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Council and MP discuss federal funding BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Brian Lawrence

Volunteers packed Christmas hampers for the Creston Ministerial Association on Dec. 15. More photos at www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/news.

Volunteers pack 400 hampers BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

The Creston Room at the Creston and District Community Complex was a flurry

of well organized activity on Dec. 15 as over 130 volunteers spent most of the day sorting food and donations, and then packing 400 Christmas hampers for the Creston Ministerial Association’s annual project,

Bountiful Youth Group delivers 18 loads of firewood Page 16

Calendars raising funds for TAPS Page 3

now running for well over 40 years. “There was a real sense of teamwork,” said ministerial association president Tom Greentree. “It was a fun time.” See HAMPERS, page 4

Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks spoke to Creston town council on Dec. 16 to provide an update on the New Build Canada Fund, the latest federal government infrastructure program. After his presentation, Wilks, council members and town staff had a discussion about the process for application and strategies for a successful application. The town has been working with Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) staff to finalize an application for a $4.3 million project that will include replacement of a major portion of the Arrow Creek water system’s 100-year-old main line. “We have spoken with some of the (federal government) decision makers and been advised about what sort of projects might be looked on most favourably,” said engineering director Colin Farynowski. See COUNCIL, page 2

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From page 1 Build Canada projects are funded with equal contributions from the federal, provincial and local governments. Farynowski said the water line project has been engineered and that the local financial portion is already in place. Wilks agreed with the strategy, saying that having the money for a project in hand is important. “We don’t want to approve projects for $10 million and then have to wait while our partners make arrangements to borrow, which can take a considerable amount of time,” he said. The Arrow Creek project application will be made by the RDCK, with help from town staff, leaving Creston still able to apply for its own project. Farynowski outlined one — another water system improvement — and told council it could choose that project or another smaller one, or not apply at all in hope that the chances for the RDCK application approval would be enhanced. Other grant opportunities are on the horizon, council was told, and proposals will be prepared for Federal Gas Tax Fund grants early in 2015, Farynowski said.

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Council Briefs •Mary Jayne Blackmore represented the Trails for the Creston Valley Society, providing council with an update on the society’s activities and projected projects. “We have gone after lowhanging fruit for our first projects,” Blackmore said. “Our long-term mandate is to secure and maintain parks and trails for residents and visitors of our community.” •A letter from a resident requesting a portion of the dog park be fenced off for the exclusive use of small dogs was referred to staff for a report. •Council was provided with a letter to the Creston Valley Services Committee announcing the abandonment of the Ingham Centre project by Friends of the Ingham Arts and

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Culture Centre Society. •Coun. Joe Snopek received council support in his intention to run for a director at large position on the Union of BC Municipalities board. •A letter from Hudson’s Hope Mayor Gwen Johansson asking for support in its desire for a one-year moratorium on the Site C dam project was received for information. •Council approved the fiveyear renewal of the “current robust back-up software server solution” used to do scheduled backups and long term archiving of the town’s digital information. The provider, Unitrends, offered a discount and hardware replacement that will cost $12,000US for the fiveyear term, finance director Steffan Klassen said. •Council received a request for a donation toward the C re s t o n Ministerial Association’s Christmas hamper fund. A further donation was declined as a contribution had already been made in lieu of a dinner for outgoing members of the previous council. •An amendment to the water rates bylaw will see increases of five per cent in 2015 and 2016 and two per cent in each of the following three years. •Staff was directed to prepare a 2015 draft budget based on a 4.55 per cent tax increase, of which 3.7 per cent will be taken up by the police tax, leaving a 0.85 per cent increase in other town spending. •A letter from a resident proposing that Creston should endeavor to be the “Halloween Capital of British Columbia” was received for information. “I think that with the town’s current involvement in Canada Day celebrations, Blossom Festival and the Santa parade we don’t need to be making additions,” said Coun. Karen Unruh. •Council approved sending the town float to the 2015 Yahk Summerfest parade and celebration. •A request from Creston Fire Rescue Chief Michael Moore to purchase a rescue truck that will replace two existing units was approved.

