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The newest statistics about the occurrence of sexual assault suggest that one out of every two women will face this through the course of their lives. The Boundary Martial Arts Club, in collaboration with the RCMP, will be presenting a free theoretical workshop on danger awareness and avoidance. This will be followed by a demonstration of basic selfdefense techniques. This workshop will be presented by Tae Kwon Do instructors Bo Macfarlane, Vlodko Barchuk and members of the martial arts club. Constable Renee Thomson of the Grand Forks detachment of the RCMP has generously volunteered her time to present the theoretical part of the program.

This workshop is available to all women of all ages but the decision to attend this program with your daughters should be preceded by parental decision and conversations with them about these issues and their readiness to attend this workshop. Specific assault possibilities will not be addressed but this presentation should not be the first exposure to having a conversation about possible sexual assault. The workshop will be held at West Boundary Elementary School in Rock Creek on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. – 12 noon. Please dress in loose comfortable clothing if participating. For additional information, contact Vlodko Barchuk at 250-449-8404.

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Friday, Oct. 25: Halloween Costume Ball sponsored by Midway Community Club at community hall. Doors at 7:30. $10 each – kids 12 and under $5. Drinks $4. Designated drivers courtesy of Road Rescue. Door prizes, costume prizes, 50/50 draws (proceeds to Boundary Figure Skating Club). Tickets at the Spot – not available at the door. Thursday, Oct. 25: Business Excellence and Community Awards at 5 p.m. at Grand Forks Curling Rink. Saturday, Oct. 26: Pumpkinfest at West Boundary Elementary starts at 5:30. Supper, and evening of entertainment and an auction of the 2013 pumpkins. Sponsored by Discover Rock Creek. Saturday, Oct. 26: Mothers and Daughters – Danger Awareness – Danger Avoidance – Self Defence. 10 a.m. to noon at West Boundary Elementary. Presented by Tae Kwon Do instructors and RCMP Constable Renee Thompson. Sunday, Oct. 27: Predator minor hockey. 10 am – Atom Predators vs. Nakusp, 12 p.m. - Pee Wee Predators vs. Kaslo; 2 p.m. - Midget Predators vs. Castlegar. Monday, Oct. 28: Kettle River Recreation meeting at 4 p.m. in the Little Red School House in Kettle Valley. Halloween preparations. Info 250-446-2325 or 250-446-2997. Monday, Oct. 28: Boundary Woodlot Association field trip to learn about the Species at Risk Act. Meet at Hwy 3 –Conkle Lake Road junction at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28: Boundary Meat Producers meeting at 3 p.m. at Community Futures Boundary in Grand Forks. Wednesday, Oct. 30: West Boundary Senior Housing Society AGM at 2 p.m. in the basement activity room of Parkview Manor at 670 9th Avenue in Midway. Oct. 30 – Nov. 1: Computer workshops using a ten lap-top computer lab. Wed.- Working with Photos, Thurs. - Word Processing/Using Word (Mac users will find this workshop useful); Fri. Skype. At Rock Creek Medical Centre. All workshops start at 9:30, are 2-3 hours, with time in the afternoon for practice and questions. Space is limited. Register with Vivien Browne - 250-528-7433 Friday, Nov. 1: Greenwood Senior Centre “Fall Tea” 12 noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7: Kettle River Museum Society Annual General Meeting at 7 p.m. - 907 Highway 3, Midway. Sunday, Nov. 10: Kettle River Lions Club free skating between 2 and 4 p.m. at the Midway Arena. Friday, Nov. 11: Remembrance Day ceremonies Kettle Valley Cenotaph at 10:30 and at Greenwood Cenotaph at 10:30. Saturday, Nov. 23: Westbridge Christmas Craft Show Tables available $10. Contact Blanche 250-446-2299. REGULAR EVENTS: Mondays: Country Kids Play School registration – ages 3 & 4. 8:3011:30 at Rock Creek Medical Clinic. For more information call Sara

