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Notes from teen found on roof after two decades BY LORNE ECKERSEY Advance Staff

We have letters all over the roof!! OPEN NOW! When Terry-Joe Henry and her husband were re-shingling their roof on 24th Avenue North last spring, they came across an unexpected surprise. A series of notes appeared, tucked under shingles and having survived the elements as long as 25 years. “It certainly surprised us — it’s hard to believe they have survived all this time,” she said, offering the notes to the Advance. “We thought it might make an interesting story.”

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were among the students from Yahk Elementary School who took part in a soapbox derby on Nov. 13. The soapbox project was funded by a $2,450 ArtStart grant that allowed Yahk artist Dan Danylak to assist the construction for two days a week since September. Seniors also helped with the Flinstones-themed project, which helped students learn math and safe constructions skills, used lumber partially donated by Home Hardware Building Centre. Winners of the derby were Claira Calliou (kindergarten), Kali Blackmore (Grade 1), Kaleb Calliou (Grade 2), Misty Blackmore (Grade 3), Cicy Blackmore (Grade 4), Malachi Blackmore (Grade 5) and Shelbie Blackmore (Grade 7).

Today is June 30/88 This is my Grandparents’ house. We got out of school yesterday. On July 3rd I will be 12. Awesome huh? And I’m not supposed to be on the roof. Bye Miriam Anderson

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he Golf Girls and Friends (photo at right) are proud to say that last year they donated over $1,700 to the Creston Ministerial Association’s Christmas hamper program. This will be their fourth and last year of sales, and they are hoping to equal or better that donation. The girls have produced a variety of wreaths, trees, swags and centerpieces that are suitable for your home or business. All of the items are deco-

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ot something to say about what’s going on in Creston? Mayor Ron Toyota and the town’s top public safety officials are inviting you to join them for a cup of coffee and an informal chat about whatever’s on your mind.

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The first in a series of monthly Coffee Talk sessions will be held 9:30-11 a.m. Nov. 26 at the Creston Valley Bakery. Joining Toyota will be RCMP Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan, Creston Fire Rescue Chief Mike Moore and public safety compliance officer Eric Graham. “I think there are a lot of people out there who want to ask a question, but they’re not going to take that extra step of walking into town hall,” said Toyota. “A lot of these concerns are based on public safety, so why not get those individuals to sit at a table, and if anyone wants to join us and talk, they can. Surely between the four of us we can figure out an answer.” There’s no agenda for the casual meeting, and the topic of conversation will be entirely determined by the questions people ask. “Nothing’s off limits,” says Toyota. “This is about finding out what’s on people’s minds and how we can appropriately address their concerns. I’m really looking forward to being a part of that conversation.”

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From page 1 “We want to be able to tell people when they move here and the program starts that the community is behind them,” said Laura Hannant, facilitator of partnerships for community development at the College of the Rockies. So far, Regional District of Central Kootenay Area A and the Town of Creston have each donated $1,500 to the Beginner Farmer Bursary Drive, with several more in the works. A half-dozen more could be used, though, so Hannant has been approaching local businesses and service organizations to gather the rest. Registration for the program opened on Oct. 28, and even before that, calls from interested students have been coming in from across Canada and the U.S., and as far away as the U.K. At just over $5,300, it’s one of the most affordable programs of its type in North America. “People are really excited about the program, and we’re trying to get them excited about the community, too,” said Hannant. She said they’re looking at the program as a smaller-scale version of the doctor recruitment program — show the newcomers community support and what’s available in the Creston Valley, and they will want to stay. “People who are coming to do the training bring all kinds of other skills,” said Hannant. “We’re looking at this as a way to bring young families to the valley.” For more information about the bursary program, contact COTR’s Creston campus at 250-428-5332 or 1-866-740-2687.

