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The future of Creston Valley schools remains uncertain following the May 3 School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) board meeting, which added amendments to the district’s draft reconfiguration plan.

Approved were the considerations of the permanent closure of Yahk Elementary School (YES), which has no students enrolled for 2016-17, and the closure of the Creston Education Centre (CEC), pending the outcome of negotiations for a possible sale (both the Regional District of Central

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reston’s Jordan Brunham has been selected to play with the Kootenay Warriors at the Top Guns AAA tournament in Canmore, Alta., this weekend. He has also been a member of Kootenay Avalanche 2007 AAA team based in Castlegar, and with the team has played in Penticton’s Ice Breaker tournament, where they won the gold cup (with Brunham, below) and Kelowna’s Round Table Challenge, where they earned gold medals.

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Shimmy Mob raising awareness, funds to help victims of violence BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

Belly dancers from the Creston Valley will be among dancers from 201 other cities when they take part in the 2016 international Shimmy Mob on Saturday at the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market. They’re having fun practicing for the event that raises awareness and funds for a serious cause. “It started in Coquitlam … as a fundraiser for raise funds for women and children who were victims of violence and abuse,” said Creston team leader Katie Hammer, who also owns the Valley View Studio, where she teaches belly dancing. The dancers will present their 15-minute performance

as a flash mob sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the May 14 farmers’ market, and repeat it at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. during the Creston Lions Club 11th Avenue street fair on May 21 during the Creston Valley Blossom Festival. Dancers will be selling tickets to five raffle baskets, which will be on display at the fair. Hammer’s troupe, the Belly Fusion Dancers, is raising funds for the Kootenai Community Centre Society (KCCS), which runs Stopping the Violence programs, providing a safe and supportive environment for women and children who are victims of domestic violence or in crisis, operating a 24-hour crisis line and safe home for women. KCCS also runs day cares,

advocates for seniors and people with low income, youth programs and New Life Furniture and Recycling. “It's important that all victims of abuse and violence know that we do have a nonprofit organization that does a lot for the community,” said Hammer. Hammer moved to Creston from the Fraser Valley over three years ago, and started her dance studio in 2013 after taking lessons at the rec centre. It was a great way to get well, she said, after she and a friend survived breast cancer. “After we went through it, our energy levels were really low and we wanted to find some form of exercise to up our energy,” said Hammer. “We met our teacher and got hooked.”

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New regional publisher for West Kootenay papers BY BILL METCALFE Nelson Star

Black Press newspapers in the West Kootenay/Boundary have a new regional publisher. Eric Lawson took over last week at the helm of the Trail Times, Castlegar News, Rossland News, Nelson Star, West Kootenay Advertiser, Grand Forks Gazette, Creston Valley Advance, Arrow Lakes News and Boundary Creek Times. Lawson and his wife, Linda, have just moved to Nelson from Manitoba, where he was the publisher of the Brandon Sun. He says it’s part of their gradual lifelong journey from the Atlantic to the Pacific. “My wife and I were both born in a hospital in St John’s, N.L., that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, and we say we have been trying to get to the Pacific ever since. We have been moving steadily west. For me it is an experience of getting to know the whole country. We have visited B.C. a number of times and loved it here and looked for an opportunity to move here. When this opportunity came along, all the pieces seemed to fit.” Lawson has worked in community newspapers for decades. “My first job when I got out of college was as a reporter and photographer at a community newspaper in Truro, N.S., and I have worked in community media ever since, for 30 years.” Since then he has worked in the Maritimes, Ontario and Manitoba as a news editor,

sales manager, general manager and publisher. “What I like about community newspapers is the connection you have to the communities you live in,” he says. “There is absolutely nothing that will connect you to your community faster than working in community media. Everywhere I have gone I have tried to be involved with

we have to think about our online strategy and non-traditional competitors, but it has never crossed my mind that I was working in a failing industry. I don’t mean to be naive — I understand there are real challenges in the industry. But I think it is vibrant and has a future.” Lawson says he’s been active in all the communities he’s