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Eek at 350-446-2202. Mondays: Midway Art Club meets from 2 - 4 p.m. Info: 250-4492673. Mondays: Pokino at the Greenwood Seniors Centre, starts at 1 p.m. Mondays: Legion drop in crib at the Greenwood Legion 7 PM start. $3 for the evening. Mondays: Sparks, Brownies Guides and Pathfinders meet from 3:30 to 5 at WBES. Monday - Saturday: Drop-in social at the Greenwood Seniors’ Centre, 9-11 a.m. First & Third Monday: Midway Village Council meeting; 6:30 p.m. with a delegation or 7 p.m. if none. First & Third Monday: The Bridge Drop-in Centre in Midway is open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. First Monday: Greenwood Seniors Centre meeting at 2 p.m. Info: 250-445-2290. Second Monday: The Bridge Drop-in Centre sorting day 10-2 p.m. All helpers are appreciated. Second & Fourth Monday: Greenwood City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Third Monday: Bridesville Women’s Institute meets at 11 am. Info: 446-2210 or 446-2121. Third Monday: Frolicking Fancies – the Greenwood Red Hat Ladies Group meet monthly in Greenwood. Information Francine 250-4456734; or Shirley 250-445-9908. Third Monday: Discover Rock Creek Society meets in the WBES library at 6:30. Last Monday: Kettle River Recreation Commission meets at the Little Red School House at 7 p.m. Info Bill Watson 250-446-2325 or Sherry Dalziel 250-446-2997. Monday and Wednesday: Yoga classes at McArthur Centre from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Fee by donation. For information call Diane at 250-4456364. Tuesdays: AA Meetings at McArthur Centre in Greenwood at 8 pm. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Kettle River Art Club meets from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. In McArthur Centre. Tuesdays & Thursdays: Taekwondo 6-7 p.m. West Boundary Elementary Gym. For ages 6 to 90. Wear loose clothing - lessons are free. Instructor Bo Macfarlane. First Tuesday: Elks #493 monthly meeting at the Slavonic Hall in Grand Forks at 7pm. Info: 250-442-2856 or 250-442-4276. Third Tuesday: Kettle Valley Wildlife Association meets at the range in Rock Creek at 7 pm. Wednesdays – Oct. 9 to Dec. 11: Story time at Greenwood Public Library. Starts at 10:30 a.m. A free drop-in program fro preschool children ages 3-5 years and their caregivers. Siblings welcome. Info 250-445-6111. Wednesdays: Greenwood & District Business Assoc. meeting. Anglican Church at 7 pm. Wednesdays: Belly Dancing at Bridesville Hall from 6:30 – 8 p.m. No

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Three elderly ladies were discussing the trials of getting older. One said, “Sometimes I catch myself with a jar of mayonnaise in my hand in front of the refrigerator and can’t remember whether I need to put it away, or start making a sandwich.” The second lady chimed in, “Yes, sometimes I find myself on the landing of the stairs and can’t remember whether I was on my way up or on my way down.” The third one responded, “Well, I’m glad I don’t have that problem; knock on wood,” she raps her knuckles on the table, then says, “That must be the door, I’ll get it.”

