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The photos Johann Harnisch emailed home to Creston from Nepal in recent days offer a personal glimpse of what residents of Kathmandhu are experiencing in the aftermath of Saturday’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Piles of brick rubble and teams of medical personnel in full emergency mode, working outdoors, paint a grim picture of a region best known

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ordinated by ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency), a Seventh-day Adventist international aid organization. As they went about their mission to provide routine medical care, Johann could hardly have imagined what he would soon face. “Arriving back at Kathmandu last Thursday to see the rest of the team off, Johann and James (another volunteer) stayed with a local doctor and his wife, waiting to board their planes the following week,” Michelle wrote. “But the

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“Racing back to the hospital, they wondered if the three-story structure would still be standing. Thankfully, it stood, and thankfully they were there with the doctor and many other willing hands to receive the dying and injured that poured in. “Since the initial quake, many other aftershocks have terrified, injured and killed more people. Operating on the victims’ broken bones, pouring plaster casts, delivering babies and sheltering patients from the rain in their outdoor emergency room — among many

other tasks — has kept the team very busy. They are thankful to be alive and to be of service to the Nepalese during this terrible crisis.” Michelle said on Monday the first two days after the earthquake were agonizing as the Harnisch family awaited word that Johann was safe. Once he was able to re-establish communication, the young volunteer has sent back a steady stream of messages and photographs. “We were going to go away for the weekend but changed our plans,” Michelle said. Instead, they were soon immersed in following the news about a string of earthquakes that has now claimed

more than 4,000 lives and left many thousands more in peril. In a matter of weeks, Michelle and Rudy have witnessed their son complete a carpentry course at Cranbrook’s College of the Rockies, fly off to do volunteer work in one of the world’s most remote areas and take part in an international effort to save lives. “The information and pictures we have received from Johann makes it very real,” she said. The most recent information before the Advance went to press came from Rudy, who had just received word that Johann is staying two weeks longer — “at least” — to assist with relief operations on the ground.

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factor, the housing market is trending upward and that the U.S. economy continues to recover. Gone are the days when small In Creston, he said that the strugB.C. municipalities functioned from gling commercial sector will benefit budget to budget. At Tuesday’s reg- from a lower Canadian dollar, which ular meeting, Creston town council will keep more shoppers at home. adopted the five-year financial plan The Creston economy is bolstered by (2015-2019), a rolling plan that is the stability of the health care sector, updated yearly. sawmills and the Columbia Brewery. Finance director Steffan Klassen “Tourism continues to improve,” described his process for creating he said. “2015 is expected to be up the statutory document to council five per cent higher, mainly due to on April 14, when the plan was the change in exchange rates.” given its first three readings. Once again, policing costs will “2015 economic growth is expect- be the driving factor in the need to ed to be better than 2014 at 2.7 per increase the municipal portion of cent,” he said. “Consumer and gov- property taxes. ernment spending will be restrained With the policing reserve fund due to high debt levels and deficits.” gradually being drained, taxpayers Klassen said the continuing will foot an additional $130,000 of increase in baby boomer retirees is a RCMP policing costs, adding 3.65 per cent to the tax load. Other increases — a SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8 consumer price index factor of 0.3 per cent, (KOOTENAY LAKE) the fire department’s BUDGET STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT new first responder serCOMMITTEE MEETING @ 1:30 P.M., vice (0.5 per cent) and a FINANCE & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE $36,000 addition to the OF THE WHOLE MEETING @ 2:30 P.M. infrastructure replaceBOARD MEETING @ 5:00 P.M. (times are PST) ment reserve (one per cent) — will result in a Tuesday, May 5, 2015 5.45 per cent tax jump. J.V. Humphries School, Lighthouse, 500-6th St., Kaslo Among the chalVideo Conferencing to Creston at: lenges the town faces Creston Education Centre, 617-11th Ave., S., Creston in 2015-16, Klassen Zoning Amendment Public Welcome Bylaw No. 1814, 2015 BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

said, is that commitments for balanced budgets by the federal and provincial government will likely reduce the availability of grants for infrastructure. “Gas tax and provincial transfer amounts are not increasing,” he added. As well, provincial initiatives on policing, carbon neutrality, affordable housing and water conservation download costs to the municipality, he said. Taxes for general municipal collections will form 34 per cent of local property tax bills in 2015. Municipal policing takes a 10 per cent slice of the pie and provincial education takes 22 per cent. Other town