“Everywhere I have gone I have tried to be involved with the community, and tried to make sure that the newspapers reflected and were committed to the communities they served.” Eric Lawson

the community, and tried to make sure that the newspapers reflected and were committed to the communities they served. I hope I am able to do that here as well. And I enjoy the variety — newspapers always give you lots of variety.” Lawson holds a master of arts from University of Western Ontario and an executive MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business in London, Ont. Asked about his views on the role of newspapers in the media world, and the financial challenges they often face, Lawson is optimistic. “I feel I am working in a vibrant industry. It never crosses my mind that I am not. I have worked with newspapers that were deeply connected to their communities and were successful. It is true

lived in. He was president of the Rotary Club in Brandon and involved in the Chamber of Commerce. He was a board member of the YMCA. As dog lovers and the owners of a Siberian Husky, Lawson and his wife have also been involved in supporting animal shelters. To the people of the West Kootenay, Lawson, interviewed on a sunny 25-degree afternoon, says, “Wow, is the weather ever nice! I hope we will be given an opportunity to settle into the community on a personal level and a professional level and give back. I want to jump in with both feet, get to know the communities, get to know the people, and get started.” Lawson replaces Chuck Bennett, who had been regional publisher since 2007.

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Closure of Yahk Elementary School (above) and the Creston Education Centre, which houses Homelinks (below), will be considered as part of the school district’s facilities plan.

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In addition to the SD8 programs, the CEC is the home of Family Place and early years programs run by Valley Community Services, which would require new premises in the event of a closure. “I feel confident because this is a consideration,” said Huscroft, who added she’s looking forward to further consultation with the public. The amendment to the plan also included the potential closures of Winlaw, Jewett (Meadow Creek) and Salmo elementary schools, and Nelson’s Trafalgar Middle School, and other options for West Kootenay schools. The inclusion of several options led Creston trustee Cody Beebe and trustees Bill Maslechko and Sharon Nazaroff to abstain from approving the amendments. “There are parts I can support and parts I can't, so I'll be voting against this,” said Beebe, whose earlier motion to maintain status quo at the CEC failed. The decision to consider permanently closing YES came after the board unanimously voted for the temporary closure of the building next year. “My heart goes out to the community of Yahk that we’re considering this, but with the projected enrolment of zero students, it’s the right thing to do,” said Huscroft. The decision for the board to approve the facilities draft plan had been scheduled for May 3, but was delayed 60 days, until July 5, when the bylaw will receive two readings and be debated. In order for the final facilities plan to include a closure, the board must follow the consideration of closure process, which involves a 60-day consultation period. The delay also came after a May3 consultation with the board’s legal counsel, which recommended that trustees refrain from stating their opinions during the process; to do so would render them unable to continue discussing the reconfiguration plan. Chair Lenora Trenaman said there is a policy to follow, and “part of the package is trustees need to have an open mind. ... We’ll still have conversation and debate, but not today.”

Creston RCMP received 60 calls for service from May 2-8, Staff Sgt. Darryl Hammond said on Monday. May 2 •Three suspicious people were reported in a vehicle on 11th Avenue North, where they were watching people come and go from the credit union. They were gone when RCMP arrived. •The executor of a will asked for assistance in keeping the peace on Teetzel Road. •Police responded to an anonymous call about a loud radio in Erickson only to find the radio wasn’t very loud. The homeowners were slightly annoyed that someone complained. •A warehouse alarm went off on 35th Avenue South. •A male could be heard yelling in the background when a female on Simon Road called 911 asking for the police. Police arrived to find they were arguing but no assault had taken place. May 3 •A statement was taken at a Highway 21 residence on behalf of Cranbrook RCMP. •Police did not locate the driver of a westbound semi, who was seen texting while driving near Moyie. •A male driver wearing a white hat was reportedly driving erratically on Helen Street. •A vehicle being driving in excess of 40 km/h over the speed limit east of Creston was impounded for seven days. •Police recognized and stopped a prohibited driver on Northwest Boulevard. The driver was impaired, and given a 90-day roadside suspension. •Members inside the RCMP detachment saw a black motorcycle fleeing their parking lot. Another vehicle in the lot belonged to a driver coming to report the motorcycle was speeding through the neighbourhood. May 4 •A patient who was upset and swearing at nurses departed before police arrived at the hospital. •Licence plates were stolen on 16th Avenue South. •A possible breach of no-contact conditions was reported in Erickson. •The driver of a vehicle parked illegally on 10th Avenue North had not noticed the yellow curb beside the car. •Flag people on Highway 3 reported a driver that failed to stop for a stop sign.