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From page 1 She is an assistant professor and graduate student advisor at Memorial University in St. John’s, N.L., in the political science department. “Oddly enough, shortly after my grandparents sold their home, someone who lived there” — possibly Becky Coates — “mentioned to me that her family had found our notes,” she said in an email after being contacted about the discovery of the notes. “I just assumed, then, that there were no notes left, but apparently there are! Her family must have either put them back or not found all of them.” Hello there! This is my grandparents house. I’m not supposed to go on the roof, but I sneak up. My cousin and I (when she comes) usually put letters under shingles. My cousin, Lise, isn’t here, but I’m going to put this letter under a shingle anyway. We have letters all over the roof! My name is Miriam Jane Anderson. I am 12 and will be 13 July 3! Today is June 17/89. See ya! P.S. I live here in Creston! Anderson, daughter of Carol and music teacher Monte Anderson, said she has fond memories of summer in Creston. “Many highlights of my childhood were the visits to Creston of my cousins from Calgary,” she said. “On my dad’s side, there are 10 grandchildren, nine of which were girls, and three of which were within two years of my age. I loved it when they came to town and remember many adventures at my grandparents’ home. I remember a pinecone fight in the backyard, picking cherries from an old Queen Anne tree, pushing a smaller cousin on a swing, doing puzzles and eating homemade buns and angel food cake. My grandparents’ home was old and large, full of nooks and crannies. I loved climbing into cupboards and broom closets and finding keepsakes that had been stored away. “I remember getting up to the roof by climbing up on a woodpile. From the roof, we could look over the water reservoir that’s at the top of Crawford Hill. I remember going up to the roof with several of my cousins, but spending the most time up there with my cousin, Lise. We would have been 12 or 13 and

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just spent our time up there talking about friends, boys, our families and the future. I think I liked the roof because being up there was secret; we always enjoyed being out of the adults’ sight. “I’m not sure whose idea it was to write notes. I remember writing them and thinking about some family far into the future who would discover them. I assumed they’d be curious about who had lived in the house before and I wanted them to know about all of us.” May 20/90 to the shingle makers, hi it’s me again except in 1990 (Lise Floer). I am now 13 and in grade 7. this is still my gradma’s (sic) house and grandpa’s house and with the same shingles?! (I can’t believe I’m doing this). I now live on the other side of Calgary at 132 Deercross Rd. S.E. My phone number is 271-2921. Oh, I have the most wonderful boyfriend, his name is Randy and we’ve been going steady since April 15, 1990. he is 15 and in grade 8, it is our first month together on the 29th of May 1990. Well I gotta go, lise. Yo, I’m Lise’s cousin. My grandparents still live here except, I don’t know for how much longer since it’s for sale. I’m 13 and in grade 8. My

violin group, The Fiddlers Hatchery, got back from Washington D.C. a month ago. I’ll make a diagram of our family tree. From Miriam Anderson Lise (Floer) Salatino, who still lives in Calgary and works in the lighting business, expressed similar surprise that the notes had survived all this time. “I spent each summer as a kid packing up and boarding the red eye Greyhound out to Creston with my little sister,” she wrote. “I always looked forward to the simple life as I am from the big city of Calgary. “Both of my sets of grandparents live in Creston so I had a lot of family to visit. I was very fortunate. My grandmother (who had the big house on the hill, with the notes) was very dear to me then and still is as I am so lucky to still have her in my life. She is now 97 and still remembers my birthday! “That ‘big ol’ house on the hill’, as everyone called it, was my favorite place to be as a child. I still remember the smell and the sounds at night. I always slept with my Grandma, not sure why but immediately brought my bag right into her room as soon as I arrived. It was a second home. I loved those nights of reading Bible

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stories and praying with her little night lamp on. “I remember the patio furniture was made of old tractor seats that my grandfather made. The trees were so large and beautiful and so full of fruit — the best jams were made from those trees! It seemed so far up and steep as a child, especially when we walked down and up from the pool. Grandma would make us pick strawberries in the morning to make the $2 entrance fee to swim all day. We would swim for eight hours sometimes … and never wear sunscreen! “I don’t know what made us adventure up onto the rooftop, but I remember feeling like it was a safe and quiet place where Miriam and I could talk about everything and anything while admiring the mountains and the reservoir. I would love to sit there again and enjoy those memories. Especially with the smell of Grandma’s homemade cinnamon buns coming up from out the window. “I cherish all those memories and still drive up that hill every time I visit Creston. Thank you for the trip down memory road!” “The discovery of the notes was a pleasant surprise,” Anderson said. “I hadn’t thought about them in years, and couldn’t believe that they’d lasted until now.”