experience necessary. Free. Info: 250-446-2942. Wednesdays: Midway Crib Tournament – Bored Room Bistro 607 Eighth Avenue, Midway at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays: Senior’s Bingo at 1 p.m. at the Greenwood Senior’s Drop-in Centre. $1 admission. Wednesdays: Storytime at Greenwood Library from until Dec. 11, at 10:30 a.m. for ages 3-5 with caregiver/parent. Siblings welcome. Wednesdays: Curling club “Fun” league. 1 p.m. $10 drop-in fee. Info 250-446-2242 or 250-449-2869. First Wednesday: West Boundary Senior Housing Society meeting at 1 pm in Parkview Manor Midway. Second Wednesday: Boundary Citizen’s Patrol meets at Midway Senior’s Centre from 7 - 8 pm. Info: Wayne 250-449-2191, Paul 250445-2111, or Wolfgang 250-446-2455. Second Wednesday: Greenwood Board of Trade meets at 7 p.m. upstairs at City Hall. Third Wednesday: Rock Creek Women’s Institute meet for a potluck lunch at 11:45. Info: 250-446-2454 or 250-446 -2608. Third Wednesday: Main River Women’s Institute meets in Westbridge at 10 a.m. Info: 250-446-2616. Third Wednesday: Rock Creek & Boundary Fair Assoc. meets at 7 pm at the pavilion from March through November. Info: 250-446-2465. Thursdays: Kettle River Art Club meets from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursdays: Bored Room Bistro Poker at 607 Eighth Avenue, Midway at 6:30 p.m. First Thursday: Rock Creek Medical Society meets at 7 p.m. in the boardroom of the clinic. First & Third Thursday: Food bank at the Evangel Chapel at 11 a.m. Donations welcome. Info 250-445-2125. Fourth Thursday: Movie nights at Midway Community Hall; 7 p.m. Bring your own travel cup. $2 includes movie, drink, popcorn. Second & Fourth Thursday: Kettle River Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. in the Medical Clinic boardroom at Rock Creek. Fridays: Bingo at Greenwood Community Hall. Doors open 5 p.m., early bird 7 p.m. Progressive jackpot. Fridays: Coffee at Midway Seniors Centre from 9:30 - 11. Fridays: Overeaters Anonymous 11 a.m. - 12 noon at St. Jude’s Church in Greenwood. First & Third Friday: Karaoke at the Royal Canadian Legion in Greenwood. 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. Saturdays: Lion’s Club Meat Draw, at Prospector Pub in Rock Creek. Starts at 3 p.m. Saturdays: Greenwood Royal Canadian Legion Canteen open 1-6 pm. Meat draw 3:30 p.m. Saturdays: Rock Creek Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. First Sunday: Royal Canadian Legion Br. #155 meets at 2 p.m. Greenwood Public Library: Open Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat. at noon. Greenwood Seniors Centre Thrift Store: Open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.

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Museum thanks village for advance on grant

