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Process planning for future of Creston Valley BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

regulations bylaw No. 1395 are intended to reduce attractants to “problem animals” on properties within the Town of Creston.

With the expertise of a group from Whistler and funding help from the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia (REFBC), Creston has jumped into a sustainability planning process. Shannon Gordon was in town last week to meet with an advisory team, conduct a focus group session and lead two public workshops on Saturday. “This process is about envisioning a successful and sustainable future for your community and creating it together,” said Gordon. “There are many reasons to integrate sustainability into your town planning, but at the most basic level, it seems pointless to plan for the community’s economic success if it can’t continue forever. It makes more sense to plan for success that is also sustainable in the long-term — success that is compatible with the constraints of a finite planet with limited resources.” Gordon said that a successful sustainability planning process in Whistler had resulted in creating a team that wanted to carry on with its work by offering services to other communities.

See BEAR, page 5

See PLANNING, page 3

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FINE FORM — About 30 members of local Tai Chi groups, including Red Jade Martial Arts and Taoist Tai Chi Society, met in Millennium Park on Saturday morning to celebrate World Tai Chi and Qigong Day. The multinational event sees about 60 countries joining on the last Saturday of April to educate about the health benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong, promote the traditional Chinese medicine and provide a global vision of co-operation for health and healing purposes.

Council passes bear bylaw readings BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

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cil to take steps to discourage bear activity in the urban area the first two readings of a bylaw amendment were passed in Tuesday’s regular council meeting. Amendments to waste management

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reston Zumba instructor Melissa Calderón is looking for at least 10 people of all ages and levels to dance on stage at the Relay for Life on June 2. “It’s a community charity event, and they will give us one hour to show people how fun Zumba is,” said Calderón, one of several local instructors of the Latin dance-inspired fitness program.

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f you want a chance to get really hands-on with some pretty cool things from the past, here it is — the Creston Museum is getting ready to open for the summer with its annual clean-up day. “This is the day when we get rid of a winter’s worth of dust from the exhibits,” said manager Tammy Hardwick. “So when we say ‘Hands-On Day’ what we really mean is ‘Dusting, Sweeping, and Straightening Day.’ But, in order to do that, you have to get really up-close and personal with things that, generally, we try discourage people from handling.” This is the one time each year that you can pull out a

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The winners of March’s Creston Festival of the Arts took part in the Stars of the Festival concert on the final day, at which they also accepted their awards. Pictured: (Back row, from left) Lukas Gribbin, Ben Collison, Teandra Ostendorf, Dempsey McKenna, Marty Sonntag (accepting for Danielle Sonntag), Heidi Anderson, Mike Corcoran (accepting for Stringin’ Along). (Front row, from left) Emma Penner, Erin Collison, Taija Bibby, Logan Penner, Alec Hammond, Corey Hammond, Logan Hammond, Dexter Gartner, Megan Bibby, Noelle Lavallee.

