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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

TODAY'S WEATHER

Nearly a year after local Bear Aware representatives asked Creston town coun-

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

This week's weather artist:

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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.

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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.”

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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electoral area B – rural creston Wednesday, May 9, 2012 6pm to 8pm

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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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electoral area c – rural creston tuesday, May 29, 2012 6pm to 8pm

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electoral area a and c – Wynndel Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6pm to 8pm

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For further information please contact: Meeri Durand, RDCK Sr. Planner at (250) 352-8162 mdurand@rdck.bc.ca

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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.

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•Creston police assisted Kelowna RCMP in COMPLETE EYEGLASS serving a subpoena in a possession of stolen property case.

•A Highway 3A resident called to complain • Kids from $125 about continual littering along the highway.

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Quality Eye Care. Quality Eyewear. Since 1949 •A vehicle in which a male was living while parked at the Creston Museum was towed to another location with the male’s co-operation.

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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 — we are, after all, talking about their future. Most of our community leaders are at or near retirement age and, to be honest, I don’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 — this is the “talk is cheap� 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 Friday’s meeting, though, when architect Christine Ross talked about how sustainability issues have moved from idealistic concepts to mainstream subjects. It’s true. And perhaps that is the most heartening message I took from the hours I spent in meetings on Friday.

We aren’t talking in airy-fairy terms any more. As facilitator Shannon Gordon said, “The constraints of the planet are becoming so apparent.

The risk of inaction is so obvious.�

In my opinion, it is our valley’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 ‘those who settle, and love the life they have made and the place they have made it in.’ ‘Boomer’ 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. ‘Sticker’ 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. “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 “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 — 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.� 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 year’s efforts: the main, by Stickers. Solid, down-to“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: ‘boomers’ and ‘stickhave lived the values that can sustain ers.’ Boomers, he said, are ‘those who our community long into the future. pillage and run,’ who want ‘to make a Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of killing and end up on Easy Street,’ 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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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?

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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.).

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VALLEYVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH Service - 11 am

234 - 36th Ave. North

250-428-4861

REDEEMER LUTHERAN Praise 9:30am Sunday Worship -10 am

315 - 15th Ave. North

250-428-9100

GLAD TIDINGS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Sunday Worship - 10:30 am

2408 Cedar Street

250-428-7418

TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Sunday Worship - 10 am

128 - 10th Ave. North

250-428-4015

ST. STEPHEN’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday Service - 10:30 am

306 NW. Blvd

250-428-9745

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128 16th Ave N

250-428-2300

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6017-Canyon/Lister Rd

250-428-4174

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Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wonder where the flowers is? The one thing our maintenance department doesn’t get away from is going in circles. Between the endless

checking and recalibrating the automatic timer system.

All our sprinkling is done from late evening through till morning, during the dark of night for the most part, which not only helps offset evaporation but is also less strenuous on the town water system.

A public sports field requires specialized turf Neil Ostafichuk management, which involves constant attenloops of cruising on the tion to its care and feeding, and Zamboni, there is maybe a damaging or stressing this part week or three and they start the of the facility can set us back same habit with lawn mowing weeks, months or even years in as they fight to stay on top of getting it back to a state the the grass, which seems like it public can use. That is why, for needs to be cut again by the example, many municipalities time they finish the last pass of have variations or exceptions the soccer and baseball fields. for these resources during cerThey also spend time doing tain stages of water restrictions. orbits as they “shatter”, or per- Right now, like much of the forate, the grass surface for town, everything looks pretty aeration as well as overseeding good as it greens up. and fertilizing. This gets us to a I was chatting with Tia, our point where we can start to head fitness tech, who is also look at the sprinkler system, the driving force behind the which involves checking every upcoming June 2 triathlon. Our head to make sure they sur- registrations are going well and vived the winter, turning the there are still some spaces left system on and seeing what for either individuals or teams ponds form where, then dig- that want to perhaps feel only a ging up and repairing the head third of the pain each. There is or pipe in question, as well as a huge amount of logistics

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involved as participants are in the pool, biking on the streets and highway, and running around the town. Tia advises while she has many of the volunteers required to pull this off, we still require a few more so if you are looking for something fun (cheering on people sweating way more than you), not that long (maybe half a day), easy tasks (counting swimmers’ laps in the pool or help keeping cars from running over our participants), this could be for you! We are setting this up as an annual event, so there is also the opportunity to tell your great-grandchildren that you helped with the very first one.

As I mentioned before, we are also setting up inside for all kinds of arena sports like basketball, floor hockey and of course, pickleball. Maintenance is painting some court lines on the curling rink floor as we speak and — bonus — with our new roof and wall insulation, it should be pretty bearable in there, even in the evenings (as anyone that attended, say, a graduation in the arena and lost pounds over the course of the ceremony). We’ll keep you posted when the new leisure guide comes out so you can see all the goodies yourself.

Neil Ostafichuk is the recreation supervisor at the Creston and District Community Complex.

May a busy time in valley

Well, another Home and Garden Show has come and gone. Congratulations to the grand prize winner, Karen Riehl.

She took home the patio set and barbecue donated by Home Hardware Building Centre.

for email updates, send us a request at cultivatingcreston@ creston.ca or follow us on Twitter @CultivatingCres and on Facebook.

The ICSP ties in nicely with the branding project currently underway. A brand is a story.

A good one strengthens how we tell others who we are and what we do, what we’ve done and what Jim Jacobsen we are doing.

We get the Phase 1 report Thanks to the 70 exhibitors, the next week. This report will 2,400-plus people that attended, identify a series of action steps our sponsors (Home Hardware to take next that will help us tell Building Centre and Columbia the story of the Creston Valley Basin Trust) and all the staff at and inspire action (visiting the rec centre for their help and here, investing here and movsupport, and special thanks to ing here).

Amy Maddess, the Visitor While April was a busy time, Centre co-ordinator, for all the May will be even busier. Of work she does on the trade course, May means it is time for show. We have already started the annual Creston Valley planning for next year’s show Blossom Festival. There are so on April 12 and 13, 2013. Mark many things happening at your calendar!