Kettle River Museum President Area E rural director Bill Baird for SIDLEY MOUNTAIN Tannis Killough, Casey Bot and Jim MIDWAY LIBRARY a grant-in-aid. *** Reeves spoke to Midway council Community Futures Boundary on Monday night about their plans (CFB) Assistant Manager Sandy going forward following council’s Elzinga came before council to Sept. 23rd decision to support the Sunday July 24, 6:00 -Rider” 7:00 pm “Storm museum boards’ request for a $1,500 advance on present a partnering proposal that might see a Bridesville Community Hall free WIFI access point in the village. their 2014 grant. Sunday, Oct. 27, 6:00 - 7:00 pm This follows a similar offer to Greenwood City She thanked council for that decision, saying Bridesville Community Hall it had gotten them out of a predicament. She ex- council last week made by CFB General Manager plained the board of directors had been surprised Wendy McCulloch. The CFB board is prepared to by the increase in employee source deductions pay upfront hardware costs if the municipalities this year—$2,873 in 2013 compared with $681 will cover costs for installation, maintenance and subscription fees with an Internet provider. last season. Similar partnerships have already seen WIFI The museum board has decided to cash in a GIC worth $4,000 when it matures in mid-No- access points installed in Grand Forks and Christina Lake. vember. RSVP Required Date: Tuesday October 29, 2013 The east end initiative was spearheaded by One option mentioned when they came to Choose either: council in September was opening a line-of- Rotary International, with assistance from the Midway 10:30am - 12:30pm at Midway Community Hall, credit with the local credit union, but they had Peachland Rotary club president. 692 7th Ave. Midway Grand Forks 2:30pm - 4:30pm at Community Futures Boundary office, Elzinga said the village could expect annual decided to not do that at this time. 1647 Central Ave. Grand Forks Killough also reviewed with council an inven- costs in the range of $750 to $1,000 but offered tory of physical needs at the museum complex that if done creatively through in-kind and by RSVP to Community Futures Boundary: James 250-442-2722 email james@boundarycf.com seeking out other partners the costs could be lower. As Thompson Okanagan Tourism rolls out the 10-year Regional The funding is available until Strategy, discover how Boundary Country can be part of the marketing message that differentiates us through story-telling. Learn about the CanaMarch 31, 2014. dian Tourism Commission’s Explorer Quotient program and how we Council voted to refer the issue can embrace that for ourselves. These “story ideas” will be used to update to a later meeting so they could Something like the above —— so I coming can tochange the d . Take the EQ test BEFORE http://boundarybc.com/ gather more information. the workshop, so we can discuss your traveller type! *** the title each time…. Resident Barry Poirier has asked council if they would consider a rezoning of his lot at 516 Border For the 2nd and 4th Sundays (twice a month for the Place from residential to its’ earlier class of MHS4 which would allow a single-wide mobile home. He says the unusual shape of the property makes his request a reasonable one. The property was rezoned when the OCP was revisited two years ago. On motion the letter was referred to the next meeting. *** Council has given their blessing to an agreement between the province and the Midway Hiking Trails Society that would see the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations responsible for insurance and materials needed for Tannis Killough proposed the museum share costs with the maintenance of the mountain trails village to fund a full time year-round manager for community Workwear built for those south of the river. facilities such as the museum and arena. “Someone to put The Midway Trails Society who don’t have an office ideas into action,” she said. would be responsible for organizthermostat. that includes work on the station platform, new ing the maintenance work itself. The village will roof, floor and steps on the small cabin to the continue to be involved in all planning beyond Be sure to check west of the station, repairs to the bunkhouse roof, simple annual maintenance. out the cute The village enquiry to see if the river trails bunkhouse venting and painting on two sides of NEW Carhartt for might be covered by the same agreement was rethe station to address sun-damage. Kids too! Killough reminded council of a suggestion buffed. *** that had surfaced at a council meeting earlier Mayor Randy Kappes reported he had attendthis year that the village employ a manager who would be responsible for booking bunkhouse ed a meeting in Grand Forks to discuss the road When witches go riding and black cats are seen, the moon laughs rescue unit. rentals. and whispers, “’tis near Halloween”! He said it was a very good meeting where topShe said that Terri Brownell, museum director for the 2013 season, had suggested at the time ics discussed included response issues and the that the position be expanded to include man- possibility of additional training similar to that given First Responders so the road rescue crews agement of the arena and other facilities. Killough said the village needs someone to put could help with those situations in support of an ideas into action and publicize Midway as a rec- extrication event. However there is some concern reation destination for such things as tennis, golf, about instituting an actual First Responder capability because of uncertainty over whether the ball diamond, soccer, hiking and biking. Councilors Dick Dunsdon and Gary Schier- province would be paying turn-out costs. Kappes said there was also some discussion beck offered that they would like to have that disEast of Rock Creek, corner of Kettle Valley East Rd. & Hwy 3 cussion. ‘We have to think outside what exists,” of the need for communication with the Ministoll free 1-877-646-2899 try of Highways and their contractor about who said Dunsdon. Councilors Marguerite Rotvold and Darrin is responsible for flagging outside of extrication Metcalf both suggested the museum approach events.

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Species Act meeting now at 1 p.m. A meeting organized by George Delisle and the Boundary Woodlot Association that was announced in a Letter to the Editor on page 8 of the Oct. 10 issue of the Times has been rescheduled from the morning to 1 p.m. Delisle said the new time fits the needs of some participants better. Those interested in attending are in-

vited to meet at the junction of Highway 3 and the Conkle Lake Road at 1 p.m. next Tuesday, Oct. 29. Delisle warns the Species at Risk Act may have implications, not just for woodlot owners, but for landowners with any sizable piece of property. “It should be an interesting session to find out what they want, what they are

talking about and what their long-term plans are,” he said. “If they were to require permits to work on private lands then all of a sudden there are costs involved,” said Delisle. “Biologists come in at $1,200 a day.” “I think it has some important underlying currents.”

Student recaps exchange

BCSS student Callie Williamson spent much of last year in Japan as a Rotary exchange student. In early October she attended a meeting of the Grand Forks Rotary Club, the club that sponsored her trip. “This was my last presentation about my exchange,” explained Callie in a telephone interview. In a 20-minute presentation that included a power point slide show she told of her trip to Japan—“the things I’d done and the things I’d seen and learned and experienced. A summary basically.” Callie said that among the things she’d learned were how to speak Japanese and, perhaps even more challenging for a student from the West Boundary, how to live in the city. “Simply interacting with new people,” observed Callie. “On top of that I learned how to handle situations better and how to make decisions for myself. There is definitely a new independence that I didn’t have when I left.”