revenues come from utility frontage taxes (nine per cent of the tax bill). The Regional District of Central Kootenay takes a 23 per cent share of the property tax pie and the remaining small portions go to the Central Kootenay and East Kootenay regional hospital districts, Municipal Finance Authority and BC Assessment Authority. The proportions were nearly identical in 2014. Capital spending totaling $1.644 million will include the town’s share of the Pine Street realignment, fire vehicles, public works vehicles, chip sealing and fire hall renovations. Klassen provided an outline

of the effect of transferring policing costs to the municipality when Creston reached a population of more than 5,000. The policing reserve fund has gradually been applied to annual budgets, helping to slow tax increases. Another $100,000 from the fund is included in the 2015-16 budget and the remaining $56,000 will be drained in the following fiscal year. “Creston cost (of policing) is higher than many municipalities our size due to geographic considerations,” he said. The Town of Creston continues to lobby to reduce staffing and prisoner costs, he added.

SD8 board passes budget BY WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star

ents who have been paying will be upset,” Wright noted. The sentiment was echoed by Rebecca Huscroft, who said “it would be quite an insult to families that have been taking the responsibility to pay their dues.” And though trustee Bill Maslechko opposed the motion, it received enough support to be included in the capital and operating budget, which came to a total of $59,167,167. Supt. Jeff Jones told the Star after the meeting that out-ofcatchment bussing has been a controversial issue for years, and they have no way to enforce the payment of the annual $200 fee. That means some parents have paid, and others haven’t. But either way they have to

allow the kids on the bus. “We can’t leave kids on the side of the highway,” he said. The out-of-catchment busThe Kootenay Lake School sing is the final recommendaDistrict passed its 2015-16 budtion from a 2009 transportation get at the April 21 school board report that hasn’t been implemeeting amidst controversy mented yet. surrounding out-of-catchment “The recommendation was area busing. to eliminate out-of-catchment Initially removed from next busing completely, and the year’s budget, trustees Bob trustees over time have been Wright and Dawn Lang moved reluctant to facilitate that or to have it reinstated despite bring the recommendation to issues that have arisen in collectaction." ing the $200 fee from parents. The $200 fee, implemented (Out-of-catchment busing Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1814, 2015 HAVE two years ago, was intended as involves transporting children YOUR a move in the right direction. parents have chosen to What Amendment Bylaw No. 1814, 2015 about? whose SAY is Zoning But Jones said it has caused send them to schools outside of What is Zoning Amendment Bylaw The intent of this Bylaw, if adopted, would be to: 1) add “fitness and area, often to purconflict for the district and put their normal No. 1814, 2015 about? recreation services - class to the “General Commercial (C-1)sue Zone”; 2) in a second lana strain on their resources. education The intent of this1”Bylaw, if adopted, would be to: 1) add “We don’t add new bus such as French.) “fitness use and recreation - class 1” to the “General add a site specific “fitness services and recreation services - classguage 2”, which (C-1) Zone”; 2) add a site specific use “fitness routes; we only accommodate “Ifwithin we stop it now the parwould permit Commercial the proposed new development of a gymnastic facility and recreation services - class 2”, which would permit the if there’s room on an We’re the lands known as new 1710 Canyon ofStreet (following consolidation of lots proposed development a gymnastic facility within the existing route.” known as 1710 Canyon consolidation for “day care Listening 1710 & ...1714lands Canyon Street); and,Street 3) (following add a definition Jones said the budget lots 1710 & 1714 Canyon Street); and, 3) add a definition illustrates their “contincenters” to theof current Zoning Bylaw No. 1123. for “day care centers” to the current Zoning Bylaw No. 1123. ued commitment to putting students at the SUBJECT PROPERTY: SUBJECT PROPERTY: Parcel A (Explanatory Plan 8222) of Lot 3, District Public forefront of our deciParcel A (Explanatory Plan 8222) of Lot 3, District Lot 891, Lot 891, Kootenay District, ANDParcel Parcel A (Explanatory Plan) of Hearing Kootenay District,Plan Plan 1970 1970 AND A (Explanatory sion-making”. of Lot Kootenay 4, District LotDistrict, 891, Kootenay Plan 1970 Lot 4, District Plan) Lot 891, Plan District, 1970 (1710 & 1714 Canyon The budget includes (1710 & 1714 Canyon Street) $200,000 to “replace Street) and enhance technoloTuesday, gy for work and learnMay 12, 2015 ing throughout the 4:00 pm Council Chambers district” through the 238 - 10th Avenue Technology Evergreen North fund. Mt. Sentinel and L.V. Rogers will receive $10,000 to support upgrading their PE Phone equipment, and SUBJECT 250-428-2214 $72,100 will be put ext. 233 PROPERTY towards upgrading aging shop equipment throughout the disHow will this affect me? trict. In general terms, Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1814 would ©2015 Maui Jim, Inc. Just over $565,000 How Emailwill this affect me? amend the Town of Creston Zoning Bylaw No. 1123 by adding donna.cassel@ has been committed to In general terms, Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1814 would amend the the permitted use “fitness and recreation facilities - class 1” to creston.ca meet the specific needs the current “General Commercial (C-1) Zone” and restricting Town of Creston Zoning Bylaw No. 1123 by adding the permitted use of vulnerable learners “fi tness and recreation facilities class 2” to the lands known “fitness and asrecreation facilities - class 1” to the current “General through Community 1710 Canyon Street, as illustrated by the shaded area in Commercial (C-1) Zone” VENUS POOLS | HCL BRONZE LENS Links. the above map.and restricting “fitness and recreation facilities Available in prescription. 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RCMP calls include clipped flagger’s sign BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