Blossom Fest, including a few This past weekend saw the new events put on by the beginning steps of the integrated Creston Valley Chamber of community sustainability plan, Commerce. On Friday night, Cultivating Creston. The word the chamber will be sponsoring “sustainability” has become a a teen concert featuring 10 local popular buzzword, but it’s an rock bands. Then on Saturday, important part of community the chamber hosts the first Beer planning. The ICSP process will and Bites event, an opportunity lead our community to a socially, to learn how to expertly pair economically and environmen- different styles of beers with tally sustainable future. You can different kinds of foods, led by follow the process: To sign up Columbia Brewery’s own Scott

Stokes. The beer and food pairing event is followed by a dance featuring local rock band, Nightshade. Tickets will be on sale exclusively at the chamber of commerce. For a complete schedule of Blossom Fest events go to www.blossomfestival.ca There is so much more happening in the valley, too. The farmers’ market starts, Focus On Youth, youth baseball and soccer, concerts, Art Walk, fundraisers, Barrel O Rama, the carnival and more. Looking for something to do? Want to let others know about your event? Use the online community events calendar, www. crestonevents.ca, and watch for event notices on the electronic message board at the chamber.

Lastly, the 2012 Creston Valley Visitors’ Guides are in.

The guides include maps of the town and the valley, a great collection of photos and stories about the Creston Valley, and information about local businesses and services. If you want copies for your place of business or to hand out to family etc, stop by the chamber of commerce at 121 Northwest Blvd. or call us at 250–428–4342.

Don’t forget to follow the Creston Valley Visitor Centre on Facebook.

Jim Jacobsen is the executive director of the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce. He can be reached at 250-428-4342 or at manager@crestonvalleychamber. com.

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Festival parade promises to entertain crowd

BY HUGH JOHNSTON

One of the major events of the Creston Valley Blossom Festival is the Saturday morning parade. In the early hours of May 19, volunteers begin the task of turning the Prince Charles Secondary School parking lot into a staging area for the big parade. Milk jugs are coded with numbers and the various components of the parade are assigned spots. As the clock keeps ticking, more and more entries begin to line up and take their spots. New parade director Tamara Cox and her team work diligently as time is always against them.

Suddenly, shortly after 9:30 a.m., everything is in place, and the judges under the direction of chief judge Ed Vondracek begin their tough assignment of evaluating the floats and other entries that have asked to be judged. By 10:45, the judging is done, the winners have been notified and another group of volunteers carries placards in front of the winning entries, which will draw a huge hand as the parade winds its way down Canyon from 18th Avenue to Devon Street.

Oh, what a parade it is!

Dignitaries, like the citizen of the year, who was named the night before, completes his or her first official task of riding in a convertible in the parade. Members of Creston town council, including the mayor, and politicians from the area at the federal and provincial levels round out the dignitaries. It wouldn’t be a parade without bands and you can expect at least two pipe bands, a bugle marching band and the Shriners all providing entertainment along the way.

One of the more competitive parts of the parade are the various floats. Some designed by professionals, while most rely on the skill and creativity of the various volunteers who design and build the float. There are various prizes up for grabs, including at the commercial and organizational levels.

Prizes are also awarded to the best out of town entry. All of the hard work tends to pay off as the floats tend to draw the oohs and ahs from the huge crowd along the way.

It just wouldn’t be a Creston Valley-style parade without some

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The winner and other contestants of the 70-plus women’s pageant in the 2011 Creston Valley Blossom Festival parade.

horses — after all, in some sense, we live in horse country.

Costumed riders, purebred horses and a chuck wagon or stagecoach or buggy just might make an appearance. There is always something for children and you can look for clowns of every description, even the ones that handle the pooper scooper behind the horses. The credit union train from Cranbrook will once again be making an appearance and later on that same day they will

be offering rides at the children’s show.

Most people have their favourites. Some like to see that vintage cars will be making an appearance Sunday in the custom car show on Canyon Street. Others like the performance cars, while still others like the demolition derby cars.

All parades have to come to an end and Creston is no different from other towns and cities.

The fire department shines and

polishes up several of their units and the sirens wail as they bring the parade to a happy conclusion.

This has been a preview of what to expect on May 19 and there is much more to come.

The Creston Valley Blossom Festival welcomes all to enjoy the parade. Come early and pick your spot.

If you plan to enter a float your entries are needed soon.

Forms are available on the website at www.blossomfestival.ca.

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PCSS golf team starts new season PRINCE CHARLES SECONDARY SCHOOL

The Prince Charles Secondary School golf team had two rounds of play during the week of April 23-27.

The first event saw the team finishing second in Rossland. Isaac Janzen shot a

team low 78. Following him were Nathan McTeer (83), Brayden Czar (86), Reegan Czar (87) and Connor Sutcliffe (108).

The team also competed in Cranbrook against Mount Baker and other East Kootenay teams with the following scores: Isaac Janzen (81), Nathan McTeer (87), Reegan Czar (89), Brayden Czar

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I wanted to run Through the streets Stringing up banners, Inviting everyone to See this exquisite Wonder.

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There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, When you wake in meadows of golden light, shining through with the brilliance of the morning sun; There will come songs of laughter that will forever bring happiness, Songs of sadness that let us never forget that lost love.

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Nelson opera, Khaos, coming to Creston NELSON COMMUNITY OPERA

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Demeter (played by mezzo soprano Audrey Bissett) bringing down fire and famine on humanity in her fury at the abduction of her daughter.

The operatic smash hit, Khaos, that premiered to sold out houses and rave reviews last month in Nelson is coming to Creston.

Nelson Community Opera is bringing its world premiere production of Khaos to the Prince Charles Theatre for one matinee performance on May 13.

Close to 2,000 people saw the initial run of this newly commissioned opera at Nelson’s Capitol Theatre in early March. By all accounts, everyone who attended these performances, including those who had never seen an opera before, were bowled over by the power of the work itself, the quality of the performances and the extremely high level of theatrical presentation achieved by this production.

Interviewed on CBC Radio, Opera Canada magazine reviewer Hilary Clark described Nelson Community Opera’s production as “spectacular, brilliantly done, and the music was extremely exciting.”

NelsonDaily.com reviewer Bill Metcalf said, “I was gripped from the first moment by formidable

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(Above) Persephone (played by soprano Allison Girvan, left) and Hades (tenor Roger Ley) discover their new love. (Below) Cerberus, Gatekeeper of the Underworld (played by baritone Kevin Armstrong, centre) fomenting insurrection against Hades’ established order while the denizens of the underworld restrain Persephone and Hades.

singers, a poetic script, compelling music, a beautiful set, stunning lighting and an ancient/modern story that just kept on driving relentlessly forward.”