The purchase will be made from the existing reserve fund, which will be topped back up when the other units are sold. •Farynowski reported that a proposal for the town to provide curbside collection of packaging and printed paper was rejected by Multi Material BC. •Appointments of representatives to committees and organizations were approved: Creston Valley Spirit Committee: Coun. Jen Comer Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel: Coun. Kevin Boehmer (chair) and Unruh (member) Arrow Creek Water Treatment and Supply Commission: Snopek (representative), Coun. Jim Elford (alternate) Kootenay East Regional Hospital District: Unruh (director), Elford (alternate) School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) Board of Education: Comer and Unruh (liaisons) Emergency Operations Centre: Mayor Ron Toyota and Elford (liaisons) Municipal Insurance Association of BC: Elford (representative) and Coun. Joanna Wilson (alternate) Columbia Basin Trust, Community Directed Youth Committee: Boehmer and Comer (liaisons) Community Arts Council of Creston: Wilson Creston-Kaminoho Friendship Society: Snopek and Wilson Creston-Kootenay Foundation: Snopek and Wilson Creston and District Community Directed Funds Committee: Toyota Creston and District Library Board: Comer and Unruh Creston Valley Blossom Festival Association: Snopek and Wilson Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce: Boehmer and Unruh Creston Valley Community Housing Society: Snopek Creston Valley Community Network Society: Boehmer and Comer •The sign bylaw received its third reading.

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Calendar raising funds for seniors program

Three Creston Atoms players are fundraisng for a trip to Europe.

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Atom members to play in Europe BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Three local Atom minor hockey players will be going on the trip of a lifetime this summer after being selected to an elite hockey program that operates out of Calgary. Jake Adams, Dexden Schiffke and Riley Kepke impressed scouts from Top Guns Hockey Development Inc. sufficiently to be included in the Team Canada Cowboys Euro Hockey program. “This is such a great opportunity for these boys,” said Jake’s mom, Terry Adams. “They are already

Joint response to fire Advance Staff

Creston Fire Rescue and the Canyon-Lister and WynndelLakeview fire departments responded to a structure fire in Arrow Creek on Dec. 13, for the first time since the joint fire protection agreement covering Arrow Creek went into effect. Crews were called out around 4:30 p.m. Dec. 13 to a Lakeview-Arrow Creek Road home, which was filled with thick smoke and had flames

planning fundraisers to help pay for their expenses.” Included in being selected to the program is a week-long training camp in Canmore in July, and a 15-day tour of Europe. The team will play eight games in Germany, Austria, Italy and the Czech Republic, and get plenty of exposure to cultural sites, too. Cost for the program is $5,800 per player, and each must be accompanied by a parent, whose expenses will be nearly $5,000 each. “The boys want to do the usual things to raise money, like hot dog sales,” Adams said. “They can hardly wait to get going!” travelling toward the roof’s edge. “The fire had rapidly spread into the void spaces in the attic and roof assembly, which made it difficult for crews to gain control of the fire immediately,” said a Creston Fire Rescue press release. It took crews several hours to extinguish the blaze, which originated from a woodstove, but the departments’ combined effort saved most of the home and its contents, although damage was estimated in the tens of thousands of dollars. Creston Fire Rescue Chief Michael Moore recommends that wood burning appliances be inspected, as the heat generated by a chimney can start a fire. “It is a really good idea to have a wood fireplace inspected for its installation,” he said. “In this fire, it is evident that the installation of the chimney was not adequate with clearances and over time there will be a fire.”

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One of the most popular calendars around town this month has helped put fun into fundraising for the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors (TAPS). The 2015 TAPS Calendar, with its small format and black and white photos, features seniors and TAPS staff dressed in vintage costumes and posed in a variety of scenes. It is sure to put a smile on faces throughout the year. The idea for the calendar came from summer intern Jamie Pommier last year, said TAPS community liaison Maureen Cameron. “It was something our seniors can be a part of,” she said. “It illustrates people coming together and supporting each other, all while having fun. It is a great reflection of the TAPS program itself.” Operated by Valley Community Services, TAPS serves about 60 clients who range in age from their sixties to nineties. Social activities around the community (the program will soon be housed in Rotacrest Hall) keep clients active and in touch. “The biggest thing is participating in their community,” Cameron said. A combination of staff and volunteers (many of whom are seniors) co-ordinate activities as diverse as cooking and baking to singing and playing in a band. Intergenerational activities are an emphasis, with visits with day care children and “play dates” with kids in a park. “It is important that people can just be themselves, whether it is singing, playing an instrument, helping in the

