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ON KEY — The Grade 6/7 band was part of the festivities during Canyon-Lister Elementary School’s Dec. 11 Christmas concert, which included an array of music and performances. More photos at www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/ourtown and on page 18.

Gleaners continues to give back BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

More than 30 years after the Creston Valley Food Bank was founded, the need continues to grow. “Food banks were originally intended to be a temporary measure,” said Creston Valley Gleaners Society volunteer and exec-

utive committee member Jean Syroteuk. “Now, 31 years later, the CVFB continues to help support an ever increasing need.” Creston’s food bank was started by a handful of volunteers who went out to “glean” produce from local farmers and orchardists. Today, it costs nearly $100,000 to operate the food bank, in addition to financial and fresh food donations from

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the community, Harvest Share contributions and special projects like the Creston Valley Thunder Cats’ Stuff the Bus food collection. And costs continue to rise. “Our food bank clients can receive a food hamper that costs as much as $90$120 per person and they are welcome to come twice a month,” Syroteuk said. See GLEANERS, page 4

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A 14-week program designed to help people who are recovering from a host of difficulties is being offered in the New Year. Celebrating Life in Recovery is a free series based on the life experiences of Cheri Peters who, well, wrote the book on the subject. “As a kid I never saw myself having a life,” Peters told the Advance from her home in Boise, Idaho. “When I stopped using drugs I realized I had all this other stuff that stopped me from enjoying any kind of life.” Born to teenage parents, Peters said her father was caught molesting her when she was only three months old. She was brutally abused by her mother. At 13 she was living on the streets of Los Angeles. Over the next 10 years, “I saw and was involved in some incredibly twisted things,” she said. “But they were less damaging than my home life because, by then, I didn’t expect to be loved or cared for.” Perversely, an introduction to drugs might have saved Peters’ life. “When I was introduced to drugs, I found for the first time in my life that I didn’t feel like killing myself,” she said. See RECOVERY, page 24

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The Creston Room at the Creston and District Community Complex was a flurry of well organized activity on Monday as about 130 volunteers spent most of the day sorting food and donations, and then packing about 370 Christmas hampers for the Creston Ministerial Association’s annual project. For the full story and more photos, visit www. crestonvalleyadvance.ca/news.

From the Community of Creston Arts Council to all who helped with the Christmas Art & Craft Market on November 22 The Exhibitors: The Market could not happen without you and your amazing creations! The staff at the Community Complex, especially Patrick and Joseph, for their work and cooperation. Ron World at Overwaitea for supplying the poinsettias. Tanna Patterson, for tickets to the Wildsight production (won by Anne Miller.) Wloka Farms for the delicious apples. Sears for the packing boxes. The decorating team: Andrea Revoy, Janet Holder, Nora Zeman, Kurtis Ladner. The Arts Council Meet & Greet Team: Barb Apponen, Brenda Brucker, Alison Szpak, Carolyn Stone, Shelagh Corcoran, Linda Ellefson. The people of Creston and area for donating to the Food Bank and for supporting this event. And last but not least, to Anne Fetterly who organized and coordinated the Market. Our apologies if we have missed anyone - your support is no less appreciated! A very merry Christmas to all and best wishes for the new year!

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From left: (standing) Books for Toddlers representative Nancy DeVuono, Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy Creston co-ordinator Joan Hedstrom, Creston Valley Teachers' Association president Rebecca Blair; (on floor) Emily Purdy-North, public health nurse Alison Masters, Destiny Purdy-North.

CVTA earns literacy award BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

A Creston Valley Teachers’ Association program has been recognized by the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, with the association recently receiving the Community Literacy Award. The fifth annual award went to the CVTA’s Books for Toddlers program, which got its start in the 1980s as Books for Babies, funded by teachers’

member fees. When a grant began covering the newborns’ books, the focus shifted to 18-month-old children. “Kids get a book when they are born and when they get their 18-month shot,” said Nancy DeVuono, a retired teacher and principal. “It provides that continuity.” When it started, Books for Babies saw a hardcover book of nursery rhymes and songs included with other gifts to newborns at the Creston Valley

Hospital. The brand new book presented to toddlers at the time of their immunizations includes a bookplate welcoming the child to the world of reading, as well as a brochure on parenting strategies to support early literacy development. Previous winners were English tutor Linda Price (2013), former Creston Valley Public Library chief librarian Ann Day (2012), Vicky Koenig and Family Place (2011) and Kootenay Employment services (2010).

