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Art Barn offering range of mediums for budding artists Whatever thought the word “art” brings to mind, take it a step further. And another step. And another. Even then, it might be hard to imagine the level of creative expression at the Art Barn Studio, a workshop where things like homemade paper and books are the norm. With classes soon to be underway, the artistically inclined can start on their own journey into a range of media, including fibre art, paper making, painting, dying, quilting and so on. “People need to take time away from technology and social media to express their creativity and play,” said owner Beth Swalwell, a rehabilitation assistant who does occupational and physical therapy at Crest View Village. Her own ingenuity is plain to see, from art journals to quilted art. Visitors can check out her work — and perhaps sign up for a class — 7 p.m. Jan. 29 and noon-4 p.m. Jan. 30 during the studio’s open house. The 860-square-foot space on her Erickson property turned out larger than Swalwell had planned — it started with her art studio, and then her partner added a workshop (which can double as an event space for parties, showers, art shows), as well as future space for a restaurant (they grow berries, including raspberries, goji and haskap), resulting in a 3,200-square-foot building. Among the intriguing things that she can show visitors is paper made from various materials, including old denim. Swalwell has a beater that can create pulp from nearly anything, having been inspired during a visit to Tasmania, where she visited Maker’s Workshop in Burnie. A defunct paper mill has been transformed, with about 50 making pulp and paper, and sculpting with pulp and paper,
made from lavender, forest floor debris and even kangaroo and wombat droppings. “Papermaking is an ancient thing,” said Swalwell. “It’s cool and so fun.” Art quilting is also something she’ll offer, with space for about 12 students in the studio. To make teaching easier, Swalwell has a GoPro camera above her workspace to show students what she’s doing on a TV. “They don’t have to all gather around,” she said. No discussion of Swalwell’s art is complete without spending time looking at her books. She’s a big promoter of art journalling, taking everyday things — fabric, catalogues, stickers — and making memento-filled books. “I have this obsession with books,” she said. “When I go to the grocery store I get paper bags because I make books out of paper bags.” She wants to take her offerings further, possibly including carving in the future, and the Lions Club has already expressed interest in using the space for special needs programs. It’s no surprise that Swalwell loves art — it’s been a part of her
life as long as she can remember. “I grew up around art and artists,” she said. “We had so much art in our house.” She found the quantity of art odd as a child, but discovered later that her father, a shop teacher, bought it from the poor First Nations community the family lived near in the Cariboo. “He wouldn’t just give them money; he bought all the art,” she said. “What a lesson for my dad to teach us!” Her mom was also an artist, working with textiles and running Creston’s Quiltview Corner until her 2007 retirement. Customers were upset when the shop closed, and Swalwell wants to carry on the family legacy of whet her father calls a “community institution”. “I’m working from the foundation of the quilt shop,” she said. “People came there to feel better.” And there’s nothing like art to help refocus the mind — there’s simply no time to think about anything else once a project begins. “I never think, ‘This is going to be a great masterpiece.’ You just do it.”
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Work experience program helps lower fire insurance costs BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff
Creston Fire Rescue Chief Mike Moore got an unexpected early Christmas gift in December when he opened the latest Fire Underwriters Survey, learning that Creston now has a higher rating than he expected. For Creston residents, that can translate into lower property insurance costs, he said on Monday. “This is entirely the result of our work experience program,” Moore told Creston town council in December. “The underwriters are recognizing our five trainees, who live on-site, as full-time firefighters.” Moore worked with other Creston Valley fire departments to implement a work experience program (WEP) in 2014, which provides accommodation and training for five aspiring firefighters over a one-year period. “Our 2 rating is a direct result of the WEP, and we could only get a 1 with a paid full-time fire department,” he said. The new classification for residential properties — Dwelling Protection Grade 2 — means that Creston residents have adequate water supplies to meet fire protection needs, and that at least one career firefighter is on duty 24 hours a day, with 15 fully equipped volunteer or off-shift members available to respond with suitable apparatus.
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“The dwelling protection rating for West Creston residents went up to Grade 3B, and our aim was Grade 4,” he said. Contract firefighting services from Creston Fire Rescue began for West Creston in 2015. The protection rating for Erickson was not affected by a rating change, but that could change with the planned reservoir construction, he said. Ratings for commercial buildings in Creston also improved, which resulted from the installation of a hydrant in front of the brewery. “That came as a result of the paving of Erickson Road two years ago,” Moore said. “The Town of Creston upgraded infrastructure along that road in advance of the paving.” Within the next five years, he said, Creston town council could consider contracting with Fire Underwriters Survey to conduct a thorough assessment within its boundaries. The resulting map could then be used to develop a new strategic plan based on the survey’s findings. “Council would have to be aware right from the start of that assessment that the first recommendation would be for a paid full-time firefighting service, which really isn’t feasible for a community our size,” Moore said. “But it would provide the tools that would help us determine where our priorities should be.”
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An estimated $4.1 million in damage was saved due to firefighter responses, he reported. “Because we are averaging nearly a callout a day for first responders, it would put a huge burden on our on-call members,” he said. “We would lose some of them if they were getting called away from work regularly. “Our five-person work experience program team needs experience, though, and they get a lot from all those callouts. Every response they make adds to their knowledge base, helping prepare them for their chosen careers.” Structural fires and explosions accounted for 18 emergency responses, totalling 475 hours of fireAnne Teske fighters’ time, or more than 25 person-hours per This motorhome fire was one of 549 calls Creston incident, Moore said. Fire Rescue responded to last year.