•A Pine Street resident, the victim of identity theft in 2003, became aware there was a warrant for their arrest in Newfoundland and Labrador, a province the resident hadn’t visited. •On Highway 3 in Erickson, a complainant’s dog attacked two other dogs. Other parties broke up the fight. •A dog was left in a vehicle while the owner visited a Cavell Street business. •A neighbourhood dispute was reported on Highway 3 in Erickson. May 5 •No problem was found upon responding to a 911 call in Lister. •The owner of a car parked illegally on between 16th Avenue and Vancouver Street moved the vehicle. •An alarm at a Canyon residence was cancelled prior to police attending. •Police attended a landlord-tenant dispute on Nelson Street in Yahk. •A youth reported missing from Ninth Avenue South has been located in another community. May 6 •After the possible subject of a letter to the editor in last week’s Advance visited the detachment, RCMP members compiled a report on the case and forwarded it to the Crown. •The victim of an incident with Hell’s Angels in Alberta some time ago, believed they were still being followed by them. •A youth riding in a child’s Jeep on the road near the intersection of highways 3 and 21 was located and warned. •Police are investigating damage to signs on Crawford Creek Forest Service Road. •Shuffling was heard in the background of a 911 call. When police located the source, the owner’s wife said he was OK. •An accident with a moose was reported near Blazed Creek.

•A 20th Avenue South resident received threats received from an unknown female in response to a verbal altercation. •Threats were reported in Erickson after a third party got involved in a dispute and made some threats without the full story. •An altercation took place at a family neighbourhood get-together on 19th Avenue South. •Five youths were reportedly attempting to break the gate at Canyon Park, which had closed at 10 p.m. When police arrived, they had started a small fire, which was not allowed in the park, and they departed quickly. May 7 •An alarm went off on 18th Avenue South. •A single vehicle went into the ditch on Highway 21, just north of the U.S. border. •A motorcycle and quad were reportedly tearing up freshly seeded soil at Lister Park. •A driver complained that after being cut off by a BMW from Alberta, the BMW’s driver stared at her as she entered the community complex. •A red Dodge Caliber was reportedly being driven erratically on Highway 3 near Kitchener. May 8 •A dog on 20th Avenue South was reportedly chained on a short leash, with no shelter and no water. RCMP found that the leash wasn’t short, and that the animal was being cared for. The property’s fence was broken, and it was tied up to prevent it from wandering. •People under the influence of alcohol were driving a truck and ATVs near Yahk. The driver of the truck received a 90-day suspension. •An assault occurred on the Topaz Creek Forest Service Road, over driving and the perception of how fast a vehicle was going. •A large dog was reported in the middle of 20th Avenue South. The owners hadn’t realized the dog escaped from their yard.

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The heat is on

As I drove into Calgary late last week, the first thing that caught my attention was people streaming toward a small lemonade stand. Pedestrians were making a beeline and cars were stopping along the street, drivers exiting and jogging toward the stand. The attraction, of course, was not so much the lemonade as the sign indicating that all proceeds would be directed toward the emergency in Fort McMurray via the Red Cross. Not surprisingly, the raging and devastating fire was the focus all around the city. On Saturday, a group of Kensington residents set up a lemonade stand and bake sale, again with all proceeds destined for Calgary’s northerly neighbours. In a book store I heard a clerk encouraging patrons to go over to make their donations. Everywhere I went I overheard snippets of conversations talking about the fire and how people could help. It was a refreshing change from earlier in the week when CBC Radio broadcast a number of interviews of Fort McMurray residents, who were angry and looking for someone to blame at the chaos that was inevitable as 80,000 residents streamed from the area to escape the danger. Why weren’t more roads constructed with emergency escape in mind? (This from people who typically resent every cent of taxes they pay, and who would gladly take to the streets to stop any talk of a provincial sales tax to fund their financially strapped government.) Why wasn’t the Canadian military called in at the first signs of emergency? (Failing to remember that most of our military is no more prepared to fight fires than you or I, or that logistics get a little complicated when billowing clouds of smoke make

flight dangerous and even impossible.) Where were Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau? (In this most conservative of all Canadian provinces many were happy to blame the whole mess on Liberals and New Democrats.)