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Members of the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors weren’t afraid to have fun during the calendar shoot at Jimmy’s Pub and Grill.

kitchen or just socializing,” she said. Clients’ needs vary. Some may have early onset dementia, others physical ailments and, most commonly, others simply don’t have a large support network that keeps them stimulated and active. The TAPS program was started because health and social service workers know instinctively that loneliness and inactivity are major contributors to poor health. The calendar project was a great illustration about how a small thing can have a large impact. “We started planning about two months before the photo shoot,” Cameron said. “It started with broaching clients and asking for ideas. In the end, we had enough ideas for 10 years of calendars!” On the day of the photo shoot, staff, volunteers and TAPS members gathered at Jimmy’s Pub and Grill, where a variety of costumes awaited. Photographer Brian Lawrence and lighting direc-

tor Jason Smith set the poses and Gail Kitt helped with the costumes; all three are active in community theatre with Footlighters. “It was a great day,” she said. “The seniors had a great time posing and they just loved seeing the photos that were shot a few days later. They all had input in the captions we included with the photos.” Of the 500 calendars, only about 100 remain to be sold at $10 each. They can be found at Creston Town Hall, Creston Card and Stationery, Black Bear Books, Kingfisher Used Books and Creative Fix. Cameron said an unexpected consequence arose in the printing of the calendars. A decision was made to send one to each TAPS donor from recent years, as a thank you for their support. As a result, more donations have rolled in. “It’s a never-ending struggle to find funding to keep the program going,” she said. “Every dollar helps.”

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From page 1 After sorting of food items — both nonperishable, as well as fresh apples, carrots and potatoes — toys, books, wrapping paper and more, Greentree started the day with a prayer and led the volunteers in singing Joy to the World. And then they went to work, rolling boxes down an assembly line where they were filled to overflowing with food.

“It’s nice to know there are a lot of warmhearted people around.” Tanya Bilcik

Three hundred sixty-nine hampers were requested prior to Dec. 15, and the extra 30 didn’t go to waste, with over 20 being requested on Dec. 16 — pickup day — and a few trickling in later. “People really go out with a real abundance,” Greentree said. “It’s not just a box with a few canned goods.” Included in the family boxes is a $25 gift card to help with the purchase of a turkey if they so choose — and those gift cards, combined with food purchases add up to about $25,000, which makes cash donations just as important (excess funds are distributed throughout the year to

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help the community with medical and dental expenses). Volunteers of all ages took part in the packing, with children and seniors working side by side to get the job done.

“People really go out with a real abundance. It’s not just a box with a few canned goods.” Tom Greentree

“Some kids’ parents even pulled them out of school today,” said Greentree. For many volunteers, hamper packing brings them back year after year. Paul Bartlett, for example, was helping last week for his 20th year. “People need this and somebody has got to do it,” he said. For 17 years, Shirley Armstrong and members of the Girl Guides Trefoil Guild have been volunteering, having started when boxes were lined up and filled on Trinity United Church pews. “It’s something that makes us feel good,” Armstrong said. Tanya Bilcik works at Pyramid Building Supplies, which annually collects children’s toys for the hampers, and she’s been volunteering since she was 16. “It gives you a really nice feeling,” she said. “There’s a lot of giving people in this town. … It’s nice to know there are a lot of warmhearted people around.”

Canyon-Lister Elementary School students with Creston’s new refugee family from Burma.

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The Canyon Lister Elementary School’s Be the Change group had the opportunity of meeting a family that has just moved to Creston from Burma, sponsored by the Creston Refugee Committee. They are a young couple, the Marans, with their two children, Merry, 2, and

Joshua, five months, and a younger brother, Naw Naw, to the father. CLES wanted to help make their first Canadian Christmas a cozy one. Students gave them a wonderfully warm welcome and presented them with a few Christmas gifts including stockings, toys and the nonperishable food items that were collected during the Halloween Scare the Hunger

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food drive. Children sang Imagine as their final gift, wishing them a season filled with peace and happiness. A tour of the school and a few trips down the slide for Merry and the visit was over much too quickly! The Be the Change group has plans to sing Imagine by John Lennon at the fundraising concert sometime in early 2015, and they hope to see you there!