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Murder mystery part of PCSS talent show
more analytical of their behaviour now. I get to take all their little quirks and traits and exaggerate them for an audience, which will Prince Charles Secondary School mascot be a blast. “ The students created the theme for the show, Charlie the Bulldog will meet his demise next week — and he won’t be the only one. Perhaps and then developed a script, which has a unexmore surprising is that at least one PCSS teach- pected ending they’re sure the audience will appreciate. er is in on the dirty deeds. “I think the audience is going to love this At least, that’s how the story goes in Murder She Baked, the school’s talent show, which runs show because a lot of people know the teachers at the school,” said Jan. 21 and 22. Stenhouse. “Even if Directed by drama they don’t know them, teacher Brooke Douma, “The audience will enjoy the we have still added a the murder mystery lot of fun twists along will be woven between show because there is a the way to have peothe talents acts — ple at the edge of their which include High- real-life connection between seat!” land dancing, violin the audience, characters and “The audience will and singing — and star enjoy the show drama students as their actors, and that connection because there is a realteachers. is demonstrated in an life connection “They’re making fun between the audience, of the staff of PCSS, like exaggerated, hilarious way.” characters and actors, Saturday Night Live,” and that connection is said Douma. “It’s a Skylar Eyre demonstrated in an good way to add drama exaggerated, hilarious in without adding way,” added Eyre. “The characters are real monologues. The kids love it.” And it’s made the performers take a much members of the community who you may see every day, and are recognizable members of closer look at their teachers. “It’s a lot different than playing a character staff within the school.” Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students/ in a script, as I have to try and properly portray somebody that I already know,” said Marybeth seniors, available at Creative Fix or PCSS, or from cast members. Partial proceeds will support Stenhouse. “It’s interesting portraying a person you a trip to New York for drama students, sponsored actually know and see every day and putting by the Creston chapter of Visually Impairedit on stage,” said Skylar Eyre. “I feel a lot Blind Empowerment. BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor
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Under 50 calls for Creston RCMP service BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff
Creston RCMP responded to 42 calls for service from Jan. 4-10, Staff Sgt. Darryl Hammond said on Monday. January 4 •A call from Riondel included a complaint about a vehicle with a loud muffler. •A 24th Avenue North resident reported that his credit card had been compromised and used for a U.S. purchase. •A vehicle blocking a driveway in the 200 block of 10th Avenue North was towed. •A complaint was received about a vehicle being driven with no insurance on Northwest Boulevard. Police are looking for the driver. •An injured deer was reported on Highway 3 west of Creston. January 5 •An Erickson resident reported the fraudu-
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lent use of a credit card for a U.S. purchase. •The proper care of a horse near Hilton Avenue was questioned. •A dispute was reported at a business on 20th Avenue South. •Police are investigating the report of an assault on Hillside Street. •A collision involving three vehicles in the 3300 block of Highway 3 was reported. •A cellphone found on Canyon Street was turned over to police. •A Canyon Street resident complained about receiving harassing phone calls. January 6 •Police were called about an injured deer on 36th Avenue North at Beam Road. It was deceased when they arrived on the scene. •Police are investigating a complaint of threats in Crawford Bay. •A driver lost control of a vehicle in the 4000 block of Highway 3 and it went into a ditch, landing on its side. •Icy conditions were noted when a
vehicle went over a bank and into a fence in the 500 block of 10th Avenue South. January 7 •A neighbourhood dispute on 25th Avenue South drew the attention of police. January 8 •A 71-year-old male died of apparent natural causes in his residence in the 900 block of Highway 3. •A disturbance caused by an angry customer was reported by a business on 14th Avenue North. •A vehicle was sideswiped by an oncoming semi on Highway 3 10 kilometres north of Yahk. •A two-vehicle collision caused possible neck injuries on Canyon Street at 15th Avenue. •A Highway 3A resident reported receiving a credit card in the mail, sent to the wrong person. •A Murdoch Street resident reported that his Visa card was used to purchase sushi in Montreal. •When police investigated a report
MP receives Fair Vote petition BY BILL METCALFE Nelson Star Local members of Fair Vote Canada presented Kootenay-Columbia MP Wayne Stetski with a 600-signature petition on Monday and asked him to deliver it to the government in Ottawa. “The petition asks the government to undertake public consultation and to introduce a suitable form of proportional representation for the next election,” said Ann Remnant, the group’s organizer. The brief, informal presentation took place at the Vienna Café amidst afternoon diners, coffee drinkers, servers, and the media. The petition is part of a national campaign by Fair Vote Canada to send MPs from all parties to Ottawa with petitions. According to Fair Vote organizer Anita Nickerson, Nelson has collected more signatures so far than any other municipality in the country. “The Liberals won their majority with less than 40 per cent of the vote, almost the same percentage support that gave the conservatives their majority in 2011,” Remnant told the audience as she presented the petition. “Forty per cent appears to be the magic number for winning elections, both provincially and federally,” she said. “Wayne can attest to that. This means 60 per cent of Canadians did not get to elect anyone. We need a system
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Nelson resident Ann Remnant of Fair Vote Canada presented a 600-signature petition to MP Wayne Stetski at the Vienna Cafe on Monday.
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that children were left unattended in a vehicle on Canyon Street they determined the passengers were dogs. •An assault on 18th Avenue South is being investigated. January 9 •A single vehicle accident on Highway 21 at Cedar Street resulted in an injury to a vehicle occupant. Drugs are believed to have been a factor. •A wallet was reported lost on Canyon Street at 10th Avenue. •Police were called to the hospital to assist with an unruly patient. •A report of a strange flashing light near Kitchener led police to conclude it was from a cellphone tower. January 10 •When police stopped a vehicle on Northwest Boulevard because the driver was using a cellphone, they also determined the vehicle had no insurance. •An investigation of a report about possible gunshots in the Eighth Avenue South area determined the noise was caused by fireworks.
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All parties except the Conservatives campaigned in favour of proportional representation in the October election. Receiving the petitions, Stetski said, “Six hundred signatures from Nelson. I am impressed but not surprised. Nelson is a CRESTON NEW HORIZONS leader in many things. I will be happy to take SENIORS SOCIETY these back to Ottawa.” He said the opposition parties’ job now is to keep watch on the government and on “what (a new electoral system) looks like in the end, because there can be different definitions of what proportional representation means.” WEDNESDAY Stetski also announced that he JANUARY 20, 2016 will soon be opening 2pm at Rotacrest Upper Hall a West Kootenay constituency office on the fifth floor of City Hall All Members Welcome! in Nelson.
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Time for nations to co-operate To the Editor: By way of this letter, I wish every one a wonderful and blessed new year. We are truly privileged that we can live in this beautiful valley together with so many good people. Margot and I have lived for five years now in Crest View Village, together with other friendly residents. We can’t say enough about how well we are looked after and are thankful for the care people who do their utmost to make us feel at home and make us comfortable. We also thank the volunteers who come here to help people, entertain us with music and singing,
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and also to the churches providing their services. Creston is a great town and gets better from year to year. The arts community has contributed so much. We have a good mayor and town council, and a great chief of the Lower Kootenay Band. It is a wonderful example to see the two communities working together. The year ended on a great note. We and the whole world were presented with the best Christmas present ever when representative from 195 nations agreed in Paris on the action to be taken to save our beautiful planet from the destruction of the climate change. The hard work to put words in to reality comes now. The Pope Francis’s encyclical “Laudato Si”, and the appeal to the world community by the Dalai Lama and other religious leaders to stop the destruction of God’s creation, our planet and only home has sunk in. It won’t be easy to wean society off fossil fuel and excess consumption
addiction, but it has to be done. The creator has given us all sorts of renewable energy and that has to be the energy of the future. It is now my New Year’s wish that the 195 nations of the world will create another miracle and come together again as a human family and agree on the action to make peace in the world, to put an end to greed, power hunger, poverty, land grabbing and killing each other, and end the suffering for so many, instead solving differences between nations through discussion and with good will to find a solution. We must create a better world so we can look our children in the eye and say, “We did the best we could and solved most of the environmental problems that we created, please learn from our mistakes.” Earth is a beautiful planet and the only home for all plants and creatures, including us humans. Henry Dahle Creston
Life in Canada’s 42nd Parliament
Parliament is made up of the House of Commons (338 Members — 184 Liberal, 99 Conservative, 44 NDP, 10 Bloc Québécois, one Green), the Senate (105 Senators — currently 47 Conservative, 29 Liberal, six independent, one independent Conservative and 22 vacant seats), Queen Elizabeth and Gov. Gen. David Johnston.
From Parliament Hill Wayne Stetski The House of Commons is an interesting mix of history, law making and theatre. When we took our seats on Dec. 3 for the opening of Canada’s 42nd Parliament, I couldn’t help but stop and think of Sir John A. Macdonald, our first prime minister in 1867, and the fact that here in the House is where Canada was “made” over the last 148 years! What a humbling experience it is, and what an honour it is to be there representing the 107,589 people who live within the 64,000-square-kilometre Kootenay-Columbia riding. My sincere thanks to the 74 per cent of eligible voters who took the time to vote on Oct. 19 — it truly is the best way to demonstrate that you care about democracy and the kind of country that you want Canada to be! The sitting of Parliament begins with tradition, from the knock on the door of the House by the Usher of the Black Rod with an invitation to walk to the Senate to meet with the governor-general to officially open the session, to the election of the Speaker of the House (Geoff Regan) who gets reluctantly dragged to the Speaker’s chair by the prime minister and the leader of the Opposition. The staged reluctance comes from his-
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tory where legend has it that in jolly old England if the reigning monarch didn’t like the speaker’s decisions, it was off with his head! The next day it was down to business with the reading of the Liberal government’s speech from the throne by the governor-general in the Senate chamber, which was then voted on in the House of Commons. While the speech included hopeful initiatives that will be good for Canada (as I said during the campaign, there are many similarities between the NDP and the Liberal Party platforms) it also led to the first disappointment. As part of the debate on the speech from the throne we proposed a subamendment whose purpose was to benefit “some of Canada’s most vulnerable citizens, including: seniors through an increase to the Guaranteed Income Supplement; middle class families through reducing taxes on the first income bracket (the approved Liberal’s tax cut for the middle class benefits people making from $45,000-$90,000plus — nothing for the lowest income earners); low income earners by introducing a $15 per hour minimum wage for federally regulated jobs; and support to those struggling to enter the workforce with a robust and reliable Employment Insurance program.” Our proposal was voted down by both the Liberal and Conservative parties. While Parliament only sat for seven days in December it was a very busy time with one session finishing just before 8 p.m. I was privileged to be one of the first members of Parliament to give their maiden speech (Hansard Volume 148, Number 003, 1st Session, 42nd Parliament, Monday, December 7, 2015, Page 76 or on YouTube at youtu. be/1uo9wkxKCDI). We are required to be in our seats in the House for our assigned duty days, for all votes and for question period. The House resumes sitting on Jan. 25 and goes through until June 23, with a total of six weeks off during that period.