In a Globe and Mail article following the Nelson run, City Opera Vancouver artistic director Dr. Charles Barber said, “People who attend this show will be astonished at the production values and the vocal values.”

Readers interested in learning more about this new opera should log on to the Khaos website at www. khaosopera.com, where they can also listen to excerpts from the work and view a selection of photos of the Nelson production.

Composer Don Macdonald and director/playwright Nicola Harwood were commissioned to write Khaos in 2009 by Nelson’s Amy Ferguson Institute. Scored for seven soloists,

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The Nelson Community Opera production features Macdonald as musical director and librettist Harwood as the stage director, and stars soprano Allison Girvan as Persephone, mezzo soprano Audrey Bissett as Demeter, tenor Roger Ley as Hades and baritone Kevin Armstrong as Cerberus.

The Creston performance is jointly presented by Nelson Community Opera and the Creston Concert Society.

Tickets for the 2:30 p.m. May 13 show are $25 for adults and $20 for seniors/students, available at Black Bear Books.

Newcomers greeted HI NEIGHBOUR WELCOME SERVICE The Hi Neighbour Welcome Service greeted the following newcomers to the Creston Valley in February and March: Anthony and Vanda Hope (Edmonton, Alta.), Patty Patterson (Prince George),

Andrea Riley (Calgary, Alta.), Bill and Gillian Corry (Okotoks, Alta.), Jackie Greeno (Lethbridge, Alta.), Karen Louie (Kelowna), Nicole Louie (Dawson Creek), Coretin and Karina Porter (Peru and France), Merv and Shirley Werk (Prince Albert), Ray and Andrea (Leah, Haylie) Krue (Chilliwack).

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… John at Kal Tire for the awesome service! … The Kal Tire manager and employees for your remarkable service and great deals.You guys are amazing! … Professional Framing for the mirror won at the Home & Garden Show. It is beautiful. … Home Building Centre for keeping us out of the rain at the Home & Garden Show. … Shoppers Drug Mart & Creston Valley Bakery for their generous donations to our fundraiser! … Sayde & Mike for all your hard work and heavy lifting in the move. “We sure love you!” … Barry M. for going out of your way and cleaning our new fish pond.You’re awesome! … Haskins Honeys for picking up YOUR garbage on Haskins Rd and 36 Ave N. … Masuch Rd. Gentleman for giving some weary garbage pickers a bottle of Erickson water. … HRH for giving us garbage pickers a nice cool lemonade and a muffin after we were finished. … Cast and Crew of “Centerville Ghost” for a great job– let’s do it again. … Kingfisher Books for hosting. … All the great musicians at the jam sessions at the Legion on Sundays.You guys rock! … Jacky for housesitting while we were in Cabo. … Mormon Hills for making our day with your loving hearts & amazing talents from your friends at Cresteramics. … Janet R at SD #8 bus garage for always being so accommodating to the schools, especially during the hectic times of Focus on Youth and year-end trips. … Renee for your generous gifts of gluten-free baking.Yummy, and the thought behind it is very much appreciated. … The nice Gentleman from Shoppers Drug Mart who came to my rescue when I slipped and fell on Canyon Street in the rain!

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The Creston Valley Farmers Market Opens Saturday, May 5, from 8am–Noon

at our Cook Street Market Location behind the Chamber of Commerce

ALL OTHER SATURDAY SPRING & SUMMER MARKETS WILL BE AT MILLENNIUM PARK • Organic Fruits & Vegetables • Fresh Flowers & Plants • Herbs & Spices • Farm-raised Meat & Dairy • Breads & Baked Goods

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Missing “Promise” News News Daily Colbert (12:07) Conan (N) Wheel Jeopardy Last Man Cougar Dancing/Stars Private Practice News Nightline Jimmy Kimmel (6:00) The Voice News Jay Leno Late Night Paid Paid Carson News Paid Ent Insider NCIS (N) NCIS: Los Angeles Unforgettable News Letterman Late Magaz. Inside Fashion Star (N) The Voice The winner is revealed.

News Jay Leno Late NHL Hockey: Kings at Blues SportsCentre (N) Hockey SportsCentre (N) SportsCentre SportsCentre MLB Baseball Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland Athletics.

Sportsnet Con. Central Blue UFC Football Ent ET Glee (N) NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS (N) News Hour Final ET Late Hope for Wildlife “Cinema’s Exiles” “This Way of Life” Snapshot Hope for Wildlife “This Way of Life” News Gags Mercer TBA Comedy Comedy National George-Tonight Cor Stefano Big Bang Big Bang Glee (N) New Girl New Girl Q13 FOX News Two Men Mother Raymond Raymond Anderson Cooper E. B. OutFront Piers Morgan Anderson Cooper E. B. OutFront Piers Morgan Ways Ways Repo Repo Repo Repo Big Easy Ways Entou Entou Entou Entou Decked Decked Hunters Hunt Intl Holmes Inspection Decked Decked Hunters Hunt Intl For Rent For Rent Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Property My Property Brothers Undercover Boss Cupcake Cupcake Love It or List It Friends Chris iCarly Boys iCarly Victo Funny Videos Boys Young Splatalot Weird Chris 8, Rules fifth estate National National fifth estate National Lang & O’Leary “Sub Zero” (’05) Costas Mandylor.

The Firm Rizzoli & Isles NCIS “Pop Life” NCIS: Los Angeles Deadliest Catch Daily Planet Dangerous Flights Deadliest Catch Pyros MythBusters Housewives/Atl. Debt Debt Bubble Wrap Kids Housewives/Atl. Nightmares Property SOS Couple Couple Coll. Obsession Strongest Toddler Couple Couple Medium Medium Paid Paid “Almost Heaven” Flashpoint The Mentalist Criminal Minds “Almost Heaven” (’06) Donal Logue.

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“The Birdcage” (’96) Intervention ’70s ’70s ’70s ’70s 3rd Rock 3rd Rock Debt ET Rose.

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The Voice “Live Final Performances” The Voice The winner is revealed.