As for her future with the Rotary Exchange program Callie says she might one day end up going back down to Idaho to another orientation and giving advice to other Canadian kids who are going to different countries. “There is also the possibility of me and my Canadian district Rotary kids going out and doing something fun.” Now 17, Callie is in her final year at BCSS. She said to accommodate her trip she had taken a couple of Grade 11 courses before she left while still in Grade 10. “This year I am making up for it in some of my blocks and I am getting extra credits for stuff I do outside of the school too.” In order to continue to practice her Japanese skills she is now taking a language course online. Asked what advice she might offer to others thinking of making an exchange trip she said, ”Be prepared to look from another’s view. You have to be prepared to be flexible while on exchange—or just

Callie Williamson wore her youth exchange blazer when she spoke to the Grand Forks Rotary Club.

in the simple process of signing up you have to be ready to see things from another’s view. Whether it is learning about a new culture or just a different way to do school work. You have to be prepared to see it from their view or to just accept that sometimes it just isn’t going to work in the Canadian way.” “There is a different way and neither is right or wrong, you have got to be prepared just to try another way.”

Storie sends word from Brasil SYDNEY STORIE Submitted

Editor’s note: As Callie Williamson mentioned in our other story about Rotary Exchange this week, “There is a different way and neither is right or wrong, you have got to be prepared just to try another way.” This article illustrates that truth from the very first word—Ola in Portuguese, meaning hello. Other words in the article are going to be equally as difficult to get past my spell checker, such as Brasil instead of Brazil.

Ola, I have been in Brasil for a little over 3 months now. I have been staying with my first host family ever since I arrived. I will be changing families in the beginning of November. I can understand most things and I can create conversation in Portuguese, at the end of the year I hope I will be fluently speaking. I am attending a private school, doing my grade 11 year. School is much different then at BCSS. The school is from kindergarten-grade 12, it’s hard to see such a small school hold so many kids! In district 4510 there are 48 inbound students

from all over the world. I am known as a pop star down here in Pacaembu, I am the first exchange student to come to the town of Pacaembu. My town is small, but there is a lot to do. Almost every weekend I attend one or two Churrascos. A Churrasco is a Brazilian BBQ. The meat is delicious. Churrascos and festas are very common down in Brasil. Summer is just starting now, although for me I felt as if I had already been through summer. The temperature has reached 39 degrees Celsius, I’m scared to see what summer has to offer. My host mom keeps telling me that in December/ January I’m going to melt! In the middle of November, I’ll be travelling to the north of Brasil, into the Amazon. It is a trip that Rotary offers. I will be travelling for 16 days, through the Amazon, beaches and Manuas. This is a life time experience for me. I would like to thank Rotary District 5080 once again for selecting me to be a rotary exchange student. I am having an amazing time down here in Brasil. I am missing my family and friends a lot even the cold but it is worth this wonderful experience. Saudade to my family and my best friend Miranda Boltz. BCSS Rotary Exchange student Sydney Storie poses with her first host family in Brazil.

Woodlot DVD collection set up Boundary Woodlot Association President George Dore and Jane Marshall, BWA treasurer, have established a collection of woodlot related DVDs at the Midway Library. Items can be borrowed from the library and Dore said it is hoped that the material will be shared to the maximum possible extent. “People may access these DVDs at their leisure, while the Midway Library keeps track of the collection,” said Dore. Contact library director Stephanie Boltz at 250-449-2620 for more information. Dore said the BWA donated $50 to the project and is encouraging anyone with pertinent woodlot program DVDs or other good forestry items to donate them to the collection as well. He said the latest title added is from the Federation of B..C Woodlot Associations annual general meeting in Campbell River, The Island Way. If you have any concerns or comments or would like more information, contact George Dore at 250-446-2577.