inheritance threatened to burn down his house. April 23 •When police conducted a wellbeing check on a male for a neighbour, they learned he had died in the hospital. •A suspect has been identified after a male kicked in a door on Simon Road, causing about $400 in damage. •Police are investigating a female’s complaint about unwanted contact by a male. •A witness reported that the driver of a red Dodge pickup backed into a Ford Explorer on 10th Avenue North, then left the scene. He returned on foot, set the Explorer’s bumper back in place and then left again. The investigation continues. •A vehicle collided with a deer in the 2000 block of Highway 21. •An investigation is underway after a driver complained of being tailgated by an aggressive driver of a silver truck. A licence plate number was provided. •Police were called when a female left her partner’s vehicle and began to walk down the highway. She had expressed second thoughts about moving from Calgary to Trail. She eventually agreed to give Trail a try, but promised to move back to Calgary if she wasn’t happy. April 24 •A male and female were reported to be arguing on Erickson Road but police concluded no violence had taken place. •When a male sleeping in a business entrance downtown was checked, police

•A female reported a threat to kill her barklearned he was from Virginia and that he had entered Canada illegally. The ing dog. •A male reported that a female was on his deportation process is underway. •The driver of a vehicle pulling a Erickson Road property with a video camera. trailer carrying an excavator cut a corner She told police she was concerned about his too sharply in the 3500 block of Highway spraying of an orchard and wanted to know 3A and went into the ditch. The excavator what he was spraying and when. The neighbour agreed to notify her when he is going to spray. was damaged but there were no injuries. •Police did not locate a group of youths •A male driver whose vehicle was stuck near Sunset Boulevard was found reported to be damaging the grain elevators on to have been consuming alcohol. He Northwest Boulevard. was issued a 24-hour driving prohibition and the vehicle was towed. April 25 •Two intoxicated males who had with Dr. Joanne Lih been in a fight forced their way into the hospital at 3:30 a.m., then left when Wednesday, May 6 police were called. They did not return. Summit Medical Clinic •Three male youths reported to be 319 - 15th Ave. N (across from Hospital) lighting fires near 16th Avenue South were located nearby by police. They were arrested for mischief and then turned over to their parents. •The apartment resident on Effective Solutions for: Northwest Boulevard once again comHeel pain, arch pain, heel spurs, plained about the sound of her neighbunions, corns, calluses, and toenails bours walking next door. Including Orthotics and •Four female youths near Millennium Park were reported to be intoxicated but Preventative routine care a police check revealed they were not. They were sent on their way home. FOR APPOINTMENTS, PLEASE CALL April 26 •A trailer was spray-painted in the 300 block of 16th Avenue South. Police are Creston & District Community Complex investigating.