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I plan on providing you with regular updates but also want to give you an opportunity to be a part of what happens in Parliament. While being the third party (we refer to ourselves as the progressive opposition — because it’s true!) limits the number of questions we are able to ask in question period, is there a specific question you would like me to ask the Liberal government? If yes, please describe the issue and its significance to the riding and/or Canada, including references and sources, and what the specific question is. I will do my best to get it on to the floor. The second opportunity is longer term. Government ministers introduce legislation as they see fit; for the rest of us, our names go into a “hat” for the opportunity to put forward a private member’s bill for consideration by the House. I was drawn 111th, which means I will be able to table a bill in 2017 or 2018, as they are done sequentially. While this does seem to be a long way away, it does take time to draft good legislation and there are many members of Parliament who won’t get any opportunity to put forward a bill during the four years of this session of Parliament. What do you think the priority should be for our riding? To provide your input or for any other concerns, please email wayne. stetski@parl.gc.ca or phone 250-9199104. My next update will provide a complete listing of constituency office locations and contact information in Ottawa, Nelson and Cranbrook. In the interim I am continuing my visits to communities around the riding along with an opportunity for you to book one-on-one meetings. Prior to Christmas I met with constituents in Elkford, Sparwood, Fernie, Kimberley, Cranbrook and Nelson, with more to come. Happy New Year to all! I do hope that 2016 is a great year for you. Wayne Stetski is the New Democratic Party member of Parliament for the Kootenay-Columbia federal riding.
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Occasionally, over the years since I cancelled our satellite television service, I wonder if we miss much in not having a cable or satellite TV provider. The answer, after nearly a decade without it, is still no. Nonetheless, we still enjoy watching movies and television series. And last weekend I was still able to take in the National Football League wild card playoff series, including the vicious and disturbingly wonderful Pittsburgh-Cincinnati game. But whatever we watch, some sports games aside, is commercial-free. Most of our home entertainment is provided by streaming sites, which we watch with our flat screen television connected to my laptop computer. Netflix is the only service we pay for, and even that is enhanced with a subscription to a program that allows my computer to pretend we are in different countries, giving us access to more than just the Canadian Netflix library. The other movies, series and sports we enjoy are provided courtesy of others who share what they are watching. Streaming is not without its challenges. The picture, particularly for games, is variable and occasionally I have to change streaming providers to get a feed that doesn’t break up regularly. But the frustration level is not comparable to that of watching 10 minutes of commercials for every half hour of viewing. Much of what we watch on Netflix can be found on free sites, but I happily continue to pay the monthly subscription because I think it is the best entertainment value available. And when I
instruct my computer to pretend we live in Britain, Netflix offers a much better selection of British and European television series, many of which we thoroughly enjoy.
Lorne Eckersley It seemed strange recently to read newspaper sites commenting on the new and final season of Downton Abbey. We watched those shows a few months ago, as soon as they had been aired in the United Kingdom. (I will resist spoiling the viewing experience for others by revealing the ending!) Most movies can be watched on Internet sites shortly after, or sometimes even before, they have been released to theatres. Of course, nothing beats the experience of watching a movie on the big screen, but viewing in the comfort of our living room has its appeal. In recent weeks we have watched many of the movies likely to be nominated for Academy Awards and there are a number that I simply would not have gone to a theatre to watch. It’s easier to turn off a stinker than it is to walk out of a theatre. Streaming video fans have come to enjoy binging, or watching entire TV series in a short period of time. It’s much easier to get caught up in a story when one doesn’t have to wait a week or more for each episode. For the sec-
ond series of the excellent British series Broadchurch, for example, we took in all eight episodes in about three evenings, the time equivalent of viewing a two-hour movie each night. Likewise with Downton Abbey, Fargo, Hell on Wheels, True Detective and our other favourites. It now seems like a hardship to wait a week for the next episode of The Good Wife or Madam Secretary. The same fate will result when we finally get up-to-date with Suits. Streaming availability also lets us keep programs on the backburner until just the right time. We opted out of Breaking Bad after one episode because it just wasn’t what we were looking for at the time. But the time will come when we want to watch it and we can view a few shows a night to take in the entire series when it suits us. Streaming does have its downsides. Water cooler chat about current television series is less common now as more and more people abandon traditional cable and satellite services. We watch on our own schedules now, and are rarely in sync with others’ viewing habits. It creates addictive habits, too. I recently became hooked on Salvage Dawgs, about a small company in the eastern U.S. that salvages building materials before demolition destroys old structures, and watched all half-dozen series in a few weeks. Call it a winter luxury. Of course, streaming viewers lose out on the water cooler chat about the latest commercials too, which still seem to thrill a segment of the public. It’s a conversation I am happy to stay out of, though. Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.
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Walking forward and backward
Thirteenth-century Zen master Eihei Dogen writes, “Clearly examine the blue mountains walking, and examine your own walking. Examine backward walking and investigate the fact that walking forward goes on all the time.” As I discussed in the last column, walking forward is projecting the mind outward. The mind is always pursuing something. In early January, it is natural to project the mind forward. “This year, this month, this week, tomorrow I’m going to do this or that.” But if I’m thinking about the future, I’m thinking about a projected self. It’s the same with thinking about the past. If I’m mad at myself over what a stupid thing I did yesterday or congratulating myself on something I did well, I’m still thinking about a projected self. Dogen says that thinking about that projected self is taking the forward step. It is the mind leaving this moment in time and space. It is not realizing our true self, the self that exists here and now. We all know how to take the forward step. We do it all the time. But Dogen also tells us to examine the backward step. With the backward step, we turn the light of awareness inward and meet our true nature in this moment, as it is. Dogen tells us to realize that
walking forward and backward has always been going on. Sometimes it sounds like Zen is saying walking forward is bad, that we should only walk backwards. But we can’t walk backwards all
A Zen'sEye View Kuya Minague the time. That is ridiculous. We’d fall down and hurt ourselves. So we walk backwards and we walk forwards. We are given this brief life and the opportunity to do something with it. Walking backward and walking forward is what living is, and has always been. Understanding this will make walking forward different, and it will make the way you live your life different. Most of us want to be of service, we want to express kindness and love and benefit others. We don’t want to be destructive or participate in destructive activities. When we know forward and backward walking, we see this whole reality that
Dogen is talking about. We see the ongoingness of our lives. That’s what love is. Love is birth and death. Love is appearing and disappearing. Love is caring for each other and knowing that we are one family in existence, that we are all the same, that each existence depends on every other existence. So everybody is constantly walking forward and backward. With Zen practice, we can really appreciate walking forward and backward. Practice changes our walk and our motivation. With practice, thought, speech and action lose self-centredness and gain compassion. This way of being could have far reaching effects on so many of the problems that we face at this time in history. Suggested practice: Take the backward step by beginning and ending each the day with sitting meditation and by allow mindfulness practice to penetrate all activities in between. Kuya Minogue is the resident teacher at Sakura-ji, Creston’s zendo. This column is part of a long essay on an essay by 13th century Zen master Eihei Dogen and is inspired by the teaching of Norman Fischer. For more information, Minogue can be reached at 250-4286500, and previous columns are available at www.zenwords.net.