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BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Deciding which organizations get grants has never been this easy. Creston town council announced at the April 24 regular meeting that Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) Community Initiative Program (CIP) funds totaling $56,527 would be distributed to 25 local groups. What made the decisions on which groups would get how much easy was that requests were actually less than the total dollars available. “It was a surprise,” Mayor Ron Toyota admitted. “Requests added up to about $9,300 less than we had available ($65,863). To be clear, we didn’t just automatically give groups what they asked for — we made some reductions when we thought the request was for too much and we didn’t fund at least one group that wasn’t really local.” Toyota said that CBT was asked whether the town could give some organizations more than they asked for. “Technically, I guess we could have done that, but we were warned that it could set a dangerous precedent and we certainly understood that concern,” he said. “The good news is that the unawarded money will be added to next year’s total, so we aren’t losing it.” Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Areas A ($33,883), B ($66,509) and C ($31.090) have been holding meetings to determine how to distribute their CIP funds. CIP program funds are distributed once a year to CBT’s local government delivery partners, the regional districts of East Kootenay, Central Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary, and the City of Revelstoke, Town of Golden/Columbia Shuswap Regional District Area A, Village of Valemount and Ktunaxa Nation council. Each partner has its own process for recommending and selecting projects for funding. The CBT is committed to providing more than $18 million in CIP funds from 2011-2015, of which the RDCK gets about $6.46 million, or nearly $1.3 million annually. The RDCK then distributes the funds to the areas and municipalities within its jurisdiction on a per capita basis, although no area gets less than $30,000. Creston organizations receiving 2012 CIP funds include 1746 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps ($4,000), Addiction Recovery Centre of the Kootenays ($2,500), Central Kootenay Spay Neuter Animal Program Society ($3,000), Creston and District Community Resource Centre Society ($5,000), Creston and District Society for Community Living ($2,200), Creston Judo Club (first aid facilities, $155; national judo championships, $1,415), Creston Pet Adoption and Welfare Society ($5,000), Creston Valley Blossom Festival Association ($4,500), Creston Valley Community Radio Society ($500), Creston Valley Fall Fair Association ($1,000), Creston Valley Figure Skating Club ($2,000), Creston Valley Food Action Coalition (Harvest Share program, $2,500; farmers’ market, $1,250), Creston Valley Friends of the Community Greenhouse Society ($2,000), Creston Valley Horse Association ($500), Creston Valley Search and Rescue Society ($9,000), Creston Wave Swim Club ($1,000), Focus on Youth ($150), Health Arts Society ($2,000), Kootenay Literary Competition ($500), First Creston Scouts ($2,000), Silverwing Ecological Consulting (Kootenay community bat project, $250), Canadian Red Cross Society (Creston Valley branch, $1,107) and Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 29 ($3,000).

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ROCKIN’ — Teens packed the Ingham Arts and Culture Centre on Saturday night for an Arts and Culture Week teen concert and dance that

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Planning From page 1 “We made lots of mistakes as we went along,” she said. “Why not help other communities not make the same ones? Also, through our experience in Whistler and in working with several communities last year, we have streamlined the process — it helps to get communities involved quickly.” An application for funding from the REFBC resulted in an unexpected boost, she said. The Sustainability Centre in Whistler applied for $50,000 to help offset the costs for five communities to create a sustainability plan in 2012. “But the foundation responded with a surprise,” she said. “We were awarded a $100,000 grant.” That grant allowed Creston and the four other communities that were selected to have more than half of their costs covered, said Town of Creston municipal services co-ordinator Ross Beddoes, who has taken a lead role in working with the Sustainability Centre. On April 27, about 30 area residents (the town is adamant that the planning should include the entire Creston Valley) gathered at Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce to learn more about what has been named Cultivating Creston is all about and to hear from two local advisors, as well as from Gordon. “I’m here to learn — a lot of this stuff is foreign to me,” admitted Mayor Ron Toyota. “I’m interested in learning about how we can make these things work for the Creston Valley.” Gordon explained that there are

several reasons for a community to plan ahead for the next 50 years. One is that there is an obligation that comes with gas tax money that the province turns over to municipalities and regional districts. “Also, it opens us up for getting more grants to help build our communities for the future,” she said, but cautioned, “Let’s not plan forever. There’s lots to be done right away.” Those things “to be done” would be more closely defined after she compiled the information from the weekend’s public sessions, she said. “The planning should be about an eight- to nine-month process,” Gordon said. Integrated community sustainability planning (ICSP) has four key benefits, she told the audience. It guides a community’s other planning and decision-making processes, it encourages collaboration and participation in the community, it provides a comprehensive look at all aspects of a community (not just environmental) and it helps align the community’s direction. A survey conducted before the ICSP process began indicated that citizens don’t feel that there is a common shared vision of what direction the Creston Valley should be taken. “Don’t be surprised by this,” she said. “Every community we have worked with has started out with the same belief.” One member of the Cultivating Creston advisory team said that he had been asked, “Why is Creston awesome?” “I’ve been here for 41 years and I didn’t expect to spend the rest of my life here when I arrived,” said Alex