Creston RCMP responded to 54 calls for service from April 20-26, Cpl. Monty Taylor said on Monday. April 20 •The driver of a white dual-wheeled truck ignored the directions of a flagger at the Northwest Boulevard construction site and made a turn, clipping the flagger’s sign in the process. •A Canyon Street South resident complained about noise from the highway construction. •A vehicle was rear-ended at Canyon Street and 20th Avenue when the driver stopped for a pedestrian. •An “out of hand” party at 11th Avenue and Ash Street dispersed when police arrived. April 21 •Police are investigating a complaint about an ethnic comment made on Facebook. The commenter has been identified. •In an apparent attempt to break into a seasonal cabin in the 11000 block of Highway 3A, a door was damaged, but no theft occurred. Police are investigating a similar incident and have identified a suspect. •A suspicious Land Rover was reported to be driving slowly between Millennium and Centennial parks. •An unwanted female visitor to a Cavell Street residence has been warned to stay away or risk arrest. NOTICE •A female youth NOTICEOF OFPUBLIC PUBLICHEARING HEARING reportedly sent nude 6:00 p.m., May 14, 2015 6:00 p.m., May 14, 2015 photos of herself to an Wynndel Community Hall Wynndel Community Hall Internet correspondent upon request. 5127 Wynndel RdRd 5127 Wynndel •A male resident of 11th Avenue South NOTICE is hereby hereby given giventhat thataaPublic PublicHearing Hearingwill willbebeheld held date location as NOTICE is at at thethe date andand locati on as noted reported a former noted above to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their above to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to make roommate had stolen interest to make representations regarding the following: representati ons regarding the following: his vehicle registraGeneral Location Legal Descripti Description: Lot44Plan PlanNEP1356 NEP1356District DistrictLot Lot279 279Kootenay Kootenay General Locati on && Legal on: Lot Land tion papers, possibly Land District Plan(see 7953 (see map below) with the intent to District ExceptExcept Plan 7953 map below) Bylaw No. 2447, 2015: proposal to amend Electoral Area ‘A’ Comprehensive Land commit a fraud. Bylaw No. 2447, 2015: proposal to amend Electoral Area ‘A’ Comprehensive Land Use Bylaw No. •A male reported Use Bylaw No. 2315, 2013, by re-designating the subject property from Country 2315, 2013, by re-designating the subject property from Country Residential (RC) to Suburban receiving two calls Residential (RC) to Suburban Residential (RS) and Country Residential (RC); and by Residential (RS) and Country Residential (RC); and by amending the zoning designation of the asking about drugs. amending the zoning designation of the subject properties from Country Residential subject properties from Country Residential (R2) to Suburban Residential (R1) and Country The caller was not (R2) to Suburban Residenti al (R2). Residential (R1) and Country Residential (R2). from the Creston area. •A Northwest Boulevard resident complained about the sound of music and footsteps from an adjacent apartment. April 22 •A male driver was arrested after his vehicle left Canyon-Lister Road and struck the deck of a house. He fled, leaving The Public Public Hearing 2447, 2015 is toisbe by Director GarryGarry Jackman, Electoral two passengers behind, The Hearingon onBylaw BylawNo. No. 2447, 2015 toheld be held by Director Jackman, Area ‘A’, as a delegate of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation is but returned while Electoral Area ‘A’, as a delegate of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making police were on the available for public inspection along with copies of Bylaw No. 2447, 2015 as set out in this the delegation is available for public inspection along with copies of Bylaw No. 2447, scene. He was given notice. 2015 as set out in this notice. tickets totalling more Written submissions for or against the proposed amendment can be read, or verbal than $800 for driving Written submissions for or against the proposed amendment can be read, or verbal submissions made, at the Public Hearing. If you are unable to attend the Hearing, written without due care and submissions made, at the Public Hearing. If you are unable to attend the Hearing, submissions must be delivered to the Regional District of Central Kootenay, prior to 4:00 pm attention, failing to keep written submissions must be delivered to the Regional District of Central Kootenay, on the day before the Hearing. All written submissions are public information pursuant to to the right and failing prior to 4:00 pm on the before the on Hearing. All written submissions the Freedom of Informatiday on and Protecti of Privacy Act. Submissions mayare be public delivered to: to remain at the scene of information pursuant to theKootenay, Freedom Box of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.5R4 or Regional District of Central 590, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC V1L an incident. No injuries Submissions may be delivered to: Regional District of Central Kootenay, Box 590, by fax at (250) 352-9300 or submitted by email at plandept@rdck.bc.ca or by hand to the were reported. Lakeside Drive, Nelson, V1Lenquiries 5R4 or bytofax at (250) 352-9300 by or •A Chevrolet pick- 202 Nelson address below. PleaseBC direct Mitchell King, Planner or at submitted (250) 352-8175 or by hand to the Nelson address below. Please at 1-800-268-7325, plandept@rdck.bc.ca up that went off email toll-free email mking@rdck.bc.ca. Valleyview Drive and direct enquiries to Mitchell King, Planner at (250) 352-8175 or toll-free 1-800-268The aforementioned proposed bylaw may be inspected from April 30th to May 14th, 2015 down a bank was 7325, email mking@rdck.bc.ca. both inclusive, on the web: www.rdck.bc.ca and at the locations and times as follows: towed away when the The Planning aforementioned proposed bylaw may be inspected from April 30th to May 14th, owner was not located. Department Office, Regional District of Central Kootenay, 202 Lakeside Drive, 2015Nelson, both inclusive, on the web: www.rdck.bc.ca andtoatFriday, the locations and times as •Police were called B.C., between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday closed statutory holidays; follows: when a male who was and the Appropriate Field Office or Recreation Complex cut off from his disPlanning Department Office, District of Central Kootenay, 202 Lakeside DATED at Nelson, B.C. this 30th dayRegional of April, 2015. ability payments for Drive, Nelson, B.C., between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Offi Monday to Friday, closed Anitra Winje, Manager of Administrative Services/Corporate cer failing to disclose an