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Council against Post banking plan BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

and Jerry Schmalz were absent for personal reasons.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers proposal for Canada Post to get into the banking business isn’t likely to get much support from Creston town council. The first item on the Nov. 12 regular meeting agenda was a request for support from CUPW to help stem service and job cuts to Canada Post. With the dramatic drop in demand for its services, Canada Post is faced with finding new ways to increase revenues or reduce services. CUPW is asking local governments, businesses and organizations to push Canada Post and the federal government “to do everything in its power to prevent additional cuts … and instead deal with financial issues by adding revenue-generating services like many other post offices around the world, including lucrative financial services like bill payments, insurance and banking,” a letter to council said. “Receive for information,” Coun. Wesly Graham moved. The motion was passed unanimously without discussion at a meeting in which Couns. Joanna Wilson

Council Briefs •In what can only be described as a bit of housekeeping, town council received the minutes of the past four meetings of the Creston Valley Spirit Committee, all under the name of Schmalz, who was absent for three of those meetings. •Council agreed to a request to pay $661.89 to help offset the rental costs at the community complex for the annual Creston Ministerial Association Christmas hamper packing and distribution. •A discretionary grant of $1,500 was approved to provide for a bursary to a student, preferably a town resident, of the new beginner farmer training program at the College of the Rockies. •A Creston Curling Centre request for funding to assist with the costs of hosting the 2014 Provincial Masters Curling Playdowns in March resulted in the approval of a $500 grant. •The fire training grounds facility, which is used to train firefighters, got a $5,000 boost from the Creston Valley Rotary Club.

“We see the facility as a complex that can better ensure the volunteers and the citizens of Creston Valley,” wrote club president Tim Park. •Staff and council appointees will soon begin to create terms of reference for a community and business development select committee to work on improving the local business climate. When the framework is completed, several business and chamber of commerce appointees will be added to the committee. •A request from First Creston Scouts for financial help was referred to the 2014 budget process. The group, which plans to send eight scouts and five leaders to an international event in Great Britain in 2014, was also encouraged to apply for a Columbia Basin Trust grant next year. •Council received a draft report on recommendations from the Columbia River Treaty local governments’ committee for review. •A rezoning application to allow a duplex in the 400 block of Ninth Avenue North to be expanded to a fourplex was given first and second readings, allowing staff to proceed with notification of area residents and a public hearing.

Missing man returns uninjured BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Creston RCMP responded to 56 calls from Nov. 11-17, Chris Harland said on Monday. November 11 •A hunter was reported missing in the Corn Creek area. He walked out with five unofficial searchers the following morning, uninjured. •Police were called about a dog barking on Hilts Street in Yahk in an ongoing dispute between neighbours. November 12 •Nothing was reported missing after a locked vehicle was broken into in the 1000 block of Cook Street. •Both neighbours in an ongoing dispute on Clement Road in Kitchener were warned about their behaviour. •The owner of an unlocked, unattended vehicle in which police found an unsecured rifle was warned. •A female on Erickson Road reported to police to be suffering from dementia was

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interviewed and appeared to be OK. •A blue Ford Ranger reported to be driving at high speeds on 20th Street in Lister was not located. •Police did not locate a vehicle reported to have been tailgating and driving without lights. November 13 •Locks were cut at the Riondel boat docks and thieves made off with jerry cans. •A female resident in Lister reported coming across two males, one big and one small, with covered faces in her home. They fled when confronted and were not located. •Police are investigating a complaint from Lister that a male was assaulted by two males who were attempting to collect a debt. •Creston police served subpoenas on behalf of Cranbrook RCMP. •A female driver reported her vehicle was rear-ended by a male driver when she stopped at a crosswalk in the 1500 block of Cook Street. •A vehicle was undrivable after a collision with a deer on Highway 21. No injuries to humans were reported. •Sheds were broken into at the Riondel golf course and a leaf blower valued at $500 was stolen. •A Ford 150 was undrivable after colliding with a deer near Yahk. The driver was not injured. November 14 •The owner of a Blade mountain bike found near Ash Street and 25th Avenue can claim the bike at the police station. •Police were unable to immediately locate a trio of spray-painting vandals near Canyon Street and 15th Avenue North. A short time later, a female and two males were reported to be on the roof of the Legion with beer. They were checked and had no spray paint or break-in tools, and were given a verbal warning.