“Fourth Angel” “Van Helsing” (’04, Fantasy) (:15) “The Fearless Vampire Killers” “Mortal Thoughts” Cliquez TV5 Jrnl “Coluche, L’Histoire” Reviens Quest. Tout le monde On n’demande Stunt Stunt NASCAR Hub Dumbest Dumbest Car Warriors Stunt Stunt Ride Ride

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Blue Bloods Undercover Boss Grimm “Big Feet” News News (:05) The Mentalist Criminal Minds Wheel Jeopardy Shark Tank (N) Primetime: What 20/20 News Nightline Jimmy Kimmel Dateline NBC (N) News Jay Leno Late Night Paid Paid Carson News Paid Ent Insider Undercover Boss CSI: NY Blue Bloods News Letterman Late Magaz. Inside Who Do You Grimm “Big Feet” Dateline NBC (N) News Jay Leno Late NHL Hockey: Predators at Coyotes Sports SportsCentre (N) SportsCentre SportsCentre Sportsnet Con. Rookies UFC Ultimate Fighter Sportsnet Con. Central Blue UFC EPL Pre Ent ET The Finder Harry’s Law (N) Lost Girl News Hour Final ET Late Marine Machines Doc Martin Poirot (9:54) Poirot Marine Machines Doc Martin News Gags Ron Market fifth estate National George-Tonight Cor Stefano Big Bang Big Bang The Finder Fringe News Wanted Two Men Mother Raymond Raymond Anderson Cooper E. B. OutFront Piers Morgan Anderson Cooper E. B. OutFront Piers Morgan DEA Stings Stings DEA “Deep Cover” DEA Stings Stings DEA Price It Price It Hunters Hunt Intl Sell LA Sell LA Price It Price It Hunters Hunt Intl House Bryan Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Undercover The Big The Big “Step Up” (’06, Musical) Channing Tatum.

The Big (12:10) The Big C Victo Big Time “The Parent Trap” (’98) Lindsay Lohan.

Weird The Next Star “The Parent Trap” To Be Announced National National To Be Announced National Lang & O’Leary “Witchslayer Gretl” (’12) King (N) “The Matrix Reloaded” (’03) Keanu Reeves.

Dangerous Flights Daily Planet Finding Bigfoot How/ How/ Dangerous Flights Unchained R. Housewives/OC Bethenny Housewives Housewives/OC Nightmares Property SOS DC Cupcakes Say Yes Say Yes DC Cupcakes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Paid Paid (6:00) “Clue” The Listener Smash Way Off Broadway “Clue” (’85) Madeline Kahn.

Star Lantern Avengers Star Futurama Fam Guy American Chicken Fam Guy Dating American Futurama Good “Good Luck Charlie” Austin Phineas “Wizards of Waverly Place” Princess Buzz Over MLB Baseball Fam Guy Fam Guy Seinfeld Seinfeld Browns Payne “The Mist” (’07) Thomas Jane.

Laughs Laughs Simpson Gags Gas Big Bang Tosh.0 Tosh.0 C...tales C...tales Tosh.0 South Pk Diners Diners Top Chef Canada Gotta Gotta Diners Diners Top Chef Canada Diners Diners Storage Storage Storage Storage Conspiracy Storage Storage MonsterQuest Paid Paid Aftermath Battle Castle Museum Secrets Aftermath Aftermath Aftermath “Almighty Thor” Star Trek: Voyager Star Trek: Next “Almighty Thor” (’11) Cody Deal.

Block Ripley “Tin Cup” (’96) Kevin Costner, Rene Russo.

“Bordello of Blood” (’96, Horror) “Tales-Darkside” Canadian Pickers Married Married Married Married 3rd Rock 3rd Rock Debt ET Rose.

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Need T. Smiley Charlie Rose (N) “Arsenic and Old Lace” (’44) Temple God’s Sing!

Sue Thomas “Some Things That Stay” (’04) Sid Roth Popoff V’Impe Armor Sherlock (N) (SC) Zone doc (N) TJ Sport Telejournal C.A. (:35) C.A. Harry’s Law (N) The Finder Lost Girl News Hour Final Ent ET Whatever Late (6:30) “Raising Helen” Scare The Secret Circle Vampire Diaries Library Scare Daria Degrassi “End of Silence” “Sleepy Hollow” (’99) (9:50) “Big Fish” (’03) “Coal-Daughter” Ports d’attache TV5 Jrnl Huaorani Suite noire ’.

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Beverly Louise Hokins (Romano) age 84, passed away at Swan Valley Lodge on January 16, 2012.

She was born in Creston and moved to the U.S. in 1949, and returned to Creston in 1989. She was employed as a cook at many businesses in the area, after retiring from a business that she had managed in Salton City, California.

Bev was a kind, caring person with a great sense of humor. Her interests were cooking, bingo and bowling.

She was predeceased by her husband Vernon; her parents Joseph Sr. and Tress Romano; her sister Gloria; her brother Roy and her son-in-law James.

She is survived by two daughters, Audrey Simmons of Fort Mohave, AZ and Marian (Gerald) Herter of Medicine Hat, AB; six grandchildren, Mark, Gary and Nicole of LasVegas, NV, and Derek, Jason and Robin of Medicine Hat; seven great-grandchildren; three greatgreat-grandchildren; brothers Lawrence, Joseph Jr., Garry, Mervin and Robert; sisters Lorraine, Gail and Sharon, and many nephews and nieces.

Bev will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

A Memorial Service will be held at Glad Tidings Church on May 12, 2012 at 11 a.m. with her nephew Pastor Shaun Romano ofciating.

There will be a gathering of friends and family at the church after the service.

Interment of Ashes to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erickson, BC.

Ray Raypassed passed away away peacefully peacefully at at the the age age of of 89 89 years years on on April April21, 21,2012.

2012.

Ray Ray was was born born May May 15, 15, 1922 1922 on on aa homestead homestead near near Lancer, Lancer,Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan. He Hegraduated graduatedfrom fromhigh highschool school in in Unity, Unity, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan and and like like many many young young men men during during the the war war years years he he enlisted enlisted in in the the navy navy in in 1942.

1942.

Ray Rayspent spenthis histime timeatatsea seaon onthe theH.M.C.S. H.M.C.S. Restigouche Restigouche as asaatelegrapher telegrapher until until his his discharge discharge in in 1945.

1945. After After the the war war he he returned returned home home and and took took aa machinist machinist course course in in Saskatoon Saskatoon and and itit was was there there he he met met his his future future bride bride Alethea Alethea Mann.

Mann. In In 1947 1947 Ray Ray went went west west to to Vancouver Vancouver and and started started his his career career as as aa sheet sheet metal metal worker. worker. For For aa number numberof ofyears yearshe hewas wasaaforeman foremanwith withNelson NelsonBlowers Blowers working workingon onthe theblower blowersystems systems for for the the many many sawmills sawmills on onthe thelower lowermainland mainlandand and the the interior interior of of BC. BC. Ray Ray and and Alethea Alethea were were married married in in 1948 1948 and and raised raised their their three three sons sons in in Vancouver Vancouver and and then then Cloverdale.