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n a small town, it’s easy to spot a new business, and customers have been quick to check out TulipLeaves Boutique, one Story and of downtown’s newest. photo by “One of the Brian things we hear Lawrence over and over again is that people are happy to have something different,” said Andrea Lochan, who opened the store Nov. 9 at 1025B Canyon St., offering women’s fashions, jewelry and beauty products, and men’s luxury bamboo underwear and T-shirts. “We’ve always loved clothing, and loved fashion,” said Jenny Tyler, Lochan’s daughter, a medical technology researcher. They’ve already discovered local fashions, selling jewelry by Allison Bjorkman of Creston’s Puffin Designs, and becoming the exclusive Creston retailer for Nelson’s Blue Sky Clothing Co. Along with the store’s mascot, Fearless, an applehead Chihuahua, the relative newcomers — both arrived within the last eight months — have been warmly welcomed to the community. “It’s a great little town, especially once you get to know the people,” Tyler said. “The first day we were open I learned more about events than the few months I was here.” Lochan studied hairdressing and esthetics in Toronto in the 1970s — maintaining her licence to this day — and had a salon and spa when her daughters were young. She went back to school in the 1980s to earn a degree in social work, her subsequent employment taking her to Fort Nelson, Fort St. John and Kelowna, where she also ran spas and boutiques. Most recently, she was a probation
Jenny Tyler (left) and Andrea Loohan in downtown Creston’s TulipLeaves Boutique.
officer with the Northwest Territories Justice Department for over a decade. Rather than simply launching the new business, Lochan took a three-month professional development training program at Kootenay Employment Services. “That helped me refresh my memory about business after being with the government for 15 years,” she said. She made the store different than others in town, offering not only a large selection of lingerie, which can be fitted and special ordered, but also clothing in larger sixes, up to 4X — a pleasant surprise for customers who enter not expecting to find something both wearable and stylish.
“You actually notice a change,” said Tyler. “It’s almost like they’re used to not being helped. … Not everyone in a plus size wants to wear some ridiculous unfashionable floral skirt. They’ll walk out of here with a rad outfit on.” And if TulipLeaves doesn’t carry something in a certain size, it can likely be ordered from a catalogue, and Lochan and Tyler are happy to use the Internet to provide personal shopping. Lochan eventually hopes to develop her own clothing line and produce it in the Creston Valley, but she and Tyler are happy for now to see locals enjoying a new outfit, whether it’s something they’re wearing every day or to an event.
“They promise to go to the party and take pictures for me, and come back and show me,” said Tyler. “I know it’s ‘just clothes’, but it’s more than that. People come in with the mindset of spoiling themselves.” And TulipLeaves allows that spoiling by keeping in touch with current trends and not just filling racks and shelves with what customers expect. “Everyone says this is an old people town,” said Lochan. “But it became an ‘old people town’ because there was no choice.” “It’s nice to bring a little spice to Creston,” said Tyler. “Everyone needs a little change, to be their sparkly, beautiful selves without judgment.”
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Nursery production changes with housing market
One of my more obscure winter chores includes going through my office and filing all of the nursery, greenhouse and gardening magazines that landed there between last March and December, the
the demand for nursery production has picked up with the housing market (potted trees and shrubs can be shipped south with inspections and our dollar is low) and greenhouse floral production is decreasing while greenhouse fruit and vegetable production is strengthening. What this means for us here in Creston is that it may be a little harder to get certain varieties of more popular plants like Calgary Carpet junipers, for instance. It may take a couple of extra years to bring in the hottest new plant varietEvan Davies ies promoted in home and gar“busy season”. There are more den magazines or TV shows. than a dozen titles published from I will need to book them a year both Canada and the U.S.A. They or two in advance with the most are all complimentary by now, reliable suppliers to ensure availlooking to sell advertising and ability. With less demand for floral keep their circulation up. I think bedding plants, I will need to furof them as one of my lifelines to ther cut back their production in the larger industry beyond south- favour of more popular vegetable ern B.C. starts. When I began my greenAs I peruse the headlines and house seedling program about 15 articles, a few things become clear: years ago, I really only grew four
kinds of tomatoes for “vegetable” production. Now we grow close to a hundred varieties of vegetable seedlings, accounting for a third of the green-
Earth has completed another revolution around the sun, travelling at a speed of 66,600 miles per second, bringing us around to a new year, 2016. About then came resolutions.
Out There Ed McMackin Sometimes I wonder which would be more diversified, mountains or resolutions. I think that resolutions could be more diversified than the mountains amongst which we live. Someone might say their resolution is to build a carport. To me that would be more of a goal. Perhaps closer to a resolution would be a resolve to take better care of one’s mode of transportation. But then, that, to me, is more like an objective, which may be reached by building a carport, which is a goal to reach the objective. Some resolutions are unattainable, unrealistic or nearly so. Perhaps one of those is a resolve to get married or partnered to a rich person. That isn’t apt to happen with someone who is of like mind, especially if neither are rich. If it did happen, the result might be disastrous. Resolutions would be better made in the realm of one’s own control and/or where one can tap into the ultimate source of power for assistance. I see resolutions as being of an intrinsic nature rather than extrinsic, as having to do with an integral part of our being. I also see resolutions as being somewhat separate from the day-to-day basic activities, standing out above the ordinary. We don’t usually have to resolve to eat, sleep, drink water, work and so on. These are things that we don’t, unfortunately, often give much thought to until something collapses. When we are normal, we carry out these activities as a response to a need. Then we might resolve to, say, get more sleep or not work so hard. Sometimes, there may need to be a revolution in our thinking to carry out a resolution. Some people say they don’t make resolutions as they always break them. Right there, a resolution has been made. Water takes the easy route, downhill. It usually requires a bit of effort to carry out a resolution because it has to do with the less usual or with something that is not happening that should. That is why a resolution is
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more like an upward winding trail, as it has to do with something that we are not used to doing, that is not part of our habit. Not making a resolution or resolutions could be disastrous. Really, resolutions don’t cease to exist just because they are broken or not carried out. And just because a resolution is broken doesn’t mean it is no longer valid, but with the fall there is an opportunity to get up again, to pick it up again, restore it and refresh it any time during the year. A broken resolution could be a glaring sign that perhaps the route that is being followed to carry out the resolution is faulty, and hasn’t built in parts to compensate for human error or weakness. (Never heard of such a thing?) There may have to be a big-time revolution in the resolution strategy or thinking that goes into the resolution. On the other hand, the changes might seem too small to bother with and yet hard to make. For example, if there is a certain location, activity or social circle that is taken in and the resolution is broken, then avoid that location, activity or social circle. It might require such simple things as taking a different route, connecting with a different social circle, not answering the phone or email, avoiding the sale flyers or not purchasing a certain product. SEE RESOLUTION, PAGE 11
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Looking back on valley’s 2015 real estate market
As a Realtor, the question I am most commonly faced with is, “How is the market doing?” Whether at a family gathering, the grocery store or a local social event, it seems people are always
Creston real estate market. A total of 240 properties sold in 2015, 109 within the town of Creston and 131 rurally. In 2014, we saw a total of 255 properties sell, 109 in town and 146 rurally. To go back a couple of more years, there were a total of 163 properties sold in 2013, 151 in 2012, 160 in 2011 and 152 in 2010. So as you can see, things were relatively flat for quite a while (since around 2008), with quite a change from 2014 on. Another Dean Bala interesting thing that interested in what the local real we have noticed is the number estate market is doing. Even if of properties above $400,000 one has no plans of buying or that have been selling recently. selling, it is always interesting to There were 18 properties above know what your property could $400,000 sold in 2012, 15 in 2013, be worth. So now that 2015 is 36 in 2014 and 28 in 2015. So you over and 2016 is upon us, I can see that the number of propthought I would take the oppor- erties at a higher price point tunity to give a summary of what jumped disproportionately. happened in 2015 compared to One thing to point out durprevious years, and give my ing this whole time period from insights on what is happening in 2008 until now is that prices the local market. have been in slow steady While not having quite as decline, which surely contribmany sales as 2014, 2015 was utes to the increase in market still quite an active year in the movement. In simple terms,
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children or those who are lonely or confined to their residence. These are not glamorous, earth shattering, newsy, “look at me”, popular, highly desirable or showy. Remember that the sun rises and sets silently and flowers open silently, and yet, what an impact they have! Perhaps, already, the New Year’s resolutions have headed out the door but resolutions can be refreshed, brought back to life or picked up again. Who says resolutions can only be made the first of January? There is no such thing as it being to late to run with that resolution again or pick up another. One doesn’t have to wait for another orbit around the sun! Ed McMackin is a biologist by profession but a naturalist and hiker by nature. He can be reached at 250-866-5747.