RCMP arrest females

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Creston RCMP didn’t get their man on Dec. 10, but they made a couple of arrests. Two females from Surrey and Langley were taken into custody following an investigation of a stolen U-Haul moving van in Riondel, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday. “Our members located the vehicle, as well as small quantities of cocaine, methamphetamines, heroin, MDMA and marijuana,” he said. “They also were in possession of an imitation firearm and soft body armour.” Police also located a quad reported stolen from Highway 3A last week on the site. Police Beat Gollan said Creston RCMP responded to 49 calls from

Dec. 8-14. December 8 •Three nine-inch Polaroid tablets were stolen during a break and entry to a Canyon Street business. •A rock or BB gun was used to break windows at a business on 16th Avenue North. No entry was gained. •A 2010 grey Acer laptop computer was reported stolen from an Elm Street residence. December 9 •A large rock tumbled onto Highway 3 near Kootenay Pass. •A large chunk of ice fell onto Highway 3 near West Creston Road. •A Samsung cellphone found on Cook Street can be claimed at the police station by the person who knows its passcode. •Police attended a residence near Centennial Park to keep the peace.

•No injuries were reported in a collision on Northwest Boulevard when a left-turning vehicle collided with an oncoming car. The driver was charged with making an improper left turn. •A two-car collision on 33rd Avenue South resulted in only minor damage. •Police assisted Kingsgate border personnel in the destruction of seized drugs. December 10 •Police ask readers to be on the lookout for anyone trying to sell Hankook 215/50R17 winter tires. They were stolen during a break-in to a storage building at a business on Northwest Boulevard. •A driver is getting a warning letter in the mail after it was reported that he parked briefly in a handicapped spot on Northwest Boulevard. See POLICE, page 4

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From page 3 •An elderly male reported missing from his Ash Street residence returned home OK. December 11 •In an ongoing dispute on Erickson Road, a female objected to a neighbour digging a ditch to divert water runoff beside her driveway and reported he made a lewd gesture when she confronted him. •A 14-year-old who didn’t come home from school on the bus was located at a friend’s house. •The owner of a darkcoloured Ford pickup who backed into a vehicle in the A&W parking lot and then drove away is asked to make a report at the police station. •An abandoned vehicle blocking access to a highways maintenance yard on Kootenay Pass was found to have been stolen in Trail. •Police assisted Sparwood RCMP by delivering a subpoena on Ninth Avenue South. •A grandmother was injured during a fight between two grandsons on Highway 21 South. •A male driver stopped on Highway 3 was found to be wanted on a warrant from Castlegar.

He was released on a promise to appear in court. •Police are investigating the theft of signs from a pickup truck on Canyon Street. December 13 •A male wearing a black hoodie and skull-decorated mask escaped from police in a foot chase after he was seeing exiting a store he broke into on Canyon Street. He dropped a backpack with stolen property and the investigation continues. •A vacation residence on Yahk Settlement Road was broken into but no theft is apparent. •Police received a complaint about a 1970s Chrysler or Buick speeding in an alley. •A silver and gold Honda Ridgeline reported to be driving erratically on 19th Avenue North was not located. •An intoxicated female was arrested after attempting to fight with her boyfriend on 19th Avenue North. She was held in police cells until sober after police confirmed that her babysitter could look after her four-year-old overnight. December 14 •A well-being check on Corn Creek Road revealed the resident was OK. •A complaint about loud music was made on 16th Avenue North.