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Attracting birds may require the right type of plants

Each fall, usually mid-October, a group of local bird watching enthusiasts comes out to the Wayside Gardens for a morning bird count. Some years there are up to a dozen different species, and some years less due to the nature of our weather. In any case, the fall colours of the gardens are more reliably spectacular and well worth the trip on their own account.

(Aronia), barberry, dogwood, cotoneaster, burning bush, privet, honeysuckles, rose, elderberry, buffaloberry, snowberry, sea buckthorn, vibernum, Oregon grape, holly and kinnikinnik. raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, currant and gooseberry will also attract birds but you may wish to discourage this in your home garden. Try planting a decoy crop with a tart tasting berry nearby that the birds would prefer. Mulberry has been suggested but I have a hard time stocking it in the nursery. Alternately, a flexible netting can be draped over plants to Evan Davies conserve your preferred crops. The National Audubon Society Specific birds, for instance, humconducts a more comprehensive bird mingbirds, feed largely on nectar count during the two weeks before from tubular shaped flowers. and after Christmas — essentially, Knowing this we can plant butterfly right now. Information collected can bush, beauty bush, weigela, currant, be used to track avian population honeysuckle, hibiscus, flowering trends, range fluctuations and winter quince and trumpet vines. Annuals species distribution. like snapdragons have gained favour What’s all this have to do with the in recent years for this and their resisnursery? Well, we occasionally sell tance to deer browsing. Impatiens, plants to folks who wish to attract flowering tobacco, petunia, phlox, more of the local winged wildlife to salvia and nasturtiums are also their gardens. Native birds tend to known to attract hummingbirds. feed on native plant material for the When snow falls on the ground most part, but not exclusively. Think and the buzz of Christmas preparaof seeds and berries for the bird’s ban- tions slows, I find this is a great quet. Sometimes it’s not the seeds that time of year to have a fresh look at they are after but the insects that can the plants outside and this includes be found on the plants. Ordinarily, the little chickadees living in and this thought makes my skin crawl but amongst the evergreen shrubs just in a forest situation it just a fact of life. outside our home. Besides food and A short list of trees that attract water, plant life offers the birds birds to them would include true fir shelter, a place to nest and rear their trees like grand fir and subalpine fir, young, protection from predators maples like Amur maple, Tartarian and the cold winter wind, as well as maple or Manitoba maple, saska- protection from the heat of a hot toons, birches, hackberry, hawthorn, summer’s sun. Russian olive, junipers like Rocky Wishing you a merry Christmas Mountain juniper, larch, crabapples, and a happy new year! spruce, pine, cherry, oak, hemlock Evan Davies owns Beltane Nursery and cedar. Shrubs like chokeberry at 2915 Highway 3 in Erickson.

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A Special Holiday Edition

Warm Fuzzies to...

… Troy Mercer for coming to our plumbing rescue so quickly.

… Judine Maki for coaching the Grade 8 girls volleyball team at PCSS. … The Town of Creston for being fast and efﬁcient in our time of need.

… Don, the kitchen elves, Santa’s serving elves and all the volunteers for another amazing effort to ensure a successful W.C. Christmas Tea! … Ron and Overwaitea for the donation of a turkey and ham for the W.C. Christmas Tea. … Footlighters for the awesome achievement of three sold-out shows! … Dale for your heart of gold!

… Marcie Plotnikoff as well as Crystal Stankevich for the lovely apples for ARES school. … James Komar and his crew for going the extra mile.

… Clayton and Harvest Share for the deliveries of fresh fruit for ARES school. … Crystal Morton for the coffee cart for ARES school – so appreciated. … Crystal Stankevich for helping out so professionally.

… Teachers & CUPE staff at ARES school for continued dedication to our school, and going over and beyond on a daily basis. … Parents, Guardians & Grandparents for supporting ARES students’ education.