Lorne Eckersley Anger and frustration are to be expected when people and their property are threatened, though, and who could fail to feel sympathy for those who had to pack up with short notice and set out for Anywhere, Alta., only to be unable to fuel up their vehicles or find a safe escape route? Now, with the evacuation behind them and knowledge that emergency services have been handled extraordinarily well, more focus has been placed on the positive. Once again, firefighters are getting credit for their incredible commitment to their communities and the good deeds of ordinary citizens, like the guys who set up a truck at the entrance to Lac la Biche and offered free gasoline and water to those who were arriving from Fort McMurray, were getting the attention they deserve. The news is as full of footage at emergency shelters all around the province as it is with photos of the conflagration. As I write this a report flashes up on the television screen — more than $60 million has been donated to the Red Cross, funds that will be

matched by tax dollars. I have just received an email from my teacher friend Patti to let me know that her elementary school has 50 new students this morning, all of whom are staying at the nearby University of Calgary with their families. “Can take up to 127 students until we are packed. Lot of changes in timetable, resources etc. Should be interesting. Feels like a good thing to do,” she writes. Yesterday she sent me a similar message of hope. One of her Grade 1 students had spent the weekend running her own lemonade stand to raise money for the Red Cross. She raised $500, which her mom then matched. That donation will be matched by government money, too. “Another good citizen in the making,” I responded. This is the third enormous disaster Alberta has faced in recent years, preceded by the Slave Lake fire and the floods that roared through Calgary, High River and other communities. There is no need for irony as one considers that this is a hotbed of climate change deniers, and one need only look one province to the east to find another dinosaur premier in charge. And social media have been peppered with cruel and ignorant comments about petroleum-driven communities like Fort McMurray, as if they, and not the consumers of the stuff — which includes each and every one of us — are to blame. We are in for some interesting times, as Patti says. But for now we should take some time to thank the countless people who rise to the occasion in any emergency, and acknowledge that none of our communities are immune. Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

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Community vital in PCT seat project To the Editor: We hope most of the residents of the Creston Valley have now had the opportunity to enjoy the new seats in the Prince Charles Theatre. You can now enjoy a concert without suffering from aching backs, sore seats and numb legs. The Creston Community Auditorium Society could not have done this without the many volunteers who dismantled old seats and installed new ones. Students helped us with moving seats and unloading the freight truck. Special recognition goes to Tim Vogel, who was the journeyman carpenter on-site. He did this without remuneration, thus saving us a lot of money that we have been able to put toward other theatre projects. It was truly a community effort to raise the necessary funds in two years to replace the old seats.

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We would like to thank the local residents and businesses for purchasing seats at $250 each, raising over $ 25,000. The Creston and District Credit Union matched the first 100 seats for a contribution of another $25,000. Regional District of Central Kootenay directors were instrumental in topping up our funds to bring our project to completion. Gary Jackman, who has been such a tremendous supporter of our theatre in the past, spearheaded the acquisition of funds from a Canadian federal government Community Works grant of over $57,000. We could not have received this grant without the support of directors Larry Binks and Tanya Wall. School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) also contributed to our project by refinishing the floor at a cost of over $10,000. Maintenance director Larry Brown and maintenance supervisor Bruce MacLean had many meetings with our committee and provided carpenters and painters for our theatre project. Maintenance staff responded quickly and efficiently to our requests. Creston municipal services director Ross Beddoes also provided advice and helped us manage our seating plan.