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Community Farm also benefit. Household and personal hygiene items are sold at Gleaners Too at a nominal price and the money goes back into purchasing groceries for the food bank. While the food bank is the first priority, CVGS disbursed $90,000 back into the community in 2014. “Over the last ten years, we have supported a variety of requests, some on a one-time basis, while others have been yearly,” said Syroteuk. “We have been committed to TAPS from the beginning as they struggle to maintain that vital program for our seniors within our community. Much of our funding goes into helping to provide nutritional snacks and meals for our public daycares, schools and programs such as Little Chefs, Know and Grow Community Farm, etc. Bursaries for our youth is another focus of our disbursements — five $1,000 bursaries go to PCSS, two $1,000 to the College of the Rockies, as well as a sports, music and an exchange student bursary.” Other programs within the community that receive support are the Creston Ministerial Association, the Christmas hamper program, boys and girls retreats, Creston Valley Hospice Society, therapeutic riding, Addiction Recovery in the Kootenays, Spectrum Farms and Kootenay Regional Association for Community Living, search and rescue and Creston Valley Community Housing Society. “A donation of $25,000 was given to the housing society eight years ago and now that they finally have the housing project off the ground, we are told that our generous donation helped tremendously to get the ball rolling,” Syroteuk said. “In the past two years we have also partnered with Muriel Buhr and friends to send warm coats, sweaters, winter boots, books, personal hygiene items and gift bags to the Shamattawa community in northern Manitoba.” Gleaners is fortunate to have the generous support of the citizens of the Creston Valley in donations of used and new

From page 1 With an emphasis on nutritional value, hampers include staples that families choose from. Available are flour and rice (brown or white), pancake mix, green peas, pearl barley, macaroni and cheese, quick oats, soup noodles, white beans, macaroni, spaghetti, and canned goods such as soup, tomatoes, baked beans, kidney beans, niblets, green beans, pasta sauce, evaporated milk, tuna and fruit. “We also offer meat, cheese, honey from a local apiarist, fresh bread, muffins, fruit, baby food, tea, jam, peanut butter, cereal, margarine, carrots, onions and potatoes,” Syroteuk said. “This is our basic list and there are often extras as a result of community donations.” Two years ago another project that goes hand in hand with the food bank, the Gleaners and Friends program, was initiated. It acquires shipments of reclaimed goods from a private sector provider. They include nonperishable food items, as well as personal hygiene and household products. The food items are shared first of all with the food bank and then with numerous other programs in the community. “As we started to implement this project, we were told that food is one of the biggest expenditures each month for many programs,” she said. “So once again we started to add to our support, this time in the form of non-perishable food, to local daycares like Family Place, Teddy/Grizzly Bear, First Steps and Dots to Tots.” Schools — Adam Robertson, Erickson and Canyon-Lister elementary schools, Prince Charles Secondary School, Wildflower, Yaqan Nuiky, Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary School, College of the Rockies — youth groups, such as Beyond Wild and air or army cadets, and programs like The Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors, Trinity United Church Wednesday lunch, Cornerstone, Cresteramics, Creston and District Society for Community Living and Know and Grow

men, women, kids’ and infant wear and shoes and boots for all seasons. Clothing is culled for recycle on a daily basis and bagged ready for shipment to Vancouver. In 2014, Gleaners sent 260,000 pounds of recycling to Vancouver, which equates to 12 full pup semi trailers. Gleaners Too is also the recipient of truckloads of items to be sold. Donations of furniture, sporting goods, house hold items, books, CDs, tapes, movies, Christmas decor and other seasonal decorations are received. Over the years the quality of donations has continued to improve. On the whole, Syroteuk said, items are cleaner, better packed and of better quality. Poor quality items, or even trash, add unnecessarily to Gleaners’ costs. “In 2014, our dumping fee was $20,000,” she said. “That means that some in our midst still choose to use the Gleaners to dump their garbage instead of taking it to the landfill. That money would be better directed to improve the lives of some of our citizens.” As a non-profit society, the daily operation of Gleaners is overseen by an elected volunteer executive board. “Our most valued resource of all is our volunteers who work endless hours to create the legacy of the Gleaners being the most amazing place. Their generosity allows us to maintain cheap prices and the wide variety of items for sale,” said Syroteuk. “In 2014, our 105 dedicated volunteers put in approximately 34,000 hours of charity work. One only needs to meet the new families who have moved to our valley and to hear their compliments. One such comment was, ‘The Gleaners is a gift to the community, a gift that we can all be a part of.’ “We are always looking for volunteers who share the same generous philosophy of working together, creating a better environment and community for all. As Margaret Mead said, ‘Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world, for, indeed, that’s all who ever have.’ ”

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This is 2014, hence: shootings in Ottawa, beheadings in Syria, refugee crises around the world, the Ebola epidemic, increasing bizarre weather occurrences, riots everywhere. Things to worry about.