Cloverdale.

In In 1966 1966 they they decided decided to to leave leave their their home home at at the the coast coast and and moved moved to to Sirdar Sirdar where where they they purchased purchased and and then then operated operatedthe theTourist TouristHotel Hoteluntil until1977.

1977. During During the the hotel hotel years years Ray Ray also also had hadActon's Acton's Septic Septic Tank Tank Pumping Pumping and and was wasaaregular regularwith withhis his'honey 'honey wagon' wagon' up up and and down down the the lake lakeroad roadas aswell wellas asall allover over the the valley. valley.

After After Ray Ray and and Al Al sold sold the the hotel hotel another another business business venture venture was was the the Creston Creston Valley Valley Laundramat.

Laundramat. After After Alethea Alethea passed passed away away he he sold sold this this business business and and then then truly trulyretired. retired.

Ray, Ray, Alethea Alethea and and the the boys boys were were always always very very close close to to Al's Al's sister sister Florence Florence and and husband husband Norm Norm Beddoes Beddoes and and their their children, children, Beverly, Beverly, Eileen, Eileen, Diane Diane and and Ross.

Ross.

The The two two families families spent spent many many happy happy times times together, together, camping camping and and fishing shing and and of of course course followed followed up up with with family family dinners! dinners! An An enduring enduring friendship friendship cherished cherished through throughthe theyears. years.

Ray Ray met met Margaret Margaret Dodman Dodman and and they they were were married married in in July July1998.

1998. After Aftermeeting meetingMargaret, Margaret,Ray Raysold sold his his home home atatSirdar Sirdaron onDuck DuckLake Lakeand andmoved moved to to Creston Creston to to begin begin his his town town life. life. Ray Ray always always improved improved every every house house he he lived livedin inwith withmany many renovations renovations and and additions additions over over the the years years and and his his home home in in Creston Creston was was no no exception. exception. A A trait traithe hepassed passedon onto tohis histhree three boys. boys.

Margaret Margaret was was the Greyhound Agent in Creston and soon soon put put Ray Ray to to work delivering freight all over town.

Anyone Anyone he he didn't didn't know before he sure knew then!

Ray Ray and and Margaret Margaret spent many enjoyable years with his his family family and and her eight children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren great-grandchildren dropping in at anytime to keep their their days days 'interesting'. 'interesting'.

Ray Ray was was aa lifelong lifelong Legion member and spent many aa Friday Friday night night playing darts and drinking a beer or two two with with his his Legion Legion pals. If at all possible Ray and Margaret Margaret were were sure sure not to miss any breakfast or dinner at at the the Legion!

Legion!

Ray Ray was was pre-deceased pre-deceased by his wife Alethea and son Ron. Ron. He He is is survived survived by his sisters Lois Sword of Unity, Unity, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan and Shirley Howie of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan and brother Jack (Maureen) of Coquitlam Coquitlam and and their families.

He He will will be greatly greated missed missed by by his his loving wife Margaret and and her her family, family, son Reg (Fern), grandsons, Damon, Nathan Nathan and and Travis, Travis, son Lyle (Marie), grandsons Derek and and Todd Todd (Laura) (Laura) as well as his daughter-in-law Linda, grandson grandson Raymond Raymond (Cindy), granddaughters Erin (Jason), (Jason), Laurel Laurel (Dan) and Robin (Brian). At the time of of his his passing passing he had eight great-grandchildren with the the ninth ninth born born on on April 24.

He He had had aa life life well lived and we have many fond memories memories of of him him we will cherish in our own way and hope hope those those that that know him will do the same.

The The family family would would like to thank the staff from the Swan Swan Valley Valley Lodge Lodge for the wonderful care he received during during the the last last part of his life.

As As an an expression expression of sympathy donations can be made to to a charity of one's choice.

A A Celebration Celebration of his Life was held at the the Creston Creston Royal Canadian Legion Br# 29 on on Saturday Saturday April 28, 2012 at 2:00 pm with with Canon Canon Randy Wood offi ofciating.

Cremation Cremation has has taken place and the Interment of Ashes will will take take place at a later date in the Forest Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erickson, BC

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1 HECTARE view lot in West Creston, creek, pond, some trees, level driveway, new well & new septic. 250-428-5559 840 SQFT home on 50 acres 25min East of Creston. $235k 250-424-5200 FOR SALE: 2.5 acre lots 15 min from Creston. Level, treed, drilled wells. From $115,000. One lot adjacent to Crown Land. 250-428-7274 RURAL ACREAGES Community water at building sites.

Excellent south facing valley view. 250-428-7592

Creston 55+ BACHELOR suite N/S, N/P. Catalpa Apt. $305/mo + Util. & DD. United Church 250-428-4015 or Jan 250-866-5472 CRESTON ATTENTION SENIORS Nikkyl Place Seniors APARTMENTS provides 2 meals a day house keeping,laundry & reg bus service.

Wheelchair access main floor 1/bdrm units $1150/mo 2/bdrm $1250/mo.

250-402-9351 Creston - SPACIOUS WELLKEPT 2/bdrm suite, 55+ no pets. .250-254-0327 Creston UPSCALE 11 ½1/2/BDRM Studio ApartBDRMS ment. Balcony, mountain view, quiet downtown location, W/D F/S, $595/mo. 250-428-2117 or 250-428-3001 Kootenay Lake - NEWER 1/BDRM. + Den upscale Apt. lake view/beach access. Custom cabinetry, h/wood floors, gas range, W/D, storage, deck w/gas outlet. $765 incl. gas heat, Sat TV and internet.

Easy access to services.

45/min. N of Creston in Gray Creek. Lois at 250-227-9367.

PARKVIEW MANOR 1 & 2/Bdrm Apartments Available now!

N/S N/P Children OK 250-428-9560 Creston

BC INSPECTED GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished $100 Packages Available Quarters/Halves $2.45/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Hamburger $4.00/lb TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston

Fruit & Vegetables FRESH ASPARAGUS Sutcliffe Farms Creston, BC Place your order to ensure availability 250-428-9961

Furniture MUST SELL: Oak-look w/8 chairs “PUB TABLE” $400.