November 15 •A number of items, including a wallet, passport and keys were stolen during the night from an unlocked vehicle in the 100 block of Fifth Avenue North. •Three horses were reported running loose on a Zapp Road property in Canyon. •Eight solar fencepost lights were stolen from a Canyon Street yard. •A Prince Charles Secondary School student reported seeing four suspicious, oddly dressed males in the area, all in different locations. •Garbage was dumped on a property in the 1100 block of 16th Avenue North. •Females on both sides of an ongoing dispute reported each other for harassment and minor assault on Canyon Street. •A driver reported his vehicle was hit by a maroon four-door sedan on Canyon Street at 10th Avenue South. The offending driver then fled the scene. •A female was arrested on an outstanding warrant at Rykerts, then released with a promise to appear in court. November 16 •Police were unable to locate a driver who ran a stop sign and gave the finger to a female driver as he drove away from the intersection of Murdoch Street and Northwest Boulevard. •The owner of an iPod Touch found downtown has not been identified as two females claim it is theirs. •A mother requested police help located her 15-year-old son, which they did. November 17 •Alcohol was stolen after thieves kicked in a door on Riondel Road. The investigation continues. •An 85-year-old male died suddenly in his Erickson Road home. Circumstances are not considered suspicious.

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The May 9-11, 2014, second annual Creston Valley Bird Fest is taking flight. The festival committee would like to purchase a festival art piece that will be used to advertise the event in a poster form. The art will also appear on the front cover of the festival program cover with an artist’s profile on the inside. Interested artists are invited to submit a high-quality photo stating the medium and dimensions to Jim Jacobsen at the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce by 5 p.m. Dec. 31. Aritsts are free to choose their

medium. An identifiable bird theme is preferred, and simple clean images are best. Remember to leave space for text in your composition. Strong colour will attract attention to the poster. Busy backgrounds will clash with the print. Images in a vertical format will have an advantage. For more information, please contact committee chair Tanna Patterson at 250-428-5246 or info@ crestonvalleybirds.ca. The festival committee looks forward to making its juried selection for the festival art in January 2014. The art piece will then be auctioned silently during the bird festival as a festival fundraiser.

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Thunder Cats win two to hang on to first place BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

Two weekend wins helped the Creston Valley Thunder Cats maintain their first-place position and pull farther ahead in the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. The Thunder Cats now have 28 points, five more than the Fernie Ghostriders, and seven more than their weekend rivals, the Kimberley Dynamiters and Columbia Valley Rockies, who are tied for third place with 21. Kimberley’s rink is often a difficult one to play in, said Thunder Cats head coach Josh Hepditch, but a “good group effort” resulted in a 5-2 win. “They’re a tough team and they compete hard,” Hepditch said. “We had two good periods, and then just seemed to explode in the third period.” Logan Styler scored the Thunder Cats’ first goal at 7:20 in the first period, with two Kimberley goals following before the period’ end. Colby Livingstone tied the game at 4:18 in the second period, with Jaymes Veitch and Styler adding goals in the third period, before Brandon Formosa scored Creston’s fifth, an unassisted empty-netter at 1:03.

Saturday’s 9-6 victory over the Columbia Valley Rockies was a solid team effort, said Hepditch, with every line contributing. The Rockies goaltending suffered later in the game, which also helped. “We kept scoring and they didn’t,” he said. Carson Cartwright scored the Thunder Cats’ first goal on a power play at 14:47 in the first period, with Colton St. John and Styler adding goals at 6:50 and 1:32, respectively. Each Creston goal was followed by a Rockies goal for a 3-3 tie at the end of the period. Cartwright scored a shorthanded goal at the beginning of the second period, and the Rockies bounced back after that with three of their own — which were their last in the game. Jonathon Watt, Styler and Jesse Collins scored to edge ahead of the Rockies 7-2. The third period saw no scoring until 2:45, when Trevor Hanna scored on a power play, with Marcel Fuchs adding the Thunder Cats’ ninth at 0:53. Hepdtich credited the line of Hanna, Collins and Formosa with much of the game’s success, with Hanna earning five points in that game, for a total of seven on the weekend. Styler also played well,