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The Creston & District Community Complex has purchased a new Zamboni for the Johnny Bucyk Arena which will better serve the community for many years to come. The CDCC Johnny Bucyk Arena is the home of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats Jr. B Hockey Club as well as the Creston Valley Minor Hockey group, Creston Valley Skating Club, adult hockey, high school hockey, community skating and more. Proposals are being invited from businesses to advertise their ﬁrm and brand logo on the Zamboni. This is a great opportunity for your business to build awareness, increase exposure and demonstrate commitment to “Health and Community Wellness” through recreation and sport. The CDCC is looking for a business to jointly deliver this sponsorship program. Sponsorship packages are available at the recreation complex or can be emailed to you by contacting our front ofﬁce at 250-428-7127, ext. 0, or on the RDCK’s website. Submissions will be accepted until 4:00 pm on May 14, 2015.

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Tech speeds up awareness

Who hasn’t dreamed of visiting Nepal, that mystical, magical home to the world’s great mountain climbers’ destination where wide, verdant valleys funnel their way ever upward, narrowing as they approach Mount Everest? Imagine the history of the neighbouring area, which includes Tibet, Bhutan (which measures its gross national happiness), Northern India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China. Long before Mallory and Hillary ever dreamed of climbing Everest, Tibet was considered a mystical and nearly impossible to reach dream of an ancient civilization. I haven’t been to Asia, but I still felt a chill at the news of a strong earthquake causing snow and landslides and shaking down brick and wood structures in a region that would not get help quickly, especially with Kathmandu’s airport having to be closed for safety considerations. Then, on Sunday, emails forwarded by our ever-thoughtful contributor and friend, Ian Cotton, began to trickle in. From them, we learned that Erickson resident Johann Harnisch was in Nepal, and that his mom and dad, after what must have seemed like an interminable wait, had begun receiving messages from a son who was unharmed and safe. Those photos, showing piles of brick where once stood buildings and makeshift outdoor emergency medical facilities, immediately brought home a sense of wonder for how digital communications has changed the world. Earlier in the day, I had been reading the National Public Radio website, which featured a series of Twitter reports from as far away as camps 1 and 2, miles from the Mount

Everest Base Camp. They are familiar landmarks in the imaginations of anyone who has read books about Everest and attempts to climb it.

Lorne Eckersley Those Twitter reports, which tantalized with their immediacy, were roundly criticized by a number of visitors to the NPR web site, some of whom found them unhelpful. They wanted tidy, comprehensive news articles of the sort that we have become used to from newspapers. Those stories would come, of course, as they always do. But not before reporters were able to get out and about, and use restored communication to gather information. Twitter, with its 140-character limit and bewildering use of abbreviations, acronyms and hashtags, can be frustrating for those of us who don’t have the patience to embrace yet another form of communication. But as an initial source of information from an area as remote as Nepal, it provided a welcome stream of firsthand reports, getting news out to the world. Satellite telephone feeds and emails, along with Flickr and various photo services, quickly supplemented Twitter reports and we got a pretty clear picture of what was happening in a remarkably short time. As Johann continued to send

friends and family photos of what he was witnessing in Kathmandhu (from which he had planned to be flying homeward this week) I was once again reminded about how lucky we are at the Advance that readers think of us when news happen. “Thought your readers would be interested in a local young man in Nepal,” came the first email from Ian Cotton on Sunday. With the permission of Johann’s parents, he continued to forward photos sent by Johann over the next few days. On Monday, I spoke briefly with Johann’s mother, Michelle. I only wanted to touch base and be clear that we had permission to use the photos, not to intrude on what is a stressful time for a parent. She was gracious about sharing the photos and updating me on Johann’s story, and I hope to meet this young man who only a few weeks ago was boarding a plane to do volunteer medical work in a distant part of our world. What he has experienced, and witnessed, will surely influence the rest of his life, and I hope he will share his story with our readers. As mobile as many of us are, for the most part we get our experiences vicariously, through books, radio, television and the Internet, which offers endless access to information — good and bad, reliable and not — and gives us the opportunity to hear directly from people almost immediately. Much of the information is mundane and of marginal interest. In a breaking news story like the earthquake in Nepal, though, it is hard not to acknowledge sense of wonder that we get news — with photos — so quickly. Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