Light brown & black sofa $250 all for $500. 250-428-9438

Garage Sales ESTATE YARD SALE Two locations: 1180 Wigen Wigen Roadand 1180 Road and 5290 Elsie Holmes Road, Wynndel.

May 9 - May 13.

8 a.m. to 5p.m.

FOOTLIGHTERS GARAGE Sale, Saturday May 5, 8a.m. 12 noon, at the Red Elevator.

Lots of fantastic stuff!

GARAGE SALE: 2131 Elm Street. Friday May 11, 1p.m. to 5p.m., Saturday May 12, 8a.m. to 11 a.m. Crafts, antique sewing machine, linens, bedding and folding bikes.

GARAGE SALE: 5030 Canyon Lister Road, Fri. May 4, noon-5. Sat. May 5, 8am-5pm Saddle & other horse items, lots of great stuff!! Snowmobile for parts. Indoors so rain or shine!

GARAGE SALE: Huge Sale, 461 East Arrow Creek Road, May 5, Saturday 9a.m. to 5p.m., May 6, Sunday, 9a.m. to 1p.m., rain or shine. Baby items, kids toys & clothing, adult clothing, kitchen items and tools. No early birds.

Heavy Duty Machinery A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

DIY STEEL Building deals!

Many sizes and models. Make an offer on clearance buildings today and save thousands of dollars. Free brochure - 1-800668-5111 ext. 170.

ELLIPTICAL MACHINE, like new $80. Call 250-428-7680.

FOR SALE: Big bear 350 quad c/w snow blade excellent cond asking $2,750.

Husky 48” zero turn lawn mower complete with bag attachment,spare blades asking $2,500 excellent condition.

19” Self propelled, electric start “cub cadet” lawn mower brand new, never used. New price $450, sale $350 call Gordon 250-402-2028 GUNS FOR SALE Excellent Condition 28 ga. Remington Semi-Auto

12 ga. Belgium Browning “Diana” over & under skeet model 28 inch barrels 12 ga.Browning “Citori” trap model over & under 30 inch barrels

For details & pricing call 250-428-7227 Fraser HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

“MELISSA & DOUG” Child’s standing Art easel, never opened $50, dog kennel (2 doors) 24w x 38L x 30’ h, used 4/mos. ex. condition $75.

250-428-5610 NEW LIFE FURNITURE & RECYCLING 114 NW Blvd. 250-402-0098 NEW HOURS Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm DONATION PICK UPS Fri 2 - 4pm Sat 8 - 10am Call to arrange a pick up Interested in joining our team of great volunteers a few hours a week?

Contact Amanda for more information Quality second-hand Furnishings, Appliances, Electronics & More!

ONE STOP shopping, get a million different products here.

High quality, 20% less than Walmart, vitamins, health, nutrition, cosmetics, jewelry, cleaners, soaps, shampoos, guaranteed; tonyspacil.ca.

SAWMILLS FROM only $3997. Make money & save money with your own bandmill.

Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info and DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT

THE CHURCH

Homebased Products FOR SALE: 3 Person Sauna (used 2x) new $2,500, asking $1,250 obo, new king Serta mattress $200, Inglis washer & dryer $65 each $100/pair, Body Wise work-out system includes barbells, free weights $1,000 obo.

250-402-6565 TAIKO INDUSTRIAL Sewing machine, $500. 250-428-1553

Misc. for Sale

1913 Elm St. Creston BC

FREE METAL RECYCLING

250-428-5975

Drop off at 1314 NW Blvd.

8am - 5pm Mon to Sat Free Pickup For Large Quantities.

Nolan Evans (250)428-6374

1991 Knight Car Dolly $1,000 OBO. Perfect for towing mid to small vehicles. Recently rewired, repacked bearings, 2 sets of straps, 13” & 15”. It’s ugly but works great & tows wonderfully. Located in Nelson. Call 250-354-7471.

CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs?

Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-9815991.

Just east of PCSS

OPEN MON, TUES & FRI

9AM - 3:45PM except holidays

Misc. Wanted Local Coin Collector buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold & Silver Coins.

Call Chad 250-499-0251 LOOKING FOR: Used garden roto tiller, wood lathe, greenhouse framing & metal detector. call 250-866-5518 USED CAMPER VAN Looking for 1988 - 1995 No VW’s, good cond. Call 250-428-7268

For Sale By Owner CRESTON

1 1/2 STOREY CUSTOM BUILT HOME $283,900.00 4 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath Large kitchen/dining room full finished walk-out bsmnt close to park & elementary school 44 ft deck Phone for appt.

250-428-2645 ibbi1122@hotmail.com

Lots

Commercial/ Industrial

Erickson 1/ACRE CORNER LOT with fruit trees, beautiful view of the Skimmerhorn Mountains. Perfect site for building your dream home. $160,000. 250-428-1742

BUSINESS AREA full basement of Subway bldg, 5,000 sq.ft., all set up for a variety of businesses, with washroom & change rooms.

Very reasonable rent 250-428-4959

Mobile Homes & Parks

BUSINESS AREA for rent w/washroom & office. High traffic downtown main street.

700sq.ft. next to Creston Subway. Available now! $400/mo to start. 250-428-4959

RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New, Opening May 2012.

COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC 250-462-7055. www.copperridge.ca

Creston COMMERCIAL BUILDING

3600 sq.ft. of Retail Space

Located DOWN TOWN Excellent High Traffic Area Plenty of Parking 250-428-5240

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Creston - 1/BDRM SENIORS Apt in down-town Creston $440-$535.

W/D, Storage, Parking. NP/NS 250-428-9995 or 250-435-5999

Cottages / Cabins

APARTMENTS FOR RENT 406 - 16th. Ave. N #105 - Large 2/bdrm. end unit, ground floor, $590/mo. #301 - Large 1/bdrm. end unit $565/mo.

Adult Building, no pets.

Call Randal 250-428-3503

ADVENTURE HUT view of Dark Woods in Selkirk Mountain Range. 10min drive from Creston, 2/twin beds. Private setting, parking. $600/mo 3/month maximum stay.

Available May 1st.

250-7411490

APARTMENTS for rent: Call Michele or Paulette 250-4282562 or 250-428-3096 Creston - 1/BDRM APT $535 + elec. N/S N/P call 250-2540840 or 250-866-5789 Creston - 1/BDRM APT N/S N/P $450/mo + plus elec. DD & ref req. Avail Mar 1st.