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Hepditch said, with two goals on Friday and four assists on Saturday. This week, the Thunder Cats are away again, this time for a three-game road trip. Tonight, they will visit the Golden Rockets, who currently sit at the bottom of the Eddie Mountain Division with 14 points. “They’re in last place, but they beat us last time we were there,” said Hepditch. “You’ve got to play a full game. They’re not just giving over wins. You have to go in and earn them.” The same advice holds true, he said, for the Revelstoke Grizzlies when the Thunder Cats visit on Friday night. Despite a bad start to the season, the Grizzlies have been playing well, although they are at the bottom of the Doug Birks Division, with 16 points, 22 behind the first-place Kamloops Storm. On Saturday, the Thunder Cats finish their road trip by taking on the Sicamous Eagles, in fourth place in the Doug Birks Division with 20 points. “I think they have a better team than their numbers show,” said Hepdtich. “It’s going to be a tough weekend. These are three games you’ve got to be mentally strong for.”

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Do you ever get the idea that the good ship Democracy has sailed and that we weren’t invited to the bon voyage party? I refer to the further transfer of traditional government powers to the private sector, much like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) did when it was ratified. While there is plenty of evidence that it has been positive for the overall economy of the signatory nations, it is also undeniable that we have seen the decimation of our manufacturing industry, the erosion of the middle class, more money landing in the pockets of the top one per cent of “earners” and family incomes that have stayed static, in real dollar terms, ever since. The signs are all around us, but none provided a clearer confirmation than news of another international agreement that Canada is about to sign on to. And no, I’m not referring to the free trade agreement with Europe. In a recent story on the online news service the Tyee, Gus Van Harten, an associate professor at the Osgoode Hall Law School, commented on the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), an arm of the World Bank. ICSID provides a framework under which investors, typically global corporations, can sue governments. It isn’t hard to see how these claims can come about. Think, for instance, what might happen if B.C.’s full tilt boogie entry into the development of shale gas reserves

turns out to be an environmental disaster. The provincial government of the day would have to make a choice between stepping in and restricting or even banning the prac-

“What does change are the technologies by which information, knowledge and ideas are created and exchanged, and for many years the physical book was the mode for that. And it’s going to be for many, many years to come — it’s an enduring format.” — Sandra Singh, Nov. 12, 2013

Kendall Crolius, and Lorraine Peterson’s Anyone Can Be Cool … But Awesome Takes Practice, to name a few. In all seriousness, however, books are popular. So far this year, our own

recognize an award … as binding and enforce the pecuniary obligations imposed by that award within its territories as if it were the final judgment of a court in that state.” In other words, the ICSID’s powers are equivalent to the Supreme Court of Canada. Bad enough? How about that should a country have the audacity to challenge a decision, it goes to a committee chosen by the World Bank president? Under a cozy, informal little agreeLorne Eckersley ment with Europe, the U.S. government chooses the World Bank president and Europe tice and facing legal action by companies that have made infrastructure names the head of the International Monetary Fund. investments and paid for rights to Van Harten writes that Prime access the gas deposits. Countries signing on to the ICSID Minister Stephen Harper has indicated he plans to sign Canada onto Convention agree to abide by its the ICSID Convention, effectively rules, which include allowing only giving over some our sovereignty to companies to take legal action withfor-profit arbitrators appointed by in its framework. There is no opporthe U.S. tunity for appeal or judicial review. What’s in it for Harper? Well, he’s Lose the case and pay up. clearly not enamoured by our existIt gets more insidious. Investoring government institutions, like state arbitrators, who serve as judgParliament and the Senate. He es in disputes, operate for profit. appears to favour the corporate According to Van Harten, they often world over government. By embracalso work as lawyers and lobbyists. ing this murky process, he’s sending He says some “appear to have an a signal to investors that Canada is interest to favour foreign investors indeed open for business, and that because of their singular capacity to they shouldn’t worry about little bring claims and trigger arbitrator appointments.” In other words, they things like governments to get in their way. get their business from companies The whole idea gives me a headwho make claims and not from govache. Or as Jake was wont to say in ernments, so there is a built-in beneW.O. Mitchell’s Jake and the Kid stofit to favouring the private sector in ries, “It’s enough to give a gopher these cases. the heartburn.” If a country doesn’t like a deciLorne Eckersley is the publisher of sion, too bad, so sad. Under the conthe Creston Valley Advance. vention, “Each contracting state shall

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Books don’t seem to be dying