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always has a good selection, the best place to get your craft fix are the Christmas craft fairs, of which we had a couple big ones these past weeks, one in Wynndel and, of course, the major one in the Creston Room, which, if you time it right, is reminiscent of the subway rush hour in Japan, so lots of time to chat with your neighbor — they aren’t going anywhere. It was also a pleasure to chat with some of the various artists from around the valley as they displayed their works at the Images art show at Rotacrest Hall. Other happenings that have ramped up the amount of people considerably these past weeks have been the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce-sponsored free swim, as well as craft making in the front lobby while Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall handed out hot chocolate alongside people taking the happiness survey. Move over 20 feet and you were at our gingerbread decorating event where 100 of the little gingerpersons got garbed up in icing and candies in record time amongst the hordes of excited children. So excited in fact, that we had one unfortunate soul literally lose their cookies, and I mean in the “cleanup on aisle three” type way but that’s all part of the rich tapestry we weave at the community complex. Along with all this, we also had a novice tournament happening (these are the five- to eight-year-olds, so that means there are still lots of parents and grandparents coming out to cheer on the little gaffers), two separate parties in a couple of the meeting rooms and a huge wedding in the Creston Room. Definitely a weekend like that keeps our maintenance staff scrambling to clean up and do changeovers! It was another full court press this past weekend as we had Christmas or small business dinner/dances at the complex, curling centre and Rotacrest Hall Thursday through Sunday, along with other regular events, which culminated in a quick but thorough cleanup. See CENTRE, page 7

Even though it should probably be all year, this past couple months it seems there are more opportunities to fraternize with your fellow man in many different locations around the valley. Of course, there is always the Creston

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I joke that my Scottish heritage is the origin of a certain “don’t be happy, worry” outlook on life. People like me can easily break the surface of a nightmare that has me wondering how our raft fared in the tsunami. People born at the end of the Second World War, that is, anyone who is around 70 years old, missed that sad, worrisome time. Our parents were the ones who lost siblings and worried about getting along after it was all over. What did we worry about that was anywhere near their suffering? As a young person, the first thing I remember worrying over (other than the usual social dilemmas) was the possibility of Russian missiles reaching North America from Cuba. My father assured us at the supper table that night in 1962 when the Cuban missile crisis was at its peak that everything would be fine. Saner heads would prevail, he said — at least, the heads willing to take a risk. And it was fine for that moment in time. Remember the years of the bomb shelter. The buildup of nuclear arsenals and the Cold War led to other conflicts, but from the point of view of the disengaged citizen, this war was confined to secret agents, propaganda and clandestine government departments. It made for good reading with Len Deighton and John Le Carré. We did not even have a plan. The hippie years affected many, not necessarily as consumers of hallucinogens, but in trying to live simpler lives, casting off the trappings of materialism and caring about all creatures. We were not inclined to worry. Nothing has been that simple since. We worried about other people and other people’s sons, who were drafted to fight war after war. Closer to home our worries HAN were to do with keepCAPABDLYE ing our children HOUSING healthy, getting a betSOCIET Y ter job. For us the dangers were not close up and personal; the troubles were somewhere else. We are not so far away anymore. I New memberships required by December 31, 2014 heard a radio host for eligibility to vote at the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING call it “the global i n tercon n e ct e dn e ss Wednesday, January 21, 2015 • 7 pm at the Rec Room - Glaser Terrace, we now enjoy.” 1140 Scott St, Creston Enjoy? The age of instant communicaMemberships available at: tion does not let us TG Bambrick & Associates 119-10 Ave. N. Creston