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properties on the market, but that number is quite low due to a number of listings expiring over the winter months that will most likely renew in the spring. So 2016 will really depend on how many listings come on the market. There are a few other observations that I can share from the year regarding who is buying and selling. There seems to be quite a good mix of local movement and people coming into the area. We saw the flow from Alberta really pick up in 2014, and that trend continued in 2015. We really thought that the slowdown in the oil patch would have impacted the area negatively, but we have actually seen the opposite effect. The feedback we have had is that the slowdown has prompted a slightly earlier retirement for many since the prospects of work appear grim in the oil patch in the coming months/ years. Another trend we have noticed is people moving here from larger centres in B.C. The affordability of our market and small-town feel are attractive to
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indication. Many resolutions are headed in a truly beneficial direction but it is one thing to be on the right trail but another FROM PAGE 10 thing to reach the destination. It is nearly impossible to A resolution to build up onepermanently keep a resolution self is perhaps good if it enables when one keeps connecting one to build up others. How with the thing that supports about this one: “Leave the breaking the resolution. One islands of ‘isolation’ and cross shouldn’t expect a different the seas of misunderstanding”? result when they keep doing Here’s another: “I resolve to be the same thing. more caring for others starting Looking back to the start, I with those closest to me.” And reflected on what might be the this one: “Resolved to occupy most common types of resolu- oneself with things that are tions that people would make. essential.” Then there is a resoPossibly, many of them might be lution to give “prime time” as a self-serving or materialistic. gift rather than giving a gift Probably sincere resolutions measured by dollars. (It is a relating to improving relation- false assumption that nothing ships or directed at the good of is “good” unless it costs others are less common. How money). Connected with givmuch less I don’t know, but pos- ing prime time is resolving to Travel Guide sibly a little search2015/16 or survey on spend a certain amount of time resolutions might give some each week or month with, say,
prices got really high in 2008, and then slowly trickled down until things began moving again. With the jump in the number of sales that we have seen, I think it is safe to say that we are getting closer to real property values. In some segments, I think we have seen prices stabilize and even start moving upwards slightly. I believe the driver of this has been inventory depletion. Basically once the number of listings gets down to where there are more people looking to buy than sell, you see prices start to stabilize or go up. One area that I see strengthening is acreages under $350,000. We have seen quite a number sell in the last couple of years, and the current inventory reflects that. In general, the total number of listings in the valley has stayed fairly high. I believe this is a result of the market being so slow for so long that it is taking a bit of time to catch up and sell down inventory. For quite some time, the total number of listings has hovered around 500-600. Right now there are a total of 249
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5
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CHANGING HANDS — The Creston Refugee Committee recently received a $1,000 donation from the Creston Doukhobor Society, presented by (from left) Beth Terriff and Alex Wishlow to Linda Price, Jean Partington and Pat Smith. Submitted
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10 Airbags
ENDS FEB 1ST
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YEARS/160,000 KM
Call North Star Motors at 250-428-9351,or visit us at 1330 Northwest Boulevard, Creston. [License #8903]
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2015 SILVERADO HD
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Å War & Peace Å Love It Property Brothers (DVS) Love It or List It Property Brothers (DVS) Property Brothers -- Buying Love It or List It (N) SpongeBob Assembly Nicky, Ricky Assembly Make It Pop Laughs: Gags Laughs: Gags Laughs: Gags Laughs: Gags Haunting Hour Haunting Hour CBC News The National (N) ’ Å CBC News-Ian Hanomansing The National (N) ’ Å The National (N) ’ Å CBC News-Ian Hanomansing Firequake (’14) “Roboshark” (’15) Hristo Balabanov, Nigel Barber. ’ Å NCIS “Lost in Translation” ’ NCIS “Troll” Å (DVS) Hawaii Five-0 ’ Å How It’s Made Alaskan Bush: Off Grid Alaskan Bush People (N) How It’s Made How It’s Made Alaskan Bush: Off Grid Alaskan Bush People Å Housewives Million Dollar LA Million Dollar Listing Million Dollar Listing San Million Dollar LA Million Dollar Listing Hard Evidence 48 Hours: Hard Evidence ’ 48 Hours: Hard Evidence ’ 48 Hours: Hard Evidence ’ 48 Hours: Hard Evidence ’ 48 Hours: Hard Evidence ’ Blue Bloods Project Runway ’ Å Project Runway (N) ’ Å Motive “Fallen” ’ Criminal Minds Å (DVS) Project Runway ’ Å Johnny Test Wabbit Wabbit Scooby Tiny Toon Goosebumps Goosebumps Spider-Man Marvel’s Av. › “Grandma’s Boy” (’06) Gaming Show Gaming Show Normal Street The X Factor UK “Audition 1” ’ Å Malcolm Third Wheel BETCH Degrassi: Next Guidance ’ (:00) › “Switching Channels” (’88) Seinfeld Å Seinfeld Å Family Guy ’ American Dad Family Guy ’ American Dad The Middle ’ House/Payne Big Bang Match Game Corner Gas ’ JFL Laughs: Gags Laughs: Gags The Simpsons Just for Laughs Big Bang Big Bang My. Diners Beat Bobby Beat Bobby Chef in Your Ear (N) ’ Å Food Factory Food Factory Beat Bobby Beat Bobby Chef in Your Ear ’ Å Fail Army Storage Wars Storage Wars Storage Can Storage-Texas Fail Army Fail Army Storage Wars Storage Wars Storage Can Storage-Texas The Curse of American Restoration (N) ’ Counting Cars Counting Cars Restoration Garage ’ American Restoration Å Counting Cars Counting Cars (:00) Castle ›› “A Trick of the Mind” (’06) Paul Johansson. ’ Å InnerSPACE Investigators Person of Interest ’ Å ›› “A Trick of the Mind” (:00) ››› “The Bourne Identity” (’02) Matt Damon. Å ›› “U.S. Marshals” (’98, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes. Å Green Ml Security Security Security Border Patrol Border Patrol Mysteries at the Museum ’ Security Security Border Patrol Border Patrol News Channel CTV News Channel ’ Å News-Lisa CTV National News-Lisa CTV National News-Lisa CTV National News-Lisa CTV National Cat in the Hat My Big Friend Charmers Max & Ruby Toopy & Binoo Bucket-Dino (:35) Dinopaws Caillou ’ Bubble Team Umiz. Charmers News Hour (N) ET Canada Ent. Tonight (7:59) NCIS: Los Angeles (N) Supergirl “Childish Things” ’ Chicago Fire (N) ’ News Final (N) ’ Å Antiques Antiques Roadshow Å The March ’ Å 1964: The Fight for a Right ’ Tavis Smiley Charlie Rose (N) ’ Å Antiques (:00) Columbo Who Killed Gandhi? ’ Å theZoomer “USA From Here” Conspiracy Supernatural ››› “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” (’11) Gary Oldman. ’ Silence on TJ C.-B. RDI économie 30 vies (N) Les Parent (N) L’auberge du chien noir (N) Les pays d’en haut (N) (SC) Le Téléjournal (N) (SC) News Hour (N) ET Canada Ent. 