“The report of my death was an exaggeration.” —Mark Twain, June 2, 1897) One of the most common rumours that I find myself compelled to dispel — second only to the completely unfounded rumour that Elvis is employed at the library under an assumed name — relates to the imminent demise of the beloved book. Although there are probably books being written on the subject as we speak, in researching this article, I turned first to Google. My search query, “is the book dead”, came up with over a billion results, with the definitive answer appearing in the third site listed, isthebookdead.com. The site consists of a single word written in bold white text on a striking red background: “No.” There are many books that I wish were dead: The Complete Book of Ethnic Humour by Larry Wilde, Sex Lives of Animals Without Backbones by Haig Najarian, Knitting with Dog Hair by

morning storytime and watch the tornado hit. You might think that, as a librarian, I have a vested interest in defending books. On the contrary, a librarian’s stock in trade is not the books themselves, but knowledge and information. My job is to promote and, when necessary, defend equitable and democratic access to knowledge, regardless of its form. But I do have a personal attachment to the printed page. From the fairy tales of my childhood to my graduate school course readings, books and stories have had an immeasurably profound impact on my life. Nowadays, sharing this love of books with my young son is one of the most important and enjoyable responsibilities that I have as a father. Your Creston Valley Public Library card gives you access not only to the over 40,000 books in our collection, but to library collections across the province. Whether you are travelling and want to use the library in Vancouver or Kelowna, or need items brought in for you from other libraries, your library card is your passport to knowledge and information. I appreciate all of your feedback and comments. Feel free to drop by and ask for me in person, or send me an email at aaron@crestonlibrary.com. Aaron Francis is the chief librarian at the Creston Valley Public Library.

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Aaron Francis little library has checked out 81,968 printed books, compared with 2,896 ebooks and 25,698 DVDs. This works out to over 15 printed books checked out for every person in the town of Creston. In a recent poll, 75 per cent of Americans stated that they preferred printed books to ebooks, and 87 per cent said that printed books are better for reading together with children. Worldwide, there were over two million new books published in print form in 2012. J.K. Rowling has earned over $1 billion through her books, while James Patterson raked in $94 million in 2012 alone. Children and teens love books too. While ebook sales have flattened out in 2013, demand for printed children’s and teen books continues to grow. If you don’t believe the figures, drop by the library after a Thursday

Creston Valley Advance Thursday, November 21, 2013

Canada’s Senate must be abolished To the Editor: I have made all Canadian people a promise that I will make a relentless pursuit to have the embattled Senate abolished. As everyone has seen recently in the battle going on in Ottawa of the abuse by some of the members in regard to false expense claims, it is nothing new and has been done for years. I have written the Harper government that we need to have an elected Senate. As it is right now, the appointed Senate is controlled by the elected government. I don’t find that acceptable. Take a good look at the mess we’re in. I and others knew all along about the abuse by the senators. We, the taxpayers, have had enough. Period. We have nothing but disdain for the likes of Duffy and other guilty members who are abusing their positions. Now, due to our writing, they will be out of their positions with no pay and no severance. These three senators are just the tip of the iceberg. When the voters elect a Senate of their choosing, they will keep the government in line so the current mess does not happen again. In a matter related to this mess, take a look at the trading market. Who would want to invest with us? I would not, and believe me, we need foreign investment. In passing, I have stated that I would welcome an educated person

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with impeccable credentials to come forward and lead us in forming a new government. I have in mind such a person, if she will concede to give up retirement and say yes to our plight: former member of Parliament Deborah Gray. Richard Cote Creston

Committee clarifies info in article To the Editor: We, the Teen Action Committee, would like to address the article published in the Creston Valley Advance on Oct. 17 regarding the allocation of the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) funds. At the regular meeting on Oct. 8, Creston town council was told, “A four year, $100,000.00 Columbia Basin Trust grant will be spent on providing programs for Creston Valley’s Youth, and not on creating a permanent youth centre.” We would like to address this as old and inaccurate information. The Teen Action Committee (TAC) plans to use the $100,000 in many different ways over the next four years. In the first year, we plan to create and build awareness by hosting a series of activities and events for youth in the Creston Valley. In the second year, we plan to build upon existing programs and look toward developing a permanent youth centre. In the third year, we will be looking for sustainable funding for the youth centre. In the fourth and final year, we should have completed