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ignore what is happening far from our boundaries. It smacks us in the face daily with images of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls who will never return to their homes. We can’t ignore the video footage of militant men with guns no matter where they operate, all the more frightening because they mask their faces. Images like this eat at the psyche and erode our optimism. Worry is often softened by action, but not many are positioned to do anything calming on a global scale. A rare person among us will join Doctors Without Borders or build houses in ravaged areas or travel to trouble spots to save beleaguered animals. The rest of us do what we can in our corner to balance the scale. The worries best dealt with are those within our grasp, and we choose what we can do in our communities to be a positive force. We put ourselves “out there” in local politics or work for charitable organizations or delight people with art, theatre, music. We serve on boards or in community halls, give time to families in distress or listen to a friend who needs someone to listen. These acts of involvement are antidotes to the bad news that is all around us. This seems obvious, a cliché, perhaps, but getting above the worry is accomplished in all the usual ways. We in Creston Valley filled out a survey — a small optimistic act — about what makes us happy living here, how satisfied we feel about aspects of our lives. How happy are we with our level of personal productivity? Do we trust our neighbours? Do the local officials pay attention to people? Do we have enough money to buy food? Do we have a feeling of belonging? Sometimes we do have to sit down and list what is good about our lives. And in the news today: A father in Fort Nelson has built a six-metre snowman in his front yard for the delight of his children. It took him three weekends. Betsy Brierley lives beside Kootenay Lake. She used to write for the Advance a long time ago.

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I’ve been around Creston long largest non-profit organizations, so enough to remember when a few peo- successful that it has continued to ple with very big hearts started the operate one of Canada’s few, if not Creston Valley Gleaners Society. They only, food banks that do not rely on knew there was a need but, more government funding. The Christmas importantly, they also knew there was an abundance of food available in this valley. All that needed to be done was to tap into the resource. At harvest time, those volunteers and their friends were out in the fields and orchards, looking every bit like modern day characters from paintings by Jean-Francois Lorne Eckersley Millet or Camille Pissarro. Those were the early days of food banks, which were seen as a hamper fund, once a small program temporary solution to a problem of the Creston Ministerial Association, that needed to be addressed — a has also grown like Topsy. Cash donapoor economy in the 1980s brought tions roll in at a remarkable rate (the hunger and homelessness into the Advance’s annual Community mainstream of Canadian life. Surely Christmas Card raised more than once the economy picked up the $7,600 from generous readers this need for food banks would disapyear) and this week nearly 400 hampear and people without homes pers were packed for distribution in a would find affordable accommodahuge volunteer effort. tion. To live in the Creston Valley is to It seems laughable now, a naive be able to witness, on a daily basis, and overly optimistic thought. It generosity in action. When a family didn’t have to turn out this way, has a child in need, friends and neighthough. North American governments bours step up to organize fundraisers were dominated by business friendly and local businesses reach into their governments led by men like Ronald tills or onto their shelves to donate. Reagan and Brian Mulroney and in When a house burns down, friends their enthusiasm to help boost the forand neighbours step up with tempotunes of businesses, they ignored the rary accommodations and gifts of furgrowing needs of people who had niture and food. When programs like been put out of work, first by a slow the Therapeutic Activation Program economy and then by free trade agree- for Seniors threaten to disappear, ments that destroyed North America’s thanks to the complete and utter lack manufacturing sector. Provincial govof foresight by government agencies, ernments struggled, too, and closures donations seem to drop out of the sky of mental health facilities put more to help sustain them. The list goes on. people out onto the streets. To say that And on. And on. the 1980s didn’t leave much of a posiIn his early days as an MLA, tive legacy is to put it mildly. Corky Evans told me about the At the community level, though, astonishing difference in workload people tend to be creative and resilbetween rural and urban MLAs. Not ient, finding ways to cope and to help only do rural representatives have to those in need. Gleaners grew to cover huge areas, but their constitubecome one of the Creston Valley’s ents have much more regular inter-

