THE DOMINO EFFECT
BUSINESS MEETING
BC GAMES MEDALIST
Noon hour activities help build team spirit See pages 10-
Local business people hold first meeting of 2012 See page 4
Kassidy Todd wins spot at Nationals event
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Vol.15 Number 9
Thursday, March 1, 2012
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From a little seed, Hedley market grows into its third year By Vickie Hansen, Hedley Farmers Market The Hedley Farmers Market is a nonprofit society than runs a market during the spring, summer and fall of each year, attracting visitors from around the world. It started two years ago in 2010 with seven vendors and has grown to include 22 farmers, crafters and food producers. The market continues to show steady growth each year. Organizers of the market would like to express their thanks to everyone in the valley who has supported the market over the last two years. An alliance with the Similkameen Valley Planning Society Photo by Steve Arstad The Hedley Farmer’s Market represents the only alliance in our local area that works to further social health through community gathering and the provision of good food and B.C. school teachers, fearing a legislated contract, staged a province wide day of protest on Monday. Government introduced by encouraging economic development with Bill 22 Tuesday, the Education Improvement Act, suspending the teachers’ strike action and setting a “cooling off” period, increased opportunities for representation to as well as appointing a mediator to facilitate bargaining. Bill 22 suspends the teachers’ union strike action but does not impose a new contract. local growers and artisans. Supporting our farmers helps secure a Above, SESS teachers take to the streets on Feb. 27 as part of the day of action. local food system by keeping small farms Did You Know? The market needs people who make, bake or alive and helps the environment by reducing Everything at the market is locally grown and grow their own products. Now is the time for the distance your food travels. The Hedley Farmers Market would like to thank locally made. Farmers Markets generate regional gardeners and artisans to start planning for the RDOS Area “G” Director Wood for connecting economic vitality. If residents of each Southern coming season. We urge you to join us and put the them with the Tourism Advisory Council (TAC) Interior B.C community spent $10 (of their total word out to your friends who make or grow a great and the Similkameen Valley Planning Society. grocery dollars) every week on locally grown food, product. For the bigger farmer or the backyard Being part of the TAC allows the market to be that would amount to more than $2 million every gardener, for the artist or the crafter - it’s affordincluded in discussions and actions to further the month invested in local people, local farms, and able and a great way to earn some extra income independent local businesses! in the summer. cause of economic vitality in the valley. Supporting the local farmers’ market is an inCall Vickie Hansen at 250-292-8511 if you’d Expect more and more people to visit our valley like to know more about the 2012 season from and come to Hedley on Sundays as news of this vestment in the community. Buy Local, Eat Local July 1 to September 30. great little market spreads.