We greatly appreciate the Prince Charles Secondary School staff for putting up with the disruptions. Principal Scott Cobbe and Penny Jackson fielded many requests and helped us with the fine details of purchase, work orders and emergencies. Brooke Douma handled the disruption of her classes with aplomb and grace. Physical education instructors were able to work around the old seats while they were in storage. Annette Smithson was head of our chair campaign and with the help of Brian Lawrence, managed the myriad details and red tape of ordering and purchase of the new seats. Other committee members who have stuck with us though thick and thin and provided physical and emotional support were Jason Smith, Jean Mutch, Pat Smith, Margaret Lavender and Alex Ewashen. Jason, also the auditorium co-ordinator, has recently put in countless hours ordering and installing new sound and light equipment. We appreciate your support for this worthwhile community project. Joanna Wilson, President Brenda Brucker, Secretary-Treasurer Creston Community Auditorium Society

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In Zen we have no special truth, no transcendent understanding that no one else has. All we have is our life, and full engagement with it. That is the only truth we have, and it is the same truth that everybody else has. When we enter

realized something they haven’t. But to think that way is to deny what the Buddha taught. When Buddha sat under that Bodhi tree and entered enlightenment, he realized that there is only this miniscule point in time and space, and it is unspeakably wise, beautiful and healing. There is nothing special about it. And he taught that everyone has their own amazing miniscule point in time and space. Buddha wasn’t thinking that his experience was special. When he taught, he was trying to describe what he experienced. When we first read Zen stories, we think they are illogical and that they transmit a special truth. But Dogen tells us that they are not illogical. He agrees that they are hard to understand, but there is a way to understand them — not in our usual way of understanding, but in another way that uses language differently. And this other way is transformative. Dogen also says that we can never come to the end of understanding the Buddha’s teachings. In Zen there is no equivalent to the Apostles’ Creed that dictates what we must believe to be true. Truth in Zen is beyond doctrine. It is beyond our ordinary way of understanding. But, says Dogen, if we throw

away our ordinary capacity to understand and abandon ordinary language, we misunderstand our lives. We misunderstand Buddha’s teaching. Even though truth is beyond doctrine, Zen students spend a lot of time trying to understand Buddhist teachings. And the study is never over. Zazen (sitting meditation), which is the heart of Zen practice, is like this. We don’t do zazen once and then not do it again. We don’t say, “I did that yesterday. Why should I do it today?” That would be absurd, because like the teachings, zazen is inexhaustible and endlessly illuminating. We go on with it even if we feel we’ve reached the end. Zen has no final destination, no final truth. Suggested practice: Take some time to reflect on a spiritual principle that you believe you understand. See if you can look beyond your understanding of that principle and enter a brand new world. 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 250-428-6500, and previous columns are available at www.zenwords.net.

until I found that tiny sword. I was obsessive about finding the missing part and was extremely satisfied when I achieved success. When the Pharisees accused Jesus of consorting with sinners, He told several similar stories in Luke 15. There was the story of the woman who searched her house seeking for one lost coin out of 10 and the shepherd who left the 99 sheep EARCHING FOR THE OST to find the one lost sheep. Both of them had a party when they By Anastasia Bartlett found what was lost. Now I didn’t throw a party when I found the Lego sword, but I can St. Aidan’s definitely relate. Apparently, so Orthodox can God. Jesus said there would Church, be more rejoicing in heaven over Cranbrook one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous who do not pull off, swords and guns and stuff. need to repent. My first response is to When helping the boys clean up, I think, “That’s not fair. Shouldn’t there would gather the bits, attempting to be constant rejoicing over the 99 who keep all parts together which resulted don’t need to repent?” But then I realin turning the playroom upside down ized that I had already found all the

other Lego bits; they were safe and sound, and all my effort was spent searching for the tiny sword. It’s a good thing I am not God. Jesus told a third story along the same lines. This one is about two brothers, the diligent, hard-working elder brother and the scofflaw, shirking younger brother who only wanted some fun in life. The younger brother talks his father into giving him his inheritance early, not so he can invest it in some business venture, but so he can spend it immediately and have a good time while he was still young. As the story goes, he left the farm, blew through the money in no time and ended up on the streets sharing scraps with the animals. He’d been brought to the place of repentance. He had no place to go. He knew his father’s servants were treated well, so he figured if he apologized his father would at least hire him as a worker.