… All that wear reﬂector vests when walking and jogging now that it’s so dark in the morning and evening. … ARES Breakfast Program for an amazing start to every school morning. … Cheryl Lindsay for doing a wonderful sandwich program for ARES. … ARES PAC for dedicated service and volunteerism.

… ARES Volleyball coaches and players for a great season.

… ARES Remembrance Day Organizers for an exceptional ceremony.

… Jane for the Christmas ornaments to decorate the Farmers’ Market with! … Rotary Club for dictionaries and thesauruses for ARES.

… Akane for helping ARES school, supervising lunch hours, and also helping with the Breakfast Program. … Josie for enhancing ABED at ARES and doing special projects with students. … ARES students for their contribution to a positive school community. … Henry for reading at ARES with our students. … Lois for being a gracious next door neighbor.

… Bryan Daybell for MC’ing the Blossom Valley Singers concert so ably (and creatively!)

… Caleb Siggers, Larry Mendoza, Ann Deatherage, Bill Dyck and Laura From for technical, stage management and projection assistance for the Blossom Valley Singers concerts.

… Eva Beaulac, Gerri Campbell, Donna Cornell, Frances Darroch, Judy Dyck, Nicole Nixon, Tyler Nixon, Phyllis McDougall, Claudia Olney, & Irma Salzmann for front of house assistance at the Blossom Valley Concerts. … Black Bear Books, Creative Fix and Kingﬁsher Used Books for volunteering to sell tickets for the Blossom Valley Singers’ concerts. … Creston Valley volunteers for being the BEST!

… The wonderful staff at Swan Valley Lodge for the awesome care you show for our loved ones. Christmas Angels are alive there for sure! … Hugs to the person who picked up my dog’s leader collar and left it on the fence post. … Braiden for the Christmas stocking full of goodies.

… The United Church for letting CBAL run it’s Language and Community ESL class there. … The College of the Rockies for housing CBAL’s ESL classes for more than a 10 years! … Bunny for the blocks and Don for the expert drilling. Well done! … Merla for the craft lessons and goodies.

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… Floyd L. and his son Troy for the speedy help given to a friend.

… Overwaitea for the delicious fruit tray for the Creston Valley Hospice forum.

… Everyone for generously donating to the Creston Valley Hospice Society Fall Fundraiser. … Overwaitea for donating water for Blossom Valley Singers at our Christmas concerts. … Wloka Farms and Taeman Orchard for the donated pumpkins and apples.

… P.A.W.S. and Sunset Seed Co. for the incredible amount of food donated for the Christmas Hampers! … Everyone that organized, set up, packed, delivered and cleaned up the Christmas Hampers. … The Santa who sent the elf with the ambrosia package. … Bunny and Jessie on their 65th birthdays!

… PAWS for doing wonderful work for everyone in the valley, and everyone who supports them.

… Eric from Ontario (Creston Volunteer Fire Fighter) for helping us out and bringing back snacks while we waited at the bottom of the summit. … Collette Caron for bringing me her signed Harlequin books.

… Analee Anderson and Betty Wolfe for answering my daughter’s cry for books for me to read. … Swan Valley Lodge (R. Harris Unit) for the excellent care and all the love you give to your residents.

… Skimmerhorn Inn (Shelley & Terry) for the excellent hospitality and always making me feel welcome. Warm Fuzzies may be submitted to: production@crestonvalleyadvance.ca or classiﬁeds@crestonvalleyadvance.ca