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Seinfeld Å Seinfeld Å Family Guy ’ American Dad Family Guy ’ American Dad The Middle ’ House/Payne Big Bang Match Game Corner Gas ’ JFL Laughs: Gags Laughs: Gags The Simpsons Just for Laughs Big Bang Jim Gaffigan Chopped Jr. Chopped Canada ’ Å Chopped “Teen Redeem” (N) Chopped Junior ’ Å Chopped “Amateurs’ Brawl” Chopped “Teen Redeem” ’ Fail Army Wild Things With Dominic Storage Can Storage-Texas Fail Army Fail Army Wild Things With Dominic Storage Can Storage-Texas Counting Cars American Pickers (N) Å American Pickers ’ Å Curse of the Frozen Gold ’ American Pickers ’ Å American Pickers ’ Å (:00) Castle ’ The Expanse “Rock Bottom” The Expanse “Windmills” (N) InnerSPACE Investigators Person of Interest “Asylum” The Expanse “Rock Bottom” (:00) ››› “The Bourne Supremacy” (’04) Matt Damon. ››› “Bad Boys” (’95, Action) Martin Lawrence, Will Smith. Å ››› “The Karate Kid” (’84) Security Mysteries at the Monument Mysteries at the Museum (N) Mysteries at the Museum ’ Mysteries at the Monument Mysteries at the Museum ’ News Channel CTV News Channel ’ Å News-Lisa CTV National News-Lisa CTV National News-Lisa CTV National News-Lisa CTV National Cat in the Hat My Big Friend Charmers Max & Ruby Toopy & Binoo Bucket-Dino (:35) Dinopaws Caillou ’ Bubble Team Umiz. Charmers News Hour (N) ET Canada Ent. Tonight Limitless (N) ’ Å NCIS “Deja Vu” (N) ’ NCIS: New Orleans (N) Å News Final (N) ’ Å Finding Your Roots (N) Å American Experience (N) ’ Frontline (N) ’ Å Independent Lens ’ Å Charlie Rose (N) ’ Å Finding-Roots (:00) Columbo ›› “Emile” (’03, Drama) Ian McKellen, Theo Crane. ’ Å Conspiracy Supernatural ›› “Hyde Park on Hudson” (’12) Bill Murray. ’ Å Silence on TJ C.-B. RDI économie 30 vies (N) La facture (N) Unité 9 (N) (DVS) (SC) Mémoires vives (N) (SC) Le Téléjournal (N) (SC) News Hour (N) ET Canada Ent. 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Hawaii Life ’ Island Life ’ Caribbean Life Beach Bargain Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty TBA Duck Dynasty (:02) Duck Dynasty ’ Å Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Masters Property Brothers at Home Love It or List It Love It or List It Vancouver Say Yes-Dress Say Yes-Dress Say Yes-Dress Say Yes-Dress SpongeBob Assembly Nicky, Ricky Nicky, Ricky Make It Pop Just Kidding Just Kidding Laughs: Gags Laughs: Gags Haunting Hour Haunting Hour CBC News The National (N) ’ Å CBC News-Ian Hanomansing The National (N) ’ Å The National (N) ’ Å CBC News-Ian Hanomansing Mom’s Day NCIS “Capitol Offense” Å NCIS “Heartland” ’ Å NCIS Murder of a naval officer. NCIS “Agent Afloat” Å NCIS “Heartland” ’ Å Killing Fields Moonshiners: Outlaw Cuts (N) Moonshiners (N) ’ Å How It’s Made How It’s Made Killing Fields Å Moonshiners: Outlaw Cuts Big Brother Arranged “The Couples Meet” Newlyweds: The First Year (N) Untying the Knot (N) ’ Å Arranged “The Couples Meet” Newlyweds: The First Year ’ My 600-Lb My 600-Lb. Life (N) ’ Å Skin Tight (N) ’ Å My 600-Lb. Life ’ Å Skin Tight ’ Å My 600-Lb. Life ’ Å Blue Bloods Saving Hope “Goodbye Girl” Kingdom “Traveling Alone” ’ Motive “Reversal of Fortune” Criminal Minds “Final Shot” Saving Hope “Goodbye Girl” Johnny Test Alvinnn!!! and Alvinnn!!! and Scooby Tiny Toon Goosebumps Goosebumps Spider-Man Marvel’s Av. ›› “Planet of the Apes” Hank Zipzer Hank Zipzer Nowhere Boys Normal Street Normal Street Fresh Prince Malcolm Rebecca LA Story (N) The X Factor UK “Audition 1” (:00) ›› “Premonition” (’07) Sandra Bullock. Seinfeld Å Seinfeld Å Family Guy ’ American Dad Family Guy ’ American Dad The Middle ’ House/Payne Big Bang Match Game Corner Gas ’ JFL Laughs: Gags Laughs: Gags The Simpsons Just for Laughs Big Bang Big Bang My. Diners Sugar Sugar Restaurant: Impossible (N) ’ Kids Baking Championship ’ Sugar Sugar Restaurant: Impossible Å Fail Army Dog and Beth: On the Hunt Storage Can Storage-Texas Fail Army Fail Army Dog and Beth: On the Hunt Storage Can Storage-Texas Amer. Pickers Roanoke: Search for the Lost Colony ’ Å Treasures Decoded ’ Roanoke: Search for the Lost Colony ’ Å (:00) Castle ’ Face Off “Child’s Play” (N) ’ Supernatural (N) ’ Å InnerSPACE Investigators Person of Interest “YHWH” Face Off “Child’s Play” Å (:00) ››› “The Patriot” (’00, War) Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson. Å ››› “Once Upon a Time in the West” (’69, Western) Henry Fonda. 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Located in the south eastern part of British Columbia, the Town of Creston has a unique blend of mountains, lakes, farms, orchards and forests. The population of Creston is ,000 and the trading area serves about 1 ,000 people. The Lower Kootenay Band (LKB) has 200 plus members and is a member of the Ktuna[a 1ation. Position Summary The Director of Operations works closely with the Chief and Council of LKB and is primarily responsiEle for the day to day operations of the LKB administration ofÂżce departments and its entities as well as having full authority over the permanent and temporary employees of LKB The Director of Operations must Ee Ă€e[iEle on hours of availaEility Reporting The Director of Operations is one (1) position that the Chief and Council of LKB employs and has full authority over. The Director of Operations reports to the Chief and Council at regularly scheduled meetings or as needed. Position 4uaOiÂżFation ‡ Business Administration Diploma, Bachelor of Business administration or equivalent education and work e[perience Duties ‡ Provide support to Chief and Council of LKB ‡ Implement Chief and Council decisions and policy to ensure that Chief and Council motions and resolutions are carried out in a timely, efÂżcient and professional manner ‡ Attend Council meetings, general Band meetings and other meeting as required ‡ 6upervise LKB staff and ensure that the daily operation of the Band run efÂżciently ‡ Provide leadership, supervision and direction to Department Directors for the effective and efÂżcient delivery of programs and services ‡ (nsure that adequate Âżnancial controls, Eylaws, policies, procedures, plans and strategies are in place and adhered to ‡ Represent LKB’s interest in negotiations with government and the private sector ‡ Oversee staff professional training and enhancement ‡ Ensure the registration of “Band Bylawsâ€? ReTuireG SNiOOs .noZOeGge anG ([perienFe ‡ Previous e[perience working with )irst 1ation’s government or organi]ation ‡ E[cellent planning, organi]ing and management skills ‡ Proven inter-personal skills ‡ E[cellent verEal and written communication skills and proven e[perience ‡ AEility to communicate comple[ information to a variety of audiences ‡ Strong computer skills including advanced knowledge of Microsoft-based software and other applicable software programs ‡ Demonstrate good to e[cellent Âżnancial management skills according to generally accepted accounting principles and public sector accounting standards Please submit your cover letter and resume marked “ConÂżdentialâ€? to Chief M. Jason Louie, Lower Kootenay Band 830 Simon Rd., Creston, BC V0B 1G2 or )a[ 2 0- 28- 8 or Email mMasonlouie#gmail.com Closing Date: January 2 , 201