or have plans for a youth centre that will be accessible at more youth-friendly times. All the while, we will be hosting fundraising events for the centre. Our funding will be used for programs to increase our budget to attain our final goal of establishing a permanent youth centre. When we first applied for the CBT grant, the top three needs expressed were hiring a co-ordinator, attaining a youth centre and hosting teen based programs and events. The article also mentions, “After the four years are up, there should be a clearer indication of whether a youth space is needed or of existing facilities are the best answer.” The Teen Action Committee strongly feels that the existing facilities are not an adequate solution, as they are not directed specifically towards the needs of the Creston youth. We think the facilities need to be bigger, require teen-friendly hours (such as 9 a.m.-11 p.m.) and boast a teen atmosphere. Although we are very grateful and do appreciate of the space that we have been allowed to use thus far, we do have higher goals and ambitions for a teen space in the Creston Valley. The Teen Action Committee has every intention to see this through over the next four years, regardless of how the funding is put to use. We ask that any future questions regarding how the funds are being utilized, what the Teen Action Committee is planning or even how you can get involved with events or programming, be directed to teen advocate Ashley Allin-Gareau at ashley.allin@live.com, or official TAC representatives Isaac Miller or Tierney Hula. We are open to answering any questions any of you may have. Ashley Allin-Gareau, Teen Advocate, on behalf of the Teen Action Committee

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Votes from young people needed Being a fan, I was immediately Brand had a good point with which interested when U.K. comedian and they agreed. actor Russell Brand got into a tussle As one of those elected people that with BBC reporter Jeremy Paxman a Brand and others disparage, I’m going few weeks ago. The back and forth resulted in Brand justifying why he doesn’t vote and recommending the public do the same if they want political change and social justice. Paxman called Brand out for wanting revolution. Brand replied that the revolution is coming. Michelle Mungall Brand may not have realized that we have heard his “let there be justice, don’t vote, just listen to to weigh in on the debate about voting. me” commentary before, courtesy of First and foremost in a democracy, Lenin, Hitler, Amin, Pol Pot, etc. elected people listen to those who Controversial stuff, but that’s how vote. That’s how it works. Those who Brand makes his living; he has become took the five to 20 minutes, showed up rich and famous for saying and doing and made a choice are the ones who outrageous things, sparking debate gave us direction; we are accountable and thought on a variety of topics. to them. If you don’t want to be among Brand exercises freedom of speech those people, that is your choice, but very well just as the other mentioned don’t expect politicians to then do as political figures did. you wish because you posted on Thankfully, the rest of us still have Facebook. Follow up that Facebook freedom of speech, too, and so freedom post by showing up to the polls, and of speech brought many into debating you amplify your voice. Better yet, get the current political system. On involved and volunteer for a candiFacebook and blogs you’d see young date who has similar priorities as you. people having conversations about the Don’t like anyone? You can run yourvalue of voting in today’s society. self. The point is that democracy isn’t Because people under 40 have the low- a spectator sport. You want it to work est voter turnout, it was interesting to for you and the things you care about, see this issue just being discussed. Many you have to at least vote. spoke to the importance of democracy The good news is that many people and how the right to vote has changed do vote and participate. But not the world. Others said that their vote enough. In Nelson-Creston, we saw 58 doesn’t matter, poverty still exists and per cent of registered voters cast their

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ballot in the last provincial election, while the B.C. average was 52 per cent. For young people, they don’t vote as much as their older counterparts. An Elections BC report on the 2009 election revealed that 74 per cent of those aged 70-74 voted, while only 34 per cent of those 24 and under did the same. Although the final analysis isn’t out, this last election likely had similar results. And why is that? Some say it’s the electoral system, but there is no evidence to support that since young voter turnout is low in all electoral systems. Rather, studies show that limited registration and education opportunities are major contributors. Other factors also include real tactics right wing parties have used to suppress voter turnout among those demographics most likely to vote for progressive parties: women, low-income households and youth. So think about that. Brand is mad that the rich keep getting richer, and he’s not going to vote? Sounds like he’s played right into their hands. Oh yeah, and they vote. Instead, imagine if young people thanked Brand for his controversial moneymaking quips and refused to take his advice on voting. Imagine if young people doubled their voter turnout to match their grandparents’. Now that’d be a revolution. Michelle Mungall is the member of the legislative assembly for the Nelson-Creston provincial riding, and is the Opposition critic for social development.