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A look back at a good year

With each story or column I write A few weeks later, I wrote my for the Advance, I start by typing a first story of the year on a painter slug, a line at the top of the page that after Guy Hobbs was named the BC gives our editor, Brian Lawrence, an Wildlife Federation artist of the year. indication of what the story is. Each Personable, funny and immensely slug starts with a digit or digits. In the case of this column, this slug is “52 this is the life”, the number indicating which issue it is intended for. The number 52 is also, in this case, another year gone by. Once issue 52 hits the streets, we reset, literally and figuratively, and get ready to Lorne Eckersley prepare for yet another issue 1. This week is my 36th issue 52. It seems trite to say, but this year talented, Hobbs was soon afterward has flown by in a way that has surnamed as one of Ducks Unlimited prised me. As each month has ended, Canada feature artists. The recogniI have found myself surprised that tion could not come to a nicer guy. another four or five issues are behind In February, the most frustrating us. This could be a sign of my advanc- story of the year broke when the ing age, but I choose to think it is Osprey Medical Clinic closed. I have more likely attributable to a very friends on both sides of the story interesting year. and interviewed them all. I am still By interesting I don’t imply posiastonished at how what should have tive or negative connotations. If the been a good situation can have Chinese actually had a curse that says, soured to the point of no return. “May you live in interesting times” In that same month, I was thrilled (they don’t), it would have been to write about the continued turnappropriate. When, after all, have around of Wynndel Box and Lumber people not lived in troubled times? when it rebranded under the But as I scanned through the first 51 Wynnwood name. It has been an issues of 2014 I was once again amazing story to follow and I reminded about how much I like this always enjoy my visits with CEO newspaper business, and how lucky Michael Combs. we are that it gives us a reason to April got a little goofy with the proexplore the lives and stories of others. vincial governments announcement In January we ran a story that about changes to the Agricultural included a photo of the very beautiful Land Reserve system after what Pascale Hutton on the front page. The turned out to be a bogus consultation former Prince Charles Secondary process. It didn’t get any better when School grad was getting ready for a Regional District of Central Kootenay third season of the popular Arctic Air chair John Kettle admonished protestdramatic series (cancelled before a ers at the Association of Kootenay fourth season as CBC faces continued Boundary Local Governments convencutbacks from the federal government tion that they shouldn’t try to turn this and the loss of the Hockey Night in “into a political issue.” They didn’t Canada franchise) and I had a lovely accede, but they were unable to sway telephone interview with her so I the provincial government on this could write the story. Of course, I have ridiculous decision, either. known her mom and dad for many One of my favourite interviews of years and remember Pascale as a child, the year came after Creston resident so the interview was a great joy. Edmund Melendez-Duke underwent

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treatment for cancer in Calgary, and returned home with a jaw rebuilt from bone harvested from his leg. Edmund and his wife, Corinne, wanted nothing more than to be able to say thank you to the people in a health care system that too often doesn’t get the credit it deserves. To see Edmund regaining his health was a joy. In May, Harold Standen made the front page, retiring after 49 years as a volunteer firefighter. Great guy, great story. I love talking to and writing about artists, and I was pleased to learn that Bruce Patterson was putting some of his brilliant Kootenay Cameos into book form. The pen and ink sketches, accompanied by written history of historic buildings in the area, first appeared in a Kootenay Lake paper, and to see some of them compiled in book form felt long overdue. Coincidentally, in 2014 I was able to visit with and photograph two painters and a writer while they were making appearances in Calgary. Each just happened to coincide with visits to our family and it was great fun to see Sandy Kunze, Alison Masters and Lorn Wolf in the urban environment. The entire year was filled with interesting experiences, but one that really stands out was attending a dress rehearsal of a play by Adam Robertson Elementary School Grade 7 students just before Remembrance Day. It was wonderfully done in every way and left me in tears. In the story I wrote about playwright, director and teacher Tanya Poznikoff, I was touched by the efforts that teachers make to create positive and meaningful learning experiences for their students. It made me feel better about the world around me. Merry Christmas to our readers, advertisers and paper carriers — you are all reminders of what makes this such a wonderful community. Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

Creston Valley Advance Thursday, December 25, 2014

Electric rates tax rich and poor equally To the Editor: I was somewhat amused by the advertisement by Fortis BC in the Creston Valley Advance, urging us to save energy, and the happy new year greeting. Your electric rate will be 3.5 per cent higher as of Jan. 1. I took an old bill of ours from October-December 2009 and applied current rates to the amounts consumed and determined that the same consumption for October-December 2014 would cost us 43 per cent more than 2009. For the