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The Creston & District Community Complex is inviting applications for a Part-Time Customer Service Representative (CSR) 1 position working in the Creston & District Community Complex. This is a temporary position of approximately one year beginning in February of 2016. SUMMARY OF POSITION The Customer Service Representative (CSR) 1 is a member of the Customer Service Team of the RDCK Creston & District Community Complex. Duties include customer service, clerical duties, recording keeping, receiving and reconciling cash. The employee must be able to work under limited supervision and exercise care in routine dealings with other employees and provide assistance to customers using the facilities. Our preferred candidate will be friendly, enjoy dealing with the public, and work well in a dynamic, fast-paced workplace. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES ‡ Cash handling experience. ‡ Ability to communicate effectively with the public and staff, using tact and diplomacy. ‡ Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision and be an effective team player. ‡ Demonstrated time management skills and ability to prioritize work loads. ‡ Experience working in a front line working environment. ‡ Minimum one year experience creating and updating documents using Word, Excel, Outlook ‡ Valid B.C. Drivers License would be considered an asset ‡ Satisfactory Criminal Record This is a part-time position working up to 25 hours per week. The successful candidate must be available to work a varied work schedule that includes day, weekend, and/or evening shifts. This is a union position and the current rate of pay is as per the collective agreement, CUPE Local 748. This posting, along with a detailed job description, can be found on our website at: www.rdck.ca under Administration, Jobs & Employment Opportunities. If you have any questions about this opportunity please email Human Resources at the email address below. Applications in the form of a resume and cover letter detailing quali¿cations and experience relative to the position will be accepted until noon on Monday January 18, 2016. Submit all applications to RDCK Human Resources by email to: Human Resources, Regional District of Central Kootenay Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC V1L 5R4 E-mail: humanresources@rdck.bc.ca Phone: 250-352-1515 Thank you for your interest in working with the Regional District of Central Kootenay. All submissions will be acknowledged although only those individuals shortlisted to participate in the interview/testing process will be contacted again.
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Jean Helen Dewar (nee Scott) May 12, 1921 ~ January 1, 2016
Obituaries Walter Langmuir
June 17, 1920 ~ January 3, 2016
Jean was born on May 12, 1921, in Regina, SK, to W.J. Scott and Mary Eliza Sharpe. She passed away January 1st, 2016, in Kamloops, BC. The family moved to Edgewater, BC, during the depression, and later to Creston, BC. On February 15, 1945, Jean married Roy Dewar. After WWII, they settled on an orchard in Erickson where they raised their family; two daughters and a son. The family moved to Richmond, BC, when Ray was transferred to Vancouver, and then retired in Winfield. Jean was predeceased by her parents and two brothers, Tom and Wes, and husband, Roy. She is survived by her children, Patricia Louise Coates (Garfield), Peggy Bennison (Norman), and Scott Dewar; five grandsons, Ben, John, Matt Bennison, Andrew Coates, and Bradley Dewar, as well as seven great-grandchildren, Carmen, Morgon, William, Colby, Brooke, Autumn and Meadow. She will be badly missed!
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Walter was born in Rimbey, AB on June 17, 1920. He grew up on the family farm with six brothers and two sisters. At the onset of WWII, Walter joined the armed forces and devoted his life to his country. He married Margaret McGuire in 1946 and raised four beautiful daughters - Darlene (Bill), Sheila (Lawrence), Gayla (Floyd), Cheryl (John). Margaret predeceased him in 1993. In 1995 Walter married another Margaret (Engleson) and moved to Creston, BC. Walter passed away January 3, 2016 and will be lovingly remembered by his wife Margaret, four daughters and spouses, stepdaughter Sheila (Byron), stepson Roger, thirteen grandchildren, seventeen greatgrandchildren, one brother, one sister, and numerous nieces and nephews. The Funeral service was held Friday, January 8, 2016 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Creston, BC. Burial to follow in Rimbey, AB. Memorial Contributions may be made to Swan Valley Lodge Box 1880, Creston, BC or to a charity of the donor's choice.
GRAY, Hazel Mary (nee: GILBERT) September 01, 1921 -December 30, 2015
Dorothy “Dot” Mary Reber
November 30, 1925 ~ December 30, 2015 Our family is sad to announce the passing of Dorothy “Dot” Mary Reber (nee Plumley) on December 30, 2015. Losing a pillar of one’s family is never easy. Dot was born on November 30, 1925 in the rural market town of Coggeshall, County Essex, England. After World War II, whilst working alongside her father for a seed developing company, Hurst & Sons, she met her future husband, Ed. They married in 1948 and with their first daughter, Jennifer emigrated to Creston in 1952. Two more daughters joined the family, Sally in 1953 and Vivienne in 1955. Dorothy never wavered in her passion for gardening, either at their homestead or Wayside Nursery, where she worked for over 25 years. Together with Ed, she created a little Eden on their acreage, which they gladly
shared with countless family and friends. A beautiful smile was her unforgettable feature as well as her ability to soldier on no matter what. Vacationing annually in Hawaii shortened the cold winter months. She was recently predeceased by her husband of 66 years, Ed. She is survived by her three daughters, Jennie, Sally (Rob) and Viv; “Grammie” to Jason, Sharla (Mark), Melissa and Darby (Jaqui); and great-grandmother to Sophia and Bowen. Those who wish to pay their respects are welcome to do so during tea on Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 2 to 4pm at 902-25th Avenue South, in Erickson. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Swan Valley Lodge Equipment Fund 818 Vancouver St., Creston, BC V0B 1G4
Hazel passed away peacefully having suffered for many years from the cruel eaffects of Alzheimer’s disease. She was predeceased by her mother Sarah, step-mother Isabella, father Donald W. Gilbert, brother Alasdair and husband David W. Gray. Hazel was born in Vancouver and raised in nearby Burnaby. Contrary to her father’s wishes, Hazel joined the Canadian Navy and served as a WREN, conducting clerical duties during World War II. With Veteran benefits, she went to Normal School and became a teacher. She was teaching school in Whitehorse, YT when she met David (RCAF), and they were married in 1952. Hazel soon began a family and a lifetime dedication to homemaking filled with love and support for her children and grandchildren. She is survived by sons Tom (Sherry), Steve (Margaret), Michael (Elaine), Ian (Natalie), daughter Caroline (Andrew), nineteen grandchildren and two great grand children. Hazel began her early married life with brief stops in Edmonton, Summerside and, when David left the RCAF, to Vancouver. As did many young couples of the day, they decided then to move to Prince George (1954). David became a Game Warden and the family moved to Creston (1964) settling in Erickson where Hazel declared it, “a good place to raise a family.” Hazel and children became part of the Covenant Church because originally it was within walking distance of home. Hazel had strong Christian beliefs and she lived her life with faith and the ethics of honesty and integrity. Hazel kept busy with church activities, loved her flower garden and orchard. In 1986, Hazel and David moved to Vancouver to be closer to family and medical facilities. Unfortunately, David died suddenly in November of 1989, leaving Hazel widowed for the remainder of her life. Hazel lived in New Westminster spending her time volunteering, often with the Salvation Army thrift stores. Early in 2005, Hazel moved to the Comox Valley to be closer to family. Hazel eventually required residential care and moved into the Comox Valley Seniors Village where she received wonderful loving care. Family would like to thank all those frontline staff at CVSV for looking after Hazel and to Doctor Edward Howard for his care and attention. No flowers by request. A tea to celebrate Hazel’s life will be held Sunday, January 17th 2016 at 2:00pm, 2350 Anderton Road, Comox, B.C. (250-890-0438). A family graveside service will be held at Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver at a later date.