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Nilsson. “But I fell in love with what the outdoors here has to offer — Creston has it all. “But what is really awesome is that when you retire you can pick the organization you want to work with and really get involved. Everyone is so loving and caring here.” There is lots of room for improvement, though, he added. “Just imagine what the railway line would look like if became another Butchart Gardens,” he said. Also, he added, in an ideal Creston “the bunker” on Northwest Boulevard would be developed into affordable housing and services like therapeutic riding would continue and expand. “There is no greater thing in the world you can do than to serve others,” Nilsson said. “Because if you do, others will serve you.” Advisor Christine Ross said the concept of sustainability had moved from a concept to a real need since she was studying architecture in the 1970s. “I thought sustainability would be what I would be working on for my entire career at that point,” she said. “What happened?” There has been progress, though, she admitted. “Now it is actually in the mainstream. What an incredible opportunity we have!” “Sustainability planning is becoming mainstream,” Gordon echoed. “The constraints of the planet are becoming so apparent. The risk of inaction is so obvious.” More information can be found at www.creston.ca by searching “Cultivating Creston”.

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Town of Creston HYDRANT FLUSHING Please be advised that Town crews will be carrying out their annual hydrant maintenance and flushing program starting May 7, 2012 and continuing for approximately 4 weeks. During this period, the water may become cloudy. Should this happen, we ask that you flush your lines by running cold water to clear any murkiness. Thank you for your cooperation during this period. If you have any questions, please contact the Town Hall during regular office hours at 250-428-2214, ext. 233. Iain Bell Director of Engineering & Public Works

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Creston RCMP track down baseball bat wielding 80-year-old BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Creston police responded to 74 calls for service from April 23-29, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday. April 23 •When police stopped a male who had been reported as walking toward Elm Street with a baseball bat they learned that he had been involved at an earlier incident at a residence and was returning to the scene. He agreed to return home. Oh, and he is 80 years old. •A vehicle burned to the ground at the Summit Creek pullout on Highway 3. There is no fire protection at that location. •A bottle of rum was shoplifted from a Ninth Avenue South liquor store. •An Eighth Street property owner in Lister reported that unknown people had ridden the horses on the acreage, moved tack equipment and stolen some items. •A two-year-old who wandered away from home on Ibbitson Street was found by a neighbor and returned to the parents. •When a police patrol found five youths scaling the fence to get into Millennium Park, a check revealed one was carrying a small amount of mari-

juana. Police are recommending to Crown counsel that charges be laid and the incident was reported to the children’s parents. •Police were called to 16th Avenue North in a child custody dispute. April 24 •After two four-year-old Cory Road residents had an argument, the dispute made its way up to the kids’ parents and police were called. The sets of parents have agreed to stay away from each other. •Police were called to a Sixth Avenue North residence after a female began yelling at a neighbor, accusing them of spraying grass clippings onto her property and shining patio lights toward her home. •Creston police co-operated with Gleichen, Alta., RCMP in a missing person investigation. •Residents in a 16th Avenue North apartment reported that a window had been opened while they were out but police could find no evidence of damage or a break-in. •Police were called to a Fifth Avenue North residence in a child custody dispute. •A report about a missing child was resolved when the child was discovered at the school bus garage after he failed to get off the bus along the route. •A 12th Avenue North resident reported getting a scam

Organic Waste Management April 14, 21, 28 and May 5 & 12

In an effort to reduce back yard burning, the Town of Creston is offering, to residents of Creston, the opportunity to dispose of their organic yard waste in town.

