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Designer launches first collection at Vancouver Fashion Week BY CHRIS STEDILE
Special to the Times
“As long as one person is paying attention, I’m satisfied.” These are the words of Evan Clayton, a young Trail man with a wild determination and passion that won’t be subdued. It looks as if Clayton’s wish has been granted, for today all eyes will be on him, or more so his creations. Clayton isn’t a hockey player, an actor, nor a musician, instead his success comes from his incredible ability to design clothing that speaks to the audience and delivers a message. He is a fashion designer and today he will be unveiling his new collection at Vancouver Fashion Week. In his first large show since graduating from Vancouver’s Blanche MacDonald Centre in 2011, Clayton will be showcasing his collection, titled, “The Fall of Joan.” “It’s all about the decay of the modern superstar,” Clayton explained, “how we build them up then love to watch them die.” The Fall of Joan refers to Joan of Arc, a young woman during the time of the Hundred Years’ War who, after claiming divine guidance, led the French forces to victory in several key battles. She was later captured and eventually executed at the age of 19. Clayton describes Joan’s stardom as being great and her downfall even greater and for that he finds her to be very referential and influential. Through his collection he hopes to portray her final days and how she was feeling before the end. “It’s going to be very theatrical,” Clayton said. Of course the up-and-coming fashion star didn’t come into the world with fabric in hand knowing he would be a designer when he grew up. He had to start somewhere, and that somewhere was Trail. Clayton was originally born in the Silver City and lived here for several years before moving multiple times between Cranbrook, Kitimat, and Kelowna before returning to Trail in 2007. Evan’s mother, Jan Clayton, clearly recalled the moment her son turned to fashion. “Evan was in Grade 10 and had stayed home because he was sick, and was watching an Alexander McQueen fashion show on TV. He saw that show and something just clicked.” Jan went on to say that her and Evan’s father had no idea Evan was into fashion and they originally thought it to be a “passing thing,” a phase more or less. See CLAYTON, Page 3
Caregivers Group searches for volunteers BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Are you a good listener and interested in serving your community? The Alzheimer Society of BC is start-
ing up a monthly support group in Trail, and is looking for volunteers. “Facilitating a support group can be scary,” said Julie Leffelaar, support and education coordinator with the society.
“You are not expected to advise or be an expert, just be there to let the group talk. This will be a very gentle entry,” she added. See GROUP, Page 2
Spring sprang, but snow, cold hit across country
JIM BAILEY PHOTO
Birchbank Golf Club pro Dennis Bradley putts a ball into the hole on the ninth just before the first day of spring dumped snow down on the region. The course is in great shape and, once the new snow melts, it will be opening early, with all the greens in play and no temporary greens.
THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - The weather that greeted Canadians on the first day of spring is not the kind likely to put a spring in anyone’s step. The season officially began at 7:02 a.m. ET Wednesday with cold temperatures and flurries in parts of Ontario, snow in the Maritimes and Quebec, rain in British Columbia and freezing temperatures across the Prairies. Environment Canada anticipates colder than usual temperatures across Canada will be seen throughout March. The weather office says the cold weather is due to an unstable air stream from Alaska and Russian Siberia. Although Wednesday’s high in Toronto is below the average high of 6 C for March 20, it’s not as unusual as the record-setting 21.9 C temperature recorded on the same day last year. Peter Kimbell, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada, predicts the cold spell will last until at least Saturday and that conditions will return to normal spring-like weather through April and May. “While spring is officially here, Canadians can be forgiven for asking, ‘Is it really here?”’ Kimbell said. “There are very few people in the country who are comfortably enjoying spring.”
Hunting regulation changes not a good thing: TWA president BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
A change to hunting regulations to make the pursuit more accessible to youth and first-time hunters isn’t a win situation, says the president of the Trail Wildlife Association. Although Terry Hanik acknowledged the impetus behind the province-wide change as a way to get more people involved in hunting, he felt a free-for-all attitude could ensue. The changes to the Youth Hunting
Licence now make it available for youth aged 10 to 17 years inclusive. Previously, the age range of the youth (‘junior’) hunting licence was 10 to 13 years. The amendments also create a new Initiation Hunting Licence, a mentoring licence that allows a person 18 years or older who has never previously held a hunting licence in B.C. to try hunting for a one-year period. It is a one-timeonly licence. “This just means more people out there shooting and whether they get ani-
mals or not ... it’s too easy for everybody, there’s no training,” Hanik said. “And, as a result, I don’t think those people will keep it up after a year of free hunting.” Hanik also pointed to the dwindling number of mule deer in the region as another reason not to throw open the doors to more hunters. “The game isn’t out there. It might be in other places, but not here,” he said. “Our deer count is down and has been dropping for a few years.” See TWA, Page 2
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