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action with their governments than do their urban counterparts. “I have 10,000 water licences in my constituency,” Evans said as an example. Each holder of a water licence (or water well) had made a direct connection with the provincial government by filling out applications and getting approval. Urban residents pay their utility bills and turn on the tap. Rural living appeals to people who don’t need everything to be easy, for their needs to be met by governments and institutions. They take it as a given that they will have to drill for water and service pumps and dig septic fields. They know the snowplow might not arrive before they head off to work or take the kids to school. They might not want fire protection services that could one day save their home and will at the least lower their insurance costs. Heck, they might not even buy insurance. But those same people are the first to reach into their pockets when a neighbour is in need, the first to organize renovations to a house when a neighbour requires wheelchair access, the first to offer a ride to someone needing cancer treatment in Kelowna. Problems of friends and neighbours are their problems, too. And aren’t we lucky to live in such a place? I suspect those original Creston Valley gleaners who stooped to dig potatoes or stretched to pick apples back in the 1980s would have mixed emotions if they could see how those early efforts have evolved. They would be proud that their legacy of volunteerism has continued, and that the desire to look out for friends and neighbours is unabated. But they might also be disappointed that in the 21st century there are still people who need a hand up, but have to settle for a handout. Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

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Satire used to show double standards To the Editor: (Re: “The Teen Take: Do you Know the Proper Woman?”, Nov. 13 Advance) I wrote this column to point out the utter ridiculousness of the idea that women can be “sluts”. The article, written satirically, was meant to criticize slut-shaming and victim-blaming. Women should be free to express their sexualities as they please, without being seen as lesser human beings, and the victim is never responsible for rape. No matter how short her skirt is or how much alcohol she’s consumed, it is not the victim’s fault, but the rapist’s. The “Proper Woman” was meant to portray just how silly the double standards that women face really are. Glad to see I got people talking. LoRae Blackmore Lister

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We were delighted to see the picture and to read the article about the joint town and Lower Kootenay Band councils’ inauguration in the Dec. 4. Advance. “Let us celebrate democracy,” LKB Chief Jason Louie said. I do believe it is much more. Here is an example of communities working together for a happier, more peaceful, better world. Hopefully, this good news will spread widely so our Canada and the world can learn from this great event. If we have peace and happiness in our families, peace and happiness in our communities and in our country, then we can work and hope for peace on our beautiful Earth. Right next to this picture is the article about the Christmas hampers and a picture on the next page with some of the Crest View Village Auxiliary members. In the middle of the picture seated is the president Clara Rushka, a very wise and active lady at the age of 92. She is always ready to do and to organize something for the not so fortunate people in need. We, who are thankful to live among friendly and helpful residents and a wonderful, caring staff here in the Crest View Village, are also experiencing the help, entertainment and fellowship from many volunteers again and again. We wish all the good people in the Creston Valley a wonderful Christmas and health and happiness in the new year. Margot and Henry Dahle Creston

To the Editor: I was very impressed by Susan Eyre’s Nov. 27 letter (“Canada a Partner in Illegal Wars”). It is all true, and there is little hope for any betterment in the near future. The U.S. ruling class isn’t going to change any time soon. But the outcome of the UN resolution against the “glorification of Nazism” (Nov. 21) vote tells us that the world politics are changing. In the entire UN General Assembly, only three countries voted against the resolution: the U.S., Ukraine and Canada. One can understand the American opposition to this resolution sponsored by Russia; America has no use for any country that is not its willing puppet. And Ukraine’s no vote was expected; after all, she is the only country now ruled by a Nazi government, installed by the U.S. and its friends, the same people who directed the overthrow of the democratically elected president