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During the months of April and May, Creston residents are able to dispose of back yard organic waste at a town controlled drop off location. This yard waste disposal site is located at the south end of the Waste Water Treatment Plant and is accessible via Davis Road.

phone call from a caller claiming to be from Revenue Canada. The caller said the resident was being audited and had to provide credit card numbers, bank account numbers and financial statements. The resident smelled a rat and refused to co-operate. “Do not provide any such information over the phone,” Gollan said. “Revenue Canada does not, ever, make such requests over the telephone.” •A white pickup truck reported to be driving erratically on Highway 21 and Canyon Street could not be located. •A well-being check on a male resident on Kitchener Road revealed that he was OK. April 25 •Police assisted Cranbrook RCMP in locating a person with an outstanding arrest warrant. •A wallet found on Northwest Boulevard was turned in to police, who have not located its owner yet. •Police attended an 11th Avenue residence to keep the peace while a female removed property following a domestic dispute. •When police and ambulance personnel attended a Northwest Boulevard residence on a 911 call they found an intoxicated resident who was otherwise OK, but who had got lost in his home. April 26 •An intoxicated 52-year-old male who was arrested for causing a disturbance at the hospital made threats to police and others. He also SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8 was found in posses(KOOTENAY LAKE) sion of a weapon and police are recommendFINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING @ 1pm ing charges to Crown BOARD MEETING @ 5pm (times are PST) counsel. When he was Tuesday, May 8, 2012 released, it was with a condition not to posBoard Oﬃce: 570 Johnstone Road, Nelson, BC sess any type of weapVideo Conferencing to Creston at: on. Creston Education Centre

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Public Welcome

PUBLIC MEETINGS

Creston Valley Land Use Planning Process The Regional District will be holding workshops throughout the area with each community to determine community speciﬁc issues, concerns and desires to focus on throughout the land use planning process. Refreshments will be served and children are welcome to attend under parental supervision. The workshops will be held as follows:

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date & time The site will be available to residents on Saturdays between April 14 and May 12 during the hours of 10am – 2pm. Accepted yard waste will be tree pruning, grass clippings, leaves and other plant matter. Load volumes will be limited to residential quantities only. Tree pruning must be separated from grass and leaves with plastic bags, twine or other bundling material removed. It is recommended that grass clippings and leaves be brought in garbage cans and not plastic bags. If you miss this opportunity, the Town’s annual spring curb-side pick-up of yard waste is scheduled for May 1, 2 and 3. Colin Farynowski Manager of Engineering (250) 428-2214 ext. 230 colin.farynowski@creston.ca

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electoral area B – Kitchener Monday, May 14, 2012 6pm to 8pm

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electoral area B – canyon and Lister Wednesday, May 16, 2012 6pm to 8pm

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electoral area c – West creston Monday, May 28, 2012 6pm to 8pm

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Bear bylaw ‘goes too far,’ says Schmalz

From page 1 The bylaw amendment is not without controversy, though, as Couns. Jerry Schmalz and Scott Veitch recorded no votes on the bylaw readings. Schmalz has contended from discussions since last year that such a bylaw can’t be enforced and that public education is the best approach to deal with the issue. “I see this as another way that enforcement officials can invade your private space to ensure that you are sweeping up your spilt bird seed every three days,” he said on Thursday. “How ridiculous! I do believe that we have to look seriously at the issues that we are trying to police and in my estimation this bylaw goes too far. “I do not believe that we have a human/bear issue in Creston but we should be con-

scious of it becoming a concern and do our best to act proactively.” Veitch echoed the concerns cited by Schmalz. “The people I have talked to about this amendment are opposed to it,” he said. “People come here because it’s a great place to garden and grow fruit, but many of them also go away for periods of time. Are we going to start punishing people for that? … “I think there are lots of problems with this bylaw and I don’t think every issue can be addressed with laws. Is someone going to come up onto my deck to inspect my barbecue to make sure it’s clean? I think public education is the way to go, but I’m really not sure that bears in town have been a problem.” The amendments would require property owners and