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same period, the basic Old Age Pension went up eight per cent. Fortis is simply the beneficiary of provincial government policy, which is to keep electric rates similar between BC Hydro and Fortis, so one area of the province cannot complain about another area of the province receiving low rates. The provincial government uses BC Hydro and ICBC as cash cows and will receive $8.9 billion by 2016-2017 in dividends from these Crown corporations, which is a form of indirect taxation passed on to us as higher electric rates and auto insurance. This indirect taxation taxes the rich and the poor at the same rates. To Christy Clark: Raise the income tax rates and don’t tax the necessities of life, which affect low-income people far more than the rich. Don Tyndall Creston

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To the Editor: My heart goes out to the family that lost their mother to an unfortunate mistake. It makes no sense that if an error was made at the pharmacy it would not have been rectified when the patient was admitted to the hospital. Hospital medication is dispensed from the hospital pharmacy. Shirley Armstrong Creston

Changes coming to Creston zendo yoga with Yana, a gentle form of yoga that specializes in rehabilitation; Fridays we offer hot yoga with Lori Littlejohn, a more vigourous form of yoga that is especially good for weight loss; Tuesdays at 6:30 a.m.

and Saturdays at 8 a.m. we offer sitting meditation, traditional Zen chanting and a dharma talk by me. I am the practice leader at Sakura-ji, and a transmitted Zen writing practice instructor. The winter term in 2015 will focus on writing practice. Between Jan. 6 and April 30, I will be teaching writing practice at the following times: Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 a.m. and Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m. On the first, second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, I offer a writing practice class between 7 and 9 p.m. Writing and med-

itation are closely linked. From April 24-26, there will be a writing practice and poetry workshop. I am also a certifying teacher of mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) and will be offering another eight-week MBSR course starting on April 5. These classes have been very helpful to students and fill quickly, so if you are interested, register early. I have also had success in helping individual MBSR students reduce discomfort from chronic pain through one-one instruction. The Creston zendo opened its doors seven years ago. At that time, we were a room in the basement of our home and we offered only a sitting meditation practice. As you can see, we have grown into our own building and have expanded our services considerably. I want to invite you to continue to participate in Sakura-ji’s activities in the coming year and to wish you a holiday season that brings true generosity of mind and body. For more information about the activities at Sakura-ji, visit www.zenwords.net or call resident teacher Kuya Minogue at 250-428-6500.

ecy confirming that His name shall be Immanuel, meaning “God with us”. (Matthew 1:23) Jeremiah will tell you, the branch of David, “the Lord our Righteousness.” (Jeremiah 23:6) Daniel will tell you, He is the Messiah. (Daniel 9:26, 27) Hosea will tell you, He is “the Lord God of hosts.” (Hosea 12:5) John the Baptist tells us who He is: “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the ames of ur avoir world,” (John 1:29) By Pastor Ian Cotton And the beloved disciple adds his testimony, “In the beginning was the Creston Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word Seventh-day was God.” (John 1:1) Adventist The Father has proclaimed from His throne, Church “This is my beloved Son.” (Matthew 3:17) Abraham will tell you, it is We, His disciples, declare that this is “Melchizedek, King of Salem,” the King Jesus, the Messiah, the Prince of life, the of Peace. (Genesis 14:18) Redeemer of the world. Even the prince Who is this? Isaiah answers, “Unto of the powers of darkness acknowledgus a child is born, unto us a son is given; es Him, saying, “I know Thee who Thou and the government shall be upon His art, the Holy One of God.” (Mark 1:24) shoulder, and His name shall be called An anonymous poem reads: Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, He is the First and the Last, the Alpha the everlasting Father, the Prince of and the Omega. Peace” (Isaiah 9:6) and Immanuel. He is the Keeper of Creation and the (Isaiah 7:14) Matthew quotes this proph- Creator of all.