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Boundary Creek Times Thursday, October 24, 2013

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Imagine that! Someone once said that looking after the environment should be easy—all you need to do is keep water at the top of your list of priorities and everything else will fall into place. If we’re smart, we in the Boundary will seize the opportunity found in the work currently being done on the Kettle River Management Plan by Graham Watt (www.kettleriver.ca). The work that Watt is doing is valuable. It’s providing us with essential background data that can be used as a foundation for informed discussion of priorities and policy going forward. More importantly it is helping identify our options. Watt’s position isn’t going to last forever though. His reports will be written and his contract to oversee the development of a watershed management plan for the Kettle will end. The development of the Kettle River Watershed Management Plan is arguably one of the most important pieces of work being done by the regional district at the moment. What its’ influence will become is still unknown. Whether or not the watershed plan moves forward over the next decade will largely depend upon how, or even if, we as citizens insist that it be a priority for our political representatives. We would be so much the richer if, somehow, our imaginations would be fired by the possibilities being identified at the watershed-planning table. For instance—check out this video that Watt recently posted online: http://kettleriver.ca/2013/10/ bringing-salmon-back/ This is the story of work that’s been done in Washington State that has successfully helped sockeye salmon make a comeback in Osoyoos Lake and the south Okanagan. Watt asks the question—could the Kettle once again see Pacific salmon grace its lower reaches? Imagine that!

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The origin of a disturbance

I recently discovered Welsh poet William Henry Davies In 1951 that number stood at less than half – only 45 —a man who spent much of his life as a hobo and tramp in per cent. It’s obvious that we country folk are bucking the the United States and the UK. trend here – but we seem to be enjoying ourselves, so just Now I am not much of a poetry reader, but I was in- grin and say thanks. trigued by Wikipedia’s description of Davies principal Those thoughts and statistics come by way of Midway themes, “observations about life’s hardships, the ways in Councillor Dick Dunsdon, who brought a couple of interwhich the human condition is reflected in nature, his own esting items to the last council meeting. tramping adventures and the various characters He felt them significant enough to share, he met.” and I have to agree with him. A LITTLE I decided to give this guy a read. I discov- PERSPECTIVE The first is a five-part series of online artiered that Davies had only one published work cles on Yahoo.com entitled “Canada’s Disapof prose, but both it and his prolific amount of pearing Small Towns” (http://ca.news.yahoo. verse won him recognition as one of the forecom/smalltowns/index1/). most writers of his day. “Realize that some small communities I figured reading prose written by a poet aren’t going to survive,” Dunsdon cautioned might be a nice way to ease into the genre. his fellow council members. That his prose title was The Autobiography of Most of us love the rural lifestyle and have Pat a Super-Tramp simply made it easier for me to no urge to rush to live in the big city – maybe KELLY pick it up. someday, when I need to live next door to a I’ve since begun to try to wrap my head cardiac specialist, but not today. around some of his poetry—most of them are This series of articles is important. short enough that, if I don’t understand them I can go What is our way forward? There are thoughts in these back to the beginning again and again until I finally either articles that might help shape our own conversations as figure it out or give up. we move toward local government elections in just a years’ But I want to share a few lines from Davies’ autobiogra- time. phy with you—and, especially, with Special K. The second thing that Dunsdon brought to councils’ at“So whenever I enquired as to the origin of a distur- tention was a Vancouver Province blog of October 20th by bance, the name of Mrs. Kelly was the beginning and the Ben Parfitt entitled “Are big-five forest firms about to get end of it. Mrs. Kelly was not satisfied with a single fight; a windfall?” she occasionally instigated a riot.” Parfitt warns that the proposed legislation, “could lead That is an appropriate comment to be made as the to near total control of public forestlands by an exclusive Red Sox head into the World Series. My Bostonian wife five-member club.” is known to get a bit emotional when the Red Sox are in a Important stuff! Because, as Parfitt reminds us, virtugame of such importance. ally every standing tree in British Columbia has been spo*** ken for. With population statistics showing that 70 per cent of This at the same time when rural communities are still Canadians now live in large, metropolitan areas the next trying to regain their balance after having the social contime someone tells you that you aren’t normal – just smile tract once known as appurtenancy whipped out from unand say, “Yes—I know—thanks.” der their feet a decade ago.

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