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occupiers to remove and dispose of fallen fruit from trees bushes at least every three days. Containers (including garbage cans) with problem animal attractants in them must have locking lids or be stored out of reach of problem animals. Problem animal attractants are defined in the proposed amendments as antifreeze, paint, food or other edible products, food waste, unclean barbecues, beehives, bird feeders, improperly maintained composts, grease barrels, accumulated accessible fruit and any other edible product or waste that could attract animals. Probably more controversial is that bird feeders (with the exception of hummingbird feeders) containing feed will not be allowed between April 15 and Dec. 1 of each year. At all other times feeders must be

for alcohol consumption and was given a 24-hour driving suspension. April 29 •In an ongoing issue, a Highway 3 resident was accused of playing the sounds of dogs barking through a speaker set up near a neighbour’s residence. Gollan said charges might be laid as there seems to be no other way to resolve the problem. •Police attended a 22nd Avenue North residence to keep the peace while one of the residents moved out.

suspended so they are not accessible to other animals and fallen feed must be removed from the ground and “properly disposed of” at least

every three days. The third and final readings of the bylaw amendments are expected to go before council on May 8.

Enjoy a healthy pancake and waffle breakfast SUNDAY MAY 6

9 to 11 am Seventh-day Adventist Church Hall 713 Cavell Street (up the hill from A&W) Watch for upcoming events in May: - DVD presentation “Forks Over Knives” - Cooking presentation “Cooking for Health” Info: 250-428-9475

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Planning offers opportunity

After sitting in on a couple sessions in the sustainability planning process now underway in Creston I find myself with mixed emotions. Such planning could make an enormous difference in our valley, providing direction for the next half-century. But not much will change unless some influential, energetic, passionate and very determined personalities emerge to put the plan into action. What optimism I have at the moment comes from two sources. One is that the sessions I have attended did have some young people involved. We need new generations to participate and to lead â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we are, after all, talking about their future. Most of our community leaders are at or near retirement age and, to be honest, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see much evidence that many have what it takes to lead, inspire and cajole the majority of citizens to get involved. One of the young folks who is participating shared her excitement about sustainability planning and I was quick to respond â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this is the â&#x20AC;&#x153;talk is cheapâ&#x20AC;? part of the process, I said, immediately regretting how negative that comment sounded. But the simple fact is that a couple of dozen people, mostly the usual suspects who are involved in almost everything, who sit at a table and talk is not the same as firing up an entire community to pull in the same direction. I was struck at Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting, though, when architect Christine Ross talked about how sustainability issues have moved from idealistic concepts to mainstream subjects. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true. And perhaps that is the most heartening message I took from the hours I spent in meetings on Friday. We arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talking in airy-fairy terms any more. As facilitator Shannon Gordon said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The constraints of the planet are becoming so apparent. The risk of inaction is so obvious.â&#x20AC;?

In my opinion, it is our valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s climate and fertile flatlands that offer our great opportunity for the future, which will have greater and greater challenges as fuel prices rise steadily

whereas stickers are â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;those who settle, and love the life they have made and the place they have made it in.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Boomerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; names a kind of person and a kind of ambition that is the major theme, so far, of the history of the European races in our country. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Stickerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; names a kind of person and also a desire that is, so far, a minor theme of that history, but a theme persistent enough to remain significant and to offer, still, a significant hope. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The boomer is motivated Lorne Eckersley by greed, the desire for money, property, and thereand transportation costs soar. There fore power. James B. Duke was a is a civility to farming communities boomer, if we can extend the definithat we should be grateful for, too. tion to include pillage in absentia. My thoughts go back to a documenHe went, or sent, wherever the gettary feature on our DVD collection of ting was good, and he got as much the HBO series Deadwood. Series creas he could take. ator and main writer David Milch â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stickers on the contrary are motispoke about the harsh language and vated by affection, by such love for a ill treatment of women in mining place and its life that they want to communities in the 19th century preserve it and remain in it. Of my American West. Miners essentially grandfather I need to say only that he move into an area to rape the land, shared in the virtues and the faults of he said, and that activity had a great his kind and time, one of his virtues influence on their behaviour â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they being that he was a sticker. He saw the land as something to exploit belonged to a family who had come and the people around them were to Kentucky from Virginia, and who commonly treated in the same way. intended to go no farther. He was the That observation rang even more third in his paternal line to live in the true as I read a passage on Monday neighbourhood of our little town of evening by the great American writPort Royal, and he was the second to er and philosopher Wendell Berry, own the farm where he was born in who had been writing about his 1864 and where he died in 1946.â&#x20AC;? grandfather, a tobacco farmer, taking We are lucky, extremely lucky, that his crop to market and coming home the Creston Valley is populated, in without a cent for his yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts: the main, by Stickers. Solid, down-toâ&#x20AC;&#x153;My effort to make sense of this earth folk who view life in more than memory and its encompassing history economic terms. Our young sustainhas depended on a pair of terms used ability planning participants might, I by my teacher, Wallace Stegner. He think, get the support they need to thought rightly that we Americans, by help plan for the future if they learn inclination at least, have been divided from our elders, the Stickers who into two kinds: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;boomersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;stickhave lived the values that can sustain ers.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Boomers, he said, are â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;those who our community long into the future. pillage and run,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; who want â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;to make a Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of killing and end up on Easy Street,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; the Creston Valley Advance.