Victor Yanukovych in February and who are directing Kiev’s war against Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine. But Canada’s no vote is totally off the mark. During the Second World War, over 45.000 young Canadians lost their lives fighting Nazism and fascism, and our present government is, through this no vote, officially backing Nazis. According to www.thepeoplesvoice.org, “Canada voted no because their far-right prime minister, Stephen Harper, has been a virtually unquestioning supporter of all U.S. foreign-policy positions.” Samantha Power, the U.S. representative at the UN, decided on voting against the resolution, because of its unacceptability to the Ukraine. “Her delegation was concerned about the overt political motives that had driven the main sponsor of the current resolution. … Therefore, the United States would vote against the resolution. In other words: the U.S. opposed this resolution, supposedly, because it was offensive to Ukraine. …Was the U.S. simply doing the will of the Ukrainian government? Or was the Ukrainian government doing the will of the U.S. government — the government that had installed it?” Meantime, to show how able we are to protect democracy, Canada sent fighter planes to bomb the new enemy, ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), made up of terrorist mercenaries, covertly organized, trained and equipped by the U.S. in Turkey, and financed by Saudis. What, then, does the U.S. initiative of fighting ISIS mean? It means nothing. It’s a ploy, a cover for renewed U.S. and allies attacks on Syria and Iraq. The real objective is the regime change in both countries, and a roundabout way of spreading American-style democracy. A distinguished French statesman, Georges Clemenceau, made this observation: “America is the only nation in history which miraculously had gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization.” We knew all along that ISIS (or ISIL, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) was an American project, and that the American led war against the ISIS is a fraud. The website www.globalresearch.ca reports that, “The ISIL are the foot soldiers of the western military alliance. Their unspoken mandate is to wreck havoc and destruction in Syria and Iraq. …The incursion of the Islamic State brigades into Iraq starting in June 2014 was part of a carefully planned military-intelligence operation supported covertly by the U.S., NATO and Israel. The counterterrorism mandate is a fiction. America is the number one state sponsor of terrorism.” Canada is preparing to expand its role in Middle East war. What Canada needs is a government that will spend the taxpayers’ money on projects benefiting this country, and not wasting it on American predatory colonial wars. Anton Skerbinc Boswell

Don’t forget our drop-in instructors in both dryland and aquatic venues are taking a well earned two-week rest Dec. 20-Jan. 4 but the pool and skating rink are open as usual. Call or come in and pick up a holiday schedule; we hope we see you sometime over the next few weeks, especially if you have visitors and want to show off the

place. (Or if you have visitors and you want to get away and keep the place a secret.) If you are travelling, drive safe, and the best of the season from all of us to all of you! Neil Ostafichuk is the recreation supervisor at the Creston and District Community Complex.

Column started good Canadian tax discussion shouldn’t be funding U.S. wars To the Editor: (Re: “The Teen Take: Do you Know the Proper Woman?”, Nov. 13 Advance) It's unfortunate that some people have misinterpreted the intent of the column by LoRae Blackmore. The article is very insightful and shows LoRae’s talented writing style that delivers an important message. These are the signs of a woman who will have lots to contribute to society. Maybe it's a good thing that some are misunderstanding the column — it has created a good discussion. Frank Orosz Wynndel

Working together for better world To the Editor: So many good things are happening in our beautiful Creston Valley that it becomes hard to keep track of all of them.

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Creston Valley Public Library chief librarian Aaron Francis is on holidays so, this week, library staff member and guest columnist Pat Tomasic brings you her choices for some great holiday reads. The hibernation period is on us again; in human form that often means snuggling down on a comfy couch, under a blanket and indulging in a great read while the snow and darkness fall. The library can

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collection of powerful short stories, while David Mitchell’s The Bone Clocks is an ambitious and eclectic fantasy novel centering around a teenage runaway. Or try Sarah Water’s latest historical novel, The Paying Guests, set in post-First World War London, a time of upheaval for the British upper classes. If you’re looking for suspense/mystery, one of the following may tickle your fancy. The Burning Room, Michael Connelly’s newest Harry Bosch novel, Top Secret by W.E.B. Griffin, about special ops and the Cold War, John Sandford’s Deadline, where a dognapping charge leads protagonist Virgil Flowers into something more sinister, will fit the bill. After a looong absence, Hercule Poirot is revived in Monogram Murders, now in the hands and from the mind of mystery author Sophie Hannah. For something a bit spookier, Siobhan Adcock’s paranormal The Barter will send a non-weather related chill down your spine. For those immersed in a busy holiday period looking for more of a feel-good read, try Jan Karon’s latest in her Mitford series, Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good, which picks up after Father Tim and his wife