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Love and truth go together To the Editor: (Re: “Think on These Things: Identifying Christians”, page 11, April 9) The author’s focus on God’s love is to be commended. Nothing can diminish its importance. However, there seemed to be something missing: God’s love in relation to God’s truth. God’s love is briefly described in the Ten Commandments; as Christians choose to become like Christ, they will demonstrate keeping of that law of love in their hearts, minds, and actions, as Christ did. (Romans 3:31, 13:10) Truth without love can be an instrument of cruelty and death. Love without truth doesn’t really care, and will “kill

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with kindness”. Love and truth must go together. With one oar, a boat will spin in circles. With two, it can go somewhere. While it is very true that many “religious” things are nothing more than noise and vapour, love does care about the difference between what is true and false. Ask a parent who loves their child if they are interested in that difference, and why. God’s love is the same. From beginning to end, His word reveals His interest in this difference — not because His ego needs feeding, but because He loves us and wants good for us, not evil. (Jeremiah 29:11, John 10:10) As Christians love others, they, too, will want to stand for what is good and true. Acknowledging the difference between truth and falsehood is an inseparable component of love. As Christ has shown us, love must take action on that difference, just as surely as truth and falsehood both exist, with their consequences. Ken Lemky Creston

Cresteramics teaming up with bird festival

The bird festival will start at 11 a.m. May 8 at the Creston and District Community Complex. While registration is happening, Cresteramics members and volunteers will host a sale of bird- and nature-themed artwork. Creston’s Cresteramics has just received a local artist and artisans who conmuch needed and appreciated sign their creations at the donation from Regional District of Cresteramics Store on Canyon Central Kootenay Area C director Street will be there to work alongLarry Binks. He has a special con- side Cresteramics members. nection to our agency and has Included will be paintings, sketchmade a donation that will allow us es, birdhouses, photographs, jewto purchase a computer for our elry and woodwork. Birdhouses, main building. Thank you, Larry. sun hats and crafts reflecting the bird theme will decorate the banquet room for the evening program. Cresteramics members will help with decorating. The bird festival committee has arranged for Cresteramics members to make a field trip to the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area. Also, this Terry Nowak committee secured funds What is a community partner- from Columbia Power Corporation ship? It is people working togeth- to assist Cresteramics members to er to address what matters to them prepare art to be submitted for the and Birding with Art and Heart is 2016 Creston Valley Bird Fest art just such a partnership. Wildsight’s contest. Included is teaching by a Creston Valley Bird Fest commit- local artist and supplies. tee members are avid birdwatchCresteramics staff member and ers and conservationists. They are local artist Joanne Ferry has been also people who are aware of the helping members who have needs of others in their communi- painted, papered, stamped and ty. As people who understand that decorated an eclectic assortment everyone has something to offer, of birdhouses and other craft they invited Cresteramics mem- items for the bird festival. The bers to partner with them in the birdhouses were made at the operation of the 2015 Creston Creston and District Society for Valley Bird Fest. Cresteramics Community Living workshop members are proving to be valu- and items to decorate with were able partners as they deliver post- collected from the Gleaners — a ers, make decorations and table real community effort. centres, and get ready for an art See feSTIVaL, page 8 sale at the bird festival.