250-428-2202 CRESTON 1/BDRM renovated suite close to library, brewery, parks. Quiet building, N/S, no drugs, no parties, no pets (will consider small dog) $625/mo + elec. 250-431-8353 Creston - 2/BDRM CONDO style apartment. F/S incl., N/P. N/S. Located downtown Creston 250-428-5240. Refs req.

Creston - 2/BDRM + DEN 50+ Condo, 5/appl, 2/decks, covered parking, NS, $850/mo + elec. DD & refs required. call: 250-428-8727 Creston - 2/BDRM SUITE, avail immd. Responsible, quiet tenants only. 250-428-4918 Creston 55 + 2BDRM CONDO 5 appl. Walk to all amenities top floor, elevator. N/S N/P $875 + elec/D.D. 250-428-4984

CASH

Paying $20 - $200 for your SCRAP Vehicle

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

ROTACREST HALL RENTAL Special Occasions/Events Call 250-428-7127 For Information and Booking WEST CRESTON HALL and/or grounds available.

Full kitchen facilities.

Leona 250-402-6643 Visit www.westcreston.info

Homes for Rent Creston 3/BDRM ACREAGE HOME For rent $600/mo + util.

Includes F/S, W/D. Refs. required. Avail. May 1st.

250-428-8807 Tom MOUNTAIN SHORES 3/bdrm 2/bath, new appl, big yard, N/S, ref req. $850/mo + util.

250-426-5999 / 250-223-8394

Equestrian

Equestrian

ADAM OLER FARRIER SERVICE Cell 250-420-7395

• Trims • Hot or Cold Shoeing • Corrective/Therapeutic Work Graduate of the Advanced Farrier Science Program of Olds College, Alberta

250-428-2323

For your Property Management

Rental & Sales needs Ingrid Voigt

RE/MAX Discovery Real Estate

Scrap Batteries Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars & trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10.

Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288

250-428-2234,1-877-428-2234

RV Pads KOOTENAY Lake: serviced (first row) RV Sites, $2975/yr. incl. util. Boswell, (250)2238181

Shared Accommodation

GUARANTEED

Creston - UPSTAIRS BEDROOM & own bathroom.

Shared kitchen, laundry downstairs. Located on 1/2acre w/large yard. $450/mo. 250-428-4233

Auto Loans or

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1-888-229-0744 or apply at:

Creston - JUNE-SEPT: Quiet Individual Only! Furnished bsmt. suite, 5 appl. internet sat tv. N/S N/P $600+D.D. 403-813-7911 CRESTON -LARGE bsement suite, NS NP, quiet prof adult preferred, $650/mo +util. Refs 250-428-2577

Wynndel SPACIOUS 1/BDRM suite. New appliances, super clean, $600 incl utilities.

250-866-5566

Townhouses Creston- TOWNHOUSE/CONDO Adult only, 55+ 2/BDRM, 2 bath, 5 appl. N/S, N/P. $900/mo. 250-402-3262

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Ask about the Small Hall Henri 250-428-8852 Canyon Park Reservations Shelly 250-428-3356

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Canyon Hall

BIG FOOT Sightings! New 2012 Bigfoot Campers have arrived only at Mike Rosman RV! 1-800-667-0024 www.rosmanrv.com

1131 Canyon St. Creston 250-428-9331

Auto Financing

Halls/Auditoriums

Recreational/Sale

2008 33’ PARADISE Trailer.

Large pullout electric awning, heated mattress, as new. $24,000 250-428-0412

Creston 4/BDRM HOUSE, 2up & 2 down; 4pc bath up, 3pc bath down; garden area, all appliances incl. $1000 + utilities.

Lister 2/BDRM SUITE, all appl. incl, ideal for mature single or couple. $500/mo + utilities.

Ken 250-428-6168 or pick up “tenancy request form” from Century 21 front desk.

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Huge Community Garage Sale at Canyon Hall 44 St. & Canyon-Lister Road Saturday May 12 9am - 2pm coffee and lunch available support Canyon Community

2NDHAND HEAVEN 910 Pine St. P 250-428-2375 Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm Sat noon - 4:30 pm Furniture Books, Toys, King Size Bed, Freezer, Futon Tools, Pictures, Bedding, Dishes & MORE!

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1-800-910-6402

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Office/Retail

We Will Pay You $1000

All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

www.greatcanadianautocredit.com Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

Recreational/Sale 1993 5TH. WHEEL Prowler with hitch $5,000obo.

250-402-2005

Trucks & Vans

2006 DODGE 3500 Flat Deck, 4/dr 99,000kms. Diesel, auto, duels, $32,000. 250-428-5559

Boats 17.5 ft INBOARD Reinell V6 Mercury engine. Also a new top. Call 250-428-9157

2004 Sandpiper 37 ft. 5th wheel toy hauler; living room/bedroom slides; 12 ft. garage; air ; new front queen ; new flooring; microwave; 4 burner stove; oven; new tires.

250-426-9020. $19,900.

World’s Finest FISHING BOATS

Weldcraft, Hewescraft, Lund, Godfrey Pontoons Mark’s Marine, Hayden, ID 1-888-821-2200 www.marksmarineinc.com

2007 Crossroads Cruiser RF25RL Hardwall 5th Wheel 1/2 ton towable. 7’ Slide. One owner. All the amenities.

Sleeps 5-6. Great layout. Immaculate, a must see! $18,799. Phone (250) 4893556 or email davefaye.neilson@shaw.ca.

Weldcraft, Hewescraft, Lund, Godfrey Pontoons Mark’s Marine, Hayden, ID 1-888-821-2200 www.marksmarineinc.com

Mortgages

Mortgages

World’s Finest FISHING BOATS

Janis Caldwell-Sawley

Mortgage Specialist Cell: 250-417-1336 janis.sawley@rbc.com

Flexible Appointments Serving the Creston Valley Subject to standard lending criteria of Royal Bank of Canada.

Office/Retail

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Oĸce Space—Creston Approx. 425 SQ. FT. of bright quiet secure furnished oĸce space. All services included.

Storage available and lots of free parking Prime locaƟon beside Arrow Mountain Car Wash and Mini Storage 506 Helen street (next to Tim Hortons)

Available immediately!

Call 250-428-4673 to view

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A celebration of herbs and their many uses, Herb Day is a worldwide event that sees herbal organizations hosting herbs themed events in the week leading up to Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. This year, Greenheart Herbal Society and the College of the Rockies have joined together to bring the first ever Herb Day celebration to the Creston Valley. Each year, the International Herb Association selects one plant that is given the title Herb of the Year, and this year, roses will be honoured.