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All should see how others live

To the Editor: (Re: “Gleaners should be grateful”, April 12 Advance, page 7) There has always been a rant on the poor and needy. That’s been going on for centuries. So have the comments against the helpers of the poor and the saying “cold as charities”, mainly from the ones who can’t con the charities or welfare, and think they are a cut‘ above the ones they are downgrading. I have lived in most of the Canadian provinces and volunteered at places like Gleaners. Every one of these places allowed us to purchase goods at the end of our shifts. So if the people who complain that they observe volunteers leaving with bagsful would like to really understand what is going on should volunteer one whole winter there. The donations these charities give to other charities and organizations help everyone in the community. All Gleaners-type charities get short on food at times and have to “ration” their donation of food, so measuring by weight, small bags and cupfuls in small clean containers makes sense. Otherwise, how can you keep all your clients fed? There are always two sides to any situation, and complaints are nearly always made because no one checked things out. If problems are made public and situations assessed, then this situation would not sound like the politicians slamming each other. Most of the volunteers at Gleaners are either past retirement or heading there at a gallop. Maybe some of the unemployed could help out. The poor, downtrodden, lack of jobs and all the other problems one hears about in Canada will always be there because folks like to complain. While complaining, these folks should check out how others live and survive in poor countries then they would be happy to be O Canadian! Shirley Willis Creston

DriveAble program help for seniors

To the Editor: (Re: “DriveAble leaves rural seniors at disadvantage”, April 19 Advance, page 8) As the minister responsible for public safety, I want British Columbians to know the facts about how we’re improving the DriveAble program to better meet the needs of drivers while maintaining public safety. As we get older, our cognitive abilities change — in a small number of cases, they change to the degree that driving simply isn’t safe anymore. It is very emotional and difficult to face the possibility that, after decades of driving, we may face the loss of our licences. I understand that — in fact, I went through that process with both my parents. It is important to note that a very small number of drivers, including seniors, actually lose their licences. Of 3.1 million B.C. drivers — 84,000 of whom are over 80 — only about 1,500