Moore will be missed by friend

To the Editor: I received word of my friend’s passing while working on Caroline Lucas’s re-election campaign in England. Ralph Moore was irreverent and irascible when it came to bureaucracy and government, but very compassionate toward nature and all things living, including friends and neighbours. I will miss you, Ralph, wherever you are, and know I am a better person for the knowing of you, Sam and Rider. Andy Shadrack Kaslo

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St. Aidan’s Orthodox Church Ahhhh. Spring is here, in all its glory, greenery and warmth. I was out doing some gardening prep, you know, stuff like hardening off the plants, turning the dirt in the boxes, weeding, cleaning out the leaves, that sort of stuff. And as it always does when I’m doing chores like this, my mind began to wander. I let it go unattended, but made sure it stayed in sight. (I’ve lost my mind a few times... very worrying, until it found its way home.) My mind began to play with a quote from my latest reading list of practical theology, “It is through other people that we truly become people,” and tried to smush it together with a quote from the U.S. presidential election two years ago, the phrase, “You didn’t build that,” uttered by President Obama. Hmm, I said to myself as my mind juggled the quotes while pointing out everything around me. I couldn’t be loosening and turning the dirt if someone hadn’t invented the fork I was using, someone else manufacturing it and someone establishing the store to sell it to me. I couldn’t have started my plants indoors if someone (or two or three) hadn’t grown the parent plants, gathered the seeds, packaged them and placed them in the store for me to buy along with the UV lights and pots. Then there’s the potting soil, the electricity and the water. I did nothing to bring them into the house (except pay a bill) but they are all necessary for gardening success. Even my homemade compost requires the worms and the horses providing the manure. I didn’t provide the gravel in the walkways between the boxes nor did I chop down the tree, saw the wood for the boxes or even make the boxes — my husband did that. My mind did not acquire what little gardening knowledge it has by skipping aimlessly through the forests.

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Getting mental health help for children and youth

For children and teenagers in B.C., coping well with the demands of schoolwork, busy schedules and social relationships in today’s chaotic world reflects resilient mental health. But some B.C. children and youth are unable to cope well with the daily stresses of their lives and the results can be debilitating or tragic.

Youth Mental Health Dr. David Smith An estimated 13 per cent of youth in B.C. each year experience a mental health issue — that means up to 83,700 children under the age of 19 in B.C. may be suffering. Studies show that receiving appropriate help at the right time may enable a child or youth to return to

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good health or prevent the escalation of symptoms, warding off larger crises or more chronic illnesses, and even at times saving young lives. But unfortunately, the majority of youth experiencing a mental health issue, or their families, do not seek help. Why is this? There are likely a number of key factors: youth and family may lack understanding about mental health issues or may be unable to recognise the symptoms of a mental health problem; they may not know how to access the right services, who to see or how to navigate B.C.’s mental health system; they may be worried about possible stigma or labelling, and hoping it is simply a “phase” that will pass. As an adolescent and adult psychiatrist working for the last 11 years in Interior Health (IH), I appreciate how frightening and worrying it can be for youth and families when a mental health issue arises. But I also know that the right help can make all the difference and that good recovery is possible even with some of the most serious of mental health concerns. And “help” does not always mean treatment with medication. In fact, many mental health problems in children and youth can be very successfully treated with other techniques, particularly cognitive behavioural therapy

Moving Along Together Week 1

A new program: “Moving Along Together ” supports clients in our Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors (TAPS) who experience memory changes and is open to their caregivers and the general community. Funding for this is provided by a grant from Columbia Basin Trust and consists of two 8-week sessions. It is available at no charge except for a meal fee of $6. The program is held at the TAPS Centre located in the lower level of the RotaCrest Hall at 230 - 19 Ave North, Creston, BC. The current program runs until May 27, 2015, with the second program in the fall, dates to be announced. Thanks to the Creston Valley Advance for offering us this column space for the next 8 weeks to share information and resources which we hope will be useful and provide ideas for discussions. This is offered as a complement to other services available in our community and through the Alzheimer’s Society of BC. Excerpts from our weekly sessions will also be on the Valley Community Services website.

Thanks also to the The Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP) at the University of Waterloo for permission to utilize their guides as a starting point for our sessions, and for us to quote from their series of guides. These “By Us For Us” guides are particularly useful as they are created by persons with dementia and/or partners in care. They are designed to equip persons with dementia with the necessary tools to enhance their well-being and manage daily challenges. All of these guides are available online as well as printed copies. The main link is: https://uwaterloo.ca/murray-alzheimer-researchand-education-program/education-and-knowledgetranslation/products-education-tools/by-us-for-us-guides

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(CBT), which, in essence, teaches skills to address the thoughts, feelings and behaviours that underlie a mental health problem. Working with a group of mental health colleagues in the Interior and on Vancouver Island — including families with lived experience, mental health clinicians from the Ministry of Children and Family Development, health authority professionals, school counsellors, family doctors, pediatricians and others — we have come up with a series of short columns to run in this paper to help youth and families recognize and understand some common mental health concerns. We will talk about issues like anxiety, depression, substance use, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia and family support. We will help you recognize the symptoms and know when and how to seek help. We will talk about successful skills, actions and treatments. These columns, as well as running in your local paper, can also be found at www.sharedcarebc.ca, so you can access them online or share with friends and family. Numerous high quality websites are producing up-to-date information about a wide variety of mental health concerns and in each column, we will link you to online resources in B.C. for more infor-