He always Was, He always Is and He always Will Be, He is Jehovah, the great “I AM.” He was bruised and brought healing, He was persecuted and brought freedom, He died, and rose from the dead. He reigns and brings peace. The world can’t understand Him, Armies can’t defeat Him, Schools can’t explain Him And the leaders can’t ignore Him. Herod couldn’t kill Him, The Pharisees couldn’t confuse Him, Nero couldn’t crush Him, Hitler couldn’t find Him, The New Age can’t replace Him He is Life, Love, Longevity and Law. He is goodness, kindness, gentleness and love. He is holy, righteous, mighty, powerful, good. His Way is Right, His Words Eternal. His laws are unchanging, and His mind is on me. He is my Redeemer, He is my Savior, He is my God, He is my Priest, He is my Joy, He is my Comfort, He is my Law, and He rules my life. “His name shall be called Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21) Jesus is the only reason for Christmas. He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. (Revelation 19:16) And he is coming soon. Ian Cotton is the retired pastor of the Creston Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The Solstice has passed, and once again we move from the shortest day of the year to the longest day of the year; from quiet contemplation to energetic activity. The new year brings a flurry of activity to the Creston zendo. To begin with, we have just been granted affiliation status in the Silent Thunder Order of Soto Zen Buddhism, which is based in Atlanta, Ga., and which has 11 other affiliates all over Canada and the United States. (To learn more about the Silent Thunder Order, visit silentthunderorder.org.) To honour this new affiliation, we are changing our name. We wanted a name that contains a traditional Zen image, and that represents the Creston Valley. We have settled on the name, Sakura-ji. “Sakura” means cherry blossom and “ji” means temple. We will be using the Japanese form of the name. Sakura-ji is more than a Zen centre. Our mission is to offer services and courses that enhance the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being of Kootenay residents. To realize that mission, we offer a variety of activities and courses. Tuesdays and Thursdays we offer

esus? As they question, “Who is this?” the disciples, filled with the spirit of inspiration, answer in eloquent strains as they repeat the prophecies concerning Christ. Adam will tell you, “It is the seed of the woman that shall bruise the serpent's head.” (Genesis 3:15)

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ture. The world is divided between those who claim to experience a personal and intimate relationship with him, and those who merely pay him lip service or deny his existence altogether. Some commentaries about the life of Jesus reveal more about writer ’s ageniOn Of uDaH das than add to By Tim Troughton the picture already supplied by the primary literary perspectives we call the four gospels. As Jesus was conceived during the sixth before or since. The global calen- month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, dar is centred around the event of calculating 15 months forward his entry to planet Earth, and from Zechariah’s temple duty as many of his teachings and sayings described in the book of are firmly rooted in popular cul- Chronicles, places the timing of

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his birth not in December but in the fall, during the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. The word became flesh and “tabernacled” among us. It is possible he was born in a temporary shelter, a “sukkah”, for there was no room at the local motel, and furthermore — as described in the Mishnaiac Jewish tradition — in the same fields used to graze animals kept for the temple sacrifice. The men to whom the angels appeared were therefore no ordinary shepherds, but temple employees. The angel’s announcement to them of a sign was to be the unusual sight of a human baby wrapped in cloths in an animal stall, just as they themselves would have treated and certified one of their newborn Passover lambs. The significance of this find would not be lost on them. A baby’s birth is a time to celebrate new life; however, in Jesus’ case it is striking how many allusions to his future death were voiced or implied. The gifts of the wise men, quite possibly Jews themselves (each representing one

of Israel’s scattered tribes), were a peculiar medley to give a newborn baby: gold to announce royalty, incense to declare mediating prayer, and myrrh to describe the Spirit’s anointing, which rested upon him. These men understood these gifts as vital ingredients of the tabernacle and temple, whose singular function was to facilitate blood atonement for sins. Indeed, it was the wise men’s knowledge of an ancient biblical prophecy, which predicted that a “star will come out of Jacob,” that captured their attention. The belief in astrology rests on the premise that the position of the stars influences our life here on Earth; however, in this story it was the position of the baby that influenced the star. Zechariah, Simeon and Anna all spoke of Jesus’ future redemptive destiny; his name meant “God who saves”. Simeon even warned Jesus’ mother Maryam that a day would come when her heart would be emotionally pierced — she would witness the horrific piercing of her son’s physical heart. How the Creston Valley memory of that prophecy from the old man may have brought s r e id str o h a modicum of G ie 1 Fern day, Dec 3 comfort; s e Wedn there was such divine 7:30pm purpose in all the pain. s in Bru r e W h e n d r o orks B F Jesus talked d n a r 3 G about his ay, Jan Saturd birth, his usual com7:30pm ment was not, “I was Johnny Bucyk Arena born,” but, “I

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