo, new ski hills like Golden’s Kicking Horse Resort have fully developed and now enjoy skiers on the slopes because the region wanted them. Others, like our local Whitewater Ski Resort have expanded, and we enjoy the backside chair. This goes to show that our preference to keep Jumbo wild isn’t because we don’t like skiing and outdoor recreation, but because JGR is a wrong-headed development. Nevertheless, its few backers keep pushing it through long after the proposal should have died a natural death. They have their friend, Liberal MLA Bill Bennett, helping them every step of the way. And I will not let it go unsaid that his government’s lack of responsibility to the public in favour of a few friends is irresponsible at best. With time ticking, it is this summer that our winter sport, our local economy and our environment need us all. Keeping Jumbo wild has been our fight for more than 23 years. Let’s win it. Michelle Mungall is the member of the legislative assembly for the NelsonCreston provincial riding, and is the Opposition critic for social development.

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