Getting To Know Each Other - Getting To Know Yourself

We started our program with introducing each other and writing name tags. We encouraged clients to adapt relaxation techniques for themselves, such as taking three deep breaths whenever they feel stressed or overwhelmed. Another practice suggested is, to look for a “safe spot” to retreat to when going places. It’s important to do that while people are still in the mind-set to do so. Places/functions like a family gathering can easily become overwhelming. Creating a “signal” between the caregiver and the person with memory changes is another technique to make sure the person with memory changes feels safe and can trust that the caregiver/partner will support them by “removing” them from an uncomfortable situation. As the affected person (AP), try to be open about your memory challenges and don’t hide them. If you can’t remember, let the other person know.

As a caregiver (CG) encourage the person to share their thoughts and feelings. Give them the time and room to do so. Reassure them that “it is okay” the way they are, that you still love them. Be honest and patient with them. If you are in a hurry, tell them you will get back later to them, when you have more time and keep your promises. For ongoing updates and information, check the Valley Community Services website: www.valley. services.ca following the links at Seniors Services to TAPS then to Moving Along Together.

mation on each condition. A few excellent provincial sites to check out now include openmindbc.ca, mindcheck.ca, forcesociety.ca and keltymentalhealth.ca. In the next column, we will talk about anxiety. Dr. David Smith is an adolescent and adult psychiatrist and the medical director of the Okanagan Psychiatric services for the Interior Health Authority. This series of columns on common child and youth mental health issues is a project of the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substances Use Collaborative. The collaborative involves multiple individuals, organizations and ministries all working together to increase the number of children, youth, and their families receiving timely access to mental health services and support in the Interior and Vancouver Island regions. The collaborative is jointly funded by Doctors of BC and the government of B.C.

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No, that was purposely gleaned from books and Internet articles written by others, conversations with those of greater experience and working with my greenthumbed father from the time I could pick up a shovel. That’s just a very short list of those who helped make me the “gardener” I am today. I do a lot of other things as well: cooking, sewing, crafting, to name a few. Who are the people who contributed to those activities and helped shape me? My family is obvious, as are all the teachers I’ve had, as well as authors I’ve read, religious leaders, neighbours, my students and co-workers. What about the stranger with whom I exchange smiles, the clerk or the person I accidentally cut-off in traffic? Let’s face it: In some way every single person with whom I have interacted has touched me in some way and that includes the people who influenced them and so on and so on. Wow! Given the ripple effect, it might even be possible to say every single person on this planet can affect every other person on the planet in some manner.

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Cresteramics Store manager Val Brooks is working closely with store vendors to make the art and craft sale an exciting event. We hope you will come to the community complex on May 8 to enjoy the art display and sale. This arrangement is beneficial

The Advance recently interviewed local action team co-chair Dr. Randy Grahn about youth mental health services in the Creston Valley. The story appeared in the April 16 paper, and subscribers can read it online at www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/ news/299961901.html (or tinyurl. com/ke8qw73).

But it doesn’t stop there. Because we can only exist within our delicately balanced environment, we have to consider our effect on the rest of creation and how it affects us. There is a saying in the Orthodox Church, “We are saved together but are damned alone.” There is no personal salvation within the church; we are saved as a community. Jesus is not my personal saviour, He is the saviour of all of creation. I can make a personal decision to choose to join with others on the journey to personhood, helping them as they help me, but I can’t do it all by myself. When everyone depends upon every other one for everything, the whole concept of the individual, the self-made man, completely falls apart. We need each other in order to survive and thrive. There is a growing number of people with physical and mental illnesses. Could this be related to society’s increasing tendency towards isolation? We were not created to live alone, attempting to do so can be damaging if not deadly. Spring is here and Christ is risen and all of creation with Him! Let us all be part of it. Creston resident Anastasia Bartlett is the author of Glimpses of Glory and a member of St. Aidan’s Orthodox Church in Cranbrook.

to both parties because it reduces the workload for one group and gives the other a chance to share its skills. Partnerships such as this increase the community’s awareness of each partner while making programs stronger. The support Cresteramics receives from the Creston Valley helps us be contributing members of our community. Terry Nowak is a board member of the Cresteramics Society.

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