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Did you add increasing your viewing of live music to your 2016 list of resolutions? Start off the new year right with Creston Concert Society's presentation of the Borealis String Quartet on Saturday and help fulfill that goal. One of the most dynamic and exciting world-class ensembles of its generation, the Borealis String Quartet has received international critical acclaim as an ensemble praised for its fiery performances, passionate style, and refined, musical interpretation. Founded in Vancouver in the fall of 2000 and rapidly establishing a stellar reputation, Borealis has toured extensively in North America, Europe and Asia, and performed to enthusiastic sold-out audiences in major cities, including New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Rome, Shanghai, Taipei, Beijing, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and, of course, in their home town, where they were invited to perform during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Borealis has continued to receive awards and rave accolades from presenters, renowned musicians and critics alike for their artistry and their passionate performances of innovative programs combining eastern and western music. Borelais includes violinist Patricia Shih, who, at age 14, became a pupil of the legendary Josef Gingold at Indiana University.
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Gingold described her as “one of the greatest talents that I have ever taught. Her great technique, inborn musicality, sense of style and virtuosity are unequalled.” Shih has appeared worldwide as soloist and recitalist in major halls, including Wigmore Hall in London and Carnegie Hall in New York, performing the Henri Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Violinist Yuel Yawney frequently appears as both a soloist and chamber musician. He has performed extensively in Canada, the United States and the Czech Republic, where he completed his advanced training at the Prague Academy with Joseph Suk. He also studied at the Harid Conservatory in Florida and at Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Texas. Cellist Sung Yong Lim graduated with honors from the renowned Yewon and Seoul arts schools before entering into the Korea National University of Arts. During his university studies, he decided to further advance his studies in Europe, having been admitted to the University of Music Detmold in Germany, where he pursued bachelor’s, master’s and konzertexamen’s degrees. Violist Nikita Pogrebnoy was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he graduated from the world-famous St. Petersburg Conservatory with highest honors. He then came to the United States by the invitation of Victor Rosenbaum, director of the
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Exploring a synergy of classical, fusion, folk and world music, Borealis has recorded seven CDs; their first, Classic Borealis, has garnered international critical acclaim. Borealis is passionate about stretching the boundaries of the classical string quartet and transforming the chamber music concert experience. Using thematic and innovative programming,
popular music for younger generations, videos and cameras to enrich the visual presentation, as well as speaking from the stage to better engage the audience, Borealis has attracted new audiences into the concert hall and is recreating the chamber music experience. “They were not going to let anyone cling to their sober stereotypes of classical music and chamber quartets,” said the Globe and Mail. “The four musicians from British Columbia practically flew out of their chairs, so vigorous and physical was their playing.” Although Borealis is strongly committed to the great traditional quartet literature, they actively seek to promote new works and are strong advocates of Canadian music, with works by T. Patrick Carrabre, R. Murray Schafer, Omar Daniels, Barbara Pentland and Jocelyn Morlock among others in their repertory. They have also worked closely with and commissioned music from Michael Conway Baker, Bramwell Tovey and American composer Steven Dankner. B.C. composer John Oliver wrote a work for zheng (a traditional Chinese instrument) and string quartet for the Borealis, which was recorded with virtuoso zheng performer Mei Han. Borealis String Quartet performs at the Prince Charles Theatre on at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16. Tickets are $22 for adults and $10 for students, available at Black Bear Books, Kingfisher Used Books and Creative Fix, or $25/$12 at the door.
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T-Cats widen second-third gap BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor
Two weekend wins helped the Creston Valley Thunder Cats pull slightly farther ahead of the Fernie Ghostriders in the Kootenay international Junior Hockey League’s Eddie Mountain Division. With 49 points, the Thunder Cats are in second place, three points ahead of the Ghostriders, but well behind the Kimberley Dynamiters’ 66 points. The weekend’s first win (which followed a 6-1 loss in Kimberley on Jan. 5) started out slowly, with Creston giving up the lead to the visiting Castlegar Rebels in the first period. “We came out pretty slow on Friday,” said head coach Jeff Dubois. “We didn’t do a real good job getting pucks to the net or forcing the play.” Two minutes into the second period, the Rebels scored again. “There really weren’t many signs of life at that point,” said Dubois. “As luck would have it, we actually reacted strong.” Over the rest of the period, Colby Livingstone scored three times, once on a power play, and McConnell Kimmett scored once. Creston scored four more in the third period, with goals by
Seniors Creston Valley Seniors Association dart scores from Nov. 30: Ladies: Erika Reinke, 98; Barbara Havstein, 85;
Livingstone bookending one each by Marc-Antoine Gagnon and Tyler Severson. “We really actually played some of our best hockey over the last 40 minutes of that game,” said Dubois of the 8-2 win. “When we’re at our best we’re a fast team, we’re aggressive. We move the puck to dangerous areas.” For Creston’s Livingstone, who also assisted on Kimmett’s goal, that marked his last Junior B game in his hometown, having been picked up Sunday by a Junior A team, the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Canmore Eagles. “It ended up being kind of fitting that Friday night was his last home game in front of home fans,” said Dubois. On Saturday, the Thunder Cats scored first while visiting the Columbia Valley Rockies. Brett Witala’s goal was followed by two from the Invermere team, with Livingstone tying the game on a power play late in the period. A second-period goal by Kimmett gave Creston the lead, but three Rockies goals set Creston back 5-3 by the end of the period. “We had a letdown where Columbia Valley scored three straight goals to close out the second,” said Dubois. “That was just a case of us making some mistakes
Connie Opsahl, 74. Men: Gary Krause, 116; Merlin Thompson, 95; Hans Reinke, 82. Cribbage scores from Dec. 4: Ladies: Dot Eisenhut, 823; Irene Deprey, 804; Kay
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with the puck, and not putting ourselves in a position to do the job offensively.” Columbia Valley’s lead didn’t last long in the third period, with goals by Ian Desrosiers, Alec Wilkinson and Livingstone in the first six minutes, for a 6-5 win. In that game, Witala, Livingstone and Wilkinson each earned three points. “They kind of led the way for us offensively,” said Dubois. And without the effort of goalie Brock Lefebvre, the outcome could have been quite different. “In the third period, he made a couple of big saves to keep that lead for us,” said Dubois. “It was one of those games where we battled back and had a huge emotional lift off of scoring those three goals. It would have been a real letdown to not win that game.” This weekend, the Thunder Cats host the Golden Rockets on Friday and the Rockies on Saturday, both of which could be tough. Golden, despite being at the bottom of the division with 11 points, is a “hardworking, hungry team,” and the Rockies are battling for a playoff postion. “I’m sure they’re looking forward to having a chance to give us one back on our rink,” said Dubois.
Zewiec, 818. Men: Bob Wikdahl, 842; Merle Drader, 831; Floyd Adams, 822. Cribbage scores from Dec. 18: Ladies: Rose McCormick, 847; Margaret Popovich, 831;
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