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take a DriveAble assessment each year. The vast majority of seniors will continue to drive for a long, long time. About 95 per cent of referrals to take the assessment come from physicians, when they screen for cognitive impairments they believe make it unsafe for their patients to drive. We clearly heard concerns from seniors about DriveAble. First, some seniors felt anxious about taking the onscreen DriveAble assessment. Second, that they want the driving assessments to be done closer to home, especially in rural communities. Several months ago, after listening to these concerns, I directed staff to look at program improvements. Our government listened and has taken decisive actions. The biggest change means that seniors will no longer have a decision made about their ability to drive solely based on an onscreen assessment. People who do not pass this assessment will be given the opportunity to take an on-road assessment. The province will pay for both assessments. Final decisions will be based on a combination of the two, plus medical information provided by their doctor. We are also in the process of developing a service delivery model to reduce the amount of travel for rural British Columbians. As a northerner, I am acutely aware of the challenge that travelling long distances creates for seniors. Our goal is to provide services as close to home as possible through regional expansion and increased mobile services. We also recognize that we have to do a better job of outreach and public education. Ministry staff will be working to connect with seniors and their families much earlier in the process, with a focus on how we can help prepare them for possible changes and how driver assessments work. Staff will also work with stakeholder groups (such as medical doctors and physician groups) who will assist us in developing new materials that explain age-related driving issues, medical fitness requirements and personal planning for driving retirement. Finally, we are going to continue to evaluate and review driving assessments. While DriveAble is a tool used in other parts of Canada and internationally, we are always open to continued improvement. A peer review is currently underway on DriveAble and we look forward to seeing the outcomes. We will be monitoring future research, and will be prepared to make adjustments based on what is learned. Our goal is a simple one: to ensure seniors can keep driving for as long as it’s safe, while ensuring decisions on their ability to drive are done in the most fair and respectful way possible. For more information on driver medical fitness in B.C., visit www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv. Shirley Bond B.C. Minister of Justice and Attorney General

Management making too much money To the Editor: For Creston Town Hall to be managing a population of 5,300 with a payroll debt load of $2,582,351 makes one wonder if this figure isn’t cutting into the expenditures to service the town prop-

erly and give the taxpayers their true dollars’ worth. For a whistle stop town, is it a case of squandering the taxpayers’ contribution? Are we all complacent and apathetic? Judge for yourselves. Managements salaries include the municipal services coordinator, approving officer and chief building inspector ($81,643 each, director of public works ($121,001), executive assistant ($76,363), manager of engineering ($123,489), director of finance and corporate services ($113,114), director of development services ($108,450), town manager ($104,330, fire chief ($104,536), deputy fire chief ($81,021), works superintendent ($84,303), and waste water treatment plant chief operator ($85,474). For a group of public service employees at town hall to turn themselves into bureaucrats and have their meetings to jack up the taxes, water and sewer bills, and make believe that their exorbitant salaries are just, just don’t cut it. You people could shut down town hall for three weeks, turn off the lights, lock the doors and walk away. The pedestrians would still be tripping in the wheel ruts at the crosswalks on Canyon Street. A couple of stop signs are still sitting on the wrong corners. The poop would still be sliding down the pipes to the sewage plant, and we wouldn’t even know you were gone. In the three weeks, you people could take turns going around with the welcome wagon people and explain to the newcomers of all the wonderful opportunities there are to make a good living in this growing town and then mention that you work at town hall and make over a $100,000 a year. After your visit to the emergency with a broken nose from having a door slammed into your face, you would have sick leave and the time to ponder what provoked that reaction. In the town’s five-year financial plan, the mayor spoke of cutting costs. I agree. Drastic changes are necessary. Therefore I suggest the following: Coun. Joanna Wilson spoke of Creston being a volunteer town and that she would like to see it continue. Perhaps town council and the Regional District of Central Kootenay could take the lead on this until the end of their term to get us out of the hole they have been digging for us for the past five years. That would be worth a warm fuzzy. To get this town’s finances in order, layoffs of assistants and secretaries is imminent. The supervisory staff’s salaries could be reduced by 35 per cent and these people would still be making a good living. These matters should be a No. 1 priority on town council’s agenda at every meeting in the months to come. After the public reads this letter, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to even see the JWs at the polls of the next civic election for the change. The buck has to stop here, now that we know where our money is or isn’t going. We are taxpayers, not serfs paying to some kind of regime living high on the hog. In closing, there is something that every taxpayer and patron of the multi-million dollar rec complex has a right to know. Both Mayor Toyota and regional director John Kettle are advocates of the complex. When they attend a function at the arena such as a hockey game or home and garden show, either alone or with their wives or a group of friends, do they pay their support at the gate, or do they slide through for free on their influence? Michael Bunn Creston

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Smoothies a great way to add greens to diet

Greens are an incredibly healthy food — they’re all very low in calories, but are still very nutrient dense. We have many varieties of greens that are grown locally and some are the earliest things to be available from local gardens. They are easy to grow and don’t require a lot of room. Greens can even be grown in small planters on a balcony or doorstep, or even inside in the winter months.