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Louie welcomes open house guests Herbs Advance Staff

Dozens of Creston Valley residents responded on April 25 to an invitation to visit during an open house at the Lower Kootenay Band complex.

A drum circle provided background energy, lunch was offered and Lower Kootenay Band employees staffed display booths that illustrated the varied services provided in the small community on Highway 21.

Chief Jason Louie welcomed visitors with following words: “Ki’suk kyukyit qapi niskil. Nawsanmiyitki hu sukil qukni kin wam. Hu qaklik kakin tawu hu qaki kaxi akaklahalxu. Nawsanmiyitki sukinikit nalapni.

“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Lower Kootenay Band open house. I would like to reflect back on a time where our administration office was a simple two-office facility with an open area which also housed our Yaqan Nukiy School. Times were different then, yet I recall such a feeling of community. Yes, there were social issues, housing was that of Third World conditions, alcoholism was rampant. However, we were a community. There were horses, the language was heard on a daily basis, both young and older men hunted; it was an expectation to provide. Although I was just a boy at that time it appeared that I had a place in my community — we all did.

“I cannot stand here and make up a fairy tale that during that era all was well — it wasn’t. Life was extremely difficult. It was a luxury to have a telephone. I recall hav-

ing a limited amount of clothing, as did many from the community. Some nights, sleep is what was for dinner, yet to complain would be an insult to our caregivers.

Television consisted of CBC and maybe two channels from Spokane. Unless it was Hockey Night in Canada or The Beachcombers, television had little interest to many.

“I believe the year was 1989, the year technology came to Yaqan Nukiy. Many LKB members were connected to cable television! What a treat it was to have more than three channels. Times just seemed to be more simple; there wasn’t any social media, texting or email.

People spoke to one another.

I do miss those days.

“The Yaqan Nukiy people are a strong people. When the laws of the land stated we could no longer perform our ceremonies, speak our language or wear our distinguished headdresses, many did comply. But the majority could not and would not.

The Indian agent would describe many of our leaders as defiant. These were not acts of defiance but actions of a people who would stand for something greater than themselves. They stood for the future generations of Yaqan Nukiy. The bloodlines of the mighty chiefs flow through the veins of our people like a raging river.

“We know loss. Death is far too familiar to the Yaqan Nukiy community. Some statistics say that the average Canadian might experience five deaths in their lifetime. I am 38 years old and have buried more than 38 friends and relatives. On the eve of a young man’s wake, my aunt was sitting behind me in this

very building. At 9:40 that night she leaned toward me and said, “I’m going home.

I’ll see you later.” Fifteen minutes later, my aunt’s friend rushed into the wake frantically, saying “There’s

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Lower Kootenay Band Chief Jason Louie.

something wrong with your aunt. Come quickly!” My wife and my friend arrived at her home and she was unresponsive. We attempted CPR but were not successful.

Creator had other plans for the woman who played a huge part in raising me. She journeyed on that night.

“I share this story to underscore the importance of how life truly is short.

Cherish the simplicities that life has to offer. We often take for granted our spouse, our brothers, sisters and cousins, even our dogs and cats. From experience I can say life can change drastically in the blink of an eye.

“Today, we wish to showcase all the Lower Kootenay Band has to offer. On display you will see the hard work and dedication of LKB staff.

Our administration and leadership does not claim perfection, but it does strive for

excellence. Through teamwork, the LKB chief and council and LKB staff have made a commitment to work together to achieve the very best for residents of Lower Kootenay. I encourage you to visit our hard-working teams’ display tables.

“The Yaqan Nukiy School has been in operation since the late 1970s and it offers world-class education and culture opportunities to our students. It is not an easy task to be an educator. Teachers assist our children in development to become productive citizens of our country.

“We have a work force initiative crew that consists of four dedicated LKB members. In a very short period of time they have transformed our kitchen into a thing of beauty. An office is now being constructed, as well as patio decks.

“It is important for LKB members to recognize their responsibility to educate themselves of the operations of the administration. Today is an opportunity for our members, guests and friends to gain an understanding of the organizational structure of the band and various policies and procedures. What is the procedure for applying for post-secondary education? What is the procedure for applying for social assistance? When do chief and council meet? These questions can all be answered here. Today, we also wish to address some of the communications barriers we have been experiencing.

“On paper, we are the Lower Kootenay Band. In our hearts, we are Yaqan Nukiy. We are warriors.

Thank you and welcome to our open house.”

From page 23 The Herb Day 2012 celebrations here in Creston are scheduled to take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 12 at the College of the Rockies and will feature four workshops on a wide range of rose related topics including “Successful Rose Gardening” with keynote speaker Vanessa Farnsworth. She will be speaking about the best types of roses to plant in herb gardens, as well as hardiness, propagation and maintenance issues affecting roses. Other workshops will include “The Joy of Roses” with Jean Wilson, “Decorating with Roses” with Bev Pommier and Ginger Fulop, and “Culinary and Medicinal Uses of Roses” with Rachel Beck.

In addition to the workshop series, the day offers a wonderful treat for the taste buds in the Herb Day tea room, where herbs will be used to create scrumptious treats, such as cucumber and herb butter sandwiches, rose petal scones, lemon chamomile squares and basil brownies. While guests enjoy their tea, they will be serenaded by talented local musicians Starla Ek and Kalen Huscroft.

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It is a perfect chance to come away with some interesting gifts for Mother’s Day or to simply treat yourself to something wonderful.

People will also have the chance to purchase raffle tickets at the event for a chance to win, among other wonderful prizes, a beautiful handmade rose-themed quilt made by local quilters.

Funds raised from Herb Day 2012 will go to maintaining and expanding the gardens as well as to purchase herb related books for the Creston and District Public Library.

Greenheart is keeping the cost for Herb Day 2012 as reasonable as possible as it wants people to embrace this event and help to make it an annual event. The cost is only $25 for a full day pass, which gives access to all the workshops, tea room and vendor area, and these day passes can be purchased in advance at the college. For those who wish to visit just the tea room and explore the vendor area, the cost is $10 and tickets will be sold at the door.

A full schedule of events is available at the Greenheart website www.greenheartherbalsociety.org or at the reception desk at the College of the Rockies.

To get more information or to register for the full day call the college at 250-4285332.

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