Cynthia return from a trip to Ireland. Susan Elizabeth Phillips’ Heroes are My Weakness is a romantic tale that centres around quirky characters during a New England winter. Finally, for something a bit “dafter”, Shopaholic to the Stars by Sophie Kinsella is the seventh installment in Becky Bloom’s life, a British ex-pat now settled in Hollywood with her husband and daughter. And, if you really want to immerse yourself in the season, there are new holiday titles. In Karen Swan’s Christmas in the Snow, a woman heads to the Alps where she discovers a long lost family member and secrets. For romantics, The Christmas Bouquet by Sherryl Woods is the most recent installment in her popular Chesapeake Shores series, and Christmas Prayer by Kimberla Lawson Roby focuses on a couple heading to the altar, but will they be derailed? And what would the holidays be without a new Debbie Macomber? Her latest offering is Mr. Miracle, also known as Harry Mills, a guardian angel on a mission. The library will be closed Dec. 25 and 26, so be sure to pick up some favourites before then. Happy holidays!

What a busy month it’s been at the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors! In addition to the regular programs, there’s been Christmas cracker making, upcycling Christmas cards and an evening trip out in the bus to see the lights. The band and choir can be heard singing, you guessed it, Maureen Cameron carols and hymns, and they’ve gone Michelle Hansen of Imagine Ink, to Crest View Village and Swan Mimika and Paul Coleman for Valley Lodge to sing with friends letting us take over Jimmy’s Pub and residents there. for three hours, Gail Kitt of Volunteers and seniors were Footlighters who helped us find treated this past week to a dincostumes and did makeup, Jason ner prepared by students from Smith who assisted photogra- Prince Charles Secondary pher Brian Lawrence of Inverted School. Two community volunImages Photography, the Creston teers donated all the food and Rotary Club, which helped with led the student team. Turkey the distribution of the calendar season was officially launched. to our donors, and volunteers Thanks to Desirae Robinson, Sharon Wesolowski, Ann Miller, Eva Basaraba, Rebeka Mehrer, Barry and Judy Freeman, Linette Alex Larson, Calvin Kashuba Collins and Terry Nowak. and Abdul Samai, who have Thanks to Overwaitea Foods been helping with the dinner for letting us have a table one for four or five years since day, as well as Creston Card Grade 8. They are all now in and Stationery, Kingfisher Grade 12 and consider this to Used Books, Creative Fix and be their Christmas tradition. In Black Bear Books, where they their words, “They touch my have made display space for heart.” The youth, as well as the calendars. Thanks to the helping to cook, serve and visit Creston Lions Club, town with us, also raise funds that council and those who’ve been are sent to a market program in purchasing them at the Creston Honduras to help with a child’s Valley Farmers’ Market. education for a year. Thanks to

the generosity of the seniors and visitors, there were enough funds raised that evening to help three children this year. The generosity and merriment continues as the Krafty Kronys are getting ready to host two Christmas lunches next week for the seniors and volunteers. There’s someone we want to thank who is vital to how well our transportation functions, someone who quietly goes about taking care of the buses to make sure they are inspected and functioning. That person is Jim Daniels, who continues to volunteer his time for this task. Thanks, Jim, from all of us. So, it looks like we have a date for moving to RotaCrest Hall: Jan. 30. Bridget and her crew have been doing much sorting and clearing in preparation, and that will continue into January. Wishing you all a merry Christmas and happy holidays, and offering heartfelt gratitude to the community for helping us continue to provide this program. If you wish to make a donation to TAPS for 2014 or at anytime, it can be sent to Valley Community Services, 915 Pine Street, P.O. Box 187, Creston BC, V0B 1G0, or visit www.valley.services.org and look for the “donate” button. Maureen Cameron is the community liaison development coordinator for the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors.

End of Absence: Reclaiming What We’ve Lost in a World of Constant Connection by Michael Harris, about the effects of the Internet on current lifestyle and human interaction. Amongst a wide array of international cookbooks introduced to our collection through the benefaction of a generous

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Pat Tomasic patron, including Frenchie (Greg Marchand), Indian Cooking Unfolded (Raghavan Iyer) and Heritage (Sean Brock), we also have How to Cook Everything Fast by Mark Bittman, sure to be popular for any of those impromptu visits, and once you’re stuffed, stretch out and laugh to Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan or plan your New Year’s resolutions with The End of Dieting by Joel Furhman, a healthy approach to a healthy way of life. For thought provoking, “deep” reads, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Man Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel is a

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