A Zen'sEye View Kuya Minague Zen practice, we enter our lives as deeply as we can, more deeply than we did before we found Zen, because practice heals our lives. In his essay, “Mountains and Rivers Sutra,” 13th century Zen master Eihei Dogen makes it clear that it’s been that way since the beginning, and that the Zen ancestors lost their way when they started setting up a special Zen understanding and Zen truth. Even now, people make the same mistake. They set up a Zen master as someone who has a unique understanding. They imagine that a Zen teacher has When my boys were young, the popular gift to give was a Lego set. This was in the days when Legos were growing beyond just bricks and were including all sorts of extra bits — people with heads and hands that could

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Flying without wing flapping is a category of being airborne. Turkey vultures do just that and so do hawks and eagles. However, I’ve observed that vultures seem to do a lot more gliding than either of

these details are difficult to pick out when the birds is a way up there. But these features can be detected when they are gliding anywhere. They also “climb” mountain slopes with out a wing beat, making hikers feel pretty inefficient. A great place to watch turkey vultures is from the rocky overlook at the end of the Creston Mountain Trail (which is only partway up Creston Mountain). Or you can go to the lookout along the highway to Wynndel and Ed McMackin watch for them gliding those. In the open sky they rise along the hillside. higher and higher, slowly circling I was enjoying my lunch, and a until they are hardly visible. At pleasant breeze, at the end of trail that point it is difficult to recognize overlook on Creston Mountain. them as turkey vultures and not Abruptly, I realized I had compaeagles, with whom they may be ny. A couple of hundred feet below sharing the same warm updraft, me was a turkey vulture slowly except if you can recognize a cou- circling over the ground and trees. ple of differences. Without a wingbeat, circling and Eagles and hawks, for the most going back and forth, it climbed part, glide with steady wing posi- the slope. Shortly, it made a drift tions. Now if a gliding hawk- or back and forth just below me, comeagle-like bird acts a bit tipsy, tilt- ing up to equal level and sailing by ing quickly but only slightly from me without a sound. Then there side to side, you could be watch- was another, and a third, each ing a turkey vulture — watch catching me by surprise, being those wingtips. However, if the silent and motionless passersby. wings form a very shallow V, a I guess they are called turkey more angled position than eagle or vultures because they have a face hawk wings in glide position, resembling a turkey. The head is which is basically flat, you can be featherless and down-less. They more sure that what you are don’t even have eyelashes. The watching is a vulture. Perhaps bald head reduces the risk of hav-

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This three-foot rock cavity is a turkey vulture nest site.

ing an untidy headdress, especially after a meal. Perhaps all this fits the other matter that turkey vultures are best at — cleaning up freshly dead animals, carrion, which they can pick up the slightest whiff of, from 30-50 miles away. On a thermal, when one smells something edible, others join in on the warm air column. I read that a circling group of turkey vultures, in a thermal, is called a “kettle”. My best record, for smelling their choice “dish” — not mine, of course — is from a couple of hundred feet. (I don’t like dead cow.) Turkey vultures don’t appear to be great on their feet. I, for sure, can’t imagine them running around like a sandpiper. They hop about rather clumsily and

when disturbed take off with a great flapping of wings, landing in secluded trees out of sight from my prying eyes. When they exit, if through some trees, there is often snapping as their wings break small dead branches. But after I have left, they return in silence and eat in silence. I think, with the ravens, with which they may share the same dinner spot, they don’t get a chance to “talk”. Since they are not great at walking, they nest and roost in spots where, with one or two hops, they can be airborne. These locations are often rock cliff ledges, or flat spots on steep inclines that are enclosed by dense brush. The nest may be under a rock or shrubby overhang or in the entrance of small cave

located back from the edge. Turkey vultures come in two combinations of “colors”. The adults have beautiful charcoalcoloured wings and bodies and bright red heads. The young have grayish-white heads and charcoal wings and feathers, quite contrasting colours from the adults. Belonging to the cleanup crew, along with jays, crows, ravens and eagles (which will eat live creatures), they perform a very valuable role in the society of birds, animals and plants. And, if you don’t already know, the cleanup crew has arrived! Ed McMackin is a biologist by profession but a naturalist and hiker by nature. He can be reached at 250866-5747.

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