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Everybody has a ferry story or two. They will be about a missed sailing, or about the wind that blew the Anscomb all the way to Pilot Peninsula, or about a particular Christmas Eve crossing, all

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Experience Betsy Brierley the cars jammed onto the smaller Balfour as the storm waves crashed over the bow. There are even stories of an already-departing ferry reversing to pick up a car that arrived a few seconds late. Tom Lymbery of Gray Creek confirms that the Anscomb did make a habit of going back for tardy cars, as long as the ferry hadn’t started to turn around. Tom knows a lot about the lake area, and he has written a book about it. Part 1 of Tom’s Gray Creek: A Kootenay Lake Memoir is being published this month. I remember a family trip to Kamloops via the ferries on a snowy Sunday in December. Our 1969 Volvo did not have the required oomph to make it over the

hill to Kootenay Bay. Apparently, the gas line was freezing. In Crawford Bay nothing was open. Our only hope was the Gray Creek Store, which is where we found the stuff you squirt into the gas tank to make the car go. You can still find anything you need (or don’t need) at the store, which has been operated by the Lymbery family since 1913. Tom Lymbery writes in detail about the history of the business. But he writes about so much more: about the families who settled, had children, established a school and a hall, raised fruit, went to war, struggled to make a living, lost children, and went on. Tom’s Gray Creek is a fascinating compilation of reminiscences, historical data, photos, maps and writings of the personalities who lived on the East Shore. It has good guys and bad guys, heartache and romance, comedy and tragedy. The glossary alone is entertainment. The book features the beloved sternwheelers that served the lake communities in the first half of the last century, and the convolutions of Kootenay travel in the days before roads. When his father enlisted for the First World War, his journey began on the sternwheeler to Nelson, then train to Robson, “the overnight sternwheeler to Arrowhead and a local train to Revelstoke,” and finally connection with the main Canadian Pacific Railway line to Vancouver. As early as 1931, Greyhound buses traveled the newly completed dusty lake road; later modifications to the SS Nasookin allowed them to be transported cross-wise on its bow to the other side of the lake. Many of Tom’s experiences are unexpected. In 1939 the Gray Creek oneroom-school class of eight students, a

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teacher and a chaperone (Tom’s mother) were treated to a trip to Banff in two cars to coincide with the visit of King George VI and Elizabeth. Tom writes, “Many of us had never been even as far as Creston, so a four-day trip to Banff and back was a tremendous adventure.” In 1940 he witnessed an amphibious Grumman Goose taxi to the Gray Creek beach during a reconnaissance to search out landing sites across B.C. The war came to Gray Creek in other more significant ways, and so did the Depression. The book resonates with me. I now realize my first ferry ride must have been one of the last sailings made by the Nasookin from Gray Creek wharf. My father, Vaughan Mosher, was working for the Water Rights Branch as a hydraulic engineer, locating snow courses (for measuring snowpack) in the Kootenays. He established the course in the Gray Creek watershed. Among his jottings I found a couple of paragraphs from 1947. On the day mentioned, he, my mother and I were driving to Nelson, where we would eventually live for three years before moving to Creston. He wrote, “We travelled the narrow gravel road to the ferry at Gray Creek, and of course missed the boat by five minutes. I guess I must have made a rude remark, because when we reached the Nelson ferry and missed it, too, my daughter leaned over to me and said, ‘Another damn ferry, eh, Dad?’ ” (Tom Lymbery writes on topics of historical interest for the East Shore Mainstreet. His book is published by Gray Creek Publishing, edited by Frances Roback, designed by Warren Clark. Everyone who participated in the book process lives on the East Shore.) Betsy Brierley lives beside Kootenay Lake. She used to write for the Advance a long time ago.

Rec centre offers great experience

Overheard from a gentleman chatting with a building supply store cashier during a purchase: “My daughter came for a visit last weekend and I didn’t know what to do around town, so we ended up going swimming at the rec centre. Man, what a great experience! I had never been there but it was fantastic and so clean. What a great facility!”

From the Centre Neil Ostafichuk

During a recent programming department meeting, I asked our aquatic and recreation programmer as well as our head fitness tech what brings them to work each day. While your first thought might be perhaps the love of writing reports, hunching before a tepidlylit computer screen or last-minute covering for instructors stuck in their driveway or plagued by the Norwalk virus, that would be incorrect. See REC, page 12

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