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Generally speaking, the darker the greens, the more nutrient dense they are. While it is best to choose the darkest greens, it’s also important to get variety as different greens have different nutrients. Two of the earliest available greens are kale and spinach. Spinach contains large quantities of vitamins K, A and folate. But it is also a fantastic source of iron, calcium, vitamin C and many other nutrients. Here in the valley, many different kinds of greens are grown throughout the growing season and are sold at the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market. This includes salad greens, like romaine and red or green leaf lettuces, or greens that are better suited to being cooked like Swiss chard and beet greens (although baby chard and beet greens are nice to eat raw, as well) and some greens that can be eaten cooked or raw, such as kale and spinach. Fresh greens do not keep for very long

but if treated properly they can last up to a week or slightly longer, depending on the type of green. They should be washed and dried, any brown or wilted leaves removed, and the rest stored in the fridge. Greens can be stored in a sealed plastic bag, or in an airtight container with paper or cloth towels to absorb the extra moisture. If greens become limp, they can be soaked in cold water to revive them. Greens can be hard for anyone who isn’t use to them to add into their diet, but especially for kids. If you’re just starting to add greens as a regular part of your diet, make sure to get the freshest greens, as older greens may have more of a bitter taste to them (I find this especially with kale). Greens like spinach can easily be chopped and mixed into pasta dishes (especially ones like lasagna, but we even add it to macaroni and cheese), soups and even mashed potatoes. Don’t overcook the greens; they should just cook long enough to soften and wilt, as they’ll have a stronger flavor when completely cooked. Spinach and other greens can very easily be added to sandwiches, as well. Our favorite way — including my kids’ favorite way — to enjoy greens is in green smoothies. The color might scare you and they may sound gross, but please don’t let that stop you from trying one — we guarantee you won’t taste the green! You may even want to experiment with adding more or different types of greens. We usually use spinach in our smoothies, as it blends very well as long as tough stems are removed first. If you’re just trying a green smoothie for the first time, just add one handful of spinach and work up to adding more. You can

also experiment with any kind of lettuce, kale (be especially sure to remove all tough stems and blend very well) and even a little Swiss chard or other lettuces, but we find that spinach is by far the least noticeable so you may want to start with it. Be aware that the color of your smoothie depends on the type of fruit you use — if you use a darker fruit it might turn out brown or even very close to black, but trust us, it will still taste like a delicious fruit smoothie! This is our favorite formula for making green smoothies, but get creative! There are lots of different ways to enjoy a green smoothie. Basic Green Smoothie 1 large banana, frozen and cut up into 1-inch pieces for easier blending 1 C fresh or frozen fruit or berries (we use all kinds of local fruits including cherries, peaches, raspberries, strawberries and plums, but others like pineapple are delicious, too) 1-2 handfuls fresh spinach, tough stems removed 1-2 C milk (dairy or non-dairy) depending on the thickness desired up to 1 tbsp local honey or another sweetener, if desired For extra staying power, consider adding one or more of: 1 tbsp peanut or other nut butter 1/4-1/2 C cooked or soaked oatmeal 1 scoop your favorite protein powder 1-2 tbsp very finely ground flax seed

Blend all in your blender for at least two minutes, making sure that no green pieces remain and that the smoothie is completely blended and smooth. If your

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blender is very underpowered, consider blending the greens with a little bit of milk first, until no large pieces remain, then add the remaining ingredients and blend until completely smooth. The first Creston Valley Farmer’s Market of the year is on May 5 behind the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce from 8 a.m.noon. The other weekends, the market will be at its regular place at Millennium Park from 8 a.m.-noon (except the Saturday of the Creston Valley Blossom Festival, when the market will be from noon-4 p.m.). Heidi Bjarnason is a Creston Valley mom and blogger. For more recipes, ideas, pictures and kid friendly ideas and food, visit Fooddoodles.com.

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